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GOVERNMENT RESHUFFLE
IN PRAGUE
Prague, Apr. 25.-Czechoslovakia announced today a major government reorganisation which boosted President Gottwald's son-in-law to the * post of Defence Minister.
Observers believe that the move foreshadow an effort to purge the last pro-Western sym- pathisers from the army, and refashion it into a fighting organisation.
Alexei Cepicka was named Defence Minister, replacing
WORK BEGUN General Fadvie Svoboda,
ON ERITREA REPORT
Apr. 25.--The Geneva, five-state United Nations
who Waa Kriven a Vice- Premiership to head the
State's Office of Education
und Sports.
intr
At the ranse time. Steinn Bais, beat of the Presidential Office, Minister of was appointed
Vice-Premier duster, Zdenek Fierlinger was named Commission for Eritrea - if the State Church Office. day began drafting Its re- port to the General As Hembly on the future Italy's former colony and
its 1,000,000 people.
of
i
Dr Mian Zaud Din, Pakistani
Vaclav Kopecky kept his post
Minister of Information,
yule handing over the dives tion of sports and education to Svoboda, the Rovernment' an- nouncement said.
the From London,
United Cepicka's
current chairman of the Con- Preat reports that mission, told a press conference: i "I think that once a final depointment to direct the armed
cision is taken one way or a other the people are likely to settle down."
The Commission must submit its report to the United Nations Secretarial General by Jum 15
option Sharp divisions of within the Commission itself are understood to exist over the many suggested solutions to the problem.
fare in linked by observers in crut meeting in Budapest of the British rapital with the re- Eastern European Soviet and defence leaders.
Northing
been disclosed
officially regarding the discies- Budapest. But some ions in
urces in London believe that the statten and training of satellite armies was discussed, Copieka gave vigorous lender-
Meetings in Geneva will be ship to the Czech government's drive, anel 15 secret, with possible exceptions unti-Church
th. to show
Rame such as the shortly expected ( expected
views of the vigour in his new post of De- hearing of the British
Government in present fence Minister. radministrator of Eritrea.
MOSLEM DESIRE Dr Mien Zinud Din said that Moslems wanted complete independence, possibly ofter British trusteeship of 10
most Eritrean
years.
of
NO INTERNAL SHIFT
Svoboda
WBS never openly identilled as a Communist until long after the Communists took He has been power in Prague. known as a Communia; suppor-
ter. But
at the dime reports maid
that the te President the Danaka Edouard Benes had counted up! Sections tribe, in the Red Sea port of the last minute on his sup
case of part in
show-down Assah, were the only Eritreans
Commission to it heard by the
He has with the Communists. favour Italian trusteeship as u
never been identified with top! leadership within the
Com- step towards independence.
munist Party. His relinquisi The Chairman state:
shout ment of the Defence Ministry Indian population of 25,000, mortly in Atanara, were is therefore not connected with
of power their desire for a shift unanimous In
Eritrean independence."
The
He added: "One important decision for the Commission will
OF
0
inner
circle of the Communist leaders,
Rais,
bizn
within
the
country's
Blinister the new
THE HONGKÒNG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1950. Disputed Marriage
Princess Fatima, 21-year-old sister of the Shah of Persia, seen with her American student husband, Vin- rent Lee Hillyer, as they left the municipal office in Rome after their recent wedding. The Shah threatened to disown his sister, but it is now announced that the Princess will go through a second marriage ceremony then receive the according to Islamic rites and will
Shah's blessing, (London Express Service).
Che
South Africa BROADWAY LIBERTY Zongkong Telegraph
Racial Bill Denounced
the
Cape Town, Apr, 25.-The South African Indian Con- gress, in a cable from Dur- ban today asking the United Nations to intervene to stop
introduction
the of Group Areas Bill in Union House Assembly compared the Government's action to "Japan's foul tac. tics at the time of Pearl [Harbour."
the
Dr G. M. Naleker, President of the Congress, cabled that the Bill-which provides for
the Union livision of clearly defined rectal areas-was designed to confine non-white
into
"segregated,
Into
neglected.
of the
thettoes, locations and reserver." It violated the spirit
United Nations agreement
of
May 1019 on the treatment of
The Indian
Africa.
minority in South
Unic
ره
The action of the Government in agreeing at the request of the United Nations to hold a round-table conference with the Governments of India alinost Pakistan, track
and simultaneously introducing the nu devastating racial bill of all times, is reminiscent Japan's foul tactics at the time of Pesci Harbour," he said.
Africa's 1. South On April
Dr Minister
of the Interior, Donges, said that the only way to achieve racial hurmony have Was 1u The Union
for Europeans, separate areas Indians, coloured people and Africans. On April 21 he gave notice in the Union Parliament of the Group Arens Bill-Reu- tir.
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VIETNAM WANTS Chinese_Women
FULL FEEDOM
Hanoi, Apr. 25.-The North Vietnam Governor, The Nguyen Tri, wants the United States to mediate in the French-Vietnamese independence dispute. Governor told the United Press that mediation would be the only peaceful solution to the Vietnam prob-
lem.
