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Former Egyptian Premier Inquiry Into Death
On High Treason Charges
from capacity-laden reser-| PLOTS AGAINST
volts, it is probable that
the comprehensive explana- tion of this paradox made yesterday by a spokesmun of the Water Authority will not satisfy everybody, yet in all fairness it must be acknowledged
that the
Colony's present-day water situation could hardly have been anticipated by earlier Administrations. When the Jubilee Reservoir WIN completed in the middle thirties it was genuinely believed that Hongkong had Holved ILA water supply problem for all time. AL the time storage capacity,
Only for the existing
THE
STATE
Goes On Trial Tomorrow
Cairo, Sept. 24.
An Egyptian ex-Premier, Ibrahim Abdel
filtration plant and reserve Hady, will face trial by the Egyptian Re- Cacilities were adequate not volutionary Tribunal on charges of “high population, but for a toler-treason," a spokesman of the Revolution abio increase in water con- Council said tonight.
sumers. The factors which
threw all this awry are well known and today Bome sympathy can be felt for the Water Authority in his predicament of trying to
supply a community that
The indictment accused Hady of having "contacted foreign circles" this year, "plotted against the security of the state and endangered the new regime."
- has swollen to two and a It was served to him in the foreigners'
half million people with the
fresh water they need,
prison here in Cairo.
Y far the most, irritating feature of the water supply problem is the inadequacy of Altering facilities, and while the official explanation that any major undertaking to Improve filtration at the various reservoirs would be prohibitively costly must be accepted, this offers no consolation to the knowledgement when it was disclosed that he had a bodyguard på
Hady's trial will begin on Saturday.
staged, it was said, in
Hady was arrested four days ago in a roundup
with the connection
coming "traitors" trial. He was previously arrested a year ago and held for three months.
He held several Cabinet posts under King Farouk and was Prime Minister from December 1948 until July 1949 when he resigned to become one of the opposition leuders in Parliament. Shortly after a stir was caused in Parlia-
188. men.
He was a delegate to the 1945. San Francisco.com- ference to found the United Nations, and visited Holly-
wood.
that. If more Altering could be accomplished, thero could be a substantial in- crease in the daily amount of water available tu the
The Revolutionary Tribunal, presided over by Wing public.
That
slight # improvement In this direc- Commander Abdel Latif Boughdady, the Minister of War and Marine, was set up two weeks ago to try "traitorg to the regime," and is empowered to impose punishmenta including the death sentence.-Reuter.
tion will materialise from additional filtration plant being installed at the Kowloon and Tytam reservoirs is to be welcomed, but it is obvious that until the Tai Lam Chung. Valloy project is completed, Hong- kong must continue to forgo normal water sup- plies, whether or not the reservoirs are full to over-
flowing. The official assurance has been made
that Tai Lam Chung will enable the Colony to enjoy a 24-hour water service throughout the year, but in view of past experience, anyone will be forgiven if ho regards that promise with some scepticism.
FACTORY
J
Tribal Chief Attacked
By Mau Mau Terrorist
Nairobi, Sept. 24.
A ferrorist today attacked Wakamba set or chief, Kasina Ndo, with a panga chopping knife severing his wrist and slashing his neck and stomach.
Reports reaching the police here said the attack against the 60-year-old chief the first on a Wakamba tribal elder since the Mau Mau emergency broke out near- ly a year ago was made by a member of his own tribal location, which lies about 100 miles east of here.
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The chief,
without who was his normal bodyguard, Was slashed in full view of about 40 other Wakamba tribesmen, nono of whom raised a hand to help him or to prevent the assailant's escape.
The
attacker, who police said was a Mau Mau member, acized the chief's shotgun before flee- ing. All 40 tribesmen near the chief when he was cut down were arrested.
and
The troopship Asturias reached England last week with repatriated British prisoners of war from Korea. Top picture shows Pte M. J. Bissell of the Gloucesters, being chaired by his relatives at the dockside. Above, some of the ex-POWs disembarking from the Asturias.
