British Forces Seize Seaport and Airport in Suez Canal Zone
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UGHTINOUP TIME 6.13 p.m. Yesterday's Weather Maximum temperature 75 Minimum temperature 70.1 TIDE TABLE FOR OCT. Rainfall 2J8 inches Date High Water Low Water Sun- Sun-, Sunshine 2.2 hours ajn. pjn. ajn. pjn. rise set 19 11.14 11.27 4.45 5.47 6.25 5.43 SO 11.29 — 5.27 6.36 6.25 5.42 Whe VOL. 31 — NO. 244 HAMILTON. BERMUDA. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1951 6D PER COP\ British Forces Seize Presentation Of Honours Seaport And Airport And Awards Presentation of insignia to 10 recipients of honours and medals was made by His Excellency the In Suez Canal Zone Governor, Lieut.-Gen. Sir Alex ander Hood, at an investiture at Government House yesterday. CAIRO, Egypt, Oct. 18 (Renter).—British forces in the Heading the awards was the trouble-torn Suez Canal Zone have occupied a seaport and an presentation of letters patent of U.N. PREPARE knighthood to His Honour Sir airport to safeguard their supply lines, it was learned tonight. John William Cox, C.B.E., M.C.P., The Army took control of Adabiyah, small port at the DAWN ATTACK ON Speaker of the House of Assem southern end of the canal used for unloading stores for the bly, who was honoured in the King's birthday honours list in zone garrison. The British refused te pay customs on goods RED BASTION June. unloaded today. Sir John was first elected to the House of Assembly in 1930 A unit of the Royal Air Force seized the small airport mt TOKYO, October 19 (Friday), El Ballah, seven miles east mt the riot town of Ismailia. Other (Reuter).—Eighth Army infantry and was elected Speaker on July 29, 1948. Before being named t<troops have occupied public utilities. men in a tight semi-circle around Kumsong, on Korea's central Speaker he had a distinguished News of the action came after the British zone front, waited for dawn today to career in the House and served commander, Lt. Gen. Sir George Erskine, reaffirmed that his push on towards the heavily on numerous boards and commit defended Communist bastion. tees from which he had to resigr troops would stand fast in face of Egyptian threats to. throw to assume the role of Speake them out, and ordered a start to be made in clearing wives In the past week of the United Nations' offensive they have after the death of the late Sir and children from the zone. it was also announced that the inched themselves to less than Reginald Conyers - British and Egyptians had reach three miles from this large Com The insignia of Commander of ed a military agreement for joint munist supply and communica the Most Excellent Order of the SUDAN SPLIT OVER control of the strategic El Firdan tions base. They filled in gaps in British Empire was presented to Bridge across Ihe canal near the are yesterday after discover Captain the Honourable N. B. Dill, Ismailia. ing that the Communists had ^??$!8&S3SS^^3ffi®3s5^58*^ C.B.E., M.C.P., prominent lawyer, EGYPTIAN CRISIS The bridge was the scene of a member of the Executive Council drawn back apparently for a last- Sixteen persons who have- received awards ha recent months are shown above with the Governor, who made the presentation of insignia I clash on Tuesday in which two ditch stand. and chairman of the Air Port yesterday. They are (left to right), Mr. C. G. G. Gilbert, O.B.E., Miss A. E. Tucker, M.B.E., Mrs. S. R. Bridge, M.B.E., Mrs. Edmund In Munsan, the U.N. advance Board. Independence Party Claim a™**wounded. •««»»«and 36 take, nMI* prisoner, •«. truce camp meanwhile, liaison Gibbons, M.B.E., the Wor. J. L. Dawson Gibson, I.S.O., J.P., Miss Winifred Rogers, M.B.E., W.O.I R. J. G. Price, M.B.E., His Recipients of the insignia of It is the road and the rail link officers prepared to meet' their Honour Sir John William Cox, C.B.E., M.C.P., Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Governor, Mr. Gerald L. Young, O.B.E., Officer of the Most Excellent Full Sovereignty Now between Egypt and the rest of the Communist counterparts again, Constable Marshall Rogers, Inspector A. J. Amos, Mr. A. H. Bascombe, I.S.M., Mr. A. Houghton, B.E.M., Mrs. H. St. George Butter Order of the British Empire were Near East. It carries supplies for Mr. Gerald L. Young, Assistant optimistic after yesterday's hope field, M.B.E., Captain the Hon. N. B. Dill, C.B.E., and Dr. L. 3. Williams, O.B.E., M.D. KHARTOUM, Sudan, Oct. 18 the Egyptian garrison in the Gaza ful signs of agreement on cease Colonial Treasurer, Dr. L. J. Wil (Reuter). — Politics in the Sudan coastal strip of