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Making Sure Of
Safe Roads
For a curfond of people
NOR the second time this
have gone over the edge | of the Prayn into the j harbour and drowned. The February tragedy, it will be recalled, resultedi in the death of six peoples. In almilar circumstances only about half a mile from the point of last night's accident. It is pointless, however, simply the most to deplore unfortunate coincidence; pointless, too, to make the empty assertion that! this ought not to have fnet is happened. The that even with the best possible system of pre- cautions, accidents occur.
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But the question that must be asked 18: are road safety precautions for the driver] really adequate? And answer it properly one has tu go beyond Connaught Road West; it is a question that should be tested 11 every mile of rund in the Colony where there is possibility of il similar accident occurring.
1
That is all the public can ask. If the driver is at fault, ait long aa there are proper safeguards. no reasonable blame can be attached to the authorities. On the ques- tion of rond safety there are a few observations to bel made on the stretch of Con- naught Road West on which Last night's accident occurred.
recalled that following the February tragedy, railings were erected along part of the road. Anyone who has seen them will agree that they constitute an adequate safe. guard. And it would be hard to nee how a ßt and respon- sible driver could go over this part of the Praya now. He could, perhaps by driving
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MONDAY, MAY 14, 1956.
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THE PRESSURE IS ON
US Asked For Decision On China Trade Embargo
WASHINGTON CONCERN
OVER PROBLEM
Washington, May 13. Japan, Britain and at least half a dozen other allied
on
nations are pressing the United States for a de- cision
increasing Western trade with Rod China, Administration officials said today. Unless some action is forth- coming soon, these coun- trien may decide to step shipments to and from China on their own, This experts here said. would amount to destruc- tion of the seven-year-old agreement barring ship- ment of strategic goods behind the Iron Curtain, they said.
"
These officials left no doubt that the Administration is spilt over what to do about the problem. By agreeing to re- lax international controls, it would be certain to arouse storm of protest in Congress.
A
the
The United States itself has no trade with Red China and doesn't plon
But алу. voluntary trode controla sys- tem established in Europe and Asle operates on. a unanimous agreement basis.
The issue assined International prominence when British Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden conferred at the White House with President Eisen- hower more than three months Presidnil and his ugo. The advisers agreed to
review Far Eastern trade "now and
Sir periodically."
Anthony In was interested
clearing rubber and & long Hel of manufactured goods and
Delay
materiais for export 10 Red China,
on alited bids in acting for more trade with the Reds results from faflure within the Administration to And some
of compromisc
conflicting views between various govern- agencies. Defence
ment officials have been particular- ly reluctant to approve any major increases in trude with Red China.
Action by the top-level National Security Chinell, presided
a.n
Right-Wing Party Just Fails To Get Absolute Majority
Vienna, May 14. Final preliminary distribu. tion of weste after com- pletion the second count WRI: People's Party 82. Socialista 75. Freedom Party X and Communista 3 senta
by the President, has best complicated by sirong opugremitasi pressures Renne
relaxation. any
A Committee only recently undertook
Theso Investigation of the Administration's decision two yearn Aro to гое to Inorw trade with Rubin
her and
Easter) European satclilice,
Approval of
with more trade Red China probably wit spark an even bigger investi- gation. But alicuiona are' that the allies won't wait and that some sort of compronitza will have to be worked out.
elas cited a recent move by Britain to sell tractors to Red Chins. The British Informed the United States of the sale after it was completed. This action is regarded here as a British warning that the trade issue camo! be put off until after the November elections
Anal results, whlof are subject to revision by the Ministry of the Interior but are not expected to chango much, show that the People's Party has just failed to secure 033 ab- solute majority.
If all the other parties were united, they could defeat
it by one vote in the House. But as the Freedom Party. which has flye seals, is definitely • **bourgeois** anti-Marxist party such a combination is not prob- abio.
But
the People's Party majority 1. not great enough to allow them to try to rute alone and the results are considered in political circles hero PLA proving that a new coall-
of tho two šlen
great parties will be essential--- Reuter.
Russia To Abolish
Internment Camps
All internment
Moscow, May 13.
camps in the Soviet Union will be abolished within a year or eighteen months, a
some Administration officials hope can be done senior official United Press,
Marshall's Gloomy Broadcast
To People Of Singapore
"A WEEK OF ANGUISHED SOUL-SEARCHING”
London, May 13.
