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Comment 70 Labour members abstain from voting on defer
REVOLT AGAINST GAITSKELL
of the
day
An idéà for
Christmas
TVERY year many Hongkong
year
Christmas
cardi and New
ہوئی
Year greetings, often accom- panied by memo pade, diaries, doek calendars, bottles of brandy and whisky, and R host of other commercial trinkets which for he
most part are lost, consumed forgotten month later. This custom Nerves no useful purpose, At this time of year these gifts arrive in a steady procession on the bole's ́denk, He hands them to his secre- tary or staff
takes them
home to hla family, if they are cards he may stand them on the window sill or more Bkaty, 1040 them in tho wastepaper basket, Because coming from an Institution or firm they lack any personal touch and an goodwill ges- tures they mean little. WE are loath to belleve, for
example, that any manager or salesman would feel it. dispored towards an associate or allent firm which did not remember to send Christmas Greetings. And certainly no bullnoseman would allow his commercial dealings to be in fluenced by such a trivial con. sideration.
We' are not denying the need
for goodwill of Christmas but feel that in far too many cases it is misdirected. it may bs too late to do much this year because cards and gifts are ordered well in advance but the following
kind
Biggest rebellion since
Bevan led leftists
eight years ago
London, Dec. 13.
About 70 Labour MPs openly revolted against the party leadership in the House of Commons tonight by abstain- ing from voting and helped the Conservative Government win a crushing vote of confidence on its defence policies.
ROLLS WILL
CALL FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS
New York, Dec. 13.
A Fifth-avenue store has fold its women customers it will sond a Rolls-Royca car for thom when they want to visit the store to do their Christmas shop-
ping. dejter from a
In on announcement New York Times,
firm gives the right of lead for Hongkong firms to follow in the futura, IT says: "Dear Editor: A few
in the the slote
men.
I was the biggest party re- bellion in Parliament since the | Jute Ancurin Bevan led left- wingers ainst the lendership eight years ago.
The vote came at the end of In debate on a Labour Party mation criticising the Govern- mest for falling to press for "a balanced ruzlear strategy in Europe and relying unduly on the nuclear deterrent.
Many Labour MPs on the back beaches refused to leave their seats when the time came
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He told the Howe of Cam- mons that effective political con- trol would at least give the other members of the alliance à veto, the opportunity for consultation and the feeling they were par- ticipating in "this absolutely vitel decision,"
Criticism
Mr Gaitskell criticised tha Government for not gelling more specific undertakings from the United States about the use of a British base for her Polaris-
ring subinarines.
for them to troop into the divi-fically for proper British par- con lobbies to record their
vote for the motion.
Normal majority
It was defeated by 318 votes E 163 majority of 155. Marnulian's Prime Minister Government normally com. mCommons, majority of aboul 100,
says: "Ladles come sit by the fire and stop for your days ago a group of our We know how-to" “treat personnel gathered to diecuts | Christmas shopping lady.... Christmas plans. A new pubtle we will pamper her. First we relations department had been send a Rolls-Royce to pick her established during the year up (really). Then we usher party.
her into the
comfortable sur-
and precedents would have to be set. Should there be gifts?roundings of our From Her to If co, of what type? And who im hop where no man dare should be on the mailing list? Intrude, let her settle down by "Somehow the conversation took the streside have
a cup of ten
different direction. It did not go back to last year and the procesass employed by other companies. it spanned instead the conlurles past and It brought to the group a re- affirmation or the true mean- ing and spirit of Christmas. As a result we are using our iimited Christmas budget to
offer a real Christmas dinner to about 400 Team fortunate children in Hongkong. "Your name will be added to the liat of hosts and we know 'you will be happy to have brought hollday cheer to come of the young people of our Colony Here is one firm that has had the courage to strap a pointless Christmas
or voice... ponder... go over her list.
we bring "At her command suggestions to her... then de lived her end her parcels home. That's the way we treat lady."-Chima Mall Special.
FOG IN BRITAIN
Labour, he sald, asked spect- ticipation in the decisions about the itineraries of these sub- marines in percetime.
Mr Edward Heath, Deputy Foreign Secretary, who replied to the debate, said the real problem was striking the right balance between multi-national controls, which could reduce the emelengy of the deterrent, and
These European fears.
were that there would be no nuclear weapons to go to the defebcó and that American Nato forces might be used without consulta- tion.
CON
APPEARS
IN COURT
of
Alexander Morrison, Senior Superintendent Traffic, this morning ap- peared before. Mr 1,, T. Morris at Causeway Bay Court pa a summons of careless driving:
عاط
Mortion, whose address 'WAR stven as c/o Tralic Once, Hongkong, 'pleaded not Kulliy through counsel, Mr II. Caine of Johnson, Stokes and
Yaster.
