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PARLIAMENT. WARDER, NOT

A TOUR OF ORDERED

THE WORLD

GREAT American has begun

world-gieating our

just

a few months before ho and

his colleagues

Britain from

the

and France meet with Boviet leader In talke to

decide the fate of the world.

President Elsenhower's MiRSION is personally to test the pulse of the free nations. Ana 128 first-hand findings will enable him to take to the summit a international fair sample of feeling.

hahd

be will strengshored because he will not be

purely an pressing American, but a global view. point,

His

In

the

There to much Mr Eisenhower can learn from auch a tour. Unlike the Communist bloc,

nations the leading West cannot take for granted the Views af their allics. International Before any big

I'

meeting there Is invariably the segrading spectacle of differences assorting petty themselves. And if they occur in nations so closely milled as

and Britain

much more

America, likely

how they

between Countries milled lesa by what they havo in common tnan by an abhorrence they share for a common enemy.

I understandable that Mr Eisenhower should regard

K1 #0 Important the proper representation of American For upon alms and policies.

■ clear understanding of these depends the support that a big power and An International leader smaller

reason,

unt

expect

from thia

DISSOLVED

Ceylon's

Colombo, Dec. 4.

Sir Oliver Governor-General, Goonetilleke, today dissolved Parliament in a shock announcement and fixed March 19 as date for the next general clection.

The proclamation ended the two-month-old regime

POLICEMAN ORDERED OUT

A prison warder, not a potice constable, WAS ordered out of court yes- terday by Mr Justice A. D. Scholes in a murder trial. In the late edition 4. Yesterday's China Mall li was inadvertently reported that a policeman WAT ordered

Criminal Dul of Hewloon.

The reporter's error is regretted,

of Premier Wijayandanda Dahanayake who House succeeded Premier Solomon Bandaranaike

after his assassination on September 25. Collapses

FRENCH

CARS

IMPOUNDED

BY U.S.

San Francisco, Dec. 1. Six hundred French Pugeot cars will remain impound ed in San Francisco until the mystery surrounding their shipment Antwerp to

also

The Governor-General "ummoned the new parliament

to meet on March 30. Beat Court

Tonight's

reries of

4

move follows

motions cenaire

of Mr

gainst the Fam

Wijnyanandn

political atmosphere in the country has been stralued since

Application

Wigan, Dre, 4.

the assassination of the former Five houses collapsed here 10- Prime Minister.

The government has held power by a knife-edge after the reshuffle which followed Bandurozaike's assassination,

Mr

day while their owner were in court listening to an appleatlon by the local coun- ell that they should be made safe.

As the householders sal in CENSURE MOTIONS

motions court stening to the proceedings Opposition censure

inte policeman broke Government had claiming the

from Hongkong has been cleared up, a U.S. Government official from tomorrow (December 5)-Reuter." A well, Eisenhower's

said on Friday.

For nations.

vialt timely, Misrepresenta- Liona and deliberate distori

of what America tion trying to

in the world do comes not only from Moscow such and Peking but from

close allies as the Philippines. It is the fate of bla powers to be misunderstood. escape it,

None can

For third reason Mr Elsen-

hower's visit is timely.

Like

alt premiers and presidents he relies on reports from sub- ordinates about people, policles and events. However essential thi

Edwin F. Rains said certain documents, showed the shipper the cars to be Henry C. Tung Pacifle Tradë of the Cathey Corp. in Hongkong.

HK INQUIRY

Mr Rains. Is chief counsel of Control the Foreign Assels Division of the Treasury De- partment.

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enforces the Esuny Act.

division Trading With the

newsmen the Mr kains told

will continue in investigation never

Hengkung, Washington, DC, 033 first-hand ap priaal. It is one of the blea Europe,

He said the question involved

It

good EL Г

as

ings of this modern age that

jet travel enables statesmen was whether China had an in-

to get about and see things terest

for themselves and be

and

Ban

receive

the ship- diverted to

some

4-

in the cars to American dollars for

which was

for San Franciscu determined reason.

Mr Brons declined to disice? the identity of the ultimate con-

But since of the cars,

understood by others men!, And A President like any other busy man can easily resist the temptation to get out and about on the pretext of pressure of work.

