LIBRARY, SUPREME COURT
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SPIN DRIE
THE WEATHER
Moderate enst southeast winds. Fair, apart from isolated showers. At 1.00 p.m. the temperature was 88 degrees Fahrenhait and the relative humidity 70 per cent.
CHINA
GILMANS GLOUCESTER ARCADE
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FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1960,
LATE FINAL
Price 20 Cents
PAN-AM JET to
PARIS
and all Europe
600 bales of yarn damaged by flames and water Of The BIG KOWLOON GODOWN FIRE
Day
Battle to save
POLICY ON · $8 million
SCHOOLS
IN Hongkong, much argu-
ment is given to educational affairs, per- haps naturally so when we consider that the local population is predominantly Chinese and the Chinese always were education- conscious. But general- lv when education is discussed, it is reviewed from the academic angle, prominence being given to the proposed extension of University facilities, up- portunities for study in the Commonwealth countries. or the United States. That is all very well, and quite good in its place, but what is its place?. Cum- paratively very few local people can send their children to the Hongkeng University for a degree or diploma course. Fewer stili can send them abroad.
THAT public opinion
W should focus upon is
the situation of the
ordinary families. By that we mean the vast class who stabilise the Colony, who live neither in abject poverty nor uffluent vir- cumstances, who are ambitious to give their children 4. better chance than they, perhaps, enjoyed
cotton storage
Four squads of firemen wearing oxygen
masks battled another big blaze
L
the
third this year which broke out in cotton bales stacked in Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Co Ltd property.
JOHNSON-
KENNEDY'S
RUNNING
PARTNER
Los Angeles, July 14.
The fire occurred in a godown housing 13,580 bales of cotton valued at more than $8 million. The godown, situated at the junction of Jurdan Road and Ferry Street, was ankle deep in water before the blaze was brought under control.
Firemea from 12 fire-engines fought the blaze for an hour and a quarter before conquering it.
Two fire floats spurled jets of water from the waterfront into the deep-seated blaze.
Thick clouds of pungent white smoke hampered the efforts of firemen who finally broke in through windows and doors on three sides of the godowns while some climbed up
from extension ladders to play hoes on to the fire
An estimated 600 bales of cotton valued at about $350,000 were damaged by fire and water.
Senate Democratic leader,the sides and on to the rooftop
Mr. Lyndon B. Johnson today was named by Sen, John F. Kennedy as his choice to be his Vice Presidential running mate in the eritical 1960 cam. paign.
of Mr Kennedy said he asked Mr Johnson, the Senate Democratic leader, to take the post and "he accepted."
The fire was first noticed by a watchman, Lai Hai, who alerted godown authorities.
But before the Fire Brigade could be summoned, thick smoke was seen billowing out of the building.
The Fire Brigade had to smash the roof to pour water into the godown.
The choice followed a round of.) themselves, but to whom conferences between Mr Ken- the support of a childdy and a host of top Demo- while it is in the expensive cratic leaders. adolescent years secondary and university education, is impossible. It is then, with pleasure, that
Mr Kunnedy said the "general Meanwhile godown employees we turn to statement opinion" of the leaders he talk-chipped away the concerte floor made by the Director of ea to, was that Mr Johnson to make channels to lead the Education, in which he should askea to take on the water out, says, "There is (thus)
+
need for the systematic of expansion
secundary and technical
grammar
a Vice-Presidential race.
of
SOUTH SUPPORT
Fire broke out at 9.15 a.m. On the scene were Deputy Chief
The above China Mail photo shows firemen fight- ing this morning's blaze from extension ladders.
BOUGHT A SLAVE TO
PROVE A
POINT
London, July 14. Viscount Maugham told the House of Lords tonight that in the Sahara last year he bought a slave for the equivalent of £37 10s.
Mr Johnson was the choice Fire Officer, Mr R. G. Cox, and party Kowloon Divisional Officer, Mr powerful southern leaders. They saw in his pre- V. C. Seymour. education and, at the same sence on the tickel the hope Mr G. F. Rhodes, Superintend-
"I bought him in order to lime, for the introduction that the south
would support ent of Kowloon Wharf Police of. secondary modern fully the
national nominees and Mr J. Goldman, Deputy come back with the proof that slavery exists in the Sahara. schools which will offer despite their hatred of the strong Superintendent
and
Fire
three-year courses designed civil rights plank in the party Marshal of the Godown Com-Slavery exists throughout West Africa, concealed behind a legal
to improve the prospects of platform. employment of their papila and to assist prospective employers."
him. He
Firemen
are
abolished."
pany, rendered invaluable Mr Johnson's acceptance of assistance in, fighting the fire code which asserts it has been second place came as a surprise before the brigade arrived.
still playing to some who know had said repeatedly
that he hoses on smouldering bales in THAT is the point we considered his post as Senate side No. 3BC godown at the Twould emphasise, for it Democratie Leader im-time of going
more
No casualties were reported.
gives a chance to youth to place his ability on a better bargaining level. It means also that the secondary
modern school, which in-
portant than Vice-President,
press,
But he apparentiy agreed in The cause of fire is under In the interests of party unity and vestigation
the belief that Mr Kennedy,
if elected, would regard the
Vice-President as an important HUNT FOR
structs on a basis directed member of his official family in to the pupil's practical and the pattern sat by Preslicnt economic future, will give | Eisenhower in the
its scholars just that oppor- Richard M. Nixon.-UPI. tunity lacking in our im- mediate educational system.
