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Naval Review At Spithead Biggest Since 1937

London, Apr. 14,

Ships of the British and Commonwealth Navics will soon be steaming into English waters for the Queen's Coronation Review at Spithead on June 15. Some, including the Australian and New Zealand representatives, are already on the way.

It will be the greatest assembly of ships since King George VI reviewed the Fleet in 1937.

More than 200 warships of frigate Surprise, Circling plea- many nations from the battle-sure craft will carry, many alip Vanguard down

thousands more. to sub- maring and emali patrol boats, will be there for the Queen to inspect.

There will also be 50 merchant ships; from liners, and

Many of the visiting will make Coronation calls at ships. other British

ports before assembling at Portmouth. Most of the Review ships will be at Enchorages at least five days before

They will be, in addition to the thousands of servicemen, leservists, Wrens, Sea Cudels to and Colonini

troops who, as guests of the Royal Navy, will

of the Review During the Inspection 300 aircraft, including Dome fram in formation over the Fleet. Australia and Canada, will fly

thousand yache.fine the decks

the Queen's inspection. Organising the Review bas been attended by shoals of uro- clamations, orders, signals, Yer

it was the tide, and the tide alone, which decided On which the Que would inspect dhy her assvinbled Fleet.

That was the first problem the

Admirals planning the display

to tackle, To be truly a Coronation occasion, it had to be a day soon after June 2. It had to be one which the Queen had free. And I had 10 be clity when the flood tide, on which the ships could swing in neat Lines, occurred at 13 suitable hour.

MANY PROBLEMS

A well-thumbed tidetable was produced. From it, he admirals got their answer June 15 a 3.30 in the afternoon,

A dozen sentor navat oficers are atil meeting once a week at.Portsmouth to deal with problems like that, plenty of them.

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The greatest spectacle for the people lining the sea front at l'ortsmouth and Southsea will come with darkness when at the fick of a switch, the ships at anchor will be outlined in light. Later, there will be a nreworks display to complete

the carnival atmosphere. - London Express Service,

PAKISTANI APPROACH

The

TO U.N.

Karachi, Al 14. Pakistan

government will ask the U. N. Security

Council to take up the Kashmir stalemate and "clearly specify the number of troops To be retained on either side of the demilitarisation line."

offietal supreme organisa-sources sahi today. to assemble so many ships from all parts of the world, and then to have them neatly speed tion of a plebiscite administra- out between Portsmout and

Lion to

the Isle of Wight for the Queen

to see in one afternoon.

The will also

Pakistan

government demand the installa-

tion, the sources said.

The sources added that A direction to this effect, Is Ambassador already on the way to Pakistan

Ahmad Botchant at the United Nations. Shah

A Nazimudding meeting

proposed Nehru- will not affect Palcistan's efforts to seck a solution on Kashmir through us United

Nations, the sources said,

There are also other things to be arranged. A secund fleet, Admiralty tugs and launche will be at Spithead that day.

are being They

pressed into service

from every port and naval

act depot "messengers" and "[erries" be- tween the ships.

Quartermasters have

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to pro-

U.N.

Dr Frank P. Graham, extra supplies of food. mediator on Kashmir, reported They

will want 200 tons of to the Security Council on Sep-

tember 24, 1052 potatoes, 00. tons of fresh veget-

that his dis- abics and at least six tons of cussions with members of the bread

There day.

and Pakistan govern will be Indian extra stocks of rum. For, asments in Geneva from August soon as the Review is over, the 20 to September 10 had failed to signal, "Splice, the mainbrace" produce any agreement The will be fasted to all ships. discussions had sought to settle

chareler and number Every foreign warship will forces to be left on each side of Bavo- &- British-ship-as "host". the ecsetire line after comple There will be exchange visits, tion of the main programme of and, achore a garden party and demilitarisation before the hold- bell will be held.

plebiselte toccide ing of An estimated million people whether long disputed Kashinir will watch from the shore as shall ultimately be ruled by the Queen passes the seven- India or Pakistan. - Associated mile-long lines of ships in the Press,

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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1953. ·

Keith Miller Celebrates Occasion

Iced drinks and sunshine on the liner Orcades, on the way to Colombo, with the Australian Test Team of cricketers on board on their way to England. And Australia's star all-rounder, celebrates the crossing of the "line".—Express Photo.

W.

Keith Müller,

Germany Busy No Limits To Preparing For

Federal Elections

Bonn, Apr. 14.

The campaign for the 1958 parliamentary election, West Germany's second postwar federal poli, already is under way with parties collecting campaign funds and purging troublesome rebels.

The three coalition parties, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's Christian Democrats, the Free Do. mocrats and the German Party, have got a head start on the Socialist opposition in the collection of funds.

Polk Case

Controversy Revived

On the other hand, the Social- lets have a tight party organisa- tion which requires no pic- election house cleaning.

