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New Phase

NEW phase has developed

In the dark hide-and-seok confusion of blood, steel, bulleta and fear of the Mau Mau war. The terrorists have been driven from the Aberdare and Konyn forcata and are now trying to main- tain themselves in the settled nreas of Nairobi. โก one sense it might be regarded as a great milltary success but taken in conjunction with the campaign as A whole the effect of this achievement In somewhat mitigated by the sober realisation that the fighting lins been merely transferred to a new and more terrible setting the very homes of the town-dwelling Kikuyus. This is a savage and bar- barous campaign, where fear. ia an oven greater and more potent weapon than the ugly steel paaga knives of the Mau Mau which have carved their cruel and ugly mark In the life of Kenya. This scourge has all but frayed the nerves of the people coming on top of the natural

of disasters

1953-the

foot locusts,

und fluke, mouth and wire worm, to mention just a few.

WITH this background in

We

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mind, readfly undereland The the growing agitation by

CHINA

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY." 23, 1954.

DULLES REITERATES

"NO RECOGNITION"

American Attitude To

Red China

Washington, Feb. 22.

Fears that American foreign policy was moving towards recognition of Communist China were allayed today by the American Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, who assured Con- gressional leaders that the United States would not recognise the Peking government and that this non-recognition had been a pre-condition of America's taking part in the Geneva conference.

A State Department communique issued after Mr Dulles had reported to Congressional leaders

on the results of the Berlin conference stated that

the Secretary of State had made it plain that there

would be no American recognition of Communist

China-either de facto or de jure.

Soviet Army

Ready

London, Feb. 22. The Soviet Defence Minister, Marshal Nikolai Bulganin, de clared today that "our armed forces are in a position to deliver

blow

upon any a crushing enemy."

"At present our armed forces are strong enough to cool down those hotheads who have jost their senses and who might try to encroach upon our indepen dence," he said.

The official communique on the meeting revealed that the Secretary of State had told both Republican and

Democrat Con- aressional leaders of the results achieved at Bellin after which a general discussion had been hold.

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17

Mr Dulles, said the communi- que, had made the following points:

1. As far as Europe was con- verted,

the Berlin conference had forced the Soviot Union to show its hand a hand that still held fast to what it had now and a hand that sought to frarp some more."

50

Jet Plane

H-Bomb

Breaks Up In Believed

Mid Air

Cheadle, Staffordshire, Feb. 32.

A Venom Jet fighter, one

of Britain's top secret sit-

orati, broke up in mid alr near here today and crERH- ed, killing the pilot.

The plane, oficially known as a DIÍ 112, roared low over villages and farma Viagern saw the plane disintegrate and then crash into a field.

Performance details of the Venom, which is being built for the Royal Air Force and Royal Navy, ato still on the secres 11. France and Australia have placed several ordern for 11.--Reater.

Indo-China

Fighting Lull Only Temporary

Paris, Feb. 22.

On Way To Eniwetok

Honolulu, Feb. 22.

The closing of Eniwetok Island 'caused heightened speculation today that the hydrogen bomb is on its way to the Marshall Islands atoll.

An order closing the secret base was issued yesterday. It was to remain effective for 24. hours. There was no official ex- planation for the ordia,

shid

SOTY

to

The weather. Burcou (yat there was no closo the Island because · of weather conditions. They were inost favourable in the area;

Reliable sources doubled that the island would be closed-co make runway repairs. If such were the case it would be more likely that the work would be dotle in other than a holiday weck.

These sources emphasised that they wire only speculating about delivery of the hydrogen bomb... The Ughtest security is

* bring

the malatalied, about forthcoming explosion. The Communist . High

the sources said, the fafundit. Command in Indo-China isgical reason for closing expected to resume its would be to parmis safe delivery ofensivo - shortly. to: a suln, the #bomb, the maximum of ground F. The bomble due to be exe before the start of the ploded in the next few weeks, It is believed that scientists are Genevri conference on Asia awaiting ideal weather, and in April, military 'quarters wind conditions. said here tonight,

NON-STOP FLIGHT

The present_lul! in nearly

No B-30's were reported In' Indo- all sectors of the Chinese battle theatre was or out of Hawail in the past day or so, This would indicate that regarded here as purely the bomb-if it is being flown→→ temporary.

would be carried on a non-stop

direct from the mainland.

insisted that "surprise" play

tests. The heavy have been tested far

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11-Year-Old Schoolgirl Strangled

Russia's

ia's Royal capital of Luang Prabang A-bomb and H-bomb Japanese Announcement

Puzzles

Businessmen

Picture opposite is that

of Margaret Spevick, 11- year-old schoolgirl, who was recently found dead in a one-roomed flat in Hove, Sussex. She had been strangled. A search was made for a Chelsea artist, William R. Hepper, and he has since been de- tained by police in Spain. Top picture showa'za London," pavement artist who contributed" "to" the search for Hepper by exhibiting a drawing of him on a London pave 'ment. - Daily Express photos.

