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No. 36240.

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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1955.

ILLNESS CAUSES

Setback For Faure DOUBTS & FEARS

Plan For

Algeria

Rejected

be no rejoicing in Hongkong. The Secretary of State for the Colonies made more than a favourable im-

Algiers, Sept. 26. pressloa during his visit Premier Edgar Fauro's here this year; the convice plans for easing tension in tion gained was that at long strife-torn Algeria by speed- last Hongkong had won for ing the integration of Al- itself in the higher levels of geria into France suffered a the imperial government A - staunch and sympathetic setback tonight.

half hour debate, the majority Wrestling as we are today of the Moslem members of the with unusual domostic prob- Altri Second College re- confronted also Jected the integration plan out

friend.

lems and with the task of trying to correct

tions about our

the and

right.

we cannot programme

listening to

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the

the mo-

sweeping

World

Deprived Of His Leadership

NIXON'S RESPONSIBILITIES

New York, Sept. 26.

National leaders in Washington and the top statesmen of the Western powers in New York today endeavoured to adjust themselves to a world deprived of the leadership, immense popularity and political power wielded personally by President Eisenhower.

Quite apart from the prospect of the Presi- After erroneous concep derate Nationalist leader, Ben dent's physical incapacitation for several months,

Industrial Djelloul, the deputy from Con expansion with its competi- stantine, the majority voted not the overriding subject for speculation was the con- tive effects on the British even to discuss the integration sequences of the President's now almost certain textile market, afford to lose the wise and educational and social reforms retirement from office at the end of his present friendly counsel of Mr proposed by the Algerian term in January, 1957.

On Wall Street a major setback in stock exchange values reminded the nation that the current wave of prosperity was based largely upon business confidence President Eisenhower that the conservative policies of would continue through a second presidential term to 1960.

A

Jacques

in

But in both the political and the diplomaile field, Mr Nixon's and past record personality could raise serious problems. In

General, Governor - Lennox-Boyd either in the Soustelle. Cabinot or the House of Some politieni quarters sald Commona,

important decision Lodity's meant that the second Chamber Although the London report of the Algerian government,

about Mr Lennox-Boyd which is composed entirely of comes from reliable Moslem delegates, would not As- the Algerian source, we cannot but help meet when

Politically the possibility of automatically become President, treat it with some sceptic-sembly recenvenes next month. the President's retirement at And he is already one of the

BACKGROUND lam. The suggestion that the

the end of his term showed signs leading candidates to succeed the

if on carly, and President

he retires Secretary of State should Algeria, which has been un-of precipitating -be removed from office der French domination longer potentially bitter, struggle for Jenuary, 1957.

the Republican and sent to bolster the than either Morocco or Tunisia, power within

om Party and between Republicans government in the House of is administered directly from

sa en la and Democrats in next year's Lords does not logically tie Parts and regarded

Iton Congress. tegral part of metropolitan up with recent events.

France.

the nationalist Internationally, foreign Lennox-waves sweeping through all of ministers of the Western Dowers the Eisenhower administration According to Mr

North Africa are strong here gathered here dos important shadowed by several honds of Boyd, it was Sir Anthony too and a rebel army of 2,000 and urgent consultations under depa Eden himself who conceived to 5,000 men

is now fighting a shadow created by uncertainty departments whose age, prestige, experience and induvnce are the Idea of the Colonial more than 120,000 French troops regarding the future leadership considerably greater than those Secretary making an

the ex-in the remote badlands of the of the senior perteng; 30)| of the 42-year-old Vice

alliance," tensive tour of the colonies Constantine Department.

President. to obtain first-hand informa- France, which gave self-rule tion of how they are run to Tunlain his summer and is problems. Surely the Prime the Maroccan Nationalists, in type hegemony with Minister would not have standing pat on the position made such a suggestion if that Algeria is part of France at the same time he was self and the "National Army contemplating relieving the of Lit

Liberation is composed of minister of his post for the outlaws and rebels. doubtful distinction of Premier Edgar Faure, in his strengthening the Conserva- radio speech over the weekend, tive Party in the House of emphasised that thero Lords?

and what are their special edit to negotiate

the

a more

was no

question of home rule for Algeria that the present status

Surely, also, the Torles are would not be changed.--United

not so deficient of able men Press,

that they have to pull one

of their most efficient mini- Alcoholism In

sters

out of his office to France Increases Upper House? To Hongkong, which has now had the

succeed Lord Woolton in the

Parks, Sept. 26, More Frenchmen than ever opportunity of seeing and before aro drinking themselves of to death, the National Statistical

Institute disclosed today.

their figures, According to

studying the Secretary State for the Colonies at

close quarters, the propoal-4,106 people died from acute tion sounds fantastic. This alcoholism last year compared is one report we sincerely to 9,005 in 1953. The 1953 trust will turn out to be figure was the highest registered unfounded.

