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FOUNDATION STONE LAID BY Mau Mau's

Threat THE DUCHESS

cautious, but no fur

Tprogressive offensive which

has been launched by rebol Vietminh forces in north- east Indo-China suggests another switch of pressure) by the Communists in their campaign for the disruption of Southeast Asia. One importunt aspect of the latest drive is the type and; quality of arms and equip ment being used by the Vietminhese. They are a vast improvement on any- thing which the rebels have handled before and it has been French military observers

acknowledged by

in the front lines that the

insurgents know how to use

them effectively. The

obvious conclusion is that during the summer months the Reds have received from

cance,

OF KENT

Governor's Address Of Welcome

Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent performed hor ́ first public function in Hongkong this morning when she laid the foundation stone of the now Tsan Yuk Maternity Hospital in the presence of a large, distinguished and representative gathering.

His Excellency the Governor, Sir Alexander Grantham, attired in grey morning dress, took the opportunity to welcome across the Chinese border the Duchess and her son, the Duke of Kent,

supplies or on behalf of the Colony of Hongkong. substantial modern fighting weapons, The Duchess looked charming in a lemon-coloured wore a toque to and, of even more signifi- dress with polka dots and she also

She carried a have been given match, black gloves and brown shoes. training in their use by black handbag.

instructors. The Expert

In her speech over Redi-escorted to her car by General somewhat discomforting sion's "Royal Microphone", Her Alrey.

The Duchess's party com- Rachel Davidson, fact now presented to the Royal Highness' said that she

And for many years been prised Lady French Union forces is that

D. A. R. Colborne, In the bitcrested

work of Mr Ho Chi-minh's army is us several great hospitals at Home ADC, Mr Philip Hay (Private

Mr P. Nolasco da Silva, Hon. ADC to longer confined to defensive and she was always glad to Secretary),

associate herself with u new

HE the Governor. warfare, but is able to development of this kind

address of In his

welcome, His offensive, "The gift of a fully equipped assume the although it is still too early new hospital by the Jockey Club Excellency the Governor sold:

"Your Royal Highness, Ladics

Gentlemen. to be able to judge whether was an outstanding instance of

whole-hearted generosity," de-and they are powerful enough to elared the Duchess, sustain any major drive.

There was a red and white canvas canopy over the official THE immediate objective of duis and on the left was a rais THE

the Vietminhese appeared platform where the Judges,

and

Hon

M:

wec

the

Royal..

"The news that Your Royal Highness proposed to visit the Colony of Hongkong brought the greatest pleasure and encourage ment to us all. Hongkong is a races und it 19 to be to pierce the forward Members of Council, University Colony of many

Government executives nationalities, and today of the positions

French and

swollen by a large refugee the were sented. Union forces on

Shortly after '11 o'clock, the population for above its norenal

level. southern bank of the Black Governor and Lady Granthom

For those of us who River. They have yet to arrived at the site in Hospital show whether they intend Road and were met by the Hon born in Hongkong or in

other countrics

one of the position to mount an all-out assault Sir Arthur Morse, Chairman of the

Commonwealth, against llanoi. It would, in the Hongkong Jockey Club, and

be extremely Dr the Hon K. C. Yco, Director which the Royal Family holds any event,

the unity costly in men and materials, of Medical and Health Services, is well known. Not only does

A few minutes later, Her Royal the Queen personify

that exists understanding and it is unlikely that they Highness arrived and was met of could succeed in penetrating by His Excellency and Lady among the nations of the

monwealth, but the the deep defences Grantham

party reached Family fulble a most important established in the area. A

role in cementing and strong- thening that unity. In its way more important possibility their

example to all of us, and its of living, it sets a pattern and association with and con- close On the dats were Lt-General stant interest in the and then bypass Hanoi with Sir Terence and LadyAlirey, į doings of our people give us all the intention of scaling of the Hon Sir

a strong sense of affinity and Gerard

of many substantial French Unlon (Chief Justice, in full robes),fire the imagination

