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Eisenhower Speech THE

THE first impression to be. I gained from road- ing the "State of the Union" message delivered by the American President is that As a speaker he lacks the power of oratory of his counterparts in France and Britain

And

aven

hia

political riva), Mr Adlal Stovenson. The second and more enduring impression is that in his homely way of speaking.

Mr Elsonhower succeeded in "putting over" the American Government's foreign polley in a

a way that certain to

appeal to the majority, if not all the Western allies. It was balanced and reasonable, unprovocative yet firm, warning but never

atening. How much more

to all America's captious allies are the worda "united гетропос to the

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TERRORISM FLARES UP IN MOROCCO

Three Dead: 18 Injured In 24 Hours.

France Plans Drastic

New British

Political Party Formed

London, Jan. 7.

Counter-moves

Casablanca, Morocco, Jun. 7.,

A new wave of terrorism swept through Morocco today and the French authorities hastily drafted drastic measures to fight it..

Informed sources said that they may reorganise the Casablanca Police as part of a determined drive to meet fresh terrorist violence which has claimed three dead and 18 injured in the past 24 hours.

The Police, meanwhile, acted quickly by arresting 22 terrorists at Agadir.

The arrival last night of the

Francis Lacoste for French Resident-General, M.

пл

emer.

A committee of five has hostile threat ot "massive launched 0 new political retaliation" Not only is Mr group In Britain -the Eisenhower more moderate in Elizabethan Party - with a his policies than many of his clarion call for close unity Republican

deputies but he le

he within the British Empire conscious of the paramount need for allled unity and that to make it a strong "Third gency meating with local civil America cannot afford to be Force" In the world.

and military officials underlined estranged from its partners in

the serious situation, methods of

They have begun mailing Offfelal sources Communism. In

the thousands of leaflets, seeking |mealing as u "veritable council

backing

the party and of war acting out an 18-point right- wing policy.

has

that

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The Committee chairman, Mr Frederick Guest, a 42-year-old

speech conveys the im- the Preddent persuaded all but the the implacable extremista

wisdom the

observing of tolerance and moderation.

is bound to have the of reducing the bitter effect calumny and vituperation (and therefore tension) which have heretofore marked

American exchanges,

Informed

sources revealed that a strengthening of Casa- blanca Police officials has been going on for the past few weeks. THREE-POINT ACTION

They said last night's meeting

fost described the

APPEAL TO

publicist, told Reuter the INCREASE U.N.

Elizabethan Party planned to parlamentary by- contest elections in the near future and Soviet put up candidates at the next general election, due before

MEMBERSHIP

to

decided on a three-point action programme:

1-Reorganisation

local Police,

of

the

2--The employment of now tactics.

3.-Nomination of

A new Pouce chief.

Firearms Banned After

Gold Coast Riots

the

Che

Apera, Gold Coast; Jan. 7.

"The ' : Governor of Gold Coast tonight, pr3« claimed a ban on currying" of ‹ "dangerous or fireTM Difensive Weapons

cutlases, daggers, etc.after three days of ripts in

dis- the Ashanti triot.

Hoting

in Kumas, capital of the Ashanti re klon, three nights ago, two people were killed and 35 were arrested.:

The pollee

rince have been reinforced in Kumsa to a strength of more than 2,000-Koster,

British Relief

Over French, Arms Pool Plan

ล

BRITAIN TIGHTENS

TRADE

EMBARGO CONTROLS

London, Jan, fa Britain tightened her control of trade with the Com- munists today to cut illegitimate shipments of strategic goods to the Soviet bloc hnd China, the Board of Trade disclosed.

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The plan submitted by France export licences

from

Boy Dies From Snake-Bite

Even as M. Lacoste met with to her six partners in the union legal trading, has found | green, zuzuba. (B deadly Adrien

to

Saturday Mail Features

'Hero' là a guide to your

·week-end reading:

P. 5: Long before 'Burgess

P.

and Maclean vanished, another, missing Bettisti diplomat was being Bought · ✅ throughout Europe. "The Secret Life of Reginald by Op.r. Ba

in the series Workda Strangest Stories, reveala the story of ·Vico, Consul who had, un people guessing; Giles,

cartoon.

6: Evelyn Ironstella Life story of Claire Mann, the head of Over- weights Anonymous. How the Atom

can cheapen power and communica

and, bulid # DOTT. future for Baitain, Chap- man Fincher contimen his series on man's place -in the Atamio; world.

James Wiökenden." con=\ siders the possibility of

■ Middle

this East pact

P. 7: 'Secreta" of Interna-

tional Crime, by A. J. Forrest Corifinuing story of Interpol How the organisation blacks criminals. ESCAPE, FADS.

custom party.