Ex-Gestapo Men On Trial

Paris) - Fab, Jaka

The Nazi "Butchers of Paris, ES General Karl Oborg, and.

his chief alde, Colonel, Helmuth Knochen went on trial; for war- timo atrocities this afternoon after the French military tribunal had

their plea

for an

cused the

20 ctment ac-

68-year-old Gestapo

police commander who held occupied France in a grip of terror, and this aide of countless forures, beatings, and Bxdis- criminate shootings. –

Allaying the expressed fears of certain Con- settlers for stronger actiongressional leaders that America's taking part in the against the Mau Mau, But Geneva conference implied recognition of Communist it is becoming more obvious | China, Mr Dulles addressed his audience for over an every day as criticism con-

hour and a half. tinues

Sir of

Evelyn Baring's administration and General Erskine's command that the struggle has been seriously jeopardised by the failure to achieve effective political action supported by all sections of the corn- munity. Necessarily it has taken the Army many months to develop an effes. tive form of attack against the terrorists. Important made be changes must speodity in the role of the the Security Army and Forces to meet new develop- ments. Above all, there is n

it was not; excluded in ill- }cal sou very clear need for national check the

2. As far ns Asia was con-tary quarters here that General leadership to

B-47's-will Giap the Com- cemed, there would be no re- Von Nguyen

the Commander-in - Chief, part in disintegration of the politi-

cognition of the Chinese Communist cal forces, to strengthen thei

munist regime. The United might still try to capture the jet bombers found - Laotian Jand "The Soviet morale of the people and to

Government

States, the communique added, strongly defended mobilise all races behind the | takes every measure to maintain had obtained Soviet Government now that the normal relations with capitalist formal agreement to that cot in a bid to "soften up" French because of their higher speeds.

I is known that at least one to enable the

dition Mau Mau have been driven states in order

that efforts to unity and Vietnamese public opinion out of their forest hide-outs, peoples tu continue their peace Korca and promote peret in on the eve of the Geneva con- B-47 passed through Honolulu

fut lives as

last month en route to Eniwetek. long as possible," it in regrettable that White-Bulganin sald in a speech high-cut changing the basic American thought it was more likely that tests will be a series of

Indo-China could proceed with ference.

But mifitary quarters here Some sources said that the hall is inclined to put more lighting extraordinary celebra-

experi falth in the findings of tons.marking

Singapore, Feb. 23. the 30th anni-policy en China,

the Communists would turn to mente using both atomic and delegations of MP's from versary of the Soviet Army and

There were very few com "caster" targets, such as a drive hydrogen vehicles, climaxed by

Singapore business circles are puzzled by the an- tho mountainous an actual drop of a full-sized ments after the meeting. Westminster but it is even Navy,

Northern Laos to bydrogen bomb. jungles of

nouncement by the Japanese Ministry of Trade that more regrettable that the

Senator William Knowland reach the Burma frontier.

Japan expects to export more cotton and rayon textiles. reason lies in the complete Army constitutes the guarantee gave a terse "No comment.”

The

Communists

MAINTAIN SECRECY obvious Inability of

local

In the past, 50 per cent of a British military court for the psychological

quota that the peaceful

aim is to secure

Last year, the officials of the Two more increase settlera to forge a common people will continue. Any future

House Speaker Mariin said victories which will

Japanese textiles allowed into Japanese imports ive been murder of British paratroopers Atomic Energy Commission that the meeting had been the clamour for a truce in approach to the problem of enemy knows that they will."-

Singapore was set at 70,000,000 prints, 20 per cent dyed goods but their sentences were later "very Intereating United Press.

sub-France and will frighten the passed through Honolulu

Straits dolines, and by the end and 80 pr cent rayen goods commuted to life imprisonment.

