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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 18′′ (1968)
NEW ZEALAND REFERENDUM ON CHRISTIAN & COMMUNIST
THE DEATH PENALTY
Wellington, June 14.
No previous decision of the present National Party Administration of New Zealand has aroused as much hostile comment in the press here as the decision, forced through the House of Representa- tives on May 1, to hold a referendum whether the death penalty should or should not be continued
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The referendum question, lowever, has produced a very 14ferent reaction.
Second Thoughts
The debate in the House start- ed on a measure we abolish the deal penally introduced by Labour Opposition member, Mr W.T Anderton. a3 4 private member's bill, on which free vote would normally be allow- But the Prime Minister. Mr S.G Hollandi. tabled
amerschent
ferendum
proposing Et
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In a division on party lines,
the amendent was carried, An
The Hawke's Bay Herald-
the
Tribune asited, “Is a referendum the right
way to decide meril of capital punishment for murder? Many people will doubt it. The proper place for a decision is Parliament and the proper method a free vote of members on both sides of the House."
A few days later the Welling- ton Evening Post returned to the attack. "Some 18 months," It salt, will elapse before the geneni election is held. In that should
Government time the wake sock of the position that has now arisen.
"I in difficult to escape the conclusion that the result of a referadum will be, binding
the aext government ind future governmenta.
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"A decision made le 1957 could only be altered by another
TITO VISITS SOVIET ATOM PLANT
Deposed Red Leader
At Talks
Prague, June 14.
referendum. This is something Official information
SOUTCOS
to walch the Government should here said that Alexej Cepicka. give earnest consideration before deposed Czechoslovāk Com- the life of the present
ment runs out.
"I the Government
Parlla-munist
ils mind--as we think it should
leader, addressed the
Party's Cornmundst
national changes conference in Prague today.
These sources did not say what Cepicka spoke about to the 1,500 delegates attending the conference which began on Monday,
it would strengthen rather with
Opposition amendment to take than weaken its position the retrendur
at some other the pople." fine than general election was defrated
Morning and evening news- Papers in Wellington
allacited
Another Debate
President Tito of Yugoslavia
Ja plotured dr an inspeoliom tour of a Soviet atomic power station, part of the programine of his State visit to the USSR.
----Exprtes fholo,
Mice Keep A Railway Clean
St
Russian Models
QUOTATIONS ON LIBRARY WALLS
Prague, June 14. Quotations from early Christian and Communist writers are painted side by side on the walls of an 800-yeűr-öld förmer monastery here which houses one of the world's most famous Libraries.
The monastery, a long two- as weapons used by the support- storey building with sandyers of Hus in a civil war which coloured walls, a red, alate root followed his burning at the nd two tall streen opites, stands atdké as a heretic. There are on a hill at Strahov, in the old also arcineological relics, pottery part of Prague, överlooking the and other 'objecta of Slay cul- heart of the
Czechoslovak euro dating back to the Bfth capital
contury...
It was founded in 1140 for a 12th century order of
Regular called
stratensians
Cititas
Pride of place in the museum koes however, to the monica" the Fremonbrary, housed in two spacious,
the who, over
esra buill up the library about 160,000 volumes on re-
vaulted halls with delicately Carved bookcases and bright,
ligion, philosophy, history, medi-pastel-coloured frescoes on their cine, low and other subjects.
Show Cases
The last monks left in 1930 When the Communists took over the monastery and the library etut turned it into a museum of |Czech Iliérature,
eclungs.
A
of
The first, colled the hall of theology, was built towards the end of the 17th century, when the monastery buildings were being axtunden
hall philosophy was added towards the end at the 18th century.
Row upon τον
of books The sale added showcans of stretchs to the ceilimm and exibits depicting the evolution anelem globes and lactères sup- of Czech literature crom pre- porting huge, haich-written feudal limes to the present day,bible and hymn books with coloured lettere arnd. painted Quotations from the works of illustrations are ranged the Froderick Engels, a Communist length of the halls. pioneer, and the Communist frazanifesto which he · dnd Karl Marx wrote, as well as extracts drom writings by the loie Kle- Russia will send two fashionment Golwald, Czechoslovakia's models to train at Miss Cherry first Communist President, are Marshall's munirsequin school in painted on the walls.
Marshall said London, Miss here today.
To Train
In Britain
Moscow, June 14.
Nearby, are other quotations from Jan Hus, the 15th century former and John. Afios Komersky,
educatioral
exhibits are árid fac-
Berne, June 14, Mice savo the Swiss Federal and Railway much trouble money by keeping tunnels *
The two are
Miss Tamara spoticaly clean as this country
Mingushudinova, a 20-year-old of cleanliness could desire.
