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HUN-G KONG
MACMILLAN DEFENDS TESTS
PHARAOH IN Doesn't Think
MOSCOW
Wreminiscent
reception, A
of the
thirties, President Nusser has arrived in Moscow, The crash of the cymbal. and the rattle of the drum, the tinool and the parade which this modern heralded Pharaoh in all so fumillur. Heaped together, it all spells such dattery as President Nasser's
prolo types
indulged with reciprocal Increase, until they fell from power.
So let it be, and our column
is not addressed to dieta- tors or their allies, but to those we call' friends.
Best. Informed
Britons Want
Them Suspended
London, May 1.
Mr Ilarold Macmillan, the British Prime Minister,
said here today that he did not think the majority of Britons wanted the nation's cur- rent series of nuclear tests in the Pacific suspended.
thon
lle was replying to an appeal "Moreover, Dhe minimum lest. frum more
600 British the necessary to maintain the scientists for Immediate action full effectiveness of this delet- abstained not be rent should lo stop nuclear tests.
without securing some cunpen- eating safeguards which would
YEAR and a half ago, A covering letter was sent to Elen, perhaps the best in-by the veteran British philoso- formed man in the worldpher Bertrand Russell.
A Prime Minister author the une appeal,
on
international affairs,
saw the danger of the buffer
atutes of Syria, the land
Deep Concern
Moral Stand
1
103
"I believe also that the Bri- tish people would not consider The Prime Minister, in his re- link between Africa and ply from 10 Downing Street said: that they were taking a moral contributing Lo 3 Asin, and the Suez Canal, no less than the signatories to star coming under foreign in the petition, have a deep con- genuine solution of these prob Buences.
cern for the welfare of all lens if this country were simply
beings. The whole to abandon its contribution Himself a man of peace, who human
the nuclear deterrent and had experienced front line British people share that cou
leave to the United States the The danger, Sir Anthony did cern, which, as I am sure you
of protecting confined sole burden will recognise, is not throw not hesitate
world
Auninst possible to those who participate in free
Macmillan French
Mr troops alongside the forces, and together with demonstrations or sign petitions Egression,"
te urge the ending of our tests
to
the excellent Israeli Army; now. the danger of the Canal
and buffer states falling into the wrong bands WIS removed.
the Won
con
But what
sequence? A man who haul
דיי
SN this very concern which leads me and my col- leagues to doubt the wisdom the at the present suspension of British tesis and to fear that such a step now would increase and not lessen the danger of war, with the
slaughter **wholesale
that modern war would mear."
given his life to serving his country, and the cause of world peace: the mu who saw almost alone the dangers of dictatorships during the thirties und The position of the British censelessly railed against Government was that under
were them attitude declarations on intention
Avspend tests demo.
selves of Hule value, and thal
the complacent adopted by the cracies, was broken. Broken
10
the suspension of tests shoukl not be considered in isolation from other aspects of disarma- ment.
ND what makes it more 1 tragic, he was broken
in the house of his friends. "What is needed In this field, Perhaps there who in their in other disarmament mat
ters, is an international agree- excitable ignorance were
Including adequate disposed to call him camures Inspection und aggressor will take second control," Mr Macmillan suid thought.
AL
T
Disarmament
said.
The British Government the conscious of Was very dangers which might arise f nuclear weapons were to be sdditional manufactured by governments and so were tu fall into the hands of what called some the petition irresponsible national lender.
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Singapore Shipowners
Order Ships Out
Of Indonesian Waters
Singapore, May 1.
KDA LODN
Missing Lifeboat Found With Bodies
Mulgrave, May 1. The search for a missing lifoboat from the ill-fated trawler Shelia Patricia ended early tonight when the boat was located off the Nova Scotia conat, Three bodies were found in the boat.
Singapore shipowners said today they were ordering their There was no trace of four other
captains to leave Indonesian waters after the bombings that have sunk two vessels since Monday,
The
un.
the British Daronia, The two ships to go down
Flying Lark, the are the British tanker Son Panamanian
and an Flaviano, and the
Armonia ItalianCreek freighter Aquila.
known Indonesian ship have been attacked by unidentified aircraft and damage:!.
MACMILLAN SHOUTED
DOWN IN ANGRY
COMMONS RUMPUS
London, May 1.
Labour Opposition backbenchers shouted down Prime Minister Harold Macmillan today in an angry House of Commons rumpus over H-bomb tests.
The row exploded when Mac- Labour's disarma- millon told ment expert, Phillp Noel Baker, "I think you are one of those men who always thinks his own country wrong."
