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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Tories' Chance

THE new parliamentary seasion which the Queen upens today will almost cer tainly be the stormiest and inust scrimonious since the late Socialist Government, introduced its nationalisa- tion of coal, steel, transport and health services legis- lation. In fact the same

battles, in reverse, will be fought, the present Govern- ment having announced its determination to repeal the Bills which nationalised the steel and road transport industries. But while these controversies will become

the main preoccupation of the new Parliament, many other subjects of domestic and

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SOLDIER'S MURDER TRIAL Tension In Rioting

Crown Alleges NT Sentry Intentionally Shot Chinese

In an address lasting nearly an hour in the Criminal Sessions this morning, Mr W. A. Blair-Kerr, Crown Counsel, opened the case for the prosecution against 19-year-old Rifleman William Eugene Gallagher, of the 1st Bn Royal Ulster Rifles, who stood in the dock accused of the murder of an ice-cream seller, Tsoi Kwai, in the New Territories on the night of July 29 last. Gallagher is alleged to have shot the man with a rifle while on sentry duty.

Mr Blair-Kerr declared that the evidence, as it would be presented to the Jury, and as it stood at present showed an intentional act done with- out just cause or excuse; in other words, Gallagher shot for no reason.

The accused's father, Mr William Gallagher, who

international import-flew from the United Kingdom to attend the trial, was ance are likely to produce present in Court and sat on a side bench. beated debates and all-1 Also attending the trial were several Europeans and a batch of Police recruits from the Training School at Fanling.

night

sittings, Britain's

fincial position and the Government's policies and proposuje for remedying it will be

Gallagher is defended by the the target of Hon. Leo d'Almada, QC, and Mr The A. J. Clifford, both instructed Opposition criticism. Socialists, and the country by Mr H. L. Kwan, of Ford, generally, will be quick to Kwan and Co. Seated at Coun- note whether, and in what sel's table is Major A. N. Hicks, the Army Legal representing manner, the Government Aid Service. intends to respond to the Assisting Crown Counsel is demends made at the recent ) Del-Insp C. J. Askew, of the

New Territories, CID.

in Was

to

for

of

With regard to challenging, Mr Blair-Kerr said that the re- gimental order was that no firing the sentry war 'allowed untit

three times had challenged

"Halt namely, without result, who goes there?", "Hall, or fire" and again "Halt, or I fire." Shots were to be fired low for effect and no firing to frighten was allowed. Fire can only be onened as a last resort a person

C.

Mr

Blai:-Kerr

Presidential Election: Last Minute Opinion Polls Favour "Ike"

New York, Nov. 3.

A survey of four public opinion polls appears today to indicate a very slight lead for the Re- publican presidential candidate, Mr Dwight Eisen- hower-but none flatly picked him for a certainty.

This is one of the most that the popular predictions Democrats will win by a vary mihil majority or the Republi- cans by a landslide.

Conservative Party con-

The accused, who ference ut Scarborough for an administrative economy miform, pleaded not guilty

mmits a serious offence with the indictmen

A and

Jury of regard to property, cannot be

The New York Times in a survey from correspondents drive, and how the Cabinet

seven men was empanelled.

across the country declared that the outcome of tomorrow's ita

apprehended in any other way, align tu

In his opening address, Mr or if the camp is being attacked. proposes defence commitmonts with Blair-Kerr Grat of all ex-

The magazine must be charged vote was expected to be highly. "uncertain." the

financial plained procedure in a criminal with five rounds with no round nation's

Mr Eisenhower spent the and told the Jury to It is unlikely trial resources.

in the breech; charging and

early part of today in motor that the Opposition will banish from their minds any uncharging will be carried out

avalendes

through the eltica before hb overlock the rude alump in thing they might have heard outside the guard hut. the North and the effect it walls of the Court. They were

Furrounding Boston Turning to orders for guard television speech tonight. about the case outside the four

| commanders, has had on employment, and to listen to the evidenco

Mr Adlai Stevenson, the De-

“WASHINGTON MESS" that they were, amongmocratic presidential candidate, they will consider them- they were the sole judges others, to the effect that the penned his own last appeal to

Mr Eisenhower has directed selves challenged by a the facts. In coming into the guard commander will visit his the voters, which

he will his campaign on wide national at sub- Government

to Courtroom they did not leave sentries at regular intervals and televise in a programme featur-lines hammering away propnaal abolish

assure himself that they are ing President Truman, the development at the door all the common-

