A moment that could have changed history
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1961.
25,000 tons of opium
"THE DESERT FOX' GETS AWAY
New York, July 13.
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A CHOICE
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alnand- driver and sent the ear spamming one from the military
should not be destroyed and, Burgdorff and Ernest but if the Allied High ancrificed In a battle which arrived at Rommel's home and In the carly evening of July out of control into a tree stump. Į point,
military from the car Commund could have looked on all
calculation inaceused him directly. Rommel, hurled 17, 1944, on a road in by the impnet,
of the bill and leated was already lost." Jay unconscious the oller side Normandy, two allied dive on the pavement, the left side been fully aware of the German big face erushed and his generals' revolt and the attempt- bombers swept in at low of
led assassination of Adolf Hitler, lovel to strato a German skull fractured,
then the near-fatal injury of Command car racing for; Now,
result uf the Field Marshal Erwin Rommel
year-long! the shelter of a nearby curiosity
rebecomes almost a classical act search of Dr Richard A. Davla of trugle fate." grove of trear.
#I The University of Veli- That single
abst action
nsylvania School of Medicine, exuelly 17 years ago may have
can be told for the first time changed the course of history.
of Rominel's the full account For in the car was Field injury, medical history, Marshal Erwin Hommel, one of
every and death. Hitler's most celebrated COM marders and the man the Bri- "The Desert Fox," tish called But of repent for is brilliant taeties in the Africa campaign,
FIRST RUN
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The elive lumbers' first Reinmel's Staflag run wounded
Fishermen rescued
Brest, July 13.
The 12 crew members of a small Spanish fishing boat were taken aboard a Belgian cargo ship in the Bay of sexy today after Ore sling boat had sunk, French Maritime Radio reported.
The fishing vessel, the Glorkt. 1nd run into dificulties about 380 miles off the Frenel const.-Chinu Mail Spretal.
A weekend
of violence
in Basutoland
Johannesburg, July 13. Three Africans were killed and about 800 left home- less in weekend of violence at Toloanes, near Matscing in Basutoland, Star
the
Q
Johannesburg
reported today.
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huls were
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THE REVOLT
cuperation,
Davin' documented account moves from the tiny farmhouse
He was given a choice ut a where A
pharmacist vitinge treated the conselous Rommel pepp's court and hanging or aicide by polson. Warned that the first choice would endanger a dining room table, through the hospital where he gradually his wife and ron, he chore The recovered and on to his home Bear
for final re= Stuttgart For the generals had decided the best man to lead the rem
UNDER WATCH.... volt would be Rominel. Or Itummel's OWIL position, the
Rommel In September, tho For historians it is important blind refusal 10
author says: "...(Hitler's)
vacuate fixaily learned they were under Friends the Afrika
Korps andi
inflexibir watch of the Gestapo, for Hommel's ins
he was plot againstation in all German generals
initary prob warned Rommel that
superted of being an accom- irms convinced Hommet that Hitler.
against all avenues of reason were in the bomb plot closed...
with
As Davis moves into his ac- count, he note:
The third week of July, 1944, was not only a eritical
ifitter.
The max came
14. Cinerals
fa-1 "It became of primary portance to him that Germany Det.
poison.
With Burgdorff and Maisel
home, he left
ostensibly fur Berlin. Thirty minutes later his wife was notified ho hod died of a "brain hemorrhage." A Berlin announcanent said
died an he
result of injuries suffered In Normandy on Sept. 17. Actually, they had two months cariler. Anve hi
state funeral.-UPI.
that
occurred
fitier at noon, Wilhelm
S'pore's extreme left To freedom
challenges the PAP
Singapore, July 13.
The extreme left in Singapore's Parliament and the giant Trade Union Congress tonight joined in open challenge to the government of the
left-wing People's Action Party.
Eiphit non-Cabinet
TUC leaders demand for lease of detainees would force the a constitutional crisis in political
Malayan six political secretaries, who include Mr Lim face of British and
In
govern- Forty-three trade unions also ment members of the Legisla-issued a statement tonight
the TUC tive Assembly announced their support of support
for
| secretaries of the Trade Union Chin-along, former detalace opposition,
kennd for im during Malaya's anti-Communist 'Compress
mediate release of all political emergency.
i detainers and abolition of the
Mr Lim and his tive up-
internal security council on porters tonight published a which Britain and Malaya represented.
arechallenge to the,.Prime Minis
ser, Mr Lee Kunn-yew, to try to force their resignations
They also called for an im- mediate party conference.
