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Royal Family Home Again Britain A Nation For every man's offic...

Roar Of Welcome As "Vanguard" Steams Into

Portsmouth Harbour Bronzed By South African Sun

London, May 11.

Hundreds of thousands of happy, cheering subjects gave the Royal Family a warm welcome home today as they steamed into Portsmouth Har- bour in the battleship Vanguard at the end of their 14 weeks' triumphant tour of South Africa.

The sirena of ships, the guns fring the Royal Salute Holate of guns, and the cheers drowned the cheers of the crowd. of thousands mingled in "

First Contact "welcome home" ovation as the The King, wearing naval uni. mighty 42,500-ton Vanguard form and bronzed by the South moved to her anchorage.

African un, carne down to the; Bronzed by the South Afrl-deck as the gangway was run up the Royal Family and the Duke of Gloucester and Huh, CALL Waved their greetings.

Admiral Sir Geoffrey Layton, The Duke of Gloucester, who|| Commander-in-Chief of the port, was aboard the Trinity House went on board to welcome the yacht Patricin ns she exported

The Duke of Gloucester shook the battleship up the harbour. was the first in board Vanguard the King warmly by the hand, after #

gangway was aboard, kissed the Queen on both cheeks, embraced the He gave his King and brother and affectionately a warm welcome and kissed the two Princesses. Queen and the two Princessen.

Royal Ending

The weather had mule it a

Royal ending to the Royal four. The sun shone brilliantly out

Royal Family.

After a few minutes' animated

falk the Royal Family, with the two Princesses wearing scarves over their heads, used for photo Eraphs against the ship's rail and The waves of cheering died oft

then went below.

IMPOSSIBLE "ACHIEVED"

Shanghai, May 11.

A man in Shanghat "elolm. ed that he has discovered a method to trisect an angle-

frat long considered impos- sible by mathematicians, ac- cording to local Chinese papiers

Declaring that his method unes only a comprar and an ungraded ruter, Yang

Chim choo has submitted his up- posedly astounding discovery

to the Academia Sinica. Whether Ain method actually works or not still remains fo he examined by mathemati-

eiana-Reuter.

Five Die In Factory Accident

Kingstown, Jamaica,

May 11.

Five were killed and three in- jured at the Bernard Lodge a displaced flywheel amashed Augar factory yesterday when the evaporator and hot liquor Henlded workers standing near- by. The factory is owned by the United Fruit Company.

A water shortage has again

aren, as a result of the drought. The 600,000,000-gallon storage reservoir, completed last Octo- ber at the cost to the 'British Treasury of £500,000, is still empty.--Reuter.

Christian Approach Lacking

Of Pessimists?

· London, May 12.

Britain in 1946 became a nation of pessimists "largely convinced of the Inevitability of an- other conflict," a private opinion survey agency reported today.

Reporting on investigations undertaken for the New Commonwealth, an international society of which Winston Churchill is president, "Mass Observation" said

"The overall impression is one of increasing resignation to the idea of another war, less exprea- son of indignation and a more fatalistic atitude now that the

atom bomb has become more Jamiliar.

"Instead of the wishful think-

ponsible of

London, May 11. ing of 1980/40 which minimised Sir Stafford Cripps, future troubles and expected the President of the Board worlds we now have its antithesis

beat in the worst of Trade, declared today that a Christian ap-

vlec

worst,"

Pro-Russian

in majority expectation of the published The survey will be proach and background Monday in a report of the organisation. was lacking in Britain's Churchill-headed

The Now Commonwealth is aimed productive effort.

at promoting International law Preaching at the morning ser- and order through creation of an of St. Martin's Church.equity tribunal and international Birmingham, Sir Stafford said: polleë forco, "Our industrial morale is low be. cause a merely materialistic self- centred cutlook on our work can not give us a high morale."

Declaring that it was through

relationships human through monetary payments that of friendship, Justice and cooperation was created, Sir Stafford warned that every effort its purpose unless

The sense

it

The survey reported that noted a rapid return of "the oil pro-USSR attitude," commenting (thn! "fundamentally and private-

or and not ly there was always much more sympathy towards Russin than a stranger could obtain from formal questioning in public."

would fall in the country's problems were

Cardinal Griffin's

and every woman's home!

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Broadcast TWO-WAY

London, May 11.

Griffin,

Bernard, Cardinal Roman Catholic Primate of

Britain, who is now visiting

the Vatican, broadensting over the Vatican Radio tonight, thanked the Pope for his "deep interest in the many details of Catholic life and activity In England."

"We are especially indebted to him for his constant and deep affection for our country and its people," the Cardinal sald, "He has shown his paternal affection by the many audiences members of our forces and to to thousanda of

Surveys during recent months, the agency anid, "have shown an Increasing trend towards a sort of negative nationalism, a destre approached in a Christian spirit. isolate Britain against world Catholic and non-Catholic civi-

"I wo merely seek to accumu. late material prosperity, we shall lose all that is worth while in happy experience and achieve

af blue sky ne the batterias members of Vanguard's crew developed in the corporation ment," he added.-Reuter.

appeared out of the smooth waters of the Channel with two Pacortinge eruisers,

Craft of every description yachts, speedboats, motor nun- ches, Lugs and paddle steamers filled the harbour arga to meet her. They were all full dress

ed.

started to come

ashore to greet their families, who were the only members of the public allowed to the duck where the battle ship teil up.

