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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1946.

BUSH BRIDES' COMPLAINT Want To Be With Australian Husbands

Women's Invasion

Of London

LONDON, MARCH 19.

"BUSH BRIDES," BRITISH GIRLS WHO MARRIED AUS-

DURING TRALIAN SERVICEMEN

THE WAR. CAME TO TOWN TO-DAY TO VENT THEIR COM- PLAINTS AGAINST THE DELAYS KEEPING THEM FROM THEIR HUSBANDS IN A PROTRACTED CONFERENCE AT AUSTRALIA HOUSE,

AT AUSTRALIA HOUSE, HEADQUARTERS OF THE DO- REPRESENTATIVE IN LONDON. THE MINION'S

DEPUTATION FROM THE NORTH OF ENGLAND

AUTHORITIES POINTED OUT TO THE

SOME

OF THE ANOMALIES IN THE SCHEME FOR GETTING THEM TO THEIR NEW COUNTRY.

Releases In Merchant Navy

gap ments from those serving

One of the womga claimed; that she was demobilised for two and half years from the British Women's Air Force for the express purpose of going to Australia-she was still in Bri tain. In other cases, "buatır brides" had got

Talk About Churchil

New York, Mar. 19.

Speculation has been aroused in American politicul circles by the meetings between Mr. Winston Churchill and two possible Republican Party nominees for the 1948 Presi- dential elections—Commander Harold Staasen, former Governor of Minnegolo, and Mr. Thomas Dewey, Governor of New York State.

Mr. Churchill yesterday had lunch with Commander Staaarn, the "dark horas" of the progressive wing of the Republican Party and hot a two-hour conversation Mr. Dawes --Router.

with

Indonesia Can Govern Herself

Batavia, Mar. 19.

The claim that Indonesis is perfectly capable of governing herself was múde here to-day by Dr. Zarin. Indoresian ob- sorver at the recent United Nations Organisation assembly in London,

Speaking in his private ca- pacity, he told the press that he opposed the recent Dutch proposals for commonwealth

Indonesia, status for

"which fail to take into account the su eini revolution which has taken

RUSSIANS KNOW place

to Australia ALL ABOUT IT

before their husbands were sent there to make a home for the family.

to Aus-

New York, Mar. 19.

Volcano Erupts

Tokyo, March. 19. Six thousand people have fled and an undetermined number of people have been killed and injured as o re- suit of cruptions of the. three-peakert Sakurajin volcano on a voninsulo în Kagoshima Ray in southern Kyushu," according to re- porta reaching Tokyo to- day.

about the disaster is æranty as tele phone wiros are down and the weather has prounded› observation plantea inet lava is said to be fusing at the rate of about 26 yarda every hour in the direction of Kagoshima city, nearly one fifth of which is al- ready covered with Kava ash,-Router,

Information

Russians

Accuse

Doctor Harlow Shapely, diree-bodied in the offer. The Poles

ter of time,"

Atlantic City, Mar. 13, Russian delegates here have

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He objected mily to the clause giving equal status to Dutch and Indonesian citizens and the transition period em-

London, Mar. 19.

One of the Observa- tor of the Harvard

supply convoys, The Ministry of War Trans-

Another complaint was that a

consisting of 120 vehicles, which tories, sald arrival from,

on port announces it has extended

team! of Rugby Longue foot-

a wash. Europe that he believed the was heavily attacked and service groups in ballera had been sent the 20

Russians "know ab we know, age when on its way from Ba- which applications for release train before the brides had sail-about atomic energy" but they via to Bandeng, to day safely protested that the London Poles ean be considered from the Mersed.

the half-way halt at are conducting propaganda cam- are "still behind in technical arrived

will be in operation in the Members' Enclosures. chant Navy of officers and men

know-how and that's just a mat- Bultenzorg on its return jour-paigns intended to delay the re- ney. It was strongly escorted turn home of thousands of

TOTE DOUBLE ON and & 4th RACES. A He added: "I feel confident by Thunderbolts and Spitfires, eastern Europe natives. Their

British trocpa have now; protest was that the Russians are working

made before the HURDLE RACE FOR HEAVY WEIGHT CLASS PONIES. up strategic positions special committee which is out- production of atomic energy for along

Publio Enclosure $1.00 including Tax non-military use add presum-highway to protect future con-,900,000 refugees still living in

Members voys.

