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DRIAN, some
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ago, was
months
confronted
with the need to choose
CHINA MAIL
Rioter Pleads
With Naguib
For His Life
Cairo, Aug. 26.
Mustafa Khamis, 20, Tuesday pleaded with between two good angels. Į Maj. Gen. Mohamed Naguib for his life, already He chose the wrong une
'declared forfeited by a military court for being and ...
the ringleader of the Kar El Dawar riots near Alexandria two weeks ago.
But let us start the cartler. At the time, say, when Adrian left the Army after the did for Adrian war. The war what it did for many others, it made a man of him. Until he Joined the Army he had been failure. He came from a good East Anglian family, had been given an ex- cellent education. Then, launch- ed into the world, he had become at once malsit. He was in his early twenties when he collected us first pollee-court conviction,
romething of
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S a soldier he was a success,
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but as soon as demobilisa- tion came, he slipped back into his earlier, slovenly ways, and' became ugalni a 'source of worry to all who had his welfare at heart.
He rume to London and here, though his education and service experience might have been ex- pected to equip him for better things, he joined another kind of army. He joined the bleak battalions of those who dwell on outskirts of society. the the rokged regiments
uf men who, through mlafortune
Cr
some
GHQ announced that Khamis made his plea in a 30-minute conference with Gen. Naguib to- night. There were unconfirmed reports that Khamis had previously indicated he would like to make exposures of the powers behind the riots, which took nine lives.
Admiral
Threatens
Newspapers
Guam, Aug. 26. Admiral Ernest W. Litch, United commander of the States Naval forces in the Marianas, was accused today! of threatening to suppress twa island newspapers for mentioning the name of the
This was not confined any- where, though. it Was widely printed in the press.
A GHQ spokesman would not comment on this. He said: "All I know is he pleaded with the Commander-in-Chief to com- Imate the court's sentence against
him."
Khamis was whisked away to the Calro nilitary prison after seeing Gen. Naguib.
The GHQ spokesman said the court verdict on the 28 others.
Press,
The
Implicated in the riots would be announced on Saturday. prosecution asked for death sentences for all 28-Associateu
ARMY DECREE
Cairo, Aug. 26. The Army deereed today that all sermons delivered in Egypt- ian mosques at Friday services
Established 1845
WEDNESDAY,
AUGUST 27, 1952.
King Feisal Meets Mr Truman
1
King Felsal, 17-year-old ruler of Iraq, on a three-day visit to Washington, is welcomed by President Truman when he arrived at the White House for lunch.
More Mass
Arrests In S. Africa
Johannesburg, Aug. 27, In the biggest and most
London Express.
Consul-Gen. Ordered To Attend Court
(Continued from Page 1)
Mr Kwee Djle-hoo's appoint- ment to Hongkong was anything
than that of a moro
other reason, only just manage admiral's wife in a gossip must be cleared by the Arms widespread action since the general, and he was
to hang on to hope and a liveli-column. houd.
tion.
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of the wife of the Island's fre a group opposing the eviction
g
The action coincided
of
entitled to
110
reason
consul- therefore
FOUND
diplomatic GUILTY OF
MURDER
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Drought's Shocking Effects
Dallas, Texas, Aug. 28. A 289-mile car trip through the hoart of drought-crippled Texas re- veals a stark picture of parched crops, dead live- stock and "wheeling buz- zards.
The 40-day heat wave has killed 21 persons and destroyed
crops worth $100,000,000. Two cotton workers died on Monday.
The sprawling state with its
Living Language
Why we say Bowdlerize,
This word originally meant to remove anything indelicato or vulgar from a literary work and comes from the Rev. Thomas Bowdler D.D. who in 1818 published an edition of Shakespeare from which he had removed all works and passages he thought not suitable for family reading. Nowadays the word means to emusca- late, or cut out all
263,644 square miles and 7,711,-strength and virility.
194 citizens is the victim of a human and economic catastrophe brought on by the searing sun and the dry, cloudless skies,
From Kerrville surrounded by a rocky hill country to Dallas, the soil progressively becomes sand, then red clay and finally the rich black dirt of Central Texas. All of it is dry and crumbling.
and
The sturdy evergreen_ gross
by farmland survived pastures stretching away from the highways ure parched yellow and brown,
Hundreds Di nereя of dend FLO paper-like corn stalks protrude from the
groundside Kerrville,
For mulca
the road is lined by leafless
skeletons of grotesque
what
once were trees.
Small cotton plants-the State's major cash crop droop to the earth and there is only boll of white. an occasional Farm windmills are still. There is no wind to propel them and no water to pump.
Tractors, harvesters and other
farm
arm machinery are pieces of
deserted farmyards. parked in
For 40 consecutive days, the | temperatures throughout Texas have soared above 100 degrees Fahrenheit, United Press.
