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VOL. II NO. 204

They Tried To Escape

Frankfurt, May 30.

The widows of Hermann Ccering, Wilhelm Frick, and Hans Frank, threa leading Nazis tried and condemned to death at Nuremburg, who were arrested yesterday, had been suspected of try- ing to escape, Dr Alfred Loritz, the Bavarian Minis- ter for denazification, said in an interview today.

Frau Frick, widow of the former Protector

of Bohemia and Moravia, had already tried to escape be- fore her arrest.

She was at present in police custody and would be tansferred to an internment camp this week, Dr Loritz added.

All three widows of former Nazi officials are to appear before a denazifica- tion tribunal shortly.- Router.

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SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1947.

Dramatic Story Of U.S.

Plane Disaster

MACHINE HURTLED 250 YDS

New York, May 30.

Evidence today at the preliminary inquiry into the crash of the American Skymaster plane at La ́ Guardia airfield, New York, in which 39 people were killed-drew a picture of the plane hurtling 250 yards along the ground towards the end of the runway while the pilot tried desperately to stop it.

Investigators of three Departments piecing together evidence of America's worst commercial airline disaster on the 3,500-foot runway found brakemarks indicating the pilot's fight to halt the plane, and discovered the fact that the United Airlines plane may never have been airborne. Eye-witnesses, however, thought that the plane did get into the air with its 44 passengers, who were salitu | bound for Cleveland, Ohio.

MINES NEAR REPULSE BAY

Weather conditions were poor Rusty winds had been sweeping the airport-and there was some doubt that the plane, already delayed in its schedule, would take off. The attempt was, however made.

Whether the plane ever got into Moored mines have been dis-

the air rensing to be definitely covered in the vicinity of Re-established, but after its take-off run pulse Bay, and a warning has the machine apparently ploughed been issued by the authorities through a wire fence, struck a stone hurtled over Grand Central to junks, sampans and launches.

hit # lamp-post and The Harbour Department

through another wire fence morning informed the Telegraph before bursting into flames in a that the naval authorities had re-

ditch моте than two hundred yards ported the existence of moored from the end of the runway. mincs in the bay south

The majority of the passengers Beach, Repulse Bay.

were trapped in the plane without The area affected is roughly from Mo Kong Island to Ngan Chau Is-hope of rescue, but several managed fand and thence to Chung An Kok to crawl out. Point.

of

this

South

No additional information. from the naval authorities was available this morning when the Telegraph made enquiries.

Topic For Talk

More brake-marks were found on o grass plot across the Parkway, Indi- coting that the pilot, who was thrown clear of the wreckage, tried to slow the plane there.

He made an unsuccessful attempt at ground loop to the left at the end of the runway.

"The wheelmarks indicate braking action 800 metres from the start of the takeoff."

The report also sat there was positive evidence of a wind #hift occurring during the takeoff run. The plot had reported no apparent bud functioning the aircraft engines.

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or

The pilot had been advised of the approaching wind shift before

the inkeoff, the report added.

"Statements by witnesses and the pilot are consistent with the facts thus far disclosed,” it said,

No oficial report will be made until after the formal Inquiry, the date of which has not yet been fixed. Reuter,

ANOTHER DISASTER

Havre De Grace,

Maryland, May 30, An Eastern Airlines DC-3 crashed

Benevolent MacArthur

Tokyo, May 30, Michiz - Watanabe, Secretary-General of the Japanese Labour Unions Committee, today sent a petition to the "benevo- lent Cen MacArhur" for ald im arranging transportation for the Japanese delegates to the General Council meeting of the World Federation of Trade Unions in Prague from June 9 to 14.

The Committee received an invitation from M. Louis Saillant, Secretary-General of WFTU. to attend the Prague conference.

M. Saillant recently visit- cd Japan and Korea. United Press.

Hungarian Premier Resigns

Zurich, May 30, The Hungarian Premier, Dr Ferenc Nagy, today handed his

British Amatour Golf Championship

Americans

In Final

Scotsinen Defeated

Garnoustic,

Scotland, May 30

W. P. Turnean and Richard · Champman, two members of the United States Walker Cup- term, will contest the 30 holos final of the British Amateur Golf Championship here to

morrow..

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Two Scotsmen had a chance the semi-final today of preventing un All-American Anal, but I wan not to be and though Iun MacKinlay innde a gallant bid against Chapman, actually leading of one stage of the homeward half, he was beaten on the home green some time afler J. G. Campbell had been beaten by Turnesa.

the

Turnesa had beaten liis CUM- patriot Marvin Ward in the quar- ter anal when Chapman knocked out: Robert Rutherford, giant-killer of previous day. Campbell beut the last of the Englishmen, W. S. Wise, and MacKinlay be

DC nt the fellow-Scot, John Wilson, leaving the way clear for two Scottish and American semi-inals. Then Turnesa beat Campbell, while Chapman de- seated MacKinlay.Reuter.

resignation to the Hungarian Britain Out Of

Minister in Berne, M. Gordon.