The swimmuns alicged Morrison, on October 14, at 2.05 m at Queen's-road East near the Junction of Wanchai-rand
and Stone Nullah-lanc, drove E motorcycle, "A101 careless manner,
"The case was fixed to be heard on January 23, 24 and 25, Inclusive,
Crown Counsel, Mr D, N. E. Hea la proseculine.
243 die in
American
blizzard
U.S.
Embassy reports Foreign
start of Vientiane battle
Washington, Dec. 13.
The American Embassy in Laos reported late to- day that the battle for Vientiane, the leftist- held capital, has started.
_new_leftist
American-equipped troops of In Rangoon, it was reported anti-Communist General Phoumi that a party of 31 from 1403, Nosavan drove Into Vientiane at.Including Health Minister 3.20 am Laos time and elashed Khanouk Keola and Deputy with Soviet-olded forces of the Speaker Phen Phongsavon, have regime lcd by been granted refuge in Rangoon, paratroop Captain Kong Le.. The Laotian group was re-
celved Jast Ambassador Winthrop Burmese Foreign Minister ond night by the Brown reported fighting in the spent some time explaining the streets, Commercial telegraph diluation in services were
Laos.-UPI Interrupted,, and Reuter. news dispatches from Vientiane were delayed.
2
U.S.
A State Department omelin aald Kong Le's forces were ob- viously resisting Phoumi's drive. la oust them and re-establish the new Loyalist government in the administrative capital. Moscow note
In Moscow, the Soviet Clov ernment salit tonight that it could not ignore the threat to peater and, security in Southeast Asia resulting from United States interference in Laos.
and
Princess Anne
in Nativity play
Legion
shoots
youths
French Foreign Legion para-
Algiers, Dec. 13.
⚫ troops- shot doad two European youths and a ro- ported seven Moslems in quelling violent demon- strations in the east Algerian fort of. Bone to- day thortly before Presid ont dé Gaulle loft there by air for Paris at the ond of his Algarian tour.
It was the first time
French
troops had opened fire on Euro- prane since plots flared with General de Gaulle's arrival In Algeria, Itst Friday
...
Two 16-y-car-031 French youst's fall decat whom.paza- troop) · fired' on 'European de- monstratore singing the. Mar-- cellinise.
Paratroops later opened fro on a chanting crowd of Moslema by s terri wo by : the led
DETERMINED
:
Now York, Dec., 13. “A bone chilling December blizzard, swept out to sea today leaving a rapidly mounting death voll and millions locked. in. As first offering food and petroleum Princess Anne's Brownie Pack Europeans. Ninety-six died in
London, Dec. 13. A Soviet note was delivered
Ten-year-old Princess Anne to Mr Llewellyn Thompsce, the today played the part of en U.S. Ambascalor in
Moscow, angel in & Nativity play staged Taco, reported). ··
in the Throny Room of Bucking- groot margoot dag," hara Palace and watched by the Meanwhile In Washington, the Queen Elizabeth, the Duke of Stale Department spokesman Edinburgh, and Queen Mother abstention was, con-
said today that the Soviet Union Elizabeth. Their sidered
a rebuff for Mr Hugh
had made cynical gesturs in Gaitskell, party leader, who has niready been in condict on this Mr Heath said United mater with the left-wing of the States proposed that the volatis from North Carolina, to products to strifestern Latos, and
which submarino should be added to group
A United Press International abstained represented one-third of the Labour Party welcome it. It would show
almost the Nato force, Britain would survey showed 243 people dead Members of
In the storm stretching, from Parliament which welenne demonstration of con- Texas tough the midfile At-
tinued numbers 254,
American interest in lantic states, and up the castern Europo-AP, AFP and Reuter, scalidad
The blizzard was the worst since 1947.
The
Political circles here were surprised at the extent of the left-wing
"revoli" against Mr Galiskell
Mr Galtskell's dilemma was emphasised by the fact that nithaugh most of thosO who abstained were anti-bomb Socialists or left-wingers. 4 number condemn his deflance of the Labour conference.
One of those who remained
in his scat curing the vote was Mr Richard Crossman, gurrent party chaleman and a supporter of collective security.
London, Dec. 13. Fog covered much of Britain tonight with visibility down to 10 yards in many places.
ley patches on roads brought an additional hazard,
Air services with the Con- custom tinent were disrupted and and replace it with a sensible, domestic fights were cancelled. Driberg all members of the
appropriate alternativo,
-AP.
ABDOL
MINERA
BUILD UP
RESISTANCE!