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FIELD-MARSHAL SIR JOHN HARDING

Prototype British Jet

Fighter Crashes

Andover, Sept. 20.

A prototype of Britain's tiny pockét jet, fighter, the Gnat, crashed today and killed its pilot.

The speedy craft struck tree tops apparently . In attempt at a forced landing. The pilot, was identifled as Major Max Mather, a Swiss test pliot testing the plane in England for possible Swiss purchase.......... ile 'was dead when taken from the wreckage,

It was the first fatal crash of the economy-sized 'fighter which the Folland Aircraft Company is trying to sell to the Royal Air Fores. The crashed prototype was `a ́ ́version called the Midge. The name is different because it ham a different engine from that of the Gnat proper. · The Gust l lem than 30 feet long, with a wingspread of only, 20 feet---. little more than half the slin of the RAF'■ Hawker Hunter jet fighter.—Unlied Press.......

Non-Military Victory

For Lonardi's Govt

Buenos Aires, Sept. 26.-

Cents

SAXONE

Whiteaways

HAHN KONK

Britain "Goes To War" Accusati

THE HARDING APPOINTMENT RESENTED BY GREECE

United Nations, Sept. 26,

The Greek Foreign Minister, Stephanos Stephanopoulos, charged today that Britain had "gone to war" against, the people of Cyprus with the appointment of Field Marshal Sir John Harding, as Governor of the colony.

The appointment of Field Marshal Harding, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, uz com mander la chief of the British forces on Cyurps and as Gov- ernor was announced on Sun day.

Commenting on the General Assembly decision last week. not lo debate the Cyprus issuG

this year, Mr Stephanopoulos said that Britain, "having re- the obstable of the moved United Nations, has gone to war against the people of

Сургия,

HIS MISSION

The Foreign Minister made these remarks in his opening statement to the Assembly.

He caid that Field Marshal Harding had been appointed "with the mission to carry on a

of extermination campaign against the people who are call

the British government ed by terrorists and anti-British." Ho recalled that Britain and other powers had called for quiet diplomacy to settle the dispute

over Cyprus.

"I ask those who preached In this tribune the virtue of quiet

diplomacy if they think that this British action (Harding's appointment) is the quiet diplo macy being talked about here," ho said. - "Our: concern is grave, It is justified.?

NOT PRAYER: BOOK

The Greek Minister mid the UN Charter was not just k "prayer book for use by hypo critical personE, "ASAN PAS PAR

"We don't come here for

The new Argentine government gained its first sermons," he added. "We come

MR ST

Marilyn For Moscow

Movie Star

In particular, the Secretary of the Treasury, Mr George major non-military victory today when factories re- here for, politics. The Charter may take her Humphrey has long been resumed work, shops reopened and life returned to, is a contract that is valid only figure to Moscow next garded as the strong man of normal throughout the nation after ten days of strife to the extent to which it is a cultural exchange, felp

TA-provisional agreemINÉ-CWEN the Cabinet who had not bestitated to use his power over. Workers organised under the regime of ex-President

2. Í reached, in Moscow today on'ex- sveka political self- government finances to curb the Juan Peron into the powerful General Federation, of

Britain, which rules Union,

United States

and the Soviet by Carleton Emith, Deld of defence and foreign Senor Hector Hugo de Pietro who asked them to stay at Cyprus, and Turkey, which is Director of the National Arte scoms questionable whether their jobs and avoid any disturbances which might inter-inted because of the large Portation in New York and Mr Humphrey and, say the fere with the return of normal constitutional govern-descoral,

aar John ment. Secretary of State, Foster Dulles, - would readily. submit any differences they

policies of his colleagues in the Labour responded to a call last night by their lead on for the people or change of artists between the

The moves showed that in government to at beast three have to the final arbitration | contrast with the Peronista major concessions. of the youthful Mr Nixon

Party, which faded when its

that. Senor The fact Polldeally, long and unusually leaders were arrested or like Pietro, who was closely assó- bitter feuding between Mr Peron sought sanctuary in clated with Peron un' the Nixon and Democratie leaders foreign embassies or territory, last day of his regime was in Congress make

