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AFTER discussion of the

merits of

Saunders-Rop three-jet De Havilland aircraft and a design based on the Bristol 200, submitted jointly by the Bristal and Hawker Siddeley companies, British European Airways are re- ported to have deferred decision on a contract for n new medium-range jet alr- liner.

The bid of the Bristol and

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THE FAMOUS KOMFURY EN ACTION TROUSERS

Whiteaways

D KOWLOON.

An Abrupt Ice-Breaking Non-Aggression Pact

Gas Explosions

WILL THE RUSSIANS BITE? Rock American

Macmillan Plan

Expected To Get Soviet Approval

London, Jan. 5.

Hawker Siddeley companies Diplomats predicted tonight that Russia would

as joint venture in of con- siderable interest and may

set the pattern for the

future of the British air- craft Industry. It has long

quickly take up Prime Minister, Harold Mac- millan's abrupt proposal for an ice-breaking "non-aggression pact" with the West.

boon the hope of the British Bonn Is Very

Government

that

would combine to form

larger units, it being only a

question of time before the

Interested

implications of the Defence In Proposal

White Paper

reflect themselves on the in- dividual fortunes of aircraft companies.

New Assessments

TEW assessments are called

NEW

Brid

Bonn, Jan, 5.

INITIATIVE

In a major break with post Anglo-American polley, Mr Mac- milian offered the pact as undis- gulsed ball for top-level talks with the Rusalons. It was a major concession.

The Meemillan plan, launched in n'radio address last night, was expected to receive prompt Com- munist approval.

Neutralist

a

It also caught Western Europe's imagination. The Macmillan plan came at time of growing neutralist sentiment among the Western Allies and a general yearning for some new approach to end the cold war.

City In

ONE LOST Macmillan Calls First Early Morning

IN ALOHA SINKING

New York, Jan. 5,

The National Broadcasting Company of America re- ported today that the Japanese vessel Bansci Maru had picked up 45 of the 46 crew members of the Panamanian freighter,

Sunday Cabinet Meeting Since Suez

London, Jan. 6.

Aloha, which sank north MR Harold Macmillan summoned a meeting of his Cabinet today for a final talk on outstanding business before leaving Britain tomorrow on a six weeks' Commonwealth

tour.

of the Philippine Island of Luzon.

The 3,092-ton Japanese vessel then headed with the survivors to Luzon, the broadcast said.

It

quoted messages from Mralia as saying the 0,038-ton Aloha Bank icas than four hours after announcing it was In distress,

HULL CRACKED

The hull had cracked and the number one hold was full of water, the messages said,

One crewman was last, ac- cording to the broadenst.

Pressure of work compelled the Prime Minister to call an emer-

gency Cabinet Inst night.

This three-hour sitting was the Orst Sunday Cabinet since lost year's Suez crisis, and it ranged over a wide variety of foreign and home issuca.

A New Plan

The Cabinet heard A report from Mr Alan Lennox-Boyd, the Colonial Secretary, on hi telks throughout the weekend with

HILLARY AND PARTY AT SCOTT BASE

Wellington, Jan, 6.

Sir Hugh Foot, new Governor of Sir Edmund Hillary and three of his companions

The suggestion mode last night in a broadcast by Mr Harold Macmillan, the British Primo Minister, for on the part of the

that a non-aggression pact Industry, for the civil mar

with the Russians might ket a highly competitive

be tried as a way towards and fast moving. The best designs are not enough. A

lessening tension has been more essential need is the

received with lively inter- est in Bonn Government ability to make the most efficient use of design, deve- and political circles. lopament and production on a j Officials were walling for un

it would do repórted to be carrying Iron ore no harm it might do good," in Japan from Singapore scale and at a speed sufficient [offcial_text before committing

ile suggested the method was Reuter.' to keep models in the race themselves, but the spirit of the for expanding world mar. speech, the call for "new ideas immaterial so long as the world kets.

new methods," was wel-moves "to clear away the rubble of old controversies and dis- comed in official circles. This obviously wae in the

agreements perhaps to get the minds of the Bristol and

pact ready for a meeting of Hawker Siddeley companies

heads of government." In their decision to make a Joint bid for the BEA con. tract. Earlier they were la opposition. Bristol is anxious to sell a jet engines and to make use of the experience It has won in developing the Britannia. Hawker Siddeley, on the other hand, has great

their spokes- resources and a number of man and one proposal which aircraft factories which thould form part of uny now will be anxious to employ approach to Muscow dis- WPS the Rapacki after the backlog of existing armament has defence orders

after the Polish been plan, mained

Foreign Minister, Mr Adam Repacki, for a zone in Europe

from nuclear weapons.

