1959-11-16 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1959.

Moroccan Calamity

Marine Had A 40-Foot Fall

Valetta, Nov. 15.

An 18-year-old British

marine from Sheffield was į recovering in hospital here today from a 40-foot fall -with only a fractured left arm and bruises on the body.

He is Marine Peter Richards of Castle 11011. Shefeld, perving with the Royni Marines 40th Commando, He told police he went to wall in sleep on a bastion Valetta and fell a sheer drop of 40 feet

factory backyard,

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rolled

over,"

10,000 People

Ill From Oil

Poisoning

Rabat, Nov. 15.

American air base commanders have been ordered to halt sales of surplus aircraft oil following the sudden illness of nearly 10,000 Moroccans who ate it mixed with cooking oil.

More than 6,000

people are The Moroccan authorities Eckington,uffering from paralyals of the blame "criminal trackers" who logs and sane are feared incur- bought the cheap oll-used to able after a two-month "cut rinse out turbo-jet engines-and price" scandal. The Governmixed it as a 20 percent ingre- ment has declared the wave of dient with peanut and olive off "nationid caiam for sale as, cut price cooking oil. poironing ity."

The authorities have Imputed no blame to the U.S. Air Force.

First hint of a mysterious Illness sweeping the Mckner region of Morocco came on September 18.

Bom 20,000 Berber tribesmen "had sembled on the El Hajeb Plateau of the Middle Atlan Mountains at a Moturesque encampment to groot King Mohamed V. due

visit to Meknes for a traditional foto,

he said.

eries for help attracted JUL two boys who called the police. -Ching Mail Speciul,

BLAME Police have seized 800 tons of Morobean oll arki arrested 27

All risk the death mante penalty under a law covering "crimes against the healths of the nation."

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VETERAN MARKS

117TH BIRTHDAY

Houston, Nov. 15.

The lost surgivor of the Con- federata Forces that fought the Civil Wor Walter Williams -- cole- brated his 117th birthday by eating barbecued pork ribs.today as an American Legion band played "Dixie."

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He sat up in bed dressed in bright red pyjamas os lines of well-wishers wended their way into his tiny house here where he was surrounded by a nurse, two of his daughters and his youngest von.

Williams' birthday was yer- terday, but be delayed his

until today celebrationg

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that his hundreds of relatives couki come here to take part. Houston florists sent him 117 robe ani local caterers red provided an outdoor plenic for

In place of the King, forma-Williams relatives and, friends.

tions of Gendarmerie arrived |_Hauter.

and sealed off road to the Plateau while the King returned precipitantly to Rabat amid rumours of a poliomyelitis out- break.

For several days dozens of patients had been arriving at Meknes Hospital, complaining of "a siffness in the legs." They walked with difculty, and some used sticks and crutches. In less than a week the patients numbered 300 and doctors were bated.

APPEAL

the

brought

An appeal to

Organisation Health two experts from Oxford, Eng- fund. They confirmed the con clusion of Moroccan doctors that the paralysis was caused by adulterated cooking oil.

CHECK ON

Recently they lefed to bury Calco's "Good-time Abdul." a government messenger named Haj Abdul Hamid who'd carned his nickname from his fondness for the ray life. But though he was dead, Abdal wouldn't lie down. As the four bearer altempled to carry lils coffin to the cemetery, they felt, they say, mysterious force pushing them towards the city centre. Alarmed, they dropped the coffin and ran. So did several other groups of four, until finally the attempt to bary Abdul was given up, and the coffin was taken into town to By then wander round the cinemas, shops, and theatreR. hundreds of people were walking behind the coffin -- includ- ing a banner-carrying delegation sent by a relicious society In the end, Abdul which had beard of the ghostly goings-on, did get buried but it was nine hours before he was fed-up with his last Ding. Picture shows in the city centre, Abdal's Funeral gathers followers-Express photo.

Airlines Shannon

Bypass Because

Of Strike

Dublin, Nov. 15.

INDIANS A strike by oil workers dried up gasoline fuel

Basle, Nov. 15. World A group of about 60 Indians on their way to Britain by rail were held for 24

up hours at Baste Station over the weekend while French officials examined. their passports, it was reported today.

By the end of October 0.000 casts of "Meknes nick- ness" had been reported, and symptoms had spread to all paris of MOTOOOO,

Polico also anid here that several brands of hair tonic, believed to contain the avia- tion oil, had been withdrawn market recently. They said the tonic caused hair to fall out!-Router.

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Luck Of The Draw

London, Nov. 15. Swedish Ambassador Gunuar

The train with the Indians

supplies to Irish motorists today and forced international airlines to bypass the big Shannon airport.

Since the strike by 1,500 oll depot workers at noon yesterday, rages and filing stations alf over Ireland have run out of fuel.

Public transport and Irish domestic airlines services were [not affected.

But, at Shannon International aboard arrived at Basle from, Airport, 100 oil refuellers joined

the strike today. Italy on Friday evening,

to

They were allowed to proceed Calais early this morning. after officials from the Indian Embassy ai Berne Thi tho British Consulate at Baste had assured the French authorities that their documents were in order.

The French action follow a recent case of a EIDED of about 170 Indians who were refused entry to Britain when it was found they were traveling on invalid passports,

drew the winning On that occasion, the party Bicket in raffle yesterday. were sent back through France The prize--a holiday Inat French expense to be re-

patriated to India, Reuter.

Sweden.UPI.

8 Feared Dead In

Train-Lorry

{ Collision In U.S.

Houston, Nov. 15.

Eight people-six of them children-were feared dead today following a level crossing collision here between a passenger train and a lorry,

UPSIDE DOWN

Six bodies were Identined after the crash last night os those ut a Houston man, his wife and their four children.

