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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY,

· FEBRUARY

1956,

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Russians Selecting The Inner NEW FACE

Antarctic

Cabinet

Expedition PLEDGED TO RUNNING

Sends First

The

Message

x-

London, Feb. 26. mala transmitter of the Royal Society's Antarctic pedjun in Cuals Land Jua conmenred uperations, it was

announce here tonight,

Tim Royal Society said the

COUNTRY ON

LENIN LINES.

By Sidney Weiland

Moscow, Feb. 26.

The Soviet Communist Party's 133-

Grat image reported that one member Central Committee today pre- pared to select an "inner cabinet” with virtually complete power to rule Russia.

quarter of the headqunsters Ma had been erected and the party were living inside it.

The message added that the of the expedition

work

Nas

being hangered by frequent

blizzards 1st the party were well.

members of

The new committee, announced yes- terday, will meet in the next few days, and perhaps later today; to select the Presidíum under Sur which will control domestic and foreign gron Lieutenant Commander policy.

The expedition,

David Dalgliesh of the Royal Navy, in preparing for selentitle Observation to be mode and the 1957.68 International physurat Year.

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They are pledged after the #ramme "proceeding from the 2018 party congress, which fundamental principles ended yesterday, to run the Marxist - Leninist theory.

on the basis wintry

of the Stalinism was not mentioned. The expedition, an

advative colivelive lendership pronounced

Western observers belleved party for t larger group, left by Mr Nikita Khrushchev, the that the present Il-menber Southampton on November 22 party pcretary.

Presidium might be enlarged to bring the 40-ton tutor vesst. Tollan,

HOTIC uf Russie's younger after inviting 120 world's

Humeration1 of "tech- pocrats."

Mr Khrushchev, whose power "Itaba Homs" to try to pick up has been vastly strengthened by

thin their messages. ---Router.

will certainly i congress, remain "frat among equals" in the collective leadership,

SOVIET SHIPS

TRAPPED

London, Feb, 20.

Election of the Presidiuin by the Central Committeo is bc- beved to Involve free discussion

Strongly Tipped

Following Mr Khrushchev's declared alm to bring more

public

affairs.

women

Into

and to be the closest Russia observers have strongly tippel

democratic lines. It motion-perhaps to the The Soviet Antarctic expects to election roughly Mra Ekaterina Furtera for pr

tion ships Ob and Lena

'

trapped in jee san llgames from Mirny

base.

Fa

Russian helicopters

evnevaled their CPTWR

two hove

Late

seisis to the base, MosOW radio sail toray.

The radio, brondvæsting a re- put; from et respondent with! the expedition, said construc-

tion work at Miny had bec speeded up because of an im- provement in the weather,

Arelle-type houses Eighteen had been nearly assembled, with heating installed

wiring completed..

ond

Central heating. hal turned on in four houses,

been

A metal-frame for a power house

ready, and was almost the three main Diesel engines has been hoisted into position with the aid of a lorry-mounted

crane.

The radio Fi that four aerials of transmitting stations had been rigged up to ensure

..

chased hesslun,

The Presidium is now pledged to call meetings of the Central at least twice each Committee year to discuss all polley ques- tions

Denounced

گرو

At other times, the Presidiun! assume complete control the cou

and issues orders 10 the wvernment. Most top goverjum leaders, including

sidium.

|

party organisation-n post at

chov

She is at present frst secretary of the Moscow elly

re-

PARTY

The Maharajab of Rajpipla sludies himself in a mirror during a party given by him in London to celebrate the successful, dental and facial operation performed upon him by Lendon dentist Mr Alistair MacDonald and surgeon Sir Archibald Mcindor, The 23-year- oh Maharajah came to London with a cleft palate and face disfigured the result of a riding accident. Now his features are normal acain.—Express Photo.

Mooning Moose Upset Alaska

Train

Schedules

Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb. 26.

One of the major problems of winter one time hold by Mr. Khrush- in this far northern land is how to keep Observers also noted the the railways running in temperatures the new Central Committee. This which demand. such strange devices as as an important power as once heaters to keep refrigerator cars warmer Zhuo, the Defence Mthan the outside air.

Jduction of military leaders on

Indicated that the army was not

|believed, though Marshal

and

PLA

POLICE ARSENAL RAIDED

Oran, Feb. 26. One Algerian was killed and three others' injured here today when the police of opened fire on a band young Moslemn demonstra- tors who tried to force an

entry into a police arsenal.

The demonstration coincided with a cycle race organised in capital. The

The bulk of the

event,

the provincial police believed the demonstra- city's force would be engaged in

ters expected

the

policing

sports leaving the arsenal relatively unguarded.

After stonlig vehicles in the streets, the band of demonstra- way to the and surrounded

continues to hold a position very The sleek diesel-powered streamline engines of close to the top leaders.

Observers also noted the in- the Alaska railroad which haul passengers and Marshal Nikolai Bulganin, lection into the committee of freight daily over some 470 miles from the ice-free tors made their

the

tested party meinders "technocrats as well as a large Pacific ports of Seward and Whittier to the perma-ing. The police opened fire

frost areas of the Yukon valley and Alaska, meet a wide variety of climatic conditions on each trip. break at cetry---France-Presso.

Prime Minister, are of the present Presidium,

The

new Central Committee has been expanded from 125 to But observers 133 members. said the absence of a group of provincial "party bosses" might point to the growing power of Mr. Khrushchev

The congress itself denounced the rigid regime of Stalin's era

officials

influx of Ukrainians. Khrushchev was for travers associated with the Ukraine.

