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is a long time since the Helguns not out of Congo leaving the rest of the civilised world with a responsibility towards this
vast
territory. Unfor- tunately it has so far not properly exercised it with The result that chas still remains.
Ils duty was to restrain dur
hatreds, to mant tribal prevent rapine and to main- tain fas
while and order
267) attempt was made to repair civic neglect. This duty has not been ful
filler. There $1 t wa reasons for this failure: namuly the instrument. used, the United Nations, hus
}}''ll not
strong enough. And the civilisel world is itself in rivalry over the country.
A number of contending poli-
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Pathet Lao units told to stop fighting CEASEFIRE ORDER IN
Spirits rise in Washington
and London
London, May 3.
Pathet Lao radio monitored in London to- day appealed to all Pathet Lao fighting
units in Laos to ceasefire.
The appeal said fighting should stop at 8 a.m. local
time today.
The pro-Communist Pathet Lao stopped fighting
on the vital front south of Vang Vieng on Monday and further talks on a general cease- fire in Laos were said to have taken place yesterday,
In Landau and Washington with the Kennedy administra- spirit. Pose In Government tion. quarters fulay with the TOWN
Now, it was hoped here, the
ferede.
for any American
tical and military leadera and so-called relaris have arisen the pro-Commu- from Vientiane that both sides nist. Lumumba who
in the civil war are in contact need WILM murdered in the jungle, over the week-olti Anglo-Soviet - Sponsored Tshombe, Kasayubu, Mo: cease re appeal. bulu. Kalonji and others.
London has been regarded all United Nations troops have alot by diplomatic bservers ns been ambushed and slaugh- Iss pessimistic than Washing
about the tered. African minera have i ton heen massacred by tribes- ceasefire.
men,
have seen the
Wintrustional devencies had
chances of a
Good sign
officials Nevertheless,
here taken
Increasingly today us re-
ar
ffronted ul outraged. gloomy view Tahombe has been heldports continued to come in of captive because he walked fighting. out of a conference as he could not get his own way. While we disagree with his motives the fact remains that as one of the various "Presidents" he was made a prisoner.
How long will this go on?
Where will it end? If the Congo is allowed to Con- tinue on a course of com- plete anarchy, s seems t improbable, there will be a plague-spot in the Pan- torial region which is als most certain to affect other parts of Afrien.
This must be prevented-but how? Some people have rounded
the United Nations, saying that it has dismally failed. Have done with it they say.
Pack it
up! But what to put in its pince they do not say. There are however three alter- natives: 1. The Congo wil! continue on the downward path sinking into bloodshed, starvation and misery; 2. Russia will intervene, and thus provoke conflict with the West; 3. The Weat will intervene and thus provoke ronflict with Russia.
S
that what the critles: want?
If not, what do Surely
they want?
the
only answer lies in the
Had there been no signs of erasere contacts, it was feared here that Americans would have accused British policy of allow- ing the West to be outwitted. This could have soured relations
BOBBY DRISCOLL
ARRESTED
Seato action would
A further good sign has been
the the quick agreement by
comprising 1212 three powers International Supervisory Com- mis. Jon for Laos.India, Canada and Poland-on their first re-
13 Geneva port to the chairmen, Britain and the Soviet Union.
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be in Britain is expected to contact soon with the Soviet Union, to give new instructions to the commission, which is at present in New Delhi
At the same time, the pro- spects for the 14-nation Laos j conference in Geneva on May 12, sponsored by Cambodia ani formally proposed by Britain and the Soviet Union, have be- coine more obscure.
Olleials here were appraising |
ROCHDALE MAY Tanker
COME TO HONGKONG
London, May 2.
the sigilfeance of the remarks Lord Rochdale, Chairman of the Lancashire Cot-
by Prince Norodem Sihanouk of Cambodia, who has quoted the King of Laos as saying he op- poses the conference,
Hollywood, May 3,
Not attend Baby Driscoll, 24, former; child actor, was arrested on
he! Prince Sihanouk has staled after uspicion of forgery attempted to cash a elteque at that, in view of the King's at- a liquor more.
titude, he has withdrawn his sponsorship of the conference, and will not allend himself.
Washington ometals and diplomats cheered the news of the meeting between military the opposing representatives of sides.
5.
ot i
Police mid the cheque had been stolen in the robbery
nother liquor store on January
the charge. Driscoll denied He said he had been working as a labourer and the cheque was given to him by his em ployer.
