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VULCAIN

SWISS

MADE

COMMENT O

THE DAY

Agreement

CHINA MAIL

No. 35435

Established 1845

MONDAY, FEBRUARY- 16, 1953.

AIR, SEA AND

At Last DISASTERS

VENERAL Naguib's states-

manlike act in reaching an agreement with Britain over the future of the Sudan confirms earlier hopes that the appearance of his regime would result in closer Anglo- Egyptian understanding and the eventual settlement of problem A which have plagued the interests of both countries for so long. The Sudanese agreement in for Britain the reward of patient endeavour over a very long period and in the face of considerable obstruc- tion on the part of succes- sive Egyptian governments. The unilateral abrogation of the Condominion by Nahas Pasha and his proclamation of former King Farouk a King of the Sudan were actions calculated to render the problem of the Sudan insoluble. It remains to the credit of the British Govern ment, however, that despite these -Hot-bucks, thero has been no wavering from

objective of the making the Sudanese M united nation under their own administration. The emergenco of General Naguib, his "strong man" handling of political ox- tremists in Egypt, and his determination to succood in a mission which his prede cessors had repudiated, has made possiblo the agree ment which ho and the British Ambassador signed in Calro last week. His wellon DINO

encourages strong hopes that other out- standing Anglo-Egyptlun problems can now be satis-

factorily resolved. The com

Plane

Crashes:

Many Bodies

Picked Up

New Orleans, Feb. 15.

An American helicopter and a cutter today picked up mangled bodies floating on the storm- tossed surface of the Gulf of Mexico, after a Na- tional Airlines DC-6 airliner had plunged to disaster in a thunderstorm with 100-mile-an-hour winds.

Forty-one passengers and five crew were on the plane when it crashed yesterday afternoon on a flight from Tampa, Florida, to New Orleans.

Coastguard officials here said the cutter, Black- thorn, and the helicopter began picking up bodies as they floated to the surface from the wreckage, some 60 miles south-east of Mobile, Alabama. By mid- afternoon, the Blackthorn recovered eight bodies.

More Earth

Tremors In Persia

plicated question of the Town Completely

Canal Zone appears to be next on the agenda for dis- cussions between Cairo and London, and so much good. will has been created by the Sudanese settlement it is reasonably certain an

that

Devastated

Teheran, Feb. 15. Three more earth tremora shook Torroud 200 miles east of Teheran-yesterday agreement will be achieved, finishing off the few build- though probably not with- out hard bargaining on bathings remaining after Thurs- sides. It does uppear, how day's disaster. ever, that General Naguib possesses respect for Bri- tain's position, in the same way that the British Government has already expressed appreciation of Egypt's legitimate aspira- tions. In such an atmosphere diplomacy can achieve much that is dealrable. Future of Tariffs PRESSURE groups that have

no nxe

securo

In two routine radio reports before the crash, Captain E. A. Springer, a veterán pilot, gave no indication his plane

in was trouble.

The Coastguard today said the wreckage was spotted about 90

QUAKE

Price 20 Centa

Air Lift For Refugees

Refugees from the Eastern Sector of Berlin cross the tarmac to board a British European Airways plane, More than a thousand refugees were flown to the Western Sector of Berlin dally recently-London Express.

Socialists Expected To

Win Senate

Sydney, Feb, 15. Political observers here miles north of the four-engined today forecast that the plane's last reported position. Liberal-Country coalition This indicated that the crash would be swept from control comme unexpectedly after Captain Springer's second radio message. of the Federal Senate in the Bad weather hampered radio May election following communications and waves 20- feet high pounded search vessels. Labour successes in New

on

The Long, Cold | Winter

for

diana

London, Feb. 15.

Here

The winter of 1952-1953 will be known to Britóns as "the toor cold winter.""

It began in September and has been notable for ite persistent coldness. It will be remembered chiefly mtloris flood. continu- disaster and the ance of below, average temperatures. 22. Tha Air Ministry said to». was pilli w-chinn cơ that this persistency would break. Before the end of

the winter period.

Preponderance of north- easterly and north-westerly Results so far avaliable the

winds enased below normal state elections

monthly show Labour's

averages. majority in New South Wales was increased from three to 21 Western ar 22

Australia, the Labour won power with

majority of two in a House of 60 seats.

