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COMMENT OF

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An Important Week

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No. 36036

VENTS of this week are

E certain to have

& pro- found effect on the future International atmosphere In the Far East. They may well even be decisive.

While

The UN Security Council meets to discitas the posabbility of an agreement for a ceasefire between the Chinese Communist anel Nationalists, American war- ships will be helping in the evacuation of thinng Kai- shek's forces from the Tachen islands,

Any clash between American

2017 Communal

fures Found! he Tachetis coul:! easily ruin the endeavours the Security Council before three Lave chance of getting under Way.

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Attlee's RUSSIA'S FORMOSA

Solution

London, Jan. 31.

Mir Clement Attlee, the British Labour Party leader and former Prime Minister, said in an interview bere today that Formoss should be neutrailed unt เ people decide by plebiscito whether they want to join Communist China.

He fold the Socialist newspaper Daily Iferald that this was one of three polnis which maxi be settled in end the danger of the Formosa situation.

Mr Attlee

Riso

urged that Forman should be left out of the United StateN "island defence ring" now unnecessary because of the hydrogen bomb: and that Generalissimo Chiang Kai- whek and his chief Beu- tenants should be went lato exile during the period of neutralisation.

Mr Attice spent three wecka in China last August meeting the Communist Chinese leaders, Mir Mao Tse-tung and Mr Chou En-

The Daily Herald quoted him as maytos:

lai. On the other hand, evacuation of the Tachens, free of provocnlive

make esdents, could

contribution 10 majar successful deliberations #1 UN headsptarters,

With political temperature.

over kortnosis at its present dangerous level, the only

hope of any lussening tension would

in

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appear reside

ceasefire arrangement on the lines enumerated by the British Foreign Office through the aegis of the United Nations.

AMERICAN policy vin-n-vis

Formasa, the Pescadores islands of the Rnd other Chinu mainland is of " anture which precludes any amicable settlement between the Chinese Communists anu Nationalists, even if they themselves desired such an agreement. The Peking in- sistence on the "liberation'

Formosa of

as bring 15 "mission" which the om- I munists cannot repudiate is Minister in its implications.

"The Labour Party starta from the broad proposition that Formosa Win roTM cogulsed by the Allied powers after the war as an integral part of China. It

clear that the Peking

Government

against

won the elvit Chlang Kal-

ahck. X would then have Dccupied Formosa but for the intervention of United Staten."*

the

Mr Attlee also called for Communist China's admis- sion to the United Nations Security Council-Reuter,

Family Wiped Out

In Fire

RESOLUTION

Withdrawal Of All Non-Communist Troops Demanded

UNITED NATIONS, JAN. 30.

RUSSIA DEMANDED TONIGHT THAT THE UNITED NATIONS ESTABLISH AN IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE AROUND FORMOSA AND ORDER THE WITHDRAWAL OF ALL UNITED STATES LAND, SEA AND AIR FORCES FROM THE FORMOSA AREA.

The Russian demand came in a resolution to the United Nations Security Council calling for 'evacuation from the islands in this area of armed forces not controlled by the People's Republic of China."

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CEASEFIRE

THE FOURTH TEST AT ADELAIDE

COWDREY AND HUTTON

IN STAND AFTER TWO EARLY SETBACKS

Adelaide, Jan. 31.

After two early setbacks in the first few minutes of play, Colin Cowdrey and Len Hutton took England's score from 61 for two wickets fo 127 a half hour after the lunch adjournment on the third day of the fourth Test at the Adelaide Oval,

Both Hutton and Cowdrey were batting carefully against a deadly bowling altack by Australian capitain, Ian Johnson and fast-medium bowler, Bili Johnston, Commentators described England's slow struggle for runs as a "tense duel with the Australian bowlers who had succeeded in pinning the batsmen down with precision bowling and a field which gave few openings to the most carefully placed shots,"

A crowd of more than 30,000 watched the stand by Hulton ad Cowdrey in brilliant sunshine. Before play started there wat ʼn slight shower of ruin, but the grey clouds quickly cleared wway

The Australians utilised their aplaners immediately this morning 123cl the Josult WHA sensational.

found it difficult to penetrate the

orchully-placed field,

in Ian Johnson's fourth over after lunch, Hutton had a lucky On a wicket which quickly escape when Benaud dropped a showed was taking a lot of

difficult chance at forward short spin, Ian Johnson cican bowled leg. He got his hands to the Edrich before the balaman had opit as it flew past him but he added to his Saturday score of could not hold it and the ball

bounced

safety away Johnsion to fleld.

