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BRITISH TRAWLER STRIKE
London, June 14.
The strike of British trawlermen may soon be settled as a result of a meeting today between the men's union and offi- cials of various minis- tries.
Tonight,
Mr.
W. Crawley. secretary of the Hull Fishing Sec-
CHINA MAIL
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS
No, 33385.
HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1946.
FIRM U.S. POLICY Paris Talks To Open Today
Basic Issues Now
At Stake
Paris, June 14.
Secretary of State James F. Byrnes will stand firm on the American policy on disputed points of Europe's peace treaties during the Foreign Ministers session scheduled to resume here on Saturday, a member of the American delega- tion safd on his arrival from Washington..
tion of the Transport and Gene The big question in the minds of most diplomatic
ral Workers' Union, anid thint provided there was a resumption of sellings, a conference of all interested parties would be acl
It in London carly next week. would consitter safeguarding fishermen against the loss of each- ingen.
Proposals for the resumption of sailings will be placed before Hull trawlermen on Saturday.
After a meeting betwoon Grims. by trawlermen and owners, it was tated that the men had agreed to an early meeting to consider the resumption of work for a limited period.
Aberdeon trawler skippers and mates today decided to strike at midnight in support of the men at English ports where nearly 300 hoata were idle. The Aberdeen flect numbers about 135 trawlors and about 1,400 men. most of whom are at sea.
At North Shields, where 29 trawlers and 290 men were in- volved, fish porters today refused
to handle fish from Danish ver
sels, three of which are in port with catches on board-Reuter.
observers here was whether the Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov would show less in- transigence on the peace treaty disputes than he evidenced during the preceding meetings. If he does, the American source predicted a short and fruitless session.
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Mufti Connected With Nazis?
London, June 14, The socialist weekly "Tribune" said yesterday that the Mufti's flight from France was significant because of his "alleged connection with a fair- ly extensive Nazi terrorist organizațion` oper- ating in the Middle East."
A preliminary' survey of the replies so far received to the The "Tribune" said that British security officials "China Mail" self-government - questionnaire reveals, interest- ingly, completo unanimity that a change towards aclf-govern- ment is desirable, alongside nearly half, at the same time, recommending postponement till | Hong Kong is more community conscious,
had uncovered such an organization "financed and run by Nazis and pro-axis Egyptians" and had blamed it for recent bombings in Cairo and Alexandria and the slaying of the pro- British Egyptian Amin Osman Pasha last Jan-
Support for a universal fran- chise for British subjects, irres- pective of race, outpaces the group favouring an ection on the lines of the old Shanghai Municipal Council.
There is wide agreement that British representatives on the in the Council should majority.
be
Mr. Byrnes and Mr. Molotov | Affairs Committee, both are expected about noon today whom went to Paris with Mr. before. The three and Mr. Ernest Bevin is due Byrnes
boarded the President's own later in the afternoon.
More are in favour of a Muni- The Assistant Foreign Minis-plane, which is expected to take
18 hours to reach Paris.
cipal Connell than an increase in tera of Britain, America, France "Get a special plane and come| Legislative Council unofficial and Russia put the finishing
oker and visit us," Senator) memberà, but there is fair touches inte yesterday on their report of disagreement for sub-Conally told President Truman amount of support for both.
да ho Haid goodbye. "I What do you think about mission to their chiefs on Satur-might do that," the President these problems?
replied with a grin.-Associat- The deputies, who were in-ed Press and Reuter. structed to attempt to narrow the ground of disagreement left by their lenders, have been able to concur only on minor points.
day.
re-
The future of Trieste mains the key dispute of the Italian tretics; for the Bal- kans, the retention of Soviet troops in Bulgaria.
The future of Germany was fasue at stuke in Europe and a place en the agenda."
Foreign Legion the base will probably have For America?
Washington June 14....
By common consent, Mr. Byrnes, it was predicted, will; attempt to obtain a general dis-i cussion of Austria before the Ministers adjourn.
Socialist-Communist Fusion Needed
Stalin Report Denied UMBERTO
IN SPAIN
Bournemouth, June 14.
1
⚫uary.
TO DIE,
SING IN
COURT
Jerusalem, June 14. As a military court here tonight sentenced them to death, 19-year- old Yousef Sinkhon and 24-year-old Michael Az bel broke into the Jewish national anthem.
The two Jewish youths had been found guilty on three out of seven charges, including one of shooting at members of the Bri- tish forces, and were sentenced to 'be hanged.
which
"Nazi leaders" remaining in the Middle East, the paper said, are attempting to provoke armed conflict between the Bri tish and the Arabs.
The Tribune" did not ant- plify the alleged connection be- tween the Mufti and tho "organization."