Vice jects of interest to all Amerl- He

"the mess in charge which Labour in sense they had of men and conversant with their orders. President Alben Barkley ond cans, such as

Washington" And the foreign 1947 imposed on land when matters which they had gained is also responsible for the pro the Democratic vice presiden- Washi per relief of sentries and also tial candidate, Mr John Spark-policy. Its value had been during their lives.

their Crown

sentries Counsel said that the that

charged

As a result he may bring increased.

scene of the incident was at the magazines under his super- Senator Richard Nixon, the about a general rise in Repub-

vice presidential lican Republican

strength all over the coun- O Mr Churchill and his 19th Milestone between Talpo vision, and, on dismounting,

and Fanling. As one proceeded moved their magazines. parliamentary party (who towards Fanling on the rain-

In this case, the guard com- candidate, arrived in Boston try. Many votes may be wast- can confidently, expect to road there was a little ammuni-mander, sald Crown Counsel, early in the day and said: "The ed in Increasing already assured

thing in most impressive

thin majorities or in piling up big obtain majority approval tion dump on the left hand aide would say that he read the cam

campaign to me is the break-"minority votes" to the three santries in ovor orders of their legislative pro- of the road and it was called the morning and in the evening hower. I will not be surprised turn Republican minorities to But an increase big enough to gramme) one of the most Tau Pass or Chuk Chun Yuen.

very majorities would give Mr Eisen- The dump was surrounded by on July 29. significant aspects about

In accordance with those

bower a landslide victory. the new session will be the barbed wire fence 13 feet 6

each mon

was armed 4 orders degree of unity which the inches broad at the base and

feet 8 inches high. There was with rifle similor to the one Socialists can generate as

an entrance from the mainroad exhibited in Court, It was a principal opposition and a the party, That the split in the nuts pathway leading to a Springfield American ride.

ranks of Labour

some 54 feet up and this HANDED OVER GUN

man.

It

of Democrats, to Eisen-

at all if we win by a decisive victory."

are

In addition to the President, Americans will be electing a SMALL MARGIN The night has been so close Vice-President, who will succeed that political experts, news him should be die in office.

There is no separate voting for papers and public opinion

this post. If Elsenhower-wins. avoiding fat forecasts, is still was called the Guard hut where Mr Blair-Kerr said that on

mate, regional his rumning

Senator But a last-minute serious, despite Mr Attlee's the guard commander and July 29 the strict procedure for victory over Mr Bevan in sentrles slept and had their each man carrying his own survey by Routers put Stevenson chard Nixon, will be elected the recent Party showdown, was also a sentry meals. Inside the

ahead by a small margin, Reports with him. fence there rifle up to the post was not

The total number of seats In from 37 of the 48 states, which is indicated by Bevan's was roughly halfway between this

box which followed. What happened waste between them 400 of the the House of Representatives

Whelan went

are being con. announced Intention

to the guard hut and the entrance 9.30 am, and came off at 11.30 531 votes in the electoral college all of which challenge Mr Herbert to the dump.

which a.m. then Hunt went on dutyave the Democratic candidate, tasted this year is 435.

The State of Maine, Morrison for the post of

unul 1.30 p.m. Instead of Hunt 20 votes.

Adlai Stoverson, a lead of about

always votes before the rest deputy leader. Success for

taking the rifle back to the Election Eve is usinity devoted of the Union, except for the Bevan in this quest would

elected throe the guard but he handed the same to non-partisan appeals by the President, "The ground. between

He automatically widen the main road and the hut is more weapon to Gallagher the whose candidates unging people to publicans in September. This existing breach- and would | 6r

was when unfor- less level," slad Counsel. automatically undermine "But it does rise alightly. This tunate shooting tock place that exercise their patriotic privilege leaves 432 contests tomorrow.

of voting for whichever side they ammunition dump the authority of Attlee as

19 guarded same

favour. But today the parties are personnel from the Royal

by

GUARDED BY RUB

Cpl

on

leader of the Opposition and Ulster Rule Regiment who are wasd say that he continuing their all-out drive for

and

state when

Boston.

wy.

considerable

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Kenya

These two pictures illus- tráte the tension which is

Vietminh And gripping Kenya today.

