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COMMENT OF THE DAY
The Templer Mystery
THE
cryptic
official
Tannouncement that
Gerald
Generni Sir Templer, who has just given
his juls
up
JIM
High Commissioner Malaya, is not to assume the General appointment of
are
Offeer Commanding British Forces in Germany, creates a sense of bewilderment.! The offefal strtement adds that in due course tieneral Templer will be given un? important military appoint. ment, but this only server to deepen the mystery. Al this particular time there
few
more important!
that military posts than which General Templer hasi vacated in Mainya. That of GOC to the British Army of the Rhine, with its clone affiliations with NATO can be regarded 8 one. 101 what, after that, is Cul- nidered more important and for which there may vacancies in the ntar future? Deputy to General Gruenther, NATO military chief, is one of them, but there have hera no signs that Field Marshal Mont-i gomery is to be relieved of this office. Chief of Imperial General Stuff another, but again Field Marshal Sir John Harding A long time to ha# before his normat term expires. There remains the ponsibility
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Geneva Stalemate Warning Sloss Guilty:
Students' Hunger Strike Threat
Singapore, June 2.
A group of 500 Singa- pore Chinese students. Including 100 giris, bar- ricaded_themselves tonight In the Chinese high school of Bukli Timah, threaten- Ing to ro
hunger strike until the government rranted them exemption compulsory military from service.
The Bluden profesia started on May 13 when 48 wiudents were arrested demonstrations outside the rovernment buliding. Eight of the biggest schools here have now been closed in anticipation of trouble and six newspapers have been etted for contempt of court articles for publishing
the de-
Franco-
commenting monstrations. Presse.
Police Methods
No Public
ם[
Inquiry Says Lyttelton
74
new key command coming
London, June 2. Into existence and for which,
Mr Oliver Lyttelton, the General Templer Is
Colonia) Secretary, refused marked, And that lee in the House of Commons might conceivably be chief today to order a public in- of the proposed Southenal Asia Treaty Organisation, quiry into methods used by A vague hint that this might the police to disperse be the appointment in mind for General Templer is con- tained in the report that Admiral Radford, Chuirman of the United States Com- bined Chiefs of Staff, is admirer of and believer in
General Templer's strategy
which he dealing with the Communist terrorists in Malaya, But In allowing for the possi- bility of such an appoint ment, several points have to be kept in mind.
By
Molotov Lady Cripps' Grandson
WRANGLE OVER
NEUTRALS
New Vietminh
Theory
Geneva, June 2.
The West today unanimously rejected Com- munist demands for a Korea-style Indo-China ceasefire commission including Communist "neu- trals", but the Soviet Foreign Minister hinted at a stalemate unless Reds are seated on the proposed truce supervising body.
The East-West fight over the question of "can a Communist be neutral" occupied the entire 13th ression of the nine-nation conference. It was generally agreed that no sign of compromise on either side was offered at the meeting.
Soviet sources called Mr Molotov's speech "the most important of the conference". Western spokesmen deprecated the Russian's efforts.
At any rate, Mr Molotov offered no clues as to why he flew home to Moscow over the weekend. After hearing the US, Britain and France reject the Com- munist plan for a Korean-type supervisory commission
two Communists and two non-Communist neutrala - Mr Molotov rose to warn that "it would be difficult to obtain any agreement" unless the welcome mat was crowd of students at a de-spread to the Red nations. monstration in Singapore While the political meeting taken tu
last month.
force that was necessary.
Mr Stan Awbery,
a Labour
for new prepare was on, the first military coun- | fighting, He said he was althod the ell of French Union and Viet- Why did Mr Chou always pulice used the minimum of | minh officers got to grips with talk of US ald te Indo-China in the problem of ceasefire zones. raising the problem of need
Five Frenchmen (four ofBeers
for a ban on foreign aid, when clear that so much and one political adviser) and it was so
sat at one table Chinese old was being fed to wo to the
of the the Vietminh TOGIN
armies now at the gates of Hanut, M. Bidault asked.
member, had asked for an in- quiry into an incident on May has applied in 13 in which 36 school children were injured when the police made a baton charge on 1,100 stedents as they were going to give moral support to a delega- ion which was going to inter- view the Governor.
