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TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 1952.

Swedes Stone Russian

The UC Embassy In Stockholm

AR Brook Bernacchi will

M

probably capture a substantial measure

of

to for

public sympathy for his efforts to obtain financial powers for the Urban Coun- ell and is proposals to reform its constitution. He is advocating three innova- tlonst Arstly, that the Urban Council should have control of revenue raised from rates, licences and other feca; Becondly, to number of enlarge the elected councillors from two to Hix; thirdly consider measureK enlarging the electoral reglater. In presenting these measures for debate, Mr Bernacchi is fulfilling part of the Reform Club's it which programme advocated during the recent Urban

election Council campaign, and it can be regarded as indicative of the serious intentions of th Club that their principal nominee has lost no time in bringing forward these issues.

·

THE

THE motion providing the

Proposed S'pore Memorial To Late King George

Bingapore, Jane 17. Some of Singapore's leading residents, including many Chinese, Intend formally to propose to the Governor that a modern polytechnic be established In the Colony as a memo- rtal to the late King George VI,

of

cilablishment such a polytechnic in Sin. gapore has long been ad-

rocated

to

the meet Colony's educational prob- lems.

Mr Yap Phong Geek. City Councillor, was quolu ed by the Singapore Blan. a poly- Word an xsaylag lechnlo would be "the most sultable" memorial for the late King because it would not only afford increased educational facile. but would also indirectly assist in

the economic deve- lopment of this country.— Reuter.

Gorm Warfare Charges

MALIK

CALLS UN MEETING

HOSTILE REACTIONS TO

ATTACK ON PLANE

Stockholm, June 16.

Radio police cars were rushed to the Soviet Embassy tonight to restrain angry crowds who began to stone the building in protest against the shooting down by Soviet fighters of a Swedish Air Force Catalina rescue plane over the Baltic early today.

The cars reinforced police guarding the build- ing, armed with pistols and swords.

tions.

The stoning climaxed daylong demonstra-

Captain Sven Goestä Toerngren, 34-year-old Com- mander of the Catalina, said over the telephone from Hanko, Finland: "We were miles away from Russian territorial waters. The two Russians swooped down on us unexpectedly and fired rounds of machine-gun bullets at us.

"The Catalina reeled like a boxer taking a punch, but kept flying," he said.

Oway, but

"We tried to gel the Russians were four times as fast as we. And, of course, manoeuvre helter. they could We were a sitting bird them. They wheeled away and then came back six times more in attacks lasting about ten minutes."

for

He said their last salvos hit the part flames. The aircraft began to

motor, setting it in lose licight and became hard to

manoeuvre.

Urban Council with financial independence is expected to be debated this afternoon, and it will be of interest to see how many members of the Counell are prepared to advance definite views on the sub- ject. The opportunity exists for a lively and informative exchange of opinions. To the Council the subject of possessing funds for United Nations, June 16. administration in the Russia's Jacob Malik to- interests of the public is of day summoned a session of j prime importance, and MrThe United Nations Secur-poppered our talt as if to make Bernacchi's proposal is

ity Council for Wednesday sure we were finished, Cap- particularly intriguing in that, if approved, it will eut

to discuss Communist germ tain Toerngren sald. clean

across long warfare charges.

"Wo steered towards a small established policy of all

Malik summoned the ship which proved to be the official income being placed session in his capacity as Pre- German steamer Muensterland. sident of the 11-nation group The Russians did not seem in- for to general revenue for June. It was his first move terested in her. We subacquent disbursement as

since assuming the chairman-cbviously their target. approved by the Financial ship after he had fought a bit- Secretary and the Treasury. ter but futile campaign to have The official attitude to the the issue discussed before the

Mr

be

UN

cannot proposition anticipated, but we imagine..

The

Disarmament

"As we sank down towardle the water, one

of the MIG

DRAMATIC MOMENT

were

"Quakes Destroy Villages

Buenos Aires, June 16,

Hundreds of refugees

are flocking to the city of Ban Juan, West · Argen-. tins, from neighbouring villages destroyed in earth tremors during, the park week.

today do.

The tremors creased in intensity.

Heavy snow has ham- pered rescue work in Ban Juan which itself suffered from earthquakes Edat week. Reuter.

