1960-04-09 — Page 1

PHILIPS

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ALL THE

YEAR

Alisaphil

GILMANS

CHINA

No. 37636

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Desperadoes

in a decline

FRENCH security officials have

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calls up more Territorials

Capetown, Apr. 8.

to be complimented for the Six more units of the territorials were

Imaginativo and highly omelent precautions they took during the Bovict Promier'e recent visit to France, their work is another reminder that it is no easy lank to make democracy eats for dictators. It is much more than a job of removing heavy flower-pote from win. dow-sills-an essantis! step in the narrow streets of Italian cities in Musolini's day. Ladies and gentlemen whose political proclivities run to. wares murder have to bo taped and-if taping in not enough- looked up

given a com- pulsory holiday far from the processional routes. All thi activity costa money-aspecial.

has

up-

ly the distribution of disguised Agents among the population.

"security" But

modern pald dividends. Today, like the not so distant past, the would-be assassin is given few sitting shots among rulers, of any kind. Consequently there has been a noticeable decline in the rate of murder As a political method.

INCURABLY romantic people

may argue that this has taken Dome of the zip and xing out of pubila life. Bolence from which so many things arð ̋ox- pacted is unlikely to change the trend towards physical watety in polities. About a month ago an enterpria- ing Air Force amper in indo neela is alleged to have sprayed with Proaldential palace machine-gun bullets with the general läsa of "getting" Br Bukarno, but the use of the most modern weapons is still aonsidered too dangerous for individual assassinations.

NEVERTHELESS, the chang-

Ing Fashions in the manner of political murders make a famoinating study. The home- was for long a mado bamb favourite weapon, but the number ot Its Hustrious victime falls far below the number of spectacular *x- plosiona

The knife was much recommend- ed by students of the game. The Times sald It WAS "A maxim of political assassins that the knife is much more certain than the pistol, though the close quarters which it im- plies are likely to increase the risk which the murderer him- self runs." The knife, too, s less costly. Charlotte Corday Marat'e lung fatally piorced and aorta with a dinner-kulfa which cost two francs. Murder Incorporated never did a Job as cheaply as that.

called up in a proclamation signed by the South African Governor General, Mr C. R. Swart, today.

The proclamation sald the units were called up "for ser- vice in the prevention or sup- pression of internal disorder or preservation of Hfe, health, pro- perty, or the maintenance of essential services."

Members of units were told not to report for service untit ordered to do so by the Com-

She buys Africans

mandant General of the South new

African Defence Force or an omeer authorised by him.

Today, the Commandant- General of the South African Defence Force, Major-General SA. Melville denied rumours that the defence force was scal-

Basutoland or other ing oft protestcrates frein South Africa.

Britain deplores

the

In London

House of Cominons today approved without a vole a private" mem- ber's motton deploring the Bouth Afrlesu Government's racial policies,

It was moved by Labour MP Mr John Stonehouse, who urged Europeans in South Africa to

the Insanity of "recognise apartheid" and be prepared to negotiate with African leaders,

Reuter.

pass books

Johannesburg, Apr. 8.

poorly dressed

woman, clutching a wod

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As astounded officials watch- Malchik ed, she called out for Africans wheer passes had been burned Elciensie in the protest campaign against the pass laws.

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Hallmark They came forward-in droves Minx. Mist and each received one pound | King A the sum required to get dupli cate reference book. "I thought she was mad," an official sold. Hera Ridden "but sho appeared quite House Top normal."

Balkan Monarch

Outsider:Castlet Penk

Tokyo holds She had a poor dress on and

record for hit-and-runs

her handbag looked shabby," he added.

ANOTHER LOT

The woman loft and after a thort while returnct with an- other batch of about 100 one- pound notes,

Tokyo, Apr. 8. Metropolitan police belleve 'They. too, disappeared like

Tokyo may have set a new hot cakes. world record for hit-and-run All: the officials know

about accidents.

the woman is that she speaks

They reported 342. hit-and-with a Dutch accent and has run cases during March, leading paid many fines for Africans, to the death of six people and When they ordered the injury to 155.

Africans to thank her today Forty-four of the cases in-he said: "No, no, I don't want volved unlicensed drivers, an- to ba thanked, Now I will other 42 involved drunken sleep well tonight" driving

The March figure brought the

cumber of hit-and-run cases

in Tokyo In the first three months of the year to 970, This was about twice the total in tho corresponding period last year, pollee said AP.

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Some Africans wept earlier this week when told they would

have to pay one pound for

the pass,

The average African wage In the union is about £20 4 month. Bere subsistence for a man with a small family is es- Uimated at £25 # month- Reuter.

No visas

Vancouver. Apr. 8. A group of 54 British Column- bla businessmen who had been planning to attend a trade fair in Canton were refused visus by the Chinese Government, it was disclosed today.

The group had been planning. to visit Japan, Formosa," and Hongkong-AFP.