B. millons of propio in every troops. Any such successful and Lady Hove, the Hon H.

the globe. As corner of manoeuvre would seriously Black (Colonial Secretary) and embarrass the Vietnamese Mrs Black, the Hon Sir Arthur family is held in such high re- und their French confreres and Lady Morse, Dr the Hon gard by the Chinese as well as and must create a critical K. C. and Mrs Yeo, Mr Eric B. others of us, we are most grati- Cumine (architect) and fed too that your eldest son, military situation. That the Mrs Cumine and Dr

Cheng His Royal Highness the Duke of French militarists have not ruled out the possibility ex- Hong-yue, who is in charge of Kent, has also come to Hong-

present Taan Yuk Hospital, kong.

Your Royal Highness will re- TROWEL PRESENTED

been comiso how well this sense of After the speeches had speedier military aid from delivered, His Excellency in- familiarity is understood by the Duchess to lay the those of us whose background

As the official scats

dais. on the Chinese Sergeant-Major of the

is that the rebols may Police unfurled the Union Jack endeavour to overrun the at the masthead.. forward defence positions:

plains the new and insistont] agitation for

more

thero is

threat

and

the

More-viled

the United States, over, omnipresent active intervention by Com- stone where

munist -Chinesc which, if it materialised,

cement from

Howe

-Dad

HRH the Duchess of Kent is seen here replying to the address of welcome made to her by His Excellency the Governor at this morning's foundation stone laying ceremony. Staff Photographer,,

Her Royal Highness laying the foundation stone. — Staff Photographer.

Ordinary Freak Children

To Undergo Operation

the

the foundation atone and escorted Hongkong or some part of necure you that, for the many of her to a position in front of the the Commonwealth, But I can

Mr Cumine

recently, forces sented a trowel to Her Royal people who have come to live

Highness who took a portion of in Hongkong only

which the Royal the feelings aboard held by Family Inspires will not be less could menn swift and Mr T. T. Waung, Clerk of understood. The affection, decisive victory for the works in the Public Works De- loyalty and devollen in which rebels. The new devolop-partment.

the Royal Family is held aru ments in Tonking must not: After cement had been placed soon recognized and adopted by

the all those stone

the more Tho on the base of the

who, liko underestimated.

Hongkong, the Clerk of Warks then lowered the recent arrivals in situation Is not moment crucial, hut it in stone and Her Royal Highness, work and live in frequent and # close contact with those who imporative that the Viet with four smart taps with

be

might conceivably

す

structure.

were

Explosions Rock Tunis

A

Arkansas, Oct. 27. The six children at family at Holly Springs, Arkansas, born with six fingers on each hand and alx toes on each foot, are to undergo surgical opera- llons next week, which will leave them with the, customary total of 10 of each.

The

the of John B. chlidren, Brown, who herself bas extra digit on her hands the feet said that

problem arising from 12 fingers and toes was economic. Everyone in her family has had to have extra-width gloves and aboes-Heuter.

And

birrest

mother

Diru

Razor Attacks

On Soldiers

Rain Brings Relief To N. Australia

Melbourne, Oct. 27.

thirst and

Big Battle For Indo-China River Expected Within The Next 48 Hours

Hanoi, Oct. 27. The advancing Vietminh rebels clashed with French troops today at several places along the east bank of the Black River, it was officially announced here.

The French authorities admitted that some rebel units. had crossed the river and usually reliable sources here thought that the battle for the river would flare up with in 48 hours about 99 miles west of Hanol, capital of Ton" king Province.

French forces have been dig.

ging in along the southern or west the river

they lost the important outpost Bull Attacks

of Nghia Lo nine days ago.

They are being supplied by altcroft. Other French troops have dug a second line of de-

south.

were

Farmers

Defiant Gesture

BRANDISH STICKS

Nairobi, Oct. 27, About 300 Africans meet- ing in the bush today, near the Mau Mau centre of Fort Hall brandished eticks at a low flying police spotter plane.

It was the Orst openly defiant gealure reported by pilots, who have been patrolling the Kikuyu tribal reserves every day for a weak in search of Mau Mau terrorist activity.

