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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER, 2, 1945.
Sparks Fly: Explosive CAME FROM QUEBEC Troops Land In Steady
Palestine Situation
NEW FORMULA
Belfast, Oct. 1.
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The Prime Minister of Northern Ireland, In speech here today, said that Britain was suffering from economic headache which has been developing for alx years.
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What was required now and sweat was not blood
and tears, but authority, economy and hard work. ~~
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CHECK ON JAPANESE PRISONERS
BANGKOK, OCT. 1. SEVENTY JAPANESE CON NECTED WITH PRISONERS OF WAR CAMPS IN BURMA AND SIAM YESTERDA MORNING PARADED BEFORF A GROUP OF SIXTY AUSTRA LIAN AND OTHER BRITIS AND DUTCH EX-PRISONERS OF-WAR FOR IDENTIFICA TION.
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Forty-five Japanese cogulned and photographed and will be interrogated, and others. unrecognised, have been tentativ ly given a
clean bill of health The Japaneno
encorted line the through
by forme pris
isoners of war, some of who worked on the Burmu-Siam rail way.
were
Charges levelled against most of the guards
ol were
beatings starvings and holding back of food, and medical supplies.
Later. Indian civilians reniden in Bangkok were taken through the rank of about 500 othe Japanese to attemnt, identificatior of those who had mistreated them while seeking
them t to foren join the Indian Independence Len A chrek was made at Hane pren. kok Jail, thie bein' the firs formal check made.-Reuter.
DOCK STRIVE IN BIRKENHEAD
The strike
London, Oct. 1.
of 2,000
LONDON, OCT, 1.
-AN-EXPLOSIVE-SITUATION IN PALESTINE HAS NEAR ER TO ITS CLIMAX THIS WEEK-END WITH RES- PONSIBLE SPOKESMEN OF THE JEWS AND ARAB STATING THEIR CASES IN UNCOMPROMISING RESIST IF TO TERMS ARABS THREATENING THE JEWS WERE ALLOWED TO ENTER PALESTINE AND PRESIDENT TRUMAN REQUESTING. THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO ADMIT DISPLACED JEWS FROM GERMANY INTO PALESTINE.
INDICTMENT OF CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH 60,000 -JEWISH DISPLACED PERSONS ARE LIVING. IN THE BRITISH, AMERICAN AND FRENCHI ZONES IN GERMANY AND A NINE-POINT PROGRAMME DEMANDING THE REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES AND AN "OPEN DOOR" TO PALESTINE WERE OUT- LINED BY LEADING JE WISH RELIEF WORKERS AT LUENOBURU TO-DAY.
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FILI
According to A. L. Easter- of the World Jewish Agency, these Jewish displaced persons a vast majority of whom are in the British and United States zones ure stil Lards- gaintained at Belsen, Berg and Felderfing Camps un- der semi-prison conditions.
Easterman added: "Any at
back to tempt to force Jews their countries of origin will be resisted. There is only one so- lution they will accept and that is to go to Palestine,
DANGER SIGNAL
KOWLOON
ARRESTS
The London, Oct. 1.
mystery croated
about the arrival in Eng 'land of eight heavily guard- -- ed Nazle has been solved: by official revelation that they came to Britain from Quebec, not from Germany. been They have already taken to London-Reuter.
Stream At Batavia
ALL IN
THE DAYS
MR. NORTH WORK
ILIFTS
A VEIL
C. A. THE HON. MR. R. NORTH WHO HAS BEEN, FO. SO MANY YEARS, SECRETARY
CHINESE FOR
AFFAIRS AN MADE
IMPORTANT STATEMENT YESTERDAY A A SMALL PARTY GIVEN I HIS HONOUR AT THE S.C.A ON THE EVE OF HIS DEPAR TURE FOR
UNITED THE KINGDOM.
"I shall be leaving reluctantly,
North in a brief speech. sald to members of the S.CA. wa
AMONG THE NUMEROUS ARRESTS CARRIED OUT BY R THE MILITARY ADMINIS- FRATION, KOWLOON, YES- TERDAY WAS ONE IN- VOLVING A STREET HAW KER, A WOMAN, WHO WAS SELLING ETHER AS BABY FOOD.
