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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1961.

AUTHOR PRESENTS HOME SECRETARY WITH NEW BOOK IDEAL Did an innocent man hang?

'MURDERS ATTRIBUTED

TO WRONG PERSON'

London, Jan. 17.

An author who believos Britain hanged an innocent man in 1949 yesterday called at the Home Offico to deliver to Mr R. A. Butler, the Home Secretary, a book in which he expounds this view.

He was Mr Ludovic Kennedy, author, lecturer and television personality, whose book "Ten Rillington Place" was published today by Victor Gollanez.

The copy delivered in White- hall was inscribed "to the Home Hon. R.A. the Rt. Secretury, Butler, in the beller that ho may do what is right to redress what is wrong."

Mr Butler's private secretary sold he was sure the minister would see the book and an ac- letter al the companying

The Home earliest opportunity.

and pirendy receivext a Office copy from another source.

tury,

given

pri

Catholla

The subject with which Mr and licories. He also appeals "Evans for a fresh inquiry to clear tho Kennedy deals the and Christic" rase has be mame of Evans so that his re- como Britain's mast controver-mairs can be taken from Lon-

Pentonville Prison of the cen- don's slal murder glory

a "decent Mr Kennedy passionately burial" clsewhere.

Evans-described by Kennedy belleves Evans was executed for a murder committed by as a 26-year-old with a ten-and- brain WAS the mass killer John Reginald a-half-year-old

hanged for the murder of his Halliday Chrisile.

The baby daughter Geraldino. child's body, with that of her mother, hnd beer found strangled in the wash-house of 10, Billington Place.

He argues skilfully for Evans and produces some new evidence

U.S. SHOOTING

TRAGEDY: FAMILY OF SIX FOUND DEAD-

New York, Jan. 17.

A man in Grand Blanc Michigan, shot and killed his

wife and four children today, then turned a hunting rifle on himself, police said.

Dear are, Thomas Clark, 37,

and his wife, Janet, also 37,

and their four children, Cal Kathleen, 11. Raren, 19,

12.

and Kurt, 8.

belles of The pyjama-clai Mrs Clark and the children found in bed on the W CIPE second floor of their two-storey lime.

Police salt each had been shot quee with a ride.

Clark's body was found fully cloited in n downstairs bed rccm. A rifle was beside him.

Clark Neighbours

reported had been despondent lately.- AP.

Royal visit

Firecrackers

seized in Singapore

From GORDON HUNG

Singapore, Jan. 17.

In one of the biggest hauls in 20 years. the Singapore Customs nelzed 448 esses of firecrackers worth IIKS180,000.

The wooden cases in which the crackers were packed were marked "preserved lood." They came from longkang and were consigned to a firm whose name appear on the official did not Copenhagen, Jan. 17. King Frederik

Queen register. HtDel Ingrid of Denmark are to pay a The freighter, Negoblus, short official visit to Thaliand, which the crackers were shipped, cargo into two court oficial announced this un'onded the mornlag.

lighters.

In

Confession

were thin

Al la trial Evans repeatedly asserted the murders the work of Christie, living with his wife Ethel In the ground floor of the same house.

An Evans had previously confessed to the police that be had committed both murders, the Jury refused to bellové tim.

He uppruled but this was rejected and after studying all the documents, the then Home Secretory Mr Chuter Ede, could

recommend not

a reprieve to King George Vi. Evans went to the gallows with few belleving his desperate pleas of innocence. Four years later, four more bodies, including that of Ethel Christie,

were found at

Rallington Flocc

10.

All had been strangled-on his own admission-by Christle. and in addition the skeletons of two other women were found in the garden.

2

Admission

Christie admitted to having strangled the women buried fa the garden In 1043 and 1044-0 that two of his lying victims were already

dead on the premises at the time Evans was convicted and hanged.

When questioned by police and doctors, and at his trial, Christie admitted all the mu

killed ders-and said he had Mrs Evans too.

