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SECURITY
TR Harold Macmillan, the Prone Minister, I2-
nounced at the end of last
week
that the United
Kingdom security
would be reviewed.
His
נו?
forces
1 follows
public outery and
severe
Parliamentary criticism arising froth the two
recent spy trials which:
have shaken the country.
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Explosions rock three-storeyed Kowloon building TWELVE DIE IN MORNING BLAZE
I've never seen
such courage... THANK YOU, COOPER TOLD HIS DOCTOR
Hollywood, May 14.
answering one guration When film actor Gary Coo-
put to him in the House of
Cummons, Mr Macmillan
said: "It may be that in
per lcorned that he was going to dio of cancer, his reaction was to comfort his informant, the young doctor himself told the pross today.
all walks of life, men who have anything to do with public service
where Hecrecy 14 affected. greater degree of responsi bility and greater curtail- ment of their liberty of patient. It happened two
thought and statement will have to be made." Such a remark, couched in Parliamentary terms ned delivered with orntieal skill, undoubtedly has a certain fine flourish. but when the terms of reference ure examined, it mens what? sterely that people employ
jabs
hush-hush
ed should keep their mouths clused, and that they should not entertain Ideologies which threaten the freel elected Government of Britain.
is
It was the frst time Dr Kena- mer had had to break such news
marths ago, and Cooper died un Saturday night, six days after
his 80th birthday.
Describing Cooper's first reaction to the
news. Dr
Kenamer sakl:
Bodies of
of two Dutch planes children
recovered
Twelve persons including two children
died and 36 others were injured in a fire that raged for one hour and destroyed three three-storeyed buildings in Laichikok-road this morning. 'One of the dead was believed to be a watchman named Cheung Ming, who was sleeping behind a locked iron gate inside the building and was last seen trying to escape through the back of the blazing house.
Another person who died was a woman who sus- tained fatal injuries when she jumped from a second-floor verandah into the street.
The fire started a little after 7 am today on the ground floor of 305 Laichikok-road, a warehouse for indus- trial chemicals.
Buildings destroyed
"I have never Neighbours said explosions rocked the building when the
seen such coxir-
nge in inks.
first
Et
ever
was the
So
1line
1
had to
go through this
myself and I
Huess Gary Rensed it.
"He didn't say anything when I hold him. H flinched.
20ser even
"I left and later I got a tele- phone call from him:
fire started. It soon spread to destroy the other two buildings, Nos. 307 and 309.
intense was the heat that a signboard of a shop op-
posite the burning building was scorchell.
Eight fire appliances were rushed to the scene, accom-
panied by many ambulances,
It took fire fighters one hour to get the conflagration
under control.
A reader told the Chinn Mail that he was standing on
his verandah in Hongkong when he saw
A huge sheet of flame shoot up. It died away ns suddenly us it started.
"Young fellow, I know you There were a few shorter bursts, he said, and then the
about
I just
were a little nervous telling me the news. want you to know that ap- preciate it. Thanks for tell- mg me."
IN other words, Mr Maemif- lun has said nothing new about security and hau merely restated an axiom fundamental
to #retty work, and he is a trille naive in so doing. But questions and anawers
apart, this fact cannot be Meanwhile, In Cannes, the ignored or evaded by cir- death of Cooper, though ex- cumlocution; there
pected, caused deep emotion at Bomething radically wrong a minute's silence was observed The Film Festival today, where with the British Intel- ligence Service,
A further tribute will be a Permit the Chin Muit to special pervening on Tuesday of state in plain terms what ¦ “High__Noon", the Aim which the Prime Minister avoids won Cooper an Oscar.
Soviet director Sergel Yut- stating and at which the kevitch, who had nel Cooper Press in general merely in Moscow, suld, "He was firta with. It is this.
murvellous actor, and is a great The agents brought to brindings for the worki elnema.”—
In his memory.
in Great Britain were all | AFP. Communist agents. And if
we like to go back through the years, we find that the only people who have broken brongh our security ring have been Communist agents,
This proves that
counter-espionage. İzl
or
ring, is feeble, and wants
good shaking up.
I
area was engulfed in smoke.
"From my vantage point," he added, "it appeared to be
an explosion caused by inflammable liquid."
ALL'S FAIR!
Mantreal, May 14. A squad
traffic of civilian wardens, employed to enforce Montreal's parking regula- tlans, launched their first major offensive against unwarr drivers by attaching Rix "leketa" to police cars parked in front of police headquarters. -China Maft Special.
