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WESTERN POLICE SHAKE-UP Commissioner POWERS GETS TEN YEARS RUSSIA CHALLENGES

takes action

freely Two Police NCOs have been called on to

Hongkong manners in yeneral, and certain classes of Hongkong society in particular.

The conclusion we are forced to accept is that in many respects, Hongkong is a very rude place. Why this is we do not know.

one

would

imagint

for that living in such a de- lightful place, would have created a set of charming people.

But in this Colony where

every prospect pleases, we have to admit that there are too many people who are downright rude.

Why is it? We feel ourselves at a loss to answer. On the say other hand, we can

that the problem is not new. During the 115 years the China Mail has found public, the correspon-

B

to

dence columns of this paper have always been liberally sprinkled with let- fers drawing attention someone's outrageous man- ners. Does the answer lie in some shadow line mysterious

situated geographically somewhere east of Suez, 80 that as the ship or plane crosses it certain people experience a sea change?. If not, how are you to ex- plain that strange meta- morphosis whereby quite plea sunt people become aloof, arrogant, and parti cularly unapproachable? Elsewhere they are quite

nice neighbours. In his pleasant suburban villa, the man next door is quite a chap to talk to. He will discuss with enthusiasm the prospects of the garden plot, and bow he's going to show the street what his chrysanthemums will do be- fore the autumn's out, but set him down in Hongkong. and where is your good neighbour now?

And then Mrs next-door- neighbour, a most delight. ful lady, a pleasant and expert shopper, always ready to discuss the shops, and spend a most enter- taining aftemoon busying herself preparing for the weekly bridge party at which she will call a quite

retire and 12 other NCOs have been de- moted, following an inquiry into why Police had not detected a wide-scale gambling racket in Hongkong's Western District.

This action was announced today by the Com- missioner of Police, Mr H. W. E. Heath.

Helicopter picks up injured

seaman

London, Aug. 21. An injured Chinese crew- man of the 4,889-ton Erl. tish merchantman, Twin- horse,

transferred

from the ship by helicop. ter to the aircraft carrier, HMS Albloa, today after he had been injured when falling down a hatch, says An Admirally ment,

for

125

announce-

1

miles The Albion, 90 south of Hongkong, Wis awaiting her turn to refuel when the Twinhorse, about 60 miles away, and bound

Singapore, sent message asking for In- mediate medical attention for the Injured man, Lam

Ka-DE.

Не

the Captain's boy.

After the merchantman had been located by K Albion Skyraider, two helicopters were directed A doctor was to the ship. aboard one helicopter.

Lam Ka-ling, who had severe lacerations, but was not seriously hurt, was transferred by the hellcop- ter to Albion's sick bay for treatment. He will be landed at Hongkong on Tuesday. AFT.

POWERS'

CLEMENCY

PETITION

Moscow, Aug. 21.

The inquiry showed however that there was по actual evidence that any Police officer

had acted corruptly.

The full statement released by Government this morning said:

Large scale

On February 23 this year officers of the Criminal In- vestigation Department raided a gambling school on the water- front at Kennedy Town and

arrested five members of a triad society. Documents found during the search indicated that the premises had been used for gambling on a large scale over a considerable period prior to the raid,

In view of this the Commis sioner of Police directed that an enquiry should be held to ascer- tain why gambling on such a scale had not been detected and dealt with in accordance with the Law.

The equity was recently. completed, and the Commis- sioner of Police is satisfield that.

Was

1 The gambling

organised by mein- bers of triad

cieiles and

il There

evidence

20w

is no actual

that

any Police officer had act- ed corruptly in res- pect of this gambling.

However,

the Commissioner considers that a number of NCOs who were attached to Western Police Station, and with specific supervisory duties in the particular area, during the period this gambling school. was in operation have, by virtue of their failure to locate and re- port its existence, failed to maintain the high standard of duty performance expected of all NCOs.

Lower rank

Consequently, the Commis- sioner has directed that one senior CID non-commissioned

Francis Gary Powers (left), American pilot of the downed U-2, is escorted into the Hall of Columns in Moscow, for the third and last day of his trial for espionage. He was sentenced to ten years and deprivation of liberty, including three in jail.—AP.

