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COMMENT OF Nona Now E. German Govt Confiscates
Land Plan
For Egypt
SW Of Hongkong
THE Egyptian Premier's STRONG SQUALLS
Announcement
that his
reshuffled Cabinet is going
passed.
POSSIBLE
to tackle the land reform At 6 o'clock this morning plan.advanced by General the tropical storm Nona was Naguib suggests that his centred about 200 miles dispute with Naguib hus southwest of Hongkong, been settled with
the heading towards Kwong- General winning bis
own chowwan, and all threat of way. "Land hunger" has it striking the Colony had blighted the lives of the Egyptian peasantry long. past. Only 13,000 of Egypt'A 350,000 square miles of national soli" is urable, and the handful of fabulously rich families representing but one tenth of one per cent of a 20
for During the night stated
Royal Observatory report issued at 8.30 this morning, winda in Hongkong steadily veered from ENE to East, with velocity of 20 knots.
an average
One gust of 60 knots wits re- gistered during a heavy squall between three and four o'clock this morning.
Private Businesses
ACTION
AGAINST WEST BERLINERS
Berlin, Sept. 5.
The Communist-run East Gorman Government today confiscated all business owned by West Berliners in East Berlin
turned them into and
nationalised property, the West Berlin City Govern- The Royal Observatory statedmont disclosed. tion โร needed. General that the wind should turn
million population, own be tween them 60 per cent of the land, Manifestly some measure of land redistribu-midnight and 8 am.
Only seven points of an inch of rain wero recorded
ruthless. He
An
on
Immediate
all
demands is unlikely it limitation
likely.
to
will
between
increase.
sector
Naguib's method is to be further to the southeast, and It Red People's Police placed signs on However, strong squalls are shops and other businesses in the Soviet still owned by West Berliners reading "People's owned plant" and con- fiscated. all goods, vehicles and money belonging to the businesses.
20 LATEST:
The No.
1
Stand typhoon signal was lowered
pay.
estates Acres with the taking over surplus against compensation able over 30 years with interest at 34 per cent. the land then being sold on enay terms to the pea-
at 9.25 a.m.
Discussions By
Hants. Premier Aly Maher NATO Leaders
S. Africa To Face Ire Of UN General Assembly
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION
United Nations, Sept. 5.
South Africa will be bitterly attacked for its policy of racial segregation at the next General Assembly and some diplomatic sources here even fear that this issue may drive the Union Govern- ment out of the world organisation. to ask Mr Trygve Lie, Secretary General, to put on the agenda of the next General Assembly the question of South Africa's policy of racial discrimination."
Thirteen Arab-Asian nations are expected next week
The complaint, in the form of a letter which has already been drafted, will state that the re- cent. "Apartheid" lows segregat- ing certain sections of the non~
The West Berlin Government estimated that the move had hit around 1,000 West Berliners.
The Communist confiscation was made with- out advance notice although since June 1 the East-white communities are contrary ern Government had designed to cut down all con- he believes that chipping Mr Anthony Eden, will hold tact between West Berlin and Soviet-occupied
has indicated
his dislike
for this procedure becauso
it is unconstitutional,
and
London, Sept. 5, The British Foreign Secretary
bits of the constitution is important discussions next
a risky business likely to week with NATO leaders
produce precedents
opposition
groups
eventually exploit.
