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GILMANS. GLOUCESTER ARCADE

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Our Apathetic

Voters

LL the candidates in this

A week's Urban Council

election must surely have shared one common dle- appointment ---- the meagre turn-out

of the electorate. The electoral roll this year was enlarged some 60 per cent, yet the increase in the total number of voters

cent AD

who bulloted represented only about 10 per over the 1963 figure. official breakdown of the numbers who voted in the three enfranchised · classes boing unavailable, it can only be estimated what pro- portion of jurors and what proportion of those on the special registration lists Wednesday's comprised total voters. It does seem reasonably certain that the great majority were those who fall into the class 2

possess

and class 3 categories, in which aveat the Colony's jurora, • who automatic voting rights in elections, Urban Council were chiefly responsible for And the very small poll. this can be regarded as that surprising inasmuch the jurors' lats largely comprise members of the

so-called White Collar whose in- Brigade, for

all of this year's teresta candidates displayed sympathy and concern tu degrees. varying

part of

on the

tive

Failure

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TESTS Working Out

New Safety Precautions

London, Mar. 26.

British Labour leaders expressed relief to- night that American scientists have halted further hydrogen bomb tests in the Pacific till they work out new safety precautions.

Mr Clement Attlee, leader of the Socialist Opposition in Parliament, told Reuter: "I am very glad they have stopped any further experiments for the time being. We are all concerned about this question and we will have to watch the whole thing very closely."

The United States decision to delay testing a second hydrogen bomb came na Socialists were stop- ping up demands that Sir Winston Churchill should Persuade President Eisenhower to take this action,

The Prime Minister will make an important Parila- mentary statement next week on the H-bomb tests, which Elson- have aroused widespread fears since President hower, in effect, admitted that the March 1 burst at Bikini had got out of control.

PACIFIC

Big 3 To Discuss Trade

Policies

Loudon, Mar, 26.

The Foreign Office said tonight that represent- atives of Britain, : FrADOS "nd

the

United Stater would meet here next week to discuts their trade poilcles towards the Soviet, blog countries.

Discusions with other Western countries would follow Inter

Mr Harold E. Biasen, Director of the Forelan Operations Administration, is leaving Washington för London tonight for the talks

Britain recently suggest- ed incrming trado with Exetern European GORE- trics, and he Aiready had preliminary

dinoumicus with sorne Western nations on cutting, the strategio goods that, suust not be sent to Rumia und other European Commumist sinics-Henter.

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Saboteurs By "Rapier" Blow Up Ammunition Dump

London, Mar. 20, Anti- British sabotours caused a quarter of million sterling damage when they blow up British Army ammunition dump, the War Office said today.

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Washington, Mar, 26. The Pentagon announced tonight that 26 B-26 Ameri-

But they refused to say when can bomers would be sent to or where the explosion took French Indo-China very place, and who was responsible. shortly.

The giant sabotage loss was revealed in Army accounts for The announcement was made the year 1952-13, which devoted

the occasion of the de- two lines to the entry:

"Destruction of ammunition parture of General Paul Ely, Chief of Staff of the French at a depot abroad by an explo-. Armed Forces, for Purls follow by unknown native zaboteurs.

sion and resultant fire caused ing talks with American officials £251,770 the situation in Indo A War

office China.

spokesman sald "it would be more improper for us to make

comment on any this until a statement has been made in the House of Commons. That is the normal procedure."

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The announcements said the bombers would be despatched in the immediate future to Indo-China on the basis of 4

The period covered by the ac- temporary loan.

chuata is the financial year Ending on March 31, Meanwhile the Defence De-

1953. They reveal that almost half a partment, in

statement million sterling worth stores

of released to the Press, stated was lost in that period by theft, that General Ely's visit dealt fraud, arson and gross negligence. with a detalled discussion of the The mysterious, sabotage ox- current

United States pro-plosion was just under half of grammes for supplying equip-the total. Almost £100,000 of ment and ammunition to the the total was written off by the forces of the French Union authorities without explanation fighting in Indo-China,

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River Tigris Reaches Grave

Danger Level

Baghdad, Mar. 26,

The River Tigris has reached a grave - dange this afternoon, Radio Baghdad announced tonight.

