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COMMENT

THE DAY

OF

Silver Lining

›ECENT statements

by

British ofcials and Archbishop

Makarios nug-

gost that there may be a happy ending to

the

Cyprus dispute later This your, London diplomatic correspondents have

ported

that Britain

concede

the principle

self-determination to

Cypriots the main

re-

may

uf

the

puint

at issue in the dispute,

An announcement

WAK 心

pected from the Foreign Secretary (then Mr Mac-

millan) towards the end of last year but when it did not materialise there were suggestions

from Nicusin

that while Makarios

prepared

to accept

plan, the extremist

terrorist

movement

WAN

the

Eoka

also

pledged to Enosis had de

murred.

24 13

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And only a few days later,

Makarios made nouncement to Cyprus Radie that "personally he dispute

the

considered "solved" and a formai solu

tion, he thought, "was only a question of time." Since discussions in Athens, Lon-

then there have been fresh

don and Cyprus and if no Useful progress Can

be

claimed by the participants, at least a better and more tolerant atmosphere prevails.

John Harding,

Governor,

has now gested a new formula

now

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CHINA MAIL

No. 36383

Established 1845

SATURDAY, JANUARY 14, 1956.

GOVT WORRIED: MORE

TROOPS FOR CYPRUS

Smouldering Situation

SCOTTISH BATTALION TO JOIN GARRISON

London, Jan. 13;

China Mail

Feature Highlights

Here are

some of the

feature highlights in to- day's Chlox Mail:

P. 5: Len Armour writta career of Walt Qu the Disney who has started

rage

Among

American children with

·

now

in

Crockett

his latest Idea--Davy

6: The killer at the pond,

continuing

our

by

Worried by persistent terrorism Cyprus and the still smouldering situation in ordered Jordan, the government today another 700 British troops to the troubled Middle East.

As the hurried airlift of nearly 2,000 parachute troops to Cyprus ended today, the War Office announced that the 1st Battalion of the Highland Light Infantry would also go to the island colony in the Mediterranean.

Reports from Nicosia, the island's capital, said the new reinforcements would bring up the] total of Britain's garrison there to about 17,000.

Diplomatic sources said the stration on the hostility of The despatch of the troops reflected 100,000 Turkish-Cypriota to the continued offietal axoly about demand of their 400,000 Greek- the the spate of anti-British dis- Cypriot compatriota for union

with Greece. orders in Cyprus and tears for the Brilish community in the Arab kingdom of Jordan,

Hug-

to

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be-

21

The

"MONSTROUS"

Makarios which, he lieves, coull serve

killing of a Turkish- The Forutyn Oflee kay basis for agreement on | Cypriot police sergeant by eventual self-determination | Greek-Cypriot gang

and is this proposal on bus weck Ius pruvoked great which discussions are Bow concern in government quarters tering

Until this incident there

hero.

wald to be taking place. had been no forceful Renewed bliternues has un- fortunately. been injected

Into the dispute by the apparently deliberate shoot- ing of u Turkish Cypriot policeman by Eoka gunmen, Extremists of the Turkish po

pulation have threatened reprisals. And it is hard to Avoid the conclusion that the Greek Cypriot terror- Ists may have perpetrated this incident with the aim of arousing new hostility and bitterness, Cyprus must know where it stands on this lande. The

people cunnot be misled by a bunch of irresponsible hotheads. If Athens and Makarios opt for the Bri- tish plan, they should say in clear terms that they will brook no interference from the terrorists. British troops, with the help the vast majority of the population, can then get on with the job

of

A described as "manstrous" the at Paphos claim

made by Athens radio that British agents had killed the sergeant.

The crisis in Jordans, where further disorders were reported today, is also causing continued apprehension here,

demon-

The paratrooperH

flown to

Troops Raze Cyprus are standing by there in

Villages

Vienna, Jan. 13.

Triq

CREEKS KILLED

Czech soldiers have for some | Peršia.-Reuter. weeks been razing villages und houses along the Czech-Austrian border, the Austrian Socialist Party's official publication said

here Loday.

Nicosia, Jan. 13. Two Grecks were shot dead

gunmen uulaide Nicosia tonight.

The work was being done by [ by unknown bulldozers manned by soldiers so far as could be seen from the Austrian border,

had

Austrian border guards been given prior notification of

the destruction of a mill in the Guglwald district since it was very close to the border.

of Kainretschlaq The village in the Kaplice district had been completely destroyed about three weeks ago, the publication said.

of eliminat-Houses were blown up and the

remains stacked and burnt.- Reuter.

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by Cecil Wilson.

The

who 13; revolutionised civil air- craft, A. E. Russel), the designer of the iristol Britannia tells what he thinks of the future.

