Around The World

Greymouth Evening Star, 20 August 1949, Page 5

Around The World

German Judge Flees To West The president of the Higher Court in Potsdam, ■in the Soviet zone of Germany (Dr Gollot), has fled to Western' Berlin, according to the Bri-tish-licensed German News Agency. The agency says that Dr Gollot said that he feared arrest by Soviet secret police—Berlin, August 19.

Czech Official Expelled The Jugoslav news agency, Tanjug, reports that Jugoslavia has told the acting Czechoslovak Consul-General at Zakreb (Mr Stefan Horvat) that he m"st leave’ the country because he misused his diplomatic privileges by work-, ing for the deterioration of JugoslavCzech relations.” —Belgrade, August 1.8.

“Total War” Against Karens Reuter’s Rangoon correspondent reports that the President of the . Shan States, Mr Sao Hkun Hkio, has issued a statement saying that the Shan States’ 2,000,000 tribesmen intend to wage “total war” against the Karen rebels whose occupation of the southern Shan State capital Taunggyi was “an insult to the Shan people and the Government.” —London, August 19.

Former King Carol Reuter’s Lisbon correspondent says that former King Carol of Rumania last night went through a private wedding ceremony at his house near Lisbon with Mrs Magda Lupescu, known as Princess Helena of Rumania. They went through a bedside “marriage” ceremony when in Rio de Janeiro two years ago. Mrs Lupescu was ill and thought likely to die. —London, August 19.

Spying In Switzerland Reuter’s Berne correspondent says that Switzerland has been gripped by a “spy fever” since tjie arrest last week of a postal officer accused of spying for a foreign Power for more than 20 years. Another arrest was reported today of an unnamed man said to work in the armaments division of the Swiss War Department, but there has been no official confirmation. Swiss newspapers are featuring all kinds of rumours and forecasts of more arrests. —London, August 19.

10,000 Workers Protest The Berlin correspondent of the British United Press reports that a Roman Catholic bishop. Monsignor Godehard Machens, members of the town council of Watenstedt, and State Cabinet Ministers led 10,000 workers in a protest meetin gagainst the dismantling of the Salzgitter iron and steel plant at Watenstedt. Monsignor Machens said that Hitler had violated the laws of humanity but that that did not give anyone the right to follow him—London, August 19.

Dismantling Of Factories “German leaders for political reasons have distorted the facts about the justice and injustices of dismantling German properties,” says the Manchester Guardian. “Britain has been no more than an executive agent -for her allies in carrying out many dismantling jobs. Just because inost of Germany’s heavy industries lie in the British zone the British Military Government has been obliged to do more dismantling on behalf of the Allies than any other occupying Power. The Allies, nevertheless, ought to consider whether Western Germany would not be a more contented and diligent partner if the dismantling programme were revised. —London, August 19.