He will probably tell the Others of the 25 hydrogen large House of Commons he cannot bomb questions to the Govern numbers of jurors to avail ask America. to completely ment some of them from front themselves of the franchise abandon her experiments and bench Labour leaders-range privilege is not easily ex-leave Rusala free to forge ahead from, calls to the Prime Minis-

The statement indicated that plained away. The work in the weapons race,

ter to get more

Information

New York, Mar, 26.-

General Ely and American mili- Total army expenditure for of the Urban Council may Labour Members of Parlia" from the United States on

the

Three hundred passengers tary leaders had discussed the the year 1952-63 wa 2521 be of relatively small finment will press Bir Winston effects of the March 1 explosion were stranded aboard contents of the latest commit •£5 “milton:" less than

suggestion?y that Britain to seek-a-meeting to a portance compared with the Churchili functions of the. Legisin with President Eisenhower and should now renounce the use of ocean liner in the middle of munication submitted by the had been an EPall

the Hudson River today United States, Isting"

French Government and Executive the Soviet Prime Minister, Mr all nuclear weapons,

ita needs The accounts no

noted The many Labour questions when tugboats refused to in material aid. Councils, but this does not balenkov following the latest

Pacife texts.

came after Parliamentary dock the ship as it arrived. The statement went on to say records at ammunition depół obviate the fact that A flood of questions put for Labour Party meeting last night from a gay Cuban cruisé. through the Urban Council ward for next week In the at which it was, docided to hold

that during his six-dayylit and at the main ordinance: die - Passengers aboard the liner here

But Egyh General Ely had contributing 'depot in elections the Colony has House of Commone are queries a special meeting

soon on the Empress of Scotland were vic-ferences with President Eisen- no comment was made on this. established the Important of how Britain's civil defence issue.

The principle of representation plans to counter the devasta-

tims of a strike which has crip-hower and with the Secretary neattactory matters, a level exceeding the danger point, by ten centimetras The opposition will probably pled the port

report also said press the Government for an 22 days. Four tugs of the as

had by popular vote. It may be lon of hydrogen bombs.

been disclosed in inquiries into One member will ask early debate on the Bikini Meseck Towing Company exort true that many did not

fact blast.-Reuter. make use of their vote on whether in view of the

that the last hydrogen bomb-

fused Wednesday

they effects because

were felt 1,200 miles

picket line. ashore

Canal zone. set up were indifferent as to which

The report said that prices from the scene of the

of the Independent NATO's Standing Committee, paid to members

merchants. candidate won the election, plosion, the Government

in Cyprus still

International Longshoremen's The statement said that General for the supply of food to British but this again is quite proposes to encourage spending

Ely discussed questions or troops in Egypt and to the Bri- beside the point. Possession money on civil defence against

The liner's captain decided mutual Interest to the French Hish garrison in Cyprus revealed not to risk docking the vessel | Gencrat Staff and the United zone troops WOKS||

that supplies

for the Conal States Joint Chiefs-of-Staff.

"appreciably higher and sometimes over double" OTHER EQUIPMENT

"It appears""" the report add General Ely also made a re-ed, "that certain unsatisfactory port. to American military matters have been disclosed by said it the winds and tide were indo-China operational theatre. tractors records in Cyprus.

of the franchise can rightly atomle bombing.

be regarded as a privilege, but ita exerciso is virtually

that

ex-

Civil defence chiefs here fear reports of the hydrogen bomb will spread defeatism a civic duty. An endeavour throughout their organisation made this year by and slow down recruiting, Government to make the Government civil defence

A representative, spokesman said today: "It is vote more

was

Cabinet

Ministers

ed the vessel to the pler but rom with wie the

contracting of foodstuffs for Although the water, has stiklasted during the not to the

Mr John Foster

and muktary WILSON, the Joint Chief of-Stan and the members

to dock her because of Charg Defence Secretary British: troops in the Suez

Association.

by

Resign

unassisted in today's high winds. So, still escorted by the tugs, the ship proceeded down the river and dropped anchor,

A spokesman. for the

Cairo, Mar. 20,

Bomb-Throwing.

