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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1947.
GERMANS GO TO POLLS
Cent. Vote In British Zone Social Democrats Strongest Party
Arab Bid
On Palestine Problem
LAKE SUCCESS.
ARAB
APR. 21.
ATTEMPT
THE TO FORCE THE SPECIAL UNITED NATIONS GEN- ERAL ASSEMBLY ON APRIL 28 INTO A FULL DEBATE WILL BE
Berlin, Apr. 21.
The Social Democrats, led by Ür. Karl Schumacher, have enierged as the strongest party in the German elections.
All-Party Coalition Governments are anticipated in the three provinces of the British Occupa- tion Zone.
Schleswig Holstoin: Social De-
22 and others were not yet avail. mocrats 43, Christian Democrats able.
The Social.Democrats, con-mocrats 64, Communists 20 and DRESS trary to expectations, finished up others 32. ON PALESTINE | with a clear cut majority In OPPOSED BY Schleswig-Holstein, wiped out BRITAIN AND THE UNIT-clear majority held by the Chris- ED STATES BUT THE tian Democrats Union and the ATTEMPT IS. NEVERTHE Free Democratic Party in North LESS. EXPECTED HERE Rhine-Westphalia. TO PROLONG THE SESSION CONSIDERABLY.
The final figures for the Han over region of Lower Saxony are Politient observers tonight .de. not yet to hand but the latest re- scribed the increase of the Com-sults place the Social Democrats munist poll in the British Zone well in the lead-Reuter.
A British spokesman today as an indication of a leftward- declared that the originul in- Eswing on the result of food short. tention of calling the session Juges and general lack of im- was to appoint.....committee to provement in living. prepare a full case for the Sep- Lember Assembly. It would not be fair, he added, to den) with a full case in a special Assembly where states would not be re presented by Jending delegates,
Observers pointed out that the Communists had been making a strongpoint of the food shortages in election speeches and the Com- raunlat lender for the Britisn Zone gained loud cheers in Dues. seldorf last week when he sug gested that a
The Arab delegatea are ex- pected to place their request to Britain to discuss the situa- delegation should for a full debate on the Assemtian directly with the Cabinet.
It is considered Ikely that the bly agenda nny day now. They do not conceal that they con sider the appointment of fact-find committer a wnate of
North
Minister President Rhine-Westphalia, Dr. Rudolfi Amelunken. who stood as can- time. Their view is that all didate for the Centre Party, will
make "fants" about Palestine have resign to
way for the been given suficient publicity Christian.Democrat Party, which by eighteen or so investigating come on top of the polls in this
committees that huve consider. ed the problem in the past 200¬ years-Reuter,
Condemned Men Commit Suicide
Jerusalem, Apr. 22.
province.
erals 12.
The fact that 60.6 per cent of the Intal electorate of the British Zone registered their votes is seen
us confirmation that Germans are more interested in finding food
Bengal Imposes
FRENCH RAID
Paris, Apr. 21. Large stores of arms and animunition were found when the French police today raid. ed a camp for condemned col. laborationists near Touloure. A minute search of the camp was carried out after the police had recolved paris that villageve had twice cen unidentified aircraft dropping packages by para. chute. The police believe that
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large-scale prison break had been planned.-Reuter,
Beveridge
Work In Atomic Plant Affects Sex Desire
London, Apr. 21. Two hundred and fifty workers at a north_England atomic plant—20 of whom are suffering from the effects of their work and whose sex desires are said to have been affected-actually work- ed on the atomic bomb project, Mr. Bob Ed- wards, General Secretary of the Chemical Workers Union, disclosed in an Interview today.
Mr. Edwards, the first man to have pointed out the alleged ill- effects of atom work on the health of techniciens on April 11 and who succeeded in getting a Gov-}
into his ernment inquiry made allegations, has now demanded a public enquiry Into these issues, because "Britain will have thou- sands of atom werkers in Iew months."
The demand has been submitted to the Trade Union Congress and
the Ministers of Health and La-
bour,
The men affected are the only werkers in Britain who have been
active materials.
Go To Root,
Says Senator
Washington, Apr. 21. Republican Senator Homer Fergusson, of Michigan, la member of the Congress group which recently made a tour of the Middle East, today demand- ed that the United States Gov-
ernment immediately initiate multilateral negotiations withi
Turkey's boundaries.
And Austria handling and processing radio- Russin to obtain a guarantee of
LORD
BRITAIN REALLY BLAMED peculiar Censorship
Calcutta, Apr. 21. The Bengal Government to- all news comments criticising night imposed a censorship on
the activities of the pollee, after press allegations of un- fiue violence and molestation of women by the police during the present disturbancea,
The official statement said that it was not intended to
prohibit legitimate reference to police activities, Fair criticism which did not seek to arouse ill feeling against the police would be permitted.
A report from Dacca, second
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Fergusson, who was speaking in the Senate on the old to Greece and Turkey, anid that the $100,000,000 programme of aid to Turkey "is but a stop- gap unless we insist on an agreement with Russia that the border of Turkey bo secur- ed and the war of nerves as to the Dardanelles be permanently settled.
