1947-04-07 — Page 4

De Gaulle Pledges France Will Stand By Anti-Tyranny Forces

Strasbourg, Apr. 6.

If ever new tyranny should menace all or part of the world, "we are assured in advance that France and the United States will be in agreement to oppose it," declared General Charles de Gaulle, former leader of the Free French movement, in a specch here to-day in the presence of the United States Ambassador to France, Mr A. Jefferson Caffery.

General de Gaulle was addressing a large crowd of thousands after the unveiling of a plaque in Strasbourg Cathedral to the memory of 6,000 American soldiers killed in the liberation of Alsace.

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In his speech the General | nations-and in the first place the

a heavy frankly abandoned the delicate Four-have balance which all French foreign policy makers have so far tried to maintain in French relations with Soviet Russin and the United States.

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the All the listeners interpreted General's statement as an allusion to the Soviet Union. He is the first French leader since the end of the war to frankly put the question: "If you have to clioose, ure you with America and the West or with

Russia?"

After paying tribute to America's part in the war, the General emphasised that the similarity of ideals of the American and French people "has created between them a sort of moral link which is general

and which ly exceptional vicissitudes have been able to break.

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"It is a fact thu every time in the Justico has been wounded

cop- world, French and Amerkan sciences have been aroused at the same time, and our two democracies have always had the same power ful reaction when cailed upon to defend liberty in danger," he said. Uneasy Road Ahead "The world has beford it a horizen which is not clear and road which In not easy," he continued:-

"To nolve

the

Breat

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which face the human race to-day and above all the problem of peace,

would

The General enncluded marks with the affirmation that the United States and France .always

in. fighting be together threat of tyranny, and added: "May this certainty everywhere strengthen the minds and hearts of free men who intend to

to remain free."

Tens of thousands of people, many horn had travelled from distant points, turned out for the unveiling ceremony despite the persistent rain.

The United States Ambassador and General de Gaulle were welcomed at the steps of the Cathedrd by the Bishop of Strasbourg, and before the unvelling of the memorial they lis tened to the rendering of The Magnifleat by the Cathedral choir.

Political Controversy Tumuitous

cheers greeted

the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1947.

ROAD SAFETY CAMPAIGN

Hundreds of school children were 'given an opportunity to learn the rules of the road from the car drivers' point of view at a Road Safety Exhibition opened in London recently. One of the most popular exhibits is a mature motor car fitted with a screen on which appears the various road signs and signals, operated by a police constable from the back of the ear,

King To Open Southern Rhodesia Parliament

BY ROBERT FAHS

(United Press Staff Correspondent)

Salisbury, Apr. 6. The Royal Family will leave the Union of South Africa to-morrow for a nine-day visit to the self-governing colony of Southern Rhodesia.

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King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and Princesses Eli- zabeth and Margaret spent a quiet Easter Sunday to-day, appearing in public only when they drove to church and returned to government house.

American Ambassador and General de Gaulle when they emented from the Cathedral and healed an official procesion to the neighbouring square of the city where a review of the

The Royal party is scheduled undeveloped. There are only about local garrison took place,

scattered to make an early departure to- 5,000 white person living in the Women and children

country and they are outnumbered flowers in the path of the General, morrow morning, leaving go-countr

one by the native African and when he got into als car at the vernment house at 8 a.m. The por

population of 1,000,000. Nearly half end of the day's ceremonies the Gene King's Flight is scheduled to of the white population resides in eral was obliged to out again and walk for a quarter of a mile between take off from Zwartkops air the two cities-Salisbury, 22,000 and Bulawayo, 19,000, Bulawayo is the station at 8.35 a.m. for Salis-principal industrial and commercial ranks of cheering Alsatians.

The General's remarks at the cer-bury, the capital of Southern centre. emony enused a temper of contro- | Rhodesia,

French political circles. versy in where it is recalled that fast week the French Premier, M. Ramadier, begged the General not to the any

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PILGRIMS CROWD ROME AT EASTER

Rome, Apr. G.. The Eternal City celebrated Easter 10-day under a warm. brilliant sun, with majestic pontifical masses in the four great basiliens and solemn masses in 365 parochint churches, attended for the first time since the war by a largo influx of French and Swiss lourists and pilgrims.

