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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1953.

COMA Moscow Plot Behind

THE DAY

A Revision

L

Needed

AST week we advanced Home criticism of the Ordinance which governa envoters' courts of inquiry in Hongkong, claiming that the discretion awarded magistrates In deciding whether or not un inquest should be held when a per- Bon dies from unnatural causes is unduly wide and not in the public interest. We believe that criticism was well-founded and that there in a very real need for the Ordinance to be amended

make mandatory for curoners'

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it

Or

In British Guiana

AMAZING PLAN

REVEALED

(From Honry Lowrial.

Washington, Oct. 28.

inquiries to be held when A fantastic Moscow plot lay behind death results from the crisis in British Guiana. It was to úccidents, violence

exploit the Colony, convert it into a base suspicions circumstances. for supplies to feed the Communists in neighbouring Brazil and let them develop

There is another aspect of

the exlating Ordinance

(which has remained un guerilla warfare.

changed since 1884) which,

conditions, calls for com-

But the scheme was nipped in the It is

in the light of present-day bud by Britain's powerful action, ment. Under the Jaw, hard to find official proof of such a coroners in Hongkong are scheme but it was revealed to me today also court magistrates, and while it is also provided by a Latin-American expert.

that other persons can be appointed to sit as coronera, Do advantage has yet been taken of the provision. That our magistrates are over- burdened with criminal court work is almost a Yesterday, notorious fact. for example, one Kowloon magistrate had to deal with about 400 cases, and while it is true this was due to exceptional circumstances, it remains established that magistrates on both sides of the harbour are so fully

Serafino Romualdi, Italian Assistant Secre- tary of the American Federation of Labour's inter- American regional organisation, considers he had such inside information and he has sent a report to the British Embassy.

It

coastline where

'a

Romualdi was on the point of long

sub- kaving for one of his frequent marines could operate? tons of South America wien

WAS logical, thought 1 culled of his Washington office. Romualdi.

had If Gulana He shrugged his shoulders. Communist government. when asked for proof-

could easily be a "free"! coun« move will without

mitry and supplies could "I have a documents, that's what you want," he said, through there at "but down in Georgetown interference from the ati- everyone knows what's happen-thorities.

occupied with criminals common, knowledge in DANGEROUS MAN

cases, that they have little

or no time to devote to uther

matters.

THE

informed circles that the

speeding up of Communist plans - Captain Luls Carles Prestes for sizing control were partly is the most dangerous man in mctivated by what I think was Brazil,

Why

River

indeed

the

most

thinks would

Commenting in his report on

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE

CONFERENCE

Sir Alfred Savage, the Governor of British Guiana, speaks at a Press. con- ference at the Government House Annexe, Georgetown, British Guiaria, in which he explained to overseas and local newspapermen the moves made by the British Government forces to combat the threats of the Communist PPP party under the leadership of Dr Cheddi Jagan, the deposed Prime Minister, and his Chicago- born Communist wife Janet Jagan. London Express,

House Of Commons Endorses

Govt's Trieste

Policy

London, Oct. 28-

The House of Commons tonight endorsed the Government's policy on Trieste by a majority of 28.

After a full debate, the Labour Opposition forced a vote as a protest against the Government's handling of the situation. This was defeated by 296 votes to 288. that The motion on which the voté took place was a procedural one -- the House should adjourn.' There was no specific motion about Trieste down for debate.

In

Mr Hugh Dalton, in a sum- It has never been officially the Op- admitted that the contemplated ming up speech for position, accused the Govern-time table for the hand over blundered" ment of having "grossly has been modified. The cum-

their

whole munique which announced the handling of the affair.

decision (of October 8) sold the They had bitterly estranged Allied withdrawal and the the People's Progressive Party's our friends

and

completely transfer would be carried out at attempt to enlist the support of sult, the clash of arms

bewildere others. As a the carliest. "practicable" the British Socialists, he says

which time. It was originally thought "Echoing the Communist He might take place had become a that the evacuation of the 7,000

requiring British and "looming danger" the only thing they had to

to Italy and the hond about it the Labour Party) was cat and persistent efforts derogatory and insulting. This avert, Mr. Dalton said.

