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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1951.

CHURCHILL REPORTS TO Rescued

CABINET

Results Of Paris

Parleys

London, Dec. 19.

Mr Winston Churchill, returning overnight from Paris after two-day talks with France's lead- ers on topics for his Washington trip next month today went into a Cabinet meeting which lasted over two hours.

The 77-year-old Prime Minister, who was ac- companied by the Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden, on his Paris visit, reported on his conversa- tions with the French Premier, M. Rene Pleven. and the Foreign Minister. M. Robert Schuman.

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These talks were followed by a pledge, in an impl mmuniqué last night, the Heatin would associate herself # June

ly as posible with the perfuse European army

Topues expected to be clas- cussed include the following

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LINE TO BE TAKEN

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full ex- change of inťou mation bet zeer Britam and Amera on atomic resentch- --BOW forbudtrlen by United States lam

4. The British steel shortage. and the urgent need for a sub- the stantial allocation of American European army emerges from, sleet to meet the requirements

the British of the 24 700 mullion arms pro Government can then formulate gramme and at the same time

mantan the export drive-

its own plans for er-operation.

The line which Mr Churchill Heuter

and Mr Eden will take

Washington on the European

army question must be

Buvertical

detail by the conclusion from the decisive

emerging

ministerial meeting in Parts

This conference will deter

British Helicopter Service Plans

The

of

London, Dec. 19 whether the European

British Europeon Air- army, in the form proposed by

ways are planning a helicopter France artu supported by

service capable eventually Britain, is to become a reality.

carrying 13 passengers per plane The Cubiiet with meet again between cities and er 5 tomorrow.

English Channel a! not Jess than 150 miles an hour.

Mr Churchill is due to leave for America in the liner Queen

Mary on December 29

were

SOLDIERS MUTINY

New York, Dec. 19. Seven Army privates convicted of mutiny and rioting today and faced possible death penalties for leading a wild demonstra- !

in the Army

guard.

tion

house.

The Army charged that the seven led a rail of 375 prisoners th the old Governor's Island guardhouse in New York har- bour on September 17 The overseer at the prison testified that the prisoners refused to work and demanded that the guards stop treating them like

United Press. dogs

Gov-Gen Resigns

Teheran, Dec. 19. Teheran's Governor-General resigned today in protest against Government irregularities in the conduct of the country's United

Such a plan would ciminate Mr Churchill has proposed no road journeys to a terminal: fixed agenda for Washington such as operate to and from be where is talks with President Bourget in Paris and Londor general election." Truman will be luformal,

Airport-Reuter.

COMMENT OF THE DAY

Proposed

GOVERNMENT'S

no

more

1

Press.

Rent Increases

the

is

can be

announced

pro- posals to amend the Landlord and Tenant Ordinance are certain to meet with mixed reception. Property

will generally owners

regard revisions as guing some way toward the removing unfair anomalies; on other hand large numbers of white collar workers in the lower salary brackets will believe they have reason to fear a further increase in living costs when the new hikes in rentals for domestic premises become effective. Government's view is that current open market rates for business and domestic premises must now be regarded as the norm; that the controlled rates bear de- relation to those governing controlled property, and that to some extent controlled rents must be made

The argument realistic. acceptable, and Government given credit for trying to work out a readjustment that will not impose too Fully severe a hardship on tenants. protected from exploitation are the small wage earners who have to live in sub-divided tenement houses. They are already to a large degree at the mercy of principal tenants who contrive not only to have their own rentals paid for them by the sub-tenants, but extort from them a margin for personal gain. In effect, therefore, Government is not saving these under-privileged sub- tenants from greedy landlords, but from unscrupulous principal tenants. In permitting an immediate increase of 30 per cent on existing rents for certain other types of domestic premises after the

amended Ordinance has become effective, and a subsequent rise of 40 per cent six months later, Government cannot avoid impairing the economy of of middle class workers thousands whose high cost of living allowances, in many cases, do not include provision. for rent. It is not difficult, however, to appreciate Government's üflemma. To grent favourable revision of controlled rents to owners of business

property to the complete exclusion of domestic property landlords would be invidious and unfair. It is Govern- ment's proposal that by the middle of next year the overall increase in rentals for certain types of domestic premises shall be 100 per cent of the pre-war levels, and it cannot seriously be con- tended that this increase, in view of ruling open market rates, is unreason- able. Government, however, will have to watch closely the effect on family economy. and to satisfy itself that higher rentals are not causing undue hardship. The official long-term policy which envisages gradual de-control is sensible. Controls in themselves are abhorrent and are justifiable only when applied to meet abnormal circumstances. The Attorney-General very correctly reminded Legislative Council that the housing and accommodation problem in Hongkong was still acute, and with due regard for this it is not proposed to indulge in any wholesale de-controlling of property. For the most part the type of property which it is proposed shall become free of controls next July is acceptable, but Government may be well advised to reconsider its sugges- tion that domestic premises, standard rental for which was $200 before the war, should also be de-controlled. It is well to remember that there was a general rise in ents between 1988 and 1941 due to the influx of Chinese refugees from Central and Southern China, and it must not, therefore, be inferred that premises with rentals of $200 a month were all luxury flats, or that the same buildings today are. accommodating only poople who can afford between five and eight hundred dollars a month for rent. The most careful thought must be given to the question of de-controlling domestic property. While Irndlords are entitled to the fairest possible consideration in existing clroumstances, it also remains" true that tenants continue to require some protection.

