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COMMENT OF

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Death Inquiries

TN the course of a Criminal

I

Sessions case this week

It was revealed that ond

no

of the Accused mou, worried to distraction by domestic troubles, had been involved in

driving two necidouts in one of which a woman had been killed. It was added that prosecution followed. The Police may have felt they had good reasons for nut prosecuting. yol surely there should have been n Coroner's inquiry into the circumstances of the fatal neeldont? So for 118 we are aware there was An inquest, or If one WAR heid. It. Was not mado public. This is manifestly wrong. In Hongkong, magistrates who also act as Coroners, appear to bo given exceptional dis- cretionary powers when it come t death Inquiry. The pertinent Ordinance lays it down that "when- ever any person dies muri. denly, or by accident or violence, or under suspi- cious circumstances... the magistrate rusy, if he con. siders an inquiry necessary, inquire into the cause of death" with or without jury. The operative word in this clause is "my" which endows a magistrate with a measure of discre- tion which may not always funcţion in the public

interest.

IT is our understanding that

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SATURDAY, · OCTOBER 24, 1953.

Troops Move In

To Break London

Petrol Strike

WALK-OUT

MAY SPREAD

BEYOND CAPITAL

London, Oct. 23.

The great petrol strike, which threatens to paralyse London has already caused strike-breaking troops to be moved to the capital will probably go on over the week-end.

Terrorists Derail Train

Georgetown, Oct. 23. Terrorista tried to de- rail a train on the coastal line east of here last night, according to a re liable source. They are said to have put a heavy metal bar across the line, A routine police patrol is claimed to have discover- ed the attempt a

fow minutes before a train from New Amsterdam wag due-France-Presse,

Wanted Man

it Found Dead In Building

A mass meeting of 2,500 striking tanker drivers tonight failed to reach agréement with union officials on a return to work.

While the strikers were meeting, troops were moving in as the strike threatened to spread to other parts of the country.

Carrying rifles and sten guns, they were ordered to stand by throughout the night, ready to move into strike-bound petrol depots on Saturday if required. On Government orders they will then take over the city's fleet of petrol tankers and keep essential services going.

As supplies of petrol dried up in London, first signs of the strike spread. ing came from Newcastle-on-Tyne, on England'a northeast coast. There, 200 workers struck at a petroleum depot in support of the 6,000 London strikers who have ignored all appeals to return to work.

Reports came from the north f There were reports, too, that

In England, for example, } The where. death results from anash an accident, or violence, or 2,000 Army under suspicious

cireum-drivers

of England county of Cumber- petrol meas La the London land that retrol workers there Transsert, the organisation also considering strike | which controls 0,000 buses, and were

conches would refuse to help nction.

the soldiers. Government hopes to The strike. BOW four days the strike y bringing | old, 19 rapidly driving private nik Air Force cars off London's usually to the fuel-starved jammed strecta;

vans, jrapital before lack of transport cars,

brings complete paralysis,

The strikers are demanding a ten shillings

rire a week puy public ad un on recognition. They In Hongkong, with similar are also demanding that ni circumstances applying, non-unfoll workers in the In-

permitted dustry arc

stances, it becomes 3 coroner's duty to conduct an inquiry with the find. Inga being made

Coroners

Are

came to no decisions.

The strike landen were later

due to meet officials of the Transport and General Workers Union which has asked them to go back to work.

thousands of coaches, and taxic

have been immobilised und stranded all over the city-

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Future Of TODAY'S RACING

The PPP In The Balance

Georgetown, Oct, 23. The appeal of the People's Progressive Party of the deposed Prime Minister, Dr Cheddi Jagan, to its mem- bers to be brave, inscribed in black letters on a red sign dangling before the Parly headquarters here, assumed a new significance. today as the Party was re- ported to be on the verge of disintegration.

SELECTIONS

By "Rapior"

RACE I

Inspiration Ping On Bashful Beauty

Outsider:--Hellzapoppin.

RACE 2

Jennifer Madame Butterfly Mastery

Outsider:-Bright Bay.

RACE 3

Hiram C Never Mind Valbridge

Outsider:-Beautiful Star,

RACE 4

The appeal was to be brave in civersity and in the "fight"--bul The Benders of the Party absent from British Gulans-Dr Rider's Wish Jagan and his Education Minis-V. I. P.

were

Outsider:Penforeg

RACE 5

Trade Wind

Outsider: Rowanglen.

