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THE "CHINA'

MAIL TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, §1956.

Labour Bid For Middle

This Hat Auctioned

Maurice Chevalier

Paris. Jan 2

French singer and exer san of the straw hat used by

Charles Trenet has won posses-

Maurice Chevalier in presenting the song. "Ma Pornie" for 200,000 Iranica (US$670). the

Kunisers of a

sund here today

The

musetion

charity auction

1

Talks

PROPOSAL TURNED

DOWN BY

PRIME MINISTER

London, Jan. 2.

Sir Anthony Eden tonight turned down a Labour opposition proposal that the Western powers should now invite Russia to join them in efforts to keep peace in the Middle East.

The Prime Minister took this stand in a private meeting tonight with Labour leaders headed by Mr Hugh Gaitskell, the party chief who had called to discuss with him the Middle East and particularly the traffic in British surplus war materials reaching that part of the world.

According

to

field WEN

BA official balance between Israel and on statement issued after the two-her Arab neighbour." December 22 for the benefit of 'hour meeting at 10 Downing The statement disclosing this aped veterans OF the French Street Mr Galtskell suggested

ht halls And circusca

a new approach to Russia should be made asking for her co-operation

Becking

to preserve pence between Israel and the Arab states,

roosie

Fance-PresDE.

PRINCESS MAY GO TO TYROL

that

take pictures of "the roonis the Royal party occupy,"

will

The Primo Minister drew at tention to what he had sold in Parliament just before Christ- mus on this subject.

Fierce Outery

arms situation with the Rus-

Referring to the recent Czech- Egyptian arma deal he told the Innsbruck, Jan. 2. House of Comments on Decem- Rumours that Princess ber 12 he did not think there Margaret will come to the would be "any useful purpose" Tyrol for a skiing holiday docussing the Middle East have gained such strength stans unless there was a change photographers have in the Soviet attitude. poured into hotels in Seefeld The Eden-Gaitskell meeting to came tup hours alter Sir asking for permission

Anthony himself issued a state- ment seen as a bid to stop old British tanks going to the Middle East--an issue BOW causing Derce political outery here Dr Werner Karoly head of the

He announced that export of Tyrol Tourist Department, maid perapped war material would be the rumours storied

his banned after

excepi to countries department received a telephone | Whose governments guaranteed enll from London

mid-would not be reconverted into December The caller asked for

and re-exported. wen pons rooms in a place where there Sir Anthony id the Lalaur is good skiing and

of deputation that he would con- plenty amusement for a party f 14 sider their request that Parlia persons hendes by "a high per-

ment

now on Christus hull- sonage

European of

royal

ay entil January 24—should! Semily.**

discuss the surplus arms Issue before he and Mr Selwyn Lloyd, the Foreign Secretary, leave for

their sand Karoly

Washington talks with Elsenhower at the nothing of Visit by Princess President Margaret Afler the London end of this month,

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knew

call he had booked 10 rooms in

a Seefeld hotel for three werks fcom February 0

Newspapers

ira

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Assurance

Becessary

assurance came after

the Labour leaders had urged Sle Anthony to take up with the United States and France the question of how properly to Im- plement the 1980 declaration "sons to provide

an effective deterrent to aggression."

Sir

Invitation

waid

that

Anthony also Middle East problems would no doubt be discussed during the forthcoming

Anglo American talks in Washington.

Mr Guitskell-who was ac-

companied

Younger.

by Mr Kenneth

both MP

former

Labour Ministers urged that

all exports of surplus war stores should be completely banned for the time being.

He proposed that the Gov- through Belgium, crnment of

recent GUFTIN which

country cargues have been re-exported to Egypt, should be invited to impose a similar ban.

Mr Selwyn Lloyd, assisted the Prime Minister at

inceting,

explained that

existing export Beences for surplus war material were already being carefully reviewed utat

Wats nearly complete.

Let Them Know

tonight's

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process

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Mr Gaitskell pressed for the Issue of an offelal Government While Paper

(parliamentary document) giving the full facts on the export of surplus

stores.

war

In the talks Mr Gallskell and

į his colleagues expressed anxiety Pielument about the lack of balance in the of arms to the Middle

Britain, should be reeled for this Mr in the light of recent ship- America, Germany and Switzer-Gattakell urgod land have made dozens of tele-

Sir Anthony reafirmed in the ments from here and the de- phone enlis a day asking for official statement

decries from Czechoslovakia to information on "Princess Mar-

termination to continue to do The Prime Minister will let power to preserve the Opposition know at an early

garet's visit."--Reuter.

