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CHINA

No. 37866

Established 1845 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1961.

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Comment United States severs relations with Cuba EMBASSY OFFICIAL ARRESTED

of the

day

PATTERN OF

COURAGE

HERE are in his and

TH

every community men and women who have the of chronic reputation

not they

ot

grumblers. Nothing pleases them. The smallest thing that upsets them or runs counter to their expecta- tions brings forth a com

muan ព plaint, grumble. More often than who arc people have been endowed with

their

fair than more

Eon- of lindness, share

com- sideration, material forts and divine blessings, But

they grumble because in their selfishness, ther fall just short of having their own way all the time. And there are others, hore and elsewhere, who have the reputation of never grumbling whatever their misfortune. We are think- ing today of two in parli-

Aci cular who have pattern of Inspire thousands all over the world. THEY

ure

courage

JI to

both young

Then, both medical doctor

to

a

Calculated

action

by Castro

Havana, Jan. 3.

Cubon police tonight arrested the U.S. Embassy treasurer, Stewart H. Adams, shortly after the United States Govern- ment severed relations with Cuba.

There was no immediate in- dication what the charge against Mr Adams was.

The Cuban Government de clined to comment immediately

tant future it will be possible for the historic triendship be- tween us ones again to find its

relations reflection in normal

of every sort. Meanwhile, our

under the

on the break in relatiors, in-sympathy goes out to the people dicating that a statement would of Cuba now suffering

of a diclator," the yoke be issued later.

President sald.

The White House also made public a note trom the Cuin Government.

Mir

The US. Charge d'Affaires, Daniel J. Braddocks, im- nicely contacted the Cuban Government to seck Mr Adams' release.

Cuba served a virtual ultima- tum to the United States cariler the day 10 abandon the

in Embassy.

48 hours

02-

The acting Foreign Secre- Lary, Mr Carlos Olivares, told Mr Braddock he had 48 hours to reduce the embassy staff to but they have something

11 persons, including Cubans, else in common. Both are It was this final harassment

brought the and that

diplomatic dedicated Christians

break. both are dying of cancer.

Eisenhower, President Dr refer to We

Tom

the break, said the Dooley, the famous jungle nouncing

of Dr Fhicl m:tion

Castro's doctor of Laos, and Dr

Government in deciding to limil Howard Guinness, an U.S. Embassy

in personnel Anglican clergynian re- Havana to 11 people could have no other purpose them to render appointed cently

impossible the conduct of nemal wealthy purish in Sydney.

diplomalle relations with that Dr Dooley, when he was re-

government. cently in Hongkong, told a

The President said, "This China Mail reporter this: calculated action on the part of "The important thing is the Castro Government is only not how long I live, but the latest of a long series of what I do with the days re-har-ssments, bascless Betrusu- maining to me. I have lost tiene, and villification. almost 15 lbs but my spirit is fine, there is nothing that could touch my spirit. You will always possess happiness if you seek and find out how to serve, I have no intention of lying 121 a hospital bed and withering away. There is too much to do in this world. I must continue to live."

100

same

A limit

The Cuban note said that those U.S. Embassy personnel who would therefore be leaving Cuba must do so within 48 hours. The United States note, signed by Mr Christian Herter, the Secre tary of State, called this action said it and "unwarranted" placed "crippling limitations on the ability of the United States mission to carry on its normal diplomate and consular func- tions."

Notification

The note said: "It would consequently appear that it is deslened to achieve an effec- Live termination of diplomatic and consular relations be tween the

of Government Cuba and the Government of the United States. According- ly, the Government of the United States hereby formally notifies the Government of Cuba of the termination such relations,"

of

The note said the United States would comply with the Cuban Government request for withdrawal of all but 11 per- "There is a limit to what sons within 48 hours. It would the United Stain self-withdraw Its remaining diplo respect can enture. That matic and consuler personnel from Cuba as soon as possible Ilmalt has now been reacheff." Mr James Hagerty, the White thereafter. House Press Secretary, told n hastily convened Press confer ence that the break in diploma- tic relations took effect at 8.30 pm today.

The US. aclion was taken in a note delivered tonight to the Cuban Charge D'Affaires here, Dr Armando Florez Ibarra,

What struck Dr Howard

Guinness

after the Brst few unbelieving hours, of

The requested the Cuban realising what lay ahend Was hia companionship Gov tight to withdraw from with the great number of the Onited States as soon as Cuban nationals others who Dave found ble alt

the themselves in

ployed in the Cuban Embassy Washington and in all Cuban boat. Unable to speak above

Jonsul establishments in a whisper because of the United States." state of his throat he

taps recorded a message-wind congregation, "I want to share with you something very personal in my life, I have been given the rare honour of joining the large, lonely, frightened group of Buffarers in the world."

