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Easter crowds at St. Peter's

One of the largest ever crowds gathered before St Peter' and arm the Pope giver nie pontificat Easter blessing, *urbi et orbi”, from the balcony overlooking the Piazza. The muni- ber of pilgrims and visitors in Rome for this Easter of Holy Year oxdooded all Expectatione, મ More than 100,000 arrived from countries all over the world. Photo shows an"deriet view Bt. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, showing the vast creyed of pilgrime and faithrút. At lower centre is Via Della Concillazione, the main avenue feźding to St. Peter's, crowded with pligrims and faithful, who reached as far of the Tiber embankmang (hot seen in picture), (AP Photo).

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U.S. CHAMBER URGES QUICK JAPAN

PEACE

Washington, May: 11:

United States Chamber of Commerce Policy Committee urged today that the Chamber take a stand for a quick formál peace with Japan. The Committee proposed at the Chamber's annual meeting that the U.S. infensify efforts to bring about a formal state of peace in the Pacific.

The proposal will be sub- mitted to the Chamber of

GOOD NEWS FOR Membership on Wednesday.

CAFE BUSINESS

It says, "Should a peace treaty still prove impossible of accom- plishment at this time, we urge that the Government, In con- London, May 1. cert with freedom-loving allies The Minister of Food, Mr. if possible, or alone if such ge- Maurice Webb, today scrappedtion proves out of the questión, to ter- take appropriate stops the five shillings ceiling restaurant meals imposed inminate the state of war' 1842, and other austerity laws dapan, subject to such

on

affecting British stomachs,

tourist

and other reservations be necessary.

MENUHIN. ISSUES DENIAL

London, May 1. Yehudi Menuhin, the world famous violinist, today denied reports that his concerts had been boycotted during a recent visit to Israel.

THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1950.

London at the week-end

A propitious star seems to to plupers. The dist subpiled unic at the election partly był lis have been shining on the reller centres was based on

manifesto. The main justifica- that of casp wards”.. week-end Press. The nega

tion for austerity' and controls— zines this week contain so Tawney Lives soma", batonishing that without them, we cannot be- much interesting writing that facts about the confusion in the core independent of the USA. it is hard to decide which hearty, stubborn, ommanised un-

hospital services: "For good was entirely omitted from the articles to single out. As irŝt | reason; hospital left the churches

manifesto, presumably on the ground that the average voter is step in selection, all the

not interested in foreign, polley," articles about Wordsworth edutifully carried by every magazine) may be excluded. Hong Kong is doubtless weary of hearing about that out-of-date poet.

By-

“WINDRUSH”

Labour was apologetic, and (diled 'fo bake.fts case on mbrai grounds. "The election cam- paign in the eyes of the indefeu- isntion, came Improvisation, competition between ins and outa, 'standing."'But out of disorgan dont voter diegenerated info d form, and, finally, now conceptwo groups of politicians is- The most brittnt plece of war was, he says, the most im- but merely by their election pro- tions. The social lesson of the linguished not by their principles writing is in the "New States- portant aspect of human beings is mises. Only the Prime Minister man by, H. Tawhey. This not the differences of circum- succeeded in putting into wbrils veteran historian, is well known stance, income and race, or even the combination of common sense to China. Twenty years ago lie of character and intelligence, by and idealism, which is the real. wrote one of the best studies of which they are divided, but the motive power of British. socta- modern Chiria yet produced, common humanity which unites " "Lont and Labbur In China," thent." By his great books on capitalistAlso in the New Statesman:" society he has had nearly as that very rising Labour MP. much Influence in forming the Richard Crossman, colifindes the outlook of the younger generational,cussion about Labour's failure as had that great Socialist pro-at the election, and what it must pagandist who died the other day. do next tired, Mr. Harold Laskt. During the last war Tawney gave valuable service to the British bossy in Washington as

a. link

with American: Jabour.

cannof

The Conservative Party con survive by squatting on the status quo; a left wing party If it fails to maintain its momen- tum, „A la ́swept away, "Far, bet- In the New Statesman" huth order to

ter, then to increase the stakes writes lang article of the war-majority than to lower them. In

win a workable tume experiences of the masses of

nervous effort to cut our losses." the English people. The article Is In the form of a review of the offer history of social polley during the war which, the sta tionary Office has just published. But Tawney turns his review people do that Labour into an original study of his own."

