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COMMENT OF
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A Notable Anniversary
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EGYPT TURNS DOWN Fire Guts
Not A Blockade
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Says Eden Participation
Questions On Now Restrictions
T has been claimed by the Editor of the London Timer that 50 years is not a very long time in the history of an institution, even news- papers. Nevertheless, the South China Morning Post en today observe its jubilee with a becoming sense of pride and satisfaction, for during its fifty years existence it has established itself በካ the leading English-reading journal in the Far East. The many and spontaneous
· of messages congratulations which the paper has received from all over the world
an acknowledgment uf this
The British Government in achievement. The funda troduced legislation mental quality which has ago clamping strict new licensing two days guided the South China | regrictions on the shipping of Morning Post
its strategic goods to Red China position of eminence in the from British ports. newspaper world has beon Labourite Demon Donnelly its fearless impartiality. Itsilt in the Commons today the has throughout the last 50move gave the impression "that yeurs faithfully carried out this was a political demonstra- its self-imposed responsition which might slide into a bility of moulding und No naval blockade is intended,
London, Mar. 18.
The Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden, told the House of Commons today Britain's new restrictions on trade with Red China. are not aimed at blockading. the Chinese coast,
kre
to
guiding public opinion, has alligently protected public interests through timely and
naval blockade".
Mr Eden declared, raying are adopting, but a strengthening
This is not a new policy we
of the fundamentals of a policy we are obliged to carry out by a United Nations resolution May, 1951."
constructive criticism of official policy, und hus carefully presented the hard news of the day without The UN resolution called on misleading embellishment.all UN members to slop selling On thin foundation the goods to Cluna that would help Morning Post of Hongkong the Reds wage war in Korea, has built its proud and enviable reputation which extend far beyond the boundaries of the Colony. That the South China Morning Post is today
strategic cargoes before the new British restrictions, Eden said:
Asked the size of the trude in
"I do not consider it all large, but it is a fact that in many American minds it bulks very
much."-Associated Press. regarded in London, New
LYTIELTON EXPLAINS York and the capital elties of Australia
London, Mar. 19. as the most
Mr Oliver authoritative dally
the Lyttelton, news- Far East Colonial Secretary, said in the paper in the emphasises more than any-House of Commons today that 110 strategic goods. subject to thing else the success the Hongkong export control, were journal has achieved. exported under licence to China Loday's anniversary is more than the jubilee of a rews paper. It is also the 50th birthday uf
company. which, under imaginative
But
In Canal
Talks Refused
Cairo, Mar. 18.
The Egyptian Government has rejected the United States offer to take part “as à third party” in the forthcoming Anglo-Egyptian talks on the Minister of National Guidance, told a press con- evacuation of the Suez Canal, Mr Fuad Galal,
ference here tonight.
The first suggestion to bring in the United States was made by Great Britain, Mr Galal said. He added that the United States believed that as the friend of both countries she could not re- main aloof from these vital talks,
He said no date had yet been fixed for the opening of the evacuation talks.
The United States offer to help in solving the Canal Zone dispute was disclosed earlier today by the Ambassador in Cairo, Mr Jefferson Caffery, who said it was essential for the welfare of both Britain and. Egypt for a just solution to be reached as possible.-Router.
NEW INSTRUCTIONS
London, Mar. 18. Brtain is to make a new formal attempt in Cairo this week to break the deadlock in the preliminary negotiations on the Canal Zone, which blocks a settlement of the Middle East's
are
leadership, has strikingly goods re-exported to
taken to ensure that strategle meeting earlier this week have:
Boon as
in the Cunaj Zone, She wants to be reasonably sure" before committing herself to evacua- tion that some alternativo arrangements wilf afford securi --- ty In this strategically vilar area, the sources said,
In the British view this can be done in various
ways which would take into account prestige considerations on both sides.
Factory
of
The famous Danish shipbuilding factory Burmeister and Wain in Copenhagen has been com pletely gutted by fire, and the damage is estimated at over five million kroner-London Express.
