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More U.S. ENGLAND ALL OUT FOR 496 Editorial
Planes For Berlin
Strong Answer To Soviet Blockadė
Washington, July 28,-- General Lucius D. Clay today doparted for Germany after an nouncing that the United States is sending to Germany a large number of additional transporta that can overcome the Russian blockade all winter if necessary.
The American military comman der in Germany then revealed that the United States will send “a farge number of additional C-54 transport planes" to Europe immediately to double the carrying capacity of the vast airlift, now ferrying food and fuel into Berlin
He told a new conference that "will give un me.... to curry on negotiations with the Russians that I hope will result in the lifting of the blockade." Clay also sakl ho does not take "as a basis for 1 discussion" the statement of Russia's Berlin commander. Marshat Vassily the Sovlet D. Sokolovsky that
Union would lift the blockade if the United States agrees to lot the
freely into Russians · · move
The Western occupation zones.
PEACE CHANCES Echoing the views expressed by President Truman on Thurday, Gen. Clay said, "Chances for peace are excellent." He said, "I don't think
Russians wont war, could creato var but I don't think
that will
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War Hero Killed When
́ ́Jet Plane Crashes Mont-de-Marsan, France, July 23.A French Military' jet plane crashed near here today shortly after taking off, killing its pilot, war hero Captain Georges Eschlinger.
The plane, a Heinkel, was based at the Military aerial- experiment centre here. Witnesses said that they believed the crash occurred after motor trouble had developed.
The jet burst into flames as it hit the ground, setting fire to the surrounding woods.
Eschlinger, flew in the North African, Italian, French, and German theatres during the war.
Mont-de-Marsan lies some 60 miles directly south of Bordeaux. The crash took place shortly before noon to- day-United Press.
Singapore CID Arrest
An Englishman
MILITARY ACTION IN KUALA LUMPUR
Singapore, July 23.-The Singapore Criminal Investigation Department last night arrested an Englishman under the emergency powers recently taken by the Government.
During the night, terrorists at- tacked a police patrol guarding the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur Express, ring on the police rail jeep going ahead of the train as it was passing through Sudanok, southern Johore.
A big military sweep was in progress today eight miles north of Kuala Lumpur, near Siayang, where ter- rorists attacked a police station three days ago.
He had heard of cuses of the telling workers that they police
were could not strike, but they acting without authority, he said.
Tho train, which arrived ruinutes after the attack, took aboard the jeep driver, wounded in the leg in the exchange of fire be- tween the police and the attackers, and he was later taken to hospital, Police also drove off, terrorista who attacked a police station Sungei Siput, near Ipoh.
PENANG ARRESTS,
Australia 63 For 1
Close Of Play
At
FORTUNE FLUCTUATES IN FOURTH TEST MATCH
Leeds, July 23-England's unexpected batting collapse after the third wicket partnership of 155 by Edrich and Bedser prevented the realisation of a possible total of 600, but they had the satisfaction of making their highest ever against Australia at Leeds. They were all out for 496. The previous best was 391 in 1980.
Australia, by holding out in the last half hour, are far from subdued, with Bradman available to start afresh in the morning on the ground which has brought him his leading Test triumphs in England. They lost one wicket for 63 at the close
recovery soon
After looking a demoralised side, Australia began a fighting after lunch. From 423 for two the England total rapidly changed to 496 all out. Bedset, surviving an uncertain Johnson dlved forward at Arst slip start this morning, when he wasin an effort to complete the catch, two yarda *morally bowled several times by but the ball dropped
After a long rest, Loxton went on
Bill Johnston, further, emphasised short. his ability be a batsman by figuring In his second'céntury partnership in at 482 and four runs later he gained his first bowling success in a Test successive Test tanings.
Edrich's grand knock was a mix-by beating Cranston with a fine ball, ture of rigid defence and glorious which whipped back from the off drives. The breaking of the partner and took his leg stump. ship was a great tonie to Australia's bowlers and nobxly was able to stop the rot,
Suggestions that the collapse was due to the deterioration of the pitch seemed to bo barne 'but when Au- stralia started their innings.
BALL LIFTS
seven.
Prince Earn
A Livelihood
Staff Strike
Manila: July-23.All.but four members of the editorial staff of the Even ing News, Manila's leading afternoon dally, want on strike today reportedly be cause the management dis missed Mr Cipriano Cid, the paper's editor, without
cause.
The strikers claimed the action was arbitrary bo cause the management re fused to disclose the reason or reasons for firing their editor.
:
The four who did not. join the strike are the act ing editor, the copy editor and two reporters. As a result of the strike, tho paper failed to come out. this afternoon.
