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HONGKONG 17 KUWING N
RUSSIA LOSES OUT IN UN Britain's New
MACMILLAN Disarmament
restrictions on trade with TELLS RUSSIA
the United Kingdom, with particular regard to the cotton textile industry which is currently playing auch an important part in
austelning the Colony's
economy.
But the fact that Lancashire is increasing its pressure on the Board of Trade to In- stitute nome form of control must be considered. as warning light and recognised as such.
B
It was reported a few months Excellency that Hin Ago the Governor was in con- sultation with lenders of the Ioen textile industry arti this only emphasises the seriousnes with which Lancashire views the problem as conciliation talks are at top lével. FAILED
TWO DEAD
TO ACCEPT Body Increased TRAIN
JUMPS
WEST'S PLAN By 14 Members TRACK
London, Nov. 19. Britain's Prime Minister,
Mr
Harold Macmillan,
told a questioner in the House of Commons today
By RALPH C. TEATSORTH
United Nations, Nov. 19.
that the danger of The General Assembly, disregarding Russia's"
boycott threats, tonight voted to expand the United Nations Disarmament Com- mission by 14 'members.
nuclear war could best be averted if the Soviet Government accepted the Western powers' proposal
for partial disarmament.
A left-wing Labour' member,
The vole was 00-9 with 11
Mr Kouni Zilliacus, had raked augientious to accept the plan, whether British policy was still | aprted toy the Western guided by the declaration of Mr powers but flatly rejected by
has threatened Siri Russia which Macmillast predecessor, Anthony Eden, at
at the 1955 not to participate in further as talks under the approved Geneva "summit" conference. IR Cuthbert Clegg, lender
sci-up.. This policy was "to the effect of the Lancashire dele- that a nuclear war would mean gation which recently the annihilation of both the visited the Colony, failed belligerents and the neutrals,"
Mr Zilliacus also oaked what
SIR
in his mission to achievor Macmillan we doing to pre- "coiling" agreement with pare and summon another sum- local, manufacturers follow-mit
conference to avert that Ing talks along the same possibility. pattern with Pakistan and
Indian manufacturers.
The Pakistanis and Indians
maintained at the time that
OUTLINED
Only the nine-nation Sovlet Bloc opposed the measure. Afghanistan, Cambodia, Cuba, Finland, Ghana, Ireland, Israel, Liberia, Malaya, Mexico and Pelastan abstained..
Objection
H-Bomb Will
Americans
Girard's Sentence Astonish
Condemned By Most Japanese
Tokyo, Nov. 19.
Opposition HE MAY BE
Most Japanese today condemned the suspended sentence
of American soldler William S. Girard. Inojiro Asanuma Secretary- General of the Medford, Mass., Nov. 19. Socialist Party, called it a Two persons were killed "completa manifestation of the and 23 others were in-weakness of Japanese courts
toward the United States," jured today when
Kayoko Sakai,
22-year-old Montreal-to-Boston pas daughter of Mrs Naka Sakai, senger train jumped the the metal picloer who was killed on the US firing tracks on a frealle, cata-by Girard pulating one of the cars range last January 30, termed
the sentence "lantamount to
Soviet Move into a concrete building, non-gully verdict."
Regretted In Assembly
The Boston and
road said the 11-car train, the Red Wing, was travelling at an "excessive" speed over a spur track that spanned busy.
ÁTONEMENT
OUSTED FROM ARMY
Washington, Nov. 19. Army logal experts sold to- day that William S. Girard will not be allowed to res main in the Army if his Japanese court conviction stands. It now appears that his Army service will Trains had been using the
Prof. Tadashi Eunatsu
and by January 27, ka sido track because the Hitotsubashi Univeralty, called
track paralleling main
An appeal could eliher hold was the sentence "too lontent." He him longer in Japan, delaying under repair.
claimed that statistics in Japan) The train was carrying about 350. passengera.
strect,
SIDE-SWIPING
а
She said she did not believe the science would provide Girard with a chance to stone' for his crime."
of
have shown that those convicted his discharge, or result in a
By CHAPMAN PINCHER
London, Nov. 19.
latest, type of H-bomb is estimated. to be at least three
The
times cheaper to make
than the Americart bomb of comparable
Power
Also it could be made at a size to fit into a Canberra bomber or a relatively small rocket.
Costings will be shown to the United States Governi ment this month when British experts will visitTM Washington to work out details of the Macmillans Eisenhower arms agree.. ment.
A REVISION
of indleling bodily injury lead-change or reversal of the court ing to death have been sentericed sentence. Reports from Tokyo to about three years in prison indicate, however, that an ap-The figures are expected to tip
+
whother
United Nations, Nov. 19. When Soviet delegate, Viadi- mir Kuznetsov today told
The engineer and fireman on the average, of whom only 40 peal is not in prospect, the United Nations Gen- | were killed when one section per cent have had their sen- The Assembly's action meant oral Assembly the Soviet of the locomotive toppled 11iences, suspended.
