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PRIVATE VICE THE

IE Wolfenden Commit- tee's report has attracted little interest in Hongkong yet one of its malu pro ponly may, if accepted and British enacted by the.

Government, have far- renching effects. IIN chief proposals - or those which

attracted

have

most attention are that adult homosexuality should

be permitted in private and that soliciting for prostitu- ilon should be mudo 1098 blatantly public.

Reaction was, not surprising- ly, wholeheartedly against the first proposal to begin

with. But eventually there emerged a body of respon sible opinion, including the Church of England, which

it

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THE FAZONI KONFORT 13 ACTION TROSEERS

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THAI PARLIAMENT DISSOLVED BRITAIN TO

Army To Restore

Two-House

Constitution

Bangkok, Sept. 18.

King Phumiphón Aduldet of Thailand today dissolved Parliament and announced that new elections would be held within 90 days.

The dissolution follows the bloodless coup staged by army chiefs against Field Marshal Pibul Songgram, Prime Minister.

The after leaving the capital.

King Haakon's Condition Grave

Marshal Songgram was re-ja single housk of Parliament, supported thee Wolfendon ported to have put out to sea me-half of whose members recommendations:

were elected, atte one-half An official army announce appointed. Government thus has before

The

constitution, comending arguments ment said the original text of

original with the balance apparent the 1932 constitution had been which is restored, provides for revived as the superne law of two housts, all of whose mem- ly in favour of the report,

the land. The new Cabinet judging from the weight of

will serve as a caretaker govbera are elected. The abrogated

constitution requiredi

only learned opinion behind the

ernment until elections are held const

a quall- A proposal.

for a new Assembly in Decem- primary education or

Tho new cation for members of Par- ber of this year.

THE original con- liament. Assembly will designate prime minister

stitution, now in effect, requires five years of higher education. been abrogated, provided for-Reuter and France-Press.

NO SOLUTION

.

most controversial

Them in, of course, the pro-

posed measure relating to most homosexuality. The rogrettable feature is that It poses no solution what- Ever: instead, because the law cannot effectively com- bat homosexuality, because fines and prison sentences have not proved a deterrent, factory

and because not one in hundred who commit homosexual acts in private

are

antis-

ព

now prosecuted, the only thing to do is to ignore The greatest moral objection

it.

气感

to thin particular proposal

if accepted, is that, effect will be to put

The constitution which

Thailand Standing By

Seato And UN

Oslo, Sept. 18.

medical communique from

the Royal Palace told sad.

- dened Norwegians today that the only King their nation has had since its

TRIAD ROUND-UP

CONTINUES

Further action against iriad societies was taken yesterday by the Criminal Investi- gation Department.

Seventy-four suspected

triad society mem- bers, were rounded, up in raids on the Island and 30 in Kowloon, 1 Police spokesman an.

nounced this mor- ning. Thirty-eight persons, Including two women, will appear at the Central Magistracy today charged with offences against the Soclelles Ordinance and 24 men, similarly charged, will appear nt the Kowloon Magistracy.

Greek Motion On

Cyprus

Defeated In UN

New York, Sept. 18.

independent birth in 1905 The Steering Committee of the United

is gravely ill with little hope of recovery.

I reported "serious anxiety" for 85-year-old King Haakon, the world's oldest Teling monarch and the only living King who was elected to the crown n n tree election

his Honkon, faxed for

and energetic tennis-playing London, Sept. 18.

octagenarian, The "responsible authorities" in Thailand will bicycling ns an

has been ill slice he broke his observe with care all international obligations, a statement from the Thai Embassy here said to- night.

Kram

hip in a fall in July, 1955.

His physicians reported to- day that circulatory and 15 piratory complications have

The

Nations General Assembly today voted down a Greek move to have the Assembly specifically debate allegations of British atrocities on Cyprus.

on

Assembly's 18-member Steering Committee agreed instead to include "the Cyprus an agenda item question." Voting was 11. to none with

abstentions four

(Britain, France, the Soviet Union and Czechoslovakia). Vasally

because they pre-

the

was:

to consider con competent plaints or allegations against the Internal administration of member states, he said.