RACE 6 Supreme Command Adorable Atalanta Glorious

Outsider: High Speed.

RACE 7

Comet Emperor Delight Radio Stor

Outsider:-Fighting Spirit.

RACE 8

L. F. Burnham, in London-Speedy Roger or wore threatened with arrest.

It was pointed out that, if the Party was to be dissolved, Jagon Boyne and Burnham would are all Scrabo opportunity of speaking on the London, Oct. 23. Party's behalf, either in Britain William Pettit, 27-year-ar in India, where they planmel old tubercular

to go, if they were free to do so, patient, If the PPP sought by police all over was stated,

was banned, then other organ- Britain for questioning in a imations would also automatic- murder case, Was found ally be outlawed, including the dend tonight

"political" in a bombed-called

trade out building where he ap Communist-patterned

unions and, above all, the "Pioneer parently lay down to die Youth."

บท four and a half weeks ago, Dissension within the PPP is Pettit, said by his mother to also reported along racial lines be dying of tuberculosis," was att specifically between mt-Royal Commarkt wanted for questioning in con-bers of African origin and Jorrocks ncetion with the murder of Mrs Indians origin. And the story is Henrietta

the Tene Agnes Brown, 48.

going

rounds in Party Police have sought him for

circles that Burtham (African) hind weeks-using

accompanied

Jagan television to (Indian) to Londers in order to help spread his description for keep an eye on his doings, the first time in British criminal |

JAGAN BLAMED African disappointment with a recumbent Jagan was now being openly position in a blitzed London expressed

here and several Cornhill building "as if he had simply leaders were blaming blm for Probability laid down to die," a police doctor the Party's downfall. Others Say When sald.

by accused Jagun of being led his wife.

six

h'story.

Pettit

Wils

In

Mrs Brown, handsome dark- haired wife of a retired civil

body

spectacular triumph, the PPP Because-of-its-short-lived decline

Outsider-Winged.

RACE 9

Phoenix Calamity

Roue d'or

Outsider:-Mourne, RACE 10

Outsider: Tiny Grey.

By "The Turf"

RACE 1

Inspiration Hellzapoppin Ping On

Outsider:-My Love.

RACE 2

Great Conqueror Jenuifer

Mastery

Outsider: The Hopeful.

Never Mind Hiram C

RACE 3

Beautiful Star

Outsider:-Boom Town.

RACE 4

Speedy Roger Eudora

Crown Wincks

Outsider:-Dashing Beauty II.

RACE 5

Scrabo

Easy-Going

Boyne

Outsider:-Amber.

Glorious High Speed

RACE 6

Supreme Command

Outsider:-Euty Money.

Comet

Hurry On

RACE 7

Emperor Delight

Outsider:-Fighting Spirit.

RACE 8

Royal Comman

Henrietta

Teddington

Outside::-low Do I Know,

Phoenix Calamity

Maume

RACE 9

Outsider:-Fortune Teller.

Tiny Grey

Ataman

· RACE 10

Harvest Field

Outsider: Happy Returns.

is all the more harder EAST GERMANS CLASH

and it appears to have caught some of its feuding members

unaware.

AGAIN WITH POLICE

Berlin, Oct. 23.

The United States High Commission newspaper Die Neue Zeitung, said here today there had been another "savere clash?' between armed East German police and anti-Communist "resistance fighters" near

London, Del. 23. Mr. Anthony Eder. British servant, was found murdered in Foreign Secretary, today dis- should be dismissed.

lonely place, which launched cussed the prospects for the one the biggest manhunts in under the Ordinance to They marched through the East decide

proposed. flvo-pawer for. themselves End

tonight and of London

conference Britain's history. They sifted whether there shall be un held a meeting on the Govern-

oti Trieste with Mr Winthrop through the usual spate of re- Aldrich, the United States Am-try that Pettit had been spottell, ports from all parts of the coun-

Only six months ago, on, the Inquest. It is possible, of ment's bid to outwit them, but

bassador herc, according to

eve of elections, course, that inquests

the PPP had a family appeals to him to give one sent in Parliament that conducted every time any-

himself up" were printed in the occupied by the dentist, Cheddi Swedish plane in Syria two days usually reliable source. body dies from unnatural

ago was believed here tonight

newspapers, and photographs of Jagan. The American Embassy the tail, dark, young man were party 18 seats out of 24 - he elections gave his causes, but if this be so,

to have led to rumours of n

had then many of them must

Swedish airliner being shot down spokesman said Trieste was one flashed on television.

only counted on winning of a number of issues

Bul until today Lalked by Israeil fighters.

there had seven at the maximum. bo held in camera. A

The mood of the men today The Swedish Consul here re-over at the Foreign Office meet-been no sign of him.