The resignation was forwarded to Budapest where its receipt was officially acknowledged

noon.

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Reports reaching here suld there

London, May 30. WOS political panic The semi-Analists in the Euro-

dangerous Budapest as the mos! crisis

of the waren Zone of the Davis Cup compe- since the end

tition will be known this week-end, reached a climax.

The reports said that there was n with South Africa assured of a place run on banks this morning with long after their defeat of Great Britain. queues of people wailing to draw out south Africa took the doubles ut Having won two singles yesterday,

their savings.

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tenni courts ge cricket grounds, but nelther lenats 'nor cricket can be enjoyed on any football field. Herein appears to lie one of the MONI important considerations when 11 comes to choosing a site for Hongkong's future football sindlur.

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Ject because it helps their problem of dealing with the dispersal of large crowds, outa no tee, Hure football stadiums in London, cach with accommodation for sixty to eighty thousand spectators, alled fi some of the most rested suburbs, yet dispersal is handled casily and without trouble. The theory that the site of Hongkong's football stadium must conform to the convenienes of the police cannot be accepted! It is for the police

to adapt themselves to the circumstances, wherever they may arisc. airo necessary, at this stage, once again to warn both Government and the sponsors of this scheme against rushing into any decision. Wednesday's F.A. Counell meet Ing rather suggested that Lio Association regards the stadium

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LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE

ENDS

JUBILANTLY

Margate, May 30.

The 46th annual conference of the Labour Party ended with the triumphant singing of the "Red Flag" today after

two more Government Ministers won votes of confidence in the final session. Delegates rejected hostile housing and pension resolutions at the bidding of the Health Minister, Mr Ancurin Bevan, and the 'National Insurance Minister, Mr James Griffiths, as decisively as they yesterday endorsed the foreign policy of the Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin.

form joined in hearty singing of the Government Ministers on the plat Evidence alleged to have been Scarborough today after a five-set "Red Flag" the Labour

Party's given to the Russian police by Bela battle, and so must

tie traditional fighting song-and, lín Kovacs, Secretary of the Small whatever the outcome of the two ing arms, song "Auld Lang Syne." Holders Party. now under arrest, singles tu-morrow.

Mr. Grifiths successfully pleaded during an exhaustive examination which has not yet ended, is sold to New Zealand were starting their de reject a solution chiling for certain the 900 delegates prèsent to and With have incriminated Premier Nagy, Bela Vargha, President of the Hun-in Prague today when France and haphazard Increases in old age pen- He said it would upset the Karian Parliament and. Dr Janos Monaco mode a start in Paris. To- slans. of Government's closely- Gyongyossy, Foreign Minister. In a Belgium and Yugo-Slavia gets under woven new scheme of national in-

morrow the fourth match; between balance treason plot. plane

This disclosure by the Russians

South Africa will meet way.

tier wwners of this last-named the surance and health benefits, started the crisis.

while Czecho-Slovakia or New Zen- land face France or Monaco in the Zong's other semi-final.

near here and exploded and the State police feared all pussengers and crew were killed.

The police said they had no iden

FIRST REPORT The preliminary report by Mr how many passengers were aboard, George Gay, Regional Chief of the) but believed the number to be “quité Civil Aeronautics Board sald:

a few," A DC-3 normally carries "The plane was taking off towards 21 passengers and three crew mem- the south' on the 3,500-foot runway bers.

It was and not getting off. The pilot tried

London, May 31. Britons love to talk about the weather, and on Friday, even the most taciturn Londoner was fairly bursting with conversation--it

the hottest day in three years-90 degrees. Associated Press.

ed to the co-pilot to chop power.

this

Was understood the

to discontinue the take-off and call-crashed about four miles north of little racing town, but the police sald there was no immediate in- formation on the direction, the plane had

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THE WORLD OVER

State police said the twin-engined DC-3 could not be approached by rescuers and over an hour later the plane was still burning "It is in- conceivable that anyone survived," they said. They reported that the érash took place in heavlly-wooded section about a mile from the well- travelled

Fadelphia to Baltimore highway,

"The flames are so hot we just can't get near the plane. Bodies are scattered about in the fames. We can see that."-United Press.

