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COMMENT OF

THE DAY.

The Reason Why

Two (three, four or five) more

days and we will be

Out of the Gates of Misery, No more Latin, по more

French,

No more sitting on a hard-

board bench, etc.

TOT too many years ago Jingle lightened the drud.

gery of the last few days of term, held mounting impati- ence in check and may have doterred truancy. on дл alarming scale." Teachers possibly shared these senti- ment and perhaps they still do. None

would

THE WRATHER:---Moderate quaty E-winds, Fair or cloudy:

CHINA MAIL

No. 37059

Established 1845

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1958.

* DE GAULLE

GAULLE IN CAPITAL

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RELAX IN

INDAKS

THE MANDES CONTANT IN ACTION TROUSERS

Whiteaways

34 13 NO GOMES NED

KOWLOON

MEETINGS PLANNED

RIGHT-WING DESERTS PFLIMLIN

General Strike

Call In Paris

CRISIS DEEPENS

Paris, May 26.

deny that the onset of the The French political right wing stepped

"hola" undermines concen-

tration, inciten a spirit of defiance and rebelliousness and promotes lavish day- dreaming.

The Gates of Misery have not yet become the Portala of Bliss though the old- timer may be heard to say that their schools were never like those of today. Neither were ours of only

generation ago. Improve. ments there certainly have been and if Mr Morgan's advico In the latter part of his speech on Saturday to the Chinese section of the Hongkong Teachers' Asso- ciation is accepted and im- education plemented in polley, schoolboys muy

jingle at the

days:

yet

end of holi.

Five (four, three or two) more

days and we will be

Into the Gates of fellcity.

More about Sateliter

and

Guided Mastics,

More about aloms,

fusabic

and flasile, etc.

Soul-Destroying

ADUCATIONĀLISTS

.are

Ecoming more and more to

realise that crumming dead facts, figures and dates, formulac, laws (Ohm's and others') and theorems

can

bo na soul-destroying to the student as to the teacher. And there is in most children of all ages a vast and exploitable reservoir of unquenchable curiosity, vir- tually ignored during school hours, which it would be far

prontable satisfy.

more

to

Tho China Mail reported yes- terday the case of Mrs Joy Baker, mother of seven, who refused to send her children to school, believing that children gained knowledge when they sought to acquire it. And while truancy 18 hardly an idea to be encour aged, there is much to be said for this lady's belief child's that satisfying a curiosity is or ought to be -the pre-eminent purpose of education.

The youngest child's first re- parents monstrance with packing it off to school is invariably "Why do I have It is a fair ques- to go?" tion but how many parents, lot alone' teachers, bother to answer it?

Its Value

THE Importance of a formal systematic education is, of course, unquestionable, but children must be mando to realise this and that the whole object of education is in- to develop in them quiring, thoughtful and rea- soning minds, and to equip them with such rudimentary knowledge as will enable them to make something of the lives they have been given.

up the pressure for the return of De Gaulle today, while the left wing of organised labour called for a general strike with meetings and demonstra- tions tomorrow for "anti-Fascist action and republican defence."

COUP

PLAN

IN

NICE

By DONALD SEAMAN

A

Ajaccio, May 27,

new, coup is planned within the next 36 hours by the De Gaullitt rebels thisLime Lin Nice, resort Riviera luxury favoured by the world's wealthy holiday makers. Tonight I learned from a highly responsible sourer that the dafeline is ni- Wedne*- ready set-for

day.

It

will

follow the same bloodless pattern if the thelr hava Insurgents way, as was set here lo Corsion.

Wednesday, the day al-, selected after ready secret falka with the Salan regime in Algiers, will be altered only # Cabinet in the Frenob

to De Paris gives Gaulle.

The Plan

This is the plan as otse-

lined to me tonight:

Wednesday Sometime on

the paratroops will moye in and scise control of all Government buildings In Nice. They will work in closest touch with the wartime underground movement, the Maquis the only men in France accepted by De Gaullista as capable of taking over without bloodshed. Immediately

commliler

of public safety will be Bet up.

