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French expect Red MacDONALD WARNS OF Rita hits the night spots

attack

on

Paracels.

Salgan, May 14. Small French garrisons are standing ready to resist. Chinese Communist landings on the strategie Southern Paracel Islands, guarding the sea lanes off South East Asia.

A fleet of Communist junks from Hainan island, 200 miles to the North is approaching the area but no landing has so far been reported.

The Chinese Nationalists have already withdrawn from the Northernmost of the 11 islands which are also unoccupied by the French.

The Vietnam Government yesterday reiterated its claim to sovereignty over the whole group of French possessions 200 milos out in the Pacific.-Reuter.

Bradley to head supreme Western defence body?

London, May 14.

Two newspapers here speculated that General Omar N. Bradley, Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, may head the new' suprome Western Defence Command,

at Fontaine-

COMMUNIST STRATEGY

to sweep

Master plan

through South Asia

NECESSITY FOR COMBINED ACTION BY DEMOCRACIES

Canberra, May 14.

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, British. Commissioner-General in South East Asia, warned of a Commurist master plan to sweep down through South East Asia to Indonesia during his talks with the Prime Minister, Mr. Robert, Menzies, and Australian Cabinet Ministers this week.

Mr. MacDonald said the knowledge of this Communist grand strategy

was sustaining and encouraging the Communists in Malaya. Mr. MacDonald, although painting a sombre picture which deeply impress- ad the Australian Cabinot, said the situation was not irretrievable, providing the Western Democracies worked together. Mr. MacDonald was sold to have advocated that the De- mocracies take care not to ob- struct the legitimate. national aspirations of the non-Com-wealth. munist masses,, and that they

said yesterday that the conference would give thought to the crea- tion of an organisation with a broader basis than the Common-

"The truth is that it is much too early to rely on American help in this region. American opinion is still bitterly divided, after the collapse in China."

The British, American ond French Foreign Minis- ters, who have just concluded a three-day conference here on Western aims in the cold war, were not available for comment.

He said: "We need policies as Their communique tonight Treaty Defence Group, will leave

Russia's we are to halt Soviet did not mention the Suprenies headquarters

of helping to raise living ston- aim to engulf Asia and dominate bleau, near Paris, and return to Defence Command.

the world, British Foreign Office London in anticipation, of being dards in South East Asia.

He also told the Australian The United States, with its in- declined to confirm or deny thesuperseded by General Bradley.

Both the "Dienatch" and the Government that any aid Austra-terest in the Philippines, France, newspapers speculations.

"Sunday Chronicle" reported lia could give in Malaya would be because of Indo-China, and Hal-

but that if she could that the British Defence Minis welcome,

land, associated with Indonesia, ter, Emmanuel Shinwell, had help to bring about a concerted

chuld reasonably be expected to flown to Paris on Friday to dis-effort on the whole problem she take part, Mr. Doldge said. the would he doing a for more, im- cuss the new plans with French Defence Minister, Rene portant job.

British Caution Plavin.

display a bona fide intention positive in Asia os in Europe It Great dangers

The

A diplomatie correspondent for the "Sunday Dispatch" wrote:

"A new Supreme Defence Command will be crented. At the General, head will be the U.S. Omar Bradley."

This correspondent added that Field Marshal Lord Montgomery, now Chairman of

the Brussels

Prince's tragic

romance

Bombay, May 14.

Letters in the hands of the

of

sources revealed.

In Sydney Loday, Common- Tested figure wealth delegates gathering for a meeting Monday on aid to

opening next week.

The "Chronicle" predicted that General Bradley will become vir- tually supreme Commander ur the Atlantie Allies.

on

munism, in the

area.

Technical aid

con-

of

The newspaper sald it was fair, to artime the United States would be Interested only If the Commonwealth countries showed first that they were facing the risks and doing their best to afford what help they Even then, American could. lielp cannot be taken a cor.

