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CORRECT on all occasions

CAIN

SWISS

MADE

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

CHINA

No. 35141

Formation Of Now

French Cabinet

Opportunity Pinay's

W

Missed

RILE Government's statement concerning

the event leading up to last Saturday's disturban. ces in Kowloon is accept- able as a récital of facts, there is room for believing that if xome of the in formation had been made available to the Press and time last week, its publication would have helped not only to

the prevent

.politically. inspired lots, but would also have ileterred sections

Radio

Home

Prospects Slight

It was expected that the new

Paris, Mar. 3. Parliamentary observers here tonight thought M. Antoine Pinay had only a small chance of rallying a workable majority unless further bad

news about France's finances provoked n' radical change in the attitude of the parties. of the Chinese community Pemter designate would give from singing their weleen Anal reply to President

Aurio! tomorrow. ing demonstration outside

Poli.ital courers Fuggested the Kawloon-Canton rail-

that if he

failed M. Pierre way station. Government, | Mendes-France, a farmer Radi- for example, confesses it cal Finance was aware that for a fort night "speculative stories of various kinds appeared the Jocal Chinese Press, #d

labour

gramme with

Minister and

supporter of an austerity pro- longer working hours and higher taxation, might be asked to form A Geyermzat.

and ta

Presiden: Aurbal was reported Fava fuked 11. Pinay

Moderate

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MAIL

Alleged Rioters Call Witnesses

3 JUVENILES REMANDED

Special Precautions At Kowloon Magistracy

Special precautions were taken at the Kow. loon Magistracy this morning, when three juveniles and seven nien, alleged to have been among the agitators in last Saturday's Nathan Road riots, appeared to answer charges.

Members of the public entering the Magi tracy were submitted to a search at the main gate. Two steel-helmeted policemen stood outside the courtroom where the case against the seven men was being heard.

morning.

0

The three juveniles who came before Mr James other organisations proto try to form a Gov-Wicks for a second time since their detention were ceeded with extensive pre- cumers with the participa again remanded. They will appear in court tomorrow parations to take part in a ton of Gaullists,

Popular Re- well organised welcome Conservatives,

publicans and Radicals. programme," Why then,

One theory tonight was that might be sited, were if the crisis continued M. Auriol Rot-the-speculative stories might appeal to Parliament for set at nought by a forth" political truce." Ife bus this under the Consother right

which is made it clear to the public routing

"This is not just that no confort

Cabinet mission

crisis," would be permitted to en-

qualined political source said. There is an increasing demand ter the Colony und there- for revision of the French fore any preparations to

Parliamentary system to welcome them were a waste strengthen the position of the of time.

Government--Reuter,

statement

A publicised announcement on, these lines would

any

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EXPERTS' PREDICTION

one

The three boys, whose ages ashamed of them. But it never ure 12, 15 und 16, were charged occurred to me at that time with behaving in rialous which was the shorter way back one or provoking a breach home.

Chau continued to say

that peace.

the crowd was not dispersed by the Police. There were people walking in the street, of course, but most

just stood of them there.

of the

The youngest of the students was represented by Mr K. W. Lui whose application for bail Was granted. The bail axed was for $500,

In another court seven men, Who we who were charged yesterday, produced witnesses to rive evidence on their behalf.

Price 20 Cents

Fear Of Trouble On The Egyptian 'Home Front'

Cairo, Mar. 3.

Egypt's change of Government has increased fears of trouble on the "home front," according to political observers here.

The avowed intention of the new Government under Prime Minister, Nagaib Hilaly Pasha is to seek to achieve Egypt's "national aspirations," the evacuation of British troops and unity of the Nile Valley, and to wage war on official corruption.

"The Ambassador hopes to be up within two or three day's when in accordance with "pro- tocol he will pay the new Egypt-

call."Reuter

M. Pinay agreed today to try heir former school mate. They say that a Police van had been of the by Pasha is assured fun Prime Minister a courtesy

mentory

In

There are signs that the new Premier may be prepared to use "strong arm" methods to see that his policy is carried out,

While

of the Liberal and Saadist parties, observers believe that his policy may bring him into open with the Wardists.

conflict

Asked whether he was saying that it was a perfectly peaceful Saturday afternoon except for the windows of the Police Two -17-year-old students Station being broken, Chau paid Paris, Mar. 3. gave evidence for the Arst that as he was walking down

defendant, Lam Fal-chung,

Nathan Road he heard people. burned and therefore he thought something had happened. The crowd near Mongkok Police Station was perfectly quiet but the Police were not doing any-

The Waldist executive will thing to disperse them.

