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CHINA MAIL

No, 36949

Established 1845

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1958.

THORNEYCROFT

COMMONWEALTH Wanted To Keep Dutch Want

JOURNEY

RIOR

to Mr Harold

Pemilian's departure en

his tour of the Common- wealth countries he told the nation that " start the New Year in a spirit of confidence,"

Unfortunately two days after the Prime Minister minde his broadcast the Chan- cellor of the Exchequer, Mr Petor Thorneyeroft and two of his Treasury colleagues resigned. This was hardly a happy fare- well on the eve of such an important mission.

Spending On

Level Of 1957

Newport, Jan. 14.

Mr Peter Thorneycroft said here tonight he had resigned from the Government as Chancellor of the Exchequer because he put the pound sterling and the stability of prices first, not last, in economic policy.

The Prime Minister did not He was addressing his parlja- set-entary constituents In his first falter and took this back in his stride at what Sablic speech since resigning in first appeared to be a very disagreement with the rest of critical moment for the Government: and the for- servative Party.

the

which I was seeking to impose and was in fact imposing upon others,"

To Resume Operating In Indonesia

Djakartta, Jan, 14.

Price 20 Cents

RELAX IN

DAKS

ANEOUS COMPONY ́IN ACTION TRECEREMIEN

Whiteaways

SPEAKS PLOT TO KILL

Stationing Nuclear Missiles KHRUSHCHEV WARNS NORWAY AND DENMARK

Copenhagen, Jan. 14.

The Royal Dutch Steam-Soviet Communist leader Nikita Khrushchev warned today that Russia would "take ade quate counter-measures" if Denmark and Norway allow nuclear missiles on their terri- tory.

Company, in ship Amsterdam, has proposed) the opening of negotin- tions with the Indonesian Government on the re-

The assertion came as part of sumption of operations In Indonesin of thea general cautioning against Dutch-owned KPM steam in other of

acceptance of Noto "militarisa- the two Indonesian Scandinavian countries. line, ship Shipping Minister Nazir

Khrushchev Included under confirmed today.

this heading the stationing of

missiles and nuclear

other Nazir added, however, that

weapons on Danish and Nor- the "Government is of the waglan territory and the rea- view that the time has not yet ton of the proposed some for such negotiations." (Mr Powell and Mr Birch, liislie refused to elaborate.

German-Danish Raluc chief lieutenants at the Treasury. Commodoro Nazir

.olso re- resigned with him),

ported that KPM dock-workers works who have been without were

Mr Thorneycroft said it was possible to be wrong on issues of this kind. But if so it would be remarkable that men with back- grounds and approaches as dif- Parly, Mrferent from himself as Mr Enoch Powell and Mr Nigel Birch should "arrive at the same clear conclusion."

Cabinet over forthcoming Government spending.

Stressing he had no Intention within of leading any revolt journey the Conservative journey first projected by Thorneycroft said he believed in

the rightness of his netlon. the former Prime Minister, Sir Anthony Eden, murd

The

historle

Without Precedent

THE tour is without pre. British

T codent

in

Base-Line

Mr Thorneycroft said that at the end of the day nene of them had any doubts whalever where their duty toy.

The Danger

Inter cancelled-begun in

"I stand before you us a man air of political un 2LTA certainty nt

and content," he suld. home abroad.

He had urged his colleagues estimate, to take last year's

substantial sup- nd the very plementary BUTTL Parliament would be asked to vote because the Covernment spent more than it planned and then not Prime Minister has ever to plan to spend more.

trak "I have, if you like, taken during his ferm of thee the measure of our failure this

flation base-line for al- and the outcome will un-year as the

next year," doubtedly forge still closer empting success links between the various he said. members of the Common- wealth.

110

undertaken Huch

L

at all, it is that I have been too lax

"If open to criticisin

the past, meetings of and not too strict."

Commonwealth Prime Ministers have been held in London at regular intervals and there have always pro- duced greater, understand ing among the members.

Sacrosanct

Chief said

Was

of

One must decide whether one was trying to beat an inflation or a slump, he went on.

Arc

Naval Command.

British- Sca

Counter-Measures

"If the Government of Nor- since the firm's vessels

Denmark last month, have way and impounded

лесер to the Proposed

Indonesian nuclear and rocket weapons on

territories the Goverment that KPM resume their

Soviet under Govern-Union will of course be forced ils operationa

Iako *adequate counter- ment supervison.

measures," Khrushchev said.