"It is for better at this stage

others."

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The Princess Aly Khan, formerly film actress Rita Haywo th, amitingly'i

film executive" James In the Lido nightclub in Paris, Seated at her table (clockwise) are: Gardiner Rifa; har unidentified aunts and Robert Bidney, dancing instructor. Miss Hayworth 廖 divorce this week indignantly denied as "crazy" Rome paper's report that she planned from Prince Aly in the near future.(AP Photo),

GRAPHIC STORIES BY

CREW ETHEL MOLLER'S

Captain A. L. Waites, Australian skipper, his Portuguese First Mate, the British Chief Engineer, Mr. Ormsby, and 30 Chinose members of the crew of the British coaster Ethel Moller had 74 days captivity at the hands of the Chinese Nationalists at Tungshan Island after the vessel was arrested by a Nationalist warship there on February 27. Contrary to earlier reports here, the British vessel berthed in the harbour of Tungshan, at the Southernmost tip of Fukien province about 65 miles North East of Swatow, throughout the: 70 days and was not used by the Nationalists to transport troops elsewhere.

is still

the

per-

Elections in Turkey

Kreut, "the Times" said, no coun-less" by the Nationalists and soldiers armed to the teeth at to dusk bállóting- for a new

prepared

at election in four years.

to

On his return on Saturday, Mr.South ad South East Asia, are.

In London The Times" sald into regard: the Sydney meeting. Members of the crew of the was carrying some 4,000 bags of Shiawell onld that his visit had reported confident of their ability a leading arttele today that there purely as a Commonwealth meat-rescued British Vessel, inter-dour when she was captured...

Ca' March 1, a ceremóny waa been in connection with the At-to devise mears to combat Com-has been a strong note of cautioning, called to face grave dangers viewed by theChino Mail" lantic Defence Pact Conferenc

in British Ministerial remarks to the defense of the Common yesterday, disclosed that eight held on board the Ethel Meller The Australian External Affairs on the Commonwealth meeting wealth and

their Chinese colleagues by the Nationalists. The British raw materials, without which it of

Aag was hauled down and the Minister, Mr. P.C. Spender, is opening in Sydney on Monday.

rip to a point, such caution would be hard to maintain the had been left behind in Tung-Chinese Nationalist flag of white expected to propose the establish- ment of a Commonwealth fuad

is 'all'

all to the good. Nothing would prosperity of the present stand-shan and their fate

Ankara, May 14.. ground fluttered. up. Naval The Sunday Times" diploma from which urgent credits could be worse than to raise hopes.

pradores and four cargo keep-sonnel guarding captured ves- Troops stood by throughout tie correspondent spoke of a pro-be granted to South East Asian vast flow of aid that couldard of living in this country and unknown. They, three com-un and blue sky on, a red back-

speedily build up the prosperity. posal to appoint a three-man countries.

When the dangers were so ers, were described as "stel were also replaced by 20 army Turkey as the country prepar

ed for a heavy vote in dawn committee to integrate

that Australia of the threatened and disrupted It is believed defonce

countries.

In the meantime, members of measures now being carried out would make a substantial Jodhpur police have revealed by the various geographical substribution to this fund, and also

the crew of the Ethel Moller were Grand National Assembly, "Yet much of what has been try with powerful resources and were escorted away from-the satu in this country

has given with high standard of living vessel at the end of April..

CommanderVA ZRAKIRI the story

The Ethel Moller, according is told by Divisional two-year divisions of the North B

Atlantic make avaliable large amounts of

the impression that almost noth- could afford to say that it had the informants, was captured by Hung to repaint the vessel and All the city police and rural the Cam-area, and to appoint as Chairman romance between

flour and other goïds.

