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FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1959,
Price 20 Cents
Fly to
79%
lands the
world around
with
PAN AMERICAN
CHARGED WITH SELLING LIQUOR
LIQUOR AFTER HOURS Queen Creates Of The Bar Manager Acquitted Four New
Day
Mr MURROW &
THE POLICE
the
I Murrow
Cune of Edward
the radio com-
mentator who has raised a hornel's nest over the
played by sex in Amaril
business world, there has arisen a serious challenge!) to the freedom of the Press, There
doubt
that
110 i
Murrow's
charges arc True though how large a part call girls play in business dealings is being argued furiously. Murrow has exposed thla vier with the help of the people involved — prostitutes, "madam" and a business- And unless he had man. given his word not to namic numes he could not have necumulated the material [ for his brundeast and the
world wond But De discussing the scandal.
A Mockery
TOW the New York poliçe
Norges they will consult
with the District Attorney to see what steps can be
taken to force Murrow
dincione his ROUFCON,
to
Courts of justice are titled, to
do this if thiy
consider the issue im- portant. But the police are not the courts, And they are permitted to force newamen
and editors to disclose the sources of any news story that happens to interest them, freedom of the Press will become mockery:
4
A free and responsible Press, unrestricted by fear of victimisation from govern- ment or public Bodies, plays an important part in The democratic way of life. It if the Press falls under a police dictatorship such as is threatened in New
York men like Murrow Can pack up and go fishing.
A Watchdog
ERTAINLY no one would
Of Doubt
FLAG STANDARD FOR
FOR Element
CAKE FOR WINSTON
VISIT
OF
DUKE
the unopened Government Car Park Reclamation.
on
A prototype)
of the Alug
standarda
which will be raised by
Mr I. T. Morris
at Central Magistracy this morning acquitted Albert Wu, 40- year-old manager of the Arizona Bar, North Point, of a charge of selling liquor after hours. con- trary to conditions of the liquor licence.
Mr Morris said the prosecu- Government tion in this case had not pro- for the forth-stated sufficient evidence to
on this coming visit of justify a conviction
there
the
floor, who had
Duke of most serious charge, and
were certain discrepancies in Edinburgh, the prosention's evidence. made its first Mr Wu, of 11A North Point appearance to Ruud, second day. It con-pleaded not guilty, was repre- sists of a main Remedies.
ented by Mr L. J. D'Almada
of D'Almuda Ro flagpole, about medies and Co. Chief In- 20 feet high,spector N Reynolds proscented.
with two Called 'Time' artistic panels
The ease arose over a visit to attached. A the bar by two European plain- flag will Le clothes police inspectors who suspended he-leged that drinks were served to a total of nine European tween two drinkers after 2 am, and after black arms an employee of the bar had which can be called "Time."
Drinks
seized the
were
from seen
European drinkers, others were
in
photograph, at taken from the counter, A right
angles plastic tray with $0.00 change
to the flag was also taken. Eight witnesses pole.
gave evidence in support of the prosecution's case.
I t Was
Mr Wu lo his evidence said learned this he called "Time, Gentlemen, morning that please" at 1.50 a.m. He did thin
because he saw the two police' these design officers and wanted to avoid may be trouble.
changed. A Five
minutes later four number of Europeans came in and ordered drinks. When Mr Wu refused them will be they pointed out that it was only posted around 1.55 am.
Statue
the Square area. This particu- drinka were sold before 2 am Jar standard though sometimes customerS has
been remained drinking after
Maintained
Mr Wu maintained that all
erected near time.
the Central
In addition to the hanging Bags and coloured panels, ever puss on informa- coloured streamers will be attached to the top of the posle. Locally made coloured lanterns will be hung from the streamers.
tion to the Press know- ing the police would have his name the moment the paper reached
that
"In trying this case," Mr Morris said, "I have to decide it justly on the evidence which la adduced bearing always in mind that the
onus is on the prosecution to prove their case beyond reasonable doubt,
"I do not think that they have Other Government plans for decorations include produced suffjelent evidence fr coloured lamp standards along Des Voeux Road, hanging ls case to justify the street. The Press, flags in Garden Road, and there will be a decorated fean this most serious charge.
its role as a watchdog and
conviction
"Thero Gro certain dis-
A prod to the consciences/ ture at the junction of Queen's Road and Des Voeux Roadcrepancies in the evidence of public oficialdom would Central, in the triangular road island to the east of the
be as effectively destroyed Bank of China.-China Mail Photo,
ns if every sheet of copy
vetted were
by those
⚫ officials AN it left the
typewriter.
bello protect their are Keith (Only) Phoned 999
The police own.
informers who are mo31-
l petty criminals and
distasteful as this is, it
Is an essential aspect of
crime fighting throughout
the world. Let the public.
and its apokesman the
Six
-Sums Were Wrong
Press, also have a similar Six-year-old Keith Syrelt made an
advantage. If a man auch i
a
Murrow and hundreds
of other newsmen whose
London, Jan. 22.
emergency call to police here because he had get his sums wrong at Achool.
for
Sir Winston and Lady. Churchill flew to Marra- kesh for the winter holidays recently and this cake was presented to the well-known couple by the management of their hotel in the city.Express Photo,
Churchill Would Never Have
the prosecution and the time Made The Grade
when the alleged oRence
stated to have occurred is not
clear.
