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SWISS MADE
No. 35067
Established 1845
TUESDAY, DECEMBER
4, 1951.
Amphibious Red Three Serious
Force Seizes Three Islands
Tokyo, Dec. 4.
A motley Communist amphibious force riding in canvas boats, sampans and towed seows attack- ed and seized three Allied-held islands off the mouth of the Yalu River on Friday, it was dis- closed today.
An estimated 1,000 North Koreans struck in three waves to recapture Tarhwa, Howha and tiny nearby You islands, bases for Allied observation of Communist air and Supply activity and for guerilla raids on the mainland. The islands le five miles off the northwest Korean roast, 35 miles southeast of Antung. Manchuria, — main base of the growing Communist air force, They presumably were among the islands that the United Nations truce negotiators have offered to exchange for Communist con- cessions at the armistice conference table.
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Man Who Composed Famous Song Dies
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In Canal Zone
EGYPTIANS ESTIMATE
29 DEAD, 68
68 WOUNDED
British Troops Take
25
Prisoners
Cairo, Dec. 3.
Gun
British troops and Egyptian police and civilians fought three bloody The battles broke three days of un- gun battles in the Suez Canal Zone.
asy quiet in the Canal Zone and added to the bloodletting of the Anglo- Egyptian dispute.
Official British sources reported that their losses were seven killed. two missing. believed killert, and one wounded. An Egyptian Interior Maastry communique said the Governor of Suez reported 16 Egyptian dead and 68 wounded. The communique gave British dead as 13, with no
some of the wounded,
Bren carriers, British troops, with armoured cars and
were pitted against Egyptians using bombs, incendiaries and hand grenades in the fighting Britisn troops in Bren carriers occupied strategic positions throughout Suez tonight.
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the first tw bustles, un vorts kallent NX Maurition. ang. They said that the Egypt- euskurts
Suez. two soldiers with mile the and m- tans started shooting. wounding British and six Mauritian sol- cendiary bombs in the attack A Tetaliy one >>! users were reported killed. One Brit-h Maor WIN
rear ed police escorts.
The British sid that the reported wounded meing. believed killed auratier
the
then Pussing
the of violence Egyptians The
attacked Diphting whics Bared when ter-
ena the battle started when unidentified Egypt- gasoline station ists opened fire ot: a gasoline
started fing upon British ensued. the Ti
zorning Hoops engaged in evueusting an
on the out- Tropa reinforcements evacuated | Arms pelted point the soldiers in armoured Brenskum of Suez. Following this Carriers from Uhe
gasoline epig. Egyptian potice arrived station after a two-hour fight.
the and
absault on Joined the British troops; who returned the Four Egyptians, including a
fire. policeman, were later found
PETROL BOMBS dead and 25 prisoners, including the policetri were taken by bombs
the Brit. Gasoline
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Company
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that ficials said Egyptian
situation in the area
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One report said that the Bri- threw armoured cars mlo the battic ind brought infantrymen in jeeps.
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bitter light Jasted
four hours, the re-
for
the First more than
BRITISH COMMUNIQUE The British-Army has bsued ¦
Royal SusNEK Regiment turned port added. a hand-grenades were report out to cover the evacuation of thrown into the British The roi point. which Wass. positions by the Eygptians dup-
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The Eighth const cutive day Your Old Kit Bag." led at hi
Fith Air Force pilots claimed fren
that renging his werz
neal Brighton today. British tramps.
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COMMENT OF THE DAY
TAKEN
outside
Suez.
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moved the Suez garrison. with the aid of Bren camiers
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a communique giving this ac count of today', ca un'ṣiu:
between British troops
na podrem and Egyptan 11.30
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Th Egyptians used petrol Suez The second battle was Raight
when be end grenades, wounding ufton the late
were ambushed one Brith other rank an -kim.sh. Egyptian
Th st, ond outbreak vi lenes bygan when the As- unt Plows Marstal for the Suz area. returning from the Batush Consulate with Military Police eseurt, hard firing and stopped to query an Egyp.ian police officer.
