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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1959.

Comment FOUR-HOUR BLAZE IN

Of The

Day

COUNT DRACULA

to our film the American film industry has handed the accolade Cor horror Glns over to Britain. While this dubious award is un- likely to send anyone into paroxysms

joy, there suppose who will feel not honoured, but delighted with recom-

ACCORDING

are

WO

Home

CANADIAN SUBURB

Business NATO CHIEF WANTS

Section Gutted

Ontario, Dec. 17. Firemen battled a gen- eral alarm fire in the town of Kitchener for four hours last night which

three gutted large stores and threat- ened to destroy an en- tire business district.

Hammer Film Production, the location "a'disaster arc,“

mendation If Horror Supreme.

such films Man Wha

makers of "The

no

A polier spokesman termoi

There Wore

immediate death or injuries Could reports of

but two frem. Jy were overcome 4 by Frauke and were rushed to

Cheat Denth." and The

Horrors of Dracali Snow, medical treatment.

les of thes

more or

horror market in few.

We understand also that some

Spreads

of the British dlm critics) The blaze broke out in have apologised, in their busarment of columns for the frightening' Hang

Street

KTVOLBY

The

UNIFIED AIR FORCE

Paris, Dec. 16.

General Lauris Norstad, Nato Supreme Commander, warned the 15-nation pact's Ministerial Council today that he could not carry out his defence plans unless European air defence was unified, conference sources said.

Goldston Granted Israeli Papers

Israel, Dec. 15.

announced here The Israel Minister of the Interlor yesterday that he had instructed that an Immigrant's certi- ficate be granted to Philip Alan Goldston, who flew to Israel 1st September after falling to surrender to ball at the Old Balicy, London, to answer charges of obialylag credit by fraud.

An Irumigrant's, certificate automatically confers Israell citizenship,

Mr Geldelon, aged 30, a clerk, of London, was charged with attaining east lule · Wed-

21.634 credit by fraud and two uffences under the Bankruptcy Act.—China Mail Special

stuff they are exporting to nergy. It quickly spread

the United States,

Personally, We feet

this it taking things too far. Tuj

10

two flots of offers Later the fr had spread to the utter end of the block,

More than 100 people, mostly i

bear people behaving in shoppers, were evacuated Dy that fashion seems to us to nolice.

be merely striking a pose As a matter of fact, the horror

market has always been at good market, und profitable to those who have! worked it.

Not New

CIPINE-CHILLERS are not,

ideas of this generation,

but were published long be. { fore

At the height of the fire an ex- plovion rocked the entire arsa driving about 100 firemen from the immediate vicinity of the binze.

The explosion was believed t have originated in the paint storage area of the gutted super- market The

narnes blast shot across the street and firemen were forced to pull back with their equipment -UPT

most people Peading MPs Seek

this were on earth.

The penny dreadfuls of the 1880s and '90s were full of vampires, werewolves, and unquiet graves, and, it is only because generation technical know how ofi bringing them to life

screen, that

the

***

have

THIT The

these

relics of the Victorian age

leave their graves to huuot;

UN.

Release Of

Anti-Nuclear

Campaigners

London, Dec. 16.

The purist will ask, but has Several Members of Parlin-

the entertainment work! the right to trade in vampires and ghouls? The answer is :f the public did not want them, they would not he falling i over themselves at the box-1 office to pay

good out dollars to have their bloosel frozen..

We are told

ment today tried unsuc

Govt Defeats

Censure On

Phone Tapping

London, Dec. 16.

The government tonight defeated a Labour censure motion in the House of Commons after a ficry debate on police tapping of private telephone lines.

The Home Secretary, Mr

R. A. Buller declared there was!

no widespread wiretapping

AL the name time he an- nounced he was setting up A committee to consider whether evidence collected by the police in this way should be handed over to professional disciplinory bedies.

A

staricd Wiredapping cessfully to prevent the national controversy recently disclosure that police Christmas adjournment after a

of the House of Commonsendropping on the phone led

10 a doctor being barred from

until six anti-nuclear war practising his profession. campaigners, three of

them women, gaoled yes- terday, were freed.

STRUCK OFF

Dr Kenneth Fox, 46, Was

Mr Arthur Lewis (Labour) truck off the register by the that it has apposing a formal motion to fix General Modleni Council, hameful vifect upon those of the Christmas recce trora Logoverning body of the profes- an imaginative, and sensi-morrow until Jocurry 26, said rien, for "infamous conduct." tive nature. We would ask, Members of Parliament should.

how many will be reading For listening to

Charles Dickens Christmas Carol,* this holiday?

