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VOL. II NO. 154
The
Hongkong Telegraph.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1947.
Lab. Rebels Plane Survivors'
Defeated
London, Apr. 1. The amendment moved by Labour Members to the Covernment's bill to extend conscription into the armed forces was defeated by 386 votes to 85, and the bill was read the second time.— Reuter.
Don Juan On Franco's Proclamation
Will Not Recognise Validity
Lisbon, Apr. 1. The official spokesman for Don Juan told Reuter today: "Don Juan was not consulted by General Franco on the new suc- cession act by which Caudillo
Hair-Raising Adventures
Four men who survived a
Sydney, Apr. 1. - Dutch Dakota crash landing in Australia's most remote wilderness reached safety after five hair-raising days of adventure, during machine- which they killed and ate a pet dog and gunned a rampaging crocodile, it was reported to-day. The four men, Captain van Nifterik, Radio Operator named Houniet and van Ron and two passengers Barnard, were weak from lack of food, footsore and weary from their ordeal,
They started from the site where the Dakota made a belly landing in dense forest and covered nearly 100 miles down the rapid Katherine River. When they started, they had 1.40 oranges and two cans of con-
densed milk,
The plane carried seven persone, three of whom were kf with the No one was injured in wreckage. the landing.
FOOD AND GEAR LOST Two ralts were built to float the their gear down the party and
has proclaimed himself the head Katherine. On the first day one of of the Spanish monarchy,
"Don Juan cannot recognise
л
Inw which is devoid of two essential Sanction of the requirements: Spanish people and his own consent as the legitimate claimant to the Spanish crown."
The late King George II of Greece, whose death occurred suddenly yesterday.
Madagascar Natives Revolt Spreads
Tananarive, April 1.
the French The native uprising against
in Madagascar, which began two days ago, has become general throughout the island and shows indications of having been propared for some time, according to the French High Command in Tananarive, the capital. Military reinforcements are
being rushed to the most serious
Pine At the
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Price 20 ·Cónts
Is
Prince Paul
New Monarch Of Greece
London, Apr. 1.
The new King of Greece, Paul I, was sworn in to-
tho night in
presence of the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in a solemn ritual at the Royal palace a few hours after King George, his elder bro- ther, had died suddenly from a heart attack.
While bells of 60 Athens churches tolled for the dead King, the Cabinet and Members of Parliament hurried through packed streets to pay homage to his successor. The 88-year-old Premier, Dr Dimitrios Maximos, standed King Paul the resignation of his Cabinet, in accordance with the constitution, and was mandated to form a new government,
The new King, a 46-year-old naval man, swore "In the Name of the Holy Trinity to protect the nation's religion, to respect the constitution and defend the freedom And integrity of Greeco,"
King Paul, in a message to the Greek people tonight, sald: 'We are
centres of trouble and military German Youths Demonstrate
the rafts overturned and gear und foodd were last. On the third day,
me of the two dogs they killed with them and ate it. A crocodile attacked the remaining raft and they killed it with a Sten gun,
During
the third day they came t
NO teprisal action on land and from throughout a 30-foot waterfall with banks declaration step they could not get down. They the air is being carried out to- by Don Juan, 33-year old pretender put an appeal for help on the re-day. to the Spanish throne on Inst night's maining ratt, shoved announcement by General that Spain is again kingdom-but a kingdom without a ng as General Francis is king, so long as the bead of the State.
Spanish monarchists the world awaited the
a
over the
for the best.
und hoped Franco waterfall
Trying to lower the raft, Hounlet to become
almost drowned and Barnard had to rescue him.
losing his shoes in the process,
The inss of shoes in rocky country was serious. A map ease, was cut up to make a pair of sandals
In Madrid, monarchist circles re garded it as unlikely that Don Juan would accept the conditions attach- ing to General Franco's proclama-Barnaard. tion that the person of royal blood who succeeds General Franco must accept the fundamental laws of the present regime.
Italian
that
a
lu do
for
had
CAPTAIN'S STORY Captain van Nifterik said. "The mountains were terrible. We
lot of climbing and mountain gave way to a deep gorge, We were dizzy from lack of food and lack of sleep. During the day flies annoyed us and at night mos quitoes almost drove us crazy.
