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Today's Weather: Moderata or fresh osat wind. Cloudy and cool.

"Noon Observations: Earometrio pressure, 1015,7 mba., 20.99 in.. Temperature, 84.4 deg. F. Dew point; 58 der. F. Relativo hamidity, 63%. Wind direction, E. Wind farve, 15 knota.

Alich water:' 0 ft. 5 in. at 1,59 p.m.

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Hongkong Telegraph.G

Mass Murder By Morphine!

C.I.D. INVESTIGATION IN

EAST ENGLAND ·

Peterborough, Apr. 9.-Mass murder by morphine was suspected in the daffodil and tulip villages of Eastern England today.

Plainclothes detectives are probing what may become one of the most sensational poisoning mysteries of the century.

Van Zeeland To Visit

King Leopold

Geneva, Apr. 9.-M. Paul Van Zeeland is expected in Geneva shortly to confer with King Leopold on the question of his return to the Belgian Throne, it was learned here today.

Professor Jacques Pirenne, the principal Private secretary to King Leopold, who returned

Leopold's

to

Police spent the Easter week- visiting chemist Ktores looking for evidence that might explain the sudden deaths a year ago of Awe old village in- habitants at Whaplode Drove, Lincolnshire, and give them o elue for the investigations into the deaths of at least three other pero

in villages near PeleT-

Selentists

Not:Ingham at Forensic Setence Laboratory are expected to announca on Tues- day the results of their examl- nations of the organs taken from he bodies of two men exhumed from Whaplode cemetery last week. The police

Awalilor their report before deciding whether to exhumo threo or four other bodies,

Drove village

170

Death certificates in all cases cansen," but record "natural

villa here last after interviewing many friends

balievo to

that

a visit to Brussels, and relatives, the police are night from today conferred with the King reportexi on his conversations with M.symptoms Von Zeeland, who has

been could

were shown which be connected

with

charged with the task of form-morphine poisoning,--Reuter.

Ing a

new Belgian Government, Professor Pirenne, who left

neva on Thursday by air for

Geneva on

the Belgian capital, corried with

him messages from

from Kin

Leopol]

1 the Belgian Premier designate.

today, a

PILOT TRAIN

DERAILED

On his return he brought re- lies from M. Van Zeeland.

At Leopold's villa

Singapore, Apr. 9.-Guerillas member of the Kings entourages derailed the pilot train of the refused to divulge the contents night mall train from Singapore last night. of the merges exchanged be to Kuala Lumpur

was slightly M. Van The train driver the King and tween Zeeland, but it is understood injured, but there were no other that Leopold asked M. Van Zee-casualties, Innit to come to Geneva to con-

fer on the situation-Reuter.

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NEW YORK WHITE EASTER: GALES SWEEP BRITAIN

But Holiday Makers Are

Not Driven Away

London, Apr. 9.-Gales and heavy rain showers marred the Easter holiday in much of Western Europe today.

In the Eastern United States snow laid a white blanket over many towns.

Britain was particularly affected by gales which swept ports and inland towns alike but failed to drive holiday-makers away.

Serbe

For most of the New York area it was a white Faster to- day.

Southend, at the mouth A running commentary on the of the Thames, had a short celebra ion was given in Polish,

and Catch, Hungarian know shower in the after- Croat. But there was no com- noon but the sun came out mentary in Russian. afterwards.

Paris, with many thousands of foreign visitors.

also had showers and a cold snap in the morning. shows

Home. the

sun shone brightly an 500,000 people knelt o receive

the Pope's Easter blessing.

A nameless man from behind the Iron Curtain, with the DFC on his faded uniform told the other day after a break-out of 85 people by air, of the growing revolt against Communism in Czecho-Slovakih. Eight of his companions on the Dakota he flew were members of the Battle of Britain Air Force. Photo some of the Czech refugees in the American-occupied zone of Germany-(London Express Service).

Flying

Banned

Saucer Tale Woman Of Rome Revived By

Lad Who Touched It!

Amarillo, Texas, Apr. 9-Twelve-year old David Lightfoot claimed today that he has not only seen a “flying saucer" but actually touched it. What is more he had a witness to back his statement plus an inflamed arm and face which he said were caused by the strange disc.

David and his nine-year old cousin, Charles Lightfoot, told their story to the Amarillo Globe News.

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They were fishing on Satur..' David related, "It was round- about 10 miles northeasted on the bottom with the top Jny

The The guerillas had removed of here when they sighted what resembling flat plate. ralls from

separated from the the track in the they thought was a balloon that top was

an inch of 80 miles passed Kluang area, about

only a few feet above hotlom by about

space but they wero jained by their heads, D. The pre-from Singapore.

of screw in the Trains on night service be- mlor designate, Paul Van Zee-

David exclaimed, "Maybe it's some sort and Kuala Singapore land, will not hesitate to trans-tween

une of those flying saucers and ulddie." certain other the two lado gave chiuse.