The anti-While secret society is still trying to stir up Kikuyu tribesmen against the Govern- ment-particularly in the area around Fort Hall, 40 miles north- cast of Nairobi-according to reports reaching army and police. headquarters tonight.

A patrol loft Fort Hall police station this evening to investigate the meeting of Africans, who brandished iicks at the plane, near Kahuta, 12 miles west of Fort Hall

A few miles away police broka up another Mau Mau meeting attended by 30 Africans, und arrested 14 of them.

At Kandara, also in the Fort Hall district, more than 500 Africans mostly women-met this afternoon, but fled when a European administrative officer arrived.

SUSPECTS ARRESTED Police arrested ten suspects today

after Anding the body of of attother victim

the anti- White secret society, the Mau Matt.

The murdered man, an African named Samuel Ndundo Dishon, was an assistant govern- Ho ment agricultural officer. was last seen a week ago. His corpso, was found in a garden at Nanyuki, 125 miles north of Nairobi.

the garden, the polka dis- covered signs that the Mau Maur terrorists had held a ceremony.

Elsewhere today the Копул Colony was quiet. A govern- ment spokesman maid there was no change in the general situa

in the capital "there appears to bo confident air."

The

a moro

Aber-

The spokesman said most of the young

Kikuyu tribesmen, who look to the hills wher fence 더 Iew miles further

police and troops moved in on Stafford, Oct. 27.

wero their reserves last week, Observers said the robels

Attacked by a bull in a farm-stili hiding, ere advancing south on the yard near Stafford, two farmers,

young men trekked into Black River along three routes Arthur, 46, and Richard Cope, the almost inaccessible

which through the mountainous areas 37, of Flaxeley Green Farm, dare mountains between the Red and Black were today in hospital at roughly due north from Nairobi. Rivers.

Another rebel

force is re- Stafford with serious injuries. ported to be attacking north

Ayrshire A four-year-old area 50 miles south-bull broke loose in the yard and from an West

of Hanoj, apparently in an turned on Arthur, tossing him attempt to attack the French three times. Sister Doris, who from the rear.

was also went to the rescue, The observers believe that attacked by the bull and tossed." the rebels' three best divisions are advancing towards the Black River. Reuter.

·;

-The Aberdares, thickly-forest- ed on the lower slopes, are about 40 miles east of Mount Kenya. In the valley between them ties the trouble spat of Nyeri.-Router.

WHISKY SEIZED London, Oct. 27. Brother Richard, a cripple,

Police today seized a truck- of Scotch then went to the help of his load of 000 cases brother and sister, but he was whisky worth £4,000 and held also attacked and gored as he the driver on suspicion of steal- Lay on the ground. Though ing both the truck and the seriously injured, he grasped whisky.

The whisky was an export - animal

neighbouring assignment bound for the Unit farmers arrived-Router,

ed States-Reuter,

NEW AIR ROUTES

San Francisco Oct. 27. Communist China has opened Relief from the drought, two air routes between Canton the staff and held on to the

until three southwest which has ravaged North- and

China ern Australia for the past cities-Nanning, Kunming and Chanklang-all near the Indo- four months, arrived in the China frontier, Peking Radio Alice Springs area this said in a broadcast picked up weekend, with a 3-inch here today. rainfall.

Two of the cities are re- Thousands of cattle were ported to have been in the past threatened with death from cupply baces for Communist ald starvation through to the Vietminh army fighting forecs in Indo- out the Australian winter, now French Union

China. ending.

not enough in itself to sve the In World War II Kunming is situation but indicated a good the Yunnan Province was the spring stason ahead, a Gover-eastern terminus of the Burma Road and is at the Chinese end ment officer sald.

Ranchers now fear that heavy of a railway running through rains will flood the area, beg- the Red. River valley to Hanol,

down their weakened French Union

capital of Indo- cattle, and cause more loss of China. livestock. No total estimate of Nunning in Kwangsl Province the

damage

caused by the is 100 miles north of the Indo- droughts has yet been reached. China frontier and 200 miles

Small rainfalls in the last from Hanol.

