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“THE BAMBOES COMPANY TRANSENS

IRA RAIDERS STRIKE AGAIN

Went in Egypt was made Gun Duel With

THEN the ceasefire agree.

де the direction of the United Nations, the natural expectation would

WIM

that It

be faithfully observed by all the cun.' tracting parties. So far a Beliais, France and arne!

Are

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concerned the con.i ditions have been fully honoured: Egypt, on the other hand, has indulged ku constant violations, pros viding further confirmation that the word of President, Nasser cannot be trusted.

that

North Police

TWO

CAUGHT

Belfast, Dec. 17.

A lorry-borne raiding party of the Irish The Chiro government's Republican Army stormed into Northern the attacks Ireland tonight and fought a machine-gun United Nations forces duel with police in which a constable was

excune which have been made un

woll n British troops arej

The work of irresponsiblen

is wholly unacerptable. The

wounded.

Hongkong's Shell House Sold

Shell House, which was damaged by bombing during the last War, has been sold to Mr Hui Sai-fan of Central Development Lid. was learned today. Built in 1922, the build-

it

ing used to have seven

storeys, but after the bombing It was reduced to five. Central

Development, which owns the Hong- kong Hotel site, will pull down Shell House months to two In 18 years' time and will

raise another building with the same name.

Shell Company, together its four or five with tenants, will be offered other accommodation,

the probably in building on the Hong-.

now

kong Hotel site, while

is Shell House built,

being

Among the tenants are the Chinese airline firm have of C.A.T.C. who been paying rent all have these years, but not been in occupation,

BRITAIN'S OFFER TO CYPRUS

Nicosia, Dec. 17. Lord Itadcliffe's proposed constitution for Cyprus does not make any mention uf self-determination, an am-

New Channel Opened In Canal HUNGARY'S nesty for Eoks extremiste

London, Dec. 17. The Admiralty announced today had been channel A new opened in the section of the Canal held by British and French troops.

Suez the apel-und 43 meTY Two of the riders werę cap. diung truce violations have been lured by police

before their i were reized 13 lonely committed by Fedayeens, furry raced away in the diree house in Eire mil sent nome after in other words commnatidos, Hon" of the Tridhi Republie bor- questioning. who form part of Egypt's į der. organised army.

after

Shortly They are

U

this fight not independent guerillas, bomb was hurled at the police was the Egyptian govern. station ul Newtown Butler some

fullmilles to the mouth necept

Fermanagh

ment TTU!

632

County

Machine-guni bullets from the ralders" guns struck ነኛ

liceman twice in the leg.

TROOPS RUSHED

esponsibility fur their present vicious activiales. Significantly, Their forays British and against UN forces, have brought no ex- pression of regret from Cairo, nor any assurances, the

Brilish troops and men of Royal Ulster Conala-

In response to protests,bulary, alerted by signal flores that their pernicious activi, and ties will cense. Thus taey the operations of the Ekyptian commandos

sirena, rushed lo the ambush arca

in

NEWS ON TV

News of the today's fight was given dramatically to 10 million Views by Land Brookeborough, Northern Ireland Prime Minister,

Interview #television

.

in Lonzion.

After his dramatle announce - ment, he went on to say that his

The least width of this channel is 21 feel at 25 feet depth and

120 feet at 36 fost depth," the| ZNAANMEEMent said.

The channel was in the form of i

a "V", the Admiraly said.

Tho new channel had been opened after British salvage vessela bod removed a sunken ship from the water.

GENERAL WARNS

EGYPTIANS

1

people were "very angry at the RETURN MOORHOUSE OR ELSE'

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Port Said, Dec. 17. Allied forces Commander Lt.-Gen. Sir Hugh Stockwell, hinted today that British troops may take Egyptian prisoners out of Egypt with them if a kidnapped British officer is not returned by withdrawal time.

current RA ralds and that "an Ulsterman does not give way to threats, flors not give way to damage

The most effective thing Troops manned roadblocks would probably be military Antig dug in along highways action," he said. "The military leuding south in an attempt to have moved,... Port Said have received

cut off the raiders' escape.

