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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1956.

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WORLD'S SMALLEST REPUBLIC

IN SWEDEN

Forest Community

With 40 Citizens

Stockholm, May 3. Tucked away in northern Sweden is the smallest republic in the world, although the only recognition it has had so far from the King and the country is a smile.

Named Ausen-Holmen, after the Republie and relations be the two stretches of forest land tween Aasen-Holmen and Swe- which constitute its territory, den have continued peaceful. This Republic torty cunts 40

15

70-year-

Lizens. Its president Valfridus Gustavi, a okt gentleman farmer.

40

Ausen-Helmen

Hes 173 the Swedish province of Varmland, or perhaps one should north say, is bounded by the inSwedish province of Varmland. Nowadays thus a population

The Republic, unea, was founded after World War 1 113 a group of loen!moblain farmers who happened to rend m article In magazine describing

saiilen Treaty.

the

Ver-

In the early days of the Re-

agricultural publie, young people were happy ito join in Es merry c. bit now they are attracted by the The farmers decided

cinemas that, bright girls and elty

mit of the land over could carve ir statesmen territories and found Republies. Many have, therefore, emigrated so could they. So they merged to Sweden. their lands and drew up a con atitufion

own

Frontiers Patrolled

[F

Tulay. Aasen-Holmen hats its Cabinet. including Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Finance, a Minister of the Interior und Chief of the Admiralty. The latter super- vises the lake which forms part of the territory.

the border

Citzens

Mart

The remaitijag

will doubtless Growing old and Ponsülute social problem for Anger. Holmen's rulers one day.

More Sophisticated

Indeed. Valfeicus himself IN ofread that no successor will be the forthcoming to carry Republies traditions wher hie bos passed away

granted

The frontiers are patrolied by uniformed soldiers ated visitors are informed by nollees | recently, he in six different languages that they may not enter without

Address and note books, children's books, che nela. Very wide sales-

special passport signed by is available at South China [hus Manus, Limited, Hong Kong and halisbury Road, Kowloon, Trade Cikpatites invited.

SOMETHING

STAMPS

EXCLUSIVE,

:

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mickets of ansurtrý Martin. tom From 20 eekla jer porket upwardis All entret

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Bayes-Davy at Hol's

BUTTERFIELD & SWARK,

Agent

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TO ADVERTISERS

BUNDAY POST HERALD Space for commoratal advertising should be booked not Inter than noon on Wednesdays.

For the BOUTH CHINA MORNING POST and the CHINA MAIL, 48 hours before date of publication. Bpecial Announcements and Classified Advertina - mante as usual,

WATER

USE IT

Presklent

CHEL

audience, which he foreign journalist lamented. The Varmland character 12 setting more sophisticated and worldly. We are losing our sense of mis-

KI chief, phantasy.

playful-

Quai D'Orsay Reception

Mail Notices

Hawaii, US.A.... Causda, 6 p. Malaya, Indonesia, Australis," Now Zealand. 6 p.m.

Tho istest

posting times of shown below are those för un- registered correspondence posted at (XO., Hongkong.

The intest

0 p.m. which, pusting tins elsewhere In general, are cartier than the P.G. mes can be ascertained by enquiry at the local office.

The latest posting timen for registered articles are generally ene nots earlier than the time. shown below. Faruculars regard- ing parcel malle can be Amer. tained by enquiry at any post office.

FRIDAY, MAY 4 By Ais

Canada, the

Any visitor crossing the from-ness."--China Man Special ter illegally will find the uniformed patrols slow to reach Aasen-Holmen has a manpower shortage. So its frontier guarda

soldiers inaches are dummy wooxi.

The members of the Cabinet, who include on artist, a market gardener, a lawyer me a farm. en, meet oner a month President's Pa

Is that

Manor

At these meetings, they wear

formal clothes consisting

frock coals, top hats and false

Many beards.

the also carry

Aasen- "Order of the Louse," Holmen's highest distinction, awarded only to eltizens of outstanding merit.

Special Dishes

{N

Al their Cabinet meetings, members speak u special langu- nge which, they maintain. the original language of the territory. Visitors describe il Da mixture of Swedish and dog

Latin.

After the meeting. the Ministers cat special dishes concocted by the President and wash them down with a patent red currant brew of which only the President knows the rect pe.

Once a year all the citizens of the Republic meet for the nutional festival. There is cal-

!

ing, dancing and singing and! a procession through

ugh a сете monial alley of wooden figures carved by the Foreign Minister, These wooden Apparen carry slogans to

the

encourage

citizens on their way through

life

"Typical slogans are: "You are lucky often and unlucky seldom." "The more you strive. the more you will realise that your deserts will be small."

