Page
4
.
PHILISHAVE
ELECTRIC RAZOR
gloca
the closest akaves
THE WEATHER: Fresh N.E. winds, – sizona, ja exposed places. Cloudy with some fair periods in the afternoon.
CHINA & MAIL
GILMAN & CO. LTD, Greener ADA
No. 36911.
COMMENT OF
THE DAY
PARIS TALKS
What there would be any
HILE it was not expected
118
startling announcements following the Anglo-French talks in Paris the outcome can be considered favourable and the maximum success possible achieved in the present circumstances even though the Tunisian arma question is still wide open.
The French seem to have
understood that the Bri-
Established 1845
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1957.
Price 20 Cents
RELAX IN
DAKS
THE FARÉNGS COMFORT IN ASITEN TROUSERS
Whiteaways
HONGKONC 1) KONTO ON
NATO SUMMIT TALKS STILL ON GAILLARD
Agreement To
Nixon Leading
US Delegation
Paris, Nov. 27.
tish Government could not The Western Alliance informally agreed today to
bo expected to give il categorien and Bat under- taking to accept the view
of France in all circum- атался,
French apprehensions that Britain was contemplating
a policy switch in collabor. tion with the United States
IKE SEES KING OF MOROCCO
Washington, Nov. 27. President Eisenhower held a brief meeting with King Mohamed V of Morocco at the White House this afternoon.
hold its December summit meeting as sche- duled, with Vice-President Richard M. Nixon instead of President Eisenhower leading then the North Portico, the en
American delegation.
on her old ally's role PROSECUTION
Algeria have been killed.
The French Foreign Ministry seems very satisfied about the position us the Qussi
D'Orsay spokesman summed this up by saying that the official communique re- ference to France's leading and
traditional role in North Africa "definitely destroyed" any public fears that Britain might. funda- mentally change her attitude towards the area. AUGURS WELL
THIS augurs well for the
THIS
future of the Alliance as before the Paris meeting French fears and suspicions had been quickened by the recent British and United States arms shipments to Tunisia which France view. ed as a weakening of Bri- tain's previous support for her in regard to Algerin,
TO DEMAND
NEW TRIAL
Maebashi, Nov. 28. The Mazbaubl District Procurator's office will de- mand a new trial for Army Specialist William B. Girard in an effort to send the American Gl to prison for manslaughter, it was die closed today.
The Ottawa,
Ititnoja, soldier was convicted on November 19 of the fatal
of shooting
Mrs Naka Bakal on An army camp firing range but was given suspended three-year sentence-United Press.
MCELROY ORDERS
Fronce has always maintain- TWO IRBMs
ed that the twin problems меге 10 closely aligned that any action relating to the Tunisian Government must necessarily produce corresponding repercussions on the Algerian eltantion. On the other hand
Britain
and the United States viewed with some misgiving that the way was open for Soviet infiltration and ex- ploitation and rightly sent in token arms deliveries to forestall the Russians,
NOT DISSIMILAR
THE
Washington, Nov. 27. Defence Secretary Neil H. McElroy announced to day that production has been ordered of both the Army's Jupiter and the Air Force's Thor. Both
are
The 15 nations of the North Atlantic
The Moroccon ruler arrived
trance to the President's living quarters at the White House, at 2130 GMT.
and President The King Treaty Organisation fell in line one by one today be-
Eisenhower exchanged gifts at hind the idea that the confer-
meeting which Mr Hagerty, White House Press Secretary, ence, staring on December 15, should be held on
ten or twelve schedule said lasted for despite the chattering news of minutes.
the President's illness.
Moulay
The King was accompanied
Prince The Nate Council of Minis-by his son, ters meets tomorrow morning in Abdullah, and Mr Dulles.
Paris to make the Bnal decision,
Nato sources said that agree-
ment on the necessity of having
HIS REGRET
The King expressed h's re-
the conference was a foregonegret at the President's liness.
conclusion.
