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NEWS Striding To Victory Conservatives Certain Of
South Vietnam at this mo- ment as being "explosive." In fact it has been just this for some time past. Not so clear are the new factors in the situation.
When Premier Diem's National Army drove the Hoa Hao and Binh Xuyen irregulars out of Saigon, the opinion was firmly expressed in! official Washington circles that the
whom the i
United States had decided to buck, economically and politically, had proved he was strong enough to lead South Vietnam into a state of unity.
Undoubtedly Diem's spectacu- |
lar military success provided a strong weapon for Ameri- can persuasion in the tricky Paris negotiations with the French aimed at composing Franco-US differences on the question of the best and! most profitable way of bringing order out of chaos in South Vietnam. Nevertheless progress towards that desirable objective can- not be rated high. In the military area, Mr Diem has subdued pro tem, the secular rebels, but he has far from eliminated them. He bas failed to consolidate his 'victory by arms in Saigon, and it is idle and misleading for anyone to suggest that Hon he has rendered the Hao und Binh Xugen power- less.
GRANTING, however,
that
the National Army can continue to restrain and thwart the rebels, the big- gest question mark remains the political stability of Premier Diem. Ominously keeping in the 'background is the so-called South Viet- nam Revolutionary Com- mittee, whose influence the Premier and hold on the country's, embryonic Civil Service remain HI- 'known, or at least unpub- licised factors,
on
The Committee are reported to have suddenly shown their hand by ordering the arrest of former Premier Tran Van Huu. Yet to be disclosed is whether this the know- was done with
ledge or the approval of Mr
Diem.
WAN
first When the junta
announced, doubts were ex- pressed
With A Big Smile.
SIR - ANTHONY EDEN,
Britain's Prime Minister
A Substantial Majority
NET GAIN OF 16 SEATS SO FAR:
WIN MARGINAL DIVISIONS
LONDON, MAY 27.
THE CONSERVATIVES ARE ASSURED OF RE-ELECTION AS THE GOVERNING PARTY OF BRITAIN WITH A SUBSTANTIALLY IN- CREASED MAJORITY WHICH MAY WELL EXCEED 100 SEATS IN THE NEW HOUSE OF COMMONS.
I a.m. Hongkong With more than half the votes counted at Time today, Mr Morgan Phillips, Secretary of the Labour Party admitted defeat. "It is clear now," he said, "from the total votes cast that we shall not reach the total of 14 million which I regard as essential for our victory."
Apart from the lack of total votes, the Socialists were also confronted with heavy reverses in the industrial areas of Britain which included several marginal seats.
When counting ended for the night, with 267 of the total 630 results declared, the Conservatives had registered a net gain of 16, the Socialists a net loss of 14, and the Irish Labour a net loss of one.
The state of parties then was:
Labour
Conservatives
Liberals
Others
179
176
Nil
The Tories, certain of triumph, toasted their election gains over the Socialists in rousing celebrations that brightened the world's biggest city until dawn.
Bugles blasted cheering crowds massed in rain-swept Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square to watch the flashes of election returns.
Jubilant Conservatives thumped bass drums in the London streets, while champagne corks popped at private parties in West End hotels and clubs.
Constituency Results In Detail
The following detailed results of some of the constituencies in the general election have been received from Reuter.
London. May 26.
constituency
Here are some in Washington rest is already announced:
CheltenhaIA about its composition, the
Major W. Hicks (Cons) 24.259; Mr fear being expressed" that
16,638. No J. Finneyan (Lab) some of the members of the Change. Committee might be Com- infiltrators. Mr munist Diem himself disowned the had junta which he held
Salford West
Mr Royle (Lab) 22,413; Mr Donald Moore Cons) 21,554. Labour's 1951 majority cut by abeut 3.000 votes Ne change, been created without Mfr Frank Allaug (Lab), 20,351, Mr uuthority and had nothing J. Whiteley (Cons; 18,623.
Salford East
Labout
to do with his government. majority cut from 6.778 in 1953 to
1,728. Nevertheless, the discon- certing signs are that the Committee are in a position 23472. J. E. Parkinson (Cors) 20.
361.
Rosendale Mr A. W. J. Creanwood (Lab)
to wield more power than change. would normally be expected
Labour majority. 2011.
