THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1947.
ATTLEE CABINET FACING FOUR BIG PROBLEMS Murder IN CRISIS
London, Sept. 8.
The Prime Ministér, Mr. Clement Attlee, returned from his holiday today to preside over to- morrow's first full meeting of the Cabinet since Parliament adjourned for the summer recess early in August, The Cabinet are facing four big problems. They have to:
1. Consider now measures to end Britain's biggest postwar coal stoppage now that 35,000 miners, a quarter of Yorkshire's mining labour force. have decided to continue the strike which has cost Britain 368,000 tons of coal and has severely hit the nation's vital textile, engineer- ing and steel industries. The strike, which at its peak: Treasury, due in London to- ast werk involved nearly 70,000; day,
Britain's dollar stent and 51 nits, new enters its fifth work.
12. Approve
Plan" to stemplate British ex. porta by 40 per cent during the next months, which Me Stat- furd will pergent to both sides of industry in London con- ference on Friday.
to care shortage.
Representatives of the Bri- tisli Commonwealth nations, who are due in London for These meetings, will also dia- enss common Empire plans to meet the dollar shortage,
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Fateful Meeting
16 Dead In Ferry Boat Disaster
Rio de Janeiro, Sept. 8. The bodies of 16 victima, Jung Into the
Motive A Mystery
LONDON BOMBS
noon.
A HOAX?
Paris, Sept. 8.
پیت
The alleged Jewish terrorist plot to drop leaflets and then home-made bombs on London may have been a "hoax" or a propaganda "stunt" to coincide with the disembarkation of the "Exodus" Jewish refugees at Hamburg,' well informed quarters in Paris believed this after- It was also thought that though the plot was given the appearance of a Stern Gang terrorist affair, it was entirely a personal venture on the part of Rabbi Korff, the 33-year-old co- chairman of the American Political Action Committee for Palestine, who was arrested as he was about to enter a private plane on what was alleged to be first leaflet raid. engineer reportedly employed by the E. 1. DuPont One source close to police head, which controls the secret po- De Nemours Company on enn-quarters considered it stringo lice, disclosed that the police that a "lone American newspaper- had released Reginald Gilbert,
should be waiting for nan
St. Louis, Sopt, 8. Myntified Holice today ad mitted that they had extremely 12W clacs in the apparently motiveless slaying of Mrs, Gracé McAndrew, 44, wife of n con-
struction River Plate
after last night's collision be teren two ferry boats in Rio Harbour, have been recovered.
One of the ferry boats munk and about 20 people were still missing today---Bruter,
national Monetary Fund until the Marshall plan begin to operate.
Lords Session
of the
International Bank,
were believed anxious to coor dinate British Empire plans to meet the financial crisis.
tary,
may
struction work in Japan.
Saturday
Grace and her daughter Mary, ma 22, were alone in their house in scoop at a remote airport luke suburinn Kirkwood, when they sus le Noble on beard the door bell ring. Marynight."
The opportunity was taken tu paid she heard her mother go to awer the door. "She talk at Southeast England air dr. ed enimly and quietly with the fences which include the Royal | Observer Corpą, radar stations
and night fighters
caller never looked to see who it was — for about 10,
A spokesman for the Hebrew There will be separate talks minutes. Saddenly i heard four Committee of National Liberation, in the week, there will of representatives of the Bri-shots. When I got downstairs describing the affair as "a specta "Cripps | De mestingn of the International tish Commonwealth nations, mother was lying in the doorway cular foolish stunt," sald that it Bank and the International; who, gathered for the meeting and the caller had disappeared." would be "abusive tu. connect Monetary Fund.
Three 45 mm calibre bullets this fantastic affair with the Trous struck Mrs. McAndrew, killing or Stern Gang terrorist groups. her almost instantly.
The neighbours salt they saw Air Ministry Statement The Dominion leaders
A man decing seniss the own 3. Devide un Britain's Palen-
discuss with the Foreign Secre- wearing khaki uniform and
In England, members of the the policy at the United Na
Mr. Ernest Bevin, his chauffeur's cup or an Army Royal Observer Corps of civilian tions General Assembly, open-
idea of Commonwealth and garrison cnp. In an empty lut plane spotters were nterled today, ing in New York on Sept. 16.