Mr Ave has already stated publicly that to accede to the
FRENCH ROUND UP
RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS
Paris, July 13.
burned In a series of pre-dawn raids, French police today
The new! papers maid troke Than down,
• Fightlog was said to have broken cut between two groups of Africans after the re-allben- i tion of land grazing rights, !
RELIEF ORDERED
rounded up a number of right-wing extre- mists to thwart any agitation during Friday's Bastille Day celebrations.
Α'
the
same
time, police
has been warring The MNA !searched the residence of with the more radical and
bearded Algerian patriarch Hadj | larger Algerian nationalisti
group, the
National Front of Liberation (FLN). Thousands of Algerian workers in France have been skin during gun balifea between the two rival
A
company
All undiscloard number of Mensali, who heads the Algerian Injured were taken to hospital. National Movement (MNA),
said it was The newspaper
of riot troops understood Bghting broke out! surrounded find) Messali's old when the original occupants of manor in nearby Gouvieux the land refused to move after; while policemen and plain groups.
clothesmen searched the prem-
the reallocation.
Chic Moshoshoe the Second, ises. whose headquarters are
Matseing, has authorised emer-
geney relief ensures. Police
who are Investigating the
ARMS FOUND
Some 15 arms -ranging
were found.
trouble, report all quiet at from pistols to sub-machineguns
the moment.-Reuter.
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7 Planet.
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ACROSS
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Reptiles,
11 Frult a body hast
12 Pinched a fur?
15 The funny one?
10 Coloured.
17 Playwright.
10 Backs.
10 Carriers.
21 Advertising vehicle.
22 Remember.
23 Forest's team?
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1 Territorial unlii
2 Muale tires one.
3 Ambushes,
4 Taverns.
5 Put away.
6 Dismissed.
10 Scorching.
13 I'm by the fire.
13 Don't leave before.
14 Shortened name.
15 Sour beer?
19 Drills holes.
10 Mr Germant 20 Gurment.
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the
en-
ot
MNA
months ago, Some six French lolerated couraged formation cells in scattered parts of Algeria, apparently to create another Algerian political force.
the
Tue challenge from extreme and often alleged- ly Communist section was seen by observers here as heralding a ruling party crisis and possible split on the eve of a by-elcellon,
FTIO-
The government at the men! holds a majority of roughly four to one in Parlin- ment,
Key issue in the voting which takes place nest Saturday is the constitutional future of Sinka- pore, at present enjoying internal
Lee Kuan-ycw
self-governmwal with exerption
Recently, however, the French Ravernent appears tu have written elt the MNA presenting only a small fractionaTies and
!!-
the
uf defence, foreign internal security
of Algeria's Moslems, and is in which are retained by Britain.
card to
-by carioe
Falsterbo, July 13.
An 18-year East German refugee arrived here late last night ву сапос and asked for political asylum, the Swedish police said to. day.
He la reported to have East told police he left Germany 13 days uro bui he was in good condition after his long journey.
His application will be considered by the Allens Mol Commission.---China
Special.
Says sabotage
directed from outside
Rome, July 13.
The
for sale
Rangoon, July 13. Burmese Government hat for sale enough opium for a lifetime of "blissful dreams."
It is contraband the Govern- ment confiscated siner It crack- ed down on oplum addicts after Burma became independ- ent in 1948.
The amount 25,000 tons. The Burma pharmaceutiend industry will convert some of the aplum into morphine for medical purposes, but n couple of tons will furnish Burina with enough morphine for two years. the Government said. The rest must be sold.
Tradition is in part to blame for the forge surplus of dream food.
A TRADITION
Krowing Opium
and snuggling has long been a tradition and an honourable profession among the bill tribes of Burma along the China, Thai
rad Laus borders.
When the Britis ruled Burma, the tribes wero in their Flory because the British didn't bother them much,
No holiday was complete in the Shan States-were the habit WIN most rampant without oplum.
