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CHINA

No. 37413

Established 1845 || MONDAY, JULY 20, 1959.

LATE FINAL

MAIL

Price 20 Cents

14

FLIGHTS WEEKLY to the U.S.A.

9 from TOKYO 5 from MANILA

PAN AMERICAN

Comment THE QUEEN ILL, BUT China Suffers Of The TOUR WILL CONTINUE Setback In

Day

THE ONLY

ITEM

ANY hopes that the West

held for German reuni- Acation must be deferred. There is now only one real! item on the Genova agenda and that in the future Berlin around which the entiro conference bas volved in an ever increasing circle.

re-

Day's Rest After Stomach Upset And Fatigue

White Horse, Yukon, July 19.

uf The Queen was taken ill today with an upset stomach and was also suffering from fatigue. But after a rest to-İ day, ordered by her doctor, she will continue her tour of Canada to-

And on this question there is only hope for temporary agreement, but at least it will be sufficient to keep; alive hopes for negotiation| on the larger issues. President Eisenhower is stil

looking for a gesture of reconciliation from the Soviet Union before he will agree to meet Mr Khrush-i chev and the heads of thei other governments. If the Soviels

lu withdraw their threat to transfer

Potsdam their agreement responsibilities fr Berlin to the Communist

A government of East Ger- many it might satisfy President, Eisenhower · suit- clently to allow summit talks to take place in a much more favourable atmo.. sphere.

were

T least the Western Powers

A would not have to suffer

morrow.

Writer's

Libel Suit Dismissed

1

After the announcement;

of the Queen's illness today,

21.

Water In Car Radiator -Saves A Family

Moab, Utah, July 10.

A pint of water from their car radiator saved the lives of a who were family of eight stranded for more than two of hot desert days in the south-east Utah, the father wald today.

The family, including six young children, were rescued today by lorry and aircraft, ending

an ordeal that began on Fri- day when their car stalled in sand on a little-used desert trail

Mr Vil Boost, the father, sald they had it survived by sharing out and rationing a pint of water from the radiator.

**I'm

WO sore couldn't have made it through today," he

Sixteen From

said. "Prayer and the Lord helped us"

Steel Drive

Belgrade, July 19.

China has suffered, a serious setback in

its drive to produce more steel.

This was indicated today by a

Yugoslav newspaper coITESPOR- HARDER WORK

dent in Peking.

this

Mr Scott speaking in a cracked

He said many Chinese Indus voloe, told reporters they had trial enterprises founded managed to ext some salmon year were being closed down, er fish balt their only and that "masses" of workersD, food and had for them-

were being transferred from in- selves into the dirt se profeo-dustry to agriculture. tion from the glare and best of the man-Renter, ·

Hongkong

Aboard Destroyed Plane

Prince Phillp decided to go Sixteen Hongkong passengers were among the 39 aboard

on alone to Dawson City, 800 miles north of White Horse,

to fulfil engagements which

had been scheduled there

for both of them,

Still Tirod

the All Super-Constellation when the plane caught fire in bad weather on landing at Santa Cruz Airport in Bombay last night.

All the passengers, and crew escaped unhurt.

Reuter

The announcement of tho The Are was frat seen on one for $5,000 Queen's Indisposition was made of the wings of the aircraft claim

by her press secretary, Mr while landing in a heavy ruin-

special against a film maga. Esmond Butler, at a

a few storm, according to a

report from Bombay. zine for alleged libel press conference only

minutes after one at which it brought by a freelance had been officially stated that Later a fuel tank burst, ent-

the gulfing writer was dismissed the Queen was "well"

whole plane in flames, but by then alt 30 passengers and crew Jad co- caped unhurt.

by Judge T. Creedon at the Victoria District Court this morning. the indignity of negotiating In his judgment, his Honour with the Communists under held that the words-contained the threat of a time limit. by the arbielo complained The outcome of the present were true in substance and

conference depends entirely fact insofar

In

as these words were statements of facts,

He

Mr Butler told reporters that

he had been assured last night by the Queen's doctor, Surgeon Captain Derek Steele-Purktas, that she was in good health.

Bat this morning when the doctor; went to see hør, she was "still tired and she had an upset stomach," Mr Baller zaid.

ad- "Captain Steele-Perkins vised that she rest for a day so

About 10 fire engines battled

'BIRD PLANE' INJURES GLIDER PILOT

London, July 19.

The correspondent writes for: the Yugoslav Communist Leogue | newspaper, Borba,

COTTCS-

"Return to the village again” le tho latest slogan of the Chinese Government, pondent Djordje Bogojevic re ported.

The new movement will carried out throughout main- land China, ho wrotis

FORECAST FOR PEASANTS

Tokyo, July 19.

