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NEW PEKING GESTURE FORECAST
Civilians
All American May Be Freed
aelentist now that America has announced an "earth satellite" project for 1967- 58. It is difficult for the layman to appreciate this developemnt fully. Iustine- tively tho cautious mind shion from its more
HUIL- sational aspects yet much of the stupendous and fantastic has emerged in the renctions of world authorities that
น one slightly overwhelmed
HO
the prospect and potentiall- ties of this latest creation of man's genius.
Appraisal of the various com. ments should therefore be undertaken with care. The satellite has been the sub- ject of avid speculation for the last five years and per- haps the only real aurprise is that although technolo- gical and scientific develop
INDIA TO HELP IN
REPATRIATION
Geneva, Aug. 2.
The Peking Government may agree to release tall American civilians held in China very shortly,
sources close to the Chinese delegation at Chinese-American talks indicated tonight.
the
At the same time, these sources said China's representative Ambassador Wang Ping-nan, plans to propose a meeting in the near future between: the American Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, and China's Premier and Foreign Minister, Mr Chou En-lai.
to
befere the American negotla-
was expected
M: Walg
Me, Ambassador U. Alexis John- sun, the outline of China-US. apreement renouncing the use cf force to settle International
ment hus proceeded at # breakneck
it paev,
млн materinHsed so swiftly. It in at least three years pre- mature by 1961 reckonings. problens, The direction of develop- ment that will follow this; thered "first step"
ч
to make allowance for it.
Mr WEA14 was beloved au- to assure Mr Johnson
Mr Wang is expected to tell
Me Jahmin that Pelding wanis
uncis
They'll Have
A Lot To Talk Over
known hat Peking will not resort to roughly. But the future, free to "berate Formosa." pace of development is im-
Sacramo, Ant. £. possible to predict. Yet it
Daniel C. Schmidt, one of the possible and essentiale Quemy and Matsu offshore
to be handed over to 11 Amerkan alrinen where re-
China from and gels lease Communist China
AD- yesterday, will return American recognition in prin. Bounced
to to the United States to mast a Communist claim ple of
son he has never seen und -- the secund husband of bis "widow" who remaried, think- ing Schmidt was dead.
Repatriation Plan
to
was
"Sacramento The newspaper Bee" today revealed this con- fusing situation and quoted the one-time Mrs Schmidt as saying that in September, 1954 she had married a truck driver named Alfred Fine.
Duke Inspects Passing-out Parade
The Duke of Edinburgh attended the annual Sovereign's Parade at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, last week where be took the salute and presented the passing-out prizes. The Duke of Kent was among the officer cadets taking part in the parade, which was watched by his mother, the Duchess of Kent, and his sister, Princess Alexandra. The picture shown: The Duke of Edinburgh Inspecting the dots on parado--
London Expreng Photo,
Tear
HE OBJECTED TO MAINTENANCE ORDER
Man Shoots
Judge & Wife In Court
New York, Aug. 2.
Percy Sixty year old Haines, ordered by a judge in court at Carlisle, Pennsyl- vania today to pay his wife maintenance, whipped out, a pistol and shut the Judge, his wife and two lawyers.
One lawyer died of his wounds and the three other people were rushed to hospital ufter Police had restored order in the result- ing pandemonium. Mrs Haines was shot in the stomach and the Judge in the arm which may have to be amputated. "
Police leapt on Haines, arrest- ed him on the spot and bundled him off to solitary confinement.
Haines had be summoned to wite court by his 60-year-old Lulu for having falled to sup- port her.
Judge Garber 1bid him he must pay her $80 a month.
DR NG'S APPEAL FAILS
Dr Ng Yuk-kin, 30- year-old medical practi.. sloner, railed in his appeal agninal his penvletion on i charge
of rape when the Fall Court this morning held that his trial was conducted with complete fairness; that there Wits evidence properly left to the Jury upon which t
rpon to them to find Dr Nr guilty: and that the on law and summing-up fact was suffelent.
.Dr Ng was found guilty la a re-telat of raping a woman
Shigemitsu Invited To Washington
Washington, Aug. 3.
The United States Govern- ment has invited Mr Mamoru Shigemitsu, Japan's Foreign Minister, to visit Washington towards the end of August or early In September for a ceview of Far East problems, it was authoritatively learn- ed today.
OWN
ment's pellent and sen- tenced on May 3 to (ve years impriscriment by Mr Justice Wicks.