British troops were rushed to official approvni, with the The IRA bund appeared to reinforce regular Northern Irish Implication they will con» (have cluded the Republieni, constables and auxiliary pollec tinue.

Army and police forces which just week when the IRA first!

The General said the Egyptius morning. They then withdrew The contempt in which Egypt have been manning the border struck with bomb and machine-Governor of Port Sald, Moham into a narrow perimeter around

тех Rind, had told him the holds the ceasefire is disce a series of bomb and gun gus attacks. || raids last week.

missing officer had been taken to the Egyptian mainland after

concerting enough: more serious is the adoption of the same attitude to the United Nations and ItH forces. If at this stage of the pro- ceedings, with the Anglo- French forces not yet fully evacuated, Egyptian com- maudos

prepared deliberately To Altack United Nations units, there

alv

The Republican

'OLDEST COLONY'

Lord Brookeborough told his Mr audience

that much attacks the Prime would make any futuro Unit

action Ireland

Government has condemned the attacks ira the strongest. terms and

Costello, John Minister, has threatened against incidents which tend to loss of ife and war."

n

DUBLIN CHEERS

it

*

"even

area

con-

sho waterfront,

Yesterday, U.N. munder. Col. Carl Engholm said his capture by Fedayeen (Egyp-arrangements were "under way" for the turnover of prisoners to tian Commandos) last Tuesday.

found of the thinted Nations force, with No trace has been 2nd Lt, A. G. Moorhouse, despite the final allied willkdrawal. a widespread search.

distant more

A Lot We Can Do

On the other hand, efforts to re- move u 180-1on crane sunk in the Camal had not yet been. successful,

The Admiralty also said British landing craft and the French vessel, Criquet", were prepor- ing to refloat a sunken tug- Franco-Pre-S10,

ANOTHER INCIDENT

Legionnaire Shot Dead By Sniper

A

Port Said, Dec. 17. French Foreign Le glonnaire was shot and kill- ed by an Egyptian sniper in D9 hig Port Said today colleagues were embarking. a French spokesman said,

British authorities later asked

UNEF Columbian

troops to clear the norby area of snipers. Salvage Ships Hit

||

FREEDOM FIGHTERS

ARRESTED

Vienna, Dec. 17.

or the return of Archbishop Makarios from exile, in- formed sources said today.

Lord Radcliffe was reported to have said theso subjects were not included in his terms of re- ference when he was naked to draw up the constitution.

The sources said the Radcliffe proposals include:

A Legislative Assembly

The Hungarian Govern- * at 30-24 Greek ment has begun sweeping | Turks and six British-nomin- arrests of rebels, through- oted.

Greek.

on

The

separulo electo, al

out the riot-torn nation in ★Grecks and Turks to in: a desperate attempt to stop rails, to ensure that the Turkish a renewed rebellion.

minorily would not be out voted. Budapest Radio admitted to-

The Chief Minister (no. right that nearly 200 rebels had Lern arrested in various parta

Prime Minister) to be a of the country during the day. Reports of partisan activity

to ha Governor against Hussian and Hungarian

power of veto over only troops throughout the country

three subjects-defence, in einal have increased during the last several days. Fighting has been security and foreign affairs,

Full guarantees for the reported around Miskolc, some

Turkish

minority, includ- 80 miles north-east of Budapest.

of The redima of the Soviet ing a three-man "tribunal

formed of one Turk and Dae puppe: Janos Kadar declared guarantees nartial w in Hungary last Greck,

Minister for Tuesday night. Summary courts neutral, have imposed the death penalty Turkish affairs in the Cabinet, on several occasions.

COMMONS SPEECH

141 ARRESTED

A

ono

and

The proposed constitution will

The

اديلها

A new centre of rebel acti-be made public on Wednesday, Colonial Secrcury, vity was reported in Baranya when the Province in Western Hungary, Mr. Alan Lemon-Boyd, reports where 141 people were arrested on his recent visit to Greece and of Com- General Stockweh said "I have

A British and a French vessel

Five new arrests for the pos Turkey. In the House last session of arms were also re-mons. every hope that with the UNEF

were hit by stray shots

John Port ported by Budapest Radlo to- deployment in tow and our with-night while working on

