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TN their Washington dis- cussions on the Middle East situation-actual and potential-trilish, Ameri- can and French officials continuing where President Eisenhower und Anthony Eden left off i their recent talks, But the Big Three representatives no decisions.

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will make

Their job is to exchange, and where possible corre- Inte, information and ideas. Essentially they are re- nasessing their position and responsibilities vis-a-vis

tina.

the 1950 tripartite declara- The United States representa

lives are reported to have

prepared a "plan to atop Midaje aggression in the

East.** It is to be noted that it is not designed to importance in the current rank second to the more urgent

prevent aggression, and its

denberatlons

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need of finding a deterrent to a flare-up between Israel

and any of her neighbour- THERE

ing Arab states,

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CHINA

CHINA

No. 36356

Katablished 1845

THE WRATITER: Moderate · SE” outlook: fair or fine, bus becoming cooler.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1956.

MAIL

“Further

Price 20 Cents

Europe In The Throes Of A Deep

BALTIC SEA

Snow-Storms Food, Clothing

And Gales

Paris, Feb. 9.

The Baltic Sea was tonight in danger of being sealed off by ice for the rest of the winter as an icy cold clamped down over Scandinavia and Germany.

Swedish maritime officials have warned all shipping to leave the Baltic as soon as possible. Ice packs in the Kiel Canal and the Great Belt entrances to the Baltic have threatened to totally block off this sea if the temperature does not rise within three days.

The cold spell is travelling south-eastwards and of below 30 degrees Centigrade have temperatures been recorded in East Germany and Yugoslavia. Ice, snow-storms and gales have been reported from most parts of Europe and the Mediterranean const.

the WILK Norway

Intest

The latest vicum of the cold Scandinavian country to be hit spell, moving

Europe BETOSH cold spell. Within 24 from the northeast, is France by the hours, the temperature dropped East France and Luxembourg

tonight expecting from zero to minus 22 degiees were

the

are two dangerous possibilities: that Egypt and Israel will allow hot tempers

over prevail cool judgment and become embroiled in a conflict that may be difficult, if not im- possible, to localise; or that (Centigrade). Floating let-thermometers to tip below the next month, Israel and packs have made Oslo Flord no minus 20 degrees Centigrade Syrin

- longer safe for shipping. Dalian mark. dis-workers in Sweden

t- volved in a shooting

were

for Legs pute over diversion of the night packing their

the cold. But River Jordan, which would home. beaten by

at home tou, cold and snow

Them.

may

become

almost automatically bring was on the Polish- points free, but

How

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Egypt into the fray on the nide of the Arab kingdom. East German frunter, the tem- prevent either ofperature fell fast night to below

{wo

under possibilities 30 degrees

zera Conti- materialising must be the grude, the lowest temperature

there

first consideration of

the s

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East

Ger.

was re-

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Sinebourg rallway station in Alsace www completely ice- bound today.

Raliwaymen have been working day and night for 48 hours to keep the lines and wind, lee und mow combine to wreck their work immediately

were International traing

the town and diverted from suburban workers were stranded in their homes, Louis Armand, French of the ameinl high

thre rallways, came to inspect damage this evening.

Even

Nice on

the Frerich vara was the victim of the

The elements tonight.

annual Itower carnival made its usual success under a warm sun this By o'clock tonight Inftertsen, Bosnia.

While heavy snow- Fnow-storm hed transformied voentive border incidents. storms were thrashing down on the festive scene.

This the Adriatle court, roads were would be sufficient to rale blocked and truths held mow

the

Another record low

Big Three. Sir Anthonynny. Eden has expressed a firm bellef that enlarging of ported from the town of Sjenicu in Serbia, where the tempera- United Nations Truce

ture fell to 33 degrees below zeru Commission, which serves

this neutrals morning. Minus 28 was re maintain

corded

Cupriju, 20 nearby and

degrees below

South เก

below in

to

the

zone between Egypt Israel, would help consider- Macedonia and ably in keeping down pro-

But

put

it is unlikely

Israeli-Egyptian

conflict.