DID NOT STOP

meet this week to consider its Asked how he thought the position in the light of the got broken, Chau change of Government, said: "I only heard later that the Comfort Mission

was not allowed to enter and a

*** 1:00- filet occurred." Chou main- tained that he and his school mates were walking on the road all along.

the going through erowd and they did not stop outside the Police Station,

Would merely

have erased any doubts and put together a Conservative concerning Government's French Cabinet that could collect testified that Lam did not incite policy and would have de-the increased taxes for both the crowd to stone the Mongkok nied

valid reason European defence and the Indo-Police Station.

Chau Chung-lin, of the Tak either for an assembly of, China war.

Political or procession by, demon-

experts predicted Ming School in Sal Yee Street, GO-year-old

said he met Lam by accident in strators. Instead, Govern the

businessman-Prince Edward Road just after after politician Wisg ment proved

5.48

Saturday and p.m. last the event and its revela- through the motions and then

they walked along the Nathan windows give up the task on Tuesday. tions came too late to be What may be a turn in Parila- Road with four other school of any

practical value.

opinion was indicated mates. When they come to Mon- should have Experience

Station, two con- an unusual statement by Rok Police that Deputy Francols Delcos, former Lain. The other students tried to stables came out and urrested Latight Government

influential speculative stories in the Chairman of the

Party

find out the reason for Lam's Chinese Press are apt to Radicol

Socialist

arren but the Police did not "You cannot get a 15 per cent be accepted as fact unleas they are corrected without tax Increase through Parlia- reveal the cause.

Chau sald that he intended to And delay.

whatever ment," he told a reporter. "What

The second student was Yu shortcomings some of the we have to do is ask the Ameri- let Lam's family know of his

dis- cans through

TRIQUE

the Atlantic arrest, but he forgot the address. Shu-chik of La Salle College. Chinese newspapers

when onell either to give us another! He telephoned to the Pul Ching He said he was with several 200,000,000,000 Francs

(about School where Lam was studying, friends including Chau, $750,000,000) of ald or cut our

his call. they met Lam about 5.50 p.m. contribution to Atlantic defence He added that his party did not in the neighbourhood of Prince

They Edward Road. talk at all when they were pass walking on the pavement and to Government statements. to 10 divisions." This Was onc occasion At the Lisbon meeting of the ing the Police Station.

just as they were about to step when the hospitality of North Atlantic Treaty Organisa-

(Contd. on back page Col. 6) generally tion (NATO) the local press

by the Couri, could have been utilised to agreed to contribute 12 divisions Chinu said that when he went to the projected six-nation into Nathan Road, there was no European army under General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Origin-disturbance. A number of Police ally she had been scheduled to and he saw a large number of contribute 14.

people, but he heard no noise. P:cmier

Edgar Faure returned There was no big gathering from Lisbon and told Parliament round the Police Station. The HE inability of M. Faure France would have to increase windows of the Station To win it confidence vote most taxes, by 15 per cent to already broken.

play, for the most part the vernacular press is willing to give due prominence

useful advantage.

French Crisis

200.0

French National carry out her

on

Counell

France

but no one answered

NO DISTURBANCE Questioned

WEID

cars were travelling to and fro, STOP PRESS

at] agreements

particular

were

The Magistrate; “As a peace-

mesaures Lisbon. The National Assembly ful eltizen, would it not have Prison For

Tex

Instead of going where there was cen better for you to get away a crowd?"

Chau: "We were on our way cast home."

the Assembly

at the balked balance the a designed to country's budget, and the increases proposed by Faure, and

ove:threw him on Friday on failure of M. Reynaud to vote of no-confidence. obtain sufficient support to The result has been to form a working Cabinet doubt on whether the hopeful suggests that the parties programme for Europe's defence, holding the balance of that was outlined at Lisbon, can power are more interested be realised.

in making political capital out of France's serious

could have got home without walking anywhere near Nathan Road-I generally walk ed in straight main road,, never choose to walk in side self-streets,

FRANC FALLS The respected bui economic crisis than in effacing Pinay told

(Contd. on Back Page Col. 1)

trying to find a solution to

the problem. The Socialists are said to have rejected

nowsmen

Are you ashamed of people in Shanghai Street?—I 1111 not

20 Years' Sentence For

M. Reynaud's leadership 20

Six

Rioters

The Moslem Brotherhood will also meet this week Its "Supreme Guide," Maitre Hos- san el Hobelby Bey, said that his attitude to the new Gov- ernment would be one of "walk and see."

of

unnecessary

The pro-Wafdist newspaper Al Gombour Al Misri warned the new Prime Minister today Intimidation with power that against "pursuing a policy

lead to will trouble."

danger of siening

. It called his attention to "the to certain minority parties which have no substantial position and whose

to sole objective is fish in troubled waters.”-Reuter,

ĠAOL DISTURBANCES

Ismaila, Mar. 3. The Egyptian Police today threatered to fire on prisoners at the Police Headquarters gnol here when disturbances broke out for the second time in three days.

