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London, February 26.0 Sir Harry Lauder, the famous Scottish comedian, diad tonight. Sir Harry, who was 79, had been ill since August.
The little dynamic comedian with the stout heart.
rose from a nine shillings a week job. in the pits to become Britain's highest paid, music hall entertainer,
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Washington, February 28. Israel has appealed to the United States and Britain for arms and military equipment for her army and air force, diplomatic officials here dis- closed today.
The Israel ambassadors her and in London are stated to have presented a detailed request to the State Department and the Foreign Omee.
Department
Senior State officials said a formal American reply to Israel's request had been drafted after consultation with Britain.
Officials indicated that before sending any American arms, to Israel would ask for full detalls of the the State Department
equipment of Israel's armed for- res with assurances that they would be used only for self-de- fence.
Israel omcials have declined to give the United States or Bri- tabi guch detailed Information,
the officials added.
Most of the Israeli armed for- ces present supplies were bought in Czechoslovakia and other countries during the war izv Palestine,
For a long time he was on the brink of death, but about three months ago he rallied for a time. He spent his last Christmas in the bedside com pany of his niece, Greta, and his old friend, Dr. John Ste- wart. Sir Harry was Dr. Ste- wart's last patient. The doc«. tor came out of retirement to care for his friend and went to live with him.-Reuter..
So the wee man's gone. Yon cheerful cocksparrow w' the reid face (he liked his dram), an' the bundy lalgs, an' that gleikit back- view when he birled his kilt as the curtain an' the gilms went up, to a throaty Portobello voice aingia "Roamin' in Glas- min.
the
We'll nae forget ye, Harry, nor will a' the world, which ye toured so often, breakin' in on yer Loch Lomond song wi' that chuckle that wis a' yer ain, an' tellin' the
people doon front some airy-fairy story about how ya'd cuddled some assle at Brodick or Ro'say, an' ye in yer seventies, too, although ye didna look it.
weel-kent Scot onywhere
Aye, there maybe wasna a more thep oor Harry, or better liked one, forbye. He started as a millboy, among a' that stoor, an" then he had it worse in the pits, but frae whit mo father said, it
WBS worst of a' when he went on the stage, wr a' that baccy smoke.
Had it in him
But he jist had it in him to mak the folk laugh an' mak' them feel guld, an' he could get
Diplomatic officials saki that them a singin' the auld tunes Israel had given no indication asked business, He even to how it would pay for any American arms received.
The Export-Import Bank granted her a $100,000,000 Joon last your but this was allocated for development and recovery projects-Reuter.
Sinister murder plot theory
made the King an' Queen laugh and clap, monny's the time. An' In a lot of far-off places, even Australia so they say, he had not only the Scots but a crowd u' Sassenachs an' more outlandish folks wipin' a tear frac their e'on afore he'd finished his turn.
I'm thinkin' there's a lot o' falks a' ower the world what ken "Ruamin' in the Gloamin-wi' a lassie by yer side," an" "It's nice to get up in the mornin'-but it's nicer to lie in yer bed."
Weel, ye've gane to yer ain rest, Harry, but ye'll live on in the minds of a' of us wha saw Alexander City, Alabama, ye, an' yer tunes will go
on February. 20. roon for a lang, làng thang to
The nude and hooded body come.
of un elderly woman fished
from Lake Martin confronted NEW
the police today with a sinister murder plot which, they fear,
NEW
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has claimed more than one) LAW WANTED
victim.
"There may be another body inf there," said Deputy Sheriff J. L. Ingram. He explained that blood- stains found on the highway bridge railing near the body's lo- Cation did not match the woman's
blood in tentative tests.
There was no Immediate clue as to who she was. She wore only stockings and shoes. Ingram es- timated that she was 05 to 70 years old.
Paris, February:-26.|| The National Council of the French Socialist Party today passed a resolution asking for a New French electoral law. to
The
replace the present system of The woman had been shot three proportional representation. times with a .38-calibre-weapon. The resolution-called- for a law Any of the shots was enough to inspired by the majority system kill her. She also had been club-making an alliance between Re- bed on the head.
publican forces possible. present system favours, and is supported by, the MRP (Popular Republicans) and the Commun- ists, who between them have a majority in the Assembly.
The Socfalisis also voled that
light should be thrown A gag, apparently made from a
the "offair of the
the generals," "Wili Socialists scrap of her dress, had been hold posts in the French Cabinet,
continue not thrust into her mouth. A made from an undergarment, had Council recommended a truce in hood, the Council decided. Finally the been pulled over her face and knotted about her throat, United Indo-China followed either by an Press.
The woman had been in the water about two days, a State to- xicologist estimated,
NEW CABINET FORMED IN IRAN
Teheran, February 26. The Iron Premier, Moham- med Saed, presented his new Cabinet to the Shah today after resigning yesterday,
The Cabinet, composed of the previous members with the addl- tion of two newcomers, is:
Ibrahim Zand, Minister of In- terior.
all
on
to
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armistice or an appeal to International authority to estab- lish peace in the country.-Rou- ter,
BULGAR SLANDER
CAMPAIGN
Trieste, February 26. Mr. Donald Heath, the United States Minister to Sofia, who is returning home after the break In diplomatic relations between his country and Bulgaria, arrived here
today by train with 40 members of his staff.
Mr. Heath said on his arrival: campaign of Blander and per- secution resulted in the United
Hossein Ala, Minister of Foreign Affairs, a former Iranian Ambasa sador in Washington.
