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HUNDREDS FACE DEATH IN GROUNDED FRENCH LINER

Landslide In Austria Kills 23 Tourists

St. Laurent Reveals No Cabinet Shuffle Planned Over The Currie Report

Korean Froni Remains Quiei

SEOUL, Dec. 23 - (Tuesday) - (AP)-U. S. Sabre jets shot three Communist Jetsvfsom North Korean skies Monday afternoon. but the snow-bound front remained in a pre-Christmas quiet.

There was no report of daylight fighting Monday after four pre- dawn Red probes against Allied positions on the central and east- ern fronts were repulsed.

Communist propaganda loudspes

Communist propaganda loud- speakers in the Sniper Ridge sector oi the central front blared Christ- mas carols again last night.

Heavy clouds blanketed ground targets, restricting Allied fighter- bomber operations across the ent- ire 155-mile front, covered now with snow up to five inches deep.

Panther-lets plastered a Com- munist supply concentration north of singye. about 35 miles north of the Western front.

Allied B-26 bombers destroyed an estimated 80 Red trucks and bomb- ed another supply area east of Yangdok back of the eastern front before dawn Monday.

Two Burns. 17 Head of Corrie Burned

ANTIGONISI-I, N. 8.. Dec. 22- 1CP)-Two barns and 17 head of tattle were destroyed today when lire levelled two barns at nearby Purl Brook.

Contents of the barns were own- ad by Adrane Berkel. a Dutch tenant farmer. The loss iiifeluded, besides the cattle. a large supply of hay and other feed.

COTTAGES BUBNED

MIDNCTON. Dec. 22 -(CPJ - Fire of unknown origin today de- stroyed four summer cottages neai' McKee's Mills, N. B. All four were owned by Moncton residents. R.C. M.P. have opened an investigation. A passing motorist sounded the alarm when he noticed one of the buildings ablaze. The flames sooii spread to the three others. despite efforts of the Bouchouche Fire De- parfment.

Coming Events

"Brookfleld P. Y. P. U. tonight. starting at 8 P.M.

concert

"Come in Stanley Bridge School Concert Tuesday. December 23rd..

"New Haven School Concert, to- llizht at 3.30.

"Farmers. ask about the shun Cain Feed Finance Plan. For part .culars contact your local Ieed mill

"'Binao. dance, Si. Jiimo.a' Lhurrh. Town Hall. Georgetown. December 26. .

"Come to Christmas Concert, Sbringfleld Hall. December Hard. Sale of candy.

"Christmas dance, Beaver Hall, Montague. December 23rd. Don Mosser's Orchestra.

"Don't miss the big midnight ti,-ince in Si. Pelt-r's Bay Holy Wjfihe Hall. Chrlalmas night. (iiaisson Orchestra.

"Now open for crushing. Mon- day. Wednesday and Friday, York

mills. in cents per cwt. Arthur Simpson. "Buying live and dressed fowl

and chicken. Contact us for pick up service. ..3mlth Bros. Powpsl. Phone 1 gen, ,

"second drawing of Chrlsilnu itocklng. First choice 13913:. noc- gnd choice, 8421!). Must bo,ac- ”l.VW1IdIOd by 9 o'clock Tuesday Flint Vernon Ncye..I-iunter River.

"faosdlng Hogs for Canada Pack- "! Ltd. on rridsy. December ma. rather than Thursday due to the Christmas holiday. Sid mum, Mont-Ilue. Norman uamnsio. Cardigan.

"Loading I-logs at I Ind Konsington. for Canada era Ltd.. on Friday. Deeentbsrliith. going than on Thursday. due to

h - do . 3”. .(.v., 7 Kongo: or . . I i W2: 0tnMi.d A ' us. on irri- zilhiv i - rather than "N ir. uni. In sum in Ieturdsrs ed. on as

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OTTAWA. Dec. 22 (CF)-A happy-humored Prime Minister St. Laurent today killed specula- tion that hes going to shuffle his cabinet over the Currie report.

He came out of a three-hour cabinet meeting with a smile and a "Merry Christmas" greet- ing for a group of reporters and said flatly that he has no cob- inet reorganization ln mind.

