Killed In Malaya Ambush
⚫ Singapore, July 20- A geologist, A. C. Rimes, who was rc- ported missing after a Communist ambush on the River Kemanan on Monday, was found this afternoon. He Was dead with bullet
A
wound in the head.
Police cadel J. A. Enbury, whose father lives
Tunbridge
al Wells, Kent, and who joined the police force in Singapore only Inst August, was killed in the ambush. — Asso- cinted Press,
ECONOMY
SIZE AID
PLANNED
President
Washington, July 26-An "economy size" substitute for
Truman's history-making programme of military aid to non. Communist nations was re- ported taking shape today Among Republican AUIZ- porters of the bipartisan foreign policy.
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VOL. IV NO. 175
WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1949.
P
French Deputies Break Up Debate
In Free-For-All
WILDEST SCUFFLE SEEN
ON
ASSEMBLY FLOOR
Paris, July 26, Punching, shouting deputies fought on the floor of the National Assembly today in a riotous free-for-all which broke up the debate on ratification of the Atlantic Pact. The scuffle, the wildest in the French Chamber for more than six months, broke out during the closing stages-of-the-debato,- which began on Friday night.
Reds Set Date For Canton's Capture
Tired, irritated anti-flying in the air, Communists
shade 'und
The 00 in and
munists, after bombarding traluing finally heited combint
heat
M. Michelet was yanked off cach other with cliches for the floor by supporters, who five days, began throwing applied cold compresses to his punches in the Assembly bleeding and swollen nose. The Communists retreated to their late today and continued own rooms to count casualties, fighting for 15 minutes in which included mony. black the lobbies outside after eyes. the Assembly President, Later, when tempers had Edouard Herriot, had gus-been given a chance to cool, M. Herriot recalled the session. It pended the session,
Wag expected that the Atlantic They swung punches in bit-Pact would be ratified by on ter hand-to-hand struggles on overwhelming majority, with Nanking, July 26-Re- the Assembly floor. The police only the Communists in opposi Senators Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan and John Foster liable sources say the Chin-reported that none was seriously tion, late tonight or in the Injured, although there were early hours tomorrow.-United Dulles of New York, both Reese Communist high comin publicans, and also Representa-mund has ordered its armies several black eyes, bloody noses Press..
und two bairs, of glasses tivo John Verye, Oblo Reto capture Canton, present smashed. publican, were reported work-Nationalist capital, before Pandemonium broko out fought ing on a plan to start the new August 15.
military, assist- programme of ance with $802,000,000 in each Jind existing arms originally worth $350,000,000.
Price 20 Cents
Last Chapter Of Tirpitz Story
This is what remains today of the German battleship, Tirpitz, once the pride of the Nazi Fleet. She was sunk during the war by an RAF squadron in Norwegian waters. Now she is in the hands of ship breakers - just a mass of crumpled and jagged metal.
Australian
Banking
Act Unconstitutional
Tel: 27880
POWDER MAGAZINE BLOWS UP
Thirty Dead
Tarancon (near Madrid), July 26. Thirty people were dead here tonight and 60 were in hospital as the re- sult of a powder magazine explosion which early this morning hurled tons of rocks and earth for more than a mile through the air.
Great rocks weighing more than 400 pounds camo crashing down on the fragito houses of this little town, shattering them and leaving gaping holes in the roats of others.
of
The whole of a small kin which covered the magazine has disappeared In the blast about 200 tons of high explosive shells, which belonged to the Spanish Army.
For a great distance, around, no sign of vegetation reimalna,
The explosion occurred be fore
dawn, cutting electric power lines.
Late today, troops were eleur- ing the streets and distributing water and lorry-loads of bread.
in-
The whole of the town of Tarancon, with its 7,000 habitants, looks again as it did after suffering heavy bombing during the civil war. Recon- struction work had only cently Anished.
re-
The sergeant in charge of the magazine, who
Was not there
when it went up, gave himself up later in the day at an Army post 10 miles away.
