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POSSIBILITY OF ELECTION LOOMS AGAIN IN BRITAIN
London, Jan. 31.
Mr Winston Churchill's Conservatives will ask the House of Commons tomorrow to condemn the Labour Government for the nation's severe coal shortage.
The Prime Minister was said to be undecided whether to stake the life of his government on the issue.
In all likelihood, however, the government will treat the attack as a motion of No Confidence and, if it loses a vote on the issue, will call new national elections.
Serious
Accusations Against Wealthy Man
Manila, Feb, 1. The wealthy Chinese business-- man, Co Pak, has been accused of having ordered the murder of three Chinese identified as
Nationalists,
The
hitherto havo Crince been listed by the Manila police among those unsolved.
The accusation was made by two Chinese convicts serving terms at the National Peniten flary in Muntinglaon, in testi- mony as government witnesses
Mr Churchill and other Op- position leaders launched their attack in a motion which con- demned the failure of the gov- to provide adequate crnment supplies. Britain's cont miner state-owned and-adminis-
Gre
tered.
The government has a paper majority of seven in Commons --that is, without counting MPs who are victims of the country's Did current epidemic of colds fu.
"The effective strength of each party is considered
top secret by the party whips.
The cool shortage has cut deeply across the nation. House- holders are rationed, but many complain they have run out of cal, unable to get all their ration,
The
power
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1951.
Mr Attlee Receives The Gift Of An 'Umbrella!
London, Jan. 31. -
An umbrella, sent as a symbol of appeasement, arrived in London today - addressed to the Prime. Minister, Mr Clement Attlco.
But the Prime Minister's office, 10 Downing Street, and officials at the Foreign Office were
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SHOCKING
SHIPYARD
unable to say just where it is, or what will happen DISASTER
to it eventually.
The umbrella was sont about a week ago by alr by leaders of the Newark, New Jersey, Veterans of Foreign Wars.
When they shipped it off, they cabled Mr Attlee: "Just in case Mr Chamberlain didn't leave you his, we are forwarding you an umbrella. It may come in handy in Peking,
Former British Prime Minister Neville Chamber- lain became known as "the man with the umbrella" after he carried one when he flew to Germany in 1938 for a conference with Hitler.-Associated Press.
Saboteurs Blamed For Collapse
Of Famous Bridge
Quebec, Jan. 31.
The State Premier, Mr Maurice Duplessis, today blamed saboteurs for the collapse of a $3,000,000 bridge in his home town of Three Rivers which killed at least four people.
He told the State legislature, that "subversive government - operated elements" were responsible.
units which use coal
RAILWAY CUTS
The
have instituted daily power cuts Four spans of the Duplessis earthquake and occurred. in residential alexs in an Bridge-named after the Pre-falling spans tore out light wires
inlo the Ice- and telephone cables.
Bach span of the $3,000,000 attempt to inture electricity formier-crashed
covered St. Maurice River car- Industry.
bridge is about 180 feet long. ly' today,
The
bridge councets Three The police have recovered Rivers with Cap de la Madeleine
motorists across the St. Maurice River.
First reports from the scheme the bodies of two Three injured people were
said that the three spy whose taken to hospital.
Mr Duplesale said that the plunging down in
at the deportation_proceedings Train cehedules have been cut, against Co Pak, The govern- and the State-owned British ment is seeking Co Pak's expul railways slon from this country on the reductions in passenger services
grounds that he is a member tonight.
of the local Chinese Communist
porter of the Hukbalahap move
rant.
One of the witnesses told the deportation board he headed an assassin's' group of 30 Chinese
announced
further
by ܐ in
The
apans crashed
the
Belfast, Jan. 31. A gangway leading from whale factory ship Juan Peron collapsed to- night killing 14 workers and injuring 31 others.
More than 100 workers crowd- Ing ashore at the end of the shift fell 50 feet. Some were | thrown into the water and others
onto the dock beside the ship,
The workers Involved were atting out the whale
FIRST STEP: A THREE-MAN GROUP TO SEEK PEACE SETTLEMENT
Lake Success, Jan. 31.
The United States strovo today for a quick verdict by the United Nations General Assombly on the American resolution call- ing Red China the aggressor in Korea.
Once approval has been obtained, high diplomatic circles said, the United States would press for a two-point course of action.
