RAIL LINES CLOSURE Shutdown Threatened In British Strike
NEGOTIATIONS BROKEN OFF
London, June 9.
The administrators of the State-run Railways today broke.aff nego
tiotjans with the railwaymen's trade unions and threatened to close down whole sections of the railway network if the Jocomo- tive crews persist with their 24-hour "token" strikes cach Sun. day.
For the last three Sundays, thousands of railwaymen have joined, these strikes in protest against duties involving spending nights away from home,
This week-end there is a danger of disorganisation,on most of Britain's trunk railway routes. The Railway Executive has been in almost continuous negotiation for the last 10 days with the two railwaymen's unions--the National Union of Railwaymen and the Associated Society of Locomotive Enginemen and Firëmen.
announced
efforts
that
had It
been een in
between progress
Tonight, the Railway Executive Two sets of negotiations have jof, another organisation
the cognise that, the first essential In freedom from unable to secure NUR cooperation Executive and the railwaymen, Inegotiations is
another one on the "lodging turn" dispute duress," the Executive of tje
and
nationwide AS.LEF. ntated, other on claim by the railwaymen for a 10 "We are doing our best to art
billings' wage increase,
trains unaing' agal by. Sundby,“
spokdiiman aitded.
In its
to avert strike next week-end.
"The Railway Executive can no longer negotiate with the trade unions ut unutional leve under dares," It stated.
CIVILIAN CONTROL OF JAPAN
the
The Executive, in its statement todny, added that I had told the trade unions that, further nego
lations on the claim for u wage Increase and other matters-dae today must be to be resumed deferred, and threatened in the event of continued unofficial act- ion,
clure down certain secilens of the area thus far hit by the strike
utunecessary waste.
avaid to
Union Statement
Tite
National
Dock Strike
Locomotivemen at York, the key contre of the strike move.
ment, decided today to continye the strike next, Sunday.
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THE CHINA:MAIL," SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1949.
DEFENCE OF EUROPE: U.S. AID SURE
Parle, Jurie R.
France in certain" of United Staten collaboration in the common defence of Western Europe, the Defence Minister, M. Paul Rahastor, told the National Assembly been day during a debate on mill. tary credita
"The Atlántia Pact is bound to alve birth to common organlution, the "Im- portance
"which" le"shown
by the "scale" of "thé "nääážík- tion the Have ofready taken place." M. Ramauler eld...
MARGARET MAY VISIT AMERICA
* Now Yqrk, Juna 102 Time magazine appeared today with a cover colour portrait of Princess Margaret captioned "Im- periol Glamour with an impish Glint:"i The issue coincided with an Associated Press report from London quoting sources close to Bucking- ham. Paloce as confirming rumours that the Princess will visit Washington and New York this autumn..
She will probably also travel
outrids those two cities,
The accompanying, article in Time, entitled Kid Sister," in- Fludes light columns of me and Four photos,
Preparation draŭfend lexue scheme has already divan slee *to bertain controls between the General Blata, he paid.
When the Pact the Bión accepted by the Limited states y duty is the same os t Senate, M. Ramadill Want on, the question of American Ald in kind and in money-about which 5me American newa- papers had given Information that was often will have to be discusser." callout 'We are, affeady car. tath of conaboration in the common defence," "he "sajč
In typical Time style the article shys that Britain may have Changed towards Socialism but
SHANGHAI DR'S FOR PARAGUAY
Manila, June B.
add 1) is Prificess, Mär÷ karet particular task to extend A Paraguayan Government hand to the passes or Old mission is proceeding shortly to Dame Society and make it seem Guilian, Samar, to select 500 of that
everyone is having a ripping the European refugees in a tem- time at her parties.
Time sold that the British pamanent settlement in Paraguay. porary home there for per-
HAUSHOP
Ipers report her every movement, fam
Bris
and Mayfair Safard pre JRU representa
Manila, informed the eign. Once the IRO is cpn-
matrons read the story whi' for Toreign an efforts fo Interest
scoms to be Merrie England once more [ngala."504"
sta moment' austerity England |tinuies in giving a per-
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ton which
10 the refugees
meanwhile,
Com European Trip
from, Chian
Omer Recpuinting the recent Euro-
the French mis- pean trip, Time sald a simple
Culian to alp at Naples filed the world's
Went to prest with bootleg, photographs select 000 refugees for rö-satile. uf- Royally in 'n two-piece bathing ment in Madagascar and France hair and set puiters marling ht returned to Paris after having
problems of been able to select only 10. the
Paris night club Princess to
Ttaly's
Million Unemployed one another over
At Food taste.
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The Government is apparently not Inclined to extend the per- mit-United Press.
