The Christmas SHADOW OVER THE
mail piles
up in UK
London, October 20. British Overseas Airways may have to call in chartered planes to help move a 21-day plle-up of Christmas" air- traight for the Far East and Poralan Qulf.
A spokesman for the na tionallbed airline sald today that delays are to be expected at this time of year.
GOAC hopes to clear up the 21-day accumulation of cargo by putting on extra plants calling on charter firma, added Arnociated Prest
or
he
IKE READY TO ASSUME NEW POST
Washington, October 20. General Dwight
Elsenhower
assured President Truman today that he would take any assign- ment in uniform which was given kim.
ગી
General, Eisenhower, following 45-minute conference with Pre- sident Truman, would not sny definitely, however, whether had been proposed as Commander of the 12-nation At- lantic military force being ganised for Western Europe.
The military Trenty Pow
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ROOFTOP OF WORLD
Tibet looks to defences
London, October 28.
There is a shadow over the world's rooftop in Tibet today. The Indian Government has received official confirmation from Poking, capital of Communist China, that Rod armies have been ordered to march on Tibet.
The order put the clock back more than centurles-to 1720 when China installed the seventh Dalai Lama and ever since has sought ascendan- cy over the secret land of prayer. Today, the 14th Dalai Lama, a 16-year-old boy is looking anxiously to- wards China in the North and North East and hopefully towards In- dia in the South. His 73-year-old guide and mentor, Takdag Pandit Hothokthu, Regent of Tibet, is looking at their own hard, desolate land and taking stock of its defences.
Hellcats
reach Saigon
j:
The aging Regent, known to
the Tibetans દ
"precious great sage," is counting on the world's highest mountains and the almost torrential rivera which guard Tibet and on his armies of 8,000 regulars and 12,000 militia. They are tough fighters, all hardy tribesmen well suited for guerilla war- fare. But the Regent has not indicated definitely yet whe-will defend their land. ther he intends to resist the Red advance or bow to the in- evitable.
"know nothing of subjection or of
of womanhood
and exaltation often take a considerable part in the country's affairs."
Bir Basil estimated that a re- cruiting call
Tibet'e among 3,000,000 population could mus ter 200,000 rough riding fighters of both sexes with daggera in their bandollers.
A
Sulgon, October 28. he The French alveraft carrier Supreme Dixnude steamed up the Saigon His emissaries in Indin, who
Ameri- I have unsuccessfully rought river today, carrying 40 or-can-built Hellcat fighters for use nenceful approach to the Chinese against the Vietminh forces in Reds, are at present awaiting his
further
instructions and, chiefs of the Northern Tankla,
while at Lake Success there were Indications that the United Na-
No
and
in
Incall-
They are
resistant to extreme cokt and are familiar with tac mountain pusses In which they
Sir Basil said "I have never scen
on under-nourished Tibetan. | They are very
The world will hear military titles if war does
of
new come
to Shangri-la. There a the chupon, non-commissione: officer who leads 10 men and the gyakpon,- who commands soldiers.
Ancient guns
125
THEATRE
" still think we should've had a rehearsal!~
DECISIVE SUPERIORITY OF RED
tions may rally to India's peace n supporting Tibet's indepen- dence.
With this retusurance, the great
They will be armed with 30- and Д with age may decide to put his armies year-old mountain guns
which on a defensive war footing against few modern Brens The Communist threats und rall-10 pit their strength against th
"Chinese Liberation
forens The the entire strength of his swarthy
AmericanLines
mountain how. warriors. fur-capped
If war does come to Tibet and there are not sufficient firearms to go round the fighting tribesmen will use words and snears. If the
Powers have formally re- The carrier also brought any commended the appointment of tons of bombs, ammunition and
Supreme Commander
French sources spare parts. General Elsenhower was believed said this was the first consign- to be the man.
After his conference with Pre-ment of American military aid.
Eisen- sident Truman, General
M Jean Letourneau, French hower told reporters, "I have Minister to the Associated States not the news you hope for. I had of Indo-China, flew back to Sal- inik with the President, but con today from a three-day visit we only explored generat con-
to Laos and Cambodia, the neigh- dons and ideas.
definite bouring States of Vietnam. decisions were made. I repeat He wus expected to By to Cen- amin, us I should not have 19tral Vietnam tomorrow and then that I am member of the Army return to the Tonkin delta for an et killed. Tibetan women and always ready to do anything further survey of the military will fight in their place. I am asked to. Any assignment situation. given me I will to do the best of
During his visit to the Cam- my ability, no matter what it is."
