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Carrier Coming To Far East

.... Valetta, Malta, Aug. 3- HM8 Triumph, the 13,350- ton Mediterranean Flect aircraft carrier (Captain R.M.J. Hatton) will leave. Malla tomorrow for the Far East.

She will be accompanied by the 1,718-ton destroyer- Clarity (Lieutenant-Com- mander P. R. G. Worthy).

Two Mediterranean Ficet frizales, Cardigan Bay and 81 Bridges Bay, left dialis for the Far East on July 25. while the 13,10D-ton Fleet carrier HMS Oceani, was detached *from the Fleet at the end of Junc and passed through the Mediterranean for the Far East fortnight ago. -Reuter.

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VOL. IV NO. 182

Czech

Court Gives Priest

Hard Labour

Prague, Aug. 3. A Czech Catholic priest. Father Alois Fajstl, who refused the Last Sacra- ment to a woman Communist on the ground that he was forbidden by Vatican decree, was sentenced to eight years' hard labour for treason here today.

In passing sentence, the State Court was implementing the recent Government warning. that any Churchman seeking to carry out the Vatican threat to excommunicate Catholic mem- bers of the Communist Party would be treated as: a traitor.

COMMUNISTS ice, in Eastern Bohemia.

REOPEN

YANGTSE

The presiding Judge sald the Vatlean had taken sides with

Father Fajstl was chup capitalism and "as always, was

role of a sworn lain of a church in Sobran-acting the

enemy of the Independence of the Czech and Slovak nations." He added: "The Vatican op- pears as a foreign power inimi- en to our Republic, The Vall- can decrce is only a politleni action and has nothing to do. with religious questions."

WRECKED

Shanghai, Aug. 3-The FREIGHTER

Communist authorities re- opened the Yangtse River to shipping today after forbid- ding all traffic since the

VANISHES

British frigate, Amethyst. Deal, Aug. 3.The wreck escaped.

of the American freighter,

REFUSED UNCTION The Court found Father Fajst guilty of treason. The announcement said that he had been called to a 67-year-old farmer's wife, who was belleved to be dying of pneumonia, to administer Extreme Unction.

He refused when she admitted! that she was a member of tho

The Communists said the Lurray Victory, vanished Communist Party, Amethyst rammed the passenger from

in its dash down the Yangtse.

The Shanghai press

priest, Father

In addition to tho hard sandhank in the labour sentence. #

the Cour! steamship, Klangling Liberation, English Channel today only ordered the loss of all property

lling several hundred persons

a few hours before a BBC and of citizenship rights for a

recalling lashed broadcast

the period of 10 years.

A Catholic Bohus Cornocky, declared in a Prague Radio broadcast tonight that the Church Hierarchy und the Vatican were "lowering themselves to Judes treason."

For the sake of "scraps full-

out ot the British, declaring ship's disaster three and a that "the people of Chiu and half years ago was due to go the whole world now see that the imperialists are accustomed on the air.

The black funnel and super- to returning evil for good. The crew of the Amethyst made the structure of the freighter had

The Democratle League's Wen Wei Pao said: "The British Im- perialists committed the crime

THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1949,

Giving ·His Last Order Of Trip

Licut-Commander J. S. Kerans, DSO (with megaphone) snapped giving his

last order on the epic escape dash of HMS Amethyst just before the frigate tied up at the Royal Naval Dockyard yesterday morning.

Bitter

Soviet

Debate Mass

Over Slavery

Price 20 Cents

Dine

At the

For

P.G

Reservations

Tol: 27880

Four Dead In Brazil Air Crash

Porto Alegre, Brazil, Aug. 3.—At least four passengers and crew members were reported killed when a Curtiss Commando plane of the Valig Airlino landed in flamos in a remote region about 80 miles from horo. In addition, three other passengers were reported missing and nine persons scriously injured.

