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TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1952.
Swedes Stone Russian
The UC Embassy In Stockholm
AR Brook Bernacchi will
M
probably capture a substantial measure
of
to for
public sympathy for his efforts to obtain financial powers for the Urban Coun- ell and is proposals to reform its constitution. He is advocating three innova- tlonst Arstly, that the Urban Council should have control of revenue raised from rates, licences and other feca; Becondly, to number of enlarge the elected councillors from two to Hix; thirdly consider measureK enlarging the electoral reglater. In presenting these measures for debate, Mr Bernacchi is fulfilling part of the Reform Club's it which programme advocated during the recent Urban
election Council campaign, and it can be regarded as indicative of the serious intentions of th Club that their principal nominee has lost no time in bringing forward these issues.
·
THE
THE motion providing the
Proposed S'pore Memorial To Late King George
Bingapore, Jane 17. Some of Singapore's leading residents, including many Chinese, Intend formally to propose to the Governor that a modern polytechnic be established In the Colony as a memo- rtal to the late King George VI,
of
cilablishment such a polytechnic in Sin. gapore has long been ad-
rocated
to
the meet Colony's educational prob- lems.
Mr Yap Phong Geek. City Councillor, was quolu ed by the Singapore Blan. a poly- Word an xsaylag lechnlo would be "the most sultable" memorial for the late King because it would not only afford increased educational facile. but would also indirectly assist in
the economic deve- lopment of this country.— Reuter.
Gorm Warfare Charges
MALIK
CALLS UN MEETING
HOSTILE REACTIONS TO
ATTACK ON PLANE
Stockholm, June 16.
Radio police cars were rushed to the Soviet Embassy tonight to restrain angry crowds who began to stone the building in protest against the shooting down by Soviet fighters of a Swedish Air Force Catalina rescue plane over the Baltic early today.
The cars reinforced police guarding the build- ing, armed with pistols and swords.
tions.
The stoning climaxed daylong demonstra-
Captain Sven Goestä Toerngren, 34-year-old Com- mander of the Catalina, said over the telephone from Hanko, Finland: "We were miles away from Russian territorial waters. The two Russians swooped down on us unexpectedly and fired rounds of machine-gun bullets at us.
"The Catalina reeled like a boxer taking a punch, but kept flying," he said.
Oway, but
"We tried to gel the Russians were four times as fast as we. And, of course, manoeuvre helter. they could We were a sitting bird them. They wheeled away and then came back six times more in attacks lasting about ten minutes."
for
He said their last salvos hit the part flames. The aircraft began to
motor, setting it in lose licight and became hard to
manoeuvre.
Urban Council with financial independence is expected to be debated this afternoon, and it will be of interest to see how many members of the Counell are prepared to advance definite views on the sub- ject. The opportunity exists for a lively and informative exchange of opinions. To the Council the subject of possessing funds for United Nations, June 16. administration in the Russia's Jacob Malik to- interests of the public is of day summoned a session of j prime importance, and MrThe United Nations Secur-poppered our talt as if to make Bernacchi's proposal is
ity Council for Wednesday sure we were finished, Cap- particularly intriguing in that, if approved, it will eut
to discuss Communist germ tain Toerngren sald. clean
across long warfare charges.
"Wo steered towards a small established policy of all
Malik summoned the ship which proved to be the official income being placed session in his capacity as Pre- German steamer Muensterland. sident of the 11-nation group The Russians did not seem in- for to general revenue for June. It was his first move terested in her. We subacquent disbursement as
since assuming the chairman-cbviously their target. approved by the Financial ship after he had fought a bit- Secretary and the Treasury. ter but futile campaign to have The official attitude to the the issue discussed before the
Mr
be
UN
cannot proposition anticipated, but we imagine..
The
Disarmament
"As we sank down towardle the water, one
of the MIG
DRAMATIC MOMENT
were
"Quakes Destroy Villages
Buenos Aires, June 16,
Hundreds of refugees
are flocking to the city of Ban Juan, West · Argen-. tins, from neighbouring villages destroyed in earth tremors during, the park week.
today do.
The tremors creased in intensity.
Heavy snow has ham- pered rescue work in Ban Juan which itself suffered from earthquakes Edat week. Reuter.
