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Tito's "Brotherhood" Road
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1949.
Across Yugoslavia's fertile farmlands the youth of the country has toiled to complete a It is called the becline highway linking the capital, Belgrade, with the second city, Zagreb.
twin peoples of Serbia and "Unity of Brotherhood" read because it will tle more closely the
road has been handbuilt zince up to row Marshal Josip Tito has lack. Croatia. Most of the
To meet his late ed the necessary Construction equipment to get the project through on time- November deadline, Tito has supplied the shovels, while the sweat was supplied by Youth Brigade workers who laboured through their summer hoildays without pay. Many Yugoslav
faced Photo shows grim
men and servicemen have en detalled to help out too. murching to work in the highway, carrying their shovels (AP Photo).
women
BLUNT YUGOSLAV NOTE
ACCUSES
Plan To Fight
Crime In Air
Berne, October 13.
A plan to fight "erime in the air" by closer interna- lonai
Police co-operation
was adopted by the 18th Con.
cf
International treck
まねせ
Commission of Criminal Po- lice, which closed here today, Delegates from 34 countries. including the United States unanimously adepted rt. solution calling for the sup- of "innuman and pression illegal police methods. Methods to eliminate traffic in drugs and to stop criminals who seek to escape by plane are now being per- fected. The Congress alzo agreed to draw up a new plan for the extradition of Cri.
air
minals. When ready. this
itted for plan will be submitted approval to the United -Na- tions. It was decided that next June the world's leading currency experts should meet mt The
discuss Hague to counterfeiting.
The next
Congress will be held at The Hague 1950.--Reuter.
TRAIN CRASHES OVER BRIDGE
Ancona. October 12 Three railwaymen were killed bod several passengers, injured when the brake van of a train rashed over bridge, which was wept away by floods, at San Vito, near here.
floods caused by Widespread borrential rains along the Bangro
and Moro
rivers caused
the
collapse of several other bridges
in the Ancona arta.
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A driver was seriously injured when a bridge collapsed as his truck was crossing and plunged
him into the torrent.
A Chieti, many families were rescued from foods by fire squads.Reuter.
DODWELL MOTORS
FOR
DODGE
BULGARIANS
Belgrade, October 13.
Yugoslavia formally declared today that Bulgaria's action in breaking off its friendship pact with this country was "engineered to serve as an excuse for new unfriendly acts" against Marshal Tito's Government.
Bulgaria renounced its treaty of friendship and
alliarice with Yugoslavia on October 1 withTM most of the other Russian-led Cominform countries.
Yugoslavia replied officially t0- The East European Commun- have decided to day in a note sent to the Bulled states garian Legation by Marshal Tito nominate Czechoslovakia to suc
In blunt terms it said that Bul-ered the Ukraine. garia's hostile acts had made the But Marshal Tito's regime pact only a "useless piece of which considers itself Commun-
it long before did
To ist, is also offering itself to formally."
paper
It termed the charges contain- ed in Bulgaria's note of renun- ciation "lying accusations" at- tempting to Justify its "hostile steps."
In its lengthy mote Yugoslavia deal in detail with the question of Macedonia, now split up be
Greece, Bulgaria 14 tween Yugoslavia
election Ukraine.
The United States is believed to be ready to support Yugo- slavia's election which presum- ably would widen the Moscow- Belgrade split.
in succession to the
to
DON
IDDON'S
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DIARY
"Staggering And Stupendous"
This is the truth, the
smoked cigarettes, gambled, peer- ed at the gaming tables or the slot machines, gambleci.
Money was piled high in neat patterns on the green cloth.
the blatant legalised
Quiet Business
whole boy boots, red and yellow shirts, | It is truth, and nothing but the truth. sipped their drinks, gambled, gambling which hits you first.
Reno is staggering. Reno is stupendous Reno is sensational. ་་ arrived at eight o'clock in the morning after an overnight train It was a ride from San Francisco. brilliant day, with the sun beating down on the hot pavement. :-
I-assembled my bags and than rubbed my eyes. The town blazed Iwith electric light. Every sign, eh?"
every bulb, every advertisement | never close." was turned, on
was
☆
the
Opposite the station mammoth chunk of neon lighting Virginia-street ***spanned known as the Main Drag. It said in piercing electricity. "Reno,
little city in the world." Bided to walk to the Mapes Hotel and have no bas sent on. Along Virginia-street 1 strolled, keeping a Brm grip on myself. The signs said: "Harold's Club," "Nerada Club. "Harrah's Club," "Dining,
ancing. "Bingo, Gaming.