Weird Shadows

ERHAPS not around

PERHAPS

of

The Council sub-poensed the not enjoy a Christmas holiday

police to produce a record when six decent, honest people a telo hone conversation be were going to languish in gaol. Iween the doctor and a patient. They were doing so, he said. The censure motion filed by "for no other reason than that Mr Patrick Gordon Walker they decided to send out leaflets (Lecur) regretted Mr Butler's suggesting that people chould fallure to insure that no tele- take part in a demonstration." phone conversation be inter

He was referring to leaders of cepted without ́his

direct action committee warrant.

a. the

glowing fire with weird:

express

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QUEENSLAND

HIT BY

HEAT WAVE

Brisbane, Dec. 16. Western Queenstand, dried up by drought for the

Tatement, which also

suggestion

(1

that

Price 20 Cents

Trawler And Crew Missing

Glasgow, Dec. 16.

The. Krstah trawler Red Falcon today was officially reported missing and be. Hered Ioal with her crew

of 20.

The

Rod Falcons W28

lasi heard of by radio off Tires, on the coast of Argyllshire, on Monday. A hard rule, lafl-end of the storma which swept European coasts last week, W23 raging at the time. ~~AP,

Ships Speed

included Nato could muclear power, with The Supreme Commander in charge

become a fourth To Rescue

Fly PAN AM JES

to EUROPE

3. Flights Weekly

COMMENCING DECEMBER 22nd

For Resescations Phone alJi

Eye-Witnesses To Bandaranaike

Shooting Testify

Colombo, Dec. 16.

| Three eye-witness accounts of the shooting of Mr

Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of a Ceylon, were given in court here today at the resumed magistrate's inquiry into his assas- sination on September 25;

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One witness, Mr W. Plyedasa, cultivator from central had gone to the Ceylon, who Prime Minister's home with two others for an audience, said he Kaw

Buddhist monk. Somarama Thero, fire the first wo shota which killed Mr Bandaranaike.

Д

Somarama Thero is alleged to

Homemade' Bomb

have shot the Prime Minister, Of Drifting

of the atomic stockpiles, caine in a vigorous debate in which most ministers were sald to have been In favour of air Integration mit development France has refused to support.

The Defence Ministers at 10- day's session

the passed question on to Nalo's Permanent Council without reaching decision.

CRITICISM

D

France, which has refused to have American nuclear stock- piles on her territory without | charing in their control, was described a3 coming in for widespread criticisin at the session for refusing to integrate its nir defeners into the Nalo

; system.

! The Nato spokesman said that from the tenor.of the debate it seemed to be the majority wish or the council to have an integrated air defence system. but it was decided to study the matter further at ambassadorial

Jevel in the Noto Council.

Carriers

and six others are alleged to have conspired with him Io commit the murder.

SHOTS FIRED

Another cultivator, Mr R. Plyadasa, who was with Mr W Piyadasa, sukd he also raw a monk Are the shou

man

Honolulu, Dec. 16.

When asked to identify the Four ships have sped to the]

in court he pointed at rescue of two obsolete Somorama Thero, but under aircraft, carriers and n cross-examination by Mr T. S. tugboat helplessly adrift Somarana Thero, he said he F. Senanayake, on behalf of In the fury of a Pacific did not say definitely that the storm near Midway Is monk was the man who fired lands.

the shots, “I said that he lock- ed like the man who shot."

Mr W. Plynda sold the Prime Minister saluted Somá-

Explodes

In School

Chicago, Dec. 16.

A homemade time bomb,

Iugh seas broke tow lines from the tug Elbe to the two small United States carriers, Guadat-rama Thero after speaking telephone call, were searching

canal and Mission Bay,

expertly contrived from aluminium tubing, a long- burning candle, and black powder, exploded today in a high school where 1,200 youngsters were gathered for classes.

Police, alerted by a mysterious

the lockers at the mornent the

went

third off on the Bar of Steinmetz High School in minutes ahead of schedule. The telephoned warning, re- colved at police headquarters SHOT AT MAN'

was "a bomb is going off in a Somorama Thero was statel. locker at the Steinmelz School." ing about thres or four teet Police searchers were close by from the Prime Miniater. He when the bomb ripped open a than aimed at Ananda Thero, a leelser door. The destruyer Richard S. monk who had accompanied Edwards was nearest tie scene, the two cultivators, but did no about 630 miles south of Mid-fire. He also shot at a man iz way and 1,300 miles west of national costumie standing near- Honolulu. The destroyer was by.

