THE CHINA MAIL, JULY 19, 1987.
CZECHO-SLOVAK SZECHUEN
POLITICAL CRISIS
Prague, To-day.
Following the resignation of
NOT TOMO DISBAND ARMIES
Chungking, July 10.
the Hodza Cabinet on Saturday, A detailed programme for mili- the task of forming a new Govtary readjustment in Szechuen and ernment has again been entrust Sikong was adopted yesterday at ed to the, outgoing Premier. by the concluding session of the first President Edouard Benes.
conference of the Military Rehabi Dr. Hodza will begin negotia- litation Commission for the tions with the various political provinces. parties this morning.
two
The programme as revealed by
four
It is stated in well-informed Gen. Ho Ying-chin, Minister of War quarters than an effort will be
and Chairman of the Commission, made by the eight political parties in the course of an address at the which have hitherto constituted the closing ceremony, embodies Government majority to make the
main points, namely, re-organisa- coalition the basis for formation tion of troops, distribution of mili- of a new Cabinet, spite of their tary expenses, personnel problems, and the time limit for the military rehabilitation.
differences.
It is very likely that this basis will be widened by inclusion in the Government of the Czech National Democrats.
OLD CONFLICT
According to Gen. Ho, the pro- gramme was worked out in accord- ance with the principles laid down The By this means it would be pos-by the Central Government. sible to avoid formation of a "Cabinet of officials."
time limit, for the troops reorganisa- tion in the two provinces, Gen. Ho It is expected that Dr. Hodza revealed, has been fixed for will be able to announce forma- month.
tion of a new
night.
Cabinet by to
Cause of the conflict which led
was
Reclamation Work
one
old
No large-scale disbandment will to the Government's resignation take place, he further stated. Only the old conflict between the officers and soldiers who are Czech National Right Wingers and and physically unfit will be dis- the Social-Clerical group, which banded with pay, while superfluous had the support of Dr. Benes. troops of one unit will be properly Hostilities between these two placed in another or drafted to do groups led
in 1935 at the Presi-reclamation work. dential Election to the Right Wing The Central military authorities, parties. putting up a candidate for Gen. Ho continued, will take over President against Dr. Benes, the all arsenals, magazines, gunboats, candidate later being withdrawn. army planes, sanitary materials, communication and telegraph ser- At present the Agrarian Party is vices hitherto under the control of divided into two groups, the the authorities of the two provinces. "Hodza group" and the Right-
Signifying his disapproval of the Radical group.
usual practice of former militarists The difficulty in forming a Gov-of Szechuen and Sikong in interfer- ernment is likely to continue, it is ing with political affairs and indul-
cleavage is re-
AGRARIAN CLEAVAGE
stated, until this moved.-Trans-Ocean.
WELL-KNOWN CHINESE COUPLE MARRIED
ging in luxury and improper means of amusement, Gen. Ho, urged the officers at the meeting to exert their utmost for the spiritual reju- venation of the nation and pledge their wholehearted support to the execution of the military readjust- ment programme.
Gen. Ho was followed by Gen. Liu Hsiang, Chairman of Szechwan, The wedding. of Miss Helen Leong, who asked the audience to stand daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter H. fast to overcome all difficulties that Leong, to Mr. Martin Wong Quin- may arise in executing the military cey, of the Bank of China, was rehabilitation plan.
largely attended at the Roman Ca- tholic Cathedral on Saturday. Rev. Father G. M. Spada officiated and the Rev. Father F. A, Rosello was
at the organ rendering suitable
music.
Germany
The bride was given away by her Concerned On
father attended by Miss Rose Lee.
as bridemaid and little Miss Stella Palestine
boy
Leong and Master Lionel Leong acted as flower girl and page respectively. Mr. C. C. Shen, Ac- countant of Bank of China, bestman.
.
was
the
The reception was held in new premises of Metropole Hotel in Queen's Road Central where over three hundred guests attended.
Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto propos- ed the health and happiness of the newly married couple and the bride- groom suitably replied. Professor Gerard Sydney was at the piano entertaining the guests, with some of his clever music. Dancing was followed to the great enjoyment among the younger sex. The couple went to Repulse Bay for their honeymoon and later proceeded to Canton and the West River.
1
Berlin, To-day.
Germany has raised the question of Germans in Palestine following the partition proposals contained in the Report of the Royal, "Com- mission, and political circles are discussing the situation of Reich subjects when the new Arab and Jewish States are formed.
Anxiety is expressed over the fact that most of the German settlers in Palestine will be in- cluded in the Jewish State, thereby being in a "dangerous situation."
Semi-official quarters say the si- tuation is being watched by Ber- lin with some concern. — Trans- Ocean.
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