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TONGKONG'S welcome to
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day to Her Royal High- ness the Duchess of Kent, and her eldest son, the Duke of Kent, will be warm 'and | enthusiastic. It is 23 years since a member of the Royal | Family na visited the Colony in
official
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of
capacity, which makes this week's event оссваіоп for, the vast majority of the present-day community. Hongkong f conscious, not only of the: honour which it is accorded} by the presence here Their Royal Highnesses, but of the fact that this week culminates for the Duchess and her son an exacting tour which, from all accounts, has also bogn highly successful. While this is the. first time the Duchess of Kent has visited the Colony, Minka between us and her family were forged many years ago by her late husband who served as a naval cadet on the Chinn Station which then had Hongkong as its base. And it is this knowledge which adds to the happiness which Hongkong feels by the presence here this week of Her Royal Highness. It is too, a matter for entisfac- tion, that the Duchess and the young Duke will today see Hongkong at its best- bathed in sunshine and Inter etched in the lovely colours of the sunset, Wal hope that the royal visitors will be as charmed with their first sight, of, Hong- kong as the Colony is by their gracious presence. THE reyal tour to date has
fully realised expectations, In Malaya, Singapore, 'Sarawak, and Brunei, the Duchess and her son have delighted hundreds of thousands of inhabitants, and for most of them have Kiven
and new
more personal meaning to the
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Arriving Today COMET CRASH-LANDS Reds Shout
This pleasant study of the Duchess of Kent and her son, the Duke of Kent, was taken as they left London Airport recently to begin their Southeast Asia tour. Their Royal Highnesses are due to arrive in Hongkong this afternoon.—Reuterphoto,
Severely Damaged In Rioting In
Take-Off Accident
NO CASUALTIES
Ciampino Airport, Rome, Oct. 26.
record-smashing Comet jet
Icaroseno floating around out There and one flash' bulb might set them off.
He did not explain why the photograph already taken was confiscated.
The Comet cost about 000 to build.
£500,-
It made its commercial debut { May of this year wifen it
Britain's airliner roared down the runway last night,new to Johannesburg, and back. lifted a foot or two off the ground and then crunched back into the runway in
The Comet completed the five-stop trip to Johannesburg in 16 hours 35 minutes actual flying time. The return way
made in 10 hours 66 minutes.
This shaved more than
airlinera now making
ond- for
tho
a 120-mile-an-hour belly landing.
All 42 persons aboard escaped injury, third off the flying time Despite their breath-taking escape, four-engine propeller-driven there was no excitement or panic among London-Johannesburg run. the passengers as they filed from the plane. On one occasion the eight-
A drizzle pelting the field made it Singapore in
mile-a-minute plane fcw to
hard to estimate how seriously the Comet minutes. Its scheduled time to was damaged. However, an airport official hours. said: "Damage appears to be serious.' Mr C, H. G. Kent, a BOAC official, said the cause had not yet been determined.
as queen
"
This was the first accident, the air terminal; · where they reported for the Comet, the were served dinner as an anti- | four-engined jet whose record-climax to their excitement-
shattering passenger flights have led Roman visit. won her recognition
An official of the airline said Another Comet is being flown
London
to pick them up and
continue the fight to Johannesburg
First
Bald reports pilot,
of the airways.
The 30 passengers
and six crewmen were rushed back to
UN Anxiously Awaits
Vyshinsky's
Speech
United Nations, Oct. 27.
United Nations quarters are keyed up in expectation of what the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, is likely to say today (Monday) in reply to Mr Dean Acheson at the resumed Korea debate in the General Assembly's main Political Committee.
Friday.
Mr
24 hours 24
Singapore, however, is about 28
The Comot normally makes the flight from London to Rome
ball what it takes the regularly scheduled propeller-driven bir liners to make the trip.
in about 24 hours, just about
NO RECORD CLAIMS BOAC, however, makes no claims for speed records.
"We just set a schedule and try to follow it." a company
L
Algeria
Philippeville, Oct 26.
The authorities restored calm to this North Africam harbour, today, after a clash between 200, native rioters and police. In which one rioter was killed.
Several persons were in- jured in the clash, which occurred when; rioters at- tempted to storm the con- tral; police station yester- day. They stoned And clubbed resisting policemen who held out until a squad of special @armed security guarda scrived.
The police patrolled the olty in strength throughout the night but no new in- 'cidents were
reported..
