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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1954.
POLICE RAIDS IN ALGERIA Queen & Duke
Cheapest Meal
In S. Africa
Germiston,
South Africa, Nov. T.
Germiston hoteller "the
A
BOTVO
claims to cheapest meal in South Africa." For Zn. Cd. ho Riven
A Reven-course mčal Including a large helping of poultry. "And I will manage to make a profit," he said.
An дургике meal con- nixts of
fish, curry rice, poultry And vegetables, દત mrata
and salads, dessert, anel tea
China
UT
coffer.
Mall Special,
Sommerlattes
Arrive In England
London, Nov. 7.
Determined Military Action Needed
Against Strongholds
FRENCH AIR FORCE ATTACKS
Paris, Nov. 7.
Police experts were analysing a mass of captured Algerlan na- tionalist documents here today while four shiploads of troops set out across the Mediterranean to reinforce the fight against a wave of terror in the North African territory.
First aim of the police is to decide whether new action is necessary on a political level, following yesterday's nation-wide raids and arrests of nationalist leaders in France and Algeria.
that the
lenders
The Movement for the Triumph of Democratic Liberties (MTLD) has already been outlawed and the Government hopes
arrest of would lop off the head of the terrorist group.
That
But they recognise
But this success for the Gov-
18 military netati Bernment An American spokesman determined
in offset by the mere GU needed to push the esti-fact of the Algerian resurgence raid today that Mr and
mated 2,000 outlaws froin their{ zfter a leng trouble-free peried. Mr. Kari Sommerlatte jmanlain strongholds in the would visit the U.S. Em-unzel Aures region of Algeria. bassy tomorrow to arrange for their departure for the United States.
The Sommerhalten Strived be plan yesterday from Stockholm after their night via Helsink
from Moscow, where Mis Sern- mertalte had been declared pers sraz hem geht. by te tunity who chnigest that she slapped a Soviet secret polleeman,
M
WAA
LULL IN FIGHTING
They дре taking ad- vantage of a bull in
lating to build up rein. forcementa
out operating French mountain headquarters at
of the command
Павла
י
The area has been under virtual slege from the terrorists Smmmit whe
stice last Monday morning but Second Secretary at the Amer
caring the six days French can Bubny in Momenw, tolt tanks and planes have rushed Teporters wher. be and his wife in to support the round
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The Aures mountału sector was reported all quiet today. Tele the phone lines between the wt
Somnerintem did not wish to DIKE villages are being ut sny onything about the Muscow | almost rightly but quickly re- in telent that might involve Lt- [ paired in the morning. Col and Mr. Houston Stuf
Colonel Stiff in Assistant Naval
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Heavily ariped patrols are clearing
crude
but
effective
Attactin at the S. by blocks thrown across the dusty Moscow Bls wife Frances was with My Sonunerlatle when rond which wind through the
<intmed the ravines
the Tasum adapped the policeman,
It was believed. Mr Senumer» Infe's State Department
superiors have advised him not to take ang Maternent until he
with has conferved. United Press.
them. -
Coffee Smuggling
Drops
Achen, Nov 7.
Coffee smuggling has dropped
a record low Invel
on the West German Belgian-Dutch
17-
customs
fontics
offerala raid.
her
+
The reported that smuggled
Though security police, mobile guards and Foreign Legion paratroopers are now in complete control of all the populated i
nre at hide-outs present among the mountain peaks, In accessible: to armoured columns.
belits
in
the turking
CO-ORDINATION
Algeria, unlike its neighbours Tunisia und Morocco, integral part of France Home rule for Algerians cannot be con- sidered by the French Govern- ment. The nationalists are not regarded as men with political claims but as rebek against the Republic.
But the Prime Minister, M. Pierre Mendes-Franco, la con- fronted with a situation in which the whole of French North Afrien is rapidly becoming an related problem.
Inter-
His attempt to pacify Tunisia set off agitation In Marveen When a certain calm returned to Morocco, the explosion came in Algeria.
The problems of each terri- tory, however, are different and require different solutions.
In
MOST ADVANCED
Tunisia,
most
advanced
of the three. has been offered home rule. But the negotiations between the French and the moderate Tunisian leadera towards its implementation are go- ing to the accompaniment of a little publicized against bandiis.
war
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other. The deposition of the nationalist - minded Sultan last year and his replace- meal by one acceptable to the Borbers phly cased The tension temporarily.
