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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9....1947

POPE CALLS FOR ACTION

IN

CATHOLICISM'S HOUR OF TEST

TEST Even If It

Rome, Sept. 7.

A record crowd of about 75,000 people packed St. Peter's Square tonight when the Pope, in a 32- minute address, called on Catholics for Imme- diate action in this hour of test” and also asked for a "more just distribution of riches.” His Holiness said: "There is no time to be lost; the time for drawing up plans has passed. The fronts opposing each other in the religious and moral field are appearing more and more dis- tinctly.

"Now is the time for action. į mažady, a spiritual polsoning It is the hour of test and of which is another part of the Intense effort, A few minutes | religious anemia, may decide victory."

"The present economic and Loud applause and assenting financial life has sharpened the shoutH were given when the lust for gain and driven peo. Pope asked: "Are you ready?" | pin to speentation and money The Pupe pasard through the lovers to the detriment of the crowd-- estimated by some ob- entire population. servers „al neuter 120,000 than "We have

condemned every 75,000–– øn á golden ceremoniai | ¡Heit business deol, every falsi- Sitte) enrried by 12 crimson-fication and transgression porbed Pupal attendants,

of

the laws of the state for the

Serving Peace

your}

ite anoke to a two-day Con- good of the community. gregs erebrating the 25th an Riversary of the founding of

The Catholic Action,

whom events

Therefore live up to nu.410 The Church, Family,

Means War With Russia

New York, Sept. 3. Vinroant Alexander said on his arrival in New York that Amerien had a moral obliga- tion to aid Greece, even if it meant war with Russia,

The former British field= marahat, who has arrived to uttend the American Legion Convention, up

commenting

on the. Lagiulinaires' National Commander Paul Grifith's statement saying that America WHERE apply Greece

with money, materials, and even troop.

Viscount Alexander said: "If America' nens aid to Grever, even if it means war with Buania, America, hann moral obligation to do so. We should stick to our friends." He laughingly 'concluded: “I'l probably get my head chopped a formaying that."-Our Ohen Correspondent.

MISS AMERICA Atlantic City, NJ., Sept. 8, Barbarn Ja Walker, five feet even inch, 21-year-old brunette from Memphis, Tennessee, WDS crowned Miss Amerien 1947 and any school of her choice. awarded $5,000 scholarship for

repre-

and

To Drive British Into Sea

Calro, Sept. 8.

The Committee for the Libera. tion of the Bile Valley, which claims representation from all Egyptian political parties, de clared today that it advocated "continual warfare" against the British, "on land, sea and in the fair, with every weapon.”

1

"We will throw the British Into the sea," a statement issued by the Committee sald. "We will turn our valloy into a tomb for their imperialists. We will extend our hands to those sup- porting us in our struggle and will fight those standing in our way."

NEW GOVERNMENT IN-

OFFICE IN ATHENS

Athens, Sept. 7.

A new two-party Greek Government under the premiership of the 87-year-old veteran Liberál statesman, Dr. Themistocles Sophoulls, was sworn in here tonight. There are 24 Ministers and one Under-Secretaryship of State In the new Cabinet,

Nine portifolios and the Under-Secretaryship of State, as well as the premiership, go to the Liberals, who hold the following posts: Pre- miership, Justice, National Economy, Supply. Public Works, Merchant Navy, Public Order, Air, Health, Posts and Telegraphs. Thirteen of the Cabinet posts

go to the Populists, and their leader, Dr. Constantin Tsaldaris,

Vice-Premier becomes

And Foreign Minister.

Formation of the new Govern- ment ended one of the mout serious political crises in post- war Greece.

the

Patient negotiations to this The statement and the Com-started a week ago when Mr. end under American advice mittee had, arranged for the withdrawal of all

Egypuan! Herklerson, head of workers employed by the British | United States State Department's Canal zone office of Near Eastern Affairs. and the cutting of all economic arrived.

Army in the Sucz

Trans-Ocean

Ring Of Smugglers

Honolulu, Sept. 8.

The U.S. Navy's in-j vestigation of reported

atid cultural ties from the The discussions have achieved smuggling of narcotics British. It called upon residents what is called here an "historical and

counterfeit money produced

of the Nile Valicy to join understanding" between the two to China "liberation battalions" being parties, which have been oppos-no

formed

Moderation

results but turned

up a ring of commercial goods smugglers instead, reports Rear Admiral-C, Concessions from both partica A Pownall, Commander have ended in agreement on a

by the Committee toing one another ever since 1920. drive the British from Egypt and to "train In the streets, the highways, the desert arena and even in the schools and in the homes."--Assrelated- Press.

