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VULCAIN
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CHINA
No. 95266
Established 1845
TUESDAY, JULY 29, 1952.
Fine.
POLICE TAKE OVER
What Lies AT KAI TAK
Ahead?
NUTURE developments in
Egypt are not readily calculable. Mr Nehru, de- Beribes the events of the past week as a bloodless revolution, and so far as they have gone he is right.; What remains to be seen i whether the revolution has been completed, or whether it is only in its initial
altgto . The abdiention of King Farouk could surprise no one after the successful revoll staged against bini by General Naguib, and the disappearance of this plastre-loving monarch from the scene can hardly fall to do more good then
harra insofar as it
climination means the
also of
certain political elements more interested In their
the State. There
is no
Military Aid
In Operation
EX-GUARDS SQUAT IN STATION COMPOUND
Seventy-one planes, their engines and acces- sories, which for several months past have been in the care of Chinese Communist watchmen at Kai Tak and other parts of Kowloon, were taken over this morning in a combined Police and milltary operation, following upon the decision of the Privy Council which restored ownership of the planes to the Civil Air Transport Incorporated.
own welfare than that of Police, numbering about 400, and assisted by two or three truckloads of soldiers, fully equipped, question that Egypt's pure met with no serious resistance when they swooped ly domestic problems have on Kai Tak where the planes are grounded, at been shamefully neglected Bailey's Shipyard where engines and spare parts for long past; that are stored, and at the New Asiatic Chemical sycophants and have dominated Courtfe Works, where the Chinese Communist watchmen and exercised considerable have a dormitory.
Intriguers
Influence under a royal de- tever which abolished
The personnel guarding the planes and accessories - coll-were rounded up and taken to the Kowloon City police stitutional government. The station. They numbered about 160. elean-up, so far as it goes, should prove beneficial.
IN leading and carrying out
successfully his revolt, however, General Naguib
There they were told they were free to go, but the men decided to remain in the station compound, whero they squatted.
They were orderly, but occa- sionally broke into singing.
has inflicted on himself im- At 9.30 they were all in the posing problem. Ifis pro-pound, but were quiet.
to restore
By seven o'clock this morning.|| the operation of taking over the planes and spare parts had been completed.
seen at Kai
fessed aim is parliamentary government. To do so, he must either recognise the authority of
Workmen were the Wafdists which existed Tak erecting high fenees before the royal suspension around the machines, and the of parliament, or alterna sentry boxes at the entrance to tively, call new general the civil airfeld were manned elections with the probabili- by police. ty that the Wufdists will be
The entire civil airfield was
cleared of all members of the
bona fide air
returned to power. Genern!
public, and only Naguib, himself, appears to passengers were allowed to leave desire political advisers and enter Kal Tak. with independent and Elsewhere in Kowloon this middle-of-the-rond policies, morning yel it is extremely unlike normal ly that the extremista could he kept from taking over the principal portfolios of government in the event of And this now elections.
might well result in Naguib helng quietly dispossessed of his authority ad Commander-in-Chief, leav- ing him none of the fruite of his present victory enjoy. CENERAL Naguib, in his
to
everything remained The 71 planes put under Police supervision this morning in- cluded 31 former CNAC machines
An Official Statement
The following official statement was issued by the Public Relations Office this morning
Following the decision of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council, the Hongkong authorities took steps Tast night
fail
control
assume
MAJLIS SPEAKER
FLEES
Takes Plane To Geneva
Teheran, July 28. Hassan Imami, who was elected Speaker of the Parliament by Persian anti-Mossadegh forces, un- | expectedly left Teheran by air for Geneva last night, it was learned to- day.
Riots In Calcutta
Today's weather: Moderate Northwest. winds, Freshening.
A rioler attempts to craw) through a police cordon in Cal- entia where police and demonsizators clashed, after a pro- coesion of 1,200 people tried to march to the Houses of Legislature în defiance of, a Government ban on meetings and processions in the area. The demonstrations were organised by left factions to draw the Government's attention to the food position in West Bengal. Over a hundred were injured. The pollee made several charges and used tear-gas.—London Express.
Egyptian Govt Begins Planning New Political Era
Cairo, July 28.