The Full Court judgment will be found on the back
page,
GERMAN REARMAMENT
TITO WANTS
GUARANTEES
Omelals said it looked as though the Japanese Govern
proposal for Mr Shigemitsu to arrive in Washing- ton between September 10 and 15 would seriously inconvenience the United States Secretary of State, Mr John Foster Dulles, who was expected to be fled down by many other problems at that time.
These ometals added that, if Fir Shigemitsu could not arrive In Washington by the first few days of
of Septeniber it was un- likely that Mr Dulles could' incet him. until after
his scheduled conference in Geneva in October with the Foreign Ministers of Britain, France and the Soviet Union,
1· STANDING INVITATION Belgrade, Aug. 2.
conference was The Geneva Ygoslavia wants #Tantozo
Arranged to take up the direc "How am I going to pay? In cose Germany is reunited to
lives issued by the Big Four haven't
from becoming a any money," the old prevent her
ini Jess Fower threat ning heads of government recently, man cried,
neighbouring
Pre- and countries, "We will worry about that sident Tito said in an interview in, if Inter," his lawyer said soothing-pushed here today,
"The ly.
carried by But Percy Haines was not to Tajug, the official Yugoslav be smoothed and opened fire on hows u¿chy, was given on July 23 10 30 members of Eddy the bench-Reuter.
Sherwood College
the United States visiting Yugo Glavin.
Gas Used To Quell
Fierce Rioting. In Cyprus
Nicosia, Aug. 2.
Police used tear gas tonight to disperse rioters and demonstrators who had smashed windows in the British Council building at Nicosia and tried to set fire to it.
Interview,
from
Asked
about German reunt fication, President Tilo said it could not be postponed for ever. However "In the present period it is not possible to realise It," he added.
to
not
IF scientists tend to speak in
riddles of the potentialities Formosa, of satellite development. politicians do not. However cynically the expert may smile At their possibly
The American and Chinese illogical feners, the layman negotiators
reported wero
cannot. In this
of have agreed to trust the nge marvels we have come to partriatlón of nationals of the believe that almost anything two countries to an Indian com- mission. Preparations were is possible and American m Congressmen are already believed already to be under- Americans in way to transfer issuing
warnings Chit to a Krave
repatriation
camb It all began, she said, when about the applications
near Peking.
she first married the airman in satellites may have in war-
Five weeks later, China wanted a "third coun-May, 1952, time. True their fears may try to be entrusted with look- he left for Korea, and in January, be groundless, But this is an
Ing after
of the was reported aboard a plane the Interests
which had been shot down bo ether's coun- Wh occasion where the experts c.vdius in each
In March. cannot be given the benefit Iries because Washington and hind enemy lines.
she gave birth to a son, of the doubt,
Peking were Hot In diplomalle 1953
but a year and a half later. relations.
hundreds of Later Tho third country should in convinced that her first husband
was dead, she married Fine, rushed through Ledra Street, rushed in as the rioting spread will yield information on the Chinese view be primarily
Nicola's pracipal thoroughfare and more tear gas was used to the effects of cosmic radia-concerned with questions relating Two months later, in Novem-amashing reen lighting signs break up the surging crowds, tion, air denalty at the in- to the return of civilions of both her, 1054, sho
Street.. and wrenching police telephone eredible height of 300 miles sides to their respective coun-Schmidt was, in fact, still allve, boxes fran the roadway.
around the centre of the city though sentenced to four years and ionaspheric conditioma. trick.
Rioters sheri-vinuited street | shatterca plate glass and broken and goods hurled about the would not stop trading with the For Mr Johnson a principai in prison. But what elac benides? Guided missile development (ask at the talks is to seek the
She should have innulled her release of 40 American civilians is certain to beneft
#cond marriage immediately, held in China. there is informed specula-
China last year alleged the upon receiving this news, she but she made a mistake tion that eventually a large United States had prevented said, satellite manned by humans about 5,000 Chinese s.udents in and did not do it. could conceivably become America from returning to the an unseen tormentor far out Chinese mainland. This aecusa- of sight of an innocent and tion was denied by the State unprotected city.
Department.
