THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1950.
30 Inches Of Whiskers Tension Reported In
Tibet Capital SHAW'S
Because he associates whiskers with bravery, 65-year-old Pritham Singh, 40 years in the Indian Army, and now a New Delhi office boy, wears what he claims to be the longest whiskers in India. He has 40 inches of them on either side. He has only contempt for clean-shaven faces which, he says, look like boiled potatoes.—Associated Press.
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Fate Of Dalai Lama
New Delhi, Nov. 5.
After a week of silence the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, resumed contact with Delhi today.
LAST JOURNEY
London, Nov. 5. The body of George
The Indian representative there in a report Bernard Shaw left his to the Indian Foreign Office was understood to have said that the Dalai Lama, 16-year-old priestly ruler of Tibet and the Regent, Takta Kimpocke, were still in Lhasa on Saturday.
Today's reports said that there was great excitement and ten- sion in Lhasa,
The Tibetan Parliament had been in practically continuous
Hertfordshire country home today for the last time. On the simple grey- draped coffin lay a sprig of rosemary from the gar- den of the great Shake....
actress Ellen Terry, his devoted friend of 30 years.
ANSWER TO spearean
session throughout the past VYSHINSKY
week debating what to do in the face of the Chinese entry.
New York, Nov. 5. There was no further opera-
General Carlos Romulo, tional news but reports reach- ing Lhasa yesterday sald that the Philippine Foreign the Chinese forces were re-Secretary, has issued a grouping.
cording to information re-sharply-worded reply to the ceived by the Indian Govern- Soviet Foreign Minister, M. mont from their representative Andrei Vyshinsky's, caustic in Lhasa, the Dalai Lama's
comment about him and the Government has instructed the Tibetan delegation to Commun- Philippines Republic during ist China which is now ina United Nations session on Kalimpong not to go to Peking
to discuss the future status of Tibet in view of present developments.
of
A Tibetan delegation seven, led by Tsepon Shakabpa, has been in India for nine months where they had preli- minary talks with General Chung-hsien, Ambassa- dor of the Chinese People's
Yuan
Government.
Thursday.
With the rosemary was a card inscribed "Rosemary from Ellen! Terry's garden. For brance of her partnership with Bernie (G.B.S.)".
remem-
It was sent by Miss Christo- pher St. John, author friend of Ellen Terry's daughter, Edith Craig, and editor of the corres- and pondence between Shaw the great actress which Was published in 1931, three years after her death
80.
at the age of
since
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(Speaking against the United
Shaw's body paused at his Nations collective security re home, where it was taken from solution, M.
Vyshinsky asked the private mortuary in which how General Romulo dared to it had n
Thursday," some action to only long enough for the sprig ask Russia for restore confidence in peace of rosemary
to be placed on when the Bell Mission report the coffin. "showed no confidence in the
of the Phillp- Then it was driven in а 50-called State pines."
motor hearse to the Chapel of "Whenever the Soviet Foreign | Rest at the Golder's Green Minister runs short of valld Crematorium in London. No HOPES FOR SETTLEMENT arguments", General Romulo relatives or friends went with
sald.in a prepared statement, it. In the hearse were They left Calcutta on Octo-"he then descends to the mali-the undertaker und ber 29 for Kalimpong, Bengal, cious and angry statements that bearers. to pick up their luggage for
have no relevance to the matter the journey to Peking and
At the under discussion."
Crematorium the: were expected to Icave for
coffin General Romulo recalled that rest in the little blue curtained was placed on a teak Hongkong very shortly.
had told the General · As-
chapel. Autumn sunshine semly that "those who opposed streamed in through the collective security resolution light slits on the plain, white, lay themselves open to suspicion walls.
Tsepon Shakabpa said at Kalimpong last week that he still hoped that the Chinese Government would not settle relations between. China and Tibet by force.
"I am still hopeful of a settle- ment", he said.
he
that they have no interest in curbing aggression or that they themselves harbour aggressive designs directly or through their friends."--Reuter.
Small Fire
A quantity of paper stored in
only
four
two sky-
The empty candlesticks flank- ed the rosemary on Friday "be- There were no flowers. Both Shaw and his wife, whose asbes await disposal with his, loved flowers but disliked funeral" wreaths.
Miss St. John said she pluck-
Reliable sources said here to- day that the Indian Government had informed the Tibetan Gov- ernment that it is not raising the issue of the Chinese entry into Tibet at the Security Coun- the cockloft of 311 Castle Peaked the resemary on Friday “be- cil. India has left the initia- | Road, ground floor, became cause I knew Ellen Terry would. tive with Lhasa which is fully ignited. early this morning. have liked it". competent to bring the question However, the fire was exTM up in the United Nations.-Reu- | tinguished by the inmates before
further damage was done.
ter.
REMEMBRANCE DAY
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It is now more necessary than ever before to secure your generous support for Earl Haig's Fund for the Disabled of the two World Wars. Thoir need is great, and the Committee of the British Legion feel that you would wish to be prominently Identified In the endeavour to alleviate the distress of so noble a band of physical sufferers.
Poppies will be sold on Saturday, 11th November.
Remembrance Day will be celebrated on 12th November.
Cheques may be made payable to PEAT, MARWICK, MITCHELL & CO. Telephone: House,
Ellen Terry had always called Shaw "Bernie" Miss St. John added.
Tomorrow, only a few rela- tives and close friends, his household staff and the two nursing sisters who tended Shaw on his deathbed will attend' the cremation ceremony.
Police from near-by Welwyn' will guard Shaw's home for the three hours the staff will be away for the ceremony.
Shaw wanted life to go on" normally at his home till the house and furniture are taken over by the National Trust- Reuter.
Output Drive In Manchuria
London, Nov. 5.
.
A New China (Communist) News Agency message received in London tonight reported that a production drive "40 meet.. the threat of mounting Ameri can aggression" was started 'in" Manchuria on the day United Nations forces crossed the 38ti Parallel in Korea.
In a despatch from Muktlen;" the Agency said that the drive was begun to strengthen the Fatherland, defend world peace and oppose American #ggres sion"
It added that nearly every factory in North-East China had drawn up "anti-aggressida. omulation targets",, aklopting such slogans as "Each ton more is one more blow at the energ":{ and "One, faulty piec leggi one enemy. Jess. -Reuter,