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LONDON, APRIL 24. SOME TIME IN JUNE HALF A DOZEN MEN WILL RENT A HOTEL ROOM AND SIT DOWN TO TALK ABOUT ‘A RECEDING DREAM — RAILWAY-MOTOR Tunnel UNDER THE ENGLISH CHANNEL
FIRST PROPOSED IN NAPOLEON'S TIME AS AN UNDER- SEA WAY FOR STAGE- COACHES, AND TALKED
· ABOUT EVER SINCE, THE TUNNEL SCHEME AS NOW RECOGNISED AS "ALMOST A DEAD PIGEON" BY SOME OF ITS STAUNCHEST SUPPORTERS.
The hotel meeting will be the, don't suppose the company will annual meeting of the Channel fold up. After all, it has Insted Tunnel Company Limited, 65 years. We have some in launched in 1881 to finance the vestments that bring in a small British share of the work. I profit. And presumably we'll has issue capital of £91,51- have some prior rights if the Ba. Od.but is has never paid a tunnel in ever built." dividend.
Napólcon, commenting once on the plan to the English An- bassador in Paris said: "This is one of the things we ought to do together."
Nearly-Once
Early in the century, the cost of the tunnel was estimated at £16,000,000. By 1930, the figure wan buosted to £30,000,000 and by 1939 to £42,000,000. The laying of through railway tracks would cost several times that.
Once the tunnel nearly was "The outlay would be no tre-built. Sixty years ago, pilot mendous that it is almost be yond any private purse," says Leo F. A. d'Erlanger, a com- pany director with banking - terests in the City. "The pro- ject must be regarded now as a political problem.
"Frankly, the prospect
Reducing B.P.F.
Shanghai, Apr. 24.
Lord Bruce
Admiral
-Fracci", Commander-in-Chief of the British Pacific Fleet, anid here today that the trength of the British Flest
the
Pacific was gradually being relneed to its prewar strength of about four crui sera, eight destroyere and twelve cacorta,
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It would be baard in Hang- kong, he added-Reuter.
U.S. Miners
Deaf To
Request
Washington, April 24. . Leaders of soft coal miners;
shafts were Bunk near Dover and the buiklera branched out and operators turned a deaf two miles under the Channel car to a ples from UNRRA for before the project was vetoed by partial resumption of produc- Parliament.
tion to help speed famine re- lief shipments on their way to urgently waiting areas of the world.
Another shaft was sunk near Calais and galleries pushed to- forward Britain; but here, too, the any action is not bright; but I work was eventually sealed of
In 1924, the demand was raised again. But the Imperial Defence Committee turned down the scheme on military and strategic grounds,
Then, in 1929, a special par- liamentary committee was set up to look into the proposal. Briefly, the plan. before it was for a tunnel 36 miles long-24
BRIDGE NOTES
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It isn't always enough for the demiles under the sea--would al- tence to switch to the right suit; some- times It is also necessary that they lead procisely the right oard of the right cult. For example:
North, Dealer
Both sides vulnorable
8. A 10 6
H. AKJ 10 6
D. 91
C, 10 6 9
H. 43
B. 7 0 2
H, 542
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H. 8 7 3 ED. A 74 3
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D. K 6 2
C. Q 8 6
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South
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U.N.J..R.A. Director-General LaGuardin proposed yesterday that a sufficient number of strike-hound mines be reopened "in the name of humanity" to produce 500,000 tons of coal monthly for the stricken foreign countries that are being aided by U.NR.R.A.
He said the coal is needed to low passengers to travel from run trains carrying food inland London to Paris by train in to famine centres and said that 2-3/4 hours. The cost of the tun- U.N.R.R.A. would pay, retroac- nel then WAS estimated nt tively, any changes in the price £30,000,000,
Another of coal resulting from the pre £158,000,000 for the approach sent dispute which has idled railways.
400.000 miners since. April 1.
with
The committee found the cost Van Horn and John L. Lewis, prohibitive but said the tunnel beads of the National Bitumin- "would be of economic advan-ous Coal Congress and the Unit tage to this country." In a 1300 ed Mine Workers respectively, statement of policy, however, the to whom Director-General La- Government again, rejected the Guardia's appeal was directed, scheme.
announced through their spokes-
But big men slill have faith men that they refused to com- in the scheme. Chairman of the ment on the request.-Associat- company today is Sir Herberted PresE
Walker, former general manager
of the Southern Railway, and
the Earl of Badner is a director. "If Englund and France had West won the war together, the tun- Panel might have been built to Fass commemorate the two countries' Pass close co-operation," says Mr. d'Erlanger. "But the way things worked out, we don't see much hope of anything being done." --Reuter:
Wost led the Quiqu of diamonds, and Rust won the trick with his Acc. East saw in a flash that a shits to clubs was vital, but it may prove Interesting if we show how he arrived at this doolston.