Film
Pulsne Judge, to death by Wins hanging.
was- to attend Charles and ordered himPplication (the
His
their returned
deliberating 25
Lordship
ex-
authorities.
sald The spokesman The Guam Daily News said its
that campaign against "unjust not
privilege. be uniform laws". few publisher and
was launched two His Lordship ordered that Mr editor were also sermons must also For odd periods of
in
and text. subject with possible de-
months ago, 426 resistance Kwee attend the Court for cross- weeks at a time, Adrian worked threatened
Preachers have chosen their Kitchenportation and bodily harm when as a scullery porter, a
a examination. including with volunteers,
The position of Major Pampe porter, a porter plain; he swept they were called on the carpet own subjects and dealt
batch of Indian and African them independently up to now.
Rahardjo ag D diplomatic streets for some time and in in the admiral's headquarters.
Unanimously. found guilty arreated courier was different to that of were An Army spokesman denied
women, the winter shovelled
The
paper said that publisher Twice
convicted for Joseph Flores and editor. Joseph reports at 150 Generals had throughout the Union yes- a consul, he continued. Major by an all-male Jury at the he was
this Sessions sald ed into been discharged. He
Rahardjo had no official Criminal Parce were summoned
that terday (Tuesday). seedy crimes and on the second Holmes
directly after the military coup
and was granted morning on a charge of recognition occasion he was put on probb- Adm. Litch's office where the on July 23 a number of general
from civil and tongue- amiral gave them
with exemption lashing for an
officers were given obligatory Item which re-u
d. special protection only employed, was sentenced by THE probation officer at Bow cently appeared in the Terri- leave and in many instances this the appearance in a Johannes criminal jurisdiction and afford- murder, Lam Yu, 28, un-
the end of their burg Magistrate's Court of 20 torial
during the
of exercise his Mr Justice Williams, Senior Sun, companion publica- would mean Street became Adrian's good
de- tion, concerning the Admiral's military careers. Certain of these leaders of the two main non-office. angel number one. He
Roncrals wanted resign, the European political organisations His Lordship said he could at wife. voted a good deal of time
The item, written by Holmes spokesman said, but their re- -the African National Congress || Bee
why Major the beginning of this year to
Rahardjo should be The Jury under the gossip byline "Raynignations had not been accepted.
verdlet after trying to find Adrian work.
Roberts,"
The United Press learned that and the South African Indian Pamoc Blessings
reported that Mrs like misfortunes
his Lord- minutes. rarely come singly, and before Litch was Indirectly involved in about 40 generals were involved. Congress who appeared at a exempted from attending to be
preparatory examination of the cross-examined and LAND SCHEME he knew where he was, another
General Mohamed Naguib, allegation of "encouraging the ship further remarked he could pressed his agreement with their
not anticipate any situation aris-anding.
of the Lam was recused good ungel had appeared
marshal who
declared that ex- achievement of the objects
as a result of his attendance was evicted on meanwhile,
Ing
Kam-si, 29, Adrion's horizon an aunt who
the
a careful
Communia." grounds that she was not perts were making
which could possibly conflict murder of Wong
salesman, in the King's Park was full of good intentions re-
limitation eligible for
the land government hous-study of
district off Waterloo 'Road' on used Major garding her nephew.
scheme so that,ils application A feature of yesterday's with his duty as a courier.
His Lordship refused Love Adrian look the perilous step
night of June 27 last, events was participation of non The News said that Adm would not benefit one class. at
by Mr defended of swapping angels la, so to Litch told the newsmen that if the expense of another. He said
Europeans of all kinds Intians, Pamoe Rahardjo's
E. Loschy
QC, in speak, mid-air. He deserted the
that it would be "fair to all".
coloureds (those of Africans,
Court for cross-examination. the
papers ever again mention-
by Mr probation officer, not
Francis H.B. knowing ed himself, his wife or his son
The luxurious reyal rest mixed blood)--both men
Mr McNeil said the Court structed
The Prosecution Wong. that Ital official had
rallway women. just*****
rooms in the central or the United States Navy, he
was aware of the Major's duties arranged a job for him. Adrian would ban both
station were opened to the
would conducted by Mr W. A. Blair- what enquired papers from transferred himself to his aunt,
public general
today. and
In Johannesburg Univeralty and all milltary
installations. All went well with him for a
students, most of them white, happen if he should suddenly Kerr, Crown Counsel, assisted
to by through the
Det. Insp. T. Kavanagh. ordered ba
to return
been The
paper said the Admiral thousands poured
made their way
After the verdict hud from the
.with few weeks, His aunt fed him added he would inform the Air gilded salens, spitting of a
asked returned, his Lordship splendidly, and his frail figure Force to do likewise. The paper father of ex-King Farouk, and
bust of
the late King Fuad, University at Witwatersrand to Indonesia in accordance
his duties. the Magistrate's Court in pro-
the accused if he had anything began to All out. She clothed quoted Adm. Litch as declaring,
His. Lordship replied he did
sentence was say before mockingly him so that, he lost his scare-
touching his mous- test against the arrest last week "I am the security office on this
intend to interfere with to two African students of the not
Passed. crow look and look
of on the air island. I let people in and I let tache.
