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COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Our Royal Visitors

TONGKONG'S welcome to

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day to Her Royal High- ness the Duchess of Kent, and her eldest son, the Duke of Kent, will be warm 'and | enthusiastic. It is 23 years since a member of the Royal | Family na visited the Colony in

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capacity, which makes this week's event оссваіоп for, the vast majority of the present-day community. Hongkong f conscious, not only of the: honour which it is accorded} by the presence here Their Royal Highnesses, but of the fact that this week culminates for the Duchess and her son an exacting tour which, from all accounts, has also bogn highly successful. While this is the. first time the Duchess of Kent has visited the Colony, Minka between us and her family were forged many years ago by her late husband who served as a naval cadet on the Chinn Station which then had Hongkong as its base. And it is this knowledge which adds to the happiness which Hongkong feels by the presence here this week of Her Royal Highness. It is too, a matter for entisfac- tion, that the Duchess and the young Duke will today see Hongkong at its best- bathed in sunshine and Inter etched in the lovely colours of the sunset, Wal hope that the royal visitors will be as charmed with their first sight, of, Hong- kong as the Colony is by their gracious presence. THE reyal tour to date has

fully realised expectations, In Malaya, Singapore, 'Sarawak, and Brunei, the Duchess and her son have delighted hundreds of thousands of inhabitants, and for most of them have Kiven

and new

more personal meaning to the

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Arriving Today COMET CRASH-LANDS Reds Shout

This pleasant study of the Duchess of Kent and her son, the Duke of Kent, was taken as they left London Airport recently to begin their Southeast Asia tour. Their Royal Highnesses are due to arrive in Hongkong this afternoon.—Reuterphoto,

Severely Damaged In Rioting In

Take-Off Accident

NO CASUALTIES

Ciampino Airport, Rome, Oct. 26.

record-smashing Comet jet

Icaroseno floating around out There and one flash' bulb might set them off.

He did not explain why the photograph already taken was confiscated.

The Comet cost about 000 to build.

£500,-

It made its commercial debut { May of this year wifen it

Britain's airliner roared down the runway last night,new to Johannesburg, and back. lifted a foot or two off the ground and then crunched back into the runway in

The Comet completed the five-stop trip to Johannesburg in 16 hours 35 minutes actual flying time. The return way

made in 10 hours 66 minutes.

This shaved more than

airlinera now making

ond- for

tho

a 120-mile-an-hour belly landing.

All 42 persons aboard escaped injury, third off the flying time Despite their breath-taking escape, four-engine propeller-driven there was no excitement or panic among London-Johannesburg run. the passengers as they filed from the plane. On one occasion the eight-

A drizzle pelting the field made it Singapore in

mile-a-minute plane fcw to

hard to estimate how seriously the Comet minutes. Its scheduled time to was damaged. However, an airport official hours. said: "Damage appears to be serious.' Mr C, H. G. Kent, a BOAC official, said the cause had not yet been determined.

as queen

"

This was the first accident, the air terminal; · where they reported for the Comet, the were served dinner as an anti- | four-engined jet whose record-climax to their excitement-

shattering passenger flights have led Roman visit. won her recognition

An official of the airline said Another Comet is being flown

London

to pick them up and

continue the fight to Johannesburg

First

Bald reports pilot,

of the airways.

The 30 passengers

and six crewmen were rushed back to

UN Anxiously Awaits

Vyshinsky's

Speech

United Nations, Oct. 27.

United Nations quarters are keyed up in expectation of what the Soviet Foreign Minister, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky, is likely to say today (Monday) in reply to Mr Dean Acheson at the resumed Korea debate in the General Assembly's main Political Committee.

Friday.

Mr

24 hours 24

Singapore, however, is about 28

The Comot normally makes the flight from London to Rome

ball what it takes the regularly scheduled propeller-driven bir liners to make the trip.

in about 24 hours, just about

NO RECORD CLAIMS BOAC, however, makes no claims for speed records.

"We just set a schedule and try to follow it." a company

L

Algeria

Philippeville, Oct 26.

The authorities restored calm to this North Africam harbour, today, after a clash between 200, native rioters and police. In which one rioter was killed.

Several persons were in- jured in the clash, which occurred when; rioters at- tempted to storm the con- tral; police station yester- day. They stoned And clubbed resisting policemen who held out until a squad of special @armed security guarda scrived.

The police patrolled the olty in strength throughout the night but no new in- 'cidents were

reported..

