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THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN THURSDAY JANUARY 30 1958 PERSONAL House of Lords ISLANDS WHERE MEN RUN THE POLITICS Not the custom for women to vote SETTLEMENT OF ARAB REFUGEES A MATTER FOR U.N. Prerequisite to Middle East solution East single-handed except, of course, for MR BUTLER AS PRUNER Pay increase cut By our Labour Correspondent The Home Secretary has refused to accept in full a recommendation from a joint negotiating committee for a salary increase for 185 senior probation officers. In present financial and economic circumstances he has decided to reduce the amount of the increase from approximately 10 per cent to 8-2 per cent. The case bears a strong resemblance to that in which Mr Walker-Smith, the Minister of Health, declined to endorse a Whitley Council recommendation for a 3 per cent increase for 40,000 Health Service clerical and administrative workers. Mr Butler has 1 had the present recommendation before him since October 10.

and his decision seems to show that in pay policy in the public service the Government is more determined than ever to be easily absorb the refugees if they cared to do so." But the Arabs did not wish to do so. The tact is that as long as these refugees exist they are a political weapon in tne hands ot the Arabs, something they can point to as the consequence of the setting-up ol Israel, and these miserable refugees are being used just as a pawn a political game. If only that attitude could be changed and there could be a genuine desire to solve this problem by all parties, there is no reason why it should not be solved to-morrow LORD THURLOW said that the Arab refugees were now turning to communism. There is no better investment for communism anywhere in the world." Frontier stabilisation 30M. MORE ON DEFENCE BILL Mr Sandys's forecast By our Political Correspondent A rough idea of the make-up of the Supplementary Estimates to the end of the current financial year (end of March) can now be given.

To the end of 1957, after allowing for a saving of 13.7 millions on the Health Service, showed a net increase in Government expenditure of 5 millions. Already this year over 54 millions principally for agriculture have been added. Another batch of civil supplementarles totalling about 70 millions is expected next week, and a little later something like 30 millions will be demanded by the Admiralty and the Ministry of Supply for defence costs. Mr Duncan Sandys, the Minister of Defence, told the House of Commons yesterday that the supplementarles to be presented by the Admiralty and the Ministry of Supply were mainly the result' of increased wages and costs over which the Service Departments had no control. The extra money needed would represent about 2 per cent of the original defence estimates for 1957-8.

The net total for defence shown in last year's defence White Paper was 1,420 millions, of which 2 per cent is 28.4 millions. The gross figure for defence given in the White Paper was 1,483 millions, from which had to be deducted about 50 millions expected from Germany and 13 millions from the United States. On the committee stage of the Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos lsianas jam in tne nuusc ui vuiiuuuua yesterday. Mr L. J.

CALLAGHAN (Lab. Cardiff S.E.) said he understood that women of the islands had the same rights of suffrage as the men but, by some local custom, am not exercise mem. Mr J. D. PROFUMO, Colonial Under-Secretary I have not the foggiest idea why they don't do what the law allows them to do.

It may be that the men think their lady folk should keep to their homes and raise families, allowing the men to run the politics." Mr A. F. BROCKWAY (Lab. Eton and Slough) moved an amendment dealing with practices in case of emergency laws being declared in the territories. He said This amendment seeks to ensure that when such emergencies are declared and when actions are taken under them, the appropriate legislative bodies shall at least have an opportunity at the earliest possible point to discuss, reject, or endorse them." Under his proposal the subject would have to be debated within ten days of emergency laws being declared.

Until the islands came under the charge of the West Indies Federation, this rule of ten days would apply to debate In the Commons. Mr PROFUMO said it would not be a practicable proposition for Parliament here to take the action suggested in relation to legislation required, and probably actually being made, during an emergency in the Caribbean, quite apart from the time and distance involved. Parliament might not be sitting and endorsement by the local Legislature within the specified time might be wholly impracticable. The Government considered there were sufficient safeguards against any. abuse.

