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TORY

REBELS

Challenging Task AMONG

THE decision of the Bri-

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tish and French govern-

Established 1845.

THE WEATHER: Fresh N.N.E.. winds; moderating. Fine and cola tonight, “The strong, wind sigunj (the black ball) was lowered at noon.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1956.

MAIL

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DIVIDED Fire &

·RELAX-IN-

DAKS

THE FABLEUS COMFORT

· IN ACTION TROUSERS

Whiteaways

Explosion Kills

THEMSELVES 14, Injures 244

Govt Expected To TROOPS ARE DELIGHTED

monts 10 withdraw their troops from Egypt without further delay comes na no surprise. There was never

that the any doubt

two countries would fulf the obligations imposed on thom by the

Nationa United Assembly, General

and

what delay there has been

In bonouring the UN direc-i

tive has been caused solely

physically

established in

emergency force.

Weather Storm

Over Suez

London, Dec. 3.

by the necessity of seeing The Conservative Party's managers in the Suez Canal the UN Parliament were confident tonight the Government will win a good majority when The original Anglo-French it asks for a vote of confidence on Thursday

Intervention in Egypt un- duubtedly shocked a large on its "quit Egypt now" policy announced Nection of world opinion, today.

nathough it is equally true

thot many did not attempt They believed that not more than from to understand the motives six to 10 of the hard core of dissidents who behind the netion, and all too eagerly branded it as have demanded "a tough line with Nasser"

aggression.

The

claim that the action helped

Port Said, Nov. 3. British troops clustered around the radio, seta

cheered tonight

the Anglo-French announée- ment that they will be withdrawn from Egypt without delay.

News of the House of Com- mons statement by Mr Selwyn Lloyd passed swiftly through unita from Port Said to the Suez frontline in the Canal Zone.

When it was announced the troops would be pulled out "without delay" soldiers went around slapping

tach other'a backs, making plans for their homecoming and specu- lating what units would be frat to leave. There oro celebrationa tonight in the fighting platoons manning the trenches right through command head- quarters. Corks are pop- ping as units bring out carefully hoarded betties of whisky, gin and beer, toasting each other's health, singing and even dancing at the prospect of a quick return. Reuter.

10

would fail to support the Government. The US Calls For Quick

to thwart a Soviet-backed Government has a

plan for 栽件

Egyptian nearly 60.

against

military naknult Israel is not to be dismissed

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Motion Tabled

Later tonight the Government

tabled its motion for the Middle East debate on Wednesday and Thursday,

The discontented group of of the Conservatives, including "Suez in its resistence to armed action imagluation in light of the rebels" who two years uge op- in Egypt, and that every new Inlaatic arms bulld-up in | posed British evacuation of the development has helped to vin- Egypt which

the Istuell Canal zone,

Immediately dieato it. Any forward moves, he met the statemen by Mr is sald to consider, campaign in Sinai and the after

should be the arrival of

Foreign designed not to bring further Anglo-French Selwyn

Secretary, on the withdrawal of humlilation on the forces so fully revealed.

government Anglo-French

from but to prosent a Anglo-

troups

new positive FALYTA

Middle East' policy. They were reported 10 be important effret of divided

among themselves. the Anglo-French Inter Disanayed at what they COD vention Wila to arouse sidered fresh humiliation of the United Nations to Britain, some nevertheless teht sense of its responsibilities the blame for this luy more with awakening which the United States, the Labour aimoat certainly would not Opposition and the United N have materialised had Bri-tang than with the government thia and France cont@uted

they Though.

hayo soverpa themselves with bringing days in which to resolve their

before thu.. situation

the minds before the coming of Security Council In the to-day crisis, debats on tratar form of a report, supported day nght, a number seem to by a resolution for action. feel nothing they own do

enn after what has been Those responsibilities, which, cided.

with the withdrawal of British, French and 1sraeli forces from Egyptian terri- tory, the UN must now fully assume, Rre heavy and complicated Let not

itself.

