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THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1952.
SUDDEN ARRESTS IN HIGH off For A PLACES IN BELGIAN
IN BELGIAN M.I.5: Brief Rest LEAKAGES IN THE CONGO
Winston's Cold Disappearing
Aboard the Queen Mary, Jan. 28. Mr Winston Churchill's cold was today disappear- ing and he was in good spirita
Sources
cluse to the Prime Minister said that he was much rested after going to bed early last nichi-the first night of his journey home from his American talks.
Mr Churchf}} intends to take things quietly for a while after bis American visit and his doctor, Lord Moran-occupying an að- jacent stateroom--is check- ing him ni regular inter- vals-Reater.
Jardine's Investment
In Japan
Tokyo, Jan. 24. Jardine Matheson and Com- pany yesterday obtained sole overseas distribution rights for: Japanese Canon <omeras in i
return for a loan of 300,000,000 Yes.
The Foreign Investment Com- mission on Wednesday authoris
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)
London, Jan. 23.
One of the most sensational affairs in Bel- gium's recent history is disclosed in messages from Brussels revealing a series of arrests in high places and probably more to come.
A District Commissioner, a member of his Staff and two senior police officers of the State Surete (the equivalent of Britain's M.I.5) have been among the first arrested.
The swoop was made follow- Jenkages from Belgium's fabulous urusium ming al
ing
Shinkoinwe in the Belgian Congo.
The arrests were made and kepti secret-four days ago following a
lightning security rheck by police in the Congo Me orrests are expected
Two leading members of the Surete jeft Brussels yesterday fu join in the security check-up which is expected 10 spread through the Cong.
All Goverment officials and engineers working an Govern- ment projects will be vetted.
These moves follow the deten- tion ten days ago of about forty native workers pending further enquiries after certain native workers had been arrested carrying specimens of ore from the mine, In this connection,
noted that Com it had beETI
i munist activity in the to was and villages surrounding the mine had been more pronounced during recent months.
GUARDED COMMENT
T.U.C. Backs A
Man-Power
Switch
London, Jan. 23 Brilish tradr uaint Jade's and employers tonight promised support for a nabonwide man- power switch from luxury jobs to undermanned arms and ex- ports factories.
The Conservative Government plans the voluntary movement of 250,000 men and women this Details of the switch are year su secret but will be given to Parliament by the Labour Minis-
ter, Sir Walter Monckion, at the end of the month.
Well-informed
quarters said that the switch would not be
compulsory, but workers would be strongly encouraged to take Jobs in important industries.
Backing for the switch from the trade unions represents a A Belgian Government spokes
flist victory
for the Conserva- declared guardedly: man, commenting on the affair, tives in their handling of the
"Even if labour situation-Reuter. our uranium ore
into
ed the loan, one of the biggest specimens f British investments in Japan should
felt Communist Violent Gale Hits since World War II, to the hands, it is unlikely that they Canon Camera Company A would be able to assess with any Canun spokesman said the degree of accuracy the over-all loan would be repaid in three ichness of the uranium content years.
or our production potential.
Under Japan's foreign invest ment laws, the interest on such loans hus a ceiling of 18
per
cent per annum.
The firm will use the loan to production at its new
expand
factory in Tokyo.
The
with
Canon Company
cele-
brated the opening of the factory and the signing of the contract Jardine's at a party at- tended by 500 guests. They in- cluded Mr F. A Pollock, a director in Jardine's. Press
United
Bouncing Car Freak
Nive, Jan. 23. A car which ran off the Cannes 1oad at 75 miles an hour today fell over 20 feet on to a railway line. bounced over a wal A:1 ended Up in the grounds of a villa.
The two occupants of the car were only slightly hu:1-Reuter.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
IT
Fishing Fleet
Lisbon, Jan, 23. fishermen from
Many Portugal's southern coast who were inissing after a gale battled their way back to shore today. Some of them had been rowing continuously for 70 hours, amid glant waves.
