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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

A Golden Jubilee THE

THE changes which Mr Hugh Gaftakell has made in his "shadow cabinet" are not "profoundly significant, but a tinge of added interest is given by reason of the Tact they have been an. nounced the samo week as the Parliamentary Labour Party celebrates its golden jubiloc.

In 1906 Socialist representa-

tion in the House of Com

mons did not even entitle it to the label of Opposition. Nevertheless, Kelr Hardie was able to lend 29 Labour

MPA into the House and the Parliamentary Labour Party

process

Established -1845

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HISTORIC COMMONS DECISION New Assembly

House Calls For Abolition Of Death Penalty For Murder Uproar:

MPS SHOUT FOR JOY

GOVT TO CONSIDER 'FREE VOTE" VERDICT

London, Feb. 16.

The House of Commons tonight voted to abolish the death penalty for murder.

The 'decision, by 293 votes to 262, was greeted with great shouts of joy by politicians who for years have campaigned to wipe out the gallows.

The House arrived at its verdict on a "free vote".

murder.

land" between the clearly sanc and the clearly

Insane.

was born. The event nixo The motion, which the govern- | House to retain the death "no man's Haw the beginning of the ment had opposed, urged the penalty as the best deterrent to

of replacing the House to abolish or suspend the

"I do not believe that in re- Liberal Party in the Com-death penalty because it "no

cent times there has been any case in which an innocent man has been hanged," he said.

This remark was challenged by the abolitionists.

J

1ivilised society."

necords with the needs of mone by the Labour Party, which in turn, started the Mr R. A. Butler, tho Lord Infusion of a strong clement | Privy Seal, sild: "When we have of Liberal ideas into the a free vote we naturally expect Conservative Party,

to base our actions, if perhaps The fortunes of the Labour after deliberation, on the decl-

Party have varied greatly plan of the House."

EDEN'S ASSURANCE

*After

the vote had

of

Since the war, he went on, there had been an increase in the

perlout crimes more violence. Indlelable sexual offences

women against nearly trebled, been

half century. In the over first election of 1910 there wore 40 MPs, in the second 42. With two and a quarter laken. Mr James Chuter Ede, a million votes at the end of former Labour Home Secretary: World War I it had 67 asked whether the Government scats. The 1922 election would take steps to carry out

the House. decision brought 142 Socialist MP

Eden, the Prime Anthony

replied: "Mr Ede can

the

to the House and found the Labour Party for the first be

BANGRY 10 that the Government

time the official Opposition will give full

wns

out

that."

the

had

To cheers from supporters of f capital punishment, Mr Lloyd George sald: "I am not shaken by the fact that capital pinish. ment causeS

to suffering both the condensed men and others.

Murder

suffering causes and I

neither scuse, nor humanity in risking an increase

SCO

of suffering by innocent victims

13

Under this a murderer is not sentenced to death but "doloined during Hor Majesty's pleasure”— Life sentence.- Reuter.

War Office Calls

For Report On Murray Barracks

The

London, Feb, 18. War Olice has called for a progress report on negotiations now going an in Hongkong concern- Ing the transfer of Murray

the Barracks,

Murray parade ground and the de- tention barracks to the local civil authorities.

A War Offro spokesman saki in London today there should be developments to report very

shortly, - Our own correspondent,

COLONY BANKS TO FOLLOW

LONDON RATE?

Banks in Hongkong are today examining the and their families to reduce the effect of the increase in the British bank rate upon muffering of murderers."

LABOUR 'CONVERTS'

weight at once in Parliament. The first to a decision taken by this Labour government

Iloure on a tree vote. But I formed in 1923; it Insted must add that we will, at the year. The Party first! carllest opportunity, mukte แ

considered statement on obtained a working majority Cont

Among the speakers who in 1929, and two years later sequences which will flow Was virtually wiped

favoured abolition of hanging, The Prime Minister added it were Mr James Chuter Ede and when only 46 MPs were

would

for the Mr Herbert Morrison, both returned. Four years later Government to

consider

the former Labour Home Secretaries. the Party's fortunes tumed statement for a day or two. Both said they had been con- again and 152 Members won Amid cheers he said: "But itverted since 1948. seats. In 1945 it swept the will be the wish of the Govern- Mr Ede recalled how his con- -country and remained lument that there shall be nocence had troubled him since

undue delay."

he refused to reprieve Timothy power until 1951.

