LAOTIAN ARMY
FORCES IDENTIFIED
AS NORTH VIETNAMESE
Savannakhet, Sept. 18. Laotian Army troops repulsed a Communist attack but reports on the situation out- side the capital of the northeastern Samneua Province remained sketchy today. General Phoumi Nosavan, Chief of the Laos Anti- Communist military forces said at his head- quarters in this Southern city that Communist units, numbering 2,000-some of which he said have now been identified as "North Vietnamese" were stoped on Friday night,| only three miles west of the capital.
Waiting to be declared
alive
Itume, Sept. 18,
A
07-
Pietra Vizzutte, year-old Italjan, of the town of Mester, in waliing for a magistrale to declare that he is iegully alive.
He read of his "death" in
a newspaper some days ago after the body of a tramp with no Identity card found In a ditch near Mestre had been identified as that of Vizzotto,
Vizzelle, who had not Ilved in Mestre for many returned After years, reading the report.
11
He discovered that his death had been registrřed
untit and
magistrate orders the correction of the register he is legally not alive-China Mail Special.
Straight from the horse's mouth
There were no details of the latest fighting Inmediately! available,
North Vietnamese
l'hum
Identitation 01 SOIL attackers, us North Vielmese Was the first since his announcement on Thurs. day that six or more Com- munist battalions had moved Across the Ma Rivor border from North Vietnam to Jaunch
a guerrula typu offensive in the retnole heavily Jungled area of this strategic kingdom which also shares a frontier with Cominunisi China.
Other
altackers were be lieved to be Laotians trained and equipped in North Viet- nam and Rome mercenarios Jungle from the Black Thal tribes.
General Phoum aid some prisoners have been taken and interrogated but he refused to elaborate,
Vientiane Meanwhit the shelling of an area of Vientiane by mortars sel
That site up on the
of the Mekong River border was strongly condemned by official Laotian circles here today,
These pircles said yesterday's Incident followed a whole series of incidents which they said had been provoked by the Government of Thailand since Prince
Phoumas SOUVALOR Government was formed, They mentioned in this con- nection the blocking of goods for Vientiane, arriving in transit by way of Bangkok, on the Thai side of the Mekong river, as well us continuous attacks" against Thai faunched by the La05 Radio, und the staging of "sabotage against installations in the Laotian capital."
It was stated here that the reason for the apparently hostlic
Palermo, Sicily, Sept. 18. After alx months of investiga- tions into a night shooting in- cident which endangered iliree people in a horse-drawn Thai atitude was the "pro- carriage outside Bagheria Communist" nature of Premier Village near here, police have Souvanna
Phouma's Govern-
reached the conclusion that ment-AP & AFP. the attack was almed at the horse,
The animal was the envy of other horse owners because of in luetti his frequent victories
point-to-point races.
The horse reveived
Las Vegas, Sept. 18. Benjamin B. Kihune, President of Columbia Pictures Corp, dled in his sleep today al
hotel. He was 08. A family spokesman
a super-drath was caused by
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER
REPEL RED TROOPS
Battle of the Canal ends in victory for wounded warriors
The battle of the Grand Union Canal began when a scruffy haired youth Jeered at the skipper of a pleasure craft: "I dig your crazy hat." Rock and air rifles were the
the battle used in weapons which ended with an 'assault" force of tive youths taken 10 with pellet wounds. bosplint They were shot at by the skipper of the barge. Captati David Nicholls and his second In command, Joseph Walker. And although the gun toting seamea appeared luve u strategical win over the five boys (pictured) the long arni of the law stretched out and Jailed both men for 12 months and six months respectively. Commented tie nangistrate *Allbough you were pestered by the mischief making youths Ime there was no for some excuse for taking the law into your own hands." He added the behaviour of the boys "needed looking into by the police." Piclure shows the five warriors who won out in the end (from left) Edward Dul. lon, 13. Robert Pope, 14. John Gunn. 9. Peter Gladwin, 13, and Michael Barry, 12:
CARIBBEAN
BRACES FOR
BIG STORM
Miami, Sept. 18. Vice-Tropical storm Florence, fol- lowing on the heels of her destructive sisters Donna and Ethel, was located to day 70 miles east south-¦ cast of Turks Island in the Bahamas,
an
i
unhurt had been
A vacation
sald ap-
in Las
Vegas.-AP.
ficial wound, but the people in parent heart attack. Mr Kahane
1in-
were
carriage Chiou Mail Speeld.
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A British Crossword Puzzle
22
24
ACROSS
1 Sharp boat? (6),
7 Baking centre (4).
9 Goodwill to all men? (6),
10 Cold consgelton (5),
11 Out of the wind (4),
13 Usually laid in wet ground
(4, 6).
∙15 Double act? (4).
16 Has a large head for hitting
(4).
19 Traffic signal colour? (4, 6),
28 Not of the clergy (4).
24 h plato (5).
