1949-04-25 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1949.

INDIA'S STATUS WITH

BRITISH C'WEALTH

May Recognise

As

His Majesty

First Citizen

London, Apr. 24.-The future relation- ship of the Indian Republic with the British Commonwealth is expected to be set down con- stitutionally in the Indian President's oath of office.

Informants said the oath would not entail the Indian President's allegiance to the King, but would regard him as the first citizen of the Commonwealth, with which the Republic would be associated.

This is part of the plan by which the sovereign Indian Repubic could retain Commonwealth ties, the Common- but it will be several days before

wealth conference currently meeting in London would consider it.

If the plan is accepted, Infor- Toasts said the oath would be

POCKET CARTOON along these lines: "I solemnly

"Now you, sir, would you care to sign this anti- blood sports pledge?"

Exuberant

Peace Partisans

Swe-E

that I will

faithfully execute the office of President

of the Indian Union and will, ability to 10 the best

my protect

and defend preserve, The Constitution of the Indepen- dent sovereign Republle of the indian Uniou

also rolemnly affirm the association India's

with Commonwealth of Nations, of which the British King is the #upreme head,"

VETO ABOLITION This form of India's relation- ship would entail no funda- changes in Common- mental wealth structure, except for some minor eliminations such as the prefix "British" and the term "Dominion status." King George would in future be known mere- ly as The King if auch Indian Republican Constitutional mea- sures became law,

Actress Lila Leeds, her arm in a cast, com- forted by Ambulance Attendant Francis Mc- Carthy, awaits removal to a hospital from a Hollywood doctor's office where she was treated for shock, bruises and a fractured right arm after an automobile cal- lision. The 21-year-old blonde actress, recently involved with Robert Mitchum in a narcotics case, is scheduled to be- gin work on May 5 on a film entitled “The Devil's Weed," dealing with marijuana traffic. -AP Picture.

In addition, it is. understood 63-Year-Old

the Royal Executive Functions and Seals Act of 1934,

which of

abolished the King's power a00

veto in South Africa, is likely

to be extended to India by a

Runs 20 Miles

bill of amendment to be passed In 62 Hours

the Parilament. The

Statute of Westminster

stipu

lates that legislation in matters

of the King's line can be intro-

duced only by agreement among Then Issues Public

It

Challenge

Actress Hurt In Accident

Exiled King Leopold And Brother Meet

DISCUSS FUTURE OF THE THRONE

Geneva, Apr. 24. The Prince Regent Charles of Belgium and his brother, the exiled King Leopold, were apparently in contact in Switzerland over the future of the Belgian throne today. But they were making an im- pressive and successful effort to keep the time, place and agenda of their meeting from the public.

.Belgian

arrived in Basic, Prince Regent Charles Switzerland, by car on Saturday night, drove to

disappeared from view. the capital, Berne, and M. Paul Henri Spaak, Belgian grounds that he took the wrong Prime Minister who is also due ctand at the time of the Belgian to take part in the conversations capitulation in 1940. They also with

King Leopold, travelled, criticise his attitude during the from Lugano, lo Berne and like- German occupation of Belgium. The Belgian Parliament clected vanished. wise

Regent brother, Charles, Minister of his The

the war and left King Justice, M. Moreau de Melen, after who also happened to be vaca-Leopold with his family In The recent visit of the King's ioning in Switzerland at Petite exile. Scheidego, joined in the general

Princess Josephine Britain and all the Dominions.

movement, but his arrival could daughter, Common- is understood

not be confirmed at the Belgian Charlotte, to Belgium and her réception there wealth ncceptance of this con-

helped to bring the question of London, Apr. 21.-White-legation in Berne. Ils where unthusiastic

the forefront Indian Republic would satisfy

Only the exiled King re- the throne to the Indian Prime Minister, Mr haired, 63-year-old Charles abouts are uncertain. Nehru.

Commonwealth prime Hart, escorted by police and mined fixed. He was reliably again.-Associated Press.

today reported to have spent the night Paris, Apr. 24.-Tens of ministers are considering the movie cameramen.

of this formularan 20 miles from the coun-at bis magnificent villa, known thousands of "Peace Par- implications

The Resting Place," "over the worktond-in-separate- banners

Pregny outside Coneva waving tisans," and olive branches, crowd-groups and will again meet at try into Tandon-at-the-rate!

I p.in. In Monday-United of three miles an hour. ed a Paris stadium for the Communist - supported Peaco Congress World rally here today.

Scores of "peace caravans" -- buses bearing slogans-arrived.

Thousands Cheer At stitutional relationship for the

Paris Rally

in the city from Belgium, Hol- #and

the and

provinces

a

were

Press.

FAMED JUDGE DIES

"Continuous Motion Charlie" who, at 63, wol a world cham- pionship continuous motion con-

!

A secretary of the King de-

LORD FRASER'S

TRIBUTE

London, Apr. 24.--Admiral clined to discuss the activities of the Fleet Lord Fraser, First of the King, the Prince Regent, Sea Lord, lonight dispatched a admiration to the the message of or the Prime Minister

He said crew of the sloop Amethyst, Minister of Justice.

gunfire in

mee

concert-

Jerusalem Celebrates Its Easter

Jerusalem, Apr. 24- Church bells have been ring-i ing in Jerusalem since mid-1 night us Greek and Russian Orthodox Catholics cele-

brated their Enster. Mid- night Mass was celebrated in the Russian and in

Abyssinian Churches,

the mainly Jewish quarter of Jerusalem, but atten- dance was small.

