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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1956.; 0

Prime Minister In Hot Water Pop Receives

Over Middle East

'SUEZ GROUP" AND PAPERS ATTACK WEAK POLICIES

London, Mar. 6.

As the situation in the Middle East and Cyprus worsens, the post- tion of the Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden grows progressively more difficult.

Sir Anthony had to face up to 50 of 60 critics within his own party when he attended a private meeting of the Conservative Parliamentary group tonight.

Their criticisins went as far from rebelling

back

the D

Belilah troops

evacuation of from the Sucr

Canal zone,

Partial Satisfaction

Apparently only the harden-

over

Jordan.

tho

ngainst the If the extremists overthrew

Government's

ing of the Government's attitude The Conservative

ed

rebels de-

that na assurance

Tu as would

1/10 reinforce garrisons In Jordan and Elve grounds.

But assistance to Israel.

the

to the Cyprus problem prevent-manded

the extreme Conservative Britain

Group" as it is called

"guez

Jets Move Against Navy

Singapore, Mar. 6. OYAL Air Force jet

Ro

fighters today began

The

A

Prime Minister.

the Government, it could mean Lobby cireles maid here that the withdrawal of Greece from

North

Treaty Atlantic Exten gave only partial satis-the fuction to his critics tonight Organisation,

The result Im-

of all this is medinte policy concerning renewed press onslaught in

the Britain against

Prime Minister,

time this

un the grounds of foreign policy and as in Jinuary on economic

Conservative "Evening Prime Minister is reported to News" said lonight that the adopted a "wait-and-see" | Prime Minister has been warn- attitude to the Jordan problem,ed or increasing Impatience Whereas yesterday he gave within

that reinforcements Middle East policy, for would be sent from Cyprus to Sir Anthony was largely res- Jordan, if military Installationsponsible during his years at the

British lives were threatened. Foreign Ofoe. The Premier is said to have loid his party that he counted on the moderating influence uf the Royal family of Iraq, closely related to the Jordan throne, to restrain King Hussein from his

current and-British policy.

New Incidents

usaurincess

Carrier Crew

Officers and men of the British aircraft carrier IIMS Ark Royal, which has been pay- ing a courtesy visit to Naples, were last week received in audience by Pupe Pitu, who gaye them his blessing. Picture shows the Pope with his visitors from the Ark Royal — Expren

Photo.

his owl party in SIX THE LIMIT German Soldiers

Eden Assailed

aganst which

In the "Evening Standard" Randolph Churchill, son of the fonner Prenier, Sir Winston Churchill, called roundly on the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, Mr Harold Macmillan and Lord Privy Soal Mr R. A. Butler, to throw Eden out while there was still time.

moving north from Meantime three new frontier Singapore to counter ex-incidents have flared up since yesterday between Israel and pected attacks from Egypt, and the Israeli Foreign "hostile" aircraft carriers | Ministry has declared thrit Practically every newspaper as the scene was set for Egyptian troops are massing in has been full of anxiety about Britain's biggest postwar the Gaza region and the Sinai the

peninsula air-sea exercises in South- cast Asin.

turi

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events

In the Middle East, and double about In Cyprus, also, the tension Is the Prime Minister's qualifes mounting following the break-for leadership.

with sald that IT of inks An RAF spokesman

Archbishop altacks of West Malayan tar- by jet planes from the pels Carriers Albion and Cemar could be expected in the early hours of Thursday morning. Sunderland flying boats would be given the task of combing huge areas of scean by radur ia

an effort

To locate the faction "enemy" fleet.

When the carriers spoed, post- tion and course are flashed e war room in Kuala Lumpur RAF Canberra and Lincoln bomber

take off fron

will

Singapore and

the Federal to Intererpt and attack them. planes When navy

appear on the RAF radar screens as they move into the attack HAF 186 RNZAF

Venom fighter

sundrons will "scramble" and endeavour to intercept them. An RAF spokesman sald today

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the confident that wus 'attack' could be broken up before the navy pircraft reached their targets, From tonight air force bases will routine,

go into a war

Lime

with pilets standing by and aircraft warmed up and rendy

for take-off,-~~Revier,

live.—FrancU»PTUSSC.

