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COMMENT OF
THE DAY
Courageous
CHINA
No. 35180.
Established 1845
SATURDAY, APRIL 19, 1952.
Peace Of Europe
& Astute At Stake
Pinay may not yo
M. down in Franco's poli-
fical posterity በ። the country's cleverest Premier, but he will certainly figure one of the most courageous. It WAR his courage, expressed
да
in
a
matter-of-fact way, which i last week enabled him to steer the Finance Bill
through the National As-
sembly; with the same
VITAL PARLEYS
NEXT WEEK
London, Apr. 18.
Two major events will dominate the European
quiet, but determined diplomatic scene in the coming week. courage, he is waging a Firstly, there are the Anglo-Egyptian talks in Lon- fight to bring down living rion between the Foreign Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden, costs. Nor dos M. Pinay and the Egyptian Ambassador, Amr Pasha, to find a way Inck astuteness. He has out of the impasse holding up a settlement of the dispute skilfully identified himself over the evacuation of the Suez Canal and the future of with the people of France. the Sudan, "I am Mr Customer," he declares with charming →perauusiveness, and I have 43,000,000 French people behind me." And in his
Both sets of negotiations are expected to be of present quest, the claim is probably not exaggerated. high importance for the peace of Europe and their out- A nation come may have a decisive effect on more immediate keenly desire two things: a developments in international diplomacy. balanced budget and a sub-
The French as
Then, secondly, there are the full-dress Big Three consultations to formulate joint Western policy in relation to Russia's latest proposal for four-Power super- vised all-German elections.
3.-The conclusion of the Moscow trade conterence with its much disputed offer to the West for more trade, which experts on Russian policy stili consider as part of the Krem- Un's so-called peace offensive designed as a bid for, a more benevolent Western attitude to wards recent Soviet diplomutic approaches,
Meanwhile considérable stantial reduction in the tiplomatic activity has marked cost of living. M. Pinay developments in Europe in the may not be able to guaran- past week. tee 'either, but even his The most outstanding event
of the week was Britain's de severest critica will not cision to back up the European deny that he is making a defence community and extent bold and intelligent effort on cutomatic military guarantee to achieve both.
it which is to For the to
work as first time for
Heveral mutual guarantee.
Britain has steadfastly refused months the French State is and continues to do so to bo- oncé more in contral of its come a full member
the finances, and this permits European Army, But she has M. Pinay to turn to
way to associate nations. the gone a long vital work of putting the herself with it. country's house in order in
The guarantee has been wel-
with Spain's comed other necessary matters.
by European nations ng coinciding
misalon under its Foreign forming the European Defence Minister to Arab States.-United. Community.
Press. THE Premier, however,. is
still beset by the prob- lem of uncertain support. in the Assembly. M. Pinny's majority is farther to the Right than those which supported his predecessors,
The United States might back the EDC later this year by a declaration which would not go as far as the British guarantee
effect, pledge material and moral sup but which, in
port to it.
would
At the same ume, Britain has
and, as it has been observed began preparations for a further by the
Times, the left diplomatic move which would wing of the present coall-alloy France's fear that Germany conserva- might back out of the European tive financial policy; where army once she is rearmed.
that
tion dislikes his
fore he must regard section of the coalition as
Britain contemplates some form of guarantees to safeguard on uncertain ally. On the other hand it is clear that the integrity of the EDC against
a large section of Gaullist group
the
aloof-
out of one the backing several of its members.
4. The new
Russo-Chinese trade agreement "for a signifi-
trade" cant expansion of
be- the tween
two Communist
5. The Franco-Salazar meet-
Relatives mourn at the grave side of ten young boys who wero kil d in a big explosion in a field at Velletri, near Rome, Italy. The cause of the explosion is not yet known but it is belleved to have been due to an old mine or shell found by the children. Relatives at the burial site of the victims,
London Express.
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Mourning A Malan Challenges
Tragedy
Crew Made To Fly
Opposition
Willing To Go To Country On Voters Act Issue
Capetown, Apr. 18.
South Africa's Prime Minister, Dr Daniel Malan, declared today his Government was willing to, face a general election on its rejection of the Supreme Court's invalidation of the Act removing Cape coloured voters from the common electoral roll.
"I challenge the Opposition when the general election comes to go to the people on this issue with all its implications," he said.
His Government, he said, would subject itself to the people's wish if the people decided against him
-the legal decision was a big blow to Dr. Malan's Apartheid policy-and accepted what the
Plane To Freedom opposition asked the people to accept.
At Pistol Point
Vienna, Apr. 18.
A
were a
Two Yugoslay-born Canadians today seized Yugoslav Airlines plane to bring their mother and 13- year-old sister to freedom in Austria. With thèm în their daring and successful bid for freedom prominent Belgrado lawyer and his assistant.