The Peking People's Dally today forecast more and harder work for China's 600 million up for > make peasants bo

damages suffered from foods, droughts and typhoons, "Not even a whole year bas

The paper,

official organ of passed since China proclaimed the communes not only ad- the all-powerful Central Com- ministrative but also economic mittee of the Chisene Communist independent unite, thousands of Party admitted today In

new industrial plants were editorial that "a few places" founded.

auffered from the foods, drought

Simple Peasants

"But tremendous masses of now workers have nothing to do in the new

Dn

and typhoons this year.

It then urged "both the

factories, and affected and the unaffected areas are now encouraged by Peking to work for an outstanding to return to their villages and harvest in the autumn." felda,"

that The paper sald

the The workers were origin= ally simple: pessanta who summer harvesting now finished wero transferred in millions "shows that the overwhelming from their land to steel pro-majority of areas in China duction,

transport

Industry,

nines,

and capital con, gathered bumper eropa."

struction," he wrote,

Now the workers are retum-

Ing in masses to the countryside,

to become again peasant-pru-

CALAMITIES

ducers, and industry is left with But it said, "Whero natural the problem of trying to increase calamities were serious, the people were confronted with dimeuities to varying degrees

Bri-mprove quailty.

the blaze for over three hours. A pilot near Market Harborough, Leicestershire, production and at the same time

The cause of the fire it under

flew a replica of a "bird plane" in which a investigation,

tish aviation pioneer was killed-and crashed near the same spot.

Passengers

The plane on o flight-from Taiyo to Bomboy had landed at Hongkong, Bangkok and Calcutta.

on Russia's acceptance of also held that they were fair stand-still arrangement in comment in the maiter of puble as to be in good shape for the Berlin, while the other vex-interest.

rest of the tour," Mr Butler cd questions German

on

The plaintif

Chiang suld. Mr reunification can be discus Yan-ng, otherwise known as The Queen's Private Secre ed.

Peter Chiang, had alleged that tary, Sir Michael Adean, said: an article In the November reassuring messages have beencuta, the Hongkong office of the

deal

The original package

have been thrown aside in the second round of the ear- rent

talka and Western strategy has assumed a mana business-like air and tho Western Ministers are con- centrating on exploring Mr Gromyko's cryptic utter- ances about Berlin, The Russian position appears all-German to be that an committee, with equal presentation from both sides! should be formed to disenFY) reunification and a peace treaty for a period of 38 months,

If the committee talked for this period and at the end of that time the deadlock remained would Russia re-

Second Libel

Suit Adjourned

An action brought by a Free lance writer, Mr Chiang Yam ng, for alleged bel against the New Life Evening Post Ltd, its aditor and printers, wat adjourned to tomorrow morning by Judge . J. Jen. nings at the Victoria District Court this morning.

Mr 1. B. A. MacCallum, who represented the plaintiff, ask- ad for the adjournment as the plaint M was eick. Mr Mac Callum

produced 4 doctor's certificate.

A new crew took over at Col-

airline salch

sent to London and Ottawa,"

A spokesman for the Royal

The following passengers had party said the trip across Canada boarded the plane in Hongkong and the changes in the time | for or in transit through Bom- zones had resulted in loss of bay: sleep for the Queen.

She spent most of today in bed in the white frame guest house maintained by the Royal Canadian Air Force. Reuter and UPI.

Margaret Goes To Windsor

sume the Genuva talks where Mr Chland claims $5,000 damages last few days, left by road this

they were left off or would

she carry out her threat of

transferring control of East

Berlin to the East German

Government and make

separate treaty?

題

WHAT the West is after

W

now is a precise state- ment from the Soviet Union on this question and all' they have had a ihnt the Foreign Ministers

would i

resumo their talks in thet event of a break-down. But

London, July 19: Princess Margaret, who has boon suffering from A sore throat which kept her indoors at Clarence House here for the

morning for . Royal Loigo,

The 26-year-old Princess is to join

the Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother for the remain- der of the weekend.-Reuter.

from the newspaper, He Windsor, alleges in the action that an article published in the news. paper of the Databer A lexua had seriously Injured his character, credit and' reputa. tion.

Lire Evening Post, Ltd, proprietar and publisher, Henry Chang, the editor, and the Bhen Kee Press, the printers, were re- presented by Mr Brook Bar. nocchi and Mr Goraid Basto, Instructed by Messrs Hastings and Co.

The defendants, the New

Mr Gromyko gave a broad****

Bint that Russia is doter- 1956 issue of the China Screen mined to end the occupation. Pictorial under the heading The great Powers are now The New Stor Sub Ping is In- Assaulted," had bogged down on proceduro decently

credit, and if the heads of govern- pericusly injured his ments agree to convene at character and reputation,

When the articlo WES Geneva. It is not unlikely

Chiang stood that they will run into the published Mr

charged with indecently assault- same difficulties. The West is not in love with ing the actress. A magistrale

dismissed the charge on Novent tho idea of an all-German her 24 last year.