M. Mundes-Pronec has been seeking a compromise solution whereby the more neutral son of the former Sultan can take over the throne from the aged Moulay Ben Arafn while at the j same time introdueing demogra- He kul reforms is the urban
centres.
Algeria bad remained vir- tually free of incidents for two years. It was
1052
that Messili Itadj. leader of the THOW outlawed MTLD, was exiled to France and placed un forced residence on the Affantic coust.
The movement set up after the war to replace the Algerian People's Party banned 1930 spilt recently Into moderate and fuctions.
In Scotland
•
The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh shown arriving st Meigle Church, Perthshire, to attend morning service. They
been spending the weckend had
the with
Master of Elphinstone.--Central Press Photo,
Yoshida To
Thank
For America Past Favours
Washington, Nov. 7.
The Japanese Prime Minister, Mr Shigeru revolutionary Yoshida, arrived here today by plane for a full- scale review of Japan's economic and financial problems with President Eisenhower and other leaders of the United States Government.
The "intellectuals" of the organisation set D FL trokly enfled the Union of the Algerian
Manifesto. The MTLD remained
as the leading nationalist group
until its dissolution yesterday.
In addition to physical aid from Tunisia, the terrorists have teen receiving moral encourage- ment from Cairo Radio "Voice of the Arabs" broadcast.
"I hope my present trip will serve in some men- sure to promote the goodwill, friendship and under- standing that happily exist between Japan and the United States today," Mr Yoshida said in a statement on his arrival.
your.
Usually rehable sources esti- amabeat Just two full French divisions are operating in Tunisia
France
has protested vigor ously to the Egyptian Govern agalist the fellaghan (outlaws).
ment against recent
these broadcasts operation The authorities have bandits °T\ killed
and French which have approved the violence moved with remarkable pressure is said to have faresis "war of liberation against He was
French domination."--Reuter. swiftness Kince the
Isome two-
felinghas year calm of Algeria Was Algerian frontier where they rudely broken by a series have assumed leadership of the of well co-ordinated at- Joen) terrorists, tacks throughout the terti- tory.
ACTON the
The Tunisian Government has Taskeet Br a truce to give themį the chancr Lo
the persunde confiscutre lost month Most of the terrorists leaders
ellaghas tu disband. But the zentnem mounted to only 1.8
under arrest or are now
have
French military authorities killed in action. (sightly aver
Many ur and a half been
are PPPsar reluctant to call off their hundredweights). In September nationalist politieni bosses last year, customs
operations at the present stage. men seized behind bars,
Morocco continues to be dis- almost 10 times as much and September. 1951. when
turbed by Individual terrorist Begal iramThe was
Two Moroccans were al its pruk
lacks. they increepiest 200
Casablanca last night zentners (1 tons. 2.5 wts-Iteuter.
are three seriously wounded in different shooting affairs,
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French paratroopers, security police and mobile guards have been arriving in a steady stream by air and sea and now occupy all centres
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The
THREE SORTIES
France-Presse adds' that the French Air Forces flew three sorties in the Aures Mountains, Nouth- cast of Algiers, today in an efort
"Intimidate" terrorists In
which
to
remains a hideout for outlawa since the out- break of terrorist activity on the night · of Oslober 31, a Government
MORE IRANIANS
PROTEST
OVER
PETAIN
Paris, Nov. 7.
Hundred representatives
of 23 war-time resistance
Page:
JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
Saving
Bet
HE street market was
Organisations demonstrated T not far from the scene
allently hore today in pro-
bullion
teat against proposals to of the late, grent, move the remains of Mar-robbery, and policemen In ahal Philippe Potain from plain clothes mingled among the Isle Dyou Fortress. the stalls and the jostling
crowds.
Petain died there whilo serv Ing life sentence for colaborul- ing with the Germans during the last war. His inst wish was
No gesture, no glanco, 110 slightest sudden movement went unobserved by the trained, keen
* to be buried on the balticfeld of yea of the unobstrusive police-
stopped the
German offensive observation, hoping to catch not during World War I,
bullion thieves but street, book- makers.
