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Vault Caves Child Speared Bombers CAIRO DEMONSTRATIONS
In:
Nine Killed
Disaster Occurs During Mass
Buenos Aires. Oct. 21.
At least nine persons were killed and 30 injured, ¡ including six seriously, when a section of the main vault fell over the terrified faithful in an 80-year-old church at Buenos Aires' Boca district while Mass was being held for the re- covery of Eva Peron.
It was feared that the num- ber of victims was much higher 06 policemen and Bremen were still maving debris at 2 p.m. three hours after the disaster.
White the Muse was held. Father Pablo Tovani, head pastor of the St John Evangelist Church, saw pieces of mesonry falling. He shouted to the con- gregation, which consists of 500 pesons, to leave the church.
A
number did, but the remainder were not able to get out in time under the and were buried debris.
CHILD VICTIMS
Of the nine killed and count-
To Death
Tokyo, Oct. 21.
A high school student accidentally
speared to death a three-year-old boy while practising Javelin throwing In his school grounds in Tokyo yester- day.
The Javelin went over a fence and pleroed the child who, accompanied by his mother, was watching the performance of a square dance in an adjacent park.
The police are keeping a close watch on the stadent, feeling that the distressed youth, who L8 under custody, may commit suicide-Reuter,
CHILDREN
MEET THE
PRINCESS
It
Vancouver, Oct. 21, was Children's Day here Yesterday and they had Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh practically to them selves all afternoon.
In spite of pouring rain, 7.000 youngsters gave the Royal п deafening welcome couple when
they came Point Oval in Stanley Park after attending a civic lunch at ralóðay.
Blast Jungle
Gurney Assassins Believed Trapped
Singapore, Oct. 21.
Anti-British Slogans
British and Australian STUDENTS TAKE
bombers blasted jungle
routes escape
today aЯ Gurkha troops closed in on Communist guerillas be-
lieved to be the murderers of the British High Com. missioner, Sir Henry Gur- ney.
Sir Henry was shot dead in an ambush on October 6,
Four columns of Gurkhas who yesterday were within 24 hours of the fleeing Communists to- day found fires still smoulder- Ing in a camp used by the gang
in the Pahang jungle south-east of Roub. They radioed to head- quarters that they were within three hours of the assiseine,
As fresh troops were sent throughout the area to ambush the ambushe: twin-engined Brigand bombers of the Royal Air
Force and four-engined Australian Lincolns
blasted the
Lo to Brockton jungle tracks block their The fleeing Communists have
All along the streets children were given pride of place as the Royal car parsed by.
Twenty children have been chosen from the schools of ed for up to 2 p.m., three or North Shore, Vancouver, to be four were children, three presented to the Princess and women and two men. Those the Duke. seriously Injured included adults and five children.
tell could
In have The death been much higher If the cave- in had occurred shortly before held when another Mass was with 800 children attending.
Fearing a new collapse, the police cordoned the street in front of the church and evacuat- ed the adjoining houses.
The neighbourhood presented a pathetic aspect as residents stand- ing at the doorways of their houses or flocking to the scene of disaster awaiting news regarding their relatives who were attending the Muss.
escape.
of
been identified as elements the 24th and 30th Companies of the "Malayan Liberation Army."
Major
for D F. Niel, lender of the Gurkha force trailing the group, estimates its strength to be about 55
THE LEAD
Cairo, Oct. 21. Demonstrations broke out again in Cairo this afternoon as groups of students and workers; ranging from 200 to 500, marched through the streets shouting anti-British slogans. Only one demonstration produced any violence and the police arrested eight demonstrators.
An Egyptian traveller who crossed from Sinai on the Wet bank of the Suez Canal, only to find himself staring into the muzzles of British sub- machineguns while being questioned, said the Egyptian Customs and quarantine officers still pre- sent were not hindered in their work, but they were all surrounded by strong British detachments. However, it appeared most such officials had left their office.
The traveller said the British infantry had dug trenches all along the Canal Zone perimeter and manned them day" and night, with strong armoured support. The cosmopolitan residential section of Suez was a ghost town, with many houses completely abandoned.