Mr David Marshall, Chief Minister of Singapore and leader of the all-party delegation to the constitutional conference in London, said in a recorded broadcast to Singapore on Saturday:
Frogman's Death
EDEN'S 3 wrong.
DEMANDS
his car at full speed at the From CHAPMAN PINCHER
barrler. But even then it
would be difficult and the driver could no longer be re- garded as responsible.
London, May 14. The
of frogman Crabb is to be thrashed out
case
within the "Your delegation has had; rents of differences a week of anguished soul-delegation.
There has been some progress searching. I personally am made on the basic martwork of convinced that it would be the constitution, and considerable very wrong, and progress on the issues of a single dangerous 10
Singapore citizenship on a parity with all other Dominion citizens, health, to accept half men as well as on Malayanisation and the puble services commission. the main issues, however, On there is a jagged barrier-rect
very
sures.
Ou
acrom the whole horizon as I see
"We must have an end of colonial rule, sovereignty in normal times in our lit
"This week, President Eisen- territory, or nothing at all,
hower is reported to have said "Today and on Tuesday, we in respect of another matter that,
than the final no agreement is better again face squarely
bad agreement.
by the Combined Intelli-decision on the main issues. By The jury investigating th gence Committee-Britain's Friday and certainly not later
highest authority.
how
than
will next Friday, there either be a general agreement or & concrete breakdown,
accident also recommended more street lighting. Last
At this scerel meeting of night's accident occurred on a stretch of Connaught Rond chiefs of M15, the secret service
This last week has been the and the Forces Intelligence de- West, in A godown area
facts of partants, the
nost difficult so far, with the between two
that Lione. Crabb Kates
come. wore to died under Rus- probability of
heavy been very are apparently_rarely if ever sinn warships iri Portsmouth There has
the in weather from
Colonial cloned. The Praya is not harbour will be disclosed
Office
undercur- with strong And the light- full. protected.
The ing can only be described as
purpose of the meeting token.
the three demands is to meet
The road is quite from Sir Anthony Eden which cre 61 casential part of the
wide and there are several
jetties serving godowns opdisciplinary
posite, but there
many open spaces.
action" he has
are also taken to prevent any repetition
EYOND the eastern gate,
BEYO
from Centre Street to the Star Ferry, " cenko con- centration of junks or rail- inga make it very difficult, though perhaps not impos-| sible, for an accident to: occur. But to return to Centro Street: if traffic
in 1
of the Ministry
of Interna Affairs
(MVD) told a group of French socialists today.
The official disclored this when he accompanied the
group on a visit to a corrective Actor Gravely
camp at Tula 80 miles from Moscow, which is run by the MYD,
The official said that in future there would be only two types ordinary detention in prisons and in "corrective lab- our colonies.
of
Injured
Los Angeles, May 13, Film actor Montgomery Curt was seriously injured early to- Unlike the internment camps day when the car he was driving ho of the
past, it would be for-struck a telephone pole es bidden, to send the inmates of was going home from a dinner nich comps to work on projects party. outside them.
The
specially grave political crimes,
But
only
court
Police Bak the car Mr Clift was driving was almost com- plotely wrecked-Reuter.
Pro-Germans
RELAX IN
DAKS
Whiteaways
British Communist Party Loses Its General Secretary
HARRY POLLITT
RESIGNS
London, May 14.
Mr Harry Pollitt, Britain's top Com munist, today resigned his job as General Secretary of the British Communist Party because of ill health.
Party officials announcing this resignation, said that their 65-year-old leader would continue as their chairman.
Mr Pollitt will be aucceeded in the office he has held for 20 years by Mr John Gotlan, his assistant, who has been a prominent figure in the Party's executive.
bis power as he grew old. He *** bolleve ho added howeVET: will remain for all time one of the great Marxist thinkers and one of the strongest loaders in the Soviet Union,”—Reuter,
Mr Pollitt has told
his €500cutive committee that be must take "a complete rest" on the advice of his doctor,
"It He added:
would bo unwise of me to continue in the future to CATTY out all The duties involved in the position of General Sceretory,"
Razor-Slashing · Affair
apprecia- BOOKMAKER
In accepting his resignation, the Party executive today re-
its deepest corded tion" for his leadership and asked him to tako over the office of chaluman, which he accepted.
