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No. 35082

Appointment Of “Supremo” In Malaya

Churchill Likely To Pick "Monty"

OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT!

London, Dec. 20.

Mr Churchill will decide over Christmas on the appointment of a Malaya "Supremo" - a High Commissioner with supreme authority over military and civil administration.

the

Events will move quickly after Mr Lyttelton's return here by air tomorrow morning. He is expected to see Mr hurchill immediately and will definitely confer with him at length at the Prime Minister's home at Chequers on Sunday.

The Cabinet will meet next with Mr Lyttelton's week to approve the Premier's programume to deal with chice and Mr Lyttelton will munast terrorism. fikr the nure to the King at

unfe

NX-point Cum-

MA 'hurch. W W! teave seigh the soportante el rela- Field-Marshal Viscount Mont-Load Montgomery gomery. 04 years old and now European jost against Deputy to General Eisenhower

307 hitz

KIVIK

hem responsability for a de sauve

at Supreme Headquarters Albert campaign to en the Malusan garded war There is scene objection to

Powers on Europe, is

1

here as the beliest choice But Lewd Montgomery on the groun Mr Church.it. E understand, will that he has had my expe: mpeg have before tum TIJ] LIUTOSSING, Df jungle warfare. Jist of x

Seven Umes

may include such distinguished The new High Úc manasuper is Service min as Lord Alexander, to have a civil deputy and this of Canada, appointment is expected to or Governor-General Lord Mountbatten and Field-announced next week somultane Marshal Sir Willian Stim, Chief nusly with that of the High of the perial General Staff, Commissioner

IN AGREEMENT

Montgomery is Il sfood to be in general agreement

under-

TWO PLANE

CRASHES

Saigon, Dec. 20.

The decisions will be fallawed as Boun zus possible b # 2013- ference of the Prime Minister with Mr Lotfelter and the two men selected to take

Me lave

"STRONG MAN"

GVCI

Loun, Dec. 20.

ה:

Tike belief hardened In political quarters here today

Slated For

New Job?

LORD MONTGOMERY

AIR CREWS

TO

STRIKE

Pris. Dec. 20. Air France 15 crews Will strike tonight for three weeks, Al France announced in a com- munque. The

which strike

will paralyse all French air passenger

those for services except

the For East over the Christmas and to back a New Year period, is demand for

large salary in- creases, improved working con- ditions and a pension

276 of group

members of the Nalumal Union of Mercan tile Aviation Officers decided on show of hands the strike by

A

at a meeting at the Merchant Aviation Club this evening.

Air France at once asked in- lending passengers to contact booking

offices,

where they would be told if there was any reaching their

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| ARMS-CARRYING EGYPTIANS TO

BE CONSIDERED

AS HOSTILE

Gen. Erskine's New Order

Cairo, Dec. 20.

British troops were ordered tonight to regard as "hostile" any Egyptian civilian carrying arms. United Press correspondent Peter Webb re- ported from Ismailla that British Canal Zone

forces would henceforth treat as "hostile" Egypt- ian civilians found carrying arms or explosives in the area.

He said that the order was issued by Lieutenant-General Sir George Erskine, Com- mander of the British forces in the Suez Canal Zone.

This order was interpreted as drastic British reaction to the Egyptian authorities approving: arms-carrying privileges to Egyptian civilians Jets

under certain conditions of approval, last week after the Cabinet had recalled the Egyptian Am- bassador to Britain, Amr Pasha.

Only events could clarity order whether tonight's British meant that all Egyptian irregu- lars or guerillas, whose anti- British activity recently in- creased, would be shot on sight or otherwise classed as ber- ligerente

A British military spokesman declined to elaborate on General

thai Field-Marshal Viscount hope of their

Erskine's order. destinations by Air France, by Montgomery will be picked this other airliners or by surface

week-end us

Britain'

The French authorities today unnoimred Whit two French for Malaya. planes crushed in Indo-China in the past 24 hours, killing eight

Faye

song travel.