Ton days ago Driscoll was booked on suspleton of burglary In another vase but was cleared, -AP.
Space
on
attempt Friday
was
any
The State Department cautious about expressing opinion, but the development helped to reduce the deepening anxiety which has been felt here for the past week.
Reports of the contact between the opposing sides came a few hours before President Kennedy was due for the Afth time in 11 days at a meetinst the Na- tional Security Counell to dis- cuza Laus and the future of Enst- West attempts to negotiate a nuclear test ban agreement.
Diplomats reported that pro- Cape Canaveral, May 2. posals for placing the Lotlan United Nations, which has The attempt to send astronaut situallon before the United Na- done ita best with inade-Alan Shepard on a ride through tens Security Council had been quate material. The muney, space probably will not be made "shelved" at least for the time however, is fast running before Friday, it
was reported belog. here today.
The question of taking the out because some countries,
The report said a liquid oxy-matter to the United Nations including the Soviet bloc,
gen line had been-damaged ond and asking for trum of ou- are not paying their share.
I would take until Friday to re- survers to be sent to look into The Congo
couting pair.
the situation in 140s had been HK$56,000,000 " month,
The US Space Agency had raki considered, but now that oppas- which makes it an expen-carller that the attempt had been sive item. But this is a put off at least 48 hours until fleabite compared with the Thursday. Omcials had no in- FIK$1,600,000,000 day mediate comment tonight on the
reported postponement
to Fri- which all countries
day.--Reuter. upending on arme.
maintain
Ен
J
ure
United
Nations force, for years if necessary, capable of holding the ring and build- ing up law and order would be a cheap insurance
Tug capsizes
Haunton, May 2.
A tugboat carrying a crew of three capsized in Hamilton
ngainst a crop of dragon's | hanbour tonight white pulting a
scrap-laden barge. There were no immediate reports ot survivors.
teeth in the Congo. The United Nations should have power to impose, if necessary, Its own commie- sioner to govern the coun→ try until such time as it in ready to govern itself. The Tahombos, Mobutus and of-kin.
ng military commanders were making contact, diplomats sald that there was no reason to go to the United Nations,
Tero was less talk in Wash- ington of possible military inter- vention by the Southeast Asja Treaty Organisation.
of officials The principal nim here is to halt the Oghting so that the International Control Commission ean travel to the scene to verity the ceasefire.
Puzzled
Washington has been puzzled by the reported sititude of King Savang Vathana to the 14-nation conference.
ton Board, may fly to Hongkong soon to dis- cuss the Colony's decision not to renew the voluntary export limitation agreement.
News of the decision had a weather the storm even it Hongkong did refuse to renew mixed reception here in Britain,
the 1959 pact. Some Lancashire cotton manufacturers last night were inclined to doubt the authen- ticity of the statement made by Mr P. J. Griffiths, the Hong- kong lawyer representing the Colony's cotton interests.
NOTHING MORE
TO TALK
ABOUT
Hongkong textile interesta will discuss "any subject but the voluntary under- taking" with Lord Rochdale when he visits the Colony. This was stated by Ar C. K. Chow, Chairman of tho Federation of the Hongkong Cotton Weavers this morning on learning the news that Lord Roch- dalo may fly to Hongkong soon to discuss llongkong's decision not to renew the voluntary Imliation.
"10 will not consider discussing tho voluntary quotan because Hongkong
•has contributed her share to Lancashire's 'breathing
apell' and there is nothing
more to talk about."
Mr Chow said that Mir P. J. Griffiths "has been authorised by the long- kong textile interesta make 10 statement London which is authien- tle."
to in
He had no comment to make on the opinion of BOMO Lancashire mani- facturers that Lancashire, revitalised by recent Gov. ernment subalities, might weather the storm even if Hongkong refused to renew the 1830 pact.
Iathour police began to dra for the bodies of the crew,
The State Department hopes whose names were withheld that his statement, made through Prince Norodom Sihanouk, that
Manufacturers felt that it vending notification of next-
he was opposed to the Creat might be a move to "soften up" Powers settling Ühe issue of the Lancashire industry, before pence in Lacs, will not affect actual talks begin on the trade peared that the towing lao the present efforts to obtain pact. Other manufacturers be- purtant at the future of caught in the propeler of the mome for of stability an leved that the Lancashire In- the Congolese peoples. That barge, ifting it out of the water gemine noutrality for Laosdustry, revitalized by recent is what really maitern, and causing it to capsize-UPL, Router.