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TRAM DERAILMENT IN THE CITY

Stones And

Fist Fights

Of Resistance At Meeting

Germans

Wave

By East

Berlin, June 16.

Allied intelligence officials said today that the East German authorities have appealed to Soviet Army units to aid their own security forces to quell a wave of resistance sweeping the Soviet zone,

Refugees said that the closing of regions, bordering roused resistance among East Germans to its highest Western Germany and the drive for remilitarisation had pitch since 1945. They said that throughout East Ger- many security Police stood on guard at all main stations, watching for travellers to Berlin, Those without Govern- ment authorisation to visit the capital were either arrest- ed or warned against the attempt.

to

sympathy, probably with on immediately on Mr Malik's dropped. We climbed on, help.] from the three-sulle no-man's- "scan and West German

and the

He said that last week two East German goods-trains were derailed by saboteurs and that 30 diversionists were discovered who specialised in beating up members of the FDJ movement.

-Reuter.

According to these reports hand, An East German National many East Germans along the Army will contribute to the frontier with West Germany are maintenance of peace and the disobeying evacuation orders. "Some of us held our breath In the provinces of Thuringla, for Germany and her neigh- prevention of a new catastrophe ра the plane hit the water. sve Commimember

Mecke

bourg Luckily it did not break up. Saxe-Anhalt and Urban Council members

Unlled Nations Departe shrew out the lifebeaks and East German Police are Fald Dr Gretewohl reiterated that generally will view it with Affairs had no definite informa

Counell Security ment of

swam to a rubber raft we had have forcibly evacuated people

agents, diversionists and land alongside the frontier. saboteurs" committext organised enthusiasm. In principle tan for the meeting.

ing up two members of the crew Workers. in Saxe-Anhalt towns sabotage in East Germany. alone, it

proper However, the Soviet delega- wounded in the arm that the Council should | tion confirmed. that Mr Malik high. The Mucnsterland hove were said to have downed tools have revenue at its had called the session and the to and picked us up within five as a protest.

Allled sources said that so command for carrying out agenda would be "germ war- minutes,”

far Soviet troops had not been what it

fare," but for further intown- ls satisfied are

Asked why the Catalina was involved in quelling the discon- tion

the Russian delegation's

he tent. They believed that the necessary undertakings.

spokesman referred inquirers to silent after sending out

three dramatic calls, he said: Occupation forces would only be the United Nationa

"The second shower of bullets used

NIGHTMARE ENDS ir Of the two other motions

scattered "NEW FORUM" !

Berlin, June 16. which Mr Bernacchi

put the radio out of action." The United States

showed signs of

Forty Germans, half of them intends to introduce at a dor, Mr Ernest Gress, acting

One member of the crew of the Soviet lines of communications.

women, cautiously slipped back that 50,000 later date, that referring to United

They States

estimated representative, downed plane was detained in

aramed

at present into Berlin today after years of Felico were

POLICO the enfranchising

Soviet of issued late in the afternoon hospital in Hanko with a thigh

prison charging that Mr wound, it became known here

handling the

in the nightmare in situation statement women on Class 2 of the

campa, Jurors Lists can hardly meet Mallk's move was intended "lo

tonight

three frontier Provinces. new forum the

MANY ARRESTS

Their lips were sealed against with opposition, official or continue in a

The Swedish Defence Minister

Hundreds of arrests were interview for fear the Russians otherwise. Government may campaign of lles which charge

UN is employing and high Service chiefs flew into reported by refugees to have might stop the repatriation of consider the proposal to that the

Stockholm tonight and are been made and many men and other Germans still in captivity. reconstitute the Council Mr Gross statement sold, lieved to have been recalled by women injured by swinging The German Red Cross also But reports secret the identity of the

kept with six elected members The Soviet resolution speaks of Premier Tage Enander for con- Police rifle-butla as rather too rapidly pro- the Geneva protocol of 1925 sultation.

of pitched battles. between the 40 and their home addresses,

evacuees were not gressive but

Mr Police and

The group was among 600 again, in

officials by Allied the confirmed principle it can harly raise

the here. Berious objections to the

bacteria in Korca."

