EVERYONE WATCHED THE NEW
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1950.
BABY-AND FATHER WAS IGNORED
DRAMATIC EVIDENCE IN "MERCY MURDER" TRIAL The Nurse's Version Agreement Or
Manchester, New Hampshire, Feb. 28.-The husband of the cancer patient whom Dr Herman Sander is accused of murdering, testified today that, "if the doctor was my own brother, I could not feel more kindly toward him.”
Reginald Borroto, 65, a retired oil company salesman, testifying on the seventh day of Dr Sander's "mercy murder" trial, recounted under cross-examination the kindness with which the physician had treated his wife, Ebbie, 59.
"If Mrs Borroto had been Dr Sander's mother or sla-į ter, he couldn't have
more to
done!
her.".
encourage The husband added: brought her many gifts. On one occasion he brought her a camry in a cage complete with all fittings. Dr Sunder made a particular effort to bring his three little girls to my wife bremise she was fond of children."
Corruption Inquiry
Parts. Feb. 28--M. Rot- Francois Peyre, one of the cen- tral times in the case of alleged corruption in Indo-China knows as the "Altair of the Generals", } was today suspended French Legion of ilonour.
Destruction The Choice
York, Feb. 28.-The Arch- bishop of York, Dr Cyril Garbolt, today urged Bri- tain to open hydrogen bomla talks with Russia if the United States could not dn
80.
Those funny, staring crea-
fures on the other side of the bars are just humans. You'll soon get used to them. Icf merive you
A
Here, -Good-..
wash,
The blue tongue of Ivy, the nolar bear, licked the thick polár #11
the
as an altern- He proposed tive-If an agreement could not rolemn reached "il bu ravenant" of peace-loving and democratic peoples to use resources against any nation us- ing these bombs and a declara- ringly ner on "that neither collectively would they ever be the first to use the bomb."
"Agreement or destruction is
choice before In the the
declared in Archbishop Diocese Senftel published today. A Parliamentary Commission "It is now uncertain if the human
now inquiring into chargez Mr Borroto sald that during which attribute to M. Peyre there will be granted many more there is time, his wife's long illness he made
pallon of "go-between in the years for amendment.
"Now, while of money alleged to either an agreement must be frequent rocial visits to the doc-passing tur's home, and was invited to have been accepted by two reached or, if this fails, means dianer. He said be becume French Generals from suppor-
Bag Dai, deter a possible aggressor close friend of the 41-year-olders of ox-Emperor
must be found. If nothing is physiclan and bis family. head of the new Victor State attempled the human race drifts
A decree, published in the Dr Sander is nccused French offeint journas, said that towards its certain doon."
Reuter.
see
hastening Mrs Borroto's death the suspension of M. Peyre from Injecting air bubbles into her the Legion would continue unti by,
defence contends veins. The nhe was dead of cancer before his case was settled.
Now in Brazil, M. Peyre, who
PEACE NEARS IN PALESTINE
Tel-Aviv,
Feb. 28. Secret
the injection. The prosecutor is 44, was described by claims Dr Sander Baill be acted { Prime Minister, M. Georges
with after Mr Borroto pleaded
Indault, In a French Assembly him to end his wife's suffering, delate, as "a double and per-negotiations between Israel and
he began haps n triple agent".-Reuter. Borroto, when terifying as the State's eighth
Mr
wilnem, said he never had asked
For Santier to chorien his wife's SEVERE QUAKE
life.
Two relentine questions have
come up in the trial. Firstly,
what is a gasp? Secondly, whin
by
TUZLA
while fur of her 11-week-old Bruntas, until it was cubike fresh snow.
And shiny hundreds of children watched.
It
the first Sunday afternoon out for Brumas, first- polar bear cub born at Lon- don Zoo. If Brumas was too the Impor- young to realise tance
occasion, of the certainly
did. Never has n mother shown off her baby with greater pride,
1vs
She hugged him, fed him, and pushed him gently with her nose up a stone
mound,
-(London Express Service)
National
Federal Seizure Of
Mines Possible
Washington, Feb. 28. More than 500,000 American workers were idle today as a result of the strike in soft coal mines. The stoppage con-
Daylines into its fourth week with no sign of settle-
Of Wales
ment.
A high Government offi
einl asserted that a Federal Has Soviet New geizure of the mines appear-
unless the Secret Weapon? ed inevitable
Was settled by to-
Today is Wales' national day
strike likely Jordan arc
to produce Early this morning before the shortly an agreement on most din of traffic reached Its peak a of the outstanding problems, in-little knot of Welsh peoplo night. cluding the resumption of trade gathered at the Cenotaph to per to usually form a simple rite to commemo
of their
patron rate the day rellable sources here today.