HARRY POLLITT
CHARGED
London, May 18, The police here today charged a 32-year-old book. maker, mmed Francis Davidson, with assault and battery on Jack Comer, known as Jack Spot, king of London
gangsters. The charge was made after in- terrogation lasting 20 hours. Jack Spot was the victim of a razor attack in the heart of London 10 days ago and had to go to hospital where he had. 80 slitches put in.
Since then the police havpu
combing bera systematically. through gangster halints in the Soho and Elephant and Castin districts of London. Finally, they.. arrested: Davidson - as he was about in leave the country by Bir. Mn Follit'a resignation caused Jack Spot, gang-lender; an immediate reshuffle, among protected certain bookmakere in the Party leaders with M return for payment from gand William Gallacher, 74 year-old who tried to rob them. The Party chairman
former and Communist member of Parlia world war for some time, which
rosult bus produced an under
Winment, being made President; the police have been anxious to
Mr Curt, 30, suffered severe facial cuts and bruises, a broken TRIAL BY COURT
nose, and a possible brain.cop official sild that as cussion, his doctor said. He was general rule, deportation of taken to hospital prisoners would now be for- bidden, though it could still be to these convicted of applled
would be possible this afler trial by a normal
Corrective labour colonies would contain factories within the convicts
Saarbruecken, May 14. in which them
The three pro-German parties would work.
The official said that a special of the Saar today swept out of commission.
offee the majority of mayors get up to revise of people sentences and district councils installed for political, and
under the counter-
pro-French revolutionary crimes as well as crimes against
had the state been ordered to finish its work and fully rehabilitate innocent people by October.Reuter.
London, May 13.
former
The changes followed the Bri-hall-Franco-Presse tish Communist Party's biennial congress Last
month when Mr Pollitt was erdeised by many. followers over the of his Moscow moves to destroy the Stalin myth.
Mr Pollitt, a life-long bup-
regime of ex-Premier Johannes porter of Stalin, was reported ***
In some political circles to have municipal his position endangered by the election held Soviet
STOP PRESS
renunciation of the JETS CRASH AT
SEK KONG
Hoffmann
It was the first and communal "with that attitude, I am
sinco these parties were licensed former idol. wholehearted
support.
lest year.
But
the at the congress believe that in the context of
With nearly all votes counted Communist Party, representing the our existing conditions and
at Mrs Eliza Luckett, believed to
midnight the three pro- 34,000 members, recorded · -La grave
threat
organised
Shortly after 11 am today received 10.1 full confidence "In the Soviet German parties
and the wo Venom Jet fighters were people malice, half a bridge is worse be the oldest woman in Britain,
has died at Cuckfeld, Sussex, per cent of the votes compared Union, than no bridge, It is impera-
to only 23.2 per cent cast for Communist Party of the Soviet saking off from the RAF strip st QLD leading tive for our stebility
Bek Kong when that we aged 107.
Hoffmann's Christian Union.“ As a child she was so weak Herr return to Singapore with
Party. The
Me airerart collagena on the run“. Com-
afterwards, Shortly and puny that the family doctor People's full reality of Democracy.
in a speech avoid a collision it le refused to permit her to attend munists received six per cent, Pollitt declared
--Reuter. school.--China Mail Special,
that Joseph Stalin.
of
Fatal "Stencil Democracy"
normal "In the
course
of
of such an embarrassing situa-Colonial history, every forward
tion.
Demand No, the ex- peria must And some way of allowing closer polities! con- trol by ministers over latel- ligence without stifling the Initiative of
of agente, or spread-- ing information too widely. CLOSER CONTROL Demand No. 2 there must the closer control by intelligence chiefs over what
in
be
not to be diverted from this section at night to follow! the tram Toute around the godowne and the gates. closed (and it
may
le
hard to justify this action on a pubile road) would it not be nonsible to do two things: extend the railinga
step
has been considered worthwhile advance: and from that point of view, wira! is being offered to us now by Her Majesty's Government is an appreciable adyarice.
the
گھر
between Inter-racial respect East and West, which is the
heartbeat bery
of a healthy Singapore.
"If we return to Singapore with half measures and im- mediately campaign for more, as we must it will be very difficult to control the currents of racial
119
had abused
Europeans Shoot Down Moslems
Constantine, May 13.
European residents, panicky from ceaseless extremist attacks, tonight 'shot-
to death six Moslems and wounded four.