The number of missing hen
dropped from 30 this mo ing le 12 by tonight.
were
Hundreds of fishermen out in the gale, and dozens of small boats were sunk. About 20 men were picked up by French, Italian, Norwegian and Por- tuguese ships.-Reuter.
Unification Of Europe
has been an open secret for many months past that General Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of North Atlantic Treaty Organisation troops in Europe, has been dissatisfied with the failure of the free nationa of Western Europe to discard outmoded conceptions of sovereignty and achieve u united Europe. General Eisenhower feels it must be admitted, with some justification that Europe is not doing all that it might to help itself and is too content to rely on American con- tributions in men, money and materials. He has expressed his ideas on this subject before, but his latest dictum on initiative goes further than anything he has previously said. His remark that no nation can expect any other to bear the entire burden of supporting the North Atlantic Treaty seems hint that he is more than somewhat impatient over Europe's failure to achieve firm unity, General Eisenhower for the first time
proposes the
THE
The Price
&
to
an
summoning of a constitutional conven- tion to unify Eurone. The idea is not new-it has been ggested by, among others, General de Gaulle-but its advocacy by General Eisenhower indicates that it has the blessing of Washington, Preliminary steps to wards the proposed convention have been taken in the shape of the Schuman Plan, the European Army pool, agricultural pool and the Council of Europe at Strasbourg, the latter an unofficial parliament. General Eisen- hower wants these carried
stage further and says he cannot see any acceptable alternative. Political co-operation is necessary for a successful economic and military union, and the idea of constitutional organisation for all Europe, to deal with the problems of one great political and economic unit, has a great deal to commend it. For all that, it is evident that Europe has some way to go before adjustment to the idea.
To Be Paid
B
a
THE American Budget now presented million over this year and provides for to Congress by President Truman the largest expenditure in any one year provides truly staggering figures and since the
war ended. American illustrates in striking terms the cost of prosperity depends upon the, constant global defence to the American necessity of holding the balance economy and the American people, between economic well-being and re- Total expenditure is put at: $85,400 armament. The American people are million or two and half times being called upon to make heavy bigger than Britain's national income. sacrifices in the consumption of what The President seeks an increase in the are generally regarded as every-day military, economic and technical aid necessities, and it is obvious that the programmes from $8,900 million, to country cannot assume auch a heavy over $10 thousand million and defence burden without a considerable estimator America's expenditure on reduction in the American standard of her own defence at $51,200,"milkon," living. It la the price which must be compared with just under $40 million pald if he free world's policy of
in the current fiscal year.
pwventing war by building up Budget shows an interm of $14,500. Impregnable defences in to 'succeed,
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Counsel Challenges Quality Of Proof In Grenade Case
Close To Lese
Majeste!
Florence, Jan, 23. Thieves today tote
A
car belonging to Florence's pafloe ohket from ou lalde the guarded main entranNDER
of the Foller Headquarters, according to unconfirmed reports.
с
The police chief. Dr Modica parked uide the building and went in. Italf an hour later, when he came out again, the car had vanish- ed.--Keuter.
KEFAUVER
JURY RETIRES AFTER FINAL SPEECHES
The trial of To Lam-sin, alias Lam Chai, alias To Tsat, alias To. San-lam, 25, un- employed, before the Senior Puisne Judge, Mr Justice Gould, neared its conclusion when the Prosecutor and Counsel for Defence delivered their final addresses to the Jury in the Criminal Sessions this morning.
Accused is charged under Section 116A(1) of the Emergency (Principal Regulations, 1949, with : the unlawful possession of four hand grenades on September 30 last. The charge carries with it the death penalty if the accused is convicted.
TO RUN FOR Conducting the Prosecution is for amatoi or anything else, and
The Hon. J. F. Nicoll, feaving this morning for PRESIDENT
short leave prior to taking up his Singapore appoint- ment, shaking hands with Col. L. T. Ride at Queen's Pier. A large and representative gathering was at the Pier to say their farewells. (Staff Photographer)
Acheson Backs
Eisenhower On
European Union
Washington, Jan. 23.
