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THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY
Gangster kept word
for sake of
mother
ARIUS
Morseilles, SALVATI, the
Mtoughest bandit in
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Regiment, Royal Artillery, sta- tened at Gan Club H, red 21-gun salute in three perios of seven rounds,
The Royal Salute Was punctuated by the flag of the Feu-de-Jole and the playing of bars of the National Anthem. The troops Then anve three cheers for the Queen.
Returned
Once more, the Royal Salute I was given as the Royal Stan- dard was lowered to symbolise the Queen's departure. The band again played the Anthem.
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The Governor and the Ser- vice Chiefs then returned to the dai to take the salute from the contingents marching past. The mass parade was under France, stood weeping at the enmand
Brigadier his mother's grave in the W. P. L. Lawson who headed blcok, wind-swept the march-past in a Landrover. romediately behind him were cemetery at Marseilles. A few days earlier he had been Commander A. Si C. Armitage. Wing Cilr R. C. in jail in Newthern France RN, and Serving a long sentence for Rotheram, RAF. the respective sis of armed hold-ups. Then ; commanders of the two services.
I feard that his mother -
This morning's
PARADE
Among the Hongkong!
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end wome faking part weru 250 locally-unlisted men. The largest number, about 1801, were members el the Hongkong Chiness Training Unit, stationed at Lemon Barracks,
Others were from $1 Com- pany RASC (Pack Tranport) which marched past with three It is the horse and 12 mulez. only mule company left in the British Army. Hongkeng al paraded in the Dog Com pany.
men
the first time Appearing for today was the loyal Warwick- shire's mascot, Bobby, the Satell Arabian gazelle.
Kowloon bomb
A special feblure of this yeur's parade was the Hong-
Bomb brilliant kong
Disposat Tropp.
who Royal Engineers.
drove past with
2,000-ib bumb loaded in a three-ton larry.
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The only person he and ever parade was the culmination or Loved ni x life of violencewerks of training and rehearsal and the thousands who gather- sens dying. Prison authorities gave Salvati od in Kowloon's streets
leuve tu hurry home. Under The new French pinal code, such conspassionate leave is encouraged fes help a criminal to reforth.
Marins left wall in a fast car → will not hondcuffs and with-
ut an escort.
Said a puller ometal: "As he
ered off into the night we could not help wondering if i would ever return of his
wn free will."
'A gamble'
I
every unit of the armed services in the Colony represented,
Few in the crowd realised that ruany of the men who marched spent a gruelling right on Wednesday and most of yes- terday either searching for sur- LVİVOES of the Mt Parker air 1 disaster or else helping to bring bedles of victims to walling ambulances in Shaukiwan streets.
They marched today never- Breless with the some soldierly precison that has always been a fenture of the Queen's Birthday a credit to those Parade, and responsible for it organisation.
Hold off
But on her death-bed Salvati's manthus made her a swear that he would return to pri- on after her funeral. And :he mact. him promise that! after he had served his sen- tere he would go straight.
The cal mercifully held off for When the funeral w
thousands who made 17. Saivati walked to
Marseilles he railway station and bought a warly start from all parts of the ingle fieletrack to jail: Colony 10 reach their vantage where lar still has six years to i poltts.
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The bomb was dropped in Kowloon during the last war. I falled to explode and was prcovered and defused by the troop in 1935. It was seen at the Parade for the first time.
Commanded by Major R. G. Lambert RE, the Troop which consted largely of Hongkong other ranks, also featured mobite excavating equipment
used in bomb disposal work.
The Hongkong Defence Force paraded possibly for the last time as a conscript regiment, it ull- is shortly tu become un volunteer force. Many of these on parade under Major L. G. , Daniel, however, Joined
volunteers.
The Hongkong Regiment ap. peared for the first time in its newly reorganized rol of a reconnaissance and intelligence The
of marching unit. columnus men and women included Such tough customar frre."unty the well-known regiments
SPPVC.