Eisenhower has made frequent visits to Britain and Europe, but it is high time for his own sake he gave the world

at large a closer look.

Mr

he

id efforts would continue to escertain whether Tung and his trading corporation had any connection with the car ship- ment.-AP.

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Negroes

Kidnap,

Foreign Office Has

Rape Girls No Comment On

New York, Dec. 4.

Police said a pair of negro hoodlums kidnapped two

last white girls

night and raped them repeat- edly during an hour-long ride of terror girls' car.

in the

Moorehouse Affair

London, Dec. 4.

The British Foreign Office withheld comment on "L'affaire Moorehouse" today pending more information. But an ångry storm raged in the British press.

The Foreign Offer said

The Cairo newspaper

AI

Willie Walker, 22, a clerk, ond Dwight Tippins, 25, a porter, were pickeri us inter after they cerated the car and Bel on foot,

they Police said

had been Identified by the victims, admit- lot the kidnap-assault, and

way expecting further reports Ahram reported that the box would be booked for kidnapping, from its Cairo Charge d'Affaires, would be made part of a spe- kodomy, rape, larceny, 25aul Mr Colin Crowe, on reports clal museum exhibit, with photo- and robbery, illegal weapons that Port Said authorities were graphs of the "heroes" who possession, and driving without

planning to establish a museum | kidnapped him. lier nets.

on the

Meanwhile the Cairo efleer

blasted Britain today for Eucz war.

A Foreign Ofce spokesman testing the possible opening of coid Mr Crowe's reports from to mind her own business con- the museum and told Britain

The names of the girls, one 20 and the other 10, were with held-UPI.

RUSSIA ASKED

no moral right to slay in office hearing to say: "Word hes just po it did not

come through that the houses command majority were narrowly defent-have collapsed. No one is hurt.

There was a few moments of ed only with the help of six

stunned silence. Then the clerk The nominated members,

said the to the come went on with his The announcement dissolution

would be effective pplication.

The magistrates granted -- The strength of tho new will be over 150. with parilament

its compared

present strength of 101.

The Governor-General fixed January 4 as the date for the nomination of candidates for the new parliament.-Reuter and AP.

Sterling Takes Another Dip

Century-Old Nelson Cannon Fired

Portsmouth, Dec. 4.

TO VERIFY A-TEST BAN

on

Geneva, Dec. 4. United States and Britain today pressed Russin to clarify its sug

amendments grated the administrator's role in a seven-nation control commission which would police a nuclear weapons test ban.

Both the U.S. delegate, Mr James J. Wadsworth, and Bri- tain's Sir Michael Wright said at a half-hour session of the tri-

muzzle-loaded clarilleation was needed to de- zun was fred at the Royal (termine what re differences

For the first time in more than

100

Navy's today.

years,

gunnery school here

It was a cannon. from Lerd Nelson's dagship, Victory, and was fired as an experiment 10 see whether it would be safe demonstrate the Aring

to

si

partite nuclear conference duday

existed between Russian ideas

and the original American draft presented in July.

The Soviet Delegate, Mr Sem- yon Tsarapkin, promised to help clarify his amendments soon.

New York, Dec. 4. The British pound slid to a twa year tow again today on New York's foreign exchange market. It was the third time this week. The price for the und dipped 1/50 of a cent to

the gunnery expert said the $2.9763 it lowest Jevel since fels were successful but fur- the price was $2.7856 on Octo- ther trials would be made,- ber 3, 1957.i=AP,

Navy days.

A

Reuter.

The Russian suggestions up- peared designed to make sure administrator would be

very much subordinated to the control commission and not the other way around...-UPI.

Plane Lands In Snowstorm

On Mercy Mission

McMurdo Sound, Dec. 4.

A 1.8. Navy P2V akiplane made x safe radzer landing here in #snowstorm last night, com- pleting

of

the

most mercy zissions Ailempted оп Antarcils continent,

ever

оде

snow

the

The twin-engined Neptune few 1.250 miles aver the un- mapped

and les of Wilkes Land to the Australian base on Vincennes Bay to

pick up an Australian tractor mechanle who had suffered a nervous breakdown,

E.