Orthodox

the

Easter * services were also taking place in Old City, which is held Transjordan forces.

by

In Moscow, churches were crowded out for Midnight Masses last night to celebrate

the

Church Easter. Orthodox Alexel, the Patriarch of All the Russins, officiated at a three- in the packed

hour service

Yelokhovsky Cathedral.

After the

service, Moscow their seven-

bellevers brake

Easter

week fast with 'special food. paschal cream, cheese, hard-bolled CARE and cake blessed by priests.

Many diplomata attended the Cathedral service.-Router,

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BETTY VICTOR CAROLE

the in California by keeping on that assuming the reports of a crippled by the move for 1,002 toe-set meeting were true, nothing Yangise.

at would be announced

He

From said: "Personai. off from the small town Slough at 7.18 a.m. todaying it in Switzerland. There First Sea Lord. I have greatly

soft might be an announcement in admired your fortitude. after a breakfast of two

-thoughts here all much in my Brussels about Tuesday, said.

and everyone is doing his best boiled eggs and feast.

for you.

of Sandwich, Kent, Apr. 24.

today, France for the show. Thousands Lord Uthwatt, Appeal Judge,

car, train, cycle died at his home fiere

Soon he slipped into an easy more came by

aged 70. He headed the Com-

After the first and on foot.

mitice set up by the Govern-shuffling run. Strong police reserves

crowd ment in February, 1941. to in-six miles he slowed down, and on dyly to control

vestigate problems of post-war telling a panting reporter "I am going to sleep now," closed bls estimated at more than 100,000,

reconstruction. and traflle outside Uie stadium

Many of the recommendations eyes and jogged on. was stopped for over an hour.

chanted: "Monty, made in the report of this Com- The crow

crowd

Co miltlec, which became known as "Monty,

arrived

Get Qut",

Away. as a caravan

from Fontainebicau, where Field Marshal Lord Montgomery has his headquarters.

cheered the Dean of They Canterbury, Dr Hewlett John- 605, the French Communist atomic scientist, Professor Fru- derick Joliot-Curie, Pablo Picas- painter, the Italian so, the Socialist leader, Signor Pietro Nennt, and each Soviet delegate, including the fournalist, Ilya Ehrenburg, as they took their ecats.

TRIUMPHANT ARRIVAL

ar-

the Uthwatt Report, have since | Hot but triumphant he been implemented by Parila-rived In London's Trafalgar mentary legislation.-Reuter,

Square at 1.50 p.m. Later, he publicly challenged hny man in the world over 64 lo race

оп

lim over 30 miles.

Hart, who is barely five feet two inches-he calls himself "a half pint of n man"- estimates that since he ran his first race for a penny hun at Sunday School "do", he has run 750,000 miles.

KING CHAFING

The Admiralty announced Prince Charles and King that the Amethyst had been un- today. ot her on- Leopold were reported by Brus-molested sols newspapers, to be meeting chorage on the south bank of to discuss the future of the the Yangtse.--Reuter, kingdom and means of ending the Regency. The King was. said to be chating understand- ably, at his prolonged exile and seeking means of restoring him- self or putting his eldest son, Prince Baudouin, on the throne. The King's political opponents

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UMBERTO IN BARCELONA Barcelona, Apr. 24-Ex-King Umberto of Italy arrived here unexpectedly from Madrid Saturday night, accompanied by his son and daughter.

Umberto was met by his wife,

- FINAL SHOWING —nt MANY SLOGANS Some of the slogans paraded the former Queen Marie Jose.

Please Note Change The whole family are living zards and, on one occasion, e

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"the crowd "Long Live

the Franco-Soviet on the outskirts of Barcelona in temperature of 130 degrees,

Ex-Queen In 1024 he ran a six-day At 2.30, 5.09, 1.25 & 9.45 P.DI Alliance," "Peace in Indonesia" a private residence.

Marie Jose was expected to con- race with the racehorse "Coun- in Vietnam" (carried by sult an eye'specialist some time try Lassic" and

by

declared:

a Dutch group).

In all, he has won 600 events 17 Hankow Road, Kowloon,

and in all kinds of weather: sandstorms, thunderstorms, bliz

a French group), "The Atlantic this week-Associated Press. miles-Reuter, Pact is the set of death," and

"French mothers will never

give their sons to fight against Ue Soviet Union."

Three Greek girls in peasant" costume carried a banner, say-

"The people

ing:

fight for peace."

Caravans and

of Greece

delegations

from moro than 30 nations marched round the arena, usually used for bicycle races. to the accom- Dome of them

paniment of military roarching tunes.

Scores of boys and girls in shorts and singlets took

part

An the procession. French girls throw red flowers from tho Riviern on ex-concentration some of them camp. victims, Bimbless and in invalid chairs. -Reuter.

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Duo Dal's plane is due to or rive in Saigon on Friday, April 20Associated Press.

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