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RETURN OF LEOPOLD
Bruiseff, March 21.
ATLANTIC Belgium tonight is still without a Government. The
NATIONS TO MEET
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"caretaker" Prime Minister, M. Gaston Eys- kens, has so far been unable to form an ad- "ministration to replace his Catholic Liberal Coalition, which resigned on Saturday.
In talks between Jeaders of the Catholic and Liberat Parties, a hardening of the Liberal opposition to the return of King Leopold appears tonight to have compromised plans for the early for- mation of a new Coalition.
nowy
London, March 22, The Finance Ministers of the 12 Atlantic Pact countries will meet here on March 29 to discuss the financial and
Earlier, the Prime Minister | the Royal Palace at Laeken, out- economic effort needed for an had forecast a new Coalition side Brussels.
M. Eyakens told R Press Com integrated defence system for within hours. the North Atlantic area.
Meanwhile, the Socialist Mem-ference that his first tank bers of Parliament announced will be to study the communique Announcing this date the that they would lead "Stop Leo- Just Issued by Liberal Members Aaked whether Treasury added that the
pold" poradca in
in the Industrialised of Parliament, shall Plan roving Ambassador South on Friday: when 300,000 he plans an early trip to Pregny, Mr. Averell Harriman, will pre-workers stage a second one-day near Genova, to meet King Lea side over the gathering.
"warning" strike against the pold, he replied: "No"
M. Paul Henri Spank. restoration.
said they would lead glum's former Socialist Premier, Liege, tonight appealed to King Leopold his son, Prince Mons and Charleroi against King to send back
Baudouin, Bround whom all But- Loopold's restoranlion.
gions rally.
Mar-
cellor of the Exchequer, will re- present Britain.
Sir Stafford Cripps, the Chan-yons through
The Finance Commlitee advisca the Atlantic Pact Council,
Since the Committee first met Jaxt Deccinber, its permanent
studying has been
the staff
and economic require- inancial ments of the North Atlantic de- tence programme.
The Socialist. Members of Par- tament also today gave 100,000 Belgian franes to the Oghting fund of the "Stop Leopold
The tense Inbour situation cased a little today when Ant- werp deckers and 10,000 Brussels Stop Leopold" strikers returned to work, But Council employees in four boroughs of the bilingual capital began their and tramwaymen also threatened a walk-out.
Action Committees formed by the The first of a series of meet-party, trade unionists and other
and Socialist supporters. ings of the Western Union
Defence. Atlantic Pact Military Committees will begin ' at The Hague on March 23, culminating in a meeting the Atlantie Pact Defence Ministers on March 31. The Ove regional groups of have been drawing up plans for the de- fence of their regions. The talks at The Hague will seek to co-or- dinate regional plans and study their practicability.
the Atlastle
Pact
The Foreign Ministers of the Atlantic Poet countries will meet liter in April or May with the result of The Hague meeting be lore them.-Reuter,
CHILD ACTRESS 'NEAR HYSTERIA'
Hollywood, March 21. minister testified today A that he once saw the child actress Lora Lee Michel bruised and on the point of hysterics.
The Reverend Elford Sundstrun' of Burbank was the first pro- secution witness in the trial of Mrs. Lorraine Michel, aged 45 on charges that she starved and beat the nine-year-old actrest
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
· NOTICE TO MEMBERS FOURTH Race meetiNG Saturday, 25th March, 1950.
There are ten races, the First Boll will be rung at 1:30 p.m and the First Race will beʻrun at 2.00 pm..
Through Tickets (10 Racop– $20.00) may be obtained at the Office of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Telephone House, also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the Hongkong Derby (over 250,000 tickets disposed of to date) to be run at the Easter Race Meeting In April, 1950, which may be purchased also at the Club's Branch Omen, No. 382 Nathan Road, Kowloon,
There will be no Special Sweep on the fast Raco.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE.
