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No. 36842
THE DAY JORDAN
TRAFFIC PROBLEM | Move To Counter
THE Intest trafic education
THE
campaign is over and
the Traffic Department are to be complimented on their realistic and efficient np. prunci to one of the Colony's growing problems. The resuits cannot be gauged by statistiek 8, even though the ensualty figuren may well prove to be far higher at the end of the next reckoning, the Colony's population,
and
Red Infiltration
In Middle East
By RALPH HARRIS
Washington, Sept. 8.
vehicle registration Will The United States arms airlift to jordan got
also have increased.
Jast year there were 1:1
deaths and 4,290 injured,
nut counting slight casuni- ties only requiring minor treatment. These are hard
under way today with about 75 tons of emergency defence weapons being flown from bases in the United States, North Africa and Europe.
figures, but what of the Alongside this airlift, according
cold, hard facts of re- sponsibility which caused
most of them?
Superintendent Morrison uf
the Traffic Department,
points out that the greatest
number of casunities Just
to
officials here, the US is planning to strengthen its military mission in Jordan as a result of the Syrian situation.
There is to be an emergency for training the
year was caused by pede-programme
strians dashing out from Jordantona in the use of these behind pillars, parked weapons, the official said. vehicles and other objects and children proper control.
The arms, due to arrive in Jorlude 106 under Jordan tomorrow, not
millimetre iccoilless rites. morlars and anti-tanky guns,
The nirlift
was one of the first definite steps taken by the United States in a phase intensive eem
diplomatic
RESPONSIBILITY
would
therefore
I that the major responsi.
the
bilty lies with the pede. strian, but while this might be so, especially in narrow built-up areas of the Colony, it does not exonerate drivers,
All too often the careless or
inconsiderate
driver 18
or
either involved canses an accident which
could easily huve . been avoided had the driver
adhered to the code of the road and this also involves moral responsiblilty ap- pllenble to rond users and pedestrians alike.
That the rising casualty rate must be reduced ja obvious, but how to do to poses other questions which rë quire solution.
the
On surface there appears to be a lack of traffle police patrolling the highwaya and this is a problem for the Police Commissioner to settle in conjunction with the Finance Committee as it probably involves an In- crease in establishment.
ctivities allomplain.
Ahead
military
ESCAPED LUNATICS WATCH TV
Concord, NH, Sept. 8.
la stop A mon and his wife were held prisoner in their
Additional weapons will be sent to Iraq ahead of previously scheduled dates.
home for four hours lost night while three excoped mental patients watched television and ordered the The Unltd States
wife to make sandwichos. will also speed up arms deliveries 10
Walter Belts, ΣΠ isurance Lebanon, which, like Jordan, ly viewed ar aktly target for salesman, said the three forced their way into his home at Communist subverilon,
Although the arms shipments but 10 pan. when his wife
The answered
doorbell. They
Kive the Impression of B
possible military emergency in held the couple at gunpoint with
stolen
Flite
for nearly four the Middle Eest a Syrian Hours while they watched TV attack on one of its neighbours shows. Belts told police the is not considered likely at
three ordered his wife to make prestat.
Kandwiches nud once asked him to change the channel so they to could watch "Gunsmoke."
purpose,
But the shipments have chual
according ameials here,
Two Points
These nies
*
They were recapture abcal an hour and a half after Belts pervunded them to leave his rome. He said he pleaded with pall-thm to take
the and leave because he feared for the safety of his teenage son who was due home from
1. To restore some Lical stability on Middle East by serving a re- straining notice on the pru Soviet Syrian Army feaders adventures
against armed across the border.
2. Ta relaforce quickly the strength of Syria's Pro-Western neighbours who
ate
The imposition of heavy.
penglties as deterrent is
The weekend military
coupled with moves were
ald
*
questionable as an overall
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ARMS AIRLIFT STARTS
FERRIS WHEEL CRUMPLES IN GALE
US Correspondents Issue Badly Handled
New York, Sept. 8.
station wagon Frank H. Bartholomew, president of the United Press, said today the issue of sending American correspondents to China has been unfortunately handled by all concerned.”
PICKED UP
Police picked them up after firing about 10 shots genuinely disturbed by
to force their station wagon off the Communist infiltration of the
rond
near Hopkinton, Bycian Army.
New Hampshire.
They had escaped from the
the Concord Slate Mental Hos-
two guards.
solution. The doubtful part warming by President Eisen- Criminally Insane Division of is that while a heavy fine howar that the United States
or sentence, cauxe
or both may would use whatever powerspital last night by overpowering
particular thought NECESSATY เว
thal offender to mend his ways, friendly Arab
the
Reuter, findings of the court
luck the required publicity
and therefore the effect on
proicel
governments.-
the general motoring pub STUCK IN
is lost.
MORE RESOLUTE
IN
N the matter of penalties,
Heemk from
court
recent
reports that the courts are now dealing with traffic offenders in a more resolute manner,, but this has resulted In incon- slatency and in many cases individual penalties vary considerably.
