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HUNGARY AFTER THE RED COUP D'ETAT By Ruth Lloyd

Ruth Lloyd, prmerly United nuclear stages-to purge and i The SinaMolders received un Press slag correspondent in War-weaken the majority Smallholders intentionn! support from Russia, saw, has just arrived in Buslapest, and keep in bloc no the Socia! whose occupation army talked H.K.$18.00

In the following dispatch she Democrats H.K.$30.00

who have opposed the country, The Soviet levied ILK.$72.00

fella her impressions of the trip Communist extremists-all of reparations as heavy a on Ru and of the country in the midst this before the Soviet occupationmania, a country with twice the

•***** | of what is bebug described in the forcen pull out; but from a pure.populition and far wealthier. Re- United States as a Communist ly internal standpoint, it is closer moval of industrial plants, goods coup).<

to a delayed revolution suddenly nit vektork further weakened hitted into high gear, whereas in the country and at the same time Poland, Yugoslavia and Bulgaria, weakened the Leftist blou. revolutions followed clusely on the heels of the liberation."

Leftist Chance When the Russians drove

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Budapest, June 1 Hungary has been drawn more tightly into the Eastern bloc by the last ten days events, but as revolutions ge, this one is peace. ful nazri axelong dan congre.

When I left Vinna on Satur day, numurs were dying of arrests, barricades in the streets, population hiding IFT

Austro. statals

the old crowd.

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At the same time, Hungary stalling many had been quite successful in Russian demands

The fall implications of the decision

Japan private trading in the near future have not been lost apo

Through Hungary from the East China. E

to have been

In 1944, the provisional govern. China's destiny

To take

ment formed at Debreen includ. and the Sambholders had bloer. aver

maty mensbers of the old re-

ed the most important Leftist re. Japan's role of leader, ecuato

gime. There

forms. were Horthy gen.

particularly nationaliza mically and politically, in the Far East: a 'was to have been troops concentrated on the border the Iron Cross,

cellars. erals, one decorated by Hulter with tion of banks. While the Leftists

wanted an State machinery.

Economy based depending emirch 123331 her and tanks guarding the frontier. remained largely in the hands of

Hungary's own PESCUICES, the capacity to grasp a golden opjuse»

I jeeped

Smallholders favoured -Western Across The

help. frontier with

Some Wax | tuntity, with the sympathetic and Hungarian

fortheuning grueious ass stance of ines P... French Swis

jess troutale than

fron the United States, with the HER CONS

Before the war, the We allies. Billions

Small promise of more when the ve bareler, BAW of U.S.

saldiers Busan or otherwise.

holders were a party favouring cunation army was geme. dollars were poured into Chimet no rond patrols in the By

radient reforms and opposing The conspiracy gave the Leftists assist hei in her reonomic hours journey, and arrived in

Horthy: But, ke Mikolajezyk's their chance to knk off the far) ehabilitation. America's search peity where te bathing beache

Pensant Party in Poland, they Right wing of the Smallholders, a partein of stability in the were Jausech, nighteliths crowd

corralled all political disposscased The people involved were ei. Far East induced her to lead ed and donfee houses full of per

of the old order who had nowhere gres and high Army officers, a serviers of

else to go, including the milk qf revisionist crowd ple reading or talking palities. statesman-

which wanted the old aristocracy and wealthy the restoration of General Marshall's Responsible Americans

a slice mercantile cluss.

Czechoslovakia and a lorge port lible in a 1-monthy effort to say they have closely checke

These Newcomers had

af Runasta. It could have de. vreate the strength and internal chiefly from emigres in Vienna

more experience and pretty well veloped into a strong threat, bul unity which alone could produce ant Found them

in the Party, forming the bulk did not untraceabl

get elmore. And the the conditions essential in China's Right Wing Sulholtiers

f the opposition to a Lefist coal Communists BIL

exaggerated t for resurgenter. China's failure has there will be no mass arrests ix

Jon. The elections gave them, a propaganda purposes. United been lamentable, and distressing ease the leftist bloe wants to safe majority. to her friends. It was already, convince foreign observers

bvious at the time when General, this is a natural political develop Marshall gave up the unequal It has been emphasised by the capil deterisation, since: the latest demonstration of the new line of United States policy, the regeneration of Japan, will fasten the process of collapse, Perbup the diagnosis of the Shanghai "Evening Post" states the gravity of the situation did not have. to SUERT extent. Possibly, it is] premature to proclaim that Chine

contest.

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pants. 2 fellow American corresponsalenst shower bis pass and we sailed through They did not even ask to see my clearance, for which had writ ed 60 days. It was Just as wel

--after reaching Budapest, I de covered veded an occupation army road pass as well, which i

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New Home Of The Foreign Office

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TALTZ

London, June 7.

into No. 10' closet themselves London's most aristocratie with the Prime Minister. it street is soon to disappear will

anger journey der the hammers of the demoli- down the Duke of York's Steps, tion spada. Carlton Наиве Terrace, famous for over a cen-

across the Horse Guarde Parade and then in through the gar- mobility, great statesmen, diplo tues as the home of Royalty. den backdoor of No. 10.

