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JOHN CLARKE'S Rhee Says
CASEBOOK
It Was A Debt Of Honour
He Will
Fight If Necessary
Seoul, Aug. 4. President Syngman Rhee sald today that he was deter-
a South Coast resort,mined to regain control of a
officer was dealing with his morning mail.
He slit open a cheap envelope End of that carried un East London postmark, Ashed inside brought for the contents, and
out a rough note, and a posts)- The probation order for 30. officer read the note. "Enclosed, And the thirty bob you lent me,
It Rich with thanks,' signed "Fred"
wan
The probation neer's morn- Ing was made. His abounding
Faith in human nature,
endured a dozen hearty
ritory south of the old 38th Parallel boundary even if the US refused to back him.
He snitt he negotiale
would TEVOY
the suc with the it the Com- refused
Comununists. munists
Li
withdraw
pruceiully in response vo Seoul government's bim tea. quests "we would take certa velion," he said.
US
which
blows
every working day, was sudden
ly restored to him as good
new.
FROM A DISTANCE
HER
TERE was Fred, who had put
might
been have what thought a safe number of miles between himself and his creditor,
doing the handsome. proving himself to be at heart a man of honour.
The probation officer thumbed through his card-index to mark up Fred's splendid achievement. Seeing the detalls Fred's contained, he remembered
others about is subject
card
He remembered Fred's strunge purposelessness at the time
their Arst meeting.
INHERITANCE
of
FREE had been caught shop- ufting. fle was a man of 00, with thatch of white hair. He had the stoop of a man much older, and some of the helpless- ness
of raw inexperienced youth.
The probation officer remem- bered how Fred had told him of his boyhood at a minor public
from which plenty of achool, inem have gone out to dis- tinguish themselves in the world. after Fred had not strained distinction. What dissuaded him from the effort was perhaps, in part, the knowledge
that
опе
day he would inherit the incomy
fund from a trust
from his
father's
estate that
mother and then
enjoy.
UNSKILLED
Arst he
his would
UITE a considerable sum was
involved enough to
retirement Anancially
make
painless
Asked for contient 311 The of State Latin Secretary
vester- would not Wher 52 0 effor. to seize the we-
• We wil
Foster Duljest stateinen. ttay
that America
support President
military
THORY.
Mr Kher suic
do it y-year-old
A
The
Korvau
The River the
Fender said he had not yet oxer
lime
for Camera.t surrender of the Kaeting area,
Peninsula Onglin north bank
of the Hate estuary-territory held by Reds below
the 38th Paralli when the artistice was signed, The armistice gave the Re- public of Korea much larger north the Parallel in the Central afd Bástern part of the Korean peninsula,
area
RHEE'S
CHARGE
"The UN and the US are now bent on the idea of co-exls- tence with the Communists, President Rhee said at his Arst news conference of this усаг "But how can they co-exist with the Reds unless the Cum- from our munists are removed territory?
He charged that the UN and
US had the
forgotten their commitment to create uni- Join!
fed and indepenem Kuren.
Instead they are advocating peace ut any price," he said. expect anything from them now.
The said he possessed informa- tion that the Communists may attack South Korea again any
ฟ
Luc.
cannot
"We are but eager to fight a wur with the Chinese, Husstans GI Japanese," saiet President
ither. "If they do not interfere with Our get along with them.”
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1955.
Off On Continental Tour
Appeal To
UN To Stop
Massacre
Geneva, Aug. 3. Leaders of the Bahai to- day called upon the United Nations to take swift action to prevent an alleged mas | sacre of their co-religionists
in Iran.
OCA-
The Bahal ture a religious
which seet
pre ches violence. Charles Mason Remey of Washington, D.C., Dr Ugo Ginchery of New York and John Ferray of Oxet, Eng- land, entled a press conference at a Geneva hotel to explain the reason for their appeal,
They *1; Persian muliato were whipping
and up mobs urging them on to a holy war against the Bahal. They said that in May this year Teheran mobs destroyed Bahai temples, confiscated Bahai property and killed co-religionists,
REQUESTS IGNORED
requests to
Twelve
Young Londoners started off from Wimbledon last week on a 1,500 mile Lour of France and Spain, in their converted 21-year-old double- decker bus, The total cost of the 19-day trip is expected to £40 each. The bus has Painted blue and cream. in the trip the girls will steep in a
'dormitory
bo
During
lop storey-while
on the the
boyx
will use tenta Picture shows: gramophone supplies the music, in the dining room of the converted bus. The kitchen tecen constructed from plywood by the boys and girls at the rear. The interior has been decorated in a variety of
colours.
