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SOUTH AFRICA OVERRULED BY GENERAL ASSEMBLY: SUPERVISION BY U.N.

Chlorine Gas Peril

Flushing, Dec. 13.

The General Assembly today adopted over- whelmingly a resolution designed to establish eventual supervisory machinery by the United Na- tions over the Union of South Africa's administra- tion of the territory of Southwest Africa. The

In California vote was 45-6 with five abstentions.

:San Francisco, Dec. 13. Inhabitants of the isolated

desert town of Daggett, Califor nia, prepared to evacuate today

after an explosion at a Marine Corps supply depot had caused an escape of chlorine gas.

Officials said that fire fol- lowed the blast which was caused by electric sparks.

Daggett's population is about

500.

The blast sent a gigantic cloud of chlorine gas into the

air..

The military and civil du- thorities feared that the fumes would be blown into Daggert which is some three and a half miles from the Marine establish- ment;

First reports said that there were no casualties, from the blast-Reuter.

Only the Soviet bloc and South Africa voted against the resolution, which was drawn up as a compromise yesterday by the delegations of Brazil, Denmark, Peru, Syria and Thailand.

It establishes a committee of originally but who declined to five to negotiate with the serve, Pretoria government on setting| up supervisory machinery.

Mr G. P. Jooste of South Africa pointed out that his In the meantime, the com- delegation previously had said, mittee is authorised to exercise his government's decision would certain supervisory functions be largely influenced by the such as examination of reports nature of the measure adopted. relating to the. territory and issuance of recommendations on the territory's administration.

by

"I have no desire to antici- pate that decision, but had I been permitted to declare

our

The Committee will be formed vote before the vote was taken, representatives of Syria, I would have urged the General Thailand. Denmark, the United Assembly in all seriousness and States and Uruguay. Denmark sincerity to consider carefully took the place of the United the draft resolution placed be- Kingdom, who was proposed fore it."

Singapore Nearly Back Back To Normal

Singapore, Dec. 13.

Quiet returned to Singapore tonight after

.

While stressing that his government had not yet decided its attitude, Mr. Jooste said, This compromise resolution practically closes the door to.. this (consultation) method of approach."United Press.

Immense Ford

two days of rioting over the separation of the Expansion

"Jungle Girl" from her Moslem husband.

A dusk-to-dawn curfew was the bandits wily, or the police imposed again as a precaution gullible?"

Dallas, Texas, Dec. 13. Henry Ford II said today that

but the uneasy city has beey The seriousness of the Singa- the Ford Motor Company plans nearly normal most of the day.

pore riots lay in what they Hospital records tonight show- showed about the rising passions to spend $1,000,000,000 in act ed that the riots killed 15 people amongst the Malays. The paper next three years. He made this expansion programme over the and injured 200. Over 100 per- said: "They spring from the

sons were arrested yesterday growing political bitterness of statement without elaboration:

and today.

The rubber and the Malay community. share markets, which operated may be seen

This Ford said this programme for a few hours today, are ex-trouble as

to be as serious, would help debunk the "Russian pected to be in full swing again feeling for union with Indonesia production, also the automobile, Communism...The claim that they invented mass The waterfront, too, is ex-cognised"-United Press.

is stronger than is usually re-aeroplane, radio and television. pected to be fully operating. Reuter.

tomorrow.

SPORADIC RIOTS

Singapore, Dec. 13. Sporadic rioting broke qut again here tonight after a day

About the only thrig the Russians can take credit is their use of the vetc.”

MALAY BITTERNESS

London, Dec. 13.

He later told the United The riots in Singapore reflect

Press that the expansion plan the growing political bitterness of uneasy quiet. A truckload was drawn prior to the present of the Malay community which of British troops returning to international crisis and the may soon become as serious as Johore after riot duty

in programme was not based on Communism, the Manchester Singapore was fired on while anticipation of defence orders. Guardian said in an editorial, travelling along a lonely It should be stressed that the The paper said: "The Govern- stretch of road. There were figure includes not only the ment's inability to prevent riots no casualties ad has been matched by its incom-

construction of, plants but also Twenty Eurasians reported fooling for mew models and the petence in policing them. This that 60 Malays were attacking purchase of machine tools as throws a new light on the and looting their homes. well as capital expe bändit froubles in Malaya. Are | Reuter

United Press.

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