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Russia Breaks HOME RULE FOR SUDAN
Her Trade Off
To conflicting reports
have come from Tokya during the past week. One stated that unless Britale reduced her import barriers against Japanese goods. Japan would divert her trade to the dollar and open-account areas. and reduce the importation of| goods from the Sterling area. The other report declared that Japan was reviously considering in- creasing her trade with the Sterling area at the expense of the United States. It is conceivable that both state- meuts were designed as propaganda to influence those taking part la the Anglo-Japanese balance of payments talks, yet they are not without significance. A reduction in the volume of: trade between Britain und Japan may not appear to be
matter of mujor Im-' purtance; nevertheless, uny diminution of trade at this time-or, indeed, any time- should not be lightly
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Off Relations
With Israel
SEQUEL TO LEGATION BOMB OUTRAGE
London, Feb. 12.
The Soviet Union has broken off relations with Israel, Tass. the official Soviet news agency, said today in a despatch received in London.
The rupture of diplomatic relations was announced after an. explosion in the Soviet Legation in Tel-Aviv three days
ago.
The explosion severely damaged part of the building and
regarded. The trading injured three people.
position of Japan is not dia- similar to that of Britain. She must maintain a high volume of experts to pay for imports in order to retain the living standards of the country. "ONSIDERING the Japanese
An official statement issued by Tass today announcing the sever- ance of relations said: "On February 9 malefactors, acting with the obvious connivance of the Israel police, engineered a bomb explosion at the premises of the Soviet Legation in Israel.”—Reuter.
A "vlle crime"
three
WILS
persons
how
*Yere
"VILE CRIME”
London, Feb. 11. export position, however, Moscow Radio today ungrily il is not difficult to labelled the bombing of the apprecinte her point of view Soviet Legation in Tel-Aviv in when she finds that her which goods are being virtually injured
hut, out of other countries either through high tariff barriers or import restrle- tions. Since Various Commonwealth countries have reduced their import quotas, Britain has found It diMcult to obtain alter- native marketa, und, having In some cases been unable to do so, han diverted goods which would otherwise have been shipped abroad to dumestic markets. And because Britain has been unable Lo maintain the previous volume of exports,
The broadcast was monitored "At 10.35 p.m. on that day a in London.
bomb was caused to explode by'
It said, "The terrorist act | criminals on the premises of the directed against the Soviet USSR Legation. As a result, Legation in Israel, committed on the wife of Minister Yorshova,
wife February 9, was ty ill-inten-the
of
Legation with the clear employee, Sysoyeva, and An tioned persons connivance of the Poilee.
employed of the Legation, Grishin, were wounded. Part of
Captain Of Oil Tanker Awaiting New Orders From The Owners
Singapore, Feb. 11.
Fifteen hours after anchoring off Singapore, the Captain of the Finnish tanker alleged to be she has had to limit imports. carrying 7,000 tons of jet fuel for Communist This, in turn, has had trade China, told the United Press that he was waiting repercussions almost for new orders from the owners of the ship. throughout the world, as the economics of one coun- The Captain-radiced-the-United Press in Singapore try after another have been saying, "Thanks for your interest. We are waiting now adversely affected, and they orders from our owner in Finland." too, have had to
Earlier, the United Press had, have to discharge here or my
at any
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the Legation building was destroyed.
"It should be noted that this vile crime was preceded by an unabridged campaign of ́alander, against the Soviet Union with the participation of official per-
In Floating Dock After Korea Service AGREEMENT
Powder Kills 152 Babies
Rennes, France, Feb. 11. A brand of French baby powder killed 152 babies and made 752 others seriously
in Western France last
year, Magistrates announced here today, after an investi gation into what became
STOP PRESS
Test: South Africa In Sight Of Victory
The light fleet Carrier HMS Ocean (13,190 tons) in the ́ Admiralty | Float». ing Dock in Grand Har- bour, Malta. Ocean, a unit of the Mediterranean Fleet, has just returned to Malta after service in Korean waters. · The dock Is one of the largest afloat and can accommodate the Jargest warships. It was built in Bombay at a cost of £1,500,000 and towed to Malta in three sections through the Suez Canal in 1947.- London Ex-la at the luncheon adjourn
pross
Melbourne, Feb. 13, Bouth Africa were ́within 115 runa of victory, with seven wickets in-hand, in the fifth and final Test match against Austra-
ment today.