Everything Open
Everything club was open, every club was crowded, every club re- sounded with the crash of slot (fruit) machines, the clink of silver dollars, the click of dice, the chant of the croupiers
I said to a man who was cas-
cading silver dollars into his jacket pockets, "They open early, The man said: "They
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embarrassment, but questions the metal machines and the gain-answered readily ing tables.
When you ask the locals about divorce they are inclined to an- swer that this is a marrying town rather than a divorce town
The
who took me Da sightseeing tour
could get you marriage licence in 10 minutes if you want one, and when I said, "Not to- day, thank you," he seemed dis- appointed,
of Along the corridor seventh floor "Don't disturb" signs were hung on door handles. The bell boy said: "People been up all night they rest up during the
At least some do." day.
In my modest bedroom a sign on the dresser said: "No cheques cashed."
I looked out of the window add saw an anchored blimp against an its the blue sky. The sign silver side said: "Harold's Club." Eight o'clock in the morning A stage coach rattled past outside. and Reno was doing brisk bust-On the door was painted "Harold's ness in raps, roulette.
pohtoon, blackjack, Chuck Club or Bust "
That was my introduction
I am not sure that I have quite recovered from it yet. I have been in wide open towns before, but Reno has do doors Every thing is permitted. Nothing is barred.
The big lossy mirrored bars Reno, every gambling club has a bar sours, -wert serving whisky Scotch rye and bourbon highballe Manhattans and Martinis, straight slugs
glasses of beer. of liquor, The gamblers and the tourists, dressed Western style in rakish This city of only 30,000 people Stetsons, jeans, high-heeled cow-lives on gambling and divorce.
UN Decision On
Church
Trials
Lake Success, October 13.
The United Nations' special Political Committee voted overwhelmingly today to recommend that the General Assembly send the issue of the Balkan church trials to the International Court of Justice-for-an-advisory opinion.............
The key Australian amendment, The Committee expressed a
-Britain, on the other hand, is understood to favour chering mild rebuke to Russia and her which would have established a unwritten Balkan partners-Bulgaria, Ru-watchdog committee to keep the the spirit of the
the three Balkan their situation in and Hungaryfor understanding. which would give mania
the countries under continuing serv It said Bulgaria blocked forma-Russia a second Security Council refusal to arbitrate under
Balkan peace treaties Western tiny and report to the next Gene- tion of Southern federation vote.-Associated Press.
rejected. charges that the prosecution of ral
cther United Press. despite publicly professing its
Cardinal Mindszenty and desire for that goal. It listed
Church leaders constituted a vio- detail, too, what it called Bul.
lation of human rights. garia's "faithless" betrayal
*
of
the two countries 20-year treaty of friendship in 1947 to end the harsh heritage of the past."
Six Charges
Among the charges it made were:
1-Provoking border incidents and shootings.
2-Attempting to revive old hatreds
3-Helping Yugoslav traitors. 4-Issuing insulting provoca-
tions.
5- Conducting a campaign of slanders and lies.
6-Breaking off of economic agcements with Yugoslavia.
BELGRADE ACCUSES ALBANIA
the
it voted in favour of a resolu- the United tion introduced by States, Bolivia and Canada, 41 to five. Yugoslavia did not vote with the Soviet bloc against the resolution but abstained along with France and Israel among others.
Belgrade, October 14. Yugoslavia reported today that Albanian soldiers shot in back and killed one of Tito's border patrolmen four days ago. The Yugoslav Ministry of For- eign Affairs sent & formal protes! to the Albanian Legation in Belties by refusing to put inte opera- grade terming the killing a cal- tion arbitration machinery estab- lished in those pacts for the set- culated and criminal murder.
tlement of disputes.
Tito himself is presiding ove the Foreign Ministry in the ab- sence of the Foreign Minister. The note said that Bulgaria Edvardi Kardelj, who is in Nes must accept exclusive responsi-York attending the UN Genera. bility for any results from its ac Assembly. tion in denouncing the friendship
-TEC
Assembly,
was
Assassin Sentenced: To Death
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agents all over the world.
said eagerly Get The “GENERAL” Idea-
Any Excuse
Last year 6,462 divorces were granted in Reno's Court House; 24,354 marriages were legalised.
Nevada grants divorces for any trivial offence if the plaintiff can show that she or he (usually she) has stayed six weeks here Ex- treme cruelty, "mental in nature," stich as failing to kiss the little is a good wife "Good Morning. enough excuse,
I have discovered also that divorce is not such an expensive hobby in Reao as we have all been led to believe.