He comments first on the jois-

Manifesto failed

He" (triks

asmány other was

calculation by the pre-war dov: Flying wing

crament of the probable effects of war on the British people, "Was it really necessary for a Apb-committee of the Imperial Defence Committee to confider the prevention of B 'disorderly general flight by the expellent of throwing n pallec cordon round London 7 Where were these fools brought up, and what did they take us for 7" Mr. Tawney sardonically compares this incident with that of an earlier day. "The reaction of the lower deck to Nelson's formous signal that their country expected them to do their duty is reported to have been expressed in the words 'Does the old bitch think we shan't? ***

number of with

security may

As

social gatherings and

"This Interim action should facilities.

make it possible to reduce both The chief effect is that the military and civillan stans of the gourmet

may now sit down to acccupation, thereby reducing tis meul lustint all evening of as burden on both Japanese and

American ecconomy," many courses as he wishes, in- stead of maximum of three.

The Chamber consists of 3:145 Federated business organisations. with 1,342,117 members.

The Polley Committee adit General Douglas MacArthur has done an outstanding job to Japan, and continued.

In a written reply to a House of Commons questioner, Mr. Webb ndid: "I hope, as result of this that the (ourist and catering step

now be able

ble to Industries will

contribution bigger our dollar balance of payments which is, of

course, the most

moke

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urgent of

of our economic problems," abolish- the regulations Among ed is one limiting the number of people who can be served with meals at one function. One Lan- don hotel manager-sighed happily today and said: "This is going less work for

to mean

me-no

of large dinner more splitting of parties, half in one dining, room, the rest in another."

Trade freedom

be

in

He told a Press conference that the reports, which he said had appeared in the world Fress, háð originated among certain groups in America.

"Israel was told that I had played in Germany and that had opposed a ban imposed by

Chicago on the German' condué- tor, Dr. Wilhelm Furtwangler because of his alleged Nazi amila- tions," Mr. Menuhin said,

"It is a fact that I played at concerts in Germany on behalf "We applaud the recent re.

of concentration camp survivors laxation of restrictions on Jap-and at the request of the Ameri- aneso trade, and WEB that cans, I make no apologies for

given what I have

have sold in defence of Furtwangler, n

nor will I make any Israel was led to believe that I had no sympathy with the Jews; and that the German concerts were quoted as evidence. Istnel ly reacted accordingly when I ar-

Business

still more freedom private Japanes that Japan, developing alond Democratic lines, May again become self-supporting there by making its contribution to

the sound recoñomic, develop. mant of the East Asia area.”

The Committed 'approved the U.S. Government's continuing desire to invoke a Japan peace conference.

Hotel owners, who have been dgilating for many months to have the restrictions removed. foresec better meals. There will be no restriction on prices charged, and house charges will go. So will many rather vague charges auch polley

"Cabaret charge." "music weight be】 given, the views charge" and "dancing charge."-smaller Pacile nations which Router.

“WAIT AND SEE”

BY MALAN

Capetown, May 1.

Dr. Daniel Malan, the South African Prime Minister, said to-

day that he is waiting for a more stable Government in London before approaching Britain the transfer of her African pro tectorates to the Union. ・・

He told the Senate that there could be a change of Govern ment in Brilate at any time and ...the he had adopted a Wolling * Attitude because he did not wish the protectorates question to be- *** come a bone of domestic political

confertiores Reuter, a

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"We, -- approve United

Insisting that

State's proper

suffered from the Japanese at- tack and bore their share of the burden of war," the Committeo's resolution said,

now knows otherwise and gulok-

rived there.

"I so enjoyed my visit to Israel that I am booked to go again in February."-Reuter,

Tawney dwells of the bracing effects of war on the public mor- ule., "There was no indication of an increase

insanity. In

The suicides fl **The statistics of drunkenness wont down by more than one half. There was much less disorderly behaviour in the streets And public places."

Civilian tenacity:

**

jet blows up in mid-air

Basingstoke, Hampshire,

May 1

Britain's third and last Rush-huch Flying Wing Het plane Blew up In mid-air to- day, kitting its pilot.

The neất vannhed on a fest nant white thought to be travelling faster than iound- 760 miles per hou

hour level.

The second crashed In exoli-case the pilot fost KW 16. No more of the planes with the swept-back wings, the De Havilland 108 Swallow, are projected at present-Router.

