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No. 34982

Macao's New Military

Trucks In Collision

Governor

Above is a portrait of Capt Marques Esparteiro, newly appointed Governor of Macao.

Capt Esparteiro originally visited Macao 25 years ago aa a lleutenant in the Portuguese Navy. ile did a three-year

Lour.

War

8lace then he has held Im- portant posts. He has served ae Assistant Chief of Naval Staff and has been Direc tor of tha Higher Naval Institute. Additionally he has beaded many import- ant Portuguese naval misajons, including one to Britain where he made purchases for the Portuguese Navy.

JET PLANE EXPLODES

Stansted, Essex, Aug, 20. One of Britain's latest experi- mental jel planes, the Handtry Page 88, exploded in mid-air here denight and crashed by the runway.

The pilot, Mr Douglas Broom- feld, was killed.

The aeroplane was taken off the secret list only three weeks ago and had a revolutionary wing design-swept back and then swept forward-known as the "selmitar" wina,

It had a Rells Royee nen

caalne. An eye-witness said that the plane made three dips, exploded and then broke in mid-air

Reuter.

DIES, AGED. 112 Casablanca, Aug. 20.

Two military vehleleś, one a three-ton army lorry and the other a 15 ewt RAF truck were Involved in a collision at the junction of Tam Kung and Sung Won- pol ronds in Kowloon City]? this morning, and six Ser-! vices personnel, including one of the drivers, suffered light injuries..

After the collision the vehicles for caught alight and burned ten minutes before a fire engine, which hari been summoned, extinguished the flames.

A No. 5 double-decker bus narrowly escaped involvement in the accident, the driver managing to stop the bus within inches of military lorries.

Two of the injured men were; taken to the Kowloon Hospital. for treatment.

Police cordoned off the area and diverted traffic.

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MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 1951.

Severe Earthquake In Turkey

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A scene of devastation in the province Chankiri, north · of Ankara, Turkey, after a severe carthquake had rocked' northeastern Tur- key earlier this month,' Scores of villages were. levelled and at least 47 people were killed AP Picture.

MRS McLEAN BACK AGAIN

St. Maxime, 20. Mrs Melinda MacLean, the wife of the missing. British diplomat who "disappeared" since Wednesday, was believed to be

The China Mail learns from her holiday here that the Hongkong and

back today. Yaumati Ferry Co., Ltd., has taken over

Her two small sons, Donald the major and Fergus, sounded the horn portion of the Borneo in- of the villa owner's car while terests of the China Con- playing at the front door today und a woman's volen called in struction Company, and that English "Donald, don't wake Mr. Lau Tak-po, Managing Mother," Director of the Yaumati "No car had been seen arrly- Ferry Company is at presenting last night, in Borneo investigating the ing the villa under observation French police were still keep possibilities of development Router. there.

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Among other things, Mr Lau is studying the prospects ferry services.

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Persians Fortifying

The Waterfront

At Abadan

ARMED TROOPS & TANKS TAKE UP

STRONG-POINT

POSITIONS

From. Arthur.Cook

Abadan, Aug. 26. The Persians are fortifying the Abadan waterfront against a Bri tish landing, and today an order was made from the Defence Ministry in Teheran calling up immediately all men trained in the medical services.

They have been ordered to report to their nearest conscription offices at once.

Doctors, surgeons, medical students, dentists and all dispensary assistants throughout Persia, between the ages of 20 and 35 come under

Neutral Zone Violation: the order.

New Accusation By Peking Radio

Tokyo, Aug. 27.

Red China charged today that "21 armed American and South Korean plainclothesmen" en- tered the Kaesong neutral zone on Saturday, violating the truce talk agreement.

Peking Radio, in a Japanese language broadcast this morning quoting a dispatch from the New China news agency correspondent from Kaesong, said, “On the morn Ing of August 25, 21 armed American and South Korean plainclothesmen carrying automatic weapons and car- bines invaded the area near Pan Min Jom and planned to kill our military police. They, however, were. Immediately discovered by our men and were driven off.”