Empire Customs Union. pro-nerons the street an investigator following news from Paris of the 4. Examina The proposa's
posed by Mr. Bevin last week found an Army 45 mm automa alleged plot to bomb London. which the 'finne Bord the Interrupting their summer to the annual conference of the tie. Mary said nothing valuable Exchequer, Mr. Hugh Dalton, ↑ holiday. The House of Lords Trades Union Congress at was missing from the house and will put before Mr. John Suy- | will test tomorrow to discuss | Southport,
roukl give
no reason for the der, head of the t'osted States atter arising from its seong-
murder-United Press. mic crisis.
When the House of Commons until Oct, 20, the adjourned Peers decided to meet perladl- cally during that period to keep watch on any orders issued by the Government..
Tomorrow's Cabinet merting will be the first full-dress Gov
the erament assembly since rcon.mic
with crisis broke farre upon England some weeks the ago u will possibly be most fateful since Labour as- sumed power.
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It was becoming apparent to informed political quarters that the Cabinet means to carry the whole burden of the crisis upon its own shoulders. There has been no Government proposal so far to recall the House of Commons from its summer re-
Meeting On
cess to take the responsibility Korea Is
for the decisions.
Postponed
American pilot arrested with the rabbi, and his woman. secretary on Saturday night at an airport near Versailles.
The authorities were silent but it was understood that Gli- bert worked with the police to foll a plan to fly leaflets from France to Britain in private plane.
ing in Paris under polica pro-
He was said to be hi-} tection, awaiting a chance to leave France.
Hunger Strike
The rabbi, Baruch Korf, Rus- Bian born co-chairman of the
American Political Action Com- mittee for Palestine, thus far has not been permitted to call a lawyer.
The American Embassy sald it was watching developments in the case but had taken no action.
Special Branch detectives from Scotland Yard continued to watch Upon leaving the French every plane in and out of Britain, courtroom on Monday. Korft and "suitable precautions," taken gave the V for victory sign for by the atr defences during the
the benefit of photographers. weekend, were maintained.
"I am on n hunger strike," in London, ún Air Ministry he declared, "I haven't eaten spokesman said today: "On Fri. since Saturday and I won't day afternoon, from informatten touch food until I'm freed." received from that Home Omes Associated Press. Department that an attempt might | be made to drop missiles on Lon- don, the opportunity was taken
to test Southeast England's air de. Less Wheat
fences, which includes the Royal Observer Corps, radar stutions and night fighters.
Jews Detained "By dark the system was in operation. On Friday night, every aircraft crossing the Southeast coast was pleked up, reported, in tercepted by night fighters and identified. There were cidents."
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For Europe Relief
Washington, Sept 8. The Agriculture Department announced today that the Unit- ed States probably will be able to apare only about 400,000,000 | bushels of wheat for foreign relier this year
The decision of the House of Lords to congue tomorrow is move inspiret by the Con- servative and other Opposition peers of the Upper House, who
Washington, Sept. 8. outnumber the Government
The State Department formally The Prime Minister was re- supporters by about 14 to one announced that the four-power ported to have" plunged into This meeting of the Lords was meeting on Korea, originally set work after an all day journey not expected to produce specta- for today, had been "postponed,"
enlar from Wales.
political developments, following, receipt of the Soviet
The Lords will after note un The Cabinet will take a final, however.
the subject. The contents of the Russian decision upon a further catalo wards resume their vacation, gue of export expansion and but they may demand an ear-note have not yet been published.
The United States proposed the terior spokesman said that
A French Ministry of the In. mestic retrenchment men- lier recall of the House of Com-
meeting about a fortnight ago ng sure to be announced by the mine, whit at gh, luy thich means of breaching the United Judicia Inquiry had been begun President of the of, sume until Oct. 20, by
over Koren. against those Implicated in the States-Soviet
The announcement anid that! Trule. Sir Stafford Cripps, to time the Cabinet must have China and the United Kingdom Plot "for holding pamphlets whether even this mark can be 2,000 representatives of both taken all measures necessary to have agreed to attend.
foreign inspiration capable of m
reached depends on the final Reports rides British industry fight the crisis.
