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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1956.
MEN. WOMEN AND CHILDREN SLAUGHTERED
French Launch Big Offensive Against Rebels
Tanker Blocks
Suez Canal
Cairo, Apr. 24. Ond of Greek ship- owner, Aristolle Olanda's ull-tankers, the Malck Яroud today held up ship- ping in the Suez Canal for 12 hours when a mooring cable Jarmed ttn что- peller.
Maick
The
Reoud, which wa bound with a cargo of 38,000 tons of fuel oil for Le Havre WiLe at the Ismailia held up
end of Take Timsah,
The Itne of ships tro- hind could not pass and had to wall until the tanker wan able 14 pro- cerd.-France-Presse,
Saarland
Parliament
Readjustment
Saarbruecken, Apr. 24.
The
Parlia- Saarland ment today made the Do mocratic Parly of Na-i tionalist Dr Heinrich Schneider into the second! largest parly
ment.
in
MORE REINFORCEMENTS FOR
TUNISIA AND ALGERIA
Algiers, Apr. 24.
French troops were today reported to have launched a big offensive in the wild Kabylie, region of Western Algeria where rebel gangs have burned pro-French villages and massacred more than 100 men, women and children.
French officials say that more | and seven captured in a 48- than 120 villages in Kabylie hour operation by French had asked for French protection, | columns southeast of Boghnl, Some had been supplied with which ended today. arms for defence, and one of these, Feroun, which had set pro-French militia, re- pelled the weekend "reprisal roiders," who fled the moun- tams leaving one dead,
Carried Off
But other villages were sucked with great savagery. The men were assembled and slaughter- ed, the women raped and mur- dered, the children kolied and houses set on fire, reports said.
In the same area, a marmuling band was meireleJ util cap lured.
In
Constantine thic
region, more losses were inflicted o31 the rebels in several skirmishes. The town of Bane in Eastern Algeria was without water to- day Rebels had sabotaged the
Pipelines.
Helicopters Used
Between Bone 30 outlaws
HEAVY OIL
DEPOSITS IN
NORTH IRAN
Teheran, Apr. 24. Teams of American and Swiss geologists have dis- and La Culle, covered heavy oil deposits in North Iran near the Iran Soviet
ол border, official said today.
when hell
were killed paratroopers in Tichlafmircopters swept down to engage a large prowling hand.
Two-thirds of the population French
the villages Sidi-bou-Azza were killed and their homes burned.
Zgblr and Tiazi were burned of Arbala
Parlia-down, and the men
and fehaben were murdered,
Arbala was ransacked and 24
1 took one seat if the fomen carried off. 12 of whom Chupino were toned on C Bearby path with their thoats cul 1
Autonomniał
Popular Party and awarded
to the Democrats This makes ¦
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French volume discovered 25
Itne-up of Parliamentary Edend at Tigmount. trength
Christian Demol
The French claim that aboul the urest (300,000 Moslems (prave rallied to the French side.
Germany 14, Democrats (po
Germany 13, Christhu Populars
12.
Social Demperats
German) 0, Communist 2.
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Two thousand French embarked by two troopships at reinforce Marseilles today the troops in Algeria and Tunisia. -Reuter
to
Coloureds Contest Legislation
The official, Suham Soltan ከ- Bayatt, Director of Iran's tienulised petroleum industry, said this marked the first te since World War Two that the Soviet Union had allowed Iran to
area the northern prospect without protest.
NEW UNITED STATES
ULTRASONIC JET
Whaling Ships
Still
Under Arrest
PARTIES FAIL TO
AGREE
one
Rotterdam, Apr. 24. Two whaling factory ships, owned by the Greek shipping magnate Mr Aristotle Onassis, and the other by a Norwegian company were still under arrest here tonight, after the parties had banks of the Caspian Seu in the failed to agree on a proposal by the pre- sident of a Rotterdam court to deposit a guarantee.
Mr Bayatt said the two trams, ond Swiss and the other American, had prospected the Mazenderan Province
tities
past two months.
