FURTHER AUSTERITY AHEAD FOR BRITAIN UNDER NEW PLAN
ARMS AID SCHEME APPROVED
Washington. October 17. The Senate
Appropriations Committee today approved the US$1,914,010,000 spending pro- Framme to help rearme Atlas ~Pact-countmes-and-man
Communist nations.
The programme provides $500.- 000,000 in cash and the same amount in contact authority for the Atlantic Pat; allies, $234,370,- 000 for weapons to Greece and Turkey, $27.640,600 for Korean.. Iran and the Plippines and $75,000,000 which, at President Truman's
discretion. could be used for China or that general: area.
London, October 17. The British Government is believed to be ready to give Parliament a new dollar-saving pro- gramme.
The new policies may mean even harder times for
about 50,000,000 austerity-hit Britons.
The Prime Minister, Mr. Cle- ment Attlee, today held the fifth meeting in a week of the Cabinet's Economic Policy Committee..
THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1945.
Parliament returns to work on Tuesday afterneen, ending a sum- mer adjournment which it began late in July,
He is expected to tell the full
Mr. Attlee is meeting with La- Cabinet in private session on bour Members of Parliament on Thursday morning what Britain Wednesday, when he may sive! must-de-lo-gel-back-on-her-feet-them- pre-tris
other re
Egyptian Mission
In Britain
Under-
economic policies.
The Government is keeping the details secret. Its search for ways
Communist Activity In Mozambique
Lourenco Marques,
October 17.
The police here have ar- rest about 20 prominent Mozambique citizens on al- legations of Communist ac- Tivity.
An official statement al- leged that they had led an organisation called "Move-
ment of Young Mozambique Democrats" which was Com- munist in its aims and me- thods-Reuter.
STORY OF REVENGE MURDER
of curting -expenditure is mainly few co centred ga:
Dollar Imports Imports from the U. S. and other dollar countries. These in- rlude oil, tobacco,
and food.
cotton
TAY
General Council Of Arab League Opens Sessions
Cairo, October 17.
The Arab League General Council this afternoon began an historic session aimed at restoring Arab unity in international affairs. Senior representatives of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Iraq, the Lebanon, Hashemite Jordan and the Yemen were present.
Even as the meeting began the j question of whether the Holy City) of Jerusalem should or should not be internationalised threatened to shatter hopes for complete agreement among the Arab States Bone Before the Lasting thereens
ian Foreign Minister, Rohi Pasha|| - | Abdel Hadi, told the Associated! Press that Jordan will insist that the Arab section of Jerusalem be incorporated into King Abdullah's realm.
Ilse
Aachen, October 17.
old Twenty-six-spar Hirsch, a leader in the Nari Gisk eagle, told a German court here today how she few behind the Allied lines with
Administrative expenses. A five ) murder." per cent cut would mean a saving of £150,000,000. Oficials have been talking of a five to 10 cent cut.
investment. Some Capital Lources
estimate that as much as £200.000.000 could be prun- from plans to build new schools, health centres and hos-
public
and pitals,
buildings roads.
+4
London, October 17 An Egyptian Government mis-1 The House of Representatives son began talks here today with War Office chiefs on purchase of has already approved exactly the
for their country's equipment same gure, but the bill will go to a joint Senate-House confermy and air force.
Leading the Egyptian mission i ence committee for members to
Mahmoud Tawig Ahmed ! work ou: differences in grants for other Government de Pasha, Under Secretary for War, El Sawi Bey, partment, which the House has Abdul Rahman
Under-Secretary for Air, and Fl tacked on.
Sayer Wahid
Bey, The Appropriations Committee | Secretary for Finance. acted after the sting Secretary! They are expected of State, James Wegb. testitet for about one month. With thering what will happen to his sup- that Puud mature would have are a number of technical experts,ply of petrol, cigarettes and cot- joint defence plans ready for M- Eypt wants to buy tighter air-ton clothing. Truman's uppruvat mm from tour jersit from Britain
Legislation bors armour for her stmy. A number spenning of over $100,000,000 for of unfulfilled orders, placed he
over $100,000,000 Aut ATTAN to fore the United Nations lust trenty rates, Mr Truman ap- jyene put an embarge on the ex- poet of arms to the Middle East, proves the nefetua pans.
Associated Press.
lo 5 weeks.
be busy
ami light
·
The average Brition is wonder-
Stocking Up
from
A large share of Britain's oil. tobacco and cotton the dollar area.
comes
There are unconfirmed reports
Mr. Well tuin the Committee will probably be given priority, jthat petrol may 20 up about four
that without are full appropria- tion the program man would
curtunee
bren started
he estates
to 12 me
would he
force":
Propertur
this development
really Greneri fout
vza's estrangement from: Moscow
which led to the coat W the
Yugoslw-Greek fronter se Chinel
munia! suerte funds
U.S. Caution On Greek Situation
Washington, October 17.