But he declined to be more speciale

to what those 45

Accounted For

"For my part, I regard In-

The Dutch firm employed as the danger. I am

about 12,000 dock-workers and clear that if we show restraintother personnel before its ships

difficulties our economic

were impounded The Minister not insoluble, and we can re-

salda maritime co-operation main with proill and with

workers body which Included honour the centre and heart of representatives

will decide the sterling area a prosperuus

matter and added that all stepo the great good not only of our- taken by the Indonesian Gov- selves but the world."

ernment against KPM were adcounted for.

to

The ex-Treasury

The condition of Britain's that if the welfare state

Rurvival or of her survivel as sacrosanct, the Armed Forces a great power, rested not on must have more attractive pay luck or the whims of fortune and conditions, and there could but on herself. be no substantial redaction in spending of the

It has also been accepted in te vast

principle that these meet-Ministry of Supply-then there ings should be held in was something left at the end of

other parts of the Cornmon-e queue.

wealth, although the

dificulties are almost in.

surmountable as the major

sources of information are

kept at the fountain-hend

in London.

Ambassador

M

Macmillan's present! position, that of dying "Ambasador Extra-

ordinary", will do much towards filling in the gaps between couferences and

he will be able to achieve

Tharneycroft

the exchange of telegrams the and letters.

That was the pound sterling

Mr

Thor neycroft sald his colleagues could not agree to con.

tnia

next year's Govern- ment expendi- ture at a level no higher than

this year's

or

on measures to

Achieve it in The

fields had mentioned.

He said the Indonesian Gov- ernment had chartered five ships at international charter rates, of which two were The decisive factor was an already plying in Indonesian absolute determination to put waters and the other three were and keep our

house in expected Own order."—Router.

France-Presse.

to arrive soon.

MOVE TO GIVE US

ARMED FORCES

PAY INCREASE

Washington, Jan. 14.

he The White House said today the Administration shortly will ask Congress for a US$1,053,000,- 000 pay increase for members of the Armed Services and Civil Service and Postal em- ployees.

much more than through It was not true to say that nccessary to rechuictions stund on this year's level would have disastrous consequences. While the Prime Minister will Nor did he accept that £50 be denting with mainly million. uny specific sum, Commonwealth domestic was the point at issue. It had £50 million sald that problems such as the Com-I been inon Market, the Free Trade was a triviality. If this was so Area and the future of could it not be found somewhere

the £5,000 out of

million

ог

Imperial Preference, he will budget to keep the nalior

also be confronted with the straight, he asked. problem of maintaining

peace.

The Limit

current

'ร Under the Administration's proposals, L.bout

million one Civil Service workers would be assured of a pay raise of at least six per cent. A similar general pay increase would be granted to Postal employees.

Military pay increases would amount to about US$518,000,000 in the new fiscal year and The Government's In bis pre-tour broadenst Mr

could still be held at would place emphasis on merit Macmillan said: "Pence is account

rather than length of service. "high level of the problem of our day" lost your's

A MINIMUM nhd it in peace which will ponding."

occupy us a great deal in the talks I shall have with my fellow Prime Minister."

Complex

THERE are many view-

"I regarded it as a matter ofi principle to hold that line a the limit," he said.

"I could not accept for the Government in its own house keeping a standard of Anwachs stringency

different from that

T points in this complex Shares Gain

subject as the outlook differa greatly in the Indian sub-

New York, Jan. 14. continent and in other parts President Eisenhower's call of the Commonwealth. for a record peace-time budget Mr Macmillan has already caused gains ranging from a visited India and Pakistan few cents to two dollars a share and has shown superb diplo on the New York Stock Market matic skill in adroitly

Leading the gains were steels, avoiding involvement in the aircraft,

air Ines, missiles,

today.

The White House expressed hope In a statement that the new milltary pay plan would reduco turnover of key offers and enlisted men.

Royal Navy's Barcombe Badly Holed

Oban, Jan. 14.

A lifeboat tonight reached the 750-ton Royal Naval vessel Barcombe which disappeared ayo of Scotland's 24 hours rugged west coast.

Lifebauten reported that the Barcombe, a boom defence vessel, was badly holed and flooded to dock-level.