Reporters asked about press and parliamentary-corridor re- ports that Defence Minister Clax- ton might be moved to another portfolio, thus necessitating other changes. Mr. Si. Laurenils answer was this: .

"No such suggestions have been made to me and if they were I would not be disposed to con- sider them."

He said the cabinet did not dis- cuss ihe Currie report today, but that the report is under con- tinuous study to see what can be done to rectify the situation it described.

The meeting was likely the last for 1952. It was attended by four ministers who have been absent for some time-Mr. Claxton. Fin- Minlsier Abbott. 'External

ance Affairs Minister Pearson and Health Minister Martin.

Mr. Pearson arrived late. Al-

though fired by an all-night Un- lied Nations General Assembly session, he came out of the cab- inet meeting looking surprisingly

chipper. In his chat with reporters. Mr. St. Laurent was asked if he

agrees with a statement by Trade Minister Howe that the Currie report is a "iurld rehash" of po- lice reports on thefts at Camp Petawaws.

The rime Minister said hesiud no com 'e'l?t""o” T'th'at or other inst: ters pertaining to the report. Mr. Claxton later told a reporter he's going to reserve his own com- ments untll Parliament reopens Jan. 12. '

Fearswnidvlvalmof German Miiitarism

MONTREAL. Dec. 22 -(CP) - The United states policy of re- arming Western Germany is caus- ing a revival of the old German militarism and could prove dis- astrous for German democracy. Marlo Hell de Brentani. noted Ger- man author, said today in an in- terview.

He said reappearance of the old German generals in a position of power was one of the main rea- sons he and his wife left Germany with their eight children and one adopted child and migrated to Canada. He will settle in Montreal and be wuespondent for a number of German newspapers and magaz- ines. 'riiey arrived here today.

Diesel Locomotives For Newfoundland

The 800th locomotive built. by General Motors Diesel Limited since the London plant was opened in -mid-August. 1950. was shipped today. ltis anarrow gauge unit of special design built for Canadian National Railways service in New- foundland. and the first narrow gauge locomotive ever builtby Gen- eral Motors Corporation. .

No. 900 is one of three similar locomotives in today's shipment and the first of a. CNR order for

nine 1.200 horsepower. road switch. or units to replace railroad steam power in Canada's loth province.

Bring Peace

i UNITED NATIONS. N. Y.. Dec. 22-(CP)-Assembly President L. B. Pearson of Canada today pre- dicted the United Nstlons will

succeed in bringing peace to Korea.

iCanads'a External Affairs Min- lstsr said in is statement allow- ing the early-morning ' of the Assembly that th; H sIion'I efforts on the Korea”: blem, although rejected by I Com-

munists. have not been in vain. Pearson returned to Ottawa by RCA? plane soon after the” As- bly adjourned at 4:45 uh. uh- ob. M or earlier if necessary Pearson's call The 10-wee union was con- oluded minutes after the Anem-

(Sovlet bloc). a Russianidemond that the United States be con-

LONDON, One.. Dec. 22 40?)- '

Rough -W-enihei Over Much of Wesiern Europe

VIENNA, Dec. 22-(Reuters) --A roaring landslide killed 23 tourists in Austria today as the mournful wailing of avalanche horns her- alded the dreaded "white death" through the mountains of Western Europe.

uiiicials at Bregenz said the tourists. many of them Britons, were crushed when the avalanche engulfed their bus on the road be- tween Langen and Stubeii in the Arlberg, winter playground, at the western tip of Austria.

Warn Of Slides

Mountain guides were out in Switzerland, Austria and Northern Italy blowing their long. curved liorns-many of t-hem stand taller than a man-warning of the dan- gcr of landslides. Their sombre moan may mean a. Christmas iso- lated in mountain huts for many families.

Dogs were out in the Austrian Alps hunting travellers stranded by the "while death". as the tum- bling snows are called in the mountains.

Search parties said conditions on some peaks were almost beyond human endurance as fierce gales piled snow 20 and 30 feet deep.