The

fal was

of

week have also

some brought

Chankinng at the base. relief to the Victoria River and Lluchow Peninsula in the former Barkley tablelands regions, French concession of Kwang- where thousands of cattle have chowan is 805 miles east of been dying every week from lack Hanoi. of water and pasture.

The broadcast reported that The drought started last April the Chinese People's Aviation and spread over most of the con-Corporation.had also started a Millions of pounds' direct air service between Con- tinent. worth of property was lost in ton and the former chpitul city raging grass fres which swept of Chungking-Reuter, many areas.-Reuter.

minhose are prevented from gavel, declared the foundation are British by birth.

stone "well and truly laid."

ROYAL VISITS making vital strategic gains! The Duchess then inspected

We do not often have the in their present drive, for model of the new building. and

Common- the loss of northern Indo- converted for a few minutes with chance to welcome in our midst

member of tho China would gravely jeopar-M Cumine and Dr Cheng who a dise the security of the explained various aspects of the wealth's first family. His Late Majesty King George V palda

Manchester, Oct. 27. southern provinces, and The dale party then rose and brief visit to the Colony in 1802

Air .. An... American

Force on. His Excellency and Lady when HMS Bacchante, in which to he was serving us Midshipman. escorted courage the Chinese Com-Grantham

Royal operate with local polico in munists to make Indo-Ching their car by Sir Arthur Morse called at Hongkong. This was officer hus arrived here to co- into another Korea.

while Her Royal Highness was not, however, the first

visit to the Colony, as, in 1889, Investigating two razor utfacks servicemen HRH Prince Alfred, Duke of United States

on Edinburgh, called at Hongkong while in command of his ship, within the past two weeks, HMS Galatea. The next Royal Two air force policemen were visit was in 1890, and again it attacked with razor blades and one of Queen Victoria'a broken bottles and badly

Queen's Bons who came, the

slashed. youngest son, HRH the Duke of who

An air force upokeanan said: In other incidents an electric Connaught. It was he

was determined which we realise that these thugs A

suicide, said the transformer was damaged at started the reclamation 20 minutes late today, wrecking at el Dahir, near Sfax, and now extents this city from were not representative of the farmhouse kified William Pierce, to

a man was injured by a "bomb" Chater Road to Connaught Road. English poople, and they may $7, a farmer, as he walked on Balisbury coroner today. three buildings and killing a

At the reamed. the road near his home, j

inquest..on passerby.

who A coroner's, jury on Monday the surgeon,

was found slipped into his hip pocket at The Duke came again in 1897 have been Communists,

and saw the finished work. a cinema.

Other: memorable though All leave for United States returned a verdict of "death by dying at his home in Sansbury a week ago, with 'cuts on the A. man returning home lata short visits wore those of a servicemen has been cancelled blood thirsty dogs."

ankle, the verdict A passerby come on the dogs wrist and night chot workman Royal Highness the Prince of in Manchester City, Last night last

and of His air police patrols in Manchester toaring Pierco apart and cum that he took his own life and alcoping on his doorstep, He Wales, in 1922, Two more explosions during sald he thought the workman Royal Highness the Duke of were strengthened and airmen moned aid to drive them off but no evidence to indicate that he ko 1929. Most found in the city were instructed it was too late to save the man's was not of sound mind was. the night partly wrecked villas wha a terrorist lighting a fuse God in back pare, oud. 3) to leave at once-Router. life.--Amociated Press.

returned-Reuter. belonging to two Tunisian beneath the door-Reuter

Tunis, Oct. 27. brothers, one of them a well-waS Six explosions rocked acut-known surgeon, tered arcas of Tunis today. Three of them occurred within

Earlier a boy was

killed

and

two others seriously injured near Sboltin, Tunis, when re- ports said a grenade they were playing, with exploded,

X

Dogs Kill Man

Philadelphia, Oct. 27,

Suicide Verdict

Harold

• pack of eight dogs from inte

Salisbury, Oct. 27/ Burt-White,

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