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71 PLANES It Was 5 Die, 2,000 Injured H-Bomb
In Rush To View
Body Of Eva Peron
Buenos Aires, July 28.
But A Hydrogen Explosion
Rome, July 28... Italy's Defence Minister, Signor Raudolfo Pac- ciardi, announced today
Five people died and 2,000 were injured in the that Italian scientists had first frantic rush of half a million Argentinians to succeeded in exploding see the body of Senora Eva Peron. 2.
hydrogen to make helium. He denied sensational
During last night the police managed to bring order
to the crowds at the Ministry of Labour, scene of the claims that Italy had suc lying in state. But early this morning long queues were cessfully tested the world's waiting and thousands were converging from all direc-first effective hydrogen tions.
bomb. The former Under-Secretary of the Army, General He said the explosion of small Juan Esteban Vacca, collapsed beside the orchid-banked attempted on an artillery practice quantities of hydrogen had been, coffin of Senora Peron and died from heart failure.
range.
He added that the transforma- Three women and a policeman tion of hydrogen into bellum were killed in the crush. Many occurs in the atmosphere. The of the injured, half suffocated or aim of the Italian experiments trampled under foot, were women was to reproduce these explosions and children.
on a laboratory scale. of thousands of
The explosion took place all "But
Red China's Truce Talksostly men and women in work-right," the Minister said."
Intentions
British Officials Express Doubts
British
London, July 28.
ing clothes, were filing past the until there has been full technical coffin all through last night and examination of the results, it is this morning.
Impossible to say what applica- On Tuesday, when the comin is tion there may be in the aclentine taken from the Ministry to the field." Headquarters of the General The Minister emerged from a Confederation of Labour, Senora mosting of the tailan Cabinet Peron will be rendered enflitary for a few moments to make his honours normally accorded only stately before, a Rome even- to a President who dies in office. Shortly
The General Confederation of ing newspaper announced in officials today Labour, which had declared aglaring headlines that Italy had
cautioned that Red China affecting all activities but essen- hydrogen bomb.
two-day general stoppage exploded the world's first
was said to bo
Even
food
:
may not resume full-fledged to public services ending st A copyright article, written armistice talks in Panmun-midnight tonight, extended it by a journalist who claimed to jom and may instead seek for 24 hours,
have witnessed and photo- their transfer to some other difficult to obtain. is becoming graphed the explosion on Sun place and authority.
day night on an artillery tange Both Chambers of Congress in central
that Red Chins
Italy, stated met early today to rush through the new process was discovered apparently playing for time at a bill ordaining July 20-date by Professor Ubaldo Loscht, & present and there were sugges-of Senora Peron's death a noted Italian physicist, tions it might seek a new apfuture day of nalionel moura Before thb war Profcasor proach at the current Rod Crossing, on which all activities in Losch! worked with Bruno
lator the country will be halted, through the United Nations in
Pontecorvo, the Italian atomle New York.
For the rest of the current scientiet who two years ago session, which ends on Septem-left England with his wife and China, the sources stated, has ber 30, boll, Chambers will ou children and vanished behind
indication direct or serve u
silence
in the "Iron Curtain."-Reuter, indirect of its next moves or Senora Peron's memory every plans since recent rejection time they meet."
ira Toronto or
of the Allied proposal for By a résolution of the Govern- screening of its war prisoners ment, the only stamps on sale on neutral ground by neutral through the country for the next investigators.
the
India, who has acted na self-year will be a new issue bearing appointed go-between in the post denomination.
a portrait of Evita on each weeks in
armistice talks, now abandoned its efforts in face of the complete Impaste in the Panmunjom negotiations,
the courets stalcd.
+
Heir To Thai
Throne Born
Bangkok, July 29. An heir to King Phumiphon
of Thailand was born today. arrival of the Prince, who atte A 21-gun saluto greeted the
day
The Ministry of Education had decreed, that portraits of Evila shall be hung in all schools in the country before which offer ings of flowers shall be made OPPOSES SCREENING Red China has made clear that every morning-Reuter.
will probably reign over It is against any type of screen-
Thailand's 18,000,000 people. The
BOMB DAMAGES: The Queen and her con are Egyptian Prime Minister Aly Maher Pashang of its war prisoners.
