1960-02-08 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1960.

NO 'CUT

AND DRIED'S

PLAN FOR KENYA, MACLEOD SAYS

Nairobi, Feb. 7.

Mr Iain Macleod, British Colonial Secretary, said in Breaks away

an interview broadcast here tonight that he had no "cut and dried" plan for Kenya.

He also said delegates, to the current London conference "are perfectly nt liberty to suggest alternatives they

whatever wish,"

Mr Iain Macleod

It:

broadcast the interview

Kenya Broadcasting by the Service, Mr Maeleod sald there would Dot have been the faintest poln in asking people w. London to discuss the future of Kenya if he had had a "cut and dried plan,"

from talks

London, Feb: 7. Captain Llewellyn Group Briggs. leader of the all-white Kenya United Party ut the Lon- on the Colony's talks don future, returned to Kenya toxlay whether he will re- uncertain Join the conference.

"What I have done is to la

"I 11771 not walking out," down certain general principles Briggs declared. Indeed, I may and ask the conference's opinion come back if there is anything on then and they are perfectly to be gained by it." at liberty to suggest whatever alternatives Added.

they wish,"

hu

Briggs' party is opposed to American dominance in any future administration for Kenya.

He was absolutely can--AP vinced there was a future in Kryn for this immigrani Comzatánities. If he WLS E European he would stay and develop his form, if an Asian he would develop his busi- nesxeuler.

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Noisy ducks saved boy's life

Paris, Feb. 8.

Francois Blanc, 4, was saved

from drowning, thanks to

a flock of noisy ducks.

Tralling fame and leaving behind a billowing olond of smoke and dust, an early test model of the Army's Nike-Zeus anti-missile missile heads into the sky on February & Trom the White Sands, NM., Missile Itange. It was a test firing for the mille, still in the research and development state, -AP Wirephoto.

Cat goes on a protest fast

Sisters involved 25 in suicide pact

left £22.000

New York, Feb. 8.

Two spinster sisters who killed themselves in a

macabre suicide pact rather than face eviction A from their modest apartment left at least, $62,000 (£22,000) in bank deposits, police said today.

Ten bank bocks showing that amount were found in the three-room apartment of Helen and Margaret Horvath, whose bodies-clad in blacks, turn-of- the-century clothes-were found hanging in their apartment on Saturday.

The women, both in their 60 and both fornier house servants, had been dead at least a month.

They left a note explaining they could not bear to lose their home of 25 years, which faces demolition to make way for a new building.

Baby born

in lifeboat

Aberdeen, Feb. 7.

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die in weekend train disaster

Santiago, Feb. 7.

train mining company taking employees and their families on a Sunday outing jumped the tracks on a mountain curve lo- day and plunged 'down 'a 30-foot embankment. Twenty-five people were re- ported killed and 50 Injured,

Police gold the train was speeding around a curva when I went off the tracks,

The

steop

3

cars tumbled down embankment, trapping some of the victims inside.

The dead included 20 men, feur women and a chlid.

A bouncy 9-lb baby boy was

It was the second major ac- born in a lifeboat today. cident in South America in 72

his hours. Fifty-nine persong were The baby arrived

killed on Friday in the crash of mother was carried on a hurried | un airliner in Bolivia-AP. three-hour crossing from her home in the island of Barrą to the larger south-west island in the remote Outer Hebrides.

The Hfebont tucked

available transport.

The household was left in perfect order, the old fashion- rd chính Thả crystal and long-outdated clothes all care-

packed and

fully away.-—AP.

Volcano erupts

Kilauea again.

Honolulu, Feb. 8. Volcano is erupting

wis

the

only

Morak McNeil, part-time nurse, delivered the baby in the crew's quarters,

And when 32-year-old Mrs Dunn reached land, she felt so weli aho wanted to go straight back to Barra in the lebont

Authorities WDS

got her into a hospital where she and baby are "doing fine."-AP.