Jocal

DAMAGE CLAIMS

London, Mar. 3. British claims for damage to property in the Calro riots on put at between £3,000,000 and January 26 are_provisionally. £5,000,000, the Foreign Under Secretary, Mr Anthony Nutting, told the House of Commons today in reply to a question.

No offer of compensation had But yet been made, he said. he understood that the Egyptian Government WAS

Riots In Tripoli

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Before the results of the first elections In the history of Libya could be an- -nouncca, crowds of Arabs altempted to reach tho Government buildings in the centre of Tripoll to pro- test against the methods used by

by the polling stations. There was also strong Communist

Arabs

armed

element. The were met by police

with batons

and others with rifles and tear Kas under the command of British officers.

Here troops Rre scen arresting troublemakers in the Cerso Biela, one of the main streets in Tripoli dur- LAK the demonstrations, London Express,

More Sabotage Reported

Gunners Rescue Tommies

SHELL-FIRE PULS REDS TO FEIGHT

had

Korea Mar. 3. -British gunners, firing their 25-pounder field pieces with deadly ac- curacy, rescued two British soldiers from capture by the Communists recently.

A Communist patrol taken prisoner Iwo Royal Nor- folk riflemen. The patrol was forcing its prisoners towards the Communist lines when the 14th Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, Inid down a barrage of expled- ing shells. The Communists ded. The two Norfolk soldiers raced to friendly positions un- hurt.

:

The rescue men were Cor- poral Joe Ashin, aged 24, and Private Rumon Pantrini, agcủ

19.

Ashin raid: "I have found fault with the Artillery chaps during my seven years in the Army.

Never again, They dropped those shells into the middle of the Communists.”

He said that 20 Communists had ambushed a five-men day- light patrol culting Brewood in No-Man's-Lond. Three of the Norfolkes fought their way out.

Pantrini was reaching from a hole to recover his rifle, when a The Communist stamped on it. Communist Ared his burp gun at point-blank range. "He missed," Pantini said.

The Communists, then over- powered the

the two outnumbered

riflemen,

WC3 Captain John K. Thompson who saw their plight from a nearby hill. The Artillery offices quickly brought his guns to the reszug.--Rruiter. -

Higher Fares Anger Public

per cent. |troduced

in-

Tunis, Mar. 3,

London, Mar. 3. Minor acts of sabotage were reted day on the Tunisian

When Londonerà set out for east coast and Sousse, centre of public transport fares had been workt 1oday they found that recent Nationalist demonstra-

ions against French rule in the increased by an average of 20,

The new fares, Tunisiary protectorate,

to meet rising costs, railways, buses and At Mahdla, two home-made affected examining this in the light of inquiries bombs were thrown into a hotel, tramways.

All day long the employees into responsibility for the riots causing a small fire and broken now being made by the Judicial,

windows.

of London Transport duced authorities-Reuter.

angry, complaining passengers. After one night on a London bus, a mun was taken The Tunis police today de- hospital with a bitten car and tained 18 people In a scale raid in the Arab quarter in another was questioned by the search of those responsible for police.

Queues up to half a mile long sabotaging a trolley-bus last

outside formed

underground Sunday.

stations wille harassed stof

AIR

CRASH HORROR

There were no casualties.

Iorge-

to

A Tunis Milltary Court today explained the prices of the gentenced 13 Tunisions to prison new fares end passengers sentences months to five years for alleged on the subject.

varying from three ckquently expressed their views Hundreds of people were late for werk-Reuter.

carrying or possessing arms.

Nice, Mar. 3. Eyewitnesses tonight told how they food wide-eyed in help less horror,

watching 37 monReuter. and women plunge to death when

the four-engined Air France Languedoc airliner hit a flock of seagulls on the take-off from the airport here,

Деск

They said that the plane lost two engines at onco and urched through the air self like a crippled bird seeking a place to land,

-prieiners/oshing, 'plane.' He rushed

Reuter.