Bucharest Spy Trial
Charges
"We are perfectly willing
our case to Lo present neutral mediator, preferably the United States, and abide by its decision," he said. "Since the French have ex- hibited a lack of sincerity, we Lelieve this to be the only way of ending the warfare the which has stripped
We Naturally,
Bucharest. Apr. 25-Five country.
friendly A of the British; would prefer members be whether a salution for Eritrea | Justice, has not ben prominent Commum. 1 circk Czech ahou be recommende
riented Legation and six members solution with France if it local basis. orarers in London cantonal
political of the American Legation were possible." Gottwald's J.
Governor Tri, who has been whether the country should be
seretary during the war year's here were named today as
Vienna fret considered is a whole."
He has worked of
"inspired" spying mentioned as
America, sair! ambaradar 19 recherin Mc.cow, Commission The
political altars fur Gottwald in having
the and other offences in
conid: red the Vietnamese recent years.--United Pres Geneva a Lew days at after an
indictment against five Ru- present fovernment completely exhaustive Investigation of
and would nevet situation in Eritrei
maninus on trial at n mili independent,
be satisfied until French rule i tary court in Bucharest.
abell: bed,
scoting." he
Dr Mon Ziaud Din aid "We
by acts were very upset
terrorlan l rioting while we
were grateful, W were there.
for the protectin avuts by the British."-Reuter,
QUESTIONS ON FAROUK
London, April
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San Francisco, Apr. 25-The Communist authorities In Chu are training women as well as en in the handling of modem farm equipment,
Tais was indicated by Peking Radio tonight when it reported that two women were now driv-
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perts trained them in a month of classroom and outdoor work.
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The dietment alra alleged of Communtem on our northeca that the accused had alded for borders, and it will be nuenmay
military id ners to have Rumania secret la live French
are able to train and Cairo, Apr. 25-With a and also that they "prepared junth we
material for ychological war equip our own defince orgia, theton, providing It does not in- prayer ou his lips, a young fare by the broadcasts on
with our sovereignty. veterinary student mounted Voice of America and the Briterfere
established thei foundation, there will be in Parlia-the gallows today and wash Broadcasting Corporation." Once we have
defendant attolld of the for the assassina. hanged ment today when the Minister.
of the recently closed British troops in our country." Mr John Strachey, was asketion of the former Premier, the trial were tommer employees no longer any need for French
Fahmy eland United States Information Mahmoud why King Farouk of Egypt had
BEST DEFENCE in e been made a generat
Nokrashy Pasha, in Decem- Offices here.
Governor They included Marie Elenora The British Army.
(Labour)ber 1918.
former Ainer.
princess the late of powd the question, and Mr
assassin, Abbel Meguidaughter Strachey told him that the con- Ahmed Hassan, a bearded one-William of Albania, ferment of such Honorary time veterinary collecte student. rank rested entirely
was unaware that the hour of King.
hh execution was at hand until He said: The honorary officials removed him from his rank of general was conferred cell and led him away.
His King Farouk by
Ifly mother visited him for The Majesty King George.
the last time on Sunday. She honorary knew
that Tuesday had been rank in His Majesty's Forces on
for the set
hanging, but re- beads of foreign states and
with hun. She last moments other distinguished persons is a mained smiling throughout her
upon
conferment of n
with the
The
matter which Bes with the loyal collapsed shortly after she left prerogative.
(Con Braithwalle Gurney
his cell.
ther women.
emphasised and that complete independence was King the best defence against Com- and two munism In Southeast Asia.
"Paverly,"
"ke ald, "causes The fifth was a newspaper Communism, and as long as we owner, Liviu Popescu linstu, de-are exploited and remain poor threatened by it ribed as the fahter-in-law of we will be
Independen a free. Frederick Deaken, one-time as But o
utilising our stant to Mr Winston Churchill, country, and Romanian correspondent of wealth and resources, we will never be threatened with Com- the New York Times-Reuter.
munism."
Shortage of Newsprint
Buenos Aires,
Apr. 25-All
OWN
former Be sald all other colonies in Southeast Asia have been given their complete inde- pendence except Indo-China,
"We are like a lonely Island Hassan, dressed in a pollee-
in the middle of a democratic Borvative) rose to ask a further:
added. Speaker, mun's uniform shot and killed Argentine newspapers may have beenn," Governor Tri the but question,
Pasha while the o shut down through July and we shall do our best to Colonel Clifton Brown, Inter- Nokrashy
was stepping August because of a newsprint
Vietnamese-American develop ald: Egyptian leader Colonel Brown vened.
friendship. For It is only by "We can have no further ques- into a fut in the Interior Minis-shortage, La Nucion sald today.
December 28, 1910.-
The Government's Arict this means that we may belter tions on the Royal prerogative," try on
rationer of newsprint has grant-understand each other."--United United PreeL -United Press,
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United States faced while the bankruptcy.
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