Members of the Armed Forces would be assured, a' minimum increase

of six per cent in basie

On the mainland, the Islay pay after completing at least two years of service.

Lifeboat Secretary said he had Special incentive would be been told the stricken Vessel

non-commissioned had been abandoned, offered to

On-the-spot lifeboatmen re- and non-carcer officers to serve

headquarters beyond their obligated period of ported back to

and new pay scales) that some of the 30 crew of the service, would be Introduced to relate Barcombo were suffering from

exposure. pay to responsibility,

Several of the men The pay increases for classi Red and Civil Service employees managed to land on barren, $340 million. rocky, uninhabited Garvelloch

Island.--Reuter, United Press.

tricky Kashmir and Goa alipping and chemical shares would cost disputes.

It was accepted from the be ginning that the tour would bo ત success, but it in improbable that anyone visualised tho personal triumph Mr Macmilian won in both India and Pakistan

Reuter.

Fuchs-140 Miles From Pole

Washington, Jan. 14.-

by his free and informal Dr Vivian Fuchs is now about

approach, not only to the Press but niso to the people. His reception has already been acclaimed and облогуст an the spot report that tho tour has exceeded all hopes and there is no reason to doubt that the remainder of the journey will be just: ne súdomsiful.

repairs.and vehicles needed the loads had to be relashed.

told Scott Base the Dr Fuchs

dogs were keeping up with the vehicles.

140 miles from the South Pole two ot after making about three miles an hour overna rough surface, a messago 10 Scott Base reported today. The Yesterday, the British tearn was reported 156 miles from the pole. Today, they made about 15 miles, in good weather, before a hall was called be

· the 'snow-cat · trauked ' Cause

•Palo American Bouth station has been asked to keep "some good food scraps" for

·the dam on arrival.

had

tarctic expedition, sald today that she was-certain ber þup band would win the face agulasi winter.

Mry Fuchs boarded the liner "Acadia" for Melbourne, whence she will travel to where .the New Zealand, hopes to meet her husband. jis Birch after 10 inbatha" meparation. Router and

In London Men Vivian Fuchs, wife of the loador of the British Commonwealth - Así® *---France-Preise.

counter-measures" might be.

In the event of war, Khrusli- cher went on, "etationing of missiles and nuclear weapons in Denmark and Norway wilt of course

1try these nations open to courier-blows."

In addition, the Soviet leader stated, Buch "militarition" was "inconsistent with desire for peace."

Khrushchev held out to

the

Denmark the dont of a non- Beutralised

nuclear

and

No One Loves Me

New York, Jan, 14. Because girls wouldn't date Julen more than once, Charles Zellor, 20, stab- bed himes!f In the atomach with a miniature Japanata Samural sword --the kind used for Hara-Kirl-polica report. ed today. 'Police sald Zeller collapsed in front of a patrolman on a Queen's street early this morning and sald he had been attacked by two mon. Later, aftor under- going treatment for minor wound, he said he had stabbed nimuolt, police reported, They quoted him as saying that ho was despondant because "after date a girl once she won't go out with me again. It's one date, and they won't san mare."-United me, any Press

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KING FREDDIE

NY Trains & SAID EXPOSED

Ferries Knocked

Kampala, Jan. 14.

Out Joseph Kiwanuka, Chair

New York, Jan. 14. The big town went on the

blink again today.

· America's largest city, often plagued with power failures, underground floods, fires and other minor disasters that the up traffic, was hit with a one-

|

two punch right in the heart of the evening rush hour.

First, « Are in a New Haven Railroad diesel engine paralysed all operations

of

in and out Grand Central terminal tor nearly two hours-and the busiest two hours in the day at that.

FAILURE

Then, a power fallure knock- ed out all service on the Staten Island ferries shortly after 5 tho Ulmo weary pm-about

bome from Manhattan clogged ferry terminal entrances to take the biggest avo-cent ride left in America.

310

workers wand their way

make malters worse, it was raining, a cold January rak-United Press.

Makarios Wants To Visit Turkey

Archbishop

Ankara, Jan. 14. Mokartos

ut

Cyprus has requested a visa fór

a visit to Turkey, it was report-

vil today by the correspondent

of the "Anatolia" news agency

by the, Turkish Foreign Ministry

to-

man of the Uganda Na- tional Congress, was day remanded in custody by n native court CON charges of conspiring to bribe three people to kli the Kabaka (King) of Buganda.