Ambassa-

on bacteriologient warfare, but The Defence Minister,

t

Nilsson,

with

of

is obvious that the purpose, is Torsten

campaign of iles which charge armed forces, General Nils

to continue in a new forum the Commander-in-Chief

shar

Dramatic Experience For"

in

resistance threatening

Germe

Germans

another

Johannesburg, June 16. About 30 people were taken to hospital after fist Aghts and stone throwing at a United Democratic Front meeting at Vrededorp, Johannesburg suburb, to- night.

י

The meeling, which was orga- nised by the United Democratic Front (the United Party, the Labour Party and the Barch Commando) war attcade by about 2,000 members of the

front, mainly Torchmen

They marched in procession to open space in Vrededorp, a worlding district.

Two trams became de- railed at the same spor within the space of an hour this morning and seriously dislocated ́cast- bound tram traffic.

The first to go off the lines on the corner where Des Voeux Road Central meets Jackson Road (outside the Supreme Court) was heading for Happy Valley.

It jumped tho Tails about half-past

and held up-tram waffle proceeding in the same direction for, about 45 minutes...

seven

A repair gung had the tram replaced on the ralla at about B.15.a.m.

Protection

For Commuters

London, June 10. The British Government today forbade the state road and rail services to impose steep increases on season tickets and fares for early morning travellers,

An hour and a quarter later, But the general level of fares another trom, bound

for is to rise on September 1 to Shaukiwan, jumped the lines at meet increased costs.. the same spot, again causing q. serious interruption In trable,

The

The British Transport Tribunal fire was finally cleared just before 10, o'clock; bitt trama prices, of the special cheap decided this spring to raise subsequently had to

negalinte "The "bend" "with extra care due to tickets out of all proportion to the damaged condition of the the general rise. Out of town Une and the concrete which had residents and early workers become

embedded in the ralla, blamed the Government,, though, There were no personal

the tribunal had hitherto fixed" casualties in

either of the ac fares tree from eldents.

Ploture abave shows secund of thé dèraliments, with

In April the Government men busily ensured in effecting Torchmen then marched six temporary repairs to the tram ordered a halt of fare increases abreast into the area of a large | Unes. The picture was taken untli experts had reviewed the the London situation. But in crowd from which the stones by a staff photographer,

arca fares had already gato. the coming. This was

up. signal for an outbreak of fist Aghts and stone, throwing be came heavy.

When speakers addressed the crowd, sporadic stone throwing Elgan.

were

Torch Commando members, escorted by police, marched back to the car park where they had first formed up before marching to the meeting. There was stone throwing all the way back,--Reuter.

Brings

Strike Chaos To NY

Now York, June 16. Mosses of suburbanites were stranded by sudden strike on America's largest commuter rall- on Monday and they way choked New York City's turn- pikes and tunnels in one of the greatest trame jams in the city's history.

who arrived

under

Ometals of the Brotherhood of The latest contingent of East Guard in last month from a male-

for women at Brest-Locomotive engineers halted trains on the Long Island Rall- way, which hauls 300,000 per sons daily, and threatened walk-

the United States, outs on 03 other railways across

Buggestion. While it is true that the United Nations Lem- Svedlu, and the Defence Stall German refugees to reach Berced labour camp at Kiev and the electoral roll is ploying bacteria in Korea. Chief, General Joachim Aaker-in cald that pacifist resistance Litovel, extremely limited and lo Soviet leaders are trying to

to man, arrived from Lulen, north to East German rearmament Some had been taken prisoner Acarcely representative of exploit whatever

plans was also increasing. propaganda Sweden.

in wartime on the eastern front, all sections of the com- remains in these false churges. They were met at the airport. Some parents and youths op-

Army after the war, although munity, it is equally We welcome an opportunity tu by General Bengt Nordenskiold, posing service in the proposed Others were salzed by the Hted

up against the Soviet Air Force Commander-in-Chiet. defence units had been arrested falschoods."United Press.

-Reuter.

Dresden and members of the they were civilians.

Of the 050, there were 413 Communist-led Free German with homes in East Germany Youth (FDJ) who did

but were released at Wechof- volunteer were dishonourably discharged from the organisa-swenda soon after arrival. The They Berlin group WDS. allowed to tion, one report said.