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There are the wealthy divorcees- who stay at the dude ranches a few miles from the 10wn and spend 3.000 to 4,000 dollars divorce, hiring batteries of law- rers for no particular reason, but great mass of divorces can be through for 500 or 600 dollars, Many of the waitresses and
put
who serve as
some of the "sers are earning
come-ons to
their divorces the hard way, amassing, enough dollars by work to the lawyers.
pay
The lawyers are the leeches of this town. There are more than 200 of them, and nearly all are prosperous.
town Not everyone in this where everything is permitted is, divorcee. of course, a gambler or The majority are as you and I. They work at the accepted trades and professions for a living.
The newspapermen, the typists. the shopgirls, the clerks, the bus drivers, the mechanics
rarely go Dear the gaming houses. They don't drop in at the Court House (except the reporters carrying a Social Register or Who's Who to track down a name or two).
They are proud of their hand- some, tree-lined, prosperous little town. They will rush to its de- fence in a minute..
Cairo, October 13. The United States and Britain Balkan
Whistle Halt Abbel Meguid Hasan, a 23- contend that the three
the support. countries, with
the The local to death today for the assas=
newspaper, Russia, violated their peace trea-year-old student, was sentenced sination of the Egyptian Pre-
"Nevada State News," which has mier, Nokrashi Pasha, lasta fattering-front-page story on Decefober 22.
my mission, rarely touches divorce or gambling stories. The Balkan countries, with
sentence, annoured by
The paper might be printed in Leeds or Birmingham as far as Russia as their UN spokesman, the Elgh Military Tribunal, was
the local honky-tonks and hoop-la exists contend that no dispute -
are concerned. under the meaning of the treaties, approved by the Grand Mufti of
truth is that all these The resolution sent to the As-pt-the final reviewing au-
te who don't gamble and who Bluntly the note charged Al-sembly by the Committee asks the
people who decide four
Four of bania with pursuing an "adven-
Hasan's accomplices are not employed by the gambling International Court to turous policy despite all protests questions.
were sentenced to life imprison- houses or the divorce sharks to and warnings from. the Yugoslav 1. Do the diplomatic exchanges. ment at hard labour. Ten other some extent owe their incomes
the twin big businesses of gambl- Government and despite the far concerning the church trials, pass-
accused were found not guilty.
ing are divorce. Without these Czechoslovakis that it is against the interests ded between Bulgaria, Hungary and has committed herself to-fight-the-Albanian people."-
Rumania
Hasan, a member of an ex-twins Rene would be and the Western powers, disclose that the disputes are tremist organisation, was disguised world fame (ill-fame) or farture. Ing Yugoslavia for the second "Blay bloc" seat on the UN was committed from ambush. Security Council.
It added that
shot the Premier with a revolver town, maybe a whistle halt, but "this, criminal; treaties?
in the Interior Ministry building nothing more. -Associated Press.
Footnote: Bene? Oh, no!
treaty.
In
Czech Manoeuvre
Meanwhile,
thority.
to
without
The note said that the killing out to the provisions of the peace as a police. Heutenant when, be it would be just a little Nevada
a precedent-setting move, murder, intentionally committed.
2. If so, are Bulgaria, Hun-
the Czech Government sent brings to light the non-peace Eary and Rumania obligated to formal notes for the record" tell-loving and hostile character of submit the disputes to arbitration ing all UN diplomatic missions in the Albanian Government."
It that she will stand for
Prague election
Czech officials disclosed tactics today.
th:
.
There is an unwritten under- standing among the big powers
the United Nations
at
in the manner, provided in the reminded Albania that treaties?"
2. If one party fails to appoint Yugoslavia more than a month
the Treaty a representative to ago sought without success the Commission to consider the dis- formation of a joint commission.
incidents.
world treaty
to investigate and prevent bor-pute, is the Secretary-General of the United Nations empowered, der
under the parts, to appoint a neu- There have been a number of tra third member? that
them
Cominform since the
13
4. Does the months ago began its atterapt to mission, comprising a representa- unseat Tito. They have occur- tive of one side and a neutral ap- red not only on the Albanian pointed by the UN Secretary- frontier but all along Yugoslavia's General constitute a legal group borders with its. Balkan neigh to decide disputes within the bours-Associated Press.
meaning of the treaties?
Security Council representation should be apportioned roughly on a regional basis.
Thus, up until this year, Rus sia has always had at least one supporter
Security Council
debates.
Widening, Split
Russia's current companion in the Council is the Ukraine, whose two-year term is expiring.
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