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SUICIDE OF JAN MASARYK
The Budget Leaps
The first reading of the Appropriation Bill is sebe- duled for 2.30 p.m. on Fri- day, March 10.
Britain's Far East Trade
British trade with the whole of the Far East showed a marked im- provement last year, ac-
To Death OFFICIAL From Foreign
STATEMENT Office Window
Prague, Mar. 10.
Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk leaped to his death this morning from a second floor window of the Czechoslovakian Foreign Office, officials in his Ministry_sald today.
These officials confirmed that the son of Czecho- slovakia's first President ended his life just -15 days after a Communist coup in which_he- was returned to his post as one of the few non-Communists in the Cabinet.
cording to recent Boardid Minister's death began
When reports of the 61-year- took over on February 25. There to were rumours soon after that of Trade returns. This circulate in Prague, people she had been imprisoned but was equally true of trade sembled in Bittle groups. Some these were denied by the Com-
munist press,
between China and the United Kingdom.
were weeping
Official Agencies, Including the Ministries of Interior and Information. would SRT only The following figures in pouls that they had no detailed in- sterling, show total imports during | formation. 1938, 1946 and 1947: must turn ex porin for the same years:
Imports Lines UK. from China) 1911
1947
1746
$2,696,825 £7,144,621
27,137,935
Exports (from UK, on Cála) 1938
1946 44,357,381 47,827,079 £12,797,921
Trade figures for Japan for same periods, are;—
1947
the
Imports (into. .K, from Japan)
1912
194614
1947 £5,186,711
1947
£65.30%
£9,211,153 £37,650
Exports (from UK, to Japan)
1711
£1,807,549
1946
£6,833
Trade Unions Ordinance
The
Government-controlled Czechoslovak Press Agency said it would be decided later jwbat form the death communi- ye would take.
Lev Czech
(in London. General Pechinta, leader of a movement resisting the Com-
The Foreign Minister, suffer- ing from bronchitis, remained in sick bed during the recent Government crisis and refused to see reporters.
His retention in the Cabinet was considered by sore to be a political maneouvre by which the Communiats hoped to trade on the name of his father,
Bomb Plot
A bomb plot against Mus- munist regime in Prague, saidaryk's life was folled last Sep- London exiles had heard that tember. The conspiracy falled Masaryk has heen "nader when exploalve parcola were terrific pressure to bring him found in the malls addressed to into line" with the Commun-
Masaryk and two other Cze- ist Government.)
choslovak officials. A number of Communists were reported to have been held on charges of making the bombs.
Worried
Masaryk was considered last September as a possibility for
Prague, Mar. 10. The Government Radio Interrupted A programme shortly after noon today with the following an- nouncement:-.
"The Presidium of the Government announce that In the early hours of this morning, Foreign Minister Jan Masaryk voluntarily took his life, which had al- ways been full of work for the Fatherland and the nation.
"He had suffered an }}- ness, coupled with infirm- Ity, and it seems probable that In
of ke
moment norvous - disturbance jumped out of a window from his officia¡ fiat in the courtyard of the Palace.
"Right to the last minute he had shown no aign of depression. To the contrary, He was full of lively optim- ism. The circumstances are being investigated.”
Th10 broadcast was fol- lowed by solemn music. - Associated Press,
Death A Final Protest
London, Mar. 10.
Lifetime Of Service To His Country
Jan Masaryk, blunt-spoken popular Czechosło-
vakian diplomat and statesman, was the famous son of a famous father, Thomas Masaryk, founder and first President of the Czechoslovakian Republic.
"Give me $35 a week and an occasional glass of beer-enough to keep body and soul together ---under a democracy and I wouldn't take mil- lions anywhere else," he once said, and that one sentence was the word picture of the man. He was born on September, It was while Foreign Minis- 14, 1888, in Prague. His father, ter that Masaryk signed the on a lecture tour of America. Soviet-Czechoslovakian pact. Ho had married an American girl wanted, the Enst as well as the in Brooklyn, N.Y., and their West to provide his country son was brought up equally at with security. case In Czech, Slovak and Eng: lsh.
