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WILL HE RETURN?

Will King Leopold of Bolgfumfall of them. Ingist that to say the ever return to his native soil and least, the King axorcised faulty 24354resume his rule, interrupted by judgment in surrendering to the the German Invasion af Bel- Germans, instead of following his

Government into exile. 32819 glum?

Catholic opinion contends that The question le one which has deeply perturbed. Belgians of all this is only a pretext to prevent shades

since tha the King from resuming his con- of opinion, Hberation of this country, and stitutional functions and that which, inspite of frequent dentals, furthermore, it constitutes more has beyond doubt In the opinion ly a camouflaged attempt to get of impartis! observare, deeply ris of the monarchy entirely. For divided the Belgian people intua long time now, they have con- two violently opposed camps. tended that although the Left

wing claim that their opposition It is safe to say that today, is aimed solely at the person of

section of more than ever, one Belgian opinion is rapidly oppos. it to the return of their King, and the other section is equally fervently in favour,

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DELGADO, MAMERTO JOSE, at his residence, 53 Ha Heung Road, Kowloon, at 4 p.m. One of the main obstacles to a 20th April 1947, aged 27 solution of the problem appears years, son of the late Mr. Ato have been the gradual injec F. Delgado and Mrs. Delgado, tion of political manoeuvring in- brother of Mrs. Villa-Carlos, to a situation which, according to F.X X., J. A., N.T., S.C.. King Leopold's supporters, in a

Mrs. T. Mrs. N. Delgado

purely constitutional one. Sousa

Funeral of Macau. will pass the Monument at 5.30 p.m. to-day (Monday).

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Socialist View

By H. T. RUSSELL

It is nimed at the entire monarchical Institution. This, the Left-wingers of all shades have frequently de nied.

King Leopold, in reality

ex

abroad, even he would be unac ceptable a King. But this ưng || | qualified statement that most of the Socialists would prefer King Leopold's brother, Prince Charles, the present Regent for King. disprovo seemed to definitely claims that the Socialists wanted to do away with the monarchy.

Allenated' By Time

From the point of view of the man in the street, the question seems to boit down to what he has been told by his party leaders. But there can be no doubt, in the opinion of trained observers, that attach a very strong personal ment to King Leopold has been alienated by time. Even many of his staunchest supporters feel that their King should have res turned immediately after the Ilberation, regardless of any ad- vice to the contrary, and to this day some of them find it difcull to understand why he did come back at that time.

hot

Although immediately after the. liberation, there was unquestion- ably considerable ili-fooling against the King especially among members of the resistance movement, many people believe that had the King returned to Belgium at the time, the majority. of the people would have secinini. ed him. At this time, however, there has developed considerably doubt as to whether he could return today, without being the esuse of serious trouble, especial ly if na he is still frequently atat- general

It was in an attempt to clarify The Social Christian party, this position that this reporter

Socialist most Catholic personally asked which represents opinion in Belgium, has always! Prime Minister Camille Huysmans contended that the King rules by during a recent interview whe

the constitution and ther the Catholic contention was virtue of that any attempt to prevent him Justifled and whether it is true, from returning to Belgium to as they had frequently suggested, the Secialist opposed not remount the throne, is therefore that unconstitutional. They even point only the return of King Leopold out that this constitution includes In person, but even that of his an article which provides that it son and heir, Prince Baudouin. connot be amended under a re

Camille Huysman's reply tend goney. And they frequently pab-ed to partially support the Catlio-ed in Socialt quarters. licly stated that If only for this lie contention by suggesting reason, those who oppose the velled language, that as long as King's return, are deliberately the young Prince was brought up

the сол stitution.

attempting to go against

For this reanon, when

Left Opposition

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ed as a sign of protest against his roturn.United Press.

Wrong-Way Radio Was Not Sabotage

By Dick Tumar

COPR. IBA BT NEA BERVICE. SIG, Y. M. RED, U. & PAT, OFF.

12-18

It certainly 15 an expensive necklace! It cost him two

years in jail!".

The Krupps Show No Remorse

Once the

A Joint

biggest gunmaker; one triat would seem to be en- man's fe-now acon after the liberation, the then

In the world, a frail-spectre of ough in any, Socialist Prime Minister of Bel- the King after his release from glum, Achille Van Acker visited

man lies more helpless than a they must endure another one.!? new-born Infant in a forestera We knew Mr. Schactery woll and I found him a very 50 per cent, is sufficient measure of captivity and is alleged to have

cottage here. the distance Britain has to travel advised him that his return

-1 signal for

Occasionally he slips out of nice man-Associated Press.

to to get back to normal. Although Belgium would be a

throughout

shadowy unconsciouances the many ingenious expedients have the country, supporters of

Frankfurt, Apr. 19. whisper award or two, in King freely alleged that this con- heen adopted to keep industry stituted a blackmailing attempi

Investigation of the shortwave transmitter of English, the language he learn radio Munich, said ten days ago to have beened firm his mother, His hands ticking over, it is manifest that to prevent the King from exer-

