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THE "CHINA, MAIL," MONDAY, "AUGUST 23, 10:18,

SOVIET CONTROL OF CENTRAL

EUROPE'S OUTLET TO REMAIN

Belgrade, August-22.

To Repeat Montgomery

Revue

With the discharge from the Kowloon Hospital of Miss Litla [Xavier, the sponsors of the musical revue The Magic

The Danube River, Central Europe's one outlet to the sea, will remain under Soviet control re- gardless of the new Russian-dictated Danube pact. The Wastern Powers refused to sign the agreement which was initialled in Belgrade this week by Russia and her satellitos, This Control is virtually the same as that enjoyed

by the Russians since the end of the war.

Western delegates in the fministrations of the strategie conference pointed out that mouth of the river at the lackamp, hape under the new pact' no ship-Sea aut est a per of any nationality could (rough the Piron gale" at the month..

Un- Yugoslav-Rumaninn bordes traverse the entire navigable

Etter the new pact, then artminis- part of the river from Central Frations cannot be controlled by Germany 16 the Black Sea Danube without Russian approval. wig be set up. And no appeal to And it was made clear by Su-the United Nations is alors, viet Deputy Foreign Minister Andret Vishinsity at the meet- ing

The entire poet was based on st the Soviet Theory of "sovereign eights" as opposed to the Western ach of making the important waterway an international tracte rosite.

1010W

JESNOSTI

Commission is

to give pnother two performances corly next

Miss Xavler, who scored. a

the Club de

personal triumph when the revue

was Riven

Herrein on July 3 und 3, was a patient in the spital for three weeks, suffer lagt irom a fractured

Jerm

Before the war many Mulions Jused the Banabe us at ontlet for that Western economic their good to Eastern Europe, But

The suceras of the first two penetration" is not wanted.

The oft governing poets pluent performances whs such that the cost of the river under non-{producers negotiated for the use And Kasia's of the Kowloon Cricket Club for Danolyan states. satellites.

month. Helgrade two further shows this sud in Than Conference Rut this to econo- Unfortunately, in Xavier met Conference me exploitation to the benet of, with her accident and,,being un- "uulsiders."

able to find a worthy stand-in, Now is the hands of the the plans had to be dropped, festontries through which it dows, except Getiny oral Audran, and those contries are part of the Eastern Command blur.

Than the river huil treenine ter- ritorial property long before this HIW Conventio WON pusher thaigh.

Russian Control

gooda on it had to make blis.

The repent person mancen, if and when given at-ilm KC.C., should juvve a greater drawing ened as the turridneers นม reelify the

Confident

FAR EAST CAN LEARN FROM ITS HISTORY

London, August 22.

*** | Tho' need for the Far East to hold fart to all that is valuable in its history; while at the same time looking to the younger generation with hope and confidence, was expressed by Dr. Chong Tion-hsi, Chinese Ambassador to Britain.

*Nottingham. August 21.

Field Marshal Montgomery In confident that everything will work out

right in the and,

44

During his speech, he sald: jwith an ancient civilisation and changes There are of course nowadays culture and need many Addressing a British Legion people who, impressed by the order to keep, phen with the But, in rally at Wiverton Hall to udvance of materialism are prog of the world.

Espite at this need. I am still of the night, Lord Montgomery said rather inclined to think thul "find that people are bit

jopinion that the teachings of the what is ancient is entirely pust Ancients are rich in fundamental anxious and, are wondering.and that the future should be wisdom." what is going to happen, next. I think the mothers of Eng land want their children to grow up si goizi citizens In peaceful,

quite world, and .right too. But 1 would say. | Similar Problems ·

to thom "You reed not br

"In many respects some of the anxious, I think everything

problems that confront my coun- will be alright in the end."

