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THE SUEZ CANAL
Rival
Peace In Cyprus Plans To
66/THE frst practical slop been taken towards
a peaceful settlement of the Cyprus problem". So said a statement issued by the British Authorities
In
1t
Nicosia on Saturday. refers, of course, to Eoka leaflets calling for a truce In the terrorist war. These
distributed through-. were
they
essential prerequisite to political negotiation.
Be
Submitted
London, Aug. 20. out the island last week; |
Delegates of 22 nations und if effective immediately full the first enter the decisive stage of talks here on the Suez Canal crinin toxlay with the The Greek Government vouch prospect of rival American for the sincerity of the And Indian plans being Jeaflets leaving onc LO
placed before them for wonder at the extent of the
action. between Digħenis, liaison the terrorist leader, and the authorities In Athens.
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RELAX IN
DAKS
Whiteaways
IN 'ACTION TRAKAN SEBUA
4 EUROPEANS ON TRIAL
“Dead" Woman Returns To Alleged Conspiracy
Life In Mortuary
Melbourne, Aug. 19.
"Am I dead?" asked Mrs Sheila Baulch last night when she woke up in the city morgue.
Legally, she was, But morgue attendants ignored the death certificate and returned her to the Royal Melbourne Hospital for treatment of a head injury.
Mrs Baulch, 45-year-old visitor from Balranald, New South Wales, was found lying cold and motionless in the street yesterday after she apparently had fallen and sustained a slight head cut,
She was taken to the hospital, where a young doctor examined her, pronounced life extinct, and signed a death Egyptian KOLUVES sald Last certificate. She was taken to the morgun and was placed on night that Mr V. K. Kristula adeel trolley to be wheeled into the freezing chamber for But this is a question which Menon, India's chief delegate, us the night to await a post mortem examination this morning. Britain muy not wish to expected today to offer proposals
Then a policeman saw an oye and then her cheek flicker. from thes
"Am i dead?" A few minutes later she sat up and asked: intensive If IL probe
to merging Je likely
talks 10 has held
Mrs Baulch was taken back to the hospital and treated jeopardise the chances of backstage
Bince then for the head cut and released 98 minutes later. Rather, peace.
the here in a search for u selficment. with
she has disappeared and police have been unable to find her. advantage it has gained in President Nasser who th
Hospital authorities explained the incident - first of le forcing an end to terrorism, a cekoni reaffirmed his opposi
kind in Melbourne by saying it is possible for the heart it may be expected to take tion to the Western scheme for and lungs to stop momentarily.--United Press. some concillatory step to international control consolidate its position. Eokn's decision
terrorism is probably less The Egyptian sources said 1 the result of British provides for Egypt retaining military
than control of general and financial pressure the rising tide of ill-feeling administration. A multi-national on the island against the advisory body. possibly estab- mounting denth Cypriots, all
of the palionatlard Conet - is reported to call off to approve Mr Menon's plan.
foll victima
Boka guns and knives,
Nations United ofished under
in of auspices, would co-operate
and ensure ruauing the Canal that obligalore concerning free passage are respected,
It
is worth noting that the leaflets
distributed were only a few days after an Impassioned denunciation of the terrorists Cyprus Radio by a Cypriot girl whose fiance had been shot dend carller in
the month.
NOTABLE, 100,
over
was
the
broadcast just before the
TO STAND PAT
Conference sources said Brt-
and the thin, France
United States would start by the plan to be presented, probably today. Mr John Foster Dulles, the by American Secretary of State for
International operate the Canal,
body 11
The board would be establish-
ed by treaty and associated
leaflets were distributed by with the United Nations, yp a Greek Orthodox prices would
be
represented,
bul naking Church leaders to would not dominate it.
The denounce
proposed treaty would treat any British threat to
Interfere with
violence.
