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of the

day

BERLIN AGAIN

FTER being out of

A

the

A1 people, We would wager, lud forgotten that there had ever been suelt a problem. Herlin

once

again became the centre of } the world's attention.

The atom signals

are!

hoisted over this uniqte city, divided between Bhat and West, where in 1948 the greatest airlift of all time was staged by the West successful resiat-

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ance apninst Communist efforts at a take-over,

We nearly went to war ones over Berlin. Do we still stand where we did on this question?

The answer is a most emphatic "you." The rights and free- dom of some 2,000,000 pe ple in West Berlin are sull paramount importance not only to themselves but to the whole Free World, to whom they are a symbol.

If we give way on Berlin, we

519_67t+] miy

pack up every front-and there are many of them-where com- muniem and democracy stand opposed to each other.

More serious

THERE

is no hiding the gravity of the situation. "If anything, ist more! serious in 1961 than it was when the Russian first showed their hand ever Berlin.

And the West

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more

interested today in doing a deal with the Communist world over Berlin thun it was at that time.

This is the attitude of every person who believes in free- .dom.

But it would be foolish to declare that the West is united over this issue. Here and there voices have been, ruised the voices of those whose ennerpt of freedom is not all that it should be,

"Why should we worry about West Berlin" they demand. "The place isn't worth world war. If the Russians

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Espionage controversy comes to an end CZECH ENVOY FLIES HOME

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TROPICAL Czechoslovakia

STORM

OFF HONGKONG

The depression that formed some 600 miles off Hongkong last night intensified this morning into o tropical storm, Royal Observatory spokesman said today."

In a gale warning issued

this afternoon the Observatory said that the

storm Wos centred near 14.6 de- grees north and 114.6 degrees cast at Noon.

This places it some 460 miles south

Hongkong,

of

Winds of 37 knots have been reported 120 miles south of the con- tro.

It is forecast to in- tensify and to ΠΙΟΥΣ slowly west north-west for the next 24 hours.

NORWEGIAN

SHIP

LOSES A PROPELLER

New York, June 21.

GUILTY OF CARELESS DRIVING

complies with Police Superintendent

U.S. demand

United Nations, June 21.

Miroslav Nacvalac, Czech United Nations diplomat, accused of espionage by the United States, leaves by plane for home today, a spokesman at the Czechoslo vakian U.N. delegation headquarters said.

IS MARTIN

BORMANN DEAD?

London, June 21.

The United States earlier had, threatened to depart the nceused unless he was recalled. Naevulae is Czecholovakia's No. 4 United Nations diplomat.

Copy

Decision

A Czech spokesman said Nac- value would leave for Prague at 1400 GMT today from lewild Airport 15118822.

Czech

gets

a $250 fine

J. J. E. Morrin, a Superintendent of the Hongkong Police Force, was fined $250 with the alternative of seven days' imprisonment for careless driving by Mr 1. T. Morris at Cause- way Bay Magistracy this morning.

Morrin pleaded guilty.

M. H. Atkinsoti, Inspector prosecuting, said that on the

afternoon of May

23, Morri was the driver of a car which was proceeding up Stubbs-road towards the Peak.

Near centre Neur Rosary Path there was

tall Air France negotiate this

sources

Inspector Atkinson sald the goods vehicle was on its side of road but near the centre.

As a result, the two vehicles collided. A private ear following the goods vehicle crashed into the rear part of the goods vehicle.

Morrin, In mitigation, said that he had nothing to say except he a very sharp left hand blind misjudged the corner slightly.

Morrin

the In

sentence, started

pussing Eu bend.

bend and went Magistrate said that Morrin hud slightly over the centre of the bad good sense to plead guilty to the summons, and so avoided what might easily have been # lengthy investigation. The Court noted with satisfaction, and to his credit, that he had, with

road.

a

time, there was At the goods vehicle coming from the

and direction

also opposite

egotiating the bend.

Canadian dollar steadies

sujd earlier that they believed their government would comply with the State Department's decision Hugh Trevor-Roper, the that Naevalat must go-UPI.

leeding British authority-. on the history of the last World War, said today that there was no proof that Martin Barmann, the right-hand man of Adolf Hitler, had died in 1945. Trevor-Roper, who is Pro- fessor of Modern History ot Oxford University. WOX eam- menting on a statement made in aioscow today by Soviet Marshal Vassil Chuikov to the effect that Borman had died during the last days of the Third Reich, In May 1945.

