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UN requests evacuation of dimilitarised zone Man charged
Of The SYRIAN GUNS OPEN FIRE with assault
Day
WAR AGAINST
CORRUPTION
JUDGE Mills-Owens' eri-
Jisms at Police methods
In a curruption case yester day touch on a delicate and
versial issue.
The
is how far should
the Police go in attempting secure evidence? The Branch. difficulty of
Anti-corruption
knowing the
bringing 11
which
castle-
might result in
convic-
tion, have been driven to But methods auch
extremes.
those employed by Detective Inspector
Roas Are not uncommon. The China Mail yesterday re- ported the case of the Policeman disguised as 21 who walked the to trap mischief-
womni streets makers.
UAR forces
attack expect by Israelis
Tel Aviv, Feb. 2.
An Israeli military spokesman tonight re- ported a fresh burst of firing from Syrian positions in the "trouble area”. along the border with Israel.
W
Ho sald the Arlag-mainly from
arm-lusterl 20 Inf minutes and was aimed at hilly pets near the village of Beit ncecmpanied Kalair. 11 by some mortar blaels.
Meanwhile the Chlef of Operations of the UAR First Any claimed in Damascus to- night there was a heavy con- centration of Israeli troops in the tense region south of the seu of Gallice, and sold Firal Army commanders expected a fresh israeli attack at any time. UN ACTION
The difeally of anti- corruption work has been fully illustrated recently. The biggest problem is the reluctant witnesa. Then United Nations officials have there have been
called
Syrian un bribed | evacuate the vlage of Khirbel that witnesses are
Israeli demili- to give false evidence. There Tewalt, in the is the hostility with which torised zone. some members of the
Force
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soldiers to
The
The chairman of the Israeli
tonight.
und Government Armistice Commission informed officers regard the activi- an Isrnell representative of this
ties of the corruption in- vestigators, and rectance
The village was destroyed by also the the Israeli forces about 48 hours
certain ago. Government officers, un Then it was reoccupied yester- moral grounds, to use re-day by about 40 Syrian soldiers. cognised Police methods to secure evidence.
may thus be truly said
In the policeman's lut is
not a happy one. But like
Israeli army circles said the Syrianis were rebuilding forti- Beations in the village, which is southeast of Lake Tiberias.
SOVIET ARMS
Special laws
for
Algeria
Paris, Feb. 3. French National Assembly early this morning gave the Gov- ernment authority to write its own laws for the next year to avoid any recurrence of the Algerian revolt.
In
The vote was 440 to 79 favour of the bill giving broad special powers to the · ZOVETIK- ment.
Promier Michel Debre hud would be The Israeli Army spokesman promised that they
used only for maintenateu showed 10
zafeguarding the Czechoslovakian order,
newsmen
af
JC-
any other branch of the tonight Police department, the cor-Soviet and ruption investigators have made arms captured by israel: public and pacification and ad- DI Algeria, He a job to do: that is to ex-forces in Sunday night's action ministration
that no basle civil puse, prevent and deter gainst the Syrian army positions, promised
particularly deeprooted, inside the Israeli demilitarised liberties would be endangered.
In Algiers life resumed its tenacious and subtle form zone.
Among these arms were a new normal pace and appearance to- of crime. They are aware Soviet automatic carbine, aday in the wake of last week's both of its prevalence and heavy machine gun snd a settler uprising. with crowded of the difficulty of exposing Czechoslovakian anti-tank gun.
it. Understandably their methods tend to differ from thase of other branches of the force which employ
accepted classical,
pro- cedures with far more re- warding results.
Judge Mills-Owens however
and
AFP.
Detective found shot
buses and long queues marking
the end of working hours, and
cars moving at walking
towards the suburbs.
pace
An official spokesman of the Delegation-General told a press
Belated engagement
เ
A
There was a belated engagement parly Injt Friday for Dolly Fritz (plotured here), the wealthy U.S. Socialite, and Don Gonzalo Victor de Bourbon, - nephew of Don Juan, the Spanish pretender: Miss Falte who inherited mocny than £2,000,000 from her father, trrived in Purla varlier, last week. She became engaged 'to Don Gonzalo just before" Christmas. They are both 22. No wedding date has been fixed-Express photo.
