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VULCAIN

SWISS MADE

CHINA

No. 35111

Established 1845

TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1952.

COLONIAL SEC. FOR Trafalgar

HONGKONG APPOINTED

The Secretary of State for the Colonies has announced the appointment of a new Colonial Secretary for Hongkong in succession to Mr J. F. Nicoll, Governor-Designate of Singapore.

Hongkong's new Colonial Secretary is Mr Robert Brown Black, OBE, who is at present Deputy Chief Secretary of the Colony of British North Borneo.

Mr Black is expected to arrive in Hongkong within the next few weeks.

3-Power Warning To Russia

Paris, Jan. 28. Britain, France and the United States today warned the Soviet Union and Communist China that any new aggression In

Southeast Asia would be met by an immediate cail by The Western Powers for United Na- tions action.

ATWAL

The warning was made in the de- main Political Commi.ee

1

Mr Black, who Is 45, was educaled at George Watson's College. Edinburgh and Edinburgh University. He en- tered the Malayan Civil Service 1930 and during the next few years held various appointments District Officer and the Secretariat.

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In 1939 he was seronded to Trinidad as Assistant Colonial Secretary but returned to Malaya

iny

in 1940 us Secretary of the Foreign Exchange Control.

From 1942 to 1040 Mr Black was on Military

tary Service spend- lot of the time in quite prisoner of war camps. He was the MBE (Military) for awarded

wartime service. He was

appointed to

North Borneo as Deputy Chief Secre- tars in 1946 and became an Off- cer of the Order of the British

(Civil Division} Finpire

bating Nationalist China's com- plaints that Russia had violated: 1949. The Sino-Soviet Friendship Treaty of 1945,

Mr Sherman Cooper (United States) declared, "en the In- structions of my Government", that

Мещу

such Communist

Southeast

aggression in

Asia

in

ALEXANDER AS DEFENCE CHIEF

London, Jan. 28. would be a rhatter of direct and Field Marshal Viscount grave concern which would re-Alexander of Tunis is appoint- quire the

urgent TROS!

ed Minister of Defence in the sunest consideration by the

British Cabinet, it was officially Ünited

Mr Cooper

Navona a earlier termer announced here tonight.

The announcement from

10

us "entirely false and without Downing Street said that Lord fourdatkere

Soviet ailegations

States

that he United

WEE

March 1.

Alexander's nomination would transferring Chinese Nationalist become effective ou troops from Formosa to Western! Until then, the announcement Burma preparation for an added, Prime Minister Winston

invasion

Communist China,

Mr Selwyn Lloyd (Britain), associating himself with Mr Cooper, sad that Russia's ac- cusation had "an ominous ring. They were taken to mean that the Communists might

them as an

own

excuse

use for their

attacks од Burma

Indo-China.

and

Sq. Scene

A paper bag was opened by this charming little visitor in Trafalgar Square, London, recently, and she was immediately besieged on all sides by enger pigeons.

London Express,

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New Egyptian Premier Announces His Policy

CONFIDENCE VOTE FOR

ALY MAHER

PASHA

Cairo, Jan. 28.

The new Egyptian Government of Dr Aly Maher Pasha won a unanimous vote of confidence in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies when it faced Parliament for the first time tonight.

The Premier was greeted with loud and prolonged applause by both Houses.

The Legislative Committees of the two Houses of Parliament ap- proved his decrees, under which martial law was proclaimed throughout the country.

Dr Aly Maher Pasha, who is 68, mounted

to the rostrum

present his Cabinet of Independent Ministers.

"My policy is to achieve the evacuation of British troops and the unity of the Nile Valley," he declared.

"I shall follow the policy appointment, that "he was farable as a mediator. The former dear to all previous Govern- from being 'moderate in the Foreign Minister, Salah Pasha, ments."

cense In which they under-who returned to Cairo today. He called last October 8, stand."

had maintained that the United when Parliament approved the

States was no longer considered abrogation of the 1986 Anglo- The paper added: "Aly Maher

disinterested a trustworthy or the arst Egyptian mediator. Egyptian Treaty, "a great and Pasha was glorious day."

statesanan to advocate the abro-

The

Mahmoud A meeting tonight between gation of the Anglo-Egyptian

spokesman, the

said new Premier and Nahas Treaty and is keenly interested Azmi Boy,

Egypt had asked King Ibn Saud of Saud!- Pasha was cancelled, according in social reform.

