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RIOTS DESCRIBED AT Convict Mutineers Try
The Sudan SEDITION TRIAL Miners Buried
TT was not to be expected
that the recall
are
tish Ambassador to Egypt and the Governor-General of the Sadan, together with the return to London of the Ambassador Egyptia would produce any sensational development in the Anglo-Egyptian dispute. Hoth *Idea
still exploring and explaining viewpoints, and first necessity is to find some common ground on which to start direct negotiations. Two big questions are ut issue in the present exchanges; the future of the Suez Canal Zone in its relation to Middle Enst defence; and the future of the Sudan. Now that the baneful influence of the Wafdists 02 Egyptian policy-hus. at least for the moment, been removed, the problem of the ennial zone muy possibly be seen in perspective by the Egyptian Government. Admittedly a solution is difficult to reach
It because requires An
between adjustment
the
→ needs of an effective Middle East defensive system and the resolve of Egypt to free her soll from the presence of British troops, Neverthe. less, these nre-interlocking matters and eannot be dealt with separately,
Police Superintendent Cross-Examined
A description of the Nathan Road riots on March 1
·was given by Police Superintendent D. G. MacPherson when the trial of the publisher, printer and editor of the Ta Kung Pao on charges of sedition was resumed before Mr Justice Williams at the Supreme Court this morning.
Mr MacPherson told how he saw burning police vehicles, of Chinese trying to set fire to other cars, of stone-throwing and general disorder. He said he assumed full responsibility for the action which the Police took to quell the rioting.
-----After he had completed his evidence, Mr MacPherson was cross- examined by Mr Percy Chen, leading counsel for the defence,
Sai-wal, clerk in the SCA in
First witness called was Ho
Tiger
China Morning Post registered? p.m. concerned, Mr Ho, is the South | arrived there about 4.10 or 4.15
WIiness: Yes.
"I received certain reports as a result of which I went back) to Nation Road and Jordan Road where I found the area completely congested. Tranc was at a standstill; Police motor vehicles were on Bre, a Police motorcycle had been gutted by fire military vehicles apparently on-fire, Polles traffte stand partly burnt, and bections of the
crowd were throwing stones.
"There
charge of the
registration or newspapers. He gave evidence Mr Chen: And the of the registration of the Ta Standard? Kung Pao and said that Fei Yi-
Witness replied in the affirma- ming, proprietor and publisher.tive and added that he had signed
that the particulars
brought with him copies of the were true in the presence of S.C.M. Post of March 5 and 11. witness and the Hon. R. R. Asked about news agencies, Todd, in his capacity as Re-witness said that they all were Cists gistrar of Newspapers. Witness not yet registered. produced signed copies of
Mr Chen! Is Reuters incor- Ta Kung Pao of February Uporated in England? 7. 9. 11.
the
1
13 and 15 and March Witness: I do not know. 5, 0, 0, 9 and 10.
TASS AGENCY?
Alive
Berlin, Apr. 25. Rescue workers have abandoned attempt to
reach 34 miners buried alive in a collapsed shaft of Maxiin Hoop Colllery at Zwickau, Saxony, where 13 men were killed last Sunday. the official East German news aroney Bald today.
The East German Prime Minister, Otto, Grotewoli, raid at a memorial Ceto- тоцу for the dead today that the State would look after the bereaved rela-
tives and the miners in- Jared in the disaster,
Twenty-seven men who were badly hurt were re- ported to be out of dauger, -Reuter.
Taft's Hopes For
To Seize American
Prison
Arsenal
Jackson, Michigan, Apr. 23.
At the point of the gun, alert and heavily-armed guards 'today smashed an attempt by 173 convict mutineers here to break into the arsenal of the world's largest gaol.
The convicts, holding ten prison guards as hostages in a besieged cell block, were turned back as they tried to gain entry into a tunnel leading to the building which houses the arsenal.
Shouting from behind their barricades, the mutineers later challenged Michigan Governor Williams to negotią to with them on their terms --- which include no reprisals and certain prison reforms.