David! for his mandate to a more ac-Lumpur,

object it just on the ceptable Social Christian leader scellons in the country, have said the if opposition against him proves been preceded by a pilot train other side of a small hill. They to enable him to and accompanied by an named raced over the knoll and cald

tho carry out his milon, Catholle escort since emergency, they found a disc about as big circles here said today-United through guerilla activities, around as an automobile fire

and about 18 Inches thick. started in 1948.-Reuter.

too strong

Press

EDITORIAL

Fx

R

and

India Facing The Test

the

is impossible to interpret agreement signed by the Pundit Nehru and Liaquat All Khan otherwise than as a highly promising achievement. Mr Nehru's characteristic search for peace and

sound basis for friendship together with Me Ali Khan's generous response has cultivated П vasily Improved understanding among India's should leaders, and the overall effect tend to control communal tensions. Hopes of harmonious relations between communities required to exist skle by side are higher than they have been in 1947. All causes for alarm have nol, of course, disappeared. The action taken by the Nehru Government, during the period of Mr Liaquat All Khan's visit to New Delhi, against the Hindu Mahasabha, demonstrates fuil recognition in respon- sible quarters that extremist mentality needa careful watching as always. More surprising is the reported resignation of two members of Mr Nehru's Cabinet. Both of them hail from Bengal, tho recent upheaval there was the chief pré- occupation of the Prime Ministers, and machinery to prevent or minimivo a further outbreak has been planned to mutual satisfaction. Resignation of the two Ministers appears, on that basis, to be distinctly premature, proclaiming an absence of confidence. The impression given is unfortunate, because it must be

detrimental

the to to some extent

Prime results of the psychological Ministers' amicable settlements. The Mahasabha disclaims anti-Moslem ngita- tion, but their record is not reassuring, The fanatical organisation has paigned · frankly for a united Indlarun by Hindus. On the fringe of politics, Its capacity for mischief la Inrge... It was the Hindu Mahasabha's. reckless · sinio-

Chan

existence ments against the very

of Pakistan a month or two ago that set the Com- match to the Bengal powder-keg. munal strife is unhappily always latent among Indians, and the situation was at best potentially dangerous. It took only a few incidents last December in East- Bengal, ineptly handled by the Govern ment, to start a panic light of Hindus into India. When the refugees arrived with tales of outrages, the Hindus of West Bengal turned on the Moslems and thousands fled into Pakistan. Ever since, the press on both sides has been slinme- Iesa In Innning the flames with exaggerated stories of the riots and deaths. Pandit Nehru, after a somewhat bellicose start, has performed a notable and statesmanlike job of calming down his fellow-Hindus, while the East Bengal Government, which hail also got off to a bad start, took a firm grip and restored order. Meantime, the Kashmir disputė" hangs in the balance, forcing both Dominions to apply more than half their budgets to defence. Trade

kag enused widespread misery and losses. Even on those points, however, the out. look may have Improved. Nothing concreto has been disclosed on the extent of the Nehru-Ali Khan deliberations, but it has been admitted that Kashmir come under discussion,, and "other problems,"

the and more important on

score of confirming their positive mood, Mr Nehru has agreed to return Mr All Khan's gesture and to meet him again shortly in Karachi. This should counter-act the Inflammatory activities of extremiste. The situation would havo. looked more distinctly promising If the Bengal Ministers had restrained themselves until new. efforts had been "submitted “tö reasonable tent,

wor

k

still

The top section Was

ng he ap- winning rapidly

the object. He sald proached he reached for it but "my angers barely touched it. It was slick liko a snake and hot too." The top began spinning faster and the disc zoomed off and dis-

Sydney, Apr. 9-Balea of Alberto Moravia's "The Woman of Homo" havo been slopped In Australia pending a verdict of the Censorship Board In Can- berra.

is

The book, which deals Will

postwar Roman adefels, has been held up by Customs officials on moral

official grounds. One reported to have sald books coming

from bJ mail America as presenta were

had As,

ΟΥ worke" than any bo had read in years of experience.

Customs officials refused to Imee an official list of books banned or held for review because "this would

create an only

artificial demand for the books"--- United Press,

"Day Not Far

Off"

1

In

Snow flurries began falling just after midnight and Church- goers wakened to find suburban areas under a thin blanket.

Parts of Long Island reported cight

centimetres drifts.

Connecticut to New Jersey.