SEVEN BOYS

DIE IN

CAR CRASH

South Hero, Vt., Aug. 21.

officer and one uniform-branch Seven youths who grew up together and were

unjustifiable two-no-A petition for clemency for corporal be called upon to re-

trumps.

But let her come to Hong. kong, and where is har charm and good com." panionship now?

Back at home, these people would never dream of standing up and creating an embarrassing scene in a popular restaurant. There would be no "send for the manager" nonsense. At the монт,

tire; that 12 other uniform-

Ú.S. pilot Francis Gary branch NCOs be reverted to Power, convicted by the lower rank. Russians of espionage, has been drawn up by three U.S. lawyers who accom- panied members of the Power family to Moscow for the trial.

Mr Alexander Parker said the i petition would be submitted to- morrow at the office of the So- viet President, Mr Leonid I. Brezhnev.

were

there would be, a quiet reproof for the

Contents of the petition waiter in question.

not made public. There would be a courteous Powers' Russian defence lawyer, good morning for the but- Mr Mikhail Grinyov, had ad- cher, the postmar, and vised the U.S. lawyers to keep even the chap who's come it short and simple and to live In the rond, signed by members although, strictly speaking pilot's family.

have of the

he's an artisan rather than acated this would be done,

The American lawyers in a professional man. But

Powers wife Barbara and his

U.S. Army officer

commits suicide

Lourel, Md., Aug. 21.

The

inseparable friends in life died together today in the screeching crash of a car.

car slammed sideways 50 miles from the Canadian into a huge roadside maple tree border, after skidding some 500 feet State Police Lieutenant A. E. along a road as the seven sped Alexander said the boys had home at 3 am, after an evening indicated last night they were of fun.

going in the one car to Rousses Point, New York, about 40 miles to the north.

All seven were thrown from the two-door sedan when it hit

He said they were en route the tree and pivoted around it,home in the early morning hours The oldest boy was 20, the when their car skidded out of

control in the town of South youngest 18.

Hero when they were barely, a Six were pronounced dead at half-dozen miles from home- the scene. The seventh died AP. minutes after he was taken to

a hospital about 10 miles away.

Pall of gloom

News of the tragic deaths east

a pall of gloom in Winooskl

Arrangements were

Unday way to have their bodies lie

nt

Doctor were called for least three of the mothers, who collapsed from the shock.

-Mayor Bernard L. Summer

(See P3)

Margaret

expecting baby?

Police reported that a young | Vermont, where all seven were

U.S. Army officer doing born, and grew up.. here in Hongkong, all that parents, Mr and Mrs Oliver

classified work for the is left behind, to know, or Powers, said they planned to

National Security Agency wake in the auditorium of not to know, that is the remain in their hotel today, question.

They hoped they might have

committed suicide today the Wirboski high school and Now all this could be a good another meeting with Powers

In his cor near here.

10 bd buried after a jodat Calven off to laugh, as a matter of fact, before the was

Detective Henry Schoon of the Cathole mass on Wednesday. in the hands of a Somerset prison.

Nearly a page of the oficial Prince George's County Police Maugham, it is a good laugh, but we who have newspaper Pravda was devoted identified the dead man as 1st

Balmoral, Aug. 21. lived in the East for any case.

to a re-analysis of the Powers Lieu Martin Harrison Inmet, 23. Mr Schoen said that althought

Princess Margaret celebrated time realise there is One writer commented that Innet left no note, officials had said "Winooski is a city of only her 30th birthday today. amid another side to all this, Powers "could have done good

circumstances which 7,082 persons. Everybody knew reports that she is expecting a A great deal could be achings except for his craze for might explain the suicide, But everybody else. All seven boys baby.

We complished if we had a "Be money,"

they fuld these could not be re- were well-knwn in towa.

their families. This all know

The London Sunday Dispatch Polite Week” in which Moscow newspaperS have vented because of the nature of

saddens everyone.

said there were "persistent re- everyone determined to do made little reference to the pre- the officer's work.

