1948-11-25 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1048.

King's Ailment Now Thought

Affection Of

General Is Hostile Witness

The Arteries

Of The

MESSAGES OF SYMPATHY COME FROM MANY LANDS

London, Navambor 23.

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The obstruction of circulation which has caused the King to cancel next year's Royal four of Australia and New Zealand is the result of an of- faction of the arteries themselves and not of a blood clot, it was learned tonight.

Sir Jahn Weir, one of the five doctors who last night announced that the King must have a prolonged rest, saw the Royal patient this morning. No bulletin was issued from the Palace.

Manila, November) 24. Ex Major General Usamu Kawashiman. Birst prosecution witness in the war crimes trial of k-Lieutenant-tieneral Shi- suo YokoyaR With declared hostile by the War Crimes The Commission during his evidence yesterday and the prosecution is now proceeding with presen- tation of other witnesses.

On questioning by the defenre. Kawashima reiterated that as dgn

el of units of one branch of the Japanese armed forces to ati- other did not make the command- Ing officer who they werc assigned responsible for their dis- cipline. Kawashima'z statement tender to pdvance the defence

Cape,

Yokoyanın is charged with con mand responsibility for the kill. ing and torture of about 5,000 Filipos in the Munila area and

Southern Luzon,

King saw his secretaries and attended to cor- rospondence. Though no definite plans 1 vo been made it is expected that he will sp nd Christmas at Sandringham, and make his usual Christmas Day broadcast from there.

Court circles today stated that His Majesty is con- tinuing to lead his everyday life in almost every way, but he does not go out because of the need to rest his right leg.

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Our

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Lantion quod heart And

warmest sympathy goes His Majesty and her Majesty the Queen.

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intu lines from the Commonwealth and many other parts of the world carried record traille today as Prime Ministers, press and the public sent messages of sym- pathy on the King's untimely ill-health.

Clement

Altier

The Opposition Leader, Mr. Winston Churchill, associated the Conservative Parly with the Prime Minister's statement.

Chifley Warned

The following summary

Canberra: Australians Arst

Both Houses of Parliament The prosecution asked the Com- mission to take notlee of Kawn today expresses the agmunthy Reuter cables fills in the picture shin's hostility and

Com- and hopes for the King's speedy of regret and sorrow: the fussion declared witness hostile, recovery. Mr. The prosecution Then

presented told the Commons: "The 12 years four witnesses who wer either of his deign have ten years of victims of Japanese atrociles or strain mad anxiety, ant His eye-witnesses to minders in the | Majesty's steadfast bearing in al Manil

1845-United the trials of war and peare him Press,

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French And Premiers

Italian Unanimous

Paris, November 23.

The French Foreign Office announced tonight that the French Prime Minister, M. Henri Queiulle, and the Italian Premier, Signor Alcide de Gas- peri, today reached "complete unanimity of views", in their talks on questions affecting both Governments.

eard the news from their Prime Minister, Bir Joseph Ciullez. who read the Buckingham Palace announcement tionwide broadcast,

which

the people hul been warned to ex- peet.

Mr. Chifley was told nome time ago that the King's health was not of the best and ward. ed of a possible cancellation of the tour, but only six people In Australia shared his secret,

Omeals were still going ahead with the Royal tour preparations right up to the time of the on- nouncement of the cancellation. Several airfields

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to

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A spokesman said just before Signor de Gasperi left for Rome that the talks were confined general issues as no Italian experts were pre- sent.

"bad

sheets circulated in the absence fot newspapers and radio, silenced by yesterday's cyclone.

The man in the street showed Hreater concern tat the King's allment than at the cancellation of the tour. onit there was A general wish fur, his speedy re- covery.

Princess Elizabeth's husband, the Duke of Edinbyrich, may undertake

the next few

in

"Importance Of Keeping The Sword Sharp And Ready!

London, November 23.

A "Spare Time for Dritain" exhibition, a new centre of the recruiting campaign for the auxiliary services, was open. ed in London today by the Defence Minister, Mr. A. V. Alox- ander.

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Model vehicles of all types and electrically operated mo. del railway indicate the scope of the Royal Army Ordnance Corps' activitice.

Small boys can try their skül inalde a model tank on a range of targets, while Fathers talk over a radio-telephone act to a mobile unit in Hyde Park.

An R. E. sergeant, who at the slightest sign of Interest from the audience plunged a detonator to blow up charges on a model bridge.

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The R.A.F. demonstrates by means of a model airfield and plotting table the work of the air defence unit and fighter control, while the Royal Navy story is built round a training ship.

Opening the exhibition, Mr. Alexander said: "The purpose of this exhibition is to remind people of the importance of keeping the sword sharp and ready: to encourage those who care to come forward for training in the auxiliary forbes, 'so that should it ever become necessary to take up that sword we can do so with power and affect."

The auxiliary forces campaign, enld Mr. Alexander, had recruited over 8,000 in the first month.-Beuter.

AUSTRALIA, RUSSIA, U.S. AGREE ON PLAN

FOR PALESTINE PEACE

Paris, November 23.

months some of the public en-Australia today joined Russia and the United States

gagements which had been plan»: ned for the Klog. The Duke at present on "hulf pay" leave Irum the Royal Navy.