Cross-examined, Mr „V. xpected to reach the urea late

Plyndasa said he did not know today.

Homme whether Ananda Bon, The carrier

others seeking audience, and Then one of the broken

Low took a pace backwards, Iines fouled in the Elbe's pro-

The monk then pulled a pisem Peller and she, too, was helpless to from under his robe and carried 25 crownen and a skele two shots at the Prime Minister. The U.S. navy sad the filbe holding it in both hands, fired Permanent ton crew of elht men was

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...

Mr Harold Watkinson, Brillehre were being towed to Japan

The car Jench of the carriers. Defence Minister, was reported for scrapping. to have said Britain was willing to offer Its Europe-based fighter

aircraft to a unified European air defence, according to a con-

ference source,

BRITISH TROOPS

He said his government had decided to maintain its present 55,000 troops in Germany, to give consideration "sympathetiz

NEAREST SCENE

Thero knew

The students were unaware of the search and paid little attention 14 the binst. The school principal hard not order- ed the bullding evacuated and Ritstes continued afterwards.

Police

believed the

bomb

to Nato" of the future of its Richard and the Navy tugboa!Somarama Thero, although they | probably was set by a student

in

second tactical pr force Europe, and to encourage the standardisation of weapons in Europe,

Tomorrow, Anal day of the zcasion, the council will continue the political debate it began on

opening day yesterday, covering an analysis of the world situation and the prospects of an

Fast West sumani

Conference observers regard April 21 as a likely date for this

Moctobi were ordered to the spoke to each other.

Mr R. Piyadasa said that after ecene.

The Dutch tur Clyde also being shot, the Prime Minister The two towing small carriers to Japan, ran into his house?. left her tows at Honolulu and cultivators leapt from the porch. Under cross-examination, he tout for the distress area.

had The weather bureau in Hono- gald he no attended an lulu estimated winds in the area identification parade and today

Winds have been was the first at 40 knots.

shooting that he had seem heavy there for several day.

The Elbe left New York in Somarama Thero. October on the voyage to Japan.

time since the

Mr Wijckoon Wickremesinghe,

past three years, is now top level meeting with Mr Nikita Bay are World War II carriers he was at Mr Bandaranaike:

heal Khrushchev Reuter.

being seared by a wave. Temperatures up to 100 degrees Fahrenheit have powder- ed up the little grams left by the long drought,

A bulletin frsued by the Grazkrs' Federal Cound of Australia says that unless good rains fall in the next few weeks. the graziers' plight will be "desperate."

bls

A grazier whose property is 30 miles west of Charleville, Mr F. W. Heinemann, said he and had cut down 8,000 acres of scrub for feed in the. past two years, because there was no grass for his sheep,

His flock had been reduced from its normal 9,000 to 14.300.,

Another owner, Mr H, Tally, of Congle station, 65 miles from Quilpie, raid that histead of his Mr Butler told the House: normal carrying of 12.000

cattle, member, "All my inquiries show that this sheep and 2.000

there Bome of its ancient terror, the Home Secretary, Mr R. A sparingly used indeed."-AP.

Mr Sydney Silverman, rged method of investigation is very were now 11,000 sheep and no and one is. glud of

an Butler, to advise the Queen to

cattle.-China Mall Spegal, electric switch rather than exercise her prerozulive of

rst nuclear war who were "Unless we take a clear stand shadows threatening from fing to give a magistrate

goles for two montin after re- that the police need a warrant s for an interception, we will find every corner, but in more undertaking to keep the peace our liberties in danger," Mr exotic surroundings, where and be ct good behaviour for Walker declared. snow, ice and fog threaten yeon.

not. But the tale still holds

a flickering candle.

We can but Imagine

Another Labour

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mercy to

them free for that in Christmas.

Mr Butler said there was a prosaic routine of everyday life, the uncanny right of appeal

tho

holds its place. The

court.

higher

to 3

He undertook to study the

business of ledgers, reports issue, reserving

rights any

and accounts fades away, which might le within his

The Guadalcanal and Mission teacher, said in evidence that house on the day of the shoot- ing and

स SIW monk jump towards the Prime Minister. VIEW OBSTRUCTED He heard the sound of a shot from their direction but did not sce anything in the hund of the ob- monk as his view structed.

and neither has power nor radio --AP.

The Duke Tours TREATMENT OF

Boys' Clubs

London, Dec. 16. The Duke

of Edinburgh foured a number of boys' clubs in out and south London los!

their night and Gampied sausage rolls and mince ples to make sure they were tasty.