Earlier in the day six shivering rebels were flung out of the embattled cell block, five of them covered with blood after being beaten with chains. The sixth was pushed out unhurt because he was an old man.
The mutineers had seemed in prolong the mutiny and what! no hurry earlier today to call to do with the hostages. off their rebellion, which the Two of the six inmates ex- ringleaders are conducting in polled after being beaten
dictator fashion,
going even though cals had accepted conditions,
with
They kept it chains were in a serious con-
prison off-dition tonight, their main Warden Frisbio promised the.
robols "there will be no mass punishment" if they called it the
Warden Julian N. Frisbie made
a bid for an armistice in a mid- quis and surrendered
Reds Reject
A New
Proposal
night parley with one of the hortuges safely. But be suki UN ringleaders, Earl Ward-n dan-Ward showed "wo particular girous psychopathie sobber. The reaction" to this peace bid. two men talked over the gaol The muligeers' manifesto in- telephone system. Ward sent cluded: no reprisals against the a more liberal parole communication system "If any policy, establishment of an in- to meet monthly body gets tough or tries rushing, mate council the officers (hostages) are going an end to the use of "inhuman vised prisoner list designed.
gaol administration, to die."
word last night over the Inter-leaders, Nomination
· Fade
with the
restraint
Panmunjom, Apr. 23. The Communists revealed today that the United Na- tions has submitted
a re-
A force of 800 State polies
equipment" in the to let the Reds "save face" and guards are now concentrat-disciplinary block (which Is on their demand for a forced.
One convict block 15), better ventilation return of all captives. ed at the prison. was killed and at least nine and light" in prison, and im were injured, and four State proved segregation of mental troopers Injured and three cases. guards beaten in rioting, which
werth caused $2,000,000
damage.
A
nows
The Communists, in-a- radio
New York, Apr. 23. General were
Eisenhower's landslide victory in the Pennsylvania
At Republican
conference, dispatch monitored in Tokyo, of Warden primary election yesterday
Frisbie denied the called it a "disgusting American was some disorder was seen by most political
convicts' charges of brutality, scheme" and accused the Allies and I saw Police riot squads observers here today as the
Investigate But he said he would agree to of violating the news blackout la action. They were using gas. beginning of the end of
and make
any agreement on the prisoner ex- attempting
Senator Robert Taft's hopes vihicles by unserarving the of getting the Republican petrol tarde enga and inserting nomination.. their banners which they had!
By winning three-quarters of set_alight'
There was also an attempt to Senator and Mr Harold Stassen, in the popular vote against the pull a woman off the bus,
How were the disorders the General has gained an im- dealt with? By several small they said.
portant psychological advantage,
to
Are
Replying to Mr Chen, witness Mr.Chen: You have not any said that all newspapers in the Tass agency in Hongkong?-11 mw small groups of people Colony were in the register. He | don't know of such an agency. had been working in the SCA | Counsel then returned to the since August, 1940.
New China News Agency and .Witness
said
that he had witness agreed that he had seen brought with him coples of the correspondence. between the Kung Sheung Man Poo, Sun Agency and Mr Todd. Man Pao, Wah Kiu Yat Pao. Chung Sing Man Pao and Sing Too Man Pao, all of March 1,
HE second question con- THE
cerns the future of the Sudan. A sharp conflict of opinion exists between Britain and Egypt over the subject, Britain, is com- mitted to do ait she can to assist the Sudanese to self- government, while Egypt views any such develop ment with feelings almost of alarm. Egypt has, reluctantly, admitted right of the Sudanese to decide their
going in? own future,
the
Mr Chen asked to have these papers put in as exhibits.
His Lordship: Why are they
not
to
tion.
The dispatch indicated that it would be rejected.
