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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1959.
Comment FOUR-HOUR BLAZE IN
Of The
Day
COUNT DRACULA
to our film the American film industry has handed the accolade Cor horror Glns over to Britain. While this dubious award is un- likely to send anyone into paroxysms
joy, there suppose who will feel not honoured, but delighted with recom-
ACCORDING
are
WO
Home
CANADIAN SUBURB
Business NATO CHIEF WANTS
Section Gutted
Ontario, Dec. 17. Firemen battled a gen- eral alarm fire in the town of Kitchener for four hours last night which
three gutted large stores and threat- ened to destroy an en- tire business district.
Hammer Film Production, the location "a'disaster arc,“
mendation If Horror Supreme.
such films Man Wha
makers of "The
no
A polier spokesman termoi
There Wore
immediate death or injuries Could reports of
but two frem. Jy were overcome 4 by Frauke and were rushed to
Cheat Denth." and The
Horrors of Dracali Snow, medical treatment.
les of thes
more or
horror market in few.
We understand also that some
Spreads
of the British dlm critics) The blaze broke out in have apologised, in their busarment of columns for the frightening' Hang
Street
KTVOLBY
The
UNIFIED AIR FORCE
Paris, Dec. 16.
General Lauris Norstad, Nato Supreme Commander, warned the 15-nation pact's Ministerial Council today that he could not carry out his defence plans unless European air defence was unified, conference sources said.
Goldston Granted Israeli Papers
Israel, Dec. 15.
announced here The Israel Minister of the Interlor yesterday that he had instructed that an Immigrant's certi- ficate be granted to Philip Alan Goldston, who flew to Israel 1st September after falling to surrender to ball at the Old Balicy, London, to answer charges of obialylag credit by fraud.
An Irumigrant's, certificate automatically confers Israell citizenship,
Mr Geldelon, aged 30, a clerk, of London, was charged with attaining east lule · Wed-
21.634 credit by fraud and two uffences under the Bankruptcy Act.—China Mail Special
stuff they are exporting to nergy. It quickly spread
the United States,
Personally, We feet
this it taking things too far. Tuj
10
two flots of offers Later the fr had spread to the utter end of the block,
More than 100 people, mostly i
bear people behaving in shoppers, were evacuated Dy that fashion seems to us to nolice.
be merely striking a pose As a matter of fact, the horror
market has always been at good market, und profitable to those who have! worked it.
Not New
CIPINE-CHILLERS are not,
ideas of this generation,
but were published long be. { fore
At the height of the fire an ex- plovion rocked the entire arsa driving about 100 firemen from the immediate vicinity of the binze.
The explosion was believed t have originated in the paint storage area of the gutted super- market The
narnes blast shot across the street and firemen were forced to pull back with their equipment -UPT
most people Peading MPs Seek
this were on earth.
The penny dreadfuls of the 1880s and '90s were full of vampires, werewolves, and unquiet graves, and, it is only because generation technical know how ofi bringing them to life
screen, that
the
***
have
THIT The
these
relics of the Victorian age
leave their graves to huuot;
UN.
Release Of
Anti-Nuclear
Campaigners
London, Dec. 16.
The purist will ask, but has Several Members of Parlin-
the entertainment work! the right to trade in vampires and ghouls? The answer is :f the public did not want them, they would not he falling i over themselves at the box-1 office to pay
good out dollars to have their bloosel frozen..
We are told
ment today tried unsuc
Govt Defeats
Censure On
Phone Tapping
London, Dec. 16.
The government tonight defeated a Labour censure motion in the House of Commons after a ficry debate on police tapping of private telephone lines.
The Home Secretary, Mr
R. A. Buller declared there was!
no widespread wiretapping
AL the name time he an- nounced he was setting up A committee to consider whether evidence collected by the police in this way should be handed over to professional disciplinory bedies.
A
staricd Wiredapping cessfully to prevent the national controversy recently disclosure that police Christmas adjournment after a
of the House of Commonsendropping on the phone led
10 a doctor being barred from
until six anti-nuclear war practising his profession. campaigners, three of
them women, gaoled yes- terday, were freed.
STRUCK OFF
Dr Kenneth Fox, 46, Was
Mr Arthur Lewis (Labour) truck off the register by the that it has apposing a formal motion to fix General Modleni Council, hameful vifect upon those of the Christmas recce trora Logoverning body of the profes- an imaginative, and sensi-morrow until Jocurry 26, said rien, for "infamous conduct." tive nature. We would ask, Members of Parliament should.
how many will be reading For listening to
Charles Dickens Christmas Carol,* this holiday?