France-Presse. stantial."

supporters of the three national Saturday night. They refused to governments of Vietnam, Laos give their names, identify them- of the year well over half this Router. Republican Senator Homer ant Cambodia," • one French selves or disclose their desting amount had not been taken up

by merchants in the form Ferguson of Michigan said he officer said.

tion was certain that the invitation

could cer- However, it known that icences. to Communist China did not tainty be expected to exert the two are scheduled to fly to early this week mean recognition of the Mae maximum pressure during the Eniwetok Tse-tung regime, France next two months to strengthen aboard a military plane. their caso at the Geneva

The last of the Honolulu-based ference, these quarters here technicians left for the test area last wock, Pan-American and COMPLETE CONFIDENCE United Airlines reported heavier there W25 complete than average flow of AEC and confidence here that General Government representatives from Henri Navarre, the French the mainland to Honolulu. From Commander-a-Chier, would there, they transfer to special succeed in holding all strate military planes for the flight to

oally impotany of the 12,000

the testing grounds.

AEC

officials said here that Communist division the Communiete will know of hours or ed and machine-gunned the which invaded Northern Laos within a matter trapped. zermants of: "General is still stationary in the jungle at the most within a week Cargo's terrorist gang. today about 80 kilometres from Lung when the bomb explodes.

Prabang.

Their dolly patrol plans will after Kenya's fiercest battle with the Mau Mau.

the radioactive con- together with measure

tents of air samples.): Just as 80,000 mon

The tip-off on the total date invited Congressmesi depart for testing grounds, United Press

their country.

the

Wonderful

value

fromp

FRYS

"The might of the Soviet

work of mur

PUNCH

KUNCHIE

Presse.

and

Terrorists Bombed

Nairobi, Feb. 22,

through

The Communists

said.

But

The madn

Royal Air Force planes bomb strong

in the Fart Hall area," possibly

These troops,

the estimated

drets.

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Concertjesusmonitters, 25. After yesterday's running.fight (mesed around the Frenin American Air Force:planes do.

Cokernut

COXERHUT BAR

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FRY'S 4 FAVOURITES

on

30 survivors of the 200 Mau Mau base of Dien Bien Phu, ont of the blast. will come when

Laos

Tonking border, me

1930.d

to be encountering considerable supply difficulties,

engaged fled to Runthia Ridge, an, E. shaped jungle area jutting into the Kikuyu reserve,

Latest French intelligence Nearly 90 of the gang are | ...

reports said these troops ware known to have boen killed, running short of rice and other

200 terroristis killed in sight days, Fant

making nearly

Inniskilling Fullers, polleoforeign

following the systematic Lood, ....

French bombing of Communist

and Kikuyu guards have bölfled

up the Tuathia Riige,

Minister" "Bidault"will" alnigat

The "Ridge: toxiny was ringed certainly lead the Frosch, das with strong-points as bombers

Tegation at the

roared in to strike at the Mau ference, it was officially

Mau remenang piang

A police

white phosphorus bombe, plne saldrá Indian

pointed sectors, for) bombing by. Nitro's, suppletion for an

Lincolns, and Härvardis

V.Mau Mac terroristá

Lost 3,399-Killed; 1,017.

1. they Colonial: Backy

mediate

Chiban Fad

ed

the

Druze Leader Arrested

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of

10%

Out of the $70,000,000, merchants had obtained licences for $48,000,000 worth of Japanese textiles by the end of the year but had only imported textiles to the value of $31,800,000.

This left a balance of $28,600,- 000 to be used,

For this reason, the irado advisory painel (textile section), which advised the Singapore Department of Industry, and Commerce decided, that the 1854 textiles quota for Japorioso should opgests from April 1 this

instead of year, i of Jaunary 1, na in The quota for Singapore for previous yours, the nine remaining months of 1054 has been provisionally set $50,000,000 compared with ahotal of $100,000,000 in 1652 and $80,000,000 in 1983 for the "of " the Federation and whole of North Borneo.

The advisory panol.: han set a quota of $20,000,000 for Jepan ere toxifies adr the period Apri 7 to June 30 and 'i baldinice" of 380,000,000 for

er of

the Fed the remainder tho. Fear.

Local dealers, caught with Jorgs stadion in part months with the Indonesian maricet closed Bakicat sikero,is have silearnt sie Datasseur, Feb. 29. biter lesson: send are, kanyargita

troos sald { tadage – to woric>pul what to order, en

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Listening to the. changes against him Oberg, with shaved head and strong brutal face made a sharp contrast with the 44-year-old Knochen who stood beside him with smiling face

two

serving The appearance life sentences. Immediately after

wer they were

were sentenced by the wor

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