1960-03-23 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1960.

Leading Czech official For Hongkong next year

and wife commit suicide

Prague, Mar. 22.

A leading member of the Czech Government has committed suicide.

He was Emmanuel Slechta, President of the Socialist Party and Minister

of Construction.

Belgian Congo riots revealed

Brussels, Mar. 22.

At least one African was killed and saveral injured when state police fired on rloting mobs in Kigail, Ruanda - Urundi, earlier this month, the Belgian Radio reported today. Poller opened are when the African tacked them, radio suld.

His wife was also found dead and a suicide pact is suspected.

The only announcement made by the Croch audiorities is that Slechta died after a short -

Slechta's sulette is believed to have resulted partly from a erals in the Socialist Party in which he' is accused of being too lenient with Czoch emigres corpad.

SCANDAL

Shortly afterwards he was in- directly involved in a financial scandal discovered in the Sociallat Party's pabilahing house. His wife, who was one of the directors, had to resign expelled from the and - was the

It reported 1,100 huts were destroyed and 700 families had fled from the rio! areng. British come to neighbouring Uganda.

The radio said the Incidents occurred between March 9 and by 13. and were provoked rumours and tracts circulating among the Africans of UN. trust territory.

this

This were to the offset that Immediate independier would be granted by the visiting U.N. mission now touring Ruanda- Urund!--AP.

UN aid projects for children

United Nations, Mar. 22.

the The Executive Board of United Nations Childrens Fund today approved allocations amounting tu more

than $6.300,000 for afd projects for children in 48 countries and territories, including Indonesia, Pakistan and Indiu.

alloca These were the first ulons made by the board in 1930, Of the money approved, just over hall will be used for 39 discuse control programmes. principally dealing with malaria eradication work.-Reuter.

Ministries reduced

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wirly.

I was rumoured that sinice then Sleekta bad lost his post as party leader,

A few days ago new charges were brought against him and Slechta resigned from the pre- skleney of he party and on the point of resigning the Government.

BRITISH

AWARD

FOR

'BEN HUR'

London, Mar. 22.

The American Screen epic “Ben Hur" tonight re- celved the British Film Academy Award for the best Bim of 1950.

The award for the best Bril. tish flm went to "Sapphire," a deals mystery which murder

with raclał prejudice.

The awards were presented was by the Duke of Edinburgh who from President of the Society of Flim and Television Aria,

It was not known how he and his wife died but

rumours

The award for the best per- suggest they pulsoned them formance by a foreign actrees selves.-AFP.

went to American Shirley Maclaine for "Ask any Girl," and was received on her chall by French-born Leslie Caron,

UN AWARD

'For husband's

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Opposition expect to

oust new

Ceylon Government

Colombo, Mar. 22.

Opposition parties in Ceylon's new Parliament discussed unity today with high hopes of voting out of office the one-day-old government of Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake.

Lemmon, won the best foreigt Mountbatten

actor award for "Some Lite it Kot!" The award was cepted by American producer

Sam Spiegel.

Audrey

#c-

in Berlin

Hepburn's per-

Berlin, Mar. 22.

out of Parlia-

Whather any stable guYEIB- ment could be framed the narrowly divided ment appeared to depend on the attitude of the Federal Party Taili Ceylan's representing minority.

Loaders mid Party they expected Senanayake's United National Party govern

Romo, Mar. 22. Gina Lollobrigida, the Italian formance in "The Nun's Story" Admiral Lord Louts Mountment to fall

film star, is going to settle was voted the best by a British batten, Chief of Britain's De in Conada for the sake of actress and that of Peter Sellers fence Staff, today began a visit her husband, Yugoslav-in "I'm all right Jack" the best

by a British actor. born Dr Milko Skofic.

to of

me

"Mike has done u lot for me," he says in an article edition appear in the next the weekly illustrated magazine Epoca. "Now it's time for to do something for him,"

"La Lollo" sald her husband had given up an opportunity of working as doctor In the United States, where muly his refugee colleagues had since achieved, success, to busy him-

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self with myself and my work.

Colombo, Mar, 22.

"Ho eccopted a long period Dudley S. Senanayake, the new for obscurity. Prime Minister, decided today to cut the number of govern-

men ministries from 1 to 12 and to untrust all functions to s Cabinet of eight ministers.-

UPI

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"Azreelug

to follow

my

hur band to Canada will be like repaying an act of faith in me he made ten years ago,” the actress wrote, Reuter,

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"On the Beach," the American #im about the effects of nuclear war, won the United Nations award-Router.

U.S. soldiers

found adrift

off Formosa

Tokyo, Mar. 23. Nine American military pet- sonnel adrift in a ilfeboat in

Senanayake was sworn in

Smuggling charge

Da

The

to British troops in Berlin with Prime Minister yesterday even- inspection of a guard of honouring on the understanding he had Jab Tant tacit support from the Federal mounted by the Anglian Regiment at British Parly, but Parly lender S. J. V Chelvandyakam later announced he is not supporting the U.N.P. and his pesty's 18 votes would go Against Senanayake when Parliament meets next week.

|headquarters,

Aldous Huxley

criticises U.S.

