THE CHINA MAIE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1960,
AFRICANS WILL RULE BRITISH COLONY
Kenya conference ends
DEATH BLOW TO
EUROPEANS”
London, Feb. 21.
The Konya constitutional conference ended hero today after five weeks and a Euro- pean delegate said, "This conference is the death blow for Europeans in Kenya."
No agreement was reached on the Important tesue of land safeguards in the framework of a new constitution.
the A conference report to delegates in private session this
tho afternoon noted
"everal agreement" by three major
constitutional pro Groups on posals to provide an African- majority Parliament next year.
Land safeguards
the The only group to reject
the outright was Proposals Europem Selilers' United Party, led by Group Capluln Llewellyn Briggs,
A conference source said it was understood that at the pri- vate ression, Mr Iain Macleod, the Colonial Secretary, said that
as there was no agreement on land safeguards, he would have to make his own proposals when making his recommendations to the Briush Cabinet.
The source said Mr Macicod niso indicated that the British Government would take over the full cost of the land forces in Kenya, thus releasing more than £1 milion for education, and that Britain would under- write loans of up to £5 million for resettlement purposes, along the lines of a land development board, which had been discussed by the conference,
Mr Macleod told delegates ! that although this is the end of the Kenya conference it not an end but a beginning- and the beginning of a phase for Kenya."--Nouter.
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PALACE BULLETIN
Seen above is the ballein annannging the birth of a son to the Queen on the railings of Buckingham Palace last Friday. A happy crowd of about 2,000 people was there to re- The bullella was signed by the four doctors attending the Queen, ceive the good news,
Reuter Photo.
Domestics
like America
New York, Feb. 21.
Mrs Vera Sugg, director of a
IKE ANSWERS HIS
DEFENCE
PLAN CRITICS
Washington, Feb. 21.
Page
SLIM'S SON Chessman case LOST AND arouses major
FOUND
Plymouth, Feb. 21. Five helicopters searched Dartmoor today when
controversy
Sacramento, Calif., Feb. 21.
Major John Slim, 30-year- A major storm was brewing here today over con- vict-author Caryl Chessman's eighth reprieve
old only son of Fold- marshal Sir William Blim, former Governor-General of Australia--was report- ed missing on an army exercise.
Major Slim, who had been mlæsing" since enrly yesterday while taking part in an escape and evasion exurales in Dart moor National Park, was found this afternoon by a member of his, unit,
He was driven in a Land
rejola Rover to
hia troops, temporarily based at barvački near here,
The search for Major Sum began after he was reported to have been taken ill.
DISAPPEARED
His companion had gone for help, but on returning - found Major Slim Nach
dimppenrod. There was more than four foot when he
of snow in the area was missed.
Troops were about to begin a ground search when nowe come through that ho bad been found.
A Southern Command spokesman said:
"The oneer is safe and, as tar as we know, not unwell,”
Major Silm, 30, of the Argyll mazi Sutherland, Highlanders, was married in July, 1958. His whe gave birth to a son just over a week ago-China Mall Special
'Tsar Cannon'
moved to
new site
London, Feb. 21.
from the gas chamber.
The coming work may 900 the For la granting Chessmast death cell dramm, which has yet another last-minute stay of attracted world-wide attention execution, Governor Brown has ar Chemenen fought for his life aroused great controversy, in vor the best 12 years, develop Washington and here, the state Into a political crisis centred round the man who reprovet him, Governor Edmund Brown of California.
Attempt to reach
injured climber
Nairobi, Feb. 21. [An__R.A¡F, climbing toom from Cyprus today joined forces with a rescue party leaving the village of Naro Moru on the slopes of Mount Kenya in a bid to reach an injured man lying on a rocky lodge öfter a climbing accident yesterday In which
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capital
WARNING
Announcing the 80-day re prieve in the early hours of Friday morning, the Glovertor also called the State Assembly to meet on February 20 to debate capital punishment, still enforced decision
in California, HA ho sich w
partly influenced by a State Depart- ment telegram passing on warning from the U.S. Imbassy
Montavkico at hostile demonstrations would
greet President Eisenhower when ho Ar visits Uruguay on March Chewman were executed.