Dr. Mohammed Nakhale, Mia- ister of Lebaur, formerly Minister of Agriculture.
Assodulia Alam, Minister of Azriculture, formerly Minister of Interior.
Other posts remain unchanged. The Minister of Communications will be appointed later Associo- ted Press.
SIAMESE KING ON WAY HOME
Lausanne, February 28,
King Phumiphon Aduldet, of Siam, left here by train tonight 'on the first stage of his Journey.
States-Bulgarian break. I have feeling that the Bulgarians are unhappy that this had to but there was no alternative."
to happen Mr. Heath said that all the Legation staff and their depen- dents were on board the train.
added that there were stili about 60 American citizens in Bulgaria, about half of them of dulled
nationality.
Milliary Government persoanel and Mr. Thomas Judd, the United States Political Ad- viser here, greeted Mr. Heath's arrival. Reuter,
NATIONALISTS. IN
✅INDO-CHINA ME
Paris, February: 20.. Eleven hundred Chinese Na- to Bangkok for his coronation.
tionalist; soldiers, interned in Many Swiss oficials and friends | Indo-China, passed through Hanos saw the young monarch off at today on the way to Haiphong, Lausanne, where he has been the French Press Agency, report completing his education. He wil od
mail from Villefranche in the They come
a temporaly
Danlah liner Belandia. A special Internment camp at Tong, North alcoping car is being attached to West of Hanol, and are (to ba the Genova-Nieo Expremtonight shipped to a camp at Can Banha
WPA in Southern Annam-Reisters
Bengal riots continuing
Calcutta). February 26,¦ Spreading riots continued today, socompanied by '■ spate of rumours from the Istest communal disturbance areks of Jalpaiguri In North - West Bengal and Barisal in East Pakistan.
ern
Exalted Bunday crowds be- aloged the rallway station here, masting traina arriving from the affected districts. The police ofoared away the
tlong, and cordoned the sta
were
One train arrived with twa empty, bloodstained carriages. Several Incidents ported from the outlying parts of the olty, while the central area WAS quiet and _somewhat.deserted..
It was reported that at least two persons were killed and about half a dozen In- Jured here-United Press.
TRAWLER SAFE
Grimsby, February 26. Watch by planes and ships for the overdue British trawler Is- nernia, 580 tons, was called off tonight, after her skipper radioed a message to the owners.
He reported storm damage and asked for the help of a tug when docking at Grimsby. The Skip- per sald that the Isnernia's bridge, chart room
com and radio room had been amashed.
FRANCE FACES WEEK OF STRIKE BALLOTS
Paris, February 26.
France today faces a week of strike ballots. The
wagas strike of Paris region metal workers. threatened to spread to other industries and other parts of the country.
The metal workers are due to vote for or against strike action tomorrow in Marseilles, Lyons, where the Union has already decided to come out for an indefinite period, Montbeliard and Elfort.
In case of a refusal their union leaders will meet on the same day to decide on future setion. workers Unions in Lille, Northern Catholic textile and metai Franco, rejected insufficient
tu
TROUBLE ON ORAN DOCKS
Oran. February 26, Fours, policemen and
five dockers were injured in a scuffie on the Oran docles yes- terday between police anti striking members of the 'Com- munist-dominated General La- (CGT)
bour Confederation Dock Workers' Union.
One Communist Party leader. and two ometals of the CGT
est the employers' offer of an eighting on were detained for question-
In the Paris region, where armed Republican security guards are occupying the atrike- bound Ford and Renault motor works, the Communist Sunday newspaper, "Le Soir," mated that 150,000 metal work- ers are out in 200 factories.
Voting
on a proposed total stoppage in the nationalised gar and electricity industries and the Paris Metro (Underground) and bus services will also take place tomorrow.
un- 00
The Communist-led Paris derground union sald that per cent of its members in main- tenance shops had already voted to strike, but the operating staffs do not begin voting until 10- morrow, and the ballot is not ex- peeled to be
before complete Tuesday.
the Employees of
National (which Include the Comedie Francaise and the Paris Opera House) expect the Minis- try of Education to reply on Tuesday to their demand for a provisional bonus.
The trawler, which left Nor-Theatres way last Monday, was 24 hours overdue today. Last radio con- tact with her was on Tuesday, She has a crew of 24-Associated Press.
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per cent wage rise, and the au- tonomous printers' union called for a national "Interprofessional" strike in support of its claims.
wage
Bonus claims All the workers now striking or voting are olaiming wago Incroates and most claim a 3,000-franca
month provl alonal bonus pending the ne. gotiation of agreements.
The claims follow the passaga last month of the law restoring collective bargaining, which had been suspended in France since 1939.
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A decree setting up national and regional Conciliation
Com missions, a recourse which compulsory under the collective bargaining law, was published in the Journal Offelal today,
The Commissions will each
Trouble broke out when CGT members tried to prevánt, non- Union dockers from handling ships. The CGT members wero also protesting against the with- drawal of work cards from dock- era who have refused to work on certain ships.
The Communists have been trying to prevent the shipment of supplies to French troops in Indo- China-Associated Press.
three
consist of three employers' and workers' representatives, with a representative of the La- bour Ministry as chairman.
When the Commissions reach agreed conclusions, these will be binding on the parties.
A decree to set up an optional arbitration board is expected.
during the week-Reuter.
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