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Comment COMMITTED FOR TRIAL London
Of The
Day
BLITZ ON
DRUGS
MAGISTRATE'S remurk
that Kowloon Walled
City was showing "
re-
markable improvement" one indication of the effect
vide crack
of the Colony-wi
down
on dangerous drugs,
For during the past few months Government
and
police have been co-ordinat
of the biggest-
ing in one of
ever drives to stamp
Criminal Sessions to hear Fleming case next month
was
Marcel Noel Andre Fleming, 29, business executive,
committed for trial at the April Criminal Sessions by Mr Derek Cons at the Contral Magistracy this morning.
dear
sir
FRENCH ATOMIC BOMB TEST
this pestilence. Police haReply to Chapman Pincher article
been going all out to arrest
all and sundry in the dope rackets and the courts have been
handing out far stiffer
realistic and more
tences.
The
for
sen.
time has certainly come stronger fine 10
bu taken. Only too often, the Colony's name has been linked with dangerous drugs found in other coun- tries. And little wonder,
tied
li
atark
drug
for Hongkong is usually it somewhere in the
The line. facts and figures of addiction
und the heartbreaking results were first brought home to inst Autumu with the publication
White JL Paper produced by an Executive Counell sub-
of
11:3
commitive headed by
Dr
A. M. Rodrigues.
то
this was added a most
unsavoury ingredient
the Kowloon Walled City
raurder. This Beshpot of
You will not be surprised to
receive
this letter after publishing the sensational feadlined-front-page article yesterday or General de Gaulle and our scientists concerning the French atamle experkusent in tho Salura,
I am completely unaware of the actual power of the French atomle bomb of Regzane. But even if it had been a mere enal-dust Are- cracker 11 would not have justified eliber the tenden- tious nature or the crOSS- ness of the news report by the London Express Service.
This is to rate cheaply both the dignity of a Chief of State and the intclicelusi integrity of selendate to Link
that they could allow themselves to storp to Kuch 赫 type of jent
which is attributed LISTA,
10
לם
What would happen if our Journalists acted in a simt- lar manner towards er Majesty the Queen and her scientista? pleased to observe that they have shown, in this matter, a keyner sense of deference and of Franco- English friendship than Mr Chapman Pircher. Putting into effect the rights governing replies to presa articles containing offence, under headlines and unduly enlarged, to- wards the highest authority- and lowards the scientists of my country, I request you to insert this reply in the space and place, and with the same emphasis as have been given to the ar- ticle in question.
an
G. J.L. SOULIE Cottatul General for France.
vice, dope and gambling UN debate on S. Africa
had long been a
festering sore calling for treatment. However, the murder of a heroin divan keeper there, N the resulting court action brought home the terrible truth for an area which had become a recup- nised headquarters for crime of all kinda. The added fact that prac
tically, all the civilian
prosecution witnesses in the trial
were
either
drug
nddicts or pedlars, he
lined the police to take
firm lin
Any
action. for
to WHA
If
Le
taken at all, it could be left no longer. With the clari- feation of the legal status of the Walled City, regular daily police raids drove the bad hats either to prison, underground or into more conventional business channels. This has cleared the air considerably. THE police and courts are
being given
added helping hand. New amend- menta to the dangerous drugs ordinance will in-
TH
crense
An
Racial policies
termed as
'almost indecent'
United Nations, Mar. 30.
Afro-Asian speakers described South Africa's racial policies in such terms as "ugly," and "almost indecent," today when the Security Council met in urgent session to discuss the recent riots in the racially torn Union.
Delegates from Ceylon, Ethio- | view of the rising tide of world pia, India, Pakistan and Liberia opinion."
followed one another in decur-
to take duty
The Indian delegate disclosed ing that the situation menaced; world peace and that it was the that Mr Oliver Tambo, deputy Counell's
of some President
the Africun National Congress, was on his action.
way to seek a Council hearing Minutes before the council ad- end that he would give a very
the
Soulh
get the South African repre-presentative. sentative to say whether or not he intended to take further part in the debafe failed when it did not receive the necessary seven votes.
African
re-
the maximum Journed for the day, a move different story" from that given prison term from 10 to by M. Mongi Stim of Tunisia to by 15 years,
and fine from $60,000 to $100,000. It will also be an offence to have a pipe, equipment
#P- paratua intended for smelt- ing or taking drugs, even though no actual drugs may be found It worth
18
or
noting, however, that Hong- kong's maximum penalties arc still below those of Middle East countries who have had the same trouble.
doubtful indecil
It
น
this
curse
ever
Earlier Mr Brand Fourle, South Africa's resident repre- sentative, had lodged a strong protest against the Counell debating the riots and had then led bis delegation in a withdrawal from the Counell table.
For the rest of the day Mr
seats normally used by diploma-
entirely will leave our shores, but the Fourie and his advisers sat in
current campaign should lle observers, and a spokesanan make it painfully obvious told reporters that at this to drug traffickers that stage the delegation had not there is no longer
walked out of the delte. fitable living to be made
aucli
malpractices.
from
pro-
It is also essential for the
cer-
AFTERTHOUGHT.
