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New Phase
NEW phase has developed
In the dark hide-and-seok confusion of blood, steel, bulleta and fear of the Mau Mau war. The terrorists have been driven from the Aberdare and Konyn forcata and are now trying to main- tain themselves in the settled nreas of Nairobi. โก one sense it might be regarded as a great milltary success but taken in conjunction with the campaign as A whole the effect of this achievement In somewhat mitigated by the sober realisation that the fighting lins been merely transferred to a new and more terrible setting the very homes of the town-dwelling Kikuyus. This is a savage and bar- barous campaign, where fear. ia an oven greater and more potent weapon than the ugly steel paaga knives of the Mau Mau which have carved their cruel and ugly mark In the life of Kenya. This scourge has all but frayed the nerves of the people coming on top of the natural
of disasters
1953-the
foot locusts,
und fluke, mouth and wire worm, to mention just a few.
WITH this background in
We
CAR more
mind, readfly undereland The the growing agitation by
CHINA
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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY." 23, 1954.
DULLES REITERATES
"NO RECOGNITION"
American Attitude To
Red China
Washington, Feb. 22.
Fears that American foreign policy was moving towards recognition of Communist China were allayed today by the American Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, who assured Con- gressional leaders that the United States would not recognise the Peking government and that this non-recognition had been a pre-condition of America's taking part in the Geneva conference.
A State Department communique issued after Mr Dulles had reported to Congressional leaders
on the results of the Berlin conference stated that
the Secretary of State had made it plain that there
would be no American recognition of Communist
China-either de facto or de jure.
Soviet Army
Ready
London, Feb. 22. The Soviet Defence Minister, Marshal Nikolai Bulganin, de clared today that "our armed forces are in a position to deliver
blow
upon any a crushing enemy."
"At present our armed forces are strong enough to cool down those hotheads who have jost their senses and who might try to encroach upon our indepen dence," he said.
The official communique on the meeting revealed that the Secretary of State had told both Republican and
Democrat Con- aressional leaders of the results achieved at Bellin after which a general discussion had been hold.
A.
17
Mr Dulles, said the communi- que, had made the following points:
1. As far as Europe was con- verted,
the Berlin conference had forced the Soviot Union to show its hand a hand that still held fast to what it had now and a hand that sought to frarp some more."
50
Jet Plane
H-Bomb
Breaks Up In Believed
Mid Air
Cheadle, Staffordshire, Feb. 32.
A Venom Jet fighter, one
of Britain's top secret sit-
orati, broke up in mid alr near here today and crERH- ed, killing the pilot.
The plane, oficially known as a DIÍ 112, roared low over villages and farma Viagern saw the plane disintegrate and then crash into a field.
Performance details of the Venom, which is being built for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, ato still on the secres 11. France and Australia have placed several ordern for 11.--Reater.
Indo-China
Fighting Lull Only Temporary
Paris, Feb. 22.
On Way To Eniwetok
Honolulu, Feb. 22.
The closing of Eniwetok Island 'caused heightened speculation today that the hydrogen bomb is on its way to the Marshall Islands atoll.
An order closing the secret base was issued yesterday. It was to remain effective for 24. hours. There was no official ex- planation for the ordia,
shid
SOTY
to
The weather. Burcou (yat there was no closo the Island because · of weather conditions. They were inost favourable in the area;
Reliable sources doubled that the island would be closed-co make runway repairs. If such were the case it would be more likely that the work would be dotle in other than a holiday weck.
These sources emphasised that they wire only speculating about delivery of the hydrogen bomb... The Ughtest security is
* bring
the malatalied, about forthcoming explosion. The Communist . High
the sources said, the fafundit. Command in Indo-China isgical reason for closing expected to resume its would be to parmis safe delivery ofensivo - shortly. to: a suln, the #bomb, the maximum of ground F. The bomble due to be exe before the start of the ploded in the next few weeks, It is believed that scientists are Genevri conference on Asia awaiting ideal weather, and in April, military 'quarters wind conditions. said here tonight,
NON-STOP FLIGHT
The present_lul! in nearly
No B-30's were reported In' Indo- all sectors of the Chinese battle theatre was or out of Hawail in the past day or so, This would indicate that regarded here as purely the bomb-if it is being flown→→ temporary.
would be carried on a non-stop
direct from the mainland.
insisted that "surprise" play
tests. The heavy have been tested far
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11-Year-Old Schoolgirl Strangled
Russia's
ia's Royal capital of Luang Prabang A-bomb and H-bomb Japanese Announcement
Puzzles
Businessmen
Picture opposite is that
of Margaret Spevick, 11- year-old schoolgirl, who was recently found dead in a one-roomed flat in Hove, Sussex. She had been strangled. A search was made for a Chelsea artist, William R. Hepper, and he has since been de- tained by police in Spain. Top picture showa'za London," pavement artist who contributed" "to" the search for Hepper by exhibiting a drawing of him on a London pave 'ment. - Daily Express photos.
