THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1950.
Sweden Goes Into Mourning For A Gurkha In Atlantic
Her Uncrowned King
CONDOLENCES FLOW IN FROM THE
THE WORLD
WORLD OVER
Stockholm, Oct. 29.
Nature today put on drab garments to mourn the passing of a King who at the start of his long reign had found his people in a Republican mood, but who left them affectionata Royalists.
Yet to the whole country the late King Gustav was "the uncrowned King"-for when he came to
the throne on December 8, 1907, Gustav had de-
clined a coronation ceremony.
A thin, chilling rain fell from leaden skies throughout his realm today. It turned autumn's fallen leaves into a sodden mass under the feet of silent crowds outside the Palace.
Some
there all
toura-
'Quake Rocks Assam
Dribrugarh, Assam,
Oct. 29.
An earthquake of great Intensity today rocked Dribrugarh for about two minutes at 11.32 a.m. local
(4.02 a.m. GMT)
of the crowd weref dinavian Indoor tennis
Επισ July, soon after night, watching the nent, and In
the Palace window. his 91st birthdny was swimming lights in As the cicar winter dawn in the Kattegatt, stole up and the white Palace. In walls glistened passed from mouth
he was January, 1950, news critically t with bronchilis mouth und a
be septle throat. But was fore the end of the month off- unchanged, though his pulse cials said he was as "t as a
wel,
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that the King's condition
was weaker.
"He
day,
felcile".
sliked
He never When
br
Gustav
forinality hau lived to see another |
and remained the most demo- some ane mummured.
gates barely cratic of monarchs. At the Palace
daylight the wore his Crown. hour after watchers' eyes moved to on succeeded King Oscar on De epen turret on the roof. They cember 6, 1907 be declined to watched h Feryant lean out be crowned.
#n
and grab the lanyard
of the
bluc and yellow Royal Pen- nant.
Slowly it came down to hnut mast.
The reign of King Custny Vof and Wends the Swedes, Gothis lind come to an end.
in the log cabins of the North the steel and concrete
OVERSEAS GRIEF
Flans few at half-mast in many European capitals,
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followed 15 minutes later Some by an after-slock. damage to houses
were reported but there were no casualties.
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Dribrugarh has been the centre of a series of sharp shocks since the
severe quakes
August IG. on which killed at least people, made about 20,000 homeless and changed about 30,000 square
miles of the earth's crust.
Heavy floods, affecting thousands of people. fol. lowed the original shocks.
Reuter.
General
Election
Reuter dispatches from Europe and the United States gave the following reactions to the death of the world's oldest monarch, towns Parist
President Vincent Auriol sent rondolences
on the death Sweden great friend of France," while Cote D'Azur the South,
visitor for mourned
a yearly nearly 30 years, and a familiar gure in the Reviera Серпія tournaments.
of the Midlands and the Bifle red farm houses of the South, his subjects turned on their rudios. hoping for a bulletin co the King's condition.
NATIONAL MOURNING
But the voice of a well- known announcer told them to i
person"
over
of "
Speculation
XII sent Pius
Bloomsbury
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Lieutenant Ganoch Gurung, MC, of the 1st/2nd Gurkha Regiment, who has been helping London University to prepare special courses in the Nepali language for British oflcers joining the Brigade, seen" explaining the Intricacies of his
School of Oriental Studies. native tongue to the first course at the
Isbrandtsen Vessel
The Odd
Pact Leaders Draw Up Master Defence Plan
Washington, Oct. 29.
A new master plan for Western Europe's defences calls for a unified army of about 50 divi- sions, strong naval flects in the Atlantic and Medi- terranean and mighty air armada bases in Britain and on the continent, informed sources said today,
General Dwight Eisenhower is likely to be Supreme Commander of these collective armed forces being formed by the 12-nation North Atlan- tic Pact to protect Western Europe from Com- munist aggression.
army.
The defence plan calls for American officials expressed building up unified armed the guarded
the hope that folves as soon as possible and) French attitude toward German hy 1953 at the latest. The rearmament might be changed United States would furnish with a
Germany compromise. from Avo to 10 divisions, more would not be permilled to re- than half the warships, all build a national army and the strategic bombers and from Ave number of German divisions to 10 groups of tactical fighter would be limited, One plan planca
would permit around 10 Ger- General Eisenhower, who has fotol
man divisions ar part of the
unified
French the unanimous backing of de-counter-proposals call for limit- fence leaders of all 12 pact na ing the German units to regi tions for the post of Supreme ments Commander,
and even these would conferred with not be completely armed until President Truman about the
↑ super Western European Appointment yesterday. He later told reporters ho had assured
government had been set up, the President: "I am always Authoritative military availablo for any duty in uni-sources said today that the form."
majority of the Defence Min- Inters
want For
General Elsen- reasons of International hower to return to uniform as protocol,
no formal announce con as possible to organise the ment
of General Eisenhower's Supreme Headquarters of the appointment will be made until Atlantic
Europe The Defence Ministers of the (SHAPE). They feel General Pact nations Rothamsted, Herts.
conclude Ueir Eisenhower should be given a current
here. meeting Oct. 29.