Makarios. Security measures Tho criticisms expressed have been tightened, numerous about him in January have been arrests have been made, Radio brought Ligh pguin today: Athens has been jammed and indecision and Jack of initia- British tanks are patrolling the streets of Nicosia.

Though the ultra-conserva- do not conceal thele satis- at the display of action Cyprus, political circles on the whole were uneasy tonight at the possible repercussions in Greece of the break-off of nego- tations in

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tives

They feared that If the re- Premier cently returnert government of Constantin Karamalis with its slender majorily, show- towards moderation, Britain, it would be in danger of being thrown out.

utby

Envoy Hands

Ike's Note

To Bulganin

Tokyo, Mar. 6. shipbuilding

firm. which pays family allow_

to 1 employees, announced that in future six dependente will be the

Instead of paying for extra children.

will provide funds for birth control.

China Mail Special

WHALING

DISPUTE

FLARES UP

Bill Passed

By lan Fraser

Bonn, Mar. 6.

BOY DIES OF DIABETES

Pure 3

Parents Refused To

!

Give Insulin On Religious Grounds

Philadelphia, Mar. 6.

An inquest will resume in two weeks on the death of a seven-year-old boy whose parents re- fused for religious reasons to give him insulin for his diabetes.

Mr and Mrs Edward Cornelius of Swarthmore told the Medical Examiner, Joseph Spelman, yesterday that they did not administer insulin tó their son, David, despite a doctor's orders, because they were Christian Scientists.

The Assistant Districi Ai- torney, Mr Thomas Masterson, asked that the couple be held for the Grand Jury, claiming that their "persistent and wilful

And Now Snake

refusal to follow the physician's Bites Dog's Nose

orders constituted a prima facie case of involuntary manslaughter. Failed To Respond

an

at-

Mr Robert Trescher.

attending the inquest, torney volunteered to represent the couple. He said he thought the parents did what they belleved necessary and there "crimind taint" to their actions.

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Mr Spelman adjourned

hearing to March 19.

the

The couple said their boy falled to respond to treatment

Blantyre, Nyasaland, Mar. 0.

A puff-adder which at- tacked

a spaniel dog in Blantyre held firmly to its 1000 while the terrified dog raced in circles trying to shake it off.

An African finally caught the dog and killed the anake. The dog recovered from the bite.---China Mali Special.

by Christian Scientist practi Dutch Oil Claim

tloners last December and they called in Dr George Beckman. They permitted the boy to be where

ho received insulin and treat-

Tho parents said their son was released in January and his

The West German Bundestag (lower dimitted to a hospital, house) today ended its nine-month-oldment. wrangle over the new German army by passing the Soldiers Bill which will enable the Government to call 150,000 volunteers to the "Bundeswehr."

Deputies voted by a large majority by show of hands for the Bill.

At the same time they passed 14 constitutional amendments on defence with a comfortable two thirds majority of 390 to 20 with no abstentions.

Panama, Mar. 6. The latest development

Dr Konrad Adenauer's Chris- The Government expecta to in the Norway Panama tian Democratic Party had į table later this year in conaurip- whaling dispute occurred described the amendments nation bill,, which is to bring the today when Mr Adolphe | "politically desirable but not full strength of the Bundeswehr | Quelquejeu, a Panamanian legally indispensable," implying up to 12 divisions and a tactical Government whaling ins- that if they had been rejected air force by 1989, China Mall

he would still have gone ahead Special. pector, declared that with the Soldiers Bill. Panama should withdraw

Amendments from the international whaling agreement and The Social Democratic op- voted with allow her whalers to fish position, however,

tow exceptions for the constitu- as they pleased.

tional amendments. They voted against the Bill itself,

Mr Quelquejeu is an inspector aboard the Greek shipowner Moscow, Mar. 6.