At St Peter's. where Cardinal Federico Tedeschini officiated AL pontifical 1058, saisted by the canons of St Peter's and attended by the entire clergy of the basilica in a simple,

strielly

setting, liturgical foreign visitors were especially noticeable. They included members of the diplomalle corps, French and Swing students on

Eastern pligrimage and Britons" and Ameri

cons,

At the end of the pontifical mass at St Peter's, the greatest of the sacred relics of Christ's passion- the spear, a fragment of the Cross and Veronica's vell-were exhibited Le sume 20,000, faithful. These re- licy are shown only during Holy Week and on Eastern Sunday.

The massive basilica and the im- mense St Peter's Square were Jammed.

Pope's Special Audience Pope Plus celebrated mass early this morning in his private chapel, after which he received in

speclut audience the European delegation of UNRRA now meeting here. To morrow the Pontiff is scheduled to

group of French and Swiss students on an Easter pilgrimage in Ilome.

receive in special audience a large

both sexes wore Easter inery as they All Rome was festive to-day, and went to their parochial churches, whose altars were lit with myrind candles and banked with gorgeous spring flowers,

Southern Rhodesian The Romans ate thur customary hard-boiled eggs and salami and can be accepted as dunked pizza into glasses of ver- mouth, full of which had been bless- ed by priests who visited every home and store on Holy Saturday) R.S Rome's belly peated as a sign of Christ's resurrection.

One of the King's Arst official actions after arriving in the colony publication emphasises that the only

who problems

will be to open the Southern Rhode-Persons sinn parliament. I will be the immigrants are skilled workers. It conl time during the Royal tour says that unskilled or semi-skilled of southern Africa that the King labour is performed by the Afrleans has opened a parliament-the first and the white man cannot compete time was the Union of South Africa with him on his present standard of Parliament in Cape Town on Feb-living". Tuary 21.

Denounces 'Annexation' Of Islands

editorial

London, Apr. 6. Manchester

Guardian

to-day bitterly de-

nounced the "amexation of Pacific Inlanda" by the United States under the "polite and convenient guise of strategic trusteeship."

The Guardian, which is one of the lending Liberal newspapers in Bri tain, commended the British Govern

United ment for protesting in the Nations Security Counell to the last against a "move which will inevila- bly debase still more the coin of in- ternational morality."

į special ceremony for making politi

cal speeches. Ils speech to-day, it is said, showed that the General has taken

notice of the request. It is noteworthy that

the

Com munist members of the Strasbourg Municipal Council refused to vote cre- dits for to-day's ceremony and ab- stained from attending it. Orders to all members of the Communist Party in Alsice were to go Ashing to- "morrow" or do anything that strikes their fancy, but to keep away from The de Gaulle meeting-Reuter.

Labour Party

Rebels

(Continued from Page 1) policy and position in world affairs, reduction in principally because service wo.ld

out appear to rule the possibility at conscripts could be used for Harrison duty abroad.

EFFECT OF CUTS

Guy Eden, diplomatic correspon- dent' of Lord Beaverbrook's uling Conservative Sunday Express, suk

Mr Bevin muỹ “take the line thak the cut makes it impossible fur Britain to pursue her present forvigu policy.

Painting out that the United States had procured these former Japanese mandates because it sald possesalon rity necessary for national security. was

Eden said, "Socialist MPs who the editorial said: "This, is at least

forced a change of Cabinet policy an argument which everyone GI

made no secret of the fact that their understand, even if it seems to con-

main object was, to compel modifi- travene the Roosevelt pledge in the

cations of British foreign policy by Atlantic Charter that his country Bought no aggrandizement-territor-moking it impossible to send large

garrisons overseas. lal or otherwise."