The great deal of initiatye to de- በድሮ, Defence Ministers approved the ride how he wants SHAPE to British bee keepers are master blueprint at an eight be set up. It la considered worried because that bees in this country It was drafted by General Omur quarters will be somewhere in they say hour closed meeting yesterday. virtually certain SHAPE head- are failing to pollinate red States Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Fontainebleau, headquarters of
Bradley, chairman of the United France. Latest reports from top British and French officers the Western Union forces, in-
dicated was endorsed earlier Jast Montgomery might like to be and
Field-Marshal of thought on how to solve this week at a meeting of the Pact British deputy Supreme Com- Military Committee comprising
Not To Be Allowed Spot Of Petroleum For China
Washington, Oct. 29.
An official Commerce Department spokesman said today that the American freighter, Flying Cloud, will not be allowed to sail for Communist China with a cargo of petroleum jelly that might be used to lubricate military machinery.
"lubricating
was
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export
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News
clover.
There are
Dr C.
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now Iwo schools
powers in
that
uniformed officers from all 12 mander of SAFE." cx-nations.
gues are not long enough.
de-
Under
phan
So the Association has
the new master tio- France would ided to approach the Ministry fence with a plan for breeding bees furnish from Five to 20 divi- with longer tongues.-euter. sions, Britain about. five, Bel- gium, Luxembourg and the A Failure's Suicide
Netherlands from five to 10 and Buenos Aires, Oct. 20, Italy about 10, Britain would Juan de la Cruz Fernandez, contribute a smaller number of found hanging from a tree at warships
the United than La Pride, Buenos Aires Pro-States, but would share major vince, was believed by the responsibility for seapower. police to have taken his life
In that case, General de.
Editorial
Appointments
onlo
The jelly, also known as petrolatum, already loaded on the Isbrandtsen Line vessel will be re-problem.
Butler, of the moved, presumably when the ship docks at New
Ministry of Arleulfure's perimental York on Monday or Tuesday.
station here, Is London, Oct. 20.
trying to breed a bee with a Controversial issues listed for
At the samIE time the Con- the steamship line, and through taste for ret clover, "Plenty of GERMAN PARTICIPATION Lattre de Tassigny, commander of Western Union ground furces, merce "He was my oldest and most the Parliamentary session open.
Department will Issue United Slates Customs officials. bees do
Eo fori," he said, The Commerce Roberting on Tuesday prompted pali-
Department "but not enough of them."
The Defence Ministers com- might be named commander of stand by for important news, faithful customer," M
controls
But experts of the
prising the Defence Committee the Atlantic Pact ground forces. Welsh
The sources concede, however, Then in having tunes he told Braun, Afsarer of the Hotel tical commentators here today, regulations on Monday de-
in the future..
oll 500FE the Bleekerpera Association
—wit—meet-again-on-Monday-to bily
"Unt" "Generat Eisenhower"ts"ex- them His Majesty hud passed D'Angleterre at Nice, declared.culate again on the possied to hall such shipments clamped export
siblity of a peatral election.
At Wilmington, Delaware, the Korean war, The Department that the reason the insects are try to reach a compromiso on
pected to be allowed the stoff peacefully away.
Oslo King Huakon of Nor-
of the Flying Cloud became
of When the
suspicious
The failing to pollinate red clover the question of rearming some the skipper speech from Within an hour nearty every way ordered full Court mourn
the clover has
German troops for use in the he wants and there will be no has 60 tons of petro-petrolatum chipments when its because
attempt to force anybody house, large and small, through-in for three weeks, and the Throne, the traditional vehicle said he
༥ put the length and breadth of Fureign Minister, 1 Halvard for the Government's announce-leum jouy aboard his vessel | found unusually large quanti deep bloom and the beer ton-unified forces.
him whom he does not want.- United Press, Lange, broadcast
Oslo meat of its plons, is
packed the country had ito tag out Radio Norway's sympathy with the House of Commons, Mem- but that
read to destined for Communist China, ties
in cil-type drums no instead of quart or gallon con- ! he has received fluitering at half mast.
bers expect it will forecast: orders from Federal officials to tainers like mineral oil here is Foreign envoya drove through the Swedish nation.
remove it.
being packed. deserted streets to the Stock-
Rome Pope
1.-A Bit to give permanent
Captain Fred
Captain Rylander Rylander sald holm Palace to express formally telegrams to the Swedish Royal
effect to the Government's the jelly, also known as petro-reet in stating that the petrola their countries' condolences.