Masaryk's early education began in Prague, but in 1907 he ran away from home without finishing his studies and wont to America. He went to work at the Bridgeport (Connecticut) factory of Charles Crane, a wealthy
When the European War was over, Masaryk, as Czech Foreign Minister, gave the democratic world a concise, European pro- gramme,
including disarma- ment; a decentralized German federation; a reorganization" of' Central Europe around Czecho- slovakia; a Polish confedera Industrialist whose tion: and regional confedora- tions in the Balkans, Scan- daughter he later married.
But Masaryk had not come dinavia and Western Europe. to America only to work. He All this would eventually form travelled, acquired a knowledge a federation of Europe, free of
of Influenco of the country and the people, apheres, and then entered Boston Uni- balances of power politics. versity. He returned to Prague Masaryk then went home and in 1913 to finish his studies continued his work na Foreign Minister. He represented, his there.
and
In the First World War he country at the Paris Poace was conscripted into the Aus- Conference, tro-Hungarian army.
Besides being considered one
of
Hong Kong Smugglers
Canada And Hong Kong Worrying
Washington
Ottawa, Mar. 10.
Mr. J. A. Hoss. Progres- sive, today called on the Government to set up # Juridicial inquiry into the buff Royal Commission re- port on the Hongkong 02- pedition. He reiterated the Opposition charges that Fremier Mackenzie -King and the Government know that_war__was imminent in the Pacifle when the Cana- dian troops were dispatch-
ed.
Mr. Ross. speaking during a dobate on a resolution to set up a Commons Veterans Affairs Committee, claimed ha had seen evidence to prove that a British intelll- gence agent "is prepared to give evidence under oath that the Liberal Govern- ment had information con- cerning the situation In Japan and Hong Kong" ·be- fore the Canadian regi- ments left Canada-United Freas.
Forced
Landing On Beach
A training plane from
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Washington, Mar. 10.
Hearings in the House Appropriations Commit- tee released today re- vealed that the United States "fears a recur- rence of the old smug- gling situation that existed before the war.'
United States Representative Harry Anslinger on the United Nations Narcotic Drugs Com- nilesion told the
committee, "We received reports that gangs were starting to organize in Hong Kong and Shanghal. We called on Cloneral MacArthur for an agent who was formerly | with the Bureau. He went over there and made a rather alarTY) – ing report. He picked up a lot | of_pre-war'gmugglers that were both in Shanghai and Hong
Kong.
"We__have the Chinese and Hong Kong police on the alert. Supervision there is probably not too close. Japan, however, has been very well cleaned up.”
He added that "there hos been no smuggling so far al- though if and when supply a available we can expect it. In Hong Kong we have our eye on the smuggler. He la an Ameri- can citizen, by the way* United Fre83.
Alcohol A
life of, diplomacy for him. ance and manners of success-the-Far East Flying Capitalist in the Czechoslovakian Govern- European bon vivany world. By Mr. A. S. Halls, made Necessity!
The
Masaryk's last public appear- anee was in the old town 'square on Sunday when he attended a relebration of the 08th birth- day anniversary of his late
the Presidency of the United The Bufolde of Dr. Jan
The end of the war, and the of Europe's most popular father. Thomas Q. Masaryk, Nations Assembly sessions. He Masaryk today, solved the rid- who was the liberntor founder of modern Czechoslo-gation to UNO,
headed the Czechoslovak dele-dle of why he kept office under formation of Czechoslovakian diplomats, Masaryk was popular the Communists he wanted to. Republic, meant the beginning as a man. With the appear- Ivakia, as well as its first Pre- While Maatryk was in Now fight but was helpless, leaving
sident.
York, dispatches from Prague Piplomatie, sources, belleve Les From 1918, on, he was a figure fuli American africamen, a Training School, piloted This anniversary `was cole-reported attempts by the com- death may increve reassance [brated jointly with the 30th manist Party to put represen~ † to the Communis's there,
anniversary of a battle in which tatives of so-called Communist
orchestra "leader and a Until now observers outside
ment in various posts. Czech and Russian troops front organisations · into the lave been puzzled by the ad- In 1925 he was given his magnetic political leader, ha a forced landing on the
"Fragus, Mar:{").2 at home Hought side by side.
