Burma Will
Hold Long Overdue Election
Rangoon, Oct. 20.-Burma will hold her long overduo Komoral clection in March next year, it was officially amounced today.
the
Countrywkle rebellions forced
government last May to pptpone the election for an in- definite period.
The Burmero constitution, which stipulated that it should Lihva been held within 18 months of January 104). when firma was granted fadopen- to allow dence, was amended
the present Government to re- main in power after the dend- fine.
Nebels
destroyed electerial
roits last summer, but today's Government statement said that tho preparation of fresh regis- ters will be started this week in areas liberated from the insur- fests
In the Hangoon area, 4,000 alection supervisors will make a boure to hoitae cheek of voters la complete the rolls within a rontla.
The nation's constitution give. franchise rights to everyone wee the age of 18
MONGPAWN RETAKEN
Meanwhile, Burmese Legen augin led by Sha slote fotoses conducting a renewed cleaver fat the reoccupation of the souther Shan state capital of Tannoya reocuplu the stru leggerfinally positioned town
official
Mongas
Burma ihting reported today
plands 23
mden Mongpawn East of Taunggy: on the INDAN motor highway,
The communique said Charl! Burron Air Force planes, in sup- ; porting nctions, bombed and strafed a Karen
convoy fleeing
in disorder from the recaptured
town. destroying several trucka.
The planes niso bambed and machine-gunned other targets the Mongpawn area Aster- Mated Pres
In
Winds Stop
Rescue
Zeebrugge, Oct. 26.-Thei
attempt to rescue the
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1949.
At Canadian Ballet Festival
Members of the Winnipeg Ballet offer a tableau, "Visages,” their presentation
In the Canadian Ballet Festival at Toronto. Dance groups from six elties took part in the Festival. (AP Picture).
World Suicide
Said
Only Alternative To World
Government
New York. Oct. 26.- -The only alternative to world government "some time or other" is world suicide, said Pandit Nehru, the Indian Prime Pandit Minister, in an address to the Herald Tribune Forum tonight. Nehru broadcast the address from Chicago. His words were heard by an
| audience which crammed the huge grand ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria
Hotel here.
VIOLENT
GALE IN
CHANNEL
London,
The interdependence of world problema expresses truth which is evident to all thinking men and which we ignore at our peril" he said.
He said the interdependence ! of world problems incins the mterdependence of countries on each other. No country
can inolate itself, war
CAN
22 polve the problems of war peace by itself.
nunc
Scathing Attack
On Tito
Independence For Indonesia In December
The Hague, Oct. 26.-The Indonesians, aftor their four-year-old dispute with the Dutch, may Foon receive national sovereignty, from Queon Juliana of the Netherlands personally at a ceremony in the 700-year-old Kinght's Hall at The Hague, in- formed circles reported today.
The date for what should! The United States of Indo- be a colourful ceremony has nesla, according to well-informed sources, will comprise 16 states been tentatively fixed for 15 federal states and the Re December 20, when a public of Indonesia governmental delegation It will have a Senate and a from the Federal United House of Representatives. States of Indonesia will come to The Hague for the occasion.
It is expected that the new President of the United States of Indonesia will be chosen bo- fore then.
Preparations for 相 Anal plenary session, probably on November 3. of the round table conference
han which been discussing the transfer of Bovereignty since August 23, are in
Fall
swing. Meanwhile, key delegates are still working on the issue of the debis which
new Indonesian gate will take over from the Dutch.
the
The status of New Guinen la the only other issue to be solved before the end of this month. The Dutch insist on a special this vast, and un- statue for
while Iveloped
the
Arca
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POISONED CHOCOLATES
LOVE DRAMA
Oslo, Oct. 26-Janstein
Brekke, Norwegian student- teacher found guilty of at- tempted murder by sending to his poisoned chocolates rival in love, was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment at Kristiansand today.
Oct. 26, ('roma
London, Oct. 26-Moscow Channel services from The solution." he declared.
He was also sentenced to 10 Dover were suspended to "ean only come by ever grenier Radio, in one of the most buy after
uh n world scalescathing attacks yet made years loss of citizen rights to a Violent gale, į cu-operation
at the en of his im- Ami
no we advance necessarily on Marshal Tito, accused him start Washing Britain with torren to the realization of a world today of drinking with Ran- prisonment.
tal rain. had driven several order and a world government
The jury found Brekke gulity dups aground, torn others. "There can be no doubt that lolph Churchill, son of the on three counts: attempting to
British wartime
Prime murder and a world government must cont from their moorings.
Eiken, the Minister, in Darl, Southern flance of
24-year-old Italy. white
| Boosted coastal areas.
At the pod of the sta
soine lime or other, for the only tallernative : world suicide."
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worst October güle for yenes Swedish motor ship Astri, ld two buttered boats th stranded off Zeebrugge, had! Kaleh harbours of Hamsgate of murling,
Balsiairs,
to be abandoned today beeraft were sunk. cause of strong winds,
witze
It is hoped thai van be resumed which the calm down.
She was
Matry
Shipping passing terreng i the Starts of Dover 1
a ter rifle buffeling
The Cunard White Star Liner,
Four turbonly went to the Fort Spokane (7,128 tons), took Astria
after rescue
our hours to pass through the damaged on Tuesday.