POSTPONEMENT
Spook,
After saying that he was feeling much better, the Presi cent told the King that he had wanted to see him very much The Noto Secretary-General, and was sorry that he had been Paul-Henri
returned prevented from taking part in here tonight from London to the talks.
of Loke charge
tomorrow's Mr Hagerty Bald there was a session. He had been asked to brief discussion canvass the various nations to mualque which was to be issued sch if they believed the "sum- later today at the end of the mit" conference should still be conference between the King
and the Secretary of State.
Discussing
held.
Although Nato officials de- elined to comment on the results of M. Spask's requesta,, a United Press poll showed that not one single nation wished to have, the meeting portpened · or · held at the Foreign Minister level instead of Heads of State.
Diplomatic Winking was that the December meeting, the most .crucial in Nuto history, was absolutely necessary now if the
the
West intended to revise Alliance scientifically, militarily und politically to meet the Sovie! challenge.
Western European capitals feared that postponement would have bad psychological
intermediate-range repercussirins.. ballistic missiles.
to
DISAPPOINTMENT
of the салт-
the President's day, Mr Hagerty said that Mr Elsenhower ant his brother were joined at lunch by Major John Elsenhower, the President's
203..
PARALYSIS
Replying to questions on the President's condition, Mr Hager- ty said the doctors still did not Know If the cérebral attack had
been caused by a blood clot or
a blood vesɛci spasm.
He said the "Brst squadron" of
range the inlerm:diate
However, there was deep dis- missiles will be sent
US appointment that the President, bases in Britain by late 1958. with his immense prestige and He sold a "security
very transitory problem" popularity in Europe, would not prevented him from saying just | be able to come. what constitutes
THE position was not disquadron.
similar to that existing
in Libya during the time of Mr Ernest Bevin where Britain has interests and
#
REVERSE POLICY
missile
Authoritative
French sources warmly accepted the American proposal to send Vice-President Nixon Instead. M: Nicon is un unknown quantity, personally, through- out Europe.
Western
Ox-
Mr Hagerty said that the President's llness was not anty- where near as serious as his heart attack of September 1855.
the Referring to
question asked earlier, Mr Hagerty sald he had checked with the doc- tors who had told him that the President's speech impairment was not a form of paralysis. The Impairment was pected to clear up, it was of a
nature and could not be characterised, as paralysis under the terms medical language, he
added. also said that Mr Hagerty blood tests had proved that the President
had not developed tolerance towards the anti-coagulant medicing which he has been receiving six times n week since his heart attack.
Reuter.
any The Defence Secretary nude the announcement in testifying
before the Senate Preparedness Sub-committee.
The
It was conceded in
had he not stepped in the Russians would have gain-
Sub-European capitals that the cen ed a foothold along the committee is conducting อ Tunisian border.
ference might not have as much broad investigation into the Impact with Mr Nixon attend- mation'a
programmes.
Britain has apparently gained pro missile and satellite ng as it would have had with While Recovering
Mr Eisenhower, simply be- cause of the President's prestige. But no one was saying that the conference would fail simply because Mr Nixon, and Mr Eisenhower, . WOR present-United Press.
her point and this is all to McElroy's arnowcement that the good as France ennnot bori the Thor and Jupiter deny British interest in would be ordered into produce North Africs and claim theon reversed a polley set by his entire aren her
not own predecessor, Charles E. Wilson, sphere of influence,
Wilson had decreed that only one of the Intermediate range While there are many points tussles would be selected for
un which agreement Induction alter, tesis
០៥
principle has been renched
at the Paris conference the Press, details
will have to he
worked out at Atlantic
is the
proves better-ited
Pack and other meetings. Wanted To Burn
But the main thing which came out of the talks was tho reaffirmation of the desire to find agreed solu- tions on a basis of equality. BASIS OF ACCORD
TOW the basis of accord Hached in Paris will be
translated into practice will become more evident during the next few weeks, especial- ly after the Atlantic Pact conference next month. Despite the absence of Presi- dent Elsenhower through liness it is essentful that
Constitution
Madras, Nov. 27. More than 1,000 black-shirted volunteers
of the Dravida Kohegam anti-Brahmin organisa- tion were arrested in Madras tempted to burn coples of the Indian Constitution in protest against alleged special privileges ranked to Brahmins by the con- stitution.