The amendment was negatived. Any authority On the motion that Clause 3 stand part which states that an Order-in-Council can confer power on any authority to make emergency laws. Mr CALLAGHAN said the words any authority could well include the United States Navy or Marines, whom we all know won the war In the Far UNSATISFACTORY CONDITIONS ON CHRISTMAS ISLAND Story of near-revolt among RjA.F. men Opening a debate in the House of Lords yesterday on the continued tension between the Arab States and Israel, LORD BIRDWOOD urged the Government to press for a settlement of the Arab 'refugee problem as an indispensable contribution to political settlement in tne area. To-day there is onlv one power which, if so minded, could impose a settlement, and that is the United Nations.

rle recalled that when the United Nations mediator Count Bernadotte was assassinated he left behind a proposal to up a conciliation committee. That committee tor some years had not been aDie to do much but he wondered whether if it was reconstituted the committee could not now be of service in solving tne proDleni. if any Arab State felt inclined to negotiate oirecuy wtm isiti at wumu do so fear of ostracism of other Arab States In the cireumstai.ces it was tempting to take the view that the best thing was to do notning in the hope that time would heal. 1 might agree Dut lor one factor. So long as thii situation remains unresolved there may come a point of detonation ready for the Soviets to light.

On their past record they would have no hesitation to setting the fuse whenever it suited them." For a settlement he believed that some mild compromise on frontiers together with some guarantee against Israeli expansion and some understanding about the fate of refugees were necessary. There will be no settlement of this problem without unpleasant acceptance of unpalatable conditions on both sides." Turning to the plight of the refugees, he said on October 31 last year only 23 Governments had pledged some $14 millions of S2G millions needed for a rehabilitation project, and without a miracle that project would have to be scrapped and passed over to relief. About 160.000 children would be thrown out of school and become idle. lost, and drifting units. The United States bore the greatest share of the cost, with Britain next.

Fifty Governments had produced nothing at all. It cannot be emphasised too much or repeated too often that tho great Soviet Union, posing as the champion of suffering Pan-Arabism. has never contributed one penny to the Arab Stain on civilisation LORD SILKIN. for the Opposition, described tne plight of the refugees as a stain on the civilisation of the whole world." Referring to the Balfour Declaration, he said that Britain was committed in various directions to seeing that the sovereignty of the Israeli State, as well as of the Arab States, was maintained. Since 1948.

he went on, "there has been a new refugee problem created by the fact that the Arab States have made lite so intolerable to the Jewish citizens in those States that between 400.000 and 450.000 have been obliged to go to Israel and have been accepted by That is a factor that has to be borne in mind in this matter. Furthermore, from other parts of the world and not because people decided to settle in Israel for their health but because in their own countries, other than the Arab States. life has been made intolerable, including a considerable number from Poland and the Soviet Union and other countries about half a million have also found accommodation in Israel." At the time of the partition proposals there was a population of nearly a million in Israel. To-day that population was getting on towards two millions. "Therefore to say in advance that you have got to go back to the frontiers of 1947 seems to me quite unrealistic." Integration He agreed that Israel must pay compensation to those refugees who had left land and property behind them.

As far as I know they have been perfectly willing to do so. But, of course, it takes two to enter into negotiations. If only the two sides could be got around a table, there would be no difficulty, in my view, in their arriving at a reasonable settlement, provided always that the existence of Israel was accepted as a State and that they decided to live at peace and harmony with one another. I am quite sure that any settlement has got to be arrived at by the United Nations. We have made our financial contribution to the refugees but it really is not good enough to keep these people constantly and for ever in a state of idleness, merely harbouring their grievances or alleged grievances and.

as the years go by. becoming more and more bitter. One obvious method of dealing with the refugee problem is to persuade the Arab States somehow to integrate them. They could easily do so. with the exception of Jordan.

Arab territory is about a hundred times as great as Israeli territory, and many of the Arab States arc greatly in need of development and. with their increased revenues, could quite INDUSTRIAL VENTURE FOR IRELAND U.S. firm's control A new industrial enterprise for Northern Ireland, in which American capital is represented, was announced in Belfast yesterday by the Northern Ireland Government. It is a joint venture between Warren Wire Company, of New Jersey, and its associates, and Wandleside Cable Works, of London, and Irish Cables. of Newcastle, County Down, both of which are controlled by Falk.