The Duke stopped before che counter, pointed to the rolls, and asked: "Is there any au- eage in them?"

of the

"Yes, planty," one women helpers roptied,

"Good," the Duke said, mov- ing on. Reuter,

EXPLOSION ON TANKER A MYSTERY

London, Dec. 10.

As one takes a return ticket power to deal with it-Router. The cause of the explosion

to

some atrunge Centrul!

European country where all

sorts of things go boomp in the night.

The attraction

of the acreen

U.S. Refuses

PI Claim

and its vampires must be that the impossible hap pens, and humans are all frightened by proxy.

Washington; Doc. 16. What is more, the public is

The State Department stood We should am today in refusing to re- need to it. Imagine that if in parking open the question of around $300 a car at about three o'clock million in Philippine elaines re-

in the morning, and a tall,jected by the US. Government.

last August

red-eyed, thin man up- The Philippine Foreign Secre- proached us, we should say tary, Mr Felixberto Serrano than "Count has formally asked yesterday Dracula, we presume, the that the question be recounder- Hammer Film Company," adt-AP...

no

moro

the 17,000-ton Japanese built British tanker Sianvao Japan In the Arablan sea in Oslo- when 10 British ber, 1958, officers and 10 other crew. lost their

Ilves, remains mystery.

Giving the findings of the 1- quiry into the explosion here Cominis- today, the Wreck

loner, Mr K. 8. Carpmael, QC, said the main explosion, followed by several smaller explosions, probably occurred In number Ave,coutre tank while it was being wnabed. But he added: "The sourt has been unable to ascertain the cause of the explosion, se sik thuse

concerned in the tank 1·

NEGROES IN

LITTLE ROCK

Rep.

Washington, Dec. 17.

Charles C. Diggs (Democrat of Michigan) charged yesterday that Negro students in in tegrated high schools at Little Rock, Arkansas, were being spat on, struck and kicked daily. He asked President Eisen- hower to intercede per- sonally.

Mr Diggs made his charges In letters to President Eisen- hower atad to Mr Everett Tucker, President of the, Little Rock School Board. He wrote them after visit "or several days," in Arkansas.

himself a The congressman, Nezro, suld be alas had toured most other southern States but found the worst conditions to Little Rock.

washing Jost their lives. · It ́ ́ stressed the necessity for Therefore any question of thorough ventlisilon of tanka wrongful act or default by after the discharge of a cargo ang-person can be ruled out,” of crude all,

{Toʻz' suggestion that the ex- It was clear, said Me Carpnel,

plosion

could have been that the whole of the centre

sparked off by a falling snodó castle - weighing about 400

(part of the electrical equip- tong had been blown in the

ment), he said that steps air, reversing fielf in the pro-

should be taken to ensure during the first year of Integra- frequent Drexamination oftion in 1957,” he wrote. "How- anodes to avold ko far as ever there ́la no question that possible any risk of their these Negro youngsters are still becoming detached and tall-under severe dures.”

CES.

"That such explosions could in the... oourse of a Gocur routine washing-out of tauka under the supervision of an ding.

experienced and

Things

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not as bad in the high schools as they WISD

Ho, niro said he found evidence competent He asked: “Would the provision of collusion between enforce- Chlef Ofoer is dlsiurbiar," } of cages be · practicable? |ment officers and regregationists.

They bauld be designed to |--UPI.

he said.

Although the cours' was unabio to come to a conclusion se tu the cause of the explosion, It had eerisin recommendationė to make.

prevent the anodes falling to

the lank bottom and min。 to

protest them - from struck by a’iuliing object."---

Beuter..

FRAUD CHARGES-

(Ses Back Page),

Was

Then he heard two or three more shots and saw that the monk was clutching a weapon, The Prime Minister shouted and ran into the house and the monks, with a pistol in his right hand, chased after him.

There were two more

Bod was a dangerous follow-up to the bomb geares which have plagued Chicago schools this year.-UPI.

Typhoon Not

Likely To Affect HK

Typhoon Gilda

DILAK

located this morning about 480 miles east-southeast

Manlia, c't moving west-northwest At about 10 knots,

The Royal Observatory sald the storm would probably re- curve to the cas, cf the Philip- pines and was unlikely to affect shots, Hongkong.

Cilda was pinpointed at 200 Prime miles east of the central Philip-

and witness ruched into the and saw the bouse

monk Was surrounded and

Minister lying in a chair. The pine island of Samar with 150 mph centre winds, moving being attacked.

WNW at 14 mph 10wards The Inquiry will be resumed southern Luzon and the Cen-

tral Philippines. morrow,-Reuter,

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