Communist
Support For De Gaulle
Dijon, June 26.-A. gathering of 20,000 sup- porters shouted "Yes" hare today when Con- eral Charles de Gaulle asked them: "Will you remake the Stato with me?"
The General declared that it was necessary to "unite around the APP (Ceneral de Gaulle's Rally of the French People) in order to put Franco-back on her foot and rid her of the anxiety which weighs upon her.
alone "De
Caulio means nothing, but de Gaulla with the French people-this may mean a great deal," he added. -Router.
Terms Offered To Imprisoned
Strikers
Wellington, New Zealand, June 26. The dispute on the 7,932-ton Canadian ship, Tridale, will be settled
39
THE
Reverse
In Belgian Elections
SUCCESS OF SOCIAL
CHRISTIAN PARTY
May Enable King Leopold To Return
:.
Brussels, June 26.-Early returns from Parliamentary elections showed tonight that the Social Christian (Catholic) Party, which favours the return to the throne of exiled King Leopold, was cpparently on its way to victory,
With 60,000 votes counted of nearly 6,000,000 cast, the Catholics received 56 per cent compared with 24 percent for the. Social ists who oppose Leopold's return..
The Liberals had polled 14 percent of the voto' and the Communists only seven percent. The votes Catholics 33,721. were distributed as follows:
Socialists 15.682, Liberals 8,943 and the Communists 4,330.
The Catholics had prepared t their campaign to seek the re- turn of Leopold if they received only 60 percent of the majority voles. However, party leaders
soon as 27 striking members would dodge the issute unless
of the. Canadian. Seamen's Union, now in prison, accept terms us those the agreed on Friday by the on strike Canadian seamen
Kame
in London.
|
FRANCE'S
ONGKONG TELEGRAPH," MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1949.
lave Indicated, lately that they NEW TRADE they received a huge majority.
The Communist percentage of only seven percent represented sharp drop from their total in 1946 when the last Parliamen- At tory elections were held. that Ilmo they pulled ap in proximately 15 percent of the (The Canadian London who accepted the four-votes cast.
the point agreement on Friday last night decided to resume strike, raying that the owners had refused to honour it.
seamen
The Canadian Pacifle Steam ships issued
a atatement
London denying the agreement had been violated and declaring
thut
would
WOMEN'S VOTE
UNIONS
Washington, June 26- The former United States Ambassador to France, Mr Jefferson Caffery, said in a radio interview today that strong non Communist labour unions have been
them as one of developing in France, and he described
-
The Minister of the Interior, Pierre Vermeylen, broadcasting in over Brussels Radio, said, "The
Impression one can have at this the most important forces moment is that the Communists to ensure future security be nowill probably suffer a decrease there
repre- and stability of the coun in their Parliamentary victimisation).
try. He said he believed that union June 7 began sentation. The men on
"It
pocsible that the United States trade serving a four weeks' sentence for refusing to obey the lawful command of the Tridale's mas Liberals, on the other hand, with leaders share this view. ter, but steps will be taken secure their release if they accept the terms. The ship has been strike-bound since
April
la
show a certain success.
il estimated that there aro "It is more difficult to make about 2,000,000 French workers any statement about the fate who are members of non-Com- other parties. But munisi dominated unions. of the think that speaking by and larga one can already foresee that the women's vote has not had the effect people thought
would have."
Discussing the French ecouu
said mie situation, Mr Caffery
un- that there has been vast
the impetus provement under
with the spiralling
Yes, Christopher, The World Is Round!
לוא
Firm in the belief that the world is round, three-year-old. Christopher Columbus, (that's really his name) plots his flight-on an air globe, on arrival nt LaGuardia Field by Pan American Clipper from London. Along with his mother and baby brother, dad," M/Sgt. he is en route to Ohio to join his
Ernest Columbus.
WHO Squabble In Rome Brought To An End
SUPPLY
PROGRAMME AND POLICY · ADOPTED
Rome, June 26-A politically tinged squabble over the World Health Organisa- tion's policy on medical supplies and equip- ment ended abruptly today when delegates voted overwhelmingly to stop the discussion.
