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41 KILLED, 500 INJURED IN TRIBAL BATTLES

Johannesburg, Dec. 26.

Forty-one Africans were killed and 500 were injured in battles between tribal and other factions in teeming African shanty towns on the outskirts of Johannesburg on Christmas Day

Women, chanting fiezer tribal battle songs, urged thele men on as they gathered on opposite sides of a street in Orlando Cownship, armed with sticks and pieces of iron.

Man Crashes Doing Death-

Defying Stunt

50 W

German-born Arno Wickhold. "Wall of Death" motor-cyclist, crash 20 metres to the Hoor of the ring.

To the 130g battle be-

killed and 87

Established 1845

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1951.

Wrote Farewell Note,

But Survived

West Frankfurt, linols, Dec. 26.

Cecil Sanders, the only man to survive the Orient mine explosion, which killed 119 miners last Friday, scribbled a note is his wife and two chlidren saying "Meet me in Heaven" before losing consciousness from gas poisoning.

He wrote the role on a packet of sweets and it was found by a nurse in the hospital where he was tonight sl recovering. Most of the time Sanders was conscious he pray- ed and sang hymns.

"I know I was Almighty God who took care of me and brought me out of that mine alive," he said.

Hymns also sounded through many churches today as this colliery distrket burled its dead: 27 funerals were held The burial during Christmas Day and nearly 50 more today.

of the other 42 will be completed tomorrow.-Reuter.

Tarom Zails and Basuto Lakes. Korea Armistice Negotiations

TERH, NET AWA

bond

The fight was roused

by un antangkremekt Charl

the 7.uius WOAD RIH election for the township's Advisory Brand, the result of which was announced during the Christrous hushday.

Six Africans were killed and another inary were injured an

Fash between hundreds of Basutos -crist

self.

in the past

REKC

!

scene of many but-

Ridgway Authorised To Extend 30-Day Agreement

Washington, Dec. 26.

London. Dec. 26. Hundreds of people printed Balive cave guards in watching Bertram Mills New Clare

General Matthew B. Ridgway, the United Nations Circus at Olympia today the between African and poller

Supreme Commander in Korea, has been authorised to the extend for 30 days if he sees fit the agreement with intervened bat!- and the contestants fed, the Communists that the existing battle-line in Korea leaving two dead Four others

shall be the line for an armistice if one is negotiated. dard laten

Diplomatic officials who reported this today expected Strong police Formes canoed nd rants in The townships and both sides to agree to a temporary extension while the 801204

miny thousands negotiations go forward on other details of the cease-fire.

and hguar galler:

The 30-day agreement on the renewal of large-scale fighting weapta and made arrest

over Korean territory. Aft Many

cease-fire demarcation line men

tue to expire tomorrow wwe tubled or sinaher faction The United Nations and Com- munist delegates drew a cease-

November 27 кл fire line on

the would be agreed that thus permanent me if an armistice were signed in 30 days.

Werkbeurt, 34, was ushed in for pati oha kiten 1945 Ze was 1:4 Ford op dong mudy anak song from multiple an-

Julies

The armlet decurred Which Wicklad was driving his motor eyede Cand und Found a cage of

Tattice wo13 metuf

suspended

ingh above the ring.

Sudd. niy smola appeared. to cut cu ani he and his 11- clone plunged through an aper- tue in the bottom of the cage, grushed to net and

nissed th O groundl.

Thousands of rudin listeners heard the sounds of the evident while commentary on the cr cus was being broadclot. Reu- ter

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Jane Wyman

Robbed

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Los Angeles, Dec 26 The film

Jane Wyman, sta. said today

Christmus that hurgiat had robbed her af over:

furs $100,000 worth

und jewels.

15

If not, the negotiations would

be continue and the line drawn to reflect the subsequent battle gains before signing armistice agreement.

talks at Pan Men At today's Jom, neither side mentioned the The official Allied deadline.

no special attitude dradline existed. An official said hour delivering presents a thief; that the agreement on the line

wa: lapsing and that was all.

Washington said Officials in that at the moment, the only thing at stake was to prevent a

While she was

for an out

took two mink routs and a innk stde valued

$18.000 at jewellery worth up to she said

Reuter.

