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New Zealand's By-Election Legend China Signs

Govt And Opposition

Ponder On Pull Of Two New Parties

By DOUGLAS LAKE

Wellington, Apr. 1.

New Zealanders, with the November general election in mind, are watching with close interest the result of a Parliamentary by-election to be held on April 6.

The by-election is for the Bay of Plenty seat vacated by the resignation of the Minister of Labour, Mr William Sullivan, for personal reasons.

(Wo

It is considered a sale Govern- Of the four political parties, ment asal, but the interest centoo, the National party has been fres on the detalls of the voting | the first to get down to business three-cornered fight in for the general election. Early włuch the

established in March, ordinary Members of parties, the Government National Parliament and Cabinet Minis- party and the Opposition Labour ter, usually one of each [party, are joined by the recently ing together, begon_a

formed Liberal Foundation months" drive preliminary to party. For it is the votes polled the election campaign proper. by this new party and the Social The aim is to awaken interest

throughout the country.

If not prepaid a booking fee | Credit party in the general of 50 ornta in charged.

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Day

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ROYAL NAVAL HOSPITAL

VACANCY

PHARMACIST:

SALARY,

clection which may tip the balance in the final outcome of the polling.

The Social Credit party, which confounded the prophets atte appearance in 1954 by gathering up 125,000 votes, representing over 12 per cent of the total, is not contesting the seat.

formed Liberal The recently Foundation expects to nominate candidates for practically all the 50 seats to be decided at the general election.

Small Electorate

work- three-

go

The inadequacy of a statement by the Prime Minister, Mr Sidney Holland, to the effect that the Clovernment

would to the country on its record has

good, been made

The National President, Mr party

Alex McKenzie, of Auckland, has ex- plained that the preliminary meetings are to remind the

the people

Government's of

record" The "outstanding

ded would Government, he added, not be content to stand for re-

and on election on its record

the prosperous state of the country alone, but would later submit a progressive programme for the future.

Tunnel Under The Thames

French Ship

Released By Vietminh

Hanoi, Apr. 1. The French ship Taurus of the Messageries Maritimes lines was released from the North Vietnam port of Camphaport on Sunday, arter the shipping company deposited 10,000,000 trunks an

Looking through the pilot tunnel when work began on driving the main tunnel under the Thames between Dartford, Kent, and Purfleet, Essex. The pilot tunnel was completed in 1938, and it in

in through this bore that

zain the

tunnel be driven by a 300-ton Waleld hydraulic driven forward by 40 hych

will

FREIR The new tunnel will be 4.700 feet long and will provide a direct road link be-

Edeck, tween Kent and

15 miles to the cast of London. -----Reuterphoto.

............

Aluminium

The

Stunt In Paper

Anti-Red Congress

Saigon, Apr. 1.

The Asian Pooples' Anti- Communist League which ended ita Third Congress here today declared "our final objective_is to save all the enslaved peoples or Asia and other parts of the world."

Big Trade Agreement

Warsaw, Apr, 1.

A $10 million rouble Polish- Chinese trade agreement 'for 1937 was signed in today.

China

The Longuo was formed in 1054 "to sprend On anti- Communist spirit" among ita Poland is to supply member, These include Bouth with numerous goods such sa Korca, Thailand, the Philippines, complete inchstrial projects Formosa, South Vietnam and with blueprints, rolled pro Hongkong

dieging ducia shilpa lathes, The Con

Congress resolved that machines, tractors, chemicals ex-Commmmists should be given and other articles. the opportunity to contribute to

strengthening

var democratia

Rockety It

that decided

the League should establish an Anti- Comminist Press Federation, organise an international rodio communications

system to ex change information on Commi nist tacties, and encourage the dorznation of a

Lehour Union.

the

It

the

Croo

TO

of

affirmed "the primacy spiritual in order to destroy Communist materialism."

The Congress sino said that the procedure of the United Nations should be revised "to prevent the Soviet Union from using the United Nations as a platform to spread Communist Idena,"

The Congress opposed the admission of Communist China

China will supply Poland with iron ore, minerals, non-ferrous metals, oleaginous sood, zaw matorinis for the chemical and

nat textile

industry,

textiles, ten,

and th tobacco and consumer custrial articles intended for the supply of the home market.