AN

ND in joining this group he also became aware, like Dr Dooley, of the need to live net only one moment at a time, but to live it as ΠΟ though it were all menta, and that is what they are both calmly deter- mined to do, as long as there is life and strength left in them to stand up. Both

not alone in this determination

ness. Many of us cheerfulness. have friends or relatives who, similarly placed, huve shown qualities of nerve and humour which dia- armed those about them

them

foel and, mado ashamed of their own smallor grumbles and" worries.

aro

and

Ask Swiss

Families flee from fire TWO GIRLS

When a huge stack of biasing timber threatened their homes at Abbey-road, Harking, Essex, 60 families, helped by nelzhbours and Bremen, grabbed children, pets and belongings and rushed to the safety of a recaption centre set up in a neır-by school, where they spent the night. Meanwhile 300 firemen fought the riverside wharf fire, and after eight hours had it under control. The adjoining homes were soaked, but safe.

Pleture shows: Flames raar 100 feet high from the blazing timber stacks on Austin's Wharf, Barking. Essex, as Bremen run hoses into the Roding River-The Times Photo.

SWASTIKA COMMUNIST TROOPS

FLUTTERS IN TOKYO

Tokyo, Jan. 4.

A Nazi swastika flag claimed to

have been formerly owned by: an ultra-rightist youth wha assassinated Socialist chairman

ADVANCING ON

ROYAL LAOS CAPITAL

Bangkok, Jan. 4.

Incilro Asanuma last October, Radio Thailand this morning reported that pro-

is fluttering.on Tokyo's busy Glass-street.

The flag hos reportedly been flown since Christmas Eve by the All Asia Anti-Communist Youth League, a group which Otoyn 110 the

Assassin Yamaguchi, helped form after breakding off tast May from the Japan Patriotic Party led by rightiet Bin Akao.

Yamaguchi later committed detention a Tokyo home by hanging himself with

17 bed sheets. He was tone years old at his death and has become a hero of ultra-rightist groups.

Mr Hagerty declined to answer a quesiloner who asked

United whether the

States would fight to defend its big naval base at Guantanamo Bay | suicide at in eastern Cuba.

The

described Mr Hagerly

MURDERED

IN UK

Braintree, Jan. 3. Police tonight identified the body of a girl found dead a ditch at Ridgowell, naar hero, and told press- men: "We are now treat- ing this ds

In

inquiry."

murder

The girl was 20-year-old Jean Sylvia Constable, of Halstead, elght miles from here.

Ho partly cind body woo found by a lorry driver in u waterlogged dlich this morning. The spit is only about 10 miles from Boxted, where a 10-year- old Dutch girl, Mary Krick, was foural battered to death three years ago.

Police have not found Mary Krick's killer. The two delec- | lives who led the hunt for her murderer also headed today's Inquiry.

ASPHYXIA

A senior police officer told a Press conference that Jean's death was due to asphyxia. He could not say how she dieck

Tha girl's mother, Mrs Frances Constable, told police she last saw Jean midday on Saturday. She had not report- ed her missing before today be- cause she had known her to stay out at night with friends before.

Further

north in Lelcester- shire polico were investigating | the murder of another girl 16- year-old - Sandra Pickering, the "Belle of Sapente village" Ove miles from the town of Hinck- ley.

COURTING LANE

U.S. SAILOR SAVED AT SEA

young American sailor had to nùrrow

escape from death when ho was washed over- boord from his ship two days ago in the South China Sea,

He is Scaman ́Ap- prentice W.B. Griffiths of the USS Chomung, an ailer,' which - camo; into Hongkong with other ships of the U.S. 7th Fleet, yesterday,

He was rescued by Seaman Jerry Bailey of the destroyer USS Ben- ner, which was travelling astern of the oilor at the time of tho "accid- ent.

The near-tragedy oc- curred when the chips were making for Hong- kong through heavy 2009. Griffiths fastening a dock valvo when he was hit by o 12-foot wovo."

WOS

Was

The accident scen by crow-members of Benner, and Scaman Bailoy jumped into the 100, swam for Griffiths who was semi-conscious due to a hit on the head, and dragged him to the sido of the destroyer.

Promotion

She was found in a junc

Talpel, Jan. 3. used by courting couples. Her

Maj Gen Wego Chiang, clothing lay scattered around. younger son of President Chiang A post mortem torlay showed Kai-shek and Commander-in- that she died from a series of

Communist forces in Laos are moving north-blows with a bluct instrument, Chief of the Nationalist Arm

intensivo searching,

oured Corps, was promoted to ward toward the Royal capital of LuangDespite

general

on Now the murder weapon lieutenant Prabang and are only 20 miles from the Royal has not yet been found: China Year's eve, a presidential de-

Mali Special.

scat.

