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MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 1958.

UPRISING AMERICAN MOTHERS ARRIVE

IN FRENCH CAMEROONS

Paris, Jan. 5.

Franco shipped troop Ina- inforcements to the Cameroons today to crush

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Communist-led rising there before it builds up into a little Algeria.

The Defence Minister, Jacques Chaban-Delmas, is sending to the African territory two co- panies of rifles at the request of the Cameroons Prime Minis- Mbida, om- ter, Andre-Morte cinis disclosed.

They will help the 1,600 French troops in the Cameroons Babt the local replica of Kenya's Mau Mau-shock troops of the Communist-led union Des Po- pulations Du Cameroun (UPC) movement.

An estimated 800 followers of the extremist movement armed with hatchets, shot-guns and rusty sabres have taken refuge In the Sannga Maritime Region and have been terrorising the 3,100,000 populeer of the 180,000- mile territory.

MURDER

The rebels have murdered dozens of villagers, burned down 10 villages. In their drive for Independence of the African ter- ritory, which 13 under Joint United Nations and French trumeeship.

Lending the movement is 40- year-old Ruben Um Nyobe, n former court employee educat- ed in French - missión schools

became an ardent

who later

Communist milllant.

Most of his armed

Cross Border To See Their Sons

Three American mothers who have cam-

paigned ceaselessly for the right to visit their sons imprisoned in China, arrived by air this morning from the United States and after a short stay, motored to the border and crossed into Chineso territory about 11 o'clock.

SOEKARNO

LEAVES

Djakarta, Jan, 0, President Boekarno Jeft Djakarta today for India by ale to begin a six- wook health rest in Bix Afro-Asian countries. Kruter,

ALLEGED ASSASSINS

Manila, Jan, B.

They were met at the afsport by a large group of newsmen, photographers and movie cameramen and after a briet Interview, they were taken by a Red Cross car to the border,

The three mothers are Mrs Ruth Redmond of Yonkers, New York; Mra John Downey ut New Britain, Connecticut and Mrs Philip G. Fecteau of Lynn, Massachusetts. Mrs Downey was accompanied by her younger son William, re- cently discharged from the US Army.

Sentences

The three sons imprisoned by the Chinese

Hugh Red- arc

nond, 38, a 1epresentative of on American firm in Shanghai, who was sentenced to life Im-

Three alleged would-be as- Bassins of a Pilipino Congress- prisonment six years ago on an

tenant

of

charge; followers man, a ranking political liču. | Sspionage

John T. and 27,

Richard President Carlos Downey,

civilian em- charged in court Feelenu, 30, boil

of the US Air Force with an impossible ployees

who were convicted of spying. Downey was sentenced to te and Fecteau was given 20 years.

do not care about poiitles.

They regard him 45 D pro- Garcia. were phet,

They claim he has a yesterday maple power and they swear crime." aver a turtle

to kill anyboxly who would betray him. They oven say that he was fathered by one of the feared "Leopard Men,"

DISBANDED

Um Nyobe, however, claims ho is a Christian, although his follower offer sacrifres him during night feasts in the deep jungles under the UPC's flag a black crab against red background.

The charge puzzled veterum criminal, investigators who had cariter tagged the attempt on the life of the Congressman, Bartolome Cabangbung as "fru strated murder."

Mrs Downey said this morɛing: When I first heard of the loss of my son, I was heartbroken." She added that she was icoking Murderung man who is ul- forward to the China trip with ready dead is considered an Im-enthusiasm. She said they would possible crime, together wild remain in China for about n toellectual measures

out the criminal attempt.

to carry fortnight but did not know how and where they would meet their Cabangbang's case fell under sons, Mrs Downey decilned to the second category since the comment when asked if she and accused used hand grenades her two companions would which could not explode since appeal to the Chinese zutheiles they had no primer.

for the release of their sons. The motive for the assassina-

has Lion attempt

been noi established and what made it more puzzling was that the ac- cused were rabid supporters of Garcia-France-Presse,

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Um Nyobe formed his revolu tlonury movement in 1943, was disbanded in 1955 after s Arst armed disturbances.