At the moment, the best that
can be obtained by the
child of a 'family of modest
means is a year or two at a
casc
BOYCOTT
San Francisco, July 14.
of
school where because of A boycott of tankers parti-
domestic circumstances it
has to withdraw before the
academic criterion of the school is reached.
TO
cipating in the delivery of Russian crude oil to Cuban refineries confiscat-
KILLER
in Africa and Arabln,"
DIFFICULTIES
end
DEATH TOLL MOUNTS IN ASYLUM BLAZE
Guatemala, July 14.
500 killed
in Soviet jetliner
crashes
Rome, July 14. The Soviet Government is withdrawing the giant TU-104 jetliners from service because of a series of crashes in which more than 500 people were kill- ed, the news agency
"Continentale" said today.
The agency, which specialises in Communist affairg and claims to Enve confidential sources behind the iron curtaire, said that many Soviet oficials were among those who lost their lives,
The details of the crasties, seven or eight of which are believed to have happened very recently, are only now begin- ning to leak out.
"Continentale" sald Soviet practice was to announce only crashes in which foreigners
were involved.
The agency noted that Soviet Premier Khrushchev travelled to-
Police tonight estimated that 300 people were dead or missing Vienna for his recent visit to
in a fire which swept the insane asylum here.
Belgians mob Congo's
Prime Minister
Leopoldville, July 14.
He was speaking on a call by Lord Shackleton for government action to implement international The Congo Prime Minister, Mr Patrice Lumumba, conventions designed to
was mobbed by a menacing crowd of Belgians "the inhuman and degrading who surrounded him at the airport here today. practice of slavery, particularly
One struck him a glancing blow on the face. Grim-faced Belgian par-Gheysen when the Prime Minis- atroopers with stenguns stood ter arrived from Lulusbourg, by as the angry, crowd-mostly "We don't need your protec Lord Shackleton said one of awaiting repatriation-converged tion" Mr Lumumba said as the the difficulties was to get in on Mr Lumumba and his general saluted him. formation, although the chief frightened aides
General Gheysen replied: “We shouting centre of slavery today was the murderer," "How would you need your honesty. We are here Arabian peninsula where there like it if we raped your wife" to protect Belgian lives. Bel- might be as many as half a and "why don't you go and seegian women have been raped" million slaves,
women who have been Mr Lumumba turned on his heel raped?"
.
the
Look
Cambridge, July 14. Police today hunted the killer of 45-year-old Mrs Ethel Collinge, found shot
Wealthy Moslems by a 12-hore sports rifle and partially stripped last several servants with them on night in a Cambridge pilgrimages, using
Living travellers' cheques by selling them into slavery.........
cornfield.
A few yards away was her bicycle сп which she was
them BS
had
CALM
By mid-afternoon, 136 bodies had been recovered from the zains of the blaze which started last night. Of the bodies, only 13 could be identified.
A search for bodies continued through the day.
The fire broke out shortly after midnight and quickly swept through the old building. which housed 1,400.inmates.
included 175
The victims women and 50 men. Most were burned to death or asphyxiated. Some 600 were trapped in the Inner part of the building. Fire- men, police and volunteers were unable to get all of the inmates out,
In cells
Austria in a TU-104, but re- turned to Moscow in an Aus- trian aircraft.
An earlier inquiry into the U-104 was held towards the end of 1858 after a similar series of accidents, "Continen- tale" said.
The TU-104 is to be replaced by the new, more powerful TU- 124 which can attain speeds of up to 620 MPH-UPL
J
U-2 plane crashes
Del Rio, July 14.
A U-2 reconnaissance plane, the same type which the Rus- sians claimed to have shot down on a U.S. spy mission, crashed and burried in rugged southwest Police said that many of those Texas hill country today. The
locked in cells.
Pod to death were inmates pilot parachuted to safety.
The U-2 plane was based at Laughlin Air Force base in Del The fire threatened
the Rio, where pilots are trained in adjacent General Hospital, part its operation.
of which was evacuated before The base identified the pilot as the asylum fire was brought a Major Raleigh B. J. Meyers under control after seven hours. UPI.
It was believed most of the
werc
patients were asleep when the fire started, but they awakened by other patients and the cries of injured,
Charred remalus of the vic- tims were placed in a make- shift morgue, most of the bodies could not be identified.
Criminals escape
were
MURDER
IN
TRANSIT
and walked away.
OBJECTION The first contingent of United Mr Lumumba remained cain Nations forces made up of throughout the halt hour of African troops under a Swedish near-hysteria, and feally General-is expected here within
About 1,000 persons He spoke of escaping slaves boarded a plane for Stanleyville 48 hours, but the breakaway ed by Dr Fidel Castro, apparently making a short cut being publicly executed with President Joseph Kasavubu province THE child tries to "get into
Katanga has given brought, safely out of the was forming in Cali-
home from a local factory on said that an eye witness.
at the bottom of the landing notice that they will not be asylum and housed temporarily Government" and failing fornia's petroleum indus- Tuesday afternoon when she stated "It seems that the
steps as one, Belgian grasped allowed in there,
in schools and other government takes the best it can get. tries today.
was attacked.