Arrbla to ask the British! "He is also known to be in- whether his recent

medtallon terested in the reinforcement of proposals

to a

He Ward spokesman, gave no explanation.

Train Blown

Up By Terrorists

Suez Canal Zone,

Jan. 28. Terrorists blew up British military train today at Kantawa, between Ismailia and Port Said, and four British soldiers were Injured, the British authori- ties announced.

Kantara is a known fer- rorist haven approximately midway between the two. towns. -Reports from the Spenc

mine said B

WRA placed on the track and exploded under the couch carrying the tráin escort:

Other troops on the train opened fire on terrorista lying in ambuaḥ, killing one and reportedly wound- ing three,

The train was carrying oil and bulldozers to the southern part of the zone. The blast destroyed 20

of yards track.-United Prest.

were exceptable to 17

King Farouk's Chief of the Egyptian Army, having Britain but no further reply had Cabinet, Hafez Affl Pasha, was been responsible for the forms-been received. United Press. to see Nahas Pasha tonight 10tion of the Egyptian territorial persuade him to join the United forces." Front, which Dr Maher Pasha is trying to form in the face of the crisis.

The political police here were today sald to be actively search- ing for the ringleaders of the "plot to burn out the city"

CHURCHILL TAKES OVER -

London, Jan. 28. The Prime Minister," Mr Wine ston Churchill, home from the

MISSING IN BLAZE

Firemen

Minneapolis, Jan. 28. An uproar broke out in the

Flames that roured through a Chamber of Deputies when a

United States, took personal three-storey brick business and General Muad El Kholy Bey, deputy, Sameh Mussa, welcomed the new Government as coming the Poller Commandant, said charge of the grave Anglo-apartment building on the edge y of Minneapolis early today left that they had caught 416 people Egyptian crisis today. to "put an end to an era "red-handed" looting and pill-Referring to the new Egyptian 17 persons missing. chaos and anarchy"

Search for victims was held aging

the in fire-scattered capi- and other International upes This remark unleashed multat during the weekend after which awaited him, Me Cher up by shifting of collapsed tuous shouts of indignation from Saturday's riols,

chill said on arrival here aboard floors and the roof. the Wardist majority.

Dr Maher Pasha's first Maher Pasha took the Oath today

act the liner Queen Mary You planned to tear down walls and was to cut the curfew may be quite sure that His Ma-sections of the floors before day and then summoned his

duty

irrespective of whether Fire Chief Reynold Malquist first session of Parliament for

what it does is popular or not as said "we're not at all certain this evening to approve his decree of martial law for the

long as it is necessary for us to how many persons are missing, 17 persons emerge from what is quite an but I understand whole country.

unusual period of anxiety and have not been located." Last night he decided to ed-

Red Cross disaster officials difficulty." for 30 days. Journe Pertama donalda heen tidied up and Calro

Before he landed Mr Churchill cited, the same figure. back at work today after an talked by radio telephone with

Troops the

as De FOR RAW MATERIALS, COMPONENTS before King Farouk cartier to from 12 hours to nine, making jesty's Goverment will do. lis mobing the debris, for bodies.

Churchill will carry on fence Minister.-France-Presse.

Ambassador To Be

Appointed

London, Jan. 28. A Foreign Office spokesman Mr Lloyd asserted that the announced

that tonight

the Communist charges were "the British Government planned to normal vocabulary of the appoint in the near future a

he aggressor" and

expressed British Ambassador to the Ger- the sincere hope that "this does man Federal Government, not mean that the Soviet Union The spokesman told the pres. persuaded the Chinese ❘ the move did not conflict in Communists to undertake

any way with France's decision Aggressive venture in the Far to name an Ambassador to the

Saar-France-Presse. East."-Reuter.

has

COMMENT OF THE DAY

Washington, Jan. 28.

Mr W. Averell Harrimen, director of the Mutual Security Administration, today announced a grant of US$300,000,000 to the United Kingdom to prevent an "extremely serious" situation.

Mr Harriman said the funds allocated to Britain would be used for "raw materials and components." With the brief announcement, Mr Harriman made public two letters by which he informed several Congressional com- mittees of the decision. In them, he reviewed Britain's dollar drain and reported that the United Kingdom had "initiated measures to curtail non-defence imports and domestic civilian demand, and is preparing to take additional measures.”

