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Quality Fish THE

HE official explanation for the current shortage of local fish and the ruling high retail prices made during the weekend WAR welcome." It would have been even more useful had it come carlier. The general public are not expected to be able to gucas-why fish prices should suddenly sonr, and in future the Authorities would perform a useful acrvice by taking the community to their confidence without delay when exceptional circum- stances arise to affect the local fishing industry. The defence of the fish murket- ing scheme advanced by the Director of Marketing followed familiar lines, mostly acceptable. Ti is beyond dispute that the

scheme and its associated fishermen's co-operative movement have enjoyed ai substantial measure success; it in also true that

of

directed against the whole-

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MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1953.

MAIL

Christmas Strike Threat: Govt. Intervention Likely

Price 20 Cents

DISRUPTION OF NEW SAFETY DEVICE Shah To

BRITISH RAIL

SERVICES FEAR

London, Dec. 13.

The Government is expected to intervenc within the next 48 hours to forestall the national rail strike scheduled to start at midnight next Sunday which would bring Britain to a standstill at the peak of the Christmas holiday traffic.

It would mean that the traditional Christmas cards and presents exchanged by friends could not be delivered and people wishing to join their families over large distances would be unable to travel.

much of the criticians This year the General Post Office expect to salo fish marketing enter- handle 625 million letters and about 10 million prisc is motivated by self-parcels.

con-

Interest and is prejudiced. A spokesman said today: "We have got to rely Nevertheless the scheme

on the railways to transport the bulk of them, and a still suffers shortcomings strike would mean

that most of them would not be and the local Ashing industry has by no means {

delivered." attained its maximum in

It would also mean that about 100,000 people of spending the eficiency or ability to pro- would be deprived of the chance vide the Colony with all the holiday with their families and friends. fish it requires at moderate retail prices, The oft- repeated declaration that the better quailty fish has to be expensive because the domand

limited i

to European householders is rather too bland and facile, The impression given is that in some quarters the quality of fish-ls estimated more by its scarceness than

bid

meetings to British railways plan to run, emergency 2.000 extra trains over the four-sider yesterday's strike call. day troliday period. Each traju, on

The

dentral impression in an average, will hold about 500 unton eireles was that the rank people.

and file would give any stoppage Normally the state-run rail- overwhelming support. Ways run 20,000 trains Д day

the NUR Execu- Tomorrow carrying 2,700,000 passengers. tive will consider whether to the London transport Sir Walter Moncleton, Minister call on

Labour, is certain to make a workers to join the strike and

Ever what threatens to be thus

complete

the national B

stoppage. most paralysing stoppage for 27 years.

London transport. 'staff Its edible and nutrition The National Union of Rail- have separate wage agreements values. During their proper waymen yesterday called on its and they have been negotiating seasons we can see no good 400,000 members the bulk of rises separately but the NUB why "better British railway worker-io walk strike would affect the work of

the quality" nah should not cut co December 20 caught and landed in Hongkong in quantity Lu

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sufficient

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PAY INCREASES

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all of them-Reuter.

The strike decision followed a breakdown in talks with the that British Transport Commission, prevailing retall prices con- the employing body, over pay second form to supply as well as increases.

STRIKE IN ITALY

Italy

Rome, Dec. 14. will be hit by 24-hour strike

Its

10- morrow when Blx million ex-factory workers stop work the NUR to for more pay.

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demand. The quality of fish | Sir Walter Monckten Is not affected. by the size pected to call on -of-the-catches-and-when-at postpone the stoppage while

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certain times of the year the disputed wage claimeProbes/-As-in-the-employees'--strike-

Government" anquiry

Jast Friday--biggest one-day there is an abundance of So far, the Labour Minister strike in the nation's history. and anti-Com- "quality" fish in the fishing has kept out of the dispute. He Communist grounds, surely

will unite in every spent today studying its history munist unions

Tomorrow he Tuesday's action. encouragement should be and background.

withi given to the fishermen to will review the situation make the biggest possible senior Ministry emcials,

The Cabinet may

consider the catches thus making strike next Tuesday us a natier supply fully equal to

of urgent national interest. demand. Nor can we accépt Sir Walter Monckton's powers the proposition that only in the dispute are limited. He Europeans want best can try conciliation with both quality fish; thousands of parties and can ask them to go before a Government enquiry Chinese would like the same fish but feel the high cut he cannot ban the strike as

retail prices place them beyond their means.

