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GILMANS GLOUCERTER ARCADE

No. 37026

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

ONE MAN'S WAR

E altack on Sumatra by

THE

forces of the Djakarta Government han started

the Indonesian civil war in earnest, but even if Presi- dent Soekarno were to win quick successes--and this acems improbable-It would bo unlikely to bring the rebellion to an end. would have to face a wast- ing and prolonged guerilla resistance.

lie

Even now it is not too Inte to avert this tragedy. Preal- dent Soekarno could end the rebellion at a stroke by Communist removing his advisera and redressing the outer greivaneen of the islands with the help of the respected Dr Hatts. This, however, ho has refused to do.

If President Suekarno hax

gone to

extremes, it is! almost certainly under the pressure of bis Communist allies for when the rebellion broke out in Sumaira they felt the ground quaking, under their feet.

Delays

PROBABLY President

Sockarno 'd not need

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HONGKONG:

TRANSPORT STRIKE THREAT Strijdom's

Govt Asked To

Step In On

Rail Dispute

London, Apr. 17.

Recent top-level "peace talks" over Britain's threatened nation-wide rail strike today brought agreement by both sides that the Government should be brought in right away. Brian Robertson, Chairman of the British Transport Commission, went to see the Minister of Transport, Mr Harold Watkinson, tonight as soon as the talks closed for the day.

Sir

A BTC spokesman said the unions and the commission had agreed it would be "helpful" for the Government to be brought in without delay.

De Gaulle To Be Called In?

name

Paris, Apr. 17. French political commenta- tors today once more

the raised

of General Charles de Gaulle as in previous Cabinet crises, in speculation as to who might solve the poll- tical deadlock.

This

suggestion bas Licen

studied each time a Cabinet has fallen before, but rapidły dis- carded.

Mo immedinte Indications tend to shony that the result

less certain political leaders change their minds.

But neither side was committed any further than that, he will be different this time, un

added.

Crisis Committee

Solution

Meanwhile, President Rene Coty ocntinued his consultations with leaders of all shades of an Asso-opinions, hoplay to And

The six-a-side crisis committee representing the BTC and three ruil unions the National Union of Railway- mer, the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and the Transport Salarled Staffs cintion-met for two and a half hours today.

much persuading. The The railmen want the commission to act on an arbitration delays before he opened

tribunal minority report urging a 3.2 cost of living pay rise followed by a full-scale wage review.

his attack on Sumatra were

due to technical diseultles.

Moreover, the President They claim that pay on the railways compares unfavour

ably with levels in other nationalised industries and public services.

Us doubtful about the

loyalty of the troops at his |

sympathise with the rebel

disposal as many of them Sir Brinn has said that the key to improvement in the railmen's position lies in increasing modernisation.- Reuter.

government.

There is little doubt that one

reason for the discontent of the army has been the re- appearance of Communlet officers who were dismissed after the Communist coup in Medan in 1949.

At that timo the Communista had stabbed the Indonesian army in the back when it was engaged in the war with' the Dutch and this has nover

been forgotten от

forgiven.

Paper War

N the interval before the Socking

carried on a paper war with the Javanese news agencies putting out reports of suc- cesses which were untrue. President Soekarno's propa- ganda is that the com- manders who have rebelled separatists who are endangering the unity of the country.

In fact, they are, from his

Busmen's New Pay Demands Rejected

London, Apr. 17.

Chances of a general London bus strike on May 5 increased today when Mr Harold Watkinson, British Transport Minister, rejected bus lenders' protests over u proposed cut in bus services.

carly solution to the crisis.

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The former Governor-General of Algeria, Jacques Sustelle Social Republican Deputy, who conducted the National Assem-

by offensive against Premier Gallard when he fell on Tues- day night, wil very likely be received hy Coty within the

Next 24 hours..

Some surprise was expressed In political circles when former Fremier, Edgar Faure, Jender ot the centre-left "Rally of the Left Republicans," said thot he thought an appeal to De Gaulle

might be envisaged,"

Elections

De Gaulle, now 08, is the former Chief of "Fice France" who led the resistance

agalist the German occupation the war and headed the provi- alumal government after lidera- tion, but quit power in Janu-

ry, 1940.

Informed sourers sald tonight Coty will not designate anyone to make a try for the premier-

local

The strike on May 5 to support wage demands had asked ship until Monday, the day after

him to stop the transport executive's plan to reduce anportant nationwide bus services by four per cent from April 30.

elections.

the Thlas

first political

The 50,000 bus workers have threatened to ban all over-crists ever to come at

time from April 30 in protest at the new economies time. which they fear may cause unemployment and loss of earnings,

Fully Backed

elcetion

With the deadlock deepening, Coty, 70, asked all six premiers who have held office since. ke teenme Chlef of State in 1953 to meet him tomorrow for further consullatione, France Prese

point of view, very much Mr Watkinson told their union leaders that he fully backed and United Press.

more dangerous. They have

Bet up an alternative govern-

ment, not for Sumatra alone,

but for all Indonesia.

