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THE attack made this, week
Toff the
Fukten conal
against the British- registered ship Rosita was cold-blooded in character and tragic in consequences, The facts have been clearly disclosed by the Rosita's chief officer: the ship responded to a signal from two. Chinese Nationallat Runboats which, after the Rosita and hove-to, ay roached from two sides{ and proceeded to pour hall of bullets Into the
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1952,
Britain To Curtail
Programme Censure
PROTECTING
THE COUNTRY'S
SOLVENCY
London, Dec. 4.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced today still another reduction in the British defence effort to prevent the entanglement of the nation's economy in an inflationary spiral.
Motion
Lost
304-280
London, Dec. 4, The Conservative Gov- ernment defeated a Labour vote of
in the
censure
the
Prime
Defeat woukl have meant the Government's resignation.
The six Liberals abstaind
defenceless freighter, kill
House of Commons tonight ing the Master, Captain Robert Adam. Clearly this
by 304 votes to 280- a majority of 24-after a was wanton action on the
vigorous defence of its part of the gunboats, and He did not specify the size of the cut in his policy by Mr Winston utterly unjustified. The
statement to a packed and attentive House of Churchill, Taipeh authorities have
Minister. denied that any Nationalist Commons. But he made it clear the action was warships were in the designed to protect Britain's financial solvency. vicinity at the time, but the Mr. Churchill said: "Some curtailment must be known facts render any such disclaimer unaccept made. This will, to some extent, involve the can- from youing. able. Tulpeh has imposed cellation or modification of contracts already her own blockade of the China const, but she has
"The reduction will, so far as possible, be brought been afforded no inter- national belligerent rights; about by spreading deliveries of equipment over a wherefore the attack made longer period. It will, however, not be possible to against the Roalta, and solve the problem entirely by spreading deliveries for- particularly the form it ward into future months or years." took, constitutes a criminal act.
placed.
The censure motion accused the Government of dealing "incompetently. and unfairly", with the business of the House and forcing through measures unrelated to the needs of the nation-bills to denationalise steel and road transport.
The only purpose of the Op- Referring to aircraft. Mr utmost limits of our power, position was to hold up the Churchill said his Conservative short of going bankrupt."
denationalisation bilis, Mr Britain
now 15 spending Churchill asserted. government would reduce some- what "the production of types annually for detener £1,402,000,-
in service
ÖL but we shall 000.
this total
The Prime Minister said: "It about to press
produce we can show that a Government Cors ito forward as £600,000,000 to nue
ns possible with the
with a majority even as small as now 233ons.
Under the original, defence our own can in fact do several iroduction of the newer and still more advanced
types,"
programme the rise in prices years' good and faithful work, shall have renderettan would have puthed the total to we
and historic service to Parliamentary £1,650,000,000 this year £1,800,000,000 next year
government, Mr Churchill said this infia- tionary ballooning of 10 pro- could not be allowed, graccre He declared:
The government have come to the conclusion that we entist prevent any substantial Tise above this year's high level of
on defence expenditure
pro duction"
.
PREVIOUS CUTS
Britain's defance progromme
In other words, the more in-|
fiation there is the fewer new arms Britain will make. There will be no stepping up of the budget to meet the price.
White Paper The Prime Minister told La-
Far from moving a voto of consure, iba sipposltion should shake and shiver in their shoes with shame," Mr Churchill ex claimed amid cheers from his
rupporters.
"BLUDGEONING"
Defence
Terrorists Clash
With Troops
Tunis, Dec. 4. Armed terrorists clashed with French troops in as French Tunisla today
Count Realdent General, Jean de Hautoclocque, flew to Paris for urgent talks on internal security in the pro tectorate:dependen
The clash occurred near Gafst, South Tunisia. An undisclosed' number of terrorista Were
·wounded
and two men, described as armed, terrorisis, were" arrested while trying to escape. The French reported
no casualties,
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Above are three of the officers of the British re- gistered ship Rosita, which was attacked this week by Nationalist gun- boats, the Master, Cap- tain R. Adam being killed. Left to right they are Mr Wilson Mon, radio opera- tor, Mr Anthony Ingles, second officer, and Mr Eric Shakeshaft, : the male, who brought the Rosita back to Hongkong after the attack.-Wah Kiu Yat Po.