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0.30 a.m. Japanese summer time! aircrafted that anti-

Barbados Protest today, also claimed that a num- ber of American aircraft flew Barbados, Aug. 26: Ten thousand people marched over Thingtoo, Shantung Pro- through the streets of Bridge-vinge, and other coastal areas in Kiangsu and Cheklang Pro- 40 It is understood Mr Lan will town, Barbados, yesterday

vinces on August 23 and 25. protest against the South African

policy.

A Spanish woman, Senora Anita Buxaderas Perez, died in her home at Tetuan, Spanish Morocco, today aged 112.

Until a few days ago she did remain in Bernco for about a Covernment's racial her own housekeeping-Reuter, month.

-COMMENT-OF-THE-DAY

IND

Reuter.

Unfortunate Decision

INDIA'S decision not to attend the San Francisco conference for the signing of the Japan peace treaty is an unhappy one. It is said to be based on Mr Nehru's determination to remain neutral, but in an event of this impor- tance abstention is equivalent to out- right opposition. The Kremlin must be chortling with supreme satisfaction, if last week's reports have any solid foundation, Madamo Pandit, India's Ambassador to the United States, has played an influential role in the déliberations proceding yesterday's announcement from Washington. She fldw to New Delhi to urge India's abstention from the San Francisco conference because she "feared India's presence there would suggest an alignment with Soviet Russia." Non... attendance leaves a similar impression. India has indicated three objections to the San Francisca conference and the terms of the Japan peace treaty: sho insists that China should be present; that the treaty should provide for the return of Formosa to the mainland of Chinn; and that provisions for United States acquisition of and administra- tive rights in tho. Ryukyu and Bonin islands should be eliminated from the treaty. Not unexpectedly, Russia has served notice that she holds similar objections, although it can bo anticipated that the Soviet delegates will attack the treaty from many other angles. The point is that Russia and India are already aligned to the extent of, being in sympathy over what they regard na objectional features of the forthcoming treaty conference and the Rusaluns will do their utmost to exploit this ́ ́ ́whon: the time arrives for the treaty to be aigned. It cannot be sald that · India's policy of“ neutrollem is convincing, especially' as, in this case, it rests on two untenable propositions. Apart from the fact that Communist China is not yet a member of the United Nations and laga diplomatically

recognised only by a few of the nations which intend to become signatories to the Japan peace. treaty, the Peking Government is at the present committed to a war of aggression. Communist China, therefore, possesses little, if any,.. moral entitlement to a seat at the San Francisco conference.

The Red radio sald this was

Only those working in the former Anglo-Iranian Oil Company hospitals and medical centres will be exempt in southern Persia.

Last night, lorryloads of tin-hatted troops, fully armed, swept through the streets of Abadan to take up positions along the oil-loading jetties opposite the refinery.

..

One anti-aircraft gun and several machine-gun posts were in position before dawn today and a telephone line was laid linking the strong points.

Six. Sherman tanks and bren ging the folks with the Stokes gun carriers rattled through the 'Mission, his position today ap- streets in the curfew hours to pears to be as strong, It not

take up positions near the stronger, than ever.

waterfront. Hundreds of police wore on duty all over the town to enforce the curfew. Abadan in case the tankers came back slipped their moorings at 1 p.m., and went off towards the Persian Gulf.

Six AIOC tugs which lay off

The British. believe that. Dr Mossadegh's nationalism does not allow a consideration of the

practical issues.

They feel that the chances of settlement would be greater with a more moderate Premier.

Apart from the Euryalus and

The American view seems to the destroyer Chevron, no Bri- be that though it might be tish ships are now off Abadan

easier to reach n.scillomen and the river is clear in case a with some other Premier, it British landing is necessary;

TƠNTRY AGAIN :

British hey consideremo

Teheran, Aug. 20., Dr. Henry Grady, the United States Ambassador to Persin, is expected in the next few days to resume the role of "Informal oll dispute. mediator" in the British-Persian

views that, for better or worse, a settlement bad to be reached with 1 Mosadegh or else it would have only a temporary character.Heufer.