::f
were current here today luring French national interests." ruri harvest. It was hinted it and workers-en Fri- where
Attlee Staying that, as a result of Russia's re-
Two persons, originally appe.may be risky to export 400,000,- ly in the Westminster Central Harassed Labour Ministers fusal to discuss the matter on a hended
by the French police, 000 bushels of wheat if the Ha'l, the scene of the first Gen must also consider
four-power
the United were released tonight. The people corn erop deteriorates further. eral Assembly of the United whether new mensures can be whole problem into the lap of the Jews from either Poland or Hun. tomorrow States would either "throw the stil! detained were said to be taken to put an end to the pre- United Nations"-presamably nt gary-Reuter, ment unofficial minera strike in the General Assembly opening New - Chapter
Yorkshire, which is costing the next week, or set up a provisional Government in South nation much,sorely needed coal. Korea
Nations.
This new chapter of auster- ity, which ranks as priority No. Government's pro- 1 in the gramme.
Бачів.
Such D .programme would mean a year-end carry-over of less than 175,000,000 bushels Nine Held
compared to the pre-war aver age of 250,000,000 bushels as Paris, Sept. 9. This has come as a fresh em-Korea, accepting Russia's continu- A French court on Monday an insurance against crop fai- barrassment at a time when, by d occupation of the northern issued holding orders for nire lure next year. aims to bridge the a great effort, the Government half, which is mainly an agricul- persona, including an American wheat was based on domestic The estimate of the possible LA CE accomplished rabbi, for further questioning ninas import-export gap. en- seems likely to reach the target area.
fnet. Holding Britain's depleted store of 15,000,000 tons of coal re-
The State Department spokestion of
in a security police investiga- consumption of about 925,000,- October if of dollars and other foreign as-serve needed by
man today, however, said that he
an alleged plot to 900 bushels including 325,000,- sela, by demanding greater there is to be no repetition of was not in a position to say "bomb" London with 10,000 000 for feed. United Press. Fulpt from British workers last winter's breakdown' in elec-what the next move will be in leaflets of the Stern Gang, a end. mulsneously. imposing tricity supplies.
this feld of the United States Palestine underground group. frech, rigonirs upon
Informed Labour quarters, Soviet onflict-Reuter,
Simultaneously a spokesman deprecating the recent personal
the Interior mestic existence,
Ministry, The rising curve of British attacks upon Mr. Attlee's post- exports will be accompanied, by tion, described him as still very inmort drops that will cause much the occupant of the Pres even greater shortages than miership, and discounted spe now exist in home supplies." culation suggesting that
The Cabinet will also decide early Cabinet reshuffle would how far Britain's industrini see a change in the supreme, man. and womanpower of more leadership.--Reuter.
taan
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20,000,000 criticised
ARABS BACK
an
for under-production-needs to be compulsorily directed ander
EGYPT the Government's new powers} in order to sectire economic re-
Cairo, Sept. 8, Ten Arab
lenders, including covery.
Final decisions will also be Emir Abd El Krim, exiled Maroc- taken in preparation for the can leader, Ilaj Amin El Husseini,
and
for
Americans Banned From Yugoslavia
Rome, Sept. 8,
The United States Consular authorities disclosed today that the State Department ban on Unit- ed States citizens travelling in Yugoslavia in- cludes correspondents representing American newspapers and agencies.
-
former Muft of Jerusalem, eruclul financful talks
The State Department prohibi-dents and other citizens in on the Sayyed Mohammed Idriss dollar scrisis that will open in Senussi, Libyan Arab leader, have forwarded in June to all Con-rently valid but eventually will tion was contained in instructions Yugoslavia with passports cur- London on Wednesday with accopted an invitation to attend meetings of the International National Arab Congress, where aular representatives abrund. It affect them as soon as their Bank and the International they will urge that Independence followed announcements that passports expire. or require Monetary Fund.
and unity be given to the peoples the United States would not renewal. Mr. John Snyder, head of the| of the Ntie Valley.
permit travel in Yugoslavia be- Tho regulations, unices. modi. United States delegation and Afohammed Aly Allouba
The invitation was made by cause the Tito government was fled, would mean that with the Pashin, unable to guarantee the safety end of the normal two-year life Secretary, of the United States Treasury, was expected to be ganisation, "Arab Union."
President of the Egyptian or- of American citizens
of the passport, American news- confronted with a British -pro- The time and place for
The Consular authorites said papers and agencies will no posals that Europe be supplied Congress have not yet been fixed, the instructions did not Im- longer be able to have U.S. cor. with dollars out of the Inter--Reuter,
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