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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1956.

Irish Memorial Blown Upyal Family

RUSSIAN

LEADER

PROBLEMS

Moscow, Dec. 24.

The Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union tonight onded a top secret four- day meeting on topics in- cluding "improving leader ship" on economic prob-

Joms.

"economic problems" was given by Soviet Premer Nikolai Bulganin

11. Matement, according to reporte. was tied "on questions st Impinying the leadership Over the USSR's notional economy “

The Centraf Committer, arronding 40 offert reperir. passed a resolutun saying the The 1956 plan for industrial pro- cellon "will be over-fulfilled.”

sand Hat production compnavel The lunt ”*1* tract risen "by abuut 11 per cent, and that of consumer goods by 90

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Official reports said "in con ndelion with Shepilov's appoint ment 品味 USSA Minister of Foreign Affairs, the season re Heved Shepitov from his duties an Steretury of CPSŲ Central Committee,"

In Dublin

POLICE LEAVE

CANCELLED

Dublin, Dec. 25.

Extremists, believed to be members of the Irish Republican Army, today blew two and a half feet off the base of a war memorial to Irishmen,

A bomb which exploded al

I am, damaged the base of the memorial, ni Island Bridge near

here, but did not bring the tall Duke Speaks

column down. The memorial is for the 50,000 Irishmen who lost their lives fighting in the Bri- tal Army in World War 1.

It followed on a WILYA fat!- tacka unei bomblings against police stations and British. Army barracks in the six counties, of Northern Ireland, which are controlled by Britain.

First in Years

For Absent

Friends

London, Dec. 25. The Duke of Edinburgh

If today's attack was launched broadcast a short Christ. by the IRA. it would be the first subotage by them theas message today aboard Republic of Ireland thr ITALLY years. The sworn object of the IRA is to out the British Comm Northern Ireland by force, and It had been outlawed the Northern Rovernments,

by both Southern

Hundreds of police rushed to the scene of the explosion thus and cordoned 11 DET. moraing The binst shook houses in the and shattered a neighbourhood few panes of glans,

Dmite Shepitov, former cul- lor of Pravda, mezeected V. M. Mututuv

Soviet Foreign Minister.

The Committee said that "fol- lowing the surcremes attained in

Senior police officer reftised 1958 the USSR has become even stronger, its economie and de-

to my whether they believed fence power has grown, and the the attack was the work of the

people IRA

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basis of the

material welfare of the improved. On the priority growth of heavy indus- try, other fields of the national "are succesfully de-* (tunoniy veloping"--United Press,

Istanbul, Dec. 24.

who

A Rumanian pilot esenped with his plane recently

has naked for asylum in Turkey was disclosed here today. The pilot, whose identity has not been disclosed except for

Christian his

Peter,

name,

escaped while flying to Bulgaria

on duty.

MIG fighter followed him be. fore he crossed the Bulgarian frontier into Turkey. China Mail Special.

of Meanwhile, police north the border maintained & close watch for externist activity against military

other and

All security force Installations. Christmas leave for members of the Royal Ulster Constabul· ary and the special constatrul- ary was cancelled, and armed patrols

concentrated at strategic spola along the bor- der.

WENT

Increased Activity

in the

Republic of Ireland, there was

South of the border,

also created activity,

Irish army joining the Garda (elvie guards)_on IRA patrols-United Press,

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MONDAY'S CROSSWORD.-Across: 1 Aping, 4 Tongue, & Bishop, 10 Laird, 12 Arrest, 14 Matinee, 17 Same, 19 Spheres, 20 Capital, 22 Byes, 23 Genteol, 27 Delce, 29 Loase, 30 Ermine, 31 Ho-T-und, 32 Enbue. Down: 1 Album, 2 Inset, 8 Grosh, 6 Öğle, 5 Guitar, Eddies, Presage,

11 Assent, 13 Replote, 16 Away, 16 frises, 18 Mere, 20 Cellar, 21. Pedant, 24 Nerve, 25 Emits, 20 Lioge, 38 Lean.

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As Queen Elizabeth in absorbed``watching the pantomiline “Dick Whittington” at the Palace Theatre, London, Prince Charles whispers to his sister, Princess Anne. tending the performance wâs Princess Margaret. — Express Photo,

Fabian Society

Founder Dead

London, Dec. 25,

Mr Edward Neville, one of the last surviving meIN - bers of the original Fabian Bociety formed in 1884 to promote socialism, died at Roehampton near here last night aged 90.

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Comanon- wealth, whether Africans study- Ing in Englund, Indians in Africu, Abides

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we are away from the countries and the houses we know 09 home. Ari It is because people have been leaving their homes fur hundrais of years that there is a Commonwealth now.

GAIN NOTHING "Without absent friends tu remember today there would be no Commonwealth, for We can gain nothing without some loss. We are solid tacts beneath) the words and phrases we are the solid flesh and blood links which draw the Commonwealth together under the Crown,

"Since I left home I have met men and women everywhere who are willing to serve others than themselves. With people like

He was chairman of the Union of Post Office Work- up to the day of tris death.

The

Fabian Society, which numbered the play- wright

Bbaw Bernard among its members, is the oldest Briksh Socialini or- ranimation and ancestor of Labour Party-China Mail Special.