The Inst British technicians BULLFIGHTER

GOUGED

Train

Runs Off Rails

ELEVEN KILLED

The official casualty, figures put the number of dead at seven but a passenger aboard The train said he counted 11 bodies and he feared

several others might have been washed away in the

The Red radio added that on cautious in commenting on the.

would be harder to make' Il fast. planes dow over the Kaesong when the Chinese troops began August 25 seven

By tonight,” all-the American reports as they were last autumn

from the oilfields will be in chances of getting on

Gaubiati, Aug. 26, Abadan and parties, have left Reutral zone. The planes flew swarming across the Yalu River, from a southwestern direction There were

At least 11 persons were for Basra where chartered air through the Persian Parliament indications departed in a southeastern that "Caucasians" have been in remaining 25 at Masjid Sulal-There are some grounds for rail link express went off and

craft will take them home. The with Dr Morsadegh in Oppost killed and 27 înjured when direction.

would be very slender. the Calcutta-bound. Assam action against the Allied ground The Peking Radio, in troops so far, But Allied air-man left there today in a po believing Japanese language broadcast at men are.

cession of cars. Londen Ex-Mision shared

that the

the rails about 200 miles. press Service, tra stationed along both of the North Korean

from here early today. consta

below the Manchurian border manned by experienced gunners

using

the latest radar and firing techniques.

REINFORCEMENTS Whether and when the Reds another attempt to wreck the would decide on the open use Kaesong armistice talics-United of the new force as a symbol of Press and Associated Press.

Communist-unity-in-Korea ap- "NEW ARMY READY?

peared to depend on the out- Tokyo, Aug.

27..

come

tome of the tense period be- About 2,000

"Caucasian"

war and peace resulting ¡ween troops have entered Korea to from the Communist break-off fight with the Communists if of the armistice tliks.

United

Nations

military the Reds were sources sald war, reliable sources reported pouring reinforcements into all

sectora of the 180-mile The informants, who could and shifting units as large as not be identified, also said that "Caucasian" posibly

Russian corps across the front in evident anti-aircraft batteries are preparation for

An armoured force of LITE- now stationed In North Korea

known strongth Was

also re- on both the east and west

ported to be hiding out under consta

camouflage

below of expansion of the North Korean capital of "Volunteer forces Pyongyang- possibly skilled Korea to other than Chinese tonic unitsimanned by European

"volunteers."

the collapse of the truce talks signals" an all-out renewal of

today.

The word Likewise, the

Communist

troops 'came as the tenor Korean

dispatches swung abruptly from possible

the

Red

War.

somewhere

with Britain..

now

floodwaters that swept the rail track; VPN

The Public Relations Officer of the railway cold that the derallment was caused by heavy: rain and floods washing away a culvert and loosening the truck bed.gine

253 of them today left the Khuzistan allfields in Southern Perals and the Persians took over.

Madrid, Aug. 20. A meeting of the Persian Spain's leading bullighter, Majlis (Lower House) ended in Miguel Dacz, 29, "El Litri

The engine and coaches were while an uproar after Opposition de- was ou injured teda bogged in floodwaters putles had attacked the Prime during bull-fight at Fugtede the rest of the carriages stood Minister, Dr Mohammed Mos

Brm on the track, avoiding a major catastrophe. front sadegh for ending the oil talks Santa Maria, Southern Spain.

Ho la tiny and weak looking

All the injured have been re- Dr Grady will certainly matte but has soared to fame in the moved to hospital while rollet- another attempt at achieving a Spanish bill ring. He has made parties, which arrived on the settlement of the

a fortune dispute,

the last two years. scene of the accident, were r that the

efforts

of

His father and grandfather. ranging the transhipment of Mr Averell Harriman and Mr were professional buil-fighters. passengers and rendering first

was killed by a ald and other Richard Stokes, Britain's Lord His brother

assistanco., bull-Reuter. Privy Seal, have failed.

Router. suspended his earlier efforts in mid-June when Mr Harriman arrived here to try and get both sides to agree over

nationalisation issue. the

It is known that Dr: Grady does not feel that he has any He. bc- of muccess.. real hapo lieves, however, that the poten tial dangers for the Western Persian world in the present situation are such that a fur- ther effort should be made to reach a settlement.

pro-

has

Observers scanning Red peace j

paganda for a sign of the next to likely war..

