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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1957,
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US Senate Control In Doubt Israeli SIMONSTOWN BASE
Teacher-Princess
Sweden's Princess Birgitta in now studying at the Stock- holm Central Institute of Gym nasites to become a certified Zymnasties teagher. Here she is pictured second from left during a public demonstration given by her class recently. Express Photo.
Birth Control | DEATH OF
Study In China
Parts, Mar. 31. A 68-member birik control research committee was set up in Peking today to co-ordinate the work of contraception, the New China news agency ported.
TU-
PUBLISHER
TEXAS BY-ELECTION
COULD SWING
IN GOP FAVOUR
Į
Dallas, Mar. 31. Democratic control of the United States Senate rests on a crucial by-election next Tuesday in politically unpredictable Texas.
TV NOT BEATING CINEMA
Restrictions Eased For Ramadan
Algiers, Mar. 31.
The French Minister In
Algiers, Robert Lacoste, on fast of Ramadan, has
the occasion of the Moslem
Policy Speech Expected
Jerusalem, Mar. 31.
AXPECTATIONS
Consume the mounted in speechs that Me Golda Meir, Israel Foreign Minister, in scheduled to mako before Parliament on Tuesday.
Mrs Meir's speech Although
will be made on the occasion of the debate on her Minis-
TRANSFER TUESDAY
Capetown, Mar. 31.
The Earl of Selkirk, Britain's First Lord of the Admiralty, will confer tomorrow with South African Government officials on the eve of the transfer of Britain's historic naval base "at Simonstown, 20 miles south of here to the South African Navy.
Lord Selkirk, who arrived hore by air yesterday, will off- cially hand over to bage - which has been associated with Britain's Royal Navy for 162
try's budget, it is expected to years on Tuesday afternoon. present farael's stilitude to The ceremony will be attend- wards recent developments ined by members of South the Middle Eastern situation. Adrica's Parlament and by
ordered a number of men- sures of leniency towards There are three Repub-Algerian Moslems who licans and 17 Democrats in were Rnctioned during Mrs Melr, who has been pre- 3,000 other guesta. The actual
the contest for the Senate the sent
events
vacated by Senator months, it Price Daniel, a Democrat, today. when he became Governor of Texas last January.
It n Republican candidate wina, the Senate would have 48 Republicans and 48 Democrata giving Vice-President Richard Nixon the tie-breaking vote and the Republicans control of the Upper House.
If the Democrats hold the sent they will retain their 49-47 control of the Senate.
of
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Lacoste ordered that Mosier be freed from Intern- He also ordered mont camps. that sanctions be ended against Moslem civil servants who fol- owed the general strike ordera last January of the Algerion rebels, except in particularly
serious cases.
reopen
Paris, Mar. 31. More and more people attend the cinema in France despite television competi- tion, according to a report
Prefects were told 10 by
the Moslem-owned shops that the French National
were ordered shut because of Centre of Cinematography.
their participation in the general Receipts have gone up 30 per
While there are two Repub-striko last January, except in cent since 1952 and the number
licans in the race, only one of particularly serious casos. of einen goers has increased by 15 per cent in the same period, them Mr Had Hutcheson, a 41-year-old lawyer has woged 149 new cinemas
a Texas-wide cumpalga. He is opened in France bringing the
be the acknowledged to total to 5,750. Only
eight publicans best hope of winning cincinas cloned down.
and has been endorsed by Pre- Flim production went up 120 films made lasi yeur against 110 in
1955. On the whole, the report says, Frenchmen prefer French ims. Nearly half of total box uffice receipts stemmed from them.
year,
100
sident Elsenhower.
UNSUCCESSFUL
transfer, when the Union Jack South lowered and the African
will be flog holsted, followed by a flypast of South African Air Force planes,
paring the speech for several days,
the prezented
Israeil Cabinet last week with an analysis of the evolution of the situation. No details of her statement were released, Tomorrow morning, Lord will Selkirk will pay official visits Lo the South African Prime it was expected that she
have further elements for her
Minister, Mr Johannes Strijdom, speech
as a result of the
the External Affairs Minister, talks scheduled to be held in Mr Eric Louw, and the Detence New York at the beginning of Minister, Mr Francols Erasmus.
wock, between UN
the
Secretary-General Dag Ham- marskjold and Israeil delegate Abba Eban.
