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SUPPORT FOR GAILLARD
TWENTY-FOUR hours
Titer he had won a voto
of confidence in the National Assembly on the constitu-i tional reform bill, aimed at strengthening. government stability, M. Felix Gaillard, the French Premier, Friday chalked up another significant political victory. This time it was over the Conservativo wing, which had been apprehensive over
on
the Tunialan issue. The immediato cause of the Conservative suspicion was the report that, at the sug- gestion of the good offices envoys, the French Govern- ment WHA prepared 10 evacuate the military air- fields in Tunisin.
Opposition
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MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1958.
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KCOWLOON
US CORRESPONDENTS CAPTURED
Two Taken By Govt Troops
In
Sumatra
By WILLIAM MILLER
Singapore, Mar, 23.
Indonesian Government commandos have capturedį
two key areas in North and Central Sumatra, taking two American correspondents into custody in one of the actions, the Central Government announced today.
A Government communique Issued in Djakarta said Govern- ment troops reoccupied Propat in The Lake Tuba area 45 miles south of Medan and took Into
| custody "two American corres.
HIS had been strenuoualypondents carrying identification
TS
opposed by the General Stair in Algeria and by the
cards issued by the rebel govern men!".
Im-
110
The names of the correspon- Minister for Algeria on the dents were not disclosed ground that Unmanned mediately and there was Tunisian airfields might be word of what had been done used by rebel planes to drop with them. homba on Algeria,
The Conservative Independent
and Peasant Parties, whose
100-odd members normally ment vote with the Government,
Oilfields
said
An earlier Djakarta Govern-
communique Indonesian troops yesterday
in any way endangered tions, France's military pacifica- tion effort in neighbouring Algeria.
Four Key Posts
THE group has two mini-
Taters
And
two
Secre-
owned
seaport of Padarıg.
rebel
UK's Giant Princess To
Fly Again?
Landon, Mar. 24.
Britain's giant Princoss #ly- ing boats may shortly take the ale again as the world's first atom powered air- crait, a London newspaper reported today.
D.
Liberal
for
threatened to withdraw occupied the important offeld Angus Macpherson, Aviation their ministers from the area of Rengal Lirik, site of a Correspondent of the Government if the Premier critical pipeline
link in the News Chronicle, said US en- gave away any vital French Amerleau
Standard gineers were anxious to use the positions in Tunisia and Vacuum Oil Company's opera-plant eight-engined planes
festing of atomic air engines. The manoeuvre gave Gov- The princesses have not flown crament forocs two airfields since they Anished their trials within an hour's flying of in 1952 and have lain "cocoon- the rebel capital of Bukit- | ed" at Southampton since then. tings and the chief
They were originally built for of service on passenger routes The Djakarta communiques British European Airways,
Macpherson cold Captain' E. gave no details of the action
Clarke, Chairman of the of State in the in Prapat but the Government radio at
Modan, capital of Saunders-Hoe Aircraft company with-
North Sumatra, said Indonesian which bullt the planes, had been Air Force planes had attacked conducting negotiations with US and scattered 600 rebel troops oficials in Washington on in the Lake Toba area.
possibility of using the planes. Medan Radio said Lieut-Co-United Press. Ochafu, commander of stratege Alfch Province tri North The Conservatives pressed M.
Sumatra, had given the Gov Gaillard for a statement on
enument aurinces the progress of the good region would not be used as a that his offices mission before ad-rebe: counter-attack base journment of the Assembly for the Enster rect.gy When the Premier replied
tarica Government: their drawal would have posed what may well have proved an insoluble problem in re- gard to the distribution of portfolios.
All Lies
The rebels claimed last week
that he would only do so "that two battalions of Achines circumstances permit," the tribal warriors were moving on Conservatives, to show their Med from Atjeh but
ayc
dissatisfaction, voted with thing had been heard of them the Communists and Pouja- since. dists in rejection of the week'a for this agendu Assembly meeting.
Unequivocal THE Premier then informed
the Steering Committee In unequivocal terms that he refused to discuss the good offices maturely and would resign
not supported.
issue
rebel spokesman th Singaporo termed the Indo- nesian
the
Churchill Down With Pnoumonia Again
Sir Winston Churchill acen taking a stroll in the garden of the famous restaurant, the Chateau de Madrid, on top of Cap Ferrat on the French Riviera. This picture was taken a week 'ngo when it was thought that Sir Win- slon had fully recovered from His recent illness... Keystone.
