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KOREA?

HE civil war in Indonesia

Ten hive dangerous inter-

national consequences, Even I President Sockurno Hucceede now in crushing the centres of the revolt in Sumatra, he will not extin- guish the rebellion. cakes go too deep. sistance will still continue. Out of this will cume the risk that external powers muy become involved.

The Re-i

President Soekarno has ad- mitted that in order to put down the rebels he is from appealing for

abroad. There ទ little doubt about the quarter exporta from which he arms to come. The ultimate suppliers would be China

and Russin.

ships.

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THURSDAY, MARCH 20, 1958.

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RELAX IN

DAKS Whiteaways

THE FAMORE COMFORT IN ACTERN TROUSERS

KDY DO.N

GAILLARD THREATENS TO RESIGN

FELIX GAILLARD

Socialites

Acquitted

Of Gambling

Apparently he has already

Russia received

But President Sockurno may prefer not to receive 100 much aid directly from Communist hands. Reports are cir- culating that on his recent visit to Cairo he arranged for arms supplies to come from Egypt. In fact they Three

would be Russian arms. But Egypt would be the formally country which

gave the help,

Indonealan plots are said to

Offences

Ministers May HOLOCAUST Djakarta Reports Hongkong

Withdraw

RAZES NY BUILDING:

Numerous Victories

From Coalition 23 KILLED In North Sumatra

Paris, Mar. 19.

French Premier, Felix Gaillard reportedly told Cabinet Ministers tonight that he would hand in his resignation if the Conservative Inde- pendent and Peasant Parties withdrew their ministers from his Government.

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The Premier's decision was made known after a minis- terial meeting at which the

the Premier discussed threat to his coalition Gover- ment with five of his ministers, The latest political stora bolled up suddenly less than 24 hours after Gaillard hud won a vote of confience in the National Assembly.

Ultimatum

issued

The Independenta and Peasants, whose 100 odd mem- bers normally bark the Gov- ernment,

virtual ultimatum threatening to if Gaillard Sarees to vertain reported counter- proposals from President Habib Bourguiba to settle the Tunisia dispute.

London, Mar. 19. London Hocialites withdraw were acquitted at the London sessions today of gambling offences brought against them under a 100. year old law.

be receiving training in Egypt. According to these

• The

deputy chairmon asked a formal reports, they are learning the jury to return to fly

of not

on all guilty MIC fighters

and verdict Russian

which counts, commenting: "I think t bombers

case which had properly may presently be delivered was a

to be investigated. to Djakarta.

Less Invidious

PRE

Their decision will be taken tomorrow afternoon де Joint meeting of members of

Demonstrations Won't Affect US-British Agreement

Washington, Mar. 19.

New York, Mar. 19. One of the worst fires in New York City history swept a five-storey gar- ment industry building today, Louching off a screaming panic. Hysteri cal workers jumped four storeys to the street and more than a score

were burned to death,

Twenty-three bodies had been carried from the still-smoulder- Ing building more than four hours after tho Are broke cut. They included 18 women and five mon. Many were burned beyond recognition.

Thirteen Injured were taken

critical condition.

Miraculously

The Defence Secretary, Neil 10 Bellevue Hospital, Some in

McElroy, said today that he did not believe recent demonstrations in Great Britain against the con- tinued presence of US troops would affect the US-British agreement on bases.

"But we'd prefer to have il

the group from both Houses.otherwise," he said, in explain- It will depend on the explana tens offereal earlier in the day by the Prime Minister and the Foreign Minister, Christian Pineau,

ing that the Department was concerned

the over

British publie protests.

befort the Foreign the defendants want to "IL

Affairs Committee, on the hold this sort of party, then double problem of Bizeria and

of they must

the risk

the future of the French air bases in Tunisia. the police brought in having

brought

nin

mother, Lady Maty GAILLARD IS

A TRAITOR'

RESIDENT Soekarno and having a

probably hopes that if he against them."

The three were John Aspinali, receives ald from Egypt, a Moslem country, it will be 31, his

Grace Osborne, 54, wife of Icas invidious in the

eyes of

Baronet racehorse owner, Sir his people than if he George Osborne and John appeals to atheist Russia. But he will none the less delivered Indonesia have into the hands of the Com- munists. The Communists will exact their price far

Richard Burke, 34. They pleaded not guilty,

CONDUCTING

Aspiall

was

summoned for

aid which has been given, assisting in conducting gambling

A Communist.

