1954-09-06 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER. 6, 1954.

SHANNON DISASTER

Gen. de Castries Leaving For Saigon

Paris, Sept. 6.

The French press agency reported from Saigon last night that General Chris- tian de Castries, heroic de- fender of Dien Bien Phu, WBS expected to leave Hanoi for Saigon today.

In Saigon he will report to General Paul Kdy, French Commander-in-Chief, in Indo- China on the Dien Bien Phu hettle and his captivity.

Junched

General de Castries with M. Jean Salteny, special French representative

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naftern Vietnam, yesterdur He dined with M. Sainteay las!! night.

nitest.on

with

the

French

Strike Call.

Manchester, Sept. 5.

Delegates representing 24,000 rallwayren in north- west England passed a re- solution today calling on the National Union of Railway-

men

to sirike unless they are offered "rubstantial wage increase forthwith."

The resolution was car- ried unshimously at a maze meeting of 'members hero tonight-Renter,

Death Roll Now 28:

Woman Victim

Victim Dies

In Ennis Hospital

Shannon, Sept. 5.

Late tonight, the death roll in the crash of the KLM airliner here rose to 28 with the death in Ennis County Hospital of Mrs Caroline Platz from Amsterdam. She was admitted carlier with

Stiff Fight burns, a fractured pelvis and a suspected fracture

Expected

In The T.U.C.

Yesterday

Brighton, Sept. 5. The leadership of the powerful (Jeneral talkeri

prisoners freed by the Trades Union Congress Union

(TUC) fought tonight against Communists on Saturday,

Tu stu opposition to win approval for a speedy alternative

"VERY ACTIVE"

He was reported lo be "very petive" though tired and thinner.

Madame de Castries

yester

day telegraphed her husband

to the European Army.

The Seerttary-General Sir Vincent Tewson, opened

the battle on the eve of the annual

asking whether she should justsTUC Congress tomorrow which

him a Indo-Chinn or wait for him to join her here

Brighdier-General de Castries was captured by Vietminh forces

the full of the after

fortress four months ago and released on Friday.

HIS wife

originally handi planned 10 Пу from Paris yesterday to join him in Indu- Chinn. ---Reuter,

Lord Fitzroy's Bones Identified

Melbourne, Sept 3. Three large human bones were Lund

a crock a few days in after Lord Michael Fitzroy, 22, of the Duke of youngest rom Grafton, had gone swimming in shork-infested sens off the Solo- mon tales, it was learned here j today.

the

An inquest presumed bones were the remains of Lord Michael Fitzroy after medicat witnesses had identified them as coming from an adult male with similar characteristics

the dead man.

promised a showdown fight over

German rearmament.

of the spine.

She was on her way to visit her father in New York.

An incoming tide trapped and drowned 27 persons in the plane's fuselage.

Helpless rescuers watched as the relentless tide trapped and drowned half the plane's occupants. When the tide finally ebbed, searchers pulled 27 bodies from the cracked, mudbound fuselage. Twenty-five of the passengers American.

were

crewmen on

There were 46 passengers and ten board. Less than five minutes after it flew off for America, the big airliner pitched suddenly into waist- deep water. The pilot said he thought she was stil! climbing. There was no warning beforehand and no

The TỤC General Couneli has | SOS afterward. put forward a policy resolution for debate on Wednesday, urging

the

A crowman swam to shore, a speedy, Western defence plan and staggered into the airport in which Germany will hear 18 lounge to give the alarmu. That fale share in the wake of the| took an hour In the Interim, EDC's defeat in France,

the de surged over the plane, upping those who could not AI The same time, however,

powerful Amalgamated Jump mit immediately, Engineering Union derided to challenge the General Council's right to debate an emergency resolution on the grounds that there is no emergency is yet.

DISAGREES

Sir Vincent distigreed felt that there is an emergency here in which speed In develop- ing a plan for Western deferze

en," he said tonight, E urgent, ¥res}x}

it had been pr scuted that this meant a speed- Ing up In German rearmainent, but in fact the major point was the preding up of Western fence.

