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SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1952.

WAFDIST DEMANDS NEW

Conflict ANTI-BRITISH CAMPAIGN

Ahead

R Syngman Rhee

haa

Dscored his presidential

victory, and by n'margin convincing enough. Never- theless, the final majority was possibly not so over- whelming na Dr Rhee would have liked. That his opponents could aggregate two million votes, including a poll of 800,000 for a one- time Communist, must give kim pause to wonder whether his personal popu larity is anything like

BR

great today as it was two or three years ago. It was

of South

logical that the majority Koreans should voto for Rhee, because he whoso accession to the presidency of Korcan Republic wna offi- cially blessed and honoured

la remembered as the man

the

Naguib's Hint Cow Falls On

To Egyptian Politicians

Cairo, Aug. 8,

A renewed Wafd demand for British with- drawal from Egyptian soil was sounded here today as the revolt against the Executive Committee of this powerful nationalistic, party grew with more calls for à purge and probe of its leaders.

first Fiery Mustafa el Nahas, head of the Wafd, vigorously demanded today a new campaign against the British, warning "we shall give life

by the United Nations. He

Motor Car

Denver, Aug. 8.

Die and Mrs Mile Ewing tapered head and back **** Jarles Bart night when a cow fell on their motorcar. Mr Ewing and his wife were driving beneath an under-pass near s #ock-

JATA,

A 1,300-lb. com broke loose during the un- Iggling of calife car, tumbled from the over-pass and crashed on top of hir Ewing's ORE.

The dazed animal stag- rered away and died, United Press,

Fewer US

18, for most South Korcans, and blood to liberate the Nile Valley and give hap Arms

their first real-life hero of piness to its people."

the present age. It is ex-

tremely doubtful, indeed,

By this he was reiterating Wafd demands for

whether the fact that ho the Sudan. He also said his party's prime aim has sullied his reputation was to "purge" Egypt of "occupation forces,"

meaning the British troops in the Canal Zone.

in the

of eyes

the

democracies is even known, much less understood, by hundreds of thousands his supportern and admirers Among the lower strata.

FOR himself, Dr Rhee

on

can

his furdly embark new tenure of office brim- ful of confidence. His pre- election squabble with the South Korean Parliament is

DE

For

Allies

Mr Lovett's Review

Washington, Aug. 8.

London Reaction To Persian

Note

London Aug. 8.

MAIL

It is considered in Lon- don that the latest Persian. note offers little prospect of breaking the existing deadlock or of leading to

solution · even to the question of compensation for the oil company.

The note coincided with the prolonged ministerial discussions in London on the suitability and possibility of a fresh ap- proach to Persla from the Bri tish side, possibly in operation with the United

to

The United States Secre-199ded under the

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was believed to be the main issue at yesterday's three- hour cabinet meeting, thoughs no to is reported poslitve action have been taken. The Anglo- Imnian Oli Company has, mean while,

to the

Hague Coun

int, an' arbitrator of "The

Concession Agreement, tary of Defence, Mr Robert

should Lovett, at a press con- The suggestion in the Persian

company ference today, admitted that have recourse to the Perstan there had been a reduction courts for satisfaction is in American deliveries of travening the 1933 agreement,

garded here as directly con- Weapons to the European allies.

He said this, "In addition to the economie, dimeulties of Britain and France, with, their rearma- thent programmey, would "quita likely cause a shortfall in the defence efforts

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The Queen To Make

Coronation Broadcast

London, Aug. 8.

Queen Elizabeth II will broadcast to her people on the evening of her Corona- tion Day on June 2 next.

State banqueto will be held at. Buckingham Palace, London, on June 3 and 4.

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit Scotland from June

June 28, Northern Irelarid on July 1 and Wales July 8 and 9,

This was made known In on announcement issued tonight by the Coronation Joint Commit-»

The announcement såld the arrangements had been "ap- proved provisionally" by the Queen.

