THE CHINA HAIL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1959.
Rebel Maldive Leader IKE SEES
Shows
His New Flag
Maldive Island, Dec. 8. Mr Afif Didi, self-styled president of the dissident United Suvadive Islands surrounding Britain's £1,000,000 air staging base on Gan Island, to day unfurled his new flag before world press representatives.
The rebel dag has three stars and the ercent of Islam on a ground of green for the atolls, stue for the sea-1 Indian Ocean--and red for the blood the islanders will shed in Its deftree,"
OFFER TO UK
The erranony
held a few hours after the Central Government or the Muldives, which have been under British. protection binet 1807, had offered Con Island rent-free to Bital for 15 years if she did Hot obstruct punishment of Ant Dki.
Last night Mr Hilmy Didi, Maldivian Government repre- sentative in Colombe, said Bri- tain could have Gan irlant for
Cold Wave, Storms Hit U.S.
New York, Dec. 8.
A wave of cold surged into east and south sectiona of the United States yes- terday in the wake of the season's worst snowstorm along the Atlantic coast.
The snow eased off to flurries after piling as high as 16 inches) and forming drifts up to Avej feet in height.
Freezing cold rolled across the snow and ice to the eastern sea- band and spread south northern Florida,
Up to 10 incher of heavy, i
wet snow. drifted by gales, buried southwestern New York Stute.
The storm mapped
DOUXT
nothing if she agreed to certan conditions.
The conditions were:
"The British Govern- enter ment must permit us to Addlu Atoll
... and let us put down the rebellion led by Ant Did as in our right under Bri- Tain's agreement recognising our internal autonomy.
COMPENSATION
agree
iu
"Britain must rates of compensation and make such payment to the displaced slanders before further con- structions on carried out,
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the air bate is
An Admiral Is
Discovered
Rome, Deo, &. Officers of the Ralian Hiner Calabris ordered a full-scale welcoming ceremony when they beard that an admiral had
Sardinia, booked to mall with them last night
When the admiral arrived, in a pijftering uniform, (TEW- men formed an honour guard and officers saluted.
Minutes before the liner sailed, however, pollen serived with walling sirens and hauled the "admiral" off to a mentai hospital. Port officials said he was an impostor discovered because he forgol lo nuk for the usual service reduction when buying his toket-Beuter.
NEW BEAUTY
CONTEST
"The British Government Long Beach, Calif., Dec. 8. must give up its plans to build A first prize of $10,000 a causeway connecting the air;
with the
(£3,600) in cash for the Gan Island base on
winner of the title Miss International Beauty wan announced on Tuesday. This Is the contest the Long Beach elty fathers devised after vering its connection with the Miss Universe Contest.
radio station on tadı island! because it would disrupt the istanders traditional way uf life."
The minister said his govern- ent would also bke Britain to 1 have Treogale their righ! direct educational, cultural and
nations status
while retaining
Seventy-two contestants, from veenmile rointions with other all over the globe are expected the for the affair, next August 4 to British-protected of u state, with Britain handling Second place will be worth foreign affairs and defence.$4,000, third $2,500, fourth
$1,500, and firm $1,000.—AP.
Rwater.
TWENTY DANGEROUS PRISONERS ESCAPE
IN U.S., I CAUGHT
Ivy Bluff, N.C., Dec. 8.
The convicts broke out of
into Only one of the twenty dangerous prisoners who
escaped from the Ivy Bluff Penitentiary today has so far been recaptured, despite a wide- spread manhunt by State Police and the F.B.I. The manhunt has now spread lines, stranded school buses and Prison today with a machinegun | all through North Carolina and and 16 carbines stolen from the inte Virginia, but so far with- Prisam musenal, after tying upeut much success, ronie of the guards,
Leading the exupers Was A large
number of cars Charles (Yank) Stewart, 45 were reported stolen in the long-tem **irablemaker who arra today, which led to the had been sent to Ivy Bluff bellef that most of the pri- only a few weeks before after soners were now far from tuwing his way out of the the seene of the break-out. Infirmary at Central Prison Further, they had sood Raleigh.
