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SPECULATION ON UK GENERAL ELECTION
EGYPT GOES TO POLLS
Cairo, January 2. Police will stand by from dawn tomorrow to keep order ns 5,000,000 Egyptians go to the polls to elect a new and bigger Chamber of Deputies in probably the most crucial election in recent years.
Independent newsinpers have been calling for oferi aetion to electioneering preversi after bitterly fought einpala in which at least 10 people died In clauben.
violener
Flussein The Prime Minister, Say Pasha's "Caretaker" Gov. ernment increased the number of seats in the Chamber from 280 to 315 before 30-year-old King Farouk dissolved the mid House on November 7, 1940,
This was because of Egypt's growing populuiton.
Prime
London, January 2,
The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attles today cut short his winter holiday and returned to 10, Downing Street.
He returned amid mounting speculation that he will set the date for the General Election with- in the next two weeks,
Political observers here say within the he will announce next 10 days when he plans the election, and predict it will be early this year.
was
Election-cate speculation heightened by the elevation of Ave Labour members of Parlia ment to the peerage in the New
This Year's Honours.
neccsal.. Intes five by-elections plus ather, caused by the resignation of Jack Lawton, M. P. for Ches-
1er
an-
The
There is considerable specula- Don that Mr. Atter may dispose calling af the by-elections by an early General Election Genern Election must be between now and mid-August,
Informed quarters say that Mr Attlee's definite decision will un-
called
Mr Mortimot 1s De muster strategini Labour Party
regarded
of
the
Since the last clerion in Janu-doubtedly be strongly influenced Ars. 1948, two
Ministers by his conference with the Lord Council, Mr. Dr. President of the have been asas unted
Herbert Mo rison, on Monday or Almond Maber, « months after the
lectionis, and Mahmood Nokrushy Tuesday. Pasha, Sundist Party tender, sup- sequently
Egyptians will have a severt,
4/1 ballot but must of the voters med C
21 will have shown where to put the cross S they are
The Govern- Niteite
not ment has
Kranted votes to women in spite of 2013 energetic campaign for equal voting rights fut wumTI.
Political observers forecast thal the main contestants tomori 22 will be the Waftists and its oIT- shoot, the Saadist, nameel after Samut Zaghlai Pasha and known as the landlords and big inusines party
Political
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Hru volve around personalities
Du Pont family celebrates
Philadelphin, January 2. Four generations, comprising 632 members, of the fabulously
MR. ATTLEE
Britain's
the powerful 1,000,000 stron Trade Union Counell.
Alone among tional newspapers, the Labourite Keeping Tories guessing "Daily Herald did not speculate
on an early election date
nil-
The
Winston gets
big reception in Madeira
Punchal; January 2
A crowd larger,” than the Now
Year's Eve throng turned out last night to wal- come the arrival of the Bri- tlab Conservativo toador, Winston Churahlit, who is in
Madeira for pra-afèction. holiday.
The New Year's illumina- tions were left on for an ex- two night to great Mr. Chur- ohl's arrival in this land mmunity off the coast of Morocco.United Prega.
PERSIAN CONDUCT ATTACKED
Geneva, January 2.
The United Nations Per- manent Central Opium Board today severely repri- manded the Government of Persia in its report to the Economic and Social Council, published here.
The Board said that is was con- siruined to draw the attention of the Economic governments and and Social Council to the attitude and conduct of the Government of Persia, which has not even troubled to reply to communien- International tons sent by body with which, as a party to the
An
1931 Convention, R stands in an official relation.
The communications relate to
The Government la kooping "Herald" pointed out, however, the Conservatives gunsaing | that the by-elections wouki about the election date, so that | regarded us "General Election important questions of substance the Tories will remain in the in miniature." dark as to when to spend their funda and obtain maxim
results General Election.
campaign
which will have to be further The statistics supplied Both Mr. Ailee and Mr. Mor-pursued,
by Persia were inaccurate and rison will celebrate their birth-
Attlee seldom complete, the report said. the days on Tuesday. Mr.
will be 67, Mr.
United Press.
Most Conservative newspapers Agree
Honoura Lat. that the published on Sunday, rend rather The tactical dissolution of Par. liament, which Governanen: of Parliament arc merabers "promoted" to the Lords.
As another Indication of an early General Election, they oint to the Foreign Secretary. Ernest Bevin's.
cancellation
of
his planned visit to India after the Commonwealth foreign mi- Colomba, pisters conference
Ceylon
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Tories claim he will
met to celebrate the arrival
in
ancestors 150 years ago.
be rushing back to London NO
The family, hended by the that he can participate in pre- Best Pierre Du Pont. founded election strategy talks with lead- what is now one of the world's ers of the Labour Party, and tui biggest industrial empires.
The host at the anniversary relebration was the fifth Pierre of the Du Pont, aged 80 Many
were tables guests the youngest of one and two hurt never seen each other before. Fifteen came France, 11 from Britain, Frogn three from Italy and two from
Switzerland.
ate
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EMIL JANNINGS DEAD
Vienna, January 2. Emil Jannings, famous pre-war
hand for
Min stur, died at 8.00 p.m. today in his home at Zinken Bach, on the
He A! a vast banquet the guests Wolfgangsee, aged 83.
disease liver First ple-the
and been of only dish the Du Pont about a fortnight.
The report has been confirmed ploneers had on their hazardous
home... 91-cov journey frum France in telephonically from his alenky ship.---Reuter,
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Morrison 02.—
Red candidates
London, January 2 The British Communist Party hopes to have 100 candidates in the forthcoming general election, a Party official stated today.
Mr. W. Brooks, National Secre tary of the
Communist young League, who is to oppose MA Winston Churchill at Woodford
98 Essex, said that so far
had been listed.--Reuter.
BRITISH STAND ON FRANCO
London, January 2.
sug-
A Foreign Office spokesman reiterated tonight that Britain's policy of actively supporting the United Nations' call for the withdrawal of Ambassadors from Spain is unchanged. He was commenting on
at a Press conference gestions last week by Senator Tom Cou- nally, Chairman of the United Stales Sanuta Foreign Relations Committee, that it would be to the advantage of the United States to send on Ambassador back to Spain. "There has
becn a United Nations resolution (in December, 1940) calling for the withdrawal of heads of Missions from Spain and we continue to observe it," the spokesman declared.
He added that the United States had not made any approach to Britain' on the matter. Britain is represented Madrid by Mir. A.M.A. Hankey as Charge 'd'AI- fatros Router.
HIKERS WERE COMMUNISTS
Barcelona, January_2. The police today reported, the discovery of a clandestine Com- munist organisation masquerading under the guise of a hiking club. Members believed responsible for the organisation of the club were arrested.
The police also said a larga quantity of Communist ́propa- ganda was discovered in the club's headquarters. The organi- sation had been legally registered as an athletic association under the name of Centro Execusionisto. The police said other Important Communist cell operations were discovered in the offices the Banco Hispano-Americano.--- United Press.
of
The Board called for effective national and International control of synthetle drugs, many of which were narcuties or habit-forming.
Control was complicated by the diverse nature of these drugs' formulae and innumerable trade names.
A Member of the Board told Reuter R was hoped that inter national control of synthetle drugs would be fairly complete by the end of 1950. Only 23 countries had signed the protocol, which came into force JA Decamber, 1940-Reuter,
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