Though only 38 are believed to have taken part in the am- bush the party has been re-
British families were moved] The tear gas was used after inforced by cooks, guards and
out overnight by British the students refused to disperse carriers. The tracks showed
std
iroops, leaving landlords toon police order. There were no that they have joined together
wonder what had struck what "casualties but 11 arrests were again after travelling for some days lo small groups,
a boom town
only days Students' Union of the ago. One of the places still Since the ambush the guerile force had yesterday
In use was the hougo,
which sponsored the
Wes
Queen Elizabeth Park, where the Princess planted an tree sent specially oak
from Windsor Great Park. the children prodominated and those who could not see were lifted the barriers by willing over Policemen
The Duke held a huge golf
the on their tracks to outwit their umbrella over the Princess head he sometimes doubling back to protect her from the pouring pursuers-Reuter. rain during the ceremony.
After the tree was
planted the Princess war presented with a srnall
silver replied of the spade she had used.-Reuter.
covered
British Offices Smashed In Cairo
Police cordon off the Sherif Pasha Street area in Calro, where the French Airliquide and the British Thompson Houston premises were damaged by demon-. strators on October 10. Further demonstrations occurred in Cairo yesterday:
AP Picture.
Appointment To Vatican Causes Many Protests
Washington, Oct. 21,
Protestant outcries, some of them from the pulpit, added up today to give notice that there will be a tremendous row at the Capitol over President Harry Truman's move to enter regular' diplomatic relations with the Vatican.
Most Congress members, with a wary eye on re-election campaigns coming up next year, were carefully silent even in off-the-record talk as to either (a) their
l'over 50 miles through tangled by Americons employ cupication, appealed last own views or the surprise nomination of General Mark V. Clark to be Ambassador
In Distress
Stockholm, Oct. 21. The Greek vessel Kyvernitis, of Piraeus, today sent a distress. signal from waters around Oes:1 Istand in the Eastern Balic. The distress signal was received by á Swedish coast radio station.
Shortly after a Finnish ship and a Greek ship reported to be Eastern fleet.-United on their way to the 5,000-ton
Kyvemitis. United Press.
London, Oct. 23. The light carrier, HMS Warrior, will gail to the Far Meanwhile, many buses ejected East on Thursday with plans to the passengers and became make- call at Malts. Port Sald and shift ambulances lo carry the Aden, it was announced today. Injured to the nearby Argerich The Warrior will carry replace- Hospital. A large number of ment aircraft and troops to the private
assisted-United Far cars Press.
Press.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
THE
H.K. And Reparations
а
HE spiritedness and determination with which the Chinese Reform Club is carrying on its campaign for recognition of individual reparations claims from the Japanese Government can hardly fail to evoke a substantial measure of popular sympathy and admiration. The petition which is now being offered for public support contains A number of reasonable arguments, meriting serious consideration by His Majesty's Government. Basically the petition sets out to establish principle the right of being able to conduct negotiations with the Japanese for the purpose of trying to satisfy what
considered are
legitimate individual compensation claims for losses caused by Japan's military aggression between December 1941 and September 1945. The Chinese Reform 'Club takes the attitude that in renouncing general reparations, claime in 1947, the Legislative Council, in effect, repudiated this principle. It is undoubtedly true that Legislative Council received no popular mandate for Its 1947 decision and that it caused considerable dissatisfaction when it was announced. Nevertheless, at the time, our legislators were influenced by the Imperial Government's intimation that it had no intention of pressing" heavy reparations claims against the Japanese that it agreed, in principle, with a "soft peace treaty", and that in consequence little support could be expected from Whitehall for the presen
ation of substantial compensation. The itish Government has since confirmed ition in respect of reparations, only to the proposition that »Japanese - Alleta «arist within and the colonies that Should
