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CỰC THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL: "7; · 1050."

Bao Dai visits the troops

事

Ex-Emperor Bao Dai (centre, light suli) Chief Executive of the Vietnami State In Inde. China, reviews troops of the Thai tribe at: Lai Chau in the mountainous region North West of

paratroopers. Between the two groups of Thai troops le a group of French

Walking Hanol. with Bao Dal at right in Dao Van Long, chief of the Theis, a minority ethnic group aptaking Chinese an do the inhabitants of the nearby. Yunnan province of China. The Thale tave pledged loyalty to the French but want an autonomous administrative organisation within the Vietnam (Assoolated Press Photo).

INDIA-PAKISTAN

TALKS NEARING A SUCCESSFUL END

New Delhi, April 5.

The Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan, Pandit Nehru and Liaquat Ali Khan, are likely to reach final agraem ont on Thursday on a pact protecting the minorities of India and Pakistan. -

The agreement, said to be nearing a final draft, provides for the creation of inquiry commissions for the areas affected by communal disorders: There might be a commission for each province affected - West Bengal, East Bengal and Assam, for example. There might also be a central government commission on each side,

The commissions are likely to Agreement appears to have Include representatives of the been reached that it will be the central and proviitcial govern-responsibility of the respective ments and of majorities and Governments to restore proper- minorities.

ty left behind by the refugices to their rightful owners Official sources said that agree-returned within

а 'specified ment was reached on all seven period. points originally proposed for in-

if they

clusion in a joint declaration by the refugees concerned

In the case of failure to return, will be the two Premiers. These points afforded every facility to dispose will now form part of the agree of their property

by Bule or

ment.

The sources added that the transfer.

agreement will also provide

special laws to try those accused

of communal crimes.

Thursday will be the fifth day

began of the talks, which Sunday, between the two. Prime Ministers.

Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the Pre- sident of India, expressed his confidence today in the success ful outcome of the talks,

Compensation issue

The question of compensation to those who suffered material disturbances

loss in the recent

and have

In East and West Bengal Assam is understood to been considered at length and in expected to be rapidly disposed

of tomorrow.

"I can tell you that these dis- It has beca agreed that cam- cussions are proceeding in 2 pensation for Jooted property spirit-of-complete- cordiality and will be made and those found - In

which In an atmosphere

will possession if it will be punished, bc- make possible a fair and practi- The Prime Ministers are

ad- cal agreement between India and lieved to have pgroed that Pakistan so that the people of ditional-courta should be set up both countries..con live in peace to try cases involving crimes like and happiness." Dr. Prasad said. murder, arson, looting, ond ab- duction committed during the disturbances

ова that such

Details to be settled

Mindszenty's fate still

a' mystery

Vatican Oity; <April' 6. The Vatican Radio aid' to day: "We are not in a' poel- tion to confirm or deny the reported death' of Josaph Cardinal Mindszenty.”

"The only certain nows we have about the... Gardinal'a health

visit hlask to the quest

mother WAB allowed

to make to him on the first Bunday of Geptember, 1049," the Radle added.

The nex

näxt day,

the Gar dinal

was transferred from rleans of Gyujtofoghan, the prisani where he was detained; The next time his mother went to are him, she was toldi__"It-in not

Him. possible' to be "From that day onward," the broadcast added, "only uncontrolled reports were pb- tained on the Cardinal's whereabouts. He was said to have bean admitted to sanitarium in Slovakia, where hé underwent Asurgical speration on file thebatz myAss

courte, whille administering The talks between the two:

Justice in accordance with the Premiers on tho

acciated Pres ordinary laws of the larid, should minorities' problem in East and West Ben-be empowered to adopt summary gal and Assura are expected by procedure, well-informed· circles · În Delhi to It was understood that the

end tomorrow,

Pandit Nehru and Mr. Liaquat All Khan, it was authoritatively learned, today discussed the draft pgreement as it emerged from their four-day discussions.

One on two detalls will recolve final consideration tomorrow,

Both the Prime Ministers and mined.

composition, scope and

CHURCHMEN TO

APPEAL

Prague, April. 5.

Tribesmen gather

to

greet

Seretse

Scrowe, Bechuanaland, April 5. Batangwata tribesmen are streaming info this Vispipwling | mud-hur capirat” in" "hundrede" to

grønf. Séretre Khòma, their chief-designate. Most anxious of all. Seretse's 100,000 subjects is His English wife, Ruth Williams, who has not seen him for nine weeks,

Seretse is How at Lobatal, 3001 mlies South of his tribal re-

serve, waiting for permission SMALLPOX

from Sir Evelyn Baring, the British High Commibaloner in South Africa to rejoin his

wife for a while.

THREAT

The tribesmen, young and old

Glasgow, April 5. have left their cattle ranches and The Irish public health au their farmlandia for Serowe on thorities today, followed foot, horseback and ox waggone. Canada's action of yesterday,

After weeks of drought, there have been, overcast skies Bad | enforcing strict quarantine scattered showers, and the tribal precautions at all ports elders are spying "Seretse against a spread of smallpox bringing

the rain back with him." from Glasgow, in Scotland.

according to a British ment spokesmani,

in Strowe

24 hours.

Is' cx-

Within the next

pected in

Ruth'sala a hère that she is being

Shipping: Forviëck to and from Glasgow are being andcially wat- ched.

