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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1948.
MOVING SCENE IN DELHI Gandhi Holds First Prayer Meeting Solemn Pledge Of Friendship
New Delhi, Jan. 18.
Mr. Gandhi at his first prayer meeting after break- ing his 121-hour fast for Hindu-Moslem unity, told his congregation today that he could not disbelieve the pledge that come what may there would be complete friendship between Hindus, Moslems, Sikhs, Christians, Parsees and Jews.
"To break that friendship would be to break a na-
tion," he said.
Mr. Gandhi raided: "T there *ffered him by Dr. Abdin Kalam is darlins in the Indian uni n 11 | Azad, Moshen Minister of Edurn- would be folly to expect Hight in tim in the Indian Cabinet. Pakistan. 11
right in th i: alt-pelled beyond +1 |~hadow of a shaubt It cont
oftewise in Pakistan nor are any ann wanting in that affection.
"If the solemn pledge made
1 day falfed van mestre y 14
Pledge
pre Minister, stood by obvio
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the
ly ovre tal with emotion, ite
ad fimself started a 24-hour fast as a symbol of dediented spirit of
at red revejya will redoubled the people. foren my mtcase wish mud prayer Dr. Zahid Hussain, Pakistan before God that I be enabled = tf High Commissioner in India, was live my full span of http duing als at Mr. Gandhi's bedside. He service to humanity till the lastud given assurance on behalf of artant. That span, according to Pakistan that his Government feared opinion, is at least 125 would do whatever it could まず 4years, andi sume say 133,"
bring about a peaceful state of
into
A group of standing ladie feiturs and craimunal amity, Dr. tenders stond rand Mr. Gandhi's Azad sabi afterwards, jen_today when the Muhaling, who jk 79, broke hus fart by taking a | moll glasotuł Orange Juice
D
Mosley Group To Start Up
LONDON, JAN. 18.
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Over 180 people crowded. Mr. Gandhi's small room at Birla House when oking extremely cheerful he whispered his decision In break his fast.
Prayers
were said including verses from Hindu scriptures and the Koran and the hymn "When 1 survey the wondrous cruss."
Fruits were distributed among all those present at Me, Gandhi's express wish,
Sichy and refugees had crowd. ed into the ram pledging them- selves to banish bitterness from their hearts.
Potent
Dr. Rajenda Prasad,
President
our
MR. JEFFERS HAMM, POLI of the Cnstituent Assembly, said: TICAL ORGANISER OF THE BRI-Į "Mr. Gondhi bus broken his fast TISH LEAGUE OF EX-SERVICE. Í simply trusting to our words,
The MEN. ANNOUNCED TONIGHT, responsibility hervafler AT A MEETING IN LONDOx's) and we must live up to it."
A dev tee shouted "Long live EAST END THAT SIR OSWALD MONLEY'S NEW "UNION MOVE. Gandhi." MEN1" WOULD COME INTO BEING IN TWO OR THREE WELKS TIME WHEN THE LEAGUE WOULD BE DISBAND
ED.
Sir Oswalt Mustes, foriner heat
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Fighting Words
By Slav Envoy
Ankara, Jan. 18.
M. Bezin Simic, Yugoslav Ambassador to Turkey, was reported here today to have been summoned by Marshal Tito, the Yugoslav Premier, to a special meeting of Yugo- slay envoys to European capitals, to discuss possible reper- cussions If Yugoslavia recog nises the Greek "Provisional Government" headed by the guerilla lender. General Mar- kos.
con-
M. Simle, who left today for Belgrade by way of France, told Journalists before leaving that "further United States military ald to Greece would have the gravest Aequences."
Asked if that meant war, M. Slute answered "Yes, but the responsibility would not fall on Yugoslavia." — Reuter.
Dread Prophesy For India:
"Fire And Blood"
Paris, Jan. 18. Prophesying a generalisation and intensification of violence in India this summer, the right wing Radical paper l'Aurore today warned the French Government to profit by the example of India and maintain firm control of French Indo-China.
Rescue Drama In
Mersey
NEW BRIGHTON, JAN. 18 FOR SIX HOURS EARLY TO.
DAY. THE NEW BRIGHTON
LIFEBOAT BATTLED AGAINST A GALE AND HEAVY SEAS TO BRING THE NORWEGIAN MO
"By the summer, India will be wallowing in fire and blood,” the paper asserted. "Won. this frightful blood bath nECLARATY to prove what an error it is to Kive Rovereignty prematurely to people still in their political infuncy?
"India, so painfully opened to the tight of civilisation, will now rerede beneath an ocean of barbarianism to become what she was on the morrow of they Mongol invasions and Tamer-
Jane's destruction.
"May the horrible example of India at least teach our Govern- INTO neut a lesson. May it convince
THE our
Government ta
ge very
TOR VESSEL GULOY SAFE ANCHORAGE IN MERSEY
As 10.30 ang GMT. the indoy was keen to be sending out Rares
slowly in deciding the rate of Indo-China.