New Calendar To Come Before United Nations Assembly
Geneva, Sept. 4.---A shy, white-haired New York spinster is largely responsible for the fact that the United Nations may consider adoption of a' revolu. tionary new world calendar at the forthcoming Gen- eral Assembly later this month.
TUC ANNUAL
CONGRESS
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1949.
Miss Elizabeth Achelis, who is now touring Europe) to gain further public sup pori, founded the World Calendar Association in
1930. Since then, as its pre- sident, she has spent nearly
OPENS TODAY US$1,000,000 of the fortune
left her by her father in "scientific, fighting for a uniform" calendar which would remain unchanged
Bridlington, Yorkshire, Sept. 4-The 81st annual Congress of the Trades Unlon Congress opens hore from year to year.
tomorrow with a record of Panama has placed her world 9,000,000 organised workers, et.lendar the provisional
the fourth agenda of
General
On
Ten years ago the TUC mein-Assembly, bership was 4,070,000. Monday will be an organising day
The calendar, according to Tuesday the Congress is ex-Mies Achelis' headquarters here, pected to discuss Communism i establishes two extra holidays, And the British decision to One is "World Doy," or W Day, leave the World Federation of which would come on what is Trade Unions.
How December 31. Panama hus proposed this be an internațional
devoted 10
On Wednesday, the Congress holiday will discuss a notion, support-Universal Harmony
of Mankind,"
esi by the railwayinen
and
DI
several other unions, demanding the abolition of the system compulsory arbitration.
This will give the unloon the right to lake a.rike action with- out submitting disputes
bitration first,
10
On the same day, the. Prime Minister, Mr Clument. Attlee, will address the 800 delegates. It is expected that his speech, which wil coincide with the opening of the dollar crisis taiks in Washington, will call for "backs to the wall"
effort by the workers to carry
Britain over her
present economic
dificulties.
up, an de-
The important issue of wages and profits will come Thursday in an economic bate which will centre around resolution from the platform urging support: for the Govern- ment's wage freezing policy.
The Congress will wind up on Friday, Reuter.
repre-
U.S. REPRESENTATIVE London, Sept. 4-Mr David Bock, the American Teamster's Union leader and the American Federation of Labour's sentative, arrived here by air from Nice tonight to attend_the 81st annual Trades Union Con- Fress meeting, opening Bridlington, Yorkshire; row.-Keuter.
"The and Unity
Objections might conceivably come from people whose birth-
days would fall on non-existen March 31, May 31, August 31 or December 31.
ber
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Pope Explains Steps Against
Communism
Bochum, Sept. 4.The Pope, addressing a German Catholic rally at Bochum over the Vatican Radio, today spoke of the recent Vatican decree on excommunication as drawing “a line of division between the Catholic faith and Atheist Communism-binding on all Catholics."
urphun devoted to playing chan
Miss Achells was a wealthy
mushy and attending the opera when she heard a lecture
at Lake Placid
"The in 1929 by Dr
line has been Melvil Dewey, owner of the drawn," his. Holiness said, Lake Placid Club,
When he with the aim of erecting a described the benefis uf n simplified calendar, Miss Achelis damn for the salvation, not; resolved to make calendar re-only of the working people, form her life work.
but of all and everybody without
from exception.
Unwilling to adopt the East-
man 13-month calendar, then in Marxism, negating, as it vogue, she looked about for a does, God and worship.
In a Sunday news- | "The decree has nothing to substitute. paper she found an article dedo with the difference between scribing a 12-month
calendar poor
ARY
between thought up by an Italian priest capitalists
rich, and
of
in the early nineteenth century. between haves and
After long research
The social programme of the und 10
Church, the Pope said, rests on drafty and revisions, Miss Achelts produced her
three pillars-the world
pillars Justice and Christian Truth, calendar and founded her Ass
moved from ciation. She large Park Avenue apartment to a two-room hotel sulte.
Her Association iz
endorsed by the
4
1-
International
Love.
imentality
which the defects of the econo-
nie system und, above all, lack of Christion have brought into being. can cease to function.“
The Church had always sup- ported the needy, had Was particular never against any class or group, but stood for those things which brought the
Abdullah Has Full Programme In Spain
La Corunna, Sept. 1.— This flag-droped capital of north-western Spain is in
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strong pro-Arab policy.
