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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1955;
Crisis Averted In Paris Assembly: Eleventh_ ́Hour
SURPRISE
Price 20 Cents
Intervention
RELAX IN
DAKS
Whitea
KONDK DENG
SUV U DO N
MP To Ask
ALLY FOR FAURE Minister
Communists Support For Israelis
Election
Bill
EASY VICTORY
Paris, Nov. 2.
The National Assembly tonight approved the five hours the December election plan of the Premier, M. Edgar
Dr Fisher Reveals:
NO CHURCH PRESSURE
Attack Egyptian Post
Water Authority hopes to Faure, by giving him vote confidence. The ON PRINCESS Egyptian positions in the El
water
con
Д
restrict total sumption gallons desirable target,
million figures were 330 to 211. tu 27
domestic use and storage, possibly somewhat optimis
Earlier the Government was virtually assured
but in view of the absence of victory when the Communist spokesman, M. of official control over
Jacques Duclos, announced that the Communists would vote for the Government bill because they believed that the sooner new elections were held the better.
tic.
The entire responsibility for the economical use of water falls on the individual.
It
MARGARET
This announcement, coming the Assembly since he was been "no church after two hours of debate, took overthrown hast February. all the suspense and drama out
la naking a lot. Exhortations of the remaining proceedings, have only a partial effect
The intervention of M. Pierre while reaction to the Mendes-France, who condemned declaration that each person the idea of holding
map elec- can only afford to have the tons with the existing electoral equivalent of three kerosene system, conveyed
tins of water per day may not be that desired by the authorities.
AS
S things are, however, the
unua of keeping water con- ! sumption within proper fimits must rest on the
no sense of
conviction.
The
assembly
openly hostile to the former Premier, who put an end to the war In Indo-China.
ANOTHER SURPRISE
Exriter voted
tonight the Assembly the against
accepting
GAIN FOR REDS
He attacked the Govermanent for wanting snap elections.
This, he said. would mean that the new Chamber would be elected by the same system representation of proportional and Inter-party alliances as the present Assembly.
he mean Party
seau
Paid
£50 To Say Six Words.
SOHO GANGSTERS
BRIBED RETIRED PARSON TO LIE
London, Nov,` 2.
An aged ex-parson confessed today he was paid more Tel-Aviv, Nov. 3. than £50 to give fake evidence in favour of a gang leader Israeli forces attacked accused of knifing a rival in a savage London street fight, For two hours the Rev. Bast! Tuesday, were arrested after, a Auja demilitarised zone_last Antrows, 88-year-old retired
waye of anger rose from new papers and the public because night, the Army's official Church of England parson, told
no one was punished for spokesman announced early a magistrate's court how he
fight. came to be mixed up in a case today.
that has blown
the top off London's gangland.
Fighting was continuing, he cald.
London, Nov. 2. Dr Geoffrey Fisher, Arch- He said Israeli troops attacked bishop of Canterbury, de- Egyptian positions at Satha in clared in a Television inter- the south of the 100-square-mile
demilitarized zone lying view tonight that there had is sel's southern frontier.
This was the second attack on pressure”
within a on Princess Margaret before Egyptian positions she renounced her intention week. The first was against El
Group Captain Kuntila, farther south, El Kuntila In the Israel reported 10 Egyptians Peter Townsend.
than 26 cap
fatally killed and more tuned and two Israells Injured. This
Arst Was the serious flare-up on the frontier sinco Communist arms reached the Arabs.
to
marry
The Archbishop, interviewed in Lambeth Palace, his official London residence, sald the i Princess made her decision "as she said, of her own free will."
attack
SHARETT'S FAILURE
It began on a sunny August manning when, in the crowded
Jack ("Spot") streets of cosmopolitan Seho, * knife flashed, Comer, self-style:/ on
underwork and his king.
enemy, Albert rolled Dunes,
through the scattering, shouting crowds,
BLOOD AND SCREAMS
The knife rooe and fell. Blood spaltered on to the paviments. Women screamed.
Both
men were in hospital for weeks before their wounds
They were healed.
tried separately on charges of making an affray and possessing offensive weapon. They each plended self defence and were acquitted.
מן
the
Today's chargea followed newspaper necusations of gang rule, perjury and intimidation of winceses.
PACK OF LIES
stud
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About HK Electorate Our Own Correspondent
London, Nov. 2. Questions concerning vot- ing rights in Hongkong were not reached by the end of question time in the House of Commons today. They are to be put again next week.
Mr John Hankin, Lebour MP for Tradeston, who pui 'qusa- tions down for the Colora Secretary, Mr Alan Lennox- Boyd, said tonight. Be felt. Lõe matjer should be 'stred in the British House of Commons.