The figures range from sur- to a lifesize model of a beautiful lady. She 14 called the "Lady

IS PRECIOUS realistic effigies

WISELY

Headaches (BAYER)

Toothaches

Colds

are quickly Overcome by

CAFASPIN

•

19

of

the

Woods." Ausen-Holmen mythe- logy says that she dwells in the depths of the wooda and lures men to their destruction. Young men fall in love with her benuty, plunge into the forest to win her and never return.

President Immune

rt-

The 70-year-old President Valfridus, is, however, immune. He has learned through the years how to hold converse with her without being lured deeper and deper into the wood where the Spirit of Destruction lurks. Indeed, Valfridus has been corded in the national chronicles ne saying, "She is just a nice girl with problems of her own." Valfridus A few years ago. wrote to Sweden's Premier, Mr Tage Erlander. and asked him to respect the frontiers Aanen-Holmen.

of

ot

The President proclaimed the some time that Swedish tax collectors would be shot on sight and left unburied if, they dared to cross the border and enter Republican territory,

Report has that good natured Mr Erlander straftod reply but some one forgot to post it. Or maybe one of the Aasen- Holmeri frontier guarda inter- cepted it and dared not deliver 15. do. Vaiteldus desk var should brook, oùs between the atatce

то

Fortunately, the tax collectors aen able to collect their levies in

-

Catro, May 3 The Prosecutor's Office

Jewn that 77 nounced toxiny accused of forging birth rer- to Lificates du enable Zionists

bo enve Egypt will

tried in Cairo eramtatal court on May 14

Unjură PreAS

Formula, U.S.A.. d pm. 02.10.

Pakistan. Thailand, Indie,

Great Britalar

East, Africa. Europe, & p.m.

Japan, p.m.

By BurtacE Macau. 6 p.m.

BATURDAY, MAY 5

Middle

acd

By Air Peking. Shanghai, Hangow, Kun- ming, 10 am.

Thailand, Malaya, Indonesia. Aus- Iulio, New Zealand & Ceylon, Noon,

Philippines, 2 p.m.

Thailand, India, Pakistan, Mickle East, Africa, Great Britain & Europe,

p.m.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

IT'S A GIANT CARPENTER

ANT!

9.30

IT MUST HAVE EATEN

OUR GRAIN!

FERDINAND

NANCY

NOT BEFORE LUNCH- DON'T DO THINGS SO IMPULSIVELY

(C80109

JOHNNY HAZARD

THAT FRAY WITH THE HELICOPTER COST US TIME WE'LL HAVE TO PUSH TO MAKE OUR RENDEZVOUSE HOM YOU..... WHAT WERE YOU DOING ON BOARD?

Hmm--THE SIZE OF A GREAT DANE!

ALWAYS

PAUSE

AND REFLECT

SHALL I PERSUADE HER TO TALK,

STEFFIT

Furmons, Japan, Okinawa, Korba, Indo-China, France, 6 pm.

By Burface Formosa, a.m. China, People's Republic. 10.30

Japan, Jamalos, Noun, Maco. p.m. Indu-China,

India, Pakistan india, Parcels via Karach

Malaya, Ceylon, Aden. Middle Great Britain, Europe, • p.m.

Pilippines, à p.m.

China, People's Republia, g.. Maono, d pru.

SUNDAY, MAT O

By Air

Pallippince

Formosa,

P.

Canada, 0 p.m. Pakistan Middle East, Afrien, Great Britain & Europe,

Buzina India.

5.Wall, 0 p.m.

By Barface Macao, 1 p.m.

MONDAY, MAY 7 By Surface China, People's Republic. 10.30am. Italy, France (Netherland Parcela direct), 11 4.m.

Australia, New Zealand, Noon,

Macao, p..

Malaya, p.16.

Macao, a p.m.

LUCKILY, IT ONLY

EATS WOOD.

A reception wan held re- cently at the Quai d'Orsay, Paris, for Italy'n President Gronchi. ife in pictured centre

chatting

with Monsignor Larella, the Papal France's Pre- Nuncio, while

sident Coty, right, looks oz. Express Photo.

Pedigree Puppy

Prices

In

Soar Tokyo

Tokyo, May 8.

Pedigree puppy prices are soaring here as more Japanese recognise the virtue of owning a pet capable of protecting the house from thieves and also likely to earn extra cash by winning a championship.