Bow

de-

Regent Reactions

Restoration Of

Suez Canal

Washington, Dec. 3.

The United States government today called for quick action to restore use of the Suez Canal, and wel- comed the British-French decision to withdraw forces from Egypt.

WORST BLAZE IN

NY'S HISTORY

New York, Dec. 3.

BUDAPEST ARRESTS CONTINUE

backed

Vienno, Dec. 3.

regime are still being arrested in the dead of night in Budapest, 20-

A flaming pier on the Brooklyn water- Hungarians believed to front was

blown to bits today by an be hostile to the Russian- explosion heard 35 miles away. The blast showered glass and flaming debris over a wide area and took a heavy toll in dead and cording to reports reaching

here today. injured, including school children at play.

Police said at least 14 persons had been killed, including three boys, 10, 13 and 15, Police listed 244 injured, many of them children who had shortly before the explosion.

One of the critically injured was a 14-year-old boy who hud been watching the fẻ,

It is the most disastrous are in the city's history," said the Fire Commissioner, Edward Cavanagh,

who

narrowly escupid injury in

In the explosion.

the

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The disaster started with a fre in a pile of rubber in a 4,000- ton heap of cargo, awaiting shipment, 031 a plex. The 1.740-foot

York pler, New City's Inzest, was located in huge Bush Terminal on Gowanus Bay, 21⁄2 miles across the harbour from the Statue of Liberty and about the Bame distance southeast of the batters at the lower tip of Manhattan.

1000-FT FLAMES

A statement personally approved by President Elsen-highly inflammable materials as hower and the Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, was issued, which said:

It will probably come up for "As the United Nations forces This reads "that this House

of the Undied discursicer tomorrow or Wednes- replace those supports the polley

the of Government as outlined by the Kingdom and France, the clear-day-Franco-Presse.

ance of the Canal beccṁes 'Im- Foreign Secretary en Desember

which, has provented hostill-perative,

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ties

0500

in the Middle Kart from "Évery "Ody of delay ity re-

resulted in

astering the Cavisi to vormat use spreading hus United Nations tatre being is a breach of the 1888 treaty introduced into the

and and a wrong to the large num- has

conditions under created

ber of nations throughout the which progress can be made

world whose economies depend towards peaceful settlement of so heavily on its reliable opera- outstanding issues.

tion"

This mollen is in the names of Sir Anthony Eden, the Prime have

Minister, who is convalescing in Jamaica from haci

They deplore the situation, but Plain the result might

en very different if America and the Labour Party the United Nations as in reacted as they see it with organisation

imngive

one moment that the with drawal of foreign troops from Egypt means the end

nigh

overstrain, Mi

Exchequer, Mr

To

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Restrictions Onoot of a scattat fol

Diplomats

The

to

Bonn, Dec. 3. Soviet Ambassador, Andrei Smirnov, and members FULL SUPPORT

of the Soviet Embassy here are

restricted Felp achieve a lasting henceforth pce, the statement said, the radius of 25 miles around Bonn, R. A. Butler, Lord Privy Seal, United States will continue 10 the West German government the Mr Harold Macmillan, Chun-mupport fully for more understanding of

measures needed announced today. cellor of the

Nationa to make the United Anglo-French armed aetion,

And some muke elear the Selwyn Lloyd, the Foreign police force "adequate

Sovici and

officials must obtain intention of allowing | Secretary, Mr Alan Lanox-effective for its mission."

permission 24 hours beforehand have no

Boyd, the opposition to benefit froer

the Colonial Secretary, of the Middle East crisis. the alluation by a protes! vote

aren, for any trips outside this aud Mr Antony Head, the Without giving any details, then government spokesman said. On the contrary there are which

bring Conser- Defence Minister.

statement expressed US deler- many signs that it

mination will catives down and Socialkts to

to help in bringing The Labour opposition is ex-

The crackdown was ordered rapidly become more acute į power.

about a permanent settlement as a reprisal for similar limita- table 0 critical

"of the other persistent conflets | tonn placed on Dr Wilhelm and dangerous unless the

China which have plagued the Middle Haas, Wes!

