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CHINA

GILMAN & CO.LTD

No. 37340

Katablished 1845

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1959.

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Comment ARIAS GIVEN ASYLUM Bus Crashes

Of The Dame Margot's

Day

Husband In

CHINA LIGHT Brazil Embassy

SURPRISE

THE Announcement by

the

Lid has come to the general public as something of a sur- priae

financial

and the

Panama, April 24.

China Light and Power Ca Dr Roberto Arias, husband of Damo Margot Fonteyn, wanted by the Government for allegedly loading an abortive re- volutionary movement, was given poli- tical asylum at the Brazilian embassy here late today.-U.P.1,

Implications of the move need to be fully explained by the Chairman, For this is an an

interests nouncement which

not only the shareholders but the public which the company marves

It will be recalled that only, a fortnight age Government an. nounced ita intention to not up a commlesion of inquiry to investigate the working of the two electricity

under- proposed

a

The

Inter-

badge against

takinga. doubling of the lasued capital and the rovaluing of the shares will be widely proled possible unfavourable recom⚫ mendatione of the commission. in practice there can be no ob

Jaction to the move, Govern mant has announced certain action and the company has taken dotonsive measures. But since China Light to a public utility the publia will natural- ly be concerned If what has

been done is in any way pre- *Judicial to the company'■ ability to maintain supply and extend it where necessary at the lowest ponsibla rates. There are some ground for concern and that is why we belleve a full atatement necessary. Dospita yesterday's hectlo transactions on the Stock Exchange it difficult to kae haw the shareholder gains out of all this. The market VAJUD of his abara is not

appreciably anhanced, nor does the dividend appear to bo affected-unless than the to con. company's intention

tinue paying the same rate, DUT the profit and dividend In terms of capital will be considerably affected by the move for In future they will bo

to n In relation halved capital of $110 million. Amongst other things the commission of accountant la to "dəsi with allegations of excessiva pro. Ha may feel that in the pant

millon on a $55 capital China Light's has been remarkably healthy, but he will also have to note that the

EXTRADITION SOUGHT

Panama City, April 24.

President Ernesto De La Guardia of Panama announced today his Government was weigh- ing the possibility of lodging extradition pro- ceedings against Dame Margot Fonteyn, who is now in Britain.

He told a press conference in the Presidential Palace that lot- ters and documents discovered by the National Guard had been put before the Judiciary..

"We might ask for the ex- tradition of Ponteyn if wr have Aulaient p:oof stainst het," he said.

The President fald Pahoma has an extradition treaty with Britain deting 'from 1907,

The Letters

Seated on a Louis XIVth style couch covered in yellow silk in a reception salen, President De La Guardia produced a

can-

taining originals and copies of Intier alleged to have been written by American fashion model Judy Tatham to Dr Roberto Arlas and Dume Margot.

Arked if the Government had other evidence against any Dame Margot, the President re- piled: "I don't know. I am not following minute by minute details"

SORAYA, ORSINI

MARRIED?

Capri, April 24, Princess Soraya of Iran and Italian Prince Raimondo Onlhi were reported to have been secretly.married

Caflar Hous

a No.

TO HIRE A Niscot

BUS COACH

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us came lurching in through the window after a collision with a potato lorry,

The

bur

was on

aboard a yacht off 'Capri MI Edith Woodley, 42, hid today. Soraya's mother, just finished serving a customer Madame Esfandiary, re- in her Cannon By London fused to confirm or deny locking shop when the rumours and refused to make a statement. Press sources here were

But the top deck hilt the con- sceptical about the authentielty crete above the shop treat, stop. of the marriage reports; · ping the bus only a few. Inches

Prince Orsin! and Princess away from her.

Sixteen bus Soraya left Capri, on a yachting

Injuries, for expedition today, as they have treated done before on many occasions Woolley and

stay here. With escaped. Nobody them were Madame Esfandiary, pavement or the front seat of two German friends of the the bus-London Express Photo.

of the Princess and a friend Prince,

The reports said that the marriage was celebrated by the ship's

while captain today,

dispensa- awaiting the Pope's tion which would be required for a religious marriage cerc- mony-since Soraya is a Moslem. At all events, the general early today discounted the pos-opinion here is that the couple siblity thut the Panamanian tend to marry. Since they met Guvernment could

of Dame Margot up on Capri they have not al extradition future have to pay Govern- Fonteyn, Under international empted to hide

The President revealed that he personally had issued the during their Inquiry'

arrest of instruction for the Dame Murgot.

Dame Margot had been re- leased, he said, "because we did not have any proof against her at that time."--Reuter.

company's present action has

altered the perspective. In short, Insofar

10

啡 recom-

manding action in this respect,

he may be aty mlad,

the

The full implications of

move and it effect on any royalilee the company may In

ment will be carefully studied.

Tho

public

British

No Chance

་

London, April 25. diplomatic quaclers

secure the

practice regarding extradition, looks forward to is only possible for a govern the forthcoming meeting for ment to extradite its own no-

more difformation the ionals anti-Come-Margolis Bri

China Light proposal.