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Labour now controls all but one-South Australis-an the six state Parliaments.

*

Other Irregular features of the winter included comparaisvely dry January, lack of fog in November although December made up for that—and occasional hurricane wind force, --- Reuter,

The Liberal party, headed by APPEAL TO

government

THE QUEEN

Protest March In Capetown

Capetown, Feb. 15. Nearly 1,000 Africans and coloured people, some

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Tides Break Through Dykes In Belgium

BRITISH & DUTCH SEA DEFENCES HOLD OUT

London, Feb. 15.

Surging spring tides smashed through hur- riedly plugged dykes in Belgium tonight, but in Holland and Britain the newest battle against the sea appeared to have been won.

Dykes along the banks of the River Scheldt were breached and more water flowed into the already inundated lands upriver from Antwerp. Breaks occurred at Temsche and Dornem, but all villagers were evacuated before the waters rose.

Belgian troops rushed to the scene to begin emergency re- pairs. Troops also were at work strengthening and heightening the dykes at Rupel and Molsale

water

florved over the barriers.

In Holland radio-equipped teams patrolled dykes weakened In the devastating January foods and tens of thousands of troops and civilian volunteers awaited the call for emergency duty.

ast

Tribesmen

In Revolt

Teheran, Feb. 15. Loyal government forces were reported to be

Sandbags appeared tonight to have turned the tide in the new bombarding a rebel fortress Battle of Britain. All along the in the southwest oilfields to 300-mille East coastline, from night to crush a small-scale, Lincolnshire to the Thames revolt of tribesmen led by

there was an. Bir of

as thousands of flood- relative of Queen Soraya.

candbags of European

sang through Capetown's main streets today, after a

continued piling filled

flown

from

countries

to

eight

The

semi-oficial. Teheran.

four on the Dewspaper Ettalant sald them women with babies on sonwalls and stopping bronches columns of loyal troops bad their backs, marched and made once the Middle Quichzerns, 45 miles from the of a fortnight ago by the encircled rebel stronghold at

· cégtro" of "Masji± Suleimaiz,”; and were pounding it with cannon The spring tido three-hour open air mass panied by

RECOLTI- favourable weather "re. meeting protesting, against which decreased the danger for

"Troops were said to have beer the Malan government's the battered Hykes the rushed from the garrisons at

minimum in the flooded South Ahwaz Isfahan new anti-deflänçe measures.w

and Masjid The wind in Holland Sutelman. west. and Britain was moderate and They carried banners ̈ ́and'

more important in Holland, posters saying: "Freedom in our

Opposing

government was blowing from the North-forces time" and "Down

number with the

east almost

to parallel Malan Terror."!

the Bakhtlari tribesmen, a fiercely constline.

| Independent group who have Unless a strong wind unex- opposed the central authority pectedly rose, the spring trees regardless of who was in power- would bo defeated in both in Teheran. countries, it was believed, United Press.

The meeting, organised by the African National Congress, the Cope Indian Assembly and the Franchise Action Council (re- presenting Cape Province's non-

African coloured voters), passed PHONETIC

legislations

... rasa denouncing...

new

the

Fascist SPELLING BILL

xterned to create "designed Nationalist dictatorship" in South Africa:

the

were д

Ettalant sald the tribesmen

of

and

South Wales and Western The Blackthorn reported that Australia's state elections the heavy seas werebrenicing up the submerged plane. As it yesterday. ripped apart, the bodies rose to the surface. Luggage bobbed

them

the around

Gulf's white-copped surface.

Bodies of the victims were being taken

Mobile, to Constguard said.

Hope that some passengers had Eyewitnesses returning to the survived the crash was Intensi- capital today told of a typical fled early today, when radio

led by Abolghaziam Bakhtiar, a house in which six of the seven operators along the Gulf coast

relative of the Queen-killed members of the family were sald_they_had_plcked_up_an.

two officers and 40 soldiers and killed. The iono purvivor was a S.O.S.

Prime Minister Robert Menzies,

captured 30 others sent to quell 10-year-old boy returning from They mid it was the type of formed a coalition

them when the quake occurred school. He was in the doorway signal that could have been with the Country party of Sir

London, Feb. 10. Reinforcements commanded by and made by a "Gibson girl" trans- | Arthur Fadden in May 1051.