"We must try again ." the Prime Minister told his

The Alcha, owned by the Cyprus. countrymen. "We could start International Union Marine by a solemn pret of non-Corporation of Pinama, was aggression

worked off.

Two Reasons

HERE are two reasons

may help to bring realisa- tlon of the British Govern-

new

replace

dis- ten-

West German foreign policy experts belleve the West has remained passivo too long and over to the go hould now initiative in proposals on artnament and eosing of

Jon. TH The opposition Social mocrats went further welcoming the Prime Ministers suggestions,

free Router.

an

on

IN PARIS...

Limelight.

What Mr Macmillan said stemmed directly from the Nato De-conference last month in mood

MOLLET CALLS

FOR EFFORT

Paris, Jan. 5.

ment's hope for larger immerg units. One is the urgency civilian finding of orders to

the Defence Department's can- cellations. BEA's specifica- tion for a large jet air- liner of high speed over

distances looks Former Premier Guy Mollet, moderate like being within capacity of the larger Bri- Lish firms. But with civil aviation demands for bigger and faster aircraft! the sub-division of the in- dustry into a score or more of Individual manufac-

the

Socialist Party, today joined the chorus of West-

It not in method. But in saying it he stole some of the lime

light from West Germany's Chancellor Konrad Adenauer.

Adenauer's Arst reaction was that "at first sight", the Macmillian plan "makes a good impression,”

Russia's initial reaction was predictable

Ghd favourable.

The

generally Communist

at the Government intends to

HONGKONG SHIP IN DISTRESS

A

Speculative reports credit the Governor with a new

the plan to sołys

poutical deadlock in the British Mediterranean

on the march to the Pole have returned to

Madison, Jan. 6. Four gas explosions_rocked three areas of the city early today, killing an elderly couple and des troying six buildings. The worst-hit area was west of Capitel Square on north Baselt Street, where two explosions occurred in quick succession.

Fire Chief, Ed. Page, suld the blasts may have occurred Arst in the two-storey frame home of William McGrath "because tha house Wis levelled right

away." McGrath, EX,

apparently jumped from the upper floor of his faming house. He wast found with his clothing on Are by a fireman who took him to a hospital.

All Buildings

McGrath died about nine hours ⚫ later. Gladys McGrath, 54, his wife, was killed instantly. A dozen persons living in the block cscaped Yun- harmed, but all the bulldings except one frame house WCTO destroyed.

BÜHE

On East Main Street, an auto body shop was destroyed and part

of another store was burned in a separate blast.

1

gas main exploded and

Scott Base from the American polar station. On the far east side in the city. Hillary, with Derek Wright Fuchs Wants

Murray Ellis and Jim Bates, inland colour, returned in two United States but authoritative sources have Navy Neptunes. Hillary warned against expectation | touched down just after 1 cm

dramatic developments, today.

and expect no offelal'sinte- ment before the Governor returns, to Cyprus in mid- The Cabinal further considered Mr. Macmillan's reply to the 3,500-word letter he received recently from Marshal Nicolai Bulgarin, Soviet Prime Minister, Hamilton, Jan. 5.

Sources close to the Govern- Coast Guard cutter today ment said the reply will not want to the aid of the reach

Moscow before

Mr $$ Sidnay Broczo, a 431- Macmillan's departure, as it in- foot British tanker which volves consultations with radioed one of its bulk-Britain's Atlantic Pact Alles, hood tanks had collapsed, making navigation diffi- cult.

Other Arrears

FIFTH MEMBER

The New Zealand

member

party,

of lia

Peter

Mulgrew, has been left at the

Pole to maintain radio com- munications.

Fifteen More Days

London, Jan. 5. The aircraft Janded in dense. for and

overran some oll Dr Vivian Fuchs, leader of drums.

Britain's The second aircraft

oxpedition landed an hour later...

Antarctica, hopes to reach the South Pole in 15 days, If conditions permit. Dr Fuchs' estimate of the ilme still needed to get to the Pola was contained in a cable 10. London dated January 4, Str Edmund Hillary, leader of the New Zealand support party for the Fuchs expedition reached the Pole on Friday.