"This may be overcome to some

The editorial added that the agree-

extent

by sending young conscripts ment provented the United Nations overseas for the major part of their or any nation from having any rights | training. · But this may produce in the matter and concludes that this another set of troubles as critics "Is an agreement which has very feel that conscription is justified little to do with trusteeship."—United | only for home defence."United Press

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Southem Rhodesin is on of the youngest self-governing members of the British Commonwealth, The country is so young that men still living partie pated in the occupation, settlement and subsequent stages of development.

in-

The Easter holiday will continue The Southern Rhodesian parlis- to-morrow, which is called "Little ment has only one chamber, the Easter here, when Romans go pie- Jegislative assembly, with 30 inem-nicking in the suburbs, up the slopea bers and an appointed speaker. The otMonte constitution provides for the estab- Eternal City and along the Appian Mario overloking the lishment of an upper chamber in the Way-United Press.

ture. The

present cabinet cludes the prime minister, who is The colonisation of the territoriesve ministers. At the last general minister of native affairs, and (Southern and Northem Rhodesia)

election, in April 1946, the following was the dream of Cecil Rhodes, Em parties

won seals in parliament: pire builder. Once in the 1880's United Party 14, Liberal Party 11. whin maps of southern

Rhodesia Labour Party Southern Rhodesia Labour Party 2. 3, and

Africa

showed only the Cape and Natal colonies in red to indicate British terrilary, Rhodes used his finger on a large wall map to outline the larg. unexplored area, saying: "f want to see, all that red."

Settlement Begins

Country's Economy

The economy of the country is primarily based on agriculture and mining. The principal agricultural products are tobacco, maize, cotton and cattle. Mining products are gold. chrome, asbestos and coal. the country's other industries supply various needs of the hune market,

Most of

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In 1888 Rhodes made his first move toward settlement of what was then known as Matabeleland, obtaining a concession from King Lobengula of the great and warlike Matabele tribe. The following year he formed the British South Africa Company under royal chart, and the first pioneer of the country is a plateau at an over-TO-DAY'S column of several hundred adven-nge height of 4,000 to 5,500 feet, which turous settlers moved into the ter- results in a temperate climate, The summer, October to April, is the ritory

In 1890.

The occupation was peaceful until the end of 1803 when Lobengulu led an uprising against the settlers. Aupther period of peaceful expan-

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TC- bellion started. The Mashonas also revolted in June and, although the Matabeles surrendered in October the Mashonas continued fighting until October 1997.

The colony then proceeded along growth a steady and, progressive under the administration of the British South Africa Company until 1023 when the people decided govern themselves. The first prime minister was Sir Charles Coghlan. The present prime minister is Sir Godfrey Huggins, head of the United Party, who bas held ofco sineq

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Undeveloped "Expanses Large expanses of Southern Rhodesta's 150,000 square miles are

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PASSOVER CELEBRATED WITHOUT

INCIDENT IN JERUSALEM

Strifo And Bloodshed

Jews

While

thronged hundreds wearlly

the

no

Jerusalem, Apr. 5. families retold the ancient story of all Christian communities, " Reminiscent of martial law the DP's of Israel under the cruel Jewish worshippers were Egyptian Pharaoh, and how the Lord before the Walling Wall, nights which prevailed in Jeru fed them forth from the land of of Christian pilgrims were salem during the first half of bondage, through the paried waters climbing, the Via Dolorosa nearby. March this year at the height of the Red Sea into a land "dowing | nlong which Jesus carried his cress,

The Samaritan Passover of the Jewish underground ter- with milk and honey."

the formerly bustling,

Sinco the destruction of the spacious avenues of the modern, Jerusalem the Holy, for the past Second Temple of the Jews by newly-built area of the Holy two decades the scene of strife and Itomans under Titus in 70 AD..

have been made by the City, outside the ancient walls, bloodshed, presented a solemn up-sucrifices

pearance since dawn

or which Passover is one, they come to criss-crossed by miles of burbed fur-capped, bearded, side-surday as Jews, but three times each year, of wire and bisected into fourthodox. Easternly-urbanned Wailing Wall, which tradition de- Jerusalem to pray and weep at the with security zones, presented a derbiental and Western Jews turned signates as the only part of the an serted appearance at an early out in their respective finery. All clent Temple which has been left hour last night. The predomi- made their way under the vigilant intact.