The Grat contact with Van. this afternoon guard she steamed up Channel was made by n Blunt flying boat--an RAF Sun- nce!

und her cruiser

came within

As Vanguard drew close, one deriand-which flew out section of the crowd in the the buttleship dockyard broke through, and a escort before they naval officer, with sword sight of the English coast which he had drawn for the Aboard the Sunderland was "salute, motioned them back. commentator of the BBC, who The Royal Marine band play recorded his first sight of Van. ed South Africa tunes as the guard and sent

a message from battleship locked on schedule the people of Britain to "all en at.6.50 p.m. British Summer board the Vanguard; Welcome Time). The Royal Family will Home."

be.

PROFESSORS ARRESTED

Rome, May 11. Professor of Letters Solva- lore Farina, Professor of Theology Vincenzo Giordano and high school instructor Francesco Panzarin! теге аг- rested today on charge of all- ing false high school diplomas and university credentials for 200,000 lire each.

with an increasingly hostile and affairs. This trend rule paralitans," suspicious attitude toward allied countries, especially USSR."-Associated Prega.

Italian Communist To Sue "Time"

ex- the

Home, May 11. The Propaganda Office of the Italian Communist Party said today that the party secretary, Palmiro.. Togliatti, is preparing a libel suit against the United States weekly news maga zine "Time" for its assertion that he betrayed Italian Socialists to the Fascist secret police in 1926.

Togliatti has already announced |Silone Italian novelist who then that he would RUC the Rome was a Communlai but is now an The Carabinieri believed the newspaper Il Tempo for reprint-anti.Communist Socialist, receiv. arrested men to be members of ing accusations against him from ed orders from Moscow to do. an organization operating in Time magazine's May 5 cover nounce Italian Socialint leaders

Italian On many

cities.United article an Italian Communists. to the Fascist OVRA in line with Press.

Time said Togliatti and Ignazio the 1928 world Communist policy to consider Socialists as "enemies of the people." Time said Silone refused and left the Communist Party but Togliatti compiled.

remain aboard the battleship to- Leave For Crew night. They will leave Van-

As Vanguard steamed in Klard tomorrow morning at 10 tween ilnes of motor torpedo and proceed to the Guildhall at bents and other craft the sirens Portsmouth, where they will be made a medicy of welcome. received by the Lord Mayor the quarter deck could be seen a ant Lady Mayoress.

detachment of Royal Marines Afterwards, they will take a and the ship's band. The Royal train for Waterloo Station, Standard was almost rigid in the London, where they are to ar breeze. rive at 12.30 p.m.

The battleship had to pass right into the harbour. - and in | doing so she almost dwarfed the

Roar Of Welcome As Britain's biggest buttleship passed through the naval anchar entrance. She was turned round

age at Spithead the Royal Family with the assistance of tugs. stood on a special platform high On the jetty a bugle sounded up on the forward gun turret. "S" and, in response carne o The King, who was plainly inilar call from Vanguard. The visible to the enormous

crowd. "S" is n traditional mark of saluted repeatedly, while the respect 10 the Commander-in- Queen and the Princesses waved Chief of the port, and all the their hands in response to the ships personnel ashore and afloat thousands of people on shore and steed to attention.

in boats in the harbour waving handkerchiefs and Bags.

Alaskan Airfields For B-36 Bombers

at

The Communist newspaper it self repeated Time's accusations In Issue today and sold they were false. Silone, in a published newspaper letter, described Time's version as "absolutely un- founded."

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Washington, May 11. Emphasizing the importance the War Department

The Ualta, in reviewing the af- attaches to the Arctic in planning American

fair in an editorial today, attack- defences, Army Air Forces today announced

ed Time's Rome correspondent, an US$8,250,000 expansion programme for an

Emmet Hughes, and charged-that area near Ladd Field, Alaska, to base its 10,000-

the, accusations were just another mile B-36 super-bombers. Nearly US$3,000,000 in addi- four miles west of the Canadian example of the "Hearst press," Soon after

a concluding reference to came the "Carry

tion will be spent Whittier border and astride the main the forthcoming suit, Unita said, On" call and the ship's company Port, near Anchorage.

neriai route between Western We wish to remind Mr. Hughes The roar of welcome could be on Vanguard closed ranks and at These two sums are in addition Europe and the North American that Italy, despite what he may hoard for a great distance in the

the double got ready for the to the US$13,000,000 which the continent beautiful calm spring evening as

mcoring.