Allantic Pact defence ministers bodian capital of Pronpenli, M. Indicated tonight that they had Letourneau had a two and a half agreed on blueprint for Wes-hours private audience with the
States
20-year-old King, Noro- with defences tern.
dom Sihanouk. General Eisenhower as the Supreme Commander.
Eurone's
In u short communique issued at the close of an eight-hour session, the Part's Defence Com-l mittee said it had completed the Grst half of its agenda.
The King was reported to have asked for French technicians for
public works and communications instead of French civil
strators.
admini-
A stalemate still exists be- and tween King Sihanouk and some The minster defence plan the choice of a Supreme Com-Cambodian political parties over
mander were the first items on the agenda.
whether there should be elecTM tions.
•
The other major question to be
settled by the 12-nation coni-
Because of the present China trouble, the King
Indo-
is
be-
mittee was the possible rearma-lieved to favour the nomination
Force of 200,000 Sir Basil Gould, Britain's foreiga representative in the Tibetan capital of Lhasa, said the women
*tzers and
Their victunts will be barle und flour, washed down countless cups of ten Inced with
withi rancid vnk butter, barley and. recording to Sir Basil, a "great dent of spirit."
The decision to stand and Aght will be made by the Regent in consultation with the Cabinet United Press:
Missing atomic scientist was
afraid to return
London, October 28.
- --
ment of German troops for use of miners instead of The missing atom scientist, Professor Bruno Ponto-
in the defence of Western Europe.
6
The Committee adjourned at
.J. until
Monday morning
when it will five further con- sideration to many items coming to its attention.
The Commitee opened the meeting-its fourth-at 10 a.n. The short communique said the Committee was required at this session..to draw up a master plan for the security of the North" "At- lante area."--Reuter and United Press.
ARAKAN TOWN RE-OCCUPIED
Rangoon, October 28.
Government
Burmese
today reoccupied the
Held town of Sandoway,
their election.-Router.
British food
corvo, was afraid to return to Britain from Italy after a mystery encounter with two un- known mon, the "Daily Herald”, said today. The "Herald", organ of the
for Yugoslavs reigning Labour Party in Bri-
London, October 28.
Britain has agreed to send food
tain, said the two mystery men-a Czech and an Italian
to Yugoslavia to help Marshamet Dr. Pontecorvo ina. Tito's anti-Cominform regime in holiday camp near Lake Como its desperate fight against star- in August. vation this winter,
An announcement on th amount of food and the method of
payment probably will bu made in the next few days,
fo
11
The move proceeded a decision on the Yugoslav request for forces £20,000,000 long-term loan. insurgent Industria)
head-Tito's Marsha 7 Thuent asked for quarters of the Sandoway district industrial loan at the same in Arakan, and also the strategie requested agricultural aid. town of Taungup.
The food supplies to be sen The recapture of these two shortly will include grain and a Important towns in Arakan, flank-range of other foodstuffs ing the Bay of Bengal, practical-urgently needed by Yagoslavia. ly clears the Arakon coastal strip Canada may asalst with wheat of insurgents who have fled to which together with United the hills. Government troops States aid will probably avert a solzed a runboat, important docu- famine in Yugoslavia, this win- ments and ammunition.-Reuter. ter.-United Press,
Explorers find a queer new world
Adelaide, October 28.
mosi
party of explorers has returned here after seven gee days in a strange now world—a remote area of the "outback” where a vast inland sea has suddenly replaced a barren dosort.
The explorers told a remark- able story of spray-capped breakers and tides surging 21 metres above what was a few *months
10,000 ago
square kilometres of salt-caked stor- ty, lying 12 metres below sta level in central Australia.
in-
Theseus gets pat on back
Tokyo, October 28. Rear-Adialrel W. G. Andrewes. vho commands the British Commonwealth Fleet in Korean aircraft carrier Theseus today for waters, congratulated the British strikes against North Korean military targets,
Reports of the mystery meetin have been put before atom In- estigators probing the Professor's disappearance the paper ituded. For several days, British vestigators, US G-men and French tom men have been weighing the "ontecorvo case at Harwell, Bri- atom plant in the Berk- tin's
fre Downs.
His message sald, "I have been The "Herald" story-upon most impressed by the sustained which Investigation officials re- and effective air effort that you fused to comment-sald Dr have provided in these last two Pontecorvo told his blonde wife, weeks' operations. Marlanno, after the Lake Comr. meeting: "I dare not go back, should be sent to prison i Mir?!
After protesting, his wife agreed
and
RED ARMY
London, October 28.
