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CABLE
BRIEFS
Leicester, Feb. 10. David Mayes, 76, complained thas kentine pension saspordijos wan's give him an old age pen- mion, because his parents förgat | to register his birih.
“As far as they're sencerzied,
I just don't exist," he said.-- United Frem.
tollywood, Feb, 10.
Director Howard Koch uraer- ed an animal tesider to deliver
a "men qu' for a scone in the him "bora sieckless,"
Tho nuge Braama bull that arrived on location smashed in the kell mine of noch's pow co]}~ Verre-United PrCIA.
NEW Xu, Nob. 10.
A Sanliaton koparanent sm= ployed empled a box of widoka LULO AN incinerator at a des- tructor plan; shy then noticed tao bux marked “dynamite."*
The emp.vyen moskijek engiADCI Krzwald kzuser way ordersd the fires banked so the stacka could be retrieved. Tosis by bemus squad officers proved thus tuo sucks were dispiny dummies. -Umed Press.
Paris, Feb, 10. Penal Authorities reported to- day un the reading nabits of French prisoners, They said the most popular selecuóns from the prison ubraries are travel books-United Press.
Lonau, Feb. 10,
THE CHINA MAIL TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1956.
Stand Against Communist Expansion
Defence Of South-East Asia
Tengku's Appeal
For Closer Links
Strikes A Note
London, Feb. 10.
Malayan Prime Minister Tengku Abdul Rahman's appeal for closer links between the countries of South-East Asia struck a timely noto here today as British defonce experts stressed the vital importance of the area in the stand against Communist expansion. The Defence White Paper which will be presented
to Parliament probably on Thursday is expect ed to lay emphasis on Malaya and Singapore as the cornerstone of South-East Asian de- fence.
The hosiery trade journal re- Tengku Abdul Rahman's statements on his South-
ported a boom in the bedsock
business, bul lamented that "ayari from hospital patiunia, zi is silliersit to discover" Wha wears them-- United Pres.
Paris, . 10.
Orly Airport police refused Russian
engineer Nikolai Tcherkowsky permission to AY overnight in Paris booruse he's traveled too much.
They said there wasn't room to stamp a vise on his passport, and strict immigration lows soy such stamps must be clearly
The кел.
much travelled Russian en route home from Argention, was obliged to stoy
the warpost to await a plane to Moscow-Un-tos Press.
Vacsmame, Feb. 10.
A duck smashed two auto- moblies and sant another into a ditch here. bird The
rather good- looking female, waddled onto the road nearby.
Car one jammed on ila brakes to keep from hitting the duck, eir two drove into a ditch to keep from hitting var one and
East Asian tour were seen to fit in perfectly with this idea, backed up by British Premier Harold Macmillan's assertion in Australia that there was no intention of giving up Singa- pore as a defence base.
The British press has wel-ask for Britain's attitude 10- comed the Tengku'n strong ward several ominous develop move toward an anti-Communist ments in the Pacific area which, he and his efforts to win over government critics BAY. have neighbours which so far have been overlooked during Britain's shunned any definite stands in preoccupation with Middle East favour of leaning towards "neu- Bffairs and talks of summit cun- tralism.
ferences.
During tho forthcoming debate on the defence White Paper on foreign affairs, a section of the Conservatives are planning to cil for a reassertion of British Intentions in South-East Asia.
Just as they are insisting that
The Intest is the Chinese goy- ernment's demand for withdrawal of United Nations troope from Korea.
The Foreign Office has con- firmed that the Chinese note has been received by the British
a solution for Cyprus must take Charge d'Affaires in Peking, but Into account the strategic In-so far has simply said that it will terests in the Middle East and be conveyed to the governments communleations to South-Eastí concerned. Asia, so will they seek a restate- ment of British intentions in
car three smashed into the rear | Singapore us the keypoint in
end of ear one.
There were ao Injuries, Tho two cars that crushed **** badly damaged.—United Press,
defence of the area.
In the foreign affalra debate the backbenchers are going to
ROYAL REGALIA IN A WALL
Prague, Feb. 10.
REGALIA for a king's careration, including two golden crowns and roeptre and ball, have been found by a boilerman in the cellar of a small Progue church.
Puzzled by the unusual shape of a wall in the 17th Century Holy Mary Church, the boilerman bogan digging.
The wall gave way to reveal a treasure hoard including the regalin.
The treasure of "enormous historical value," according to press reports here--includes jowels, golden plates, chalices, valu- able clerical robes, und 561b.. of gold. Its origin to unknown- China Mall Special.
A British Crossword Puzzle
15
29
30
33
ACROSS
Spare or hard? (4),
*He's evil even when headless
(B),
Pecullar illyt (4).
9.Inform Willam (4).
