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Security Council session called for Saturday
Of The SHOWDOWN ON CONGO IN UN Hammarskjold A stretch in time Powers' father
Day
No change in policy
HE Labour Party's "chal-
Tienie to the future" by
which they hope to win their way back to power, was published in London last week, It is called
"Labour in the Sixties,"
yields to Africans
United Nations, Aug. 17.
but it is not very different The United Nations Secretary-General, Mr
from Labour in any other
decade this century or last. And if this is all
they have to offer they i
will lose as much ground i in the next ten years as they did in the last. They stiil
the
do not seem to understand why British voters rejected them three times running. Yet reasons have been stated often enough: the Con. servatives are identified with action, advance and while the prosperity,
Lahour image is of a party. narrow, drab and uninspir ing. Indeed since the fast: election the Labour record! has been further tarnished i by serious divisions such
D
over
basic issue nationalisation, and de-
fence,
UT "Labour
BU
in
the
Sixties" seems to sweep these trifles under
the
curpet. Admittedly, SEYS its author, Mr Morgan
there is Phillips,
some ground for Conservative that Labour is charges "restrictionist and bureau cratic when in office, divided and quarelling when in opposition" but: something more than frankness is, needed
Hammarskjold, yielded to African pres- sure tonight and agreed to summon the Security Council for a showdown ses- sion on the Congo on Saturday.
Lumumba
states
minimum demands
Leopoldville, Aug. 17.
to
The official response queries was that no decision had been taken on the date for the latest Congo crisis session; but informed sources said, after African leaders held a two-hour session with Mr Hammarskjöld, that the council meeting "prob- ably would be on Saturday.
A Congolese delegation, head- ed by the Vice-President of Fremier Patrice Lumumba's Government, was en route here. It left Leopoldville tonight in a Soviet plane and was expected here late tomorrow.
White troops
Mr Hammarskjold originally planned to convoke the Council
$0
Premier Patrice Lumumba today to seek a clear-cut en
said today he will
cp-dorsement of his decision peat for help to another end white troops of the United power unless the United Nations force into the dissident Nations meets his condi- and wealthy Katanga Province dike without fratresking either, the tions. Among these con-
blessing or the help of the ditions is a demand for Lumumba Government on Afro-Asian
Russla aligned self solidly team to execute the behind Mr Lumumba's outspoken decision of the Security criticism of Mr Hammarskjold's Council in the Congo.
observer
contention that to have included the Congolese in the Katanga have violated Mir Lumumba told a news operation would
declared United Nations unless to conference that
the the Council gives him policy of neutrality in the Congo win the voters back, Mr Scourity
Government interval disputes:
in addition Gaitskell recently gave the satisfaction "the
to the arrival of to take other party its greatest oppor-will be forced
the Congolese delegation-which are more
Mr Hammarskjuld had promised tunity to adopt a forward measures which
pid."
to Mr Lumumba before he left Leopoldville last weekend-the
looking platform by I'L In answer to a question, he shaping its policy on
said that he meant "an appeal nationalisation-to suit con- to a country disposed to help temporary conditions and " He did not elaborale. outlook. The party refused.
OPEN ARMS And as long as it remains Labour policy to nationalise
Mr Lumumba repeated his indiscriminately the tax-previous accusations against Mr payer knows from ex- Hammarskjold, United Nations perience that he will be Secretary-General, but he sald called upon to shoulder the that if he returns to the Congo burden of a policy for accompanied by neutral obser which the majority can see vers "I think we can receive no justification; One dose
him with
open arms. Mr Lumumba, stressed If
Young girl workers at a Japanese radio manufacturing plant in Tokyo stretch in unison to the blasts of the whistle blown by the man in the picture. The unique stretch-break takes place twice a day and, according to company officials, increases the efficiency of the girls who assemble the minute parts of transistor radio sets. The girls use binoculars, in their job of inserting needle- like parts into the receivers.—AP photo.
Hongkong toy manufacturers'
beat
strong bid to West Germany in U.S.
Washington, Aug. 17,
Africans wanted a chance for 1 Imports of toys, dolls and games from Hongkong and Japan have increased sharply this year and account for nearly 85 per cent of all imports in these categories, the U.S. Commerce Department reported today.
delegation from Ghana to go to Katanga and reason with its pr vincial President, Mr Moise Tshombe.
