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SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF ARMS REPORTED SMUGGLED INTO EIRE FROM CYPRUS

Of The IRA EXTENDING VIOLENCE?

L

Day

A WEARY

YARN

E general public.

Tillve

and

include ourselves among them, must be weary of reading about Hongkong textiles. We hear that one country, then another, is asking that Hongkong im- pose a limit on its output, otherwise a barrier will

br raised

against our textiles. Columns have been devoted

to this subject. In fact, everything that can be said Is been said. All the facts are perfectly clear save the me important fact: What

is it all about?

We are nick and tired

the

"on the one hand this, but on the other hand that."| What we are waiting for is for someone in the know to come out with a forthright statement.

i

London Takes Bridegroom-To-Be Big Build-Up Of

Serious View

Of Warnings

By DOUGLAS CLARK

London, Dec. 14. Information has reached the Government. that the Irish Republican Army may be planning to extend its present campaign of violence to Britain.

Whitehall has been warned and I understand that substantial amounts of arms have lately been smuggled to Eire from the Mediterranean.

The chief source of supply, it is believed in Ulster, are former members of Eoka in Cyprus, These warnings are being taken seriously in London.

Is it because Hongkong is

Not Propaganda producing n cheaper and better article than can be They cannot, it appears, be produced in countries dismissed us IRA-inspired pro- abroad? If so, let someone pagandu. And, it is thought they we shall help to explain Home Secretary, May so, and then

Mr R. A. Butler's comments in know where we are.

Northern Ireland, that Britain, And is the reason for Hong-ight consider trade sanctions"

kong's better production to

firm suffen

Government that it is more up-to-date measures against the IRA ter- than its competitors? In rorists.

But last night these questions other words, nru Hong-

over Mr Butler's kong's competiters afraid sill hung

made DD- competi-sturiling comment of good healthy

I

(ion? Are they admitting arently off the cuff at a news

conference on his arrival--wus

that they are not an efficient an Indiscretion? Did the

es the Hongkong indus- trialist?

Scarcity

to impose

of

Cubinet know coming?

that it พร

Mr Butler went to Northern Ireland to spend a quiet Week- end with Lord Brookeborough,

F that is the case, and they Prima Maister of Ulster, at in County wish

the Colebrooke

was not cx- Economics

artificial Fermanagh. He

make any public Bcarcity upon the textile pected to

the Home trade, then we ask them to statements.

Yesterday

look back to the hey-days of was saying nothing. "artificial scarcity," when coffee farmers

and

Trade Talks

Office

was burned,

were paid to let Eire Premier, Mr Sean Lemass cropa rot into the ground. was silent too, though official In Dublin was that They were the hey-days of reaction the dole and bread line too. Anglo-Irish trade talks suspend- Do Hengkong's competitors ed during the general election ате likely to be resumed 15

wish to see those days re-planned in January. stored?

One of them sald Inst night, "we have advocated that the strongest possible line should be taken with the Eire Govern- inent. tu ensure that their nationals should not make armed attacks on what ·They clam is country with they want friendly relations.”

Northern Ireland's MPs in

that further Westminster fear

violence als of boarder

Locked In Cage

Adelaide, Dec. 12.

A bridegroom in his early 20's was found by polico shortly after midnight last night, locked in a six foot by four foot steel cage, with a concrete ball chained to his anklo.

The cage had been placed at the corner of King William and Rundle Streets in the heart of Adelaido.

friends' The man told the police: "This is my idea of a practical joko before my wedding day."

Police released him from the cago, but left him to get the ball off himself.

A passing motorist took him home.-China Mail

Special,

Menzies Clears Misconceptions In Indonesia

Perth, Dec. 13.

which Mr Menzies, the Prime Minister, gave a press interview on his Indonesian-Malayan tour 11,500 feet above the Indian Ocean before landing in Perth.

by 1RA-reckoned to be 700-viron

tron may provoke reprisals Leterman.-Lolon Express

Servicę.

Nearly 30

Killed In

Explosion

Dortmund, Dec. 13. An explosion which destroy- ed two apartment houses here was believed to have killed 28 people early to day.

WORD

There

only eight survivore d a disaster which

two reduced the

four-storied

And I understand that Lord

who If, however, our competitors Brookeborough,

fest that the Colony is pro- first thought to have encouraged buildings to rubble and made ducing more cheaply because

of an abundance of cheap labour, let them

straight out.

Во say

Mr Butler to deliver his warn- night, telephoned a ing last close Cabinet colleague and told him "I have not asked Britain to impose economic sanctions en For from the information we the Irish Repubile."

Brat receive right here in Hong- kong, we are told that the Lant Brookeborough's weekend with Mr Butler were malu difficulty of our fnc- talks torics is a dearth of, skill-focussed more on the security of ed labour. The inference is the Eire-Ulster border.

It is believed la fact,

They spent most of Sunday duck-shooting

Colc- on the

brooke Estate.

'Act Tough'

had

|

the suburb looks as if it

a bombing victim of boen a

old.

Seven, badly burned, were in hospital.

Three who escaped the burn ing buildings died either on the way to hospital or in hospital.