Fir

similar to today are very ************1********** yours: Because, like you, we are

built entirely on a new founda- tion ay if the teachings of the past were mere. worn shoes."

nut

Dr. Cheng Impressed upon his audience, that, although the world should look forward, the lessons of history should not

-

be disregarded and wisdom of permanent value thrown away Just because it was old.

"Now let us ask this question," also of an ancient rice towald, Dr. Cheng, "can any think

MARGARET SPENDS QUIET BIRTHDAY

London, August 21.

If they want ships to go dawa small laws in the first two shows. Princess Margaret came of age today. It was her

the Dan and found al opbouri [any thong docks ndong the way, a will be the ended Hunts the

Miss Xavier, and Mesars. Tony Alves, Joe d'Almeian. Buny

Any one wishing to transport | world If they do not, Western Barnes and Noel Barretto will be

shippers

as well book. The † given more opportunities to dis- teral agreements with ather iver Associated Prese play their talents. state through which it floria,

Under

the new patet, af mi

American shipper, for example, wishes to deliver goods to may af the Communist-rommated coa- tries through which the river

Bows, he must inske an agree ment with their shipt com.. panies, in

Bizne Russia has joint roidral of these companies. Andl

in the Russian miliary zone of Germany and Austria one can bo certion that no American stripper will "penetista,“

Type

Policing mul sanitatis on the th.. Jacen plneed in hunds of are indivichual slutes, according to the lows of ench. So even if in American slipper diri have an agreement with one of the southern countries, there is notting in

In the news past to keep me of the intervening countries from stopping his trip.

How does this place the Danh- auler Russian control:

The answer İN SO

its

Soviet interpretation of sovereign rights as it applies to those coun- tries in the Russian sphere of m Muente,

A

in

The Masters

The masters can be seen, too,

the proceedings of

the Danube conference where nat single word of the Rugian. proposed pact was contested by the Eastern Communist alates. -Ruguain, Yagoslavia andi Rus via have

control

-special ad-

Reminders

Today

Land Sale, at PWD office, Colonial

Secretariat, 3 pm.

China Coast Navigating and Ea- gineer Beers Guilti, meet- Ing at Union Bldg., 5 pam. 11. K. Angling Society meeting. SCM Post Board Room, 5.30

H

Light Orchestra Rebearsal, 278, Robinson' Road, 0 p.m. Whist Drive, European YMCA,

West Lounge, 8 p.m. Interport Lawn Bowls practice match, at Kowloon Cricket Club

Coming Events

TOMORROW

I. K. Hotary Club Luncheon, Roof Garden, 11. K. Hotel, 12.30 p.m.

18th birthday 'and it' meant a family dinner-

ing man sincerely believe that ailymters in materialiam alone Inro rufflelent to ensure our jur-

vival?

"I am hat hure, to Turnish an answer,** he said, "but I am sur that you will Duet ons readily in your philosophy which is so pro-

aul and so rich in wisdom,"

dance with the young Marquis of Blandford, ON TRANSFER

often rumoured as her favourite suitor, among the special guests.

Jaywick Sandı, a bungalow town, near Clacton, Earax, in pounded by a merciless tide as policemen go into action, helmeted, jacketed-and wearing bathing - trunks. The blow first came to the resort at 3 a.m. when, at high tide, saas were driven 300 yards, Inland by a galo. 2.000 holiday-makers were driven home, losing much of their belongings. A special train

(AP PHOTO). was laid on to carry them, to Londen.

Spurt In Marriages

Philadelphia, Augut 21.

The

marclage

license

bureau here reparted an "un- seasonal" rus, with mast husbands between the ages of 19 and 25. The bureau stayed open

than an hour overtime to handle a total of 180 couples for the second, biggst day of the

year.

more

Officials would not say that President Truman's order ex. empting married men in that aga bracket from the peace- time draft had anything to do with the spurt in business.— United Press.

Japs Get Back Ports

Tokyo, August_21.

Black Out On Eel Soothes Tigress

New York, August 22.