The argument was opened on Saturday in the programme committee by Bulgaria, Hungary and Albania with a demand that WHO embark on a large scale supply opera- tion.
Doctor P. Tagarov, Bulgarian delegate, repent- ing his charges of political discrimination, told the delegates that the Truman four-point programme ims and results as the Marshall "has the same aims
of the ECA, but wages have not of
Yugoslavit the Arzt kept spa sald. this contributed adopted a closure motion by Dr!
prices.
Plan." TERMS OUTLINED
After speeches by delegates Albania and Hungary, Mr. Harry Davis, the Prest
committea dent of the Canadian Seamen'at
Women, voting for the Mr K. Baxter, Union, cabled
R. H. Barrett of the United Secretary of the New Zealand time, composed more than half
He also said that the French Kingdom delegation by a 20-3 Federation of Labour, on Satur- of the 5,500,000, electorate.
Some obervers, hnd forecast
The committee then de-. 115 vote. dement
Indicating the terms coveringt
strike their voto would decide the coal production is now 115
1ssue of percent of the prewar rate and feated a motion by Albania_10. Election, the main bound Canadian ships.
Drogistor scamen to which was the future of exiled increased hydroelectric power create a subcommittee to study.
supply These were: the
facilities
are cutting down
Immediately willout King Leopold III. victimisation. no charges to be
return to their skips
to the political unrest in France.
the
the
Czechs POCKET CARTOON Called To
Harvest
Workers To Give
Up Holidays Prague, June 26-The- Communist press told Czechoslovaks today that if they want to eat more they will have to help with tho harvest and learn to take care of every grain of wheat.
by
tho
Obviously embarrassed The 20 percent cut in the meat rallon ordered for July, parly organ Rude. Pravo mised that this would be only temporary if the new harvest was correctly handled.
pro-
It called upon factory and their office workers to devote Summer holidays to brigade work in the fields.
HIJINKA {MENT GLUB
TER
2-30
"We won't go there-t know a dirty little cellar
where it's filepatį"
London Express Béroles.
Religious
Freedom
Is Dead
Rudo Pravo also made this MTI oocasion to warn the population that "we must guard this year's harvest, which promises to be Archbishop Beran good, against the hatred
and
frustration of the reaction which Charges Czech Govt|
spreading lying"
has been
rumours through the villages Prague, June 26.-Arch- Bat the agricultural prices will bishop Josef Beran today nuns and
drop.
charged that
" cart.
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ORDERS BOOKED
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS
REDS' EXPLANATION This year, as last year when priests were being forcibly
Advertisers are requested to the food shortage gave reaction-removed from Czech con- aries plenty of scope-we shall vents and monasteries and note that not less than 24 hours day of 10 know how to handle the situa- being shipped
other notion prior to the tion and mercilessly pursue a Church properties in freight publication should be given for all commerolal display advor. those who would serve the
tisements, change of copy'eto. domestle and foreign reaction."
In a second. In cutting the monthly meat
pastoral letter Notices and classified advertigo- ration for the normal con- smuggled past the tight police ments will be raboivad up to 10 Bumer from about 1,000 guards on his palace and read a.m.. and urgent motions until
the churches today.
noon on day of lasue. Batur. grammes to 1,200 grammes, then come
thai re- days.not later than 0930. Communists
munists explained that this Archbishop declared was due to the Hingering effects ilgious freedom in Czechoslova-
įkia WIL of the 1947 drought.
and deod
warned
POSITIONS VACANT of Rudo Pravo attempted to Catholics that their "hour
DIUTISH Firm his vacancy for fully sweeten this pill by pointing to trist" was near."
the secret qualified The Jetter said
sleno-typist. Thorough the very black dutlook in the Western dapitalistic, countries. pollee were in control of the knowledge of shorthand, filing and
onice "In the US., France, Brazil, Archbishop's palace. The Arch-generat Argentina and, other Western bishop himself did not appear Applyin countries, the outlook of farmers in any of
routine
writing to
exential. 120, Box
Prague's Catholic K. Telegraph.
pus- Is very black due to the fact churches today, but his
second was the
FOR SALE that consumers have less money torni letter
delivered to the Communist secretly to buy food,"
Salo organ said.
priests since the police occupied VOGUE 216, Bloucester Bldg.