SHIPPING MOVEMENTS
West's load of the Queen of diamonds doniod possession of the diamond King, for if West had held both King and Queen be would have led the King. I muco South has the diamond Ring, and dummy's doubloton made it plats that the defence could win no further dia. mond tricks The chance of waning a trump trick was very small, fn view of Bouth's Jump robid and North si strong trump huling. The heart sult
Yesterday: 8.9. Woodbridge was obviously colld: since evan If Booth LS.T.'s 434, 622, 641, $10 and N. Ferris from Japan, U.S. lacked the Queen the finesse woul? Gnt, S.S. Karl B. Eleison succeed. Honoe the only suit in which Shanghai, S.S. City of Lille. the defence could win the three Rocded U.S.S. Obstructor, H.M.S. Whim tricho was clubs.
But East had three cards in the club suit, and only one of them woud produce three tricks. Obylously, any lead would succeed if West held both the Aco and Quoan; and no lead would succeed if South hold the Aco. But cara was nooded if South hold the Queen and West the co
The proper lead, sa Fast soon Baw, was the Jack. The if Bouth played the Quoon, Weat would, take the Ace and the King-nine would win the next two tricks. Butli East led the nine ofclubs, Bouth would play low and dummy's fen would compel Woal the play the Aco, Thou the Queen would win the third round of the quit.
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10 for club for sons for four spades, Question
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27 Injured Over A. Sack
Lahore, Apr. 24. Twenty seven persons were in jured in a Hindu-Moslem clash over
on empty coal sack at Hissar in tho Punjab on April 18. to an official report today by the Punjab
g
Government.
The clash originated in an ar- ument in the bazaar between a Moslem coal dealer and a Hindu customer over the sack and Mos- lems and indus, armed with hat- chets, brickbats and a rifle- took part in a free fight-Reuter.
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In Winning Peace
Washington, April 24, General Eisenhower, U.S. Army Chief-of-Staff, declared on Sunday night that the problem of foeding the starving world "is the biggest, ainglo factor in winning peace today." He was the principal speaker at a. banquot of the Kansas State College Alumni Association of Washington D. C.
C18 and 658, H.M.S. Hart from Tomorrow:-US LS.T's 634, Thursday Island. S.S. Tarentum and S.S. Foochow from Singapore, and U.S.S. Norris.
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The General told the audience overy Allied coumwonder in Yosterday:~~H.M.S.' Whimbrel that "the army must have at Europe agreed with Marshal for Pratas Island,
least 1,000,000 men to do the Zhukovs' contention, and added Scheduled Departures job we have assumed for our that "it we, no victors, do not Today:-U.S.S. Cocopa and nation. Unless our minimum occupy Germany and Japan, we YO. 79. for Breaker Point. occupation forces are sufficient- won't have peace. Food la Tomorrow:-U.S.3. Norris and iy strong to quell threatening the primary need of that oc- U.S.S. Ratay for Shanghai. outbreaks, we may be placed in cupation. If the United the humiliating position of States wants to let friendly and having to call on an ally for even hostile populations starve, help,"
It is a decisión" that must bel Ho daid that this was the made. However, the American ronson why both he and the people have never made, auch a War Department, advocated ex-decision."--Associated Press. tending the selective servico act, although the army would profor occupation forces made up completely of volunteers,
General Eisenhower declared
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Borno, Apr. 24,
Tallahassee, Fla., Apr. 24. Senator Claude Pepper sald today that he plans to introduco a resolution in the Sonato call- ing the United States to "tako
The Swiss police today Intenal flod their check on the frontier with Germany and Austria.' Pa tro's are being put into effect to that no nation in the world prevent the entry into 9witter- innd of members of the under including the Russians, fears a the lead" among the nations in ground "Edolwelt" movement, strong United States." He disarming.
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Frankfurt, Apr. 24. Counter-intelligence agenta: s20 ateking four former concentration. said that Marshal Zhukov, of Senator Popper is sponding
in connexion with the inmates of hooliganism in 'Gormasy recent the Russian army told him last his Easter holidays at his home roisoning by arsenic of 2,283 ly, it was learned today.
year that the instapp, foar hore and antd in an interview German 8.5, men in a prla
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all "displaced persons," were wolf" organisation in Germany, force in Europe today.".
Russia, England and the United Issued to the prisoners WCTO Reuter.
General Bisonhower sald that States--Associated Press
painted with aroonic. —Reuter,