Government subsidies, might
Kaanvubua are not no im-
An eyewitness said it ap-
The Lancashire Cotton Board refused to comment at all on the situation, but sources close to the board indicated that Lord Rochdale may fly to Hongkong to discuss the siluation-London Express Service.
Dr
Human
race
originated
in Africa?
New York, May 2.
the Louls Leakey, 'British anthropologist, told л conference here that it was "100 per cent certain" that the human race originated in Africa. All the fossil evidence so far discovered supported this view, he added.
Dr Leakey,
curator of the Coryndon Museum in Nairobi, announced earlier this year the dizcovery in Tanganyika of the remains of a child, about 11 or 12 years old, which he thought
on
fire
Recife, May 2.
A French oil tanker identi- fied as the Novice le Macu was on fire off the north-| east Brazil coast today. Her entire 42-man abandoned ship and rescued by the Brazilinn tanker Presidente Wen- ceslau.
crew
was
Reports reaching the Third Brazilian Naval District head- here did not hay quarters whether any of the crewmen were injured.
Vo
the
A navy headquarters spokes- man said nuvy firefighting sels were dispatched to Brazilian state of Paraiba, but ittle hope was expressed for saving the ship.
The President Wenceslau loaded with oil, was standing by but at a safe distance from the flaming French vessel, the navy said. She probably will bring the French crew to this port, the navy sold, after Brazilian navy vessels reach the scene.-AP.
Chessman's
prosecutor
wins case
Los Angeles, May 3.
prosecutor Caryl Chessman's
to be more than 600,000 years today was awarded a $50,000
old,
judgment in his $1 million suit He said the child had beengainst makers of a film about
the murdered by a blow on heud--which made the dis- covery the carliest murder known to history.
Addressing
the case.
After six hours. of delibera- tion a jury voted that amount to Deputy District Attorney Dr the opening Miller Leavy. He charged that ression here yesterday of a
when he agreed to appear in the corference on "Anthropology fim, “Justice and Cary; Chess- and Anica Today," Dr Leakey man," he was assured it was caid these remains were closer only a television documentory. to man in certain characteristles Later, over his protest, he sold than any other found.—Neuter, it was shown commercially in
| theatres.
DECIMAL SYSTEM
Mr Terrence Cooney, the pro- ducer, was assessed $7,500 com- pensatory damages arid Sterling, London, May 2. World Distribution Corp, which The Chancellor of the handled the distribution, wos general Exchequer, Mr Selwyn Lloyd, ordered to pay $7,500
$35,000 punitive told the House of Commons to- | dimages and day that he was in touch with damages.
Leavy complained that people the Australian and New Zealand Governments with a view to could have got the idea that his hire, continuing their studies on the appearance had been for adoption of a decimal monetary whereas he wanted nothing for sysiom.-AFP.
| presenting the facts-AP.
LAOS
non-
A policeman hauls a resistant demonstrator to hla feet during the mass sit-down demonstration in Whitehall, London, on Saturday, protest- lug against nuclear weapons. Note the man'at right being carried bodily to one of the coaches used to ferry arrested persons to Cannon Row and Bow-street police stations. More than 1,000 policemen were on duly to deal with the demonstration and a total of 826 people were arrested and charred with obstruction. -----
AP Photo.
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Sedition charges dropped
San Francisco, May. 2. The U.S. Government to- day dropped remaining charges in the Powell- Schuman treason-sedition case of the Korean War. The defendants are John W. Powell, 41, his wife Sylvia, 40, and Julian Schuman, 40, all of San Francisco.
- Assistant US Attorney-General Charles Renda obtained The dismissal of sedition indictment roiued more than five
years ago because, he said, the Gov- errament did not believe it could obtain a conviction.
A treason complaint was flex on January 31, 1959, but the Grand Jury never returned Indictment.
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The magazine was distributed In North Korea to "American prisoners of war.
Mr Renda acting "with reluctance," obtained dismissal of A 13-count sedition ind lei- meal from US District Judgo Louis Goodman. Mr Renda sufd the case had been reviewed by the Internal Security Division of tho US Department ot Justice, and that today's decl- sion had been approved by the Attorney-General, Mr Robert F. Kennedy-UPI.
11 KILLED
Boguta, May 3. Eleven persons were küled on Tuesday when a bus travelling from Pasto to Ipinles plunged into a deep gorge near Tuqueres.
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