Newcomer

Comdr.

piloted the P2V to a salo landing on an Improvised air- miles from the strip eight Australian base. The strip had bern only partly cleared, and the plane was bumping dangerously over rough know before it came to a stop. Capt. William II, Munson made the trip in a Super-Constella-

British site where a was killed during the

Cairo thus far have conveyed

ternal policy.

press

piroTM

a denial by the Egyptian Governing cffairs of Egyptian in- crement of any knowledge of cuch a plan.

The Arst reports of the alleged "Moorehouse Museum' plan won huge and shocked headlines in London's newspapers.

Al Gomhourla wrote in stifly worded editorial:

a

"If such is the stand of the govemment in London, we are more nallonal fully ready to live three

or even 30 more years without relations.

Anthony Moorehouse, a 20- year-old 2nd Lieutenant, seized by Egyptians in

Seld on December 11,

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The reference was to the re- rola- Port sumption of diplomatie 1956, on, broken off after Suez,

kept tied as a captive in a box between London and Calro for days, and died.

UPI.

Tea Shot

Colombo

Planters Dead In Riot

Colombo, Dec. 4.

EXPLOSION.

+

ON TANKER

Y

New York, Den, d

A tanker suffered an ex- plosion in its forward holid today and radioed an 306 for immediate help..

A subsequent

relayed to the Coast Guned hero

there were no injuries and the lanker, the Gulf Tier wain no immediate dah- ger.

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Three coast guard hell- copters were flying to the bout 170 miles south-southeast of hero and 65 miles duo cask of cape.-UPL

Fire In Hold

The

Halifax, DOEL 4-

British freighter, Manchester Venture, wha expected to arrive today following a trans-AtianIES trip marred by a fire on the high scan.

Officials

Withy

of

Farnes

and co., the ship's agent, said crewmen fought

for several days last week to confine blast Ăn B hatch.

The fire broke out while the 1,400-ton vessel was en route from Manchester with cargo

of general

freight-UPL

£5,000

Fine For

Contempt

Edinburgh,. Dec. 4.

The editor of the Scottish Daily Mail, Mr E. V. Matthewman, was fined £500 and his employers, Associated Newspapers, £5,000 here today for contempt of court.

The

to paper was alleged have published an article and photograph about a local mur- de the day before a detained into court and charged.

Police shot dead three tea plantation workers and man had been brought

critically injured seven others today in a clash with 300 demonstrators in a Central Colombo plantation.

Reports reaching Colombo this evening said one of the workers killed a women.

Lake Disappears

Alexander

Counsel for the man, Stirling, aged 24, who is in custody on a charge of shooting James Bennett, 65, and his daughter Irene, told the High Court today that the article included statements by people who might be required Three policemen were badly

to give evidence at the trial injured and a jeep in which they were travelling was smashed

He claimed that the article when workers who had taken up A lake is lost. Residents re- and photograph interfered with positions on neighbouring hilly perted yesterday a three-Bere the course of justice. ies lands lung stones and rolled Į lake disappeared <vernight. boulders on a police party.

Police Called

Isle Lewis, Dec. 4.

i

Scientists said a meteor may Associated Newspapers which have struck ut the lake's edge, I had already apologised was spilling hs water, into other ordered to pay 100 guinças The police said they were lakes below. UPI.

costs. Reuter.

Monte called to the

Carlo estate in Nawalapitiya 80 miles from Colombo by its chief

tion plioled by L, Garland who reported a large mumber advancing on the M. Menetar, which was sent of workers along to "cover" the Neptune. bungalow of the estate super- The Buper-Constellation did | intendent.

the hazardous

was

was

police party A mobile not attempt

rushed to the threatened planta- airstrip landing. The Australian will be down tion but on its way t

workers who waylald by 300 out to New Zealand tonight.

attacked with sticks, stones and' The Russians New a doctor 500

· ́miles from their base at boulders. The police could not the workers were Mirns to attend the mechanic cay why wille Lo was awaiting the threatening the superintendent, arrival of the merey plane- Telephone lines to the planta- UPL

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