Mountaineers today gave up hope of miding alive five men buried by a giant a-valanche Saturday on Zugspitze. Germany's highest peak.

The victims-four German moun- tain policemen and an Austrian civilian-were entombed by the 300-foot-wide avalanche while pa.- trolling the Austro-German fron- tier, which cuts across the 9,505- foot mountain.

Further west, is snow-rescue dog found the body of a Swiss skier killed by an avalanche yesterday.

Villages Evacuated

Officialjs taday evacuated three v es ,n.,We An, p ” 'tilll;NNorf.heri:r Italy, threate a huge landslide. The creeping slide, 1,100 yards broad at its base, had already crushed several outly- ing houses.

Avalanches isolated the Val D'- Isere winter resort in the French Alps. They blocked the main road up the Isere River valley for half a. mile. dammed a branch river and cut telephone and power cables.

Floods, twin disaster which no- company avalanches, have overrun many areas, ruining Christmas for thousands of victims in France. Belgium and Luxembourg.

Troops, firemen and civilians battling floods in the port of Bordeaux tonight appeared to have halted the threat to the clty-un- less more rain fell. More than 1.000 persons had been driven from their homes.

-F'l00dB. ice and snow closed roads in parts of Britain and fog delay- ed ships and airliners. Most. ship- ping in the English Channel was at a standstill.

Floodwaters were rising in Dor- set, Southern England.

Brodh Twins Coniinue fight

CI-IICAGO. Dec. 22 -mp) -1-he Brodie twins were in the fifth day 01 ihelr SEDarate lives today. and they showed neither gain nor loss.

The 15-months-old boys had been linked at the heads before 'i-Mir surscrv separation last Wed- nesday.

--my two other attempts to part twins connected at 1..- . , , been reported in medical annals. One pair. boys. died during an Op. eration in Brazil in 1949. Siamese twin girls, seven months old. un- derwent an exploratory procedure -an arieriogram-in Taamgnlg in 1950. One died during the session and the other two days later.

Predicts U. N. Will A

Korean prisoners at Pongam.

Ten Asian and Arab countries abstained on the resolution which Western delr-gains termed A "M!l.V" nropagandn manoeuvre to take the spotlight on com. munist rejection of the Assem- bly's Korean peace plan. -Pearson said In his 1,000-word statement that the peace pro- posal represenis "a major achieve- ment in the history of the lev- enih session."

"To bring the fighting in Korea to an end and to move forward i the positive plies. of recon-

, ion and peaceful settlement -ilk - - - the great challenge which faces the United Nations.

"1 have no doubt that, through out)., ' ganlustlon. we shall per- sIs& we shall succeed-iv: our joint on to achieve this ob- Jectlvo. which remains our only

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PARIS. Dec, 23 - (Tuesday) - (CP) - Premier Antoine Pinay of- fered his coalition government's resignation early this morning, but President Vincent Aurlol decided to postpone any action until later to- day. '

The Premier made his pre-dawn trip to Auriolis Elysees Palace after dramatically announcing his inten- tion to resign to the National As- sembly as it was about to ballot on three motions of confidence he had demanded.

Pinay's announcement came after one party belonging to the coalition -. the powerful Roman Catholic Mouvement Repuibllcain Populaire- had declared it would abstain on the confidence vote. This would have spelled almost certain defeat for Pinay's middle-of-the-road gov- ernment.

Asked if Auriol had accepted or refused his resignation, he said the president would make his decLsion known after consulting several lead- ing politicians.

Reliable informants said the Pre- sident had asked Pinay to recon- sider his decision.

But Pinay said firmly "There is

By JAMES NORTHCOTT

SANDRINGHAM. England. Dec. 22-(Reuters)--The Queen arrived here today with her children for the traditional royal Christmas gathering in the rambling, red- brick house on theirucounti-y est-

tllf Priii&

Charles and .13! Anne it will be a cheerful. informal family af- fair, away from the strain and strict etiquette of official duties But there will be a sad note as it is recalled that last year King George VI was still m'th them, playing with his grandchildren de- spite a recent lung operation and ill-health. Memories of the tragic days last February. when the King lay in state after his death in tiny Sandringham church will crowd back as the royal party walks across the park for morning church services on Christmas Day. But thoughts will also turn to the future-to the days when four- year-old Prince Charles will real- ize the heavy responsibilities he has inherited as heir-apparent.