Mr Lyttelton replied:
two Singapore "Pupils in Southeast
schools petitioned for exemption from
f5: registration alliance is at the moment tonul strvice on
na- the ground only a thought. Britain has :bat this service would inter- refused to commit herself to rupt their studies. The Act- the object until the outcome ing Governor greed to rc- of the Geneva conference on ceive a deputation but it failed Indo-Chinn and Korea is to keep the appointment. known. And there could be
THE establishment
agreement
unnecessary.
Anit
of defence
reached
l
die
Palace of Nations. They and the Vietminh discussed pro- cedure-nothing else und agreed it was important for contact to be made in the field between the rival High Commands and that sub-committees should be formed to outline the zones in which the opposing forces would be reassembled.
Mr Molotov, M. Georges
Frenicli Bidault, the
Foreign Minister,
Walter Mr
Bedeli of Smith, US Under-Seerciary State and Mr Chou En-la, Red China's Foreign Minister and
Premier held the spotlight. But
#
some 10 and 18 500 pupils (mostly
the most significant contribution years of age) assembled to de- Geneva which would render monstrate and refused
to the discussion was made by to dis-
the Vietminh Foreign Minister, the suggested defence pacl | perse. The police then
Pham Van Dong. Circumstances persed them with the minimum
theory- advanced the He without using supported by which might. Justify of force and
the Chinese and abandonment of the defence batons,
Soviet leaders that mixed "Later about 100 reassembled
"Vietminh commissions plan are, for example, an
Franco effective ceasefire in Indo- who roke them should do the actual policing
who
up with 1
the international group while China, agreement on the baton charge. Forty-nine worn
would only make certain that political future of Vietnam arrested and have been changed no foreign reinforcements arrived and the associated states, with obstructing the police during the armistice. and full guarantees for the Eloven of the arrested students
and national in- suffered minor injuries. security tegrity of the country. These, in fact, would be essential requirements. The iden of a free world South- east Asla defence
MINIMUM OF FORCE
The
The West plready has learned "mixed" com- Jn Koren how
international missions minus
What was needed, he said,!
local con- were many mobite trol groups to work under und alongside an International con- trol
com- organism. Mixed missions could
operate only within this framework,
ho sold.
when he
Here is the first picture of the eight day old son of Mrs Peggy Appiah, wife of an Ashanti chief, and daughter of the late Sir Stafford Cripps and Lady Cripps. Baby Kwame is seen here blinking as he is held in the crook of his mother's arm-London Express photo.
Aircraft Offensive In Indo-China
Hanoi June 2
Է
Two Years'
Sentence
Geoffrey Duncan Sloss, 30, of 375A The Peak was found guilty of manslaughter by an all-male Jury and sentenced to two years' hard labour by the Puisne Judge, Mr Justice J. R. Gregg in the Criminal Sessions this morning.
Sloss was alleged to have unlawfully killed a ricksha puller, Ng Chow, shortly after 3 a.m. on February 25. It was further alleged that the deceased was killed by a car driven by the accused allegedly under the Influence of alcohol.
His Lordship further disqualified accused from holding a driving licence for a period of two years after his release from prison, He ordered that the conviction be endorsed on his licence.
The Jury returned Д 5-2 which noted majority verdict of guilty after others.
a deliberation of nearly one
hour and 25 mimites. passing sentence on the
In
ac-
as a deterrent to
ANXIETY & REMORSE "From the point of view of his own punishment I would submit, with respect, that the remorse that he since this very
cused, his Lordship said:
"Geoffrey Duncan Sloss, you anxiety and have rightly been convicted of must have felt
wore charged.
1
the offence with which you unhappy accident is a matter 3m taking for consideration by your Lord- all that has been ship when you come to decide
behalf
Into account
ssid on your
and the upon the nature of the penalty least sentence I can impose to be inflicted, and it is a matter upon you is one of two years'
your for
Lordship's com- Imprisonment with hard inbour."* dderation that this verdict has
The accused showed no sign virtually ended, his of emotion when the Foreman Hongkong and of the Jury verdict,
announced the lim
COUNSEL'S PLEA
career. in
has. deprived
employment," Mr
of d'Almada said,
Continuing he bald, "Is It In an impassioned plea on be-gard to all the
necessary, my Lord, having re- principles that half of Sloan, the Hon. Leo govern the Infllction of punish- d'Almada, "QC, loading Counsel mert that the accused should be for the Dafence, said that the sentenced to a term of imprison- accused was 30 years old, and ment7" was employed In a shipping "I would arm in Hongkong.