In the federal capital, several senators protested against State Department Interference. in the judicial procedures of a
New doubts were raised in Washington yesterday by the disclosure that, 24 hours before the State Department telegram was sont, a California oficial telephoned a high government oficial to express concern over U.9, relations abroad it Chets- man went to the gas chamber.
stata
The state official was Cali fotola's Deputy Attorney- General, Mr Richard P. Koran. He told Mr George V. Allen. Director of the U.8. Informa- tion Agency, that hundreds of telegrams, letters and peti- Hans had been received from abroad, urging clemency for Chessman.
Mr Rogan said the execution
second man was killed, The injured. zakon,. Toni Levy of Nairobi, was reported to have sustrína á braken. leg. He was among a group of members of the Mountain Club of Kenya | might CRUDO demonstrations scaling Nellon, one of the twin against the President during his peaks of 17,053-foot
Mount South ·American · trip, Kenya,
begins tomorrow..
There is more controversy hare over the Governor'a movo
Another member of the party, identified as Sigmund Straubin- ger of the Austražan Consulate In Nairobi, was killed when tu fall 400 feet during the descent,
WALKIE-TALKIES
A giant connon intended to defend the Kromlin in the 16th century has boon Equipped with wallde-talkie moved from the omplaceradlos, the rescue team hoped to mont whore it has rostod join other mountaineers who, reached the injured man earlier for the past 120 years, today. The RAF group had according to Tou
themselves been planning to climb Mount Kenyn, the second highest mountain in Africa,
Known as the "Tear Cannon.” it is aw of the Kremlin's land- mario.
1ho
which
to have a debate centred round Chocaman, which has drawn opposition even from politicians opposed to capital punishment.
REVERSE OPINION Assemblyman Don Allen, of Los Angeles told reporters at the wecktrid: "I've voted against capital punishment, but IT reversÜ myself now vole in favour of retaining it.” Assemblyman Bruce Reagan,
Part
A Royal Air Force ambulance described as a conservative re- opublican, said he was seriously plane, planning to fly out
scene from Natrobl, re- considering presenting a bill to It was cast in 1688 by famous
Governor Brown, mained grounded when it was impeach Moscow gunsmith Andrey
he was Chokhov, It has a barrel more discovered that the Nero Moru whose action showed than 17 fect @ Inches lost and airstrip would be too short to not weighs 40 tons and has
a 38-Lake It
First sewn of the sceldent ton earrings.
emerged when a member of the group trudged into Naza Morn Police station after an all-nighi walk down the mountain-Reater.
private British employment President Eisenhower answered his defence critics ugency, has arrived here to study the needs of American
tonight by asserting that the United States has families for domestic help.
built "an indestructible force of incalculable. But it never fred any of lis power, ample for today and constantly develop. two-ton cannon balls, ing to meet the needs of tomorrow."
Mrs Sugg who has placed British girls in about 150 Americon homes during the past "The demand for year, sald; domestics in the United States is fantastic."
She added that she hoped to
further 1,500 place a
British girls during this year,
Mrs Sugg told reporters that most of the girls already placed have sald they did not want to return to England because "they love the American way of life even though they have to work harder." China Mall Special,
New name
Tanich it had been moved closer to mother Kremlin
The President defended his States will work with them monument, the Tsar Bell", cast defence programme in a nation- steadfastly) to promete the in 1735--China Mail Special. wide radio-TV speech outlining security and well-being of Die Tools
He said this effort sometiracs
of his two-week, | overyone in this hemisphere. 13,000-milo trip to Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. He embaries on his journey to now.
1s hampered by misunderstand- ings. One of these, ho sald, is a belief this country forgeta The President said unbiased neighbours booanice of its observers recognised and res-
preoccupation with the threat Pected America's massive deter of Communist importalism and rent strength.
defence problems.
