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Published Twice Monthly at 23, Leonard Street, E.G.2. Telegrams : Freprinco, London. Vol. 41. No. 1271. FRIDAY, APRIL 13th, 1950. Price 11d. The accounts of the canton of Lucerne PREPAID SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Canfona/ (Fortnightly issue.) for the year 1955, close with a credit balance of (567,01 2.—frs. ^sues, post free 6/- [a.t.s.] UNITED KINGDOM free AND COLONIES issues, pos 11/6 V24^ issues, post free 21/- The Annual General Meeting of " Swissair " took (12 issues, post free Frs. 7.— punT7L-Dr Axin • place in Zurich, on Monday, March 26th. There were SWITZERLAND *. r IT 10 m (24^ issues, post tree rrs. 13.oO 644 shareholders present, representing 33,381 votes. {Sttf/ss 5«b5cri/)t/OMS may be £aid into Posfsc/iccfe-A'onio ßaste F 57*#-) Dr. Rudolf Y. Heberlein was in the Chair. Amongst the guests who attended were : Federal-Councillors Lepori and Streuli, former Federal-Councillors : Celio and Pilet-Golaz, Dr. Iten, President of the " Eidg. NEWS AT RANDOM Luffahrtskommission ", and Dr. Burkhard, Director of the Federal Air Office. An increase of the share capital from 14 to 42 On the occasion of the 10th Anni- million francs, proposed by the Board has been Fee/era/ versary of the resumption of cliplo- accepted. A dividend of 6 per cent (1954 : 4%) lias matie relations between the Soviet been declared, [a.t.s.] Union and Switzerland, the Soviet Foreign Minister, * it -:i M. W. Molotov has sent a telegram of greetings to A serious motor-accident occurred 011 the road M. Max Petitpierre, Swiss Foreign Minister. The between Frutigen and Adelboden (Ct. Berne), when a latter has, suitably replied. motor-car taking a bend left the road and fell into a ravine. The driver, Ernst Geissbffhler (51) of Fruti- gen, and Fritz Röthlisberger (70) of Bévilard were Dr. Markus Feldmann, President of the Swiss killed outright, whilst three other passengers were Confederation, has sent a telegram of congratulations badly hurt, [a.t.s.] 011 to President Iskandar Mirza, the occasion of his K- -2- * election as President of the Pakistan The Republic. The accounts of the canton of Appenzell, I.Rh, Swiss Minister in Karachi, Monsieur Emil Risang for the 1955, register a deficit of 189,077.—frs. represented the Federal Council at the festivities year which have been held in the capital. [a.t.s.] Mr. Karl Elser-Bächtiger, Gemeindeammann " of Oberhiiren (Ct. St. Gall), and Mr. Franz Bodmer- At the end of 1955, 54 diplomatic representations were registered in Berne, amongst them 12 Embassies and 42 Legations, with a staff of 281 diplomats and 422 clerks. The number of Consular representatives CITY SWISS CLUB amounted to 3(50. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Federal Council has decided to issue a new on Tuesday, April 24th, 1956, at 6.30 for 7 p.m., loan of 338 million francs at 3 per cent for the 7.30 p.m., at Dorchester Hotel, W.l. duration of 17 years. Agenda: Minutes of last meeting. Admissions. Resignations. The former Director-General of the Swiss Customs President's Report. and Excise 53 old Ernest (Oberzolldirektor), years Treasurer's Report. Widmer. was found of misappropriating guilty Elections. 1(H),000.—frs. (£8,330) over a period of eleven years, and the forging of a post office receipt. Extenuating Members wishing to be present should send circumstances included the restitution of the funds by their card to the Manager of Dorchester Hotel. the accused and his full confession. He was sen- W. 1, to reach him not later than, Monday, April fenced to four years imprisonment. He was also 23rd, 1956. sentenced to forfeit his civil rights for five years after THE COMMITTEE. completing his sentence. SI'S I THE SWISS OBSERVER April 13th, 1956. Rupper, Industrialist, have been nominated honorary DEATHS. citizens the of community of Oberbüren, [a.t.s.] The deaths are from Switzer- -x » following reported land : The towns have the Swiss following competed for Professor, Dr. Fritz Medicos, front 1911-1946, National be held the 1964 : Exhibition to in year Professor of Philosophy and Pedagogics at the