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SEETT, HEAR IT

AT GILMANS

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Gloucester Arcade

No. 36136

Vital Five Years

ONCE

NCE more Britain has put the Tories into power this time for the

vital

five years before 1960 which both President Eisenhower and Sir Winston Churchill have said may decide either the dawn of a prosperous world or the shattering of civilisation. With a string of diplomatic successes be hind them. the Tories are more confident than ever

and the result of the election will be to ensure British

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firmer even approach to internal and International problems. However, the principles of British Foreign policy are not expected to change de- spite the passing of the "Old Master Sir Winston Churchill from the Premier

the

Established 1845

SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1956.

TITO REBUFFS

Party To Party Talks China Mail

Rejected Tories

YUGOSLAVIA AND

CO-EXISTENCE

Belgrade, May 27.

President Tito of Yugoslavia, informed the visiting top-level Soviet delegation in a three-hour closed meeting that the negotiations here between ship. They will continue to

their two countries should be on a strictly state to moderation în be exercise of power; belief in state basis, the Agence France-Presse learned. collective" security ini The Soviet delegation, headed by Soviet Communist Party First Secretary, Nikita Krush- chev, and Premier Nikolai Bulganin, arrived here for talks "at the summit" yesterday.

and

united, a diplomatic

Europe; Commonwealth front. Collective security entailing us it does the sacrifice of

In a courteous but firm reply to/statements made on sovereignty in principle) arrival yesterday by Krushchev who spoke of a tighten. has already been exempli- fied in British policy. ing of the bonds between the Communist parties of the Examples of this are Bri- two countries-Marshal Tito recalled that the aim of the tain's membership of NATO conference was "the mutual desire to continue to improve and the pledging of troops the relations between the two countries and contribute to the defence of Europe to the consolidation of peace," as indicated in the joint under international com-communique which announced the opening of the con- mand. Talks at the "sum ference. mit" are the latest develop ment of collective security in Mr Macmillian's View. UT these talks do not at

once herald peace.

BUT

an

Marshal Tita did not criticise | cic.-principles as proclaimed the speech made at the airport | in declarations made Jast

Prease.

Now Have

60 Majority

Two Results Still To, Come

London, May 27. ' Party standings in the British general election with two out of 680 results still to be declared:

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Conservative 344, net gain 23 Labour 277, net less 17 Liberal 5,

Sinn Fein 2, net gain 3. Irish Labour nil, net loss one Irish Nationalist nil, net loss

Conservative majority 60.

(The Conservative figure in cludes the following seats won

#illed

10 Ulster groups:

Conservative Unionists, three National Liberals, two Con- Con- servative Liberal Unionist, Ave Liberal Conservatives, one Union Liberal Conservative. six National Liberal Conservatives, two National Liberals).

GAINS AND LOSSES

servative Liberals, one

seats

by Krushev yesterday, but he December by India and Yugo.Conservative: gains 23, loss 1. declared that the basis of Yugo- | slavia, and Burma They slay

and Yugo net gain 22. policy was "active co- slavia.

Labcur: gain 1 lossed' 17, are the beginning of a new existence," which he said, should phase of diplomacy design- not be confused with "passive the Soviet

Without explicitly rejecting net loss 15.

Irish Labour: gáin 0, loss 1. ed to break down the iron coexistence" between the two Tito

advances, Marshal made it clear that he net loss 1. curtain of suspense and world power bises.

Sina Fein: gain i, loss nil, wished to avoid confusion of

gain Marshal Tite explained that ideological and suspicion between East and

inter-govern-net

Irish Nationalist: gain all, West and eventually to under this principle, Yugoslavia mental problems. France

loss. 1, net lass 1. reach understanding rejected adherence to either of

(Net gains exceed net losses with the Communist bloche blocs but welcomed co-

COMMUNIQUE

by five, the number of additional Paris May. 27." This may take years. Mirperation with all states, what

hever their Ideologica or political

ats in the new house). The joint communique - The 23 Conservative gains Macmillan has said we Tegimes. must be prepared to display He said that in following this easy, following the first daye

comprise: 17 Labour seats, one If necessary a monument policy, Yugoslavia had already of Soviet-Yugoslay negotiations frish Labour seat and ave new

here today said that al patience in face of the developed extremely good re-exchange of views has been seats created by the boundary Kremlin's monolithic diplo-lations with many counties, and effected on questions relating to

cluding India and Burma,

The cne Labour gain was macy."