University, who were arrested Major Pamee Rahardjo's duties
Accused replied: "If I have The Minister of Communica- of a man about town.
diplomatic courier. and people out."
started under the Suppression of Com- as a
been found guilty, well, I have He that was why he had said
been found guilty, munism Aci.
could not anticipate any situa- have me released. Several hundred Indian school tion arising which could possibly Defence Counsel claimed that The crowd watching the cere-
children, aged between 0 and 16, conflict with his duty. Mafor the killing of Wong was accid- was in the ental. He claimed that while the marched carrying banners with Pamoe Rahardjo alony rushed forward and tore
and
message down the rest of the wall with
such slogans as "Hands off Con- witness-box
accused and the deceased were their hands to shouts of "Long
gress", "Hands off Our leaders, came ordering him to leave at struggling for a gun which the from their school on the out- once, his Lordship would Live Freedom."
reaccused held when he attempted to rob Wour and his girl com- One of the rest
skirts of the city to the head-leare him straight away.. rooms was
Mr McNeill said he was much panion, the
went off gun quarters of the Transvaal Indian decorated in Arabesque style
obliged. and
accidentally, Congress in the city. the other in Andalusian
The hearing was
then ad- patterns from the Alhambra in
The accused, according to the journed to Monday next at 10 Crown case, was
caught after Spain. Both were painted light
the
alarm had been ralect and green with glit decorations.- United Press.
found with a loaded revolver
•
*
•
The Newa sald Adm. Litch also hinted at possible bodily harm THEN, quote suddenly, for when he said, "You are liable to some reason we do not wake up some morning and do know, Adrian's aunt dropped not know where you
United Press, him.
His other good angel, the probation officer, had meantime not been idle. When Adrian
failed to report to him as order
ed, the probation officer took out
a warrant for his arrest. In due course the police picked him up,
lo Bow and he was brought Street and
Str
arc."--
NEW
MURDER WITNESS
Peyruis, Aug. 26. and charged with break- French police tonight announced the conditions of his proba that a witness had confirmed tion. And now he had de- that the British biologist, Sir teriorated, and become a scare Jack Drummond, his wife and crow again, clothed m rags, his daughter were murdered at delicately featured face grey, a.m. on Aug. 5. Uned, stubble-bearded.
Pacon! Selosed that M. Jean |
n tone of sorrow,
Mr
local businessman, had
Haines, the probation officer, told them he was driving on
ions, Zahel: Garrona, the rush by knocking out a few bricks from the royal rest rooin partition wall with a hatchet,
Decline To Testify
on
told the story to Mr Bertram
Washington, Aug. 26. the Peyruls to Manosque road, Reece, the
Congressional hearings magistrate, while
near the scene of the crime, at international forlornly Adrian looked
oll, monopoly of. that hour when he heard shots charges, proposed for this week, "He was dropped rather badly by hin
have been postponed because the well-meaning relation followed by cries. Mr Haines sald.
He turned his car and drove five American companies "I can only
iri other direction. He cerned declined invitations to think it was because he did not off
testify, it was learned today. come on as quickly as she had sald he saw nothing-Reuter.
Justice Department amclats hoped."
sold it would not be unreasonable
·
VE been trying to get jobs by myself," Adrian said, In the tired voice of a very old man. "Only when you give your address
lodging-house people won't entertain you." thing another
chance
äs a
might..." Mr Haines said.
"Very well," said the magis trate, "I'll make it 55. or one day. He can go back on proba- tion."
Adrian left the court, and hot on his heels the probation officer followed, his second-best angel who had now mayed back into Arst place.
con-
INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION for the companies to decline to
We must first ascertain the distribution or the märkien. There ara B4 possible selections of thron Marbles consider, in respect of every likely diacribution, (a) now selections produce onR marble of ach colour; (b) how inspir produce two blúe marbles and a red one.
many
DISTRIBUTION SELECTIONS
So the relevant distribution la 131 There are five bitje marbles free red ones, and one yellow one; and the adds against my drawing two red ones and a yellow one are 37 to 1.