One man clung to the tall of the crashed plan for

three hours unit The rescue Jaunch had almost reached him Then he wheed it anne for Joy, Tell the river and was drowned.

abert, and the police began

dragging for them.

Commodore Viruly anid that "proceedings

the at

airport were normal" before the take off.

and

For the first thife in the history of Westminster Abbey, a Commonwealth Choir con~ sisting of 40 men and boys from St. George's Cathedral, Kingston, Ontaire, are to take over from the Westminster Choir. This ploture shows some of the boys singing at the Abbey

Central Press Photo.

Sir Winston

On The

Carpet

London, Sept. 5. Mr Charles Varney, 53, of Wingfield Way, Ruislip, spends his working day, as a carpet salesman in the West End. His

spare is devoted time, too, carpets to weaving into them portraits of famous people. His latest work is of Sir carpet-picture Winston Churchill.

"

to

He uses only darning needle, scissors and a pair of tweezers The portrait of Sir Winston took 400 hours to complete.

FARNBOROUGH TODAY

Britain's Latest

Planes On View

At Air

Display

Farnborough, Sept. 5.

Page

Franco-Tunisian

Negotiations

Talks Off

To A

Good Start"

Faria, Sept. 6,

The French Minister for Tunisian and Moroccan Affairs, Christian Fouchet, arrived to- day confident that Franco- Tunisian. home rule negotia- tions were off to good start.

M. Fouchet was present yesterday at the formal opening of, the discussions in Tunda, Thë actual working sessionS will open here this week,

com-

"I bring back from Tunis an

that is very sald M. Fouchet. ENOW RIGHTS The first

conventions

to bo

| discussed when Tunisian Degollator_Tahar ben Ammar, President, Mongi Alm, Moham med Masmoudi and Azia Djefioull arrive in Paris, M. Fouchet said, would

be those bearing on

French rights In and Tunisia

on economic and

ぐロー technical Franco-Tunisian operation.

After that, the Miniater soll. diplomatic representation and zubrequently military and cul- tural problems will be dis- cussed. M. Fouchet would not give any hint or the length of the self-rule tales.

EST OF HONOUR QUEST

He was guest of honour at a dinner last night in Tunis given by, the Premier.

The calm in France's other

North

African Protectorate,

Morocco, was disturbed today by Two terrorist attacks, the pollee reported. A police inspector in Rbbat was shot and killed by nationalist Who was captured

One

The pick of Britain's newest and latest air-not far from the scene of the

French sailor fn Casablanca was wounded in the

when they were attacked by Boulevard the police sald.United

craft-many of them secret performance super- shooting. sonic fighters-will go on show here tomorrow,

About 80 types of planes are being exhibited leg and another escaped injury in the British aviation industry's annual display several Araba which has become the rendezvous for aviation Foch, people from all over the world.

Guests from 93 nations but not from Iron Cur- H-Bomb Victim

tain countries have been invited.

With the tweezers Mr Varney picks out the wool from a plece

A total of 320 exhibits will be ; wing Gloster Javelins will also of plain carpeting until he has loid bare the shape of his sub-on view ranging from the huge sweep low across scater Bristol Britanniain dispiny fight. ject, which he takes from a 100

turboprop airliner to tiny litenize sketch.

and bolts.

Rallies

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normal operation checks were made before take- off and nothing appeared amiss. asked for take-off power. I kept the machine a short time on the brakes and then rolled nway Speed was gathered al the femal rate. The engineers A KLM plici sold the crew- men reported thy Breil distressreported everything okay. rockets but apparently nobody |

"After reading the height in- saw them." A Shannon Air-dicator

at a speed of 140 wha de-knuts port Customs official,

t asked for further clined to be identified, said he power," he said eberrved the crush and reported it immediately.

sald oir- "My Indicator. which I port controllers reported there checked,

the 250 parting was nothing wrong

feri mark. Then, though i did

1 notleed not check

it had

Then, with his darning to 500 feel, which passed 400 "The plan may involve Ger-

he sews in the features, I then Neither airport nor airlines nur rate of climb.

stranda of worsted yarn. Twenty British export drive by leaving one of the principal perform Ma¥ch 1′′’American- Kydro- 9an rearmament in some form,

naked to raise he continued, adding "we think authorities confirmed the report.

with the stop, 1 asked for climbing shades were used in his latest orders for planes and aircraft amer flaps up it is necessary!