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Attacked By Heaviest Drinker
Gunboats
Wins Trade
Union Presidency
In World
Witness Describes -
Mau Mau: Chief
Nairobi, Dec. 4. Jomo Kenyatta,. leader ..of
tho
100,000 strong African Union, was today described as "the heaviest · drinker in the world” at his trial on charges of run- ning Mau Mau, the secret African society, which has sworn war to the death with the white man.
Tho drinking accusation "against Kenyatta was made by a prosecution witnes- young Kikuyu tribesman. who had described a Meu Meu, cath. faking ceremony administered by Kenyatta during a kitchen drinking party in Nairobi,
Mr D. N. Pritt, QC. former Left-wing Member Parlia ment defending Kenyatta and his five African co-defendants before A Kapenguria Magis trato's Court, obtained an est|- matc
of Kenyatta's Imbibing. abilities during cross-examina- tion of the Hikuyu witness at the start of the second day's session of the trial.
ENGLISH BEER..
The young African witness, whose name the Court allowed to be withheld to "sbield him. from possible Mau Mau revenge, Atlantic City, Dec. 4. became involved in an exchango Flery Walter Reuther to- with Mr Pritt over whether day won the Presidency of Kenyatta drank English or local
the beer at kitchen,
party the CIO in a dramatie roll
replied, "He does The witness
He call vote victory over the drink English beer. Is the
in executive Vice-President, heaviest drinker the world."
And in response to Mr Pritt's Allan Haywood..
question
"How many, times häve The final official vote was
and Mr
Kenyatta drunk you announced 09 -3,079,181*: for Reuther and 2,019,103 for Hay several times,
yourselvea wood.
witness said
can't say how
he added. Union chief-polled a heavy ie 123 attended ant: one Mau majority of votes over the old Mau oath taking ceremony Kit line union organiser to becomo
Crew-an-sear-old Auto‘Warlier me African witness maja Púk
BRITAIN, with her official recognition of the People's Government of
China now reserves the right indulge in legitimate trade with the mainland. More over, her title to do 80
He mentioned specifically that be cannot
disputed, progress in the medium bomber Hitherto the interception of programme would enable a cur- British ships along the tailment of light bomber build- Fukien.coast by Nationalist ing.
"forcible gunboats; their
Further, Mr Churchill, stress- detchtlon, and often confised that Britain was is deter- cation of cargo has been mined as ever to carry her full chare in the efforts of the North accepted as being unfor-
Atlantle alliance,
the third President of the CIO hen party which he desobed. tunate. But the Rosita
And successor to the late fee denied Me Pri's Függestion affair Introduces new
a
Philip Murray Police custody wet som zom, of
with a NO Mr Clement Attlee, Opposition element which
The election was the climax but I am under protection". demands
of. the weeklong battle that said that he had been under investigation and measures has been subjected to previous
leader, who moved the motion,
carried to ensure that it will not outbacks since it was launched
complained that the Govern
through the CIO's protection since November: 11 The troops were taking part
annual convention. happen again, British ships by the old Labour government
ment was "bludgeoning". the
when be was interrogated four- of the Commons by forcing through|la a widespread search
It was the first time in the times by the Police and had on peaceful and legitimate in 1051.
"worthless" blils with the Gatso area for men who last
New Delhi, Dec. 4.
