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Indonesian leader's wedding

Leading Indoncalon politicians attended a feast given in Jakarta to mark the recent wed. ding of Dr. Assuat, President of the Indonesian Republic (dominant State, within the Federal, framework of the United States of Indonesia). Here, chanting a prayer at the beginning of the feact, are (left to right): Federal Premier Mohammed Hatle: Federal President Boekarno; Dr. Attnat; and unidentified. Mostom priest. The food is indonealan except for the three- tler wedding cake. (Acrociated Prese Photo).

TAIWAN PREPARING FOR FULL WEIGHT OF RED ASSAULT

Taipeh, May 17.

Taiwan faces the prospect today of being almost the sole target of the Chi-

nese Communist armod power.

Taipeh went glumly ahead with preparations for expected air raids and strafing runs by Soviet-built planes. A poll of the residents showed an air of resignation to the idea of the island becoming a battle- ground.

ALLIED RULING ON RUHR

Ming Koo, a woman veget- able hawker, said, "I'm going back to my native town in the hills taking my family with

Communists

me. We went through American landing in

bombs and guns during the last war. Not again."

Her remark wos typical though among the more intellve tual and those able to realise the drawal into Taiwan there was nd- reasons dictating the final with- mission of riced, but at the same. time all

ime all foresaw a disaster. Government officials making a determined drasting a

effort to

Bonn, May 17. The Allied High Commission announced over French objee tions today that ownership of the vast Ruhr coal, iron and steel industries would be de- termined eventually by the convince the people that the Germans themselves. The de- evacuation of Tinghal was a mili- cision is part of the new anti-tery necessity, successfully

ried out in face of 400,000 Com- monopoly law,

The French Commissioner, mun

munist

troops plus Soviet air and Andre Francois Poncet, vetoed sen power,

HOWM Admitting that it

with the clause a month ago. He said then that it would permit some the greatest regret and with the it would affect

to

was

car-

future German Government knowledge how organise the Ruhr into a combine the morale of the people in Tai- for waging war. He might ap- peal

four weeks

within

he did not

his v not do

for

wan

well as leave bitterness aamong the Chusan population, the settlement of the dispute. Since

nce officials reiterated that Taiwan's vato lapsed.defences were strengthened just said, as the Hatnan withdrawal added question of eventual owner- to the island's reserve ship of the coal and iron and steel and eliminated-expensive-supply... Industries should be left to the problems.

announcement

Today's Dual

strength

Chusans

Landon, May 17. Chinese Communist troopa today landed on the Chuan Islande, about 100 miles Bouth of Shanghal, according to a

Now China Newe Agency

message received in London tonight.

The message sald that the Communists had! "liberated" Tinghal, the Chusana' main ain port, and four other Islands, were landing on the re- and maining islands in the group. General Chiang Kai-shek withdrew his troops from the Chusan group to Talwan In a surprise move which ended yesterday.

Tonight's New China News Agency message said that General Chiang's troops "Red In confusion, Teaving behind vast quantities of supplies."— Router.

The withdrawal of Chusan

W**

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1950.

FAROUK ULTIMATUM TO QUEEN MOTHER

San Francisco, May 17,

King Farouk has given his mother, Quoan Naxli, 60 days to “return from

America and faco Egypt's Crown Council on defence of the secret mariage of his 19-year-old sister, Princess Fathia, to an Egyptian 'commoner, newspapers here said today.

If the Queen Mother fails to return in that time from San Francisco, where Princess Fathia married her mother's private secretory, Riad Ghali, in a civil ceremony last month, the Crown Council will be free to deal. with the Queen's financial affairs as It thinks fit, the popers added.

One paper said that Princess Fathia's property in Egypt amounted to E£500,000.

Queen Nazli charged that the Heir Apparent, Prince Muham med All, who heads the Council which stripped. Princess Fathia of her title and property, s ,scheming to get on the throne.

The Queen said: "The Prince was always plotting to make Fathia look bail and to break up our family.

"He is an evil influence on the King and surrounds him with bad advisers.