SAUD'S FATHER-IN-LAW
TO BE TRIED FOR ASSASSINATION PLOT
London, Mar. 23.
Government's reports Asaad Ibrahim, father-in-law of King Saud of Saudi Arabia, is to be tried in his absence on charges arising from the alleged Saudi plot to assassinate President Nasser, Cairo Radio said tonight.
each claim
"Al Bea" but declined to comply with a reporter's re- quent to answer specifically, The Central Government con- the capture of the sidered Rengut-Lirik Ares as second in importance only to the recap- pre-ture last week of Pukanbaru, headquarters of the California Texas Pacife Oil Company's By the time the agenda was operallene 100 miles to the
again
samitted to the northeast. Assembly,
Conserva- The revolutionary Govern. Live wing apparently had a ment's Cabinet held an emer- change of heart and rather gency session in Bukittinggi lo- than precipitate a Cabinet night with its Prime Minister, crisis, which would have been inevitable had the Independent and Peasant Party ministers resigned, they voted for the agenda And for the Premier.
Too Early
the
EAR is still expressed in F
Bome quarters that the mediators may try to persuade the French Government tu renounce Bovereignty over the naval and air base of Bizerta and control over the South Tunisian aerodromes with- out a formal guarantee that would security measures
first be taken to prevent the Algerian rebels from taking advantage of the French departure.
Sjafruddin Prawiranegara.
Deteriorating
United Press correspondent Wendell Merick reported that no agenda was made public but It WAS believed the rebel leaders were discussing their deteriorating military position in the southern part of Central Sumatra.
Military Arrests In Syria
Asund Ibrahim's brother, to be tried in Khaled, la also abacntin.
The radio was quoting # statement made In Damascus by Colonel Yussef Shaqra, who
Investigating
has been alleged plot.
the
Illness Checked,
But
Return
To UK Delayed
Roquebrune, Mar. 23. Sir Winston Churchill's local doctor, Dr David Roberts, said tonight, that the
of Sir Winston's illness had been "successfully checked.”
recurrence
Despite a general weakness he looked "very much himself— rosy and cheerful,” Dr Roberts said.
A member
of Sir Winston's thousehold said that it was pnotanonia that had stricken him during the weekend.
ANXIETIES
Ils condition had given rise to "anxieties" on Saturday bul
ho was now making steady
progress and his condition was "cailsfactory," It added.
W
SHOPPERS BLOWN OFF FEET
Tokyo, Mar. 23 Hundreds of Bunday win- dow shoppars in Tokyo were blown off their feat here today when a violent explosion completely destrayed eightanaing bue.
*
A police spokesman said 20 passangers including 11 children were seriously injured in the explosion. Score of pedestrian were treated for minor scratches and cute, Police investigators sald the exploaton www caused when one of the bus passengers dropped A container containing
methyl chloride, an ex- plosive liquid, on to the floor of the bus.
A spokesman for the hospi- tal where the Injured were" taken, sald many of the passangere would be disfigured for life. About half of the passen- gers were placed on the "dangerously slok" list.......
Reuter..
OUTCRY AGAINST JAPAN
Saigon, Mar. 24. Chinese newspapers publish- ed in South Vietnam are supporting Formosa's stand against Japan on the question of Japancso privato trade with Peking. These newspapers are warning that overseas Chinese in South-
This member of the household
fox sald
24~ that only hours did Sir Winston show any signs of being down. He recovered promptly and re- markably well. Though Sir Winston was con- fined to bed and needed a was in high long rest, he spirits.
east Asia will boycott Japanese goods if Japan does not stop trading with China.
The position taken by Cholon nowspapers followed Talpei pro- dictions that South-east Asia's Lord Moran, his private physi- overseas Chinese will stand with clan who came here last her against Japanese trade with month, is expected back from the Communists. London soon, but this should not give rise to any undue speculation or alarm, it was. added.
COMFORT
NEWSPAPERS
LEFT-WING HEAD ARRESTED
FOR SEDITION
Belize, Mar. 23.
Mr. George Price, leader of the left wing people's United Party, was arrested here in British Honduras last night on a charge of sedition.
Mr Price was leader of A British Hondurus delegation which went to Britain for talks with the Colonial Office lust December.