4
7
18
DOWN
2 Pipe Joint (5).
3 Trised with (5).
12
4 las he a roguish smile? (6):
5 Kitchen accessory (8).
Give another some prece- dence (4)..
Old-fashioned wallz (5).
12 German port (5).
13 Distinctive device (5),
14 Devote to devotions
(8).
17. Wonderful girl7 (5). *
18 Keep from harm' (8).
J
20 Bo a pig‹(3).
25 French red (6).
20 Control one's intake (4), ('
21 Discharge but not fire (8),
Clas-ung, 4
27 Needing more fathoming (6). 23/Territorial division (4).
The Miami Weather Bureau said the storm carried winds of between 50 and 55 miles per hour and was moving west at 17 miles per hour.
It was expected to intensify by tomorrow.
People in the Southeastern Kahamas and along the North Coast of Cuba were warned to be on the alert for Increas- ing winds reaching gale force by afternoon or tonight.
Small craft in those areas were warned to seek safe har- bour and remain in port until Florence passed,
Small craft along the North Coast of Hispaniola-Halti and the Dominicon Republic-were warned to stay in port-UPI,
$5,000 evacuated from town
Teheran, Sept. 18.
Iran health authorities have ordered the evacuation of the 6,000 inhabitants of Mian Kongi, on the Afghanistan border following a cerious' out- break of cholera in the area.
No deaths from cholera hovo Bo far been reported in Iran but un autopsy has been ordered on anybody dying from undiagnosed cause.
ar
have
Quarantine atatións been set up inside the Iran border and armed troops have been sent Into the area to re- inforce the precautions.---AP.'
HOW TO DRAW
A PINT
Canterbury, Sept. 10.
SATURDAY'S CROSSWORD Aerost Forte, 7 lapse, 8 Below, 10 Lowe, 12 Khedive, 15 Alone, 16 Canterbury. Technifest College Ones, 17 Nora, 19 Afted, 20 Sat back, 21 Sito, 23 Cheap, 24nounced it will idve burtond- Scream, 25 Amber, 25 Dented. Downs 1 Gremlins, 2 Stalwart ors lessons in how to "draw a 3 Also, 8 Overdoes, Groove, 9 Sielk 11 Blab. cake,, 12 Knack, pint of draft beer with a proper 13 Indigent, 14 Estoamad, 18 Oakham, 22' (Long) Aero.
head on it."--ARPI,
No Kings left for Europe's Princesses
London, Sept. 18.
The marriageable princesses of Europe are an clegant and frustrated bevy of beauties.
Even of the Belglans chose the high- born Spanish lady Dona Fablola de Mora y Aragon 10 be his bride, there weren't. enough kings or crown princes to go around. And hopes of may a princess to become a queen seem dim,
before King Baudouin.
The plain and unhappy fset is that there are no kings left in likely to marry, And Europe only three crown princes wh are beginning to figure in the matrimonial speculations of the continent's royal circles.
** PLENTIFUL
:
On the other hand, princesses are plentiful.
Sweden alone supplies three, princesses for any king -- Margaretha, Birgitta and De- sirec.
Twin ars waiting, in Greece, Denmark Sophia and Irene.
offers Margarethe. In Norway is Astrid, and in Holland are Beatrix and Irene,
Deposed and exiled royal families offer some lovely ex- princesses who wouldn't mind becoming authentie queens,
To balance this lovely lot only three erown princes are matrimonially available.
the
Carl Gustav, heir apparent in Sweden, Ip 17. Harald of Norway is 23, and the other young man who will need a queen soine day is Constantine of Greece, Duke of Sparta, who is 20.
Britain has a major male catch, the 24-year-old Dulte of Kent, who doesn't rank very high in the succession to the British throne but radiates high prestige.
And once the matchmakers finve disposed of these four ell- albles, it seems the rest of the
rincesses will have
for love-AP.
to marry
Princess Margaretha
More ships
can use Suez Canal
Cairo, Sept. 18. The Suez Canal authority has informed shipping companies at Port Salt that ships with a 37-foot draughi can now tike the Suez
Canal, the Middle East News Agency reported today.
1960.
Paga
The bewildered laundryman- diplomat calls it a day
A
of
Paris, Sept. 18. Congolese laundryman, member c Patrice Lumumba's delegation to the United Nations who was flying home because his new diplomatic career proved too bewildering, sought French Police protection on arrival for a stop- over here today.
Taipei's judicial methods criticised
Tulpei, Sept. 18. The judicial authorities were 'condemned today by LA Wan-chu, acting leader of the projected opposi tion party, for their treatment of Henry Kad, former mayor of Taipei and second in command of the Party.
Mr Li expressed his views in an article entitled, "How to up-' hold judicial dignity," published in his Talpel daily, the Kung Lun Pao.