***** of American shoes, price from $35, This
contrasta with the his palace on June 15.
dresses from 30, secure and happy futuro of
The deflant anti-government
OLDE MILL. A distinctive farmers in this country who are letter
was
Several YE read in
hand made stationery. In boxes S sure they will be able to sell
Catholic churches, touching off sheets notepaper, 25 envelopes, $9.50 their products for good prices
at least one demonstration in per box from Bouth China Morning -Associated Press.
which hecklers' demanded that Port the Archbishop bo
NEW EDITION of Weights and Women wept and rival groups teasurement of Cargo ... exportad of men screamed at each other from Hongkong and South China after the 4,000-word letter had compiled by the Gwera Meaners. £15 frein the South China Morning been read from the pulpit of Port the small, ancient Church of Crusaders near Prague's Charles H. Government Import and Ex« port Licence Forms 10 cents' each, Obtainable at "S. C. M. Port." Sircet.
Newspaper Amalgamation
hanged.
CATHEDRAL SILENT Melbournb, June 20-Daily
in "Ave The letter was read Mirror Newspapers, Ltd., and
Catholic churches here, in
CLASSIFIED Sunday Pictorial Newspapers, Ltd, of London, have purchased cluding St Vitus Cathedral,
Romen Catholic ADVERTISEMENTS the a large black of shares in The where
was .shouted Ltd., primate himself Argus and Australasian, the Melbourne newspaper, The down last week by Communist MAY BE BOOKED AT THE EVERGREEN 'STORE CORNER hecklers. At the Cathedral, 11 Argus, announced today.
The Argus announcement was read at the .m. Mass in OF NATHAN AND JORDAN added, "This purchase marks silence, broken only by muffled ROADS, KOWLOON. the faith of big British sobs and whispers, but in the publishing house in the future Church of Crusaders
Sweden May
i
Again Have Monasteries
26.-
two
a
small
Socialists and Catholics, the somewhat the demand for coal las medical supply pre- -Stockholm, June preferred, seamen not to be re- two partners in the out-going But he said France still mustre and policy proposed by \Monasteries will re-appear Interesesentatives of the new begon ainging hymns, drowning | and $1, "8, C, M. Post...
Mr Davis today sent a fur- ther cable adding a fifth cond!- tlon-that shipowners give a establishing written guarantee
of the Australian people and groups of men dispersed through ON SALE Food and Flowers No
The the Australian press.
the crowd of 400 at the 10 a.m. 2 by Dr G A C Herklots Over thirty flustrations of local Argus will continue its policy as Mass, shouting "Hang--thom-flowers and fruits Erion six dollars. an independent newspaper,
(Board of
and their obtainable at "B. C. BL. Post."! Bishops) "The Board of The Argus are
chief."
AMMAIL Viriling Pads, #. Scrib. Others in the congregation pleased to add to their number
bling Pads, three sizes 23, 50 cents out the shouts. As the hecklers of gramme
OFFICE STATIONERY, Lælter Hands, Coalition, were import a large percentage
the executive was adopted. The
Mr H. G. Bartholomew, left the Church, others followed
Memorandum Forma. Vlatting Cards, quired to join. the International two-year-old
evening reportedl to be its conl needs. He said Franca
of the Board
Envelopes ato. Orders now, taken, the Chairman
of them, still singing. Seafarers Union, and all wages this
to ship large U.S. delegation led the opposi in Sweden if a proposal, sub- their is now prepared
recently by
the ~9, C. M. Post." maintaining
tion on Saturday to the proposal mitted
The pastoral, letter and and conditions applying before generally positions.
quantities of luxury goods to
to turn WHO into a supply Swedish Parliament's Dig Directors of the Daily Mirror the strike to be maintained.
the United States.