For Nairobi
political circles Israeli
have Lord Selkirk and his party on Thursday for expressed growing concern at will leave what was Dermod Hammarak-Durban and Nairobi, jold's
*diplomatie for-
The handover on Tuesday re- that mallam"-it was feared
this attitude was being taken sults from an agreement reach- ed between Britain and South up by the American author-Abies Inst July,
in Tunis, it was learned that two soldiers were wounded and
ties. Re two Algerians were killed in 0 clash on Tunision territory, near the Algerian frontier, last Friday night.
Democratic candidates Include Mr Martin Dies, a former mem- ber of the House of Represent atives: Mr Ralph Yarborough, throo times an unsuccessful candidate for governor: and Mr Search Bracewell, a member of the State Senate,
FOREIGN FILMS Americon films-the biggest filme shown Tumber of foreign here
American-slightly urc dropped
screens.
Frenchmen preferred a laugh
last year to at the cinema slicnt tour shed over "gloomy"
E
Texas' political observers said favour, Italian, | Tuesday's elections will not be British and Germans films in that simply a case of the numerous order fullowed on the nation's Democratie candidates "ellung
each other off" making it possi- ble for the
Mr Republican Hutcheson to win,
Politics in Texas-price Productions of comedy films formally Democratie state, but
From 21 to 31. The which voted solkily for Republi can President Elsenhower in Mr Richard W. Slocum, execu-"gloomy" films called "black" 1jve vice-president
theims here when they deal with 1952 and 1956-are never that Philadelphia Bulletin and former the dark side of life-dropped | clear cut. president of the American News- from 29 to 20.
# will be on The election Publishers paper
Association Travel and spy films Co-winner take all basis rather [ANPA) riled today in hospital. Unued their popularity.-China
absolute majority He was 35.
Mail Special.
basis as in the past, thus there
Philadelphia, Mar, 31.
of
Mr Slocum, one of the United Stales best known newspaper executives, had undergone on 1935.
The committee, headed by operation for removal of a Lim Chiao Chih, Vice-President | pepeuleer in December,
of the Birth Control Association He was back at his desk early and head
of the Gynaecology in 1950 and resumed his tull of duties, but never fully recovered And Obstetics Department the Chinese Union Medical Col-his health, He had been in
lege, 19
by sponsored Chinese Medical Association.
the hospital since March 4,
including and
The committee, both Western-iralned Chinese traditional doctors, will
study case histories, advise on birth control measures, and help
Mr Slocum leaves a widow and two rons and six daughters. -Itcuter.
Tokyo, Mar. 31.
Polish Premier Sees Indian Reactor
than
on an
run off among will be no leading candidates,
An
TURNOUT ESTIMATE
and
the
In
WOR
South
FIRST LORD SELKIRK
Ambassadors'
Appointment
Expected
Washington, Mar. 81.
President Eisenhower is
should go Shipe of the Royal Navy will to have facilities at before the The idea that Israe)
International continue Court of Justice at The Hague the base and will be able to use it in the event of war, after the freedom concerning
of Simonstown
into parsed
the navigation in the Gulf
of hands of the small but efficient expected this week to name Aqaba
considered a
and growing
African Llewelyn Thompson, at pre- dilatory measure by Israeli Navy,
sent American Ambassador Да Such political circles. guns, in-
This force will be command-to Austria, as US Ambassa move might considerably deny the formal guarantees expected by fleer - Adeniral Hugo dor to the Soviet Union.
Hendrik Blermann, MBE, who ed from the United States, wa these circles thought-France number of weapons-France-
It was reported that a French a night Jeep, taking parl exercise was attacked in the village of Thelepte by Algerians, using grenades cluding automatic weapons. The French force fred back, killing two of the attackers and seizing
Presse.
and
Pres.