Other less amourous gov- mata und clubmen, is shortly ernment ofcials will gaze from the new home of Britain's Foring the sun set over the lake to be demolished and rebuilt as the great velvet-curtains watch-

in St. Jamès Park, just as did When the King and Queen Sir Edward Grey one evening put through the full extent of drive along the Mall to and in August 1914 when he saw nationalization which the Leftist om Buckingham Palace they the lights going out

all over bloc is seeking.

The great Europe. will see no change. view. yellow stucco, ngo-classical Pal-

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historical argument that a com- 100 Years

pleter break-up would, in the feng run, offer the best protect of eventual unity. The majority of

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By Dick Turnor

INNDE, INC T. H. REO, VIR PAT. ATE.

"Were youse de party wot had de broad sliced 'not too thick,' an' do' water 'plain'?**.

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE By Shepard Barclay

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"The Authority on Authoriting”

THREE REASONS TO WAIT

A WINNING competitor may have any one of three reasons for passing early in the auction with toe distinct intention of entering In some positive way later. The first and most widely observed Д lack of high card strength together with consider. able distributional value in long ault length. The second la

ap- preclable strength defensively

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against some suit or sulta already

cided to pass his, good hand an his Arst turn, in order to learn Just what declaration the oppo- nents were going to favos en 186 next round,

When proved to

be hearts, 11s own nand suddenly became Beiker than là 199k Áo first,, na now ha hui an improved chance to find his own partage. fitting his minor suits. So lie bid the 3-Diamonds without any, pur- ticular fears.

North's free raian on 4.Di.

a bit on the bold side, but at least It told South what the atting aut was for the side.

named by the opposition-whatmonda ofter West's 3-Flearto ven ordinarily la called a trap pass. The third is a desire to find out what the opponenta are going to bid, with the iden of then disclos ing your own favored declaration.

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East and West were using the Vanderbilt convention. In which an original 1-Club shows about three top tricks and a response of anything except the denial of 1- Diamonit shown at least a couple of them.

In view of that met. South de-

(Dealer: Bouth, East-West vul. norable.)

What-bidding lå best calculated to gol North-South In the sound-, est contract?

Normal Life However, normal life appears is falling to pieces. The Chinese, here and major political genius for practical compromise economile changes are being made

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may vet produce a happier solu- ready in the three, your pian tion, and it may be a mistake to | Which is supposed to go into ef take to tragie a view of what fect on August 1. How sweep may only be a temporary stage in

the spełni programme will be de her development arising partly Vire. Petrt. Motyns Rakoşi, can

pends on whether the Cattmunistig Once. from misguided attempts to force the pave. Nevertheless, dangers inherent in the situation are unmistakable. The risk of the country breaking up into a point, the Hungarian iris ap: ladium facade, which stretches pete in answer to the Truman over a quarter of a mile along serious, and the deep watMoscow

Doctrine and the future of the London's famous Mall. wil be

conference, weariness, all over the country is Communists taking advantage of

In the 1950's draughts will the kept untouched, just as John

Nush designed it and anw it no longer swing the Victorian this result rather the counter-revolutionary conducive to

plot-built in 1830.

chandeliers

they blow than otherwise. Not doubt there real enough but still in

Behind the the

famous facade, through the dark and chilly of-j are many observers who would

however, the terraces of 16 fices of andersecretaries, In- famous mansions will be pulled stead, in tune with the new age, down and reconstructed. The Britniri's foreign policy will be

3. the must modern .spacious ballrooms in which planned in

danced the men who fought at air-conditioned offices, in fooms Waterloo will disappear. The of steel, concrete and plastic. gilt and mirrored reception In the great Elizabeth's day us, however, find it difficult to

rooms of princely proportions her Foreign Secretaries studied follow the logic of the argument Mail")

(From the flow of the China will be replaced by modern the latest reports from Europe offices, the famous cut-crystal by rush-light; in Walpole's day and could wish China a much less DESIRABLE OPENING FOR chandellers will graceful sweep under the flicker of candelabra. painful passage towards her ulti-AN HOTEL KEEPER: PRO|ing staircases will crumble under In this new atomic age the past mate destiny. Against this back.PERTY FOR SALE IN SIANG- the stonemason's hammer.

récords of 500 years will be ground of a China weak and HAI.

Marty famous people have studied in the modern li apparently incapable

The Allotment of Land with lived in Carlton House Terrace light" lighting from duorescent the at moment of providing the answer known as the Virtarka Hotel, 16 built.