Once a coup is established,

messages will be

through

Army

sent

radio

operators to Algiers. Again, so in Corsion, De Gaullet henchmen will fly in and tell population of their tentions-Expres

vice.

the

IT- BOT-

Italy's Christian

Democrats

The Conservatives in the Assembly decided today to aak President Coty to call lenders of all non-Communist parties to a meeting to con- elder forming a Govern ment headed by General De Gaulle.

They want the General him- self to Attend the meeting.

Their ministers will put pres- sure on M. Primiin to support this move, telling which they would resign.

Abandoned

Thus the French government found itself being rapidly ulian- doned by the centre, conscrvative and extreme rightwing groups on the issue of turning to General!! de Caulic as the solution at the. present grave cilals.

In the debate on a bill to raise the immunity of the Corsican) deputy, Pascal Arrighi, who led in the Lakcove: movement Corsica, seven speakers out of ten urged that in the present cir- the government cumstances, should turn to the General.

UN

THE QUEEN SEES BRITAIN'S GUIDED MISSILE DISPLAY

ARMISTICE COMMISSION CHIEF KILLED BY SNIPER

Jerusalem, May 26.

Israel.

Only the Communist spokes- A sniper's bullet killed the Canadian Chief of

man, M. Jacques Ductus, re-. fered in openly hostile terms to General de Gaulle, as the "leader of the sedition-mongers." A Socialist spokesman, M. the Savary, wanted Alain government to go further and lif: the immunity of the deputies who were in Algiers supporting the Committee of Public Safety there.

The centre, conservative and rightwing speakers represented political groups with some 200 deputies. The majority of thes were now considered to be will ing to vole for an investiture of General de Gauilo,

Mystery

Jordanian Mixed Armistice Commission today while he

made a vain attempt to halt a border clash between the two nations.

Naked Antics

By University Students

Col. George Flint died on top of Mount Scopus, the Israeli enclave in Jordanian territory which came under fire today in a sudden flare- up of border warfare.

With him died two Isuell policemen wounded earlier in the clash. Flint was shot while trying to rescue them from Jordanian are.

Was

not established Isruel Was π Jordanian

PRELATE UNDER ATTACK

Capetown, May 26.

Exactly who fired the shot The Church of England in which killed Flint Bristol, May 26:

definitely claimed it University students will, do sniper. almost anything-oven go||| tor a run naked.

But mystery shrouded the For a small bot some Bristol

movements of General de Gaulle

after his hurried departure from his country home late last night and rumours in Paris of a secret

Their recent antics brought mecting with President Rene this questlen today in their own Coty and the Prime Minister, newspaper: "Are they going M. Pierre Palmiin.

mod?

The newspaper,

Nonesuch

As 50 reporters fruitlessly besieged a government-owned News, said: "The craze for ex- chalenu 15 miles east of Paris late last night, a spokesman for poure" had become indecent.

It revealed that late the Prime Minister deried much night a party of naked students a meeting.

crossed Bristol's suspension "M, Pilmila has gone to bed," bridge spanning a huge gorge he said.

for a water,

Close Secret

Meanwhile General De Gaulle has arrived in Paris.

No meeting with representa- tives of the Government had taken place so far.

"One of the party wore clarette, another has Nonesuch. Newx.xald,

**At one point they were liluminated in all their story by car headlights, but there were few people there to meo them."

Nonesuch Nows said it was The place where General de Gaulle was staying for the rumoured that one student pro- night in Paris was kept a close, posed to attend a formal meal wearing his gown-and nothing Maurice Schumann, aclse.

member at M. Pilimiln's

secret. M.

'Pinned Down Two of the four Israelis wounded in the border clash were still lying on top of Mount Scopus tonight, pinned down by Jordulan are and unable to extricate themselves,

With them were the bodies of Flint and their two colleagues.

Three U.N. observers who ate

the Cape tonight accused the Archbishop of Canter- bury, Dr Geoffrey Fisher, of having acted with "extraordinary irrespon sibility in inviting. Arch-|

Makarlos bishop Cyprus to attend forthcoming Lambeth church Conference of teaders.

of

the

It issued a statement saying Dr Fisher, "with extraordinary tempted to reach the wounded Irresponsibility, has once again men got to within 40 yards of created a situation by which be them and called out. They re-

has caused embarrassment to ceived no reply. The top of the the Crown and the British hill, which has a hospital and Government and angered the the Hebrew University situated

of Britain on I, were sull reported under

Commonwealth". Jordanian fire at 8,80 p.m. local time-United Press.