Big Day For Prince

The young Prince will be en- couraged to enjoy himself opening presents, playing games. For soon it will be time to begin his train- -ing for his future role.

And from then on, even at Christmas time, he will neverquite be able to forget that he is the future King.

Watching him opening his pre- sents on Christmas morning will be three generations of Queens, 85-year-old dowager Queen Mary, the Queen mother, and Elizabeth.

The family presents, laid out around a Christmas tree in the oak-panelled hall, gally decorated with paper'streamers. and holly with mistletoe from the grounds, will be handed around after break- fast on Christmas morning.

After chtirch, lunch will be served in the mahogany-panelled dining xoofn. Then the Duke and .lho Queen will play with the chil- dren in the nursery and everyone

News In Brief

QUEBEC, Dec. 22- ICP)--Prenv ler Diiplesiiis said today he has no lmmedaiie comment in make on a threat by ihs- Cnngdign Catholic Confederation of Labor

to call A general strike of its 90.000 members unless it long- drawh textile mill dispute at Loulsevlllei is settled.

HANNOVER. Germany, Dec, 22 -(Reuters)-More than 700 Ger- man orphans are being entertain- ed at Christmas parties given by the Canadian 27th Infantry Bri- gade this week

NAGOYA. Jii-phrase. 22--(AP) --A great hydrogen explosion wrecked one of Japan's largest

chemical plants today, and police said 16 workers were killed. five missing and 370 injured, 70 ser- iously.

MOSES LAKE. Wash. pic. 22- (A?)- A 35-man investigating board spent most of today at the barren, wreckage-clustered scene

a giant "Christmas special" aerial transport. The death list. in the

C-124 crash remained at S.

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of Saturday's disastrous crash at-"

French Premier Antoine Pinay Up In Galg Offers Resignation To President

no question of my going back on my decision. France cannot be ruled by I. government without any auth- ority."

Meanwhile, the Assembly resum- ed ifs interrupted session to vote on a. motion that it should recess until summoned by the Speaker, pre- slrmyably after some solution to the present crisis could be found.

Pinay's announcement evideiitlj; caught the house by surprise. The chamber erupted into a wild up- roar with many deputies shouting "No. No" while others -. apparent- ly hostile to the premier -- began applauding.

The confidence vote had been ex- pected to hinge on three specific points in Pinay's 1953 budget:

1. A proposal to transfer funds from a section of the social secur- ity adminlstratlon which shows a surplus to another section showing a deficit.

2. Aiithorization for the govern- ment to impose its tax reforms by decree if parliament had not voted on them by next June 1.

3. A proposal to increase by 25

per cent the existing duties on dis-

tilled alcohol.

Royal Family Spending Christmas In. Country

will join them at tea--with plenty of iced cake.

Only iiiterrupt-ion during the afternoon will be when the Queen gives the traditional royal Christ- mas speech from her study Sandrlnghani broadcasting to the Commonwealth.

The broadcast. scheduled for 3 pins.)-.1:ohaoi-Rtime; will be heard at 10 a.tii. ET.

When the children are in bed

the grown-ups will have dinner

and sing around the piano. usually played by Princess Margaret.

The Duke of Edinburgh flew here Sunday with his instructor in the trainer plane he is learning to fly. He will continue his lessons during the holiday.

Queen Mary and Princess Mar-

garet travelled down in the royal:

train today with the Queen. The Queen Mother, held up by official engagements, will leave London by car later.

The royal party will be com- pleted by the Duchess of Kent and her three children. The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester and their two sons will not be there be- cause eight-year-old Prince Rich- ard has German measles.

lleporis Say Ship Breaking

BEIRUT. Lebanon. Dec. 22 -

(OPJ- Hundreds of passengers and crew, clinging to the slanting spray-whipped bow and stern of grounded French liner Champol- ilion. tonight faced death, in the lbiack waters below as the ship lwas breaking up. l Through a bl:nding wall of rain,. lwatchers on the rocky shore sawj ;the 12.546-ion liner split amidsliipsi , iIn Paris a spokesman for the ,operators denied that the ship had broken into two parts. The spoks- lman. in touch with his agent in 'Belrutt late tonight said the Chamollion was rspllt deeply” but had not parted.)