PATHET LAO WILL NOT
ATTEND AS OBSERVERS
Geneva, May 14.
lation to the Communiat Mr Phoumi Vongvichit, leader of the pro-Com- munist Pathet Lao delegation, said here today that he would not attend the 14-nation con- ference on Laos if he is invited as an observer.
Mr Macmillan says he is ap-
pointing a body
of inde-
pendent persons of stand-
ile adder:
fire on Soviet ship
Landon, May 14. The Soviet Union claimed tonight that a Dutch warplane open- connon" fire on a
ed
Soviet whaling ship on May 12 and narrowly missed it with three shella.
A note protesting against the "hostile and provoca- tive" action has been hand- ed in at the Duich Embassy the Soviet capital, Moscow Radio said.
in
A Tass version of the in- cident sald (wo Dutch military aircraft were in- volved. The aircraft were Identlßed by the aerial
numbers 159 and 163. The whaling ship was described na the Spokoynyy.
BUZZED
Tass said the two aircraft swooped in to buzz the Spokoynyy on Friday. The Spokornyy's location was not given.
"Aircraft
159
number fired at the ship from a
70-100 height of
metres (around 300 feel)," the Russian newn agency claim.
ců.
"Three shells landed very olose to the ship."
The Soviet note called 'on the Dutch Government for an official inquiry into the Incident and demanded thint "the gullfy" be punished and steps taken to prevent recurrence5AP.
Is this the get-away car?
China Mail photo of the car at Wanchai Station, compound.
THUGS HOLD UP, ROB COUPLES ON PEAK
Four thugs robbed two Chinese couples of cash and jewellery
to the total value of $945 in Stubbs-road at 3.30 this morn- ing.
Home-made rocket
The Chinese couples had left. their ear and sat on seats at the hillside elcuring near house No. 48 when four men drove up in car and demanded their valuables,
EX-PRESIDENT
HURT IN RIOT
Rome, May 14.
Before leaving, the four was killed and slashed the front nearside tyre
home-and ook away the ignition key Former
One student four
#l injured when made rocket suddenly exploded in their faces in Trani, Southern Italy. China Mali Speclal.
Speculation on visit to Europe KENNEDY TO MEET
MR K NEXT MONTH?
Palm Beach, May 14.
President Kennedy is giving serious consideration to the possi- bility of a personal meeting with Soviet Premier Mr Nikita S. Khrushchev in Europe next month possibly in Stockholm or Vienna, it was learned authoritatively tonight.
Definite word on the meeting
was not expected for at least s week and certainly not until Mr Kennedy Thurday from a visit to Canada
returns
which begins on Tuesday.
back
next
ing to review the nation's ¦ Answering questions E 1J "Innster in Its country." To-
The President and his wife security system. It might press conference Mr Vongvichit gether with the Souvanda
have been vacationing here be asked who are these qualified the statement by say, Phouma xroup it formed the since last Thursday and will fly Independent persons who ing he did not think the co- Ingest faree in Laos.
Washington on Monday are going to make the en- chairmen of the 1934 Geneva He told questioners that the afternoon. quiry,
conference (Britain and Russia) Pathet Lao would not accept 'The While House took a i would invite his delegation as other General Phoumi ar the highly guarded view toward re- MUCH a question is not so
right-wing Prince Boun Oum. observera,
ports that explorations leading Mr Vongvichit said the en- ! They are rebels" he said, toward impertinent na it sounds, chairmen had "good Inteations" "We will never accept them in meeting have been in progress a Kennedy-Khrushchev for it is obvious that if for solving the Laotian prob- any condition government." for some days. there has been a trenklem peacefully,
"Others who rew
"There are no plans for any down in Security
Before at its
answering questions, cognise the Souvanna Phouma such meeting at the present, highest levels, then unme- Mr Vongvichit read a prepared Government and wish for peace said Press Secretary Mr Pierre thing is radically wrong in statement in which he support and neutrality would bewei Salinger, "That is all I can high places.
ed the Russian propugl that all
come."-Reuter, three factions should attend the With no intention of rubbing conference on equal fooling,
salt into old wounds, it la apparent to the least con-
BIG FORCE when people cerned that
Auswering questions again, Mr holding aenior appoint- Vongvichit declared that the Ne menta in the Foreign Lao Haksat (the political arm! Service can defect to the of the Pathet Lao) has col-!
collaborate Communists carrying vital laborated and will
with Prince Souvonne Phouma,
information
with them, then the security check on
the neutrailst leader, to settle peacefully the Laotian crisis,
the traitor's background "We are a big force
the
country," he said, adding "a peaceful solution in Laos can only be achieved in Geneva,"
was either feeble to a point of criminal negligence, or the green light was given by someone in need of a
"I declare energetically dut security chuck himself.
the participation of the delega- tions of the government of His Meanwhile, a profitable
Highnes Souvanna Phoumit source of enquiry would and of the Neo Lao laksat nt be to look into the origins the conference is absolutely in- of certain appointments at dispensable to settle the all levels, and ask how it Laotian problem peacefully,
Buy."