Communist move found the Red China.

proclaimed that

radios ceased the boasting of renewal of the broken

"victory"

over the Allies in Kaesong armistice talks were Korea and adopted a line, that "inconceivable" while the Allies.

the Allies were preparing to, at- maintain the present hardballed

tack. Heretofore, the line attitude.

Peking Radio sald General turned out to be the propaganda Matthew B. Ridgway's reply to

forerunner of a Communist at- tack-United Press," · the Red protests against neutra- lity violations was as “contemp- tible and savage as the planning of the murder" of the Com- munist truce team.

Thus the Reds closed the door on future armistice talks unless the Allies change their attitude,

·ASSAULT POSSIBLE

At the same time,/ Red- troop. movements across and behind the Korean front, indicated that

insistence by India that the treaty should specify the return of Formosa to the China mainland government ignores the reality of the current situa- tion. The future of Formosa must, of necessity, be held in abeyance; on the other hand it is, inconceivable that a pence treaty with Japan should either be suspended or rejected on such a single issue. India's exception of United States control of the Ryukyu.Mat and Bonin islands is more reasonable. In fact, there exists a considerable amount of world opinion that the future. control of these islands should be vested in the United Nations. Nevertheless, the United States can make out, a. fairly strong case for possessing mandatory rights over these strategical territories. Japan must surrender tho islands, which calls for some sort of foreign administrative control over! them. They cannot be permitted to

Russla passto

without gravely. jeopardising the democracles'. North Pacific defence line. Recognising Russia's determination to stimulate the expansion of aggressive Communism In the Far East it is proper that measures be taken to deny them such important": bases na the Ryukyus and Bonins. Theso aro considerations which India appears to liave ignored in deciding to boycott the San Francisco conference, despite the fact that her own futuro, must be affected by non-participation in a Japanese peace treaty. Moreover, she will be hard put to counter" tho Inevitable. Communist pro anda that India ́la drawing nearer to the firon Curtain countries.

between Pyongyang and song within' enny distance of baille front.

Tho. But

was not

Tear Gas

Disperses Mob

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NEW TACTICS/

Dr Grady will alter his tactles this ilmne, it was learned here, His efforia in "June"and early July centred on anding some to enable temporary formula

the all exports to re-start. Now he will try to find some basis a permanent settlement, Dr. Grady will attempt to the Premier and other Persian astries of leaders to put forward draft proposals on which the Brliish might be persuaded to reopen the talks.

to

Cairo, Aug. 26. Cairo police used tear gas the next Red move might be to today to disperse several pull the trigger on a massive hundred · Egyptians who assault: Reliable sources report-

He is expected

argue with od. a unit of about 2,000 "Cau tried to break a police cor

the Persians that the next move casian troops somewhere along dan and infiltrate into the must come from them, but that the main west. Korean highway, fashionable district, where any Fersian proposals must be the British and Americanrealistic enough to convince the British that they provide at least embassies are located;

a. hopp of a settlement. of the unit The crowd were demonstrating: Observers here note that there

it

against the 1936 Anglo-Egypilan in a vial diference of opinion has

and the Briush between Dr Grady been reported from, other quar treaty, anniversary of whose between toos that caỗ, -new- volunteer Blaning fell today?

Embassy

While Dr Grady is force of European- Communist

cra - disparsed" "convinced that it musti could before: 1

be achieved with reach the be

Mossadegh, soldiers had gathered north of Embossy compounds. They were! the British here are

adament that River to await the ap-injured in the scufle but song there can be no solution so long

umestar shove into seriously, it was reported. It was as De Moriadath is in power.

arrests were AEN KMBASSY VIEWE Miltary sources in Japan and understood Korea declined to speculate on

lestila in force and mrithi the nationalities of man' in the special palice precautions had. new_unit. The syrtrance of been taken during, this

the day Communist forcer other than l'inador, town is North; Korokng and Chinese Tag An}@DrHA/K/BgABA PEKER

fork Wonka. But i shouted in: Alexandria; but Informes Praburden have bem al were no (pondenta ihere and

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