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Hongkong Telegraph

BRITISH AIRLINER SMASHES IN SWISS ALPS: ALL KILLED

Avalanche Started

Schangnau, Switzerland, Apr. 16. A four-engined British airliner smashed into an Alpine peak in fog today, killing its crew of five and their only passenger an Italian and starting an avalanche. The plane was bound for Teheran.

Eyewitnesses who saw the plane crash into 7,200 feet high Hohgant Mountain said it skidded over the snow for more than half a mile and then was carried another 900 feet down the mountain slope on the sliding snow before coming to a halt amongst a pile of rocks.

The plane's sick started anpassengers' name was given no avalanche w' teis thundered into ifi Giulio, a representative of the the valley below,

owners, who was on his way 10, Drindial.

The Swiss Federal Air Once sald in a communique that "the inccident appears to be due to

faulty navigation."

The com-

According to first reports, the plane did not entch fire. The took place at 8.30 this crnsh morning and word was brought to the local authorities from the mountain's farms. Relief parties munique adited that the plane immediately set out for the

siruck the north parapet of the wreck.

The

and was completely mountain was a destroyed. plane, which Halifax Hallan, owned by Air Corriers, Limited, of London, left Schiphol Airfield His morning for a charter night to Teheran.

The area of the crash was re- ported

bo rusted. The

to

Smallpox Scare On Big Liner

Debris wng Scattered over a wide area, the statement said, much of it being engulfed in the avalaricho, The wreckage Idid not burn.

All she occupants of the craft were believed to have died in- alantly. A relief party arrived at the scene in about an hour after the crash.

EXPLOSION

The accident occurred in thick fog, according to the com- the munique. Report from scene of the crash state that the remains of the plane were caught

up ic I avalanche, Liverpool, Apr. 16-A_Ave-which the crash started. year-old British boy, suffering wreckage was swept down about from suspected smallpox, was 300 yards from the actual place taken to hospital from the 11 of the crash. 157-ton British

Cicilla when she docked here from

Bombay today.

linter

The

MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1950.

ROYAL CHILDREN ON SKIS

Princess Irene (left) and Princess Beatrix preparing to set off on a ski run In the mountains in Austria, where they are spending a holiday with their mother, Queen Wilhelmlan. The children spend a lot of time on the snow-covered slopes. (London Express Service).

HUNT FOR SABOTEURS OF

Conscripts Can

Pilots

Be

London. Apr. 10-Con- scripts called up for the Royal Air Force may now be able to tráin as pilots, aircrew engineers or cun- ners during their com- pulsory 18 montha In uniform,

The Air Ministry today announced special training facilities for 200 conscript engineers and 220 gunners in addition to the 300 now trniced as pilots rach year.

The

RAF

expected to

in four Kunner

aircrew months and an engineer fu Rix months. When they pass they may

operational crews

Farmers Guld they heard the plane

overhead early roaring morning. this

Almost im-

Jeln

Iteuler.

The Cleilla hnd called at Karn- ‡ medintely there was a tremen- chi and at Aden. Passengers deus explosion as the plane from the liner will be kept under observation Medient officers in the various parts of Britain 10 which they are travelling have been notifed. They number 300.

the struck

rocky northern parapet of the Holigant Mussif, Parties from currouxiing farms set off at once, but it was an Lour before the

frat group PERAK SWOOP BY renched the scene. In another of Britain's major

TERRORISTS The heavy fog and the snow ports-Glasgow-six people died recently during a smallpox out-piled up by the avalanche made brenk. The outbreak sent nearly the work of the search parties a million people into vaccination very difficult. It was believed queues and brought into force tonight that all six bodies had stringent precautions to keep the been recovered and were being brought down the mountain disease inder control.

The West of Scotland area, inside,

Hohant Massif is about 13 which Glasgow lles, wns ex- pected to be declared free of miles north of Interlaken,-~ amallpox this weekend-Reuter. | Rouler.

