THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1961.
Move to block peace talks between rebels and France 'HARD CORE' SETTLERS PLAN ACTION IN ALGERIA
Algiers, Mar. 27. European settler underground movements among the population of Algeria today mobilised for action to block any com- promise with the nationalist rebels in peace talks between France and the rebel leadership.
Attlee's statement
on first A-bomb
startles scientist
London, Mar. 27.
A statement by Earl Attlee that he did not know anything about the biological implications when the first atom bomb was dropped on Japan was described tonight by Sir Charles Snow, scientist and au- thor, as "one of the most startling statements I have ever heard in my life."
Authorities braced for trouble at the news that
negotiations with the rebel National Libera-snow tion Front (FLN) will open on April 7 in Evian-Les-Bains, close to the French-Swiss frontier on Lake Laman.
Hillary's climbers
in Nepal incident
A series of bloody Moslem ter- rorist attacks which killed at least 10 peopic: and wounded some 50 others over the week- and hardened the attitude of the sellers undercover organisa- tons. Hastily-printed clandestine trees called on the population, army and
officials government to resist a "sell-cut" of Algeria to the FLN..
Confirmation of the date and place of the crucial peace talks came from both Paris and Tunis, site of the rebel exile regime. A rebul spokesanan in Tunis said the composition of the FLN delegation would be determined before the end of the week. Katmandu, Mar. 27.
Louis Jaxe, French Minister members
of Sir for
Algerian Affairs. Is Edmund Hillary's Hima- expected to head the French layan expedition were de- vejcilators. tained for two days at a Nepalese checkpoint near Mount Everest during o weekend expedition, bomb attacks sources said today.
Three
RESISTANCE
Omeluls here
more
on
the
Earl Attice and Sir Charles! Sir Charles summed up: "You were interviewed by John had maximum БОСГОСУ, and Morgan
BBC. tele-maximum secrecy always leads vision programme "Panoraana" to maximum horrors. about this statement in Eari "The terrible thing about Attlee's book "A Prime Minister what Lord Attlee says is that Remembers."
Earl Attles, who was Labour prime minister in August 1045 when the bomb was dropped en Hiroshima, insisted: "I am no scientist, you know.
I knew nothing about it ex- cept that it was
of a device some kind to produce a very! big explosion,"
INVERSE RATIO
Under Sir John Anderson. the matter of the bomb had bocu kept very "hush-hush," and he know nothing of an American committee's report on the Implications of
weapon.
the
new
The decision to drop
the bomb had been made by the then Mr Winston Churchill when he was still prime
minister.
was
HT
Asked if he thought there incompatibility between feared
the scientists of today and the against govern-government, he replied; ment property, and possible think scientists us a class have raids by "anti-terrorist'
very great dimetty in under- standing political issues.
com-
The three men were held up mandos against European and at Ninche while escorting sup-Mostem liberals, as the negotia- alies for the expedition's buse ton date approaches.
away, sources added.
camp at Mingbo, a day's murch While many Europeans
abandoned hope of a continua- The incident was believed 19tion of French rule In this em-
with be linked
reported
battled North African territory, Nepalese ban on the Hillary handful of determined settlers expedition attempting to climb proclaimed their "resistance the 27,790-foot Mount Makalu unto death." imposed after the government hod reused the expedition of violating rules by climbing the 2,300-foot Ama Debpam Pealt near Everest a fortnight ago.-
Reuter,
According to best estimates, the hard core of these "sci- visis" numbers no more than 5,900 men grouped in five major
underground move- ments,
But in case of an all-out, dra-
"My experience is that their scientific ability is in inverse ratio 10 their political sense. They are always making new inventions and expecting the poor politicians to pick up the picces."
Asked if he thought he should have been told what was involved in the A-bomb ---the genelio effects and the fall-oil-Earl Aition replied: "Perhaps, but that la a kind of post-mortem thought,"
He did agree that leaders
What a shame matic showdown, their putantial should be fully informed
supporters Include thousands of j C. P. Snow as he is known, other settlers and perhaps ៧ und Richie Calder, Professor of number of embittered army of International Relations at Edin- University, put the teera. Algeria's Europeans re-burgh
gard the self-determination to be scientists point of view,
Chesterfield, Mar, 27. Boxing bouts between girls have been dropped as part of the Holmicwood cinema inailaze | negotiated with the rebela programme, it was reported to- nothing but independence
day-UPI,
another name-AP.
