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SOVIET AIMS IN GREECE Muzzling Means Of Defending The Peace
Greek Attack On
Russia
Lake Success, Aug. 7. Greek Ambassador · Vasili 'Dendramis, declared last night that Russia and her Balkan' satellites would completely absorb Greece unless action is taken to check the present Balkan situation. In a slashing attack on Russia, Dendramis told the United Nations Security Council that Russia's veto of the United States plan for a "watch-" dog" commission in the Balkans definitely had indicated Moscow's aim.
Mr. Bevin
Gives Up All Hope
+
BRITAIN SHORT MAN OF TEA
London, Aug. 6.
·Berause of the shortage of tea in Britain and to speed the arrival of ships, the Minister of Food, Mr. Jahu Strachey, has asked, all ship- ping lines to make freight space available for tea at
·Calcutta ́and Colombo, when- ever it is
said this in Mr. Strache be to do
tha House of Commons today. when
replying, to a question about the P& O ship
thip Ranchi, which, calling at Colombo aoyupa home from Singapore, suns ordered by the Port Controller to leave, and returned to Britain softh out commercial cargo-Ren- ter.
Swiss Gold Selling
Policy
Zurich, Aug, 6. Replying to Inquiries' regard. ing Switzerland's gold selling policy, National Swiss Bank officials stated that except for a few individual cases concern- Ing small amounts, no lleences for the export of gold had been granted, since the end of April nad' no gold had been exported above fixed parily prices.
Poles' Appeal netunte
exported against storling and dollars at above parity prices such trans- nctions have been effected in the Black market, they added.
"The object,"
he said, "s to muzzle and to straightjacket the means of defending the peace,
"The object is to give the ap pearance of a solution and to full
Officials said that the Bank · the world into false sense of
only sells gold to the public security until it is, too late-until
within the fixed parity prices) the newspapers have reported
laid down by the Swag Confe- that it is all over and that one
deration decree, which allows more country, has been reduced
gol parity of the Swiss franc to_vassalage," he declared,
between 190 and Dendramis spoke as the Council
Washington, Aug. 6.216 milligrammes of gold. sought in vain to agree on some Poland has appealed to the
If gold has been London, Aug. 7. action to hold the Balkan dis United States to reconsider the Forelyn Secretary Ernest orders which most of the delegates recent United States decision to Beyin told the Commons that he agreed were a serious menace to cut Poland from the list of Euro. had despaired of getting the 15 peace.
pean countries to receive a share Russian war brides of British;
Final Effort
of the $380,000,000 post-UNRRA service and diplomatic person. He took the floor after Austra. relief programme.. nel out of the USSR because oflla proposed that the Council apply
The Polish Ambassador, who Suvlet objection.
the "Indonesian formula" to the handed the appen to Mr. George I must make the frank state complicated problern and Soviet Marshall, Secretary of State, fold ment that I do not think there, delegate Andrei Gromyko declar-reporters afterwards that though is a hope of getting them out,"el, the proposal was "not accept the food situation in Poland had and who is not a member of improved since UNRRA ended its the International Monetary Fund Mr. Bevin denied another The Council created a seven. operations, the country would stiller the World Bank - allows M request that Britain bay nation sub-committee to try to require to import 800,000 tons of at above the fixed parity
prices,—Reuter. the Soviet tax for childlessness and a compromise solution of the grain between now and next July. that may be levied on tijd Women, Balkan problem by next Monday. —Reuter,
While the British Gotörhment have every sympathy with the wives, If indeed they are called upon to pay, this tax, the Govern. nient cannot undertake to pay it on their behalf, he declared Associated Press.
He sold.
New Leprosy Treatment
Chengtu, Aug. 7.
Promin, newly discovered treat. ment for leprosy, is being used
with success at the Leper Hospital in Chengtu, one of the few places | in :Asia where the, cure:has ›been
Introduced.
