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THE DAY
Soft Voices Or Babel?
HE world awaits with
Tome curiosity and con-
siderable interest the Afrom Asian conference which opens in Bandung next week. Much oratory, seme of it inspired by sincere idealism, some 1 mere masquerade "for political propaganda, is assured. But what the conference із likely to achieve defies, pro- nouncement at this stage. Mr Nehru, it is predicted, will be the dominant figure at the discussions, yet it must not be forgotten that the formidable personality of Mr Chou En-lai will also
be present, and Mr Chou is
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limelight to the Indian Prime Minister friendly they may be. drama of the conference may well revolve around the struggle, cloaked behind soft phrases, between thesc two men for the leadership At Bandung.
HE Indiar delegates are THE
taking with them a state-
OF CHIANG, AMERICAN AGENTS
London, Apr. 12.
Communist China tonight accused United States agents of causing the crash of an Indian airliner in the South China. Sea on Monday and said it held British authorities in Hong- kong responsible.
ment of policy known as
Eight Chinese officials were aboard the plane en route to the Afro- the Five Principles, which are: territorial sovereignty. Asian Conference in Bandung, Indonesia. The plane crashed on its way integrity, non-aggression, from Hongkong to Djakarta. Bon-interference and mutual
Theac are. respect.
not
The New China News Agency quoting a Foreign Ministry state- ment described the crash as a "murder" plotted by American and Chinese Nationalist agents.
It demanded
that
ed or sabotaged" by the work that the result of agents and instead would be to strengthen "united action of the peoples of Asda, Africa and the whole peace and free. and Chiang Kai-shek to win succeeded in the pl
States
United
State Department Says:
Outrageous Suggestion
A
Washington, Apr. 12.."
State Department
· spokesman mid today the Chinese Communists WOKÓ making Han - outrageous muggestion” in secusing the United States and the Nationalists of ponsibility for the crash ol' En Indian, Constellation .airliner.
The spektaman Washington, mid: “There is not the slightesi foundation In the world for such an outrageous suggestion.”
In London the British Foreign Office, suld tonight it was
awalling 'a' full official report from Hong- kong before commenting on the Chinese charge that anti - Communist agents zabotaged: the airliner...
Diplomatie observers ridicaled the charge that" the crash was die to Ameri- can agenta working in Hongkong-Reuter,
HK Govt Reveals Precautions
At
Kai
Tak
DULLES' PLAN
Lightning Bolt Hits Crowded Church
FOR FORMOSA SETTLEMENT
Washington, Apr. 12. «
The Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, under public pressure from Mr Adlai Stevenson today lifted slightly the heavy curtain of secrecy surrounding American efforts to bring about a peaceful Formosan -settlement.-
The
He Identified the proposals made last night by the former De- mocratic Presidential candidate as "the very approaches" which the United States gov- ernment is "actively explor= ing"
carefully-prepared state- ment which Mr Dulles vonin- teered to his press conference give a deeper international significance to the FormosaA peace plan of Mr Stevenson. In effect that plan provided for: 1. The United States, its allies, the "uncommitted states"
and possibly the United Na- tions General Assembly to guarantee Formosa against attack pending
final settlement.
2. Nationalist
Five Dead: 50 Injured
Rome, Apr. 12.
“A” Hghtning bolt crashed The Stevenson plan bears many into a crowd of 5,000 similarities to proposals be- Italians at a Catholic shrine lieved to have been put for near Avellino today. Five ward first by the British people were killed and at
Government, These were dis-
cussed by Mr Dulles with the least 50 were injured,
Australian Prime Minister, Mr Robert Mendes, during his recent visit to Washington,
Me Dulles did not take issue with
any of Mr Stevenson's sugges tions and publicly accepted them as worthy of active exploration,
He gave some support to the idea joint guarantee on
a
The pilgrims were worship- at the Shrine of ping
the Crowned Virgin in the tile mountain village of Montoro Superiore and about 60 miles inland from Naples. They came from more than a dozen s rounding villages for an annual Easter ceremony.