Ambas- German UN can produce a workable action,

East over recent years."

sador to Russia, and members long-term plan for

of his Embassy stuff in Moscow. posing the situation,

Mr Lincoln White, Statstherto Soylet

officials could Department press officer, read travel freely in Dil parts of the statement at a press confer- West Germany. esce. He said Mr Eisenhower and Mr Dulles personally had approved it and that it was "a government statement."-Reuter. BY CHRISTMAS

NAS

it la

"Whatever the form of Labour's;

be bound 10 cinc plod by the Government an motion of censure. This is belleved

Administration's the

[ASSER has not discarded songest protection against any large-scale revolt of Its his ambitions because of adherents.

the military defent he Though "Suez groupers" such muffered in Sinal; nor willes Mr Julian Amery-who today the House referred to 'a he lose the opportunity, if in offered, of disregarding humilinting withdrawal" and the purpose of the presencs other are bitter and angry over the situation, they are equally

uny move from

of the United Nations police trate with Labour and are un force. The existence of the likely to buck UNEF la not calculated to hat quarter. cliscourage Russia from

Inciting trouble between

Syria and her neighbours,

Socialists Pause

both through her propa- The Cabinet will meet

ganda machine And

by

amendment tomorrow.

to pected

Mail special.

Hand-over Of Bases Talks

The spokesman sold Soviet officials were subject to the same restrictions in all other Western capitala, He said the Bonn government appiled the measure reluctantly and only London, Dec. 3. after it had failed to obtain and The withdrawal of Franco- permission for Dr Hang Br3sh troops from Port Said members of his staff to travd The Daily Exprese poll will be practically complete by feely in the Soviet Union Lical correspondent reports December 25, well-atc med United Press. that the take-over of British | Erkish poiltical circles believed bases in Ceylon by the Cey-today. lon government was the

London, Dec. 3.

These circies said that British

building up Syria's military critical Wednesday-Thursday subject of talks in White forces would not return direct Credit For Oil potential far beyond her debate. requirements for defence.

Plan Speculation

deelde how it will handle the

to Britain, however, but would Politicians said that in half on Monday between re-group di Cyprus. view of the unrest shown by its | Ceylon Premier Solomon It' is expected that Primo backbenchers today, it is bound Bandaranaike and Lord | Minister Sir Anthony Ederi,

Washington, Dec. 3. The task of the United Nations to ask the House of Commons Home, Commonwealth Rela- wh Intends to réðurn toi Speculation is mounting here

police (and its authority for for a vote of confidence.

London about December 16, that Chancellor of the carrying it out must in no Labour Party leaders decided tions Miniatér.

will reply to questions on the Exchequer Harold Macmillan way be questioned) is to tonight to delay action until They opened, negotiations on evacuation of the Suez Canal in may announce tomorrow preserve the peace between they have studied the full re- the falliment of agreements he House of Commons before standby dollar credit from the Egypt and Israel. But on port of Mr Lloyd's speech in reached during the Common-it recessos for the Christmas International Monetary Fund to

Parlamen-wealth Prime Ministers confer-holidays, the UN, through its deli-omorrow's official

halp

oll fit the", "western buy berative councils and its what the Government means to of the British naval base st

Lary papers and discovered | enco"list_July on the hand-over Political circles consider it hemisphere, the United Press

today. administrative. machinery, do about a vote,

Tricotmaleb and the RAF sta- posřible that Sir Anthony may ekte Macinillan is expected to go to Washington to discuss the rests the duty of finding_a If it ask for a vote of con- tion at Katunayake.

Ennouncement to permanent political settle-ndence,

matter with President Dwight make an the opposition will Mr Bandaranaike Who Was Elsenhower before returning tomorrow on the state of the ment of the entire Middle either propose an amendment or 30onlyed by

the Queen at England,

*-* "dollar and gold balances of the East problem,

decide on a straight vote against Buckingham Palace on Monday.