The Colonial Office broke off tho talks after Mr Price was alleged to have had private dis- cussions with Guatemalan diplomats in London on a plun to unite Guatemala and British Hoiuras.
Association
Monarchy 'Is Useful!' Says Muggeridge
Melbourne, Mar. 23. was reported to Mr Malcolm Muggeridge,
a pubile 17 on February
Mr Price have explained to
meeting here
a plan for association with Guatemala
by proposed
the Guatemalan Minister in London, Senor Licenciado Granados.
On March 6, Mr Nicholas) Pollard, a
member executive council
of to of the
former editor of Panch, said here today that people who operated a monarchy were not on the wave-length of the mid- twentieth century. Mr Muggeridge, who la in People's United Party, threaten-| Australia to write a series of ed to resign because Mr Price articles for Australian news- had addressed the meeting. papers, sald on
television He asked for a meeting of the programme int he supported executive council "to consider the monarchy "because whether the leader, or any other | ustful"" member of the Parly, should Ha had no regrets over his rocate such a matter in pub- articles criticising aspects of the le before the council has ap- British monarchy Lecause odulu- proved it."
tion of any human being was On March 8, Mr Enrique De "bad"
Deputy Leader of the Paz, PUP resigned from the party.
Convinced
In a letter to Mr Price
HULLABALOO
It was
an even
JIC said the "hullabaloo” followed his articles which as showed that the English, whom Party Leade, Mr De Paz said he thought to be "on he was convinced that "all your keel," were, on certain subjects actors from time to time have prone to hysteria, been, and continue to bc, Mr Muggeridge added: "I minst the social, political and think a monarchy is an extreme- economic advancement on this ly useful institution compared country and its people."
with an elected president"
Commenting on the British It was understood that
arcsa pulllical scene, Mr Muggeridge Chargo against Mr Prico
were "tre- from statements he made at a said the electorate
with in Belize last mendously disillusioned public meeting
the two - pirty political night.
Ho has been released on ball machine."
the pum of 500 British He Lipped Mr Hugh Gaitskoll, Honduras dollars (about £125) British Labour leader, to
the
win
In two equal suretics, one borne the next general election.-- by himself, the other by the China Mail Special, People's United Parly Scorelary, Mr Eddie Austin, -Reuter.
His presence at the Villa is re- overseas Chinese in South-east Bagdad Explosion
garded as a great personal comfort to Sir Winston him- self
Asla
Here is what some of the Chinese newspapers of Vietnam have said:
May High Luan Zan - "We
will boycott Japanese goods,"
Say Kai Jih Pao-This news- Today Sir Winston's oldest
paper reminded Japan of the daughter, Dians, wife of Mr favourable treatment it received Duncan Sandys, the British from Formosa after the World Defence Minister, arrived at War 1 surrender. "We deplore the Villa La Pausa on her Japan's lack of justice and own to see father while on a righteousness" it said. United tour of the continent, Another daughter Mary, wife of Mr Christopher Soames, Bri- tish War Secretary, is pected here tomorrow.
ex-
Of Sir Winston's other children, actress Sarah Churchill is ni present in Switzerland and Mr Randolph Churchill in London. the next
The radio calt the Eniol would open to the second half of April. The Indictment would | London, Mar. 23. be published within Bogdad Radio in Iraq report-seven days. Both accused are
od tonight that a number outside Syria, of politicians and
army officers were arrested in Syria today,
The Radio sald a wave of ar | rests was sweeping the country, Merick said the rebels were month in a United Arab Re which merged with Egypt this concerned at a report from public. Djakarta that Soviet crewmen would help man the 10 Soviet
Bogdad Radio, quoting Coiro freighters delivered › to the reports, also said "dissension has Central Government yester broken out between Egyptian
no
GO-BETWEEN
Ibrahim was
Sir Winston's return to London, planned for the end of this month, has been postponed
Press.
Queen Soraya's Popularity Soars In Iran
Teheran, Mar. 23.
following his relapse, mem-Iran is becoming more and ber of his household said to- Intelli
night-Router.
Colonel Abdel Hamid Serra). former Syrian Army gence Chief, alleged in Damas- ous on Mur, b that Asaad King Saud's go- between in the plot,
Serra), who is now Syrian Interior Minister, told a press conference that he was paid £1,900,000 by King Saud's re presentatives to organise the assassination of President Nas
of United Arab Republic of Egypt
day, ie salā they felt it and Syrian Army commanders ser and the overthrow of the might mean further large following the resignation scale help from the Russians | Lieut-General "Af El Bizri, and Syrio., for the Dakarta forets.
