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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1951.
VATICAN
EMBASSY
PROTEST
The
Chicago, Oct. 24.
National Association of Evangelicals said that Pro- testants will gather on church steps across the nation on Sun- day to direct a mass protest against the proposed Embassy at the Vatican.
Sunday is
Reformation Sun- day, marking Martin Luther's break with the Roman Catholic Church in 1517.
by
The Association said that united petion, Protestants aim to forretall Senatorial approval of President Truman's project- ed appointment of General Mark Clark
U.S. Am-
bassador to Vatican City.
At the Protestant churches, signatures will be collected for petitions which will be forward- ed to Senator Tom Connally Texas Democrat, chairman of the Senate Foreign Rel
Relations Committee. Telegrams also will be sent to Mr Truman and members of the Senate.
The
Association describes itself as having a membership of 15,000,000 persons and a service constituency of 10,000,000 per- sons not represented by the National Council of Churches.--- Associated Press.
VATICAN REACTION
Vatican City, Oct. 24. Church sources indicated to- night that the United States hod jeopardised its good reputation with the Holy See by the manner in which the nominaŝiot. of America's first Ambassador to the Vatican had been handled,
Communist newspapers have been having a fleld day expense of the Vatican and the United States concerning what they term the nomination of a "fighting general in uniform" to a "new espionage centre".
the
Church quarters expressed em- barrassment at the way General Mark Clark's name was tossed in just before the adjournment of Congress, then withdrawn by he Presidenti This added 5 he fact that General Clark would
remained the Vatican's own
on active Army s'atus.
intensive campaign in welcoming diplomatic relations between the United States and the Holy See. according to sources-United Press.
Countess Dies
London, Oct. 24.
Two members of Britain's nobility, one of them American- born, died on Wednesday.
The Countess of Sandwich, daughter
William of the late Sturgess of New York, died at her home in Hinchingbrooke, The 87-year-old Marquess of Bristol died at his home in Bury St. Edmunds,
American Infantry Using 75-mm Recoilless Rifle
Threatened Rift In Sterling Area Worrying UK
It's fingers to ears when the 75-mm recoilless rifle goes into action on the Korean front. The troops are United States infantrymen and the plcture was taken on the eastern sector.-London Express.
The Female Of The Species...
Neustadt, Oct. 24,
Two elderly sisters here quarrelled about their shares in a will and de- cided to settle it with a doel with brooms.
The younger one, aged 60, won after a heavy blow which broke her sister's
Roster. DJM, —
PURGE OF
BULGARIAN
FARMERS
Morrison Letter Acheson On
Middle East
To The
Washington, Oct. 24.
The Foreign Secretary, Mr Herbert Morri- son, has urged the prompt appointment of a Commander-in-Chief for the proposed Middle East Command.
He has suggested that the command should be based on Cyprus.
Well-informed sources here said that the proposals were contained In an exchange of Morrison letters between Mr and the United States Secretary of State, Mr Dean Acheson, Jast week.
In his secret taker addressed Vienna, Oct. 24. The Cominform journal in-personally to Mr Acheson, Mr that the British dicated today that the Bulgarian | Morrison said
determined to is Government was Communist Government cracking down severely on that Canal at all costs.
maintain its position in the Suez.
nation's farmers.
This week's issue of the jour- the Bulgarian Com- nal says munist Party has adopted de- cisions 10 "eliminate serious shortcomings"
Bulgaria's agricultural production.
The Journal's article Listed Bulgaria's these weak spots in farming:
100 Killed In Italian Storm Devastation
of
died
iD
Government Urged To Take Speedy Action
London, Oct. 24.
Anxiety was mounting here today over the threat of a rift in the Sterling Area and fear that some prominent members may walk out,
Unofficial Australian moves for separation from the joint dollar pool of the area were held in authoritative quarters as the first indication that the Sterling set-up was in a grave peril.
The growing British deficit and the ensuing weak- ness of Sterling were blamed for the uneasy situation, and experts urged the Government to take speediest possible measures to stem the threatening tide while there was still time.