He Would

supreme authority over civil and military The first announcement came administration and step up the early this morning, when it was campaign to end the Communist that a French Navy guerilla warfare which has ay-

the sumed new and serious ortions in recent months.

De trashed, killing

pilot and injuring two crewmen.

Later, the wathorities said a French military

plane crashed

pro-

An early announcement of a

while parachuting equipment to Lival deputy to the new Malaya the Franen-Vietnamnese

forces chief is also expected.

in the Sum Meum area. The secund plane was a Junker-52

it will

SIX-

This will also be a post of and was dropping equipment Great responsibility as and supplies to outpost in the entail introduction of the region of Sam Neua. some 100 point programine announced by miles southwest of Hoa Binh Mr United Press.

Lyttelton last week Singapore.-Reuter,

COMMENT OF THE DAY

!

i

Not all Air France air crews

belong to the National Union and so the strike may not be emplete, an Air France spokes- man said.

strike

on

The

will end January 9 at midnight unless an agreement with the administra- tion is reached before, but for the moment the talks have been broken off, an air crew spoites- man said.

Mall planes will not be affected.

that the order had been issued because of the "doclared inten- tion of the Egyptian Gover- ment to amend the law prohibit |

Pakistan &

Sterling

Bloc

May Call For Its Winding Up

British Scientist Receives

His Nobel Physics Prize

Jets Pound N. Korean

Factory Into

Into Rubble

Seoul, Dec. 21.

Smoke and dust billowed 3,000 feet into the sky on Thursday as streaking jets of the Fifth Air Force transformed a big North Korean factory into flaming rubble.

Forty-eight F-80 Shooting Stars scored 48 direct hits

Picture Gustav

shows King of Sweden pre-

senting the Nobel Physics

Prize to Sir John Cock- eroft, chief of the Atomic Research

Institute at Harwell, at the official presentation held recent- ly. On the left are Princess

Sibylla and Prince Wilhelm.

DESERTER

to wipe out nine buildings of bustling locomotive repair SENTENCED

factory. Thousand pound bombs whistled down to peck out a mighty area of destruction.

Said Second Lieutenant Earings" to UN infantrymen nest E. Gallart, of Westport, In- generally just by leaving them diana, "Clouds of debris ob- in arees where Allied foot

PEKING AND TRUCE

Berlin, Dec. 20, A Brish court martial here today contenced 22-year-old Pre. John William McPherson and dishonourable discharge on charge of desertion

McPherson told the court in a

statement prepared

that he Across" to the East German authorities on May 7 this year because he was "ted up" with Army life.

Usually reliable quarters said, however, it meant that Egyptians carrying, sms would be held in detention camps and not, as formerly, tufted over to the Egyptian, police.

The British spokesman said OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT scured the main factory build- cloggers will find them--Asso- to two years' detention

ing after the first wave of jets ciated Press. London, Dec. 20.

had

gone in. I saw smoke Reports from Karachi dust rise as high as 2,000 teet

indicate tonight

that It was a spectacular demon- ing the carrying of arms and be- Pakistan might call for the stration of the Fifth Air Force's if the "American side regarded "went

bitter effort to dislocate the cause of continuing attacks on winding-up of the Sterling Communist British troops."

rail system from bloc when the Common- every angle.

Other

warplanes wealth Finance Ministers ripped up rails all along the meet here next month to emy's main supply routes

daily, dangerous routine now in discuss the economic situa- "Operation Strangle". tion.

F-86 Sabre jets zipped up to

30 minutes Yalu for free- the

He refused to say whether Egyptians detained under new order would be charged and

The Air France Far East route, which serves

iried principally Indo- Chine, will not be affected in order not to hinder France's war effort there.--Reuler.