Reds Opening The Door
RN at its face value yesterday's proposal by the Communists that nominated representatives from neutral countries should make behind-the-lines inspections constitutes a major con- cession it the current search for mutually agreeable armistice conditions in Korea. There is, however, much to be explained and elucidated. The sugges- tion that neutral observers should carry out the policing of an armistice appeurs to be another Communist manoeuvre to
10 by-pass the United Nations and ignore its existence as an international hody endowed by its members with authority to carry out functions such as that now proposed by the Reds in could Korea. The United Nations without difficulty provide a sufficient number of strictly neutral observers for the job, and could make the composition of the investigating team such that the Reds could feel their interests were being fully protected. Nevertheless, the method of selecting observers should not, in itself, pose a difficult problem. Of greater impor- tance is the Communists' sudden willingness to offer a concession on a point to which hitherto they have adopted an adamantly negative attitude. It is the most encouraging sign to date that the Reda have a desire to make a practical approach to the question
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and the of an armistice in Korea United Nations negotiators must not make the mistake of failing to give full recogniton to the significance of this new development. Admiral Joy, quite properly, has requested clarification of the Reds' proposals, particularly of their suggestion that a complete "freeze" of troups and arms should be carried out. This is capable of a variety of inter- pretations, and until the Reds reply to Admiral Joy's 21 questions it is impossi ble to gauge what precisely they have in mind. Here again, however, it is fair to credit them with advancing some sort of positive proposal. It may not be
grounds acceptable practicability in its original form, but it would seem to offer a basis for fruit- eventual ful discussion, leading to agreement. The indications are that the Communists are now prepared to adopt a more flexible attitude to the armistice issue and that they are getting nearer to the fundamental Nations principles which the United insist must govern conditions for truce The door leading to amicable and satisfactory negotiations has been opened a little wider, renewing hope that both sides will display the will and determination to reach a full agree- ment.
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Britain's Policy Toward China
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Churchill has informed the House of Commons that the British Government has intention, at present, of changing its policy vis-a-vis the Peking Regime. The Prime Minis- ter has thus given notice that he is giv- ing no countenance to the pre-election agitation among a number of Conserva- tive back-benchers for the withdrawal of recognition from Communist China. But it is fairly certain the subject will crub cp when Mr Churchill visits Washington next January, The State Department, backed by Congress, has made it porfectly clear that it regards the British policy, conceived and put
The Egyptian policeman shot 9 Butuh Military poval in the back. The corporal since died from the wound, British la the afternoon
of Array convoy trucks and
ambushed just ing
cons.s ing
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the Suez garrbon. pin Bear Lut cutside the own. whin Egypian terorists started hone at the British soldiers.
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Canadians Welcomed
In a ceremony outside the Town Hull of Rotterdam, Holland, General Eisenhower jast week received the first Canadian troops to arrive in Eat pe under the North Allendig... Treaty.
Welcoming the enutiagent. Genèial Elcuhower sald Canada was not only contributing to the defence of Europe with the products of her fact its but had now sent troops io "the area where there to danger". The general took the salute as the Canadians mareted past before leaving for Han-
over in five speetal trains-Londen Express.
Bomber Crashes Into Houses
NINE
OF CREW KILLED
Denver, Dec. 3.
Invaded By Strikers
Demonstration At Ford Plant
Windsor, Ontario, Dec. 3.
Workers who halted pro- duction at the giant Ford of Canada automobile plant here today with a "spon- taneous" strike, later forced open the gates of the fne- Tery's power house and vir- tually shut it down.
An estimated 30 to 60 persons ad the pawet bestse gates by Cup waghand, ceted in, emple yere here #13cl Contato werkmen to quit, a Compared spokesman said, add-
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After Threatening to shut the down fight, the [D leave
on hand t0 water pipes, ccessary main- Browser and furnish power to spel contest Bangs as foundi v Fanney Pat dlherwise might
with serious damage. Two cump
guarus were escorte! eft power house pro- penis but there was no violence mila.ue this and foreing of the gule. gute.
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mptly on Tuesday.
Ky England. Toimer Pre) - slecht of the striking Congress Indit-trial Organisations' United Au0 Workers Union, was en route here from Toron- to, meanwhile, with a enneith- roposal опа proposed contract for Fors.---Associatta Press.
WINSTON'S RETORT
London, Dec. 3.
The Prime Minister, Mr Win- ston Churchill. today was asked by a Labour Member, Mr W. L. Wyatt.
the Colonicl to "tell Sterary (Mr Oliver Lyttelton)
that if he does not stop saying in Malaya that political progress has been put into cold storage, we shall have lost Malays be- fore he gets back".
M: Churchill replied: PI should have thought a little are kindly feeling would have been expressed toward him. He is undertaking mission of
unaccom- great difficulty, not repanied by danger."