COMMENT OF THE DAY

J

$90,000.

was that

Independence For Libya

area

new

MIE end of the year brings a Telf mes It is the an independent kingdom. latest stage in one of the most im- portant and significant developments of the present phuse of world history. In retrospect the achievement of na- tional independence by the countries of the Middle East and of Southern Asia will appear more important than the loss of their independence by the coun- tries of Eastern Europe. Because the one will, almost certainly be permanent, the other, quite certainly, transitory. Yet the magnitude of the change in the "Arab-Asian" countries is often overlooked outside the

itself. Thirty years ago the whole vast region from Tripoli to the Celebes, with the exception of the Arabian peninsula, Persia. Afghanistan and Siam, was under the rule-either directly or in the guise of protectorates or of "man- dates" of European Powers. Today, with insignificant exceptions, all these countries are either completely in- dependent or are in rapid evolution to independence. Northern Asia, though the Asian republics of the Soviet Union are in theory self-governing, is still in common practice governed from Moa- COW. But much of the South is in- dependent or on the verge of indepen- dence. It is a great historic change. Moreover it is a change in which Britain has naturally and inevitably Britain was played a major part. (except for Russia) the greatest of the European imperial Powers in Asia, She ruled the Indian Empire, with a population of nearly 400 million. She held after the first World War the mandate of Iraq, Palestine end Trans- Jordan. Egypt was a British Proter- tornto. With two gaps British rule extended from the Western Desert to the South China Sea. Today almost the whole of that Empire hus become. completely self-governing. And the. whole, vast change has come about with the willing acquiescence of the British Government and of the British people. It is an evolution without precedent in history. Retrospection shows that it was inevitable. Some there were who realised it a century and more aro; there were others who,

did not. But it was certain in the long run that a nation who believed in De- and in self-government for mocracy Its own people could not deny them for others which happened by historical accident to have come under its own rule. It was inevitable that Britain should set up organs of local self- government in India; and from the moment that was done the evolution to complete self-government was as. sured, not only for India, but for other Asian and African territories which were under, or might come under Bri- tish rule. The decision had in fact been made. It was recognised that the right to self-govern was not something reserved by nature for peoples of European stock. The process of evolu- tion has been at times a painful one. But the issue has never been in doubt. Libya is the last of the Arab countries to have come by the chance of war under British administrative control. Under the terms of the peace treaty the decision as to its future was to be made by the four great Powers, or failing them, agreement by the United Nations Assembly. When the question first came up for consideration at the Paris meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers in April 1946, the late Mr Bevin at once urged that the two Italian colonies of Tripolitania and Cyrennica should be given as soon as possible full united state of independence as a Libya. But there was no agreement. The story of the negotiations and of attempts first in the Council of Foreign Ministers, then in the Assembly is long, complex and not very edifying. But there is a reason for satisfaction that at last the British point of view prevailed and that the Assembly "deci-" sion in 1950 was for Independence by January 1952 when the British ad- ministration in Tripolitania and Cyrenaica and the French administra tion in the Fezzan would come to an end. That moment has now come and Libya (or the greater part of it) Is added to the list of Arab countries which have gained their independence as the result of a long-term British policy that has been and is being ap piled throughout Asia and

The negotiations on the ex- change of prisoners and other issues were expected to go on regardles

of what happened, they said.Reuter,

PEKING COMMENT

Tokyo, Dec. 26. Radio said tonight Peking that there was no hope of reaching an armistice before

line the rease-fre

agreement expires.

The Radio was quoting an

from

Peking editorial

the People's Daily, the official Party Chinese Communist organ.

Brigadier General William P. Nuckols, the United Nations

said at Munson spokesman, tonight that the deadline on the cease-fire ne agreement would expire at midnight, December

General Nuckols said: "AL one minute after midnight, any military gains are for keeps." Reuter.

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Police in Alexandria used tear gas bombs and fired in the air today

to disperse crowds demonstrating against yesterday's appointment of Hafez Afifi Pasha as chief of King Farouk's Royal Cabinet.

Other demonstrations were held in Cairo. In both cities the marchers also protested against the appointment of Ambassador Amr Pasha, recently recalled from London, as the King's adviser on foreign affairs.