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multi-million-dollar estate of American couple who took her into their home as ap infant refugee from the London blitz, it was disclosed today...

considerable

Joannah Felicity Touchet Clap-house, valued on tax record al

whoso father, a British $150,400, and Army captain, was killed in ac- jewellery-UPI.

tou.

on at Normandy in World War

II, will receive $250,000 in cash and the income for life of the catate of sociallie Mrs Florence Dillon Wyckoff Whitney, widow of Arthur Whitney. Mrs Whitney diled in February.

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Wells, Apr. 0. Lelty Batyfield, 88, asked by a Trustees of the estate said its television Interviewer to tell of total value would not be deter- her local fame for forecasting mined for several months.

the weather "by aches and paina

It includes tho 115-acre estate,in her feet," explained: where Mira Clapton lived with "Well, I always read it in the

her foster mother, its 20-roan newspaper first.”—UPI.

Bullion driver walks off with $30,000

Chicago, Apr. 8. A trusted driver of an armoured car carrying money and bullion, wrote a note saying "I'm going out on a good spree" today and wandered off with a bag containing $30,000.

GRANTHAM:

Communism

Sir

has halted

in Asia

Detectives employed by the same firm, Brinks, found him two hours later sitting quietly in a bar near his home,

The driver, William Johnson, 57, was still sober more or less.

До silti had the $90,000, too-minus - $60 he had spent on a new wardrobe complete from shoes to sports shirt and Jacket

Some of the money had elso been invested · In buying four rounds of drinkta for OVERY OLJ in the moon.

"I'm a ack man," Johnson add, "I feel sick all over."

Liverpool, Apr. 8.

His wife, Earle, scobed “Il's Alexander Grantham, the fan, wrong thing he's done former Governor of Hong⚫ | m 27 years. My husband has kong, expressed

a good the never spent money for

L'me,"

opinion here tonight that Communism had come to a halt in Asia,

Addressing the English Speaking Union, he listed North Korea and North Vietnam among the, Communist alus since the war,

But, he added, Pakistan, Japan South Korea; the Philippines,

South Veom and Thailand were unlikely to go Communist;

DE SUCCESSORS BLUE The siccarsors to the present regime in China might be great Chint-ists rather than doctrinal Communists,

Ho did not think China and Russia would split in the fore seeable futura.

The

Noutal states, Sir Alexander continued, wern no longer starry-eyed about China and Western leaders no longer lid that neutralism was immoral,

West roolised, that the economic aid was just as Im- portant as military Rid, and that it.must help the Asian peoples to solve the problem of Poverty.Reuler.

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Denver, Apr. 8.

A Jury awarded Mem Elizabeth Jones, 20, $3,500 yesterday.to compensato for the shock of finding » human finger. in'n bread rell she bought'at a Szfo. way store. N

Mrs Jones and other members of hor Family who were at the table with her when the sovered finger was found, had sued for a total of $45,000.

Safoway adilties one of its employees lost a finger bakery socldent and sovered finger could not be found --UPI.

Art. the

MP's move

on HK

corruption

London, Apr. 8.

A Labour MP will seek louvo In the House of Commons next week for a debate on bribery and corruption in Hongkong.

Mr Ernest Thornton, Member for Farnworth, Lancashire, sald NOT GREEDY - today "I have been pursuing this

matter. for some time and: be Johnson had worked for the cause of the unsatisfactory ans Arm which transports money wers have received from the and bullion for 27 years sad Colonial Secretary during ques- carried

millions of dollars tion time I have decided to ask without losing of (aking for a debate. ponny. Even when he yield- ed Johnson wasn't greedy He left $250,000 behind him in

the track.

"Many responsible people in Hongkong are extremely worried about bribery and corruption Johnson helped himself to the that embraces all forms of life money while a guard and money and commercial,

"in"" tha: eits-social, Industrind messenger were delivering cash.

It is going from bad to

Ho locked the : armoured 1 car. before he left it left the note worse, he declared deuter. and his keys, uniform cap, com pany coat and badge, revolver, holster, Sam. Brown belt ;; und ]; extra ammunition in the truck cab-UPI.

Flood danger recedes

Chicago, Apr. 8 The worst of the present food danger appeared to be over today in the midwest, where high waters drove an estimated 33,000 persons from their homes and swamped thousands acres of farmland-UPL

Too long

of

Must leave Canada

Vancouver, Apr. 8.

Irina Rebrin, 33, a language teacher at the University of British Columbia, to- day had one week to`get out of Canada.

Miss Rebrin was told of the Government's decision in hos- pital where she is being treated for acute bronchitis.

"Where will I go?" she asked, "What country will take me with this stigma?"

Miss Regrin, born in China of Russlan parents, entered Garden Grove, Calif.

Canada from Brazil as a visitor. Apr. 8.

She later applied for permanent From the police blotter: "4:24 entry as, a landed Immigrant am-report man slumped over when she became a lecturer at wheel of parked car with lights the university. This application on and engine running.

was rejected because she did not "Found man had fallen asleep meet normal Immigration re- while waiting for trafe light gulations. An appeal also to change."—UPI.

turned down--UPL

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