NOT PROVED

The Norwegian linor Stavan- | Trevor-Roper said that Bor- gerfjord arrived in New manu's death had never been York today 54 hours lateroved. He said that he himself had been told the same thing, due to the loss of its star- but the statement had not bern boord propeller on June conclusively proved.

12 when it was 425 miles Tvar Roper carroborated by outside of Stavanger.

Marshal Chuikov's statement | Capt Odd Aspelund, master of that Nazi propaganda chief the ship, sald that as soon as he Joseph Goebbels had asked for knew what had happened, be an- the armistice.-AFP.

Euttneed it 10 the passengers over the public address system und the 349 passengers took the nowa greculully, with no partic.

DELAY

"There were a few disappoint-

want a new set-up in the ments," he added, "because of city, let them have it. Their the unavoidable delay in getting proposals are not anreason to New York and the inevitable able, after all”

missing of connections with plants and trains,"

Bul passenger. joked there was

problem.

because BIO

the

On the face of it, the Russiaun demands on Berlin are not unreasonable, it must be admitted. After all, Hitler's Stavangerfjord erew holds the war has been over a long international felst racing title, time and it is about time and at a pinch rauld have rowed we got together and settled the passengers ashare. the argument over this sure spot What's the point of keeping Western troops in a city where they are surrounded hy Red forces and could be

Aspelund was asked how the propeller could have been lost and he said he had no idea how such a mishap could arvur.

The chip carries two reserve

* 2 a few hours-ur propellers with it and tomorrow

on.

And so on, and so

But there is another aspect tu this situation. It is not only a matter of a city, a physleal feature on a map.

I

Freedom

Is that vastly more im- portant thing -- freedom. Now freedom is something for which we have fought two major wars in a life time. Men will suffer and dio for freedom. And men will suffer and die for Ber- lin if neoda be,

We hope it never comes to that because war is a foul and bloody thing and only madman would deliberately

world start another break.

to

the Stavangerfjord will ga Todd Shipyards in Brooklyn for drydock and replacement of the propeller.-UPI.

SIX ESCAPE

AFTER

SEA CHASE

Macau, June 22. Five men and a woman reached Praia Grande Bay

landed Here

safely after being chased by a Chinese patrol boat on the night of June 19.

They came all the way froni Shekki, down the Pearl River in a fishing Junk.

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At the entrance of Macao Harbour

Communist patral boat spotted them and gave clase.

Shallow water inside the Day prevented the gunboat going any further-AFT.

CUSTOMS SEARCH HEAD

OF PENGUIN BOOKS

Sydney, June 21.

Airport customs officials went through the baggage of the Managing Director of Penguin Books, Sir Allen Lane, when he arrived from England today.

Sir Allca was delayed Jong after all other passengers had

at $5.51 in Hongkong

After wild fluctuation in Hongkong in which the Canadian dollar plunged from $5.70 on Tuesday to $4.50 on the free market yesterday, the buyers rate this morning crept up to

a drop of approximately 31⁄2 per cent. steady at $5.51

This morning's rate was fixed! Mr Y. H. Kan, Director and

of the Bank of East) the Hongkong Exchange Manager

Asia, Lid, said that "the trade Banks Association.

"It is based on the London between Hongkong and Canada to affect big enough market where Sterling climbed is not from Can.$2,70 tu Cun.2.00 Hongkong as a whole in face of

said yesterday."

Mr 0. W. Canadian dollar devaluation." Reynolds, Chairman of the As

Referring to the slight rise in celation.

The Intended devaluation of the prices of gold and the Canadian dollar would dollar on local market, Mr Kon interfere with longkong's ex-sold he believed that was due more to the reflow of capital ports to Canada slightly, he

appileations from unsuccessful for Jardine's shares than to the 2 devaluation report.

Wold.

U.S.

The price of commercial gold (9.45 #neness) rose from $257.75

NOT BIG ENOUGH "Hongkong exporters would gel less Hongkong dollars for goods shipped to Canada." Although Hongkong exporters per thel on Tuesday to a closing might adjust their prices to off-price of $200.50 yesterday. set the effect, he believed the opened at $259.87 this morning. tendency would be to deter the

dow of goods from Hongkong to Canada,

In contrast, Canadian exports

It

The price of US dollars in- creased from $5.78 on Tuesday

to $5.78 yesterday and $5.79

to Hongkong would benefit front this morning.

the devaluation..

