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THE CHINA/MAIL;, WEDNESDAY,}; JANUARY 28, 1953.
Washington Pondering
Next Move
Britain's New Weapon
Lomion, Jan. 27.
Britain is producing a 120 milimetre recolliers anti-tank gun of Uncon ventional design, the War Office revealed today.
It, Ares low-velocity projectile and is not well- propelled, the official said,
He declined to comment 04 reports that the run gives a better performaner
similar than any
weapon
produced by the
Sales-Reuter.
United
FURTHER
DEATHS
FROM FLU
London. Jan. 27. K'og Baudouin of Helgium, one of Europe's many thousands of influenza' sufferers, has re- covered and will resume count routine tomorrow.
The Pope is also recovering,
Reuler despatches Flu news in today also included:
Munich: Two more deaths necct by the elty authorities, bringing the total to 27. Most of the deaths have! been among the elderly. All Munich elementary schools are closed.
were
Stockholm: Sweden has hail only
outbreaks sporadic 'fu
west along the
coast. The country had 4.741 enses in the first half of January, ngainst 3,050 in the second half of December.
Vienna: The Epidemic hit Austria with full force today. Innsbruck had 2,000 cases and one death. The People's Party (Conservative) Committee there had difficulty in preparing Its
candidates list of
general election cause of the number fluenza victims.
month's
for next
Salzburg Province contem- plated closing all schools og so many children were affected. 'Flu cases
In Korea
UN OFFENSIVE SAID
TO BE CERTAIN
Washington, Jan. 27.
Sunday's ill-fated assault against Communist positions on T-Bone hill stirred anxious Con- gressional speculation today about the steps which President Eisenhower may be planning to bring the Korean war to an end,
Law-makers generally felt sure that Presi- dent Eisenhower sooner or later must put the stale- mated United Nations troops again on the offen- 'sive.
on
The feeling was general, however, that the new offensive must not be built around a frontal attack the deeply dug-in Communist lines such as
was at- tempted without success on Sunday.
Some Capitol source; believed that the President would order the main emphasis to be on an amphibious ascult behind Red lines coupled with a subsidiary head-on push plus heavy nir strikes of the inath communi- cations and rail centres in North Korea.
No matter what tuurse is follaed many Congressmen are convinced that the Americans
Cranes Facing Starvation
Tokyo, Jan, 27. 'The crunc preserve in Hokkaido. Kaliro.
Japan's Northernmost island, reported today it had rushed food to the
must brace themselveA for longer casualty llets,
Keeping a campaign promise, President Elsenhower went to Korea in December to see for himself what could be done to end the fighting on honourable terms,
Since then he has re- mained silent
ent about his plans.
However, a number of Con- Kresamen whe also went to
Korea and who talked to the same generals there believed that they have
pretty good
Iden of what kind of plan the President got. Specifically they balleve that two general courges were proposed to the President.
AMPHIBIOUS assault
Plan one, according to Con- gressional reports, calls for an Amphibious assault behind Red lines possibly
near Wonson, s coupled with push from the zouth-west to cut off from their Chinese allies three divisions
North Korcan troops in
that sector plus olr attacks on rail and communica- iion centres, probably by non- atomic bombs.
Pope Creates Daring Voyage By
Cardinals
Pope Pius XII shown at the secret Consistory, at the Vatican during which he created 21 new Cardinals.
Express Photo.
Ruler Of Morocco Changes Attitude
Makes Approach To France
Paris, Jan. 27.
Akon National Park to rescue
star of core of cranes from
vation.
About 30 cranes are ilving in the Akan area, the world's only known breeding place of
this rare species of birds.
Snow,
which was specially among American troops station-heavy this year, has deprived
them of food.
Ten of the hungry birds strayed out of the park and
new Premier, M. Rene Mayer, for examination. by village people were found
also reported were
cd there.-Reuter.
SPREADS TO 200
Tokyo, Jun. 27. The epidemie of Influenza,
who notified the preserve,- which
has sent Japanese Beuler. every part of the country to bed during the past few weeks, has spread to the animals, om- cials of the Tokyo Zno reported 1оdлy.
Zoo officials said the animals
on the way to are now covery after several injections.
rc-
hundred
But goats, giraffes, elephants and hippopotami arc now nursing heavy rolds.-Router.