In both cities a state of emergency was proclaimed and Police patrolled the main streets.

truckloads of

A heightening of political tension was noticeable. In Cairo the demonstrators were speedily dispersed. But in Alexandria they re-grouped after the Police had broken up their procession and pressed forward again.

Pleven's

Budget Fight

Obtains A Second Reading For Bill

Paris, Dec. 26. The Finance Commission of the French National As sembly agreed today to give a second reading to the 1952 budget bill which it dis- approved at its first reading last week.

of his

Premier

Flene Pleven and the Finance Minister, M Rene Mayer, asked for the second reading this morning.

The Premier declared that he would stake

life the Government in votes of con- fidence as often as necessary to get the bill passed and give France a balanced budget.

the Premier had Finance Commis- M. Paul Rey-

After

spoken the

ston-of which

to

a second

The tw

General toid

reporters,

to

men

from

Spent Five Days Trying To Commit Suicide

Los Angeles, Dec, 26 Homer Hayden, aged 50, of Oakland, California. spent five days trying various ways of committing suicide

On Friday he slashed his wrist 20 times but was patched up.

On Sunday

he

in

front of a speeding ear but

summoned for negli- Kent walking.

Yesterday he harled

himself in front of a tram but the driver stopped im

Jame

Then he ran across

a busy street junction, was knocked down and bruised. his Last night he, ett wrists again, opened a third floor hotel window jumped. When the ambu lance arrived, he Wa9

Reuter.

Acad.

anet

Man Killed By Bomb Explosion

FLORIDA OUTRAGE

Miami, Dec. 26.

National the Ad- of Coloured

A bomb explosion here fatally injured H Negro appointments were mandos of young men"

he prominent in the Florida attacked his taken by political observers as Cairo

"crush

with activities of the them" a sign of increasing dissatisfac- would

for Association tion with the present course of powerful forces.

Commenting under the Cabinet of events

00 Egyptian vancement Nahas Pasha.

Press

reports that commandos of

People. Egyptian youths intended to Uncertainty today gave birth leave Cairo to attack British

A deputy sheriff said that the to many Tumours. the main

troops in the Canal Zone, the being one

that the Govern-

Then, Mr Harry T. Moore, aged 46, a State Executive Secretary ment was about to resign or responsibility for anything that

of the NAACP, died shortly be dismissed, but there was no might happen these young after he was taken to a Sanford confirmation of this from any men

will

rest firmly on the shoulders ut responsible source.

those who have Hospital last night. Today's issue

allowed them to proceed."

The bomb, which exploded Government

Christmas Day

in with was quet:

terrific force directly Misri sald. "So Long as the the Canal

Zone.

There were beneath the bedroom window of Cabinet executes its patriotic only minor incidents, none in-

Mr Moore's one-storey home, will not give policy

up volving casualties-Reuter.

also injured Moore's wife, the "ENVOY

PEACE" power."

deputy sheriff said, But observers remained con-

London, Dec. 26. vinced

Diplomatic that a serious internal

observers here Nearby homes in the small |today regarded King Farouk's community were shaken by the crisis was on the way.

new ad-blast and the front door to the General Sir George Erskine, appointment of two

blown from British troops visers as indicating that he in- Moore home was in the Suez Canal Zone, de- tends to play a more active role its hinges.

In arresting the deteriorating palitical and military situation

Commander of

clared

of the pro-

AL newspaper

that

"com-

Admissions By

Tallulah's

Ex-Maid

Teheran, Dec. 28.

naud is the spokesman-agreed Lied To Grand Jury The Prime Minister, Dr Mohammed Mossadegh,

give the meastire today that Iran had reading later today. announced

New York, Dec. 26. The Finance Commission, at rejected the World Bank's

Arst reading, did these! The Stale turned the plan for settlement of the of

tables оп Tallulah Bank- dispute with Britain.

head's former maid today and forced her to admit she

about living with lied

Dr Mosaadegh told foreign newsmen that the Iranian not accept government could

+(9 things:

1.Rejected the greater part of the 160 milliard frane (about £160 million) of new and in- creased taxation proposed by the the Bank's plan because:

Government to raise the total Iran would not agree

francs of 3,870 milliard of British re-engagement

quired in 1952. experts.

1

10

oil

2. Iran would not agree to sell oll to Britain below the inter- national rates.

down.

