THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1956.
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Britons Feeling Cost Of Suez MAXIMUM USE OF TORY PEERS
LOVE WINS GOVT PLUGGING
HUNGARIAN
ATHLETE
Stockholm, Dec. 12. Love persunded a young member of the Hungarian Olympic team to change
his plans and join a 17. year-old refugee girl in Sweden instead of return of ing to Hungary, it learned here today.
The arrivent
was
Maria Kluber, Sunsten from Hungary and Vienna lust week and Immediately reach her Buns &
Sweden tried to ch, 23, whs was a member of the Hungarian pentathlon team
in Melbourne.
Acton Mold.
Swedish refugee authorities called him on Saturday, but. Lew Bouy before the telegram at rived Moldrich lett for Hungary in chartered A. France plane. The message caught him on it short stop-over Singapore however, and Muldrich had make difficult decision,
LOVE STRONGER
Should
mother in
De rekura
the
country or joist his
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'SAVED WORLD
CONFLICT' LINE
London, Dec. 12.
Britain today was counting the cost the Suez crisis.
The Government is emphasising that whatever are the adverse effects of its actings in the Middle East, they were a small price to pay for averting a general World conflict-the official British view of the Anglo-French, invasion of Egypt.
But this thesis has done Ittle to Impress the ordinary man in the street, who, with only 10 shopping days to Christmas, is fueing rising prices for th that makes fe worth Ilving
Coal Price Up
The most recent is today's Terror-ridden
Ministry hatice in Fuel
announcement be that coal prices are to be raised Muldrich cablest, by eightpence to a ton "due en-
the darely to the rise in the cost of will leave
Sweden Love proved stronger,
Lo
back that le plane in Milan today and the petrol." proceed to Sweden
The general feeling to that the people of Britain are coti- stantly being miked to
sign a biotik cheque for patriotism,
The puzzlement of the man! in the street als has been in- creased by tho Boord Trade's announcement that the British export on haA (11- linued.
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The question is unked how, if Britain is cortung mure thari ever by exports, there can be a shortage of eash in the British kitly.
The answer is the Govern- ment today
the Suez erlass and the
Te puchl Гоб averting wok
And in
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the cush Games undiyrlung rabre fencing
coste the ordinary man in the To renal in event, decided
Public transport fares have street has completely lost sight Haly "for the time treing", after
bread prices of the diplomalle costs the Sucz the plane, carrying 45 members bon creased,
crisis had entailed for Britain
Rukalla Karpati. Hungariant gold med di
nón thì the
the
This made the cost of average grade household
4 today Abou £ 10% or about $26 a tuti,
of
10
the
advance
of the Hungarian Ölymple tele-have gone up for the third time
tion touchver sown in Milan this year and the purveyors Christmas fare appear louth tonight.
⇓ firm pri for quote The
currying almoralt, largest single group of the Hun-traditional arkey dinner, which
In one usually orders Kurlan delegation, arrived In
and 18 Milan from Melbourne on
paya for on delivery. The Government's statisticians way to Tudi pest.
present the case as a inere quar- fer of a point raise in the retail price index but this is cold com- fort to the man In the street cipping doey into his pocket
10 And the extra sixpence for ty'tuytãhlag.
SEVERAL OTHERS
The Hungarians are stay THR the night In a hotej here it was not yet known how many other Inembers of the group
would stay in Italy, but it was under- stood that besides Kust several other stars would not return to Budapest,
A member of the guld medal winning Hungarian gymnasts
Not Impressed
The Treasury's announcement team, Laszlo Papp, three-times that Britain le dewing on her Olymple
deposits to boxing champion. International Bank Zmirkos
Epec unsch
[encer bolster her economy has not ir- Kovic, were understood to have pressed many ordinary people.
know They only
that more doelded not to go back to Hun- gary. They all received tele- mouey is coming to Britain from grame or lotters from relatives some rather mysterious or very who hund reached Vienna, United Press & Finnce-Pres-c,
complex source which, however, Just cannot keep prices down,
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Russian Ties
Forst and foremost The Egyptian regline under Präsident Gamal Abdel Nasser vemains in... the and that there is nothing to i rhow that Egypt's les with
Russia have been in any way weakened.
Britain's alliance with Jordan, which has been creaking badly Dhroughout the past your,
now dond. The British bases in Jordan are no longer of use,
increased
In Iran the Suez crisis
opprettion
prestre Premier Nurl Et Sald who is regarded as the last real friend
amung The of the West
Arab rates.
In Syria nothing has yet hap- halt the Soviet build alleged pened to prevent or
up-o menare which the Government presented to the man in the street us an added reason for the military spult on Port Said.
In other Arab states nobody here is quite certain what is
certainly happening and
the
man in the street does not seem
to care.