Federal Berne, Lausanne and Geneva. Former exhibitions Institute (ETI1), Zurich, in Zurich at the age of 80. were held in Berne (1857), Zurich (1883), Geneva Dr. Bruno well-known in Berne and Zurich The Federal jur. Hartmann, lawyer, (1896), (1914), (1939). St. Gall, aged 80. Council has decided that the next exhibition (1964) Dr. Herrmann a former teacher of should be held Lausanne, Rotzler, French at [a.t.s.] and at the " Obern Realschule and the * -X- * Italian " cantonal commercial school, Basle, in Basle at the The of the Fête des administration " Vignerons ", age of 68. which was held in Vevey last have year, published Dr. Rudolf Wegeli, from 1910-1948, Director of their accounts, which show of a profit 1,200,000.—frs., the Historical Museum, Berne, in Muri (Berne), aged after having recompensed the participants for their 79. costume been expenses. Half of this amount has chief of the earmarked festivals. The other Willy Graber, " Betriebsabteilung for future half goes der Gesellschaft des Aare-und Emmenkanals and to the " Confrérie de " for the ", Vignerons preservation since 1945, a member of the " Kantonsrat Solo- of vine-yards, [a.t.s.] ", thurn, in Solothurn, at the age of 60. head On the occasion of her 100th Mme. Professor, Dr. Otto Burckhardt, formerly birthday, of the " Geburtshilflich-gynäkologischen " section of Marie Saillet of Moudon, was with the tra- presented the Clara hospital, Basle. ditional arm-chair by the Government of the canton of Vaud. [a.t.s.] Professor, Dr. Robert Bing, a well-known nerve # # # specialist, from 1908-1932, Professor of Neurology at the of in Basle, at the of 78. The canton of Vaud's account for 1955, show a University Basle, age f>iass, 1915-1941, chief credit balance of 527,820.—frs. [a.t.s.] 0. H. from engineer at CIBA, Basle, in Basle, aged 81. of the " Glarner Nach- The accounts of the canton of Geneva, Fridolin Knobel, Editor for 1955, richten " from 1908-1940, in Glarus, at the of 82. close with a credit balance of 7,218,251.—frs. [a.t.s.] age * If * The city of Moscow has informed the Government and .Municipal authorities of Geneva, that they would welcome a delegation of 10-12 persons to visit Mos- cow. This invitation has been accepted, and the following delegation has been chosen : for the cantonal Government, A. de Senarelens, President of the Government, Alfred Borel, Vice-President, E. Ohamay, President of the Grand Council, A. Tombet, Chancellor. The communal authorities will be repre- sented by L. Billy, Mayor of the town of Geneva. Maurice Thévenaz, A. Dussoix, E. Ostermann and R. Méroz. [a.t.s.] Summer Affiliated to Schweizer Reisekasse Programme o/^ Cont/ucfec/ or Individual fravel SWITZERLAND, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, FRANCE, GERMANY, SPAIN, HOLLAND, ITALY, NORWAY, SWEDEN,DENMARK, GREECE, TUNISIA, YUGOSLAVIA, LIECHTENSTEIN also combined Air/Coach tours & Agents for Mediterranean Luxury BRITISH (Concinentel), AUSTRIAN. BELGIAN, DUTCH, Cruised Rhine Yacht FRENCH. GERMAN. ITALIAN & SWISS RAILWAYS, COACH SERVICES & ALL AIR LINES. London Office SWISS KNIGHT CHEESE POPULARIS TOURS, 6, ROYAL ARCADE, Distributed by NESTLÉ'S OLD BOND ST., LONDON, W.I. Tel.: HYD 1352/3 Obtainable from all good class grocers in 6 oz., 4 »z. and 2 oz. boxes. Nearest Tube Stations, P»ccad///y & Green Park. No. 25 & Piccadilly Buses April 13th, 1956. THE SWISS OBSERVER 8285 Hermann Ryser, Consulting-Engineer in Berne, Sulzer ", Winterthur, and a member of the Board of aged 71. a great number of commercial and industrial concerns. Rudolf Baumann, for 30 years General-Secretary From 1917-1920, Dr. Sulzer was Swiss Minister in of the " Union Helvetia ", Lucerne, and at one time Washington. Ile was a Delegate of the Federal Coun- a Member of Parliament (National Council), in cil on several special missions to London and Berlin. Lucerne, at the age of 71. For many years Dr. Sulzer presided over the Professor, Dr. med. Bernhard Milt-Huber, since "Schweizerischen Landesausschuss der Internationalen 1918, Professor of Medicine at the University of Handelskammer " of which he became an Honorary Zurich, in Zurich, aged 60.