MUST wear their", badges prominently displayed throughout the Members and quiesta are cominded that they and their fadles Moating.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting Ladipe ast. In possession of Brooches, or Beason tickets and gentleman, non members of the Club, to the Members' Encloure ́and; Club Rooms at $10- Including
tax, for Ladies or Genilemen are obtainabia through the Bedretary on the written, or personal Introduction of a Member, such Ham-` bar to be responsible for all visitors Introduced by him, and for payment of all ichità 'eto,
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE COURSE,"
The Treasurora Compradore Office will close at 11.m. and the
·Bedretary's: QMen 41, 11.48 mm. Both Offices at 1st Floor. Telephone House.
jimited number br kimna will be obtalgable at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tal. 27818) RETAI -NO CHILDREN WILL at PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.
ADMITTED TO THE OLUB'S
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
The price of drilsfans to the Public Engloeurs-fa-#--including tax for all persone ingluding ladies, and is payable at the Glatezza
BOOKMAKERS, TIC TAC! MEN STOW WILL NOT BE PER- MITTED TO OPERATE WITHIN THE PREGINOTS OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB DURING THE RAGEŃ MEETING: MEALS AND REFRESHMENTS WILL BE OBTAINABLE IN THE RESTAURANT IN THE PUBLIC ENGLOBURG, VE
" SERVANTS" PASSED, M
Barvants
de linged, to "pelvate box holders only who are requested to, distribute, them, withs, kitscrimination and s endors” their names on the passed :: Malders; of vaúchy pánika ard not peripitted in the Members' Endosura ekoept for paveing through en thair, duties and must remain in their employars wanda,
was
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an office in the caurt during the morning session, ther appeared at lunch time and poser for photographers, sitting on the witness stand.
own strike
Rumours that the Walloon sʊ- cial organisations have, decided to link up with a "Free Wallonia" movement, to set up a separato autonomous State, cuused a stir today.
Spaak's advice
M. Joseph Merlot, former 50. clallet. Minister and a Walloon leader, said that applications to Join the new movement Ara
Bel-
flight to
Copenhagen
Hatfild), March 21. Britain's - Dol. Havilland Comet the world's flest all- Jet { passenger Viplane-flew 1,500 miles to Gopenhagen and back today in three hours and 29-minutes' flying time. The normal time for the route is about seven hour.
Five days ago the Gomat- the "plane of the future"..... average 440 miles an hour on ☐ record. round trip of under four hours to Roms and back to Britain. Today's average spoed was 480 miles'an hour."
The Comet did,nat break a record today—hedsuse there Is no official record for the London Copenhagen fight- Rrutar.
RUSSIAN DEMAND IGNORED
Washington, March 22. In an open letter published in The United States is ignor- "Le Peuple", Ming Russia's demand for the the Socialist Spank advised the King to stay trial of Emperor Hirohito as a away and be content with the
oral victory which, according to war criminal.: '. M. Spaak, the referendum on the question, brought him-Reuter,
Workers to boycott ceremonies
Nairobi, March 21.
Trade The East African Union: Congress' Central Coun- cil has confirmed a decision by 1,500 Nairobi workers to boycott the town's civic week celebra- tions which begin on March 20, and during which the Duke of Gloucester is to present a Royal Charter creating Nairobi a city. Makhah Singh, Indian General Secretary of the Congress, muking The growing threat of stop. this announcement today, claimed pages is causing a run on food that the Congress, representing shops and some shopkeepers have five of Kenya's 13 registered trade sold out their tinned stocks. unións, has a membership
Workers are today reconstruct- 12,000. ing and redecorating a wing" of
pouring in from the Southern
provinces.
Britain's offer on
of
The Congress Central Council, in a statement today, declared that the Clovernments of Kenys
and Britain wore trying to boost: the occasion as historic in their Empire and Commonwealth.