Following a public cutery the

then Homo Secretary Sir David

King in battle

of streamers-

The King and Queen of Blant, who stayed in Gataad, Swiss winter-sport resort, over the New Year holidays joined whole-heartedly in the New

revela Year's Eve

at the Palace Hotel, When people tossed paper balls and balloons a the royal

couple, they returned the fire with paper streamers. The king left the dance earlier than expected and went back to the royal apartment with Queen Sirikit, who said: "Wo were suddenly bombarded, but we also had our fun."

king, however, Jooked The

agitated when Fred Deroy, a teacher from dancing school Lausanne, tried to put a live good-tuck pig in the queen's lap.

After six months

ROYAL COUPLE GO HOME

King

Geneva, Jan. 17. Phumibol Adulet

and Queen Sirikit of Thai- land left for home tonight after a six-month stay in Europe and the United States.

The plane will stop tomorrow morning at Karachi, where the King and tho Queen wil bej welcomed at a brief airport i ceremony by the Acting Presi dent of Paldistan, I Gen Burke, Paldstand government officials and members of the local, diplomatic corps.

Botoro embarking, the King told correspondente: "the Lo tun situation will naturally bo my first concern....but we are. counting on our allies, partieu-, larly the United States."

During the last lap of the trip tomorrow oflernnott, the royal jet will be escorted by a squadron of Royal Thai Sabrojets and the Thal radio network will make contact with the plane and broadcast approach and landing procedures.

A three-day national holiday will mark the homecoming of the royal couple—UPI.

Royal Council

London, Jan. 17.

The Queen today named a six-member Royal Council of State to act for her during her Asian tour,

The Councți, largely honorary, handles mostly ceremonial tasks in the Monarch's absence from the country-UPI.

DICK POWELL'S

$2.5

MIL. FOR

JUNE ALLYSON

Santa Monica, Jan. 17.

Actress June Allyson today filed suit for divorce from Dick Powell, after he signed a settle- ment giving her $2.5 million.

Filing of the suit came es

It is understood the consign- | Maxwell Frie (now Lord Kll-The ploture shows the Slamet Powell was reported to be flying

The Visit will probably take place early next year, he said, ment was meant for the Federo-

The where

import but no final date has been feed., ten -Reuter.

crackers is prohibited.

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A British Crossword. Puzzle

33

ACROSS

3 Seo that dog? (4)

7 Go by moped? (5)

Heads of corn, (4)

Geometrical high-spot. (4)

10 Foretell, old mani (7)

12 One of those new places? (4),

15 Is it work or play? (b)

18 Skidded across. (4)

10 Not quite 0.5. (5)

21 Devoid of colour. (5)

22 Observance, Correct? (4)

29 Not to be laughed at, (5)

20 For decoration, Dad got no

marks. (4)

20 Scarcely human? (3, 4)

30 Beaten hollows (4)

11 Type of nail.. (4)

12 Danger of the sea? (5).

33 Buzzed off?. (%)

116

27

bowN

1 Treat with disdain. (8)

The set to comfort you, (7)

4 Musician who amokies? (0)

of

mule) ordered 05) inquiry under on eminent Queen's Courel, Mr John Scott Hen- derson.

New or Old Testament cx- tract, (4)

G Just fell to win. (4)

Certain

Ho reported, Just before Chrlalle was hanged, that he was satisfied there had been "no ground for thinking there might

King and Queen at the New Year's Eve celebrations. The to Hollywood from Europe to in the "nd out what the heck this in King counter-attacks battle of streamers. London all about." Express Service,

Asia talks

Manila, Jan. 18.

have been any miscarringe of The Asian little summit, al- justice" in the conviction of tended by the Foreign Ministere Evans for the murder of his of Nationalist China, South daughter.

knew

Fowell Inaisted nothing about his wife's decision except what he read in the рарете.

