FH.
CORRECT on all occasions
VULCAIN
SWISS MADE
COMMENT OF
THE DAYS
Indo-Ching Dilemma
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3
TP there is any foundation
for reports that the Viet namesa are Reeking negotiated understanding with Ho Chi-minh and his rebels, France and her Western supporters Сця hardly regard the develop- ment with equanimity. France, naturally enough, would like to see an end to hostilities in Indo-China.
the
соп-
The campaign is a heavy drain on her Anances, and, as recently reported by our Paris correspondent, is causing her virtually Irreplaceable losses among trained ofeers. Moreover, the disclosure that United States is prepared only to advance limited aid in combatting aggressive Communism in Indo-China poses an additional prob. lem for the French. Their military resources are not illimitable. On the trary, prolongation" of the campaign against the Viet- minhese rebels endangers France's ability to meet her commitments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisa- tion and her promised con- tribution to the European Army. Clearly France faces a dilemma, yet it is not to be expected that she would countenance its solution by conceding to Ho Chi-minh political power which he must inevitably eventual downfall of the
use to bring about the
Bao Dai rogime,
THIS is the obvious danger. However much the Viet namese might want to bring hostilities to an end, they could not expect to achieve a negotiated peace without offering Ho Chi-minh decisive advantages. The reported inducement which
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No. 35152
Established, 1845
MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1952.
Today's weather: Light or moderale ESE winds, Cloudy, with milat and smoke baxo in the harbour, grek.,
Price 20 Cents
Men Foiled In Attempt To
Rob City Bank
UNABLE TO
FORCE
SAFE
AFTER NIGHTLONG
OPERATION
Foki Aids Armed Robbers
Thieves, who were assisted in their escapade by a bank employee, were frustrated in an attempt last night to rob the Ho Cheng Bank, 10 Queen's Road Central, when they found themselves unable to drill a suf- ficiently large hole in a safe believed to have contained $450,000.
A Police report stated that the robbers had succeeded only in dent- ing the safe with their drilling operations. This caused the door of the safe to jam and they were unable to get at the money in the safe.
According to the Police, one of four fokis employed by the Bank and living on the premises admitted two men into the building about 8 o'clock last
night.
Mossadegh Admits Negotiations With World Bank Fail
Teheran, Mar. 16.
Producing a gun the Intruders herded the other three tokis into a cockloft and locked the
doer.
They then forced their way into the vault by sawing through the iron bars of a fan- light,
Equipped with an electric drill and other safe-breaking Implements the men attempted to drill a hole into one of the larger safes,
the
The Iranian nation learned officially for the
Their efforts to open the sale er to bore a hole large enough first time tonight that the long negotiations be-to
get their bands into tween the government and the World Bank dele- repository were unsuccessful al gation seeking to take control-of-the-Iranian oil on the spent many hours fields had failed.
་་ ་ ་ ་
The death knell sounded on the fourth foreign at tempt to help Iran produce its own oil. The Prime Minis- ter, Dr Mohammed Mossadegh, signed a decree admitting that the Iranian government had been unable to reach agreement with the World Bank delegation which has been negotiating to take over control of the Iranian oil fields. The delegation will leave Teheran on Tuesday, its mission unaccomplished.
zomie
said
on
operation.
Before leaving the premises about 6.30 this morning the two. intruders bound and gagged the three tokis they had locked in the cockloft, tree themselves and raised the The men, however, managed to alarm,
Mr R. E. Farrell, Presi dent of St Patrick's Society, is scen in this pic. ture carrying a wreath to the foot of the Cenotaph. at this morning's cere. many held to com- memorate St Patrick's Day-Staff Photographer.
Adenauer's Supreme Aim
Bonn, Mar. 16. The West German Chan- cellor, Dr. Konrail Adenauer
said here today that the peaceful reunion of Europe was the supreme aim of his foreign policy.
of
He told a representative the West German news agency DPA he thought that this aim could be reached through no gotiations.
Cenotaph Ceremony
"Defence-Economic"
Aid Opposed By Sen. Connally
Washington, Mar. 16.
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Good Years In Store For Britain
Prognostication · By Astrologer
Sydney, Mar. 16,
A Colombo natrologer who in 1951 predicted the possible cancellation of the Royal Tour of Australia by Queen Elizabeth II and her 'conscat, now forecasts great prosperity for Britain under the new Queen,
1
D.F.