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generally declined
· Rome, June D Margaret say cut all the rhumbas orders sybich might mean
hip swing-a Italy, gripped by widespread to avoid undignified
of the refugees-the The dispute which has crippled strikes, has 2,038,000 uneming, Time" said.
added: "NO
Prefer- Bucalan Indicated the West Coast ports of Aven-ployed, according to gures The magazine mouth, Bristol and Liverpool is issued today by the Ministry of matter how seductively the moon
ence to go to the United States no nearer. "settlement tonight.
Labour. The strikes "generally may shine as she drives
D party, there can be no or South America. At Liverpool. Where Ho carro appear to have been prompted
The TRO permit' to house re- shig ore now
held P
stolen kisse 5.000 by the fear of unemployment. A "Scotland Yord man is el-fugees in Guluan expires at the only 10 disse
dasenting uockers, with
and the Govern- Washington, June:30.
votes, decided to continue their The three-weeks old strike bf ways present to see Her Indoors, end of June strike Sympathy Representative Mike Mans-
the 1,800,000 farm workers looks like Often her lady In waiting is ut ment expects the InO to despatch with field, Democrat, says a period waymen precipitated
itated today's Canadian Seamen's Unloh, des- ending tonight after days of con- the door foo.Aspelated Pross all refugees there to their re- pective destigations. by that Minister, Mr.ferences at the Ministry of Labour of U.S. State Department con-crisis situation
by declining to lie the
of the trol of Japan is certain to pre- withdraw an
farmers and the workers. cede the signing of a treaty and members to refuse to work addi- alme
The Liverpool men, along with The farmers have agreed to give which have regional contracts, Japan's return to the family of tional "edging turns". It was 8*
a protest uninst these lodging dockers at the Western ports of nations.
turns" that the series of strikes Avonmouth and Bristol,, are sup-been demanded by the workers. porting the strike of the Canadian and it is believed that they will was launched.
Seamen's Union by"reful to agree, also to negotiate on national "In the event of the continu. work ships manned by crews of contracts. ed unoritat ection of the mặn, thờ International Seafarers' it would of course be the Balt-Uni way Executive's duty to clos
3 seamen who refused to down certain sections of the snif
their
from Avonmouth East Coast group of Mines the because it had been unloaded by area 'thus für hit by the un-treeps were today served with Students Naples University "I-bequeath ·gverything belong, His questioning brought on⭑
necessary waste.
summonses auging that they tonight" anded a week-old ""staying to me to Antoine Bibesco, imt the State Department is glv-)
hind refused to "úbey the captain's "the strike after the University knowing that he will give to 'ing serious' consideration to tal- "In view of the efforts being lawful command. They":"arỏ" to authorities had promised to fù- those I love what I would have.
ing over
the control of Japan made by the Associated Society appate in curt at Britol to-vestigate a 1000 lira crease in given them," she plated in her "over the from the military.
of "Locomotive Enginemen and morrow-Reuter. "There is a certain limit be- Firemen, and in the hope tint yond whieh military rule cannot they will be successful, the fail- go," Mr. Mansield sold in in way Executive is deferring such interview.
Umil action." When Hiese are reached, he said, Japan, like
The Railway Executive quoted. Germany, should be put under control of the State Department. from a letter sent to it by Mr. J. B. Figgins, General Secretary "When the proper time ær- of “the National
He bald Japan might get a
before Dence treaty
Germany. That depends on results of the Big Four Foreign Ministers" con- ference in Paris.
Mr. Marfeld made no prɔúlc- tion as to when he expects U.S. State Deportment treaty for Japan.
contiol of A
river with a pesco treaty 'ar. {waymen on May 28 Rail- |
The strike has caused four deaths and considerable damage due to neglect of crops.
Twenty-one people were arrest- ed today when strikers occupied a 'faten nedr Bdlögik,
tuition: fees-Reuter.
Britain May Raise Embargo On Arms
This ainted rangement
reparations that the N.UR. leaders had ad .and pald, Japan should once again vised their men to abandon their “ be given the right to become « {utriku 'action, "but added that if
tlone.
A
London, June 9
member of the family of the Railway Executive tries to Britain is considering raising the arms embargo for
lano disciplinary action agaitist
"Much depends, howover. on dny unleh member who refuses what happens at the Faris meet ing."-Associated Press.
KARENS RELEASE
BRITISH PILOT
to work the new lodging turn, then the whole resources of the
them.
Arab States which have signed armistice ogree- ments with Israel.
Bom THUNDERBOLTS'
unlon will be used to protect A Foreign Office spokesman In The other union, the Associated Loudon refused to comment on
the matter. The Society of Locomotive Enginemen Rangoon, June 9. -
however,
dld not deny that a Firemen, today launched a and Captain 6. D. Fenton, the Brigorous new effort to persuade fresh request to reopen the sup tish pilot of a Government- its members to remain at their ply of arms had con received owned ppssgoger plane which work.
ens
from the Hashimito Kingdom
SECRET TRIP
made an emergency landing in Leaders of the union, including Transjordion).