RECORD DAMAGES
PAID TO VICTIM
OF SKIING MISHAP
London, Feb. 3.
conference last night that when A judge yesterday awarded damages of £51,865
rchol leader Pierre Lagalilarde surrendered on Monday with more than 40 of his supporters he knew he was going to be
Pario, arrested and flown London, Feb. 3.
Yard's most This squashed rumours, which Brillant detectives was dis-had angered some Lagallarda covered shot dead In his sympotalcers, that the surrender office at Hackney Police 8la had been brought about by tion, east London yesterday. misleading the rebels as to their Detective Superintendent fate.
did well to indicate where the line must be drawn. Sympathy must be felt for One of Seatland the investigators who have such 11 thankless frustrating task and it is to be hoped that the cor- ruption investigatora ara not reproached for over- enthusiasm.
EXPERIENCE show
XPERIENCE may show
dealing with this problem in Government service will be through the mensures pro- mulgated last year whereby offleers believed to be involved will be investi- gated
It is true privately, that as a result corruption be more earfully con- cealed. It is also that
truc the person who offers the bribe will be an dificult
Owen Richards, 55, a married The spokesman said: "There man with a grown up family was never any question of M. was found with a head wound. Lagalilarde being accepted in army, but only his A revolver was by his side. the
followers." Reuter.
Wholesale punctures
Wacu, Feb. 2.
Ortiz mystery
It was business as usual 10- day in "Le Forum," the cafe owned by 45-year-old Josepi, Ortiz, the insurrectionist leader who
the disappeared before surrender yesterday of the men behind the barricades,
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believed to be the highest ever given by an -to B English court for personal injuries Canadian stockbroker who lost a leg during a water skiing party at Monte Carlo, in the south of France.
Peter The atockbroker, Mr Winckworth, 30, was thrown from a molor boat owned and driven by Mr Anthony Stick- and Hubbard, son of the man who introduced Woolworths to Britain and part inheritor of a
£2 milion fortune.
Mr Winckworth, described in court as a young man with a Elver spoon in his mouth" with a very wealthy mother, suffered "ppalling injuries" in being chewed up by the boat's pro- peller.
The Judge, Sir Geoffrey A group of young men Strenineld, held that Mr Hub- A leg of roofing nails fell from a truck. The keg split cipring at the counter shrugged bard was negligent and that 231
smiled and And
shoulders, nalls were scattered over helr
attached to Mr fault was asked what had the highway for more than 100 turned when
Winckworth for the accident. Within
ex- yards.
matter of happened to the cafe's
He entered judgment with minutes, seven cars had to pull Poujedist owner.
The Moslem barman raid costs against the defendant, granted a slay of not know where M. who Ortiz is. Madame Ortiz is still execution for 20 days ponding In their apartment in the cen consideration of an appeal, tre of the town, awaiting word of him."
fever ever. It does, off the road with one to four
appear to be
A
better method of denling with the corruptible offelal And it is to be hoped that it succeeds as a deterrent where court action has so for failed.
It is tempting to argue that
punctures each. The highway we do patrol then closed the road until the tails were cleaned up--UPI.
Back To Normal
London, Feb. 2. Underground train servlets in since there is no obvious or London were back to
neemal simplu remedy and since today following yesterday's one- legislation for more drastic day takeh strike which catred. sentences in unlikely to re- chaotle conditions for thousar ch duce the incidence of cor of traveller and one of live its existence should worst trame. Jams in the capital ruption, i
be accepted as a regrettable for several years-Reuter,
feature of our system, Dut
the majority of the public
was
The judge commented that Mr Winckworth's Injuries There is a warrant out for
"clearly put out of his reach M. Ortiz's arrest. He is any chance of his furthering rumoured
have ded to his career as a stockbroker." Switzerland
All Reuter. Spain. - agencies,
to
cr
CJ leaves
on holiday
..
The Chief Justice, Bir Michael
Churchill painting for charity
of doctor
A man allegedly assaulted a doctor and the almondr chest of the Wanchai clinic yesterday, it was stated in court today.