Dwelling-house and Out-houses, during the century since it was tubes set in walls and ceilings, to her exmomie atul political gether with the Goodwill of the Lord Palmerston, Mr. Glad- Council schools and Provincial hagen of some

Among them have been by workers' sons from free

At a recent meeting in Copen- French authorities In mattera plight, American policy in Japan Business is exsequence of the stone, Lord Curzon, Lord Bal- universities as well as by young of the now defunct Internation- the

representatives affecting rubber bridge. For and in Korea-has to be retirement of the present owner. four, Lord Kitchener, and the "bloods" fresh from Eton. Fur-a1 Bridge League it was deeld bridge it has accepted the Am

variations of duplicato judged Before the war, The Property is America could concentrate upon

well situated Duke of Roxburghe. At No. 9, row, Cambridge and Oxford. in the centre ut the Foreign beside the Duke of York's In the deep cellars of Carl-ed to found a European Bridge orican lawa. A committeo is her "Strengthen China" policy Ground and the present premises Steps, was the German Em- ton House Terrace, where once League with representatives] now working to smooth out, the because Russia and Japan, China's have only been completed and bassy. When Ribbentrop ruled were stored the choicest wines from Britain, France, Switzer- small two most powerful neighbours, are in every respect adapted for there he took it as a diploma- which ever tickled the palates land, Belgium, Holland. Nor-, ferences of opinion and early cancelled each other out. Today pressly for that purpose. The Works refused him permission the great

101 Hotel, having been built ex- tic affront when the Ore of of the famous, will be stored way Sweden, Denmark, Finland. agreement is expected so that Japan is no longer a great power. house

mass of Foreign The colonies of these countrics, the complete International lawa contains 32 apartments Russi stands alone. General with large Hall, verandah

to destroy the priceless mould. Office records in steel and fire-an well DH the Dominions, may be ready next year.

also MacArthur and a State Depart two sides, and an extensive ratige ed ceilings and walls, so he had proof cabinets, remote from were

included,

In the United States the im- ment headed by General Marshall of

beaverboard walls built within atomic bomba.

Egypt. This new portance of duplicate, sponsor- containing. 20 could hardly be expected to aver-

The room, which he could do- In many ways Britain's new League will have a conca by the American Contract took the strategic importance of mediate sale of the Property, the Nazi heart's content.

N.B. In the absence of an Im. Corate and re-decorate to his! Foreign Offee will be a symbol cll of four members, one each Bridge League, has dwarfed of her age-old foreign policy from Britain. France, the Low that of rubber bridge, sponsor- Japan and Korea in the Far East. While, therefore, it would the meantime conducted as usuni. business of the Hotel will be in

an unbroken, and ancient facade Countries, and the Scandinavian ed by the Whist Club, New behind which with their eyes countries, It has adopted the York, to such an extent that perhaps be unjust to suggest that Private apartments with or with

on the future, men conduct 1935 International Contract there is seemingly a threat that any Americans would like to stay out board can be had by Lat Like, his master, Ribbentrop their business by the most mo Bridge (avs of the Portland the tall may wag the ding. permanently in Korea and Japan, week or month or Apartments was a bad neighbour too, and dern and efficient methods, Club (London) and the Whist they are plainly determined not

fell out with his aristocratic

United Press. to leave until these. countries are

(signed) P. F. RICHARDS, neighbours by peremptorily re 'safe' from their point of view.

questing the use of their pri So far, it is true the Communist

We observe from the letter of vate acctions of the terraco for

Out-houses

Rooms.

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EUROPEAN BRIDGE LEAGUE

and

Anglo-American

(New York). and the (Continued on Pagę 7).

Party in Japan has made little has been

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If this

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actora: Crockford's, a favourite It is, by happened, the Americans would Theatres that they are the resort an exclusive accial club.

some, objected to nt card players, and the Union, be in a difficult though familiar of the prailgate of both sexes; position. Would they interfere at put this objection is more speci- end of the terrace is Mari- At the Buckingham Palace the risk of bringing about a ous than sound. The meetings atborough House, the home of gebuine revolution, or would Exeter Hall, the preachings of they support the regime, not be popular Divines, and all pubile the end of the terrace is No. Queen Mary, and next door at cause they approved of it; but pockets and other outcasts; while. Cariton Gardena which will mootings are attended by pick. because it would at least be anti- the evil influences of camp prayer be used as the official home of communist dod anti-Russian7 meetings are notorious.

Britain's Foreign Ministers, The British Government may not. Formerly we sould boat of and shortly to be occupied. by have as much influence as its very good company; most of them exmessenger boy and trade un- powerful allies, but, by exerting | are still in the colony, and the loniat Ernest Doving~~ that influence wisely now, both place of those goŋe can no doubt. When the rebuilding is com in Japan and throughout the Far number of young people in Hong Office will..move from its pre- be filled by others. There are a plate the whole of the Foreign East, it may be able to prevent Kong deprived of all society or sent site In Whitehall. Future that fatal: nätdening of policies amusement; expunk ich as ay Foreign Secretaries will then which is doing so much to destroy, be found in the billard-room, the no longer be able to nip outi Europe:

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