Elon & slough
|
Wakefell, Altered Division)
A. Creech Jones, (Lab), 28,180: D. Hinchelffe. (Con), 18,433. Labour majority: 9,745. No change.
Sunderland South
Paul Willams (Cons) 24.727:
Conser Armstrong (Lab), 22,953. vative majoeld West
1,774, No change.
lan Marlord, (Com), 2,02% W. A. Conservativo Court, Lab) 10,303, majority: 11,518. No change. Mr Jon
Macloed in Minister of Health).
South Shields
J. J. Chuter Ede, (Lab). 31,734;
Labour Chalmers, (Con), 21,482,
10 252. No change. #Mr Chuter Ede was Home Secretary in majority the last Labour Government...)
Rochester and Chatham
No
J
A. Fenner Brockway (Lab) 20,587: from a discredited junta, J. Grant (Cons) 18,124, Labour mu
lority: 2,443, No change.
No
The sincerity of the Eisen-
Cheltenham hower administration in ite Major W. W. Hicks-Beach (Cons) reiteration of continued sup-2123: Mr J. Finnegan Lab) 38.630.
Conservative majority 7.621. port for Diem is not to be
change.
Billerkay doubted, but even the most ardent supporter of the Vietnam Premier must feel the some. qualms about tenuous position he occu- pies, and wonders whether he is really capable of change. unifying the country. The
Mr H. F. S. Body (Com) 24,37: Mr. B. R. Clapham (Lab) 20,121, Conservative majority. 4,200, No change.
Sutton Cheam
Mr Richard Sharples (Cons) 20,- 39: Mr R. M. Lewis, (Lab) 15.205. Conservative majority 14.33,
No
Warrington (Altered Divizion) ́· Dr Edith Summerski (Lab) 22,- Labour majority, 5.646. No change.
prospects are not encour 21: Mr H. H. Davies (Cons) 17,175. aging.
Report On Red China
Tomorrow, the China Mail publishes an important article on Communist China by Herr Walter Bosshard of the Neue Zuercher Zeitung who recently visited Peking.
The subject will be "Stern Discipline in Communist China." This is only one of the many outstanding features appearing
in this wook's Saturday Mail.
Watch out also for these:
women
contemplating Chapman Flacher's advice to marriage: "Merry a men five years your younger." Are IQ tests wrong and are they a danger to your child? An expert examines this question.
Sir Beverley Bazter reports on a strange London club called "The Saints and Sinners."
At Labour Party headquarters The there was much, gloom. early results indicated a definite wing towards the right, and as the Socialists lost one key seat after another during the night's realised there counting, they was no chance of them defeat- ing the Tories,
Attlee Flustered
An early morning prediction of a sweeping victory by the Conservative Party chairman. Lord Woolton, sparked new life into the then few celebrating Tories whose energy bad begun to flag..
Mr
Attle appeared flustered when he arrived at Labour Party headquarters, after win-
2 with ning his own seat majerity that Zell below the 1951 clection.
The former Prime Minister shouldered his way through waiting newsmen and declined te comment on the results.
It has been a bad election so far for the
In- Liberals and Communists. (Lab), 16.845: dipendents A. G. Bottomley
In the first two results declared Campbell Cons). 24,19, D. Labour majority: 2.447. No change, ir which Independents
Luton
contesting, toth lost their They were Eric deposits,
• (Altered Division)
Major
were
A similar pattern emerged in other close fought seats such as at Watford, Industrial town just outside London which switched from Socialist to Tory by Barrow margin,..
office and
a
Calling Off Dock
Strike
TIME BOMB CAUSED PLANE DISASTER
Indonesia Government
1
Inquiry Findings
Vi
New Delhi, May 27.
A time bomb caused the crash of an Air India Constellation off Sarawak on April 11 with Chinese Communist officials on board, an Indonesian government inquiry announced.
The announcement by the Indonesian government inquiry was made public here today.
services,
"6 Rapid descent for ditch-
The Constellation, the Kashmir Princess, crashed on April 11 while carrying minor Chinese Communist officials to the Afro-Asian Conference at Bandung.
Fifteen people were killed when it came down in Indo- nesian waters in the South China Sea.
Communist China claimed starboard wing and spread
rapidly That sabotage caused the crash.
causing failure to saying that Britain was partly
hydraulic and electrical 1esponsible since the airliner's Jast call was at Hongkong. Bri- tain denied the charge.