BUNCHE EXPLAINS

REPORT

The report was relayed by the authorities in the nearby town of Acima, who telephoned request for aid. Ground rescue crews set out for the ̈plano early today.

The authorities said the plot reported that fire broke out in the freight compartment in the plane's tall. Earlier, pilots Dy-

Lake Success, Aug. 3. Ing over the fallen plane re- Dr Ralph Buncho, architect of the Palestine armistice, jdenied today that he had

ported seeing several persons gathered about the wreckage.

There was a total of 35 per- sons aboard.-United Press.

Crow

Geneva, Aug. 3.-British charges of a new slavery organised on a mass production basis in the Soviet Union set off a bitter debate in the. It was up to the Council United Nations Economic and Social Council today on a proposed continue restrictions on mill-before the crash the phone investigation of forced labour.

Working On Pacific Union Plan

the

STRUCK BACK ·

tary imports.

new

Was

Joint Chiefs of Staff now opinlon in the Anglo-Saxon generally Interpreted as flatly hold to the passenger compart-

visiling Europe,

flatly recommended the lift- DRAMATIC MESSAGE ing of the ban on the import | Rio de Janeiro, Aug. Jus of arms and military per- Four pussengers out of 30 on

of the and ono sonnel into the Near East. board

when a Brazilian Dr Bunche, whose report on were killed the successful Arab-Israel airline officials cold today.

fairliner crush-landed in hames, armistice negotiations will be

A dramatic radio message- taken up by the Security Coun-

"Firs aboard Passengers cil on Thursday morning, sald

Endeavouring to panicking.

to heard decide if it was

Just necessary to force-land"-was

fravelling from Rio to

Amasasp Arutiunian. the the late Nazi Propaganda offences against

Soviet The negro diplomat said he Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil, be ready to make sugand came down yesterday on a sinking of the Klangling become a landmark at the spotting from the rich table of the Soviet delegate, immediately Minister, "by repeating the Government.

He estimated gestions on the subject if the

tie lonely mnch. Liberation and junks, kiling where it broke up in a gale on Imperialists," the Churchi

the same lies and slinders which 10,000,000 Russians working in It would be outside his power two of the crew were seriously

that there are approximately Council asked him. He

added The alline company sala several hundred innocent fellow January 30, 1940.

Hierarchy was acting as "the accused Corley Smith,

Inter that 11 passengers and Chinese.

Pounding seas winds in the Channel apparently ism

and howling inckey and defender of capito British delegate, of seeking Goebbels disseminated." theso camps.

03 Acting Mediator to make to emulute Josef Goebbels, added, MATUR

He then suggested several

public

statements telling the injured. The crew member drove the wreck off the

was not possible to confirm

reasons for the British charges,

Security Council what

killed was a steward. trencherous

Goodwin Sands, tonight whether the Church rẻ-

the most startling of which was by violating the territorial burial ground of many a ship.garded Father Cornocky as ex-

steps it might take in the Holy The plane was a Curtiss C-40, that the accusations were 4 This, the Soviet delegate sold, Land situation. tegrity of China. They made

Ja mixed passenger-cargo piano, South coast lifeboat men scoured communicated.

smoke-screen to Cover

cam- the was the beginning of a by bombarding the Channel to make sure the the escape

When Dr Buncho's report und the air company said that activities of the Other Catholic priests report-

United States palgn .of merchant ship and massacring wreck was not floating derelicted today that they had received

"changing public was released last month, it was a fire spread from the cargo our people."-United Press.

and endangering shipping.

scuntries for En aggressive recommending on end to the ment as the plane approached This

has been very carefully

policy in

Europe. It was also United Nations embargo on the its destination, prepared lo create a smoke-an offort to distract attention importation of war material or