Not
EOKA TRUCE OFFERS CHANCE OF QUICK CYPRUS SETTLEMENT
London, Aug. 18. Britain
take intends to
full advantage of the truce offer-
11
pernous
In
their
18
Gang Warfare In Sicily
By Businessmen &
Govt
Servants
The trial of two well-known European businessmen and two Government officials accused of conspiracy involving favouritism in the issue of a mine licence opened before Judge W. T. Charles in the Victoria District Court this morning.
William The accused are
Allan Hogarth, chartered accountant, of 511 The Peak, Henry Charles Patterson, 45, Company Director, of 10 Victoria Peak Apartments; John Patterson Whitefield, 54, Superintendent of Lighthouses, Marine Department, of Albany Flats; and William Murray Keay, 54, Superintendent of Mines, of 7 Kimberley Street, second floor. All four men are on a nominal bail of $300 each.
All four de Pendants are Ho asked His Honour to direct | various syndicates and com- alleged to have conspired 10- the Prosecution to take the panics which were formed to gether on divers dates between | necessary steps to have the ac- prospect and mine an area of January 1 and June 6 this year count unfrozen.
Palermo, Aug. 19. Gang killings terrorised to enable the said William Judge Charles asked what the Siciliun capital today in Murray
then employed jurisdiction he had to make Mr Gittins re-
what appeared to be an an Son of Mines by such an order.
A Freak Explosion
Nlookta, Aug. 19.
"freak" explosion wrecked
hut In Larnaca southeast Cyprus, today, revealing large arms hoard sealtered in the debria,
the
the discharge
of his
land on the slopes of Talmo- ahon, New Territories, during the last few years.
effort by a Mafia-like group to receive a bribe for his
Second accused was a director of piled that under scelton 25 (1)
of the District Court Ordinance, of Pattervon and Co., Ltd., a to
grab control of the ing favour and for his for all proceedings in
ecommecini company he formed this connec- Palermo market district.
in 1948. Agnin, it was in hie disfavour to don had been bearing to show
transferred to
a member of these official
the District Court. All proceed. capacity as merchant, Gaetano function to u syndicate known ings were henceforth under the Bamo ayndicates and mining
as the Bohespic
Syndicate of jurisdiction of the District Court that second accused had come
as companies the first accused which the said Willam Alian
Judge. Hogarth, Henry Charles Patter
His Honour asked if Counsel before the Court. Patterson
Mr Blair-Kerr
said the same son and John
was
in effect asking him to re-applied to third accused, al field, were members.
view the Magistrate's decision, though his principal job in life Key is addically charged Judge Charles asked further it was that of with corruptly receiving the sum Counsel had any notice of the
Government ser- of $25,000 on June 4, then em-Police
being Superintendent 02.
White.
fruit Saccaro, 38, was shot down in the centre of the city yester- day while wailing for a bus, The three kiilers hopped into a waiting car and sped away.
Saccaro was the fifth person to die in the current wave of four terror.
Three other persona ployed Us Superintendent of have disappeared, including one Mines by the Hongkong Govern- replied in the negative, suying various
who may have been plects of from a ship.
in the cache wero found; six
sticks of
ed by the EOKA underground A organisation in an effort to forge a quick settlement of stipation 13- Cyprus formed sources said today. The exhemists, who killed over
100 months of underground acti- vilies against the British, an- nounced last week that they wire ready
truge "to for-a test British good faith." And informed sources sale today Britain was moving fast to follow the advantage thus
up
thened.
No long go the authorities were the main Canal's operation as a threat to butt of Cypriot criticism peace under the United Nations over the stringent security Charter. precautious they enforced
Mr Dulles
told
Mr Mamaru Shigemitsu, the ío combat terrorism. But Japanese Foreign Minister, told as the Cypriot death toll reporters that mounted to the quite him at an hour's meeting.