AGAINST
WINTER ILLS
neat left-wing party figures as Others included such promi-
Mr Anthony Greenwood,-- Mrs Barbara Castle and Mr Tom
party's governing National Ex- ecutive Committee – Mr Köni Zilliacus and Mr Sydney Silver- mün,
Not worried
Ford chief to head
Defence Department
Mains
Numberg cold hampered res- cue operations in much as 20 inches of snow, piled Into huge driftsby, the, howling whics-UPL
MOSCOW TROUBLES
Moscow, Dec. 13.
Like New York with its blizzard,
Moscow is having weather troubles, loò, 'It was unseasonably whim
today
and malay
Only a few snowflakes have fallen so far this December in
Washington, Dec. 13,
a city that usualty is knce-deep Moscow has President-elect John Kennedy that usually
today choto Ford Motor been .getting foggy ralny Co. ́President Robert S. weather instead which Mus- McNamara' as Secretary of covites say brings slckness, Dofence.
5
Sen. Kennedy sald they
*; } would work together for a "de- Other abstainers appeared to fence establishment second to Include Mr Emanuel Shinwell, none," fermer Defence Minister.
The 44-year-okl California-
Mc Gaitskell In his speech born executive, named president carlier in the evening made no of the vast Ford Industrlai crn- reference to the party split, ad pire only last month, will give politicians said it was difficult to up a job paying more than nee how any disciplinary action) $400,000 a year for one paying could be taken against the re- $25,000.
bels.
AP.
Death of famous baritone
Now York, Dec. 13, Famed U.S. Barlione Joha
In addition, he said he will | Charles Thomas, stur "of optim,
On "conscience" issues such dispose of 24,200 shares of Ford of concerts and radio during as' this the party has always stock and options to buy 30,000 his 45-year carcer, led today conceded the right to abstain-additional shares. This step is of cancer in California. He was though not to vote against the required of prospective officials 68. lenders.
whose former ·companies do Ife had been ill for months In his speech, Mr Gaitskell business with the Government- and fan coma for days. Death sald that the first allied use of Me McNamara, a former Hars was, attributed intestinal nuclear weapons must not bevard professor, accountant and
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to
Laken by one government, alone. World War 11 Army Air Corps Thomas, one of the most
He was not worried, he said, omcer,
told
the newsmen populer, singers, of his óny, was about 15 Nato governments gathered about Sen Kennedy's known for the deep, rich quality "keeping their fingers on the doorstep, that Teaving, Ford was of his voler, It matched bis safely catch." It was a safety hard for him, but that he feltmanly appearance broad catch and not a trigger.
bis duty requireg IL-UPI, :| aboulders, huge chest AP
Kennedy suppressed his humour-
during election-Muggeridge-
Cleveland, Deo, 13, - U.8. Ambasador to the son will bring to tolted Na- Muggeridge, Bald today The trouble with; the former le sald he thinks ir Blevenson
The British humourist, falcolm United Nations***
thinks President-elect Kennedy has 'a 'sharp", sonre: of humour but consclously submerged it during thoʻéam; } paign because of what hap Dened to Adial Blovenson, Mr Muggeridae, former editor of Punch, raado tho obserya¬ tion hero in disowsking “NE.... Elevenson's nominatión”.”295||
tions deliberaLÉONS,
is perfect for the role sisign- led him
tools governor, DE A sidential candidate was that ho was New? Yorker man: in 2 Unfurday: Evening Post land," he saiKUSERE Arafe, to the UN when, the. 80-
{But in a world made solemn by fear of nuclear war tho. Bels ton feels thereʻia room forėkliu histoloval brand of hummar which he la sure. Me Slovén- |
Me Muggeridge said that if my Stevenson. Bad been tho dris-
"viet Frenler." Nikita Khrusha. oboy, started pounding the fabio with kla ́shús, ""yan:cam. fg-aurshe... wouldn't -- baya just sat there and looked ‚ shocked"--UTI,"
The play was staged by the In the audience were Princess then
sending howitzers, and Alexandra of Kent, the Princess ammunition to
Dew Royal and parents and close Provisional
left-wing govern, relatives of about 20 other Brownice appearing in. the play,
incluited London tax
ment,
the
Tonight the unofilcisi death, roll stood at 123-eight of the n in gee nie, a Algiers alone, and 18. in Oran
General de Gaullé Bow back to Paris determined to go ahead with the January 8 referendum on his plans for an "Algerian Algerio, official sources said.
a
Gaullist delegation who met him
The spokesman, Mr Lincolat White, told a Press conference driver Frank Lew's, whose He told ministers and he was unable to say at present daughter Susan played one of If the United States belloved the the characters. Soviet Union had violated the A tea-party followed the per 1954 Indo China peace treaty formance, on a specially creeled by flying the arms to Vientiane, stage.-China Mali Special.
at the airport in Paris: “There caly one polloy. It must be | followed, because it is the right
one."-Reuter.
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