$3.00 600 This Month

camps for displaced persons, ably military usen alse, The British Transport Minis-1 "They've men who are fully The Dutch News Agency re-j The campaign is said to have

bush

to-day that complete criginated in London and is be- bride competent to do this work in ported officers ("A") holding first and try, expecting

011 All points in-. Ing carried out through the me- Recond class certificates 1 to 37; invasion to-morrow or Wednes-nuclear physics research and agreement ("")

holding special cert day, announced that more than there's no doubt the: Russians, volving the restoration of com- dium of small newspapers, The tion to the Clerk of the Course. Major T. Ritchie, H.Q. Land * heater 1 to 50; puisers depart-300 wives of Australian service-who value science higher than ditions in Ball was reached at Old London Poles, who are ac-

other country on this a conference attended there by cused by the Russian delegates | ment 1 to 605 ratings in deck men, together with their chil-any

London to planet; are working on some all the island's inh's. Apart of carrying out this propaganda, and engine room d'epartments 11dren, would leave

on their way to an thing important." Associated from isolated terrorist acts, Bali, are led by their unofficial lea- to 37; ratings in catering de-morrow partments 1 to 50-Router.

Australia House spokesmen in the reserve pad and at the said that they were doing their catelusion of their present til, best and wald that the use of giant liners like the **Queen Mary" to let the women rejoin their husbands was impossible for technical reasons.

on board snip.

The group riigible are mas- ters and navigating officers are 1 to 32 engineer officer ("A"} eertifiented I 10 27: uncertificated to 37.

Ulster And Divorce

"A") radio

AL

actively in the development of taken the Batavia-Bandoeng lining the programme for some

embarkation port. The expect Press.

ed totul of brides sailing this month was nut at about 600,

Sir Thomas Moore asked the Minister of War Transport in the House of Commons why the liner "Queen Elizabeth" was not Belfast, Mar. 19. The Northern Ireland Govern- used to take the "bush brides" ment to-day took steps to enable to Australia, "as requested by the Ulster Supreme Court to deal the Australian Government" and food instead of with divorce cases against Ameri- to bring back

for com. caus and others who married being reconstructed Northern Irish girls during the mercial purposes. 31] 3 ̧

The Minister replied that he! An amendment to the existing had receivad ng Blich Pequest. divorce law WAR Introduced in The "Queen in.th" was spo parliament, to apply to marriages contracted between 1939 and Jan. cially built for the North Atlan- 1 of this year, where, at the time tic service and could

not be of the marriage, the husband was operated efficiently on voyages domiciled outside the United to the East where there were Kingdom and the wife in Northern no ports to accommodate her. Ireland.

"The ship could not bring

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Dr. T.V.

is quiet-Reuter,

Soong To Stay On In Government

(By Spencer Moosa)

Chungking, March 18, Preparations are being made for the opening in Chungking on Wednesday of the People's Political Council, which will meet to consider (among other things) interna- tional problems confronting the world and to make re- commendations to the Government.

The

Council is actually only an advisory body or group with recommendations no actual authority to enforce any made, but its proceedings. which are generally-public, are usually followed with a great deal of interest- throughout the country.

Entrance

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There are a limited number of Boxes available upon applica..

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Wing Comdr. F. W. CHADWICK, D.F.C.,

Secretary, H.K.3.R.C.

der General Wigilinlaw Anders, BY COURTESY OF THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. who commanded the Polish for- ces in Italy.

The Russians

the "cused newspapers of advising against returning here to nations in Eastern Europe. Polish offi- cials have. Informed U.N.R.R.A. personnel that they are anxious for the retura home of all Polish refugees in other lunds so that... they may be settled on the Ger- man territory given to Poland. -Associated Press.

"Pravda" Keeps Quiet On News

The new provisions will not back food to Britain as her car apply to marriages where the go space io negligible. She The Council consists mainly expected to figure prominently couple have at any time resided could not carry large numbers of delegates chosun hy the Kuo in future proceedings and seve- together in the husband's country of women and children without mintang,

Moscow, Mar. 10.. but other parties, ral government_officials are ex-

The Communist Party news- of domicile and only covers pro-

before

though i considerable minority, pected to be the targets for cri-' 1951. considerable preparatory fitting." ceedings taken

paper "Pravda” was the only Reuter.