Governor, Sir the night

Harding, plans to give a "pep drawal beyond the wire section Said salvage operations,

Cyprus on the final

broadcast to withdrawal will be Admiralty announced,

Reports of executione in Mis-

Wednesday evening after the The vessels were making pre-

town and Keckemup. Kole carried out without interruption."

has been were Radcliffe constitution Gen. Stockwell said he was parations to raise a sunken boat

Bouth-cast of Budapest, su unable to divulge the final when the incident occurred, the

received here earlier today. In announced. It made no

is government arrested

The Greek Budapest police withdrawal date, but added it Admiralty added. won't be long now,"

mention of any damage to the

youths on suspicion of rebel reported to have objected to the three Thoy

constitution later draft wer? He said there would be a fina? ships. contraction of the evacuation Later Lieutenant-Colonel Cartilvity.

commander of released in the custody of their principal reastus:

(Conid, on back pago, Col. 3) perimeter during the final days Engholm, aren

Nations Emergency Parents-United Press. while the withdrnaval con inueh. the United the

Forto In Port Said said 10ny his troops had taken up strong positions outside of barbed wire Drea set up by the Anglo-French forces 10 protect their cin- barkation.

could than it was in the past, and "civil that was pretty for distant".

It is D different outlook,"

Gen. Stockwell said he told said the Prime Minister. It is

different set

of ideas and Riad

Moorhouse he wanted different loyalties But in Dublin Tater, a crows

Wo are brought back if he were still 750 people at

colony, we are alive. Asked if there was any- public England's

thing the British could do if the cheered

"reedom i nil Britishers....."""

Lord Brookeborough said he officer was not returned by the Government of the time of the final Anglo-French on i hoped the

Irlah Republie would take ac pull-out, General Stockwell re-

outlawed IRA plled "quite a lot." ton against the raiders "because I do not think that any government can exist allows illegal organisa- tions."-China Mall Special and United Press.

TWA

would appen to be lehter from the north unki the pronior

respect

ntinck the ILA Of being corded them when Ĉunty Fermanagh, they are left to carry out

One speaker said the struggle w the Lacedem of Northern

The wine of the policing work in the ennud zone.

feland was

IRA

In view of their hostilities, e

which are unprovoked and abandon the

now

on and that!

would forces

nol light unul that

illegal, all Egyptian troops fredum had been achieved,

in the Port Said and canal The meeting was organised by aren should, under UN: San Feln and the Republicans, direction.

Police were prestre but they withdraven,

did not interfere Their continued presenter Members of the HA, which constitutes a danger to the seeks the ending of the partit en United Nations emergency of Ireland between British Noth forces and a threat to those and Raqublican South, carried who, again under UN out several bomb and gan rolda authority, have the task of last week. reopening the Canal. The UN has exerted its will on Britain, France and israel; it muat do likewise with President Nasser and military forces.

his

The Northern Ireland Govern- ment replied by assuming enwr oxy power giving it the righ to arrest, detain and intern - peels without trial.

The Irish Republican Govern- i ment warned the raiders tud

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Siamese Twins

Separated: And They Live!

Bethesda, Dec. 17.

The National Institute of Health today announced the “successful” surgical separa- tion of Siamese twin girls who were born joined at the

| forehcod,

The operation was the fifth of its kind in medical history and the first in which both twins survived.

It was performed last Tues- clinical day at the Institute's

four-month – ola

and Bunton

centre

Virginiu

on

Kate

Teresa Kay Bunton, daughters

of Mrs Raymond Bunton of

Mountain Chy, Tennessee.

He then went on to enumerale

of Egyptians the number

British hold as prisoners.

MOORHOUSE

ile said the British held 17

army officers.

02

Both chlidren were reported | Egyptian

-United Press.

800 Britons Expelled From Egypt

London, Dec. 17. The Egyptian Govern- ment has told 800 Britons and 280 stateless Jews to leave the country.

Abdel Kader lidtem, Director of the Egyptian Information Omco sadd this in a 5031.ement broadcast by Cero radio to- racht.

French

He added that 504 citizens had already been ex- prijed.