160 tight: "We have no intention of staggering Agure of (compared with 60 British forcing this plan on Egypt, but believe 11 contains the Including 45 servicemen) minimum conditions acceptable the terrorists alienated to all parties concerned.” much local sympathy. Today feeling in Cyprus Is Western Powers will decide this overwhelmingly for an end morning whether to table im- to tension
the Western plan, fear, mediately and it will be interesting to which they drafted last Satur- note local reaction to the day after Radcliffe plan for constitused unth today.
and
Conference sources
hus been d'legales.
said the
the conference
re-
circulated
The draft among
tional reform. Since he has only recently returned from Nicosia, Lord Rad- cliffe's proposals have not yet been released but should be available shortly. These, them it is hoped, will provide a In hotel rooms and embassies. basis for discussion; self- The sponsors are confident of a government will almost cor-lear majority, although Amerl- tainly be offered and the can sources said the declaration principle of self-deter- was unlikely to prove accept- mination will therefore have able to Russia or India.
MAIN PROBLEM
The main
problem before whyether
accept to amendments discussed yesterday
Sabry
EOKA of
Vengeance hitherto has prevented Greek Cypriot leaders from meeting with Governor Sir Joha Harding
other Ami
British officials to discuss a settio- ment of the political deadlock on the island, Official sources sald today the truce may pare the way for such meetings in the near future.
The Archbishop
Return to the island of Archhi- shop Makarios, leader of the Greek Orthodox Church and ablef spokesman for the na- tionalists, who was exiled In March for alleged failure to EORA violence, is for the moment, informed sources suld,
of opposition But
group Labour and Liberal MPs has started Lobbying the Eden Government to bring the Archbishop to London for talks, or to allow him to meet with British negotiators at his place of exile in the Seychelles
Prime Minister Bir Anthony
dynamico,
***Bhaped
time-fuse pencils, friest detonator, 34 detonators, three safety fus
been connected with
pushed
the
application. Mr Gittingsta in the Marine, De-
application had
been
ex Government,
of the Hongkong
accused, was also a
ment, as a reward for shownrdize Charles remarkea - that Government servant - Super-
a matter
Crown's View
Asked what the Crown's view was, Mr Blair-Kerr said he did
A few months later, another Labour Department of the Hong-not think he should discuss the
long
Government
was
con-
Ho
had held that position since his first appointment on October 11, 1951.
Land Prospected
favour and for his forbearing to fuso, ... revolver-parts--a-
The police also believe that show disfavour to Bohespic bomb Atled with
two killings in Milan may have Syndicate "in relation to the thought the proper Court to intendent of the lines Division апа small quaN-
would be of the Labour. Department in the same granting of an issue to the said hear such tity of other explosives, A Government
spokesman miƐ] gang warfare. The victims were syndicate of certain purported the Supreme Court, and not his the Hongkong Government,
the and relatives of Salvatore Galatalo, licence
subsequent Court, tonight that one
man had bten detained.
But he did member of the "market Mafia" transfer of the salt purported licence to the Mountain Lead a burst of by not reveal the man's identity who was killed or five reason for the "Freak" machinegun fire inside the frult Mines Company Ltd, a matter in which the Mines Division of the explosion. The spokesman and vegetable market last year. said that no casualties were
то reported.-Reuter,
businessman, Francesco
merits of the application. Greco, cerned."
Mr Binir-Kerr went on to say was killed at night near his
Hogarth, Patterson and White- ask for the accounts to be un-that the area of land concerned home on the outskirts.
in his in the case had been prospected Greco's field are represented by Mr frozen, he cald, would brother-in-law later was killed D. A L. Wright, instructed by opinion be asking too much, In for lead in recent years and lay The Mr 3. C. Stewart of Stewart and view of the Magistrate's order, in the part of the New Ter- fourth victim was a fruit and Company
His Honour said that ap-ritories called the Lam Chung
Valley vegetable merchant
Through that valley in in the Mr Victor Gilting, instructed peared to be so, adding that in Vucciria quarter.
by Mr H. Calne,
connecting of Johnson, his view he had no jurisdiction 1950 was a road Meanwhile,
the accounts, a Stokes and Master is appearing to unfreeze
Mr Taipo and Sek Kong. It opened a brother and
expressed agress-up that area to ogricultural, and friend of Greco's disappeared for Keny
industrial uses. The Crown is represented by ment
"The road was after having gone to an appoint-
with meat
Mr W.
