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RELAX IN

DAKS Whiteaways

`THE FAMOUS COMFORT IN ACTION TAQUSERS

KO WILD ON AN

BRITAIN SUPPORTS FOOT U.S. AND U.K.

Of The No Measure Of Support Portuguese

We Will Not Make Available Government

Day

Arming Civilians

HE

of gunn

Titians in Cyprus comes

nt

time when The

terrorists shy mor and from atrets

HWI

his

thul

1nore with l -nagry army likes to belog budies home from umtansdies more than prisoners. Civilians are safer targets General Darling describes

enemy ILM "yellow as the colour in the spectrum. Some of the Kungsters are children who are simply told to "kill" and

their pick target They pick the safest They can Brid

even if it is an old man waiting for a bas, a woman out shopping, or a father walking his baby down the street What is the purpose of such

Indications klifings?

left

to

OWN

that gangs are ordered to keep up a regular supply

to of incidents

keep the wound of Cyprus open nad her problem oh the pages of world news papers. Reports that refer vaguely to nn "embattled iste" are the kind of publi-

London, Nov. 10.

Mr Harold Macmillan declared here tonight that there was "no measure of help and support" that the British gov- ornment would not make available to the authorities in Cyprus to help them in their "distasteful but so necessary task.

The Prime

Minister

wan

speaking at the annual banquet,

Guildhall by the given at the Lord Mayor of London,

Mr Macmillan referred to his Ankara and visits to Athens, Cyprus and sait that Britai was not on the island from any selfish motive.

He added: "It is a responsibi- ty which we cannot abando without dishonour to ourselves danger to the peace of and Europe,"

In spite of recent disappoint- ments, the Prime Minister satd we must and will persevere in our attempts to and a solution which will be fair and just to all concerned.

Pay Tribute "If, as seems generally knowledged, we cannot yel gei Anal solution, we must cor- time to work for a provisional will bring arrangement which

pends back to the island.

"We are always ready to dia- cuss the situation and I hope that the other parties concertier will in time agree to come tu the conference table,

Meunwhile, the situation in Is a matter of

and to the rank

and Be of all services for their high courage and discipline and -especially at present to the Bri- tish community in Cyprus who live under such a strain.

city that EOKA is seeking cyprus itself and for which their progreat concern to us all. gramme uf murder A "All of us at home must pay planned. Such reports are our tribute to the Governor and a gross exaggeration. Since his udvisers, to the military the

start

Britain's commanders, of "partnership plan for the island 23 Britons have died, 11 of them civilinn three years the number is only

189. The killings were dastardly, but these numbers do not make "battle." Compared the thousands" who have perished in Algeria, our losses are minute. But the gains which Arch-

with

bishop Makarios' terrorista hope for from these killings are not minute, and General de Gnulle's wore in PLN apply

KOKA fu

100.

"We owe diem, à deep dibi of gratitude. Reuter.

Gangsters who take up arms do not automatically win the right to negotiute is people's desting. It is 223 unfor tunate weakness in peace conferences that gunmen the are too often turned Intu people who bargain for pence. It is a fact that should not pehce- would-be

that each

escape

makers in Cyprus,

time that island's problem

DEATH AT THE WEDDING

Nicosia, Nov. 10. Munked gunmen burst Into a wedding feast to- Ayla Varvara, night al South of Nicosia, angled out one of the guests and shot bim dead, an official communique reported.

The

bride and ofber women At the Гери shrieked

the victim, Costas Costa, 55, fell to the ground.

28

The KuKON escaped- Reuter,

HYSTERICAL REJOICING

GREETS HUSSEIN AFTER EPIC FLIGHT

By GEOFFREY THURSBY

London, Nov. 10.

A British passenger in the plane piloted by King Hussein told me tonight how by brilliant “on the deck" flying they escaped attacking MIG fighters over 'Syria.

Don't Want Aneurin

The

Plot To Kill Nkrumah

Acera, Nov. 10.

The Ghana Government tonight ordered the im- mediate sirent of

Ghanalane alleged to be

n * plot to Assassinate The Primo Minisior, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, and Iwo other Ministers.