Superiority

N-paper, President Sockar. Ons at the moment

a Buperiority of force, but in a civil war of this kind, fundamental changes can come about overnight.

The spirit of revolt cannot be alloyed merely by military Tho revolt put auccesses. down in one centro today flare up in another may tomorrow.

the Transport Authority's policy and he would not interfere.

The management ordered the services' cuts and rejected

new pay demands because they claim the buses are not paying their way.---China Mail Special.

"DESERT RATS"

GET NEW NAME

London, Apr. 18. Seventh Armoured Division.

The amalgamation The Seventh Armoured Divì- į

of the sion--known as the "Desert Devonshire Regiment and the If President Soekarno allows Rats" from their wartime ex- Dorset Regiment under Britain's i the war to drag on what ploits in North Africa-are to now Army streamlining plans:

The Fifth will re-designated

take place at Minden, littlo in left of Indonesin's | be

re-deployment West Germany; în Maj 17, the angging economy cannot be plans in the British Army of Wer Office announced today.

be Division under saved,

but ho Seema

The new regiment will be determined to follow the the Rhine:

called "The Devonshire and course he has set and the

Announcing this, the War Dorset Regument."-China Mall outcome can only lead to Omce. Bold the "Desert Rats" Special. tragedy and strife which formation sign would now only will make the war with the bo worn by all ranks of

Armoured Brigade Dutch palo fato Insignl- Seventh Aleance.

Group,."natural heira" of the

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Hongkong's Garment Export

Export GAOL INSTEAD

Manchester, Apr. 17.

The Overall Manufacturers Association of Great Britain at their annual meeting here today- passed a resolution asking for the question of imports of made-up garments from abroad to be included in discussions in London next month between representatives of the United Kingdom, India and Pakistan on the imports problem.

The resolution will be sent to the President of the Board of Trade and the Cotton Board.

One Association official said Hongkong was bent on putting up nishing plants in a very large way. It was their object to ship us many garments and ns little grey cloth in future, Last year over 30 million yards equivalent In cloth was ported into Britain in shirts.

Mr N. W. Hey, Chairman of the Association. sakd he was disappointed that the budget had not exempted overalls from tox.

More Menacing

Referring to Far East com- he said the position

petition 710W becoming more

New Wave

Of Violence

In Cyprus

Nicosia, Apr. 17. New tension gripped Cyprus today after I wave of bombings, shootings and a fire.

The incidents took place here and In Famagusta last night in scenes reminiscent of the ten- ston which held the British- muted islund before the unilaterally declared "ruce" by

the cuuntries EOKA,

Greck Cypriot menacing turned their attention to the ex- Nationalist group, just over . port of made-up goods Including year ago.

absurdly cheap" overalls,

tg

those

shots were

Shots fired in Famagusta last night caused a scare in the He hoped the Government Greek Cypriot community, The would find some way whereby

military Bred by political prejudices could be pollocmen, when a truck refused

sothe overname" and

positive to halt at their command, The | action taken so that the collon | trucks's

Greek occupants, industry would not be forced Cypriot Left-wingers, refused to out of existence by merciless stop because they thought they dumping. Reuter.

were ordered to halt by EOKA men. No one was hurt.

AMERICAN OBSERVERS

AT

TESTS

SABOTEURS

aver

the

Valencia, Apr. 177- Angel Gonzalez Guróla, 30, decided yesterday to end It all so he throw. himwolf in front of a truck. The driver swerved

the sidewalk and crashod into wall, Garcia was not injured. While running from

driver Garola saw another truck coming and jumped In front of it. This driver swerved and rolled down embankment. Again Garola was unhurt. To escape from the

furious drivers, Garcia jumped on a nearby herso and gulfoged away. When he reached nearby rail- road bridge he tied a rope around his neck, throw the ropa over a girder and loeped into space. Passing labourers Justo Cid Alones Bartolome and

An

two

aw him swinging from the bridge, cut him down and hurried him to the hospital where a doctor found him out of broath and

from • auffering brulsad neck. Police guoled Garcia today on charges that he dam- aged the two trucks. United Preto,

Good Offices Mission

Dr

Victory

Johannesburg, Apr. 17.

Johannes Strijdom's ruling Nationalist Party rode to victory In South Africa's general election this afternoon as results flowed in from country districts.

With 33 results outstanding from traditionally Nationalist ste, the National Parly hal 74 seats compared with 49 for the opposition United Party led by Sir De Villiers Graaff,

GRAAFF LOSES

Johannesburg, Apr. 17.

Was con-

Bir De Villiers Graaff, lender

of the United Party, defeated in his stituency in the South African general election. -Reater.