Police said there was no hope

eise being of anybody ulive.

ORPHANED

found

He said: "I am not without hope as a result of this visit that many misconceptions about Australia may have been moved in Indonesia where cer- tainly the public reception was warm hearted."

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Mr Menzies sald: "Indonesia has very great problems public, administration economic development, à solu- tion to which will depend much more upon friendly co-operation from outside than perhaps some į Indonesians at present realise.

"I think they have great dif- flculties but they are not in- soluble if they can only realise. that foreigners are not neces- sarily hostile."

GOODWILL Mr Menzies said the object Bori pl of the tour was a ambassadorial goodwill tour to there hurd Indonesia

misapprehension

where

been. some about Australia.

He said the tour was also used to and out at first hand from President Sukarno wlist his mind was on such problems as West New Guinea and to

YUGOSLAVIA

STRICKEN

BY FLOODS

Egyptian Troops Opposite Israel

RIVER JORDAN ISSUE

By OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT

Beirut, Dec. 13.

MAKARIOS VICTORY REPORTED

Nicosia, Doo, 14.

A apoktansan for the electoral front of Cypriot Archbishop Makarion said ON Sunday night that showed calculations

woll Cyprus' dryt presidential elestions by s "crushing majority."

Makarios

the

However,

had

counting of bajlot и дре 10 begin later today and the results will not be known

There. for several hours after.

Meanwhile, sorne souroGM felt the election had been "a close fight.”—AFT.

President Nasser has begun a big build-up S. Korean

of his troops in the Sinai Peninsula opposite Israel.

And be has ordered intensive Army and Air Force Iraining. | This is the latest neve in a serious row that has fared up between Israel and the Arah states over the Jordan River- river of the Bible,

Track plans to divert the river to Irrigate the Negev

Desert.

And with this new irrigated four Land another three to million Jews would be able to settle in Israel.

President Nasser knows that this big Increase in Israell popu- lation at present it is under 1wo million could alter the balance of power in the Middle East.

DETERMINED

I have just, Дown out of Cairo

report that President Nasser is determined to risk war rather than let the Yaradiis carry through their plan.

He believes that if there is

Kain with wür

Israci the Egyptians will win.

Ho is sure that his troope

Bush Fires

Threaten

Hollywood

Homes

Los Angeles, Dec. 13. Fifty-mile-an-hour

****wept

out of

Forces

Alerted

a

Seoul, Dec., 14. South Korea's huge, 650,000-man armed forces have been placed on "stand-by" status in con- nection with the Japan North Korean repatria- tion prograntme, it was learned today,

the

Reliable sources sald alert went into effect at 4 p.m.

leaves winds yesterday. They sald

cancelled and · all three

bushfires hud bocn

servicemen were required to control today keep in constant touch with No special orders

burned others are menaced.

have

through hillsides dotted their units. with costly homes. One for any sort of action

been fired, however. and residence

Thoniert, followed 4 top kysi conference held yesterday by Cabinet ministers and mill- chart possibla túry leaders to measures against the repatria. Uon plan.

Flames moved to within feel

Belgrade, Dec. 13. Fishermen were asked to and lend their boats, peasants their horses, to now digging in opposite Israel of actor Charlton Heston's new for botter trained than $150,000 home, which is still day to evacuate several are

In the Suez cam under they wore

construction. flood-waters aign three years ago. villages as

other Hollywood continued to rise in! And he knows that he will Araba in Bosnia and Dalmatia, in get the support of

other countries.-London Ex- southern Yugoslavia.

lems in Indonesia and their possible future solution.

get a picture of present probe by tonight,

the Mr Menzies said, 'I feel visit to Indonesia was successful. got to know the president und I became familler at first hand with his views."

above

Marry Second Time To

In some arcas, rivers were press Service.

10 fest reported over their normal level.

One din in the Sarajevo district of Bosnia, was known and officials mid material losses were "alarining " Trains and buses avere cart- celled in many places, because of flooded nes anyt roads, several bridges were while swept away,

and water Emergency food supplies were rushed to some normal where remote areas distribution was disrupted.

on

End Confusion

а second

Talking on the Malayan see- tion of the tour Mr Menzies

Sante Fe, Cuilt, Dec. 13. sald: "We had no major prob- lems and I was delighted to

Victor Mature and his English BURST BANKS confirm and strengthen our per-

bride, Jur Urwick got mar- sonal friendship with Abdul

The Neretva and Smova rled for s second time this Rahman (the Malayan

banks near that no matter what wages

Prime rivers, burst their

In the Mexican weekend Minister), which will, I hope, be

Motkovia in Bosnia, and border village of Tilnans. are offered, skilled workers

Police said there were 35 re- useful in relations between the

Zakucac,

Dalmatia TC- "There was so much confu- in sufficient numbers are

sldeals registered and one two countries." just not to be had.

Mr Menzies concluded: "spectively, inundating homes and sion and doubt, we just decid- Two children— Yesterday, driving from Co. known visitor. Whatever the answer, with all

a happy impression of washing stones and rubble downed to get married eyes on this Colony at the Fermanagh to Co. Down, Mr now orphaned were known to got

Malaya and it is ctstainly true into village streets. moment, we should like to Butler travelled along almost be away visiting relatives.