Original

name la gendarmes were ing at all can come from the little to spare,

the Chinese gunboat Yung Hsiang paint out the bridge-educated Prince Prithi of the Committee, a supremeTM and

meeting, hit the region must Singh, who committed suicide tested figure of the stature

Meanwhile financial circles are at Tungahan on the afternoon of English, and Chinese and the big guard against violence in the targely rely on American help. last week, and Miss Shirley General Elsenhower-Associated

and that in any case the Jim-Inclined to be critical of the pro- February 27, while taking shelter "M" on the funnel. The reluctant

The Government party, the Press.

Commonwealth toons to in that port against a strong gole. crew replied that the work of re- culties pru enormous, Collier, a British girl, police

South East Asia. The fear seems Nobody on board the British ver- painting would take them at least People's Republican Party, Is Australia is also expected to

"Seldom has any note ot

may be rather

her sel knew beforehand that Tung-week.

Divisional

being strongly challenged by the Commander Hung Democrat Party which opposes. offer technicat: aid to enable the urgency been struck, and in this to be that they countries, concerned to make a respect, comment in the United slapdash affairs-American gifts, shad was still in Nationalist hands start on dubstantial Industrial de- Kingdon has lagged behind the grants and, loans to China are and that a two-funnelled Nation- eventually sent his own men to the Government's statism, w the Yung Hsiang, perform the job which was com- its strictly controlled economy.

WAY spetches of Mr. Spender in Aus- mentioned us examples of how allt gunboat, velopment. This offer would in-

The People's Republican Party clude the loan of officers and tralla and Mr. Bridges in New not to do it--and that they need was moored in the harbour of pleted in a day. The vessel

quick but thorough planning. Tungshan.

which is metually the held: 405 of the 467 seats in the where necessary equipment--for Zealand.

They will have the political ob-

As the British vessel

I the Division of which last Assembly.

The Democrat “of “ technical training.

but

to reach their objectives the Chinese warship was sighted: by Ceneral at political interference with or no money to spare and that,

With the take-over. *„ceremony.|tion and the National Party only countries receiving aid. The technical experts are needed in must furnish genuine economic sailors on board the Ethel Moller,

But it was too late to turn around completed, the prisoners life of 10. Others were members of alm would be to preserve their the threatened area, It is dimcuit ald

The first of these Joans-a and the

Immediately the Ethel Moller's crew: Begaru ==| splinter parties or independents. warship political independence and help to attract them from this coun-

More than 8,000,000 people are. them attain a greater measure try. No one can wave aside such £8,000,000 interest-free loan to steamed toward them."

(Continued. On Page 81 5. [mligible to vòle --United Press. barbour, a Once inside, the of economia 'kocurity;

arguments, but harping on them Burma, of which the British share, The New Zealand External too much is a poor beginning for £3,750,000, was reluctantly an-landing party of the Chinese Navy proved by the House of Commans boarded the British coaster and Affairs Minister, Mr. Fred Doldges, the conference.

this week-gols little, if any, took over control.

the fate of the on praise.weekly

Discussion "Statesman, captured vessel was held the condemns t

Indationary next day, February 28, between The

said rather the captain of the Yung Halang creation

of and General Hung, Divisional Commander of the Nationalist

Twenty-five

year-old Prince

Prithi shot himself on Shirley's birthday after she had described

his

proporal of marriage,

the

Fire spreading on Norwegian freighter

police declared. Miss Collier, de- scribed as a nurse in the Lincǝlu

Hospital

Nurses' Home, County lived with her family at Spald-

Lincolnshire.

Tokyo, May 14. The Norwegian freighter inhen Prince

Prithi returned toms. Talisman was towed by India last February after obthe Navy tanker Shawnee taining a Science degree in civil Trail to a point three milea engineering, Miss Collier was said off the part of Shimizu

to have promised to marry him, even against her parents' wish after May 5, when he came af age.

"But towards the end of March, according to documents new with the police, Prince Prithi received a fetter from Shirley saying she

75

miles South of Tokyo and not taken into port because she was still burning.

Games.