It is legal.

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the NUR held

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Urgent Talks Begin Today

London, Dec. 14. Urgent talks will begin in London today to avert the threatened nationwide rall strike for more pay. which would bring Britain to A standstill over Christmas.

Today's two meetings

Bre:

1. A special conference of the British Transport Commission-the employers —to confider whether the Stale railways can go any- where near meeting the 15. per cent pay claim by the ralimen.

2. The leaders of the NUR who at the weekend ordored their members to

strike.

But the highest hopes centre on Government id- tervention either tonight or tomorrow through Bir Waller 'Monckton, the Minister of Labour---Lou-

tor.

All

hours.

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Dissolve Majlis

Teheran, Dec. 13. A government "spokes. man announced today_that* Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi would dissolve the Lower House of Parlia ment on December 29 and proclaim national elections to elect a now Majlis in March.

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Strong Enough To Discourage Aggression

Paris, Dec. 13.

The Secretary-General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Lord Ismay, said here today that NATO now possessed forces adéquate to dis- courage aggression.

Addressing, a press conference on the eve of the meeting of the North Atlantic Council, Lord Ismay added that these forces were not, however, sufficient to crush a Soviet invasion of Western Europe.

The three-day meeting opens now the 14 French divisions have tomorrow at the Palla de ben. bccught up to readline Chaillot, NATO Headquarters, strength. and will bring together the for- In 1954 Land division's will cign, defence and finance remain more or lets stable but ministers of the 11 member cohesis will be placed on countries. The agenda includes strengthening the reserver ball a report by Lord Ismay and dis- in number and quality and on cussion of the international Increasing the air force, situation, of reports of the mili AIRCRAFT TARGET tary committee, and of plans for It is understood that the 1954 The spokesman, Brigadier 1054.

aircraft Abbas

target will be 0,000 Farzanega, also

At his press conference, Lord planes as against 5,000 at pre- 'closed that President Elsen Ismay said NATO forces in rent. hower had sent a message to 1954 would not be increased The NATO Council will also Premier Fazloliah Zahedi, Ex- over the 1993 level. He also Ax what is known as "prior" pressing hope that the recent told reporters visit to Iran by Vice-President decisions should not be expect an increase on the 1954 figures,

that spectacular targets for 1084 which will show Richard Nixon of the United ed to be taken at the council 'States would strengthen friend meeting. The, conference,

The tentative target for ship between the United States sald, was a means for enabling sions in its estimates.

he 1056 Includes 12 German divi- the ministers to moet and ex-

One of NATO's chief problems change their views.

The Secretary-General · is to find means of maintaining that in his report, to be sub-the present level of defence mitted to the council tomorrow,

row, forces at top level eficiency for he expressed the hope that ratia number of years without up- cation of the European De Betting tho economic and fence Community treaty would Anancial equilibrium " of " the take place before next. April, countries concerned,—Reuter, This, he said, would make it possible to rainforch, constrebly the NATO defence programme.

and Iran."

Premier Zahedl replied that Iran was certain America would continue her disinterested friendship

for this

nation, which has announced resump tion of diplomatic relations with Britain which were severed in the bitter 001- dispute.