Horror-stricken and almoner children witness school
shooting
Hartford City, Ind., Feb. 2.
A mild school principal and Sunday School superin- tendent killed two fifth grade teachers before their horrified pupils today.`
Then he fled to a woods and shot himself in the herd with the some shotgun.
Principal Leonard O. Redden, 44, stalked into the geography class of Miss Harriet Robson, 5. "They aren't going to hang mel Rodden shouted. Then he red at Miss Robson with a 12- gauge, single-barrel shotgun.
Sho fell to the door without a sound.
The pupils thought it was e Joke until they snu Miss Rob- son's blood.
Hysterical
And
screaming. they Crowded after the prin- them back elpal. He waved with the 'sholgun, then walked class of MTS Up a camp to the
Minnie MeFerren, 62.
'DON'T SHOOT ME'
Explosive
speech expected
By DOUGLAS CLARK London, Feb. 2
The Prime Miniator, Mr Harold
Macmillan's com-
The doctor's name was given as Dr Moodle, and the almoner's as Miss Holen Ho.
un-
Charged is a 31-year-old employed man L! Hon-pak of no fixed address. He pleaded not guilty to;
⚫ trespassing on Govern- ment building,
common assault,
⚫ assault occasioning actual bodily harm, and
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malicious damage to pro- perty exceeding $25.
It is alleged that Li trespassed In the Wanchal Chest Cline, a building under the control of the Medical Department, yester- day, and unlawfully assaulted the almoner Miss Helen Ho.
Li is also alleged to have assaulted Dr Moodle thereby occasioning actual bodily harm 10 him, and damaged a tele- phone set worth $20.
Mr Derek Cons remanded Li and Axed hearing for February 8.
Fines for two HK
"Don't shoot me," she plead-bined spooch to the South
House of Parla-businessmen
fooo.
run
ed. But Bedden killed her African with a polt-blank shot in the ment in Capetown today is
likely to be, the most ex A-magistrate ·fined two *** Using his shotgun to hold off plosivo of his tour,
Colony businessman on the school custodian and en→
Ho will mako quito
tax charges this morning. other teacher who came
op- ning after han Redden fled in clear that Britain is
posed to apartheid and Central Magistrate, Mr I. T. his car.
Morris Aned Shlu Wai-tsui,
• racial discrimination. About four hours later,
Managing-Director of Lock Hina farmer spotted the car.
1. understand Mr Mac-Fisheries Ltd., 33 Queen's Road State policemen, deputies, city millan has indicated his in-Central, $2,000.
farmers
armed ond police secure the woods and thickets faution in the area.
to
in messages
He pleaded guilty to a sum- London and has received mons for falling to furnish a return for corporation proto found Cabinet support.-London
Was Rodden's bedy about a mile and a half from his CUT.
(See also page 3)
Express Servico.
Redden was lying on his side, 43 his head one brm under
1 though sleeping.—AP.
COMMUNISTS
DEFEATED
IN KERALA
ELECTIONS
Sentence?
reduced
GEORGE, DAWSON.
London, Fob 2.
The court of Criminal Ao- peal today cut two years off a six year Tail sentence parsed Just March on George Dawson, Landen cockney financier who mado a fortune in port-war military scrap.
The
Trivandrum, Feb. 2.
Three-Party
A
British satellite planned
Mr S. E. Cunningham, of the Inland Revenue Department, told the Court that a return form was sent to the defendant on April 1. When he failed to furnish the return one month Inter, three reminders were sent to him.
Finally the return was sub- mitted to tho Department on December 4.
Mr Cunningham said Shiu's firm was registered in Hongkong with an authorised capital of $0 million.
London, Feb. 2,
Mr Morris Aned Wong Bor, British-made Kalellite sole proprietor of Hongkong powered American Sporting Arms Co., 22 Pottin-
by
ground floor, $800 missiles will be launched for Street,
for falling to submit a returni toward the end of 1961, for business profits tax. Prof. H. S. W. Massey, President of the British National Committee on Space Research, reported today.