French monarchists expert the news from Spain will give powerful impetus to their aspirn Hlons for The restoration munarchy in Italy.
The
of
then
In
Brunswick
Herford, Apr. 1.
facing to-day a struggle for our very existence, for our Independence and our liberties. Unlted we will bring
to a successful end." Reuter's Diplomalle Correspondent, cleath of the commenting on the Greek King, says:
The Greek constitutional and ls expected in pollent situation
to remain unchanged by the sudden death of King George of the modern European II, one monarchs whose position has been most subject years.
to dispute in recent
of the
On the constitutional issue the is that the Greck formal position constitution of 1035 is still in force. In 1935, on the restoration monarchy, the original monarchie constitution of 1884 was re-adopted with certain amendments.
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Respite For Dov Gruner
Jerusalem, Apr. 2.
The High Court today granted a temporary order staying the execution of Dov Gruner, con- victed Jewish extremist, to hear tha
case filed by Israel Rekah, Tel-Aviv Mayor, seeking to'ani but the emergency laws under which Graner was tried.
The case was set for April 3. Meanwhite.
eight
ere detained
were
persons
In
In searches
Jerusalem outskirts. At the plenary
Beasloni
of the Vaad Leumi, David Ben Gurion de- clared: "We must double our efforts to crush terrorism, even need be, by fighting them face to face."
I was the first
open challenge of extremism by Haganah. The Jewish underground army, is azainst Ergun and Stern tremists-United Press,
ex-
Shaw On DivorceLaw Judgment
"Legislation Should Upset It"
London, Apr. 1. Mr Frederick Raymond STRENGTH OF MONARCHY Weatherley said today that he When last September the Greek guessed he, had better see his nation voted on the Monarchy, the
Royalist Government of Constan- lawyer before he talked about tin Tsaldaris did not raise the issue further moves to free himself The of his wife, who had renounced of the constitution as such. only question put before the voters all but the social ties of their
limited and personal one of marital life. the return of the King. The suc- cession of Prince Paul follows The existing automatically under constitution.
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1
The French authorities In Tananarive stated that warrants for
A crowd of youths marched through the town of the arrest of certain leaders of the separatist movement were isster to- day.
Brunswick today, overturning cars and smashing the win-
Yesterday the House of Lords In a resume of the growth
dows of the Military Government offices in one of the first kup-
ruled that Weatherley had no risings, these authoriiles said that
hunger demonstrations to be held outside the Ruhr, first Indications of a native revolt
The real strength of the Monarchy grounds for divorce for deser- In preparation reached the French
It was officially announced that mised to pass on any demands to
in Greece.to-day rests neither on the tion because Mrs Weatherley administration
last December and the military were standing by "to the proper authorities.
There was a general standstill in constitution nor on individual per- WR3: "finished" with normal that security measures taken
deal with this situation as necessary." halted the affair for the moment.
where troms stopped sonalities, King George was never married relations. Ten thousand people also demon Duisburg,
factories well known personally to any large "I'll venture such a decision would A few days ago new indications of stented in the neighbouring city of running and shops and each
Essential services were, proportion of his subjects and the
your people over there in do shake an imminent uprising reached the Hanover in the pouring rain. They closed.
of the war
war exile in London Ren" Weatherley sold. military
years at least for a lime a cer- nuthorities in earried banners demanding brend, however, maintained.
contacted Fisnarantson, 200
George Bernard Shaw, miles south and marched to the main square, At Hamburg, German
between
sald he the interior,
by United and where
industrial thin estrangement brie of the Greek thoroughly agreed with the opinion Tunanarive, in
nddressed them
Unionists ordered all speakers warnings were issued in Moramong through; microphana
workers in the city to down tools and
King Paul has been even of disenting Lord Justice Scott and 50 miles east of Tananarive
The Hanover demonstration was to-day as a protest against Lack people.
known as personality most the judgment uld not organised by one, of the political or foot and fuel. Workers were also less. It bar, never been the sub-nieur much anyway because I was parties and was orderly, and without told to march to police headquarters fect of such violent controversy as given in view of future legislation. the direction we thought safety tay
incident." an offelal announcement for a mass demonstration. because we could not enunt on out
said.
