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COMMENT OF THE DAY

The Elections

WHAT only 40 per cent of

THAT

these eligible to register for vote In the forth- coming Urban Counell

lection have done so would appear to confirm conciu. sively the oft repented laim that the majority of Hongkong residents are not vitally interested in obtain ing the franchise. Certainly the Ave candidates have reason to feel disappointed! with the

response Lo

tiovernment's endeavour to widen the Urban Council eiretorate, Nevertheless

even

this display uf apparent apathy must be The

measured with care.

11

vote in Hongkong, so far as extends today, is

Jor

example,

privilege and not a duty. In Australia, voting is compulsory for all Those who appear on the electoral rolls; here, as ID England and other ro tries, it is a free will con cession. This also applies to the net of registration for! the Urban Council polis and it is more than prob- able that large numbers of residents who qualify for registration have refrained from making use of the privilege because they are frankly not interested elcelions of any nature and 10 desire роявена

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Labour Motion Lost

In The Commons

"WITHDRAW ALL TROOPS" DEMAND IS MADE

London, Mar. 11,

A Labour motion deploring the British government's handling of the Anglo-Egyptian negotiations on the Suez Canal issue was defeated in the House of Commons tonight by 271 votes to 219.

The motion was introduced by Mrs Barbara Castle, a member of The motion the Labour Party Left-Wing headed by Aneurin Bevan. called attention to the living conditions of the troops in the Canal zone, which, it said, had deteriorated since 1951 due to uncertainty as to the future of the base. The motion deplored the government's handling of the negotiations, which prolonged the uncertainty.

Mrs Barbara Castle, speaking officially for the whole Labour opposition, a concentration camp. She described the Canal Zone situation as similar to added: "The theory is that they are defending a life line of the empire. In fact, they are trying to protect our installations against the depredations of the local inhabitants."

"It is the worst the army can offer", she said. "One way of ending these conditions is by withdrawing all our troops and equipment by 1956. The other is by reaching an agreement with Egypt under which we should co-operate with them

are

Counter-attacking

the for

The Labour members shouted: Water | "Yes, certainly."

Captain government, house, who heads u group of Captain Waterhouse went on that one stabilising Conservatives opposed to any to assert

the during

recent evacuation of the Canal Zone, ftelor

Middle said; "It is nonsense to say we trouble weeks in the

and in

Khartoum had are there in the old imperialistic East

We have

of British right to be been the presence

forces.

to maintain the base. In either case, our fighting troops would have to go".

Turning to the political aspect, Mrs Castle attacked the Prime! Minister, Sir Winston Churchill, participate in civic affairs

and the

back- Conservative It and a any shape or form.

bencher. Captain Charles Water. is an attitude which may be en

She sold: house.

"These dificult to understand, but

threat with their conditions. that It exists muxt be

to the morale of our army. by accepted

everyone

being allowed to continue. interested in

Urban because

of the activities of Council elections with as Captain Waterhouse. She also good grace as possible. referred to the "Trojan horse on the government front bench in THE candidates can derive the person of the Prime Minister

one consolation. It may be himself".

Mrs Barbara Castle asserted: taken for granted that the It is the Prime Minister who 4,000 who have registered is acting

the In the teeth of their names intend to vote, advice of all his experts, both More difflcult to estimate in in the War Ofee and the For the proportion of electors eign Office, out of a devotion to on the jury lists that will sentimental memories make use of their franchise. Past"

It has been computed by

of

the

RIOTS IN THE SUDAN

Red China

In UN

“Essential” Says Molotov

Moscow, Mar. 11. Foreign Minister Vyache- slay, M. Molotov said today It is essential and urgent" that Red China should be

in Egypt under our treaty."

Amid applause from his own

He was then interrupted by site of the House and constant

barracking the

from tho interruption on the opposition side, Captain Waterhouse opposition members, former War. Minister John Strachey and Mr he wanted the govtrumento Ancuri Bevan, bers wanted take anything from anyone in cater to reach an agreement. tended. "As long as we are talk- given a place in the United

anyone ing

"Can

Captain

about

.

con-

fe asked: really say that the happenings chance have the government of of the last few days and weeks coming

"Standing On Treaty Rights"

London, Mar, 11.

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In

ARMS RACE

The scene is Khartoum and the demonstrators, some carrying banners await the arrival of the car carrying President Naguib of Egypt, newly arrived by air from The president after the riots, spent the night guarded by British Troops,

- London Ex-

press.

Cairo.

The Public

Applauded

Detence

a

Liner's

Passengers Injured

Southampton, Mar. 11. The 83,000-ton liner Queen Elizabeth reported on her arrival here today

Drop: Two Killed, 30 Injured

Fort Bragg, N. Carolina,

Mnr. 11.

Two paratroopers were killed and 80 Injured today when 9,000 men lenped into space in "Exercisu Longthrust", the biggest peacetime airborne opera- tion ever held in the United States.

Army spokesmen said an in- vestigation was started Immo- diately to delermino how the men were killed. They said some of the injuries occurred when the men hlt trees,

One of the injured parn- troopers was in critical condi tion at the base hospital, and three others were in serious condition. The hospital said 18 of the injured would be released (within three days.

