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THE CHINA-MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1930.
OF BOY KING
REMAINS A MYSTERY
Bangkok, May 23.
Did a young Oriental monarch meet death because the British playwright, George Bernard Shaw, inspired in him a desire to reform his country? Did a scheming Premier arrange the assassination—if such it was
cause he feared loss of his own dominant sition?
po
ECONOMIC
AID BILL APPROVED
Washington, May 23.
Or did Ananda Mahidol, the moody, introspective King of Thailand commit suicide? And if so, why?
These puzzles stand out today persons In the long trial of ave on charges of murdering King.
their
Clear answers may never be given, since the two chief de- fendants are fugitives. From the protracted and frequently ad-
be-
PLAINTS
BY U.S. BUSINESS
New York, May 23.
The United States House of Journed trial there it gradually American exporters are Representatives today passed emerging, however,
a
The bill was sent to the Senate after the House had approved it by 247 votes to 98.
# shadowy facing heavy losses as a result of the new Philippine import control bill, the Commerce and Industry Association of New York declares.
The Association said today that the new bill requires an import om-licence for all shipments to the or Philippines. The Philippine Con- sulate in New York, it said, is legalise documente that do not bear an import-licence number in accordance with the regulations of the new bill.
Church of England drive for Ministers
London, May 23.
The Church of England to. day launched a large-scale drive to recruit and train Ministers.
Concern at the decreasing number of active clergy and In the increasing difficulty maintaining contact with, the people prompted the cam paign. It was officially stated. Dr. H. W. Grødfleld, Blahop of Bath and Wells, told Prass conference that in 1900, when Britain's population was about 32,000,000, there were 20,000 clergy. and In that
your 685 were ordained.
Last year, when the po- pulation was about 45,000,000, thore were 10,000 clergy, though the figure was partly due to the almost complete cescation of training during the war-Routor.
Rebels may surrender
The Association clained that the Consulate has stopped legalis- ing documents even if they are covered by import licences issued
leaders now in Lieutenant
under previous regulations.
Rangoon, May 23. Renegade White Band PVO: may lay down arms and sur- render shortly it high-ranking Rangoon are able to make satisfactory termi with the Burmese Government, the Associated Press was told authoritatively today.
a compromise bill authoris-pleture of an idealistle boy King ing
$3,120,550,000 pro who wanted to do something for his people. gramme of economic aid to
Ananda, then 20 years old, was Europe and other non-Com- found dead in bed on June munist areas.
1945. Ile had been shot with unc of the pistols he collected as hobby. At the time it was clally written off as suicide accident. "The bill, which is expected to Then, in 1947, the elder states-refusing to
Pridi man,
Phanaomyong, WES receive prompt Senate action, in-expelled as Premier in a coup by cludes authorisation for the third the
Phibi present Premier, year of the Marshall Plan for Eu Songgram. Pridi fled the country, ropean recovery and for the firs' as did his
secretary, year of President Truman's "Point Vajarnchai Chiseddhive). Four" programme for technien
They, two pages and Ananda's ald to the world's backward areas. Town secretary were charged with
Mr. Edward Esprealiado, of the King's murder. Pridi's secre-
elal of the Philippine Consulate, The
Appropriations' tary was accused DR the actunagreed that they required import Committee in preparing a separate trigger-man who shot the sleeping licences on all commodities, cilec- bill providing the actual money. King.
tive on Muy 19-the effective talks are now progressing be- The need for this further action Interest in politics
tween the PVO Vice President, has been urged by sponsors of
"However," With the two main figures nh
he sald, "under Bo La Yhung, and the Defence No Win, centring the $3,120,550,000 graat as a rea-ent, the trial has been going on instructions we received from the Minister, Bo
for speeding Congressiona
around the possibility of PVOS for nearly three years, but only Embassy in Washington today, approval of the present, measure.
we wii certify consular invoices | reorganising into a new political upon presentation of bills of Ind-group. The vast aid measure was sub-recently has testimony brought mitted by a Sendib-louse of Re-out stories of Anbada's dreams.
Witness testified that theng daten May 18 or before it the presentatives Conference Com
La Yaung has guaranteed that European educated monarch articles were not subject to im- mitice which recueiled som
showed an unusual interest in port lleences before May 16-or he is able to influence his corn- differences in the spinrate ver
when the new law becomes effec-¡racles covered by, the recent am- colitics! fasues and election
tive."-Associated Press,
nesty surrender terms through- sions previously passed by both
out Burma. Chambers.
It calls
les: for $245,000,000 than President Truman had re- quested.
son
House
methadi when ho returned home only four months before bla death,
He had been King since 1935, but a Regency Council had exer- The amount of funds for Eu. ise his functions, and the Pre- rope was similar in veratons nier was the real power in this
barced separately by the two ancient hort Sawattikul,
Chambors,
date of the new bill.
JULIANA PAYS VISIT TO PARIS
Knowledgable sources
+
sald
He is reported to have said that those committing murder, rape Bad banditry should be allowed the choice between surrendering
or not.
