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Comment of the

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SCHOOL TERRORS

EXPER

AXPERIMENTS are to bu Meurred out next month in the use of a 43-letter alpha- bel in some 24 primary schools maintained by the local authorities in Britain,

THE WEATHER

Moderate SW'ly winds. Fair apart from Isolated showers, At 1 pm at the Observatory the temp was 88 degrees F and the relative humid 78 per cent.

CHINA

No. 38063

Russia must

Established 1845 FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1961.

LATE FINAL

MAIL

Prico 20 Centa,

6 Jats wankly through

BANGKOK

to

THE U.S.A.

via the Middle Eart and Europe. PHONE 37031

÷PAN: AMERICAN

bear consequences of aggression

KENNEDY SOUNDS A WARNING

Soviets charged

with

slander

and deception

Washington, Aug. 24,

The consent of the parrots The White House said in a statement today

w be required before any

child is admitted to these! classes.

Some sympathy wax ex

pressed in the House of Lords with the unfortunate children who would have to learn two alphabets in one. Lord Hailsham said the idea was that the new niphabet is an aid to learning the d alphabet and orthography, and not a handicap towards |

it.

Pr

ARENTS' consent is 112 for similar experiments in China or for much else, for that mat-

ter.

The new phonetir alphabet his heen under fairly extensive trial in China for some time;

How.

The must

recent verdig

the problems came from Harbin, where the Harbin Municipal Bureau of Educa-

that the "United States must serve a solemn warning to the Soviet Union" that any interference by the Soviet Government or the East German regime with free access to West Berlin "would be an aggressive act for the con- sequences of which the Soviet Govern- ment would bear full responsibility.”

which

has

The statement,

Germany and น่าจ pledged been approved by President word of the Soviet Government

Rusk, Kemedy and Mr Bean

the Allied to co-operate with

the the Secretary of State, was A governments to mitigate

Soviet effects of the administrative sharp rejoinder to the note and yesterday

division of Germany and Berlin' by facilitation of the move- three Western powers"

Western that the

ment of persons and goods and routes to Berlin had been used the exchange of information'

air

to the alleging

ass

the

Berlin.

to further "the unlawful and | Throughout Germany, including Enyolive activities" of Weat German Government in Berlin,

The statement Kaid the charges in the Soviet note

false, "urs

the Soviet AL Government well known.”

I wait this was "clearly but

DM more step in a deliberate

tipe summed up the teachingpaign of deception and ot- of the Han language alpha-empted intendation designed

to distract attention from but in the embor kinder- † fallures of the Soviet Govern- garten classCA.

ment and to heighten work Lensions."

Most xal educational bodies

seem to fight shy of ex- pressing themselves in the experiments, though they have been in progress since 1968.

It seems that the big Joes in this, as in other matters, found the going hard.

any rate the silence of other experimental areas rather diminishes the sum4*~ what optimistic and favour- able Harbin report, which Insials that the phonetic alphabet has a "promoting effect" on the quality of child education.

Children who have mastered the spelling-quíte a job in itself have "acquired a simple too for conveying their thoughts and feeling. But the rest difficulty is that the Party folk want to do too much to soon,

Til Minister of Culture

exprets the new adphidiet classes to rend and to do sure, to correct dialects, Party and to imbibe propaganda with their les- sons, including, "education in love of vegetables." Considerable ingenuity

being shown in trying to Bystem enforce the along the lines laid down by the Party but jewels of shining commonsense appear ideological amidst the ardour.

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Hands off, says Britain

London. Aug.. 25. Britain.

apparently Neri- ously perturbed by Russia's latest note, warned Moscow yesterday to keep its hands off the air corridors to West Berlin.

A Foreign Office spokes- man said. Ve would re- gard any threat to the air communications with Berlin 34.5 as extremely serious matter."-UPI.

Free men

The slanderous remarks of the Soviet Government about the legitimater activities of free men in West Berlin suggest that, somehow, the Soviet Govern- ment supposes the United States to share the Soviet view that to dictatorship is: subservience the proper mode of German life..

"The peaceful commitment lo of West freedom of the people Berlin and the restraint of their leaders under great provoca- tion have never been de- monstrated more plainly than in recent days,

"Morvover, it is strange that the Soviet Government should protest against relations between West Germany and West Berlin time when it is insisting upon the identity of East Berlin with East Germany.

These charges and allegations can thus not be taken seriously. What must be taken seriously by the whole world, however, is the scarcely veiled threat of aggression against the Allled air routes to and from West Berlin.

Approved

"The Linited States must serve

Centurions on the alert

CHOLERA: Two more cases discovered

Two more new cases of cholera have been found, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 60. Of these, six have been fatal.

Four victims in hospital are n the danger list.