Certainly research in this feld
да
und
of the
The point to be made however
Free To Leave is that the satellite scheme, whatever
doubts some Mr Johnson will try and as Mr Wang that all the Americans may have about sure "giving away secrets to the Chinese students in the United enemy", is clearly a feld for States are free to leave if they
wish to do so. international co-operation
The question of the civilians President Eisenhower repatriation is the rightly streases, It would be two items on the agenda of their ludicrous, even considering talks.
one-hour meeting Today'a the economic aspect of the project, for various nations was devoted to it and Mr Wang were under- to begin an extravagant and Mr Jolingon "satellite race" behind stood by usually reliable sources have exchanged Listo ok locked doors.
names of the American civilians OBVIOUSLY scientific mold in China. Each side as development in the future the other a list and the sources 64ld that the contents of these being transmitted to their
governments.
If
to
is going to be an extreme- |cording to the sources Mr
ly costly business if this one project alone is to cost $10
France-Pream
learned that
She has planned lo sec Schimidt as soon as he arrives, because they have a lot to talk, about.
!
rioters
Police
lamps will long poles with wire attached as they ran through the street,
Truckloads of police were rushed to the stene of the ribling.
Carried Sten Guns
British Military Police wear- Fine said: "He would doing steel helmets and carrying whatever his wife wanted, and sten guns also hurried to the they hoped everything would seene,
work cut for the best." France-Presse,
Dame Edith To Become
A Roman Catholic
London, Aug. 2. Dame Edith Sitwell, the poet who was baptised Into the Church of England, will this
week become a Roman Catholic.
the
centre
reinforcements were
The rioters left a trail of con- fusion behind them. Metaxas
of Square became a shambles
bottles.
One Killed In Saigon Bomb Attack
A new
Saigon,, Aug. 2.
terrorist bomb
Dulles Shigemitsu meet- not held by carly September, would have to be delayed until November at the earliest.
State Department authorities emphasise that Mr Shigemitsu had a standing invitation to visit Washington and the only
was to arrange a time) problem which would enable Mr Dulies to look after his other pressing commitments.
Apart from holding a general exchange of views on the inter- national sliuation Mr Dulles and Mr Shigemitsu are expected to discuss:
(1) Economic problems affect
the diplomatic aspect of re- lations between the two coun-
trics,
(2) The Japanese, ..., Soviet peace talks now in progress in "Such, a
Yugoslavia wished Germany be reuniflex but "necessary guarantees should be establish ed for Yugoslavia and the other countries who
who suffered mast from Germany."
However Germany should no
neutralised.
This would be Japan's defence and r2- impossible, he said. They tore planks from
to armement programmes and the bullding and used them as bat-solution would be contrary tering rams against the doors the principles of sovereignty and Tokyo Governmin's contribu
tion towards the cost of main=- and windows of a store in Ledra Independence."
Answering questions on
eco-taining United States security Shop fronts were broken all nomic relations betwets Tug forces in Japan-Reuter.
streets.
be
3
As police advanced youths organis a "rearguard action" piling barrels and large stones in the road to prevent police charging them
Shouts of "long live Eoka (a terroriai organisation behind
recent Cyprus outrages)→→→TOSU above the uproar.
Then All Calm
Truckload after truckload of police were rushed to quell
slavia and the Soviet Union, President Tito said Yugoslavia
West.
She will only buy and sell in the East what she is not able to buy or sell in the West," he said.
---Reuter.
Racing Cyclist Dies
The
"Chester, Aug. 2. British racing motor cyclist, Eric Rigby, 25, injured with six other people when his machine crashed at the pits during a race meeting here on Saturday, died in hospital last The rioting swept of Nicosia for about an hour rocked Saigon's main Post rioting and after about an hour night. towards the end of a 24-hour Office
A pit attendent 'died earlier, today, killing one the demonstrators were broken
Jeaving Nicosia's streets-Chiha Mall Special. general strike called today by Vietnamese postal employee up
excopt forma silent and deserted Greek Cypriots In colony'sgan Victaxos Square publie.
protest at the and injuring two of the new anti-terrorist laws.
patrolling police.
It
At midnight British troops down- no the 24-hour
Fra which stands the British The explosion came just be stood Counell, building. A crowd of fore the Post Office closed
at strike ended niid Nicosia me
youths began stoning private 7 o'clock and followed four turned to calm. cars not carrying the "circula-bombings last night of the rail- Police riot squads were with- tion permits” Issued by the way linking Central Saigon to drawn and barbed wire bar- strike organisers.
Fire Started
the
port area.