"Not all British subjecta in Hongkong have the right vole," he said. "f want to find out why."
to
no ule talking about
the
mop- démocracy in the
aren't so widely franchised as they ought to be
COMPLAINTS
Mr Rankin sald he had re celved complaints, front, people in Hongkong about the anali number of polling stallong
up for the coming elections
“I seems - uttrade"-be "There are to be only polling stations, Ary 481) Large Colony."
MET IN A HOTEL
"There sconia to me is be for The Government ordered too many people, deprived of, a Scotland Yard to investigate the vote, although" Hongkong is not whole case and to rip the under- getting the right to elect its own world sport to get at the truth.] internal government.";
Proscouting counsel
"It's Andrews who had a reputation of Hongkong being being a
sponger, had MacDonough about a year and window of at timce lived with him. When Far East when the people of Comer and Dimas were committed the Colony to trial MacDonough approach- ed Andrews at a London hotel and offered him £25 for saying But, in an apparent reference
six words, it was alleged.
He agreed to dve evidence to the call made on him by the Princes, he said she asked for But times bad changed,
Comer by saying on behalf of where to go
Andrews said. Tila ume it would
advice and knew
sald
Comer's he witnessed the fight, came the The new attack
The prosecution said Andrews for it. Communisi
She also received a lot the
it wha that
that
Diracs, evening after the Israeli Prime defence would gain many more
of unsought advice.
Devid
Ben-Ghelen, known as "Italian Alberl," who later met Mrs Comer and was made familiar with the scene of than it held at present
This
declared: Minister, Archbishop M. Mendes-Frunet said that "She was seeking all the time and his new Cabinet were in-wielded the knife.
Today the while-haired old the fight and the appearance of public, which in turn needs minutes of the previous session
God's will, and when it stilled. It also followed closely
behind the failure of outgoing man shouted from the witness Dimos.; election as to be constantly reminded This indicated that the French rushed elections under the same for
existed became clear what God's will Premier Moshe
box: "It was all lies....I am to win a Sharett of its duty. Particularly Government might have some system of
would mean the election was, she did it, and it is not a
Arm
Lerael's thoroughly ashamed and bitter- guarentee divided bad thing for assembly another of
of."
Foreign Ministers at Geneva. tell all the lies I could." The
BBC had arranged the
border forges were
SPONGER PERJURER SP major decisions and catculated
imtitutions,
mandler, ho hem the pronecy- of the "Royal Marriage = CrinK
tho Kutil land "not been specifically rh soto The announcement to describe As you would like to buy meal He appealed to the Deputies It had parliamentary
at confessed perjurer," "a sponger" 3: resign themsetyo to arranged as an occasion for the that. fghting was continuing to
olerk in holy allowing their country to all Archblahop to comment on the Sathe early today more than "an unlicensed"
Lemic.
four hours after the attackers orders and "hard “up? because PROBLEM SHE FACED marchod Insuggested that the of gambling debts, into decadence.
D: Fisher referred to the defenders might be involved in
He was giving evidence for pitched battle. statement by the PrinceRO
fold Dos. Goy
the the Crown against three men Major which she thanked these
that and Mrs Margaret Comer, 27-
DOL press carlier in, the day
Jordanians penetrated year-old wife at "Jack, Spot." armed deep into Israeli territory on She and Peter MacDonough, 45, Wednesday morning in the Um Morris Goldstein, 43, and Ber- from Jordan 53, were charged with conspiring el Faber area in the first at-nard "Sonny the Yink" Schack, tack to emanate
to defeat the course of justice at for many months.
the Comer's trial. sald spokesman
The accused, who were 'all of a herd Jordanians stized sheep and captured its 15-year- remanded in custody unill next
-United old Israeli shepherd. Press
winning its con-
now
The Premier, M. Edgar Faure, against itself unable to take to take hole is general | borders from the Big Fourly-regret it. I was supposed to:
does this apply to that section difculty In of the community possessidence vote.
domestic ing substantial
sold the only issue before the storage facilities. The temp-
or Poling for tution to make full use of embly uns them is considerable, and against the early elections bill. Other deputies protested and the obvious danger is that said the Assembly bad already personal greed and un-approved the first article of the willingness to assume a fair bill providing that proportional should be the share of discomfort and representation inconvenience will out- biss of the voting system at
the next piretiona
weigh duty.
