Cuba alleges
TELLS OF PLAN TO
KILL FOREIGN
MINISTER ·
Havana, Aug. 30.
The government radio said today that the Foreign Minister, Raul Roa, and the Cuban delegation to the western hemisphere foreign ministers conference returned secretly to Havana because they were told their airliner was to be shot down.
Stolen rug probed in Thorne, case
Sydney, Aug. 30.
Senor Ron returned five hours early from Sun Jose,
Costa Rica, aboard # Lacsa transport,
Señor Roa and his state de- partment subordinate, Under- Secretary Carlos Olivares, re- ported immediately to the pre- sidential palace on their re- A palace pouncement of the "aerial plot" to kill Rou and his follow Cubans follow ed immediately.
Government sources altri-
Mystery
father
returns
to Sydney
Singapore, Aug. 30.
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1960
'aerial
Page
plot' Powers offers to
Death in a deckchair for parson who lost his voice
A man who, for fear of the Kremlin, steadfastly re- fused to admit his iden- tity, flew out of here for Sydney tonight after hav. Laut,
Singapore, Aug. 30.
take son's place in Soviet prison
New York, Aug. 30.
The father of U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers has offered to take his son's place in a Russian prison.
The offer was disclosed today by Life magazine, the 'publien- |flon, defrayed expenses of Oliver: | Power "anul' other family mun- bers in attending the flor's espionage tria) By MoscoM
Before leaving Russia, the magazino said, the father" wrote Russian Prember Khrushchev orlding a
to churice
kousa switching places with his stu
"After all," the older Powers was quoted as saying, "To 5 There was no immediate in- and gotting ald. The boy is formation available as to the young. "mere's a lot ho co do cause of Rev. Last's death.
In the world." He was seen in die in his deck chade on the boat deck of the nor Wilton Ruse by another Anglican minister from Aus- traila, the Rev. Norman Fox.
A British parson who set sail for the Orient in a last bid to find a cure for a lost voice died early today on his ship which was only a few hours out- side Singapore where Chinese doctors were waiting to treat him. He was the Reverend Charles The Rev. Last has a nephew, thoumatism, epilepse, esthma, of Great Horwood, in Johore, across the chore headaches, callus and general Buckinghamshire, who accord Straits from Singapore, wholethargy. ing intercepted two of his¦ing to relatives here, lost his said he had urged his uncle to three children on their voice completely early this come lo Singapore and try the
after
from Chinese form of cure, suffering way with their mother to your
laryngitis for four years, Russia.
The Rev Lasi's last voyage
to 9L30
Chinese the He is Me J. Lylyk, obout 40, a was
attendant of Sydney, specialist, Mr Slow Keng Ngoh, hospital wh flow up here from Aus-who an expert in the Chinese trulla last Friday to intercept | art of acupuncture, the liner Australia which fr- Acupuncture is the art of with his healing which has been practised in China for 4.000 years and involves the insertion of long needles into certain nerve cen- tres of the body,
wife two sons and daughter on
their way to Genua.
A report that a rug wasbuted the death plot to "merrived here yesterday
stolen from Orange, in cenopscounter-revolutionary western New South Wales, elements led to imperialism two days before 8-year-old The plotters were said to have Sydney schoolboy Graeme planned to try to intercept the
Cubana Airlines Thome was kidnapped; is
transport to be used by Song Roa in flight being investigated by and to shoot it down. police.
Dispatches fran Sun Jose The rug is said to be similar, sald Cubana Airlines plane
had
to that which Graere's bexly sent there to fly Ron and thei was foul wrapped at Seaforth, i Lubun delegation home
harbourside. suburb, two' been "detained."--UPL
weeks ago.
A woman resident of Orange |*
has told detective Pyne that her !
ring disappeared gan July 5, pryb-i ably from her vär,
Graeme Thorne was kidnap- two Alays Tater, ud # £25,000 ransom demand was
· subsequently“, male To Mis nother together with the threat that if she did.'t pay up Crneine would be "fed to the sharks."
ONE OF 3,000
The rug enshrouding the mur- dered boy's body was identified as one of more than 3,000 mode by the smith Australian Orka paring mills.
Gromyko says Russia has right to intervene
Soviet
Moscow, Aug. 30.
L
Foreign Minister
When his wife refused to hand the children over to hitn Mr Lylyk went with his solici-
or to the Singapore High Court and obtained a ruling moking the children wards of the the rourt.
Armed with that he returned |
in board with police and his solicitor to and his family lock- ed in their cauin lavatory.