In fairness, two courts specialising in traffic cases, one on each side of the harbour, would bo the 21nswer ta current. in- consistency,
The Trame Department seems to be pursuing the right line in educating the pub. lie by means of films, talks, Bui demonstrations, etc. are ten-day demonstrations at Irregular intervals enough?
MUD FOR
16 HOURS
London, Sept. 8.
thick
than mora
16
An 80-year-old woman was recovering today from the effects of being trap ped waist-deep in mud for hours.
Rescuers pulled Miss Frances Arbuthnot from n ditch leading | to the river midway after a passerby spotted her struggling for freedom. If the tide had been Ingh, she would have drowned.
"Oh, dear, I'm so hungry." slic
United Press,
told rescuers, and then fainted
'Much More Skilful'
Beirut, Sept, a.
One of the guards, who was slugged with
weight a sash during the break, was reported to be in critical condition with
a skull fracture.
Three
"We would Hike very much to establish our
own corres- pondents in Peking, but at the mement we're having pretty rocity roing en that score," Bartholomew said.
Bartholomew was interview-
over
was the
ed in Mexico City by Virgil of the Los Angeles Mirror- Pinkicy, editor and publisher
News. The interview
today broadcast Mutual-Don Lee network.
The President. of UP reviewed the situation in which US re- parlers were invited to China, but at first were refused permis-
Plumes To
Stay In
Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, Sept. 8. Prime Minister Tengku
other pallents, who slon to go by the State Depart-Abdul Rahman indicated to
escaped at the same time, were ment."
United PICES.
recaptured almost immediately.
Storm Precedes
Atlantic Hurricane
Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 8. Tropical storm Debble, 'n widespread band of squalls, lashed the north and west
Odd Thing day that he and his Cabinet
would hold on
to their and
"It's an odd thing that the plumed helmets American rews agencies are per-uniforms for dress occasions| mitted to cover the Kremlin with despite complaints from bureaux in Moscow but American correspondent is per- some organisations that mitted to enter China," Bartho- such dress was "a relic of lomew seld.
colonialism."
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by
Britain
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Selwyn Lloyd · Säys: YUGOSLAVIA WILL
FOLLOW OWN FOREIGN POLICY
today he
London, Sept. 8.
British Foreign Secretary Selwyn Lloyd said on arrival here from Belgrade certain Yugoslavia intends to steor its own course in foreign policy.
was
Lloyd, who had official talks with Yugoslav leaders, sold, "Yugoslavia may agree with the Soviet Union оп certain matters but I am sure she in- tends to make up her mind on foreign affairs as they arise and they do not intend to Interfere with the policies of others"
ση
Lloyd added, "We have had an exchange of views revealing allferent ideas and still remal
I was on terms of friendship. deeply Impressed by the friend- liness and cordiality of my wel- cante."
He said no conercle decisions were made at the talks.
"We had Intensive discussion5 on the things needed to try and reduce tension in the world and I have no doubt it is the polley of 'he Yugoslavleu government lo try to do that,” Lloyd said.
Soviet Arms
Asked. Eisenhower's
abou!
President decision to shly arms to the Middle East, Lloyd |sald, “I think the Soviet Union August supplied quantities of arms to | Syria and it was inevitable in these, drcumstances, that the delivery of arms to other countries by countries of the West would follow.”
the strongest gales in Ilving memory. Arriving Channel ferries were held up, and · several "IzEDE One of the word capsized. rachis was # six-ton craft, only one of whose crew ol three was rescued. Ploture shows how' the Ferris Wheel In the Pleasure' Beach, Black- pool, looked -like after the gale struck, se Exprem Photo.
Gluck Knows
The Name
New York, Sept. 8.
Glacic correally. Identifled
MR Maxwell
the Coylon Prime Minis ter for reporters today before flying to Colombo to assume his new post as United States Ambassador to Ceylon.
An International incident was touched off in July after Gluck's appointment when testimony at a Senate hearing indicated he was unable to name the Prime Minister of Ceylon.
When a reporter asked Gluck today to nahe the Ceylon Prime Minister he replied without hesitation:
"Mr Bandaranaike.”— Reuter.
FOREIGN SECRETARY
LLOYD
27 Killed
In Train
Crash
Nimes, Sept. 8.
Lloyd said he felt his visit was worth while and that the talks convinced him the Yugo- slava Intended to maintain their independence,
The Prefecture of tho Floyd said ho discussed dis- Gard Department officially armament with. President Josip
Tilo and had been able to put announced 'this evening the.. Western proposals more that 27 people were killed fully than had been done be when the Paris-Nimes cx- fore,-France-Presst.
press train went off the rails at Nozieres-Brignon yesterday.
New Style Painting?