decision of Jacob Malik, Soviet
in MAYOR'S HOUSE
reported to be doing well and his Government returned to Cairo today from representative in the United Na-
the Palace, hospital. Lions,
Tunis, July 20, Slim, lovely
20-year-old the summer capital of Alexandria and immediately ons, to prolong his stay in New
A bomb, apparently the work Queen Sirikit Kityakaru, ·ព of Arab
Nationalists today Princess in her own right, boro began planning the new political era to follow King new move there in the Korean damaged part of the home. of King Phumiphon a daughter lash Farouk's abdication. For hours they remained in
Onelals sald
China's latest Gen. C. Hayder, Mayor of Tunis year. Since a daughter cannot continuous session and were still meeting tonight, suggestion for a meeting of staff who generally considered ascund the throne, the birth of officers in Panmunjom WGS a syropathetle to continued French a second child has been awalted Also meeting tonight was the executive of the clear Indication that it did not rule in Tunisia,
with fervour, The bomb was tossed In a The Siamese Government has. extreme nationalist Wafd Party, whose leader, want to discuss an armistice a There are unconfirmed reports Mustafa el Nahab Pasha, flew back to Cairo today present because the chief to watch was thrown into the issue requiring ectilement was courtyard of the home. No one that of war prisoners, on which was injured.-Associated Press that Nationalist deputies are pre-after cutting short a health trip to Switzerland.
the staff officers could not nego-
His failure to preside over the inst two meetings of the Majlis raised speculation that he had resigned under pressure from pro-Mossadegh deputies, but close friends denied this.
paring a bill to strip Dr Imaml of all power and to elect a new Speaker. He is one of Teheran's leading religious figures. of
to
all the disputed aircraft and accessories now in the those Colony, the
including
entirely
subject to proceedings now pending In the Tongkeur Supreme Court,
Mr
the case
war.
the
was linked with possible
interview with Reuter, professed to wash his hands
Parliament, which the Wafd been exterminated and, its pres- | tiate, entirely of any questions
dominated until Farouk disge restored by our great army "DRAWS CONCLUSION involving politics. For him
solved it last March, is expected and its great leader, General The British government has the Anglo-Egyptian dis.
There are also reports that the This is necessary under the
drawn the conclusion from the to be recalled within a week. Naguib.". pute over the Cannl Zone
Queen Mother, the
Tonight the Wald executive latest developments that Red and the
Constitution, which lays down future of
younger brother, Prince Aly Rezn
was defining its attitude towards China is marking time, either to Sudan is "a matter for the
and the Shah's twin sister, that if the Throne falls vacant recent developments and discus-prepare some new proposal or to seek the transfer of the talks to reconvene mus! Princess Ashraf, and her husband Partlament Egyptian "Government."
sing future pol will leave Persia shortly for visits within ten days to have the
some other place and authority. General
announced while the Middle East de-
Informants Regents sworn in.
sold the Allies abroad. Associated Press.
today
that the Egyptian arms fence scheme proposed by
were completely in the dark as "would be re- (M2 the West "is an
COMMONS QUESTIONS
to All the signs tonight pointed scandal Inquiry
Communist
and strategy which are the subject of pro-
to intense and mounting poll-
investigate opened.
shati
manoeuvres but had no inten- political matter;" so too isceedings at the moment before
London, July 28. Hical activity in Cairo, But it
myself," he promised.
tion of taking the initiative the subject of Egypt's at the Supreme Court.
Arthur
scandol Henderson was behind-the-scenes activity. allegations by Egyptian officers.
arose over themselves for continuation of titude towards Israel,
asked During the morning a Police
the_Govern- Outwardly Cairo showed' a
the tok
talks. who ment in the House of Commons peaceful facade,
served in "which must be left to the explosives and ballistics expert (Labour)
the campaign
It wa
was authoritatively stated against the Jews in 1948 that Government." In ordinary searched buildings where
Only a few Army tanks and
that
no matter what happened planes' engines and accessories today into what further dis- circumstancea
the United Nations would not are stored to make certain that cussion they proposed to enter
with the Persian,
Government armoured cars rumbled in the high Egyptians, entrusted with the purchase of weapons and admirable attitude for any no explosive weapons had been
had supplied them abandon.
thete; principle. that purely
repatriation of war prisoners military man to planted there.
milltary dispute, following The Hague Farouk off his tottering throne,
coup, which swept with former Court's decision.