Two - year- old Lyno Poulter narses her four- month old brother, Michael, after they had been carried to safely when fire broke out in their home in Ascot Road, Tottenham last week. The fire is believed to have been started by Christmas

paper - chains catching alight.-London Express Picture.

Europe Shrouded In Fog

From Fire

Disarmament

Commission Announced

Security Council Plus Canada

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Paris, Dec. 19. The Disarmament Com- mission to be set up as result of today's recommen- dation of the Political Com- mittee tions will comprise mem- bers of the Security Coun- ell and Canada.

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Reported Failure Of Eden-Salah Discussions

MINISTERS STAND PAT ON FIRST CONDITIONS

Cairo, Deo 19.

The Egyptian press said today the meeting between British Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden and Egyptian Foreign Minister Salah El Din Pasha in Paris has been a failure.

The two Foreign Ministers met on Tuesday in an attempt to find an area of agreement in the bitter British-Egyptian dispute over the Suez Canal.

The independent newspaper Al Ahram said in a Paris dispatch that neither Eden nor Salah "budged an inch" from their positions. The dispatch said Mr Eden asked the Egyptian Foreign Minister to see that guerilla attacks

on the British in the Canal Zone be stopped and that the way be prepared for negotiations.

Salah replied, the dispatch said, that immediate evacuation of British troops from the Canal area is the prime condition for restoring peace there and improving Anglo-Egyptian relations.

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Royal Car Is Hit Again

Queen

London, Deo. 29.

Elisabeth's car was hit by a truck on Wednesday for the second time in 24 hours.

Acting Foreign told a Presa conference here Minister Ibrahim Forag was today that all кіх of the quoted as saying his recent Sudan's political parties talks with U.S. Ambassador supported Egypt's demand for Jefferson Gaffery concerned the s plebiscite to decide the question of Middle East defence. territory's future. The US, Britain, France and Turkey have

The National Front Party had announced plans 10 go ahead with a defence joined

Ashigga, Umma, of Command setup, despite Egypt's Unionist. Liberal and Unity of the United Na- rejection of a bid to join. News backing the plebiscite and ask- Valley Parties in papers quoted Forag as com menting that Middle East de-ing for it to be held immediate- fence should be undertaften ex- ly under United Nationa clusively by the Middle East supervision. From January 1 the Security countries.

The plebiscite, he said, should Council will be made up of

they The Egyptian Foreign Minis- choose between complete todė Brazil, Britain, Chile, Chine, ter today dispatched to Cairo pendence and unity with Egypt. London, Dec. 19.

France, Greece or Byelo-Russia.

a detailed report of his con- Fog covered large parts Pakistan, the Soviet versations last night with Mr

The Egyptian Foreign Minis- of Western Europe again

and the United Anthony Eden, for consideration ter, Mohammed Salah el Din today, causing traffic delays: The Commission will set its and possible response by his conference, agreed when Yacoub Pasha, who was present at the and accidents.

it government,

was officially Osmann, sights on a ban on atomic wea-learned. pons and securing the use of

The hour-long discussion of poses only.

Turkey

States.

Assistant Secretary- General of the Sudanese Umma

in the United States the cold stonic energy for peaceful pur last night was continued today Party declared he was sure that spell has caused the death of more than 200 people.

Paris reduced traffic in misty weather

reported today

WIRE

from French airports after many were closed completely yester- day because of fog.

Six aircraft managed to take off from Orly and five landed, Trame was reduced at Le Bour- get. Nice and Marsellies.

From Milan it was reported that three people lost their way and were drowned in dense fog shrouding North-West Italy to- day.

with At Pavia a lorry

two into a flooded men plunged

Another man fell into

ditch.

canal.

It will plan a draft treaty for "regulation, limitation and bal- anced red

reduction" of all armed forces and effective internation- al control of atomic energy.

Other features of the ap proved Western plan are:

1. Progresive disclosure and verification of all armed forces and armaments includ- ing atomic weapons.

2.--Elective inspection.

-An "adequate system" of

in

and officials an both sides Egypt would not object if the a full settlement emphasised that it would be Sudanese "secured their tree- some time before details of dom" before the talks would be made known, of the Anglo-Egyptian dispute.

Salah el. Din Pasha told the The Umma Party wants in- United Press there were no dependence, Reuter. plans at present for further bilateral Lalks. Despite the apparent harrenness of the die- cussions, representatives on both sides insisted that the meeting had served Its purpose by having established direct contact

Completes Report

Dr

They

On

The Queen and Princess were shopping for Christ- mas gifts at the time-l

were

Tuesday. were inside a shop when the crash occurred. As they were on Tuesday.