FORMER FASCIST

DEAD

moderate policy, which has been of the Marianas Islands. 'welcomed by all sections of His report reveals detalls of public opinion, except the Com-how the Navy uncovered the munists.

trans-Pacific muggling ring Their reaction is to describe lying contraband goode be- the new Cabinet as a "democratic tween Guam the

and the Chinn shop window of American Im conat, perialism."

femcance of religious things Work. It is your duty to open rannt be fought, he said. While the even of these who buve this was primarily the duty often deceived to the light of the clergy, it was up to the the Catholle faith. Catholic Action to hulp the Wanever wea) d have Church "Propagate the faith," | thought i possible in this 20th he said, "especialy among these cantary, after so much elvilis. She won over 54 glls

have immerseding progress, that there should renting 39 States, 14 cities

Milan, Sept. 7. still be a much persecution Canada. A representative of

Luigi Barzini, 75, one-time and violence. But the Church | Philippines, who was below the lending Fascist journalist and bar no fear."

18-year-old mit, appeared as 9

politician, dfed late last night His Holiness continued: "Wej-guest in the contest.-Associated as the result of an overdose of slerping tablets-United Press. have always served and will al-Press. ways serve as long as we have an ounce of breath in our bo dies the cause of true pence,

in their disbelief."

•

Lord's Day

His Holinen also called for a return of Sunday as a day of rest, anying: "Painfid experience has shown

prayers

Otel

that for not a few, even among however much our enemies may those who ork honestly and in- dlustriously

they to misrepresent our inten- throughout

tione. week, Sunday has become a day- of sin.

To serve peace is to serve justice. We must serve peace

Therefore be alert to pre-and look to the future with # vent un excess of profane plea--

We must Mures, the crudest moral cor- steady and sure eve.

uption in writings and on the pence and beaten the day Alage from getting held of Suns-When all the peoples of the Pworld, without exception, can day."

Wis Holiness said: "It is unite in a fraternal embrace.

"To Rerve peace is to save for you, beloved sons, to assist the Church at this moment. A is to preserve the human family civilisation, To preserve peace great field of action awaits you, from fresh and more terrible Return Sunday to the happiness trials.

To serve pence is to of the family, for Sunday must raise the spirit to heaven and once more be day for the!

wrench them away from the Lord."

Speaking of serial justice, kingdom of Satan."--Reuter.

the

Pop said:

Neapolitans Celebrate

SECRET U.S.A. REPORT ON BRITAIN

Washington, Sept. 7. The State Department refused to

comment to night on an alleged "highly secret State De- partment report," which, the Washington Post today sald, described Britain as "no longer equal to the part of the Big Three.”

The investigation began late The Populists on their side in July, when the Navy receiv have made concessions of agree ed information that there was

extend ing to

Icalency to traffic in counterfeit guerillas by offering

to those who lay

money

amnesty and norcotica. Investigators

down their came across cpramercial-goods arms and of agreeing to disar-smuggling instead and found mament of right wing armed Naval Air Transport, personnel

Implicated.

groups.

action

The Liberals, on their part, A mid-August raid resulted have agreed that if such a policy in the conflacation of $3,000 should fail. ruthless

worth of undeclared goods and should be taken against the the arrest of several Navy men Communists for fostering armed fund personnel of the Guam

Mercantile company. rebellion..

Effect Abroad

The new

works, which will absorb un-

TRUMANS LEAVE

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Admiral Pownall declines to reveal the numes of the Navy personnel until he has learned Government plans completely the extent to which Immediate commencement of a they Ara involved. Uuited The report in said to have such a reduction in an order large programme of public Press, been put into the hands of ly fashion and so that the res Congressmen investigating for-lative power of the Soviet Un-employed in the countryside and cign aid programmes. The fon may not be augmented." give means of a decent Ilvelihood newspaper binted that it may Of France, the Post said: to amnestled guerillas. have been prepared at the "The powerful pro-Russian "A just-1

Such a policy is. intended to State Department's polley plan- Communist Party is waiting to lessen Communist influence over er distribution of riches in

ning committee under Mr. seize the opportunity to re-ae- the

Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 7. hard-pressed working necessary. There must not bei

George Kennan, who has just sert its power. It counts on classes and peasantry,

President Truman, with Mrs. only a few who have every-

returned from Europe to

Truman and re- the failure of the European re-

their daughter, The new Government hopes, it sailed from Rio de Janeiro this thing. We must regain the]

port to Mr. George Marshall. covery plan and of Its conse-n believed, that its policy of afterncon for the United States feeling of responsibility for the

Fourteen European nationa-quences-the disappearance of moderation nt home will cummun 'good.

Naples, Sept. 7. Britain. Holland, France, Por- United

in the 45,000-ton battleship: States prestige in eliminato the criticism which Missouri, escorted by A Motto!

