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COMMENT OF THE DAY

Homuntin Disaster

Tomuntin' adds to

UESDAY night's fire at

IT

the

long list of grievous

disasters which have allicted the Colony's squats; ter areas and re-emphasises

the

frgent necessity of pressing on with Govern- ment's squallers' resettle- ment scheme. It

Inescapable fact thist so long IN haphazardly created squatters' villages exist, far removed from water i mains, und equipped with only elementary fire fight- ing facilities, they are in constant danger of destruc-

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BIG NEW SPY HUNT IN US Bomb In A

Defence

Documents Stolen

From HENRY LOWRIE

Washington, Jan. 14.

America's G-Man started a big new tion by fire. Tuesday's Spy hunt today as it was revealed that documents have been

was another example of the national defence

un outbreak once the flamon

Impossibility of controlling recently stolen in Washington and have obtained a grip. The where in the country.

blame; on the contrary they

else-

fire fighters are not to A Federal Grand Jury sitting with strive magnificently against Judge Alexander Holtzoff investigated the

and thefts today and finally reported

impossible odda

that

tremendous handicaps. In "various persons" were trying to pass

Consecrets to "a foreign nation."

the case of the Homunliai disaster they wero fronted not only with the normal problem of having)

A dozen high-ranking Army officers to run their hoses through gave evidence before the Grand jury. The a maze and jumble of struc-. tures, with no open lanes Court sat under conditions of secrecy and offering themselves as areas by request the judge kept the findings flames, but their nearest secret too.

from which

to fight the

water supply was, according

10

oficial

ever, to learn that the fire-

2 Trains In

Collision-

Buenos Aires, Jan, 14,

Two passenger trains crashed 31 miles from Mar Del Plats, Argentina's trading seaside resort, to- day.

The trains collided while on their way to and from Buenos Airės.

With large-scale · emer- rency measures already in motion, police reporta to-. night indicated that frat accounts

of ca

casualties werd greatly exaggerated,

They mentioned on

only six passengers injured, 010 woman seriously, though many others suffered cuis and bruises.

diamater stated to

to have been averted when one of the trains, switched on to a wronk track, was quickly brought to a halt. The other, speed-

the Ing on

maine track, applied emergency brakes and the force of the impact

reduced. - much Wis

Realer.

GASPERI

WIK

Big 3 To Study

Joint Far East Defence Policy

London, Jan. 14. The United States, Britain and France have agreed to examine jointly the pros- pects of co-ordinated Far Eastern defence policy and consultations are about to dis- start, official sources closed today.

Australia and New Zealand have been included in the con- sultations, which are to establish whether and in what; form a joint defence structure can be worked out for the protection of Southeast Asia.

FACES BIG cheme had so far

CRISIS Demands A Vote Of Confidenco

Rome, Jan. 15, The Italian Prime Minis

But some news of the proceedings statement, leaked out.

The Department of Justice nearly a quarter of a mile from the scene of the fire. said this was unfortunate and refused No fire brigade can hope successfully to fight a blaze details on grounds of national security. under such conditions. It in Lawyers in the department went only so far. somewhat surprising, how as to say the "department is informed that various ter, Signor Alcide de Gas men did not know the water persons unlawfully obtained information, respect- supply was so far from the ing national defence with reason to believe that it squatter village until they would be used to the injury of the United States arrived on the scene. In view and to the advantage of a foreign nation." of the ever-present' possi- bility of fires breaking out In the new spy hunt begun by agents of the in these areas it would Federal Bureau of Investigation the names of Authorities informed them spies

acem

natural

that

the

selves of the facilities secret. available for dealing with a

believed to be known

are being kept

Reason: so that they will not be tipped off and fire as soon as a squatters escape from the United States with the information villago come into existence. they have stolen.

