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SINGAPORE CALL FOR FULL OFFICIAL INQUIRY INTO JUNGLE GIRL RIOTS
Singapore, Dec. 14.
The Singapore Government has asked the Colonial Office to hold a full official inquiry into this week's riots here over the separation of "Jungle Girl" Bertha Hertogh from her Moslem husband and foster mother, Chee Aminah, usually reliable sources said today.
All English-language newspapers in Singa- pore have criticised the part played by the police and the Administration before and during the dis- orders.
The British-owned Straits Mr Hertogh said that the Times, in an editorial prepared great. moment of his life "will for publication tomorrow, said be the second I can take my that there were grave errors of Bertha in my arms."-Reuter. judgment by police and senior
BEWILDERED Government officials.
"Also, there were serious weaknesses in the general con- duct of the police force," the paper added, declaring that a public inquiry should be held.
The Straits Times said it would be difficult to praise too highly the conduct of the troops, but the failure to call them in far earlier was inexplicable.
The Hague, Dec. 14. Bewildered and tired, "Jungle Girl" Bertha Hertogh and her mother arrived by air at Schiphol Airport from Singa- pore tonight.
Bertha was immediately smuggled away to a private room as the plane had radioed ahead that she was very tired and over-wrought,
The Singapore police report- She was photographed as she ed at midnight, local time, to-stepped from the plane, but re- night that there had been no porters had no chance to inter- serious clash with rioters for view her. 40 hours, but the authorities were still concerned over what might happen when the armed forces were withdrawn from the trouble areas.-Reuter.
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The Hague, Dec. 14. Flags were flying in Bergen. Op Zoom today the home of the parents of Bentha Hertogh,
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tonight of the former "Jungle Girl," whose legal battle touched off riots in Singapore earlier this week.
Mrs Hertogh had agreed to answer questions and soon, after she arrived she sat nervously in the restaurant, reserved for her press conference, and answered the questions of more than 50 reporters representing Dutch and foreign newspapers and agencies-Reuter.
Bevin Scotches
Rumour
London, Dec. 14, The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, tonight- categorically denied a Lon- don report published in Paris that be told Parliamentary Labour Party meeting last night that
he was resigning in the near future, -
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"I said nothing of the kind," Mr Bevin told Reu- ter.
The Foreign Secretary added that there was no suggestion whatever of his resigning.
"I feel fine,"
serted. Reuter.
he as-
Jordan Asks For Delay
Cairo, Dec. 14. Jordan today requested the postponement of the Arab meeting, fixed for Jan 2, 1951, League Political Committee in Cairo to a date after Jan. 15.
Foreign Minister, Ibrahim Faraq Informing the Egyptian Acting
Minister in. Cairo said that his Bey, of this request, the Jordan Government, which was only recently formed, required more time to study the questions under
Earthquake In discussion.
California
Among the subjects to be discussed is the United Nations General Assembly's resolution San Francisco, Dec. 14. calling on the Arab States and A 30-minute earthquake was Israel felt in the isolated Donner Sum-differences.
to compose their mit area of the Sierra Mountains at 3.25 p.m. GMT today.
The Committee
Mr Adrianus Hertogh, the girl's father, with three mem- bers of the local committee which was organised to fight The Civil Aeronautics Au- review the the legal battle for Bertha's thority said that the airways security base custody, left Bergen Op Zoom by station there was shaken, but member States car for Schiphol this afternoon there was no damage. Donner alliance
His house was gay with bunt-Summit is about 160 miles north been signa ing and Dutch tricolours when enst of San Francisco,
be left to meet the daughter he The University of California's it will be has not seen since the outbreak
of war in the Far East.
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