A suggestion made by General Dwight Eisen- hower, North Atlantic Supreme Commander in Europe, yesterday with regard to political and economic unity in Europe was supported by Mr Dean Acheson, the United States Secretary of State, today.
Washington, Jan. 23. Senator Kste Kefauver (Ten- nessee), who headed the Senate Committee investigating racket- that į eering, announced today
he
the was a candidate for Democratic presidential nomine- tion,
said he He
would seek Domination whether or not President Truman ran for election.
Mr Ketauver candidate to declare
for
the Democratic
tion.
mean to say that ago Juries, because
Mr W. A Blair-Kerr, Crown that did not Counsel, assisted by Det. Insp. 100 years F. Roberts and Det. Sub-Insp. they did not have a test, were
no
It
K. S. Van. Accused is defend procluded from saying that the ed by Mr Brook A. Bernacchi, substance produced was not instructed by Mr Peter Mo.
did amatol. They Addressing
the
upon the Mri Jury,
evidence available and made up Blair-Kerr said that an ex- their minds accordingly. It way pression "capital charge" had his submission that
on the been nuntioned in the course of evidence produced by the Crown, the trial. He said that the Jury as reasonable men and women, should
allow
their minds the Jury must come to the con- to be clouded by those words. clusion that it The standard of proof necessary powder ls exactly the same as in other criminal cases. The Jury should only concern themselves with The first judging the facts, the sentence formally was not their concem. They nomina- were entirely relieved of any responsibility of that nature. à Press They were to judge whether tell- he was particular witnesses were
Vice Ing the truth or otherwise
He emphasised at conference today that not interested in the
Presidency.
1 am not a candidate for any other cince," he suli.
Mr Kefauver, 47, is serving his first
text in the Senate, but he has had five years in the House.
As a Senator he has support ed the Administration in many
matters. After
The
was explosive POSSESSION
next question whether or not accused was in possession of the grenades. The Prosecutor said that he
could not see how the Jury could be in any doubt whatsoever arid explained the different kinds of possession.
Mr Blair-Kerr said that even the grenades were locked
to
FIRST QUESTION The first question was were they grenades, said the Prosecu- tor. There was the evidence, he If he had the key to the drawer, said, of Insp. Roberts who found it was possession. In the pre- four grenades and this large sent care, accused admitted that quantity of arTKS and ammuni- he had been the possessor of the tion. They Ballistics Officer, Mr Ewins, who and the
were taken to the cabinet (in. which the grenades arms and ammunition for reasons
given, that these were found) for nearly a year the fading of the a conference with the grenades might possibly be dan-prior Mr Acheson told a Press conference here President last week he said, "gerous. arranged for them to be grenades.
champed into the sea.
The accused admitted that all President an that he "heartily endorsed" the statements by agree with the
Mr Ewins as en expert had the keys were keys to various things, especially OD General Eisenhower in favour of a European con- foreign affairs."Reuter
examined them. He said they drawers of the cabinet. Ho
to be normal had said he stitutional convention to "examine and actually
appeared to him
thought the only Mils grenades in good working other person who had such keys order. cope with" the problems of greater European poli- MobAttack On
Cross-examined he said was his elder brother, and so he was
satisfied that they were far as he knew, he never used loaded with explosive powder. it. The powder had the saine ap-
tical and economic unity.
Far East
Gold & Dope
Smuggling
Racket Clues
Mr Acheson declined to go into all the various differences that had been revealed in the course of the discussions on the proposal to form an army under An European authority.
He said that clear differences of opinion had developed be- tween France and Italy on the one hand and Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
on the other.
most
Oil Staff In pearance as amatol
Indonesia
on
Singapore, Jan. 23. Indonesian labourers armed with tron bars today injured four members of the staff of the Anglo-Saxon Petroleum Company The former took a view more Island of Pulo Sampe, 12 miles the indonesian in the direction of strong and centralised control of the Euro- south-west of Singapore, an poan defence community. The official source alleged here.