Cat-Burglar Plaguing

The Riviera

It's Fine

For The Housewife

Food Prices Come Tumbling Down

London, Jan, 13. British housewives joiced today over another the drop in food prices second this week.

Price 80 Cents

TALKS ON MALAGA

First Meeting At Colonial Office

RELAX IN

DAKS

LIN ALITRON TRIERELE.

Whiteaways

KOWLOON

TODAY'S RACING SELECTIONS

By "Rapier"

RACE 1

London, Jan. 13. Strathwohr Tengku Abdul Rahman, Spinning Wheel Malaya's Chief Minister,

By "The Turf”

RACE 1

Strathyohr- Phoenix Hammer Mil

Outsider: Spinning Wheel.

Phoenix

today

the mvert government officials

British

with Perfectibility

Outsider:-Hammer Mill.

RACE 2

Fox Hunter Old Tyro

Outsider:-High Noon.

RACE 3

whom next Wednesday he Miracle will begin discussing his Fox Hunter proposal for Independence within the Commonwealth All Gay

by August, 1957.

With

the members

to

Outsider:--Chinese Mackerel,

RACE 4

Perfectibility

RÁCE 2

Outsider:-The Stranger.

RACE 3

How Do I Know

All Qay

Tonyber

Outsider: Chinese Mackerel.

The Champ

Knock-Again

Highlight

of

his Tonyber

delegation, he went

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re-

Colonial Office and spent about three quarters of an hour with

Raja for the Never Mind the Secretary of State Colonies,

Mr Alan Lennox- Half Moon Bay Sir

Martin Boyd,

John assistant Under-Secretary in the Far Eastern department at the Colonial Office, was among the top officials present.

RACE 4

Half Moon Bay

Outsider: Lare Triomphe. RACE 5 Precious Mine Silver Dahila Mincola

Outsider:--Char Ting,

RACE 6

Winsome

and

and

MAIN REQUESTS

Outsider: Supreme Command.

RACE T

Continuing yesterday's trend, when tea, bacon, poultry, fresh meat and eggs all took price

The four

of main requests cuts one large provision store

of with 200 branches in the South the triple alliance-control of England announced today internal defence and security, Violet Ray that from next Monday their fiscal control, Malayanisation of Quicksilver

the marmalade, cooked ham

the Civil Services and Edam cheese would be cheaper appointment of a commission

And still another drop in the to write

constitution

Sunstreak wero not gone into. it was Dragonfly cost of the family breakfast is expected in the next few days, purely an opportunity for the Hurry On

Some dealers have said that ministers of the Malayan

housewife's resistance

electea govemment, to people's high prices was responsible for the representatives of all-round cuts in buton prices. Sultan and the United Super-King Others maintain that the price Kingjom government to renow cuts are seasonal.

old acquaintances and make new ones.

the

CHEAPER EGGS

Lo

but

The Food Ministry's prices of linported bacon were reduce by from

shilings 10

14 shillings a hundredweight. First

Danish bacon was 10 grade shillings a hundredweight under the last controlled price.

Eggs showed A sixpence dozen drop in all ranges, aupplies of

of home-profuced eggs Nice, Jan. 13.

ure rapidly

increasing and a Police on the

is normal for this sunny price

of time Riviera were to-

year. French

Pork, too, has gone down and night on the look out for a

pork prices in all retail shops clever and

this

weekend. daring cat will be lower burglar, whom they believe Tho drop in the price of pork

be temporary, is responsible for five single Secretary of the London Ment

may ony

the Traders' Association said.

handed robberies of a total value of 49 million franes (almost $140,000).

had

he was

PRICE-CUTTING

no

a new

Outsider: Squadron Leader. RACE 8 the Rainbow

Cordon Hougo

Outsider:-Can Do.

**weaty

"It Wid A very friendly meeting, Tengku Rohman commented afterwards, cordial Indeed."

with Journ- In conversation alists, the Chief Minister losi

time in

putting right wrong impression which he said was created in some London newspapers this morning as to what he said last night at the airport. The report he had în hin the attributed to statement that ho would mobilise the masses of Mainya against the Communist ter rorists only after they had been given Independence,

"WHEN I GET BACK"

This was not correct, "The fighting goes on," he said, "but He warned the public that the general mobilisation has got should not be re- to be ordered when drop

get back as an indication of a All I said at the airport was that

EX-PERONISTS ARRESTED

Outalder: Never Mind.

RACE 5

Precious Mine

Tip Top

Outsider

Outsider: Beloved,

RACE 6

Winsome

Violet Ray

Chatterbox

Quvider:-Gladsie.

RACE 7

Dragonfly

Sunstreak

Winning Touch

Outsider: Glorious

RACE 8

Super-King

Ambition Cordon Rougo

Outsider:-Resurrection,

TODAY'S TEASER TIP

for the 5th race

He will have to be this if he is going to win

The teaser tip for the last meeting was Blondle, which ran second and paid $7.30.