But these first details of the 403 to avoid the

equipment. The last three daya power. Our rpced was then 169 Vacuum which threatened In lane's last moments added up|PU)

knots, After the impact my

of the show will be open to the to a crushing tragedy in a com- Europe-United Press.

only memory Li of 1. severe bination of drcumstances that

public. robbed 27 persons of rescue swing to the right side. within easy reach of land.

5.

NO CONFIRMATION

Lonion, Sept A delegation of British law-

Only one of the survivors suf- yers, bended by the well-known

attorney, D. N. Pit.fered serious injury in the crash. Leftist

as arrived in Moscow for in Lord short visit, Morrow Hadin said

the day,

A verdiet of "death by mis- adventure from causes unknown" was recorded at the inquest held last

following week Michael's disappearance previous month,

He vanished while swimming with companion around the 30-ton Kelch Forengana, which he had joined for adventure and travel.China Mall Special.

20

29

An

wns

PORTRAIT OF THE QUEEN

portrait.

Also

Auts

the runways

AVRO VULCAN

Tokyo, Sept. 5,

Flying shows will be given on

A Japanese fisherman The four-jet Avro Vulcan

bomber which who suffered atom burns needle. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thura- delta-wing

day

invited guests, many of climbs to around 60,000 feet "as | from dust þárticles in the using whom are expected to boost the a matter of routings

the

gen bomb ́test ralliéd from heavier milltary aircraft, although some idea of a week-long 'coma today. home

Its speed is given by the fact However, doctors

rifased to in Mr Varney's

that the makers are thinking of predict that Aiklch! Kuboyama, are hearth rugs cut out in the

elvil version which can travel redio operator on the fishing shape of butterflies. He makes The "star" performers of the

from London to New York in boat "Foramate Dragon" was on of patchwork show will be latest high speed 3 speciality LOST CONSCIOUSNESS

live to six hours cruising at over the road to recovery. Kuboyama carpets,

weaving in- fghters and bombers, many of and in

hour "I then must

600 miles on

of the have lost contricate lower patterns on plain them still hugh hush projects

at 40,000 and 15 other crewmen probably for abou! carpets.

and allowed to be seen by the feel.

fishing boat were atom-dusted sclousness. half a minute. The next thing

public only at a distance.

last spring by the hydrogen test, The civil aircraft section will; I knew was someone telling me

In- His previous portraits

He began to mutter yesterday to get on the wing. Obviously, dude

of Queen

The English Electric Com-be dominated by the pure jet and said "yes" to several ques~* Mary,

Cometa and turboprop Viscount tions asked him today

by his P-1 fighter, the firs emergency operations had been which took 1,000 hours, and en: pany's

the airliners, crash en which he British plane to put into effect,

the Queen, of Hundreds ol rescuers

sound barrier in level fight, will aland

"Rescue operations were dif- | spent 600 hours.

and petrol to water

almost certainly steal the show making the tour of the USSR helpless on shore from daylight cutt, duc

whes at gushing in. It

gives per TUSC Over the When completed they go into it the Government Society Cultural Relations until mid-afternoon

for

down, inch level of the seat belts. On my frames for hanging on the wall. mission for it to go on display. with Foreign Countries (VOKS), last the de crept

the plane by inch, revealing

na decision -United Press.

hird time in to the passengers, I could not bear to see people But

has yet been where it lay in the core of the I was overcome with dizziness | treading them." safd Mr made on this.

and an acid foul taste in my Varney. rescue mouth,"

The

Commodore was taken

The broadcast, monitored here,

salch the

Britons were

A British Crossword Puzzle

2

3

ACROSS

3 Splendid (8). L.

7 Subsequchtly (6):

8 Progressed (8).

10 Console (0).

13 Go before (7).

16 Heap (4).

17 Without help (7).

*18 Right (7).

