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GOVERNMENT WINS CONFIDENCE VOTE IN THE COMMONS
London, March 13.
The fortnight-old Labour Government tonight throw back a second search-
ing Conservativo challenge in the House of Commons, by 25 votes. Voting figures were 314 to 289. The Liberals voted for the Government. Mr. Winston Churchill's now attack hit Labour at its sorest point—housing --but the knife-poised Government marched confidently to battle in the young Parliament after carefully closing its ranks.
TUDOR DISASTER INQUIRY
Cardiff, March 13.
near
With all Members of the House present the Governmen mujority is six.
As on last Thursday, when
t1.t scraped through by 14 in confidence vote on steel nation- alisation-second only to housing a national issue-every avail- able Socialist Member was rollied Gov- to a vote on which the ernment would have resigned if defeated,
by
La-
14
A full public inquiry has scenes in the House when
Last Thursday's unprecedented been ordered to tell the sor-bour hurted back Mr. Winston rowing nation why a charter- Churchill's (the Opposition .cd airliner crashed
leader's) first challenge votes--were tensely repeated. Cardiff yesterday, killing 80
Members squatted or stood persons.
elbow to
to elbow in the high, square panelled Chamber.
was
Tearful, dazed relatives, nican- while, continued the grim process of claiming the bodies of the vic- tims of history's worst plane dis- aster..
The King and the Prime Minis- ter, Mr. Clement Attlee, led Bri- Lain in mourning the traple fute of 75 fun-loving Welshmen who had travelled to Belfast for the -rugby football match between
Wales and Ireland. They, plus a crew of Ave, died in the disaster.
Government experts and om- eials of Fairflight Limiled, owners of the plane, continue to ex- aming the twisted remnants of the Tudor V strewn in a field only #yards from the edge of the airport.
It was announced to a hushed House of Commons that Lord Pakenham, the Civil Aviation Minister, had ordered
1 public court of inquiry. No date has been set for the hearing, which will attempt to fix the cause of the crush.
The announcement chme 132 response to a question from Mr. Winston Churchill, who asked at the opening of the day's session for a Government statement on the tragedy.
The Parliamentary
Secretary, Mr. Frank Beswick, said,
"The Minister asks me to say that he cannot adequately express his regret at this tragic happening of yesterday. Our hearts go out to Wales and the Welsh people in their hour of sorrow...
The victims have been taken from us at a moment of Joyous. homecoming after a hard earned holiday. The sudden, bitter con- trast between galety and desola- tion must make it particularly hard to bear,"
Air Vice-Marshal Bennett, hend of the company which owned the plane, who also
examined
the shattered remains of the crashed plane today, made no statement. Last night he merely said: "As As far as I can see, everything was in correct order. The 83 people --on-board-were-a-load-well-within-
the, certificate of airworthiness requirements for this particular machine."-Associated Press.
EMPIRE'S STAND ON JAPAN
London, March 13.
portance of making pence with Japan as soon as possible, Mr. Kenneth Younger, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, told Parliament today.
The battle waged against the backdrop of a _cramped.. home-hungry Britain still SCAT- red by the war, with young mar- ried couples living with their parents, gravely over-crowded bedrooms and between 1,000,000 writing and 2,000,000 people on lists for houses,
the
THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1850,
POLITBURO
MEMBERS "ELECTED"
London, March 13,
Rudió Moscow reported to- day that 12 members of the Soviet Politburo, including Josef Stalin and Vyacheslav Molotov. were re-elected in Sunday's election.
The announcement made no specifie mention of N. A. Voznesensiel, former Deputy Pre- All but half a dozen of the aident of the Council of Ministers Labour Members of Parliament and Chairman of the State Pian- were present for today's votingning Commission, who has somię and at least six of the nine Li-
times been listed as a member of beral Members of Parliament
Tent the Politburo, ` were seen from the Press gallery to enter the Government lobby. Liberal lenders had indicated earlier that they would abstain
somó but apparently their minds later,
7
- He was relieved of his Planning Commission post in 1948 and hos been under criticism on several changed! occasions in the past two years.
Tollers were not Immediately Those listed as elected besides available for an exact break- Stalin and Molotov were L. M. down. The Government, em-Kaganovich, K. E. Vorashllov, A. Mikoyan, A. A. Andreyev, N. S. boldened by its two victories, is
also survive tomor Khrushchev, G. M. Malenkoy, L sure it cun row's Commons division.-Reuter, P. Beria, N. M. Shvernik, N. A. Associated Press and United Bulganin and A. N. Kosygin. Press,
RIFF LEADER'S WARNING
New York, March 13. The 25,000,000 inhabitants of Morocco, Algeria and Bovan attacked- The debate-on
King's Tunisia are prepared to re- Speech laying down Government volt unless they receive in- policy-began when the Con-dependence, Riff leader Abd servative, Mr. Walter Elliott, moved an
an argendment regretting that
The announcement said all were elected unanimously,
Britain's relations with Peking regime
London, March - 13...