Those boys were a wonder ports" to this effect. family being their best no matter what sence of Powers'

Mr Schoen said Innet killed ful group. They have nover Russians

A Buckingham Palace spokes- here, but those few the circumstances; to keep

declined to comment. their tempers and to offer who will talk about the case to himself by spraying the interior been in trouble. They ex-

foreigners are now expressing of his car with petrol, placing a pended their energies mostly man the kindly salutation, when some sympathy for the family. two-gallan tin of petrol beneath in athletes and were prominent Princess Margaret and Mr circumstances permitted.

members of the city-sponsored Armstrong-Jones spent the day Before the trial most of these him and striking a match,

The lieutenant lived with hia Teenage Club.

with other members of the Royal At any rate, life would be had expressed astonishment that

Winona Iain the north Family at Balmoral Castle in the pleasanter all round if the parents and wife would with, Eliae, in Laurel, She is

expecting her first child-UPI west corner of Vermont, only Scottish highlands-UPL people would only try want to see him-AP.

found

HAMMARSKJOLD'S

CONGO POLICY

United Nations, Aug. 21.

Russia, in an open break with the UN Secretary-General Mr Dag Ham- marskjold, challenged his Congo policy today and charged that the United Nations was considering the dispatch of a "Nato foreign legion" to the African country.

The Soviet Deputy Foreign other group as excluding coun- Minister, Mr Vasily V. Kuznet-tries."

sov, warned of Russian help for He said he had, in fact, asked the Congolese Premier, Mr Russia's ally, Poland, for an Lumumba if that happened. ordnance unit and medical group for the Congo "but this has led to nothing "

"If we agree to the formation of a foreign legion or the send- ing of Belgian or other Nato

Mr Hammarskjold said he volunteers that, in fact, would was negotiating now for more simply be a relabelling of ag- UN force units from the United gression," Mr Kuznetsov said. Arab Republic, Indonesia, "We cannot fall to see that this Sudan, India, Ceylon and might lead to a flood of real Burma, volunteers from among the countries of Africa as well as the countries of other continents which may be loyal friends of an independent Congo."

allegation about a "Nato foreign legion" on the dispatch of a Canadian contingent which Rus- sla has demanded be withdrawn from the UN force in the Congo,

Seriously injured

Were

Fourteen Canadians beaten by Congolese troops at

"Let me just point out that the Security Council asked me to implement its resolutions. Im- plementation means interpreta- tion. I give an interpretation. That interpretation is challen- ged. I refer the matter back to the Security Council. I have a right to expect guidance. It can be given in many forms but if it is not given, I have no other course than to follow my con- viction."

Threatened

in effect, Mr Hammarskjold

Mr Kuznetsov _based his Leopoldville airport on Thurs- was telling Mr Kuznetsov that day and four of them seriously he had outlined his neutrality before the council injured. Mr Kuznetsov charged views that the incident resulted from approved-with the Soviet vote illegal acts" by the Canadians, included a resolution on August and that Russia should have Mr Hammarskjold painted out

incident objected then if at all that the airport involved not only the Canadians, Mr Hammarskjold, who but Morceans and Indians who opened the Sunday crisis session were alo arriving, by rejecting Mr Lumamba's The Tunisian Ambassador, Mr challenge to his policy of UN Mong Slim, the only African neutrality toward the secession member of the council, expressed

Crisis session

Mr Kuznetsov's outspoken criticism of Mr Hammarskjold threatened a break with the UN Secretary-General's office more serious than any since Russia forced the resignation of Nor-

of mineral-rich Katanga Pro-support for Mr Hammerskjold's way's Mr Trygve Lie in 1952. vines, rose quickly to Mr Kuzne-handling of the Congo crisis. tsov's criticism.

Mr Kuznetsov said: Mr Mr Kuznetsov denounced Mr

Hammarskjold gave only partial The Canadians were sent to Hammarskjold's neutrality policy formation on the number of the Congo, be said, because he and said the Secretary-General's needed bilingual signalmen he interpretation of Security Coun-Belgian troupe not yet with- could not get from any other cil resolutions have "no legal or drawn from the Congo in com-

pliance with the council's direc country. Although he followed binding value." the rule that to troops from

tive and implied that Belgium any permanent member of the

was sending its effectives from of the jungle remote parts Security Council be included

country into Katanga. In a UN Force, he said, "I do not look at either the Nato or Warsaw Pact groups or any

Mr Hammarskjold's directives, therefore, the Russian said, "are his personal opinion.

Mr Hammarskjold sald he did not want to enter into argument. But he said:

tempair

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