Government, ex- Family and
existing power to impose econo- latuni, was loaded on the ship tum was tested The Swedish Sports Azzocla-pressing his "profound sorrow
by Govern- mic controls.
at Baltimore a week ago, after ment chemists in Philadelphia tion decided that a Swedish-
eminent and
for It had received clearance from and approved Russian
contest at the lus of ro Dymnastic
E to nationalise the the port authorities there. 2.—A noble a
He said, medicinal oil should take place as scheduled,
Neither Government leaders also con- British Sugar Corporation, a
he nor the ship's was loaded in such quan, but each athlete was instructed
and packed in soch a mourning band of veyed their condolences to the Government-subsidised organisa-agents, Isbrandtsen Lines, had titles
Mr Stewart A. Gray has been to wear
tion controlling the buying and received any United States ways that it became suspicious after failing in a burglary at- Britain and France black crepe on his arm. Before Swedish Maister in Italy.
Bann:- Dr
of sugar beet, Theodore Heuss, retning
and Commerce
also appointed Editor of the that many was obvious Departmen! order t the day's sport began, parli-
would furnish President, and representing about 25 percent of blocking the loading or order-times
tactical fighter China Mail which, sörting on the nurma tempt the night before, more than
The police said that one of planes. Tho United States Wedneslay of thin week will cipants atood for three minutes West German
of ing the removal
petrolatum, was other officials rent messages of the country's reining capacity.
Fernandez's arms was peppered now of petroleum amount
has twa in the field in silent tribule,
"Thunderjet shipped to China,”
be published woon evening AL Sweden's
bases, sympathy.
Aghter groups in Germany and paper. naval
The Conservative Opposition jelly from the freighter.
with buckshot. The The Dutch and Swiss Gov~
new both of The Commerce Department an
export contral ur-
night 13-year- jone The previous
in England. There are garrisons and military airfields,
the der will envor
of expressed off- expected to contest
type will also Saturday alerted all is agents these measures, and
old Manuel salvoes were fired as the armed rents also
Jose Cepeda had also B-50 and B-29 "Superfort and quantity of
Mr Walter J. Kentes has been forces went Into mourning. cial condolences.
make a feature of its proposats throughout the country to stop catalner
of the new In effect,
will disturbed a man trying to force medium bombers now station-appointed Editor this will Copenhagen; - King
Present plans Sunday Frede that the house building target any further exports of the pro-Product.
his mother's home and had fired ed in England.
which, ¡menn that Red (known the decks of the King's warrick of Denmark ordered one should be 300,000 annually, induct. Petrolatum
by
a shot gun at him.-Reuter. cf
do not
will call for any increase beginning next Sunday, month's Court mourning. He
In these. No B-30 Inter-con- ships to mourn his passing,
quart or gallon miso cancelled his visit to Paris stend of the 200,000 as planned the trade name of vaseline) is still buy normal quantities
present Sollih used for medical purposes but Petrolatum in
tinental bombers would be with
Quren Ingrid, scheduled by the Labour Government.
may be used as lubricant for containers but cannot buy large for next month. The Queen is!
in drums. United In the debalts both parties Industrial or military machinery, mounts granddaughter of King are expected to act and argue according to Government of-Press.
with an election in mirui.
cinis.
POSSIBLY FOR H.K. message to Observers polut to the in allence with heads bowed as King Gustav, King George ex-ndence that
The captain emphasised that; the Government the Royal party entered,
pressed deepest regret. He has gained in pust tests,
how-15,000 Kallons of petroleum During the service tome of ordered Curt mourning for ever. about its ability to hold Jelly the ship was to lend at the women were weeping. two weeks
majorly, however narrow-Philadelphia were never placed Throughout
country Washington-President
Inboard the vestel. Troy, in Parliamenlury votes.
Reports that ] churches tolled bells and elremamar, in a telegram to King
the cargo was loaded and thea shows were cancelled as the Gustav's family, sent deep And public opinion polls, removed were correct,
Secretary country went into mourning for sympathy. The
still the electorate
Captain Rylander indicated a Morarch who had reigned State, Mr Dean Acheson, ex-evenly divided, raise doubts that the petroleum jelly ship-
a cable to whether an election louter than any other king in pressed sprrow in
would inment aboard the Flying Swedish history
Sallors stood to attention
HEADS BOWED
ENT
People living near the Palace crowded into the chapel for this morning's service. They stood
the
Gustav.
London-In
Its
of showing
con-
Cloud
the Swedish Fureign Minister. fact clarify the Parliamentary was to be taken to either Tsing- Later today there was to beReuter. Special
four-hour memorial
broadcast programme, in which
the Foreign Minister, M. Hal-SIDE GLANCES
vard Lange, was to address the
nation.
was off.
