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Sandys' Success
17HILE Mr Duncan Sandya
What will to reveal the
hard details of the ngree- ment ho ranched with the American administration in Washington, there is no room for doubt that his mission was n stimulating success, and for him a per- sonal triumph. He WAH given the delicate responsi bility of paving the way for the re-establishment umicable Anglo-American relations, and additionally of convincing the United States of Britain's impera- tive need to reshape her defence commitments and expenditure. He achieved both in An impressive
manner.
of
The remodelling of Britain's
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1957,
Indictment Against 20 Disclosed
Price 20 Cents
RELAX
DAKS Whiteaways
NEW NASSER
MOVE ON
BRITISH 'SPIES' MUST DIE CANAL TOLLS
Claims Four
Got Away'
HEARING
42 Die In Tiger Terror
Saigon, Feb. 8.
SOONers have killed 42
Cairo, Feb. 7.
people in five months in the high plains of West central Vietnam, according to re-
gon.
The Egyptian State Prosecutor tonight liable reports reaching Sai. demanded the death penalty for four Britons and sixteen others accused of spying.
The
prosecutor, Hafez
on
defence forces is largely dictated by the new types of weapons which have come Intu existence; nevertheless Sabeq, issued an indictment other important contri- against the accused and said buting factors are that the the first hearings of the country has been carrying case would take place
oo heavy a financial burden
February 14. A helping tu mintim NATO and that her ecommy today is stretched
neh_breaking point. ! Such a combination of eir- cumstances Sys left the Britain government with no alternative but Lu seek relief from certain commit- ments, and simultaneously to effect all-round economy cuts relating to defence generally,
THE task of persuading the
United States of the neces- nity of revising defence palleles and British obliga- tions to NATO was, quite obviously, made easier by the highly sympathetic altitude of
Charles Mr Wilson, American Secretary of State for War towards the Sandys mission. The rapidity with which he and Mr Sandys reached what the British Defence Minister describes as "full accord" demonstrated the high gooi- will which existed on both sides. Mr Sandys' visit, and the deliberations in Washington, can be said to have cleared away any mis- understandings which had previously arisen between the British and American governments. MR Sundys nhend
with
ern now
hla
The Britons accused are:
Mr James Swinbura, 50. business manager of the British-owned Arab News Agelloy at the time of his arrest on August 27.
Charles Pittuck, 45, of the Marconi Company of Egypt.
James Zarb, a Britian businessmen resident Egypt,
گرد
the
John Stanley. Prudential Assurance Com- pany.
by
Swinburn With necused
the Egyptians of heading the spy ring.
The day following his arrest, the Egyptian Government or
expulsion of two dered the British diplomats who WELD instruc- alleged to have given tions to Swinburn.
ex-
The British Government pellestwo Egyptian diplomats new.days later.
Leader Named
Mission Going POLES TO
ASK FOR
US WHEAT
Washington, Feb. 7.
The attacks began Jost Sep-
tember
Reports of the killings were brought to Salgon by employees of the United States Information Agency who travel into Viet- nam's wild back country to ex- plain America's foreign policy.
Hunters advance two theorles for the increased savagery of the Vietnamese tigers.
They are:
Recent brush and forest fres have driven the Uger from their natural food and haunts.
war
In collecting Illegal arms stockpiled during the Indo-China
the Souh Vietnamese Government has taken from farmers firearms with which they could Lo
The State Department an- nounced today that Poland would send a mission Washington soon to expand economic relations with the United States.
themselves.
protect
Vietnam
Hunting in Central has been banned for one month unding in mid-February re- The Department said one of portedly because of South Viet- the main items to be considered Amy manoeuvres in the was Poland's interest in buying Untied States surplus commodities on credit,
nem
pro-
Bres
Several amateur and farm fessional hunters in Saigon are planning to invade the Ploticu
Mr Lincoln White, the Depart-region when the ban is lifted to was interested in buying cotton Press. ment's spokesman said Poland track down the tigers.-United
oils and
Pipeline Hold-up
wheat, · Cats wild fertiliser.
