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BATTLE OVER STEEL
BILL IN THE
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London, May 24.
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most of the iron and steel industry moved from the House of Commons, whare it has been pass- ad, to the House of Lords today.
ERP AID In this mainly hereditary Chamber, the Conserv-
Washington, May 24,
The House of Represento- tives' Appropriation Com- mittee, which yesterday recom- mended a 15 per cent cut in Marshall aid funds, today am- plified its explanation that the cut was ordered because of falling prices and increased
European recovery,
In a report, the Committee asid that Marshall nld countries are able to pay
more for imports with their own resources because their exports have increased.
Real progress has been made In European recovery, but if the programme is going to be a suc- ress, budgets must be balanced, currencies
be stabilised, must production must reach a maxi- mum, and European economy for os lo must be integrated practicni.
The Committee belleves that If these results are realised in the next flecal year there with still be more than ample funde to meet all the stated needs of the Marshall Plan countries.
A strong drive to reverse the Committee's netion when the Bl reaches the House of Representa tives on Thursday is forecast... Reuler.
"Slavery" Alleged In
New Guinea
1
Lake Success, May 24. The United Nations Trustco- ship Counel! have received petition alleging that "virtual slave labour" exists In the Australian New Guinea trust area.
The writer, Mrs, Jane Wallace, wald that she and her husband have been fighting for the emen-
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atives, who have a big majority, proposed to give the Bill a second reading-agreement in principle-but decided to put down an amend- ment of the nationalisation Bill.
The date has been fixed torp Reuter's political correspondent May 1, 1950, when about 100 of wrote tonight: The passing of the the major firms, with a total Steel Bill in the lifetime of the issued capital of about £195 mil-present Parliament is safeguarded!
the lion, and employing about 300,000 by special Parliament Act in- workers, are to be taken over by troduced by the Government. the Government.
This Act was designed to cut Lord Salisbury, lender of the the House of Lords power to de- Opposition in the House of Lords. lay legislation from two years to ong and to operate retroactively #penking on the first day of u two-day
proposed! debate,
that This means that the Steel Di the date should be October 1, it held up for n year by thin 1950-"The latest date for the gen House of Lords, will then became craf election."
law regardkgs of their resistance ***That will the electorate Ret 'er.
give chance of ha
of having another look at it," he said. "If the electorate return
present Government urn the to power, nothing can prevent the Bill coming into law, however 20 pernicious we think it. The peo pic will have to decide on
"If the present Government are not returned, then it is evident that the people reject the nation. alisation of Iron and steel, This is a "wise and democratie amend
Sabu Denies Paternity Charges
Hollywood, May 24. Babu, the "elephant boy" of the nims, today formally danted charges brought by the British ballet dancer. Miss Brenda Juller, that he is the father of her child, the absolutely deny. charges which makes," he said, "I'm going to fight this thing with all my might, of course. I knew her once and we were friends -that's all."
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Mina Juller
The complaint charged that the the FB-year-old Indian father of her daughter. Michaels, born in Dublin on Beptember 12, 1940, and al leged that he refused to con- chlid's tribute towards tho support,
Last October, Sabu married Mine Marilyn Cooper, film actress, who appeared with him in "Bong of
Reuter.
India."-
EFFORTS TO SETTLE
SHIP STRIKE
STRIKE FAIL
London, May 24.
Government will accept it. ment, and it is hoped that the Renewed afforts today to got shipping moving in the
"Step Towards Communism"
"If they do not," he warned, "1 will tell them here and now that
on that Amendment we shall *lond,"
West Country ports of Avonmouth and Bristol
onded in failure.
The dockers are maintaining their stand in support
of the striking members of the Canadian Sea- men's Union.
With over seven Canadian ves-
ex-
Lord Balisbury sald that the sels NOW strike-bound in the nationalisation of the sleet in-
ports of London, Liverpool, Bria dustry is a "definite step tool. Southampton and Leith, the wards Communism." It is
In the
latest development Is the latest exemple of the Marxlan
pected urrival in London, 10- doctrine of control by the
Imorrow of Mr. W. Buckley, Se- State of all the means of pro-cretary of the Canadian Trades duction, distribution
and *x- and Labour Congress.. change being
Mr. Buckley is coming here to "Gradually, quite inextricably, explain the worldwide strike by free Institutions and free enter-members of the Canadian Sea- prise are going to be utterly ob- men's Union, Ilterated and taken over by an State." he asserted.
unhappy counmposed "on this
cipation of New Guinea natives all-Pat the British iron explaining the strike from
since 1928.
She said that the full story of
He
and steel industry is a "model Australian treatment of natives industry, which is the admiration
of the world."
would "binst Australia's fuir name
forever."
