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THE HỒNGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1950.

NAHAS PASHA "WARNS" BRITAIN Hopes For Political Settlement On Treaty, But--

Student Demonstrations

Principal Cities

Cairo, Nov. 22.

In

The Egyptian Prime Minister, Nahas Pasha, warned Britain today that his Government was determined to secure the unity of the Nile Valley and the evacuation of British troops from the Suez Canal Zone.

Operation On Robert Taylor

San Francisco, Nov. 22.

Robert Taylor, film star, underwent ง two-hour abdominal operation at a hospital here today. His condition was announced 35 satisfactory. United Press.

Schumacher

Demands

His Government was confident of securing these "national aspirations" by political means, he told students demonstrating outside the Presi- dency here.

"But we have other means in case of failure," he added. "We shall never let the nation down."

The Premier smiled and waved his hand to the students, who had marched to the Presidency in protest against Mr Ernest Bevin's statement that Britain would not evacuate the Canal Zone or agree to the incorporation of the Sudan into Egypt without the Sudan's consent.

our

COMMONS BATTLE

Mr Bevin's statement in the been attacked in Port Said, House of Commons opens-in where there have been a number his

demonstrations.— own way-the door for of student

"We Reuter. negotiations," he added. have also opened the door-in the way--by demanding evacuation and the unity of the Nile Valley."

Nahas Pasha appealed to the students, who had marched from Giza to the centre of Cairo under strong police Weiden, Nov. 22, escort, to leave the matter in The Socialist leader, Dr Kurt "responsible hands" and return Schumacher, encouraged-by-his to their studies.

New Elections 15,000

In London, the Government came under sharp fire from both Conservative and Labour Mem- bers of Parliament for continu- ing to send. arms to Egypt de- spite the demand that Britain get out of the Suez Canal Zone, The Defence Minister, Mr Emmanuel Shinwell, told the Commons that the Government intended to fulfi its contract arms, in- with Egypt to send "Downcluding latest-type Centurion

tanks.

of

on

Party's victories in two state "We want an immediate elections, today renewed de-evacuation and abrogation of the

Treaty," they shouted, mands for a new general

with British imperialism." election in Western Germany.

The students had gathered

Mr Winston Churchill and Mr compound carlier in the

Anthony Eden attempted to at Fuad University Giza, in

force an immediate debate the outskirts, and had adopted the subject but were

support a resolution pledging for the Government's abroga- Anglo-Egyp- tion of the 1936

and the Sudan tian Treaty

Agreement Condominium

(The 1899 Convention

The Socialists, running on a platform opposing the rearma- ment of Western Germany, won majority control of the Hesso State Parliament and emerged as the strongest single Party in Wurtemberg-Baden in the local elections last Sunday.

1899.

of

ruled out

Anna Maria Rossi, 17-year-old Beauty Queen, and elected Miss Rome of 1950, stops for a refill at one of Rome's new scooter filling stations. These tiny utility vehicles are, highly popular because a quart of the correct gasolene-oil mixture costs the equivalent of HK$1 and drives the scooter for 30 miles.

Harold Stassen Philippines

To Visit H.K.

Philadelphia, Nov. 22.

Next Target?

are

Harold Stassen. President of of order.

the University of Pennsylvania, Mr Sydney Silverman will visit Hongkong next month

Dallas, Texas, Nov. 22. (Labour) objected to the Go-

The Philippines Islands on an air tour of Asia and the next big target on the Com- vernment policy. He asked: South Africa for private study munist timetable, "Does the Minister not consider of economic and political con-lanueva, general manager of the Robert Vil- it would be a reasonable pre-ditions. His office said he Dr Schumacher spoke today

apcaution not to sell more much- would leave here on December

Manila Chronicle, predicted to- at a campaign meeting in proved, the administration of needed

day.. defence equipment to via Minneapolis and Anchor- Bavaria, where the new State the Sudan by a Governor-this country until it is quite age and return

He spoke before the Dallas on January 9 Parliament will be elected on General appointed by Egypt clear that it will

Junior Chamber not be via Lisbon and London.

of Commerce Sunday: Bavaria is the tra-with the assent of Britain. The used to drive our forces some

that the Philippines are impor His itinerary in Asia listed ditional stronghold of Chan- 1 1936 Treaty reaffirmed the day out of the Canal Zone?"

