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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1945.
MUSLIMS IN CONFLICT
Tired Britain Needs A Stimulant
LONDON, OCT. 22, THE EVERSHED COMMIT- TEE HAS COMPLETED THE STUDY OF WAGE STRUCTURE OF THE COTTON INDUSTRY AND ITS REPORT WILL PRO- BABLY BE PUBLISHED NEXT WEEK.
Another, "working party", has
IN LONDON
LONDON, OCT. 22. THE FUTURE CONTROL OF THE MUSLIM LEAGUE "OR-
GANISATION IN GREAT BRITAIN, WILL BE DECID ED AT AN EXTRAORDINARY MEETING OF THE LONDON BRANCH OF THE ALL-INDIA MUSLIM LEA GUE IN LONDON' TO-DAY-
THE MEETING IS A SEQUEL TO THE DIFFERENCES WHICH HAVE EXISTED FOR SOME MONTHS. BE- TWEEN THE LONDON AND THE EDINBURGH BRANCHES AND THE TWO LEADERS MOHAMMAD ABBAS ALI IN LONDON AND ALI MOHAMMAD KHAN IN EDINBURGH.
The motion before "to-days meeting which will be moved by
been appointed by Sir Stafford Abdul Wahab, senior vice-pre- ATOMIC
Cripps to diagnose the whole trade afdent with a view to putting it in condi- reads: tion to fulfil his directive to in- crease exports by fifty per cent.
Old cotton men renent the "Lon dunera" posing about in the trade which Lancashire has followed for generations but they are relieved not to be threatened with national isation and admit that wage scales have to be raised and old practices and concopte discarded.
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They say that the trouble is not the working conditions or rates of Jay. Employees now cannot be tempted to work overtime because extra pay increases the tax rate and the rationing system tight that money cannot buy any
The Konera! thing they want. tendency is to work undertime.
This will not produce exports for England. Britain's problem is to induce a tired people to onlist in the new struggle for economic survival. This is particularly the
problem of this area.
Many of the former cotton mar- kuta
cets are lost beyond recovery but Manchester, though worried, in not stumped. She is determined to overhaul her industries, put the emphasis on equality and capture the specialty trade. Reuter.
POPE FORESEES MAN SHORTAGE
Vatican City, Oct. 22. Pope Pius exhorted 1,000 Italian women on Sunday to participatr actively in the nation's political life, but warned them to rejec. totalitarian systema which make marvellous promises.
The pontiff declared that the watchword of women to-day m be to restore as far as possible the honour of A woman's and a mother's place in the home."-- Associated Press.
He
The pontiff declared that no wise woman favours " polley of class struggle or of war.
have Many said:
bravo .men falion in the dreadful war and others have returned as invalids. Many
therefore women young have waited in vain for the return of a husband and the flowering of new lives"
He said the situation created a new need for the entry of women into civil and political life.-As- sociated Pres
JAP. SOCIALISTS' PROGRAMME
Tokyo, Oct. 20. Domei news agency reported to-day the newly formed Japanes Socialist party had announced a 30-point platform calling for basic labour and farming reforms with out Insisting upon a full sociallat programme.
said the party Domei also leadera "courteously refused" to join the Communists under Yoshio Shiga, who recently was released from political imprisonment. As sociated Press.
UNITED NATIONS ORGANIZATION
extraordinary BOMB SECRET
and
of the London Branch
"This general meeting strongly con- and demns unconstitutional
of Ali high handed methods Mahammad Khan
his in constituting them- friends selves a governing body of the unconvened general hitherto meeting of the Muslim Leagues in Great Britain and summarily constituting themselves into a working committee.
SUGGESTION
into
PROTEST TO RUSSIA CLASSIFIED
London, Oct 22.
A. Foreign Office spokesman, wald: to-day that Britain has protgated to Rusein against proposed five-year trade Paco Hungary. It was reported unofficially that the United States also"_had pro......... tested. Associated Press..
Budapest, Oct. 21
On
2nd It was report-
Bo five-year
ed that a
pact of "econo
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WASHINGTON, OCT. 22. CONGRESSMAN VOORHIS, DEMOCRAT, CALILFORNIA PROPOSED TO-DAY THAT THE UNITED STATES SHARE
Detroit, Oct. 22, ITS KNOWLEDGE OF ATOMIC
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ART-Soo at Mode Elite, 20, Queen's watched to-day for reaction Road, C., dazzling collection of This meeting also condemn, the OWN WEAPON SECRETS.
to the House to He suggmitco
the proposal of President Genuine Silk, Gold and Silver embroi thrusting upon all Muslim Lon
of All Military
that overy E. Wilson of General Motors' deries, Exclusive Designs, Untarnish- In Great Britain guers
the pooling Corporation that the country able, also showing "Twoway Stretch" Mohammad Khan ad President of nation entering the all India Muslim League in agreement would throw open its
a 45-hour work clastic girdles, scarce at Home, water- should adopt plants and laboratories to Britain without general war Great
week. contravention of international inspection.
ladies tailoring undertaken. He said failure to effect inter- Wilson, just returned from a election and in
conference with President national control will lead to an section eight of the Constitution
TECO and "ultimate Truman, declared that 40-hour of the Muslim League.