had close relations with Turkey, the international situation and

Conservative scat. Meanwhile there is a long Greece and numerous countries to the relationship between

The one Sinn Fein gain was Yugoslavia string of issues facing the of Europe and America.

and the Soviet

on Irish Nationalist seat, Foreign Secretary, including

Union", the Yugoslav Tanjug ITA this spirit, Yugoslavia

THE POPULAR VOTE the Arab-Israeli problems. hoped also to progressively in-news agency reported.

Total votes cast for the The Its relations

communique said that main party groups in the: 625 Afghanistan's quarrel with prove

"talks between the Soviet and cats with percentages of the Pakistan, the

Yugoslav

delegates AVOIDS

will be total poll (gures for the cor- Marshal Tito mention the words Presse.

Nowhere in his speech did resumed

tomorrow."-France- responding cats in 1951 show

in brackets): "Markism" "Leninism",

Conservative 13,253,849-49.87 though these words were used by

per cunt (13,378,54447.9 per Krushehrey yesterday.

cent).

Labour

with the said,

Indo-China Soviet Union. OLOGY

trouble and the restoration of calm-und if possible peace in the Far East. The Ministry of Common

wealth Relations will be playing

an

increasingly

or

Marshal Tito said that he

between the two

Patrolman

important part in Britain's talks on outstanding Fires On Car

problems

changes,

12,388,415–46.60° per

Feature Highlights

·Here Bre some of the feature highlights in to- day's China Mail:

·

P. 5: He lost his love but won the Derby, a 'world's strangest story,

by Bl McGowran

P. 6: Ticket to Trouble, by How Leonard Mosley. not to be a Widow, by Chapman Pincher.

P. 7: Dorothy Dandridge

(of "Carmen Jones' Interviewed by

David Holliday.

P. 8: Are Intelligence Tests wrong? by Percy Howard. P. 9: Week-end Woman-

sense.

P. 13: Stern Discipline in

Communist China

by

Walter Bosshard.

P. 16 & 17: Local and over-

seas sports reviews.

BBC

Officials Cleared

Bribery Charges

Fail

MAIL

Price 30 Centa

SAXONE

Shoes for Men Whiteaways

MADE IN SCOTLAND.

ROWLOON

KRUSHCHEV

RAILWAYMEN

TO STRIKE

Talks Break

Break Down Down

London, May 27.

Last minute talks to avert a national rail strike broke down in London this afternoon almost simultaneously with the news of the Conservative Party's return to power in the general election.

Only some direct move by Sir Anthony Eden's new Cabinet meeting in London this evening now seemed likely to prevent the strike starting on schedule at midnight, tomorrow, eve of the big Whitsun holiday.

The strike threa rapidly hardening to a certainly was made by the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen in support of a pay claim for their 70.000 members. The National Union of Rail waymen has instructed its 400,- 000 members to continue at work in the event of a strike.

But the stoppage will stil "immobilise tour cut trains scheduled to

the country's

of five

run aver system railway

as the majority of long-distance train crews firemen and engine drivers belong to ASLEF.

After today's abortive talles at the Ministry of Labour. Mr Jim Baty,General Secretary of ASLEF, said: “I think it is fa- evitable that strike action take place."

FINAL PLANS

will

This afternoon the striking

Beautiful

Girl's Suicide

Singapore, May 27. Jilted by her lover, a beautiful 19-year-old Chinese girl deliberately walked onto a railway track and lay face down as an express train thundered towards her, the Singapore coroner was told today.