Miss Allyson, 33, charged “ox= treme cruelty"",

CUSTODY

Miss Allyson would receive Korea, South Vietnam and the custody of the two children, Pamela, 11, and Ricki, 8. under While Chriile dia

not Philippines, opened at 0.40 am proposed terms of the settlement. admil to having killed the today in the conference room baby. Kennedy is certain that of the National Defence De- "Il'a a kind of rouch way to he did 10, China Special

Mall;partment in nearby

City-UPI.

Quezon hear about it," Powell Was

U.S. demands end to

Communist airlift

Washington, Jan. 17.

The United States issued a now demand today that Russia halt its airlift of arms and ammunition to Communist- led forces in Laos.

quoted as saying in London, re- ferring to newspaper stories and a coli from his wife's lawyer.

However, the lawyer sald Powell "has already bigned tho {property agreement and that's

carinin."

stid Powell wha in Europe on business for his four- star TV productions with part- ner David Niven, but had signed the property settlement and relured papers 10 the lawyer's office.

AGE GAP

|- A substantial difference in ages 21 years was blamed

The State Department in on Monday that the United effect rejected an offleial Soviet States was delivering some F-84 by friends for contributing to claim that Moscow is trying to jet fighters to the Laos Govern- the split.

that extinguish the blaze of the meat. Mr White sald

It was the second time they rat, charge was “untrue," He also have been parted. The spreading fire in Laos."

State Department Press Om- denied that the United States was In 1987, but they were cer Lincoln White, commenting was providing American pilots reconciled within four wooks.

It was Miss Allyson's first on this Soviet claim, said sharp-(for the four training planes. 1. "Bo far as I'm aware these Inos pilots have proved quite marrings and Powell's third. He (airlift) aircraft are not carry-competent and shown their skill first married Mildred Maund of lator-actress Llane last Sunday, he said.-AP. | Joan Blondell-UPI, S

9 Over thren score years and ing water" to extinguish the in a public air show at Vien Arkansas, and

ten? (4)

11 Monkeying about7 (5)

13 Monstrous being (4)

14 Leon overturned him. (4)

18 And kicking? (5)---

17 Dawn breaks-the batont (4)

18 Out-house. (4)

20 Montmartre studio7 (7)

22 Completely eritrosodd, (4)

24 Scope for cooking? (0),

35 Sone wk or wool' (0)

27 All dakow. (4)

28 What are they? (4)..

conflict.

WRONG-DOING

The fact is, Mr White charged, BIG SOVIET

the Communists are "attempting

to turn the whole attuation on its head by accusing us of wrong-doing" shi claiming they ane treg to, end the. War,

Whire denouncing the Russian airlift and aid, Mr Whlih said the United States has limited ils nasistance only to that request- ed by tho legál Government of

~~ YESTERDAY'S ONOSSWORD.--Acromi. 1 Catter, 7 Núin, | Loos,"

O FEnt, 10 Btone, 11 Wire, 18 Contingit, 10 I, 10 NSA

Tim and has included four

DODGES

TANKER U.S. NAVY

Havana, Jan. 17,

The 35,000-ton Saviat all tankor. Mie has arrived at Hováno port after a detour to avoid patrolling. US ships, Today it was unloading 260,000 barrals of olf.

About 180. U.S.-neval ships: suling in-a-Bovioli profert to

This was, tho: drst time the

19 Prens-agent, 22 Real, 26 Ireno, 36 Irony, 20 True, 27 Mum propeller-driven waining size | aru, now va maromuvres in the Wothinglom Down: 2 Union, 3 Tatt), 4 Resign, & Drowning, 0 Pr, 8 Uniis, i craft and four helicopters. Bovist Caribbean sea. Three does ago,

12 Elect, 18 Cheer, 14 Tearless, 17 Spure, 18 Asles, 20 Adieu, | Deputy Foreign Minister Vailly the Soviet oil tanker verdevsk Mir has carried off from-fidpian. BI Evoke, 23 Rico,

Kumetsov (pla Me Thompson'} was stopped by US, ships, re- to the Cuban capital-=AIT.

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