THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY ́5, 1981.
Former U.S. Consul-General's ship deal raised again Director HOT DEBATE OVER HOLMES Spanked
Rebel general interrogated over 5 hours
Paris, May 4.
Ex-General Maurice Challe, leader of the short lived revolt of generals in Algeria was inter- rogated for almost five and a half hours this evening by Judge Henri Theret, the examining magistrate in charge of investigating the re- volt.
Countdown starts for U.S. astronaut
Cape Canaveral, May 5.
The
ex-air force general fness charges which could mean the death penalty.
Justier sources said that ke appeared relaxed, smoked his pipe and swered the ques- tions calmly.
were sent
When sandwichez sary to
E room in the Law Courts where the interrogation i Tonk place The ex-Ceneral Challe was the only one with apparent appetite, the sources raid.
DISBANDING
PARATROOP
REGIMENTS
„Paris, May 4.
The French Government has decided to diaband the 10th and the 28th Para- stalloned troop Divisions
in Algeria, the Armed Forces Ministry announced here today.
The ministry sald para- troops will now serve in mixed formations with Infantry and paratroop unite,
The official communique wait that three reziments belonging to these divi- stons, thic famous lat Regiment of Foreign Le- gion paratroops and the 14th and 18th Paratrooper Kegiments, which have been disbanded will not be reconstituted.—Reuter,
Royal Hussars have no footmen
Tim quesitoning covered the¦ Challe! perinxi when General
London, May 4. Commander la Was
Chief in The Royal Hussars declined Weather conditions continu- Algeria atel also when
to tonight provide A soldier for domestic duties |
ed to improve early toe he was Commander in Chief of day as the countdown for, the Central Europe Command America's first space Nat forces at Fontagebicu. Might continued and Com-the souren guid,
Judge Theret did not louch
in Princess Margaret's household.
in
We do not have a man mander Alan Shepard on the four days of the actual this category," declared Lieut prepared himself to be revuit.
The sources said this ¦ Crjenel 1. M. Barton. "We are Catapulted 115 miles period would be dealt with in | really
he added, very sorry." further questioning tomorrow. "but we just don't se'm to have
the rich chop
The refusal came few hours.
that the After it was learn di
above the earth.
The stormy
weather Fast-minute #
forucu ponement of
this
Which pat- country
attempt to place a man briefly.
The source: aid That 10 mtation was made during the of the American questioning Central Intelligence Agency,
General Challe surrendered altractive Princess wanted un in space 72 hours ago had dison April 26, in Algiers and was upstanding military type for a Hown to Paris the same day foolman in the household she with her husband, Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones.
mede request
appeared,
Darring siden deterioration and imprisoned in solitary con-
in dito elm. anot etondje nemen in Paris's Sante pri- conditions or a technical hitch, son.
1hr
was
Shepard was expected to bu This defence counsel, Maitre through the War Offley to the blasted
off from this missile Paul Arrigini, was present at Hussars, bice In his space capsule on top this evening's interrogation.--
Hunter.
of a Red-tone rucket some time after 7 ans, (ử mm HK time).
Throughout fast evening and 1: fore dawn meteorological re- ports flowrd in to the elostly- guarded hangar where Shepard and his standby, Lieutenant- Colonel John Glenn, have been scateu off since
uwrek preparing
for this 35-minute "up and down" space ventur
which will take
here.
GAS EXPLOSION
INJURES 32
COLONEL IN CHIEF
The Princess, sister of the Quren, Colunet in Chief of Lire 160
of the
Husa15,
Princess
her
men
Royal
serve
Margaret specified
tant the request Prospective footnian night he a soldier who is unft to overseas with the Hussars, who are soon going to West Germany. Court officials were annoyed by the disclosure. private matter," a said.-AP.
"This is a spokesman
Brasilia, May 4. AL least 32 persons were "the astronaut | gravely Injured today by 290 miles Cust southeast of violent explosion on the out
skirts of Brasilia. The national Shepard in his one-ton capital. The blast destroyed 11 capsule will drop from space houses 1177ck caused damage northeast of Grand Balima estimated at HK$1,600,000).
London, May 4. Irland.