(SEE ALSO P.3)

EXPLOSION IN

LIGHTHOUSE:

ONE MISSING

Cleveland, June 21.

Three cold and hungry men trapped on a lonely lighthouse rock in Lake Superior for three days by an explosion were rescued today. A fourth man was reported missing,

Th

TSHOMBE STILL HELD

Leopoldville, June 21. The Congoleso Interior

Ministor,

d

complete candour, adiniited the offence alleged against him.

Mr Morris added that although defenduul Was

respected member of the Paller Force in this Colony, he must neverthe- less be dealt with in the same way as any other people who

pured In court.

Mr Cyrillo Adoulo, told Reuter today that-President Tshambe of Katanga was still dotained by the army at the para- troop comp ot Cont Mai- son, outside Leopoldville,! and that there were plans to transfer him. Dr Sture Linner, chief U.N.

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representative in the Congo,

later quoted Mr Adoula as say- ing at a meeting that he hopes Mr Godefroid Munongo, Katan- ga Interior Minister, will come to Leopallville with other poll- tical leaders.

Mr Adoula sald he would re- was des- The missing man was identif- comment the release of Mr

Third-class Tshombe Engineman

if the proposed lis- He

D political cussions led to settlement. Reuter.

explosion

at the lighthouse a shambles. The three Standard Nock Lighthouse on survivors were on the pler, con-

destroyed Sunday night

all dent they would eventually be their food except two tins of rescued. left the customa room at the beans. All clothing

troyed

the except overseas terminal, anİ

work uniforms tho Coast William A. Maxwell, 34,

had been Guardsmen were wearing.

a sent to repair generator and was near it when MAKESHIFT

the explosion occurred.-UPI.

-

cialmed later; "I've never had such a thorough going- over by customs anywhere."

D-MAN OF TASTE Sir Allen expressed murprise !

But if we were to give way

summered

The men pitched a makeshift The Federal Government's camp on the plor because dead- Philadelphia, June 21. ban on the sale of the "Trial | ¡y fumes from smouldering.com) Bernard Dinerman, 40, of Lady Chatlericy" in Aus- made it impossible for them to over Berlin our whole poni general manager of a book dis

tralia.

take shelter in the wrecked | tion againnt communism tributing fem which pullee said He said his company would ob-lighthouse. ;

overnight. handled a farge

tain pornographic

legal

000 advice

"The men wern rescued by a whether to challenge the ban. Const Guard cutter which went trade, told Judge David L. Uliman that he did not read the and added: "I would have out to learn why the then huell.

thought there would be nabeen out of radle contact with material be sold.

objection to the transcript of their headquarters.

would crumble No place would be safe any more,

...

We have given away enough to the Reds since the war ended in 1945. There must be no more white flags.

"My congratulations on your good taste, Sir," the Judge re- plled.UPI

the trial."-China Mall Spe The cutter Woodrush radford that i found the: 09-year-old

cipl.

SC

MITIGATION

FALSE ALARM

New York, June 21. Truck driver Marlon Sherek, of Camby, Indiana, said there was no reason to put up a police alarm just because he was two dayn tale with A $00,000 beef shipment.

Cleveland, June 21. The man who left the stalled car in heavy traffe had an ex- euse, but it wasn't good enough to keep him out of Jafl.

Sherck said he got tired of Ile shouted to the pursuing, driving from Denver

to East complaining polleman that the Rutherford, New Jersey, so he car didn't belong to him, pulled off the road and went to didn't It was stolen.-UPI.

sleep,-UPI.

CROSSES

CHANNEL

ON A BED

London, June 21. A 26-year-old bank em- bloyee. Robert Platten, to- day crossed the English Channel In xlx hours and 20 minutes on an old copper

bedstead.

his

Lying comfortably Ko

bed, mounted on a calarmaran powered by an outboard motor, Platten sei out from St Margaret's Bay near Dover and landed near Calata on the north French coast.

He had hoped to mako the cross' in 'six' hours,

Platten.

who olaima people

are loring their spirit of adventure, plans make bie next Channel crossing on a 'coffin‚¬AFT.

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