Ho
sold that he feared would be lynched-Reuter,
DIPLOMATIC MAIL OPENED
ho
Sydney, July 26.-The decision of the Privy Council in declaring the Australian Banking Act unconstitutional was received with jubilation today by opposition spokesmen and banking authorities. The Australian: PETITIONS
Government took to the Privy Council an appeal against the invalidation Paris, July. 20. Deputies
with their lists in the by the Australian High Court of the Australian Bank Nationalisation Act.
Sofia, July 20-It was an- while Edmond Michelct.
nounced today that tho The general Red offensive in War Minister, had the floor. M. tion of the Atlantic Pact
moderate Rightist and former lobby today while the National
Dr H. V. Evatt, the Aus- the Government's nationalisa- Assembly debated the ratiúcu-
He said that Australia, un Bulgarian Legation In Ankara South China now
tralian Attorney
proposal wDS unpopular der the special nature is rolling Michelet, who was interned in
General, Bion
of its had protested against the open- with a large section of the Constitution, chose to avall -ing of diplomatic mail by Communist deputies came to spoke for 22 days before the forward desplie the handicap of Nazi camp during the war, blows outside the Chamber with
voters.
self of the appellate power of Turkish ometalk. Communist leaders are delay-munists in the morning session. and some of his friends. Ushers appeal.
had Lashed out at the
Some opposition leaders, who the King's Privy Council. M. Edmond Michelet, a Gaullist, Privy Council in the 36-day.
The press office here said the expressed pleasure at the re- The Australian High in the organisation of a
Com-Turks had been removing Sofa Greeted by catcalls when ho
sult of the appeal, issued amissioner's enlee hero de- pending National government
his speech
newspapers from the diploma- warning that the Privy Coun-clined to comment on the de- tic the occupation of Canton.
pouch for the past two afternoon after the recess, he
cil's decision did not mean that cinlon A source close to the months on the grounds A Political Consultative Con-
reminded the Communists that
Commissioner's office sald the last word had been spoken Com
it their distribution
in Turkey on banking, Into plenary session
that was banned. After the protest considered unlikely shortly
In
Australian government after the fail of the city. The
Adelaide, Opposition leader the
was Aled, the Turkish Foreign -conference-will-set-up-a-Com-
Robert G.
G. Menzies sald: "Do would do anything immotilate-Office admitted that the nets were sponsored "coalition
not assume for one moment that ly, but would wilt for the re- | on infringement on diplomatic because this piece of legislation scheduled for the last week of procedure, but diplomatic pack- sults of the national elections rights and promised to halt the
loexts.
.`
The cash outlay they were sold to have in mind compares with, $1,450,000,000 asked by Mr Truman. The amount of exist ing arms that would be turned over to free nations". under both-the-Presidential-and-re- ported Republican plans would
be the same. These are the arms which the State Department says are "excess to the mobilisa- tion requirements of the United States." Officinis any they in-
BOX
resumed
tho
separated quickly
groups.
the two
were be been angered by criticisms of the Soviet Unlon made in a speech by M. Michelet
The Communists
ference is scheduled to be called they had met him with wreaths/lieved to have
munist
Kuvernment"
and decorations after the war.. „YELLING MEN. Yves Peron, a husky Com- munist, and two others rushed at M. Michelet and began swinging at him. Within mo-
the
entire floor
The Communists nów aro hoping to organise their govern- ment within 60 days after the ments PCC meets, Under the dominant covered with. punching, yelling influence of the Communista,
men.
WAS
R will Include such minor Assembly officials hustled clude no very heavy boinkers, parties
the Kuomintang the contestants into the COL" big warships of atomic wea-Revolutionary Committee and ridors, where they set to again pons.-Associated Press.
