1949-10-27 — Page 11

Crucial Leopold Debate

Brussels, October 25. The Belgian Senate began day its crucial debate on a providing for a referen- m of the Belgian people on ether provisionally exiled ng Leopold shall return to

e throne.

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I Paul Struye. former holic Minister of Justice, who roduced the Bill, sald "AN Belgian people want to see Stution to the Royal question."

He said, that he thought a re-

ndum was necessary to sourēť“ alte opinion before the country ghy a constitutional solution the problem.

Public and diplomatic galleries packed to

the Sanate were

r-flowing when the

en.

debatt

Huge crowds assembled

side the building long before

session began

filitary police

guarded

every

rance to Parliament House.

me

passage of the referendum

is considered certain in thy ate. Here the Catholics, the

ongest party in the country,

a majority after the elec. ls of last June.

be Socialists are opposed to King's return, though they ld accept a referendum if the agreed to abdicate unless he ited 66 per cent of the votes uring the debate a Socialist ator. M.

William Yan Re-

brtal, made a. biting attack on g Leopold as "the man who not ashamed to put his hand that of the bloody madman er."

Senator Van Remportal spoke

nd

Leopold's "unconsidered acu of prudence grave lack

hich 'had no other source ban in his belief in an uftim-

to German victory.""

If King Leopold lad Istened

he advice of his Ministers and not backen the wrong hors rything would now have been

straightforward

utiful, to him." he, saki,

and

he Liberal Senator, M. Robert

on, called TOT moderation,

Premier At Bordon

Mr. Clement Attice (left), brazina Prime Minister, talks to Private Denis Hughes of Stanley, County Durham, who had just been swimming with full equipment during an Army de monstration at Sorcon, Hampshire. At centre is Lieutenant Celonel C. F. Howard, OBE, Commanding Officer of the st Battalion the Somerset Light Infantry,

Light Infantry the Brigade Training Battalion. (AP Photo).

Programme For Aiding Children In Far East

Washington, October 25.

ng: "Belgium's political ma The Foreign Policy Association today released a

ty allows her 10 reject insults

means to convince oppon- |

The debate was adjourn - until tomorrow.-Reuter.

Sailor Fell Overboard On Watch

Manila, October 26. sailor from the United

tes Navy chartered tanker, Mission San Rafael, was ed out of the sea early this ning by a passing steamer, $3. Regulus.

report which contended that at present, Russia seems to have lost the cold war.

It proposed that, as a contribution to world peace,

the Western nations offer economic aid to. the Soviet sphere in exchange for relaxation of the police state dictatorship there. The Association is a non-profit, educational organisation popular-

y regarded as objective and well- informed.

The repor was written Professor Emil Lengyel of New York University.<

Commenting on what to do for

3 time before

peace, Professor Longyel said:

"There was World War II when Americza capital and know-how were more than welcome, not only in East- ne unidentified sailor had opern Europe but in the Soviet atly tallen overboard during Union itself. ight watch as the San Rafael "Evea now, despite Commun- ed out

ist propaganda, there is a fund of goodwill

Eastern among

olulu

of Manila Bay for

he Master of the Regulis e

ed

the sailor is still in good be. He had been afoat three

VOTE COUNTING

the

IN PERSIA

THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1943,

HITLER BLAMED FOR STALINGRAD DEFEAT

Hamburg, October 25.

Field-Marshal. Erich von Manstein töld a British

War Crimes Court here today he ignored, Hitler's order that the surrounded Sixth. Ger man Army should not, attempt to break out of its pocket outside Stalingrad at the end. of 1944.

"Hitler either did not know the danger or did not.

want to know it," he said. "Finally. I decided to ignore instructed Hitler's order and

Paulus (Field-Marshal Friedrich von Paulus, German commander aptured by the Russians) to at- empt a sortie".

-

Von Pantus lacked petrol, how- -over, and said that he was unable reach the Fourth Panzer Army

Tito Request To Join Atlantic Pact

approaching to relieve his home, October 25.-- The Italian news agency fanstein added.

Art said today that, Yugo glavia bad made a formal rei quest for Atlantic Part defence system.

"This was the last chance, to ve the human beings in the Sixth Artwhich was even- ually annihilated

the Sixth Hitler sacrifced Army because he was more inter- sted in prestige than in milltary ecessity. von Manstein testifed. lost some 300,000 at

1's Anest fighting men,

witness said, Hitler refused to epair the 200-mile breach in the German front by giving up part of the Dancız basin.

Took No Notice

Witness said he went to Hit- ter and told him to leave miti- tary leadership to men qualifie ed for the job, but Hitler took no notice.

By laying the blame on Hitler, witness clarified the mystery of why von Paulus did not try to break out of encirclement ance be realised the Russians had rune their trap. Hitler told von Paulus to fight to the last man, accorong to witness.

Ton Manstein estimated the Russian forces at Stalingrad at ; 60 divisions, and said that when he himself saw the gravity of the position he urged Hitler to allow the Sixth Army to break out.

*Eut he turned a deaf ear to all

my appeals

*

of

SWEDEN LASHED BY GALE

Stockholm, October 25. The worst Swedish hurri- cane in living memory caused two deaths and damage to property in South Sweden last night..

A railway worker was crushed to death between two freight warrans when the 100-ville" un hour-wind set them moving on a riding

den, admission "to""the

The agency attributed its report to one of Marshal Tito's close advisers-United Fress.