EDITORIAL

BR

Singapore, Apr. 16.-Eighty terrorists attacking the Nar- borough Estate in Perak last night murdered one labourer and destroyed bulldogs estate produce worth £1,400,

They seized identity cards from 50 labourers.-Reuter,

Britain's Austerity Finances

,

DROAD indications that the Labour Party is prepared to face an early general election if events dietate lis desirability, lend importance to tho Budget which Sir Stafford Cripps will present to the country tomorrow. For the Chancellor of the Exchequer ond probably the other leading figures in the Cabinet, the reception accorded the budget proposals will be the acid test, No-one today knows exactly what surprises Sir Stafford will have for them in his brief. case. It is a fale assumption, however, that an appeal to popular approval will be made in a mild form, something to reduce the price of beer, a greater incen tive to hard work and production by lower bracket income tax concessions, particularly in reference to overtime bonuses-but little more. No attempt mnde to soften the Impact-lo piny politics, In other words-will, however, akter fundamental policy, the maintenance of a system of rigid austerity. The inclination might readily be there were Britain's financial position aufficiently improved to justify real euls in taxation, but despite progress, no Chancellor could make such a clafm. Britain's only hope for full economic recovery and indepen. dence by the time the Marshall Plan ends in 1952 depends on strict controls. The general trend of Cabinet's outlook was revealed in the White Paper calling on the workers to forgo demands, for wage Increases, on companies to observe restraint in dividends, and on both to strive for increased efficiency in produc

and

In

tion. A further drastic cut in importa from hard currency areas, principally the United States, is foreshadowed. return, there is likely to be little to stir voting enthusiasm. Indeed, considering that Labour's over-all majority in Parlin- ment has been cut, temporarily at least,

to

four, the predictions of wint Sie Stafford. Cripps has to offer tomorrow suggest a degree of courage on the pari of the Government which no other European government has equalled. Whether his form of austerity is the best possible and whether the proposals can be earried through comfortably in view of growing restiveness is, of course, a ques- tion which will provoke a sharp debate in the Commons, Much of the texture of the Conservative attack, however, will be propounded with tongue in cheek. Ur Stafford Cripps can point to a steady rise in Industrial production, an increase in output per man-hour, and a remarkable reduction in the deficit in the general balance of payments. By slashing imports, he hopes to cut the dollar shortage in half during 1950 and achieve a surplus in over-all world payments by the time the next budget will be presented. The Con- scrvatives can be depended upon to And flaws in Labour expectations when the issues are debated, their eyes also being on the possibility of an carly general election, but Britain's austerity Chancellor can be depended on to make out his case skilfully and without circumspection. And his record dlacialms utterly any In- tention of offering “bribes,”

VIKING AIRCRAFT

Important American Official Among The Passengers London, Apr. 16.- French and British police linked efforts to find the cause and motive for the suspected sabotage explosion last Thursday in a British Viking airliner carrying an American Marshall Plan official and 27 other passengers from London to Paris.

The explosion was at first thought to have been caused by lightning striking the after-fuse- lage. The air hostess of the aircraft was injured in the explosion.

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Mr Attlee Asks Junior Minister To Resign

Vampire In Collision

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London, Apr. 10-A Royal Alr Force pliot, Aring

Vampiro Jet fighter, was killed today In a collision with # Lincoln bamber durine exercises,

The pilot baled out over the sea after the collision, leaving la plane to crash off Durlston Head, Dorset. Allfe-boat picked him

up, but he died soon after- wards. The bomber wILA undamaged.-Reuter.

Fair Share Principle

SHARP COLLISION WITH

THE FARMERS

London, Apr. 16, Mr Stanley Evans, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Food, resigned tonight.

An announcement from the Prime Minister's house said that Mr Evans had placed his resigna- tion in the hands of Mr Clement Attlee, who had accepted it.

Mr Evans' resignation came within 24 hours of a sloshlar at- tack on him by the National Farmers Untons of Engined and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, which accused him of making "a deliberate attempt to

wedge and country

drive

between town

This was the second time in a few days that Mr Evans had angered the farmers. They took Issue yesterday with a statement which he made at a press con- ference

BALTIC AIR

MYSTERY

CLUE

Friday, that he British Ship Finds

A Liferaft

WESTERN UNION other nation feather-bout its

DEFENCE

agriculture like Britain."""

He expressed that whether subsidies to farmers had not Brussels, Apr. 16. The reached a level which neither

Wiesbaden, Apr. 16.-Tho Ministers of Foreign Affairs, consumer aor taxpayer could

search for the missing Defence and Finance from afford.

