A
Barrie
Last K-9 survivor
Los Angeles. Apr. 19,
A World War 1 hero, nearly blind and zoink deaf, has passed his 19th birthday.
Major Von Luckner M Is a German shepherd dog. Inst surviving member of the U.S. Marines' K-D Corps of the war.
He belongs to Mrs Jeanne
Platt. Warner Marine Corps League off- cials. reviewed the old dog's war record. He was wounded, in one Paclite huttle while dragging an injured Marine to safely. He wears a steel plate in his head, and was awarded the Purple Heart.
In three years' service in the South Pacilis, Major WAS credited with saving the ven of at least right alter nien, He was awarded the Silver Star-AP.
Judge accepts wife's evidence
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1960.
owes Margaret
a penny ROYALTY FROM LAST PLAY
'THE BOY DAVID'
London, Apr. 19.
The last penny over earned by one of the plays of Sir James M. Barrie, the creator of "Peter Pan," will go to Princess Margaret-possibly as a wedding gift, it was learned here today.
S. AFRICA
FACING
CIVIL
WAR
Capetown, Apr. 19. There were cries of protest
Lho
in the South African Parlament today when n member of the opposition united party said "our country Is facing civil war simmering at home," Protests Came front: Hovernment benches as Mr S.. The incident came to light waterson, speaking in the open- following the death of Lady Cynthia Asquith, Barrie's secre-ing stages of a debate on foreign affairs, told the house; "the two weeks Minister 20 years,
of External Affairs ago. Her son, Mr Michael
(Mr Erie Louw) has said in a Asquith, showed it to a reporter recceded interview broadcast, in from the News Chronicle.
Bruin that the emergency was nearly wet.
A legal document entitling document enlifting the Princess the Princess to one penny in to her penny. Royalties from Barrie's inst play The Boy David," was drawn up and signed by the playwright himself und by Princess Margaret when the was just old enough to know how to write.
A reproduction of the docu- ment and the story of how came about were told in the News Chronicle today,
try for
The document told how Princess Margaret had threaten- e Barrie with "people called policemen who were friends of
A few yours before his deathhers and she would ask the big- in 1937, Barrie-then holidaying gest of them to unash and in his native Kirriemuir--WES wholly destroy the so-called mvited in Glamis Castle by the Barrie if he welshed on the
and Duchess of York, bargain." Duke Later King George VI and Queen. Elizabeth, the mother of the pre- sent Queen.
The occasion: A ten party la celebrate Princess Margaret's third birthday.
Hit it off
Now York, Apr. 19. State
Court Supremo judge said today ha bo- lievod the testimony of Mrs Scott McKay, wife of o Broadway actor, that her husband had been "having an affair" with former film star Ann Sheridan, and granted the present, "hit it off wife a separation. Justier Henry Clay Greenberg dismissed McKay's counter claim
a separation. Bwarded Mrs McKay, who is also an actress under her pro
Mur- of John fessional name Han, $100 A
permanent werk
ulusuny
The Princess and Barrie sat next to each other and record
Immediately.
At one point Sir James asked i
one of the Princess Margaret presents by her pinte was hers.
Princess Margaret placed the present between the two of them and sold: "It's yours and ning
Barrie's Several days later, name popped up in a conversa- tion at Glarais Castle and Prin-
He said in a written ruling:ess Margaret remarked: "He is
Rolh phrases were later used
**Phe court Accepts the testi-my rentest friend and I am his mony of the wife of the hus-greatest friend." band's boust of his extramarital i prowess with a actress.
well-known by Barrie in The Buy David."
Mr McKay hnd testified that after they hart been married six years her husband told her he was "hasing an altair" with Miss Sheridan, who then appearing in a play with him.Router.
THREE DIE IN FIRE
The next time they met, a few years later, Sir James told Princess Margaret what he had done and promised to give her one penny from the Royalties be was, unfortunately, a flop.
was received in the play which
Legal document
Barrie forgot about the in- cident but Princess Margaret did not. A letter from King
acting George VI,
on his
dia was daughter's behalf, Weymouth, Apr. 19. Three children died today in patched to Barrie Jokingly re- brush fire as they were play. (minding him that if the pro- ing in a field 80 yards trommise were not kept he could expect to hear from the King's their home.