It la
the householders
in
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The debate preceding tonight's votes
confidence for or de- elections rapidly against # position to store usveloped into a duel between the much water as they desirn two young rival leaders of the
who are put on their honour to keep
daily within the minimum. If they refuse to do
they will merely hasten the day when still
Ridical
to increase public disgust with ị "at home" Interview in advare fit of fyll og urediately
noi
MR FRANCE HECKLED
F
in
who
Frequently Interrupted and solidly applauded only by the had prayed for her Socialists and a few Radicals, He said: "only people who M. Mendes-France seemed to have been praying for her can fail to electrify the Assembly as really understand the decisions he had been able to do in 1954 that were demanded of her, the problema she had to face and before he was elected Premier.
the tearing of the heart one way At he left the tribune to re- sume his seat M. Edgar Faners or another.
"Those who prayed for her shook hands with him as if to
distinguished know what she has been through Preks and and those who have not don't".
---Reuter.
Parly,
ex-Premier Mendes-France, and M. Pierre the present Premier, M. Edgar Foure.
Frequently interrupted often cheered, M. Mendes-France congratulate further restrictions must be with his sleek black hair and opponent.-United applied.
pole face spoke for the first time Reuter.
20
It has to be realised by every-
and
body that there is little or WEST FLAYS MOLOTOV PLAN
no chance of any substan-
tial rainfall between now
and next Spring; that once
again so far as water German Minister Calls It "Frightening"
is
concerned, we are living on
our capital. The situation
Bonn, Nov. 2.
demands honest self-denial The wast German Foreign Mini-
by all sections of the com- munity.
The Franchise
ABOUR MP John Rankin
la espousing the
cause
of the Colony's constitution- al reformists in the House of Commons by submitting to the Secretary of State for the Colonies questions as to why all British aub- jects are not enfranchised and why only two polling booths are used for the Urban Connell elections.
Mr Lennox-Boyd, who came here this year and dis- : covered something for him- Hongkong 18 how
ster, Herr Heinrich von Bren- tano tonight
the rejected Soviet proposals for German
submitted reunification
in Gineva un "discouraging not
frightening" to Bay ("The minimum Soviet demand
Impiles the maintenance the division of Germany; the maximum consists of the ex- tension od communism 10 Germany 23 a whole," Herr von Brentano sald He declared
of
that the Runksion plan could not be reconciled with the principle of non- interference in other nations'
SOVIET RUSSIA'S
GLOBETROTTING
thinking about constitution GOODWILLERS TO
al-reform is not likely to be embarrassed by the queries. The situation, no far as we know, has not changed sinco
ho returned to London from
VISIT BURMA
Moscow. Nov, 2. Marshal Nikolai Bulganin, the
hia Far East tour; thure Soviet has been no aavere public Nikita demand for radical revision Party
of this
Prime Minister, and
Communit Krushchev,
Secretary, will. of the electoral roll and Burms before the end nothing has yet manifested year. - itself to indicate whether or not all British subjects in Hongkong want the vote..
•
The, invitation was extended
the Burmese Premior, U. Nu, when he arrived here two weeks ago on a goodwill visit
It was understood the Soviet
The questions, however, will leaders would, visit Rangoon on do no harm. The answers the way back from their good to some people will un- will visit to India where they due in the second half of
Bulganin and
doubtedly be unsatisfactory,
but most of the Colony will
are
Mr
remain unmoved. The
votero ilkely to be in
is not to be thrust on people Burma In December, and will who are not interested in later visit Alghanistan. exercising it. A little more are visits are part of Russia's education in eivio conscious determined drive to twin friends NEWS ·to-be the first and induence people!! in Asia by
tion,
Tho
FRAQ SAYS 'NO'
Bagdad, Nov. 2.
Iraq today rejected Israel's offer to settle the Arab-Israel
His questions on those matters have now been postponeej uniji next Wednesdust.
Mrs Comer promised "£25 be- fore and another £25 after the given evidends and gave hiro's pound. note, saying: "I expect
The are both addressed to The prosecution sald Andrews the Colonial Secretary and sa has since declared what ho sald him what roosons, gulder in court, was a pack of lie rejecting recommendati Andrews, who went to the the Urban Counell that. Yard after the trial and made a Indasion should be appointed statement, said he was, bribed decide on tonsures 10/ to tall all the lies he could the electorate and to particular possibly manufacture to clear to enfranchise all British Rub- Comer,
Jects in the Colony, He admitted that he accepted only two polling stations, boun two payments of £25 offered in outlying residential datalebi. by Mrs. Comer,
and
other one on the inland and the other money, to say "six words" in on the mainland, have, boen named for elections sogni to tako her husband's defence
But he explained that he was place. not told the particular words he had to sayChina Mail Special
STREAMLINED MILITARY COMMAND FOR SEATO
confict by means of direct top- New Plan Being
level negotiations.