A. Blair-Kerr, Senior
called Route One. teknown pirsons. Another merchant named Salya-Crown Counsel and Mr Dermot tore Intravia disappeared from Rea, Crown Counsel, asalsted by a stulp, United Press.
Mr. т. Kavanagh, Assistant Superintendent of Police (Anti- Corruption) and Inspector J. H. Hidden, Victoria District Court police prosecutor.
Mystery Deaths: by rifle fire in his home,
Scotland Yard
Called In
Eastbourne, Aug. 19. Scotland Yard has been called in to help with inquiries here believed to be connected with the death of
a number wealthy
women at this south coast resort during the past ten years.
of
King Intervenes
man, Jordan, Aug. 19.
Sit Outside Dock
the
Gilling then
Judge Charles: "I take it then that you withdraw your applica tion?" Mr Gitties: "I withdraw the application, Your Honour."
Prosecution Case
in
the
a member of (Contd. on back page, Col. 1)
Before he went further, Mr Blair-Kerr said, he would touch upon a contan change in statute laws regarding mining matters in 1054. Before that time, apart Giving the facts of the case, from certain regulations in 1951 Mr Blair-Kerr said that firat which did not affect the issue of accused was a director of Im-licences, the power of issuing The Chief Constable of East-
perial Chemical Industries prospecting and mining licences bourne, Mr R. W. Walker, co-
(China), Ltd. But it was not in was vested entirely The four men were allowed relation to his activities as such Governor In Council in his irmed tonight that he has Jordan authorities, on orders asked for the assistance of Seol- from King Hussein, today bus to sit outside the dock on the that he had come before the absolute discretion, land Yard with certain inquiries pended
to expel Ar- application of Mr Wright who Court, but as moves but declined to give details. menian Archblikop
Dima said that the facilities in The Inquiries are, however, Eden, who is spending the believed to relate,
Neirsoyan who had been accused dock were restricted (It could in the first of having direct contact with the only, hold three of them abreast) was place, to the death a few weeks Soviet Armenian Republic. reported to be in close touch | ago of Mrs
Gertrude Hullett, with Colonial Secretary, Mr 60-year-old widow of a
King Hussein ordered authori- Lloyds Allan Lennox-Boyd on the underwriter. Her husband, Mr ties to re-investigate the case. possibility of such a move. Mr
Alfred Hullett; died last March The archbishop is the highest
of religious personality icaving £94,000 sterling. A Possibility
Armenian After Mrs Hullett's death an
community ld Lord inquest
was opened and the Jerusalem.-Reuter. Radcliffe, who was appointed body examined by a Home Office two month ago to draft a pathologist. The Inquest is to constitution giving CypruN D be resumed on Tuesday, measure of home rule within the Briks Commonwealth, might fly to the Beychelles toof meet Makarios.
weekend in the country,
Informed вонтоб
on
to be conceded, though the Mr Dmitri Shepilov, the timing of Cyprus's accession Soviet Foreign Minister, is re- to full dominion status is ported to have been informed
Both of the indian plan unlikely to be specified yet.
Menon nand Wing-Commander
President a satis- Special envoyer Nassers THIS should prove
factory starting point for him yesterday as part of the negotiations. But Britain series of private talks in which
they played a prominent part.
is expected Mr Menon
a further meeting today
to
should make itself clear on one point: it will not accept hayo dictation from either Eoka with Sir Anthony Eden, the or.. the Greek Government. British Prime Minister, before
Police are also believed to be inquiring into the circumstances doeth of several other wealthy women bere since the
That means it will not be presenting his plan to the con. Lord Radcliffe already is sche-crxl of the war,
intimidated by threats of ference. Last night, Sir Anthony armed reprisals if the nego- Eden and Mr Selwyn Lloyd, tiations do
sween not proceed British Foreign Secretary, were according to Cypriot wishes. guests of Mr Dulles et on Another point the British American Embassy dinner.
ought to insist upon is that
FRENCH FEAR it conducts negotiations with leaders of its choosing, The three Western Foreign' not with, the puppets of Ministers will consider today Athens, certainly not with how their plan, once approved, Eoka and preferably not should be conveyed to the with Archbishop Makarios Egyptian Government. Ono idea though consideration should raised here is that i mall com
up to be given to his return even-mittee should be set
negotiate with Egypt if she tually
accepts the plan as a basis for
discussion.