Firemen said a cigarette may solicitors, have touched off the blaze.-- Barrie went along with the
joke ond drew
up the legal
UPI
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A British Crossword Puzzle
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AGROSS
1 Way out. (0)
5 Wet one to the siin? (5)
8 Clothes-horse, for example,
(5)
important Lellow? (0)
10 Featured on many a Christ-
mina card. (6)
11 Wot and warm? (5)
12 Funny fence, it would seem.
(4)
13 Wing chapo, nowadays. (5)
10 Stepped out vigorously but
finished on a bust (6)
10 Secund performance? (0)
20 Darne, for instance. (5) 22 Twins7 (4)
20 Mighty deep, they say. (5)
25 Dot, but no fah, (1)
20 Proceed to chime on the
Thames, (6)
27 Alipa castles, (6)
20 Out of the way. (8)
29 Leave in the lurch. (0)
1 Il
DOWN
forso is considerably
larger than a trunk. (8)
2 Don't go the full distance?
(3, 6)
3 Girdle in a window. (4)
4 Located, an property. (7)
5 Stone also called
(7)
olivine.
8 Cut into the coast, maybe.
(0)
7 It Isn't, vulgarly, a blemish
th
14 Put within the law. (3)
15 No όπιο 13
(5.8)
16 Spine-chilter. (7)
17 Laid waste
(7)
Agreed.
19 Heated for Gretna? (8)
21 River in Ilindustan,
course. (B)
24 MOVO
(4)
forward
of
Mr Asquith said he had not ye decided what to do about The document itself or the peony but that he would discuss the matter shortly with his brother. All the other Boyalties from the play have been distributed.
He said he would bring up the possibility of presenting both to the Princess when She marries
Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones on May 6-China Mail Speetal,
Communist
threat
to Cuba
U.S. WARNING
Washington, Apr. 19. The United States today called on Prime Minister Fidel Castro of Cuba to roolise the danger which Commun- "international
ism" poses to his and
other free countries,
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statement issued by the State Department, this Govern- nut also came the closest ye to branking Castro a dictator
It said one of the "hallmarks" of dictatorship "such as that of Hitler und Mussolini was the f muzzling of the free Press" It noted that 95 per cent of Cuba's Press "is under Government control"
BITING
The biting U.S. statement was issued by State Department Press Omcer Lincoln White! when he was asked to comment on Castro's charges that the United States "appears to have| | adied | policy that in other times served to advance Fas cism."
Castro had said in his sen i- official newspaper Revolucion that there was "some similarity" in American polley to that of Hitler,
Gen- und Mussuliti cralismo Franco of Spain.
The U.S. statement made se reference to Castro's mention of Franco, but sternly rejected any allogation that ÚS. policy re- sembled Fascism.
BASELESS
į
A MINORITY
"Most of us think that the main trouble has not yet begi under the present governmeni,““ "The Mr Waterson, declared.
in minority whites are South Africa and the govern- ment represents a minority of
have a laying
战
whites. Therefore wher minority of a minority to defy the world.
"We
BEC facing a hostile we are world abroad and facing civil war simmerlag at the to tell I want home.
of that the majority world
South Africans tepudiate
the
reject racial
while and polictes of this
roversiient and I deny they represent the true voler of civilised whlies in South Africa,"
SHOCKING
to
Mr Erie Louw, Minister of External Affairs, who appeared not to be listening, afterwards Intervened in the debate describe Mr Waterson's speech As "shocking and irresponsible in predicting civil war."
Mr Louw declared: "I want to say very trankly that never in more ir- my experience has a responsible speech been made. The speech undermined the position of South Africa in the eyes of the world and the posi- tion of the white man in South Africa.
"He has made a most respon- sible and shocking staternent in predicting elvil war," Mr Locw suld-Reuter.