For the first time since the tugal, Germany, Austria, Italy, France. Western Europe and

a des- Baumed hampered Grecce's war. Naples will celebrate to Greece, Turkey, Denmark, its intellectual

troyer flotin of the Brazilian and ecoriomit "Honesty and faith must re- night

western allies in giving Greece Navy. its famed Pledigrotta Sweden. Finland, Czecho- sun in the social held. Church, feast, with all-night parades, slovakia and Poland, France, are at the cross support in dealing with the Stav

President Truman flew Family. Work--this is your floats, historical costumes, music have more "outside economic

South America to attend the Pan-American .aid" if they are to recover and

Conference un Dealing with the sanctifica- The best Beats and music "ght the threat of Communist

mutual defence. A member of tion of the holy days, the Pope will be awarded prizes. The domination," the report is said

the President's, staff said that! said: "Sunday must again be- parade starts 4131 the main to have claimed.

the Missouri may stop at Puertoj come a day of the Lord, of the street, the Vin Roms, and pro- Commenting_on_the_British

Rico on her way back to the ho'y angrifice of prayer, of rest, ceeds down Santa Lucia and crisle, the Washington Post de-

United States, where it is cati- of recollection and meditation, along Margelliña un

the Ben clared: "Britain's main pro-

mated that she will arrive on und of joyful meetings the coast. Each float, with colour-blem in the reduction of for-

about Sept. 19.-Router. ful historical personages in eign commitments is to make costume, singing and playing music, halts before cafes to be appraised. Final judgment to

motto. Stick to it."

intimacy of the family.

་་

"The outcome of the strug gle between faith and incredul- ity will depend on what one or other makes of Sunday.”

Jun for their own

needs.

and poetry..

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given by official judges. INVENTOR IS

The

CLEARED

Munich, Sept. 7.

rends."-Reuter.

bloc.-Reuter.

PAT ON THE BACK

FOR

MOSCOW

Moscow, Sept. 7. Generalissimo Joseph Stalin in a message of greet- ings to Moscow on the city's 800th birthday today declared: "It is known that peace loving peoples look hopefully to Moscow as the capi- tal of a great loving power and as a mighty bulwark of peace."

man by

A Banner "Moscow in at the same time the herald of the movement of toiling humanity for liberation from capitalist slavery.

"We must see to the Chris. hest new Neapolitan songs tian education of our youth," chosen tonight will, as always, His Holiness continued. "Hence and their way around the our schools must be preserved." world.

"Men must show the some

The service rendered by Mos-placed the rule of capital with Tomorrow, Neapolitans end The German inventor, cow, he said, was that it is the rule of labour, and rejects respect for the rights of others their celebration at the Church Johann Michel, has been denazi-"the herald of the struggle for the exploitation of

rights and of Madonna di Piedigratta fied in the French zone of Ger- enduring peace and friendship man.

The feast, which has several many, the Schwaebische Landes, among the peoples, the herald Grave Malady pagan attributes, is in com zeitung reported today and non- of the struggle against incen- The rebirth of another mord memoration of the birth of the tenced to "deliver in the short- diaries of a now war. sentiment must be worked for,| Virgin Mary.-United Press, est time possible an electro-

"It untiringly exposes the in- numely, loyalty in human rela

caridograph" to Lindau Ho cendiaries of a new war and pital.

railles all peace-loving peoples

"For the imperialihts war is Michel supervised armament under the banner of peaco.”

No production in Augsburg during Declaring that Moscow he a most profitable thing.. the war and his radiotechnical came the foundation for a unit- wonder the agenta of imperial- inventions had been used by ed Russin in the advance from iam are trying in some way or the Luftwaffe.

feudallam, Generalissimo Stalin other to provoke a new war. His "sentence" commanded said: "At present Moscow in "Moscow in the banner of all him to build and deliver a car- not only the inspirer of the the tolling people in the world, diograph free "for general wel building of the now Soviet no-ll, the oppressed races and an

clal-economic order, which ro tions for liberation from the rule of plutocracy and imperini-. jam.

tionships. It F obvious..tu

what extent honesty and faith.

the

AMOK

Singapore, Sept. 8.

have disappeared from eronemle und social field as a ensisequence of the unbelievable! A Malay police constable an turbulence of war and the post-amok with a knife tonight, hack- war period.

ed to death n Chinceg labourer "This disloyalty is no longer and injured soven other passersby British soldiers eventually the only defcot of character, verowered him and handed him It reveals a grave faternal) over to the police-Reuter,

"JANE"

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~~THE"BUSINESS" WHICH MADE YOU LEAVE LONDON 、SO SUDDENLY!

MAY ASK WHAT BRINGS "YOU HERE WITH THIS LADY, GEORGIE?

fare"United Press.

YOU MAY--IF YOUʻLL' TELL ME WHAT YOU'RE 1-DOING HERE: WITH

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"One of the sorest ulcers of the large capitals of the Euro- pean, Asiatic and American countrica la the existence of alume, in which millions of im- poverished werking people are. dvomed to a miserable existence and a slow, painful death.

"The service rendered by Moscow is that it has completo- ly annihilated these alums and onabled the working people to move from cellara' and huts into flats and houses of the bour-) geoise and Into now well-act commodated bounca bullt by the Soviet Government.

"Those are the services for which our country is today colebrating the 800th anniver* sary of Moscow with such love and rospect," the Generalinimo) concluded.—Router,

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