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Labour Policy

tends to be

a truism

in

these days that political realities should be ignored in the preparation or election manifestos, Churchill proved that 1945: However unrealistic the Labour Party has becu in compiling its pledges announced yesterday the impartial observer must concede that it has succeed- ed in presenting a super Bcially appealing platform од which to hght next month's elections, There are really big лo internal issues in Britai today and Labour is con- tent to advocate only a moderate dose of socialism to conform with its pledge of a gradual transition of the economy, made in 1952. The party has carefully analysed the public mood of the Hydrogen-bomb eru and has found "loopholes" in the Government's foreign policy which it might pro-

tably exploit. Large sections of the British public may indeed want an end to H-bomb tests and a quick and lasting solution

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Chou's Proposal

No Final

to the problems of Germany Decision

and Formos but the Labour. Party

possibly

realises itself the danger

of impulsive and impetuous By US Yet

artion..

no

Forced

To Retreat

ANOTHER MOVE

BY BAO

DAI

Saigon. Apr. 29.

The troops of the Prime Minister, Ngo Dinh Diem, blasted their way to a big victory in the South Vietnam civil war and tonight launched an assault against one of the last strongholds of the out-numbered rebels.

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Hongkong's Footballer

Of The Year

the 316.

Big

SUM

I##;ל, י װע ד:

11th-Hour Effort To Avert Big

Rail Strike

Britain Ready Talk With Russia

London, Apr. 29, Sir Anthony Eden, the Prime Minister, said here today - that Britain" was ready for discussions with Soviet Russia ---- “and we want them at any level whether heada of governs

or-

Lendon, Apr. 29. ments dr, foreign secre Big labour and nationalised railways joined aries.” tonight in an 11th-hour effort to head off a

The Prime Minister, speakin crippling national engine-drivers strike which as a meeting of the Primrock might back-fire against either Socialists or Tories League Conservative

wish gardisation added, "are away. these talks to be convened with Little more than 48 hours before:65,000 skilled mene putstanding, matters of East

and West. threatened to walk out to preserve their pay differentials, a the only glimmer of hope lay in the influence for a settle- *We wish them to lead to ment exerted by the giant Trades Union Congrèss.

Three in Britain's elections, now less than a month

Note Cancelled

GREAT DIFFICULTIES Sir Anthony Ehen added that dificulties in the Far Eas were "stil

til very always been

reduction of tension and agree- men, about armaments which If the strike materialises on nationalised

British rail-end will banish the fear of the Sunday night at midnight, bus ryctim. This is to pay for | hydrogen bomb;"); officials said only one train in the last rail

wt.ge increase. five would run throughout the which headed off a strike last United Kingdom. It would be Winter but aroused widespread the worst rail strike here in 30 resentment years.

rates will be in per cent, and passenger fares

United Press. Bittle less, effective on June, 5.

Tough Binh Xuyen Commander General Le Van Vien may have succeeded in withdrawing his major forces from their pulverised island head-

Berlin, Apr. 29. quarters to fight another day.

A three-power Western But in bloody fighting that began at dawn the note to the Soviet Govern troops of the National Army pushed them back foot ment due to have been de by foot through streets spotted with pools of blood-livered in Moscow today has meet with Sir Brian Roberson back across the Chinese Arroyo Canal into the subur been cancelled at the requestrum British Transport, Comme Chairman of the. Government- ban Cholon Chinatown.

of the United States a ston after a day of fruitless

The

was

Louis · Guilbest was

500. HOLD OUT

Dal

diri

TUC delegation "asked to creased between 7.5 and 15, 10: pet

usually reliable source said sessions. Prime Minister, Sir

here inday.

The note was to have

Was

not

US Political

Leaders To

Meet

the danger

the

Sir

with

real. It hat

and

purpose

redusa

ith encouragement

Airo, Aalan con

statements made at the

29-nation

ference)

by... Mr a desire

Chou En-inda the

to negotiate and

to

use of force-comed the

beat statements in Washington.

