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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1959.
Podola Surprised By Murder
Charge
CAN'T RECALL EVENTS ON
ARREST DAY
London, Sept. 14,
Guenther Fritz Podola, 30-year-old German-born photographer, told the Old Bailey Central Criminal Court today he was surprised when he learned that he was to be charged with the murder of a London police sergeant.
He claimed he could remen- her nothing of the events of the day of his arrest un July 10 which led to his admission to hospital the next day,
He al said at he had to recollection of his parents or whether he had any liroulers or sisters.
Portola Is charged with the harder of Det-Sergeant" Rug- monal Purdy, 43, who was shot clear in the entrance to a block flints in West London on July 13.
LOST MEMORY
Mr F. H. Lawton, QC, hu" that put forward a contention Podela had lost his memory of
8 July 17, the i the! arrest, but that olleges
': but amnesin la falted.
ail events up
day after his prosecution
The jury has to determine whether Podola is it to plead
on the capital charge of mar- Ber.
Asked by Mr Lawton if he knew of which events. The charge i nf murdering Del-Sergeant Purdy referred when he was charged by the police station, Podola repfled: “Well, no, I was Fairprised.
"They said I had shot comes one, and, well, that was just understand about it. I did not
what they were talking about."
He said he did not know in i
which country he was brought i
Typhoon Hits Kwangtung:
47 Killed
Peking, Sept. 14. Forty-seven people were in. kl. 205 reported Jured and 74 missing on A result of the typhoon which hit Kwangling pro- vince OB September 11: Peking radio reported to nicht.
ber
The typhoon alku brough heavy rains to Fukler Pro- vinee and together with a tidal wave caused a mum-
of
rivers In the southern part of the pro-
viner to overflow.
The radio added 1.980 peasant
Поиск сот lapsed and 58,000 ber- tures of farmland were.In- unilated, while 220 bridges weir damaged.--(P),
Climbers Rescued
ادراك
Interlaken. Sept. 14.
up as a child. but had been! Two Swiss climbers, inaTION-
tok that he had been born in led overnight on the 12,150-foot Gecinapy,
He told the court he did not know, what Jobs he had had in the past.
UNDERSTOOD
Silberhora mountain Tear the
the Jungfrau, were rescued 19- day by
the Swiss mountain
ilot, Hermann Geiger.
Dna of the wo, Karl Michet, who was
Replying to Mr Mf Grindelwald, Tumer, Podola said he under; ¦ suffering from a broken leg as stock everything that had the result of a tall, was taken
Iranspired at the present trial to hospital here.
and at previous bearings.
He knew now he was on charge d
smarter
it
The climbers were spotted by and Geiger yesterday evening when that if convicted, the only tene i Hew over the area in tenre was druth. He had learn-sponse to a SOS.
ון
But it was
of about this during conversa low dark for him to attempt a tons in prison-China Mallanting and the risette bid was,
postponed until today.-Reuter. Special
A British Crossword Puzzle
22 23
28
4
15
16
a
51
19 20
124
25
26
27
ACROSS
30
132
DOWN
1 The shape of a class? (4), 4 Female Romanov, perhaps
(7).
The second half of the alpha-
bet should help here (4).
Bucket, which has a lip to it (4).
10. Dullwilled types (7)...
11 Stas vez. (4),
12 Besides (4).
14 Got up after tea in the gar-
den (7).
17 Insignificant sort of offices?
(5).
19 Competitor (5),
22 Get together, so to speak (7).
20 Cooler accommodatlant (4).
27 This is really too much (4).
28 She, come unwell inside (7).
29 If of March, the 15th (4).
30 Answer back? (4),
31 Couldn't be closer (7).
32 Nela for birda? (4).
FARNBOROUGH HIGHLIGHTS
The Farnborough Air Show--one of the world's greatest--included the Havor- craft and various helicopters which the crowds have seen in action,
Top picture shows a Bristol 192 helicopter lifts a Bloodhound missile. Below: The Hovercraft-carrying a load of Commandos-flies a few feet above the ground, -Express Photo.
Russia Calls For
Meeting On Laos
Moscow, Sept. 14.
The Soviet Government to-
day suggested the calling "without delay" of an international
Mr K Believes
What He Sees
New York, Sept. 14.
conference VICE-PRESIDENT Richard Nixon said here to day that some good would come out of the and normalise the American visit of Mr Nikita Khrushchev because situation in that area. the Soviet leader "believes what he sees far more
to settle the Laotian ques tion
In a statement summarised by than what he hears." Tass, the Government said the conference should be called by the countries which attended the 1954 Geneva Conference on Indo-China (Britain, the United States, Russia, France, China und the (ULIP Indo-Chinese simless.