Weird Shadows
ERHAPS not around
PERHAPS
of
The Council sub-poensed the not enjoy a Christmas holiday
police to produce a record when six decent, honest people a telo hone conversation be were going to languish in gaol. Iween the doctor and a patient. They were doing so, he said. The censure motion filed by "for no other reason than that Mr Patrick Gordon Walker they decided to send out leaflets (Lecur) regretted Mr Butler's suggesting that people chould fallure to insure that no tele- take part in a demonstration." phone conversation be inter
He was referring to leaders of cepted without ́his
direct action committee warrant.
a. the
glowing fire with weird:
express
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QUEENSLAND
HIT BY
HEAT WAVE
Brisbane, Dec. 16. Western Queenstand, dried up by drought for the
Tatement, which also
suggestion
(1
that
Price 20 Cents
Trawler And Crew Missing
Glasgow, Dec. 16.
The. Krstah trawler Red Falcon today was officially reported missing and be. Hered Ioal with her crew
of 20.
The
Rod Falcons W28
lasi heard of by radio off Tires, on the coast of Argyllshire, on Monday. A hard rule, lafl-end of the storma which swept European coasts last week, W23 raging at the time. ~~AP,
Ships Speed
included Nato could muclear power, with The Supreme Commander in charge
become a fourth To Rescue
Fly PAN AM JES
to EUROPE
3. Flights Weekly
COMMENCING DECEMBER 22nd
For Resescations Phone alJi
Eye-Witnesses To Bandaranaike
Shooting Testify
Colombo, Dec. 16.
| Three eye-witness accounts of the shooting of Mr
Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of a Ceylon, were given in court here today at the resumed magistrate's inquiry into his assas- sination on September 25;
a
One witness, Mr W. Plyedasa, cultivator from central had gone to the Ceylon, who Prime Minister's home with two others for an audience, said he Kaw
Buddhist monk. Somarama Thero, fire the first wo shota which killed Mr Bandaranaike.
Д
Somarama Thero is alleged to
Homemade' Bomb
have shot the Prime Minister, Of Drifting
of the atomic stockpiles, caine in a vigorous debate in which most ministers were sald to have been In favour of air Integration mit development France has refused to support.
The Defence Ministers at 10- day's session
the passed question on to Nalo's Permanent Council without reaching decision.
CRITICISM
D
France, which has refused to have American nuclear stock- piles on her territory without | charing in their control, was described a3 coming in for widespread criticisin at the session for refusing to integrate its nir defeners into the Nalo
; system.
! The Nato spokesman said that from the tenor.of the debate it seemed to be the majority wish or the council to have an integrated air defence system. but it was decided to study the matter further at ambassadorial
Jevel in the Noto Council.
Carriers
and six others are alleged to have conspired with him Io commit the murder.
SHOTS FIRED
Another cultivator, Mr R. Plyadasa, who was with Mr W Piyadasa, sukd he also raw a monk Are the shou
man
Honolulu, Dec. 16.
When asked to identify the Four ships have sped to the]
in court he pointed at rescue of two obsolete Somorama Thero, but under aircraft, carriers and n cross-examination by Mr T. S. tugboat helplessly adrift Somarana Thero, he said he F. Senanayake, on behalf of In the fury of a Pacific did not say definitely that the storm near Midway Is monk was the man who fired lands.
the shots, “I said that he lock- ed like the man who shot."
Mr W. Plynda sold the Prime Minister saluted Somá-
Explodes
In School
Chicago, Dec. 16.
A homemade time bomb,
Iugh seas broke tow lines from the tug Elbe to the two small United States carriers, Guadat-rama Thero after speaking telephone call, were searching
canal and Mission Bay,
expertly contrived from aluminium tubing, a long- burning candle, and black powder, exploded today in a high school where 1,200 youngsters were gathered for classes.
Police, alerted by a mysterious
the lockers at the mornent the
went
third off on the Bar of Steinmetz High School in minutes ahead of schedule. The telephoned warning, re- colved at police headquarters SHOT AT MAN'
was "a bomb is going off in a Somorama Thero was statel. locker at the Steinmelz School." ing about thres or four teet Police searchers were close by from the Prime Miniater. He when the bomb ripped open a than aimed at Ananda Thero, a leelser door. The destruyer Richard S. monk who had accompanied Edwards was nearest tie scene, the two cultivators, but did no about 630 miles south of Mid-fire. He also shot at a man iz way and 1,300 miles west of national costumie standing near- Honolulu. The destroyer was by.
