THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1960.
Pare
Verwoerd: A great The Rhees in Hawaii Hitler's top deputy
white nation must
be developed
Bloemfontein, May 31.
in his first told South
South Africa's nationalist Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd
public speech since a European shot him on April 9 Africans today they faced "a difficult climb" in the next 50 years com- pared with the Union's first 50 years.
DR VERWOERD
Order of
chivalry for Wales
London, June 1. The creation of an order of chivalry for Wales the Order of St Davis — is suggested by Mr Cyril Hankinson, editor. of "Debrett's Peerage," in the 1960 edition published
today,
Dr Verwoerd spoke at the co11- mempuan clusion of a jubilee celebration
of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the South African Unionp. He was given be ovation by the crowd packing the festival stadium for his eagerly awaited speech.
Speaking in Afrikaans, he began:
have in my hands here, a dove, which I now send out into space us a
us a symbol of the peace.
whlch we
wish prosperity
and
all peoples on earth. It will be our messenger of goodwill."
the
This was Verwoerd's symbolle answer to worldwide criticism of his government's strict racial segregation policles which have been blamed abroad for recent racial violence here. 'WHITE NATION' Dr Verwoerd said that "a nation must be great white developed hure in South Africa,"
This glalement drew large upplause.
He added that the white race. was threatened not only in Africa but also in Europe and America
added: and
"Also Christianity is threatened in
now more than Afrika,
any- where else."
The silver haired premier, speaking vigorously, said he predicted that the white man
Turkey's
strongman
intends
to retire
Ankara, May 31, General Cemal Gursel said today he intended retiring from the Army as soon as he had accomplished his task stabilising the poli- tical situation.
after
General Gursel, who 100k over power on Saturday the bloodless military coup of last Thursday night, told a press conference he had no intention an clection standing as
uf
candidate.
He said with a laugh when a newsman asked him whether he
Former Korean President Syngman Rhee and his Austrian wife, Francesco, are bedecked with leis as they are welcomed in Honolulu by Korean Consul- General C. C. Oh. The Rhees arrived in Honolulu on Sunday after secretly leav- ing Seoul. They said they would return to Korea after a rest.—AP Photo.
He gets freedom
for his would-be
would remain ruler of South intended presenting himself as E
Africa and "guardian of the black man here."
He repeatedly pleaded for English speaking Europeans here to be united with his own Afrikaans-speaking whites for their own survival.
A REPUBLIC He pleaded with English speaking people to support his government's plans to make the country a republic promising it would bring prosperity and not estrangement from Britain and exclusion from the Common- wealth as many people fear.
Dr Verwoerd said: "This re ferendum offers us the best chance ever to bury the past and obtain a unified people."
Mr Hankinson points out that Wales is without an order, sdding "it might be appropriate if, when the Prince of Wales visits the principality for his ceremonial investiture, this his- At anther point he said that toric event is commemorated by what this South African Union the foundation, of an Order of needs is "a union of hearts." St David
AP.
The idea was first suggested by the Prince Regent (later George the Fourth, ruling from 1812 onwards during the mental Ullness of his father George the Third),
Queen Victoria is said to have gone so far as to have a list of suitable knights prepared, -Chine Mail Special.
Promotion for
Ike junior
Washington, May 31. Maj. John Elsenhower won temporary promotion today to Lieutenant Colonel
who
The President's son, London, May 1. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen has been serving on the White Mother, returned here by air to- House staff, was one of 35 ma- night from her tour of the jors on an army promotion list. Rhodesian Federation.-Reuter, --AP,
A British Crossword Puzzle
ACROSS
3 Liberal, but not necessarily
political (8)
7 If black she often goes to
prison (5)
B People, verbally. (8)
10....plus one, (8)
13 Acts like the Opposition? (7)
18 Aged and yellowed. (4)
17 Not well-treated.
(7)
26
DOWN
1 A light forever? (5)
2 Imitates Mr Parker? (5)
3 Yawrw. (8)
4 Non-flying birds, (4)
5 Displaya eloquencé. (B)
6 Appeared to look at the sea,
In short. (8)
9. Punctual. (2, 4)
11, All it should be. (5)