"Furthermore, watches were supposed to have
London, Jan. 22.
been Sir Winston Churchill, when a boy, would have failed to qualify for a grammar school educa- tion if he had had to pass the present educa-
synchronised by Inspectors Bellingham and, Phillips at ♪ p.m. on the evening of Decem- ber 4 from the 'news' announce- ment
on Rediffusion.
"On examination of the pro- gramme for the night of the December 4, it was discovered that Deadly Nightshade' and not 'News' was on the ale at that time.
"The presecution have not dis- charged the burden of proof which the Inw las placed upon them; there is, here an clement of doubt and that being so the charge against the defendant is He got through to the local | dismissed." police headquarters
and alarm went out to all cars:
telephone booth and made an emergency "999" call,
path he follows are able to He was worrying about this 7 So Keith went inta a public gain valuable and accurate on the way to school when tre information which will remembered his mother's ad- expose an evil, let them not vice to call the police if he be hampered.
needed help.
In Your Saturday -Mail "I
MAINTAIN that seldom have troops been left in so feckless a fight?" declares Randolph Churchill as he continues The Suez Story tomorrow with a blow-by-blow description of the battle that was to be heard of around the world a few hours. after the first attack.
He also pauses in his expose to deal with a lady...
In the fifth and last excling chapter, Woodrow Wyatt brings to a close ble fascinating serles on what life is expected to be like in 1999.
BTC:
Included in tomorrow's big feature-packed weekend fwuO
The Faiths By Which We Live mother in the series of articles on religions In Britain; Plague 1894 China Mall writer John Lug con- Hinues his absorbing sortes on Old Hongkong with a vivid description of the disaster.
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"Buy needs help."
an
The forces of the Law con- verged on the telephone booth by road, cycle and on foot.
Keith explained: "My teacher has put Ucks in the arithmetic books of some
children
THREE DIE IN
AIR CRASH
Three
Ammon, Jon, 22. persons were killed
of Air
and she says they are good, and three, badly hurt today
"But the put a cross in my when a Convair - 240 book. I want a tick-but sho Jordan crushed 10 miles west of won't do it."
here. The plane, with 11 passen- Then a squad car arrived and gers and three crew aboard, was its occupants told Keith toclfui- coming in from Bobrut ly that they could not force the teacher to give him ticks.
Ha mother, Mars Abyco Syrett, told reporters last night: "I gavo Keith a talking and told him to work harder at school," -China Mail' Special.
Mine Flooded
Pittston, Penn, Jan. 22 The flooding Susquehanna River gouged a huge hole in a mine tunnel today, spilling tone of water which drowned, "three mines and left 12 still trapped. Another 44 were rescued or
Jerusalem.-U.P.I.
And
Life
Peers
London, Jan. 23.
Sir Hartley Shawcross, former Labour statesman and British prosecutor at the Nuremburg trials is made a "life peor" by the Queen today.
'Planner Plowden'
Tear-Gas Bombing
In
:
Cyprus
Nicosia, Jan. 22.
He is one of four new fe barons-whose titles will expire with their deaths,
The Queen similarly honours: Sir Eric James, High Master of the Manchester Grammar School; Sir Edwin Plowden, Chairman of the United Kagdom Atomic Energy Authority, and Llonet Robbins, Professor of Economics at the University of London and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery.
Efficiency
Today's Is Uie second group of life peers created at the re- quest of the Conservative Government as a measure aimed to improve the quality of debate and the efficiency of Britain's second chamber,
It is understood that in the present instance, Mr Gaitskeli did not consider li necessary to make any recommendations.
The decision to offer A life peerage to 05-year-old Sir Hørt- Icy Shawcross was thus entirely the responsibility of. the Con- servative Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan.
Sir Hartley was a leading minister in the two' post-war Labour government, året Attorney-General and then us President of the Board of Trade. Newspapers sometimes talked of hurri GS
future
Labour Prime Minister.
In recent years, however, he
issue of nationalisation,
Resigned
on
The British authorities for has appeared to observers to the first time had re- have moved to the right the course to tear gas bomb-politically especially ing by helicopters to re- lieve British soldiers stoned by the entire popu- lation of Aghridia vil- lage, it was learned here today. A woman was in- jured.
Last year, he resigned from House of Commons seat and then from the Labour Party.