United Press,
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VIETMINH
FORCES
PRESS
ON
Paris, Oct. 26. The Vietminh Communist forces are now less than 25 kilometres (about 15 miles) away from the Black River and have even crossed the strategically vital river at some points, according to that the The spokesman said Company reports reaching here to sensing that something headquarters in London had not night. was wrong with one of the en-yat been informed of the cause gines and realising that the of the accident. He added that a plane might not get into the full report would be received on
decided on a pancake land- Monday.
ing
was all over so quickly that neither Bretrucks. nor were СУСП SUR-
It
ambulances
moned. .
or
spokesman said.
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"Death To The Shah"
Pitched Battle In Stadium
Teheran, Oct. 26. Communists.shouting "Death to the Shah! battled students today in the pre- sence of the monarch and the Queen. Scores were in- jured.
Members of Tudeh Party
the Communist took advantage
of a physical culture show in honour of the Shah's 34th birthday to stage a demonstra- tion at the Ampadich Stadium. Military school students rushed out of the stadium and engaged in a
pltched battle
with the Reds, "
The police chief, Brigadier Kemal, said 147 Communista were gaoled. At least three Communists were reported to be in a serious condition,
COMMUNIST SLOGANS
A physical culture exhibition was being staged in the presence of the Shah and Queen Soraya when Communist spectators started shouting alogons against the monarch and distributing propaganda in the stadium.
the
They shouted "Death to tho Sith" and "Down with Pahlevi crown and throne",
· Students from milltary schools plunged into the midst of the the injured fell, police hauled Reds and dists began flying. As them to the police station and military government prison along with the Reds arrested.
After the battle, the Comm- munists scattered in the streets,
erossed to attack the French Embassy, gill shouting against A small raiding party, which especially near the American outpost of Ba Lay, has been the Shah-United Press. repulsed, the reports said.
French Air-Force planes have In the meantime, BOAC was preparing another Cornet to ralded speed to Rome to pick up the Vietminh rebels captured last stranded passengers.
week when they started their
autumn of CS
offensiva in
Lo, Nghĩa which the
American On
French Union forces along the Treason Trial
New York, Oct. 26.
John David Provoo, telal for treason on
British Overseas Airways The London spokesman said northern Indo-China. Corporation representatives, who he did not know exactly when south bank of the Black River previously had given newamen the other Comet would leave. only a little information, later declined to even discuss the One of the jet liners was were digging in and
expected any crash.
the to repulse when
large-scale One sald they had been slightly damaged
A former United States Army ordered by London to
wings were buckled as the air attempt of the Communist-led sergeant, rebels to Crosa. 35, goes the liner landed on a flooded airfield Vietminh nothing and not lo reveal
at Wadi Seidna near Khartoum Troops there were being sup tomorrow, charged with Inform- eames either of passengers
in August of this year. No one plled by a round the clock air-ing on his imprisoned comrades, was injured then, either,ft of the French Air Force in Japanese prisoner of war Associated Press.
and civil aviation planes, camps during World War II.
Meanwhile in Verdun French Provoo, who was arrested on ox-Fension Minister Louis Jac- September 2, 1948, also was quinot today "urged that the charged with beating an Ameri United Nations offer help to can soldier and broadcasting France in Indo-China. "Every- Japaneso propagantia with recognises that France is light-ment is expected to
openly "Tokyo Rose". ing in Indo-China for a common witnesses from all
crew.
A
PHOTO CONFISCATED Airport police. confiscated photo of the downed plane from Associated Press... photographer. Remo Nassi.