Though Mr. Edwards chprac- LONDON, APR. 21.
terised the press reports that BEVERIDGE, AU-atom workers were sterlic THOR OF BRITAIN'S FAM."nonsense," he added: "The true OUS SOCIAL
position is that these men have SECURITY PLAN, SAID TODAY THAT last their normal sex desires and NOT MANY PEOPLE IN are obviously sufering from a complaint. Although AUSTRIA FOR ANYTHING their work is not hard, they are THAT SHE DID IN THExhausted,"
is no WAR.
question of a CLEAR
trike if the demand for a publie. "Only such an agreement can
OF NAZI AGGRESSION." WAS THE FIRST VICTIM enquiry falls," he concluded. "We allow Turkey to recover polt-
will not check atomic energy de- tlcally and economically,'
President of the Anglo-Austry but we wish that the matter Lord Beveridge, who is Joint it being vital to British indus
velopment for Industrial purposes said.-Reutër,
trian Chamber of Commerce. be fully investigated in the in- was addressing an Austrian interest of workers."-Reuter. dustrial delegation at a lun- cheon in London today..
"AS IT IS QUITE THAT AUSTRIA
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Soviet Rejected Monty Offer
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE-TO-MEMBERS
FIFTH EXTRA RACE MEETING
SATURDAY, 26th April, 1947.
The condition of Franz von Papen, the former Nazi diplo- mat who was acquitted at the Nuremberg war crimes tri- enough" "to permit his trans- bunal, was today "satisfactory for by train tonight when the of the Treasurers, 1st Floor Exchange Building, also tickets for the
The First Bell wil be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will De run at 2.00 pm.
Through numbers (8 Races$10) may be obtained at the offles.
wear
slavin's claims to frontier revi alons were contrary to the United Nations Charter and re- 60 Per Cent Vote
gretted that aouthern Tyrol Christian Democrats had 01
should have been left to Italy.
London, Apr. 21. deputies elected to the diet, while
rejection of "The British people," he said, Anglo-Soviet arma standardlaa- the the Centre Party has only 20
largest city in Bengal, said that "are determined to help Aus-tich proposal, such as already seats. Sucial Democrats have 64, Mr. Shamsuddin Ahmed, Secre- tria to be a prosperous, happy exists between Britain and the small internce hospital moves/Special Cash Sweep ($2.00) on he last race. Communists 28 and Free Demo-tary-General of the District and productive country within
Moslem League, was arrested her own borders."-Reiter,
United States, was in response to Garmisch Partenkirchen, 150 today and charged with abet-
MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE. to a suggestion from Field miles to the south, Von Papen's their badges prominently displayed throughout the Meeting.
Members are reminded that they and their ladies MUST we ing assault on the police at a
Marahal Lord Montgomery, it doctor at the Nuremberg hos- public meeting yesterday, at!
was authoritatively revealed to-pital stated.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO day. which a resolution was adopted
THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE. Von Papen, who suffered a When by the police on members of the conderaming alleged atrocities
Lord Montgomery heart attack last weak, was Club
Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and visited Moscow last January, sentenced to eight years in a the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of a Member, Rooms at $10 Including tax are obtainable through Generalissimo Stalin raised ob- labour camp in February and such Member to be responsible for all chits, etc. Moslemn community.-Reuter.
jections to the Anglo-United was brought to Nuremberg to Badges admitting to Members Enclosure will NOT beʻon sala States standardisation, Lord give evidence at the trial of at the RACE COURSE, Montgomery explained how Dr. Hjalmar Schacht.
The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close this standardisation had de
An erroneous rumour of Vonla.m, and the Secretary's Office at 11,45 aan. Both Ofoes at Ist
Exchange Building. Germany last week when the A British News Service in Ger-House, provided they are ordered in advanced from the No. 1 Boy
(Tel. 27818). many (Deutsche Presse Dienst)
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S quoted a radio station. (which it did not. Identify) in New PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE. York for the report that he had succumbed to a stroke on Wednesday. Reuter.
A highly placed source said it than worrying about democratle was "per cent official" that polities. Meyer Feinstein und Musche Few Germans were discussing "Barazani, convicted as Jewish the results tonight and a number underground members responsible interviewed either did not know for terrorism, would be hanged what had happened or were only
Jerusalem-- at dawn today
aware of the results in their own Associated Press.
election districte.-Reuter.
Later. Meyer Feinstein and Mosche Barazini, the two condemned men managed to take their own lives in their death cells, an official statement said,
It added both execution."
British Policy In China
age
Seat Distribution The Christion Democratic Union Centre Party with a strong Catholic following won the ma- jority of seats in the province of were "due for North Rhine-Westphalin.
The distribution of seats in the Earlier, Feinstela and Darazini three parliaments was: Lower clad in their traditional red garb Suxony: Social Democrats of death, had signed appeals for Christion Democrats 31, clemency in their own behalf.ints eight, others 44. They had been visited by thele North Rhine-Westphalia: Chris-relation to Britain's financial Families. Associater! Press.
