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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY
Israel Wants To Stay
MONA LISA :
OUTRAGE: MAN CHARGED
Paris, Den, 11.
logo Unigra Villegas, 42-year-old Bollylan ad- cused of throwing a stone at the Mon Lisa portrait
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the Louvre Museum,
was charged today with "degradation of an object of pubilo utility." Villegas
was detained in the Louvre Museum last night,
Police said that Win questioned he said he could not explain why he had thrown the stono at the famous painting. "I had a alone in my pocket, and suddenly the Idea of throwing 1 came to me," he was quoted sa saying.
The mone broke the glam of the picture and chipped about a centimetre of paint of Mona Lisa's left elbow. About 80 visitors were admiring the picture when the stone thrown.
An official of the Secre - turiat of State for Arts and
nald Letters
that the damare could be easily re- paired and added "the pic- ture will be back in its place in a few days,” China Mail Apecial.
In Sinai
Assurance Needed
For Navigation
In Gulf of Aqaba
Washington, Dec. 31.
Israel has indicated to the United States that it is unwilling to withdraw Israeli troops from around the entrance of the Gulf of Aqaba if it means giving Egypt the ability to blockade that water- way against Israel all over again.
Free Threat
The Egyptian authorities for | makes it clear, they add, that Ave years have blocked ship- Egypt will reimpose Its biocitade If control of the shipping is put ping to Israel through the ult Was
which lies between the Sina! | back into its bands, and the Arabian peninsulan and touches leraet at its worthern Up. Egyptian shore and Island gun positions
that enforeng blockade were seized by Israeli forces
in their sweep through the Sinai Desert in November.
The Isrbell authorities HI reported to have indicated to Amerlern officials that the Jerusalem government will in- Kist on some formula for pre- vestinst Egypt from reimposing The blockade.
JUST A NUISANCE
New York, Dec. 31.
A 53-year-old accoun tant was arrested today for allegedly calling at least 96 long distance calls to the FBI, the White House, Army and Navy officials
Not Satisfactory
appened that
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imply giving up the area around the math of the Gulf of Aqaba to United Nations troop. would
sutisfactory
4 KILLED IN CUBA CLASHES
Havana, Dec. 31:
At least four more për. sons were killed during the weekend in Cuba's poli tical strife. This brought to 64 the total fatalities this month, 25 of them |sined Christeninu.
Two men were found shot to death in unexplained circum- stances at Santiago, capital of Oriente Province, sceno t
of most of the bloodshed. One
the bodies was found in a park-
od automobile,
where a small
unexploded bomb was also found.
A second body was found on Central Hartman Street, with
several bullet wounds.
ESCAPEE
Two persons were killed and two others were Injured in a shooting between police and a Prisoner who was trying to cy cape from the principal City prison in Haven,
Castle
Authorities said Daniel Martin Labrundero was killed when he engaged in a shooting tray with been hud police. Labrandero 2. Freed from the threat of sentenced to four years' Impri- blockade, the Gulf of Aqaba sonment for placing a bomb in could become a major allernate
Whe
vehicular funnel under the trade route between the Medi-Almendare's River, terranean and the Red Sea A woman identified as Julia Israell authorities believe. This Perez was killed by a stray could be accomplished, they ex-budiet during the shooting, police | plain, by building an oil pipeline | saki. Corp, Sabino Morales, of from the Israeli Port of Elheh to the prison guard, and an uniden- the Mediterraneon across Israel, tified man Were wounded.- and possibly a shipping canal United Press.
tor.
Europe Dana Andrews
On Traffic
This route across Israel, they sity, would be vital even if the Suez Canal were back in operation 65 shipping between Asta and Europe is growing the
for the Bueż too big waterway to "handle,—United Press.
each Government, unless there were assurances that the UN
forces would not in turn with- drowns they did in Port Said.
bract has promised to paid its
and even comedian Harold | temps out of about 50 per cent Lloyd to warn them of an imminent enemy attack.
Assistant US Attorney Ken neth C. Sternberg said Charles Wesley Tags had been seized
of the Sioul desert by the end New of the first week of the Your. But the timing of the Israeli withdrawal from the eatern portion of Simal flanking the Gulf of Aqaba has not been settled. UN Secretary-General
before making such phone all Dag Hammakjold is scheduled
but had been allowed to remun free on his repented prombes to stop making nuisance entis,
Is wife tried to help poltre by padlocking the family tete phone, Sternberg sand, but he
managed to make his call any- way.
Police sand Tagg made their work easy for them becutive bo always gave
persons he The called his name and telephong number in an effort to prove he was a bona fide naval offler
Inside with
information. Ac- tually he had worked as an in- surance
accountan company but was fired last week.-Unite Press,
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to resume talke on the subject
with Israeli envoy Abba Eban on January 7.
Israel's opposition lo with drawal of its troops from ther! mouth of the Gulf is being based on the following argumenta
International
re-
Prices Rising
In Britain
London, Dec. 31.
A rise in the prices of
tem, sugar, milk, bus rides and telephone calis will face Britons with the be- ginning of the New Year.