18 Dad's period for diversion. (7) 12 Prospect. (5)
20 Forearm bone. (4)
21 Pressmen, perhaps. (7)
26 Fat applied by the elbow?
27 Splendid nolionu (4, 4)
28 Helated group. (5)
29 Lends enchantment, (8)
14 Hammer on rutiners. (8)
15 Accommodation. (5)
18 Goes back? (6)
18 Cleansed of sin (6)
10 Becomes over-nosey? (8)
22. Very angry, (5)
23 Traveller's Joy, so to speak.
(5)
24 Drain out of ewers. (5) isla 25 Travel document. (4)
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Acros: 1 Cadets, 5 Tramp, 8 Eerie, 9 Punter, 10 Pains, 11 Spasm, 12 Fate, 18 Teams, 16 En ters, 18 Orator, 20 Agnes, 22 Pair, 23 Attle, 25 Raise (arise), 28 Cobalt, 27 Ongar, 28 Stand, 29 Leg-end, Down: 1 Cup of tea, 2 Donation, & Tees, 4 Serpent, 8 Tipster, 6 Reamer, 7 Minim, 14 Escapade, 18 Spirited, 16 East End, 17 Topical, 18. Reason, 21 Graft, 24 Core.
a candidate: "Oh no. I shall retire from military He once my duty is accomplished. My (duty is to lead the country until the holding of free and honest elections and to give Turkey a really democratic constitution.
Once this task is ended, I want to become an ordinary citizen."
ELECTIONS
General Gurgel said army
offers could be candidates in the elections but only if they resign from the army first.
He added that all political parties could tajos part in the elections, even the leader of the democrat party, provided they had not been found guilty of any crimes".
Ceneral Gursol continued: "If they are found guilty, they must pay. We shall consider them as eximinals and the aim of our nettori has been to eliminate them."
assassinator
Beirut, June 1.
Sheikh Ali Ibn Abdullah Al Thani, 65-year-old ruler of oil rich Qatar, has appealed to the Lebanese authorities to release the man who attempted to murder him.
French rail strike ends
Paris, June 1:
strike The 24-hour
by French railwaymen ended at midnight and train ser vices were running nor mally again early this morning.
still alive,
author says German author
Hamburg, May 31.
Martin Bormann, Hitler's top deputy was still alive more than 15 years after the Nazi surrender despite reports that he was killed trying to escape from Soviet-surrounded Berlin in 1945,
■ German anti-Nazi author said today.
The assertion was made by author Helerics Linnu, 77.
Linau said he was "positive" that Barmann must be hiding out unrecognised somewhere in the world.
Bormann, No.1 man on the allied wanted list after Hiller's suicide, was tried in absentia along with Rudolf Hess and Hermann Goering and other top Nazis, he was sentenced to death.
Bormann's death
never has
been confirmed. He has been
Quakes greet Margaret
and Tony
St Johns, Antigus,
May 31.
placed by rumour in such wide-Three earthquakes shock ly dispersed places as Argentina, Egypt, Spain, Italy and Portu- gal.
POLICE SEARCH
In Rio De Janeiro, police have dispatched circulars to the southern state of Santa Caterina describing the hunted ex-Nazi Martin Bormann, Santa Catarina hay a big Ger- man-Austrian population.
A dispatch from the capital
this island as Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones made their honeymoon arrival today.
The triple tremor churned the the waters around Carribean isiand as the royal couple's Britannia honeymoon yocht sleamed up.
rode to shore in a launch and The Princess and her husbard
of Florianopolis today quoted received a Tumultuous ovation
an interstate police official as
saying he doubted Bormann is from the islanders.
Meanwhile the Salvadorean living
among the Germans
selsmological institute register- there. He said tha Germans ed 17 earth tremors on Monday have become completely es- similated into Brazilian life and would not hide anyone like
Bormann.
night and early this morning,
16 of them believed to be near
Izalco Volcano in El Salvador.
The Foreign Ministry The volcano has been extinct ported today it had no informa- for a year.-UPI and AP. tion that would indicate Bormann is in Brazil, it said it has taken no action in the case because it has not been do so by any foreign government or agency.-AP.
asked to
Washington, May 31.
