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Tribute to social U-2 pilot stands trial

welfare and

Poole

loses reprieve

Peter

Nairobi, Aug. 18.

Poole, 28-year-old Briton, was hanged here tonight for the murder of an African houseboy.

Poole, the first European to be sentenced to death by an ali- white jury for murdering an Africah, was executed despite last-minute appeals for a re- prieve.

An appeal was made to the Queen and several British mem- bers of Parliament also inter- veried on his behalf.

Poole said farewell earlier today to his wife Gwynneth and his parents, Mr and Mrs Norman Poole. Both women were sobbing as they left the prison and Mr Poole was grimfaced.

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When the August Criminal Sessions opened this morning the

Chief Justice, Sir Michael Hogan, was told that no cases had been listed for hearing.

This was believed to be the first time since 1932 that a civil judge had been "out of work."

Mr Dermot Res, Principal Crown Counsel, in accordance with tradition presented the Chief Justice with a pair of white gloves.

Accepting Che gloves, Sir Michael spoke of the decrease in Hongkong's crime rate, com- pared with the increasing num-, ber of crimes in other countries, including the United Kingdom.

Tribute

to

Peter Harold Richard Poole, an engineer with a wife and two sons, came from Eastwood, Essex. He was sentenced

He paid a tribute to the social death here on December 10 for welfare and charitable bodies the murder of Kamawe and

those who worked Musunge, an African houseboy. alleviate the distress of the He went on trial wwice for great mass of people in a com- the murder, his first trial hav-munity which had very large ing been stopped after a mem- proportions of poor people and ber of the all-white jury told refugees and which had been the

judge that for religious ravaged by natural reasons he would be unable to such as typhoors concur in a verdict of guilty,

WARNED

Poole did not give evidence, but in an alleged statement read in court he said he shot Masunge in self-defence,

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During the Session lasted only 15 minutes the shortest since the War Prin- cipal Prison Officer J, J, Wal- lace presented to

the Chief Justice the Jail Delivery Form, which showed "nil" delivery of prisoners.

Addressing the Court, Mr.Rea said British law had developed largely due to the decisions of the judges learned in law, and the law now known as common law had developed

The development of this law therefore is based on tradition, or as we say on the legal side, Apart from follow- precedent. ing legal precedents established in these courts, the legal pro- fession still adheres to its tradi- tion including those relating to the manner in which the The Assizes are conducted.

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London, Aug. 18. Prime Minister's today was engulfed for several minutes at Leeds by a group of demonstra- tors carrying anti-atomic bomb signs, it was dis- closed here.

Today, in accordance with the custom, we are following an on- cient tradition: when no criminal cases are listed for any particular Assizes an Assizes which is known as Molden Assizes the

The Prime Minister, Mr presiding judge is presented with

pair of white glow which has Mamist, war in as he left the Macmillan, met by a group reen observed in Hongkong and Leeds railway station after in any other country where Her arriving by train from London. Majesty's writ runs."

The slogans on the signs they " Mr Ren said that the fact no

a halt to criminal cases were before the carried called for muntaiate Court today testified to the fact disarmament" and that по criminals had been atomic bomb tests.

Mr Macmillan, without paying charged who by law must be brought before the Sessions. any attention to the demonstra- (Contd. on Back Page, Col. 8) tors, got into the car which was to take him to Bolton Abbey, the home of his brother-in-law, the Duke of Devonshire.

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said Musunge bad been throw. The brief ceremony was at ing stones at his (Poole's) tended by many legal officers,

warned dogs and was

lawyers

of the and members pistol-point to stop.

court staff. Also at the coun- Messrs D. E The alleged statement said sel's table were there was no doubt Musunge was Greenfield, Simon Li, George

New York, Aug. 18. Denis Remedios, going to throw the stones, and Willis and

The American Discoverer Poole fired one shot, intending Crown Counsel, who appeared

14" satellite, successfully to hit him in the legs, Musunge jointly with Mr Rea.

today, was Mr C. d'Almada, Registrar of launched carlier drew back his arm and Poole shot again, the alleged statement, the Supreme Court was also now in Polat orbit around the

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U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers sits in dock at right at start of his espionage trial in the Hall of Columns in Moscow. Others in picture are not identified. An audience of 1,500 in- cluding Powers' parents and his wife were in the hall.-AP Photo,

HAMMARSKJOLD PROTESTS

OVER CONGO INCIDENT

United Nations, Aug. 18.

