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RECOGNITION
NEW PLAN FOR INDIA PRESENTED
London, May 16.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attice, to a terise and expectant House of Com- mons this afternoon read the plan outlined in today's White. Paper which the Bri- tish Cabinet Mission to India: consider "the best arrange- to ensure the speedy mont setting up of a new constitu tion" for India and which, it is sincerely hoped here, will finally settle the outstanding: differencer which have char acterised the
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H.K. HOUSING SHORTAGE Reconstruction Officer To Be Appointed Immediately
Matter Of The Utmost Importance," Urgency
THAT GOVERNMENT HAS ACCEPTED "THE KEY RECOMMENDATION OF THE
'HOUSING COMMITTEE — THE IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENT --OP A "SENIOR] OFFICER WITH APPROPRIATE POWERS WHO WILL BE CHARGED. WITH THE SOLE DUTY OF DIRECTING THE WORK OF RECONSTRUCTION AND HOUSING IN THE COLONY —–—– WAS STATED BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR, SIR MARK YOUNG, PRESIDING AT THE MEETING OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER YESTERDAY:
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"The British Government an- nounced yesterday that th would defer, decision" on thi Anglo-American Palestinð 20.. port until it had conferred : with leaders of both Aruba and Jews and had dmitted shith the United States.
This procedure is in ac cordance with pledges given by His Majesty's Government.” when the formation of the committee ens announced."?" á bricatafoment issued by the Forsion Office said, adding that Britain took note of a similar intention on the part. of America.
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"WHILE NOT GIVING ANY DETAILS OF GOVERNMENT'S PLANS TO COMBAT THE conferences
HOUSING SHORTAGE, HIS EXCELLENCY STATED THAT THE COMMITEE'S RE- *COMMENDATIONS ARE BEING STUDIED AND WILL BE FOLLOWED UP AS A
MATTER OF THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND THE UTMOST URGENCY,
of the past anxious weeks..
The plan which makes six major proposals to be submit- ed to the Indian Majority Par- ties urgee the immediate formation of un interim gov ernment for India in which all portfolios, including that of
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Highwaymen Shoot Up N.T. Public Bus
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INEVITABLE budget defICIT
Sir Mark Young declared that the Colony starts its civilian “administration hot only with no balance standing to its
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London, May 16.
The British · Government today launched a nationwide campaign for voluntary ro- cruitment for the army, navy and air force.
A message issued by the Primo Minister, Av Attlee, as Defence. Minister, states: "If "Britain is to play her nah in building sseuro world rence, we, must be ina position to carry through our com mitments overseas and have fil support to the United Nations.
"Wo cannot do these things if we are weak. Good intentions are nat enough. The forces of peaco must be powerful, Strong defence must be based on strong, efficient. und regular forces,"
Tho. War. Secretary, Mr. J. Lawson, told the press that the Government's immediate targeta are 100,000 each for the army and air force anà 50,000 for the wayy. A hlebile monstration column, consisting of every arm and corps Unless their demanda ara of the army, is to tour the coun Homet today, several hundrød | try-Router,
workers of the Hong Kong Electric
North Company's
- credit but with a very heavy adverse balanco, and that
there will be a large and inevitable budget deficit. said proposals will shortly bo submitted for the financing of special expenditure by mcan of a loan.
Referring to the supply position in the Colony His Excellency Point power station have SEX EQUALITY
said that while this is not unsatisfactory for the moment we shall obviously be called on to make even greater sacrifices than before,
threatened to go on strike to-
| day. A 24-hour ultimatum- fo
This custoni 'has come from
war would be held by Indian leaders. The plan, which has the full support of the Britlah Government, further states that the. Cabinet Mission have en- deavoured to be just to the smaller as well as the larger sec- Seven people were wound- tions of the people" und is de-led, four of them seriously so,
· London, May 16. signed to set in motion a, ma-in a shoot-up which followed
this effect was prosented to Sex oquality has taken an. chinery "whereby a constitution can be settled by Indians for In the holding up of a public
His Excellency said: jects of the first importance, the company yesterday morn-office step forward in Britain. motor 'bus in the New Terri-
I wish to take this oppor- which will undoubtedly take a ing ng
Men now wear engagomans "This, said Mr. Attice, "itories by two armed mon❘tunity of addressing the Coun- prominent place among the mat- Representatives, of the work-rings, the statement by the Cabinet shortly before 1 o'clock yes cfl very briefly on three sub-ters with which the Councilers and of the Company held a Mission to India and His Ex-terday afternoon.
will be concerning itself in the conference yesterday morning: the Continent, where Cupid has cellency, the Viceroy."
when the workers" presented The three Cabinet Ministers The bus, belonging to the opened fire first, pumping hul-coming months.
These subjecta are:--
their demands. Apart from the always exaktet equal tokens. now in India made the follow- Kowloon Motor Bus Company, lets. at point-blank range at the ing six points with the full ap- was on the Shautauksk run. As screaming, fighting passengers. Firstly, the financial position fact that these included sequenta Soldiers retufning from Ger were bit, and and prospects of the Colony for better treatment, no details many have told their girls about proval of the British Govern-it Lounded a bond near Fanling Both, detectives
Race Course two men, each of the robbers then withdrew, secondly, the supply position, could be obtained up to late last it and they have been quick to ment.
whom carried a revolver, drew leaving the 'bus a shambles. and thirdly, the housing pro- night, bla
takh the hinten M Six :Points
A senior official "of the Cont-A Loudon avullar said today bead on the driver, forcing Four of those in the 'bus are blem. There should be a union of him to half Inurriedly ported to be in a very serious "I wish it were possible for me any interviewed by the that the pre-war fashion of Indin, consisting of all. States,
to present to you not only a "China Mail"" last night, con- texchanging wedding rings lind They got on board, and pre-condition. which should deal with foreign pared to help themselves.to the No Arrests had been made up clear picture of our present fin- rmed that the workmen Judy nearly died out. But almost as affairs, defence and communica-
ancial position hut also a rea-hreatened to go on strike this many engagement rings were tions, and should have the power
money and valuables they hoped to late hour last night.