"Accusations against Riad are shameful," she said.

eireles in Cairo have tried bribe him to leave the Princess.

to

"I cannot believe this wonder- ful country would expel me be cause of my daughter's romance.":

Farouk's action approved

In

Cairo, Egyptian public opinion appeared to be solidly behind King Farouk for strip- ping Princasa Fathia of hor royal rank. A reporter who questioned. Egyptiana -- in Cairo found them unanimous that by marrying outside jalam, Prin- cess Fathia deserved to lose her

WINNIPEG STILL IN DANGER

Winnipeg, May-17.- Flood fighters trying to save this prairie capital from dis- aster were kept on the jump today by a steady drizzle that endangered the already soggy dykes. and the Army warned the 50,000 Soft spots were found in dykes volunteers and marking sand bags not to let up 5.000 soldiers

their efforts.

titio. Marriage outside Islam is a violation

of the basic Mastera code. "If. Riad wanted mancy, he

Coptic Christians, the Church would be a millionairo', the

to which Riad Ghali belongs, also Queen continued, "for the Court generally disapproved of the mar

ringe because Gball's bride is Moslem, В check of Coptic sources indicated.

Egyptian newspapers devoted "Twenty days ago the Egyptian full pages on the royal action Ambassador In Washington,gainst Fathia. Mohammed Kamil Abdul Rahim, Editorial comment was univer-food controller, Brigadier Ó.M. offered Riad a diplomatic post he ally in full support of the King's Kay, sold. wanted-on Ambassadorship in action. any country in the world-if he would leave the Princess."

" "All truo

The Queen added in an infor- vlew: "They may try to deny this, but i know it is all true,"

The "San Francisco Chronicle" telephoned Refilm in Washington but he declined to comment.

U.S. neutral

The United States Government was reported to be adopting Д hands off attitude over Farouk's differences with Fathia.

Coptic Christian oficials In Washington sald that the matter was regarded as a personal one

Officials said the situation could suddenly turn into a catastrophe, "The drizzle keeps the dykes in

a soggy condition, which weakens the entire structure," the deputy

The light rain, which began -falling, late yesterday and contin- ued Intermittently through the night, turned into a steady drizzle today.

This pressure will last many days," said the city engineer, W. D. Hurst. "We hear that nearly half an inch of ruin fell in the Red River watershed far to the South during the night and this will help maintain the pressure of the flood creat here."

More

It said the Ambassador pre-between members of the Egyptian viously told its Washington cor- Royal Family. respondent he had been in touch Usually reliable sources sald

and more of the city's with the Queen from time to time, that the United States Governormal life is disappearing under trying to persuade her to returnment would be reluctant to take Manitoba was

flood water. The University of flooded and the Egypt because a long absence any action against King Farouk's is not permitted. They have royal mother, Queen Nuzli, and her graduating class received its dip- duties to perform.

lomas In absentia Unlied Press. two daughter, Fathia and Falka, Fathia and Rind left their de-fif the Egyptian Government cisions to the Queen, who said: withdrew their diplomatic

to

"I am thinking. I never act rash-port. All three are in California. LABOUR TROUBLE

ly."

"Malicious people

An Immigration Service

um. cial eald that when Mr. Ghali's diplomatic passport wis with- drawn by the Egyptian Govern- ment, the American authorities told him that he was expected to leave the United States within only reasonable time.

The Queen Mother sald Farouk had not wanted her to icave Egypt, but she had to.

The doctors gave me two years to live (That was in 1940).

IN ITALY

Mantua, May 17. A farm worker was shot and, killed early today, and several other injured, when members of the Communist-controlled farm- This emetal did not know

if hands union attacked two mem- Mr. Ghall had applied for an ex-bers of an anti-Communist union. "I have been saved by your tension of his stay here. If he did magnificent

A general strike was proclaimed American phys-apply, he said, it was not known in Mantua province to protest the clans,"

what action would be taken by Resuming her story of the the American authorities, Router alleged intriguo, Queen Nazli ra- and Associated Press. lated:

wanted to

"Riad long ago settle in this country and asked | his parents to send him money to

stari a business.

"Malicious people told the King the money was taken from me.

"But I am glad now that Riod has it. With our income cut off, we might need it to live.

"Riad will give

Us his penny.

every

She did not mention how much Rind received nor elaborate on

determination of a representative, freely-elected German Govern- Evacuation of Americans guided by that purpose." United her assertion that he was offered

Press.

low goes into effect in the

How It will affect Taiwan's British and American 2,220 American realdents is still

replacing

Chusans bombed

nundecided, The Charge d'Affaires,

adds that

occupation zones, similer one drawn up in 1948 for Robert Strong, sold it Was 100 Associated Press

a return to

control of those ownership and

persons who have been found or may be found to have furthered aggressive designs of the National Socialist Party.