2
Eye-witnesses said lightning of ગ
struck the bell tower of the Forthosa
guarded shrine, ripped downward into reference to the fact that the the church's nave ́and-crashed. United States Was seeking through the crowd. "more free world support" for the defence of Formosa,
There was a moment awestruck: silence, and
theo
China to abandon their reliance on the islands of Quemoy and Matsu He acknowledged that Quemos Panic, Men, women and child- on the grounds that the inter-
and Matsu might not be in-ren rushed for the door, push- national
dispensable.
ing and trampling each other In their fright
guarantee
would make them no longer essential for the defence of Formosa, and
3. The United Nations to decide the permanent future of Formosa
He reiterated the United States desire for a "United Nations
ceasefire' and -4 peaceful
rather than a war-like settle- mertime Renter.”
MASS ARRESTS IN
A large crowd, outside the church added to the confusion.
The victims included two 13- year-old boys, a boy and a gir of 17 ami a 23-year old man,
least 50 “people” suffered lighthing burns, or were injured in the 'scramble,,-United Press.
original precepts for con- ditioning relations between But they can be states. given, and often have been
British d'Affaires promised to notify the given, widely differing authorities in Hongkong make a British authorities in Hongkong
investigation. and by cable," it added interpretations. Thus what thorough Mr Chou means when he punish eccording to law the
"Nevertheles 'secret agent verbally subscribes to such secret agents which took part in
this plot."
of the organisations principles may, and prob-
The Government of Hong- ably does, differ from what The Ministry and the crash wars by no means a common
"The British authorities The plane, an Air India Co-kong was informed over the Mr Nehru meant when. The aircraft werdent, but it murder Hongkong have a serkus re-stellation, carried eleven passen-week-end in a telegram from extols the same virtues. deliberately engineered by Indian Prime Minister be secret agent organisation of the sponsibility for the unfortunategers and a crew of seven It H.M. Charge d'Affaires at crashed about 100 miles north Peking that the Chinese lieves in them as ideala United States and Chiang Kai- cident," the agency declared
"We demand that the British of
Kuching, Sarawak. Six Ministry of Foreign Affairs which must be attained; the shek,"
Government and the British survivors have been picked up had received information claimed agency Chinese Premier, earthly
authorities In Hongkong conduct
The agency identified the and "realistic" is more like before the plane took off the
a thorough Investigation into this incident and arrest and Chao Chi and Ching Pu Yun, by
passengers as Shin Chin Ang, that trouble might be made Chinese, Nationalist ly to conceive them as use. Chinese
members. "ful political expediences, there was a plot to sabotage it.
punish according to law the staff
of the Chinese sympathisers for a group Last Monday the matter was secret agents which took part in delegation; Shen Chien
Ipswich, Apr. 12. Tu, of journalists leaving Hong- not forgetting. of course, brought to the attention of the this sinister their fine propaganda.value. British Charge d'Affaires in
plot."
An American pliot flew a Hwang To Me, Tu Hung kong for the Bandung Con- It said the object of the plot Fing and He Feng Ke
Lockheed Shooting Star jet Peking and he was asked to was "to murder members of the correspondents
Tường Minh ference by an Air India In-
Ave Between India's neutralism have the British authorities in Chinese delegation headed by Pings, staff member of the ternational plane,
East Germany tonight announced 521 recent arrests fighter-bomber through
high tension cables, each carry- of alleged agents working for Britain and America and ing 132,000 volts, today--and Communist China's Hongkong take counter mea- Premier Chou Ex-lal and sabot- North Vietnam. delegation to The Government was Z anti-West bombastics will sures
age the Asian-African con-Bandung, and Bremi Staritz and quested to take appropriate prethreatened measures which would have "undesirable con-lived. come, it is to be hoped, "After enquiring and learning|ference."
Frederick Jensen.. It said Staritz¡ cautions.
'sequences" for West Berliners. some moderating and sea which air company owned the The agency declared that the was a Polish correspondent and sible contributions from plane, the British Charge conference "cannot be obstruct-{Jensen an Austrian. other representatives
and
who
The
Government
that
lestred
an
appreciate the unreality of 'PLANE EXPLODED' PEKING SAYS
the one and the untruth-
fulness of the other. Jupan will be in a strong position
whole
The following is the full text "After inquiring and learning, Asia, Africa and the to exert some useful in of the Chinese Foreign Ministry what aviation company owns the world to win peace and tree- fluence on the thinking of statement on the Indian plane plame these people were to take, dom"---Router. the conference, and to help crash: "Staff members of the the officials of the office of the keep the discussions within delegation of the Government of British Charge d'Affair's pro- to notify the British the People's Republic of China mised
the compass of practical and constructive ideas.
to the Asian-African conference, authorities
in Hongkong by
her
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EAST GERMANY Hit High Tension
Round-up Of 521 Agents
Berlin, Apr. 12.