May Close Chinese
Schools
ARMED MEN
FOILED. IN
HOLD-UP
Three
SHEAFFER'S
ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN
Suspend The Death Penalty, Appeal
London, Aug. 4.
The Howard League for Penal Reform, in an appeal signed by 100 prominent public figures, has called on Britain's Home Secretary, Major Gwilym Lloyd George, to auspend the death penalty:
The appeal, endorsed by well-known lawyers, scientists, religious leaders, editors and artists, says there is no factual evidence regarding the uniquely deterrent effect which capital punishment is said to possess.
ON THE
RECOR
by John Dell
What makes a singer popular? In a discussion the other day some people I know pointed to
Georgia Gibbs and
Patti Page, Dorle Day, Rosemury Clooney, Sarah Vaughan as being top stars with nothing in comnion
115 far
with
as style is concerned. In the field of male 'pop' singers the same thing applles. Eddle. Frankie and Perry are all top ranked recording artists ith nothing in common except a large following and a lorge income.
From this discussion there Headed "Public Opinion and Masenek, Britain's poet
an interesting question the Death Penalty," the appeal laureate: Mr Michael Redgrave,What qualities would the
Edith Si well, ideal 'pop' stur have?" recalls that in a House of Com- the actor: Dame mong debate on the den.h the authores; Dr Donald Soper, Maybe, you would like
the Methodist leader; Mr Stephen make a list for yourself just as February penalty Government's view was that it Spender, poct; Viscoun: Stand- would be wrong 10 abolish gile and Viscount Templewood. capital punishment unless there-Chion Mall Special. wero clearly overwhelming
last
public sentiment
the change.
in favour of
"IHistory shows that reforms Fear Volcano
In the penal system have never been
оп
mons
of an over- (ነፍ
May Erupt
Manila, Aug. 4.
to
* Mt
Apo
cressed
дег
from
that
td
we did the other night, and in
ease you are interested here are my cecipes for the ideal singera. The Girl ''Warmth'
The Vougnan.
'thie
Gibbs.
of Sarch
'Rhythm' of Georgia
The Clarity of Doris Day.
The 'Sincerity of
Clooney.
The Something
Rosemary
the Others
Don't Have of Eartha Kitt.
And all that together 'and you
that
the concer
of The majority whelming population." it said. "But in so repre- far as we may be said to
well-informed sent reasonably
sentiment, we appeal public
in Davao Province, you most earnestly to reconsider Southern Philippines, has in- would have what I think should
arousing be the 'most' your opinion mid to agree to a
is activity.
The Boy suspension of the death penalty cars it may erupt for the first
The Tone' of Perry Como, the lines of the motion in-
timo in history, according to troduced in the House of Com- meteorological
The Verve of Frankie Laine. reports last February and sup- Davao yesterday.
The 'Showinanship' of Johnny 11 members of parted by
The Weather Bureau's obser- Ray Parties."
at Davao reported
The 'Appeal' of Gay Mitchell. The Easy Manner of Dean (A group of Conservative and columns of light grey smoke were Buffalo, Aug. 3.
the crater of the Martin. Labour members then proposed rising from bandits
volcano. Sonic
of
and Add all
together armed the abolition of the death penal- 10,211-foot
the period the smoke came from
two team it up with the composite with machineguns held up ty for an experimental
crevices near the base of the Riri and you'd really have an 扬 Brinks Inc. armoured of five years. The proposal was
bald, rocky portion of the slope Det to record. but failed rejected by 245 votes to 214).
ALLOW TIME
What would your ideal singers near the summit facing south. If the Home Secretary cannol to get away with $498,500
Volcanologists of the Weather be made of? Bureau sald that they have no track receipts be persuaded to reopen the sub-
feel at the present time, the ap-records showing Mt Apo, the after wounding one mer-
peal says he should allow time second highest volcano in the songer.
for the further discussion In Philippines, having erupted Parliament of "the many im- previously. --France-Presse, portant and admirable mendations of the Royal Com- mission on capital punishment and to implement these without jdelay."
The report was published In September 1953. Officials said all the money
In an accompanying letter the Fort Eric, Secretary from
truck tonight,
in
race
the
were
Two at
gunmen captured quickly by the pollet The third bandit may have been killed or wounded while fleeing The police said. scene, wounded messenger was shot in
the
the
chest.
