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THE CHINA MAIL," THUESDAY," FEBRUARY 28, 1957":"
FRANCO MAY NAME PRINCE LAPP STATE RISES
AS FUTURE
KING SOON
By HENRY BUCKLEY
Madrid, Feb. 27.
Some circles here believe that Prince Juan Carlos of Bourbon may be officially named future King of Spain in the near future.
as
Curies can be put on the throne. Some of the Monarchists, for example, want his father, Don Juan, as the future king.
In support of their bellet, that to the publication, with GovernanikaL approval. OL A bank ontled
bes Spantyh Monarchy Historied Year", which pulses Monarchy as an
and netution
Kives many pictures anl details aking at all, Prince Juan Carlos.
The Falange parly, on
not want other hand, does
the
A
There is no evidence at the The Prince would, under general public Franelsen
in Spain feels Franco's proposal. Strongly elther way about the only become King on reachin sue. the age of 30.
If the nomination is made, it wifi be necessary for thc Prince's father, Don Junt. Arst to renounce all claims to the throne, to which he hereditary heir..
SURPRISED
the
General Franco's aim La to make Prince Juan Carlos king when he is 30 years of 620, giving hum in the meantime a long and thorough training to it him to be head of a “Modern Monarchy", and in the hope that Monarchisis and Falangists will both accept this as a com- promise solution.
Д
Spaniarda were surprised by The sudden appearance of this book. 11s 77, pages are packed The cleven years until Prbnice with pictures' and details of the Juan Carlos reaches the age of Princs, pictures of his Inther 30, General Franco's supporters
King Alfonso explain, will be covered by gandfather. and XITI, and include
various
regency, Arst with General documents regarding the Royal Fraticu and later, presumably,
It opens
with an with
other General Notic entitled The Dynasty" outstanding
personality, 09 by by Count Ruisenada, Regent. General Franco is at prominent Monarchist, who is a
of age and present 04 years shipping magnate und land- appears to be in sound health. owner.
MODERN FEATURES
at Druex, in France, of Princess Helene de France.
ዘባ
But the
are
or
д
Six-feet-two lull, 19 years of age, fale-hatred, very handsom"",
There this
future king of
also probable
pulle number of people in Spain who Spain caused a flutter in many feminine heurls
a Republic lo when he would
prefer the recent allended
wedding, Monarchy.
those argument of who agree with General Franco that Spain needs to link the The book reveals for the st
features of her
CW emotion! time
and modern
of significant
the traditions letter wrillen to egune with Prince Juan Caries on the eve Spain lacks the
past. Moreover, they argue,
maturity of his "wearing-in"
political matters necessary Army cadet in December 1955
elect a new head of the State who lives by his father,
every four or five years without Monte Estoril, in Portugal.
Don Juan wrote to his son: political upheaval.-China Mall
Special. This will be a great day for you because from this day on, you conscerate yourself to the service of Spain for the rest of your life,"
18
the
an
al
Prince Juan Carlos cabled back to his father: "Before the flag promised Spain to be a perfect soldier and with tremendous emolion I swear to carry this out”
to
Prince "On
WROTE TACTFULLY
To General Franco, Juon
Carlos telegraphed; kissing my fing I sent Your Excellency a very affectionate greeting with the respect that a Gentleman Cadet (Caballero
Dwcs
his Generalisimo.
Prince Juan Carlos of Bourbon."
Count Ruisenada, in his cun- tribution to the book. wrote tactfully: "As the principles of the Movement did not vary THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC essentially from the traditional aspirations of the Spanish
about COMPANY, LIMITED.
it Monarche
that the Head of the State had at his Notice to Shareholders
side almost all the Monarchists. NOTICE 18 HEREBY They were thus subject to two which were not in- GIVEN that the Sixty-Fourth compatible with each other but, and by duties Annual General Meeting of tied down by the Members of the Company circumstances of place
loyal
supporters of will be held on Thursday, the man
Juan were unable to be at his 14th day of March, 1957, at
side during the difficult houra 11 a.m. at the Company's in which Assessment, informa- counsel would have Registered Office, 4th Floor, P. & O. Building, for the been most useful.”
loyalties
come
time. Don
tion and
After thug diplomatically
transaction of the business disposing of the period when
of
an
Ordinary General Don Juan was strongly critical Meeting including the follow ing:-
!
(1) To receive and consider the Reports of the Direc- tora and of the Auditors, and the Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st December, 1986, and the Balance Bheet as at that date. (3) To approve the Dividend. (8) To elect Directora, (4) To appoint Auditors.
The Register of Members will be closed from Friday,
"Holme,
the now
of General Franco's Count wrote: coun above all criticism of an un- character, stands the healthy cicar and simple fact that Spain disposes of the noble, intelligent and immediate heirs of her last persons of Don King in the Juan and Don Juan Carlos."
MANY OBSTACLES
This book many reapls here believe, is meant to prepare the for the "Popular and way Social Monarchy" announced for the future by General Franco.
There are many obstacles to be overcome before Prince Juan
the 1st of March, to Thurs Over
day, the 14th of March, 1957,
both days inclusive,
By Order of the Board,
F. H. FELL,
Secretary.