The Kabaka-King Freddle-left this evening for a visit to Bri- tain.

BRIDERY

When Kiwanuka appeared in

Buganda native couri

at Mengo today, the police pro- secutor alleged ho had been orrested while paying £28

to a man as part of a bribe,

The alleged plot also aimed at the lives of the Bugonda Prime Minister, Mr Michael Kintu, the Kabaka's uncle, Prince Badru, the Buganda Houlth Minister, Mr Amos Simpa and Mr

Aloysius Lubown, Buganda newspaper editor and Member of Parlia- ment.

The Buganda sub-county chief Mr Charles Serukern sald to- day he issued watroats for the arrest of Kiwanuka and of Ignatius Musizi, President of the Uganda National Con- gress after receiving informa- tion of the alleged plot.

UGANDA POST

in Athens, and Inter confirmed He said Kiwanulta, was defain- ed today by Buganda native government authorities nt Mengo near Kampala. Mumzi had not yet boen arrested,

here.

The Greek Orthodox Aren- Lishop sent is passport to the Turkish Consulate in Athens with a request for a visa." "He sold he wanted to spend a few days in Turkey but gave na reasons for his trip France

Scandinavia in a world where Junkers Crashes Presse,

socialist strength" mode anyTM thing else dangerous.

Suggestions

Khrushchev made his remarks

Poujade Resigns

Buenos Aires, Jan. 14. All sever passengers wero killed when, the Junkers alreraft In which they were travelling crashed near Eg Quel, some, 860 the

Saint Cere, Jan; 14," M. Pierre Poujade, leader of

shopkeepers' movement,

in an exclusive interview grant- miles south of Buenos Aires to- today resigned from the Muni- ed to reporter Verner Sinnbeck

day. of the Danish newspaper Dansk Folstyre at the Kremlin. It was

The plane belonged to

cipal Council here because a the Communist was elected to ย

the drst exclusive interview Argentine Ministry of Agricul- ever given by Khrushchev to a ture-France-Presse.

Danish journalist.

Scandinavian youth

esat on the Council last Sun day--Reuter.

Kiwanuka is the owner of the

newspaper Uganda Post.

the Kabaka of Mulesa II,

Buganda-part of Uganda-ti flying to London for his first. visit alpe he returned homo." in October, 1955, after ngarly two years of exile in Britain or non-cooperation with Bri- - fish authorities. ·-·

He

Mr

will attend the wedding of Ronald Owen,' who was hie Aide-de-Camp when he returned to Uganda after his

exil-Rester.

A-BOMB PLANE ́CRASHED IN 1950

Along with warnings on a Danish military bulld-up in keeping with Western defence two plans, Khrushchey made positive suggestions to the Gov-

San Francisco, Jan, 14. ernment of Denmark.

News said The San Francisco He called for an extension of..

today the Air Force plane trade between Russia and the

that bearing an atom bomb nations and

crashed without causing AM exchange programme

atomie explosion was a B-25 umong the nations.

smash-up at Fairfield-Bulsan Khrushchev also put out o

Air Force Base, California, on fecler for an invitation from the

August 5, 1930, Scandinavian countries for o visit by Premier Nikolai Bulganin and him. After Russian sup pression of the Hungarian revolt In 1956 the Nordia governments postponed tentatively scheduled visits indefinitely-United Press.

or

It refused to say where when

the accident occurred for "accurity reasons," The

Nowa, a Serippe-Howard nowspaper, said today it had pinpointed the crash from a source that is "an unofficial one which the News trusts,"

killed Seventeen pernons were

and 00 were fajured, many of themi civilian Xving in a nearby trailer court, when the B-29 crashed. the

lis Air Force disclosed yester-

that one

day

of its planes bearing

nuclear bomb crushed and burned in continental United States but caused no atomie explosion.

The B-29 bad taken off shortly before 11.30 pm on a Satur.

day, lem than six weeks after

the

Korean Officius statements

War began. laler sald it www headed for a routine. bomb-dropping practice mia. alon ever New Mexico, The News said it waa informed actually WEE that the B-29 headed for the Far East, Brigadier General Robert F. officer commanding of Fairfield-Sulsın AFB, WAI aboard and was killed. Baso now bears his Dame— United Press,

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