'Spain, with nearly a million orabs in her own country in the Moroccan profeciorate, and North Arlenis colonies is doing everything possible to tighten relations with the Arab world.
King Egypt's
Farouk iu reheduled to visit Spain later In 1940, although details are yet uncompleted.
Jordon's Arst diplomatic re- presentative to Madrid is due to arrive shortly,
TALKS PLANNED The inhabitants of this Gall- ciun region, already in holiday mood from the arrival of four Amerleah warships on an
riat visit, expect to participate in the colourful celebrations planned for King Abdullah.
Franco's gaily attired Moorish Horse Guards brought from Madrid, and the
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rc-
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"To devinte even hair's to Inspect the Martia breadth from these demands can Academy, whereafter Abdullah never be in question for the and Artajo emplane on Friday Church, even though it has to for Madrid. renounce ephemeral propagand. The Arab ruler will lunch
Artajo ial successes and disappoint the with passions of the class struggle on Madrid, afterwards touring the both sides," the Pope sald.
Royal Palace and Prado Paro Museum.
The war hos brought one blessing that it equalised, to a large measure, the class differ-
ence.
NEW SOCIAL ORDER
Abdullah wlj1
הוס
arrival
at
visit Moorish land marks in Toledo on Satur doy, followed by a gala luncheon Madrid
Is
the
Catholic Germany was sek. municipality. He will Maged POPE PUIS XI
the University City and Escorial ing from the event of the past Monastery on Sunday, where- It was the desire of the years and the teachings of faith
after Church to sec employers and the way
towards
reconstruction
the
part official
of his employees working together in and pence. As it was the wish vialt ends. "harmonious unity."
of German Catholles that
The monarch will spend five he
more days sightseeing in south-- should speak of the new social
The excommunication decree was concerned solely with the "conservation and the purity of profit organisation It has been religion and the Christion forth. the liberty of their action and, Labour Organisation, the Amerlat the same time, the happi- the rights Association for the Ad-ness and serenity, vancement of Science and the und Jiberties of the workers." International Chamber of Com-
His Holiness went on to say that the Church would not cease to agitate until the "apparent "We pray to God that contradletion" between capital day is not too far, distant on and labour was eliminated.
which fhose organisations
tomorean
SENTENCED
TO 120 LIFE TERMS
Athens, Sept. 4.-When the Athens Criminal Court sentenced George Kozanis
merce.
Under her calendar, the old February 29 (the extra day in Leap Year), would become the new W June, Leap Year Day. I Both that and W Day (Deccin ber 31) would be pubile hall- KASHMIR DISPUTE: day's throughout the world.
EQUAL QUARTERS
Nehru Deplores Intervention
the
Most of the changes in the proposed calendar involve re- pportionment. The first months to 120 terms of life impri- April, July and October-ali of every quarter January. sonment on manslaughter berin on Sunday and contain charges today, it was stated 31 days, while the rest have 30 Allahabad, Sept, 4.-The Indian Prime Minister, that he was being shown including February.
Pandit. Nehru, told a public meeting hero today that he leniency because he had in- Thus each quarter is equal was surprised at the intervention of President Truman and formed Inst year on a Com-in length, containing exactly 13 Mr Clement Attico, the British Prime Minister, in India's munist plot
Month dates always] murder weeks, General James Van Fleet, month
fall on the same days and each dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir, the military head of the days. American Ald Mission in Greece.
.Athens.
Lo
Van Alexander
order, he could only stress that, ern Spain in a private capacity since the Encyclical on this sub- prior to his departure by ship jecl issued 00 years ago bylo Malaga on September 10 to Pope Leo XIII, there had been return home.--Associated Press. few preoccupations which had more closely engaged the at- tention of the supreme heads of the Church.
In another. _message. in German. Italfan and French to
the
Complains France
Not Invited-
Catholic Congress In Paris, Sept. 4.-M. Gaston Lucerne, the Pope today called Palewski, the spokesman for
on Catholics to "ght materia-General Charles de Gaulle, com lem with all the might of their plained Catholic faith."
today in speech Boulogne-Billancourt,
at !