Their

CAT WRE side- swiped by the truck, as

it was on Tuesday. And the damage agah was confined

to the left fender--but by a different truck-Asso- ciated Press.

Berlin Strike

Called Off

Berlin, Dec. 19.

The scheduled strike of the West Berlin Public Service Union was called off today Paris, Dec. 18.

workers accepted the Frank P. Graham, the when

government offer safeguards for prompt detec- between the diplomatic heads United Nations Kastimir repre- compromise ilon of violations with the of the two governments,

sentative, has completed his re- of less than half the original minimum of Interference

An Egyptian

spokesman port and submitted it to the demand.

Nations Secretary- United

The government offer would each country.

the meeting emphasised that The proposal for a

Mr Trygve Lie, a pay workers 30 marks now and General, was devoted to "talk" and not usually reliable source said here ten more in January, in com disarmament conference 35 "negotiations."Associated Presa

pensation for their earlier tonight. the Commission soon as

has and United Press.

Advance copies of the report demand of 102 marks (US$25). progress with

were also understood to have The agreement was reached at with eight absten-

Washington, Dec. 19. been given to the Indian and a special session of City Council

delegations to The Secretary of State, Mr Paklatan

the members and Union representa-

tives.-United Press. Dean Acheson, told a Press con- United Nations.-Reuter.

the ference here today that

world

Fog covered Western Switzer- made sufficient land for the sixth consecutive its work was carried by 45 to day, causing widespread delay five votes

in air, rail and road traffic to- tions-Reuter.

day

Only one plane has landed at Geneva Airport since last Fri- day.

up

Trains last night were running to 100 minutes late and accidents have road many been reported.

Zurich was clear of fog for the first time for several days.

From Chicago it was reported that more than 200 people have dled as the result of the severe frost

United States over the since last Friday.

Thousands have been injured in falls on the icy streets.

Another

show storm struck wide

areas today, the centre being in the North and Central Rockies-Reuter.

Relief Supplies By Parachute

Haifa, Dec. 10. Mercy planes today were fly- Ing over the Holy Land, parachuting supplies to several Jewish settlements isolated and damaged by floods near biblical Sea of Galilee,

In the

POW Exchange Talks Suspended

Pan Mun Jom, Dec. 20.. The UN flatson officer, Col. James Murray, told the Communist Haison offi- der at Pan Mun Jom to- day that the UN Command still studying. and analysing the POW roster." furnished by the Commun- ists and is not ready to re- same negotiations on

prisoner exchange.

Col. Murray could not

tell

the

道

NO

the Com munists when the UN de- legation would be ready to

discussions resume Agenda Item Four-prison- er exchange-United Press.

SEARCH FOR

GLIDER

ACHESON'S HOPES

United States was hopeful that the proposals to the Egyptian Government on the Middle East Command would be acceptable to it.

It still hoped that there might be a time when the Egyptian Government would its position.

By joining the

reconsider

Command Egypt would be furnished with a real avenue of escape from the locked position the now occupied in the Suez Canal dis... pute with Britain.

The United States still hoped that Britain might find ways t participating in plans for an integrated European army aud might eventually join it, Acheson also said-Reuter.

ISMAILIA QUIET

Ismailla, Dec. 19.

c

A British communique tonight said that Ismailia had been quiet todny, following the ambush of military police Jeeps on Monday night, when British castalties were caused

•San Francisco, Dec. 10.

No incider's of Importance The full resources of the alr

had boon reported elsewhere in search and rescue services of

the the Canal

Zone,

com- Northern California today were the organised for

the search

of

munique added.

The British cruiser Gambfer Carl Erik Overgard, the woll- Israel, known Swedish

ot has released the cruiser Liver glider

pilot

A record-

In

north of Bovgrad. immigrant camps were missing for more than 24 hours/ pool at Port Sold und in ro- |

uscles by surging food after a take-off for waters, which carried away

buts and migrants" bulong atitude attempt

Many – Tords were submerged--- seine by over, three feet ot wwirling

Korrent. Experts estimated that

tha

turning to Malta for Christmas

The British authorities today sub-stratosphere Thermal put out of bounds the road part Igrallia's police. haudquarters, of the Bierra Nevada.. Overton in a high where the British military police

All British vehicles have been. ordered to use the longer übler- native routes at night-Heuter;

Joops were ambushed on Mon yesterday in un day, to reach an altitude of damage would reach at least 85,000 foot R1,000,000.

He carried a six-hour oxygen uthorities in the small stoply. His tow-plane released northem, port of Nobarlys and him at 14,000 feet and he vilmb Bode) meillements on the coastal ed into the mist, that whrouded plains began evacuating chil the romsintain pouke. He has drea na the leval of the hoods not lined reported Ence

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SUDAN PLEBISCITE MANA Paris, Dec. 19. Thrahim, et Mufti, Executive Board member of the Birdan Y -pro-Bayplina" Alias Party

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