Stadelmann and Company, Ltd. The new company, named Wandleside Warren Wire. will operate initially from a Government factory being constructed on a new factory estate in Belfast. It will provide employment for 250 men within the first three years. The initial capital will be 500,000.

and 51 per cent will be beld by Warren Wire Company and 49 per cent by Falk. Stadelmann and Company. BRITISH. DELEGATION TO ACCRA CEREMONY Mr Ian Harvey, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, will lead the United Kingdom delegation at the inauguration of the new Foundation for Mutual Assistance in Africa (South of the Sahara) in Accra on February 19 and 20. British Colonial governments in West and East Africa have also been offered representation in the delegation.

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I don't want the status of the opticians to be used as a cloak for overcharging," he added. Tt cost of supplying spectacles and frames under the National Health Service was about 25s. but many people preferred something more fashionable and were prepared to pay more for it. The National Health Service frame costs about 10s. The more elaborate and more fashionable frames usually cost 25s to 35s.

For a pound or so in extra cost the opticians are charging 3. 4. and 5 extra in dispensing these spectacles to the general public. He made no complaint of scurrilous over-charging, but opticians were not doing too badly out of the Health Service and they had no need to over-charge for spectacles sold privately. Sir Hugh Linstead (C.

Putney) said he doubted if these evils existed. Mr R. S. Russell (C. Wembley the sponsor of the bill, said the subject could well be left for regulation to the proposed Optical Council.

I should have thought that, even without advertising of prices, if anyone thought an optician was over-charging, he has only to go to another optician." Mr W. Griffiths (Lab. Manchester Exchange) said The way to control the situation is not to allow them to indulge in greater competition, but to schedule a greater number of frames within the National Health Service: The number of frames there has not been altered since 1948." The subject was best left to the proposed council. Mr Russell said he would reconsider the subject. The amendment was withdrawn and the committee adjourned until Wednesday.

Health Service arrangements A spokesman for the Association of Optical Practitioners said yesterday that the minimum charge for spectacles under the National Health Service is 1 10s and the optician recovers the fee for his professional services from the local 'executive council. The amount recovered varies from- about 16s to 2 15s. Spectacles obtained outside the Health Service vary from a good fairly basic pair at about 3. to 15 for a high quality tortoishell pair. The price of 5 5s or 6 6s mentioned bv Mr Chapman was a very fair figure." It was made up not only of the cost of the -wpectacles but the optician's professional fee.

BACK-BENCH IDEAS UN PROCEDURE Tory-Labour move Among proposals made by four back-bench M.P.s in an amendment on the procedure of Parliament is the desirability of a smaller proportion of the time of debates being taken up by speeches from the front bench." The amendment is to a motion by Mr A. E. Oram (Lab. East Ham asking for a Select Committee on procedure. The amendment' asks for A Select Committee to consider the desirability of increasing the time for private members' bills and motions Simplifying the order paper so that it mav be more on the lines of an agenda Making greater use of standing committees for the transaction of financial business at present taken in the House: and Setting up an all-partv Standing Committee on defence.

The amendment also asks that the Select Committee should report what alterations in procedure, if any, are necessary or desirable for the more efficient despatch of the business of the House. The signatories are Mr GeofTrey de Freitas (Lab. Lincoln). Sir Charles Mott-Radclyffe (C. Windsor), and Mr H.

Hynd (Lab. Accrington) and Lady Tweedsmuir (C. Aberdeen Worth more than 6 to roost Income tax payer. ASSETS 30 Shares in depreciate, and cam to pay SAVING LIVES OF FIREMEN Union wants inquiry After a conference of delegates representing every fire brigade in London, the national executive of the Fire Brigades Union has asked for an inouirv into the measures taken to protect firemen when using breathing apparatus. The union asks for an extraordinary meeting of the Central Fire Brigades Advisory Council, on which is repre sented the Home umce, tne locai authorities, the fire officers, and the Fire Brigades Union.

