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Prime Minister thinks Russians have seen the light of the MAC GIVES RISE FOR HOPE

day

HOSPITAL

SQUEEZE

TF there is one criticism that

officials budget speeches to Legislative Council ust werk it is that most were concerned with matters of higher policy and only ocensionally

there Were

voiced complaints that

4:

could be described genuine popular grievances, There wary of course references to the parking problem but in a city where only three per cent of the population

aro

drivers, the difficulties that a man has with his car are of relatively smail im- portance.

Mr Ngan Shing-kwan me closer to the mark when he touched on the need for more pedestrian crossings and the Unofficials who made brief references tu the amount of red tape in certain Government depart- ments undoubtedly found a warm response among those who have experienced similar frustrations.

British note basis for easing

Laos tension

Bridgeport, Mar. 28.

The British Prime Minister, Mr Harold Macmillan, told a press conference here tonight that a message he received today gave him hope that the Russians would regard the British note on Loos as a good basis for easing the Far East

crisis.

He said, however, that' Bri- tain had not received a formal lines, and made no further com- Moscow message along those ment when asked if the Laon situation had improved in the last 24 hours.

GRAND NATIONAL

But TOMORROW NIGHT

the building department and the land office are not those with which The general publje aro most familiar. It was left to r

Dhun Ruttonjee to come closest 10 the level£.. ordinary people when ne spoke on health matters.

L

Whis

оп

XXVE refer particularly to

comments arrogant and impatient doctors—those who regard people in public wards with the contemptuous, In- difference that a market coalie might have for eattie, and of amals and ward boys who set out deliberate- ly to squeeze people for tips when they are in their most defenceless condition. This is the subject of fre.

complaint quent people who take advantage of the helplessness of others have no right to be working in hospitals. of course the Health Depart- ment does not condone their behaviour but what is it doing to counteract it? At what stage does the Depart- ment take the word of the complainant instead of its own staff? Moreover how is the suitability of people!

and

The film of the Grand National will be shown on ta- Rediffusion television morrow night at 8.15 and NOT tonight as advertised. ------Tho-Um, whials - As - Deluz. brought to Hongkong by Rediffusion Lid IFL CU operation with the South China Morning Post Ltd, missed the aircraft.

Soldier jumps

off troopship

near HK

;

In London, the Government promised lonight to recall Far llament from Ils, Easter recess I fighting which involves Western troops breaks out in Lags.

Parliament is scheduled to re- cess on Thursday for 11 days,

Mr R. A. Butler, Deputy Prime Minister, told the House of Commons:

Right to recall

"If there is any action in volving British soldiers, ang

GUARD KILLER

VOLUNTARY RESTRICTION LONDON BANK

PLAN FOR AMERICA NOT WELL RECEIVED Common policy needed in Europe

Washington, Mar. 28.

Mr Luther Hodges' endorsement of the Japanese, programme of volun- tarily restricting textile exports to the United States has received a bleak reception from the US. textile industry.

52 killed

in Czech

plane crash

Bonn, Mar. 28.

risk of British blood being spill, An Ilyushin airliner crashed

or if there is any worsening of the situation which results in action of a military character. then I think it would be right to recall the Hou

"There are certain implica- tlons about the Lace situation that are better. It is more hope ful than it has been," Mr Butler said.

in flames nico? Nurem- berg, southorn Germany tonight killing all aboard

estimated .... 52+

MAOT) PA

people...

An eyewitness said the plane had exploded in flight.

3

Mr Hodges, the Secretary of Commerce, admitted this at press conference today.

Addressing the American Cotton Manufacturers Institute at Miami last Friday, the Com incrce Secretary strongly back- ed the Japanese plan and sug- gested that the programme be broadened to include import

other countries. He cited Imports of textiles from India, Pakistan, Korea, Taiwan, Egypt, Spain, Portugal and France,

Asked about the domestic manufacturers' reaction to his suggestion today Mr Hodges reptled: "Not very good."

He added that the domestle lexifle producers seemed to prefer mandatory quotas imports.

Country-by-country

a

on

TO HANG

London, Mar. 28. Twenty-year-old Victor Terry, who killed

a British bank guard last November because "the spirit of 'Legs' Diamond entered into me,” today was sentenced to hang.