Actors' take action
New York, May 31.
The strike, which was ob- Allen W. Dulles, top United Union of actors today singled served by 80 to 85 per cent of States intelligence officer, te- out the Broadway comedy hit, rall crews paralysed many pas- fused to tell the U.S. Senate "The Tenth Man," as the first senger and goods trains through-Foreign Relations Committee to show to close in their hit-run out the country.
day the purpose of the U-2 spy drive to enforce contract de- plane's pre-summit fight over mands for more money and a Bul international rail services Russia.
pension plan for prodiscern, Sheikh Ali spends each sum- | ran almost as scheduled to the
With negotiations stalemated, Dulles, Director of the Cen- mer vacation in his mountain channel ports and Switzerland,tral Intelligence Agency, residence. Young Nasser has a Italy, West Germany, the Bene questioned for nearly six hours it would withdraw the cast of was the union, Actors Equity, said
summer apartment in a nearby lux countries and Scandinavia in morning and afternoon the show for a single performi- village---AP,
closed-door sessions-AP. ance tomorrow night--UPL
The authorities obliged. They attempt followed, the sources freed the Sheikh's nephew, sald. Nasser Ibn Hamad Al Thani, 33. Nasser, it was alleged, fired lave shots at his uncle's residence
in the Lebanese mountain resort of Aley last Friday, after money disputes between the ruler and members of his family,
the
RIDDLED CAR
The bullets riddled Sheikh's car parked empty out- side the house, a statement by the Information Ministry said.
Referring to members of the Its statement, said Nasser and ousted government of Adnan three other men were arrested Menderes, now in detention, with an 'autornatie rifle, a pistol General Gursel said, "They and ammunition in their posses- have been sending me messages on
to thank me for putting an end A source close to the Shelkh
to the impasse in which they said young Nasser asked his had placed the country."
uncle for a large amount of money, which the latter refused to hand over. The assassination
"They approve of our action They have thanked me also for placing them under the Army's protection,"
ENQUIRY
As regards possible charges against members of the former government, Gea, Gursel said a commission of enquiry was to be set up which would begin work immediately.
Princess Grace
London, May 31. Princess Grace of Monaco passed secretly and almost un- noticed through London Airport tonight on her way drom Nice to the United States.
This was in contradiction with Princess Grace, accompanied his stalement to the press last by a woman companion, said a Sunday, when he said leaders of few minutes before continuing the old regime would be judged her journey: "I am just going by the ordinary courts and not over to the United States fo by specially constituted courts, visit my family. I certainly
AFP.
| won't be away long.”—Reuter.
Novelist wins law suit against French Government
Paris, May 31,
French novelist Roger Peyrefitte, whose books angered many prominent figures in world diplomacy, today won a law suit for reinstate- ment to the French diplomatic corps.
career,
He said, however, he did not Foreign Minister. 1, of course, intend-to' resume his diplomatic plan to usic for my back pay which I had not received since Peyrefitte's novels have creat-my dismissel since the tribunal. ed many scandals because they has decided that I never left were believed to be based on the service." actual personages and events.
best Among the
known
He was formerly secretory of works of Peyrette, many of the French Embassy in Athens (1938-38) and had served in the them translated in other coun- French Foreign Ministry from tes, are "Les Amities Parti- "Lea Ambassades" 1931 until his dismissal in 1945, culleres
An Administrative court in "La Fin Des Ambassades," Paris today ruled that he was "Les Cles De Saint Pierre" still technically a member of the | (about the Vatican) and diplomatic corps. It annulled his "Chevaller. De Maite," dismissal. by the then Foreign
Minister Georges Bidault and Peyrefitte had asked the court ordered the French Government to order the Foreign Ministry to to-pay Peyreflite one new franc pay--him-10,000-new-franes (1s. 6d.) In damages for having (about £715) for having fæued published in 1983 defamatory a stateroom after he published
His vel, "La Fin Des Ar communique about him
Peyrefitte who is 52, sald " baskadet criticising Hiza fot have no intention of resuming attacking the Foreign Malstry my post, although under this and intimating that the person verdict, I have the eight to stality of Peyreltte was not un an audience with the irreproachable one—ATP.
for
Beuter.
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