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KNEW VERY LITTLE
C. P. Snow believed that scientists knew very little about the biologicni effects of the A-
8
the
biological
so very few people were in- volved.
"In Russia a large number- perhaps 60 per cent-of their top people have scientific traini- Ing."-Reuter.
WI Federation
Mr
independence early 1962
Port of Spain, Mar. 27.
Harold Macmillan, Britain's Prime Minister, told a joint session of the West Indies Federal Senate and House of Representatives today he hoped the Federation would become fully independent early next year.
FIVE STAY
ABOARD
GROUNDED
VESSEL
Sydney, Mar. 27.
The British Prime Minister, who was greeted with loud op- plause urged West Indians in ali
territorios the island
of the Federation to compose their dif- ference and reach agreement on the constitutional shape of the new state before their repre- sentatives go to London at the erd of May to discuse the' actual independence date with the Bri- tish Government,
Basic issue
Mr Macmillan addressed the Federal Parliament as Wost Indian leaders are preparing to confer here on May 2 to discuss the constitutional structure of
Fivo crow members have their new stato and to tackle volunteered to remain such problems as what powers aboard
grounded shall be surrendered by island territories to the Federal Gov-
the
British freightor Runic to ensure the salvage rights for the Shaw Savill Line, it was reported today. The 13,587-tom
hos vessel been
aground on Middletown Reef, 120 miles north
at Lord since
February Howe Island,
19.
to
ernment, free movement be- tween territories, laxation and customs union.
The Federation, born in January, 1958, links a chain of British colonies stretching in a 2,000-mile crescent from Jennica in the northwest to Trinidad, just of the coast of Southi
bomb at the time of the drop- Sixty-four other persoas America,
about ping-some had known
were transferred
the sister effect, others freighter's
ship, the Arable, yesterday and ore ext- pected to leave the area later today tor Sydney.
about the explosive effect.
Questioned about Lord Attlee's statement that the poli- Ucfuns did not know, Sir Charles declared: "That is one of the most startling statements I have heard in my life.
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD: — Acrons 8 Stabbed, 7 Apache, 8 Railing, 9 Peel, 11 Mind, 12 Mome, 15 Bang, 10 Roar, 17 Angus, 18 Ravy, 10 Milk, 21 Trained, 22 Remet, 23 Mingles. Downs 1 Band, 2 Lapping, 3 Shred, 4 Teal, 8 Balmoral, 0 Dag- ger, 10 Ensuring, 11 Man, 13 Rocking, 14 Say, 10 Bantam, 18 Rides, 10 Moro, 201Myth.
"American scientists produced lonis considered statemení saying this is different in kind from anything bofore--if you drop it, it has these effects."
Calder added: "We now find this thig never got through. It fluished up in the War De- pariment."
Both agreed that, politicians should have some scientific knowledge.
AMPLE FOOD The Ave aboard the
Runle have ample food supplies an are in constant radio contact with Sydney Radio.
The men will remain aboard the vessel until all equipment had been taken off. The Arnble will return later to complete salvage operations,
Salvago
the allempts on Runic were abandoned last week after stre Was badly damaged by a cyclone, China Mall Special.
Two years' jail for 1 had a right' monkey kidnapper
The buale issue la the role of Jamaica, which has more than half the Federation's threo pro- million population, and vides about half of ils revenue.
Reuter.
First Lord of Admiralty leaving for Far East
London, Mar. 27. Lord Carrington, First Lord of the Admiralty, whose original visit to the Far East and Australasia was postponed carlior
this month, because of Goy- oramant business will now foavo by air tomorrow, it was announced today.
Lord Carrington's tour will include Australia, New Zealand and Singapore, and he will St. Louis, Mar. 27. ETTIVE back fo Britain on Monkey kidnapper Robert Tomarchin was denied April 21.
probation and sentenced to two years in pri- He was at the Old Bailey son today for stealing Mr Moke, a talkingy hearing of the naval secrets chimpanzee, from St. Louis zoo in December case which 1959,
been convicted of
several times during the eight-
ended lost Wed- nesday when three men an two women were sentenced to toth of 05 year jail on Beorois-Reuter.