Frost tho
Ontario,
nearby
gave
110
the of
recom~
Petrol Industry Probe
that the
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For A Golden Voica
I noticed in a record shop the other day a disc put out by RCA of Perry Como's Golden Hecords'. Appropriately enough all gold in colour inch LP. and the disc, a ten und
the cover
contains eight of the songs of which
there
than one million
onc
זי
sold.
be
have been more
copies For new renders it should mentioned that whenever ana Howard
Boston, Aug. 3.
million copies of any one record raco track was re-League, Mr Hugh J. Kiare, said:
A Federal Grond Jury was the
are sold in America the artist covered. but
they
"In απ
answer given in
together here today to the called of Commone after detalls
House
a gold who recorded it receives petrol industry
and quite right too. Mrs Ruth Ellis nvestigate the Manila, Aug. 4. The hold-up attempt recalled execution of
In the United States.
fow the
There can be only very referred to sensational
again and successful yo
you The Philippine Education the
William Judge
eight McCarthy, singers who have made of pubile
opinion. question
who departed from the usual such records and it will be in- on January 17, 1950, when I hope that this memorial may Department is seriously con- robbery of Brinks Boston office
of grand teresting secret proceedings
to see if any of the sidering the closure of Chin- team of smooth-operating gua- show that the abellion of capital junes to announce in open court other companies follow RCA's ese schools in the Philippines men escaped with $1,218,211. punishment is supported by in-
Jury would investigate example in some way or other. unless they submit to its That robbery-the largest cash fuential persona engaged in the industry, stid the govern-
Record Review "Repeated affairs then we can
the strict supervision because of robbery in history is still un-wide range of activities. Shah of Iran and to the Iranian the mounting reports that
solved
'Blue Mirage by Percy Falth (Mrs Ruth Ellis, 20-year-old ment contended the industry violated the Federal Anti-Trust authorities to ball this slaughter the Communists have infil-car robbery
Another sensational armoured cafe society blonde and mother
occurred in Den- two children, was exccuted Act by price fixing. He cald the and his Orchestra. This tune is great guns in America ignored. They threatcu
"right to know going to kill more and we now plend trated into them.
vers, Massachusetts, on March recently for the murder of her pubile had a
the purpose of the investiga-and is already quite popular in The Percy Faith 1952, when three men rifled former lover.) with the United Nations to stop
Hongkong. This was disclosed last night this carnage and put this per-
unattended armoured car
Len- Signatories of Howard
In addition to Inquiring into version starts off very well in- Malacanang Palace sources by secution to an end," the spokes- who said that the Secretary of longing to a trucking company gue's appeal include Sir Richard the practices followed by major of Tango right from the deed, although one is reminded while
the driver and guards Acland, former Labour member petroleum men said.
and oil compinles Education, Mr Gregorio Herman- WA dez had seen the Vice-President sat in a nearby cafe sipping Pirilament; Mr Benjamin and retail outlets, the jury will at the end and we hear a very
start. Th
robbery netted Briten, the composer; Dr J. B. hear evidence about the opera-lugubrious lady pleading at the Mr coffee. Foreign and
Secretary, d
the criminals $081,000.-United Bronow Carlos Garcia, to map out moves
eminent scientist:ion of rolled gold plate ond Bronowski,
end of each line
'Don't Press.
Canon
Lewis John Collins, concrete
and pipe to counter alleged Red infiltra-
pipe Go
... It sounds corny to me Canon of St Paul's Cathedral;
machinery industries-Reuler, but many will like it if only for tion of Chinese schools.
Lord
Douglas of Kirueside,
the beginning. This is a Philips chairman of British Euro
78 rpm. Airways; Mr E. M.
General Sir George
DISAPPROVES
when the Bme for retirement should come. Fred had nothing | conferrnet to worry about concerning that end of his career.
He did have BOTTIC trouble
The President volved his dis- approval of the recent Big Four ul Geneva or "any ether East-West taiks."
"Whatever the other nations may do,” he said, "we will go
our
with the other end-that of de- our own way rad stiek to elding upon a carcer from which position alone.
The
Th
has
he could ultimately retire.
silpped by until he was health
In subject offered
years
glad to take what unskilled labouring jobs,
en-
These Fred did without thusiasm, switching from one to labour-market another
As the demanded, waiting, macking time, until the day should arrive when he possessed an unearned income.