Commons Question On Kai Tak
London, Mar, 18. Mr Oliver Lyttelton, the Colonial Secretary, WAS asked In the House of Commons today what pro- had been made in gress drawing пр # detailed scheme for the develop- ment of the existing cfyll airport at Kai Tak, Hong- kong.
defence, officials disclosed today. Fresh Instructions being sent to the British Ambassador,
There need not necessarily be Sir Ralph Stevenson, for a new round of talks with the Egyptian prior formal Egyptian accession Prime Minister, Mohammed to the projected Middle East Naguib, and the Foreign Minis- Defence Command but there
should ler, Mohammed Fawzi expected binding her to align herself with be some understanding in 1952, "except for a few in- to start before the weekend. significant items specially au-
the Western Powers for the The differences between protection thorised for non-strategic uses."
of the Middle East, Brllain
which the sources added. and Egypt He added in reply to a ques-
the first oficial tion that "strict precautions are emerged
SOVIET WARNING nelgh-dashed hopes for an early agree-
Cairo reports of Russia's re- contributed to the develop beuring territories,, other than ment on mulilateral Middle
newed warning against Egypt's of high class China, are for genuine local use East defence arrangements. All
participation in the Middle East journalism in Hongkong. Its and are not re-exported to that is being attempted at Defence
Organisation were held fore, to devise progressive policy has China.
present is therefore,
view to support the Western brought high
formula which that the Kremlin's eyes remain ù face saving of strategic amount efficiency to the newspapers cargo passing through the colony would make it possible to go focused on this vital area and it controls, and the reading in transh is also estimated to
ahead
with full-dress negotia- that effective defence arrange-
the Canal Zone after mont on
should ments must be provided without public have received com- be insignificant. mensurate benefits, The "Intensive measures are taken preliminary moves have run in-delay.
to considerable trouble. South China Morning Post, to prevent smuggling of strategic and the quantilles Ltd., and its principal daily goods
to be publication, merit without smuggled are believed
very small-Reuter.
ment
technical
qualification the congratu lations which have been extended to them on their notable anniversary, and it can be confidently predicted that the future holds for them as many outstanding achievements 08 have marked their frat half Century.
Trade Hindrances
The
Catastrophic
Earthquake Recorded
Rome, Mar. 19. INGAPORE economic Two Italian observatories officials have hastened to last night recorded "a catas- the defence of their
trophic earthquake" ' which Indonesian colleagues against critical merchants they located either in the in Singapore. The measures Balkans or the Middle East,
The Prato Observatory taken in Djakarta also con-"
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PREPARING BIG OFFENSIVE IN INDO-CHINA
Saigon, Mar. 18. The Communists in Northern Indo-China are preparing for a drive into the state of Laos, which could carry them within striking distance of the Burmese border, observers said here tonight.
the
A campaign into Laos would also take Communist-led Vietminh rebels into one of the world's richest opium growing areas. This could yield valuablə income for the financially hard-pressed rebels. Besides its use as a narcotic, opium has medicinal uses,
Usually reliable sources rak
the French have evacuated civilian
familles from the state's fifth largest town, Sam Neus. The High. Command
fears that the town of 3,000 in- habitants will be the target of
Vietminh offensive within
the next few weeks,
The rebels already have be- tween one and two divisions standing north of Sam Neus. within about 30 miles of
the
town. The French High Com- mand decided to build up de- fences there Inst October and was offered American Anancial help to bring its airstrip up to operational NUMBERED
standards.
area
to
For security reasons the High Command
unwilling divulge its strength at Sam Noua. But observers who visited the
recently said that French troops with their Laotian allics were outnumbered,. On the other hand the French have the considerable advantage of being able to get in suppiles by air.
Neua in
Big 5 Fail To Reach
Agreement
United Nations, Mar. 18. The Big Five-Dritain, the United States, France, Na- tionalist China and Russia today considered nine people, Including Mrs Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit and Sir Benegal Narsing Rau of India, as successors Mr Trygve Lie as United Na tions Becretary-General, came to no agreement.
to
bub
Mr Valerian Zorin of Russia meeting sald in effect that it was questioned by reporters after the "no secret that the Soviet Union would favour either of the In- dians for the post,
Northeast of Sam Tonking French and Allied Tho meeting of the five troops have carried out a large nations Britain, the United motorized raid in the Black States Russia,
and River area, the French High Nationalist Chins -- broke up Command
announced tonight, after an hour-and-tucequarters:
They destroyed rebel communi cations but met little resistance. The raid carried the French across the Black River at a point west of Hanoi. This might place the are some 60 miles from Sam Neua.