Me Averoff the Greek Foreign "Thertke, ·Field Marshal developed. The statement added that the

Με Norway The news plunged

Kuznc1999, Minister intervened in the, de- the authorities reiterated "complete Pibul Songgram did not have a

e-into gloom. Within a few hours, Soviet Deputy Foreign Minis bate four times to support in- adherence to the principles of majority in Parliament as

the Lapid't lower shops were fer, and Mr Jiri Nosek, the seription of the Gresk Item in natural instinct and a per- the Charter of the Unllod Na-¦quired by the constitution.

delegate, said they its criginal form. But the com- version of it into

denuded by hundreds of orders Czech one ons and the

continuence

"Field Marshal Pibul Song- for bouquets to be scut to the abstained

mittee accepted an amendment entegory, Le. unexception- loyal membership of Serio."

would not resign and

oya Face where the King forred

original Greek proposed by Mrs Aase Llonase able in the eyes of the law.

wording.

of Norway to make it simply The Embassy statement began tried to delay by negotiationslay ill.. And however careful 11

This modern history will particu- on September with the promotors of the coup

"Application,the Cyprus

questlun." distinction

of this by saying that We

the auspices of the The Greek Foreign Minister generation make between 10. In response to appeals from d'etat until after the date fixed larly remember King Haakon under

fold the exmmittcr after the the two, will net time tend the people, Field Marshal Sarit for the adjournment of Peri-ur two lustrious chapters in United Nations, of the prinel-

ple of equal rights and Thanarat, with the full supportment so that no parlamentary an unprecedently long carter to obliterate it?

Navy and Air

determination of peoples in the vote that a proper interpretation of the Army,

of popular rule: measures could be taken.

of this item was that all aspects case of the population of the Force, took over "absolute con-

of the problem could be island of Cyprus; (and) vlola- trol of the Government."

Uion of human rights, and Cussed-Reuter, atrocities," by the Britist: colonial administration against the Cypriots.

VIGILANCE

TN short, is it not likely

IN

that the chief - and worst --effect of this measuro will be to encourage public tolerance of this conduct, and not only soften indigna- tion and opprobrium which

Fait Accompli

Accepting the fait recomplí, the King appointed the Field Marshal "Military Governor of the capital."

it properly arouses, but in Martial law,

the statement

time encourage the majority | added. had been proclaimed

to regard the militant from Monday.

minority of opponents as a handful of cranks2

It continued: "The reason for this action was that all Cabinet

A

ad-

Joverment is to be furined to carry en the ministration of the country.

In the meantime, to ensure mroth conduct of the affairs of sinto, all Under-Secretaries of State have assumed full charge ot their respective ministries as from September

17.

With Care

REFUSED OFFER

When Norway obtained its Independence from Sweden in 1905, King Haakon cused on offer of the Crown unless his people affirmed it in plebesche. They did,, over- whelmingly,

reached

Not Competent

self-

Mr. Selwyn Lloyd, British When Nazi Germany Foreign Secretary, cald self- out for Norway | determination in any non-self- in 1940, ho atly revised governing territory under Hitler's demand that pro-Nazi | British administration was "a The responsible mlitary Vidkum Quisling be appointed matter exclusively for the Buthorities will observe with

Prime Minister. King Hankon Government of the United purc all international obliga- One of the worst offects of Ministers present In Bangkok

tons and reiterate complete was forced into exile in London Kingdom."

cemented his herolem this measure will be that had resigned, and the majority ashorence to the prmelpins of but

determination to whatever Police

of members vigilance of

tee Charter

United Norwegian from hna been exercised in the Parliament had resigned

Nations and the continuance in fight on underground.

Norwegians heard the news Free Scri Manungkasta loyal membership of Seato."- pust In respect of adult the

of his criticn) rondlilon from Reuter. homosexuality will disap-Party.

afternoon newspapers at lunch-It pear. Thia

time will weaken

their ability to tackle con- duct of this kind among non-adulta particularly among youths just under 21, und make it immeasurably more difficult. The most unfortunate outlook thut may develop is that "what goes on behind closed doors

the nonu of

business.""

DISTASTEFUL

Police's

HE danger here is that

nominated

of the

The Dambusters To

Get Vulcans

Waddington, Sept, 18.

NE of Britain's

book and Alm both called "The most re-

Dambusters”” owned bomber squadronA war. during the Just world No. 017, is to be reformed early next year, it was r nounced here today.

Tignes ngeiont Crimes The squadron, which was, dis-

like sodomy may also suffer, even though atiffer penaltie are provided against men for seducing youth under 21. One view is that the proposal on homosexuality would not expose the young 18 more frequent danger of corruption and the "weight of medical opinion" is that It should reduce the incl. dence of assaults upon them. It seems, however, that the threat of heavier sentencos will be the greatest dotor- ront to this kind of assault and this may also combat

any tendency for, perversion to be driven deeper by the growth of public tolerance of ita milder form. But it must be said that this is a most distasteful proposal! which it is hoped the British Government will weigh, very carefully before taking any action, 25.1

Landed about a year ago, will get Britain's latest and most complex aeroplane, tho four-jet Avro Vulcom "hying triangle."