1 Labour supports him,
course (7)
at
12. Uninteresting living accom-
modation? (5).
15 Doesn't collapse (8).
12 13
114
(19
20
22
DOWN
1 That fruity answer (5).
Shellfish (7).
4 He acte for you (5),
5 50 per cent (4).
6 Am up the wrong way for
a wild cat (4).
Job, often hard (4).
11 You'll not and eggs in their
nesta! (5).
1 Failed to win (4).
10 Yank even in England (4). 14 Rubbish (4),
10 Catalogues (5).
21 Break (8).
21 Impossible talk? (4).)
10 One thing to do with a thirst
(a).
3 For this there must be fire 18 Barely impartialt (4),
(5).
18 Bho's in Britain (4),
20 Declare one's years?
meant (7).
That's
30 Horse halk (4).
21. Crimson water 7. (4).
33 Ho'a ploté (5).
13 Coward (4).
17 Incentive at Tottenham (4).
20 Lack of movement (7). 22 Seaside chapple (4).
34 Residence for a parson of
menna? (5)
35 Monsters (5),
37 Four-beaded Russian (4), 28 Famous last word (4).
MONDAY'S SOLUTION;-Acres: 1 Flacid, 7 Asia (Minor), P.Sugar, 10 Lunar, 11 Item, 13 Not no durty, 15 Oran, 16 Move,
The Conservatives also interd to ask about developments in Lacs where the arst agreement belween the Communist and
parts of ron-Communit divided country has been made.
Meditation
President Gamel Abdel Nasser in a contemplative pose during his visit to the Axhar Mosque in Cairo recently. He was accompanied by President Kawatly of Syrla, who arrived in the Egyptian capital for talks which are expected to lead to the proclamation of the Union of Egypt and Syrla-Keystone.
Killed Two Of Her
Husbands
With Rat Poison
-Court Told Jarrow, Feb. 10.
Mr. R. Withers Payne, pro
in the
A rosy-cheeked bespectacled widow of 66 appeared here in court today charged with murdering two of her husbands with rat poison - each time within a fortnight of marriage. There are Conservatives who
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Wilson. frankly view this agreement as a direct threat to Malays be who was alleged to have die sccuting said it the second cause of the strategic position, posed of the two old man with husband had not oled of Laos like a dagger pointing little over a year, wore a same way as the first nothing at the heart of South-East Asia. smart blue hat and grey coat as more would have been heard of the listened to the prosecutor the first man's death. But his be wald waa body was exhumed and found, Questione are to be naked outlined a case
like crime about the British view of the more
Action than Eke. Wilson's, to contain bran and phosphorus, both in- confused situation in Indonesia, reality.
There are Conservatives who The widow from Windy Nook, gredients of rat poison.
Northern voice suspicions that the Com- Felling-on-Tyne, in
Mr Payne said the first man munists are getting the upper England, married 75-year-old hand in this area.
Oliver Leonard in September might have taken rat poison by But it was beyond 1950. Two weeks later, he was accident. They want to know moya | dead, apparently from heart the bounds of credibility" the! two men married to the came about the usefulness of SEATO | trouble. and whether it can be effective- Just over
a year later, she woman, both made the same Jy used to bolster the strong married
76. mistake at an interval of one Ernest Wilson, lead being taken by Tengku Within a fortnight he was dead year. Abdul Rahran-Unlied PreSS. from the same kind of attack.
Offered Himself As A Sacrifice
London, Feb. 10.
Ex-crown Prince Wilhelm of Germany, who died in 1951, offered himself to Britain's King George V in 1920 as a sacrifice in place of 900 Germans wanted for war crimes it was dis- closed today.
Brighton Tecs Accused Of Corruption
Woman Weeps In The Old Bailey
London, Feb. 10,
A woman recently released from gual broke down and wept in court today as she alleged that a detective
DRAGNET FOR
JAPAN'S "PHANTOM”
MURDERER
Tokyo, Feb. 10.
A gigantic dragnet was spread throughout Japan today for a phantom killer suspected of two murders, a stabbing and five robberies in dis- tant parts of the country within the past two months.
The killer-robber has been dubbed the “Phantom" by the police because they have been unable to establish his identity and his crimes were all committed quickly and in broad daylight.
of the stabbing and robberies were all spread by | comunitted by the sama person.
"HIGH" CLASS”
The manhunt is one most extensive
Japanese police in years, enco told her sho could bo From the method of opera- Imprisoned for 14 years tions used in the crimes, the for performing an llogat (polke belleva the murders, operation.