Application

Of Electronics

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London. Apr. 14. Electronics, for the first Hime in history, have given "man'a medium which ap-

Deach Lo posses physical limits to its RD- plication, Sir Robert Ren- wick, leading British cleo- tronics engineer, sald to-

No was

Drowned While

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Death Of Soldiers In Malaya

London, Apr. 14, · Lieutenant-Colonel Brom- ley Davenport (Conserva- tive) today asked the Sec- retary of State for War, Mr Anthony Head, whether he was aware of the deep con- corn felt by the public in reading that four British soldiers were drowned re cently in Kuala Lumpur in a 100-foot deep pool.

Colonel Bromley said the drowning occurred when the soldiers were swimming in the pool fully clothed, and equipped during, training.

He asked for the ages of these soldiers and whether Mr Head

Instituta would

the

fullest possible inquiry to find out the, reason for this fatality and urge all officers concerned with such training to see that every pre- caution was taken in future to see that such an unnecessary Joss of He was avoided.

Mr. Head said in a written

reply:

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DUKE VISIT'S DEVONPORT

The manner in which the deputies to the new parliament I will be elected is still the sub- Ject of bitter dispute, and the government has not yet indicated when it will call the election, although best bets are that the date will be in early September. Athens, Apr. 14. A ranking U. S. Embassy The government has proposed Source said today

involved that the an

election law,

Bristol, Apr. 14. A Embassy would be interested" authored by Interior Minister

21-gun Royal Salute over any now development Robert Lehr, aimed at perpetuat-greeted the Duke of Edinburgh which would "cast doubt on Ing itself in office.

when, in the uniform of an

at American

Poile,

Apoyevnatin which

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"I shall, however,

give im- mediate attention to any ques- tion of safety precautions, whether locally or generally. which they may raise"-Re-

ter,

Memorial To Wingate

London, Apr. 14. The Prime Minister, Mi Winston Churchill, has sent a message of good wishes to Wingate Village on the slopes of Mt Carmel in Israel, which was opened today by Mrs Lorna Wingate, widow of the famous Chindit leader, Major-General

Creation of the village was made possible by contribuŝions of £75,000 raised by the Anglo- Jewish community.

the verdict" returned by ព Under this bill, the size of Admiral of the Fleet, he visit-Orde Wingate, Greek court in the 1948 saying the lower house (Bundeslag) of ed Devonport dockyard today

noweman George parliament would be increased

to present end-of-cruise prizes

cadeis aboard from its present 401 scala to 484.

the cadet The source referred to One half of these deputies would training cruiser Devonshire. current series running in the be

directly elected

the remain- Athens

Duke presented Lange

newspaper der by proportional representa Queen's Sword for best all- The village is called Wingate promised tion. On the direct election, Found cadet to 18-year-old because of the deep interest to publish "sensational" facts each voter would have two N. G. Ress of Carmarthen taken by General Wingate in

arrounding

controversial ballots a "first choice" and a the Polk cane.

Ho heshire, son of a primary school Zionism.

helpod train If, after the "second choice."

villagers to defend Apoyematini revived the five-"first choice" ballots are count teacher. Later the Duke join- Jewish year-old murder with a front-

ød endets for a glass of beer themselves during the Arab

and chatted troubles of 1030-39. majority of all votes page story which will run for absoluteandidate has won an in the cardroom

with many 10 days.

of them, including Various buildings are named cust, the "scoond choices" will Embassy

the runner-up

for the Queen's after Jewish communities which be counted. surprise over yesterday's article,

Sword, Cadet John Sulling helped financially to raise them which claimed that Gregory

ford, 10, of Bromley, Kent.including Glasgow. Liverpool · Reuter.

and Manchester-Reuter. Staktopoulos, a Greek reporter sentenced to life imprisonment

officials expressed

COLLECTING FUNDS

Government sources say this

for complicity in the Polk stay-system would insure the govern

two-thirds majority in ing, is not in gaol but living in menta Greek security police headquar- the lower house, which is neces ters at Salonika and accorded aty if the constitution is to be "special treatment" by police.

An American source pointed out that the Polk case is the "responsibility of Greek authori ties." But underlined that the interest of U.S. authorities also would be drawn toward any new findings."

amented.

assessed

the Meanwhile, the coalition par- ties are busy collecting campaign. funds. Industrialsts have been on the basis of the number of workers they employ - it is

a small firm, they are asked to kick in 60 pfennigs (14 cents) per employee; if they According to Apoyovmalini are a large company, 1.10 marks

widow, Greek- (20 cents) per employee. today, Polk's born Rea Polk, returned to Bezi

estimates are that the Greece early this munth for a three coalition parties will, in two-week stay in Athens and re- this fashion, collect about 36,-

000,000 turned to the US.

marks ($8,571,000). The Socialists seek to

acquiro wealthy Co- funds from the

Meanwhile, the coalition par- lies have opened a house clean-

There was no mention made

In the press at the time of her visit and her presence in Athens was not known until after she left.

operative stores.

"Polk's wife frequently ex-ing campaign. First step in the pressed the belief that the fight was taken by the German Greek courts never produced Party, which reorganised is the "completo and true fects" branch in North Rhino- surrounding her husband's Westphalia, which includes the death-Associated Press.

populous Ruhr-United Press.

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