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THE CHINA'MI TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1950:

SWEDEN AND THE WORLD India's position in Asia

MOURNS DEATH OF KING

Stockholm, October 20. Nature today put on drab gar

inourn the passing of a ments to King who at the start of his long reign had found his people| in a Republican mood, but who left them affectionate Royalists,

Yet to the whole country the late King Gustay was "the un- King" for when he crowned came to the throne on December B. 1907, Gustav had declined Coronation ceremony.

A thin, chilling rain fell from feaden skies throughout his reatm today. It turned autumn's fallen leaves into a sodden masa under the feet of silent crawda outside the Palace,

Some of the crowd were therm all night, watching the lights in As the windows. the Palace clear, winter dawn stole up and the white Palace walls glistened wet, news passed from mouth to mouth that the King's condition was unchanged, though his pulse was weaker.

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forces went, into mourning. Sai- the lora stood to attention decks of the King's warships to mourn his passing.

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People living near the Palace crowded into the chapel for this

They inorning's nervice.

stood in silence with heads bowed the Royal party, entered.

During the service some of the women were weeping.

Nó cinemas Throughout the country churches

and tolled bells .cinema shows ward concellod AL the country went into mourning for a Monarch whe had reigned longer than any other king in Bwedish history, Later today there was to be a memorial four-hour special broadcast programme, in which

Foreign the

M. Minister,

address Houlvard Lange, was to

the nation.

The King's death was officially 3 announced from the Palace Swedish families were preparing

Crown, When he succeeded King Oscar on December 8, 1907, he declined to be crowned.

A great lover of outdoor sports, King Gustav addressed a messago to the youth of the world on his 91st birthday in 1949, stressing that he had "experienced in a rich measure the benefits and joy of sport and an open air lite."

Kin Gustav loved elk hun- ting. But he was best known as a lawn tennis player,, As "Mr G." he won fame in tournamenta, He was proud of having bestga the world bridge expert, Ely. Culbertson, at his own game on one occasion.

His normal relaxation was his

how

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Router dispatches from Europo and the United States gave th following reactions to the death of the world's oldest monarch.

Friend of France

Vincent Paris-President Auriol

condolences t Bont Sweden on the death of "a grea friend of France," while in th South, Cote D'Azur mourned searly visitor for nearly 50 year and

the figure in a familar Reviera tennis tournaments.

"He was my oldest and most faithful customer," M. Roo

of the Hotel Braun, Manager D'Angleterre at Nice, declared,

Oslo-King Haakon of Norwa ordered full Court mourning for the Foreign three weeks, and

M. Halvard Lange,

Washington, October

In the war years, when the Allios ware planning

peace, they saw China as the major power in Asia. Instead, five years later, it is India, Further-in a world split by the East-West struggle

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for power-Indian leaders refuse to commit themselves to either side. Because the Indian opinions | ritory, great. manpower,

technical ability sweep Into Burma, Malaya, materials, Indonesia ond

West Into the Nations with those four posses Moslem States-this has led to slons are potential winners of wn worries in both Western capi- and hence hold peacetime powè, tals and in Moscow..

Now Delhi pointers

.

Washington's diplomatic moves n the Far East are made with regard to India's probable, resc ton. In Moscow the propaganda į mill's angry denunciation of Indli as silenced when India's stand on some important question is still in doubt and India might still fall in behind the Soviets

Several times in the curren Assembly of the UN debate ho whirled around some move by Sir Beacgel Rau, India's representa- tive.

to go to church to join in the f King Gustav lived up to his press of so eminent und noble position and Indin's, gain,

the loss a person."

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petit point embroidery, but King what- Gustav was interested in ever went on around him. In his 1 broadenst over Oslo Radio Nor 80th year he went along to

sce vay's sympathy with the Swedish much the Paris Folies Ber- 'nation,"

changed in recent

Rome:-Popó Plus XII sent geres had

telegrams to the Swedish Royal years,

Dignifled, but never pompous. Family and Government, ex- "He has lived to soo

his "profound sorrow at day," someone murmured

At the Palace gates barely an

national prayers for him. The motto, "With The People For The Country." He would mix with hour after daylight the watchers'

all classes and was fond of a leg eyes, moved to an open turret an announcement said that the aged

puli. They watched a ser- ruler died at 8.35 nm, local time. the roof.