Hong Kong, 14th Feb, 1967.
74,000 Scholarships Offered
United Nations, Feb. 27. More than 74,000 inter- Hational scholarships and fellow-
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES ships are offered by govern-
· Decorated vanello en this vessel, witi be surveyed: byľ: Mmatu. Poulsen, de Thermo-Deory mà Totti - Wasser, from 10 Km. da March 1 and 2, 1867, and comigoede ate requested, to have Miele - reproomačalives pessant during
27, 1007.
ments, universities, foundations and other institutions in over one hundred countries and ter- ritories, UNESCO's onnual sur-
were
the year 1954-6, 128,000 students were studying outdde their own countries." Of these, In the United 34,000 States, 10,000 in France, 8,009 in the United Kingdom, 5,300 in the German Federal Republic, 3,000 in Switzerland, 3,700 in Japan, 3,600, In Austria, › and 2,000 in Egypt.--Untied. Press;
In
to
Zhukov-Burmese Premier Give
Soviet Defence Minister Marshal Zhukov drinks toast with Burmese Premier U Ba Bwe at the latter's residence during the Marabad's visit to Bornia--ə vtalt do- signed to Increase Soviet prestige In that area. Ex press Photo.
RIGHT OF DISMISSAL
Budapest, Feb. 27. A Budapest court today handed down a decision, do claring that workers councils in factories did not have the right to dismiss a member of the fac- tory's personnel,
Only the management of the enterprise bad the right to drz its personnel, the court said,
Most of the workers councils consist of non-Communists, anc them had dismissed DUTC of certain workers as undesirable. -France-Presse.
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN
15 THAT THE LITTLE FOOG YOU SAW BEFORE?
COULD BE--
FERDINAND
NANCY
ILL GO
IN AND
LOOKS
HAVE A
LIKE
LOOK!
PLAIN
NO." THE CAR AND THE GIRL
MIST
TO ME!
NANCY, IF YOU'RE A GOOD GIRL, I'LL LET YOU BRING IN SOME
HOT DOGS
· FOR LUNCH
JOHNNÝ HAZARD
AS JARAK REACHES FOR
THE MIKE WITH THE CONCEALED POISONED NEEPLY, JOHNNY FIRES FROM THE VISITORS" GALLERY
EL ROPO
CIGARS
Toast
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28 By Air Middle Earl, Atrica.
Pakistan.
Great Britain & Turnge, & p.m.
Thallard, Ceylan, Burma, Indio, 4 p.m.
Ú.B.A.. § p.m.
By Burtace N. Borneo, 4 p.m. Minoso, p.
PRIBAY, MARCH 1
By Air Germany, 9 a.m.
Cambodia, Malaya,
A.m.
Indonesia,
Formosa, Japan, Korea, Okinawa, 11 4.m.
Indo-China, France, Noon.
Quem, Hawali. U.S.A., 1 p.m.
--AND THE COW VANISHED IN IT
OF ALL THE NONSENSE!
IT'S ONLY MIST! I'LL GO INTO
IT
IF IT'S ALL THE SAME
TO YOU, AUNT FRITZI—
PAND THEN VAAKITO
·TÓ BE CU” VOJNË TYČ "THE 'CUNE OF
AAN. GUARDE
NO, CHIEF. BETTER LET
ME GO.
Philippines, Australia. New Zea- land, 1 p.m.
hailand, Indra Pandian Bant, Africa, Great Britain & Europe, 6 p.m.
Canada, 0 p.m. Japan,
p.m.
Formoss. U.S.A.. 8 p.m.
By Surface
China, People's Repubilo, 1 a.m. Macwo. 1 p.m.
Italy. France, 1 p.m. Korea. 2 p.m. Indo-China, 2 p.m. Japan, Canada, 2 p.m. Indonesia, 4 p.m. New Zealand, 4 p.m. Macao. 0 13.3.
SATURDAY, MARCH z By Air
Thalland, Malays, N. EKITICO, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand & Ceylon, 10 a.m.
AGAIN IN NORTH FINLAND
By THOMAS HARRIS
Helsinki, Feb. 27.
A Lapp state, founded by Peter the Great of Russia in 1697, and absorbed by the Soviet Union. during World War II, has risen again in north Finland far off the beaten track.