GENERAL Naguib'a
On
a
which future British defence plans in
relation to
the
overall pro- might
gramme, it was learned from Usually reliable
today. Source argu- He will have discussions with ment is that land reform the present Chairman of the is the swiftest and surest NATO Council, the Canadian Mr Lester way of breaking down the Foreign Minister, power of the Innd-owning Pearson, who ix flying here_from familles once and for all, Ottawa; on Tuesday, as well as and that until their feudal States NATO expert in western with Mr William Draper, United influence is removed, Egypt Europe, and
General Ismay, can never achieve progress. NATO Secretary-General.—Ret- Both Aly Maher and ter.. Naguib have strong CRSES invested with the virtue of
sincerity, but both appear Adoption Of
the Children Campaign
to be
obsessed with
idea that a dose of land reform medicine is sum-
San Francisco, Sept. 5. cient
completely to cure
Madame Miki Sawata of Tokyo Egypt's land hunger. Much arrived here today to campaign more is needed, such as the for American couples to adopt children of Japanese mothers advancement of desert re-
and-American soldier fathers.. formation plans which have
In an extensive lecture tour, been allowed to lag by KUC- Madame Sawata will urge that CCRsive Egyptian govern-immigration laws be changed to ments over the Inst 15 permit such adoptions-Reuter. years. The re-allocation of existing arable Innd may
offer much-needed
benefits
to some of the fand hungry
pensanta, but the long term
Mr Cordell Hull Still Improving
Washington, Sept. 5. view suggests that land re-
Huil Cordell
former form must embrace aub- Secretary of State, was reported stantin desert reclamation today to have "maintained a slow at the Bethiseda and irrigation
if improvement"
Naval Hospital; her Egypt is to develop
com-hospital а wock 100 with mensurate with her' needs. [coronary thrombosis-Reuter.
works
agricultural industry
Mr Hull, who is 80, went to
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West Berliners have been barred from entering the surrounding Soviet Zone without special permits which are almost impossible to get.
Thousands of West Berliners who worked for the Soviet-run railway and other East Berlin businesses have been dismissed.
West Berliners who owned summer houses and other -real-estate-in-East Germany were told to move to the
Soviet Zone or lose their homes.-United Press.
HARRIMAN EXPLAINS OFFER TO PERSIA
Washington, Sept. 5.
The Mutual Security Administrator, Mr Averell Harriman, said today that the oil proposal which President Truman and the British Prime Minister, Mr Winston
Dr Mohammed Mossadegh, recognised Iran's nationalisa tion of the industry and attached no conditions regarding
to the spirit of the Charter of
The United Nations.
Moreover, the complaint was
that ofcia expected to state discrimination against Africon
Indians
other and peoples constituted
of friction. between
natives,
Aslan source
nations and thereby endanger- ed International peace,
WOMAN
FOILS ROBBERS
Bandits Active In London
Big French Military Success In Indo-China
* Tol:.21433
DYNAMITE BLOWS UP
Welkoms, Orange Free
Stato, Sept. 5.
A European And An African were killed and several Africans injured when a lorry of dynamite. blew up in collision with si shunting engine as a level crossing near here today: ! This little town WAR rocked by the terrillo etx« plosion
The engine driver, his fireman and two shunters were taken to hospital,
Cattle in a truck werS killed, two trucks of dynamite were damaged and a truck attached to the shunting engine was blown to pieces.
Station boldings and
Saigon, Sept. 5. French Union troops re- ported 380 Vieťminh killed and 700 captured today- claimed да
honses the biggest French success in the last six months of the Indo- China war.
Eight Infantry battalions and an air-dropped battalion com- bined in a big sweep about 30
Vietnam capital of Hue. They
miles north-west of the Central were supported by artillery and naval craft,
The "Colman,"
operation, code-named began yesterday, Omcial Agures released tonight say that together with, another
operation in
the
Reuter.
were damaged.
MALIK
IN BITTER
MOOD
United Nations, Sept. 5.
Mr Jacob Malik, Soviet come arca delegate, said today that which began on August 24, it President Truman and for nearly 500 General Eisenhower would Vietminh killed and 2,200 prisoners. French losses in both "sign a pact with the devil operations to date are given us himself" to obtain allies against Russia.
has
accounted
44 killed.
The aim of operation "Caiman" is to clear away the remains
the crack Vietminh 101st Reg
of
more
of
the
Discussing the admission new members into the United Security Council that all Ameri- Nations, Mr Malik told
political leaders "snolly-gosters-an old Ameri- can term recently revived by observers President Truman Malik's de
According to
ment from the area of Hue before the end of the rainy reason, in a can few weeks' time.
wero
Foreign military believe that on the basis of to-
of the term-which he day's official casualty figures Hue finition should be rezure against Viet- Interpolated in English into his. minh attack when the main Russian fighting season begins month, after the rains,
They rezari the
nex:
1
address "snolly
is a
"Bar and
most
combination of The South African delegation
warmonger.