The agreement gives China the leading place among the non- European countries In Poland's foreign trade,

It was signed by the Polish Minister of Foreign Trade, Mr Witold Trampczynski, and the

Minister Chinese

of Foreign Trade, Mr I Diejen.

Poland has already bulit China two, sugar refineries and is now assembling a sugar plant there worth 43 million roubles,

com-

China has bought in Poland

coal-rinsing plants, three

equipment for two cond to the United Nations belloving wines and mang, itera of equip

piolo

that there was "no possibility of co-existence between freement goods dom and slavery."—Reuter,

MARS VERY

TURBULENT

worth over 221

million roubles are being sup- plied between 1988 and 1982,

Tonight's AROUND

the Polish

phasised the value of the raw

China, materials coming from

the purchase of which is very difficult in the world market. Paris, Apr. 1. Even now the export ana im- Soviet astronomer Vsevolod port possibilities between the Sharonov said the atmosphere of two countries had not been the planet Mars was very tur" | fully realised.--Reuter, bulent last year and violent winds whipped up clouds of dust or miles, Tass over thousands

Milwaukee, Apr. 1.

Milwaukee newspaper Sentinel in Wisconsin will appear tomorrow with one page of tin foll between its usun!

pages.

today.

reporting

New Zealand electorates are There has been some murmur- the security claimed by the LIFE EXPECTANCY amall, averaging

about ing among only

the Chinese Embassy in Hanoi, the ranks of

The page of tih toll will be

on observations 15,000 volers each, In 1954, the

Government's supporters about

Paris, Apr. 2.

and can be perfectly blank National party and the Labour is toilure to remove all controls.

The Taurus collided with a The French man's life ex-used by Milwaukee housewives 1966, Sharonav said that orange made by Soviet scientists during party polled almost the same A group

of well-known mest,

Chinese Junk on February 24. pectancy at birth is 09.6 years to wrap up their husborsts or spots,

colour as the the same number of total votes, with

The ship rescued three of tho

areas believed to be the Labour getting a majority of a

con- thound or two in a total poll

eight crew members of the junk. while the French woman's life children's luncheon sandwiches.

expectancy la 69.3 years, the

tinents of the planet, had hidden National The ship was

Statistical impounded on French

The two pages of regular both the equatorial and the of 1,000,000.

March 1 after it had loaded Institute disclosed today,

newsprint, next to the tin foll Polar region of Mars during 4,500 tons of coal for Japan, in

The armual statistical review, | page, will carry big advertise- several weeks. order to facilitate the enquiry just out, also revealed that the ments of an aluminium company

Soviet scientists deduced that bet $200,000,000 accident, the North French

-which has thought of this now the spots were clouds of dust Vietnam Buthorities sald. horse races in 1956. —France-way to make its product known, and sand carried by violent

-France-Presso,

winds, he sakt-France-Presse.

the

including, for example, Sử figure in the dairy industry for William Goodfollow, a leading

a generation, has formed The results

seats Constitutional in many

Society Lor the were influenced by the votes Promotion of Economia Freedom cast for Social Credit candidates, and Justice t New Zealand. who polled from a few hundred W to three thousand votes in in- dividual electorates, Some 15 sitting members hold their seats by majoritles of 800 or fewer votes, and these slim margins can easily be upset by the sup port which voters give to the third and fourth parties,

The persevence of Social Credit, in spite of a sweeping condemnation of its theories by the Royal Monetary Commission lest year, and the appearance of to a fourth party, with perhaps a

$1,000 - 1,300 x 8 annual increments then $1,500 x 4 annual in

crements:

QUALIFICATIONS,

Registered under Hong!

The Prime Minister has wel- comed the formation of the Society although observem here believe that the Society's op- pearance is an expression of dis satisfaction within the National party's ranks.

Nevertheless, the ranks are Likely to close as election day approaches.

Living Issues

The Labour party is expected few Independent and Communist to fight the general election an candidates in some constituencies, the cost of living issue.

