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E present clash of new bulletins
whether over
of not the Queen and Princess Margaret ara in agreement about their futuro relations with Group Captain Poter Town- Bond serves
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of, o point made in this column sotus months ago at a time when the Queen's Press Secretary at Buckingham Palace asked for guidanco from Flect Street.
the The great majority of
newspaper reading public will probably agree that the matter is primarily one for the Royal Family it self, and will be sorry if already full lives are made if more complicated or members
the Royal Family are hurt by prying Journalism.
Newer News
N the other hand the vast
Omajority of the
nowA-
paper reading public will rush to the first news stand that displays any indica
of having fresh. Information nows
tion
newer
And it Is equally certain that any popular London newspaper brave enough not to hazard & guess on this particular Royal affair retain Ita popularity for many more days.
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I KOWLOON
UAR REQUESTS
PASSENGER LINER SINKS UN MEETING
Over Thousand Aboard CALL FOR Pearson Concedes
Believed Rescued In
Indian Ocean After Fire
Amsterdam, Mar. 31.
The Marine radio station at Scheveningen, Holland, re- ported that a 9,786-ton Norwegian passenger vessel sank in the Indian Ocean after a fire on board got out of control. All passengers and crew members, numbering more than 1,100, were be lieved rescued by a British ship before the Norwegian Skaubryn went to the bottom, the Dutch radio station said.
Townsend
Leaves
London
Scheveningen radio did not make clear whether it had been in communication with the Skaubryn or the re- ported British rescue ship, City of Sydney.
the
British
The station said that Skaubryh went down 300 miles cast southeast of Sokotro.
Sokotra is a mal island colony off the east coast of Africa south of the Arabian Peninsula.
. Mass Rescue
The radio station was unable on the basis of the apparently
London, Mar. 31. Group Cuplain Peter Town-
send left here by air to fragmentary signal picked up to night for Brussels after a state whether the City of Sydney six-day visit which re- went alongside the Skaubryn to vived the 1955 drama of effect a masa rescue or pleked up his romance with Prin survivors. cess Margaret.
angered Queen Elizabeth.
*
In fact a newspaper would His departure from London
not only lose circulation, followed widespread press It would fail in its job and porta that his reunion with the Wednesday hud would deserve to lose cir- Princess last culation if it ignored re.. ports of this kind. The task of righting the undoubtedly wrong situa- tion that exists now, lies with the Palace. Those who control the issue of news today" from Palace, Parliament, committee
or chamber havo a
course to steer,
· But
difficult
It also followed his own state- cat there were no grounds for believing. there had been any change in the decision of the 27-year-old Princess not to marry kimi
A FEW DAYS
In any event, rescue of more than 1,000 persons in the open sea by a single 7,000-ton vessel of the City of Sydney type would be an extraordinary achievement Sen conditions at the time of the ship-sinking are and the ensuing rescue effort were not known here. The usually placid, worm, luke-like seas Li orea would help and rescue attempt.
ULL
British planes based in the Colony of Adon at the foot or the Arabian Peninsula
The 43-year-old Group Cap- also be able to aid survivors in
Freighter Drifting In Bahamas
The
Miami, Mar. 31. Const
Guard today rushed aid to the disabled freighter Irish Poplar, n 449-foot vessel operated by States Marine Corp. of New York, which sent
COTTON QUOTA AGAINST
COLONY
Landon, Apr. 1.
Mr Cyril Lord, wealthy in-
Defeat In Canadian Election
Montréal, Mar, 31. dustrialist and a leading The Liberal Leader, Lester B. Pearson, conceded
spokesman of
Tanca-
shire's textile manufac- turers, today called for the imposition of a quota on cation imports from Hongkong.
In a letter to the Financial
victory to the Conservative forces headed by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in Canada's 24th General Election tonight two hours after the polls had closed in the central provinces.
The Liberal Leader, fommer|
Times, he said. Hongkong was Minister of External Affairs being used as "back door for and this year's Nobel prize! getting
textiles into Britain winner, made his announcement to newsmen at the Liberal duty-free.
Party Headquarters in Ottawa where he had been the election returns,
He stated: "Hongkong'e tex- file imports, for a population of two million people, are rumming at a gure approaching million annually.
be
£30
RE-EXPORTED "When ond asks for figure which should
readily available of how much is re- exported, none are given.