The meeting would consider the question of methods employed by various fire brigades in maintaining effective control over crews wearing breathing apparatus at both small ana large fires." The union's general secretary, Mr John Horner, said last night, We believe that recent events make such a meeting extremely necessary, and of the utmost urgency. Th union." miri Mr Horner, has examined the procedure employed by, the mines rescue brigade ana is anxious that all their available information and experience is placed at the disposal of the entire fire service in order that what my executive regard as grave deficiencies in organisation in certain brigades are removed as quickly as possible. In Manchester, for example. Dream ing apparatus crews descend into smoke-filled basements with a 250ft. smnol of strone white tane attached to their belts and attached to each breath ing apparatus is a pip-horn so that men can emit a signal even in distress.

A deep sounding klaxon horn is placed at the entrance to basements giving a deen-toned note in order to assist a smoke-blinded man in the dark to find his own way out. In this age of the sputnik and the pip-horn and a piece of white tape may sound simple devices but my executive council is anxious that these and if possible even better precautions shall be used to protect firemen." i IRISH FLIGHTS TO NEW YORK A start in April By our Air Correspondent The Irish intercontinental airline. Aerlinte Eireann. is making a third attemot to Convert its statutory existence into operating fact. It was officially announced yesterday that a now service would be inaugurated in April between Dublin and New York using tnree super-tionsteuaiiuns leasea from Seaboard and Western Airlines.

Three round trips will be made each week. Seaboard and Western crews will fly the aircraft, and its maintenance staff will handle them at New York. The aircraft will be overhauled by the American line and the Irish crews in Dublin will need to handle only turn-round inspection and servicing. Irish hostesses, however, will be employed, and it Is officially stated that it is not intended to emnlov stewards. Aerlinte was incorporated in 1947 to fly the longer ranges while Aer Lingus flew the shorter ranees.

It was then decided that the Government could not afford the major routes. In 1952 an arrangement was made with Seaboard and Western, but this was again cancelled. The company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Aer Rianta, which is controlled by the Irish Government. B.E.A. owns 10 per cent of the stock of Aer Lingus and Aer Rianta the balance.

tne assistance ot n.rroi riynn. The clause was approved by 190 votes to 162 votes and the committee stage was concluded. On the third reading. Mr PROFUMO said grants-in-aid would be made by the Federal Government from next January from a block grant from rhe United Kingdom. The size of the block grant to the Federation each year for the first five years would be not less than the average total grants-in-aid to the Individual Federated Territories for the three years preceding federation.

It was fair to assume that the Federation would have sufficient funds as a result of that block erant. The bill was read a third time without a division. The Overseas Service Bill was read a third time. The report stage of the Import Duties Bill was concluded. Moving that the Antidumping (No.

1) Order, 1958, be approved. Sir DAVID ECCLES (President of the Board of Trade) said this was the first made under the Customs Duties Dumping and Subsidy Act passed last year. This Order relates to silicone fluid manufactured by a firm in France and sold in the United Kingdom at prices below those at which the same fluids are marketed in France. This is a classic ease of dumping." Unlike the French firm, the two British manufacturers of the product were not protected. Both are efficient, both are budlding up their production, and I am not asking the House to give them a protective duty, but simply to offset the unfair dumping of a single competitor.

The duty of 4s In the pound specified in the Order will do just that and no more." I am satisfied that material injury is being done to the two British and that the users of the fluid will not be seriously preiudiced. We cannot have free trade unless it is also fair trade." The British industry had large capital Investment and idle capacity, and had lost orders to the French imoorts. The Order was aoproved. The Draft Si'o Subsidies (Variation) (Eneland and Wales and Northern Ire-landl Scheme and a similar scheme for Scotland were approved. returned from the Island, and from my talk I am satisfied that a lot of these reports are greatly exaggerated.

He has volunteered to go back for another tour. Mr WINTERBOTTOM said that he would raise the matter gain. Overseas allowance Mr F. ALLAUN (Lab. Salford asked if National Service Men at Christmas Island In the year ended July.

1957. would receive a local overseas allowance, as those serving there subsequently received it. Mr D. SANDYS (Minister of Defence) rejected the suggestion. The allowance was payable only in places where the cost of living was higher than at home.