A Labour (Opposition) Party sterling s is akpected to return to Ceylon The confidence motion.

member was to have asked·à It is considerat possible here It is a challenging task which

Mr. Aneurin must be tackled with courage. Opposition's

Bevan, now the within a few days. oficial

Talks on the bases are likely question in Parliament today on that he would find this a good and determination. Under uakes spokteran, is believed to continue of the official loveite subject, but owing to pres opportunity to

ime of other business, the mat-standby credit of $226,000,000 afterwards

trám" the Fund ---United Press,

UN

foreign

no circumstances can theo favour an amendment giving Under the agreements of last ter was shelved

allow itself to be detailed reasons why Labour July, Ceylon undertook to make deterred from its realleation cannot support the Government available to Britain both com-

by bloc pressuring, or other forms of obstruction.

His argument' apparently.

munications and storage facilities

that the Labour Opposition has and Britain agreed to help in

UN TROOPS IN SINAI PENINSULA

لما

developing the Ceylon. scotomy and

Intraining her armed forcos. *** London "Express Service,

Briton Arrested

announce

RESCUED BY RN CRUISER

Singapore, Dée, 3, A Royal Navy spokesman (zaid today the: cruiser Cheviot had rescued thp Chief Minister of the Maldive islands and other passengers after the simmship: Max Arit ran aground in the Indian Ocean last week.

The Mix Arlt was on hur? All Didi and, his family and way from Celebo to Male, the other ipamenrers, and take them rest of government of the to Male, Maldive Luanda kyzANAI BER

Cairo, Dec. 3.- tallon which arrived at E United Nations Emergency Ballab from Port Said today. Foroo Coramander: Maj-Gon. K. were crossing the Canal at

El Kantam LAM. Burn today ordered Ismallia and E

Cairo, Dos. 3. Alexandria | Customs Police Yurdalny troops under his com| night ̈ madd to lako portions east of wael earlier informed the announced today that they had The Suez Canal In The Final United Nations there will be no arrested a Britoni on charges of *Peninsula between Earpian: Xerwell forets anywhere within attempting to anumele 2.000 The Cherios Wii Singapory buf

and Larnell foreskinka agwale bait of territory, out of worth of gold and foreign cur- Saved said the first defachnvents the Blues Canal by the showring: rencY QUE JOE.

pr mn, Yugoslav motormed's Buzz lot bec. 2, United Press, Prom,

Thursday nintypros Dir

left school

asrested

Late on the night of Novem- ber 30 a prison van waa s0011 loaded with large numbers of people, including a ** number of screaming women, the reports sald.

Radio Budapest seld today The explosion hurled a 200- that AD investigation would Pound steel beam six

Wednesday blocks. open on

oll of Sanaller beams landed on roof- former members of the AVE, tops. One piercet the skylight the steret Hungarian police:

Budapest of the Acme Quilting Company.

radio reported It als punctured a water tower later today that the government on the building's roof forcing had decreed that as from De- 200 employees te fee.

cember 1, all miners would be About 1,000 employeca of paid ""special" wages" in view of other firms in some area were their most importent position sent home from work as flammes in the country's i economy.**

from the nearby piers.

Torted 1,000 feet into the air Reuter.

30

Nagy Latest

United Nations, Dec. 3. Former Hungarian Premier Imre Nigy has been granted temporary" political asylum in Rumaning Grigoire Prestosa, Rumania's Foreign Minister, told the United Nations General Assembly tonight,

Norwegian Hospital was hard-pressed for pace that cots were set up in hallways, the

end nurses home

Trinity Church

the across Lutheran street. The first four victims brought in were dead co arrival. "AND THEN-BOOM" Oliver Webb, an employce, of a battery compatty near the fire, said he had a clear view who last month took refuge of the disaster.

with him in the Yurpojav.m "The fireman tore) a hole in N

- basty in Bidi båst Vis metomary the goof of a bulking news the to. aurice Tale, personal micty pier to let the smoke out. 'It and also to facilitate, the resto-

while

and then--- ration in Hungary,ANKESI

The usytuEL

who

ho said.