A C.S. State Department
Mr. Web and tulo de sena-spokesman said today that the
forse was quite
القنا
United States Government view i whether the $75.000,000 for China with considerable
reserve"
and the Chinese area would ever the Greek rebel Radio's an- actually bed. The discre-nouncement that Greek gueril-
Uionary
included on las have ceased hostilities.
furd was
HAMBURG POLL
halt in such aid to Greece.
pence a gallon from the current 202. "A small
advance in cotton been passed on to prices has manufacturers. It has not shown up in the shops yet.
However, some stores have re- ported that housewives are stock-
Other arab states are on record as supporting internationalisation under the United Nations.
EUROPE'S ECONOMIC CRISIS
Rome. October 17. The Foreign · Minister, Count Carlo Sforza's Republican Party today called for an extraordinary "meeting of the Strasbourg" As- sembly to discuss Europe's econ- omic crisis,
two-
Under the Arab League charter party of SSa majority decision binds only men to help carry out a "revenge the nations supporting the deci-
sion. Jordan would not be legally Party Directork, ending obliged to support internationali-day meeting here, issued an order She and five SS men-inciud-isation even if the Council voted of the day urging Republican ing two generals--are on trial for 6- in favour of it
members of Parliament to request the murder of Franaz Oppenhed, The Secretary General of the the Government's support for the the chief Burgomuster of Aachen, |League, Azzam Pasha, told news- Special Assembly of Western on March 25, 1943.
papermen that this charter clause | European nations. Oppenhoff was appointed by makes the Arab the American forces when they and inefficient" captured the town and Himmler, according to the prosecution, de- cided to make an example of him
the for his "co-operation with ezemy.
League "ucak
Union Issue "Unless this prevision is amended the Arab League will continue to be as inefficient as it has been in the past," he said. Himler arranged for a num- Revision the Arab League's ber of SS men to fly in cap internal structure is
ane of the tured American plane to Aachen,subjects due for discussion. then well inside the Allied front, While the proceedings of the Hirsch told the court that she Council are not to be published bad been ordered to accompany officially, informed sources said the party to look after their food that there are last-minute indica They were given civilian clothes ons that the question of a pos- and provided with false papers. sible union of Syria and Iraq will
be raised.
The order warned that Western Europe's political and economic co-operation is threatened by the recent currency devaluation which created "most urgent and grave problems."
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Re- On domestic affairs, the publicans suggested the creation of a special ofce for emigration affairs to combine duties noW The party landed пеал the
performed in Several Government Dutch border, its members seat.
The majority of the Arab sta-Ministries. tered by Allied fire and joinedes, including Egypt, are sharply up again in Aachen.
opposed to the union which has Besides Count Sforza, They went to Oppenhoff's house, been the subject of recent infor-slightly left of centre Republican and while the party engaged the mal conversations between the Party is represented in the Gov
ernment by the Defence Minister, Burgomaster in conversation, one wo Arab nations. of the accused, Sergeant Henne
Signor Randolfo Pacciardi.-As-
If brought up, most ebservers
jing up on sheets and other cotton mann, shot him dend with a pistol believe that it would wreck hopes sociated Pr£58.
goods in apparent anticipation of Price rises.Associated Press.
Jewish Minority In Iraq
Lundon. October 17.
with a sileärer on it
Fleeing the murder party ran into a minefield, and two of them were killed. Hirsch was wounded.
ac-
prisoners, SS
All six are charged with con- spiring to murder. Reuter
of establishing an Arab "united front" in international policies.
After one hour of opening for- malities the Council adjourned until 8. a.m. on Wednesday-As- sociated Press.
REFERENDUM IN FRENCH INDIA
Russian Accusation Rejected
this
Washington, October 17. The United States, in a note to
Pondicherry, October 18. The Municipal Councillors for French India decided today to the Soviet Foreign Office, today recommend the postponement, of rejected the Russian accusations the referendura in the French that America was turning Ger- settlements ja Southern India, many into a "drill ground."
on September 11.
