EUROPE'S FIRST "PARLIAMENT” ESTABLISHED
10 Nations Sign Charter In
London Ceremony
nations to- 'London, May 5-Ton Western day set up Europe's first international, "Parlia- ment." The Foreign Ministers of Britain, France, Holland, Luxembourg, Italy, Eiro, Norway, Den- mark and Sweden and the Belgian Ambassador new body, signed a Charter inaugurating the officially called the Council of Europe, at a 53- minute ceremony in London's historic St James' Palaco.
for the first
The Council, which will meet time in Strasbourg in August, set out its aim in the Statute, which was signed today, as "achie ving greater unity" to safeguard their heritage and realise economic and
common
social pro.
gress. National defence is not within its scope.
A Preparatory Commission profound significance in Euro- will start work in Paris on May pean history."
The communique
added. the seal on 11. Before setting the Statute and ending their The conference noled the re- three-day Londen cantereneo, questa received from the Greek be short und Turkish Government to the
made delegates
members of the admitted a speeches in alphabetical order.
The Foreign Secretary. Mr Council of Europe. It was the Ernest Bevin, who signed last, general view that the accession said the Stalute laid the fountta- of these two States would be it was agreed "something tlons of
new and acceptable
We that the matter should be dealt ilfe. hopeful in European
witnessing are
today the with under the Statute by the establishment of a common de- Committee of Ministers as soon mocratic
this as it comes into being. Institution ancient continent of Europe. This is a truly historic occasion." (Ja the House of Commons to- Mr Herbert Morrison, the Deputy Prime Minister, an at the same time."---Router. nounced that Britain's repre-
will include members | sentation of the Opposition as well as the Labour Party).
day,
NOT A THREAT
M. Robert Schuman. for France, raw in the Statute the hope
of a lasting supra-national: inien." They were serving Europe, The Union was a threat to no one and would act only by and persuasion," he "example kalded,
"The passitullly of necession other Euro- to the Statute by
penn States will be considered by the Commitice of Ministers
Flood Of
Gifts For
N.Y. Quads
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MAY 6, 1949.
Fans Queue Up To See Danny Kaye
There is no denying that Danny Kaye is the world's No. 1 comedian. Evidence is in this ple ture which shows fans quaveing outside the London Palladium thirty-six hours before his show was due to commence. Long before the
box-office opened there were hundreds of Kaye "fans" waiting to buy 57-standing tickets
the only ones avail- abic for his six weeks season. They passed by the hours away singing "Minnic the Moocher" and other songs that he has made internationally famous. -London Express Ser-
vice.
Argentine Railways Formally Taken Over
White Australia
Policy Defended
NEED NOT CAUSE
MISUNDERSTANDINGS
Melbourne, May 5-The White Australia policy need not bar friendship with Asia, according to Professor W. Macmahon Ball, former British respresentative on the Allied Control Council for Japan,
Professar Bali In now Profes- BOT of Political Science at Mel- bourne University.
Writing on "Australia and the Near North," he says: "If the reasons for this polley were more fully understood abroad, and if it were applied with un- derstanding and imagination, It would certainly not raise any major political misunderstand- ings.
Asian "Every
country js Jealous of its sovereign right to control the composition of its own population.
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"What is necessary is not change in the principles of our policy, but an understanding of its interpretation and administra-
"There is ao move in the East Buenos Aires, May 5.-X. today for mass migration to Casa Rosada ceremony this Australia. morning, attended by President The Peron, Cabinet members, Car- the dinal Copello, the diplomatie Colcorps and representatives of the New former owners of Argentino
formally lon. rallways, Argentina took over ownership
Britain his railways widel
built and operated for 50 years.
I
New York, May 6. The Vicomte Obert de Tieus housing problem grew by les, the Belgian Ambassador. minute today for Charles
for the apologiard
absence lins, 20-year-old father of his Foreign York's newest quadruplets. rough illness of
While the six-foot four-inch Minister, M. Paul Henri Spaok.'
Belghum had often been the brokernge clerk went to victim of Europe's strife, he said. mother's home to visit his other boy of two and a half. "She is, therefore, the more child, anxious to co-operate with all:gifts poured into his thy three-
1 room apartment for the her might."