tant for two main reasons: 1 stops at Tokyo, Hongkong. The islands cellor Konrad Adenauers status of the Sudan as a Con- Mr Shipwell replied: "That Bangkok,

are the southern Jakarta, Calcutta, Christian Socialist Union. lcminium).

is a very hypothetical question." New Delhi and Karachi. From line in Asia. 2. The Philippines anchor of the American defence Strong gains for the Socialists

Certain equipment had been there he will go to Tel Aviv, follow the American type in Sunday's voting would give

paid for and had to be deliver- Johannesburg, Leopoldville and democracy. "If this democracy considerable weight to the

ed under contract. As regards to French Equatorial Africa Socialist anti-rearmament cam-

They had also agreed to give the future, he said, "we do not where he will meet Dr Albert paign.-United Press.

full support to Nahas Pasha's intend to export arms unless Schweitzer, the prominent "People's Government" in its it is to our strategic interest." Philosopher

the British United Press. protest against

statement Foreign Secretary's and its rejection of the prin- ciple of Joint Anglo-Egyptian defence.

U.S. Anxiety

Over Nepal

FULL SUPPORT.

They included students from Al Azhar, the Muslim seat of learning, and a number of Sudanese.

A state of emergency was proclaimed throughout Cairo, Alexandria and Port Said early today as students in universities and schools began an anti- British "strike."

United Press.

Soviet Bid To

and musician.---

Seat

Peking In U.N. Fails

Lake Success, Nov. 22.

01

dis-

credited then hopes for demo- in the Philippines can be

cracy in Asia will be set back for 50 years. On the other hand, if democracy succeeds in the Philippines millions 0 Asiaties will demand their righ to test democratic principles fo themselves," said Villanueva.— United Pros9.

The

A new Soviet attempt to bring the Chinese hongkong Telegraph

Washington, Nov. 22. The United States expressed to India today its "anxiety and concern" over the revolution in Steel helmeted police and Communists into the United Nations was defeated the independent kingdom of troops occupied key points in Nepal and asked New Delhi the cities.

today. whether there was any threat of Communist Invasion of this territory.

Morning Post Building. Hongkong.

The Trusteeship Council rejected a Russian demand to unseat the Chinese Nationalist delegate and invite a Peking representative to replace him Saturdays & Sundays. in the Council.

Only Britain supported the the Soviet Union considered the Russian proposal.

decision "illegal," She would

It was opposed by the United not recognise the vote of the States, the Philippines, Iraq, "representatives of the Kuomin- New Zealand, France, Belgium, tang group." Australia, the Dominican Re The Soviet delegate, démand- public, and Nationalist China.ing the expulsion of the Chinese Argentina abstained.

de- Nationalist delegate, had

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They cordoned off the British Authoritative sources said the Consulate in Port Said, where American

with concern

the demonstrators paraded through situation in this strategic area the streets shouting "Down with was expressed to the Indian England" and "We want free- Ambassador, Madame Vijaya | dom.". Lakshmi Pandit, by the assistant. Similar scenes took place at Secretary of State, Mr. George Alexandria and though all was McGhee, during a brief con- quiet at the British Embassy in ference at the State Depart-Cairo the gates were closed and strong police forces were on Madama Pandit, upon short duty. notice, was asked to call upon Port Sald had been out of

The Soviet proposal was preclared that the seating of Com- McGhee to receive an bounds for British troops for sented at the opening of the munist China in the United American communication for the past three days, but they Trusteeship Council meeting, Nations was of "maximum im

Printed and published b the Foreign Office In New were allowed to go into Ismailia. which had been called to decide portance, particularly in view of William Alick Grinham: for an Delhi, The Indian Ambassador Both towns are in the Suezon the agenda and meeting the present world situation, In

on behalf of South Chin was said to have told McGhee Canal Zone, where British placo of the new Council which we must exert our Morning Post Limited at 1: that she would get him an troops are stationed.

session..

maximum efforts to develop Wyndham Street, City official: answer from New British Army sources denied Mr. A. A. Soldatov (Russia) friendly. relations between Victoria, in the Colony Delhi - United Press,

reports that British soldiers bad announced after the vote that nations."-

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