Wires-And Lived!
The piot, 1st Lieutenant It was added that the Chinese. Espionage centres had con- security of the (East) German B. I. Johnson of the 87th Ministry at Foreign Affairs besiderably increased their active Democratic Republic
Fighter Interceptor. -Squadron, Heved that the New China News ties since ratification of the It- demanded #ramediate was flying between 100 Agency in Hongkong would Paris treaties to ream West dissolution of all espionage and prions as he was swooping in to know where the 'journalists were
in West land at the United States Al staying and the time of their de Germany, the Government said sabotage organisation
Force base at Bentwaters near in a declaration published by Berlin." parture..
here. the East German News Agency Frequent similar demands During the morning of Mon- | ADN.
have been made by the Soviet His wing clipped the lower day, April 11 a representative of These activities were doing authorities in past years, but cables. There was a vivid the New China News Agency "severe damage to the population Westen allied authorities have white flash. The live wires fell SEARCH CONTINUES
telephoned a sealer Police officer and cannot remain unanswered," insisted that the anti-Communist sizzling to the ground setting Singapore, Apr. 13.
to inform him that elever four- it said. "They endanger the groups confine themselves to grassland fire. Parts
of Ipswich British Naval frigate ralists and a Vietminh delegate The
propaganda activities.
were cut off from power sup- a staff member of the delegation cable. Nevertheless, secret agent search at first light this morning India aircraft leaving Hongkong
Dompier recommenced
would be travelling by an Air
East Germany's declaration plies. Johnson few on and of the Vietnam, Democratic Re-organisations of the Urited
said the State Security police landed safely. He climbed un- subject of public and Chinese and Foreign States and Chiang Kai-shek for survivors of the Air India early that afternoon.. THE bitter
had recently smashed a large hurt from his machine,
which Constallation colonialism is certain to correspondents accompanying succeeded in their plot.
number of espionage and terror suffered "very minor damage." This aircraft A naval spokesman confirmed
had been SERIOUS the conference,
RESPONSIBILITY be given considerable air-them to cover
groups, Reuter,
---China Mall Special, Dampler had three survivors chartered on behalf of the party in all left ing. The Iraq "delegation eleven
"The British Government and aboard: Captain M.C. Dixit, co-by the China Travel Service have already promised that, Hongkong af 1215 hours (Peking the British authorities in Hong-pilot, the Flight-Navigator J. C. office in Hongkong. and they are assured of time) on April 11 in an Air India kong bear
respon Palak and ground engineer A.S. Constellation passibility for this unfortunate in Kamnik travelling as a passenger.
NO MENTION vociferous support from the International Vietminhese
But there was no confirmation repre-ger plane, chartered by the cident. We demand that
British Government and the
No mention was made by the sentatives. But colonialism and from there to Bandung.
Hongkong here earl this morning of re-
New China News Agency re- the is so obviously.
that three other survivors presentative either
"then......... or investiga- While flying over the
conduct a thorough seЛ
communication was
Seven victims were members made in a routine manter to which the Hongkong authorities of one family. They were GL- bat Abeel, 42, his wife Madel- are now well accustomed
ine, and their five children. But in the light of the message three boys and two girls from the British Chargy ranging in age from five to 16 ) d'Affaires in Peking, steps were years.
on
person's
a serious
the
-
Eight Killed In Fire
New York, Apr. 12. At least eight people were burned to deaths today when flames destroyed a three-storey. busirens-apartment building in
Chinese delegation,. for Djakarta tish authorities in Hongkong ports from serious injuries later of any suspicion of trouble Saratoga Springs.
persons
way out as an instrument North-west of Sarawak, North tice into this incident and to had been picked up by another and the of political policy, that the Borneo, the plane exploded and countries at the Bandung caught fire and fell into the sea. conference which have al- The fate of all the ready been freed from its aboard the plane is unknown.
ean hardly "give" "This unfortunate incident is yoke,"
aircraft more than formal lip ser by no means a common
but 13 a murder vice to demands which some accident,
deliberately Engineered
A naval spokesman here said three survivors aboard the Dampier were all suffering from stock though their injuries were light-Reuter
Arrest and punish according, to law the secret agents taking vessel. part in this sinister plot as to place the
the responsibility where it belongs....