Mr

Tamotsu Sakamoto, Occupying Arst ploce

19 Director-General of the Japanese | popularlly

the Germen Kennel Club

the that dogs Shepherd Kys

followed by have not always enjoyed such Japanese Spaniel and then the popularity here. During World Spits. War II It was considered a crime to keep a dog and patriotic

were Japanese

urged to turn their pets into hides as their contribution to the war effort,

SMALL MARGIN

The only breed to emerge uriscathed from this wholesale

to according purge,

Mr Sakamoto, was the German sheep dog, which was used as war diog and <irew urmy rations.

been

Twelve clubs have

in Japan for established individual breeds the Spitz, Boxer, Collie, Poodle, Spaniel, Doberman, German Sheepdog, Japanese Spaniel, Pomeranian, Great Dane, Akita (Japanese Aghting dog), and All Terrier, The last includes breeds of terriers,

Both The nucleus of a new line of Suzuki system pedigree dogs began when men In the Occupation forces brought their dogs with them.

all known

AMATEURS

for

Mr Sakamoto and Mr deplored the present

used

registering pups on the grounds pedigree that too many organisations are Involved. Under this system,

able dog is

to possess pedigree and than one

onc

Mr Sakamoto estimates that there are more than 2,300,000 more dois registered with the police kennel owners have often been because many of the Japan. throughout

of these deceived only some U por cent or about so-called aristocrats have turn-

be mongrois 150,000

ns purebreds, out qualify The majority of them comprise

Breeding, too, is nearly all in the perennial German sheep and Japanese nutive breeds, the hands of amateurs in

dog

the

Dunlop Dividend This leaves only a small margin absence of sufficient professional

Unchanged

of

London, May 3. Dunlop Rubber Co. re- porta 1835

group trading returns

£18,508,510 compared with £17,717,914 In 1954, group net profit is £5,057,580 compared with

£4,838,500.

Final dividend for the year is 10 per cent, making a total of 14 per cent, un- changed.

The shares fell 711⁄2 pence to 228 9d, from disappoint- ment with the unchanged dividend, United PrERI,

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

IT'S EATING MY HOUSE!

BUT THE BULLET BOUNCES HARMLESSLY OFF THE

TOUGH ARMOR!

By Mik

WHAT ARE

YOU DOING

NOW, NANCY?

By Ernie Bushmiller

PAUSING AND REFLECTING

NO NEED, BRINKI SHE'S UNDOUBTEDLY WITH (1.8, COUNTERINTELLIGENCE-- AND SO WERE THOSE TWO IN THE COPTESEL TIM HER LIP IN THE CABIN vs. Engine

-ERNIE

BUSHMILLEGA

By Frank Robbins

SHE KNOWS HER EVENTUAL FATE....

6-2

[BUT FOR NOW, WE KEEP HER AS HOSTAGE

ARÄINET ANOTHER ENCOUNTER É

for

Many

pedigree dogs are being ruined through careless cross breeding.

the many other types kennelmen. popular in the West.

to According

Sakutaro Suzuki, a director of the Japanese Kennel Club, the

Mr

Credit for the rehabilitation of pro- pedigree dogs in Japan is given fessional breeders are unable to to Mr Tanzan Ishibashi, Minis- obtain the foreign exchange ter of International Trade and needed to import stud dog. Industry. It was he who found- The only ones at present enter- ed the Japanese Kennel Club ing the country are brought in in 1946 and is now its chair- The club has more than by Individual fanciers.

10,000 registered membery and 50 branches throughout Japan. Dog shows are held twice a year.

FIRST PLACE

The actual recognised

of

number breeds in Japan is not accurately known, Only 50 of the 130 species listed by the British and American Kennel 'Clubs were exhibited at the last dog show here.

EVEN

MAGICIANS

Carte arlsberg

If we were

any fresher wed still be on the vine!

Libby's

TRY FROZEN STRAWBERRIES

TODAY

ROWNTREES

MILK CHOCOLATE WITH ALMONDS AND RAISINS

this situation

calls for a

San Miguel

mon.

the.

Regulations governing

dogs are very ownership of strict in Japan. All dogs have to be inoculated for robles and the International system of tattooing the vik with 223 Identification number 19

to begin.

FOON

Stray dogs are periodically rounded up and delivered to the dog pound. Many are used by hospitals for vivisection pur- poses although a branch of the anti-vivisection league has been formed to try to stop the pracTM lee of using dogs and cats for medical research.

TWO WEEKS

Should dog owners change their place of residence their pets must be re-inoculated before being allowed to board the train.

Rules covering the entry of dogs to Japan are slightly easier provided that the owner has conformed to International quarantine regulations. period of detention at the port of entry is two weeks.---China Mail Special.

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