Credite Dr Fuchs' cable gave

his bul position as "357 miles from the hear Pole in position 84 degrees other south, altitude 7,000 fect."

After reading their mall they were ready for bed, the official correspondent at Scott B:60

reported.

They talked a little about their arrival at the Pole, were more interested to

movements of

HOSPITALITY

The Cabinet, which followed a luncheon meeting between The vessel reported last night the Prime Minister and Sir Party organ Pravda complained it was about 670 miles north-Winston Churchill at Chartwell, of the

east of Bermuda but was un- that Mr Mucmillan made “rude

Sir Winston's home in Kentfield partles. continue its anti-Sovict remarks" but added able to

course to overlooks other arrears of work: The vessel that he "assured his listeners Newport News, Va,

and the Prime Minister hoped Baid it was forced to steer due that after today's morning South because of heavy seas. meeting he would be clear to The Coast Guard at Norfolk, make final preparations for his Virginia, sald today the cutter trip. "Spencer" was dispatched from Isarmuda and is expected to rendezvous with the tanker to- morrow. The ship said it was k no immediate danger.

The 4,900-ton vessel is #istered in Hongkong-United

Was

continue to seek an agreement with the Russians,"

There

no immediate Soviet comment on the non- Degression proposal-the usual sign something is under con- sideration-United Press,

leador of the powerful SAGAN BALLET EXPURGATED IN

orn statesmen calling for

another effort at negotia-

tion with the Soviet Union. MONTE CARLO

"There is the peace of collec- tive security, of arditation wetu

turors can, on technical disarmament by discussion and grounda alone, be

The un-accord among nations," he told tenable.

Secondly, the British Govera

Socialist meeting in Tarbes. "We are ready for such

a

ment is reportedly seeking peace to go to every meeting, to to make the placing of cer- accept every rendezvous."

tain contracts conditional

necossary

UNLEASH WAR

Monte Carlo, Jan. 5. Francols Sagan ballet Rendezvous Marque", which caused ✡ sensation when it

opened here last week, has been expurgated of a particularly suggestive bathroom

Press

VILLAGERS PRAY FOR PROTECTION

Catania, Jan, D. scene for Villagers prayed for protection Etna volcano Ita remaining performances in against Mount Monte Carlo.

at the

Sir Edmund Hillary and bis companions spoke warmly of But he still

bad several American hospitality engagements, Including an Fole, where they slept in the reaching the appointment with the interna first beds since

the polar plateau. tional commultica

Sir Edmund made clear Trades Union Congress, The leaders of the

return to eight his

Scott Base thu Is million strong. TUC will discuss ho doing is utmost to with the Prime Minister the establish close alson with question of hydrogen bomb tests Dr Vivian Fuchs on his trans- and the carrying of H-bombs continental trek

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by United States, aircraft from Peter Mulgrew, Hillary's radio British bases,

operator, has stayed behind ot The Prime Minister will also the Pole, to provide an essential have an audience with Queen radio link to the outside world Elizabeth, who has to approve a for Dr Fuchs and, his team. decision that Mr R. A. Butier, Lord Privy Seal and Home Secretary, will be in day-to- et y

Government charge of affairs during Mr Macmillan's absence.

30,000 Miles

The today as lava snaked down the The scene, danced by Vladi- mountain crest in five fiery mir Skuratoff and Noelle Adam tongues, an ultra-realist decor.

EQUIPMENT

At present the official cor respondent, Douglas McKenzie, reported, the Fuchs' party has no reliable means of pessing messages beyond the Antarctic Continent except through Ameri- on arrangements for

M. Mollet's specek came less

Prime Minister's flying can channels and these are amalgamation between

Commonwealth tour will in heavily engaged on their own the 24 hours after British firms to ensure that

Prime Minister Harold Mac-

volve over 20,000 miles' travel, work. technical and initur's call for a Westent non-before

that McKenzie

reported in a huge Bristol Britannia The prayers were recited in Anancial

the was dropped by special request the village of Passoploclare, high resources are aggression pact with Russia.

turbo-propeller airliner,

radio equipment through mobilised. This

tchen to the Pole in the New Is good M. Mollet sald that only the of an amissary from Prince

up on the voiceno and in the verted, for VIP use,

"caboose" towed counsel, but easier to give United States and Russla had Rainier of Monaco,

Daring bla tour Mr Mac-" Zealander's ennugh strength to unleash war. It is understood than to implement.

that the direct path of one of the lava

millan will have Intimate behind one of the tractors, it is and -United Press.