Page

Negro seeks election as

U.S. President

Indianapolis, Mar, 22. Mr Frank Beckwith, 65-year- old lawyer, today became the first Negro an record 10 Beek election as Pre- uldent of the States.

United

Mr Beckwith, whose parents were born in slavery, fled his name today as a candidate for the Republienti Presidential nomination in the Indiana primary election in which party members express their prefer chce for a candidate.

Asked whether he thought he would beat Vice President Richard Nixon, who has already entered that primary election, Mr Beckwith told reporters: "Well, I think I know

people in Indluna

more

than Nixon does. I can call 7,000 people by name,"

He said he would promise supporters that, if elected, he would create a "Department of Pence" in the Federal Governi ment "to woge peaco diligently as we waged war."- Router.

NEW

ban on satires KIND

Miami, Mar. 22.

The English novelist, Aldous Huxley, said last night that the banning of his novel "Brave Now World" in some American county high schools wor most extraordinary and abso- futely crazy.

The book was first removed from recommended reading lists and then withdrawn from county high school braries after an anonymous telephone caller com- plained of alleged "off-colour" passages in the novel.

Another politieal satire by an

Mar. 22. Singapore, Indonesian Consulate English writer, #1984" by the in Singapore today alleged late George Orwell, was also re that four Singapore-based moved from high school reading shipping firms had been lists and library shelves.

"The more you reflect, the involved in smuggling 25

more absurd it sounds." sald million Straits

Huxloy. "The two books con- worth of rubber products cern totalitarian regimes based into Singapore from Indo- on terrorism. I regarded them as traets in favour of freedom." naslu.

"I don't wish to blow my horn, but I think the work will remain quite important."

daltors

Lord Mountbatten, who arrived last night, lunched to- day with Berlins governing Mayor, Herr Willy Brandt, To

The U.N.P. won 50 seats out will continue his morrow he

lour of British troops of 151 in laat Silurday's elec- 15-day

This 19 the

time first

have authorities in Europe and the Near East-tions. The Sri Lanka (Glorious

Ceylon) Freedom Party of Indonesian China Mail Special.

In another development, the made such a charge against Svinatod Prime Minister

Florida Civil Liberties Union Singapore stepping companies S.WR.D. Bandarinkle won 46

gold it would have a representa- seats but has stuce picked up A consulate spokesman added live at the next school board from in- that Indonesian govermecting on April 8 to protest

the

May escape our more supportains parties, then, was planning legal action agettist the action.-U.P.I.

extinction

Honolulu, Mar. 23. Hawall's rare state birdbe nano-is breeding itself out of threatened extraction,

South China Sea off southern Form1983 were rescued by a Japanese fisblog boat yesterday, the Japanese A batch of the rare birds are Maritime Safety Board rt- to be released with the wild

ported,

A Board official said the Americans were found drifting in a lifeboat about 15 miles south of the southernmod Up of Formosa,

The official said he did not

flock in the Heauhou Sanctuary on Hawail Island. It will be the Arst release stace the nene restoration project began 10 years ago.

оле

The project began with only pair of the waterfowl. know the condition of the Ameri- From these have come 50 adults and a dozen young in captivity at the sanctuary.

An estimated 100 nene are in the wild Book-AF.

cans rescued.

The boat is expected to reach southern Formosa, this morning.

Anxiety for K shown

as French police swoop on suspects

Paris, Mar. 22.

A dawn swoop by French police on East European refugees and French extreme rightists today pointed up the fears which exist for the safety of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev during his 11-day visit to France.

On the eve of the Russian date set for Khrushchev's arrival leader's arrival from Moscow in France, before his attack of tomorrow the police were influenza forced an eight-day Anding cauLBY; for particular postponement:

anxiety because

Franco has

given refugo do many trou Promtuent mong the French rightists cooped up in this curtain refugees.

police mtd WAS About 50 refugees were be- momings lieved to be among those whose Georges Souge, a one-time Com- hothes were raided. The police munist who later transformed agents acled under a posil himself into a cathpalgiler for codo price designed to head off Cathplle activists.

allenge against the Doble

Apart from the threat, poté by the refugees and rightwing however, the sizes The morning raid on ponsible extremista, suspects followed the French were that Frenchmen were Ichtsklieva Botion hi sending more than 800 rty to five fron curtain refugope on "courteous, it what cool. forced'vneslind” on the laland welcome. of Corsica.

internal security of the state. of prison! (9).

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25 Documentary feats (5).

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They were sent there a week helors the original March 13

The Parte press was dōlhe Very kainą if could to qturia the id′′tilˇatarinka 110mm.

As the largest other party, the gainst the funny in connection Foderal Party holds the balance with the alleged smuggling. ---

formully | AFT. when Parliament opens on March 31,-AP.

EFTA bill now law

to

London, Mar. 22. to enable Britain A bili fuin her obligations under the Europgan Free Trade Association (Outer Seven)

be- convertion came law today with the signi- tying of the Royal assent by a Royal Commission in the House of Lords-Rċuler.

Admiral visiting Singapore

London, Mar, 22. Vice-Admiral N. A Copeman, the Fourth Sea Lord, a to y out to Singapore on Thursday where he will spend several days visiting the dockyard and supply departments.

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Admiral Copeman's visit the third of a series to overscus dockyards and He will return on April 1 China Mail Special.

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