Tartos girl, and middle-aged Omcinis say that innumerable
Málss Trina Guseva, a "matron" pioneer of the 17th century. families of mice live in these
model. big "hot" from this Gotthard to the
Neither Simplon.
spoko ahy English. Cepicka, 45-year-old son-in-
Some
their nests evon build
The two work at Gum, the law of the late Klement Goll-
underneath the railway sleepers. Largest Soviet state department wald,
first Czechoslovakia's
As coon na Meanwhile. the Government |
train has passed, store, In Moscow. Communist President, was dis-
Miss Marshall, the mice dnsh into action and de- will have to face another
missed from his posts as Defence cut everything edible
a three-week periods in Czech history. and
Minister, First Deputy Prime
windows of the
fashion introduces the necessary
bere display Minister the re-
and member of the party ferendum.
Politburo last April for
"We hope they they devour ame of their own that possible Members
fostering a "personality change their
cult"tter-which is their idea of will be able to come back on around himself as chief of the birth mind before then-China Moll
army.Router. Special.
Special.
The Government Immediately the amendment was labiel. ft had, said the Evening Post, madebate on the subject when, "a serious mistake
It. # in asking
Parliament to approve the hold- legisation to authorise
+
of a referendum
capital punishment
the
ՋԵՐ Mr Holland it is to be hoped and his colleagues will have Kane second thoughts.
"The Introduction by a private member of the Crimes Amend- shent Bil gave Parliament the oppurtunity to decide the issue and placed the responsibility of decision where It correctly be- longs-with the representatives
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"We have some difficulty wulerstanding the Prime Mini-
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of deciding the issue on majority vote in the House 1050, he suid, the decisiva rest-
ed on seven members,
Acrimonious Debate
in
"Under a democratic system decisions must inevitably de- pend on the votes of a comparn-
vely few members.
"It is possible that the result on referendum might depend on the votes of a few theusarıd people. Would Mr Holland oc- cent such result an binding?"
The Dominion, the Welington morning newspaper, commented that it was doubtful whether the bpeople would share the feeling inter than of the Government. The country would be plunged into a welter
noon on Wednesdays.
of acrimonious debate on a sub-
For the BOUTH CHINA jest which should be discussed MORNING POST and the only dispassionately and logical- CHINA MAIL, 48 hours ly.
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that is susceptible emotion is bad policy," aid the Dominion. "Impassioned, appeals by abolitionists could stir up fever for beyond the merits of their argumen is.
a
"Similarly, A particularly flendish or callous crime just before the poll could cause in public revulsion much #ronger than the merits of the use for retention. In either event, the vate would not reflect the rea- soned opinion of the people."!
A warning was given by the Press, Christchurch, that the Government would be "very unwise if it persists in its in- tention. "Thi," it declared,
Bouth China Sunday Post-Heralds not a suitable questim to be Chins Mali
decided by the oldctors, Few. Indeed, could tie more, unsuit- able,
While in Macau, etay at the
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Provingés React
"A referendunt will merely ensure that polities contention on a subject which an and should be decided ̈ ́in' Parlia ment, withotal, the drawing of party lines, is extended to every home, office, "Zam' and The Government. factory...
may say this is desomocy, 1 will be miatmkweli v An essential of democracy is that the people
|thould olest darrent and a
Government with the authority
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In the ravindház to, there reaction
was unusually strong
dealnat" tho Government.
The Offidano Hertlü suggests vd that the » Governement, should
foto the woantry on the Santan. and “test publie opinion with! Paut rengrlimar (20) a referendum"
It is may
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Laud speakers auspended from the richly-decorated roots tend an incongruous modern touch. Museum officiala use them to contact guides' or other men- bers of the staff.
Most Valuable
Experts say that the library's most valuable possession is a collection of 2,000 manuscripts including the Oth century
strahov Evangel",
bound in covers embossed with, copper figures of Christ and the Saints. other treasures are à voluhne written of parchment
In 1220 and containing rare chronicles of that time, a 19th century codex in which the entire Bible. せれ
small volume in copied into miniature lettering, and another Bible dating from the 15th century,
The library boasts more than 1,500 of the first books ever printed in the Czech de mid abroad. These books, called in- cunabula, appoarett between 1445-ben printing bega and 1501, and are Laursons, for their typography, flluminations and binding. There some of Luther's autographs.
are alzo works and
and
Among 17th century works it the library are Bookcleta pamphlets dating from the time. of the 30 Years War. I also Botains imany philosophical. historical legal and medical books of the 18th and 10th cen- turies and soine rare editions of the French writers, Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Voltaire.
Plundered
The monica started their col- lection of manuscripts in the 13th century but the avera destroyed in a fire in 128. A
second collection disappeared during the Hussite won and a third es plundered by Swedish General tear the end of the Thirty Years' War
a
was
Tiro present library started in the second half of the 17th centuryChina Moll Special,
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