London Sapiens keretre
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testity now before, n
Congres-
sional committee because of the pending government suit against some of the companies and the Grand Jury Investigation cartol charges fixed for next September.
of
Officials thought it would be "many months" before this suit, seeking a refund of an alleged overcharge of oli purchases abroad for Marshall Plan coun- tries, could be brought to trial.. The Justice Department bas issued subpoenas for the Grand Jury investigation on about 23 oll concerna Including the British-owned Anglo-Iranian Oil Company as well as the Royal Dutch Sheil and Iraq Petroleum for the production of appro- priate records-Reuter.
and
At the Indian high school at Johannesburg, examinations by jî.m. matriculation students were abandoned as all the students were taking part in the de- monstrations.
was
The focal point of the do monstrations in Witwatersrand the Magistrate's Court, where a thousand milling, jostling non-Europeans, with a sprinkling of Europeans, throng- ed the corridors singing songs and shouting slogans-Reuter.
Radio Hongkong
.
Party Officials Warned
(Continued from Page 1)
morally corrupt the ranks of the Communists,
tucked in his girdle.
Actress
Divorce
Los Angeles, Aug. 20, The Alm star, Miss Olivia de Havilland,, 30, was today grant- ed a divorce from 54-year-old от novelist Marcus Goodrich
anniversary of her tho sixth wedding.
The actress sobbed in
court
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alam, d, fadih, W. Pakistan, Middlə East, Africa, Great Britain, Europe, 430 pm, via BOAL.
Japan, Korea, 4.30 p.m., vla 3.0.A.C Formosa, Olzmawa, New York. Canada, 4.30 pm. via HKA/ N.W.AL
Indo-China (Tonkin only), 4.30 pm, via CPA.
By Surface Mieno, 1 pm, o'pa. via s/n Lao Hong/Hwang Tung..
Malaya, Ceylon, W, India, Aden,
Middle East, Great Britain, Europe,
PHURSDAY, AUGUST 2
1/4 Corfu.
By Air Philippines, Guam Hawaii, Sen' Francisco, Noon, via PAA,
Indo-China, France, French North & West Africa, 4.30 pan, via Air Vietnam.
Philippines, N. Borneo, 4.30 pm. VIA CPA
Middle
Siam, E. & W. Pakistan, East Africa, Great Britain, Europe, 4.30 p.m. via_BO.A.C.
By Surface
Maeng, 1 pm., 6 pm, vía xửa Léa Hour word Tung.
China, People" Republic, 9:30 am, tralo via Canton, * N. Borneo, 6 cm, vía s/c Hang sang.
Indonesia, 1 pm, via s/s Yochow. Japan, p.m., via a/s Hermetin, Malaya, 1 pm., via w/s Helice.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
.
By Alt
as she said her husband new, Canada, USA. 9 em., via
Formosa, Japan, 2 pm, vìe CAT, into violent rages and threatened
Formosa, Okinawa, Japan, Beattle, to kill her.
4.30 pm. via IKA/ Canadu, She told the judge: "I did not N.WAL believe in Was
divorce. 'I was Siam, Burma, E. India, W. Pakts-
East, Africa," Greșt I decided I had tan. Middle
Baltat, Zurope, against it.
B.O.A.C. was afraid my son was in dan better get a divorce because I
both
psychologically and physically. I wanted to make my marriage a success, because this was my only marriage.",
otherwise
His Lordship exempted the Jury from further service for a perled of one year.
Murder Charge
The death of a 27-year-old The rules must also provide woman, Yu Sze, who was found for members to be bound to fatally stabbed at the Hung Mul keep party and state secrets, Boarding House, Queen's Road Lastly" sald M. Kruschev, Weat, shortly before 4 pan, yes- "it must lè admitted - that interday had sequel when a man many party Soviet and econo- was charged with the murder of mic organizations there exists Tu before Mr Poon Yan-hol at the great evil of fallacious op- Central yesterday. proach to the selection of cadres
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aged about 30, the soul of the late Senora Eva Chinese male, Orchestra of Ute Wook-zech Ph harmonic Orchestra: Piano Recital Peron, celebrated at the Catholic was found floating in the har by Caroline Haga (Studio): 0.30 Cathedral yesterday morning, it bour near the Vehicular Ferry that Air Wharf about 11 o'clock this World Theatre The Government was omitted to stato
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Police launch. Close down.
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Superior Judge Thurmond Clarke awarded her custody of the son, who will be three next She described herself as the family bread winner, and did not ask for alimony.
month.
4.30
Malaya, Indonesië, Ceylon,
ما
W.
India, 430 pm. via BOA.C
N. Boraco, Australia, New Zea land. 4.30 pan.. via QEA.
By Surface Macao, 1 pm, 6 pm, via n/a Leo Hong Yi Ting
Chirsa, People's Republic, 9.30 pm. train via Canton
GENERAL HOLIDAY SATURDAY, AUGUST 30 By Alt Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, USA.. Canada 8 aan, via P.A.L
USA.. Canada. 3 pm, via PAM Japan, 4.30 pm, via BOAC. Indo-China, Frkace, French, North
Miss de Havilland said Good- rich had been married four times & West Africa, 430 pm, via Air previously without her know-Vietnam ledge--Reuter.
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