Rescue parallel with the border. He had

Including to say the name of Australi workers, know in a few plain words a Police escort all the way and hundreds of British troops from

stands very high in Malaya."— what all the fuss is about. he stopped at three Police bar-

units stationed in Dortmund, Reuter. And before we go any further, racks, one of which was only a dug feverishly into the smoul- of a mile inside the dering wreckage seeking sur- we should like to say that quarter

vivors, in-Ulster border. Hongkong has got to

One group in Westminster, dustrialise itself unless who have been urging

Eyewitnesses said one of the the

like a house someone would like to take Government to "act tough" with

blocks "collapsed

few seconds, In a a million and n'half

re- Elre are 12

Unionist of cards." Ulster

In Nice beavy weekend snow- Mrs Desmond MP's.

flames surged across to engulf fugees off our hands.

the other block, which Vag

falls have brought drifts up to in London destroyed. completely

alx feet deep the deepest was married. Two policemen unleashed n

“We did it in secret,” Looking gas was believed to storm of feminine wrath yester-in living memory in the high

Rivers said today. "I asked my mother have caused the explosion.. day when they tried to quiet a alpine valleys of the

and Vesuble making not to tell anyone, and then we police eyewitness sat: band of boisterous girls in the Tinee "Afier

some villages accessible only on heard that they could not find the explosion I

Bronx, Baw

record of the marringy. So ang" Three of the 12 girls set upon skis. flames shooting upwards, and

People the, policemen, bruising and

Better weather, however, was rather than let there be any heard terrible 'screams,

over southern crowded into the windows for biting one of them so severely reported today a few seconds the staircase he required hospital treatment. France after a week of heavy doubt, we decided to slip down must have been wrecked, so The other suffered only minor rains, and river levels were to Mexico and marry again."-

Router. bruises-UPL they could not get out."

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FELL INTO FLAMES

Neighbours said they saw a woman with a child in her arms, hanging for a few seconds part way up a wall. Then she fell Into the flames'

Relays of British array trucks were removing rubble from the |scene, where fames still flicker

ed among the wreckage tours after the explosion.

The remaining walls of one of the bulidinga were amashod down because of the danger that they might topple on to the

After eight hours the British troops returned to their (bar=" racks while ·German » TAICUR workers carried on the porch.

Reuter.

Girls Set On Policemen

New York, Dec. 14.

In Slovenia, the Pistrica River time," Mature raid here today. The confusion Arose after when faltered course

M199

Urwick arrived here with avalanche of earth from a

Inst

October from crumbling hillside blocked its Mature normal flow. Relief squads Europe and said they had been of Capri started digging a new course married on the Isle for the river, which threatened on September 27,

Italiap officials sald to flood several factories, and

record of could And no 30 families were evacuated to a

and Joy's mother, ceremony nearby school

Urwick, denied that her daughter

falling in most areas-Reuter.

the

the

Joy

WINNING SWEEP WAS HIS DOWNFALL

aro

Now York, Deo, 13. Most people reckon they

lucky to win sweepstake That fer? 31-year-old: Fuerto Bican:groder, Estankino Gras. It was the beginning of A downfall,

to servo a three-year

Leryn

· after shooling at his wifo,. This was his story as told in

court:

Crus invested some of his win

nings is three blocks of state and set up, his two brothers | In business. Then he began

The fat mistake he mado was wi night with ans

2001 So tell his wife that,, Esba

ether wonen," rolny to wild Draught Parties, and reiting into debli

allowance he gave her, and they began to quarrol, Crus drowned his werowy

• drink, went home' – and fired. his Matxt her. He

missed.

Arrested and freed on bail," he

wint for kis 'wifo with eight-inol · kalfo - bul

hela labours, r

6 him":1140,000, about 250,000. Mes: Crua" grow solcious and Un pleaded mullly to powe

It has all sided with Ores going, ismern" out by telur komiske

off to the Blute? Pauitacliary.

legal: wespons

Several celebrities

CAUTIONED

United

Nations Commander General Carter B. Magruder have homes in the area.

visited Defence Minister Kim The fires are raging along Chung Yul this morning, re-

the Santa ridges of

Monica portedly to caution him against any military action which separate ordering mountains,

from the San without consulting first with Beverly H}}

the UN Com:nand.

It was unknown, if any pre- Francisco valley to the north. The first blaze started souch of cautionary measures were being Mulholland Drive, which rune taken by the UN command.

President Syngman Rheo along the crest of the slopes.

meanwhile, summoned Vice- Many luxurious homes Foreign Minister Choi Kyu Ha and to his presidential office for a along Mulholland Drive

conference Coldwater Canyon road, which last-minute

the runs through

hills from morning, only hours before the north to south. Among celo-first batch of Koreans in Japan, baiting who have homes in the were scheduled to sail for North skipa aboard Soviet Lauritz Melchior, Korca

northan Steve berthed Janta Capricy

in. Niigata, Jopar-UPI. Cochran-AP.

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