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RUSSIAN INTEREST
First detalls of the Ameri- can Lockheed Aircraft Cor- poration's new ultrasonic F-104A Starfighter — pletured here in flight - have Just been
released, The Star fighter has been described as the world's fastest combat alreraft, one that could carry atom borabs if necessary. A day-and-night fighter power- cd by the
new General Electric U-79 engine, the plang Is fitted with
blade" wings so sharp that the leading edges have to be guarded with felt when not In fight for the protection of ground
crew. Top speed is sokret, but it is claimed that the Starfighter's speed in a climb is equal to that in level fight-Express Photo,
Fished For Eels: Caught A Bat
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FEWER MAU MAU INPRISON
Nairobi, Apr. 24.
The number of Mau Mau convicts in Kenya prisons has dropped from about 18,000 to lesa than 12,000 in the past six months, ac- 'cording to an official of the Ministry of Defence.
The majority of the convicts were serving sentences of five
or six years, he said.
Becauso ex-convicts cannot be released to their home for security reasons--many Arc fanatical Mau Mau adherents-
they are detained and sub- jected rehabilitation. Then they
have a chance of being relfused to works and district camp like other detainees,
ALTERED LITTLE
Because of the high rate of releases from the prisons to de- tention camps, the number of Mau Mau detainees has altered little in the past three months, and now stands at about 43,000, the official said.
Wid
Ho added that many of the remaining convicte would com- plete their sentences in the next
that a year or so and
apocial committee
reviewing all convicts' casta with a view to apeeding up the turn-over from prisons to detention camps
Mau detainees, unlike convlets, bave never been tried in court but are held as security risks under Emergency regula- tions, China Mall Special.
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KIM IL SUNG
FOR BULGARIA
Tokyo, Apr. 24. Kim 11 Sung, Communist Premier of
has North Korea, accepted on invitation to visit Bulgaria, Pelding rodio reported today.
Quoting from Central
a Korcan News Agency report, the bronicont said "the Bul- gorian Government extended this invitation with a view to Stutterheim, S.A.. Apr. 24,
the friendship Seven-year-old Trevor Kriede-strengthening
cels but and co-operation between Bul- sald
man went thing for 1ran would start
caught nothing. As he prepared garia end the Korea Democra drilling in the area shortly to
Under Dutch law a ship can At today's court proceedings, ascertain whether the deposlis the president suggested that be arrested by applying for a to co home he swung his line in the People's Republic."
It added that Mr Sung already warrant setting
ship the air to roll it round the rod. both parties up a relinery
should deposit
to have the court order F1
The hoolt wos taken and he had agreed to tour Czecho- on the Chaplan Seo,
Д pending bank guarantee of one million “chained"
brought in his only The
catch a slovakia, Hungary and Rumania. Soviet Union
aguilders (£100,000 sterling) so decision.
bat.China Mail Special.
United Press. interest in North Iran's that the arrests could be raised. lively
inhabitants of twit
Capetown, Apr. 24. villages. Mizdela
Two coloured men went Taddert Oufellih, who helped
have rebel foreUS,
been before the Supreme Court from their homes as here today to contest "victed punishment. French authorities South African legislation
which separates
coloured voters from whites on the old potential election rolls.
electoral law elections of Deren- ber 18, 1954
I gave 10 seats fo the Neunkirchen
illurney, and only 10 to Suur-suld bruecken
Saarbruceken registered electors
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The Dengerais were strong To Neunkirchen, white Christian Populars dat well
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24.
Tokyo. Apr American Atelie troops and will wagge Al Japanese Kanker mek attack and bawak through In Joint QHOVUVITA on the islan
of Kyusu on Thursday.
First Cavalry Division officers reported that the 508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team and the 4th Tank Battalion of the Japanese self-defence forces will
a Lank-Infantry ronduct
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During the eviction operation, one Mustem who ran towards a French soldier brandishing knife was shot dead.
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Elsewhere in Algorie,
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owned by Mr the lawyer for the OWNCTS of Onassis, and the Norwegian the Onassis ship said he would wholer factory ship Kosmos III recommend that his clients eccopt (18,400 toms), ате moored
the president's proposal for the alongside each other in the port deposit of a guarantes. of Vlaardingon, near Rotterdam.
agreemenized Collins, for The
mes, William
company to seek businessman,
Andreu ca deposits near the Caspian. Brikkeis, type-setter, challenged The agreement was annulled by the validity of the Senate Ael parliamentary
decrce in 1947. of 1035 and the South African t
had become meaningless Aet amendment adopted inst | after the Government of Premier mon.