Editorial In French

people

SHOCKING.

and

tite

The press statement; signed Bradley, by Archdeacon S.C. sold: "The Church of England in the Cape fully associates it- sell with the protest, 'of the General Assembly of the Free London, May 20.

of Church

Scotland, which The Manchester Guardian to- | describes It also revealed that another

as shocking the morrow will print is entire lead invitation of the Archbishop of Canterbury to Archbishop nounced yesterday that he was tree for a £7 bot and a “diminu- | editorial in French,

The editorial will appeal to Mikarios to attend the Lambeth sceing the General-but I still tive youth" ran 25 miles round don't know whether it will be the block for "án

equally the French people to exercise Conference, bek China Mail"reason" in their prosent crisis. tonight or tomorrow morning."

U.P.I.. `(Conid, on Back Page, Col. 3)

Take The Lead roplar Republican party, an- student spent a night in a fir

Mr. Morgan's idea of "enabl ing (a child) to make ever richer contacts with hla environment through a much fuller understanding of it". is a step in this direction, And he does well to stress The that "more might be done at the primary stage to courage curiosity and direct) observation by the child of the work about him, to re- late the child moro directly

en-

Romo, May 26. Christian Democrats were wall 'in the lead in the first election returRE for the Senate. The Com- munists were second.

The first 711,163 votes count-

down by partics:

to His environment rather of dowod the following bronk-

that to subjects and topics

and books. This is really Christion Democrats had 39.0 basta stuff. The formal per cent of the votes, while the study of specific subjects is Communists lagged with 27.4 per

development of it. Unless cent.

this

le implanted in young The percentage of votera minda at the outset, educa- throughout Italy who cast their tion-from a child's point ballots was 93.77, according to of view becomes a dreary unemcial figures, The percon- and largely purposeless im- togo was 88.8 percusis in 1993.

- Franco-Prusso, pouition.

diminutive

Special.

...AS WE FORGIVE THEM THAT TRESPASS AGAINST US - NO!

Southend, May 26.

The British Logion Britain's major ex servicemen's organisation, in con ference today, rejected a move to my Mr prayers for both Allied and enemy dead on Armistice Day,

The resolution was that "prayers for all the

war deadwor« the "two

world warS

irrespective of race or nationality should be included in those said on Armistice Day."

L. E. Wallis, one of the speakers who opposed this move, declared ““Himmler, Tolo and the like I say they are better dead and-forrotten" China

"The Church further #grocs with the chaltman of the statement General Atsemkily's that such an invitation made to a man associated with violence, treachery and murder," has brought religion,-the. Lambeth Conference and the Church of England into deserved dis- repute. "China Mhil Bpociál,

Cardinal Dies

nois, May. 21. Samuel Cardinal. Strlich of Chicago died early today at the near death, for more than clinic where he has been lying

The Queen last week visited a display given by the Royal Artillery si Woolwich" of ́equipment now in service and ...:: tba, new-guided-weapong bolh ала surface to surface surface-to-air,

The display, which opened to

the general pablo after iho Queen's inspection, showed the various functions: of, the R. A. Inoluding the techni- ques being developed in the use of the new weapons mich

Bra as the Corporal

the Thunderbird, kan

This photo shows the, socle sa The Queen in a Land Hover drives past the Corporal and Thunderbird

her

Photo.

rockets, during Inspection, Keyslaza

180 lbs OF FLIES!

By JACK GEE

Peking, May 26. Files weighing more than 180 pounds were killed in Peking by about 330,000 volunteers who responded to the government sppenl during last weekend, the People's Daily newspapNT reported today,

The now driva to elimi- nato China's notorious,

four ovila" — Bien, zon quilots, rals and sparrowe - coincides with the op set of the hot summer in the capital..

More than 400,000 #pare rowa were killed in a sin gle weekend here in April and the next target will be rats, which will be driven from the sewers by sulphur fumes later this week-Renter,

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