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TRAM DERAILMENT IN THE CITY
Stones And
Fist Fights
Of Resistance At Meeting
Germans
Wave
By East
Berlin, June 16.
Allied intelligence officials said today that the East German authorities have appealed to Soviet Army units to aid their own security forces to quell a wave of resistance sweeping the Soviet zone,
Refugees said that the closing of regions, bordering roused resistance among East Germans to its highest Western Germany and the drive for remilitarisation had pitch since 1945. They said that throughout East Ger- many security Police stood on guard at all main stations, watching for travellers to Berlin, Those without Govern- ment authorisation to visit the capital were either arrest- ed or warned against the attempt.
to
sympathy, probably with on immediately on Mr Malik's dropped. We climbed on, help.] from the three-sulle no-man's- "scan and West German
and the
He said that last week two East German goods-trains were derailed by saboteurs and that 30 diversionists were discovered who specialised in beating up members of the FDJ movement.
-Reuter.
According to these reports hand, An East German National many East Germans along the Army will contribute to the frontier with West Germany are maintenance of peace and the disobeying evacuation orders. "Some of us held our breath In the provinces of Thuringla, for Germany and her neigh- prevention of a new catastrophe ра the plane hit the water. sve Commimember
Mecke
bourg Luckily it did not break up. Saxe-Anhalt and Urban Council members
Unlled Nations Departe shrew out the lifebeaks and East German Police are Fald Dr Gretewohl reiterated that generally will view it with Affairs had no definite informa
Counell Security ment of
swam to a rubber raft we had have forcibly evacuated people
agents, diversionists and land alongside the frontier. saboteurs" committext organised enthusiasm. In principle tan for the meeting.
ing up two members of the crew Workers. in Saxe-Anhalt towns sabotage in East Germany. alone, it
proper However, the Soviet delega- wounded in the arm that the Council should | tion confirmed. that Mr Malik high. The Mucnsterland hove were said to have downed tools have revenue at its had called the session and the to and picked us up within five as a protest.
Allled sources said that so command for carrying out agenda would be "germ war- minutes,”
far Soviet troops had not been what it
fare," but for further intown- ls satisfied are
Asked why the Catalina was involved in quelling the discon- tion
the Russian delegation's
he tent. They believed that the necessary undertakings.
spokesman referred inquirers to silent after sending out
three dramatic calls, he said: Occupation forces would only be the United Nationa
"The second shower of bullets used
NIGHTMARE ENDS ir Of the two other motions
scattered "NEW FORUM" !
Berlin, June 16. which Mr Bernacchi
put the radio out of action." The United States
showed signs of
Forty Germans, half of them intends to introduce at a dor, Mr Ernest Gress, acting
One member of the crew of the Soviet lines of communications.
women, cautiously slipped back that 50,000 later date, that referring to United
They States
estimated representative, downed plane was detained in
aramed
at present into Berlin today after years of Felico were
POLICO the enfranchising
Soviet of issued late in the afternoon hospital in Hanko with a thigh
prison charging that Mr wound, it became known here
handling the
in the nightmare in situation statement women on Class 2 of the
campa, Jurors Lists can hardly meet Mallk's move was intended "lo
tonight
three frontier Provinces. new forum the
MANY ARRESTS
Their lips were sealed against with opposition, official or continue in a
The Swedish Defence Minister
Hundreds of arrests were interview for fear the Russians otherwise. Government may campaign of lles which charge
UN is employing and high Service chiefs flew into reported by refugees to have might stop the repatriation of consider the proposal to that the
Stockholm tonight and are been made and many men and other Germans still in captivity. reconstitute the Council Mr Gross statement sold, lieved to have been recalled by women injured by swinging The German Red Cross also But reports secret the identity of the
kept with six elected members The Soviet resolution speaks of Premier Tage Enander for con- Police rifle-butla as rather too rapidly pro- the Geneva protocol of 1925 sultation.
of pitched battles. between the 40 and their home addresses,
evacuees were not gressive but
Mr Police and
The group was among 600 again, in
officials by Allied the confirmed principle it can harly raise
the here. Berious objections to the
bacteria in Korca."
