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DANUBE RIVER CONTROL Russian Plan Rubber Stamped By Satellites
Western Powers
Expected To Walk Out 10,000 Arrests Whampoa
Bolgrado, August 17. Eastern European Nations today rubber-stamped approval of a Russian plan for control of the Danube River in the face of its certain rejection by the Western powers.`
.
The ten-nation conference, meeting as a drafting committee, finished the task of approving a pact which, as Russia put it is designed to sign the "death warrant" for the 1921 Danu- bian convention.
The conference will meet in plenary session tomorrow and the Western powers-Britain,
France and the United States plan to register their refusal to aign the agreement and in all probability to take their case to
In the course of the debate Ru- that the old mania contended
"squandered" Commission had rights of the Danubian states.
To Walk Out?
In India
New Delhi, August 17.
It was offolatly announced In New Delhi today that: nearly 10,000 persons were arrcatod throughout India following Mahatma Gandhi's assassination on January 30 of this year for subversive activition of communal character.
The Government reviewed these caves after the raluen to normality resulting in the relexus of all except 521 par- sons by the middle of 'July,' -Associated Press.
*
Marquis Off To Balmoral
often-men-
Skyscraper
-Canton, August '17.
A 30-storey skyscraper is to: be built at Whampoa, the port of Canton,
This "New York
glant" is to
bo used as an hotel and is ex- pected to provide every modern for travellers who donvenience Jonve come to Kwangtung.
It is understood that the con- struction of the skyscraper' wil proceed alongside the engineering that is expected to make leading port in this Whampoa part of the world.
Ls believed here that in his personal Kwangtung affairs re- port to President Chiang Kai- shek, Governor TV. Soong asked for substantial funds to make the Whampoa reconstruction project "a real thing."-Router.
New Bomber
Record
Britain, France, and the United the International Court of Jus-States will orobably walk out of tice at the Hague.
the conference-first at which
London, August 17. Since it began its session 19 Hussia and the satellite states The 22-year-old Marquis of days ago, the conference has
have had majority since the Blandford, most taken close to 100 votes on terms war's end--just before the time tloned Englishman linked ro- for a new pact and not once has for signing the pact. This may manuically with Princess Mar- there been a broak in the unity
come tomorro'. with which the Eastern European
garet, was en route to Balmoral countries have Jushed through
Castle in Scotland today as the the Soviet draft.
guest of the King and Queen. Washington, August 17,
It was presumed that Lord
The Strategic Air Command Blandford would remain at Bal-announced today that a B-29 moral for Princess Margaret'a
carrying a simulated bomb 18th birthday on Saturday.
The Princess Is
to load of over 20,000 pounds, set a new record last week-end by flying 5,792 miles non-stop
With systematic regularity voted down-usually by seven to
three-all Western efforts to write in hard and fast guarantees that vessels of all nations will re- ceive equal trentement on the nanut o.
Out-talked and, cut-voted, the Western powers have concentent- post
ed their strategy for the
week on building a case to justify their refusal Dign majority agreement drafted at a confer- ence in which they have taken on netive part.
It has been based in large As drafted, the convention will
continent's most measure upon refusal of Russia pat over the Important waterway a "Danube to accept single compromise in for the Danubians," siger exclud- it plan to bar Western countries
Western powers from from any
control of ahy say in control of its shipping: Europe's most important. inland
waterway.--Associated Press.
ing the
Lost Argument
So certain was the Eastern bloc of approval that the Secretary General of the conference within a few seconds of Tuesday night's aétionnnounced that copies of the convention would be distri buter immediately.
The final controversy swirled
-law all, obligations of the old
Danubian convention,
volce in
expected halda birthday ball some time next week.
In respect for Scottish disap proval of holding celebrations on Sunday, it was reported that plans for having the ball on Saturday were cancelled, since it would run into early Sunday morning.- Unlied Press,
GENEVA TRADE PACT DISCUSSIONS
Genova, August 17..
around a Russian move to out- A Committee, appointed today, will start tomorrow to work out the schedulos of highly complex negotiations, covering some 45,000 items of trade, which six more countrios, it is hoped, will accede to tho Gonova trade agreement must carry on with those already adhering to it.
