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No: 35939

TUESDAY.

ER 5, 1954.

BIG LONDON DOCK

Fly A Jet? 7,000 More Workers

NDOUBTEDLY the old

heads will be shaking

with disapproval over the Duke of Edinburgh's deter- mination to fly a jet plane. "It is too dangerous for a member of the Royal Family-that in the main

Walk Out

argument against the iden. 230 SHIPYARDS

But it is absurd to say that

Blying-any more than motoring or walking serosa

A

street-is

dangerous,

Each has its element of dunger, of course, but unless the plot, the motorist ur the pedestrian takes cal- culated risks, the danger remaina comparatively small. The layman is apt to fear the jet because of its high speed but a piston- engined plane (which the Duke now flies solo) was once regarded as the fastest thing on earth. Is the jet any leas safe than propeller-driven pinne? The R.A.F. sny "no". In a recent press statement, they also i said the accident rate won certainly no higher than that of conventional-engined planes. The Cabinet is apparently prepared allow the Duke to fly with ! an instructor in a jet plane. ! But not solo. The Duke is a thoroughly efficient pilot an hia Instructor's report Indicated last year. nically the ban

to

Tech-

AFFECTED

NOW

London, Oct. 4.

Seven thousand more dockers went on strike at the Port of London today, bringing the total out to more than 18,000 nearly half the labour in the docks and ship repair yards.

There are separate strikes which together are affecting about 230 shipyards.

One started as a dispute last week over the unloading of imported meat. This was not serious in itself because Britain is at present eating home killed meat. The imported meat is going into cold storage.

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STRIKE SPREADS

The Queue To Scale

The Peak

to be this, breast, with its tail end at the managed to cope with the trame

bottom of Gorden Road,

The Peak seeing year'o 'favourite for the thousands of observers of the

But it has developed into a revival of an old dispute over overtime.

The dockers maintain overtime should be voluntarying and banned I ten months ago,

Ike Hails

New Treaty For Europe

the un Duke's solo flights in a jet is hard to justify but con- sidering his position as the Queen's consort, it is not an unreasonable request for the Cabinet to make. But no barrier should be put in his way to prevent him from undertaking his jet con version course.

'Great Diplomatic Achievement'

Denver, Oct. 4. President Eisenhower 10-

ONCE, in a fit of youthful day hailed the new Western

The employers · ·contend it should be compulsory and have refused to discuss other matters until the ban is tied.

000 stevedores obeyed Todny their leaders' call of

call of last Friday to strike to force the employers to discuss all outstanding dis- pules--more than 100 of them— over pay

and working con- ditions. And the overtime ban, was stated, would be near the bottom of the list,

This strike has brought wort in the giant "Royal" group of docks the biggest in London which handles most of the big

shipments virtually to

food

standstill

130.SHIPS/IDLE. exuberance, he might havs Europe defence alliance Work on shout 30 of the a

ad taken risks, but not since he against Communism accepted the responsibilities "positively one of the completely.

About 100 other ships in other

or unloaded.

Chung Yeung or Double Ninth Festival. At 11 am, this morn- the Peak Tram, which started ith service at 5.30;.. and has been' running on a stepped up schedule, was, still besteged

queue, three by

New Israeli Move On Suez

Canal Blockade

Government Seeks Meeting Of Security Council

New York, Oct. 4.

Israel tonight asked for an early meeting of the United Nations Security Council to consider the alleged blockade of Israeli bound shipping in the Suez Canal.

with

The request for the meeting! It was surmised that the followed the seizure of the promptness. Israeli vessel Bat Galim last United States took action on which tho wock. Etyptian authorities this promise would be heartening alleged that

had to Israel. On the other hand, firod

Canal. This o

to indiente that States was seeking

the vessel

-on Egyptians

was

denied

Wednesday

on shore OSATYAKTIG said, they, hád deborg, than the relete

by Israel. the United

letter

so far.

Today, the commemoration of south of the Chung Young according to the ¦ 2,000-year-old. Festival of Chinese legend,

in a boder no good President of the Security Coun- They mid they doubted

Israel

to

ever, report only 4,000 additional Kowloon-Cartón hallway, how-

passengers since the first train el at: 8:10. sun, and, by the look of things, anticipate, a slow, a peak, Those who observe, the day The Kowlcon Motor Bus tradition, however, will avoid leased forthwith, together, with to make a cause colebre of he

ship and its crew, J.

that

to the people who fall to scale cll that the Bat Galim be re- the United States, was: préparod

Company has added 35 busca to calamity and enjoy good fortune the New Territories run and has for the rest of the year.***

Attempt On World Record Ends In Death

Woman Balloonist's Body Found In North Sea

Copenhagen, Oct. 4.

A large balloon plunged into the North Sea off the Danish coast French woman's body from its today and later fishermen recovered half-submerged gondola.

involved in becoming the greatest diplomatic achieve docks are waiting to be "Joe" | from her passporting Amante left: "If you-paas Calais and all 4 Hiéboat put out fęcira Calala-but:||

ments of our time.”

