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Established 1845
TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1961.
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Discovery on Union Building
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The Queen and
the Republic
NE wonders what went
the mind of the
Queen of England, when she, as head of the Comunn wealth of Nations, snt with the Duke of Edinburgh as
Republic Day parade, ten
miles long, marched before her eyes. President Prasad,
Excellent state of preservation
By JILL DOGGETT
as was right and proper, Captain Padder's jetty, known to be more
kat upon. raised dais,
while his Royal guests sal nt ground level, for the day was his day, India's day, a day that showed to the whole world the genius of the British Commonwealth
of Nations.
For the celebrations were so
similar to those which accompanied
war
In
than 100 years old, has been uncovered during the excavation of phase two of the Union Building.
Sea
on
Mr Bevan Ficki and Lieut-Col R. T. Pepperline of the Hong- kong Land Investment Company have been interested in the
the days when the covered the site of the General Post Office in lower Pelder- the and Japped along street edge of the present Des Voeux- rond, the jetty was constantly, those of the used by Captain Pielder and 103"
carried day of the Raj. Mässive ¦ colleagues who
marine department business in elephants in gold and red
recupled by 1 building Bow horse trappings,
cavalry.
the China Mail. camela recalling the heyday of Rajput chivalry, and along with symbols of # past era came modern planes scattering flower petala upon a million spec tators, tanks, and guns. For it was only yesterday, as we reckon history, and the recent articles telling of Curzon's pomp and cere. mony remind us, that such pageantry belonged to con- quest by force. Yet before the image of India's great Republic Day fudes before our eyes, it is well to recall how it all came about,
SEARCH FOR
KILLER SPREADS
Plymouth, Jan. 30.
process of the present excuva-The hunt for the killer of
ions which have new revealed the apex of the old jetty whleb was completely covered by the former Union Building.
China fir poles
UX-
The original timbers in evilent state of preservation, are
36-year-old Mrs Sarah Morris-known as "Irish Moll today spread from Britain
New York, Cupetown and
Gibraltar.
to
In those three paris crews of British vul ships are to be
Auxillary
also intersected by China Bir questioned at the request of
des med in the foundations of Plymouth police.
The Royal Fleet Now
the of Mrs Morris' and discovery
strangled and mutilated body at
the demolished building.
400 odd plies have been driven left Plymouth soon after
60 feet below the surface Armly cemented alongside
TT is ne well to remind old timbers which give added her home In Swilly on January
the
20.
In
ourselves that it was solidly. Each of the new piles
Gibraltar, police have Is able to take the weight of 1101 Earl Attlee, then Mr
Long to deal with a medern already opened Inquiries and have interviewed a number of Attlee, Prime Minister of structure. Great Britain, whe THA
"In fact there are three gen-naval ratings and shown them
a picture of Mrs Morris, directly and personally in- cratings of piles" coramented volved in the policy which Col Pepperdine, on the site this culminated in the birth of three Asian members of
the Commonwealth, Indin, Pakistan and Ceylon,
morninst.
Plainly visible
As the new piles Legome
It was Attlee who made the thoroughly set the projecting tops
momentous decision that of the original, squared come what may, India must piles
Jetty i
being lopped" off. of them
achieve her independence, but at present mapy
are plainly visible at The from the length of the jetty
by a given date, and it was
to
both his good fortune alien Building site nearest aatute mind which led him Jardine's, can be clearly traced.
to select Lord Mountbatten i
as the Viceory who would
lead India to independence.
It is now a matter of history,
how well Mr Nehru and Me
Jinnah and Lord Mount-
batten worked together. And surely the fact that both the leaders of India
we
K may go to UN
Washington, Jan. 39. and Pakistan wanted Lord Communist diplomatic sources today ht Soviet Mountbatten to stay on an predicted Governor General of both Premier Nikita Khrinhehey will Dominions was
to the United Nations a generous some tribute Mountbatten's session which opens in March,
Whether, If he comes, he will qualities. For
meet with President Kennedy, around us now, what usual, depends largely
en the White ly happens when new House. national governments try Mr Adlat Stevenson, U.S. Am
bossador to the United Natiens. indicated last week that if the Soviet leader conies to New Yeri Me Kennedy would not
to sweep everything away in one blow.
UT it was decided that
There
should be complete. wha an outburst of feeling -between the now free peo- ples, and some dreadful massacres, but the trouble had been brewing for a long time, and was not the result of any weakness in handing
over.
The dificulty now was, how could a Republien India fit into the scheme of the Commonwealth? A Way
Д
was found, and G.R.I. be- came "Head of the Com- monwealth," title which nuited everyone because of its wider application for tho future.