Lord Salisbury Accused Of
Reversing
British Policy
".
London, Sept. 24.
A left-wing Labour member of Parliament tonight accused the Marquess of Salisbury, Acting Foreign Secre- tary, of "reversing British policy towards (Communist) China's representation at the United Nations.”
Wonderful Homecoming For ex-POW
Indonesian Soldiers Desert
Sentence Story
JUDGES
QUERIED
(From ARTHUR COOK).
Teheran, Sept. 24.
An official inquiry started at Teheran army headquarters today to find out how the news of Mossadegh's death sentence leaked.
Four army judges and two official writers have already been questioned but the inquiry has been ordered to include every officer, typist and man who could have had any access to information on the trial.
Only newspaper in the world to carry the original report of the sentence was the Daily Express. This story was flashed back to Teheran and every newspaper here knew of the sentence. Only quick Government action stopped the story being spread across every newspaper's headlines.
For the Government is not sure, diploinnts abroad to igoro the if the time is right for han monarch. Ho blamed his announcement which may start Foreign Minister, Dr Hussein. jepore Ticks all over Persia,
Today Radio Teheran continued the systematic campaign against Mossadegh and demanded the death sentence but still the Com- mesodat Tudch Party, which would jours the pro-Mossadegh men in any uprising, are causing great
CONCOTÝL
Today several more Tudoh arms
pacta of Teheran and the freepor
Fatemi, for the ordeta diplomats.
to
At other times during the questioning, Keyhan reported, Dr Mossadegh refused to answer questions, and declared: "I will express my views in court."-- Router.
3
caches overe uncovered in various Rita Hayworth at the Milkary Academy's Married Again
AC
wyne arrested as
« Tudeh
Only 10 guests were invited to wedding in a private room
Las Vegas, Sept. 24. At Racht, 300 miles north of Rita Hayworth was married Teberan, police swooped on adoday to crooner Dick, Haymes Tutch meesing in a private house her fourth husband, in a botní arxl the Reds, when fading them ceremony as well as photo- Djakarta, Sept. 24, selver sutrombód, men de gruphed and staged as a movie Eighty-seven Indonesian One Tudeh supporters will scene.
killed; and beven wounded; · in Army men under the com-the small battle which followed. the mand of Lieutenant Ibrahim The Communist newspaper of the swank Sands Hotel in his Saleh have deserted their Maardom is still being circulated busy gambling resort, while a posts in the Tapanuli area in large numbers. Six thousand
sanall
ammy at newsreel and of North Sumatra.
copies of yesterday's issue word television cameramen, photo- adecovered when police swooped graphers and reporters recorded parently to join the insur- on a Teheran house today the entire event. gents in Acheen, according London Express Service,
her
to reports from Aneta News MOSSADEGH'S DEMEANOUR
Teheran,
24. Agency reaching 'Djakarta
Sept, The Teheran from Medan tonight.
nowspaper, Key sald
today that ex-Premier The deserters were of Acheen Mohammed Mossadegh, under his regime was origin. Taking with them all the arrest since firearms of their company, they nately argued and kept firm overthrown last month; alter- drove
In Army trucks Lo. Kotat- jane,
in the heart of South silence during a nine-hour in- Acheen.
terrogation at Saltanatabad pri- Information Minister F.L. on near here. Tobing, in a nationwide broad-
The
independent
evening
Rita, nervous us 4 first-time bride in her simple blue linen
dress, said her fourth "I do" while facing a battery of 16 meras and floodlights, Jud.co Frank Macnameo conducted the civil ceremony reading into # whired away United Press, microphone as "movie cameram
ITALIAN TROOP MOVEMENTS
cast tonight, appealed to the paper said he had tried to ap whole nation to remain calm pear "calm and "cool" during
Belstrada, Sept. 24. Tanjug, the official Yugoslav and to assist the Government the questioning.
NOWA EREKCy, reported today that where possible to carry out its Keyhan quoting "informed taska.
