SPLIT IN European group won't accept British policy
London, Feb. 3.
Storm clouds gathered over the London talks on the future of the East African colony of Kenya today as evidence mounted of a widening split between Africans and Europeans over British Government policy.
This polley was outlined by Colonial Secretary, the British Mr Iain Macleod, who told the Asian and Afncar; European,, Arab delegates that under the constitutional steps he proposed Africans would have a dominant voice in the government
The immediate reaction of the all-European rightwing United that this Party delegation was Indicated a couplete betrayal of the European community."
year
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from now
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his
Washington, Feb. 2. President Elsenbower fold a questioner at press conference today be hoped to be "oul In the
desert or shooting qual}"
a year from now.
"Or maybe just sitting
be
In a rocking chair,"
added with a grin,
four-year term In the
Mr Eisenhower's second
White House enda next January.Neuter.
UN ELECTION
mude
United Nations, Feb. *The United States known today that it would vote for the Irish delegate Mr Fre delck H. Boland for President of the 1960 U.N. General As- sembly.-AP.
Population of Russia
Moscow, Feb. 3. Total population of the Soviet Union, according to the latest
208,820.050 census, 13
tuduy. The overall gure includes 04 million men and 124 million Women.-AP,
The delegation leader, Group Captain
Briggs, Llewellyn planned to fly back on Sunday to Kenyn to tell the Europeana there "what in going on."
tho European members of multi-rucial new Kenya group delegation feared that the con- ference might break down ba Friday when franchise proposals are to be considered. Some of them were
be pro- booking passages visionally home earller than planned.
AFRICANS WELCOME
sato to
Mr
But The African nationalist
welcomed delegation Macleod's policy statement going "n very long way to meet the African demands,"
The delegation leader MI Ronald Ngala, told a press con- furence today that the Africans wanted it to be declared in no uncertain. terms that Kenya be put on the British would pattern of democracy, that rule would be placed in the hands at the majority and that each
adult got one vole.
"I think that has been met to #very great extent," he said,-- Reuter
Mysterious donation
New York, Feb. 3.
A well-dressed, middle-aged |
THE CHINA MATE, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4; · 1969. :
KENYA TALKS
BROAD STAFL! ~~STATION--
Teus of thousands of London workers were held up on February 1 by a 24-bour token About a quarter of a million people are estl- alrike of the National Union of Raliwaymen mated to have been affected by the strike, for the shortage of trabis led to overcrowded Pic- buses and streets Jammed with care brought in by people who normally commute. ture shows huge queue at Brund Street underground station, where restricted services were operating.-Express Photo,
Heavy guard
for champion
jail breaker
Special to The China Mail
Belfast, Feb. 3.
The Belfast Courthouse was turned into an armed fort today for the hearing of charges against Britain's champion jail breaker Alfred Hinds.
Hinds escaped 20 months ago man visited the Bowery from Chelmsford Prison where area early today and dis-be was serving a 12-year term
part in
£30,000 tributed 20, 50 and 100 for his
London and. had dollar bills to babitues of robbery in
twice before broken uway from
the Haven of Forgotten custody. and Destitute Men,
Today, an hour
before wor After his visit two hours re-ders with Sten gans and re- muined before the 4 am. bar vulvers escored the 43-year- |
the mile long closing time. At 4.30 aan. nint did prisoner on recipients of the money were journey from Belfast jall, 25
und unconscious on a side-
armed police took up a stand walk.
in front of the court building. ARMED POLICE
An ambulance took them to Columbus Hospital where their stemachs were pumped.
On their release, and I with cash available. the ulne headed back to the Bowery for the 8 m. bar opening. The generous xiranger's name I was not known,--AP.
A British Crossword Puzzle
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11 he never complimentary?
(6)
5 Perfume, (5)
Slice at the dining table. (5)
Departed to two points for a sail, (C)
10 Historic period. (5)
11.A place for some stocking.
