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CENTURY FOX
Starring
LINDA DARNELL
CORNEL WILDE RICHARD GREENE
GEORGE SANDERS
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, 1948.
BRITISH INDUSTRIES FAIR
Pago 7
Exhibition In London And Birmingham QUEEN'S
Largest Diamond In The World
London, May 3. Buyors from Scandinavia, Belgium and China wore.
the first to arrive at the London section of the British Industries Fair, which opened in London and Birmingham today with its 3,400 exhibits,' M. Frede Hansen, of Copenhagen, who was the first to put his name on the visitors' book last year, signed first again today.
In one part of the London Jembroidered with silver thread. of Indian exhibit alone, 500 buyers arriv- The distinctiveness
craftsmanship has been well om- ed in the first hour.
phasised.
A display of diamonds and Jewels worth millions of sterling the outstanding attraction in Landon, 1 Included the largest uncut diamond in the world-the 770 carnt Woyle River diamond,
found in Sierra Leone.
"The whole heart of India is put into this work," an Indian girl law student commented.
of
wife Begum Rahimtoola, the Pakistan High Commissioner, spent nine hours yesterday ar- Agas turbine engine, designed ranging some of the hand-work- for a motor car, was a surprise ed textiles and agree work in silver which are among Pakls- exhibit in Birmingham,
Stalk fromammalen-and-ans-exhibits. Trinidad were packed with fresh and canned fruits.
Commonwealth
U.S. Break
· With WFTU ?
Parla, May 3.
American labour wants to break with the World Federation of Trade Unions, now .holding its Executive, - Committee-In Rome,..........Mr.. strving Brown, the European representative of the Ambri can Federation of Labour, sald here tonight.
"Even those who originally supported, the WFTU now 100 the futility of working to- gether in an international or.. ganisation where thoro ere State-controlled
bodies lika unions."-
the Soviet trade Reuter.
Secret Radio Station In Melbourne
RELICS OF THE SLAVE TRADE
Kumasi, Ashanti,” A
May 3, Cases "which would arouse | the indignation of any decent man" andvere "a relic of the slave trade”. were cited by Colonel Cawston to the Watson Commission of Enquiry into the Cald Coast riots in which 21 people were killed last Feb- ruar.
Representing the Ashanti farmers union, timber producers and African transport operators, Colonel Cawston said in evidenes that, because of the delays, að. Journments and changing of the charges, people were left in prison _with_very_little_opportunity of
legal advice.
on
The Begum displayed some muslin worked with gold thread
Bail WOX often opposed from Dacca, and said it was the
grounds "that experience proved finest in the world. A special Tho exhibits
to be fictitious" and many victims To display was given of sports goods means all made In Britain. A
Sydney. May 3.
pleaded guilty for this reason, Authorities in Melbourne to-i sectionum Sialkot-cricket bats, ten-
Colonel Cawston piso said that; huge
Commonwealth
nls racquets and other similar contains goode from almost
equipment. Plenty of orders are day began a hunt for a secret the class of European now coming every part of the Empire..
expect because of the very low radio station speading anti-,to the colony was of low charac The indian pavillon is a well-prices. Even with a 100-per cent Communist propagando.
Iter and that a better selection was designed representation of all the Government import tax on some
essential. It should bear in mind Dominion's most important pro- of the things they would still bo The sender jammed a
not only technical qualifications major) got hurts from Kashmir carpets and
Melbourne
with the cheap In England.
commercial station but ability to get on coconnut fibre rugs from Traven-
last night. Then an anonymous African. core, to Damascene works in
Earlier, it had been sold by the telephone caller told Melbourne silver and gold and handbags
If a buyer is interested in the newspapers that about 50 young Chairman of the Enquiry Commis veterans, were sion that it might be necessary to products of any Particular, most, war
backing the "underground radio. have a further enquiry Into the conduct of the police and military rangements are being made for He said they wished to awaken during the riots which were des him
their cribed as demonstrations against to sea a complete range labour union members to at the High
the cost of living-Reuter. Commissioner's duty to attend union meetings. Office.
Allegations Against Dutch
Copper House
Pakistan manufacturer, ar.
