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SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 1958.

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RELAX IN

DAKS

THE HAMBRES COMPIUT IN ACTION TRAUTIRE

Whiteaways

DHUWLOD.N

VICTORIES CLAIMED NEAR MEDAN

CONFERENCE Refugees Predict

seems certain that plann for holding an Atlantic Pact Defence Ministers meeting In Paria next month will go ahend dex- pite Marshal Bulgauin's. attack on the proposed con- forence in his letter to Mr Macmillan.

The Soviet Prime Minister has charged the West with attempting to hinder the convening of a "summit" meeting by arranging the Defence Ministera' con-

ference while the heads of governments are "negotla-

for far ting"

more im- portant talks, But it seems that the Soviet Prime Minister's attack is a further bid to prevent the establishment in the North Atlantic Organisation coun. trica of intermediate range rocket, banen.

It is also patently clear that the Soviet leaders are in the habit of issuing warzi- ings when the Western nations are on the eve of holding conferences, The

present intensive corres- pondence between the Enst and the West was started by Russia on the eve of last December's Nato heads of government meeting at which the establishment of rocket bases in Europe was

to be discussed.

Rocket Bases

A

Fall Of City

Within Week

Singapore, Mar. 21:

the

By WILLIAM D. MILLER Both sides in the Indonesian rebellion

claimed victorios today around embattled Sumatran city of Modan as the rebolt sent into action a small naval force and prepared to organise an air force as well:

Interior Minister

Radio Bukittinggi said the Rebel

"Navy" rebel

was operating Colonel Dahinn Djambek waru- car the Rhio Archipelago buted the Caltex Company again ld not identify the chips or today not to sand dependents of any actions in the effort to staff members back to Sumatra break the Central Government's from Singapore, blockade of Sumatra and the Celebes.

Sources in the rebel govern- not did they expected to an

"As long as Sockarno remaing in Sumatra, fighting is likely." Diambek sald. "We do not in- tend to let Djakarta have the

defauli." oil fields by

The warning came after Caltex officials In Singapore spoke of the possibility of re- turning the dependents to the Pakanbaru cil centro which

woops

recently covernment captured. The rebels say they

nounce soon the formation of art air force to contest the

Government's Central

aerint superiority over Sumatra.

In the fighting at Medan, near Sumatra's northwest coast, a in Sovernment spokesman

Jakarta claimed the capture of will blow up the fields if Kolatinggu, a port Just south of Djakarta tries to take out the the city. But rebel leaders oll-United Press claimed they were closing in ou Medan and Americen rofagtes riving here from the clly pre- dicted its fall to the rebels within a week.

Appeal

GREEMENT between Bri- tain and the United Stutes for the establish- ment of rocket buses in England has already beca

The commander of the gov- algned by some other Nato

ap- countries, thought they erneut troops in Medan have accepted the Idea in pealed in a radio broadcast for:

a halt to the fighting. This was principle have not yet interpreted in some quarters to signed the agreements,

mean that the rebels may be The London Communist Daily near a victory,

Worker has issued a warn-

Radio Bukittinggi indicated a summit ing that

that ference cannot be taken for may be brewing because of an a South Sumatra, revelt granted and this

army complaint against Diak - possibly be taken Нал

ta's use of airfields at Bengkulo authoritative Communist

and Jambi for attacks against viewpoint.

the Central Sumatra rebels. The Inference In that the South Surnalta's top commander, West is not co-operating Colonel Barlian, has remained with the Sevlet Union and neutral in the conflict. His that the blame for a break-position is influenced by the strong Javanese down in negotiations at this presence of stage will fall on the Barrisons and large Javanese Western nationa.

populations.

JL

con-

Can

.There has been no recent re-

IS

That a heads of government port on the status of the large conference is needed is be chinese Army in North yond question, but the Sumatra which could be a vital Soviet Union lenders are not factor in the revolt with doing anything towards 100,000 troops. alearing the atmosphere to make such

meeting possible. The political climate

clouded by issues and un- loss there is a measure of sincerity on both sides the present tension tinue.

will con-

TWO NEW

Bukittinggi radio claimed to- night that food shortages were

hard at Java striking

and Borneo because of the crisis. It sald 28 persons had died and another 14,000 faced starvation in Purakarta, West Java. They claimed that two weeks ago 30 persons died of starvation Borneo.