Many shops on both sides of the harbour have been raided in the past few days for duty free goods placed on sale that wad been obtained on barter from servicemen.
BATAVIA, OUT-1
IT WAS REVEALED. TO-DAY THAT LIEUT-GENERAL SIK PHILIP CHRISTISON IS TO LAND TWO DIVE SIONS OF BRITISH TROOPS IN JAVA AND SUMA- TRA...
TROOPS ARE STILL LANDING IN A STEADY STREAM, THE 21ST INDIAN DIVISION HAVING`ARRIVED AT BATAVIA TO REINFORCE THE SEAFORTH HIGH- LANDERS' BATTALIONS, AND LORD LOUIS MOUNT- BATTEN HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE OCCUPA- TION IS PROCEEDING SMOOTHLY ACCORDING TO SCHEDULE.
Dr. Soekarno, the MORE DIZZY FIGURES
THE SALVAGING OF GOODS TO THE VALUE OF 2,500,000 YEN IS ALL IN THE DAY'S WORK OF THE FOOD CON A senior Naval Staff officer TROL WHO HAVE DONE called on SOME
EXCELLENT WORK cader
na- of the Indonesian UNEARTHING FOOD FROM Jonalist group, and THE MOST UNLIKELY that the lawless state of affair PLACES.
must be brought under control. outside the environs of the city
stressca
Inside Batavia, the situation has noticeably improved, but the situation elsewhere is caus-]
ng concern,
When Mr. A. W. Brown, mans zor of Mesara. Lane. Crawford Ltd, first inspected his Bremises and was presented with a state ment of account to date by th
apanese proprietors of the store that succeeded Lane. Crawford's
A Washington messige quotes ho staggered the occupants bthe Netherlands Embassy there asking for a detailed account o
all trading on and a aftor Augus 16. the day of Japan's surrender After a certain amount of delay they were produced and one Item of 2.800.000 yon was
diaclosed. Asked where the goods
responsib.c for astatement that Dr. Soekarno and his fol towers do not represent a spon taneous nationalist government, out comprise a Japanese pup-
"since there is so much work to occupants said they had ere, th: | pet government of a totalitari
be done, but I hope it in du course when my health has been
I shall be able to retur
restored
can
bien cor
to n Chinese Arm on consignment and on credit. To'd that if th
hinere firm had not paid for th moodia they wore not legally theirr The Japanese replied they wer very sorry but the Chinese had the goods and that was all the: knew.
The danger signal was sound-
and take a useful part in the wor of reconstruction. el in Palestine, when Dr. Ber-
"When a
house has collapsed nard Joseph stated in an inter- View with Roy Elston, special
the ruins must be removed befor The restrain
the building can be restored. I Porryspondent.
will be some time before the tracce
The address of the Chinose fr ing hand
constitutions' or
of destruction left by the Japanes
was provided, but it was found Zionism cannot be exercised
be effaced and the ground that they were no longer occupy These consisted chiefly of Bri much longer. I ta clinching
ing thosn premises, though the with the tish and American cigarettes, cleared for rebuilding.
"Before I go I wish to pay a tri
had an office in the central district nd had been exchanged prin-bute to those grily in common whole Jewish people."
Among the
with Arc' elno vacated this offes for an un Representative Jewish bodieripally for milks.
"black market" spoils seized splendid courage and determina-known destination. in Palestine held a meeting o
was some Nauf beer.
tion the worst that the Japanes the Zionist Council. Dr Joseph
The attitude of the Military
could Invaders
do; to offer m said his party had asiced the
that ignor sympathy to those who have los governments of Syria and Le Administration is
ance of the law claimed by shop friends, relatives and colleagues banon not to grant any more
keepers cannot be accepted as and to express my admiration o
of those who, seeing the work visas to Jews. Reuter.
destroyed, are comin many years forward with hope and cheerful ness to rennir the loss.
