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Swiss Catholics
Will Try To Remove Ban
Swiss Catholics have
News contributions, always wel-scale effort to abolish an come, should be addressed to the
Berne, June 2.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1955.
begun their first full- article of the Federal
Bator, business communications and Constitution which bans the Jesuits (the Society advertisements to the Secretary;
of Jesus) from all activity in Switzerland.
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During the session of the Federal Parliament which opens on June 6, a motion to this effect will be pressed by the Catholic-Conservative group in the Council of States, the Upper House. Author of the motion is Herr Ludwig von Moos, member for the little Catholic. Canton of Obwalden.
motion, provided that it passes through the Council of States. until after the Election.
The Federal Council Switzer-
In addition to demanding the abrogation of the article banning the Jesuite, the motion asks for 10 cents PER WORD OVER 20 the repeal of another article of the Constitution which forbids Births, Deaths, Marriages, the reopening of convents closed land's collegial Government is Personal $5.00 per insertion
after the short civil war of 1846- expected to inform the Council not exceeding 25 words, 2547 between the Protestant and of States that it would be will- cents each additional word. Catholic Cantons of Switzerlanding to consider a revision of the and the foundation of new con-Constitution if both Houses of Parliament "accept the Catholic ¦vents or religious orders.
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by the Protestant majority of the Swiss Diet, which was the forerunner of the Federal Assembly set up in the following year. The Catholic Cantons had broken away from the Diet and form-torate, ed a rival League (Sonderbund), which was reduced to subnis- sion by the armed forces of the rate, general 11.12. ang Protestant Cantons.
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Protestant and central authority in the history population of the unicent Confederation, in about 41 per cent Catholic. Some enaded the ban on the Jesuits, Cantons are predominantly Pro- held testant, some predominantly whom mom Protestants largely responsible for the fore-Catholic, and sume fairly equally
The ban mix
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Midsummer night revellers
CDT will greet
French Parachutist Rene Vincent has set up a new world record with a jump he made over Toussus-le-Noble using seven parachutes. The previous record was held by James Williams In 1947 when be made a
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Offer
Templer Leaves For Cairo
as Chief
Chartes
The Queen
By Elizabeth Kitson
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Oslo, June 2. "My best friend at the kindergarten has her birthday the day Queen Elizabeth comes to Oslo: Do you think you could persuade the Queen to visit our kindergarten that day?"
That question was put to me by the six-year- old daughter of a friend of mine here. But, although childish, it is typical of the enthusiastic interest being shown here in the forthcoming offi- cial visit to Oslo of the Queen and Prince Philip..
Nor is it only the children gaily decorated with fresh who are interested, All kinds green birch branches, take par- of people, young and old, from ties out for the whole evening. town and country, are already maybe stopping at some beach fireworks making plans to be in town or islet for pletics,
time during the three and dancing, and not returning midsummer days of the visit, until early morning. -June 24, 25, and 26, in the hope of catching a glimpse of the couple from popular Royal
some
Britain.
All
and kinds of public
Institutions, too, are private quietly busy with preparations varying from the cleaning and decorating of housefronts to the flowers in public planting of
parks..
ever.
morning.
This year, the number
of boating parties on the Oslofjord and rcut the South coast is to be greater than Amman, June 2,"
expected
For everyone knows that General Sir Gerald Templer,
the royal yacht Britannia will who is touring the Middle East
somewhere in preparation for his new
make her landfall of the
off South Norway during that appointment
up the British Imperial General Staf,
night and will stoom fjord during the early hours of the Ford Makes An left here today for Cairo after a
three-day visit,
It is doubtful whether the Sir
Midsummer night, the night With General
Queen and Prince Philip will much sleep that Keightley, Commander-in-Chief between June 23 and 24, is an e
night, for
Norwegian a real Detroit, June 2, of the British Middle East Land important festival in Norway. Bet so very
It is the shortest night of the midsummer night welcome will year and even in Oslo, which await them, with all kinds The newspaper Detroit News Forces, General Templer had an the audience with King Hussein and
is some way south of the Mid-
gay music, fireworks bonfires, reported here today that Ford Motor Company had the Jordan Prime Minister, Said
swarms of Attle boats el Mufti and visited British air night Sun area, it does not get and 01 offered
laden with gay parties, bases, Arab Legion camps, Home really dark at all. There
only a suggestion of twilight: The official programme for Guard units and armistice, lines
for an hour around midnight. the Royal visit has not yet This is the right
Considerable been published. at Jerusalem and Ramallah, -
cording
custom, cerecy is being maintained Reuter.