Indonesin

and his mother

for permitting

a West End corn to be used for her flat. Aspinall

would change the balance gambling at

of power throughout Asia and Burke were additionally and throughout the world. summoned for using the room Politically, Indonesia is at for gambling. They were order-

ed pay casts.

the heart of Southenat Ani.

If the Communists, being

still

'The prosecution alleged

a minority party, try police watching the flat on three

players nights saw

grouped

Paris, Mar. 19. Several hundred war veterans shouting "Tuniula ia French" and "Gaillard le a traitor" tried to demon. strate tonight in front of the French Premier's official residence on the Loft Bank.

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But they were quietly dispersed by some 100 policemant, part of than 1,000 heavily armed rlot police who surrounded the area when warning of the demonstration was re- celved.—United Press.

to gain power in Djakarta around a green balze table with by force, and by riding on counters being passed and cards the coat-talia of President dealt, giving the appearance Soekarno, the resistance

chemin de fer will bo prolonged and baccarat. Police finally raided Lies and Senators

4 game of

bitter. Even if the present the flat, rebellion in Sumatra crushed, there will be other and perhaps more effective protesis,

of

от

is Defending coungst

that the prosecution had failed to prove there had been a com- mon gaming house * Lady Osborne's fat.

Speelal,

or

The joint meeting of Depu- is entitled under French law to deelde on tho future participation claimed withdrawal of its ministers, pro-

vided that the decision is adopt ed by a two-thirds majority,

The group has only two mini- sters Industry and Commerce, and Construction and Housing- and two Secretaries of State, in the present Government, but their departure would pose on almost insoluble problem for Felix Gallard in the redistri- bution of portfolios.

Melbourne

If the fighting continues, an The chairman said there was Indonesian civil war could no evidence of unlawful goming become ns grent a threat to within the low.China Mall world peaco as was the war in Korea seven years ago. The world was lucky when that war did not widen out. Rusain might have thought twice about provoking it if at the start it had forescen how near to world war its adventure was to bring it. Parallel

THERE IS another

THE

To Visit Hongkong

Singapore, Mar. 19. dia-The Australian flagship, the light fleet aircraft carrier Melbourne, will arrivo in Singapore from West Australia on Tuesday.

turbing parallel. Between 1030 and 1938 in the time of Hitler and Mussolini the Spanish civil war threatened to embroil the great powers

In Europe. Indonesia could bo another Spain-and on

a world-wide scale.

The hope is that these lessons

It will be accompanied by the Australian frigate Quiberon, and the British destroyers Cheviot and Cossack,

DEPLOYMENT

Mr McElrey testified in the Sensle Foreign Relations Com- mittee hearings on the foreign

and The Cend

injured in- cluded white, negro and Puerto Itien employees of the SGS Texile Company-on the third floor where the fire started and the Monarch Underwear Company on the floor above.

TWO persons survived the almost miraculously, Inferno

They leapt into metal storage boxes to flee the Games. The boxes were kept cool by the torrents of water poured into the building by the hoses of the 160 Bremen who rushed to the

Djakarta, Mar. 19.

Radio Medan said tonight that 50 rebel troops were

killed and 32 captured in a fight with Central

Ships Released

Tokyo, Mar. 20. Central Indonesian authorl- ties released two Hong- kong registered vessels detained in Makassar in the South Celebes, it was reported today.

Government forces near Pematang Siantar in The Indonesian Antara news Northern Sumatra today.

The brodcast, quoting an official Army communique, sald that one

Central Government the commando was killed in

petion. It said the rebel uni! was led by Capinin Sita. Pohan, one of the officers dishonourably discharged for taking part in the Medan revoit on Sunday.

A Diakurta Army spokes- man, Lieut-Col Rudy Pringsdle, of also reported the surrender 200 rebels north of Medan and the recapture, after a battle, of the town of Pangkalan Brandan. He again denied that the oil been centre of Palerbaru had retaken by the rebels,

REINFORCEMENTS

area

(In Padang, a rebel spokes- man saldreinforcements from Tapanul had entered the Tigoblata

and WCEC engaging Government troops. He said Achinese troops were engaged in the Teminung urea north of Medan while who withdrew from Medan were fighting containing actions around the city.)

rebels

Colonel Prgudle said the 200 rebels who surrendered were fleeing toward the Aljch region. Pangkalan Brandan 15 on the route the rebels Locke,

In other areas of East Sumatra, the Government troops accepted the surrender of two companies of rebel troops with their arma, which included six bazookas and anti-aircraft artillery,

bill. In his formal statement | scene. An important recent development is the agreement Tho are claimed more ves between the United States and than any blaze to strike New the United Kingdom for the York City in 12 years. A total deployment of IRBM squadrons of 37 persons were killed in 1946 when the Knickerbocker on British soll, manned by British personnel on bases pro-ico plant and nearby tenements

burned vided by them."