The Minister added, amid are represented and are free to ticism..

newspaper yesterday which Meanwhile, against all

cri- flected none of the tenseness as laughter: "I I getting on express their views without re-

ticism and predictions, it is be-, compared with the press of the" very, well with Australian servation, brides," Reuter.

The Manchurian situation is leved in Chungklitz to-day that other capitals of the world con

several Chinac ministers who cerning the present international some weeks ago were thought situation. to be slated for trit from the scene will remata at their posts in the government. -

DIVORCE CASE CRITICISM

London, Mar. 19. Criticizing evidence submitted

in a number of divorce suits, Justice Wallington, in the Divorce] Court yesterday, said he wished that people would understand

almost every respondent and co-f respondent were so ready and

Princess Leaves For First Time

Aboard H.M., Cruiser "Superb" at Sea: Mar. 19.

anxious for a divorce decree to With the pomp which Britain's Navy accords to Royalty,

be granted that they were ready

to admit anything.

"Many of these people," added

the Judge "aro no degraded and

also so little educated that they

do not regard such an admission as a ile.. Such conselones hs they have is therefore, Reyter.

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Princess Elizabeth, youthful heir to the British throne, and Minister c Erromic Af-Supreme Soviet on the new five Hong Kong Building Service was to-day received aboard the "Superb;" the nowest fairs Wong Wen-hao." cruiser in the Royal Navy, in which she was to cross the gale swept Irish Sea on her way to Belfast, North- ern Ireland.

Came

"Pravda's" main editorial was an optimietle commentary predict- ing success in Stalin's new indus- trial programme designed to boost Among those particularly production to record high levels. involved are:-Premier T. V. Most of the inside page of the six- Soong, Foreign Minister. Wang pago-issue was devoted to dis- Shih-chich find Vice-Premicz cussions among delegates to the

year plan which calls for research Their retention. 11. is believed, on development of atomic power conforms with the wishes of and for industrial production by

1050 of 1 times the pro-war; Generalissirao Chioug Kai-shek, lovel. who 'has been the dominating]

"The situation in Iran was con- It was the Princess' first un of mink with a new style hat figure at the Kuomintang conspicuously absent from the column salved."-accompanied trip away from the in navy blue felt, finished with gress.

dovoted principally to nows, None British mainland, end the first a large bow odged in pale blue The procilings of the Kuo- of the reports of rumours, denials time that hor. Iteyal Standard and surmounted with pale blue mintang Congress aptly demon- and contradletions which. was flown from a

strated the grip that Chiang from Teheran last week wore re- warship at net. Tokyo, Mar. 19.

Kuomin- ported in the press here. Thers sea.

Before going on the bridge, Kai-shek has on, the Headquarters have The occasion, was in keeping she changed into a camel hair tang, which is thought here to har also been no suggestion that the Iran caso, sight be presented warned the Japanese Govern- with the purpose of her visit-coat and tied a silk scarf loose-have been stergthened rather at the forthcoming meeting of the than weakened (ns believed in United Nations Security Council ment to take appropiate action to launch Britain's new air-ly round her head. to prevent a recurrence of the craft carrier, H.M.S. "Eagle" The "Superh" mañe`a brave some quarters), in the last few in New York,--Associated Press. incident involving the repatria- from a Belfast shipyard show against a grey rain-filled months. tion vessel "renica! Maru," sail-Undaunted by a pale warn sky with flags, pennants and The fact that the Kuomin ing from Uraga on March 5 ing, Princess Elizabeth toured her El-Router without the proper clearance, the ship, inspecting the meso-

"of the recent Inter-party, poli-j S.C.A.P, said the ship carried docks and officers' quarters,

in London, Mar. 19.

tical consultation Cerference --In 700 repatriatos from Uraga to Earlier, as the beffagged crul- President Truman has appoint. everywhere attributed to Mission is sober Hachijoshimo which is outside ser sailed through the busy od Mr. Barnard Baruch, friend Chlang's power and influence. plans tó-day for India the limits of Japaa" on a waters of the Clyde Inlet lead and viser of President. Franklin With all its sins, the general voyage, which started two days ing to Glasgow, the Princess Roosevelt, as the permanent opinion is a Telitis within the

Toan member, ode the lib/ before the authority, given to stood on the bridgo, smiling at

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