Designs For City Hall

THE Hon. T. N. Chau's timely ques- in Legislative Council

Ttions

about the proposed City Hall produced and revealing an- some interesting swers. Government outlines four alter- native methods of designing and con- structing the building and admits an inclination towards one of them. It promises to introduce a resolution in the subject Legislative Council on which will enable Unofficial members an to express their own opportunity views. It is noted that certain weighty objections have been found to

are

final

the original popular idea of conducting an open competition for the best architec- tural design. In the first place it would be fairly costly; secondly the verdict would rest with assessors, with which neither public opinion nor Government could interfere; thirdly, if because of public opinion Government were to refuse to accept the design selected by the assessors, an entirely new start would have to be made with on its local the Colony thrown back resources, and a considerable amount of money would be wasted. The con- ditions which the R.L.B.A. attach to a

nature competition of this

not readily acceptable. The public most decidedly wants a say in the type of City Hall it is proposed to build and to feel it is entitled to reject a selected design if it does not measure up to majority opinion. It must be confessed that in view of Government's dis- closures the idea of throwing the architectural design open to competi tion under the aegis of the R.L.B.A., becomes less appouling. Three other methods have been set forth, one of which virtually rules itself out because Government's nominee for the task of preparing detailed architectural plans. and designs is not at present in a posl tion to accept the commitment, The other suveestions, in brief, uro (a) the Rubito Works Department "in nasbola-

tion with

on

#

Professor Gordon Brown should undertake the job of preparing designs and they in turn would call on the assistance of two or three addi- tional architects

contractual basis; (b) the straight out appoint- ment of a local firm of architects. The expectation is that one of these two alternatives will eventually be followed unless the coming Legislative Council debate yields any other useful sugges- tions. Most will agree that it would be a decided advantage to have the City Hall designed by professional men familiar with Hongkong; who can readily appreciate how to produce a design that will "fit in" with the pro- posed site its foreground the city, and its background the harbour and Kowloon hills. It is conceded, too, that Government should not surrender its right, either on its own behalf or in the interests of the general public, to agree or disagree with selected designs whether these be made from petition or submitted by invitation. On the other hand, there must be no side- stepping of the City Hall Advisory Committee.

is Whatever decision finally reached as to the method for procuring designs and plans the public will expect the advisory committee to be consulted by Government. The com- mittee is a fully representative body and clearly the best medium through which, Government can obtain popular feelings on this question of what sort of City Hall Hongkong shall have. Government must avoid at all costs giving the impression that it is trying to ram something unpalatable down the throat of a resisting and dissatis- fied public. This is one time. when, Government can allow itself to be fully guided by public opinion. That it is prepared to do so le indicated by the decision to throw the subject open for general debate in Legislative Counell.

a com-

the

by court martial.

British military Meanwhile, engineers continued efforts to restore Canal Zone rail traffic

Pakistan may demand

од

disrupted Lust week when dom of trade direct with the Thursday afternoon, hunting for

saboteurs biew train.

up

on

the

with

payments The

а British dolar countries. It is said that enemy MIGs, but failed to sight

Pakistan believes the

widening eny. They built a temporary route of the dollar gap and the heavy

adverse balance of main to carry traffic until line is repaired.

Tightening

travel regulations following attacks on small units, the British also barmed all night-time travel in private care. Daylight travel in the Canal Zone is restricted to convoy movements by the same order-United Press.

San Francisco, Dec. 21. Peking Radio said today that themselves as conquerors in the Korean war and refuse to nego- tiate on an equal and reasonable

the truce.

the However,

Communists would continue to leave open the door on an armistice.

basis they

can end

talks at any time they wish."" self up to the Army authorities

Pointing out that only seven days remained before the agree ment on a provisional armistice line across Korea expired, the

He returned and gave him-

in West Berlin on November 8.