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closed rural schools in the Lake Erle snow belt.
Twenty-eight school children were marooned until after midnight when their bus ram- med into a drift near Sherman, i south of Lake Erie. They stayed i in nearby farmhouses.
Elsewhere, winde with gusts up to 70 miles an hour splinter- ed trees and knocked out elee- tric power to thousands of homes in the New York City area and ist central and northern New York...AP.
start over their pursuers. The Alwut 15
"Venus" Painting Stolen
Frankfurt, Doc. 8. A painting of "Venus", by Lucas Cranach "Tho Elder", valued at 250,000 (about Deutsch marks £23,000), was discovered
British Author
HIS FIRST Cold-Shouldered TEST MATCH
Karachi. Dec. 8. As Gen. Dwight D. Eisen- hower, the Allied Com- mander in Europe - and for many months in Eng- Jand - Ike never had time to see
cricket
In Australia
Darwin, Dec. 8. British author J. B. Priestley, who came to Australia to attend an international peace con- ference in Melbourne, said before leaving to- day that he and his wife Jacquetta Hawkes had been "cold-shouldered and ignored as if we were lepers.” · _
match. He saw his first today, a Test match be- tween Pakistan and Ausble condue! I have found in a tralia.
When Ike entered the stadium to the applause of 60,000 per rona be laughingly donned a green blazer of the Pakistap Cricket Control
and Board wulked to the duis ta watch Later he walked onto
play
"This is the most-contempl-
Treut time," he told reporters. "The Americans did the aume thought when McCarthy was at thing with men of independent
hls peak.
"Ōne man In Adelaide even he would be delighted to us in private but not 11 Pablic,
I don't like this kind of ing held for introductions,
Australian team manager Sun political cowardice, which Luxton took one look al the found in
o many university green blazer and remarked, and offelat people h this coun "Good morning, Mr President try."
I see you have joined the op- position."
un-like
NOT RIGHT
If he did, it did the Pakistanis Mr Priestley added: "I don't no good. They were
atmosphere the political settled they promptly lost two Australia. It doesn't smell wickets--UPI.
right to me
UNION
missing today from the LEADERS
Frankfurt Fine Arts In- stituto.
The theft must have occurre sometime between the closing of the Institute Museum on Monday night and its opening Wits morning.
The figure of "Venus" has been painted on a beechwood plaque measuring 15 by 10 inches.
Instead of a signature, the work bears a winged serpent in the right-hand corner, a special privilege recorded the German palnier in ISO8. On the back of the painting is a scal representing a galloping horse.
Cranach, well-known for his graceful women's figures, ple- tured the Goddess standing against a black background, | holding
BLAST
REDS
Brussels, Dec. B. British and American labour leaders clashed today in a long simmering conflict how strongly they should
Com- oppose muniam.
on
Their difference Of opinion burst into a debate today during the Fifth Session of the Con- gress of the International Con federation of Free Trade Unions. George Meany of the AFL- CIO opened it by calling for a transparent veil stronger anti-Communist policy with a raised right hand and within the ICFTU. * lowered left hand.
"Venus" is wearing only a
pear and jewelled necklace,
and
has
abundently flowing blonde hair. She is shown in three-quarters profile-AFP.
Pursued
:
London, Doc, 9. The villainous Sheriff of Nottingham in the televised Robin Hood series, actor Alan told a reporter that since he took over the parl when the children "elimb trees around my the house and fire arrows at me ps open prison gates with keys they walk in the gurden."-UPI. kud stolen from the guard's!
prisoners, also Wheatley uff prisoners managed to break out¦discribed by officials as Daily Mirror about 12.30 .m. today, but "arkened criminals," chose to their urvape was not diaves-SY bhiral
eti until four hours later.
A British Crossword Puzzle
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Bay with a bit of fish in it (6).
B Cloth which will continue
to run" (0).
10 There's a ray abreast the
ship (5).