The latest combined figures on Russia's armed might showed more clearly than over that the Western powers will be no match for the Soviet armies for two or three years. West has in the making grandiose plans for a European army, but the fact is Russia ol ready has an army, navy and aid force vastly superior to the combined might of the West.
Important defence talks are }full strength. The Western plan under way in Washington.envisages 50 or 60 divisions to de- But there may be much argu-But that will take German units. fend Europe on the Elbe river. ment still over whether to useUnited Press, German troops--and when and how. The years 1952 and 1953 still are the target dates for the West to acquire a strong military position.
The French Defence Minister,
Jules Moch, gave the latest in formation about Russian arms before leaving Paris for F Washing toni Added to that are the dala reechtly disclosed
sed by the British Defence Secretary, Emmanuel Conservative Shinwell, and the leader, Mr. Winston Churchill
LAST DAYS OF A HITLER PEN
Hamburg. October 28, Hitler's submarines are making their last trip from a huge pen that withstood Allied bombing throughout the wor
An
They will soon be scrap.
salvage enterprising ship
firm, Beckedorf Brothers, ran a sal- vage crane into the German navy on Finken- On the basis of this informa-submarine bunker
North of Hamburg har- werder, tion the Soviet military picture
bour,
and has already pulled two looks like this:-
from 200-ton submarines wreckage.
men
(1) More than 4,000,000 are actually under arms in thu and in- army, navy, air force ternal police.
number
the
The bunker, with reinforced to 10 concrete walls from six (2) An unknown
of feet thick, was one of the first atomic bombs-although Presi-targets of British dynamite teams sident Truman said he has infor- at the end of the war, mation only of one atomic *ex- plosion--plus probably advanced rocket and guided missile equip- ment
Latest jots
(3) Army-2.000,000 men and double that number immediately on mobilisation.
(4) Air force-700,000 men with at least 19.000 milltary aircraft which include the latest jet bombers and fightere. (5) Navy--Considerable nava
with forces,
emphasis upon It strong submarine force. estimated that Russia has at leas 360 submarines, more than half of very
modern design and ocean- goine..
(0) Tanks-an estimated 25.000. The Russians are famous for their tank design. American Congree- tonal sources estimated, Russian tank strength at 40.000, or seven times that of the United States.
Against this. the Western powers could probably not muster more than 12 divisions in Europe ated rescued-Associated Press, today, and, some would not be of
*It was
clearly the result of mich and intelligent work in the air, on deck, and below decks. Well done."
Only casualty was a Sea Fury
Chester, who was shot down bu
to accompany him to Helsinki-pilot, Lieutenant S, Leonard, of
beyond, the "Herald" said. The paper claimed the plane fares from home to Stockholni an' Helsinki were paid by the Pro- tessor's wife with
money given
him by the two mystery men Associated Press,
UNIFIED COMMAND FOR ALLIES IN GERMANY
fcw
Frankfurt, October 28, Pinna for a single high com mand for all the Allied forces in West Germany are nearly com- most certainly a species new to plete, French
military EQUTCCS Australia,"
told Reuter here today. "Lake Eyre is in every way
It would probably be formally like the goa," the exptorora re- set up withn
the next posted. "In fact, we were wea› ¦ months. Bick..on It and even ship. American army Authorilles would not confirm or deny the The party's 10-foot launch report but an officer of the British cruising among the many Islands Rhino Army headquarters sald Sotting the lake, was caught in o nuaffled hich command Was Lake Eyre--the new inland sudden high wind and pounded by likely to be discussed by the At- senhad appeared for the first rollers. During the night she landle Puct defence ministers time in - living memory after war driven ashore, badly dam- heavy flood. The lake was al-aged.
wrecked."
meeting in Washington today.
It had not yet not down to the Rhine. Army lovel, he said, Reuter.
TURKISH - ENVOY SEES BEVIN
ready bounded by luxuriant Moving on the explorers fount Vegetation and gulls and terns oysterious midnight and noon were wheeling overhead, the ex-tides of 12 to 15 inches-often blorers sald.
against the wind.
But the party could bring back Thousands of rabbits scuttled no information to alter the theory gh-new-geɔwn shrub and er selontists that the great inland liquo, of sarna:-hoppers ravaged ca may dfrappent as suddenly us ilck pasture and young trees (2) |1 appeared because the rate of
Orillan fisland in the lake the evaporation under the coml- Covat. Açıkalin, today vislled, the pbreed soundan htrango "snake, "ropical sun is '85 inches greatar Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, Aerquent it back to Adelaide, than the annual rainfall in the prior to his departure for Turkey hore, scioptists..rald: "It is al region-Router.
on jente-Associated Prese..
****, London,1 October 28,* The Turkish Ambassador,
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