"This is not the ca6e in Christmas Island, where life is simple and inexpensive." The overseas allowance had now been introduced to help our troops to avail themselves of a new leave scheme to Honolulu. Closed R.A.F. stations Mr WARD, answering Mr C. HUGHES (Lab. Anglesey) said that 36 R.A.F.

stations -of all types closed during 1957. He could not at present give a com prehensive of closures for this year, but the number would certainly be smaller. Air-sea rescues Mr WARD told Sir HAROLD ROPER (C. Cornwall that between May and September last year helicopters rescued 28 people in- danger of drowning off the coasts of Britain. This was in addition to their primary task of rescuing the crews of aircraft forced down over tbe sea and assistance they naa given in mountain rescue operations VEHICLES DOWN EMBANKMENTS "Black spot" warnings Mr R.

G. Page (C. Crosby) asked the Minister of Transport in the House of Commons yesterday what were ids conclusions from investigation into the collision between the Manchester- Euston express ana a lorry on November 5, and whether he was now investigating three subsequent inci dents of vehicles running down embankments and on to railway lines. Mr H. Watkinson said that after Investigations at the site of the first accident at Kilsby.

Northampton' shire arrangements had been made to provide special black spot warning signs, which would be erected as soon as the manufacturers deliver them. It had also been decided to erect substantial guard fenders on the bridge approaches to prevent vehicles out of control from falling into the railway cutting. I am planning to supersede this section of trunk road A 5 as the main through-traffic route by constructing in the next two or three years a short extension, of the London-Birmingham motorway from the Watford Gap to Crick." The three Incidents at other sites were being investigated to determine whether additional protective measures were necessary. i TROMBONE OF 1818 IN CONCERT Old military music Mr Fritz Spiegl, director of the Liverpool Wind Ensemble, announced yesterday that he had completed a search for old musical instruments which will Ije used again in a concert of old military music to be given at the New Shakespeare Theatre, Liverpool, on Sunday. The outstanding item Is a 140-year-old trombone, the bell end of which is cast in the form of a dragon's head.

It came from a private collection In Manchester. The instruments will all be heard in their original parts, playing music to the scores of Haydn. Mozart, Dvorak, and Handel. The scores call for massed oboes, trumpets, horns, bassoons, and drums." PARKED CARS OR PARKING METERS Comparative clutter Mr A. Woodburn (Lab.

Clackmannan and Stirling asked the Minister of Transport in the House of Commons yesterday to have experiments made to determine the merits of parking meters over the employment of parking attendants collecting fees. Mr H. Watkinson said responsibility for proposing such schemes was with local authorities. He was prepared to consider schemes of either kind. Mr Woodburn said he did not want to see beautiful towns cluttered up by parking-meters along their streets.

Mr Watkinson I am more worried about seeing our streets cluttered up by cars parked three deep. Foot-and-mouth disease was confirmed yesterdav among cattle at Wells. Somerset. LORD STANSOATE said that the esprit de corps in the refugee camps was anti-israei. ana i suppose tne natrea ot the Israeli State Is fiercer there than in any other part of the Middle East, Therefore the problem I wanted to hear discussed here to-day was something about integration." That, he said, was tiie only, basis of a successful policy.

LORD MASSEKtaSNi; ANU FEKKA RD urged the Government to bring its influence to belt? to see that U.N.R.R.A. could carry out its various schemes for assistance to the refugees. "Why is it that Irael and the Arab States are not made to subscribe heavily to U.N.R.R.A. funds We do have the experience ill the Middle and I am sure that Arabs and Jews alike do still hope we win come DacK ana regain some part oi our lormer mnuence. it tne west does not impose a solution on the Middle East Russia will, and time for once in our history is not on our side." LORD FORBES thought that the requirements for a settlement were first, the stabilisation of the frontiers between Israel and Jordan.

