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COMMENT OF
THE DAY
The Hongkong Stadium
THE
TARIOclation
Hongkong Football wants to know, in view of its agree- ment with Government, by whose authority the Police opened the Hongkong Stadium to absorb the
Makarios
Established 1845
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1956,
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Another deadlock looms in the Cyprus talks. this time over an amnesty for convicted
Cypriots. General Harding and the Archbishop reach an impasse. and then the leader of the
Cyprus Enosis movement decides to seek help. He picks up the telephone... and now read on:
MAKARIOS SENDS S-O-S
overflow audience for Dr. GREEK SPEAKING MP FLYING TO CYPRUS
Billy Graham's rally last
week.
That's quite a good question, TALKS AGAIN NEAR DEADLOCK
It
but so far as the public is! concerned, there is another} that is better and more Important. It is what is the agreement between the HKFA and Government which gives the Football Association authority
to
question the right of the Police, to upen the atadlum to the public?
ACCINA about time the record wan put straight about the Hongkong Stadium-who owns it, for whose benefit was it built, and for what purposes is it intended. Indleputably it was designed and constructed by the Public Works Department and
From DAVID BURK
Nicosia, Feb. 21..
In response to a telephone SOS from Archbishop Makarios, Mr Francis Noel-Baker is flying to Cyprus again tonight.
Greek-speaking. Socialist MP Noel-Baker was in the Colony
ten days ago.
NOW FEARS OF
FLU EPIDEMIC
Ananced from public funds. If Europe's Freeze Ends Too Quickly
The stadium therofore
belongs to Government who holds it in trust for the
community. It is foremost!
London, Feb. 21.
Medical experts hoped today that Europe
a sports stadium, but as would emerge from its three-week deep freeze because a sudden thaw might cause
was made officially clear gradually when it was opened, it la there to serve other pura serious outbreak of flu.
poses also presumably in-
So far, according to European bridges and buildings along the cluding
revivalist's medical opinion, the bitter cold river's banks. a overflow meeting.
has kept flu germs inactive.
AT Monday's meeting of
None of the 705 deaths attri- buted to the worst winter in
modern memory has been caused
the HKFA Council con- by influenza. And doctors sald siderable stres was laid that it the temperature rose on the Association's powers gradually, people would have a chance to adjust themselves to
to allocate the stadium for the change, and the danger of public use. We feel the the discase would be lessened. Colony should be told more So far, Italy is the only notion about this. In fact it is to experience a major outbreak high time the text of the of the Ru. More than 350,000 agreement between Govern- cases were reported in Rome mont and the Football earlier this month but it does
not seem to be spreading. Association (whieh nets as
SUN-BUT MORE COLD
administrators the stadium) public.
of
be made
How
Why all the secrecy?
A five-mile stretch of the
Scine at Melun, 25 miles from the centre of Paris, is now Ice
covered.
The river is frozen
solid at each bank, and the lec varies in thickness in the middle of the river from 6 to 14 feet
TERRIFIC PRESSURE
Then, with the blessing of]] both Socialist and Tory parties in Britain, he won the esteem of the Governor, Sir John Harding and Archbishop Makarios by acting as an unofficial go- between.
Now the archbishop has
called him in again at a
crucial moment in the nogo, tiations with the Governor
over the island's future.
With
his Cabinet-style Church Council, Archbishop Makarios has been discuss- ing the Governor's answer to an amnesty demand for convicted Cypriots
..and others arrested under the emergency laws.
་
PARDON FOR KILLERS
The archbishop, with it is be- Heved ferrorist prossure behind him, demands a free pardon even for killers. It is estimated that the bridge
The British believe if they of Ponthierry (near Melun)
Makorlos Persuade
to Co- alone is at the moment with-
constitu- standing a pressure of 800,000 operate in framing a tons of ice packed around it. tion for Cyprus It would bo
release minor possible to
and suspects, but for dams, fenders
of the
of
SAXONE
Shoes for Whiteaways
for Mon
“MADE IN SCOTLAND
Noel-Baker
S-O-S CALL
| MP To Urge Lennox-Boyd: 'BAN HANGING IN COLONIES?
London, Feb. 21. The death penalty should be abolished In the colonies under direct But Whitehall control.
to those with their own It legislative powers, should be merely sug gested. This is the view of Mr S. T. Swingler, Socialist MP, who is to ask the Colonial Secretary what action he will take since the Commons voted, against hanging in Britain, He says he realises that application of abolition throughout the colonies is administratively diff- cult owing to their dif- ferent stages of political 'advance.