One would be immediate efforts by a high- factory calibre three-man good offices committee to seek a SWEEPING
ship Junn Peron, being com- pleted for the C ship, or at- Argen-
ina de Pesca. The most 30,000 tons, is the world's Inrgest whale factory ship and is designed to operate as an ordinary
during tanker
the closed season on whales.
Tho high narrow gangway Was packed with workers hurrying #shoro. First there was loud crash and then the wooden structure parted. Most of those who fell were painters, Witnesses described the scene
settlement.
The second would be intensive consultations among members of a 14-nation collective measures | committee on what to do about meeting the Chinese aggression.
Informed circles here said the American posi- tion on sanctions, if any, would depend finally on the results of these consultations.
after the disaster as "heart An rending."
Cries and
вторла
came from the men crumpled broken legs
upon the wharf. Many had
Xt was the worst shipyard disaster in Belfast history. and mothers, tears Wives streaming
down ther
faces, gathered outside hospital gates. Many collapsed as the names of the dead were announced.
REVISION
OF VERDICTS
·Frankfurt, Jan, 31. American Occupation authori- ties today saved 21 convicted German war criminals from the gallows, granted Immediate free-
to ex-
and shortened the prison terms of 38.
American traordinary session Lake
View Of Nehru Policy
be
to
The Assembly is to meet on Thursday morning in an
at Success instead of in the huge Assembly
at Flushing Hall. Meadow,
Sir Benogal N. Rau, who lost the a campaign to put off American proposal, asked what India's position would be after the American resolution
General passed by the sembly, said:
dom
33
This sweeping revision of U.S. War Crimes verdicts, came
in the midst of Allled efforts to
woo Germans into Gen. Dwight Elsenhower's European Army.
Inter alia, High Commissioner is John J. McCoy and General As-Thomas Handy announced these
clemency decisions:
"We shall continue to do our best for peace."
the collective
measureS
com- are restored.
com-
New York, Jan. 31. Doris Fleeson said in her Divers and searchlights were Washington column in the New
Six S.S. troops feund guilty being used in an attempt 10 locate some of the missing.
York Post today that India rust The Asian-Arab group is un-of murdering U.S. soldiers in make certain reforms and decided whether to renew in the nefarious "Malmedy Mas- James Boyd, a painter who develop its own food resources the Assembly the fight it made sacre" will be imprisoned for
on the Western European nations in the Political Committee life instead of hanged. received minor injuries, said:
"It all happened so suddenly,ald after receiving Economic
the American resolu- Co. against
Arms magnate Alfried Krupp We were getting ready to go operation Administration funds. tion. down onto the dock to catch the
and eight high executives in his SHAPING UP bus home when I suddenly felt petrined the Secretary of State, She said "McCarthyism" had
industrial empire will be re- leased from gaol immediately. Assembly approval is certain Krupps confiscated
property Bish Railways said cuts in "subversive elements" respon-point crushed through the ice of myself falling. I hit the dock- Mr Dean Acheson, so that and the United States is shap-rights in his vast stect plants
river.
side but fortunately I only could not fight effectively for
plans for the two bridge Party as well as an active sup- service to date have saved 3.500 (sible for the destruction of the the droze which was opened received several facial cuts and his own polletes, but she added ing
the Promier of Quebec in a tons of coal a week, and the new bridge were the same as those
sprained arm."--Associated also that the famine was partly mitters created under the resolu- Former Air Force Lt. Gen. for "responsible
sabotage
The Press, reductions will bring the total other parts of Canada and cire- June, 1948, has six spans,
India's own fault. She said the ton, the good offices group and wilhelm Speidel, brother of ex- 10,000
collapsed this tons
spans which
Indina Prime Minister,
General Hans Speldel, who is coal saving to
where."
linked Three Rivers morning
Jawaharlal weekly.
Nehru, wan "60 /mittee.
Western He said that there would be Minister Attce spent
with the point of land on the
determined to hang on
The Americans-hope for men negotiating with the
powers on German rearmament, whose minds also will be freed. His 13-year public inquiry i preliminary opposite side of the St. Maurice Rumoured Offer Kashmir, that he is engaging in of high calibre
virtual economic war with were not already made up on sentence was commuted to the investigations indicated a need River-Reuter.
the Red Chinese issue, Pakistan."