The Indonesian announce-ing was immediately commenc- ment said: "An inspection of ed and emergency procedures the wreckage revealed positive were carried cut efficiently and evidence of an explosion in the calmly by crew members under Starbeard wheel well of timed extremely difficult conditions, infernal machine, parts of
hit 47. The aircraft
the which were still trapped in the water with the starboard wing' wreckage.
tip while under partial loss of "The explosion caused the control and broke up burguing of number three impact.” fuel
tank and fire which spread rapidly."
POSITIVE EVIDENCE
on
"B. Inspection of wreckage revealed positive evidence of an explosion in the starboard wheel well
of + timed infernal machine, parts of which were still trapped in the wreckage. This explosion caused punctur. ing of number three fuel tank and fire which spread rapidly,
The announcement said: “A summary of the report of the Commitice of Enquiry appointed by the Indonesian Government to Investigate the crash of the Air India International Constellation, | Kashmir · Princess, has been officially released in Djakarta today. The text of the summary is as follows:
The committee determined THE FINDINGS **The
Indonesian committee that cause of this accident was investigating the accident to the explosion of a timed infernal Air India International Con machine placed in the starboard stellation aircraft Kashmir wheel well of the airerat!, The Princess, which crashed in the explosion resulted in punctur- South China Sea, near the Great ing of number three fuel tank Natura istands on April 11, 1955, and uncontrollable fire.
Chinst
while Vietnamese delegates
and. the
Bandung conference. has sub- The findings
carrying
mitted lis
lis. report.
than
London, May 26. Leaders of more
of the committee are as follows:
com
ri
Hongkong Government statement P2
The Bevanites had a hard thre hanging on to seats. Bevanite stalwarts Michael Foot and Geoffrey Bing "were defeated. Bevaniles Barbara Castle, lan Mikardo and Richard squeezed back into Crossman
margins with reduced
Mr Bevan's even
votes
The aircraft was airworthy ÷fefefefjashese|||||||||||==|=| fell below his 1951 figure.
19,000 dock workers on and properly certifed. The total poll was light
"The aircraft "took of trom The crew was experienced least six per cent under the 82
Hongkong under the command The aircraft were reported to. and held valid licences.
3. The aircraft was properly of Captain Jatar. per cent turnout in 1951.
night to have decided to loaded and had sufficient fuel for was fully alrworthy and carried When counting closed
sufficient fuel for fight. Routine the journey, the end the stoppage. Time,
the by Hongkong 11000
4. The take off from Hong- messages were exchanged popular vote showed; Con-
aircraft with of the striking kong was normal and the flight
ground stations The leaders servatives 7,409,339; Socialists
dockers were expected tonight uneventful for the first five and the flight was entirely with
out incident until approximately 7,185,308.
to summon meetings of their hours."
Ave hours later when the air "5. The explosion occurred followers in the ports of Lon-
craft was cruising at 18,000 feet over the sea.
at
Counting will resume in the remaining 273 constituencies at 6.30
pm. Hongkong Time to day. Reuter and United Press.
BOY ATTACKS FATHER
strike in six British ports
2.
don, Manchester, Hull, Liver on board the aircraft when pool Birkenhead and Garston cruising at 18,000 feet over the
sea, Fire broke out tomorrow. (Friday) to recom- mend a return.
to
The strike leaders, members. of the National Amalgamated Stevedores and Dockers Union, at the end of a four-hour meet- Ing said they had agreed Dr Charles Hill (Lib. Cons), 24.722;
"make recommendations to our Mr Janis (Lab) 20.304: Miss Tear
Bristol, May 26.
members" at· mass meetings, Henderson (Lib). 3,140, Conservative Shaffer at. Rugby and Eric majority: 4.418. No change.
Fenner at Battersea North. An eight-year-old boy attack-which are to be convened." Newcaille-upon-Tyne North
fought the ed his six-foot tall father su George Bath candidates Gwilym Licyd (Cons), 25136, B. Chisholm Lab), election on a "Do not make the severely that neighbours twice 14.301 Conservave majority: 10.933. H-bomb" platform.
sent for the police, thre No change (Cons majority up by
alleged here yesterday, 4,000),
Major Lloyd George is Home John Loverseed, another "H-
He told a juvenile court that Secretary.)
bomb candidate" standing as a "Woodford
was beyond parental Sir
(Cona), Independent, lest his deposit in the boy Winston Churchill
fight against 25,039: A. K. M. Milner (Lab) 9,261. a
Herbert control. Conservative majority: 15,808. No Morrison, change.
