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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1955.
ISRAELI-EGYPTIAN CLASH
MARLENE Gaza Incident Most
AWARDED
DAMAGES
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Serious Since Armistice Signed
TRUCE CHIEF REPORTS TO SECURITY COUNCIL
New York, Mar. 17.
Major General E. L. M. Burns, Canadian Chief of the United Nations Truce Supervision Organisation in Palestine, reported to the Security Council today that the February 28 fighting between Israel and Egypt in the Gaza Strip con- stituted "the most serious clash between the two parties since the signing of the armistice agreement."
Before General Burns spoke, the Soviet delegate, Mr Arkady Sobolev, expressed his country's sympathy with Egypt regarding casualties suffered in the clash.
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rent tension but has undoubted - jy been one of its mun cuises. General Burns said,
Mis: Dietrich cottiġalakivel that the weekly poiblished, without
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a rence at inore or less frequent "My Life, by Marlene Dietrich " serious violation of the Unitesi, intervals of shooting incidente A lower court awariiest her 10.-
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MILITARY BLOCS
reto
more. Besquent cases of infiltra- to rossing the line and their Tactivation in Israel frad helped to
maurtain a state of tension.
Mr Soboley sald tension in the area was due to the policy of "certain govern- ments" and policies designed not to strengthen peace but to form military blocs. General
Burns listed varioUN braen acusation of Egyptian! (spying ung adried The Gan
incident could
apped in
Tin! etaliation for the spying, sabotage and murders for which the Egyptian military t telligence service was said to tr responsible,"
Canadian MPs context an
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Ottawa, Mia 17
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John
Sintes Secretary State, arrived here today by air froma Washington Iv brief
Members of Parlia
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In a brief statement, he re- ferred to Canadh as "n Pacific power" atuh spoke of her rule on the Truce Supervisory Com- He said musdon 16 Indo-China.
he wenileb exetunge views with Government leaders on economic art defence problems of Europe
nob Asda
Annving 75 minutes lag, be| Was met by Mr Lester Pearson, External Affairs Minister,
His plane had been forend to return to Washington soon after taking off bermuse of feculate which was quickly put
the ground stat
Fight by
Revier,
engin
He reported that casualties in the Oghting on the Keyptum side were found to be 36 milliary personnel ani Two civilia 14.
killed, 29 military personnel an! two civilians wounded. Elgh islis were reported killed,
of Jews
Tension was increased by the emotion rested in israel by the But Galin case (the Isened vessel sized by Egypins sonath of į Suez last September) and the Con trial in January ¡ changed with spying.
SUGGESTED MEASURES
General Burns recalled that last November he had muggested there measures for easing the border situa- tion:
Joint patrols 随客 sensitive paris of the demarcation line; Negolla- tion of a local commanders agreement; barbed wire along parts of the Rne; and the manning of all outposts Ant patrols by regular troupe,
Dodging Land
Mines In
Search Of Oil
Cairo, Mar. 17. The Egyptian-Amerlen Oil Company which is proM- peting for oil in the West- Jern Desert, wiH drill a deep test well 20 miles west of Alexandria at the beginning of April, it was announced tuday.
These Japs Did Not Know They Were Beaten
These four Japanese airmen who have hidden in the New Guinea jungle since 1944 are now on their way home to their native Japan. They had refused to believe that Japan had been defeated in World War Their ning comrades died from discant and hardship. They had heard from natives garbled reports about a "terrifio explosion" in Japan and eventually they compted that the war was over and trekked to Hollandia la Dutch New Guinea. They were arrested by a West New Guinea sivil servant. Their leader Simada. describing their adventures in the jungle during the past ten years, said that the airmen had arrived at Rabeui from Manchuria aboard the Alkoko Maru early in 1943 and were soon afterwards transferred to Wowak, and then ordered to Hollandia.
"They Aftape on a forced march to Hollandla two days before the American landing. march 28 men were swept away and were drowned. The remaining 12 reached Vanimo where they heard that Hollandia had been emplured, three more died from discano and the remainder Ilved by stealing from military dumps, then another five died from discaso, The four then went into the jungle and lived with the nailves, each one taking it in turn 10 visit Hollandla to see if the Japanese Navy had returned. The airmen are on their WHY home.---Express Photo.
COURT RULING ON SAAR
W. German Democrats
Want One Signature
Bonn, Mar. 17.