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POLICE PRECAUTIONS British police officials in Pales tine have met and put the finishin touches on their preparations to des with any possible disturban
Daylight curfew will enforced should the occasion urine
th th of A reliable estimate
Defenc atrength of the Jewish Organization (opposed to the Ter rorist group) put its total armed with armed orce at 8.000 men force at 8.9
rifles, tomay und, umoured care
me artillery and
dock- workers at Birkenhead remains unsettled after a week. The
No general uprising against th men are demanding an increase British by this body la expected in pay from 178. u 26s, a day It is thought that attempts will be The Leeda bus and tram de to land from ships carrying atrike, in which 2,000 men Jewish rofugees from Eurons mi were involved, was terminatee that the onus of protection will b put on British police and troops. yesterday. Reuter.
EXTREMELY GRAVE,
lenders
asking Jewish whether the Labour Ministers wil
wh sanction firing on refugees come to Palestine in this way. Th outlook is still extremely grave, and unless there is an carly settle ment, it might now explode at any moment
BRITISH MILITARY
ADMINISTRATION HONGKONG
DELEGATION OF POWERS
(AMENDMENT)
PROCLAMATION NO. 4
REGULATION NO. 3 PROHIBITED EXPORTS
NOTICE
ATU
De
British troubles in Palestin may be followed by others elu- where in the Middle East, mands for the evacuation of Bri Hah troops from Egypt are grow ing and may precipitate a crisis -Reuter.
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AFRICAN TROOPS
Jerusalem, Oct. 1. Bast and West African troop: are now guarding military public installations in Jerusalem including the civilian
opozater
hav electric power station. They In prauatics of the povers replaced the Palestinian auxiliary vested in me under nga policemen both Arabs and Jew who have been withdrawn an the above Bog dation, I,
disbanded. are probably being ALEXANDER BURGESS, Col-
Theao auxiliary constables har onel, Livil Afairs, Su, lies. Trans-hitherto done sentry guard dutfo port and Industry, DO HEREBY outside camps, army buildings and GIVE aoties that the following installations-Reuter itom namoly:
of
Cotton Yarns All kinds
is added to the Fehodula contained in the said Regulation No. 3.
DATED this 27th day of Sopt omber, 1944.
A. BURGESS,
Col. O. A.,
DAMASCUS THREAT Pamascus, Sept. 20-A meeting of the Moslem religious lenders held hers under the cllairmanship of Mufti Abdul Hakim to disc ́8
drawn has the Palestine question,
note to the Allica states that the partition of Paler tine might lead to a proclamatio of "holy war" with the support the sovereign, Arab stcica. Reuter.
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whic
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an excuse.
SPREADING INDUSTRY
to
an character.
It alleges that Dr. Soekarno received a high decoration from the Japanese for his collabora tion, and that they allowed hin 10 days after the surrender t proclaim an Indonesian · "Re- public."
NETHERLANDS OFFER The statement also inglets that the real nationalists show themselves fully prepared to co-
the Netherland Government in framing and in troducing a new constitution
Kong who izens of Hong | This provided a blank as they had operate with
A MISUNDERSTANDING "AB A
in the hands of a prisoner the Japapras I bara myself suffer
ed, but I
realise
that the sufferinge
of th
Further Investigation led A Ter dava later to the discovery of the roods in Jurvola Street. In o' 2,500 000 yen's worth was 'saved and thrown into the Food Contro mon for the benefit of the com munity.
Demand For
British Goods
!
on the basis of Queen Wilhel mina's declaration of December 6, 1942.
This envisages equal statur for all nationalities making ur the population of Java, and pro- mised a round table conferenc immediately after the libera- Netherlands East tlon of the indies-Reuter.
BRITISH FLag up Singapore, Oct. 1-The Japan cao-nurtured Indonesian indepen dence movement has progressed B lar that the new British occupation command over all the Dutch Eas. andies has had to insist that th Dutch negotiate with lenders and to leave Indonesians
armed
resistanc
for peace preservation. They are also flying the Britisk flag as a reminder that they ar in command locally until the Date outline acceptable future policius.
-Associated Press.
of the Chinese populace were f London, Oct. 1.
of greater, since they were directly and extent
to the brutality The nature
Axposed
I had hoper financial aid to be given by the Japanese gendarmes.
LONDON, OCT. 1. Treasury
industries
TENTO
order the at liberty
AMERICANS ARE DESIR might intercede for them, b establishing themselves under main at
interned I Distribution of the
could not da thirOUS OF PURCHASING HIGI Industry being Act is to be studied by a com-it was for this reason that QUALITY BRITISH GOODS
with Mr.