But when Burma won - dependence, things were dif- ferent. Opluni addicts were sent to institutions and cured or retained as incurables.
Government agents scoured the Shan States for oplum, scizing everything from a few vunces to pound after pound of; the stuff.
CRACKDOWN
The 25,000 tons now on hand is the result of the crackdown,
The Government said cently sold tons of "gazipur Opium" to a American Arm, Merck Co. Inc., of New Jersey, however, this aplum-a partly 1lined brand-was brought in just after the war by the Brillsh for sale through the then exist-
The Italian Foreign Minis- | ing Government opium depots.
For, Prof. Antonio
Segni, said today that
The present stock, the Gov- einment said, is adulterated
contains every
Italy believes the people opium which
thing from tobacco dust to
responsible
for sabotage cow dung.
and
in the Alto Adige regions werd encouraged directed from beyond the frontier.
was
to the Senate As he spoke Foreign Affairs Commission, it iwo that reported chelricity polong bad been three damaged blown up and by explosions during the night.
'The
German-speaking Alto Adige, in the north, was ceded to Haly by Austria after the First World War, Austria demanded regional recently autonomy for the region.
Prof. Segni Said Italy was talks with ready to Austria and was willing to do prejudice. Reuter. so without
resiune
Bones unearthed during work
The extreme left is advocating for Queen's visit
of
the mildst of negotiating with the FLN for
the
a "go it alone" full independence Algerian conflict,
programine, while the govern-
Accra, July 13. Meanwhile in Algeria, Algerian ment mniatoins that it is not
skulla Affairs Minister Mr Louis Joxe preticable without merger with Human bones and
have been unearthod in was ending a quick Inspection: Malaya or purticipation in the Mulaya and tour of the embattled territory. Confederation
the grounds of the 300- Mr Joxe was due to return to British
territories.
year-old Christiansborg Paris tonight.-AP.
Beuter,
Castle here during rono- vation work in prepara- tion for the Queen's visit in November.
Borneo
MOTION TO SACK BANK OF
CANADA GOVERNOR KILLED
Ottawa, July 13.
The Liberal-dominated Canadian Senato today killed tha Government's bill to sack Bank of Canada Governor, Mr James E. Coyne.
recommending that "this bill further proceeded
be по with,"
re-
Omclnls say the human mains probably go back many years and possibly as für as the time when the castle was on im- portant station in the slave trade utong the West African coast,
Gold Slaves from the Const were kept in the castle bu dungeons until they could chipped out.
Mr A. B.
Okantey, Assistant Controller
Government
The move opened the way for Mr Coyne to resign immedi- stely--a promise he Rave yesterday in return for defeat It also adopted a further com- House, sald last night that the mittee recommendation clear- renovation of the castle at an
£340,000, ing Coyne of any "miscon~(estimated cost of duet" during his 0-year expected to be completed term as head of the nation's time for the Queen's arrival on central bank UPI.
Nov. Chinn Mali Special,
of the government measure.
Dividing on straight party lines,
the Senate killed the govern- ment bill by adopting 33 to 15 a booking
cummittee report
LATEST WORD IN FRENCH DICTIONARY
CHASTITY DEFINED
Paris, July 13.
in
The argument ranged long
che who in "Stale of he or The "immortals" of the between those who are chnality chaste, that is to say observes only as a complete abstention { continence. But chastity con French Academy have from sexual pleasure and those mean complete abstinence from hammered out a definition who view it as consistent with pleasures of the flesh." of chastity, the latest "moderation."
Academicians,
word they have reached in Finally, the ovor ten years work on some of them white-bearded
compromiso.
rovising the definitive octogenarians, "Dictionary of the Franch Languago."
다
settled for
w
The earlier definition how discarded, had termed as chnote Arcan a person who abstained
in love- "all eit picamuro" French
making-Chine Mail Special.
"Chastity" in henceforth mosa:
The Kovernment wants 10 know any buyers?-UPI.
High Commissioner
London, July 13. The British High Commis- sioner in Malaya Sir Geofrey Tory, returned to Kuala Lum- pur from London by air today after a three-week "purely pri- vate visit to his home town of Shefeld-China Mall Special.
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