Communist with beach at Cheung Chau Government in the face of op-herence of the son of Czecho most important Job up to that was equally.
bowspaper glovakia's founder to the chang- position from other parties,
| Nova Svoboda (New Freedoing Island yesterday after- ostrava today tied up the current timeAmbassador to the Court everyone. Questioned by nowamen about ed regime of his country. His
of St. James-a post which he Masaryk was unmarried in
due to the crisis, he said "I feel Con-death
engine Anti-Alcohollam Foreignstitutional,
taken to mean he ob-held until the Munich crisis in later life, having been divorced noon, Minister taken during the cele-Parliamentary processes must to fight back.
and fected violently but was unable Democratie
cialist ideology Week will Sa- from his wife before World) trouble. 1988.
"The capitalist system needed bration made him appear be maintatried" la Czechoslo- Until late last night Moscow
have a worker drunk and After the Munich Pact had War II.-United Preas. Radio was still quoting Mas-
fallon harassed, haggard and worried.
weakened he was incapable of re- to alcoholo spiritually mutilated his native land, he At 61, Masaryk was a heavy-aryk's alleged approval of the set, six-foot man, fluent in drift of events in Czechoslova- It was carried away quickly. several languages.
His famed kla Neighbours and lights in Mas-black-homburg-hat-a-type-he- It is ironical that his father, the cause for which his father aryk's offices burned all night. wore for 20 years was almost when Jan was still a baby had given bis life-not only the
Masaryk occupied A smalia Masaryk tradition.
wrote one of his first #roat | establishment of a free and The clause, as originally drafted, [nnd-
"I never planned my own fu- philosophical works with the democratic Czechoslovakia, but unpretentious apartment provided for the Ordinance to come in the lavish Foreign Office - ture," he once said, "I have itlo "Buicide BJ # Inth effect at such time as the Gover; Czernin Palace.
pushed into suc- Phenomenon." always been mor xhall notify by proclamation. The non-party mah, he was re-cess. I entered diplomacy with- amendment fixed the dare at April 1,Itained when the Communists out merit or qualification. I
merely chose my father woll." Associated Press.
The Trade Unions and Trade Disputes Ordinance passed second and third rending in Council yesterday, Legislative and comes into effect.as from April 1.
Setting of a specified time for the coming into force of the Ordinance was effected by an, amendment clause 48, proposed by the Attorney General (Mr. J. B. Griffin) in the Committer stage.
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Photographs of the
His body was found in the Palace courtyard about 8 a.m.
British Note
To Guatemala
London, Mar. 9.
Britain today sent a note to Guatemala, the third within a week, stating that unless she was pre- pared to submit her dispute over British Hon- duras to international arbitration, she should abandon her present anti-British attitude. The note, delivered in Guatemala City by the Bri- tish Minister there, Mr. Wilfred "Galliene, answered two earlier Guatemalan notes as- Hon- serting Guatemala's claim to British 'duras.
1
Today's note made clear the led at the Montego Bay, Jamai- British Government's "firm. In-ca. Conference in September, tention to carry out any ar-1047.
rangements they may deem In the first, the Guatemala nccessfry, and suitable for the Government. declared that it development and welfare of Bri- "might consider it as an un- tish Honduras,"
-friendly act on the part of
vakia.
HARRY POLLITT VERBOTEN
London, Mar, 10
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resigned and went to the United States. His aim was to serve
International Armies In
Social of a free and democratie world Manchuria
One anti-Communist Ciech? here claims Masaryk's suicide is protest against the fact that the new Government "has no- thing in common with the humanitarian and democratic traditon instilled by his father.
United Fresa.
Mr. Harry Pollitt... General Secretary of the British Com-jty munist Party, has been informa- | ed by the High Commissioner for Canada that he will not be allowed to land in Canada' for series of lectures in April, the Communist Party tonight. Reuter.
stated
Evacuses
The first foreign wo- men and children eva- cuees from Central China areas, menaced by
It rejects an objection by Great Britain" if plans for the Chinese Communists;
- Guatemala on January 21 to development of emigration to have arrived in Hong -British plans for settling im- British Honduras were put into Kong on the advice of »migrants; In British Honduras effect.
and an objection on February Britain's two earlier notes to their Consular author-
to the possibility of the Guatemala, on March 2, pro-ities.
toated against anti-British de
eGlonyJoining any Caribbean federation of the kind consider
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Kowloon Wharf Aska For Return Ahuja Nafa 75 on, Lighter.