The arrival here of the guests of State--Kings, Princes, nobles, Ambassadors and government leaders will begin on May 30. The state visits will end on, June 6.

ceremony

the.

Tuesday, June: 2, sees triumphal event-the centuries- old Coronation

in Westminster Abbey, with the Queen receiving her Grownu from the Archbishop of Canter

bury.

The same evening she will [broadenst a message to the

world,

The Queen has not broadcast since her accession to the throne, In doing so she is following the procedent not by her father King George VI on May 12, 1937, when immediate- fly after his own Coronation ha broadcast a message of thank- fulness and high resolve,

Leading the latest outbursts for a purge was Dr Hamed Zaki, a former Wafdist Minister expelled from He called for a private meeting of "com. the party. rades" to discuss the "best means of removing persons who at present control the Ward Party," the most powerful party in the late Parliament.

of Ward parties had so far responded to He followed scores

who have demanded | Gemands that they should purge members he dissolution of the Executive themselves of graft and of cor- and the election of a new one. rup elements. This was held to At the same time Premier Aly be the essential preliminary to far from being settled. His saher's Independent Govern-return to the finest and emelent return to office assuredly ment announced today, through Parliamentary has strengthened his hand spokesman, that it is con- Egypt, he said.

to regulate and makes him a still more sidering formidable person to those political parties who would question his The spokesman said there were authority or seek to restrict parties which complained of the of their his powern. Notwithstand-"dictatorial attitude" ing, he is confronted with leaders and the "ignorance in which members are kept with a determined Opposition in regard to the

party's financial

The executive committee of the 200,000-strong Storm Latest Parliament, plus An un position." The present situation known factor the extent made such a law all the more

"The Defence Secretary said he company had earmarked a cer- Electrical Trades Union, at a meeting today, to which his own colleagues necessary, he declared. are prepared to resist his Dominating the Wat Exccu-

dictatorial uve at present are Fund Serag dismissal of 14 leaders, includ-supplies would retard the readi- mental oil agreement, signed the Confederation of the Shipbuilding and En- Referring to the Ward Party's Amerleats deliveries of military under the terms of the supple adopted a resolution instructing the delegates to assumption of

of el Din, millionaire Secretary powers at the expense The Parliamentary system. General, and Soliman Ghanam, General Nagul decinred that signs this year, as basic exmbat train 1 y 1 regineering Unions to press for a strike action.

was due to Persia only 12 Secretary General,

Their decision was a sequel to the recent rejection by PARTIES WARNED

A correspondent on the

Assistant

An allegation in the Persian note that "tens of millions of sterling owed by the company to Persia has not been paid was disputed by a

of the In

this after- companyi

He said the

'due to Persia was £1,928,448 for royal- Mr Lovett said he could not lies under the concession agree- estimato the size of this shortfall, ment, which would be paid as but the whole question would be soon as an understanding was under review by the North reached,

Organisation Treaty

EARMARKED starting in September and con- The spokesman said that tinuing into mid-December. while it was correct that the

governement In may be necessary, for us issue a step warning. Fortunately the best relations exist between the armed forces, and the Government," General Naguth said.

Commenting on recent policy statements by political par Atlantic state tles and announcements of "clearning-up" campaigns by some of them, General Naguib Bald he was not impressed..

did

not think the "elippage" in fain suh for payment to Persia

ing Three former Ministers, Iness or training of combat divi- |

"most of the evil elements" equipment had in general moved still remain untouched,

well.

spot has suceintly summed General Mohammed Naguib, "Most of what I think of the

UNIONISTS URGE

ACTION

STRIKE

London, Aug. 8.