Ambassa-
on bacteriologient warfare, but The Defence Minister,
t
Nilsson,
with
of
is obvious that the purpose, is Torsten
campaign of iles which charge armed forces, General Nils
to continue in a new forum the Commander-in-Chief
shar
Dramatic Experience For"
in
resistance threatening
Germe
Germans
another
Johannesburg, June 16. About 30 people were taken to hospital after fist Aghts and stone throwing at a United Democratic Front meeting at Vrededorp, Johannesburg suburb, to- night.
י
The meeling, which was orga- nised by the United Democratic Front (the United Party, the Labour Party and the Barch Commando) war attcade by about 2,000 members of the
front, mainly Torchmen
They marched in procession to open space in Vrededorp, a worlding district.
Two trams became de- railed at the same spor within the space of an hour this morning and seriously dislocated ́cast- bound tram traffic.
The first to go off the lines on the corner where Des Voeux Road Central meets Jackson Road (outside the Supreme Court) was heading for Happy Valley.
It jumped tho Tails about half-past
and held up-tram waffle proceeding in the same direction for, about 45 minutes...
seven
A repair gung had the tram replaced on the ralla at about B.15.a.m.
Protection
For Commuters
London, June 10. The British Government today forbade the state road and rail services to impose steep increases on season tickets and fares for early morning travellers,
An hour and a quarter later, But the general level of fares another trom, bound
for is to rise on September 1 to Shaukiwan, jumped the lines at meet increased costs.. the same spot, again causing q. serious interruption In trable,
The
The British Transport Tribunal fire was finally cleared just before 10, o'clock; bitt trama prices, of the special cheap decided this spring to raise subsequently had to
negalinte "The "bend" "with extra care due to tickets out of all proportion to the damaged condition of the the general rise. Out of town Une and the concrete which had residents and early workers become
embedded in the ralla, blamed the Government,, though, There were no personal
the tribunal had hitherto fixed" casualties in
either of the ac fares tree from eldents.
Ploture abave shows secund of thé dèraliments, with
In April the Government men busily ensured in effecting Torchmen then marched six temporary repairs to the tram ordered a halt of fare increases abreast into the area of a large | Unes. The picture was taken untli experts had reviewed the the London situation. But in crowd from which the stones by a staff photographer,
arca fares had already gato. the coming. This was
up. signal for an outbreak of fist Aghts and stone, throwing be came heavy.
When speakers addressed the crowd, sporadic stone throwing Elgan.
were
Torch Commando members, escorted by police, marched back to the car park where they had first formed up before marching to the meeting. There was stone throwing all the way back,--Reuter.
Brings
Strike Chaos To NY
Now York, June 16. Mosses of suburbanites were stranded by sudden strike on America's largest commuter rall- on Monday and they way choked New York City's turn- pikes and tunnels in one of the greatest trame jams in the city's history.
who arrived
under
Ometals of the Brotherhood of The latest contingent of East Guard in last month from a male-
for women at Brest-Locomotive engineers halted trains on the Long Island Rall- way, which hauls 300,000 per sons daily, and threatened walk-
the United States, outs on 03 other railways across
Buggestion. While it is true that the United Nations Lem- Svedlu, and the Defence Stall German refugees to reach Berced labour camp at Kiev and the electoral roll is ploying bacteria in Korea. Chief, General Joachim Aaker-in cald that pacifist resistance Litovel, extremely limited and lo Soviet leaders are trying to
to man, arrived from Lulen, north to East German rearmament Some had been taken prisoner Acarcely representative of exploit whatever
plans was also increasing. propaganda Sweden.
in wartime on the eastern front, all sections of the com- remains in these false churges. They were met at the airport. Some parents and youths op-
Army after the war, although munity, it is equally We welcome an opportunity tu by General Bengt Nordenskiold, posing service in the proposed Others were salzed by the Hted
up against the Soviet Air Force Commander-in-Chiet. defence units had been arrested falschoods."United Press.
-Reuter.
Dresden and members of the they were civilians.
Of the 050, there were 413 Communist-led Free German with homes in East Germany Youth (FDJ) who did
but were released at Wechof- volunteer were dishonourably discharged from the organisa-swenda soon after arrival. The They Berlin group WDS. allowed to tion, one report said.