Though the announcement did not link the raid with the threat to Laos, it had been expected that the Arst French counter- rebel communications. action would be to break up
New York, Mar, 18.
delta and the Thai Pan-American Airways country in Northern Tonking. A rebel campaign into Laos would an action in open a new phase-Reuter, "Initial surveys common
today won which singers_Jane_Froman alternative To various schemes have been com and Gĺpsy Markoff sued for pleted." Mr Lyttelton re- millions of dollars as the piled. "A detailed survey of one of these schemes
result of a plane crash ten finished in years ago. June."--Reuter.
be
NARRIMAN FACES MORE
The Soviet Minister in Cairo, It has been reported that un-Josef Kozyrv, was said to have Icas the talks
get underway drawn alicntion to last year's soon, Field Marshal Sir William Russia's formal warning on this soon, Slim may go to Australia to Issue in an interview with the take up his post os Governor-Egyptian Foreign Minister,
Hls departure General
Expert sources suggested one evas postponed recently to enable way to avercome the delicate him to participate In im-procedural difficulties would be to spilt up the projected Cairo portant Stiez negotiations,
negotiations. One set would be strictly Anglo- Egyptian and dealing with evacuation. The other would, simultaneously with United States participation, con-
the
CHIEF DIFFICULTY The chief difficulty stems,
the British view, from the con-
Bicting Anglo-Egyptian approach
to the
TROUBLE
Geneva, Mar. 19, the problem of evacuation.
onsider the wider aspects Egypt wants the evacuation of Egyptian co-operation in
of Ex-queen Narriman of the Egypt is expected to face a British forces to be uncondi
broader Middle East defence ret
Such
BOY SLAYS TWO WITH GUN
Franco
The Big Five had met at the quest of the Security Council in an effort to break the dead- lock in the Council, Last week it voted on Brigadier-General Carlos P. Romulo, of the Skrzeszewski, of Poland, and Philippines, Mr Stanislaw Mr Lester B. Pearson of Canada.
Mr
The statement after today's meeting said that in oddillon to those already voted on by the Hitherto the heavy battles of Security Council, the Big Five the war in Northern Indo-China exchanged views on the follow- have been confined to the ing names mentioned as possible Tonking
candidates: Mrs Vijaya Lakshmi of India, Sir Benegal Pandit, Narsing Rau, of India, Prince Wan Waltayakon, of Thailand,
Nasrollahı
Entezam, Persia, Dr Padilla Nerva, of Mexico, Mr Eduardo Zuletz Angel, of Colombia, Professor, A. S. Bokhari, of Pakistan, Dr Bebien, Nebraska Mar. 18.
Charles Mallk. of the Lebanon, A 13-year-old boy shot and and Mr M. Bohemon, of Sweden. killed his own and, five-year-old sister when
"So far the permanent mem to watch bers have come denied permission
to no agreO- television at a neighbour's honte.ment on what proposals to make county attorney, Mr to the Security Council," the The New York State Supreme W.O. Baldwin, said the boy, statement said, Court Judge, Aron
claimed he Stetter, Lawrence Young, directed that a limited award of only intended to shoot his
The Big Fivo are due to re- $9,050 be made to Miss Froman
Virile port to the Couneli tomorrow- mother,
Reuter, and $0,580 to Mi Markoff Stewart,-Reuter, small fraction of the amounts they had sought.
But the company will have to pay nearly $19,000 in limited damages under international alg- ways low.
Both were injured when a Pan-American plane crashed in the Tagus river near Llabon, Portugal, killing 24.
Miss Froman, in hospital for
000.
tional without any prior commit-up. The latter would also deal constitutional row in addi-years from injuries and with mention put on tune with any possible future Ameri- tion to her marital troubles one leg still in braces, sued for participation in overall, Middle can aid to Egypt.
$2,500,000. Miss Markoff, who East defence arrangements. For
when she leaves here for claimed partial loss of the use procedure, it this reason she understood to
Cairo probably tomorrow, of one hand, asked for $1,000,- argued, might help to remove have rejected United States par- the impression that evacuation Friday. ticipation in the Canal Zone is "directly" dependent on
The damages awarded by the It was learned here overall defence arrangements.
that State Supreme Court were the talks.
