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PE

GILMANS

UCESTER ARCADE

COMMENT OF

THE DAY

Good Progress

ESPITE tho optimistic

Dreport of the resettlement

is

authorities, it would be to 188ume that wrong Government has turned the corner in dealing with this formidable problem. It would probably bo more correct at this stage to observe caution and to say that "good progress" being mado. The Commis- sloner's report issued to the Urban Council on Tuesday doca however record two vory significant achieve ments in the six months under review: completion of fire lanes in aquatter Агедв and

Д remarkable Increase in the number of people resettled-41,060 in the six months. Undoubted- ly this is largely due to the formation

the of Department In May this

which your

involved

new

centralisation of a number

CHINA

No. 85947

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1954,

MAIL

Price 20 Cents

HURRICANE DISASTER IN CARIBBEAN

Two Towns Battered By

Battered By New World Government May Intervene

100 m.p.h. Winds,

Big Death Roll Reported

3 BUILDINGS LEFT STANDING

Miami, Oct. 13.

Hurricane "Hazel” killed 200 people and injured 350 others when it passed over the towns of Aux Cayes and Jeremie, Haiti, reports reaching here from Port Au Prince, said today. Whole Buildings were swept into the sea at the height of the storm.

Reports from Haiti said the town of Jeremie, 40 miles northwest of one authority. This unified Aux Cayes, was almost completely submerged by the sea.

of aliled functions in the

organisation has, made it

possible for the work of clearance and resettlement

to be carried out with smoothness and precision and it has undoubtedly led to an neceleration of the work carried out by the authorities.

THE

success of the new policy decided upon earlier this year is Illustrated by the fact that whereas the number resettled December 1952 was 34,560 and 43,015 eleven months later, today the number is This in excess of 95,000.

Haiti is a republic in the West Indies. It occupies roughly a third of the island which is north of Venezuela and in the Caribbean Sea. Aux Cayes is on the south coast of the island,

Record For Chataway

London, Oct. 13. Chris Chataway, `Bri- tish long distance runner tonight set a new world record for the 5,000 metres 13 minutes 61.6 seconds in one of the most memorable races in athletic history.

He was running in the London Moscow track and field meeting at the Wiäte Cily.

He beat Vladimir Kutz of Moscow, the holder of the title --- thus aveng- ing his defeat by Kulz during the European championships at Berne recently,

(See P: 6 for Full Report)

The town of Jeremie was almost entirely razed to the ground by Sudden End

the 100 m.p.h, hurricane, the latest reports reaching here today confirmed.

are party, as well as local Red Cross Only three buildings, a.con-disaster. Many thousands

officials, and government forces vent, a barracks and a bank, known to be homeless. were left standing.

Carrier-based American hell-bringing ald to the victims.

The death toll was expected copters dropped doctors and

into

the to be considerable in Jeremie and medical supplies

Grand Anso: the of city thedevastated

It was feared that a large number of the town's 11,000 in

perished habitants

in

by Mr Vyshinsky

almost sensational improve- mont however representa a'

Surprises

definite stage...in the NO, Again-

development of an ordered resettlement plan. Certainly

the rate of the previous This Time Over The years

unoxelting is

by Trieste Agreement comparison but at the same timo those years wore largely concerned with the necessary preliminaries of

Obviously a task of this

The

present

New York, Oct. 13. The Soviet Union sur-

planning and experiment. prised delegates in the United Nations tonight, by magnitude offered no simple announcing that the recent resettlement rate has now Trieste agreement between reached 300 a day. This Yugoslavia and Italy would suggests that theoretically, "promote the establishment If this rate can be, con- of normal relations", be tinued, it might be possible tween the two countries and to resettle the balance of would lessen tension in that! the approximately 210,000

part of Europe, squatters in some form of accommodation in two to The Soviet comment was made two and a half years' time, in a conciliatory letter to the United Nations from the USSR

Jeremie..today in 10 kwake of N

Haltians hurricane "Hazel," which Wreck- ed at least two cities and left thonda homeless.

To King

Appeal

Case

to, the West, "where,

wald, floods An appeal on criminal ports

against Mr swept everything sway including proceedings homes and population Two - resiciensis who trudged Mountainous les entering the James King "** ended abruptly, before Mr Justice out of the mail Southem port city swept away the hospital, over

rein-twept mountains prison and -monastery, Port Reynolds in the Supreme

of the dis-facilifles were demolished and Court this morning: brought, first news

houso was badly uster to Marfranc, 10 miles the Customs. was bey MW..H., Seymour who against the

shortwave radio, Jertrole: "was-

the

the

answer on

charge

20

In Big Dock

Strike

London, Oct. 13. If a Trade Union appeal to striking dockworkers fails tonight, the British Government is expected to intervene and call employers and em- ployees to a joint conference to try and stop the strike spreading all over the country.