Mr Cid is also. President- of the Philippine News- paper Guild, a labour union organisation among Manila newspapermen-Reuter,
POLICE
HUNT DOWN SLAYERS
Bristol, July 28.--Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, cousin Since Bedser's departure at 423, four wickets had fallen for 63 runs, of King Peter and nephew of Evans had five minutes. batting Britain's Duchess of Kent was
Van Wert, Ohio, July 23.---. taken at 488 for discovered in Bristol on Friday Two youthful ex-convicts, who before tea was
selling washing machines for a terrorised Ohio with seven CHEAP WICKETS
living. “There's a great future brutal killings in 14 days, their England lost
three in them" the strapping 24-year- reached the end of the trail wickets for eight runs in 20 minutes old Prince told reporters
tea. Thus seven England
today when both were cáp- thusiastically. "After all, tured. One with a shot be wickets had gone down for 73.
Evans spooned a catch to Hassett have to earn my living and this men were Malays who had been Evans behind the wicket. experis at mid-wicket in Loxton's first over 18 an up and coming industry" /tween the eyes, died Inter in. members of the Malay Youth Urenced an unpleasant time
after tea, Lakdr soon went, caught The Yugoslav Royal family, galantion outlawed by the Govern- Betser claimed the first wicket alat the wicket six runs later and, exiled in England during the war
In Penang, the police today arrested 10 people, including seven civil servants, under, the emergency
The ball lifted at one end and regulations, according to an official statement. Eight of the arrested. chet through at the other, so that
ment last year.
In
Lindwall.
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last
on-
this
sori
hospital.
Two policemen were wounded in
rumours that the Ho also United States military leaders in Germany might try to crash through the Soviet blockade by force, sending
the highways. an armed convoy up to Berlin Pointing out that any fatal decision would in any such fatal event have to be made at a ligh level lis Washington, General Clay added,
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not to involve us into Gen. Clay said the British and
u comb-out. In the Pulit 13, but it was 'Pollard' who im-without addition Yardley was bowled was formally ousted when Marshall the wild flurry of rise and pistol American airlift, which is currently
Glasur area, the police detained 62 Pressed most. He developed, real after batting for 75 minutes for 25 Tila proclaimed a Republic, Prince stiots which, marked" 'tho, 'greatest
pace and at times looked faster than rusland's Innings lasted ten hour the former regent. "I suppose
Alexander is the son of Prince Saul, manhunt the State has ever seen. Yorrying an average of about 2,250-
Mr John A. Brazier, Trade Union Chinese for questioning,
James C. West, 24, on parole tons of food and coal into Berlin,
Adviser to Malaya, disclosed today A barricade was set up outside It was estimated that more than and ten minutes.
had to leak out sooner or later," will be expanded to the "overage that he bad received letters from the State police headquarters in the 30,000, were present when play was Seventy-five minutes remained for Prince Alexander said. "But I don't from a reformatory, was shot be.
tween the eyes of 4,500 tons a day." He made it
resumed after lunch with Ian John- play when Morris and Hassett opened want my identity to provide Australian trade union branches ex-busy main street of Kuala Lumpur plain that the Western Powers are pressing anxiety at
with a to the bowling of Bedser and Polof "open sesamo" for me. I want "ruthless today, but it was officially stated that son bowling to Bedser the
Bedser relard. A late swinger went for four to sell washing prepared to continue the aerial
machines by my supply operation through the win oppression" of organised trade union this was merely an emergency pre-
opened the scoring through a wide byes in Bedser's first over, but with caution. Earlier, the police chief packed off side field.
own initiative," issued an ter months when the need for coal in Malaya.
the order under
He had been using "Mr Alexan- recent- (During the
Singapore had in Berlin will be crucial.
the to Cranston at mid-wicket after der'
Q "nom In mid-off, and Edrich played to
de washing REIGN OF TERROR General
Clay said, "There may dock strike, the police raided trade emergency regulations that no street gap between extra cover and deep the total at 13, Morris scooped a ball
would, *Vendors
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his scortman, given In runs 25 minutes. hendquarters and mode M
vacant lang leg position for be some suffering from cold next union
future, be permitted to operate be-
ninth boundary. In the next over.
a tremendous re- machines."
