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Egyptian And British The Anies

Distortions Forces Exchange

THE theatrical endeavours

THE

INCIDENT

AT CANAL ZONE

VILLAGE

Cairo, May 14.-

and McCarthy to convince the world of a feeling of righteous indignation over the speeches of Sir Winston Churchill and Mr Attleo in tho House of Commons foreign affairs debate will deceive 110 clear-thinking person. To suggest that elther the British Prime Minister or the Opposition 'londer was advocating a polley. of appeasement in Korra or abeisance to Com- múnism is utter nonsense. Such distortions are, regrettably, only too typical of Messrs Knowland. and McCarthy. From them have come similar exaggera tions about British trading with China. They propagandists with chips on

"So far as is known there were no casualties". their shoulders; un-1 The incident was reported first by the Egyptian fortunately, because of the authorities. They said British troops in the tense eminent positions they Canal Zone had fired on the village after hearing the occupy in American political boom of the guns announcing the opening of life. they recoive wide Moslem fasting month. The Egyptians said firing 'publicity with

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A British spokesman said here tonight that Egyptians and British forces had exchanged fire at Kafr Abdou village in the Suez Canal Zone.

"Some Egyptians opened fire on a British military filtration plant and fire was returned" he said.

the continued for several hours until early today.

consequent danger of their utterances being accepted a representative of Ameri- can public opinion. Their misinterpretation of the Churchill and Attlee speeches is as unjust to their own Intelligence as it is unfair to the British statesmen, Throughout, Churchill and stressed the need and desire for world peace and better understanding between the nations, But there was neither

be

of

Attleg

Dulles Drives Into Jordan

Jerusalem, May 14.

the

The British spokesman added that the British military author- éties had not so far been in- formed of a reported Egyptian dection that the Supply Ministry in Cairo would have to give per- miston before food and other supplies go through to British forces in the Canal Zone,

The Egyptian newspapers this afternoon did not make

any mention of the incident in the Suez Canal Zone which were referred to in an official munique this morning.

Com-

The American Secretary text of the statements made They also did not publish of State, Mr John Foster by Lieutenant-Colonel Gumal declaration nor a suggestion Dulles today drove through Abdel Nasser, in reply to the effect-that this should

to the Jerusalem's accomplished at the

war scarred sporch of the Brush Under- expense.

principles. suburbs Into Jordan for the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mr Selwyn Lloyd on Moreover, in giving voice to third port of call on his the incidents in the zone during their views and proposals, fact-finding tour of fifteen the recent weeks. Bir Winston and Mr Attlee Middle East and Asian were speaking for virtually nations. the whole of Britain and

To one site of the border the Commonwealth. It is a

slood Israel's steel-helmeted point which critics should soldiers and blue coated polec bear in mind.

men; to the other the khaki clad men of Jordan's Arüb legion in IN their violent dislike for liked helmets or flowing Arab

policy headgear.

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The silence of the Egun press is interpreted here as due to a wish by the authorities to maintain

calm

the population-Reuter and Franco-

Presse,

among

OFFICIAL DENIAL

Fire

Churchill, Adenauer Secret Talks Το Begin Today

London, May 15: Sir Winston Churchill and Dr Konrad Adenauer, West German Chancellor, will meet here today for important talks on the world situa- tion in the light of Moscow's recent peace moves.

Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick, Britain's High Commissioner in Germany and permanent Chief designate of the London Foreign Office, will be the only adviser présent at the secret policy discussions.

Taipeh Objects To Proposal

Cairo, May 15. The Egyption government denied early today any move to proposals which differ in Before leaving Istoel Mr cordon off the Suez Canal Zone ahy respect from their own Dulles issued a statement

cut supplies to the British immutable conceptions of which he said he had been ini- garrison.