"up the position by-pointing Commander-in-Chief ---- of ...... Egyp- Weld cleatsp goes for all other But he said there had been genicy necount special contin- engineering firms of n-£2-a week rise for engineera,

out that the South Korean tian armed forces and the man parties too," he added.

ago, said here

who brought about King The Ward Assistant Secretary- Parliament emerged from

Rhee Farouk's abdication a fortnight General, Soliman Ghannam, was its conflict with Dr

tonight he saw waiting to meet General Nagulb retaining one vital right no reason to proclaim a dicta- as he made this statement. the right to vote Rhee's torship in Egypt "at present,"

EX-QUEEN'S CLAIM Cabinet out of office after But he died that such a It was learned today that ex-

hands

this issue along and ter struggle, affecting future of South Korea, virtually unavoidable.

On

the

King

a shortage of some items, such electronic equipment, which had been difficult to obtain in

the United States.

EFFECT OF STRIKE

com-

Foreign envoys and depute flops will be received by the Queen on Friday, June 5.- Reiters

Tropical

The tropical storm Gene at 3 a.m. today, according to the

ed to depression strength and was centred about 120 miles east of Tokyo, moving NNE at 13

Royal Observatory, had wenken.

knots.

The forecast for today is: Light, variable winds, unsettled and showery, but with a few bright intervals.

agreement were ratified. It had. been put into a

of the company

More than 50,000 members of -STRIKE-POSTPONED In fact it was the proposal to

all the Electrical Trades Union are .the supplemental onl

New York, Aug, 8. ratify.

which led to the engaged in the engineering and.

Feur railway nilons today agreement

All Raze chipbuilding trades,

concclled an murder

All Ret

carller announce of General

The

Foundry

Workers Persian Premier,

Union ment of a strike against the New mara, formor

the spring of 1931,

already passed a similar re- York Central line east of Buffalo and the nationalisation of Ferglan of solution calling, for strike action. from Monday as they accepted a the heaviest being between 8 and

Another development today National Mediation Boaru plea Dr Mohammed Mossadegh.

Wis the. action of the wages to postpone it council of the retail book and

dn

by

currency.

wis

has

be

con-

Wages

Mr Lovett said in his opinion Queen Farida planned to claim

Britain would "quite likely be a year and to place respon-move might become necessary

courts

A claim that sums belonging the able to meet her NATO the Islamic sibility for choosing a new should Egyptan political parkdes in

of the Cabinet in the

of fall to carry out

inmitments for 1952, but, ho add to the Persian Government and a thorough guardianship cleanup of the nation's political daughters she had by King the Prime Minister.

Immediately pald Farouk before he divorced hered, he could not give an opinion lying in British banks should be on France's ability to do so, es sidered obscure, Financial cir- blt-life.

The three Princesses-Ferint he was not go familiar with no clea pointed out that Britain The grizzled soldier, who led in November 1948, Egypt to a bloodless military coup

had nover blocked Petsia's is d'etat, told Reuter he was

not aged 13, Fawzia aged 12 and position concerning manpower

right to denw on her sterling satisfied at the way the political Fedla aged 8-are with the ex-and equipment.

He said the American steel balance, provided the drawings at Capri, Ex-Queen Farida intends to strike had caused serious short- were not converted into hard pload that

will be "cx- they

eges in military production and posed

to temptations" if they lis effects would continue to be

In September, 1951, when continue to stay with the ex-felt for some time.

Britain stopped Persia convert- King, it was said.

Lovett commented

on ing sterling into dollars, Persia's Since her divorce. Farkia has press

that reports that plans by sterling balances here were life. Farile NATO for the creation of 25 unofficially estimated secluded

or combat her remarrying

ready and 26 reserve making any public appearances. divisions for European defence 14 million. Since then, it is

understood, Persin's Frenier Maher, said today by the end of 1952 had falled, balances have been substantially stowling that Egypt would welcome the He

these reports a drawn upon.-Reuter. garded retum of the three girls="God extravagant and anacking of bicss them."-Reuter.

defeatism, and said any potential enemy which moved against Europe would have'a very much!

