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Commonwealth Unity
TR Emmanuel . Sbinwell's warning In the House of Commons that Britain must tighten her links with the 'Commonwealth is timoly, although his vision that the entire family of nationa might beconis satellites of! the United States
what exaggerated.
aume- There
is, however, some truth in his contention that the Commonwealth countries
are leaning more and more on American Snance,
A Conservative Member, Mr Bernard Braine, also seen a weakening of tles, expeclakj ly economic ones and refers to the Soviet Union tenm conducting resources
Rur'.
veys in Indla, contending that Britain should bu doing the job,
ELH
Both warnings, coming
they do on the eve of the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' conference, should give those states. men food for thought in their deliberations and it is hoped that after they have | compared nutes
the latest Soviet strategy they will find time to consider the entire structure of the Commonwealth and its
alme.
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HONDURAN NICARAGUAN DISPUTE:
"TOTAL
Washington, May 5, The foreign ministers of Guatemala, Costa Rica and El Salvador have made a joint offer to mediate in the Hon- duran-Nicaraguan bor- der dispute, it was disclosed here today.
Headquarters of the Or- Ameri- ganisation of can States said the offer was sent to the Honduran and Nicara- guan governments from Guatemala City on May 4 and a copy was received by OAS Council chairman Fer- nando Lobo today.
-
WAR"
The OAS said the cables 1. Expresses the sorrow Guatemalan, of the Costa Rican and El Salvadoran
govern - ments over the con- flict that has broken out between Honduras and Nicaragua,
Calls
on the two countries to cease hos- tilities.
2.
3.
Pledges strict дец trality.
4. Declares that the three Central Ameri- can Republes will close their frontiers to the traffic of arms to Honduras and Nicara. gus.
5.
DANGER WARNING
Offers the three gov- ernments', good offices for mediation if it can prove useful in
any way.
Meanwhile,
President Luis Somoza conferred urgently with an in- vestigation commission from the Organisation of American States (OAS) which is 'sook. ing to end the shoot- ing in the Honduras- Nicaragua border 'dis- pute.
Somoza last night SC-
cused Honduras of breaking the truce îm posed by the OAS and warned "any new ag-
gression", would mean "total war",
Both sides were reported moving up men and artillery in the dis- puted border area.
President Somoza sound- ed his "total war" warning after Hon- duran Air Force planes bombed two Nicaraguan border villages yesterday. A military communique said Mocoron and Loimus were attacked. It said Nicaraguan planes challenged the raiders.
In Tegucigalpa, Gen. Ro- que Rodriguez, Chief of Operations of the Honduran Army and a member of the three- man junta. that con- trols that country, said the planes returned safely to their bases after destroying Ni- caraguan "military ob- jectives.!! Ho said Honduran bombers re- turned with
bullet holes in the fuselage" but none was brought down.
Somoza telephoned Ri- cardo Arias, Chair- man of the OAS fact. finding mission, to
ITALIAN CABINÈT CRISIS SHE SAID NO
Wire-Tapping
Scandal
ARREST OF
POLICE
SOME thirty years ago there INSPECTOR
WAM a
common' link be
tween all the members →→
the Crown: now there are republics
within
has been
Berne, May 5. Swiss Federal police inspec- the tor Max Ulrich Commonwealth who do not arrested on suspicion of having owe allegiance to the information obtained by tap- Sovereign. Thus the ping the wires of the Egyptian closely knit dominion-colony Embassy, it was officially an- family has fallen into nounced today. oblivion and is now, in a rather untidy form.
But despite the partial break ing away from the tra ditional union there still remains an association that binds the respective nations together. Prior
A communique was issued by Dr Hana Walder, special in- vestigating magistrate into the capionage scandal and the recent suicide of Federal Attorney and security chief Rene Dubois.
the
investigation following Ulrich's
The announcement said
to the rest
on May 2 "had already was shown
results which most the seriously implicate" him.
Dubois committed suicide on
second world war it defence which heid Commonwealth intact, when
the Royal Navy policed the March 23, after coming under world's oceans. The scene!
suspicion of leaking information retivities of Algerian
has changed with modern, on the strategy adapting itself to nationalists in Switzerinne and the use of nuclear weapons the Egyptian Embassy and the once-essential member of the French Embassy defence bastions such as in the Swiss capital.