Bradley's Following an eight-day trial peppered with testi- wife gives evidence

mony by psychiatrists both for and against Terry, the jury today declared him guilty of capital murder in shooting the guard during a hold-up.

cam

He has

he:

TERRY

SALTER-

Terry had pleaded not guilty, saying the spirit and mind of former New York gangster Legs Diamond made him "do things I do not want to do and do not even imow."

Sydney, Mar, 28. Mrs Magda Bradley denied today that she wanted to leave Sydney on the night she of July 6 because didn't want to be thoro when her husband "did something next day." She was answering a question

the senior Crown pro Yesterday 10 Congressmen from conferred with President Ken-secutor, Mr W. J. Knight, QC, nedy at the White House and who was cross-examining urge to place textiur after had completed Imports under 证 queta dance in her husband's defence. system on a country-by-country Stephen Leslie Bradley, 30, and category-by-category bads. has denied on oath that he had In Manchester, the Inter- anything to do with the kidnap, national Federation of Cotton ping of eight-year-old

Bendi and Allled' Textile Industries schoolboy Gratine Thor. ct said today? that federation July 7.

pleaded not meeting in Switzerland last Eulity to a charge of having week had agreed on the sed murdered the bay. for a co-ordinated European

Today is the seventh day of the trial, which is before Mr of Justice Clancy and an all-mole importy from countries with jury in the Central completely different Economic Court. and social structures, multiplo rates OF state-

Counsel told the judge this controlled economies, and those

afternoon that they expected the re- dumping, which practise

threat to the hearing would end tomorrow. main the chief

Defence, witnesses today in- and he declared.

prosperity

even

the to

who existence of the European cluded a setentifle expert,

said animal hairs from the rug the federa- icxtile industries,"

Graeme's body were its Manchester headquarters. tlon said in a statement

from around

similar to those from a Pekinese but not in- "The meeting urged on an dog he examined, concerned the need to establish distinguishable from them.

The prosecution earlier had a co-ordinated European policy claimed the hairs were indis- the court. in these matters and expressed tinguishable the opinion that in the in- mediate future a system based

He declared: "We heard it pass every day about the same time, But it is a confused situationWe heard it today as well but and one cannot tell how things suddenly wo heard a violent will develop.

explosion above us. 1 almost "I think the House cught to dropped the bottle I held in my leave this now with the hope hand. We rushed out inlo the that the

situation will C051- street with the customers who tinue to Improve," seld

were in my restaurant and we policy on imports, Butler.

looked on terror-stricken as the "The unrestricted now aircraft fell.

10 Laos

inroads,

Mr

"No decision," "has been taken by the British Government."

IN FIELDS

he said.

In response to questions by members of the opposition, Mr Butkr denied that Britain has

"It was on fire. It crashed on already decided to send troops its side in the middle of samexchange

considered fields. it it is

A new and appalling ex- necessary to stem Communist plosion occurred at the moment the plane touched the ground. The debris flew to 300 yards all around,'"

All fire engines in the area, about 20 miles from Nuremberg, were alerted after the plane, a Informed British circles today Soviet-bulk lyushin-18 considered that the talk be- boprop which can carry up to tween President Kennedy and 111 passengers, was reported Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei | down. five Gromyko yesterday might de- Est midnight 20 bodles had and termine to a large degree the been recovered, Including two

the British to Soviet reply

children. Part of the plane was proposals.

A British soldier is reported to hovo jumped overboard from the troopshire fordshire, 20 miles Stanlay Gap.

The troopship was delayed hours while it stopped scarched for the man.

CHARGES

Ox- off

who apply to work in a The soldier was returalog to

hospital determined?

W

HAT is obviously needed is a very drastic shake- administration no

UD in

that those who are employ- ed to tend patients are supervised very much more thoroughly than they are today. In hospitals the world over it is customary to express thanks for kindness shown during a stay in hospital by a small gift, and none begrudges that.

Hongkong under cscort

Anxious

lux-

still blazing and more bodies were believed to be inside.

EIGHT CREW Reports here said the air- rer, carrying 44 passengers and eight

was bound from Prague to Zurich, Rabat,

It crash Dakar and Conakry. ed about 10:20 pm,

aome 25 minutes before it was due at Zurich.