CAUSED BY ACID creen for the military acts und conomic difficulties in the Near East. To the conclusions. The company spokesman said

trom

increasing unemployment milltary personnel iuto. which the United States militarists are carrying out to capitalist world, he said, and to of his Intest report, Dr Bunche that the fre was dur create a unifled military plan "neutralise the increased popu- said in view of the armistice spontaneous combustion caused London. Aug. 1--Miss Mil-

for

Europe, M. cent Theresa Gordan, who would action by British lifeboat men were Ioring the order, which bassador to the United Na

had not been Arutiunian larily the Soviet Union."

agreements recently concluded. by acid which Manila, Aug. 4.-~-~The Am-i raid Batu have been 105 on

unnecessary | detected in the cargo when it M. Arutiunian then struck "It would August 25, died on Monday night at Hamp who brought all 17 of the bore the Archbishop's scal, tions, Mr Carios Romulo, is Anglo-American ruling circles of the penal syster in Russia concerned restrictive conditions eft Rio

The Soviet delegate said that back at the British examination longer to impose upon the states was exenfined before the plane ton Court Palace, West London, American crew safely off the authority.

About 12 of Czechoslovakia's expected to begin work to. are making military prepara-with the statement that England of the Security Council fruce,” The dead included Senhor where she had lived for more hattered 9,000 ton freighter.-

Associated Press.

4,500 priests have now been day on. President Quiring's the Joint Chiefs of Staff now slavery llons for purposes DI aggression. is the than a century.

Antonio Lelte da Costa, son of classical country of

UP TO COUNCIL

the Brazilian Justice Minister. In all and bondage

Dr Bunche's report went on The plane carried 30 passengers art elaborating ing the Government-sponsored new Pacific Union plan to in London

forms. The majority "Catholic Action,"

Church combat the "tide of total-"solid, unined plan for the population in Britain, he said, state of affairs in Palestine, the

of the to any "In view of the existing and a crew of five. authority told

In the reporter tarian subversion and con- participants

The plane was not found until Atlanile are hired staves, compelled to Security Council might consider today.

Pact," he added. quest" in this part of the

work for the capitalistic class." Despite

Mr Smith

it advisable to review the situa-veral hours after the crash. presented to the Government world.

Arutiunlan M

The difficult country prevented Council a copy of the "corree-formation of a

suggested tion in the light of new con- search aircraft threat and Communist pressure,

from landing commission of autor Unoin is expected to tive

code" of priests are almost unanimously

the trade

ofditions and to take appropriate near the scene, but they drop- unlan representatives,

Such action might de-ped first aid supplies. action. supporting the bishops in their

The Air Ministry stand against the State, he said.

bers throughout the wor to

world, Investigate the labour practices, the truce."

ground search pariles had al- particularly in the colonies and Dr Bunche was naked today ready returned to the nearest now self-governing territories, whether these passages did not village, which is 50 miles from Of the codex, M. Arutiunion amount to a recommendation the scene of the crash, bringing sald it was the most humane of that the Import ban be dropped. in casualties.Reuter its kind and had as its auns the It was pointed out that the "re-education of the people."

OLDEST IN DEBRETT'S

an order sent out by a Govern- The British Broadcasting ment agent in the Palace of Corporation plans to dromalise Dr Josef Beran, Archbishop of the story of the Lurray Victory Prague, requiring them to net ilonight in its weekly fenture, | against the Archbishop's anti-

World Goer Brecali "The

Communist polley. The broadcast

IGNORING ORDER detalls of the daring rescue

The priests sald

The oldest person listed in Debrett's Peerage, she was the Attlee Better daughter of the late Lord

London, Aug 3-A spokes- Henry Gordon, fourth son of the ninth Marquis of Huntly. man for the Prime Minister, Mr She had met Bismarck, seen Clement Atilec, said today that the Arst Dulce of Wellington he is "getting along nicely" at

and heard of the Battles of his country house.