This arrangement was made so that he would be free to as-

mained in Britain during the Royal tour-Reutes,

in backing a Palestine pepco plan based on the orginal 1947 partition proposal, and differing from last week's British proposals-which aro in line with the late Count Bernadotte's report.

sist the Princess while she e Mr. John Hood presented on Australian resolution to the United Nations' Political Committee ad- vocating a five-member conciliation 'commis- sion-the British plan suggested a three-mem- ber commission--and also differing from the British resolution on these points:

Queen Takes 'King's Place

Greenwich, November 23.

Crowds cheared and waved

(1) It gives the concilia-1solution proposed that the pro- tion commission no clear mann-reted conciliation commission be late to settle boundaries in alven a free hand to negotiate conformity with

territorial adjustments, but that) the Berna-

it should also take into account dotte Report. for the

several important elements of the (2) It wants boundaries in Bernadotte Report.

be the Arab areas to

deler- mined in conformity "with the wishes of the people."

to Queen Elizabeth today when, deputising King, she visited the floyal Naval College to

Inspect portraits of 17 admirals who fought in the last war.

It was confirmed at Buck- Ingham Palace tonight that the Queen and Princesa Mar- garet will attend the Royal Command Film Performanco

London an Saturday. Reuter.

“LIQUIDATION" KILLS 400

Batavia, November 24. The Indonesian Republican

Not Tied Down

Dr. Philip Jessup told the Com- (3)t urges the Security mitice that, contrary to the Dri- Council to give "sympathetic tish resolution, the conciliation not be tied consideration" to any applica- commission should! tion Israel might make for down to the Bernadotte Plan in membership of the United Na- tions.

American Stand

pdvance.

The United States amendments can be summed up in the follow- ing three points:

(1) The Assembly should not attempt to endorse outright | Count Bernadette's plan to give Western Gallien to the Jewa and the Negov arok to the Arabs.

The American stand' on Pales- tine was outlined on, Salúrday in a preliminary statement, declar- Ing that any change in the 1947 plan, approved then by the Gen- eral Assembly, should be made only if acceptable by Israel.

(2) Possible exchange of terri- At the beginning of the Asem-tory should, however, be taken bly the United

between A£100,000 and £200,- Government troops were reported the Bernadotte ales supported into account in the negotiation.

Plan.

adapted to handle the King's Flight, and both the Victoria and New South Wales governments began building Royal trains.

Insurance Cover Commonwealth Government

50 expediture, Inv. was un-

put officially

than at MONC

Govern- 10,000, and State ments have ull spent additional of insurance sums. Estimates

against cancellation were

In yesterday's debate in the 00D, some of it underwritten in

Political Committes the Soviet The French Minister of the opportunity of an exchange of London.

delegate re-affirmed support for dress shops, munist band West of Madioen. Interior, M. Jules Moch, and views with such eminent men on Bunting makers,

the original plan and rejected 10 our Leo and fushton designers faced an the Minister for Defence, M.questions relating

Dutch Army said 'other

Count Bernadoite's scheme.

Paul

Communist-units, alancing in the Political Committer ic- Ramadler, altended. entries, international problems end to their anticipated boom,

and! especially the question of An official spokesman counter Northward from the Among the subjects which came

mountains day, Mr. Aubrey Eban, spokes- European co-operation.

d rumours that worsening of West of Modicon, now are with man of the Israel Provisional up for discussion were:

"Personally 1 can say that the international

situation was 15 miles of the North Javn town Cnvernment, backed the Aus- (1) The Hallan volontes: (2)

by the cancellation of Pali. Pati is roughly 100 ndles tallan and United States policy the same problems, the same indicated projecteri Franco-Italian

worries and the same difficolLatest reports indicate a murh North East of Jogjakarta. the outlined; customs union; (3) The adinle-

ties face our two countries but brighter prospect for settlement Republician capital-Associated The United States -In o site- sion of Italy to the United Na

also the aame hopes, which of the major Issues," he said. Press,

ment amending the British re-i tion.

prove all lend their support to Effect On Maoris

Th

The French spokesman he had no information whether the question of Italy's udtalsalon to the Western Union was raised.

Exchange Of Views

toid

The I Laitan Premier Journalists after his talks tudny

the

rapid

of progress

the

Wellington:

New Zealanders

Movement of European Unity: hearet the news from Mr. Walter

hold the highest hopes and Nasir,

Acting Premier, who the Dominion.

am certain that my Parliament broadcast and country will share my in-

to

Among the most disappointed

pressions and points of view an were the Maoris, who hid plan-

the objects to be achieved."

The Italian Premier- Jeft Paris

with the French sintesmen: "I tonight for

Was

pleased.

to have had

the Reuter..

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immediate thought was for the King's health, and hoped it might be restored so that Royal party might eventually make their projected trip.

Johannesburgt South Africu was shocked by early morning radio broadcasts giving the first news of the King's linesa.

The King, the Queen and the Princesses had made a deep im• pression on South Africans' dur- ing the Royal tour last year and left behind a warm liking - fór their homeliness and a profound respect for

determination

carried

the

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