It listed 92 separate steel, iron und coal combines, holding com- panies and other enterprises, in- cluding the Krupp and United Steel combines, which must not fall into the hands of any small group individuals. United Press.

$1,000,000 to desert Fathia.

On possible deportation if the King cancels her pussport, Nazli declared:

the Anglo-American area, The early to expect an offelal evacua-Chinese Communist troops Commission sold the law will notion notice from Washington. swarming over abandoned there and one of the larger whar- permit a

Chusan Island were attacked ves were damaged.. Many Junks However, it was known that by warplanes from Talwan.

were reported sunk. Other planes American officlats have bean

attacked defence works and artil- considering the problem when Air Force headquarters saldlery positions on islands bear It must be met, Unofficial words two airfields on the island, 800 Quemoy. is that ECA staff workers and. miles North of Talpon, were Transports crammed with No- other official and semi-official

rendered useless. Headquarters tionalist troops from Chuson are personnel might be moved to also assorted that many troop stut arriving in Taiwan. Here the Manila soon.

inden craft approaching the Chusan garrison of an estimated Island were sunki

150,000 men will be integrated in the defence of Talwar fortilled Quemoy Island, The bloodless withdrawal of the port of Amoy, directly the Chusan

garrison, completed across from Taiwan. Everyone on Tuesday, is being portrayed out but expressed the hope that expects that outpost to be aban-here as great defence victory. the people would understand that doned as 600n as the Reds mass No one knows when the Reds may Chusan's effectiveness against the enough troops on the mainland to strike across the 100 miles 01 Communists had ended.

Joverwhelm it.

water from the mainland, And The Nationalist Air Force also these soldiers from Chusan will attacked Amoy. Headquarters be needed when that day, comes. said the runway at an airfield-Associated Press,

of

Indian miners'

strike over

Nagpur, Central Provinces,

My 17.

A strike of 20,000 miners in six Chindwara arca collieries, which started on Monday опи union demands for a 100 per cent increase in wages, ended today with agreement on all questions in dispute.

Generalissimo Chiang Kal-

shek's broadcast on Tursday night he Nationalists said they still

emphasised the regret with which Chúsan's withdrawal was carried

The idea officials. here hope to get across to the Taiwanese and the world is:

Official stand

1. The evacuation was forced by Increasing Russian and Chinese pressure on the mainland and mobilization in the Shanghal- Hangchow arca.

Mine-owners who negotiated 2. Chusan obstructed and de- the conciliation agreed to let the layed the mobilisation of an in- Coast

Joint Board of the Coal Cum-vasion dret on the China mitice examine wage increases giving Taiwan time to consolidate

und demands for the free supply its defences.

explosives.

3. As an The Miners' Union President, Chusan

of

air and sca base, Islands hampered the Mr. R. S. Rulker, calling off this Communist build-up. strike, announced that the em→ 4. Tinghal was a springboard ployers had accepted demands for Nationalist guerillas, opera on sickness and unemployment

menting on the mainland, benefits.

Mines in Madhyapradesh of among the military items

considered was the fact that the (former Central Provinces) turn. Chinese Communists with Russian out 1,500,000 tons of coal an old built 10 strongly" "defended nually, worth £1,200,000-Reuniriields in the area against the tor..

Nationalists':

The Com munists have at least 200 modern warcraft, including - a "squadron Melbourne, May IT. The Congress of the Australian of the latest type Soviet Jeta.

official source anid; One Council of Trade Unions today. resolved that the Government's can be no doubt that the ob Bal should be rejected by Parlia Jective of these Chinese Com

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and the Communist-run National Labour Confederation's executive councli met in Rome to debate further strike action.

According to a police report on the Incident, two non-Communist union members were working in ON TOWN.

a barn on a farm outside Mantua. With them was the farm owner, Teheran, May 17. Paolo Grazioli. At about 3 p.m. a The evening newspaper, group of men armed with clubs "Eitalaat," reported today that a broke into the barn and attacked pack of wolver had attacked a the three men as they were milk- town in Western Iran devouring ing cows. Grazioli drew a pistol three children.

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