Crew

on quantitative Import restric- tions provided the only practi- cal solution,"

EXPERT

Criminal

and that the

Pekinese concerned belonged to

the Bradleys.

Mrs Bradley, who is 41, was cross-examined by Mr Knight for 48 minutes.

She was dressed in the black tailored frock she wore in court

Terry's two accomplices during the hold-up, Alan Hosier, 20, and Philip Tucker, 17, were sentenced to life imprisonment. The 18-year-old girl who hid Terry, after the hold-up was sentenced to 12 months probation.

Valerie Joan Salter burst into tears as Mr Justice Stable, the presiding judge, told her he believed she had not known of the murder when she took Terry in.

"Now my dear," he continued, "at your very early age you have been faced with the most awful tragedy.

"You have obviously given your heart to this man. "But your heart is a very young one. Do not imagine to- day it is broken,, I expect it hurts.

"I shall put you on probation for a period of 12 months to go back to your family" and start afresh."

Weeping bitterly, Vaderie was led from the witness box by her mother. She kept her head down and stumbled as she left

Terry was led off by two policemen. As his lawyer asked

if the boy could see his parents, the judge replied, "They would

be better off not to see him."

Terry's solicitor said it has not been decided whether to appeal against the sentence. He said it would be "considered in the usund way."—UPI.

nut and black gloves. Queen Mother's law

In

Mr

Not great The federallon also backed yesterday, a black turban-style proposals for harmonising the

she CTUSS-Examination, outside tariffs of the six-nation

that her Knight Common Market and the seven- told

had nation

for European Free Trade husband

arranged furniture removers to come to Association.

It said such harmonisation their Clontarf home at 10 am should be possible for cotton on July 7,

(the day of the and milled textile goods

kidnapping). differences between the

SEASIDE BOOKING

The impression here was that the Soviet Government had been anxious to sound out the to United Sicles' real intentions face court-martial charges. before taking up a final post- The Oxfordshire docked at Kow- tion on the British proposals.

loon at 1.30 this afternoon but

The Soviet Government may will be no ono

allowed on also be awaiting the results, of board unil a search is made. the Sento conference before making an ometal reply to the British note of March 24, It

Soylet Premier, Nikita Khrushchev, was report-slovak air disaster reported this existing outside tariffs of EFTA cd today to be consulting year, An Ilyushin-14 crashed member countries and the pro- Asked about arrangements Legal action by the Queen Mother to prevent pub- Chiwa on the next moves In near Prague early in January,posed common external tariff) for where she was to sleep on

Glasgow

woman

What is thoroughly remanded

reprehensible in that the basic service to which a patient is entitled is in

can

Glasgow, Mar. 20.

A 37-year-old spinster was for four

Jenn

the onus cloarly rests most her name wis called, heavily on the hospital. As

was felt.

The

Mr It was the second Czechothe

the crisis.

Elling 10 people, Reuter High level Communist con- AFP. sultations are beloved

portly responsible for the delay of the Soviet reply to the West's plan for a three-stage develop- ment of the conflict.

China is to be a member of i the multi-nation conference which forms part of the new

peace plan.

from the

since

&of the Common Morket coun- the night of July 7, Mra tiles were not great. The ex- Bradlee, snid that a few days ception was in the case of man before a booking was made for made fibres,

Tariff harmonisation "would the family at Surfers Paradis

in Queens- permit the mutual reduction (a holiday resort and eventual abolition of tariff's land).

continuing between the EEC

the and

said. China Mall Special. EFTA," the federation Reuter,

Woman's body in trunk

Space Research Minister

The

casc

suit deferred

London, Mar. 28.

lication of Royal Family secrets was held up temporarily in the High Court today. Mr Justice Gibert Poull de- | mony to oppose the Queen formed a ruling on her effort to Mother's actio cbtain a permanent injunction | Lawyers ngreed in court that' against David John Payne, 20, the Queen Mother has shown former

footman at Clarence great

the case. Indulgence in the Queen Mother's Payne had been given several extensions of time to Ale a Payne is now restrained tem defence and the Queen Mother London, Mar. 26.

porarily from publishing any- had not pressed for a final thing about his experiences at Antony