Is the knowledge that theIt is believed that the investigation now"on"may-

burst into a first-class

sensation. London Express

ncarcat water supply

available for fire fighters in Service.

the Homuntin aquatter dia- trict lo quarter of a mile- distant which raises doubt as to the wisdom of the decision to allow the dis- possessed squatters to re turn in due course to the) Homa area. True, the Re- settlement Administration Office has laid it down that

Ex-Govt Employee

Perjury Charges

On

New York, Jan. 14.

rebuilding will be permitted A Tufts College faculty member has testified that only according to an official- he and William W. Remington, former government ly approved resettlement economist on trial for perjury, attended Communist layout; but what of the Party meetings in Tennessee in 1936 or 1937. water supply in the event Howard Allen Bridgman, 41- Bridgman Identified Remington

breaking

Tufts

sa tä

Commerce

of the Communist Party.

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The sources said there was agreement among the powers that the present Far East de dence polky and structure myene unsatisfactory but по pattern for a global

security emerged. This is the background lo reports

and speculation about Winston Churchill's alleged

discussions

Επ

New with Mr Dwight. Elsen- bower and his Secretary of Stato designate, Mr John Foster Dulles, the sources said,

WITHOUT DELAY

M

pocent York

They added that agreement was reached during the meeting of the Big Three Foreign

Com-

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Future Of Sudan

British

Pillar Box | Govt Studies

A bomb powerful enough to blow a house down was found last week in a pillar box at The Inch, Gilmerton, Edinburch. The box is the only one in Scotland bearing the new “E II R" sign. The charge consisted of'a stlek of relleuite ent in two. The two half sticks vero fled together. The charge did not to off because the detonator and fise had come apart from_the relignite, as it was pushed into the box, Picture shows how the bomb was found by postman.— London Express Photo.

P

Malenkov Believed

Seeking Liquidation Of His Rivals

London, Jan, 14,

Agreement

London, Jan. 14.

At Its meeting today the British Cabinet was under. stood to have fully examined the new Egyptian Sudanese agreement as compared with the British draft proposala to determine whether points of differences could bo narrowed.

In the meantime the Foreign Office is waiting for further re ports from the British Am- bassador, Sir Ralph Stevenson, who was to have a meeting with the Egyptian Prime Minister, General Mohammed Nogult today.

Until these reports have been repelved the Foreign Office is withholding all comments Anglo

- Egyptian developroents but it

it apparent that Mr Anthony Eden, tho Foreign Secretary and Deputy

Minister in the absence of Mr Winston Churchill, has decided that some quick thinking by the Cabinet was necessary to avert a worsening of the rein tions between Britain and Egypt..

that

STEALS A MARCH?

There is no official hint, but many observers here belleve that Premier, Nagulb has been successful in stealing a march on the British in the Sudan and Britain may eventually have to give way to the Egypt Jan proposals: The moin

point of the agres- ment with the Sudan, which is the basis of the Egyptian stand, that in the event of any trouble in the Sudan, par

Southera ticularly regarding Sudan, during the three-year transition period an appeat will be made to the British and Eryptish Governments. Britain's desi

that tho Governor-General should have power to act on the

spot, but there are Intiications that Mr Eden would not be disposed to let this difference of ideas block an Anglo-Egyptian settlement.

It is clear that both Britain and Egypt now want to get on with the bigger of

issue

Bottling the disputo over the retentión

Ministers on the occasion of the peri, facing the gravest North Alantic Courtel con crisis of his seven in Paris carlier lash office, demanded

show-month.. down on his bitterly fought

The Secretary of State, Mr Dear Acheson, the Foreign electoral reform bill last Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden,

and the French Foreign Minis night.

ter, M. Robert Schuman, were He asked for a vote of con- agreed that consultations should on the fidence and an immediate end start without delay to a two-month crippling filibus-aspect of Far Eastern strategy

The "doctors plot" in Russia may be the of De- and polley to meet the ter, but the Chamber puties put off a decision at least munist threat in Asta.

beginning of a purge which will confirm in power until today (Thursday).

