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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1952.
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70 SQUATTERS' HUTS Terrorists
Talks RAZED BY
announcement from
London yesterday that a
has
Cabinet committen studied a detailed statistical and polley brief on the Sterling a propared dur- Ing the past two months by Commonwealth financial ex- perts, indicates that the stago is now fairly well set for the Commonwealth Prime Ministers' economie conference due to open in London a month from now. There is however, still un important preparative phaso |
meet; the
FIRE
One Child Killed,
Three Missing
A THREE-YEAR-OLD FEMALE CHILD bofore the Prime Ministers LOST HER LIFE, AND THREE OTHER Commonwealth CHILDREN ARE MISSING AS A RESULT officials have yet to report OF A FIRE WHICH BROKE OUT IN A back to their Ministera con- SQUATTER AREA IN KOWLOON TSAI of the discussions in which AT 9 O'CLOCK THIS MORNING.
cerning the general trend
they have been involved The blaze destroyed about 70 huts since September, and it may and rendered between two and three be expected that each of the
Commonwealth governments will eventually endeavour to
drive a hurd bargain before any general agreement is reached on the best method of resolving the Sterling area problem.
It is clear, ne the Financial
com-
Times in a recont ment points out, that tho matters which now have to be considered include the following questions. What sacrifices is each individual country prepared to make
In order to achieve the ob-
hundred people homeless.
The fire occurred close-by the Yung Hwa film studios and at one time the studios were in danger of being involved. The Yung Hwa are this week making a film of, the visit of the Duchess of Kent and a part of it was being stored in the studios nearby this morning's blaze.
Moonlight Attack
Against
jective of the convertibility UN Troops
of Sterling? How far are
the Sterling area members
prepared to go in adjusting
Seoul, Oct. 29. - Chinese Communists last
their import and export night hurled A surprise policies in order to build moonlight attack on Pin-
the
up a larger gold reserve? point Hill, forcing And in detall, what changes Allied defenders from the are they willing to make in blood - soaked creat of the priorities accorded
The Are broke out in South Lane, and twe engines were Immediately rushed to the scene. Four deliveries of water from two motor pumps and two hydrants were directed at the Пател
were subdued
which within half an hour.
The firemen acted under the direction of
of Acting Chlor Offeer CW. Brand.
Lorge contingents, of Police were rushed to the area, and they quickly marshalled the homeless squatters on nearby. vacant plots of land.
Representatives of the Social Welfare Office were also on the scene within ten minutes of the alarm, and began immediately to make preparations to render homes in the fire. aid to those who lost their
The cause of the fire is as yet
to Sniper Ridge early today junknown but Fire Brigade and
specific development projects (Wednesday)
Police officials started investi❤ in their own countries
after the blazo In Frontline reports said a re-gating shortly order to increase the dollar-inforced Red battalion of 700 had been extinguished. earning-and-dollar-saving men attacked without customary potential of the Sterling artillery preparation aren as a whole? Hitherto,
before midnight.
one hour
оп
Heavy Allied artillery open- the Sterling area in Itsed an
Intense barrage periodic conferences has Pinpoint Hill soon after the concentrated almost exclu- Reds seized it for the seventh sively on purely. financial time in 15 days. matters and the field of Associated Press
correspon- dent John Randolph reported
commercial policy has been from the Central front that the only invaded when it has Allied troops withdrew from
been found necessary to im-Pinpoint Hill after almost two pase some import cuts in hours
response to an emergency. Now, it is to be noted, com-
mercial and investment
of
violent nofquarter
the struggle for the of Kumhwn, North
set
Ave
policies figure on the agenda the pace, smaller fights Bared
yesterday (Tuesday) at
in their own right. Trade other points along 100 miles of and production programmes the 155-mile front.
have thus become legitimate matters for joint action, in
PENETRATE POSITIONS
the sense that only finance penetrated US Eighth Army
Guards Given
"Shoot To
Kill"
Orders
Chester, Ill., Oct. 28. Guards under
"shoot to kill" orders tonight sur- rounded Menard State Pri- son here, where more than 300 prisoners have been in revolt since last night.