United States Navy patrol The Untons acensed him of homber was officially called Britain, France, Belgium, prematurely disclosing farmers' off tonight, Holland and Luxembourg Income figures and of selecting after a British steamer pick- a few hours opened two-day consulta- "Just those statistics which sup- tion here today to find a ported "fair shares" method arming Western Union for defence.

of

The Ministers will seek a system of mutual supply military material to replace the existing rule that each country 019 itself-which had been

criticised as being unfair, DS geographically Britain has

Highter defence burden upon her than countries

land frontiers

:

his

100 muc Gument"

ed up a yellow liferaft in tho

that farmers of

be getting Baltic, south-east of Stock-

holm. The Parliamentary Secretary. who rankes ne a funior Minister,

The raft was had declared that farmers in-steamer Becchland (1,813 tons), found by the comes had gone up from £50,- bound for the Finnish port of 000,000 in 1938 to 284,500,000 Kotka. From there the raft, last year,

identified as American manu- factured in 1048, will be flown BARE ANNOUNCEMENT

to Copenhagen tomorrow for An outspoken Labour back- examination by Air Force ex- bencher at 52, Mr Evans went perts. to the

Ministry of Food ne

The raft was picked up north thrust Parliamentary Secretary In the of Gotland Island, roughly on n with place of Dr Edith Summerskilt ine between Stockholm und when she became Minister of the Latvian Baltle port of National Insurance. He had Libay, where the Russians Over a year ago each Weatern been in office for 45 days. Union country calculated exact

allege they were forced to fra Usually when a Minister re- on an American bomber a few ly its defence deficiencies and signs, letters between himself hours before the Navy Priva- the Anancial cost of making mid It was confirmed in London | tinued their detailed examina- the good, but since then de the Prime Minister, showing terr, with 10 men on board, was.

tion of the damaged Viking.

Valuations and other economice reason for the resignation, listed as missing.

are published. today that Mr Ralph Strauss,

The United States Air Force's. Tonight's an changes have falsified that de- special assistant to the Morshall which was towed way and

nouncement was

culled bare state-European Headquarters fence budget. Plan roving Ambassador, Mr locked up under heavy guard

ment of the

the fact that Mr Evans off the eight-day search, tonight, Averell Harritan, was aboard | after its return to buse on The British delegation

hed resigned.---Reuter,

abandoning all hope of Anding the Viking, which was forced Thursday.

headed by the Defence Minis- Mr Evans' resignation which any survivors. They had not yet determinedtr, Mr Emanuel Shinwell, while political quarters assumed back to Northolt Airport by the

It was learned officially that what type of explosive WH13 Mr Kenneth Younger, Minister meant he was sacked by the the raft found by the Beech- explosion.

Mr Strauss told Reuter

Prime in planted in the plane's tollet that of Stale, deputised

Minister climaxed 靄 lond is of the same type and weekend of Paris that he had not been ap

Government dis- registration ulew a hole in the fuselage, und | Foreign

as those used by Secretary, Mr Ernest either Scotland | breaking the arm of the blonde | Bevin, who has been proached by

comfiture over the Junior the

Privateer, missing

An Minister's Yard or the French Surete. He stewardess, sa

provocative Gramsie, Ingoing a minor operation.

speech offelal spokesman sald: "Wo on British farmers.

| think it is from the plane.” majd tribute to the aircraftsman-her quarters near the cocktail The French delegation was ship of the Viking's pilot, Cap- bur.

He added that no further hended by M. Robert Schuman, tuin Harvey, saying that if it The passengers most of whom the Belgian by M. Paul Van

slabiment would be made until had not been for his ability to went on to Paris by another Zeeland, the Netherlands by M. bring the aircraft down with

aircraft, Included French Dirk Stikker, and Luxembourg it rudder out of action "none Foreign Minister official, M. by M. Joseph Beck-oll Foreign of the passengers would be alive | Tybergiteln.-Reuter,

Ministers-Reuter. today."

sengers

who

A recent that British Mill- tary Intelligence had been called to help in the Investign- tion because of the presence of allens among the Viking'

pas- Inter denied by British European Airways.

A report that British Military Intelligence had been called to help in the Investigation because of the presence of allens ninong the

viking's passengers was later denied by British Euro- pran Airways

COMMUNISM

The probability of sabotage

ה

for

was

the

under-

Bidault Calls For Atlantic High

Council For Peace

|

PREMIER'S WRATH Junction

The speech. taken in con-after the ruft had been exumin- trailing"

with previous "coated. uilerances, was be- Danish and Swedish vessels lieved to have brought down on which helped in the search re Me Evans' head the wrath not turned to their ports tonight- only of the Prime Minister but Reuter. other powerful Government forces.

The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Herbert Morrison, the chief party disciplinarian, the Food Minister, Mr Maurie Webb, and the Agriculture Minister, Mr Tom Williams, were all be-

leved to have taken part.