Second Lieutenant David Levis

of the Singapore District Signals Regiment told the Assistant. Coroner, Mr Gian Chong ng Anthony Eden, the that he saw the girl, Ong ng-

with Sir Prime Minister, just returned to London from his strenuous elec-wee, walk onto a railway cross- ing at Kranji on March 23 and lonering campaign.

of the train Afterwards Sir Anthony called lie down in front

meeting of all

available "calmly," Cabinet

He said he ministers to consider latest developments. About half of the Cabinet members are still out of London.-Reuter.

Assault On Mountain Abandoned

stoppage and the Transporting ex union lald final plans for the

supplies

and

clude

newspapers.

services

of 'this

shut his eyes as the train roared towards her.

Police evidence showed that two letters were found on the girl's body indicating that she was going to take her life because her Bance wanted to break off their

engagement

A verdict of suicide was re- turned-Chira Mall Specia.

Looked Death

In The Face

Schock with

a schoolmate. Track shortcut

London, May 27.

Columbus, Ohio, May 27. An all-male jury today

New Delhi, May 21. cleared British Broad-

Nancy Thomas locked death The Kenya mountaineer-in the face for 10 minutes tơm casting Corporation off

expedition to Himal day, and lived to tell about 16. cials of bribery allegations Coramission drew up a list of Chull (25,800 feet) reached Nancy 14-year-old high | after a 20-day hearing of esserea priority. They in-f0,000 feet; before" abandon school student; was en route to

an action brought by to be

malla perishable food-ing their attempt on the Miller, 16 They decided to showman. Hughie Green.

Costs estimated between stuffs, fuel, medical supplies and unconquered peak because take a

tracks of bad weather, "injury to £30,000 and

"How Lacross

D stalled £35,000 WETE

After the breakdown

freight train blocked their way. oid former Canadian Air Force awarded against Creep, 35-year-attenton's talks with the rail their leader and desertion by

Frank crawled under the men, Sir Walter Manckton, the their porters, it was dis-

stalled train, but, it started to pllot.

Minister of Labour, had talks closed today.

move just as Nancy was mid- Green claimed damages from

way in the tracks. pine defendants, who aleged to have conspired to keep his.

talent amateur "Opportunity Knocks off the BBC in 1949 and substitute a Similar programme presented by Carroll

Levis Carndian im- presario,

Green also alleged that two BBC officials and an officer from the official solicitors office in the High Court received bribes from members of Levis's family. 14. COUNSEL

Show Thai

Fourteen counsel, including seven Queen's Counsel, appear cent (13,883,344-49.00 per cent),d in the case in which more relations with her eastern could help to clear the

Liberal 889.513--2.59 per cent than 650,000 words were spoken. After a 20-minute retirement, and southeast Asian as80-international

A Policeman on motor cycle

(708,089 -2.50 per cent) atmosphere and

Communist 33,1540.12 per the jury recorded their verdict defendants, clates. of the

in favour of the Common-contribute to a relaxation of in-patrol fired two shots at a pri-

cent (21,840-0.08 per cent). wealth. This will be one ternational tension.

vate car carly this morning in

Others 236,048 0.82 per cent except with regard to costs for Carroll Levis's brother. Cyril, an attempt to stop the vehicle. (143,782 0.50 per ent). in foreign Dew

trend

He не expressed satisfaction

The vehicle was suspected Of the total electorate in these who is in Canada and who took policy. Another will be with sections of Krushchev's

having ignored a Police stop-areas 76.58 per cent voles as no part with speech which indicated that the signal in Prince Edward Road.

the proceedings. closer ties even

The judge awarded jude basic Soviet Government also wished The chase started at 3.30 a.m.

compared with 82.70 per cent in America. On these

ment for all defendants with 1951-Reuter. to improve Soviet-Yugoslav re- and the private car was even- foundations the Conserva-

costs but granted a 29-day stay Jations en the basis of actually overtaken and stopped in tives plan to build for interference in each

of execution pending a possible other's Austin Read 10 minutes later. peace.