The seriously injured are one soned and probable estimate of morning, but was not in a post-hhing sold for men as for wo to find on the passengers. necessary to raise finance required
men. Couples came into the the Among for those subjects,
company em- our prospects for the coming fien to say anything further. lattor, however, detective, a bus 2. The union should have exe- were two Chinese detectives ployee and two passengers, one year. But there are at the rep to midnight, no precau-shop together. Gone were the cutive and legislative assemblies who, immediately they realised of therma woman. The other ant time so many unknown tionary steps to protect the days when engagement rings constituted from British, Indian what was going on, drew their three are the other detective, factors that it is impossible to power station at North Point had a place in the moonlight. and State representatives, Anyuwn revolvers.
the be conductor and a 16-year speak eit or of the present or had been taken by the Police or The girl now chooses her own
of the future, save in very the Commandos (who provided ring, then the man, has his question raising major community The would-be highwaymen old girl. Isauca in legislature should requir
general terms.
guards during the recent Gas shade and both pay their bills: for its decision the majority of
Company strike).
Reuter representatives present and the voting of each of the two major communities (Congress and Mos lem League), as well as the mat jority of all members of other parties.
All subjects other than union subjects and all residuary powers bo Included in the pro- vinces.
The States will include all subjects and powers other than those coded to the Union.
5. The provinces should be free to form groups with executives and legislatives and each group could determine provincial sub- Jects to be taken in caramon.
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Strong Protest By Arabs To Britain
'London, May-16.
Major Uncertainty One of the major uncertain- ties in regard to cur present financial position is the question of the incidence of cost of tie period of Military Administra- "tion: which has just come to an end. Both the actual, cost of various servicca during this period and, wint is more im The Palestine Arab Higher Committee, after six-hour rollunt, the extent, if any, to meeting today, decided to send the High Commissioner which the Colonial Government for Palestine, Goneral Sir Alan Cunningham, "the will be required to contribute cwards the total cost of the strongest protest against continuance of illegal Jewish period are as yet un
unde- immigration into Palestine, coupled with the demand termined. for the immediate dissolution of the Jewish Agency as There are many other uncer the body sponsoring illegal immigration," Dr. Tannous, Secretary of the Committee, stated tonight," The Jewish Agency for Palestine, which has been described as the second and unofficial Government in Pales- tine, was set up under the League of Nations, mandate for Palestine.
A
tain factors which make it quite inpossible to give actual figures. showing what is our precise fin- incial position at the present time. I can only Inform Hon- ourable Member, and this will not be in any way Hurprising nown to them, that such ba the Pope against the findings lances, as stood to the credit of of the Anglo-American Com the Colony at the end of 1942 mission, Dr. Tannous said.have been very much more than Plans for a meeting of all swallowed up by the expendi- Arab kings and presidenta ture of the whole subsequent which would be the first full period.
Hong Kong Is Still Licking Its Wounds
At the opening of yesterday's session of the LEBHEY BE
Council, Mr. M. K. Lo; addressing the Governor,
On the afternoon of Monday, Dec. 8, 1941, you, Sir
presided over a meeting of the, Executive and Legislative. Councils As one of the two members the other being my Honourable friend Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro present both at that meeting, and at this the first ordinary meeting of this Council today, I should like, if I'may, on behalf of all the unofficial members to tender. a warm welcome to you, Sir, as President of this Council
ries, ment statement tonight
well take
"At that meeting you, din licking its wounds. The hostili formally unonized ve bol tis and the occupation will leave Councils that a stats of war many permanent cars in the now exista between the British A Empire, and Japan. And so the phy war came to this tiny Colony, in
Hand it Deventually you, Sir, became a damago.
whose treatment of priso prisoner of war of an enemy for
6. The constitutions of the Union and of groups should con- tain's provision whereby ang' pre- vince could, by a majority vote of Its legislative assembly, call for the "reconsideration of the terms of the constitution after an initial neriad
of ten years and at ton-- intervals thereafter. vearly
Dr. Khanin. Budciri in The Mission recommends as the fairest and most practical scheme dependent member of the Pales the following
tine: Higher Committee, in au 1. To allot to each province exclusive sente proportional to its popula-nald, "It will be tantamount to tion, roughly in the ratio of one a declaration of war against the to one milion as the nearest sub- Arabs if Britain or America conclave, os present. Arab rulers Adverze Balanco stitute for representation by adult insists on carrying out there ever held were disclosed in Wo start therefore on May suffrage.
2. To divide these
of the Anglo- Cairo today by Abdul Rahman 1; 1946, not only with no ha of war and of the inhab tween the main communities American Commission. Azzam Pasha, Secratary-Gon- larice standing to our credit but of the territories he each province in proportion to "All Arab countries, si eral of the Arab Langue, with a very heavy advarse ba- constitutes, an population
solidly behind us in resisting The rulers of the seven Arab Jance, the precise amount of blot in the ann the engulfing immigration."|tates who between them gov- which cannot be stated but par". The auffering. He said that, the vast majority ernas uren of over 1,500,000 (lculara of whisch, will be laid be- I had to endure: Cf the peoples from India to square have never be fore you) sa ARTly as possible. ? dicatión. thered at one spot
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8. To provide that representa tives allocated to each community
in the province, should” be 'olected
commendations
by members of that community in Tripolitania wanted, the Paler foro, al
its legislative Agtembly.tjälke
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