Syria and Esvot secondly, rehabilitation of the Arab refugees and thirdly, that Jerusalem must become international. It is up to the United Nations to shoulder its responsibilities and to Drove its worth. In order that the United Nations Assembly can produce a workable solution I believe very strongly that there will have to be agreement between America. 'Russia, and ourselves. Neither Jew nor Arab would flout a resolution sponsored by the three Great Powers provided that it was enforced." LORD LUCAN urged the Government to persuade through diplomatic channels other countries to make a contribution to the work of UN.R.R.A.

Right to compensation LORD GOSFORD (Foreign Under-Secretary), replying on the debate, said that one reason for the continued quiet on the Israel-Egyptian frontier was the presence of the united Nations force. The Government was ready to support any proposals which might strengthen that force. Referring to the refugee problem, he said that any Arab country allowing them to settle would be admitting Israel's acquisition. Arab countries at the moment would be hard put to it to absorb the refugees without severe economic and social damage. The refugees would be unlikely to accept Israel rule if there was any reasonable alternative.

The refugees must be settled, and it can only be done with the co-operation of the United Nations." The principle laid down by the United Nations in its resolution of 1948. establishing the right of the refugees to return to their homes if they wanted or compensation if thev did not still stood. Meanwhile the Government would help the refugees by continuing its generous contribution for relief and rehabilitation and urging other countries to bear their share. The experience of the last few years suggests there is little possibility of persuading the two sides to take the refugee problem out of politics." Communist influence Discussing a permanent solution to the Middle East problem he said Both sides must make up their minds that concessions will have to he made." One of the great dangers was that passions were being deliberately and cynically fanned by those under Communist influence. The Government thought, however, that efforts to disrupt the Arab world would be resisted and overcome by the common desire of the Arabs for greater unity and for progressive efforts to bring about greater stability and a higher standard ot living.

In the circumstances, he continued, the Government must weigh very carefully the advantages for pressing unilaterally for a Solution of the problem, the dangers that, by doing so, they might do more harm than good, not only to our own interests but also to the long-term prospects of solving the problem itself. "This is a United Nations problem. Perhaps the United Nations may find fiossibillties of progress In the sort of dea of a neutral arbitrator put forward by Lord Birdwood and Lord Silkin. The Government will conVnue to give that support to efforts bv the United Nations to solve the problem." The debate was concluded. THE DE HAVILLAND JET AIR LINER American inquiry The de Havilland Aircraft Company Issued the following statement last night Pan American Airways have informed de Havilland that they will be glad to discuss the DH 121 as designed for British European Airwavs as soon as it is appropriate for a meeting to be arranged." The de Havilland 121 is a three-engined jet air liner designed to carry a hundred passengers non-stop for a thousand miles at speeds of up to 600 m.p.h.

It has been designed to meet the needs of British European Airways for a medium range jet air liner. Its rival for the contract is the Bristol 200, and to develop this the Hawker Siddeley Group and the Bristol Aeroplane Company have set up a joint company. A IHawker-Bristo sales and engineering team is already in the United States at the invitation of an American airline to discuss plans for a fleet of the projected Bristol 200s. PROTEST AGAINST ROCKET BASES Lord Provost's support The Lord Provost of Glasgow, Mr Andrew Hood, yesterday put his name at the head of a petition protestine against the proposal to site rocket missile bases in Scotland. The petition has been launched by a group of voters in the Scotstoun constituency of Glasgow.

It is to be sent to their M.P., Sir James Hutchison (Conservative), who in the House of Commons last month said, I believe that Scotland is ready, and indeed proud, to accept such bases as are considered by the Supreme Command to be necessary." Mr Ian M. Howard, secretary of the petition committee, said yesterday that it was hoped to collect 30,000 signatures in Scotstoun, and later it was hoped to launch a similar petition throughout Scotland. The proposal to establish foreign nuclear bases on Scottish soil represented a grave, moral, economic, cultural, and, above all. a military danger to the Scottish people. Mr R.

A. Butler read the lesson yesterday at a memorial service to Mr Walter Elliot, at St Columba's Church, London. tough. The figure at which tne Home secretary has arrived is not so eccentric as it appears. In May last year the Industrial Court recommended increases for tne l.zuu omcers in tne basic grade ol the probation service, and at the maximum of the scale these reached 8.2 per cent.

