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THE CHINA MAIL, TUE SDAY, JUNE 15, 1948.
EVERYBODY'S DOING IT NOW: BUT BRITAIN'S ANTIQUATED LAWS ARE TO BE REPEALED
Marshal Petain Rumours
Paris, June 13.
The police on the island of “Yeu, where Marihal Pētāla 16*
dented imprisoned, tonight rumours that the marshal in seriously I!,
A fow days ago. the 02. year-old marshal's doctor sald he was suffering from "Irre
heari gular
Action". This heart condition might easily result in death during sleep at the marshal's advanced age, a Paris doctor wald today Reuter.
Chiang's Son To Attack BlackMarket
London, June 13.
Britain is preparing to repeal scores of ancient laws which, though obsolete, still make øvery day thousands of hor poople technical law breakers.
Despite-his-reputation as one-of-the-world's most law-abiding citizens, every Briton is probably an unwitting and unwilling offender according to the letter of the Statute Book.
Out-dated
laws
in-
can-and, the past few years to help the
with an sometimes do send him to Edinburgh polier
of abandoned fall for doing what everyone grensing munber
babies. élse is doing. Soon, however, a Law Revision Bill recently to a 1745 Inw, they are liable to Few men RK that, necording tabled in the House of Lords, he fined for sweating in the will put an end to this anomal-street. The fines prescribed ure; ous state of affairs by repeal- 17, "for Inbourers," 2/- for "mid- Ing, either wholly or partly, dle-class persons, and 5/- for many acts dating as far back "gentlemen." as 1235:
At present, there is hardly any phose of everyday life which is not threatened with punishment.
British women, for instance, might have thought twice be
fore adopting the "New Look" had they known the wording
An Act, paund in 1684, anti- cipated the present rationing scheme by making it legal to est a dinner of more than two coureca,
Under another 17th-century Act, any person can be sent to prison for selling, buying or even rending a newspaper. an day,
The
He knew!
Harwich,
Not
England, June 13. Anthony Stodden did worry one bit when the 18: land Revenue Office dunned him for failure to pay income tax. He knew he was in the clear.
Anthony 13 days old. United Press.
:
Smuts' Work
Now Blotted Out
King Williamstown,
Capc
Province, June 13.
African Government to end the The decision of the South of an Act, passed in 1770 anứ
¡ Sun- atil in force, which sayı:
"No.
training of natives as artisans woman shall seduce or betray
one of had blofted out
of the "Eavesdropping Act" e man into matrimony by us Ing
1384 and the "Peeping Tom Act" bright spots in the record of. conta peint, cosmetics, wakes,
artificial teeth,
falue of 1385 will bring offenders be-General Smuts United Party,
Professor
K. fore the courts.
Z..
Matthews, hair, high-heeled shoes, Iron
Out of the Statute Book will Chairman of the African stays or bolstered hipa "If she does, then that mar-50on go the Art passed in the Members Caucus of the Native
reign of George 11, providing "for Representative ringe shall be null and vold,”
Jaying duty two pennies Expectant Motherhood
today. Scots upon every pint of Scots beer" sold in certain towns,
Shanghai, June 14. General Chiang Ching-kuo, eldest son of President Chiang Kai-shek and a Department head in the Ministry of Na- fional Defence, is visiting Shanghai to conduct on-the- spol investigations Inlu the
A Scottish law, dating from commodity price situation, ac-1745, makes it an offence for, any cording to Chinese reports this woman to conceal the fact that morning.
she is an expectant mother. It actually been invoked during
The inquiry is being under-sa taken on instructions from Presi- den! Chiang, whe is also report- ed to have instructed Mayor K.C. Wu and Governor of the Central Bank, Dr. 9. K. Yui, to tighten ปฏ the drive against profiteers and blackmarket manipulators.
It is likely that after the con clusion of the investigation President
Chiong will exercise
And people in six of Britain's seaside countries will at last be able to bathe legally in the sen without shoes.--Reuter.
ARAB-JEW RIOTS IN TRIPOLI
Tripoli, June 13.
special emergency powers con- A state of emergency was declared throughout ferred on him Untier the
new
Constitution If he considers it
necessary.
With the price of rice At CN$10,000,000 per plout, Eco. nomic Police iquads will be tailed today to all city marketa)
Tripolitania this morning following distur bances in Tripoli on Saturday in which throe Arabs were reported killed and 11 Jews in- jured.
to prevent profiteering and spe. An unconfirmed report said that seven Jews were
culating.
fastr
At the same time, the Government banks will continue -to-cnti-is-casir tır order-to-coor- dinate with Clly Government's efforts of checking activities.Reuter
SHE
speculative
MARRIED A PRINCE
London, June 13,
killed in the old city where five fires started by the Arabs, were still burning today.
Forty-six Arabs have been i arrested for murder, looting | and arson and a curfew hos been imposed from 12 hours.
The chief administrator and
crowd gathered later and fight. Ing broke out between Arabe and Jews.
Polico Fire
The police opened fire, forcing
the British military nuthorities a gap between the opposbig have been asked to take over forces. Ал Italian handgrenade security,
was thrown by the Jews which
hit a police truck, bounced off
causing
exploded, and
The British military adminis- tration reported that an argu-casualties.
no?
mcht****broke out between two Groups of Arabs, 200 to 300
Tunisian Arabs and
one
Mrs. Louisa Kate Eklet In-on Saturday afternoon and led to yang Udoh, suing for divorce stone throwing. on grounds of desertion, said her husband, Prince Peter Eket Inyang Udoh, had been in Nigeria since 1939.