About 200 C-119 flying box- cars and giant C-122 assault aircraft dropped 9,000 fully- equipped paratroops. artillery and heavy equipment within à few hours in the operation.

Maj-Gen. Francis Farrell, commander of the 82nd Air- borne Division, and Maj-Gen. Wayne Smith, 18th Corps Com- jumped. with the mander, paratroopers,

The spectacular

airborne Assault was the 82nd's Ip3; major

rehearsal for "Exercise Flashburn" next month when 60,000 men will take part in a Beld exercise stressing atomle weapons,

THICK WITH MEN'

Advance elements of the main

that two passengers were attack force dropped into the

injured, social events can celled and interior decora

on smashed during

zones about an hour after dawi: and by mid-afternoon the skies her wore thick with thousands of

paratroopers. Jeeps and some heavy equipment thudded to earth shortly afterward lon chutes ranging up to 100 fost in diameter.

The Division hurled the main of.. its battle troops against mock "aggressor" forces

weight

in an exercise patterned after the 82nd's combat jumps Into Sicily, Normandy and Holland during

World War II. The drop

the

in the English resistance of the st

spectators.—United-Press

Waterhouse

stormiest, Atlantic crossing what Nations. evacuation.

of the winter, Washington, Mar. 11. agreement with to an

л addressing political

Bursts of applause came from except meeting in the Molotovsky Coa- the public benches today when 60-mile-an-hour winds on Sun- The giant, Cunarder ran into any terms in Caire is any justification for Egypt on

he where

16 h two Democrats of Senator blaming the government for not complete evacuation?"-France-stituency.

candidate for the Supreme having come to an agreement?" Presse.

me Joseph McCarthy's Communist-day afternoon soon after leaving Soviet, Russin's parliament, Mr probing Sub-committee interven- New York and had to light her Molotov said the Blg Four ed to support

a negro woman, way through headwinds in the the Roturning Officer that

Foreign Ministers conference in Mrs Annie Lee Moss, who was next 30 hours, rolling at times Berlin was "an important step under investigation. the total electorate for the

25 degrees, forward" He added that the March 24 poll will be in the

Mrs Moss, 48, suspended from Russian people "note with satis- her job in the Communleations Passengers were thrown about zones, three-quarters of a mile region of 13,000,

two coun- government's handling of lations between our

faction that China is tolding it Section of the United States and tossed from their beds, long and about a half-mile wide, judged by any standards

aro named after those en- Socialist Opposition and Con- the Anglo-Egyptian negotiations, tries",

legitimate place" in the Geneva

Department, testifled Guilde ropes were fixed round where the system of volun- |

the Mr Strachey, opening con- which has prolonged this Frivative backbenchers.

lin-1

Labour debate, blamed the Bri-conference scheduled for April today that she had never been the ship to enable them to move counters "Sicily North" "Sicily tary voting applies, a final

Communist

"Normandy" about. One traveller broke an South"

and Stunt Senator

"Holland". pull of 75 per cent would demning the government's polley certainty

Mr R. H. S. Crossman (Lab)

Symington, arm and another a collar bone. In Egypt for opposing reasons,

is troups in the Suez for the

of the Egyptian The Berlin conference Was Democrat of Missorri, said: "I

The huge C-122 cargo planes be considered Aatisfactory, opened fre on Sr Winston backed her up, charging. Those "instability"

Hrid

think you are telling the truth. that by important, he said, because of

Then the Hoer had to turn brought in heavy weapons, and Thus chief Interest now Churchill's Cabinet from both who think you can hold down governnient

the decision to convene a con- If you are not taken bacic into south off her roule to avoid equipment after the battle be- centres on the number of sides of the House of Commons all Egypt with the brigade are keeping them there, "Egypt can be kept in turmoil and an un- Bving

ference at Geneva where the your job in the army you come icebergs, had to keep special gan and troops set up to secure voters who will decide to tonight.

a dream world." the British troops in

Sucz exercise their privilege later;

Captain Charles Waterhouse, stable government will emerged five powers will discuss "the around and see me and I am watch because

Captain Waterhouse led unfinished Korean question and

going

to bec you get another | drifting mines Clearly it is were causing

"in leader of the Conservative Egypt's this month.

Many of America's Channel, and finally ran Into within the power of

Senator J, L the stability", the Socialists charged. | "rump", stated his ense against stability" in Egypt had been the the restoration of peace in Indo one."

fery debate stabil

the China where the people are

McLellan, dense fog yesterday off the Islo ranking Army officers were on resolution withdrawal in a They introduced il

bond. ELS observers of candidates to stimulate the deploring government policy in that soon left the issue of Arny British force "during these last carrying out a prolonged struggle | Democrat of Arkansas, support- of Wight,

the manoeuvres, three troublous weeks in the for freedom and national rights." ed his fellow Democrat în re-

but the Army electorate to make full use not carrying out withdrawal estimates far behind.