The announcement, by the Prime Minister's office. wald the alleged plotters also planned to kill Mr Krobo Eduacl. Interlur Minister,

and Mr Kof Baake, Minister

Involved Lisbon, Nov. 10. Portuguese Govern- ment has refused to au- thorise a visit by British Labour leader Aneurin Bevan to Portugal next weekend at the invitation of opposition clements, a note issued by the Na- tional Information Secre- Lariat said 'onight. The note said that the elernents Inviting Boran had wanted to use the visit to stir up agitation, and interference of foreigners in Portuguese internal politics was | "Inadmissible,

Bevan had been asked to give lectures in Lisbon and including Operto by a group

the candidate for opposition Presidency in recent elections, General Humberto Deigada.

Omcial sources sold that the Government had explained Its

point of view to Bevan through

a representative in london.

Bevan's visit had been set for wife, planned to

When the news of the invita-

November 14-17. His

Jenny Lee, haut accompany him.

tion to Bevan had first circulated immediato

In Lisbon and Oporto there was speculation that groups hostile

at

Education,

Earlier, Dr Nkrumab bad presided over emergenty cabinet meeting, following A meeting of the National Defence Committe.--Reuter.

Khrushchev

To Poland

It

Moscow, Nov, 10, Mr Nikita Khrushchev is to vait Poland following his talks

with a here

Polish delegation lec by the party chief, Mr Wladyslaw Gomulka, the Soviet News Agency Tass sald today.

Alexander quoted Mr Zawadzic, Polish President, saying at a Krendin reception in honour of the Polish detegn-

chey's accoplanes Gomulka's Invitation

furiber development** Soviet-Polish lies-Reuter.

ยะ

TELL "K" WE HOLD BERLIN

Washington, Nov. 10. The United States tonight replied to a Soviet de- mand for an end of four-power occupation of Berlin with a pledge to fight if necessary to hold West Berlin against the Communists.

The State Department spokes- man, Lincoln White, recalled that Secretary of State John Foster Dulles said only that Fri- day: "We are csi soler ly committed to hold West Berlin, If need be by military force,"

Mr White said in a statement read to reporters that the posi tion of the four powers in Ber- Hn, isolated from Western Ger- many by surrounding Com munist territory, eame result of the total surrender of the Nazi regime." He said: "No one of the four powers can divest itself of its responsibili- ties and obligations unilateral- ly."

He added: "The United States certainly hoy no intention of doing so."

Sharp Reaction

In London the Foreign Office reacted sharply to Khrushchev's declaration.

A to the Salazar overment would try to use the occasion to stage demonstration tonight that Mr Khrush

Morris Raynor, who is the King's personal driver said, "I think the Syrian fighters were trying to put us into the ground, but the King was flying too low for them. They tried to get under our wings with their wings, but they couldn't make it. Then they tried to push ustions down with their wings but the King was too good for them."

went

Comman-

The chase

pilot) for 40 Dalgleish on

(the British nutes Rayner said, then add took over. They contacted the ed. "In

A cur the King was Damascus control tower at the in touch back over the frontier of Jordan, border find remained The

MIC's followed us acros with it." then broke off the engagement.”

LNBA received

He added: "Wing by King: Hussein in the Palace within an der Dalglelah" fold the control huur of his epic flight. He tower he was landing but in shook hands firmly and said, "fact shut off the radio and Bew of just above the ground. This an well. Thank you for your

was

to good wishes."

a very skilful action avold Damascus plotting the plane by radar.

Then through the door of his ufles burat Army officers and politicians and men of the desert

their white and robes, and seemingly people of the streets.

It was one of the most moving sights I have ever

cixxolute

witnessed. They hugged and kissed the King and sold over and over again, "Thank God you ure safe,"

Jordan Rejoices

on the

Official sources explaining the Government's decision said that in Portugal the "Opposition" was considered un element of subversion.-U.P.I.

Volcano Blows In Japan

Tokyo, Nuvo-kl........ Japan's tallest volcano rrupted with its greatest ex- plosion in nearly 30 years inte Monday evening, smashing win- dow panes In 2,000 homes and the residente In injuring fashionable

resort mountain

arca. also "The Wing Commander took advantage of the overcast

The 8310-foot Mount Asama 80 miles northwest of Tokyo, blasted forth shortly before weather to take cover from the

had dived

11 p.m. MIGS which

with a roar heard 125 Royal plane six times.

to hug miles away, in Nagaya.-U.P.J. "Dalgleish continued the ground banking sharply to avold each dive. He

then headed for Jordan Bying along valleys and between mountains The MIG had no chance to fro on the Royal plane."-Router.