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An additional suggestion is that the no-man's-land strips between farsei and her neighbours be enlarged, but manifestly it would he difficult to secure the cont- sent of all the parties to such an arrangement, and it is a proposition that can hardly be forced on affected countries by United Nations, RIGGEST handicap to those seeking to bring about friendlier relations between larael and the Arab states

the

bound.

reach

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SOLDIERS FREEZE

TO DEATH

Riv

4

In Paris, after a short interval

for the

AND FLOODS IN

MADAGASCAR

Tananarive, Feb 8.

of mild weather, the tempera- ture again started to fall rapidly this morning and by tonight Parblons were shivering with minus ten degrees Centigrade and preparing Two British soldiers froze to during the next two days. The death in a mosutain Blizzid in weather forecast has predicted

Cyprias

this 15 to 20 degrees below zero.— curly central morning. They were trying to France-Presse.

camp after their vehicle had become nowed up. Winds and snowstorm: today left trall of

destruction behind in mountainous

West Cyprus. the Many viljages were isolated, Disastrous floods with waters roads and bridges washed awry riting as high as the telephone and roofs ripped off cottages. wires at some points have hit Across the Eastern Mediler- the Tamatave region of Mada. a tempest guscar. The floods were caused runes in Beirut, was raging

tonight and ships by torrential rains which have could not enter the harbour, been falling non-stop

for the is the truculence of Colonel Heavy snowstorms had cut all past four days, Nasser, the Egyptian Prime mountain roads. including the The rising waters have com- Minister, and the deep highway from Beirut to pletely destroyed the electrical mistrust of his neighbours Damascus. Swollen torrents were power station, supplying the city exhibited by Mr David Ben causing damage and flooding all of Tomatave and the town was

Lebanon coast. All today Gurion, the Israeli leader. along the air traffic Between them

at rent. may be stopped they

Khuide airpori tonight. muking it impossible to apell

The cold ware has not spared out an acceptable peace for-the normally

African sunny mula, Meanwhile in the

shores of the Mediterranean and background is Soviet in-

particularly low temperatures fluence and pressure de- were recorded in Tunisia. The algned to incite and main- "Neo-Destour" Koverning

donalist

Party and the French High Commissioner, Roger Seydoux, have launched special Department are already programmes to help the poor

re

tain tension,

There are

indications gesting that the

sug- State

and homeless during the

Na-

cold

reconciled to the improb-crisis. ability of preventing border Italy has had her share of the incidents capable of deve- winter storms. The South h loping into full-scale hosti- so far been the worst victim, Jifies; in which case it is with heavy snowfalls blocking understandable they should roads and railways. Air search look farther ahead and try parties were today looking for a bus with 50 passengers on board, to determine the most effec-missing for six day's оп tive methods for bringing deserted snow-bound road In an act of aggression te a Calabris.

will halt. Many, however, suffer doubts whether -naval blockade, plus economic and inancial sanctions will be sufficient means for the desired end.nowfall has There would still

ROME'S 9-HOUR

SNOWFALL

Food, Clothing

Rushed To Victims

Rome, Feb. 9.

The United States, aly and the Vatican aped food and clothing tonight to hundreds of thousands of Italiana caught

for the ninth straight day in the ICU rip

Д white disaster.

worsened

The conditions resulting from

the cold wape hour. by the Towns and villages are isolated by derp anos from the North of the Peninsula to the tip of the book,

and in Stelly. Other

European

coun- tries, plagued by cold jast week.

warned of another freeze in the wake

than

The Italian Cabinet met in an €πICT-

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gency

were

scasion.

The US Ambassador. Mra Clare Bloothe Luce, ordered American aid puk on an urgent basis after hurried phone cails to

US Washington.

Army truck

loaded with food and clothing began rolling. Italian Air Force planes and helicopters fanned out

drop supplies to com- muntito, completely cut off by deep drifts. The Vatican joined the relief effort with shipments of food aτd medicine.

Shoes for Whiteaways

TADE INN SCOTLAND/

HONGXING

KO VEL DON

Freeze Control Of

TheWeather

ICING UP By Man Is

DEATH DEATH PENALTY

CONTROVERSY:

SURPRISE MOVE

BY EDEN

London, Feb. 9.

