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First successful attempt from northern slopes
Of The CHINESE CONQUER EVEREST
Day
Three climbers Tidal wave havoc in Hawaii In the U.S. How foolish! reach summit
is amazing that the foot-
continued all this time with Buch passion and intensity, incredible that it could occupy the time of so many people and the columns of so many newa papers. It is hard to re- member an issue which has been so hotly debated-- and yet 80 essentially trivial, compared with the bigger issues of life inside Hongkong and the world outside.
It is a little embarrassing to think that while this acrimonious wrangle has been raging, few have spared more than a passing thought for the summit conference that has failed or the thousands who have died horrible deaths in earthquakes and tidal waves on many parts of the Pacific coast.
The subject
that catches the public Imagination is the extent of moral
degradation and
financial ruin that a 10. cente-a-line football pool will cause.
We say, how foolishi
FOR
MOR this trifling issue has really been exaggerated out of all proportion, not by its advocates but by its opponents. As the Attorney- General's speech Legislative Council leas than three weeks ago show- ed there is not really much to be said in favour of
to
pools. We have lived with- out them for the last 120 years and could go with- out them for the next 120 years and they would make no difference to anyone. It
case
is even hard to make a good for them being desirable as 靄 form of public amusement.
Perhaps the only thing that can be said for pools is that they are most unlikely to cause any harm in a com- munity in which gambling is second nature, and at the same time Government will bie able to earn Rome revenue from their opera- tions both in this Colony and Southeast Asia. There is so much gambling in Hongkong anyway that it is a pity some small share of it at least does not go to benefit the deserving public. But if it is as bad s the critics make out, it hard to understand why they do not ask for an all- out campaign against all forms of gambling.
N°
one has yet been able
to explain satisfactorily why football pools should be singled out for special criticism. The opponents ignore all the safeguards contained in the bill before Council. the Legislative
Their opposition is based
in two months
London, May 27. Three Chinese mountaineers have reached the summit of Mount Everest, the highest peak in the world.
Mount Everest. The pic- ture shows the base camp on Rongbuk Glacier of a previous expedition.
UK to give £10,000 for
quake victims
London, May 27.
on the most extravagant The British Government has
fancy. And some of the most prominent spected
the
and re- people in Colony have allowed them- selves to be stampeded into opposing this measure by! thoroughly ridiculous and hysterical arguments, It is a degrading spectacle all round.
Had "the population" shown
decided to offer the
Chilean Government contribution of £10,000
The New China news agency reported this today.
the
This is only the scound time
29,000-foot mountain
been conquered.
bas
The first was in 1953 when a British Commonwealth team.
led by Sir John Hunt, reached the summit on the eve of Queen;"" Elizabeth Coronation.
The news agency, reporting under a dateline of "Chomo Lungma" (the Chinese name for Mount Everest) said: "The three rnourt incers-Wang Fu-chou, Chu Yin-bua und Konbu (of Tibelan nationality) reached the summit of Mount Chora Lungma, the highest peak in tho world, on Wednesday,"
First success
"The conquest of the tower- ing peak by the Chinese moun- marked taineering expedition
the first success in mankind's history of efforts to reach the summit from the northern slopes of the mountain in the Hima- layas," the agency went on.
The Chinese expedition start- ed climbing on March 25, and, fexactly two months later reach
ed this towering peak from the north slope which had been hitherto regarded es "unscal- able" by Western mountaineers. "Led by China's well-known Alpinist, Shth Chan-chun, the Chinese expedition set on on their first acclimatisation mardi on March 25,"
"In the course of the climb ing, members of the Chinese expedition, under the leadership dis- of the Communist Party, played unprecedented revolu- Lomy enthusiasm, overcame the ericus lack of oxygen at the high altitudes, braved cold of 40 degrees below ZOTU Fahrenheit and gave tuli play to their spirit of collectivism and patriotism in achieving this brilliant victory."
Indians fail
A first attempt by an Indian expedition to climb Mount Everest failed because of blind- ing snow and high winds, the Indian Defence Ministry an- nouneed In New Delhi Inst night.
A message received from the Indian expedition said they had reached a height of 28,300 feet. Indian officials said the 20- man team had nos abandoned its attempt and a second party was standing by for better weather. The second party was 20,000 feet up.