Mr
M. Slim formally proposed community to realise that that the Council, through 1. ส the elimination of drug President, Henry Cabot addiction
is everybody's Lodge, should ask the Union ity. This is
delegation whether it would par- responsibility. tainly no caso of too many ticipate further in the debate. cooks spolling the broth: rather, many hands making Nghter and more effective the work. For only when
have
pummelled thin
We
However, when Britain, France, the United States, Ar- Renting and Ecuador abstained, the proposal was al.
Mr C. S. Jha of India xold he could malignancy into submission African claim that police
not accept the South can. w. bogin to hold up opened fire in self-defence. This our heads and feel more statement, he declared, pride in our own › com- "clearly an afterthought." munity.
was only self-exculpatory in
had
Sir Claude Corea of Ceylon id South Afrlen was treating human beings as "mere chattels, simply beenuse of a difference in race and coinur."-Reuter.
NEGROES STAGE
SITDOWN:
ARRESTED
Marshall, Mar. 30. About 250 negroes were arrealed here today, 55 Glazing slldown demonstra- #fonk against segregation and the remainder when Choy gathered outalds the courthouse to protest against the arrests,
Fleming was alleged to have been involved in a fatal trame celdent on February 4 when a car kaceited down Police Inspector Si Wol-ming and Mrs
and Si, killing the inspector neriously injuring his wife in Queen's Road Central, near Duddell Street,
Accused faces five chargeY;
★Manslaughter of mas-
pector SI Wal-ming,
★Dangerous
driving
CAUSINE the death Inspector 81.
of
Dangerous driving Queen's Road Central near Daddell Street,
such
Driving under the in- fluence of drink, to
ду extent as to be Incapable of having proper control of the vehicle,
★ Dangerous driving,
causing grievous bodily injury to Mi Bi Wal-ming, alias Yuen Hing-bang. The
committal proceedings
ended this morning after 49 Crown witnesses gave evidence during last Friday, Monday, Tuesday and yesterday,
This morning defence counsel, Mr Harold Caine of Messrs Johnson, Stokes & Master, made his submission,
Submission
Mr Caine submitted that under Section 84 of the Magistrates Ordinance, an deeused, in com- mittal proceedings should be commllied for trial only on those Indictable charges supported by evidence and not an unsupported charges.
Mr Caine was referring to the of
charge against Fleming driving under the influence drink.
of
the
The Magistrate was of opinion that there was suffi- cient evidence for any indictable charges, he
should commit
the Occused for trial in p higher court but not on any particular charge.
Fleming was allowed bait of $1,000. His passport was Bur-
rendered.
financiers
Bonfire of passes
to
on
Africane burn, their passes in public in the township of Orlando, Johannesburg, Monday. The day was ob- served by Africans, especially in the Johannesburg area, se a day of mourning for the 80
who died. In Atricans Sharpeville, shootings. the
Fleming was also alleged to have been involved in two other traffic accidents on same clay, one in Garden Rood pad
Road. the other in Pokfularn
Mr W. S. W. Davidson, Crown Inspector C. Pope in appearing Counsel, asslated by Chief for the Crown.
the. Shoe tho Sharpevillo shootings, however, the South African police have been told not to arrest those who do not carry their phases.~~AP Photo,
Chinese France to
threat to Australia
San Francisco, Mar. 30. The emigration of Chinese merchants to Southeast Asia since 1909 could be the prelude to Chinese Communist Invasion of Australia, according to Mr C. Northcote Parkinson. Afr Farkinson, historiam, humorist, and author of "Parkinson's Law," told news- Chinese settle- the men that menta in Asla could be an ad- | vance guard ready to ecTyc China.
"This is one obvious worry about China's intentions during the rest of this century," sald
Jaq
explode
second
A-bomb?
Frequent meeting
of heads of state
will
help
peace
Washington, Mar. 30.
stand trial for fraud
London, Mar. 30.
A London solicitor and two Binaneters were sent for trial to the Old Balley to- day on charges arising out of lakeover deals involv ing millions of pounds.
The three are Friedrich Grunwald, 34, solicitor, Harry Jasper, 32, banker and head of the Jasper group of companies, and Herbert Murray, $4. former Managing Director and Secre tary of the State Building Society.
The charges against them allege that Murray and Crunwald pursued a systemalle course fraudulently to lake and Use money belonging to the State Building Society to finance a series of takeover transactions end
thai, Jasper helped them, by the loan of his name and in other ways.
NEW CHARGE
n
Today new charges alleging the fraudulent corwersion of further £300,000 were preferred against Grunwald Grunwald is already charged with tho fraudulent
conversion of £3,255,000 entrusted to him by the State Building Society.