The United States recently 'The Indictment suld the ac- announced that Poland 'could' cused "were spying his order to buy surplus commodities, for obtain documents and Informa- dollars at world market prices.-. tion related Lo the Egyptian Router. armed forces Anc considered defence seereis.
The informatic was to bel handed to Britain in exchange for monthly salaries,"
Bagdad, Feb, 7. The indielament kai: "the
Sir Stephen Gibson, managing leader James Swinburn, deputy mana Company, arrived here today
the spy ring was
director of the Iraq Petroleum ger of the Arab News Agency from Damascus and go Sixteen accused are Booled in no progress" in his talks with four other Britons Syrian Government leaders on new Cairo, but
puinping station-Reuter.
کروم
reported
PM Under
Fire-
The
Londoni, Feb. 7.
LEFT MILLION Macmillan FIRE CRACKER
IN CANADA
THE LATE SIR ROBERT
HỌ TỪNG
Toronto, Feb. 7. The will of the late Sir Robert Ho Tung Wha probated in Surrogate Court here
today And showed Canadian holdings of more than $1 million.
His eight daughters and two sons were chief benefi- claries in the will.
Sir Robert died on Aprili 20, 1968-Reuter,
High Level Talks Wanted
je
New York, Feb. 7/ The Soviet Unloh sodný pro posed that resumed five-power disarmament, talks in Ituton nicxt month be held at the Foreign Ministers' lovol. A London report said Beltalh was unlikely to agree, ---Reuter.
Tells Of Oil Flow Plan
London, Feb. 7.
The Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan told the House of Commons today the British Government was preparing A blúsprint an long-range mea- sures to keep oil flowing from the Middle East regardless of the Saez dispute,
"I hope to make a statement on the skiuation as too as pos- sible," he said.
Mr Macmillan said, however that pipeline across the waist of Africa was not ond of the solutions,
"I am advised that the cost of constructing and operating a pipeline across Africa would outweigh Any advantages 11 might
he said in answer offer." to a question.
Mr Macmillan said Brilain is studying the "long-term prob- lem of the transport of all to this country from Gulf,"
KILLS TWO
Two
Bingapore, Feb. 7.
of members
family have died from burns caused by an ploding fire cracker during Chinese New Year fest- villes, hospital, authorfiles announced.
tonight,
Wong Kar-peng, 25, died today and his nephew, two- year-old Pang Yong-300 died on Wednesday.
A third member of the family la critically ill.
The cracker, thrown by merry makers, exploded In the house as the group stood around stove-Reuter,
kerosene
Mambo Thieves
Arrested
Tokyo, Feb. 7. A Japanese Police spokesman the Perata) rall today metropolitan 'déteo- and will consult the
tives had arrested five members Commonwealth nations "as ap- of a Juvenile **mambo gang"
propriate."--United Press,
Petrol Ration Ends
Copenhagen, Feb. 7. Denmark today abolished petrol rationing and announced |that supplies for the first quar-
ter of the year
were secure, Other fuel rationing is to con- |
inue-China Mail Special.
which bad specialised in rob- bing foreigners · residences in Tokyo,
By RALPH HARRIS
Washington, Feb. 7. President Nasser might set a high pricé ☺ which Britain and France would refuse to pay before allowing British and French ships to pass through the.. Suez Canal when It la re- opened..
This was learned authorita- tively today..
President Nasser's price was expected
by
highly-placed
United States officials to be an agreement by Britain and France to pay all canál tolla to Egypt, insicad
acad of placing them in blocked accounts in London and
rlioin
and Franco, it was authoritatively, would
Paris.
stated
Tofuse
to agree to any system
calling for the payment of all tollo to
But they accept a
Will to compromise plan, through which a portion of the tolls would be paid to Egypt and the balance credited to the blocked accounts or placed in escrow with, the United Nations or other suitable international organisation. China Mall Special,
Died At 106!