all in bis

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YESTERDAY'S 'CROSSWORD---Acios: 8-Molasses, 8 Espy, # Meditate, 11 Ortained, 13 Apot, 15 Spiteful, 18 Rarities, 10. Flan, 21 Released 25 Corridor, 20 Calm, 27 Bbealthy. Down: 1 Pedo, 2 Aped, 4 Oman, 5 Amid, 8 Swamp, 7 Scent, 9 Misur, 10. Tremur, iz Repel, 11 Obose, 18 Tatod; 17 Liner, 19. Picki, 20 Agroo, 41 RU, 18. Lock, 13 Swan, 24 Damp.

moment his answer to their re- quests for a White Paper, the recall of Parliament and the banning of exports of surplus military material-Reuter,

ANTARCTIC

VESSEL

NEARING

1ST BASE

London, Jan. 1 (delayed). The 820-ton scaler Theron, with the advance party of the Commonwealth Antarctic ex pedition on board, was today forcing her way steadily through pack 1ce towards

Ex

the

Piet"

How'd you Bke to invite this boy to Christmas dinner? His name is Pict Van der Zwaard and bere ho in- dulging In his favourite hobby-cating. All food strictly ambrosia to Plet, who known breadth of

throughout the fength and Netherlands as "Bolle (Pulled Pint). hotel at Doorn. Holland, bearing that name, and there he can indulge in his hobby to hi, heart's content.

Vital stausties: Ing 40: tireum- ference 8 fi in weight 445 Ibs. Hey, he's overweight.-- Express Photo.

owns

а

East

Please Pass

The Bicarb

Russian Embassy Fire QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED IN HOUSE

Ottawa, Jan. 2.

Charges and counter-charges flew thick today in the wake of last night's $250,000 fire that destroyed the Russian

$7 Million Embassy. For Flood Victims

San Francisco, Jan. 2. ALLSWORTII Bunker,

The matter was expected to be aired in Parlia- ment when it opens next week. The Prime Minis- ter, Mr Louis St Laurent, and the Externa) Affairs Minister, Mr Lester Pearson, are likely to face a barrage of Opposition questions.

were

Conflicting statements the order of the day.

Miss Charlotte Whitton, Ottawa's doughty Mayor, told British United Prose she hoped to arrango an informal con- president of the ference within the next few American National Red weeks among civic authorities, representatives of the External Cross, said today Affairs Department and leaders organisation expects to of the Diplomatic Corpe. spend more than $7,000,- 000 to help nearly 10,000 flood victims in the Far West.

his

No Formal Complaint

She said she was not plan- ning any formal complaint to the External Affairs Depart- nicht about the Russians' lack of co-operation with City fire- men

The Christnite week floods uf- feated California, Oregon and Nevada, taking a

toll of 82 Hives-13 in Oregon and 69 in California and

at couding least $150,0000,000 in damage. Latest reports from Red Cross survey teams indicated that nearly 20,000 familles were affected by the floods, which reached their peak on Christ-

mas eve.

Rivers Receding About 4.000 of these have re- gistered with the Red Crops for help in repairing, rebuild- ing and refurnishing their

homes.

"It appears to us now that there will be between 9,000 and 10,000 families ond small businesses that will need assistance from the Red Cross, Mr Bunker snid.

Spy Network Handed To W. German Government

Bonn, Jan. 2. The mysterious anti- Communist

spy network financed by the United

She stuck to her charge, how-States and headed by ex- ever, that members of the Em- Werhmacht General Rein- bassy staff "impeded the fire hard Gehlen "the man men" when the men first tried

has been

conference to

to get into the rambling, three- with no face" storey stone and brick mansion. handed over to the West

The Mayor sail

she wanted German Government, the special

well informed "straighten out for all time the usually powers of City firemen when sources said today, called to fight a fire

on any diplomatic property.

From closely guarded head- The

at Mayor disagreed

Pullach, with quarters

near charges by some Russion Munich, Herr Gehlen has been spokesmen that the firemen controlling 3,000 agents work- fought the blazo In the wrong

ing

and in East Germany way. She said If it had not further east. He la surrounded been for the obstruction of the by such secrecy that no postwar Embassy staff "we would have photographs of him are known. got the fire under control."

More than 100 men out of a force of 350 and about 14 pieces

Wta

Meanwhile the states' rivera of equipment were on hand,

continued receding from the and an einergency call devastating flood stages of issued to all off-duty men to Christmas week. Now storms sland by at their stations, brought more rainfall, but it was not, heavy enough to start the rivers rising again.

A

Not Recognised

It is said that when he visited Parliament here to address a committee nobody recognised

hirn.