Egyptians

not inundated the city as A south of the city' Because of result of emergency measures in the rise in the water of the the eastern part of Baghdad, It Diyalah River, a southern tri- was sijil threatening the city. butary of the Tiaria France- Seven breaches have been made Presse. on the river dykes north and south of Baghdad in an effort to cope with the rising waters.

The river level continued to rise and was expected to rise still further during the night if the level of the northern_tribu» taries of the Tigria

River goes down.

The drop in the water level

a few days.

Immalla, Mar. 26. Two Egyptians on a motor- cycla threw a bomb into a three-storey building occupied.

All Egyptian Cabinet Minis-Canadian Pacific Steamship Lid.leadors on his recent visit to the cost exâminations of the con- not be felt in the city for by British paratroopers here-to-"

but when only 34 por cent too early yet to tell the results ters, military and civilian, have right, an attempt to dock the in addition to the bombers, the [These are being investigated more; dykes will have to be Hittle damage-Reuter.

of the total electorate con of the hydrogen bomb scare bother to vote, it is fairly because recruiting figures come

in monthly. conclusive that the majority

Britain now has 308,000 civil are quite indifferent to the defence volunteers, 168,000 opportunity which the short of the peacetime target franchise offers them.

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tendered their resignations to

would be made tomorrow United States are planning to usually re morning

ship President Nagub,

shortly

The report said, in liable sources said here tonight.

to Indo-China applies from Cyprus would be Meanwhile,

the "captive" They bave been asked

some miscellaneous equipment returning Passeigers,

from to remain in office until General

including ammunition and para obtained directly by the local still at or chutes. This, it Naguib forms a new all-civilian Havana, were

was stated, Army authorities through com- neutral

Cabinet although New York was only was caretaker

a sequel to the normal petitive tenders-Reuter. jew A weekend; the sources said.

1. hundred feet away. programme of military, sšalm- Cabinet's resignation Steamship men salo no attempt lance which has been in opera- will not be officially announced would be made to bring the lion for several years. intil

departure of King passengers ashore by launch Saud of Saudi Arabia, who is The tugmen's refusal to dock due to end. his state visit to the vessel camò shortly after Egypt on Sunday.

violence flared on the strike-hit All Ministers will go to their waterfront United Press. officos tomorrow to collect their personal papers,

the sources

Pact Deplored

London, Mar. 28

Later, an informed. source the first of the 25 said that B-28 bombers for indo-China would be leaving the United States within "the next fort- night

JAVA HIT BY

TYPHOON -

Djakuuta, Mar. 26.

Reports reaching here today mid that a 'strong typhoon swept over the Salitica area in Cen- The B-20 Douglas Invader is tral Java yesterday afternoon a twin-engined machine with a

destroying the rubber s of the Glowas estate

and, of 1,900 miles. It uprooting numerosis

rubber

o casualties were re-

Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser, wilo unsuccessfully opposed A resolution "deploring" the speed of 870 miles per hour and facta President Naguib's drive for a recent Anglo-Japanese trade range speedy return to Parliamentary ; ngreement, is to be put forward | carries a four-man crew and trees. No life in Egypt, said today holat the forthcoming Blackpool | wat - tuned, Son' a bht ! scale. In ported as the workacs had al- would go back to 'his Army Job -conférence of the Co-operative | Korea a night, fighter ready left the factory -Franco-; In July-Reuter,

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