Having flagrantly violated the armaments
week is standing as a block FORMER EMPLOYER recom- advisory constitution and abused the man- destruction." date from Mohammad Ali Jinnah President of the all India Muslim
against the high production ne-mends house mah, honest, clean and He good plain cook. Write Box No. 13
"China Mail." League, All Mohammad Khan has
teary to amooth out the coun-reliable. Excellent washerwoman and THICKER THAN WATER” advocated a five to eight per completely forfeited all confidence.
try's post-war economy. his meeting authorises the exccu- tive of the all-India Muslim Lea-
cent. wage increase for the 45- Rus, London Branch, to sever all
hour week.. connections with Al Mohammad; ing Khan and his Edinburgh organi- sation and immediately seek press mandate directly.
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At the scheduled time for the meeting to begin Mohammad Abbas All entered the room and, in a statement, alleged he had been detained at the house of another Muslim where a private | meeting was being held.
All stated "five men well known me they in Muslim circles told wanted a settlement of the pro- blem and refused to let me go to meeting. After I has my own been detained for half an hour Muslim barrister turned up and, and that the men had no right to delain me.
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After some argument. allowed leave."-Router.
Documentary
the Simultaneously committee on the aircraft indus- try reported to the antional plan- bomb and guided missiles have ning commission that the atomic mado qviation the most effective world peace. Associated military instrument for maintain
Presa.
Orion Gets
Around
A
Southampton, Oct. 22, record-breaking steamer voyage around the world in 74 daye was claimed to-day for the 24,000 ton Orient liner "Orion," which docked here with 5,000 passengers, mostly the Far East.
soldiers from
His proposal was made as the National Labour Board prepar- ed final plans for a strike vote General Wednesday in Motora plants.
on
The C.I.O. automobila work- ers' union is demanding a 30 per cent. wage increase. Strike votes are to be taken later on the same demands at Chrysler and Ford Motor com- pany plants. Associated Press,
London, Oct. 22. The Central Hall, Westmins- ter, has been set aside for the A. C. G. Hawker said the pre-use of the world peace organisa.
around-the-world vious
steamer tion as from November 1 for al
of
months. three record was 81 days. The Orion period travelled from England via the Reuter. Panama Canal, New Zealand, Sydney, India and Suez. Hawker
to
was
said the 14-day run from Bombay
England
the fastest steamer time for that trip........ speiated Press,
To Be Shown Breaking Up
"Tunisia Victory" is shortly to
be shown in ilong Kong, possibly,
at the week-end.
Zaibatsu
Tokyo, Oct. 22,
A definite breaking up of the This
documentary, produced officially by British and American, heads Zaibatsu (the big family: group which Film Units, covers all the naval giant financial
and military operations leading to financial and Industrial system) the final defeat of the Nazis in was announced to-day by the N. Africa. (A worthy successor Finance Ministry, to "Desert Victory" it starts right
when
to of
The action is expected from the on, and by a
plans strike at the foundations
industrial were laid in
financial and series of brilliantly photographed such battle scenes of the various phases oligarchies as the Mitaui and of the war and illuminating dia- Mitsubishi dominations.
The grams, follows vividly the fluctuat ing fortunes of the British, Ameri- can and French expedition.
Finance Minister said: the Cabinet had no desire or intention to resist the Allied directive on Zaibatsu. Asso- cinted Press.
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REICHSTAG FIRE TRIAL ECHO
Sofia, Oct. 21. Georgi Dimitrov, chief of the Bulgarian Communist Party, who won fame by his vigorous defence In the Reichstag Fire Trial in 1933, will soon return to Bulgaria from Russia, said Vasli Kolarov, leading Bulgarian Communist, to day at the opening of the "Father land Front électoral campaign.:
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QUISLING PETITIONS
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Oslo, Oct. 22. Quisling, under sentence of
Georgi Dimitrov, who assumed death, his appeal having been Soviet citizenship after his ac- quiital in the trial, recently recently rejected, has now peti resumed Bulgarian nationality in tioned for a pardon. The deci order to stand as candidato in the slon will be matter for the forthcoming elections-Reuter Norwegian, Cabinet-Reuter.
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