The revised lista according to
In today's attempt on the arsenal, the convicts were re- ported to have ripped off a reforms in administra-change talke metal cover over a tunnel en-
The number tmce within
The block 15.
of guard host- them uges was
reduced to ten last sound of banging gave away, and State police and night after the mutineers. I rwards rushed into the turnel. leased Thomas Elfolt: 24,5
they had promised to do when the broadcast, eliminate the MC Chen: Do you or do you
DISSENTERS
two of thoir, leaders Fetumed.
names of those captives, who know whether this news
after
broadcasting an appeal agency is a branch office?
prefer not to return to Com- Violence broke out among the against violence.-Reuter, Police sections and Witness: I do not know,
mutineers themselves yesterday two riot
munism. This was described by NO SURRENDER Witness sald
The result was seen especially. as they
their not squads which I moved into the
own purged he dil
the Reds as a "sinister omission” Jackson, Apr, 23. follow the
as almost certain to have con- activities
ares. Some tear gas was used. the of
dissenters. They were sali to
Mutinous convicts
in a and what Allled observer at the agencies.
FULLY RESPONSIBLE siderable effect
have on' wavering
quarrelled whether besieged cell black at Southern truce talks called a "face saving Witness Asked if he would agree that there measures necessary for the
said he considered The General's
Republicans in other States. the New China News Agency
own supporters maintenance was the State
of order and he agency of the
gre halling hla success in Central People's
himself was fully responsible for
Pennsylvania-and also his al- Government essentially anti-Egyptian ground.
giving out
that action news concerning
most complete blanketing of in design and intention, and Mr Chen: I submit with all
China in Hongkong, witness the eyes
He said that tear gas irritated Senator Taft in the New York because
elections she has of this
and that the Agency was some- said
delegates - due
4ha respiratory respect to your Lordship refused hitherto to be that the witness is the only man
times
considered to be semi-
system. It was quite harmless "another great popular endorse- and the effects lasted from 20
ment of his candidature. associated with any plans who can prove, that these sign-official
dose one received.
Observers minutes, depending on the
Alsa for constitutional developed copies were received by the
saw signi- fleance in the fact that nearly ment.
Yet many attempts Registrar of. Newspapers
18,000 Democrats--the Oppos!-
on their party's LATEST COUNT
Mr Chen replied that he was but she has convinced her. self that the Nationalist indicating his defence now.
His Lordship: You must say stage, what is your
movement in the Sudan is
have been made by Britain th advance proposals to settle the Sudanese prob lem on terms that go fur to meet
reasonable Egyptian demands. Last year, for example, it was proposed that a resident international commission be set up to advise the two parties to the condominium
on
the best methods by which the Sudanese people could attain self-govern- ment and thereafter decido their form of policy and their relations with Britain and Egypt.
been
now on
ut this.
now. ut
Hongkong.
in
Mr Chen then handed witness seven cuples of the China Digest. Witness said that it was regis tered with the Registry, Supreme Court, and for that reason no copies came to his hand.
There was no re-examination by Mr Hooton.
to 25
He went on to say that when
are
of
Road he saw another riot squad tower's he drove north up Nathan ton Party-wrote in Eisen-
name
Parcel Bomb
Killer On
Trial
Verden, Lower Saxony,
Apr. 28. Erich von
Halacz,
Michigan Prison safd today that
they would release another host- way dut." age
guard at 7 pan., GMT but
It was the first official indica- still would not surrender altion from either side of what oc- though the warden accepted all
under the
their demands for better treat-curred since the talks were put news blackout on ment.
The deputy warden, Vern Fox, March 25, in the hope that pro- reported that the mutineers gress could be made if they were would elaborate on their "price
the
city.
Decrecy,
for peace" over the prison's pub-conducted without daily publi ite address system later today.
Another hostage probably will The broadcast said the United be freed, for privilege of Nations violated the fa acilon near Mongkok Police ballot paper, Station.
addressing the 4,600 ather in- agreement by "letting out hints The squad was using Lear gas against a hostile mob The evidence was
22,mates if the previous system is through the United Press of
followed.