Murray
additionally
charged today with alding and abciting Grunwald fraudulent
in the conversion. of £150,000 entrusted to Grus
State Building
wald by the Society
Mr Dennis Leigh, an officiat of 140 Chief Registrar of Friendly Societies, said he had. made an investigation of the State Building Society on be half of the Chief Registrar.
ADVANCES MADE He had found that between 1856 and 1959 advances from the Society to the Jasper group totalled. £4,439,100.
So far as he was able to as- certain, only between £100,000 and £200,000 had been repaid.
The outstanding amount, in- cluding accrued Interest in September last year was just over £4,500,000
All three men pleaded not. | gulity to the charges, "ngabet' them and reserved their defence. They were allowed bail Of
£40,000 each,・・・
The taking of evidence had Lasted since February China Mil Special
1.-
Sick girl interrupts
The Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan, told War game
the U.S. Senate today that he believes the more frequent heads of nations visit each other, the less chance there is of war
occurring through "mischance, mishap or malice."
He recalled it was almost course, keep our feet on the exactly a year ago he began the ground. but we also must keep series of top-level visits by pay our eyes on the horizon. We Paris, Mar, 30. ing & call
the Soviet must not become entangled in France warned all aircraft | Premier, Mr Nikita Khrushchev, nets of our own making.",
away from Its Sahara in Moscow.
He said the United States Desert atomic test site to- Although he expressed doubts and Arlinin must work together
but informed day
ob- then about the wisdom of such with "a combination of faith, servers believed I was ❘ a policy, he believed the heads-courage and of spirit.”—ÜPI, merely a trial run before of-government commitationLD the nation's second explo- for the decreased world tendon have been largely responsible alon,
now apparent.
Accused of
Boobid to blow
The observera held it was in-
A GOOD THING conceivabla that President PULLED OUT
Charles De Gaulle would permit *think it has been "Britain and the Netherlands, a French nuclear explosion while thing," he told the Senate. the only two powtre capable of the Soviet Premier, Mr Nikita He explained that the chocking China, have pulled Khrushchev, is in the country.more complex world problems out and left the territory wide | He leaves France on April 3. open,
· TEST AREA
become jen compileated more there is to talk abou! between the heads of' govern-
the
up Mr K
menta.
Portsmouth, Mar. 30.
A British naval officer whose sick daughter yesterday interrupted a "war game" between 30 Nato ships ar rived home today to find her slightly better, Yesterday. IIMS Dainty, one of the Royal Navy's largest destroyers, was about to take
part in a mock nuclear attack Involving British, Dutch, French and Portuguese ships when an urgent message was received,
Il sold, that Suzanne, two- ond-half-year-old daughter of the Dainty's navigating officer, Licut-Coinmander J, C. Howo,, was periously Ill with gastro enterijo
Portsmouth hospital,
PERMISSION Rear-Admiral - C. E Di Tournoille, commanding tho Nato forces during the "at- tack" from his
again, tho "With them #one, the only
French cruiser Gulchen, ot enco thing left is Australia, which is
gre perth lation' for the ship to virtually uninhabited, with 18:
Parle, Mar. 30. detach from the exerciso, million people. What is that Informed sources sald earlier Mr Macinillan assured the
Senate that Britain and America Judgo today jalled a retrea After a 200-mlie dush, 1. against the weight of hundreds today: that the second French were more determined than ever ench Army Bergeant-major Commander Howe was put of millions
atomic explosion probably will to work for world peace and on grounds that he came to ashore at Plymouth early 19day Bealdes en Invasion of Aus- toke, place between April 0 and happiness:
Paris armed with grenades to and driven along the south {tralia, Mé Parkinson sald China | 10.
asmasinato the Soviat cost to his home here. could also enter into a
He iramediately. doleption with Russia and
The government banised Communial world must guard Premier, Mr Nikita Khrushchev, Wie Soviet today by the General Secretariat against a tendency to lose sight
the Infectiou diseasen hospital belloves that
for Commercial and Civil Avia- jof thơ ultimate
The formal charges against and was told thai Suzanne had goal of peaco Ita hi corters that Mrtion prohibited all firing over and freedom for mankind, the
ex-Sergeant Major Jean-tmproved slightly but was Bullh Kiudutho' fear of China BT- wide pre-algrailed region sur
"We must not be caught or Jacques Delmas were that of seriously 10, couts for his smot providing rounding the fost area for da frappet in anyone else's trap or atteciting the mourity of the He was going to the hospital the Chinden with atomic wen houre staring at 0.40 am. 10-1 uur own," he said. "We must state and iitegal possession of later.. Done.UPL
morrow-UPLOA
Special
As a still larger crowd gathered, police, reinforced by members of the state highway
patrol, warned thal oven more would be put in Jail if the negrors
did not disperse. Eventual.
is the square vuisido
courthouse
was and
Reuter,
zap tie i
war
try
Mr Macmillan malá the non-
01
have moine faith;, we must, of weapons-UPI,
today. -- Chink