This is to mislead the cutside world on how the people of
Talers",
the statement
The Soviet Ambassador, Mr Alexander// Renyushkin, per. sonally 'cauen da thè „Secretary of State, Mr,in'Acheson, on Feb- ruary to force prosecution of the Japanese Emperor. Mr. Fanyushkin, Prrichted a 22-page note attempting to indict Hiro- hito and
army om?!0% of Japanese
Today seen weeks later, the United States has not even an- swered,'' An/authoritative source said the United States will prob. ably never rebu
United States befais belleve the Sovibt move was intended for the propaganda and Russians expected much else ti
result.
not even
in
Mr. Panyushkin accused Hiro- hito and Japanese any oters of using germ warfare against Soviet and Chinese troops Manchuria during World War 1. They were accused of spreading cholera and bubonic plague..
American officials said Russia welshing on a long-standing agreement to end such war crimes trials in Japan. All the coun- tries that fought Japan agreed 'on February 24, 1949, that no more major war crimes trials would be-
in..
Only the Far Eastern Commis ston. composed of States that fought Japan, can rescind the agreement and Russia is boy- cotting the commission.
State Departinent officials have
PDURO AUS W/ "progressing under all support bin. Congress". "for
The niinister said he saw Loring the proposed European claimed, is
ce un December 15 in the amer of her dramatic coach and calle the deputy sheriff 10 examin her.
"She was severely bruised and on the point of hysterics." he sair. "She had black and blue marks on her arms. shoulders huttocks and logs."-United Press.
SWEDEN WOULD FIGHT
Stockholm, March 22.
Payments Union.
AN
CADOGAN TO RETIRE
Ignoring the Russian mover Soon, after publication of this United Prass Paris, March 21. statement 4-1
A-Kenya Government Britain today circulated to spokesman said that the Congreas the other 17 Marshall Plan was promoted mainly by
the spokesmar whom, nations her conditions for join-Indian
member of the India and Communist Party of The offer was put informally was interned in India during the in a 15-page document to delega War for undesirable activities.
The spokesman added, "The tons of the Organisation European Economic Co-opera Congresa does not represent any large body of African opinion. The tion.
An official of the British dele- main body of Africans are strong- gallon Bald today. We simply ly loyal
The Kenya 'African Union, the feel that the currency which car-
for
London, March 22 Sir Alexander Cadogan, Bri
whose tain's "perfect" diplomat," suave hard-hitting speeches often annoyed, the Soviet delegates, is retiring from his post as per- manent British, representative on the Foreign Council, the Security Office announced today.
Sir Alexander, who is 68 this rits-50-per-cent of the world's Colony's principal African pollti-year and has 12 years in the trade cannot be treated on the cal association, has dissociated Diplomatie bere lee, will be suc
Sir, Hubert ceeded by
Miles a currency that itself from the boycott because same basis as
would not enhance the
800.
Jebb, who at the age of Anances trade in
Gladwyn a particular!
name of the African in Kenya, 50 is a leading Foreign country, say Belgium or
Continental nations, often cri-
Momo Kenyatta. African leadepert on the Drited vift Office ex-| Bir Gladwyn Jebb, who was tical of Britain's caution in com- of the Union, is reported to have
officials who causing mischier by advocating knighted, Ebruary last year.
was one of worked out in for the United Area implications, have not yet the move.
Usually reliable British source Nations Ofgallation and depu- reacted to the proposal.
next held of;
It Sweden is Involved in n.warming her feet to Furferling dgainst her will, she will defend rangements because of her Independence to the utmost. the Swedish Foreign Minister, M. Ocsien Untion, declared in -a foreign policy speech today.
But her policy is the same as it was always been-neutrality.
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Singapore, March 21. Three hundred Kuomintang members and other pro-Nation- alists, held, a dinner tonight in celebration of the resumption of the presidency by General- Issimo Chiang Kai-shek.
In: after dinner speeches, moro than a dozen speakers, including a woman, reaffirmed their sup port for the Nationalist govern- ment, and bitingly denounced Mao Tse-tung, Stalle, and every- thing Communist.
a member of Chen Kwok-chu, a the
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