War, Department on May 1 an- The Air Forces are at present think, is not the Brazil cf Dutra Vanguard, with

The Royal Family watched the nounced would be spent the escorting

cold-nor the Greece of Tsaldaris nor carrying out extensive from cruisers, Cleopatra and Diadem mooring operations

In the strategle bomber base in Maine, weather manoeuvres Alasku, the Turkey of Innonu. Are these approached Portsmouth.

deck,

with Superforte, Mustanga and people (of the monted American Outside the harbour the yacht Two carbines were fred,

new jot fighters. The entire pro- prosa) really sure that in Italy from the south coast to greet gramme is in keeping with there are no magistrates ready to Patricia, carrying the King's guiding rope to the hawsers land them.

peated

the Air scoff at the millions of Hearst or brother, the Duke of Gloucester, ed on the jetty and the battleship

Early this morning the King For Warnings by

Commander, met Vanguard and, taking over was made fast. Simultaneously said good-bye to the ship's com- Spists, that the United States is Inw which colis for the punish- General ready to require respect for the pennanta were from the escoring cruisers, led multi-coloured

pany on the quarter.deck and wide open to attack across the hoisted in Vanguard and she was

thanked them for making the Polar wastes and that ability to Hughes laughed when asked for dressed overall.

voyage pleasant and' huppy.

retaliate is

Vital

comment on an implied accusation Air officers sald enlarging the that he might try to bribe magis-

ปร Alaskan bases would place big bombers within striking range of trates but said he had nothing.

The to say about the whole matter for most ortope and Ame

near publication-United Press.

her into the harbour.

"The Queen and I and

the

The Patricia is the vessel of the Trinity House urganisation res. The ship's company, duo for end ponsible for navigational safety of voyage leave, are having an Princesaca will always look back in British waters, and she carried extra three days at the request on our time spent in Vanguard of Trinity of the King. This was announced with the greatest pleasure," he

to them when, before Vanguard sold. to

the "Elder Brethren" House whose privilege it la

pilotage waters.

for a happy voyage,"

constructio

programme Ladd Field calls for extension of escort the King of England in reached harbour, he thanked them? The King told the crew he was

runways, buliding of hangars, granting them three days' extra warehouses, shops and other The Queen, wearing mauve, *King's Farewell

leave because of the extra work buildings, and connection of the Princess Elizabeth, in a grey cos. In his last message from Van-caused by the Royal Party's pré- new fold by rall line with Ladd tume, and Princess Margaret in guard, Reuters special correspón sence on board.

Field proper--United Presa. fawn, were seen to be taking dent who accompanied the Royal The Captain of Vanguard, Rear turns with a pair of binoculars Family on their South Africa Admiral Sir William Agnew, gave to-scan the welcoming crowds and tour sald that on the battleship the King and Queen and the Prin

London, May 11. the lines of amail naval ships with steamed slowly up

A Messerschmitt Channel in cesses farewell presents from the crews standing smartly to atten. brilliant surishine the Royal ship pocketbook for the King, which had been missing for tion through which Vanguard Family spent most of the time and brooches with Vanguard's three days in Mountxine, waa passed as she moved to the en on the quarter.deck picking up crest for the Queen and the Prin. sighted today, deeply buried in snow by a pilot of a Swiss Air Force Fisseler Storch aircraft, the Swiss Radlo reported to night-Reuter,

trance to the barbour.

Camillar landmarks-the King is cesses. ⠀

All ships in harbour were gay former serving officer in the To the delight of the crew, the with flags, and just as Vanguard Royal Navy and watching scores Queen, immediately pinned the manoeuvred In, the thunder of1of email craft "which come out brcoch on her dress-Reuter..

"JANE"

LET ME GO, FRITZ!-- YOU'RE OVER-ACTING

YOUR PART!-**

-AND ERIC DIDN'T EVEN SIK ME!— HII-COME BACK, FRITZ!

OF COURSE!- HE WAS MEETING |LYDIA!~! SHALL

HAVE TO TRY AGAIN WHEN“ THERE'S NO COMPETITION!~

BUT FR ONE DREADFUL „MOMENT I THOUGHT 1, HAD BECOME THE GIRL THAT MEN PASS BY!!!.

plane,

ment of calumny?”

RIOTS IN AMRITSAR

Amritsar, May 11.

in- Communal disturbance crensed in Amritsar, the holy city of the Sikhs, today when over 20 incidents were report ed

Seventeen have been killed and 22 Injured in the city since Friday

A palatial building belonging to a wealthy merchant, now oc- cupled by a police pickat, WAS set on fire and fremen-Oghting the blazo were pelted with alones,

Firemen were stoned in other places while putting out fifon, A handloom weaving factory and a furniture shop word gut- tod.----Reuter,

The Cardinal anld that Bri- tish Roman Catholics number- ed three million out of a po- pulation of forty million.

The Cardinal said that he was leaving Rome on Thursday with Monsignor Joseph Master- son, Archbishop of Birming- ham, to join the first national English pilgrimage since the outbreak of the war to the famed shrine at Lourdes, South France Reuter.

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