When reduces political forecasting to three out of five homes in a de- guesswork.

pressed area have washing however, same machines,

even it they are There are, general points on which

most bought on hire purchase Kong Pharmacy

and observers would agree.

arrangements, the cost-of-living Poisons Ordinance. Com-

The first is that the National line of attack may not be over plated two years post party, after eight years in office, successful, however.

lost ground. Ila total of registration experience seats rose from 46 in 1949 to and be under the age of 50 in 1951, then fell to 48 in 35 years.

1934

But the Government has re- Applications in ENGLISH in gained ground since a low

In its fortunes last year when candidates own handwriting the "credit squeeze" which giving full particulars should affected

munity

the

ад

To some extent, the Labour Party appears to be living in the pust. Its loader, Mr Walter Nash, is one of the most widely respected men in public life and

a financial authority, he prob ably has no equal on the politi cal scene. But Mr Nash is 75 com years business

of age and be forwarded with COPIES effective increase in the in- as the fire and enthusiaan many New particularly, a alight Zenlanders doubt whether he of testimonials to the Secre- | come

tax, and

apneeded to re-fashion his party tary, Royal Naval Hospital, parent lack of determination to Mount Kellett, before April keep down rising living costs and lead it to victory after ke

defeat eight years ago. combined to make it unpopular. In any case, there is no in- 15th, 1957.

Since then, the effects of the diantion yet that Labour will crodit squeeze have not drawn produce a much criticism and there has as it did in 1935, when it increase. promised work and security for

A. L. WALKER. Wardmaster Lieutenant,

Secretary. Royal Naval Hospital, Hong Kong.

March 29th, 1957.

SAILS:

been

W

a general Wage the

vote-winning policy

A Gavemment committee, too, all or as the National party did

move controls.

is expected to recommend the in 1849, when it promised to re- introduction

of a Pay-as-You- Ear system for income tax collection, with a consequent re- mission of all or a substantial part of one year's income tax.

P&O

R.M.S. "CORFU”

NOTICE TO PASSENGERS

BAGGAGE:

the

to At present, there is little choose between

known policies of the two main parties. In the words of one Labour supporter the difference is mere- ly that which exists between a half-a-crown and two shillings and sixpence a difference in name only.

Inability

It is Labour's imbility eight years of opposition yet lo have produced O clear-cut alternative to the National

Wednesday, 3rd April, at 12,00 party's policies which makes ob-

servers and even some Labour whether they

NOON for the UNITED KINGDOM,pporters doubt via Singapore, Penang, Colombo, can beat the Government. thence via the Cape of Good Hope. The ordered movement and

activity within the ranks of the within the Labour party ranks National party, sluggishness

Passengers are requested to send ALL BAGGAGE to the Hongkong & and the absence of 藤 striking Kowloon Wharf Co.'s Godown No. 2 programme, appear at present to GATE, CANTON ROAD ENTRANCE, Lavour the Government. By NOON ON TUESDAY, 2nd APRIL.

SPECIAL NOTE: With the exception of hand packages carried by passengers themselves, ALL BAGGAGE must pass through ,the Wharf Co.'s Godown for loading

on board by ship's alings only.

EMBARKATION: Passengers should embark between 9.80 AND 11.00. A.M. ON, 3rd APRIL, 1957.

Subject to Alteration. With or Without Notice

Against this, electoral bound- arios have bean changed this year.

Way

The redrawing of boundaries has led to some has calculations but most people would probably as to relative gains and losow agree that if there is an overall advantage, it has been won by the Labour party.

Ekit voters have # of promises. The preoccupations of ignoring theories and paper. both major parties, na they clear the decks for action, are the Trogoniderabless "How will the voters renet this time to Bocial Grodit?", and "Is this Liberal Farty also going to win voles?":

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into

the

France-Presse.

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By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

"I WAS SPEERING ON A HIGHWAY- A COP WAS AFTER ME INTO A FOG-

I DRONE

"AND CAME OUT-HERE! THERE WAS A BOY, LAUGHING-

HAHA

Curfew Ends

Nicosia, Apr. 1. Cypriot Greek youths in main Cyprus towns, who have been under a house curfew from dusk to dawn each day, since the middle of last December, will be free from tonight, it was offelally stated.

The curfew was being lifted immediately, it was stated/ France-Fresse,

Ginge

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