Union

Д

Top, Africans are stopped during the night by Police official and found to be Mau Mau suspects. Above, a mother puts her

Troops Clash baby to bed, but keeps the

Hanoi, Nov. 3. French Union troops, fanning out to the north and southeast of the town of Phu Tho, 60 miles north- west of Hanoi, clashed on Monday with Communist- led Vietminh forces.

of

Immediate results

the Oghting just south of Phu Tho, French were In the Senate the Upper where the Lomorrow. House 34 seats are at stake broadening the scope of their

to thrust, designed

destroy. stitution one-third of the Senate enemy supply bases and cut

32 member-18 elected their

Unes of communications every two years. Each Senator with other Vietminh along the serves a six-year term.

This

miles to because of three Black river, 00 усп, deaths, there are 36 seats to be ¦ southwest,' are not known. filled. Moine elected a Repub- fican Senator. In September,Meanwhile, the French leaving 94 conteals tomorrow. force heavily. hit Vietminh Of these 34 seats the Repub-columns on the move north and, mocrats 14.

the

air

STATE OF PARTIES The state of the parties in at 5.30 p.m. during the support of what the polis the old House was: Democrats head of the Labour Party, stationed in this Colony at this the change over of the gun from show to be sim a

230. Republicans '200. In- Nor is it likely that Bevan, moment in New Territories. Whelan to Hunt and from Hunt number of undecided votes.

1. Vacancies 4. if defeated in his move to

Hunt Crown Counsel then described to

to Gallagher at 7.30. When

For this television finale to the dependents

Democrat majority 20. gun from Whelan al campaign, Adlai Stevenson oust Morrison, would dis how guards were supplied by took the continue his campaign to the Regiment and said that they 5.30 he checked the magazine to speaking from his state capital gain entry into the parlia did duty for 24 hours and were ascertain whether five rounds of of Chicago and Elsenhower from mentary party's executive, relieved at 9.30 a.m. by a fresh ammunition were in it.

detail. On July 29 the detail Hunt opened the bolt, pressed

AFTER BIG STATES Mr Bevan is not a man consisted of Cpl Scully, Rifo- the cartridge down, closed the

The Democrats have concer- readily willing to put aside men Whelan, Hunt and the ac- bolt, pressed the trigger and

trated their campaign efforts on political ambitions, cused (Gallagher). The scn- put on the safety catch.

Mr ar to change his mind on trics did two hours on and four

Blair-Kerr then picked winning popular majorities in

the big slates, inchrding Now, hours of what he considers to be hours

were relieved at up the rifle and explained its

and said that the York with 45 electoral votes, correct party

California with 32, Pennsylvania 11.30 a.m., 1.30 pmechanism policica. 0.30 n.m.,

$4lbs pressure,

with 32 and Blinois with 27. Thus, while the new parlin- 3:30 p.m. 5.30 p.m. and 8.30 trigger had

last The bullets were copper covered p.m. It was during the

They have tried not to waste mentary session will be tour of duty when the shooting and inside were lead, noisy in debate, the Govern- took place, he said.

Hunt would say that there their efforts by building up biglicans now hold 20 and the Dei at one point, south of the Black

minority voter in states which mont can, with some con-

Mr Blair-Kerr then referred was no round in the breech at fidence, expect to find the to orders to pentries issued by at 5.30 and the gun was in the they do not expect to win any-

Water Res and same Opposition torn by dlasen- the Royal

Gallagher The college is made up of 531 electors from all the 48 states. of them omong received it at 7.80 DT sion on a number of insues quoted some

the night of July 29 A candidate needs hait of these from which the Conserva- these being:

the guard votes plus one-200, to win: the tives will be offered the The guard commander will about 8 p.m. when

sentries were election. Each state is allotted opportunity

and commander and guard orders making read over

their meals

a number of electoral votes in political capital, and con- sentry orders to the sentry

on preparing ceivably regaining some of himself that

and he will assure Gallagher was on entry duty proportion to its population, mounting

the orders aro outside, suddenly they heard a Under this system,

Others fit Vietminh concen- candi- Playwright

trations north of the Black river. the popular support lost understood.

many small If not, then the shot fired. Scully and the other date may carry

between Van Yen and Guinh during the past nine entry reada them inside the two sentries, rushed with rifles states with huge majorities only Commits Suicide

to And that his rival with

Nhai, 85 miles southeast of the (Could, on back pary, col, 6)

fawer votes over the whole

Paris, Nov. 3.