British children may be Colonel Teymour Bakhtiar, a mitter, such as trapped under

the airliner

Bills now before the last pre- taught to spell horse "hors" and relative of the Queen carried,

Mr Menzies declined to

election session of Parliament,

one as "wun" if the government nephew of the rebel leader, were Сп The Coastguard sent several comment

the election

deal with the proclamation of adopts a simplified spelling Bill sent from three garrisons after vessels to tho area where it results.

states of emergency and in-

to bo prezented to the House of Reports of the initial defeat A last minute appeal went to believed the Indio

including Commons today.

reached the authorities. creased penalties, signals

Labour is at present the largest Queen Elizabeth yesterday ask-

Tt da sponsored by a brilliant Officers killed in the first originated. They were joined at

linguist and life-long campaigner {clash were identified 4.9 tho dawn today by more than 40ngle party in the Senate holding her to save the life of an whipping, for deflance of laws.

ing 28 seats to the Liberal invalid's pet mongrel.

ACT CONDEMNED

for simplied spelling, De Mont commander of planes Coastguard,

Army, party's 21, but the coalition

Follick, Labour member The dog, five-year-old Penny, Navy and civilian-Reuter.

has the support of 33 seats. was ordered

Another resolution condemned Loughborough, Central England. officer from Masjid Suleiman....... to be destroyed the Group Areas Act which Router. Labour is also the strongest today after her deaf and nearly divides the country into black single party in the House

blind owner, Mrs Isabel Mur- and white zones. Representatives, occupying 54, row, 60, of Hove, Sussex, was

Thousands of non-Europeans of a total of 123 seats. The summoned for not keeping also protested at Durban today Liberal party holds

dangerous dog, under control, 47, the

gainst the Penny was described in court attended a meeting convened new Bile. They Country party 17 and the Liberal Country League Avo. 03 Mrs Murrow's "eyes."

Jointly by the Natal branches of Yesterday, Mrs Murrow lay the African and Indian Con- Reuter,

weeping In bed at her home with Penny lying quietly be side her and a friend write to Queen Elizabeth asking her to Intervene.

was

the door

until the next day.

"When I was caught I shouted till my voice gave out," the boy sald. "Next morning I heard I collected all footsteps nearby. my strength and shouted again. to Those near heard me and I was

An old woman sald she could

hear her daughter's volce from 78

under the debris for two days, but could not get to her. "Now I no longer hear

my doughter's voice," the old woman sighed.

ONE SURVIVOR

.

Rescued

From Ship

In one house where 24 people In Distress

were living all were killed except one. He was working in the field.

"Dead" Man Comes To Life

of

New York, Feb. 15. 80-year-old mhni DIO-

London, Feb. 15.

Children and adults all over the country have written

4

to

Mrs Murrow offering her other dogs. Reuter,

gresses..

The meeting carried a resolu- tlan demanding the "Imenediate withdrawal of the Bills.

African National Congress, Mr The Presiden General of the

the Bis A. J. Luthull, said the purpose of was to "muzzle the. people from speaking the truth” and if they became law, South Africa would be a Fascist coun- do not mean to use violence in furthering our legi- timate. demands for freedom,” ho added.--Reuter,

of their own grind are rare. The Board | saved." of Commerce of the city of Detroit is trying to make history by virtue of the so- called "Detroit Plan" for expansion of trade among the free nations. Its main iden is that free world trade, without protective tariff barriers, should be sought as an ultimate means for helping to solve inter- national

Messina, Sicily, Feb. 15. economie and political

The United States troop- problems and

When a correspondent of the International har Teheran evening paper Keyhan ship, General C. H. Muir, mony. The plan is said to appeared with his camera, sur- today picked up 64 passen- have stimulated a wave of

flocked vivors

round him

gers and 14 crew from the Interest from people in all instrument for

thinking his camera was an

An locating Ulving 2,766-ton Italian steamer, walks of life, including people underneath the debris. Tripolitania, which sprang nounced dead in his Brooklyn business men, economists, They dragged him from place a leak about 200 miles south home today was found to be teachers, editora and trade- to place begging him to

alive after the "body" who re- find of Sicily. unionista. Certainly it is their loved ones. Practically

