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THE CHINA MAIL,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1955,
Syrian Support For Egypt
Over Gaza Strip
CLERGYMAN.
FINED
Bath, June 8,
court
The Reverend Gerald Hutchison told here he did not think his motorcycle needed either a speedometer or a hooter as the machine gave "very andible warning" approach and was not cap- able of more than 25 miles an hour he weighed 16 stone.
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He was fined one pound sterling and told to carry them in future.-- Chiria Mall Speeda),
HOKKAIDO
INCIDENT
Serious Int'l
Law Questions Involved
Washington, June 7. The State Department today announced that the United States had
International asked the Court of Justice to decide its claim for $1,020,295.01 against the Soviet Union for the loss of a B-29 and crew off northern Japan in 1952,
sub-
It said: "Among the jects in dispute are serious jaw. questions of international
These include the validity of the Soviet Government's claim
ALL MILITARY
AT DISPOSAL
Damascus, June 7.
The Syrian Premier Sabri ·Assali, to- day expressed all-out support for Egypt in defending the Gaza strip or any other Arab region against Israel.
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After a conversation here with the Egyptian
Damascus, Ambassador to General Mahmoud Ryad, the Premier said that Syria would adopt Egypt's cause as if it were its own and would "put all our military and material means at the disposal of our sister Egypt in order to stand at her side in the defence of Gaza or any other Arab region.
re-
"The Syrian people," Mr told Major-General E. L. M. Nations Assali continued, is aware of Burns, chief United ils duties to support the (Egyp- truce supervisor, today that the
Egyptians were entirely tan) Government in any mes- Sure that the latter might be sponsible for the present border officially an- forced to take and will accept situation, it was any sacrifice that will be asked nounced. of it."
SEIZE STRIP
Mr All said that Gên- earl, Ryad had shown himm that the Israeli "intended to seize the Gaza strip, bypass. ing the UN resolution and armistice conventions (But) the Arabs will not permit a repetition of the tragedy and will never allow 300.000 Arab refugees in this region to be expelled.
In his meeting with General Burns to discuss the Gaza
M: Sharett strip situation, claimed that Egypt had avoided issuing clear instructions against Are in that area commencing and had not taken effective measures to revent mine- laying.
It was learned tha: General Burns' visit to Catro and Egyp-
tian Premier Lieut-Col Gama
Abdel Nasser's proposal
In Jerusalem, the Israeli Prine establish a demilitarised zone Sharet, was also discussed during the
to sovereignty over the Habcmai Minister, Islands situated of Hokkaido, Japan.
ment
SUPPORTS JAPAN "The United States Govern- Japanese supports the Government's denial of the legal right of the Soviet Government to the Habomai Islands.
"In fling the present applica, tion the United States Govern ment is pursuing the policy of exhausting every available legal the presentation means including t of claims in the International in order to Court of Just:ce ⚫ bring an end to lawless attacks upon United States military air- craft and their crews."-Reuter.
Mr Moshe
Slave
Still
meeting.
Mr Sharet: pointed out what he called the negative
suggested that
the
results situation
French Models In
Page
Summit Conference
London For TV WEST SPEEDING UP
PREPARATIONS
Three of the leading French mantequins are in London to finalise contrasts to appear on British Commercial Television which is due to commence operation next September. Pla ture shows: the three young ladies at the Empress Club where they discussed their contractual arrangements-Express Photo.
MOTOR STRIKE THREAT
Better Than Ford Settlement Wanted
By G.M. Workers
Detroit, June 7.
The head of General Motors Division of the United Auto Workers Union, Mr John Livingston, said today that he wanted a settlement with the corporation better than that just concluded with the Ford Motor Company.-
He said that the union decided today to give
Traffic of Col Nasser's proposal and General Motors until midnight Sunday to come up required a response to General with a satisfactory contract settlement, including Burns invitation for a meeting guaranteed wage payments, for 350,000 GM at the top level to which the workers. Israel Government was ready to go.
Exists
Paris, June 1. The France-India negotia- tions with regard to the pur- chase by India of BO French built Mystere jet fighter planes progressing favourably, informed sources said today.
These sources said some de tails remain to be ironed out on the purchase of these planes,
are earmarked
Paris, Jane 7. Pastor Emmanuel La Graviere, for the French Councillor Union, told the Anglo-American Press Association of Paris today that the slave trafe still existed Central Africa and between Saudi Arabia.
La Graviere who is inquiring into the traffic on behalf of the Union, Assembly of the French said he had been to Africa and bad been given imetable evidence, including that from a Sudanese, Awad El Joud, who had been sold, at Mecca.
The Councilor said his in- 1933 r. formation confirmed port by the French Ambassador in Saudi Arabla and that he was trying to prevail on the French for the Government to raise the matter Afr Force-France-In the United Nations.-France-
are
which Indian Presse.