The astrologer, Cyrus Abayakoon, made his forechat in a letter to the Sydney Sunday Sun,
in
Writing that he had predicted
1931 that "1952 will be as
significant as 1837, when Queen Victoria ascended the English throne,"
Abayakoon aald. then
the year
for
would bo disturbing Australia in many ways, with the Royal Tour in danger of being cancelled.
Following these predictions, he said, he forecast that under the Queen, "Britannia again rule the wavos,
will опсе
"Engineering and shipbuild- ing programmes on a gigantic rcale will be carried through to a successful end. Commerce will expand."
THE BEST PERIOD) "Her Majesty's reign can ex- tend for 30 years, but the best years for Great Britain are 1988-1073," the astrologer enld.
Abuyakoon added: "The Queen landed at London aero- drome: from Kenya after her father's death
a most auspicicus time. Then the Royal planet of Jupiter was on the midheaven in, Aries, the ruler sign of England.
"Owing to this, for 18 years
The chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Senator Tom Connally, said today that he could see no excuse for President Truman's re-from August 26, 1952, Great quest for $1,819,000,000 in defence supporting foreign economic aid.
Britain and Australia under Queen Elizabeth II will experi- ence an expansive time...
planot Jupiter cules 1855-1958 the Queen wiil in all Australia, End, therefore between,
probability.reign from Australia along with the Prince of Wales. - (Prince Charles)."
Press.
Anti-Budget
Senator Connally, Texas. Democrat, told reporters het "The favoured military help to Western Europe and other free nations, but he did not indicate how far he would go.
President Truman asked for A top Committee Democrat,
Walter $5.350,000,000 in military ald, Senator
George of including $4,700,000,000 for Georgia, told newsmen that if
Abayakoon also predicted--an Europe.
re found no move
the among his early tour of Australia by Senator Conpally, who believe, alleagues to cut funds for all probabilly it will occur in Queen and Prince Charlos... "In When the Police arrived they
Western Europe can do more to specific areas or types of ald the few: hair of 1959. United found the robbers had left their
help rearm itself against the he would favour a general safe-opening
in-
threat of Communist aggression, overall stash of Mutual Security The decree said that Iran and
equipment, He also said the delegation cluding a dril, behind them,
said he favoured the Bao Dai regime holds the Bank delegation reached
was prepared to return to Iran
a. cut in the funds. economic section out to Ho Chi-minh is that agreement on
minor at a later date for further con-
of the No arrest had been made up
"I do think it must be cut,"he pro- the
added, Viatrinheso
gramme. should points but failed to agree sultations but it would be use- to early this afternoon but the function
Several leading Committee jasures. It political major
that less to return unless the Iranian Police, under Det. Chlet Inspec- He said that he was speaking And by that I mean substan- he continued. "In party providing they dis- should the report of the Bank government modified its terms. tor C.
cuts," Dowman and Dot-Insp. of a. "now band their army and refuso
delegation chief,
order in East some cases I mean an entire cut. Mr.. Hector Informed sources sald the R. G. Laurel. arc pursuing Europe". Prudhomme, to Washington deeree proclaiming the break-investigations.
I favour milltary ald, but I see to accept arms and equip-
no excuse for economic aid when
London, Mar., 16. ment from the Chinese Com- pave the way for final agrees down in the talks was signed by A notice was posted outside He meant the peaceful solu-
A demonstration was staged ment the delegation would re. Dr Mossadegh with
the standard of production Intioning of Mr Harriman, the Com- a "great the Ho Cheng Bank this morning
of tho problem cf munists. Ho may find this turn to Teheran.
the
Western Europe is show of
a brief closed
in the Welsh mining valley of that on
former German territories east attempted tempting bait, although it
session to consider Smator Rhondda to proted) greinst the mission was the the
Inmediately said intimating the Premicemper
after- robbery had taken place and in-
of the Oder-Neisse line, Ger before World War Kreater than mittee will hold that he fourth to have
Butler budget, it was learned more likely
fated in talks wards attempted to boost na-forming customers that the bank
man relations with Poland and
The Foreign Relations Com- McMahon's motion. considers himself at the with the
mittee resumes
The Committes may adopt here tonight. hearings on Iranian government. tional
other East European states. morale by proclaiming would be closed for the day.