ENDIMOUS wealth pouring into Mr Kasavubus hand and said.
buildings. Which often means he or
Arabia Mrs Collinge, who lived with Saudi
Mr Moise. Tshombe, the Ka- from the "it's not you we're against." The Golden Eagle Refining
tanga, Prime Minister who last An undetermined number - of she works for long hours in
oil companies has husband and 18-year-old American Company yesterday announced her
Earlier,, there was a heated Monday proclaimed his copper-Inmates, including several an establishment demand- its refusal to furnish fuel oll to son, was reported missing the greatly increased the demand ing some education, at a
evening. China Mail for slaves and the price paid exchange between Mr Lumumba rich province independent from classified as criminally insane, a ship on the Russian-Cuban same
and Belgian General Rojer the Congo, said in Elisabethville escaped during the rescue wage a few dollars above route.Reuter.
today: "I certainly refuse per-operation. that of a
As flames swept the inner mission for the troops to land. I don't want them."
part of the building inmates Iri an interview be said he screamed in terror.
Some re-
casual labourer.
We therefore congratulate
the Director of Education, for meeting a
demand
which vitally affects the future welfare of youth. The hope is that this policy can be coupled with em-
phasis in instruction on the
Special
for them."-AFP.
U.S. waves keep out sign at K
Washington, July 14.
dignity of labour. For The United States today told Soviet Premier. Nikita Khrush-
The new statement coincided with these developments;
The United States called off talks with Bussia scheduled
had
by Edgar Lustgarten
protested to Mr Dag Ham- fused to leave and had to be♦ HE is unequalled as an marskjold, the Secretary-overpowered.
K • SHE has no rival in vivid
General, against the decision to Five hundred nurses were analyst of the motives of pend UN. troops to the Congo also trapped by the Bames, but murder. and withdraw Belgian troops were rescued. and he was leaving for New York within 24 hours members of his Cabinet,
He said he wanted the Belgian, troops to stay in Katanga. "They saved us from death."Router.
with
Sticky end
end
The city police chief said ly re-creating the personali. there are Indications that the fire was started deliberately.
Old structure
ties of men and women fighting to escape the verdict: it cannot be too strongly chev in the strongest terms ever that it will keep his "despotic" to open here next Monday on a U.S.-Boylet Civil Air agreement,
of Gality, t stressed that the chief end rule out of Latin America,
The United States threw its support belina Fern's request
*NOW, EDGAR LUST. It did not specify how, but in a major pronouncement, sp3. of education is not to
The building was an old GARTEN has written mass-produce a horde of proved by Fresident Elsenhower, the State Department vigorously for an urgent mesting of Foreign Ministers to study Cuba'y warm
structure witho white collar workers, Hong-armed the Mourse Doctrine, which warns foreign powers new relations with Russia, A special meeting of the Comell of
wooden- MURDER IN TRANSIT the Organisation of American States is scheduled on Saturday, against committing overt acta In this hemisphere.
(See PA)bad Amrik
supported tin roof, which oud- kong's factories nood The Department mid Mr Khrushcheva intervention in:
lapsed and trapped many of a study of six classic cases intelligent and educated U.8.-Cuban crisis was part of a plan to set up a "Bolshevik Doc-
the patients underrieaths, -with a single thema: la: workmen just as our offices trice providing for the use of Bevlet: milliary power: In support
** Cologne, July 14 President Miguež. Ydigoras journey, with sudden death movements anywhere in the world.” good diligent and of Community
Amammoti madtanker personally directed dressing the inevitable-terminus- cane, to a sticky end near here and rescue operations throsigfa scientious clerks. If our of preventing any extension to this hemisphere of a despoticablemate chanser here, sirged Cube le bring its maphite with the
MURDER IN TRANSIT, schools can impress upon ital system contrary to the independent sains of the Ame
today when it overturned, out the night. His eldes said youth this most important
Cube has gone to the United Nations Security Council with a spilling thousands of gallons of that, except for earthquakes, by EDGAR LUSTGARTEN,
raspberry." syrup, It addet bluntly that Mr Khrushchev was conjuring up a charge of pornótulo nægtention ngalist- the United States." US.
over the the fire brought the biggest begins in the Ching Mail on lesson.It will be doing
Two Tafelt they will me the Steuilly, Doundli to refer | Ducuddler – Frankfurt auto casualty list ever experimend | Saturday, Hongkong the greatest straw man of non-existent menace of US, gr
by Chudamel-All Agencies, Cuba." possible service.
---{London Express Serušenj;
The
ma saine is sa, alive as ever.
*s Argentinin pointedly, Vehallenged Onban Premier Fidel Castes to disavow, Bovici mterference in hemispherie" aftale, Arning. Predalens Arism Frondial, in a nete delivered through United States before the organtonilab, !
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