He is now a director of the Shell Petroleum Company.
An official communique' said Sir Hartley was chief prosecut- the pecurity forces, in the two for for the Valted Kingdom at Landrovers, were yesterday in the Nuremburg trials of major
of Nazi war criminals and princi vestigating na
carller find explosives in nearby Agro pal delegate to the assemblies village when they were utlucked of the United Nations from 1945 by the villagers.
to 1049.
Sir Eric James, 40, a selentist, soldiers has been High Mosler of
Grammar and | Manchester
School girl since 1045 and before that was an Assistant Master at Winches- ter College.
The villagers claimed the in- cldcht began when "punched a schoolmaster made rude gestures to students".
RESCUED
He is a former chairman of the Headmasters Conference.
The girl, the villagers saldt
Sir Edwin Plowden, 52, has called on the boy students to been Chairman of Britain's resque the schoolmaster. In the Atomic Energy Authority since melee, the soldiers released the 1964. teacher and started throwing He was chairman of the stones at the students, the Econcante Planning Board from vfilagers sald.
1947 to 1953.
Troops were alleged to have mistreated another schoolmaster. which led to a barrage of stents
by the students,-France-Presse,
From 1953 to 1954 he was nd- visor to the Atomic Energy Organisation.
Wartime Work
Sir Edwin
known 0.3
tional test, Mr Clement Davies, former Liberal NEW SUPER planner Plowden" because of
· Party leader, asserted tonight,
ANTIE
Ptics.
Who did you say I've been
Influenced by...?"
Britain's former Prime Minia- ter hos himself often admitted that he was a slow starter at school Ho went to' Harrow, one of the most expensive and exclusive schools in Britain.
Mr Davies was criticising the Present -system.....by which children at the age of 11, on the basis of an examination, orc selected for either a grammar school
a less academic "secondary modern school,"
Mr Davies supported the Labour opposition's policy of large numbers, of "comprehen alve" schools, Becauso these cater for all singes of a school career, the transfer from a pri- mary school at 11 becomes un- necessary, I
The Government's argument is that with the present shortage of grammar schools, a selection test at 11 la inevitable. -
London Express Bervice, Reuter.
ABSTRACT PAINTINGS FOR NURSERY
London, Jan. 22,
A Landon child specialist seld today that chlidren's wards in hospitals should be decorated with Ploasso-tika zbatrauta spidi not with hatratione from nursery rhymec^und;books. The speciali, Or John Milkins, khaw, in a letter to the British Mutions Journal, said, "Onc
•|
you have identified on the wall Mickey Mouse ... or the cow jumping over the moon and "have mirde up your mind what they are doing you late inter-
In them."
Ha nadad: "On the other hand, shaitect or nearly abstract ple- --turde,, of, the type painted by
Plonmo, Braque, and Kandir= |
sky, provide the bad-ridden patient with an unending focus of Interest.
HIGHWAY
his worlime work as a civil servant at Whitehall,
Mr Lionel Charles Robbins,
hns 00,
been Professor of
BREAKS UP! Economies at London Univer-
London, Jan. 22. British Governmont
The
ordered an immodiate-in-
sity since 1920.
He is also a Trusted" of the National Gallery
Ond of the State Gallery, Britain's top art collections.
of the
During "tho Second World vastigation today of dam- War he was Director age to the country's first | Economie Scetion for the off- super-highway ces of the war cabinet-Reuter. ..madera
which crocked up only sayan wooks after it was
opened.
Minister of Transport Harold Watkinson announced he has called for a detailed engineering investigation "as a matter of
urgency."
The new eight-mile bypass highway around the City of Preston was closed for repaire yesterday after fee and torren flat rainstorms split it into a mass of cracks and pot-holes-
U.P.1.
Plant Explosion
A
Copenhagen, Jan. 23.
TYRONE'S WIDOW HAS SON
Hollywood, Jan, 22, - Mrs Deborah Power, widow of actor Tyrone Power, gave birth to his only son today at Cedars of Leba, non hospital.
The Bve-pound; 13 ounZOS boy was bọn this motring, Mrs Power, 27, was reported in excellent condition by hospital attendants,
A violent explosion rocked the Copenhagen animal: fodder plant tonight. One, injured per- The pretty former Mississippl son was taken out from the co-ed married Power In May "Chlidren,, being grea from pre-building; and seven other per- 18, 1958, at Tunics, "Mimsleippi..
Judlow, have får : graétar | sons were missing,
The marriage ended (tranically obanon than adulta`ef«er]Dying Firemen, police awe amelyn Jost November 15, when Power what is offered for enjoyment, cuce rushed to the scene of the 1997 Murered a fatal DNATE ASERSK by the non-reproväntational (secident, but there was'no' fire. | Wills 3) wore in @ movielin
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