Workers

their caught t

(A Padang Radio broadcast During the questioning period

Long benches by the fire fourht furi-heard in Singapore tonight said Jater, Senator Russell (Democrat) asked hin whetherously to escape through blind-rebel troops scored a victory Three over Djakarta forces at Prapat recenting smoke and flamet he was familiar with public protests in Great Britain persons leaped screaming to the between Permatang Siantar and

street before firemen had about US troops being therc,

Mr McElroy replied: "Yes, we chance to put up their nets. One would prefer to have it other-woman tried to jump into a net, wise, but It is my understanding issed and landed on a would- that it does not affect our agree-be rescuer's head, hajuring him

critically, ment with the British."--United Press

LLOYDS BANK

HELD UP BY ARMED MAN

Cranbrook, Mar. 19.

Found Bodies

Lake Toba. The broadcast did not mention Langkat, which was claimed captured on Tuesday)

ANOTHER CLASH

radlo quoted

The Djakarta the press officer of the North Sumatra military district as re- porting another clash at Stribu When firemen finally were

Dolok and Gunung Muris, both able to enter the building, two Louth of Medan. hours after the blaze broke out, Ile said a number of rebel they found bodies huddled troops wider work benches In the underwear fetory and heaped by a doorway, where the vic- Lima apparently were caught

and clawed

as they grouped their way in frantic efforts to eupe,

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A welt-drossed armed man

The tragedy began with an ex- walked into Lloyds Bank plosion and a whoosh of fame here today, held the staff when a man Identified only of five up at the point of R. Swanson, 42, co-owner

gun, forced thom to SGS textile, opened the door to textilc curing oven and hand over more then touched a lighted match to the £2,200 in notes

then gas jel calmly departed.

A jet of flame shot from the Just 15 minutes and 11 miles oven into the textile arm, where Swanson, his sister, Ellen car and away police halted a detained an armed mars after Rogers, and another person were

working. The

thus the chase. Government

The The car driver was not held

flames spread rapidly, facing, on the very day after à

Touring

brick through the vote of confidence, one of the by police.

building sitting squatly between sharpest crisis since it took

two tall office structures, office, with the future of Franço Tunision relations and the good

Within moments, the fire had to the fourth floor offices mission of Robert Murphy

roared where some 30 Monarch workers and Harold Becicy at the heart

were at work,-Unlled Press. of the problem.

Sharpost Crises

The Independents appar- ently fear that the American and English mediators may in the last resort persuade the Frençli Government to nounco French soverelenty over Bizerta, and to renounce control, of the South Tunisian Laler in the week Melbourne aerodromes without a formal will join units of the British gueransco that security mea of history will be fully Far East Fleet in convoy ures will first be taken to understood by Russia and exerelse between Singapore and prevent the Algerian rebels China when they come to Hongkong.

from taking advantage of the consider President Sookar. Melbourne and a'destroyer French departure,

Beeley bove Murphy and no's application for help. and frigate force will protect

back 10 Aid from one alde is not two Royal Fleet auxillary ships, reportedly brought

while they are subject to mock Paris certain counter-proppants likely to Ro unanswered: attack by the British submarine from Tunisian President Bour and the complications may

Aurochs, units of the Royal Air gulba, end this afternoon get out of hand. The final Force, and the New Zealand talked for an hour and a half resulta may be very different cruiser Royalist-Reuter, with die French Fremler, froom what

These was at first

counter-proposals will bo examined at a Cabinet meet- intended.

Fridty moming. ing

on

Porhaps nothing irrevocable Elocution Lessons! Frines Presse

has yet been done. Caution

may

still

But

they

Moscov, Mar, 10. The newly elected Supremo are Soviet (Parliament) of Russia

London, Mar. 19. provail.

The tabledd Dally Sketch to- President Sockammo's appeal day told its H-bomb consciou is an international dangor readers that American flers Much International die-based cretion will be needed to taking clocution lessons "ao will meet on March 27, I was

their Ha" announced in Moscow today.

Reuter,

in Britain

provide against the coh- they won't drop aoquences of recklessness.

United Press.