BROKE IN
an
After
hour of highly ernotional argument a Harbour Police Superintendent came on board and, according to eye- witness, the door was broken open.
The oldest Son axed 14.4 fought wildly to remain with!
left him and went ashore with three-year-old Helen and seven- year-old Peter,
LOST HOPE
"My uncle. lost his voice completely early this year and doctors al home had lost hope of his recovery," the nephew, Mr C. B. Wright, said.
Acupuncture, which is prae- | Used in China alongside modern, Western methods, is claimed to be effective for paralysis,
Congolese army chief leads
to
more troops
Katanga
border
Leopoldville, Aug. 30.
his mother and finally Mr Lylek The head of the Congolese army, General Victor Lundula, personally led another company of infantry to the airport today as the Congolese national army built up its forces in the interior for the occupation of rebellious Katanga pro vince.
From that point unwards Mr Lylyk reinained silent. Andrei Gromyko said to His Identity was checked with The weting Criminal Investiga-
day the Soviet Union hos| airlines that brought him to Lion Buvent chini, Detvelive
the right to intervene "in Singapore, his hotel, shipping Inspector A. Windsor, sald" 10-
and the affairs of the Latin officials
local diplomats. the report from Drange chy
countries-in-He answered his name but never 35 : 57 5 ጓ
American of tiny which had
admitted it directly. been received frean people who cluding Cuba," Tass 10- Nis solleitor, Mr AP, Godwin. hudi nawound, stmiktor rugs arid
ported. but them.
"This ignal. 25 are ali alber is being fully vesinated," Derective Inspector
Winelor sakl.
on
who also refused to identify his ellcat but discussed "Mr Lylyk" sald: "He greatly fours reprisals from the Soviet Guvernment. He says he knows them and what they can do.
I cannot tell you his name.
Gromyko's eksim come in answer to a speech before the in-recunt Organisation of American States meeting by U.S. Secretary of State Christing Hurter, the Suviet news agency said.
Gromyko quoted Herter as say Chal
between affairs
nations hemisphere western- "must not cottern states beyond the boundaries of the Ameribe continent,"
However, there IS no evidence" lo suggest font in Orange was
Thorne,"
the the
Grasme
"If this is so," he said; the
IN RUSSIAN ARMY
According to various souIVES the bad contnet with him today, Mr Lylyk is a Ukrainian who with the Rustdan army surved
Th
troops apparently are being concentrated long the railroad leading to Elisabeth
ville in Kasat province,
told
A U.N. spokesman suld, however, that as or today, everything was quiet along the Kasai-Katonga border, Some- where in Lise interior, 10- formants suid, are 100 Russian. trucks delivered here last week. They are of the type used here
or transporting troops,
Premier Patrice Lumumba, who openly
Congolese troops in Stanleyville over the weekend of the impending march on Katanga, returned to the capital late today and went directly to Cump. Leopold the Second where the army has ila headquarters and barracks.
Lumumba was greeted by
a 60-plece army band and a honour guard Congolese troops which the U.N. forces admitted to the airport to honour
"Rev. Last passed away quiel 1y and peacefully," he said. "I was silting in front of him after lunch, I saw him close els eyes and thought he was resting. It was only later when I noticed his face changing colour that I real- jood all was not well. By thut Libo he was 'doak."
Dr A. G.
'BRAIN-BAKING"
Powers 2190 19 Lite he be- lieved his son had undergone "some sort of brain-baking." He said he and his wife noted that their son's forehead was peeling. as if from sunburn, but that the plot and it was from a strong sunlamp used to decat two coldy.
"But do you know what I suspect?" the father asked. "I think he had undergotte somo
Powers didn't explain further what he meant, —AR.
" sort of brain-baking. That roos on In Busala, I under- The ship's doctor, Wisse, said the Rev.
stand." Last had come to him “a couple of times" during the voynige and be had been suffering from an asthmatic condition. As a result he had difficulty breathing and found it ¦ hard to sleep.
DIARY FOUND
In the parson's cabin a diary was found with an entry which read: The ship's doctor was shocked when I sald I was going to Chinese doctor
I have had trouble with it for
three years. The English, doc or have done no good so I
shall try the Chinese."
The Inst entry in the diary read: "Ik heb geen stem
Verwoerd's
plea to
white
voters
Bloemfontein, Aug. 30. Prime Minister Hendrik Vorwoord's ruling Nation- alist Party called on aft South African whites to- day to vote on October 5 to convert the union into a republic. "Show
the world that the
white man in South Africa is not a colonial, a troopasser or ja Inreigner,"
This was
congress.
