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THE DAY

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Parliament, 1955 NOR tho parliament of FBritain, 1906 has ended

on an exciting note. First there was the sudden ro- signation of the leader of the opposition and his re- placement by Mr Hugh Gaitskoll; then the Prime Minister's wholesale gov- from ernment changes

Cubinet level down to under - secretarles, Those

two events have lent drama

to an otherwise unspectacu-

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1955.

RECOGNISE PEKING

POLICY URGED Five Days'

Appeal To US To

Give The Lead

Ottawa, Dec. 22.

Mr Lester Pearson, the Canadian External

lar year of parliamentary Affairs Minister, has called for a common policy activity.

a Communist The year was more occupied which recognises "the fact that

tive

coight government

with finance and the government controls the mainland of China. economic state of the In a signed article due to appear in next week's nation than the Conserva issue of Look magazine, Mr. Pearson said he would have expected, like to see the United States give the free world a The most important effects strong lead in a common diplomatic policy based

an Increase in on "the fact” and other considerations.

reasonably

were facilities for education and

improved pensions and social services, and on the other side of the picture, measures to curb inflation, ary spending.

Mr Pearson said: "We should recognise the fact that the Peking government and not Chiang Kai-shek ts in control of continental China and it is likely to remain so: that there are basic problems to be settled in the Far

LESTER PEARSON

Ordeal In Snowbound Wilderness

Washington, Dec. 22.

An Army paratrooper, missing for five days in the rugged. Cascade mountain country, walked out of the wilderness late today,

Sgt J. H. Horan walked into the Rustic Inn on US highway 10, exhausted, suffering from frostbitten feet.

"I'm glad I finally found my way here," he said.

Horan, according to Sheriff's deputies, was almost incoherent after his ordeal, but he related to officers how ho survived the subfreezing temperatures in the

East which cannot be settled without the participation Second Train Smash region.

The Agures speak for them-| of that government,

selves. Expenditure on education

ent by is up million, health services are

costing £32 million more than a year, and the war pensions bill has been in-

negotiate

ACCESSBEY

"We con

with many people still think is some wtren

and kind of breakfast food." Peking desirable without implying ap "It should

serve, as it has proval of that regime or with-begun to serve, as a forum for out weakening our opposition co-ordinating the policies of all Lo Communiaxis."

of its member nations and locreasing co-operation between them."

creased by £8 mition. He said there was not enough Under increased rates an- | evidenco that the West was nounced recently, a married prepared to cope with "the new couple depending on phase of the cold war called National Assistance will in competitive co-existence.”

"I balleve that the next few the New Year receive £3-7-0 a week, plus the rent they are as perilous-for pay for their house, Which is any since the onset of is but further proof that be cold war,

for the people of Britain,

the welfare mate has come

to stay.

Yet another

major develop-

"THERE ARE THINGS

TO BE DONE”

the and

He suggested urging the Rus- slans to join in concrete inter- national programmes of techni- cal aid to under-developed Asian and African countries.

Mr Pearson said polley on West Germany

should be kept under continuous examination and the West "must

the expusing the more effective in falsity of Moscow's Insistence that it only

the Germans rejected NATO, free elections for uni- Beation could take place." The West should also

also be

en

age-Westar villa of Soviet

ONE KILLED,

50 INJURED

A LUCKY FIND

"I landed at a place that looked like a resort," he told a deputy. "There were cabins around and I broke into one (5 them. I found food-there and it was a place to stay."

The deputies said the place Luton, Dec. 22. One person was killed and where Horan landed was near Kachess Lake, about four miles six others injured when an of the highway from Rustle express train crashed into Inn, which is 16 miles cast of the rear of another train Easton, Washington.

the Luton standing in station tonight,

The expreis was travelling from London to Derby.

the other Turee coaches of trait--a slow one from London

Leicester-were derailed to

-about-60-

Sheriff's deputies said Horan, who was given food and put to bed at the Inn, told them ho found the cabin on Monday morning after he had spent

tho

snow- Sunday night in covered aros trying to find ‹ a road. He stayed us the cabin on Munday and Monday night, and soma serious y It was the second home-forted walking agziUnited

Priss, Christmas accident on British Railways today.

1-Who were - "abysmally thier figures gave it

ment during 1955 has boên "I do not mean that a hot

haa begin the government's expanded war

shore road

and imminent," On the contrisy, I programme, equally significant in the de mean howeven that there

ignorant of life in the West. British Transport Commia are things to do and the sooner ston's railway modernise we do them the better."

The Geneva "rummit confer Mir Pearson said 110 tion plan which is to go

opence appeared to assume that survously expected Nationalist neither side would resort to ahead despite the governader Chiang Kai-sink to re-nuclear war as an instrument of meat's policy of limited turn to the Chinese mainland. soreign polley he said. austerity.