The state, Sevuttijarvi, la į babies, dying mothers and proud of its hard-to-get giris, Į delirious, old men.
an
its school for dark-eyed children They tell them in the Skolt and its village street, believed language, A mixture ot to be the longest in the world. Norwegian, Ruslan and Finnish. Sovettnerv formerly д Tho Norwegian words como kingdom, is organised nowadays from their commerce with as a village about 30 miles long Norway, the Finnish words and just over one mile wide, from their position 21.3 But its autonomy in the Finnish autonomous unft with the ato is guaranteed under special Finnish state, and the Russian statutes, The Skolts, us the words from their history. 500. Inhabitants are called, are proud of their autonomy and will tolerate no Intervention in their domestic affairs,
FOUNDER
Tourists always miss the Poter the Great founded Land of the Skolls, lying in the Skolt
Petsamo.
northern
Land, near Finland
became
Comer of Finland When where Norway curls over and dependent of Ruatia, Petsamo touches Rusali in common with its nickel mines, became a frontier, because it has no rail-Finnish district. After centurica way or road to link it with the Ra Russim subjects, the Skolts
found themselves outer worlch
Finnish subjects, although in each case their "home Tule*: guaranteed,
1
GO BY BOAT
To reach Skolt Land with its little red houses, forests, lakes, frozen wastes and reindeer, the traveller must go by boat,
sledge or Ught aircraft.
was
Then, after World War II, the Petsamo district went back to Russia. Rather than go with it,
the Skola chose to move weat After much dis- and re-settle. cuasion, negotiation and delay, they were established in their Present position just under the
roof of Norway.
That is how the Skolts would have things be, for they shun foreigners, although they will waryn, food and
SUCER any distressed traveller who stumbles Into their territory',
Their log cabin homes hava Their one
contact la North open fireplaces where they burn
"baro' Norway, lying a
25 pent, ligo many other Arctic inlles from their "frontier, | dwellers, but their living rooms nearest Finnish village, with their crucifixes and ikons Клаталер, is about 00 miles how their Orthodox faith and
their Russian past. Although the
The
away.
the outer districts
In Norway, the Skolts nell
Skolts are meat, their principal devout worshippers, they can reindeer
to church only once a month. export, and they buy there their | go 1
skls or by ming. Hollow, a.m.
Hankow. Kun-principal portas teskole ummey, on
sugar and salt. The Skolt alsa | sleigh,
to the single £ves to Norway when be falls of Skolt Land
For in his own church lying in its centre takes seriously ill.
hospital is a too long to land the only
permit of weekly wooden hut started by a single services, nursing sister who is able to Transport dimculties hamper give
first ajd. His education too, but conditionN ambulance is his sleigh, drawn | have improved since a boarding by a reindeer,
school was opened for pupils The Skolts can tell long tales from the outer dutricts.
midnight rides with sick
Philippines, 1 p.m. Thaliano.
India, Middle Fast, Africa, Great Britain & Europe,
p.m.
Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, New Zealand, 0 p.m.
Indo-China, France, 0 p.m. Formosa Japan, Okinawa. 6 p.m. Hawaii, USA., Canada, 0 p.m.
Korea, 0 p.m.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
Cape Erhuby Vanad Pieters Sondents, bet,
720
By Mik
12.30
By Ernie Bushmiller
I'D RATHER BRING IN SOME COLD ONES
ONLY TO HAVE HIS LIFE SPARED INADVERTENTLY
AS AN IRATE OLD LADY. BEATS HIM DOWN WITH
HER UMBRELLA PISS
By Frank Robbins
HOLD YOUR PRES/ · WE SURRENDER un PONT" WIT, COUNT853
NERA
of
only
There's More than Mask
about CADBURY'S...
HONG KONs Favourite Chocolates
CUTEX
LIPSTICK
AND
NAIL POLISHTM
They always harmonise
DAIRY BOX
with the
wonderful centres ·
Traching in the schools is in Finnish although among them- selves the Skolts always talk Skolt.
CLOTH HAT
Skolt boys, local statistics show, nearly always marry Skolt girls. But Skolt girls often marry Norwegians, Finns or other foreigners. The result is that girls in Skolt Land are In great demand.
L
No Skolt boy needs to ask whether a lady is married or single. As soon as she marries she is entitled to wear a round cloth hat with a high crown. embroidered with small pearls, Skolt women are as devoted to this custom as they are to tobacco, which they smoke as cigarettes, cigats or, even pipes, The attractive widow can also be spotted immediately because widows have their own pearl-embroidered hat which they
permanent mourning for their husband
More typically Skolt than the hats are the black eyes of this title "pation". The schools of Skolt Land must be the only omes in the world where all thỏ pupils are dark-eyed.
went
in
ILL HEALTH
Round these dark eyes, too are often soen the dark rings of hardship and ill health. For life in Skolt Land is hard and
penurious. Reindeer meat, gruel, ten and juice made from Arcile berries plucked in spring and sumuner-
the
average
the
tho
family's Months Ir
Perhaps that is
tho modern Skolt girl tends to forget the old traditions and seek a new life with a foreign husband, China Mail Special."
Under-Estimation
Of Radiaton Hazards
London, Feb. 27.
A cancer research expert to- night told British, members, pl Parliament that the American, British and Russian govern men's had all been
of under-estimating the
radiation from, nuclear
plosions.
Professor-Alexander. Haddow, Director of the Cherter. Beatly Research Insilute at the Royal Canety Hospitaj in London, said: "We must not over- estimate the hazards, but we also must not under catimale them
"I doclare categorically
that the American, Belish and Russ rian
governamenta have
[ail: bóện guilty of under-estimation."
The
British had surect tho Australians during testy in Augen! trolia that there would be no risks Whatever, siege) werd taken it when not trup.// to say, there was absolutely, no risks,