U.S. COUP!

Hussein couldn't hold back his emotion. His eyes gllatened and he kept swallowing to hold back tears. He tried to stop emcers kissing his hands, but

Calro, Nov. 10, In the end he gave up and Mr Abdullah Rimawi, former on him. embracing Jordanian Foreign Minister, said in an interview published

is brought up for uxamina Makarios For NY they fell

tion in the United Nations, or by a well intentioned per son like Paul Henri Spunk, the teenage thugs of Cyprus get orders to provide new exhibits for a new pubilcity campaign in blood.

The issue of arms to civilians

to not likely

is

Athens, Nov, 10.

Makarios will Archbishop leave Athens for New York on Saturday to talk to United Nations

in these here today that King" Humein is to doubt

was leaving Jordan today for

and kissing him,

There was loyalty men's faces, there about that, Now the crowds good. In Amman, learning that the

well, were going Mr Rimawl, who is living in about the King was delegates

United Arab Ko- Cyprus problem, it was learned wild. Machine guns were being exile in the

tonight-Reuter,

make Nobel Village

very much differénce to the overall distribution of fre

power.

General Darling, Called

Director of anti-terrorist oporations, estimated that

there were about 360 British

After

fired in the air and rifle shots public, told the weekly Hose cl Echoed round the city's seven,

Youssef that the United States walls.

planned to carry out in Jor

Men of the Jordan Army broke through the guards at the Palace gates and run up the hill Gring into the air. watched them pouring into the Palace.

Hussein," "Husocin,

Anna Frank they red, brandishing their

Father

Brussels, Nov. 10. Georges Pire, the Dominican prent

civilians working in Lize main towns--and 350 more pistola in neither here nor thero. But tactically the Belgian

With awarded move is sound. little busic training the arms Peace Prize. will give those that carry would put it at the disposal of

and

thin year's Nobol

Bad today

he

Who

guns-London Express Service.

Royal Plane

Foxes MIGS

Amman, Nov. 10.

a "reactionary coup" similar to the one in Pakistan to replace by a King Huaralo's regime

government.-- pro-American Reuter.

Phone Call To Lausanne

Lausanne, Nov. 10, Queen Zein of Jordan, mother of King Hussein, had a telephone call here from the King this afternoon, sources close to the Royal party said in Lausanne.

The Queen, who is staying in a lakeside hotel, appeared to

Mr Abdul Monim Rifal, the Jordanian Minister of National Guidance said tonight "clearance was obtained for the aircraft bo very upset after the call" but but the identity of the would not say anything of what passed between her and her passengers was not mon-sen, the sources saki

European Village" them a chance to defend his nixth themselves. It may make for the destitute,

He said the village "will be murder more dangerous-

we gather that the named after Anne Frank, the Would-be murderers are not little Dutch Jewish girl

the Belsen Nazi keen on danger. And it will perished

Horror Camp.” also greatly increase the Nows that he had been dmculty of staging a street awarded the prize, worth about kliling for the gangsters £10,000, was passed to him as

preaching

tioned. at hin lookouts will no longer be he able to identify guna by monastery, the Couvent de la

near Namur, uniforms. A logical exten-Sarte,

alon to this policy would be to Increase plain-clothes work in the polica and by army personnel,~ The new moyo may well be nign. EOKA Á hopeful must be at a pretty low obb if it han to nink to its present kind of killings. They will surely get meant public sympathy In world this way. It is good to hear the Governor and General speak firmly, identi fying EOKA for the thing “It is ... n gang of common criminals from which tho pubile must be protected.

the

WAS

Belgium--Reuter,

Queen Zein has been staying "King Hussein piloted the air in Louronne for the past few Southcraft -w the Syrian bortler weeks with her other children.

where Wing Commanderi-Router.

Gangster Phones His M.P. Daily

London, Nov. 10,

ho told n Labour member of Parliament

An

ex-gangster

tairi's biggest-ever malbag robbery--the £250,000 match

prisons had told him he could name the master-mind.

that he knows who did Bel-But Carter is scared of both polico and the underworld, and

in hiding out in Bejl boarding hourg in London's Bohemian Bom bury quartor: Ile told Mr Todda KUTA thio telephone that he was willing to be In- terviewed

Mr. Dodaš į

in London's West End In

1932. Mr Norman

Dodils,

Labour M.1, nad today that "car- fred Johntry Carter who hon served 10 years in 11 different

would be present to "protect his interests."