SHADOWED
to
D
Malta, Aden and Cyprus have fallen into the back- ground of a past age. In other worda their
An earlier communique by im the Federal Justice and Police portance is diminishing and Department had said that Ulrich, with it goed their eventual who was repeatedly questioned elimination from Common-1 on the subject, had emphatically wealth strategy,
denied having leaked tay con fidential information.
THAT there is still
But Co-
it
was
learned
trom
HONGKONG MAN
COLLAPSES
AT AIRPORT
Tokyo, May 0. Anthony Seto of 3 Col- Joxe Hoad, Hongkong, collapsed late last night an he was boarding a plane here for a flight to the Colony.
Airport offelals said that Beto, who was accompanied by his wife, "apparently sufferet a heart attack."
The Hongkong couple, formerly of San Francisco, returning to Hong-
after attending
conference
were
Koious
Tokyo.
The stricken
trian wak being treated at the airport hospital. His wife was his side--United Prom, ·
at
Blackwoods Not On Lappa Is. Say Farmers
Macao, May 6.
Social Democrats
Abandon Coalition Govt
Rome, May 5.
Italy's Social Democrats decided to pull out of the government today, plunging Premier Antonio Segni's Coalition into crisis.
The sudden about-face by Deputy Premier and Social Democrat, leader Giuseppe Saragat made Segni's downfalt inevitable. It also was expected to cut down Foreign Minister · Gaetano Martino, who has guided Italy's pro-Western policy for nearly three-years Nor
Saragat announced his decision Nixon's visit to Italy. The to quit the; government at Foreign
D
Ministry suppressed speciti meeting of his supporters it on grounds that views on the in the Social Democrat Party this Mideast which Gronchi ex- morning. The recommendation pressed conflicted with official was expected to get full backing Italian policy-United Press, from a party directorate meeting
on Thursday.
The Social Democrat'a with-
Princess
Rejects
drawal from the Coultion west DEATH OF Marriage
to
meant
that Premier Segni would auto- matically resign his Cabinet. Coming on top of the Republican withdrawal early this year, it put the Coalition in a minority.
Segni's Une-up was expected be replaced by another A thorough canvassing
would again which Coalition of the whole waterfront of include
the Social Democrats Macao, from Ilha Verde to and Liberals, But Segni end the southern tip of the Martino would be out, Barra Fortress, including interviews with the sampan folk plying between Lappa Island and Macro, gave no evidence that the American, his Donald Blackwood,
About-Face
The Saragat decision was an about-face. Only a few weeks of party Secretary Matteo Mat- ago he accepted the resignation teotti because Matteott! wanted
NOTED SCIENTIST
Proposal
von
of
(LAX IN
DAKS Whiteaways
IN ACTION TRAWEEKH
HONGKONG
warn that another ab- tack on Nicaraguan territory would mean war.
"Should this happen, the good offices of the committee would be unnecessary,” Sómoza told Arias by long- distance telephone in Tegucigalpa last night.
Somoza later told
.03
porters that unless the OAS Mission membera "put an end to things quickly they might as woll
back to RO Washington."—United
Press.
KOWLOON
AUSTRIA'S NEW PRESIDENT
Vienna, May G Austrian Vice-Chancellor Adolf Schner 'was elected President of the Austrian Republic in general elec- tions held today, it was officially announced. Schaer
is a Socialist.
Schaer received
2,259,976 votes, whlio his opponent, Wolf- gong Deck, candidate of the Populist and Liberal parties, received 2,160,561 votes. The votes
of the Vienna workers' districts were decisive in bring- ing victory to Schaer, head of the Austrian Socialist Party.
The 67-your-old new Prest- dent, who has been a member of Parliament and Vice-Chancellor Nickolsburg of artisors.
Dalai Lama Taken October, 1945, was born in
To China
Reign Of Terror In
Tibet
Lahore, May 5.
+
The Pakistan newspaper Civil
A family of
TWICE IMPRISONED
A militant Socialist from the age of 10, he obtained a doc. torate of law and political science from the University of Vienna, and then served as B lieutenant
world In the e war, He was a parliamentary official in the first Austrian Re public and served as
legal nd
viser to the Socialist Party. He was imprisoned in 1934 by Chancellor Englebert Dollfuss and again in 1988 by the Nazis. After the liberation of Vienna
and Military Casette today by Soviet troops in 1943, Schper quoted Tibetan refugees reach-reorganised
如 Austrian.....
ing the Kashmir border sa say: Socialist Party and later became ing the Dalai Lama, spiritual its President, leader of Tibet, had been taken from
Lhasa to China for "medical treatment.”
