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LONDON DOCK STRIKE
ON
LEADERS TO MEET
M.P. ALLEGATIONS
JAP COMMUNIST
An
TO BE TRIED
Tokyo, July 3. Auertenn military contri here to try o Japanese Com- nist leader, Yashire, on char- ges of spreading rumoura detri-
mental to the occupatiDD,
- Yashiro is a further chalemithi
London, July 3.
Leadors of the London dock striko, which the mon call an employers lock-out, will hold a mass meeting tomorrow. They will, at this moot- ing, answer charges by the dockland Member of Parliament, Mr. Bob Mellish, that the walk- out is an attempt to disrupt the country's
oconomy.
of the Government Railway Wore Mr. Mellish yesterday alleged that the trade union
kers Uon. He was arrested dust night by the Japanese police and releasest on parole today.
He is necused of saying that the United States was leading Japan inter stavery and getting rich by selling Japanese products below their actual value, while charging exorbitant prices for imports.— Reuler.
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loyalty of the London dockers was being ex- He said he ploited by Communist elements. had sent this information to the Home Secre- tary for action by M1-5 (Britain's Secret Ser- vice).
Mr. Mellish claimed that strike tenders bn snid that there were Communist sympathisers at ad- dresses where accommodating was offered to striking Conacion sea- whnin the unders men, rod dispute centres.,
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met
hung in the balance tonight ralimen country to decide accept or reject Executive's call working.
the throughout
whether to their union
for normat
Leaders of more thon 3,000 freight and cartage workers In Mr Mellish, and three other
The busy North Western districts Members of Parliament Who
of Manchester and Salford inok alegations mnde similar
a lead this afternoon in recom- Communist sabotage plot in mending the men to postpone for London Bocka, will visit the seven stays theig "go ËJ༢༣,P Home Secretary, Mr. Chuter Edle, threat is support of clemand tomorrow,
Tur EL 10 shillings Week pay raise.
the
Plans for "go Blow" taclice, which would hamper all Br❘- tish rail traffic from tomorrow.
Latest Moves To Solve Belgian Issue
Confident Of Support
eve
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1040.
Syrian-Israeli Armistice Within Sight
Byrlan Jeracil border,.
July 3.. Brailailco within
A Syrian-lažact agreement appeared aight today after weeks of protracted negotiations be tween the two countries.
Working on the proposals submitted to tham by Dr. Ralph Dunche, former Unit ed Nations mediator in Palos. tine, delegates from both
frontier countries decided at meeting here to begin draft- ing an armistice agreement.
Two mixed committees, one military and the other legaf,, were elected to meet daily, beginning next Tuesday, to draft the agreement.
If no controversy arlies the
be draft should
ready for signing after next week-and.
Observers cenalder it to be now certain that the Syrians will withdraw East of the old Palestine International border and evacuate the Jewish sot- tlement of Mamar Mayarden and the area
Laka East of Gaillee. Reuter.
Correspondent Withdrawn From Prague
Prague, July 13. Godfrey Lias, the correspon- On The
+21 the annudent of the London Times in general meeting of the National quest of the Czechoslovak Union of Radwaymen at the 1945, left Prague for Vlennu
of Brighton, South coast resort
on Sunday night, withdrawn 11s General-Secretary, Mr. J. B. by his newspaper #1 the re- Figgins, torby said he was con-
quest of the Czechoslavak ildent from Information so far
| government. available that the Executive's call for normal work would be
generally supported.
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There was no actual 'expulsion of the veteran correspondent, one of the few pre war Central Euro- Making a strong personal ap-
pean experts who inanaged to re- peat for IDU per cent normal Brussels, July 3.
main in this prea of Europe since working. Mr. Figgins sald rank the Communist Belgium's O The President of
seizure of the and Ale support for the Executive Czechoslovak government in Feb- Social Christian (Catholic)
could smooth the way to e sulls-ruary, 1948.
But it was learned that more returned to Brussels tonight
Actunst
the background of this draslic steps would have been from a hurried 24-hour's visit latest threat to Britain's aution taken against Lias had his news- to Switzerland to fell exiledalised ruilroad, London crune paper not agreed to withdraw him. King Leopold of the latest workers today adopted a resolu-Lins was also a reporter for the Cabinet-making moves here. tion condemning the present Economist, a British weekly, and London duck strike as "phony" for the Christian Science Monitor. and recommending thank their It was learned that no specifie Union should stay out of it. writing of Mr. Lias was attacked,
The men, members of the Lon-but that he was charged don Wharves and Dock Crane-non-journalistic activities, includ- ain to bring Klug Leopold buckmen's branch of the Transporting contact with an unnamed high
General
Union, political personage of the former affirmed their confidence in their regime.