Abdel Kader Hatem accused Britain, Franco and Israel of waging

"inendacious cam- paign" in which they alleged that Egypt Was expelling Ekyptian Jews

Herald this campaign was aimed at misleading world public opinion.

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for

Nehru Sees Ike's Farm

the

Gettysburg, Dec, 17.

Nehru, Mir Jawaharlal Indian Prime Minister, received A 30-minute lesson in farming from President Elsenhower to- day.

According to information re- celved at UN hendquarters here the Commander told n today Press Conference that his mea had taken up these positions directly in front of the city's

Mr Nehru jcarned the Arab secvor following a series of rudiments of husbandry during incidents last night and carly

his morning.-Reuter

UK, France Announce

New Planes

London, Dec, 17. The first Beliish fel plane capable of faklar oft vertically was tested at Belfast today, the 'plane's constructors, Short Bros & Harland, Lti ann

announced. The company's announcement said

that the

place was powered by four je motors of the new No Jews Expelled

Rolls Royce RB-108 model, and Abdel Kader Halem said there that the Lost was completed wore

35,000 Egyptian Jews satisfactorily. living in Egypt and not one of

The them had been expelled.

to be "resting comfortably" 10-soldiers and 160 civilis, of day.

plane marks the 'began- which six are considered "better

new technique" in i Dr Pearce Baffey, director of class." This was taken as mean-

There were also 7,000 state- ning of a the Institute of Neurologicating they may be important les Jews of whom 380 had been British aviation, the announce Inscases and

ment aid. INindners, a underground leaders.

naked to leave the country..

Paris, France today "suc-

Abdel Kader Hatem said that In scribed the operation as

Asked if the British would

valled a new aircraft that that corful," indicating

both inke these prisoners away in of the 11,046 Brilons, in Egypt girls

Moor- 800 had been asked by iha whnout the final evacuation if came through brain damage and with pros- houso, was not pects

Life for normal

General replied "I don't know." because they have been works growth.-United Press.

Tho situation throughout for the British Intelligence"

Ing Port Sald, meanwhile, remain-

and

To Repay Fine

returned, the Egyptian Government to leave me and lands vertically

Last week Egypt announced

a Helicopter but can fly as as the speedies! orthodox

planes.

Called the "aying "Atar","l

es quiet, as it has since the that 712 of some 11,600 Britons operates on the jet principle Brith handed over a major and 740 of about 7,000 French and bad mado 107 lights prior portion of the town to United nationals in Egypt bad broento today's test for the pre Nations troops carly on Sunday expelled-Router.

France Presse,

Nicosia, Dec. 17. British authoritica an Cyprus announced today that they would rotund immediately all money collected so far under a £35,000 collective Ano which was imposed

the

of Towns on

Belgrade, Dec, 1. of America, It should be under- The Yugoslav Foreign Offer stood that an agreed announce- Ang was volded tonight Lamech statementment would be made about it in

decision about reports from abroad that both countries",

Tito Visiting US? Belgrade Comment

The

by a

.

Nathing hos so far appeared in the "Yugoslav press of the res ported invitation., “

President Tho would be pur

The authorities salt they to visit. Washingtons A ata toment circulated by the of Moscow but would increase hobed refund nut moboy" by

"If it has come, or official Yulaw newsagency he eatige and popularity at Christmas but were considering come to an invitation by the Tanjug wether confirmed not home I be made a state visit

|last Station BG HIM Proxitlent, Tito, is to be invited v Observorsonoted withat the posoly. Drinking, the displeasure.

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a pceable appmak, against the Government of the United denied the possibility of From doeltion

Court, State to the President of Tsident Tito's vidung the United

Kavia to visit the United States -- Blater, s

to the United States, informed sources said today China Mali Special de United Prets.

a tour of the President's fam here after three-hour Cofi- ference on world affairs,

He and Mr Eisenhower broke

inspect the angus cattle and lo talk about the crops.

The Prime Minister apparent- the the tour. By ly enjoyed time It ended. he bad given

way to the pholographers' lo sistent demands to "pat the bull on the heads.

the

The bull did not object but President warned the crowd of jostling reporters and photographers: "Be careful -

it the bull gets tired he'll turn

of their secret deliberations to lon you, not us."-Reuter,

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