The demonstrators, however, Mr Hammarskjold, the Secretary-General, today protested to the Congolese

refused to be ignored. During

a traffic jam, they succeeded in the Prime catching up to Minister's Himousine,

Premier, Mr Patrice Lumumba over the manhandling of Canadian members of the United Nations force at Leopoldville airport.

For several moments they At the same time the protested to him last week the car, wavize Canadian Prime Minister Mr against the use of these Nato their signs.

John Diefenbaker, today drafted Nation troops in the UN opera- surrounded

The Prime Minister, however, & note to Mr Lumumba to pro- tion, appeared unperturbed by the test in the strongest language." incident.

officials said

He was to spend several days shooting on the Duke of Devon- shire's estate.-AFP,

Malayan King

Singapore, Aug. 18,

Dutch interests

London, Aug. 18. Britain has United Nations

agreed to Mr Diefenbaker said the that the Canadians were being Netherlands request to protect Canadians were "totally and un- used for signals and support Dutch interests 10 justinably" attacked by the duties, including the piloting following the rupture of diplo Congolese as they were about to of UN aircraft.

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Indonesia

board an aircraft at the airport As a result of tonight's meet matic relations between those countries, the Foreign ing beteen the Secretary- two near Leopoldville.

The United Nations chief dis- General And Mr Green, it ap- Office announced today.-AP. russed the incident during half-peared that the Soviet objection tour session tonight with was to be overlooked Canada's External Affairs A brief medical bulletin Minister, Mr Howard Green. issued tonight in Kuala Lumpur Usually reliable sources said said the condition of the King that they agreed that Canada of Malaya, Hisamuddin Alam ought not be deterred from Shah, was improving.

contributing troops to the force An earlier bulletin issued this because of the incident, evening said the supreme ruler was seriously lil and in a weak condition.

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There was no suggestion that Canada should withdraw the men already sent to the Congo decline to send in further units, informants said.

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UN CALL FOR DISARMAMENT NEGOTIATIONS

United Nations, Aug. 18. The United Nations Disarma- ment Commission, unanimously, and without a vote, today ap- proved a resolution calling for

the "earllest possible continua-

tin

of international negotia- tions" on the arms problem wrecked at Geneva In June by Russia.

A

zesolution. six-power approved without dissent also asked the General Assembly ression starting next month to give "earnest consideration" to the disarmament question.

Canada withdraw a move to give priority in the resolution to a call for resumed direc, Erot West negotiations over the re commendation for a General Assembly debate,UPI.

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The King's son, Regent of Mr Hammarskjold was under-partment plea today, and said it}

# Soviet jet- Selangor, paid his ailing father stood to have set a target of up would allow a visit.

to 500 French-speaking Canadian powered aircraft carrying the A "no visitors" ign___hangs | soldiers.

Congolese delegation to

to land outside the door of the private The Soviet Deputy Foreign United Nations hospital ward-UPI.

Minister Mr Vasily Kuznetsov, morcow-Reuter and UPI.

Comment Of The

THEN

Day

Francis peared before court martial

Powers

ap. a Moscow on Wednesday It was distressingly clear that One man was unfairly bearing the burden of gulit for kis country. True, he took, a onlculated risk when he 20 cepted the job and pay of A the also had spy pliot Ho

SPY TRIAL IN MOSCOW

But the idea of a show-trial, for |

all its unfairness, is not one that stagey, sensation-seeking Khrushchev would be expect~ | ed to turn down. The bar-i rowing spectacle of a jet-age

the

to-

lex but because it holds, 24 any Government would do in

that

■imilar circumstances, one man's life is not too high a price to pay for the security of the nation, Many thou

cloak-and-dagger man caughtands have already died and red-handed in the act with all

his story-book paraphernalia,

Powers lo no different.

his nervous, apprehendva But if Mr Khrushchev has any

wife and parents who walt desperately and fearfully for the sentence, and a court room with the biggest International prom gallery in the world giving Rumin its greatest pro- paganda victory for years ...all thla le apactaquiar, ; dramatis and cruel,

but it makes up the most novel and tantalising

in the episode drama of the Cold War. And. Mr K knows he has never had it so good.

bad luck to be caught aliva,THE santance which the court But Powers is not on trial au{ imposes has undoubtedly en Individual, so much as

decided airendy...It representative of an Institu could bring joy and hope to};

bring tion. In

hia family. It could Mico's eyes Powers.ymbolises President Intolerable grief and despair. But either way. It will matter Eisenhower and the Pentagon. militarists who sent him on little to the American Govern- the flight

ment, "hot" because it is heart-

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