The paper said: "For some time now British counter- Intelligence has suspected the existance of a Nazi underground system in the Middle East sot. up during the war and operat-
Arab dollaborators”
ing with a number of prominent
Trail Found
Stating that "a group of Germans and Arabs trained at the Nazi sabotage school in Athens was parachuted Into Palestine and Iraq as lato as. October 1944," the paper added that "some weeks ago British security officiala picked up the trail which led them to arrest a prominent Nazi,
King's Denial
WOS
At the same time they un- Relatives, including the mother of one of the accused. broke covered, in conjunction with the
Egyptian police, the organiza-- Leon Blum told the British labour party confer- down weeping.
During the case for the pro- tion which had been responsiblo ence yesterday that a Socialist-Communist
secution. it was stated that the last January for the murder of fusion was the only kind of government that offences followed regular-the-pro-British Wafd-lender, battle between British Hears Amin Osman Pasha and for the could win popular support in continental
and Jewish terrorists Inside Safa- many recent bomb outrages in Europe.
hand camp, the biggest garrison Cairo and Alexandria" France's one-time. Socialist in Palestine. Some of the terro
ip
The organization, it premier was enthusiastically eats involved wero stated to ba The proposal by Sena
found, had been financed and upplaused, especially when he wearing uniforms of the 6th Air-run by Nazi and pro-Axis Egyp tor Elbert Thomas,
said Fench Socialists were borne Division.
tians. Its leader was an officer Chairman of the Senate
"not in full accordance with The accused were captured Military Committee, for A White House conference:
British labour policy," adding few miles from the camp by a in the Egyptian army.
inspector 30 world problems!
police "for example, we French think British the creation of this coun-yesterday on
of the departure
differently from preceded
about minutes after the, rald. During you tries first "Foreign Leg Secretary of State James F.
the trial Sinkhon and Azbel re- Spain." The party chairman, fused to
Meanwhile, recognise the court's
the Mufti of London, June 14. ion," gained support Byrnes and senators Tom Con-
Minister of State Philip Nocl- jurisdiction on the grounds that Jerusalem is not in Saudi Umberto II of Italy ar-Baker, who translated the ad-ey did not believe in the justice Arabia and is not expected-- among his colleagues to-nally, (Demcerat, Texas) and
Arthur Vanderberg (Republic-rived on Spanish soil last dress, suid .to the delegates of a military court, or the De there, King Ibn Saud told the day.
an, Michigan) for Paris.
Associated Press yesterday in "that this is not the sentence I fence Regulations, under night at Barcelona on Senator Thomas suggested President Truman added em-
meant you to applaud.'
they were charged. They refused that as part of the draft exten-phasis to the importance of the the first stage of his jour-
Speaking with great emotion, to plead and dispensed with the response to a cabled Inquiry. sion programme the present Byrnes mission by driving with ney into exile, a Reuter Blum declared the only hom services of counsel.-Reuter. selective service bills be amend him to the airport where the cable from Madrid re-ogenous government in 器 ed to permit enlistment in the tric took off in the President's
country like France or the rest United States Army of soldiers plane, the "Sacred Cow."
of Europe, the only government | #1 from America's war-time Allied Meanwhile, press secretary
Italy is now a republic. After which could get a clear majority Charles Ross denied a report reigning for 35 days and the in the country or in parliament, He cited the fact that the published in England that Mr. last five daya in opposition to would be a government of the Army has already employed Truman is considering a visit the Italian Cabinet, he left proletarian party as a result of several thousand Poles 19 to Moscow for a heart-to-heart Rome by plane and is expected fusion by the Socialist. and civilian guards abroad. Under talk with Generalissimo Stalin to join his wife, ex-queen Maria Communist parties.
Bangor, June 14. the
plan, foreign
"Yesterday," Blum said, "my The "Irish Mail"-from Holy- enlistees in the event of a failure of the Jose in Libson today travelling would receive the same pay and Paris talks.
Via Madrid
friend Bevin made a powerful head to Euston-with more thân} allowances 48 'American sol- Mr. Ross said "such a .report! Reuters correspondent was and high-minded speech. He 700 passengers on board ran a diers, but Bouv of the extra is news to me and news to the late tonight authorised by high spoke of Spain, but he did not gauntlet of flames, smoke and Buenos Aires, June 14.
President. I haven't heard it British authority to deny cate wholly dissipate my doubts." fumes yesterday afternoon as it
Many Bolivian aviators gorically that Allied pressure Foreign minister Ernest raced over the century-old tubu- Newamen asked him about a discussed." possible Russian protest if the Mr. Ross added that Presi-was today brought to bear upon Bevin told the conference yes- tar bridge which Carries the land planes sought refuge United States enlisted some of dent Truman had no comment Umberto to leave the country terday he did not favour econ- railway across the Monai Strait. in neighbouring Chile Ernest for reasons of international] omic sanctions or withdrawal But the second train-with and Peru after partici- the several hundred thousand on the speech by Mr.
of ambassadors from Spain as 200 passengers-which followed Polish soldiers who fought with Bevin, British Foreign Secret-politics, the Allies but have avoided re-ary, at the Labour Party con- turning to Poland,
ference at Bournemouth yester- Prime Minister, in a broadcast to regime.
the Italian people this morning. said: "All precautions were taken to ensure that the elections were
countries.
benefits.