(5)
12 W. German capital. (4)
13 Nothing more in Poona; (5)
18 Take more water with it! (0)
18 Runs away. (0)
20 Inferno, (5)
23 Push hard, (4)
expressive
23 She could give me air, (5)
Bome 25 Do
shoulder-work? (3)
28 it's an entrance an à matter
of course. (0)
27 Holds in. (D)
20 Very vexed: (5)
20 Slight knock, my dear, In
your engine{ ́ (6)
DOWN
1 Gourd pipe. (8)
2. Meant to be an eventual
bride, (8)
3 Freezes up. (1)
4 Spell impossible to tear? (7)
5 Deep lake In Italy. (7)
Say that again. (0)
7 Very small prefix. (5)
China to
avoid war,
says Chou
Tokyo, Feb. 3. The Chinese Premier, Mr Chou En-lal, has been quoted as saying Peking will avoid ang war-including one with Fesmo- -which impedes the main-
was
Record
snowfall paralyses Halifax
Quarrel arose
during Mac's tour
Capetown, Feb. 3.
The tour of the British Premier, Mr Harold Mac- millan to the wine-growing districts of South Africa today, ran into difficulties when TV cameramen shouted abuse at officials.
Franschock and Drakenstein njen whore the scenery was benihtaking.
The Incident pecurred at Panr).
Macmillan was taken Halifax, Feb. 3. round tw vineyards of "the Halifax and Southern Nova Co-operative Wine-growers' As- with names known
pocfailon, blagest wine pre-South Africt and Scotia wero all But
ducers in the country, paralysed today by the
Here the huge wine estates, throughout
abroad- Nedarburg, Larzame, Bolling- ham-bave their headquarters.
At one point Mr Macmillan, Halifax's weather history,fused to let in meramen Lady Dorothy and their party
got out to take snapshots,
Mr
worst tnowstorm
in
Omenis
in.
گان
the tssociation
Twenty-five inches of how The cameramen shouted out- had fallen. by noon and at was side the guies and one from 4 still falling. Winds up to 50 loading British television com- miles an hour blocked city pany, sald, "We came here to
publicise your strools and country highways | help
wines with mountainous drifts.
Now you can go to hell and I
Stores were closed amt so were many offer when cm- ployees were unable to get to work. Schools closed,
POWER LINES FALL
Power and communication tines feil under the weight of the sticky, wel enow. All main highways-leading east and west from the city were report ed blocked for the first time in 20 years.
hope the British boycott hits you hard,"
He was referring to AT economle boycott of South Africa being called for by the Labour Party in Britain,
BIGGEST WELCOME
Earller Mr Macmillan got the
biggest welcome of his 180-mile motor tour at Stellenbosch, hot- bed of Afrikaner nationalism.
Stellenbosch was lined with welcoming crowds, and students
Macmillan, wearing the leopard skin-trimmed bush hat presented to him in Rhodesin, puffed at a huge pipe and look- ed every inch'the casual tourist, though blistered at times by the hot sun—AP.
Hungary to protest
Budapest, Feb. 3, Hungary today objected to
BBC and British newspaper re ports that Hungarian youths arrested after the 1963 revolt had been executed on, becoming
The Halifax weather offee turned out in force. said the snowfall ууда the heaviest in moto than GO Y WILTY. In 1894 fall-AP.
One held up a police saying, "Mac come in and have a cup of | 15, tea with us."
there was a 24-inch
SHIP SINKING
land's progress.
"I believe that Chou
Rotterdam, Feb. 3. speaking from the heart," sold The 1,445 ton German motor the Japanese Tory leader, Mrship Carsten Witt was reported Kenzo Matsumura, ia a magazme in sinking condition ncar
Fle bud recent Karisierona, Interview.
on tho Swedish ly met Mr Chou in Peking. south coast, according to SOS "we keep on constructing messages monitored by a chip- our country at the presentping agency here.-—AP. pace and complete all projects in ten or twenty year Ume, i
only
Talwan fssue but also various other
be solved problems will turally.
no!
the
armed policemen, was charged. six with having in the past months been knowingly con- detraud cerned with intent to
eligible in dealing with cars for duty which had not been planning to engure in
puld.
with He was
also charged using counterfeit clearance certificates.