But 200 from West Germany would lese food ralion and work come to this city yesterday. cards.
between are still in Russion custody The postal service East and West Berlin today ran and the date for the their through a mass of honking auto-
DCTOBE the East-West normally after a dispute last Icaso.
officials said the repatriated prisoners "received dood, clothing and medical treatment in recent years he cording to the Tussian worker's
on
portinent to "observe that the functions and status of the Urban Council are also Imited. These functions, however, 'directly affect tho daily lives of the Colony generally, and these grounds along the request for the Urban Council' to possess an elected majority does not appear to bo extravagant. The Council's atiffest hurdle, however, is to secure Government approval of the proposal to delegate it financial powers.
Tight-Rope Acrobats
London, June 16.
Three Spanish acrobats balanced themselves nearly Saturday when East German frontier is still in doubt.
Red Cross 61 feet above the ground from a slack light rope for 20 security Police stopped a mail minutes today-two of them hanging upside down van and searched it. before they could be rescued:
The acrobats, Miguel, aged 30,
WARNING The East German Premier, Otto Grotewohl, sald today that
a
at
A Spanish girl, Anita Mendoza, his Government's first tack will normal standard." They declined
to comment: qurther.- If this can be accomplished. Rafael 94 and Sebastian, 20, who works in the Gardens, ran be to set up a National Army, 2. | einted - Press; the other reforms, will who have performed before forward and shouted instructions
He told
Convention become virtually automatie. General Franco, had just opened to them while a call was ront out Leipzig, according to the East
Batterson Festival Gardens here, ambulanca
"Serious, inexorable political Members of the staff set up an actions must now take the place Miguel had ridden
a bicycle GCTORS a tight fope 100
90 feet long extension ladder, however, and stretched between two 51 foot watched by the spectators, Miguel ¡,"2ical de German baitics,
East un polce, His companions and
their first show in Britain of the for the Fire Brigade and an German Hows agency ADN, Singapore Plans To
Inobriated Cows
Bombay, June 10-
Cowswaroi, såld do
high
one
dimbed down,
Officers of the bankrupt rall way and some 350 striking engineers sought today to settle their dispute under the auspices of Natlonel mediators, but the talks collapsed after three hours and forty minutes, leaving thou- hands of commuters who had al- ready been late to work Oghting,
mobiles, and fammed, buses to get home again-Unllod Press, ThumbNTE
STOP PRESS
A Third Tram Derailed
Film Itsolf
A third tram (es story. Singapore, June 17% Singapore is to be publicised in above) became derailed at the of his companions united in the "democratic blog two dime next year if the same spot shortly after midday. have Į vero banging downwards from The third man dropped towards, had agreed to this policy in a Government approves an opplica
attached to the wheels.
The car managed to fight. *danced" about Atreir feld· `near | the return' Joumes, a safety not held below him, but / resolution adopted last week on for $30,000 for the purppte |
missed it. He landed on his feet, and to be published tomorrow, made by the Public Relations itself by evening. *
Dr Grotewohl added.
Secretariat hero, 1 CRO He cited part of the resoluTia Colony is trying to got Mr Tram Company »ofitelais "atıl as reading, Wo must be Brian Salt, who made Citizen of engineers continued to ba on prepared to meet the Western Bingapor", to make the two hard to direct tramcnes at the
point, aggressors with the rifle in our name,teuters
hore after drinking large quanti-
lies of Dicit lquer dumped in a Miguel was back-pedalling the
ditch by a raiding Police party. rope went slack..
One cow which fell asleep could not be routed · until ́a bucket of cold water was thrown over Il/Reute
The three artists remained perfectly motionlern while they
called for help in Spanish.
however, and was uninjured..
The crowd cheered wildly at he bowed to them
They will resume their act to morrow of the day after. Reuter,,
the intervention.
Col Hodgson's New Appointment
Canberra, June 10.
Government
The Transport Minister, Mr tald the House Lennox Boyd, of Commons today that ordinary fares would go up throughout London on Britaxcept External Affairs Minister September 1. But cheap Richard Casey announced
"privilego tickets Monday the appointment of Col. be raised by the same amount William R. Hodgson as Austra as other fares.. lian High Commissioner to South Africa.
would only
In London, where the higher Since 1949, Hodgson has been scale is already . in operation, Common-"privilege" fares will then bo in Tokyo as British wealth representative on the reduced. Allled Council for Japan and
head of the Australian mission to Japan-United Press.
The concessions £1,000,000 a year-Reuter,
will. cost
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