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At 2.30; 5.00; 7.00 & 9.00 pa THE RECORD BREAKING PICTURE IN MOTION PICTURE HISTORY
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THE CHINA MAIÊ, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1046.
Luxury Rail Travel Plans For Britain
'BRITISH RAILWAY
LONDON, APRIL 1,
COMPANIES ARE PLANNING TO SPEND MILLIONS OF POUNDS UNDER A FIVE- YEAR IMPROVEMENT PLAN DESIGNED TO MAKE THE BRITISH RAILWAY NETWORK ONE OF THE BEST IN THE WORLD.
IN THE PAST, BRITAIN'S RAILWAYS HAVE NOT,,COM- PARED FAVOURABLY WITH THIS OF ALL OTHER COUNTRIES, ESPECIALLY AMERICA AND CANADA, BUT NOW, NO EXPENSE IS TO BE SPARED TO PROVIDE THE MOST LUXURIOUS AND UP-TO-DATE FACILITIES FOR TRAVELLERS.
With an anxious cy on the plans to develop air links be-
tween impurtant towns and Berliners To
cities in the Uital Kingdom, British railways are proparing
to offer to tie travelers fast Eat Less.
luxury trains Atted-with shops, hairdressing saloons, cinemas, radio and television rooms, as well as high clar menig 'on cross-country
ឆ
suburban
Berlin. Apr. 1.
The Allied Kommandantur here announces that A stricter: food rationing scheme for Ber- routes, art lower non-stop liners will be effective on May runs at higher speeds with, after the French complained that Berlinera were enting better greater safety.
decidést
Officer Cashlered
Herford, Germany, Apr, '1. The former British Deputy Provost Marshal in Berlin, Major T. & Irvine, has been dismissed from the army by an order of Field-Marshal. Lord, Montgomery. ported yesterday,
was ro-
Irvine, pleaded guilty to charges of action "prejudicial ~to good, order and military discipline" after a trial dur ing which it was alleged that he had requisitioned a private home for Rosemaric Von Zimmermann, wife of a for mer German officer.As30- ciated Press.
BUFF FORMS FOR BRITISH MOTHERS
Sideshow Atmosphere In Teheran
Teheran, Apr. 1.
↑ Being in Teheran those days in like going to a circus and, seelok only a sidrahow. No, one here 'scams to know what is going on.
Those who should know, and in normal circumstances should con- vey information to the Prom hold conferences
but they.. giva cor-
respondents only double talk. They mako
a statement that, when Interpreted requires to be eluci- dated. Afterwards they complain when a meaning other than that originally intended reaches the outside, world
Prime Minister Ghavám os Sul- tanch is seldom availablo and the Press relies on Prince Mozaffar Firouz, his political Under Secre
of State and head of the pro- parduz is
department and cal
D
culating politician who believes that he is protecting the interests of Ghavam by fonding off ques tions rather than answering them. The net result is that little can presaing
bo
problems out Iran's
A five-year plan provides for than French citizens.
official sources. The Kommandaniut
London, April 1. the building of new hotels and.
told the Firouz once
press wid On Monday, nearly 3,000,000 gathering that bo to the light, airy stations on the Ameri-that many scientists, artists and
to the only who are buff forms not unike income competent source of information. of local political lenders can pattern, the provision
Everyone here is particularly new, high
apced engines and got engaged in extremely heavy tax returns will be waiting to
labour would be removed from be claimed by mothers in Bri- interested in news from the north luxury rolling, sleck,
but there is no official news. There Service cloney is to play an the two tor ration categories, tain at ever, post (fice.
provide 2,400 and this end, which now Important part. To
The form la for family allow is no confirmation that the Rus National sians are moving from Azerbai. experiments have been made 1,900 calories daily per person. ances under the new
Jan. Also there has been 110 with a view to using Radar to It is estimated that a down- Insurance Shem
information concerning troop con- To offset avoidabie" questions cent
centration reported on the Tur- drive safely through fog at high ward regarding of several hun- speed. Mr Christopher Jol-dred thousand Berliners would in the forna, there a draw-kish border. If these have moved Russian iTecrotary of the Depart-save about five to tra per cent ing of a baby in one corner, inland or towards the
for $,000,000 looking hopefilly perhaps for bordere it is also a deep dark ment of Selehtine and Indus-of food imports trial Reseach, commenting on people. Food ratios in Berlin, the 5/- that wit te paid for secret. the results told me "Radar can are under four power control every child-except the frat an Correspondents who have asked Soviet permission in Moscow to easily be epplier to Tallway and differ From the rutions in der specified conditions. locomotives as a means of re-various occupation zones. Asso- family pay day will be August visit Teheran have all been, re-
3.-Reuter.
fgsed-Reuter. cording
A distant obstruction ciated Prens in the fog, but it would mean
CHINESE JUDGE HONOURED that bulky equipment would have to be fitted to the locomo live and *he engine driver wireless would have. to be a technician a welt as driver.