South Africa had.... „Erqushl their overnight total of 94 for one to 180 for three at the
sonnges in Ternel who had open-known as the "baby powder Hard Winter Interval
ly incited to hostile against the USSR and the USSR diplomatic Legation in Israel.”
United Press,
scandal."
The chemist, who ran the
powder factory which has since Weather
been closed down, is to be tried for manslaughter.
STREET FIGHTING
Tel-Aviv, Feb. 11. The powder was a new product jured, some seriously, in street distributed throughout Western More than 20 people were in-made in Bordeaux and widely fighting in the heart of Tel-Aviv today when left-wing demonstra- Doctors confronted inst year tors clashed with anti-Soviet with an epidemic of sores and crowds.
• The disturbance began when members of the Israell-USSR Friendship League staget a mass meeting and parade
to protest against the womb incident in the Soviet Legation' courtyard ол Monday night. reduce! imports and endeavour to add the ship's master ask- owners may order me to gress way a large crowd shouted down Just as the meeting got under jucrense exports in n ing: "When are you leaving? On 1 take orders from the left-wing speakers, burned their shrinking (world market.
Which port are you making for? owners, nobody else."
leaflets and stoned their leaders, THE Tokyo report of Do you realise your cargo Is Ho såld that he made a
And soon the "Second of diverting trade from the contravening the United Nations straight run from Constanza November" Square, where the Sterling area to the dollar embargo on war materials for without stopping
port meeting was held, was one large Communist China?"
along the route and the only mats of milling people, with area can be regarded as a
had anchored off Ccermunists and anti-Com- show of optimism, because Captain Meriman said that reason he It is easier to talk about bao days ago he had received Singapore was because of the munists engaged in a reries of
on order from the ownera of owners orders. than to achieve. Morcover,
the vessel to proceed and anchor it would seem that if
outside Singapore. He said that earning dollars by exporting he was instructed not to enter to America were merely a Singapore, matter of diverting exporta
The Coptain said that had it from, say, Britain to the not been for this order from the United States, the Japaness owners he would have proceeded would have done so long direct to Shanghei where he is before now because Japan, supposed to discharge his cargo like most other countries, and load inflower seed oil from Is in need of dollars, the there for England. most readily
convertible
currency in the post-war
DOING IS JOB The Capinin refused to
wra carrying from
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Ho said that he resented Singapore pilot's suggestion that he was waiting for orders
from Russia.
brawis.
Among speakers i shouted down wero left-wingers Dr
Moshe Sneh, Secretary-General
of the Friendship League, and Mr Shmouch Mikounis, General Secretary of the Communist Party.
When. Dr Sneh sald "There is no anti-Semitism in the Soviet Union", tha crowd shouted "Down" and "Lie",
France.
Grips Europe
T
The two wickets that fell this morning were those of Endean, who was bowled by Bill Johnston for 70, and Watkins, who was bowled by Ring for 50.
The second wicket partner- ship between Endcon and Watkins realised 82 runs, and Walking added a further 50 valuable runs to the total with Kon Funston before being dismissed.
At luncheon' Funston weg 82 not out and Keith 8 not out.
The fall of wickets wero
London, Feb. '11. Heavy rainstorms and gales rashes among bubles decided the brought new flooding to Belgium powder might have been respon- today when the rivers Lele and sible. On analysis, it proved to Senne burst their banks. contain a heavy proportion-of-Other-penis of Europe hed 1/42,-2/124-and-3/174-Reuter arsenic.
snowstorms and freezing winds. Magistrates, who investigated Reuter cables gave this plc-
than · 1,000 complaints, ture: finitely caused 152 deaths and gooded the streets of Halle and decided that the powder de
Brussels-Overdowing rivers possibly 50 more.
more
All 752 bables who were taken Tubize, towns seriously ill with rusher had Brussels. since recovered-Reuter,
Talks Soon
southeast
The Hague A strong north- east wind blew off the Dutch coust
but did not affect "the mainland, where the dyke mend
cordinued their huge task
ers
of strengthening Hefences be fore the high spring tides ex-
On Joint Plan Dected on Friday."