Ilma already served.-Asso-. for it.
order to
Other enjoy that
driegates advocating clated Press. questionable luxury, he is not choice of a European country, Rome, Jan. 31.
bargaining with her for grain, perhaps Sweden, and on Asian Coun Carlo Sforza, Italian but is growing cotton and jute country Sweden has recognised Foreign
told Minister, the for export instead of grain for Red China and has an envoy in Ann Sheridan's Chamber of Deputies on Wed-his
She said Mr Peking. The Swedish delegation on the American nesday that all his Government Nehru's policy on Red China bstained knows about a rumoured Rus-!
and
his proclamations that India resolution,
There was some talk among sian offer of a non-aggression could not be bought with grain pact has been through reports irritated public opinion here, delegates that Mr Entezam might
Hollywood, Jan. 31. in the Press.
Dr Ralph Bunche, "our grain surplus incidentally 80 with
The film star Ann Sheridan sult against being a product of the materi- Director of the UN. Trusteeship had her damage alism Asia so despies." United Division to Peking for talks RKO Radio studios pared from cor- Press.
Mr Entezain is reported to be $350,000 to a mere $50,000 by Interested in the idea but no the Federal judge. definite plan appeared ready
The red-haired actress charged that she was algned to play the
who murdered Go Ka Paw in 1945 and shot dead Yo Kint Bin and Yon Nga in 1940 in Manila's Chinatown. The witness alleged the killings were ordered by Co
Pak.
Another
witness,
James
Prime more than two hours on Wednes. day explaining the need for Britain's new three-year, 4,700,- 000,000-pound (US$13,100,000, 000) defence programme to Lá- bour MPs at a closed meeting.
Herbert Mr
Morrison, the polition
olitical strategist, called
and
Party's
to deliver 50,000 pesos in cash sald
one
In any
Le added, there would be a Government not Inquiry which might necessarily be made publle - "to make sure that justice is done and anyone concerned
have wiit
take to
their
sald
Young testified that he was for solid support of the new
1945 programme, ordered by Co Pak in
report lie threatened reluctant responsibility.
Residents living nearby Communist Labourites with the possibility
election that the bridge went down with such a noise that they thought an
to the Philippine
lender, Guillermo Capadocia, of a new national United Press.
Associated Press.
COMMENT OF THE DAY
United Nations Indictment
THE moral judgment of 44 members
of the United Nations has now been passed on Communist China --- a judg ment deserved and just. Its effect is to place on record the fact that the vast majority of the United Nations cannot tolerate or condone aggression -a principle firraly embodied in the UN Charter. The act of naming a regime or government as being a violator of this principle is, in itself correct, once suficient proof has been provided. In the case of the Peking Government there is overwhelming evidence that its troops in great force invaded North Korea, launched an offensive against the United Nations army and in a wan- ton manner have driven below the 88th Parallel. On these grounds yesterday's Indictment by the UN Political Com- mittee is justified and calls for no apology. Nevertheless, this is not suf- ficient to bring peace to Korea or to Bettle companion problems in the For East. What progress to those ends is now made must depend to a large ex- tent on how Communist China reacts. It is probably expecting too much for the Poking Government to accept the indictment meekly or to express any regret or remorse; the more likely at- titude is опе of indignation and defiance. According to Sir Benegal Rau, the Indian delegate to United Na- tions, Peking has already stated that any branding of the Chinese Commun- ists as aggressors in Korea will render impossible any further chances of settle- ment by negotiation. Superficially this is an ominous threat, yet there are reasons for believing it was advanced to frighten rather than to represent Poking's last word on the subject. The Chinese Communists, somewhat naturally, have avoided indicating just how much they would like to see an end, to hostilities in Koren, but it is fair to assume that by now the feeling is quite strong. The conflict is achlov ing nothing for anybody; brings the
Chinese Communists no nearer their that of gaining cherished ambitions -
a seat in the United Nations and hav ing a voice in the future of Formosa. Upon these two considerations rests the hope that Peking will show her willingness to negotiate a settlement which some time or another is inevit- able unless Mao Tse-tung is determined to widen the conflict to proportions which may become beyond his scope to control. The Peking regime cannot be blind to such a possibility, though it rests entirely on the Chinese Com- munists whether it will eventuate. We cannot subscribe to the belief that the door to negotiations has been slammed, inasmuch that yesterday's indictment of Communist China on moral grounds does nothing to alter the fundamental requirement which is, mutual recognition of the necessity for a satisfactory settlement of a variety of issues, including Korea. Communist China has been morally condemned,
In but sho has not been outlawed. fact, the importance of the amend- ment to the indictment resolu tion was to withhold action which would, in fact, make Red China a de- clared enemy of the United Nations, and the support which the United States finally obtained for her resolu- tion was strictly on that understand- ing. The United Nations has fulfilled an obligation an obligation demand- ed by the Charter, but in the minds of all the countries who voted for the in- dictment there remains unimpaired the desire to secure A Bottlemont of the Kores and other problems through honourable negotiations. On this point the Peking. Government need entertain no doubts. Wherefore, if Peking can display any reciprocity of the same spirit, thero exists no valid reason why a fair and satisfactory settlement should not be reached by means of negotiations.