United Press,

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VIETMINH

FORCES

PRESS

ON

Paris, Oct. 26. The Vietminh Communist forces are now less than 25 kilometres (about 15 miles) away from the Black River and have even crossed the strategically vital river at some points, according to that the The spokesman said Company reports reaching here to sensing that something headquarters in London had not night. was wrong with one of the en-yat been informed of the cause gines and realising that the of the accident. He added that a plane might not get into the full report would be received on

decided on a pancake land- Monday.

ing

was all over so quickly that neither Bretrucks. nor were СУСП SUR-

It

ambulances

moned. .

or

spokesman said.

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"Death To The Shah"

Pitched Battle In Stadium

Teheran, Oct. 26. Communists.shouting "Death to the Shah! battled students today in the pre- sence of the monarch and the Queen. Scores were in- jured.

Members of Tudeh Party

the Communist took advantage

of a physical culture show in honour of the Shah's 34th birthday to stage a demonstra- tion at the Ampadich Stadium. Military school students rushed out of the stadium and engaged in a

pltched battle

with the Reds, "

The police chief, Brigadier Kemal, said 147 Communista were gaoled. At least three Communists were reported to be in a serious condition,

COMMUNIST SLOGANS

A physical culture exhibition was being staged in the presence of the Shah and Queen Soraya when Communist spectators started shouting alogons against the monarch and distributing propaganda in the stadium.

the

They shouted "Death to tho Sith" and "Down with Pahlevi crown and throne",

· Students from milltary schools plunged into the midst of the the injured fell, police hauled Reds and dists began flying. As them to the police station and military government prison along with the Reds arrested.

After the battle, the Comm- munists scattered in the streets,

erossed to attack the French Embassy, gill shouting against A small raiding party, which especially near the American outpost of Ba Lay, has been the Shah-United Press. repulsed, the reports said.

French Air-Force planes have In the meantime, BOAC was preparing another Cornet to ralded speed to Rome to pick up the Vietminh rebels captured last stranded passengers.

week when they started their

autumn of CS

offensiva in

Lo, Nghĩa which the

American On

French Union forces along the Treason Trial

New York, Oct. 26.

John David Provoo, telal for treason on

British Overseas Airways The London spokesman said northern Indo-China. Corporation representatives, who he did not know exactly when south bank of the Black River previously had given newamen the other Comet would leave. only a little information, later declined to even discuss the One of the jet liners was were digging in and

expected any crash.

the to repulse when

large-scale One sald they had been slightly damaged

A former United States Army ordered by London to

wings were buckled as the air attempt of the Communist-led sergeant, rebels to Crosa. 35, goes the liner landed on a flooded airfield Vietminh nothing and not lo reveal

at Wadi Seidna near Khartoum Troops there were being sup tomorrow, charged with Inform- eames either of passengers

in August of this year. No one plled by a round the clock air-ing on his imprisoned comrades, was injured then, either,ft of the French Air Force in Japanese prisoner of war Associated Press.

and civil aviation planes, camps during World War II.

Meanwhile in Verdun French Provoo, who was arrested on ox-Fension Minister Louis Jac- September 2, 1948, also was quinot today "urged that the charged with beating an Ameri United Nations offer help to can soldier and broadcasting France in Indo-China. "Every- Japaneso propagantia with recognises that France is light-ment is expected to

openly "Tokyo Rose". ing in Indo-China for a common witnesses from all

crew.

A

PHOTO CONFISCATED Airport police. confiscated photo of the downed plane from Associated Press... photographer. Remo Nassi.

As in-

came into United Nations hands,

of prisoners

averted

were

that if

Mau Mau Suspects Held In Compound

The point of interest, leading delegates said, was not what Mr. Throne and the British royal Vyshinsky would say on the academic aspect of the prisoner of war issue, family. A visit at this time to war-torn Malaya was

but whether he would open the door to a compromise a little wider than he

FATAL CRASH no light duty to undertake; was believed to have done in his speech to the Political Committee last

Bombay, Oct 20, it

without its Friday. was not

Mrs Kevin Hayes, wife of the

Seven persons were killed and Judgo hazards. That it has been

of Khartoum's High three injured seriously on Friday: completed

Court, without

said the magnificent when an Indian Air Force plane the It was generally expected that