Federal and State local police col- The Prince is a graduate of _Eton 16.00 a.m. winter but it will not be extreme, arrests.)
tween midnight and
the wicket. to to, hoist ception all the way- Bedser glanced Lindwall We can provide all food and enough Mr Brazier described the allega- Two Johore police stations al Tolok of oppression as "tripe" and Bukit Kat
"the third hundred partnership of started with three off the first-ball College and served with the Royal aborated in ending their reign of Police waited at a bighway coal for absolutely essential needs. tions
Bukit Kepong (Muar) and have been
given the job as a washing machine We can go oft with the airlift into said he was satisfied the Malayan Saris (Mersing)
closed the innings after two and a quar- from Bedser. Eight leg byes in Bed-Air Force during the war. He was terror. Berlin as long as the. American Government was not misusing 10 down because of "poor communica- ter hours. In his last Test innings ser's second over helped the total
Wert, Bedser helped Compton to add 121 30 and then a rising ball from Pol-salesman nearly two years ago by junction, six miles North of Van
Behrens of
A transport truck carrying lard struck Bradman emergency powers to interfere with tions," it was
It was learned.
on the hand Major Beddington
four new care approached. peop'a want it.”
firm in London. General Clay did not say exactly trade unions. He said he deplored
Johore
chore State Councillor yester- at Manchester. seamen's day complained that the closing of
Bradman sprang a surprise by and nearly resulted in a chance to
"He's a very able fellow and dó-police stopped it. how many additional four-engine the proposed Australlan
"weakness" putting on left-hander Morris
to slips. Two balls later Bradman the statious revealed transports would be sent to Ger- ban on shipping arms to Malaya.
ball past his ing a very good job," said Major Behrens on Friday Associated many. But he said those sent will j Mr. V. M: Menon, a prominent
to bowling off-breaks round the wicket. be, used to replace the twin-engine Indian trade union leader in Singa- would encourage the terrorists, bowl at 380. Yun Johnson changed luckily smicked the
by wicket, and Edrich responded straight driving his second ball C-47's which carry only two and pore and a member of the Leg
BIX.
not
to the 10 tons of a C-54-United the emergency Pressi
a half tons of cargo each compared five Council, told Reuter, today that
powers did Laffect the right of unious to strike.
EDITORIAL
New Exchange Policy
CIR Stafford 'Cripps's statement
SIR
in the House of Commons. #propos
exchange controls in Hongkong indicates a new line of polles, primarily calculated to Increase, the Cófóny's contribution towards the Commonwealth's
hard preservation of
Currency. Itherto; Ilongkong has not been explicitly, called upon to con- iribute to the sterling area dellar pool. Hongkong's duty has been to obtain a suffelenty of gold exchange through its own outrols a to make it unnecessary for the Colony
Lo
Britain for call upon
In the provision of Balstance in the foreign exchange for financhur trade.
In this connection Hong- kong has a creditable record. despite some official anxiety
about our dwindling gold reserves. An Interesting conjea- ture, how arises. "Ordinarily all countries which contribute to the sterling area pool are entitled to draw on that pool for essential needs; wherefore it would appear natural for
Hongkong, In event of making
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enjoy similar privi/, soutions,
the
hardly likely, however, that this is the meaning of the new polley which is being worked out “with those concerned."
Intention The
to be that Hongkong, hav- ing achieved such an impressive. trading recovery, should begin making free gifts to the common forelan exchange pool Uni.
statement la dicially made, this 'can' only)!'gemain conjecture, but on the face things it is the only explanation
· that seems to make sense of, Stafford. Cripps's... » «onouncement. Ner will there be any objection
Par Bir
to anch a contribution.... provided. It can be shown that the Calous hargewon postwar; prosperity. not hopelessly jeopardised, it
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at
who would take over the abandoned
stations. Reuter,
Cairo In State
Of Emergency
Cntro, July 23.-Cairo is under a state of emergency today,
FIX
Hassett, defending resolutely, and for Bradman remained together until atumps were drawn, when Australia, were 433 runs behind.
Pulling Morris for his 12th four, Edrich reached 101 out of 235 - in four and a quartor hours. It was his second Test century against Australia, his previous being 119 at Sydney on the 1946-47 tour,
was
Today's official attendance 30,320 and the receipts £6,430.
THE SCOREBOARD The scoreboard at the end of the second day, read:
England-First Innings Hution b Lindwall Washbrook e Lindwall b John-
ston Edrich o Morris b Johnson Bedser o and b Jahnson
near the Al Azhar Mosque, when also meant that the partner-Yardley b Miller
Press.
He "Bombod” U.N.
Robert M. Daniels, 22, put up his hands, surrendered and then con- fessed to all soven killings."
The
The driver Immediately jumped out, armed with an army rifle. He fired and two policemen, dropped wounded.
Other police opened fire and the driver, later identified as West, dropped with a bullet in his fore-
Headquarters - ficad
As
New Haven, July 23.—Stephen J.
the firing ceased Daniels Supina, 30-year-old war veteran, crawled out of the truck and sur- who "bombed" the United Nations rendered. headquarters at Lake, Success No trace of the regular driver of Thursday, surrendered today at n the truck was found, opening up the..
that he too may have omes.-United possibility newspaper
been murdered-Associated Press.
