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THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH 7 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17 / 1960.312

Seen For The First Time

Part of the stalactite drapery in the huge Karamu Cave on the North Island of New Zealand. These were seen for the first time when a recent expedition discovered, entrance passages never before trodden by man. Two of the explorers can be seen moving up the muddy creek bed in the floor of the cave.

CPA's New Route To Australia

BRITAIN

ADMINISTERS Q

Too Shy To A REBUKE TO

Talk To Victims

Brunswick, Nov. 6. The self-styled "master

Bex

killer," Rudolf Pleil, charged here with 10 mur- ders, today told the Court that his alleged accoin- plice, Karl Hoffman, was "the diplomat. who chose our victims.”

PEKING

London, Nov. 6.

Britain deplored the resort to force by the Chinese Government in Tibet, Mr. Ernest Davies, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,¿.. told Parliament today.

He said that Britain supported the stand....! taken by India. Britain continued to consult other t interested Governments on this issue, he said.

Pleil, a 26-year-old former Mr Davies said: "On the trans-invaders had today reached d policeman, soldier and black-fer of power to India in 1947 all Reting, about 6 miles north-east smith, who has claimed killing existing treaty rights and obliga- of Lhasa, as his hobby, was "too shy tions of the British Government to address his victims, mostly with regard to Tibet were women, before he killed them, sumed by the Government of he told the Court.

India.

Pleil has claimed "complete sexual satisfaction" from dead bodies.

A witness, Mrs Margaret Lan- ger, testified to seeing Hoffman, a former French Foreign Legion- naire, with a tall, young woman several times in late 1945. Hoffman spoke Spanish, she said,

Pleil broke in to say: "Yes, he was always the diplomat who

chose our victims,"

The Court heard how in early

1946 an unknown woman's body was found naked with her face damaged by repeated blows and one finger severed.

her,

Tsopon Shakabpa, the leader as of the Tibetan

Peking, said tonight that he had delegation to

received no instructions from Lhasa to proceed to Peking.

"When we Informed the Tibetan Government of this change we expressed our inten- tion of continuing to take a friendly interest in the main- tenance of Tibetan autonomy.

The delegation, commissioned to discuss with the Chinese status of Tibet, has halted for 19 authorities the future political

some weeks in Kalimpong fol lowing preliminary discussions with the Chinese Ambassador

"That is still our attitude. "The British Government have, over a long period, recog-in New Delhi. nised Chinese suzerainty over Tibet, but only on the under- standing that Tibet is regarded as

autonomous.

Tonight's report that advance

units of the Chinese 2nd Field

Tibetan

Army Division and "Since 1011 Tibet has enjoyed "People's troops" had reached de facto independence. It would Reting followed earlier reports be ludicrous to suggest that Tibet that Chinese and Tibetan "Peo

ple's troops", pushing out from is a threat to anyone."

the fortress of Gyamdzong, cap- According Mr Davies continued: "Talkstured by them on November 1, had reached a point where the column would split into groups-one heading

other for Reting-Reuter.

RETING OCCUPIED

two

straight

to Pleil, Hoffman murdered between the Tibetan mission

and the Chinese Embassy

in Wellington, Nov, 6. the

started in Septem- trans Tasman

Pleil last week offered to New Delhi passenger The Australian and New trade, which will remain

the extort a confession from Hoff- ber. As a result of these talks for the Tibetan capital, and the! Zealand Governments

mission have monopoly of the Tasman

its expressed agreed to allow the Canadian | pire Airways.

willingness to go to Peking to continue the talks there,"

Em- man,

whom he has

often the threatened since the trial

Pacific Airlines to fly across the Until de Havilland Comet jet opened. Piell has been in prison

Tasman Sea on its Pacific route | airliners from Vancouver to Sydney, it

was announced today.

The Canadian Pacific Airlines will not be allowed to share in

available are

1947. the for manslaughter since Canadian company will use A diary he wrote there contain- Canadair-4s. It will begin a ing "obscene passages" revealed fortnightly service on February his murders, the police claimed. 12 next year.-Reuter.