The insurgents lost much In- fluence otter France gave her African possessions น large measure of home-rule in 1956. United Press.

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Relaxation

The mothers are taking with them knitted socks for their 50ns to well as food and vita- mh tablets.

WOT! MICE?-BAIRNSFATHER

KO W L O

STAR FERRY

WE FURAY

This iron-girder-wooden-plank wharf of the Star Ferry Company has given half a century of faithful service and now has to give way to progress. A Star Ferry Co. Oficial says all records were lost but as far as he could remem- ber the wharf and clock tower were built about 50 years ago-China Mall.

US Attorney Fine

C

On Way

To China

Mr A. L. Wirin, an attorney for the Amerlenn Civil Liberties Union, arrived by air today on his way to China in an effort to get evidence for a client.

Mr Wiria is Defence Attorney for Mr John W. Powell of Saú Francisco an Mrs Sylvia Powell who are aceused of redion.

At

Oboe Recital

University

By R. A. BONES

The production of a fine instrumental tone is a welding together of the art of the performer and the craftsmanship of the instrument maker. Even the finest violinist in the world cannot produce more than his instrument is

SHEAFFER'S

"

ADMIRAL SNORKEL PEN

SEIZURE OF GOLD APPEAL

An appeal against a Mingis- trate's forfeiture order in respect of 1,388 tuels of gold seized by Revenue officers on board a vessel more than two years ago Was heard before Mr Justice A. D. Scholes in the Appeals Court this morning.

The appellant Is Chu Hlan- Loon, a seaman of the ss Heng- yang.

He was represented by Mr Y. H. Chan, of Messrs Lau, Chan and Ko.

Mr D. F. O. Mayne, Crown Counsel, ΣΠ representing the Crown,

From the Files

25

years AGO-

TENDERS are now being call-

ed for the work comprising

of the construction of a toe wall and fing-in of an area at Victoria Gap, the Peak, together with the widening of a short length of Harlech Road and any ether contingent works. This should remove complaints at the inadequacy of the parking ac- The seizure WILS made on commodations at the Upper December 30, 1955. Mr Hin Peak Tram Station when the shing Lo, Content Magistrate, new parking ground is laid out. made the forfeiture order on June 6, last year, on the appil- cation of the Commerce and Industry Department.

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The grounds of appeal were that the Magistrate hed jurisdiction 10 order the for- fetture Inasmuch as it could only be ordered in respect of a breach of regulations, and not in breach of an order in Coun cil; and that the record of a criminal case was wrongly mitted into the proceedings.

ANNEXED

A

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Mr Chan told the Court that the Judgment in respect of criminal case, was one of the documents annexed to the re- cord.

In that caso, the Magistrate had found that the defendant' ...the present appellant had failed to discharge a statutory onus of proof, and convicted

Nearly $40 out of a fotal of Jor $50 paid by a customer seven rolls of cloth delivered from the Kwong Lun drapers' store at 150, Main Street, kas been found to be counterfeit money.

CHANGHAI: The Finance Minister, Mr T.V. Soong, announces that a well-equippedi Central Mint will open on March 1 for the coinage into dollara. of silver tendered by the public at a conversion rate of 71% taol cente per dollar,

Nanking: The Panchan Lanka, who assumed office recently him.

Pacification Commissioner of The charge had been one of Tibet, will shortly be admitted

export goods to the Kuomingtang. attempting to without a

ligence, Mr Chan naid.

Also enclosed with the re-

was re- cord, he continued, was a slate-THE cption of a fine

fused a young Chinese, who ment of facts delivered by the

was convicted by Me Wynno- came Magistrale in respect of an appeal against the convic-Jones at Central, on a charge of tion. In it, Mr Lo reaffirmed disorderly conduct by throwing his finding that the defendant a stone at an Indian constable. to discharge the The incident occurred at a foot- had falled

ball match at Caroline Hill, when evidence of in regulating the crowd, Turning to the

warned Revenue officers in support of number

onus.

the

a

capable of. But tone production in an instru-arrest which had been given by Indian constable

of Chinese against ment like the oboe is far more the prerogative the forfeiture application, Mr climbing the rails. The defendant of the performer.