For Far East
•
London, Feb. 11. Official sources today dis- closed that high British and More trouble broke out when French military representa-
begen
world. That some way will close the nature of the cargo he strange day. Since the towards the Soviet Legation.
ניי
am aware
job."
but
Was
con-
Geneva Snowstorms in the Jura played havoc with Swiss road and rall systems.
Roine-Italy had icy winds and snow'felf in Venice.
Oslo-High storms raged to- day all along the Skogorank to minus ten degrees centigrade coast, with temperatures down
14 Fahrenheit).
extreme
further
Indomitable Not Sabotaged
He said that he did not need bunkers here as he had enough to make a straight run for Shanghai. A reliable source told the United Press, however, that the ship had requested fuel from Singapore and that this had been refused
the demonstrators Tho
cald Captain
that amarch through clis-
the city's main
tives would meet soon. thing had happened thoroughfare, Allenby Street, work out a plan for close Gales, snow and Constanza, during the
co-operation ·and · jodrut cold were forecast have to be found soon to Rumania, but when he was con- vessel had anchored off Singa The procession. however,
Inland in Norway. break the vicious circle tronted with the
North of Trondheim, thick question pore the Ude and
strong wind managed to reach the Legation, strategy in the Far East.
The sources said the repre». connected with exports and whether he realised that his blew her around until she was where the left-wing leaders, in- imports
world-wide
the pointing in the direction from cluding Dr Sneh, Zir Mikounis sentatives would be joined by ice on the fjord blocked the
port of Namsos-Reuter. cargo WRS contraventing
where the had come, paralysis of trade, due to United
and Mr Bentov, were received Australian and New Zealand Nations embara he With a laugh the Captain by the Soviet Minister, M. Pavel military men and the meeting. incronsing Import restric-
replied,
zald,
was expected to be held at "This may mean that very Yeraboy. tions, is to be avoided, has I am a captain doing my jol likely I'll go, back, from where Amid conflicting shouls of some thus far undisclosed place been made abundantly cloor Confronted with the possibl
of this month. during the past year or so. lty of his being intercepted by charge or may have to dis- "Long Live Stalin" and "Oren" in the Far East in the latter
here. But my owners from the crowds outside kept part of
ïlla'hand by a strong guard of
said the Big Three It is not a problem peculiar Chinese Nationalist warships, the may order me to press on.
They don't know.
police the delegation assured Western Foreign Ministers to-Britain or Japan, since Captain conceded that he
Loaded, almost up to her M. Yershov that friendship be- ggroed on a Ave-power taking a risk but he evaded the every nation in the world is isstie, replying, "But I may not Pilmsoll line the tanker is tween Israel and Russia would ference on the Far East whon affected to some extent or be going after all, you seel painted grey with her decks continue to grow until Israel they met in Paria last Decem
London, Feb. 11, other. Whether they have Everything depends on new neat and clean and her crew of becomes part of a free and happy ber, Franco in particular, with
world." $1 "in good humour"".-United
an eye on Indo-China,
The explosion in the 20,000- become Industrialised or orders from the owners. 'I may
Cheers and shouts of “Traitors” | urged in a formal 'memorandum. fon British alteraft carrier remain mainly agricultural. be asked to go back. I may Press.
grested the delegates as they to the NATO Council that over- Indomitable while on. naval emerged from the building all strategy for the Orjent be exercises in the Mediterranean Reuter.
evolved.
Last week, caused : "consider- Waller no firm exmmitments | abs
and electrical Washington, Feb. 11.
London, Feb, 11.
were made by other. Mr Dean image # "RO Acheson, then US Secretary of Mr James Thomas, First Lond Warsaw Radio said tonight state, or the British Foreign or the Admiralty, said this in President, Eisenhower today doo med the atomic spies, Julius and Ethel
that the "terrorista" who caused Secretary, Mr Anthony Eden, a reply to a question today. In the Rosenborg, to death in the electric chair by denying clemency appeals and call.