+
expresred In a
Chinese group to resolution adopted on a party
visit Australia
COMMONWEALTH
The congress adopted another Melbourne, Ang, 30. | resolution, Introduced by the The Australian Council of Minister for External Affairs Trade Unions today an Erk Louw, declaring it South nounced it had invited a Africe becomes a republie as.
the result of the referendum, trade union delegation It should remain a member" of from Communist China to the British Commonwealth visit Australia in Septem- ber..
rpti The President of ACTU, Mr
The resolution added, how- ever, that if in spite of past
ik heb geen stem" (Dutch for Albert Monk, Bald he had asked practiee" South Africa should
"I have no voice"),
be denied continued Common- the All-China Federation of
As a re- Mr Wright sald his uncle Trade Unions send two de-wealth membership
to publie then "a republie will be Interpreter had spent his enire savings legates and an
established which, though not amourting to about £1,200 on tour the country.
If the Chinese accepted, the member of the Commonwealth matotaln friendly and specialists in the hope of re- covering his voice so that he delegation would be taken on a will
relations with those three-week tour, of all states to other might preach again.
economic Commonwealth countries which examine industrial, and social questions, be said.are prepared to reciprocate."—
AP. Reuter.
ident Lumumba and Bock Stadium will be known in future us President Lumumba Stadium. The spokesman dealt briefly with the brutal attack on eight Ainerican fillers and two Cana- dian signalmen at the airport
Mr Wright financed the ven- shortly before Lumumba arrived ture to Singapore.-Router. on Saturday.
Michel said a rumour that the Americans were Belgian para- troopers circulated through the crowd and the Americans and Canadians were attacked as they left the plane.
He added at duple the The targe Caming efforts of special squad of detectives engages can the case, there still Setary of State should draw during World War II and was the conclusion Bat the United¦ captured by the Germans after was là thug to the identity of
servicemen States how nothing to do in which he served two years in a Grane's killer-China Modi: Europe or to take un interest in prisoner-of-war camp. Special
European alfairs.-UPI,
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ACROSS
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6 The ones you put your shirt
ou? (5).
8. Like a soldier of the Queen
(5).
Those entitled to sit in the House? (0).
10. Tunes that go with a swing
(5).
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13 That ully old gonil (5).
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church (0)
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Ileht (8).
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22 Perlod amull løfter (4),
23 Perhaps six foot ruler (0).
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(0).
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(G).
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perhaps
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(7).
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equality? (0).
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(8).
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(7). 17 Destructive effects of war?
((7)
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21 Panda, 22 Pair, 23 Lain, 26 Sept, 20 Send-off, 20 Rald,
31 Demi, 21 Defer, 83 Mint. Dawn 1 Madam, 2 Fiddled,
4 Peart, Tags, 6 Mere, 9 Bolt, 11 Local, 19 Hair, 14 Dust, 10 Yea-1,N., 17 Apes, is Bhap, 20 Did-died, 22 Fled, 24 Adlari, 25 Offer, 27 Eyer, 29 Trim.”
the war uni
He married after the end of
migrated to Aus tralia as a "new Australian" and settled in Sydney.
What happened within Family is blank until about the premier.
the
A
fortnight ago when the mother
| and cirildren were to leave for
of
'DECOLONISATION'.
Newcastle, north of Sydney, for Lumumbo's spokesman, Serge a holiday.
Some days parsed after their Michel, reported that during Lumumba's visits to Stanley- departure before Mr Lylyk heard
that insteart of going to Now- ville, municipal, provincial and castle they had sailed for Genou national officials agreed to start
with the "decolonisation" in the Australia.
le Teft on the first nullable names there,
of
Jet airliner for Singapore ani
Avenue Monsignor Jiison has there intercepted them-Reuter, been renamed Avenue Pre-
1n Washington, it was *** nounced that the United States has protested vigorously to the Congolese Government about the beating up of eight American and has asked for the attackers to be punished, the announced State Department today.
The protest, delivered yester- day in Leopoldville, sald the eight men, crew of an American aircraft," were badly beaten with rifle butts. kicked and Bragged over the ground.”—AP and Reuter.
Moscow, Aug. 30. Soviet Premier Khrushchev
Is arriving in Helsinki ort Thursday night by special train, it was learned today he will remain until Sunday, on- clal sources suld.--AP.
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