DOW

A Bank spokesman said all the money had been recovered. Later a man was charged with robbery with violence of

. He, will £2,274,

appear in court here tomorrow-Reuter.

under Major W. F. Nainggolan,

who led the attempted Medan coup, had sur- rendered. He did not give any Casualty figures.

The Government charged that given Major Nainggolan had money to rebel troops to pre- vent them fram Joining the Central Government forces. It also sald he had mounted machineguns at the head of his column to prevent the men from fleeing. This column apparently was the same one which the Air Force said was straied with a heavy loss of life.-United Press.

People Rescued

Tristi Da Cunha, Mar. 19. Nine men and a 14-year-old girl from this south Atlantie island were rescued today after being missing for four days in stormy seas in wood and canvas boats, Reuter,

DOESN'T WANT SUMMIT TALKS IN US

Washington, Mar. 10. The United States Government was reported today to have summit decided ogolns a meeting being held in this country.

It was suld to prefer such a conference in Europe with Geneva and Stockholm both 50%- mentioned unonicially sible sites for a meeting next nufumm.

the Soviet Party leader and Fremler had informed him

i

DATE FIXED

In

Washington, Mar. 19. The United States Government is preparing for a possible summit oon- forenoo In Genova Although President Eisenhower. September, preceded by

Foreign Minister' con- said recently that he would

WES forence in June, t preker meeting in the

learned haro today. Bummit United States if a

The

aro to bo conference

preparations proved

contingent on a prior in- lengthy, United States off-

dication from the Soviet cinis have been worried by

Wnion that real progress the security aspect of a visit

could be made at the eum- and by Measts Khrushchev

mit on one or more of the Bulganin because, guarding

great world. problems, the Soviet leaders would

authoritativa sources paid. present many problema.

-China Mait Oproiul. The President told a press con- ference two weeks ago" that

they were agreeable to com- ing to the United States, He added that they had sold they were aware of the con- titutional difficulties in the way of a President leaving the country for an extended time.

con-

United

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In addition to security

siderations, somo Stales Government were said to have been op- posed to giving the Russian leaders the opportunity of visiting the United States for the first time because of the alleged propaganda advantage they might make of such trip. President Elsenhower and Mr John Foster Dulles, the Socretary of State, today diy- cused the latest diplomatie moves made by the Soviet Union last weekend.---Router.

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RED FLAG TO FLY

OVER ST PANCRAS

London, Mar. 19. Labour controlled

Bt

· Panoraa borough council in north London tonight da. cided to fly the red flap over the town hall during May Day tabour celebra- tions

on May 1 dospita protests from the public gallery.

angry

At one point, demonstra- tors showered the coun elllors with leaflets randing "No red flags here" and chanted" "The Reds, the Reds, We've got to get rid of the Reds."

An

Than a group of women countered by standing up to sing "the red flag." The Mayor ordered adjournment and portera aleared the gallery as the town clerk hurrlad out to phone the police.

During the debate, Coun- cillor W. T. Donovan, leader of the Conservative group, declared:" "This la c deplorable proposal." The red flag was the flag of In- ternational Communlem, he addest.

Law- Councillor John rance, Labour leader, said: "We shall still fly the red fing over the town hall and for my money over Buck- Ingham Palace as well,"— Reuter.

agency, in a broadcast monl- tored in Tokyo, Identined the two verseiz as the Troop Breeze and the Wineri. Both vessels, the agency sold,

were seized "about month ago for being Indonesian waters" "without the necessary papera"

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STILL DETAINED

"They were released again aller they paid fines amounting to 200,000 and 250,000 rupiahs (about US$17,540 andi US$21,050) respectively," the agency added

The agency said that another foreign ship, the Panamanian vessel Lulu, was still detained It Mukasser, but that tho publio prosecutor there sald the vessel also would be re- leased after I had paid a fina of 250,000 rupiahs. The agency also reported that

the Polish

Lines Ocen opened its Djakarta-Shanghai- Tokyo route on Wednesday after the arrival in Djakarta's harbour at Tanjung Priok on Tuesday of the 10,000-ton Florian Ceynowa. - United Press.

CONFIRMED

Messrs John Marners, owners of the Troop Breeze, con- firmed this morning thai their vessel had been released by the Indonesion authorities. She was now on the high scat, it was learnt.

A spokesman said the ship was allowed to salt from custody yesterday after payment of fine by the charterers. The

Owner of the Wineri, Messrs Lee Brothers of Con naught Road, West, said they had received no information so far about their ship, which was also under charter at the time she was reized. 'A com- pany official said it a fine had to be paid at all, it would be by the charterers,

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