Anti-Cruel Sports League Criticises Queen Mother

yesterday's

The Hurt Was

of the meet

West Nestöik Foxhounds at Harpley Dams Howe near the country home of the royal family at Sandring- ham, Norfolk

...

London, Jan. 13.

Randolph Churchill Has Lucky Escape

case further rioting threatens the lives and property of Bri- tons in Jordan,

The disorders follow moves to

The burglaries, always rom- "this bring Jordan into the five-nation Baghdad Alllance

when of Turkey, mitted

Use occupants ofgarded

The executive committee of the League against Britain Pakistan and luxurious villas were "AL | general towering of pork prices." | I want the full-hearted

Cruel Sports today · criticised the Queen Mother for Home," started four months The reductions in marmalade, operation of the people, which

Un September 11. cooked ham and Edam cheese I am sure they will give, when taking Prince Charles and Princess Anne to a for ago.

they are Mademoiselle Banquier saw a announced by one grocery chain they know

fighting | hunt. "man in shorts" leave an upper today were part of a general together for Malaya and not for window of her parents' house price-cutting competition among any other country."—Reuter.

milion multiple stores. in

Fifteen Cannes.

The firm sald that its mar- finies worth of jewellery were

malade would be reduced by found missing.

On October 3, erllat Jean halfpenny a pound, cooked ham Gabriel One of them, a school-master,

found that by eightpence а pound, and was ambushed at the village of 500,000 francs worth of jewellery

Bergue

Edam cheese by threepence A Kalo Koutrafa, 20 miles west

disappeared from his wife's pound. of Nicosta, and that by gun- bedroom while

Yesterday the same firm an- dining The other, men.

an employce downstairs.

Later that evening, nounced reductions in tea by of a local Coca Cola

factory, in a welghbouring ville, Madume fourpence a pound, lard by was shot at four times at Ayios Brenac surprised a

a pound and bacon man in ber | twopence Dhometios, a suburb of Nicosia, ¡ bedroom quietly ce

in by tourpence a pound, Router. occupied and died on his way to hospital.lling a sack with her jewellery. -France-Presse.

Before

she could

stop him he had Jeft by the window with 20,000,000 francs worth.

On Wednesday this week, ex- Queen Elizabeth of Greece, lost about seven millon francs worth of Jewellery from a first storey room, while she was receiving trlends on the ground floor of her villa

Yesterday, another seven mil- a lake in the Tower region of lien franes worth of vauabier Minnesota, it was reported here disappeared from the villa of today.

millionaire shipowner The two occupants of the for the Soviet Union since the Greek Calopodis-France-Presse.

plane flow low to get a closer view of a pair of wolves on the lake. One of the wolves leaped to attack the intruders, hit one

Ort

Train Disaster:

15 Killed

Kopparberg, Sweden,

Jan. 13. Fifteen people, many of them schoolchildren, were killed, and ten injured when a heavy iron on into a train ran head diesel rail bus near here today.

First reports said about half the victims were children, aged 14 to 17, on their way home from school.

ATHENS 'QUAKE

Athens, Jan, 13.

A strong earthquake shook The train falled to stop at a Athens tonight but station near Kopparberg to let | damage was immediately the rail bus pats.---Router.

ported.-Router,

по

re-

WOLF BRINGS

DOWN PLANE

New York, Jan. 13, A wolf brought down a low- flying aircraft yesterday over

год

Buenos Aires, Jan 13.

The committee declared that Victorrlo Radegila, private it "deeply deplores that the

Paria, Jan. 13. secretary of exlled ex-President Queen and the Queen Mother Juan Peron, was arrested with

A plane carrying Mr Randolph still

regard it desirable to

of Sir Winston the Churchill, be associate themselves and wito yesterday after | secretly entered Argentina

with barbarous Churchill, made a forced land- at royal children

fog here tonight with the Paraguay border, it was and cruel sport of fox hunting.ing in

fuel "Were it not for the fact that only enough announesd officially today.

the Queen continues to lend her minutes flying.

of patronage to this travesty British spont it would have been banished

the from Britain," committee said,Reuter.

The couple, who had crossed

the border in a small boat, by night, were transferred to Buenos

the Alres by plane, announcement sold. France.

Pressc.

Britain Builds Ship For Russia

London, Jan. 13. The first ship built in Britain

war was today handed over to a Soviet

crow at Lowestoft (Suffolk).

The ship,

a trawler named

the

of the plane's skis and Win the

the "Arctic Plonger," is balanced the aircraft.

first to be delivered of 20 trawlors ordered by the Soviet Government Inst year.

Each ship costs £800,000 to build.-- France-Presse,

The plane crashed into the lake. Tho two occupants crawled out unhurt to find the wolf dead-France-Presse.

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