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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1955.

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WILL BE THE NEW LABOUR [Fact-Finding Prime Minister

INDIAN PRESS

THE

COUNCIL APPROVAL

New Delhi, Sept. 14. TIE Indian Council of States (upper house of parliament) today approved in principle

the setting up of a press coun- ell, recommended by a Com- mission which recently In- vedtigated the, Indian press. De B. V. Keskar, Minister of Information, told the House that such a council would provide " salubrious

check

on sections of the press which carry on undesirable activi Ties."

The council, mainly of journ- |

alists, would maintain ethiles and look into matters (435) cerning newspapem.

Freedom of the press, he said, had two aspects-first as an Industry, and secondly as a means of communication and expresion

"We mut see that in trying to

control the industry

not control

the w

views expressed,"

we

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a?

Dr Keskar was winding up a debate on the Commission's recommendations. He said the Governmunt had accepted the principle of a prest counell and that a bill for the creation of a press registrar had been introduced

Service Questions

The Government had also

Seawater Hoax

Nohny Brot, 14. Thousands of people crowded a Bombay beach when rumour went round that the rea there had turned sweet,

A few persona returning from the beach at Bhivaji Park after an early, morn ing - parificatory bath,

that brought word

the

twenty jostling

one

CUFTETICY

wero

011

waters of the Arabian sea had shed their salt, The rumour goi

swift by midday about

thousand

another the 450-yard sirip of beach, The authors of the joke perhaps thought It Wab time to call it off for soon rumour was Koing round again that "the miracle of the sweet water had ended when the sun passed the zeulth at noon.”

WILA

Most of the twenty thou- sand still believe that they went to the shore too late to taste the miracle water. -China Mail Special,

WORKING

HALF TIME FOR THE TREASURY

New York, Sept. 14. The Government today marked about half of the $64,000 Marine Captain Richard S. McCutchen won

decided to act on other re- last night for taxes-enough Marine Corps commendations of the Com- to buy the mission and in the next eight about

rifles with

or ten days would ask Par- | bayoneta. liament (5 approve legisi:-

conditions.

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Captain McCutchen, who won tion journalists' service the money on the $64,000 ques- tien 1 television programme, The question of minimum apparently has answered enough wages, ho said, had been questions for now. He hended

for a five-day leave without accepted, but it had to

be for a considered

to revealing his de

relation in

other industries,

Dr Keskar also announced the

Government's

acceptance of

mcon-

The Marine while, was asked just what it could buy with $31,160, the the captain approximate tax a price-page schedule, fixing will have to pay on his wind- newspapers fall. After doing a little arithme- price of

tic, a corpsman come according to the number of

up with pages, to protect the smaller this answer.

the

scheme

would be given "a fair trial,"

newspapers.

The

he said.

35 Jeeps

Caplain

McCutchen's Income

PARTY LEADER?

The Sooner Someone French Troop

Takes Over The

Transfers

Better Says Attlee Cause Concern

By Fraser Wighton

London, Sept. 14.

The choice of a new leader for the British Labour Party will be an absorbing behind-scenes-topic at the party's annual month-with delegate conference next

interest focussed on four contenders for the job now held by 72-year-old Clement Attlee.

Washington, Sept. 14.

States ія

THE

United

gravely. concerned over the transfer to North Africa of French military units which had been placed under the command of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, De- puty Under-Secretary of Stato Robert Murphy said in a letter made public today.

to Mr Walter Ruether, Prest- dent of the Congress of Indus-

trial Organisations (CIO) sald also that an American decision

They are Herbert Morrison, 67, the Mr Murphy, who sent the letter deputy leader; Mr James Griffiths, 64, former Colonial Secretary; Mr Hugh Gaitskell, 49, Chancellor of the Exchequer in the last Labour Government; and Mr Aneurin Bevan, 57, the party's leftwing leader.

Mr Atlee gave fresh urgency, to the question of the succession In an interview published today in the Liberal News Chronicle. Askul when he would like to retire if only his personal wishes

MORRISON?

(Could Be)

were involved, he repiled:, "The sooner the better"

The

who veteran Socialist, from 1945 to 1951 led Britain's first majority Labour Gover- ment, recently suffered a slight stroke and 1 recurrence of a skin complaint.

Earlier

this

Dr Keskar also dealt with the tax could buy those rifles, 72 .30 Commission's recommenda- calibre machine guns with tions that the Press Trust of tripods, or 60,000 rounds of m India become a public cor- munition for the M-4 rifle, or poration and the United 652 45 calibre pistols, or 33 Press of India

11 public

stripped down jeeps,

year he had pro- trust.