John Evans, who in 1950. Was said to have murdered his wife and infant daughter,

-

bre necessary

When the voting figures were announced, Oppositon members,

RADICAL reform, quite the chief supporters of abolition,

naturally, has been the Jumped to their feet and cheered, main platform of the Party many waving agenda papers since its foundation, yet in above their heads.

EXCITED CROWD

་

times of national stress iti has found itself capable of ainking political differences The news sprend quickly to and working in harmony an excited crowd who had been with other parties in the queueing all evening in the cold

outside Parliament, interests of the country. The move for abolition took The Party's share in the the form of an amendment to a wartime government repre- Government motion Benta one of the more notable phases in the history that the death penalty should be retained, but with the murder law modifed.

which

of British Socialism. Socialists, with some justi. At present, the death penalty fication, will point to the applies to four crimes in Britain post-war years as the high-murder, treason, plracy with mark of achievement during violence and re-raising in royal the Party's first half cen- dockyards and arsenals. tury of existence; indeed its : So ended Britain's third de- present

adherents bate en capital punishment, in may well be wishing in 50 the Commons since the war. It a century of years' time

celebrate climaxed almost

for the abolition of agitation them, whatever may happen

capital punishment. in the meantime.

The Various galleries were

young

to

John Chrisis mass killer who lived in the same house, later

their operations.

Banks, for instance, with over÷,

drafis in London will feel the effect of the new squeeze and may have to pay the higher charge that will be made for their overdrafts un to the Hongkong public. "We'll have to get it back somt-

how,

banker said this morning.

one

It was learned this morning that the Hongkong and Shanghal Bank had not yes decided to increase its rates for borrow- ing.

Last August, the Big Three Bri- tish bank in the Colony an- nounced they were raising in- torcat rates by one and three per cent to six and eight per advances and

PERU ARMY MEN Left-Right In

REVOLT AGAINST GOVT

Lima, Feb. 16.

Skirmish

Paris, Feb. 16, The Premier, M. Guy Mollet, had to postpone his statement òn Algeria while Poujadists and Communists insults at each

The Peruvian Army garrison in the Amazon shouted port of Iquitos was reported officially today to other when the National have revolted against the government of President Assembly met this after-

Manuel Odria.

There were unconfirmed re- It sald the garrison was "act- parts that the revolt had spreading for the good of the country to the garrisons at Trujillo and and for the good name and Plura ant the Amazon River prestige of the Army.” feet based at Iquitos had joined the revolt, which is headed by

Brig-Gen Marcial Merino

Percira.

This report appeared to be confirmed when the Govern- ment announced the "dismissa}" of General Merino Pereira for his disloyal attitude toward the legally constituted government." A rebel manifesto charged that the Odrin government was trying to convert the Army into | an "instrument of tear" and to "impose upon the citizens.an election that will permit con-

political regime."

had

noon..

The

Communista

and

Poujadists broke into nolly uproar in a dispute about the minutes on yesterday's meeting when a free fight broke out in the chamber.

Communist deputy Andre Plerrard accused the Poujadists

of having attacked a Communist deputy acting as teller for last

Unrest In Paraguay Montevideo reports say there were skirmishes and shootings in various cities of Paraguay,| ANNES with at least five dead,

POUJADIST OUSTED Paris, Feb. 10. Travellers ✓ and refugees

The French national assembly. arriving at Montevideo said the tonigh unrested * second government

forbidden Poujadist deputy and replaced Paraguyans to listen to an ung him with a Popular Republican. derground radio station called "Boqueron" which is waging & Assembly declared M. Alfred By 225 votes to 54 the en

the "war of nerves and calling on Coste-Floret. 91

Cathollo people to rally against Popular Republican party General Alfredo Stroessner, the elected In the place of

Cyprien Calmel tuntion in power of the present President and Commander-in-Foufadist,

Reuter. Chief of armed forces,

In the town of Cango, five | ****** people, including a Government supporter, wern killed in

Police clash between anti - Government movement, reports said.

Bomb Thrown In Oviedo, porters threw incendiary bombs at the residence of the Liberal leader, Fortunato Barvio. President Stroesanc

attempted military

Rebels' Demand

Mr R. A. Butler, who was then The manifesto demanded the Chancellor of the Exchequer, end of Odia's authoritarian re- then

undertook that Britaingime and full guarantees for the would take the necessary Presidential election scheduled internal measures and dis- for Juna 3. ciplines to let sterling ride comfortably without back on her external com- mitments-Reuter.