·
سلم
German consul
for. Queensland
Brispane, Feb. 21. Queersland's Arat Clermon |consul in 46 years will be sworn He sak the United States "It is truo that we have in at, a ceremony in Brisbane maintained hundreds of bombers given first priority to world tomorrow. throughout the world and they wide measures for socurity were far superior to the feet against the possibility of mill-businessman Mr Bruce Shearer. The new consul, a Brisbane of any other country. He also tary aggression," he said. etted U.S. atremit carriers and
will be sworn in by the Ger "I hope to make clear on my man Consul-General in Austra jounity that our military pro- Ha, K. Brunhoff. grammes at home and abroad
Mr Shearer cannot speak a Discussing his South Amer have been designed
ono word of German-but said today can trip, Mr Eisenhower said purpose only-the maintenance that he was looking for a Get- he would sasure the Lalin of peaco, es important to Latman-speaking secretary-China
Mali Special
London, Feb. 21. Joseph J. Taylor, General Manager, said today his Workers the abendly" increasing supply Travel Association would change of US. missiles. its name to Galleon Holiday's Lid, because “we have been fighting a losing battle against 20th century class conscious hess."--UPI,
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American republics the United America as to us."-UPI,
SHE REFUSED 65 PROPOSALS SINCE THE 19208
The 'shy bride' will marry
well-known writer-sculptor
London, Feb. 21, The daughter of a Chicago; won him distinction'as one of Miss Mary London Baker,stock-broker, sho and herBritain's outstanding pre-wor
Chicago-born
known
forces
advancing · American and lived to describe his or- deal in a book.
Miss Baker, polite and grey- £140,000 on haired, Inherited the death of her mother in 1964. he has lived bontinuously in England in recent yeniu, writing poetry...
moved to Europe in soldiers of fortune, hoires other
1930 alivod in London, · He flow for, Abyssinia. In the Intomational to
and chewhere, war with Paris, Florence
Italy and later with society of the 1920s as Sixtal pages
were full of her
The Republican forces during the tho "shy brida"; will legendary
parties Spanish, clvil war. He was In champanche marry a London sculptor and she became the toast of Czechoslovakia when the Natis writer and formor soldier two continenta. She received moved in. of fortune.
proposal of marriage from The Cestopp arrested him DRE duker,
and society his
Askéð, some years ago, why wife, n whilte Russian Miss Baker, 69, first hit the leaders by the wore the puts, counters, and accused him of she had filted McCormick at the headlines as a pretty · Chidogo | thé total DE 85--but ratuses working as a spy for the French church, ste sald; "Suddenly I 21 Bow, if any, rivers are dulu, debutante, în 1023 whm, niso them all sintil she met London i intelligence.
realised I was not really in love! at their ecc. (5)
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NATURDAY'S CROSSWORD Acrom: 1 Turner, & Weird, 7 Ernest, Shack(led), 10 Beds, 12 Creoles, 16 Other(wisc), 10 Pail, 17 Love, 19 Robin, 20 Dreamer, 21 Adit, 28 Screw,
24 De-long, 20 Leesli, 20. B-and-it. Down: 1 The-o-bald,
2 ntingdove, & Erst, 5 Ethiopia, 0 R-achel, Error, 11:Bleamers, 12 Ceres, 13 Landlord, 14 Bit tight, 10 Oracle, 23 Verz.
left McCormick standing at the
barong
DISTINCTION De Wet is an English-born
1
site was fortured by the Go
'iapo" and his wife; cómmitted
suicide. before, he was°· KOR= Of the marryallots, who 101- victed and sent to prison to lowed, Mim aber und "sotna altar with the church full of member of a prominant Southwait execution. Day by day were, just adventurers after my people. "The 'shy' brido of Africafi-bitch- family. – 110 Ema - then for the rest of the war inobay bust olkien were fine bin 1932" as tho became known was recently "·"gained_
JOELO
pro- | | ho, walled for, the knock at Umight have found happinion
later to concet plans to marry | mineboo na a sulptor; in Lon- McCormick Ave more têrks, dou though his earlier cac
ida dati: door. It nevet: onine," | "with-tut I did not fluid-larre?! LED Was sventually freed Dy --China, Mail Shentai,
In demand
Tekso, Feb. 22. Stationery store proprietors culd today that rulers marked out in inches had tripled in price since the government bans-
qualified to bo chief executive of California....his Ampathy seems to be with the criminal and not with tho victim."
Mr George Davis, Chessman's chief lawyer, suld he would be glad to defend Governor Brown Reainst
Billy Impeachment
charges.
Mr Davis also the weekend that
Justice of the
claimed as
the fourth
California
Supreme Court, which twloo last week voted 4 to 3 against recommending
Chesama),
change his vote.
Imeroy for
ready
to
This would clear the way for
ned the production of rulers not | Governor Brown to commute Cherman'a sentence and talco using the motele system. They expected the price would on-the case out of the controversy tinue to increase at a rate of over abolition of the death 10 per cent per month.-UPI. penalty in the state-Reuter.
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