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THE · CHINA - MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1955.

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CHINA BRITISH POLICE REINFORCE

MAIL

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CYPRUS GARRISON

An

Nicosia. Sept. 13.

But British forces hosed number of British Cyprus are taking an Increas- lor, business communications and police officers, some with wide security work. Apart from ingly important part in Laland- Palestine police experience, their job of protecting Britain's

Eust to Middle BOOM are coming here

and Air on the reinforce the Cyprus police Headquarters based

Bri- force in its all-out fight island since last December,

tish forces are helping the against terrorism on the police in three vital ways: island.

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Land

over

a. Troops are often called in They are to help to or to conduct largo scole' searches ganise and streamline com- to man road blocks and sercen

on highways all munications, planning and traffic

Cyprus. It has already been operational departments, to announced that troops, in large train auxiliary police and to numbers, are to be called in to start a mobile anti-terrorist implement an islandwide curfew squad on the lines of the if and when imposed. mobile reserve in Palestine.

British Army officora now. serving in the Suez Canal Zone are among the ap plicants for those senior

If not propald a booking fee police posts. of 60 conta is charged,

WANTED KNOWN

DON'T invite moequiu»pernetullón -e "Ding" Inseci lepelent, From dispensaries wid stores. Agentas John D. Hutchison & Co. Ltd.

Leading

MUSICAL

VOX'S POPS SERIES in 1-Fi scund rontaine outstaning tuinders such as Bai Musette, Latin American Tolk Side, Movie Cocktails, Music For

Woods, Stars Over Paris, Dreams of

Luvo Al Fit Komarice,

telephone 20100,

b. The Royal Air Force is helping by keeping ceaseless vigil over Cyprus territorial waters, and well beyond, for any suspicious craft possibly carrying guns and explosives for the terrorist movement In Cyprus. It was a Royal Air Force fighter which first spotted

calque of the gun-running

St without George last January and alert-

ed the security forces ashore.

Over the last few weeks, this Colony has donned a cloak security precautions

in its precedent peacetime.

history,

in

A-Proving

Ground

This has been neceraitated by Mounting Security Preparation

urc

to

during

It is expected that the work force may be doubled by Christ

Heavy rains following cloudburst

the Italian

over

village of Ban Sebastiano washed down an avalanche of siones resulting in this noene, of devastation, Four people were killed and 700 rendered bomolews. Here casualty

is carried from the rubble to receive medical attention.-- Express Photo,

Big Blow Up In Kenya

Nairobl, Sept. 13.

GREEN. FACE PHANTOM-

Italian Village San Juan Spends

Collaboration Sentence Upheld

Jittery Fortnight

San Juan, Trinidad, Sept. 13.

This busy market town, a few miles west of Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad, is recovering from a jittery forthight caused by an imaginery phantom

The phantom, described as having “a green face and galvanised finger-nails," was credited with a series of exploits which made newspaper headlines and created a state of terror among the thousands of inhabitants of the town.

31 all sturled when Vilma La i have from time to time gripped Borde, a 9-year-old girl report- these superstitious islanders. ed to the police that her hair had been cut by an unknown

Iman,"

Some years digo, for instance,

man While she was asleep. Three a Chinese shopkeeper at Cedros, days later, sho reported that small fishing town on the this had agald happened ond. south-western tip of Trinidad, said that the hair-cutting had disappeared, Ho had a gold tooth been done by "a green faced and was known to wear a gold

wristlet watch.

While the shopkeeper missing, a peasant-darmer ported that a strange donkey had strayed on to his land and that it had a peculiarity on one of its teeth.

The story spread like wildfire. The green-faced man became a green-faced phantom which was credited with responsibility for everyday mishaps. Terror sprend.

"Women huddled together near their children when darkness sct in and talked In muted whispers, while their menfolk, between sps of warming rum, patrolled the fown in search of the marauder 4n vigilante bands, armed with the cutlasses

for culling nn used

Bugger eane.

Statement

Washington, Sept. 13. The Army said today Army Review Board has up-eticks, and other weapons. held a sentence of 24 years at hard labour for Cpl Harold M. Dunn, who pleaded guilly to collaboration with the enemy while 1 prisoner of war in Korea

of

Story Spread

WER

TC-

As the story spread round the town, the donkey was credited and with having a gold tooth one version went so far as to say that a gold wristlet watch Its was strapped round one of forelegs,

were actualy taken to San pwnspeople

The ever-mounting network mas, bullding an airstrip, roads i decided to destroy the powder-Court Martial on June 28 at Fort | vnstigated every report 'mado to Furned over to the police

re-and houses.

seven months of intense po- Hiicni turmoil,

Melbourne, Sept. 13. highlighted by c. Four fast gunboats of the

construction sporadic iurats of demonstra Royal Navy

More than 30 based ut tions, rioting. sedition and Famagusta,

They keep regular workers have begun work

The superstitious were ready the patrols in Cyprus coastal waters prepare

new Maralingn

with their explanation. The terrorist outrages.

