PAGE 2, THE HERALD, Thursday, September 15, 1977 Diplomat spies “TORONTO (CP)- The Sun says a Chinese diplomat has been barred from the country after the RCMP found him engaging in espionage-like activities. :In an Ottawa place lined story, the newspaper says that after denying the report, the external affairs department the incident had takenplace. The department did not name the diptomat or the activities in which he is alleged to have been engaged. ‘However, the newspaper says it has learned the action atose from increasing attempts by the Chinese embassy to infiltrate Chinese-Canadian organizations and replace leadership traditionally friendly to the nationalist govern- ment of Taiwan with pro-Communist supporters of Peking. The statement by the external affairs department said the action was taken “following the departure of the diplomat on completion of his assignment in May.” Tel talks break ‘VVANCQUVER (CP)- Negotiators for the British Columbia Telephone Co. and the 10,000 member Telecommunication Workers Union of B.C, opened a fresh round of labor negotiations Wednesday but broke off the talks within an hour. _ Company spokesman Keith Matthews said the union insisted on sticking to the letter of the settlement report of federal concilitor Noel Hall, while the company sought further negotiations to settle several issues including management rights, technological change and contracting out of work. ; ‘ There was no immediate comment from. union negotiators who were armed with a 73 percent strike vote. Their previous contract expired Dec. 31, 1976. Insurance rights VANCOUVER (CP)- The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia said Tuesday it has filed notice of intent to appeal a recent B.C..Supreme Court ruling that says in- surance. industry policies should be in harmony with the provincial rights code, Mr. Justice K.E. Meredith ruled against an ICBC attempt to overtura a human rights board of inquiry decision that it had jurisdiction ot hear the complaint of Vancouver Island resident Robert Heerspink who said his fire insurance policy was cancelled by ICBC because of a pending charges of possession and trafficking in marijuana. Labor campaign VICTORIA (CP(- The British Columbia Federation of Labor will launch a major education campaign to inform workers in B.C. of the effects of proposed amendments to the provincial Labor code, a federation spokesman said ay. . Ron Johnson said the move was decided at a meeting here attended by about 150 unjon staff representatives and business agents. - The meeting was prompted by the ‘govenrment's proposed amendments to the code, which received second reading in the legislature Tuesday. Johnson said the union representatives were unanimous in their opinion that the amendments were disastrous and had to be opposed. . But he said rather than protest the legislation at this stage with work stoppages or 4 general strike, the federation members feltit was best to first fully inform worker son the long-term effects of the legislation. Johnson also said the union leaders felt that, along with fighting. against such legislation, workers should also do everything they can to see that the Social Credit part is not returned to power in the next provincial election. Whale watch VICTORIA (CP(- Miracle, the sick, orphaned killer whale, was taken off food Wednesday as Sealand officials anxiously watched for traces of red dye in her pool at a Victoria hotel. Sealand manager Angus Matthews said Miracle: was given the red dye Tuesday night and delay in having it pass through the whale’s system is proof the animal has a blockage. ; He said Miracle is continuing to receive medication, but to feed her at this point would be to aggravate the problem. **She's put on enough weight that starvation isn’t going to get her if she's on a reduce diet for several days,” he said. The whale stopped eating Sunday after being treated for more than a month following its rescue from Menzie Bay, about 240 kilometres northwest of here. from a gunshot wound and near starvation by a fisherman. Guy’s gab gagged VICTORIA (CP(- The secretary of the British Columbia Federation of Labor has turned down an offer by Phil Gaglardi, former Social Credit cabinet minister, to appear on radio or television to debate new labor code amendments introduced last week by Labor Minister Allan Williams. The colorful former Highways Minister told a meeting Monday of the Independent Contractors’ and business that there was a mounting ground-swell of opposition by ordinary workers against such labor leaders as Len Guy. Guy, through the federation office, Tuesday. said the voters of Kamloops “have already indicated how they feel about Mr, Gaglardi’s pronouncments.” Gaglardi represented the Kamloops riding from 1952 until ‘he was defeated in the 1972 provincial election. Boards break bones WINNIPEG (CP(- A leading orthopaedic surgeon says at least 120 Winnipeg residents have broken limbs and been injured this summer from using skateboards. Dr. [hor Mayba of the Manitoba Clinic makes the estimate in a paper presented last weekend ot the 53rd annual meeting of the Minnesota-Dakota - Manitoba Or- thopaedic Society. by more than 100 physicians, In his paper, Mayba express.'d regret that most parents ‘ave not used skateboards and therefor are unable to advise nidren properly as to therisks and dangers involved. ‘fn skating, the person has to place his two feet on the ated and maintain his balance on the board at various