Mr. Fraser and Si-
'UT IT MAY BE "SOME mittee set up by the Exchequer Grenville Alabaster to China Bal TIME" BEFORE BRITAIN Firms seeking aid must have ing and requested
Sir Rober complied with the requirements Kotewal! and Sir Shouvon Chor AN OVERCOME MANUFAC TURING AND SHIPPING OB of the Board of Trade.
and their colleagues to toko upor
STACLES TO MEET. THE DE- themselves what should have beer
MAND,' B. A. NAMM, AN my duty.
AMERICAN BUSINESS
NDIT JAWARALHAL NEH LEADER, SAID UPON HIS
RU. LEADER OF THE INDIAN ARRIVAL HERE TO-DAY. NATIONAL CONGRESS. DE He said he expects to confer | CLA ED TO-DAY THAT IN
CLARED British manufacturers DIAN TROOPS MUST NOT BE and retailers for a comparison USED TO SUPPRESS NATION of wartime merchandizing in AL UPRISINGS OF INDONE 3IAN OR OTHER COLONIAL the United States and Britain.
The scheme is connected with the plans for spreading indus- try more evenly throughout the country and restricting ribbon development along the arterial
"cads close to London and other big manufacturing areas. Reuter.
Luneberg, Oct. 1.
The case for the prosecution
In the Belsen trial la expected to close to-day or to-morrow. Reuter.
"These gentlemen in trying to curry out this taske were abused and humiliated by the Japaneer and were misunderstood a blamed by some of their friends tha any I regret more than misunderstandings should have arisen over this matter, and sincerely hope that the true facts will now be realised.
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"Finally I appeal to all section of the people to join in one united effort to overcome all the difficul tion which lin ħáfora vell
ATLANTIC CHARTER
CITED BY
BY NEHRU
FOLLOWING THE DECLARATION BY PANDIT JAWA-
with
He
NEHRU'S STATEMENT ALLAHABAD, SEPT. 30
London, Oct. 1. The Treasury revealed to-day that expenditure during the first six months of the financial year total- ed two thousand, Boven hundred and
fifty million pounds. This waa nearly 200 million pounds loss than the corresponding period of last year, but stili represented expenditure in of fifteen million pounds a day.-Reuter.
EXCÉBE
Odd Border
Situation
JUST BEYOND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE NEW TERRITORIES, FULLY ARMED JAPANESE AND CHINESE ARE OBSERVING AN ARMED PEACE THAT STRANGE GEN- SEEMS A TLEMEN'S AGREEMENT.
Within the Colony, there is no sign of the Japanese outside of prisoner camps or work gangs. But a dozen paces beyond the Japanese boundary bridge, a
rifle and bayonet sentry with standa stiffly on one side of the railroad tracks and a Chinese sentry on the other side.
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Fifty yards farther, 25 Ju- panese under a grinning little lieutenant,
are housed in -allway station on one side of the tracks and a similar num.
truck drove up while news- ber of Chinese on the opposite
at the scene, supermen were loaded with both Chinese and Japanese soldiers.
There apparently. has been no effort yet by the Chinese to disarm the Japanese who out- umber them heavily in the re- gion. The main Chinese forces have not arrived yet.
The only American officer In the area on Sunday estimated that 80.000 armed Japanese vere still in the region between Canton and the New Tor-
of the subject countries We are interested in the free-itories. He came from Canton 0 a few days ago on a Japanese- Asia and Africa and we would lik. perated train,
help them to achieve it." Nehri
also is to confer with PEOPLES. U.S. army officers on a train. ing plan in Europe for Ameri- can soldiers who plan to enter the retallfield at home.
said. American merchants recog "It is monstrous that our peopl nize the need for "a fair and and our armed, farces should b reciprocal world trading syemployed to suppress these...fo. tem," he said. He expects to whom we have the greatcat sym tour other European countries pathyer adds that troops of the including Spain, to explore the
Indian. Divisioh landed with possibilities of post-war trade the first Allied reoccupation fore -Assolated Press.
it Batavia yesterday.