A Stopper
where in the Middle East
a
All he knows is that some stopper has been Inserted in Britain's oil-supply Hoe despite the fact that he has been asked
to tighten his belt, work harder and spend less in order to pre- vent such thing happening.
Politically, also the costs have not yet been fully rockoned by the man in the street.
Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden is due to return to Lon don this weekend,
In Parliament there are Con- servative members who talk of his own "phased withdrawal" from leadership, probably to the tune of a mediest bulletin.
Labour Members of Parlia- ment are talking of a general election In February by which time, they believe, the Tory have been Government would reshumlod and the rigors of a real British winter set in.
Flight To Jamaica
the And on both sides of House there has been talk of the flight from sterling almost everywhere abroad-all of which must be counted in the cost of
the
Conserva-
Buez.
Patrick Maitland live member and champion of in "Suez Rebel" group Parliament acidly summed up the situation; "The flight from
Jamaica."---United Preas.
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KHONEBIT, WANEN,"
Jerusalem, Dec. 12. Members of Egyptian Foda- yoon commando units cannot be considered soldiers in forINN of
Cold Shoulder From Malik
pro-Hungary meeting This delegation from a recent stands outside the Soviel Embassy in London Isat Thursday, after bringing to Ambassador Malik a resolution calling for the return of all persons deported from Hungary, the intro- duction of UN observers Into Hungary and the hotding of free cicclions under United Natione observation, Me Malik refused to see the delegation, but its head, Lord Bemborough, was permitted to present it to his secretary..........Express Photo.
Japanese Pleased Over Admission
To United Nations
Tokyo, Dec. 13. Minister
PIPELINES WOULD CUT OIL LOSS
United Nations, Dec. 12.
The United Nations Statistical Office said to- day that maximum use of Middle East oil pipe- lines could cut European oil losses due to the Suez Canal blockage to 15 per cent of normal supply.
The UN monthly bulletin of où to all markets last year, 115 statistics mado a special roparu | million
of it going to on the Suez Canal situation, Europe.
In the present situation, the showed
the that ocopomto route for supplying report said, "the economie loss crudo petroleum to Europe from the Middle East via additional production con
minimum can be kept
only if the necessary
most
to
to
tons
to the
be
lines to the Eastern Mediter-
made available from the Westem ranean and then by tanker Europe. But the pipeline supply Hemisphere and if the necessary
financing can be arranged, makes the world tanker short-
thero conditions Bre me the age "the determining factor," it
tanker shortage becomes the de sold. If Middle East oil must termining factor." around Africa, Europe's loss will bo 35 per cent of normal sup- piles,
Second Best
On the pipeline-tanker routes from the East Mediterranean, a ton of tanker capacity can de- liver to Europe nearly 16 tons
ميل
WIN VOTE
London, Deo, 18. The British Government iqni bé defeated a Labour Opposition motion In The House of Lordlə orfilcising in Middle Enat polley by 138 votes to 39.
Mow peers in the Hous of Lords ATO hereditary pośre ami Conservative, They are not elected,
government motion asking for approval of lis policy, was exaried by 120 votes to 37---Reuter,
South Pacific Island For Sale
London, Dec. 12. A South Pacific island para- disc was for sale here today for $46,900.
no house, stated.
the
Sakau feland, offered in the The repot showed tho pendence of Europe
advertising columns of the Daily on the Middle East for crude petro-Telegraph, was described as one loum, while Turkey alone also by four mice and in the Now
soil t depends on that region for a
Hobrides group. The fertile, rainfall is abundant, and large part 43 per cent of there is a natural harbour but
refined supplies.
advertisement
There are also no people on It. The island belongs to retired planter Graham Kerr, now living
A member in New Caledonia. of his family here said there were no mosquitoes, and that it probably wasn't "everyone's cup of tea.
Other Countries
of oil
per year. The route
Portugal geis 100 per cent of from the Caribbean to Europe
best ts crude oll from the Midule by tanker is the second
of East, Italy and France 94 per- supply system, with a ton tanker capacity capable of decent, Belgium and Luxembourg
of all 93 per cent, West Germany 8 livering nearly 10 tons
per cent, Britain 81 per cent, per year,
Sweden 82 per cent and the Fin- Netherlands 61 per cent.
chlof land's
13 Source
East Europe-United Press
A tanker hauling oil from the East to Europe via Middle Suez can deliver only 73 tons of oli
of cupucity.
per
ton
tanker
A tanker going to Europe from the Middle East via the Cape of Good Hope can delver only 3.5 of ou per tanker
tona
capacity.
ton
For North America, from the East Mediterranean pipeline a tanker
Just over can deliver eight tons of oil per tanker ton capacity, while the Middle East- Suez Canal route allows delivery of five tons per tanker ton capacity,
Kept To Minimum
1J
The UN bulletin said a lan- ker fleet of 28 million tons de- livered about 300 metric tons of
PLANS FOR NEHRU-IKE TALKS
Augusta, Ga., Dec. 12. Plans for President Elsen-
Prime Minister Mr
Japanese Foreign
Mr Mamoru Shigemitsu commenting on the United Nations Security Council's decision to admit Japan to the hower's four days of talks with United Nations tonight said, "I am profoundly India's
Jawaharlal Nehru, beginning gratified to receive an official report that the next Sunday were made pubile United Nations Security Council on December 12 today
vacation headquarters here. adopted unanimously a resolution_recommending | The schedule includes ope the General Assembly to approve Japan's applica- day, Monday, Lion for United Nations membership."