Five of the men, alleged to have been involved in the plot were on trial with her today. Ther are: SS General Karl Gutenber ser, formerly Chief of Police in Western Germany, who is the deman Republican legis
cused of organising the plot He lators. M Wet revealed that There is no way of knowing. the former
Secretary of State, if the guerillas mueen what they
The larges Legation in Lon-12 a serving a sentence of years imprisonment imposed George Mannall, Harold Stassen, say, the spokesman said. He don said in a statement tonight by a British war crimes court for Republican political leader, and added that it the report proved that the Government of Israel killing Russian about 30 ether leading citizens to be true, requirements for nas received gravely disquiet-Sergeant Karl Heinz Hennemann, This decision was taken by the| The American ncte in turn ac- had consulted with the Departe | military and to Greece would be
ing reports of a new wave of 5S Sergeant George Heldora, SS 22-member Committee represent cused Russia of reinforcing the ment's three-man Jessup Com-less than in the past.
members General Karl Raddatz, and Johan- ing the French settlements of Soviet Zone police force. persecution against Matter now formulating a new
innes Stubenrach, an SS "anti-Pondicherry, Karaikkai, Yesarn The United States note, which policy approach toward China.--- The spokesman foresaw
no of the Jewish minority
espionage detective."
and Mahe
was delivered today, replied to a United Pres.
iraq."
The referendum was arranged Soviet note of October 1 critict- "These reports tell of numerous
to decide whether the settlements sing the formation of the West "The guerillas still have some arrests and of torture of those
are to merge with the Indian German Government. 15,000 clements in Albania, Bul- detained with the purpose of
Union or remain French, Chan- The note reaffirmed the Ameri- Karis and Yugoslavia.. Each one eliciting the names of others who
dernagore, the three square mile,can Government's belief in the of these countries has announced may nate assisted in the escope
French settlement in the suburbs principles of the Potsdam Agree- publicly that these people have of the few who have succeeded been disarmed and interned. "We in leaving
of Calcutta, voted for a merger ment and said: "It hopes that the and reaching
with India in a referendum held time is not far distant when the last June-Reuter.
Soviet Government, instead of Their departure from Iraq Mitchell Field, New York,
seeking to impose its arbitrary was motivated as
much by the
October, 17.
Athens, October 17.
will upon the
the Germans of its Zone Regional Parliament reduced In Athens. the Greek Wardesire to take their share in the The American Air Force an King Paul and Queen Federika will co-operate with the Western at the nolls yesterday, final Minister. M. Kanellopoules was building up of the land of their nounced "promising results" to of Greece were enthusiastically Allies in enabling a
abling all the results showed early today. quoted by a newspaper there as people as by the terrifying feel day from an air raid warning welcomed today at the port of mans of all Germany, within the
"It is impossible ta They captured 65 seats out of saying:
ating of insecurity under which the system that skips a coded inad Vathy, in the Aegean Island of framework prescribed by inter- 120. Canpared with 62 out of 110 tach any importance whatsoever Jewish minority in Iraq has been dible alarm into an ordinary ra- Samos. The Royal visit coincided national agreements, to work out to the bandit announcement, living during the last few years dio broadcast in seven seconds. with the final cleaning up of the their common political destiny
of insecurity The chief rivalsa coalition of which is nothing but an acknow-
Special receivers
in strategic last guerilla forces on the island, without dictation and with demo- Christian Democrats, Free De- cdgement of an accomplished latest manifestation is only too air mid warning centres would the Athens news agency statedratic freedom of action.”—--Res-
ient an indication.
register the alarm by light, bell Reuter.
ter. "The situation is regarded as or buzzer. being of the utmost gravity and The Civil Air Defence would great anxiety is being felt for go into action on the basis of military this helpless minority," the Israeli fresh information from "Legation statement/sdded-Ren-air defence-control-centres
ter.
The Social Democrats hað |
Trag
Hamburg. October 17. have no factual confirmation of Israel," the statement declared their majority in the Hamburg that at all, but even so they re-
main threat to Greece
in the old Parienet.
inocrats and Conservatives--nuus-
fact," He was
answering DE-
tered 40 seats compared with porters' questions Reuter.
their former 22.
The right wing German Party has nine seats in the new Parlia, ment, the Communists five and the Radical Social Party one.
It was unofficially estimated that 65 per cent of the 1,250,000 electorate went to the poils.- Reuter.
-POPE-CANCELS
CEREMONY ·
Vatican City, October 17. The Pope has cancelled a special ceremony for the sick which was to have been held in St. Peter's The reason
CATHOLICS CLASH next Wednesdaycal dificulties"
WITH REDS
the
given
Observers
here believe Vatican authorities are anxious Haifa, October 17. to spare the 73-year-old
Pope Communists. and. Catholic any extra strain before the open- youths came to blows today whening of the Holy Year next Christ-
Communists interrupted amas Eve.
the
service held at Kfar Iblin, Gali- Instead of the ceremony in St. lee, by the Greek Catholic Bishop Peter's the Pope will deliver a
Hakim of Haifa, Acre and Naza- special broadcast for the sick and throughout the world
reth.
suffering
The Israeli police arrested on a date to be announced.-Reu- three people.-Reuter.
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