CORRECT on all occasions
VULCAIN
SWISS
MADE
COMMENT OF
THE DAY
Promise Of A New Era
Mconciliation
roscow's overtures, of and .CO.
operation with the West on
number of outstanding International problems are now coming so fast nɛ to be almost bewildering. Of the many developments during the past week, the breaking of the dendlock over choosing a successor to Mr Trygve Lle as Secretary- | General of the United Nations Organisation possesses its own special importance. For more than i two years the Communists have refused to make use of the link between them- selves and the rest of the United Nations which is provided through the office of the Secretary-General.
war, Me
To them, since the outbreak of the Korean Trygve Lic has been persona non grata, and this kas, undoubtedly, helped tu widen the breach between the Communist bloc and the great body of UN members. The Secretary-General is more than the chief of an administration; he is, or
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DRAMATIC NEW MOVE ATOMIC Man's 34-Day
BY RUSSIA
Accepts Western Powers' Proposal On Disarmament
United Nations, Apr. 1.
The Soviet Union today made a sensational move which appeared to accept the major part of Western proposals on disarmament and atomic energy control.
They tabled a mild amendment to the Western plan adopted by the United Nations, leaving intact all its main points.
On the face of it, the amendment seemed that the Soviet was prepared to drop the previous demands for the unconditional prohibition of the atomic bomb, one of the main should be, a confidante and plans of Russian peace propaganda for the past few years.
mediator through mombers
whom
CAR exchange
views and possibly smooth out differences which may be more apparent than real. Thus the agreement which the Western Powers and Russia have renched over
the new Secretary-General is an ovent of moment.
It
Is, in fact, seen by some diplomats as a substantial relaxing of cald war tension.
THAT
A new
era
of Enst- West co-operation in the councils of the United Nations may be about to open is also suggested by Russia's sudden and un- expected change' of attitude' to the vexed problems of disarmament and control of atomic weapons. Entirely new possibilities are opened
Also dropped was the insistent call for reducing the ármaments of the Great Powers by one-third.
The Western principles of reducing the armed forces in a balanced way and the international control of atomic energy were accepted.
No UN Debate On Korea Proposal
Until Next Week
United Nations, Apr. 1.
By tacit consent, the United Nations today side-stepped a debate on the Communist Korean peace offer for at least a week,
The resolution, as adopted by the Political Committee, is due to come before the General As- sembly in plenary session for ratication next week,
The Soviet Union opposed it in Committee and then" called for continued study by the United Nations Disarmament Commission of their
own dis- armament proposals.
These were a one-third re- duction in the armaments of the Great Powers, the unconditional prohibition uf atomic End bacteriological weapons and other types of mass destruction:
and the establishment of strici international control over com-
pliance with these decisions.
up. By inference MosсOW in now agreeing with the Western proposals, long Mr V. K. Krishna Menon, the Indian representative, advocated, but hitherto who was author of the Korean compromise proposal which categorically rejected by the the Communists rejected, told newsmen he would insist Communist bloc, that the' on a debate on the terms here rather than pass the pro-with five abstentions. reduction of armed forces posal on io Panmunjom for the military to negotiate. should be done in #
co-
balanced way. and that However, the General As- there should be strict inter-sembly wound up its debate on national control of atomic personnel-vindicating the out energy and implements. If going Secretary-General's
United States operation with the new Soviet approach to Reds in the United Nations by a the question is sincere it vote of 41-13-and Me Menoa means that the UN Dis-finade no move to get the floor. armament Commission cari He held a long consultation tackle its work in a much with the General Assembly more positive manner. President, Mr Lester Pearson of Canada, and talked at length vision created is that the with several other delegates, the United Nations will become result apparently bring that he in practice what it is only was dissuaded from raising the
in name.
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Big Blow
Struck At
Mau Mau
Scene
of last
on for
many weeks,
His dead body was dressed in woman's clothes.
Löyni Kikuyu Home
Guarda
acted as guides and trackers for
the soldiers.
into the forest..
TEST
A mushroom atomie 'cloud rises from the Nevada Desert following the recent atomic This photograph explosions. was taken from a U.8. Air Force aircraft assigned to the Air Force Special * Wespons Centre, Hirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, USA. A many as 40 specially equipped
On
Ordeal
A Raft
Singapore, Apr. 2.
A 24-year-old Foreign Legionnaire, who jumped ship in the shark-infested Bay of Bengal with a companion, arrived here alone on the ship Alendi Hill after 34 days-aboard a raft.
The Finnish Legionnaire, Tiira Ensio, saw his best friend die beside him and watched helplessly as sharks ate the body when he was forced to throw it overboard.
Ensio was rushed to a Singa-exhausted survivor, missing him pore hospital on arrival, weigh-by Inches. The rope sild on Ing. BG pounds. He und a ond the Finnish Legionnaire Sweety Legionnaire, Fred Erick was safely aboard.