He suggested the decision had would take about six week. beca laken while Mr Anthony now seems clear that the Allied Governments will not

HE time is obviously of the desire of the Kremlin to use dangerous Communist in the

Western Hemisphere, portune for Government | Gulana as a supply base for a

Romualdi. And arms to make use of the provi- guerilla campaign in Brazil."

send supplies through have gone through Gujana to sions of the Coroner's Court Gan when Brazil has such a

him, crabling him to step up Ordinance to appoint per-

his activities, Bons other than magistrates to conduct inquests. Stipen- | diary magistrates in England. are not called upon to add coroner's duties to their ordinary magisterial func- tions, and so far as Hong- kong is concerned we seo no good reason why coroners should also have to be magistrates. Manifestly the

Bursts Its Dykes

heavy court work at present North Italy Floods

imposed on our magistrates

tends to cause serious delays

In the conducting of in-

The

sudden display

shy

40

of friendship for bordering

on Eden, the Foreign Secretary, was

American troops

over

the Labour Party, order 10 away recovering from a recent withdraw.all their troops while

fillal reverence, secure 0 kind

protection,

e

¡

Rome, Oct. 28. rain-swollen River questa. Many weeks elapsed Adige today burst its dykes before the circumstances pertaining to the death of in two places near Verona

and Ronco and spilled over labour

in

US Credits

To Israel

Washington, Oct. 28. US Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, today announced that he was granting $26,000,000 credits to Israel.

taken bo

The credit was to be given in of paternal operation. is nothing but Mr Eden

the slightest possibility exists of the form of economic aid to is- had said carlier an armed conflet between Italy jrael. The decision ends the one- cynical opportunism directed by Britain and America did not and Yugoslavia,

month old embargo on American political expediency, for which foresee the threat of milliary

economic aid to Israel which Communists aro well force when they decided to

diplomatic had been imposed following the Such a war, trained."

hand over their zone of Trieste quarters here say, could be outbreak of the Israeli-Jordan to Italy. He sums up "The democratic

disastrous for the whole Western dispute. Mr Edan openly abionitiod that defence buildup against Russian movement of British Brzu and the United States Communism. Mr J. C. Guimgam were the flat farmlands of North-from the demoralising blows President Tito's reaction would Culona is already recovering seriously miscalculated what Investigated by a coroner. Similarly three weeks have ern Italy, while near Venice received under

the short-lived be to their decision to hand over gone by since a Chinese was the Plave River overflowed Jagan regime and is again able zone A of Trieste to Italy-

But he rebuked the Yugoslav killed by a motor car near and flooded the countryside, to challenge publicly the Corn-

Soveral other rivers Brutmunist leadership." London leader for threatening to march Tsun Wan and yet there has

into the zone as soon as the been no sign of a coroner's streams burst their banks and Express Service.

thousands of nereg became lakes

Western Alkies left it,

"There can be no justification for such threats," he declared;

Mr Eden told the House of Commores the Allied Governments forbraw violent reaction fromti

court of inquiry being while the mighty River Po CDC- arranged to investigate the tinued to Tise steadily and fatality. These delays leave ominously.

that the

the Impression

Most rivers and streams in Authorities

the evading Arc

northeast aro swelling-and their public responsibilities. the ray still continues.

120 In

southwestern "too" of

For overworked magistrates, Italy, where the severest foods inquests may well be submerged 400 square miles of nuisance, but they remain territory last week, ten villages a necessary nuisance and are stil isolated.

there is no justification for

In the Calabrin

Will Fulfil Obligations

F

Mr Dulles explained that this decision had been Mr John Foster Dulles, the work on the Jordan River dom- cause Israel agreed to suspend American Secretary of State, ming operations. He said that fald yesterday that the five-by granting these credits, the Power conference on Trieste United States

support of the proposed by the Big Three United Nations Truce Observ Foreign Ministers at their recent tion Commission was endorsed London conference would com- and

that the obstacle to prise Britain, France, America, economic aid to Israel had been Italy and Yugoslavia.

eliminated.