The French attempt to modify this was defented seven to three and the Russian proposal accept-
ed,'
It is expected that in the Czechoslovakia was supported
Florida to the West Coast and back.
The bomber, piloted by Maj. Ralph R. Taylor, ured what were described as special "cruise-con- trol" procedures for the fight which required 23 hours and 30
minutes.
Leaving the MacDill air force base at Tampa, Florido, the B-29 flew to the West Const, dropped its "bombs" in the Pacific and returned to
317 its base with gallons of gasoline left in Ita lanks--enough for about another hour of flying.
The air command ould the return flight was made, at an altitude of
25,000 more than feel While the flight set new B-29 record, It has been topped by one of the bigger B-38 super-bomb- ers which several weeks ago car- ried a similar "bomb load" on a 8,100-mile non-stop trip.-Unit-
DR ZENKL preliminary stages, the new by China in opposing discussione Press,
HELD IN ISOLATION!
to
countries will negotiate In of these proposals. The Czecho-
NATIONAL SERVICE small groups, on a two or three slovak resolution, however, was
London, August: 18, way basis. It was suggested rejected by 17 votes to iwo."
The Ministry of. Labour and that if Sweden, Finland and
National Service announced today Denmark,
decide finally
Mr. Dana Wilgrças, the Cana that men born between. July 1. undertake negotiations, they dian Ambassador in Berne, who1930 and. September 1,1930, both was Chairman of the first ses-dates inclusive, will be required to register under, the National sion in Havana last year, elected Chairman of this second Service Acts on. September
· 1948.--Reuter. session.-Reuter.
Frankfurt, August 18, US Army officials today might begin with cach other. denled correspondents permis- In the final stage, the 22 coun- the slon to talk with Dr. Peter tries already belonging to Zénki, formor Vice-Premier of treaty as well as the new coua- multilateral Czechoslovakia, who fled to tries will conduct
negotiations in Geneva next the US, zone last week..
spring. Army authorities declared they have been "Instructed" not to give correspondents permission to interview Zenkl.
Four of the new members will be Denmark, Finland, Greece and Haiti. Sweden and Italy are also expected to join' and perhaps the Philippines and Colombia,
Was
STORY OF SECRET MEETING OVER IRAQ
Baghdad, August 17.
The delegates agreed corller The ox-Promier of Iraq, Nuri Pasha Al Said, flooded today to consider admļiting Japan
The Army has had Dr. Zenki hidden since he arrived. He is believed to be an Army inter- rogation camp but not under guard.
Gen. Lucius D. Clay, U.S. Milind Germany to the agreement. tary Governor, sold at a press It was understood that the Am- conference later: "Dr. Zenkl does erican delegate would make c not want to be interviewed.
"If he does not want to be in terviewed we feel it is in the best intercats of our country that he should not be."-Associated Press. costs.
crele proposals for increasing Germany's foreign trade under the terms of the agreement in order, to help lighten occupation
DISCREPANCY IN DEATH FIGURES ALLEGED
Borlin, August 17.
Russian correspondents charged tonight that 628
were killed in the July 28 Ludwigshafen ex-, plosion instead of 223 as the French authorities announced.
Soviet Journalists, who have 'The Rusalon journalists were just returned from an on the George Korolkov of Pravda, who the apot investigation at the in-served as spokesman for vitation of the French in Lud group, Eugene Ruzhnikov of the
Star, Kevannev, Galkin of wigshafen, demanded a joint New Times, and Victor Nekrasov four power
and German in-of the Literary Gazette: United vestigation of the "dis-Press.
the. French
Casualty list.
The
Russians claimed that shortly after the explosion, the German French announced a
death toll of 600, which was later revised to 220.