LABOUR
He is also aware in many colonies there would be strong opposition to the policy. But he thinks it should at least be put to them for considera- tion. Where there is dislike of the idea, he says, the Colonial Secre tary need not press the British view which was argued solely on conditions prevailing in the United Kingdom.
Point to note: Although voted against, hanging has not yet been abolish- ed in Britain. A free vote in the Commons is not mandatory
on the government.London Express Service.
CENSURE
MOVE DEFEATED
House Approves Govt Economic Plan
London, Feb. 21. The House of Commons tonight endorsed the Government's latest moves to stop inflation by
The Oving such pressure the killers the law must take 325 votes to 259.
whic
The sun finally shone in would also leave stranded on its course, Haly today, but the weather-the river's upper
Last man warned that it was only at thousands of boats moored
reaches
Lo
night Archbishop Juli before a renewed onslaught the bank, us the upper levels go Makarios was preparing to tell can the general public be of cold and snow.
Sir John Harding: "We insist on satisfied thint there has
an amuesty for all,"
Tee locs cut
ball Association's covenant blocked
[erry Danes
If an
over.
tri- frozen
Then he thought of a little sideline bargaining, reached for the telephone, and called Noc)-Baker, across
ised
to
down. of most of
Many
the Solnes of been a "trespass and a Decmark's
Giant butirles are completely pupulation, violation of the agreement" Scandinavian airliners were unless it is aware of the taken off the Polar route to the
A sudden thaw, on the other and United States precise terms of the Foat-
the ice-hand, would, it is feared, cause widespread floods, as the dems grent belt between could with Government.
no longer be closed, the island of Scaland and the France-Presse. agreement can be regarded Danish mainland. Copenhagen violated because the and the majority of Denmark's Police, meeting an emer-population are on Scaland. gency, tuke over the In London, the Air Ministry Btadium to accommodate | predleted scattered snow and members of the public, Devere cold. throughout then it must be a strangely British Isles. worded treaty..
หย
THE Inference is that the
It
powers
or
Hongkong Football Association has undisputed
allocute to withhold allocation of the stadium according to its own inclinations, Perhaps this is not so, but at the moment only the HKFA and Government know. And this Is a stadium paid for out of Treasury funds and provided for the benefit of
the Colony as a whole!
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U.S. AID FOR
STRICKEN
EUROPE
the
Washington, Feb, 21. The United States will
ald offer
to European countries that have been stricken by a severe cold the last three wave for
the State Depart. weeks. ment announced today.
Tho State Department the American ald would be offered to all: European countries, includ- Eastern European Communist countries.
American ambassadors
wald
to
WILE
10 12 countries have received kirstationa estimate wint necessary for ald and
immediate then to study possible U.8. assistance for long-term damages, such damages to crops.com France-Presse.
By this margin of 66 it re- Jected a labour consum motion urging it to declare it had no the Government confidence in
to
or the steps it was taking overcome the economie crisis,
These include a £36 million cut in the Government subsidy Mr on bread and milk and a cut of £70 million in expendilure by the Now
are the Government and the nation- negotiators waiting for the MP's plane.alised industries on new pro- London Express Service,
jects.
ADENAUER'S WORST SETBACK
Bonn, Feb. 21. A depressed group of 250 Chris- tinn Democratic deputies gathered in the Parlament building in Benn teday to on their hold a postmortem
Stato party's defeat in the elections at Ducrseldorf yes- terday.
The North Rhine-Westphalian
parliament, by 102 votes 这波。 dismissed He
day was Dr Konrad Adenauer, the Federal Chancellor, of whom newspapers today said he had suffered one of his. worst-ever political setbacks For the first time for
years, frank criticism of Dr Adenauer wan heard in the members of his
lobby from
own party,
many
to Younger members of the Party, especially, said that the Free Democrats would not have
their staged
revoit In Ducnveldorf if Dr Adenser had not kept all the reins of Government in his own hands for so long. These members considered the new. alliance of Social De-
Kar! Arnold, the Christian De- who had ruled the mocrat State since 1947, and in- stalled Social Democrat,
A Herr Fritz Steinho, in this place, Principal speaker of the meet- ing of the party in Bonn to-
Indonesian Action 31 Die In Sewer
Condemned
Tragedy
mocrats and Free Democrats as the pay-off for years of benevolent autocracy.