Paris, May 23, Prince
Queen Juliana and Prince Informed scurces said there le lecturer at
at Chulalongkorn Unl-Bernhard of the Netherlands a 50-50 chance of the partley As it now stands, the Bill would and had spoken of a desire to day State visit to the French that B5 Po Kun, former Educa-
testified
recently
that arrived here today on a four-reaching settlement. They added authorise $2,849,100,000 for Euro-Ananda
of hip brother. Fran recovery assistance, $100,-abdicate in favour
President, M. Vincent Auriol,tion Minister and PVO chief, is Phumiphon present King
at C00,000 for Kores, $91,300,000 for the
present awaiting the outcɔme Aduldnt,
of the talks at Minhla, North of And Parls went oli "Dutch" for $15,000,000 st Chin pren, dat, and run for Parliament and Madame Autio...
for the International the aim of becoming Pre-
the great occasion-the first State Rangoon. Children's Enterpracy Fund and mier, thus to work better for the visit by a reigning monarch since.
people. of his
White. PVOS, "one time
main amme of help to the world's
for the Point Four happin did Ananda get such King George VI and Queen Eli-
Idens? From the plays of George12 years ago.
zabeth of England visited Paris, Governmental prop, begas anti-
Government sellan, Tate In 1948.| Ender-developed ̈äteps,
The only major money differ-Bernard Shaw, said the witness,
The streets along the route of when the Burmese Governmont House and
Apple Senate particularly from "The ence in the
the Royal vizitors from Orly Air-declined to negotiate peace terms a socially-port to the Elysee Palace, the with the Commualsts.--Associated versions was in the Point Four Cart," dealing with funds.
conscious King.
President's residence, were lined Press. General's story
decora- The Senate approved $45,000,-
with every conceivable 000, the House only $25,000,000.
Various persons have testified tion, combining red, white, and The Conference Committee in similar vein, although it is not blue, the national colours of both agreed on the compromise figure clear Just what the king hoped to
Shop windows were filled with C1 $35,000,000.-Reuter..
accomplish.
Sydney, May 23. Members of the Australian war Major-General Phao Sriyanon, tulips and Dutch costumes and Deputy Director-General of Pollee, Dutch peasant scenes, dominated crimes court which will try testified the King had summoned the decorations of the famed Japanese prisoners next month on
for discus-Parisian window dressers.
Manus Island, in the Admiralties, various key officials
Paris Radio tonight is broad- left by plane today to start pre- sions and had attempted to "play politics."
parations, vot 17. consisted Prince Kukrit Framo),
now a solren
The party ot Newspapers from the extreme priest, testified that Ananda had asked him how to conduct an Right to the Communists devoted members of the court, their assi
columns to warm welcome for tants and stenographers. winded Inclashes between election campaign,
the Royal couple-Reuter.
Presiding over the court will be polite and armed strikers during
have
Lieutenant-Colonel N. J. Quinton, intimated in abortive revolutionary general
former Pr
President of the Australluki strike lart Thursday and Felay, the King was not talking serious-
war crunes court in Hong Kong, Pope Pius XII received in pelin association, with Brigadier K.
STRIKE TOLL IN BOLIVIA
-La Paz, May 23. The police announced today that 38 were killed
and
Some others
Railwaymen and Industrially.
Slam, once one of the last ab-
ali strikers returned to work,
The Government has granted a monarchy on safe conduet pass Jose Antonio in
Holland and France.
costing
four-hour "Dutch
Vatican City, May 23.
MANUS TRIALS
of
Tho
workers, the last strikers to hold cut, returned to work this morn-solute monarchies, in which the vate audience today the Most Re-Townley. A New Zealand officer ing.
The Government had sald King had complete power of lite vorend Paul Yoshigoro Tagushi, will also sit on the court.
to last for subject. Bishop
Osaka.--Associated trials are expected of
several months-Associated Press, i would consider no claim until and death over every
became a nominal constitutional Press.
the British pattern 1932 revolt. It must be em- Arce, chief of the left revolution-phororm of dictatorship by poll- it actually however, that nry party, who took asylum in s a form the Argentine Embassy when the tical loatlers. Its King is
la a figure. strike collapsed-United Fress. head and its childlike people show ttle interest in or capacity for little governmealp
1932
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No end in sight
aspita. Whatever the King's tions, they were cut short by death, and hope of getting to the heart of the matter is dimmed by the nation's chaolle politics.
For instance, in 1948, the Gov-
star ernment's
witness, Rear- Admiral Serayudh, testified that he did not think the King was murdered, after all. He thought the assassination reports were xprend by 100
foes of old Premier
Pridi
Shortly. thereafter Premier onggram cracked down Phibul Songgram hard on an Army clique that he charged was plotting to reinstate Pridi and hall the trial.
King
Since then,
Phualchion! has come home and officiated on
March 20 at the typically
glitter-
ing cremation rites for which Ananda's body was kept nearly four years in a huge golden urn.
Meanwhile, the murder. trial goes on, with no conclusion in sight-Associated Press.
BEVIN DISCUSSES JAPAN TREATY.
London, May 23.
The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, today discussed thr Commonwealth Working Party's findings on
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