1 extremely the labour organisation rotan granted the privilege of deliver unlikely that Mr Nixon could of its cohesion and forced the ing the message to the workers

evoke the

over a national radio hookup same sort of 100-operation from a Democra~-

tleadly-controlled Congress that given. President Elsen- hower.

ever

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Man Bites

Soviet Attitude Off Another

In the foreign policy feld, Mr Nixon cannot, of course, exercise. the same influence as President. Eisenhower in restraining the Meeting tomorrow to plan extreme right-wing of the crucial talks next month with Republican Party from using de the Soviet Foreign Minister, the

more nationalist Wesbare diplomats will not now policies as a means of building be able to take full advantage up political of the confidence restal in tás persons of President Elsenhower, the

Man's Ear

Baghdad, Sept. 26.

A street vendor, who bit

Nicosia, Sept. 26. All organisations of Cypriots

number of Cypriots of Turkish

successfully opposed M. Mikhailov, Soviet Minister for Culture. The exchanges are bringing the problem into the to begin in spring next year and UN, this

*Press: year--United

50-Americans will form the first -STRIKE CALLED ---- batch to go to study the Soviet theatre and she may well be selected to go with the first group, it was learned here of Greek origin, both left wing. Smith hopes to arrange mase and right, tonight called Thursday

He is also trying general strike for

agaloot the United

ted to protest.

for dat cokiured Union singer Marian Anderson, and Cyprus question. the

The strike committee said to planist: Vladimir Horowitz The night the strikes would start at financial aspect of this misical 6 am. local time on Thursday enterprise has up till now and would

last 24 hour blocked a final agreement, France-Presse,

once between the two

last night indicates ho repre- Nations decision not to discuss Bovie concert tours in the

to

cents a force the Lonard! gov- ernment cannot dispense with.

Although many workers are welcoming the opportunity

free appoint committees

from government interference for the they first time in ten years, would repudiate any move which

their might weaken

organisation:

PERON HELD UP Peron, nervously chain.

Moro ime Power: het leadors rested in Baghdad today, | cabin of a Paraguayan gunboat

n colleague's ear off was ar smoking while, confined to the however, is

Lact that

confronted by they have extended

the Pre- to

not only by the people of the have specifically made it clear after the mutilated sales three miles off Buenos Aires, Awaitin Anal Wastern world, but by the that they do not repose in Mr man had displayed his mine-way

Cearance by the government bes feaders of the Soviet Unió. Nixon the same comfidence that

hating ear on his stall to attract fore starting his journey into They were the tasks of implementing the sldent. The President's lines the attention of passers-by exile. The gunboat left Buenos

Aires harbour yesterday. ́ ́ could in this

sense result in and policeman.

Peron's ·delayed policies kaltinted by President

departure Elsenhower at Last July's Big Soviet foreign policy reverting

Several days ago, Abdul Har- into exile in the Paraguayan

Ridha sunboat, which still les Four conference without the to the uncompromising atilludes

in the waterway off personal guidance and political of the pre-Genova period until san Abbas and Hussein

chored the uncertainty of the United quarrelled over their respective. support of the proxiestor States leadership is resolved "rights to set up stalls on the Bios As was due to n aquabble *between of the "spirit of Geneva

Router,

pavement of the Rue Rachit, plomatic. Baghdad's main street,,

Argentina and Paraguay, it was reported here, si

today 22 countries President

Kay Figure

ASSASSINATION

A fight ensued and Hassan In these circumstances the

whose teeth are particularly Vice-President, Mr Richard Fez, Morocco, Sept. 26.

sharp bit off the car Nixon Inevitably is the key

Si Mehdi, brother, the rival from the scalp. the domestic and figure on

Khalifa (Deputy) of the Pieb One-eared foreign scene,

For the period of the Presi- of Fez, was killed today when then had the idea of displaying

2windicencialexa dent's illness and convalescence unidentified man fired at his his missing member he will preside over meetings of a, in which he was riding Walk J The police #w

tais brother

the nation's top planning agon- The Khalifa's bodyguard was investigation, cles, the Cabinet and tho wounded in the cheng but the National Security Council, In Khallin

bimself. Si Taleb the event of the President's Baghdad, was unfurt. The gut complete incapacitation, he will man got away-Reuter

A new mayor of Buenos Aires was sworn in today. He

Humein Ridha

18 69-year-old diguel Alejandro on Madero, Politically independ- the Péronista tut, he replaces it, made an nominee, Bernando Gago-Retti

arrested. ter..

tore

and

Haman. After the arrest, J. Ridha www.eskod more his car from the public thoroughfare-France-Pre New Post For Sir

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