Ex-Gestapo Men On Trial
Paris) - Fab, Jaka
The Nazi "Butchers of Paris, ES General Karl Oborg, and.
his chief alde, Colonel, Helmuth Knochen went on trial; for war- timo atrocities this afternoon after the French military tribunal had
their plea
for an
cused the
20 ctment ac-
68-year-old Gestapo
police commander who held occupied France in a grip of terror, and this aide of countless forures, beatings, and Bxdis- criminate shootings. –
Allaying the expressed fears of certain Con- settlers for stronger actiongressional leaders that America's taking part in the against the Mau Mau, But Geneva conference implied recognition of Communist it is becoming more obvious | China, Mr Dulles addressed his audience for over an every day as criticism con-
hour and a half. tinues
Sir of
Evelyn Baring's administration and General Erskine's command that the struggle has been seriously jeopardised by the failure to achieve effective political action supported by all sections of the corn- munity. Necessarily it has taken the Army many months to develop an effes. tive form of attack against the terrorists. Important made be changes must speodity in the role of the the Security Army and Forces to meet new develop- ments. Above all, there is n
it was not; excluded in ill- }cal sou very clear need for national check the
2. As far ns Asia was con-tary quarters here that General leadership to
B-47's-will Giap the Com- cemed, there would be no re- Von Nguyen
the Commander-in - Chief, part in disintegration of the politi-
cognition of the Chinese Communist cal forces, to strengthen thei
munist regime. The United might still try to capture the jet bombers found - Laotian Jand "The Soviet morale of the people and to
Government
States, the communique added, strongly defended mobilise all races behind the | takes every measure to maintain had obtained Soviet Government now that the normal relations with capitalist formal agreement to that cot in a bid to "soften up" French because of their higher speeds.
I is known that at least one to enable the
dition Mau Mau have been driven states in order
that efforts to unity and Vietnamese public opinion out of their forest hide-outs, peoples tu continue their peace Korca and promote peret in on the eve of the Geneva con- B-47 passed through Honolulu
fut lives as
last month en route to Eniwetek. long as possible," it in regrettable that White-Bulganin sald in a speech high-cut changing the basic American thought it was more likely that tests will be a series of
Indo-China could proceed with ference.
But mifitary quarters here Some sources said that the hall is inclined to put more lighting extraordinary celebra-
experi falth in the findings of tons.marking
Singapore, Feb. 23. the 30th anni-policy en China,
the Communists would turn to mente using both atomic and delegations of MP's from versary of the Soviet Army and
There were very few com "caster" targets, such as a drive hydrogen vehicles, climaxed by
Singapore business circles are puzzled by the an- tho mountainous an actual drop of a full-sized ments after the meeting. Westminster but it is even Navy,
Northern Laos to bydrogen bomb. jungles of
nouncement by the Japanese Ministry of Trade that more regrettable that the
Senator William Knowland reach the Burma frontier.
Japan expects to export more cotton and rayon textiles. reason lies in the complete Army constitutes the guarantee gave a terse "No comment.”
The
Communists
MAINTAIN SECRECY obvious Inability of
local
In the past, 50 per cent of a British military court for the psychological
quota that the peaceful
aim is to secure
Last year, the officials of the Two more increase settlera to forge a common people will continue. Any future
House Speaker Mariin said victories which will
Japanese textiles allowed into Japanese imports ive been murder of British paratroopers Atomic Energy Commission that the meeting had been the clamour for a truce in approach to the problem of enemy knows that they will."-
Singapore was set at 70,000,000 prints, 20 per cent dyed goods but their sentences were later "very Intereating United Press.
sub-France and will frighten the passed through Honolulu
Straits dolines, and by the end and 80 pr cent rayen goods commuted to life imprisonment.