(Continued on Page 5) with Bsts Builing and glasses
EDITORIAL
&
Pacific Pacific
Korea & THOUGH most Asian countries no doubt ngree in principle on the desirability of some sort of Pacific alliance against Communism, the reactions to the proposals put forward recently at Baguio by Generalissimo "Chiang Kai-shek and President Quirino have so far been guard- ed and watchful. This has apparently not Diacredited deterred the Generalissimo. though he may be, he is still an astute politician, and the news that he is to visit south Korea for discussions with the President, Dr Synghman Rhee, shows that he has been pushing ahead with his plans. It is not surprising that the Bagulo proposals have won. Dr Rhee's immediate support. Koren is still split into two parts the Communist-dominated "People's Republic" in the north,' and the Korean Republic, recognised by the western Powers, in the south., America' has now withdrawn all her occupying troops from south Koren, but at De Rhee's request has left behind a'military mission to supervise the training of local forces, This merely follows the Russian with- drawal from north Korea, which took place"last" "yen, and does not mean thal America has lost interest in Korea. In his speech to Congress earlier this week President Truman spoke of the need for both military and monetary assistance for the Republic: the figure mentioned in the past, with Mr Truman's approval, has beon $150 million. But to get this nid Dr Rheo must ensure that the Communista do not ingitrate into his government, and that shy conlition government which is set-up for the whole of Koren does not Include Communists. This is no
enay insk. Russian Influence certainly remains
Union
in north Korea, though it is difficult to
determine whether or not the Russians have any direct control over, the govern ment. There have recently been border inci- dents on such a scale that artillery has. been used by both sides, and the north Korean government is constantly seeking to provoke internal unrest In south Korea. Communist influence in the Republic is not great, but there is a section of the population which opposes the continued division of the country on nationalistic grounds,
troubled back- Against this ground it is natural that Dr Rhee welcomes joint measures for combatting Communism of the sort proposed by -Chiang Kai-shek. But before Chiang can be said to have succeeded in his aim of forming a
(Continued on Page 5)
Ecuador Rebellion Quelled
Great public interest had centred in the appeal because
CENSURE
MOTION DEFEATED
Labour Government over-
13 knocked out, it is impossible
to draft another piece of legis-
lation that do the Trick."
was
December.
Black Forest Plane Crash
that
November or the first week of nges were still being opened, the announcement cald.-United This source said it was ex-Press. SERIOUS SETBACK pected that the Privy Council London. July 26. The the decislan was not only a blow decision about October 1,
Canberra political circles sald would give its reasons for the
to the Australian Government's The acting Australian Com- rode a savage opposition plans for galning control enbled the result of the decision many, July 26-A civil plane
missioner, Norman. R. Mighell,
Freiburg, French Zone of Ger- attack in the House of Australlan bankding, but also Commons tonight for its was a most serious setback to to Mr Chinley and Dr Evatt crashed in the Black Forest near Labour's Socialisation pro- The resident Commissioner, here, killing the pilot's three- handling of the recent dock gramme. However, circles close John A. Beasley, ls in Mel-
year-old son and seriously in- strike.
to Mr J. B. Chilley, the Prime bourne on leave and is not ex-juring five other occupants. The censure motion proposed Minister, said that he will never,pected back in London until
The crash was announced by Quito, Ecuador, July 26. by Mr Anthony Eden, deputy as long as he is in power, aban-sometime in September.-A550- | the German police here today.
leader of the A revolt against President Party in the House of Commons, ing banking under government
Conservative don his ilxed purpose of bring-ciated Press. Galo Lassos' Government, was defeated by 245 votes to control.
came a fow opening with an attack by 185. The vote
said in Canberra: about 50 men in civilian hours after King George revoked "We are naturally disappointed his emergency proclamation for with the result." He indicated clothes on the unguarded
dealing with
waterfront that nothing further could be Presidential Palace, was stoppage
done until the reasons for the quickly broken today.
