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Comment Sequel to battle for Congo supply port
of the SUDAN WITHDRAWS FORCES
day
Lottery plan
GOVERNMENT'S decision
Ge Rod El lottery in
August han met so far with mild, almost pleasant re- ception. The Kaifongs, architects of the downfall of the commercially-run Football Pools plan last
year, seem more agreeable because the profits will be going solely to Government. Protestant church groups have a traditional dislike of rafles and lotteries in all forms and may be expected in voice opposition, but bom yond this it is ditheull to imagine any serious diy- pute. Certainly no one can say that
the people are against thei
not when the Jockey Glub can sell two million tickets for a cash sweep,
And We therefore urge Government to study Iot- teries operating in various parts of the world, where there are
in addition to three major prizes, n gen- erous list, of graduated con- solation prizes.
Accusation
against
United Nations
London, Mar. 6.
The Sudanese Gov- ernment has de- cided to withdraw its
contingent from the United Nations force in the Congo, Omdur- man radio said to- night.
The radio said this had been
decided "because events have proved that the UN is inputent
in the face of the problem of the Congo."
The devision followed the sarming and withdrawal from the Congo port of Matadi of a Sudanese unit after a weekend battle with Congolese Troops.
Omdurm
radio
said: "Negligence has been shown in the last few days in the deploy- and
AST year a correspondentment of Sudanese troops"
chin maths
out the benellis which other countries enjoyed. Den- mark, a country with less than twice our population but with, of course, a con siderably higher standard
"the target far_attocks
At least two Sud:no.c
were
Bled and 13 wounded in the and another 12 Matul battle
are missing. The Sudanes, were reported to have been Qui- numbered about six to one by
of living, gave more thua Congolese army troops in
KK560 million of its lottery Matidi.
income last year to eal-
tural and recreational orga nisations while France add-
Accused
ed HK$240 million in 1959 The Leopoldville Coverment Foreign Minister, Mr Justin Bomboko, declared today there was no question of the UN res taming to the vital supply ports of Matadi and Banana before a full inquiry has been made.
to its current revenue. The China Mail correspondent went on to add: “A well- organized lottery could be one of the greatest things that ever happened in this wonderfully rich yet im- poverished community. could provide
fundis desperately needed housing, schools, hospitals... more over we inck playing fields, parks for the children, swiraming pools, and many little community luxuries which lottery proceeds
It for
The minister accused Sudo- nose troops of hiring the first shels in the battle for Matadi. However, "ubservers, said the UN cannot afford to lose Matadi, 60 miles from the mouth of the Congo River, and the entrance for most of the UN supplies. A UN spokesman said earlier that UN troops would go back.
The UN lost the seaport of Banana three days ago one of asuries of Congolese "vic- !tories" which some observers
could provide.”
HE greatest advantage is fear may cause them to try
TH
bolder measures.
new-found success.
that it is revenue ex 1racted! from the public Other observers feel the Con- painlessly. Tickets wit golese may be content, for a undoubtedly be par. while at least, to glory in their chased by innumerable
Mr Bomboko sald the Con- small syndicates. This in
golese lost only one rad In the practice elsewhere and the Matadi and Danana clashes. there is no reason to believe After meeting Mr Bomboko to- that an occasional share in day, General" Scan McKeown, said a lickel is going to hurt UN supreme commander,
i anyone morally or finun- that nothing would be done for:
ML
Icw days about rending E- troops to Banana.
cially. Moreover the vire benefits outside the prizes, will be passed back for the benefit of the com- munity,
Hongkong appears to be one of the few places in the world where there is not
publie lottery
11
or 1
variant of it. The lottory also has the oldest record of legality. It was used by Augustus, Nero and other Roman emperors to finance building projects and en- hance imperial revenue and Queen Elizabeth Was frat patroness of the lottery in England in 1669, In our time, Soviet Russia atarted a lottery for war finances and it still runs successfully today.