The Japanese Marine Safety Board this afternoon sent out three are floats to the aid of the righter's crew in fighting the could not marry him his life on went

Part of the Talleman's crew He planned to end

back on the 0,700-ton April 6-but then decided to walt vessel which they abandoned another month to see if the girl early on Saturday when a fire he loved would change her mind. spread uncontrollably from the Finally, on Shirley's birthday, engine room. The remainder of and six women re- May 5, Prince Prithi Singh that the crew

the His brother,

mained Thanur

aboard himself Shawonl

owner of con-Trail. Slagh,

The navigator of the Marine Jodhpur, Bald siderable estates in

aix Safety Board's boat which re- of the romance he knew months ago and had given his turned to Shimizu port because consent to his brother, marrying of engine trouble sald flames and smoke of the burning. Talls- on. Eglish girl.----Reuter,

man were at least 90 feet high when they reached' the 'scene at

THE WEATHER

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often it has been suggest-

vessel was far reached Teal Seng" (ren-

There would be, no attempt |ed that this country has little Jective of containing Communism. about to erster the harbour; the 'sign ng is the Commander." Party- hald: 82% as: major, opposi».

U.S. plane arrives to pick up released airmen

Shawnee An American Navy patrol plane, attached to the

2 p.m. The navigator, Shogo Noguchi, said the flames at that time had already spread from:

U.S. Seventh Fleet, arrived in Hong Kong from Manila yesterday in preparation for the immediato evacuation of two American fliers who have been prisoners of the Chinese Com- munists för 19 months.

The fliers are Elmer Ch

They have been in a Tsingta"

the engine room to hatch No. 4 Bender and William C. Smith, priton for the past 19 months., - and that explosions were heard. who are due to arrive in Hong Noguchi ald the Shawnee Kong from Tsingtao this 'nfter- RNF of Tokyo la mavin NK Trall and the Marine Safety noon aboard the British mer and accelerating." A trough of low presi

A0000 GMT pmHKET) · the; tropical storm centred about 500 miles

The.

"Statesmen"

The sharply additional

much

power

in Burman Army 19. Tungekin...

with an increase in the amount goods coming on to the market will be likely to add to inflation- ary pressure in the country,"

Should be last

Sold for 100 bags

of flour:

Yung

The captain o Halang, whose name was not dizcisaed,/

•wented to keep the coaster ma prize for the Navy The weekly, "Economist".

and to transfer her to Taiwan. answers the question with un

The Divisional Commander, ins emphatic negative. This loan

alsted or keeping the vessel for should be the last of a long line

"the "use" of the army to bring of special favours granted to

badly, (riseded suppilgs from Burnia without getting anything

for his troop in. Tung- in return." It said the Burmesa shani binted that they would ke £20,000,000 and were disappoint. Eventually an agreement was Fitness test

red when it was whittled down reached between the naval and Peking Radio alleges that the to €6,000,000, army chief The naval captain

"However, this " two men signed "confessions" that

agreed to give up the British mall Ogure Abeard the American patrol they were conducting reconnals will

crisis in the Rangoon 100 bags of four taken from the the Chips coaaf Borran Bouthern seriously handicapped by 45

Government's accounts. But the captured ship. The Kihei Moller Formosa then NE wands to the tropical mph gale and 30-1001 high waves plaas from Manila was an Ameri-sance patrols for the Nailonallats, was suce to slave off for one vessel to the arms in exchange for Purpose of the prompt physime ir certainly coming when I ta Alqpt. The weak, anti-rreione domitias His ship the Shigl, aided in can Navy doctor, who plans to

alcal-examination le to deter the Burmese will no longer be the Hes of Japan, Japan, and the Pacifio Dghting the flames for about 40 give the two men complete phy-

- mines whether the two

suffering from the affects of it too,They offer the minimum Greenmant, and whethle’they are contifiusto revile and harry ́ ́fit to; make the trip scross the British, business, frina, yet turn.

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