Cross-examined, Mr „V. xpected to reach the urea late
Plyndasa said he did not know today.
Homme whether Ananda Bon, The carrier
others seeking audience, and Then one of the broken
Low took a pace backwards, Iines fouled in the Elbe's pro-
The monk then pulled a pisem Peller and she, too, was helpless to from under his robe and carried 25 crownen and a skele two shots at the Prime Minister. The U.S. navy sad the filbe holding it in both hands, fired Permanent ton crew of elht men was
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...
Mr Harold Watkinson, Brillehre were being towed to Japan
The car Jench of the carriers. Defence Minister, was reported for scrapping. to have said Britain was willing to offer Its Europe-based fighter
aircraft to a unified European air defence, according to a con-
ference source,
BRITISH TROOPS
He said his government had decided to maintain its present 55,000 troops in Germany, to give consideration "sympathetiz
NEAREST SCENE
Thero knew
The students were unaware of the search and paid little attention 14 the binst. The school principal hard not order- ed the bullding evacuated and Ritstes continued afterwards.
Police
believed the
bomb
to Nato" of the future of its Richard and the Navy tugboa!Somarama Thero, although they | probably was set by a student
in
second tactical pr force Europe, and to encourage the standardisation of weapons in Europe,
Tomorrow, Anal day of the zcasion, the council will continue the political debate it began on
opening day yesterday, covering an analysis of the world situation and the prospects of an
Fast West sumani
Conference observers regard April 21 as a likely date for this
Moctobi were ordered to the spoke to each other.
Mr R. Piyadasa said that after ecene.
The Dutch tur Clyde also being shot, the Prime Minister The two towing small carriers to Japan, ran into his house?. left her tows at Honolulu and cultivators leapt from the porch. Under cross-examination, he tout for the distress area.
had The weather bureau in Hono- gald he no attended an lulu estimated winds in the area identification parade and today
Winds have been was the first at 40 knots.
shooting that he had seem heavy there for several day.
The Elbe left New York in Somarama Thero. October on the voyage to Japan.
time since the
Mr Wijckoon Wickremesinghe,
past three years, is now top level meeting with Mr Nikita Bay are World War II carriers he was at Mr Bandaranaike:
heal Khrushchev Reuter.
being seared by a wave. Temperatures up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit have powder- ed up the little grams left by the long drought,
A bulletin frsued by the Grazkrs' Federal Cound of Australia says that unless good rains fall in the next few weeks. the graziers' plight will be "desperate."
bls
A grazier whose property is 30 miles west of Charleville, Mr F. W. Heinemann, said he and had cut down 8,000 acres of scrub for feed in the. past two years, because there was no grass for his sheep,
His flock had been reduced from its normal 9,000 to 14.300.,
Another owner, Mr H, Tally, of Congle station, 65 miles from Quilpie, raid that histead of his Mr Butler told the House: normal carrying of 12.000
cattle, member, "All my inquiries show that this sheep and 2.000
there Bome of its ancient terror, the Home Secretary, Mr R. A sparingly used indeed."-AP.
Mr Sydney Silverman, rged method of investigation is very were now 11,000 sheep and no and one is. glud of
an Butler, to advise the Queen to
cattle.-China Mall Spegal, electric switch rather than exercise her prerozulive of
rst nuclear war who were "Unless we take a clear stand shadows threatening from fing to give a magistrate
goles for two montin after re- that the police need a warrant s for an interception, we will find every corner, but in more undertaking to keep the peace our liberties in danger," Mr exotic surroundings, where and be ct good behaviour for Walker declared. snow, ice and fog threaten yeon.
not. But the tale still holds
a flickering candle.
We can but Imagine
Another Labour
انات
mercy to
them free for that in Christmas.
Mr Butler said there was a prosaic routine of everyday life, the uncanny right of appeal
tho
holds its place. The
court.
higher
to 3
He undertook to study the
business of ledgers, reports issue, reserving
rights any
and accounts fades away, which might le within his
The Guadalcanal and Mission teacher, said in evidence that house on the day of the shoot- ing and
स SIW monk jump towards the Prime Minister. VIEW OBSTRUCTED He heard the sound of a shot from their direction but did not sce anything in the hund of the ob- monk as his view structed.
and neither has power nor radio --AP.
The Duke Tours TREATMENT OF
Boys' Clubs
London, Dec. 16. The Duke
of Edinburgh foured a number of boys' clubs in out and south London los!
their night and Gampied sausage rolls and mince ples to make sure they were tasty.