U.S.senter Law Committee. and Sunday Pictorial, arrived in accompanying "directive to the CASTLETONE FINE STATIONERY, Melbourne on June 23 for clergy" bade Roman Catholic Three pleasing shades, in boxes of Ho added, there is also con- agency.
Dr Leonard Scheele, siderable unsatisfied demand for
com-approved by Parliament. The brief visit. The Melbourne Sunpriests boycott the "Catholic" envelope and is chief delegate, told the
that news organ published by the paper. 3.00 per ber, onlamable at being said today it understood
H. C. B. Fost mittee that the question of sup- proposal is
the Dolly Mirror's political government. It told clergymen selt United Prest.
plies was an economic prug studied by the Minister editor, Mr. Sydney Elliott, who is return unread all copies they such goods Inside France it-
through to be solved
came to Australia with Mr might receive of the govern- established peacetime channels. Law, Mr Herman Zetter
Bartholomew, would be one of ment-published New Catholic
News and Catholic the new Directors..
Clergy Dr Scheele, who la U.S. Sur-berg.
The Argus, one of Melbourne's Gazette. three morning dailles, WAS Archbishop Beran also cir
culated the text of the Vatican established. iis 1840-Router,
alatement excommunicating 17: Hankow Road, Kowloon members of the government's Action" Committee
"RED BELT"` DECLINE At La Louviere, near Mons, in the right of the Tridale's crow Belgium's so-called "Red beit", Communists gained 10.2 percent to resign.
Mr.Baxter said tonight that, of today's votes, compared with as soon as the Tridale's crew 23.9 percent., at the last election
1040. Intimate their acceptance of the in February, of votes for
The percentage terms and the shipowners agres
Lessines in of the Communists
10.0. Was against 22.0 at the last election.
to the written mentions Hainnut Province
right to resign,
will be made by the Federation
of Labour to the Acting Minis-
οι
fer of Justice, Mr Fred Jones,
the
her departure-Rouler.
EVACUATION
of
NAZI VICTIMS
CREMATED
י
Was
now
"In
of
geon-General, also urged the
Monasteries were forbidden in commitico to adopt the Execu-
1527, during the Swedish ra tive Board's recommendations.
GOVERNMENTS TO PAY formation under Swedish King June 20-Ten
Gustav Eriksson' Vasa and his Tel-Aviv,
The Board's policy pledges Archbishop, Claus Petrus. Brussels Radio reported that thousand mourners followed a
and support
The last monastery bullt In early semi-oficial figures from police tender carrying the ashes WHO "to assist
situated district the capital of 200,000 European Jewish governments in their efforts to for the release of the men. If one
of Nazi persecution, obtain medical supplies through Sweden crew agrees to work the showed that the percentage of victims
economic Vadstena at Lake Vattern
1384. The first Swedish mon- vessel, the Fedoration expects Communist votes. had fallen cromated in Austria, as it drove international slowly down, the mala road machinery." the members of the New Zea from 19 to 10.
WHO is also to continue pru asteries were founded in Alvas own tra, in the county of Ostergot for its of gendarmes through Tel-Aviv, towards land Waterside Workers Unlon,
Strong forces
viding supplies who have been supporting the cardoned off the Ministry of Jerusalem this morning. -
The casket containing the work and for specific projects and, and Nydala, county
by Smaland. in 1143. Cistercienser hero and emergencies caused strike, to load the Tridale with a
were being ashes, which was flown small cargo available to enable the Interior while the results
Tel-Aviv epidemies. Governments are tomonks established these mon- of the Election
where [asteries, from Vienna, left announced there tonight.
a pay for supplies used Synagogue after
the All people entering or leav-Great
Cars, Ing the buliding were careful-membrial service. A funeral possible. In some
held in Board stated, payment would The Dissenter Law Committee will be Ecrvice
be in national currency to be now proposes that monasteries ly "screened:"
The reason, for the precau. Jerusalern.
