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CABLE BRIEFS

Aroshima, Feb. 15.

A delegation of *plump, healthy and fed-up husbands pleaded with a government food Expert today to lay off the soy

beans.

For the last 10 months, sald the healthy but unhappy hus- bands, since the stari, of a gov- ernment campaign extolling the nutritional value of the 207, they've had 'em--morniK,

The gentlemen were advised

'to take it up with their wives the government has extended educational programme for

FUK

another four months-United Press,

London, Feb. 15.

THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1958.

Israelis, Jordanians Exchange Fire

Shooting At Mount Scopus

Complaint Lodged

With UN

Truce Body

Tel Aviv, Feb. 16.

Rock 'n' Roll Bager Tommy Jordanians and Israelis exchanged heavy

Steele's munnger said today that

Steele had been "insulted" by the salary offered him to bend

the blu at

dlum.

the London Palla-

fire tonight in the demilitarised zone of Mount Scopus, Israeli Army Head- quarters announced hera.

The offer £2000 pounds First reports said three Israeli policemen were

week.-United Pres.

Puyallup, Feb. 15.

The Puyallup Valley Daffodli Festival Board net in most extraordinary emergency sebaton }- yesterday.

The weather Jas been 59 balmy, the daffodills are coming out ahead of the Fesitval, noi scheduled until April,

The board decided to place a million blooms in cold storage.... available almost any place else In the nation today. - Unlied

Press,

St. Martin, Feb. 15.

It has been raining all here. Charles Pionier complened yesterday that "Spots of all the size of half-crowns (more than an inch seros) fali on us re- peatedly,"

com-

wounded, one seriously. Israel lodged plaint with the United Nations Truce Super- vision Organisation, an Israeli spokesman said.

Israeli Army Headquarters said the clash occurred after the police garrison on the mountain top saw a group of Arabs penetrate the Israeli sector of the mountain,

Pearson Faces

Barrage

Of Questions

Islanders blome V.S. Air Force planes which practise re- fueling over the Duglish Chan-Liboral nel-Ünited Press;

Hamden, Feb. 15. Policemen drove around to- day in new turquoise and gold coloured cruisers. Chief Frank Catannes sald "We got tired of black cars."United Press,

Oakland, Feb. 15. Like lots of other persons, Arthur W. Lake, 34, didn't think he was being paid enough,

Lake disappeared from his job at the Alameda County School Department last weekend with a handful of blank cheque.

Police said they have recover- ed 21 forged cheques so far, sach

mude out for US$390.55 12

what Lake made in Jan. just uary United Press.

Pittsburgh, Feb. 15. Prisoners In the Ailegboxy County sol nagged so bard they finally got it, straw, that

The prisoners kad demanded fresh straw to stuff their lumpy pillows.

Four Israeli policemen ad- vinced towards the group, but heavy were pinned down by

fortifclá fire from Jordanian positions in a nearby hospital.

The police garrison thien re- turned the fire to relieve the four trapped policemen, three of whom had been shot.

'Observers hero said this was the first serious flare-up in the Mount Scopus arca since the B.Armistice agreement was sigui

ed in 1949,

Toronto, Feb. 16. teador Lester Pearson parried a barrage of blunt questions on Saturday when he address- od 400 low students at Toronto's Osgoode Hall.

Pearson gave these answers 10 some of the questions fired at him by the slúdents; ·

The Liberals do not get campaign funds from outside the country.

The French bombing of a Tunisian village should be con- demned.

Isolated

Lasi month Dr Francesco Urruti, special United Nations envoy, announced that agree- ment had been reached with Israel and Jordan on the prob- lem of supplying the isolated Israeli garrison, which stands in

danian territory.

Hurt In Disaster

[ARRY GREGG, United's £23,000 goalkeeper

H who escaped unhurt from the crash at the hospital consulting Ray Wood his goalkeeper colleague.Express.

The Munich Crash:

Improvement In Victim's Condition

QUEEN MOTHER'S TOUR:

Greetings From "Children Of The Inland"

Canberra, Feb. 16. Queen Elizabeth, the Queen

Mother, today mot six children who had travelled 3,000 miles from north- wostorn Australia to bring greetings from "Children of the inland."

She went them-two white chlidren, two Aborigines, one quartercast Aborigine and an Tallan-born immigrant when she returned to Government House after attending divine service at the Church of Saint John the Bapilst,

that a

Her Majesty asked reply to the children's greeting be sent to the 12 bases from which the flying doctor servico operates in” the outback for relay to the 1,500 cattle stations of the backblocks.

Within a few minutes her personal greetings were being received over the radio network Linking the remble homesteads of the outback.

Bus

Today's church service the Queen Mother's arst public appearance since her arrival in Australia two days ago.

In addition to the 200 people in, the church, 1,000 gathered in the church grounds to hear the service over loudspeakers Bu another 5,000 stood outside the Yesterday and today the Queen

grounds. Munich, Feb. 16.

an enclave surrounded by Jor- Dr Graham Taylor, British European Airways medical officer, reported a slight further im- provement late today in the condition of in- jured. Manchester United footballer John Berry,

in

A United Natigne spokesman Jerusalem safd U.N. Truce There should be a distinc-observers tonight arranged for tive Canadian flag.

the the transfer of

Israeli Teachers should be paid at

wounded through Jordanian zines least as much as hockey players. into the Israeli part of Jeru- -United Press.