Union'a
18-year-history that asked that his name be withheld errands along the Chinn It originally called for the
"guillotine" a strict time right fired at a lorry-lood of Swing Legation officials delegates have been called on because
people 'wo. gave coast must have protection expenditure of nearly £5,000,-
mobile guards (armed police) today began to show signs to choose between two condd-evidence gahar Mau Mau had
dotes for President,
frequently action 000,000 over a three-year period. bour questioners every effort table.
killing one and wounding three, of great concern from the Fort of
Mr Ancurin Bevan, in his first one seriously. They had found
over the The convention was expected United Press. taken against the Rosita Then it was spaced out to four would be made to prevent un- The responsibility rests in years. Last June, Mr Churchill employment and serious econo-speech as a member of the La-
some arms when they were fired prolonged delay in news of to re-elect Mr Haywood to his imic dislocation in plants getting bour "shadow cabinet", attack- warned Parliament that the first place with the further curbing of the govern-cut back orders on defence
nice od Mr Churchill, saying Mrn by the terrorists and return the outcome of the Swiss Executive Vice-President's office Nationalist Government, ment drive was necessary
to work.
Everest-expedition. One ballotting continued. Churchill was beginning to re-ed the fire...
The present Secretary Trea- He said his government was mind him more and more of Mr who, whatever rights they prevent a "plunge into bank-
Count Jean de Hauteclocque commented: "We are not surer, James Carey, was con- engaged in a comprehensive re Stanley Baldwin, prewar Con- flew to Paris after a security making a joke over the sacred certain
For Murder may assume concerning the ruptcy."
hia to retain "in his most conference with General Pierre fact we cannot tell you any-position. Mr Churchill said it woul:rview of the entire arms problemservative leader,
Maseru, Basitoland, Dec. 4. intercepting of merchant
and would present a white
Also up for re-election were Headman and acting chief ships, cannot. permit, far have been rash for his govern paper on
subject the less encourage their gunment to carry on the original
45 members of the CIO's Execu- Taoana Makhabane was senten- Amid loud Labour cheers, Mr Chief in Tunisia, and Ad-thing this time." February
Legation officials said they tive Board.
ced to death here today for bonts to indulge in indis arms programme, He added: Mr Churchill made it clear Bevan, an old political for mirul Jozan, the French Naval
"That is not passing censure that Britain-which now
Commander.
had no information on persistent Reuther will keep his leader murdering his mother to obtain criminate and belligerent
has Mr Churchill, declared: "AU making
of our the a criticism of
rumours here that a representa-ship of 1,400,000-member Aute medicine of "magie” in his feud atom bomb-Intends ossaults
10 that Mr Churchill has, done at
In Paris he will see Premier tive of the Swiss Alpine Founda Workers Union, The Haywood against a rival_chieftain. trading craft. Assurances in predecessors (the Labourites).altern her arms programme to the end of his great career is to Pinay and the Foreign Minister, tion in Zurich, Edward Fesz, is forces, had tried to stipulate
that Three other Bantus who help latest repeat the achievements of a Me Schuman. The length of his flying to Delhi to investigate the this respect are demanded. / Had they had to deal with the jake advantage of the
the new President be a "full-ed him take, blood from the the alternative to which situation as it presents itself to- types of weapons, ile said.
man whom he attacked bitterly stay was not disclosed.
fate of the Foundation's expedi- time president, but Beuther woman for magical purposes hey would, no doubt, have day they
"Sometimes It is better to before." must be for Britain to take made the necessary adjustmenty slow down the production of
Guard Marcel Regis, wounded
rejected this on his allout battle were also sentenced to death, Earlier Mr Churchill accized
The Swiss officials disccunt to win.-United Press,
United Press. the necessary steps to pro-and curtailments without violat-
weapons which
being the Socialists of hiding in then the stomach, was tonight in "unauthorised" reports attri teat her own ships.
ing the principle of going to the superseded by newer and better corridors of the House last Tues a very serious condition after buted to Nepalese travellers that
types in order to be more day night to bring about a on operation.
the expedition has completed A bomb exploded today.in The fact we feel able to do collapse of a debate on steel for
the garage of Doctor Garnier at descent of Mt Everest and is now en route to the Nepalese capital North Tunisia, The debate, which began at Hammamet,
Katmandu. Instead they appear to be beginning to fear
on
defenceless or
AH! ANDREX!
what a
difference
erc
ahead a litle later on.
devadent days,"
in
so indicates, on the whole, that
wo do not think the worst emergenclen we have to face have approached any nearer to us."-Associated Press.