"sabotaged" so that United States program- move weakly, but his body is can go-full speed clsing his constitutional rights.

mes beamed to Moscow were heard in South inert as a corpse. His clouded ahead on makeshift. How much

America, proved this week that the misdirect- glance does not recognize his atately white-haired wife nor sa output is being lost can only be

ed antenna was an accident and not sabotage. old family nurse. Opposition to the return of the guessed, for the official unem- King which comes raainly from An authoritative source told Investigation completed this

the however, showed

At 76: Gustav. Krupp," Von ployment

the the parties of the Left, as frethe United Press that William week, returns concent

COM- quently admitted in Parliament Benton, Assistant Secretary of Communist engineers were dis- Borlen Und Halback is volume of short-time working. by successive Socialist Gover State, was notified in an

the charged several months ago pletely unaware ..of Nor, in the prevailing uncertaintyments, is based on the alternative fical report of the investigation. before the Russian programmes ignominious end of Germany's

A completely new type of tele faced with

acopp, which will make obsoleta of fuel supplies, is it easy to see of surrendering to the Germant Details of the report, however, began-and had not been around greatest Industrial dynasty.

соре the station since.

"Sometimes I thank God that the 200-inch Palomar how industry can set itself tar-with his army, a Commander-in-were not disclosed.

ROCS Chief, or following his Govern

The control switch which re- he has been spared all know largest ever built before it gets, as is suggested by the actment into exile as King and Cureful examination of

said into operation, is planned for the gulates the direction of the an-ledge of our tradegy." therefore head of the Belgian transmitter equipment at radio tens couhi easily have been in Bertha Kruppe whose name St. Andrews University observa- ing Chairman, ‚of, the South-Eastate, he selected the former al-] Munich, one of the most power-correctly set by accident. The was used for the Mammoth Jory in Scotland, "It's fixat tagkświll

ern Regional Board. All esti mates depend on fuel, and fuel remains the big unknown.

While both the F.B.I. and the TU.C. have demanded a coal production target, of 220,000,000 toms, there is considerable room for doubt as to whether even the

ternative and by doing so render ed himself incapable of ruling.

Even though many King's opponents feel that suggestion of treachery

of the any against the King is unjustified. virtually

exiguous and wholly inadequate 100 Years

200,000,000 tons can be reached. On May the five-day week in the coalfields is due to begin, and | Mr. Shinwell has admitted that, other things being equal, the

(Excerpts from the dropping of the Saturday shift would involve a loss of 18,000,000 Mall" of April 21, 1847). rons in a full year, or 12,000,000

Ago Today

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The Straits Times extra has al. tons in the remainder of this year.ready furnished our readers with Yet to reach the 200,000,000-tan the particulars of the capture of targer Britain needs 10,000,000 the "General Wood" by the Chin- tons more deep-mined coal than ese convicts on board. To the nc- $1.80 per kilo.last year. Towards this probably count given there is nothing to

between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000 add; but there are one tons will have been produced in points which call for observation. the period January to April ow-

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no feeling of remorse over the fateful role of her family his

ful shortwave stations in chief engineer at the station artillery plece, that sholled Europe, started when Benton may never have checked it when Paris in the first war,” charged publicly that America's the State Department program.

Frau Krupp, whose great- Programmes to Russia had been mes to Russia began several sabotaged. He said somone ro weeks ago..an authority said Sted. Works in 1812,

grandfather founded tho Krupp admite versed the switch which con- United Press. trols the direction of the 100,000 watt transmittor's antenna ́ ́so

Helsinki, April 18. that Moscow-bound programmes The Helsinki City Council, at were heard chiefly in South a meeting last night, decided to America. Then it was revealed apply to the International Olym „that "several of the transmitter's pic Committee for the honour engineers had been members of of being the host city for tho the Communist Party In 'Olymple Games of 1952.-

United Press. - Munich

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE.

By Shepard Barclay "The Authority on Authorities”.

AVERAGES IMPORTANT

If a player knowingly

tory.

We

Their Duty

were Gormans,”.

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Bald, "and we fulfilled what

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Anglo-U.S. Project

be study of globalar iar clusters. Globular star clusters are dan bail-like accumulations of stars, of which one in the constellation Hercules is the best known in the northern Hemisphere. The diameter of the clusters while frum the enormous, appears earth to bo only about one-thirt of the sun, and into tils, aren lons of thousands of ́étars TO crowded. They are so Jamuned that with oven the most powerful Idloscope available today one can- "not distingblail them.

No one knows what part they

we considered to be our duty to play in the structure of the uni the fatherlande

verac No one can tell what it is the attracts them together or But she expressed concern why they do not fall apart, for her eldest son; Alfried, they undoubtedly ore moving at

terrific speeds.

whom the American War Crimes Prosecution at Nuern

sinch

Although telescopes like the

berg intends to try this year in new. 80-Inch St. Andrews his father's stead,

다.

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the diamond 3 to the K. Followed Alfried In the prison.where the most; astronau wana uta

West scoring the A-and returning then two high hearts and the goes spade B to the A.