Tried To Sell Secret PlansTM

and the resistance

Government

Reinforced military

.

Buy-

put

and also night's voting

of having used violence to pre- vent a vote being taken.

Shouts of "scoundrel" and "you started it almost drown- ed the speaker''s voice.

When M. Mollet was finally allowed to speak, he said French. economic reforms in Algeria would start with the urgent distribution of foodstuffs to the North African territory's one million unemployed.

Ho said this would be follow *|ed by measures to give them guards work. There would also be industrialisation programme.

month. 01

Wages workers

Algerian farm-

The strength of the Iquitos going garrison is a military secret, due to the long-standing border dis- pute between Peru and Eeudor. Government sources said the rebels imbered 800:- Other down An +

sources--estimated the garrison coup last December. at between 1,500 and 3,000.

President Odria issued a de-were posted at Paraguayan agricultural охраствор and cree establishing a state of siege { public

Inst buildings or modified martial law and after a drastic purge of police

other established

officials known to Censorship, and General Merino and his lieuten- sympathise with the deposedly

ordered dismissed Argentine president Juan Peron ants

mcreased shortly

first duty of Franec," M. from the Army. Garricons to the and his Paraguyan friend, Senor Mollet said, "is to ensure the north and south. and in the Epifanio Mendez Fleitas.

safety and protect the lives of centro of Peru were said to be Senor Mendez Feltas led the both Europeans and Moslems in loyal to the Government. December abortive coup, after Algeria. I declare once again

The Iqultes rebel manifestohe was dismissed from the that the union between metro charged that the present govern-Presidency of the Central Bank.politan France, and Algeria is ment had made it impossible for The President ordered his findissoluble. Tho Government Peruvians of opposed political { arrest on charges of plotting will fight for France to remain tendencies to live together in against the Government.—United in Algeria and France their own country.

Press and Reuter,

London, Feb, 10. A 20-year-old, photographer Palmer of Geoffrey Charles Mr Samuel

Bristol was charged tonight with violating the Official Secrets Act cent on

by trying to sell secret aircraft drawings overdrafts.

to ет American That "queeze" WUB directed magazine.—United Press.

primarily at share speculators

said he murdered Mrs Evans,

A Conservative, Cunningham, admitted he once had a grave temptation to com- mit a murder and one of the factors which influenced against it was the death penalty.

GOVT PLAN

Mr Lloyd. George had earlier outlined the Government's pro- posals to modify the law murder.

These were:

[

of

4 person accused able to pleat he was provoked murder should now be

by words used to him by the person he killed.

The last Royal (independent) Commission on capital punish ment recommended that a jury should be able to reduce murder to manslaughter on

Those achievements, or at niled almost to capacity and Grounds,

least some of them, are still the Chamber itself was so full subject to political con- that members were sitting in troversy, but their historic the aisles.

importance cannot be dis-

pated--the bringing of basic

industries for the first time

DETERRENT PLEA

The Commons voted in 1948

into public ownership and to abolish capilai punishmen the Rubstantial realisation but this was rejected

by the

and

somc

its effect was intended

to curtail credit for gambling New Reports Of

oh

the share market and redirect money into econg- mically more useful channel. If there is any new increase in the Colony's borrowing rate, it is likely to be felt by a very much wider section of the community..

No New Crisis

Mystery Sub

London, Feb. 16. The Admiralty announced today it had received a message from a freighter which claimed to have spotted a Soviet sub- marine off the Fiji islands.

Admiralty officials said they had not been able to verify the London, Feb. 16.

quarters tonight report. They said they doubled Government

this submarine was from the stressed that the further dis-

The

message inflationary measures, to be Soviet Union.

of marked the third time in three announced in the House such

Commons tomorrow,

weeks that mysterious "rubs" are not actuated by any new adverse have been reported lurking off turn in Britain's fortunes,

the Fijis.-France-Presse, They regard them simply

the tuinment of the Govern- ment's promised review, of ex- penditure and other matters.

Minister. Frkne

Sir Anthony Eden, foreshadowed this re- view on January 27.

Mr Lloyd George in- dicated the Government would be willing to change the law of "constructive malice" which he sald

"unsatisfactory.""

