Apathetic Interest In S. African General Elections
GOVT. EXPECTED TO GO BACK WITH REDUCED MAJORITY
Cape Town, May 23.-Supporters of Field Marshal Jan Smuts' United Party worked foverishly today to whip up interest in the parliamentary elec tions which will be held on Wednesday.
Campaigning for election in which 138 members of the new parliament will be chosen, has, been tranquil. The people evidenced little enthusiasm and the only excitement came when nationalists broke up several meetings of the United Party.
OPTIMISTIC
TURKISH
MINISTER
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1918.
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Some observers believed that the apparent apathy on the part of the voting public may be the Govern. ment's greatest danger in the cloc- would not torni test. Those who actively support Dr D. F. Malan's Nationailsts now lack the urge ballot for Smuts.
attitude This could largely be attributed to the governmeni fact that the present has been in power for an extreme- ly long ane and there are many Ankara, May 24.-M. Nech-post war shortages in the Union.
With the international situation meddin Sadak, Turkish Foreign cooling somewhat, Smuts is expect-
declared that the to lose many votes by Minister,
people peoples of the world were on who would not have wanted the alert and even the most op-change of governments in the midst timistic could not say a more of the hot world crisis. The much stable cra was in sight.
·
moves in
aging Marshal's support is expected to come from women who will vote for him personally rather than for
Of recent collaboration
ils Party, told a Re-f Western Europe, he Dublican People's Party meeting at Sivas:
Even the little states which once Rought Accurity in a policy of neutrality today find it useful to join in this movement."
There were two main factors h this development, he said:
"Britain has consented to be no
SECRET SOCIETY
The United Party has recently been trying to stir up the electorate a light on the Broe- by throwing derbond Secret Society of sectional "band of brothers" which aims at an Afrikaner domination of South Africa. The society is guided by n supreme council known
3.5
the
HYDERABAD CUT OFF
Madras, May 23.-Hyderabad. Is cut off from all rall connection with the Indian Dominion, a railway official told the Associated Press, following Saturday's attack on the Bombay-bourid Madras train at the Nizam's Changapur rall- way station.
Reports said many were seriously injured and six women are missing.
No booking from Madras to Hyderabad are being taken the official added.
The Madras Cabinet held an emergency meeting to consider the situation it was stated officially-Associated Press.
GASPERI ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET
First Since The Elections
Rome, May 23-Signor Alcide de Gasperi, Italian Premier, tonight announced his Cabinet as follows:
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Premier and Interim Minister for Italian Africa: Signor de Gasperi, (Christian Democrat).
Vice-Premier: Attilio Piccioni (Christian Demo-
crat).
Vice-Premier and Minister for Mercantile Marine: Giuseppe Sargart (Socialist Unity).
Vice-Premier in charge of Southern Italian Affairs: Giovanni Prorio (Independent).
CONTROLLING
THE RUHR
Six-Power Conference To Draft Reports London, May 23.-The heads
Minister without Portfollo and
·Vice-President of the Inter-Minļs- torial
Reconstruction Committee: Roberto Tremelloni (Socialist Unity). Minister without Portfollo in charge of the Sub-Committee for ald under the European Recovery Programme: Alberto Glovennine (Liberal),
FOREIGN MINISTER Minister for Foreign Affairs: Count Sforza (Republican).
Minister of Interior: Mario Scelba (Christian Democrat).
Minister
"twelve apastic octivring for many of the delegations to the six- Graust (Liberal).
power conference on Gorinany
Through years the "brothers" secured key longer an island and has joined the past in most sections of the the will begin drafting final reports munal Re and more than 60 of the Nutibnalist Party's candidates in to their Governments
continent. The
United States the defence of the convinced that
in the Eastern begins Atlantic
Mediterranean.
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increase "American help Turkey's means of defence and thus preserve peace is continulut, and we Our hope it may still continue. people greet it thankfully."
-POLICY OF PEACE
"Turkey's policy is peace," he declared. But Turkey would con- sent to chting if it was a question of her freedom and Independence.
United States ap- The recent
he lo Russia, proach
said, has "proved once again that peace not possible."
The United
Stales Government this, step hat assured Turkey
1) should in no way be taken as
In the change of America's policy Eastern Mediterranean and East
Middle
her devoting half Turkey was inengre resources to defence, "the ani Eurest guarantee of freedom independence."