The results of recent meet-saint, St David.
In the quiet of the morning ings between high level repre-
relations, accord
There is no sign at the While House that President Truman was preparing to take this ac
20. President Czechoslovakin
Prague. Feb.
of Gottwald Kave a hint that Russia had a new weapon up her sleeve in his the Executive speech today to Committee of the Czechoslovak Communist Party,
he Bald, Besides the 370,000 striking "In an emergency."
the United Mine
nationa
the of "the
Soviet Pasadena, Califoma, Feb, 28.—sentatives of the two countries Dr Alim Thomas, president of
railway, steel Union will put up the same de were submitted to a special the Colony's St David's Society, members of
Il Owen Hughes, Workers Union,
workers have wreath and automobile Israeli Cabinet meeting today. Router.
RECORDED
is normal breathing? Testimony An earthquake, described as the in the trial, particularly most severe at great depth Misa Elizabeth Rose, registered nurse attending Mrs Borroto, the Inst ten years, was recorded today at California Institute of
was
showed that the patient
Technology. losing
Fround
Dr C. F. Richter of Caltechs rapidly. Iter breathing,
be while it could detected, was down to seven in- Seismological Laboratory sald It halations per minute. Normal apparently centered in the Sea
18 is frum
Stockholm,
Feb. 20.-King
the
tion.
Hitler Germany and Japan," he In yellow and green stopped work The number ut-fence as against aggression by
fald. like the shield of St David at fected is 185,000.
The miners are showing no "So far the Soviet Union has Gustav Appoints
the base of the Cenotaph.
of weakening signe
in their applied atomle energy for pence- Then three buglers of, the
"Na Contract, No
ful purposes, Regent
Comunande Brigade sounded the attitude of
Work. Negotiations between mine operators and Air who were at the the Sweden appointed Last Post and level le. of Okhotsk, North of Hokkaido. Gustaf of
Among those respiration
to 20
Prince 3.1. (GMT) Crown
Gustaf Adolf It was at 1031 in her with a second
1. Umes per minute. But
G. Daniel, after a celing yesterday. Mr shock at 10.19 his Regent at a Cabinet meeting Cenotaph to observe their no John L. Lewis were adjourned tional day were
The Union, Bghting contemp dying hour, Mrs Borroto
m. (GMT).
In Grottningholm
Mr J.
J. R. Jones, Me E. G. Thomas, abnormal
Mr and Mrs charges in the Federal Distric rasping an abn
way to
Dr Richter
its here today. estimated
R. R. Davies.
hns pleaded not Major Court, here, Miss Hose test-
The Prince will reign during Mr
Miss Faber, He oxygen."
and
Is Counsel contends 91.
King's Faber -year-old fed that Mrs Borroto was still depth at about 200 miles below
Mr and Mrs guilty. Mrs Pugh, and on the n holiday gasping
the hypodermie the surface and its magnitude the when
Union orders to Riviera. The holiday Lloyd, Mrs Grove, Mrs Hooper that the miners have stayed ou
despite two needle was stuck into her arm at 7-4 on a scale which rules absence on
the largest shocks ever regts-French
und Misa Murchúin.
return to work.Reuter. begins today.-Reuter. renched a dramatic detour whentered at 84.-Acsociated Press.
Won
vein. Her testimony, however,
the defence counsel produced a signed statement by her that
she heard "one loud gasp" be- fore Dr Satider used a hypo dermic needle. Was that "low! Ronp" the end of life for Abble Borroto?
In a signed statement to the defence counsel prior to the opening of the trial, Miss Rose was quoted as saying she did not remember exactly when she heard "one loud gasp."
In her sworn testimony Monday she said she heard "one she
lonu rasp" just before noticed the needle was in Mrs Borroto's vein. United Press
Royal Navy To Visit Riviera
Nice, Feb, 20-Twenty-three ships of the British Mediter- ranean Ficei, under the com- mand of Admiral Sir
Philip Vian, will visit French Riviera March B for a five- poris on day stay to coincide with the Nice carnival.
Admiral Lord Louis Mount- command of the bitten, in Mediterranean cruiser squadran, will attend on board his flagship, Liverpool. Reuter.
HOSPITALS' CUP
Lendon,
Feb. 28-London Hospital best St. Bart's Hospital by 21 points to nil in a Hospitals'. Cup, steend round, Rugby Union match today.
London: Hospilai now meet.St in the semi- Mary's Hospital final on March 9-Reuter.