4
The Union chiefs did not dis- close the nature of the recon- mendations, but it was laber understood to involve a com- plete "back to work" call.
The NASD launched the strike last Monday
in morring a claim for full re- support of a "I carnot do anything with cognition throughout the coun- Ebbw Vale (klonmouthshire)
the first 300 results him," he said. "He has hit me try on commitices of employers. Aneurin Bevan, (Lab) 20.058; 3. E.
much, sometimes with and full negotiating powers for Bowen, (Cons) 682. Labour ina- counted, no less than 40 Liberals 00
had forfated, their deposits, hammer, that I have had to see wages and conditions Reuter. jority: 1923. No change.
lost & doctor." Sir Walter Monckton, (Cons) 32, while all 13 Communists 101: W. H. Johnson, (Lab) 10,760. their deposits. Conservative majority: 22,011. No change.
Bristol West (Altered Division)
Lewisham South
With
The first of two Liberal suc- resses was at Bolton West, where Arthur Holt held the seat against
majority halved,
Labour opponent with his
Herbert Morrison, (Lab). 23821: J. Arold, (Cons) 17,478; 5. Lover.
4,343. No change. seed. (Ind), 1.400. Labour majority: Mr Morrison is Deputy Leader of
Sir Richard Ackland' was "at the bottom of the poll with 6,514 Labour Party and former Foreign
Glasgow (Altered Division) Gavan Rankin, Lab) 24,818: A.
votes in Gravesend which he Cons) 15,10. Labour represented in the last parlia- Hutton,
ment,' majority: 6.602 Labour gain,
the
Secretary,
Streetham
Duncan Sandys Conservative,
Ealing Northi 23,040: J. Hudson, Lobour, 22204: Dr A. E. Bender. Liberal, 3,770. Commer-
ative major
Conservative gain from Labour,
The mother said "He wants to play with us all the time. It wears us out and then he gets fierce."-China Mail Special.
Students Stage Big Strike
Santiago, May 26.
STOP PRESS
Wins On An Enosis Issue
4
London, May 28.
whole of Britain Some 100,000 students staged the one constituency in the
in which colonial issue was raised 25.882: R. E. Prentice, Labour. 13,304. He resigned from the Labour a nationwide strike here today Conservative majority: 12.260 (No Party to fight the election as an to protest against the Govern Holborn, and St Pancras (Lon- Socialist candidate, change),
Independent "Ban the H-bomb ment's refusal to grant politicon)the
cal asylum to 13 Peruvian Mrs Lema Jager won the seat John W Barter. Conservative, candidate."
mejority or Peter Kirk, a journalist, won students who had been expel with only a $31 over 1,000 less tha
than her previous for the Conservatives 22,058 ed from Argentina.
raatority vales,
a majority of 2009. Bands of student demon
in the down- Mrs Jager had campaigned on Labour had a majority Victor Mischon, Labour Chair-strators milled
town arta calling for the the Enoris issue the union of Dorothy Dandridge, the baby volcano star of "Cermentis constituency at the 1951 election
man of the LCC, was second. Jones, gives a special interalew to our reporter in New
of the Interior, Carlos Ferrer stituency D. Clift, Commervative, 18eil Labour This was one of the important ousting of the Under Secretary Cyprus with Greccemin a co York. She says: "All women have a bit of Carmen in
Conservative gains.
...students believed that 3,000 Cypriots These are just some of the highlights of tomorrow's China WaltamFlow Watypical of how vital seats.
CR. AL FAN-RP were engulfed in the Conservas Sensor Ferrer had untered the The defeated--Conservative Mail Jane Roberts writes about films current and coming there Hornby, Conservative, 10,07. Labour tive tide was Presion South Peruvian Mudents to be escorted candidate Mr Willam Delovan are three pages of local and overseas pictures, another short story majority: 9.250 (No change).
Mr Cement Ardes, Labour Party where a Labour majority of 16 to the Peruvian border when accused her of using "pressure over, here after group tactics in introducing women's news, local and overseas sports reviews and features! galore including all your regular favourites in the big 20-irader won comfortably but with his the lowest margin of all in 1951 they stopped
majority approximately 1.000 lower was changed to a Conservative being expelled from Argentina, this issue London Express
France
Service, then the 1951eflection. : Xt was then page Scturday Mali.
"majority of 475.
Hodder meld East (Altered: Beat) J.P. W. Labour,
Joday: 4,224. (No chanNEZ).
41,674,
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