Nicosia, Cyprus, June. 9. " Twelve United States Army Karen-held territory in April, the General Secretary, Mr. J. G has been released by the Kar-Baty, left London to address
The British Government is Air Force Thunderbolt, fighti Ivtomotivemen In all key centres bound under trestles of alliance accompanied by He arrived here last night affected.
with Egypt, the Hashimite King-Fortresses, arrived in after trekking several miles "We desire to make it abun-dom du Traq to supply arms and today from Westert through paddy field to Mydundantly clear to all that the break military equipment unless pro- bases "la" i wait for gmyn, near Basein, where he down in these negotiations is not hibited by some United Nations, Secrets destination was able to get a sent in a plane the responsibility of this trade‡ decision. going to Rangoon -Reuter. union,, but arises from the failure
Pakistan Premier's Visit To Moscow
Karachi, June 9.
"Dawn," the Moslem League newspaper, welcomes yesterday's announcement of the forthcoming visit to Moscow .df Mr. Liaquat Ali Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan..
1
The paper says that Pakistani In London, official British
and the Moslem world may form
a bridge between” to “ Eastern"] and the Westom bloca.
sources see nothing sinister in "die" "projected visit
the Far East
Their next ston is said Since May, 1948, the supply of Mabboniya. Airdald Iraq.
4.Tak News (Agench repo arm to the Middle East has been prohibited by the Security from: Teheran today, that
idrement Council truce resolution which places is expected qual ed Germany In the next attempted in. procure: peace · Palestine during tho fighting They are beiru which broke out after the ternit Ferslo de part plan Umum States nation of the British Manu
Mandate in
718ad, the Agency adde month the same monit
YC BRIGADIER'S DESCAPE
London;
Armistice agreements have now. been agredetben tunel tha two of three" Arab couriltient which Britain is under obligation to supply arms. These are East and The Hashimite Kingdom of Com his Transjordan.
*minuto Escape
Brigadier Charles
Bo far there is no armonico back stain from agreement between Jazzol and House, There are no signs of Pakistan Trad, so iraq could not beŋarte leaning towards the Soviet bloes under, the British decision to although, they added, there may jft,the, arms embargo."" after the partition of India
Het is wsumed here that beforp The project visit fil be in taking a thai, decision Britain accold With Commonwealth will routs the United Nations, when our loader goes ia Modeow as the rudit of the Run Promer is at liberty to visi Ujej Lauzanno.
principles. Any Commonwealth Conciliation
The Comminglobal
"Our rolations with the Wes tem world and particularly with the two great demperdeles have been such a tendency Roan Britain and the United States, are alreally well established.
Jan Government relations of savleky Union, which is suitype to príng shout, bermatisat Hendly undemanding dad co-friendly, Bo
Bow Reuteri and peace, nogollations between Israel" | less" taik
and Arab States-Router.
tion will doubtless beam Unico PrISE, hed thọ, “with the... grdat
to the good t
of Pakistan but of all - HUA NAN MOTORS PRESENTS
LIGHT
London, June 10. Princess Elizabeth Charlotte Lucy Bibesco, authoress who died on April 8, 1945, left an estate of £10,173, to her hus band, Prince Bibesco, her will disclosed toddy.
WOMAN FOUND
•NOT GUILTY
Liverpool, June 9.
A Liverpool woman was at- quitted here today of shooting at în American scaman with intent to cause him grievous. badily harm. -
The woman, Mrs. Annie, Tarza Howarth, had pleaded not guilty. The Protecting Counsel" yet- princess Bibesco, of theperday, told the Court that the
Athence Palico Hotel, Bucharest, American, Lawrence Burrol, com
when Rumania and of. 45 Quai Bout plained
leaving Mrs. bon, Paris, was the daughter of Howarth's apartment that some of
Earl of Oxford and As- hle money was missing the first quith and Margol Countess of There was an argument and Oxford and Asquith-Associat-the woman later fired a revolver. ed Press.
Mrs. Howarth, in evidence, said that the American was drunk and that sho
the gun to frighten him.
LIN YU-TANG'S RESIGNATION
Paris, June 0. pr. Lin Yu-tung, the well- known Chinese author, has re- signed, as head of the United Nat- lons Exotzordic. Scientift and Cul- tural Organisation's Art
Depart- inent
·
O
He struck her, and as she fell backwards the gun went of Reuter.
SLIGHT QUAKE
IN FRISCO,
San Francisco,, June 19.
A silght earthquake was felt in San Francisco at 3.07 a.m. GMT to his today. He is shartly to return hame the United States. No damage was reported.--AB- Reuter.
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