The official source said that Sydney, Jan. 24.
smaller powers, on the other
the trouble began when the Gold is being smuggled hand, were in favour of looser
company refused to reinstate from the Central Australian control.
who labourer goldfields
The United States felt that an Indonesian to Malayan ter- these views could be reconciled
was dismissed recently. rorists.
and was doing its best to bring seriously hurt and were brought Two Eurasian engineers were Sydney detectives
about such a reconciliation and monwealth security
Mr agents thought that it was very impor- to hospital in Singapore,
after tant to do so as soon as possible. J. de Bries, the Dutch manager obtaining evidence ΟΙ the He hoped that agreements for of the installation, and another engineer were slightly injured. Indonesian police called from island later neighbouring arrested three Indonesians.
Company officials in Singa- pore refused to comment on In reply to a question, Mr the incident tonight, but it was Acheson expressed the hope that understood
work was that During the war many roads the Washington visit of the continuing
at the plant...
and Com-
left today for Darwin
existence of D smuggling an European defence community gang with organisations in and force would be concluded
Darwin, Sydney,
Singapore, as soon as possible-Reuter. Djalcaria and Manila.
Dope is being smuggled Australia by the Same route that the gold leaves.
were built to
coast
into
in
the desertett country on
on both sides
BRIDGING THE GAP
A
Netherlands Premier, Dr Willem Reuter,
divergent view-
of Darwin and it is these roads Drees, would help to bridge the that the police believe are being gap between
to used
points, link up anal] ships. They will also investigate the
Mr Acheson refused to answer
a question about whether the Australia to smuggled from
the Inclusion of Germany in the Malaya London Express Ser-Atlantic Pact nations. He did
muspicion that arms are being United States was in favour of | STOP PRESS
vice.
Narrow Vote For New Premier
Brussels, Jan. 23. Belgium's new Catholic Gov- ernment of the Premier, M. Jean Van Houtte, was given vote
a
not think a statement from him
on that subject at the present British Arms
1ime
would help
problem.
solve the
CHIEFS OF STAFF PLANS -
Dump Blown Up
Ismailia, Jan 28.. The Chiefs of Staff of the 12 A larke explosion rocked part Atlantic Pact nations sro to of the Canal Zone tonight when discuss the European meet in Lisbon on Feb, 11 to the British Army ammunition Army dump at Abu Sultan, between fue in preparation for the Ismailts and Feyld, blow HD. of confidence by the Atlantic Council
Conference throwing a red diare into the Chamber of Deputies tonight. scheduled to open in the same sky. voting was 108, for the city on Feb. 20, it was an-
97 against Two Catholle deputies abstained.
All the favourable votes came
@lemont 97
no
The explosion rocked doors nounced at NATO headquarters and windows of garrison head- tobilight.
quarters in Ismailia. The sky from Catholic members. The examine recommendations
The chiefs of staff bro to low was seen approximately 15 miles away at Fayid, & British adverse votes
were all cast by the NATO Temporary Committee spokesman said sabotage WAP Socialista and Liberals.
̈were. Van Houtte's Government collective defence with economic
on ways to reconelle needs of suspected. There
casualties United Fres was farined
a week ago after capacities of the Atlantie Pect Lite Catholic Cabinet of land, it was added, w Teph Phollen had resigned bez preliminary condecence following an internal dispute wil. Also des fills the question over the Government économie of reputation of the Atlantic -and social polfofen-HauteA
was
It was a
Even if the Jury came to the with which
conclusion that two people acquainted.
hove access to that powder of dirty yellow
colour, might
cabinet it did not reliève and he was in no
the doubt that accused in the slightest. There this was explosive powder in- wag such side what was
a thing as joint otherwise
an possession. ordinary Milis grenade.
The cabinet was the property It might be suggested that Mr Ewins ought to have the powder mission the
of the accused and in hia-sub- tested or analysed. He would
Jury could have no doubt that the accused was say that in these days of modern in possession tests of all kinds,
of the four. ex- scientifle and plosive grenades, either solely otherwise, we became deponin possession or in conjunction dent on these tests before mak- ing up our minds
on any question. But there was a time when there were no testa either
Going to
with zome one else. That was the only question which should (Contd. on back page, Col. 3)
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