Gerizim nantly Jewish inhabitants were eyes of British police and soldiers

The heights of Mount all inside their homes celebrating the Old City to the western wall of Schechem) will be illuminated this down the narrow crooked lanes of overlooking Nablus (the Biblical the anniversary of the flight of the Templc.

day in the next Jewish calendar the children of Israel from The wall's huge, ancient blocks of month of lyar by the sacrificial fres Egypt, the feast of the Pass-stone, worn amooth by the touches, for the paschal lamb as the small kisses and tears of devout Jews who Samaritan community, numbering come here to pray and reflect upon little over 50 souls, will colebrate From almost every brightly - Israel's ancient tories, rises abrupt their Passover. Although not strict- minated home came the sound of ly on the western side of the Haram ly Jews, these people, who are dis voices raised in songs of Joy and Es-Sherit, King Solomon's Temple tinguished from their Arab: neigh praise. Around Labies set with aren.

bours only by their side curls, häve Jowish delicacles and sparkling with Because of its intimate associa- kept alive the ancient Jewish cus polished allverware and bottles of tions with the Last Supper and the tam of ancrificing "the firstings of sacramental wine reflecting the Sacrifico of Calvary, the Feast of the the flock and the fatlings theres warm glow of the candles, Jewish Passover. has great significance for United Press..

-over.

Ball Pen King Seeks Air Mark

New York, Apr. 6. The start of the attempt by Milton Reynolds, Chicago ball pen manufacturer, to beat thin record round-the-world fight was delayed for the second sue- cessive time today by an over- haul of the carines.

The record for the fight in 01 hours 14

achieved by minutes. Howard Hughes, the Bim pro- ducer, in 1938.

An official of Newark Airport, New Jersey, Balil today the flight would probably

hot begin for about two days.

Reynolds hopes to make the flight in 55 hours on a course of 13,000 kilometres by Way of Cairo and Karaclık-Reuter.

"Worst Actor”

ན

Of 1946

Hollywood, Apr. 6. day praised the Harvard Lam- Orson Welles. movie star, to-

poon in answer to the collegiate publication's nomination of him as the "worst actor" of 1946.

Welles, notor, writer and producer, said: "I think the Lampoon as n Institution is much more valuable in point of public service than the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences,"

Welles and Alexis Smith were awarded mythical "Oscars" by the Harvard University humour magazine for the "worst single performances of 1946."

The cultors remarked

this was

Promotion from Miss Smith's Inst year's sintur as the "most constantly: bovine" actress.-United Press.

CRITICISES

DUTCH POLICY IN INDONESIA

Singapore, Apr. 6. Former United States Sunn- for Hendrik Shipstead of Min mesoth, now touring the For East as a representative of tho Isbrandtsen Shipping Company of New York, said in an inter- view here to-day that "the Dutch military and naval dicta- torship" in the Netherlands. East Indies is threatening mil- lions of Indonesians with starva- tion.

He said the Dutch were maintains ing a military dictatorship to per- petuate economic control of the Indies. Ile added: "The world must take action or this kind of dictatorship may spread.

The Iabrandiaen Company freigh- ter. Martin Behrman, arrived bero last night with empty holds, Tho Dutch had seized the cargo of rubber and other commodities louded at the Indonesian port of Cherlbon-As- zoelated Press.

Bombay Tram Striko To Continue

Bombay, Apr. 0. Of Bombay's 8,000 electric supply and tramways company strikers, 6,- 186 voted to-day in a secret ballot to continue to strike.

Their action is paralysed tram and bus services in the city for the past fortnight.

Only twenty-seven voted in favour of calling off the strike by accepting arbitration.

The strikers demand a 50 per cent wage increase-Router.

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