Mr Butler has thought it proper to limit the 185 officers in supervisory grades to that amount also. ne Home secretary nas power under the Criminal Justice Act to prescribe the remuneration of probation officers. The recommendation for increases of aoDroximatelv 10 Der cent between 95 and 160 came from the joint Tiegotlatlng committee lor the probation service in England and wales. This body consists oi eigni representatives of the National Association of Probation Officers on th employees' side, and a total of thirteen employers' representatives. As in the Heaitn service case, However, the employers' side is divided between Government and non-Government members.

Mr Butler has only two officials on the panel. Last nignt the Home Office was not prepared to say whether its representatives uves opposed tne larger increase. CHESS PROBLEM No. 458 By D. Bruma (Holland).

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or 1 B-Q2: 2 KI P. 1 2 RR6-5. or 1 B-KC2: 2 KlxP. or 1 Ct noKK 2 B-Q2. Tbe MlraoM kcr aad.BMMCrlr CQOMructiOD wo ootr two ot Uw nur ffur.WMO vvioh dtttlatuJjta rbc work of fnb floe romiKiofr.

Ftecher-Mcdnis Judging by the quality of his play in the United States championship, which he won without loss of a game, the 14-year-old Bobby Fischer is already of grandmaster strength. His improvement over the last year has been so rapid that it may not even be beyond him to finish among the leaders in the inter-zonal tournament In August and thus qualify for the final eliminating stage for the world title. The amazing progress made by this boy emphasises how the great number of tournaments nowadays enables gifted young players to reach th top much earlier in their careers than was tbe case 50 or even 30 years ago- Even now; however, it is rare for a young player to do well internationally in his teens shadows the 13-year-old Pomar's draw with Alekhine or the 16-year-old Spassky's win from Smyslov. Here is one of his games from tbe United States championship. PIRC DEFENOt White.

L. P-xU 2. P-Q4 3. Kx-QBI 4. B-KKT5 .5.

Q-Q2 6. B-KB4 7. CxMlce 5. K-KII 9. B-KX3 10.

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County Fermanagh, yesterday. The Unionist party agent was objecting to the name of John Murray appearing on the Northern Ireland voters' lists, on the ground that he lived in the Irish Republic. The Revising Officer, Captain M. Winslow, called for the register for the Republic. Finding that Murray's name was not in it, 'he disallowed the Unionist objection.

LESSONS IN FARMING AND NURSING Derby's first co-educational technical school, which will open in September, will provide teaching in farming, nursing, surveying, and household management. This was stated yesterday at the last speech-day of the Central School for Boys, which will form the nucleus of the new school. The headmaster. Mr G. B.

Swain, said that the school, which will be housed in new premises at Breadsall. Derby, would ultimately accommodate 300 bovs and 30n girls. MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL Thuradxy. Mxtine. p.m.-" Let thy merciful i Holy Communion.

1 1 OJre.r renaone: Hunt In flx(: Antoont, i i3i In the House of Commons yesterday Mr R. E. WINTERBOTTOM (Lab Brightside') asked about unsatisfactory conditions for R.A.F. personnel serving on Christmas Island. Mr G.

WARD (Secretary for Air) Christmas Island has a very difficult climate, and conditions have not been what we should have liked. Many improvements are in hand. New tentage and furniture have recently arrived and temporary buildings, including a dining hall, are under construction. We are restricting the tour of duty to twelve months, but allowing it to count as a full tour when planning future postings. Mr WINTERBOTTOM Are you aware that for eighteen months there was near-revolt among the troops to the extent that food was thrown at the commanding officers Are you further aware that the dilapidated lavatories caused men to dig holes in the ground, that tents were blown down, and that conditions have been atrocious Further, will you Inquire why there was no report to your Ministry before last October eighteen months after the troops were there in conditions which were not dissimilar to the infamous Burma Road Mr WARD I have looked into the allegations of food being thrown and the facts are that two airmen called at the N.A.A.F.I.

on a Saturday evening in October and started throwing beer-tins at each other. The rest joined in. The orderly sergeant and service police not the commanding officer arrived and before order was restored took their turn as the targets, all of which at least shows there was beer there. Last night I was talking to an N.C.O. recently PRICES OF DRUGS FOR HOSPITALS Question to Ministry Sir Frank Tribe, Comptroller and Auditor-General, has asked the Ministry of Health about the price paid for seven antibiotic drugs supplied to hospitals.