The Council will be made up boys and two girls born yes- of two bodies Committee of terday to his 27-year-old wife. Among the gifts were four Representatives of Governments
a Consultative Assembly, cribs, four high chairs and four Each nation will have one re- prams. If the children itve, as prezentative on the Committee, the hospital authorities conn- Mantgumery
they Cortes Funes. Normally this dently expect they will with one vole. will be the Foreign Minister or will bra New York's second suc a Deputy who should. If pos- cessful birth of quadruplets. sible, be a member of the Gov- ernment,
and
former owners,
of the had
bours
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"No Divorce"
For Ingrid
Husband Cancels
Plane Trip
Rome, May 5 - Dr Peter Lindstrom, husband of the screen star Ingrid Bergman. whose name has been linked
film with that of the Italian director, Signor Roberto Ros selllut, has cancelled his flight booking for the United States tomorrow, be Trash World Airlines sald today.
air
his
Australia
To Have QUEENS ©ALHAMBRA New Luxury Hotels
Plan To Attract
Tourists
Sydney, May 5.--While nows. papers and ofcial circles con- demn Australian tourist and nir standards as primilive," the government has announced a
La
uinn to bulld super-tourist hotels to attract visitors Australia.
The plan calls for the first hotel on the edge of Sydney Harbour. It is planned to rival Con. the best American-und tinental hotels.
The government is further blue-printing on alpine vilinge near the summit of Australia's And skiing highest mountain ground, Mi Koslusko, and holl- day cabin compa on the Aus- tralian coast near Australia's finest fishing and surfing.
Smiggen Holer village on Mi Kosiusko will provide meals and service for 1,000 daily, with cabins built from granite and mountain ash,
The Sydney Daily Telegraph editorially warned: "Our visitors from Britain and America are using our hotela now and report- Ing t
their spectacular deficiencies when they go abroad again.
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"We would be foolish to at- TO-DAY tract tourists to the miserable hovels which now masquerade
accommoda- as first-class tourist
on in some
of the beauti-
inost ful parts of this country.
Now la the moment we should be searching for tourist trade when Australia's peaco and abundance give her an advantage aver Europe, where Americans have traditionally spent their holidays.
"Minister for Tourist Activi- ties C. H. Matthews, proposes to fix minimum standards for hotels, guest houses, and cam- these ping areas, and Krade pinces according to their food and accommodation.
not
"The Minister should brood over his bill too long.
"The Rood of foreign visitors may come tomorrow."-United
Press.
Radio Hongkong.
II.K.T.
6. Programme Summary: 001. A Light Variety Introducing new Re-
Dr Lindstrom arrived hero from Sicily today after a brief "It is essential that we make dramatic visit to see his wife over it clear to our northern neighand; Signor Rossellini. The cords: 6.30, Cantonese by Radio.
that our polley is not Trans-World Airlines said that
Given by Mics Lee Wai Lan & S. K. based on any assumption of
I he had not transferred
Lee (Studio): 6.30, Harry Horlick and His Orchestra; 7. "Atusic Lovers The formal transfer document racal superiority, but on two
Hour" Classical Request Programme was read and then signed by understandable desire to avoid booking to any other night.
presented by Yvonne Charter. Senor Iron, the Minister of the economic and social imp3-
Bergman announced (Studio); D. World News, and News 0.10% that Juan cations
inevilahty Transport, Lieut-Colonel
London Relay); Analysis occur early today that she would re-
"Looking at Britain" Snowdonia-By elose mixture join her husband either in the Bruca
8.30, Campbell. (BUCTS); Castro, and representatives of where there is
Roberto of peoples of different economic United States or Sweden. This Vocal Reeltal by Schumann Chau the
und Geronimo standards and national babils," ; followed Dr Lindstrom's state- (Soprano) and Richard Lin (Tenor)
-United Press.
with Plane accompaniment by Betty ment that there
would be "no Drown, (Studio); #. "From the Edi divorce."
torials" (London Relay); 9.10, Hong- kong Dances to: Tino Gotchalian and Unconfirmed reports had said His Orchestra from the Ambassadors that Miss Bergman had fallen Baliroom with Vocalist Baby Darling: 0.40, The Show must go on" A in' love with the Italian film Kustenal Thriller by Gerald Verner; drector and was seeking a Episad: 1: "Overture and Beginners" divorce, Signor Hostelling and HHCTS)-10.10.-A. short programme. Mics Bergman were back today of the Musle of liendel; 10.30. daytrings with Wings" Melachring at the volcaule island of Strom-and His Orchestra with Paula Green boll, north of Sicily, where they | and. Wilfred Barnes, (ORDS): 31, are making a new film, "After Radia News Reel. (London Relay); 11.15. Weather Report; 11.10, Sum- the Hurricane."
mary of News from China: 11.20. Close down..
The multiple birth was caus- The ing stirs in many circles. Associated Hospitals Service, of which the Collins are members, ns follows: Britain 18, Belgium said its Board of Directors was
The 87 members of the Con Lultative Assembly are divided
4, Denmark 4, France 10. Tre-meeting to see what action
land 4. Italy
18, Luxembourg ( take about payments.
