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Germany's Treaties
THETHER the West
WGerman Government
will eventually ratify the "Contractual Agreement" between Federal Germany and the Western Powera and the Paris Treaty setting up the European Defence Community has now become a matter of some doubt. Dr. Adenauer,
Federal the Chancellor, is confronted with the problem of avold- ing a constitutional crisis and at the
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40,000 Mourners Army Cooks Mau Mau's "We Will
Shout Down
Moroccan Anthem
PREVENT READING OF
SULTAN'S
ADDRESS
Casablanca, Dec. 10.
A crowd of 40,000 Frenchmen cried "shame" on the Moroccan na- tional anthem and prevented a public reading of an address in which the Sultan disavowed the Nationalist riots today.
A huge crowd gathered outside the Sacre Coeur Cathedral to pay tribute at a 50-minute ceremony for eight Europeans cut to pieces and burned in the two-day riots which cost 58 lives and, injured at least 200
persons.
securing approval of the Boan Government to the proposal that a simple majority suffice to obtain ratification. Dr Adenauer has already suffered one rebuff: his proposal to the Diet that three days should be set aside for the second and third readings of the ratifying Billa was recently rejected. True, the advorse majority was small and could be necounted for arithmetically by the fact thatten members of the Free Democratic Party voled with the Opposition. The explanation given by the backsliders was that they
not against ratifying the treaties, but
that last from 8 p.m. to that purely on the time friendly, practful co-operation
Last night a bomb blew up may exist between French and part of the railway line, inter- table they considered the
Moroccans."
Cairo, Dec. 10. too date proposed to be
rupting traffic for 12 hours. At
French Post Office officinis in Premier Mohammed early. This kind of excuse Cathedral cipal event, the
ceremony, the Re-Parls reported tonight that all Naguib, who today told the makes comment difficult eldent General, Gener Augustin telephone cornmunications with country he had tornup.
tribute For it cannot be queried Guillaume, pala
three Frenchmen and a 48-year- with impugning the veracity | old Spaniard, whose bodies
The mourners were silent as the Marseillaise was played, but shouted when the military band started playing the Moroccan national anthem and yelled: "Shame on it."
As a result, officials hurriedly cancelled a reading of the Sultan's speech by an official of the sovereign's court,
wero
The Sultan's statement, pre-palace in Rabat and issued a viously issued to the press, said statement, deploring the acts of he was deeply affected by the violence, which have cost over events which had plunged the 50 lives in Casablanca. elty of Casablanca into blood- shed.
·
CURFEW REIMPOSED Meanwhile, the French of authorities in Sousse, Turiisin,
tribute to
"We disavow Bny act of violence. We pay
tonight reimposed # curfew both French and Moroccan there following sabotage at victims," I read,
pray tempts on that God extend to us a roign railway line.. The cre
of cadm and peace
*
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of those who put it forward, | were identified after the mob It cannot be accepted with slayings. The other European victims were stabbed and burn- out taking a low view of ed until they could not be re- their political common- comiend
There are no words to dz- sense. Nobody but a child,
the Tunis-Sousse
3.m
w!!!
: Prepare For Xmas
Army cooks throughout the Colony are now busily preparing Christmas fare.
Naguib Tears This picture taken this
Up The Constitution
morning at the Gun Club Hill cookhouse, shows Lt. Col E. 8. Turner, RA, stirring a Christmas pud- ding, watched by RSM N. E. Winslow on his right, and Cpl Boyce, Pie Cameron and Pte Higgin son on his left. -
Staff Photographer,
Kill You All" Threat
Capt Threatens To Scuttle His Ship
Jerusalem, Dec. 10.
Israeli officials tonight reported a spate of telegrams from a sea captain threatening to sink his ship in the Atlantic unless his father is made Communications Minister of Israel.
They said 24-year-old Captain Eden Graetz, Master of the 5,686-ton Abraham Graetz, who had apparently
nervous breakdown.
TESTIMONY
AT TRIAL
Kapenguria, Dec. 10.