The exchange took place in
the House of Commons. The ended with another ex- Mr Churchill
de between
This Are was not returned by the British troops for lack of a definite largel Police 197-
"Later
party of Egyptian
A Superfortress crashed in a fashionable a lorry and police arrive in Commences Bring at the British aidential section of Denver today, setting several houses troops, who then returned fire. on fire nad killing nine members of the plane's crew
of the First of 14. "One Company was light
Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment ot a railway cross-
Suzz by turned out and the British parly outside
Dy rilles and from the petrol point
And from Using
Six Mauc evacuated in carriers. incendiary bombs.
"Firing Labou:
finally ceased tans of the Pinster
approximately 2.30 p.m. Battalion were killed in this at-
The Egyptians also usel petrol tack, one British major is miss-
bombs and grenades. One British
residents Wor repver the city for nearly a half when he went ing. presumed killed, and one
hour. Reuter,
United Press, Royal Engineer sapper is miss her rank was weanze; the ported to have been orjured in
the evident. the missing communique said -UP, AFP, AP ing.
and Reuter. men is unknown only two burn- ed out vehicles remaining on CJ the spot of the imbuh.
The Commander
the of Egyptian Suez Police Brigadier
The late
was
21
Abd e. Aza Awad, aid tonight STOP PRESS
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into effect by the late Socialist Govern- ment, is ill-fitted to the realitics of the existing situation in the Far East. Mr Churchill, therefore, may find himself confronted with considerable pressure, from President Truman down, to change or modify Britain's policy towards Red China. The Prime Minister, however, who is a practical man as well as an eminent statesman, is not susceptible to easy blandishments, and it. is unlikely that he will be convinced that there is any call for radical changes in Britain's International policy, or her formal relations with the Peking Government,
were killed
24 persons and over 60 were wounded to- day In the bloodiest gun-battle
of the Anglo-Egyptian dispute AUSTRALIA
were und
Awad said that 10 Egyptians 64 wounded killed and that an estimated British were dead.
Unofficial
Egyption
yources
SCORES 528
Australia goined
first had earlier placed the casualties innings lead of 166 when the
The plane had apparently taken off from nearby and the femer Defence Mini- Lowry air base only moments before the accident.
The crash occurred in the new "Hilltop" section of hers had Denver.
gard for Minister.
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An eye-witness and that the plire appeared to hit the tree top
20 explode. shooling flames high into the air.
Pecs. In said that the aircraft's engines seemed til right over Adair homes.
The weather was clear at the time of the accident.
Lowry air base is used chiefly as a technical training school.
Two babies were eleve to be trapped in one of the four houses set on fire by the crash
Reuter
RENO ACCIDENT
Reno, Nevala, De: 3.
at 17 killed-13 Egyptians and second Test match against, the A twin-engined plane carrying | four Britons.
West Indies resumed today inossibly five people, crashes here: Sydney.
dis
today,
The Australians advenced the overnight score of 451 tr 3 to 520 all out.
Preliminary reports said that lone person was killei.
Fritish
on Egyptians agreed
οπ how the battle started.
News of it as given to the
The crash azzurred during r
the by Egyptian Parliament
The West Indies opened their blinding snow-storm.
The before lunch
plane. Minister of the Interior, Fuad second innings
a twin-engined | Serag & Din Pasha, who placed; and at the interval had com- Beechcraft, had been the casualties at nine Egyptians piled 14 wl.hout 103. killed and 62 injured. He said
that civilians had joined in the battle.
CROWD GATHERS
He claimed that British soldiers thot first when a crowd gathered near a gasoline truck. These soldiers were later joined by other British soldiers in a jeep:
Serag el Din said that Egypt- inn police relatoreements ar- rived on the scene and were also fired at by the British who withdrew but kept on shooting. British, sources in Cairo sald that a British military police officer, accompanied by military policemen, were pansing a gono tine point outside Suez when he truck loaded with Egyptian police:
saw
They said that the offfeer dismounted and arked the Egyptians what they were do-
raling
PRAYERS FOR
NUNS
Quebec City, Dec. 3. Archbishop Maurice Boy, call-
ed on Roman Catholics today to pray for the five nuns condemn
by a Communist court in China and eald their trial was
I
tho
ple of "Communist in~|
Quebec prelate, who re- cently returned from a tour of For East, and the nuns had saved the Ilves of "thou- SOTICA" ot orphans. He Sald when the nuns found the walls and sheltered them "they were stready half desd.The sisters in many such barely had Ume
to baptize them before they died of -melnutrition.'United "Presi.
Mr Emanual Shinveld, over whether Conservative Mern- shown any such re-
the
Labour former Mr Islan Strachey,
tu
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