The first attempt had been beaten by high velocity blizzards which reduced visibility to nil.
The Indians are using an im- proved version ot oxygen equipment used by the British expedition which conquered
Everest seven years ago.
The British expedition climb- ed the southern face.
The northern fare, which is bidden from the sun; is regarded Ds more difficult and much colder than the southern route. -Router.
RUSSIAN HURT
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mountainteen
three- week visit to Britain suffered
for the relief of the one of a party of six Russian
Bangor, May: 26. victims of the earthquake In Chile. Mr Selwyn Lloyd, the Foreign Secretary, told the House of Commons this today adding "we are consulting them on the most helpful way in which this con- tribution can be used."
Meanwhile in Buenos Aires
head injuries today in a fall on Mount Snowdon, hightst mountain in England and Wales,
The injured climber, 38-year- old Eugene Grippenreiter, we one of 18 Russian and British-
half the concern over drug clouds of volcanic ash in south-mountaineers negotiating a high addiction and trafficking, en Argentina, and disturbed cliff face Immediately under the scourge of TB, slum atmospheric conditions resulting the summit of the 3,560-foot clearance and a host of from the disaster in neigh-peak, other problems which have bouring Chile have seriously.
Pacific
Grippenreiter, only member
been crying out for full affected commercial flights in of the Russian party whic community support, Hong the past few days
Several airlines, including pics English, slipped and fell kong might today have had.
about 80 feet down the rock- Canadian an enviable reputation for Bosc and
face. civic pride. But the sorry Airings have had to make belet
He was taken down. De fact is that our mountains unscheduled landings in Men- đózás Argentina's side of the
kmountain co röstasicher manned. Are too often treated & Andes in the noctavest
by be molehills, while
cause of extremely bad weather restue team
..
our
malehills are mistaken for over the mountain range. Mount Everest itself. Reuter:
the Snowdon mountain
Latated to be fais-Beuter,
His condition. tonight was
A Hawaiian woman carries her belongings from the wreckage of a water- front hotel in Hilo, second largest city of Hawaii, after it had been wrecked by a tidal wave more than 20 feet high. At least 30 people are reported to have lost their lives in Hawaii. Tidal waves swept across the Pacific after earthquakes and volcanic eruptions devastated portions of Chile-AP photo.
Monty meets last
Emperor of China
Peking, May 26.
The last Emperor of China Henry Pu Yi, released from prison last September under an amnesty made a surprise appearance at the banquet for Lord Montgomery tonight.
It was the first time he had been seen at a¦ An interpreter, translating Mr Pu Yi's reply,
public function since he was taken prisoner
at the end of World War II - afterwards being failed as war criminal until his release last September,
Before the guests entered the banqueting hall, the former Emperor mat inconspicuously. among them in an adjoining hall.
maid: "In the old days, not only his life was criminal, his health was in a bad state. Now he feels very well.”
Lovi Montgomery turned to the interpreter and asked: “Was he a soldier?" Mr Pu Yl re- plied: "Never but my brother, was soldier,"
Small, slight and despectacled, his hair tinged | Ho
with grey, he wore a plain blue tunic and trousers Just like millions of his former subjects.
The room where he sat was only a few hundred yards away from; Peking's former Forbidden City, from whose dragon throne be ruled China as a child,
Later the Japanese-installed him as Emperor of the puppet state Manchukuo, which they set up after invading North China,
Mr Chou escorted Lord Mosigumnery through the throng of guests before the banquet began and introduced him to Me Pu Y
The former Emperor rose wailingly, to greet the Alamein victor as the Prime Minister told Lord Montgomery in English: "He is the last Emperor
Lord Montgomery shook hands with Mr Pu YI and palled him on the shoulder: Speaking In 'Chinese in a firm loud volce, the former Emperor told him; “I am a new man. I am the new Pan Yk
Mr Pa Xi said he was now working in a botant- cal garden.”, “A gietteler ve Lorst Himaniery commented, and, pakods: “Is he hangler?":{
Lang and Chen Xị both of whom are army marshals, joined in the general Isughier when Lord Montgomery commented with s grin: "All the best people are soldiers."
Mr Chou, then smilingly introduced. Lord ·Mont- gomery to a number of former Kuomintang generala whom the Communists defeated in the civil war.
