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London, June 6. The National Insurance Ministor, Mr. Jamos Grif- fiths, the Chairman of the Labour Party, who arrived in Paris from London tonight, and the General Secretary of the Labour Party, Mr. Morgan Phillips," will have talks with French Socialists on the Germany crisis threatening French Government, informed quarters here suggested tonight.
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Kidnapping Attempt
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Paris, June 6.
M. Carton Patowski, Gən- oral de Gaulle's righthand mas, was nearly kidnapped last night, họ told. Journallate at a Gaullet meeting at Nar. bonna today, He sald the at- tempt WRI mado during a scumfe between Gaullists and Communists at a Perpignan meeting yesterday.
The meeting was cancelled following police intervention, and local Gaullist leaders pro. fested to the Town Council.
-Reuter,
VIENNA SOCIALIST
RALLY
Vienna, June 6,
Mr. Griffiths next Friday will sign an agreement with France on reciprocity in social insurance plans, but, meanwhile, the French Government faces the probability of a Parliamentary revolt over the six-power London agreement on Ger- many which, according to some reports here, challenges its existence. Mr. Phillips, who
rend gninst the background ported recalled # London Mr. Bevin's reported telegram to Crowds Bed the road from from the International Sa-Mr. Morgan Phillips, is regarded Vienna today when delegates at cialist Conference Vienna here as pointing to early Anglo-tending the Socialist International following telegrams from the French Socialist exchanges prior went to a demonstration, at Hain- Prime Minister, Mr. Clement the fateful French Parliament to Attlee, and the Foreign Secretary debate later this week.
The British Cabinet
meets ta- tory, Mr. Ernest Bevin, said in
morrow, and simultaneously the Paris tonight that he was going text of the London six-power
Aniong those present were Dr to "discuss purely party busi- agreement will be published. Kari Henner, the Austrian Presi ness with the Chairman"
The Caulnet may, therefore, bedent, und Dr. Adolph Schwerf
kilometres west of Vienna, where the Austrian So clulist Movement was founded years ago.
Mr. Griths fought in Paris (uble to hear the views of the the Vice-Chancellor, also stated that he was going to Forlign Secretary, Mr. Bevin, Speeches were mado asking iliscuss purely domestic party fail to discuss the agreement in visiting Socialists to work for an business with Mr. Paltius and the light of the International early end to the occupation and
that he had cume to France to Saemiist Conference reselion aml for the freedom of Austria from
the reelproen! sign
sarinl in-other fresh factors.--Reuter,
suurune trenty.
Mr. Phillips
cur on Tuck
Laby
day in London, wheeze
in and outside the Government, fers a first class dilemená over the national reaction to the pro
heath Just abolition of the penuity.
The Labour Party, however, Is closely concerneit with the reac- Uon of Frenels Socialists to. The London six-power agreement and i particular with thele anxiety
foreign domination.-Router
New Advance In Iron Industry
Liverpool, June 0.
A new type of cast izon, claimed 10 be the most im- portant advance in its fielù in thin century, has been produc- ed in Britain.
Mr. J. G. Pearce, director of
Research the Cast Iron
Associ- ation, which is supported by-the iron and steel industry In this country and by the Government. disclosed this today on bla return
from the Philadelphia Congress of Foundry with Mr. Heaton Morrough, the Association's rc- search engineer.
"The Americans were surprised at the progress we have made la its development", Mr. Morrough
Bald.
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No Politics On.
De Gaullists Join Sundays
The Left Wingers
Paris, June 6.
to safeguard the priciple of the De Gaullists today joined the French Loft Wing
internationalisation of the Rubr
industries.
Early Exchanges
The volhig on the International Socialist Conference's
firat
3. Seven power
(including
Uistribution
be published Western German representation)
of the control Ruhr products.
groups in launching a frontal attack against the ratification of the London six-power agree- ment on Germany's economic futuro. The Conference recommen- amended text of the resalution cations will on the Rub was postponed unt!! simultaneously Monday and the resolution sent the capitals of the six particl
4. Provision for the for further revision following the pating countries (Britain.
tion of key centres in French position headed by
United States, France, and the Germany after the
endi Salomen Laumbach, in the
general military occupation, sence of M. Andre Philip, who three Benelux nations).