Middle East when the President

buking Mr Roy Cohn, Senator

She docked today 12 hours closed the area to all but official of the franchise. It is the from the Canal Zone.

"There is still a treaty has been put under arrest, let

Mr Molotov said, "The devel- McCarthy's assistant, for insert- late-Reuter. candidates who can best We are

not encroaching on existence," he said,

and now opment of international events

in the records a statement estimate the importance of Egypt, we are standing on our We are not encroaching on completely reinstated, and when makes even more essential and that the Sub-committee had re- the Urban Council elections treaty rights," replied the backEgypt, we are standing on our the second Lieutenant con urgent the restoration of China's ceived evidence from a witness and convince the voters of bench Conservatives who rebell-treaty rights."

the who knew" gratulated himself for not rights and its rights in

Mrs Moss was a the against The ed

withdrawal this

Communist. United Nations." importance.

Though the government was cutting his leader's throat.” the target of

of both sides, they

Senator McLellari declared campaign to date has not negotiations.

Captain Waterhouse also These

amid applause: "I don't like to ese widely-opposing foc- tangled with each other. The been particularly lively. tions scized on the debate of former Socialist Defence Minis-plied to Socialist objections that One would like to see the the 1954-55 Army estimates to ter,

In reviewing the International try people by hearsay evidence. Mr John

vho maintaining troops in the "con- Strachey, who old English system But force their case on to the floor opened the Labour case against ntration carap of the Canal situation, the Russian Foreign don't think it is fair to a

Zone, hustings

as Mr Strachey put it, Minister, sald, "The arms race witness." employed,

of the Commons.

the Army estimates, interrupt-

Republican Senator K. E. the morale of the continues. The military budgets m- hampered there Is at plenty of Mrs Barbara Castle, Laboured Captain Waterhouse to com-

of the countries of the aggres- Mundt, of South Dakota, pre- Army her motion onment: "We have far opportunity for the can-

is nothing fresh in sive camps are as before rated siding during the temporary didaten

trenty

absence of Senator McCarthy, capture the "living conditions of the troops troops there than our

British soldiers

ordered Mr Cohn's statement to being asked thigh." rights imagination and interest of in the Canal Zone".

cd the House to resolve that

"The Recumulation of atomic | bo deleted from am fully aware of that, accept such conditions," be said,

the record the electora and to ensure noting the deterioration since replied Captain Waterhouse. "We have rearmed primarily in weapons goes on. On the ter- Reuter. that when polling day 1951 in the living conditions. ་

have been forced to do it an endeavour to preserve peace ritories of a number of Euro- arrives the voters will not due to the uncertainty as to the by the ineptitude of the govern and if it is necessary to penn and non-European states, remain apathetic.

future of the base, (it) deplores ment of which he (Strachey) hold troops in Egypt, I am sure United States military bases aro

no British soldier of the unit is being built that was a member."

Mr Aneurin Bevan, leader of anything but perfectly prepared against the Soviet Union arid the Labour Party's outspoken to serve there.'

the peoples' democracles," Left Wing said the Socialists CANAL'S SECURITY "admit" responsibility for this He said as far as he was con- Mr. Molotovy sald Russia pro- European collective violation of treaty rights in cerned the Suez bose could be posed

Bystem Egypt.

"done away wtih". But he was security

during the he said, Berlin conference, but that # "So is the present government "vitally concerned," responsible, ho said. "The with "keeping in that part of was claimed Russia would gain people who are right obviously maintain the security of the such a system because of its the world a force which would undesirablo ntvantages" In pro Egyptians."

Waterhouse: "Wo Canal and our rights in the status as a big power, Captain asked to negotiate. But every Middle East and protect our

"Nevertheless," he said, "the questions put to him by a thing that has happened in the friends in Africa." last year tends to prove that "Until Egypt is herself able Soviet Union does not claim any Federal Grand Jury about last ** | Stater Congressmen by Puerto owed to

prognostications have been and willing to preserve the special position in a system of week's shooting of five United

collective European security, In

Rican Nationalists. be right. Having Canal and preserve security

mada remarks

Authorities contend the shoot- made the maximum gesture in her area," said Captain Water The critical Egypt over the Conal, we find house, "we should see to it that against this project have noting was planned in New York. them calling out loud and clear we are going to retain an armed minimised for unity and for the Independ-force at some strategic point in significance of this Soviet pro-

posal"—United Press, ence of the Nile Valley. What that base." can be done?

Mr Crossman said that after FIRM STEP REQUIRED 1960 Britain must evacuato all "So long as we dangle evacua- troops and equipment, reconquer lion in front of the Egyptians, the Egyptians, or have an agree

We ment with them. agreement is impossible. have to take a firm step and The government has re say, we are not going until such cognised the realities of the umo as you can protect your situation, but hes not the satis #elves. I think

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Bingapore, Mar, 11.

The Governor of Singapore, Bir Johta Nicoll, today sallad ki the Dutch liner: Wiler. Buys to

The Senate voted today, to confer with the "Becretary,

a better chance of coming to an "They are sacrificing the pos- pending

Mr D. W. Grimtha, (Lab):70-| East on our aider

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