The union leaders are meeting the men in London's Albert Hall in an attempt to persuade them to return to work,

The Government is faced with Yesterday Bir Walter Monckton threatened national rail strlice, fis gravest wave of industrial made a special report on the and in a dispute, involving throe million shipbuilding end." en- unrest with dock strikes and situation to the Cabinet

Communists.org j

Agineering workers, ; abus strike growing in Londen.

Although

strike, how dock

wever, pre Nearly 30,000 dockers were on alding the spread of both the

complex striker, the ants 4 more bus

Minis strike in Londen tonight tying dock and the Up 282 ships in two separate disputes have no definite pall difficult challenge to

ter as the issue le tical motive, Inbour

disputes

began

CONDITIONS WORKING Fresh dock strikes

the day in Glasgow,

All stem from union disputes Scotland,

and and

Southampton,

over working conditiona Southern England, and strike bave one underlying theme-

determination. tha

workers to leaders wore threatening to

tendency to make night to spread the stoppage to

overtinio compulsory or a all British

ports

permanent

"of their carn- ings, part

·who

combat any

STRIKE WORSENS A bus strike in London,

Sir Walter Monckton, launched this morning, worsened Hourly during the day until 0,000 has been an acknowledged suc- mien the women were Idie cess as Labour Minister in affecting 87 bus routes in the Right-wing administration, capital and causing traffic chaos-facing his greatest challenge., in, the underground railway net- work.

Sir Walter Monckton, Minister pt-Labour, rectives reports hour by hour on the deteriorating strike position, but there was no immediate sign of any Govern- ment intervention,

All indications tonight were that he would make an early bid to call employers and work- ers to a joint conference to try and stop the striae from spread ing all over Britain.

by a "union war" which, woul handicap moves for a settlemen

Router.

Mr Attlee Sympathises With Peking

London, Oct 12 Tho, leader of the Apposition, Mr Clement Attlee said tonight welcome a top-level talk" with he thought "the Musalsa bula

Ho alm Britain and the United States. jald heympihized with Communist China, in Ka lempts to win Formosa. He was answerin

Del

He has been successful this

with this approach to an world problems.

your

Korean Guerilla Mass Murder

a South

Leader On Charge

on his

followers Russia arid

over

remarks on

Seoul Oct. 13–14448 Formald A34-year-old North Korean leatenant-general: SPIAN. EIN completely isolated from the suburb of Bordes, which was fraudulent conversion of some accused of being the top ruerilla leader in South Ko

She rest of Hall he floods cut off all oherwise roads and submacrrect airports leaving completely destroyed, 30,000, apsiled through Counsel went on trial before a Military Court Today In Año

of its 15,000 for leave to withdraw the Republic of Korea's first war crimes trial,

Comunista wớn-the- appeal on the ground of Mr

He demanded to be treated The seas were so rough, Haitian reddents without shelter..

Mr. Attlee said, he thought Coast

Standing trial with Lt-Gen.. Guard ships probably. Hurricane: “Haze!" hit the King's ill health..

Nam Do Bu were four of his as a prisoner of war and claim- Chinese were will not be able to enter the Baharsas tonight and began an

ominous

shift toward

Mr A. J. Clifford (instructed Heutenants, including a 24 od that the milliary court had than tho port for days,

by Mr. D. Hammond) who year-old Communist "nurec, Bo authority to try him. The mind you, they're, dyed-in-th Northwest... APPEALS FOR BELP

the vicious

NAM,

Korean by court ruled, however, that: the wool. Communists.", storm con- appeared for Mr. Seymour, B to United States au- Appeals thorities and the American Redtinues its northwesterly swing. it Director of George Falconer and birth, admitted at the opening five guerillas could not be He said he thought the Rus

} level talk” with 'Britain and the of 2,800 the Geneva convention.

US-but did not-press tive figue Cross were sent out by the Hal- might rage, through the Central Co. (HK) Ltd. disclosed this day's session he was respons- treated as war prisoners under slane would welcome a top- tian government for larger ships Bahamas and bring the South morning that Mr King was ill and, ble for the deaths

GENERAL CHARGES with Premier Georgi Malenkov and helicopters to land a survey Atlantic seaboard of the United announced that his client "from people while he operated in the

its destructive purely humanitarian, motives" rugged

mountain States within

Although they have admitted of Russia, United From orbit-France-Presse & United sought permission to withdraw Southern Korea.

the

general. charges which Press.

the appeal against the decision,

include murdering 2,800 people, of the Magistrate, ldy moon-Yan-

-burning 700 houses, plundering hal, because Mr. King's health

burning 610 ROK trucks, the on 800 occasions and

Britain has protested to the nexcmplices will

the Soviet milliary authorities in

AGREEMENT

ON SAAR- REPORTED

Body Found would be seriously affected if the In Harbour

case continued.