The French delegation, while
the plen as for supporting
DI
the
duled to return to Cyprus to
One of them is thought to be resume his talks there as soon Mrs Easth Morrell, who died as possible. A meeting be-
him and
about five years ago at the age Makarios
of 82. She was the widow of a would, informed sources said, heighten the aliances of an vegetable canner,China Mail early solution being reached. Special. Radcliffe has been instructed a constitution to draw no
giving
Cypriots government within the Com 4 Miners Buried monwealth and at the same time guaranteeing the security
Aachen, Aug. 18. Four miners were buried in a of the 20
20 per cent Turkish
The ques- cave-in at a mine at Heuckel- tion of self-determination, on hoven, near Aachen, last night, learned here today which the Cyprus question it was first came to a head, would be Hoscue workers feared today left in abeyance for a few there was little hope of finding years.United Fress.
The men allye-France-Presse,
STOP PRESS
and one of his clients was not in the best of health,
Mr Bea was granted leave to amend the charges by a change the of dates and by a further allega. tion that the bribe was also: for Keay's "forbearing to show his disfavour."
in
Death Of Cardinal
On behalf of
tins
Mr Git-
made a preliminary ad-
that on He said plication. June 8 Keay's account with the Chartered Bank was attached
or frozen by a Bench warrant issued by a Magistrate on the ground that the credit standing the balance was connected ᎢᏅ ; with the present proceedings.
Counsel
submitted that the Section of the Criminal Ordinance
under
which the
Griffin affachment. was purported to
Baini's
and It. Over
have been made, did not support: London, Aug, 20, the steps taken by the Police. Cardinal Griffin, Archbishop The purpose of that Section was of Westminster' and Boman to govern property, Including Cathollo Primate of England, money, capable
being physi of died on Sunday night.
cally seized, like The Cardinal died of a hears there was, o
covered properished attack in Cornwall
Cardinal Bernard Grifin died claim of right. The credit in on his
record bank was merely a day. A communique immed by the by the bank as debtor of a sum Archbishoprics of
owing to Westminster,
Kegy na creditor and such could not be physically suffered Fadden seized Therefore it did not collapse of the heart shortly come under that Sects.) The before midnight, loos! time, and claim of right areuing for the 02 this application that purpose Bacraments-Frasson-Presse.
the money paid into that ar count had been corruptly ro Deived theis 5 it was RAY ZINTE Keay before it went into
mak
sükpicion and mistrust; mention of how it should be CONVICTS: SERENADE GAOL GOVERNOR died after receiving the Lart
Sydney, Aug. 19, 1. || 'werving a sentence for murder, Prisoners sang a tearful chorus Joined in day
It is a pity that the Turkish community have reacted un- favourably to the Eoka doel- sión." Their brief statement goes, were reported to be 3p-| Issued on Thursday indicates prehensive because it malces no obviously the great need is submitted to President Nauser to heal the breach between and, above all, because there is the two communities. no provision for a time limit, Until Greeks and Turks Without a time limit within rationalise their differences which the Egyptian Government and devise guarantees for would be saked to accept or reject negotiation, the French Gariglitas of minority station time matters i could Troups on the flaland the or, indefinitely? with no
lproblem of Cyprus decision or motion by the West decked in while sulla", and not be solved work Chira Mail Special ferait pa carnations, led by a prisoner
of "for he's a jolly good After they had presented two fellow" as Mr H. JO'Kelly paintings to Mr O'Kelly, there left the prison at Goulbou, worn-handshakes all round..
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