urge with great respect that all the circum- Accused was a married manetances of this case be carefully with twin children of two years weighed." old and his wife was expecting
This
The fact that, a punishment a third child, Chunget said. at a fine--a heavy ine should conviction. Inevitably his Lordship see it to Impose means the loss of employment of that degree was more than by the
focused and I'do
adequate in the circumstances think I should be gulity of ex-from the point of view not only If I say that his of the accused himself but also aggeration chances of employment in Hong broader considerations of 'a
hereafter are practically deterrent to others. Mr d'Almada erki,
Mr d'Almada concluded: My that in Counsel said that his Lord-submission, therefore,
ship had heard the evidence (Contd. on back page, Col., 4) given by the accused that ha had been driving cars and riding motor cycles in Hong-
the last seven
years and Counsel's instructions were of that time,
France began fighting a full-scale war today kong for
in the rice fields and villages of the Red River delta. that in the courted only of
War
TAIPEH GETS RAID ALARM
such trivial offences as parking, apart from which there nothing against the accused.
d'Almada said: "During raid they
An armada of 50 aircraft blasted a big Vietminh base he had been 12 miles southeast of Hanor and wiped it out before dawn. Fighter-bombers flew 36 miles south to the embattled out post of Choi Noi and helped its company-strength garri- son beat off an attack by a battalion of rebels for the fifth straight night.
Patrols
Reliable
No details
Manila, June 3. unofficial · sources QUOTES MAO
received Information M. Bidault drew smiles of ap-
the Battle of Hongkong accused Formosa was being raided by preciation from Western dele-
fought as a volunteer and help-aircraft today or at least was gates and a glare from the Chinese Communists
ed to maintain the record of under an ate alert. along the Hanol process with troops rushed north; that body of troops which was
were available: quoted from a booklet issued by the Chinese Icader, Mao Tse- Halphong road and rail lifeline from quiet areas in southesz spoken af so highly by H.E. the The United States Clark Air Force Base společsman said be They were strengthened to prevent | Indo-China.
Governor only last Sunday." tung, entitled "New Democtucy",
knew nothing about the report, The
Mr d'Almada went on to say Bidauli Communists who seized a post quotation M.
on the road nine miles east of A mobile French unit is ex-
Mackay Radio said Talpeh. efted said, "The moment the
bo airlifted here that there was no doubt of the conflict between
was off the air for 17 minutes here on Monday from, stopping pected Soviet Russia
United gravity of the offence of which war from North Africa by flow of American and imperialist England
regrouping French States Air Force Globemasters, accused had been found guilty from 9.16 to 9.32 Manila time There was no doubt also that today-due to an air raid alarm. But even these reinforce-perity for an offence of that RCA confirmed there was an air' Hanol echoed to the tramp of monts will hardly compensate kind should be of that nature alarm in Talpeh.--United Press.
soldiers for the 14,000 men, the flower of their of the French army, lost at National Day and loaded with Dien Bien Phu, military ob-
acrvers agreed. brand new American anns.
the
and America becomes further material to sharpened, China must stand Union forces, either on one side or the other. This is the inevitable tendency
Can China bo neutral without
Vietnamese
riding in honour
to
eaning to either side? This is dream talk The whole globu is embroiled in these two battle Vines. In the world from now
Expansion of the Vietnam Early today Saigon was rock- em, neutrality is only a term for
Into effective ed for three hours
by terrine National Army deceiving people.
front line units capable of M. Bidault then warned that explosions when a two-and-a- any control
milo ammunition operating independently is still must be effective half square
alfar of observers feel, despite dump blow up, killing several General Hinh's speech today.
and the side could exercise their 59 per and tore the conference beVietnamese and wounding about | Many Vietnamese troops have
control cent
03
"bulit-in A
Just
BIDAULT CAUTIONS
be
1. Communist nations cannot
neutral. Nations
The Agan this afternoon, sources close 10 soldiers and civilians.
been discouraged by the Io95 to the French
been touched delegation blasis may have
of Dien Bien Phu, and are described M. Bidault's views os off by Communist saboteurs, the feared prey to rebel propaganda.
French authorities said. being:
The dump at Phu Tho, on the
two
be selected from different Con- biggest arms and ammunition supervisory commission should miles from Salgon, is one of the (Britain and the US depots in Indo-China. A tenth
as of ile stocks were destroyed. Asiana many
#15
.