Its Craw

and cargo In order case..

e. They saw the U.S. action that It could proceed to Haifa. 13 something that officials feit

A meeting of the Council be both the Laraclis

fore Friday is unlikely: Israell would welcome plans

sources said,

APPEAL TO RED CROSS-

WARNING TO EGYPT

Tel-Aviv, Oct. 4,

popula

In Tel-Aviv Isract announced Israel. today warned Jordan she would appeal to the Inter and Egypt to end their nitacks national Red Cross In Switzer on the Israeli border land to investigate

the condition. H Lions under which the captain Foreign Ministry announce and crew of the Bat Galim are mend said formell effort to held by Egypt. **

existing talons · had “ellelted The Foreign Ministry ane no response other than further nounced: that. It had instructed and Increased violence its Minister in Berne to take up

During last month alone, the the matter with the Inter- Ministry alleged, there had been national Red Cross,

manifesto calling on the Grover

The right-wing Opposition 41 med incursions and 19 casos

thet ment to order the Navy to alze in the

popullor

any Egyptian marchant, ves

anywhere on the high

and hold it until the Bat Gated) maar ge

I released.

party also aired for

of Parliam the Bat Gallm incident. ment now in recess, to debate

AMERICA'S, HELP

Washington, Oct. 4.

Danish police. Identified her M. Suire told her before she As a precautionary measure, a Queen's consort. Once, the Inte King thought he drove

In a statement, the President The other strike, by about Welier, 44, of Paris.

are going well you will land in it returned after a four-hour hia sports car too quickly, said the nine-Power set provid-3,000 ship repair workers, fol-

They

man's England. But if you fly over patip without having seen the emergency session also found a The

West lowed the Duke

of immediately ing for rearmoment

dismissal of Ave Germany and an end to the electricians "out of turn", two of M. Georges Suire

passport which bore the name Dunkirk, don't hesitate come balloon stopped speeding and has Alled occupation would, when weeks ago.

The wind chengen suddenly at of Paris, down." since become an ardent ratified by the nations which The strikers are demanding

A balloon's lights were re about 1030 pm GMT, presum- but this mystery was cleared campaigner to reduce road signed it in London yesterday--that dry dock proprietors should up later.

ported seen over Calais at about ably sweeping the balloon off its accidents. It is typical of "preserve most of the values make it a rule and observe the

balloon, .15 metres seven p.m. GMT last night. The course and taking it towards

Denmark. Reuter. (about 16.35 yards) him to want to learn to fly inherent in the original European custom of "last in first out"

in dia balloon was dying high and a jet plane. Not only is he Defence Community proposals." when anyone has to be dis- meter, contained French instru-heading across the channel for

The President said: "All of us missed,

England. vory keen on all new tech-

have reasons to be

About 100 ships are affected. con-Reuter.

nical developments, but be the outcome" of the Led by

likes to know how things ference. He added that the

work and to puzzle out prob- agreement carried quite

lems for himself. Also he promise of a strengthened and wears the stripes of an Air unified,

arrangement

security

the

Marshal and it would be among Western European

nations Including West Germany.

90 tus

Tho

to maintain an effective

sald

the

Now France Sees Flying Chameleon!

The

ments.

RECORD ATTEMPTE Madame Weber took off alone on Sunday afternoon in an atm tempt to beat the women's time

records for spherical balloon held

by the Russian Alla Rondratieva

h 22 hours 30 minutes.

Privy Council Appeal By HK Man Fails

London, Oct. 4.

All-star Cast

For Film Of

bakheft and attempted

maintained from

post fours woeks

and their defend thematved un and be put another, to the perpe to their lives and statement, said United Preas

and

The United States has asked Peter Townsend

Wins Horse Race

Egypt for Information on the case of the Bat Galim, informat sources

States

seeking

The Unported today.

is

the information to see whether

It could be of any assistance to both sides in arranging, for the refcase of

Ortho ship and its crew, these sources an

mid The US.

deputy Under

Captain

* Brussels, Oct. 42. Peter Townsend, British Air Attache here, won a 30,000 frand flat race for genie men riders

Riding #FI 15. A

Richard III effect told the larselt, Am- Townsend started Aavourite £13

was, killed -- while.

China Mail Special,

icon to make a flm version of assistance if rich asistence serving in the Royal Air Force of "Richard III"m vistavision, wero welcome to

technique which gives greater Egypt, informed sources said.

Israel and during the last world war.

definition, and which allows » nim to be projected on to an cormous serben.

4 Belgian Secretary for State, Mr. Murphy owned horse, Group Captain consistent with his charac-

Fearing she might not have ter if he felt that he should front in the defence of treedom.