But 200 from West Germany would lese food ralion and work come to this city yesterday. cards.

between are still in Russion custody The postal service East and West Berlin today ran and the date for the their through a mass of honking auto-

DCTOBE the East-West normally after a dispute last Icaso.

officials said the repatriated prisoners "received dood, clothing and medical treatment in recent years he cording to the Tussian worker's

on

portinent to "observe that the functions and status of the Urban Council are also Imited. These functions, however, 'directly affect tho daily lives of the Colony generally, and these grounds along the request for the Urban Council' to possess an elected majority does not appear to bo extravagant. The Council's atiffest hurdle, however, is to secure Government approval of the proposal to delegate it financial powers.

Tight-Rope Acrobats

London, June 16.

Three Spanish acrobats balanced themselves nearly Saturday when East German frontier is still in doubt.

Red Cross 61 feet above the ground from a slack light rope for 20 security Police stopped a mail minutes today-two of them hanging upside down van and searched it. before they could be rescued:

The acrobats, Miguel, aged 30,

WARNING The East German Premier, Otto Grotewohl, sald today that

a

at

A Spanish girl, Anita Mendoza, his Government's first tack will normal standard." They declined

to comment: qurther.- If this can be accomplished. Rafael 94 and Sebastian, 20, who works in the Gardens, ran be to set up a National Army, 2. | einted - Press; the other reforms, will who have performed before forward and shouted instructions

He told

Convention become virtually automatie. General Franco, had just opened to them while a call was ront out Leipzig, according to the East

Batterson Festival Gardens here, ambulanca

"Serious, inexorable political Members of the staff set up an actions must now take the place Miguel had ridden

a bicycle GCTORS a tight fope 100

90 feet long extension ladder, however, and stretched between two 51 foot watched by the spectators, Miguel ¡,"2ical de German baitics,

East un polce, His companions and

their first show in Britain of the for the Fire Brigade and an German Hows agency ADN, Singapore Plans To

Inobriated Cows

Bombay, June 10-

Cowswaroi, såld do

high

one

dimbed down,

Officers of the bankrupt rall way and some 350 striking engineers sought today to settle their dispute under the auspices of Natlonel mediators, but the talks collapsed after three hours and forty minutes, leaving thou- hands of commuters who had al- ready been late to work Oghting,

mobiles, and fammed, buses to get home again-Unllod Press, ThumbNTE

STOP PRESS

A Third Tram Derailed

Film Itsolf

A third tram (es story. Singapore, June 17% Singapore is to be publicised in above) became derailed at the of his companions united in the "democratic blog two dime next year if the same spot shortly after midday. have Į vero banging downwards from The third man dropped towards, had agreed to this policy in a Government approves an opplica

attached to the wheels.

The car managed to fight. *danced" about Atreir feld· `near | the return' Joumes, a safety not held below him, but / resolution adopted last week on for $30,000 for the purppte |

missed it. He landed on his feet, and to be published tomorrow, made by the Public Relations itself by evening. *

Dr Grotewohl added.

Secretariat hero, 1 CRO He cited part of the resoluTia Colony is trying to got Mr Tram Company »ofitelais "atıl as reading, Wo must be Brian Salt, who made Citizen of engineers continued to ba on prepared to meet the Western Bingapor", to make the two hard to direct tramcnes at the

point, aggressors with the rifle in our name,teuters

hore after drinking large quanti-

lies of Dicit lquer dumped in a Miguel was back-pedalling the

ditch by a raiding Police party. rope went slack..

One cow which fell asleep could not be routed · until ́a bucket of cold water was thrown over Il/Reute

The three artists remained perfectly motionlern while they

called for help in Spanish.

however, and was uninjured..

The crowd cheered wildly at he bowed to them

They will resume their act to morrow of the day after. Reuter,,

the intervention.

Col Hodgson's New Appointment

Canberra, June 10.

Government

The Transport Minister, Mr tald the House Lennox Boyd, of Commons today that ordinary fares would go up throughout London on Britaxcept External Affairs Minister September 1. But cheap Richard Casey announced

"privilego tickets Monday the appointment of Col. be raised by the same amount William R. Hodgson as Austra as other fares.. lian High Commissioner to South Africa.

would only

In London, where the higher Since 1949, Hodgson has been scale is already . in operation, Common-"privilege" fares will then bo in Tokyo as British wealth representative on the reduced. Allled Council for Japan and

head of the Australian mission to Japan-United Press.

The concessions £1,000,000 a year-Reuter,

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