The
Mrs
Allco
woman, Drabiner, said she paid the detective sergeant Trevor Heath, 30, of Brighton (Sussex) police, 208 after he promised to help her at her trial,
She was left with only £18
Central
in the world, she told the Jury Altho Old Bailey Criminal Court here,
EVERY DAY
Her duaghter, Miss Irla Kar- rouze, alleged that Heath visit- ed their home in the coast re- sort nearly every day between Christmas, 1956 and April, 1957, when Mrs Brantner was tried and sentenced to 15 months in gool.
The daughter, cross-examined, alleged that the detective "terrorised" her mother and harmed her health.
The two women were giving | evidence against Ava men, in- cluding Heath and a suspendra police chief, who are charged with conspiring to obstruct the course of Justice. They have all pleaded not guilty, China Mail Special.
ISRAELI TROOPS MOVÉ IN
Mystery Murder
Of Buxom
Spinster
Palica
said the Phantom invariably led up bli victimas, all women, before robbing them and confined his óperations to | homes in “high class" residential
Proas
In all of the reported cases, they said, the Phantom broke into the houses after the hus- bands had loft for work and viciously Assaulted wives, children and maide
The officers said tho' Phantom struck first in Kobe, on Decem- ber 17, when a housewife, and a maid were killed at the home of a public official.
The Phantom. escaped after taking clothing, cash and a pair of shoes
Three days later, the Phan- Broadstairs, Feb. 10, tom struck again in Yokohama,
200 Detectives questioned work- some
miles northeast, woman and ore waiting for butes in stabbing
robbing three others. Broadstairs, south-east He left behind the shoes he England, today about Miss had stolen in Kobe at Lilion Chubb, rogular stabbing scene. He also appear- rush-hour traveller "who ed to be in such a hurry that apparently accepted a lift her dropped a coat he had taken In a car last Thursday and the scene of another.
in on Yokohama robbery at was murdered.
The Phantom
the
somed to dis- a month Passengers at the bus stops appear for almost were asked if they had seen a until Jemuary 25 when he
robbed a barker's wife of cor drawn up anywherO ncar during the past couple of weeks camera and cash in Chichib to give the 32-year-old buxom City, 40 miles northwest of spinster a lift to the shop where Tokyo-United Press, she was a hosiery buyer.
Detectives showed them Miss Chubb photographs of
found strangled early in the next morning in a roadsida hedge. Some of them knew her well by sight,
Police also stopped pars part- tug her usual bus stop to ask they know for or may her losi Thursday,
Damascus, Feb. 10. Two detachments of armed Israeli troops supported by armoured care today entered the northern part
Others continued house-to- of the demilitarised zone house inquiries around between Israel and Syria, | home,
in
to
her
ba
a Syrian military spokes few friends, was believed to
Miss Chubb, shy spinster with man reported today over:
bevo
been hidden for: some Radio Damascus.
hours after her murderer had Israeli plones constantly few dumped in the hedge after over the zone and 50 other dark. Israeli soldiers took up positions She had Uttle money and had trenches to support the not been sexually assaulted and detachments which had entered polles, looking for a motive, the demilitarised zone despite were reported today intervention by the United a working on a theory that the tions Palestine Truce Commis- kliler might have been another sion, the Syrian spokesman sald, woman.
He sold that the United Nu- lodging with a mutual friend. tions Security Council would be She a red "Has that old so-
informed of this situation in and-to get any money?"
order to take steps to end these When told he had, she asked "Israeli provocations."-France. if she could go and see "the Presse. poor old soul."
Wilson Mr Payne said Mrs
Leonard while he
WA
mot
He moved to her house and they were married. She tried to insure his life but was told he was too old, A few days later she called in neighbours twice during the night and said Leonard had fallen out of bed.
He was given a
cup of tea but he tasted it, spat it out, down. Next day, he died-China Mail
and knocked the cup Special.
Road Blocked
Jerusalem, Feb. 10. The British Foreign Office | It was decided at a political
The new Igraci roed leading published the text of the letter level that no suply be sent, the Wilhelm wrote from Amster= | documents said, and events across the Meguer desert to the dam, in the latest volume of showed there were no extradi-port of Eilath on the Red Sea has been blocked for saveral documents on British Foreign | tions and no war crime, trials,
-days-by a boat. Policy.
Misa Chubb Is the fourth woman to be murdered my
steriously and in simlier cr cumstances within 30 miles of London in the past 17 months-- China Mall Special.
Hailsham Defines
Alliance
With The US
Rochdale, Feb. 10.
Teenagers Threaten To Kill
Witness
New York, Feb. 10. Roger McShane, aged 16,
the principal witness' (c the trial of seven, teen- aged boys accused of hav ing savagely killed a 15- year-old cripple, Michael Farmer, bas been threatened with death If the accused are found crimo guilty of the through his testimony, McShane's mother dis. closed today,
Mrs Christing. Mostane said her son had reaplyed a lotter telling him to say nothing, and warning that if the boys on trial went to the electric chair through evidence given by him, be would be
daneve
of deti.
in
The public prosocuing bas asked for 24-hour-a-day pro-
tection from the policy for the boy, who was in the - company of the victim Inst Judy 20 witon 20 boys, members bethm "Egyptian King!, gaaz, attacked them in the Bronx.