"Dacca," • 450-lb. tigress, was cured of her periodic franzies yesterday when Bronx Zoo keepers blacked out an electric eal whose ability to light up an electric sign had made her mad enough to attack her own cubs.

to

'Dacca" even consented take back into her fold her three and a half months" old ollspring "Princess" whose lef! hind leg she had broken in A rage a nunth ago.

Though 21 is normally con- sidered the legal coming of

TO YAUMATI

age. in the Royal Family 18 is One of the most popular Ja tar more important birthday.4 figures in the Kowloon Traffle At that age those in the direet, Offlee. 'Sub-Insnector Donald line of succession should they Brown, leaves that department rule today on transfer to Yaumati

Police Station.

and

eome to the throne CAN without a regent.

Today's birthday also meant that the King's younger daughter will take on heavier social respon- sibilities. That's the English way of saying she will represent the family and nation more and more ofcially

social functions. nt social Margaret celebrated her birth day at Balmoral Castle in Scot- land

where the family is on | holiday, from court duties

Guests invited besides the 22- year-old Marquis of Blandford, who is

cousin of Winston Churchill.

included Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip and the King and Queen

The King's brother, the Duke Gi Gloucester, the Duchess of

Gloucester and their sons Prince

William and Prince Richard were gests for aftemen tea.

Many Gifts

Kowloon motorisis, especially | traffic offenders. will miss this soft-spoken offires whose hard work and sympathetic view on oflencos have done more .inpr for Kowloon traffic than bny xemplary flaws that the courts uuld impose.

SI Brown is an excellent vio- tinist and a staunch supporter of the Hong Kong Light Orchestra. Taking SI Brown's place at 'he Traffic Office will be Sub- Inspector J.S. Howarth, former racy. SI Howarth was transfer- prosecutor of the Kowloon Magis-

red from the courts to Yuumati Police Station early this month.

He was given two weeks' local leave and had just resumed duty

Friday,

SOVIET MERGES TIMBER INDUSTRY

Margaret spent the morning reading, hundrade of congra tulatory letters and telegrama from all oarta cf the world. She received n number of although the birthday gifts

Moscow, August 21. court office would not any

The Soviet newą, agency, Tass what they were. None in

a position. to know was stated that M. Ceoral Orley has Minister for appointed about the Princess' been

with young

Forestry and the Paper Industry. Blandford

The Nevertheless

Praesidium of the Sup

Supreme the tal Soviet has decided to merge the young peer was being mentioned exclusively in the British press timber industry. the Ministry the

about

cellulose and paper Industry, the romance Ministry and the central authority for the hydrolitic and sulphn- Margaret

undertakes the Important mission so far entrust-pirit industry, into a single all- el Forestry and ed to her in another two weeks Union Ministry time. She & going to Holland as he Paper Industry, Tass pdded.

--Reuter, her father's deputy at the in- vestiture of Princisi Juliana, sue- ceeding Queen' Wilhelmina on the Dutch throne.-Associated Press.

VISITOR FROM SOVIET ZONE

most

Berlin, August 21,

MILK NUTRITION INDUSTRY

Prague, August 21, Factories formerly owned by The Germain news grevice, the Swiss Nestic's Company. WILL STUDY DEMA, tonight quoted a new which were nationalised recently. paper, Sozial Domokrat, publish- ore being umalganiated into a ISLAMIC LAW -

jed in the British zector of Der-untional enterprise called the

lin, for a repost that ferr Fritz Industry of Milk Nutrition, The Hague, August 21. Hiller, director of the Central Compensation for Swiss in- A plan to make a comparative Coal Administration of the Ger-dustries taken over under the study of social legislation under nian Economic Commission in the Czech nationalléation deerec 18 The eel occupies an aquarium Islamic low was approved by the Soviet Zone, had arrived In being discussed by Czéch experts 30 feet from "Dacca's" cage. ItInternational Bar Association's Western Germany in his official during trade talks now going on. had been rigged up with a large conference which closed here to car-Reuter.