The improved nutomatic trap control, now in use on systems, is cheaper and just as efficient, and trains, will be able to travel at speed through the thistes of fogs with the utmost The safety if this syslem 13 extend- cd."
walls
Safety Schome
some
Security Council May Face Big Test
-
New York, April 1.
The
United Nations Security Council will have its big test if and when it has to decide whether the maintenanco of Russian troops in Iran is a threat to peace, a breach of peace or act of aggression.""
That is the next step the Council will have to take after it completes its present information gathering phase. This step may be avoided if Russia sends to the Council satisfactory assurances that her troops are being with drawn from Iran unconditionally..
If 'Russia does not givo a entis- Iran's ambassador Hussein Alal factory statement the Council can told the Council that. Russin's withdrawal was the either seek further information or orice for
Ken and
Washington, Apr. 1. Judge Wang Chung-hul, Secret. ary-General of the National Su- preme Defence Council of China, was yesterday elected President of the now United Nations League of Lawyers,
Hopresentatives of 18 nations attended the initial meeting.
The objective of the League is to promote friendship and under- standing among lawyers of the United Nations and among na- tions---Associated Press.
NO ALLIANCES
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WINNER
From the Novel by James Hilton. author of "The Lost Horizon" and "Good-bye Mr. Chipa"
LAMMERT BROS.
Auctioneers, Surveyors and: Appraisers,
Pedder Building, Telephone No. 20224
PUBLIC AUCTION
re-
The Undersigned have celved instructies from The Custodian of Property' to sell by Public Auction on
Tuesday, the 2nd. April 1946 commencing at 10.30 a.m.
at the preraises of the Kwan
Godown,
Lot Intund Gloucester Road,
.On Part. April 1 The French Socialist Party No. 2751, Congress this afternoon, after a Wanchal- three-day session, overwhelmingly rejected proposals by the party leaders for electoral alliances with other parties in the forthcoming French general election.
the
A LARGE QUANTITY OF MACHINERY AND PARTS AND
A LARGE QUANTITY OF SCRAP IRON.
All four companica are devot. ing the firet year of the five- year plan, by the end of which it is hoped that 113,000 trained railway meu will have returned from the forces, to checking up on their extting facilities.
By 3,025 votes to 260 Tracks must be thoroughly overhauled, black-out, blast act under Article 39 of the U.N.O. recognition by Teheran of Azer- Congress adopted a resolution de and anti-tank obstacles Charter which says that the baijan province as an autonomous manding that Socialist candidates Council must "determine" bother state and the creation of must fight the elections under have to be removed. built-up peace has been threatened or bro-Russiandranian Oil company with their own party. Reuter
The shove Premises will be windows reopenen and glass re-ken and then decide what should Russia holding 61% of the stock.
open to inspection on 30th. Sofia, Mar. 31. none of the delegates
March 1945, between 10.00 am. placed. Stations, goods depots, be done, the Council has not yet though ntioned these ques- |-·A· delegation of Bulgarian So- and Noon, and co 1st. April. signal boxes, bridges as well as So for
for engines, carriages and goods gone into the "substance" of Iran's shoe men, both in Washington at the beginning of April at Noon and between 2.00 p.m. and
tions in their discussions, official cial Democrats is leaving for Italy 1946, between 10 ho a.m. trucks will need to be rebuilt charges that "international pay and in London, have indicated tend the congress of the Italian and modernised.
and security are threatened" by
factors are Jocialist Party at Florence, the 4.00 p.m. Britain's railways were one of the maintenance of Soviet troops that these major
case.--Asso- Bulgarian News Agency reported the principal targets for the on Iranian soil. Its debates have behind the Iranian
today--Reuter. confined to the Luftwaffe, but throughout the been co
Since questions of ciated Press,
the Charter heavy nir raids only eight procedure.
does not dedine what constitutes locomotives were lost. More threat to peace security it is up than 1,000 pusacnger carriages to the Council to make ite_own were requisitioned during the definition in each case after hear. war and a further 635 were lost ing the facts of the dispute.
Decisión Avolded
in air raids. Enemy action caused the total destruction of 2,000 goods trucks and damage Under the Charter any nation to 482 engines, 13,314 passen whether member of the United ger cosches and 16,132 freight Nations or not can go before the Fraffic rucks. Hundreds of milles Council if it feels a dispute threa of track, depots, stations and tena world peaces. The nation may The workshops were hit. But in feel that her own independence is spite of ail this, the 18,902,700 theatened or that the dispute may on the Javolve other powers and result in passengers who travel
broader conflict. British railways every year, got The Council must receive each there. Now, they are enjoying nation's complain but it does not an almost 100 per cent pre-war necessarily
Hly have
agree that service.
is endangered. pence security A ter-point safety scheme is At Ite Londen meeting the being intronuced which includ- Council had four cases presented ed the use of automatic controls, to it, including the Iranian caso rovised speedometers, moder-but each time it sidestomped a
as to whether
peace nised vacuum brakes.
special direct decision system of signalling, and the was threatened.
