Europe's Heat Wave Begins To Break Up
London, July 31.-With the exception of Cen- tral France, where the dry spell entered its 52nd day, West Europe's heat wave today generally showed signs of breaking, but the Eastern seaboard of the United States continued hot.
seat
Britain, including London, sunshine to showers had intermittent light rain.tered thousands of August The sharp change from Bank holiday crowds at the seaside, so used to sunshine that they were, not provided
SPAAK IN with waterproofs.
GENEVA
Mission To Sce. Leopold
Geneva, July 31. M. Paul-Henri Spank Acting Belgian Prime Minister, ar- rived here tonight with a Socialist Party Mission to ace King Leopold at his villa in Pregny.
M. Spank was accompanied by M. Jules Joseph Merlot, the Minister of Pensions and M Anton Spincy Sociallat Deputy and Burgomister of Mulines.
of the member The fourth party registered at the hotel a M. Georges Prosper de Bleek, an industrialist.
The four men made the 12- hour journey from Brussels in big black Cadiline. On their arrival they went straight to their rooms in one of Geneva's leading hotels for a rest.
M. Spauk and his parly left
pt. locul the hotel at 7.30
they were time, saying that coing to see the King.
M. Merlot, member of the Delgian Sucialist Party Execu tive, told correspondents: "The Socialist Party decided to send three delegates to try to clarity the situation which must solved in the Interests not only of Belglum but of Europe. POLICY UNCHANGED M. Merlot enkt that the Socialist Party's policy had not changed.
A cold wind with rain swept Holland. Belgium had rain- sforms after a morning of sun- stilne, and the temperature fell sharply in Eastern Germany.
Across the Atlantic, thunder- storms brought relief to
New Yorkers, sweltering in
in the city's
hottest ever reported:
Reuter messages Brusela: Belgium's five-week erided today when drought rainstorms brake over most of the country. They come surprise in the late afternoon after a morning of eplendid unchine, with a shade tempera- ture of 20 degrees Centistrade.
an 'n
at
Holiday-makers to the const were caught by the downpour. Women In flimsy frocks Ostend scurrled for shelter,
Weather alleials
predicted only. temporary respite. Jt might rain tomorrow, bit Tues- day's forecast is "hot and sunny again."
HOT IN PARIS Paris: The heat
wave was
unbroken In Paris todny, the 52nd day of the dry spell. The no temperature wus 31 de- grees Centigrade.
was no
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TIGHTENING
SECURITY
IN KOREA
Seoul, July 81.- The United States Military Mis sion in Koren was urged drastically to tighten measures today In face of reports that secret agents were flowing into the Ro public in increasing nambers from the Russian puppet state in the north.
At the same time, a feres artillery duel. In a "lest of trength," was reported to be going on between the troops of the anti-Communist Repubile and the Communist northern state In the neighbourhood of Kiesong.
Today there developments plelured Koren as being on the eve of
of major armed strife. 1. A warning
*.
was issued
that secret American coder wero being endangered by Increasing faxness on the part of personnel in the United States Mission in Korea. The
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covering the Roman Catholic Church, Yugoslavia's official press con- between December 12, 1948, demned today the Vatican excommunication of Com-North Korean forces Involving and June 25, 1949, showing that munists as an attempt to use religion as a "political tool 21,058 rebels made 212" in- of the reactionaries.”
vasions of South Korcun ter. ritory-United Press.
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Borba, war and did nothing to halt mass which speaks for Marshal killing under the excuse that it did not want to mix' in polities. Tito's Communist govern-
The
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U.S. Training Cruise
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FANG ÁNCHEZ, ÇOREST TO-MORROW
"Practically Yours"
with
The forecast for the Paris region and the rest of France. except for the Channel and the North
Sen coast, was
"con- tinuing fine, hot and sunny."
The Channel coast was pro- mised cloud and some showers, clearing tomorrow.
Berlin:
Cloudy sklea and west winds today strong be interrupted a series of warm
There summer days. raiz.
but temperatures fell back to 10 degrees Centigrade during
It added that excommunica- the night and reached only 10
tions could not frighten people degrees Centigrade in the after-military organisation pro-
ture conscious of fighting for a better life. posed under the North At-
The Catholic Church is the has cast
windy weather with some lantic Pact will be discussed followed the pattern of an at- second largest
in Yugoslavia rain in the next few days. at a series of important tack upon the Catholic Church, and speaks on religious quee THE MOST UP-TO-DATE THEATRE ON THE MAINLAND
elsewhere in Europe's KEPT INDOORS
conferences beginning in munist dominated countries.
Com-tions for about a fourth The Hague: After a fort- Frankfurt on Monday be- The article said the
third of the people, mostly in night's exceptionally hot and tween the American Army, helped the Fascists during the Slovenia and Croatia.
Biggest numerically is sunny weather, it rained all day
the Serbian Orthodox Church, which today with a cold wind that kept Navy and Air Force chicis holiday-makers Indoors.
counts close to two-thirds of the population as followers,—— Associated Press,
the
"The Socialist Party never declared itself against the Monarchy as such, This is u altuation resulting from wor."
When
M. Spank joined the others
he brushed past cor-
respondents waiting in the hall of his hotel with the words! "No, I have no declaration to make, either now or tomorrow." De Blleck, the fourth member of the party, said: "I am only the chauffeur."