JAP AGENCIES

IN AMERICA

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Carr analyses the recent Soviet In The Listerler, Mir. E., H. alloh, which résuited majority of 99.7 per cent for the rigverhment. He says that us- stans simply cannot understand. good thing that there should be why we in the West regard it μ80,

to the government of the day. a strong parliamentary opposition

if you believe, as the Bolshe viks believe today, that you are. lighting for the cause of fight against the enemies of right, then you em only desire to rally uit men of good will behind you and. treat your enemies as evil then who must be either converter är exterminated. For most Rús slong this is the only conceivable' atilinde to politics, the only ot- titude that seems to them: 19 tüke politics seriously, The fact that we are so tolerant of our political opposition and do not want to sec if wiped out an exterminated prove to the net phát thăng tr no serious issues. In British þolf- les; but, that the surtour. lisues ure settled behind the scenes, exactly as they are in Russia, phd that our elections are simply in exhibition of shadow-boxing between people who are

ASTOLD

on, everything fundamental ; but irë quite prepared to stage a chờm fight on a few secondary fasues that really do nof matter very much one way or the other."

Mr. Carr · thinks the" Husalan aflitude inevitable once you

this view of polities or a srid between good and evil, between right and wrong" Par Hamentary democracy depends dif "all' opinions being tolerated be- cause no opinion is absolutely right or absolutely wrong.”

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Why did only 300,000 voters out of 111,000,000 vote against the Soviet Government 7 Mr. Carr does not think that the figures were Washington, May ungues were toked, or that it was prevented, b Japanese Government off- farge anti-Government vota. Fomlly"!-- solidaritý, sirevived. | cials are due this week to open "What I find most depressing and Like religioh the family is an agencies in five American disconcerting about the Soviet aspect of life whose deceitful cities, largely to promote trade elections is not the amount of qulescence in tranquil between the United States and nowadays apply to people to compulsion which Governments tajoles successivá generátions or bright intellects into, phosp.of

make, thêm do what they want, dirges on its supposed denize, but

The officca will be fit Now Yorks, but the ease with which, without which revives, when hit, lika u San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sent cumpulafon but by straightfor watered flower. If the blows are de, d

́and Honolulu The State Do- ward methods of modern, própa- sumciently violent it displays, to partment sold (sday that they ganda, they pornuada people to the confusion of the prophets, an will handle citizenship and pro-ant ex aunt who boulet dans almost blood-thirsty violence."

perty problems relating to Tawney shows deep under vanese living in this country as

well

27, Des Voeux Ed:, C., H.E. ****** | outstanding example of the power matters. standing of wimt gave the civillin. An Invitation to send the trade of this modern weapon in the

"The t

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15 hands of Governmenta.” extended humdrum commonplace routine representatives was ext

Japan!

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to The Dövlet eles- tion seems to me to provide 'ah

Statesman

of London existence, with the safe the United States and co80 TAILPIECE From the "Ney on the Wordsworth exhilaration that was supplied, after con- after the feeble rejoinders of the sulted with other countries re-

centenary It all the bishops swollig voices of one's own guns Eastern Commission. The Com-were placed from end to first few nights, by the slowly presented in the 13-nation Far

who climb to the top of Helvellyn end, hind one, seemed to many at mission Axes policies for govern they would stretch from the first the wrong atmosphere to ing occupied Japan-Associated Thirty-Nine Articles to night in Tiley were mistaken, Press.

Athanasiun Crend.”

in reality, the unbroken : contect with familiar things and faces, in an environment charged with a life-time of memories, Won a source of inner

and peace strength. It preserved · intact a

PUISNE JUDGE IN thread of spiritual continuity which, but for it, might hava snapped."

MALAYA

London, May 1 The Colonial Secretary, Mr

Tawney describes the ludicrous beglunings from which ultimately "We regret that holding the

emerged the war time organisa- Lence conference hds been James Griffiths, announced today ton of London. For example, in' blocked by two great powers that King George thas approved the first period, the roilet of, the and believe that the world co- | the gppointment of Henry Wilbombed-out was entrusted to tomto situation démands that it cox Wilson, Attorney-General of Publie Assistance Authorities. no longer be delayed."

Trinidad, to be Puisne Judge in These applied to the bombed-out

The resolution did not name Mataya--Associated Frew, the two powers, but obviously referred to Russia and China- Associated Press.

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