Sarrian to the General Assembly will
A White House
spokesman present cailier defined it as meaning London, Sept. 5. thus find Itself attacked on two
operation as the most aggressive front:
Payroll bandits made to be undertaken by the French political hyster though
American language. · Authorities, The treatment of Indians two attacks in London to for several months.
man who Hue is not only the capital of said it described a a perennial subject of debate day but in one they were Central Vieinem but is also the wanted political office regardless In which India accuses the foiled by a woman secre- most important of the few een of South African authorllies of dis- criminating against Indians in fury, who managed to run tres held by the French Union the Union South Africa has into her office with a bag in that region-Reuter. invariably replied that these containing £2,000. Indians are South African clti-
zens under domestic jurisdiction In the other grab two men and therefore, concern of the United Nations,
who hid in a with £800.
lorry got away
Fight For Life Of Constable
The woman,
Miss Marjorie her escort, Frank
Glasgow, Sept. 5.
This procedure, reminded
Jentative
him of certain antique
2. The policy of racial dis- crimination. On this point, the Arab-Asian case is expected to Davy, and rest on part of Article I of the Pinnick, were attacked by two Glasgow surgeons were fight- United Nations Charter, which nen as they stepped from a caring tonight to save the life of spurious
McDonald, company offices. Thomas of the
the organisation is to
outside their
obtain
ona
or principles M. Henri
Hoppenot. the French
had op- delegate, pored the Soviet-propan-to- admit 14 candidates in one "package" including five Soviet- sponsored countries.
the French
unscrupulous dealers
who forced customers to buy a number of objects in order to authentic piece. police Commercial morality had long Churchill, made last week to the Iranian Prime Minister, states that one of the pure/Pinnick was struck on the head. constable, shot by an 18-year-old since condemned this practice.
The Council then adjourned International co-operation "in in a struggle the bag holding bank clerk. promoting and encouraging re- the £2,000 flew Open, but MioF
The clerk also killed another until Monday, Reuter. spect for human rights and for Davey clung on to it and ran policeman yesterday. fundamental freedoms for. all up the steps into the office, The youth, Edwin Finlay. without distinction as to race, Pinnick, with blood flowing suspected of stealing £990 from Baby's Tragic Doath sex, language or religion, from his wound, ran after her the bank, where he worked,
Melbourne, Sept. 5, The attackers drove away killed himself when cornered An 18-month-old boy was. and abaniloned their car, which by other officers.
ол killed
a form near here had been reported stolen in a
Neighbours were astounded to today by being accidentally learn that Finlay, a devoled son sewn up in a balo of wool. nearby street.
to his mother and invalid father,{ While weighing the bule, the In the other
two had turned killer.
father noticed boy's
that its "He Hla manager said: was shape was peculiar and bandits concealed themselves in
lorry, which
every Friday such a pleasant boy. He must covered the body of his collects wages." The driver of have gone mad."--Reuter. the lorry was pulled into the back of the vehicle after his mate had been hit over the head
its management or the return of British technicians,
Dr Mossadegh announced mediately made public when shortly after receiving the pro- they were presented on Satur
THE REPLY posals that he could not accept day and were quickly followed them, but he has left an open up by "clarifying statements"
African delega- The South chance for re-consideration. from the Secretary of State, Mr
to this, according the points Mr Dean Acheson and by Mr Har-lon's reply Among
a spokesman, will be that Churchill and President Truman rinan.
II of the Charter The United States and British Article made were offer to grant US$10,000,000 to bolster the officials want their record to be specifically forbids the United Iran Nations to intervene in matters completely clear in caso Iranian economy and submission finally turns the proposals down. "which are essentially the do-
-United Press,
mest
jurisdiction of any
In
to the International Court Justice of the question of com- pensation for the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company's property,
Mr Harriman is famillar with Three many aspects of the oil dispute
as he spent about alx weeks in
Iran a year ago an special repre-
Die
sentative of President Truman From Injuries
who had sent him there to see
basis for a
be could find a settlement of the dispute,
10
The South African case will be that questions of racial "zoning" or restrictions imposed on any ethnic group In the economie field are essentially domestic matters.
