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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1949.
THREAT OF HIGHER
TAXES IN
IN BRITAIN
Election Violence In Pl
Manila, October 3. Violence and widespread irre- gularities marred the last day of the registration of new voters on Saturday, the American-owned "Manila Bulletin" reported today Four persons were killed in various municipalities in Cavite province, immediately South of Manila, while others in some Southern Philippine provinces were manhandled and beaten up by armed men
In Samar Jists of registered
London, October 3. The Labour Government today threatened the British people with still higher taxation if they spend instead of saving their money. The Economic Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Douglas Jay, one of Sir Stafford Cripps' top advisers, admitted that there is a real threat of inflation and rise in the cost of living following
"
In an address to the *mual meeting of the Westminster local savings committee, be sald the degree to which infation could far the public is willing to save be limited depended upon how
rather than spend.
He added:
"If the public's savings are no enough, only two alternative me thods of checking the rise in the cest of living are open to the
af them
-voters "disappeared while other Government, both
alleged grave anomalies are re- parted from other parts of the country.
Those two ways, he said, are higher taxes and cutting down building programmes like hous-, Ing.
NEHRU TO ADDRESS CONGRESS
Washington, October 3. Pandit Nehru, the Indian Prime Minister, will be invited to addres! the Gaited States Congress during his forthcoming visit to Washing-
ton.
Secret Service men and special- As the country swings into the
ly picked detectives from the last five weeks prior to election
Washington police force were be The threat of higher taxationing put on the alert for duty in day, November 8, leaders of the is not a pleasant prospect for the and around the House of Repre country's main political parties, Briton. whose income taxes sentatives and the Senate during
Mother-In Law SHOWING Breaks Up Walkathon
Berlin, October 3.
A young Barlin couple, hot favourites in the city's first "walkathon" non-stop dancing contest, retired today with sore feet and mother-in-law trouble.
After dancing for 18 bours they were handed an urgent. message from the wife's 'ma- ther, czying that she refused to mind the baby, a minute longer,
The dance-till-you-drop" competition was organised by Rudy Herzberger, American- born "World Citizen No. 2." to foster interest in World Government-Reuter.
Reds At Work In Africa
London, October 3. The Soviet Union is working
confrented with reports of wide-falone now eat up nearly 50 per the Indian Prime Minister wm to create a "black proletariat
spread pre-election violence and cent of his wages. anomalics-are-considering-men- sures to avert further bloodshed and further abuses and irregulari- ties.-Renter.
ROYAL COMMAND PERFORMANCE
Bad News Ahead
Premier's visit.
Indian Premier's The be accompanied by his daughter, throughout the continent of Mrs. Indira Gundhi, and the Sec Africa, reports reaching Lon- retary-General of the Indian Fordon said (today.
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In addition. there are ex-eign Ministry, Sir Girpa Shankar tremely high purchase taxes on Bajpai, former Indian Agent- These reports said the Bussian almost every piece of mer-General in the United States, The Legation at Addis Ababa, chandise, running up to 200 per Party is due to arrive in Wa-Ethiopia, Was the organising cent on luxuries like furs. shington by plane on October 11, centre for propaganda distributed Mr. Jay's warning came as:
Nehru will be
ALSO LATEST PARAMOUNT NEWS: be greeted at to tribes in colonial territories of 1. Sir Stafford Cripps, Chac- the Airport by President Truman the Western nations. They added "TRAGIC SHIP FIRE AT London, October 3.
TORONTO PIER”. cellor of the Exchequer, prepared with milltary honours. Metro-Goldwyn Mayer's film to announce
"Portraits of Lenin and Stalin GERMAN PARLIAMENT GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS”. further great de At Blair House, the temporary of Galsworthy's "Forsythe Saga pletion of Britain's gold and dof-Presidential mansion, Mr. Nehru have been found in the villages ETC, ETC. has been chosen for this year's har reserves during the quarter will be the guest of honour at a
of some of the most primitive film Royal Command gala per-ended las: Friday. The reserves dinner with the President and tribes. Communist pamphlets formance 02 November 17 in
Mrs. Truman.
crude picture form, aimed at London,
will probably go to. below £300,- 000,000 in contrast to the provi-
A full programme of diplomatic defaming the United States and margin of functions has been drawn up for and have been found in tribal
Britain cusly-stated "safe"
are widely distributed Pandit Nehru, who will also visit £500,000,000.
The King and Queen will see the technicolour show, which stars Greer Garson, Walter Pid-
geon, Errol Flynn, Robert Young and Janet Leigh-Reuter.
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2. The Cabinet prepared for critical meeting this week to de- termine what policy to pursue in view of Argentina's devaluation of
the peso and threat to increase the price of Argentine meat to Britain.
جدا
ton area.
historie national shrines, including areas as far apart as the Ivory George Washington's home, and Coast in West Africa and Swazi
a wreath on the Tomb of the land in the South East Unknown Soldier in the Washing
In larger towns, particularly Representatives of the House of in the vernacular are distributed. seaports, Communist pamphlets Representatives and the Senate Moscow radio
even has special the State Department and the In-broadcasts in tribal dialects. dian Embassy are working on the arrangements for the Prime Min-
Communist activity also ap ars to be directed at breaking pears to down the British system of tribal government and influencing powerful witch doctors, the re Indian officials stressed that ports said. the Prime Minister's trip has na In Addis Ababa, the
Soviet particular political significance.Legation staff outnumbers that of is merely a goodwill visit any other foreign Embassy, the but is He was invited early this year reports added. United Press. by President Truman.
3. The Government prepared
enforce this month a va per cent cut in administrative ex-ister's Congressional address. perses. The slash would affect which has been tentatively Exed
all Departments except Social for October 13. Services and the Ministry of De- fence.
Pound's Value
Mr. Jay cialmed that the Pound Sterling, "Judged by Pandit Nehru is due to leave history," is a better currency Washington on October 15 for to hold than almost any other, New York, where he will attend despite Britain's gigantic na-a reception by the Mayor and also tional exertions In two wars. visit the United Nations offices at He said that some people Lake Success.
Mr. Nehru will fly to Canada on
might ask what assurance they bad that devaluation might not October 23 for a three-day stay, Again depreciate the value of after which he will tour the Unit- savings.
jed States West Coast.
"In 1914 the Pound was worth 25 French francs. Today it is worth 990 francs," he said..
"In 1914, the Pound was worth 25 Italian live and today it is worth 1,750.
"Even the Belgian trane has gone down from 25 to the Pound in 1914 to 140 today," he added. -United Press and Reuter.
THE WORLD'S
CATHOLICS
Vatican City, October 3. There are now 423,000,000 Catholics in the world, Vatican Radio said today.
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BEETLES STOP CHURCH BELLS
Birmingham, October 3.
The bells of St. Edburgh's Church have been silenced by a borde of beetles.
The beetles are of the wood- boring Death Watch variety some- times called the termites of Eng- Land.
They have eaten away to a hol- The announcement said the low shell the timbers supporting number of Catholics increased by the six great bells in the tower, 119,000,000 between 1920 and which was built in 1481.
1949.
In the same period the popula–
The Vicar, the Reverend Char- tion of the world increased 600,les Crowson, discovered the dan- 000,000, a rise of one sixth, the Ser when he took a party up to: broadcast said. Ia
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FURY
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VICTOR MATURE COLEEN GRAY
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