No. 017 squadron originallybagon fame by its low-level preach- ing of the Mohno and Eder Dams in Germany. This ex- ploft becaine the subject of a'

equadron's nickname. Afterwards, the squadron sank;

the German Tirpitz in Alten Flord, Norway, and evolved a pin-point method of marking and. obliterating targets. No. 017 was led during the al- fack on the dams by the late Wing Commander· Guy Gib. Bon, who was succeeded by

King Hankon's heir is his only ron, Crown Prince Olav. For 12 months now Oly, 54. hea In fact reigned becauSO the King was confined to hospital and subsequently to his palace.-United Press

9 Killed In Casablanca Explosion

Casablanca, Sept. 18.

to the

But he was opposed atrocities eub-item, beenuse "a fundamental principle of the Charter" was at stake:

When the Charter was drawn was clearly understood that the United Nations was not

FLU HITS

CENTRAL

ENGLAND

Paris, Sept. 18. Asian influenza was gain- ing ground in Central England today, and caused. increasing anxiety in the

A total of nine persons British press. At the samo

Group-Captain G. L. Che-, were killed today when a time, the disease has hit 6hire, Both mich were award salvage vessel and a motor- farmy camps in Portugal and. ed Britain's highest decora-launch, were blown to pieces | Italy, has taken on epidemie tion for gallantry the Vie- by an underwater explosion proportions in the Nether- toria Cross, Ching Mall in Casablanca harbour, lands, and was beginning to Speciai,

AN AVRO VULGAN

The two craft were moored overcrowd hospitals on the above the sunken hull of the Méditerranean island Liberty ship Lancaster, which went down in the harbour in Cyprus.

of

In Britain, the

Health

1942 during the Allied landings,

The salvage crew had already Ministry said it was premature removed high-power explosives to speak of an.Aston fu epide- from the Lancaster. Today, the mic and that the area of Eng salvage-men were to cut their way into part of the hull

where

land south of the Bristol-Nor-| wich line was relatively free of The underwater explosion of the disease. E munitions in the sunken ship in West Bromwich,

Three children died yesterday set off a further explosion 5,000 children in all have come Lise salvage vessel which had down with the discase In dinamita on board, peoria from Sheffield, where 14 persone the craft was furia atvern have died since the Asian fu hundred feet into the air, and made ita appearatico, 11,722 eight Moroccan workers were boys and girls, 18 per cent of klied, along with the son of the school population,

"KRIVARO - company's "Euro- | absent: from clamoRSEYAHOO. 1 peso director:----France-Fresso.

the

dis-

\Drunks Start Riot At Religious Festival

CUT FORCES

IN EUROPE

London, Sept. 18. Britain has docidad to pross

•plona for a now "reduction of her forces in Germany In tho face of sharp opposition from her allies, official sources disclosed today.

The British plan is to cut ber divisions in West Germany

Warsaw, Sept. 18. Polish police used tear gas and truncheons to disperse hooligans who caused trouble following a religious in the coming year by one-fifth, celebration in the village of atter a similar reduction of Lob Odno, Southern Poland, | her forces On

fo this year. It was reported here

| night.

newspaper

The evening Kurier Polski said many the people taking part in the celebration got drunk and started making trouble,

:i

the Continent

General Lauris Norstad of the United States, Supremo Ailled Commander in Europe, is considering the British de- mand with his top advisera.

OPPOSITION

The seven-member West Euro- The local police forces had pean Union, which comprisen to call on reinforcements from Dritain,

West France, Italy, nearby Czestochowa,

Germany, Belgium, the Nether- lands and Luxembourg, will meel next month to deal with the explosive issue,

Truncheons and tear gas Were used to quieten the hooligans and restore pesce,

Britain's demand for a sizable cut of her forces In Germany The monastery of Jama Gora,

met considerable opposition near Czestochowa, is a place of carlier this year. Both Nato pligrimage for Catholics from and the WEU nations were ox- all parts of Poland. One million pected to resist Britain's Inten- pilgrims attended religious ion of reducing her forces in celebrations there inst month Germany affil further.

Britain holds that changes for the festival of Our Lady of

China Mail in her detence strategy will make it possible to maintain the Special.

fire power of British forces in Nalo despite their numerical, re- duction.United-Press.

Czestochowa.

MAN HURT IN EXPLOSION

A labourer, Wong Sek-wing, was injured acetylene when an generator exploded shortly after 10 o'clock this morning at the Swedish Trading Com- pany's godown In Vic- toria Road, Western District.

The injured man was; sent to the Queen Mary Hospital for treatment. The explosion did not cause damage to the building and did not start a fire.

Keightley Governor Of Gib

London, Sept. 18. General Sir Charles Keightley,

·Commander-in-Chief,

tha "of Allled forces in last year's Sucz Canal operation, has been ap« Com- pointed Governor and mander-in-Chief of Gibraltar,

the Colonial Office announced today.

The 50-year-old General will take up his appointment to- wards the middle of next year, He will succeed Lieutenant- General Sir Harold Redman, whose

term of office expires 'next year-Reuter.

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