Amid a storm shouting and booing at the Premier by Oppo-
8
of
"The only real Insurance this danger, however, ugainst would be agreement to stop the production of fierile materialsition backbencherY, Labour for weapons, under international Party Leader, Hugh Galtskell, control, as proposed in the dis-jumped up and accused Mac- armament plan endorsed by a millen of "diccourtesy." overwhelming majority in the
rhouts Bucking angry United Nations-last-November" "Withdraw, withdraw," Mac- the Prime Minister concluded millen tried vainly to reply. A Reuter.
Spenloer W. S. Morrison finally Hilervened to quell tho. uproar
before Macmillan could (nud.
NEW STRIKE THREAT LOOMS
OVER BRITAIN Pilkington
London, May 1.
Perhaps those who were
Inclined to criticiuo his.
The British Government actions will now criticise
hoped it would be possible to their own short-sightedness.
any rate, the settlematach a disarmament agreement
which would include the A new strike threat capable achieved by his action was suspension of nuclear tests, or
of paralysing vital export wrested from him, and we at least make progress towards
industries toomed over are left in a situation where such an agreement at a meet-
Britain today while last a protege of Muscow holds ing of heads of governments. Lis key to Asia Minor, The British Government wished
efforts were being made Take see such a meeting Africa, and the sea doorway to
10 avert a walkout of place in conditions which offer- to the East.
London's 50,000 busmen, ed a chance of success.
due to start at midnight next Sunday.
Blood On Hands
DERHAPS those who held
Po Brutus dagger will
now look askance upon the blood on their own hands, For now the pattern is plain,
all that remains to be done la to set down the welcome!
the buffer carpet across
and invite modern Imperialism into Africa,
states,
"For that reason they are at the moment, in concert with their allies, conducting nego- tations with the Boytet Union with a view to arrang-
BROKE OUT
con-
Tie scene broke out over o Parliamentary question by Con- servative backbencher R. A. Мас- He asked
Manslaughter Charge To
Be Dropped
Several
they owner said were ordering their ships home Immediately.
Others said they had told their captains to make for the nearest port and await orders, or avold the Strails of Mocassar until further developments.
NOT EVACUATING . The Shell Oll Company, whlen yesterday closed its East Borneo the bombing to helds after
Balik Papan, sald today it was staff.
not considering evacuating its
they
The Acting Manager of Sheil Tankers (Eastern) Ltd., Mr G. R. Maine, said the company had 300 men on its felds at Ballk Papan, Tarakan and Bunju. With their familles totalled about 2,000
The nationalities were Dutch British, Australians, Swedes, Danes, Chinese and Indonesians. "At the moment we are ask- ing our staff to stay at their (posts". hoping wo CAN FESUDIO
normal operations soon.
"Short, of 'emergency men. sures, there is no prescht way of getting them out,
London, May-1. charge of manslaughter Thato late no regular sea or against William Trow, air communications," Mr Maino 62-year-old ~driver in a rald Router
train ruch-hour London disaster last December, will be dropped when he appears for a re-trial, it was learned today,
1
The prosecution will offer no millon whether he would sug- | evidence against him. Rest to Soviet Premier Nikita system of Khrushchev that inspection and control should be pplied not only to nuclear tests
sicam express
Trew, whose crashed in fog into the rear of a stationary suburban train re- but also to conventional arms. sulting in 90 deaths, was sent Macmillan replied that Bri- for re-trial at the Old Balley, taln proposed this last July and central criminal court, last week, that he repeated the proposal when the jury failed to reach a
to Khrushchev | verdiet a letter In
on the manslaughter charge, on January 16.
Noel
asked Baker
Why
Trew, who pleaded not guilty Britain had withdrawn the pro-
at his first trial, is expected to posal for inspection of conven-
Bailey on tional armaments' "leaving our appear at the Old
the first day of the next session, the extraordinary Engintering selves in The Amalgamated
May 8-China Mall Special. Unlon, controller 3,000,000 position that the Russians aro much more COP- shipyard and metal Indus- proposing
disarmament ond trio workers, decided at its ventional
NC manual conference at Great much more Inspection than Yarmouth today to press im are."
for a substantial
A meeting of heads of Covruments. I cannot accept that it is the view of a large majority of the British people
the that
mediately present series of
pay increase. British testy should be sus- pended.
resolution. passed un- no scientiac
ression. If there is satisfaction in
animously in secret to
limit placed a three-month honour, then Sir Anthony evidence for the assertion
in your letter.
un negotiations,
DIRECT ACTION
"I know
this effect
On
must be satisfied: If there the contrary, I believe that the រ៉ satisfaction in being people of this country recognise proved right, Sir Anthony that, in the absence of
a dis- It 16 must again be satisfied.
agreement, armament But what do his friends think essentisi to rely upon
now? Are they big enough nuclear deterrent to admit that he was right prevent aggression,"
millan continued. and they were wrong?.