The snow fall extended from

In the Tower of London, the British Broadcasting Corpora- The lowest temperature last tion, for the first time, televised night was three degrees of

church service with sermon frost. from the historie Chapel of St. In Tokyo, three million Tokyo. Peter Ad Vicula.

elly parks Or people went to The Easter parade of the the neighbouring countryside to Yeoman worders in their plc-day to picnic under the pink and turesque Tudor

uniforms before white cherry blossoms, now in The Bervice was also televised. full bloom.

A spokesman of the televiding Jerusalem: Both Western and station kald later that the Inno- Eastern Christians celebrated vation had been well received.

Easter here today, the dates of Weather disappointed many

the 10

holiday in the two calendarn people who had gone to the Isle coinciding for the first time for of Mull, of the Scottish Wert

many years,

coast, to get a glimpse of Brl. Members of the Consular taln's biggest treasure hunt for Corps passed through the Jala Gate, following tradition, to The gates had stopped Navy hear Easter Mass at the Church divers continuing their attempt

matc

4 day.

to salvage what is believed to of the Holy Sepulchre. be the Spanish armada galleon the Duque de Florencia, sunk in Tobermory Bay and reputed to have carried treasure worth millions.

Services were held in Pro- testant, Catholle and Russian churches.

Arabs wore no hammer and sickle badges during Easter celebrations in Nazareth today. Last year some wore them in much colder church, as well as in the streets. carly showers Since then an improvement

PARIS PACKED

A Paris,

and

In

morning

broke up the

heat wave.

success among the

city's two-day in employment conditions has to diminish the inilal The 230,000 foreigners, mostly Britons, Czechoslovakians, Bel-Arab pulation. plans. Dutch and Swiss, packed Nazareth

with was packed the city's hotels, There was pilgrims for the celebration, scarcely a vacant hotel room

both All churches,

Eastern within 90 miles of Paris.

und Western, celebrating Easter Meanwhile, rallway officiats together, were packed.-Reuter. estimated that 300,000 Parlalans

try

had left for the sen and coun- while a further 300,000 had West gone by road.

9.-The Hamm, Apr. German Party chief, Max A Soviet news agency dea- Reimano,

sald today that "the patch received in London sald

appeared to the northeast in day was not far off" when the that a vast congregation of

less than 10 seconds.

East German

Democratic Re-worship

He said it emitted a "sort of public would extend its political, cos" as it left that turned his economie and

ot

social authority night

packed Moscow'a Cathedral last for n midnight Easter nass at which the Patriarch arms and face bright red and over all Germany. caused

of Moscow David's small welis.

and All Russia, Herr Reimann was speaking Alexel, officiated. father applied skin lotion which

graveside anniversary Easter services were held at eliminated the welts but redness'

meeting

near here to comme-ati Russia Orthodox Churches renmined.

morate a group of local Com-throughout the country. This

by the German Charles said he was not able munists shot to me as fast as David and was forces 30 years ago, the West

nows agency, DPA, Easter 11 100 yards away when the Gennan

its. night. He said. disc resumed "greed with David that the object was on the ground for about one minute.

your

the Russian

False

Friar's

Trick

Wildbeeste Savages Zoo Curator

Bloemfontein, Apr. 0- A search Party

today found Mr T. D. Gerber. the Curator of the Bloem- fontein Zoo, lying, dend in a niable at the Zoo, having black been killed by a wildebeest (a large ante- lope). A

shotgun, for which Mr Gerber had sent home last night, lay unfired be- side him but there were signs that he had put up s

lifer great fight for his against the animal.

Mr Gerber, the Curator of the Zoo for more than

to ba 26 years, claimed the only man in the worîd to have bred - "ligers,” cross between na African tion and a Bengal tigress. --Renter,

Racing

Tips

By "The Turf”*

RACE 1

Canadian Potato Arabian Moon Colonia

Outsider:Countess Delight. RADIATRACE Z

Meteorologist

Hurricano

Hongkong Blutzo

Outsider: The Hopeful. RACE 3

Lucky Starter Pay Day

Marigold

Outsider: Sookunpots.

RACE 4

Madame Butterfly Jorrocks

United Victory

Outsider: Honey Dew.

RACE 5

Huntmaster

Gybay Diamond

Strathpeffer

Outsider: Corrib.

RACE 6

Bashful Beauty

Skymaster

High Speed

Outsider: Golden Dahlia,

RACE 7

Atomic Power

Noonday Sun

Aan Hing

Outsider:--Pegasus.

RACE 8

Bambi Helizapoppin Stratocrulaer

Outsider:-Ninety Nine.