As in-
came into United Nations hands,
of prisoners
averted
were
that if
Mau Mau Suspects Held In Compound
The point of interest, leading delegates said, was not what Mr. Throne and the British royal Vyshinsky would say on the academic aspect of the prisoner of war issue, family. A visit at this time to war-torn Malaya was
but whether he would open the door to a compromise a little wider than he
FATAL CRASH no light duty to undertake; was believed to have done in his speech to the Political Committee last
Bombay, Oct 20, it
without its Friday. was not
Mrs Kevin Hayes, wife of the
Seven persons were killed and Judgo hazards. That it has been
of Khartoum's High three injured seriously on Friday: completed
Court, without
said the magnificent when an Indian Air Force plane the It was generally expected that
Vyshinsky's Summation, repatriation, question,
coolness" of the pilot and other crashed slightest untoward incident Mr Vyshinsky would take an whenever it comes, would be creasing numbers
near Dibrugarh, it was inembers of the crew probably is a matter for deep satis early opportunity to reply to Mr made against the backdrop of
announced today. serious crash,” A moves to what is known as made a great impression with announcement that he would more and more of theso Paz Rome faction. The Duchess now Acheson who, by all accounts, General Eisenhower's sensational it began to be found out that
Mra Hayes, en route from
The plane was believed to be a speech on "go to Korea" if elected, and the Loners believed his extemporaneous
to Join her husband, C-47 transport dropping supplies they Britain's best shop window
Democratie challenge to him to in the Far East and it is
returned to Communist sald the plane "took off nicely to woolated localities in the re- say what he would do by going hands they would be executed or and then bumped a bit,"
mote flood areas-United Press. Since the Foreign Ministers there. for Hongkong to prove to of the other two big Powers
imprisoned or treated brutally There was по excitement, was expected Mr Vyshinsky Their Royal Highnesses
In some way. They therefore she said. that we are worthy of the Britain and France are not to make an appeal to the United
took the position that they All the passengers remained present, It was believed that it Nations members to judge for would not compliment, and also that
be exchanged, and in their scats ⚫ until the when it comes to loyalty was Mr Vyshinsky's turn to themselves, whether the Soviet that if an attempt was made stewardess9 reassured them there
speak today. If he does so, he created opening for trice talks we lag no whit behind any would be presenting
to exchange them they would was to danger of fire. The the Com-through Mr Jacob Malik on
stewardess, Miss Margaret other part of the British munist Charge sheet against the June 23. 1951-had not led to resist by force."
Williams of Pontypool, Mon- Commonwealth, whether United Nations truce negotia-agreement on all issues except
Mr Acheson trad added: mouthshire, was commended by dominions or colonies. Wel tors an all-United States team that of prisoners, and further to are grateful for the fact-nine days before the United judge whether the Communist Even our knowledge that many all passengers for her remark
stand on
the repatriation of prisoners had this attitude did able coolness," that the Duchess of Kent, States Presidential election.
not give us the slightest idea of prisoners
unprecedented, the magnitude of the problem
BEASSURING COOLNESS unreasonable or unjust,
Derek Harris, of Los Angeles, The highlights of the lengthy until the interrogation period sald Misa Williams entered the
Nairobi, Oct. 20. Some observers said: "IL
passenger compariment defence of the United Nations come along in April 1052." would then be
Jomo Kenyatta and about 20. A nine-day.
crush and permanent association
According stand
on the prisoner question
constitutional mediately after the
other leading suspects, arrested "her coolness reassured every- wonder whether what trans- with Hongkong. We on our pires would affect the United
by Mr Acheson were:
authorities, Mr Vyshinsky was one Harris, a World Was 11 x days ago unter Kenya's
to to appeal part sincerely hope that States election."
1. The "screening" of prisoners expected
Folitical Committee Their Royal Highnesses will)
pot in the US Air Force, sald emergency legislation, are living to judge the landing must have taken the arid desert of the the question of compulsory The same sources added they on
in a barbed wire compound In whelter the United
remote be able to recall their visit were not at all sure
Nations tremendous coolness and strong the arid that Mr repatriation was "done with the
Comand
was within the to the Colony with pleasure Vyshinsky had
law nams" on the part of the plighKenyatta, head of the Kenya
Northern Frontier Province. wanted it knowledge and acquiescence" of and satisfaction.
the Communists, although they and its competence in assuming Harris sald the pilot mado now say it was wrong, wicked the responsibility it did in re beautiful talceoff and then o African Union, is detained in a and illegal in the first instance card to the prisoners.
nice, screeching, sliding stop. 1 mall house with several rooms Another point of interest was just to question the prisonem about
thought I was a rough proviously occupied by in rela
relation to the anticipated takoof
Government oficial, a Govern- explanation by Mr. Vyshinsky, 2. That there was sanction in of the Communists' latest truco who was travelling with Harris here tonight.
Jack Neshim, of Minnesota, ment spokesman announced the Geneva Convention to the
said: "We just took off, bounced "hurnane" attitude of the United Proposal,
Mr Acheson on Friday went a dow times and then skidded Nations Command, and
and sald thero
was nothing
by the many functions she
is to carry out and grace by
her presence here, will leave
1
9-DAY WONDER
that way.
not
Duchess Of Kent Wins Badminton Game
Singapore, Oct. 27.
The, Duchess of Kent and her partner, Com- missioner-General Malcolm MacDonald, won 18-16, in a game of badminton mixed doubles with Mr and Mrs Richard Eu who were hosts to the royal visitor at Eu Villa yesterday.