In his judgment, Judge Cree- committee and any accopt- ance of such a proposal will den said it might be thought be on the principle that it that the dismisan of the charge is better to try anything of indecent resault by a magle- once rather than not at all. tree was a strong quencing

decision for the Judge

when

EUROPEAN KILLED

A EUROPEAN

WORLD,

from In-

Mrs Helen Wilkinson, Queen aged 37, ・ died ni Mary Hospital early yes- terday morning juries received in'a irafio nocident in Stanley Village Boad, near Island · Road, on Baturday,

Mrs. Wilkinson, who lived at the Stanley Prizon Officers' Quarters, received serious injuries when sho folf out of the one'in which aho was travolling.

Mr G. A. A. Matar, UAB At- tache in Peking on his way to his now past in Rome, Mra Matar, their son, Master Samo Matar, 4 months, Mr P. J. Sealy, Indian captain; Mr. V. J. Shah of Bombay returning home after a round-the-world tour: Mrs J. V. Shab; Mr B. Dlaides; British, of Diaidas and Sons, Hongkong; Mrs H. A. Chiba, Master M. A. Chiba, the Misses 3. A. Chiba and S. A. Chiba; Mr T. Nadagami, Japanese, on his Cairo, Mr R. Marsh,

way

Tai Lam Chung

Overflows

For First Time

Primitive

in both production and living of Bogojevic cited the case

he conditions." Szechwan province, whero reported the number of workers

Though the paper sold only a The accident occurred yester-in industry, transport and capital «ew places" had been hit, day but was only disclosed to construction last year was in-

earlier reports by the Now China day when people

arrived at creased by 140 per cent over News Agency and Radio Peking

at 1037. But the new unskilled indicated that damage, especi the home of Lord Braye

workers, while increasing, proally from drought early this yaban- nearby Stanford Hall.

duction, produced much "of very which was followed by spring

Percy Pilcher, a British gild-primitive handiwork." ing expert of the 1800's, New his "bird plane" at Stonford Hall on September 30, 1890.

The report added that there floods over a wide area, was

been a great number of quite extensive. has

Many Western observers feel cases in China where, owing to shortages of raw materials, en that the damage was great terprises worked only A DISPLAY

a few enough to make it impossible for hours a day, thus making hun- the Chinese to reach their tar After a short flight he crash-dreds of thousands of workers output goals set for this year,****

UPI. and died of injuries two virtually idle-UPI. 'days later.

in a

For the first time since its completion more than two

Today, lider pilot Walter years ago, the Colony's biggest reservoir, Tai Lim Neumark was to have flown a

repilca of that aircraft Chung in the New Terri-display near the same country tories, is overflowing.

house. Water in the reservoir, which

fight He made has a full storage capacity of

a practice 1,607 million

gallans began to yesterday-and the "bird plunc go over the 180-ft high spillway crashed a short distance from at the dam during the early the scene of Pilcher's disaster. with Noumark escaped bruises and a cut leg. China Mail Special.

hours of this morning.

At 8 a.m. today, storage in all Americon; Mr S L. Adnani, reservoira amounted to 10,451 Indian; Mrs S. H. Jakbl, Indian; million gallons. and Master D. N. Jokhl,

Two-Seater

Carried

Nine People

'FEW INCHES BELOW.

This is only 16 million gallons short of full storage capacity,

are tall.

Death Sentence For Soviet Driver

All the mainland reservoirs Tytam, Pokfulam and Wong- neichong reservoiry on Hong- kong island are just a tow Inches below overflow level.

A Government spokesman reported this morning: "As long Bituation remains, the presont unofficial supply of 174 hours will continue in all areas." London, Jaty 18. Nino people who piled into m two-seater sports car · wero Just seeing how could hold, David Clover, OND of them. told a court here yesterday.

IL

"I had no idea the car would be driven off," said Clover who was Aned 10% for alding and abetting the carrying of a. dangerous “isad.

He had pleaded not guilty. The driver and seven other ⋅ pak- Fenger Wero fined at a pro- vious hearing-Bouter.

JUDGE

UP

SUMS IN

LOUEY CASE

Mr Justice R. II. Mills-Owen began summing up the evi- dence in the Louey shooting case for the jury in the Supreme Court,

The court was full of people, and there was not even stand-

Ing room.

Two police officers prevented other spectators from entering the court room.

summing up of the case.

Ho outlined how the charges against the accused, were mado by police and the reasons for these charges on the boals of the evidence put forward by the prosecution,

Moscow, July 19. The Stavropol regional court

The jury is expected to give has sentenced to death a Russian

"You must remember, ladies chauffeur who ran over three its verdict later this afternoon.