Tho

rapidity with which the situation developed was seen the Gov- un indication that ernment intended to deal sum-

18

Hurley Blames

Yalta

For Red China

Lyons, Apr. 16.-Six were arrested here to- brought from the Aeronautical day when a Communist demonstration greeted the Engineers Association tonight a French Prime Minister, M. Georges Bidault's,bour's dimeulty in maintaining munist conquest of China." demand that 4 public enquiry thould be made Into

a complaint arrival to open the city's International Fair. from British Overseas Airways

Demonstrators scattered leaflets inside the employees that nationalised

dence

Now York, Apr, 10.-General marily with any of its follow-Patrick Hurley, former Am- Ing whether Ministers orbassador to China, today blasted rankers-who kicked over the the "secret Yalta agreement" as traces und. thus increase La-the "blueprint for the Com- office with its tiny Parliament- In a debate on Mrs Eleanor nry majority.

Some Labour Party suppor-General Hurley

Roosevelt's radio programme, clashed acri- agree with Mrmoniously with Icllow ests aviation "Is riddled with pro- Fair and paraded posters asking for "Peace in tera probably

Evans' that farmers get Senator Warren Magnuson, Dr minent Communists.”

"feather-bed" Vietnam."

treatment, but John King Fairbank, hend of The Association heard evi-

his to

remarks were almed at a Harvard'a School of Chinese that many BOAC andl Opening the International - Bidault sold: "Consider-section of the community with DEA airfields have Communist Fair, the French Prime Minister ing that the hour has come to which the Government is an

Studies, and fournalist Lauter- bach, trade

union officials on their called for the establishment of make more concrete, more sim-xious to stay on good terms. Lauterbach and Magnuson sloff since 1946.

an "Atlantic High Connell for plo and more emcient the

Labour hopes to win moro

lal the blame for the Chinese Ministry of Civil Aviation and Peace." He said such a Coun solidarity of the free countries ngricultural support at the next debacle on DEA oficials late today conell could co-ordinate and steer to bring forth more strength in general election, claiming that loss of faith of the Chinese peo- the poverty and the development of the Atlantic favour of peace through mure its policy has done more than ple and proposed that tho. communities on two planes mutual trust I believe it would any other to help Union defence and economy. European

the Brilish United States launch ∙a pro be wise and timely to create on farmer.

gramme outside Communist Atlantic High Council with the Brussels, Apr. 10-The Min- The "new and essential" step task of co-ordinating and steer-

THE EVANS COMMENT arenz in Asia aimed at regain- isters of the five Western Union which Powers

support of the Asian of the The departure of Mr Evansing the will

the development Ing tomorrow sign

tions in Parliament, but not to And

Hurley General

said the a further step in the marking

Valled conjunction of all eariler economy, with the hope of add-stir up any new party crisis.

States diplomats "air- unification of Westem Europe.

At the eighth session of the the Council of Europe, and the too much delay.

Brussels Pact, ing the political plane without resignation, said: "The National Atlantic Charter in the Yalta Mr Evans commenting on his rendered all Principles of the Union's top governing body foundation of the Atlantic com-

Farmers' Unlo have

on agreement Council, meet.

my senip secret

China. the Consultative

that the Foreign

Alllanco with "colonial here, the Ministers of Brimunity."

Ministers, when they meet in under their belt. A healthy in-

Southeast Asian lain, France, Belgium, Holland M. Bidault invited the coun- London on May 8, will be able quisitive. public opinion will perialism" in and Luxembourg will sign con- tries concerned to study the to envisage the setting up of a know how to assess the results countries would send to the defeat that the Yalta coming farm, price re-same ventions casing restrictions on principles and the constitution Committee to report, within a of the

· He said agreement produced. students and frontier workers, to be given to the proposed fixed period of time, on projects view negotiations."

Production at any cost would the United States must return. to and an agreement extending the executive body, and to elaborate for the structure, Internationalisation

social its powers and is relationship operating of this Atlantic High "kill this country stone-dead," a policy of supporting "free end

|with individual governments.” Counch for Peace, Reuter, he declared.Reuter,

terprise-United Press,

the French Government

their nomes to three documents was proposing M. Bidault said, community on the two insepar- was expected to provoke ques- peoples.

was the "logical prolongation able planes of defence

| services.---Reuter,

of

Wand

ventures: the

"I

hope

powers and