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London, January 26.
Gambling odds on the Labour Party to win the General Election
on February 23 shortened to 4 to 7 today. Douglas Stuart, one of the biggest bookmakers,
s in Britain, told reporters there has been a steady stream of bets favouring Labour since he made the party a 4 to 6 favourite two weeks 899 as bajs mengų st Odds against Mr. Winston Churchill's Conserratos held steady at 5 to 4. Mr. Churchill himself, however, continued as the slight betting fav- ourite to be the next Prime Ministor of Britain.
The stress-presumptive to the t to Mi. Attien Ars the event throne will follow the custom of close as leading to the falas Royal Family and stay out of
polities govern.
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TURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1900.
Britain Fall share
doing her full
New York, January 20. Thomas. Finisiter, former head of the EGA mission to the United Kingdom, today (decried disparaging talk about Britain's recovery efforts and assured businessmen, "Britain landoing her full charo."
Mr. Finletter addressed the meeting today of the Unlied „States · Council of the Inter- national Chamber of Com- marce.
-Americana should .keep their minds open to the pos.
sibility of continuing some form of foreign aid beyond 1902, Mr. Finletter said.
The Marshaft Plan ends to 1962.
"One thing we can do be. tween now and 1082 is to do comething, about imports," Mr. Fintetter sold. It is ally for a great crediter nation to per mist In -protecting Industrize which now dominate the world, he added.
He, sonceded that it would be hard to Inorees importa in the face of a century and a quarter of American tradi tion carried on by strong pros. sure groups against importa and for tariffs.-Uaited Press and Router.
Attack on Tito being prepared
London, January 26.
to
ILO conference
plan to protect labour interests
mam Kolombo, January 2650m The Asian regional conference of the [10, today
• recommended that the governments of Asian «countries' establish a waga, fixing müthinery to protect the worker and to assurasthat, in- creases in productivity are reflected in wage carnings...
downsteiondly tapos d The recommendation was unanimously approved as the conference prepared to conclude two weeks of deliberations:
The meeting brought to gether 121 government, worker and employer delegates arti advisers from 10 countries. arid observers from the United States and Japan.
The recommendation sald that wagta determined by the ware |lixing authorities should satiący the minimum neads of the worker and his family and should bo compatible with the levels of pro- ductivity.
The recommendation was cm- bodied In a resolution which urged Anian governments to co- opernte in improving agricultural practices in order to increase the production of primary goods.
increased
was productivity cited as a primary means of in creasing earnings.
Use of manpower
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PEKING'S PROTEST TO THAIS
London, January 26. The Chinese Communist Government today protested strongly to Thailand-against the alleged maltreatment and killing of Chinese, the New China News Agency reported tonight.
The conference today atro
The protest was made' by the approved racemmendations do-Viet-Foreign Minister, LI Ke- signed, to....assist Asian countries nung. to make full use of rasnpower through organicatlon and ide valopment sef vemployment vice and by action, to provide vocational technical training.
In another decision the con- ference requested the 10's go
consideration to
the
Government
establish.
A Chinese Communist „broad- Cast "inst Saturdaynald that Chinese who had been "thrown, Into Bangkok Prisan and brutally benten by the Thailand Govern- ment had tent" a' letter' to the Peking Government pleading for
Toxiny'
or
Lo
The Vigilance Committee of ring body to give immediate help. The graduat severance, of: the the international Transportment of an Asian Royal Family from party.poll-Workers' Federation alleged mittee as recommended by the Chinese in Bangkok. Prisen bad
advisory com
protest alleged that: lios dates back for King George here today that Communists preparatory Asian conference been held for nearly half a year. Hi ́n unsuccesful attempt to F#%|
in New Delili two vetablish the principle
of one-are transporting war materials
years ago. many of them being thrown into Qian, culc.
from Poland
The delegates opened the day's dark cells and fettered. I Albania, proceedings with unanimous ap Succeeding monarchs became where they are being piled upproval of a mution by the United
"More than 10 persons have more
re and more aloof. The throne for the event of an
been benten
poisoned attack Kingdom In Dow Bymbol
ment delegate of governing
calling upon the conference to death," It said, powers and does not take sides Painst Yugoslavia.
Demanding the imunecilate re- renci to the Government and The Committee, consisting of send
detained Chinese, transport workers' leaders from people of India on the occasion cose of the France, Belgium, Holland, Nor-of.the.luauguration of ther indianboyprotest held the Thailima invernment Tully responsible for them of our affection and pled-all rights to raise demands con. on the results of a two-day cun-
them our terence here this week to plan sing
cerning the overseas Chinese who counter-action-ngulust, the Co-operation in the
were illegally which we are
kept in custody. munists. In European ports.
maltreated and killed."--Reuter.