The anxiety was caused specifically by ย suggestion from Australia's lending economist, Sir Douglas Cop- land, whore advice the Govern ment is known to have frequently followed on previous occasions, that the Dominion should
from the
free itself
fetters of the Sterling Arca'a dollar pool.
There so far has been no formal or official approach to that effect.
But it was noted in informed
the
Worst Bush
Fire In
40 Years
Darwin, Oct. 24. quarters here that the sugged the biggest bush fire in Fire-fighters combatting
tlon
followed closely the dis-
closure by the British Treasury Australia's history face a of a steep rise in the Sterling fearful task, said Mr A.. S. for greater Bingle, senior. executive of
balances.
Moves
independence were said to have the great meat firm of
been intimated also Ceylon.
come under
from Vesteys,
close consideration
who returned The whole issue probably will from the fire area. when top level experts from the perature of 1 degrees and "They are working in a tem- Commonwealth countries meet, their faces and arms are blister- here in November to discuss the
ed with the heat. They are area's payments problems.
Finance Ministers
dropping down in the burnt of the Commonwealth
grass to sleep," Mr Bingle said. countries will meet in January to take appro- priate decisions.
NEED FOR LOANS
Mr Bingle said that in 40 years' experience of the north- ern territory I had never seen The proposal from Sir a fire to compare with the pre- Douglas was interpreted to 1m-sent one in intensity.
bly that Australia should no
longer pay in her dollar surplus "People have no conception of to the common
destruction
ed,
tremendous pool of the the He warned that if the Egyptian
Rome, Oct. 24.
Sterling Area countries and con- being wrought," he added. Government were
The fire has already burned to attempt to blackade British forces
Almost 160 persons have been sequently not rely any longer on
the dollar releases from
out 11. there, killed in violent e'orms raging
1.250.000 acres of the plans would be put into opera throughout Italy.
Australia, among other Com- Northern Territory and is rag- ton for a courier-blockade to
monwealth countries, has lately ing along a 200-mile front In guarantee their safety and 'o
run up considerable surplus the Victoria River district. Torrential rains flooded the with the Sterling Are pro- tect the people of the Sudan.
Area because
Stock losses are unkown but Genoa and of large-scale wool sales. northern cities The Egyptian decision
are believed to be enorraous. 10 Varese, and overflowing rivers
The proposed plani is motivat- abrogate the 1936
In New South Wales, bush- Anglo- inundated the main
road from
according to the latest refres in the past weck caused at Egyptian treaty would not Milan to Bergamo.
Forts,
by Australia's growing least deflect the British Government
£1,000,000 damage. "Shor comings int organisa-
need for American loans not deflect other Seventy-one
the need
to United Press. of and would Lion aiki
renumeration Labour; insufficient promotion of governments
from southern province of Calabria finance her immigration schemes concerned
by the assumption that leading proceeding with the plans for a and 15 were killed when a gale and
investiment youth and
American women to
capital Middle Eastern command.
destroyed their house in Catania, might flow into the spots; lack of proper
country co-opera-
He acknowledged that the Slay
ar- readily under such tiveness in performing agricul-
attitude tural work; serious violations of Egyption
would During the 18th Century, themes; work of party
rangements. prevent the head-
Acceptance of the Australian organisa-naturally fourth Earl of Sandwich, an ions falls short of tasks; patron-quarters of the new command
plan experts say, would mean enthusiastic gambler, invented
that Australia would in the the being housed in Egypt according the stack which
age of co-operatives by beare his
future extend less credit to name. It was a beef sandwich
working people of the towns is to the original Western Allied
Britain than previously, plap. which enabled him to eat with poorly developed."
As an alternative, Mr ou leaving the gaming tables.
-Associated Press.
The Cointess married the Earl, now 76, in 1909. During World War II they entertained 50 Americans at tea each week- end.
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In the Alpine regions, snow was mixed with rain to bring near-freezing temperatures.