"This
because, by using the 25 per cent, uplift method be tween the basic cost price and the export price, Japan cun
on her goods i avoid any duty coming into this country via Hongkong.
The government maintains
of directly shipped
n distress call this morn- | that they have a quota in the Ing that it was drifting amount helplessly with engines Japanese goods, that can remain out toward Grand Baha.
nas Island.
In this country,
watching
Awo
The figures that he had been readhig for more than houts had told a uniform atory Conservative successes Every- where and Liberal gains nowhere. United Press At 9 p.m. nation-wide compilation showed the following standing:
Results
PC elected 138, leading 12: Lib. elected 33, leading 15: CCF elected 2., leading 3, Mr Pearson conceded without walling for the vote to be fully counted in Manitoba and before Saskatche- the polls closed in
Alberta and British wan
Columbia.
Mr Pearson tonight attel- buted the sweeping Conservative
The ship said it required im- ANOTHER MEETING SUCcss to the feeling of the
modlate assistance to keep from drifting aground.
The Coast Guard diverted the would nearby steamship Atlantic Sep- man to the scene and dispatched from Port Everglades, Florida.
tain emerged unexpectedly from an open sea once it was day- the cutter Gentian and a tu a secret weekend country retreat | light. to board an atrilner at London
The sinking apparently took
the rocks along that airport where he told reporter place, however, in the middle of course are largely composed he was going to
Who Belgian the night of edicta, officials, and capfint for a "few days."
First Inkling of 11 was He also said he was "going on employers who do not under-
received by Scheveningen and other stand the purpose ora boliday" and had no
other European murine radiu plana.
stations after mechanics of a newspaper.
midnight tonight The Princess annotineed on
(Monday), October 31, 1055, hat she hal Guessing
to y Town- decided not end, divorced, father of two
WHY In this Royal case W
should there be so much excitement? The excitement about Palace rumours exists are Iargely because they rumours. Because they cannot be checked, Because "your guess is as good as mine" ..so the bigger the guess the better.
to
Reuter.
Emigrants
sohs, because she was 'indful These radio reports, conlala of the Church's teaching that ing no details, hinted at a sen Christian marriage is indisso-irugedy of vast proportions some luble and conscious of my duty 5,000 miles away.
According to the shipowners, the Commonwealth... Kam
the passengers were mostly Germans
Scandinavians und .with o
crew of Germans and Italians for the most part.
The ship's officers were all Norwegians.
MACMILLAN SAYS:
The fact that the "Gossip WORLD SLUMP
Press is looked on na a and ruthless
unreliable the
animal that
BCOUTS
gutters for offal, perhaps
COULD GIVE
even the fact that the gossip REDS CHANCE
press exists at all, is due to
an undoubted popular taste OF SUBVERSION
for offal.
That the field of the gosalp
writer should include the
London, Mar. 31.
Palace is due to a penchant Mr Harold Macmillan, the in the Palace for cultivating mysterics...being highly
About
perfectly
accret commonplace' affairs as if there was something to be Becret about.
Breeds Guesser
lack of reliable news,
I tha hash or at anne moto,
Prime Minister, warned here tonight that a world slump would givė. Communists an tunity for and intrigue," Addressing
"subversion
anecting In
The ship was on its way to Colombo and was later to pro- cred to Australian ports with to be the passengers, believed mostly emigrants.
The Shaubyn departed from Bremerhaven, Germany, and later called at Malta, where 150 passengers went aboard.
Bergen Radio sold that it had received no distress signals from the voel.
Broken Down
STANDING BY
Last reports from the Irish Poplar; the Coast Guard" said, indicated that it no longer was drifting and was about 18 miles
Settlement Point,
Grand Buhomas.Unlica Press.
Manchester, Mar. 31. The Cotton Board confirmad today That arrangements were being made for a mesting in London during April with Indian and Pakistani cotton. Interests, but
Д spokesman ~ WAB unable to give further detalle-Router..
people that the Government should be allowed to put its poleies into effect"
Mr
Pearson conceded the election at 1.58 p.m. He sald he would carry on as leader of the Liberal opposition for the next five years "if elected in my own riding."
Telegram
The Alantic Scuman was standing by the stricken
At the same time he made his "But as the present position announcement, Mr Pearson re- freighter late today. The Const
slands, Japan does not need any leased the test of a telegram Guard cutter was due on the sceno at 8.30 pan, and the tugquota because she is free to of congratulations he had sent
send as much as she wants to to Prime Minister John Dieten. at 11 p.m..
