THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1960.
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Egyptian Ike-De Gaulle agreement ART THIEVES More Africans
boycott PROPOSALS on U.S. SUMMIT
ships
Egyption
Calro. Apr. 25.
dockers decided today to boycott Ameri- con ships at Alaxandria, Port Said and Suez as from the night of April 29, Cairo radio
nounced.
But an.
an-
Arab trade union spokesman said the Suez Cankıl will be kept open for American ships despite the boycott.,
The spokesman statement it the International Confederation | of Arab Trade Unions,
the
Mano
made th
of i
The Confederation has voted
to boycott American ship un- les picketing of the Egyptian freighter Cleopatra in New York ends by Saturday.
CANAL TRANSIT
As plans TW Stand, the spokesman said, American ships will not be hindered in transit through the canal.
He said no, measures were contemplated even to make it difcuti for American ships to use the canal, such as denying them mooring facilities.
The spokesman said at the moment, workers envisage The boyroll of American strips along
the same laes as now applied to shipa blacklisted by the Arabi League Boycott Offer for den)- Ing with Israel.-AP.
CHINA IN CONTROL
OF TIBET
Lhasa, Apr. 26. China announced today that it had established control throughout Tibet.
The announcement was made through The Panchen Lama, and braidcurt today by the New China news nénicy.
FOR Townsend in London
TALKS
Washington, Apr. 25.
Official spokesmen said tonight at the end of talks between President Eisenhower and President De Gaulle that the two leaders were agreed on Western proposals to be made at the Sum- mit conference.
French leader
Chessman
hopes for reprieve
San Quentin, Apr. 25. Caryl Chossman approached
his ninth scheduled exa. cution date today with "a feeling of numbness, or though walled off from the world," but he saw o faint hope that once again he might be spared.
His optimisITI the statement of his lowyers
will show that now evidence that he is innocent of the "Red Light Bandi" crimes that sent his to death row almost 12 years ago,
statement today
was based on
Chessman's lawyers said in a that we are now prepared to proceed with proof that Cary! Chessman is in-
neceni."
In n short communique,
the two Prealdents said that the main purpons of the Summit conference in their view was "to uchieve an eosing of tensions in the international situation."
Expanting or the com- muniquo the official spokesmen, Mr James Hagerty and M. Pierre Baradue, maid in answer Pre- to questions that the two aldenta were in agreement the Western proposals to made at the Summit.
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They told they could not go any further than that.
Mr Hagerty sold that steps were already being taken to Inform the British Government of what had transpired during the Eisenhower-Do Ghulle con- scrvations and consultations would also be held with the other Nato allies.Reuter.
U.S. President
U.S. cost
of living record
The convleted kidnapper, robber and sex criminat sald "the new evidence 1 Father conclusive, but the what is doubtful. response of California officials is
have a The
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The Panchin Lama, as Chair- man of the Preparatory Come but you may itallelse the mittee new In session in Lhasa, is nominally ruler of the region. He said the feudal serf sys- tem had been overthrown in
this campaign which had swept Tibet following the suppression
Chessman's remarks were made in an exclusive interview with United Press Internationat,
He had just learned that the U.S. Supreme Court, for the
of the rebellion launched by 10th time, had rejected his ap- the Tibetan upper strula reac- peal for review of the 2050. Lonary clique last year."--UP), | UPI.
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Washington, Apr. 25.
cost of living in the United States reached a record peak in March of 125.7 per cent of the 1947-49 avorago, Labour Department an- nounced today.
Group-Captain Peter Townsend walking in Lon- don with his wife Marie-Luce. This was the first time they had visited London since their wedding — but they won't be at Westminster Abbey next month when Princess Margaret marries Tony Armstrong- Jones.-Express Photo.
Sand and snow
storms hit walkers
Wells, Nev., Apr. 25.
SUSPECTS ARRESTED
Nico, Apr. 25.
French police today Gm-
nounced the arrest of Jacques Persciani, 38,
rounded up
-in
raids
Johannesburg, Apr. 25.
alias "Jacky lo Bistro," Police have arrested a further 599 Africans in
and Eugeno Simoncini,
31, ollat
"Boppo L'Ita-
raids on three African villages.
Ilon," "on suspicion of the Police sald that 3,002 men $600,000 thoft
and women have been arrested of art
In --ralds throughout Riviera Ino, "La Colombe date of the Dot".