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Senor Montgomery said: "This act formally places on record transference to the Ar- gentime state all property of sys- lems that were the property of the British railway enterprises." He expressed the hope that Argentina would continue on cultural And economic develop-
3. The Netherlands 0, Norway This situation is different the path of peace, social justice, from any we've come up against 4, Sweden 0.
The Asseinbly will discuss before," said a spokesman. and make recommendations GT!
The bables were born under
any tople passed on the majorlight anaesthetic and weighed ty of the representatives a total of 17 lbs 11 025. A voting.
FURTHER MEMBERS
the hospital, where they
ment.
At the same time, the Argen- took another
More Troops For H.K.
(Continued from Page 1) With Hongkong, in the short run of events. was bound up Britain's vital interests Malaya and Singapore.
in
Dr Lindstrom, the chlef surgeon of
Los Angeles hospital, left the United States
last Thursday on a dash to Italy OUTWARD MAILS
to see his wife.-Neuler,
time government step toward complete nation alisation of the nation's trans- their mother were reported to
port systems, announcing that be "doing line."" the infant
the government had absorbed
Had any strategy been devised were being kept in an incuba-
the country's four semi-private | with Australia, New Zealand {* The communique issued to
Their father, happy tor.
but
jairlines, including the interna-and India? What steps had been night on the setting up of the exhausted after a sleeplessonal airways Fama,
taken
co-ordiante to
French Council, of Europe suid that it night, was besieged today, by
Indonesia and was hoped that the inaugural contract offers from milk, fu The Ministry of Transporta- Indo-Chinn, mceling win takų place in niture. layette and other com- lion will operate the lines, which Stam? he asked, Strasbourg during August.panies, He turned all offers were capitalised jointly by go- "and that the first session will over to hla lawyer. United vernment and private interests. consequently be an event of Press.
-United Press.
SIDE GLANCES
By Galbraith GBS Rebuked
COPR. 19 Y BEA BERVICE, 2000, V. ME, REG U IL PAT. OFF
"Why don't you learn that cross-hands piece by heart? It's just the thing to put those, show-offs in their place at the party tomorrow night!"
For Bad
Grammar
Mr Copping In "We must breathe into Asia Trouble Again
1 a
new spirit of confidence. We have many friends in those ter ritories, but they need comfort and re-assurance.
"The partnership created in the West, based on the strength and power of the American people, must be extended to the East."
DEBATE WOUND UP
Eccleshall, Staffordshire, May 5.-Air Aobert Copping, 20- Fear-old bearded headmaster of
Horsley Hull "freedom school." was sentenced to one month's imprisonment by the magistrates' court here today on a summons of causing wilful damage ton window at the court house on April 7 le gave notice of appeal and was fre-released on ball.
Mr R. Butter (Cons), quently rumoured as heir to Windlesham, May 5. Party leadership, wound up the Mr Copping and his 31-year- George Bernard Shaw told Commons debaté toulght on the old partner Mr Edward Rey- stone mason who rebuked him recent shelling of British war-noids, were found guilty by the for ending sentence with ships on the Yangtze River by local magistrates on April 9 to preposition to click to carving Chinese Communist artillery be unfit to have the care of tombstones,
by, saying: "Real defence of children and to be keeping The mason, Jack Enstough. Hongkong depends not so much them in a detrimental environ-
epitaph supplied upon brigades.
out on mobili- ment. Reuter. by Shaw, for the gravestone, af
sation of our diplomatic and
criticised an
his housekeeper and her hus-strategle resources and bringing
band.
The epitaph read:
"Bernard Shaw, writer
many
plays. raised this
siona in grateful memory of
together of nations in the For East in much the same way us in the West,
River Pilot To
(blank) faithful friends and the Commonwealth of Indt Be Beneficiary
helpers (blank). For
"I want to see the Americans,
many Slam, the Dutch and the French
Commencing from Tursday, May 3, and until further notice, He outward air mall to United Kingdom whit be closed on Turn- c.r.o.. Thursdays: days and Kowloon, 4.30 p.m.; and G.P.O Hongkong, 3 p.m. (Registered) mali half an hour earlier).
Commencing trom Tuesday, May 3, and until further notice. the outward air mail to Singapore will be closed as follows:
Tuesdays and Thursdays.— O.P.0., registered, 4.30 p.m.; or dinary, 5 prn. C.P.O. registered, 4.m.: ordinary, 4.30 p.m.