Meanwhile, the Communist radio in
in Hanoi repeated North vietnam a
am'a demand for the open-
bg of a consultative conference
South Vietnam with with view to preparing for next year's all-Vietnam cleotions,
She is kemping secret the, time They turned their attention to and place of her reception into the Council building smashing the Church.
the lower shuttered windows and She said tonight: "I've taken breaking into the building.
tho
The consultations were sup- million. The outlay may be Wang was understood to have this step because I want
Petrol was scaltered over the Insignificant asked "the American delegation discipline, the regarded na
fro eat the floor from a bottle and a fire posed to begin on July 29 ac-
#ic I'm started. Rioters stored firemen cording to
terms of the where pecuniary considern-for mare details about the authority of the Church.
armistice watermeszi, tions are as Irrelevant a Chinese studenta in the United hopelessly unworthy of it but who wore quickly on the scene Geneva
in America they are
but States.
and hope to become worthy." Our to prevent the fire epurlag any but so far the South Vietnamese
Own Correspondent. Reuter
serious damage,
Premier, M. Ngo Dinh Diam,, such lavish expenditure is a
has not made any move to open luxury few countrica can
negotiations. afford today. And besides it ja. quite pointicas to frustrate better brains else- where simply to gratify the monopoliatic Instincts any one country.
of
FOOD COMPLAINTS ABOARD TROOPER
MP Visits Empire Fowey To See For Himself
Southampton, Aug. 2.
that A Conservative Member, of Par- liament, Mr.T. L. Iremonger, went aboard the 19.121-toni transport ship Empire Fowey when she reached, Southamp- ton tonight from alongkong to Investigate complaints about the food served to the servico- men.
:
lunar and inter-stellar travel is the desired objec- tive, lol us hope national pride playa no part in insisting that any one-
the country shall blaze trol). Competition may have much to commond it but 'knowing the inherent possi- billties of this project we cannot really afford to provoke any more suspicion and mistrust without grave ly undangering the peace of the world:
a visit resulted from a letter from one of his constituents.
Royal Air Force corporal who travelled home in the
xhip.
Mr Iremonger spent over twaj"I
hours on the vessel investiga- conditions generally.
Ling
Ho sald afterwards he had had a long interview with' his con- atituent who had complained about certain conditions and he hid bom given every that facility to see all over the allp In the troope cafetecla he which
ed the men having their chung evening
potatoes, bread with butter or margarine, Jam and a mug of
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TOTAL LIBERTY
conference
ricades removed from: Metaxas
Square.-Rober.
French Premier Invited
To Visit Russia
Paris, Aug. 2. The French Premier M. Edgar Faure and Foreign Minister M. Antoine Finny have been invlied to visit the Soviet Union, It was "We will allow total liberty learned tonight. to parties, political groups and
Reports that the invitation has Individual crgaisers during the been accepted were stated to be clcction," said Hanc Radio, premature. The Premier must but to solve this question, a first report to the resident of would not be proper at this
comuliative
ought the Republlo, M. Reno Coly, stage to rar views which I
be opened.
The invitation was understood have not fully formed," he "We appeal to the authorities to have been given to the French said. "Having made Inquiries of South Vietnam to satisfy the statesmen by Sorget Vinogradov, on the strength of my con desire of the people and show Soviet Ambasador to France. stituent's later I shall send themselves sincero by the de- who called on them today after
a delegate who his return from comments on the matter sigration of my
avail to with Moscow ra to the Ministry of Transport can begin the conference
it added. It was understood that the. and the service ministries to northern delegates,"
Dlom
post-Soviet Guvernment had set ano Look into from their own
tion is that Comandied date for theɛyisit of the French points of view,
elbetions could never be free, and Government leaders. After that I shall consider int
Vietnam is not Informed sources Indicated whether it is necessary to bound by the Geneva agree that so far no reply has been raid the malim publicly.ment because she never signed made to the Soviet invitation Néuter.
it/United, Prom,
Franco-Presag.
Threw Glowing Coals On His Wife
Paarl, Cape of Good Hope,
Aug. 2. For heaping burning conls on. his wife, Paarl labourer, Barron Fortuin, 32, was ech- tenced to four months and, seven strokes in the Magistrate's Court here.
His wife
.
said.
that ber husbauri throw red-hot deals on He also broke her arm with a piece of "wood. China Mail Special.
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