As Lord Montgomery shook hands with one, Mr-
Chou told the Field Marshal; "He is a good
· friend of Chiang Kai-shek,”
Another was ex-KMT General Tu Li-zuing, freed at the same time as Pu Yi after, ex”. - pressing remorne for his past "crimes.”
When Montgomery expressed surprise that he could have been besten while commanding over one million troops In 1943, Tu Li-ming drily explained: "They all ran away." Also present was ex-Kuómintáng General Wang Hao-wu, whose liberation from · pelson' háð not yet been officially reported. He was Introduced by Marshal Chen Yi-en the man who fought against him in Shantung pro- Vids at the end of the Chiater sivil- Are Bestfog and AFP,
SEE ALSO PAGE 3: MONTY PREFERS NEW CHINA
HK Canadian
office denies
allegations
Embassy a Russian 'listening post'
United Nations, May 26, A carved wooden replica of the Great Seal of the United States, presented by the Russians to the American Ambassador In Moscow and hung up be hind the Ambassador's desk, contained a listening device, Mr Henry Cabot Lodge, the United States. delegate, told the United Nations Security Council today.
The Council ja discussing a Soviet complaint of American "aggressive acts."
During the debate the Soviet Union had categorised charges.
of Soviet spying in the United
Mr Lodge said it so happened that he had with him a con- crete example of Soviet espion- age work, and he mentioned the gift of the replica of the seal which features an eagle.
States as fanciful.
A discovery
"Then," Mr Lodge told the council, “a clandestins listening device was discovered inside the replica of the Great Seal It appeared that the ring of the Seal was made so as to appens that it was in one piece, but in fact it could be detached, and I was not a solid plece,
"And inside, when the two pieces were drawn apart there clandestine listenting
was a device."
At this point Mr Lodge, who had been gesturing to show how the soal was constructed, reached under the
table and with the help of a member of his staff, produced the wooden replica.
The 'replica was about foot and a half in diameter and the wood had been varnished In a light-brown shade,
Mr Lodge pulled at it, and the replien avung open, re vealing a hiding place froen which hung what he described as "the listening device.
Members craned their necks
to see the replica.
Str Pierson Dixon of Britain was smiling widely. Mr Andrei Gromyko the Soviet Foreign Minister, stared straight ahead of him, a thin smile on his Lips,
Other members whispered among themselves. they
Charges that a form of looked at the Seal.
the
payola existed in
The United States had found Hongkong office of the in its embassies in many parts Canadian Immigration the world well over 100 Department,
planted listening devices," Me "tissue of lies",
Lodge said
were
a
A play? The Superintendent of the Replying to Mr Lodge's state- Canadian Immigration Office, Mrment and commenting on the D. E. J. Denault in Hongkong device which the United States.
delegate made this reply today,
had
produced Mr Gromyko said: "I would like to "Ever since the office opened asic the representative of the In Hongkong ten years ago mem- United States whether he can bers of the Chinese community tell us out of which particular play all this has been taken and in Canada have been making when that particular play is slanderous statements," he said..going to be performed
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theatres."!
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"It's only a smokescreen for Mr Lodge replied that Mr the shady activities, going on Gromyko "could not have been with smuggling.
paying very close attention to what I was saying. "The charges are really too ridiculous to reply to," he added evidence-direct, fresh, authen- "I produced this as a plece of Mr Denault said that he did not the evidence of the efficiency and expect any requests for ex-thoroughness of Soviet espion- planations from his home office. age. It did not come from any play it came from the Soviet inton"
Mr Jerzy Michnowsky' of Poland said he did not want Mr Denault was commenting to engage with Mr. Lodge in the on a United Press International "battle of microphones," "but, report that the Canadian su-if he had so wished he would thorities were checking into have very interesting informa changes by Chinese community to about some of the nero- leaders in Canada that there was phones in our buildings in this a. form of "payola" operating on
country 100,Better. the minor oflcfal level at the Canadian Immigration Office in]/ Hongkong.
-South Bend, May 28, Police checking a vandallesT
.. A spokesman of the Chinese report yesterday found a car la Community Association was re- the road with all didu akudeisen. ported to have said that a lot anaalied, fendert denied, food, of "tipping and stuff, goes on. pushed in and ́édes baidarni Officials use foolish unfair” ques- tions to block the way of impid- grants. All of this is done in an attempt for monetary gain."
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