What was going on at the meet- Nathan Road who were figures of the latest count to-self-confessed parcel homb The warden denica reports ings,
and brandish night-8,127 out of a total of killer, listened unmoved in that cellblock 15 Duncan George MacPherson, throwing stones
ing learned friend has not ASP, Divisional Superintendent in poles, etc. He then took 9,421 poliing centres:
REQUESTED RULING
Mr Hooton: Unless there is Bomething to show some relevance should to these papers they
all at this stage. not go in at My
SUPT'S EVIDENCE
what of Yaumati
chosen to vouchsafe In way they can go in stage. I ask your Lordship to rule the papers are not ad- misible in evidenco ground.
in
sold were
the very
in these
inmates had
(The United Press has carried court today to the evidence attempted to rush through a
tunnel AU the administration no "hints" from truce officials 825,922 of one of his victims, who building and prison afschal. on the prisoner talks sines they 188,451
went into has lost most of his eye- "There is no truth to that at
secret sessions. It "There are carried a speculation from its 177,500 sight and his sense of taste all," he declared..
completely, is deaf in one
at Panmunjom all sorts of erroneous Tumours cornepondents and this is just another of them." that revised lists might be sub- ear and horribly disfigured. United Press.
mitted.)-United Press,
personal charge.
Repubileons: then entered the
MacPherson at this witness-box.
Elsenhower He described the Yaumett Police
measures taken
Taft (write in) division area necessary in his opinion to keep which
Stassen Tamshatsui, order. included
The
Write-in votes for other candi- on that Yaumati and Mongkok.
disorders ceased about 5.45 p.m., he added. dates totalled fewer thon Speaking about the events of
He listed the official casually 10,000. March 1, witness said that he'
report in his division on that Democrats: went into the Tsimshatsui area
(Contd, an Back Page Col, 0.) Large at
that day Irrelevant crowds had collected shortly as exhibits in the Court
p.m. near the railway now after 1 and they were not to Lo in. station. They were quite cheer-
His Lordship said that the papers could be put in later when the Defence case opened. He ruled they were
a.m.
Mr Chen then said that he ful, quite orderly and many of Dynamiters
to roturn at
hard
Let Loose
Flood Waters
21,358
Senator Estes Kefauver 81,442
(write in) President Truman
(write in)
Eisenhower
(write in)
Son
(write in)
(write in)
Governor Adlai Steven-
Averell Harriman
Taft
17,712
2,800
1,538
1,328
But he was visibly moved when his stepfather wept while telling the court of his adopted son's criminal development.
Halacz confirmed in court ton day, that he had himself pre- off the parcel pared and sent bombs last November which killed an office girl and the editor of a Bremen newspapèr.
Tans, and other compromise
would like the ruling of the them were carrying what looked suggestions, have
Court
banners as to in what manner like
altached to rejected by Egypt. Nor has the papers were to go in and bamboox. Cairo come forward with when they could be brought Shortly before 4p.m. the any practical alternatives, back to Court for the defence, crowd dispersed, sald witness, Much depends
His Lordship; You could ask A train
arrived from whether Hilaly Pasha is this witness
Lowu at 3.20 p.m. and he
(write in) prepared to be
later stage. It is not for a judge met it. He spoke to Mr Y. R more
Senator Richard Russell 1291 moderate
to say to the prosecution or the Mok, a member of the Bar of . than ..
defence as to how they are to this Colony, who alighted from Richmond, Miss., Apr. 23.
(write in) predecessors in approach call their witnesses.
Senator Dynamiters who apparent- Tennessee, walked off victor In the train. Mr Mak accompanied
Ester Ketauver, of ing the problem. Britain
Mr Chen: I ask now
that witness, along Salisbury Road ly hoped to save their own the "popularity contest," but his this witncas, being in Court for and addressed the crowd and downstream land
Erich's first lapse of honesty blasted victory gave Senator Ketauyer was in 1948. From then on thefts, the prosecution
dispersed.
cannot retreat from the undertaking she has given that the people of the Sudan shall attain self-government
she
by the end of this year. On the other hand recognises the strong ties of common interest which Jink the Sudan to neigh- bouring Egypt. is this
factor which has influenced the British Government
ments.