Parges Passed

Observers also noted a marked reduction of MVD and security police

representation

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the

an

One spokesman of the railway | got even thicker, liuding one wit summed it up like this: "Seward to suggest that they thought has a climatic condition similar the whistle was a mating call, to Bostlo: anchorage one similar At present, the moose and the to St Paul, Minnesota; and Fair-

authorities have railway banks one which cannot be com- uneasy truco. In daylight Central Committee, This is ibpared with anywhere else,” hours, the trains "nudge" the line with Mr Khrushchev's -

moose along until, in desperation, they get off the tracks. During the night, when the train crews the cannot see the moost

the animals give battle,

in favour of collective der-tempt to persuade Bussians that

hip Delegates ended their 11-

"long itve 1erunism.”

the days of purges have pasted.

Partial Thaw

rodio contact with Moscow.- | day contress with shouls of Mr Khrushchev uppears tu In the mountain areas,

Reuter.

Gronchi Visiting

United States

Rome, Feb. 20.

Giovanni Hallan President Groacht left Rome by plane to night for the United States on officin visit, France-

BIL

Presse.

delegates

have surrounded himself with a tracks are under 15 or more feet Kroup of

trusted subordinates of snow during an average and Before dispersing, the 1,436 who will direct the declared rotary snowploughs pushed by also approved policy of catching up with the two engines have to be kept in directives for the new five-yeur West economically and at the constant use from December to plan to 1060 and called for a Barrie Ilme improving living new Communist Party pro-standards at one. Arumine ja ime for the next

conges

feur years' time.

The Soviet news agency Tass said the Central Committeo was

Consumer Priority

April to clear the way, even then, slight wind storms so

up the deep trench made by the snowploughs and block the way to the trains.

During the short summer months, when The railway authorities Can battle against the elements, hundreds of tourists travel in comfortable parsenger traing between Fair- banks and the coast.

Unique Scenery

air-conditioned

scenery

If n warm spell happens to A number

In spite of of party ometals charged with preparing a pro-who were

and prominent when Mr come, it causes a partial thaw coaches

unique Geoni Malenkoy, now a deputy mountains, and avalanches bury North

which loosens the snow on the which Includes glimpses of

America's Premier, was Prime Minister,

highest nountains, they often get im- have gone from the committee. the railway line below. Mr Malenkov was

On the southern end of the patient

the with

streamliner line, "silver thows," caused by "Aurura" which takes some 12 Bours to cover less than 500 goods-problem.

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Troops Close

In On Brazil Rebel

Ocean,

As

failing snow special probierna which beset asses through this thin layer this railway for more than half of WITH

warm air, it falls in

year, they can hardly be to realise what

of liquid ice which immits the

have been put up.

Winter Problem

of

It must be

this

adhere to anything they touch. expected

dificulties this Alaske railway The railway's telephone

and has

hea already OYCITOTIC and telegraph wires then get so what problems loaded

with ice that the sup geared to meet. porting cross-arms and poles

In the early days of break. Miles of line have been wrecked on numerous occasions century numerous attempts were by such icing of the wires, made to link the then-booming even though double and triple gold camps of Alaska's Yukon valley with the territory's Pacific the normal number of poles ports. Most of the Attempt never got much beyond the stock-selling atare,

The

fow Rio de Janeiro, Feb. 26.

miles

track which were The Brazilian Air Force | Even tunnels constituto aactually laid rusted away from revealed today it believes problem in winter. Water drip-disure because of extremely high rebel Máj. Hayolto Veloso pag from the root and oczing construction costs compilented by federal railway from the sides el the tunnels burdensome will make his first armed Builds up into huge icicles and taxes, resistance against govern-wall deposits of ice. To solve But such a railway was essen- ment troops which are now

each end of the tin to any future development tunnel has to be equipped with of Alaska. Only rough trails pursuing him.

doors and a steam heating wandered through the territory's Watchmen and steam wilderness and the residents in route to Jacareancange by boat plant operators have to be on the interior dopended for sup- the Tapajos River, the duty day and night to open door piles and transport on lengthy shortest route from Italzuba. for passing trains and to keep river trips or the faithful, but

the heating equally slow, dog team.

Virtual Standatill wildlife, and has two molen Air Force planes particularly Ita abundant moos"!

constitutes and a supply of bombs.

problem

on

Groun troops are now

cn

The Air Force admitted there

this

problem

is a good chance Veloso will plants totwarm the tunnels.

attack the two boats since he

up

tho slcom in

Alaska'

on for

Longer Route authorities.

even

bigger

If Voloso does attack the pounds, find it difficult to move

boats, the land porco will return through deep Snowdo they machinery.

to Italzuba and Jacareancange vin spokesman said.

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Storded eventually in 1015, the railway was completed only-in the railway The mocec, some part. It would be an extremely. difficult task oven today with of them weighing up

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1,200 | modern methods and the latest

Tracks hng to be built ngross to the cleared milway swamps and permafrost areas, tako tracks to make travelling caster. where no solid foundation could

The railway'a dimeuities arise bo reached

to because the

moosic refuse

Wide glacial rivers had to bo Leave

the track whet tradne bridged adid Pass found approach.

through the towering peaks of An Air Force official did not tried to get rid of this trouble cathe to a virtual standstill dur

have been Alsion's thountain range, work Various measures ing the campaign would

winter. estimate the length of such an so far without success Facesing the long

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