Verdun, where hia forces men. They werd keeping
The purpose of the demonst tion, organized by the Nallenal Commitice of Resistance, was to protest against "those who want to glorify treason by transferring the remains of the man who surrendered 10 Hiller and hended the Vichy occupation
government."
BLIND VETERANS Led by blind veterans. men and women wearing war medals gatherod at the place De La Concorde.
They placod an eight-foot wreath of chrysanthemums and orchids at
memorial
there.
a
The Mendes-France Govern- ment is not particularly hostile to moving the remains provided a motion authorising such a step is approved by the Assembly. But the Government does not want the mattor raisod until next year-perhaps on the anni- versary of the battle of Verdurs ~~Reuter,
Prince Seeks
man In
Their attention WON caught suddenly by a young blue duffle coat, who hurried to a market stall, accepted from its tenant a message written on a paper bag, and some silver coins. then hurried off again.
4/- EACH WAY THE THE duffle-coated man paused on his way and road what was written on the brown-paper bag.
The policeman was close enough to look over his shoulder, clever onough not to be spotted. He saw that the message began: "Four shillings ench way
The policeman made a signal to a partner. The two of them closed in on the young man in the duffle-coat, whose game was Bruce.
"We're afrosting you," they said, "for loltering for the purpose of betting
the street.” "I've
and kiddy" Bruce said, "give me a chance" One of the policemen went oway
to retrieve the
paper-bag, which Bruce, having memorised its message, had sensibly jetți- soned. The other officer sold: "What's that in your hand?"
Bruce opened a clenched hand to show four florins.
UNTRUÈ
A Bride In the Clerkenwell court next
America
Paris, Nov. 7. Europe's most eligible royal bachelor, Prince Pierre Rainier III
morning Bruce pleaded not guilty to the charge against him. The police told their story to Mr T. F. Davis, the magistrate "When he was searched," said
one of them, this man
hod on him £38 in £1 notes. On the way to the police station, he said I'd better see Billy about
of Monaco is a known book- "the King of Monte Carlo"
Does this man do any work?" -is to make his first visit
meglatrata asked. to America.
It is reported that he is taking his broken heart and handsome figure to look for an American girl he met in Monaco carlier this year.
His Parliament and his 4,000
The Washington discussions of "I hope my present trip will the Prime Minister are expected serve in some snail messure to subjects-tax-free, exempt from to centre around the amount of promote the goodwill, friendship military service are seriously economic
assistance which the and understanding that happily concerned about Monaco's treaty United States plans for Japan exist
between Japan and the with France, under which the United States today."--Reuter.
principality passes to France if the ruler dies without an hør.
OFF TO AFRICA The handsome,
old 22-year-old prince refuses an official, loveless marriage. He refused to go on the Greek royal cruise in the liner Agamemnon-there are too many marriageable prin- cesses," he told his friends.
Instead he went big-game hunting in French West Africa.
His American trip
SENTENCED
Teheran, Nov. 7.
this
greeted today by Mr John Foster Dulles, the United States Scretary of State, Mr John Allison, Ambasador to Mr Walter Robertson, Tokyo, Assistant Secretary of State for the Far East; Mr William Sebald, A group of 12 Iranian officers Deputy Assistant Secretary of were sentenced to death here to State, and Mr Robert McClurkin, night on charges of treason for chief of the Department's Offee participation In อ Communist of North-East Asian Affairs. Mr Yoshida sald the
They were part of the sixth
chiet
organisation,
purpose of his visit to Washing- group of officers indicted on the on was to convey personally same charge. Four other officers "the profound gratitude of my belonging to the same group nation to the Government and were sentenced to prison terms people of the United States for ranging from three to 10 years.
Sixteen officers have alrendy their assistance and support so generously given in the course been executed.-France-Presse. Deputy Director of the
The spokesman, M. Lambert, of Japan's postwar rehabilita-
Omection."
said here today.
spokesman
of
The first elements of a para- chule battallon has arrived there
of the Governor-General, M. He added: "We are especially bolster the already strong Roger Leonard, listed among to-crateful for the leading role forcas parvisning the Protec- day's other developments: torate.
taken by America in the writing problem in Morocco T 1.- The
the peace treaty signed at arrest or Merbah San Frandero compileated by the wide rit Moulay, chief representative in 1951, which restored sovereignty on September 8, between the townsfolk, largely Algeria of the dissolved Move- and Independence to our coun- nationalist and in favour of ment for the Triumph of Independence and the backward Democratie Libanics (MTLD). Berber hill tribesmen faithful to their chieftains and to France.