If the Council has to
react wide employment of a device
such a decision the present cas its ruling will be of the utmos Importance since
which "hoids" carriages to the lide-Reuter
to
It may serve di
Russian Press Full Of Accusations
Moscow, April 1 Communist Party newspaper "Pravda" today charged the Iranian porblem to have been "artificially turned into a stumbling block in the way of successful fruitful activity" of the United Nations, Security Council.
and
The Auction is subject to the Conditions of Sale published in the Hong Kong (British Kill- tary Administration) Gazette, dated Saturday, March 9: 1946.
LAMMERT BROS:,
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An article by the "Pravda" in-f 4. The Soviet trade union jour- tornational reviewer commented na! "Ttud" said that trade union
-The Undersigned has receivėd "How strange it is that some membership in Saxony and Thur members of the Security Council ingen in the Russian zone of instruction from the Custodian more Germany totalled 8,140,000 while of Property to sell by Public on this question took a
ሲኒ Auction, commencing at 10.80 on WEDNESDAY, the irreconcilable position than the in the entire American zone Iranian Prime Minister Qavam, the end of January, there were a.m., He considered it possible to post only 463,000 trade union members. 3rd April, 1946, at the premises.
"Pravda" in its comment on of Done it for 14 days if it was found necessary to discuss the the Iranian case said that Stalin's
in the Security recent reply to the question at all Council."
The Soviet press fallod to print Eddy
Associated Press Cestions
of
tho
THE CHINA PROVIDENT NO, 10 GODOWN,
Gilmore *knocked
under the fcet a pattern for future cases Stews dispatches Testerday about ground Moscow, April 1, - decision also would bring the the Scourity Council meetinga but thows, Icandalmongers who on the An article in tlie Russian Council up against a big question: the press commented on a wide eve of the meeting of the Security Coueil alanderourer asserted the magazkie "'rud" yesterday said what COXET
What could the Coun- variety of subjects:**
1. The government newspaper Soviet Union does not intend to that Trade Union membership all do? The answer is: not very uzvestie geld that all availabl collaborate with the U.N.0.— in the Russian occupied German much beyond mobilizing world information Indicated that the Associated Press. provinces of Saxony and opinion against Russla.
a. carefu.
* Shows: 2.80: 5.15; 7.15; 0.18 Thuringen totals 3,140,000 as I could recommend methods of new British Transjordan treaty.
against a United States alone settlement much as the withdrawal was the first move in total of 458.000 trade unionists Russian troops by specifled plan for "the creation under bian federal state in the Middle nt the end of Jutuary Asolate but it would have no way to English protection of a huge Ara-
enfores its recommendatione, clated Press.
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Teheran, Apr. 14 The Iranian Government apokea man, Prince Firous tonight... mas ponbords "The Soviet withdrawal in still continuing according to pianMid Helt gave kino i detalla:m Router.
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THE PRAYA, KENNEDY TOWN,
i's 70 LOTS OF MISCELLANEOUS "GOODB comprising:-
Snake Skin.
Grinding Stone.
Flashlight. Wooden Crates. Wooden Cases, Chinese Medicine. Stationery-
Pitch.
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Major Factors As one of the five permanent
··2. -“İsvčatİn{s?? Nour "East at- and after covering ʼn distance of The abolo "Promises will be members of the Council, Russia faire export discussed the recent 5,625 statute miles at an aver open to inspection na the Tet M by use of the velo could bleck Turkiak Iranian parts which he age speed of 264 miles an hour and April, 1946, between 104% any action against herself such as
såld,“ herabled w-rapprochement. conomic sanctions. O
"The plane was forced by the am, and Noon, and between Of course indicating that preparations for Marianas typhoon to fly a mo- 2,00 pati, and 4:00 p.m. the question of using force would
formation of a. Turkish-Arab, bloc | boʻriled: out evos, if there › were no vats because, international force have become more and more acdified "Great Circle" route overhe Auction is subject to the the Wake Islands Colonel Ir Conditions of Sale published in -V, apranga's" International 1o- vine expressed his hellef that the 9th Match, 1946, issue of the What is the dispute about?:
the viewer said that the Chungking the fight had opined the way the th most of the discussion before the newspaper Kaya published for a quicker military and com-
A. E. B. DE SOUBA. the withdrawal of BOTIDE troops fales, sloty, that between the Bosmercial route. The Sunne stil und the Chinees Com- had anough fuel" reminining to The Tran but little has been tiet Unio MAK about why the troops five munist Party, there sorned to exit continue the flight to Japan Hong Kong, 1st Ernot Been withdrawn.
has not yet: been created,
-'a mecrot Agrósma
Associated Press.
Auctioneer.