G.&.C. Refrigerators

THE ELEGANT EIGHT $150000

INDONESIA

CLAIMS

WAGES

Summer Time Starts

> Tomorrow

Summer Time officially begins in Ilongkong at 3.30 a.m. tomorrow, Residents should therefore advance their clocks and watches опе hour before retiring tonigh

The observance of Sum- mer Time in Hongkong is regulated by the Summer

Times Ordinance, No. 20 of 1953. This states that the period of Summer Time in the Colony shall be the period between 3.30 a.mk (Standard Time) on 150 first Sunday after March 17 and 3.30 p.m. (Som- mer Time) on the first Sunday after October 20 ju each year.

CORVETTE

FIRES ON FREIGHTER

Remarkable Post-war British Achievements

London, Mar, 21.

Best Tips For Today's. Valley Races

By "Rapier"

Mr Harold Macmillan listed 'Britain's "remarkable" post-war achievements in a speech at the Parliamentary Beloved Press Gallery dinner here tonight.

He declared: "Today our foc- lories produce 70 per cent mare than before the war.

"In agriculture output is per cent, higher.

"Since

nearly

60

1945 we have built three mlition housts. We are opening ten new schools a week.

"Our civil

engineers under- lake contracts overacas nt a

rate of £100 million a year.

"In the last ten years wo

LIBERIAN PROTEST

OVER REMARK

London, Mar. 21.

have exported three and Liberia today officially pre-

quarter million motor cars, nearly half the world's exports [of agricultural tractors are

Heltish.

"All the 300 gos, turbine sir- liners in service in the Western world have been built in Bri- Lain.

"Our shipbuilders are build- Ing the two largest liners under construction in any dockyards

Nuclear Power

Copenhagen, Mar. 21. The Danish-French steam-in the world.

"We invest oversens a-highet. ship company announced amount per head than any other tonight that the Captain of nation. their 2,800-ton motor freighter, Bretagne, had cabled that an Indonesian Central Government vette opened fire on his ship while she wus bound for Padang.

cor-

:

"We operate the first nuclear power station to be put into commercial use. And now there 19 zela (the thermonuclear reactor).

"That doesn't suggest we lack vitality, vigour and

Liveness. Tokyo, Mar. 22.

Indonesia billed tha Dutch KPM Shipping Com- party on Friday for more than 50 million - rupiaha (1J634,380,000) for wagen owed the arm's employees in Indoneala, the Antara nowa agoncy reported today. The Indonesian news agency,

broadcast monitored here, wald that Indonesian Shipping Minis- tor Mohammed Nazir “Re- -minded" the Dutch firm of that amount which it owed the Indonesian Government.

A

The 80 million ruplats. the agency quoted Nazir au saying, was for what the government had advanced for payment of salaries and wages to KPM personnal after the government pul 33 of the firm's vomela under afais control.

Wazir also said that the frm owad mora money as "compensation for damage incurred by the country's economy because the com. pany stopped Ita

opera- tlens abruptly," the agency reported,

added that Nazir did Not hame thin amount.

but

If the Dutch firm does not accept the demand for compensation, the agency quoted Nazir, “the govern. ment will retain all of the Dutch company's equipment suph, on harbour facilities, technical services, etc."

Indonesia, under a vejled threat of an International, shipping ambargo returned 33 of "KPM'« ships to the Dulch on Friday. The ships had been Impounded since Tate last year United Press.

Captain V. E. Dyrborg said that there were no

casualties among his 80-member all-Danish crew, but that the Bretagne had been allgbtimdamaged.

tested to Britain against

a statement by a member

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Victoria Peak Courier

Outsider:-Viewpoint,

Mercury. Alandale

RACE 2

City of Victoria'

Outalder: Kelpie,

RACE 3

Outsider: Follow Me.

Mak Guld Native Prince Venus

+

RACE 4

Eunice

Cops

Passing Shot

Outsider: Nightingale.

RACE 5

Red Light of the House of Lords Permanent View

Winsome Stag that he understood

Outsider: Night People Liberians mostly lived in

RACE 6 the bush but Liberia had Vanity Folk become the "fourth great-Maybelle

est maritime country In Genghis Khan the world."

OutsiderMona Lisa.

RACE 7

A spokesman of the Liberian | Roja Embassy here sold that the Balkan Monarch protest was made by the Norse King Ambassador in London, Mr Clarence Lorenoz Simpson,

Mr Simpson called on the Earl of Gosford, Parliamentary Under-Secretary at the Foreign Office, to make the protest.

The spokesman said that the Ambasador

had complained inven-about, a remark made in the House of Lards, yesterday. by Lord Winster, n. Labour"

peer. DEBATE

"Of course, we are going to have our difficult times, our ups ane

downs

The Bietagne Married"bi "But wo, have always been cargo of food and medical sup- equal to the challenge in the plies from Singapore.