Government ★The

Was

ac-

on

0

cepted a recommendation of the Welfare State, a House of Lords-and hanging

by the Royal Commission great burst of reforming was restored ofter a 55-day suicide porta that where legislation which succeeding period during which convicu

survivor of a pact had

only Conservative

were automatically alded or abetted his companion, governments murderers have not chosen, maybe not reprieved. even wished to alter.

year ago a private mem to commit suicide he should be The Labour Party is now in her's bill calling for a five-year guilty only of helping and not

but

of murder.

★The

The

QS

B-52 Crashes

- San Francisco, Feb. 18. An Air Force B-52 crashed Rear Tracy late today, apparent ly after a coillsion in flight with

Financial circles point dut that a fighter plane. Casualty figures

these measures would not be necessary if everything were

going right. But government quarters deny they imply any new crisis,

measures Government would closely study the Royal recom-

a atage of reexamining its suspension of the death penalty was rejected in the Commons doctrines,

nt this by 245 to 214 on a free vote, moment it feels justified in For two hours today Mr Commission's strong pausing to congratulate it- Gwilym Lloyd George, the mendation that England should Belf on its accomplishments. Home Secretary, appealed to the follow the Scottish doctrine of "diminished responsibility"--the

They say that today's increase in the bank rate and tomorrow's and any still to come in the April budget are simply a continuation of the, polley laid down at the Istanbul conference of the International Monetary Fund,

are not known.--United Press.

...........................* IN BRIEF

THE QUEEN LEAVES

Kano, Feb. 26. The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh left here by air tonight for London after their" 19-day visit to Nigeria-Reuter.

Can The Future Be Foretold? NOW ONLY FRANCE AND SPAIN

Well, can the future be forefald?

In tomorrow's feature-packed edition of the China Mail, Phyllis Digby Morton begins a new series which will give you an answer to this question.

This is only one highlight, Watch out for others like these:

I

Marilyn Monroe is now the boss of Terence Rattigan

and Str Laurence Olivier --- she has bought a Rattigan play and will co-star with Olivier in it: Les Armour thinks Miss Monroe is going to make a place for her- self in history.

Another treason triat story: Hanged bù a passport he did not need, by Nigel Gre,

Sefton Detmer spende á week with King Saud of Saudi- Arabia and writes about "The King and I".

KEEP THE DEATH SENTENCE

to

London, Feb. 10. West Germany! Capital abolished in 1905. France and Spain are now the punishment abolished in 1949. Portugal: No death penalty in only two countries in Western Holland: Death penalty peace-time. continental Europe

retain abolished in 1870.

In practically every Western capital punishment in practico Denmark: No one executed. | European country. however, for, crimes in peace-time. for civil crime since 1882. Cople there are special provisions tó France: The death penalty stilltal punishment formally abolish permit the reintroduction of the exlats, for murderers in France, ed in 1930,

death penalty in war-time for Norway: Last civil execution xerious crimes against the staté, was in 1870, and death penalty-China Mall Special.

but most death sentences aro commuted to life

imprisonment. The method of oxecution is tho guilloting,

Spain In Spain, the death penalty is the punishment for Brat degree murder. Execution is by the garutte, an instrument which kills the victim instan- taneously.

There are all your regular favourites as well ineluding Jano Belgium: Death sentence auto- Roberts' reviews of the latest films in Tiongkong, three pages of matically commuted to life im- local and overseas pictures, special sections for women, children prisonment for more than 100 and sporteraon, carisons, comic strips, puzzles, Giles-and the|yours,

China Mall.

Ups for tomorrow's meeling si the Valley wall in your Saturday Italy: Death penalty abolished

more than 80 years ago. Re- stored by Mussolini for gravo politični, crimes.

Newspaper But No Newspaper

London, Feb. 10.

The Times intends to uso ex- clusively "a type of paper other than newsprint," Mr Peter Thornycroft, President of the Board of Trade, said in a written Parliamentary answer today.

His statement on this move by the 171-year-old independent newspaper (circulation 220,- '000) confirmed ZURILORINS

which have been circulating in Fleet Street, for many

months

No details of the type of paper, or whiten" it was likely to be introduced, could be obtained from the newspaper tonight. A newspaper production authori

ty told Reuter later that. The „Times planned to uwe mechani- cal printing paper (heavier. (quality Magazine-type "paper);

Reuter.

were

Dress

asion

drement

would be "substantial-

he sakk

romsin there.”—Router.

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