1958-10-29 — Page 1

PHILIPS

SUNSHINE

ALL THE

YEAR

Altrophil

Comment Of The Day

Pakistan's

Nasser?

IPLOMATS will be took-

Ding buck in the pages of

history for parallels between the rapid assumption of power by Pakistan'a General Mohammed Ayub Khan and other famous dictators. No one CAI doubt, however, that the country needed sumeono strong at the helm. Partia- ment had degenerated into a rabble where a man could be murdered during a rowdy debate and a deputy speaker declared "insine"

counter for running popular winlics. Corruption, blackmarketing. hoarding, apeculation and All the vices of privilege and abuses of power com- mon to decadent authority called

correction, for General Mirza, the late President was inadequate for the job. Besides he was identified with the "old

to

gang" politiciens. The young and dapper Ayub,

THE WEATHER: Moderate N.N.E. winds. Fine.

CHINA MAIL

No. 37192

Prominent Resident Dies

The death occurred suddenly in London on Monday, evening of Mr Andrew Walton Brown, OBE, Managing Director of Lane, Crawford Ltd., at the age of 59.

ALEXANDER IN

HOSPITAL

Mr Brown left the Colony on home leave on October 201

He came to Hongkong in December, 1920 to work for Lane, Crawfords, From. a junior post he rose to be genera] manager before the war and was appointed Managing Director shortly after the war.

Food Control

Mr Brown held the rank of Captain in No. 2 (Scottish) Company of the H.K.V.D.C. and served with the Corps until the establishment

Food of tho Control in the Colony, when ho WDA seconded and took up executive work with the Control, unt! the surrender, when he was interned In Stanley Camp. There he was one of the main organisers of the camp canteen and will be remembered by of the internees for the many sterling work he did in the face af many difficulties.

When Mr Brown was released from Stanley Camp in August he resumed his work with the Food Control, which was then operating under the Gimson Administration, and he became Controller of Dry Foods,

With the

Clvli arrival of Affairs he returned to his port time British Commander in as Manager of Lane Crawford,

And Ltd.

the

Ollaws, Oct. 28,

Mediterranean

Canada' Governor - General from. 1946-1952, is in hospital here suffering from a heart allovent.

commander-in-chief of the Earl Alexander of Tunis, war-

decided to Army,

tako it nction. And

quick Huccession he became Ad- ministrator of Martial Law, Supreme Commander of the Forces, Prime Minister, Minister of Defence and now President. Many will wonder whether this in to bo Fakistan's Nanser-and many have been calling for

one.

power reasons.

An official of the civic hospital. which Lord Alexander enter- be ed yesterday, said this? spent a good night. The Vancouver Province re-

ported today that

по

I

The abdication of Mirza was the reanli of obviously differences between the two but it would be wrong to say that Ayub who was onco,enid to have political ambitions what-

Heized

for ever,

The personal officer corps in Pakistan live life apart from the people. Many of these men were educated at Sandhurst and Granwell and live to- day on the anme fine senle un the Indian Army officers did before the war. And they regard local politics with deep contempt.

A Good Thing

IT

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Lord

Alexander, who 1. 60. apparently suffered

Attack while

last week.

*

heart

duck-shouting

The пештрарет sald Lord Alexander thought he Jad Influents and did not consult

a doctor until yesterday,

quoted, Dr Petrie as saying that Lord Alexander's con- dition was "serious" but not critical and that he would be In hospital for at least six weeks.-China Mali Special.

NATIONALISTS TO HELP

seems therefore that if Ayub hus anything to do with it, his descent into the political arena will only be to designed Lemporary,

wherever prune ruthlessly abuses are brought to light, to ro-establish

clean administration and do- moerntle

government on a sound basis and ultimately to return

Br power to the of representatives

the What people.

many Pakistanin wil wonder, however, in just how long this will take to accomplish.

MAINLAND REBELLION

Mr A. W. Brown

He was awarded the OBE in the New Your Honours List in 1046 and at the investiture the then Governor, Sir Mark Young, said: "The idmirable manner

which you devoted your services to the help of your

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1958.

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AN ANCIENT TRADITION IS RENEWED

Pope John XXIII

Now Bonn

Wants HK

To Restrict

Cotton Exports

Pope John XXIII Makes First

Appointments

Vatican City, Oct. 28.

Within three hours of his election as Pope, the new Pontiff tonight created his first cardinal- Monsignor Alberto Di Jorio, Secretary of the Conclave.