Dyrborg also cabled that the Bretagne docked at Padang to- night and that he expected to return to Singapore.

past and we afe true to our-

selves we shall be equal to it agato.

We have made fortuner and spent them. Today we have 10 set about making a

new

The shipowners said the fortune. How much more fun Bretagne had salled in the to make a fortune than to have waters near Singapore since "-Reuter,

Jas, December and a few days ago was asked to carry a cargo for Padang.

The Dansk-Fransk Dampskib- zelskab left it to the Captain and crew to decide whether they would run the risk, the manage- ment said.-United Pres.

Fire In UK

Rocket

cular

of

The House of Lords yesterday. debated shipping with parti

reference to "ngs convenience" ships.

Lord Winster raised a laugh by remarking he did not know If there was a Llbering who knew the stem from the stera of a ship.

He understood they mostly lived in the bush, but Liberia had. became the "fourth greatest maritime country in the world."

The Liberian spokesman today said that was about these re ported remarks of Lord Winster that the Ambassador had com- plained. He said the statement Was considered "Insulting". Reuter.

HUSSEIN Establishment Top British

CHEERED

Ammian, Mar. 21, King Hussein of Jordan was today carried shoulder high among cheering, dancing crowds who went to his palace to pledge loyalty to the union, d Jordan and Iraq.

Kidderminster, Mar. 21.

A Are and a number of ex- plocions destroyed n building ut the Ministry of Supply's establishment rocket research

at Summerfield near here to- day.

There were no ensunitles, -The building had been used for the storage of explosive propulsion material.

Red Has

Stroke

London, Mar. 31, Mr Harry Pollitt, 67-year-old There were a number of Chairman of the British Com- minor explosions and then a fhunist Party, has had a stroke | large one.

and is in hospital" here 14' was revealed tonight.

Thousands of Jordanians took part in the public rally, which was told by King Hussein that he was ready to sacrifice his He for the prosperity of the Firemen fra Kidderminster Arab Federation antt its people, were let through the security Today is the, fixt full day of guard to help remen of the the fast of Buñudon, observed |ICI metals division fight thẻ by Moslems here and all over | blaze.

the world, For one Junar Six jels of water from 30,000 month they will fast from dawn | gallon tanks kept on the site for dusk, and help poor, and emergency use' 'were' used to needy people generally-Reu-food the 30-yard long-building.

-Reuter,

to

ter.

His wife said 'tonight' that i there was no cause for alarm,

"He had a very mĚd stroke on Monday and he is recovering extremely well," she added,

Mr Polilt has been. Chairman of the party since 1950; and wa Secretary of the party for yary- ing periods since 1929-Reuler

Outsider: Silver Wing.

RACE 8

Strathvohr Cover Girl

Outsider:--Fenchurch.

By "The Turf??

-RACE 1

Viewpoint Courier. Beloved

Outsider:-Victoria Peck.

RACE 2

Mercury Alandale

Kelpie.

Outsider:-Bobsle:

Venus

Mek Guld

RACE 3

Native Princo

Outsider:-Grace.

RACE 4

Miss Reading

Cops

Eunice

Outsider: Nightingale.

RACE 5

Night People Red Light

Permanent View

Outsider:-Shiraz:

RACE 6

Genghis Khan,

Maybella

Vanity Fair

Outsider: Black. Friday.

RACE 7

Balkan Monarch Norse King.

Silver Wing

Outsider:--Pandora.

Gigha

RACE 8

Madam Fortune

Mascot

Outsider: Fenchurch.

The Turf's Progressive Places Race 3-Venus; Race 4-Miss Reading; Race 7Balkan Monarch,

TODAY'S TEASER TIP

For Race 2

Scottish water horse maybe.

Our Teater Tip for the last race meeting: was "An anthropoidal whopper!" . (King Kong) was unplaced,

UNIONIST PARTY RETAINS CONTROL

Belfast, Mar. 21.

pelection next week, Prime Minister Lord Brooke- The Unionist Party had 38 borough's Conservative Unionist seats in the last Parliament. Party captured 34 of the 48 It lost four in yesterday's Northern Ireland Parliamentary election to the Northern Ireland seats at stake In yesterday's Labour Party, which did not election, returns showed today. enter any candidates, in, the "Last

The results assured the Fatty election.. continuation of its 38-year acid-

the the other reata, trol of parliament and coui- Nationalists [captured seve:1; Unued union with Britain. Republican Labour, one; In- The other four seats.in the dependent Labour, one end 52-member Parliament will be Dock decided in a Queen's University Press.

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