The Foreign Boorstary, Mr. Ernest Bovin, hopes to make a statement on Britain's, relations with Confmúnist 'China me soon as magotiations, now progressing In Poking, are concluded. This was announced in Parliament today by Mr. Kenneth Younger, 'Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.
Mr. Fitzroy MagLean, Conservative, bad asked when Mr. Davin Intended to implement Britain's announced declaton, to estabilah full diplomatic relations with the Communista ins China and on what terms.
Mr. Younger replied: "Mr. J. C. Hutchison, the British Change d'Affaires in China, is at present In Poking discussing with the Chinese People's Government certain preliminary and procedural questions in order to. establish diplomatie relations
The Foreign Secretary hopes to make a further state- ment as soon as the discussions have concluded."—Reuter.
Premier rejects new approach to Soviet Russia
Andio Moscow reported that The 99.90 percent of the eligible voters. zast valtors.“
It sold 111,008,625 persons re- and 110,064,172 gistered to vote
voted.
The broadcast sild the Central
London, March 13.
Prime Minister, Clament Attleo, today ruled out once more any new approach to the Soviet Union for outlawing the atomic and hydrogon": bombs.
•
Electoral Commission would pub- do not think a new approach would get over the difficulty, which is the unwillingness of Russia to co-operate," Mr. Attlee told the House of, Commons.
lish detailed results and names of the deputies elected es the Supreme Soviet en Wedneslay. -United Press.
el Krim was quoted as stat CEREMONY
there was no reference to ing in a "New York Times" the "growing distress 12 town despatch today.
and country arising out of the He is Emir of the Riff and continuing decline in the number President of the National Libera- of new houses built each year."
ation Committee of North Africans. Mr. Elliott Arst attacked the
Mr. Health Minister,
Aneurin Bevon, for rashness in saying Inst year, "We are now within
and
sight of providing for every se- parate family the comfort privacy of a separate household."
Bul, he said, though there were already too low houses costing too much. Government proposed a heavy cut in building,
The "Times" despatch, frum Me C. L. Sulzberger in Calro, quoted Abd el Krim as adding that S,- to bear 000,000 men are ready arma in the enuse 01 North African frectiom
Irom
If the order for insurrection is given, Abd el Krim said, there would be mass (desertions the Spanish and French armies of native troops sympathetic to the revolutionary cause.
He wanted more private build Ings, and summed up Conserva- tive policy in answer to an inte terruption by Mr. Bevan-as "Let nothing stand
ejt zens and the heen the
Mr. Arthur Blenkinsop, Par. becomes Independence
means
AT ST. PETER'S
Vatican City, March 13. Pope Pius celebrated the eleventh anniversary of his reign today in a solemn cere- mony attended by thousands of Holy Year pilgrims and the highest Church
eracy.
Mr. Attlee's remark was prompted by this question from Labourite Norman D. Dodds
"Will the Prime Minister take the initiative in calling a con- ference for the purpose of en- deavouring to find Ways and means of outlawing the hydrogen bomb and all atomic weapons in view of the desire of the people that he should do so?"
Mr. Attice replled "The initia- tive has already been taken as long age as 1945. We have been pressing this matter continuously and it is now before the United aristo- Nations,"
Pon-
the
Both Mr. Attlee and Mr. Stro-
chey himself have retorted that he broke clearly with Communism early in World War Two and was never-a member of the party- Associated Press.
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expects an adverse, balance Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank' Bldg. of payments totalling £6,000,000 with the Sterling Arca during the first half of 1950, according to Mr. Takayo- Mr.shi Aoki, Director-General of the Economic Stabilisation Board.
campaign.
The suggestion of a new top- The anniversary of the uff's coronation fell on Sunday, level approach to Joseph Stalln but the ceremonies
was made by the were pust-
Conservative poned because they are never leader, Winston Churchill, during held
Sabbath (during the holy season of Lent.
The Pope entered St. Peter's Eusilica at the head of a proces- slon that included the College of
on u
The
recent election
Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, waved it away as
The correspondent said that Abd el Krim stated that he con- siders Communism and the Soviet ideology abhorrent, but if war
the
only
of he will achieving Ilamentary Secretary to the 1 Ministry of Labour, sald that support from
be prepared to accept arms and any quarter, In- cluding Moscow.
"He argued that Ho Chi-minh are in Indo-Chha had been driven Cardinals, generals of various Smithers then asked Mr. Attlee'] sixth regular meeting of the
no!
the Government wants to en- sure that resources are wasted on luxuries and used to build houses for ple in the greatest need.
Minister's reply
peo.