"Yot wo seem to support

"So let us take advantage of this opportunity to utilise all of our political and diplomaile skill od expulty now that we are

The year ends with a good ambitions."

is in a position to get out of the con- trenches."--Reuter.

deal of down.ic politicni Especially 07/1 Quemoy and controversy over the rea- Matsu (the Nationalist-held Gif sons for, and more particu- chore islands), a situation

the perpeturned that could larly the effects of, supplementary budget. The ceivably develop into a war.

"Are any of us really willing war to help repel an theso OMBUDLE

government's case is clear to go to enough the new budget is tuck

on

designed to restore COD- kuumas?" he asked, fluence in the pound stork-

Ing. improve the country's

trading posiiton, and LO

deni with inflationary tendencies, On all three aüccess

scores reasonabie can be claimed,

At the year's end the danger is still scen inflation. Production

NATO MUST SERVE

AS A FORUM

Referring to the North Atlan-

tic Alliance, ho said the West main should remember there was a political, na well as military, to be function of NATO which too

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quite high. Unemployment is exceptionally low. Gold

and dollar reserve figures,

and balance of trade statis Former Peronist

tics, show the internacional situation to be acceptable,

given that confidence is not

diminished by evidence

of

Inflationary tendencies. It

Arrested

The

other crash took place carly today at Hellfield in Yorkshire when two mainline to Scotia: d express London

the running blo l'ided, one col

the healso at 11 bae.c of station.

Only a guard was injured.--- Router.

US Backs Down, Loses

Prestige Says Kefauver

Senator Estes Kefauver

Norfolk, Virginis, Déc. 22.

(Democrat, Tennessee) said today the United States had "backed down on the issue of colonialism" in Asia and, as a result, had lost prestige there.

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HONGKUND 1. KOWLOON

A Gift From EXPEL ISRAEL

The Queen

Excitedly clustering round the tree inside his- torie St Paul's Cathedral are boys of St Paul's Choir School. A Christ- mas tree is exciting enough in itself, but this one-la something special a gift to the Cathedral from Queen Elizabeth,

London Express.

PORTUGAL TAKES ACTION For

Lisbon, Des. 22. Portugal today instituted pro- ceedings against India at the interna-Konal Court of The Hague over the sequestration by India of the Portuguese territories of Dedra and Nagar Avelli on the West coast of India, it was an- nounced here,

la

On Watch

Turkey

Thieves

London, Dec. 22. Plainclothes detectives, mingling here with crowds in Smithfield meat market, are keeping an eye on turkey thieves thought to be dress- ed as bags porters,

The gang have robbed dealers of thousands of pounds worth of birds already

"

DEMAND

UN RESOLUTION BY SYRIA

United Nations,

Dec. 22.

Syria tonight 'asked the Security Council to expel Israel from the United Nations and

called for

oconomic sanctions against her.

The Syrian delegate's resolu tion said

had that Israel. persistently violated the princi- plos of the

United Nations

char resolution was put for

The

ward at a special meeting

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Securly Council called under the chairmanship of 'Sir Lesile Munro (New Zealand)

to examine the Ternell attack on Syria in the Bea of Galilee arean December 11,

Before the Syran resolution can be put to the vote, it must be moved by a member of the security Council, ' **•.

"AGGRESSION"

The Syrian resolution "ballë on the Security Couricltto brand formal's attack as an “act of aggression", according to the desinition of the United Nation charter

*The Isracil delegate, Mr Abba Ebim, said Syria was trying to appropriate the Lake Tiberius (Sea of Galileo) which became Israeli territory, under the

quoted

armistice

considers

Syrian Coment

He

military

|Byrinn, territorial"

22"

Mr Ebla expressed hope that the Council would vote a

to: hinder farasil, activiilos: en the Lake or its shores, control

GALLANTRY resolution calling on Syria not

REWARDED forbidding Syria Berally

the portion 02- territory granted to Israel under the armirucak ve

Lockton, Dec. 23. Major Brian Coombe, the British Army officer who kidea the terrorist cousin of Arch bishop of Makarios, baller et the movement in Cyprby for Munro, union with Greece, during an adjournment of the Council for ambush on the Island last week, ja aludy of the documenta has been awarded the George deposed. Medal, it was announced here. The George Medal was in stituted for gallantry during the Second World War by the late King George VI,

dead terrorist

- LONG ADJOURNMENT:

Afiar both aides had been heard, the Chairman, Sir Lille

suggested long-

The

"He said he hoped that calmn would reign in Palestine during

the New C Christmas and

festivals.

Yegr

The next meeting of the Council will be fixed by the was Chalman after

consultations

23- with the Council members con-

cerned-France-Presse,

a

Charalambos Moukhs, year-old printer who had price of £5,000 on his head.

Besides killing the Arch- bishop's cousin, Major Coombe who is 34 and is in the Royal "Mother Christmas" Engineers, wounded another terrorist, captured a third and chased a fourth.

The ambush took place 84 miles west of Nicosia, capital of the troubled Mediterranean, island,

Major Coombe was accom

by another British panied

The announcement was made the Fordguese Foreign Minister, Dr Paulo Cunha, at a press conference here today.