The explosion overrel a{ 4 Mra Fife, who killed her hus- But no
week be- final decision
hand on place where a truck was
Neville last whether to give the preen light; bading a container of in-cause she couldn't stand him,
birth to an attempt was expected to flammable gas. The exact cattsetodny gave
to a baby
it-
be made unt six hours before of the last was not determined weighing over 20 lbs. T-time.-Rvaler.
mediately.-AFP.
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ACROSS
8 Grasps some branches!
19 Condition."
12 Cunning,
13 Trough,
14 Aguinat,
15 Let,
10 Lock,
10 Betaine a stekker!
20 Mineral,
22 Layer!
23 Stiteli,
24 Worship,
30 Crustacean,
26 Perseverell,
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4 Whips,
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Spartie,
11 Browner!
15 Conducted,
17 Renovates,
19 The others, 21 Knowing,
23 Resorts.
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD: - Across: 1 Past, 4 Part, Lime, & Char, 11 Nips, 13 Towered, 14 Ask, 10 Wante, 18 Urges, 1 Steam, 22 Sorts, 24 Pen, 23 Regaled, 28 Erin, 30 Lady, 31 Apse, 2 Roy, 33 Seer. Down: 1 Pact, 2 Shaw, 3 Sinew, 4 Pep, I Took,
7 Midas, Rourse, 10 ftefer, 12 Salt, 15 Sealed, 17 Stea), 19 Gore, 20 Strip, 23 Sense, 24 Peer, 20 Lake, 27 Dyer, 20 Ray.
Showdown
vote on
Monday
Washington, May 5.
A hot debate over the role
of career diplomat Julius
C. Holmes formerly U.S. Consul-General in Hong-
UK ACCUSES RUSSIA THE JUDGES
OF
PRESENTING ULTIMATUM
EXAMINE BB's PHOTO
Paris, May 4.
slow typist
London, May 4,
A company director was oc- cused in Ponzance court today of chastising a slow typist by putting her across his knee and amacking hor bare bet-
tom.
The girl, 18, said her em- afterwards:
Judges in a Paris court to-ployer told her Gonova, May 4.
day gravely studied a "Don't go back into the office
kang, in some profitable Britain accused the Soviet Union at the
ship deals
blocked
D
Senate vote on Thursday
on his nomination to be Ambassador to Iran,
Senate leaders finally won on agreement to bring the nomina- tion to a showdown vole an Monday. Not even lids bliterest opponents are claiming a chance to binek approval.
The argument dragged through the afternoon, centering on the propriety of transactions in the 1040's in which Holmes netted D $10,300 about $310,000 on investment in eight war marplus oil tankera.
nuclear test talks here today of present- ing on ultimatum to the West to accept its proposed three-man administrative | council
- or else no progress could be made.
Sir Michael Wright, British delegate, said it was clear that the Soviet proposal for a veto- ridden administrative council meant that the executive organ of the entire control system would probably never be able to act.
At his suggestion, tomorrow's Holmes has iestifled nt Senate Foreign Relations Committee meeting was cancelled and the hearing that the transactions next meeting was arranged for were "entirely
and Monday. proper" neither legally wrong.
nor
morally
GREAT IMPORTANCE
Mr David Ormsby Gore.
Heated exchanges ared be- tween Senator Stuart Symlug- ton, backing Bblmes, and Sena-Minister of State at the Foreign
(ora John J. Williams and Frank 3. Lausche, opposing him.
Mr Julius C. Holmes
Senator Thrusion B. Morton,
a former assistant Secretary of his support to State, threw Holmes and told the Senate his inside story of Holis' nomina- Irun (m- tion in 1955 to the bassadorship.
Senator Morlon sald that as assistant Secretary for Legisła- tive Affairs, he "asked the Pre- rident (Dwight Eisenhower) to withdraw the name of Holmes" for the Iran post.
The ship deals had been raised against Holmes, Senator Morton said, adding he told Mr Eisen- hower that with a Democratic Congress 1955 was not the time to press the fight.