A week before a House of Commons debate on whether murderers in Britain shall continue to be hanged, the Government tonight announced it would propose improving the law regarding mur- der while retaining the death penalty.

Sir Anthony Eden, the Prime Minister, put down a motion urging the Commons to agree that the death penalty should be retained but that "the law relating to the crime of murder should be amended."

He gave no details how the law would be amended.

amendment.

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At the Government motion, pardons" for three

who would not enable the Houre to had been convicted and im- have a straight

vote for prisoned for an attack on agalast hanging-a vote against policeman, of which they are might be construed as objecting now proved to be innocent.

What worried MPs was that to improving the present law opponents of hanging made a if the policeman had died, the perimental period.

three men might have

been Headed by Mr James Chuter executed before their innocence Ede, a former Labour Home was established.

Though the Government wili Secretary, they put down

This

the oppose the abolition of hanging, Peasants

reported

it will suggest some alterations batting hungry wolves in Houre to agree that the death

in the law governing murder penalty for murder no longer mountain regions. Govern

into account accorde with the needs or true sentences, taking oficials estimated the

Interests of a civilised society such questions as degree of pro- number of persons trapped

the problem of in- calla on and in snowbound towns and

the Government to vocation. bolish it at once or for an ex-stenity and constructive malice." at hundreds villages

-China Mail Special. parental period thousands The southern city of Matera, with 22,000 prople, is cut of. A train irying to reach it jumped the

Fracke

Transport

Were

broke

of

down

one end of the pantn- sula to the other.

Tele- phone services went out under snow that buckled Iransmission lines. and

Fuel

power supplies duin- died-United Press.

Ready To Repel Attack

to

As Home Secretary in the Labour

Government, Mr Ede hact

times many

decide whether a murderer who had reprieve should

asloed for have or not.

a

Once in favour

of tanging, Mr Ede is now strongly against

The Government will allow Parliament

for next a rovote Thursday's debate.

MODIFICATION

In stating its own policy, the Government will put forward various ideas of how it

thinks the law governing murder cases might be improved.

of

But

Wos

the

It will propose modifying the taw on murder so that death sentences are carried out only In the worst

of cases. types Parliament, in the life-time

the first

post-war Labour Taipei, Feb. 9.

Government, decided by a vote Chinese Nationalist troops on the provisional rbolition of Government iselt on the Matsu offshore island, banging, the

then recommending group are prepared to repel

the

decinst it. any Chinese Communist in-subeequently reversed by vasion attempt, Major-House of Lords at a time when General Hua, Matau garri- there was publle alarm over a Bon commander, said today. Britain. The House of Commona

wave of violent crime

did not thereafter abolition decision.

The present controvery was stepped up after Mr Sydney Silverman, a Labour member, introduced a private bill to re- place hanging by, life imprison

news cons

conference on Matsu

mosa,

the United without electrical cur-

An emergency supply to was arranged for the hospital.

Road and rail communications have been cut, and many ware- houses flooded.

In the town of Brickaville, 80 per cent of the houses are under water.--France-Presse.

Govt Retain

Seat

Leeds, Feb. 9. in the parliamentary byclection The government held the seat

here today.

The result, declared tonight, was: Sir Keith Joseph (Conser- vative) 14,081.

Mr H, M. Wa

Waterman (Labour)

8.212. 212.

The government majority was 5,800.

ал ter,

He made this statement at a

was attended by States Ambassador Mr Karl Rankin, Fleet Commander, Vice-Admiral

Studart Ingersoll Nationalist Foreign Minis- George The two United States cials and Mr Yeh had flown in earlier, in the day

to inspect defence postions.

General Hua Baid that in the past ten months the Chinese Communists had reinforced their positions on the mainland pro- vince of Fukien and could attack

the. Matsu islands at any time.

The Matau islands.lle at the mouth of the Min River estuary leading to the big mainland port

ment.

press

in

the

Over 200 members signed a motion asking that the Govern ment allow it to be debated.

MP: ALARMED

Dives From

Extradition Request

Now In Sight

Washington, Feb. 9.