The Government also heard Privy Council's decision were Both the President and the favourable reports from negodia- known. Vice-President,
Ministry Manuel dons at the Labour with officials Sotomayer Luna, were in the Union of Rallwaymen,
Dr
Palace, but before the rebels
the
Dr Evalt
Bankers cald tonight that the
of the National next election would be the most
important la the history of: could take possession, Presi- The Unlon President, W..T. Australia for nationalisation dential supporters arrived and Potter, told newsmen after an would be the crucial issue. overpowered them.
eight-hour conference on the
While the Palace was being Union's threat to take go-slow attacked, Colonel Carlos Monaction: The outlook is not us
NO EFFECT
In London, a press spokesman cheno, former dictator of black as it was this morning," for the British Prime Minister's
office 'said that the 10: Ecuador, was reported to have
The railwaymen demand a tried to persuade an Army tank shilling wage increase for all unit to Join the revolt, but workers. other Army forces intervened.
Some of the rebels
prisoner.
prison powerful anti-Communist
alliance in the East he must first interest other Asian countries-not so immediately beset by the Communist threat as Korea- and the western Powers, He will not find this easy. The timing of the Bagulo proposals gives rise to the suspicion that they are merely a lost desperate effort by Nationalist Chinn to secure American afd by becoming part of a broad anti- Communist · front too important Lor America to ignore. Pandit Nehru, for India, and Mr Acheson, for America, both sald recently that efforts to form a Pacific union at this' stuge were premature. Australia and New Zealand have shown little interest in Chiang's proposals. And Britain is occupied with more pressing problems. The forthcoming discussions at Seoul, Important though they may be to Dr Rhee, would thus appear unlikely, to have concrete 'results.
decision
would have "no effect whatso- over"
on any nationalisation
Reuter.
PLY
ORIGINAL
COATES & Cos
Eden climaxed the butter sels of the British Government taken Parliamentary debate wero
on the or measures of that nature now
"pending. strike by proposing a
dock
donte
"We do not have anything to
in 1947, Colonel Manchero token reduction of the Labour do, with it," the spokesman said. overthrew the Government of Ministry's expenditure tra President Velasco barra, but dillonal censure method. Earlier,
was forced to flect the caplin ho accused the. Government of Doesn't Want sident remarshalled and countered that if the govern
when forces loyal to the Pre-"lamentable failure" in its
attacked.Reuter.
GUATEMALA TENSION
of the strike and
lund evidence that the
To Go Home]
New Orleans, July 20.- Communists fomented trouble Teheran, July 20-Petrovitch ports received here today from the facts should be published Gelda, Consul the Central American Republle immediately.
כפת
EQUIPMENT FOR H.K.
MOUTH
DRY GIN
TRADI
in
Vice- former Soviet
at Kermanshah,
of Guatemala mid that uncer- The Labour Minister, George | northwestern Iran, is being hold tainly and extreme nervousness Isaacs, -promised that they in custody at the Russian
prevailed in
Guatemala would be made public "In duo Embary here because of his re- City since the President; Senor course."—United Press.
fusal to return to Russia, say Jose Arovalo, suppressed. tho
reports, recent revolt,
London, July 20—The London
Mr Gelda, it is sald, was or- The uprising broke out on dock strike delayed some ship dered home after the Iranian July 18 after the assassination ments of heavy equipment to Govemment ordered the closing of Colonel Francisco Arana, hoad Hongkong by as much as three of all Soviet consulates in the of the Guatemalan armed forces weeks, Mr Emanuel Shinwell, country but he refused to go. Informants who have reached the War Minister, told Parlia- Diplomats here ara aald to thala say
United States from. Guate
ment today,
regard his position as similar that opposition poll-
Nevertheless, the large bulk to that. of Mrs Oksana, Kosen- tical leaders have been arrost- of this equipment should be in kina, schoot teacher at the ed, tije airport closed to private Hongkong within two and a half Soviet Consulate in New York, plarres and all newspapers and weeks of the arrival of the units before her jump to freedom broadcasting stations suspended, to which It belongs, he added. from_á_third-storey window.- -Router.
Reuter..
United Press.
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CALDBECK'S