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SOEKARNO AND INTERVENTION
PRESIDENT Sockarno ban
now followed up numer. CUA warnings against foreign interference in the present deplorable domes- tle dispute in Indonesia with what appears to be a charge that such intervon- tlon has actually occurred, though the nature of that exploitation of the situation Is not stated.
There is, of course, nowadays n law for the Communists and another for the Capitalists, and the truth Is that the free world has been much more singed than ngalnat
sinning throughout the present troubles in the archipelago. British merchantmen which have been employed on the Ame run, and carrying pro cisely the same cargoes, for years, have been inter cepted and detained for long periods right under the nose of Singapore, and no redress seems possible.
CHINA
No. 36982
Established 1845
THE WEATHER:. Moderste BE winds. Fair or fine,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1958.
CUBAN GRAND PRIX
TIE UP OF WEST'S
3 PACTS
As
Race Stopped Four Are Killed
FANGIO STILL MISSING
Hayana, Feb. 24.
At least four people were killed and 28 injured today when a Ferrari racing car driven by Armando Garcia, of Cuba, skidded into spectators during the Cuban Grand Prix.
Manila, Feb. 25. Britain and Australia agree to a Philippine plan which would virtually tie up the| Southeast Asia Treaty Organisation, the North Atlantic Alliance and the Bagdad Pact, it was dis-shadowed closed today.
members of Sento, expressed The two countries, which are support for the proposal ad- vanced by the Foreign Secre- tary, Felix Berlo Serrano, diplomatic notes sent Foreign Affairs Department,
to the
The Philippines has been sounding out Australia, Britain, France. Pakistan, Thailand and Sa result ships refused clust US on the plan for in-
Trade Stopped
A
It
to snil.
rubber Seato The
aver-
The
already 15.09.
A number of people only by the gun-point slightly injured were allowed kidnapping of Argentine
to go nce
their homes afler re- ceiving first-aid from ambu- driver Juan Fanglo, was called
lance men. Fongio continued. There
Meanwhile, the search for
off.
Moss, wat by the lead in another Britain's star driver, Stirling Ferrari at the time of the crash.
race the
Council tho Indonesians need to meeting here. export to live, remaine piled up in Sumatra and
other centres; and the rico stocks sent into Singapore from Thailand to supply the needs of Indonesia's millions are similar- many
ly accumulating there,
und
desires
about
of
forthcoming Ministers
INDONESIAN
Oil Slick
Garcia was also hurt ea. his two-ilire Ferrari created, spilling all over the track, at the end of sixth lap of the 310-mile
World Champlon Juzn Fangio of Argentina was due to compete but was kidnapped by rebel who said the Cubani should dovete Government itself to unemployment prob- Jenis rather than organising a Grand Prix. At least killed and Ile also expressed hope that Ferrari
Meanwhile, Mr Serrano sald he expected the Indonesian problem to come up during the March 11 to 13 top-level Sento conference.
five people were 20 injured as a driven by Cuban
A
is certain that while there the Indonesian Central Govern-Armando Garcia skidded and may be different opinions ment in Djakarta and the re- crashed into spectators.
the valutionnties in. Sumatra could| Garcia also was rushed to direction events should settle their dispute in order to
hospital end take in this country,
the spare their people from blood-critical concilier, intention not to intervene shed.
But the Secretary Is absolute. Nothing what ever would induce any of reconciliation must the foreign Powers with along "democratic" basic economic intercats in Luited Press.
South-East Asin to exploit this situation except in the purely diplomatic way. That is probably true of the Communists also, for they know na well as the non- Communist world that any- thing they might do in the way of intervention would only serve to turn against them the wholo direction, of
reported in
Twenty-seven. cars werd said any taking part in the race, over be drawn
a 3 mile circuit. lines.
Third One
Labour Moves taking part were Jean Behra,
To
Censure Government
London, Feb. 24.
Other leading racing motorists
France, in Д Maserati, and Master Gregory, USA, in a Ferrari.
Today's crash is the third major one In the last three years involving the deaths of spectators.
the 24-hour race at Le Mans, France, in June 1955 when 83
the emotions on which the The Labour Party Opposition people were idled and 100 in- political
been
class has living for
few the past years Indeed almost ever since the Indonesians. gained their Independence.