BLACKEST PAY

New York, May 30. Offelal investigation began today into the crash of a United States Skymaster plane at LaGuardia Alt- feld, New York,-the worst of seven air crashes in the blackest 24 hours In aviation history.

Other crashes were: Ladd field, Alaska-three members" of crew mlasing and nine Injured when a United States Army Superfortress crashed.

Japan-United States Army C54 (also a Skymaster) crashed in the mountains near Tokyo with 33 pas- sengers and a crew of eight од board,

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Meanwhile, Czecho-Slovakia

on

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Gout Clerks Walk Out

COLOMBO STRIKE Colombo, Ceylon, May 30, for a Mr Aneurin Bevon asked vote of confidence for Government's More than 700 Government NAGY-MISSING.

housing programme-at-the-con-clerka representing 70 percent: ference by comparing Britain's pro- of the entire staff of the main Negotiations for the formation of

In the British-South African tie, a new Cabinet have been taking Eustace Fannin und Eric Sturgess, States.

gress with the, crisis in the United

Government Secretariat walk- place all day today between party of South Africa, who had won a

fed out this afternoon. lenders under the chairmanship of the President of the Republie. Dr beat Tony Mottram

single cach the previous day, "If you were homoless in Ameri-

They were protesting against the and Geoffrey ca, where they have enormous resuspension by the Chief Secretary, Tildy,

Paish today 6-1, 4-6, 2-0, 6-3, 6-4. sources far exceeding ours and to Mr.C. H. Collins, of 17 Government President Zoltan Tildy and France

nce and

Czecho-Slovakia gain- bombed Breas to rebuild. your Mihaly, the Information Minister, ed two-zero Icad In their respec

chances of getting a home in the servants who organised the recent

mass rally. went this morning to the frontier tive matches and it is expected next 12 months would be vastly less apparently to meet Nagy, but he did that both countries will

The cleris Iminediately nold a the than your chances in Britain," Mr win not arrive, Budapest reports stated tonight.

doubles tomorrow to

meeting in the garage of the Secre ensure their Bevan told cheering delegates.

"Britain is ahead of all countries tarlat building and reiterated their Most Smallholder Party members appearance in the semi-finals.

carry. J. Drobny (Czecho-Slovakia) beat in the world in its programme of determination "to said to be greatly perturbed by non-arrival and want

J. Robson (New Zealand) 6-2, 6-2, postwar housing.” to back to deal with the situation. 3-0, while V. Cornik beat I. S. They believe the Communists have Mckenzie 6-3, 6-4, 7-5. been taking advantage of his

Marcel Bernard (France) beat ab- sence to try to crush out the Small- Noghes (Monaco) 6-1, 6-2, 6-0' and holder Party, force the nationalisa-Bernard Destremeau (France) beat tion of the big banks-on which Landau 6-3, 6-2, 6-1-Reuter. there has been controversy between the Communists--and demand new elections under the present Com- munist Minister of the Interior be-

arc

his

come

him

fore the Fussians leave Hungary.

According to reports from Budapest, the Premier's office

was

Derby Call Over

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London, May 30. The callover on the Derby at the Victoria Club tonight: thoroughly ransacked by the police

11 to 10 on Tudor Minstrel wont- on Wednesday night when his per-ed, evens taken. 0 to 1 'Sayajirao

100 to taken and offered. sonal secretary, Ferene Kopnes, was arrested there.

Train offered, 100 to 8 taken.

It is widely believed that Nagy risks the danger of arrest if he ro turns-Reuter.

Berne, May 30.

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BURMA BANDITRY

Rangoon, May 30,

un

Destructive Fire

the struggle to the bitter-

The auspended civil servants were Despite numerous atlachts Wie noor, Mr Bevan obtained the charged by the Government, in its withdrawal of defeat of all hostile notice of suspension, with a "gross breach of the public service regula The only resciutions.

Uons forbid civil servants to hold the vole that calling for the ap- public demonstrations." pointment for a Minister of Housing

on spokesman earlier A trade union was defeated on a show of hands. Mr Bevan rejected Mr Winston today said that if Government took Churchill's "bright suggestion" of disciplinary notion against the or-

Jike building houses a military ganisers of the demonstration, which" was attended by 17,000 Government operation."-United Press.

workers.demanding full trade union rights, It would practically pre cloitate a general strike in the city. The Ceylon Government was re the ported today to be mobilizing

Valunteer Ceylon

Force Defence to 6 Grand Weather offered, 18 to

The Forest Department of the Corps and troops to stand by in case 1 token, 25 to 1.Migòll taken and offered. 33 to 1.Saravan offered, 40 Burma Government today reported et such general strike.