Mount Etna, in Sicily, con- tinued its four-day flow of lavo, but had not yet endangered any towns,
more
ELIZABETH TO VISIT KENYA
London, Oct. 24. Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh will visit EXPENDITURE UP
Kenya in Africa on their way Australia reminded that 2 to Australia early next year, Elaaudi few years ago she had a deficit Buckingham Palace annouriced toured the stricken South with the Sterling Area and was tonight. He urged the prompt appoint inspecting hospitals and relief Its debtor. ment of a Commander-in-Chief facilities. He gave 500,000 lire for the Middle East and said to the people of devastated earlier this month
NO DELAY
The new measures call for severe punistament of all viola-Morrison suggested Cyprus. tors and "resolute elimination of ineffective leaders, who are to be replaced by people who are capable, in true Bolshevik style, reorganising co-operative economy the journal said Associated Press.
of
President
that there should be no delay Catania. because of recent Egyption ections,
Luigi
The
the
and
The announcement said Treasury diertosed
that the Royal couple would fly directly Sterling balances of the United from London to Nairobi Kingdom have
of a few days risen. In the after a visit
at At the Garibaldi Hospital in first half of the current year by would board the as Gothic
which that town, he saw 230 poorly £425,000,000 to a record total Mombasa for Ceylon, Mr Morrison did not ask for dressed and half-starved people of £4,188,000,000,
they will visit en route. any military ald from the who escaped when
Of this more than
Court circles the storm
said the £5,000,- United States to meet the situa-crushed their homes.
would countries.
End Of War tion but merely its moral supjammed room In one 000,000
Proclaimed
not
he counted 29 wealth cous owned by Common- Francess and the Dure
stop at Gibraltar, Malta refugees huddled together.→
In addition to Britain's dollar and Aden as King George had spending overseas, the Sterling planned to do before his trip Area dollar spending has lately had to be cancelled. United
Press also increased considerably...
By the middle of this year,
port
letter that Mr Acheson last week issued his statements strongly condemning Egypt's
It was after receipt of this Associated Press.
rejections of the Middle East HE GOT ACTION the dollar, expenditure of li
Command proposals and her Egyptian treaty of 1938 and the abrogation of the Anglo-
a joint Congressional resolution In a personal reply to Mr with the Australian battalion in
wer
ending the
Morrison, Mr Acheson WOB The proclamation said that understood to have assured
oversens Storling Area, exclu-
per cent above. Inst year's-United Press.
Tragedy
Berlin, Oct. 24.
Washington, Oct. 24, President Truman today formally proclaimed the end
Koren, Oct, 24. sive of Britain, was running Sequel To War the state of war between the United States and Germany.
William Massey, a New Zea- about 60 Sudan condominium agreement The President's action followed of 1999.
lander who is a stretcher bearer
Karen, complained that there was no pork in the American
COLLINS IN P.I.
A Communist East Berlin the war which was declared in him of United States moral sup canned post and beans which December, 1841, was terminated port and also to have stressed ling as part of their
the Austra ians have been get-
Court today freed a man who October 19, 1951, she
Manila, Oct. 24. !
sald ho killed his two small rations,
General J. Lawton Collins children out of fear of the the importance of taking Arab the resolution wes passed.
President Truman said that opinion into consideration and So he wrote a letter of pro- United States Army Chief of approaching Russian roles. United
carefully examining any test to the president of the com- Staff, arrived today on his way The man intended to strapgle nt mozes policy was aired fat
other than those "probably pany which supplies the United to Formosa, Okinawa, Tokyo his wife and bang himself but and free" Gorinany. united
necessary"
States Army. Massey said that and Korea,
lost his nerve, he added. It is understood that Mr Mor- he received a prompt
He will "But oñorts to this end haya
Inspect Philippine In acquitting the défendent, been frustrated and made im- rison sent a similar letter to the The
Fompany president said { Army training centres on the court ruled that the man possible for the time being by French Foreign Minister, M. that from now on there would Thursday and leave by air for was unaccountable for his the policy of the Soviet Govern- Robert Schuman, who replied be more pork and less beans: Formosa on Friday-Associated actions in those terrible times."
endorsing his views Router. Router.
Press. mont," he said. Reiter.
-Associated Progo,
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