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Batavio, January 18.
| Dr. Sutan Sjahrir, formar Indoosian Republican Pro- mior who was released from Dutch internmant this morning, lator had a 90-minutos discussion at Batavia with the Dutch Promiør, Dr. Willam Droos.
Less Meat After the talk; at which Jonkheer Michiels Van Ver-
London, January 18. Britain's .fresh meat ration is to be cut from January 23 bo- cause of delay in deliveries of meat from Argentina, the Ministry of Food announced to- night.
duyen, Dutch Ambassador to Britain, was also present, Dr. Sjahrir said nothing has been fixed for the future.
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The Indonesian Interim Federal
send resolution, which was
Ife said the talks were purely the whole of Indonesia, Includ-
and informal
personal and ine the Republic, and by organ- covered a wide range of sub-ising free elections through the
territory with a secret ballot. The ration will be reduced jects. Dr. Sjahrir, who from one shilling's worth to 10 personal adviser to the Re Government should have its own pence worth a week. The con-publican President, Dr. I. police and army us soon.88 104- hed earned meats razon remains Dockurno, was interned with (sible to take over the native the same at two-penny worth a him land other Republican Jance of law and order from the week.
lenders when the Dutch "police Dutch troops. The Argentine Government
action" began. has
Britain that assured
they
Dr. Shahrir told correspondents adopted by 1,388 to 1,324 votes, wilt do their utmost to make
with 38 abstentions, notes that that the Dutch gave him com good the shortage soon ព
of Dutch Intentions, possible but it is anticipated that that he had not been required to both in Indonesia
plete freedom of movement and suspicion
and in the by the end of March deliveries sign any pledges.
world, has been very greatly in will still be 60,000 tons in
Di. Sjahrir added that he maycreased by the Dutch military renta
meet lenders of the Federal action. From January 30, Britain's
States Informally and arflinge- bacon ration is to be restored to ments may be made for him to two ounces weekly.
communicate with Dr. Sockame and the other Republican lead- cts.
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Argentina hoa agreed to take part in this month's fo- ternational Wheat Conference
in Washington.
Reuter's financial editor writes: The rather unexpected decision of Argentium to take part in the Conference Implies
thirt she needs a guaranteed export mar- ket.
markets to
She badly needn move
her accumulated, stocks and above all to earzı foreign money-Reuter.
BRITAIN AND SOUTH KOREA
London, January 18.
recuguised the
Britnin Government of Southern Korea, Foreign Ofice spokesman nounced towlay.
an-
The British Consul-General in Seoul, Mr. V. Holt, has been ap- pointed British Charge D'Affaires. The Southern Korean Govern- mení resulted from elections held under the observation of the Untied Nations Temporary Com- mission in Kurca.-Reuter,
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Bengkok, January 18.
The Blamose Government today marted that 14 dose not approve Dutch military action in Indonesia and that Blam desires to nos Indonesia
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A Foreign Office announce- ment said that the Blamose charge d'affaicos In Now Delhi will be an obearver at the Asian-conferenca. The Government will not eand representative to the meet- ing, it fa explained, beeRUSS this may be considered inter- ference in a matter klready Under conalderation by the UN Security Council-Unit. ed Praze.
FILM MAGNATE DENIES STORY
Hollywood, January 19. The movie producer, David Selznick, today denied Warner Brothers' studio report that he is selling out.
Selznick, 47-year-old flancec; of the actress, Jennifer Jones, wald his studio has several deals lend stnrs to Warnert and other studios, but points out
• rapid and consistent liquida that he has been doing this for tion of colonial relationships years.
Liquidation Of Colonies
The resolution declares
that
necessary
The Gold
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Warner announcement than before the action,
that Selznick, who headed Among the measures advocnt-production at RKO and Metro- ed are: release of and renewed Goldwyn-Mayer before
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YOUTHS
YOUTHS DEMONSTRATE IN LONDON SQUARE
London, January 19. Placards bearing the words "hands off Indonesia" wore carried round Portman Square yesterday. Fifty London University students took part in a de- monstration outside the Dutch Embassy or- ganised by the Co-ordinating Council for Co- lonial Students Affairs.
Most of the students are from West Africa, India and South East Asia. The women wore national dress.
Dilip Bose, Bengali President-of the Council, told a Press AssG- ciation reporter: "We shall sub- mit to the Embassy a resolution saying that the Colonial students recomire the rights of the In Loneria senplata complete in dependence and demanding the immediate release of all political prisoners."
"Stop The War"
Pauper Once Had Millions
Rio De Janeiro, January 18, He had been told that a small
Charles Ponzi, "get rich deputation would be received.
quick" schemer who once did a Also outside the Embassy with quarter-million dollars of bust- placard was Miss Jeans Jacobs, ness a day and wader ankle Secretary of the Student Labour deep in dollar bills through hir Federation, who sulct: Labour Federation share this CX-charity hospital here at the age "The office, died a pauper today at a pression of indignation ngainst the Dutch polley, in Indonesia."
of 68.
Panz was deported to Italy in 1934 after serving seven-year sentence
"common F
and notorious thief" in Massachusetts Sinte .Frison. Unable to And Onancial seCESS in Italy, he come to Brazil shortly after the outbreak of World War II. He opened a hotel and for a time was leading figure in the capital's Italian circles. Bad luck Then came illness. dogged him and the hotel, falled.
Passers-by
the
co-operation with the United Nations by an immediate and consultations with the Republi-sing his own studio, has made donesian student of anthropology.
can lenders, restoration of the them ou offer of all his proper-
Republic Indonesian
and re-ties. This would Include
Bich gular, consciously-sought con- stars us Jennifer Jones, Gregory Resultations with the United Nn Peck, Joseph Cotien, Shirley tians Committee of Good Offices Temple, Valli, Louis Jourdan and with the States involved and Robert Mitchum, all under Internationally in developments contrnet to Selznicke-United
World Suspicion
The voting was 1,879 to 009, The resolution says politlen! pro- miges should be fulfilled through the immediate establishment of
acceptable as an Interim Federal Government, a genuinely Na- tional Government throughout
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Shanghai, January 19, A disastrous Are yesterday wiped out a squatters colony in According to Dr. Frederick the Southern suburbs of Shang- Wertham, head psychiatrist of the hal. After quelling. the flames, Lafargue Clinic for Child Guid-Bremen discovered the churred ance, over 80,000,000 comic maga-corpses of an adult and a child. zines are read in the United Over 1,000 people were ren- States monthly.
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