Asked if the meeting was on May 31 for a three-day cere- "being
considered," Armonial visit with French Presi- Salinger replied, "I can't dent Charles De Gaulle. If the answer any questions, I've Khrushchev meeting can be e- said all I can say."
ranged, current administration thinking would point to a confer- shortly after Paris. Mr Kennedy would remain In 'Europe for the Khrushchev talks.
Deadlock
The deadlocked
nuclear test
ence
ban negotiations with Russla, Apparently the United States regarded by the United States does not like the idea of having as the key to any successful the two leaders meet in Geneva conferences approach to major disarmament, because of other and a recent softer-than-usual there, plus the possible counota- East-West relations apparently. Four meeting which proved to be speech by Mr Khrushchev about tions involved in the 1955 Ing
have led Mr Kennedy to consider a bitter disappointment
to the the possibility of meeting the West. Soviet leader.
Mr Kennedy, after the Cana- dan trip, is due to go to Paris
SUSPECTED MURDERERS BREAK OUT OF JAIL
Escape with a blazing gun
Cambridge, Mass., May 14,
Two men awaiting trial for previous slayings today usod a gun, apparently smuggled to them by a fako psychiatrist, to kill the warden of Middlesex County Joll in a daring noontime escape.
up and simultaneously apel proached Jail warden Davit
S. Robinson, 53, with a gun blazing.
nection with the death of a clothing store clerk in Saugus, Massachusetts, about 10 miles north of Boston,
Just before the escape under nad Porter suddenly leaped Porter was being held in con-
gunfire, a man who lentilled himself as a paychiatrist, re- ceived permission to question Norman Porter, 21, of Woburn. Marsachusetts, one of the two gutmen. At the
same time, a a legitimate altorney was talking to Edgar W. Cook, 18, of Brookline, who was to go on trial Monday for the telling of a
In that no-and-so in holding and we are making concessioni auch a position affecting in accepting that the delegadon tho country's security, and of the rebels may participate equally at the conference," Mr how and why he was ap- Vongvichst said in his statement. pointed. And above all, by Mr Vongvichit maintained polleeman, whom.
that the Pallet Lao wne | Jell authorities said that Cook
Robinson died moments after he was admitted to Cambridge City Hospital.
The man who identified himself as a paychiatrist disappeared during the shooting. Authorities expressed belief the fake doctor smuggled in tho gun ured in Robinson's kill- ing.
An alarm was issued to all pollee deperiments in eastern Mas-
orters anchuscita with
好
Mr Khrushchev mel former President Eisenhower throo ties at Geneva in 1955, in the United States in the autumn of 1950, and at the abortive sum- mit meeting in Paris a year ago, Each contact between Mr Khrushchev Ani Mr Elpen. hower failed to produce any appreciable lessening of Easi- West tension.--UPI.
MYSTERY OF
THE NYLONS
Byracuse, N.Y. May 14.
of the shrivelllar The plague
Вла struck bero stockings teaving. In its wake thousands of office girls, with just a few shreds of nylon hose.
"hool to kill." The pair was A local chemist blamed the described as armed and dan-phenomenon-which apparently gerous
did not affect women 10 air- The two prisoners escaped in a conditioned offices-on a com- gold-coloured 1000 atationbination of atmospherte con- wagon which they slole near ditions and acid in the air- U10 all-AP.
China Mall Special.
of the victims car
About 9.30 am this morning, however, the police found 1 black Hillman Minx, XX3200, abandoned In front of the St | John Ambulance Brigade Head-
quarters in Tai Hang-roud.
One suspect found nearby, was handcuffed and taken inte custody by the police.
The abandoned car was later driven to the Wanchai Pollee
station.
Lima, May 14. Peruvian President manuel
Odria wis serlonsly injured during demonstrations which broke out when ho visited Huancayo, 300 kilometres east of Lima, it
was disclosed today,
In addition, four people were killed and 70 injured during clashes with the security, forces vho red to disperse the demonstrators who attacked the ex-President. The Incident occurred yesterday.-AFP.
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