A district officer told the court trying six Afri- can loaders on Mau Mau charges here today that one of them. declared when he was arrested: "All you Europeans
will very soon be killed the Mau Mau."
The arrest was made a fort- night before, the emergency was declared in Kenya,
The
African ex-cergeant-
major of the King's African. Rifles, Paul Nge, had said: "To hell with the British Empire. Mau Mau is going to drive you out of the country the same way as you have been“, driven out of
of Indio and the Gold Coast.
D
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Tho District Omeer. Geoffrey Pedraza, told ths magistrate's
court
that he arrested Ngei at his home in Kongundo after the African leader had escaped from cus- tody. Ngel made the alleged threats
to Europeans while being taken in handcuffs to tho focal gaol
Mr Pedman told the Court he had arrested Ngel on October 7. in a shop in Kangundo but that he had escaped from custody. Ruler that night he had been had
awakened by police and driven
to Ngel's house. Two polleemen, he said, en- CAMO out tered the house and followed by Ngel, who pro- terted that it was scandalous that his house was searched,
POSITION
ON EXPLAINED
No explanations were diven. Egypt's 1923 Constitution Broad Hint threatened his crew with a revolver, must have had he had already explained to ins
No explanations were given.
In Tunis, the Bey who has la striving for, a national been kept in bed by a bad cold, front of all parties to help received the Resident. General, bring, in a new era. Count Jean de Hautecocque, for 25 minutes
it might be thought, would scribe the acta of these alisussins | Feraat political sources said who is with his exiled father in
tho
of
and
measures.
A
To MacArthur
Truman's Comment On Korea Plan Aboard Truman Special,
* Dec. 10.
The ship's owners, the Dizeng- Aviv, paper, Maarly, which dis off Line, flashed, orders for the closed the story, tonight. First Officer to take charge of Capt. Gractz's father has the-freighter," which was at sea) flown to Canada to be on aimlessly between New York ́and) I needed.--Router, Halifax, Nove
Nova Scotia,
The radio operator replied: "Unable to do anything. Captain
stands near me brandishing pistol."
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ON LOOK-OUT
call
"Mr Podraza sald “be told-Ngel- that as magistrate in law he did not need either search or arrest warrants, and that. Ngel
already.
escaped from custody.
hud
He went on to say that Nge began to hit and kick out and | became abusivą,
At this point Mr D. M, Pritt, defending counsel, ob- fected that nothing had been given which could conceivably connect Nget with assisting in the management or being a member of the. Mau Mau,
After a long argument be: tween counsel, Mr Pritt allowed Mr. Pedraza to continue his evidence.
WIE
of
to discuss the
It may turn Egypt - now events arising out of the murder under a Regency on behalf of of the Tunisian labour leader, ex-King Faruk's young, con
Hached, Friday, it is the duty of justice 10 Informed
New York, Dec. 10. sa minor grounds Imperil and those murderers guilty of in Paris that the French Cabinet Italy-into a Republic.
The Coast Guards here today crimes," szid the the ratification
General
today discussed the possibility
Observers here say the parties Gullounc. It will be
said they fad been asked to ealm of deposing the Bey of Tuals for have decided to respond to the agreements, if on major but firm. Irresponsible violence his
watch for the Israeli freighter, "unco-operative attitude" Premier's wish for a recon- ones he really wanted them has been opposed and will con- towards France.
First sign of trouble aboard Abraham Gractz whose captain But no deci- cilation. They Inchide the
the vessel with its crew of 39 was reported to have threatened. to be ratified. But it has to tinue to be opposed each time slon was taken as most Ministers extreme nationalist Wald,
circunstances call for the use
considered be allowed for that in of force,
came on Stiturday in a cable to to sink her unless his father was મ such measure Egypt's biggest single political would be inappropriate at the force, which hitherto has bitter
David Ben made the Israeli Minister of President Truman today Prime Minister democratic politics many "Those responsible, those
present time
1y opposed his anti-party called upon General Douglas Gurion. It threatened that the Communications. cause had need of blood-
Witness said that on his way be scuttled unless REPORT DENIED
ship would Germans are still children, whose ca
MacArthur_to advise him Capt. Graetz's father, Mr. Heinz A Coast Guard spokesman back to gool Ngel uttered The Free Democratic Party shed, have been helped by great
French press reports that M. encouragement from outside by de Hauteclocque had asked the dis- has more than once
is be "at once" of any "reason Gracz, was named Communics Beld the request was made by threats that the Mau Mau- truce agreement
the Israel Consul in New York. would kill Europeons and that our enemies and also sometimes, Bey played a tendency to be Mralus, by our friends."
to remove his eldest son, Ileved to have been reached for able" plan the general had | tiong Minister.