Colombo, Jan. 27. The British
actress, film
nir Vivien Leigh, arrived by today to start on the shooting of "Elephant Walk," in which she is to take the leading role. co-stars, Dana Andrews ard
Peter Finch, have also arrived here.-Reuter,
Her
8
Double-Deckers
For Bangkok
pressure.
The theory behind this plan is that the Reds are suffering from a manpower shortage and will
fold
up under proper
Some of the military men, however, say that this will not work. They say that I would lead only to another stalemate at some point higher up in the peninsula.
Plan two is the same as plan onc with these controversial exime: a naval blockade of the
air China coast,
attacks on Red bases in Manchuris aud' guerilla attacks on the Chinese Bangkok, dan, 27.
mainlond by Chiang Kai-shek's troops London-type double decker Formosan
to draw on to make their Chinese · defence- tro-på-from buses are appearance In the Thai capital. Korea and possibly starting up-
in China Itself, The
Transport Department risings
WOULD MEAN RISKS of the Ministry of Communica- tions has been ordered to pur- Either plari embodies new chase all existing bus transport risks. Also, neither plan would betulemment en main routes
repiace guaranice 11 Anal them with double-deckers, since nobody contemplates an This is the second step in the invasion of China or her defeat move to modernise Bangkok's In the usual sense.
The The transport.
Government
objective, apparently, horse would be to wreck her military banned rickshas and
Jun. 1-Associated Press.
and
The Sultan of Morocco, Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef, has asked the French Government to resume negotiations on the stalled French reforma programme for Morocco, informed sources said today,
The proposal was made last week in a letter to President Vincent Auriol who handed, it over to the
"PERFECT
MARRIAGE”
AT END
Hollywood, Jan 27. The Academy Award winning actress, Anne Baxter ended her perfect Hollywood marriage" to actor John Kodiak tuday by and fell asleep in front of her testifying that he mocked her
friends,
The 20-year-old actress, who sald
the
English
Woman
Sails Across Atlantic
Plymouth, Jan. 27. A 38-year-old English widow has galled the stormy Atlantic all alone in a tiny yacht — the first woman ever to do so, a message from the West Indies dis. closed today.
Attractive Mru Ann Davidson vowed she would try agai after her husband was ditwned in a first unsuccessful attempt by the couple three years ago. Thair 70-foot ketch sank in a stom and only Mr Davidson mirvived.
A Plymouth shipbuilders! firm sold it received a cable from Mr. Davidson sent today from Portsmouth, Dominica, iri
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had landed safely after a "tough crossing' in her 23-foot yacht, Felicity Ann.
Dominica
is all British island in the Caribbean, midway between French Martinique and
It is one of the Islands,
Mrs Davidisca left the Canary Islands on November 20 and headed out into the Atlantic for the long last leg of her eple voyage that began here last May 18. She said then she was heading for Florida and hoped to ret
get there in 40 days,
When the 40 days stretched to more than 80 without word from her, friends feared she had been lost at sea.
TWICE GIVEN UP Twice
before on the present trip Mrs Davidson was given up for lost-once when she was overdue in reaching Dottarencz, France, and 1 again when she was lete in arriving at Cambianca.
Mrs Davidson said before leaving England that she had on
Tepressible
urge to
"I must be was quoted as saying.
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Mrs Davidson took with her on the first leg from England only about 10 weeks' supply of food. Her Bermudan rigged yacht car- ried between 80 and 100 gallons of diesel oil for its fue horse- power auxiliary engine.
As for clothing, Mrs Davidson look along one change and a set of oilskins. по
Informants sald that French-educated Sultan longer called for the abrogation
Mesars, Mashford Bros., the ship- Mrs Davidson's message to of the 1912 treaty establishing builders, said only "Arrived at France's protectorate North African kingdom.
over his
Porkmouth, Dominica, Tough crossing. F. A. (Felicity Ann) Instead, the Arab ruler sug up.co. Ann." It was timed 10.43 gested arrangements which would permit France to continuem local time.
The story of her voyage must
the await
telling Associated
its control over Morocco.
No official confirmation of the Pre report could be *cceived
Immediately.
The French Government is at present conducting a thorough
the survey of
situation in Morocco, and in Tunisia with its representatives in the protec-
torates.
