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SENSATIONAL LIBEL

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CASE COMES TO END

Paris, April 4.

Victor Kravchenko, Russion-born author of the anti-

Soviet best soller" I Chose Freedom,

" was to-

day grantod 150,000 francs damages for "the libel against Les Lettres Francaises, Fronch Communist weekly.

He was also award costs.

the

The amount was not

immediately known, but he had asked for

6,000,000 froncs.

Defence counsel nouneed į

Getashan

OVE

BRITAIN'S AIRCRAFT EXPORTS

the anty

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1949.

Less Divorce In America

Washington, April 4. There has been a sharp de- cline in the divorce rate in the United States during the past two years, according to

Маг Government figures, rlages also have declined.

The Pubile Health Service

there estimates that

Werd 415,000 divorces granted last year compared with 474,000 in 1947, and a record number of 610,000 in 1940.

rafe Jant The marriage year was 1,105,000, compared and with 1,991,878 in 1947 more than 2,000,000 in 1940, --Reuter,

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SWITZERLAND NEUTRAL BUT NOT INDIFFERENT

Lausanne, April 4.

Switzerland's strict neutrality does not mean that she must remain indifferent to attempts to build a European organisation.

The Swiss Foreign Minister, M. Max Petitpierre, told the annual Swiss Radical Democratic Congress this today.

difficult

Addressing the Congress The struggle is taking more 1 aim is a cer- here he said: "The world today subtle forms. is half way between peace and tain form of life and of civilis- war. Diplomacy paralysed on which some people wish to tmpose on all countries, with- and one sees no way out. It mit regard to their evolution and has become more

their aspirations. To this, ve policy. must add the fact that there is operate our neutrality Thus, whatever we do or do not ju hak of balance in the nilitary do, we are open to the charge strength in Europe, a fact which be a temptation to the of taking sides or of serving they interests of one determined streng and a menace to the weak.'

London, Aprit 4. The Supply Minister, George Strausa, todny told the House of Commons that Mosquitu air- Only the explosions of camera-

the judge slovakia last year. that they woahl appeal against [ren's dash-bulbs broke the sil-craft were shipped to Czucho

fence of the crvni us derklon The Juipment

(zechoslovakia was clear now air! then "Iron Stumbling

Curtain" country mention- brought to an end a herfie eighted the judgment in

vaire,

Russian word. Ushers

ed by Mr. Strauss in the 1st of weck bearny, panetunted by Guit glaunted

several fushed the murmur which greet-military aircraft exports in 1948.

Replying

Conservative: languages from both sides, and ed each clause of the judgmtarast.

by physical Kravchenko followest the read-Members' questions on the exports Spit-

policy. London, April 4. ing attentively with the aid of of Mosquitoes. Vampires,

Mr. violence,

Tempests and My tears, his private interpreter.

The Ministry of Health re- Kravchenke complained

Strauss gave the following

vealed today that a passenger articles in the paper alleging that

without mentioning the numbers;

Czecha board the liner Monitan. whe Morgartoes-- Belgian, he mall had not written the book and say "meapable of ta-oof for their allegations, but

and that be wi habitud teengmased their wartime services slovakin, the Domen Respubire, died at sva on April 1, had been

Framer, Norway, saffering from smallpox to the Restlatice Movement. The New Zealand.

warned that further cases might tinkard, Tautor," "puppet"

Denmark, Develop among those who left and "they a star in a despicable judge and the court considered Sweden and Turkey. Spitfires- Brigita. Kravchenko hart proved his Bu- exeature

horshop of the book by the evi Greere, Holland, India, Norway, the ship at London and Mur- Lardering

dence of his early unsuccessful Portugal, ffort to find a publisher, by bis Sweden. relations with the publisher he

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that he had had to pay extri 108 CACUSA pront corevelions.

and Prante retoris Kraveheako's speeches, skurstig the bearings had Press.

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There Is a defuite likelihood that further serendary cases maz cur during the next fortnight."

Paris, April 4 representatives Paris

at Dr. Bo Chi Minh, the revolutionary lender, Vietminh

Local authorities had been ad- who described themselves as the

vased of the names of all perrOBIS (31 Pojakusentatives Muc-Offteral

Including * the Vietnam Revolutimuty Move-abnard the ship,

number who left without vaccina- ment. were today lefed in

subversive activities. tion when it colled at Marseilles, Paris They will 心 triesh before then the addresses to which they Paris correctional courts, Reule. i had gone,--Beuter,

HARSH EXCLUSION MEASURES IN AUSTRALIA AHEAD

Canberra, April 4.

German or pro- Fascist elements The Australian Cabinet will meet on Thursday to

consider legislation proposed by the Immigro- tion Minister, Mr. Arthur Calwall, for a string- ent tightening of the Immigration Act.

Any language may be used for the test,

the United States or that he had tried to divide the Allies, No doubt Kravchenke bad been carried away by the strength of his feelings and passed over!

A fortnight ago, Mr. Calwell in adence the many goo

good things

announced that he would seek that had bern accomplished in

10 correct. ...... Famendments

the the Soviet Union. The defen-

disclosed in th dants, however, had not succeed-weaknesses

had Australian High Court judgment establishing that ne l r

in favour of Mrs. Annic fie. the Judge declared.

Kravchenko was nearded O'Keefe, who sought an injung-

three tion against deportation. cach of

Mrs. O'Keefe came to Austra- the first plaint, he

"Simlia as a refugee from Indonesia and M. Morgan

000 franes plaints.

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The proposed new legislation is expected to provide:

1.. The deportation of milena. for political reasons for the first time in Australian history and that allent may be de- ported without explanation, 2.--Legalising the

deportatlan

of hundreds of wartime alien re-

Thomas" for 1,000,000 francs for during the war and married anfugees who have already actually

Australian.

heen deported. article alleging that Krav- henko turned 17 habitually

3. Tightening the Act to en-

The High Court, by a major- drunk for work white employed it decision. mled that Mrs. able the Immigration Minister to not a "prohibited round up the remaining allens by the Soviet Purchasing Mission O'Keefe was

immigrant upon her arrival in in Washington during the war,

whom it is desired to deport and It claimed that the United Australia and had not been asked to empower the Minister to de-

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whether a wealth Parliament, opening on or chinko sued for 1,009,000 francs Is usert to establish

from M. Morgan and M. Wurmer.person is a prohibited immigrant, about May 18-Reuter, whe wrote an Article calling

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In the third plaint, he sued M. Morgan for 2,000,000 francs as

The author and

ot manager articles repeating curlier allegt- Hons.

Kravchenko complained of 26 reparate statements in the vari- cus articles which be ensider- ed libellous, including the allego- that he himself did not

|AR write " Chose Freettom" and was "incapable of doing so."-Reuter.

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