Israel. fire preliminaries at Pan Mun liams, and Mr. C. G. G. Gilbert) — one half the population fav Egyptian authorities said to- Jom. Director of Education. ours Britain, the other Egypt — night that the British had evacu- COMPROMISE OFFER Mrs. H. St. George Butterfield, bubbled closer.to the boil today ated the Suez town of Ismailia I CHIEF JUSTICE ORDERS Miss Winifred Rogers, Mrs. J. R. with the return from Cairo of two except for" a girl's school which The U.N. team gave the Com 7i INCHES GF RAIN NEW ARREST MADE IN Bridge, Mrs. Edmund Gibbons, pro-Farouk Ashigga Party lead- they had transformed into an munists a compromise offer to PERJURY CHARGE MADE Miss A. E. Tucker, and Warrant ers. armed camp. chew over, and they hope to get IN 36 HOURS Officer 1st class R. J. G. Price Tbe two, Ismail SI Azhari and BLOOD-THIRSTY MOBS an answer today. They raised were presented with the insignia tiieir maximum limits for a neu of Member of the Most Excellent Mohammed El Din, who head Sir George Erskine issued his In 36 hours—from midday PENISTON SHOOTING Raynor, Guilty Of Assault, rival groups of the pro-Egyptian trality zone trom about 20 square Order of the British Empire. "back home" order to women and miles to about 60 square miles. on Tuesday to midnight on group which split up last July, Wednesday—7.25 inches of The Imperial Service Order in-, children as police in Cairo came I The Communists have been Said Lying In Evidence had hurried to Cairo after the rain fell on the Colony. This signia was presented to the Wor. out in force to stop blood-thirsty holding out for an area of 175 Egyptian Prime Minister's treaty is more than an inch in ex The Police yesterday made a fourth arrest in connection J. L. D. Gibson, J.P., the British denunciation speech two weeks mobs from boarding a train for square miles. In a dramatic conclusion to the Ismailia "to avenge our brethren j cess of the average rainfall Empire Medal insignia was pre ago. Colonel Andrew J. Murray, for the month of October. with the'shooting of Mr. Stuart Peniston at the Lili Perfume two-day trial of Eariston James sented to Mr. A. Houghton and tbe killed at the hands of the British heading the U.N. liaison team, said {Raynor, of Southampton, who was During their absence other "It has been quite an ex factory last Wednesday. According to a spokesman of the Imperial Service Medal insignia imperialists." agreement had been reached an found guilty on two charges of major Sudanese parties, Including ceptional fall, but it does not was presented to Mr. A. H. Bas Riots also flared in Ismailia last I two other administrative matters Criminal Investigation Department, the man will probably assault occasioning bodily harm the pro-independence Umma constitute a record," Dr. combe. 3 oU n s E pt a yesterday, but he did not disclose to Thelma Pitt, the girl-friend he Party, the Unionists and the NaV FJ"*"* /* ?™ t P .!J*T .P Wallace Macky, the meteor be charged before a magistrate tomorrow morning. Two police officers, Inspector A. ional Front, held meetings to de- PP* of the 1936 treaty with Brit them. said he hoped to make his wife, ologist, told The Royal J. Amos and Constable M. Rogers, 1 1 A Three men had previously been the Chief Justice, . Sir Brooke ^de future action. f * ;^ ******* "^l"*** On the Western Front, where Gazette last night. "It is the ally to visit his brother in the received the Colonial Fire and arrested on suspicion, questioned Francis, indicated yesterday that « j-* « J . t. —a.-{looted and burned. Egyptians hillside defences have held off the heaviest rainfall we have hospital. He found his condition Police Brigade Long Serviee and J American for three days, the and then released. he would make out an order com Consistently opposed to EgyprtLaid British troops Uitai seven had for some time." improved after his set-back of two Good Conduct Medal. Inspector Communists last night seemed to mitting Raynor for trial on a demands for sovereignty over thej-j^yjaj^ Dr. Macky said that be One of the few clues the police days before, The Royal Gazette J. M. Brown, who was also have disappeared, and troops have had to work on—an old shoe charge of perjury. Sudan, the Umma declared that j^ women to ^ affected by I tween 30 and 40 years ago learned. Mr. Peniston stayed in awarded the medal, was unable 1 occupied the positions without found at the scene of the crime— EfyP * flapping of the treaty ^ ^ Erskine>s order are 12 inches of rain fell in the Colony only a few hours, The accused, a 31-year-old Ber to be present yesterday because of trouble.