Mr Li vold Mr Kao had re- ceived various summonses to appear at the procurator's offee of the Taipei District Comt after the announcement that the China Democrafle Parly would i be formally Inaugurated af date to be decided.
LINK
NO LOSS OF
FACE OVER
A PANTRY CLOCK-
New York, Sept. 18.
The Congolese 35-year-old Robert Kinda, told police he Why afraid nfellow-Congolesa - on the same plase, had been detallet to assassinato him, on Mr Thomas Cronin, former the orders of Thomas Kanza,.| **
delego- leader of Lumumbu's uon.
The one-time laundryman rave police in account of his unexpected entry into, diplo-
macy.
TI
butler to Princess Star- garet, sald here: "Mr Antony Armstrong-Jones Is a very nice type, a per- fect gentleman, and like me, he is going to learn.”
"Two weeks ago," he said; “Thomas Kanın, “who
Mr, Cronin, who arrived, here customer at my laundry, and to on" business connected with his whom I had been able to render; new pest of butler host, told at certain services of 'si'privale fine Now York airport yesterday of tuře, came and asked me if 1| the thiẻ, whón Mr. Armstrang- would like to be one of the Jones criticised his purchase of Congolese delegation to Newa 'elock for the pantry. York. I did not know the United States. so I said yes."
Closed the shop
my
J
. The Princdes Intervened, Mr Cronin stated, saying to her husband: "Don't worry, darling, Cronin knows what is best."
"So neither of our faces fell," Mr Cronin commented,
DISAPPOINTED
Kinda continued: "Kanza-said you will be my boy and secretary. You'll be with me all the time and you'll be able to attend all the meetings."
“So I shut up my shop and Но was left," Kinda went on.
Princess Margaret was Kinda saft that one day 'in the
disappointed that
the royal
nt
away
lobbles of the United When be called Nations, he had run into residence to say goodbye to his another lot of Congolese who former colleagues, The Princess was very charming and they had sild they were the only ones
who had the right to repre-always been good friends, he sent the Congolese Govern- said. ment headed' by Joseph' co
The contract for his new post
and designated by President enlied for a salary of $12,000 to Joseph Kasayubu,
Kinda sold "Now, I am a
to
$14,000 (about £4,500 £6,000) a year, he said, com-
friend of M. Kadavubu and Ipared with $2,400 (about £870) thought M. Kanta obeyed his he received in his royal post, orders. Then o'few days ago learned among other things that, It was quite natural, Mr Kasavubu and Lumumba were maintained, for people to Ink nothing any more, and that a the stemmoases with Mr Kac's colunel 1 did not know was in political activities and the case command." of Lei Chen, arrested leader of the Party who 1s court-martial On
{ charges.
Asked if he thought the new salary enough, Mr Cronin sald he didn't properly understand the rate of exchange but if it Jsn't, I shall be very quick to That being so, Kinda sald he ask for more." China Mail awalpur felt he didn't know what it was Special
seditian all about and wanted to go
of
Mr Li quoled article 80 the constitution which saya. "Justice shall be above partisan- ship and shuil. in accordance with
inde- law. hold trials pendently, free from any in- terference."
The courts, he could
home,
"When I said so to Kanga, ho said in threatening lanes that I'must'slay on and con- tinue to 'dbby "hlin,”***Kánda snit.
The laundryman said he had then sought American "Palice' maintained, protection and had boen kaptin not, resist outside in-hiding until his departure. “ fluence because
most of
"Now I want to go back to Judges members of the Leopoldville to Kuomintang, President Chiang | laundry up again," he Kai-shek's riding party-AP. AFP.
020
the
From House of
Dior to army
open Kny
said.
守
Soviet makes concrete
from
cotton
Moscow, Sept. 18.
stronger
waste
than conventional
-to hospital
Paris, Sept. 18.
Top French fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent, who was conscripted into, the French army a fortnight ago, has been in hospital for the past five days Buffering from slight nervous depression, it was learned here today. Saint-Laurent has been head- ine news since he succeeded the late Christian Dior at the ago of 21, three years ago.
Soviet chemists working in cement-based contrates,
the Toshkent (Uzbek); re- It is proof against fire, "neid, gion have developed, a and water, and is an excellent heat and electrielly insulator, method of making con-
Tass added. crete from cotton wastes, the Soviet News Agency, In the new material, cenent A director of the House of Tass, reported.
as a binder was replaced by a Dior, M. Rouet,· will 'shortly substance obtained from cot. make a statenight to the press The report sald Tensile and ton-seed huske, an-liftportant: about Saint-Laurent's Army. Beading tests have shown the property of the concrete was duty. He was also expected, at by new construction material to that it made à strong bond with | thé samle time, to name the de-
bo three to seven time, metal-China Mair Special signor's successor.-AFP,
Until now, only vezels draw- ing 35 feet were allowed to pass through the waterway.
The decision will allow ships to increase their tonnage
7,000 tons.---Reuter.
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