John and Nicolaiev Mariancu, who with their father legally migrated to Canada soon after the war, took the law into their own hands to bring their family together when they put pistols at the heads of the crew of a two engined plane and forced them to fly to Graz in Austria instead of to the scheduled destination of Ljubljana,
First reports ware that Nicolar Mevayovic and his assistant in law office, Josef Bokic, had seized the plane, but Austrian police officials who interrogated
To Flood threatened to spread from the five adults gave full credit
Victims
SHOCKING AIR DISASTER
Dr Malan told the House of peans taking netion of the_sort Assembly there would be a threatened by the Torch Com- general election within ten or mando, they would not hold twelve months after the end of back, The
Dr Malan sald the new situa- present Parliamentary session (the Nationalist Govern- tion, which had dangerous ment is not bound to go to the aspects, had been created by polls before 1953).
Mr Strauss when he met the Torch Commando on Wetines- day, He had, therefore, felt it necessary to take part in the debate.
**
The debate was on the con- stitutional crisis caused by the Malon Government's rejection of the Supreme Court's invalida--
than at the Act removing
Dr.Malan told Parliament that Cape coloured (mixed blood) the Opposition had chosen the judgment of the volers from
the common elec second
Supreme Court delivered last toral roll. of the Opposition United Party, Voters Act, and the
Mr J. G. N. Strauss, leader month in invalidating the separate representation of the
·Gave told a party rally on Wednes-
equal · right day that it was the people's duty ment had with in use force if the Government livered in 1937, upholding the chosen the first judgment de-
Government.
themselves did so. The United Party has allled itself with the Labour Party and the Torch Commando group "to uphold The Constitution."
MALAN'S ANSWER
This was his answer to
(The
Malan Government passed the Coloured Voters Act
the two through
Houses of Parliament separately and by This A simple majority.
ion of provision
the ignored
Dr Malan also said today his the "entrenched clauses". Government must maintain law the South Africa. Act that and order through the police legislation disqualifying voters and, In the last resort, through |
or colaus an grounds of race the defence force. Los Angeles, Apr. 18.
a two- Mr must be passed by
of both crashed and burned early day that it was the people's duty Government quoted in support
A twin-engined transport Strauss's statement last Wednes-thirds majority vote
Houres utting together. The today on the grassy slopes to use force if the Government of their argument that the
used
South African Parliament was DRAW PISTOLS
of the Puente Hills 14 miles created anarchy and then
force. The Mariancus drew pistols from Los Angeles, killing at Dr Malan called the Torch sovereign, the judgment of 1037 ruling that since the and took over the plane soon least 28 persons and possibly | Commande a dangerous organ
Statute
Westminster the laation. Its leaders were self
adopt any The
airliner appointed responsible to nobody non-scheduled.
procedure it thought fit) struck the top of a hill and
- group of reckless individuals,
Dr Malan said the Govern
go to the country bounced down a shallow valley, seattering debris and bodies
on this issue ment would
with all its im more than 400 yards.
I plications. the. Opposition gained the majority, the Gov- ernment would resign itself to
he result.-Rautor.
crew to head for Graz Instead of Ljubljane, the police
the dormitory to the cell to the Marioncus.
The police quoted the blocks as prisoners scream Marlancus as saying they made ed obscene encouragement up their minds to "kidnap" the to 232 dormitory Inmates plane after their mother and Omaha, Apr. 18.
who took nine guards asister, who had been granted Comadian immigration visos, American glant transport hostages at 9 p.m. last night were Dr
refused Yugoslav exit Con-planes flew troops, beds, and who have been since visas. They said the brothers is refusing stations are in progress with blankets, medical supplies, then creating a commotion told them they had planned the to accept Generul de
escape "carefully and for a the United States on this score. electric generators and in the barricaded building.
long time". Gaulle's unyielding
other equipment into the The rioters, who barrell the news from the troubles of OTHER DEVELOPMENTS
Missouri River flood aren doors in the two-storey concrete the Fourth Republic. If M.
dormitory building throughout Other developments included: today while thousands of last night, hung goudly lettered Pinay can retain the Goul-
1. The arrival in London of soldiers and civilians still bed sheets from the windows after it left Belgrade, forcing 80, liat support he has
won Egypt's special
'Amr envoy, without driving the MRP. Pasha, and his
first contacts toiled to shore up straining at daybreak, demanding reforms the
in the State prison system, into opposition he will have with Mr Eden preliminary to dykes.
Prisoners in the south cell said. established the working the forthcoming formal dis-
Men on the dykes worked up block began yelling and shout- After keeping the crew under majority for the lack of cussions,
to their knees in mud as the ing at coch other and at the control while the plane was which
75 miles off Franch 2.The resumption in London river rose to an expected crest rioting dormitory inmates early dying more than
discussions between the of 30 feet.
to put
The plane, a C-45 transport, down at the this morning The north block course governments have been
Armed troops patrolled de remained quiet.
was listed as carrying 25 passen- United States, Britain and Italy
Southern Austrian city in the powerless. The signs are for a
gers and a crew of three, but compromise agreement serted towns and villages to
The
riat
apparently British Zone, the Marioncua was that the prevailing mood is which will give Italy a share in guard flooded properties.