This would also include the forces of the Nationalist Chinese leader, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, who the Communists maintain is occupy-21 ing the island bastion of Formosa illegally.

In Washington, official opposition to the Russian evacuation demand was voiced immediately. The Under-Secretary of State, Mr Walter Robert- son, described the move as a "typical" Communist manoeuvre and added, "I doubt if we will take that kind of solution."

that

Mr Robertson bluntly warned the Chinese Communists they would be risking war with the United States if they went abeud in their announced inten-

on to Uberate" Formosa.

on

The Ruedan resolution, de, livered by Mr A. Sobolev, de puty Soviet representative the UN Security Counell, asked an immediate Coured mu

meeting

to take up the matter. The re- solution will to the Council

FO tomorrow at B meeting pre- viuusly scheduled for 11

a.yn. EST to consider the possibility of a ceasefire in the Formosa area.

The Soviet Union has always the Chinese Com- munist contention that Formosa

New York, Jan. 30. Six members of

three supporter! including

one

The

resolution

The British suggestion for n family.

ceasefire has much to com- children, were killed today is a part of China and is beld mend. The Chine civil war when the kerosene stove, legally by Generalissimo

threatening to i

inter around which they huddled Chim.

Russian in below-freezing tempera- Lures, exploded and sent flames roaring through their Three-room, lower East Side Lenement.

NOW develop. into 11 national conflict. This must not be allowed to happen. Obviously, if the interested willing. the parties re lulure status of Formosa, together with the islands off

under-

Two elderly

were women killed at about the same time in

the mainland, Can be another Manhattan upartment settled through argotuations. Thouse fire. which turned 23 temperature Britain's proposal is that families cut into a the Communista and of 10 degrees and injured wo Nationalist

other persons. It agree

More than 60 persons fled the ceasefire

the

tenement Pl The corner of alanding that this neither Rivington Street and the Bowery present after the exploding stove turned prejudices status of Formosa

the two top floors of the five- forfeits future claims to a storey building into an inferno

shortly before V a.m. possession.

on

the

The Security Council could gainfully deliberate such a proposal, provided both the Chinese Communists and Nationalists were repre- sented at the discussiona, But the likelihood of any these rapid agreement on lines is, it must be conceded, somewhat slim.

Only one member of the Frank Cordero family survived and be was burned critically.

clurged that the US was guilty against of "acts of aggression" Communist China "in the area of Taiwan, the of the islands Pescadores and other islands off the cast of China in the form of unprovoked arined attacks on Chinese towns and coastal aress carried out by armed forces controlled by the United States."

The resolution also clied "the concentration of United States naval and air forces in that aren and official statements of United Slates

officials, govemment threatening the use of armeri force against the People's Re- public of China."-United Press,

DAKTOSSOT

never

LONDON REACTION

London, Jan. 31. FIREMEN DELAYED

Russia's attempt to have tho Firemen were delayed in get- United States condemned as on

to the ting to scene of the blaze

by the Security because a fire alarm was sound-Council minimises the chances od belatedly. The cold weather of a United Nations-sponsored hampered the battle against the ceasefire in the Formosa Stratta, flames, with water freezing as tinies

hero sald quarters diplomatic murted

from hoses and fire tod

today: Judgers becoming dangerously

ceasefire The prospect of a slippery

hna

The boon bright Cordero, 20, was killed when draft Soviet resolution confirmed

Acor THE Russian proposal an- he jumped from a fifth fears hero over the attitude

window in an nounced today provides a

hysterical effort | Moscow's delegates would take irs today's discussion. The pointer to the line which the to escape the flames.