TAX

REDUCTIONS

ré

and 2. Proposed palliatives reductions of tax amounting to more than 190 milliard trancs (about £190 million) and

3. Rejected clauses empower ing the Government to make,

The Premier said both the World Bank and Britain Insist ed on discounts in oil prices, hence

the talks had broken According to local reports, the by degrees, economies in the national railways and social Bank hes been informed of

wervices. Iran's decision by the Pakistani Ghazanfar Ali Ambassador,

called on Khan, who

Dr Mossadegh last night-United

Press

Sabotage To Ship Suspected

fire

bad the

Boston, Lincolnshire,

Doc, 26. sabotage Suspected caused ..

nboard Swedish timber chlo Sandar (1,108 tons) here on Christ- mas Day, the captain of the ship said today.

Local firemen summoned to the docks in the early hours of Christmas morning eventually had to sink her in the harbour basin. Today they were try- ing to refloat the ship again by pumping, cut the water. There was

а

ir. Egypt.

OF

The appointments

In New York today, Mr Walter White, the Executive Secretary

were those of the NAACP, said that Mr of Hatez Afifi Pasha to head the Moore was "another victim of a terror and violence Royal Cabinet and Amr Pasha, reign of former Ambassador in London, which had afflicted the State of

Florida in recent months,”* as foreign affairs adviser.

Their election was seen as a The murder, Mr White said, move to concentrate moderating could not be considered apart influences in the crisis.

from other slayings, the bombing Aff Pasha said after his of Jewish

centres

in

appointment yesterday that he was an envoy of peace between bombing of the King and the Cabinet.

and synagogues Miami and

the

a Negro housing development project.

King Farouk's perturbation at

He said that the Governor of the widening rift in Egypt's

Mr Fuller Warren, bad Florida, relations with the West and the "consistently refused to take any deterioration of the situation in steps to uphold aw and order. the Canal Zone has been known Nor had the Federal Government taken effective action to bring for some time.

the criminale to justice.

There had been some evidence that the Cabinet was divided

moderates between

Mr Warren today announced and that he would have an in-

bombing-Reuter.

married man and was in- extremists in its approach to the mediate inquiry made into the volved in a shoplifting in-crisis-Reuter. cident and was formerly a striptease dancer.

Mrs Evyleen Cronin, 59, had been giving intimate details of Miss Bankhead's private life in her trial on charges of stealing $4,284 from the actress. But today the State took over the questioning and the assistant District Attorney, Jerome Kid- der, demanded details of her

M. Mayer said that the Com- mission's dectstons would past. amount to creating a deficit of 350 milliard francs.

Mrs Cronin, who admits M. Pleven said that the Gov-raising cheques signed by Miss ernment was willing to make Bonkhead but claims she did it changes in the nature of the to buy narcotics, food and taxes proposed but not in the clothing for the actress, testified total surn of the budget. They that she bad lied to the Grand were also willing to amend the Jury about her marital status, clauses concerning State econo- She told the Grand Jury she mies.

was married to a man with whom she lived, then admitted

married.

On Monday the French Gov- emment decided to ask Parlin at the trial that they were not ment to vote 110 milliard francs for the French armed forces in Europe for the first two months of 1952. The

overseas

covered

She also admitted that she had been questioned in shoplifting military caso in Macy's department store estimates, soon to be voted on in San Francisco. She had picked in Parliament,

the up a piece of costume jewellery. whole year and amounted to

She said, "I did not think 800 milliard francs, of which 350 milliard. francs were for anything about it. They ques- tioned me about it. The deter- Indo-China-Router

tives let me go.”

also big explosion in XMAS ACCIDENTS ME Cronin now a motherly-

the No, 2 hold of the Bandar which came here from Finland

Reuter.

Rains Ruin Crops

Marrakesh, Dec. 20:1 The recent heavy reine Have called U89170,000% Marnage) In properly and

vikted todayS

IN THE US

Now, York, Dec. 26. Over the four-day Christmas holidays, 747 people in the United States died in, fires, téafie and other socizletits,””.

came

mest to the record death toll of holiday

appearing woman, also admitted she had been a striptease dah- cer United Press.

Plans Disaster

Turkla

crashed

Ankara, Dec. 20.

Air Force plane yesterday, kiilan n

MY SIDO) and two kinaptaina and two mon

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