Minoru Ishioka, Chief of the Union refused to take feet to the street below, side- Mr Macmillan said the polley that on January 1, the Disarma-
will сал
swiping ono moving automobile Gumma Prefectural Police, mid ment Commission
port in the deliberations and barely missing two others. the sentence of three years in members--the 11 prise
of a Disarmament Com- The second or power section prison appearedJust about nembons of the Security Coun- cil and 14 added today,
mission augmented by 14 of the locomotive and a milk car right" but he believed the stay new countries, he put on dropped on a low cinderblock of execution was for tenient.
the, other aldo United Prosa and to the compromise Platform below efforts that have been of the trucks. One of the bag-
cars ripped a underway in the Assembly section out of the cother of the for more than a week. Converse Rubber Co. ware The Soviet delegation had. Five cas, including three already made it longway that it slowpers and the dinner, tomas
ed-upright E
they did not intend to enter of the "nuclear deterrent ha Into any agreement unless been outlined by the Goverre Hongkong came into linement. He had nothing further to say about a summit conference. with them.
Mr Zhillacus asked: Are you prepared to accept the Idea of the abolition of nuclear lests without tying I up with a package deal?
Mr Macmillan: No, The Government in this country stands Orly with its Allies on
wende
and is proposals
overwhelming which received support from the United Nations
Assembly Reuter.
On the face of it such an agreement seemed fair, but if the disparity between Hongkong, Pakistan and India
is taken into con alderation it is out of all proportion is the Colony's contribution to the United Kingdom market is only amati fraction of the total of the three countries. OBLIGATION
THE United Kingdom has a
colonies than to other and bigger
the members of Commonwealth and this! obligation must necessarily extend to nurturing new Industries so that they inay become more and more self- sustaining. However, this' cannot come about unless Home, governments assist by allowing the colonies exports to enter the United Kingdom on an import-free basla.
But while Hongkong has enjoyed the sympathy of the Conservative Government which has repeatedly re- fused to bow to Lancashire and demands made by the Labour Opposition to Institute some form of con. trol on importa this happy position, as far as Hong- might kong is concerned, not last. If there is a change of government at the next general election to tako
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TOO MANY
· COCKTAIL PARTIES
Darien, Conn., Nov. 19.
Darien Civil Defence director, Joseph Ward, and his chief warder, Mrs Edward J. Wynkoop, threatened to resign-yes- | terday blaming too many cocktail parties for the town's lagging civil de fence programme.
"Cocktail parties, morning and afternoon teas and coffee take up far too much of the time of the residents of this community," Ward com- plained angrily.—United Press.
Boviet Deputy Foreign Minister Vasily. V.. Kuznetsov told the Assembly Bussla will not participate", in the Darmament Commission an- less it were expanded to 32 .countries evenly divided be
ween the Soviet Bloo and KOLLËMË-Kuntries and
WYDE
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NO DECISION Army officials sold, no de-
mado been cision has
the young Ottawa, linols, soldier will be dis- charged before, his current tour of duty which expires on January 27. Howeyor, regulations pro hibit his re-chillsiment if tho
Maj. Gen. Stanley W. Jones, Moscow, Nov. 10. Assistant Army, Judge Advocate, Soviet seferlists have dis- said recently that Girard would
receive" an the vicinity of the North Pole.desirable discharge it convicted covered an active volcano in "normally the Soviet News Agency Tass by the Japanese court, United reported today Reutor
„Press.
40-foot Volcano Near Polo conviction stands.
porters of the West, 19 dager participate in TX EXCESSIVERTEERD,
work of the Commision of Soviet satellite Albaily rough that of its Bub-committee in The Band Mi said it"a state- to meet the Kremlin's require their present composition". Itment that the brain was roaring ment in in amendment propos was because of this that efforts along at an "excessive rate in ing the addition of beyen more were made to Increase the a speed mag of 16 miles countries. The Albanian amend-membership and thus keep the ment was defeated 38-10 with Rusiena in. 19 abstentions.
Three Votes
REFUSED
per
اء
hour. The B and M sald engineers had been informed of the speed restrictions which became effective yesterday.
The mishop In the Boston suburb occurred about 8.30 am shortly after school children had walked under the overpass to nearby St Clement's Parochial
The toppling engine demolished several unoccupied parked cars and dented a moving car driven by a woman, She was not hurt.
United Press.
By accepting a 25-member In the first of a series of Commission, the Western powers three votes en proposals con- felt that they had 'come cerning the Commission's memfar as they could. That numberSchool. bership, the Assembly defeated already seemed excessive for a Soviet proposal to create a practkad negotiating. new armas group of all 82 UN
Not only has the USSR TC- members. The vote was 40-8
with 24 abstentions.
fused to come back into the Busta's position stunned commission, but Czechosloyalda diplomis. A leading neutra and Poland, which
pased for membership Will participated in stand by their Soviet early negotiations on expand and two so part in the Com Ing the Commision, mid a Soviet
negative vote meant misson's activities. that the Kremlin "is not ini
The situation has caused dis- terested in further arms appointment in the Assembly.
talks."
who
were pro
friends
MOSCOW TO GIVE AID TO EGYPT
Yugoslavia, which with The feeling at the Assembly is Iridia was a prime mover in the that the composition of the expansion plan, announced in Disarmament Commission is not Soviet the Assembly it "completely the real reason why the Russians
Itself from further have quit. disengages
It seems more likely efforts" and it refused to parti-that the recent Soviet succesES cipate in the vote.
in the scientific field have re- India voted for both theduced their interest in talking Albanian amendment and the disarmament just now.
place within the next two IKE'S SPEECH Western-backed sinte, United
years it is almost certain that the present Opposition will introduce legislation to curb what it calls "unfair competition." WILSON PLAN
FR Harold Wilson, the
M Parliamentary
Augusto, Nov. 19, President Eisenne wer will in a series of make his third speeches on American scienco and defence at Cleveland ca November 26, a White House spokesman said here today.