powerful group Britain, supported by the
Britain feels that she has officers close
of Republican maximum which could be given to the Egyptian under
an International ст oppose the Minister, General vention miting liability for
death or 10-year-old fight to $8,300 plus loss of be- Injury in International her husband, longings unless
Florence announced that fis ro- United States, insists that an❘ Unlied States support in her Prime cern Hongkong. Dr Sumitro, cording machinery was thrown evacuation must in no circum- current approach to the Canal Mohammed Nugulb, the Finance Minister, in out of action by the violence of stances leave a detence vacuum Zone issue-United Press. broadcast, explained that the quake, which is estimated Indonesia. Is passing to be 1,500 kilometres (950
through a critical poriod, miles) away.
for on top of the long The Bendandi Observatory at struggle for recovery has Fancza, near Bologna, also ro- now come the commodity ported
Its instruments dis. Located by the shack
recession serious enough to catastrophic proportions such as
one-sided have Its
not been recorded for
dierupt
economy. The situation is many years" Reuter.
very unpalatable to, mer- chants with overstocked godowns in Singapore and
HITS TURKEY
Ankara, Mar. 10.
A strong earthquake was re- to their potential customers ported last night from central in Indonesia, but at least and western Turkey after nine Indonesia has resisted the o'clark local time.
No information is yet avall temptation to retrench in- able, but, heavy damage and discriminately throughout loss of life is feared, Reuter. every branch of the nation's
economy. But the acceptance
of Indonesia's position on
MIG-15 Pilot Secretly Smuggled To Britain
After
Copenhagen, Mar, 18.
24
return of the beauty who left ex-King Farouk,
in Rome.
in
his exile
wilful
conduct were proved.
mis-
The former Queen, mother of ful misconduct. The judge re The jury today found no wil- the baby king, Ahmed Fuad II,
was to have left today. But Jeeted a a motion to
she postponed, the trip, in order Jury's verdict as unfair,
to
Home.
fly by routo
avoiding
asido tha
and
Mas Froman, Miss Markoff and Mr Donald Ross, Miss It was stated that she want- Froman's former husband, had meeting with her husband and failure of the plot to follow ed to avoid a possible airport charged that negligence
Instructions landing
wero responsible for the crash,
Tho
judge mada no award to Mr Ross, who had sought $100,- 000 for loss or Miss Froman's. services during her incapacity--- Reuter,
B-36 BOMBER
CRASHES
Franciszek Garecki, 21-year-old Pole who escaped to Denmark with the first MIG-15 to fall intact into Western son.-Reuter, hands, has been smuggled secretly to Britain by air.
being
questioned, to the American Sabre-Jets but thoroughly by the RAF he will its range is limited," go to America.
Garceki The Danish- Government
fled without direct feared he might be kidnapped to the bad conditions in Poland, prompting from the West owing or murdered by Communist
-: agents to silence him and so which is now one of the worst-
Washington, Mar. 19. held
The United States Air Force him in a Copenhagen fed countries in Europe. prison, though theoretically a
reported today it had been ad- Word has spread through vised that a B-38 bomber had a political refugee he was A tapo and other formalities
free/mon.
Poland that people who get out crashed near Torbay, Newfound- which CAUBO inordinate
London, Bins, 18.-
Garecki has much to say are welcomed on the Western land.
London, Mar 18 delay, and Impose undue Queen Mary, grandmother of about the organisation, train side of the Iron Curtain, and The Air Force said Canadian Britain's 1003 budget-telling atrain on tempers. Happily Queen Elizabeth, had ang-strength and readiness, of Grecki seized the opportunity authorities reported the Anding Britons whether their taxes will
10 dash for freedom to Born of seven bodies. Indonesian officials have very restful day,"-it was stated the Red ale forces.
goup. For down-is expected promised early aimplifica-her London home,
tonight at. Marlborough, House,
Sketchy reports received here to be announced by the Chân- Experts who have examined hold when dir patrol off the the LIG my: "It's a beautiful) Polists" (const were increased also said that one United States cellor of the Exchequer, My tions of the dimeulties over
Queen Mary has been confined job, "very manomuvrable, and during the pante following B-20, and Canadian Air Force R.A. Butler on April 15, valuations, pro formas, and to be now three weeks with files at about 750 miles an hour. | Stalin's Illness. Express plance had flown to the scene.... | Purliamentary other troubles.
gastric trouble---Raton,
[In como' way it seems superior 1 Service,
Router.
today.-Router.
basic policy leads to greator Queen Mary Has
stresa on the vexatious red
Rostful Day
Har
Britain's Budget Day, April 14
quarters sald
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