On this
point, the South African CUSC IS expected to Hyderabad, Sept. 5. receive at least some measure Three people Injured in this of
from the Support
United States.
United
attack
and wagca totalling
£800 were stolen-Reuter.
£30,000
Consolation
Mr Harriman's statement said, week's disturbances in Hydera- States delegation in view of the "I always believed it possible to bad and Secunderabad died in colour bar "zoning," which is fnd an early and
and just solution a hospital today, bringing the prevalent in some parts of the to this unfortunate situation. I death roll to seven. wish
to state that the joint pro-
One hundred and seventy-six
But this support, if it is
London, Sept. 5. pocals from the President and
Mr Toby Fitzwilliam, son of Prime Minister Churchill on the people were injured. So for 300 forthcoming, was expected by
people have been rounded up. some experienced observers to a blue-blooded father and a oll question represent a real step The disturbances arose out of raise a number of embarrassing Victorian chorus girl, who last toward the solution of this prob- demonstrations by studento
Inw questions both for the United year falled in a £35,000 lem,
against the retention in the States and the Colonial Powers, sult to win an carldom and
· · ACCEPTED FACT
State Government service of At the Inst acssion of the fortune, learned, today he hed "The nationalisation of Iran's oll industry is an accepted fact staff not domiciled in Hydera- General Assembly, the South been left a "consolation prize" and no conditions regarding the bad.
African delegation applied of about £30,000. The curfew Imposed
"partial boycott" of the pros. It came from the the Industry of
Secunderabad
ceedings because it refused to Fitzwilliam, who died last April. or the return of British tech- Hyderabad and
the recognise
of the right nicians are attached to the joint last night was raised tonight,
"Toby" otherwise 03-year-old In the course of the distur-United Nations to hear the com- Prime to
on bances,
Wednesday and plaint of a, southwest African George James Mossadegh.
Wentworth firefl
Fitzwilliam, claimed ไท the "It is my camest hope that Thursday police opened
diplomatic High Court responsible
that he, and not the Iranian people will recognize several times on deflant crowds
47-year- of who threw stones, set fire to a circles here it in feared that, if his younger brother, the sincerity and fairness
burned office and
pressed too far at the next old Captain Thomas Wentworth Assembly, the South African Fitzwilliam, was the true heir Government might find it ex- to the 300-year-old title. pedient as an electoral sue lo The
management
offer
Minister
these proposals and will see in post
them a constructive opportunity police vans--Reuter,
to end this unhappy dispute."
Pointing out that Mr Harri- man addressed his stazement to
posals
urgo
least
MEAT RATION REDUCTION ·
two
weekly
out of the United Nations
altogether.
group
La
9th
Earl
10
declared an and
case, which lasted days, had hinged on whether he the Iranian people rather than
was legitimalo or not. Toby to Dr Mossadegh, diplomata
The Arab-Asian sald that United States strategy
eeting again next Monday, argued that under Scottish law almed at building up so much
Informed sources said two of not repealed until 1039-2 London, Sept. G.
its members were then
legally married It expected couple were grass roots support for the pro-
Reduction in Bellain's home that the Majlis would
tions from their governments.
wife in the their acceptance or at moat killings will bring the to have received final instrue. they merely lived together and of God. Ho hert value of the indivkhural's
-Privalo kilka were being outright meat ration down from 3/2 to against vote
said m the meantime with other secret at the time because his marriage was kept rejection.
3/~ on September 14, food delegations to increase the mat father and mother, Dalsy Lister, Tank was the reason why metals announced tonight bar of supporters for the motion. had been trying through public
Despite the seasonal, drop in
know the Flizwilliamy family A spokesman for the group statements To give the Iranians the United States and British British supplies, the announco said it was hoped to enlist the Would object to a marriage with the couple Interpretation of the plan rather ment sold that it was hoped to aid of Ethiopia, Thailand and an actress. Later than merely Dr Mossadegh's maintain the 2/- level through Liberia, as well as several Latin married again in London,--Reu-
American counties-Beûter. jer. Thus, the proposals were. Im the autumn-Reuter.
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