A Government advisory group sald today that Weat Coast ruin-makers. have

MP TO ASK achieved a breakthrough" QUESTIONS

which opens "amazing pos sibilities" for making man master of the weather.

The advisory committen' or London, Feb. 9. weather control reported that Left-wing Socialist MP cloud seeding has boosted rain- Conni Zilliacus

сода

fall. It also promises the cerned as

means to what stepa

of curblog anil and lightning and, British government have taken to secure the tradlikim from Formosa of Chow Tec-ming, wanted

by the Hongkongpolico for vilegedly placing * time-bomb In the Indian airliner that blew up last April.

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He is to put a question down on the order paper addressed to the Foreign Secretary When the question comes up for 1.0 answer he will also

the Foreign Secretary what be proposts to do to ecoure compilance by the Formosen authorities with the extradition request.— London Express Service.

Anti-Mollet Demonstration Planned

Algiers, Feb. 9. The Algerian "public safety" committee, set up by settlers this week to co ordinate the flight against the government's proposed reforms, tonight ordered five-hour general strike. to morrow and b "monster de monstration" against the

Helicopter To Promier, M. Guy Mollet, Rescue Man

Avalon, Calif., Feb. 9.

tornadoes and but as

Tho

Dow

committee

techniques

added that now being

tested look "very promising.

Bald Intensifed

It

"will

ikely

atmosphere,"

reserrch

ledd" to ever

"control over iko

It urged Federal support for such research and for practical weather control projects and training programmes,

IL

future

also

A-bomb

recommended that

and H-bomb tests include experiments speci- Acally simed at determining conclusively whether nuclear explosiorus have any effect on weather, i found no evidence

that they do.

For First Time

The committee, headed by retired Navy Capt. Howard T. Orville, said in a report to President Elsenhower that had, "for the first time in his- tory" determined that cloud substantial seeding "produces and economically important

In- creases in precipitation.

Western Five

commercial cloud seeding projects studied by the group "produced increases Irr precipilation from nine to 17 piz cont. A sixth produced;

Increase over average 18 per cert

of five yours period Congreag created the com- mittee in 1953 to settle & contes versy over whother- seçding clouds with dry ice or sliver mittea concentrated its studies on commercial silver iodide pro- jects in California, Oregon. Washington and northern Idaho.

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fodido actualy works. The com-

the 120 mayora of the Algiers Important Results

The demonstration is to bring French students, ex-servicemen,

Department **in calm dignity" before the Algiers was

and

The committee said scoding clouds with silver iodide smoke "pro-

A Marine sergeant dived memorial, where they will swear from ground generators

In copter into the ocean to keep an injured crash vietim afloat, the Navy reported today.

the dark from a heli-

The rescued man died carly today of his injuries, but two other crewmen of a Navy AD-5 suffered only minor injuries in the

ditching of their Skyraider plane off Santa Catalina jast night.

The crash victim Was Ruci Reaves Jr. He died aboard the carrier Wasp, which joined of ships in the search for the plane's crew after re- ceiving a distress message.

The Navy said a helicopter rescue unit from El Toro Marine base sighted Reeves floating in the water. Marine Captain Max Schumacher dropped down low

a pledge to "live and dle on the French soll of Algeria."

duces results which are not spectacular or breathtaking but FOUR DEMANDS

which can be very important to The demonstration was order, the water economy of the ed, a spokesman explained, to nation." But it found no "limita force M Mollet to accept D

on the possibilities for weather four-point programma drawn modification." On the contrary,

by the committes

to-it saw

control ght.

greater

of the wether in future..

For the time being, the com-

1. Adaptation of the French army to the fight against the re-mittee sots hela in Algeria,

no dinger that commercial sceding will trigger 2. Use of all means, "including either droughts or floods or any military means, to end foreign other interference in North Africa.

3. Unequivocal adoption of a polley of French sovereignty” in Algeria.

4. Abandonment of the gov ernment's stated Algeria polley, and in particular of the proposed common voting roll for French- mẹn and Moslems. --Rater.

weather catastrophes. United PresI,

Aswan Dam Loan

London, Feb. 9: The International Bank has agreed to lean Egypt 200.000,000, dollars for the construction" of the Aswan high dam, Cafro

over the floating man and tried Quake Shakes Tokyo Radio reported tonight,

to get

to him. When it was apparent Reeves was une congius. Tech. Sgt. D.K. Ziegler dived into the water and held the victim in his arms.