-Reuter. sigh which spelled "electric eel" day.

in light bulbs. Every so often the Urging the conference to adopt eel lights up the sign with a and encourage this study,

Bud charge of natural current.

special committee said that the "flexibility, and importance of General MacArthur's Head- Whenever the light went on istemle law" made it particularly quarters announced today that "Dacca" flew ante a fury. The necessary to study the Impact of beginning October 1 it would keepers west

Lfruid to put nodern social progress

la the turn over the control of the big "Princess" back into the cage leode of the Islamle law. Henter. ports of Kobe and Tokyo-Yoko with her mother when her broken. hama back to the Japanese Go-leg was healed for fear the eel erriment but will retain auth-would electrify. "Dacca" into an rity on Hems required for exclu- other frenzy, Aive use of the pecupation forces,

JAVA HOLD-UP

Batavia, August 32. The Security Council's Indo- nesion Good Offices Committee

Legislative Council meeting, 2.30

p.m.

WEDNESDAY Photographic Society of Hong Kong, dinner and moeting, Cafe Wiseman, 7.30 p.m. Toc H Club taceting, Talbot House, 50, incdonnell Road, 8.30 p.m.

SCAP recently issued a direc- Today with the cel short- Games Morning, European YMCA tive that the Japanese were in circuited "Princess" was put back today postponed its "return to

(Women's Section), 10a.m. structed gradually to assume res-into the cage "Darca" studied the Kalluerang for negotiations Summer Social, European, YMCA ponsibility for all. port and ter-cub for a moment then licked her The cause of tho delny was

THURSDAY..

iminal operations in connection all over and settled back to watch stuted to be repairs, to the Jog- Kowloon Rotary Club luncheon, with the handling of commer- her romp with her 'brothers |jakarta airfield. The Repubil- Peninsula Hotel, 13.30 p.m. Icial cargo for private, consigners "Prince" and Duko United cans said later that they were Y's Men's, Club meeting, Roof and assignments of civil relief Press.

Garden, H. K. Hotel, 12.45pplies into Japan. United

p.m.

St Thomas More Association

Social, Catholic Club, King's Bldg., 5.30 p.m

FRIDAY

Sino Tiritish Club general meet- ink, Public Relations Office, Anika. Dy, 5. L Legándo J. Bloot'eld, 0.13 D

NOBUNDAYAM

Press,

AXIS SALLY

BACK IN US

RED TRAIN BOMBED

Shangko!, August 22,9 Pro-Government report from Sinn claimed. today that the Govi Washington, August 21, ernment Air Force bombed a Mildred Elizabeth Gillars, 48 Communist train of 14 coaches over-uld aliver-haired; American two kilometers south of Taticu, woman whom the soldiers in which is 36 miles soully of Tut Burope know as "Axis Sally the yuan, provincial camed of se radio, came back to The that the members' assemble at Quer's United States today 10 face

face a bombing killed, and wounded, mom than 1,000 Itels and wärted w/ Dre

Sketching

tching Party by H. KArt

tb. bek The

'Pier at 3.89. FM, AK And an army escort all the way; } án thá" train that tiestrbyód - táv |

Ambulance Bridge, Victarid Recreation Club, 2 bmp).

charge...

Force

base from

Frankfurt, Ger-

Classical Concert,focal Club manyhat lonely and dispirit-

Talbot House, 60, Macdonnell A somewhat Thu, 0:30 pa

ed figure, she told the United States, Commlanjoner, Cyril-Law- rance, "as far ha I know I have

Pizzi of God," by 1.11. Tuul" Cley V. European (YMQAjj330 | na-ons here in the United. Blates,"

2.Assocli[ed Prest

SOLUTIONS TO FICTURE

(0);

prepared to 'delay the repaira till after the Committee's visit. The Committee's final decision Jus not yet been announced. --- Reuter,

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