20 Balote long (4).

21 Kind of dog (?).

26 Steal entile (6).

27 Royal lady ().

28 Shy (8).

Immediate investigatam was opened by the Dutch and Irish authorities,

River Shannon.

Finally an nir-sca

launch and police boots pulled from the plane by dinghy and

up to the

The

15

16

DOWN

1 Clutch (8).

3 Purloined (5),

3. Elegance (6)

4 Spiked

'cattle (4).

Blick for

5 Flower (0).

4 Moved crabwise (4).

9 Subtract (6).

11: Constellation' (5).

12 Seed of the oak (8).

16 Columns (5).

14 Comes in (0).

10 Horizontal (6).

29 Mákia more secure (8),

18 Floor covering (8),

10 Wondering (0).

22 Oxidisen (5);

28. Details (5).

24 Prepared (0),

25 Caledonian (4).

SATURDAY'S CROSSWORD Amom: 1 Gullay,

have told his

one

On

passengers Germans Will

Ahattered windows.

to is reported but the bodies. Officers carried

that the Lounch rescurts Bervice rescue

were calm. 10 to

makeshift bright

A British co-pilot, who helped morrue in the airport fire

mud- station. A Habur Board launch to drag survivors across

news of carried five to nearby Limerick. banks, gave the first

the Dutch KLM Constellation Two were at first missing appar-

trench crash at Shannon today, accord ently drowned trying

ing to reports reaching here.

He is Edward Partiff, the only British member of the Constella. ilon's crew.

Giáp Thanks Armistice Commission

Paris, Sept. 5.

The New China Newa

Captain F. Pestoom, allot of an Aras.erdam bound airliner

which stopped at Shannon early day after the crash, told of today PartilT's part in the rescue operations.

Pariff was

o:dcred to take Inshore one of the two rubber boats launched from the crashed altliner with all the passengers who could walk.

The Dutch captain of the Agency quoting a dispatch plane. Commodore A. Viruly, from the North Vietnam stayed behind to take care of the

Injured Information Agency tonight Partit and the Dutch radio Henrl Oudshoorn reported that the outgoing operator, head of the Indian delega-dragged their bost with 10 tion to the international heavy and dimeuit tax,

passengers over the mudbanks-- supervisory and controlCaptain Peetoom said. commission in Viotham, Mr HOLLAND MOURNING - Khoala, was received at Thái Nguyên - today - by General Vo Nguyen Glap, Commander-in-Chief of the North Vietnam Army!

Holland went into mourning

ed. tonight for the people feared

Want 'Lost Territories'

Basta, Sept. 6.

be

family.

of re

No drst showed signs Fecovering consclouness

when Comet models II and III—;

being given injections faster and

of larger versions

d they fed Doctors today said they the ill-fated model will y in the mon

fruit

Juices

and tea. public fer

the first time. The He suffered a relapse last week makers are confident that the aner apparently beginning to

series of mysterious crashes which caused the grounding of MIDGE FIGITTER

the mode? ones will not affect Another crowd thriller will the success of the later models,

the lightweight Folland

The Comet two is designed to Midge fighter, about a quarter

and the passengers the size of a normal fighter CITY 44

three wil carry 04: plane, which can almost touch Conret

passengers. They are claimed Apeed of sound, Tho

to be "the logical fleet for first mokers of the Midge claim they class travel of the future." can build five of them in the

Reuter. time it takes to make one dr- dinary fighter and at only a quarter of the cost.

the

Also making its

first

Bp+

MORRISON SELLING BONDS

Tho

recover from the effects of the atom-burns-United Press,

Denmark-U.S.

Via The Pole

Stockholm, Sept. 5, The world's first commercial air, route from Europe - to America via, the North Pole wh be opened on November 15, the Scandinavian Airlines System (SAS) announced today.

Swedish

partment

has him relin De-

informed

The recevery by Germany of pearance in the show will be the

that Canadian officials now have the "lost territories" on the East supermarino 625-a jotage dis- will remain an important na-cendant of the famed wartime

New York, Sept. 5.

given SAS permission to make Right Hon.