Ho la the third Austrian Pre- sident since 1940, succeeding The report said "the refugees Theodor The
Koerner, also a reported Tibet had been under Socialist, who died last January martial law for the last two 4, in office France-Presse,
weeks
They said a reign of terror had been let loose throughout the country and there had been clashes between the Dalai Lamb's followers and! the Chinese army of occupation
Thousands Killed
"The Chinese army was taking extreme measures to suppress the Lama's supporters, thousands of whom were reported to have been killed.
Just Pals Together
Kuala Lumpur, May 5. Two labourers charged with disorderly conduct wrote to the magistrate: "We have long been friends together we drunk "Refugees along the Azad- gether, Kashmir border have confirmed arrested together, got admitted fought together, get
· a
that the Dalat Lamala palace to hospin her, discharged
aver by the
together,
has been taken Chinese army and turned into trate at your feet for mercy in an armed cang.
Voroshilov Leaves
"We could and no conceivable reason whatsoever for fight between us,
A
"We together sat down hours to think of any reason, and we could not find any,
"All that we know is that wo jointly drank in merry friend- ship. When we came to "con- London, May 5, sciousness we found ourselves The Soviet President Morahal | in Voroshilov, left Pelding by air know."
hospital. That is all Wo this evening for Indonesia, Mos- The magistrate discharged cow Radio said tonight-Reuter, them with a caution-Reuter.
operation between the mem-reliable sources that the Inspec- Korean wife and eight-to quit the Coalition and Sara-Louis, had been in 111 ber nations in the matter for had been shadowed by mem-month-old child, have gone Eat did not, of defence was evident laat bers of the Basel canteral poli- to the Chinese island. wock when the naval chiefs tical police and had been re-
now we pros.
our desperate effort to and an They further disclosed that avenue into your humane beart Stockholm, May 5. the Lama, who was earlier te from where you would youch- St. Louis, Miss,, May 5. Count Cart-Reinhold
ported to be under arrest in safe to look with pity. Ramen, Master-of Dr Joseph W. Kennedy. Household, said in
the Royal Tibet, had been removed to one of four scientists who statement today that Mr Robin
pressChina where, according to the
Chinese authorities, be was discovered the element Douglas-Home, a London ad- undergoing medical treatment," plutonium, essential in mak-vertising agent, had asked for Router. ing atom bombs, died today Princess Margareths of Sweden.
hand in marriage the
of cancer. He was 40. Ils sult had been refused,
Dr Kennedy, chairman of Princess Margaretha, 22, the Department of Chemistry granddaughter of King Gustav at Washington University in St VI of Sweden, Mr Douglas- health Home, 25, is nephew of the Eart
of Home, leader of the Conser since last autumn, Political sources said Chris-
In 1955 the Atomic Energy vatives in the House of Lords, itari Democrat Segni
and Commission
awarded $400,000 Princess
first Liberal Martino were the
Margaretha tims of a vendetta inside
Dr Kennedy, Dr Arthur C. went to England in 1952 when, the Wahl, Dr Glenn T. Christian Democrat Party,
Seaborg at the age of 17, she studied and Dr Emillo Segre in return | English. Reliably reported to beor all rights to plutonium
the Segri-Martino separation
HOSPITAL JOB processty they team werO Christian Democrat
Sho returned to London In A pre-dawn check on farmers Party Secretary Amintore Fan-
developed.
September, 1959, to "polish up coming into Macao this morning fand
was director of her Engilsh," Dr Kennedy atto Italian President the chemistry divisions of the with the farm-products showed] Glovanni Gronchi,
While in
In the capital she took that they
atomic bomb project at Losup have not
Alamos, New Mexico. During floral therapy department of a voluntary job in the occups- seen such a foreigner, his wife
the second world war he re-
London or child.
hospital. him with "immobility." They civilian can receive from the home of his uncle, playwright
opponents charged ceived the US Army Medal of
Mr Douglas-Home is spending Merit, the highest award the week-end at the country held that his leadership WAS not sufficiently dynamic,
military,Reuter.
William Douglas-Home.
seen entering
of staff met in London to house of a French diplomat.
peatedly
discuss their varied prob-[
lems, but with divergent political policies there would
thon remains to hold Commonwealth
gethor?