Nobody Tells The Hens
Copenhagen, August 17. An egg is an egg. Danish hans lny large eggs.
not
PILOT SHOT BY PASSENGER
Baghdad today with 15,000 copies of a pam- phlet on the Anglo-Iraqi treaty of alliance sign- "-ed at Portsmouth, England last January; 5. The pamphlet disclosed that the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin and the Bri- tish Colonial Secretary, Mr. Creech-Jones, attended a secret conference with Iraqi leaders after the treaty had been sign- ed. Expert advisers bf both countries were present, said the pamphlet, which did
Oslo, August 18. indicate where the conference The pilot of a Norwegian was held,
charter plane was attacked Violent distrubances occured in and shot by his passenger in Iraq following the signing of the mid-air today?. · portsmouth treaty and the Iraqi The pilot, though wounded in Parliament refused to ratify it. the neck, safely landed the air- The pamphlet claimed that the craft, a scaplane, on the sea near treaty was concluded according Horten, and also rescued his at- to principles laid down by the tacker from drowning.
leaders of all
The pilot lost consciousness shades.
after being shot, but recovered The treaty, it said, therefore just in time to control the air- realized Tragi national demands, craft as it was diving towards the
Speakers in the Imag Patifa- sen. ment following the signing claimed that the treaty did not realise national aims.).
Iraqi
',
The cause of the attack was not yet known, and polled ware questjoning, the passenger, to night,
The pilot was being treated in hospital at Horten, 30 miles south of the capital---Router.
The secret conference with the British lenders the pamphlet went on, reachedt completa ogree ment on the -Palestine laste, in such manner as to realiso
the wishes of the Arabs of Palestine
INVITATION TO The Russian correspondents
and all other Arab countries..
PAKISTAN afro claimed that 28 French, were killed in the blast, whereas the The British rationing authorities The conference also agreed, il
Stockholm, August 17, import small eggs nch authorities said that only want to
said, that Britain would supply Pakistan will be invited to join three Frenchmen lost their lives they go further..
The the disaster.
average weight of 16 the Trag Army and Air Force the International Red Cross, the with the most modern arms and Organisation's Executive, Com- Danish eggs 1 1,000 grams. The Russians said the man in charge of The plant was a British authorities went mall equipment within six weeks and mittee decided today, during pre- Colonel Weiss from Strassbourg eggs-20 per 1,000 grams. The that a now complete fraqi divi paratory meetings of a Red Cross
*sion was to be formed conference. who is an expert in the V-cost is the same,
ciated Press. rocket fold and whose name has Unfortunately, the hens, are not even been montioned by the still laying them 10 to the thou-
jani-United Press. French
The Artier
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HELEN KELLER
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Tokyo. August 17, ...U.S._Army officials here today.
The committee also o
госот mended to the League closer co- operation with the United Na- tons-United Press. :
Journalists repeated Rumlan charges"-that-
SERVICE STOPPED --the-explosion-was-causid ----bý
glenn Bydney, August 11. awaited official orders, expected Ballangen Haifa," August (177) highly explosive V-2 rocket full which was being manus Helen Keller blind American momentarily to arrest Tokyo - Ceprus Airways unquced hers Pastured-contrary to the Pata writer, will ny to Japan in two nose" and send her to the Unit today that they were, temporarily dam agreement to destroy the weeks to open a campaign for 2ed States to face trial for treason. stupending their Halfa-Nicosia
000,000 Yen for welfare one of the war" potential of Germany. blind of Japan..
Markden 66 ali stano
VALİSİON PANELST port service owing to present elreum Russians made their Afterward, she will visit Koren, Provost Marshat, auld the arrest ¿Unancial-reports- aid the ar
sharzon at a press conference at Singapore, India and countries at would be made during the night vice, was stopped because tended by sora: 60: DDİTEPpon" | the Middle East en route back to if orders from the Army Départs. Arabs-threatened idents of the Russian, : Wastein) the 'United States handejaled") dont arrived before the moralig'landings in Cairo
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