To rourki off a
tomo
of
WAB
to
the
them-ver It almost phrase by phrase ta pasiengers remained in are surrounded by barbekt wire. |
3. That the Soviets selves had signed no less than
now
in it and justified the their seats until the emergency
They then left in orderly fashion,
17 treaties in the 1920's in which United Nations Command's doors of the Comet were opened.
Other detainees are living in single-roomed houses-ons man to a house-nearby. All houses
"No restrictions are placed on
Kenyatta's
movements
+Jomo
they argced to the principle of Bradly rejection of it on walking through socgy mud for provided ho
voluntary repatriation of prison-|
CN
wor
wero bilateral treaties
3.
in the
Cremains 200 yards until they reached cloce environs of his house," But on the very day, that busca which were sent over for the spottesman stated. According to legal 'experts Acheson spoko the United here, Mr Vyshinsky, himself a States Stato Department: re-them-
The detainees must do their International jurist, was teased a routine summary of
and domestic cooking They will spent tonight in a own pected to reply that the 1020
chores, but the of America
rest of their Volco
broadcom Rome hotel. sporting were also present at the inter-treaties signed by Russia after directed abroad, in which the Mrs Hayes cald the plane time is their own.. afternoon, Wong Peng Soon, view, which lasted an hour,
Police planes patrolled the her defeat in the art world KY Could find no door wire fence on the south side of Kikuyu' reserves
that Mr stopped mot far from a heavy agency and
throughout unofficial world's badminton Sunday night, the Duchess, entered into after fighting had and
today. no mind closed to the the airport, champion, was invited to the accompanied by Malcolm Mac- ceased, whereas the Geneva Idea of a compromise" (on the Air service from Clampino was According to official reports,
the late Chinese Donald, Mr and Mrs Eu and
Convention establishing
shortly, after the African markets in the Nyer! prisoner of war, Isrue) if Mr tesumed millionaire Eu Tong-sen for an her private secretary, Philip agreed principles was signed Vythinsky in his speech had accident interrupted it.
area-Sunday Is Africans' main exhibition. He came late for Hay, had supper at Singapore's in 1949.
Intended to suggest ruch a com- The
gallant explain was market day--were thronged his appolotment his wife had famous roadside Chinese food
EXPLANATION
Identified by
passengers as with old men and women but just given birth to a daughter.
stall at Bedok on the eart Ho Wis also expected
to promise.
The Voice of Amerien, accord Captain Foote, BOAC repre-
any younger tribesmen morning. the During the
of how the ing to coast. They ate Malayan Satay, also the question
the State Department rentatives declined to give fals appeared.. with
Terence fried rica, and chicken coup. Duchess, chatted
United Nations
Only Command got summary, Also said that Mr. full name or address,
one seriou incident Edmett, the 18-year-old boy
self committed to taking | Vyshinsky's speech on Saturday
NO FICTURES
was reported from this area in drove anThe royal party was scheduled cognisance of the prisoners last had aroused com cula rood that they had andares belonging to an African known here who last July
The airport police offson con- the past 24 hours a hut armoured car through a hall of to leave Singapore by air for views in the first place,
tion, that the words used * by bulleto from a terrorist amtawh Hongkong at 8.15 am. (Sing- Mr Acheson, in his speech, hud | him in « explaining the ... Com- no pictures taken of the crash, to have refused to / Lake - the on a, rubber, éstate, in Johore, pore time) this morning- explained it this way: "We now munat proposals on repatria- ball wild the ronson was: “that Mau Mau"outh was burned Terence's parents and brother United Press.
COMELO to the origin of this (Contd. on back page, col. 8); there are 4,000 gallona of down-outer
C
ono more. or lesa
alm," he said.—Router.
Four Die In Fire
Now York, Oct. 20.
The govern- cáll · 99 over the world to. testify against the ac cused.
One war
criminal_scheduled 10 testify against Provoo. Is Seitaro Fujita, convicted of exe
A father and three of his sixecuting Captain Burton Thoma children were killed today when son, US Army officer. The in- a fire swept their home.
dictment charged Provoo WEB- Willard Fairbrother and his responsible for the execution three daughters were trapped by because he reported the captain the blaze. Mrn Fairbrother and to Japanese guartis ao "anti- neighbours managed to save the Japanese and emroo-operative.”—- other children--Ünited Press. United Press.
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