The eruption, third on Kilcaues in two months, sighted by a pilot for Hawation

| Altlines.—AP. Takarazuka, Japan, Feb. 7.

He silpped into the river near The Takarazuka Zoo here is an unusual place.

Metz. The swift current swept him dastream.

A flock of cuela, swimmteg up trem at the mament, was surprised to find little Francois in their midst and they flew off quacking.

The noise attracted a woman's attention. She saw Francois in the river and cried, for help.

Jean-Claude Blanc, *13, Francois's brother, heard ber calls, swam to his aid and pulled him out alive.-AP,

Crowd attacks

two Africans

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10

12

16

ACROSS

1 Cellente hade et d'iternRË.

(0)

4 You'll End no mud i

heap. (5)

7 Most senior, (0)

0 Bunk In Number Three

cabin, (51

10 Departed overdue, (4)

12 Veical of use to cooks. (7)

15 Out of keeping. (5)

10 Japanese who had lo be

Cacked! (4)

17 Opening through

which

many a coin has passed. (4) 10 They provide ferlithy amid

derotation, (6)

20 Legislator who might turn

to reason. (7)

21 Valry of Eden. (4) !

23 A marginal word. this, (5)

24 It crema she claims to be

an essayist, '(6)

20 Like cutting remarks? (8)

26 A wond may be this, bul

hardly if painilorș) (0)

BATURDAY'S

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DOWN

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Janessary, (1)

2 dl a lot, co

LI-

s Thew cut the players. (4)

5 pcrfo: m

may be. (8)

theatre,

I may have to be ground

nown. (8)

Perfume of roses? (5)

11 Maddio up. (0)

12 The mark of the beast, (5) 13 Wines of witch Mases

takes in a measure, (8)

14 Two girls for remembrance,

(6)

16 Castor may provide such a

romancel (0)

22 It's nothing to spoil a poet,

(4)

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an African civilian who tried to help him were treated in hospital tonight after a crowd of about 50 people pelted them with bottles and stones outside a beer hall.

Blinding flash of

light

seen

Salt Lake City, Feb. 7. Hundreds of people, in four wastern states reported sacing a flash in the sky early today that turned *night into day,

It was believed to have been out meteor which burned over southwestern Montana.

An airline pilot who had been flying at 11,000 foot south of Great Falls, Montana, the light from the "Fantastically bright."

said

fash wan

Richard

The pilot, Captain Below of Western Airlines, sald "It was a brighter night flash co-pilot or 1 than either my had ever seen,

It started as

low

came blue light, then

1 The constable was trying to arrest a man outside the Clair-binding flash." wood Beer. Halt when about 50 The flash was also seen in Africans surged out and began parts of Idaho, Wyoming and pelting film.

Utah-Reuter,

The civilian, passer-by, went to his uid and was also pelted. After trying to handcut their man, the couple fled, pursued by a barrage of bottles and stones. Later, more pollee arrived and controlled the crowil-Reuter.

2,000-year-old skeletons

Valletta, Feb. 7.

Princess Royal welcomed

T |

In one of its animal enges is

beautiful all-white Persiara

cal.

Since the cat was presented

to the zoo a couple of days ago

it has refused to eat any of the foed zoo officials offered.

One official said the cat didn't ent because his previous owner fed the eat nothing but high quality raw fish.

But instead of offering tho sh, the zoo placed little white mlce in the cat's enge, The cat made friends with the mice.

Said one zoo offelal: "We're going to piti bi pome black mice next and maybe the cat will remind itself that rats are his

favourite food."-UPI.

Champion dog_tops

10-stone

London, Feb. 7.

An Irish Wolfhound was fast night declared sup- reme champion at Craft's famous dog show here.

The animal, Sulhamstend Merzan, was chosen from record entry of 7,209 dogs. Ils owners live in Sunses.