11 accused the Western powers of undermining the agreements on the International Supervisory and Control Commission in Laus, and said the Security Council's debate and vote on
H up of
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the ting committee on
2 Agency of revelation (8). 3 Met about everybody in the
club (6).
4 Bellet either way (5).
5 He could keep the home fres
burning (6).
0 He is, in a
sense, just an
afterthought (5).
7 Jock's turnips (5).
12 Herole uccurrence
some pictures (4).
13 Stop and stalk (4)
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15 At one time part of a concert
(4).
16 Peer (4)
18 Fishes? Right possibly! (d). 20 A call to battle in a tim
studio? (U).
21 Ecclesiastical growths. (0). 23 Spout (5).
24 Pipe mainly of cheese (5). 24 Choose the best, of course
(3).
b.
MP TO FIGHT
SOLDIER'S CASE
Barnsley, Sept. 14. LAOS was An A Labour Member of Parlia obvious violation" of the Unit- ment sald today he intended to ed Nations Charter.
COLD REACTION
fight the Army's refusal to pay the fare of a young soldier's wife who wanted to join her
told
It was the Soviel Govern- husband in Malaya. munt's conviction, it added, Mr Roy Mason, the Barnsley Mrs Do:athy That the tension in Laos could MP, today met and must be removed only Cooper, 20, who has been within the framework of the that the Aray cannot pay her husband is Geneva agreements which pro-fare bremuse vided the foundations for Indo- under 21. China's peace and security.
Trooper
her
Arthur Cooper
Is
But it would be "incredibly naive" to think that by treating Mr Khrushchev well we wil make the differences between
us eventually mell' away," Mr Nixon added in a speech pre- pared for delivery at nu Ameri- can Dental Association conven- 1ICH.
Water Is Rationed In UK As Dry Weather Continues
London, Sept. 14.
Water rationing was ordered for factories and domestic users in parched England today as the warm dry weather continued.
Callas Mystery Continues
By ERICK KENNEDY
Athens, Sept. 11,
A detachment of the Greek navy was called out today to guard the secret La Callas when the
With only 17 days supply left the Irwel Valley Water Board in Lancashire cut sup. plice to ten big factories to help domestic needs,
Industrial consumers in the north-east met to consider thʊ į "critical" stuntion. Tie Im- perial Chemien1 Industries plant at Billingham eut consumption kry 3,000,000 gallons daily.
SUPPLY OFF
Water
supplies ate being turned off for eight hours from eleven o'clock at night in parts of Devonshire.
Manchester arca reservoirs of began dunnelling thousands of gallons to drought areas further up the north-west const whose
pern star and Aristotle own sources had dried up. Onassis sailed into the
With another warm day utend
Bay of Glyphada aboard weathermen in Luntion said n the Greek shipowner's belt of rain was diging slowly yacht.
Christina.
Thirty minutes Before
towards the south-western cor- ner at the country but ther thecould not say if it would ever
Beaming while Christina was reach there.-Reuter, spotted on the horizon 20 white
clad
Greek sullors with volvers swinging from their hips swept down to the jetty.
ORDERED OFF
People walliaur on the jetty were ordered off. "It is the Harbour-master's order," the
officers explained.
They commandeered a boat to sall the party out lo. the Chris- Un which dropped anchor off- shore.
nwby.
ment
Then the Christina's launches made
For a jetty two miles Another val detach- Was hurriedly Hoved there in a commandeered car,
As the launches approached holiday-making skin- divers and bathers were hauled out of the water by nuval patrols,
cven
Mr Onassis' brother-in-law, Professor Theodor Garofalidis, came ashore. He and bds wife, Artemis, were the only, other passengers on board whien Mr Onassis left Venice in the Christina with La Callas on Friday.
MYSTERY BEGINS
told the Greek Christina
"Madame
In loud voice the Professor navy officers, Callas Tett the In Brindisfund
Then one of the Greek navy ai sald, "with my hand on my heart I cat swear La Collas and Onassis are both on board. They are not coming ashore."
the mystery hegan. party landed
I sailed out to the Christina in a fishing boat and found Onassis and La Callas on the Aflerdeck.
Freedom
Salonika, Sept. 14. General George Grivas, former Bola leader in Cyprus, tonight received the freedom of Salonika, principal city of Nor- them Greece-but the ocrentny was boycotted by mxxt pro- Government town councillors.- Reuter,
LILEE