Momentous Parliamentary Session

SELD

ELDOM has Parliament met, as the House of Commons meets today after the Christmas Recess, with a programme so high in importance and significance demanding immediate attention. There would normally be more than enough in the Chancellor of the Exchequer's report on the sterling area crisis and the specific measures required of the British Isles to enable her to put her foot on the road to recovery. No definite clue has been forthcoming of the nature of the austerity measures envisaged, but enough has been hinted to stir a provocative and controversial debate. The sudden developments in Egypt, not yet guaranteeing that the worst fears will not be realised and the situation get completely out of hand, coupled with expectations of a sharp inspection by the Opposition of the results of Mr Winston Churchill'a visit to Washington, promise sessions late into the night for some days to come. Until a further assessment is possible of the permanent effect of King Farouk's dismissal of the Nahas Pasha Cabinet, and the precautionary moves by the British gurrison in the Suez.. Canal Zone, the Impact on Parliamen tary affairs is not easy to gauge, but the outlook is grim enough for the moment and the fluctuating situation. must gain' immediate attention of the Cabinet almost to the exclusion of most else. It may be felt, with some reason, that any change in the Egyptian Government can only be for the better. The Wärdlats had plainly, exulted anti- British fanaticism to a stage beyond their control and the emergence of All strong man in an attempt to restore the

balance can only be welcomed. Whether Aly Maher Pasha, in his appointment as Military Governor-General, as well as Premier fulfil his promise, remains to be tested, but it falls into line with British insistence that a compromise settlement is impossible until officially- inspired terrorism ends. Britain's other battle the restoration of financial stability-will provide the topic of main debate for the next two days. Mr R. A. Butler is not expected to mince words in his review of the gravity of the prob-- lem. Further measures to close the gap between the sterling area's overseas receipts and expenditure, inevitably will cause a certain measure of dismay in the most affected spheres. But Britain has won many a battle in her national history-and is not likely to lose this. fight for the pound. It is for the Chancellor to direct the operation, but all in Britain can help-and not only by lovally accepting his measures. If the country is going to stand on its own feet-Mr Churchill's assurance in Washington--the day-by-day week-by-

· week rise in prices must be stopped. And it means a backs-into-it national spirit, very similar to the inspiring wartime spirit, to stop it. In that sense, nothing has been more reassuring than the attitude of the Trades Union Con- gress, in getting behind the drive for a large-scale switch of manpower, diversion from luxury trades to the arms and exporting factories. The trend of the debate in Parliament on this vitalisatie will be awaited with the Keenost, interest-and, almost certainly, with results giving couidence......

He added: "It is our con- sidered conclusion, however, thak these mesuresi connot alone suffice to meet the pre setit crisis."

the war now s

the Opposition-have large majority in Parliament

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Loudspeaker vans toured the city to announce this with es- corts of red-capped Egyptian Air Force police in lorries.

The streets of the capital had

orgy of destruction.

was

Foreign Secretary, Mr

of two dogs that raced through

into sub-zero cold, most of them Some 31 persons were driven

were still out in force in the C: Anthony Eden, who had acted thinly clad, by the blaze. One Dr Maher. Pasha has chosen an Maher Pasha, often, described- all-Independent Cabinet,

Observers here are of the as the "Iron Hand" in Egyptian as Prime Minister in his absence the smoke-filled ballways and opinion that the efforts of the politics, told reporters: "I shall and authorised a Cabinet meet- aroused occupants of the build- with their barking, perished ing new Premier in foreign affairs strive to form a United National ing for this morning.

