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Pakistan's Independence

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1949.

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Day Celebrated In UK; Crash Kills 32 Karachi Holds Procession

GBS' NEW PLAY A SUCCESS

London, August 14.

Pakistan's Independence Day was celebrated here today in the form of a quiet and somewhat in- formal "At Home." The function was held at the Pakistan High Commissioner's premises. The High Commissioner, Mr. Habib Ibrahim Rahim- toola, and his wife welcomed the guests, a re- presentative cross-section of Pakistan, rich and poor, young and old, with British and Pakistani military and civilian⚫ guests.

London, August 14. George Bernard Shaw's kong walter play "Buoyant Billions". which had its first performances in gland at the Malvern Fesli-A val Theatre yesterday, made beallines in all the British pres trany.

The cries agreed that the 93- year-old author has fast none of ins intellectual liner and wi,,

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August 14. Thirty-two people-29 passengers and crow of three--were killed yesterday when their plane crashed 'In the Andes, it was learned today.

The disaster occurred near Bojaca, where the peaks are nearly always hidden by mist.

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The plane, a Douglas DC- 3, belonging to the Colombian national Ilne Bacta, left Bogota for Ibague, capital of Tolima Province, aome 200 mites RWAY, At 3.30 p.m. yesterday.

The wreckage of the plane chowed that it had been on fire. It appeared to have made a belly land' g, sliding along the. mudd; ground.—- flouter.

contingent of Pakistani Rover Scouts who reached Britain yesterday from the Rover meet in Nor- way, formed a Guard of Honour for the High Commissioner and his wife when they arrived. Two Pakistanis, who motored H.. M. Salay Mohammed, texille ***** The play-na-pretext for a lot to attend the celebrations; were]

200 smiles today from Manchester merchants from Kurnchi. discussion on a host of subjects Mr. A. L. Mohammed mins

"Later this evening Lieutenant- including Socialism, religion.

Mr. Commander II. Zald, Command- matrimony and mathemabes

HMPS Ghansher, lying at Plymouth, was giving an Inde- pendence Day party. The

Shan- sher brought the remainder of the crews for manning the two estroyers Tarig" and Tippu Sul- tan, which the Pakistan

Navy

The author is content inter taire the aurence with the inter- play his ideas.

Shaw, who seldom leaves the seclusion of his country home af Ayol St. Lawrence, Hertfordshire, was not there to plowledge th plaudita of a big ruclience, but tr everybody's delight the star of the play. Frances Day, produced amazing likeness of him #1 shape of a 60-centiu fe puppet und made it bow and wave to the house.-- Reuter,

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Sebipol. Holland. August 14. Among the arrivals here from Indonesia tufay for the forth- eroting und-feble conference ไม Indonesia AWIES

Atink Agung, Baxt Indonesian Premier and Vice-Chairman of the in- donesian Federalist Convention.

are taking over from the Royal Navy.

Flag Hoisted

In Singapore the Pakistan fing WIE holated at A maa meeting in which the officers and ship's company

of the Pakistan naval vessel Zulfiqar, now visiting Singapore, took part.

Rhee Warns

On Danger Of Reds

Seoul, Aus at 15. President Syngman Rhee, on first anniversary of the the Korean Republic, said today that Communism was threatening the victory of the Allies in the Pacific.

Addressing a throng in front of the Capital, President Rhoe sald "The fires of Communism, which Sir Franklin Gimbon, Governor may have been allayed in Europe, of

Sing

speaking at age unhindered in the Far East. We of Asia ponder on the course of Westera diplomacy."

Speakling on the future status of Netherlands New Guinea, M. Pakistan Day party, sald that Agung emphasised that this ter-one sign of offlelengy in Pakistan ritory should remain a part ors an administrative Lenit wus Indonesia. On this and all other that she hat achieved a balancest

Insdget. points the Federalists and in- donesian Republicans had agreed

our

He pledged never willingly nor wantonly to shed a drop of Korean

blood except to repulse This new member of the Come an invader

beyond from cat the cent inter-inconw.m monwelth was definitely taking | ERIT

borders or to resist and keep conference, he added,

her place, as she rightly should,der control misled Korean who Mr. Agung was very hopefuls one of the prominent memturs listen to the false voice et Com- johnt agreement would speelfly The reached on the programme of the Mostem work.

one of the chief representatives Our Government by violence. drawn up at the inter-Indone► sinn eonference,

"The faster Sovereignly I transferred, the sooner we can [begin with the definite buikling

up of Indonesia,” he declared.