Chinese shopkeeper had turned and ready to pounce on any gun proving ground for atomic weż-

There was

Lašk Many Cyprus residents

even

Into a donicey. The donkey' was evacuating the children from the t

"arrested" by the Waitzing, New Tales From Vienas other Britons living abroad who running boats which may lurk pon tests late next year.

have nevertheless

town, and some an intimate in territorial waters for a sud-

the to the shore

and dra sent to stay with relatives

southern capital about 25 miles Caresses etc., from D. Sares,nowledge of the island and its den dash

The Kenya authorities have Dunn pleaded guilty at his other parts of the island. Des Voeux Road, roam 1, 2nd floor, charm, are still Anding it dim- hours of darkness.

The pollee

in-away, to the northeast. Crowds. cult to believe that the series?

assiduously

followed. When the donkey was of events which have shattered

keg they are sitting, cru before it Jay, Governors Isiarid, New

in them and issued a statement to the good name of "peaceful of security has inevitably

blows.up.

San Fernando thousands were the dispel

"extension of the Cyprus" haye indeed taken sulted in a drop in the island's business, reduction in tourist

Construction The Kwinana

The Defence Minister

and watching. atmosphere of hysteria Place,

He was originally sentenced panic." traffic, and a distinc

There was talk of removing dwindle Company has been given a £5,- nounced today that inspectors In the prosperous night life of 808 contract to build a per- thousands of rounds of ammuni- dishonourable

will destroy hundreds of to eight years at hard labour,

They described

the two in the donkey to police headquar¬ discharge

and cidents

said in which Vilma the principal towns.

ters in Port of Spain-when manent township at Maralinga tion which bas deteriorated forfeiture of all pay and allow that she had had her hair the Chinese shopkeeper reap- toto house scientific and mainten and may

"undoubtedly clipped as being

peared with his gold tooth and ance staffs.

capable of simple explanation." his gold wristlet watch intact, explanation is stil! The donkey went back to work. turned over to and stored by

But the awaited.

Only in February of this Princess Margaret year, while was touring the West Indies, a

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Street, Hongkong

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to the

all Special.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

Regular business visitors Since the beginning of Janu- Cyprus are now getting accus- ary, Cyprus courts have tried

ever-prevalen! STAMP ALBUMB"Collection no less than 475 Greek Cypriots, pattern of barbed wire which

series. New stock tow

Moralinga is situnted north Bullder**

From South Chink of whom 07 were sentenced to surrounds ail Gevernment build- of the trans-continental railroad Available. 19. Morning Post, Lid., Wandum terms of imprisonment totallings and police stations.China and is reached through the rail- Street Hongkong and Ballebury

114

years, 234 were tined

town of Watson.-United Press. Road. Kowloon.

various sums, totalling £1.198 and further 164 bound over in sums totalling over £8,000.

The charges on which these BUNDAY POST-HERALD

ranged Space

commercial people were sentenced for

should be from taking part in unlawfal advartleing

lator

the possession than assemblies and booked nol

of seditious leaflets, to smuggl- noon on Wednoadays.

ing arms and explosives inlo Cyprus, sabotaging Govern- ment and military property, rioting, and promoting war on the island.

For the SOUTH CHINA | MORNING POST and the CHINA MAIL, 48 hours before date of publication. Special Announcements

Dozens of other

civil

Greek

and Classified Advertise Cypriots, similarly charged, are

ments as usual..

THE BOYS & GIRLS' CLUBA ASSOCIATION

invites your mapport in helping to train the Hongkong eitteena of to morrow. Subscriptions should be gent to: The Hon. Treasurer, The Boys and Girls Clubs Association, War Memorial Welfare Centre, Southorn Playground, Wanchal.

Telephone 74431

NEW TERRITORIES

FANLING UN LONG &

SHEUNG SHUI DISTRICTS. THE

CHINA MAIL is now obtainable from the SHEUNG SHUI STATION STALL SHEUNG SHUI RAILWAY STATION,

Orders Accepted Deliveries Undertaken,

at present awaiting trial. Near-

ly 70 more are detained under the Colony's recent 18B law which empowers the authorities to detain suspected terrorista without trial.

As in Palestine during the last few years of the Mandate, unrest and terrorism in Cyprus They have a politikat motive. are Instigated by the Greck community as part of their campaign for Enosis-Union with Greece.