France-Presse. stantial."
supporters of the three national Saturday night. They refused to governments of Vietnam, Laos give their names, identify them- of the year well over half this Router. Republican Senator Homer ant Cambodia," • one French selves or disclose their desting amount had not been taken up
by merchants in the form Ferguson of Michigan said he officer said.
tion was certain that the invitation
could cer- However, it known that icences. to Communist China did not tainty be expected to exert the two are scheduled to fly to early this week mean recognition of the Mae maximum pressure during the Eniwetok Tse-tung regime, France next two months to strengthen aboard a military plane. their caso at the Geneva
The last of the Honolulu-based ference, these quarters here technicians left for the test area last wock, Pan-American and COMPLETE CONFIDENCE United Airlines reported heavier there W25 complete than average flow of AEC and confidence here that General Government representatives from Henri Navarre, the French the mainland to Honolulu. From Commander-a-Chier, would there, they transfer to special succeed in holding all strate military planes for the flight to
oally impotany of the 12,000
the testing grounds.
AEC
officials said here that Communist division the Communiete will know of hours or ed and machine-gunned the which invaded Northern Laos within a matter trapped. zermants of: "General is still stationary in the jungle at the most within a week Cargo's terrorist gang. today about 80 kilometres from Lung when the bomb explodes.
Prabang.
Their dolly patrol plans will after Kenya's fiercest battle with the Mau Mau.
the radioactive con- together with measure
tents of air samples.): Just as 80,000 mon
The tip-off on the total date invited Congressmesi depart for testing grounds, United Press
their country.
the
Wonderful
value
fromp
FRYS
"The might of the Soviet
work of mur
PUNCH
KUNCHIE
Presse.
and
Terrorists Bombed
Nairobi, Feb. 22,
through
The Communists
said.
But
The madn
Royal Air Force planes bomb strong
in the Fart Hall area," possibly
These troops,
the estimated
drets.
-4109
Concertjesusmonitters, 25. After yesterday's running.fight (mesed around the Frenin American Air Force:planes do.
Cokernut
COXERHUT BAR
Y'S COXIRG
FRY'S 4 FAVOURITES
on
30 survivors of the 200 Mau Mau base of Dien Bien Phu, ont of the blast. will come when
Laos
Tonking border, me
1930.d
to be encountering considerable supply difficulties,
engaged fled to Runthia Ridge, an, E. shaped jungle area jutting into the Kikuyu reserve,
Latest French intelligence Nearly 90 of the gang are | ...
reports said these troops ware known to have boen killed, running short of rice and other
200 terroristis killed in sight days, Fant
making nearly
Inniskilling Fullers, polleoforeign
following the systematic Lood, ....
French bombing of Communist
and Kikuyu guards have bölfled
up the Tuathia Riige,
Minister" "Bidault"will" alnigat
The "Ridge: toxiny was ringed certainly lead the Frosch, das with strong-points as bombers
Tegation at the
roared in to strike at the Mau ference, it was officially
Mau remenang piang
A police
white phosphorus bombe, plne saldrá Indian
pointed sectors, for) bombing by. Nitro's, suppletion for an
Lincolns, and Härvardis
V.Mau Mac terroristá
Lost 3,399-Killed; 1,017.
1. they Colonial: Backy
mediate
Chiban Fad
ed
the
Druze Leader Arrested
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of
10%
Out of the $70,000,000, merchants had obtained licences for $48,000,000 worth of Japanese textiles by the end of the year but had only imported textiles to the value of $31,800,000.
This left a balance of $28,600,- 000 to be used,
For this reason, the irado advisory painel (textile section), which advised the Singapore Department of Industry, and Commerce decided, that the 1854 textiles quota for Japorioso should opgests from April 1 this
instead of year, i of Jaunary 1, na in The quota for Singapore for previous yours, the nine remaining months of 1054 has been provisionally set $50,000,000 compared with ahotal of $100,000,000 in 1652 and $80,000,000 in 1983 for the "of " the Federation and whole of North Borneo.
The advisory panol.: han set a quota of $20,000,000 for Jepan ere toxifies adr the period Apri 7 to June 30 and 'i baldinice" of 380,000,000 for
er of
the Fed the remainder tho. Fear.
Local dealers, caught with Jorgs stadion in part months with the Indonesian maricet closed Bakicat sikero,is have silearnt sie Datasseur, Feb. 29. biter lesson: send are, kanyargita
troos sald { tadage – to woric>pul what to order, en
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Listening to the. changes against him Oberg, with shaved head and strong brutal face made a sharp contrast with the 44-year-old Knochen who stood beside him with smiling face
two
serving The appearance life sentences. Immediately after
wer they were
were sentenced by the wor
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