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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE

Nto be happy about the

TOT everybody appears

British Home Secretary's refusal to abolish the law which punishes attempt- ed suicide. He did so on the ground that he had no evidence that a change would be “universally ne- ceptable to public opinion. There are quite a lot of laws that fall within that category and to the

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criminal pretty nearly all of them!

It was argued that no one has argued convincingly ngainst the views of Pro- fessor Glanville Williams and Dr Mannheim in re- cent letters to The Times, which adds that it is not easy to do so, for the Scots have no such law nor (with trifling excep tions) has the rest of the civilised world. Attempted suicide seems to have become punishable In England almost by accident.

Always A Sin

the Church suicide has

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1972

No. 36992

Establähed 1845

SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1958.

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THE KASIBUS COMFORT IN ACTION TROUSERS

HANG. KEUNG

ON

GAILLARD WINS CONFIDENCE VOTE

But His Days Hongkong's

Appear To

Be Numbered

Paris, Mar. 7.

Premier Felix Gaillard won

a vote of confidence tonight on his . 1,326 billion franc defence budget.

But Gaillard's days appeared numbered after only four months in office.

BULGANIN

ALSO

CONFUSES

RUSSIANS

aven

London, Mar. 7. Soviet Premier Nikolal Bulganin writes · so many letters that

the Russians are confused.

When Moscow Radlo of revealed the contents Bulganin' latest спе to President Elsenhower to- day. It mistakenly Bulganin was answering to Elsenhower's February unconnected with

letter.

The Ve been a sin.

The State long ago made it

a crime as well, for rea-

pons

theology or morals, with the practical effect forfeiting

of

A suicido's property to the Crown. The idea that an attempt to commit a crime must also be an offence, though a leaser one, occurred to the courts only a century ago. In fact offenders are seldom, and somewhat capricious- ly, proceeded ogainst.

Prosecutions

N 5,387 cases known to

are never known), only

618 persons were pro- secuted.

Sald

1

Diplomata and newsman Immediately started search- ing files and memories in confusion. Later Moscow broadcasts, however, mado it clear that the note wAE the ons delivered. in Washington yesterday". In reply .to Eigenhower'a February 15 message. United Prase.

Bombs Explode On RAF Station

after-

The Conservative half of his coalition served notice in the debate preceding the vote that it was supporting a budget that would keep the 370,000-man French garrison in Algeria' up to full strength, but that this did not mean approval of his overall polley.

The talk In Assembly corri- dors today was of return lo power of the retired World War II leader General Chartes de Gualle.

Deputies voted for de

Conard hoping to avert a

Guaile government.

Widespread reports said the General would "demand BUS- pension of Parliament during his tenure of offee,

Intransigent

Gaillard received a comfort- able majority after he has pro- mised to be intransigent In dealing with Tunicla and when he rejected independence for Algeria.

The Premier will face an ad- mtitedly more dangerous con- fidence vote next week when the Assembly

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Japan To Build Super Jets

T

Tokyo, Mar. 7.

jakes a vote on his Japan will begin production constitutional reform bill...

Four weeks of talks of indor-In-1960 "vt a-souped-up ity leaders failed to turn up an agreement although the Premior has dropped many of his pro positions and greatly watered down his original till:

Russia To Boycott Disarmament Commission Session

United Nations, Mar. 7. Soviet sources here said tonight that Russia would boycott a session of the Disarmament Commission which may be called later this month.

BRITAIN DENIES CHARGES

*Asked If they would also boycott any subsequent Security Counell meeting, the sources said: "we shall see."

They asked: "What is the use of holding n Council mecting on the subject anyway? It would be only procedural-nothing substantive could come of it."

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United Nations, Mar, 7. Britain today denied Yomen's charges of "planned and persistent" aggression and of both the expanded 25-nation wald the Yomoni are "ax- Commisen and the 11-member King Kong clusively responsible" for Counell. These informants sug-Hellespont starting border diatur- gested the probability that are Jemima P. bancos in the Arabian solution would be submitted to Peninsula. Yemeni Ambassador Kamil Abd Rahim on February 27 charged in a letter to Secrethry General Dag Hemmarekjold that British forces had carried out altacies ca a number of places in Yemen and wanted that a new liberation wat similar to that of Ateria, may flare up in the Brea" unless the United Naticas acted to end the attacks, tr

British Ambassador Sir. Pier-Reuter.AN son Dixon In

letter to Hammarskjold released today. aid at no time have British more committed nursive

the Council taking nota of world- wide concern at the lock of progress on disarmament and Perfectibility calling for new efforts to break Tamerlane High Noon the deadlock.