HARLAL NEHRU, INDIAN CONGRESS LEADER, SPAIN
NESIAN OR OTHER COLONIASI GEOPLE THE STAPO FEELS HURT.
THAT INDIAN. TROOPS MUST NOT BE USED TO SUPPRESS UPRISINGS OF INDO-
MENT ON SIMILAR LINES HAS BEEN ISSUED BY THE FEDERATION OF INDIAN ASSOCIATIONS-IN-Madrid, Oct-1-England "fail GREAT BRITAIN ON BEHALF OF THE INDIAN ed to recognize the service o COMMUNITY IN BRITAIN.
THIS CONDEMNS THE USE OF "INDIAN, ALLIED AND JAPANESE TROOPS. TO SUPPRESS THE NATIONAL
21st
HENGYANG TROUBLE
The officer. said there had been no trouble" "between the Japanese and Chinese in that arca. He said the only sur- render difficulty of which he had heard was at Hengyang, north of Kwellien. The Japa- "We are not interested in poli hase. went on an orgy of shoot- tica and the British and Indiaring, burning and raping there," troops will not become involved in he said. internal politics," General St
Philip Christisson,
Allied Com
At the boundary on the high-
mander in the Dutch East Indies way the stated. Router.
Spain" to the Allied cause through WORSER
LIBERATION MOVEMENTS IN COUNTRIES OF Depan the Madrid "Work)». -
SOUTH-EAST ASIA. THIS ACT REPRESENTS VIO LATION OF THE ATLANTIC Charter AND IS 'IN DIRECT CONTRADICTION TO THE AIMS FOR WHICH THE WAR IS CLAIMED TO HAVE BEEN FOUGHT" The Federation assures the peoples of Indonesia that in conforming with the policy and
Supplies, Trans at & Industry LIZZIE IN FULL DRESS programme of the Indian Na
NOTICE
MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
tional Congress, India's com- plote solidarity is with them in Choir struggle.
movements,
Found With Revolvers
neutralisation of Tangier durin the
The asserted to-day. Paper is edited by the director Reneral of the press.
Tolerance of Britain in permit ting
AND WORSE
Washington, Russla a place in the Med
1.
The
Oct. national federation of telegrap and telophone workers ha threatened a nationwide strike fol lowing a government order fo dissolution of an affiliate union,
Mofe than 200,000 members of
ferranean was criticized by "Junt
drelar Aparicios." Its editorial that had Spain afded Russia in stead of Britain, Spain would hav received "more sympathy and nid
The editorial also declared that Germany had made major mirthe
a
teko in falling to realize the national: federation fire en
trategic value of the Mediter ranean in the war and that Rusel is demonstrating that she will no Take the same error-Associates Presn.
re
British Commandos the Inside on duty line, while on the Chinese side there is a Japanese sentry and 1 shelter in which the Japanese have a dozen rifies neatly on. racka like a small arssenal,
RADIO
TUESDAY, OCTOBER sad, 1918. ZOW HONGTONG Broadaas't-g of Frequencios c1 099 3 leoyolos and from 19.8-1.'0 pm.. 0.00-7.00 pm, and 9.00-10.00 pm on 0:47 Alegnoyslea.
in the Bol System ghd th.K.T. American Telegraph and
and Tele phone Company. The striked threa 2.83 pin-Competitong of D-bussy. wis voiced by a federation 1.00 pm-News & Announcements. after a National Labour Relation: 1.10 p.m.-The Organ, The Dance
officia
Board ordered dis-cutablizz mont.e
Bard & Me. Western. Electric employees 1:00 pm--Tumor Layton at association, a boy branch of the p Flano, Federation. Western Electric one of the key suppliers, of chuir ment for Bell and A., T. & Company-Associated Press.
11.40 pm.Roy Fox's Orchestra.
4.00 p.m.--Clos: Downi ?