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COPIL THE BY SEA MENVIČE, ING. T. UL RECK, UL B. PAT. DIR`
"It would be nice and neighbourly, Bill-just ask him
If you can help him with the moving, and seo:If you
can spot those books they borrowed!""
New Demands On Finland
Helsinki, Feb. made new demands
The
"But who would doubt that in The would In case of necessity
use this power and not only this to stave off on aggressor?"", -Reuter.
Sinkiang Falls
Into Line
London, Feb. 28-The New reported China News Agency from Peking tonight that the Sinking provincial Army
has
Royal Murder Trial been incorporated in the Chin- Bangkok, Feb. 28.-King eas Communist Army and top Sinklang Communists have join- Phumiphon will be asked to
the Chinese Communist testify at the murder trial of ed
20.-Russia today for the extradition of Soviet war
his brother, Ananda Mahidol, Party. Sinklang was one of the criminals from Finland.
Office here confirmed during his return to Bangkok, areas which Mr Dean Acheson from Com- Foreign tonight that a new note in this but it is not yet known whether said the Russians were prepar
will agree. -Associated ing to take away
munist China-United Press. was handed to Finland's he
Press, nister in Moscow.
Mr Cay Sundstroem, this afternoon.
Translators
tonight were working on the note for it to be discussed by Finland's Social due to Democrat Government, resign tomorrow when President Paasikivi starts his new term of
omee.
The Foreign Office refused all comment on the note-Reuter,
Radio Hongkong
1.K.T.
Horne,
6.00, "Hong Kong Calling"-Pro- gramme Summary: 0.02, Concert by the Massed Bands and Pipes and Drums; by the 40th Infantry Divi ston flecarded Relay); 7.00, World News and News Analysis. (London Relay) 7.19, "Much Dinding in the Marsh-With Richard Murdoch and Kennelli
(DDCTS); 7.45 "Generally Speaking-Man Eating Shark" A Talk by Sir Arthur Grimble, (London Relay): 8.00, "From the Editorials". (London Relay): 6.10. "Recard Hound-Abou!" -Variety Request Programme Pre- sented by Christine Shore. (Studio); 0.10. Bervices Spatugt The Weekly Variety Show for the Forces West hy the Fordet: from the Lounge of the Y,M,C.A. Kowloon: 10.DO, Radio News Reel, (London Relay): 10.15, Weather Report: 10.10, "French Cabaret"; 10.45, Welsh German. Edward hepsody Bl City of Birmingham 0: 11.05, Dance So Oscar Rabin and Illa Band: 11.15, World News and Weather Report.
Home News from Britain. (London
God Beve elay Recorded): King: 11.30, Close Down
the
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To British Note Russia On Loot
London, Feb. 28.-Britain has sent a note to Russia demanding an end to expropriation of British property in Eastern Germany without com- pensation.
The text, published in complained that in no case hos London today by the compensation been offered for
expropriated property.
Foreign Office, atates that I also alates ihat permission Britain continues. "to hold to visit British property in the tho Soviet Government Eastern zone has been refused 10 the Brilish Interests con- responsible for the protec-
cerned. tion of British assets In the Soviet zone of Ger- many."
The note mayn, "Britain notes with entisfaction that the
Assurancea that will
obligation of the Soviet Gover Rejecting the view contained ment to protect British interests in Russian notu of June 4 und British assets in the Soviet 1948, that British Interests in zone of Germany is not called Eastern Germany are adequately in question": cured for, the note says, un the it asks for contrary
"British Interests in the Soviet Government the Soviet zone have been eas make much protection effective tirely disregarded even in leans and that no further expropria- ders where the
inwa
provide
tions chall take place without and effec- | "prompi, adequate which [live" compensation.-Reuter, earlier representations,
for their protection".
Tho British
follows
nate.
Steel Rails For Mao Tse-tung
Frankfurt, Feb. 28.-Com- munist China is to get some steel rails from West Germany after all, authoritative sources said today.
The Allied High Commission. which turned down a Peking order for 100,000 tons of rails last autumn, hast approved an order for 15,000 tons of rails, plus some additional parts. It is a US$7,000,000 contract. Mao
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BRIGADE.
HONG KONG DISTRICT. WANTED
Tse-tung's Communist govern- Books, papera and magazines ment is to pay in dollars-As-for sociated Press.
Ballet Sots
On Show
London, Feb. 28. Scale models of British ballet stage cels will be on show at the Bri- fish Institute in Madrid for three weeks from April 10,
The exhibition, prepared by the British Council, will later be shown in Barcelona, probably in Bilbao and in Lisbon,
be
Original costumes, ret desigrin and photographs will also shown-Reuter,
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