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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1948.

DR. GOTTWALD SHEDS SOME CROCODILE TEARS French

FUNERAL OF JAN

MASARYK

Prague, Mar. 13.-

President Benes today made his first public ap

pearance since the Czechoslovak Government crisis when he was present while the Com- munist Premier, Goftwald, said farewell on behalf of the nation to Jan Masaryk" in a funeral oration.

Addressing the President and a few hundred in- vited guests of honour," Premier Gottwald said that Jan Masaryk's tragic death was a .bolt from the blue for him and his political friends.

"ean bear witness that from the first day of the crisis, Masaryk clear ly located himself from its or. iginners," he declared. Gottwald added that Masaryk agreed fully with the new Government,

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The colourful procession took hour and a half to pass. There were

from alf

of party peasants Czechoslovakia in rich embroidered costumes,

of

There were Legionaries of the way

1914-1948 plotted

In old-fashioned people who bad against the Republic and had suffered uniforms of all the prmies in which amashing defeat had foolishly be they served. There were veterans of lleved that they could count on sup-the last war, maloly in British banle port from Masaryk. The fact that dress and American

"the uniforms. Ethi

explained fortons Tige of the domestic and foreign Munichites against him."

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A police plane circled slowly over- head the whole time.

Gottwald repeated the charge that attacks from the West drove the sensitive Masaryk to take his own life. He ended by saying: "Masaryk has departed not only a great safe

a great Czech but a gond, tou good man." Masaryk's body had been put toto wooden coffin, in the presence of his sister, Min Alice Masaryk, and his cousin, Madame Lipova. There WCTC hundreds of wreatha Bowers. A wreath from President Венет

was laid at the cassfulque and the coffin was covered with the sational Aag, with Miss Manaryk's Jati

Ruwers on top.

The

As the procession passed, the vası crowds wept.

MAYOR AU ON SHAMEEN

Canton, Mar. 13. The Shameen Incident of January 16, in which Bri tish property suffered heavy damage, comes under the category of foreign' af- fairs and should, therefore, be settled by the Chinese Foreign Office and the Bri- tish Embassy in Nanking, Bid Mr. Au-yan Cho.

Mayor of Canton, at a press -conference,

The Mayor stated that the visit paid him by Mr. Ronald Hall, British Con- sal-General here, on Friday. had no connection with the Shameen rioting.-Beater.

They Slept Through Air Attack

over the

Prices

Dropping

to

Paris, Mar. 12. Food" prices in France began decline today, apparently indicatium that Premier Robert Schuman is making progress in his economic, bat- tle with the Communists.

Last

the month,

Communist dominated Central Confederation of Labour (CGT) gave the Govern ment

lower until next Monday to food prices 10 per cent or face n demand for instant wage increases. Other labour organisatlans set March

the deadline.

Two days ago "Le Peuple," organ of the CGT, salf the Confederation had misunderstood. The COT really meant to give the Government until March 31, the publication said.

rol

A Cabinet Minister cola a reporter in February that the fight to back prices was the Govertiment's: "arcond battle with the Communists." He admitted the Government might not be able to ward off another Com munist-led

of strik anslaught the ones ist November similar to

and December,

Yvon Caude du 'Foresta, Under- the of Agriculture, la Secretary

Shanghai, Mar. 13: Forty-two passengers in-spearhead of the Government's drive for lower food prices, Coude do 10 children-alept

"yardstick" Foresto

set up 10% gun carriage, bearing the eluding coffin, draped in the Czechoslovakthrough Tuesday's attack on a butcher shops in Paris and today anard Floor fax, was followed by Jan Masaryk |Chennault airliner

nounced that they had forced down sister, D. Alice Fraedykova, with Gulf of Chihli.

meat prices in

in week by 30 to 60 her two nieces in deep mourning. "They never did. know what Francs according to the cut..

This week Italian lemons, oranges had happened." said Captain

fig",

Durch cab. Belgian endives,

cheese Robert Buol, of Stockton, Calif., and

huge, and Swins and Dutch pilot of the transport.

The pilot grinned and said he were dumped on the Paris markets ranging from five to 35 at prices "felt the way one would ex France pound less than the French

fighter products.

Almot immediately the pect" when two P-39

Red Star price of the French products began planes bearing the

declining. insignia opened fire."

But he did not believe the Coude du 'Foresto announced that Manes-presumably from So- 2,000,000 cheap Moroccan eggs were viet occupied Dairen or Port en route. An agreement for the pur

tons of Brazilian Arthur-intended to hit the chase of 100,000

sugar reportedly was about to passenger plane.

signed.

The family vault of the dead man's father, Thomas Masaryk, founder of Czechoslovakia, in the village cemetery of Masaryk's Lany has been opened and enlarged to that the body

ni

Masaryk might lie bride his father and mother in the shade of the great lime trees-Reuter.

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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

EASTER RACE MEETING

Saturday 27th, and Monday 29th March, 1948.

The First Bell will be run g at 11.30 am, and the first race will be run at 12 noon each day; The tiffin interval is after the fourth race (1.39 p.m.)

The Pantheon all of the Museum, draped in black and hanging with Bags, was lit by six Games. Soldiers, war veterans and Sukels stood guard. Hours before the funeral was due, a huge crowd, including thousands

Shanghai, Mar, 11.