Since his original sentence at December, the Old Balley, in 1053, Hinds has always claimed his innocence in connection with the London robbery.
the
His solicitor asked for Others guarded the four further adjournment of
or continually entrances
Pa hearing to enable him to pre- trolled aruond
the building pare his case but the magistrate while inside more armed police decided to hear the prosecution. WOTE briofed to cover each four. watch stairs and cor- riders and stop anyone acting cuspiciously.
Prosecuting counsel said there 13 were 55 charges affecting vehicles and he had about u
dozen witnesses, spine of whose As a last-minute precaution evidence would be lengthy. He it was decided to switch
the expected his presentation of the hearing
charge of case to take all day. snuggling cars from the Irish
The hearing continued. Republie to an upstairs court- Joom 30 feet above the street,
on
A squad of police held back sightseers
the prisoner, Handcuffed to a burly wurder, hustled into court lo be William Herbert
was
charged
60
Bishop, 39, Dublin car-dealer, the name he gave when arrested:
three weeks ago.
OBSERVERS
It was only after his third court appearance here that he was identified by his fingerprints as Hinds.
Observers from Scotland Yard, London Metropolitan police headquarters, and Hind's wife, Ella, watched as the prisoner. handcuffed to iwo
No divorce
for snoring
London, Feb, 3.
A wife who claimed her hur-
bind woke her in the right to
about complain
her
snoring
14 Not the sweet that inspired failed to win a divorce here to
Newton. (8)
15 Amenable to discipline. (B)
16 Speclied quantities. (7)
17 Merciful. (7)
19 Madagascar animals, (0)
21 Hears about a tribe of Israel,
(0)
24 Wortline entertainers. (4)
Pro-
YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: 3 Stck 7 Luere, 0 A-jar, 9 Hear, 10 Leof-let, 12 Eggs, 15 Allao, 18 Gnar(rev), 10 A-muse, 21 Salem, 22 tub, 23 A-gain, 20 Einina, 20 Non- down, 30 Nali, 3 Bilo, 32 Unlit, 33 Nose. Down: 1 Fused, fane, 4 Thota, 6 Dare, 0 Hang, Hair, 11 Llama. 13 Grub, 14 Bped, 10 Balin, 17 Tele, 10 Glum, 20 Mundane, 23 Saul, 24 Grips, 25 Twain, 27 Mall, 20′ (C)Anon.
ciny,
Mr Justice Karminski ruled that Mrs Pamela Louise Doudas had failed to prove cruelty con- eening "the moring incidents 3 quarrels with her husban He believed the story of the brand, Mr Robert Charles Douglas, that he tried to lura his wife tiver gently, or inove her head, without waiting her, so that the would stop snoring. tinless lie acted withi ren) Toughies which Live Judige found he hat hat, ho had not Behaved other than a n ́·rea- sonable unband.
The couple chored a bed and Mr Dougue had to get seno sleep if he was to world 'hesel day, the judge said-Ching Mall Special
"Therefore, Wo Gre
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Rivers overflow
Chicago, Feb. 3. Floodwaters rolled across the not South today. Rivers from Ala- .any bama to the Carolinas, swollen
the
by a week of heavy rains, broke from their bunks yesterday and Mr, swept across thousands of acres.
war which will obstruct construction of our country," Me Matsumura qualed Chou as saying-AP
No towns were affected.UPI
Dramatic rescue as
ship explodes
New Bedford, Mass., Feb. 3.
The tour passed into the mountainous country of the
An oMcial announcement said a protest would be made to the British Govermanent. It described. the report as "I"-Reuter,
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