Five Die In Plane Crash
EHOW 3. DON
TASS MAN REFUSES TO REVEAL SECRETS
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Washington, Feb. 21. The highest ranking American employee of the Russian news agency Tass refused to tell Senate In- vestigators today whether he associated with Soviet spies.
Harry Freeman, nasigant manager of the New York Tass office, first told the Serato Inter- nal Security sub-Committee he did not asociato in his job with propio he knew to be active in Soviet espionage
Then he "rovised!", his shower and invoked the Fifth Amood- against possible self- Two other American Miami, Feb. 21, A four-engined Air Force ployees of Tass New York
and office-Hays Jones cargo plane crashed and ex- Sasha Small Lurie--swore they a rocket" on had not been Communists since ploded "Uke Palm Beach Air Force base working for Tass. But they re- fused to say whether they had late today, killing five crewbeen Party members previously. members..
Mrs
MOSCOW ORDER The Air Force announced that
Freeman, a all aboard the plane were killed
bald, amil- small,- when it
crashed from a lowing man, said he had not been t altitude at the edge of the Communist since 1041. He said Palm Beach Air Force base, that was the date of an office The names of the dead were directive forbidding Tassem- withheld
103
with old pending notification of ployees to take part in any
political activity. First reports from Sergeant Freeman
refused to Robert Clark of the West Palm whether he was a Communist Beach Police indicated that prior to 1941. He said he had nen might have perished worked for Toss since 1929 and alght In the roaring fames that en previously worked for the New gulfed the plane within seconds York Daily Worker.
Freemon after it hit.
But the Air Force said only five men were aboard,
The Air Force Identified the plane as a KC-97 Boeing strato- the plane freighter. It sald
crashed "while attempting routine landing". The plane was assigned to the Air Transport Squadron at Palm Beach Base. United Press,
TENGKU WILL ASKA
testified that Tasa had about 23 employees in the United States in bureaus in. New York and Washington, He said the acting manager was Loonid cluizen.
Velichansky, a Soviet
The title of manager was hold by Ivan Beglov, who has been back in Russia since May 1985. He listed the employees, about ten of whom were, Russian.--- United Press.
Well, What All Commoners
About it, Chin Peng?
Singapore, Feb. 21. Malaya's Chlet Minister, Tengku
will Abdul Rahmon, broadcast today to Chin Peng, the Communist terrorist leader to in the Malayan jungle, Radio Malaya said today in an official
London, Feb. 21. 'A Brigadier and a’Lieutenant Colonel got up in the House of Commons at the same time to the Colonel speak today and.
down" shouted Sit.
10 hig ranking colleague.
W. B. Williams abour MP immnodlately asked the Speaker it it was proper for Li-Col. Walter Bromley-Davenport to give such orders to, Brig. O. L. Prior-Palmer..
"Ali men are equal_here" Speaker W. S. Morrison ruled.
Brigadier down, and Davenport speech-United Press.
Prior-Palmer. sat *Lt-Col Bromley- went on with his
People buying goods on the instalment plan will have put down a bigger deposit.
The Labour motion took the statement. form of an amendment to the
The Chief Minister said on his resolution asking arrival from London on Sunday Government
to affirm the House
no con- that in this broadcast, he would fidence in the proposals,
ask Chin Feng to keep his The Government motion was promise to surrender his forces.
between Tengku later approved by 325 votes to At talks
Abdul Rahman and Chin Peng 250,
at Baling, northern Malaya, in Mr Hugh Gaitskell, Leader December, Chin Peng promised of the opposition, said he could the Malayan Chief Minister he not understand why the Chan-would surrender if the Tengku In cellor of the Exchequer, Mr in constitutional talks in London today Herold Macmillan, gave such a secured control of Malaya's-in-twin 'brothers, Tommy and wholesale condemnation to im-ternal security and defence. Joseph Williams, on indrder port
Tengku Abdul Rahman charges In tho bludgeon secured these powers in London, laying of a nine-year-old 'cub.
-Unfiled PreSS, Rculer.
controls.
Mr Gaitskell went on: "After all, one fifth of our imports are ill subject to import licensing. Half the dollar imports are also subject to control."