The proposals are authorita-the three Western Zones. to Paris yesterday recalled
M.
ab-
to report to the Executive of his party.
The return of M. Philip coin cided with the presence of Mr. Griffiths and Mr. Morgan Phillips,
tomorrow in
the
tively understood to be:
1. The creation of a Gernon Constituent Assembly.
2. A currency reform in Western Zones of Germany.
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
running:
sorne long suit as
file
ot
to
to
the
of course instance
see that
this t wil trump
of
occupa- Western of tha
M. Gaston Palewski, Ganer- al Charles de Gaulle's spokes- man, in a speech at Narbonne, southern France,
sald
today that the Conference recom- mendations were not an ceptable compromise" between the French and British views.
pra He declared the London posals were an abandonment the French arguments for the security of the French State and for the reconstruction of Westerer" Europe.
"Under these conditions, their acceptance seems sible," he said.--Reuter..
hardly
fps-
THE ROYAL WEDDING PRESENTS
J. Arthur Rank's special techni- colour feature of the Royal Wed- ding Presents is being shown at The Queen's Theatre today and tomorrow.
Aboard Truman Trum, June 6. President Truman today halted his campaign to worship with his -family-at-Kearney, Nebraska.
The President was joined by Mrs Truman and his daughter, Margaret, when the 16-car Pre- sidential train left Omaha this morning. They rode through the ..beit
heurt. of the nation's ming,
toward Cheyenne,
where they will be given a brief reception in the mansion of the Governor, Lester Hunt. Gaver
the
At Kearney, the Presidential Parly left the train to attend services at the red brick Baptist Churels.
THE
party later stopped for 20 minutes at North Platte, Nebraska, and
President persons at greeted 4,000
.the station. He said he did not care to talk politics on Sunday, The Crowl wanted a song from Mar- garet but she demurred.--United Press.
Conscience Pricks-At Last
London, June 6."
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A deserter, Walter Campbell, today finally gave himself up to the Army.
But he probably won't punished though he was on the Jam long enough to miss the Boer- War and the two World Wars.
He got tired of Army life in 18 after five years of service.
Major H.A.K. McGonigal' said that the 80-year-old man came to Victoria Barracks and
nak! "I want to give myself up. Knock me la the head and shove mo Into the guardroom.
RUN THAT LONG-SUÏT ----Was lest, the club ALL OF the top-ranking play- | trumping It. In
consider the possibility of South noted the two red single- atons in the dummy and departei mans of clisearting losers, in-on a cross-ruff. It takes little stead of adopting a ruming pro- imagination cedure, when they happen to be proves ineffective, declarer in a trump contract. In cause the loss of two the great rank and
tricks West plus one lo average players, however, Mr. Austin noted that he had
diamond A L majoritysvern to enjoy ruming
The film covers the hundreds Instead Major McGonigal suid Heal small trumps-50 an de with
"situation__for-dummy of gifts showered upon Princess that Britain will probably grant much so that they show n s pre-reversal
up piny, setting
Elizabeth and the Duke of Edia- hin an amnesty and give him a ference for that type of play on spades. after ruffing the
con- spade A, he reckoned that Kong and the Kiangsi porcelain
Westburgh, inclurting those from Hong pension-United Press, many occasions when the
would not have led that dummy's which was the gift of President. trary is sounder.
sult unless he had either great
Brand Mme. Chiang Kai-shek., length and hoped to give his part-
losers
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Zaw Hong Kong broadcasting club 2 to take the marked
frequency of 845 klkeycles from 12.JA finesse with the 3 To establish to 2.00 ... and from 4.00 to 11.15 p.m...
the the spades, he led
2020 |and ader où 9.52 mesiacycles. In the 31 South trumped with the club
7. Now
metre,band from 1976 to 1MO, YMOTI the club 4 to the J cleared 8.30 and 9,15 to 1130 p.m. Enstrumps and he had nothing to ILKT. Z do but run the dummy's spartes 145pm-Religious Talk
(Studio) Past to the end, where he scored the 12.30 pm-Daily Programme Summary.
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12.32 "Here We пре Azairs" Variety with Anton and His chestra. (ORDS.)
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tables in a social duplicate, but
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What is the fundamental fac- tin of New York's University for that makes it sound to lea Club, made it. The reason the away from non-touching honours | others failed was their liking for in your long suit against No the technique of ruffing.
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