On Palestine, M. Sadak anid: "We hope with all our heart that with out further bloodshed and without setting up a permanent element of disorder and Insecurity. સ Instink solution may be found by which Arabs also may be masters of their rights."Reuter.
More Soviet
Guards
In Factories
Vienna, May 23-Official Austrian nources reported today that factory guards in the Russinn Zone had been recently increased to 12,000 and
linked to a development to a Com- munist plan 10 hold unilateraf elections this autumn in the Soviet Zone.
on the the coming election are believed to control of the Ruhr and the be Broeders.
United Party speakers are drag-political future of Western Ger- ging, the Broederbond from its care- many at a meeting expected to fully guarded obscurity as a warn- be held here tomorrow. ing to the English-speaking seclina whose votes the Nationalist sough! The principal French delegate
Is expected by shelving their republican sims by politicni questions professing sympathy for ex-soldiers return to London from Paris either and endeavouring to distract at- tomorrow night or Tuesday morn- tention from the Party's record in lng. world war two.
Since only European vole, the Nationalists acted on a theory that the United Party's pulling power with the white electorate was colour bar. The Nationalists raised the cry of "Apartheid"-separation of races. However they do not ap- pear to have met with any great success in winning over voters who regard many of their suggestions as obviously impracticable.
In message to the electorate on Marshal Smuts Saturday, Field enlled Apartheid a crazy concept. He said the Nationalists had falled i make Apartheid intelligible.
SMUTS' POLICY
instead
Marshal Smuts declared that the future of South Africa does not depend on the whites alone and said that he stands for the continued good treatment of non-European, nativ. He Guid, particularly however, that the leadership of the remain with the country, must white race without mixing the blood of whites and non-whitis
Natives do not participate in this election. They are represented In the Assembly by three Europeans elected in a separate poll,
Giuseppe
of Justice: Minister of Finance: 5. Vavoni
on Democrat), (Christian
Minister o! Defence: Pacciardi (Republican).
Randoff
Minister of Public Wories: Umber-
Minister of Transport: Guido Car- to Tupini (Christian Democrat).
bellini (Christian Democrat).
Minister of Posts and Tele-Com- Jervolial onmunications: Signor
(Christian Democrat).
Minister of Industry and Com-. merce: Ivan Lombardo (Socialist Unity).
to
It is thought, however, that the final draft will not be ready until the week, Lust the middle of weele's American concessions to the French over the powers of the pro- posed international authority for the Rule are believed to have provided u sufficient basis of agreement for A joint resolution on the economic side of the German problem.
But observers here belleve il would be premature to describe this resolution +35 Anally removing French misgivlogs.-Reuter.
Still Vinegary
President Luigi Einaudi tonighť“ accepted the list submitted to him by Signor de Gasperi. This is Signor de Caspert's sixth cabinet The re-shuffle was the outcome of the elections of April 18,which re- sulted in a conclusive victory his own Christian Democrat Party, The new cabinet will be sworn in tomorrow and will hold its first- meeting on. Thursday. It will face parliament for a vote of confidence on May 31.
for
GASPERI INTERVIEW In an exclusive interview with Reuter tonight, the Premier said: the "This Government, born of general election, will dedicate its efforts to the reconstruction of Italy. within the framework of liberty and democracy:
those
late New York, May 23 The
"It marks the desire of General Joseph ("Vinegar Joe") parties which united in the electoral conmander of campaign to ensure freedom and Stilwell, wartime United States forces in the China- publle arder to continue their com- Burna-India Theatre, regarded the mon task,
"The wide agreement shows the British Supreme Commander, Lord
Democrat the Christion Louis Mountbatten, as a university dirsire of under-graduate, according to letters Party to collaborate with the great- of parties In est possible number he wrote to Mrs Sulwell.
common action in the spirit and on the basis of the results of the elec tions on April 18. with the aim of assuring above all the interests-uf the nation, which is above parties and electorni struggles, and which remains cur constant, concern." Router.
DOW
The letters, along with various It is generally expected that Mar- jottings, negotiations and command- shal Smuts will win the Parlie Journal entries made by the famous
are commander, mentary Election although his American
smaller being published here in book form. majority probably will be
Reuter. than before.
Observers forecast that the United Party would get a majority of eight
the to 15. In addition
Labrur Party's expected five or six mem- bers would stand by Smuts in a vole of confidence and he could count on the support of the thrie representa- tives of the natives.-United Press.