Hongkong for reshipment here.baker at Prince Albert,
"A quota would enable us to Saskatchewan
sincere have a stable home market on "Please accept my which all export business must
congratulations on the decisive be based.
mandate you have received "It is not a question of our
today' from the people in home trade subsidising exports. election. but no one can keep his house
and . "I
wish you health in order if he is continually strength as you face your heavy having to contend with in- responsibility of Government, mud I can assure you of the co-operation of the Liberui op-
o
Politician Committed
For Trial
truders."
WEAR-KNEED
Mr Lord said Britain' should position in all measures which will advance the best interest not be too "wenk-kneed and
of the country."-United Press. frightened" to do something which was common practice In other countries-the applicatio Bolize, Mar. 31. of quotas.
To say that the Immediate Mr George Frice, leader of
tho Taft-wing Peoples sufferef from such a process et United Party (PUP), was the British consumer
would be Ls, to my today committed for trial į-view, complete nonsense.
oa bali.
trade strangulation
trade
at the supreme court on The availability of goods a charge of seditious, In- for the British retall
here, where they have the tontion. of A
the representative
world's production at their the
owners feared that the ship's
At a preliminary hearing he feet, only helps them to exploit oppor-radio had broken down.
But at the same time he said pleaded not guilty and reserved the situation, and dictate their he was glad to report that the his defence. He was released terms to Lancashire at a time
when
Lancashire goods seven-year-old vessel. หยด Mr Price was committed to fortunate to get a showing, Halifax tonight he said "The equipped with the most modern the April session of the supreme. "It is precisely because of Imports that the retail and dis- tributive trades have been able to exploit the position, and keep prices high."-Router,
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repartee, and table which by bombs and rockets alone, If "endear tho memory... of were allowed to fall into a monarchs liko Queen Vic-world slump on anything like toria to us still, that breeds the tho gossip guesser.
scale that we knew
20
But years ago, this would lead to a
STERL 19 danger almost
os
The Skaugen Line has since court which opens tomorrow. -1940 run
emigrant a regular
Australia, route from Bremerhaven
to
The Skaubryn, hullt
In Kiel, was put into service In 1951, The ship was con- even more, it is the exclusionmilltary aggression-that is the structed especially for this kind
of basseNEET transport. of large-scale danger
United Press.
of responsible journalists!
In-
and the Impossibility of employment, poverty and checking wild rumours that suffering.
gives free, rein to the "There could be no better
in the last, resort, in it true
Korean Election
REMARKS
The charge against Mr Price he was arise out of remarks
about Elizabeth during 3 Queen alleged to have made
speech hero,
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Murdered
!
Manila, Apr. 1.,
ELECTION WORKERS KIDNAPPED
Montreal, 'Mar. 31. Sovsrol car loads of raidors kidnapped nine Liberal election workers from two Liberal Party committen rooms in Montreal today. Two women and two men were seized in ane rold; and five man in another.
Eye-witnesses of the raid said. tho - kidnappere forced their way into the committee room of Liberal candidate, Mr Gerald Lloselle, and bundled their vic- tims frite a car.
BROKE AWAY
Raymond Therrien, Liberal
on "to bring into batred or Tarlac Province yesterday, is kidnappers but they reapptured
Under British Honduras lavi, Four masked men shot a seditious intention is an inten-wealthy land-owner to death in organiser, broke away from the
For Communist
contempt or to exclie-disaffee appeared immediately and lett him. guesser and the writer of opportunity
Scoul, Mar. 31. 1lori against the person of Hor no motive for the killing.
Pouco sald they had arrest- Innane, perhaps innocuous, subversion and intrigue"
DEFLATION
Govern- Majesty,
the The South Korean
or against
The police are working on the ed a man suspected of taking tripe
In other Incidents in Mon Many responsible people, the nt today announced general Governor in his official capacity theory that the killers could part in one of the raids,
aleckons would be held on May of the Government of 'British have been disgruntled tenants that a public figuro has an Prime Minister
had arrested 23 Bald, thought
2 to cicct 233 members of the Honduras 25 by law established, working on the land-ownor's troal police absolute right to privacy the problem for Britain this House of Representatives of the or the administration of justice." hacienda in Central Luzon people by early afternoon. in all his personal affairs...year would not be inflation and National Assembly-Reuter, › For that in fact any of us riaing prices, but deflation, with have such privacy anyway? falling prices and unemploy This is the ery of the meat.