RELAX IN

DAKS

THE KANOUS COMFORT

IN ACTION TROUSERS

Whiteaways

HONG KONG.DKOWLOON

'80 Days' Widow Of

For HK

But Not

Todd-AO

By a CHINA MAIL REPORTER

Hongkong will see "Around

Murdered

Secretary Speaks

A nows agency report that the polico probe of the triple murdor in Rio do Janeiro may load to the unvelling of a big Interna- tional narcotics smuggling ring,

wor'. Indignontly denied by the widow of one of the victims this morning.

"My husband is definitely not

the World in 80 Days”, | but it will not be the muggler," said pretty Mrs Jeannelle Pel, wife of the lple famous Todd-AO version, Mr Joseph T. C. Fel, the mur- Mr Eric Kwok, Managerdered secretary of millionaire of United Artists (Chino) {Leo Ching-dea, 63-year-old

wealthy merchant Inc., said this morning.

whose body found in The Alm will be in Cinema- Was

the Pinheiros River. scope. It will be shown during

Mrs Pel, clad in black and the New Year holidays, begin-

devold of make-up, lald D ning. December 20.

Chinn Mall reporter at her Kowloon home today: "I don'

Monsignor Di Jorlo's elevation first few days of his Pontificate brings

cardinal of a to 53 the total present in the choice number of Sacred College of Secretary of Stale.

The obvious candidates are Cardinals, whose full establich-

Battire Monsignor Olovanni ment is 70.

Renewing on ancient tradi- Montini, Archbishop of Milan, tion, the new Pope placed his who for ten years was Pope Pius own Cardinal's crimson biretta XIF's righthand and who spent on the head of Monsignor Di 30 years of his ecclesiastical

The film made by the late Jorio,

career in the Vatican's Secre At the

time it was tariat of State, ond Monsignor Mike Todd won world-wide ac-

people should my the Domenico Turdini, announced that the Pope had

pro claim for its unique screening now why

that Secretary

Extraordinary process. the for

visual effect

about my husband Mr ofi promoted the Governor of the Conclave,

Ecclesiastical Affairs.

outdo glant con-Lee, who has been very good Monsignor Federico

which was to

to our family, a definitely not Callor! Di Vignale, to be Major

ventional screens.

A smuggler. He is a man of Domo of the Pontifical house- hold.

same

Monsignor DI Jorio 15

Auditor-General of the Re-QUEEN'S MESSAGE

See,

Q

verend Apostolic Chamber, Secretary to the Cardinals Commission for the Special Administration of the Holy which commission handies the Vatican's invest- ments, and Chief Executive of

Works the Institute for

of Religion, a body charged with distributing avaliable funds 1elig.cus initiatives.

Audience

to

Another early declalori of the restore to the new Pope was Cardinals la Rome, and the highest. prelates in the Vatican's Central Government the Church, the right to be received in audience by the Pontin on

fixed "days,

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London. Oct. 28.

Queen Elizabeth tonight sent the following message to the new Pope: "I should Your like to exprem to Holiness my warm conɣIB" tulations on your efreiton and to send you my best * wishes for your health and

welfare in the discharge of the exalted duties to which you have been called. El- ,zabeth R.-Reuter.

If he chooses one of these two great Vatican figures, the new-Popa will be pesumed to have mada,on,, important poll- tical decision,

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And

The star of the film is David position, and 2 respeciablo Niven but there is a big asso- dealer in the perfume clated cast of wall-known essence business, British and American screen "I! would not have and stage stars. It is based worth it to him on the Jules Verne story.

in such activities,”

in Hongkong

con-

Mr Niven in the course of a bes tour of the world which he can make in 50 days, visits Hongkong where the ventional mode of travel is to ride on the backs of ostriches, according to the film.

No actual scenes were shot in Hongkong. There is a water- front scene and the rest takes part in a low dive.

In other parts of the world, elnemas bave had to be special- allered to screen the Todd AD version. This has meant that the film has run for many months and that the price of re-scats in all parts of the theatre

The CinemaScope version terms should make this unnecessary for

The West German Governi This fight had been suspend, ment. announced in Benner by Pope Pius XIT for over

Archbishop Montiņi)- five years, and few of the cen today that it would hold a figures of Church Govern-puted to be a "progressive" and has been considerably increased talks with Governmentment saw him regularly. Monsignor Tardini a "conserva-

new tive" though octals in Hongkong and A major decision. the other countries to try to Pope is likely to take within the apply only relatively to the Hongkong.

arrange voluntary re- strictions on textile im-

ports Into Germany.