Shortly after a.m., local time,

1881 he married Princess vant lean out and grab the lan newspaper posters announced the

Victoria of Baden, who died in yard of the blue and yellow Royal news on nearly every stree

street cor-

After Pennant.

He leaves two half her in Stockholm.

sons, Crown Slowly it came down to

further 30 minutes, extra editions mast.

le reign of King Gustav V of appeared with thick, black head-Prince Gustaf Adolf-the heir sympathy

presented biographical and the second Prifice Wilhelm, lines and

Duke of Sodermanland. Swedes, Goths and Wends had material about the late King.

Flags flow at half-mast Indolences. descending King come to an end,

Gustav V.

many European capitals today, 28 nt Charles Bernadette, one

marshals,

messages sped to Stockholm ex-

pathy. was

of pressing sorrow at the death 22-year-old King Gustay of Sweden.

In the log cabins of the North.

of

the

the steel and concrete towns of Napoleon'sch in the world. At 6

the Midlands and the little

bulletin on

rod

oldest mo farm housca of the South, his subjects turned on their radios, 11.7 inches he was also the tallest. born on June 16 1858 He was born hoping for

the and his reign, which began in King's condition.

But the volce of a well-known December 1007, was the longest "** nouncer told them to stand byth Swedish history,

of hik During the Inst years for important news. Then, in tite King Gustav showed anazin” moving tones he told them His resiliency. He refused to grow Majesty had passed peacefully

old. He played his favourite name of lawn tennis when hr was over 80,

away.

At half mast Within an hour nearly.every house, large and smali, the fongth and throughout breadth of the country had its flag out, fluttering at half mast. Foreign envoys drove through deserted streets to the Stockholm

He never missed his spring

h visit to the Riviera where spent an annual holiday for more than 40 years,

Critically ill

Early in 1049 he was critically

THE EVERGREEN Palace to express formally their ill and was carried on a stretcher

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countries' condolences.

to open Parliament.

the

A fortnight The Swedish Sports Association later he spent two hours watch- Scandinavian Indoor decided that ᄑ Swedish-Russlaning

take tennis tournament, and in July gymnastic contest should place 113.

scheduled, but each soon after his 91st birthday he athlete was instructed to wear was swimming in the Kattegat: mourning band of black crepe on In January, 1950, he was criti- his arm. Before the day's sport cally ill with bronchitis and began, participants

three minutes in the silent tribute.

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But before the

stood for septic the month officials said he

feld

in end of the

was as "t as a fiddle."

Gustav disliked formality and remained the most democratic of He never wore his monarchs

At Sweden's naval bases, gar. risons and military airflelds, sal the arma voes were fired as

1990.

POP

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Government leaders also

the their condolences to wedish Minister in Italy.

Bonn-Dr. Theodore House. West German President, and other officials sent messages of

The Dutch and Swiss Govern- ment also expressed official con. Copenhagen-King Frederick

can..

of Denmark ordered one month's Court mourning, He also celled his visit to Paris with Queen Ingrid, scheduled for next

YOUR CAR WAITS WITHOUT, PHOEBE

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Chinn was weakened by chi war. Its industries, always smal ate` now partly wrecked.

India is comparatively was becaues of a small army (on about a half million man), b] It has the greatest steel mitla Asia, and trained manpower In recent weeks förel

carefu capitols have studied what India's second in comma for foreign affairs, Bir G Shankar Daypal, said about nation's policy.

Political experts find it easy to

He wrote for his fellow-Indit explain China's post-wor loss of

that India would avoid taki Both nations, as compared with sides in the East West argume the rest of Asia, have large ter- would "Independently approd)

cach disputed Insite," wo "draw her sword to detond hij month. The Queen is a grand-self" but could not now afford daughter of King Gustav.

London:-In a message to King part in a major war.

that in wo Gustav, King George expressed Girja sald

india would' Ho regret,

ordered Court meetings

"liberation mourning for two weeks.

of subject 'peop elimination of race discriminas Tru- Washington:President man, in a telegram to King and a greater voice for Asia Gustav's family, sent deep sym- world affair"

The Secretary of State, Mr. Dean Acheson, expressed sorrow in a cable to the Swedish Foreign Minister-Reuter.

WITHOUT

He fell "the decisive vɔices history are no longer centred clusively in the West, clated Press,

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