United Nations more positively and more effectively than ever
before."
0
No- leave
The Foreign Minister cald. "I am leaving for New York B Japan's delegate to the 11th General Assembly of the United
Mr Shigemitsu and Japan's Nations
United At this meeting it is delegates to the
tions are scheduled Intention to my int
express the sincere thanks of our nation to tonight. the representatives of the many friendly countries which in the püst years have consistently and energetically supported Japan's admission; to explain our basic national polley of peace; and to that declare to all the world Japan is prepared to participate in the manifold activities of the
Telegraph Strike In Italy
United Force.
US Pleased
Uy
ul
tho
the
President's
with Mr Eisen. hower
latter'a country home at Gettysburg, Pennsyl- vania. It also include several opportunities for private talks in Washington on Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
On Wednesday morning Mr Nehru will hold a pross con- ference in Washington On Tuesday night he will make a nationwide television and radio address.
Mr Nehru will fly to New United States officials auld in York on Thursday and remain Washington they welcomed the there two days. Then he will fly to towa before leaving for Soviet Union's
24.- от December support London honour its pledge Japan's admission to the United Reuter. Nations
decision
to
This pledge was given during the Moscow negotiations which led to the ogreement normalis- ing relations between. Japan and the Soviet Union. Up to the last minute there were fears that the Soviet Union might. Insist on some kind of "package deal" which would have bad the effect of blocking Japan's ad mission.
the
to
UK-Malayan Agreement 'Honourable'
Kuala Lumpur, Dec. 12. Incho Abchul Aziz Bin Haji
mcho
bo
rulers said today that a proposed mutual treaty of defence and assistance between Malaya and Great Britain honourable agreement.”
Aziz Mentri Besar (chief netministrative officer) of Belangor State will by to London tomorrow-to take part in talks Government between Malayan representatives and the United Kingdom.
Rome, Dec. 12. A sudden strike by telephone
workers dis- The State Department doclin-Abdul Majid a representative of and telegraph
-the nine Malay State hereditary rupted communications between, ed immediate comment on Italian cities today and isolated day's unanimous Security Coun the Naples hondquarters of the cil vote, saying that they would
auch Nations
reaction to Emergency || tezve
United States Ambassador Naples is the advance bass the United Nations, Mr Henry for troops joining the UNEF in Cabot Lodge,
officials made Egypt.
But privately The Telephone and Telegraph no secret of their relief that the Workers Union called the 24-Soviet Union had not repeated hour strike to enforco demands its effort of last year to link for a wage increase. The Goy. Japan's membership to the ad enment's Ministry of Commission of Outer Mongolle, the
He will be accompanied by Mr munications opened negotiations land-bound Communist repubile with Union leaders immediately between the Soviet Union and O. A. Spencer, Economic Adviser after the strike began United China-Router and China. Mall to the Matayan Government—
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tho Geneva convention, on EVACUATION AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
Port Said, Dec. 12. evacuation of Briti
troops from Port Said is ahead of schedule, it was authoritatively surned to day.
Israeli court martial judge ruled here yesterday.
Court
triartiall President VE Lieut-Col Url Drucks sentenced to 12
imprisonment FORT! Mahmoud, Halim Thar, 22, a member of a predayma aqui exptured near Askalon in April. Ittar told the court he was a His village elder told him to join mgypt's Palestinian troops, Ope the training *** Cap
But the specifio date when the fart soldfee will leave is stil
and Asturius, is also beading for Port Said and it is expref- ed: theer, with, mnaller shipping already here, will be able to tale on all Brillati troope re- maining.
A high army officer setimated
there an
'are të prosech base than 9,000 British troops Jeft, in the a well guarded secret, zodat The last troopship, New Aus Port Bald ape
tralia, is now anchored in No specide numbers are avail Port Bald harbour
toable for Prosol di trob
take, troops, and oculi pametsaker
buk
ahipa is reported to be going according to plan.
At a press conference earlier today, a British spokesman said that since the Allied Landings seven vessels "bad been lifted by the Allled salvage feet.
An announcement today wid that the total @Allied saięNEO. "finot "alther here, on the way or standing by Lok. Bull DO- Resis of various
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