DOORMAN
By the time Fred
committed
his crime on the south coast,
his mother was 91, and most of the trust fund money was still being used to keep her in
nursing home.
a
with
The probation ofeer remem- bered is final interview Fred, the one at which he had lent him the 30s. "There's
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elderly President, whose frequently been a of speculation, lonked very healthy and in good spirits As he joked
with reporters In the garden of his hillside Seoul mansion.United Press.
Primo Carnera
In Hongkong
Primo Carnern, Heavyweight Boxing Champion of the World for 50 weeks June 29, 1933, (o June
14, 1934, is an shor visit to Hongkong.
were
The spokesmen warned that speedy UN action was needed to prevent further killing.
"The Moharram, month of mcarning, which begins cn August 18 and lasts until Octo- ber 15, is near. This is a time
He arrived here with his good job going," Fred had said,
manager, Mr Hardy Kruskamp, "as doorman at a cinema in the
this East End of London, I could get
morning by PAA plane from Tokyo. Now a professional that if I could get there."
Fred had got the job.
wrestler, Carnern was on a tour of Japan and is proceeding to satisfactory. How very
the or probation officer thought, as he
Manila for a series of exhibition put the 30s. postal order away,
i matches. banishing thoughts of framing it,
Camora
the World Won Just then, his telephone rang. Heavyweight title hom Jerk A probation officer from London Sharkey on n knockout in the was on the line. "About Fred," he sale.
"he's just pleaded quity at Marlborough Street to stealing goods from a store. He selling the things in the street. He said he was doing it in order to pay back 30s, ho borrowed from you
WOK
Birthday Salute
when Moslem priests lash re- ligtous feeling to fever pitch and we are fearful there will be a
i
25, an
Escapes. Police Custody
of
tion.
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
Signol and
6.00,
Where
Then comes the chorus
WI the,
Baby's Dimple Be There is little to.
this be said about
Rosemary Pro-Clooney 78' except that it was Jazz made during the time when she
6. Time gramme John Italt Hour
Acheson (Studio): 6.30. Portuguese Half Hour (Studio);
The same sources said that oo Chinese school in the Philippines has submitted reports required! by the Education Department. A Chinese, suspected of being author:
Mr Hernandez was reported a heroin addict, escaped from Giffard; Victor Gollancz, the
custody to be thinking of closing them Police
while being publisher; Mr Ludovic Kennedy, massacre of the Babai," said their they continued to disregard examined in the Kowloon Hospi- writer, and his wife, ballerina spokesmen,
Moira tal early this morning.
Shearer; Mr spokesmen claimed there these requirements in future. were some 700,000 Bahai wor- EMBASSY PROMISE shippers living in Iran. They naid world Bahai
month, Last
however, community membership was about 3,000,000. Chinese Embassy here had given 12 United Press.
"emphatic assurance" that was alert to the threat of Com- munist infiltration,
FOOLHARDY
ACTION
The Embassy
the
SIDE
GLANCES
sald that "It
certainly would not tolerate such evil Ideology to tinge the minds
Chinese youth,"
of
The Embassy statement added the deep that it "appreciated
of the Philippine authorities over the danger end
An apprentice's folly caused promised to scck immediate him to be fined $300 er six weeks' remedial measures together with
when imprisonment
ho
was them should any "fregularity" brought before Mr J. E. Durling be found.
at Central this inning,
The Embassy pointed out that Cheung Kwon-cheuk,
19.29 Chinese schools in the Manila apprentice mechanic with the
the metropolitan area are being Shanghai Garage, residing at operated in accordance with the sixth round at New York City Fenwick Street, ground floor, treaty of amity between the on June 20, 1933.
VRS charged with driving
and Nationalist
Philippines
a driving China-France-Presse.
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private caf without He successfully defended his licence, driving without title against Paulino Uzcudun at Home on October 22, 1933, and
third party insurance, driving owner's consent, again against Tommy Loughran without the at Miami on March 1, 1934, both and driving without any number fights going the full distance of plates.
15. :ounds.
Carnera lost his title when he was knocked out by Max Barr the 11th round "of a world Ulle match at New York City on June 14, 1934.
aticntion
Royal salutes of 21 guns were Cornern excited firedaimultaneously by the wherever he went this morning Royal Navy and the Royni Ar-
von it those who stared at him overi lery from HMS Tomar and
of his identity. were unaware from Sigmal Hill in Kowloon at The simple reason was that he noon today In. honour of the
He stands 0 feet is Immenst, .biribilay of Her Majesty 6% liches tall and weighs 280
Eilzabeth the Queen | lbs,
Quech Mother.
All ships of the Royal Navy and visiting Anierican whrships in port, are dressed overall for the occasion.