Trafalgar arid

officers who

Associated Press

a

Waterloo from The Prime Minister has been

there confined

home by to his severe cold.-Associated Press,

were

EDITORIAL

any

that they

excommunicated for support

-Reuter.

the

Indonesian Prospects

THE outlook for peace and reconstruction In Indonesia is brighter now than at time since the islands were torn asunder by fighting soon after World War Two. The Republican Government is back In Jogjakarta, and has ordered a cense-fire, which was to have become operative yesterday. The inter-Indonesian conference that has taken place this week has resulted in a brond measure of agreement between the Republicans and the Federalists over the organisation and status of the proposed United States of Indonesia. Dr. Hatta, the Republican Premier, spoke of a "spirit of unity," and the Sultan Hamid, President. of- Weat Borneo, echoed the feeling. If this new spirit keeps up, there is jusilfication for being optimistic of real achievement at the forthcoming conferences with the Dutch at The Hague. One of the most remarkable features of the situation in ́Indonesia is that the very deep-rooted desire for self-government among the Islanders' is accompanied by relatively Ittle personal, bitterness against the Dutch. This is one of the most hopóful signs that a permanent friendly settle- ment will be found. Unfortunately there, are, as in any revolutionary government, kome eldments which are in the business for their own advantage and others which have attained positions, far beyond their - capacity,. To, both of these a settlement must be unwelcome, and the; first' will

a

a

bandits,

probably continue as avowed Whatever system of government is

established in the islands, the Indonesians must consider It`a primary task to stamp out lawlessness, quickly and firmly.~Arms must be abandoned by all except those authorised to carry them. The duty of all Indonesians is to take their new responsibilities very seriously and to get down to the job of government, thus ensuring real freedom, peace and prosperity throughout the archipelago. The backbone of Indonesia's economie. structuro is ita plantation and mining industries, as it is upon the prosperity of these Industries-bolh Indonesian and European-that the islands' external purchasing power depends. Their early rehabilitation is obviously urgent, bust cannot be carried through without additional foreign capital. This, In its turn, will not be forthcoming without return to law and order and the pros pect of a reasonablo recompense for the trouble and risk. British business people are not the least among those walching the situation with eager interest. There extensive British Investments In further British capital Indonesia, and -could be attracted to the islande, but this is, of course, to a great extent.dependent on the financial and economic agreements to be made between the Netherlands and the new United States of Indonesia:

Bro

Mr Romulo

for

scem

begin by handpicking "the best Soviet Union, describing in de- one for 1,000,000 union mem- clare unnecessary to prolong

brains available" to help him tail how citizens of the Soviet draft a blueprint of the union Union may be

sent to forced for presentation to countries labour compo for political which later will be invited to

conferenco the organising Bagulo.

in

In his letter of instructions to Mr Romulo last night, President Quirino mid the date and agenda of the proposed Baguto conference would be determined "by prior agreement among the

states."

Ping

Mr Quirino

of

ANCHISES

REACHES

KOBE

INQUIRY PROPOSED

resolution embodying these ideas

which was attached to the ro port contained no provision for

The general penal policy of continuing either the arms er- bargo or ban on the importation the Soviet Union, he said, was a

of fighting personnel. progressive one. The object of the code was to put the sen- But Dr Bunche sold his con- tenced persons "In conditions clusions did not amount to re- Kobe, Aug, S.-The 8,289- which made it impossible for corrimendation for ending "the

the

that

the the

on

ta

said that

BIRTHDAY OF QUEEN

London, Aug. Queen'

sources believed Mr Quirino was ready to "water down" the pact proposal, to which some countries were re-

to have objected to ton British liner, Anchises, them to do anything hostile to embargo, lie said they merely Elizabeth will mark her ported!

of the CALLSO

constituted recognition In no 19th birthday without cere- which was badly damaged Soviet society." appearance alliance with Nationalist China

in June in two Nationalist "We value highly the per- with

Security mony at Buckingham Palace Council resolution and Generall

Palaco air raids on Shanghai, was sonality of each individital. M.

Thursday, had rendered "The Soviet armictico Aruttunion sald. od

strong anti-Communist alliance

However, ships of the Royal when they met in today.

great

tions obsolete. results Dagulo last month.