FRENCH WEST
AFRICAN POLL FAIRLY QUIET
Paris, Mar. 31.
Nearly 13 million voters went to the polls in French West Africa, French Equatorial Africa and Madagascar today to elect 914 territorial councillors under the terms of a recent law, granting increased internal autonomy to French overseas territories.
The for
The Texas Election Bureau
In Dakar and Saint Louls, in vote counting unofficial agency, estimates the tumout at Senegal, guns were fired to call
the electors to the polls. 900,000 between 800,000
summons Was recessary voters.
many voters were waiting out- The polls will open at 7 a.m.
and will close at side the polling booths nearly The Polish Premier, Mr (1300 GMT)
7 pm. (0200 GMT Wednesday), three hours before they opened Joseph Cyrankiewicz, to No results
will be announced to avoid queuing in the heat of
the sun later on.
Senegalese Texas tow-China
Bombay, Mar. 31.
An advance party of the day visited India's first before the polls close in accord-
with ance Mail Special.
to spread birth control informa World Bank mussion led by Mr atomic reactor at Trombay
up branches Eugeke Black, arrived here 10-15 miles from here. will set
China, working night on an inspection four
tion. throughout
of
under local medleni associa Japan's industry and economy. As he drove in an open car
tions.-France-Presse,
-Reuter
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Way out (4).
0 Say again (0).
11 Precise ().
12. Electrical unit (0).
14. Nuisance (4).
10 Ovendght (6).
4.18 Angry (5),,
10 Brainwave (4).
20
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they do it? (3),
20 Very hot
(0).
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DOWN
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2 Chrysalis
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4 Ares (6).
6 Guided (7)
1 Drop
7 Fade
of water (7).
(7).
10 Ant (5).
13 Mounted bullfighter: (7),
14 Having a fondness for (7). 10 Decides (7),
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27 Regulations (5),
:28 Allow (0),,
10 Part of the foot (6).
21 Musical Bound (4).
22 Tol (4).
23 Preparo for publication (4).
SATURDAY'S CROSSWORD—Across: 1 Votes, 4 Abases,
8 Lander, 10 Error, 12 Degree: 14 Deplete, 17 Mere, 30 Latent,
20 Gesture, 23 Unil, 28 Erasing, 27 Socmew, 29 Nitre,
ai Tarens, 32 Totes. Down 1 Valid, 2. Tramp, 3 Bwede, 5 Bier,
8, Street, 7 Struts, 9 Retires, 11 hemiss, 15 Clondra), 25 Eveti,"
20 Gothe, 28 Xele,^
10 Litter 18 Leax, 20. Gunner, #1 Blaber, 24:Awalt 25 Inert,
and
flying the fings of India Poland to the atomic energy establishment,
greeted him with cheers.
crowds
Doctor H. J. Eothabha, Sccre- Di the Indian Atomic
lary
Energy Commission, received Mr Cyrankiewlez and took him round the establishment,
Offer To
come
Makarios
women indicated by the colour of their turbans, and the men by their cockades which party they supported red for the MSA Africant Socialist movement, green
for the Senghor Popular Sene- gniese bloc.
Three-Cornered
In Conakry, where there was Paris, Mar. 31. a three-cornered fight, clocidrs marked with Syria would be happy to wel-had ballot papers
symbols. The RDA leader, three Cypriot-Greck
WD.A After seeing the reactor the Archbishop Makarlos Into the African Democratic rally
identified by an elephant, the Polish Premier said that India | country if ho
wished, RO was "jumping straight into the Khaled Azm, Syrian Minister, of Guines African bloc by a star atomic age from its colonial
said in Damascus today, and crescent, Stato, post."
Cairo radio reported
Social He later visited the Polishi
Makarios, salvage ship Noloo which at Cyprus present engaged in salvaging Greece) three ships sunk of Bombay released by the Brillah Gover- was quiet today along the Ivory ment from forced exile in the coast, where two persons were Seychelles islanda.
killed and 12 Injured in the election campaign at Gagnea, 180 miles northwest of Abidjan.
harbour à few years ago.