Longa riuts.
masterpieces from the country since
Some 20 art works including those of Piso, Braque, Duty, Reuauit, Modigliani, Bullet Bonnard and Leger vanished from the luxury hotel and of restaurant, rendezvous briernational celebrities at St Faul de Vence, on the night of
valued
March 31.
The
paintings were at 3,000,000 new frames (about) 3000.000).
Police carried out a secret <nquiry for severni weeks, during which they oven adopted the disguise of nuns in order to follow suspects,
The stolen paintings believed to be hidden where in the area AFP.
Were some-
of Nice,
Ceylonese delegate
Colombo, Apr. 25. Senator Ednand Cooray. Minister of Justice, will repre- sent Ceylon at the Common- wealth Prime Ministers con- ference in London next month, it was announced today.
The Prime Minister, Mr Dud- ley Senanayake, had hoped to altend, but he is remaining in
Ceylon because of the political
situation.
Ceylon's Parliament was dis- solved last Saturday and now elections called for July 20 after the Parliamentary of
Senanayake's Mr National
Reuter.
defent
United
Party Government
Eulogised
Cypress, Calif., Apr. 25. Took roll singer Eddic
added
a young
ninstrel who
Three British cross-country walkers, buffeted by Cochran was eulogised today as
sand and snow storms in Nevada today headed toward the vast Salt Lake desert and the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
gulety and hurmony to the world.
An estimated 250 persons at- tended graveside services Ior
Cochran, who died in n
AP.
car
RAF Sgt Mervyn Evans and She left San Francisco a day crash in England on April 17.— any Sgt Patrick Moloney took behind the sergeantsUPI. up the snappy pace that Eas carried them 45 miles a day the curly this morning 13 miles east of here, with Dr Barbaru Moore trailing by 14 miles, according to highway patrol field agent Ber
Mr Arnold Chase, Labour De-nard Bartz,
partment price chief, forecast Bartz id be talked with the that food prices-cause of the driver for the two Serviceme
Murch increase would continue last night and was asked if he a gradual rise up to July or knew of a private detective the August.
party could hire to see if the
The March average was only woman was riding part of 1:10 one-tenth of one per cent over way, February, but 1.8 per vent above March, 1959,
The
Picked up
Among workers whose jay is
50-year-old vegetarian pegged to the cost of living in-picked up 15 miles on the Ser- dex and who will get increases vicemen yesterday by supposed- are 800,000 railwaymen who will ly dog-trotting through a sleat have a total rise of $10 million and snow storm.
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The sergeants have disputed
Mr Chase said he saw nơi this chuim, and also another that cause for alarm the new in- she covered 107 miles in 17 dex. He said prices had not gone hours by the same means. up as experts had believed.
On the other side, Dr Moore
"I think this kind of develop- said she believed the men rode ment can be expected in m out the weekend storm in their evently balanced economy truck, because 1 know solders such as we appear to have had don't like to march in bad In the past several months," he weather."
added.
Reuter.
Up to Japanese
Washington, Apr. 25. Presidential Prose Secretary James Hagerty today declined to comment on reports that
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Dr Moore, who spent tosight here bech LLPO
10-degroo weather, ank sho hoped to overtako the men before they reach Salt Lake City, Utah.
She was reported suffering from a slight limp yesterday, but observers said it was gone this morning.
Attempt
jarge group of left-wing students All three are trying to break
in Japan is planning an unti-
i American demonstration when
the 1926 record for the trans- continental walk of 70 days, 10
President Eisenhower vits hours and 10 minutoa Tokyo next month,
Moloney and Evans say they
"That is a matter entirely for hope to make it in about 70 days, the Japanese Government, not while Dr Moore mys the can dó for me," said Mr Hagerly,AP.it in 60.
Target missile goes astray
15 Members of the family are A target drone missile fred from a Naval F2V patrol:
Hamilton Air Force Base, Califórnia, Apr. 25.
told (7).
17 Percolates (5).
10 Rise like shull money (8).
21 Kehen miðille? (4).
22 Breadwinners welcome 18 (4).
23 Thla wasio is never produc-
five (4). YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Acros: 1 Mused, 4 Probes, # Beplay, 10 Al-use, 12 Mar-row. 14 Ningoro, 17 Asia, 10 Dia- Rect, 20 Italian, 22 Bo-so, 23 Rinsing. 27
bomber today went out of control and sped north to- wards the heavily populated area of Oakland, land, across the bay from San Francisco, the air force here reported.