Only from two oboists have, and audience if the movements I heard what might be consi- of the various items with more dered as the ultimate in oboe than one movement pre sted.

for tone. One of these is Ian Wilson

some reason this was The US Government charges who gave his only recital in omitted last night. the couple with printing stories Hongkong last night in the saying that the US was engaged Loke Yow Hall of the Univer-

germ warfare in the Korean sity. War.

Chan contended that there was stoned the constable, a lack of evidence of an offence having been committed by his client

INCUMBENT

it

Mr Chan meintained that was incumbent on the Crown might have been improved it

The order of the programme to prove that an offence of al- been

client

They are travelling under a

the first and second halves had tempting to export had relaxation of the Stute Depart

Tone alone is not the answer been interchanged so that we committed, before a forfeiture ment

ban on travel to China. "I do not anticipate any diffi-to the superb performance we

finished with the fuller orches order could be made, irrespec- They recolved their visas from culty in China," Mr Wirin said heard lust right, it has to be

tral accompaniment. The dis-ve of whether anycor was the Chinese late last month this morning, adding that he combined with supreme. much-advantage to this would be that convicted. and they Immediately mapped | felt sure the Chinese would clanship and a complete under-

the three contemporary

In his evidence, his works out their plans for the trip.

make available to him all in-standing of the music. formation and documents ac-

would come before the interval, had said that he held a pro- Although it is the accepted prietary interest in the gold, crued up

custom for contemporary works which had belonged to his uncle, to come last in the programme Mr Chan said, the arguments advanced for this are not always sound and in this case I think that the ad- vantages for Inverting the pro-

Bird Victim Of Rocket

Lamden, Jan. 6. A death caured by the tiring of a "ground-to-air missile" In the London area is reported to- day.

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The 21st London Bird Report, Isued by the city's Nttural His tory Society, records that woodcock was brought down in southeast London by a rocket fired cu Guy Fawkes night.

an un

This night of revelry. November 5--realis successful attempt to blow up Parliament-Reuter.

Lovers In Cemetery

to now. He said that he hoped to be able to arrange for about 100 prospective wit resses to go to San Francisco where the Powell case would be tried before the Federal Court.

Mr Wirin expressed his hope of meeting the Chinese and North Korea Premiers while visiting China.

Two Killed

In Traffic

Accidents

duy.

Programme

One of the most outstanding items which Mr Wilson chose to play was the Air and Rondo by Handel. In particular, the Rondo was u revelation with

exquisite phrasing and pointing of the notes. I would also place the fourth Senuta of Hol- list for the ford high on the second movement which had a haunting etherial quality which was almost unbelievable.

Wilson auo played a Mr Pastoral by Grissell, Rondo Lirico by Pitfeld and a lovely Sousta in C Major by all cany eighteenth century composer Locillet

These Items formed the second half of the programme

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A woman was killed in and in all of them Mr Wilson traffic accident in Clear was accompanied by Moya Rea. To hear these two artists, ono Waler Bay Road yesterwould have thought that they had been playing together for The woman, Ng Kin-yau, many years mid not just for the oged 53, sustained fatal infew days' rehearsel they actual- juries while alighting from_ady had, moving bus. She lived at No. 181A. Kowloon City Road,

arth floor,

She died before admission to Kowloon Hospital. weekend

Manila, Jan, 0. The puthorities of Cavite City, just south of Manila, put their foot down inst when they learned that roman- the couples had converted the city's cemetery into a lover's lane.

The City Counell has passed Д resolution banning unau- thorised persons from the come- tery at night.-France-Presse.

Verdon-Roe Dies

Portsmouth, Jan, 5.