PROSECUTION

and gentlemen of the fury; that girls outside their school when he was drunk, the nowspaper

Before the Judge started his the accused do not have to prove

their innocence, but the prosecu Trud reported today..

The newspaper added that the mary, the Crown Procution does have to prove the Soviet Supreme Court's "Judicial 'Mr Dermot Rea, owlined the charges against them," he said.

The Fixth and

He then outlined the law in law case against

seventh accused,

respect of the various "charges Held the jury had to make gainst the seven men

for common College" offences...had maintained

Woman Stabbed death sentence verdict.-AFF.

the

Windsor Pony

London, July 19.

up their own minds on the state. ments made by the acessed but

They are all "oharged - with

if they accepted the statements conspiring between December 18 then they must come to the and 22 to rob Mr Louey.

; The second accused", is conclusion that the accused were ditionally charged with shooting guilty.

nda

A Chinese woman, Cheung Man-ying, 30, living at No. 27 Thomson Road, roof-top, was found suffering from mutlipto

He said that the sixth accused Mr Loy with intent to do stab wounds at about 2 am in Hennessy Rond near Luard The Queen has decided that admitted In his statement to levou bodily harm, and after-

·Road, Warichal and was ad- the pany presented to her by police that he stood outside the navely of wounding with in-

Windsor, Ontario, gates of 81. Waterloo Road and mlited to Queen Mary Hospital. the city of

Shiny told the Police that He shall be given to a child in kept guard.

Windsor, England-China Mall had been attacked by an un-

Special identi od mon.

USAF Major: No Future Under Capitalism

Moscow, July 19.

tent,

The second, third, -fourth, ach

CHARGES Police, ho gald, found an automatic pistol in a cublele and sixth accused, are charged coounded by Milà man. 174 with unfawfully possessing arms {~:"You" wither believe that he and 'ammition.

conspired with the other .lx The first accused, “what the rets to commit a robbery, or.! prosecution regards as the ring- otherwise you will have to be leader of the alleged conspiracy, lieve there was a gigantic con- fa also charged with sending a Even If an all-German com- considering the question mittee is formed it is im- whether the words contained, in

on January 22 and shooting at a bellove."! difficult Massachusetts, the father of The letter did not make it clear since he troand from his son. At spiracy by the police, which is thortening letter to Me Lover probable that it would agree the article complained of were The Soviet newspapers Praydn [three:chlidren........... Meet whether his wife, Norma, and that time, ho and his family,

"Th his statement, the sixth defective on January 2015 with

a number of intent to avoid arvest on stopa towards rounifice- true in substance and in fact and Irvestia today printed an "I am not a Communist, but his children, were with him, now wore lying in Palm Beach Fis.

he said. He adduch that he won accused dented

Raven' men are pj trial on variou tion or holding a froof insofar as they were statements open lotter from a 42-your-out what I lived through led me to in the Soviet Union, ES

(In Noodham, Massachusetts, had been in the U.S. Air Force questions but he admitted tha former U.S. Air Force Officer, the conclusion that Comunun election.

home of Mr WATU Lõusu, Dthe The chances of such negotia Magistrate's court was the remain in Rumin

"But what happened in the announcing his decision to res is die only salvation for mati Ricciardelly's father Augustus for 10 or 12 years and had been le did intend to rob". Mr. Ren alleged silented robbery as the

and = requestRiediardelll's letter, maid.

Ricciardall, 60, said the report | in the plastering braince before added

He said the seventh accused manager by the Kowloon Motor Dea tions belog fruitful are o mult of the application of a dif- Soviet citizenship because there The lotter said Ricciardelli, of man's letter came a going to order)

was in a cafe nearby awaiting Company at Waterloo need on Blendor that the Western feront standard of proof of is no future under capitallam" who claimed to be a decorated complete suprise, end paid, the The two Soviet newspapers Powers must tako stopa to evidence odklüced and con The official Communist Party veteran who had the rank of thought it a lot of Com- did not way whern Ricciardell the restilts of tho attempt and The accused me Les Chouk, +48)

wal toying, shot he was doing way therefore in the conspiracy, La-Tok-son, $72. Les Wing</a>, ensure that thoir rights, therefore have no bootlog on and

After a phock adjurameisk, cong-sing, atá and 20 - ney Eovernment · newspapers | Major, Who Tarried nu had...iu munist propaganda, KOJ

tho Berlin are maintained at all the conaliteration of the evidentited. Americanas diener, Landaj bi and Two Le The wider Biociardelli sala it or when he arrived in the Soviet

bega (Continued on Part 1 Ool. 3) Libero Riociarpalli, of Needhamn, sons, Pant and Steven, bad bosta zen. Bone monthe Union-UP!; *costa

of facts.

Thism