Sundays.F.0., registered, 5 10 p.m. (Saturday): ordinary. a.m. (Sunday). G.P.O., register ed, 4.30 p.m. (Saturday);" ordi- nary, 10 am. (Sunday).
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FRIDAY, MAY
Closing Times By Air Hathow: 3.30 p.m. Tanctao, Swatow, Amoy and Tai- peh, 3.30 p.m.
Manita, Honolulu, USA & Canada,
4.m.
Air Parcel Posts for Manila, 11ọno- lulu and USA, (CPO) 4.30° (pima (CPO) 5.m.
Ordinary Alemail (Printed Matters, Samples and Small Packer Posts) for Manila, Guam, Honolulu and USA,
(CPO) 4.30 pām.: (GPO) 1 p.m.
Shanghal. 6 p.m.
Closing Times By Bea
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years they kept his home at all come together and bind our Shanghai, May garden at Ayot St Lawrence, natrength in such a way we can Admirai A.C.a. Madden, second the county of Hereford, thereby be assured we have in the East in command of the British For setting him free to do the worka puct that can provent war, as Enslern
was tied for. No play-
he
Station, who
Was
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When Shaw Met Shakespeare
Von Rundstedt To Be Released
decided that
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Where victims were membera Most of the correspondence of United Nations countries, the goes unanswered, but some cor-Government had respondents receive a reply in thest and future cases would be the form of one of the famous, left to German
courts, under Shinvian postcards.
the German penal code. During recent years, Mr Shaw
Viscount Simon, Liberal has had several variants of these National, questioned the wisdom postcards, which bear a printed of prosecuting Von Manstein message stating in elear terms that Mr Show needs all his Ume after he had been in custody to engage in serious writing, for for four years, Swalow and Amey, 8.30 am. (reg); which he to paid in cash, and thing to the realisation of the "Are you going to add any- she was shelled on the Yangtse
cannot spore the time needed to world that wickedness must be Manila, 11 am. (reg); 1130 a.m. write voluminous walic
correspon- to the assistance of lord).
Swalow, Amey, Slanghal, Taing- | dence.
punished by saying, "Here is sloop Amethyst tho
Jins re
The tro, Chungking, Taipeh, Kunming Occasionally, Mr Shaw hon another General whom very
and Calcutta, 1.30 p.m.
ours the recipient of these post shortly I hope to charge with Bangkok, 6 p.m.
cards with Cieslag" Kissan Tiy Rea
a war crime?" he said. Reuter. a fow handwritten, Formoss via Takaó and Toochow, sentences as a postscript,
In spite of his fan mail, how- Shanghai, i p.m. Hollow And Pakhol via Hollow, he is a lonely man these days.. to newspaper representatives are.
over, Mr Snow's friends say that occasions os ha consents to peak Noon."
Biralta, Ceylon, Madagascar, Aden Most of the men and women of his still pungent with the Shavin and Egypt, Noon. central and South America Via San
own age are dead. Mr Shaw has wil. A recent example was when Mania, Honolulu, USA, Canada. ¡ived Francisco (No Parcels for Canada).
for decades longer than told over the wlephone of the most of them and today finds nasalhotion of Mahatma Gand ht...Without a moment's heritis Uon, he said: "That shows the danger of being too good."- Reuter.
ing of the second sentence and "polley of strength" came sent off a letter to Shaw. point-after Mr Alexander announced | Ing ing out the grammatical error. that infantry, tanks, field guns, quested that the Chinese River The 02-year-old playwright anti-nirerati' guns, fighter air pilot, who was killed in the fired back one of his famous craft and an additional cruiser Course of duty, should rank postenrds;
and perhaps an aircraft carrier among the beneficiaries of the "Stick to my text: it will save were being sent to defend Bil- Amethyst Fund sponsored by cutting five lottern 'ife was tain's key Crown Colony.
the British-owned-North China Otted for' is genuine vernacular
Daily News," English.
For which he was The land will be garr'zoned
The paper sald that the total fitted
bad by a total of 6,000 troops when schoolmasters' English."
reinforcements arrive, according is mounting steadily but gave Eastaugh is putting the finish to the War Omee, First replace- no figurës, p ing touches on the tombstone,ments are due to leave, England: One of the Jafest donations but he still thinks it bad English. on May 11-Renter and United. rame from the French Girl
United Press.
Guides of Shangħol.—Reuter,
Press,
io
p.m.
1.20 p.m. (par & reg); 2 p.ra, (ord). Į himself in an allen world.
Amikok, P.m.
While he shuns most would be interviewers the comments he makes on world events on such
Handakan, a p.m. Macar, par
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