Farmanega told reporters the Shah

Would

issue hi Parlia mentary dissolution decree Firman-ca December 28, Lan's

sold

There is no substitute polley, GI Shot By

18th Majls will be chosen the pedd ddding that the SDC March elections.

munist

possible a German contribution

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He also sal Teheran Univer was the best plan for making

· stronghold "of the Com2 to the defence plan. — Tudch by salty, had been Presse

who staged i I protest Helmut the killing |

Parts Dec 14 perlast week at three students by The North Atlantic Treaty

troops

Commander Norman L. Barr checks the electronicsquin- ment Before pilot" Chief Joseph Kube takes off from the Naval Medical centre at Bethesda, Maryland. In order to limit the number of air fatalities due to pilot fallure, the United States. Navy las compitied a series of successful tests and experiments for checking the minds and bodies of fliers while in fight. Special electronic equipment which accom." panies the pilot is used to transmit electele waves to bake

London Express,

Plane,

Train And Car Disasters

Montreal, Dec. 13.

A private pilot was killed and his companion critically injured today when their light plane brushed another and crashed as both headed in for a landing at Cartiersville Airport,

U

Will Be

Freed To Play Bagpipes

(£25,000

the

Jealous Man

S2 Epinal, E. France; "Deé, 18.′′; A jealous Frenchman today

who opened are to anath Organisation (NATO) will cut planted himself with a shotgun demonstration against the tests millary expenditure in 1934 in the road near a local cinema

$5,000 establishment of relations with by

here and fred million (abt it

spray of buck- Britain-Uelted Press.

21,780 millios sterling) usually shot through the windscreen of reliable surces here said Inst 4 truck driven by an American left the soldier who had, just night.

cinema These scurcas said Lord Ismay,

with the Frenchman's Secretary-General

of NATO, girl friend. had proposed a budget of The American struck about $55,000 million (about £23,214 the face and head by several million sterling) for next year, palicis, nevertheless mimged to Todal military expenditure rive on to the next town where amounta to $70,000 he collapsed, bleeding profusely. million Polico who went to arrest the Frenchman, after the Lord Inmay's annual report riso shooting affray, found him out its the shortcomings of the hunting-with-

a. shotgun-in. ' member nations fulfilling the the jceal woods. He offered no London, Dec. 13. military farge:s agreed upon la resistance: - when detained. Thirty-four-year-old Lord 1953.

France-Presse, Glenorchy, who started 28- Details of these shortcomings day prison sentence at Brixton

Prison hire yesterday for fat are on the scare! dist Sut

understood that every member Jure to pay £80 in maintenance mation figures are in it. arrears to his ex-wife, wil be ressed next Tuesity to that he can play the bagpipos de ing the New Year.

Club chairman, Colonel P.H. that Witnesses £ald the mishap The dead were identified as Haywood, has announced occurred when a dual-controlled William Chicaferro, 37, a night he will pay the sum due on Thomas Sing. Tuesday so that Lord Glenorchy single-engined Cessna 140 club entertainer:

and can march up and down with down cabin monoplane,

by 24; Mas Jean Kahler. 10,

all of the pipes at his club. Jean Pierre Desbiens at Rose Mics Ellen Guamno, 20, mount

By arrangements with the. bigger Cesma Utica. hit a

only survivor was that

The

authorities, Lord Glenorchy will was immediately above it,

Casslatore, 30, of bo released as soon as the money about 200 feet over a runway. Anthony

was brought to a is paid, The scrond plane, piloted by Rome, who

But Colonel Haywood has Felix Levesque of Montreal, hosphere.

Cosslatore fanded undamaged.

salj he and another problem he must go Desbiens was killed Instantly Chicaferro were driving home and retrieve the bagpipes from when the lower piane, owned from a night club when the a three-ball establishment where accident Occurred. Ho fold Lord Glenorchy pawned them by Laurentide Flying School, crashed upelde-down onto the police the other car, driven by for £34.

Sing, drove Into the path of his car-United Press.

runway. His passenger, Jean, Bellaire, 22, of Rosemount, who was learning to fly, was taken to hospital in critical condition-United Press.