Dr Karl Mommer, a member of the West Mr Millard K. Neptune. Com- pany ManagUT who is super-German Democratic Opposition, spent today can- vising the drilling plans, said he yassing for the one final signature his Party needs attached great importance to the in its campaign to seek a court ruling on the Saar
fest well
"initial preparations," he said
iza FIRT interview. "will permit driiling to a depth of 18,000 feet wels ull of the opinion necessary, The well will be Altached to General Burns' ne- that had th parties reached | drilled south of the village of port was the fluding of the agreement on the litics he sug-Burg el Arab), almost in the Dyptian-inrueli Mixed Armistice Rest and made an honest at shures of the Eastern Mediter- Comunisston that Israel was test to fulfil the conditions. In- blame for the incident, at the Altration could be reduced to att
occasional nuisance. — Reuter. sonk zie rejecting her
taint against Exy
BUMMARY OF COMPLAINTS
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Also attached was a mum- mary of complaints lodgrd before the MAC by both countries between Novem- ber last year and February this year.
titration from Egypum controlbed Derritory been the only cause of the pre-
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD Acro 3 Elongate, & Avon,
BAD JOSS
FOR STICK
MAKERS
in
Singapore, Mar. 17. TOSS stick manufacturers JOS
Malaya have risen protesi apalna the authorities demanding a Ufting of the diy on the imports of joss sticka ingredients. Ingredients
needed for the production of joss riicks are sandalwood from Australia of Thailand, sandalwood oft from India, "musk dragon" from | France, special starch from Hongkong and bamboo from China,
The duty on sandalwood was 10 per cent and the joss siick makers used more than sir tona of it a month, mianu-
facturers said.
Duty on speclat starch had now been lifted but in the cuar of bamboo, there is no fixed rate of duty. Sandaloood oli and **musk dragon" both carried 25 per cent duty.
The manufacturers complais that the duty on the in- gredients had made production costs of fost sticks exceeding ly high. France-Presse.
No Bang Today
Las Vegas, Mor. 17.
The sixth atomle explosion in the current "Terpot" serien at Yucca flat has been postponed
TANNUT
"I believe the sediments will be representative and that the maximum beneiht can be obtain - ed in this area bersofar as the geological information is co- orned"
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FIRST ON CONCESSION
Mr Neptune disclosed
the new well will be the first on the 50,000,000-acre concessans to be drilles by Company-owned and operated rig. The Ameri- cane will provide the superin- tendent, drillers and mechanics, and the Egyptians the remainder of the crew.
The concession has been as- signed by Egypt to subsidiaries of four United States of com- panles, the Continental Oll Company, Cities Service, Onio Oil Company, and
and Richfield Ull Egyptian-
Company. American Company operates on behalf of the group,
statute.
The Party already has 162 signatures of mem- bers of the Lower House one short of the neces- Bary number required to petition the Constitutional Court at Karlsruhe.
The Social Democrats hoped one-third signature by tomorrow that by getting an adverse ruling night, when Parilamere breaks from the Court they could delay up for the weekend, be will not ratification of the
Saar agreeget it at all, for several ment
weeks and
It perhaps block it aliqgether,
was reliably learned in But tonight-ove of the final Paris tut France and Germany debate on the Parts treaties in 110 expected soon to publis the Upper House the final a joint declaration, clarifying
their position signature on the petition did not
over The Sour appear to be forthcoming.
agreement which they signed in. October.
Observers here believe that Dr Mommer does not get his
Butler Pleased.
With Sterling
London, Mar. 17.
'The Foreign Minister, M. Antoine Pinay, told the Foreign Affairs Commission of the National Assembly he had been in touch
with Dr Konrad
Adenauer, with the object_of settling misunderstandings which followed the German Chancel- lor's statement on the Saar in the Lower House a fortnight ago.
M. Pinay onid he had stressed the Importance of a clarification before the French Council of the Republic debates ratifice
Soar and Paris
tion
of the
Mr R. A. Butler, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said here to- Mr Neptune said that drilling day that the position of sterling operations have to proceed with was being held satisfactorily "as Caution because there are still a result of the drastic steps agreements next week.
land mince in was obliged to take,"
arça Every He told representatives the desert, he local Conservative Party a Sapper squad branches meeting in London that
expert-United the
stability of the British economy "is recognised through- out the world."
several million the concession working unit in aald includes handed by an Press.