The statistical position at 11 am today was as follows;

Supels under observation

Swimming

cases, the

well advised or bathe in the

People inoculated at Govern-in view of the continuing ap- ment centres and by moblie pearance of cholera tearns yesterday..........about 88,000. | public would be

not to swim | harbour area or from beaches Although all tests of water where there are cummuuities of Contacts in Chatham-road from popular sea buthing re- | bont people in the vicinity.

ports have proved negative, the discharged to date Director of Medical and Health Services said this morning that,

.....

Contacts

The White House nute said: "The Soviet note of August 23, 1961. is clearly but one step in a deliberate campaign of deception und attempted π- timidation designed to distract Agressive set for the con- |attention from the failures of sequences of which Goverment would the Soviet Government and to heighten world tensions,

responsibility."

a solemn warning to the Soviet quarantine ewitre....380. the Soviet Government or its77. Union that any interference by

more East German regime with free access to West Berlin would be

"The charges

allega-

the Soviet bear

full

In issuing the statement, Mr

Salinger. Pre

the White Liri Containi in this no louse Press Secretary, sald that with respect to the United States and its allies are fake, it represented the view of the as the Soviet Government well

United States Government, and knows. That such statements that it had been approved by should be made with respect the President and the Secretary

Mr Dean Rusk to activities in the free West of State,

ern sectors of Berlin at the although I was riut a statement

ry moment when the Soviet issued by Government is sealing off the son.

ETNA ERUPTS

Singapore-Malaya merger by 1963?

Mr Lee

Singapore, Aug. 24.

All swimming pools are being tested dally and are considered safe, with the excepilon of the Victoria Park swimming pool, which will remain closed while defects in the pool's ration plant are being remedled.

Meanwhile, the Hongkong- Kowloon Free Medical Practi- tioners Association, a body of charity elinler doctors, h- nounced that it will join the

of campaign

anti-cholera inoculations today.

The Association has bought a large quantity of the vaccine, Chan Koon- according to Dr

wah, the Association's Pre- sident, the morning,

the 13th floor of Paterson

5 H

British

armoured

tanks and

rumble,

cors

along a street in Wast Berlin in hoavy groin during on unheralded alert exercise,

British, Franch and American troops in Barlin ore on a permanent alert basis in view of the danger of fighting on the East-West Berlin border. -Associated Press photo.

Resignation of Sahara Minister

Reshuffle in French cabinet

Paris, Aug. 24. The French Cabinot

was

reshuffled tonight follow- ing the resignation of Mr Robert Lecourt, the Minis- ter responsible for the Sahara,

It was announce that the Information Minister, Mr Louis Terrenoire, becomes Minister delegate at the Prime Minister's office.

Mr Bernard Chenot, Minister or Health, was named Justice Minister in succession to Mr Edmond Michelet,

Now

ANNOUNCED

Government appoint- ments announced today, include: Senator Edgar Pisani becomes Agriculture Minister, in succes sion to Mr Henri Rochereau.

Mr Joseph Fontanet, Secretary of State for Commerce becornea Minister of Health.

Mr Christain de la Malene becomes Secretary of State for Information,

replacing Mr Terrenoire with a change title. Mr Jean de Broglie (Con- servative Deputy) becomes Secretary of Slatz for the Sahara and Overseas Territories, replacing Mr 'Lecourt.

Mr Francols Mispole (UNR deputy) is appointed Secretary of State for Repatriation, A now post-Reuter,"

TEN KILLED

Lima, Aug. 24.

Ten persons were killed and

45 injured today in the plunge of a bus down n cliff on the Pan American highway 30 miles north of Lima.-AP.

TEXTILE PACT EXTENSION UNTIL END OF

NEXT YEAR

London, Aug. 25.

"As from today, our Associe- The Hongkong Cotton Advisory Board has on premises at Room No. 5 on

accepted the new British proposal for an 11-month extension of the textile agreement between the Colony and 'Bri- tain.

any individual per- Mr Lee Kuan-yew, Singapore's Prime Minister, eastern sector of the city Is Later Mr Salinger sold said tonight that short of an accidental an act of cynicism and frees- there would be a reply to

intervention from outside quarters-the mer-Building in Causeway Bay will isponsibility.

yesterday's Soviet note, add- "This act is also a directing "1 would think it would ger of Singapore with the Federation of be open from 7 pm to 10 pm violation of the Soviet Govern- be in a matter of daye."

dolly for tree public inocula- Malaya was bound to take place before or tions," he said. cominiumment 10 'the He sald the White Houst ment's

WIS

by 1963.

The Association intends to aut economic and political unity of statement issued tonight !