Mr Dodds said. Carier CAR- not read or write, and has to eletated his statement nomobody elm.tie will have It typed and pass it on to the Home Secretary. „Mr. N. Ar Butler,

Carter phones Mr Dodda Every day to let him know that” he in silli safe,--Rester.

She

But

of

spokesman said: "The Western position in Berlin does

the Potsdam not depend on MI "heralded agreement but on the right of the of occupation deriving from

unconditional surrender of Germany In 1946. This posi 1100 was recognised in the European Advisory Commission agreement concluded with the Russia in 1943-two years be- fore Potsdam.

Somerset Maugham

Food Poisoning

ی

after an attack

London, Nov. 10, Mr Somerset Maugham, B year-old author and playwright, tonight to be reported was "much better" of food poisoning.

He has spent the day in bed hotel and ean- in his London celled all engagements for this week.

Mr Maugham is making his customary Butumn visit to Lon- | dan from the South of France,

Reuter,

Earned $9,000,000 Lives Like

London, Nov. 10

-Hungarian star of the allont flima Maria Farkas told British High Court judges hora today that though she made $9,000,- 000 as an actress she was now

dog." "living like

She was looking permitslo/ of the committee of the Appeal Court to continue her logal

for fight

a higher Income from the estate of hor former husband, the late Bir Alexan- der Korda, British film pro- ducer.

She claimed that Bir Alexan- der Korde, "The Pride of Eng- fand," made "a fabulous for- tune" through her money.

A Dog

But the committee refused her request for permission to appoal to the House of Lords against a ruling of the Appoi Court that she was entitled only to a quarter of the In- come of her former husband's astate.

They scolded further that the trustada wero not bound to soll certain assets, including his collection of paintings valued at £112,000 to provide additional estate Income Egainst which sho, could claim. It made no order as to coste and did not call on the repro- santative of the trustore. Chins Mall Special.

where there's life.

con-

Foreign Ofee circles sidered Khrushchev's declara- tion was a new aliempt by the USSR to get Western recogn Lion of East Germany. They said the proposal was tanta- inuunt to asking the Western Powers to abandon West Berlin to the mercy of the Soviet zone authorities, contrary to all the agreements entered into by

those powers.

West German leaders sald to- night they thought Khrushchev's suggestion was a gesture designed

! help the Communists forthcoming East German cloe- tions.-All Agencies.

Lo

DANGER PAY

A

London, Nov. 10, £3-a-wook "danger

banus In monoy"

being offered to men and women who volunteer for service in the NAAFI (Navy, Army and Air Forós, Institute) in Cyprus

This was displosad here tonight by Mr H. P. Pri. donux,

NAAFI Mpalstant managing director, who ap› pealed for about 500 valun- teers to help make up an 18 por cont loss in staff suf- fered as a romujt of a bar on Grook Cypriot employees Is contaons.

Young waitresses and salesgirls were particularly wanted, he said, "to keep up morale."

Me Prideaux hoped to get the first contingent of volunteers away. In five days.

The NAAFI operates 17 shops and stores, 46 can. toons, three clubs and two leave camps in Cyprus China Mali Special.

Agreement On

Chinese In

Philippines

on

Manila, Nov. 10. Nationalist China and the Philippines have agreed n resolution to the long drawn out DYCT- Ataying Chinese problem in the Philippines, Foreign Office sources said today.

STOP PRESS ing technical details on the in-

SHELLING

EVERY DAY

Talpel, Nov. 11. Communist amplifiers an the mainland today broad- cast in a message here today wald the Communists would resume shelling of the Quemoys every day, accord- ing to American military sources-Reuter,

Budweiser

+

These sources #aid remain-

plementation of

the

solution are being ironed out of present by representatives of the two governments here.

The formula OD the nine- year-old problem was advanced by Foreign Secretary Fellxberto Serrano calling for man de- portation of the 2,700 overstay- ing Chinese in this country but at the same time providing for the re-entry of "deserving"

onica,

gress

give any Serrane would not official comment on the pro- of the talks but high Foreign Office sources said his formula has received full op- officials of both proval. from governments, U.P.I.

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