But facze knew him at the age of 10 were even more surprised by his size then. He was already feat 8 inches tall on his 10th birthday
12 Months For
Pickpocket
The prosecution alleged that at about 11 pm, on August 3, 1955, two police constables on tluty noticed a private car along Fenwick Street without
any
A pickpocket was given 12 number plates. The constables honths Imprisonment for lifting stopped the car and learned a pawn ticket: from a man's that the defendant had no trousers' pocket, while he was driver's Heence.
boarding a bus in Taipo Road, Enquiries revealed that the Kowloon, on August 21
defendant was an apprentice The defendant. Leung, Yiu- with the Shanghai Garage, and ming, 39, unemployed, pleaded that the car had been left there gulity before Mr W. S. Collier the owner for a fresh cont of at Kowloon Court the morning.. Defendant who had two pre- paint. The number plates had
by. been, removed for that purvious convictions of a similar pose, and the defendant look nature sald in midgation that he the car out for a drive without had a wife and two children to first obtaining permission.
support.
By Galbraith
(30 Big U. 9. Pat Off- Cont. 1963 by MLA Berylon, Inc.
"When he gets riled up like that, he just puts in a lot of words I'll have to fenve out!!!
Sind by Robert i might well have been wonder-
7 London ing herself. Studio Melodies. Hay Martin and
(BDCTS); 7.30,
For later on the
sings
hie Orch, with the Coronals and other side will be useful, be
"Call cause on It Rosemary Tito Buras Me Madern" Vocal Belection by Brahms Lullaby' with a great Ethel Merman, Dick Haymes, Elleen deal of feeling. The two sides Wilson with Chorus and Orchestra make a nice contrast.
cond. by
Gordon Jenkins: 7.59.
0.09.
Philips
History In
Weather Report: 8, Time Signal and B 21333 H. the News (London Rely); Commentary (London Relay) or Special Announcements: 8.15. "Love The Magician" (De Falla): 830. "Journey Into Space." Written and produced by Charles Chilton Episode 8 (BBCTS) 9. Time Signal. What's the Form (Recorded London_Isley); The Bartored 0.13. At the Opera. Bride" Acta 14 z (Smetana) Prin- cipals wiù) Chorus and Orch, of the Prague National Theatre cond. by Jaroslav Vogel; 10.40, (approx.)
喜
A Bottle
Robert Tamer and his Orchestra: Malmesbury, Cape, Aug. 3.
Time
10.30, Westher Report: 11 Signal. Radio News, Reel (London Helay): 11.00. Goodnight Musie.
Down.
The history of a farm at
God Save The Queen; 11.30, Riebeeck West, near Malmes
bury, four decades ago, was REDIFFUSION discovered in an ordinary
$ p.m. Children's Corn-con-drinking bottle when an old djcted by hunte va; 8.30, Tropiowa outbuilding was being do- time-presented by Betty: 4.2, Birth-molished.
Latin American Rhythms; 8. "Teens
day. Malibag; 6.30, Mon Behind the
Melody--Michel Pagish; '7′′ Person- Mr A. Serdyn, owner of tho Ality Parade-cun Edwarda," Tas. farm, Weltevrede, found the Muile
Sidney
makero-featuring
Torch at the inmond Orgal; 150 battle. In it the former owner. Call Joe Hisdem Voce! Eclections Mr W. C. Hoffman, described by Ethel Merman, Dick Haymes, the state of the farm in 1914. Eileen Waon with Chorus "and The document said the farm Orchestra cond. by Gordon Jenkine: 5. Time signsi and the news (20 produced several thousand bags don Bolar 9.00, Weather report. of wheat and cats, 100 wagon- #tota ned interkada;
loads of hay, had 60-mulos, 000 Melachring Musicalo-featuring the George Metachrino Over 6.30, sheep, 60 goats, five horses, ourney Into Space," Willen and four wagons, four carts and 12 produced by Charles Chitton: 9, The
to.
Mr Bordyn wrote i
Concert Hour: Dad, Bewels of Scot. ploughs. There were also eight land Yard-ferring Clive Brook: damx 10. Cafe, Continental-prorented by Jeannette Piry: 10,30,, Through the Listening ati;
(31) Deie dwith (of the farin as it to scription Dreamiand---Conturing th Kindle It in the same: botile, Cols Singers: 11.30, Prelude to add cemented into another out. night-popular concert medier building that will replace the Mid, "God' flave the Queen.”- Cides Downl.
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and
'old "one--China;
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