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COMMENT OF
THE DAY
Too Quickly? THE announcement
that
the
l'er-
Katablished 1845
SATURDAY, APRIL 13, 1957.
Settlement Of Suez Canal Dispute:
Price 30 Cents
EGYPT MUST ABIDE BY UN
Solution
Only
To Problem,
Says
Premier
London, Apr. 12.
Singapore is to be given virtually full self-govern- ment next year will be re- calved with mixed feelings. Many in Hongkong view events there with mis- givings and believe 80-enlled "merdeka" pro- cess has been accomplished a little too quickly. hops we in this Colony are inclined to be to security- Conscious but having watch- ed the hesitant progress of
Harold Minister, British colonial policy in various parts of the world Macmillan, said today that there could in the postwar years be no "final or satisfactory solution" of caution is perhaps justified
excusable and the "long term problem" of the Suez although Mr Lim, the Singa- Canal issue, "except upon the basis of more respect than his pre- the six principles unanimously approved doubts about his ability to by the Security Council.”
- or
pore Chief Minister, enjoys
decess01,
there
control the
must be
forces that periodically challenge nu- thority.
It may be argued the itritish Government has more con- #dence in Mr Lim, since it has entrusted him with almont full interna authority, but Mr Lim is not going to be Premier per- manently and there is no knowing how serious the| threat of subversion will be Britain hands over Also control of the city. Britain demonstrates reservations; it still retains one or two strings.
unce
its
THE provision upon which
Britain has insisted, el. titling it to suspend the con- stitution if necessary, is of Course a wise safeguard, but it is to be hoped it will never have to be used. Having sald this much it may appear contradictory if another "safeguard" demanded by Britain comes In for criticism. This is the ban
On
was
British Prime
Speaking at * Conservative Party meeling in Glasgow, the Prime Minister said the fence for the maintenance and deve- lopment the Conal
of
of
141 RESCUED
IN FERRY
DISASTER: 50 MISSING
ran
Tokyo, Apr. 12. More than 80
pas sengers were listed dead and missing today when a Japanese ferry boat aground and sank in the Inland Japan.
The national police said a search was continuing for the 50 missing persons. bodice were recovered while 141 passenger: hrs been rescued, the police said.
Sea Southwestern
Thirty-one
The police said the 40-ton steamer, the Kitagawa Maru, carrying more เมเด iw.ce is FER,SICTE:
capacity,
passenger
capsized sona aher striking
the towns in
on the Inlund Sea,—Reut.r.
was
Macmillan added: "Nor will the confidence of its customers,"
confidence be he said. any permanent created mag the users of the
The Prime Minister said that an Egyptian Gov- Britain's Interim policy with Canal until ernment accepts these prin- regard to the Canal "must be a ciples."
matter for joint consultation and consideration, not for the in- sandbank in dense tag. terests of Egypt, but for the ad- A ship soruy rushed to the vantage and benefit of our- | rescue wild picked
thu up selves and our friends."
Lurvivors "In any case, no; The He added:
Iithatva Maru could decisions have been nor can be ferrying more than 200 prople y be secured "by the active reach.d until we hear further from Setoda Onomichi, both Co-operation the principal users."
news of the progress of
Hireshima pre.ecture Chire." negulations in "Any Egyptian Government, He thus indirectly denied re- looks to the ports current earlier today that therefore, that
the Brush
had future would be wise to
Gev ir muit advized British chij, wners use the Canal
and
pay transit fees to the Egypha, authorities.
Speaking of the Middle East problem as a whole, the Prime Minister sold: that confronia us ali in the immediate future is to create In the Middle East something like the degree of stability and balance that we have at least temporarily reached in Europe and the Far East
win
Canal Users
Review Prospects
: 10_
to
Big Roundup
Of Argentine
The Communists
DISARMAMENT
Buenos Aires, Apr. 12.
A total of 370 members of the Communist Party were arrested by the police during last night and today throughout, the coun- tay a Federal police com- munique stated today.
SOVIET WARNINGS STRENGTHEN NATO Preposterous Threats'
Paris, Apr. 12. General Lauris Norstad, Supreme Commander of North Atlantic Treaty forces in Europe, said today that recent Soviet warnings to Scandinavian countries on the danger of allowing atomic bases on their territory were "preposterous threats."
Answering questions at background briefing for cor- respondents at his headquarters, the American Generat said:
"I derive great reassurance and great
confidence. from the very Arm attitude taken by these countries in rejecting the preposterous threats,"
Added To Strength
D
General Norstad said: "Almost every time since 1951 that there has been an important step or any indication of any increased sirength of Nato, the Russians have added to our strength by thr.stening aur people."
