1947-02-15 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1947.

„FIRST. OF ITS KIND

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TENSE MOMENT WAITING TO

THE

STEEL ACENTRE PIN

SLEEPY LITTLE GOA WANTS FREEDOM

This movement recently brought an announcement from the Portu- guese Government that Gon would be granted a new political status.

THE longing of the Asiatic THE

peoples for freedom from foreign rule has spread to sleepy little Goa, Portuguese colony that is little more than

Little is known as to what sort of a dot on the map of Indin.

The movement for freedom from regime the Portuguese contemplate Portugal and union with an indepen-for Goa or when it would be effective, dent India has drawn growing sup- port from Inside and outside Goa.

Drug Smuggling

Into America

Many drug rings are being or- ganized in Europe and the

Middle

East to smuggle heroin, oplum and other narcoties into the United States at fabulous prices, the US Customs Service revealed recently.

statements sald Goverment

the people would have a voice in the shaping of it.

Goa nationalists greeted the an- nouncement susplelously. They suggested it was a propaganda device through which Portugal hopes to guin admittance to the United Na-

tions.

By G. MILTON KELLY

Over US$10,000 worth of smuggled oplum was seized from two Turkish ship's remen and a Chinese ship's cock inst week as they attempted to Tight censorship cloaks happenings bring packages of dope ashore in in Cios. Press dispatches are cen- New Jersey. At least $200,000 worth sored. It is reported that newspapers of heroin was seized from a Corsican | are not allowed to publish until the seaman on a ship from Le Havre at censor has seen the complete text of the some time.

the editions.

"This international drug rings have outlets here and we are making It is known that the Goa National "fighting com- every effort to track them down," Congress formed a and Mr Josephi Flynn, Assistant Sur-mittee" to stage and direct sit-down of the New York Customs, demonstrations against foreign rule veyor "There has been a shortage of drugs and on behalf of civil liberties. In the illicit market in the United Staten since the end of the war and foreign dope rings are making every effort to supply the demand through clever smugglers."-United Press.

The Goa government-has confirmed that at least four persons have been deported and others arrested in con- nection with politicni demonstrations.

Indian nationalists who demand the union of Gon and free India have been assisting Gon nationalists with finances and propaganda. They a voluntary attempted to develop economic boycott by Indian business against the Portuguese colony.

Description of this boycott as a blockade is far from accurate. Much trade continues across the frontier.

A

vast.

The ancient smuggling trade flourishes. There is no interference with Goa shipping. The Goa Govern-

recently announced | ment

Programme to modernise the colony and stimulate prosperity. The ob- fective is to keep the people con-

tented.

Gon has been a Portuguese colony since its conquest in 1510. It has an area of 1,537 square miles and a population of 900,000. It is situated on the western const of India about 250 miles south of Bombay.

Only about the one-third of the area is the cultivated. Its 51-mile railroad connects with Indian rail- ronds. It runa through miles of Jungle where monkeys swing across the right of way. Tigers and elephants may be seen from the train windows.

Salt works arid manganese minex industries. The are the chief colony's principal seaport is Mor-

mugoa.

The capital is Novagoa, situnted harbour. on an island in the Goa The majority of the population are Hindus-Associated Press.

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Thoroughly Schooled

In Diplomacy

BY LARRY HAUCK

A 57-year-old Belgian, thoroughly schooled in the ways of diplomacy, is the new chairman of the United Nations Security Council on the eve of far-reaching debates on world-wide arans limitation.

Fernand van Lasfensove, a small grey-haired man who carries his 140 pounds erectly, has been in the diplomatic service for 30 years.

Now as Ambassador of the Belglan Government and permanent United Nations delegate, he took the guvel under the rule of rotating chairmanship.

During the German occupation he fled to France, then to Scot-

land,

As Secretary General of Foreign Affairs he first became an official to take responsibility for bringing up the exile administra- tion in London,

He is married with two daughters. He has written four books on economic and politlent subjects, and holds a series of decorn- Alons from his own and other governments, including China. Associated Press.

SCIENCE

Round

DELVES INTO AFRICA

The British Empire

- By - GEORGE

PATEMAN

Highest Birthrate

In 25 Years

A total of 820,268 births were recorded in Britain during 1946. This is the highest figure since 1921 and represents a birthrate of 19.1 per 1,000 population, which is thrice above that for 1945 and four above the 1938 rate.

Deaths in 1940 totalled 401,750. With the news of births came also news of birth certificates when Mr. Bevan, Minister of Health, publish- ed a short Bill to end the tragedy of Innocent children being forced to parade illegitimacy before their schoolmates and the world.