Britain are to be converted into cash and shared out among British POWs who fell into the hands of the Japanese, but the British Government apparently does
intend to not
level other reparations claims against Japan. It is this decision that will probably produce a negative answer from Whitehall to the Chinese Reform Club's petition. The British Government could hardly be expected to give official blessing to a Hongkong-selected delegation going to Japan for the express purpose of trying to obtain reparations for war damage when it has itself denied any of its own claims against the Japanese. And it would be fairly futile for Hongkong to endeavour to open negotiations on the subject unless it was made clear to the Japanese that His Majesty's Government gave full backing to the mission. Tokyo has agreed to discuss reparations with the Philippines and Indonesia because the governments of those countries have insisted on making use of the concession contained in the San Francisco treaty permitting bila- teral agreements on reparations. The British Government has given no hint that it intends to do likewise and because in such matters Hongkong does not possess autonomous powers of decision, Whitehall's lead has to be followed. We would not discourage the Chinese Reform Club from its endeavours to obtain a hearing on the question of individual reparations, and If it can secure the agreement of His Majesty's Government to the principle that Hongkong ita entitled to negotiate with Japan for compensation, either in goods or servicë an Important achievem Nevertheles
Egyptian giant fertiliser plant owned by week for a united political front tycoon, Ahmed In support of treaty abrogation, Abboud Pasha,
but instead of calling for union
declared Egypt About 1,000 University and with
Sudanese should high school students assembled
decide their
WARSHIPS PRESENT.
Cairo, Oct. 21.
the
in the courtyard of the Fuad el own future-Associated Press. Wal University this morning, shouting anti-British slogans, denouncing the government ban on demonstrations and urging the people the
Qus
British
Among the reinforcements
to the Catholic Church State, or (b) their estimates of the outcome. But Serate Foreign Relations | reastion, took the stand that no Committee cources told reporters religious gue should arise that various Protestant groups over the diplomatic arrange- already had filed notice they ment: wanted to be heard in Francis Cardinal Spellman, a
opposition. The Lawmakers'
The
Shouting?
Shamshuipo
Reported
The China Mall, received a
telephone call this morning and was informed that sleepers In the Shamshulpo area were thrown out of their beds about 6 o'clock today by what they believed to be an earthquake.
leading spokesman for the Catho- Earth Tremor British warships were report-attitude suggested that most of lic Church In this country, set the to rise up against ed holding both ends of the them would prefer to leave the tone in comment last night in New York. He said he was very garrison in the Suez Canal today against fighting to such groups
A number of Senators, while pleased, that the United States Canal Zone. Fiery speeches, threats by a speed-up of
emphasising that they were not and the Vatican hold identical plans 10 put the and pamphlets signed by vari Egyptian
stating a position on the main objectives of peace" and that it is country on a war footing. students'
committees,
logical to set up a practical method Issue, privately expressed sharp of exchange-Associated Press: condemned the "cowardly ap-
Thousands of British troops peals to remain calm" and were on the alert alt along the annoyance over the President's
Canet
the timing. He sent the nomination between called on the Egyptians to re- 104-mile
only All Over Bar gard the British troops in the Port Sald coi the Mediterranean before the time scheduled for
Navy guarded
off terminals Canal Zone #5 "aggressors." They asked the government to and Part Suez on the Red Sea. adjournment of Congress, permit Egyptians to carry arms
THE ALTERNATIVE That left the lawmakers the and called for conclusion of a still pouring in were two British
London, Oct. 21. non-aggression pact and trade Royal Air Force anti-aircraft choice of passing up any action
With four days, to go before agreement with Russia.