"A large number of Mau Mau terrorists in Kenya have been arrested during the past week. Top picture shows `Bernard Gatu, in manacles, with other accused members of the Mau Mau secret society, after his arrest in connection with the murder of Sentor Chlef Warahiu, Picture above is of Jomo Kenyatta, leader of the Kenya African Union, who was arrested in Nairobi in a dawn swoop by the Police,--London Express.
BEVANITES TO CAPITULATE
London, Oct. 28.
Mr Aneurin Bevan's left-wingers will obey the The rebels held seven prison Labour Party's order to disband their rebel group, re On the Eastern front, 400 or more North troops twice guards hostages. Warden Jerome
Korea
E. Munie abandoned plans to liable sourdes said today after a 50-minute Bevanite stor the cello, when they meeting. But their answer to the ultimatum will not positions at Heartbreak Ridge.
But Allied troops quickly threatened to throw the guards be announced until tomorrow night. NEVERTHELESS, it must sealed both breaches and from a 50-foot balcony.
has been in the past.
be admitted that the Sterling area, with Canada
chlofly in the role of ad- viser, is still only at the
hurled the Redd back from the Some riolers called for the rugged rampart with nerce State
theson, the
It Was
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:
Mr Churchill said that Pre- sident Truman' was well aware
Washington, Oct. 28.
"We press upon the Court of Britain's desire for resuming Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, that the sentences here outrage the wartime
offend civilised agreement but atomic sples condemned to death, decency and such arrangements are not pos- today made a new appeal to the concepts of fair play, founded sible at present, because of the Supreme Court for reversal of as they werd on materially United States McMahon, Act....... their convictions.
untrue facts and extravagant.
saki nasumptions,"
Bloch'a "Although the Act was The High Court rejected their petition. amended in 1951, it still pre-first appeal on October 13. Two
He said vents the United States Govern- days later it agreed to give them made it clear
scientific findings ment from engaging in full
the Rosenberga time to Bak for re-hearings, could not have put atom bomb technical
co-operation
with although such picas are seldom secrets into Russian hands, as, other countries," the Prime granted. Minister said.
the trial judge said. Emmanuel Bloch of New York, the Court the death sentences scientists predicted, that Russia counsel
for the Roscabengs, told
"Years before, imposed by Federal Judge Irving would produce the bomb," said Kaufman on April 4, 1951, were Bloch. Judical, balance gave® the "product of abandonment of way to unjudicial surrender to rational standards".
the political clamour that fam The Rosenborgs were convict-vaded
this care."--United ed of espionage.
Press.
Mr Arthur, Henderson, Social- Ist, said that millions of pounds had been spent unnecessarily in a "wasteful duplication of effort and research"
in the atomic field.
Mr Churchill said that he did not disagree with Mr Hen- derson's statement-Reuter.
Coronation
Sources close to the Bevanites said tonight that the TV Ban May
second time in three days that the tie nomince for should be no challenge to the authority of the paris SandstJed
counter-attacks,
Mr Adlai Steven group was virtually unanimous in believing that there now campaigning mentary party, which decided by 188 votes to 52 that the Heartbreak Ridge had been in New York, shouting: "He few group should disband.
there, he can dy here." West, US Marines The
riot up the last dichard prisoners
In the
when from
the
were wiped as the officers' lives are at stake," | left-wingers will not accept for 4 proposed to my brains public opinion was all for T. 7.
