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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1956.
Cambodia Could Go Into Red
Camp
Property EX-KING WARNS
HE
man
of property
Tas taking to friends
mean
you
that
in the public bar. "You
All got money, £100, coming?" his friends said. "One hundred and one pounds, one shilling and threepence," the man of property corrected. "Once a year it comes-it'll be here tomorrow or next day, you see."
"Here?"
"No, not here," said the man of property, down the road, of course. His friends know what
"Down he meant,
The road" was the lodging house where they all had cubicle-homes.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
man of N the fringe of the
property's admiring circle, know another mun stood who
the rest but was not
close on
terms with them. He, whose name was Dennis, also lived in the lodging-house, and his sur- name was the same as that the man of property.
ul
Next morning, at the lodging- house!,
visited Denis
the "I'm ex- porter's office early..
Ireland, pecting a letter from
ΠΙΕΣ he said, and gave the property's name,
The porter thumbed the mail.
HIS CRITICS
Pnompenh, Apr. 27.
Prince Norodom Sihanouk, ex-King and ex-Premier of Cambodia, said today that "the foolishness of some people in the West would lead Cambodia into Communist camp."
the
He told ☐ Press conference, for when I am attacked by for- here that
the Cambino people he seemed to be signers,
are unanimously behind me." under a conerited attack from them and warned those respult- sible to "stop arguing with me.
[to
He wils referring specifically
Western reception account of an incident in Manila
had he where he said
been the behalf of approached ON Philippines Government and
LETTERS TO asked to tone down a speech he
THE EDITOR
Great Things Said In Few Words
made to the Philippines Parliament.
Objectively
His account of the incident WILA Issued in a conumunique He suid day two days ago. he had tried
the to describe Incident objectively and was surprised that some people, on the bags of a tews agency re- port (not Bruter), had perused him of lying and ingrolitude
say great without walling for the text of
Str.- James Cooper's report trum New York, carried in the China Mail April 20 proves one of thing:
Great men things with few words.
Quoting from Cooper's fourth "And after gill, paragraph, Lincoln's address at Gettysburg took less than three minutes... is entirely correti,
through "Here it is," he said, and handed Dennis a letter
bearing an irish postmark.
COULD YOU CASH THIS?
To bo aract
took 11 DENNIS took the letter away.
36 seconds. Presently, he opened it and minutes and found inside a cheque for £101 made up of ten pentences 1. 3d. Ho visited another contains 272 words.
"Could public house he knew. cash this you Asked the landlord.
cheque?"
be
A
the communique."
The Prince said: "Such un-
noyance brings us nearer to the
Communist
"I really hope for an und of this bickering with the Western demoerneles in their own to two terest, I have agreed to sacrifice
friend It is myself for our mutual
and ship, but I will not go down on
my knees."
The address was at the de- dication of the military ceremtery at Gettysburg November 19, 1863.
·
The landlord was obilging but cautious. The cheque was drawn
The speech was so short that on an Irish bank." "I'd be glad
the photographer did not have to help," the landlord said, "but
his camera lo time to adjust Im sure you'll understand
a picture. can't give you the money right lake
leave The away. Could you
Little known is the fact that back in cheque and come
Lincoln rose to speak after couple of duya, say?”
Edward Everett, former pro~ "Sure, of course," Denals said, rident of Harvard, secretary of and senator from Two days later, ho returned stato
was Massachusetts spoke for two the public house.
resume of the wondering," he said, "about that hours on the
battle fought there, money...
Mouy in
to
A VISITOR
+
haxi
the audience begun to Ble out after the first
the
TUIE landlord had omitted to speech. Some of them, when THE
check the cheque's creden- it dawned on them that tinis, but he was reassured by President was speaking, turned "Here's in their tracks and started back Dennis's reappearance.
the money," he said, and began to their seats.
to count out the notes,
Nøver
Many seals before
roached their the address WW
tho concluded. Only a few of assembled fair 15,000
heard what Lincoln said.
Dennis took his £101, bought drink or two, and moved off. Blowhere, he bought a number of other drinks, treating strangers and acquaintances with great generosity.
Then he kicked the dust London from
his heels
swiftly
for made tracka home town in Ireland.
He was almost
bring back
of
und
his
Several newspapers of the day chose to ignort the speech entirely,
Everett later wrote Lincoln
that "I should be glad if I could
flatber myself that I came us
to wear the contral idea of the
In Ireland agnin, occasion in two hours as you did
when a stranger
realgned
called
him. "I am an officer
great
men
upon in two minutes." of Lo Yoa,
Jay great the things with few words--all Polles," stranger said. "I have a warrant have to do is listen.
Metropolitan
here....
DENNIS,
THE PRICE
a good-looking man
of 28, with wavy dark hair,
pleaded guilty next morning at Clerkenwell
court to stealing
the letter and cheque, and to
Wo
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preterices.
arc
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three previous convictions against this man," said the detective who had flown to Ireland to collect Dennis, "and one finding of guilt as a Juvenile tion
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Ho had as a kitchen porter. been out of work three weeks when this offence was commit led"
"What do you want to say?" the magistrate, Mr Frank Powell, asked Dennis.
Dennis's eyes sparkled, and a anilo played for moment about his mouth, but he wald nothing.