talks palace decision was taken in streets.

with Commonwealth | now expected that daily

of Dr reports conformity with an apparently

statesmen Experts said

of International up-to-date forgotten article of Monaco Immediate donger to the vil problems ranging from world Fuchs pasillon and progress law, which places ballet on this lage, which is still nearly two

disarmament to Common- can be compiled, and be sent same footing as other shows, miles away from the creeping

wasith trade.

out to the world through Scoll suitable to be performed before danger. But the hardy villaya They will have particular Base redio, children-France-Presse.

at Sir Edmund Hillary sald wine growers were worried be- sigulácance in the Ught of his cause the volcano has been in recent attendance at the Paris Scott Base that he was not sure eruption almost continuously "summit" meeting of Nato-when or where he would meet,

Dr Fuchs. Reuter. dare September-United Press. Reuter,

Lack Resources

CMALLER

Arms, which have been kept going large- ly on defence orders and possibly lack the resources to fight for a foothold in the fud will elyll market, themselves in a predica- ment. Without amalgamu- tion, the chances are that whole factories will be put

In Gettysburg

A LETTER TO IKE

Gettysburg, Jan. 5.

A White House spokesman

Closer Understanding

Washington, Jan, 5.

out of work and that long said tonight that Mr Mac- General Maxwell D. Taylor, established and successful milite had in the last week US Army Chief of Staff, rald design teams will have to or so" sent a personal message today, he hopod that the meet-

lo Mr Fisenitower. be disbanded.

ing of the Bagdad Pact military It was presumext that this committee wont result in 'n Of importance in the future

the British Prime closer understanding" between than is the uced for a co-related to ordinated policy for British Master's broadcast suggetion Bagdad Pact members and the Aviation which will enable yesterday for a non-aggression United States,United Press,

pact, the fruits of research and The spokesman, Mr

to

James

Used

bo Bed Hagerty, declined again, as ho

Jazow-how equally for elvil and

had yesterday, to comment on military needs. To this end, the Macmillan broadcast. But

Three

Burnt

Statesvile, Jan. 8.` Three children were burned to co-operation on the lines of he said Me Elsenhower would doatir last night when flames the Bristol-Hawker Sidde- reply sometime this month to swept through their four-room luy effort on the, BEA con- the Bulganin letter prchasing traume has about a mile east of 'l

« sammit conference-Reuter harae-United Press, tract can be' a start.

there was no

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Football Promoters Boycott Whole Town

broke.

He said his group was now $50 ntles from their jumping off point at Shackleton base. United Press.

buted, but Whe brought under control rapidly.

Battled Fires

About 200 firemen battled the Aros through the sight, bringing them under control before dawn.

а

Pago estimated total damago from all the blast at about one million dollars, The explosions were bailoved to have been caused by mechanical talluro in a which gas-regulating valve allowed an "enormously high

to build up." pressure

zaldi Thermon A. Brown, Madison Gas and Electric Co Vico-

President-United Press.

| Rio Grande Flood

A

hit

Dallas, Jau, 5. violent snowstorm Northern Texas on. Sunday while torrential rains caused flooding in the valley of River Prease,

Alo

Grande FraNG--

RAIDERS PLANT BOMBS

Roalea, Jan. 5.

bombs on Raiders planted three mods near here today in a bid to isolate this Northern Ire- land border village.

Traffle was blocked on one road, where an explosion caused a crater 15. feet wide.

Smaller craters were blown in two other roads but they re- mained open.

This area has been the scene of frequent attacks by the out- lawed Irish Republican Army during the past 14 months Reuter.

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FIAT 500

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STAYOYENİ Tipton, Jan. G. Bot so many of them have en- †

joyed modent successes that coupons, Punters in this foundry town in

Staffordshire have been so the promoters have been "The paniers knew their home

-driven

almost crazy-and

matches insido successful that three, football

Out, They they

know everything: about every promoters admit, today

player

In every team for. have decided not to send them

the miles around and when any moro, conpotis,.

weather's right they back The poopio of Tiptan (popula-

tion 37,000) have a molio-

brally, and clean up." “Little, fish are, sweet," D

"Is Alo, firvi lâuso I've ever heard of a whole town, being boycotted. Ching... NAU

One promoter paid ont £100,000 to the town in eight weeks, shulher £14,000 and the third had to find £10,000 for Tipton folk last-wock alese, Bo this season they have been

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