Nothing To Goin THERE
HERE is nothing wint-1 ever to be gained by intervention, even if there
is equally little to Kaln
סת
wis his further
from word captors after two false alarms had raised hopes that he had been released.
One Report
One report that he had been released quickly spread through the crowds nt the race track soon after the start of the race, but this proved false.
A accend report, about an hour later, wald he would be released at a specified road Junction,
Folice, who raced to the spot, found no one,
to
Hundreds of police дла troape tonight' continued comb the city to get копе clue as to where Fangle was being held-Beuter,
HONGKONG RECEPTIVE TO US REQUESTS?
New York, Feb. 24, Tho Daily News Racord quotes UB Government official a saying that tha Hongkong
Government representativer seem to have been "raceptiva"
to Washington requesta for discretion in ship. menta of textiles to the United States. According to tho Dally Now Record, the official emphasised, however, that the United States Gov. ernment considerad Hongkong exports to the States United
"rather moderate" In view of the heavy voluma of goods Hongkong buys from the United States.
He pointed out that the United States.selle about US$100,000,000 worth of goods annually to Hong- kong and buys only about US$10,000,000 worth return. Nevertheless, United States
էր officials
dinous lans with representatives of Hongkong pointed out that Hongkong was doing itaolf disservice by keeping its exports on R narrow basin, arid zug- gested grunter diversifica- tion-France-Pressc.
TORIES WIN VOTE
ON UNEMPLOYMENT
IN COMMONS' DEBATE
London, Feb. 24.
Price 20 Cents
RELAX IN
DAKS
THE HILIBUS CESSPROT - II ALTERNE TERUKKILU
Whiteaways
JINX
MOB CHASES
UK HOUSING
MINISTER
London, Feb. 24.
A rioting mob tonight chased Housing Minister, Henry Brooke, from a public meeting as he defended a controversial Government measure" that took the ceiling off rents.
Brooke rushed to safety in an adjoining room as a struggling crowd tried storming the plat- form in a central London hall. Ho later tecinred 11 wus "Communists" who came at him out of the restive
and banner-carrying audience of 400.
Storming
Several of Brooke's Conserva-
FRONDIZI WINS ELECTIONS
Buenos Aires, Feb. 24.
French Troops
Massing On Frontier Says Tunisia
Tunis, Feb. 24. Tunisia claimed tonight that French troops and arm- oured vehicles were ninas- ing along the Algerian- Tunisian frontier.
A communique from the ofco of the Secretary of State for Information mold tonight that since this morning troops and
·ETYDoured' tinits and army lorries had been mustering oppontin the Tumisian mili- posts at Ain Karma. Laky
sald The communique
a French aircraft had down over the posta,
Was
Tunisia also protected to Franco tonight over the death of a Tunisian peasant who killed when French jet fighter plane crushed and ex- ploded near Bizerta.
French souroon said that the pilot, who was on a training fight, was killed.-Reuter,"
tive Party supporters stood be. With almost all provisional MURPHY
him tween
and attackers, Brooke held his place until the storming party turned over the table at which he was speaking. Then, as his microphone fell him, Brooke tucked back at into the adjoining room. Push- ing and shouting continued out. side until police relaforcements arrived.
were There reported and damage in the hall. were made.
no casualties lite property No arrests
returns in, it was clear to-
night that Dr Arturo SEES
Frondizi's Radical Intran»- sigente Party had swept
the board with a victory GAILLARD
in the Argentine Genertil Elections.
This will give it full control over the National Congress and free hand to administer pro- vincial governments, whore the
Tunisian all the governor. party won
of approximately
Out
10
Before the mecting, at which Brocko was to answer questions about the Rent Act which million votes, Dr Frondle! poll- and Dr decontrolled rents trozen since ed over four million the start of World War II, men leatio Balbin of the People's handed
*The out leaflets headed, Radical Party 2,000,000.
to lesser parties "Mosley or slump" o reference others went
to British pre-World War II and 700,000 blank ballots were
leader, Six Oswald returned.
Fascist Mosley.
Disturbances
Mooley, interned during the war, now hende a right-wing group called the "Unionists."
The meeting was under way only, eight minutes when the disturbances began,
Brooke was defending the messure, when his words were drowned in boos, and countering cheers.
