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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 15, 1961.

Greece may get back

Elgin Marbles

London, May 14.

Mr Harold Macmillan, the Prime Minister, said in the Commons he would "not dismiss from my mind" a suggestion that the famous Elgin Marbles should be returned to Greece.

Gets honorary degree

Agatha Christie called 'queen of crime fiction'

Exoter. May 14.

Mrs M. Mallowan, famous throughout the world as tho

writer mystory

Agatha

received Christic,

The Elgin Marbles кесте removed from the Acropolis in Athens in 1709 and are now in the British Museum, London.

Mr Francia Noel-Baker (Labour) said it would be a good Iden, no that Anglo- Greck relations had returned to their former happy state, It copic were taken of these rare antiquities, and the originals retarded to Greece.

They would then be seen by far more people.

Mr Macmillan said he would like to consider the suggestion.

Quite complicated

"I la quite a complicated question and cannot be dealt great deal of ponsibly

an

with without a and

legislation."

Honorary Doctor of Literature dogroo at the Univer- sity here.

The public orator described

her as the undoubled Queen of

the realm of crime etion."

Miss Christle is probably best known for her play "The Mouse. Trap," which last December complete its ninth year London's Ambassador Theatre,

3,000 shows

The play has been seen by

more than A million people though the theatre holds only

250,

More than 40 actors have ap- peared in the play and there has been more than 3,000 perform- auces.

All these records have been achieved in London alone. The play has also been staged in inore than 20 countries.

This year it was given its premiere in Czechoslovakia.

tie The former President of West German Repubile, Dr Theodore Heuss, was another re- cpiunt of an honorary degree.- China Mail Special.

Moscow's new street plans

Moscow, May 14. Moscow city authorities have adopted new street plans which the are expected to increase speed of traffic to over 70 miles an hour, Tass reported.

It is planned to close streets in residential areas to all trame

AGATHA CHRISTIE

SUN SHINES

ON LONDON

consideration

um

He added: "I

told by experts that after a great many year of careful preservation in the British Muscem, the Elgin Marbles are in a much better they would condition then probably have been elsewhere.

"There is a problem here, but I will not dismiss this idea from my mind."

The Elgin Marbles, a cotlee- tion of anelent sculptures by Phedelos und other great artista, were brought from Greece in 1000 by the British Ambassador, the seventh Eart of Elgin, after whom they are named.

the They

froin come Parthenon and other buildings on the Attentant Accopolls and were acquired for the British Museum in 1818 for £35,000.

Accused by Byron

at

Lord Elgin was necused The time by the poet, Lord Byron, and others of vandalism and

Bul even dishonesty. Parliamentary Committee entire ly exonerated hin.

His defenders sold that teft. the treasures would prob- ably have bern destroyed by London, May 13.

the Turks, who were using the Bright sunshine and a wind-Parthenon for targe: practice. lers day sent temperatures, crowds and traffic Agures soar ing here today.

AMERICAN GIRLS

IN TROUBLE

Washington, May 14. Illegitimate births in the From United States rose 141,000 to 200,700-or 17 per cent-between 1950 and 1938, Mrs Katherine:

Chief B. Oettinger, the Government Children's Bureau announced.

of

Mrs Oettinger sald, "A large portion" at the births were to teenagers and that in 1938, 40 per cent were to girls under 20.-China Mall Special.

Tongan

people helped

whoro killed

London, May 14. The British Government is to give £7,500 towards relief in the hurricane-stricken island group of Vavau and Haabal in Tongo, two persons word and 8,000 made home- less on March 16 and 17. the Mr Iain MacLeod,

Lold Colonial Secretary,

the House of Communs this when asked what help had been given.

Tonga is British-protected state in the South Pacific, 300 miles from Fi.

Mr MacLeod sald extensive damage was done to houses and pubile buildings, copre planto- tlons and subsistence crops.

QUICK HELP

Was

was

Inavedlate assistance given by the Fiji Government which sent

Public Works Department engineer and the Inspector-General of the Souliz i Pacific Health Service to survey

the Kingdom's needs.

Anti-typhoid vaccine flown in on March 22, clothing and food were provided by the Fill branch

of the Red Cross party consisting of mil and a engineer and 20 artisans with equipment and stores left Fiji for the siteeled areas on March 25.

Mr MacLeod added: "The Nu Zealand and Australlon governments have generously The vessel in which Lord made available foodstuffs to the of £5,000 and £5,000 Elgin shipped 250 feet of the value prize (originally 524 feet in respectively as practical demon- In Central Landon at noon length) was shipwrecked and he strations of interest in the wel- the temperature was 75 degrees had to pay £74,000 for its re-fare of the Tongan people,

A GRANT Fahrenhelt and the Royal Auto-covery,

The British Government has Club reported moblie

During the Second World War, agreed, as a token of sympathy, Д grant of £7.500

да

and build wide ring roads which average of 20,000 cars an hour the marbles were stored in a to make will have 100 subways and

the metropolls for the London underground railway which will cover the immediate vladucts and

pedestrian leaving nu

station.-China Mall Special. seaside.-China Mall Special. crossing.-China Mail Special.

QUEEN SPEAKS TO YOUTH

'World in their hands'

cccasion of Commonwealth Youth Sunday.

"You, now listening to my of our words, hold the future troubled world in your hands," the Queen said.

London, May 14. The Queen told the youth of the British Common- wealth today that they 'hold the future of the

world in their hands.

"Never was there such a time The Queca's mesunge พลย read in many languages in when so much was offered to

Britain youth nor so much churches throughout and the Commonwealth on the of it.

demanded

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"I ask you now to remember that this is a time for greatness in which each one of you will have a part to play."---AP.

Day's rest for actress

Belfast, May 13. Red-haired Irish actress Siobhan McKama had a day's rest from her part in J. M. Synge's "Playboy of the West- ern World" at the Empira Theatre Belfast because Metro Goldwyn Mayer wanted to shoot an extra scene for their Biblo eple "King of Kings."

So that Miss McKenna could be free for filming, the company booked out most of the theatre for one performance.

The theatre management salit other ticket hokters were get- ting a transfer for a subsequent date,

of

The filming of "King King" which tells the Gospel story wild completed some ime ago, but the company de- elded another meme was needed.

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Orchestra going

on tour

Manchester, May 13. Manchester's famed ffalle Orchestra under its conductor, Bir John Barbiroll, is to of concert tour make a Greece. Turkey. Cyprus, Yugoslavia and Italy An August, it was announced.

tour is being sponsored by the British Council,

The Orchestra will appear at Athens, Istanbul, Kyrenia, Nicosia, Bolsoapl, Dubrovnik and Turin, giving 13

in 10 days.

concerts

The tour concides with the Athens, Dubrovnik and Turin Festivals and the Orchestra will give performance at each one. The Orchestra will leave here on Aug. G-China Mall Special.

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