"It was a bit of a gamble setting
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it the prison official. "it station. ! 1 Hongkong !but
The Hongkong Home Guard was also represented In the detachment on parade.
we banked on the strength of ; these das In the public eye such The Queen's Culeur, which his love for his mother,
pas corps, army service i was awarded to the RHKDF
is the
45 Salvati gs straight - In corp medical corps the feld in 1956, was carried by 2/14 1.
ja he is learning to be a ambulares expr 11 mule Kilbert. brick-layer---our gamble will ¦ company, and thị đeg company have been worth while."
Barbara
Hutton
Ma Burbara Hulkoa, ne of the world's richest women and Jurites, to the Woolworth furtune, 12 the 10 arve in Hongbing Bext Thursday,
of the Military Pullee.
Tha year 24 gurd dogs took part to the parade and they walked in web-disciplined Fank by their handlers' sides atent the entire route.
The quick matching Gurkha tnts brought up the rear of the Army contingent.
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The Auxiliary Air Forec WVGIR commanded detachment by F/La A. C. T. Rowe Evans. The tying wing operates (wa helicopters and four Austers.
The unite taking part were- The Roy Tamar
1 Navy contigent-S Cavaller,
L J. A. Terry, HNI.
The Army contigent 54 Indepen. dent Field Squadron, Royal Engite cts Major J.) Colbeck. RE); The 1st in the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers {ie tul R. Leitla- Macgregor; 31 Coy RASC Pack TERUNT: Major J. N. Mottram: 18 Field Ambulance AMC LI-Cui R. C. Watson): Detachment, BEME {Infor R. Davis); Detachment, RAPC Major D. O. Hood); tom- kong Dog Coy, RMP Major N. W. Puulona);The Rongkong Chlacke Training Unit (Stajor J. A. Gird- wood? Is Du 7th Dukr of Edin. 'burgh's Own Gurkha Rides (la-Col
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THREE smiling Polynesians rolax on their "pirogue," or outrigger canoe, THR
in the clear, blue waters of the lagoon at Bora Bora, an hour and a half
Bora Bora's first luxury hotel opens from Tahiti by flying boat.
on
June 1,
as part of Tahiti's tourist expansion programme.
-Pacific Arca Travel Association Photo.
The Israaf State prosecutor for the Eichmann trial, Gideon Hausner, fright,
with glosses) and the assistant State attomey, Gabriel Bach,
QUEEN SALOTE HITS
Auckland.
UEEN SALOTE of
Tonga, head of the
MORMON
BACK AT INVADERS'
Young Tongans, accusiomed Apart from hurricane warn-
State Westoyan Church, has to the simple life, have beenings the now station's main
hit back against the appeal | dazzled by the white-brick, clerings are Wesleyan hymns in
of Mormon missionaries by aluminium - rooted
island
the
Mormon Tongan by massed choirs. built by churches
mly Their organ-like voices have kingsionaries who won the friendship been heard over radios Q.y dom's first broadcasting of Queen Salete's grandfather. far away as New York.
R B. Kenney: 2nd Do 10s Prince opening her Mary's Own Gurkha Hitten (Li-Col
A. 1. Taggart); 48 Gurkha Infantry Brhoude Signat Squadron Major | station. W. P. W. Robertran); 20 Coy Gurkna Army Service Corps (Majur D. J F. Burber
con-
land.
Queen Salote hos borrowed Tongan teenagers are im-41-year-old Basingstoke-born The Mormons have been muk-
thepressed too by such native Mor- Romuld Haggett from the New Ing mass conversions of
converts as pop-singer Zealand Broadcasting Service to The Royal Air Force, contingent- young throughout Polynesia-in mon Commanded by Squadron Leader Tahiti,
Mavis Rivers, who mariled Hawail, Samoa, and
an put the station on its feet. W. M. Sizer.
mong the Macris in New Zealand boxer Johnny Halan, who Cook's old name for the islands American and lives in California, And she has revived Captain In four years their crew-cut Empire title contender.
went to Britain and beginne an by calling the station the
Isles "Friendly
Breadcasting By launching her HK$720,000 Service." 10-kilowatt brendering station But after tening to a hynt- Nukualeta (Land of Love) singing session fram home a Queen Salote hopes to combat Tongan girl living in New Zea- the appeal of rock 'n' roll land gave this verdlet:- Mormon transmissions
from! Hawall,
Nerve
The iloyal Hongkong Defence Force Major 1. G. Daniel, Lingest--jongkong Royal Naval Be-
Delachment
D. F. (1,1 Mckennal. The Hongkong Real- ment (No. 1 Coy, Captálo P. Crabu. wrestlers, and high divers-have opened 52 establiments in
No. 2 Loy, Capt 5. Sun 1100g, No. 3
misslcnacles skilled
boxers,
Coy, Capt R. Lee); Hongkong | Tonga. They offer baseball- playing American way of te with the opportunity of ad- vanced education in Hawaii
the States.