Aristole Onassis whaling fleet, May Leave NATO

The American Am- which flies the Panamanian flag bassador Mr Charles He and fellow inspectors were house), Already the jamming of Radio Athens by Britain has been Bohlen, called personally accused in a Norwegian Govern- ment note yesterday of gross Marshal Nikolai Bul- | negligence in the execution of countered by a Greek refusal to on

BBC rebroadcast

programmes ganin

Kremlin their at the

duties

of writing and and there is every reason

over reports which did not correspond

with the facts. fear that extremists to left and yesterday to hand right of the Greek Government President Eisenhower's now the Soviet Pro- coalition will and this step in reply to sufficient

mier's recent "peace" ap- proaches.

A British Crossword Puzzle

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16

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30

33

ACROSS

3 Crew old (4).

7 Military rank (8).

8 Highest point (4).

9 Bevarage (4).

10 Assert (7).-

12 Sharp (4),

15 Best part (6).

18

Conceited

person (4).

19 Mevate (6).

21 Divert (6),

32 Parched (4)

23 Unusual

20 WASHIN (4).

20 Buys back (7)</

30 Scorch (4),

31 Passport endorsement (4).

32 Lap (8).

33 Nocemity (4).

DOWN

1 Hesitato (5).·

3 Big waves (7).

4 Welcome (5).

quickly (4).

Ο Μονο

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d Expensive (4).

Vessel (4),

(8)

11 Foreign

18 Greedy

14 Fratened (4).

10 Went wrong (5),

17 Young animal (4).

18 River croft (4).

20 Plane flap (7).

22 Stato (4).

24 8pesic (0),

25 Amid (5).

27 Tale of heroiam (4).

28 Scrutinio (4).

to

YESTERDAY'S OROBSWORD...---Atroms: 1 Mascot, 7-Ever,

9 Arena, 19 Copal, 11 Alme, 18 Disappears," 15 Tear, 10 Exit, ID Deepondent, 22 Stam, 24 Raple, 28. Tere, 20 Melt, 27 Sud- den. Down 7 Abeta, á Clary, 4 Ticket, 3 Departed, 6 Heim, 8 VAIPs, 18 Birdt, 13 Deigų, 14 Attempts, 17 Ideal, 18 spadan,

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Mr Bohlon said Marshal Bulganin received the reply but made no comment.

Tonight at a Kremìin reception

Mr Bohlen

for the Danish Prime Minister,

Mr H. C. Hansen, had an earnest 20 minuto talk with Mr Nikita Khrushchev,

The Ambassador declined to diseloge details of their talk.

Unusual Step

The official Soviet news rgency

Tasy today took the unusual stop of publishing the text of "President Elsen. hower's latest letter to Marshal Bulganin without waiting for the reply

which the "Soulet Prime Minister was expected t malce.

A communique from a fortiga state

which

aro prac.

The Bill and the amendments now go to the Bundesrat (upper

where they tically assured a passage before the end of March.

The existing volunteer loav, empowered the Govern- ment to recruit the first 6,000 volunteers. expires on March

Introducing the third reading The Norwegian note contained of the Soldiers Bill, Dr Richard testimony taken under oath from

Jneger, Christion Democratie seven German crew members of chairman of the Defence Com- the Onassis fleet, declaring they malttee, said that his committee had never seen. an inspector bad made a very large number aboard.

of changes to the Government's original draft.

put parlia

No Inspector

Norway accused the inspectors of allowing the Onestis fleet to season and to attack whales not fully fish during the closed

grown.

Inspector Quelquejou declarex that Norway had complained because she was disturbed by Panamanian competition. —— Franco-Presse.

31,

"we wanted 10 mentary responsibility for de- matters Beyond all doubt," he mid.

fence

"We held that the position of the soldier in an army should correspond to the position of a froe citizen in a law-abiding state. The notion of the citizen in uniform la to be taken

seriousritz Egler, the Social

Von Bretano

Going To Holland

Bonn, Mar...

or statesman is rarely Dr Heinrich von Brentano, published in the Soviet Union West German Foreign Minister, without joint publication of the leaves tomorrow for a three- Soviet reply.

day official visit to Holland for The immediate publication of general discussions with the the President's latest letter was Dutch Government, seen in Moscow ng an attempt to

forestall criticism about Soviet Brenian his

will lunch with

Herr

his party rejected the 831 as as executive Instrument of the Paris Treaties of 1986.