In the long debate before the vote, the Conservatives blasted Mr. Bevan from all sides,
Mr. Bevun replied: down in history as nothing else, will go down as the barrier be tween the people of Great Britain ant the speculative builder."
into an exactly similar choice by French political shortsightedness
prior to the Vietnam recolt", the
was
religious orders, and scores of ecclesiastical dignitaries. The Pope
carried
slowly through the rows of thousands of Holy Year correspondent safd.
Basilica pilgrims in the spaelous Abd el Krim led the Ritt into the Altar of Confession. surrection" against Spain and
There, the Pontiff descended eventually 'France from 1922 to
from the Gestarial Chair, and "11928-Router.
look his place
golden on the throne before the altar whillo Bendeta Cardinal Aloisi Masella recited High Pontifical Mass.,
Special wooden stands were erected beside the altar for the Diplomatic Corps, visiting digni- tarles, and members of the Ro- man aristocracy. One of these at Eugenia, Queen Mother of Spain. ceremony was Victorin As the Pontif left the Basilica in his chair, he imparted a special Apostolle blessing-United Press.
The Conservatives had claime that Britain is short 6,000,000 homes, described the
Labour A whole housing policy os and demanded that Mr. Attlee Hop.
resign.
Mr. Bevan and other Labour party members retorted that the Conservatives, If they had their way, would turn the speculative buliders loose on housing for private sale, while the poor went homeless,
#
nine-
BANK ROBBER KILLS MAN
Bristol, March 13. Flueing bank robbers, with an excited, yelling crowd close on their heels, today killed a man who tried to stop them. The bandits walked into a branch of Lloyds Bank here and held up the manager and the bank guard at the point of agun. Then they grabbed a handful of notes-about £50- and raced into the 'street.'*
First they jumped on a bus.
the
FIRE AT THE ORATORY
Liberal attitude Earlier in the day, the
London March 13, All the Commonwealth delega-man Liberal bloc in the House of
People knelt in the streets to 1lons at the recent' Colombo Con- Commons made it clear that it But the bank guard stopped it. ference were agreed on the im-would not support the Conser- The robbers sprang off und took Pray as priests helped Bremen to- blaze in the vative motion of no-confidence to t their heels along the crowded day to quell a In the Government's housing streets. Pedestrians gave chase. Brompton Oratory, one of Lon- programme, making Labour
best known Catholic Chur- don's Shopkeepers joined in until about victory almost certain.
20 people were chasing the gun- Liberal Lady Megan Lloyd men,
The fire was believed to have George, daughter of the great Robert George Taylor, aged begun in a room where candles World War Prime Minister, 30, sprang in front of them and sald she knew Britain's housing wrestled with one of the bandits, altuation was gravo, but she There was a shot and Taylor col- did not think the Conservatives Inpsed with bullet in his face. Priests formed a bucket chain could handle the problem any He died soon afterwards in hos tower, nearly 100 feet high, in and firemen holsted a water
better than the Bociallets.
pital.
спе
soon
were stored. The flames spread through the organ loft and up to the roof.
"A proposal to establish working party of Commonwealth officials in London to consider further the terms of. settlement, which was generally approved, is being followed up," he added.
Mr. William Teeling, Conser
She indicated that the nine The police Vater detained two the street outside when vative, had asked naked what Liberals would abstain when the men but withheld their names, feared that the flames would en- conclusions were come to at Co-Commons divided on the Con-I was in Bristol that a gunman velop the roof. lombo about a peace treaty with servative amendment regrettingull unidentified and at large- The church, which was built in Japan and what had been done that the King's speech failed to shot bank manager dead and in 1894, in Renaissance style, had since then to prepare for such a mention. the critical housing escaped with £1,000 In January, only just been renovated treaty,Router.
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whether, In view of the betrayal of the West's atomic secrets by Communist Dr. Klaus Fuchs, the Labour Government will intro- duce a bill to outlaw Britain's Communist party.
"No Sir," Mr. Attlee said.
No reply
Speaking yesterday before the
Manufacturers, Mr. Aoki said the Japan Coincli of Industria) Government intends asking the Occupation authorities to raise the limit of sterling credit in the -trade account with the Sterling
Arca.
of the
Since the conclusion trade agreement with Beltain, he said, Japan has bought great quantities of barley, wheat and Mr. Attlee did not reply when wool from Australia, barley from. Sir Waldron suggested he ask for Iraq, cotton from India, rice from the resignations of Sir Stafford Burma and rubber from Malaya. The Sterling Cripps, the Chancellor of the
Purchases from the Exchequer: the Defence Minister, Emanuel Shinwell, and the War Area during the months subse- they can do any more damage to Minister, John-Strachey, "beforequent to last July had left Japan
with an import
excess, totalling this country."
£8,000,000 at the end of 1949.
Lord Beaverbrook's "Evening Standard" and "Daily Express" have demanded the dismissal of Mr. Strachey on the ground that he has never disavowed his Com- munist sympathies of the 1930s.
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