Singapore, May 3, The odour of sandalwood oil, The illic broadcast Was the
basix of many perfumes, high spot of The Singapore. Motor Vessein the
Melbourne's May week-end celebration, Owners Union. alleged in a writ- hangs over the stand of Mysore, Day
labour boycotted Colonial which has almost a monopoly of Official ten
the statement to the
Four. Sunday May Day parade. Secretary today that Dutch this product. naval
machine-gunner!
Malaya's stand is pervaded by thousand workers marched be patrol
smell of rubber tyres, Ceylon hind two red flags bearing fentures tea, spices and other hammer and sickle. products.
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two of its vessels on March 24.
The statement said the vessels were fishing 60 miles off Billiton Island, when the patrol arrested-
veascle the crews and took the to Tanjong Padang.
The Dutch were said to have fined the crews for fishing with out Dutch permit and to have .confiscated the vessels
catches. Reuter.
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COSTA RICA AGREEMENT
San Jose, Costa
Rica, May' 3. Otilio Ulate, Costa Rica's re- From Northern-Rhodesia-bas A-red-Ong-which-labour-groups-jected President-elect announc come a model house in which al- | intended to carry in a parade ated today that he had reached most everything is copper, set Newcastle, a steel centre, was "complete agreement" with the beside stacks of tobacco and astolen from Trades Hall shortly revolutionary fender, Jose before the event. A new flag Figueres, on the future Govern- display of native work.
was manufactured in time for ment of the country. the parade. Sydney's parade wus Delalls of the settlement were washed out by heavy rains.not immediately · announced. Associated Press.
United Press.
A special "diamond guard" of armed detectives carly today be gan their vigil at the display of collection of dfomonds and Jewels which is worth millions of pounds and the biggest concen-_- tration of gems in, the country.
The largest uncut diamond in the world the 770 carat Weyle River diamond, found in Sierra Leone-lles behind a bullet- proof glass set in the heart of an imitation ly.
Each
arc night, thejewols
from their showcases and
two placed in Avc-ion sales, with eight-inch steel doors which are concealed of the diamond the centre stand,-Reuter.
LOVE CLOUDED BEVIL carefully removed
scinating .melodrama
CHARLES BOYER INGRID BERGMAN
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
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THREE TIMES AS GOOD Feeling that his contract de Countless players, slavishly pended on the heart finesse, following acquired habits of won--the opening lead in the thought-or lack of thought-iry dummy with the spade A and a finesse almost every time they then fincased the heart Q. which have an
an acc-queen combination lost to the K. West repented in their own declarer hand or spades with his 3, the K win- Hoping now for a 3-3
value
ar
dummy,, They almost, never thinksion of the missing six hearts, of the greater trick-building
oward South led to the A and lai of. leading twice ace-jack-ten
combination down the 0, which the J won. which is overwhelmingly better. West also cashed the 7, then led Whereas finessing with an ace his club 9 because he properly queen is approximately an even-disliked pliching away from his money proposition, the other
is diamond
2.08 p.m.. and from 0.00 so 11.15 approximately a to 1 chance and also on 0.62 megacycire In the 31 metre band from 12.15 to 1.50, 1.30 toto-win-
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South got that trick, but had SHOWING TO-DAY: AT 2.30. 5.20, 7.20 & 9.20 PM. to lead diamonds from his own
so was act.
The declarer's best play was to
win the spade lead in dummy and
finesse the diamond J. When in again he should have] finessed the diamond 10. To win
his ninth.
trick that way re- quired any one of three situa tions to exlat-the K with East,
the Q with East or both the K and Q there. One set-up only could beat that play--both the K and with Wesk unlikely
Gente" by P.C. Wren, (B.I.C.T.8.) (Dealer: South. Both sides vul- the tune of 3 to 1. Eplode 61 "Conspiracy at Zinder nerable). next".
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It was easy for South also to H. J. 10 7 8.40, p.m.-"Paul Temple and Steve" by do same card-reading on his D. K' 10'
Francie Durbride (B.D.C.T.5.) owri assets, counting up eight Episode 31 "Persenting Ed Del
positive tricks
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Movies spades, tour in clubs and one each in the red suits. Looking for the spot to develop the requisito chance Lon-ninth trick, he saw the
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