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Increase

Rainfall between 1 am, and

am, today was 2.37 inches,

6 o'clock when over three-quar

Long

ters of an inch was recorded

This heavy downpour. follow- Such a alrike would siverely paper trade, which renewed the hit the tens of thousands of sub-pd one of the most terrifying

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in urban residents who travel to thunderclaps heard for a

time in the Colony. which the government New York daily on the line.

The whole had drelined to implement.

The unions are demanding morning sky was it up by the improved blinding flash which preceded The book trade, wage council higher wages and covers 50,000 employees,

It is working conditions-Router 12 affected last month by the the second trade council of the) --- action of the Minister of Labour, Sir Walter Monckton, to resub- mit ita

claim.

The first was the wayès coun- ell for food shop workers,

Sir Walter had asked the 12 councils-bodies set by

up the government to settle disputes, of with equal representation employers and unions-to recon- sider their claims because of the governmLit's call for wage re- straint during Britain's escao- mic crisis.

Previously, the employers had accepted Now, the employers have voted against resubmission) of thu by claim, but were overruled the votes of independent mem-

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the pay increases.

Thousands of devout Moslema pressure four use of the atomic Department today announced it homes are debating on

making the Hadi pilgrimage to Mecca by air from Africa had their passages cancelled, follow Ing the Saudi-Arabian govern- ment decree that foreign aero- plenes may carry pitarims nne. way only, with the Saudi-

been no recent | pens and mechnical pencils for takwalter has no power

next

the

to

bomb In Koren, Mr Lovett anid was now possible to there was not. He added that limited quantities of fountain what action the Minister will there had also consideration of the use of export to Hongkong to meet atomie weapons in that theatre

short-term

of the requirements as they were not, considered Colony.

Discussing America's defenco

necessary

Arabian goverrunent flying them production, Mr Lovelt declared | fountain or a few servoles, no consideration. He could do this

home,

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claims and can only refuse * réfer them back for further pens and mechanical again but it is thought

The East

African Transport that July was the best month supplies have been licensed for likely that this time he wil Commissioner announcou that yet for niremft output, the export to Hongkong, since early sanction

Tember of planes turned ·

out 1931, "when it was discovered uncertain return arrangements meant all flights to Jeddah-the eng very close to what we that pone and pencils had found

hoped to get."

their way into Communist China Mocca-wCTU nearest Bitport

Ho said it would be necessary and were being used there to cancelled. Most firms repaid

money.--United to accelerate to make up losses reward persons working against passugo

from the recent sizel strike in United States interests, the the gan

general defence production. Department sald-Router Mr. Lovelt mald a sample list

the

Pross

POISONED PLUM which defence contractors, sub-

Pedras 'Balgadas, s

mitted to him showed; serious

Portugal, Aug. 7. shortages in artillery pieces.

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them. — Reuter, MINERS PROTEST Porthcnul, 5: Wales, Aug. 8. At a delegate meeting here today -delegates representing adopted a resolution protesting 100,000 miners of South Wales against the rojcetion of their claim.for a 20/- weekly - ware increase!*

Toe claim has been submitted Dentist Punished fox rustration after the socialised industry refused to give the in- creaser demanded.

Today's resolution said that if

Buenos Aires, Aug 8.

Sonor Julica

A giri is alleged to have with a factory delivering, only. given a poisoned plum to her 35 plecos. of a particular, item intended mother-in-law here of equipment in July although Argentine Barrie, employed by the national arbitration machin

the 130 had been scheduled, and the State Rallways, was dia-cry is influenced by director because

opposed

that bell production was only missed today for refusing to go indirect considerations of the marriage.

The mother handed it to a three-quarters, and the produc into mourning for Sonora Eva government polley, such machin- Mery will become discredited asia grandson who promptly dropped ton of rockote about two-thirds, Paron, Muras

He is "not, the, fines public moans of resolving wago clatzot. dead and the would-be bride in of what was anticipated...

Reuter,

omgalal to be so treated Router cutor. now in prison-Reuter,

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