, Among the passengers werel .many pilgrims bound for Christ- lmsis in Bethlehem. including i

lcanaclian. Lucien Dulong. (home-i glomi uiiavnilable.)

l Report 100 Aboard

The liner was reported here to be carrying 'iCx'l people-4&0 passen-1 gers and 250 crew members. But In spokesman for the Alexandria Navigation Company in Egypt said 11.500 pilgrim passengers were a- ,board.

iTll6 Alexandria spokesman said 200 passengers were tllrC'Wn llllnl the churning surf 40 yards from the shore tonight when a tug cap- sized in A rescue attempt. All the passengers were said to have reached shore safely. There was no immediate confirmation of thisl incident in direct dispatches from Beirut.

IA Paris official of Messagerles lM:ii'irime owners of the ship, said ishe sailed from Marsellle on Dec l5 with 219 passenger and a crew. lot 260. Alexandria Navigation Company. ship's agents in Egypt. jsaid 30 of the passengers landed lthere on Sunday and several him- Edrcd more embarked for Beirut.)

Tension aboard the stricken ves- sel was almost at breaking point and one report sn'id's-rms had been issued to the ship's officers to con- ltrol panic-stricken passengers.

l After a first cable had snapped. a second line was made fast. he- liween the Champollion and shore.

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Mon Durn.ed .To Death

lln Fire Near Truro

l TRURO. Dec. '22 --lCPl- Syd- ney smith Irwin. 78. was burned in dcnth when his modest one- room home at nearby Hllden was destroyed by fire today.

A coroner's Jury decided death was accidental. Three men told of itrying lo rescue lrivin but said he lappeared dead when they finally reached him. Cause of the fire was not immediately known.

Eisenhower Discusses Frictions

U. S.-Soviet

By Arthur Everett ..NEW YORK. Dec. 212 -i.AP)- President-elect Ei-senhower said

i-Odhy if America is to be strnog "we must be strong first in our spiritual convictions." '

"And these convictions must be those that appeal to men." he add- ed, as be dismissed American- Soviet frictions in an address to an address to the Freedoms Fouri- daiion.

'17 We .3" Roll”? '0 Wm llll-C presumably because of his extra-lninn xladdcii and "Flood joined in

fight," the General declared. "we are going to have to go back the fundamentals. If we can bc rtrnng enough to sell outsclves this idea at home, we can win this ideological war."

The foundation annually makes awards for outstanding achieve- ments in the field of American- ism.” During the day. Eisenhower also talked over segregation with vi group of Negro ciergymen.

Eisenhower was quoted as loll- ing the clergyman he wants to find out through a commission of his own what treatment minority groups get "in. hotels. jobs, res- taurants and so forth."

At the Freedoms Foundation an- nual meeting Eisenhower told the group:

"If. is my conviction that the great struggle of our times is one if spirit. It is a struggle for the

hearts and souls of men-nni merely for properly. or even merely for power. ,

"It is a. contest for the beliefs.

the convictions the very innermost soul of the human being."

'I'he' President-elect recalled

from Second World War days. his friendship with Marshal Georgi K. Zhukov of the Russian army. Eis- e ower said the friendship proh- brought Zhukov into eventual ce in Rama. , awer said he tried to get V to the Russian, the theory. l men are created free and but he added:

was quite certain it was hope-

lies: on my part. to talk to him It- lbout the fact that our form of lgovcrnmeni. is founded in religion i .our form of government has inn sense unless it is founded in a deeply felt religious faith. .so lWhi'il. was ihe use of me talking in, .7.hiikov about that? Religion. he. ,had been taught. was the opiate of fine people." , , Marshal Zhukov. considered on:-. of the Soviet Union's best. soldieisl went into eclipse after the warl