Invited
President Kwame Nkruman of Ghana told his National Assembly at Accra today that Mr Tahombe had invited him to visit Elisabethville and he would accept the invitation it
of nationalisation and the peatedly that his Government he thought he "could contribute welfare state have
the put has not lost confidence in
(See also P5)
to a solution of the problems of the average taxpayer on United Nations. He charged the Congo."-UPI. crutches.. Another will put that due to Mr Hammarskjold's him in a bath chair for life. inability solve the Katanga Bravely, Labour tries to problem "shootings and arrests
ignore it. There are those take place in Katanga." same old cliches-"We, alm
WOULD APPEAL
to create a different and a Mr Lumumba said that his better society"-like wom- Congolese army, commanded by out discs on a hi-fi set. In- a former sergeant, is capable of alone and deed, this document is sa entering Kalanga out of focus, so unreal that "finish with the problem in a one wonders how anyone week,"
But at the same time he said could put it forward serious- ly. What nonsense, for in- he would appeal to another power for help if Katanga's stance, to say that private secession is not ended by the industry means "private, United Nations, wealth and public squalor" He said the state of martial when the evidence to the law was proclaimed on Tues
to alert contrary is there for all to day "mainly see it.
Go
our
population."
Observers generally believed OVERNMENTS wedded that the main aim of the pro-
to free enterprise and clamation, was psychological. private
-overseas invest
CAN'T EXPLAIN ment, we are told, can do
No government official has ittle to help the eman- been ab lo explain the
elpated peoples of Asla
difference between the martial and Africa. Yet for years law and the state of emergency billions of dollars have under lch the Congo has been poured out by the been theoretically living for the US. to help these very past ten days.
people. Europe owes its A group of Congolese re- own survival to American presentatives prepared to leave ald, which fewed from the Leopoldville for New York to- greatest free enterprise night to present the Congo's of view before the country in the world. What point
Nuclear arsenal damage £3,000
Man crushed
to death by falling bulldozer
The department said long- kong is making a strong.bid to overcome West Germany as the United States' second leading toy supplier. So far this year, West Germany ranks third, just behind Hongkong.
Shippients from Hongkong advanced more than 10 per cent to $1,632,000 from $1,367,000.
Trail Hongkong
Tay shipments from Japan during the first six months of 1960 totaled $13,485,000 an in- crease of more than 16 per cent over last year's first half total of $11,616,000,
West German first half ship- ments trailed those of Hong- ong by $580 million. There was virtually no change in im- ports from West Germany as compared with the first six months of 1959,
Chang new nominee for Seoul Premier
A bulldozer fell 90 feet down a hillside and
Seoul, Aug, 18. crushed an earth coolie to
Vice-President - Dr death in Junction-road,
Former
John M. Chong, who led Aftermaston, Aug. 17.
Kowloon City, yesterday.
a long fight against the Conventional explosives being About 4.30 pm; the bulldozer
policies, of deposed Pre- moulded into a "trigger" for an sidded and toppled, over, while the dumping earth on to the top of
sident Syngman Rhee was 1-bomb exploded today at
es a slide which guided earth to
today nominated for the atomic weapons research tablishment here.
the ground level...
premiership of the Re- No radioactive material was
The tumbling machine pinned
public of Korea. involved blew the roof off the laboratory, the bottom of the side.
in the explosion which down a workman operating at
Yun President Porn destroyed the heavy press mould-
Leung Chung, the 35-year-old First half imports from all nominated Dr. Chang for the the National pounds of explosive earth ing the two
coolie, suffered a frac-countries totalled $17,770,000, the post today after and caused £3,000 damage.
charge of the tured skull and died on the way report sald. This represented Assembly yesterday rejected his Scientists in
American- nominee, an increase of nearly 18 per cent first project were behind a reinforced to hospital. concrete wall and were not in The driver, Chung Cheh, 20, over the comparable 1959 total educated Kim to Yun, by a
narrow three-vote margin. Jof $15,016,000-AP. jured.--UPI.
received slight injury,
possible purpose is served Security Council meeting-AP. A
by saying that this system
is wicked and against the
public interest?..
If the Labour Party were
more bold, self-confident,
and challenging they would
have more following among young people. If they had
MALAYA RULER
SERIOUSLY ILL
real policies based on Paramount Ruler,
principles they would have
Hongkong doyen of mules meets a brigadier
London, Aug. 17.