...

Suez Refugees' Hunger Strike

salem.

་

He sald, however, thoi Borry Caplain Rayment, he said, was

danger list,still receiving was still on the

hmothermia part of the therapy, a treatment in which though conselaus time.

the body is pacited in ice.

He said UN, military obserVITA will begin their investigation of the Israeil complaint tomorrow.

Reports reaching Israeli Army There was nu change, the Headquarters said the exchange doctor added, in the condition The condition of the other of fire lasted more than 30 of footballer. Duncan Edwards patients in the hospital as a re- minutes, These reporte sajd or of Captain Kenneth Itay-sult of the air crash on February There was no appropriation

Kidderminster, Feb. 18.

Jordanian

rifle and machine ment, compllot of the Man-6 was unchanged. for the straw. Mounted Police-·} Newly 400 Anglo-Egyptian

swept compounds of chester United charter aircraft, men finally came to the rescue refugees, expelled by Egypt the Hadassah hospital and the which crashed 11 days ago.

In answer to questions, Dr -they swiped it from their during the Suez dispute, today

University orn the

Dr Taylor salda decision Taylor cald Mrs Busby, the wife horses-United Press.

ended a hunger strike at a Hebrew Chicago, Feb. 15.

mountain top, which now frouses would probably be made to- of United's manager Matt Busby, only a small garrison of 85 night on whether to apply the believed he should not be told Pee Wee the parrot is laugh-

artificial kidney treatinent yet of the full extent of the policemen and 33 civilians, ing her fowl head off.

iragedy.Reuter, again to Edwards,

Pee Wee's owner, Cleo Dean, sold the parrot used to talk but "Now all she does is sit on that egg and laugh."

Until the egg-laying yesterday, It had been presumed Pee Wee was a boy-United Press.

gun fire

hostel here,

The strike began yesterday

refugees complained Reuter, when the Di discrimination in selections! for emigration and protested at their treatment in the hostel, Today they met members of a resettlement board to discuss their grievances-Reuter.

A British Crossword Puzzle

2

ACROSS

4

15

6

21.

22

25

26

26

Othello, for example (4).

1 Strong shellah? (0).

5 Level at sea (5).

B Monks,

them (4).

for instance,

Lake

9 Twelfth Night character (8).

1 Throws into paris? (B).

12 Ensily melted alloy (0),

14 William? (4).

10 Dull fellow? (5),

18 Open to view (1).

10 Oull relative (4).

10 Foot part (0),

24 What a decimal may de (5).

18 The assassin could be a

whale (0),

24 Noi rough (4).

Had a meal (8),

28 Sanity (0),

DOWN

2 Runners on foot (4).

I could, of course, be vile also (4)

4 Gunman cum cricketer (0),

5 Attribute (7).

Aslatlc (7).

7 Hot stuff (7)

10 Is wooed at times, even

mascaline (5).

17 Insured? (7).

14 Change a pencil for a bird!

(7).

13 Dressed (7),

17 College window (5).

10 Elephant (8).

21 "Businem" part of a fork (4),

22 A aim of increnso (4). 23-Horting measury (4).

SATURDAY'S SOLUTION.—Acres: 1 Dewlap, 4 Clogs,

7 Halper, 0 fagle, 10 - 12 Lela 15 Carat, 16 Omen, 17 Iron (alde), 39 Thumb, 20 Matince, 2 Erse, 28 Scrap, 21 Walto, 20 Flays, 20 Birape Dawn: 1 Disclaim; 2 Wainscot, Apes, Lonesome, 6 Datore, 9 Lothe, 11 Sanitary 15 Later,

· Unibentia, - -14, Barolops, 10 Hexal, 23 Fut,

Priests Threaten Strike-

“WE'VE BEEN TREATED LIKE SLAVES BY GOVT"

ELANTAN

Kota Bahru, Feb. 16.

(Muslim priesta), have

present, are 25 per cent of marriage and divorce, fees.

first two days of the Mother's three-week tour of aside as days of rest after her New Zealand tour.

Australia — have beca not

dining This evening, she is privately with the Prime Minis ter, Mr Robert Mer.zles and will ment the Australlaa journallats who will accomparty hez party on the tour,--Beuter.

The Aga Khan

Gestand, Feb. 16. The Aga Khan arrived here the today by car to continue to go winter sports holiday he inter- Tupted last month Rarachi for his cathronement as spiritual leader of the Iamalli Moslem sect.

to

Oficials ot Castank Gold Prince Karim, who has rented a chalet near the Park Hotel, "will probably remain hero until the end of the sensOTL"-- United Press.

Washington, Feb, 10. The United States population Increased by three million dur- amounted to The president of the Association. Haji Niking 1957, and Abdul Rahman Bir Yaacob, said today Kelantan about 172,790,000 persons. as of the 1 of Imams were so poor they had to pawn their | January

this year, Census belongings or live on borrowed money.

Bureau announced to- The US. population also in-

Kreatened to stop marrying and divorcing it their commissions are not doubled by next year. The Kelantan Imams Association resolves during the weekend to demand the Increase from the government. A rillar demand falled three by 'the government."

years BEO,

He said: "We have been treated liko slaves day.

The Imams also want the government to pay creased by 3,000,000 in 1938-

The commissions, received by Imams st' their travelling expenses---Reuter.

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