So as the Queen of England and Head of the Commun- wealth Baw the Republic Day parade, she knew she enjoyed a greater triumph than any former monarchi of England. For love has won what the award never con, and Indin is equal partner in the grentent achlovement the world han known. A group of nations tled with the bonds of fellowship and goodwill.'
Merle
AP.
Meanwhile the search con- tinues in Plymouth for the two
navol ratings known to have been with Mrs Morris on the Mail night she died,-China Special.
King George VI may one day be saint
Brisbane, Jan. 30.
The Anglican Bishop Rockhampton, the Rt Reverend TB. McCall, yesterday suggest- King George VI ♫ one day be named
d the late
saint.
might
Bishop McCall,
was
preaching
St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, bls congregation Riving notice of the Feast Day of King Charles the Martyr.
He said King Charles 1 was not the first King of England to be included in the church's list of saints and martyrs and the May not be the lost."
"Some people belleve King George VI should be included," i he sald, and he added that King George had displayed herole stendfast dedlon- qualities and tion
God. China Special,
Crash victims pay duty on new clothes
London, Jan. 30.
Mr R, E. Rushen escaped Injury in the New York crash of
a Mexican Air Lines DC8 jetliner recently. Today he complained he could not escape from · British
Customs officials when he arrived horne.
In a letter to The Times. Mr Rushen said he and another survivor of the New York crash, Mr J. P. Mitchell, were held for 45 minutes at London Airport by Custama oficials
Mau
"The Customs officers were indeed prepared for us, not how- ever with any talention of speeding us on our way, but to ensure that duty and pur hase tax were extracted ou every single article which we had been forced to buy In
New York-inetuding our dirty shirts and socks," "naid Mr Rushan, who lost all his luggagò in the cruali, "Binoo my colleague and I escaped from the burning aircraft through a fagged hole in the nose I am hoping thai Mexican Air Lines does not have the same work of mon- Lality An XIM· Customa.or we shall no doubt shortly be receiving summonses for leaving an aircraft other than by an authorized exit,” he said♫-UFL.
STATUE OF LIBERTY Woman admits she
DANCES TO
KENNEDY'S SPEECH
London, Jan. 31.
President Kennedy's first "State of the Union" address was treated as a
sensation in Britain's popular newspapers today.
Dally
"Wake up Jack tells US.." is em the move again. There is a top circulation and zing and zest in the air, a new the Independent leftwing!
atmosphere of confidence and
trength, a renewed sense delenkon to all the basic values that are Amerien."
Minor in type an inch and a
balf deep. This was echoed by the Daily Express, which also reclaimed across eight columns of its front page "Kennedy gives the gh truth to U.S. people - but promises to fight through to a new prosperity.”
Not realised
"America goes to it," said the seven-tiered Daily Mail in headline with
a seven-column mons, and its correspondent
in Washington cabled, "America
of
But the Washington corres- pondent of the Daily Express thought that "Rendy's hopes cf an entirely national reaction to his address did not seem to be realised,"
Reusevelt hauled
the country
the
out of economie ruin." But its correspondent added that crisis today was not as serious as faced Roosevelt.
Shaking America
The Daily Sketch, splashing the speech across its double middle page said, "The way the United States looks to a man of 43 who has been President for
embezzled $2m from father's bank
Sioux City, Jan. 30. Mrs Burnice Iverson Geiger, accused embezzler of $2 million from her father's bank, pleaded guilty of 35 counts in the U.S. District Court today.
Judge Henry Graven deferred Mra Geiger W36 nattily sentencing pendlag ก pre-dressed in a green velveteen Investigation and bonnet, a brown fur-trimmed rentencing
coat and n tam dress. She had continued bond at $10,000, She did not immediately post a bond, slight smile on her facu
She could conceivably get 175 during the walk to court. years in prison. The penalty for embezzlement is five years in prison or $5.000 fine or both da each count,
10 minutes
Mrs Geiger, 68,
The independent Labour Daily Just ten days is shaking America Herald considered that Mr Ken-this morning"
Ils cartoonist portrayed Prest-cashler and nedy hock 150 million Ameti- |- cans with
most combre dent Kennedy as the Statue of Board State of
Nation message Liberty dancing almoet glce- Bank. ince the dark days, a quarter fully off its podium in New York of a century ago when Franklin harbour-Heuter.
the
the
DELGADO ORGANISES
PORTUGUESE-SPANISH
LIBERATION FRONT
Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 30.
General Humberto Delgado, the man behind the seizure of the liner Santa Maria, was quoted here today as saying he had signed an agreement for the formation of a united Portuguese-Spanish front to liberate the two countries.