RESERVES RIGHT
Shells and bullets kept ex-
"I am satisfied that the police control work. Western sources used the minimum of force emphasised that the Communist that was Recessary, answer to the last part of the pact question (asking for an inquiry) voto". A anathema to the is, no sir. Communists, And It is When Mr Aubery, in asking conceivable that they will Mr Lyttelton to reconsider the
for an inquiry.
M. Bidault cautioned the con-
DENOUNCES COWARDS eventually agree to a mottle-request
to the action by ferred
theference to keep in mind that the of the Indo-China | ment
General Hinh denounced the on these problems to be settled included problem largely along the polleo as "an attack
"cowards" among the Vietnam young Big Three lines if, by sore a Conservative, the problem of guaranteeing any Alpoort, asked if it settlement and he put weight on
people who were only waiting doing, they believe this wa
for the chance to do themselves in order for a member to the need to define what agency tinents WAS
favour
some good in the war. would provent n
Crowns would control the work of the defence accuse the police of a
Commission and possible). alliance from coming into Colony of making an attack on Supervisory
"Vietnam ⠀ will not tolerate its terms of referènce
throughout the day these unworthy ploding being. On the other hand a number of school children,
creatures,” he Speaker, Mr W. S. would be. it. is clear that the United Morrison, repiled that members
2. France reserves the right to
Only
were by mid-afternoon He said any control
group end reinforcemente to Indo- Bames under control. A huge said. "You must not let anyone Staten, Britain, Australia!
mache
themselves responsible must have the right to oversee China during an armistice since cloud of black gunpowder trample on your homeland, You havo tho right to aim your rifles and Now Zealand are taking for the truth of their sinte- frontlers and ports. Their job it remains part of
the French
oppose the n realistic view of possible ments.
was not only to prevent the Union and since only Americans hung over the city, and at all thoss, who
houses within a few yards of
interests of Mr Lyttelton:
of your country "TO describe two forces from resuming the or Chinese could be regarded as the dump were evacuated as developments in Southeast
that foreigners.
those who work only for their war but to make, cerlain Asia, and the high level stuff this as an attack seems to me
(The Communists
precautica. ...
own interests with the purpose (Contd. on back page, Col 7) clandestino measures were not (Contd. on back page, Col 7) talks
in now going on
of bleeding it white to satisfy the dalta; regrouping Washington are designed to
Froncir forces went on at to their personal ambition. prepare for eventualities,
speed to make maximum use of Far west in Laos, Franco- forces evacuated the without prejudico to the
what the High Command can Laotian muator before Coricral Va defence post of Denetalat" on Gonova talks. Events may
Nguyen, Glob launches his doita the right bank of the Mekong well force the creation of
Vienna, Juna 2. Schoenbrunn Barracks in Vientia The statement said that the offensiya
expected late this | River 35 miles south of Faken, Two British soldiers ran amok contrived to obtain possession of British Ambasador; Bir Geoffrey month
The post was under attack by with the signatories com-with stolen rifles early today, rifles and ammunition.
Wallinger, ""telephoned an ex-
a sirong Vietminh foros for The Supreme mitted to Botion on lines seriously wounding a
Commander, 10 days.
·British i
pression of his doẹp regret” to similar to those applying | Military Policeman who tried to They shot
The Hada have been "In- und seriously the Austrian Chancellor, Julius General Herirt Navarre and
Military Ranb
* delta commandór, General Rens, with the North Atlantic arrest them, killed an Austrian wounded a Britis
The Embassy said that full Cogny, will have to face the singly active in the Bessac
region along
Bright In motorist and lojured four other Policeman who tried to arrest
Bank of Treaty Organisation.
Cour: victorious divisions of which case a supreme com- Austrians.
barricks and created a series of spree must be withheld peġdids Dien Bien Phu, with little extra April, ca mander will be needed, and][
A British Embamy statement | grava - Incidents
two Invortigation of the case help if the attack des come tails been hay probably no man could fill said that it deeply regrets to soldiers concerned were fatter But it seld als pub much an important office as have to confirm that during the apprehended by the Police and parts of the incidents were rub- well as General Sir Gerald night of Jund 1-2, two British handed over at opce to the anthily accurate. Talled Timpler.
soldiers stationaal A "the Brila imbiliary, malkovitšen bad perman
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Two Soldiers Run Amok In Vienna
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