Auxiliary Air Force (FI-LA A, C, T. Rowe-Evrası; and the Hongkong Women's Naval Reserve (2nd Oflecr 1', Wong)
Mechanked entunin curamariced by Lt. Col. R. A. Hardy 17721 Lancers." (LA, Col. R. D. A. Rea- tony; SIN Field Regiment, Royal Artillery, 11. Col. A. t. Dab- bingtou); 19th Field Beginient, Royal Artillery. (Lt. Col. C. 3. Conny 32nd Medien Regiment, Bayal Artillery. (Major J. A. H. A. Preveel Hongkong Bamb Disposal Troop (Maler Lumbent. R. E.:
and 233 Signal Squadrons, loyal Signals. (Captain B. Watson); Est Battalion Royal Northumberland Fusliters, A. A. P. A. Payonne); 1st Battalions 7th Duke of Edinburgh's Gurkha Turies. (Major, 3, N. Kelly): 2nd Battallon 10th Princess Mary'a
Own Gurkha Rife. (Lt. 1960)
Inabah:dar Limbur}
The Ay - past — 'A' Fiight. Two Widgeon Helicopters of the Hong kong Auxiliary Air Tures. Flight Four Austers of the itens kong Auxiliary Air Force. ** Flight. Three Austers of 20th- dependent Reconnalmance Fight. Army Air Corps. 'D' Flight. Five Venom of No. 23 Squadron, Royal Air Force.
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DEATH IN MOUNTAIN
from ALAN TILLIER
RUGGED,
Paris. sweat-stained
miners, working round the clock two miles insido Mont Blanc, hovo called for
grooter security precautions
From the Filos
25
years
ACO.
April 1936
as they blast the world's | THE second court at the
longest road tunnel.
There have already been 600 accidenta since the French end of the tunnel was begun in 1050. The tunnel has cast four lives already and the miners fear will kill more men before Its seven miles are completed.
T
hear
Central Magistracy yes- terday morning was with- out a magistrate to the daily cases owing to the fact that Mr S. F. Balfour was absent, through illnes3. In the meantime, Mr C. The 300 men, hand picked Bramall Burgess was sworn because of their strength to tackle the toughest job in the in as world," have threatened to walk out unless steps are taken to cut The accident rate,
And, say the miners, who have been working in temperatures of more than 100 degrees, the
magistrate and
Mr
W. accompanied by Schofield, First Magistrate, occupied the Bench in the Second Court at noon.
The first case before Mr going is becomial tougher as Burgess was one in which they reach the Franite im-Li Choi, 39, unemployed, mediately under the 8,000ft, pleaded guilty to returning peak of the mountain.
from banishment. One year's hard labour
Explosion
The jast accident. at the imposed.
French entrance to the tunnel 4,000, above the ski resort of Chamonix, cost the lives of two
caused a men an
strike that halted tunneling.
a 72-ton It happened when drilling machine moved forward to attack the black rock and one of its 15 drills hit a buried
explosive charge.
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It in announces that last rail has been laid on the last section of the Canton- Henkowe railway and it is now possible to travel by rail from | Hongkong to Calais.
THE first television film
The French started six meaths later than the Italians, who are boring towards them from Entreves in the Val d'Aosta,
11 was announced that M. Robert Buron, French Minister BBC from Alexandra of Public Works, would visit Palace, headquarters of TV
the tunnel
to see security
measures for himself.
To transmission by
in England, is almost com-
The funnel will cut road pleted. It is hoped to begin distances by up to 185 miles,
test programmes on July 1. The film deals with the history of television to the
It will cost £12,000,000. And the miners remember a saying anong them that mountain Lunnels cest a lite for every mile.present day.
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