Southampton, Oct 1. The Queen Elizabeth arrive! bere to-day, wearing her rec
Sentence of nine months' and black house colours for the
It welcomes the stand taken hard labour was passed by the first time since she became up by the working classes "in seagoing ship. One of her pas Australia and New Zealand in Magistrate, Mr. F. G. Nigel, a 1. The attention of pharmacists sengers was Miss Francco Per upport of the Indonesian free Wah, 88, a native of Walchow .Kowloon Court yesterday on Le und druggista and other 10188 king, President Truman's La dom
and urge convicted on a charge of illega bour Secretary. She is to visit the British working classes ossension of one revolver and engaged in selling or oring fo talo medio nes other than purol the Continent, returning to in
the Tra46 rouns of ammunition at 120
3.20 p.m.Walion Facade" Sulla! demand that borbal Clinoto moliaires) in tite England for talks with the Bri Congress, to
Tokyo, Sept. 30,
049 p.m.-Borgs by reler Dawson. British
Keelung Street, 1st floor, Government Colony of Hong kong is den yn to tish Minister of Labour.--Reuho
A similar sentence was pass Colonel Ray Kramer, chief o should immediately coast the regulations of the Pharmacies ter..
7.00 p.m-News & Announɑrzzante. intervention for purpose of re-ed on Lau Kan, 22, convictesthe Economic and Scientific Section of the United States Occupyin
7.10 pmOrcher ral Sejeo'fona... and Poisons Ordinanuo 1997 and
Forces, stated that Japan face: C.M.S.-Your letter has beer 7,30 pm-gila "cil Tho Com
la doubtful whether
particular
JAPAN FACES FAMINE
ANSWER
the Dangorous Drugs Ordinanco DETROIT IN WORLD SERIEStablishing Dutch and French on a similar chargo....
in the Far East. Charged with larceny of Go the threat of starvation the year forwarded to the proper au plate Opera bp Lzonravalio.
1936.
vornment storen, Wong Yu-pé
St. Loult, Oct. 1. A copy of the statement hae was fined $30 or one week'n Japanese can rely on more the thorities. It is a serious mat 0.45
been sent to the British Prime hard labour in default.He 1,500 calories: dally por personer, but it scoms undesirable t Minister, Mr. Clement Attlas.
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Joybo
9. Under the provisions of the Detroit clinched the Amer above ordinando, poisons of dan can league baseball ponnant and Forous drugs must not be kept a position in the world gerics Mr. James Healy, Nationa was convicted of the larceny of and the Japanese have estimator malce a public Issue of it unless
ar there is a further crop of such 9.00 pm Nows & Announcments, two boxes of chocolate, five hat 2,400 calories dully
olh Affbur Askoy, sustain Ilfo,” Krame incidents. There are bad ham' 9,30 wall oxoop by or under the by defeating St. Louis 6 to 3 President of Australia Water
HocoNeary supervision of a pharmacist rogis on Sunday on Hand Greenborg's side Workers' Fodoration, whose can of cheese and one can of said, adding that Japan war in every department of life. Temo O'Shes & Vic Oliver
entirely prostrated Industrially. Editor.
10.00 pin.ANDON Rölay-News & tored in Hong Kong,
ninth inning home run. A members are refusing to handle vegetable oil...
Bix, defendants charged with Unleas Imports were brought
Eldeligh's from the Papers A hips which they suspect may sociated Press.
be taking arms for uno against arcony of motor boat machinery into the country completo paraly.
10.10 p.maurie Maalo by Tommy to 12 months als would rekult) Router. word sentenced Indonesians, or food for inter-
Dorney!a Orahës'16. vention forces said yesterday hard labour each. the whola-matter could be, apt-
0. The penalty on conviction for brosal of those ordinanood all
of regulationando the odor-in
find not proceding Biya Hundred |
PS BELWYN CLARKE,
auloa! and Benitary
CONTROL LIFTED
London Qet:
The Home Office agnounded led if the Dutch Governmen TEA sc- route between Foo to-day that exit permits for would announce, ita attituds to chow, in Fukler Body Formosh allens leaving Britain are newerda granting an intependant longer required............ Passports government to Indonesiana ots -tes
of the Atlantle Ci
course, still pecOBSRTY.TM
10,80 p.m.-Clons Dowd,
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AMBASSA-DRESSESÍ. London, Oct. 1...
Condon, Oct 1 Mr. Ernest Bovim, the Foreign The Tinancial Times" to day announced that it is taking Secretary, has appointed a com
ver the Financial News, smittes to go once again into the
London will have only ons Tudation of the eligibility of onun ***** E future, – en for senior diplomatic CLADIE