Ferth, Feb. 7. West Australia's oldest in- habitant, Mra Martha "Granny Included in the recovered Addenbrooke, has died, aged loot, which was estimated at 100, Born in Newcastle, Ebg more than £3,000, was a neck, larak In 1681.. At the age lace which had been made by a 100, she still chopped wood, did Tokyo jewellery firm to come her own bannerMCKK and tenk memorate the coronation of her feandro Queen Elizabeth, ---Reuter,
China Coast Attacks: MP's Question
London, Feb. 7. Me stephen Davies, Labour,
astand in the House of Com- mons today what representa- tions had been mado concern- ing an alleged attack on January 30 by warships based on Formosa on the Briush
King Bec.
it
Labour Opposition Big Two Meeting hip
launched a major attack on the Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan, tonight by intro. ducing two no-confidence mo night the tions, the first he has faced since
meeting taking office.
Elsenhower
One motion charged that the
London, Feb. 7. An Informed source said to- date and site of o between President
and
He
was forced eground and became
total loss on the Chinese
coast, Mr Jan Harvey (Joint Foreign
Under-Secretary), replied: "I
information ihal any such attack took place.
have
По
1:
the master received by, the ship's agents in Hongkong the King Boo missed her way and ran aground on the night of January, 24 near the Chinese port of Athay. "The master and crew are re-
ported to be safe. The ship total lob In answer to another question Harvey said: "Since the 7th of February 1955, further attacics have been made on three British ships by Nation- allst forces based on Formoer.
belloved to be a
defence programme, and were able to leave the country the repair of the IPC pipeline Suez invasion showed that BrMinister, Mr Harold Macmilian, "According to a report from the "In two cases the, damage was
at the same time the Clan- | before being orrested, It said.
cellor of the Exchequer is given the green light to
Swiss Lawyer?
adjust his budget according Mr Piituck was arrested on ly. The expectation is that the same day as Mr Swinburn. the first stage of the phased Two days later Mr. Zarb was Mr Stanley's arrest
operation of readjusting the arrested
was on September 3.
country's spending will save
David [Mr
21-year Wait
Pretoria, Feb. 7.
tairi
would be
the
Prime
announced officially
next
few days.-
was wasting a major part during the of its defence spending. It de-France-Presse. mancied ia "substantial cut in ex- penditure" and the abolition of
Li
nomic
Plot no-confidence mo- atif Conservative eco- |
policy.
A Pretoria man who bought Government was
In Budapest
I charged the
Budapest, Feb. 7. American "forcing up
Negro reporter, Willam Worthy, arrived today in Budapest from Communist China, where he had been on an assignment from the Baltimore "Afro-American" newspaper and Columbia Broadcasting System.-France-Presse,
a winning lottery ticket in the prices and rents, endangering name his three-month-old the maintenance of full employ daughter has been told thement and depleting the nation's
£35,000 prize will stay in the gold and dollar reserve".
Both motions will be put to a vote in Parliament next week.- United Press,
Ormsby-Gore, at least £100 million and Minister of State for Foreign that in due course a further Affairs, said in Parliament last £200 million will be pared month that Britain had called on from defence expenditure- Egypt to release the tour since a useful relief from the no formal charges had been bank until his daughter reaches
financial present
burden. made against them.]
In London a Foreign Office Special. But while these cuts will
sald
tonight that
prove of real value to the spokesinhisking the Swiss
Britain was
Government to arrange for a
the age
of 21. China Mail
Swiss lawyer to be present Goldfish Noises when the tri
the trial opus,
Switzerland has been looking
last autumn.
