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‚THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1947. -
'MOST DISGRACEFUL SPEECH' Communist M.P.'s Outburst In Commons
Trouble Looming In Ruhr?
Herford, Oct. 22. Ruhr workmen today refused to obey orders to dismantle their factory "on the instructions of their trade union"-the first definite indication that Ruhr workers would; give active opposition to the British-United States dismantling plan.)
Royal Wedding Congratulations
London, Oct. 22.
The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, and his number one opponent, Mr Winston Churchill, joined forces in the House of Commons today to pass an all-party motion to present an address of congratulation to the King, Queen and Princess Elizabeth on the approaching marriage of the Heiress to the Throne. Announcing that the address would be presented by a deputation of leading members of all parties, Mr. Attlee said that Princess Eliza- beth had already shown the same unerring graciousness and understanding, the same human simplicity which has endeared the Royal House to the people of this country."
Mr. Churchill said that miliona and
"
sincere congratulations
on
An would welcome the joyous event this happy event which has been
as a dash of colour on the hard fro widely welcomed by the no.
The refusal of the workmen... in the Rhineland town of Velbert was announced in official British statement.
The workers, the annoater- rond we have to travel." The tlom.
"Her Royal Highness has shown. ment sald, were employed! by gooi wishes of the British na. the steel firm August-Engels, tiun would flow out to the Prin.in the public duties which part of which was scheduled cess and the young sailor who has undertaken, the same unerr. for reparations under the Bri- were soon to be united.
ing
graciousness
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PHILIP IN ACCIDENT
London, Oct. -H. The British Press Asso- clation reported tonight that LL Philip Mount- batten, who is To marty Princess Elizabeth,
been hurt in an automobile accident.
Bevin Reaffirms Faith In Social Democracy
London, Oct. 22.
The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bovin, declared tonight his faith in Social-Democrat Britain, a great independent nation standing between "two mighty conceptions of free enterprise and Communism.”
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
NINTH EXTRA RACE MEETING.
SATURDAY, 25TH OCTOBER, 1947.
The First Bell will be rung at 2.30 pm and the first race will be run at 3.00.pm.
Through numbers (7 races-514) may be obtained at the Office of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Exchange Building, all tickets for the Special Cash Sweep (82.00) on the Hong Kong Derby to bo ran at the Annua Race. Meeting in January 1948. The latter may also be purchased at the Club Branch Office. No. 382 Nathan Itoad, Kowloon,
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE.
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Members are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED throughout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
Replying to the accusations that he wanted to link Britain to the United States, he said: "I don't want to tie it up to anybody, either, to Moscow on one side or Washington on the other."
Badges admitting non-member, to the Members' Enclosure About 250,000 men of Britain's economy, give her a decent stan- and Club Itooms at $10 including tax overseas armed forces would be dard of living so that the Ger. through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction
obtainabi brought home in the next few mans may come into the comity of a niember, such member to be responsible for all chits etc. months, Mr. Bevin said, adding: of nations, but we cannot be a Badges admitting to Members Enclosure will NOT be on "We are going to maintain an party to leave her with power sale at the RACE COURSE, ➜ | efficient army, navy and air force. again to make war."-Router.
He Was shaken up and suffered a twisted knee in the accident on Tuesday night, the Association said. --Associated Press,
Briton Adrift Pacific
Honolulu, Oct. 23.
"As Foreign Secretary, I will be no party to taking the chances that the Chamberlain Govern ment took, which landed us in the mess in 1988."
Mr. Bevin, together with the Minister
Affairs, for Economic [Sir Stafford Cripps, was address. ing a Labour Party meeting in his own constituency in Wands- worth, South West London.
under.
"Whoever necused me of being Angry shouts of "kit down" standing, the anno human syın. tish-United States list announc-grerted Communist William Gal-pathy which
a warmonger, I give the lie back has endeared the The Navy and Coast-to him direct," Mr. Bevin con- ed last week.
Inchier, who dissociated himself Royal House to the people of ineguard alerted ships at tinued. Observers tonight believed from the milon-which was car
country, the Velbert action appeared to ried--and from what
be called "In years to come, more oner. sea today to be on the
Not The Way bear out
ous chilles may fail to her lot butlookout for a powerless reports last week-end "lavish expenditure In conce. that the British Zone Trade tion with this affair."
If the promise which we have!
"This country has to submarine chaser adrift) Union Executive had circularia-
unfolding comes Mr. Gallocher said, that he was watched sorry to have to talk about what fruition, the high regard
And
fought for
ha
peace na no other country
Rapist Gets Long
Gaol Term
Aro
The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11 mm. and the Secretary's Office at 12.60 noon. Both Offices at t Floor, Exchange Building.
A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House, provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818).
NO CHILDREN WILL BE_ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
The price of admission to the Fublle Enclosure is $3 in. cluding tax for all persons Including ladies, and Is payable at the Gate.
Bookmakers,, Tic Tac men, etc., will not be permitted to operate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Mèoling.
Publio Enclosure.
Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the
SERVANTS' PASSES
London, Oct. 22. John Henry Cole, the man with "death before dishonour" tattooed on
Passes for Servants will be issued to Private Box holders his arm, was sentenced ONLY on application to the Secretary, 1st Floor, Exchange today to 15 years penal Building. servitude after the jury possession will forfelt the same and will be removed from the Any persons found loitering with Eervants' passes in their
od branchen with an undertaking hilet be the intimate and pri. Dapularity which the Royal Fami" south of Ilawaii for 10 fought. This country, at a mo. had found him guilty of enclosure. that full strike pay would go toate affair of a young girl, but ly have so justly earned will be days with a lone British(ment when treatles of friendship
workers dismissed for refusing this wa
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their plants--Renter,
Criticism
In House Of Lords
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Protests
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if I did not protect society from you and against you for a very long time."
More than 60,000 policemen throughout the country cooperat
Cole, who was finally ed in a two-manth hunt for
caught)
jexisted
and nine charges of robbery sailor aboard..
others, atood alone against with violence and cri-i Nazism. This hurling of Te. The British Consulate here criminations against one another minal assaults on wo- and this was how it happened: is not the way to get peace." men. "She has won a secure plber in "We have been told in the
sub Oct. 8.a British question of the affections of the people, It is
Referring to
On passing the sentence, the the November press that this is
a source of pleasure to all of us chaser left Honolulu for Tahiti, meeting of the Foreign Ministers Judge sald, "It must be station attraction-what is gen
quite husband is one 2,400 miles to the south, tow-Conference in London, Mr. Bevin obvious you are a danger erally termed n love affair but that her future
been trained in the
be a society and a menace to women, that is quite trrelevant, because who ha
ing a surplus sub-chaser. Three sald: "If we fall, it will of the Royal
I should be failing in my duty) the uncle of the young lady had great traditiona
out the ships ran into terrible responsibility. a love affair and lost his job as under the White Ensign in war.
Navy and served with distinction
heavy seas. A British anilor, "I shall try to succeed. Failure "He bears a Dune honoured K.E. Johnson, was put aboard will not be Great Britain's fault. At this reference, presumality
and respected in that great ser- the powerless sub-chaser with We shall try to get economic the Duke of Windsor. the
_vice for two..generations before food, water, and sail and it was unity for Germany. We shall try Londay, Oct. 22 Speaker Intervened to say that it him. It is our great wish that cut adrift.
to get a system in that country, Criticisms of the Guvern was irrelevant.
both should find 'he greatest Amidst nutrons sheds of pr happiness in
Johnson was supposed to try will give back to her a reasonable which has fought us twice, which ment programme came thick
their marriage." to sail the vessel to Tahiti. text, Mr. Gallacher continued: "I and fast when the Peers re cannot forget that
(Cheer). on the day
The frat sub-chuner after sumed their debate today in this engagement
Mr. Churchill said: "Our con. was announced, titutional
ind the King's speech.
monarchy
the reaching Tahitl requested that Thousands of Gerek eltizens, Com.
vital partia search be started. The Navy A Labour Per, Lord Stra-munists, Socialists, and Trade Royal Family play
aerial bolgi, said that the decision to Unionists, wer thrown to pri- in the traditions, dignity and round it might begin an
mance of our stand life and we hunt If ships fall to reactionary
find wind up the wartime gasoline
congratulate the King and Queen Johnson-Associated Press, pool would have to be recon- sidered because a great num-Mr. John McGovern, said that roth of their beloved daughter A Left Wing Labour Member, the happiness which the be ber of separate Companies, Mr. Gallacher's was "n most dis operating independently, would graceful speech," adding "the mean bigger stocks and con- more I look at the Red royal what the Prime Minister bas sequent loss of dollars.
family in Moscow, the more He also criticised the pro- think that the British Royal Enid posed dismantling of 682 fac. Family have a place still in the torles In the Anglo-American hearts of the people.**
zone in Germany.
Lord Laiens, A prominentl figure in the autemobile world.
camps by the Greek Governing nt,"
Graciousness
In such auspicious circumstances
has given them.
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with t
about Princess Eltanbeld
pad about the qualities
which
Eisenhower Republican Candidate?
Jerusalem, Oct. 22.
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after a street chase which end- ed when policeman brought him down with a "rugby tackle". Two days after being charged, Cole attempted to commit aufelde by taking pheno barbitone tablets. Artificial réspiration was applied and he recovered. -Reuter,
QUIA
Minc
his
FOOD SUBSIDY
Tankernesa, Oct. 24. DISCUSSION
The Lord Lieutenant of! London, Oct 22. General Dwight Eisenhower, Orkney and Shetland, Alfred, sho has already shown of The General Council of the Supreme Allied Commander Balke, died last night at
merring graciousness and under Trades Union Congress today during the war, will "in all | home, the Hall of Tankerness, standing, and human simplicity and he is Indeed right in declar. decided to hold a special meeting probability be the Republican Kirkwall, the Orkneys. Ho {Ing that these are among the next week, devoted to the twin candidate, for the next United was 86 years old.—Associated In his speech, Mr. Attlee said: characteristics of the Royal problems of the Government's States Presidential election," Press. expressed alarm at the incrdas "The ucension of this motion can-Itouse."
intention to avold a further In-Mr. Henry Wallace, former ing costs of British goods and not but move the deep feelings, A similar motion was passed crease in food subsidies, even if United States Vice-President, snid that the abolition of the both of loyalty and personal in the House of Lords-Reuter. that means a rise in the cost of told the Jerusalem Jewish basle gasoline ration туда a terest in us all. Their Majesties
living, and its pressure to get Journalists Association at mistake which might cost more have always shown the keenest
Union agreement to the pegging lunch in his honour today. in Industrial efficiency than sympathy in their subjects. They
have rejoiced with them in vie.i
of wages.