Orchestra

Before the Interval, the soloist was accompanied by the airings of the Hongkong Philharmonie, A 30-year-old Chinese, Lee Orchestra conducted by Arrigo Yan-chong, who was knocked Fan and led by S. M. Bard, down by a bicycle in De The last twice that I have Voeux Road Cental, near heard this orchestra they have Allman Street on the morning not been quite up to their usual of December 21, succumbed to high standard and have been a his injuries in Queen Mary trifle ragged. I am pleased to Hospital Jast Saturday after- sy that thek performance last night was amongst the bes! that

noon.

The man lived at No. 4, Wai-I have heard. them and spart sun Lane, second floor.

from 'o alight timidity.from the A man was arrested following second violins, there was good the theft of a pair of trouser unison and a sympathetic and a private car parked in responsive accompaniment, Jaffe Road at about 3 am on Sinfula to the Easter Gratorio Together they played the

from

Sir Alllot Verdon-Roc, one Saturday: of Britain's aviation develop- ment pioneers and the founder of A V. Roe & Co Ltd, died in a hospital here last night, D

16A Des Voeux Rd. Tel. 21-157] was announced today.

Printed and published: by PETER PLUMBLY for and on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-9 Wyndham Street, City of Victoria la the Colony of Hongkong.

Later Roe bought an interest

in S. E. Saunders, Ltd, and 'troni ht beginning

Saunders-Roe Company which ho WAS

United Press.

the

Sailor Robbed

by Bach and @violin concerto by Corelli arranged for Oboo and Strings by Barbirolli. Thero two items did, however, make inther, a short first half to the programme.

The printed programme was A sum of money was stolen rot up to the usual standard wo

of from un ́American saflör inava como to expect in Hong

considerable President Lockhart Road at about 9.30 kong. It saves

p.m. on Saturday,

lembarzdemment to the performORE

Hearing is conilnuing.

gramme would have outweigh HUT FIRE

them.

The directors of Messrs Dor- man Long, Lid.. of Middle- in their borough announce annual report that they incurred a loss of £247,000 on the Syd- ney Harbour Bridge contract. No reason is given by the direc-. tors.

THE maximum

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temperature

during the past month was reached on Christmas Day with 77 degrees, and the minimum on December 7 with 47 The rainfall recorded inches.

degrees. WAS 4.29

While hanging up

a basket, The Music Society certainly One wooden hut was destroy-Chan Wai-los, ie, living on the chose an outstanding artist willed by a fire which becurred at first floor of No. 5 Lt Shing which to begin 1958. Our Ma Shon Village, Shaukiwon, Street, toppled over the balur- thanks go io them and, of shortly before 10.30 o'clock this trade of the verandah into the

streat, course, to Ian Wilson for giv- | morning.

and sugered- injuries ing of music. ing us an unforgettable even- The fire was brought under leading to her admission to the

control in 20 minutes.

Government Civil Hospital.

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

“Is it important enough to wake up the baby sitter,

"Dad? She's releep, and Tommy and I are;

450w/making candy!'

FELBOURNE:

ME

Australia avenged their Sydney de- feat and won the Socoad Test match hero by 111 runa, Ten thousand saw the commenco- ment of the match and 20.000 saw the closing stages. Don Bradmen made 103, not out for; Australia in the second innings.

New York: The United States Btotopical Survey Bureau Denver reports the discovery that the bulb of the Oriental flower, Red Squlil, will kill rate · without injuring other animals or human beings,

ONDON: 'As was expected in view of the general depens ion in trade and teasered, act vily in financial markets,. Lisa turnovers of bills, cheques, eto at the London Bankers clear- ance house in 1937 (showed a

decling of 11.3 per cent as COSTI« ; pared with the previous year,

The Hongkong). Rotary Club hold their tret meeting of, the year yesterday at Gloucester Building, when 13 tieu nagibora toere welcomed and #EMA Ayers, os Zanesvillay USA, spoke of his endeavour) la minke a trip around the world in