In his report on the Civil Appropriation Accounts, 1956-7 (Stationery Office, 1), published yesterday, he says that a number of specialised drugs, mainly antibiotics, are supplied to hospitals under running contracts negotiated centrally by the Ministry. Contracts for two of those drugs, with a combined estimated total value of more than 400.000 in 1956-7, were placed on the basis ot single tenders. The report continues For the 1956-57 contracts for five other drugs, also antibiotics, with an estimated total value exceeding 800,000 per annum, identical prices were quoted for 43 out of 59 items on the tender schedules "The identical prices quoted for the central contracts for these seven drugs suggest that there is little effective price competition, and as the prices do not appear to have been tested by cost investigation. I have asked the Ministry what evidence they have that prices being paid are no more than fair and reasonable." due to three of the different forms of leukaemia. With most of the important forms of cancer the death rate was usually higher in towns than in the country.

The figures for lung cancer in Mersey-side, for example, are 40 per cent above the national average, while in rural areas they are about 40 per cent below. One notable exception, the report points out, is the very high rate for cancer of the stomach, oesophagus, and (for females only) the larynx, in rural areas of Wales. The North of England had a high mortality in both sexes from cancer of the stomach in the South of England mortality from cancer of the lung and bronchus appreciably exceeded the national average, mainly on account of excessive mortality in London and the South-east region. In Greater London. however.

the mortality from cancer of the stomach was remarkably low compared with that in four Northern conurbations. BIRMINGHAM CUTS ITS SPENDING A reduction of more than 2,100,000 in Birmingham Corporation's capital works programme was announced by the chairman of the city council's finance committee. Alderman J. R. Balmer, yesterday.

The programme for the present financial year has been cut by 580.000. and the 1958-9 programme by 1.577,000. Alderman Balmer said that the whole of the capital expenditure programme was examined when the bank rate went up to 7 nercent. The decision to reduce expenditure had been taken before the Government circular calling for economy was received on Tuesday. CANCER INCIDENCE OVER 50 YEARS Changing pattern of the sexes By our own Reporter During the last twenty years the total number of deaths from cancer in England and Wales has decreased among middle-aged women, but has increased among men of all ages.

This is accounted for by the incidence of lung cancer, which is Increasing much more rapidly in men between 1950 and 1954 seven men died from cancer of the lung and bronchus to every one woman. If lung cancer is excluded, deaths from cancer have decreased in both sexes, except among children and the very old. These and other facts relating to the disease are published to-day in Cancer Statistics for England and Wales. 1901-1955" (Stationery Office. 5s 6d).

The pamphlet reveals that at the beginning of the century the mortality rate from all forms of cancer was considerably higher for women than for men. During the 1920s the ratio was reversed, and after the next decade the rate for women fell while that for men continued to rise. Later the death raites among men for most forms of cancer fell also, but the rate for lung cancer went on increasing between 1901 and 1910 it was about 10 per million population, between 1950 and 1954 it was 335.6. The comparable figures for women were 7 and 47.3. The forms of cancer causing most deaths in the 1950-4 period were Men lung (336 per million population) stomach (211), and intestine (109).

Women: breast (182). stomach (118). and intestine (106). The total mortality rates for all sites in the body were 1,175 for men and 855 for women. One per rent of all the persons who died from cancer in the period 1950-5 were children under 15 years of age 2.489 boys and 1.090 girls.

More than half of these deaths were this Building Society never are always readily realisable, 31 interest on which you do not have income tax. Send for full details today. MILLIONS RESERVES 11 MILUONS CHELTENHAM GLOUCESTER BUILDING SOCIETY FjtoblhHrd In ISSO Member of the Dull Jinx Socleliei Aitoclation CLARENCE STREET CHELTEN HAM Telephone 3034.