"The best chance an industry A contracted boy who тап
has today of remaining in private: away from ill treatment
red ownership is to be thoroughly taken by the police. handruffed und driven on foot through the year a thumping loss."
unsuccessful and declare every Jungle, severely flogged at the Rabaul native prison find than
the
Celebration Off The Second Time
Singapore, May 24.
A Mr. Wu, who is being sued for part payment of a feast in honour of the birth of his twin to the Righ sons, confided Court that he is about to be- come the father of another set of twins.
This time, he said, there going to be no celebration.
a
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Mr. W. D. Henderson has been point of view of the Seafarers' International Union for the last three weeks. Mr. Harry Davies, President of the Canadian Sea-
Mr. Wu, father of soven child- men's Union, has been explain ing it from the point of view of real present is the defendant in the strikers
themselves.
claim for $1,250 (about £146) the
Mr. Arthur
British brought by the Tai Tong Restau Bird, Transport and General Workers, rant of the New World Amuse-
ment Park. Union leader of the dockers, to- returned to his master. Mrs. Lord of the any told a miss meeting of his The Court was told that Wallace stated.
Admiralty, who opened the de- members
in Bristol that they birds' nests and roasted sucklings The petition claimed that many bote, said that the Government should return to work and should/wero served to the 30 guests at the banquet at which "beer and men sccused of manslaughter had definitely believes that
10 TC- prepared to
bo
or unload been given only short prison terms | organise and equip the Industry Canadian vessels as advised by tout flowed se water,"
The bill had come to $1,000 Transport International
(£221) of which Mr. Wu hnd Workers Federation when they paid ($850 (£75). considered the Canadian dispute.
or small Anes-Reuter.
BRITISH CONSUL
RECALLED
London, May 24. The British Consul-General in Haifa, Cyril Marriott, has been recalled from his poat and will arrive here on June 5.
He will be given another Con- sular post-United Press,
Link With Torios
properly
und so get the maximum efficiency a single owner must re- place the many, and that single owner must give undivided al- legiance to the State.
The discovered that
hat there is the closest possible link between the indus try and the Opposition. "If de- mocrace is to govern, it must take over some of the basic in- dustries of Britain. This means! public ownership of the major In-
Government, he said, had
stries, of which steet is one."
All P. And O. Ships Back In Operation
By the end of this year, all "P. and O.” passon- gor ships that have had to undergo recondi- tioning will be in operation.
new
Two "Strath" liners will have joined their two other sisters, the Stratheden and Strathaird, and the 20,000-ton liner Himalaya. which was launched last Oc- tober, will sail from Tilbury on October 6.
run
The four "Strath" Bners corry fret and tourist class passengers::
ага the
Muroja Mooltan and tourist nne-class vessels on the United Kingdom-Australia and the Ranchi and Chitral, both on the same route, are used ex- clusively for emigrants on out- wurd voyages from the UK to "Down Under,"
The Canton, Carthage and Corfu, at present maintaining the UK-hudia-China passenger ERI- vice. cater for first and tourist class passengers,
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The Himalaya is due to arrive
at Sydney on November 7, thus making the voyage from London- Sydney in 32 days us, against 10 before the war.
The Strathmore is due to leave London on October 27 for. Aus tralia on her first trip as a recon- ditioned liner, and the Strath- naver will complete reconditioning carly in December.
The Chusan, now being bullt, will be launched from the. Barw row-in-Furness yard of Vickers- Armstrong Limited on June 28 and should be ready for servica on the UK-India-China run in thời late Spring or early.Bummer soxt]
verr.
The Himalaya wis carry 170 Tirat" claud_and","200" tourisYTOJAM passengers, while the Chudai can accommodate 474 .first" clasi and 841" tourist" class paisNCUS UTO.
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Mr. Wu said he had ordered the dinner at $2.50 a head and had been charged at the rate of $5. He added that it was not a Mr. Bird was greeted with very special occasion.
you not The Judge: Were shouts, calcalls and Jeers. The meeting ended after two hours rather proud of being the father with no decisions reached.
of twins? Two thousand dockers are idle. Mr Wu: "My younger brother Avonmouth and Bristol. They in Penang, too, recently had twins. Birendy have oven children Wednesday last work stopped
and the doctor says my wife will that demanding guarantees
shortly have another set of twins. dockers would ordered
be
I cannot be proud of too many touch the cargo of a Canadian
children. vessel which had arrived with a Seafarers' International Union
at
crew.
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Mr Wu had twin disappoint- ments he was ordered to pay the bill and the Court costs. Reuter.
Prague, May 24.
Next day, the port employers announced that work would not be resumed on any vessel until the dockers were ready to work
Paul Robeson, the famous Arner- the Canadian cargo. The dockera ican Negro singer, who is now contend that the strike has been touring Eastern Europe, arrived transformed into a lock-out here by air today to sing at the Reuter,
Spring Music Festival.-Router.
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