Captain McCutcheri, who fesset himself ready to

the won He said he had no constitutional

money answering over the leadership to a younger

food

Bul ut the unanimous de questions about

on the man. Sowers to force the

programme, received sire of the Parliamentary Labour agencies, but the Government television

news

hand

"will certainly see whether many messages of congratula-Party he agreed to carry on for the news agencies are run on tion. One

the right lines, and we will Corps

WILS from Marine at least this House of Commons Commandant Lemuel session, which has about a year exert ourselves in a friendly C. Shepherd, Jr. which said to run. No date was set on his way to sce that they reor-"well done," was sent by Navy retirement.

ganise in Reuter.

the right way." Secretary Charles S. Thomas,

United Press.

A British Crossword Puzzle

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'ACROSS

4 Laid waste (7),

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o Flightless bird (4),

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14 Ollors (7).

17 Gem (8),

10 Social clases (0),

22 Volucs highly (1).

20 Period (4).

27 Olden times (4),

28 Bird of prey (7).

20 Trees (4).

30 Colours (4).

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DOWN

2 Fit to eat (0),

3 Press chief (0).

4 Send (0),

5 Charm (0),

6 Helped (5).

7 Slip (5).

7

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15 Comfort (4).

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20 Bear witness (0),

21 Vagrants (0).

23 Water vapour (6).

24 do in for (5),

23 Bargain periods (5).

وارج

176

He feels quite at gain after his recent indisposition. But he told the newspaper interviewer: "My wife certainly wants me to retire. I have had a long inn Jings

and 1 shall be glad when

to 点

younger can hand over

himself Mr Altler forces the issue at the annual conference

next al Margate month, the party will certainly

man."

Unless

OR GRIFFITHS?

(May Be)

not alocus officially the ques tion of a new leader,

Its main preoccupation will be with improving its internal organisation, which has been widely erticised by Socialists following Labour's defeat in the May 26 general election.

But the spotlight will never- theless be on the quartet from whom the future leader is likely to be selected

Atter had refired It Mr bafore the general election, Mr Morrison, his copuly, would

almost uni- have been in an assallable position for the suc cession

with the next general Now. election probably four years distant when he will be 71, Mr Morrison's prospects. sccm 101 TOSY для do also those of Mr

Socialists would preter nim to Mr Morrison, the party's tactica! brain, as the next leader.

Recently, a number of elderly members of Labour's "Shadow Cabinet"Parliamentary leader- ship-resigned to make way for apart from younger men, and

Mr Morrison and Mr. Grimths. there' is now no member of the "old guard" in the running for icadership.

enhances Mr Sreally This Gaitskell' prospects and may eventually narrow the old to eyent himself and Mr Bevon.

The leftwinger will put his influence with the party to the test in a fresh contest with Mr Gaitskell staunch "right winge," for the party's honorary treasureship, which carries a seat on the National Executive.

Mr Galtshell, present holder of the office, last year defeated Mr.Bevan by a mujority of over 2 to 1 in the treasureship clection.

be even

This year, indications arc that Mr Gaitskell's victory may greater, for Britain's four biggest trado unions, wielding more than a third the conference's total strength

OR GAITSKELL? (Possible)

of about 6,000,000 votes have pledged him their support advance.

in

Others of the total of over 180 unions ulated to the party and carrying a total of |6,000,000 votes usually follow the lead of the "big four." So far Mr Bevan can count coly on a handful of smaller unions, plus probably the majority of the 1,000,000 votes of the political wing-the 000 local Labour partios.

Irony of the situation is that Attlee will not lead the

though. It is generally recognised Mr

OR BEVAN? (Well...)

Sir Anthony Eden started his fact-finding tour of the three services with a visit to Colchester to wee the "Iron" 3rd Infantry Divisions. Regulars and National Servloemen were and Infantry, artillery seen in training, non-design atomlo dugouts were inspected, and medical units were seen in action under warfare conditions Here, Sir Anthony chats with Licut-Col K. Ahmed and Lieut-Col C. D. Hajabbar, two visiting Iraal officers, during his Inspection. Before leaving the Prime Minister said: "I gained a strong impression of the technical emelency required by the modern soldier."—Express Photo.

STRIKE

to put a number of US milliary NEW YORK HARBOUR helicopters at the disposal of France had raised serious and dimcult problems at the time the decision, was made.

Mr Murphy was replying to a letter from Mr Ruether, pro- testing aroinst American delivery of the helicopters to France, and calling on the US Government to support "colonial" populations.