He mid that the granting of 10. Nagy "and political daylum other Hungariany political figures

were 14.10.30-the-Binn tsuppeared when tha:|ue gender building exploded #1, said Wes Jónssofthe Anchor Bake

The fire, which broke out 3.15 p.m. spread quickly. The pier had been piled with such

black lacquer paint, cellwold, horsehair, rubber ezment, shel lac and printer's ink, in add tion to the rubber.

The flanes soared 1,000 feet into the air, Heavy, ecrid black moke from the burning rubber wafted over a wide ares. Three other plors caught fire and the partment bulding

Huge, tanks of servento Company in die Bina

sectylene burst into flames. A bargu

straight A

are boat the ninth when was burned out, and

It blew, Wholi

speaking at the It was over, no one was on the resumed dobate on the Hun- was demolished,

3:23 minutes tier roof And then,

the

Bremen, including an arian ituation in the As- the fire had broken out, whole Brooklyn waterfront was, officer, word blown of a Bressembly.!

He declared that Rumania shaken by the explosion which boat as it manoeuvred

access to knocked pedestrians over like the pier. The boat remained in woubt refiso

observers ninepins, It shattered windows service but the men were taken territory to UN

changed with: tha: stidy - of the and bent debris flying, including to hospitais,

situation in Hungary, her neigh a huge iron beam.

The $1,500,000 Arcboat the

bour-France-Presse, John McKean, the city's newest and most powerful firebeat, was. destroyed by the explosion. ==" United Press,

MEN TRAPPED

By that time, shortly after 330 p.m., children had been let of out of school and many them had joined curlous adulla in watching the fire.

Sla

around

RALLY BANNED

Still Objecting

her

New York. Dec. 3. Soviet Russia reiterated. Its vigorous opposition to United Nations General Assembly con The blast caught a number of

Kuala Lumpur, Doc. 3. sidtrution, of the so-called Hun- men on the pier, Some wate

AB of seven The Malaya government to garian problem when the Tapped. The bodies

cossion here were removed from the debris. day banned a mass rally called sembly resumed-its:

The pier was blown to bits by to protest against the govern- Ponight,

Vasily Kumitsov, Sovr the explosion, which

taxation a shook meat's increased houses 36 miles away on Long nounced in last month's budget. Deputy Foren Minister, told Istan 1

and

sent

The

tally, to have been held the meeting; "The obdurate at- tremors through hugo scrapers. Thousands of workers organised by the 20,000-strong Assembly to deal with vents crowded at the windows of the Federation

Government not within. Its competence? only Towers in lower Manhattan for

and for Administrative

Clerical nerve to rap the prostige of the a view of the spectacular blaze. Unlona Reuter.

| Assembly."-Reuter, Evtry

window

of every building along nearby Fourth Avenue was knocked out by the explosion, which sent flaming oil and debris over a wide area. DEBRIS OF STEEL

runy here on Thursday, was being temple to compel the General

Windows In factories and apartment buildings were shot- erod for blusies, A housewife.at Rockville centre, 35 miles away, said her house shook. A worker in Mineola, about five miles farther out on Long Island, said he felt the shock.

Hero Again In

Action

New York, Dec. 3. Caplain, Kurt Carlson, the famous : caplain who ""fuck" to, his sinking, ship”) * Flying. Enterprise, -until

the last moment nearly five) -2 years sau, wan's Euro in s "new crisly today. What

Carlson and his Flying --Enterprise **M Gof the: Zabrandfoon/Zine-were-lled- up at the Company's Brooklyn pler when the {nearby, “Luckenbach "

· When "îhe - fire spread, te? the roof of the ahed on the Lobranilisan pier, Caplain 'Carlsen' and big men also

they had

more

people are smoking

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