Greek Army Reduction Necessary

Athens, October 25. The United States Ambas- sador. Mt. Henry F. Grady, tó- night warned the Greek Gov- criment that the Greek Army should be reduced in size to avert a heavy budget deficit

Mr. Grady said: "Greece does need armed forces fof the not

to siva

self defend present against 10,000 beaten guerillas. neither to defend itstir against its neighbours.

the inter- recognise that national situation, particularly in the Balkans, is unsettled and it is a can be argued that there

He said he tried to “put an end to the suffering of the Sixth Army by having it accept the Russian demand for capitulation, risk in reducing the armed 1

but Hitler would not hear of it

Italians Overrun

"There is a greater risk of playing into the hands of the enemies of Greece by maintaining armed forces whose cost would

Near Malone, in South Swe- 61-year-old carpenter was blown off his bicycle and killed.

1

At Boraas, further North, bridge collapsed-under a cyclist who was able to swim to safety. A bus carrying-school-children, about to cress the bridge, pulled up just in time.

In other areas, wooden farm buildings were blown dowI, 2 windmill collapsed and a falling chimney stack wrecked an iron work forge.

escape

Ships entering port to from the stormy Baltic and North Sea had to find their own way in, as the weather was too rough for pilot boats.

Foi andred soldiers and fire brigader from seven dis- tricts today brought a fire in Harisses village, near Lund, under control,

Starte Started last night by a spark from a locomotive, the blaze, the wind, spread from fanned by agranary to a timberyard, petrol dump and houses on the outskirts of the village-Reuter.

BBC BROADCAST

- TO ISRAEL

а

London, October 25. Sir Jan Jacob,- Director of the British Broadcasting Corporation's Overseas Services, said tonight that the BBC wished to form with new Hebrew programme a link between the peoples of Bri-

and

• Istalde rovention inau- :

Ta

Von Manstein was in the wit-result in an economic strain on Sperma news, service to Is-

the

ness box for the third successive the Government r resaltant

rael, he said that the broadcasts day defending himself against 17

discontent among the people were intended to give a picture of. war comes charges.

counsel,

.kin, junior „defence. Į

a statement, drawn up by Von Manstein describing the conditions

the Eastern front up to the surrounding of the Sixth Army.

of

Von Manstein said that Hitler's plan had originally been to obtain the oil areas in the Caucasus.

"We made desperate efforts to relieve the Sixth Army", Ven Manstein zaid, "but the fallan forces were overrun, thus ex- tending our front".

lus

The Greek armed forces a life in Britain in its various as- present total 210,000. American pects. All speakers in the new.

are are service

Palestine-born advisers, it is understood, suggesting an immediate reduc Renter tion by 30,000 in November, with further cuts of 10,000-a enonth in December and January-Reu- fer.

BRITISH FORCES IN ERITREA

Teheran, October 23.

added: "The Army Com- -Vote counting began today in

Lake Success, October 25. elections for the Majlis and decided that although Pat-

were held could not be relicyed, the United Nations sources suggest- (Parliament), which this month. The results are not army must hold out. Otherwise ed that Britain may cut her the fate of the two German army military spending by withdrawa expected for another fortnight.

The total of those who went to groups would have been sealed ing troops. fram the onetins was and the entire Eastern front of Italian colony of Entrea, in North the polls (literates only) 69,042 The latest census gives the Russian front would

uld have col- Africa, by the middle of 1950 of Persia as 15,- lapsed. th Army then sacri- the population 000,000 There hat

have

been no Europe's common people for the reports of violence in Teheran Sced itself in tremendous battles. this move was expected by these United States. They are more during the

elestions, although The German forces at that time pro-American than pro-Russian.

Opposition papers have

given were faced with overwhelming "Eut if they are subject to an

blockade,

prominence to allegations of in-odds-of-anything between eight and Se Island passage South of blockade receives due attention

of economic

terference by officials.

Russian divisions to one German jia.

In the provinces, electoral dis- | division and four Russian to one Globe Wireless Marine'

from Communist propagandists, tu-bances of varying seriousness: German to station here intercepted ja

division."Reuter and this good-will can easily dis have been renarted. Reuter. sage from the Regulus asking

United Press. ructions on what to do with appear.

sailot. The Pacific Far East "Because Eastern Europe has , owners of the tanker, said seen more bloodshed than most Mission San Rafael carried other parts of the world, it is an ly an American crew of 56 area where the longing for real

Associated Press.

and lasting peace is strong

rs and was rescued two mies Limbones Island in the

RED DEFEAT IN AUSTRIA

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he

Vienna, October 25, Communists have lost 50 per cent of their seats in Works Councite elections, h were held throughout Aus- cn Sunday

e Socialists have everywhere

this

*If a modus vivendi among the Big Three can be achieved, these peoples will be willing and whole-hearted co-operators in building lasting peace."!

Aid For Tito?

in London, informed sources today hinted, that the Americaa diplomats at their secret two-day conference here are studying the possibility of economic aid to Yugoslavia

George Perkins, assistant Secre

med their complete inajority,tary of State, declined, at the

rding to almost complete re

yulable today. Vienna, the Socialists have seats in

"the new Works Coun- (formerly 87), the People's 21 (formerly, 22), the Com- ists 16 (formerly. 35); -

mid-day press conference, to res veal the topics being studied.

Speculation that economic sur port; for Marshei Tito, is being considered. was bolstered by the arrival of Averell Harrimat, roving Ambassador for the Mary

there was no question of ing Yugoslavia, into the

e newly-created, League of shall Plan pendents,” Fenerally ---con- el to be extreme right wing, bri

won seven sent the League of said Mr Horriman was thorough

seats de Marshall Plan informed sources the provinces, pendents comes second to ly familiar with the picture in Socialists, with the People's Western Europe and could sug

third and the Communists gest where trade with Yugoslavia behind Reuter...

was possible.--United Press..

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