Also dead were Cordero's 22-

Russian decision is assumed to Communists can be expected

have been taken after consulta- to take in the Security year-old wife Gloria and their Council. There is no chance three children, Lucky. 6. Vivian 3, and Margie, 1, and Mrs Cor- ita in

dero's brother, Angel Rivera. nc- Another

Wilfredo brother, Rivacra, 20, wwe found lying on a fire escape and was rushed to

hospital for emergency sur

Soviet proposition representa Firomen and policemen helped the last word on the part of the other occupants of the the Communist bloc. If all building to mafety. It took more brought to the conference the flames-United Press.

of the

resolution

being existing form copted by the Council.

On the other hand there is no reason to believe that the

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very

tion with the Peking Govern

ment.

The Foreign Officé declined to comment,

and

But official circles regarded the move as a blow to Western hopes that the fighting between the Chinese Communists Nationalists could be ended with- out any attempt to apportion blame for the situation.

Some observers here believed

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Nicaraguans Invade

Costa Rica

and

Nationalists

Pound Red

Guns

Taipei, Jan. 31. Strong formations of for BuNationalist Chinese bombers

In the next UVET, Cowdrey today attacked the Com- turned Bill Juhnston to fine leg munist slege guns pounding for three to take his score to 33. the outpost island of BRILLIANT FOOTWORK Tachen, General Chlang Kai. Giving a

shek's headquarters nounced.

wor

an-

com-

The first wicket tell at 00. In the next over, May went. He had scored single, but playing back to Benaud, he edged the boll in to the slips where Archer made a brilliant

brilliant display of diving catch, halding the ball footwork, Hutton went back on inches off the ground.

his stumps to turn a bail from COWDREY UNCOMFORTABLE | Johnston down

The Nationalist to fine leg for Cowdrey started very shaklly two to take the store to 121. Munique gave lew details of woo must uncomfortable In the next over, Cowdrey their air attacks, but ravenfed that Generalissimo Chiang's Inguini Johnson, who had struck survived an 1.b.w.

appeal on the longth

was first ball from Johrwon but he on recently-captured Yiklang- bombers swept on Red guns perfect making the ball

con played out the over confidently.

which have been. siderably.

Hutton opened his shoulders to shon Island,

shelling Tachen

for Hutton went out of his wax to a ball from Johnston in straight days.

threw protect Cowdrey from Job on next over and hit it, through

The Communists also carried · and ficce covers for four and on the next by taking singles,

* bombing raid against facties

bail took a single from a shot Tachen detences yesterday, the yielded good results. The Kent and

Oxford Univer- past square leg to bring his score first air attack since American

con- to 08. rity batsman recovered his

foreta began massing in the nácace and began to make a

Formosa ares. mumber of delightful strokes.

andr turz

Soon after reaching double Agures, Cowdrey hit a lovely on drive, wide of Morris' fielding Bild-on, for three,

AUSTRALIA

1st Innings323 all out ENGLAND-1st Inning

len Hutton, not out".

Johnson had Hution in trouble W. Edrich, b Johnson

P. May, c Archer, ↳ Benaud with a ball that moved across

Extras

him but Umpire Wright quickly C. Cowdrey, not out disallowed the appeal for leg before wicket.

HUTTON BEACHES 50

up his 50- Hutton brought

his first in the present Test gerles-in 100 minutes. It in- cluded only two boundaries. He had to run four to reach his half century while Bill John- ston chased

slow cut of Benaud down to long leg.

three off

Cowdrey hit

Benaud two balls later to bring

up the

100

which was acerco

in 162 minutes.

Ion Johnson,

at this

stage, was trying a variety of bowlers in an altempt to break the Eng- lish partnership. After a spell of only two overs, he took off Bennud and resumed bowling himself from the River

or northern end. It was the first time in the present series that he had taken the full weight of the bowling on his own shoulders, commentators said.