BBC PUT OFF
Indian Textiles For Australia
Canberra, May 23.-India has allotted 20 million yards of cotton textiles for export to Australia for the current quota period from
reciprocal January to June as R measure for wheat from Australia. and London, May 23.-Britain's big- the Commonwealth Commerce
Journal re-rest power failure for many years Agriculture Departments
These sources said that the Com- muntat leader, Ernst Fischer, cently told
T
THE AIR
transmitters out
of
The Indian Government has also
a meeting of factory today put the British Broadcasting announced. guards officers at the Zistersdorf Corporation's oll fields that "We will hold action, and stopped London's Un-approved the export of 1,800 bales of elections this fall in the Soviet derground trains and trams and raw coltoh to Australia as a good- Zone, and we will win. Your men
will gesture-cuter. will ensure that such elections can
breakwomn, which the be held even if they are opposed authorities controlling the country's by the Government in Vienna."
nationalised electricity said was due
A number of black uniformed and well armed guards, CMA, pold and maintained by the Soviet Army was Increased by over 2,000 to total of 12,000 during the past few weeks, the sources said.
They said the guards are equip- enrbines and pistols of Ded with German make and Czech manu- factured bayonets-United Press.
trolley buses over a wide
The
arca,
"to a shortage of plant and heavy GRUESOME FIND ON demands arising from cold weather,"
affected
far distant 03 points as Brighton on the South Coast, and King's Lynn-nearly 200 miles apart.
GOLF COURSE
Potters Bar, England, May 23.-
hand and arm in a golf cours. pond started an Investigation by Scotland Yard to- day.
by bove
In some places power was not re- Discovery of a human stored for four hours.
Electrle cranes at Folkestone har- bour failed, and gangs of men had
made The And was to bring baggage and,baile ashore from the Channel sicamel from hunting for golf balls-Associated France.-Reuter,
Press.
Cracked Heads Mark Opening Of Berlin's
"Unity" Referendum Campaign
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HONGKONG
...WAR.
MEMORIAL FUND
Demand For Scottish Parliament
London, May 23.—The annual conference of the Scottish Na- tional Party today approved a resolution demanding "a free and Independent Scottish Par- liament as a worthy national memorial for Scotsmen and women who fell in the cause of freedom."
Mr R. Michie of Dundee said: "In the late war, propagandists fold us we were
Aghting for freedom, but for whore freedom were we fighting? "Scotsmen as a nation, have lost every vestige of freedom they have seeing ever had. Today you your natural resources being pillaged by an allen power and I don't care whether the alien tow
power be Busalan, American or English. An allen po- wer
Is an alien power.
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"We are asking for a free and in- dependent Scottish Parliament and when we got that we will know those who gave their lives for freedom
also
lives this
gave their for
Dr R. D. McIntyre of Stirling, chairman, referring to emigration from Scotland said: The complete lack of faith in the administration is nowhere seen than of our affairs is
of our In the tremendous exodus
Eighteen people.
persons lenve Scotland for every one who leaves England
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HONG KONG SOCIAL WELFARE COUNCIL Berlin, May 23.-Police baton military police pulled down the re-street and drab facades, but the bootha" and Soviet nector was decorated with red
On and after June 1st, 1948 charges marked the opening to ferendum "polling
and huge postera
the two Canowork Centres day of the German "unity" pollen took similar action in the danga, flowers
French sector, the agency said. urging the people to exercise their "democratic rights" of signing the
formerly at the back of the Old referendum by the Communist-
and French au- | referindum.
City Hall and in the Sanitary dominated People's Congress in The American
thorities banned the collection of Young workers toured the streets
Department's building at Morri- Berlin.
signatures, but the British did not, in open, lorries, shouting "no Mar- three-week shall aid"-slogans und Congress
son Street will be found at the merely describing the
WELFARE SOCIAL referendum
"entirely super oficials made house-to-hous: calls
the Printed and published by FREDERICK NEW urging the people to support Buous,"
petition which called on the occupy-PERCY FRANKLIN for and on behalf of BUILDING in HOSPITAL ROAD Borlin was a city of contrasts. ing powers to declare Germany as South China Morning Post Limited (behind Sat Ying Pun Hospital).
Indivisiblo -democratic raat 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of The Western sectors presented the an
Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong.
Police attacked an Incited crowd In the American sector of the city, to the Soviet-licensed according German news agency. Pa
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At Schoeneberg's railway station in the same sector, United States
usual Sunday picture of destried public."Teuter,
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