Armstronu-

suling. Jones, who was

Clarence House, or a professional

permitting to be used in con- name before photographer

he his married Princess Margaret last, nection with

expost-type May, has accepted honorary articles about his time in Royal

pervice; Institute of Photographers It was Mr Justice Paull declined to hero tonight take final "action, day because only now has Payne raised the

Mr

many cases given or with remanded in custody held depending on the days here today, charged with willingness of a patient to the nerder of a four-year-old Peking has ostensibly kept)

giri-end the attempted murder out of the diplomatic frontline pay n tip, If Mr Ruttonjee's comments of four other children who fell of discussions on Laes, although

Paris, Mar. 20. The body of a retired womTINUA bring about official 40 feet from a third-floor win- in the past she has claimed

n Glasgow action to stamp out this dow in

tenement priority interest in this sphere. school teacher was found to-

Diplomalle officials ricket, he will win wide building last night.

Ierl belleve day in a trunk in the China's seeming aloofness is part | luggage office of Paris rati- spread gratitude. Obvious-

tellowship The woman,

Barclay

of a Moscow-Peking deal, with way station, pollee said here.

Briush the Waddell, was in court for less Husin anxious to keep ly this depends on

her They identined ber 35

announced patients as much as the than two minutes, She spoke diplomatically inexperienced and Suzanne Bonare, 55, a widow, word "Yes" when emotional ally away

Itcuter, London, Mar. 20. hospital authorities but only one

born in Martinique, and sald

of Appointment

* British controls.

they had detained a man, aged Minister of Space Research and about 30, algo from Martinique, Development, at a sulary not Izvestia comment for questioning.

oxceeding £23,750 a year They fald the MAT A message from Moscow sald

proposed In a Parliamentary should not be expected to remitted her to Glasgow Sheriff that Government puper Izvestiare a fat in castern Pacle Bill published here today. mako morally courageous

with the woman until recently. tonight published roundup

His functions, according to the Laos negoula- Police said Inter that the the Bill clory about

Introduced by Mr decisions, and he is under. The nve children rett sorpsin-cons Bungkok and Washing man detained had not-lved Woodrow Wyatt, Labour mem standably afraid to one by one from the ton under the general headline: with the woman but had called ber, would be to co-ordinate, challenge an organised window and Iny huddled on the The situation in Laog can and

on her frequently.

promote and carry out arrange-! system." He is to be con- pavement as a crowd of shock- should be regulated by peace.

Police found the trunke in the ments for such research and gratulated for the way in od Ind weeping men and ful means"

left luggage office of the Gare development. which he has courageous- [ women ruched to the some,

Inside The article. primarily repeat-de Lyon

Mes

All was glven in Tho

first ly alred A complaint Ons of the children, Marjorie | ed developments abroad abour Barato's body in

the druming reading (introduced) in hoard all too frequently 'in | Hughes, died when die hit the the situation concerning Laot, gown, with signa of blows on | House of Commons last week.- recent years.

ground-Chlon Mail Spoelal. All ögċicies.

her face-Router.

China Mall' Special;"

Mr Ruttonjer said: "A physically Blck

person

At the end of the hearing

the magistrate remanded hor

for further examination and

Court.

was

hal

Wes

of the

House, hoc,-

The judge sald that despite expiration of the time given Payne to enter a defence, the court must now allow the action to proceed normally.

The Queen Mother obtained an interim injunction against Payne last November-AP.

Family of 11 die in fire

New York. Mar, 28.

A family of 11, possibly 12," DIED today in a fro which destroyed the home of Mr and Mrs Alex Whitehead Fr Dulsonville, Tennessee. Authorities en 10 bodies, most of them, children,' woTO. *10* covered within a few houTY from the smouldering embors,

bodies

Mrs Whitehead and. their nine children lived in

a Ave-room log house, along with Mrs Whitchend's

Firemen sought two more be- | Mr. and leved to be in the debris. "The

were burned horribly and, could not be Identified when they were

wald recovered"

Deputy Sheriff Charles Binkley, "But *most of them appeared to ba

children!"

father.

Firemen were uncertian how the fro started but a neigh- bour and it may have been. struck by lightalng—AP.