The Arst Coast. Guard district he connected with the or This was followed by similar Prince Chedly, from Tunisia, General Naguib to drop the co-for ending the Korean war.
in Boston had The crowd broke into ironie were Facing-both-ways, and in
then been ganisation: "Party law" officially denied by the called
making
messages to the Communich-
The court was cleared that is only too representa applause at what was taken to Residency
registration compulsory and
and the Tel-instructed to order its patrol
planes to keep a look out for press and public' just before The President, in a prepared tions Ministry dive of large sections of the be a slap at the United States, Prince Chedly is regarded as insisting on a purge of member statement read
reporters to
Bio freighter.
the lunch adjournment, while German people in the middle allude toward France's dif- the most outspoken Nationalist ships,
the proscruter applied
for per ferences in Morocco. Unlted in the Bey's family.
aboard his special train, did not
The spokesman said he did mission to take the evidence of and governing classes,
Press.
He sent a note to
This effort to rally national mention General MacArthur “by | the
not know what action would be | his next witness in camera: the ALMO two-
LEADERS ARRESTED Residency today denying that opinion around a new Constitu- name But his acting Prasz
takén should Coast Guard planes Witness, whoʻgave his “name facedness-the drlít of
Casablanco, Dec. 10.
prob- ho had ever told foreign tion also foreshadows millions to profess French arrests in Morocco Journalists that Frenchmen were able hardening of Egypt's at Secretory, Mr Roger Tubby, said towards the Brith there was "no question" that he democracy and peace at one were today. reported to have responsible for Hached's mur-itude
decupation of the Suez Canal. was referring to the general. as French der. moment and to work for reached over 1,000
Са Two new incidents occurred
TRANSITION PERIOD
The President was en route autocracy and war at the tanks and troops remained
further tho the alert for
disturin Tunisia last night-the first caused
thek to Washington with his next-which
curfew - free night ainco The parties are anxious that family after attending funeral downfall of the Weimar
Included in the latest French Hached's body was discovered. the transition period-before.
services for Mrs Truman's Republic. Obviously there round-up were all the leaders A Tunisian passenger was the now Constitution comes in
Moroccan Nationalist killed
and
Köveral is danger that the Federal of the
others may be up to 18 months mother, Mrs David Wallace,.at Republic might succumb to Party, Istiqlal, now in Morocco wounded when the Tunis-Sousse before it is agreed by popular his home in Independence, similar Influences. It is to and several other rank-and-file train
machinegunned referendum, should be us short Missouri, between Kalar Kebira and counter them
as possible. that Dr members of the party.
Also known Adenauer would have his detention are six
to be under Kelar Saire,
In Tunis Itself, a bomb ex- trade union democracy nall its colours onidals and some 70 Moroccans ploded in front of a closed cate to the mast by ratifying arrested yoerday after ann the city centre, causing forthwith the two pacts Istiqlal meeting in the Beni damage, but no casualties. which would integrate the Mellal area, country's policy with that
WAS
bances.
Casablanco, shuttered and
of Western Europe. Such slicnt today, was thronged and an action, taken boldly and surrounded by without waiting to
део
10,000
troops,
en
Reuter.
wis
:
The Premier is to confer with the party leaders this week,
His broadcast this morning suid the old Constitution "served as a means to further the am- bitions of ex-King. Farouk and his Royal elique" and "contained meny loopholes which the ex King exploited."
NEW PENALTIES an estimated
FOR OFFENCES Including entiro regiment of the French whether or not the French Foreign Legion fresh from the
Nairobi, Die: 10.