DOWN DRAFT AID Captain Schumacher then used the down draft of his | hellopter blades to help Sgt Ziegler and Reeves drift toward The Government declined to the carrier, A boat from the permit a discussion on the bill Wasp picked up

Reeves but to Ziegler refused to go aboard and itself, but instead. agreed grant a debate on the general ellenbed back Into the hell-

Issue of hanging as punishment

for murder.

Parliamentary alarm Was recently intensified after a Gov- of Foochow in Fištien-Reuter. ernment announcement of "free

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New Series Begins Tomorrow

Tomorrow, the feature-packed week-end China Mall brings you another new series of articles written by Fleet Street specialist Nigel Gee. **

appearing in tomorrow's leue, is "The knight who turned traitor." It is titled "Famous trials for treason" and the first one,

Mall which contains a wide selection of topical articles for your. This is only one of a number of highlights in' the Saturday

in Rome, a record nine-hour the elevation to the peersge The byelection was caused by Yeft a four-inch recently of Mr Robert Peake, deep. white carpet over. the former Minister of Pensions. remain capital, disorganising cly frans-In the 1855, general election the Communists anxious port services, So far over 200 Mr.Rcake won the seat over, his | holiday rending. and ready to exploit such persons have been admitted to Labour opponent by 9,279 votes, a altuation..

hopitals after falls in the mow. Reuter.

FINANCED EDUCATION BY BURGLARY

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. 0. Itetsuo (Pete) Yoshida, 20,

Drake ministerial student, was held in gol today and police said he admitted he had finkneed his three yours of education by burglary, - Yoshida came to Drake from Chlongo three years ago. The

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Here are some others;

capinin Schumacher and Sgt Ziegler then flew back to where the Navy pilot of the downed plano, Lt (g) Kenneth Brooke, was floating in the water, 'pick- led

ed him up and transferred him to the Woop. A third crewman, was bleked up by fishing

Howard Humphrt.

He and Brooke

both survived.. their parachuting without injury, United Press,

perious

Army, Navy Chiefs Arrested

Normoes, Argentina, Feb. 9.- Paraguayan Army General Quintin Parini and Navy Com mander-in-Chief, Rear-Admiral

The Million-pound bank plot, a world's strangist story. David Lewin, concludes the life and opinions of Sir Pailno were

ཎཱ་ Alerander Korda in this week's article: Life aboard my yacht.

arrested and

rollowed of their duties together withh about 20 young Paraguayan army officers during last week- erid socording to reports reaching here today.

Murial White says that Englishwomen have changed, There are all your regular favourites se well-including Jane

officers were reportedly Roberts' reviews of the holiday: stirnotions at the olnemas, two pages of local plotures and is special Vage of picturon covering the imprisoned at Fort Ingavi, held pon's viali to Nigeria, a speciál spelos for women, indother for by Paraguay, exiles in Argentina children and another for sportsmen, cartoons, pussian, condy strips to be concentradon camp for

and whether Gilled in at to the China MULTO

police said they caught him Detectives quoted "Yoshida as trying to break into a service saying he began his series of station: Detectives charged...

burglaries shortly. after him with breaking and enter-

The coming to Des Moines, ing. attempted breaking and

• detective,

chief Mickey entering, and possession of

O'Brien, mid Yoshida do ...burglary tools. His pro-

posited stolen money in the bank to Winance hig: educa- [velo tion! [nited: Prest.

Umliary hoering...was set for February 24,

political opponents of "Presidimi Astradio Borommmer, and Trancen

Tokyo, Feb. 10. A sharp earthquake shook Tokyo at 6.55 am today.

The earthquake was reported in some quarters as lasting for about 20 seconds-United Press.

Mr Eugene Black, President of the world bank, is in Cairo and it was announced last night he had reached agreement with the Egyptian government on world bank aid for the 248 million sterling project-Reuter.

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