The King's death cially announced from the Palace as Swedish familles were preparing to go to church) to join in the national prayers) for him, The announcement sald that the aged ruler died at 3.35 am, local time,
Shortly after D.M.. locul time, newspaper posters Un- nounce 1hc news on nearly every street corner In Stock- holm. After ព further minutes, extra editions appear- ed with thick, black headlines and presented blographical material about the late King.
King Gustav V, descendant of Charles Bernadotte, one Napoleon's marshals, was the oldest monarch in the world att. 7 inches was also the tallest.
30
of
AMAZING RESILIENCY
He was barn on June 10, 1858. and his reign, which began in December 1907, was the longest in Swedish history.
During the last years of his life King Gustav showed amaz. ing resiliency, He refused to
pid, grow
He played his favourite game of lawn tennis when he was over 80,
Hc never missed his spring visit to the Riviera where he spent an annual holiday for more than 40 years.
Early in 1840 he was critically Ally and woa carried on A to opon Paeljament, Astartnight laler ho upent" two, Mohamad watching the Besh
9.25
situation.-Reuter.
By Galbraith
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tau. Taku Bar or Hongkong.
The Commerce Department spokesman said it was possible that Captain Rylander did not know about the stop order. The Department was acting through the shippers of the cargo, not
Korea:
New
China
Tito Warns Cominform Against Provocation
Con
guarda
Tho Odd Mark
Grand Rapids, Michigan, Oet, 20.
Post-Herald,
new
the
incorporate the stationed in Britain or Western China Sunday Post and Europe.
In case of war, how. Sunday Herald. Library workers here check-ever, bases would be provided Mr Keates will also edit the
Telegraphy ing over some returned books, for their refuelling before or Hongkong found the following forgotten after bornbing missions from will be published mid-morning "book-marks" between pages; the United States.
in un entirely new forma:.
A strip of raw bacon, a salted
cracker, scissors, a rosary, play- ww lug
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cardy, a
bill, a receipted film negatives. a wedding vitation, old films, school notes, Jewellery, a conscription card, and a $20 (£7) note-cuter. Motored On Lighter Fuel
Meshaw Devonshire.
Oct, 20.
of
A motorist who run out petrol here bought up all the lighter fuel he could and in the
stores and poured It Into his car.
cost him 7/0d, to travel nine milles to his home.
London, Oct. 29. Marshal Tito warned the Cominform countries today that Yugoslavia could not allow her frontier
But this wiit no happen Indefinitely to be killed and again, for the local Council has injured in "provocations," proved an application for the retrol pumps to be Instañed~~~ Zagreb Radio reported. jihe first Mcshaw LAE ever
sald: "They will not scen-Reuter. of maintaining an army of 0,000, Ceneral MacArthur's succeed in provoking us. These headquarters announced.
It is a The planes went to work on chaos in the country. supply dumpy, vehicles, tenta mall war. We cannot permit
shall de-line swimmer, left Tarifu, and huts in a ravine covering it to go on and we an area of about 20 miles north end ourselves where it is pro- Spain, today in an attempt
British Advance
(Continued from Pige 1)
laets tend to create a
Marshal Tito,
state of
Over The Straits
Madrid, Oct. 29. Jorge S. Sugden, the Arges-
to
He is trying to beat the re-
of seven
and south of Chongkong, south per to deal with such a queswim the Strait of Gibraltar. of Chongkin. principal remaining lion" Communist port on the cast coast. The Oghter-bombers pelled by the destroyed about 45 lorries, he damaged 25 others and blew up the dumps, leaving a wide area In fumes-Reuter,
summer
who was ex- cord
hours and 42 Cominform In minutes for the 12 miles set up of 1040, also by hia fellow countryman, reiterated charges that the Antonio Abertondo, on Septein- Cominform had prepared an ber 27-Reuter, external attack on Yugoslavia.
"They
tried to soften up Yugoslavia for an attack," he said. "They tried to break hor internally and to attack her cigarette ncar a petrol pump from the outside," the Yugoslav here today and set ablaze 6,000 Children Half dreising Hour Conducted by Jack Frost Fascist
Radio Hongkong
H.H.T.
And The Man Fied
Messina, Sicily, Oct. 29. A motorcyclist lit his
6. "Hongkong Calling-Program-Prime Minister, who was ad-litres of fuel. The fire burnt out
me Summary:
of ont- the petrol station and caused ut Zagreb, oro thon 20 million Bre worth
a Congress
Women
(Studio); 0.30, Portuguesa Hall Stour (Studio): 7 World News and News added, |Analysis (London Relay); 7,15, “Hon- Marshal Tito thanked the me from Scotland (UTS): 7.45. Yugoslav people for
ther Mixture”......A Varidly PTOSTRIT-
London
"not hav-
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Time (Studio): 5.23, Lite What inued their work."
of damage.
The motorcycllat fed as the first names gushed from the (petrol pump-Reuter.
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Melbourne, Oct. 29.
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