Ceorge Reese, an explosives part, sald he had adopted the boy-in (llegitimate child-out of phy and because his own mare ringe had been childless.
group which will go to Chicago | other, publicly uncommitted,
An-
fence for all purposes, be allow-
and the de- they. then re about 75 per two huge holes in a levee no guarantee of support of any fatallying documents and other
stayed ed now to put in these docu-cont had gone, sald Mr. Mac- today, turning the Missouri of the delegates in the 70-voto erimes followed upon one
Pherson. "They went alang River flood waters loose on His Lordship: I soy not at this Nathan Road in northerly
2,000 acres of rich farmland direction.' stage.
I proceeded along)
near Orlick, Missouri. Nathan Road, then Jordan Ross and back to my headquarters of Youmatl Police Station 1
Mr Chen: Very well, my Lord. Mr Chen (to witness): So far 18 the English newspapers are
explore methods. Whereby Malan Wins First Round
Sudanese opinion in the Anglo-Egyptian dispute can
Capetown, Apr. 28.
South Africa's Nationalist Prime Minister, Dr Daniel
Many had signed pledges they Dr. Werner. Wien, feature, will apport the popular choice, editor of the Bremier Nachrich but the pledges are not binding, ten, told the count how the Five families were driven
Most of New York State's 94 bomb exploded in his "editor's from their homes by the carush Democratic Convention votes office, He said the editor, I'
of water
will go to W. Averell Harriman, Wolfard, was killed by the The Ray County prosecutor Federal Mutual Security Ad-bomb explosion while he, the Dick Dale, sal therO were ministrator a "Lavourite son" witness, Jeaned over his own "several suspects" and evidence candidate.
mall Dr Wien sald only minutes
was
Malan, tonight won the first round of the constitutional releving pressure on the down- Ketauver adro has
done In the hope af
existence in the Sudan ́of | battle over the Supreme Court's rejection of his Govern-
be consulted. Even here, .however, dificulties abound.
They are created by the
two sharply divided politi
cal, factions-pro-British and pro-Egyptian where
fore any appeal to the one
ment's coloured voters law.
in the case would be submitted dle was endorsed by 45 of theater he realised that his own to the Grand Jury scheduled to State's 62 Democratic County kend was covered in blood, convene next week.
Chairmen last week and yester- his nose ripped open and -his We believe the dynamites day announced he would active-hoed toen with splinters.
ly seek the nomination. Senator Dr Wien was led into the the promise court on the arm of an attendant, ald Mr Dale. #ream levec,"
of `DOMA; Kupport; Besides the dynamite which Int the Republican
He has been in hospital for Ava voting. detonated, Investigators Senator Taft had asked sup-
months. By 71 votes to 58, the House any judgment of the Supreme found three charges, each con- posers not to vote for him, but Asked by the court 'what the of Assembly rejected a move by. Court on any act of Parliament gisting of 25 alleks of dynamite, is write in voles game him a
defendant's attitude towards his must be expected to suffer Opposition. leader Jacobus since the Statute of Westminster buried nearby. Five familles lead over Mr Stassen;"
crime was, Police Inspector Her- rejection by the other.
were forced from their
„Senator-Talu's ·Eastent cambert Raoder replied Halacz had Unless, of course, Egypt ernment bill to set up a high
present introduction of à GovIn December 1831.
when the food surged throug palga manger, John Hamilton, made this remark: "What is the It was the Supreme Court's holes 50 feet and 100 feet long. sald he regarded the Benator's difference between a hero and willingness to
court of Parlament which would rejection lant month of Dr The water rowo qulekly to a showing as “rather remarkable.” aaaociate herself with such have the final say on legislative Molan's law to put coloured depth of 12 feet in some places. He said General Eisenhower was parcels which caused the leath an overture. That would 'matters above the Supreme voters on a separate list which but was rebuilt by the govem campaigned for voter while during the war presset a button The levee is privately owned on the ballot and his supporters of two people. An airman seem to offer to the best Court, starting point for success- The bill empowers the high touched off the prevent constitu- ment after previous Good | Senator Taft was not on the and through this bomb killed ful negotiations,
Pig (Continued on bank Page Col. 7). Innumerable, people."-Router "
Indicates
Strouss of the United Parly to
court of Parliament to set alde tioni crisis-Reuter.
.
damage. Unlice Prem
a criminal. I put stamps on
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