Dr Chang, titular head of the Democratic Party and leader of its so-called "new" faction, has fought an upbli struggle against the party's "old guard" group in his bid to win the important pott,
Dr Chang's nomination must receive a majority vote of the Lower House of the Assembly. Mr. Yun sent his nomination the Lower House shortly after he announced it and the
bo
20-year-old mule, "Loppy," doyen of a string of 50 mules and six horses House decided to vote on it on
attached to the 81st Company of Royal Army Service Corps in Hong-Friday afternoon-UPI, · kong, was introduced to the Director of Army Veterinary and Remount Services at the War Office, Brigadier J. Clabby, when he visited the company recently, the War Office recorded today:
20
He wanders loose through The company is the last pack where the mules save the mess Į Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 18. transport company left in the a lot of back-ache, and carry the campy turning up punctually The
condition of the British Army, although there loads to otherwise inaccessible every morning at 9.30 at the
is is an
company office for his ration who
animal transport troop places. seriously it is causing anxiety, in Kenya,
Loppy came from Australia, of sugar cubes and has now reached retiring more hope for the future. Government spokesmen ald
At Christmas he carries Until they find them they today.
There are three detachments ago, although his good 'natures will continus to go down- The ruler has been seks since operating with infantry unlia and gentleness are still apsacks of presents to children'
parties-China Mall Special August 5.-Reuter
BILA
in the hilly Now Territories, greciated by recruits
NAVY MAGAZINE EXPLODES
New York, Aug. 18. A magazine of a US Navy propellant plant at Indian Head Maryland, exploded on Wednes day, The navy reported one mari was killed and 14 were injured. The plant makes propellant fuels for missilesAP
believes son
telling truth
Moscow, Aug. 17.
Mr Oliver Powers, father of Francis Gary Powers, who attended today's hearing against his son,
said afterwards:
"That's my boy right down with Soviet procedures "they the line. Every word was his." were followed correctly."...
Не
told reporters: "Mrs Popers Sr thought he had lost some weight. But he looked normal otherwise."
The U-2 pilot's wife, Barbara, was too exhausted by the strain
of the day to see reporters, but
in
Asked what he thought about the accused's perform ance he said: "I think he was, from a lawyer'■ standpolat,' s very Intelligent and alert witness."
The trial would end by Friday obeer-
her lawyer, Mr Alexander Wer Saturday, Informed Parker, stik **She was
veryers believed pleased about the manner which her husband gave his testimony but like her lawyers she is unable to evaluate it."
Feels same way
As for the question of braÍN washing Mr Parker said: "She feels the same way I did about li, that if he has been brainwashed they have done
■ good job of IL"
"There is no way of telling if he is brainwashed," Mr Parker continued, "If he was brain. washed they
an excellent
PIP
job of fi, because we are cobr
Expert observers thought the verdict might be handed down before the end of the week- All Agencies.
(SEE ALSO PAGE 5)
12 die in
S. African
mine
Johannesburg, Aug. 17. vinced the boy was telling the A white mineworker, Mr truth or thought he was telling H Pletone, and 11 African the truth
"He was nervous as any, of users who were trapped 2,300 would have been I did not feet underground. In Village detect fer, but he was obviously Main goldmine, after a rodicfail mizsed by an earth tremor nervous and justifiably so."
The lawyer said he thought yesterday, have been found the prospects are good for a dead, a mine spokesman said meeting with Premier Khrush bday. chev at which time the family
Another African, miner who
would try to intercede for the was trapped, is known to be pilot.
Waved
The pilot waved at his wife
at the end of the lunch break
alivé,
The bodies of two of the African miners were brought
to the surface earlier today.
Tyre
rocidall in the mine,
and at the end of the day's which is only a mile from the
session, the lawyer said, Newsmen in the Press gallery had not noted them wAVCE,
centre of Johannesburg, trapped
35 miners at one stage yester-
At the end of today's session day, but 22 were later brought
Mr Mikhail out safely-Reuter, Defence lawyer Griniov conferred privately with
Barbara end the parents in his TROPICAL STORM
office. Mr Parker said that Mr Grinlov had some "entirely
Tokyo, Aug, 18. personal matters" relating fa
Another tropical slam was Mrs Powers and her husband reported to have spawned to the but he declined to go into Western Pacific yesterday. detail.
U.S. Air Force weathermen
was
Mr Parker sald it was said tropical storm Della difficult to evaluate the pro-located 550 miles east of Guarn ceeding, because they were so on Wednesday night and moving different from Amerçain trials, west-northwest at 10 miles per but as far as he was acquainted hour.-AP.
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