It was agreed on this occasion Armed riot police

had that Austraila and New Zealand Georgi Malenkov, Stalin's heir-designate, diplo-

of the ANZUS poet mats said here today. cordoned

Parliament members off the

packed with the United States should building while the-

After an analysis of the recent events in Russia equal partner Initial Included in the chamber listened to the 72-be year-old Premier's latest bid to stages of discussions.

leading up to the staging of the plot announced yester national agreement. -- United gain undisputed mastery over British oMcial quarters dis- day, diplomats said that the purge may result in the Press. the left and right extremists missed reports from Washington downfall of some of the most influential men in Russia, who have stalled Parliament of a formal suggestion by Mr possibly including "Stalin's closest collaborator", Molotov, for the past two months.

Churchill for the establishment and Marshal Bulganin. With the vole of confidence, of a Southeast Asia defence the Premier hoped to cut pact against Communist aggres- through mounting opposition to | slon, but they

did not deny

these

nation's electoral laws in time BorDe

arrangement.

his attempt to reform the the

that British polley envisaged for the general elections in May. lines to protect the vulnerable

who had been Far East. The leftists, expected to mibuster the motion been debated last it had night, won a a partial victory In the adjournment, which practically unanimous.

Flo

Was

TALKS IMMINENT

They said that Stalin seems, "relieved of to have given his full

hig duties without con-explanation. fidence and backing to Malers-

Kosygin, who in addition to

and

the

of British forces in the Suez Canal Zone and the establish

ment of a Middle East defence organisation with Egypt në En

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A news report broadcast by men, technicians

said that à economists which Malenkov has for light industry-be sull holds C-40 passenger plane, carrying this job was not demoted until 54 persons, landed safely on one built up around him during the last several years. And this the Party Congress last October engine at an airport new Tulsa, Consultations were said to bo means, according to Communist when he lost his seat in the Oklahoma, today. Imminent, through diplomatic tradition, that any other rival newly created Party Presidium. channels, among the United group with the Party will be But Bulganin has stood firm The Premier's request for

States, Britain, France, Austalia | ruthlessly liquidated,”

· (Contd. on back page, col: 1) confidence vote on the electoral and New Zealand on the "prin bill, which would

seems to This theory of another fire

give two-

have wo ciples of much co-ordinated or considerable support in what y year-old Assistant economies from the witness stand.

thirda of the Parliamentary comman defence policy. out after the village has professor at Tufts, in Medford,

cats to the

In the West party or group itemington, once a $10,000-a-which wing more than half the been

Unleas Massachusetts, was among pro

They would also deal with reliably known resurrected?

about the struggle for power the scope of such a move and Department

within the Kremlin in

recent some sort of measures are secution witnesses testifying at ear

votes in the next election, the powers which should be in- takert to ensure that the fire the start of Remington's second ist, was convicted of and followed street clashes in many cluded in any

jury at his

possible forth years,

and Marshal Molotov brigade have adequate water Federal court trial.

been charged with falsely deny parts of the country.

coming security structure, at their disposal close to the

What is so far tentatively en- Bulganin two of the most TRAFFIC STOPPED Remington, 35, la accused of ag before a Federal Grand Jury

of members the visaged by some of powers Influential new village, they can hardly falsely denying under oath at that he had ever been a member be expected to deal effective his previous trial two years ago

Police patrola stopped all is crostim of a defence system defunct Politburo and now mem

Presidium ly with any outbreak which that he gave government secrets The US Circuit Court of motor traffic, except busos, in a in the Far East similar to that bers of the Party

existing for the defertoo of which, his replaced it, are the may occur on the same site to the Russians, The indictment Appeals upset the verdict on radius of half a mile round the Western Europe in the North only remaining members of the

Allande Trouty Organisation, in the future. It would ap-also contains four other counts, the ground the original judge, building.

which was made group

up of was too More than 100 people were in

question arose primarily Molotov Nikolai Voznesenaky, pear to be imperative that including a charge he led dur Gregory F. Noonan,

out of a French memoranduin

randuin Alexei Kosygin, were in favour no resettlement scheme in ing the triat when he testified vague in defining to the jury sal last night after the clashes. knowingly attended what Communist Party mem- Several women were injured Homuntin should proceed he never