Mr. Wallace said, "If Gen- mourned with them
The Government, fearing in-eral Eisenhower runs on either when trogle events have occurred
flation when the export pro- a Republican Democratic The Marquess of Reading and throughout the wor the
gramme cuts the_flow_of_can. ticket, he will win hands down. was one of many peers who have shared the dangers of their criticised the Government's people and lived in their mitt! plan to curtall the powers of ..today we are giving expres
sion as representatives of the na. "There never has been a more lon to general desire to sha guerillas fought an all-night reduction, of food subsidien uu- Minnesota) artificial issue before the electrothal of Her Royal Highness, in the happiness which the be. torate than this of Peers Princess Elizabeth, has brought versus the people,” he said. to their Majestles and we Reuter.
pectfully offer them our cordial
would be justified by the sav-tory and ing of dollars.
the House of Lords.
Shawcross Deplores Talk Of War
New York, Oct. 23.
"War. Is not inevitable unless by saying it we our- selves made it so," declared Sir Hartley Shaw- cross, British Attorney General, when he de- plored the talk of war in an address to the International Bar Association, here today. "More and more the United, too many emply valueless de. Nations is being used as a forum cistons", he asseried, adding that in which violent attacks beget It was just as wrong for the my violent replies no that day by jority to endeavour to impose its day cach succeeding speech be interpretation of the Charter on comes more recriminatorv and the minority as it would he or more provocative than the lazi the minority to do so. one," he declared..
"Obviously a court should dy elde these questions of jurisdic. Appealing for greater use of the tion and that view must bo o International Court, he sald that cented by all members, unles
Street Battle In Greece
Athens, Oct. 22. Over 200 heavily armed against artillery and tanks in the western Mace Btreet battle donian town of Odesan before withdrawing early today.
They forced their way into the town during ณ violent orm, attacked the town's power plant and military in- stallations and were reported to have looted a hospital.
In central Greece, 131 - vil- lages have been evacuated un- der military orders and Bome 17,000 peasants moved into the valley to facilitate the army's forthcoming drive against the querillas. Reuter.
FRONTIER CLOSED
Jerusalem, Oct. 22.
or
PRE MOSLJEDN
STUDIO
of
-相照明英新 正對院戲店密
Aumera goods to the shops, "A ticket with General would like to see the unions Eisenhower and Mr. Harold agree to a stabilisation, if not a Stassen (former Governor
running against der which the basic food prices President Trumap, would carry are controlled, and to some form all but the southern states of voluntary wage-pegging for overwhelmingly and even
amited period.-Reuter.
Missouri."-Reuber.
Buckingham Palace Reticence
London, Oct. 22. Newspaper correspondents today vainly besought officials at Buckingham Palace for an amplifi- cation of last night's news that Lt. Philip Mountbatten's three sisters, who are married to German princes and living in Germany, will not attend his wedding to Princess Eliza- beth.
The Syrian authorities today No information WAN aval)-120 emanated from circles, close' closed the Syrian-Palestine able as to whether uvítatlans to the Court. frontier to all travellers, from had been aeht to the sisters. The British public, which is cholera-stricken Egypt whether and they had declined, or whe taking a keen interest in
the Inoculated or not, the Palestine ther they had not been invited. acceptances for the Royal wed- Government announced.
"All we know is that they ding, is speculating on any of In the past nations had sought there are any who are determined warned travellera from Pales-peated comment of one official accepting
The Palestine Government are not coming," was the re- Lt. Mountbatten's sisters to apply political rather than to insist on their own interpret tine to Turkey that anti-cholera source. legal solutions and "some of the tion and who dare not permit
The three slators, who attempted solutions have turned the correctness of their views ia treatment was advisable in The announcement that they first cousius of the Duchess of out not to be solutions at nil.
The United Nations has taken/body."-Reuter,
be appreciated by an impartial enge Turkey introduced com will not be at Westminster Kent and the great-great- pulsory inoculation-Reuter. | Abbey for the wedding on Nov. | granddaughters of Queen Vic-
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torla, are Princess Margarita of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, who lives at Stuttgart, in the Unit- ed States Zone of Germany, Princess Theodora Margravino of Baden, who lives In the Princess French Zone, and Sophio of Hesao, who lives in the British Zone..
Thoro Is no. question of family estrangement because Lt. Philip Mountbatten known to communicate with them regularly and, in fact, hol told them of his engagement) three days before it was un“ nounced.
When the King made the of- ficial announcement) the eldest of the sisters, Princeza Már garita, told the press at Stutt- Eart that chủ was "naturally delighted."Bouter.
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