The radio cold, however, there was no immediate danger to Laung Prabang because govern- ment forces have built strong defence lines around the city.

of King Sayang Vattahana Laos is at present its Vientiane. A widespread rumour that King Vattahann few into Thailand was denied by Thal authorities. Luang Chartrakarn Kosol, That Interior Under-Secretary, said Laos Citizens begin Shortly before the President's Alongside the swastika dag vacuating into Thailand across announcement was made public ¦ alro files a Japanese national

the Mekong River again. it was reported from Key West fing scribbled with such slogans said they were seeking - refuge in Florida that two United States

DS "Guard · the Emperor unud destroyers were standing by to destroy his enemy," and "Work/because of fear of an attack on

question as "hypetheileal" und said he was not prepared to answer it.

Withdrawn

Ho

Vientiane by Communist forces pick up US. Embassy personnels for the motherland with seven the

following the dropping of trem Cuba.

lives."

planes leaflets by Cxenminist The swastika is being flown two days ago. because it is a "symbol of anti- Relations between Cuba and communism,” the United Blates have de- | language teriorated rapidly Over the Dast year.

It said the United States was asking the Swiss Govern- ment to

look

after diplomalle and consular in- terests in Cuba.

President Eisenhower, in his

sald statement,

United States friendship for the Cuban people was not affected,

the

the

Concerned English newspaper, Japan Major-General. Netr Kemay- Times, quoted leaders of the thin, Secretary General of the told youth league's as stating.

Prima Minister's office, A few months ago the United “And we think Hitler's tre- | newemen Last night Premier States Ambassador to Cuba, Mr mendous leadership must be Sarit Thanat feels "scurity was withdrawn given due worship, though homeasures along the Laos border Philip Bonsa},

con- ended up in humiliation,” the should be increased." for a period of extensive

further quoted Tochi sultation, although he remained paper officially Ambassador-UPI and Nakado, 20, one of the league's Is convalescing at

"it is ny hope and my con- viction that in the not too dis- Reuter.

leaders, AP.

MARGARET MAY BUY

HOUSE IN IRELAND

London, Jan. 3,

·

The 30-year-old Princess. did join the shooting party at Princess Margaret and her at but was with them this

husband, Mr Antony afternoon. Armstrong-Jones"," were The Evening Standard repori reported here today by said the couple had been delight. the Evening Standard to ed by the friendliness of their

reception in the Republic. be considering buying a Its correspondent at Birr be house in the Irish Reueved sho "has her public.

Powerscourt, the beautiful The report came from Birr, country, home of Lord Powers where the couple are staying court in County Wicklow," with Mr Armstrong-Jones's Lord Powerscourt- Was said stepfather and mother, the Earl and Countess of Rosse DELIGHTED

eye on

General Netr said Sarit, who

the

·Bangsaen, resort, was, "greatly concerned over the security of the country and the safety of the people in connection " with the Loos crixie,””

A State Department spokes- man, Mr Joseph Reap, said that reconvening of the three-nation international Control Commmia- on to look into the situation in Laos was ono of several things about which the United various States was consulting

peraments. —UPI & Reuter,

Meanwhile the United States and said today that Soviet Communist North Vietnam alr craft have, paruchuted "nib- stantial numbers" ct Narth

Inta Laos Agents have already received | Vielnamese

and "an acceptab offer" for the have carried out a big airlift house and part of the property, of war material to Communist-

The the report went an

sale forces there. Is now being negotiated.

Princess Margaret was "gen- uinely charinad by the popular response to her visit. Slace who arrived at the castle, thousands of people have made a pil grimage here to see the ending

and her husband, Princess the Evening Standard sold.

SUITS JONESES The paper claimed this proved to be saking about £150,000 for the 14,000-acre. estate, which to the Princess what her hus includes the 20-bedrocmed band who was raised in early Georgisni mansion, a home Ireland-knew all along that As the front page story was farm, the Powerscourt Moun- "the political passions of the their do not mar being road in London, the Prin- isins with Behing and shooting Keish

out with a shooting right, and the village of hospitality to...the English or their afection for the Royal craS WAS early on the Earl's.1,000-sero | Esiniskrry, Killeen farm mile from his Lord Powerscourt le selling Family

Du Rindutano he muợu la can no lon ***Irish country: Ilto" certainly come have and many need, home Bar Castle,

* Folke: .and detacliver were ser afford to live there, as his seema to suit the Joneses, who

It is tho will not merely to survivo but to live fully got on with the job and without fuss, the will to beat ano's apprehensions and make the best of which is the mark of poo ple like these. Dr Dooley's and Dr Guinness'a pat example, of a courage.

ended

to a shining reminder that stationed at, strategie points on ancestors have done since appear to be enjoying the there is more to living thah | the estate as the shout began this-habetliam Umos,” the paper selves,**** the report

China Mail Special. morning About

mornlik.

FLOODS KILL 5 IN FRANCE

Paris, Jan. 3. Rain-swollen rivers in 'cen- ralFrance overflowed their banks today causing at least Ave.deaths and widespread pro- perty damage, mak

Keven-

Ndar... Hain-Calais, a

old girl, drowned in mud when the foundations

I home grumblad,AP.

of her

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