*Say goodbye

to

tish.-Reuter.

washday

drudgery!

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Glorious Glosters

Presented

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passengers wero

Miss

Bonn, April 24. driver

collective highest America's the

military award, the Streamer of the Presidential Citation, was today presented to the first Battalion, the Gloucester shire Regiment-the "Glori- Dus Glosters"-for its action in Koren eight years ago.

the This was the first time

Streamer has been awarded

a non-American

unit, a British Army spokesman said. The Streamer, which was fixed to the regimental colour, was presented on the anniversary

the Battalion's

stand against a Communist Chinese division on imjin Hill

it 1051.

HONGKONG FOOTBALLER

OF THE

beach any day-France-Presse. YEAR

Scots Warned Off Eiffel Tower

Paris, April 24.

Two kitted Aberdeen Villver sity students who tried to climb the Eiffel Tower carrying an 18-foot banner marked "Aber- deen University's Charities Campaign" were warned off hy gendarmes after they had got only a few feet off the ground. The They had hoped to fix banner at the top of the 984- foot tower to get publlelty for the campaign, which this year, hopes to collect £13,000 in aici of spastics China Mail Special.

Entries for the Hong- kong Footboller of the Year close on Friday. May 15.

Send in your entries now, addressed to:- The Editor, The China. Mail, 1-3 Wyndham Street.

Entry forms appear daily in the sporting pages of the China Mail.

to

Arm Ribbon

Since the granting of the award by the then President of the United States. Mr Harry S. the

Hattaikon

word the blue and gold ribbon of the Cita- tion on their left arms. Because duty abroad it has not been possible to make an carller formal presentation of the award

The

Streamer, which the ellation sald was awarded for "exceptionally outstand- Ing performance and extremo "heroism" was presented today by General Clyde D. Eddie

Tunni,

States

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Bobby Locke

Golf Ball Hits Russian

Rickmansworth, April 24.

A member of a trade delega-

golf

Chief of the United Army in Europe. Alse on parade today was "C" on from the Soviet Union was troop of 170 Independent struck on the mouth by a golf Mortar Battery, Royal ball driven by South African Artillery, who supported the Bobby Locke during "Glorious Glosters at Imjin tournament on the Moor Purk Hill and were

awarded the Course today.

Locke, four times winner of citation for their part in the

the British open, championship, herole defence.

played a poor second shot at the eighth hole in the Spalding tournament.

in

In their eple three-day stand

Korea, the "Gloster blunted a flerce Communist attack and held open kn escape route for other United Nations forces, Close to 680 killed, men were either wounded or captured,

£1,350

The Gall soared into the big crowd lining the fairway and the Soviet delegate, who was temporarily dazed

When the burly South African arrived on cene he was

Their Commanding Officer,

Colonel Jaimes P. Corn, Interviously disturbed and offered awarded the Victoria Cross his apologies to the injured man, recovered.-Chino for gallantry, was taken pri Mail Special, soner-Reiter

Fish & Chips

Preston, April 24.

. Mr Harold Macmillan, today afe fish and chips with Lan- cashire cotton mill workers on n' brief "Meet the People" tour of Northern England.

This famous British dish was included in the one' shilling and menu provided for ten pence workers at the Store Mills, at Littleborough, acar Rochdate.--

the Commander-in- 1-Reuter.

who soon

PAY AMERICAM

BURMA EDITOR TO SUE

TASS

Rangoon, April 24.

A Rangoon Journalist, U'Law

Yone, editor of the in fluential English language morning newspaper, The Notion, announced today that he will sue the Soviet Tass news agency 'for, do famation. Tous, in free to yesterday

"bulletin distributed all newspapers · salá

that the Western powers and the United States in particular were using local papers in Burma to advocate that the country abandon' Ita neutrality and too the Bento Une.

The bulletin claimed that in this connection, Yone had been pala $34,000 from the United Statca embassy,

Yone today pared the amount he will claim in com pensation: $34,000, the mamo sum hè la alleged to have been. paid by the Americans,

If he won the action Yan'a added, the damages, would be turned over to a fund for the Dolat Lamo-France-Press#,-

Dulles Gets New Office

M-

Washington, April 24, John Forter Dulles In being provided with a three- room silte on the fifth floor of the State Department. near the office which he formerly cupied as Secretary of State,

oce

Mr Dulles who" resigned His post as Secretary of State last week was sworn In yesterday. as a special consultant on in- ternational-añairs to President Eisenhower. `-

In his new role he has cabinet rank and is attached to the White House staff, but the Slate Department announced today that a sulte was being net nside for him near his old office. -Reuter,

Gary Cooper A Roman Catholic

Vatican City, April 24. Hollywood screen setor Gary been received into Roman Catholle faith and

Cooper has the

with his wife together daughter, Vatican Radio report ed today-France-Presse,

Soviet Request

Beirut, April '24. Soviet Premier Nikita Khrush- chev asked United Arab Repub- Ho President Nasser. hold aloof from Iraq, which the Soviet Union would

return for

help the United Arab Republic In other, woys, It was reported dodoy-France-Presat.

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