-soni, were bound for Indo-China aboard the Norwegian veret. Atend! Hill told Singapore re- Captain Edward Humby of Skudryn when they decided to peiters: "It was a chance in a jump ship.
million we saw him. We were They wore Ured of the French cast of Ceylon.
going full speed ahead 800 Foreign Legion after eight
months of slogging all over' "It was pure chance the ship North Africa with Ittle food | came so close-the sea was and small pay. They agreed to alive with sharks."United desert, Ensio told reporters from Press, "his hospital bed. -
coast.
When they thought they were near the Sumatra they threw a ship's raft over the rail and jumped after it. Nearer Ceylon than Sumatra, the pair's litle raft was caught In on offshore current and swept farther out to sta. They had only two days' rations, which they had taken from the ship.
CAUGHT TURTLE
For 10 days they managed to catch small crabe, Ash and one "good-sized" turtle, which they ato raw. There was plenty of
mon-
run from the northeast
Don and they caught it in a Iltile plastic bag for drinking/ witer,
No China Mail Tomorrow
Owing to Good Friday, there will be no public- tion of the China Mall tom morrow,
The paper will be issued as usual on Saturday, and will carry, In addition to
normal
Saturday features, results of Home League football played thé previous day.
Tho South China MorEL= Ing Post will appear tox morrow (Friday) morning, but not on Saturday.
ALLEGEDLY-
beside him before he was forced ADMITS FIVE
US Air Forca «aircraft -are-exhausted, died. For utilised in direct support, the Atomic Energy Commis slon's. Test, programme each ime there are alomie festa in Nevada », proving ground
London Express.
Release · Of Yachtsmen Demanded
London, Apr. 1.
the battle, begun last night, to the Chinese Ministry of
MURDERS
Dubuque, Apr, 1
On the 18th day Erickson, a week Tilra kept the body at lils friend to push it over the side of the four-foot-square raft. Tilra told reporters
of two nightmarish days and nights during which the body floated after the raft before sharks devoured the dead
Ho drifted 34 days as sharks continued to circle the reit Police said he killed tires - During the day, he said, he was women and two men in holdups Dimost
scorched to death by the in tour days but he got little in tropical sun and was "almost return.
freezing at night,
A young American marino is alleged to have confessed to killing Ave people in a "crime spree with a 10-year-old girl.
On the 34th night, he saw the The marine, 18-year-old Fred lights of a ship coming towards McManus, was picked up with a
him
girl and another ma
The Alend!
HIL'a
second stolen vehicle,
third
officer, Frank Sowden,
were
He is said to have given a day
officer, Selby Smith, and
the
A. rope waa
the
Nairobi, Apr. 1. Men of the 23rd (Kenya)
of the Battalion
King's African Rifles operating in the forest area north of Uplands near Nairobi -- near the Committed rejected a The Soviet resolution in these terms Thursday's massacre......... to- and approved the Western day killed 24 Mau Mau ter- Fowers' resolution by 50 to 4— | rorists and captured 36. the Soviet group of countries......
It was the biggest blow ever struck against the Mau Mau The resolution. adopted re- killers. M: Menen was reported to quested the Disarmament Com-. have been in
a phone booth mission to continue its work for Mang them was a notorious Minu oath administrator when the Assembly adjoined the development of comprehen- named Njonjo for whom o at 14.20 jpm., unt!!
changing watches on the bridge by daty account of what took 10,30 am sive and co-ordinated plans pro search had been going next Tuesday, taking a five-day viding for:
Britain has demanded the shortly after midnight on March place during his ten-day leave Easter rocess-United Press.
release by China of three 27 when they heard a faint cry and how he killed all his victims. GOOD IMPRESSION
two darkness. The United States subjects ofcere spotted Tlira in
McManus told the polite the London. Apr. 1.
girl was his wife and told them: Mr Vyacheslav Molotov's en
taken prisoner on March 21
moonlight, making did all these things to take my when sailing between Hong- desperate effort to row towards wife to California". dorsement of China's latest pro-
The prohibition of weapons posals for settling the Korean
A platoon of about twenty kong and the Portuguese the ship. armistice deadlock made a good of mass destruction; and
men under a European officer Colony
thrown. to him impression in British diplomac
Tho girl, identified as Diana of -Macao, the and he tied it around his waist Matte Weigeland, is alleged to encountered a gang of more quarters today.
The effective control of atomic than 100 after they had seen Foreign Office spokesman as sharks glided past. He slip two to the police she knew of The Foreign Office spokesman /energy to ensure the prohibition | Kikuyu women carrying food said today.
red once while being hauled four of the killings but not the of atomic weapons, "the whole
aboard. A shark leaped at the Afth-Router. said: "We are pleased to note that Mr Molotov also regards the programme to be carried out
A note seeking release of the under · effective international
2-HOUR BATTLE Chinese proposals as encourag- control in such a way that no
three men and în Investigation The soldiers opened fro and of their detention was härided Ing.
