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London, March 4. A serious position has arisen in British
with the agriculture,
Two Washington State Demo- threat of strike by farm wor- crate. Representatives John Coffee 8.S. "PROMISE" (Arrived 2nd March) kurs. This threat tu British and Charles Savage. are leaders nericulture at the present time is of the movement. They declared causing reat concern in Govern, they
action ment circles.
Bali, March 4. Six of Bali's princes met Dutch and British high rallitary officers and Dutch civil service officers in a four-hour conference yesterday! which was described by a Dutch Board. military commander, Licut.
and
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had favoured the an official of thev propose for several months. the Agricultural Union has" ro Savage said: "A large number vealed that negotiations are pro of members are now swinging to ceeding between the Ministry of!
a point of view where we must Labour, and the Workers' Union. crack down on France before it SHIPPING DEPT.-Ground Fl., Jardine's Bldg., 18, Pedder Street,
The umber of workers reg, is too late. We hope the State iarly employed if British agricul" Dennrtment can force a change ture is almost half million. In Spain but I not we Workere denmand 90% peekly as for legislative action
to achieve the minimum wage. This was re
We have organised a fected by the Central Auricultural group behind us now. The situa- Farm workers' unions in York- tion is now closely parallel that existing with Japan before the denced by the recent student de Colonel F, H. Termeulen, as "very shire, Wiltshire and Dorset have wr
жиг. We kept shipping steel and monstrations and secondly, by the clear cut American attitude satisfactory and by a British already declared themselves ready other war goods to her with most
Brigadier G. Bourne, na to strike. The Executive
Coin!
people thinking it was not dan- toward the invasion of interes
"very successful."
calul "
mittee of the National Uning of
rous. But before inng she rose national affairs as outlined by Dewa Agoeng.
Workers will highest in the Agricultural
and struck for world con- Secretary of State Janes Pcrste af princes, received the Thursday consider wh
whether strike
quest. Franco may do the same Byrnes is his address before the British and Dutch in his place action will be taken. Overseas Press Club.
at Kloengkuepe and affor the Unrest
among land
tunity. Now is the time to stop some time.
him." th friendliest atinosphere, the With the present increased cost
Coffee has had a bil pending] S.S. "KWEIYANG" wage of the palace of living their present party came out stens in front of hundreds of 10/ weekly has made then cast some time calling for a diploma- with Spain. Savage
SAILING TO SHANGHAI Agoeng's 50,000
subjects who envious eyes on workers in the the break
and other in-introduced last week a Bul call building trades Meatteri deferentially
15.9. "SHANTUNG" (No passengers) of an rates of infor the imposition The party drove 30 miles be. dustries, where higher tween well cultivated ricefields pay exist.-Reuter.
Temirgo.-Associated Press.
SAILING TO CANTÓN” from Den Panar to Klgengkoeng through several villages wherei the population cheered the pass ing enre which were entirely un- escorted,--Associated Press.
on
D
Although Chinese olliciation meeting, which included lunch in been Prowing foworkers ha. if we keep givine him sven anpor-{
A series of combined police and has refused to confirm or deny mntury searches were carried out Chinese press reports that the in the heart of Jerusalem yester-¦ Soviet hus protested to Chias eyes of large against the student "quit China press A number of
suspected "demonstrations" against Russia, terrorists were held after more
it is reliably learned that such Than 50 person, harf been detaje të a protest was actually deliver
ed.
Meanwhile, with The Anglo Americus inquity commission ex- peeled on Wednesday, Jerusalem Es beginning to look more war) like than ever with nditionali security measures Ex
taken.
el The terms in which it was Couched however, remain a light
secret.
MINISTER ATTACKED As far as it is known, China still waiting for a Sewiet re-
Brick pillboxes heavily reinforced ply to her inquiry of Jan. 29 with steel and concrete Lave bull; almost Russian plans for the! erested ear the Post Office which a few weeks ng was singed with withdrawal of her troops from
wire Durriendes, Manchuria.
thick
ABDICATION OF
PLANE CRASH HIROHITO TALK
Los Angeles, March 4.
The American Air Lines said
TOKYO, MAR. 4.
barted
yesterday that one of its planes, KYODO, THE JAPANESE NEWS AGENCY, STATES The situation in Manenuria carrying 21 passengers and four Additional barbed wire harriendes will be discussed by the Central members of the crew crashed on
THAT PRINCE HIGASHIKUNI HAS CONFIRMED have been erected this week out-
THE REPORTS THAT HE HAD SUGGESTED Committee of the mountain 15 miles east of San
FOR THE Dhe King David Hotel where Executive
THREE TIMELY OPPORTUNITIES" members of the Comunion with Kuomintang, Chiang Kai-shek' Diego, California.
Commander
11th MacBlack.
POSSIBLE ABDICATION OF THE EMPEROR stay and
British Nationalist Party, now in Plen-
District Naval ary Session in Chungking. Ariy
WHILE HE (HIGASHIKUNI) HEADED THE GOV. District air control allicer, Sunday's meeting heart re-aid the wreckage was sighted by
ERNMENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE END OF ports on the Japanese surren-coastguard plane but that no Civilian
THE WAR. der and
the progress of dis- signs of life were seen.
officials and ambulances are en armament and the repatriation route to the scene of the disaster.