The real strength of the Greek upset it." Coal production in the Ruhr mines message ever getting anywhere
ATTACKS BROKEN OFF The statement added that the der has dropped by 20,000 tons dally us Monarchy to-duty has been stried
followed being received by anyone. 1 sure
Д meeting
a result of absence of German miners Meanwhile, military reports from monstrations In a violent attack on Generallssi-was a relief when they found us." -
scenes of two most serious over the weekend between the local "They were The rescue party the
Minister und Trade on unofficial hunger strikes, it was mo Franco why yesterday decrzed
trens. stated
at German Food that
the food announced in Essen to-day. Spain back into the ranks of monar-which had set out from Katherine lghting
225 seven Manakara, met the airmen
of Union leaders to discuss south miles chles, Radio
Tonanarive, on the Madagascar east-situation. Moscow said to-day and which that the "shattered Fascist regime miles from Katherine.
Both Hanover and Brunswick lie four men
last considerable coast, the native attack which began
in the centre of one of the chief Is not to be consolidated by de- crees...what will bring him down is weight, but doctors said they would on Monday had been "broken off,"
air grain-producing areas of the British following French be all right.-United Press.
ground and Comter-blacks. decisive. and energelic
zone of Germany and well outside of united Spaniards."
Several hundred- natives were the Rhine-Ruhr industrial area. Icaptured and three members of the
FOOD SHORTAGES European population were killed in the course of the nttnek.
Meanwhile, 30,800
122132
A French Foreign Ofee spokes
sald that the French polley towards Spain would not be modified In any way.--Reuter.
FRANCO ATTACKED
London, Apr. 2.
of
actiun
hated of a
of a re-.
We
rocks were hat and Barnard's feet were bleeding, but afford to rest. We kept on going in
The
BING TO VISIT EUROPE
or
Hollywood, Apr. 1. Bing Crosby has announced that he will go, to Europe, probably in June, to entertain troops in zones of Decupation.
Radio Moscow sald: "The. bred face of this Caudilla Fuehrer and a Duce is not to be
the mosk hidden under
Franeo wishes to console gent.. himself for the loss of a muster who made him a Caudillo, naming him- self regent in the
of pleasing hope new masters, whom he is ready to serve...Franco decided Spain should
He will make transcriptions for be a kingdom and with the sang
his American radio shows in London, ease makes himself king. But if
Paris and Frankfurt, using American Francois attempting
cover Fascism from the eyes of the world talent found among the troops.
In addition, the Andrews Sisters behind the cloak of royal purple, the masquerade is doomed to failure. and Beatrice Lillie will be starred in
these show's-Associated Press.
United Press.
EDITORIAL
to
British Divorce Laws
THE Law, as an instrument of THE
cold reasoning. is probably riglit and proper when it declares, through the Iligh Court of Ap peal, that a wife's refusal to live
a
"normal married life" does not constitute suffelent grounds for her husband to obtain a divorce. But the lay mlad will find it hard to discover the justice of such a ruling. Just as it will be bewild- Leeds ered by the findings of divorce court judge in which he ticolared that the woman was being sued by her husband hall committed adultery, but that the co-respondent
not. Both had cares, in
give fine polit A. P. Herbert's classical- satirgu English divorce laws "Holy
who
on
th. In that unsuccessful
Introduce
Which would make
to
through a
best-seller, Lew Amendments the divorce® lightly less K
legalistically to the risid and more appropriate Lines, Herbert developed ..tho "theme of a man who, acting on
host principles for the highest
for the future happiness of his wife, ful- every legal requirement in
ovidence of Infidelity C (at the same time suffering con siderable discomfort and embar... - rassment), only to run into a sun-",
蒟蒻
pletously-minded judge who canse to the conclusion that the law had been too faithfully satisfied, and rejected the application. The High Court of Appeal, in
in the Judgment handed down yester stay, followed accepted practice of deciding on principle at the ex- pense or circumstances a golden rule which usually confounds nubile
opinion.