The tional goal following the uni- Spitfire. The 628 is an experi-

Herbert stop-overs in Winnipeg, fication of the country, Dr Hans mental twin-jet from which wilt Stanley Morrison, British states new trans-Polar line goes from Christoph Secbcian, Federal be evolved a carrier-Based man, will visit the United States Copenhagen to Los Angeles via Minister of Transport, said here fighter for the Royal Navy. Its hext month and will speak in Soentre Eventford, Greenland,

several cities in behalf of the and Wimipeg. performance detalls are secret.

The fight Is. today.

Formations of the Hawker Israel Development Bonds, it was we first SAS plane on the campaign for sale of State of scheduled to take 20 hours one of refugees from the Sudeten-Hunter swept back wing fighter announced today by Samuel lands, Dr Beebefarm appealed to which have already earned Rothberg, national chairman of new route will take the United States, Great Britain 120 million sterling orders from the State of Israel Bond Organ Copenhagen on November 15, and France to affirm the right of NATO countries--and the delta isation.-United Press.

Addressing the first meeting

the people of the countries of her birth as a principle of the new Europe-France-Pressa.

Eisenhower

And Churchill

4

The two Dutch broadcasting Keep In Touch

United Press.

off from

Treatment Of French Diplomat

Alien To

British Justice.

Sydney, Sept. 5.

Senator Dorothy Tangney said here today that Madame Rose Marie corporations substituted serious musle for their lighi programinnes

Denver, Sept, B. The Communlat news agency when the news of the crash came

President Elsenhower and sie Ollier, French diplomat accused of spying for Russia, had been treated in urging sold

that Mr Khosla Леш

a manner "Allen to the fundamental principles of British justice." specially to Thal Nguyen to bid through. The names of the miss-Winston Churchill have been in

She added that she supported) hoped ultimately to make her. Senator Tangney, drst woman farewell to the Vietnam Deng crew and thssengers were constant touch since January, mocratic

broadcast frequently at dictation 1858, when Mr Elsenhower bu Government before RE

President, Mr James elected to the Australian mest emmatically the protest home herd.", jak leaving Vietnam."

Che newspaper in The Hague Hagerty, the President's accro- Bennte, wald. in a press release mudo yesterday by Dr. Herbert

that she had been a "personal Evati, opposition leader, that she had drawn up plans for a At thele meeting. General Issued a special broadsheet 104 fury, sald here today.

friend" of Madame Ollier of Madams Oller might well 86 House pad already planted a 2) pueden at the Pile, All her ins Glap thanked the Indian porting the trash in heavý black

He had been naked "by report- iZ She considered. "Innocent.. dblegato and the international ype.

terests ebnited, round her home It was distributed feed

éfs whether the British Prime. the stroom,

trams and aupervisory and control com- In

and the two sons for, whom she' Minister had been in touch With Peration, that she be given. mission for Vietnam for their restaurants,

träd been soldly compansisto Mince her husbankig deathta part in contributing to the con- KLM oficinis and two re President disenhower bbout the the opportunity of arch her Behajos solidation of peace in Vlotrinra. présentativčá* of the Butch

The Berktor, hid bŏon a fro duent philor to Madame Oules Mr Khoaia the Aviation Service,

hot pressed the investigate the bra which Dutch Ream Cheris, a Torini tas drier, ment to now the rapid consolida camo, as a stunning Now, to the tion of peace In Indo-China,Me

baunt,

B Coret, 9 Ellir, 10 Folib, 11 Drain, 12 Calf, 18 Cedod, Reside 18 Test, 20 TWU, 23 Vie, 28! Cheer, 26 Ruche, 28" Ruling, 11- Bired, 38 Bush, 29 Defendi:, Bawa: 1,0vercont, 2 Triple

flow to

French Assembly's EDC decision}

week.

That

Mr Hagerty petuled

105. krewount No. 2w6. where in

na Willem Bontekoe had pling nation: Burs head of in indian delegation by inila' the Media, Sea, ang killer (il) and; thugs

Bose stat

Tánkňay described Mis Petra, former Soviet secret Bolico

worker cofitomed spy and traitor as her counts for whole day han

publicity wag spared, being brought to justice is nOT

the