Dr

Cunha

said that Portugal had never recognised the post- tion created by the Indian oc- cupa.ion of the two territories The big demand this week has

been for legs of pork as an alter-soldier who was killed in the July, 1934. India had successivolý refused

native to the traditional Christ- ambush.

The citation for the award different Portuguese proposals, mus der er de said Major Coombe displayed

the first of ranging between and 77-

ura and Initiative of which demanded free passage pound.

very highest ontor." - China Biggest pre-Chritmas slump Malt Special. restore order and Portugueses in the sale of mistletoe, which toguese forces in order to

overeignty in the enclaves; the hung from the ceiling used to be the excuse to kiss the pretty girl inadvertently-or inten tionally-standing underneath;

This year's price, about 5/- 4 erato-only

'third Jast

of voor's peleo-is low it no longer pays to import it from France.

Senator Kefauver, who is campaigning for the Dead Dr Cunha, mocratic presidential nomination in a prepared speech für a luncheon here, said he had returned from his recent tour of Asia "convinced first that the fate of the world rests in large measure in the still feeble hands of Asia's de- Buenos Aires, Dec. 22. Colonel Juan Francisco, Mint-pressed and hungry masses,"

He described the grea

was to cater for that con- sier of Transport in President tingency which induced Mr Peron's Govertiment until 1950, Butler to try and squeeze the Inflation out of the

economy.

"the

the

was arrested toury and taken to most vulnerable flank of Martin Garcia military prison United States, and the tree

on an island in the River Plae. | world”:

It was understood--his arrest

"Second," Mr Kelauyer con- was part of a nationwide police action to avert railway sabotagetinued, "I am convinced that which has recently. caused Southeast Asia nesd.not slip be

aind the bamboo curtala" Communism even though "its 12 Outlaws Slain people harpour biter resument

several mishapa,--Reuter,

Algiers, Dec, 22,

of

IMMIMENT DR JOHN

to a right of passage for civilan ona was: limited to a request officials-Franco-Presen..

ARREST OF REPORTED

Bonn, Dec. 22.

An arrest warrant has been issued against Dr Otto John, former West German 'inteligence chief who went to East Germany last year, and returned to West Germany last week, according to Stuttgart radio.

Such a situation, successful though the government may be in handling it, obvious ly gives scope for a par- liamentary opposition to attack the government's methoda. And the Labour-

toward the West," Party under its now leader- Twelve outlaws were killed

This was a time for "discre. ship would be falling in its and others injured by French parliamentary duty if it Alpine troops ghung unter con- tion and forbearance in dealing was not lively in looking day in the

ditions of extreme hardship to- with Asian countries," he said,

ALRE

Mountains, over for and seizing opportuni 8,000 feet

bove all" he said, "we in Above

The radio said he had been that Immediately after | kis, re- ties of criticism. It should Today's rebel losses bring the the United States, must: com= all make for an interesting total of dead to 20. No Frenchpletely disassociate ourselves arrested on suspicion of having tum he was held briefly. In and important parliament- trooge have been lost, it was, from the old colonialism, la committed treason and because Bonn and later: in ary New Year,

up.

stated.--France-Pressu22) JUMAKES

He Abolished Christmas

"No official confirmation could be obtained immediately of the radio report which said that Dr John's arrest would be officially announced tomorrow.

the Wies- beadquarters of the ha might try to flee or interfere baden with? judicial investigation... federal criminal police-Reuter.

Dr John returned to the West

DOUBTS CREATED He said freedom-seeking on December 18 after. 17 months Aalans have - long: nvia toe in Communist East Germany.

A month after he went American idea before themselves

Germany,********

It is a strange story--one of the strangest stories of for encouragement An their be told a press conference that British history of the man who abolished Christmas: struggles for Independence but Nast supporters were "again In the Christmas Eve China Mail tomorrow Tell Barkór, tells *when our idekla were tempered gaining the upper hand in West of the man and his guritan idents who enforced this order in the wild expukecy, Aila began to England, of, long ago,

doubt us,

The West Germanov Aalahs "took heart, and ment 'had-

December

Watols

This is only one, of the misny:highlights: in

Monica Delis reporta from Var

Radioactive Rain

On Birmingham

Unwanted dogs, however, are

in for a bumper time, at Tun bridge Wells Kent. An monymous woman there has offered a map up Christmas dinner for every stray animal in the locală RSPCA centre, China Mall Speciat

Festive Parties Banned

Nicosia, Deg: 24. British communioners of all Cyprus administrative districts ware: fold today, to inform the proprietors of alí hotels, clubs and restaurants throughout the troubled Island not to hold [apecial Christmas YORK

mas or New Y

The; move is understood to be

amor pationary being Imposed by the tles over the li

rurists backinar:

Paris, Dec. 22. A big Paris store has helped the march of faminism by pre- senting this year a blonde "Mother Christmas.".

Dressed in a stür-decked white coat, she does not distri- traditional bute toys like the Father Christmas. She simply "writes" in the air with a wand the names of children to be warded by Father Christmas from his sack of toys, --- China, Mall Special,

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