Japanese troops and civilians Associated Press. in the China theatre.
hich is the which is Headknarters. Sentes of plain clothes police- men have been assigned to net a bolyguards" for members of
the Commission and their stalls,
The hearings, which are expect. ed to begin n Friday, will be heard in the Leature Hall of the Jerusalem Y.M.C.A. immediately. opposite King David Hotel. -A seated Press,
Political Stalemate In Belgium
of the
TANKER BREAKS IN TWO
iour with Higashikuni, said that
The news agency in an Inter; he listed these three timely oppor tunities na
terms,
close to the Imperial househo
The Agency said that a anurce Ministry indicated that a plebis-i cite on the Emperor system will
the
(1) the signing of surrender, not be held on the same day-of
and that coming election
if were held, it (2) completion of the work of such a plebiscite
election ur et
date.--Asp-| revising the Imperial Constitu- would be after tion, and
least on a different (3) the signing of a pence ciated Press. treaty with the Allied Powers.
pese nerious constituted timely
Although meetings Congress have been secret, with reports on discussions fasued only through the official Central
Honolulu, March 4. Navy tugs are speeding to the News Agency, it is learned that Foreign Minister Wang hih- aid of a tanker which broke in chich and several other impor- two about 2,100 mile from Hono- tant members of the Party wereul while en route here from
Yokohama, subjected to bitter attacks yes- The
the accident to opportunities because each occa The cause of achievements and
sion terday when
marked the point where "Old the shortcomings of the
Vessel has not been disc Japan ended and New Japan be Kuomin: bot Castle and Cooke Ld.. the tang were discussed.
shipping company, said that both gan," said the Prince, who head- members criticised sections were afloat with no less premier shortly after the Occupa
the Imperial Govbrament as ed Several Brussels, March 4.
Wang Shih-chieh on the grounds of life. Two other tankers are Belium
member of the Tm- was fucod
tion and in with the
that he had been too comeffin, standing by.-Associated Press. possibility vesteṛday of conduct.
perial
told Kyodo, how- ine another veheral-election, the tory toward other parties and
Vienan, March 4.
Higash, second within a month, if the demanded his dismissal.
A Lotal of
Nazis have vor, that at the time of the sign political Darlies
Other officials, exposed to the been arrested in Austria since the
ing of
the surrender terms, the canno
government' same demand, included Shac collapse of the greater soon on a coalition
German "question of whether the Emperor: was not and settle the dispute over the, Li-tse, nationally renowned Reich, it was announced officially, should abdients or not
upon." restoration of King Leopold, Secretary-General of the Peo-. Most of the arrests
were made even decided The latest attemp to form ple's Political Council. Asso- in the zone of Russian occupation.;
He declined to say whether or coalition
qua-tion of Hirohito's Lovernment ended failure
decided upon alj "Paul ciated Press.
35 the two remaining occasions, Ad
was re- when the Constitution
yesterday
agree
when der..
in
Henri Spaak, Socialist United Nations Asembly Pre- sident, announced he was unable for form a coalition of Socialists. Communists uted Liberals the anti-Leopold combination that ran the government under Prime Mini- ster Achille Van Acker before the elution two weeks ago. Spank's fait coming on the heels of
---Ansociated Press.
Deputies Cheer Anti-Red Speech
TEHERAN, MAR. 4.
futile attomat by August de DR. MOHAMED MOSSADEGH, UNOFFICIAL WHIP
Schrywer, Social Christian Party,
leader, to form a Right-Wing
coalition. led informed circles to predict that Regent Prince Char-
i will disolve the old Parlia-
its
ment and form a new government. Į -Associated Press.
BURNED OUT LINER
Liverpool, March 4.
OF THE IRANIAN PARLIAMENT, SAID IN A SPEECH TO PARLIAMENT THAT THE NATION WOULD PROTEST AGAINST "THE RUSSIAN VIO- LATION OF THE TRIPARTITE TREATY" AND DEMANDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT NOTIFY THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL OF THE "SOVIET AGGRESSION."
He charged that "the Russians government considered that
their word settled question."
Recalling that the Russians had
The fire which had bey raging have openly broken
since Friday on board the ex- and abrogated the treaty they
not the abdication
vised or when the Peace Treaty was signed, He said " am not in a position to know, for that is a question to be decided upon by Government or other the present of the future." Governments of the
ELEBISCITE
The Kvodo. News Agency also said that Higashikunt confirmed: the fact that the Emperor had considered the question of abdica-1 tion at the time he was Premies. Hirashikuni was also quoted as saying:
Prince
the event the Emperor should abdicade the Regent to
overn until the Crown boconies of age would probably be Prince Takamatsu, second brother of the Emperor, because Prince Chichibu, first brother of the Emperor. has been ill and is still take over the heavy duties re- and the vessel is now, resting on that Iran did her best in the last believe that they oven keel. At one tune it was world war to save the world from keen their verd. Now however quired of a Regent,” feared the liner would capsize as agresalon despite the fact that she developed a. 30-degree list to our only interest in the war was only! Sennan Messed and Shor and to-day I have received TOEL
German liner "Empire Wavery" made with us and Great Britain. agreed to leave Persia he added was dnally extinguished to-night The world will certainly agree that "they repeatedly led us to and it is not known if he can.
intended
are
to
tell
Firemen had to Abandon the bours." shio on Friday because of ex- plosions In the Reuter.
to serve our two ble neig word they are still in these places. to help
attending I think they plan to remata in our Ninety-six deputies
hrud
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