"not a substitute for the In-

up a few more free inoculation tended reply to Moscow."

was talking lo re-tonight which said a working centres in Kowloon. In answer to another ques-porters on his return from party would be set up to tion, he said that the four Kuala Lumpur where he had examine implications arising power Allled working group of been discussing the issue with from possible merger. Ambasadors, who had mel the Malaya Prime Minister, again today at the State Dr Tunku Abdul Rahman. partment to discuss the Berlin "I has taken us two years issue, saw the White House and three months lu get off the statement before it was issued. | launching pad, so to speak, and Asked why there had been I think we are off," said Mr Lec such a quick reaction to the who seemed In very good of Soviet nale, Mr Salinger ro-humour. theplied: "We want to make our He was

questioned on The poltion known."-Reuter.. joint communique issueil earlier

It has been found too much for children of five or six years to learn

both the erupling Mount phonetic alphabet and the Han characters,

DIVIDENDS

[R Selwyn Lloyd refuses to

Msive civil servants in-

crenses in their wages even If theou have been awarded by arbitration.

The Government feels that it

must net an example by stabilising wages.

The Chancellor has also said

Catonis, Aug. 24, Blackish sund from the Eina volcano fell on villages on the mountain slopes and on Calanta at the fool of the volcano today.

and The volcano erupted ash smoke, accompanied bry ex- plosions, and two trickles lavu, snaked down from northeastern crater-Reuter.

JAILED FOR MURDER HE DID NOT COMMIT

Palermo, Aug. 24.

An Italian court has ordered the State Treasury to pay 6,500,000 Liro (HK$59,200) damages to a man convicted in a murder casa and fator found to bo innocent.

n

that there should be no in-This is the first ruling of its

kind

lost under

year's creune In dividends.

damages law, which gives the right to "equitable repara- tlon" from the Stats for miscarriage of Justice if

the person is acquitted by Supreme Court is at a retrial ordered by this mouri, The Palermo Court of Appeals

Yot when the Government- owned company Cable and Wirolean put up its dividend did Mr Lloyd object? The Government should wet an on dividends no exemplo woli un wagon,

awarded the damages yester- day to Salvatore di Marls, 40, who was sentenced to 24 years jall seven years agɔ In connection within murder three years before. Another man later confessed on his death bed to police that ho wan responsible for killing. Di Maria was retried

the

Moscow, Aug. 24, The book pavillon In

The British Board of Trade } zion there of a period of 11 has announced that it has been months from February until

the authorised by

Hongkong the end of December, 1902, to release the Government

should be accepted.

He replied that this would be French Exhibition has proved following statement;

to

ม

the

"Full details will be on- nt official level and would hold such BLICCC with Soviel "The Cotton Advisory Board its first meeting within a week. visitors

nounced as soon as possible. that two uniformed is advited by a majority, "Our destlöles are one," Mr

"The Hongkong Government, policemen were, assigned today cluding a majority of weaving at the request of the Cotton Lee said of Malaya and Binga-

to patrol the hall, apparently interests directly concerned, Advisory

Is therefore pore.

Board, book that Her Majesty's Government taking steps to administer

proposal for an interim under- 180 taking to the UK cotton in- guldes said

hove vanished dustry to limit exports of tho pavilion's cotton piece goods and made- up goods to the UK for reten-

la

prevent wholesale "I think háth aiden' recor-

borrowing.

Exhibition nise that we share a common French volumes desilay and our problem how best to ensure that thai | #9, far from to shelves.-UPL common destiny leads us PEACE, progress and pro- *perity."

Mr Lee was asked how the prospect of merger filled into the plans for a greater Malaysin taking in North Borneo, Brunel | and Sarawak.

"As far as I am concerned the Ho Tunku and I discussed merger and on the basis of Singapore and

the Federation," he said.

A

17/21 PHOTO CONTEST

Three Minolta cameras, three flash-guns and stocks of Alms and photographic paver. Those are the prizes the China Mall ÎN offering in iis 17/21 Club Photographic Competition, and acquitted absolutely.

The compolition la open to There are three sections in then sued for material

nural damages.

members of the club only. Any | the competi|ion; portraits, 'pets Previously, the victim of a

77 closing date for ne Singapore and person wanting to join. the club and general. miscarriage of justice, had no Mataya are concerned, historiard if they are the 17/21 age is October 2. right to claim damages from cally, merger is inevilifute, and | bracket, just has to fill ima the State. All he could do think the Federation discussed | membership form which will be Send in your exities together was ack for a relief payment it with in to that basis though included in the 17/21 Club with a competition entry form if he proved he was destitute, that is not for me to #ny," rection of

Challa which to publiched, every day -Neulor.

In the Chino Mail.

Reuter.

Mail.

tomorrow's

arrangements."--UPI.

TYPHOON

LORNA

the

Taipei, Aug. 24. Typhoon Lorna, with 145- mile-an-hour winds, advanced tonishi on southeast Formóna. With the main force of thro blow, yet to come, raging Wind battered

faland's Pacifle const botween the townis of, Hualien and Taftung,

If it keeps its present course, the typhoon will hit the copst on Friday morning-AP

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