Violation
nation's economy, probably the most important effect of
Washington, Feb. 7. the latest Anglo-American
The State Department spokes- agreement is that It will
Tokyo, Feb. 7. man said today any new Soviet eliminate the wasteful re- after Britain's interests in Egypt | Professor M. Unchida, blol-shipments of arms to Egypt Bearch programmen which following the break in Anglo-ogist attached to the Kyushu could be regarded as a violation Britain to date has been Egyptian diplomatic relations University, has found a goldfish of a United Nations resolution forced to adopt.
that makes noises "cometimes, į asking all powers to refrain Having reached
The Foreign Office spokesman like a sparrow and sometimes from introducing military goods added that three weeks ago like a mouse." Reuter. M
in the area,--Reuter. measure of understanding Britain had asked Egypt through with the United States, Mr the Swiss authorities for a Sandys' next objective is to British lawyer to be present at impress the new dual policy the trial, but there had been no on the European NATO answer to this request-Reuter countries. General Norstad, and China Mall Special. the organisation's Supreme
large
Commander can be expected
to be sympathetic, and the prospect is that Britain will
be in a position to realise
Russia's Sanctions
Moscow, Feb. 1.
The Soviet Union told Israel
the
Silent Protest
Vienna, Feb. 7. Hungarian leaflets which are rived today by ordinary poet called on the Hungarian people to make a "slient protest" against the Soviet-backed Kadar regline
on March 15, the anniversary of the Hungarian rising of 1848.- Router.
DORIA CHAFIK PLANS FAST
TO DEATH
Calry, Feb. 7.
today that her refusal to full Mrs, Doria Chafik, 37-year-old founder and leader
further economies when the contracts to supply Israel with new weapons and strategy oll and pipes was caused by are incorporated Into the is "aggressive acis" against Atlantic' alliance.
Egypt-Reuter,
Trans-Atlantic In 4 Hours
A British plane will cross the Atlantio In four hours: Les Armour describes in tomorrow's feature-packed edition of the China Mall the grestent zang-up of engineering firms over known. given the task to build this wonder plane."
This is only one of a number of highlights in the family favourite wock-ender, the Saturday Mail,
Also in the China Mall is a full page of pictures showing how Hongkong celebrated the Chinese New Year holiday.
Here are some other highlights:
President Eisenhower battles with the men, who put him. in power — Texas oil barons, solo are holding Europe to ransom, and their President 100.
Tom Stacey meets the cruellest man on earth,
There are also all your favourite features laeluding Jano Roberts" film reviews, three, pagès of local › and,, oversens pictures,
of the Egyptian Suffragette Movement, Bint
El Nil (daughters of the Nilo), was tonight reported to have gone on a "hunger strike to death” in the Indian Embassy here,
But sources close to the Embassy would only say that Mrs Chalik was there as a "permonal zuest" of the Ambassador, Mr Ali Javar Jung, and would be leaving for her home or a elinio tomorrow,
DICTATOR
An unsigned typewritten statement circulated to
foreign
"A.
correspondente here purported to
xive Mrs Chalk's reasons for, going on a "hunger strike” as:
For the immediate withdrawaf - of ́ Inrneli troops from Egyptian Territory.
"B. For the ending of the dictatorial regime in
Expt."
The statement added: "Ii fa without hesitation that I decide to make the ultimate, morifion of my life in order to obtain the independencej of iny country externally and interually,"
The publication lash month of the now Egyptian, constitution, which alves women equal voting" righia with men, wis a falumph for Men Chalk.
{look reviews, a sports round-up, 'record reviews, allem, and tipe | For yests she hus, campaigned in Kaypɑ and
fog "tomorrow's meeting' at the Valley « all'In the Chion Mail.
froughout the world, for the emancipiliONA
of Arab women. In 1948, ale weil on an hunger mrike to, dirww nitention.
Hongkong In 1988, - Chinn“) MALI
alight and no utaim for come peciation was put forward, -"In the third case that of the
as Inchwells, this chip was at- treled twice, on
August 3, 19 July 9 and "Damage was severo and a claim fa still being formulated. Her Majesty's Consul at Tamsui has protested and reserved the right to claim compensation. "On three occasions Nationalist batterica on islands off Foo chow and Amoy have opened firo when a British ship was In the vicinity. No damage was caused."Reuter,
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