The shooting began at 6 pan. in the Jewish quarter and lasted half an hour,
The incident came 24 hours in on Algeria's religious capital, public under the clandestine "But in the unique circum- antagonism and once racial
comes
to the sur-atter armed European vigilantes to try to conquer it and there mavement, the National Libera-- stances of Singapore today, a antagonism
tion Front United Press. would be face, we are finished that will had joined hundreds of troops, proclaim an independent re- stencil democrney fatal to the long-term survival be the end of peace, of prosper- gendarmes and policemen to give of Democracy....any agree-Ity, of any hope of truly healthy chase to indtrating rebel corn- And If Democracy Is mandos in the Jewish district is happening in their department that compels us to come growth.
back to England for more nsociated with this process then and the suburbs. ments.
Demand No. 3 the system would undermine the stability there can be little question and theor establishing Democracy in whereby "free-lance" agents we must establish,
Singapore."-France-Presse.
ilke Grabb are employed by principle of racial harmony and
departments
the intelligenco muxt be reviewed
and
Ughtened. The committee may decide the
United States lead appoint a highly influential man as overall chief of the intelli- genee departmente.
along this section, and in-only solution will be to follow stall good lighting on both the sides of the road?
K
"
It is pointless to excuse the
Britain's Jołni intelligence
lack of precautions by say- bureau; headed by Sir Kenneth ing that accidents of this Strong; functions as the central kind are
clearing house for intelligence Perhaps raro. they are but the safeguards information, but exercises, no control over policy-London are still needed. Nor is it Express Service any use saying that drivers
ought to be familiar with Collective Fines dangerous ronds.
Recent
Niconia, May 13. accidents show that some
The Governor of Cyprus, are not. A thorough check of all dangerous and exposed Coral Bir John Harding, to- day ¡Ambonest, ellective" fines sections of the Colony's totaling $6,000 on two areas
would surely
the town of Paphos In worthwhile to ensure that wERLEWEL Cyprus. Nuberous| safety précautions are quito attacker what Beltists, troope adequate: this must be don have been made there in the sidered a fair, demand; by past [few months, ---Frances the driving public, 5,
roads
ba of
BULGANIN'S PROPOSAL TO JAPAN
Moscow, May 13. Bulganin, Marshal
Soviet Premier, ist, wook surrested that Japan And Russia should exchange, Robamfors and ・estabilah · diplomatió... relations
short-term fisheries treaty into immediate
without -effect political conditions-Beuter.
instead of waiting for a peace Robot Operates
treaty, Japanese sources revealed here today.
The' soursen muid that Marshal
Balenzia suggested, thir Wednesday, when he saw Mr
Film Performance
* West Bromwich, May 18.
*programme
in Britain and
A total of 19 Moslems, most of them terrorists, were killed and
27 persons, including three gen- darines, wero wounded.
Birers wailing on top of the Municipal Theatre building sent troops racing to key points minutes after gunfire was heard on the Rue de France.
CROUCHING FIGURE Europeans sitting in an open- air cafe opened Are when they aw a orouching figure who they said was a terrorist preparing to I toss a grenade.
shot
The ten Moslems were while racing fur cover down the
RVOZLO
by
Motorised Army units patrolled the tense city of 118,000 popula The first automation cinema oilsig of the Moslem populace. tort ta guard against possible Ichiro Kone, Japanes possibly the worldwas shown The East Algerian caplial and Agriculture Minister, negotiaI-
to an unsuspecting audience at the surrounding area have been [ing a faberies- agreement with
Rumia, et, an interview in the cinema here.
the West Bromwich Queen's under a state of sitze since last wook'a mamive rebel, atrikoen Kremlin.
sipsitat. European forms and most tip of Alessing troop, rakki- Japanese sources 'mid ibay were | opected the
chinaning to leave fus: Tokyo mwitched on the ound, "The forca tocke poticom in mod
las | film appeszed. The operation wound Tontongruambor | unbor
without->n
A2000.
The "robol", put on the lights, Meanwhile, ky the World? Consult
то
thought that the second pilot pulled his aircraft into the air Before be had reached flying speed. The result was that his plane stalled on the ground some distance from the end of the runway.
The plane caught fire, and the pilot died from his injuries. The pilot of the leading sir- craft, F/LA. A. Madden, Was uninjured.
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