Elleen Ascroft: recoma mends something new to that replace

Borrible the cocktali

P. 8: Sarah Rothschild at large in an undergradu» *ate's world" naka, vyvkera Oxford Orsies?"" Hene MacColl, For now wines Bouth.... Agenda: another

The new measures, ⋅ agreed on | iraders of strategle goods from with the United States and ports outside Britain if they Westem European nations, gro "have reasonable cause designed to prevent the evasipa believe that they will be im- of existing controls which made ported into the Soviet bloc or it possible hitherto for some China. strategic materials to reach the Stricter controls were agreed Communist countries.

among t

the US. and Britain and Brities traders will be liable other West European nations, prosecution in future if they including the members of NATO, knowingly, in drans after the list of embargoed goods participate nctions designed to get ember-

shortened last summer. goed goods to the Communists | Some 90 items were removed in even if this is done through July 1984 from the list of con- trana-shipmorts

tions trolled goods, which originally porta outside Britains,

had · Included (some 250′′ com- UNDER STRICT CONTROL modities or more barred from The contros, will exiend. to Red China-United Press.

export to the Soviet bloc and such traders who, in evasion of domestic restrictions, existing London, Jan. 7..

for ship to arrange Preliminary British reaction may try

mend to Russia for instance of to France's plan for a West

from: South Eurotan Union Arms Pool was strategic metals

Amorica. Exports from doog of relief that the princi

Britain for M. Lacoste ple did not call for immediate to Iran Curtain countries and and remain

Lusaka, Jan. 7, sweeping commitments to the China have been told reporters last night that the Britain's big aime industry to control, which does not grant batils to save the "We of 18-

under strict Board of Trado

Five doctors lost a 12-hour Resident-General means to fight those on the continent. terrorism with "energy and

for such trans-year-old Themis Strydom, who tenacity".

was bitten by a seven-foot Chicago, Jan, “ DRITAIN has been quick to October 1998.

Bir Pierson Dixon, Permanent officials, the Police reported ter-was tonight under study in 613.

and 'enabled din-snake) on his father's farm near British delegate, referred in a rorists Mr Elsen-

attacked two native the British Ministries concerned loopholes recognise that

Chicago tonight He claimed that hundreds of speech in

Soviet bloc by devious. The boy hower Пош

the

was driving his accepts

Defence and Supply Ministries. the China and United guards in the old part of the-the Foreign Office and the bargoed security goods to reach usich position of

already offered Japan and an atomic stale-Britons

city, seriously Injuring one, and

Javourite method father's tractor, one afternoon The three Service departments means one mate between the two World active support to the group, fol- Nations membership.

were being consulted through has been,. Sir Pierson was speaking of fleeing with the other's gun. blocs in the cold war. From lowing letters in

the

ine | from-i.tree. “It bib film in both from coline Chiefs-of-Staff

secretariat. All Departments declined to tries outside the security wedy thighs and the boy ran a saile this point it is possible for the and added "We feel that there the year-old dispute between

French through European ports on the.

to to the farm hours tailing for world leaders to proceed to are millions of men and women the West and the Soviet Union

M. Lacoste, is expreted to in "Britain who are urgently over

admission honourable negotiation for an

of now

which will be a Russia or Chines

hell father gave him an anti- close, check on illegitimate enduring pence."

with

Pierry bagle countries, has talksy

Premier FIGY for the present political setup in the American

A whole list of plane for

In Paris transactions hart produces i, si venom injection, and hurried him. beer unable to gain achitap Mondes-France Algerian andanuary 17

variety of example, trono, case, to hospital-China Miil Special defence of Democracy in the country,"

because of

us of the Soviet veto, whit Meanwhile,

on coming year amply

reliable, sources copper and brass seemingly de- monstrate that the Communists

left Algiers today for a said the plan's provision for a sigued for Pakistan, was pre not to be allowed to

Have been rejected by the West Backing him are individiat impose their demands from a

Sir Pierson said that several one-day

of French officials Parts,

before the proposed; commúntly about routes, nude "many position of armed superiority. Fleet Street Journalists are allons of props,

is expected back He to far there them

In sssumed its full functions was ANTWERP SWITCH F members of powerful Mr Eisenhower seeks cohésion businessman bu.

Another welcomed. on Saturday.

disclòstra i revealed Algiers on strength

the is no sign that they have major nations," were not at present ámong

and Tuni- Bellair's In Faria, Moroccan

attitudo ipwards

an tantalum sup. Western family not only influential support.

represented in for instance the sian Affairs Minister M. Chris M. Pierre Menties-France's pro- posedly for Switzerland was through adequate defensive

at Antwerp to a The Elizabethan Party's policy Japanese, the Germans and the tian Fouchet, meets the leader pasal for a European Arms Pool transferred

Tragic Suicide. Of reserve from ship bound for Rezusia, » one of through statement declared the organisa-alans," headded. "There are the of the Tunisian home-rule talks has been

The now control measures the by pumping special solu-Murderer's Mother flexible ad Mini more ministration of economic

born to "break millions of people living in whet delegation, Mr Mong Shim, this the time he tabled it during the policies, He believes that in the stranglehold which the old is now Communist China though afternoon for their third talk in nine-nation London conference will cover from today the ship-tion into her arteries and giving ping and financing by British her artificial respiration, Moscow

Cleveland, Jan. 7. pirter" - Conservative, Labour that of course raised the differ-24 hours-United Press.

last October-Reuter.