Monday when Senator Brien some .compromise, informing
About
1,000 demonstrators moment sufficiently strong Previous delegations, led by an Thursday-the anniversary of
McMahon (Democrat, Connect-
General Elsenhower the Com-passed from the military view-Anglo-Iranian official, Mr Basif the all nationalisation and dis-
This had nothing to do with
resolution threatening the alleged statement of his cut) is scheduled to press his him if he wants to testify.
mittee would be glad to hear
consequences if the point to demand more Jackson, a British Minister, Mr possession law-os A national
Foreign Office chief, Professor motion to invite General Dwight
was not wihdrawn. favourable terms. The Richard Stokes, and the United holiday-United Press,
General Elsenhower is cool Left-wing Socialist Walter Hallstein, of a reunion Elsenhower to return from Paris
leader, States' special representative, Indian Government, which
of a Europe "reaching the and testify on the aid pro-now, on the grounds that his in
of returning Mr Aneurin Bevan, retused Urals.
invitation to address alde can tell Congress anything labour DISLIKE IDEA
meeting owing to approached to act as media failed to reach agreement.
Arwanis
Press,
know.-United previous, engagement-France-
Presse.
18
The Bank
is reported to have been site arren, had all SNOW AND
STUMBLING BLOCK Kazem Hasabi, chlf if the far Iranian delegation at the intest
tor, apparently considers the proposals To
had been
technicians
be
"neutraliso all'
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RAIN IN THE U.S.
"Rebels" Hold
An Election
Grenoble, Mar. 18. The 500 inhabitants of Times, an Alpine village due soon to be flooded by France's newest and biggest dam, went to the polls today for the second time in a weak to elect a new Municipal
Council,
tion
gramme,
This statement, reported to Republicans backing Eisen- have been made by Professor hawer for the Republican pre- Hallstein in Washington a few sidential nomination frown on days ago, has been denied as u
misinterpretation" by the Ger- the idea, however, and a United
Pre survey Indiested that man Mission in Washington,
least seven of the 13 Committee members were lined up against Senator McMahon.
UN' COMMISSION Meanwhile, the United Nation Commission which is here decided to fly to Berlin.
.
•
at
strictly economis ́ ald but would
advanced too impracticable telka, said they broke down to justify definite action, over the Bank's Immistenes that i This apart, the reported | British
Ho overtures are disquieting in engaged in the oil fields.
Bank representatives that they appear to have said the
New York, Mar. 16. only Insistent that made without the ash technicians could 11 the becn
Snow, rain and cold wea-
The first witness on Monday. Inowledge or approval of
has will be the gay in the oil field production ther swept most of the
Mutual Security France.
United States today 09 team.
At the small Alling station set
Administrator, Mr. W. Averell said Iran would southern Mr Hassibi
Californians en up at Tignes, 100 rebel villagers,
Harriman, who Is the spearhead The announcement of this of the administration Aght to THE Bao Dai regime has never acree to the return ofjoyed a break in a storm who have so far refused to be decision ended speculation that prevec "crippling curls" in the
obligations to France. Any the British to the oil fields as
that had drenched their evacuated, commented bitterly on the Commission might challenge the Government's rejection of
programme secret agreement between it would
area and threatened the their appeal to spare the village.
its inverall $7,900,000,000 Eastern resistance to and breake
Senator Connally indicated past struggles the Vietnamese and Ho Chi-national unity."
quiry into the possibility famous Hollywood Sunset
of that he was not impressed by the A second ballot box was set holding free German elections administration's argument that minh would constitute &
"If the Bank really wishes Boulevard "Strip" with an up at the neighbouring hamlet by trying to enter the Soviet defence suppori" funds are not repudiation of those
on our own feet avalanche of mud.
