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THE CHINA MAIL, THUR SDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1949.

CEYLON GETS INDEPENDENCE

Colombo Prepares For Celebrations

Britain's Newest

A Dominion

Colombo, Feb. 4.

| Ceylon becomes an independent partner in the British Commonwealth of Nations at midnight tonight.

Celebrations throughout the newest Dominion to- morrow will mark the coming of independence after 315 years of Portuguese, Dutch and Bri- tish rule.

The Singhalese Arg, lowered. 122 j Calomba harkour is a hive of ar- years ago when the island nation Jtivity, ashore and afont, Ashore, port voluntarily accepted – British rule, commissione za are feverishly com- will be baised to fe vile by side Įpleting arrangements for 1 Krand with the British Union Jack,

A g salute will hecabl islands freedom

at 0730 tomorrow, UMS Norfolk, itagship of the East when Sir Henry Moore will take the Indies

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Fleet, which brought Si

Paliser, math as Gincertior General. Religious Arthr

Commander-in- ceremonies

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ALARM IN FOOCHOW

Foochtow, Feb. 4,

The city authorities today started the construction of pillboxes at strategic points within the city mlis #as well as on the outskirts, following reported increased activities by "bandits," whe were believed to be affiliat- ed with the Communists.--- United Press.

water display. All crews are decora Maritime

Conference

To Chief, East Indies Fleet,

par

no part in the festivities,

As a special gesture on the in-

ference

W

HITLER

TO BE

TRIED!

Berlin, Feb. 3. Hitler and his wife, Eva Braun, are soon to be tried "in absentia" Before a Munich denazification tribunal, it was disclosed here tonight.

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"Tinogh they were reported have committed suicide in the air) raid bonker of the Reich's Chancel Lake Success, Feb. 3. A British motion to give vot-have not been found.

Jury on April 27, 1943, their bodies A hasan festival cloding bre-ticipate in the celefiratiuus,

ing rights tu non-members of the works displays and batier dadres is Apart from the official representa Unted Nations at

Delayed action proceedlings headed fui Fomorrow sight.

the forthcombeing taken to clarify the position of tives of India and the Indian Bring International Maritime Con-their estate, according to an Ameri- The island is the second British Ehassy-observing eterning for passession in be given self-rule wilbandhi until February 12 ply the

WHE enrried by the :caw Military Government legal rx. 116 the meatth in three days, Leftists, wote 12 members of Partia majority of one In the United

Self tile for the Malayan Federation ment, said their supporters are taking

Nations De nomi and Social "If the charges against them are was proclaimed on Sunday,

Council today.

upheld, then the tribunal can order The Bake 1 loueret, aring on

following non-members all their property in be handed over behalf at the his brothys. King auguration of independent Ceylon, were invited to the conference, is the State to be used as crpara. the Government has deebies D 17 called Lo regulaty werkt ship- hase 1,886 prisoners and commute pig, Albania, Austrin, Bulgaria,inals will appear on

Several other top-ranking War the death sentences avanting excca Eine, Finland, Hungary, Italy.ed

charge shret, including Portugal, Rumania, Switzerland

Hernin Tzf sworkiness te

A special message to the people | and Transjorden,

Rivering, the Luftwaffe chicl when whne popzing up seHoldings, bain of Ceylon will be landvast

emmited suicide shortly before he The British delegation asked was due to he exeruted, and others Hellight of Lightening buildings Colombo Radio comorzuw by char

that these countries be given the who were hanged at Nuremberg or with colored paper and balloans,

Governor-General, Si. Beurs Monk Lina #ags--replica of the last dan mason Moore, and the Print Minis not only to participate in sentenced to prion sentraces.—Ben-

the conference but also to vote. Klogs are promiteater, Mr. D.S. Senanayake, Kandy in

After a brisk interchange of opinions, the non-members were family granted the voting right by ning votes to eight, Chile ab. staining-Reuter.

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The bl +[ Lanka, breathless sith

amicpation, are busy shopping commuging through their

Although

eneseruža of the | velebrations will be tracked only on

Primary

whe the Dake ol Glameester opens Parliament, a Song arties of

of social gatherings, fetes and Carnival will keep the islanders looking their bew.

A serial carnival in choose 131 "independent Lanka's beauty queen. 194x lai the particular attention at the wetnew, many of whom have

returned from Tulia with ravishing

after stopping trips,

Truce Talks

In N.E.I.