Bar-Le-Duc, France, Oct. 4. enough money with her when

bassador Me Bban last weeks to 1

1 and won do as much as possible to

President

A "fying chameleon" in the she landed, she asked her

of

the United States would look from a field of ilxpe "earn his stripes", to take Secretary of Mr John sky was reported today by in-manager, M. Suire, for some just

London, Oct. 4. - Into the case, try to ascertain The race was the Prix Rene'- much more than a passing Foster Dulles, together with the habitants of Baudignecourt on as the balloon was about to rise, the Privy Caunell in London to-

Sir Laurence Olivier, leading the circumstances as seen by Lunden, named after a Belgian He handed her his wallet day refused, leave to

appeal by Interest in the service in foreign ministers of the other the Meuse.

And A Reprimand

Lung Yee Hing, ali Ling scoparian actor and pro- both sides and endeavour to be count who which contained his passport. which he la representing the eight nations which

In Melun, a French road- the defenco alliance a

Madame Weber, a Paris beauty Tmi, against his conviction for Queen as the Commander may be worker, who said last Friday specialist started flying in murder lost April by the Hong In-Chief. Whenever he does one of the greatest; diplomatic evening that he had seen balloons in 1928. Since then she Hong Supreme Court

Д a thing, he does it properly achievements in Europe of our "flying saucer" in a deld near

Lung was one of two

men There are no half measures. time because of the potentialities the Coulomniers-Meaux high-In May 1953, she stayed in the found guilty of murdering a WE

E admire the Duke for of these agreements for pro-way near Aisoncelles, was taken air for 21 hours 30 minutes, woman named Tam Luk Sum in

November last

Both lost many qualities; for his moting security, prosperity and before the Coulonnier Magistating cp an entranco con this uppents In Hongkong frank, open manner,

in Europe with the in-rate and severely reprimanded. his peace

Reuter. benefits of such a --France-Presse, ovitable keen, Inquiring mind and

on the development

United the drive and energy with States which he has approached world." many national problems. As the husband of the Queen

and the rest of the

Supreme Allied

In Omaha, General Alfred

he willingly takes second!der in Europe, said to- place to her in all official day that the nine-power Euro- duties but he is not the kind pean treaty would "strengthen of man to play the part of a puppet dangling on the end

of stringa pulled by

the entire defence

of the free

world very BERGARA

APPROVALTM

hos

mado more than 200 flights,

Madame Weber was making her 235th balloon ascent.

MARILYN MONROE TO SUE

FOR DIVORCE

Hollywood, Oct. 4.

+

Four of Britain's leading f

and stage actors will be talking the parts of four knights who will be sharing major screen roles. They will be Sir Laurence. Olivier himself as the hunchback Friston, Sir John Gleigud as the Puko Clarence, Bir. Ralph Richardmori

as the Duke

Buckingham and Sir Cedric Hardwicke as King

Cther weh. Edward. IV.

A

British stars likely to be in the cast be Alec Clunes, Claire

Marilyn Monroe revealed today she will sue Joe Dimaggio for Bloom, Famels Brown, John

divorce tomorrow.

"Joo has struck out," her ·nt-

Paris, Oct. 4. courtiers. Nor would wo The French National Assem- want him to be. He is ably will approve the nine-power familiar figure today reimenii on European defence, because his gifts of charac- signed in London yesterday, by torney said. ter have Impressed his cold majority, political experts personality on

the agreed

Miss Monroe's studio an- mouneed she and the former

today consciousness of the nation. The attitude of the Socialists New York Yankee baseball He is approved because of and Popular Republicans to still star had agreed on a friendly his "naturalness", because certain, but even large scale divorce because our careers he is, in the words of one the deputies of Just, seemed to get in the way

parilin would make no of each other commentator, "one of us" difference

ifference to the final result, That is what is helping to M, Pierre Mendes-France, the home make the Royal Family so Prime Minister, can count on order" popular today. Also the the majority of the 185 Conner Jerry Giesler to face 40 re- Duke and the Queen are valives and 101 Radicul de porters and photographers who

the London living much nearer their puties to back

solutibo. Most of the 77 Gaul crowded on the most lawn jus Gitaler made 1r clear the silne- 627A

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wealth than their ancestors so expected to support 12

people all over the Common:ists in the

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British monarchy than two port from only half the 150 So

hundred years of constitúcialists and By Popular Repub

*tional reforms. The British.

people will understand the Queen's anxiety for her Chusband, but, they will be know haED

would give M. Mendes

blumujo

tima

will be Buperlor

The Ashandy Screen actress was married to Dimagalo In Ban

and

Mills, Richard

Atimona Helen Hayes a Knight, then 1 an

dialogue of the is being retained but Francisco on January 14, of this date original

and actions will be to romance of the actress developed to give full scope to BêThe:

and the baseball player began screen adaptation and the with a blind date.

depth and colour of

Angules two years ago." Marilyn Vlitavision according to an declared:

are very happy" anholipreement * from the -- flim and said she would like to have studio: Chink Mail Special;

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