It is estimated that, with 1,700 Tilburg Holland-12 members of

to 1 taken. 33 to 1 Tite Street and "numerous casualties of trained u. Royal Netherlands Air Force killed

NOT RETURNING

Merry Quip, both offered. 40 to 1 forest officers" as a result of ban-clerks who have just come out, there are 12,500 workers now on strikke in 1 a collision between two Instruc-

Pearl Diver offered. 40 to In a

ditry in Cadir

central and upper Burma. The report, wities during March, tor planes,

which covers the de- Colombo-Rauler, offered. '50 to 1'Combat taken and Ferenc Nasty, the Hungarian Pre- Iceland 25 people were belleved mier who resigned today after the Firemaster offered, 200 to 1 said, that forestry work was greatly

affered. 50

ብር። to I Parisien offered. 60 partment's killed in an Iceland Dakota which Russian accusation of treason-who to 1 was today reported to

hampered in many districts owing have been is at present staying here not any other offered.

lawlessness. sighted on a mountainside on the likely to go back to Budapest in the Special place betting: 4 to 0 Tudor to general

In the Minbyln Reserve, Pyinmana northern coast.

near future, according to well-in Minstrel. 7 to 2 Blue Train and

Division, 6 to 1' Migoll. 7 A

the Bombay-Jurma

Paria: May 30. Grand Weather. formed sources here.

Nagy refused today to make any to 1 Saravan, 8 to 1 Pearl Diver, 10 Trading Company was forced to stop Paris firemen fought all night statement, and the Hungarian Lega- to 1 Parisien. Others in propor- mechanical extraction of hardwoods against the huge fire which destroyed

owing to lawlessness,

Market" tion is keeping completely silent- tion.

the report part of the famous added-Reuter. (Continued on Page 2)

in the St. Ouen district. and today. they were still keeping a close watch on the charred wooden prevent a new outbreak. 100.000.000 frangs, (about £200,000).

The fire began in At the Oval Northamptonshire

cartridge London. May 30. with three for 38. Mann, slow left !

drow with Surrey.

Northants 308 factory where saveral thousand bar The South African cricketers arra bowler, took five for 48,

Mitchell, South African opening and 208 for eight declared. Surrey rels of cotton waste were stored and had an easy victory by seven bateman, after scoring 14 quickly 207 and 277 for eight (Squires 100), spread quickly to nearby markcot;

The factory and seven, furniture wickets over the Combined Ser- was out to a brilliant catch. Oven- At Lelcester: Leicestershire drew warehouses were completely destroy vices at Portsmouth today. The stone and Dawson scored with Buent

with Essex.. Leicestershire 420 for Services lost their last three strokes and hit off the remaining nine declared and 398 for two de-

|wasto—Heutor. wickets for an addition of only runs

gancs ended today cared eut 101). Essex 435 and 168 (Prentice not out-151, Tomo- one run and were all out in their

Flosults of games. were: second innings for 162.

At Portsmouth: Combined Services for Ave (Dodds 51, Walsh five for

60)... 182 and 102 South Africans,, 259 and 86 for three.

At Cambridge: Middlesex best At Manchester: Lancashire beat Cambridge University by 68 runs Sussex by 1310 runs. Lanes 258 and Middlesex 283 and 283 for seven Plimsoll, the team's fast medium 930 for no wickets declared, Bussex declared. Cambridge 217 and 201 bowler, took the fast three Services 253 and 223 (James Longridge 82, (Anson 100, Shuttleworth 01) area of industrial East London, it was

Reuter wickets in ten balls and finished | Bartlett 59, ikin five for 70)

Two crashes were also reported today from Argentina in which tour people-including a girl-were killed and one seriously injured.

Allogether 123 persons have been | Reuter. reported killed or missing during the last 24 hours.

that

the

A possible clue to the cause of the Laguardia crash is seen in the Wen- ther Bureau's disclosure wind changed suddenly at the time of the Skymaster's take-off from southerly ut 10 miles per hour to westerly at 35 miles per hour Reuter,

WRECK SIGHTED

Reykjaik, Iceland, May 30. The missing Icelandic Dakota, with 21 passengers and a crew of four, lost sinco mid-day yesterday, been was reported today to have sighted on a steep mountain on the northem coust.

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All occupants of the plane were feared to have lost their liver. Rescue parties are on their way to

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SOUTH AFRICANS HAVE AN EASY WIN The damage was estimated at over

The South Africans scored the so- quired 86 runs for the loss of three wickets in C8 minutes.?

criso

and three entire streets laid

Barge Blows Up

London, May all Abirge, blew up on the Thames. river in a series of terrific explosions that scattered windows.... and spread smoke and concumion - over a wida.

annetnood today."--Associated PressN