Official reports here sald that

Moscow, Feb. 15. something worthy of note the survivors have been digging the Italian

The Israel Legation began ship was in grave when a business group in continuously in the debris to find dimculties. She has sprung a Police said: William Barshman, today selling its furniture, dishes, the USA calls for the lost persons.

leak and water had entered was pronounced dend of "sent- } carpets and foodstuffs na it pre- olimination of tariff One ereadiness spoke of the the engine room. The leak was ty and arterial sclerosis" at 11 paned to leave Moscow after the barriers. And what is more. I that one camel alone survived | KCiting worse.

heavy losses of livestock. He said

am. by Dr David Blumenfeld, break in relations with Russia. Offers To it has won the support of all the animals in the village,

A high seas salvage tug and The "body" was taken to Many members of the Moscow

Morton Funeral diplomatic corps vialted the San Francisco Chamber, Two swallows don't make a survivors tried to bury their dead, summer, but they ure in the confusion It is difficult to determine the exact areas of the harbingers. Detroit has

burial plots owned by each made it quite clear that it

villager.Associated Press. is not a mero atant of the city famous for it immense automobile manfactures, It expressed its conviction

where

high

ail

moved to a funeral home, police reported.

SELLING OUT

the

try o

Pathetle quarrels arose when several other vessels are racirs Christopher

to the Tripolitonia's ald from Home. As Morton began to PRE- Legation where warlos Sell Airstrip

1,000 PERISH

Teheran, Feb. 16. Foreign' Minister Hossein

Messina and other Sicilian pare the body for burial, he from pressure cookers to ruga ports,

discovered that Borshman was were offered for sale at prices The Tripolitania belongs to breathing. Bershman was taken fixed by the Legation. — Asso- the Lloyd Triestino shipping to hospital-United Press, ciated Press. Company. She la registered at Naplos Reuter.

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TRAIN SMASH: 21 KNOWN KILLED

Benevento, Italy, Feb. 15.

Darwin, Feb. 15. ". Joltm

Clunies-Itoss, 24-year- old "King" of the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean, arrived here tonight on his way to sell the island's airstrip to Australia that the United States has Fatemi estimated on Saturtiny its that at least 1,000 perished in reached a point in

The locomotive's Epcotuneter apparently without seeing signal for an undisclosed price,

The strip is used in the] the witnessen eld. Australia South Africa air po5- economic development the earthquake that wrecked Speeding at 65 miles an hour indicated it was making 65 warnings,

mountain village of the Bari-Naples express crashed miles an hour, police said, The mall car rammed into a vice protection the

building, injuring a number of Mr philosophies are contrary Torroud. Other death estimates into a closed switch here early

Most of the 300 pages workmen standing there. All

accompanied by his ranged up to 1,200 as searching on Sunday.

22-year-old-

Queen to the best. Interests of for bodica continued.

[were] bound for Naples where but the last of the ten

sen.conches

Austrailan Daphno, wald Nine of a ten labour, the consumer and Fatemi to reporters, that off the track. At least 21 Venezuein and

cars hurled they had booked page for derailed.

government had only landing industry. There is neither the Red Cross of America and

half-stur rights, in the Cocos over which a new start in Italians were killed and 00 life far from lund-poor, over- ned survivors, police and fire he holds the free hold.

Railway workers, the hope nor the intention Switzerland have offered aid.

Palace: officiais sald Shah injured, 23 seriously...

populated Southern Italy. men dug into the wreckage and .... Members of the Scottish of any early application of Mohammed Riza Pablovi vilt-

Police arrested the engineer Witresses sold the train raced brought out the dead and in- Clunies Ross family discovered such a plan, but it creates ed the disaster scene, His and his useistants. Authorities Into Benevento, through dark- jurod. In addition to the 80 the Cocoa and settled there in A Dow course for public brother, Prince, Alireza Pahlevi, blamed the trait'a excessive, nets and rain which cut vialki-' Injured, first aid was givo to 102. They were granteti in thinking, and moro will yet | left last night for the quaise speed through a heavy rainty alsoat ---to "zero,). The en-| about 100.“ Haisengers,. | Aeso=| permanent lenso by. Queen Vic- be heard of it.

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