1954-12-22 — Page 3

... THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER, 22, 1954,

TUNISIANS WORRIED Princess

Mr France's Government

May Fall Before Agreement Concluded

Tunis, Dec. 21..

Premier Tahar Ben Ammar returned from Paris to face mounting fears that the French Premier, M. Pierre Mendes- France, will fall soon, taking the half-completed Franco- Tunisian home-rule agreement with him, reliable sources said today.

Premier Ben Ammar returned last night from a series of talks with the French Minister for Tunisian Affairs, M. Christian Fouchet, and said that the Franco-Tunisian gotiations were following "their normal course."

But the Premier might have trouble persuading his fellow- Tunisiang that prospects were #til! rosy for the long-sought KETECTION! on home-rule, these sources mudel,

GRAVELY DISTURRED

Tunbalan leaders are re. ported gravely disturbed over increasing signs from Parts thms M. Mendes- France'a Jays a Premier are numbered,

would

They feared his fall wipe out French recognition of Tunisian nationalism and uguin set off the campaign of murder, gun battles, and arson which had blazed through the protectorate Tri the wake demands.

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Tunisiens also recalled that | "He come to Tunisia with more than 2,700 terrorists who welcome suggestions but is nc- recently laid down their arms companiest by Marshal Juin; he under a joint Franco-Tunisian makes his statement of July 31 amnesty said they

per-proposing greater autonomy and

then sunded to surrender because of since

40,000 additional their confidence in M. Mendes-

French troops are sent to Tund- France's word.

sia; his negatiullons for auto- nomy are done by such a con- servative o IN Minister for Morocco

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union of war

mechanisa- terror against French settlers sought progress!vo and pro-French natives,

tion of Tunista, a training pro- gramme for now industrial full employment and

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Fears for the home-rule workers.

agreement also were incressed y the visit to Cairo of Salah Ben Yussef, Secretary-General of the powerful "Neo-Destour" nationalist party.

DISHEARTENED

He was reported to hayo told Egyptian National Guidance Minister General Salah Salem that he WAN disheartened by the dith- culties of negotiating a final autonomy agreement with the French,

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a general economic expansion of the country. He said Tunisia had a total possible work force of 800,000, about half of whom aro unemployed, and that about 24 per cent of the employed workers were trade union mini- bere,

The Tunisian Federation of Labour is pro-Nationalist and strongly anti-Communist, ho salt,

"We are firmly democratie," he said. "Existence of a demo- cratic trade union makes im- possible any adventurisan uf OT nationalistic We Intend to bulld

The French Resident-General Communists here General Plerre Boyer de fanatles,

la Tour, talked in Paris today political freedom, but we must

The police said today that an with the Tunisian Affairs Minis-build slowly. There must be no 18-year-old youth who weighed ter, M. Fouchel, and was to re-half-solutions. We must open to such chances for opportunism 220 pounds died of exposure intent to Tunis tomorrow.

by the Communists."

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his sleep because he was his parents Heavy

could carry him into their home.

An inquest has been ordered into the death of Alvin Cox, who died on the floor of an unheated garage only 20 feet

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In New York Achmmed Salah, accreary of the Tunisian Foderation of Labour, suid at u Press luncheon today that there seemed to be a change of lone Franco-Tunisian negotiations Premier autonomy since from his Pierre Mendes-France's state- parents' door. Ал autopsy ment of last July 31 and there- showed ho died of exposure. fore Tundsian trade unions advo-

cuters slow and careful

His father, Sidney Cox, Rudderation of all proposals.

the youth had been drinking

heavily on Saturday night and

fell asleep in the garage in sub-

zero weather. He told the polico he tried several times to lift or drag his son into the house bo- foru

him covering

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C.LO. CONVENTION Ben Salah has been in America to attend the Con- KICKS of Industrial ganisations (CIO) tion and to discuss Tunisian problems with American la- bour leaders. His host at today's lunch was the Inter- national Confederation of Free Trade Unions.