Yemeni territory

ם:

fol lighter plane, called in Against any place within the Super Tiger, idustry circles said today:

`,,

Dixon's note, said the British "ore themcalves in no doubt

If all goes well, Misubish! about the de facto location of Gaillard's victory today came Heavy industries and Kawasaki the Adon-Yemen border" Init as no murprise. •

said the Yemeni Government

No non-Communist Party was Aircraft will produce 300 of the hud pot accepted any proposals

the French prepared to deny Army in North Africa Its fin- ancial meana-United Press.

Nicosia, Mar. 7 Four incendiary bombs cx- Most were discharged or put ploxied in the Royal Air Force

on probation, but thirty-station at Nicosia this three were sent to prison noon starting small fires, it was

officially reported. for a few weeks.

A security forces spokesmen The Joint Committee of the said sabotage was suspected

British Medical Associa- An RAF spokesman said the tion and the Magistrates explosions were nowhere near Sir Association in their report aircraft. He said the bombs

"Attempted Suicide

on

and the Law" in 1947

were a hume-made type,

Today's incident is the Arst Del of violence in Cyprus this

recommended amendment year irwvolving a British service

of the law 80 that it base.

It comes on the heels of Enka should no longer be dealt announcements. of 猎 passive with as an illegal offence. resistance campaign-Reuter.

that magic touch with

Kenwood Chef

Churchill's Physician Returns

Jets--called the F-11F-1F-at a cost of 300,000,000 yen each.

to demarcate the line or to settle disputes locally. AMBITION

The Super Tiger is a mult purpose fighter with a top speed of twice the speed of sounds "They (Yemen) have nat

only

unceasingly proclaimed It сап carry Sidewinder their ambition to absorb the missilės, rockets or small bompa territory of the Aden Protec

Mitsubishi and Kawasaki cur- torate,” Dixon's note said, "but

T-80 havd beat rently are producing

exclusively respon- Sabrejels and T-3 jet trainere sible for starting all disturbances through a technical arrange on the border and have further ment with US Arms but current more been carrying out in ro- production plans for the Sabrescent monthe on atensifed pro ends in March 1000,

London, Mar. 7. Winston

Sources said that the Defence Churchill's

Ministry selected the Super Tiger personal physician, Lord and that it will be announced Moran, returned here 10-oclally later this month. night after attending Sir Winston during his recent illness in the south of France.

At the airport, Lord Moran sald: "It has been sunny, but very cold there, so, Sir Winston has not been out of doora yet,

"But I am sure that at the first opportunity, he will be out paint ing."

Asked if Sir Winston was likely to accept an invitation from Prezident Elsenhower to visit America in April, Lord Moran replied: "He will decide that for himself."

Lord Moran, who was away for just over a fortnight, said:

Construction

of

the

300 planes under tentative planning is, meheduled to be completed between April, 1960 and March, 1908.

The Super Tiger is particularly adaptable for Japan because it peeds less than 1,050 feet of runway. In this land-short na tion, length of runway is highly: important.--United Press.

China's Steel

London, Mar, 7. China has raised her 1983 steal "If all goes well, I shall not see output target to seven million Sir

Winston before he comes tons, 33 per cent more than inst back to England. I expect that year's output, the New China will be in about a month, but I|News Agency reported, today.— am only guessing.”—Reuter. Reuter.

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The Russias announced. In | the General Assembly that they Maytime would boycott the Disarmament Commission, arserting that wad oaded in favour of West. Poland and Cercitoslovakia are also expected to stay away

tho

Russia Against Meeting At UN

the

United Nations, Mar. 7. Soviet sources today ex• cluded United Nations Headquarters from con- sideration - for the venue of a “summit" conference.

with yesterday's statement by They Indleated disagreement

Mr Dag Hammarskjold, Secretary-General, that it would Brammo of subversion among the tribes of the Aden Protec- bo "perfectly feasible, perfectly appropriato" to have the heads "Her Majesty's Government of government meet under the

UN roof. consider it unnecessary in these circumstances to comment

said specifically The sources the question on

.of further

It was not feasible." They said which government la conducting, New York provided the "wrong in the words of the Yement atmosphere that ther were groups" representative, a planned and too many emigre persistent campaign against the which might make trouble, and Integrity and Lerritory of the too many "reactionaries" other;"'--United Press:

torale.

Mourners Drowned

their

At the same time they did not rule out an eventual visit by Mr Khrushchev and Marshal Bulganini to New York. They sald, that, an outecine of summit | talks might well be [ Ox- change of visits by American and Soviet leaders.

Hyderabad, Mar. 7. Eleven people-six of them

Well informed sources have children—rêturaing front

the been saying for some time that funeral of relativo were Mr Hammarskjold would like drowned .when

boat the Government heads to meet capsized in the river Krishna at headquarters and there has last night.

been ccatinuing speculation that Seven others in the boat he might discuss the question. swam ashcro to safely-Reu- { during, his visit to Moscow the ter,

week after next-Reuter.

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