Munie said.Reuter,
Spy Case
In
now
stage of setting the frame- sttacked. work for joint action
London, Oct. 28. At today's meeting the Be-entirely to the decision of in- 、 these issues. It would be mopped
The British Prime Minister, last vanites delegated the job of dividuals.
of an expression
Mr Winston Churchill, told the wrong to assume that the Reds from "The Hooks curv-night's evening meal. Warden drawing up
The group believes its dis House of Commons today that practical bargains which ing ridgeline guarding the main Munie sald-they had planned a their views to a committee. It bandment does not in, any way the ban on televising the corona have dret to be made be- Allied defences 10 to 12 miles general escape. Not all the 300 in possible that the group may lessen the need for propagating Lign of Queen Elizabeth II, noxt
prisoners in the block were in- meet to approve this statement left-wing polley views both in June might be modified. tween the individual mem- northwest of Parmanjom
before it is issued, At least one-third of 1,500 volved in the riot, he added..
Parliament and in the country. bers of the group--and not Chinese who struck The Hook "We cannot use force as long
Ono Bevanite · source said:the
.on dis. Mr. Churchill admitted that simply between Britain and
Sunday night the rest-will be concluded out,
cussion all times the position
meetings the Marines
reported.
colablished and that they will rusts" as it calls them in the cameras, being allowed faside without a great deal of -In the centre, Ailled troops
constituencies. Hawn and
Westminster Abbey, during the urge the right of Labour men- argument. Moreover there counter-attacked at
Six of the left-wingers went two hours crowning ceremony back an advance position
Lers to gather to discuss polley is the still wider sphere of won back an
straight from their own meeting but declared that be and the Red-occupied South of
Iron
questions
today to the first meeting of the Cabinet were not responsible for bargaining with the United
Horse Mountain near Chorwon. States to be taken into con Chinese
newly elected national execu- the decision to keep them out, troopu stubbornly
tive Reuter. sideration. are that year a joint approach will be made by the Storling area to the now American President, and the question that will probably be put to him is whether the United States is prepared to operate actively in a long-.
The prospecta¦ fought on oven after the posi
tion had changed, hands
some time next Associated Press.
Co-
term effort to maintain an
Holland
afier
The left-wingers are likely to raise the question of groups the parliamentary
party has elected Ita Icallers.
This voting will, raiso new problems The Hague, Oct. 28.
both for the party old guard A Dutch
scientific planning and the Bovanites, who at the expart, Dr Daniel Engel Krantz, recent Labour annual confer
Lady Fox Dies 84 was sentenced to 18 months enco, won six of the sovun poll- today for spying for the teal seats on the party's na-
Aged 99
tional executive.
POSITION OBSCURE It was expected that several left-wingern would offer them selves for the "shadow cabinet
Annoying Pet
mainly high
... It was their hope that it would be possible for the world to ace and hear what the congregation in the Abbey
state dignitaries Graaf Reinet, 9. Africa,
Oct. 28.
and peers would see and hear.
Mr Churchill said he The Mayor of this Cape Pro- it would be "for the
believed public vince township today appeared advantage If the Coronation before the Magistrate on Commisson would have a now charge of keeping a llon in his backyard to the annoyance
the Eat Marshal, the residents,
offoer, who Bas
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The court was satisfed that Krantz had not disclosed im- London, Oct. 28,
portant Information to Crecho. Lady Fox, mother of Sir John slovakia, and that he had not Fox, whose step-daughter,
State They found he had considered obscure. Somo of that the lon's roots at night tho is the wife of the Hon. Gerald supplied information from con- his frients thought he might were "definitely more upsetting of Norfolks, announced the ben ALEX ROSS & CO. (CHINA) LTD.
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ploaded not guilty and conducted Krantz, who his been, on re- The Bevantes, huve decided his own defence.. skup mand for more than 14 months, to leave the question or cad The case was adjourned until 'will bo released soon,--Nessier." didature for the shadow cabinet tomorrow,Router,
the Sterling area and reat of the world, or whether the Storling · area; must prepare itself for a programme of increasing autarchy
Lascelles, has died, aged 80.
She was the widow of 6 John Fox, a former Senior Muster of the Chancery · Divi- son. She died at her home, at Coring-on-Thames, Berkshire.
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The Earl Marsha), the
last week after consulting the 30-man commision, which has the Duke of Edinburgh Chairman. Only films would be allowed, he said. Reater,
Windsor House.
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