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Police Protection For managed to re-introduce and the
Stevedores
"The prosperity we have
new spirit we have brought into the country are things which are widely recognised by people not Calcutta, Mar. 17. only in our ranks, but also Shipping agents and steve-throughout the country."—China dores resumed loading and un- Mall Special, loading work at the port of Calcutta by stages this morning. They stopped work on March
Buenos Aires, Mar, 17. alleging mob rule in the dock President Paron has ordered arca.
They started work on that an Argentine Hospital shall three steamers with police bo named after Sir Aleocanter protection and work gradually Fleming as a tribute to the sprend to other steamers British discoverer of penicillin.---- China Mall Special.
| China Mall Special,
14,
once again owing to unfavour FIVE YEARS DISGRACE
able weather conditions, it was learned here tonight,
Already previously put off by back weather, the explosion had been scheduled by the US Atomic Energy Commission for Friday morning. No date has yet been fixed.-France-Presso,
Bingham, Mar, 17. Reverend Dr Marcus Jan, Jamaican in his thirties, shirts. work here BOOT as the first coloured print to be appointed
BUT TERM LIFTED
Paris, Mar. 17. CHARLES Antoine Rochać wEE today, sentenced to five, years of national opprobrium by the Kilah Court of Julion for having noted we Secretary tieneral of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Violy Government,
The mentcrson was, howeyte, Inte mediately lifted – for Vish - here. vlots which he füd reudered
diocomun chaphain in the Rochat was tied on charges that 9 Despairs, 11 Intrudes, 13 Hely, 18 Insecute, 18: Enedonce, 10 {lish Church, a Ende, 21 Disaster, 25 Gradient, 20. Firm, 27 Estrange, Downi k His main job will be to book Sarl, 2 Loot, 4 Lied, 9 Nips, & Agile, - 7 Emay, 9 Dunce, 10 efer the effy's 10,000 coloured Boers, 12 Kinon, 14 Lute, 10 Untle, 17 Eclat, 19 Eagle, 20 Draft, 31 Diva, 23 Saits, 23 Trip, 24, Rottig,
population which growing rapidly--China, Malf Specia.
he was a key man in decisions takon jointly with Vichy Chiet Palilpee retain and Femer / Fridik
of
Fremier Pierre Laval in the conflict 'which opposed Vichy Frenos (against the Westerns - Allies when they made their landings in North Africa in -1942.
Rochak who is now $2 filed to Switzerland after the war and wie oddamned to dentă în h abortion. He returned to Fruhou votishtarity two months
Eranog's best known, diplomais zaru terikmony: faTourálité, to Roskas, The Court," ordered Kočkan to say the expenOnE
SECRET TALKS
It was reported
that Herr Franz Josef StrauLINE, West German Mighter with- out Portfolio, "had bad secreś talks with the French Foreign Minister in Paris recently,
Herr Strauss said the talks were "an exchange of views on current foreign policy prob- lemt."- Reuter & France Presse
arrived Fi During the
King's Body Cremated
Kathmandu, Mar. 11, Tho bedr of King Tribhuvana of Nepal was ceremonially cremated to. day before a crowd estimai- ed at more than 300,000 people in the sacred city
of Pashupatinath.
the
The body was carried to
funeral by Brahim priests, and two sons of the Ialo King set Ara to the
pite.
late King's eldest
Page 3 ANZUS AN
INSURANCE POLICY
The
London, Mar, 17. High Commissioner for New Zenland, Mr T. Clifton Webb, said here to. day that Australia and Now Zealand have no illusiona about the possibility of a resurgence of Japanese mili- tarism.
"But," he told the Royal Em- piro Society, "we regard that as lens of a risk than stirring up in the breasts of the Japanese people feelings of revenge and hopelessness" that would only throw them onto the arms of Communism,"
An Insurance policy against this calculated risk had been taken out-the ANZUS poct between Australia, New Zealand and the United States of America
"It
in our interests that Japan should rise and that wo should encourage and assist her to do so."
Mr Webb continued: "Other wire she presents an easy prey to Communism from the main- Innd."-Reuter.
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The
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All of the citizens of Nepal shaved their heads....... today in mourning.
The shaved head is an old ffindu custom
For 13 days of national the Nepalese
mourning,
eat no meat and wear no leather shoes.
During that mme period. the new
King Mehondra will sleep on straw and cat
frugally-France-Presse,
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