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FAST SCORING The scoring rate had increased and Police forces were stationed in when Bedser hit Morris for six with not to be expected that the trad
short arm hook which Ing
now community,
the capital's main thoroughfares. a curious be confronted with additional re-
Mounted police and police trucks revealed the power of his forearms. Special pre- and Edrich drove Ian Johnson for strictions, will welcome the move
patrolled the streets.
53 runs were added in the 45 Compton e Buggers b Lindwall 23 cautions were taken in the square with any
enthusiasm, especially
since lunch.
Crapp b. Toshack Hongkong's prosperity
attend founded on
large numbers of Moslems and dependent upon
Cranston b Loxton today's prayer services, marking the ship had put on 150, but five runs the greatest possible freedom
later the stand was broken when Evana Hassett b Loxton Moslem Sabbath. movement for commodities. The
(This dispatch gave no reason for Bedrer played too soon after a well-taker a Sargers & Loxtan extension of restrictions on import
Johnson, Follard not out licences must
the state of emergency. Possibly fighted off-break from to Rome degree
sideways and clutched a dived the details were withheld by cen- impede this movement, for the
turn catch. zorship. baslo
Import principle of the
Al Azhar Square recently difficult güncent display lasted
Bedser's was the scene of anti-Jewish de hard where goods are obt
obtainable In
monstrations protesting Israeli air just under three hours and included maids on Cairo.)
two sixes and nine fours. sterling area countries, the com modities must come from sterling area. This unreasonable principle: in
In practice
ibut
the
though, it has been though,
is not
found that it does not work out so equably Inasmuch that
Importers cannot
obtain firm delivery dates and in Home lines
cannot hope for
delivery for a long tinte to come. In such circumstances the restrie- ilons become irksome and are genuine burden on legitimate Trade. The application of
these
impedimenta, therefore, calls for commonsense and a sympathetic awareness of the difficulties they can and do create. It is to be presumed that those who "working to solve satisfactorily the problem of Hongkong as K member of the sterling area,” be prepared to concede that the preservation of the Colony's own foreign exchange fund is the
con-
primary Intention of our exchange ding restrictions, and that and trading
ду contribution by Hongkong to the sterling ares, pool is to be rerarded as A
as a secondary alderation. Alternatively, If Hongkong is
is to become a full and unfettered member of the sterling bloo, she ....... shall have the samo proportionale, call on that poat when needs arine; as, the other member,
Three
In Palestine, the Jewish High runs Inter, at 420; Johnson also dis- Command at Tel-Aviv said Erypulan missed Edrich.
Johnson dropped an artillery, shelled a Jewish convoy on
Extras
off-break Lindwall the way to the southern Negel short to Edrich, who gave the ap-Miller Desert. No details were alven-pearance of tiredness us he lifted It Johnston Associated Press.
into the hands of Morris at deep Toshack. mid-wicket. He hit ono sixer and Loxton
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AUSTRALIA: First Innings a grand effort. · Hollywood, July 23, David The way was clear for Crapp and Morris o Cranston b Bedser Griffith, ploneer fim and star maker, Compton to continue the onslaught, Hasselt not out died here today, aged 79. He was but at 447 Crapp played over a Bradman noi aut best known for his discovery of Mary, yorker from Toshole and half the Pickford and its film "The Birth of England side were out.
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LINDWALL. INNOCUOUS Wednesday night, and taken to
Lindwall took the new ball at hospital yesterday, suffering fram corebral haemorrhage. He lost con-452, but he hold no terrors for
Compton Yardley Bedser selousness and died this morning in Yardley or an oxygen tent-Reuter.
looked confident and it was sur Pollard prising that Bradman made no big Cranston effort to check the jeg aldo strokes Edriol against Bill Johnston, which gave Byes 4. Legbyes 9.--Reuter. It was officially announced this him three boundaries in his first
ONLY HALF DEAD morning that His Majesty's Govern 15 runs.
Compton became quiet after an ment has "boen pleased to approve the appointment of Sir Leslie Bor-opening burst and at 478 he was
London, July 23--George Bernard side by of Intett Bar olson conterad In Suggers, who moved across swiftly Shaw, who will be 92. on Monday,
wall caught on the log list as to
take the catch coolly. Two read his own obituary in a West
Knight Bachelor was
the Chief Justice of Hongkong
Today, he cabled the editor? "Your Sir Henry Blackall, Into Ciler ly to hold a catch from Cranston, Justice, Hongkong, has been ap but although he dived, full, langth, note is premature. I am only half pointed President of Court of Appeal, and managed to get one hand to the dead yet. Please contradict."--- West Afrien. H
bail, he could not knock it up. In: United Press.
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