Two other children were also Rodney, Miss, Nov. 15.

reported to have been travelling Passers-by heard the calls and in the lorry, the wreckage of spotted 73-year-old Charlle Her-which was found about half a ring hanging upelide down, his mile down the track from the font caught the lands of a tree

70 feet above the ground.

.

They lowered him down with a rope and he walked away tz- injured explaining, "I was after nuts."-UPI

point of impact.

Award

New York, Nov. 15. Sir Julian Huxley, Bri- tish biologist and former Director General of Unesco, has been awarded the Lasker Award of the Planned Parenthood Federation of America, it was announced today,

The Award consists of a prize of 2,500

Collars (£900) Reuter,

Search For

Jet Plane Abandoned

Esbjerg, Denmark,

Nov. 15.

Danish ships and planes to- fruitless night ended a search for the wreckage of a crashed British Hun- ter jet which started when a lightship off Esbjerg re- ported sighting objects re sembling a rubber dinghy and parachute.

Royal Danish Air Force planes and three salvage vessels from Esbjerg scoured the area for the objects, which it was thought might be from the Hunter which

crashed off the Dutch coast November 11.

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Four men were killed in an- Despite earlier reports that the other collision at Sudan, Texas, Dinghy and parachute had been when their car was crushed by picked up, it was learned to- a westbound Santa Fe goods night that nothing had been train-China Mail Special. › found.—Router.

Sappers Break Record-

110-MILE MARCH IN 34 HOURS 47 MINUTES

London, Nov. 15. 'TWO-British Army Lanoe Corporala slogged into London today to create a new record for non-stop marching. Douglas Lane and Eddie Hammond, both aged 20 and both in the Royal Engineers, had marched 110 miles from Birmingham to London in 36 hours sbd 47 matbutor. They thus beat the record established last weekend by Royal Marine Pater Degnan, who marched 110 miles from Poole, Dorset, to Charing Crum, London, in 38 koriem, und 27 minutes.

The new champions, who made their. trek

wossing - batila-drem and... marrying, inb-. machine guns, word alse to have endot their march today at Cháčikar Crods, which would have been » 118-mile journey, But by this evening they had begun, to fing and decided to end bistand at QuÓDISWAY Blation on the Bayewater Bond/Wisoro sa ACCOUBERTINE, Army van had been perked with 120 miles showing on his MAGALAVIE Laus night they marched, iak' Maneet, meniLLOUPKE

rula. Why were they doing 117

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Corporal Lane explained: “It's about time the Marines, had something taken off them.**

Two Royal Air Force oflours'ales set out this weekend from Limosin, 140 miles away, to break the marching record. But both were forood to abandon their attempt yesterday. When the two sappers finished their march, they sat down and each immediately drank a plat of beer. ***

Lance-Corporal Hammond said: "We passed. the time cursing motorists, and the officer who was with us kept us amused for a dog while by Falling Snook.”

He mid that, en die way "tiny ale weak "and" ***Ber-alecão: sád lomalo sandwiches, wists' colles and tea im no "pop" piile or anything But like thaki.

Uhill Maritic Treatian's achievement fast "weekend" the marching record, had boun held by a "Unlied Sision Army officer who covered:164" tallos 10:40 hours, and 39,

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Pan American-World Airways, i

Trans World Airline and Irish sald inter- Airline apokesmen national flights would bypass the airport during the strike. poration said Shannon would be used only in emergency.

British Overseas Airways Cor

The Irish oll strike resulled

in negotia tions on a worker's demand for

£1.15s weekly pay increaBC.~~ U.P.L

from a breakdown

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Thousands See Hawaii's Famed Volcano Erupt

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Honolulu, Nov. 15.

The famed Kilauea Volcano on the big island of Hawali erupted last night, sending fountains of molten lava 100 feet in the air.

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Europeans

Shot

Down In Algiers

Algiers, Nov. 15,

Thousands of people, attruct- od by the phenomenon, Jained roads along a 30-mile streich from the principal city of Ho to the volcano, which erupted, last four years pigo, forcing the evacuation of hundreds

from their homes.

Last night's eruption coeur- red in a

crater known as meaning Little doop crater

Kileaucaiki,

Killeaues, a large

next to the main crater. It

Algerian rebel bondast erupted in 1888. raided a bar moar Algiers Experts said there appeared to today and shot down three Europeans.

Bar owner Edouard Arcze, his wife and a customer were illod instantly by a bursu of tommy-gun fire. The attack cc- currod bear the little seaside resort of Chenoun, 50 miles west of Algiers

FLARE UP

The rald coincided with 0 sudden flare up in terrorist and military activity throughout the territory.

The French Army said that despite heavy rain and sleet, 23 rebels have been killed und 40

captured in

tive past 48

bad three

hours.

French troops

killed, including two auxiliary Moslem

and troops, wounded.-UPI.

be no danger that the mallen lava could escape from the craler to threaten lives and properly.

When Kilauea last erupted, in 1955, molten lave poured through

1,000-foot sure which had been regarded as extinct for 200 years-Reuter.

'Quakes

Athens, Nov. 15.

A strong earth tremor was felt today in the Ionian Islands, which were devastated by an earthquake in 1953, but there were no inediate reports of damage.

A tremor was also felt in five Athens und West Central Greece

tonight-Reuter,

-BIRTHDAY.

PARTY FOR

T

CHARLES

Windsor, Nov. 15.

THE Prince of Wales, who celebrated his 11th birthday yesterday at Cheam School, today had

a delayed birthday tea party with Queen Elizabeth, the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Anne.

The heir to the Throne arrived at the Castle in time for lunch with his parents.

In the afternoon, after-a walk in Windsor Park, there was a tea party complete with an 11-candle birthday cake.

Prince went back to school.--

Tonight the

Reuter.

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