He said in an interview with the French army in the Dreyfus the newspaper Diario da Nolte case," he added. he had signed
The message said: "The seizure
of the Santa Maria has 0c-
the ogreement (Supporters of Captain Alfredsontuated the deplorable condi with Alr Marshal Emillo Dreyfus, who was jailed in 1894 ton of our political fe Herrera, whom he described as "president of
on false charges of espionage, the. Spanish sald his conviction had been
government in exile,”
made possible only by the moral
In
National unity
national
the lethargy shown by the French "We reaffirm that
officer class in face of his anti-unity, national peace, interno- actional respect, and the national Semille and nationalist
Aslo, future In Europe, Africa, users.)
General Delgado salą in Interview that civilians Portugal were unable to help at they lacked present because atmis.
Iu' Lisbon, a group of 39 lend- and with other peoples, par- ing members of the Portuguese | Neularly with Brazil, are only opposition have sent a mes.oge passible under democracy." False charges
to President Americo Demas
The alatories include Dr There was no doubt that the drelaring the case of the Santa
Azevedo Gomes, s the recreity Marlo de majority of the army favoured Marla reinforces him, General Delgado added. al for a return to more democratic former professor of agricul
ture, Dr Arlindo Vicente, whe though they exhibited a deep forms of government here, Indifference described by soine A delenition of the 30, who was a candidate in the 1950 Pre- inidential election but slood down ard mainly lawyers and welters, in favour of General Humberla are called last Friday to leave the Delgado, and. Mrs Natalia Cor-
in message at the
Presidential reta, poetess and journalist-
Reuter: of paint, it was learned today.
as cowardice.
"The Portuguese forcen in danger of remaining identical conditions to those
is assistant
» member of the Sheldon of
National
The entire proceedings took about 10 minutes.
Picture shows President Kennedy (tefl) looking en the two American
2.5
officers released by the Boviet Union greet their loved ones at Andrews Als Force base, near Washing- ton, on Filday, after the long journey from Moscow. Capt MeKone embraces ble wife (at left) while Capt Olmstead huge his mother and father (as right). Mr Olmstead, wifo ot tho filer, standa at centre, — AP Photo,
Airmen's fate
unknown
to survivors
Topeka, Jan, 20.
A U.S. Air Forco officer has disclosed that Captains John Mokone and Freeman
Olmstead (above)⋅ do not know what happened to three members of their RB47 crow still listed only as missing.
They were among - nix liers in the aircraft shut down Dear Numin • láng July, The body of one · crowman, Captain' Willard Palm of Topeka, was rb- covered and returned - to the U.S.
Listed
as missing arc Captain Oscar Goforth, Major Eureno Poza and Captain Dean Phillips,
It was the first time she has
left her all cell since her arrest
on January 16 when the federal bank examiner uncovered the $2,120,559 shortage at the Shel- don National Bank.
The bank was closed by the and taken over embezzlement
Federal Deposit by the U.S. Insurance Corp. which has been paying off its more than 2,000 depositors,AP.
'Kiss-in-car' defendants
sue police
London, Jan. 30.
A young couple today surd two policemen who arrest- ed them for kissing in a
car.
Gerald Selby, 30, and 15% flonece, Annd Firmza; 24, claim- ed damages for wrongful arrest and malicious prosecution,
The couple was acquitted two years ago in a nationally-famous "kiss-In-car" trial.
Their counsel told the High Court jury today, "It the only allegation was that they were kissing in a car, well, I can't think the matter would have reached any court.
QUITE DIFFERENT
"Dut
in fcel the allegation against then was quite dizerent
en allegation of a grossly in- decent not which was PLOT strous an allegation to the two people charged that it was their instant resolve to fight it, and fight it with all the availably incans at their disposal," the barrister said,
The legal battle to clear their names has kept them from mar- riage, he said.
The barrister sold they have spent all their wedding savings in the legal fight--UPT.
British tanks
loaded on Israeli ship
Newcastle, Jan. 30. An Israel freighter loaded with tanks and ammunition steamed out of this port under a closis of secrecy today-bound for an undisclosed destination.
Polico cordoned off the dock Brea as the 2,325-ton Kineret look aboard 14 British Cen- turion tanks and explosives, which included torpedo Wor- heads.
Fire crews also slood by during the two-hour loading operation.
"Neither police, fre servico Newcastle port omelats would say where the ship Is headed.
nor
A spokdiman for the ship's agents said: Fam not in u position to talk about the cargo er to say where the ship bound,"
The Kineret is owned by the Zim Israel Navigation Co of HAP.
Planes collide
Buenos Aires, Jan. 30. Two planes from the Argen- tine
corrter Independencia collided in the air near Puerto Belgrano naval bano today and plunged into the sea. Throo immen perished, one survivod.