Around The World

Greymouth Evening Star, 22 August 1949, Page 5

Around The W orld

Earthquake’s Toll Reports from East Anatolia today put the death roll in the-recent earthquake there at about 400, with 800 homeless. —Ankara, August 21.

Egypt’s Armed Forces Egypt will send military missions to Britain and Germany for specialised training, as part of a plan to build up a ’strong army. The spearhead of the army will be an armour division costing £6,000,000 The Egyptian Parliament has approved the,allocation of £52,000,000—a third of the State budget—for the armed services and to establish a firs.t-class arms factory in Egypt.—Cairo, August 20.

Papal Attitude To Communists The Patriarch Justinian, head of the Rumanian Orthodox Church, today condemned the Papal decree on the excommunication of militant Communists. The Patriarch Justinian said the Pope had been “an ally of Hitler in the war, and has commercialised holy things.” The Rumanian Orthodox Church 1 marched hand in hand with the Rumanian Government,” the Patriarch added. — Bucharest, August 19. White Wife Of Negro Chief A former London typist, Mrs Ruth Khama, now the wife of Seretse Kahma, chief-designate of the Bamangwato tribe, Bechuanaland, arrived at Francistqwn by air today and was met by her husband, says Reuter’s Francistown correspondent. They will leave later by road for Serowe, headquarters of the Bamangwato tribe.—London, August 20.

South African Natives The professor of history at the University of Orange Free State (Professor C. J. Uys) told the Commission on African Education that the development of national consciousness among the natives was one of the most dangerous trends at present in South Africa. Professor Uys said the natives should -not be described as “Africans” because that gave them a sense of ownership and supremacy over all Africa. The colour bar was necessary to protect the white.—Cape Town, August 20. Peru And Cuba

The Government of Peru broke off diplomatic relations with Cuba on Friday in protest against the alleged actions of the Cuban Embassy in aiding two Peruvian political refugees to escape from the country. A Note by the Foreign Minister 1 (Mr Ernesto Rodriguex) charged that the Cuban Government had taken “unprecedented steps” in helping two former presidents of the Peruvian Chamber of Deputies (Messrs Fernando Leon de Vivero and Pedro Muniz) to escape to Cuba.—Lima (Peru), August 20.

Dutch Policy In Indies More than 6000 persons attended a meeting to protest against the Dutch Government’s s Indonesian policy. They carried admission tickets edged with black. The meeting was organised by Professor P. S. Gerbrandy, who during the war was. Prime Minister of the Dutch Government in London. Professor. Gerbrandy said he favoured giving the Indonesian peoples their freedom, but they should not be led by individuals like Dr Hatta and Dr Soekarno. Dr Hatta, he continued, “wears decorations for war-time ser • vices to Japan directed against our kingdom.”—The Hague, August 20.

Poliomyelitis In U.S. . A survey made by the Associated Press shows that more than 15,a00 have contracted poliomyelitis in the United States this year. This is more than half of the 30,000 cases recorded for the whole of 1916, which was the worst year for poliomyelitis in the history of the United States. Some large cities, such as New York and Boston, have been hard hit. At present only one person in every 10,000 of the population of the United States has been infected. Notifications of poliomyelitis in England and,Wales for the week ended August 13 totalled 236, a rise of 72 'on the previous week. The Ministry of Health said there was still no sign of a rise comparable with that of 1947. —New York August 20.