at used by WHO locally for fel-be permitted, in Sweden once. obtained tions was understood to be that
The cortege will halt
that permission be special telephone. lines to the Rehovoth, where the President lowships, supply purchases and more. It is suggested, however, A The WHO 1030. budget, est-from the government In each sults of the Election from con- will pay
mates provide a total of op CBBC, ARIANA MARA SANT
À million
Bishop of The Catholic fres Uroughout the country, memorial is to bo raised
dollars for supplies, Final ap- Stockholm, Bishop: Nelson, ne- were cut two days ago, United memory of the victims of Nazi proximately half Press and Reuter.
proval by the Assembly of this cording to the Stockholm paper, programme and the medical Dagens Nyheter, declared that supply policy, will come later the Catholic community has no Today's session also noted designs for the present, on
Ho
However;ine that hoped and ferred to the Executivo building monasteries In Sweden, Board a protest by Poland that monasteries will be founded in formulas streptomycin, United Press. and production
this country in the near future- methods chloromeecten and aurcomycin have not been published. -
d..that The, protest also charged. new production methods penicillin are kept secret.
Poland did not insist that the committee adopt, the protest at 4 resolution asociated Pred
CONTINUES building, laid to relay the re- of Israel, Dr Chalm Weizmann, approved health projects.
his respects.
Batayla, June 20-The Dutch evacuation of Jogjakarta went Into Its third day today without serious incident, while Dutch feld dispatches. reported un- abated guerilla aclivity in West and East Javazzi
the
One band of guerillas re- portedly fired on a Dutch mili-
in which tury convoy Bultan of Jogjakarta was riding. It was sld the Sultan had assumed full responsibility for the maintenance of law and orler, pending the return of the full Republican government eary in July.
Dutch, military source o ported that the Republlean Army had failed to occupy KADOS evacuated by the Dutch Army, Including the major town"
jakarta:
the Sultan
the evacuated areas and lched couries to the hilla
in the Atm to reodquny the area. The Sütin addressed
ziala Pthem:
Алл
persecution-Reuter..
in
in the week, yake yot
Dope Smuggling'
Arresta
Karlaryhe; (Germany) 28-as rovanlod Joday
the Garaan police had round ba
up members of an allegöli daj
smugglingsgang operating. the Western. Zones of Dern
CROWDS PROTESTI FILM SHOWING Paris June 26 Saved
destined during people we protests i against the showing: the American film nout the Champs
STAR
sheets notes
Phone 57345
FINAL SHOWING
Heat Wave To Last "Catholic
his followers to and warned Chicago, June 20.The United listen to the Vatican radlo for 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m. States was warned today, not to further news of the Church. He expect any Immediata relief cautioned followers against try- The heartwarming tale of a from the suffocating heat wave ing to get in touch with his devoted Mother who sagaci. ously pilota har family which enveloped most of the police-held office.
The Archbishop also suggested country during the past week
The Weather Bureau reported that Catholic priests attach out-through crises, in their lives.
to thelr" radio, unit side antennao buruld weather hot,
out sets for better reception' from further notice and, haid little hope for rain in any ap- the Vatican and ho gave them United Press, he a reciable, quantity, United the wavelengths and times— Press,
MORE DEMONSTRATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN
Kabul, Afghanistan, June 26. A..mass. demonstration by the inhabitants of the Kala- kan, Iatalif, Karabagh and Shakar Darra “dis- tricts, about 30 miles north of here, in protest "against what they termed "Pakistan's transgres sions and bombardment of Afghan tor was reported by the Afghan Bakhter, today."
nows #gency,
The Afghan, Foreign Minister, Interior for those killed at Me All Mohammed, protested on Meghalgal attended by the June:13 to the Pakistan Amber-staffs of all Ministries, civil and endor, against the bombing of milliary officiate students and Afghang levees by Pakistani the general publiezga
led Fand:
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MAMA!
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MAMA
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(An="Fairthoritative Paklitan 316 source, said in Karachi on June Boen 30 that no Pakistani anircraft was cromed the frontier. The only
a Dana, Andrew lada Incident was that a hostile gathering had collected at Dawakar on the Pakistan side Printed and zapobie of the border, and/fred on an WILLIAM Alice G algeraft pont to, drep warnings and on, bahsit 629 16 Anayasinering to disperse. Morning-Porte Lira
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