ก
noon.
Poisdam Observatory fore-
battleship, Missouri, Frankfurt, July 31-The
of staff and senior officers
Temperatures dropped from of the Italian and Luxem
between 20 to 29 degrees Cen-bourg armed forces. tigrade to about 18 degrees Centigrade. Today's Grand Prix motor races at Zandvoort were run in driving rain.
To some degree the article
Vatican
U.S. Guides'
Colours Dedicated
The U. S. Chiefs of Staff are General Omar N. Bradley, Admiral Louis Denfeld und The party then drove by n
New York: Thunderstorms devious route, attempting to today relieved New York's in- General Hoyt S. Vanderberg.
They arrived in Frankfurt by shake off following correspon tense hent wave. dents,
and spent Temperatures were still very plane on Saturday They finally drove into the high on the Eastern seaboard. their first day conferring with Bexhill, Sussex, July 31.
well-known At Newark,
U. S. Mil- McCloy grounds of
New Jersey. the Mr John J.
In the 1,200-year-old roared to 38 dc-try Governor and High Com-Cherch of St. Peter's here Geneva lakeside restaurant.--
temperature Router.
grees Centigrade. It was 37 missioner in Germany.
and today, members After
of Troop degrees Centigrade at Portland,
Luxembourg conferences, the 60, Washington, D. __C., DOCTOR-SHOT M 10,000 people spent
About
chiefs will inspect ie Ber- Senior Service Girl Scouts, C.S. ch last night on the beach at At-in airlift operations at Frank attending
un International furl's airport, 'then visit US. Unofficial statistics said that Army headquarters in Heldel Girl Guides camp at Bex-
had their at least 76 people had died as bere for further talks with US. hill,
Colours result of the hot spell.
commanders In Germany. dedicated. CROP HAVOC
On Tuesday, they will rc- The Star and Stripes were
into Rome: Hundreds of thousands view U.S. Army and Air Forces borne
BY PATIENT
New Yoris, July 31-A New York doctor was shot and critically wounded in a lift to- day by a gunman whom he Identifled NA patient.
a
psychopathic
Dr Louis Blitzman, ored 39, was descending from his twelfth floor flat with his wife and child and another man which the lift stopped at the fourth floor.
lantic City, New Jersey,
their Italion
with Brilish
the Church
by
by
Jack,
of Romans fled, to the sea to-ut the Grafenwohr training Nancy Harmilion, escorted day to escape the stifling atmo-centre, then fly to London for H. R. T. Hawes and Peggy
The mary Wilson.
Unten sphere of the capital, where the talks thermometer showed 1. shade leaders. Later, they wilt visit carried by Bexhill Girl Guides, Vienna.Associated Iny on the Altar throughout the temperature reading of 36 de- Parls and
Press. Centigrade. Krecs
special service, which ended Similar
with a prayer for International Roodwill from the American Prayer Book.
were
temperatures As the lift door opened, the gunman opened fire. Dr Blitz-reported throughout Italy. The
man received one wound under continued hot dry spell is Plan Wants
the heart and another ahoulder-Reuter.
Ja
the ing havoc with the crops and
electricity Cour further
cuts are threatened 13 the mountain
World Assembly Of Youth
Atomic
freems supplying hydro-clec- Secrets Kept
stations run Tic
London: Intermittent
Brlisin
OVCT
afternoon,
light
raln fell in most parts of Washington, July 31-Senator Including London, in Kenneth Wherry, Republican of Brussels, July 31.-The first the night and carly morning, Nebraska, demanded today that World Assembly of Youth clearing
London in the Congress legally prevent the exchango of atomic bomb Council will open here tomor-
The sharp row, attended by 2,000 dele-
change from sun-secrets with other nations. showers gales representing 18 countries. I shine
scattered Mr Wherry said in a stalc- The Assembly is designed to thousands of August
Bankment that a "gentleman's agree- unite the youths of all free Holiday crowds at the seaside.
Bent" between President Harry countries of the world.
High winds and choppy seas Truman and members of the The National Youth Councilsspolled Channel bathing and Senate-House Atomic Com- of Britain, the United States, bonding at some places and inmittee Is ali that bars the
Dover area "no bathing" France, Denmark and Holland the
to
Iransfer of secrets to
originated the idea.Reuter, algnals were hoisted.Reuter. and Canada.
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Canon W Godfrey Bell, the Rector, said: "I should ke te think that when English Girl Guides pay n return visit to America they will take thele Colours with them and ask that they be dedicated in an Amert- con church,"
Miss Seth Smith, leader of the American contingent and Assistant Headmistress Potomac
way in Reuler,
of the School Washington,
congregation.--
Britain French Assembly
who
or
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Senator Wherry saki that Congress "ought to pass legis- lation to make certain thal Paris, July 31-France's atomic bamb secrets are tional Assembly adjourned to- securely locked and not left to day for 11 weeks' vacation, gentlemen's agreements."
making it virtually certain that 'He said that loopholes In the the Queuille's' Cabinet will be prezent daw, which may perm the frst lo lost over a year the giving of secrets to other under the Fourth Republie nations, ought to be plugged.— The Assembly will meet nent Associated Press.
on October 10.
meet again. Premier
Queuille's middle of the road coalition took office
on September 12, 1948 and 'has
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