The most significant aspect of state would have cause to fear
that Its security Soviet Foreign Minister's dangered,"
lasted the
two hours and when Foreign Affairs last Saturday by daylight came, the forest was the British Charge d'Affaires in statement was seen here as im-
searched, twenty-four bodica Peking, Sir Lionel Lamb. plying full Russian support for the proposals in
being recovered. the United
The Nations.
In his statement Mr Molotov the past has been to revive in others believed to have been United Blates request to Britain
killed
to take up the mälter in Peking. said China's compromise pro- the General Assembly all their posals on Koren were a help to-resolutions
matter
Brigadier John Tweedle, Con- armistice decisively rejected by the Poli-ments of the 39th Brigade enid
Since the United States is not manier of the British reinforce in diplomatic relations wards realising an
with there and suggested that the tical Committee.
here today that advice on opera-
Communist China, American United Nations should also help by admitting Communist China.
tions end tactics was now being affairs on the Chinese Mainland The Soviet Foreign Minister
given to military and police ure handled by Britain. said: "The Soviet Government
Commanders-by Lieutenant- Colonel P. A. Morecambe, of the stood, maintained that the men The British Note, it is under- recognizes the full justice of
Suffolk Regiment, this
(compro pic's
a weteran of proposal of
This amendment asked that a Republic the Chinese
the Malayan campaign who hed were in International waters ommendation of the dearma been brought cut to the Colony when they were detained and the Government of the ment commission for its past by General Sir John
Harding. The three men concerned are (North)
Democratic Korean People's Republic and expressed work and reaffirmation of the chief of the Imperial General Richard Applegate Dizon, journalists, General Assembly resolution of | Staff. its readiness to lend its utmost January, 1952, both be deleted, As far as he had been able to Krasner, master of the yacht assistance in carrying it out
"Naturally
ascertain, the Brigadier said, the Kert-Reuter, tho United Na- The amendment would ask the main difference between the tions could do more as regards that Assembly take note of the campaign an armistice and the cessation report of the disarmament come was In the thickness of the here and in Malaya of the war in Korea if it had mission and request the com- fungie on the middle alopes of in Its composition lawful ro- mision to continue Its work the Aberdares and Mount presentatives
and "for the development by the of Chlap Котер
United Nationa
Kenya. . and so on Molotov
"In Mr
Malaya "The according to the text."
many of the Soviet Government, deems it its That small phrase
jungles can be penetrated only "and so with the greetest difficulty" he duty to call to mind once more on, according to the text" said. "But they can be that the restoration of the rights meant acceptance of the netrated. Some of the jungles here of the Chinco people and the mainder of the Committee Korean people
are absolutely. 'impossible In the United resolution. Nations 1s an urgent problem Observers
penetrate."-Router.
added:
en-
BLIGHTLY MODIFIED
The usual Soviet practico In
no
how
But tonight they tabled a short amendment to the Committee's resolution, which appeared to modify it only slightly.
search is going on for
Revised Royal Tour: Itinerary
peno-
to
The British move follows a
nod Don and Ben
Passengers And Crew Saved
Madrid, Apr. 1. All 583 passengers and 85 crew of the crowded motor ship Cludad de Palma were saved today after she went aground in thick for in the Balearic Islands off the coast of Majorea..
Her bows were on rocks but the stern wes afloat and freight | wasɛ, being unloaded to lighten
her, the ship'e owners sald Barcelona today.
The Chudad do Palma,
in
5,000
fell 'that this and that the restoration of the might be another in the grow rights of China and Korening list of Soviet gestures to- especially in the present con-wards the West. ditions-accords with the neces- On the face of it, it appeared sity of raising the prestige ond that the Russians were pro- International significance of the pared to drop the demand for United Nations' and will unconditional prohibition
London, Apr. 2. strengthen world peace."
the atomic bomb, which has. Queen Elizabeth and the "Tho Governments of the been one of the main planie Duke of Edinburgh, her hus-tons, on an overnight trip from Chinese Prople's Republic and of Soviet peace propaganda for band, hope to visit Aden, Barcelona on the mainland, the Korean Democratic People's the last few years, and their Uganda, Malta and Gibraltar on wont' aground at Cala Figuera Republle have ogɛin displayed insistent call for a one-third their return from their Austra- apparently whllo' searching In Initiative restaurdog the attain- reduction in the armaments of Han tour next year, it was an fog for the entrance to Palmal
(Contd. on back page, col. ) the Great Powers.Reuter. nounced today. Reut
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