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A Press statement said: "While | United Press,
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materiala Eu-
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continued
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BOAẠC CHIEF ON
WAY TO HK
London, January 26.
Sir Miles Thomas, Chairman Airway
QUEEN'S
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that members of the Hoyal Family never vate.”; anifest a. Buckingham Palace Fspokesman. "The King constlius the Communists are engaged
donully can't vole, and neither hypocritical donunciatiopa can members of the Royal Family the shipment of war who ore Peers.'
Western from America to Queens allowed to vote
nelively promoted the transport of war materials from the Polish of the British Overseas What aboül Queen Elizabeth |port of Gdynia Albania, where
London, January 26, the led to the elector and Queen Mary. Princess Eliza- they are obviously being plent Corporation, lett London by ait Dowager Queen Mary, 82-
Tor today the Duchesses who up for the event of an attack on Hong Kong. Australia and New year-old mother of the King.
Karachi, Singapore, theuren's Peres? pressed a reporter. Yugoslavia." Pakrt. former Anglie churches should block Better call the Home Office The Press stalement also sald Zealand, to make a personal entered Britain's quest for Secretary of the Misiatry of Ur-clear of pulities. He added, "Much to
Roman" advised the spokes- thut during the meeting referen- check that all possible economies dollars today by giving the fence. untitled, "Captured of the hostility
made on the Far nation a carpet she had mado reports are being mun documents
herself to be sold as a contri-| The Home Office, which nd that the Danish Trumport Work-Eastern routes. Reuter. and tusem fargely due to its active numesters elections, asked that thers Unlon had decided to refuse Look Tiem k
bution ordinary interest they
to the dollar export the information they appeared at tervention in party polities. He question be put in writing. It was, handle, arms shipments under
drive. the terms of the Atlantic Pact. carefuld not plaborate -fen Kather
Black come the reply:
transfers and, in "view of the The Pŕlme Minister. Me The Liberal party today reject
A reply received to "We regret we cannot give an
a cabled failure of the negotiations with Clement Attlee, accepted the offeini rullag on the matter but reports were used that the materialis, despite powder carpet on behalf of this nation de know of nothing in the law which reports were based allega
an under- would prevent the exercise of the official and
Dowager Marchioness' Hons of Copenhagen union taking given by Panama, it was Reading, Head of H franchise by any member of the Transport Workers, Union
Danish decided to convene stueeling of womch's group, said that Quran Royal Family
cafe- the Boycott
Committee next Mary's gesture will stir the settl other than King and any member who is a
thegorically denied being party to month to review the questionments of everyone throughout the Perr."
(The International Federation United Kingdom. Reports that the dockers of has threatened to boycott the
Mr. Vincent Tewson, the Secre Cherbourg, aro refusing to Panamanian fag as conditions handle,such Arme
tary of the Trades Union Con- "not shipments on Panama ships aro
in wore denied by the Franch re- compliance with the laws and gresa, said that the gift is "very presentive at the meeting. regulations laid down" interna symbolic at a time when we dollar gap."- The Committee also considered tionally and ratified by Panama.) have to close the the question of • Panama flag-Reuter,
unes to study of Extimantes
lications.
Atlan And
Winston Churchill's personal roluctantly bipal for an unti-Socialist con- Defence Minia.bine of Conservatives and Liberals
in the elections,
The Committed
the agreed to
try's
Joct.
refusal to discuss the pro-
Sir Archibald Bowlands, Per manent Secretary of the Ministry
Liberals. reject Tory offer in spate of its poor showing at
of Supply, suld that be wits the 1945 election and the pros tentionally vague in some of his perts that it will run third agato Onancial statements.
this time,
the Biberal Party &
As for 18-year-okl Prtacess Margaret, the law says you must be 21 to vote.
He said, "It is partly deliberate sued a pamphlet "Why Liberals She's too young. She not only to deceive the enemy and partly | Oppose› Tortes", which said: "The won't vote, she can't-Associal- because the Estimates
frum- people of this country .do noted Press and United Press.
ed this way. For example, you need to, jump into the fre 20 will not find any means of dis- escape the frying pan,"
how much covering spending on atomic energy year."
are we
The
Labour Party was des. this ribed as the frying pan the
Conservatives as the fire.
-Sir Archibalil did not say what Princess Elizabeth can vote ib. nation or nations are considered the general election. But, she
to be "enemy."--Associated Press, I won't
them.
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