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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1948.
"COLONIALISM IS DEAD' Queen Wilhelmina On New Indonesia "Memorable Goal"
Reached
The Hague, Feb. 3. “Colonialism is dead," said Queen Wilhelmina, broadcasting tonight to Holland's wartime allies about the new Indonesia and its place in the Dutch Commonwealth.
"The peoples of our Commonwealth have reached a memorable goal. A free Federated Indonesia is about to take its place among the democratic nations of the world."
-
Queen Wilhelmina
"A year later, in the mist of partnership ni $1. United | The War, nu mutline of the new States of Indonesia, forinilig a relationship was trneed.
n with the Kingdom of the day this partnership is a living Netherlands, Surinam aðhl the renity, rapidly taking linal Antilles. With rapidly taking abape: the Chiled Staten of In
denesin forming a union with Stranded that emmon man the Kingdom of the Nether was far from being freelands, Suriant and this from Fent and wand in those Antilles." parts of Indonesia "where lep. Queen Wilhelmina continued: rorista
womaniting "In the darkest perind of the manslaughter, pilage and a war. the great President, my
anarchy unfrgettable friemtil.
ar
of The povers 2017. Intal disorder will be overceme because the Indonesian proples are determined to take up the responsifatitis anil obligations of demerativ self-government.
"It may well be that the solu. tion being reached in Buho nestaj will wel the pattern for solution: in wider parts of Asia.
"Blessed with many riches of The erth. The United States of Indoorgia 123 Inke IL greent chave in 12:
a fight against taming and neerl."
Living Reality
Queen Weinna deviared: "Seven years ago, when Hel
and was usuler Nazi oppres- ston. I announeed to my coon- trymen the intention to establish|
new relatiìship between the Ntherlands and the other parts of our Commonwea 'th,
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TEST-TUBE BABIES
Sydney, Feb. 4. Seven test-fube babies, Australia's first, will be born in Sydney by Apri). gynecologists at the Crown Street Fertility Cllule have announced.
A spokesman for the Aus- tralian Roman Catholic Church sald the Church op- poses artificiat Innema - tion. regarding it as imm- morat.-United Press.
Ceremony At Aw Mansion
Holidays Abroad For Britons
London, Feb. 4. British tourists will again be able to holiday in Switzerland from May 1 as a result of the "satis- ***factory arrangements on
the balance of
SINGAPORE, FER. 4. ONE. THOUSAND AGED
pay-
ments," the Treasury an- nounced tonight.
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Holiday trafic will be regulated according to the halance of payinems. After discussions between a Swiss delegation and the Board of Trade, a2) agreement wak reached smeasures to govers payments for the year ending Feb, 28, 1949, wkhin the framework of the Anglo-Swiss mone. ay agreement of 1946, the Plate- net saki,
together with Britain's valiant champion | POOR CHINESE THIS
Agreement was also reached on a for freedom, found a permanent | MORNING QUEUED UP AT expression for our comanen pur- THE PALATIAL NEW MAN related programme of trade for 1948. During the year 1947 to 1948, the pose, which reached even be SION OF THE CHINESE sterling area was in deficit with yond the immediate aim of each M111LJONAIRE AND PHIL-Switzerland, but it has pose been country's dependence,
ANTHROPIST MR. AWingered that for the year 1948 to "We were to make the world | BOON HAW, FOR GIFTS OF 1949, payments should be brought in- to balance so that further losses of free from fear and Free from}$10 EACH, BREAD. FIVE gold by the United Kingdom should want; le make it a place where | CATTIES OF RICE. A BOLThe avoided, the Treganry added. mat would be free to wership OF CLOTH AND A JAR OFe Switzerland will increase its God in his own way and free| THE TIGER KALM WITH
WHICH MR. AW MADE HIS speak his mind.
FORTUNK.
Wisdom And Skill
Mrs.
Aw counted
ונן
make this readjustment
imports from the sterling area aut the Swise authorities are prepared
muthorise the importation of a
of goods of sterling Brea
fo cla
Ten
ngle stollar notes for each of
Quirin.
The Swiss would, however, contral the volume of exports to the sterling area in such a way as to keep it betwren
the limits necessary to
Reuter,
“It makes me happy that men | The revipivota from table on Indesia and here have stacked highs with $10,000. found the wisdom and the skil Mr. Aw transported meat of toerente forms of Government the old people from the gel antal the balance of payments.— that will guarantee La many homes in special buses and he is millions of peuple all the free entertaling 200 mere aged doms and the rights for which poor at a midday meal, and His you, our allies, and we fought evening is throwing a cocktail together,
party for 1,500 guests, "Colonialism is dead. We do Mr. Aw is celebrating his not disown Par past and the 60th birthday and the "home" proud nehievements of bygone warming" of his new house, days. But antion must be Tiger Mansion,” in the Tang- strong enough to make a Bewn district. begntung. We shall be strong) He is returning to Hong Kong cough.
"What the peoples of the world need now is now way of living together in a close partnership based on erpality and mutual trust,”
WH
The broadcast
mate from the Queen's brdeum in Amsterdam Paluer, which
whe is confined because of n slight cold. — Reuter.
NEHRU ASKED TO RESIGN
New Delhi, Feb. 3. Socialist Party leaders have called for the resignation of India's Cabinet in atonement
for the sassination of Mohan das K. Gand).
Jaya Prakash Narayan told
a news conference Prime Minis- ter Jawaharlal Nehru should quit and the government should be reconstituled to rid it of "all communal-minded ministers."-- Associated Press.
SOVIET WASTE
Moscow, Peh. 3. The Budget Committees of Supreme Soviet (Parliament) today sharply criticized ineffi. ciency in the Soviet Government and industry. charging that custs were far above planned levels while housing construc-
on lagged behind.
Financial experts in the Low er House focussed their attack
on Feb. 7.
Renter
Tsingtao German Cleared
San Francisco. Feb. 3. United Stutes immigration
A WEALTH OF ENTERTAINMENT AND INFORMATION
Introducing the second programme of # TOM ACTİON: This week at the
KING'S THEATRE
Morning Shows Sat., Feb. 7th. Sun., Feb. 8th.
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1. Colour Cartoon-
PLUTO'S KID BROTHER
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CANADA REVEALS ATOM SECRETS AUSTRALIA V ENGLAND—
Rugby
A coloured Travelogue
officials diay detained fans 3, SNOWDONIA-- yon Saucker, 54, former consul general in Tsingtao, under the German Nazi Government, for 4 WORLD PROBLEMS 1-
World Shortage arating cheek of his records Destruction, Devastation, Starva- welcome at his new post in the and to determine whether he is
Dominican Republic.
tion-The REMEDY,
of Food,
5. LOOKING THROUGH GLASS aboard a Navy transport with
Yon Saucken arrived here] What you don't know about Glass
dren.
Cartoon--
wife Norma and two chi-DONALD'S DOUBLE TROUBLE
Later, inspectors said his papers were in order and the Dominican consul had confirm- ed his welcome in that country. The Consul said von Sauc- ken's admission had been re- commended by the United States and British Censula General at Tsingtao because he had work- ed against the Nazis and pro- lented refugees from the Axis powers-United Press.
on
Baezonemical methods In! industry and excessive costs of local Government, which they said were "wasting millions of rubles." United Press.
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