Squadrons, trained riflemen as until January-which is well, to join ground forces as they did—or delaying their Britain's general election, statis- TANKS IN PORT SAID
needed. They were due by air vacation perhaps for days or tical experts are unanimous in
weeks.
giving the Conservatives a work- from London tonight. Six British tanks and an open
The
Furthermore it laid grounding majority. Independent Egyptian truck carrying 15 heavily-armej
મ Estimates the majority British soldiers mumbled along the newspaper Al Mokattam re-work for a possible recess ap- streets of Port Said this morning ported the British, with mill-pointment of the General to the range from 43 to 300 in the The latest figures give Labour and collected sami near the beach, tary control of the Canal in Vatican diplomatic post and an 625-Beat Chamber.
the issue of but there were no incidents.
their hands, were letting oll argument, when The Governor of the Canal tankers bound from the East to confirmation docs come up, that 17 per cent, of the popular vote
Israel
the through
Canal the Senate had a chance to with the Conservatives receiving
protested to Lt-Col. W.T. P. Tilly,
ติ
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what
of the situation at the last elec
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Zone, Abdel Hadi Ghazali Bey, without being searched by stop the move and didn't fake 50 per cent the exact reverse British Commander in Port Said, Egyptian authorities.
Dr Edward N. Pruden, MrtionRouter. saying he would hold the British Egypt still is technically at war
own pastor here .at responsible for any further with Israel and has maintained Truman's
Washington's First Baptist incidents resulting from theer right to seize ships going to British driving Army vehicles in Israel despite a United Nations Church, led off In the pulpit condemnation of such seizures, An
An protests, a provocative manner”,
He read Into his sermon a armistice has
has prevailet since the Otherwise, the city was com- 1948 Arab-Israel fighting but statement which said he had pletely calm. A demonstration peace efforts are still dragging on. done all that it was possible broke out during the last per...
anyone to do" to head off formance in the Rivoli Cinema, British, in passing Israel-for
ships through the Canal, such a move as the assignment! during the showing of the would be, in effect, acting in com- of an Ambassador. American fin Warpath," pliance with UN recommend-
individual "Not only in an when members of the audience ations),
Capacity, but in co-operation began shouting "Down with the The British military control of with other Protestant officials, Beldah," The police cleared the the Canal apparently supersedes I did my utmost to point out building.
Egypt's right to make customs the great dangers which seem- The Egyptian Cabinet will Inspections at Port Said, the ed to me to lie in such an meet in Alexandria to review main control point.
arrangement," he said. the" altuation arising out of The British themselves shled The Minister declined
when recent events in the Canal Zone away from talk about warship, elaborate and it was announced a further movements. A military, spokes- asked whether he meant that meeting would be held this man said they were regarded as he had given the President his evening-United Press.
operational and will be kept direct pastoral counsel Secret
Dr Fruden, who had stated The British said the Canal his opposition to the move less continues under the control of formally on Saturday, renewed Khartoum, Oct. 21
the French-operated, privately his argument that it is in Sudanese police used tear gas here on Saturday night to break owned Suez Canal Company, direct opposition to one of the up an anti-Brilish student They have reported they's has most cherished. American priu- o disruption in normal ciples, viz., the separation of transit at the fate of 1,100 ships Church and State. He
anid month. Company
1 particularly un-
KHARTOUM AS WELL
demonstration
a
to reporter
The students demonstrated In support of Egypt's frerent obra- Buen sald on Saturday there fortunate time for introduction gallon of her treaties with Bri-had been no interference with of such a divides subjec
cotton-growing
shipping up to them.
bein on \\the
Sudan and the Suez Canal which
OIL TRUCKS HELD UF
Inspired bloody rioting through out the Suez area last week.
Saturday she demonstra-Apport from Buet wald the tion was the Bret in Sudan sioce British held up 100 fggrN SEAWOR the current made bean. The line trucks which umidly, cari Kleimal, a Brion spedire from the Stai reine UTA KILA ZATOUk of at Fort Tewalk to Cairo,
Fruhát barinodi is the chief supply, fan, muroi
tive fiel in Cairo,
fato America's national and international aftaltwa
SESOLUTION
Some other Washing Miniliters oude pulpit
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The Royal Observatory, was umble to deny or confirm whether the Colony had suffer- ed an earth disturbance be cause their seismograph is, at the moment, under repair.
Significantly, the Press reported from
many years, rocked the Chinese that the strongest earthquake in
Nationalists. “e2 5,40 am. fo- day. foundations and many persons experienced a real scare.
A mild secondary shock was felt in Taipeh at 7 am,
Houses shook on their
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