General Naguib adopt, but the situation in
later
be voluntary and no one told must Alexandria, from which eporters: "We are completely would be forced to return; Egypt is anything but or- watchmen were sul camped in
Farouk,
on against his will to the country ex-Queen.Narriman and
and ready for any emergency dinary. What
Mr Selwyn Lloyd, Kowloon City police station the West,
their A Police official of Stats, replied, "The British
six-month-old son, and Britain particularly is compound.
the Egypt's eastern borders, but the of his origin-United Press, new It quite clear that the Government was prepared even
King Fund Ahmed, salled situation is quiet in Gaza urea," concerned about, in the men were not being detained before
into exile on Saturday, has al-This is a mea in the southern judgment of the type of Government which they were free to leave. There International Court to negotiate of a holiday resort basking gyptian forces still occupy.
the normal air part of the old Palestine which ALL ready resumed country can expect was no question, he said,
a settlement which would take
the Mediterranean sun. consequent
Into account all the rights General them being under arrest.
One of the longest talks to- interests of the partics con- cemed. That is still the posi-day of 69-year-old Premier Aly
the
thin is an
upon
Naguib's coup d'etat. Is It
-10
be moderate or
tremist? Is it to show any
p.m.
the
1,000 OFFER
real determination. to THEIR
resolve its foreign relations problema
or
a
basis of
the
of
to settle the' Angio-Perslan oji streets to recall last week's amme material.
tion."
ine
Minister
and
1. Mr Eric Fletcher (Labour)
SOME CONFUSION.
ALL SAVED
London, July 28. Thirty-one passengers and the
of a Dakota air
liner South Africa · ara
The Egyptian Government tr. Crew Maher Pasha was with Abdel Salam Gomaa. Pasha, Wafdiet day, "begun, releasing political bound for BLOOD
Speaker of the dissolved Parlin-internees in accordance with the safe at Maita after having been from the Mediter- Cabinet decision announced last rescued asked whether it was not the ment.
night..
ranean Sea by an American Air duty of the Government to take
HAILS NAGUM
Force rescue plane from Whee Johannesburg, July 20.
But there was still some con- ler Fleid, Tripoli, it was one mutual compromise, or will Over 1,000 volunteers queued the Initiative in opening negotia
Nahas Pasiz himself presided fusion, tonight as to who is still nounced on Monday by the It follow alavishly the At transfusion centre within ons with the Persian Govern
to secure some
over the meeting of his party's
Airways, owners of
tho policy of adamancy adopted minutes of a broadcart appeal ment:"to try
plane. by a succession of Cabinets last night for blood to save the method to resolve this unfor executive tonight. He flew back under arrest or licuse detention Trople
tunate, dispute.".
to Cairo early today, with his and who has been released,
Dakota plunged 'under ex-King Farouk's life of a European woman.
chief lieutenant, Serag Fund od It was officially learned that choppy seas on Sunday aftor & Only one of them had the patronago? It is the an- right type,
Mr Lloyd: "I depends Din Pashin, drovo straight to. the contrary to earlier reports, motor fathire. The American whether the dispute to which headquarters of the coup leader. Salah Mortogy Bey, Diecutor of flying boat picked up all pas- sworn to auch questions
The woman has blood-known he is referring relates to the General Nogulb Boy, and
arid crewmen, and which will.
In the Interior Ministry, was Imnatated them to a British found only once in every Government to the Anglo- Nahas
Pasha embraced the not imong those arrested. He destroyer, which later placed thousand Europeans,
"Oll: Company. The virilo looking General'. Nagulb bad merely been called for them aboard the Malia-bound Search went on today as more Initiative, has been taken to seck | and declared" "We returned to consultation by the authorities, steamer - Asturas. Associated blood was still needed. Heuta”? to spitle that matter."--Router.
Press our country after tyranny - has it was spled-Reuter
determine ne O Homo Zygous Kell positiva | wrong done by the Persian him as “saviour of the nodalled the Public Security Department; sengers -
whether Naguib's coup be ..comes an catablished suc- Coma or is merely a futile
*Interlude,
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for
today and to-
morrow.-Reuter,
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