The yellow and black quaran- tine dag came

down from the

tantly watched, and added: cargo ship Tréglissen, pulled back

I go, whoever I meet, froth the mid-Atlanfe on her. seems to interest the police or maiden voyage to Philadelphia, their friends. Not only am I being when medical officers cleared her spied on, but moopers are being crow here today of suspected recruited to find out what the smallpox African people are thinking and talking about"

The 500-ton steamer is resu

her journey while the cause |of, the turn-round;'à 24-year-old saman found to be auffering with a rash of the measles type, was taken to Hospital ashore

To follow custom The Banangwato, are still maintaining their policy of not co-operating with the British The authorities reported no authorities, a reprisal for the new cases in the eight-day British decision to banish Seretse smallpox epidemic in the Glas- from his homeland for five years, gow area today,

Today the Bamangwato elders In London, the Ministry of Ignored the arrival of the new | Hoálth--"said" "that, so far there British

District

Commissioner, | have been no cases of smallpox Forbes Mackenzie:

reported. In England or Wales. Ruth, who is •Expecting a

There have been two deaths and baby

In late June, Intends to go 19 other cases of the disease re- Into the local Berowe hospital ported in the Glasgow bren and an African doctor will de Reuter and Associated Press. liver her child.

"If it is a boy, we are going to call hini Beretse, and if it is a girl, we will call her Jacqueline,"

Ruth said.

It is a Bamangwato custom that their womenfolk should not be seen publicly för at least three months after Diey have barne children. Ruth intends to observe this it the British-authorities lot her. "The only way they can stop me; though, will be if they carry me and my child out of this re- serve," she added..

Not guilty of girl's murder

Iowa City April' 5. Robert Bednasek was, today i found not guilty of the charge that the strangled pretty Mar- goret Anne (Gee-Geo) Jack- son in a rooming house off, the Friends moved

University of Iown campus. Ruth, whose remarks were

Bednick aged 24 handsome made in an interview, had been University of Idwi siudent, was watching and waiting at her charged with strangling, Miss window during the past few days. | Jackson, aged 20, on December Through It she has been scanning 11, following a private supper the ancient trails and sandy cer

pitty and a a format fraternity

tracks, which, Icad from Tobatal. dance.

She spends her evenings alone, The defence contended that the for Serowe's white colony has girl's death was a tragic accident shunned her ever since her only iristead of a cold, calentated mur-

town Mr. two: THcaitle

and der motivated by sealousy, as the Mra.

prosecution' contended: Bradshaw-were summarily transferred to another part of the country.

Ruth appears forlorn and add some spectators in the half- mits she is glum.

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When the verdict of the jury of eight men and four women was!

xultation.

miled

courtroom, gave a shout of

In

a

She frankly confesses that sho does not know what she mind': Seretse will do or where they will go if and when the British embraced his defence lawyers

Bedpasek, who had alopt soundly the night before, leaned his head back for a moment, then!

Beddasck walked to the jury'

enforce their batlshmerit box and exclaimed: · “God bless'

But sho

she declared that the sure of one thing-she will never, stop fighting againat Bri- Lain's shameful decision, in' bar-

ring: Seretse from his rightful

throne.Associated Press.

U.S. NOT AHEAD

ON H-BOMB¦

you all." Associated Press.

FLYING SAUCERS

AN OLD IDEA

Canberra, April 5

Plan for jct propelled "ying Baucers Have Been lying in the Australlan patents office here for -20 years."

· Paris, April 5. two-Premiers:havo... agreed that

France's Communist persons wishing to leave their

atomic: The arst "flying saucer" patent energy chief, Professor Frederic homes should be allowed to cross

Joliot-Curie, told the French was taken out in 1930 by Charles the border with their belongings,

Communist Party Congress here und Johnson, a Tasmaidan including Jewellery, The amount -of- coplz!-that-theke people may opericy, announced tonight that certainly not ahead of the Soviet been fled in Canberra by com- phobents have for similar tako with them, it appears three of the 10 churchmen sen- Union in the development of the petitors living as far away however, remains to bo deter fenced by the State Court in Hydrogen bomb.

France, Japan Prague” earlier, in the day would a

and the United the Indian Deputy Prime Minis-There has been agreement on appeal. ey faldt

For that reason, he sald, Sovis State plah resumibles a largo ter, Bardar Vallabhbhai Patel,

Agency, said that the scientists did, not fear "H-bomb

One' who for the first. time directly functions of the "minority com- three were. Vit Talovsky, son-blackmail,"

requcer designed to fly upside |"joined the talles, met for over missions being set up to inquire tenced to 20, years, har labour: Brofason was speaking in down, with a motor in the form two hours today. Laler in the Info, complaints and miako re- Frantisek Suhan, the Jesult. Pro- the Town Hall of Gennevilliers, client it would look like on

tube suspended beneath it. afternoon there was a meeting of commendations to the Govern-vincial, sentanced to... 25 years.the Paris "Red" suburb, on the -the-Indian Cabinet.

Emont concerned;

and Dr. Jan Martilak, selitenced fourth' day; of the Congress. "unturfed' According to well-informed include representatives of the to hard-labour for life-Reuter Reuter quarters, detalled proposals Hindi,-and- Moslem, communities, ware examined during today's will be established; one in cachy. * discussions on the steps to be of the areas affected. Provision taksh by either Government to is understood to have been made! stop the exodus of minorities for their joint meeting is necess and to facilitate the return of argó i Akadelátéd... · Press and refugees to their homes.

Reater,

Coleka, the oficial Czech news today that the United States, if Autor: and since then applica

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