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Alert Opinion
He said it was necessary to "alert world opinion," for the foolishness of soine people in the West would dead Cambodia Into the Communist camp."-Reuter.
SIDE GLANCES
3.10
UPA ON Apie be REA Series, V
*KILLER HAYES'
COLD
OUT
Singapore, Apr. 27. American boxer "Killer" Hayes was knocked out in one minute and 50 seconds in the first round of a 12- round Oriental tifin flight af Singapore's "Happy World" Stadium tonight.
Hayer, who arrived from Mouila last night and has an Impressive record of fights, was no match for the tough Borgeant-Major Imell Radrodo at the FJ: Regiment, And Singapore's reigning cham-
pfon,
Six foot (wo inches tall who En Biso A Haych
the In Sergeant-Major American army, aequired his "Killer" title when be Almost killed an opponent eight years ago.-France · Presso.
Richardson Thrashes Lew Hoad
Bournemouth, Apr. 27.
Lew Hoad, Australian champion and top-seeded player for the event, was beaten in straight sets by American in- ternational Ham Richardson in the British Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Championships semi-final here today.
Richardson, a Rhodes Scholar [mrtnited afterwards:
"Ham was
at Oxford Universky, won 3-6, too good for me. I found the 6-3, 6-3, In the final tomorrow wind troublesome." he will meet fellow-American, Budge Pully.
1950 Wimbledon champion, who defeated Terben Varken
of Denmark, 8-6, 0-1,
8.1
The somewhat swift downfall favourite from of Hoad, current this year's Wimbledon, ustonish-
He com spectators here.
US Not Dependent
On Rubber Imports
San Francisco, Apr. 27.
an
Mr W. S. Richardson, president of the B. F.
today that in Goodrich Company said emergency the United States would be "completely independent of foreign sources of rubber."
This
of the
was possible, be told members of the Commonwealth Club of California, because
synthesis of successful molecule of crudo rubber,
Position Ended
In
"It is the end of the road for the United States as a have-not
nation
Mr rubber," Richardson said. The succes6- ful synthesis was achieved, he in December, 1954, by said, Goodrich scientista.
By Galbraith
"All our friends have medical expenses to deduct from their income taxes--we're just unlucky""
The Dairy
At any age
**Thin mean the tice said.
discovery does not
end of the rood for rubber," Mr Richardson "The world demand is
ouch that a market will con-
tinue to exist,”
Twice Before
Richardson has
now beaten
vad on the last three occasions they have met,
The Women's Singles final to | morrow will be on ull-British affair. Miss Angela Mortimer, beat the holder,
last your's runner-up Miss Angola Buxton, U-3, 0-3.
Shirley She will meet Miss Bloomer who, showing excep* tional speed, defeated American Miss Darlene Har O~2 4-0, 0-2-Reuter.
DAVIS CUP RESULTS
European Zone
Vienna, Apr. 27. Poland and Austria were level at 1-1 after the first two singles in their Davis Cup European Zone "It is the end of the dominat first round match in War- ing position of crude rubber in the United
States.
Crude saw today,
long rubber has yielded its
Franz Solkor (Austria) beat hold majority usage position to man-made chemical rubber." Andrzej Licis (Poland) 2-0, 0-4, Mr Richardson predicted that 0-4, 6-4, and Poland drew level Skonecki beat chemical rubber
production when Viadimir
0-2, 6-3, 6-4, Alfred Bhuber would increase by 20 to 30 per Skonceki returned to Poland last cent by 1960, giving the United States o capacity of 1,000,000
month after five years self-exile long tons more rubber than in Western Europe. the whole world used in 1940,"
Would Be Short
Winners of the tie meet Italy.
DUBLIN: Ireland and Finland were level at 1-1 after the first He said uses of rubber have two singles. increased so rapidly that tree J. D. Hackett gave Ireland
early lead rubber production has not been ari
by beating V. able to meet demand.
Nyyssonen 6-3, 6-2, 8-1, and **Without our chemical rubber Finland 'drew level when H. plants," Mr Richardson said, "the Salo beat G. P. Jackson 6-3, world would be short about į 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3.
1,150,000 long tons of rubber this year."Reuter.
BOYS AND GIRLS PAGE SOLUTIONS
CROSSWORD:
CARL
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CONCEALED NOTE: (I
rain: amiken pet had; them or rijk; sh(at to).
MIXED-UP BOYS: Orville; Olwer: Dennis
BUYISH DIAMOND:
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MEX MARES
HERBERT
TEENS
STS
BOY REBUB) Andrew; Stephen.
crded
MONTE CARLO: A hall- storm
play for the day when Spain was leade ing Monaco by one match to nil. Emille Martinez (Spain) beat Roland Borghint (Monaco)
Unk 7-5, 7-5, 7-9, but play was stop- in the first set of the match pod between Georges Pasquier (Monaco) and Jose-Maria Draper (Spain), with Draper leading 4-8. Play will be rezum-- ed tomorrow, Winners meet Belgium,
ANKARA: The Netherlands gained a 2-0 lead over Turkey here.
Frext Dohnert
beat
Nazmi
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PRAGUE: Czechoslovakia tookc
30th APRIL, 1956-
a 2-0 lead over Pakistan in the Telephone No. 28081 remains unchanged.
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