The Duke stopped before che counter, pointed to the rolls, and asked: "Is there any au- eage in them?"
of the
"Yes, planty," one women helpers roptied,
"Good," the Duke said, mov- ing on. Reuter,
EXPLOSION ON TANKER A MYSTERY
London, Dec. 10.
As one takes a return ticket power to deal with it-Router. The cause of the explosion
to
some atrunge Centrul!
European country where all
sorts of things go boomp in the night.
The attraction
of the acreen
U.S. Refuses
PI Claim
and its vampires must be that the impossible hap pens, and humans are all frightened by proxy.
Washington; Doc. 16. What is more, the public is
The State Department stood We should am today in refusing to re- need to it. Imagine that if in parking open the question of around $300 a car at about three o'clock million in Philippine elaines re-
in the morning, and a tall,jected by the US. Government.
last August
red-eyed, thin man up- The Philippine Foreign Secre- proached us, we should say tary, Mr Felixberto Serrano than "Count has formally asked yesterday Dracula, we presume, the that the question be recounder- Hammer Film Company," adt-AP...
no
moro
the 17,000-ton Japanese built British tanker Sianvao Japan In the Arablan sea in Oslo- when 10 British ber, 1958, officers and 10 other crew. lost their
Ilves, remains mystery.
Giving the findings of the 1- quiry into the explosion here Cominis- today, the Wreck
loner, Mr K. 8. Carpmael, QC, said the main explosion, followed by several smaller explosions, probably occurred In number Ave,coutre tank while it was being wnabed. But he added: "The sourt has been unable to ascertain the cause of the explosion, se sik thuse
concerned in the tank 1·
NEGROES IN
LITTLE ROCK
Rep.
Washington, Dec. 17.
Charles C. Diggs (Democrat of Michigan) charged yesterday that Negro students in in tegrated high schools at Little Rock, Arkansas, were being spat on, struck and kicked daily. He asked President Eisen- hower to intercede per- sonally.
Mr Diggs made his charges In letters to President Eisen- hower atad to Mr Everett Tucker, President of the, Little Rock School Board. He wrote them after visit "or several days," in Arkansas.
himself a The congressman, Nezro, suld be alas had toured most other southern States but found the worst conditions to Little Rock.
washing Jost their lives. · It ́ ́ stressed the necessity for Therefore any question of thorough ventlisilon of tanka wrongful act or default by after the discharge of a cargo ang-person can be ruled out,” of crude all,
{Toʻz' suggestion that the ex- It was clear, said Me Carpnel,
plosion
could have been that the whole of the centre
sparked off by a falling snodó castle - weighing about 400
(part of the electrical equip- tong had been blown in the
ment), he said that steps air, reversing fielf in the pro-
should be taken to ensure during the first year of Integra- frequent Drexamination oftion in 1957,” he wrote. "How- anodes to avold ko far as ever there ́la no question that possible any risk of their these Negro youngsters are still becoming detached and tall-under severe dures.”
CES.
"That such explosions could in the... oourse of a Gocur routine washing-out of tauka under the supervision of an ding.
experienced and
Things
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not as bad in the high schools as they WISD
Ho, niro said he found evidence competent He asked: “Would the provision of collusion between enforce- Chlef Ofoer is dlsiurbiar," } of cages be · practicable? |ment officers and regregationists.
They bauld be designed to |--UPI.
he said.
Although the cours' was unabio to come to a conclusion se tu the cause of the explosion, It had eerisin recommendationė to make.
prevent the anodes falling to
the lank bottom and min。 to
protest them - from struck by a’iuliing object."---
Beuter..
FRAUD CHARGES-
(Ses Back Page),
Was
Then he heard two or three more shots and saw that the monk was clutching a weapon, The Prime Minister shouted and ran into the house and the monks, with a pistol in his right hand, chased after him.
There were two more
Bod was a dangerous follow-up to the bomb geares which have plagued Chicago schools this year.-UPI.
Typhoon Not
Likely To Affect HK
Typhoon Gilda
DILAK
located this morning about 480 miles east-southeast
Manlia, c't moving west-northwest At about 10 knots,
The Royal Observatory sald the storm would probably re- curve to the cas, cf the Philip- pines and was unlikely to affect shots, Hongkong.
Cilda was pinpointed at 200 Prime miles east of the central Philip-
and witness ruched into the and saw the bouse
monk Was surrounded and
Minister lying in a chair. The pine island of Samar with 150 mph centre winds, moving being attacked.
WNW at 14 mph 10wards The Inquiry will be resumed southern Luzon and the Cen-
tral Philippines. morrow,-Reuter,
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