Buol said the CAT plane had from the provinces were taking up

Mr. 0. K. Yul, Finance Minister,

Through numbers (24-Races-$48) may be obtained at their stand along the rause of the has arrived here to direct collection not gone over Dairen or Portistry said: "A general decline of food the Office of the Treasurers, 1st floor, Exchange Building, stao procession.

Mourning flags and photographs of of the "Tax the Rich" levy in Shang-Arthur and never had in its prices has gotten underway.. it will tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on the last race of the sec

Tsingtao to Mukden evacuation increase as spring advances and more and day as well as those for the Lantao Handicap" to be run Masaryk were being sold En hai.

Mr. Yui was especially selected by

Gociated Press,

purchased at the Club's Branch Office, No. 382 Nathan Road, enormous numbers by street vendors.

Kowloon. Teheran, Mar. 12. place at Lany was closer to traffic to introduction of the tax here follow either of those points waa

MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE.^-* He said that 30 minutes of- allow free passage for the hearse and ing receipt of requests from the local miles.

Relief Fund Raising Committer that

Many Persians, Armenian

Members and guests are reminded that they and their the plane was attacked, mourning coaches.

abould ter high Government officials The Funeral

participate in the Shanghai cam-American Barines at Taingtao Asyrians assisted at a solemn mass ladies. MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED

celebrated je Conpainia Church, throughout the Meeting. put two "Corsair" fighters into Teberan, today by Monsignor NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO Butchers with brightly burnished paign.

It is understood that the Govern the air but these only travelled Papalardo, the Vatican Charge THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE chappers. miners in uniform with lighted large and widows from the ment will also urge wealthy Over 20 miles out to make certain d'Affaires to Persin, on the ninth an- Badges admitting non-members to the Members' 'Enclosure manered village of Lidice walked seas Chinese to make voluntary con local security was not violated, niversary of the coronation of Pape and Club Rooms at $10 including tax are obtainable through

Fius X1-Reuter,

the Secretary: upon the written or personal introduction chrough the sunilt streets of Prague tributions to the Fund, which

■ Member, suah Member to be responsible for "kil' chita “eter with the motor-drawn gun carriage be used for relief work in the war-Associated Press.

Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will „NOT, B6 00........ carrying the remains of Dr. Masaryk, devastated areas-Reuter,

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The road from Frague to the bucial the Executive Yuan to supervise the fights. The nearest it got to vegetables become available,”—Asso- | at the Whitsun Meeting In May, 1948, The latter may also be

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By PETER KALISCHER

United Press Staff Correspondent

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The Treasurers' Compradore Office and the Secretary's Office_will close at 10.85 am, each day. Both Offices at int· floor, Exclianga“ Buliding.

A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Ciab House, provided they are ordered in advance, from the No. 1 Boy!" (Tel. 27818).

NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MERTING,

PUBLIC. ENCLOSURE.

The price of admission to` the Publio Enclosure is $$ !^ each day including tax for all persons including ladies,|| and i is payable at the Gatt.

-----Bookmakers.-Tic-Tac-men, eić,-will-not-be-permitted- to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club is during the Race Meeting,

Refreshments will be obtainable in the

Tokyo, Mar. 13. American and Japanese scientists will leave for a

small island off Hokkaido on Monday to ob-Publio Enclosure. serve the May 9 total eclipse of the sun by which they hope to prove the world is not round.

SERVANTS' PASSES

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Servants' passes will be issued to Private · Bor holders ONLY who are requested to distribute them with discrimination and to endorse their names on the passes. Holders of such

Brigadier General H. B. Loper, servatory! to China headed by the passes are not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for of the Ailled Headquarters En: Rev. Francis J. Heyden of George-paasing through on their duties but must remain in their ene gineer Office, said the expedition town University, and Dr. LV. ployers' stands, (one of five in the Far East) Chang of Yerkes Observatory; to would make observations to shed Slam headed by C. H. Smiley and mire light on the shape and true Brown University; and to Burma C. W. Miller, both of dimensions of the earth.

He explained it was generally headed by M. B. Halbach of the agreed for several centuries that Milwaukee Astronomle Society, the earth was round but the form Loper explained, will consist of

Rebun and other The Ra

parties, was recognised as relative only.

technicians, "For geodetic and mapping radio and camera

and camp security purposes and navigation the as-surycy stuff sumption that the earth is a true and household staff needed to spherold is unsatisfactory," he maintain the expedition for two

months in the field. Bald.

The Path

Lapor mid application of the eclipse phenomenon to this pro- The path of the annular phase blem was drat suggested by a Dr. of the eclipse begins at sunrise Berndorff of Finland in 1044. In over the Indian Ocean 350 miles 1945, observations by Sweden and off the south tip of India across Finland produced promising re- Bangkok, Siam, French Indo- China and Southeastern China, leaving the coast 62 miles north of Shanghal.

The expedition was hailed by S.C.A.P. officials as Japan's "most important single activity" in the scientific flek since the end of the war.

It continues across the Yellow Sea, across Kores, south of Seoul and traverses the Bes of Japan. Loper sald Dr. John O'Keefe It enters the Sea of Okhotsk north will represent the National Geo of Hokkaido, entering the Pacific graphic Society on the island of at the south of Kamchatka. Then Rebun, the destination of the exit passes the outermost Aleutiang pedition

Other expeditions, will and ends in sunset, 600 miles off be those to Kores headed by Dr. the coast of the State of Wash Van Biesbroeck of Yorke Obi-Lington United Press,

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