McPherson told the that he could no longer stand the life in East Germany. Reuter.

court

Ship Strikes Wreck And Sinks

DROWSING ALONG

said, "น the war drowsed broadcast ground

clements of the the European Payments along with no significant activi- pugnacious

side continue to persist

Alexandria, Dec. 20. Union countries is due to some ty. On the Western front north- other

with their zeposterous pre- The Italian ship, Elisbe lid, members of the Commonwealth west of Yonchon, a UN patrol

the American delegates cars in the entrance to the port living beyond their means.

was "moderately engaged for posals India is

named as the chief an hour, the Eighth Army said, will bear all the responsibility of Alexandria today after hit- offender.

with an enemy unit of undeter for stalling and arecking the ting a wartime wreck. As a

The 11 members of the crew pruce talks," net dollar earner, mined strength. Allied troops

"The other side must give up were rescued. Pakistan resents the fact that withdrew under cover of mor-

their absurd and unreasonablé The ship, which was carrying dollars earned by Sterling raw tar and artillery fire-and early demands to interfere in the in- la cargo of scrap from Tobruk,

exporting

morning darkness.

ternal affairs of a sovereign had tried to reach part; for are being used by other mem- predawn engagement Eighth bers of the bios when they could Army doughboys gave up a hill- abe better utilised

ment scheme.

NEW INCIDENTS Ismailia, Canal Zone, Dec. 20. An explosion occurred as British Army goods train travel- ling south from Port Said pass- of line near ed over a stretch Kantara yesterday.

an official British spokesman

announced today.

was

no

materials

countries

In another

state,"

the

in develop-top outpost east of the Pukhan Reuter.

River on the central front after It pointed out that oil im- £ three-hour attack by an pons from the dollar area, enemy company. the rising cost of raw materials)

But even as the shooting war

stockpili expenditure on lagged, the Communists launched rearmament, repayment of a Christmas spirited psycholo loans and credits and seasonal gleal war on frontline Allied

variations trade

account for of only half

the adverse balice. The

rest. is due to "living beyond means.”

There were no casualties. A bomb was thrown last night at a bridge near the YMCA from a black saloon ear, the spokes- man added, but there damage or casualty-Heutor.

GUERILLAS GRADUATE

Calro, Dez. 20. Undergraduates armed with hand Sten guns, rifles and grenades fired shots in the air at a parade at Cairo's Fuad Awazi University today to mark St their passing out as guerillas for the Suez Canal Zone.

to

A bomb was exploded in an the open

signal Space departure of the 50 students, the first batch to receive training under the Egyptian Govern- ment's scheme to control the "liberation" movement against the British,

Their teachers and comrades Iznade farewell speeches.

Students from several second- ory schools missed classes to attend the ceremony, and honour the firet etudent "liberation" battalion-Router.

16 KILLED IN MINE EXPLOSION

Newfoundland Tidal Wave

John's, Newfoundland,

troops.

The Reds are distributing pro- paganda daden "Christmas stock-

£100 Fine For Stunt Flight

Was

to

Dec. 20.

London, Dec. 20. The Red Cross has declared a

London chemist Frank Millar national emergency here and is today fined £100 for rushing help to an area aver having flown a plane under-

is neath the Tower Bridge. Wave whelmed by a tidal

Millar, who is an amateur the worst gale for many years.

More than 600 residents of pilot, carried out this feat

the west Stephenville in

teft please his 13-year-old son, who the pens bet his father 35 shillings that their homes when roared in. They flod 10 higher he would not succeed

in the a exploit. ground, taking shelter In

Coming out of Court today hospital and a school.

The nearby United States air the flying chemist was met by Christopher Draper, base at Harmonfield is sending Major

supplies Reuter, who accomplished the test 20 food and

years ago,

Sequel To Bus

Disaster

Chatham, Des. 20/

You have my gympathy " sala Major. Draper, "I was in? the same position 20 yearş

--France-Presse.

Reasonable Guess Would Be Grol

Johannesburg, Dec. 20. Buxton Afrios were killed -mod 13 others were seriously injured today when cut today to erowe Allegations pretty good idea where he will

plosion perusred in a cost mine

Johannesburg this morn

near

The detver of the bus which killed #4 Royal Marine cadets at Mingbem a fortnight go was mummoned by the Public Prose- of serous driving and driving

and Mention. without deler bare

driver, John

A Philadelphia, Ded. 20.

John McDonough, 16, hau a spend Christmas. McDonough, parolée, was arrested today when he jumped from a loteri car which was halted by police bullets. The car belenged to the Attorney, summons saamant", "District,

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Reuter

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