BATAVIA, FEB. 4. HUBERTUS

DUTCH

Ireen

Messages of goodwill have feceived from Presiden Tasman and the Relish Premier and the Secretary of State for Commonsseatch Ting-Reuter.

Rela

the

Britons Rush For

Bulgaria Blames Holidays

America

Sofia, Feb. 4.

on

London, Feb; 3. The lifting of the ban tourist traffic to Switzerland by the Government from May 1 resulted today in 6 rush on travel agencies by Britons an. xious to make provisional book- ings for their continental sum-

Bulgaria's Communist Premier charged America

today with trying to incite a new war. **argei Dimitrov, trustedment for the first time in confidant of Gen, Joseph Stalin, menths isstted visas on a large mer holidays..

and

these

ad former Secretary-General scale to correspondents to visit! Bul Switzerland Is not the of the Comintern, declared also | Sofia, his speech had special only attraction. Large numbers that the Cnited States was try-significance.

nf people are also making pro-

·ing" tu dominate the world The Premier's two-hour visional arrangements for trips.

Belgium through the Marshall Plan,

speech dealt largely with for-to France, Italy, In a

speech to Bulgaria's eign affairs, including a Hovere Holland, apparently disregarding Communist-dominated

the fact that travel to politica) | attack on the Athens Govern- coalition, the Fatherland Front, ment in Greece. He said the countries is still banned and the Dimitrov suic American Im- Athens

Treasury's Govertiment

they warning that would

should await perialistic policy had found never be

further announce. recognised by Bul obedient servants in Leon Blum. garia.

ments to be made on March 1.

One leading travel agency's of- VAN French Socialist lender, and Dr. Dimitrov referred repeatedly telat toid Reuter: "We have LIEU Kurt Schumacher. German So to the "Imperialistic aims of plans faid out for holiday to GOVERNOR-GEN- clat Democrat.

America and said "the imperial-jevery country in Europe. They THE NETHER- He termed Bum and Schists see their position weakened can be put into operation the LANDS EAST INDIES, TO-macher as "False socialists who and therefore they want to la-moment the ba is lifted. DAY MET DR. MOHAMED Want to mislead the working elle_wur,

"We already have thousands HATTA, INDONESIAN RE- people.**

"The capitalist system is his- of provisional bookings with PUBLICAN PREMIER

torically finished," AND

he said, Switzerland well in the lead. If VICE-PRESIDENT, FOR PRI.

"nothing can save it,"

the ban is lifted it will be 1 VATE TALKS AIMED AT

The Soviet Union, he added, bumper continental holiday sea. THE IMPROVEMENT Or

stands for peace. Associated son."-Reuter, RELATIONS BETWEEN THE DUTCH AND THE REPUBLI-, CANS,

DR. MOOK. TENANT ERAL OF

Meanwhile, a nine-man Brl- bigh Army mission, led by Colonel R. B. Lambe, arrived here by air from Singapore to asist the United Nations Sreurity Council good offices commission in supervising ob servance of the truce between the, Republicans and the Dutch. The mission included two Lieutenant Colonels and Nix majors.

Australia, the United States and Belgium will goɑn increase the number of military assis- lants attached to the good offices committee.

Mohammed Roem, former Re- publican Minister of the In- terior, will head the Republican delegation to negotiate a poli- tical settlement with the Dutch, it was officially announced in Jogjakarta, the Republican capital, today ----Reuter.

Deportation Set Aside

Washington, Feb. 4.

The Supreme Court has set aside an order to deport Fong| Haw Tan, a native of China, convicted of murder in the slay-] ing of two Chinese in Fresno, California. Justice Douglas delivered the unanimous dec❘- alon.

Tan was sentenced on July 21, 1025, to life imprisonment for the killing of Lai Quan ́and· Ong, Kin. Later, ho,was parol led and ordered deported on the ground he had been sentenced more than prco for a crime in- velving moral turpitude.

Tan contended his life non- tence could not be considered as two schtoneca.

The US. Circuit Court in San Francisco, ruled that convletion for any, two offences: was, suff plant, regardless of the form of

He urged that the Fatherland Frunt be reorganised so that in effect this former Nazi ally may become a one-party stale.

Since the Bulgarian Govern-¡ Press.

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