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Mr Sharett said that such a meeting should be devated entirely to practical of reducing border tension and restoring peace-France-Presse
& United Press.
measures
HEAVY
PROGRAMME
FOR NEHRU
Moscow, June 7. ·
The action removed two-, achieve à substantial wage edged strike threat against the increase" in negotiations begin. Company by auto and electrical | ning today, workers. The contracts, of both were due to expire at midnight tonight,
EXTENDED
The General Motors con- tract expired on June 1 but was extended. The General Motors, Counell of the Union voted today to extend the deadline again to give both sides more time to work out a settlement.
It is believed the Electrical Workers Union will follow the UAW lead and order its 35,000 GM workers to stay on the job. The General Motors Corp..
In a statement issued after the meeting the unim did not disclose the exact amount of in- crease they would press for, but observers believed it would make an initial demand for as much as 25 cents per hour and finally settle for something like ten for 12 cents.
were
"Both union and steel Grin rem presentatives
confident that negotiations would end. without a strike and the Presi dent of the Union has stated
cf the question that
annual guaranteed
wage will not be raised.
However, an increase in wiges
a
A visit to the heroic city were under pressure to extend in expected to push steel prices of Stalingrad, which had to the principle of guaranteed pay higher-Chirm
be rebuilt because of war to 360,000 more workers by and United Press.
midnight and were faced with a damage, and to the Moscow twin strike threat from the CIO underground_railway will be United Auto Workers and the features of Indian Premier CWO Electrical Workers.
CIO President Walter Reither Jawaharlal Nehru's current
UAW Vice President John visit to the Soviet Union." Livingston, were hoping they
The details of Mr Nehru's might be able to wring even talks with the Soviet leaders more concessions from GM than had not yet been fixed; but the the Auto Workers Union won remainder of his programme in-trom Ford. chuded:
Tomorrow: Visit to the Lean Stalin Mausoleum in Moscow, followed by visits to the Kremlin, the Stalino car factory and ballet
at the Bolshoi Theatre,
They called more than 300 around the delegates from
United States to an emergency meeting of the General Motors
Mali
Special
Alarming Situation
In Laos
Vietlanė, June 7.
Laos Government spokesman declared to- night that the Government would be obliged to take. defensive military measures against the dissident Palhet Đào treo De
The spokesman allered that these troops Encourag the ed by
Vietminh authorities in defiance of The Geneva Agreements, were seeking to dismember the Kingdom of Laos,
The situation in Sam Neua Province; » 200 miles north
the of Vletiane, spokesman.continued, where he said Pathet Lao troops were attacking. Na- tionalist forces, "alarming."
"Since
the
ceasefire,"
ke added, "Vietminh troops and Pathet Lab- units have Dot stopped harassing the
forces Government stationed in the provinces of Phong Saly and Sam
Neua
The
spokesman plained that the interns tional commission had falled and that the Gay- ernment was constrained
take the necessary inilitary measures tá de fend its sovereignty against these-note of aggression.—- France-Preze.
Winnipeg, June 7. Mr George Beriram, a re- tired carpenter, danced a jig at bis 92nd birthday party here.
He attributes his longevity to and a sensible eating habits pint of stout a day - Chica Mail Special.
Rail Strike Strains
Britain's Roads
London, June 7.
A British road expert, just back from a visit
Council to consider setting. The to the United States, has denounced Britain's “anti-
machinery for å strike.
June : Visit to the sero fac-UAW's 25-member Executive quated" road system, straining under the impact tory and the agricultural show, Board was expected to approve of mass traffic due to a nation-wide rail strike. MrNehru may also attend a any strike action requested by reception at the British Embassy the council quickly.
of Queen the occasion Elizabeth of England's official birthday. He may also attend a big evening reception at the Kremlia,
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10 Speeles (4)
18. Ten-year period. (6).
20 Wards off (8).
21 Tolerate (6)
23 Fence of bushes (5),
24 Scottish landowner (5),
25 Actors parts (5);
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD.-Acro 1 Priest
Melia.
8 Carol; 9 Mishap, 10 Nitre, 11 Relle, 12 Elch, 13 Tito, 10 Re inote, 18 Reader, 20 Deeds, 22 Stem, 23Jcing, 25 Quota, 28 Deacon, 27 Ellen 28 Bends, 29 Recess, Down: 1 Pá
Insecure, 3 Scar, 4 Tapered, 5 Monitor, 6 Elicit, 7 Torch; 14 Tentacle, 15 Examines, 16 Rascals, 1f Meander, 19 Edited, 21 Einde, 24 Gene
UNIVERSITY VÍŠIT June 10: Visit to Moscow University, to the underground railway, evening "Swan Lake" ballet at the Bolbol Theatre,
FOLLOW LEAD ...
The UE and UAW were negotiating simultaneously with General Motors. economic matters, the TUE usually follows the general lead taken by the Auto- workers in negotiations with General Motors, General Motors and the union June 11: Leaves for Stalin. worked until 2.45 am. in their session to grad. Other places to be visites longest negotiation
This include
morning. Yalta, in the Crimea, date early
They took a six-hour recess Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the Alta,
before resuming virgin land is being
of the industrial centre
{{luatedorsk and Sverdlovsk
Till, burly, Mr Wilfrid port" with Britain's "amug pride Andrews, Chairman of Britain's in a plan that does not nearly Royal Automobile Club-now catch up with the problem." crusading a "better roads for Mr Andrews, who has just re- Britain" campaign- described turned from a four-week in-. Britain's rods BS wretched" spection tour of the "United and "hopelessly inadequate He States road system, and who has visits in all to who made 30 likened them to “a man
America, did not believe the has suffered 30 years of creep American toll road system was ing paralysis and is resigned to his fate."