of Brevleres to which the Tignes Zone by lond us to aland .obligations. The French
municipality will be transferred. the export of oil, and resume
Rainstorms hit southwestern Some of the villagers have al- still stand as guarantors for it should engage American ex-
The Commission, comprising provide raw materials for the the internal security of pecus for the Iranian oil flekts. Nevada and show fell in the
homes reprezentatives of Ireland.Western European nations Indo-China. They
must, Dilmen's places in the United central part of the State: Flurries thady moved
Brazil, Pakistan and Holland Process into arms, therefore, play a proper role States refineries could be filed western New England and down' Tignes resigned a fortnight ago but is boycotting the
were reported in northern and The former Councillors of (Poland is the fifth member by available Britons." in any negotiations for a
Mr Hassibi said Iran needed a the Atlantic coast as far as in protest against the evacuation propose to interview the Bayor FATAL ACCIDENT
Snow cessation of fighting. At the
also was of their village. At last Sun- of West Berlin, Herr Ernst maximum of 700 moment they are, within the oil fields and "when the
through Virginia,
New York, day's elections, only one of the Reuter, on Friday. varying success, carrying Bank continues harping on re- |
12 nominees got, the necessary
The Soviet authorities huvo KO out a campaign to contain engagement of British techni-Ohio, North-eastern Kentucky number of votes.
Northam Indiana and the Engineers yesterday carried far ignored the Commission's Communist aggression with clana it makes the Iranians Dakotas and Oregon.
out final tests on the gates which request for admission into their In Indo-China, To lond sup- suspicious of a tie-up between
Usually warm port to any plan conceived the Bank and the Anglo-Iranian low temperature of 55 degrees Tignes Valley and form an
Miami had a will divert the River Isere Into Zone-Neuter...... by the Vietnamese designed Oil Company".
and the mercury registered be- artificial lake.—Reuter, to produce an armistice the SUGGESTION VETOED low French would hava to
part of the United
of 700 foreign expert S
He added thing Irán proposed Wing Deress most of the
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BO
natisfy themselves that the that the Bank limit oll exports terms of the agreement to: 10,000,000 tons annually; thus
In Hollywood at-one point, would not jeopardise their pbviating the necessity for em- the downpour of rain was
ploying
bulldozers fought foreign experts, but he heavy that
Hollywood Hills. toward Mr Sumset Strip..
One
scheme for oventushina said the Bank, delegation vetoed mud silding down from the government in based on accepted democra- the suggestion.
Mr Prudhomme
said
tic principles. Ho Chi-minh Hassibi's theory of employing
to now
Inquiry)
AT GOLD MINE
to
Odendaals Rust, Orange
Free State, Mar. 18. Twenty people were frared. elled in an accident at a gold mino hore on Sunday night,
First reports, sald `n bure plccs of-concrete fell down, the
shaft. Three of those feared
dead are Europeans, «
Odendaals. Rust Was tho scane of the world's biggest gold strike in April 1948---Kou- ler.
Murder Mystery
VIETMINH GREBELS ATTACKED Heart Specialist Visits Aga Khan
Salgon, Mar. 10. 1 French Union forces today| Nice, France Mar. 10, launched, a fierce attack,on Dr. Geoffrey Bourne, noted Vietminh rebel positions near British heart
Tri Tuy, 25 miles south of Hanoi, specialist, WON
com-
Heroford, Mar. 16. policemen when side of the ailing Aga Khan munique issued here late tonight: they exist as a recognized cable.
mud slidem caused one wall of
Scotland Yard have been call- Dr Bourne arrived from political party, or as
He said the Bank delen on his boune to cave in in the don by air and wont im
They counted 80 Vietminh doaded in to help in solving the militant irabels, must had been unable to conclude an Laurel
Canyon,
gmurder of a 74-year-old woman, ly to the Aga Khan's villain the battlefield remain
Mrs Maria Hill, a widow, at a. a threat: toegretment due to the high price
HIL
The condition of the Aga The French Army communique bungalow constitutional government: fren was asking for all and be At Long Beach a 168-foot Khan, who came to the Riviera said that the French Union
near Hereford, This denies them the right cause Iran was not prepared to thing bargs was blown onto from India after being stricken forces, including tanks and artil komp and had died from several She was found dead at her by Tagal status in the give the Bank freedom to eneo beach sit at Suria Monon with heart illsease recently, har lory, attacked after: Vietminh tab wounds to the head. She
ogether whold ogroducing me 50-foot boat and in-heavy remained generally unchanged guerillas had been reported in lived alone in the bungalow country.
-Associated Press
the miere Router
Router.
and his followers, whether American offmen, was limpracti] freme, gaan was rescued by summoned today to the bed- according to a French
and
Hollywood
members said the overall pro- Demonstration granime must be trimmed by $1,000,000,000 to $2,000,000,000.
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resuming publle ques
toward the Idea
to
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