It was extremely risky to 661
"This
In another part of the Parlin-
mont
50 Free
Democratic say Britain would have nothing with import controls at deputies held a stormy meet- to do ing in which the North Rhine-all, Westphalian section of their The Weak Spots
party came
under
Bevere
Opposition, ho believed in a combination
said,
of
criticism for their Duesseldorf The revolt. Many Free Democrats belleve monetary and physical control that the electors ́ do not sym- | The latter · enabled the nation pathise with the sudden to "block up 1
the weak spots In
the economy."
change of front in Duesseldorf. They think that the party will Bir Gaitskell said he thought pay for it in the elections to it "deplorable" that Mr Mac- millari should cut investment new Industrial equipment
of
The south-western state Baden-Wuerttemberg due in a fortnight's time.Reuter.
24 Hours' Grace For Rebels
on
at a time when other countries were increasing it.
of
The nation's future rested on modern equipment, he said.
Mr Peter Thorneycroft, President of the Board Trade, sold import restrictions would lead almost automail- Rio De Janeiro, Feb. 22.
cally and immediately to re- La Paz, Feb. 21.
Brazilian Air Force rebels are tallation today officially informed the The death toll of a Sunday being given 24 hours to surren Mr Thomeycroft sald the Netherlands of
Indonesia's carnival tragedy rose to 31 to der and chat their nine-day-old chief obsticle to production was unilateral denunciation of the day.
Poople were returning | jungio revolt against the Gov- that the economy was Netherlands-Indonesian economic from a fiesta when 18 children ernment, a source close to Prestrained
The Hague, Feb. 21. The Indonesian Government
over.
is agreed Government acted reasonably in pointing adininistrators for the stadium and it is not suggested that the Hong- kong Football Association is anything but well qualified and trustworthy to' fulfil the functions. Nevertheless the terms of its trust have been with- held from the public, who, quite naturally, are puzzled
and financial agreements of aged from four to 12, fell into sidene Jucelino Kubitschek sald On industrial investment he and confused when they'
X940.
ah open rewer, More than a last night.
raid the Goverment was not road that opening of the
The Netherlands promptly dozen adults also feil in. They. The source said that a special stopping It but trying to stadium at night time by Austrin was "back to normal" replied by stating that Indonesia were all recovered dead-United plane le Rio De Janeiro today moderate it Investment had
PICES. the Police without HKFÁ today after digging itself out of had violated international law.
fer Belen, capital, ef the nor-gone up 18 per cent last your authorisation in a violation a record snowfall yesterday. The communiquo "said Indo-
the state of Para, where the and looked ifce rising by 17 'of an'ngreement,
Paris, coal socks were low nesia gave a "bad example: by'
rebels have reized airfields, with per cent next your.jpg annulling
from the Air Minister, Organisations, find associa-pudd normal pressure might Presse.
Ani Alves Secco telling tions which cater not onlyot be maintained if the cold
them that if they surrendered continued
Bordeaux for sports and athletics, :
no reprisals would be taken Franco's Largest ports, WAS
Reuter. but other activities, are
tied up by a 25-inch nowfall,
and the national gra company the statuto France Malaya Riots Fear
OBO of
entitled to know just where Brood and milk deliveries word they stand when it comon cancelled and no publle trans-
Tut Tut!
London, Feb. to seeking use of the port moved in the city. war ined one pound today for Patrick Huggins, 20, student, Hongkong Stadium for Measures were being con "wantonly discharging a mis
pubile performances,
·
How York, 'TED, 21. To worldly magazine News week said it its now inue today that the bloodiest.... rióta {yet| would come in Malaya in mid- April as the result of pamphlets
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Trade Union Protest
Earlier today Trade Union Londines decided to make 'a' strong" protest against: Mr"Macmillan's
166, criticisma" drawn up by the Truders Inion. Congress
Call: TUC small, thứ governing
|proposalaja AVA Twins Again
now being distributed calling Johnson City, Tenn., Yet, 21. soconomie & committies will be for mass demonstrations,ENT
Arquett 38, gave fisioed :: before sidered in Paris tonight for alle, to wit, a snowball, to the Indled, without giving dễ birth yesterday to her math pet Creek blowing a passage through cer- damage of persone in Kensing-talls, that mcurity ofsily have of twine in 15 yemerke Bhe, and body We suggest Government tal, or the Seine dams, to ton Courtshipped vete
rwoendly guided) Chinees: Coni- | her.... husband, a school Janitor,“ clarifies the whole situationellave a block of fellow back- The target at pellottun.-mundet ogsono traibly arrived in now have 45 child wain United without delay.
Hing; up around the ancient United Presą,
{Malays from PARIN
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Twins Charged
New York, Feb. 21: An.. Ohlo county grand jury
Wheeling,
West Virgols Indicted
14-yer r-old
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