Communist Party meetings. bership meant.

on Tuesday night when crowds to NATO which urged agree of an expansionist and aggres unless and until the neces-

itement on global strategy to in-sive Soviet foreign policy. They battled

with police The government then obtain-Dat

clude the Far East as well as had hoped that a "revolutionary sary action has been taken

town of

Neri. The

professor

Southern ed the indictment on which he to see that fire fighting Remington was urnong

be discussed by of Communiam, presumably with facilities include a sufficient he had seen at, Communist Party now is being tried. The original Some polico were also injured Western Europe. Details of the situation"; permitting the advent Mr John Foster Dulles in Lon- sama, little help from the Red by water supply near enough to meetings in 1930 or 1937 in charge is not mentioned in this trying to stam a demonstration problems may

indictment. If convicted on all

Women Knoxville, Tennessee.

The Prime Minister's electoral don and Paris during his forth- Army, would be, created. In at

Icost France and Italy. courts in the new indictment,

reforen scheme has been holly coming European trip. Remington could get a 25-year

crilicized from. bolts alties.

FULL · AGREEMENT

A FAILURE (Contd. on back page, ool. 1)

Grant a two-thirds of the

The chief spokesman for this Parilamentary

scale to the British officials claim moves policy within the Politburo was party or group winning more for some form of joint Far Andrei Zhdanov and he organis than half

votes in the Eastern defence policy could go ed the Cominform as one of the general election would reduce ahead Irrespective of existing stops along this road. The Reft and right extremists to In-Anglo-American differences on policy applied with Stalin's effective Parliamentary

of minori- the recognition of Communist tacit agreement and in white

Chinn

the opposition of Malenkov and

failed Com-

attoli Its Tuesday night

Informants said there was full his group, munist members of Parliament agreement between Britain and aim. On the contrary, Russia's Pakistan, London Jan. 14.

India, Ceylon and

they the United States on their policy violent aggraveness and lack The cheap fares have been created an uproar when made possible by use of bigger dung themselves between their towards any expansionlit moves of finesse caused the rebellion Britain's state-run air. Suth Africa,

Biggest lines will introduce slashed standard retur£will be planes Argonaut and Hermes opponents and the ballot box to by Red China. The question of of Tite and the loss to Russia st

provent a vote on the bill in

does not affect this Yugcatayla whose, inclusion in in rocognition accord.

the, Soviet sphero of influenca fare services to South-east on the London-Hongkong fight airliners, carrying 68 passengers, the Chamber of Deputies.

difficulty was taken in the Kronlin Tempers, have been running Some of the new returns fares on long journeys, and 47-pomen-

during spring.

about which

2,200,1 the way fof @greement on Singapore £293. (£370),

European routest was stated,

and counter, broader co-ordinated Far The Belilah Overseas Airways fongkong- 2827 Corporation said today: It would Colombo-£240 (£311).USAN The KLM Royal Dutch Alfave been...” pre- | Eastern defence polley Is that start new tourist flights on April The British European Airways, liners, also announced tonight sented by the various parties of the future of Formosa and nesensky, a brilliant economat lo: the law has of: Generalissimo Chiang Kat- and Moscow's chief ecoborale Opposition Singapore, Hongrong which operates on European that it would introduce tours also coveloped in the Prime shek's forces, but this question planner is suddenly demoted Cairo, Beirut, and Damustus at routes only, will also introduce fares on its European routes Minister's Coalition group, some could be kept out of any general early in 1949 and disappeared reductions of between twenty tourist services in the" spring.

Words, lights already operate from April 1 subject to approval of it from factions of his own talks and for the time being he without, trace. At the same time, Democral Party treated as a separato lasue Molotov, who had been Russia'%

United Press.

Ford.go Minister since 1939, tras

the now villago to enable The vitness Bolt he and the fire brigade to do Its Remington then were clerks for the Tennessee Valley Authority. work unhampered."

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