Ho added that plans for economic ald to' Arab countries

́DIPLOMATIC ACTIVITY /

Ch

both Italy and Yugoslavia to their It is to Caléd that intense were progressing and suma to decision. But they agreed that diplomatice activity between the be allocated would be their solution was more likely to five capitala da now directed.nounced in the near future,

The $20,000,000 grant would work if they ennouriced it with- | An Anglo-American working

cover six-month period.-- out prior consultation with the party has been set up at the two disputants,

Foreign Office in London to France-Presso co-ordinate the Allied efforts

A DEAD. LETTER

to conveno such a conferenco in a manner acceptable to both Yugoslavia and Italy.

PARLIAMENT IS PROROGUED

Cairo, Oct. 28. The Egyptian Minister for National Guidance, Major · El region of Salem, today declared in failure to conduct a court of southern Italy an estimated 100 broadcast that Egypt would ful- Mr Eden also openly Inquiry merely because it people have died in the floods her International obligations accepted for the first time that causes inconvenience to the und 1,000 hectares (2,470 a

in regard to the protection of the British, French and Amori

London, Oct. 20. of bengainat plantations have the Suez Canal

President Tito is at present con declaration of 1948 favour- responsible authorities. Go- been destroyed. Bergamot, one of

The Queen in Privy Council vornment needs to make a Calabria's most important pro-

ing the return to Italy of both insisting that the holding of the

today Buckingham Palace

order espresuppose

Implementation of approved the

proroguing of thorough review

was a dead letter, its decision to hand over Zone Parliament the ducts, is an essential ingredient could only play its natural part the Yugoslav, and Allied zones of Ave-Power conference must not at whole situation pertaining of high quality perfume.

from tomorrow There was "no practicable to Italy, Signor Further south, in the Mediter

Giuseppe until next Tuesday. to coroners' courts and to

of effectin possibility

erher Pells, the Italin Prime

The Queen will herself at- this solution or that of revise the system in such ancan Island of Sielly, the

establishment of a tree territory must go through.

* next week's, statis „ro- Minister, said the Allied plan tend manner that there need be number of homeless 1992 todas

we opening when at a joint session to 000 19 sircams became Egypt's numerotta cfforts to as laid down by the Italian peace

of both hourer she' will 'maka noither unnecessary delays torrents

and then disastrous reach a Pacific agreement with treaty, he mid;

Franco, which is not participat a speech outlining the Gover Mr Eden Bereply attacked ing directly in the Londces dics, ment's

He added that his country

in the strategle area of the Middle East as an independent and sovereign state,

In his eprech, he stressed

nor evasions in the holding takes, burying farms and out- Britaiți on the evacuation of LS FLO Labour Opposition and since she has go troops in Triesto | tern.-Revamo for the now

of inquiries into unnaturallying houses in the area round Suez Conal zone.-France-

deaths.

now

Elna volcano,--Reuter,

Prtest.

Tortures And Massacres In Korea

that the 1948 declaration-made and was a party to the

when the Labour Party was in October decision, is also attempt- Work Suspended

power here--was merely a pro-ing to bcmg the Rome and al and had not therefore Belgrade, Governmenta tege har drastically affected the situation, on the qucation. L

posal

As an attempt to break a the aim of the

October

8

desion

different om that of the

from

Tel-Aviv, Oct. 28.

tonight

An Isuch Government

region.

south of.

The major, preoccupation of spokesman announced Washington, Oct. 28. Together with the report,, the War Crimes Division of the

tho, three Western Fogers is to that work be the diveratora; of The United States Army, in which the Army Secretary, Mr Army in Koren. It covered the

wag "dot (809)

eliminate the risk of a clath bathe River Jordan had been Communist Robert T. Stevens,' said described † panlod from the beginning et ive | dion, he maintainegizisti tween the Italian-and-Yugoslav | Suspended temporarily ́ đà the account of

ined troops in other Tileste or on denfiliarized that "the coldbloodad programma, of war through last June 30. atrocities, reported today 0.113 Americans were probably torture and murder carried on His total figure for probable

BON WATA Abo strontier that grude north of it. Lakka "Hutch, “in the Israti-Syrin" the the many people torby the Communist chany

Armorice vickiena

not realfirmed

There is, thoraire, much frontier Intenton anong

Army retonnal Phokairupile are changed out that bed not to go back on the latest sympathyt hard for the talen Ho mid the work had been tured and massacred in Korea:

The now account of Com-evidence-pictures of mutilated in November, 1951, by Colonel Allies plan, but he said the pool of Iman werk that both halted in order to facilitato co

should swithchus their sideration of the project by, thọ munist brutality, the Army wald, Gls and heaps of blackened James M, Hanley, then an officer hand-over to Italy would be acer

distance from United Nations Security Ögure "exposes the enemy for what he corpses of men roasted alive, charged with, gathering informe complicated and would inevity forces to do.