The
tho The executive council was la- structed to employ a poilor In order to
of "direct action" to enforce Mr Mac-
the claim if necessary. Meanwhile, Sir John Elilot, London Transport chairman, urged hus union leader Frank Cousins to accept pay riso of eight shilings sixprice per wwk for all workers and to drop plans for Bext week's atrikeUnited Press.
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Maemilian, Bushing, retorted sharply, "I think that is grent travesty of the story of last year. I think you Bru one of those men who always thinks his own country wrong." -Unlied Press.
Mount Etna
Catania, May 1, Mount Elna spewed forth new barrents of molten tava and @moke today in the 11th day of a new cruption.
LIFER ESCAPES
Polykarpos
Nicosia, May 1. Georgidades,
团
leading figure in the Eoka Greck Cypriot underground. escaped today from Nicosia prison where he was serving a life sentence. It was the third escape for Georgidades, understood to be one of Ecka leader George Grivas top lieutenants,
It was not revealed how the escape was engineered. But au- thorities suspected that Grivas, needing a right-hand man for his threatened new underground drive against the British, had the break.-United
Scientists sald the lava flow would have to continue at the present rate for at least another Dino days before 11 began to threaten cultivated fields and organised
Press villages.-United Press..
Mayors To Fight Segregationists
MOVE TO COMBAT TERRORIST BOMBINGS
for the
071
Jacksonville, Flo, May 1 apparently responsinte
of most TUIE Mayors
major dynamitings. THE
Southern citien дго The last in sporadic series of scheduled to meet hero on bombinga occurred here Saturday in an unprecedented Monday. Blasts rocked a Jewish move to combat terrorist bom-synagogue and community een- bings of Jewish and negro tre and a nearby negro school, premises.
Latdr in the day a dynainita charge was found bealdo ja
in Birmingham, Bynngogut
its fuse doused by
MOWI
The Mayor of Jacksonville, Alabama, Haydon Burns, - one of ise rain. organisers, said the action was emergency being taken on an
Burns said that since basis because of the Pedal January 1967 there had been
of investigation's re- 47 ureau
dynamitings attributed to fusel to
against the elements of the anti-integration minority segregationist - groups movement in the South
MOTO
Minutes after the bombings and also after the hore, Nashville incident, newsca
leaders and Jewish
received persons identifying calls from themselves as members of "the In Confederate underground.” both cases there wore threats of further violence against negroes and integrationists.
Mayor Burns mid the com ferenco was primarily for the purpose of "Erve exchange of clues, leads and information,
and for names of suspecte
aninsi planning precations other outbreaks of violença."--- United ProMS,
PROSTITUTE
CHALLENGES
crew members missing from the trawler, which caught fre during rough weather 10 miles south of Cape Canso yesterday.
Six crew members, were rescued when an air and sea search located the disabled vessel this morning.
They
Engulfed
anld
INDIAN GOVT engulfed the engine room and
Allahabad, May, 1.
A prostitute filed a written
petition In
the fire quickly
galley and knocked out the ship's radio after Captain Urlan Hier reported fre.
They added Allahabad High Court today chal. lenging the validity of the suppression of Immoral tramo in women and giria act. The
putition
direated in gainst the Indian Gov
State ernment and the
of Government
Uttar Pradesh.
The prostituto, Husna Bai, ba 24, asked the mat declared vold and In- operative as it offended her fundamental rights guaranteed under Article 10 of the indien Constitu. tion. Sho
nisa wald the act viplates Articfa 38 and 39 of the Constitution under
...... which she had the right to an adequate means of livelihood.
Meanwhile prostitutes
Allahabad formed a union to fight against the act United Press.
tho
that seven men clambered into a dory and managed to launch it, despite the fact that the trawler was moving at the time. The ne who decided to stay with the ship went through an ordeal lasur more than 12 hours, during which they were unable to control the-Aro or escape.
Shakon Up
When picked up by the Now- foundland fishing bom Zetruis Carly this morning, they wero badly shaken up, with samo Buffering fron.fractures and most from shock, exposure and minor burne. Several other · Donts-were--ex-
In the pected to siny where the lifebont was found in an attempt to locate the four missing-crewmen: The Air Forco will send more planca out at frat ight to- morrow.United Press,
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