All Western Union officers and deplored
journalists of activities
certain political course have talked with represen elements who are attempting to
Intives of former regimes a well as the present one. Mr. Lias was disrupt the country.
Breused, however, of offering to assist the political personage ance the person when he or she -was out of the country-As- sociated Press.
M Paul Van Zeeland, the Catholic pre-ivar Premier. hos been trying for nearly a week to form a Government which would
to the throne.
Both the Liberal and Socialist parties have refused to join such M. de Schryver said tonight that for the present he would make
sinterment about his tubes at Pregny, except that he
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and
of
Workers'
the
The Union's Executive Council
I
with
saw the King alone. The Socini should take sleong steps to remove to leave the country and to fin-
these elements from the political field, the meeting
last Reuter.
Christians failed by two seats to win an absolute majority in last week's Parliamentary elections. For the Socialists, the only solu- tion to the five-year old "Royal Question" is King Leopold's ab- dication,
Decision Due
M. Van Zeetatul, who must de cide to form a one-party Catholic Government o abandon the for- mation of a Cabinet, is expected to reach
decision tomorrow
after consulting other Catholic Parly leaders. If he forms a Gov- ernment, it is expected that he will call a Joint session of both Houses of Parliament to debate
Bill ending the Regency.
He thinks that, with the help of Royallet Liberals,
he could got it through Parliament. The King could then return and
Belgians would go to the polle
for the third time since "tho VIDE.
But there is a danger that any return of the King would torach off widespread industrial unrest. The Executive of Belgium's Federation of Labour last week discussed measures to be taken to defend the material interests of the workers as well as de- mocratic legality which would be placed in danger by the King's
return.
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Six out of avery 10 Belgian workers belong to the Federation, which has announced that it would call series of general strikes if the King returns.
"We would work from the 1] ! against the Germans," an official of the Federation raid-Reuter.
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Aussie Miners To Challenge Govt's Coal Strike Act
Sydney, July 3. Australia's striking minors will challongo the Fodor- al Government's 'national emergency Coal Striko Act, Mr. Idris Williams, President of the Minors' Federation, said tonight. Directed against the miners' week-old nation-wide walk-out, the Act freezes the funds of the Miners' Federation and forbids other unions from using their funds to assist the miners. Mr. Williams said that, prell minory advice Indicates that the Act is beyond Government juris diction "and we will take all possible steps to have it declared
Australian Labourary
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South
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for the miners' claims but called on them to re-submit those claims to a coal industry Tribunal, Mr. J. Stewart, New Wales State
said to- night that a campaign to break Court will tomorrow, hear Gov- down the effect of Communist crnment application requesting propaganda on the coal-fleidis in that four unions be ordered to other branches of the industrial
the hand over to
Arbitration movement would open this week, Court Registrar, or return to the
Addressing Labour delegates at bank, money alleged to have a meeting in his own electorate been drawn by them on behalf at Kutoomba, New South Wales. of the miners.
that I
founy, Mr. Chifley said that "the The Federal Cabinet and both dollar situation is such the New South Wales and Vic- shoul 12 Overscas ле this forlan State Cabinets will meet moment to put Australia's point tomorrow to consider the strike of view but I cannot be there position.
while this Industrial trouble con- The strike of 23,000 miners tinues."--Reuter, seeking higher wages and
im-
provedl conditions enters ita
second week tomorrow with still MOUNTAIN OUT OF
10 prospect of a settlement in sight,
Almost 500,000 workers have teen thrown out of work as a result of the miters' stoppage.
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MOLE HILL
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of the Miners' Federation, said
Even the Governor of the State that the minera "with
do and was present to give this happen- shoot rabbits, catch fish and eating his official sanction. When grass before they give in to Mr. they awakened, the 03 inhabitants Chifley (MC. J. B. Chifley, of this little community were iv-
Prime Minister)." Federal Prime
ing in "Mole Hill." A few hours Resolutions passed
by Inter, they were mountaineers, for two Labour Party Councils coin- the name of the village was prising delegates from branches changed officially to Mountain-- of the Australian Labour Party in with the approval of the United the Northern coal-fields of New States Post Office Department.--- South Wales, expressed sympathy Reuter.
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