Lord Jowlt! raised
attractive debating point when he denied that problem of morals could not decided through the Christian Factrine of marriage but had to upon the relevant acis of Parliament, It will surprise many who have been given. to under- stand that British laws are bri- marily based on Christian Ideals and teachlogs, to find the law holds.
above a doctrine which itself epresents, Wis
fundamental Dur pose of a Christian marriage cere- mony. The ruling may be in- contestable in law, but this, and other features of the Raymonds, Weatherley case leaves a renewed -fealing that British divorce lawa could bear souse revision, based on human factors rather than in- Aexible
Sunday, only a few hours before the telephone line between the capital and that military post was cut and the first of violent native attners took place.
and
spears,
the
Germans
his
brother.
by
which would upset and should
Mr Shaw, in a statement through to observers
rest perhap many paradoxically on the country's deep his secretary, said: "I agreed with internal divisions and unsettled in the opinion of the dissenting Justice. ternational relations. Many voters in Judgment was given in view of lost
thought future legislation, which will upset plebiscite September's Minors who have taken part in strikes-estimated at about 15,000 that Monarchy wits the only solindit and should upset it. are to lose their extra "points" bulwark against revolution at home
LADY ASTOR'S VIEW. for the next
and rations
altack from outside. four-week
The trouble in northern Greece Is period, It was learned. They will
The ardent anti-divorce advocate, thus be deprived of the right to buy not likely to have lessened the force Lady Astor, told the United Press extra.
and of these fears. It is, therefore, con- from her country home that she had bacon, coffee, spirits
sidered that the demand for recon-not "studle" the Weatherley deci cigarettes, Reuter.
sideration of the
Of question
slon yet, but "as ʼn good Christian, I Monarchy or Republie for Greece is reel very strongly that you must hord
were
New Aircraft For B.O.A.C.
At Mobamunga, near Tapanarive, where the separatists made their staged new demonstrations against the towns of arst attack on Sunday, armed with food shortages in knives
French Duisburg and Hamborn to-day. The authorities reported calm to-day, demonstrators carried placards read- while French patrols made reing "No Food, No Work" and "We
nre Hungry." No incidents connaissance sarties.
On the railway line northward reported. from this town, nine Europeans were reported killed. Funeral serviues were held yesterday for these casual- ties at Mobamanga, and wives and children from both Moramanga and Manakara were flown to Tananarivo to-day.
in
*
unlikely except perhaps from the extrene lett. Heuter.
keep to the law no matter how the law is to keep." However, she NEW KING IS 46
said, "I have the greatest respect for London, Apr. 2. the honesty and integrity of Lord Forty-six-year-old Prince Paul Justice Scott," who was the dissent- who took the oath tonight to succeeding voice in the House of Lords de- the Greek throne as King Paul of ciston. Hellenes is a great grandson of Queen Victoria and is well known
1938, he married Frederika Ja Britain.
daughter of the Duke of and i Princess.
of
London, Apr. 1. Between 10,000 and 12,000 people
The British Overseas Airways Cor- in Duisburg listened in the drizzling
and Social rain to speakers from the German poration have taken delivery of the Democrat first of a fleet of nine new Plymouth Communist
flying bouts with which they plan to Luise, partles.
The crowd cheered when a Trade operate new services between Bri Brunswick Union speaker said: "The British are tain and Bahrein, the Persian Hanover. SITUATION IN HAND
He represented the Greek Crown The French High Commissioner not exercising enough control over Gulf, and Bahrein and Karachi, carly
in May.
ot the funeral of King George V in the food distribution. to Madagascar lo-day flew over
London and at the coronation of Vohipeno, inland from Manokers on belginning to regard the
The people, the speaker said, were
The Plymouths are powered by King George VI.
Prince Paul has three children-- the railway line to Fianarantson, about food supplies on the way as our Pratt and Whitney twin Wash und reported sering several tires. "British arid American propaganda." engines and weigh nearly 27 tons. six-year-old Prince Constantine who The military authorities, however,
The meeting broke up without In- They will carry 22 passengers by day now becomes Crown Prince, Princess that reported
the situation in
cident, and afterwards a delegation and 16 by night.