Downs Rondstend off Deal, a The 2,000-ton motor alp, of journey usually done In 20 the Swedish East Africa Line, minules. was on her way from Antwerp to Africa with o chugo of tim- ber.
Down the Channel, the 23,000-
London householders had
The main east coast line from
RIVALRY AND TENSION
Paul Nehu said tha, msten.
however slowly, 50 LUCI
ord: there į was world-wide rivalry and ten-
Slot
world *
"Which of these two powerful tendencies will triumph in the end will decide the fate of the world for generations to come,'
he stated, "I have no doubt th ultimately a world order will be maitred, though I may lake a
and this
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press for Economic Interdeperience was public money on his mistress. Norwegian ton British aircraft carrier, Illus-patent today, said Pandit Nehru, "who changes cars every time him a murderer.
Chocolate flakes in the dead trous, was pouring oil on rag-and there was a strong tendency she changes frocks," and of de-
positing money in a Swiss bank child's pocket contained enough On Zeebrugge, she collided ing scos 30 miles off the Lizard for mutual co-operation. with what in reported to have Cornwall, in a bid to save the He welcomed President Tru- under an assured name, "fore- arsenie to kill three people, it
stated during the trial been a wreck, and a large hole crippled 827-ton Glasgow steam-man's "Point Four" programme seeing his inevitable
Eiken also alo a chocolate sent was opened forward in her hull. er, Yewpark.
which, he said, will encourage in the near future,"
by Brekke and was sick. the development of under-
OTHER ACCUSATIONS
Psychiatrists in evidence said The tide brought her to about
10 developed countries
that Brekke loved Randi 'Muren 90 metres from the Zeebrugge : evacuated from some districts relieve some of today's economic
"Imitating Winston Churchill," in an old-fashioned way, and the tensions. stone pier and the ship's two In Scotland,
the Radio, said, "Tito wants to shock he suffered when he found Anchors were insuficient to hold
The greatest barrier to a
be known as a writer, a sports-out that she was prepared to her.---Associated Press.
Edinburgh to London was clos-world order was the paycholo- man and a chess player.
have an "amorous game" with ed for four and a half hours. gical one, he said,
him but did not love him, split INDIA'S CONCEPTION "But like Churchill he is a his personality, allowing him to
which do things
his "better The removal of it means, bad shot and worse writer, more than two inches of rain first, an end to the psychology
sir" would have condemned. "As to chess, he cannot win within 24 hours, the Air Min's- of fear and the growth of good-
MADLY JEALOUS Oven game
from Moshe try's Meteorological Office an-wift among peoples.
Brekke, "madly jealous" of ounced today-Reuter.
"India will help in this pro- Plade." Pilade is Yugoslavia's
Randi Muren, his first love, told cess to the best of her ability," Deputy Premier,
a packed court when the trial Pandit Nehru concluded. "Our
The broadcast also said of opened last week: "I did it as nationalism has always beer Tito: "His face is mask disguisa nasty
trick-not kill." He this conception ol world order and International the malicious cunning and pleaded not guilty
admitted hu Ho
tried co-operation. I carnestly trust egoistic soul of a skilful sneak.
destroy Elken's engagement to that the progressive forces of
"He shows an amazing stil-Randi by anonymous letters----- the world will co-operate in this larity to Goering. Everybody, Brekke told the court that an great task that confronts us."- even Tito's friends, notice it, alleged confession was taken by Reuter.
When he appears in a newsreel the police "after strong psycho- WELCOMED TO CHICAGO on the
shout, logical pressure.” screen people He has returned to England to be considered as a prospective on Nairobi, the capital of the Prime Minister,, Pandit Jawa greedy
Chicago, Oct. 28-The Indian "Goeding--and In fact he is He said that he had tried the Conservative candidate for Par-colony, the status of city.
and Insatiable ke chocolates himself. Their only Ilument. Majer Farran was DO-
burlal Nehru, arrived here today
cluded-Reuter.
-Reuter. quitted in October 1947 of mur- Nairobi will celebrate its 50th for a two-day visit, .. dering. a. 16-year-old Jew in anniversary of local Kovum- Civie officials and ́a heavy, Palestine.Reuter.
ment next year-United Press. police guard greeted Mr. Nehru na he stepped from his plane to be taken to the City Hall for greetings by Mayor Martin Ken- nelly,
STRONG GUARD FOR FARREN
London, Oct. 28.Security police and Scotland Yard men provided A heavy guard when Major
Many parts of Britain have had
a former Gloucesters To based on Roy Farran.
member of the British Army in Palestine whose life has since boon threatened by the Stern Gang, landed at London Airport from Rhodesia today.
Visit Nairobi
London, Oct, 20-Court circles announced today that the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester will visit Kenya next year to confer
"Erabout, those storm windows, dear,
K. N. Satyendra, head of the reception committee from the Hindustan Student Association's Chicago Chapter, greeted Nehru with gorland.
Mr
After a day of various bicial functions, Mr Nehru w doll- ver a major policy address tonight at a dinner in the Sher- man Hotel.
Tho gueris nt Sherman Hotel Governor tonight.will include A. Stevenson, former Vice- President Charles E. Dawes, Harvey Ellard. president of the Chicago Association of Com merco and Industry, Mayor Kennelly, Laird Bell, chairmon of the Reception Committeo, Ambassador Loy Henderson, and US. Senator Paul Douglas,--- United. Presal
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