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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1950.
Reds' treatment of Catholics in China varies
Vatican City, January 17,
The Chinese Communists have imposed only one innovation-compulsory lessons in Marxism the Catholic Aurora University in Shanghai, Vatican sources said today. Otherwise the life of the University has been left unaltered, they added. The Communists in-
towns
stolled their own teacher to give the lessons, the sources declared.
ย
In
the
organisati
Treatment of Church pro- "Details of Information con- perty varies in different discerning actual happeninga tricts. In large cities, some of China show that these pronounce- the Cothalle buildings have ments of religious freedom are been left untouched. In amalleragande," said a bulletin ef
mere facade-external prop- and villages Churches lean masionary and Catholic schools have been "Propaganda Fide." turned into Communist head- quarters and in some places the church is being used for storage.
Taxes on missions sve that and many of them able to continue.
Reports reaching the Mission Headquarters other
Alde
exorbi are
In
There are contradictions the enchiet of the Communists In China regarding the missions: religin is both protected and persecuted.
Deliberate policy
"It would be a mistake to be
Vaticane that protection comes from from the
The top rel
persecutions the CH
"Bamboo Curtala" indicate that despite thesmal hostility on tie
are tent and attributable to per- ol Communist
part proclamations their intention to respert glon, the task of foreign sionaries is becoming increasing
ly dimeult
POOL OF SLAVE LABOUR
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reb- HIỆN
wore lesser authorities.
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"The contradictions are integral part of the tactics des tined to destroy in China, little by Retle, the superstition in troduced by strangers." Thi
protrea la known AL the "pro
gressive stifling of religion." Several hundred priests ani
a Tiny PARKIN iving Communist Chine tar miras. Hurses and even as street
me being forced to
thi
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Reports reaching the Vatican #11+ Chinn and Martelu say that the stonarles who tre Berlin, January 17
Howel T #em to their par An officini
Laite American work to keep plive. spokesman stated tonight Sme gu in for farming or cat- that a slave labour pool of Her caring, some work аган 400,000 German prisoners of Lettres, elertitens ta Carpen war is being secretly retained Missoonaries are not oflowed to in Soviet Russia in violation ngare anyone as cook, entechist of wellten international, m servant They rarely even ne- pleriges, according to a care- | jept voluntary aid as this is in ful study made by Berlin people"
"exploitation of the welfare and refugee authori-i
lies.
leutel as
Vatican's tear The materialistic and atheis-
The spokesman reelled thate Communism which has overrun
at the Moscow conference in 1947 Cana has roused fear antong the
the Soviets established the late December 31, 1948, †ዩ the dewiline for the repatriation of
l German prisoners of war
Vatiens authorities that all
Far East may be submerged The Commnazijst tide.
They are the Communists res-
•
The then Saver Foreign Min-ponsible for the unrest and civil ister. Mr. V. M. Molotov, bad w in Burma, for the revolution cirelazed earlier that the number
Inclemesin, for the continued German POW's in
vision of Korea and the elvil his was 892,000.
life in Indo-China.
Itussin
This ligace Was considerabl below the estimates mutie by Germany welfare agencies con- cerned with the search for nisa- ing persons. Il is, therefore, in- teresting to note that siner Thes the Russians have returned 1.131,320 Germans from captivity. Over 200,000 more than Mr. Molotov admitted were held prisoners
то otem Communis in Aln, the Vatican looks to in. dia and Japan. With both countries the Holy 800 has now perhaps the most cordial relations In their history.
The aftermath of war has given rise to a new resurgence of Catholicism in Japan, which was typifter by the enthusiasm with which relics of St. Francis A careful analysis of interroga- Xavier were received in Japan-
reports and other inforo-
ese cities during the recent rele- tion available to Germen welfare brattons of the fourth centenary and refugee agencies indicates of his landing there as the Apos- that 400,000 German war pri- tie of the East.
MAR
soners are at in Soviet Russlu) as a slave labour pool, the spokes-
said. It
is believed that these Inen are mostly persons who have been found guilty of "crimes against humanity" and are to be detained for an indefinite period in Russia, he added-Reuter.
BUBONIC PLAGUE
OUTBREAK
Windhoek, South-West Africa,
January 17.
Ten cases of bubonic plague- the dreaded "black death" of the Middle Ages-have been reported from the Gobabis district and one from the Windhoek district near the Gobabis border.
Nine of those affected Africans and onc મૈં European. Farmers are receiving supplies
are
of poisoned grain phd DDT to help them to exterminate rats who carry the plague.
rela. the
With Indin, 'iplomatie Jons have been opene for Arst time last year and an Indian Minister has already taken his post at the Vatican. pilgrims expected in Rome
Indian
for the Holy Year wil serve t strengthen this bond,
The Vatican is anxious to
maintain these sound relations with India where the Christian population, though small, is in- Auential and may help to raise the barrier against the spread of unrest in the Far East.-Reuter.