A government appointed.com- Assembly ratified, would Algerian border.
Sir Evelyn Baring, Governor mittee, he announced, would have 0 clarifying and No further
Incidents have of Kenya, today, imposed new draw up the new Constitution. stabilising effect both beca reported in the territory penatides of eix months gaol and
The independent · newspaper. within Germany and out since last night, when two la fine of £100 for tabure
and a Moroccan keep dreaming in sate custody," Al Ahram, said today: "The na- side. The Germans would Moroccans
The some punishments apply tion itself will draw up the know where they were going, policeman were killed during a
disturbarice at Beni Mellal, for failure to report the theft, | Constitution and will decide the and they would establish by
The Sultan of Morocco re- loss or destruction of firearms or very nature of the monarchy."-- action, what they can turned from Casablanca to his ammunition. Reuter.
Reuter, never now establish merely by words, a claim to the of the other
to
democracies. Of the four Return Plane Or Pay $100,000 Demand
By United States To Russia
Washington, Dec. 10.
The United States today formally demanded that Russia return an Force plane forced down in Hungary a year ago or pay the United States Gove eriment $100,000
Armoured Shorts For US Troops
Washington, Dec. 10.
The Army in ordering armoured shorts for its troops in Korea. They already have on armoured vest,
The statement was read to
An announcement said today reporters by Mr Tubby: It that the shorts are like a boxer's said: "I think if anyone has trunks and weigh less than two reasonable plan for ending the kilos. The vest weighs about Korean Aghting in an honour-four kilos, ablo way, in a way that will 'not
Designed to protect "the hips, lead directly into a great war. the abdomen and groin, the gar that plan should be presented atment is made of 12 layers of Gexible, laminated nylon duck once to the President.
encased in a water resistant "If we can cut this Aghting plastic layer with an outer cover- in Koren short by one day, we Ing of nylon fabric, should do so."
It will deflect about 85 per cent of all types of missiles and re- duco ches and upper abdominal wounds by about 60 per cent.
NO STATEMENT At General MacArthur's office in New York, his military One thousand pairs of - tha aide, Tt-Col, S. Huff, said there shorts will be ready for. delivery was no statement at present on to Korea in February Reuter. Mr Truman's request:
In his recent speech, General
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Collision
MacAnhur did not specifically Two Tankers In offer his plan to anyone, but it was understood he hoped the President-elect," Mr Dwight Eisenhower, would respond.
Gravelines, France, Dec. 10. “General · MacArthur mention- A British and a French tanker ed, the fact that he had not rodo at anchor today waiting been consulted' about Far East for the fog to lift to determine problems by anyone! In either the extent of damage suffered major political party in recent when fliey collided last night. months. He referred to this in
Powers who have signed the Contractual Agreement, both Great Britain and the United States ratified in the summer. It was, reasonable that Germany and Franco should defer until the. autumn, because neither Government had a strong or very stable majority, and In stiff notes delivards to by the State Department, ro- / £123,000 to ranan the tourbis speech last week and again!'
Moscow and
tion Acalo pulled away without, timo has been needed to educato public opinion. Fry the United States also fret formal indictment of on drumdicad trial and goedhower, which said: "This is the aid from the 8.340-tak French demanded the prompt return" Incident which atmined Hun Berdes demanding the return first me, that the lightest Meking after the two ran into Now that autumn has of the plane's Guy Rad docus american wolations ment of the plans and cargo, the official interest in my counsel each other in the English passed into winter, further ments carried by the four, air-breaking point in the autumn notes challenged Tumin'" right | bhs been evidenced since my Channel, : shrouded, by fog.: No delays can hardly be | men stired with it.
to furcs down a pland and polite tim (bruin the Far East), crew members were injured. defendech
The twin notes, made pubile! The United States had to pitie reunited Preis, United Press.
United Fress.
Communist Hun- presented the United States' flyers who had been given a in a radiowed to Me Bloch The B,443-ton British Tradi....
of/2081;"
locate and report the vessel's as Henry Nzloka Mull; was the
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position
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