Senator Morton said Mr Eisen- hower replied that, "I would The incidents occurred in the hate to do that... I will with- London Zoo. Mrs Fife is a hipo-drow it only at the request of;
Mr Holmes."~~~~AP. potamus, AFP,
London dockers return to work
crippling 10-day strike
after
London, May 4.
The Port of London's wharves and jetties came slowly to life again this morn- ing when 15,000 dockers resumed work after a crippling ten-day unofficial strike.
Top priority for the return- | tered inbour in the docks was ing dockers, who voted for not to their nailsfaction. conditional return to work yes- The strike was cailed over the terday, was a big it of 10,000 employment of six non-register- tons of fruit and vegetables in led workers at a private whatt. danger of rotting.
Several hundreds of the re- Altogether 100 chips were turning dockers found no work affected by the striico, and for them. 35,000 tons of foodstuffs were Many ships had moved out of held up. Losses were estimated the port during the strike to at £10 million.
avold paying dock dues for an Thousands
of tons of other indefinite period. Many might cargo have accumulated dockers not retum for several weeks. now bacic at work were expect- | ---Reuter.
od to
the foodstuffs mlove qukkly enough to prevent roc- keting fruit and vegetable prices in London shops this weekend. EMPLOYMENT ISSUE Strikers returning to Royal group of
WOMEN DROWN
Lahore, May 4.
the
fell into deep Eight women docks today water and drowned while
their farm labour, husbanda.
were tok by Mr Jack Dabli, fording a river to take lunch to Commualat Icader of the wh afcial strike, of the go back The accident occurred in the decision taken by mass incoting river Sutlej, about 40 miles from Lahore. An official mport of 9,000 docker yesterday.
Mr Dash repeated the strlice lasued today pak the wives call entered, the water apparently committee's promise to another mas meeting it the believing it was shallow enough promised inquiry into unregis- 'to be forded on foot--AP.
Omce, expected to return to Geneva next Tuesday to lead the British delegation.
US-UK talks on disarmament
Ing
n fuss and don't tell
photograph of film star making
anyone about it." Brigitte Bardot as part of their day's work.
at Brigitte. It was her dress
which interested them.
Kenneth Norman Harvey, 45,
who
escaped three times from Ger-
But they were not really look-a World War II veieran
man and tallan prison camps, The simple tight-fitting black was fined £20 for common hs- dress with a double-tiered skirt sault. The prosecution offered Caring out from the knees had no testimony on a charge of in- decent assault which Wan Paris dropped. been designed by the
fashion house Marie-Martine.
RIVAL FIRM
Brigitte wore it in her latest
DISTRACTION
Counsel for Harvey said the a slow and
film "La Bride Sur Le Cou" (on girl had proved
clits
to
short rein) but the opening cre- | haphazard worker. Moved
said simply "Dresses by distraction, Harvey offered her Real." Real in a rival firm.
a choice between spanking and dismissal. She had replied ahe did not wish to be dis missed.
intry-
Lawyers for Marie Marline said the damage their client had suffered was enormous because hundreds ut Frenchwomen would want to order dresses Just like Drigitte's. They de- manded that the films London, May 4.
ductory text be changed within Prime Minister Mr Harold
one month or 500 franes ($100) Macmillan told the House of Commons today that the Gov-danages be paid each day the
fim is shown. ernment hoped prel salary He
The court summoned Mr A. A. | American-Soviet talks on dis- Soldalev, the Soviet Ambassador armoment would result in in London, to a 65-minute con- resumption of multilateral talks ference today at which, accord-
on this subject. ing to a usually reliable source, be tried to discover whether the Soviet Union' intends to let the conference make progress.
It such were the case, he sală, the Britain would maintain some stand on disarmament which she took of the recent
Commonwealth Prime Ministers Conference.
Mr Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister, told the House of CommÖNIS he regarded the Butcome of the Geneva taiks as a matter of great importance. | by Labour Member of Parlia-
-Reuior.
GP
He was replying to a question
ment Mr Denis Henley-AFP.
| decision—AP.
reserved
its
Harvey claimed in a stole- ment to police that he did not remove the girl's undergarments to administer the spanking, but the added: "1 will be frank. It was a most foolish thing tọ đo, In a way she asked for it,"
The girl was not identifed in court-AP.
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