Hid in ditch
That royal big game hunt
When King Mahendra of Nepal ordered a day's shooting to be orzanised for the entertain- ment of his guests. Qucen Elizabeth and Prince Phillp, it was done in a truly royal alyle.
An airstrip was carved out of the Jungle, magniflceni tents, complete with running hot and cold water, were erected In a clearing. Thousands of native beaters and 325 elephants combined fo form a ring surrounding the wild game, lured to the area by live bait.
The circle closed in, driving the royal fargets within range of the guns of the royal party---
NEW MARK
RATE TO
HK $
With effect from today, the new rate of the West Ger- man mark will be 68% per HK$100.
A Canadian officer, Captain Gerry Balanger, 33, In charge of a Canadian signols unit, was re- ported missing after the Mat:di
This was announced by Mr battle, but he turned up in Leo R. G. L. Oliphant, Manager of poldville today after escaping the Hongkong and Shanghai from the Congolese and hiding Bank, this morning, in dutch.
The old rate was 71-15/16 Ger- Whoever is to biome for the man marks per HK$100. nghting, the UN has lost an The nerve per cent rise enormous amount of prestige, in the value of mark reflects cbservers eald-Reuter.
credit on the booming West German economy, he said.
But it alm mans that perts from Germany more expensive, he added.
The West German mark was revalued upward cu
Volcano erupts
of
ERTAINLY experience clsewhero suggests that
Tokyo, Mar. 7. strict vigilance will be re-
Mi Minami, noted active quired to prevent chiennery volcano in Kagoshima, erupted End corruption. Bat, agnin, on Monday spewing ashes and Hongkong needs only to smoke come 8,000 feet into the make a study of the largo sky, the Contral Meleorological
Agency reported number of systema uscú overseas to pick out the best Mt Minami Is on Sakura- and the most foolproof-jima Island near the mouth of and then appoint n super. Kagoshima Day at the tip
southern Japan. It s 3,470 visory board from among fl. high. members of the public to control it. Wo congratulate. Government for not being put off by the Unofficial voto on the Foot ball Pools plan last year and for coming up with scheme which we consider infinitely preferable.
by 4.75 per cent.
all perched high in howdahs
en elephant back, and refresh- ed from time to Ume with drinks served from travelling bars, similarly mounted clephants.
од
And when the runs blazed, and the cun' smoke cleared, the day's bag was: One ger; one female rhinoceros (and her baby rhino col away).
The Queen's only shooting (at
right) was-done with a camera; Prince Philip, with a whitlow on his trigger finger, was only A spectator
Lord Home, the Foreign Secre-
tary, blazed away at the tiger, i all in vain, and it was finally-
Mr
shot by Rear-Admiral Bonhum Carter, tetasurer to Prince, Philip.
Then Lord Home and Sir Michael AdCane, the Queen's Private Scorelary, fired simultaneously at the rhino- and agreed to share the hon- our of bringing it down. Nobody knows what happened
to the baby rhino which broke through the ring of elephants and CANTES screens and vanished into the jungle. Back in England, the Church of England's newspaper, Church Times, described the royal hunt as "organised butchery". blaming the 'ministers who advise the Queen-Express Photos.
COMMUNISTS
BOYCOTT
UN LEADER
United Nations, Mar. 6. Andrei Gromyko, Soviet Foreign Minister, and other Communist diplomats today_boy- cotted a luncheon given by Mr Dag Ham- marskjold, the Secretary-General, for Presi- dent Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana,
Their boycott apparently, as chairman of the Soviet dele- stemmed from the Communist gation to the General Assembly Im-states' rupture of relations with and one of its vice-presidents. will be Mr Hammarskjold, whom they Mr Valerian Zorin, Sovlet
под regard
UN Deputy Foreign Minister
resident representative,
Saturday
The market rate in Hongkong today is 3.97 marks per US$1 compared with the old rate of 4,15 while that for pound ster- ling stands at 10.00 marks per pound against the old 11.30.
rale
The Queen returns
30
Hot volcanic ashes rained over
London, Mar. 6. the mountain side causing small The Queen and the Duke of tres but no one was reported Edinburgh arrived home by air
tonight after their six works jured.