its operators said two olher in M. Pinny's favour. the administration of Trieste,
50 company employees may have Dykes and levees quivered prompted by the one in the and their partners
at Trenton excited on their arrival at Graz been aboard. State penitentiary and shook under the immense where C8 prisoners have been that they forgot luggage con-
The river's under siege for four days in the talning at least $37,000, belong-clear of the wreckage, the vie
Except for six bodies thrown weight of water, crest was so long and subject to third riot there this month. Ing to Mevoyovic. fluctuations that it could not be
so badly burned SLOGANS DISPLAYED
The five adults and 13-year-that identification was almost pinpointed.
old Sophie Marlancu turned impossible. themselves over to the Austrian The North Continental Air
British and
at lines plane earlier had been re- Thalerhof airport.
ported as having vanished over The British authorities aald fog-throuded Son The river reached 27
Gabriel that the Mariancus, Mrvoyovic Valley. feet Prison since the beginning during today.
and Bokle
requested the asylum, and they Indicato
recent
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that some minor rises and falls would
occur at Omaha before the waters began to drop.
The Superintendent of the The Weather Bureau said prison farm, R. W. Lagay, said number of rioting that prisoners had been transferred to the farm from Trenton
the disturbances there,
Foot-high lottering on Western bed falls in 12
sheets, written States and British Columbia red
and green, srid
of
Melting snow from record- breaking
wero
outhorities
tims were
器
NOTHING LEFT "There is nothing left but in black, would be granted if the group plie of smouldering ashes and
The were found to be "genuine." the charted
assembly,
soo Osbortion "We went
tall
is.
threatens eveh more flooding, Forole Board isn't fate. We The plane with its four-man sheriff's deputies radioed after Decording to the American war
want
to crew and five other passengers they had reached the crashed Agricultural Department.
-presumably a was permitted to fly back to Uner. Floud-waters from melting reference to the Osborne Yugoslavia after interrogation snow in California and Nevada Society
This area of the country devoted to prison re- of the crew and passengers by thick with orange and avocado is expected to be the greatest form and "Tell truths.
We the
British and Austrian since
authorities. started have radios in here."
groves. making snow surveys there 22 years apn.-Reuter.
the Government
LEVELLING OFF -
Omaha, Apr, 18:
The mighty Missouri River was levelling off at its highest point
I was reported that the fagm The Yugoslav Airlines office
It was the fifth fatal C-46 crath in four months. Fifty-six
he said.
chase to talk about paralysing He said the Torch Commando
the country at a time when the African and Indian Congresses had made similar threats. natives and Indians saw Buro-
It
of
Parliament could
Drink and enjoy
GENUINE
CINZANO
prisoners had been deprived of in Graz lasued a statement repersons were killed when an air- The very first sip will tell you why radios and daily newspapers ing the plane had been "forced iner crashed in Elizabeth, New since the riots began at Trenton, off course by bad weather and Jersey, on December 10.
But, it is said, a clever prisoner several passengers decided
An- Cinzano is so overwhelmingly
several years ago taught his stay in Graz". United Press, to other crashed near Little Valley, popular in London, Paris, Rome,
companions to circumvent the
in history today and the soggy dykes guarding this city of 359,-radio ban by using the ground 000 inhabitants held.
wire of a radio station across the
New York,
en December 120,
But the crisis is not over and road This wire runs under the Man Dies Twice February 10, idilling cix, and this might prove to be the day prison. Crude receivers, fashioned
of reckoning for Omaha and the from women's compact cases, all but deserted cities of East pick up the broadcasts-United Omaha, Nebmaken, and Council. Press,
Blifts, Iowa, on the opposite
bank of the river,
For more than eight hours the river had held almost steady) just above the 30.20 feet mark
·Levee while 10,000
· strengthened dykes.?
"
workers
There were premature-reports
that the crest had been reached"
Fifty, Tobacco Workers Poisoned
Florence, Apr. 10. Every available ambulance in
at 30.24 feet but the Weather Florence was mobilised tonight Bureau denied it.
killing 20. An Army C-48, load- New York ---and in fact wherever ed with paratroopers, crushed at discerning people meet. With gin, Damp Drum, New Yoric; on with soda or on ita ośm, Cinzano
five were killed on April 5
sweet or dry is appetising,.refreshe London, Apr, 18.
when a
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Sweet (rod or white) and Diy. bed.
Once you've tried Cinzano nothing
At an inquest today the Corner decided that the man,
POLIO EPIDEMIC will satisfy you.
WORSENS
VERMOUTH
the best people do!
DRY
SWEET
CINZANOCINZANO
DR
had died hy misadventure.
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Italian (Sweet) Red or White during an operation for stomach
Port Louis, Mauritius, Apr. 18.
and Dry ulcers and only some time later, to rush over 50 poisoned tobacco | after masage phd injections, Thirteen more cases of polio The Chano Aperitif A generous workers to hospitals. Three or was it re-started,
tod, and the opera- myelitis
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factory canteen.Butter.
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