sentative In Brussels, also

Rums Home

Since her mother's death, and her eldest sister, Barnhild's marriage to a commoner, 22-year-old Princess Astrid has taken over the social reins at Skaugum, the Crown Prince, her A charming father's white house on the outskirts of Oslo. fair-haired young lady, she is Idolised by the Norwegians, and the world still watches and waits for news of romance. -Express Photo,

DOCTOR GUILTY

OF BEATING

WIFE TO DEATH

Cleveland, Ohio, Dec. 21. America's "Doctor Sam" murder trial ended tonight with a life sentence for Dr Samuel Shep- pard after the longest jury deliberations in living

102 hours.

memory

The seven men and five women finally came to the conclusion that the 31-year-old osteopath

Jay Krane, ICFTU reprebeat his pregnant wife Marilyn, aged 31, to death apuku brielly, explaining thut last July.

the ICFTU supports tree na- tionalist movements ond the

The delence lawyer, Mr Wil-

Judge Edward Blythin fixed a objective now is Morocco.llam Corrigan, immediately ask-hearing on this plea for Decem-

ber 30. United Press,

ed for a new trial.

Ex-Flyer Made

False Statement

To Enter U.S.

Albany, N.Y., Dec. 21.

A British flyer, described as a wartime R.A.F.

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The present trial had lasted nine weeks and Jury had been considering their verdlet for five days. Dr Sheppard advanced to tho bench before the sentence and told the couet "in 'a low even voice: "I would like to say, Sir, that I am · not guilty and feel there have been facts presented before this court that have do- finitely proven that I couldn't have performed this crime," The jury, which could

havo sent

him to the electric chair, convicted him of manslaughter or set him free,

finally

convicted him of second degree murder.

The judge warned againes any demonstration in the crowded

hero, was, fined $100 in Federal Court here today to court room before when he admitted making a false statement to obtain entry to the United States.

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The Government charged, that Byrne. Warman, 46, who has been living in Kingston, New York, con cealed the fact that he had been convicted of larceny. in England.

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of a

Both. Andrews and the assiste A deportation hearing has Richard been adjourned to spring. The war Byer told the Court ho Intended to return to England anyway for treatment of a back injury,

United Prem,

Bolton, praised the record. Andrews and Warman who faces deportation proceed ings-had parachuted behind Gorman Hnes during Dunkirk several finies to fly out British planos that would otherwi have been captured. He finished the war da a bomber pilot, his attorney said.

Andrews mid

Warman come to the US, in 1939 with u bank draft to purchase adreraft stocke For some ancmplained" reason, [he said, Warman. never used the draft but left it in a briefcase Lit Dayton, Ohio, The owner of the drais bad him pitewind when be returned to Ingland and – deve flyer mid he was, advised to plead guilty and accept, a aix monia sentence, to be 'torized Fout pe a pilot lostre

mounding the verdict,

He sentenced Dr Sheppard to. tife imprisonment and the doctor was taken upstairs, to his cell.

AN INTRUDER:

Dr Sheppard repeatedly cikimed that "bushy haired" intruder commiited

the murder. He said that grappling with the man be was twice knocked, un- comacions.

The prosecution alleged that he murdered bis wife out of love, of a nurse.

The conviction carried the penalty of life imprisonment with the possibility of parolo after ten years-Router.

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Deputies Trade Insults

Rome, Dec. 21. Lafi, and Blaht. Whor Deputies traded frmults in a loud uproar today as the Chamber

Deputies dobated ratification of the Paris accords an GerKUNTI rearmament,

The flurry of insults WAN quickly quelled by the Chamber president,,, Glo- vanni Gronchi, a Christian Democrat, The uproar Was not directly related to the accorda,

The Minister · of Labour and Social Security, Esto Vigorelli of the Bocial Democratic Party, touched It off when he announced at the start of the after- noon session that he would prefer charges against the Communist newspaper Unita and the Left Wing Socialist journal Avanti.-- United Press.

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GUERLAIN

Fewer Donkeys

In Germany

Bonn, Dec. 21.

The number of donkeys in

West Germany has declined to about 5,700 in 1947

German ormed forces imported large numbers Di donkeys for mountain troops during the World War II. Those that survived are not being re- placed.~~~Reuter.

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