A Reuter cable from Bonn said it was not intended to cut imports by Introducing quanti- tative restrictions, however,

It made this announcement following the disclosure that it was prepared to help the local textile industry overcome its present criais.

to officiat Agures According 21,000 of the present 40,000 working on short time in West Germany are textle workers.

fellow prisoners in Stanley No News From

Internment Camp was brought | to notice inmediately after the conclusion of the war and has earned for you this nward, on which I heartily congratulate you."

Mr Brown was a keen lawn bowler and also. was a partner in the Ben Stable.

He was a Freemason, being a

Past Master of Victoria Lodge and prominent in other Orders.

Washington, Oct. 28. Chinese Nationalist Ambas- sador to U.S. George Yeh said today Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek reserved the right to go to the ald

of any big anti-Communist rebellion on the mainland when the time is ripe. He made the statement in on his airport interview

The Bourd of Directors, at u return from last week's policy talks in Tulpel between Chlang meeting this morning, decided to and Secretary of State, John close the registered office of the

company Foster Dulles.

this afternoon as a The

sald Ambassador

the mark of respect, Nationalists, while renouncing

The shop premises will remain

He is survived by a brother, Williams, who is in Edinburgh, and a niece, Helen.

The problem is that having the use of force as the "prin- open.

assumed auch wide powers cipal" means of returning to the

in

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politically

country

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China Mainland, have not abi.- that is doned their right to support and manifestly help anti-Communist movements rotten, General Ayub seeking to overthrow the Peking may find great diffleulty in Government. unloading his burden. And

if there is no politically. minded Army cliquo now, this may well develop on lines similar to those that have emerged in Egypt und, more recently, Iraq even though it may be inspired by

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other desire than to reform and restore self- rospect to their country. Whilo nane welcomes th a vast aggregation of power In the hands of any one man, if General Ayub can spread the burden of govern. ment and reinvigorate politi- cal life with some of the Idealism and high-minded. nosa which the Army has shown in its own sphero of action, the present dictator- ship can do the country a lot of good. Certainly Goneral Ayub will have no lack of popular support in his bidi to clean up the country:

To go to the aid of a major Hungarian-type revolt at the

proper time however, would not

Blizzard Hits Moscow

London, Oct. 28. Moscow was hit by a blizzard

be the sort of aggressive use of today, Moscow Radio reported. force which Chiang and DullesSuch heavy snow in October is declared would be denounced, experienced only once in about the Ambassador sold.-U.P.I. 120 years.-Reuler,

these

Bife of the Vatican-Reuter.

ANOTHER Pope's Sister Too

MINE EXPLOSION

Richwood, Vir., Oct. 28. A West Virginia mining offi- cial said tonight "there is no hope" for 13 man) trapped by an explosion in # coal. mine near here. Four miners wore · rescued earlier,

Among the

missing

Wero

Cotton Board Mine Superintendent Olin C.

Hongkong hre not yet re- colved the British Cotton Board's new proposals #imed at stouring limitation of the 'Colony's textile

to exports

the United Kingdom.

A

The Hon. J. D. Olague, Chairman of the Hong- kang Negotiating Com mittee told the China Mall thi morning: " have not received any official communication

tha from

UK Catton Board as yet, but ca spon

I do, I will call a meeting of the Hongkong Negotiating Committee to consider the propokala."

DJ

The.

Minister Mr Prime Macmillan wald in Lon. don yesterday the Cotton Board considered that the now proponate wera generous and constituted a fair andreasonable settlement

Monty Forced To Beat 'Hasty Retreat!'

Farnham, Oct. 28. ELD Marshal Viscount

3

El Alamein reunion on Friday | The

Montgomery, sɛed 70, bral | As the reunion, Moniy bold the|

a hably retreat here yesterday Before a numerically, superior Kentmy".

4

The old campaigner, now relired an in facume of £2.009 year,' called at the Warnbara post offion in Surrey to colleol bis weekly old age pension of 50. shillingi

whis-normal Monday marning custom-huj, "unfor tunately be bad told the world shout his ponien at the

men who served under him in tho Western · Desert that ha collected the pension because The had "worked hard for 60 Fear",

As a result, about '25.photė- graphors were lying in shIDALET for him yesterday outside the 'post'ofles.

pressmen, determined to get a photograph of Monty actually drawing his, ponalon, advanced in s'body. •

The Field Marshal nasessed the

enemy wirengthda over whelming, posted two letters inside the post office and re- treated to his” càr in “good. -order.