We must be careful not to upstart
bo so, concerned with the In nobility of stage and screen nationary problem of the last Who leap at the advantages 19 years that deflation may. upon us unaware," be of general fame but squral creep when it plaches.
aristocracy, the
sold.
Houter."
France-Pressó
TWO AIRLINERS NEARLY COLLIDE
New York, Mar. 31. But on the other hand, if a The Clyli Aeronkalles Avociá
Мод vild tođáy that tha he Queen would be the first
to admit her duty of public world, depression should arise
"scound plane involved in example, as she is the Brat this year the worst position for Britain would be to find her- to practise Prince solf an island of Indation in a Margaret has already done world of deflation. That would to when the renounced the mean British prices going up. tection of marrying Group while those of everyone else!
-tain Towned.
I went down Router.
› near-collision with a National
Airlang© DC-6Bover Jersey Ybeterdky was another National Airtinke plans,“ "ha UAS, which, today began ***probe” of the Hon-pollirit of
á
tho aitilner
CarFing persons, 'rail reports of pilots of both the plates Indicated "Bath "woro at the same place xi the same “boo as the sands
Capt. Jack 5. Gullria divod žia), lended Terida-lo-New York }~~alriner 199 Evel at 210"miles
Reuter
Ike-Dulles Meet
Washington, Mar. 31. United States President Dwight Eisenhower and Socra an hour to avoid a crash with sary of State, Mr John Foster the encoming twin-engine Dulles conterred for an hotir plane, when he saw it dead and 10 minutes here this after""
moon:
RAW White House apokeanian The second plang was ideallaod 'mich later that the subjects of Today ka w National Swin- the Soviet suspension of nuclear angina: Convair bound from tesa and of a reply to Moscow Neward airport for Nufolk, j'on a "pummit's conference had
United States
To Go Ahead
With N-Tests
Washington, Mar. 31. The State Department spokesman, Mr Lincoln White, and today that the United States was going shond with its nuclear teste this spring 'summer.
and
But be declined to charac
tering the United States etutament as a rojection of the Soviet offer to the United States to Jolin ' a suspension of testa. Ha also docilnod to forecnt the result of the study which the State Depart ment promined sto give to the Boviet stalement.
Mr White was asked if there was any possibility that, at the conclusion of the forthcoming Pacifio teste, the United States might Join in an agreement to ban tests. He said he could not answer auch any categorio question
conse. He added that end possibl- lity was that the Bevlet Union would, following the United States state- ment, invite Inspection. Mr White aald that that
10 remained be anyon Aeuter.
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ON MID-EAST
FLARE-UP
Calro, Mar. 31. The United Arab Republic
announced tonight It - has. requested an urgent meet- Ing of the United Nations Security Council to take up Israeli attempts to "size" Syrian territory.
The UAR call came after. iwa
Clays of heavy fighting "bo- tween Israells and Syrians in the Lako Itulch region of the Irac}l-Byzlan border.
Tanks and wehi artillery were
brought into play by both sides. Caminity, figures, Wero not clear but estimates - rose to more than 20 on each side,
Aggression
A group of Israeli labourers and ̧
technicians, protected by troops, ne been working on an irrigation project in the
The vicinity.
VAR FLAM charged repeatedly that the workers were on Arab terri tory.
Last Night a spokesman herd announced a note had been sent to UN, Secretary-G©*« *eral. Day Hammarskjoli. Israeli and Warning that it threatened peado ka the Mid-Fisk,
protesting Realest
"Aggrersion"
Tlie noto. "was intended.
spokesman said, for Mistel- bution among all UN mem- bersUnited Press,
Khrushchev To
Visit Hungary
Budapest, Mar. 31. Soviet Promier Nikita Khrush« chov will visit Hungary, DITIV« ing in Budapest next Friday, the Hungarian news *gency announced today. -
Khrushchev will head a Soviet Government and Communist Party delegation to Budapest to' attend celebrations of the 13th unniversary of the Liberation of Hungary by Soviet, troops, the news brenty, said.
Newly-appointed First Vice- Premier Frol Kozlov will be a meraber, of the delegation
France-Presse,
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