DF The United States delegation Bunche said, what the Navy will "dress overall" în i

ports, which means NATURE AND SCOPE Passengers said that the No-proposed the establishment of a Council had called for had been British

Ganalist blockade of Shanghai commission of individuals serve done. It was up to the Counell, flags and bunting from stem to In a separate statement, tho was. "100 percent effective,"

in personal capacities and and not him, to decide if that stern, and the King's troop of President sald his instructions and, that consequently life was chosen for their ability to as-was enough. Ho cald he was the Royal Horse Guards will to Mr Romulo were made publle becoming increasingly difficult certain facts to make an inquiry ready to give his views if asked fire a 41 gun salute in. Hyde "for the Information at those in the city,"

simo Chiang Kai-shek suggest towed into Kobo for repairs system of re-education has had truco and its restrictiva cond!-spokesman said today.

n

of Mr Romulo's

of

•

ing in

Dr

Was

United States Navy ships in British ports will fire 21 guns nt noon, it was announced by Admiral R. S. Jolly, Comman- der-in-Chief

Naval" of U.S.

into "the nature and extent of but what he cald would depend Fark. No mail was allowed

how tho in, forced labour" in the world. on

subject. and prices woges

had risen

The American resolution sug- brought up.-United Press. "tremendously" and the Com-gested that primary emphasis bo munist authorities with serious Inbour troubles.

were faced placed on “situations involving largo numbers of persons or The blockade had stopped the widespread practices of forced flow of raw materials and there labour."-Associated Press. was little manufacturing going on, the passengers sald.

Defence College Commandant

RADIO MALAYA SUGGESTION

who expressed misgivings re- garding the nature and the proposed Facific Union,,

Mr Romuto was Mr. Quiring's The dinner guest Inst night. President said he was confident

Forces in the Eastern Atlantle Mr Romule will persevere in

and Mediterranean. They will niso he the salute, in ports inbourg until

Buccess In

where British ships are lying.. achieved."

One

Elingapore, Aug. most

3Radio, ha added. The price of rice had jumped tasks in connection from the equivalent of between

Princess Malaya may adopt sponsored

10th Margorel's with implementation of the 15 shillings and £1 for a 170-

broadcasts by advertisers to birthday is on. August 21. Plans Pacific Union plan is to win the pound bag to between £0 and

help

but the towards wiping out its for it are incomplete Yearly defcit. support of the anti-Quirino £10,

of Straits annual birthday, dance will be ' held earlier this year because political parties and assure sup

3 The Do- $1,500,000. The wages of labourers had London, Aug. port

of the plan by all

political

A Committee set up by the the 21st falls on a Sunday, from 10 Crisen'

gold dollars fence Ministry announced today elements.

Federation Mr Romulo may monthly to 70, nad employers the appointment of Vice Ad- Malayan

Logisia Falace spokesman sald, The shortly confer with the former were compelled to pay their miral Sir Charles S. Daniel to Live Council suggested today Queen wilt go to Balmoral Senate President. Joad Aveling, dismissed employees six months be Commandant, of th Imperial that, If all available broadcast Castle in Scotland on Friday and Jose Laurel, the two op wages regardless of length of Defence College.

time, apart from now ponents of Mr. Quirino In the service.

Sir Charles succeeds Air broadcasts and special talks, November presidential elections, There was practically no oli Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor were leased to advertisers, the

in the clly because no tankers The new Commandant.is 53. resulting revenue would were allowed in the port, they Unil recently ho was Third duce the defielt, by about added Router...

Ben Lord-Associated Press. third-Router.

with a view to winning, their support for the proposal United Press.

ing

..

Associated Press

SHIPS DRESSED ¬AH¬HM¬¤hipe -in-harbour were dressed this morning In ane-l'celebration of the 49th birth- **day, of Her Majesty the Queen,