10 longer official,
and
who
been
Mr Gromyko had been in- niso stayed away, had vited by the Secretary-General Invited as the Soviet delegate
Conrad in Brazil
Miami, Mar. 1. Flight sponsors sald Max Conrad's plane made an scheduled landing on Monday in Brazil en roule from Dakar to Trinidad in the "Flying Grand- father's" bid to cel a Blobe circling record..
to the Security Counell.
A high-ranking secretariat source told Reuter that neither houl
nowledged Mr Hom-
| marskjold's Invitation.
Ignored
Mr
Another
invited miest, Eduard Mezincescu, of Ru-
chairman mania,
of the as ** Social sembly's
Commitice, also ignored the Invitation, was learned.
Liz still
critically
London, Mar. 6. A spokesman for Miss Elizabeth
Taylor, sald to- night that both of the star's lunas "are affected" with pneumonia. He said that "nikss Taylor in still critically ill, but she is fighting hard,"
......bullolin.... --A--medical-
Issued last night at the London Clinio said that Miss Taylor's "condition 1. stili grave but there is some slight Improvement
Mr Diallo Telli, resident re- Gulnca, which presentative of he demanded the resignation Mr Conrad, 57, and a com- of Mr Fanmirakjold and hi
for their panton took off from Miami on principal colleagues two-engine
of the Congo crisis, handling February 27 in a eaty pelted by a hall of stones and Persia,
A village nearby was report tour of India, Pakistan, Nepal Piper Aztec in hopes of beating accepted an Invitation.
ช . A number of delegates from [ 20-day round-the-world re- Their Dritamisi airliner land- cord recognised by the Federa- Moslem states attended a pre- The agency said the eruptioned at London Airport Revention Aeronautique International lunch reception but did not stay was the largest since October, minutes ahead of zehedule-which governs sports flying— for the meal because. 1930-AP.
Ramadan f2s2-Reuter.
as large as chicken eggs.
Router.
AP.
of the
as compared is earlier this evening."—UPI.
Washing
dirty
linen in public
London, Mar. 6. The Foreign Office today re- fusod to stop a British naval officer at the Em- bassy in Moscow using the diplomatic bag to send uniform collars 1,500 milos to Britain starching.
for
Cyril
A Conservative, Mr Osborne, had complained In the House of Commons that the bag was being used to carry dirty linen.
Asking how many such par- cels had been sent in the past 12 months, he urged practice should stop.
that the
Mr Edward Heath, the Lord Privy Scal, replied:
Death of George Formby
Preston, Mar. 6. George Formby, one of Bri. 'tain's most popular comedians, died in hospi- fal here this afternoon. "According to Foreign Omee Only this morning reports records, seven small packets sald the 56-year-old comedian containing naval officers' uni- was making good progress after form
collars were sent for belag allowed up over starching to the United Kingdom weekend for the Arst time from Moscow by bag hi the | rincz he had a heart attack on period in question and returned | February 22. by the same means,
died.
the
Mr Formby's flancce, Misa "They were needed for the Patricia Howson, was visiting official duties of the officer con-
him when he collapsed and cerned and were sent under regulations which permit the
Mr Formby and Miss How- bag to be used exceptionally in
son, a 36-year-old teacher, an- such circumstances,"
nounced their engagement GUL February 14, just over six weeks after the death of first wife, Beryl, on Christmas Day.
The answer to the surges lion that the practice should be stopped was "no."--Reuter.
his
The Lancashire-born come- dian with the wide toothy grin, has been in ill health for a long time.
Toronto, Mar. 7, New glass was installed re- cently at Henry Birks and Sons 10 Jewellery Store. It was have been wired to the burglar
Mr Formby's quick, friendly alarm system on Monday. But humcur and bis twanging burglars couldn't walt and chuckle brought him quick during the weekend looted three fame, first in the muslo halis window showcases of an un-and then in fins. determined amount of Jewellery. He was awarded the OBE In
1940.-Reuter,
AP.
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