The rise in the price of the different brands of tea will make drink moru Britain's national expensive, and a higher price for stagar is shortly expected to be added to the already announced bobst in milk prices.
Charge
Van Nuys, Calif., Dec. 31. Actor Dan Andrews, whose car smashed into the rear of a auto which halted or a red light in North Hollywood early Satur- day, today pleaded innocent to a drunk driving charge and asked for a jury trial on Jan ary 28.
Andrews, 47, appeared before
and
HE'S NO FOOL
Clowns are used to a soaking, but Beppo docan't not why he should make it a Habit-meo, with umbrella polsed, he wertyes at Olympia, Loudon, on a'rainy day after tiding from his home in Blatford on his motor-sooster_for_the Christmas elrets. Originally, Beppo latended trayélling down by caravan bus the petrol situation made that, Impossible and the routed was the next best thing. — Reuterphots.
Diplomats Snub Kadar Reception
Budapest, Dec. 31.
US, British and French diplomats today boy. municipal Judgo Broosting Stabi Cotted a New Year's diplomatic reception given by hut with Ally. Milton Ar Rudi Hungarian Premier Janos Kadar's government.
declared he had arrived
The boycott was staged by admitted there were "remnante only Last Monday from England and "still was nai used to | senior "Big Three" diplomats as in cutlying areas and in the Hungarian. underground forests consisting of groups of driving a high-powered Ameel the
called for a "black" New Year's | two or
five or six three or To
éécont citation for Eve in defiance of the Govern2 people, Fascist bandits who have
an operator's ment and in memory, of the | not yef given themselves up ......... driving without
ence in his possession, An thousantis who died in the up-
rising. news sald
"They didn't ask me for my driver's licence, but here it
cur car.' €
Biuteriously the Gover-
Starting tomorrow, the mini-
He produced & Beence which newspaper Ney Szabadzag changed in a front-page editorial mum price for tickets on London
exples in 1638. buses will go from, two and a
Pollee sald the actor's new that "the presence of the Soviet halt pence to threepence, while they say, violated
the price of a local call in a tele-car struck an auto driven by Army violates the national pride phone booth will mount from Anita Brennan, Sherman Oaks. of the people of
country." held. - Gulf to Israel! shipping tree to fourpeace.--France Nelther
1. The Gulf, lsrack officials
hos been declare cognised by the United Nations as an international water way. Egypt, theat
by blocking the
Egypt- of the The conduct ian Government in this case and
status
in the case of the Suct Canal
A British Crossword
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CHINESE CHARGED WITH SELLING 8
U.S. SHIPS TO REDS
San Francisco, Dec. 31.
Gunfire
sovereign
Continuing reports 10 non- Communist cources sald gunfire was heard nightly in the Soviet military beadquarters otea around Lake Baliton.
("Our publle sider forces ate taking care of thêm and fa ̧ à short time there will be none the Defence Minister left," added).United Press.
AIRMAN KILLED IN CYPRUS
Nicosia, Dec. 31. A British airman was today shot dead in the streets of Nicosia by two young Cypriot gunmen.
was giving
(In a radio Moscow Interview"
The RAF man, whose name heard in London, Hungarian
was not disclosed, armed forces Minister Ference
chase to the two youths "after" Mutanich said "the armed up- rising of the Fascists has been they had held up a police th crashed by us with the help of spactor's house and made away
with the, inspector's pistol. Sovi army.") Muennich mid "there are no The airman was the 80th
ΟΙ groups of armed British victim of Cypriot ter counter - revolutionarios on rorists during 1950. Franes)
Hungarian territory" But he Presse.
A Chinese described as a multi-millionaire mer-units chant was arrested today on charges of illegally selling eight war surplus Liberty-type freighters to Communist China.
U.S. marshals picked up Shanghai, and six were sold to Y. Fang, owner of the Asia the Communist Canton Gover Development Corp., Hongkong, ment and were towed to Wham- to defend a law suit in which pon, Canton.
that
the U.S. government is seeking The government said US$764,000 damingos.
under, the terms of the contract Bong, who according to au- Fong was required to pay the thorities has
a home in Sao government a civil liability of Pado Brazil was arrested US$2,000 a ship plus a breach of under a divil war statute to pre-contract fine of US$50,000 on vent fraud against the United each ship.-United Press. Sunte.
He wis brought
Feical Judge Michcel
before
Roche,
who tentatively set ball at $50,- 000.
SUCCESSFUL BID-
Lorr
The 42-year-oli Chinese, described by Burke as a multi- milliontre, le being sued damage which include breach of contact and forfeitures.
The it said Fong in Feb
Febru 1942, submitted a successful bld of $27,000 for 15 ships ut Suble Bay, Philppine Islands. Under Erma of the contract with the US. Maritime Commin aloh he od 180 days to seray the 10,000 ton vessels
The suit chatyed ; that on Match Deut 1851 Capt. W. A.
kenirane adviser, of Crecerea didit Hogicons, car led to the UK government that even bie ships, had been
The US. Government charged that the cerificates were "Inise and frikikiált, and that Fonst knew that STE
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