Order Menaced

Queen Elizabeth Only 10 Minutes Late

New York, Sept. 14.

The Cunard superliner, Queen Elizabeth, sail-

Yeh George

Attending UN Session

New York, Sept. 14.

Dr George Yeh, Minister

ed for Europe today only ten minutes late despite the strike of longshoremen in New York harbour.

Again some 110 sweating and overall-clad for Foreign Affairs of the Mr Murphy said that rebels in

Algeria had seriously menaced white-collar workers of Cunard's main office here Nationalist Chinese Govern- order and public safely.

con helped load baggage for the 1,648 passengers as ment, arrived in New York this evening from Formosa restoration of order and con-

Many complained of to attend the opening of the fidence is the essential con-well as 5,500 bags of mail. dition for application of rebackache and callouses on their hands, but did their United Nations General As forms planned by the French authorities in Murphy sald. Mr Murphy sald that NATO military aims would best be served by return of trans- ferred French

* from troops Airlea as soon as possible. The return of these troops would be greatly facilitated by the restoration of order lu Algeria,

Algeria, Mr job in good humour.

KATERINA

CREW GOT

A LAUGH

The same mon helped to

unload the dock and

Queen

sembly and to stay for part of the session.

Dr Yeh said that he had no

yesterday including 44 care special proposals to bring be-

that arrived from Europe, They fore the Assembly but that ho did not load my cars for the would discuss the matter with

Europe-bound trip today and his colleagues.

the 260 tons of general cargo that

Queen brought

resterday also led back for

Europe.

Cururd officials

Colombo, Sept. 14. The US Embassy

of washed its hands ludicrous affair of the con-liner

Regarding a report that the

Chinese Communist delegation

traband that wasn't there. had 5,300 tons of cargo on board foreign ministers level.

In Geneva had proposed a con- Mr Murphy sald ho was con-

ference Indicating It should bo vinced that the progress and

meanwhile at the foreign ministers level, well-being of the North

has cancelled the sailing on Friday Dr Yeh said "Well, the Com African populations would

anything, the of the combined passenger cargo munists can propose bo helped most by orderly

Media. They sald the but personally I don't see any development in which the

ship, which arrived last Sunday, need for a conference at the interested parties would be able to find realistic and

US Ambassador Philip Crow and this would have to be un- constructive solutions to

announced today that W. Rus-

when The

striking jonded their problems. -France-sel Jepson, Panama's honorary longshoremen resume work to- consul in Colombo, had informed morrow. Another 3,000 tons of the Embassy he had been in cargo will have to be loaded on structed by the Government of the Media before she can sail

of Panama to take full charge for Liverpool. The sailing date matters concerning the Panaman- still remained indefinite. ian ship Katerina S..

Presse.

CHEAP FLOWERS

Copenhagen, Sept. 14.

has

or- been

on

United

Transferred

Most Important

"I think the purpose of the Genova talks has been served when the American prisoners Of course it will are released. bo a matter for the United States Government to

decide Cunard added that 104 passen,how to implement the practical gers booked on the Media would matters related to the release be transferred to the Mauretania, of the prisoners."

sall on Saturday scheduled to morning.

A Danish flower-shops

The vessel was halted here

orders

the from ganisation, which holding its annual meeting in States and searched for contra- for Odense, claims that Danish band reportedly destined flowers are the cheapest in the Rod China, but the searchers

found world.

the ordinary cargo *only

Asked what he considered the These flower

shops,

manifest working all covered by its

most important question to come Meanwhile, the 24 members in conjunction with similar or-

There was no hitch as the before the Assambly session, he ganisations abroad, last your of the ship's

стен, hugely despatched 270,666 orders worth amused by the whole affair, Queen Elizabeth left her berth quickdy stated: "Disarmament" 3,294,000 kroner (100,003 seized the opportunity to exploro in mid-Manhattan. There were and Indicated he thought the or chances of success "depends on only worry no strikers loading around Colombo.

unfortunate lack of sneering, and no special police the sincerity of Soviet Russin,"

reinforcements. Observers agreed re this was one of the quietest waterfront strikes in New York in recent years-United Press.

sterling), compared with 257,111 orders the

previous · year.— China Mall Special,

was

да

Their

sponding money-United Press.

GENE.SYMONDS' DEATH

Witnesses Claim To Have Seen

Beating

Singapore, Sept. 14..

Two youthful Chinese testified under cross examination by defence lawyers today that they saw a Chinese truck driver and an unemployed Indian, on trial for their lives, attack United Press Corres- pondent Gene Symonds during riots last May.