ANGLO-U.S. DEFENCE TALKS
London, January 17. British experts began talks
at the Ministry of Defence to-
Gobabis lles 120 miles East of day with their American op- Windhoek, Reuter.
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BORNEO BATTLE
Jakarta, January 17. - Military sources here reported today that Republican troops suc- cessfully fought a three-day bat- tle with unidentified irregular re- bel bands near Bandjarmasin on the South Borneo coast. -
Troops Emastied rebel, bands
DENNIS & CO., LTD. nd nd chasing survivors into the (White Arts Extermidation: Dept.) hills. With the strong support of One on the local population, the troops Offera asrvice, In White Ants Krastmant. · Just make cält on also arrested several rebel icad the-tolaphone and our Technialan military spokesman said there will be at your service for reis great optimism that peace and Inspection.
Dedor will be maintained in the Bandiermasin bren and that sur- viving "rebels i will be, tracked. down--United Press, val
ITECH: 12518: 4 33324119
More Britons naming sons after Prince
London, January 17. More and more Britons ard naming their ons aftor Prince Charles.
Birth notice avlumns of the "Dally Telegraph" alonė showed 64 babies christened Charles in 1949-mers than double the number In 1948.
it was still wall down the popularity list, however, John led, as gual, with 179, fol. lowed by David, Richard, Michael and Christopher in that order.
Elizabeth-tho nama of the Prince's mother-held second place on the girls' flat. Firat was Busen, with Jane In third place-Associated Proka.
RABIES
********
CONTROL
Geneva, January 17. The World Health Organisation today approved a rabies control for Egypt and Israel. programme
The programme will utilise new
vaccines never tried out before on » large scale.
It is expected to get under way after the WHO expert committed on rubler approves detalls at a meeting next March.United Pretk
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CHURCHILL APPROVES ELECTION PLATFORM
London, January 17.
defence |costs. At £800,000,000 defence is
The Conservativo leader, Mr. Winston Churchill, election manifesto on
mot his Tory "shadow cabinot" at his London the biggest single item in Dri- home today as the February 23 general ofcc-tain's tion campaign gained momentum.
Budget.
£4,000,000,000 annual
They had expected the Gov-
Its left wing to reduce overseas
Mr. Churchill and his advisers gave final approval ernment, recently under fire from to the Conservative Party election manifesto expenditure on the armed forces,
which is to be issued next week.
te
Mr. Churchill then retired to to help return the Socialista 'prepare his first campaign) power and keep the country out speech, to be broadcast on Sat-1 of the hands o the "dithering"
Conservatives. urday night.
The Conservative leader hnd cut short his holiday inst week, and returned from Madeira. fle has conferred at length with the | Conservative Party chairman, Lord Woolton, and received re- ports from Conservative leaders who met in London a Saturday.
IF YOU WILL.
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The Labour platform will be published on Wednesday.
Before the "shudow cabinet arrived at Mr. Churchill's home, with Lord Woolton, the Depuly the war-time Premier lunched
Tory lender. Mr. Anthony Eden,
A
Sir James Hawkey, Chair- Bany of the Conservative Party In Mr. Churchlil's Woodford con- stituency.
Meanwhile, the Labour Party appealing to Britain's middle class
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"JOHNNY /
JANE
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PHILOSOPHY, YOU "KNOW..
HOW TO HANDLE KIDS! AND IF VAL DON'T LIKE YOU, I DON'T LIKE YOU BITHERI
VOU BECOME TOP DOG IN, THE KINGDOM THEN, PAL/ MEANC
WHATEVER GROB · AND THE SHAH ARE HATCHING MUST POP!
IN THAT TIME/
I DON'T
WHAT IS
Tactical move
The appeal to the middle class apparently a major tactical move in the Labour Party's strategy, was begun on Monday night by the Deputy Premier, Mr. Herbert Morrison, in a speech at his Wis- far constituency,
to
to, say what it would do it re- turned, to power in next month's general election,
Political observers think the awer Is that while Labour would like to prune defence costs the Party thinks i imprudent to commit a future Labour Govern- nient on this point.-United Press and Reuter,
BOAC CHAIRMAN COMING HERE
London, January 17 Sir Miles Thomas, the Chairman
He urged the "middle, tooh.- nical, and professional classes, of the British Overseas Airways the agriculturiste and forward- Corporation, is flying from Lon- don January 26 for a visit to looking active managers of in. dustry
Australia and the Far East. return Labour to power for another five years.
He will discuss commercial and transport developments He claimed the Socialists have from the China situation with the arialng been "in harmony" with these Chairmen of the Qantas Empire Airways, the British Common- wealth Pacific Airlines and the Tasman Empire Airways-Reu- ter.
Kroups.
Anti-Labour sources said today
that they were astonished by the silence of the Labour
Party's
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HO TOLD ME HEA ROB6" THE: RIOH TO-
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BUT THOUGH IZ TRY AND TRY I CAN'T
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A FOR THE
DANGE
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