Tho Thai.capital of Lalchau. French playwright Louis Vietminh renewed their harassing country had carried enough big plates, to give him the verdiet Verneuil committed suicide by attacks upon Quinh Nhal.

cutting his throat today in a Publie Bonds To Finance Malaya War in the electoral college,

Bombers cut the highway This has

Three Paris hotel. He loft no letter leading southward from Yen happened

upper Red river, ona This estimate excluder the cost ary defelt for the feat year of times in the past John Quincy or note to explain the motives Bay on

Adams, Rutherford B. Hayes for his act.

Verneull, who married the Vietminh along the Black river, of the main supply lines for the British and Commonwealth troops S$97,240,022.

with fewer granddaughter of Sarah Bera- The Vietminh troop movementp ighting here, a cost which is

The first bond issue of 5$50,- popular votes than their hardt, was the author of many were to prosage new attacks bome by the British Government.

000,000 will be made bafore the opponents. Some public opinion light comedy successes. He had against the bulk of the Frach The official announcement said end of this year It will carry pells are suggesting that dover been living in the United States forces along the southern banic Stevenson may make a since 1940 and only returned to of the Hinck Flyer,-Associated bonds were necessary for plug- interest of five per cent per nor

France recently---France-Presse. Press, ging np the anticipated budget-I annum/United Press.

months.

of

Singapore. Nov. 4. The Federation of Malaya has decided to float public bonds of 53100,000,000 to finance. the costly war against Communist terrorism, it was officially an-' nounced in Kuala Lumpur,

The war at present is costing the government 81402,000 daily.

but.

and

.4

of maintaining more than 40,000-1953. The defell is estimated at and Benjamin Harrison, all of

whom won

fourth.

Of the 61 Senate seats not at the Democrats hayo 35 stake

Plus and the Republicans 26. the Maine scat decided in Sep- tember, the Republicans have a total of 27.—Reuter.

river. Twenty-seven Aghter bombers attacked regular Viet- minh columns moving westward from the Thai-defended post of Say, Lay, six miles south of the Black river, and from Van Yen, 80 miles west of Hanoi..

Tel. 21433.

Prisoners Send Out White Flags

Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 8.

Worden Ralph Alvis sald tonight that rioting prison- era in Ohio Penitentiary had brought out two white flags and it appeared that "some of the mon want to give

up"

The Worden talked with nuwamen after a riotous day in which une prisoner was shot to death and three wounded as National Guardsmen and State Highway patrolmen took over command of the battle to sub-

duc 1,000 prisoners toll

"We are going to talk with them," said Mr Ålvis." hove received two white flags on one of which are the words, We are not in favour of this. We know we are licked."

The warden sald he had also received notos from the yards indleating the prisoners had had enough.

National

Guardsmen with fixed bayonets moved into the riot-torn and fire-blacked peri- tentiary yards to the prisoners scampered along catwalks side the four cell blocks of the 23-acre Institution,

State Patrol men fired but- rages of shotgun shella against the thick steel separating the six tiers of cells from the walls. -Ualled PrOES.

TROOPS MOVE IN

Columbus, Nov. 4. About 100 National Guards- men, armed the teeth, moved into the Ohio State Penitentiary yesterday to quell 1,600 rioting convicis after guarda had killed

prisoner

onc

three others.

Twenty-one

and

wounded

guards huddled behind small shelters had up to

been holding the scream convicts at bay by firing

Co shotgun blasta over

the

heads. The convicts hit were trying to escape.

The mutiny Bared up in the 117-year-old gual after an orgy of are raising and destruction

day

by mutinotta convicts last Fri- when several buildings were completely wrecked.

This outbreak- about the

protest food-was believed carller to have been completely put down, but warden, Ralph Alvis, admitted today that the guards had never had complate control of these men."

The mutineers are apurred on 100 to 150 "agitators" necord- by ing to prison officials, but they have no single spokesman. The guards have been unable to get. close enough to the men to try to talk them out of the riot.

Prisoners not taking part in the riot are idle except in the power house, hospital and dining rooms as the guards struggle to restore order.

Outside, workmen have al- ready begun tearing down the four bulidings burned out in the rebellion on Friday. The already caused an rioting has

shotgun close at hand at a plantation outside Nairobi. -London Express Photos. Reuter.

estimated $1,000,000 damage.

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