The Court deck asžed: "is vou husband a prince or is that his Christian name?"
"Oh yes, he is a prince," the
Gold.
Mrs. Udon said her husband was "slin, with nice thin hands. and spoke very good English", but he would not send her the money to go to Nigeria.
The Court ordered the African prince to pay his wife 30 shillings weekly support, subject to con- firmation by the West African "court.="UntreuTM"Press.
Abdul Hussein Elected
Teheran, June 13. Abdul Hussein Hajir, Minister without portfolio in the outgoing Persian Government, was today elected Prime Minister by the Majlis with a majority of GB
votes.
The Speaker of the House then reported to the Shah of Persia, Hiza Pahlevi. The new Premier is 62 years old.
In
TC-
main
body
headed and
Jewish shops with the intention of loating. Mobile police patrols dispersed them. in.
..some in-. stances opening fire. Associated
Looting followed. Two hundred nifty Jews were reported to have taken refuge in police stations. Press. Further disturbances were ported to have broken out this morning and the casually toll was given as three Jews four Arabs dead and one Italian seriously Injured.
12
THREAT LIFTED
Council, shid
This decision by the new South African Minister of Labour, Mr. B. J. Schoeman, and the decision not to recognise native trade unions, were no surprise to those who never shared the optimistic view that responsibility of omce would deter the Nationalists from carrying out the policy on which they won the elections.
"The Minister of the interior has already hinted lo Indians
what is coming to them. Africans are waiting for the Minister of Native Affairs to Pil In details as
far as they are concerned," Pro- fessor Matthews said.
He added: "However, in their struggle for a better place in the South African sun, the African people remain undrunted and the retrogressive moves which they now expect will only serve make them mor determined to close their ranks and organiso themselves better for the night that lies ahead."-Reuter.
FIGHTING FOR LOST CAUSE
Washington, June 13. Jew strong broke away from the The Democrats have con- for cluded they are fighting for a lost cause in their efforts 10 extend the reciprocal trade agreements act without change. They privately conceded 10- night that the Republicans have the votes to revise the trade pro- gramme under which the ad- Oak Ridge, June 13. ministration has been negotiating Settlement of a prolonged la-reciprocal tariff cuts with other bour dispute which had threaten-nations, ed to halt atomic energy research The Republican, bill will extend The British authorities said here was announced today.
the act for one year from Sunday that a gang of 50 Araba col- The General Manager of Car- | with 1 revision
requiring a lected near the entrance to the bide and Carbon Chemicals Cor-federal tariff commission to In Jewlah quarter but were dis-poration announced the selle-vestigate and hold hearings on all
commodities persed by the police. A larger ment.-Associated Press,
covered negotiations.
and
A BRITISH CROSSWORD PUZZLE
13.
5
8
10
16
18 19
20
previous Governments, tho new Premier has held the port- fallos of Commerce, Industry, Communications and the Interior. He was Finance Minister in the Inst Government of Ahmed Ga- 25 vam which fell in December, 1947. This government was suc- ceeded by that of Ibrahim Hakl-
mi, who resigned on Tuesday.-- Reuter.
BLACK MARKET. SENTENCE :
Warsaw, June 13.
23
24
26
Cluos Across
1 Value.
5 Stupid
perzon.
8 Sign.
18 Crockery, 20 Subdued light. 22 Catalogue.
25 Nation.
It was believed here today that the death sentence for black-
Supplication. 23 Gush. marketing. Imposed on Konrad| 10 Zast.
12 Slave.
whole-grain (Quakse Osin Fangor yesterday, would be com- 11 Foundation. Start them on the road a muted to life imprisonment.
Fangor was sentenced by
the 13 Military, accused of defrauding the Gov-16 Frel..
health and happiness andej Katowice military court. He was formation.
on erniment of 40,000,000 zipties by
20 Sarlous. 27 Went wrong.
20: Brief.
29 Bally.
juggling accounts of two com Yesterday's Crossword panies
dealing in non-ferrous
metals.
29
_Clues_Down.
1 Hoarding.
2 Apart
3 Pierce. 4 Consoles.
Shortage. 0. Harmony. 7 Clutch.
Is Julioment, 10 Fortifica tion. 17 Rends. 19 Church
festival. 21 Show
meriment.
[
in
fariff
If President Truman disregard- ed the commission's recommenda- | Elona_110-would-have-to-nolity. Congress within thirty days and explain why.-Associated Press.
Dutch Reds And Indonesia
The
Amsterdam, June 13.
Communist election meelings held here during thei week-end revealed that Indo- nesla will be one of the main' planks in the Communist elec- tion programme.
M. Paul de Groot, Secretary of the Dutch Communist Party, said: "The attack on · the Indonesian people must be halted"-in time: We endorse the Republic's cry of freedom
The Indonesian Republic had- been recognized by the Soviet Union and the International working class and "no amount of violence could alter that one lota."
"The
Indonesian adventure, which is threatening to break Holland's nock, must be ended os soon as possible and Dutch troops recalled"," he declared.—Reuler.
BULGARIAN.
'FEELER
Lake Success, June 13, Greece How accepted a. Bul- garian suggestion that negotia tions be opened for reestablish- ment of diplomatic relations be tween the two Beikans countries.
The Bulgarian approach mode through the United Nations Occur, 28 Vanish," 20 "Ewer," 27 and Secretary General Trygva
14 Reserved
in speech.
24 Fuss
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