A-spokesman--for-the-Re- how world problema shoulded by the goodwill-shown --A

him.

the be tackled, Senatora Know-

volutionary Council sald Mr Dulles added:

British garrison would continue land and McCarthy are apti

We came primarily to listen to receive its foodstuffs under to lose sight of the fact that and to observe. We brought | allocated quotas from authorised other nations, such as Bri- with us no ready-made solution contractors.

the serious problems of this tain, are sincerely trying to

British forecs, however. fnd the right way for the arce.

would not be allowed in future "But establishment. of world

we hope that through to buy in the towns foodstuffa

Taipeh, May 14. the talks which we have begun allocated to the civilian popula- The Nationalist Government that pence. Furthermore,

In Cairo, have continued Britain in shouldering and shall continue

here ton of the Canal zone-Reuter. tonight handed an official note in other

to United States Ambassador considerable responsibility countries we shall obtain

Kar! Rankin, objecting to a number of points In General Mark Clark's counter proposal on the Panmunjom truce nogaila= ions,

A

in protecting the free-world better understanding of these

from Communist expansion problems and that we may help Thorez Bows

an areas other than Korea; in Improving

the climate for

in the

that in Korea itself Britain peace and security

Middle East".

NOTE OF PRAISE The statement ended on

praise: "We con-

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Ex-Communist

Political

*observers

Dr Adenauer, who arrived here earlier yesterday, addressed the second Congress of the International Press Institute.

at

ta

In his address to members of

Aussies Arrive

Sir Thomas. Whlie, Aus➡ tralian Bight Commis- aloner, inspects the Au#- tralian Army Coronation contingent

IIMAS 83dney after the ship's arrival at Portsmouth re- cently.

Ferry Skipper And Owner Sentenced

Purao, May. 14. The Pusan Districi Cpart today sentenced to terms of three and two years im-

prisonment the skipper and « ɑwner of a coastal ferry the ́ Chang' Kyour which can last Jamary killing 360 persons,

Eleven

other accused were acquitted,

The prosecutor bad de- manded death penalürs for the skipper. Ha RyaKE Mg and the owner of the

ship charged with

"murder".

The trial was held in a small court room here packed with dozans of

angry bereaved families involved. In Korea's worst ship disaster.

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Vietminhese Rebels 16 Miles From Hanoi

Hanoi, May 14.

Vietminh spearheads drove within 16 miles of Hanoi, capital of Tonkin Province, as fighting raged elsewhere in the delta area with the Red bid to capture the rich rice crop.

The French command rushed reinforcements today to various points in the defence sector. An outpost only 16 miles distant from here was overrun last night by tho hard-driving rebels.

The French and Vietnamese authorities have decreed special security measures to meet the new threat and prevent the rebels from insitrating in strength the French defences, More than 100 rebels were military installations and ports reported, killed in a series of were strengthened." clashes

atr-supported what

Reports from Laos said that, French patrol polumas lost night although the majority of the engaged strong Vietminh tower Red Invading forces withdrew on a campage in the Ptry region into North Vietnam en 30 miles south of Henol. Heavy estimated. 20,000 Vietminh tanks were called in by French rebels had remained to harass unda yehinh was ambushed by the French positions, French B-28 rebels some 33 miles southeast ca bombers today blasted Victrainh hero while trying to smash Com-units milling around maxist. roadblocks a Colonial Khoua-United Press.

Muong. Highway No. 17. Eleven rebels were killed.

an

The French ecomand nounced that a passenger trato was blown up by the rebels between here and the port of Haiphong yesterday. A com- mant pokerman said this was the fist attack against Hancé-Haiphong railway in many months.

Tho

AFTER RICE CROP He also said. the renewed

fighting in the Red River estuary was the result of rebel Generallesimo

Vo Nguyen

Ghip's order to seize the rice

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Liner Launched

Glasgow, May 14.

The most expensive liner

стор which has just been ever built in the Clydebank harvested. During the Lace shipyards, the 28,000-ton campaign the rebels were re-Arcadla, was launched here pasted to have captured the major

part of the rice crop today for the Peninsular estimated at 8,000,000,000 and Oriental Line. French francs (US$21,050,000).

The costh of the Arendia is. Special security precautions

were clamped on Hanol and expected to be about £8,000,000- other, towns in the menacedre than won paid for the giant 81,297-ton Cusader, Queen Mary. area and road and rail traffic is bully at the same John Brown being carefully screened, Guards on bridges, at airfields

Shipyaxis: 10 years ago.

RATIFICATION

OF TREATIES

The Arcadia will be ready for service at the end of

of the year and de to be used on the Bish Australia run

The Arcadia will be fitted with stabilises and extensive alr

conditioning She will have a

service 5500d of 22 cants.