Russia's Experimental Aircraft
Landon, Dec. 4.
L
lock of B
of a quorum.
-
Serboy, the French Commander-
10 p.m., quickly collapsed. Only damaging his car. No casualties 29 Conservatives and four were reported-Reuter. Socialists were prorent instead of
the 40 members needed to carry on a debate.
Mr Churchill, who
was de tending the government against a Labour motion of censure, apologised for failure
to have enough Conservatives available.
over 100 Socialists were
But
lob-
in hiding and posted in the bies and corridors to prevent their
from entering
Ship Hunting
tion
of
the woKIMPY NEWS
its MI
The Swiss team began climb of
unconquered Everest on October 8. On Norvember 17, sources In con- lact with the expedition said
For Treasure the Anal assault party hatt
Capetown, Dec. 4.
A British ship whose name is
reached
2 polat only 150 feet from the summit, which is more than 20,000 feet high. No man ever has reached the top and re-
the chest, he told the giyen as the Twyford is believed turned to tell about it.
News from the expedition has been skimpy because the only means of communication is by native runners, from the base
to camp Katmandu, 170 miles
House of Commons.
by dockside report today to be This, he said, must have re-engaged in a esterious treasure
Aunt quired a lot of planning and of-
almost as much, The ship walles from Capetorn Russia is experimenting with a ganisation "flying aircraft carrier which perhaps, as was needed to after yesterday and gave her destina- method of electing the lon ciicially as "the high seas". may carry own fighter planes the
Today the was observed steam-
A message from Bhojpur, the ing towards the "Agulhos Bank, radlo station nearest Mt Everest, off the Southernmost tip of said last Sunday that the climb- Africa:
ers had reached Namche Bazar
to engage enemy aircraft. Jane, shadow cabinet-Reatar...
All the World's Aircraft dis
clored tonight.
The 1052-1953 edition Jane's, the British annual re-i garded as a standard work
of
PINAY WINS
071
aviation, 'described the experl-
ment as a new form of je war- fare technique.
AGAIN
It revealed that some com-
Paris, Dec. 4.
i'
:
away..
- The shipping correspondent of their buse camp which is six the Cape Argus tonight sald "her days' march from Bhojpur-"on principal objective is believed to be valuable metals and their way home.". The message. possibly bulion in ships sunk Save no hint as to whether the expedition hind succeeded or during the wash
He said Captain Frank Hunter, failed. Bhojpur is a milliary station 110 miles. southeast of ples of the TU-4, the Russian The French National Assem
tho master of the Twyford.
Katmandu----Associated Press. version of the American B-20 bly today voted renewed con- eller this year, paid a secret Superfortress bomber had been idence in Premier Antoine visit to Danger Point, white 100 equipped with a girder type Pinay Land cleared the
way for structure on the leading edge of immediate discussion of his rears ago considerable, nuum of cach wing on to which a MIG- budget 15 Jet
sould hook itself)
was hidden.
Before miling from Capetown,
margin on by the comfortablo Captain Huatar, salu it would i of 314 to 207," according probably be several monika ber fighter...
disengages in to official count, do Gaulle of the Twyford's destination and Bupporters of fore any official news was given necessary, said General ne's Thor kbject of
the abstained. T
Immediately aflor, the vote,
after
tho
Combination" is to conserve fot
the purpere, of her voyage Thơ, shilp has a crew of
30. Captain Hunter mid when he reached Capetown from South
fuck by holding the fighters at the Assembly went to work on cumclent altitude to encase consideration of the budget, enemy aireract without having which may be debated until the ampton last Saturday that he to waste time in climbing and of this mantisspeleted was unaware of his destination. Reuter.
Brawl In Italian Paliament
Romo, Dec. 4in Italian, deputios hurled, chairs, tonight in one of the rowdiest inkwells and shots at each other brawis of a stormy parliament.
None of the depulica was in- lured but in usher who tried to break up struggling Commun lets and, neo-Fascists, was taked
to hospital with a suspected frasture or the skullaiteuter,
been:
murdered.
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