The Bill-Births and Deatlis Registration, 1947-introduces a new "short" birth certificate.

11 will omit all reference to

parentage or adoption, and may be used on all normal occasions where evidence cf age រង required-- examinations, scholarships or pen- alons.

Swedes Don't Like Refused To Carve

Liquor Rationing

the

The bow-legged, middle-aged gentleman with very purple nose stepped to the edge of the embankment of the Stockholm Stream, groped in his pocket for some. thing, produced a grey little book, tore it with a curse and threw it into the water.

Thousands of Stockholmers cheered.

The little man turned round with tears brimming in his

eyes.

"A weight has been lifted off my mind," he said. "I have done my part for my country."

This actually happened in the Swedish capital" "when" 10,000 Stöcke holmers spent their Sunday after- noon watching the owners of liquor rallon backs throw their books into the river as a protest against the liquor rationing system.

A nationwide campaign against liquor-rationing was started by an anonymous group of Swedes, Leaflets demanding a national protest were spread throughout the country and every Swede was asked to turn out to burn the ration books in public on huge pyreS.

But the police authorities, objeel- ing to the proposed brge-scale auto do fe in Stockholm, stated that the action was illegal and that nobody could burn his rallon book without pales permission.

j

The leaders of the

anti-ration Campaign found out that ro ex- isting law forbade the throwing of quer ration books into the oes.

In Stockholm, citizens were asked to gather at the River and throw In "these proofs of our being slaves 0.0 antiquated, unbearable system. "

to

But there were a hundred times more spectators than co-operators at this tragi-comic demonstration. Only about 100 books were dropped into the water. Of these, only very few were valid..

Policemen, who were instructed to fish the floating books from the water, quickly established that the owners of most of the books they found were banned from buying iiquor as they had been convicted of drunkneISER,

Many of the books were not even liquor. ration bookta. Stockholm citizens who agreed with the Idea of this popular demonstration, but hated to part with their drink

throw Fations,

Only

νησίους little bookleta similar to the ration books into the river.

According to the police, only ten pass-booics were fished up. These could be claimed by the owners at police headquartern, if they pay the police one, krona for 'their trouble.

Liquor stationing was inaugurated in 1922 against the will of the majority of the people. According to rellable estimates, 80 per cent of Swedes.. to-day are against this partial prohibition. United Press.

Face Of Hitler

"Wast", famous Austrian crafts-

man

of the mountain valley of Galtat, in the British zone of Austria, whose exquisite wood carvings are trensured in all parts of the world by former tourist in Austria, is now busy at his graft 'again.

With the aid of the British decu- pation authorities, he recently opened his first exhibition, for nine years, Ho refused to Carvo the face of Hitler.

A solentifle ́nnfarl which will use the latest technical devices to learn the secrets of the African Jungles will get under way in the next few months, reports United Press.

Plans for the expedition are be inst ampleted by its commander, veteran tropical explorer Attilio Gattl, and his nuthor-wife, Ellen. whose home straddles the Canadian border,

Outfitted with mobile radio slations, travelling laboratories and specially built, equipment, the ex- pedition will study Africa's animal und plant life and visit triben of Pygmies and other natives,

A "floating island"--a silently. propolled craft camouflaged with used freal vegetation-will be

on the rivers and lakes so that mem- bers of the expedition can approach close enough to photograph animals and record their sounds.

DIVING EYE

natural

They will use a "diving eye," a grotesque device which will be sub- colour whatever. fish merged to photograph in

or animals there may be under water.

Since the expedition is sponsored by a Chicago manufacturer of elec tric and electronic supplies, special attention. will be given to radio phenomena. The mysterious "moun- tains of the man" were expected to provide an ideal location, since their bases lie in a steaming jungle peaks aro their 17,000-feel and

covered with snow.

Otherwise inaccessible parts of the mountains will be reached by a specially designed hellcopter, which also will be used to explore and photograph hidden game havens and little known jungle animals.

•

ex-

THE LOST LAKES Gatt and his companions expect that the safari would last SIX months and would Include an ploratory tour of the "lost takes of Ruwenzori," innumerable cratera scattered over the slopes of the mountains.

A powerful radio station will be set up on uwenzori capable ot keeping the expedition in immediate contact with the sponsors' plant in Chicago and radio "hams" through- out the nation,

Scientific experiments involving and electricity will be con- radio ducted in the "wettest spat on earth"

the Ituri Forest. This is below the western slopes of the mountains and is perpetually soaked by torren- tial rains and melting snows,

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