Sofia, aged nine, and Princess Irene, Vohlpeno was well in hand, with n
of the Trade Unionists went to the Delivery is expected at the rate of born in Capetown in 1942-United
Press. French column advancing on it from local British commander who pro-two per month. Reuter. Manakara
whero
No information was given in this latest report of the situation at the northern tip of the island,
to have the natives were reported overcome the military camp near Diego Suarez and made oir with supplies of rifles, machine-guns and ammunition.
promises
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Lady Astor said both parties hid nedzed to wed for "better or worse. in don't want to get into a contro- veray over this particular caso, but is better not to marry if you are not pure."
She said she still felt Jg Ihat if humanly possible, better not to permit divorce. United Press.
Editorial Comment on this Page]
British
Woodcock Trains For Baksi Fight Flood
Doncaster, England, Apr. 1.
Bruce Woodcock is training Behind Locked Doors .
M. Marius Moutet, French Minis-behind locked doors in his stable ter of Colonies, sent, a telegram
Wolfson said Baksi, even though rounds each, then worked with a day to the High Commissioner, ex-loft gymnasium at Doncaster he defents Bruce Woodcock, will not light bag and cooled out with pressing the Government's condo- not because he shirks publicity meet Louts this summer. but will callsthenics. lences to the survivors of the vic-hut because of space limitations. take a vacation in Czecho-Slovakia, timp of the uprising. A special in vestigator from the Ministry of Colonies also took off from Paris to-day for Tananarive.----Renter,
RUSSIA GIVES APPROVAL
June,
Wolfson, however, was confident that Bakal can bent Louts..
Maurice Marcinan, an Irish heavy
Relief Fund
Discussing Bakal to-day the Briush | Wolfson said Tom Hurst, Wood-weight, took a severe beating in his and Baropean heavyweight chon cock's manager, also had expressed two-round session with Bakši, plon said, "Bakat is big and he is doubts whether he would permit the "Bakal has a murderous punch in a strong fighter. I have heard a good deal, about his in-fighting and British champion to meet Louis this both hands, farrinon said. He is Donations should be addressed
He very, deceiving.
seems easy to the Genoral Manager, South I know he is not the type of fellow who goes back like many opponents
going and one is inclined to think China Morning Post, Morning everything is plein salling. Then I have met. I expect him to be
suddenly he brings a punch from
Post Building, Hongkong. coming in to meet me most of the Lake Success, New York, Apr. 1.
time, but when I get in the I
ring "If Beksi ataya Ave rounds he will nowhere-not telegraphing right Cheques should be made out
to "British Flood Relief Fund." The Soviet Union to-day approved shall be prepared for anything win," Wolfson said, youth and to the mark."
Bakal boxed two rounds with fast the British proposal to hand tho Woodcock is trying to reduce his strength will tell. Louis is not a young
Donations Received Palestine problem to a special General weight by taking less liquid with man any more and has not been hit middleweight Freddie Price to Assembly of the Untied Nations. food.
hard in the body for a long time. If sharpen his timing and speed, Both Bf, Anddrel Gromyko, the Soviet re- Nate Wolfson, mandger of Joe Bakal can stay in close to him he can Price and Marrinan agreed Bakal is A. Hongkong-Chinesa Re-
sident XPS too fast and punishing for Wood- presentative on the United Nations Bakal to-day burst the publicity balk win." legal dogma, without breaking down the nation's care-
cock. Richard Hatton, Brighton's Francois D'Hardvilliers told the United Nations Secretarint loon advertising the April 15 Wood- fully preserved social and moral he had "no objections".
Baksi paced through an hour and fight manager, termed Baksi "the 5. CM. Fost, Ltd." cock-Baksi fight as an elimination
I have
Ye Olde Printerlo structure.
bout for a crack at Joe Louis for the half of fast training today guiling fastest heavyweight tile in June.
two sparring partners through twe spen."--United Press.
Replies are still awaited from Franco and China-Reuter..
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