"club"
A CLOSE FRIEND
the
No
sampan women admitted taking any foreigner to Lappa Island lately. An old woman said: "We would not even dare to provide transportation for enemies of any stranger to that locality".
heard or “Immobility”
ing through would spread fast,
not be a universni call to The diplomat said to have arms in the event of a been a close friend of Dubols, future world war. What was identified in the Swiss press this AS Marcel Mercier, a former
French intelligence officer hold to-
ing the rank of a colonel;
Mr Bhinwell and Mr Braine Dr Walder In connection with Among these questioned by
The village outside of Macao's answered the question: it the alleged lenks was Associated barrier hos 1,500 inhabitants, is simply 4 matter of Press correspondent for Swit- they said, and any rumours or economics, and although for zerland, Michael Goldsmith, a news of any new arrivals pass- the moment economic ties British subject. will hold the Commonwealth When he refused to reveal the they added-France-Presse. together, in the long run sources of a news dispatch sterling will eventually be- led to his agency disclosing como convertible and that a secret investigation Into then trade discrimination an alleged case of espionage was will also become incompattoned for 24 hours for contempt being conducted, he was impri- with the General of court,-United Press, Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. This era, freely anticipated a year or so age, has possibly been delayed once more because of tho Suez crisis but eventually it must arrive and weaken the common ties of the Commonwealth.
ible
GRENADE KILLS
OLD
WOMAN
Constantine, May 5.
An 80-year-old woman
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tian Democrat opponents held:
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He is expected back at the luxury: Berkley Hotel in London tomorrow where he plays the
1. Failure to reinforce Italy's Bomb Attack On plan in the cocistall bar during
status in the NATO allinn.co. Charges against Martino cul-
mated with his performance
Police Chief
Members
of
"the evening-Router.
the outlawed Film Star Weds
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at the meeting of NATO's Coun cil of Ministera in Bonn His
London, May 5, opponents were miffed that Italy was not elected to the "working Irish Republican Army, made group which is to study Euro- bomb attack today against a Calro, May 5,
pean security and German re-
Hollywood, May 5. The Egyptian newspaper Al unification.
The Christian De
launch carrying Northerland Film star Shelley Wintera Massan indicated that the mocrat organ Il Popolo attacked and
Ireland's polico
Sland chief
actor Anthony Francioca Egyptian authorities would soon Martino on this issue,
Richard
Pim.
who is heading an were married last night at Car- move to **Egyptianine" foreign 2. President Gronchi, long anti-IRA campaign, the police son City, Nevada, it was dis shipping companies in Egypt, time political rival of Martino, announced. The police said the closed here today.
The paper said a hill, on the was still smarting over the bomb exploded in the launch's
The marriage the third reorganisation of the status of Foreign Ministry's refusal to hold off Strangford Lough in for Miss Winters and the second foreign shipping companies, and transmit a message he prepared Northern Ireland, but no one for Franclcsit. He currently is
"EgypticnimSITAT". Was their
would for US President Eisenhower. wwa hurt. Sir Richard's wife on location in Carson City for The economic benefits now killed, and 61 persons were sent soon be submitted to the EP The message was drafted as a was on board,
the Alm "Obocasion," which outweigh the political value to hospital today as a result of tian State Cound before being reply to the message Elsenhower The launch was damaged brutalans Anna Magnani, United of the family of nations and of a grenade attack in Constan- published officially France sont to Gronght on the occasion was able to return to port, the Press. the future of the precarioustine's central vegetable market. association will therefore The wonan, Madame depend on practical factors Halimi, died of stomach wounds such as Britain's ability to in a hospital several hours after WAS. thrown into supply both the finance and tochnical skill for Common-
market... the crowded
Twelve Europeans, Including
Cairo radio wild tonight thal wealth development. Fall 10 women, and eight Moslems A strike of truck drivers and fused to withdraw Its Incentive Company is the only sugar pro would visit Amman, capital of Bydney, May 6. Bingar. Refiding Company: rør The Colonial Sugar Refining King Squa of Saudi Arabia to realise and implement a were Injured in the grenade londiers today threatened to halt bonde wystem:: The drivers went ducer in the state. The com- Jordan, is the latter half of long-range programme could blast itself, while the others mugor production in New South profit-sharing ostoach. They party warned its rolnery would May, Tho well soo a further weaken wore injured in the panic whichWales, a 2011 here be claimed the bonus system for close on Wedicineday-tanless the Kinga visit to Jordan would ing of the world's "third | followed the explosion. ---France- The workers struck because speedy deliveries wat became car wirko sa wattled before then be made after an officisi vilt
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