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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
May 06, 1963
Page
3
New Delhi reports Britain and India agreeing on countering China. Secretary Sandys described China as a continuing threat to the subcontinent and pledged substantial aid to India for defending the area. He said talks with Prime Minister Nehru and Indian ministers were cordial and constructive.
Crown Prince Tungi of Tonga, also serving as his country's prime minister, arrived in London from New York for a week of business engagements.
The Minister for the Navy Senator Gorton announced four officers from the RAN Experimental Laboratory were sent to Southeast Asia to scientifically analyze Sea Serpent during a SEATO exercise. The team will share findings with SEATO nations and focus on anti-submarine warfare and air attack results using advanced mathematics to evaluate tactics and quantify the exercise.
Police are asking the driver of a car that struck pedestrian Brian Michael Hickel on Anzac Day in Limestone Avenue to come forward. Hickel, from White Crescent Campbell, was treated for minor injuries at Community Hospital. Const A J Russell said the driver may not have realized Hickel was hit and may not have seen him near the Ainslie Rex hotel around 6 20 pm.
The Plasterers' Union challenges Australian Workers' Union members doing bitumen damp coursing on the new mint. Commissioner G A Findlay will hear the demarcation dispute today at 10 30 a m in the Conciliation and Arbitration Commission. Sittings next week will be the last in City Offices before the Commission moves to the new Courthouse by May 13.
Twenty-one boys rioted at a Korstal corrective training facility in Dumfries last night. Police and fire hoses subdued the disturbance after a mug was thrown at a duty officer during the evening meal. One officer was hospitalised with a facial wound requiring ten stitches. two policemen and a cadet were treated and released.
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