The prisoners, most of them terrorisis

and

members of Hospital doctors here tonight criminal gangs rounded up by battled for the life of Marguerite

Police in the past few D

y the

the only survivor of the thek food and 34 passengers. weeks, refused

Mataro Delpy's husband, who All the seven defendants ac- yelled abuse at their armed cused of disorderly conduct with uurds for most of the morning. had seen his wife off at Nice. Intent to provoke, a breach of

Airfeld, was silly on the tarmac The shouting died down 2001 when he heard the explosion of the peace, were found guilty after midday when the guards

не the of their chargo by Mr Wicks threatened to shoot. at Kowloon this morning,... On Saturday the

the end found his wife Before imposing a prison sen- wrenched wood frean deers and on a stretcher with the tence without the option of a hurled bricks at their guards toured, He kissed her and lower part of her body badly. dine, Mr Wicks remarked that the he could see very little in their Government slogans.

accompaniment of anti- Tave her o drink of water.-- favour.

"The Police silenced them by of the group, comprising fring a valley of rifle shots over

AGED VICTIMS TIME A a Etudent, four weavers and an the

Londen, Mar. 3. unemployed youth, were each An

of the officer

Among the 37 people killed given tlurve months, When ask Criminal Investigation Depart today wero William Gill, 81 and

Egyptian

the airliner crash at Nico cd to plead in mitigation, they still maintained that they had ment sald, today that the locals wife, deɔ, 81, of Saints. done nothing wrong.

Gill for 45 years was miner more dangerous criminals to in South Wales and left, the sixth defendant, a hawker Inamed Leo

from the

as possible.

mare way to ere ir s The Egyptian authorities are

William, a builder, for murdering 46-year-old Marin Peter, a newspaper efters of a recent operation and planning a penal

who had advocated by M. Faure, seller.

camp in, the taken hill at who gesticulated during most of Sinal Desert

at Monte Carlo, cast of Suez, to Before king England Gil they would have repudiated.

the hearing, was given

which they Intend to transfer said "I nly rather scored Eventually the National

The Srebre, a waiter at a luxurious her and finally stuck a knife in months.

Magistrate re- marked that Lee Chuen, who was priscoers arrested in the Zone about flying. We are going to Assembly will have to fuce hotel in Zell, confessed to the her throat.

almeat on the point of

recent anti-zee this morning He then returned to his hotel when he was found

the sights and get some. tears during up to the necessity of murder in court

measures for and declared he had had a list at Zell, read the thriller he had appeared to be a rather pitiful

guilty, terrorist drive-Reuter.

sunshine."-cuter. approving balancing the budget, ab murder, he intended to borrowed and finally went to appear

EDEN INDISPOSED matter how unpaintable He had wanted to become the sleep, Srebro said,

because he proposed incor- porating the de Gaulliats in his coalition Cabinet, But they also know that M. Reynaud intended to 10. introduce the proposal for

Talkative Murderer

Salzburg, Mar. 3,

A tall, handsome and well-dressed youth of 19,

J.

prison.

Pelico were anxious to move the

日

in

which, in line with their Srebre, was sentenced to 20 years' hard labour here today plained of sun, who.com penal canip outside the Canal f'pils' 20 years ago. They were

a 15 per cent taxes increase

decision

when this Was

tlicy may be to the nation tectes "terror of Zell”, he said. When arrested he told police generally. The manner in Stobre, said he murdered Frau, he had intended to commit the which the people of Britain Pelor to astonish people." "perfect crime.". But ho had have accepted demands for Calmly he told the court how, been unable to resist telling new and greater sacrifices after sleeping with the woman, some young colleagues with, he drank achnapp with her, whom he worked that he was might profitably be takon borrowed a thriller novel from the murderer about whom the as an example by the people her, then his her over the head whole town, was talking und politicians of France, with a brendhand, throttled water,

Zona as

tho

ENVOY BETTER FRE Coiro, Mar. 3.

The British Ambassådor, Sir

London, Mar. 3. | Ralph:\" Stevenson, Who on Mr Anthony

Eden, the Saturday cancelled new Anglo- Foreign Minister, is confined to Egyptian talks because Of bed with an attack, of: Influenza chill, was tonight reported to band lacyor) the Feel

Office announced today. improving. ACROS

The Ambassador isetfl confined to his room," a spokos-

gan said,

It was hoped that he would, be able to resume hip duties. within a few days- Router.

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