In Cairo there was no official comment on Mr Ben-Gurion's affairs frequently enunciated, This, Cound would pave the by the Russians.
way for eventual reunifica- talks offer, but cbservers doubted wer united Germany whether any Arab leaders would Herr von Brentano poured
its present form, would have no foreign troops accept it in scorn on the Russian demand
though they would htallate to that the social Achievements on her soll. of Communist East Germany
Mr Molotov submitted the plan reject outright lest Israel should must be maintained.
shortly after Mr John Foster exploit the rejection.--Reuter. Dulles, American Secretary of State, had declared there had
to "It requiries some boldness
speak of social achievements
constat af they
flied prisons, the destruction of the ryle of law, suppression the freedom
of the spooch and assembly.
personal
denial of
of
press,
been "some drawing together SHIPS SUNK
by the West and Russia on European socurity-propomis.
the If comparable progress could OFF FUKIEN
of
safety, the right to strike and of the
ty" he said.
sight to prop SUPPORT
RED ARMY
no
The East German Communist rule was based on the power of the red army, he declared. The Federal Republic saw
reason for entering into all German talks such as pro- posed by the Russizing. Russia's
for awalled plan long German reunification provoked bitter criticisin from the Western Foreign Ministers, la Genova today.
Bul-
Mr Harold Macmillen of
Aain told the Big Four Foreign
be made
on German unity
the hopes of ah expectant
world might be filled, he Nationalist Claim
said.
The Russians had not yet pro-
Taipei, Nov. 2.
duced an acceptable pian for Nationalist Thunderjet German reunification--which fighter-bombers today, muk nine the West had said was
the unboat Hindi armoured junke" heart of the security problem off the northern Fukien cost, Only by means of free cler- Nationalistir Force head
fio could the wishes of quarters nunou met. the German people be ascer←
Earlier, tatpackReuter,
Eight Killed
HOWE
the Nationalist official hstency
...
1
Mother Sold Twins For $150
Denver, Nov. 2.
A 32-year-old Denver mather was today charged with ablling her twin seria .... for: #150, 10^ *,
have children of their own.
Considered In Honolulu couple who could not
Washington, Nov. 3.
Manila Pact nations are considering creating a new streamlined military command to co-ordinate all phases of their defence against Communist expansion in Southeast Asia, informed sources said today.
These sources predicted that the Manila Pact military plan. Honolulu ners now meeting in would probably take a substan- tal step towards setting up this joint command of land, sea and air forces of member hations,
The 1400 military planere will submit their recommendations, based on
proposals of ad hoc committers on military plansing,
and stratoc to the higher, lavel SEATO military advisors, who meet in Melbourne in Jahusry
intelligence
The next step in the Pikt's defence framework will be for the SEATO
ATO council to approve that recommendations made by the military advisers,
The SZATO - council.com- reported prises the Foreign Ministers of
seen Britain, the Philippines, Thal from a folla of Chinese land, Australia, New Zealand, Communist vemos attacked for France, Pakistan and the United
had that thick smoke was
Jet Aghters in this area, near Binter
Mateu Nationalist held
Fibe |Islands,
that
·of
TRAINING FORCES
to
Athens, Nov, 2.
Both political" and military Ministers conference the plan An explosives factory, blew up
pétence
the curresit export wag 'n dictat of unparalleled an Sorres, in Greek Macedonia severity
today
killing eight people, In- Ministry nowanced today
the Honolulu conference, which is abolla, "werH: fired at were possible to inciting! the owner's' "Even if
scheduled for two weeks a regime it would daughters and Injuring more Nationalist-held Island
Communist produced important, recommda- Ten.co be rejected by the German ang 100,-97 of the lously Quenoy Chinese
and tactics
Situtitetyth the people," he declared.
The factory and surround batteries oponed up from basessions of all aspects of we want is a united Germany ing property were completely on two islands near Amour, It
Southeast Asia ‘area).... free to choose is foreign and destrered France-Prosse,
These obsevors forecast that- home policy.'
the Houcault conf
***What
STERILE OBSTINACY!
M.
Abloine Pinay the Front Education
Foreign Minister, becured us
ala of sterile obstinacy
in
trying to prolong the division
bf Chrmany
The Soviet plan providing for The Brith Go
an all-German Council mad.i
Jup
lives- of; thuj Gormkri "based on pro porala put deward by the
introduca
torow:
and other
meld.—Reuter
,
úvo. £76;
and-19 at boarding fawph would be
Sof each chijä
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