Nerth was now ready to tackle

counter to the law of averages, ho

lease,

for

that on a five-day week the miners and the Hong Kong Government is going counter to his own 'best, the cristal clubs, with the entire | ten me that It seems certis of the "geld of vision, will on

occasiona

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The new. 200-Inch Ateerlean

an

How type,

telescope used a One now thai, carved photographic plate, shaped to be perfectly parallel to

were, designed before the war, none has been bullt thus far for An old friend, who is use in astronomical research. The new type was riceded becausS see The now lyjo' lawyer at Essen, went to

work these daye is done British have held him for 10

photographic plite. months," she said.

Thus, vide-angle

be focused "The lawyer has just writ- which might the rate of output. It follows ing been a military guard aboard,

observation on any part will have to step up output by is saddled with the responsibility. interests. That is, except on those contract depending on the Q. He what he will have to stand trial.

photographic pista which when a man's led the 3 from dummy to tempt a

by "When one is attacked 18,000,000 to 10,000,000 tons be: The "Times" reported:

covers everything the telercups **hunch" pans out, or perhaps cover, overtook with the K and propaganda, as Alfried, it is aces, bo out of focus at all but *. tween May and December in or. With the Hong Kong authori-woman's intuition," about which then tell the 7. After East played difficult to fight back."

single point, der to reach the target.

ties must rest the principal share we poor mere men understand ex- the 9 he studied. Here three imponderables enter, of the blame, since they were actly nothing. But the player who

"This leaves East five cardsWhether the death penalty the picture. The first is output fully aware of the characters of customarily favours following aand. West aix, he mused. "As will be demanded for Alfried telescope therefore, will zives per manshift, which may be rais-the villains deported.' Again We 8 to 5 advantage will meet suic- look at the back of those cards, has not yet been decided. The sharp nicure only is a sire. loss

A good ed partly through the better fire at Wodely fate of the cess six times cut of 11 is the any one of them has one chance Krupp heir was 25 when Hitler than reflecting telescope atmosphere apparently prevailing "General Wood" will be the last long run, whereas the one who de-out of 11 to be the missing queen seized power in 1033 and, he consists of a mirror around, Into

Instance of sending away convicta iiberately pursues a 3. to 8 course West. has six cards and

East became, titular, head of the paleancave, sþape to an accÚracy at the pits partly through the without a military guard'. will fall six times out of 11,

five, so the chances are 8 to 5 family concern ten years later. of one or two slight lengthening of the shift as

6. 75

West, has it." He therefore went Frau Krupp subslate on frum May 1. Secondly, the effect "The Island of Hong Kong hop

up with the "A, which established monhtly gratuity of 500 schil. has to be seen of the substantial now been for six years subject

the Q as the setting trick for East. lings which she received from a bonus to be offered for regular to British authority. This colony,

"Next time I'm going to finesse former German Colonel attendance on the five-day week. as our readers will remember, Finally, the spurt in recruitment Treaty of Canton in 1841 when,

was ceded to England by the 6. is exceeding expectations and as Captain Elliott was planipoten cording to present estimates seems tiary. The most glowing expecta likely to raise the manpower in tions were entertained and ex- the industry by 60,000 during pressed at the time of the advan 1947.

tages of this acquisition!, This is Whether a combination of land was to be toygis what Calais these favourable factors will suf- was in the early days of English history or Gibraltar, in moderu fice to raise output by the re-times. Have these expectations quisite amount, to reach the been-fulfilled? Wo teor not. 200,000,000-ton target is any- body's guess. Certainly no re- "The question of the ultimate South liance can be placed on it in ad- fate of the title, leland of Hong vance of experience. Even if it were it not for its proximity to Kong would be trifling Indeed, succeeds, industry will get far Chins. Anything this touches our leas coal think it needs. If it does position, there, and effects those North, who le quite, not succeed, disaster is ahead. Ex- commercial relations which our (and confident i chapi ports will dwindles minimium in- French and Amăricanrrivals are change hia. Idage ports, including food, will have so, anxious to disturb; In är the and play periodiamily, to be further curtailed:/reurer, highest importance to this boun Licularly overbid bla will be grigruusly retarded

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In that situation," said North. If pointed by American authori- mirror at that all of the miragi:

S. 10 8 2 he does, and adopts that pro, Lies to manage her sequestered is in focus on the plate all of the

163 codure regularly, it will cost him 42,000 acre estate in the Aus-time. This method can give a

points. The law of averages will trian mountains, [® 4- stillpay dividends in such spots,

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Its disadvantage was that required curved plats By Javing Bluehnbock Caatlis ditions or

Coard with 45 palatlat-roma, alting curva, back the liner- sturve and bis wife were mov- which the Cohutte

ed into the forester's cottage bent and gathered into. by the U.S., Army last year.afes, the Calescope could take am Frau Krupp, said she had no of telescope, which-la boing: ides, whether any of the Krupp in a fir,prove 15 80?? fortado eventually would be re- The new layo w turned to the family, but ited the Schoo

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