Mossadegh sources," said Drone Italian troops : had arrived Army
in the Yugoslav border. Gren had told a questioner the past few dogs. Referring to recent attacks by
that he was "doubtful" about armed gangs at police and Army
of the Shah's several
(Yugoslavia, bza In the authenticity
1 protested posts in several placesTM
cigned
against Italian Acheen, the Minister said Gov. decree ousting him from the troop movements in the meatier ernment Instruments had taken office of Premier.
area since the Italian-Yugoslov Но had denied that strong measures against the in-
he dispute over the border city of intended to depose the Shah and Trieste flared up a month ago), an surgents. The
tho that ho Government has
instructed Persian' Router. situation under control, he add-
In the meantime, Vice Chair- man of the Provisional Parlia ment Dr Tambunan suggested the Government to appeal to the Vice President,
Dr Mohammed
Hatta,
whose prestige in Achoen has always been very
to great
visit the area to help find a solution for
the difficulties there,
Not only. European ployees of estates in Achoen, but also a number of officials
with together
their. familles,
The ! MP, Mr Desmond While Britain has recognised have evacuated to Medan, the
Donnelly,
Pollce headquarters here said the chief had recently received a letter threatening his life.
Chia
"one of Kasina Ndo 边 the
most
progressive enlightened African chiefs in the Colony," a senior Government official said tonight. He had visticil Britain
several times and at least once since the war.
the Ing: The Kitui district
the kamba, reserve, where
"It is now the intention to
Chiang occurred, lien
Kai-shek's on the support
envoy in- borders of the Kikuyu tribal (Nationalist, lender) country.
Recently there have definitely." been signs of Mau Mau infJ- Mr Donnelly added: "It is an tration into the area in search exceedingly, grave matter that
of food and recruits.
speaking at Peiding, the feels that the Chinese capital city of North Sumatra, Newcastle-under-Lyme, tral England, said he had in- should not
Cen-place at the United Nations according to press reports
go to Communist reaching Djakarta. formation" to this effect, add China until that country has Two verscia from Lhoke- proved her- good Intentions at soumawe, on Acheen's northeast the Korean political' conference, coast, arrived in Medan harbour
-Reuter....
yesterday
rday with men, women and children
A Mau Mau threat to shoot all decistons can be taken bo
Africans scen riding on Nairobi
buses led to n complete boycott
hind the back of the British Parliament when it is not sitting and be instigaged by a remote
able to
of all bus services to African Individual who is not answer- locations today.
•
Russian People Not Told
from Asheen,
to other reports Achern, the insurgents are being
led
by former Republican Military Governor of Acheen Teuke Daud Bouruh.
who
letter found on an arrested courier of Kartosuwirjo, Washington, Sept. 24. has his headquarters in West The State Department said Java, reportedly revealed Daud This today the Soviet Union had not Beuruh had been appointed "the | mintò intervals were with a something that no House of told the Russian people about falante State" Army Command-
drawn because of д complete Conmens worth its sult will an offer by the United States, er for Acheen,Router. lack of passengers ----Reuter, tolerato for one minute."-7 Dritalh arid France to discuss
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statement on Lord at a meeting of the big four Salisbury's activities when the foreign ministers. As Desorters House of Commons moets again The Department's spokesman, Washington, Sept. 24... next month after the summer My Lincoln White, said a study
London, Sept. 24.” The Defence Department die recess,
of the Boviot prem and 'radla · Over, 618,090 "oversons_travel= closed today that American
Foreign
Office declined
vizited Britain showed that not 'a single word”: lors
between prisoners of war in Kores who forial comment on Mr. Donelly's bout the offer, contained in a January and August this year rofuse to be repatriated probatement but diplomatic quar Western hote of September 2, and record of 600,000 are cat ably would be
offers said, there has being no had been mentioned. clamed
posted by the year's end, it was desertors and it indicated action recant change in British policy The three-power note pro announced today might be taken against others towards the question of Composed a meeting of foreign who Started "progresd ve mutalet China's sout: at vitha ministers in Lugano, Switzers earnings would reach £135 United Prem
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