Monday's_bomb explosion in the | meeting was. agreed on after House of Commona, ing their "betrayal" a crime worse than murder.
Sovici Legation in Tel-Aviv, | furiber consultation among the But he added that the ship
three powers. Ap
would be In Ossining. New York, the where prisoners may not have we oncouraged by that bengi was officially disclosed that
be operational; when Only last-minute intervention
their own. Loud-attitude of the Israeli police."
temporary repairs were anlhod by the Supreme Court can Rosenbergs teamed, through an radices of
The Radio
claimed that "this agreement in principle had been prevent the New Yorks couple announcement over the loudspeakers frem. the central radio
The explosion," bo from becoming the first Ameri-speaker in the Death row of Sing carry programmes to the death stiameful crime was preceded reached by the State Department, as Malta,
by d
petrol cans over executed for espionage Sing Prison, of the President's į house.
d'Orsay The meeting will con- said the couple which Israell Government reprender, the form and scope of Mr Dermo
that caught fire. Thera in peacetime.
refusant to save them.
Mry Rosenberg, only occupant would have
their future liaison in the Tar squation of sabotage clearly Incited the death house. in the notification from their counsel..
Two ratings were fled, It was believed - the Ave-power mid-the. Rorenbergs had to intervene and is not expected women's winz, zat alone. In her He
"to" commit hostile acts: pet-up zbine de calended later four idled as a remilk of their to change a slant Communists cell as the bulletin was read, nothing to say about the decis against the Soviet Union and the to other Far Eanem nations, but injuries, one is missing, pres and wont en listening Soviet diplomatic mimion in 10 farmo - decisionsy, bavo bien numed killed, and three officers all over the world have made Warden Wilfred Dento said.sion
Her husband was in the men's quietly to the radio programme. Latist, the broadcart waldem taken on this scores United and 20 ratings word Injured, the Rosenberg case a cause cele
melon of the Death Row, United Proms,
Neuter.
Clemency Refused The Rosenbergs
The Court has twice refused | of"
bro.
RADIO COMMENT
:
had
"alarderous; campaign" She Foreign Ofice and the Quai | used...”, by ́a' leake
to.rectivo. oficial took part.
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READY FOR SIGNATURE
(From Derek Marks)
London, Feb. 11.
The Sudan gets Home Rule tomorrow if an agree ment drawn up by Britain and Egypt is signed in Cairo without a hitch.
Withint three years the Sudanese will be fully indo- pendent:
The agreement is expected to be signed by the British Am- bassador, Sir Halph Stevenson, and General Naguib in time for Mr Arihony Eden, the Foreign Secretary, to make a statement in the Commons tomorrow after- noon,
Mr Eden returned from holi day last night and gave the details to the Cabinet,
The pact covers theso main points:
Election in the Sudan, prob- ably next month, under Inter- national supervision; and
Appointment of a commission to adviso the Governor General, Sir Robert Howe, until Independence Day.
NOT A BETBAYAL Mr Eden will my the ogree- mont is not a betrayal of the Sudance Ho will maintain that it has always been British policy to grant them full in- dependence at tho earliest opportunity.
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With agreement reached' on the Sudan, Egypt will now move to her ·mot demand-~~-
vacuation from the Suez Canal Zone.
of "British troops
The British are willing to negotiate with General Naguib regarding: withdrawal but only on condlilan that Egypt frat agrees to defonce pact,
join à Mkale Kass
Under the pact British troops the Canal Zone would bo replaced immediately by International force.
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It is considerea in Whitem/i that this would be sufficient safeguard for the Canal in war- time-London Express Service.
Chinese New! Year Holidays
In view of the Chinese New Year holidays, there will be no publication of the Chins Mall on Satur day of this week.
The 16-page Chita Malk usually published on Saturday will.
quence, appear
'(Friday)
The China
tomorrow
Mati
publish as usual on Mon- day next.
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