During the war he headed the German general staffs exction on the gathering information Bussion and other Eastern Although it has never

More Interested

Yuba City, whose 10,000 The fro chiof, Mr John residents had to fee for their Foote, said he was fairly sure fronts. lives before the rampaging that the Russians "fought the teen officially stated his post- Feather River, a dusk to dawn are for at least an hour before war network is known to have curfew was removed. National the Fire Department was been built up with American Guardamen werd withdrawn notified.

funds.

to the perimeter of the city.

Looters Active

He added that, after the fire- men arrivod, the Reds seemed Opposition

said Ita "much more interested in getting transfer to the West German everything out of

ment of all the major parties.

Sheriff George Carpenter, of

Butter County, which includes they were in the fire place than authorities was made by agree Yuba City, asked other cities Mr Foole was asked about the Reuter, and counties to lend law of- Embassy ataft member who cere to help protect re-throw a punch at him as he was sidents against looters.

entering the building The

Vahsel Bay where the first base He said looters were at work in chief chuckled and discounted

is to be set up. She has sailed

100 miles since December 27.

Spotter

planes fitted

with

floats are helping the Theron_to thread her way through the foe floes,

At noon on New Year's Day

SULAS

the Theron's position latiludo 69 degrees south, lon- gitudo 25 degrees west, and this message was radiood:

"Slow

clays

some areas, particularly rural the Incident; noting there had districts,

residents been a small party in progressAJESTIC

'placed here on high before the fire, he' excused the

dry cina Thieves using boat

ground or on top of levees to wild swinger his exuberance.

feet gentlemen," said the chief. "I found all the Russians per- United Press.

and autos stole them. In many cases, they were the Last remaining possessions of the flood victims. -- United

Press

been St Louis Blues'

Composer Ill

has progress mode in the Inst four owing to conditions of heavy ice. The weather, since leaving South Georgia, has been overcase and poor that it has not been possible „to: take any cinema pictures, Nevertheless we are all safe and well on board.”.....Rarter.

woro

Buenos Aires, Jan. 2.

New York, Jan. 2, Composer W.C. Handy was ye

in hoital ported critically. hero today, The ruture of his illness was not disclosed.

More Germans Released

Bonn, Jan. 2. Another 15 Germana 'convicted

by Soviet military tribunals

| arrived at Friedland Camp today from prisons in East Germany, bringing the total of mich rés lenses to 179, th

They arrived at'the' Ensti The famed B2-year-old write West German frontier of a of the "St, Louls Blue and regula inter-zonal, train,··· many other populle plode we they came from prisons in tered hospital late last ovenka (2 Bautzen, Torihu - und Brandet: wal burg and from the women's pri» bom at Flormo

A group of 220 persons, who

public tranquility'! sndled from hotle today aboard an Argentinh| November 16, 1873, 20s crinus All had been convicted by the Navy transport.

the Handy Maurice Con ER, In Rusalan tolong termik of im-, The group has been deported Now • York, His homer: leg, at prisonment, and handed over to to southern Arcontina: söder Tückahoe, jay rock in) sutkat. Kast, Geranan "Custody) 5/TheBZNE the reculations for we wanted of Bangk

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Wilma Montesi's

Parents File Charges

Rome, Jan. 2,

The parents of Wilma Montesi today. filed formal charges against Giampiero Piccioni, son of a former Foreign Minister, for causing the death of their daughter.

The charges were filed at the Rome Penal Court by their lawyers, who also filed lesser charges of implication in the case against the self- styled Marquis Ugo Montagna and the former police chief of Rome, Saverio Polito.

The case, called "scandal of the

in

that

Plecioni was charged with Plectoni, a 33-year-old jazz "causing the death by drowning" band leader, faces charges of Wilma Montesi, whose scanti-culpable homicide, The ly clad young body was found vesligating magistrate, Rat- on a lovely beach near Rome on fnclo Sepe, believed the morning of Apr the Italian old Wilma Montesi on a lonely 10, 1053. Plecioni abandoned the 21-year- century," has bench and let the tide come up been marked by frequent revela- and drown her. tions which at one point threa tened the downfall of the Italian Government and did in fact cause the then Foreign Minister. Atullo Piccioni, to resign from his post because of the implica tion of his son in the mystery,

State Charges

Glamplero Piccioni Montagra Polilo already

and face

seif the title of Marquis of San Montagna, 44, whỏ gave him- Partolomeo, is alleged to have used his influence to hush up the Montesi case.

19

Polito, 73, who resigned police chlet, is alleged to have collaborated with Piccioni and Montagna in getting the girl's death written off the police

charges brought against them records as "accidental drowning.".

by the State.

United Press.

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