The address will be ontled Labour The Value of International Party economie export, in Co-operation for our Nalon's his plan for rejuvenating SecurityFrance-Presse.
tho Lancashire industry,
while
only
proposing Assets Unfrozen
separate negotiations, with
Hongkong textile interests
Cairo, Not, 10.
Presa
Delegate Collapses
United Nations, Nov. 19. P. D. Morozov, Soviet dele- gate to the Legal Committee of United Nations General Assembly, collapsed in the com- milteo room today and was
the
INTERRUPTED
Disarmament negotiations new scorn likely to be interrupted unti
the next UN General
Assembly in a year's time.
Moscow, Nov. 19.
Prime Minister, Nikolai Bulganin, said to- night that the Soviet Union had agreed to aid Egypt in building up her economy.
He made the statement at a Kremlin reception for visiting Egypton War Minister, Abdel Hukim Amer.
The reception wound up the official three-week visit of an Egyptian delegation headed, by Amer
ECONOMIC MATTERS
Between now and then the altuation may well change and it' will always be possible to discuss disarmament outside the Greeting the Egyptian dele- said United Nations through gation leader, Bulganla ordinary diplomatic channels.
Pour meetings have been devot e mostly to economie matters. Meanwhile, the disappearance Responsive to your President of this link between the East (Gamal Abdel) Nasser's ro for fixing a voluntary quota The United States has re- taken to a hospital suffering and West, which was made up quest, the Soviet Union had of the Unlied Nations, Disarmin- agreed to aid Egypt In building on exports to the United Teamed $1,000,000 of Egyptian from bleeding peptic ulcers.
Morozov collapsed In his ment Commission and Sub-up her national economy." Kingdom, has made it clear assets frozen in the United
The Premier dia not on Egyptian Finance seat as the session was ending, committee, is treated here as a that the Party will intro- Staics,
On any economic disclosed The hospital said that Murzov grave development and one that elaborate duce controls if it is voted Ministry spokesman
here today.
was in fair condition-United is profoundly regretted in the agreement and gave no figures. into power.
United Press. The measure was taken to Press.
Assembly--France-Presse The warning is also clear and cover the cost of American; a satisfactory settlement goods for which Egypt con- now might well prove tracted before the nationaliza- advantageous in the long ton of the Suez Canal, tho spokesman said.-France-Presse,
run.
SHIP COSTS U.S.$20 M.
Gaillard Over First Hurdle
હાથોમાં
Parla, Nov. 14. French Premier Fellx Galliard tonight won his first Parlia- mentary test by a vote of 255
The other parties spilt between, 1. French resetion against the
favourable votes and absten- Anglo-American decision LipIL
to 191 in a confidence vote on (The hul approved · in lonizli'
bill authorising · specia) financial and economda
powers.
theGovornIEMELÉ dama 'from
Washington, Nov. 19. possible, consistent with exist The Government today has in technology and good opera-
awarded a $20,908,774 local practice,
This ship will serve as a contract to the New York foating laboratory to study and Shipbuilding Co. of New experiment in the relationship The bulk of the opposition to Jersey, to build the world's of nuclear power, to the re first nuclear powered quirements of commercial ship
ping," he said. `morchunt ship."
The Government's announce Maritime Administrator. Clar-ment anke the vessel authorized ence C. Morao said the. No by Congress), also would help Savannah, from the standpoint "gauge ise economics of futuro of performance and appearance, suplong, ships in foreign com *will be the most modern verrel mɑroe. United PreRS,
the Communiata on the left and the Tonisdists on the ex- trends right
wolą, authorises the Guvain- ment to raise 101 millard franca (bout £240,000,000); In now taxes; lo kako 100 anilliard frumos - in budget conomies to take siepe 11a boost French exporta; and i to taka apoelal measures to fipkak
· prios increase, *
Eagined ruocived the bilia supa i pore, of the: Bocialists and the pimainly Catholty" CRP-AWD The favourable vale was Ortho marin ki, hiry brond |-- Eleved-dns.ntimarily to
-10
the scales in favour of red- sion of the United Statem Atomic Energy Act which proventa interchange of aloma weapon secretà.
The new bomb devised by Sir. William Penney is based on prinotple so simple that, the Americans ignored i becsuse: they were, mure 11. oquld not work. Details of how it was' done have so far. boen `with- held from the United States Britain will be able, to mock-pila enough of these, wempana without building further plants, despite the lootihe burned-out – uranium furquod at Wlisdacale, Cumberland.
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