The
TENSION, EASED`
Government' cannot hope to satisfy one section
without
antagonising the
2.-A clash between security troops and outlaws in the area of Foum Toud in the Aures Mountains,
3.-The discovery of a depat of 1180 bombs in the Chren Forest.
try.
FIRMLY UNITED "Under that treaty
and the Japanese - American security paot signed on the same day, our two nationa are now firmly unlied by a bond of cominon Interests and Ideals.
Now Firms Try Out The TV Telephone
It costs £2,500-but it will be cheaper soon..
New York, Nov. 7. Television telephones have made their debut in the United States; and with them telephone callers can watch both themselves and persons on the other end of the telephone while they are talking. A number of big: business firms are trying them out.
At a demonstration in Santhe set sells for about £2,500 The Identity Francisco, a caller on the TV--but the manufacturere any that aderitifying : phone faced a 17-inch television It will be far cheaper in another cheques screen as he picked up the tele-year or two.
phone and dialled a friend some",
where else in the chymkin
As the friend Hiflod: his tale»
phone receiver, the sersen turried
on and his face appeared / dis“. unetly on half the screen before
Renew 10 Allon, 22 Masters, 20 Abre :27 Rips, 28 Parcindy/- the caller. The face of the D- Trap, 30, Sere, 81 Rolonis, 32 Dude. Dewnt á Entire, 3/Sgthe, taller appeared on the other half
4 Diver, 5: Acupuy 6 Noted, 7 Error, 13 Cram. 13 Inne Lippled of the perpuissa
10 Banu, 18 Arrynet, 30 Lasted, 82: Berjed, 11 Abgle, 34 Zano hazary
AT FACTORIES
atamle
of callers signaturon
for
and documenta Cat banka, for checking on pro- duction: Brow・nt factories and for teneral security
was ar-
ranged by his personal chaplain, American Vatican-appointed
10
Father Francis Tucker, who re- cently persuaded the prince give up a romance with a French {hlm star-London Express Ser-
vice.
the
"Yes, sir, he's a married man with three children and earns 7 a week as a road-sweeper." Then Bruco's turn сате. th090 "Everything
officers've
said's untrue," he said.
BAVINGS
64BUT that £38
in your pocket?" the magistrate inquired.
"Bin saving up to go to Scot land for a holiday," Bruce sich "But surely you don't carry all
with your savings about you?" said the magistrate. "It wouldn't be safe, surely?"
"Its unto enough. I mini my own busineRS,"
"How long did it take you; to save £387" *
**Since I
came back from my holiday in Scotland in June."
The magistrate did some cal- culations. "You've saved 238 in less than five months?" he naked. "You've been saving (£2. a wook, when your wages aro £7 a week?
done very well, haven't you?"
TO 1-
66 YE," said Bruce, accepting
"A the compliment pplied
at its face value. Then, as if
TEEN-AGERS' IDOL WEDS hoping others might profit by
his example, he added: "I đón t
I just save.
gamble, you see. I don't drink.
Very
trato,
tone look at the magis
very
Then his change for
the worse for Bruce, “I haven't any doubt about this at: he said. "Pay: £10 fine."
pay.
Bruce went away to Then he returned to the market where, no doubt, he would find a fellow in despondency. The man who had scribbled his bot on the brown-paper bag. The 'horne named in the Intercepted bet romped home an 8-1 witiner.
Investigation Committees
To Merge
Washington, Nov. 7 Democratic. Benator John L.. McClellan from. Arkansas, sald hare today that he planned to nak, Congress toʻmerge into one single committer the threa
ROW oxlating committees charge of investigating :: anti- American activitier
These are the House: Com mittoo
in
Anti-American
of Inquiry DOW hantled by Senator Ya Josephi McCarthy, and the Bentle Bube Committee ori Internal Mecurity headed by Benator William
Benstor
?