US Government

Against Journalists

China Trip

400 Aircraft Workers

Get

Week's Notice

Melbourne, Dec. 25.

Four hundred employees of the Government Aircraft Factory on the outskirts of the city were told in their Christmas pay envelopes that they would be on a week's notice when they resumed at the factory on January 2.

Suez Canal

Clearance

Shortly

Cairo, Dec. 24.

Clearance work in the Suez Canal will begin any time now, in the opinion of

observers here.

Mr Karel El Din Husselts, Egyptian Education Minister and Commander

the National Liberation Army, announced to. day that "members of the na- tional guard ended up for duty

to will returRKA their civilian work,"

Washington, Dec. 24,

Arms distributed to civilians Government officials ex- would be retrieved for main

concern today tenance, he said, adding "This is not an outriglia withdrawal of

pressed

that the idea of Commonwealth that American NOWEMEN B. I mégné they will be will remain alive instead of be- coming an empty phrase."--- Reuter,

Wet Christmas In Singapore

Singapore, Dec. 25. Singapore celebrates one of the wettest Christmas in decades today when a heavy rain poured down from early morning flooding many parts of the island.

William Worthy's trip to China may "jeopardise" the release of Americans being held prisoner there.

Worthy entered China today In defiance of the State Depart nal's ban on travel to China by Americans.

He is a Negro employed by the weekly news magazine Afro American of Baltimore, Mary- land.

American official who declined

named, to be

declared that Worthy's visit to China concely- ably

could affect the release of Americans held prisoner there. When the Chinese Govern

visit The deluge, however, failed to ment several months ago Invited

American newarden. to damp the feasting spirit of tho

State the said China, they one and a quarter million people,

Department made it clear that many of whom braved the in-

ita ban against such travel by clement werther to carry out their holiday

programme. Anericans would not be lifted Cinema theatres were crowded, so long as Americans were being dance halls packed and taxis and held as "polideal hostages" in rickshaws did a roaring bun-Chine,

ncas.

LOSE LEVER THE LAST?

Omelais said today that it More than over before the American newsmen are going to the bus against Visiting people of this British colony are defy going flat out to celebrate what China It will lose its effect as a

be may turn out to

the insi lever for persuading China to

release its American prisoners. Christmas as a British colony.

The State Department declined If the time table of Chief Minis-

reprisals conument when asked if tor Lam Yew Hock is kept on schedule, Singapore may achieve might be taken against Worthy. full internal self-government A spokesman, however, acknow before the next Christmas. ledged that the Department has to revoke his legal authority passport,

The many hundreds of British civil servants who are threatened by the big axe and focing the stark reality of being replaced by Jocal men, are making sure their inert. Chelomás in Singapore should be one to be long remein- bored,United Press.

put away til needed again.”

The newspaper Al Ancam sand

The Federal Government la drastically reducing its aircraft building prozramine.

Union amelal expect more dismissals to be announced next year. Several hundred were diamlased a few weeks ago,

Victorian Secretary of thee Australian Labour Party. MET J. M. Tripovich, sald today the slow-down in Australia's son. craft industry was a tragedy.

Strong Industry Needed

Australia needed a strong air- craft industry, he said, especial- ly for defence.

Mr Tripovich said the work- men had proved they were de good or

better than aircraft workers overseas.

Now the government scered to have dropped the "made in Australia" policy to buy per- planes overseas.—China

Mail Special.

DE LESSEPS

today: "It would be wrong DYNAMITED

us to imagine the withdrawal of enemy forces from our territory marks the end of our struggle. It is expected that our future alasher with

adversaries, however, will be rather of a political character."China Mail Special.

FISHING BOAT

SEIZED

Tokyo, Dec, 26,

A Japanese coastguard spoke. man said here today the 844-tom Japanese fishing vestel Akashi- maru was fired upon and cap. tured by a South Korean patrol ooat about 150 miles west of Cheju island in the East China Sen.

The spokesman said none of the vessel's 23 crew members was injured by the patrol bozi's fire. -Reiter.

COUPLE DIE IN AIR CRASH

Nairobi, Dec. 20. Mr PR.G. Pakenham Walsh, Ho called attention to a press release isted on August 7 relter- Assistant Superintendent of the ating its policy against travel by Kenya pollee kir wing, and his an alr Americans in China. The state-wife were killed

today ht Nakuru, -as ment noted China's invitation to crash US newsmon-United Press,

Reuter

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BRUTAL PARIS MURDER

Patis, Dec. 25. THE Paris police were looking today for a fat man-possibly. buffering from, unrequited love -who may hold the answer to the mystery of the beutal murder of two young people inst Erklay in the Part Saint Cibua near Park, Nicole Derio dad Joseph Tar-

m both 20, were shot as;

int it as one in the pałk. This the mudas, made three dos pearances in the tesado drank of the young lovers.

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friends later about the "at man on a bloycle, who follow- da Hány életber he hatl Hart Nicole at her hete that night.

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Cairo, Dec. 24. The statue of Ferdinand de Lesseps, French architect of the Suez Canal, was blown up in Port Said at noon today.

Huge crowds assembled at the harbour to see the statue dynamited. It fell into the har- bour at the third attempt.

The foundations of the statue had been battered by crowds during yesterday's "liberation" demonstrations in Port Sald

Dynamite was placed in the broken foundations.-China Mall Special

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