The Polish Premier who *ia on a 10-day official visit 10 India will fly to Calcutta, to- morrow to make the last stop in hls Minerary.—Reuter,
身
WEST
and the Cuines Democrats by three of the parallel arrows. (union with
most areas, the elections met, has been went off without incident.
The Archbishop may settle in any country except Cyprus, ac cording to the conditions of his release-France-Presse.
First Bonn Conscripts In Army Today
Bonn, Mar. 31,
new
Germany's
“democratic"
spruced up its barracks today for a welcome for its first batch of nearly 10,000
young con-
drafices. Tomorrow 0,733
scripts of the 1937 class wil report for 12 months, mill- farg service, boosting the Bundeswehr's strength total to 90,000.
have gone Top-level orders
from : out
Bonn's grimu brown-stone Defence Minis try to parylson commanders
country throughout the make the youngsters "feel at home,
to
They will be met in the station, drives in comfort to their barracks and will find room and beds already marked with their
243140
ir strictly
The old lurals Prusion re ception treatment to s The 1-year-olds inducted tomorrow are the only posje
Bonned.
сап
scripts to be called up this Minister year.
Defence Franz Josef Strauss plans to call up the next batch of 30,000 only of Apr 1, 1958. От
Tuesday the no scripts, still in their civilian- parades clothes, will watch of one or two trained com
in jule panies of troops equipment.
be This
20111 their first introduction to the weapons they will us
will be The rest of the
orientation Beatures aporis.
On
Saturday THERE CORECTII passes but
20171 their firet. Leave
2 deppted to drahá OFTE
tind the
All
But In Bouake, some 200 miles north
al Abidjan, tension still existed between the RDA and
dissident
of RDA group "Mutacistes." Telephone com- munications with Bouake were
a
out
At Pointe Noire in the Congo, some Africans were injured in skirmishes in the African quar- ter of the town.
Cars Wrecked
Incidents also took place in and Allada, Aborney-Calavi Potonovo in Dahomey, where a few persona were injured and a number of onry wrecked.
light
everywhere, Voting was possibly because this was the third time for African cloctors to be called to the polls in just over a year. In many cases it was down
wm to, 16 per cent of the electante.
+
bo
Final results will not known for some time in the re- mater areas, much as Mauritius get owing to the difficulties of com-
musications,
will have to tear antes
clothes unless they.
teamed the rudiments of a “military bedring" in public, Defence: Ministry molesman sircked despite the
Council Control
The new territorial assemblies will supervise the functioning of territorial mrvices, including local finance, public works, and aurelcome when agriculture.
Control [of /~the armed forces, foreign affairs and actual training" propfemme overade trade will remains vest- soill be ne tough de in any:ed in Metropolitan Toprae-
1. the
draftees
the
tako up restdeco at Thompson's name has already Admiralty House, a pleturesque been semi-officially sent to former farmhouse, at Simons- { Congress and confirmation bas town.-Router,
been expected for some time. Among other nominations short- ly expected are the following:
Nationalisation Panels White, Ambador to
Of Property
New Delhi, Mar. 31.
to
Mexico, a.9 Ambassador Sweden, Scott Mcleod, head of the State Department's Security Office, as Ambassador to the Irish Republic,
Ajoy Kumar Glosh, Secretary- Robert Hill, Assistant Becret- General of the Indian Com-ary of State for Congressional munist Party, which won a Relations, s Ambassador to
elections Mexico, victory in the recent
although in Kerala State, cald today has probably stay in Washington
the na- would propose
the end of the present tionalleation
foreign pro- Congress session of party
Charles party in Kerala.
Bohlen, at present He added: "But we cannot do American Ambassador to the it without the agreement of the Soviet Union, will leave Moscow
18 to on April
return to Central Government of India."
Glash said the Communist Washington for consultations Party intended to govern before löking up his new post as within the framework of the Ambassador to the Philippines. constitution.-France-Presse, -France-Pres20.
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