This might explain the pre- coroner's inquiry, how-indicated that the strike-

ported this morning theting in a general review

The of

partially

policies ever, is a matter of public alleged to be partially inspired by Swedish

decomposed sent failure of the

of airliner, carrying 37 world problems.

was found, when a public the party which, it it had ron/ Cotbus, southeast of Berlin. · impurtance and interest the Communists-would last

health pasengers on a chartered tourist

umcial. investigating mained the strongest opposition through the weekend at least.

Both sides were said to have ¡Senftenbong brown coal mining and any attempt to keep an

from Sweden to irip

of a In the House of Commons, Sir Mediterranean, had been shoi

the Big three. Western Foreign complaints

area. bad smell, party, would_have_been_able_touffered_"losses“. Inquest Hecret miunt be

entered the darkened interlor of carry hoi Ministers, agreed the proposala bombed Britain's

obstruction et tactics Earlier this week 'the East Neue Zeitung said two police Monckton, Where such a Labour deplored.

down by

Israeli fighters.. But he "There Inter withdrew

But he for a five-tower conference of in Budge Row, in the City of

grey-stone building without sharing any government German news agency, Minister, said:

ADN, Jofficers and several policemen responsibilities. syalcm exists

this statement it. muat is serious ground to think that

said "Fascist terrorists" shot were killed or severely wounded France, the United London.

In any undermine public

case, it was pointed and killed four policemen in in the clash. con those who are inclined to Com-and said the report had arisen Britain,

the The body, fully clothed, was out that

new extremely fidence in the Authorities munist views and are members through a misunderstanding over States, Italy and Yugoslavia et

gun battles lost week In this news of the crash in Syria. their talks here last weekend, lying in a comfortable position liberal constitution which help-

"Five members of the resls- Party

East German- area, near the and arouse natural suspi-of the Communist

(A messe from Damascus They uld so in the hope of re-

overrout. Police were ed Jagan and his friends to dia- Polish border.

tance groups of Polish, Czecho- ciona. The best thing keeping this strike alive.

Foich

the pilot d passengers conching the Belgrade and tome until about

called at once, but it was not organise the country's economic The LabouLIT

Neue Zeitung said the latest slovak and East German Government can

Opposition en- do is to

the Swedish

were pinne

four and a half and political life had been form- clash occurred in the past 48 Communists, armed with car- dorsed the Gove-nnical's action of amend the

Ordinance and said it had no

burned 10 death

|governments in their bitter feud hours later when they

that police stated: ed in London and not in George- hours alternative

after a big search

bines and

automatic weapons, making it mandatory for but to call on the troops,

The Ric of the crashed

about 50 kilometres uver

Adriatic "It is definitely Pettit."

town. By taking action against "resistance fighters" begun by were taken prisoner and Imme- coroners to hold

After a preliminary examina- the PPP, the British government the barracked police last week-diately shot, according to a re- in London's deck, orca, Bghter public

end, tion, city police aid they be also had recognised its own re-

part of the People's Police," the inquiries where death is men threatened to support the

In Tel-Aviv, are Israel Army First reactions of the Yugoslav lieved the mart died from sponsibilities-France-Presse. The search was said to have newspaper said. the result of accidents, strikers, and troops were

Mail causes.--China

followed the discovery of violence от

suspicious ordered to handle fuel supplies spokesman categorically denied and Italian governments to the natural

tonight reports that Israell-conference plun

in mines sabotage circumstances.

fighters hac shot down

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Washington, Oct. 23. White House repperted that. -1,450 employees dismissed or forced 'o security reasons in

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[zone of the territory and hand The Italian Ambassador, veslyn for

over to Italian control. President Signor Alberto Tarchlani, said the Tito said he could not go to a today after a 30-minute meeting September 30, conference that pre-supposed or with the Secretary of State, Mr The White House Press John Foster Dulles, that he had Secretary, Mr James Hagerty, followed the transfer.

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