Answering another question. General Norstad said he believed that Nato forces which required them should be equipped with the means of delivering the so- called "new"
weapons most of which could have conventional or nuclear warheads,
Ailled defence "shield” of troops JA VIEW of the in- "Therefore, these forces must in Europe be trained in the tactics and portance of missiles, the Allied techniques involved in the use cornmander replied: of these weapons conventional
as well as nuclear," he said.
GENERAL NORSTAD
A Tragedy
RELAX IN
DAKS
THE FAMOUS CONFORY * IR AKTIERETTERS SHE BLU
Whiteaways
KOWLOON
Paper Condemns IS EGYPT
US Government Over Suicide
STILL
AT WAR?
Israel Wants Answer
1
Washington, Apr. 12. The Baltimore Sun said today that the Legislative and Executive branches of the United States Govern- New York, Apr, 12.. ment ought urgently to Israel today again press- give new ASSURANCEB to ed Mr Dag Hammarskjold, Canada "against the slip-United Nations Secretary- shod policy and drrespon-General, to know whether sible act" out of which had Egypt still regards herself developed the suicide of Mr as being at war with the Herbert Norman, Canadian Jewish state.
Mr Abba Eban, Israeli per- Ambassador to Cairo.
In leading article, the manent representative, and Mr
said: newspaper
"American Mordecal Kiäronn, deputy repre regnet the series of execrably gentative, conferred with Mr bad judgments which resulted Hammarskjold a this and other in the Norman case
and
its matters for about 45 minuses.
Mr Eban told correspondents the culmination i
Canadiati diplomat's
that the central suicide and
afterwards the Croadian Government's protest." theme for us, at all times, is "We are in the presence of the necessity to clarify Egypt's chain of mischance in which altitude on the problem of deliberate malice does not seem belligerencỷ.” to have played a part," the Sun
salt
OTHER PROBLEMS
there
"There was no way to biter
Mr Hammarskjold asked Pro- the basic constitutional arrange-
sident Nasser directly in Cairo ments by which the American
his mission during Executivo and Congress must whether the Egyptian Govern- continue to collaborate and ex-ment claimed belligerent rights. change information.
Mr Eban said so̟ · far no reply "What can
done, and had been received. what urgently ought to be done, 30 for the EXDOLATÍVW. and
branches Legislativo
of the American Government to offer new assurances against the slipshod policy and irresponsible acts out of which the Norman
the developed,
Sun declared-China Mail Special.
Casc
Journalist Sentenced
that To 3 Months
In reply to another question, "Unless we eliminate the func- General Norstad said he was of
lens of the shield-whion I the opinion that there would think would be a tragedy of the not be a "chaks
reaction" in arst order--I do not see Nato countries to the British there is going to be any vast ro- defence cuts.
auction in manpower require- Asked if the same number of me
ments, men would be needed in the We will require manpower,
In my opinion, to meet, the re quirements of tho shield even in | 1B05."—Reuter.
UK DÉFICIT
Do
A
"We again emphasised our hope that there will speedy answer," he said
The Suez Canal issue other problems also were dia-
and
Cased at the meeting, which was at the Israeli delegation's
Mr Eban added. request,
He said they touched on last night's Saudi Arabian threats to 10 refuse freedom of passago Israeli shipping in the Gulf of Aqaba
"But, that does not affect us," Me Eban declared. "We are tzing and Intend to use, as
other powers are using, the right of innocent passage.
or determination in that
respect is utterly unaffected by any of these statements (trom
the Saudi Arabiana),
Washington, Apr. 12. American journalist, Wil liam Price, was sentenced to three months' imprison», ment and fined $500 today to having refused
for
WITH EPU RED CIRCUS answer: # Senate investi-
IN MARCH
Britain
£3,000,000
An
BANNED
"to
London, Apr. 12. The six-nation... execunive group of the Suez Canal Usted here Association (Scua) met today
In a reference to disarmament, "subversiva· "persons
review
Curren prospects of an agreement with Macmillan said that any agree- contesting the elections,
Fifty-six Communist head- quarters were closed down, the Egypt on management of the ment on this subject would have and to cover both tredilibnaž well-informed What is the point of it? When Canal,
communique added. usually
new weapons, Mr Lim told Mr Lennox- quarters rald here todny,
"Any other
Among those reported to have course would Boyd he could not accept it,
was the Chilean . Members of The executive leave Europe and the free world been arrested he
told Singapore group of the
poet and Soviet Communist
Stalin 15-nation Users at the mercy of the could decide its own policy Assoclution
Pcare Prize winner, Pablo aru the
Djakuṛta, Apr. 12. United power," he said. after the rat elections. So
He added: "But do not let us Neruda. Former Peronist leaders
London, Apr. 12. States, France, Britain, Norway, |
commander, ariny despair. We shall work hard for were also reported to have been what does Britain hope to Italy and Persla.