She is to make her maidon voyage next January,

Bonn, May 13, The West German Govern-

Sho will try. 670 fires class ment will today make its second passengem 735 tourist class bid to put through the Upper and was pivmarily designed for House (the Bundesraty the emadmum eftciency to meet com- hotly contested treaties linking paillons for many years ohead." the .country.

with. Westerű

Sir Williamy Currie, Chairman. defence.

of the P.&O. Line, prophesies The first attempt came to that the Arcadia, would call to noight last month when Social Australia before the 28,000-tom

of the Orient liner "Orsova, lau

launched

LYTTELTON Democrat opponents

IN KENYA

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and those undecided | today at in Furness

Honal Court has cleared up. 22, 1954, while the OrsOVE

To

"Later at the House of Com- mons, he told members of both Houses that he welcomed. Sir Winston Churchill's speech pro posing top-level talks, especially the guarantee it contained West Germany.

forces no passed a "Our baby is murned to The Prime Minister was last

resolution to wait until the Con- sail as a grown-up on January night host

a government i

may dinner to Dr Adenauer.

of disputed points. The

still be at the crawling stage." guests Included Mr R.A, Butler.

The Christian Democrat He said it was unique that Nairobi, May 14. Chancellor of the Exchequer,

Premier of North Rhine West on the same day two companies Field Marshal Earl Alexander Mr Oliver Lyttelton, the phalla, Herr Karl Arnold, will so closely associated should have Defence Minister, and other British Colonial Secretary, today move that the Bundesrat launched 50,000 tons of shipptre Cabinet ministers,

almost came face to face should after all vote on the for the service of Britain and the Field Marshal Lord

treaties without delay,~~~Reuter, Commonwealth.--Reuter. and the Commonwealth were

To Demands

Mont-with one of Kenya's alleged This was the first time that

gomery, Deputy Chief of the Mau Mau leaders when he among the first to join their

the Nationalist Government Atlantic Pact forces In Europe, arrived at the airfield here American allics in the

Paris, May 14. went on record officially oppos- was also present. fighting line; that they note of

ing the United States or United Communist Alling French

today on a five-day visit. ⠀ have, without qualifica gratulate the people of Israel to pressure within his Party armistice talks since they start Parliament at a private meet-plane touched down. F.W. Odede, leader Maurice Thorez has bow-Nations actions in the Korean

Barely 10 minutes before his tion, subscribed to the upon the progress mado during for a re-examination of the Reded 21 months ago,

ing, Dr Adenauer said it would a former president of the Kenya principles fald down by the the first five years of the new

believed bo "stark madness for any African Union, was hustled from case against United Nations for bring-state and wish them success in

hero Andre Marty who was that the sudden move indicated European State to attack the a car by Government intelli- ing the Korean war to an meeting the problems which lie ousted during Thorez's stay in that the Nationalists would show Soviet Union which was the gence ofcors to a single-engined end. There is no appease

strengest power in Europe. sources said Mr reported.

Russia, well-informed sources in future more interest in

plane on the airfield. American -ment in Britain's policy for

Korean truce talks, Although

GUIDED BY FEAR

The plane took off as Sir dealing with Communism, Dulles did not expect any

Marty, 63, hero of the Blackit was not disclosed what points

Evelyn Bering, the Governor speedy solution to one of the and for anyone to suggest main problems raised by the

Sen mutiny and anti-Franco the note objected, it was under- But Russia's policy was in of Kenya, arrived with other guided by the senior. Government officials to otherwise is merely dis- faucli lenders the enmity be forces in the Spanish Civil War, stood that the Nationalist Gov- part certainly

was ordered, out of the party | ernment was opposed to the fear of one day being exposed welcome Mr Lyttelton on torting what is actually a tweeen the Arabs and Israel.

last November on charges of composition of the five-nation to attack and this fear must be second visit to the colony since roallatie approach to com- The Israell officials, it was dissidenco and efforts to sabo-neutral commission proposed for lasting will for pone could

or lifted so that a genuine and the emergency, bid for arms plex problems. Happily the belleved, made

tage Communist elms.