Internal affairs, non-aggression,

apocal Three persons in the car were taken back to the police station

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FIRE TRAGEDY

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Peking May Seek Compensation

Peking, May 27. Reliable sources said here to- Nelson, B.C., May 27. day that China will seek com- Eight persons were dead, or pensation trom Britain for the

after - fire missing

crackled lives of several Chinese news- through the 45-year-old Strath- men and diplomats who were cona Hotel carly today.

killed when a sabotaged "Air Fire chier E. S. Owens said India airliner crashed off the the bodies of a girl, two women coast of North Boraco last April and a man had been recovered, | 11.

These so

Sources

the

but four other persons out of

said China some 80 guests in the residential might also ask that hotel were still unaccounted for, saboteurs be punished-France- -United Press...

Presse.

CALTEX

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of

A letter from Mr David Mc Dowell Wilson, a member of the

Keeping her presence mind. Frank noticed Nancy's

Premier expedition, sald that Arthur legs extending over the track,

To Visit The UK

Firmin, the joint leader, broke and yelled, "Get your legs off his thigh in a fall on a boulder the track...Lie flat in the 16,300 feet up on May 16.

middle."

The terrified girl under the Mr Firmin was then recon tracks obeyed, although scream- noitering a route for a second ing and in near shock. attempt on the peak after the Frank kept repeating the first had found the way barred warning, "Keep

your head 20,000 feet up on the south-down, the end of the train is. western face.

BAD WEATHER

London, May 27.

coming... Lay fat."

It took about 10 minutes for Thailand's Prime Minister,

In one month the expedition the train to pass over the spot Pibul Songgram, will visit had only one day's good where. Nancy cowcred

on the. June 7, the weather, and because of the con- ties between the rails. Britain on

She emerged shaken, but u123---- Foreign Office announced timal snow, the porters refused

to climb. The climbers and the harmed.-United Press. sherpas had to do all the carry- tonight.

The Foreign Office issued the ing after that, the letter said. following communique. "On the invitation

Two nurses from the British of Her

missionary hospital at Pokhara, Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom, His Excellency, bring back Mr Firmin, 43-year- kriled and about 40 Injured to west of Katmandu, have left to Field-Marstal Pibul Songgram, old Nairobi photographer. The day when police, quelled a riot Prime Minister, Minister of Deetcher party will probably In Yaounde,

capital of fence and Minister of Culture of take about eight days to cross

French: Cameroons, started by Thailand, will arrive in London the rough mountain tracks. Communist agitators-France-

Tuesday June 7 for an Reuter. official visit to the United King÷

בתם

The defendants were: Mr dom..

"The Prime Minister is ac-

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in the official solicitors office of companied by his wife, by the the London High Court; Mr Cecil Frank Mechan, Assistant Deputy Foreign Minister of Head of the BEC's Variety De Thailand and by a number of

officials. partment; Mr. Levis, his wife,

revisit forms part of Cyril; Mr , and his brother

the Prime McMillan, former member world tour which the BBC; the BBC; and two Minister is undertaking, in the theatrical agents, Mr. Joseph course of which he is visiting William Colling and-

Will four Continents.

"During the visit, which will All denied conspiracy except last until June 13, the Field- will be received by Mr Cyril Levis, who took no Marshal part in the proceedings. They Her Majesty the Quren and were all represented by coun- will meet United Kingdom sel-China Mail Special.

Ministers.France-Presse.

Collins.

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MARIOT, QUELLED Paris, May 27. Three demonstrators were

Presse.

Which drink

peps you up on lazy days?

Answer-lime juice.

This famous pure- fruit cordial not only Browns

your thir more rapidly

and pleasantly than any other drink; it puts back the only good thing the sun

takes out of you pep. Drink plenty of lime juice during warm weather and

energy and feeling fitter than you would without, it. Start drinking it today.

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erad and swaeténed; provides a natural

and delicious: fruit

drink. To be sore of

getting the real things

you can count on ask_specially for having more") Rom's

Lime Juice for summer energy

The best you can buy is Rose's

the