Mossadegh had nationalised Iran's petroleum Industry. anked France-Press.
Collins Hund Brikkeis that Interior Minister T, Dongre
and election officials should be prohibited from penoving their names from the common voters roll.
PACKED GOVERNMENT
Collins and Brikkels con lended
also that the present South African Semite Is
egal bocause it was enlarged and packed to give the govern mert a two-third majority to pass the law last month.
The hearings, which were expected to last four clays. topper off six усата ог court action, legislation and counter- legislation over the status of coloured voters.- -France-Presse.
Test Flight Of Giant Transport
San Francisco, Apr. 24.
Chameleon Wants A Mate
Alleged Violation
this association
for compensation violation of the inter-
are
Decision May 12
Snould be accept a guarantee
Bus the Lawyer acting for the owners of the Norwegian whaler said he could not agree the proposal, and had to The Olymple Challenger was to
on his arrested last Friday, following a insist
junto original complaint by the Norwegian claim for £238,000 sterling. Whaling Association, Seven corn- panies in elaiming national Whaling Convention in of lion guilders it was the 1952-53 Aniaretle season. doubtful, he said, whether his was arrested clients would be able to obtain The Kosmos II by court order yesterday at the request of the Austral Financlera Comercial SA, the directed by Mr Onassis, A Persian chameleon breeder is claiming 10 million guilders has commissioned American (£1 million sterling) for losses Embassy officials in South Africa | sustained through the arrest of to And him 缙 male Southther ship by the "Norwegian African chameleon to mate with Whaling Association.
Capetown, Apr. 24.
a Persian variety.
Mr E.T. Walles, United States Ambassador in South Africa, has received a letter from Mr W.J. Gallman, former American ambassador in South Africa,
In Persin, asicing for "strong healthy" South African chameleon.
Mr John Stone, American Consul in Capetown, says that
Panamanian
payment for the difference if the Onassis ship were released,
After hearing the statements of both sides, the president of give his decision on May 12.- Reuter.
Polish Parliament
Told To Act·· By Constitution
Warsaw, Apr. 24.
Polish Premier Josef Cyrankiewicz today called for an end to government by decree in Poland by strengthening the powers of the Polish Parliament.
Speaking before the opening trolling the activity of all the eselon of the Polish Parliament, organs of the state," the Premier said: “We want Mr Cyrankiewicz told the first
The❘ to be held. since the 20th Con- con-
shipping sen the court announced he would the Parliament to become what scesion of the Polish PerHoment
Gun Battle Rages In Islands
Taipei, Apr. 24.
the is sure that the Persian col- Nationalist and Chinese Com- Hector must be somebody in-munist artillery opened fire to- A new giant American transfluential, otherwipe no such re- day at both ends of the 150 port aircraft, capable of carry quest would be sent through miles string of Nationalist-held ing 25 tons of cargo over 3,560 diplomatic channels.
islands, lining the Communist sea miles made its Arst Jest
mainland. flight yesterday, it
Defence nounced at the Edwards 2tary air base today.
ELDR MIRAGE
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1 Circulated (6).
5 Dismisses (8)..)
a Nuisance (4).
Summary (6),
11 Picture stand (5).
12 Withdraw from. (8),
14 Conspiracy (4).
10 Restrict (5).
10 Miscalculation (5).
19 Writes (4).
20 Deserved (8).
24 Superior (8),
23 Optical illusion (0),
20 Wickedness (4).
27 Challenged (5).
20 Ball game (6).
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3 Tale of heroism (4).
4 Wilderness (0),
5 Spire (7).
Habits (7).
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10 Stringed instrument (6).
13 Echo (7).
14 Do well (7),
Commanded (7).
17 Interior (B).
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91 River of Egypt (4).