Louw to
represent
S. Africa
he
Capetown, Apr. 12. Mr Erie Louw, Exter- mal Affairs Minister, ant
thal notinced tonighi
represent South would Africa at the British Com- monwealth Prime Minis- ters Conference in Londan. The Prime Ballet; Dr Heutrik Verwoerd, who wounded in an assassination aliompt April 1. had originally planned
represent South Africa,
Was
*
ia duo Moy
The conference
од begin Heuter.
to
Duke's gift
CHOU'S WET WELCOME
China's Prime Minister, Mr Chou En-tai, second from left reta a bowlful of water during the New Year Water Festival shortly after his arrival in Karma on April 15. The
Burmese Prime Minister, U Nu, is seen third from left, head only visible.-AP Photo,
STIFFER PENALTIES
MAY RESULT
RESULT FROM FROM
EASTER
ROAD TOLL
London, Apr. 19.
Page J
Peugeot fears kidnappers
will strike
Paris, Apr. 19.
The head of the Peugeot family said today his son is paralysed with fear" that the kidnappers of Erle Peugeut will strike again.
Grandfather Jenn-Pierre Peu- geot said the family has en- goged "a veritable Praetorian Guard" to protect 11s members through the critical perlod the police hunt for the kid- nappers.
گاه
The elderly Peugeot gave the family viewpoint on the situa ilon to reporters shortly after announcing that he had started a legal action against "X" for the kidnap of four-year-old Eric.
The boy was restored to his parenta Just after midnight on Friday morning in return for
a 500,000-francs ransom. The modey was paid in used bank- notes by Eric's father Roland Peugeot, a vice-president of the auto cornbine,
Son's role
"You must not forget that the role of my son has been and remain dramatic," grandfather Peugeot said. "He is paralysed by the lear of reprisals of which members of our family could be the victims,
He sold the "veritable Preis. rian Guard hired by the family was "invisible but effective,"
"I shall take great care not to reveal any detalls of it," ho cald Grandfather Peugeot was asked why his son apparently regretted that police published the numbers of nearly all the banimotes paid over for the ranzom,
A condition "One of the conditions of restoring Eria Was that the numbers of the banknotes be kept storet," he said,
"My son gave his word He has held by his commitments, It was without his knowledge, during the mechanical work of gorting the ransom together, that the serial numbers were listed --and kaler passed on to police” --UPI.
Hammarskjold
will visit
South Africa
Capetown, Apr. 19. The UN. Secretory General, Mr Day Hammarskjold will
The Transport Minister, Mr Ernest Marples, is ex-visit South Africa and will meet
pected to take strong measures to prevent the repetition of a record toll of Easter road acci- Affairs, dents./
Hungarian
uprising
victims
Rome, Apr. 19. During the past few days 68 people in Budapest have received sentences of from one to seven years imprisonment for "activi ties against Socinlist legality" in the 1956 Hun- garian rising.
Minister of External
Mr Eric Louw in London
Mr Louw announces that "The South African Govern- no ob- According to still incomplete mert decided there is figures, the Automobile Associa-jection to meeting Mr Hammar- tion. already estimates that at cold but this decision is not least 75 people were killed and
govern- a departure from the 1,500 Injured during Easter ment's stand point that there should be ND interferenco in the domestic alfairs of member states."
weckend.
Unofficial estimates suggest the likelihood of a final gure of over 100 dead in the four- day holiday.
The Minister is certain to be anxiously questioned by Mem- hers of Parliament when the
Wants
bar
trip
paid
Santa Monica, Apr. 19. Industrial designer Harold
W.
Coleman has asked that actors Frank Sinatra and Peter Lawford
pay for his trip into-and out of their Beverly Hills cocktail bar.
Coleman wants $400,000. The
actors are among
10 de- fendants Ix a damage suit deld ho by Coleman, who asserts suffered bodily injury and €TM mental anguish when ployees throw him out of the bar on February 9. His lawyer,
Basil Lambros, gave the Coleman version 10-
day. The lawyer sald Coleman, who specialises in restaurant de- sign, was a
the patron at cocktali bar-called Purciņl'a Restaurant and apparently became involved in a dispule when he asked to be seated at another table.
SCUFFLE
There was a scufile. Coleman
says he was knocked un conscious, carried out of the réstaurant and "draped over a parking meter." After he regained consciousness another encounter took pince between him and restaurant employees in a parking lot. Coleinan thinks that during this he lost a ring valued at $1,000.