Odede was flown here from a tho handling Thorez, has ordered a com- refusing repatriatlon. These is my view that if there this morning to appear before opinions of Messrs Know-end military equipment from the

prisoner-of-war

detention camp near Mombasa United States atsuring their land and McCarthy are not

plate

review

Czechoslovakia, visitors of Israel's ability

Poland, were those of the great majority defend itself. It was believed pardoned and reinstated to his The Nationalists feared that this since Stalin's death, the Eisen- by Africans

is possible that Marty may be India, Sweden, and Switzerland. has really been a change in the a Government appeals board, attitude of the Russian rulers recently set up to hear Appeals "of the American people,nor, that they tried to press Israel's-

wo dro

hierarchy

might give next Autumn, the

thehower and Churchill declara- detention under the

agafret sources said.

the emergency They saw Morty's reinstate major issue.

be-crepancy in the balance of Nationalists were The

Last March ment as party of the new sun-lieved to object also to the between the Soviet Union and for allegedly spreading Muu paign to restore Party strength.

wo the six European Army cour Мои proposal to set aside two-

A

propagantia In the North This campaign was believed to Lonth period during which the tries, ought to free Russia from Nyanza district, which ha be one of the major reasons why

POW would be any fear of an attack and induce represented as unofficial African unwilling the Kremlin sent Thorez home persuaded to go home". The her to make peace.

member on the colony's Legisin last month.---United Press.

Nobody would welcome such a live Counell-Router,

judgment by

LEAVE DEFERRED

Nairobi,

to

of the affair and it

the

confident, of the own needs for arms rather than high position in the Communists a majority on dong, and the notorious

present Republican those of the entire Middle East Administration.

region-Reuter.

Settlement By Negotiation, Or Decree Will Follow

Paris, May 14. today for back payment of food The Secretary of Stale for allowances. the Merchant Navy, M. Jules

Itamarany, tonight announceti a Managements carried on with but none of the "Onal attempt to settle the reduced staff, fortnight-old strike of ships om top luxury establishments was cers, falling which the French seriously affected. Rester. government would fix their

leave by decree..

·

officers are striking for a

week and more leave,

Bomber Crashes: Nine Killed

Nationalists, regarded this as modified version of the Com-

dis-

power

more than the Germans,

arrested

his

their

May 14, Winston-France-Presse.

munist system of "indoctrina- Russia ato.

for in any cordlet, Germany The Kenya Government today would be in danger of becoming announced that, overseas leavo theatre of war, with all its for all male officers in the clyll

Carpenter £3,000 Damages

Martial Law In Implications in terms of modern servies would be deferred for

Lahore Ends -

warfare, Dr Adenauer said.

six months starting on June 1. Those already on leave may

Bisarmament that the could be relléved of fear of war. al Lahore, May 14, Seventy days of martial law Disarmament would also make Presse

It possible to spend the huge here ended tonight.

It was only through coworld take only three instead of the

aft months-Franco-

Martial law was imposed in Auns now needed, for defence Danube Agreement

Canberra, May 14. Carpenter Jan Baron, a 43- year-old Polish migrant, was awarded £3,000 damages when The claimed a car accident made

him "lose" his personality.

Baron was riding a bicycle a your ago when he was hit by a faxi.

March when demonstrations on economically and society Judge William Simpson said against the Ahmadiya

and countries, he said. acct backward

Belgrade, May 14. ho was satisfied Baron would Moslem

Dr Adconuer told members he minority-card-

welcomed Bir Winston Chur- day rouched agreement on

Yugoslavia and Rumanla to- suffer permanently from deated in riots lasting several days, Nine people were killed today near the right car, and, be- Hundreds of people were kill-chill's speech proposing top-joint administration for

the coy“ Ministers, P

when a B-29 bomber erashed in cause of the accident, bad un-ed and much property was level talks, especially the Iron Gate" sector of the 201512m about a dozen Paris a field five miles southwest of dergone personality changes,... damaged by looling and burning, cuarentee to West Germany It Danube, it was announced, here.

-Neuter, restaurants struck) here, police reported-Router. Unlled Press.

contained Reuter. hotels and

Heuter.

pised government action |

would leave the present 48-hour week untouched.

M. Ramárony made his-an-

nouncement after a meeting of

Sargent, Nebraska, May 14.

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