Itinn Democrats 01, Social, De-
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Com
Nehru May Concede Pakistan
New Delhi, Apr. 21. Veteran observers here today interpreted Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's statement last night that the Muslim League could have Pakistan on condition they do not combine unwilling parts of India with it; as an indication that Hindu. and Congress leaders are backing down in their opposition to partition.
and Finance
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two partners are separate," is veloped out of wartime require- Papen's death was circulated in four Hosted number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club
London, Apr. 22, Marriage by proxy, that is marriage performed when the
valid In Great Britain f the ceremony is valid in the coun- try where it was performed according to a ruling by Lord Justice Merriman of the divorce
London, Apr. 21. While it was still the British Government's policy to consider nid for any project to encour-court.
economic reconstruction He voiced his opinion in the and reform in Ohina and to CRSE of Mrs. Leonis Apt, a promote a general revival of German-born refugee, of Ken- commercial relations, any such ton, Middlesex, who. while liv. projects must be considered in ing in England in 1941 went through form of marriage and economie position, said Mr. with Gunther Apt. a German Christopher Mayhow, Foreign living in Argentina. Under-Secretary, In the House! of Commons today.
Suing for a decree of nul- marriage was not recognized by lity, Mra. Apt contended her British law.
ments and said that he would be happy to discuss similar ar-
between rangementa
Britain and Russia.
There was no reply to this suggestion. Reuter.
COAL INDUSTRY CONFERENCE
20 POISONED AT- BANQUET
Dakar, Apr, 21.
About 20 members of the
including tax for all persons including ladles, and is payable at the The price of admission to the Public Enclosure is 23
Gate.
Bookmakers, Tie Tac mon, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Publle
Enclosure.
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SERVANT'S PASSES. Passes for Servants will be issued to Private Box holders Building.
Washington, Apr, 21. John L. Lewis and many of the country's leading soft ceal opera- tore have accepted the Govern April 20 on plans for direct con- Auriol, French President, on ment bid to conferences here on party accompanying M. Vincent ONLY on application to, the Secretary, 1st Floor, Exchange tract negotiations between the his tour of French African ter-possession will forfeit the same and will be removed from the Any persons found lestering with Servants'. passes in their United Mine Workers and private ritories, are today suffering enclosure.. owners, it was announced. “
from slight attacks of ptomaine It will be the first time the poisoning after the official ban- Government has tried to getquet here last night. Lewis and the operators together The banquet was given by the
recent controversy, Mayor of Dakar-Reutor.
The question as to whether the Australian and New Zea- and Governments subscribed to
The ceremony, Rald Lord that policy, Mr. Mayhew said, Merriman, took place in Buenos could not be answered for those Aires and had been proved governments, but Britain would valid and effectual by the law naturally keep in close touch of Argentina, and there was no with them in all matters of po- doctrine of public policy which since
cy relating to the Far East-entitled him to hold the cere- which coat Lewis and his union Reuter.
mony not effective in Britain. | US$710,000 In fines for insoring The petition was dismissed.— a Federal and-strike infunction. Associated Press.
-United Press.
CUSTOMS FREE AIR PORT
Nehru's statement at Maunath-, Moslem party
Shannon Airport, Apr. 21.. bhanjon was the climax ton Minister in the Interim Gov- Mr. Scan Lemas, Deputy. series of speeches by top Con- crnment, sald tonight that as Prime Minister and Minister gress leaders, pointing toward an effective legislative body, | for, Industry and Commerce their growing willingness to co- the Congress-dominated Con- for Elre, today opened Shan- ⚫ operate.
atituent Assembly was "dead non as the first customs free beyond resurrection,"
airport in the world,
Muslim League quarters, how ever, did not share the optmism because the Congress Party has not withdrawn its resolution pro- claiming its insistence on a united Indis.
Immediately the newly rela- forced, airport police took up their positions round the 800 acre.free zone of entry' as a cafeguard against smugglers."
Shannon Airport, which was opened 18 months ago by the Trish Government at a cost of #1
the
Tax On Bonus Share Issue: Riddle
London, Apr. 21. Treasury and Inland Revenue officials when inter- viewed by Reuter on the ten per cent stamp duty to be levied on the values of bonus issues passed by the Capital Issues Committee, said; This is quite a new thing and details are not yet finalised. Until the Chancellor brings the new section into the Finance Bill, we cannot commit ourselves into answering questions of detail."
Liaquat Ali said the Moslem League would continue its boy- cott of the Assembly when. It resumed sitting on April 28.
All proceedings since its in- The Congress Party has niception in December 1946 had) rendy started fo salvage the been "farcical,” he said, adding Hindu majority sections of what that Mr. Nehru'a warning to would be Pakistan by calling for
the Indian States that they the putting up of Punjab and would be considered "hostile" Bengal provinces-United Press.
if they did not join the Assem Assembly "Dead"
bly was just plain "arrogance."
Meantime and until the Chan | conjecture, they add. New Delhi. Apr. 21. The Assembly is scheduled to
cellor has instructed the Inland The Stock Exchange –Council' Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan, de declare India's sovereignty dur-| junction between the American Revenue how the stamp duty is when approached repiled that puty leader of the `all-Indianing the next session,-United continent, north and south to be applied, anything sald or they would very much like to
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