Lambres added that one of the employees later was convicted on a boltery charge. Defendants in the suit had not
replied late today.-AP,
Political fighting
Accra, Apr, 19. Spasmodle #ghting between rival parties and hooting at political opponents at polling stailons marked the opening of voting in Ghana today,
Mr Louw sald he told Mr Only intervention by police
would Hammarskjold he
be saved opposition presidential welcome to come to South candidate Joseph B. Dungquah Atrica for iscussions at a from being mobbed by a hostile
House of Commons returns "time mutually suitable and still crowd us ho visited one polling
next week from its holiday.
PENALTIES
Easter
to be arranged."-AP,
station UPI.
to of
The new
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Demands aro VXDected be made for a stiffening
for penalties
careless negligent driving, possibly weekend speed limita, and Introduction of the Govern- ment's planned system of Mcini inspection and testing of old cure,
by The
This was reported today
curgestion is that the the Italian Continentalę news goverment will make strong in efforts to persuade hoMiny agency, which specializes information from countries makers to "lagger" their hours Melbourne, Apr. 18. behind the Iron Curtain. Ha of departure and relum to pro-
of Gloucester has | message reporters, by saying The Duke *This is anoliver of the baseless sent Melbourne bride Marion Budapest. remarks which the Cuban Prime Gergoult-Smith a wedding pres- Minister nakes from
Mr White began his slaternen!, Send to
dated *Was
from
time to ent of ince place-mute for her Also according to the agency, time for reasons best known to dining-room and table nopklas murzy people who took part in himself."
Then Mr White sald;
-
the rising are still Imprisoned without having boen brought to
to match.
Marion, 24, of South Yarra, 19 | trial. "The United States consider the Duke's God-child, International Communism u real
She was married today to Mr and present threat to democracy Rodney Disney Davidson. and hopes that Dr Castro him-
self and the Cuban people will
Her father, Sir Harold Gen
To end this situation, the report stated, the Hungarinn taken Ministry of Justice has come to realize what a danger goult-Smith, is a former Lord a series of drastic measures to
Melbourne. China speed up the sentencing the subversive movement posee Mayor of
these prisoners.—AFP,
to free men everywhere."-UPI, Mall Special.
cautiously, A
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Aory; 1 Katile, & Pumps, Olga, Iclele, 11 Borut, 12 P-Elvin, 14 Sign, 10 Venue, 10 Clear, 19 Borg, 20 Street, 24 Falin, 20 Ending 26 Bros 27 Doscu, 20 Safety. Down: 1 Chit, 2 Trip, 3 Loll, 4 Eleven, b Parsive, Maming, 7 Set-teen, 10 Cetto, 13 Beoffed, 14 Svfiles, 16 Grused, 17 Erred, 19 Boreas, 21 ENSA, 22 Time, 23 Ugy.
KIDNAPPED
-COURT
DAUGHTER
TOLD
Williams, 41, labourer, Melbourne, Apr. 19. |
charged AVAA man appeared in a Mel Williams bourão
court Loday with having taken his daughter, Shirley June charged with kidnapping
Williams, his daughter 10 years ago
out of the In Sydney.
possession of the person baving lawful charge of her in Sydney, on June 15, 1900.
The girl who is now 15 was
then Avo years old. The man is Allen Augustine
of
duce a more even flow of traffic. It is visualised also there may be more stringent driving rules for dangerous bends and ""black spota"Reuter,
Magazines confiscated
London, Apr. 19. Lilliput magazine announced hare today that its entire Molteno circulation of about 350 coples-fod boon confiscated by the Maltese authorities,
The announcement said that the reason given was "indecent The charge stated that the plctures"
I added: "The pictures ro baving perenn
lawful
presumed to be charge of the girl was ferred to are
those Mylene Demongeot, the i William's former wife French Alm star, who appears in who divorced him and re-the April Issue of Lilliput.”
The photographs, chów Min married.. Williams was released on Demongent lying on a camp bed
abourd up in various pages, 1 £100 ball. China Mall wearing a braakre and panties,
-China Mall Special
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