had net deelt of keep law and order" in Jog- uchieve? What the ban
comprehensive disarmament. We arrested. These reports were so
on European Pay-jakarta, has banned a perform- Uuion
47 operations
ance of the kussion circus, does,
from apart
The sources said that if the are also anxious to try to And tar unconfirmed. em-
Calze
from the The police communique saidments Lim in barrassing Mr
negotiation some effective way of limiting
had been March, the Treasury announced plagued by troubles that "Communists
outset of ita Indonesian goodwill campaign in which the between Egypt and the United nuclear tests."
throughout here today. States on management
Maumillan said he was very working intensively of the
This has been settled the tour. word "democracy" is bound marke dots, full meet satisfied with the results of his the country against the state"
l'ho Indonesian committee to be an important issue, in ing of the Scup Council was
talks with President Eisen- adding that the names of those quarters in gold payment cod
lour protested would be published one quarter by the granting of organising the to conceal the extent of likely to take place in London hower in Bermuda. Speaking of arrested
credit to Britain by the Valca.against the action of Lieut-Col Anglo-American clectoral support for the 80- at once.
relations, helater-France-Presse,
Special repayments to the Soibali, commander of the 18th called "subversive" can- Conclusion of the Cairo talks
total value of £1,078,000 were Regiment, saying a huri arluna- didates and give an entirely is
between ludcuesia made to various other countries ly relations false picture of political imminent.-Router.
BOMBER CRASHES in the union so as to reduce the and foreign nations. contentment afterwards.
The Colonel said the Russian Brunswick, Apr. 12.
As a result of these transac circus performances were λ Navy
patrol Neptune
in the revolutionary bomber crashed and buried on tions, the total British debt to bladen
the union, which stood at capital of Jogjakarta, "not on takeoff at Brunswick naval air
£119,412,000 has been reduced puutical grounds, but exclusive- today. Five crewmen
Malliy to maintain peace and order." £119,080,000,--China killed-United to
-United Press, Special.
11
If Britain's confidence in the
Colony is so shaky, why did
current
now
thought here 10
be
Moscow. Apr. 12. Marshal Nikolai Bulganin, the
it go as far as it did? A Soviet Prime Minister, today re- wiser course might have ceived the British Ambassador in been to suffer a little us- Moscow, Sir Patrick Reilly, the popularity and to have held on to control of internal accurity a little longer.
The
Kenwood
Chef
Sole Distributors:
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sald; "There must from time
sald;
to time be phasis and
differences of ez- approach to dif- ferent problems, but I an convinced that, In our broat purposes, we are
policies and is one."
Prime Minister, In o The reference to the European com- station mon market, said that Britain were
Press. forget must
that "although we are
great 裁 European country, we are, above all, the centre of the Commonwealth."
never
PERFECTLY CLEAR
art
bolleved
UK debt.
NEW ATTEMPT TO FORM GOVT
Amman, Apr, 12. ING Hussein today consulted
mere political leaders
now attempts to find a
which, government
officials said, would include all poli- tical parties except leftists and Communista.
his
of Im-
He continued: "It is for this reason that we have excluded agreement the pro- from any ducts and raw materials
So agriculture that portant to the Commonwealth,"
Macmillan concluded: "I want to make it perfectly clear
that there has been no change in our position here. We have been and shall continue to be in close contact with the Commonwealth countries."-France-Presse
The chief of the Royal Cabinet, Bahjat Talhouni, said the King was expected to ask
one of two men who called at
gating committee :' which asked whether he was a member of the Communist Party.
Price, 41, told the court that sentenced him, that when ques- lionea by the Senate Committee, he had not wished to invoke the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution, which-per- mits any citizen of the United States to refuse to answer a question that might incriminate hina.
PEACEFUL RIGHTS "Wo will continue to exercise our legitimate peaceful rights ab we are doing."
Mk: Ebaninen again' stressed the imperianca which his government attached to the belligerency issue, saying that this was the priority question "in chronology and in logic."-- Reuter,
ANNIVERSARY
OF, FDR'S DEATH
Hyde Park, NY; Apr. 12. The 12th anniversary of the death of late President, Franklin D. Roosevelt was marked today Amendment The Fifth
has by a simple ceremony hora. been invoked by many witnesses A number of wreaths questioned by congressional com- placed on the grave in the rese for-mittees.
garden of the Roosevelt Hyde Paris estate.
re-
the palace today to form a Prime Minister three times government to
before. replace the Socialist-led Cabinet of Mr Said Mufl's Government
which Nabulsi, Sulaiman
signed in December 1058 after demonstrations followed his resigned two days ago at the
talks with General Sir Gerald King's request.
The two men wero Mr Abdul Hali Nimr, a member of the National Socialist Party who Wha Interior and Defence Minister in the outgoing gov- ernment, and Said Mufti, an Independent who has been
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