TIES RECALLED
Factor For
Peace
Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 27..
corts from the, streels as from force and then hope for the "basically Incompatible," won tions between the Sultan and "The union cf freedoni-
A British Crossword Puzzle
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Exact coples (8).
11 Gets ready (0).
12 Church recess (4).
13 Denude (5).
18 Vegetable dish (5).
19 Responsibility (4).
22 Swelling (8).
24 Wont down (8).
25 Snuggle (6),
20 Unexcelled (8).
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DOWN
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10 Danger (5),
14 Mnd (5).
15 Processions (7).
10 Tittle-tattle (6), !.
17 Fall. (0), (i
20 Song (5).
31 Concur (6),
22 Face (4)
28 Optical glass (4).
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best.
One House member cĺted Sunday's attack on T-Bone hill as proof that a frontal assault
on Red lines would be too cost- ly in lives to be practical.
Allied planes and
Taarullery
she and Hodiak werd Unlike the past, when relo-
French Resident-General, loving nailons in the Common- Interlocutory deeree in a the
blasted the hill into what should | cd thatrinalus, į
Du
superior court by telling Judge General Augustine Guillaume; } wealth is the greatest single Alfred Bartlett that her husband were rather strained, the ruler's factor for world peace." Lien- was rude even in his sleep, message recalled the close cral Sir Gerald Templer,
Judge
Bartlett granted her links with French
High Commissioner, said today. $350 a month support for their lives, the sources apresenta-Malayan
They added that one reason Speaking al a Republic of year-old
Sir Gerald change in the India Day dinner. $50 monthly for the sudden have been nothing but rubble, for the establishment of a trust Sulian's attitude might be the said: "What is particularly ca- But when
en Ailled infantrymen fund for the child. Misa Baxter fallure of the nationalist parties couraging to us in Maloya and moved up the ridge Red was given $1 token alimony;
large-scale support of to the people of South-cast soldiers rose unscathed from
Friends said that part of the their bid to expel the French.
| International public opinion* in Asia, is that India is prepared holes and halted the
to look beyond its own frontiers, the attack trouble probably was due to the No oficial with grenades and rifle are.
communique was in helping to promote world Not even
the atomic bomb fact that she was a member of a
released after prominent Burlingame,
today's meeting peace in this part of the globe. be counted on could
to drive
between General Guillaume This has been fornia, family and the
amply de- Premier the Communists from tunnels
Mayer at themonstrated by India's recent official residence. efterts to break the Korean United Press.
deadlock,"-Reuter,
obtain
and trenches, Congressional ex-and-draghter of architect and
Frank Lloyd Wright, while Zitter's
perts belleve-United Press.
ROK STRENGTH
Washington,
Jan.
21. South Korea has enough men to increase its divisions from 12 to 20, according to Brigadier- General Chang Char Kuk, formerly commanding general of the 1st Republic of Korea Corps.
were
In an Interview here today he sald heavy tanks, artillery, and more training facilities needed if South Korea was to continue ita stand against Com- munism
He Is visiting America to study the United States Army reservo system—Reuter.
Hodink was
the ∙BON of + Pennsylvania coal miner. -- United Press.
Ex-Actress
Was Spy For Reds
Maria
Bonn, Jan. 27.
faded Anna Knuth, former film star, confessed at her trial today that she was the mastermind · of a spy cell for Communist Poland.
Return To Gold Mrs Knuth, p
pole and shrunken
Standard Asked
destined
from s serious heart ailment, from her blanket. covered wheelchair that she be fieved the Poles only wanted in- Washington, Jan. 27. formation about Western der Representative Daniel A. Reed mon “economic conditions; when (Republican, New York), Chair-sha went to work for them. In men of the House Ways and |-1948. Means Committee, has intro-
The prosecutor said Mra duced legislation "proposing, a | Kauth gave the Communista return to the gold standard. scret formation about the The measure, Mr Reed salt, strength of Allled troops in the would "restore ine right of the Rhineland.
American citizen troelv to own Mr Kruh was charged with gold and coins,' return control recruiting three employees of öter the public purse to the the Frankfurt Polles Depart people, restrain further deterio mont into her cell, and obtaining fallon of our currency, enable secret reports from thum holders of paper money to re- Tucso employees? and deem it in gold coln on demand, defendant In the first post-war and establish and maintain a spy, trial of Chemmats ↑ by; the domestle: gold coin standard.am West Gomen Court United
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