The movement is under the direction of the group's leader, Ruaneswami Nelcker. The move ment aims at the revocation of the privileges which it says
HE PAINTS PORTRAIT OF
of
ALLEGED PRINCESS ANNE
SABOTEURS ARRESTED
Washington, Nov. 27.
President Eisenhower painted
Explosion Rips Ship Apart
KIL
Three people were killed and many. Injured after explosion aboard the Xinlian steamer. the Anna Mario Ievoli in Naples Harbour last- Thursday. Photo shows the
steamer half-submerged lying
FRANCE WILLING TO HAVE OBSERVERS AT ALGERIAN ELECTIONS Turkish Troops
New York, Nov. 27,
A French official spokesman tonight confirmed that Mr
-- "Christian Pipend, the Foreign › Minister, had told United Nations delegates of France's willingness to admit international observers to Algeria for the posed election.
ALGERIAN
DEBATE
ADJOURNED
pro
`on lis' alde following the ex--
· plosion......Keystone.
Withdraw..
Ankari, Nov. 27, The majority of Turkish forces who for the past several weeks have been carrying out manocu- res in the area near the Syrian
RECEIVES
SUDDEN
SETBACK
',
Paris, Nov. 27. The new Government under Prime Minister Felix Gaillard met with an unexpected defeat tonight--by 300 votes to 260-during 'a'debate' on the elec- toral law for Algeria.
The setback came when the Conservatives, although represented in the Govern- ment, joined Communists and Radicals in voting for a motion postponing the whole debate indefinitely.
Lobbyists, thought this: anti- government vola by tho extreme right was a dign of ill-humour rather than an inw dication that the hill would be defeated when voted upon ay a matter of confidence, In all probability on Friday,
ANOTHER BILL
The Government immediately naked for a special session of Parliament tomorrow after Doon when it will submit another electoral bill which will bo to all intents and mme as that purposes tho which was surprisingly KO- jected tonight.
The Prime Minister, M. Felix- Gaillard, was absent when the surprise vale took place and the only cabinet minis ter present was M. Robert Lacoste, Minister for Algeria. Not mare than about 40 members of tho assembly were present, but they in- influential anti- government Aguro, M. PicTTO- Mendes-Francë.
cluded a reported
frontler observers sips
But he said that figure of 10,000 only a hypothetical one which probably had arisen during con- versation.
He indicated that one of the delegates with whom Mr Pineau had conferred had asked how many observers might be needed and himself had mentioned a possible figure of 10,000.
• VALIDITY
Mr Pineau had never said "in
Political
United Nations, Nov. 27. The Algerian debate was adjourned today until Friday morning at the request of Tunisia after Egypt and Syria had so many words," 10,000; 15,000; or even 800 observers, a spokes- angrily rejected Frenchnian told correspondents at a charges that their sup- briefing after today's. port for Algerian Nation-Committee session. alists maintained the con- He had said that "a necessary flict.
complement of neutral ob- servers should be asked by the The French Foreign Minister, French Government to go and Christian Pineau, concurred in observe the true validity of the the suggestion of the Tunisinti election." Ambassador, Mangi Slim, for
The spokesman cited coun- the 24-hour suspension of the tales "like Switzerland, Sweden, States,
debate to allow the Arab Stutos to study the lengthy French de claration carefully.
FALSEHOODS
the United Canndo, Great Britain and India" as those which might supply okam servers,
He added that he was "not maldng any particular choico" The Eryption Ambassador, but stressing the point that the Omar Lout, told the Assembly's observers must be from coun- Main Political Committee that tries with B Arm democratic Mr Pineau's charges of Egyptian background. responsibility for the conflict in Algeria were "replete with de- liberate inaccuracles and finise- hoods". France made the charges to divert public opinion,
☐ portrait of Princess he said. Anne, daughter of Bri
The
LEGITIMACY
The idea was not that such international observers should {"control" the election, but that tain's Queen Elizabeth, Farld Zeineddine, also rejected selves as to the legitimacy" of Syrian Ambastador, they should *pledge them- today during his recovery the French charges against his the polls, the spokesman said. from his cerebral attack. This was announced at a
conference press
by Vice- bulk of President Richard Nixon,
Mr Nixon said the President was doing the portrait from a small photograph of to young
Nicosia, Nov. 27. Three Cypriot oloctricions were arrested today on charges of sabotage in an aircraft hangar at Akro- tiri in which fivo planas ware severely damaged. The incident marked stepped-Princess. up Cypriot Nationalist activlly in the past few days.