Wife, Her, Husband Itad "Honeymooning"..
AK. Trade Hold-up
Inyoked the Inter-American' De-
Covering a 900-mile
monstrations and, on March 3 railway, trip in two and |rejected a Guatemalan protest
against the despatch of British a half days, 35 American warshing
women
teachers and Past Report Dented students reached Hong, Reports that Guatemala had Kong from Honan, on fonce Fact in her dispute with Monday night. They are Britain over British Honduras temporarily accom word denied in Washington, to dated at the Blind Home day by the Conference's Divi- in Pokfulam where Bion of the Pan-American classes are being resum
Mr. Paul Kelbough, Chief of ed
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Inspiring the /Division, told Reuter that
the Pact could not be invoked schoo to any lutfect, In any casu, bo-
their
use it had not been widely
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
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Masaryk's lecture; tour of various American colleges and aniversities continued until April, 1939, when he returned to Euriand. Thán, at him home In London, he met a delegation of Czech political refugees and legionnaires and formed, the Czechoslovakian National Coun-| dil. Masaryk was elected pre- eldent. The Second World War came a few months later.
In July, 1940, Masaryk was appointed Foreign Minister to the Czech Government in Exile, with headquarters in London. Due mainly to his efforts, the United States recognized the Exile Government in July, 1941, |
Nanking, Mar. 10.0 Gen. Pai Chung-ahi, Nach tional Defence Minister, told the Centen1). Political Committed this morning, that the Government was - not only fighting the Chin- Communists but also Korean, Japanese and Outer Mongollan · CommUD KA JEN JE Esta. In- Manchuria, It reliably learned.png
:
WILS
Fal, described, the Red Army in Manchuria as an "international ("force” (con-" slating: ól about 500,000. Chinese, - 10,000) Japanese, 20,000 - Koreans and. 10,000 Outer Mongolians-United Fross
Mr, Halls was fortunately not in- jured and was brought back to Hong Kung by a landing craft seat from the Naval Yard.
to
3y8-
sistance. But the Socialist tom needs a healthy thinking, self-
WORK for workers to
mumerous baza in
-The-first-kint-of-trouble-was-re-educating- ceived by the Kai Tak Air Control The paper at about 3.50 p.m., when Mr. Halls Hquidate the radioed that he had engine trauble, Ostrava AK the Government wok
Another craft was went up.
over. with
"one
hour hotels" in Prague, Mr. O. S. Chambers, fellow replacing them with modern club-- Instructor, from the School, piloting rooma, "filed not with fumba of- Mr. Chambers returned late in the alcohol; but with the spirit of evening and reported that everything|trus evcial life, bulit on the basis was all right. He could out land of refined amusements. at high and had to circle over the scene. levelUnited: Prons.
Labour Revolt On
Palestine
Bill
London, Mar. 9.
Eleven Labour Members of Parliament, headed by leading members of the "Keep Left" section of the Parliamentary Labour Party, are to urge the rejection of the Government's Palestine Bill when it comes before the House of Com- "mons tomorrow.
Their amendment approves the Nations decision and for the or Government's decision to with-derly transfer of auch "jurisdic- draw from Palestine, but rejects tion to the United Nations Com- the Billa "clearing up", measure mission,**
to_cover the British withdrawal. Of the original nine signatories
"while the Government pursuer of this amendment, three with-- a policy which undermines the drew yesterday, but dvo (hew authority of the United Nations sames have now. appeared, and Organisation."
Mr. Ian Mikardo, Mr. Sidney The Grst signatory to the those who sponsor are amendment", "in" Mr. Richard Silverman and Mr. Seymour Crossman, who was icider of the Cocks, who is chairman of the. Arst revolt in the Parlamentary External Affaire group of the Labour Party against the Labour Pacilamentary Labour Party.
Router. Government's foreign palloy.
Others who have signed include 15 the Journalist Mr. Michael Foot and the playwright Mr. Ben Levy,
both members of the "Keep Left"
The Weather
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discussed,
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