Dr. Wallace Crawford, Director of the hospital, who has been in China for years, estimated that of about 1,500,000 in this country, less than 2,000 are receiving any treatment at all,
Promin is a sulfa derivative first used In the treatment at leprosy three years ago in the United States leprosarium at Car ville, Louisiana.
able,"
'The move was proposed by Al. fonso Lopez of Colombia in what he described as a final effort to solve the confteling views of Rus. slu_grid the Western powers,
to
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Monday deadline was written into the proposal ́at' the request of Britain and the United States which insisted the situation was The proposal was approved 10 too "dangerous" to permit fur- with Russia abstaining. The ther delay-Associated Press.
Mr. Creech-Jones On The Spot
London, Aug. 6..
The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Arthur Creech-Jones, stated in the House of Commons today that he could hot say when Mr. Anthony Brooke, the nephew of the former white Rajah of Sarawak,' would be allowed to land.in Sarawak.
Reuter adds that Now York recently reported, that United States gold refiners may recon- sider their self-imposed ban on export sales of gold if Switzer-
German Films Again
Washington, Aug. 7.
The German film industry will bu allowed to reenter the world market soon, the Wir, Department announced today. The move was fessential to peacetime German ceomummy, it stated,
Only film produced since the Allled occupation. would be clear. ed for export; the announcement sald. The industry in the Ameri çan Zone would be reconstituted on a democratie basis' in an Inde pendently decartelised form un der the supervision of the Military Government.
Funda oblainett would be used to pay for food, ond raw material imports. The statement 'added
Replying to Mr. William Teel- Sarawak Government recently that the move had the support of ing, Conservative, Mr. Creech-stated that Mr. Brooke is still Mr. Eric Johriston, President of Jones said that the Government prohibited but surely Mr. Brooke the Motion Picture Association.—
still open to make an applien- Reuler. of Sarawak had recently stated that the entry of Mr. Anthony tion. Brooke Into Sarawak prohibited.
was still Mr. T Skeffington. Lodge, Labour, naked: Is it not trus that Mrs. Anthony Brooke is allowed to enter Sarawak and has done so7. And docs It seem, very extraordinary that her husband cannot accompany her?
Mr. Creech-Jones: But surely the wife is not the
husband Reuter,
Mr. Tealing asked: Does the Colonial Secretary remember that in the December debate on the Crawford is a 64-year-old Cana. subject he said that six months dinn. He said the greatest enemy was the period that they would In the night against leprosy was wait and if things were going on the superstition and prejudice all right in Sarawak, there would surrounding the disease which be reason why Mr. Brooks should made lepers social outcasts, not then enter.
United Press.
T.U.C. APPROVES
London, Aug 6.
Are wo
to understand that RETRIAL ORDERED
things are not satisfactory there
or that Mr. Brooke has been do ing something that they would
Jackson, North Carolipa,
Aug! 7.
SOLDIER TREE CHOPPERS
Berin, Aug. 6. The felling of timber by Bri. tish troops in Germany, enough) to provide 1,500 houses-weekly, will probably. cease if the army personnel is cut, Lloutenant General Sir Richard McCreery,
Oficer Commanding the British Army of the Rhine, said today, Three thousand men have
disapprove! Has not Mr. Brooks Seven white men accused of been spending the summer fell- subject? the ordinary right of a British kidnapping a young negro sawing and hauling timber in the ni worker in a lynch. attempt Hart Mountains, providing 7,- As the first speaker opened the
Mr. Creech-Jones replied: I am were freed by the Northampton 000 tons weekly for shipmen crisis debate in Parliament this, not aware that I gave any such County grand jury only minutes to England through Hamburg. afternoon, the powerful Trades promise of a six month period after the jury had failed to in--Reuter, Union Congress General Council but, if Mr. Anthony Brucke wishes dict the negro on a charge of announced its approval of the to go to Sarawak, surely he attempted reintroduction into Britain of should make application to
the wartime "control of engage
Governor.
the
woman.
rape of a
white
Superior Court judge to inves- Mr. Teeling: Is It not true that After the verdict, the Govtigate the case and bring the nor of North Carolina, Mr. men to trial than adjoining
ment order" which directs that the Sarawak Government say
a worker may not leave his in-that they will not allow him to K. Gregg Cherry, ordered the equnts-Infied Press.
dustry without official permis enter?
alon-Reuter.
Mr. Cresch-Jonos: I said the
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