The drone was not carrying, It had travelled about 250 any explosives,
miles northy and had veered out An Immediate alert was went over the Pacife when ite paro- but perch two 186 Crimea, 20 Ameer
Jet fighters|chute opened automatically" and Auve cliane. (armce), 30 Tutunt, 31 Doling, 32 Epeen. Down: I MO-ton, 2
deposited it in the sed. Sopla, 3 Drain-, 6 Hoar, 0 Browse, 7 She-cat, 9 Yard-nem, 11 The drone, was later spölted Toonix, 18 Rainier, 18 Into, 10 Galore, 10, 1-con, 20 Is-land, fi | in the Pacifle Ocean six miles Navy, vene raced out to ró-
Moover the drone--Reuter, A-went, 24 Nalve, 20 m-Ure, 20 Onik, 20 1-ram.
west of Morro Bay.
Youth's painting
in Academy
Fifteen-year-old Paul Riley heard last Tuesday that the Royal Academy lás accepted the first paint- ing he has submitted-and his father heard by the same post that his two submissions have been reject- ed. His 24in x 18 in. canvas of buildings hear the Thames, called “Water Lane", will hang next to the work of Britain's most famous artists. "Paul-whose father is art master at Raynes Park, Surrey, Second- nry School, which he attends said: "My mother. suggested I should take the picture to the Academy and I thought I would-just for a lark. Just for the fun of having it chucked out. That's why I could hardly believe 11 when I got the acceptance card.” Paul has also won a trip to Moscow in a painting com- pedition for children; ho admires Utrillo and Van Gogh in particular,
Picture shows: Paul Riley and paintings—he i admired his father's work tooExpress Photo,
te March 21-the Sharpeville and
Of these, 1,771 were released after questioning.
These tion to
Arrests were in adul- 1,650 people detained under the emergency regula- tions.
The official casunity Bgures nince disturbantes started were 83 non-whites killed, and 365 non-whites and two whites in- jured.
Three non-white police were killed and 20 Injured, and EU while pollee were injured be- tween March 21 and April 9.
Referendum Bill
Kassem
warns
meddlers
Beirut, Apr. 25.
Premier Kaasem vowed to- day that Iraq "will chop off the finger" of any nation trying to meddle in Iraqi affairs.
In a speech before the district governors Conference, carried by Bagdad radio, Kazem sald; "We The Assembly this week bedeal with countries on a basis of
Kins second reading of a re-
ferendum act All which is de- mutual interest and choose our
signed to establish machinery for taking referendums, one ot which is known to be the ques- tlon of whether South Africa should become a republic.
The guillotine molion passed at the Govertiment's request_last week limits debate on the second reading to 12 hours and also Jimits The third reading and Senate discussions.
The Bill thus is expected to be passed at all stagës before the current session of Portla- ment ends.
The referendum is generally expected to be held next Octo- ber.
General Kassem
Wo
Interior Minister T. E. Donges said last week's debate on whether the guillotine motion tetuls on condition that should be introduced for the chop off the finger of any coun- Bill did not provide for the es- try which tries to intervene in tablishment of a republic but our affairs. merely the machinery fur referendum designed to publle opinion.
Opposed
the
test
?
If
A referendum is expected the Government is sufficiently confident that it would produce a demand for a republic. If this Is the case then a bill for the necessary constitutional changes would be drafted sometime soon but i la not possible to put it before Parliament before it resumes next Christmas.
He said Imag has signed tech- nical and economic cid agree. munts with the Soviet Unioni “to declare to the world we are free
that we can co-operate with any country,”
Speaking of internal affairs he said "some embassies and spies are circulating among the people slogans of differences."—AP.
30 little pigs
Warrena, Wis, Apr, 25. Farmer Beni Nimitz, puzzled
The United Party opposes the présent referendu Bul be- cause it feels the population should not be tested on con beause milk production la hda sterlional questions at the pre- dairy herd was falling off, dis- sent unsettled time. The party covered that 30 little pigs were also raises these points!
standing on their hind leg to The Bill also falls to delne got milk from his cows-UPI the constitution auxl the type of republic the
volers would be
wilded to approve.
It also does not provide for the opportunity for the large coloured เ
ather 1100
European population to
| press an opinion. -
Arresting
New York, Apr. 25. Police admitted they had to rescue two patrolmen who were beaten up during the weekend The B cso does not pro- by 121 21-year-old girl whom vide safeguards against electoral they were trying to arrest for abuse.All Agencies.
arguing loudly at night.-UPL
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