Vyshinsky's Summation, repatriation, question,

coolness" of the pilot and other crashed slightest untoward incident Mr Vyshinsky would take an whenever it comes, would be creasing numbers

near Dibrugarh, it was inembers of the crew probably is a matter for deep satis early opportunity to reply to Mr made against the backdrop of

announced today. serious crash,” A moves to what is known as made a great impression with announcement that he would more and more of theso Paz Rome faction. The Duchess now Acheson who, by all accounts, General Eisenhower's sensational it began to be found out that

Mra Hayes, en route from

The plane was believed to be a speech on "go to Korea" if elected, and the Loners believed his extemporaneous

to Join her husband, C-47 transport dropping supplies they Britain's best shop window

Democratie challenge to him to in the Far East and it is

returned to Communist sald the plane "took off nicely to woolated localities in the re- say what he would do by going hands they would be executed or and then bumped a bit,"

mote flood areas-United Press. Since the Foreign Ministers there. for Hongkong to prove to of the other two big Powers

imprisoned or treated brutally There was по excitement, was expected Mr Vyshinsky Their Royal Highnesses

In some way. They therefore she said. that we are worthy of the Britain and France are not to make an appeal to the United

took the position that they All the passengers remained present, It was believed that it Nations members to judge for would not compliment, and also that

be exchanged, and in their scats ⚫ until the when it comes to loyalty was Mr Vyshinsky's turn to themselves, whether the Soviet that if an attempt was made stewardess9 reassured them there

speak today. If he does so, he created opening for trice talks we lag no whit behind any would be presenting

to exchange them they would was to danger of fire. The the Com-through Mr Jacob Malik on

stewardess, Miss Margaret other part of the British munist Charge sheet against the June 23. 1951-had not led to resist by force."

Williams of Pontypool, Mon- Commonwealth, whether United Nations truce negotia-agreement on all issues except

Mr Acheson trad added: mouthshire, was commended by dominions or colonies. Wel tors an all-United States team that of prisoners, and further to are grateful for the fact-nine days before the United judge whether the Communist Even our knowledge that many all passengers for her remark

stand on

the repatriation of prisoners had this attitude did able coolness," that the Duchess of Kent, States Presidential election.

not give us the slightest idea of prisoners

unprecedented, the magnitude of the problem

BEASSURING COOLNESS unreasonable or unjust,

Derek Harris, of Los Angeles, The highlights of the lengthy until the interrogation period sald Misa Williams entered the

Nairobi, Oct. 20. Some observers said: "IL

passenger compariment defence of the United Nations come along in April 1052." would then be

Jomo Kenyatta and about 20. A nine-day.

crush and permanent association

According stand

on the prisoner question

constitutional mediately after the

other leading suspects, arrested "her coolness reassured every- wonder whether what trans- with Hongkong. We on our pires would affect the United

by Mr Acheson were:

authorities, Mr Vyshinsky was one Harris, a World Was 11 x days ago unter Kenya's

to to appeal part sincerely hope that States election."

1. The "screening" of prisoners expected

Folitical Committee Their Royal Highnesses will)

pot in the US Air Force, sald emergency legislation, are living to judge the landing must have taken the arid desert of the the question of compulsory The same sources added they on

in a barbed wire compound In whelter the United

remote be able to recall their visit were not at all sure

Nations tremendous coolness and strong the arid that Mr repatriation was "done with the

Comand

was within the to the Colony with pleasure Vyshinsky had

law nams" on the part of the plighKenyatta, head of the Kenya

Northern Frontier Province. wanted it knowledge and acquiescence" of and satisfaction.

the Communists, although they and its competence in assuming Harris sald the pilot mado now say it was wrong, wicked the responsibility it did in re beautiful talceoff and then o African Union, is detained in a and illegal in the first instance card to the prisoners.

nice, screeching, sliding stop. 1 mall house with several rooms Another point of interest was just to question the prisonem about

thought I was a rough proviously occupied by in rela

relation to the anticipated takoof

Government oficial, a Govern- explanation by Mr. Vyshinsky, 2. That there was sanction in of the Communists' latest truco who was travelling with Harris here tonight.

Jack Neshim, of Minnesota, ment spokesman announced the Geneva Convention to the

said: "We just took off, bounced "hurnane" attitude of the United Proposal,

Mr Acheson on Friday went a dow times and then skidded Nations Command, and

and sald thero

was nothing

by the many functions she

is to carry out and grace by

her presence here, will leave

1

9-DAY WONDER

that way.

not

Duchess Of Kent Wins Badminton Game

Singapore, Oct. 27.