Eisenhower and by President Bic Mr Dulles, America's Secretary

State

of

They have shown a states. manike readiness to make use of any opportunities for peaces These developments are al tine with the valley which the

government hor

Reuter

Mao Receives

More than 1,000 persons were the possibilities of a solution of feared to be dead and more than the problem of unification of the

Anthony Eden, kept abreast of 2,000 wounded in a day and a jarmed forces. He will afterwards

negotiations in constant meet half of fighting, including one submit all proposals to the Head

Pings with the Labour Minister, French woman newspaper car {of State"

tested against excessive roa Sir Walter Monckton. After an Washington, Apr. 29. respondent who

killed. Bao Dar's spokesman declined tolls imposed by the East Ger- emergency Cabinet meeting, he OTHERWISE its platform

The United States govern- More than 30 Europeans were to comment or reports from man government on goods traffic cancelled plans to spend the appears' uninspiring and

Stigen that Premier Diem had between West Berlin and East week-end at his country home, disappointing.

ment has as yet taken no among the wounded. The Social-

Mr Dixie Reese, chief of the decided not to come ko

Cannes Germany. 7

Cheque DISCOURAGED decision concerning United States information Serat Bao Dai's summors. He said ists have definitely moved final

Bao Dai's staff had not received right in a deliberate at- Chinese Communist Premier vices Photo Services, also was

A three-power Western pro- Sir Walter said he was tempt to capture a large Chou En-lai's proposal for in a small plane that plunged any official news to that effect.

test through the High Com discouraged by the deadlock. THE CONFERENCE

missioners has so far remained

*I and my officials have noti Washington, Apr. 29. proportion of the swinging talks between the United down behind rebel lines and his

fate is unknown.

But he indicated that Bao Da unanswered.

abandoned hope," he said.

House Republican lender votes, and the Bevanitez States and China on the

United Press correspondent intended to go ahead with his

This contrasted must be horrified with the Formosa Siraits question.

with the Joseph W. Martin, Jr. The

originally Estalement of Mr Albert Hall today Presidents Eisenhower follow!!! wounded plans for a conference of lead-

the three worth. because result certainly with the Announcing this today, a State alightly when caught in a Coy-ing Vietnamese in Cannes by agreed

Secretary-General-elect handing

allies felt correspondents the list Western tepid internal programme: Department spokesman said that moment merlar barrage,

was of the strike threatening *As=|will call a meetie This is something the elector- no country had yet offered its

invited to it, of persons

inaist, formally socialed Society of Locomotive publican and ate cannot ignare. For Fervice nential Intermediary

The list included leaders of on the unwritten right of un- Engineers, and, Firemen - who | leaders: Sane son "thanh BGM xuyen commandos baled up in this 1300 Anel Xuyên

Hoa Hao sects, hindered access to West Berlin sala biter that the strike s] sumably

full: day · of stop-the- Labour wins there is

between the United States and

organisation,

they expected: ['strike certainty that Mr Attleē Communist China

Grande Monde dance hall to Binh

situation Tee spokesman asserted that nige indies the heavy fire of Catholics and Buddhish repede Soser to agree to discuss on as and the right wing will Mr Johis Foster Dulles, Secretary mortars and armoured cars that sentatives and forme mime the road follas

political experts retain control of the party. of State, had conferred at least it the sweltering Salgon might

ministers. There were 19 names IMPROVED CHANCES

both sides tried to assess the President plans of In Labour's, solution to the orce

with two unnamed

The official East German press effect of the strike on the "May meeting" this

week

represent with the with their flashes, inflation problem there is respective diplomatic represen

has made it clear that the rond 26 atives to be aided.

elections.

leaders in a few days:

Tokyo Apr 29, MOST severe fighting

Bao Da! had

Would the volt be angriest

Asked a second

ond long talls are regarded as an in- a good deal of wishful iatives in Washing on of Britain,

whether the conferencs Mao Tse-tung, Chairman of reged there,

talk with Mr William Gibson, bērnal German affair to be with the Government for letting would take up the question of the Central Committee of the thinking. Government to New Zealand, Australia, Canada

French Union troops were reFirst Secretary of the American settled by the East and West the attuation felter, or with the sending troops to Fermosa; Mr Communist Party of China, re- Government bulk buying is and Pakistan.

ported to be blocking cf parts Embassy in Paris. The spokes-German governments,"

Labourites who

Martin, replied that he expected ceived, this afternoon? · Harry partly fensible only when there is The spokesman said the United of Saigon to Government troops man declined to my what they The source said the

the last Bnanced by the · loco-men's "the whole subject (Fomoca) Gazta, | Secretary, States Government would not so that the fighting could not discussed but said they reached minute American withdrawal union?

would be brought up." the

Robert Stewart Chairman Opinion Home and the Common-necessarily await the "return spread.