Associated Press.
U.S. Navy Gets Back To Normal
Bevin Family
Mr. Ernest Bevin will arrive in Paris this evening. He will
ported.
"IRISH MAIL" RACES FLAMES
The man on
King Ibn Sayd added that bo knew nothing of the where- abouts of the Mufti.--Associat- ed Press,
REVOLUTION IN BOLIVIA
Signor de Gasperi, Italian efforts to oust the France 30 minutes later was saved by pating in a blazing seven- the swift action of the driver hour revolt against the On Germany
who pulled up just inside the government of President Thomas replied that there day, could be no protests if the
Blum said French Socialists, bridge as he saw smoke coming Villarroel. Poles are taken as individuala,
carried out in an orderly fashion, who lost ground in recent elec- from the entrance.
the line had The abortive coup was ap and then added that "everybody
Everyone was allowed to vote and tions while the liberal MRP and signalled him to stop and told parently backed by a sizable knows that these Polish patriota
the elections were
the Communists' gained, "stànd free," would be murdered if they go be accompanied by Mrs. Bevin "The procedure was determined by their 1945 decisions on the him that the bridge was on fire segment of the Bolivian Air After consulting his fireman, he Force, but a complete ban has back to their own country." and their daughter. Thirty- by law approved by the National Rhineland and the Ruhr.
Consultative Assembly unani. "We stand by the plan for decided to try to get through been imposed on outgoing newe six membets of the Soviet demously adopted by the Council of the international ownership and but he could not get up enough from Bolivia since yesterday gation arrived in Paris today.
composed of Republi- the international operation of speed. Ministers,
and prevents any authentic. In- 'Mr. James Byrnes (United cana and Monarchists. The results the mineral basin and the heavy When I got about 20 yards formation from reaching the States) and his party left the were to be controlled by magis- Industries of West-phalia, and into the tunnel," Owen, the dri- outside world. -United States
by air today. trates of the Appeal Courts and the Rhine," he said.
ver said, last night, "my fire- The revolt was staged by a With the Secretary of State in the last resort by the Supreme
"We believe in an economic man was overcome. I also felt group of young civilians and were Senator. Tom Conally, Court. Now Suprome Court Chairman of the Senate For has proclaimed the result, namely, international nationalization on dizzy and stopped the train. Army Officers who used two eign Affairs Committee, and a notable majority for a republic. the economic plane of the basin Only part of the front coach was aeroplanes in a bombing attempt Senator Arthur Vandenberg, "My conscience is clear. I am of the Ruhr. We do not believe in the tunnel. I. quickly, revere on Police Hqs, in the heart of The US Navy Department member of the Senate Foreign 9 a lawyer but common sense in
the 'capital. positical separation, Ased and got out." tells me that the Government is sociated Presa..
The passengers were taken to Thin in the third rovolt since has nearly completed its vast
not guilty of having challenged or
Bangor and resumed their routs Col. Villarroel Balzed power in demobilization programme bo-
put in doubt the findings of the Lagainst the current. But this last after an hour's delay by another a coup d'etat in December, 1948, Court, for the Court is a free act of the monarchy seems to route. The firmes secured a The escaping flere reported body. No imposes his wilstand out like a throat of national firm hold on the woodwork and that Guillermo, Guterrez, tho upon it. The Government, how catastrophe. I would like to say it took four and a half hours to hero of the "Chaco War" be ever felt it its duty to takes to all parties, however, that there quell the blaze. Firemen whetween Bolivia and Paraguay, dennite stand where it did stand, is only an architect of our future entered the tunnel had to wear was leader of the revolt and
in any case, was to proso- | -the Italian
added that he had been, wound- cute, and keep alive the people' Signor de
concluded: Oxygen maska.-Reutor, "We have before us a huge job
ed and is now under arrest. Associated Press. of reconstruction. The way is hard and slow Whatever your vote, come forward to join the tailans, come common efort with all bands
Pearl Harbour, June 14.
gun 10 months ago with the
defent of Japan, and the morale KURDS PLEDGE
of officers and, men in the
Pacific Fleet is climbing cor- ALLEGIANCE
respondingly higher.
This report was given by
Teheran, June 14.
Vice Admiral Oscar Badger, The Iranian Foreign Office
one
commandor of the Pacific Fleet announces that followers of avertheless, we hesitated.
in democratic methods to al Service Forces. He anid the Gharf Mohammed, leader of the final 12 ships carrying the last so-called Kurdish Independent while and in a spirit of consilia Naval personnel to bo de Republic, had pledged renewed tion towards the nation and losing mobilized should arrivs at West allegiance to the Iranian Candiestata if only to avoid a clamor watera, we tried to find some mid- Coast ports by August 10tral Government" at a meeting out Lupture for Long lay him
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