CHAOTIC MESS
required in Britain.
**The British Government could pay for a proper road system five times over from the £400 million a year they raise in road. Jaxation," he de- clared
Irony
He told a Landon press conference: "The chaotic iness around London this morning. will be an every- Mr Livingston sounded the
have just returned Keynote for the GM talks after day feature of bir life In
the United Blates more than a very few years.
ever convinced that publie. June 19: Return to Moscow, the Union obtained a new con-
"Valess a progressive road opinion must demand Govern June 20: Visit to Leningrad. tract calling for a guaranteed June 21: Return to Moscow, wage from Ford.
policy is provided immediately meat action before it is too late don't ste any reason why domestle motoring will very and the wheels come to a halt.” evening, performance in Nehru's honour at the Gorki Park open we can't do better then they shortly become impossible." -China Malt Special.
did at Ford theatre.
be said. "General Mr Andrews praised Ameri- June 22: Sightseeing in Mos. Motors certainly, can afford it." can drive and energy in dealing
At Pittsburgh the United with road problems and con June 23: Leaves for Warsaw. Steel Workers Union yesterday trasted President, Eisenhower's -France-Presse.
unanimously ****determined to call for "top priority to trans-
cow.
Slave Labour Allegations
Geners June Tan Mr Amazasp Araliantan, Bovlet Government –Gelegate at the International Labour *** Ora ganimation Conkrosa, today replied to an American Minia term, cuidemtation -DI-KAVI
He fold delegates of government, Employers and workers -- here that the American Secrétarŷ "of Lábötir, Me James Mitchell, had made yesterday a "slat mens of a two-froed Janes of moderused American type "r labour in Continist codaitėlės | Me Aralluman Gala that hi the United Sites sa in to other ezisted in the United States, de capitalis country, there wire
formi of forced labour "strangely intertwined from the most, eltilined to the toast barbarie."
He mentioned
·Southern.
·· siLvery”. In the
Statek, "domýdlecry 'glater foreign workers/particulaž
London, June 7.
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The West began speeding prepara- tions today for the Four Power conference "on the summit” and appointed representa- tives for preparatory discussions to start in Washington tomorrow.
The Western Big Three study group is to draw up recommendations for the agenda of the projected meeting and for Western policy plans on Germany, disarmament and European security arrangements.
On June 20 they will meet in The United States, Britain | and France last night invited San Francisco- on the occasion Russia to come to the "summit of the United Nations anniver talks in Geneva from July 18 sary celebrations with M
Molotov, to Ax the final details to July 21.
1" meeting in Russia was considered almost of their formal certain to accept,
Geneva which will be preceded by a few days by the confer ence of the Big Four heads of government,
WEST PONDERS Western diplosnats ponder- ed who would be the Soviet representatives ad the sƠNG CUNG
The West envisages that the agenda of the forthcoming talks should include, at any rate,
The conference is clearly Germany, East-West disarma scheduled as a meeting of heads ment, and European security of government that ordinarily arrangements.
East-West trade may also be would mean Marshal Nikolai
Bulganin. It remains to be seen considered in the broader co text of a European settlement. whether he will be accom- panied by the boss of the Cem-
munist
The West has abandoned the of a step-by-step. settle- Party, Mr Nikita idea Khrushchev, who took the leadment and feels that a German solution should now be sought in the recent Belgrade discus within a broader framework of sions with Marshal Tito.
European security balanced Persistent rumours also have based on phased and
tends
it that Mr V. M. Molotov, the East-West disarmament. Sovie, Foreign Minister, may The hands of government be heading for retirement this will, however, not seek agres- year and that his grip on ments at their Geneva meeting; foreign policy direction is they will set only the directives Idosening.
for their Ministers who, with This uncertainty
to their experts, will later get to lessen prospects for sweeping work on detailed plans,-United results when President Eisen- Press.
and hower, Sir Anthony Eden the French Premier. M. Edgar Faure, meet with the Soviets next month, diplomats caution- ed.
The US Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, already warned that more than" one meeting would be necessary to relax the existing East-West tim. sion;
Meanwhile, a crowded dip. lomatic time-table emerged to day from the West's latest consultations.
From tomorrow Western Big racet in Three experts will Washington to start prepara, tions for the forthcoming negotiations with Rusela,
Lord Hood, head of the For- eign Office's Western Organisa- tion Department is leading Bri- tain's team of experts.
DULLES MEETING Oh June 16 Mr Dalles will meet with the British Foreign Secretary, M- Harold Macmillan, and the French Foreign Minister, M.
New Antoine Pinay, in York to align policies on the basis of their experts' re- commendations,
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