Paris
I said: He who forsakes suburb, that France has not been invited to join the Anglo-Ameri- God is immediately the prey of
totalitarian
-Canadian talks opening in regime. No Can-Co earthly force can constituto a Washington on Wednesday.
discussion, from which formidable obstacle to
France
is excluded, goes much materialism than
the Christian further than financial questions," he said. "It will try to guide "The surrounding and at the economic struggle in the cold mosphere in which most of unwar," he added. Reuter, live is alien to the spirit of re- ligion," The Pope added. Reuter.
1
mora
faith.
hus exactly
are in the wrong, Advantages, Miss Achelis be- solve the fundamental issues plainly be
lieves, would follow in the involved in the Kashmir Nehru said.
govemment, finones,
26 week "No attempt has been world ought to appreciate that
made understand and
to
stand is justified. If we we should fold 50," Pandit
our
GEN HOWLEY HONOURED
Kozanis, who was nicknamed fields of 'Burbus," was charged with the industry, labour and transport. question," Pandit Nehru
BASIC CAUSE -manslaughter of 120 people The Ascal year always begins said.
"But it is not right to side. during the 1944 uprising in on the same day und date. President Truman, and Mr track the basie cause of the With equal quarters of 01 days Attice wrote last week to both conflict. Such a situation ob- After his capture,
it was each, the quarter is actually the Indian and Pakistan Govern-viously
makes us restless and wald, Kozanis "repented of his one-fourth of n per annum ralements urging them to accept the uneasy." .Communism And revented in the 304-day year.
Intest proposals of the United Declaring: "I am surprised at
Berlin, Nations Kashmir Commission for the plot to
Sept. 4.Brigadier- murder General
Intervention of President General Frank L. Howley was *Fleet. General
The New schedule
would a settement of the truce in Truman anti Mr Attleo in the awarded the Distinguished Ser- Papagos, the Greek Cominan-simplify planning for industrial Kashmir.
Kashmir issue," he added: "It vice Medal by President Harry der-in-Chief, and other political programmes and compiling Pandit Nehru declared that is not advisable for me to say Truman today as his four years
statistics, Is lenders.
supporters
crux of the problem was say. the
much on this delicate subject.” Wages and expenses could be that Kashmir, which was part Pakistan's He was said to have given all calculated
theory. Mr Nehru US. Commander in Berlin more accurately, of India, had been attacked by
that Kashmir had Bald, was detalls to the police, who pre-"since payments always cornerniders from Paklatan and is preponderance of Muslims, and
Commissioner John J. McCloy vented the plan from being at the same. Interval.' carried out
Travel peaceful villages were ravaged that they wished to be included pinned the medal on his ches. theby air, rall, sen and road "Is That was an unwarranted ng In Pakistan territory. This at United States Military Govern plotters,
greatly simplified because days gression against international
gument, ha adder, seemed The Greek Ministry of Public (always agres on the same dates law.
and holidays
have influenced the United fixed.".. arc
"If what we say is in accor- Nations, who „Order announced in April that
thought that la plan to murder General Van,
dance with the facts, the whole
per cent of the Muslims Fleet and General Papagos had
Kashmir wished to been uncovered and that 80
Pakistan. Communists were urrested. -Reuter.
and arrested
VILLAGE RIOT IN INDIA
Caloutta, Sept. 4. One per- son was killed and several were Injured when pollco fired on a loting Communist village mob Fat Bankura, about 200 miles
from here.
the
Trouble prose - when" police attempted to take from n village a Communist prisoner
Friday
on
over 600
night. A mob or
attacked the poller,
but were dispersed
Earlier on Saturday, a crowd
1 of 2,000 returned armed with
Lows, arrows and
spears.
tacking the police. #
After the police fired the vil- Plagers fled, taking the wound-
died
ed' but 'leaving one, dead. It is
not, known how BIRDÝ.
- Inter.—Associated Press,
mico Press.
1923:
(YENINO
ended.
ende
at a flag retreat ceremony in the toment compound.
The
President
cited Gen.
80 Howley for "exceptional meri- in tortous service in a duty of great Join responsibility between De The people of Kashumle, who and praised his "superior leader- cember 1947, and August 1940" did not wish to join Pakistan, ship and devotion to - 'duty." had exploded Pakiston's theory, Associated Press,
They had challenged the
very
foundation of Pakistan, which
claimed to be
Islamic
theocratic State, Mr Nehru said.
Router..
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