The mother of Dr Bamuel ternational trade

Radio reported tonight: in, an and branil had on Britain's ent problem of whether Peking

English language broddenst. Sheppard, convicted last month expanded and he also feels

ecla, political system.

or Formosa should represent

The girl, Injured ́in a road for his wife's murder,⠀⠀ shot thicso people since China tself is

accident, :: whe" "clinically, dead" | herself in a locked, room today American investment oversees The party listed its primary a founder of the United Nations."

for five minutes, the Radlo said. while her oven-year-old grand- and fewer Internal customs object as to rafeguard and “There are numerous coun-

Reuter... and tariff barriers.

son played in the kitchen. There are advance the interests of Great tries in Europe, the Middle East also a few objectionable inter-Britain and the Empire."

Mrs Ethel Sheppard, 62; left and Asia, whom we would wel- national trade barriers which have long ceased to serve any It urged that every posible come as members of useful purpose

other than to step should be taken to integrate ganisation. Sooner or later this provide consistency to out-Britain and the Empire by problem of the admission of modod diplomatic

new members must be solved if un imperial cabinet

and

measures but Also

a

there

need

bud

newspapers,

the

TALKS IN PARIS

the

Meanwhile (looking for an alternative to the members to the Unitoa: Nations, { leave for Párli· nýkt week for rews peper for the

BIRY

must be

for more

this

- JOURNALISTS' ‚ BACKING

tion had been

means of

others supported by the Ugc3 |

Meneral; M Roger But usually

are

This 'or-

polla and an imperial defence plan so the United Nations is to be a

these, too, should be

hauled. Perhaps the most strike as to make it a third force in universal body."-Reuter.

Ing feature of the President's the world a

speech. and

to

Russia on the one hand and the

counter a however, is bonesty

is its sincerity of

Intention United States on the other," which rings 100 per cent true. Mr G. R. Hogan. Journalist, It promotes confidence in the treasurer of the new group, said free world that he will strive they were not professional poll- to the utmost to see his aims 'tícians

idealists "though

but

and desires fulfilled in the not with our heads in the mir."—— present year.

Router.

SANTAL SOAP

Greeks Change Their Tune On Cyprus

Nicosia, Jan. 7. The Athems anti-British Freedom Radio" today changed. its fune over, the Cyprus issue. For the first time the radio station, which in the past has "Eriosis passionately demanded

Union Cypriots

with Greece) and only they could accept a British constitu tion for the island if it provided for self-determination within a "brief period of time."

and

The "new approach" followed the statement from the Cypru¶ Church Council that Archbishop Makarios, head of the Cyprus Greek Orthodox Church lender of the Enosis movement, was willing, to meet the island's Governor-General, Sir Robert Armitage, to discuss the Cyprus issue-France-Presse,

transcording to experts, when the snake dropped on him

meeting with top to Poland by round-

that Alnerican

TODAY'S PICTURE PUZZLES

A week ago (he subjeci of our picture pusle wa ́A "Fooloo" sign in. Wyndham Street.

Today the China Mali prints - two" może žxamples® of the handiwork of Gov« ernment signwriters.

•

Example 1: Above la. Á Mcture of the road surface of Canton Road, at the corner of Salis

bury Road, Kowloon where drivers are in- formed: "Half-MaJoh Boad Abead."

Example 2. At the right is a picture of a amali cabinet ebalosing "Polloe" :Visiting· Book” la | Carnarvon | Road, Kowlook?

We understand that, the spelling of "Maloh Hoad”

Unsurpassed!

has bõen – pointed out to;a. foreign Police Sub-Inspector- and a foreign mamber ↑at the staff of the “Public Works Department -- in the inas six to eight weeks. Both pictures were taken by our Stan Photographer": earlier this week........

New HIGHER OCTANE

ICPLUS

Moscow Doctors Restored Life

London, Jan. 7. Bovlet doctors mucceeded in restoring a 14-year-old giri - to

those

thổ theo meo nhau Gowns, Dennis - Bardmar olepsedia of Mainformas *11:: Bie, Beveries

of war and pesos In the [coming"}

a note addressed.to Dr. Samuel (!)

matrimonial Sheppardia brother, then

Johannesburg, Jan. 7. Heard in the COLATE in Johannesburg recently: "My husband wouldn't work. I

has been in

can't manage

Age alone fatherless had to support him, his mother Her husband hus and his frienda. When I com hospital for several weeks with plained about it and suggested pleurisy. that he go to work he became

Sheppard's body was annoyed and asked if I was try found by another son, Dr. Ste- ing to make things dificult for phen Sheppard. She had been

staying in his home for past few days,

Then be packed up and left, saying that I had, hurt him. He Look his mother with him."- China Mall Special.

Mis

The police said Mrs Shoppard undoubtedly committed suicide.”

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