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TOWPATH MURDER TRIAL

Detective Accused Of Inventing A "Key" Statement

London, Oct. 28.

A Scotland Yard detective.was accused in the witness box today of inventing a "key" statement in which a 22-year-old labourer admitted murder. ing two teen-age girls on a River Thames towpath.

Alfred Charles Whiteway, accused of killing Christine Reed, 18, and Barbara Songhurst, 16, whose bodies were found stabbed and raped in the River Thames, listened intently as his counsel, Mr P. Rawlinson, challenged the detective.

But in the hushed courtroom at the Old Bailey, London's criminal court, Detective Superintendent. Herbert Hannam declared:

"It is a shocking suggestion. I am pleased to deny it."

to a camp

A few minutes carlier, the day of the murders sintement was read to the court the boys had net as the murder drama heightened. river,

up by the In it Whiteway is alleged to have rood: "I done it. What a been done for a while in a tent One, John Wells, said he had

mess.

wrong.

must be am mental. My mind with Barbaru Laiking. He said, ho and Barbara had to lie down la "Must have a woman, I can- the tent because I was low. riot

stop myself. I am not n murderer."

Under English law, Whiteway the girl. is charged with one murder Albert Sparks said: "I kissed that of Barbara Sanghurst- Christine several times, but though the prosecution say he nothing

from that." killed both girls,

Sparks agreed there had been The statement described how some romping and ragging" at he "bashed one girl and she the camp. went down "like a log."

Dr Arthur Mann, a pathologist, The other screamed out was asked to examiro two axes," down by the lock," he said. One was the weapon Walloway Is "Never saw her till then. I alleged to have used to knock nipped over and shut her up." the giris unconscious, the other

SHOWN CHOPPER

who are used by the cumpers. He said the backs of the two The court was told the state- 1x05 were almost the same,→→ ment was taken after the de- china Mail Special, i tective, who was in charge of investigation, laid a chopper op before Whiteway. The a. made no comment In the statement, Whiteway'

Wolls cald he had never kissed or had sexual intercourse with -

n

about it.

is alleged to have said:

"Put that chopper away. It haunts me. What more do you

want to know?

Penalties To Be Removed

Paris, Ost. 20. The Labour Committee of the French National Asembly today that voted to urge the govemment to Whiteway never made the remove penakics taken against warsters, who took part in the

Mr Rawlinson claimed

alatement.

The detective replied: "They August sizike wave.

ore his own words from his own The motion was passed by 20 lip. That statement is

the votes

not mean to

'em

I never

in

France-Press0,

Communists and

the

majority.-

Homes- Raided

Pretoria, Oct, 28, Police raided the home of five Lenders of the Transvaal · Indian Congress here yesterday.

only one that unlocks the key to seven, with two absten-

Sociales, to this whole crime."

He said that Whitewny turned Popular Republicans voted "noticeably

when told together palo" that one of his shoes had heavy bloodstains on it.

He added: "I saw he was trembling considerably and he

Kno kill said you know it was me. I did want to hurt anyone'.

Whiteway was alleged to have

Mr Sigamoney, whose home told the, police that when he was arrested he had the axe "up was among those raided, and the his shirt. In ↑ police car, he police seized documents belong- pushed it under a seat to hide it. ing to the Congress and others

The detective sold he had six belonging.

the Joint Council interviews with Whileway last- of Europeans and non-B lag a

a total of 11 hours.

and the Transvaal Pence

homes The trial was adjourned until

The

raided other Thursday.

* tha belonged to Mr Nana Sita, Earlier in the hearing, three Secretary of the Congress, Mr B. Mr G. youths were cross-examined by Mooloo, the President, the

and

Dr D. Chetty- Barbara

defence about visits by Sooboo and Christine on the Reuter,

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