The murder of the members of delegation of the People's Republic of
of China by secret
od organdeations the India To Launch taken to provide extra security. One other body also was
delegates may make for its secret agent organisations of the
by agent total and immediate aboli- United States and Chiang Kai-United States and Chiang Kai-
tion.
shek,
"
Whatever outward facade
preserved, the conference
ig
PLOT DISCOVERED
shek
shek is
not
a frenzied only demonstration.
bostility against the People's Republic of Cizina, but also an underband "Prior to the departire of these act to sabotage the forthcoming conference. The
thing proposed which is so as to
the United Nations Charter members of the Chinese delega will forfeit her approval tion headed by Premier Chou
1
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Investigation
a
ensures
found in the ruins, firemen said. The plane came in on scheduled flight from India 3 It was not immediately, identi- few minutes after noon and was Bed United Fress. due to take off shortly after
shed, a communique today in Additional Police. precautions LYNCHED FOR
when on India Constellation airport,
airliner crashed into the gen
LYNCHED FOR Over 300 latest f
WITCHCRAFT
During the time the plane the coast of Borneo yesterday was here, it was under Police with 18 people aboard.
guard under the command of an Two Inspector and no authorised, witchcraft peran was allowed, or attempted peasants
Communist China, not being | E-lai and to sabotage the ignominious plots of the United they belonged, "a cor- officials of Air India and crew sible for ky were brought under a member of UN, and there can confer
New Delhi, Apr. 12. The Indian Government pub-1 pm is not likely to be smooth staff members and correspon- Asian-African conference, which which it expressed its sorrow were taken to ensure that the going. Several countries dents, the Government of the have already indicated they People's Republic of China ad is about to begin, comprises for the accident which occurred party was not molested at the
and African countrie are attending with hard already learned that secret agent Asian
United having "of the
total population and fast determination organisations
endoys the and
Paris, Apr. 12. about what they will and States and Chiang Kai-shek 1,440,000,000
warm support of the wide
scrised of will not agree, Thailand has were actively making, arrange was
The communique id the
were hanged by wreck the Indian masses of Asian and African ments to bluntly declared by the Chinese peoples and the peace-loving government wished to express
Publis on Juarez out
at people of the whole world.
This profound sympathy to the to approach or board it. Square, 100 miles from DASTARDLY 'ACTS"'". outside the framework of scheme to assassinate the
parents
the
:ves
Queretaro, Mexico. “It absolutely cannot be ob- times
the BOVED REMAINED ON BOARD The banding was only known by any ments of the countries to which structed or sabotaged
The Manager and other week inter when, about 30
| persons "cânsidered as respon States and the Chiang Kal The commiæque said a at 0930 (Paking
shek brigands. The delegation mittes would be set up to ing members of the plane were strong escort to Queretaro gaol, fore no subscriber to the time) on April 10, the office of of the People's Repubile of vestigate the accident, which is present and supervised every
Two brothers, A Alfredo et China will resolutely strive, said "cecurred on the high seaspect of refuelling
and Martiniano
ano Sanchez, who were Charter, can be expected to the British Charge d'Affaires
with the delegations informed
a farm near Juarez and aneer at any such inter Peking was
of this
this by together
So far only three surviving servicing
A member of the pretation of the conference's the Ministry of Foreign
of the People's Republic of other countries to the Aslan-rew: mernberg" haya «been" res» }
African conference, for peace qued
remained on board throughout a whom existed certain
were publicly functions.
The actual handling of was sacris decided to try them then
spells Excited Chris to and requested to bring in the Riz Erst and throughout
world
Indenge:Landi pamengers AWAS The voices of the Afro-Asian this to the attention of the
tardly acts of the tish manborities in Hongkong and
dastardly
done, Amder the supervision of and there and sentenced the two nations are going to be
to
asic
thein to take measures to United States and the Calang
China Travel Service and of brothers to death. They were heard, but it will come as ensure the safety of the above Kallick belyande will only
Bemor officials of Air India, hanged, immediately on trees in no surprise if they sound mentioned staff members and read in rethening
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