12 Knock back a double rum,
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then grumble (6).
Grant (7).
17 L for him, maybe (4) *.
10 Possibly dates in vicef (7),
20 Plungery have a point
which is different (1),
22 Of the car (4),
23 Play with knobs, perhaps
(7).
27 Drink for a horse over the
sticks (8).
29 Played a part (6).
30 Buck (8).
31 They're sometimes killed by
dentists (6).
32 J's the fashion (5).
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2 Learn to be a writer (5).
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Goblia men go for (5).
First man to be a mother! (4).
6 Spenser's Queene (8).
Great hunter (0).
threw escapers
control room.
State Prison Director Col. William F. Bailey rushed 10 the Camp from Raleigh, about 45 miles southeast of here, to which
investigate the escape he_tenned "inexcusable.”
The 20 prisoners, 15 white and 15 negro, raced away from the Camp in a stolen prison truck and a guard's car. The car luster was wrecked and all 20 pited Into the truck-AFP and UPI,
Student Killed In Clash
Bombay, Dec. 8. One student was reported killed and five wounded by Police bullets in Mysore city during de- monstrations in support of a student strike. Reports reaching Bombay Tuesday also told of clashes be- tween Poller and students in Bangalore, capital of Mysore State,
on
Several thousand students have bren on strike since Monday demanding a 10-day vacation to enable them to take part in an inter-univershy youth festival. AP.
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clothes out? (7).
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Leave out (4).
10 Is it staffed by baby-sitters?
(8).
18 Bird attached
(4).
to sleepers
20 Martricidal territory? (0).
21 Quite unmeritable name for
the lozer (6).
24 Fetters for golfers (5)
She shouldn't be difcult to catch (5).
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to 4
28 Makes an addition
tool? ·(4).
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.-Across: 3 BeneЯts, 8 Neon,
D Prosper-0, 11 Patience, 13 Elgh, 15 Alder-man, 18 Suneness, 19 By-RE. 21 Side-step, 25 Tub chair, 20 Bire (N), 27 Delights Down: 1 Snap, 2 Fort, Earn, 5 Ease, I'd-cal, 7 Spoon, 9 Poers, 10 Ocean, 12 Alley, 14 Alsie, 16 Marlo, 17 N-ever, 19 Bates, 20 Rebel, 21 Shop, 22 Dieț, 23 This, 24 Peep.
an
Woman
Hove, Dec. 8. Mugistrate Kingsley Graves' called a short recess yesterday
elderly spectator passed through several wrong doprs, entered the court- room through the Judgo's door Rad sat down on the bench be
side the magistrate-UPI.
W A N
COCKTAIL
SAUSAGES
of
But Harry Douglass, Chief of the British Steel Workers, said, "Our slogan should be pro-
Lustead democracy
anti- Communisl,"
HITS AT RUSSIA "You can't teach the workers that Democracy is better than totailtarianism merely by teach- ing them unti-Communism," he said. "And you can't leach them on empty bellea,"
blasted
Megy, however, both Soviet Russia and China. Ele said: "The Soviet leaders have
replaced their military threat with an ecbriunifo challenge,
"They are now in a position to add economic threat to their arsenal in their drive for world domination.”—UFI,
In
"Because we arrived for conference which became more Communist as time went on, a lot of mid people ran fron us like rabbits.
"Until this political almos- phere
is cleaned up I could mot Riviso
rnst public- pirited man 011 intellectual
Diphtheria Outbreak
In Kansas
Great Bend, Kan., Dec. 8. An outbreak of diphtheria
has struck this centra) Kansas town, claiming the life of a six-year-old boy and threatening at least three other children. A team of state epidemio- logists was scheduled to arrive today to ald elty and county health
authorities in planning precautionary measures against the disease. D. V. Swartz ordered all grade Superintendent of Schools
and high schools closed "for at least two days" and possibly longer.
Athlelle events were also can- relled and parents were urged level to come to Australla."- to keep their children at home hter,
alid
FRENCH-REST
l away from crowds.—UPI.
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