'The wolfhound, 15

Port of Spain, Feb. 7. The Princess Royal was wel-, comed by a large cheering high and weighing between 140

was in and 150 pounds, arrived

inches

Scarborough,

she crowd when

the Royal his first appearance at Cruft's. Tobago today In Yacht Britannia from Trinidad. divine service She attended at

Andrew's church

the

making

Workmen digging a drain Reuter.

at the residence of Air Marshal Sir Walter Cheshire, Air Officer Commanding, Malta, have unearthed the skeletons of n men and woman dating back to between 100 BC. and 200 A.D.

Dr David Rump,' Director of Malta's archeologicul depart- ment, who set the age of the man at 25 and the woman at 40. said both skeletons were in 1 good state of preservation.

Some pultery-two Jugs and a lamp-were also found in the Ave-foot limestone tomb.-China Mail Special,

Re-elected to union post

London, Feb. 7.

Mr. Frank Haxell, a member of the British Communist Party Executive Commit- too, has boon re-elected į General Secretary of the 230,000-strong Eclectrical Trados Union for a further five yours,

Mr Frank Foulkes, Union president announcing this to- duy, said Mr Haxell had won a majority of 1,034 voles over his upponent, Mr Jack Byrne, of Glasgow. Mr Byrne is a staunch anti-Communist.

election

Industrial observers said the had been one of the most bitterly fought in the union for many years-Router.

Eight children

lose their

second mother

Levittown, NY, Feb. 7.

Last September, Lucy Creamer, mothor of eight children, was killed when a car driven by her husband was in an occident.

So his mother, Mrs Catherina Creamer, 69, moved in to look after the children,

The youngstors, ranging from 2 to 12, word adjusting themselves to their mother's death and had even started calling their grandmother "mother"

Last night the grandmother was struck and killed by a car.-AP.

2 prisoners

join

girls for 'romantic evening'

Bonn, Fab. 7.

Two inmates of Bonn prison who drilled a hole in the floor of their coll'rocently found to their surprise that the cell bolow was occupied by two girls.

With the help of the girts, who the girls 10 days' solitary con placed a mattress under the hole | finement. to break the and of falling stone, the prisoners wriggled through and joined the girls for

a "romantic evening'

Au official suld the prisoners

An eight inch-high Pom-made the hole with a long nail

Fixielawn Serenade, Iranian, capital was the reserve champion

Chuzya Mall Spock1.

TO-NIGHT · •

THE BIGGEST DOUBLE— ATTRACTION IN TOWN!

and stick. The opening was dis- covered next day and the male prisoners were given 14 days and

Pas

Brutal murder of dentist and patient

Chicago, Feb. 7. sadistic robber beat a dentist to death fast night, shot and killed the dontist's patient and fled from the office with an undetermined amount of

money.

Dead were Dr David Fried- man, 50, and the patient, Steve Balvalk, 45, both of Chicago,

Police said Friedman's skull was crushed and Balvsikt was killed by a single shot through the forehead by the unknown in- assailant who apparently vaded the dentist's office late yesterday afternoon,

Polleo

bodies found thelr lying side by side on the floor beside the donilet's chair.

Poltoo said the robber went through the pockets of both men and took everything but two stray dollar bills and some small change. Dr Friedman's called Police when her husband falled to come home, sald be sometimes carried as much as $300 in his wallet.-UPI.

wife,

who

Woman.105, weds after 20-year engagement

San Jose, Feb. 7.

A woman aged 105, acting on the advice of her doc- tor, today married for 75- your-old fiance after an ongogemust lasting 20

years.

The She was Juana Rueda, bridegroom Was Juan. Joso Palma.

The

took wedding which place in church was attended olely by journalists, as neither the bride nor the groom had any living relatives. The marriage had up for some time because Juana confusent had no birth certificate. damaging properly

The court sentenced the two men to an adultishal weeks solltary

four

for

DES

been held

The Costa Rlea authorities the two girls to an exten four Annily agreed to marry her days for assisting them. Their without papers after a journalist bames were withheld-Chins offered to vouch for the bride. Mail Special,

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