Meshans exped though i
Lord Hailsham declared here tonight that inter-jured, but Mishall Farmer whe
walked only with the Bid of crutches, was killed on the spot
dependence meant alliance with the United States - "not that we become her pensioner. by knife wounds and clubbing,
her client, her satellite or her parasite.” The Lord Privy Seal and las to prevent the senseless Party Chairman duplication of effort now going Conservative Wilhelm, despite Alikod pro- Tractors carrying the 47-ton
by-election on war addressing a
In the sphere of nuclear The letter Bald: "Your teals, was allowed by Holland's boat overland have been unable mesting organized by his party, weapons between their scientists Majesty, the demand for the Queen Wilhelmina to live et to elimb · bill at Mitzpal hending over of Guzman men of Doom, Holland, only 25 miles Rimon, mid-way betweer He added: "We shall not and ours every calling has once more from the German frontier, Beersheba and Eilath-France cease to press our placed my Fatherland, which United Press, has been brought_low by four
years
war and one of Berca crisis such civil strife, before
us has not been witnessed on Uto Jite of a nation
history of the world..
In the
"It is inconceivable that a government should be found in Germany which would carry out the demand of extradition. The erecta on Europe of carrying out this demand by force are Incalculable" it said. "Hatred and ravengo would thereby be perpetuator
Willata, added. "As former heir to the three of my Gues man Fatherland, I Am Wu to offer myself on babait
my compatybviams kalp Katetea
FIF the Allied and sapiciated
19 Interested; 27 Dolt, 24. Allen, 25 Rango, 16 Cran, 17-Easter. 195-them take me tariaad of the Downs 2 Light, 3 Curio, 4 Dolour 5 Joniton, 4 Dies :0 Satyr | 809 Germana mhona and action 12 Mbed, 13 Nomad, 14 Scenting, 17 Ville, 16 Bounce, 10 Eating I was that they served:
Prezen
+
American
"But we shall never siZEROES »
Eighteen boys wore arrested but ocky kryen piena prout is to 18, were charged with pre- meditated murder.
They will be defended. by 27 well-known New York lawyers.
*Franco-FrÓN.
ailies to amend their law so day into the lands alonA NUDISTS?
Bottles Blow Their Tops
'POPPING, JUMPING, SIZZLING & TAKING OFF"
Now York, Feb. 14.
An insurgoná, group of hale, tople and mattik» wask_karithew' taday led na juristus in five onbarbaas : Lantau Island house of Mr Jazno Hpemann, an Air Franeo, sunquitya: in New York. "Everything: In batikon le nbpping, Jamalu
moving, simiing and shader Bar & Demented.
Dopping All Avto the place.
shelves and fall inlo the basin or outa ike floor,”; be mİSE,
Mr Hormann said among the rebellious bottles disrupting his home tife were botikes of Anir tonic, mouthwash, hioncha, 'ammopila, - Eng- ported - parfumns, cough medicine, shaving losion and eron a botila of holy, waige. A Dr. Donald Hughes aš - Broekhaven.. Notions! Laborstory, såld be could give no reason for: the boilin
povukla „Chat are holling › might explodu freta" (prez-development of gun,” he mide 1/2+thing maperyoula, pekking to do with
have put all the"bolikes" in' thờ
duty of protecting the security,
the integrity and the greatness
of Britain.
Y chare with the Minister
of Defence (10r Dunce
Sandys) his belief in so will-
PARADISE
Paris, Fab. 20.
The French Nudist Society,
male ideal of a world authority | ünperturbed by protests from with completo inspection and the local inhabitants, intends to world police force.
go ahead with plans to build a vast nudist paradise. ir Corsica.
"But the foreign policies of the mid-Fifties are concerned, I AZT BORTY to www.with more primitive conceptions the that, and with more desperate expedienta to deal with more urgent dangers.
New Dellal, Tob, 10.
Nudist societies in Detal Europe and America have for months dreamed of a huge nudist, camp to be called Inter syn, on Napoleon's sunny birth. place,
We don't believe the protests A monkey whose mate was reflect Coralean" opinión,” killed a few days ago by a car French Nudist Bociety, spokes- d the region of Girjogpur, near man said today, --""Stupy - || Ahmedabad North To, anxious to exploft, mif the tourist
bas so fly attacked and injuried possibilities, they esD.
eta pan
in many regiona" of
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