Unrest In France

Industrial

Paris, Sept. 14.

tinued to spread throughout

France

slewing sonight, down ar Balting activity in coal mines.

niso were

have but little success in Kalting which

Dr Ych was met by members of the Chinese community ine cluding Dr T. F. Talang, Chinese Nationalist permanent represen– tative to the United Nations France-Pressd.

ISOTOPES

DETECT

CANCER

Philadelphia, Sept. 14.

Local transport systems, en- gineering and construction dustries

affected Government mediation aborts the wave of walk-outs. have spread from private In-

A Japanese surgeon re dustry to nationalised enter.

ported today that radio Some 100 out of a total active isotopes have proved worlding force of 1,000 in the valuable in detecting cancer Colmar casters Franco Baze of the stomach and struction industry, downed tools today.

prises.

Symonds, UP manager for Southeast Asia, died in a hospital after being beaten by a mob in the Delta Circus on May 12e while covering the demonstrations.

A 24-hour strike was esophagus in its early stages. but only very partially Dr Komel Nakayama, head of In the coal mine the Department of Surgery at

in Northern France.

Hand

non-malignant

Fas-de-Calala Drpart the University of Chiba, aldund For the lioimpes also has simpli- 700 masons in Nunes, nod: the diferentiation, between France,

bave called a cancerous a day strike provided lenione wage regodalom The truck driver, Ong Ah Too,, not come to his old because of

with the

Dr Nakayams, speaking it the management continue. If they. and S. Suppiah, an indian,, are the hostile crowd.

He said he saw Suppiah beat break down the masons have 20th Auriuni Congress of thhis urs on trial for murder before the,

the head with a High Court presided over by Mr Symonds on Justice Whitton.'

stick while the American news threatened an unimited strile, and Canadian Sections, Inter

In other areas strikes con-national College of Surgeons, The detente counsel attempted man lay helpless on the ground as cegotiations or govern-sald the tracer element is in- to shake the testimony

of

failed.

two

The two youths, do Ah Pong

and

striking ment modlation efforts failed to jected beneath the skin and has a tendency to schimmulate where produce wago agreements,

Howovs Symonds will an empty box.

workers

an cancerous tiesie atomic energy enterprise near

Speciallyj zdinst good · Geigers went back to wotic after Nimes

24-hour

strike. France-Miller counters are inserted into the gullet or stormcfa through the mouth, which record a high- er radioactive count where the discaso existe, Dr Nakayama

WWW both

Presse.

the Ho testified that Ong Ab Too witnesses, but joined

In Supplah Other attackers, the witness

stones, bottles and Seet Bah Cheng, told the said, and court they left a coffee shop to sticks in striking the hotple gether on the night of May 12, American.

Seat Bab Chong bútked up: but were separated by the surg» Ing crowd of rioters at the Della his friend, Bo saia he Circus,

defendants

Pacini, Sept, 15. When Symonds succeeded in Defence ministers of the 15- apách. | broakkig way, the crowd chas nation North Atlantid"://"Trenty B. Dover, 9 Bystem, 10 Cider, 11 Aphis, 12 Ecls, 13 Posse, 10

sighis 'dinskostic method sup- party in the heat election, few

od bine nad the gloss con: Organisation pies us with quite apatida In Ament, 18 Tossca, 20 Leera, 22 Furr, 23 Deers, 25 Waver, 20 Griffiths, who will probably be Socialists went him to give up

the Under row-excomination, Ah) tinued to hit him, while he was during Quated, 27 Alone, 28 Revis, 29 Stodgy, Down 1 Tasteful, 200, when the next context comes, the leadership, This is becRTIDO

Monday

October - 10,1 NATO | focalition, » not obtainable by Obsolete, 3 Icon, 4 Compass, 5 Recipes, 6 Orleon, 7 Sheds, 14 Mr Griffiths is one of the moat the movement et find a man Pong said he felt sorry, when he running, he said, aylag

-China sow Bymonds lying injured and The hearing will be continued beadquarters amnorenced today, other sictions,” he report

“United PromA, Strutted 15 Everyday, 10 Asserts, 17 Serious, 11 Ordeal, 21eatly stoomed members of acceptable to ski sectionin

-Reuter blooding on the temás die oomial tomorrow. Fikch Eva, 24 Suet.

the Labour movement, and some stal spečiai:

32 Rubbish (colloq.) (4),

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Actom: 1 Tropic, B. Roast,

Felt Sorry

Symonde.