At the end of this over, his Agures read: 15 overs, 10 mald ens, one`wicket for 17 runs.

COWDREY HITS OUT With a few minutes to be-

go fore lunch, Cowdrey began hit- ting out and he sent a loose ball from Bul Johnston backward of square leg to the fence for four

Johnson then brought David- son and Burke into the attack for the last two overs. Davidson, a medium pace bowler, quickly. found length and forced Cowdrey on a the defence, Cowdrey survived Confident appeal off Davidson for leg before wicket and played out the

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| rest of the over qületly.

In the last over before lunch,

drove Burke, to

the fence for forte.

San Jose, Costa Rica, offer of the Organisation of Hution

Jan: 80. American States,

the interested parties can be than 30 minutes to extinguish that the Russian move inight be National Guardsmen late on coilsted man

table there is plenty of scope

for wide negotiations, and Women Burned

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formula acceptable, at least.

as a temporary measure for relaxing Far East tension, to all.

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At lunch, Hutton and Cowdrey

A force of Nicaraguan Only one officer and ono had added 50 rims for the third or the 60-strong wicket to carry the England designed to facilitate Communist Saturday night invaded

Rican patrol roturned score to 111 for two wickets.

The highlight of the morning's the battle area, it was' from attendance at the Costa Rican territory, in reported here.

play, after the two early shocks Security

Council debate, The

the suffered by England, was flicting heavy losses on Western powers will seek to

The patrol withstood an tense duci between the Aral bave the Poking Government Costa Rican Civil Guard

Inn Johnson Initial neault

thecliss bowling of but formally invited to the Council patrol. Manila, Jan. 31.

Nicaragan National Guard sent and Richie Benaud and the batting of Three spinsters were burned at today's procedural discussion.

·reinforcements to superb defensive It had been, thought unlikely The Nicaraguan Guardsmen, substantial to death while three other

Jossos on the Costa Ricans and commentators.

CAREFUL START - The urgent requirement at women suffered injuries in a fire that Communist China would supported by air units, were the front and managed to inflict Hulton and Cowdrey, according

for wine.arly this morning, in May #gree to participate in the debate | said, to have entered the battle inke a considerable number, of

on the Western-sponsored cease after Costa Rican rebola, sill

Cowdrey and Hulton began prisoners. fire resolution.

on Cpela Blean territory,

carefully after lunch to gload- statesmanlike diplomacy, FO conflagration, which But if the Council is also to engaged a loyalist patrol in a Star mot here to take measures fan Johnson and Bill Johnston

The Corto Rican General

ly, accurate bowling stack by and the surrendering of cound an estimated damage of discuss a resolution condemning now outbreak of hortfilles, narrow policies to a line of $1,500,000,000, started In * the United States it, would be

to consonitrate their regular and the, two scored only three The action that will safeguard Chinese home. All six victims, easier for Communist China to

Costa Rican :- Foreign forten undi to recall several in just over ten minutes... the interests of the whole trapped in the grilled house, agree to send a delegate to Now Miniatry has brought the new companies of rogervisia, 'tyon; "The batatten were hitting out

Emeldant were Filipinos ----France-Presse, York, it was thought—Reater.

before the San Jose France-Presse, world.

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Chinatown

Two wickets for

Fall of wickets: 1-80, 2-01.

THE

Communists used Russian-built TU-2 light bom- bers, escorted by MIG-15 fet Nationalats fighters, 69

the

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claimed.

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Nationalist communiquo said mostly civilian houses were hit. Tho Red attack was met with intenso anti-aircraft fire, but the Nationalists claimed no destruction of Communist plencs-United Press.

New York, Jan. 30, The body of a well-dressed

STOP PRESS young man with a bullet in his

head was found slumped over the steering wheel of a new cor today in Greenwich Vilrge, just of historic Washington Square,

Police said the man, about 25, was apparently the victim of a gangland ride. He has not been identined, but the two-tone car was registered in the name of James Bonfiglio of Oceanside, New York, a Long Island com- munity-United Press.

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