parties of merrymakers gather court
is circles here. But it at the fjordside or up in
believed that after the official hills, light big bonfires and
visit to Oslo, the Queen and the Duke. may spend a few dance round them to the music of accordions or gramophones, days' private holiday at Hanko, until dawn.
the Congress Industrial Organisations (CIO) United Auto Workers Union a plan for employment senurity, which in effect, agreed to the controversial principle guaranteed annual wage,
of the
of
a
Miami, June 2 Dolores Kipple water-sklied 65 miles from the Bahamas to one aki Miami standing on
The 140,000 workers Ford Company had been due to go on strike the Brst company- wide one in the firm's history
It took her just over two hours. On Monday over the issue of a
comment a Her. contract, including new demand for 2 guaraniced monotonous." -- China annual wage-France-Presse.
Special.
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
*FOR THIRTEEN YEARS, ALL I'VE HEARD IS MANDRAKE, MANDRAKE UNTIL I'M SICK OF THE HAME!"
500N-MANDRAXE WILL COME--MANDRAKÉ --
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SPINACH
By Frank Bobbins
POOR, MISGUIDED VÄNDAL {MALL, THAT SLASH STUFF TO
DISCOURAGE ME FROM TAILING HIM! OU SNAP! MUCH PREFERS BEING CHAUFFEURED!
was
when,
ancient
is
ac-
the
BOAT TRIPS In Oslo, boat trips
on the fjord are most popular. Yachts, motor boats and rowing boats,
TALK
ABOUT
MAGIC!
Have you seen
Admiral
AIR CONDITIONERS
AND REFRIGERATORS
GAY
*THE JAM THAT MADE TASMANIA FAMOUS"
DAIRY BOX
MILK
CHOCOLATE
this situation
calls for a
San Miguel
of
ar island at the mouth of the Oslofjord and a yachting centre Crown to Cowes. equivalent
Olay has A country Prince house there and both his yacht the Duke and ene belonging of Edinburgh are expected to take part in the Regatta which starts on June 30.
QUAY OF HONOUR
The official visit will start when the Britannia arrives in Oslo harbour on the morning ef Friday, Juna 24, and anchors only a little way off the steps, Opposite Oslo's imposing modern City Hall These steps, known as The Quay of Honour", are reserved for special
occasions.
and are only used for cerv- monial visits or by foreign nevel vessels on goodwill cruises.
On their right as they sail in, the Queen and the Duke will sce
grass-covered the solid bastions and ancient towers of the mediaeval fortress, the Akershus Castle, which in Middle Ages served as formidable defence for the tiny town which nestled behind In striking contrast they will see, at the back, of the large open
square, the dark red brick City Hall, completed only a few years ago, with 119 two big square towers de- corated with sculptured Agures of the town's patron saint, St Halvard.
The 82-year-old King Haakeri and the Royal family will be on the Quay to greet the young Queen and the Duke when they
ashore from their barge. step
Oslo citizens hope that weather permitting, there will be a ceremonial drive in oper curs round the main streets of the town and up to the Royal Palace where the Royal guests are to stay. Many people here already, trying to secure window places on the route and the streets are sure to be gack- ed with people.
are
STATE BANQUET As far as is known, now, King Haakon will give a State Banquet the Royal Palace on the first evening, and will take his
guests to a special Royal Command Performance at the Theatre on the Satur→
been
planned
for the visitors is not yet known. When the Duke of Edinburgh visited Oslo on his way to the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952, he went to see the famous Viking Ships, the Kon Tiki Taft and Nansen's and Amimadsen's
arctic exploring
ship Fram with King Haakon as an ent
enthusiastic guide.
The Queen is to visit Akershus Carlo to lay
wreath on the memorial to Norway's World War II patriots, and she may also visit the. British war graves, plot in an Osio cemetery.
On the last evening, Sunday, June 26, the Queen and the Duke will entertain the Nor wegian Royal Family to dinner on board the Britanda.
After the quests have
gone
down
ushore, the Royal Yacht- will anchor and sail weigh
night
the fjord during the
Escorts to the Britannia dur ing the visit in Norway will be the British, frigates, HMS Uridine Urania - and Virago, China Mall Special;
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