Front similar

from to that which

Arriving in London

when it ran back into the build- Southampton Mr Churchill went would be directed towards new understanding with Bri- negotiated and signed the Anglo-to a conference on the events ing as its owner fled. The other animal was rescued froth the Egyptian Treaty in 1930. tain

that have occurred during the bullding-Associated Press. THE NEW FRONT

week and the developments in Including Saturday's riot Egypt, "The new Front will almat and the ousting of the Nahas achieving the evacuation of the Government by King Farouk. British from the Suez Canal Zone and the unity of the Nile Churchill

Smiling and rosy cheeked Mr had been metat Waterloo railway station here by "All parties will be invited to Mr Eden and other Cabinet participate. I hope the Ward members. He drove straight to he has given me will also join in. Nahas Pasha No, 30 Downing Street to conter found in a coma at her home last

EX-PREMIER'S APPEAL

predecessor, Maher Pasha's Nahas Pasha, told 20 to 30 young Wafdists who demonstrated outside his house in the Garden City today: Keep calm and valley.

do not dommonstrate. 1 have

with the mêw

that he of honour

a visiting me tonight and I hope with Mr Eden-United Press he will approve this idea,"

Dr Maher Pasha said that he *** had already held a series of

After "careful assessment of been in touch of the situation" he continued, Premier and the Mutual Security Agency his word had decided on a $800,000,000 will uphold my policy towards grant.

the British, Wafdist Senators and Deputies will vote for him "We estimate that if that as long as he does so." amount were not made avail-

He told the young men who talks with Ibrahim Abdel Hady

of the Fasha, leader able to the United Kingdom, It shouted: "We won't recognise Party, Mohammed Keynal would be necessary for the your dismissal" that he had United Kingdom to reduce its asked

Pasha, President of the Liberal King Farouk to relieve defener programme by

Constitutional Party, as well as more him of his office.

Sendist

than twice as much-Raw Afterwards Nahas Pasha other political leaders materials and components will went to Abdin Falace and in- He told his first press con- be directly related to the de- formed the Grand Chamberlain ferences "Above all, we must fence programme, It addition, the government, of the United Kingdom has asked

to apply the sterling counterpart to materace of its defence pro-

duction programamé.

all

that he supported the new maintain. Law and order and Government insofar as it ensure the security of followed. The polky which the inhabitants I mean Egypilane previous initiated. Waist) Government and foreigners alike..

"Trust the nation and have Nahas Fasha signed the disconfidence and faith

in its "It seems clear this $300,000,- tinguished visitors register and future. No nation has achieved 000 will contribute to fulfillment requested the Grand Chamber an important place in history the military material re.. lain to convey to King Farouk without law and order. We rely his loyalty to the Thrond and on the co-operation and good- quirements of mutual defence moré éffectively in the form his hope that "His Majesty's will of all citizens." contemplated than if the Nile Valley might be crowned "There will be no mercy for efforts for the welfare of the He concluded with a warning: with success,"

of

were to be used to procure mlil- lary end items in the United States:?!

The following is the text of Mr. Harriman's announcement:

"W. Averell Harriman, diret, tor for Mutual Security, an nounced today the decision to make available to the United Kingdom $300,000,000 of Mutual Security funds to support the United Kingdom de

defence pro

gramine

Mr.

Harriman made know this decision in identical letters Committee

to the chairmen of the sea Foreign Relations

-new-

trouble-makers."Reuter.

US MOVE EXPECTED

Parls, Jan. 28,

The

Waldist evening new paper, AL

Balagh, said: Aly Maher Pasha today called од Nahas Pasha, who expressed his

A spokesman for the Egypt- *fervent hope that the new lan United Nations delegation Premier's efforts might be

Bald today that he expected the crowned with suCO DOS

next move in afforts to settle. Dr

Maher Pasha declared this afternoon that he was confident

the Anglo-Egyptian conflict to

from the coine

United States of achieving his country's "ma- tional aims

Asked at a press conference to Indicate what line of ap- He said: With Allah's help proach was likely to materialise they would do this, after the assurances of full the United

particularly he guld, "This

must

be left to co-operation. I have received clined to confirm that the this moming from the outgoing American Ambasador visit to Nibas Pasha, and bla, King Farouk yesterday Kind

thegotpale Armed Services Pre-Bas well as other end ise to hope

the Senate Appro

ARAHAN Committee," the House

priations

American mediation. He danirancés) are, most however, to the new premier's for the micome of our formula, for evacuation of the Cabalize and unity of the

Foreign Affairs Committee, the political parties. House Arided Services. Commis REA tee and the House Appropria Uons ': Committen. A.“copy, of that letter is attached ged

"Aish":"attached, li 6 copy, OL K Jetter of Jaunty BETOON MIS

11 bear the fist hint from

of the Anglo- Tooniliss that the

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Monday, died today. Reuter

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