Five Aspects

The task of the security forces in Cyprus.today has Ave closely related aspects:

1. To keep an unceasing vigil on 450 miles of ragged coastline to prevent attempts to smuggle arms and explosives from abroad.

2. To keep alert throughout the island against terrorist raids on police stations, vital mill- tary installations and British families.

3. To organise islandwide security checks and patrols, scaling off major towns

and villages and screening passen- gers of all cars entering leaving them.

and

and

4. To search villages suspected houses in the towns for arms and explosives.

3. To protect publlo buildlags and Government offices against bombs, grenades and sabotage.

The main brunt of this task has so far been barne by the expanded and reorganised po- lice force under the command. of Mr George Robins. It is be ing assisted by the Auxiliary Poilee formed recently, and the Speciál Constabulary,

MESSAGERIES MARITIMES

[P.O. Box 53 ··, Queen'” Building" "Tel: 26601;

FAST PASSENGER/FREIGHT SERVICE

WHAT'S YOUR GAME,KID? DON'T DON'T GIVE ME THAT BELIEVE

TWENTY-YEARS-YOUNGER

ROUTINE. MUSH IS AN

OLD FAT THUG

I'M MUSH

ch?

FERDINAND

NANCY

YESTERDAY YOU TOLD ME THE MOB DIDN'T NEED ME--I WAS TOO OLD AND FAT--ALL THE COPS KNEW MY FACE--RIGHT?

SLUGGO --- WHAT..

DOES TEW TNIAP

STAND FOR ?

JOHNNY HAZARD

HI, SHARIĮ GOOD TO SEG YOU

| PULL UP A CHAIR WÜ OLSNAP'S

GOT A LONG SPEECH PREPARED « FOR YOUR TENDER BARO!-

York.

an-

at any time.

The alle had been

ances

Lieut-Gen. Thomas W. Herren, the Konyn Police, to keep it Commanding General of the 1st from falling into the hands of Army, on August 20 reduced the Mau Mou terrorists.the time at hard labour to 2 France-Presse.

years.-United Press..

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

REMEMBER THAT LAST PAYROLL JOB --WHEN YOU TRIPPED OVER MY FEET? AND THAT NEVADA JOB -- WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WAS A COP?

THAT'S WHAT'S

ON YOUR BACK

WHY ?

WE PAINT

„TVA BEEN THINKING, TUB.. ABOUT TWE YOU BOT YOURSELF JA REAL GUZMAND NOT A FLY-BY- NIGHT JOKER WHO CRAGES NEWS INSTEAD OF SHARMI MEAN A

GUY LIKE JOHNNY

GRAB HIM WHIL

FOR THE BEST.

WHY YOU W

YOU CAN, BABIT'S YX ...OU MAN,

--AND THAT TIME WE HEISTED THE SOAP INSTEAD OF THE GOLD? AND YOU MADE ME EAT IT?

IT- MUSH

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By Frank Bobb

The story of the green-faced phantom adds yet another to the many fantastic tales which

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AND REFRIGERATORS

*THE JAM THAT MADE TASMANIA WAMOIS"

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19-year-old youth was foutid lying unconscious in a clump of bamboos about two miles from the hamlet of Gasparillo, near Point-a-Pierre, Some

miles north of San Fernando.

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When he recovered, he said that he was walking along lonely road early in the morning when ho heard a rustling sound. The chill air grew warm- er and "a highly-perftuned lady dressed in red" appeared ricar him. As she moved off, he tried to catch up with her, but He was overcome with drow siness and lay down on

the

ground.

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"I had a dream that I was with the lady in a beautifut. modern building," he declared.

were

Old women in Gasparilo said that he was extremely lucky to have been found. They told him that if he had looked carefully, he would have seen that the feet of the lady in red turned backwards. If he had not been found, they said, the lady in red would have kept him living in a dream-state of huxury until he died of starva- dion,

A little more than four months carlier, રા charcoal- burner working in a lonely section of the Guapo forest nt La Bren, west of San Fernando,

П seeing reported

phantom figure-ten hours after he had. passed out through shock.

He said that he heard a clank- ing of chains and groans and after sounde of movement some nearby Bushes, there emerged the *Mallest phd strangest "man" hé Hád ever

seen:

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"His eyes burned, and his hair was at least two feet long, {the charcoal burder. Explained, "His arms and legs were covered with hair,

He advanced on the charcoal burner who only recovered after being cuttled home uncon- scious.

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Ending this as it began, in San Juan, there is the story of the 18-year-old Becoridary schooligý hämised, Dine which, in September of last year = peared from home, leaving Be- find a pode delling, tifi paventa not no worry unduly na she would be back

The hote explained that in swoting doration be Pina becurría do ƉEnstead with Fils

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