London, Sept. 8. William Green, 23, student at the Royal College
a
of Art, today revealed his technique for painting plc- tures he sells for as much as US$280 aplece. Green explained placos M
that
he
large; fresh white
canvas on the floor and then:
Pour print and printers Ink on the canvas. Jumps up and down on the paint, dances and skipa over the surface.
Marrying pred the paint.
Uncle
All but four of the victims have been idetitifled. The bodics of two passengers were still pinned under the wreck- age-France-Presse.
MANCHESTER
.
BLAZE LIKE THE BLITZ
Manchester, Sept. 8. Fire did damage estimated at at least £500,000 to a de- partment store and other buildings here tonight in the biggest blaze since the wartime blitz. The
of four-storey store Pauldens Limited DE £ two-
the
Firemen from two counties shot more than 100 water jets on the blaze, and 12 Bremen were civilians
·dlides over the canvas on a bleycles, skidding purposely
the canvas Soaks
in atro island site- had famca
shooting 100 feet above parim.
Shovels sand on the paint-buliding seconds after the alarm
was given. Jng to give it added tex- Vientiane, Sept. 8. ture. Princess Saylvan,
Green 24-year-
his sald he sells products for old daughter of the Crown finished "Now that the State Depart-
from The Tengku was quoted on Prince of Laos, will marry her ranging
£70 ment at long last has decided to accredi 24 correspondents, the saying. that he Kaw no reasca unele, 27-year-old Prince £100,--United Press. Chinese are showing their ferita-
to make a fura and that the Mangkhaia Manivong, on Sep- tion over preceding events and gets were designed in accordance tember 21, I was officially an- we seem to be in a deadlock. ith tradition and to suitnounced here today.
"I think this is particularly modern times,
The bridegroom, a son of unfortunate because we would Several organisaticas formally King Sisavan Vong" is a half- like to cover China by compet-protested against the uniform brother of the bride's father. ent, trained newspapermen" of buL
cost of Florida today with our own organisation as would comment came from the presi-Laotian army.
perhaps the most cuiting Ho is an officer-cadet
In
the
45 mile-an-hour winds and the other American and world-dent of the Malay Labour Party The marriage ceremony wfdd | nimed for the flatlands of wide egeneles. As it is today who summed up the effect of take place in the Royal Palace
South Georgiu.
we mult depend upon the ser- the plumed helmict as "elly of Luang Prabang.-France- Ivice of France-Presse, and United Fress.
Prest. anki no Little damage
in-Reuters for second hand report- juries were reported. Residentsing of a scene which Americans in Pensacola and Fort Walton, should be permitted, in my where the centre of the storm opinion, to observe and report hit, saj i was worse than a for themselves United Press.
The Beirut newspaper An- bad summer thurerstorm. Nohar, sak today President Elsenhower had yesterday "put Syria under supervision,"
But meanwhile, the potential Grenades Thrown
küler Hurriczne Carrie chummed An-Nahar said the United in the Atlantic 1,300 miles east States was "much more skilful of San Juan, Puerto Rico, pack- than Britain and France when ing raging winds up lợ 130 she left it to Syria's neighbours mlios an hour, to meet the situation and tsk for urgent aid.
It seems there should be A long-range programme in- corporating the present features in a continuDUR poster campaign of the
'Oran, Sept. U. "Death is so Pormanent”
Six hand grenades wore variety pointing out the
thrown in Oran since last night, enormity of traffic crimes
The Sam Juan weather idling the European and and the punishments for All wo hope is that nothing bureau reported hurricane Juring ten other persons. Threa offences committed on the like what took place between the winds extending 30 miles from of the injured wero Mosleme,
Three two Koreas will arise, between the eye.
terrorists who toole Colony roads. While the
part in the attacks her neighbours-
were cap-. cost of such campaign Syria
Gale forco winds stretched fured. would not be light there Jordan for example and the
aran then becomes à few batllo- 100 miles to the north and 75 The is no room for alf mea-neld where two rienta
present outbreak fight miles south of the Catrie'a grenade attacks follows a long sures if tho object is to behind dwarfs."--China Mall centre, the bureau rufd.--United | period of relatlyą calm, in the be achieved..
1 Press. 'Special.
|elty-France-Prekse.
and
CANCER DEATH RATE UP
London, Sept. 8.
DEATIS from cancer in Eng-
land and Wales: fncreased again in 1855. an oficial statement said here today..
Tho
estamentary on the Registrar-Generci's statistica) review of England and Wries, for 1933, published today, said a total of 02,310 deaths were attributed to cancer during the year, a substantial in- crease over the previous year.
commentary gave theso other population statistics for Erigland and Wales ki 1955:
et
The
Population was estimated at 44,623,000 in mid- year, an increase of 143,000 over_the_year before,
Total marriages increased by about 10,000 over tho previous year.
26.000 divorces
werg granted during 3030, fewer than the year before.
-Deaths from accidents and violenco totalled 21,400, compared with annual average of 19,636 for the previous year-United Frem
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