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The Field Marubai'-summed up | Ile was reported to have told a

the situation' quickly அ

tried unsuccessfully・・ to silp 7 them 1, huân 1 Train

inside

- graphed.

friend later: "Thai-ham folied

wijkout, being 'photo-

* which, I can draw my pł

slate""---China Mall Special......

conveyor

Poor To

See Coronation

Bergamo, Oct. 28.

bren

to take part

Speaking in Mandarin, Mrs Pel said she received a letter from her sister-in-law, Mrs Wa Wan Tse, of San Paulo, giving a brlet account of the murders,

On October 3, both Lee and Fel were found to be missing. were told, and a The Police search was started. They were missing und) October 10, when Lee's body was seen by a trick-

the yard worker floating in shallow waters of the Pinheiros River,

IN A BOX The next morning, Joseph Pei's body was found in a box also Avating in the river.

The author of the letter be- loved that Pel was murdered when robbers broke into Lee's house and found them together. "They were obviously after Lee's money, and had to kill Pel

as well," the letter stated,

This solution to the triple murder, the third viction being a Chen Hul-ming, long a suspected dope smuggler in Brazil, I re- Iuted by Brazilian police. They have called in Interpol, the ternational police agency, for assistance in breaking the case which, they say, is laked with a vast network of narcotics anugglers with headquarters In Hongkong.

Mrs Pel this morning added: "don't know why people want

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Epol! my husband's reputa tion." She was referring to a statement mude by Lee's chauffeur who told pollco that

Shouting, wildly rejoicing villagers gathered out- Fel was connected with a kid-

side the new Pope's birthplace at Sotto Monte in Northern Italy tonight.

Inapping attempt on Lee,

She said she asked that her huband's body be cremated, but Brazilian authorities would

Inside the simple village Tears filled her eyes: "What ❘ not permit that since Brazii was

three

"T

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money." ply I have no

Roman Catholle country. Gates, and his assistant, Edward house were the Pope's Stephenson..

brothers-who sull work the the said: "1 should so much Joseph Pei's remains have been

the villege Six hours after the explosion land ground

have liked to go to the corona= buried in a Chinese cemetery tion."-Router.

near San Paulo. rescuers brought the four miners smallholders. to the surface on

Saverio Roncalli, belts from 21⁄2 miles inside the married without mine. Three were in serious Alfredo, 80, is a bachelor, while condition with burns and smoke Giuseppe, 64, has 10 children. A Inhalation

The blast was the second in

75,

children.

fourth brother, Giovanni (Italian for John, the BJMG a Virginla mine within 24 hours, chosen by the new pops) died -U.P.I.

Democrat Landslide?

Washington, Oct. 27.

Jast December leaving eight

children.

One

HUMBLE: PEOPLE

Bistes, of the Pope's Assunta, is a widow living on

The Republican Party faces the outskirts of Bergamo, while;

its worst repudiation since 1938 his other in next week's U.S. clections, Ancilla acceding to leading polls of voter opinion-UPI.

three sisters, Maria, and Teresa have all) died in the last five years.

Today the Roncallis of Sollo 11 Monte are humble people, but the crest which they still possess

Duke In Canada shows they must once have been

Ottawa, Oct. 28.

A Comet jet airliner brought Prince Philip here for a threps; day stay in a record westbound flight time of minutes.-U.FI.

hours

Lord Montgomery

Still in good forms"

among the most Importan: familica of the neighbourhood.

The crest has a tower and two illica---which the new Pope incorporated Into his Cardinal'. erest. It is not yet known if he will retain this crest as Pope.

After his return to Italy from France Cardinal Roncalli spent his summer holidays regularly in his birthplace, with his brothers. The 1,700 villagers felt he was one of them, as ha strolled the streets, chatting with everyone he met.'

A FUND

Tonight, they were . remem- bering his visit of only two months ago, when ho apent most of August among them, they Echanted 'as they went in' pro- cearion through the fluminated streets

And the mayor opened a fund to buy, a liars for "their" Pops. The Pontiff's 72-year-olá |widowed »\sister Asminin had jgans, duti to bug-""bottle of milk when; a passer-by fold her

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