The party continued to oppose the treaties because they linda "baleful effect on tho réunilica-

of Germany." tion

"Gorman unity can only be achlaved by a reduction of ten slon. A mad arma race will only Increase this tension."

Herr

Wilhelm Mellies, plaining why The Social Demo- the constitu- tional

dx-

crats while op-1

visit, Dr voa posing the Bill, said that tho amendment did not concern the insincerity which was made in Queen Juliana and have several principle of rearmament. the West on the last occasion.

meetings with Dr William The issue was whether or not It was also a mesture of Soviet

the Premier, and the two effective measures were to be confidence in President Eisen-

Ministers, Dr John taken to prevent the creation hower's sincerity,-Router, Beyen and Mr Joseph Laws of on any as a "state within

Router,

the state."

FAO DIRECTOR RESIGNS

Rome, Mar. G. Mr Phillip V. Cardon today gosigned as director general of the United Nations. Food and Agricultural Organisation

bo-

Prelim

'Britain Leads

In The Air'

Co-Operated To this end the party had

activity co-operated with the Government over the brend- [ments which "will rocure tho protdence of tho chvil over the military to a degree novor before Singapore, Mar. 0,

seen in Germany," ho of sald deputy Chairman

A dozen uniformed officers of that Britain the new army and air force

watched the proceedings from

Tho case of 4 health, the FAO Vickers Limited, Lord Knollys,

sold here today announced,

Mr Cardon, 00, formerly was now had the lead in the air.

A Lond Knollys, forner chair the, public gallery.

an official of the US Depart ment of Agriculture. He has man of Drum OvozionS boon head of the FAO for the past two years.

Alt-

-

m the course of the deboto Corporation, and all the Bundestad accepted

eager to buy danom rukking, a religious Bridgh alterafts, A

lbáth the normal forn for pro- Orders for the Vickers Via Tossical soldiers, but allowing count airliner now topped the the religious formala to be leftE:

But on, roqueek, Lord." Itnóliva will legve tĎM Conscripts will alve only inbarow for Australia-Ente Mandarba

Ho was under doctor's care for several months prior to submitting his cosignation to FAO Council chairman Mr §. A. 300 mark.

Pakistan.---Used

Beckman, in a

Dr

condition had improved.

letter to Mr Spelmeni, sald he fold the parents their boy bad diabetes and would require regular in-

Jections of insulin.

Failed Again

JUDGMENT RESERVED

The

Singapore, Mar, 6.

Court of Singapore Appeal today reserved judgment in the appeal by three Dutch oll companies against the dis- missal by the Wor Claims Com- pensation Board last September - of their all claims agnlist the Crown.

Mrs Cornellus said she and

The hearing took 12 days, To- her husband Informed the doc- tor they did not intend to ad-day Sir Hantley Shawcross, QC, minister the insulin. Instead, who appeared for the oil com- planned to watch the boy's panica and Mr Geoffrey Cross, they diet carefully.

for the Crown, made When he began to fail agala, addresses to the court.

The president of the Court, Me Science mursing home. He died

they took him to a Christian justice Whyaut, thanked counsel the next day in a diabetle for the help they had given in Dorma," Mr Masterson såld -- the "long and complicated case,”

-Rcutor, United Press.

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CIVIC

Each Elector has the

Right to vote for SIX candidates

| URBAN COUNCIL ELECTIONS. TODAY

8 a.m.

p.m.

POLLING STATIONS:

Hongkong: CASAM CLUB, alongside

Supreme Court Building

Kowloon: YAUMATI PUBLIC SCHOOL,

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· (near the Alhambra Theatre)

HERE ARE THE SIX

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Mr. Oswald Cheung

Mr. J. C. M. Grenham Mr. Li Yiu-bor

Mr. Victor Mamak

Dr. Woo Pak-foo

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First Departure: 8 a.m. from Kowloon

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