A circuit court jury last Ne- London requrated probatior in vember convicted Tomorchin of view of the fact that Tomaron charges of probing British naval spiriting the talented Siminn had never away to Miami, Florida, a few my crime before. London told weeks after he sold Moke to the the court his client telt he had zoo for $1,600. The Jury find a right to the chimpanzee.
WAS
fed la punishment at two
Judio J. Casey Wolch sald' it ycers for burglary and iwo
his
that understanding years for stealinir.
Tomarohin, who had taught Tomarchin had been offered
probation before reached court.
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Winnipeg, Mpr. 27. The Assiniboite park, zoo horo had BR unexpected arrival
It was a baby chinchlila born to what had, been considered to be two males. ·
it ha returned "let a $1,000 cheque on the Chim. The Judge during the weekend. floor of Moke's cage with a Tomarchia refuse the offor note on the revermo Ride in-
and fought extradition from dirating he would pay the zoo Florida.
sentenced fo additional $2,000. Zoo marchin
to concurrent two- officials refused the dool and year senten con. prosecuted him.
Londen announced he would Norman appeal against the case, AR
Defence counari
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Plane shot Alleged kidnapper down by
denies killing Australian youth
Communists
Washington, Mar. 27. The State Department sald today that one of eight Americans aboard a mill- tary transport plano miss- ing in Laos may have parachuted after the plane apparently Woo hot down by ground fire.
A department spokesman said unconfirmed reports from Vien- iluna sald an American major parachuted to safely and now is in Laotian Communist hands,
The only major listed aboard the plane was anny Maj. Law- rence R. Bailey, of Laurel, Maryland.
The State Department sald the plane was making a "recon-
tounist-held Plain of Jars pres
naissance murvey" of the Com- while en route from Vientiane to Saigon,
The plane had been missing since Thursday. Tho State Department sald reports delay ed from Vietlane indicated t was downed by Communist Are and crashed and ground
burned.
The C-47 transport plane belonged to the offer of the Air Force Attache at tha American Embassy in Vientiane, -UPI.
TYPHOON
Tokyo, Mar. 27. Typhoon Tess, churning powerful
144-mile per hour centre winds, was spotted 644 miles west of Guam at 9 pm yes- terday
(1200
GMT), moving north at 6 mph, U.S. Air Force weathermen reported.
The early season typhoon, the Air Force said, is expected to be 644 Guam at 9 pm tomorrow.--AP.
miles west northwest of
Sydney, Mar. 27.
Stephen Lesle Bradley, 36, swore on oath in the Criminal Court today that he had nothing to do with the kidnapping of eight-year-old Graeme Thorne,
Earlier, Bradley made an un-, to have enshrouded Graeme's his disappeared from sworn statement from the dock, body) In which he said he wrets and home about Christmas, 1959. signed a confession because he
After he had made his state- feured his family would suffer
ment from the dock, Bradley if he didn't.
Follco dictated it to him, he went into the witness box and he had of shock," The police had told sald, when he was in a "stale finished his evidence, be him: "If you don't admit it, you Special. wil get your whole family in trouble."
Bradley said from the dock: "I love my wite and family and was prepared to do anything for
1.
Bradley had pleaded not guilty to a change of having murdered Grneme on or about July 7 Jast year.
Bradley claimed that on the morning of July 7 (when Graeme was kidnapped), he was shopping for some packing-wire in Balgowlah, near Manly.
Annoyed
He went to a hardware shop, a paper shop and a deilcatessen. Then, because he was annoyed with his wife over an argument the previous day, he sat in his car and read the papers.
About 10 am he drove back to his home. His wife and family had left for a holiday at Surfers
Soon after Paradise, furniture removers arrived.
When
WD3
cross-examined. Chinn Mail
Nepalese guardsTM
arrest Chinese
Katmandu, Mar. 27. Nepalese border guarde last week arrested two Chinese intruders armed and
Chinese army
one
wearing uniform→→→
it was reported here to- day.
entered Nepalese territory near Reports said the intruders Kodari, five days march north-
cast of Kalmandu.
The
Chinese and Nepalese that, governments last year
+greed to demilitarise a 20-kilometre
Bradley paid that a rug like (about 121⁄2 milo) zone one he had seen in court (said | side of the border.-Reuter,
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