"I know very lttic about palating bui it happens to be... A Royal Air Force spokesman a very attractive picture of a aald today loss in the hangar little girl." Mr Nixon said. amounted to four Canberra bombers and one Venom jet
"Sho is smiling, has a twinkle her oyo, and the President
fighter along with a badly caught the twinkle very well."
COMMISSIONED damaged hangar."
Estimated financhi
at C1,000,000,
a full agreement be reached have been accorded to the tot
Bo as to avoid future mis- Brahmins-United Press. understandings ilable
to
cause further ruptures in the Alliance.
Press.
Long was
United
Two Records Broken
country and argued that the Auswering another question, Algerian Nationālista got the the spokesman said that Franco their military equip-. would "not welcome" a United ment from French stores left in Nations resolution the field after engagementa,
Doelfcally calling for a ceasefire in Algeria, United Press
because that would be to re- cognise the Assembly's com- petence--which France dentes,
But what the deligation could accept would be a draft ; ex- pressing "the hope" that ceasefire, would be achieved.
"We have always been in favour of ceasefire," the spokesman added.---Reuter,
'DIGGERS' PROTEST
Plenary Session
Sydney, Nov. 27. The Council of the 8th Au5- Mr Nixon said the portrali tralian Infantry Division, which was about 12 by 18 inches. fought in Malaya against. the pemy, during › the He said it had been com- Japanese missioned by a "friend" of the Second World War, today asked President. He said the friend the Australian Prime Minister, who was in the United States, Mr Robert, Menzies, to cancel a wanted a portrait of Princess wreath laying ceremony by the Anne and the President was Japanese Premier, Nebusuke the distance of 8,200 miles with doing it for him." A Bristol "Britannia 312" and stopover and in so short a "I can imagine this picture Kiabi will visit Australia dur-
will be worth a great deal," Mring his current Asian tour, turbo-prop aircraft today broke this. two avlallon · records when It
In its letter to Menzies, the The plane, piloted by Bristol Nixon sald. Paris communique new from London to Singapore Britanola's chier test pilot, The President: painted a { Division Council protested that Committee yesterday adopted a Anglo-French relations are in 22 hours and 21 minutes Walter Gibbs, carried 4 portrait of Prince Charide somo, Premier Kishi's prosence at the résolution calling for Dutch- well on the way to being with only one stop on the way, passengers,
Bristol time ago and proemited it to the Auritellen War Memorial, where Indonesian negotiations, on this restored to their traditional This in the disk time that 'a | Esclusiviana
Englang, Queen during the Royal visit |ħa in scheduled to lay a wrouth, future," of the tertiory, United Intimate and friendly status. ] non-jet airliner · has *ewværdi { Frungs-Franc,
last month Renter.
was an insult, ---France-Presso, PrembeWAS
However, the initiative has been taken by the British and French Prime Ministers
to resolve their differences
.the
and from initial reading of
Singapore, Nov. 27,
United Nations, Nav, 27. The General Assembly, will meat in plenary ocasion at 2830 HIT on Friday to consider the question of West Irian (West New Guinea), it was Tourried today?
Political The Assembly's
have been withdrawn over the last few days, it was learned through several sources in the Turkish capital.
No official communique has yet been issued on the subject.
However, the
reports appear to bear out the recent Saudi Arabian
from communique
Beirut which announcod the withdrawal of the Turkish units. ---France-Presso.
An
The political atmosphere dur
ing the day preceding this vote had not been particularly favourable to the Govern
ment. The Anglo-French teks which ended here yes- terday were considered by most of the newspaper na not very satisfactory. Reuter,
no
people are smoking
du MAURIER
Buy a supply today and see how well they sult you
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.