Dr Frondil's party will have a monopoly of the 40 senatorial sents-in the national Congress and a working majority of over two-thirds In the lower house, with 133 seats out of a total of 187--Reuter, ・・
Rocket Tests
on
Washington, Feb. 24. Britain may text United
rockets The attack began with shouts States-built Ther of "resign."
Australia's Woomers range later Brooke told newsmen later this year, diplomatic sources Mail tonight China
The most serious was during The number of unemployed in Britain rose by.
roughly 28,000 this month, bringing the total unemployment figure to about 423,000, the "This is typical of what would sald Minister of Labour, Mr Iain Macleod, said to- night.
motion of jured after has drafted a consura against the Gov-track and. ernment disapproving the crowd. decision to build inter- mediato
range ballistic missile launching sites in Britain before a summit conforonco is hold with the Soviet Union.
The text of the motion, made
Agree
from passivity or even tonight after the announcement from active ald.
of an Anglo-American
It would in any case be strict-ment on the Installation of the
Jy
in accordance with American bullt missies, will be precedent ini
presented in the two-day House Buch crises of Commons
defence debate during the past quarter- which opens on Wednesday.
present
century if tho upheaval did in fact tako
a wider and anti-foreign turn.
PROTESTED
About
360 demonstrators, mostly young people, protested
of
in
The danger has been present at the House of Commona to
from the beginning. What night against establishment Nationalist politicians call missile bases in Britain.
admitted They were prestige was responsible for the intense concentration batches of about 20 or 30 at a
DOW
in
on the West Irlan isaue, and me to interview Member of
Parliament
the central that that has been swallowed up in domestic Lubby.
In Washington, Americon of discord there are rumblings of some other protext. It al quarters today confirmed
that the
first group of Inter- seems that what is required | mediate range ballistic missiles
la respect by the Indonesians to be based in Britain under the
for the interesta of agreement concluded between
two cars left the
inta crashed
the
TO BE FREED
Now York, Feb. 24.
for
Cuban A spokesman
exiles in New York sald today that he was "abno- lutely certain" that world champion racing Gar driver Juan Manual Fanglo, vho was kid. napped last night, would freed immediately after the end of the Cuba Automobile Grand Prix
be
Race.France-Presse.
During the Mille Miglia race. In Italy last May, 11 spectators were killed when a car driven by the Spanish Marquis De and the American, Portago Eddy Nelson, burst a tyre at 180 mph and crashed into the crowd, Both drivers also died.
Sabotage
the International community the two countries last Saturday 1055 three spectators were kiil-
fully as much as respect for
that country's interests.
Changed Tune
HE last thing President
THE
Soekarno said before he
rozd
During the Mille Miglia in will be ready for operation by ed and 19 injured when three of the rain- the end of the year-France- cara slithered
soaked Presse and Reuter.
According to one later un- official report, three people were killed and more than 20 injured in the crash,
left Tokyo on his return STOP PRESS
trip was that troubled Indonesia could not tolérate Interferenco in ita domestic affairs from anyone or from any direction. That comes with a curlous ring from a national figure who has spent far too much of his time in the past year in trying to recruit interest and support from countries In overy quartor, of the earth.
And it comes rathor moro curiously from him as head of a country which has also instated .on tho United Nations, for the fifth time, devoting a great amount of time and trouble to inter- foring in what ho also clama la his country's busincas.
Fangio Freed
Havana, Feb. 28. The Argentine Embay announced early today that kidnapped World Champlon auto racer, Juan Manel Fangto, has been released
by Cuban rebels,
The rebels returned Panzia safely to the Argentine Embray here Approxk- mately at midnight, United Press
The percentage of workless of the employed population was now 1.9 compared with 1.8 in January, he told the House of Commons.
Workless
Mr Macleod said the increase was much smaller than the 60,000 by which the number of workless rose in January, but the February increase appeared to be a "real and not
seasonal increase."