RACE 9

Гагів, Orthodox

9.--Pricsts Apr. Church Easter coincides with and members of the 10,000 celebrations of other congregation today pursued denominations.

Kingmer from Notre Dame a false Owing

Top Hat that the workers of Russian Orthodox Church user Dominican friar, who mount- the Ruhr already regarded the the old style calendar, it unnily ed into the pulpit and de- East Zone President, Dr Picck,elebrates Chris mas and Easter nounced the Catholic Church as "the President of all of us."

He said

to the fact

zome 12 days later.

Herr Reimann attacked the

that the

Both boys declared they were The Rincere in their report.

Roman Catholics behind the United States Army has con-

East German political parties Iron Curtain had the opportunity the existence sistently denied of "Dying

saucers." United for wanting Germany's division. of hearing the Mass from St

Peter's. Press,

-Reuter.

COMPOSER DEAD Grim Tragedies Over

San Diego, California, Apr. 9.—The composer, Christopher Beswan, who gave the Victorians "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree." has died here, aged 87.

He wrote most of his music under the name Williams.-Reuter,

The Holidays

The Tigress

Outsider:-Nervous. Witness.

RACE 10

during the Eastern Sunday Pontifical High Mass.

Ballerina Jetüre Fat Choy

As he ran, the false friar, 22- year-old Michel Mourre, tried to take off his white homespun Dominican frock which was tripping him, while the or- ganist played the organ with

to drown all bass stops open the shouting

Chicago, Apr. 9.-Tragedy was the centraled, on

.

Outsiders-Reputation.

RACE 11

Ringwood Anna Gladiolus

Outsider:Wonderful Girl,

RACE 12

Chief Pilot Rose Emma V-J' Day

Outsider: Dominion Day.

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In

Caught by the pollee in the squaro in front of the Cathe- dral. Mourre was taken to the local police station, and charg

the complaint of the of Harry figure in some parts of the United States on Archbishop of Paris, Monsignor

Fellin

with illegally wearing Easter Sunday. In two instances, entire families ecclesiastical costume and dis-

turbance. of

exercise. religious were wiped out. as a series of Easter Eve mishaps Wearing a Dominican robe marred observance of the holiday.

he had hired from a fancy dress shop for three days, Mourre AL Palm Springs, California, | murdered his wife with an iron stood at the foot of the pulpit Parls. Apr. 9-Forty-one year-

advertising executive, bar, then turned on the gas until the

moment which McColllater, his wife jels of the range and asphy-

STOP PRESS

UN LONG EXPLOSION

JD

Howard

Twins Die Suicide Pact

the old

twin

Helen and their two sons, aged) xiated himself and the children.schbishop, had finished chant- and Loute

2

Paul

..

brothers, Leclerc, committed Bulclde together by gassing the Creed. Ing 15 and 12, died in the crash of Sandra, xlx, Diane, five,. and In the silence that followed, themselves in their room in the their light aeroplane. McCollister Burry, 'two.

Jean-Moinon, Paris East the apparent Domialean mount- Rue Sad Ignored the bad nying In New Cauforia, Ohio, ed the stops into the pulpit and End.

The police today had diifi- weather and taken off his home three teen-agure wore killed declaimed loudly accuse

Angeles, so that, the when two or in Los The Police made three

cars collided head-the Catholic Church of turning cully in, determining which was four arrests in the New Terri- family could attend Easter ser- on.

our thoughts towards an empty which, and could not establish turned on the tories following an explosion: in vices there.

um, Idaho, a happy akcy. The Church is the canker which of them Al Rathdrum, A family of Ave were found

The gna. in of the West..............

brother, both build- the lavatory of the Un Long

had been for Theatre at 9 pm on Saturday dead in their gas-filled home at engagement party ended

rest of his speech was ing labourers, 1710 death for five celebrants, in- Fairhaven, Massachusetta. night,

The police found the gas lets cluding the room-to-be, Allen drowned by the organ, which long out of work. Naighbours said that the twins killed them. There was no performance open on the kitchen range in Alanwelllor 20, when their au- swelled into a blast of music.

tomobile

into the The organ of Notre Dame, is scives because Paul's 12-year- Kolag on at the time and the the house of Mr and Mrs Walter

Rnd explosion caused no injuries or Cola and their three children, 100motive of expassenger train famous for the power of its bars old #doghe, Jeannette, the of lived in convent school had the muse, which is capable The only burvivor was damage. According to the Ponged "aix to two.

KKY Olson, 175 making the Cathedral vibrate told then that she did not want

Reuter

Hce. no political significance la The medical examiner maid | attached to the incident. ....... | Coin, boseg by financial' troubles i Undi