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD.-Across: 1 Match, 4 Hormed,
8 Decamp, 10 Range 13 Arrest, 14 Matinée, 17 Poso, 10 Steer od, 20 Welsher, 22 Edit, 23 Noities, 27 Nooter, 20 Snipe, 30 Tonder, 31: Lugged, 32 Dense Downs 1 Madem, a Theit, Human, Acre, 6 Mentor, 7 Deamed, Present, 11 Aapest, 19. Retreat, 16 Aped, 10 Instag, 18 Bure, 20 Wesmi, 31 Lining, B4 Trend, 25 Ledon, 20 Bones, 28 Cede,
Wis an-
mili-
to
The new aircraft built by the Douglas Aircraft Company, is known as the C-133A. It is Pratt and powered by four Whitney T-94 turbo-prop ongines and can be transformed Into a 200 man troop transport or into a hospital plane. As a transport aircraft, it can carry 50 tons of cargo over a short distance.
The C-133A has a wing span of 179 fent, eight inches, anxi is 163 feet long. Its tall unit is as high off the ground as the roof of a four storey building France-Presse.
Genghis Khan's Sword Found
Istanbul, Apr. 2.
The matter has been referred A Nationalist
Mr L. Smith, American agricultural attache in Pretoria.said the firing which began in Ministry communique tonight China Mail Speciat.
still con- ito "northern
Go Slow Threat
Postponed
Kuala Lumpur, Apr, 24. National Union
Plantation Workers who had threatened go slow in the rubber plantation industry tonight decided after all-day meeting that it should wait until May 10 be- fore imposing go now?
cm.
The union wants to reopen negotiations on their.. domand for
wagen, which
higher
mid-afternoon,
huing
on
WES
Communst batteries on Chin- guy, a small island southwest of Quemoy, opened up against Nationalist held Erbton Bland, off Amoy, at 3.40
Later, Communist
shore
batteries at Huangchi, opposite Maisu laland, opened fire on Kaoteng Nationalist gume hit back and the gun duel was still the communique in progress, satd.-France-Presse.
London. To Moscow By Air: 15 Hours
London, Apr, 24. Britons will be able to reach Moscow from London in 15 would entail employers In-hours, beginning today.
A new
fight of creasing wages from present
bi-weekly
linge wage of under three dollars to the KLM Royal Dutch
With Links London with Wonserwy
A goldsmith in Sembun
The Warmw-Lo-Morcow Northern Turkey, claims to have just under' six dollars a day, found the word of Genghis The union amounced in a passenger service will be handled Khan, the Mongol conqueror Prous sistament that its full by the Soviet Atrofiot line,
"The" (1103-1227), and a gun belong. executive, coundă had; endurund round-trip from London ing to Lion Giray, Rihon of the actions of Union's negotiators to Mowody and book, tourist Crimped of the Genghis powers to neplain attacco Mospor previously had to and given negoisters all clam mowin 2140, Air travellers The sword Khan in twisted at its polet by wage screener |China Mail Specialy
the constitution stipulates: supreme legislative body
ALLURING COMBINATION
Frmob flm safrono Harbara Lange, with the alluring com- bluation of blonde hair and blue eyes, has just oemplèted har part in se haberveling Anglo-French, experiment in film-making akand then shot in two verslets, one in English tad one in Freight. Ik will be showni ke ball countries without needing
gress of the Soviet Communist Party in Moscow, that decrees | were only an exception, while the laws adopted by Parliament were the rule.
He sharply criticised the fact that until now, the Polish Parliament had limited its Lit tivition
to rubber-stomping governmental decrecs.
Police Reduced
In order that the Parliament played its neocupary role, it was necessary that state bodies and above all the Government adopted an appropriate attitude, Mr Cyrankiewicz said.
Turning to recent measures concerning the police and legal system, Mr Cyrankiewicz sald that state security agencles have been reduced
and reorganised under a committee for security. matters,
He added that a system was at present being worked out to *ASILITU slatet - respect for the rights of the human person." France-Presso,
US Physicists For Moscow
At
Washington, Apr. 24.
least 14 Americans physiciate had been invited in attend a conference
on high
the
energy physica fra Moscow 110xb
month,
National Selence Foundation (NSF) gald here today.
The NSF mld it would pay travelling expenses to and from Moscow-to those granted
ports, spokesman for the Atomic
A
Energy Commission saldy wa advised the State Department wo had no “ objection to the issuing of pasporta......... under. normal procedure,
A State Department - OUT wald be understood would
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