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DANGEROUS QUESTION Just as the Tibetan mission were starting their journey to Peking, the Chinese Govern- ment announced that its troops were on their way to Tibet, he

said.

New Delhi, Nov. 6. Reports from Kalimpong_on_ the Indian-Tibetan border sald: today that the invading Chinese Communists have reached Ret- ing, only 60 miles from the Tibetan capital of Lhasa.

Mr Edward Wakefield (Con- servative) asked: "Do you con-

Informed sources said that sider the Chinese occupation of under the Indo-Tibetan 'treaty Tibet to be a potential threat signed in 1908 andi reaffirmed to the security of India?"

in 1910, the Indian Gover menti Mr Davies replied:"

"That is entitled to station troops for: would be a very dangerous the protection of trade routes.. question to answer."

But the clauses provided that

st

Mr. Peter Smithers (Conser- such troops would be with vative) asked Mr Davies to tell drawn when the Chinese ombu ka China that she could not ex-Tibetan Government, claimed, pect to "continue the amenities that they were in a position to

of peacetime while waging two protect the trade routes them- local wars of aggression."

The quicker this could be emphasised the more likely it was that these local wars could be limited, he said.

ATTITUDE AFFECTED

Mr Davies replied: "Clearly if China does take action, as has been taken in this case, it must influence our attitude to- wards her.”

Lord Dunglass (Conserva. tive) asked if any special con- ference was being called be- tween the Governments of

and India, Pakistan, Britain the United States.

"Do you realise that unless there is a common policy be tween India and Pakistan there is no sound basis for the de- fence of South East Asia?" he asked.

selves.

The sources believed that the Chinese or Chinese-spon- sored Tibetan Government would invoke that clause and urge the withdrawal of Indian. forces and agencies.-United Press.

Radio Hongkong

H.K.T.

6. "Hongkong Calling" * --- Pró- Kramme Summary: 6.02. "Come into the Parlour" Music and Songs from Northern Ireland. Eddie Shaw and His Band (BBCTS); 8.30, Can- Leo Wal-lan and S.K. Lee (Studio) tonese by Radio Given by Miss 6.0, Organ Solo by Fernando Ger- man; World News and News Analysis (London

Relay); 7.15. "Let ter from America

By Alistair Cooke

(London Relay 7.30,

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Presented by Alleen..

8.10.

Woods (Studio); 0, "From the Edi- torials" (London

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Box Bert Gillette at the

Ham- Organ; 8.30, "Take It From With Joy Nichols, Dick

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Mr Davies replied: "We are in active consultation with those Governments—with the Commonwealth and other Governments.”

Mr Emrys Roberts (Liberal)

Bentley and suggested that the matter (BCTS): 9, "Forum should be

brought before the (Studio): 9.30, United Nations Security Coun-

cll.

Edwards

in the Air" Enjoyment of No. : "Harmony" by the Rev. Father T.F. Ryan,

(Studio); 10, Radio News Feet A (London Relay);

Weather Report: 10.16, London

Promenade Orchestra; 10.30, Tho World"

Mr Davies' repiled: "That is one of the matters which is being considered in the light EBCTS);

of these events."

Mr Sydney Silverman (Labour) thought that it would facilitate matters if the United Nations could be persuaded to recognise the actrial de facto Government of China so that

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it could be present at the Security Council ötself. Mr

Benghazi, Nov. 6. Davies did not reply to this. The Government of Cyrenaica ADVANCE ON LHASA today banned the publication fo -Meanwhile, Chinese Com-"Al Watani", the only inde munist troops are expected to pondent newspaper in Benghazi, enter Lhasa, the Tibetan copl- for 60 days, ·

tal, within the next three days. The newspaper is, alleged; tö/" Observers in Kalimpong. ‚ fore- | have published editious _cast^this after reports that the articles.--Reuter,

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