Commander-in-Chief of the first Ho sald Khaled told him on Two shlps chartered by the Arab Army (Syria).”
behalf of the King that he (Serra}) Indonesian Red Cross arrived
would have the The Radio gave ai Padang Harbour today to evacuate any foreign nationals details of either report,
other Syrian Presidency
and a fur ther £20 million if the coup There is nothing concrete on held town.
(It was announced in Cairo was
out successfully. carried today that President Nasser has But, he said, he revealed the which to base these fears The ships were escorted by accepted General El Bierl's plot to his superiors and hand- and too early yet for the in Indonesian Navy corvette resignation. No reason for the ad over money, received for do mediators to do more than which permitted only one of resignation relay
•
who wished to leave the rebel-
to enter the harbour-Router,
proposals and them counter-proposals between United Press,
the
French Premier and
Tunising Prosidont
Bourguiba,
In the meantime the success-
ful showdown M. Gaillard
Republican Wins
Lille, Mar. 24,
WAN given),velopment projects in the ro
publle.-Router,
New Series
In tomorrow's China Mail will appear the Brst of a series of six articles on some of the most famous Jockeys in the history of the Bri tish Turf. The six articles are by Percy Rudd. These will ap pear over the next six Tuesdays, the first of these tomorrow,
HAMMARSKJOLD ARRIVES IN MOSCOW
Moscow, Mar, 23. Nations Secretary. General Dag Hammarskjold flow in here today to talk about i̇lsarmament and oiler world problema,
has had with his Censorva- A Socialist today won a by- tive wing and the con- cication here, replacing a Sacial
Ho Unlied sequent diminution of the Republican who had died.
cent of the threat to the Government's received 46 per
vates, against 43 per cent for future ensures further
the Communist candidato, t... period
of unharried
A Pouladist received 4.5 por existenco for it, at least cent. Three other
Helsinki. non- until after the Easter Communit candidates хосеви.
i withdrawn/Router,
had
The top UN Executive Keriyod
from Mendaki Into this even ing in a twin-england Xiyushila
airliner of the Soviet airline Azrollot, Hammarskjold loft New York on Saturday and came to the Russian. 'explial by way of Copenhagen, Stockholm and Hammarskjold, was met at the airport by a group of top Rus-
sian offelski, These included: Minister First Deputy Forelan
of the USSR Vanly Kuznetsov, Chairman of the UN Aprocía- tion
more
wracked with emotion since the stald Moslem New Year de- claration of the Shah, renouncing his marriage with the Empress Soraya, Rumours have already begun regarding a possible return. The lovely Sorayn is now described in the press
as the "Queen
and her Victim" popularity, which sank during sterile mar- several years of riuge in a highly heir-conscious monarchy, is now as high as: ever.
FAVOURABLE
The press 15 publishing favourable reports of her and pictures showing her at her most beautiful postures. Thero is much comment, deploring the necessity of divorce,
Sources hero state that the future visit of the Shah's sister, Achraf, to Europe. Is not only. concerned with taking Soraya's eloling and jowels to her but to put "new proposals."
Meanwhille oMcials here stato that the question of a Incon-
the USSE, Alexander | retumwoll nigh Topchiyev and ile USB celvablo although admitting that so far the act of divorce has Foreign Ministry Chief of Protocol, Fedor Molochkov not yet been passed.-France.
Presse. United From
Unknown Fish
Moscow; Mar, 23.
with the Soviet biologists second maritime expedition to Cairo, Mar. 23. the Antarctic have discovered The newspaper Al Ahram re- a hitherto unknown species of ported from Bagdad today that fals whose blood. contains no on explosion occurred in the haemoglobin, Moscow radio re courtyard of the Royal Palace ported today. there, Bath King Feisal
Haemoglobin is the red pig- Crown Prince Abdul Illah were ment in the blood cells which said to have been away. carry food and oxygen through-
At Ahram said that bomb al-out the organism,
of the tempts against cars
The scientists were able to Jordunian constitutional de- capture 18 specimens of the new Iegation in Bagdad had been un- kind of fah, the radio added,--
France-Presse. covered.-United Press.
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