TRAIN SMASH

Royse City, Texas, Dec. 13. At least five persons were re- ported killed and a number in-

Recover Secret Equipment

Wick, Scotland, Dec. 13. jured when a passenger train The anti-submarine frigate smashed into two cars tonight Volave reported today that it at the Kaly depot.

Lord Glenorchy is the son and heir of the Earl of Breadalbane and Holland-France-Presse.

Brutal Action By Terrorists

Kuala Lumpur, Deo, 14. Five: Communist terrorists hid found the wreckage of the held up: 60 Siabourers in the The dead were all occupants four-engined Royal Air Force Kroh arca of Upper Perak, but essential public of the cars. Five or six rallway Shackleton aircraft missing since singled out a.man and a woman services will close down for 24 cars were derailed and a num- Friday night, and had recovered and stabbed them to death bo fore their colleagues' eyes, ac ber people aboard them were top secret radar equipment.

of The strikers will also be hurt, but first reports said none The plane crashed in the cording to reports received here protesting against “their, was seriously injured.

Sound of Mull, off the Argyll today,

The labourers, both A railway spokesman said the hire edret, with a 10-man clew

meri, and ployers' refusal to negotiate on dismissals.

two cars were passing och aboard. It was on a navigation women, were travelling in two The Communist,

other at the time of the accident. training fight from Ballykelly, lorries fromatin - mine when Christian The train waa the Texas Northern Ireland. p

the terrorists stopped: thcin; All Democrat and Social Democrat Special, running a schedule. The Volave mald the secret were entered down from the **"unions ́Aro "united in from Dalios to St. Louis 19 ander equipment was found in lorries. Then the terrorists

Labour

em-

their broad demands against a does'.not stop at Royse C1555"] tho vreckugo, and taken aboard singled out 1ncis Thong

powerful group of industrizilate but the spokesman said it was

known as Confidustele.

anti

They are not sgrood, however, da the issue of continued co-ordinated strike

media

fatievorment

from

not travelling "very fast". U Ambulances were, dispatched to the scene from: Dalins and

to

the ship-United Press,

NOT STANDING

tin Hin Mool worker, and 43-your-old ---Les Cheng and stabbed them

Awards how terrorists

to the Jerrics and Fified. With them of their own accord Paris, Dec, 18. went two other, labourers, if Fomer Trauch Radical Social-youth and girl," the reports ist Premier, M. Henri Queuille, added Beater, ** today caused a sensation, in my o French political circle when he Politician, Dies announced that he was not a

has from Terrell Murat Dalins to budga

stand by to, recivo, the injured their position since Royse City is on the Missouri, September, when

the three Kansas and Texts (Katy) lino unions

similar" "one-day, about 25 miles northeast (of falled to Impress the am- Dallas-United Press.

CARS COLLIDE Attempted from the strike call

Utica, NY, Dec. 18, **Two"" cars collided on the supply bread, milke, gas and Uues-Rome Biate highway, early; water as well as those working Ƒtódy "killing fotiri persone and - fredeligte vi then votingme | Marinai dindi podky. BERI 02/BITÁC for Talan Refo Reuter D injuring, one seriously,

a heart attack Busters

Hit From the shape dë

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The report says that at the end

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.

Mrs Janet Jagan

Arrested? Georgetown, Dec, 13. of 1953 NATO has 40 trees line divisions at iis disposti,

Mire Janet Includes 16 Turkish and Greek Jagan, wife of the deposed divisions not included in last Prime Minister of › British Gulana-Dr Cheddi Jagan, was year's count.

The number of divisions placed under arrest today, under furnished by the other NATO Emergency regulations here, countries has not changed but France-Press0,

'candidate for the Presidency of bekannt Athing, Dec 13. the French Republica poltion, Me Lambew, 13Lambrianides, insa a he had been Lipped to win to the: Minister of the Greek herchant

France-Fraise,

GRACE. A SPACE. PACE.

JAGUAR

PISUMATRAN.