The smaller parties who held eight seats in the last 150 man- ber house, have been crushed and for the first time since the Union was created in 1910 no Labour member has been re- turned.

With the swing towards the Nationalist Party, the

No- tionalists are now not only ahead in seats, but also in tho aggregato number of votça · in the 132 contested brena. Twenty-four United · Party members were returned, un-

At dissolution the Nationalist Party hold 90 seats, the United Party 52, Labour four and In- dependents tour,

opposed. London, Apr 17. British and American good

In the Franco offices envoys Tunisian dirpule, Harold Beeley and Robert Murphy, arrived in London tonight by air from Paris,

This was the art time a party has been returned to for a third successivo On arrival, the American re-power Meanwhile, a fire, believed to

presentative told the press: "I ave-year ter have been caused by saboteurs, would not say that our mission in The result attested... South.

Africa's

Lor the support ruged through a government completed by the present French

Nationalists racial policy of electrical supply store in political situation. It is jul total segregation of whites and Famagusta. The building was suspended." keverely damaged, and 400

blacks (who have no vote) telegraph poles were destroyed. Beeley Bald:

to ensure continued supremky million In Nicosia, two explosions wrong to say that we have not for the Union's three

made any progress." France white people of Dutch and Look place at midnight. In the fires, a 'water

British descent.Reuter, pump Presse,

London, Apr. 17. Mr Harold Macmillan, the on a Forestry Department site

was destroyed. Prime Minister, made it

Ir. the second, clear today that American police station just outside town abservers would be invited was blasted.-United Press.

to watch the forthcoming nuclear test at Christmas Island in the Pacific.

A Labour member, Mr Emrys Hughes, had asked in the House of Commons whether American and Russian observers would be invited to witness the tests.

Mr Macmillan sald that in the past British policy had been to Invite United Slates observera to the Christmas Island tests. In return Britain had received Invitations to certain United .States tests.

SAME POLICY

"We shall follow the polley in the future," he added.

Mr Macmillan went on:

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LABOUR GETS 59 PER CENT OF VOTES

London, Apr, 17. Tho official results of the London County Council elections today gave the Labour Party 101 seats and the Conservative Party 25 seats.

Ιπ the Labour landslide same victory.

27 former Tory seats were taken over by Labour candidates.

The

"We have not invited Soviet

Labour Party received Russia to send observers to our

1,243,125 votes, 59 per cent of tesis, nor have we rectives In-

the total ballots cast and 8.7 per vilations to their tests. But I would remind the House that cent more than in the last elec-

ilons. last year the British ment put forward proposals at The Conservative Parly res Sub-com-ceived 796,581 votes, 37.8 per United Nations, cent of the tolat and 20 por The first stage of which includ- cent less than in the last elec-

the

Disarmament

mittee of the

Govern-

ed the advance registration of tions.

The Liberais received 57,424 tests and limited International observation, which proposut votes and the Communists voles, but took was rejected by the Soviet re- gathered 4,772 presentatives."Reuter.

no seats-France-Presse.

In Your Saturday Mail BOTH SIDES CLAIM VICTORY IN SUMATRA

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Singapore, Apr. 17. 1.poured astore from landing Armoured columna were bo- The Rebel radio sald, "The ROTH sides claimed victory craft at Pantal Maura Exan,eved to be thrusting towards nows is meant only to weaken the sen efter two wooks' Idle- | the confidance of the people in Loday the Indonesian | half a mile north of Padang.

Djakarta Tadio std

governmunt, Government delivered is long

theness on the eastern and north- the revolutionary awaited amphibious assault on paratroops advanced from their am frontiers of West Sumatra, and to latuchee foreign govern

ments.*"* robel Control Sumatran dropping zone, and captured the Djakarta reports sald. coastal stronghold of Padang, Padang airport at 0900.

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The Rebel Govenment, which An earlier announcement said; Oppositon on hills between dad now been in existence two "Our armed forces have stood Djalmurta reports said a com-the dropping zone and the air- months and two days, claimed up to the attacks of the Central

been overcome by the landing. had been repelled bined fleet of 30 transports and port hind

Government. wwships arrived off Paclang Indonesian Air Force fighters, on the beaches, and that anti- aircraft fire had forestalled the yesterday, and engaged in o tome the radio said.

"We are not going to allow duel with reboi ahoru batteries. The Djakarla reports rald the government paratroop drop.

At 0649 Sumatran time (oday, Invading troops had successfully The Palong Rodio said "The Sonkarno to bring Central absoluto under hl 13judkontor reporta mii establlabod bosch heudo.

announcement by the Central Sumatra

and crush the paratroope, landed near Pistang Premier Djuanda said they Government that Is marine control,

"in-commandons have landed, is Sumains destro for £repdown." airport, and infantry, spear had encountered

falso,"

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