Reliable scurcer emphasised ras divided, but

the Appeal's Commities of the from Talpeh of Admiral Arthur Mr Diem won the first batre "complete and perfect identily from a note on the three-power wealth governments urd

government level was thought to many Members of Parliament Anal decision on sending troops Communist Party in Britain. of views" on 'all points. Radford, Chairman of the Joint the chances are that the Chiefs of Staff, and Mr Walter of the "Quarter of Death" be- returns.

in pushing the rebel forces out Mr Gibson left for Nice and be due to improved chances of were agreed that the strike was to Formosa has not been reach--and, þad edơng: tal

to Paris. Commonwealth

tomorrow a settlement on the East-West liable to be political dynamiteed pet. United Press. will not Robertson, Assistant Secretary of tween the Boulevard Gallieni morning-Reuters

German level.

for someone wish to repeat their post-State, to take a decisku on this and the Arroya Canal.

The East German, govern- The Government's position war experience.

Issue. He added that Mr Robert-

He bluntly spurned a Sum-

ment originally demanded talks was not helped by today's mur-

the

Tevel

of transport prise announcement of fare and ministers**, or their deputies.” Tate Increases throughout the The West German govemment rejected this because it might have been considered a form of recognition of the East Ger fan regime.

agreement

between

Toe

Price fixing-another Labours and Admiral Radiod, he mons from abgentoe. Emperor New Peking

plank implies subsidies, yo been conferring with the Bac Dal to go to the French Nationalist small-scale Chiang Kai-shek, would be back Alviera and give up the com

and

even

Chinese

leader

nationalisation of industry here by Saturday or Sunday-wes considered here as a dis and landlords costs money France-Presse.

which would require

drastic reorientation of the

present budget. It is doubt-

ful whether Labour's "Reece

Postponed Again

Las Vegas, Nev., Apr. 29.

civil defence atom

The big rich" taxes would pro-

Allegations

On

the loyal troups. It mand of

gulsed attempt to dismiss Mr Diem-United Press,

Tokyo, Apr. 29. ORDERED TO SAIGON. Three leading trade unionists,

The source said, there was a Cannes, Apr. 29. deported by the British au- possibility that the two rival Bao Dan Vietnam Head of thorities in Hongkong, grrived German governments might

ordered Genewal | in Canton on

23 said agree on talks on the "elevated

experts level-Reuter.

vide sufficient extra revenue bomb test was today postponed State, tocan Hunt, Termer chier Racio Paing tonight

to meet

bill.

the bigger tax time it has been

Reuter.

the

of the Vietnamese The men were said to be ...

men-

NOW 3 FLIGHTS WEEKLY moved from his post is Chlef of tile Workers Union Arrested

HONGKONG – TOKYO

FLY

SEVEN KILLED IN EXPLOSION:

Johannesburg, Apr. 29. An explosion of methane gas in the. St-Helena gold mine la the Orange Free State was re ported to have killed seven persons

are

MAJORITY FOR ADENAUER

Hanover, Apr. 29.- Dr Konrad Adenauer, the West German Chancellor, will regain the all-importan two-thirds majority support in the Bundes rat (Federal Upper House) hugh the formation of a new Lower Saxon, state government under Herr. Heinrich Hellwege of the German Party, it was armounced after negotiations here this evening-Reuter,..

Dut back of Staff

Army, to

to leave for Vietnam on Ho Keng-san, Tan Wen-hai and a mission to contact leaders of Fang Hao-chao, diairman, vice-

chaluman and executive private armles

ber of the Hongkong Slik Tex- The general, who was reber of

Staff

his owing to opposition to by the British authorities Victoomese Premier Ngo Dinh April 20, they were beaten be-

fore

beting

the Diem, leaves Paris by air. tor

deported, padd Radio Saigon tomorrow.

Eden Entertains Bao Del, who yesterday re- On April 18, sald the Radio,

London: Apr.. 29. ceived General Nguyes Van the British authorities in Hong

Sir Anthony Eden, the Prime Hinh at his villa near Canes kong deployed a police force of announced that be his assigned more than 800 to mypress: the the general a mission of in-workers of the Mei Ya Sille Mill cans were believed to have 10 Downing Street to Sir Winston Church-the first time formation in a decree which during a labour-management lost their lives.

dispute. Thirty-six added:

workers. An official statement said the the elder statesman had been "He is charged in particular were injured by the police, six explosion occurred in a narrow at: No. 19 since he retired from with studying with the repre-of therm serodsly added the stickmu not connected with "the the premiership sentatives of the unified front Radio Fra

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