Mr Macleod, who was speak- Ing in a debate on pockets of unemployment in Britain, said employment generally remained at a record level. At the end of December, it was higher than in any previous December.
and Moreover, January
the seasonal February were peaks of unemployment and in March the asonal improve- ment started,
Mr Macleod said he thought the level of employment would remain very high,
Relaxation
The question for the Govern- ment was whether the time bed 1o relax the anti- come, now Laflationary policies on which it kad embarked. When the
Reports that Cuban rebels spread oil on the course this had caused Garcia's relaxation no
had arki
time came for one would be
car to swerve and roar into the more pleased then the Govern-
ment. crowd could not be confirmed,
acitou of courageous we went into reverse
Thousands turned out to watch "But half a dozen times since the start of the $10,000 race the War, we have lost the full this afternoon, lining the three beneats and a half mile circular course because which, for about half Its length, too soun," he said. runs along the waterfront,
He believed there was a
It was not long before Mass botter chance of achieving price had roured to the front, closely stabilly now than at any time followed by Gregory,
since the war. It would be worn than folly to throw that chance away.
Duelling
The two were duelling on the back-stretch of the course when Garcia's racer poured into the screaming 'crowd
Qioials balled
́almost v kromodistoly sa "ami- bulancos, alrena walling,
· #pod” to ̧tho, Bosna.' Tho in- Jured were rushed to hom- pišals in the diby, ....
BACON SAVES
SINKING MOTOR SHIP
Eindhoven, Feb. 24.
A four-pound alde of bacon saved the 100-ton. Dutch *motor voel Zuiderzee from sinking in the har. bour here, a spokesman for the Koopvaart: ship- Ing company revealed today.
The ship sprang a toak in the hull after a collision fate on Saturday night. One of the crew rushed to the nearest butcher's shop and hammered on the door until the owner opened a window. "Ball me uido of bacon," the man demanded. "My ship's alaking,"
The bacon was rushed back
to the ship' and the cap-
tain plugged the hala with
it.
The ship was kept
afloat, and next morning It was taken to the repair Mali yard. China Spacial.
Recognition
Of UAR
Washington, Feb. 24. The State Department spokes- man sald today that the United Blotes would make known in due course its position regard- ng recognition of the United Arab Republic.
new
The spokesman, Mr Lincoln
happen if the Communists got | Epeclaž. control of this country, the one thing they cannot tolerate is free speech."---Valled Pres
RANGOON
SHORT OF WATER.
Rangoon, Feb. 24.
Rangoon was critically short of water today after rebels, believed to be Karcus, blew up the
the aqueduct supplying Burmese capital for the second time in two days lust night,
The rebels Inftrated pusi army posts in the big northern suburb of the clły last Saturday and Sunday night.
Repairs were expected to take two daya. Meanwhile, the powerful municipal reserves ware distributing water four hours per day—two hours In the morning and two in the evening. -France-Presse,
Paris, Feb. 24. Mr Robert Murphy, Ameri- ca's "good offices" repre- sentative in the Franco- dispute, bad talks with the French Prime Minister, M. Felix Gaillard, today.
The Foreign Minister, M. Chris- tinn Pineau, also took part in the talks which lasted an hour and a half...
M.
Pineau said afterwards that Mr Murphy, who arrived from London today and wag hold- ing his first meeting with French lenders, had (mainly sought information.
Mr Murphy has co far made no arrangements for further talks before flying on to Tunis to- morrow.
He told reporters when ho.
arrived that he had no pre- conceived plan for solving the dispute.
His British "good offices" coun
terpart, Mr Harold Beeley, is now preparing for his mission in London-Retter.
mo
people are
smoking
IKE'S COLD du MAURIER
IMPROVING
Washington, Feb. 24.
President Elsenbower still has
a slight cold but it is improving,
It was reported today.
Mr
the
James Hagerty, Presidential Press Secretary, told reporters: "I can still recognise a litle huskiness in his, volco but it is appreciably less than it was”
President Eisenhower, who returned to Washington today after a holiday at Thomasville, Georgia, caught the cold earlier this month. Neuter.
Ships Tied Up
Melbourne, Feb, 24. Forty stilps were tied up in A Government molion asking white, zale the Department had Malbourne today when 4800 the House of Commend to wel-buen formally notified at the
-workers stored waterfront come its intention to continue weekend of the formation of work pending settlement of a the practical steps being taken the UAR,
: labour: disputa,
The dispute between workers employment in particular He said that to his knowledgo, locallides was carried by 309 the United States Embassy in and the stevedoring authority, voter · to 268 - and a critical Damascus had not been directed was, over the size of working Labour motion rejected with- by the Department to close gangs that should be mod on the waterfront. Franco-Presen. out a further vote--Reuter. down.-Reuter,
to deal with pockets of un-
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