The, Duchess of Kent and her partner, Com- missioner-General Malcolm MacDonald, won 18-16, in a game of badminton mixed doubles with Mr and Mrs Richard Eu who were hosts to the royal visitor at Eu Villa yesterday.

To rourki off a

tomo

of

WAB

to

the

them-ver It almost phrase by phrase ta pasiengers remained in are surrounded by barbekt wire. |

3. That the Soviets selves had signed no less than

now

in it and justified the their seats until the emergency

They then left in orderly fashion,

17 treaties in the 1920's in which United Nations Command's doors of the Comet were opened.

Other detainees are living in single-roomed houses-ons man to a house-nearby. All houses

"No restrictions are placed on

Kenyatta's

movements

+Jomo

they argced to the principle of Bradly rejection of it on walking through socgy mud for provided ho

voluntary repatriation of prison-|

CN

wor

wero bilateral treaties

3.

in the

Cremains 200 yards until they reached cloce environs of his house," But on the very day, that busca which were sent over for the spottesman stated. According to legal 'experts Acheson spoko the United here, Mr Vyshinsky, himself a States Stato Department: re-them-

The detainees must do their International jurist, was teased a routine summary of

and domestic cooking They will spent tonight in a own pected to reply that the 1020

chores, but the of America

rest of their Volco

broadcom Rome hotel. sporting were also present at the inter-treaties signed by Russia after directed abroad, in which the Mrs Hayes cald the plane time is their own.. afternoon, Wong Peng Soon, view, which lasted an hour,

Police planes patrolled the her defeat in the art world KY Could find no door wire fence on the south side of Kikuyu' reserves

that Mr stopped mot far from a heavy agency and

throughout unofficial world's badminton Sunday night, the Duchess, entered into after fighting had and

today. no mind closed to the the airport, champion, was invited to the accompanied by Malcolm Mac- ceased, whereas the Geneva Idea of a compromise" (on the Air service from Clampino was According to official reports,

the late Chinese Donald, Mr and Mrs Eu and

Convention establishing

shortly, after the African markets in the Nyer! prisoner of war, Isrue) if Mr tesumed millionaire Eu Tong-sen for an her private secretary, Philip agreed principles was signed Vythinsky in his speech had accident interrupted it.

area-Sunday Is Africans' main exhibition. He came late for Hay, had supper at Singapore's in 1949.

Intended to suggest ruch a com- The

gallant explain was market day--were thronged his appolotment his wife had famous roadside Chinese food

EXPLANATION

Identified by

passengers as with old men and women but just given birth to a daughter.

stall at Bedok on the eart Ho Wis also expected

to promise.

The Voice of Amerien, accord Captain Foote, BOAC repre-

any younger tribesmen morning. the During the

of how the ing to coast. They ate Malayan Satay, also the question

the State Department rentatives declined to give fals appeared.. with

Terence fried rica, and chicken coup. Duchess, chatted

United Nations

Only Command got summary, Also said that Mr. full name or address,

one seriou incident Edmett, the 18-year-old boy

self committed to taking | Vyshinsky's speech on Saturday

NO FICTURES

was reported from this area in drove anThe royal party was scheduled cognisance of the prisoners last had aroused com cula rood that they had andares belonging to an African known here who last July

The airport police offson con- the past 24 hours a hut armoured car through a hall of to leave Singapore by air for views in the first place,

tion, that the words used * by bulleto from a terrorist amtawh Hongkong at 8.15 am. (Sing- Mr Acheson, in his speech, hud | him in « explaining the ... Com- no pictures taken of the crash, to have refused to / Lake - the on a, rubber, éstate, in Johore, pore time) this morning- explained it this way: "We now munat proposals on repatria- ball wild the ronson was: “that Mau Mau"outh was burned Terence's parents and brother United Press.

COMELO to the origin of this (Contd. on back page, col. 8); there are 4,000 gallona of down-outer

C

ono more. or lesa

alm," he said.—Router.

Four Die In Fire

Now York, Oct. 20.

The govern- cáll · 99 over the world to. testify against the ac cused.

One war

criminal_scheduled 10 testify against Provoo. Is Seitaro Fujita, convicted of exe

A father and three of his sixecuting Captain Burton Thoma children were killed today when son, US Army officer. The in- a fire swept their home.

dictment charged Provoo WEB- Willard Fairbrother and his responsible for the execution three daughters were trapped by because he reported the captain the blaze. Mrn Fairbrother and to Japanese guartis ao "anti- neighbours managed to save the Japanese and emroo-operative.”—- other children--Ünited Press. United Press.

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