Mc
Cunningham said a re- um form was sent to the de- tendent on April 1, last
After three reminders be submitted the return
the Department in December,
Mr Coningham sald the
to
anti- Communist Alliance has won a crushing victory in the Kerala State elections Anglo-American collaboration, profit in the company's
Communlate will be named "International counts showed $21,000. over the
The satellite, the result of
whose State Government One."
It will have an orbit sending was dismissed after pro- it over Britain, Professor Mas- longed rioting last July.sey told a press conference at But,
although the Alliance the Royal Society.
of on short
The atelite's British-made was only
be equipment will absolute majority with 39 re- scientific
come, the total used to study the ionosphere, bulls etill to Communists volc hag not Professor Massey sald AFP.
fallen.
one
The Allance has secured vic- of people tury with the vole who did not bother to vote at itte lost election but apparently went to the polls yesterday to monstrate their opposition to the Communists after expericac- ing 28 months of their rule,
RESULTS
With results doclared for 87 out of his 126 legislature seals, the state of the parles tonight was:
ANTI-COMMUNIST AL-
LIANCE
Congress Party Praja Socialist Party Moslem League COMMUNIST PARTY COMMUNIST-SPONSOLKD
INDEPENDENTS INDEPENDENTS
63
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Three more rescued in
mine disaster
Yubari, Feb. 3. Rescuers today saved three miners who were entomb- ed for two days deep in coal mine by a gas explo- sion and fro..
Peacetime taxes-
a warning
Urbana, IL, Feb. 2.
A noted British scholar and today author. warned against huge peacetime. taxca.
Prol. C. Northcote Parkinson cald a nation will have reached when "the breaking point" peacetime taxes lake 30 per cent
of the gross national income,
of Prof. Parkinson, author "Parkinson-Law" and the worth-
coming "The Law and the Pra- fits," Issued the warning at a The three reached the zurthen business forum. He urged "men ef business to swoid cobying the in early morning darkness, and
government way of finance." 2 appeared to he in fairly good,
"The Individual, family ́ or' 3 physical condition.
known firm which starts with They were trapped early on income uses a sounder Baancial The remaining 30 results. will
Monday when the explosion method. then be declared tomorrow.
the governmont, In the Old House the Comcrumbled the shaft walls of the, which begins by listing all that Landon, Feb. 2. | Dawson was convicted on a
to cheat munists had 00, venis and fonn Yubari coal mine. Sir Winston Churchill has charge of compleocy
it wants to spend end ends by Hogan left Mongkong by Blome Sr Evelyn Wrench, founder
on a four months leave to U., offered one of his own paintings and defraud in various deal the Government with the Twenty were rescued the first making its revenue equal the must nak the Police to press of the English Spericing alon
Overs
for a chority sale for the World, inga. He was also found guilty
The former Chief Minister, recovered. Five are still missing. "On a day when the mass, ot with the job in spite of and the
arrived in Honako.
Present at his farewell was lefutes Year Fund in London on nine, charges of obtaining support of live independents.day, and 34 miners bodies were tot, Prof. Parkinson said.
One evacuer was also killed unsecured debt' is frightening." the obstacles,
The hippo
the Acting Attomey General Mr un May 11, it war disclosed to credit by fraud, falso protences Mr E.M.B. Namboodiriyad, and
and fraudulent" conversion, three of his former minisers when bla oxygen supply run out he mid; "the biggest debtor of must be that patience and ming C.PA
Sir Even is at present tour A. Hooton and several members day. perseverance coupled with ing South-east Asia to com- of the legal profesalon.
The Appeal Jiles today were re-elected today, but five as he was working in the pas all, the most extravagant, the He suffocated.--- | least solvent and lonst, reliable the co-operation of right, picto a survey of business con
queshod seven of the charges, of his former Cabinet collesgues Alled shaft.
UPA.
is' Uncle Sam himself."--UPL outer.
were defeated-Router. minded people will bring cerning the Englic Speaking thoir rewards in the end. Utalen and the Overseas Longue.
who despise this practica
All
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Leamic,
di
this morning.
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Mr Justice Grong will be the The pointing will be chosen
the next fortnight Acting Chief Justice during Sir withlit
Ilouter. Michael's absence.