Other Arrivals

Other arrivals

today

were

the United Nations, as well as

It was also a matter of supreme jeongratulation that Pakistan had become a member of the Com- monwealth,

munism and seek to overthrow

President Rhee was flanked by members of his Cabinet on the dais.

He said that Karran security and stability have steadily im-

year despite difficulties.

Duke Meets Dean

The Very Reverend Hewlett Johnson, Dean of Canterbury, (right) receiver Prince Philip at the West Door of Canter- bury Cathedral, Kent, when he and Princess Elizabeth at- tended a service for the Kent County Playing Fields Associa

Great tion, Prince Philip is President of the Association of Britain.-AP Photo.

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Bombay, August 14. Austerity will be the keynote of the second anni-

versary of India's Independence tomorrow. There will be no illuminations, no large-scale de-

corations, no fire-crackers such as marked the first Independence Day celebrations two years ago.

of wasteland, and the inauguration of vegetable gardens, aimed at making India self-support-

Sir Henry Gurney, High Com- proved during the first criticni Instead, there will be tree planting, ploughing up missioner of Malaya, sent his warmest greetings and good wishes to the Governor-General of Pakistan through the High in

Dr. R. Budjito, leader of the Commissioner for Britain Central Java delegation, the Pakistan. Republican Ministers Without Portfolio, Mr. Djuanda and Mr. Bukiman, and Mr. Tan Po Goan, representing the Chinese population groups.

Another passenger In today's plane from Indonesia was Dr. Tungku Mansur, head of State of

in

Koren, he added, had succeeded interweaving the traditions of 4,000 years of history with modern democratic theory Into solid fabric of successful govern

In Karachi, camole draped mont-enter. with cloths of gold led the pro- cessions through the gally de- corated city today to celebrate the second anniversary of Pakistan's Independence.

The constitutional transfer of power to both the Dominions of

place!

East Sumatra, who is attendingindia and Pakistan took the conference as an observer.

on August 15, 1947, but Eart

the

He expressed great optimism Mountbatten, the last Viceroy, about the results of the recent actually transferred power in inter Indonesian conference, zay- Karaclif on August 14 and ins ing that there would lead to the New Delhi the next day. complete unity of Indonesia. Pakistan's capital was up

early this morning

La sec Dr. Mansur was also optimistic Governor General, Khwaja Nazi- about the outcome of the forth-muddin, drive through the city coming conference, on the in Stile with his mounted body- ground that mutual distrust be- guard, to take the Salute at a tween Dutch and Indonesians had military parade and By-past of largely disappened. But he the Pakisan Air Force. warned that both sides would

Addressing an Air Force parade

have to show a spirit of give and this afternoon, the Prime Minis take.--Reuter.

Russia Ships Manganese Ore

Washington, August 15. Russia shipped manganese ore vital steel-hardening metal which the U.S. stockpiles against a war emergency-to this country in June" for the first time in three months, the Census Bureau re- ported.

June receipts of the ore were only $100,000 in value compared with $800,000 in Murch and In $800,000 monthly

Jast average

year.

It was a change from the up- parent embargo on manganese shipments Imposed by the

Rus- sians, Ometals here had consi- dered the hall an shipments a Soviet retaliation against the U.S. ban on movement of "war poten- tial" goods to Russia,—Associated Press,

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ter, Liaquat Ali Khan, said that it was a matter of great credit that the Pakistan Air Force had grown within the short space of two years from the equivalent of one squadron to the magniReent force that it now was.

He thanked the British Royal Air Force bificers and men for the help they had given.

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The Indian Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru's anniversary call to the nation is "Work."

In an Indian Independence Day message, be sald that the third year of Independence would end the period of transition and herald in the birth of the Indian Re- pubile "for which many of 19 have laboured throughout our lives."

India's first need was food pro- duction.

"Unless we are self-sufficient in food, we remain dependent on others", he said.

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