Mr Clifford - asked. Earlier leave to withdraw the appeal be- fore the Full Court comprising the Acting Chief Justice (Mr and: tko Jualice, T. J. Gould)

агода

of

Germany Bans

Luftwaffe &

A Marine Police launch pick There are however many delegate, Mr Andrei Vyshinsky.

of a young ed up the body unpredictable factors in-

The Trierte question has been

Chinese woman off Ping Shan Pulane Judges (Mr Justice Wehrmacht volved which make this an

on the agenda of the United

Paris, Oct. 13.

whart, Connaught Road Cen-W. Reece and Mr Justice G. R.

Gregg) extremely hazardous fore- Nations Security Council for

France and the Saar total at 9.30 this morning. - cari.

The unidentified woman, was The Full Court had before it Last week Italy, several years. Britain, the United States, and day reached a general over-

in a floral cotton Jacket and respondent to the hearing of the rate Yugoslavia jointly notified the all agreement on the pend-aged about 30, and was dressed preliminary objections by the HE__resettlement

President of the Council, Mring economie problems after black trousers.

Police appeal,

(See Full Story F. 10) dopends 18 much upon William Borberg of Denmark, of talks at the Foreign Minis found no signs of foul play. administrativo work in the agreement initialled in cluding family surveys, London concerning the tree try here.

THE

The

Mr the

Baar Premier, screening, registration, al-territory and asked him to in- location of the sites, etc, as form

Johannes Hoffman and the members of the

French Frender Pierre Mendes- upon the speed with which Council. the building

and tho It Wid in acknowledgment France tock pars in the talks.

Sear

sources said that the that Mr that information and Vyshinsky wrote to the Council Chtails of the agreement would. bo worked out by a group of ment had "been renched's A result of the un

supply of services like of wolor, Jatrines

drainage in existing areas President noting that the spree experts. met late this

undertaken. if

one

understanding bo- Tive experte department should lag, the tween, Yu

Yugoslavia and Asal k whole programme is likely the countries to be slowed down. If the interested and is acceptable to prosent rate is to be main those countries. taited, it will involve great concentration

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um

This circum-

"In view of this of stance," he added, "and also at

effort by all concerned, the fact that the above men

Loned

agreement between

sata'

afternoon, after this morning's ano-hour Frahoo-Saar moeting.

A French Foreign Office com- munique Isnted tonight that. M. Mendes-France today discussed with Johannes Hone the Saat Premier, "the ludutors, on the eye of the forthcoming

-German

¿Three disastrous fires in the and Italy'. willB950/RAW ANG Francs N

last 12 months hava added

"a note of urgency to the

the establishment of

ul relations between them

The communiqué added that

the two statesmen "examined

work and the Department and thus contribute towards certain problems of interest to zeal and energy in tackling part of Europe, the Boviet Dov- the two countries France-

is to be commended on. Its relaxation of tension in that

Premé

this great human taak. It traumat laker coolsance of the

of the 3 TEN

must also draw satisfaction

from the fact that the

recommendations of the se

of Mr

Krushinsky's

to delegates and officials,

Ra pleasant sur Talks Continuing

Emergency - Sub-committon whom had been pre

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Bonn, Oct. 13." German Defence Commissioner, zaidi-bodny-the-Republic's-new-

Herr Theodor Blank, the West

-military machine would be called

"Dio

Streitkrnette"

The Force"

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The words used by previous reglines, "Wehrmacht (Hitler's Third Reich) or "Reichswehr (Weimar Republic) had too many

unpleasant associations with the past, he said:

Navy

Het Blank said the words to be used for the new German Army (400,000 men) 120,000: men) and Air Force (80,000 men), would be respec-

WBOC/Rewind”/10" (Land,

forces).

Forces) and Lastrais

Air

Forces)

He made it clear he had no doubt that he would be West

En entire Defence Mini-i

"Anked who would control Sine: lukio. Of contracts for the delivery of vermamanta, zbo nswered "A procurement office which will be directly under my personal control. Reuter.

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Airliner Buzzed

Belk

Oct 13

to minimise specios Berlin about the "buzzing by

over

once

Nam whose real name is Ha Soviet fighters of a British

airliner Boo, was arrested with the avillen Elizabethan other

last January in Germany, Foreign Taegu when they came down spokesman said today

incident took place three from the hills in an attempt to organise Communist cells which weeks ago. The British pro were intended to supply test was delivered shortly, atter- gerilla forces with money and wards. No reply has yet been supplies-United Press,... received Router

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