Pleven's Trip
To Ottawa
From Russia
Ottawa, Jan. 31. The French Prime Minister, M Rene Fieven, will arrive ai Okawa by train at noon en Friday for a two-day visit.. "Judgment or any proposals The French leader is coming can only be reached after ma- to the Canadian capital to return ture examination -- and a visit made by Mr St. Laurent tainly not before they have re- to Paris in December and to talk ceived through normal diplo with Canadian officials on plans matic channels," he said when
Atlantic North
what treaty asked will stay at the would be if the offer He wi co-operation. French Embassy on Friday night made.-Associated Press: and leave by RCAF plane lata
for
on Saturday for Montreal,
M. Pleven will be accom- panied to Ottawa by General Alphonse Juin, Inspector General of the French armed Parodi, foreas, M. Alexandre Secretary General of the Minis Iry of Foreign Affairs, and M. Herve Alphand, deputy Minis- ter of Foreign Affairs.
Italy's
answer were
Cabinet Crisis
Continues
The Hague, Jan. 91, locked today in the week-old Negotiations appeared dead Cabinet crisis and Holland is still without a government. Mr St Laurent will meet M.
The outgoing Foreign Minister, Pleven at the Ottawa rallway Mr Dirk von Sticker, has not station at noon on Friday. A been officially relieved his guard of honour from Canada's mandate from Queen Juliana to fornous, French-speaking Royal attempt to dorm a new Cabinet, 22nd Regiment will provide the but informed sources believed he usual salute,-United Press, had falled.—United Press. *
All NY-London Records
Smashed
London, Jan. 31.
Airline Captain Charles Blair, in a Mustang fighter plane, today smashed all records for a flight from New York to London.
Blair, a 41-year-old Pan-American Airway pilot, streaked out of darkness over London Air- port just seven hours and 48 minutes after a dawn take-off on the other side of the Atlantic.
His average
speed for the ing 24 passengers, on Nov. 22, non-stop solo trip of some 3,500 1949, miles was about 450 miles per Blair's single-engined Musinng hour.
is modifled to hold 805 gallons
A
people,"
Vargas Back
To Power
yet.
Damage Suit
The General Assembly in starring role in a picture called autumn named
"Carriage Д collective
Entrance" but that measures committee of 14, the studio fired her before the designating Australia, Belgium, Alm started Brazil, Burma, Canada, Egypt, The judge ruled that a clause France, Mexico, the Philippines, in the contract stated that Miss Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 31. Turkey, United States, Venezuela Sheridan would receive $30,000 in the event that the studio vio... Getulia
re-elected and Yugoslavia, Vargas,
The Americans are holding firelated the agreement and said the President of Brazil last October
could -five years after being deposed in this committee until they have most the Federal court
that sum, ated today. by a military coup-was inaugur had a chance to consult others. grant her was
United Pre55..
Vargas, who was elected on a Labour programme, said he would not promise a "golden age of happiness and plenty, but would cut the cost of living and improve living standards
Os
Vangas was deposed in Octo- ber, 1945, after serving President for 15 years, the last olgist of which he governed with sweeping dictatorial powers-- Associated Press.
STOP PRESS
HEAVY RED
ATTACK
Central Front, Feb. 1.
A strong enemy force believed to be a combination of North Korean and Chinese troops launched a heavy assault on United Nations forces north of Yoju on the central front early today, and were threatening complete encirclement,
"The Franco-American
unit
of high-test gasoline inside the was hit from the north-east at His "Flying Gas Tank" -- wings and fuselage without ex-4.30 a.m., and then in rapid named Excalibur The Third ternol tanks, left New York's Idlewild Air- port at 0450 EST (0850 GMT) and was clocked in here at 1738 and to Bludy the west, the west, south-west and
GMT,
Hie flight had a double pur succession the enemy hit the pose to set a new speed record Allied perimeter from the north- The last attack. was south high-velocity winds of the lower launched against a company Blair few much of the way airliners.
stratosphere on, trans-Atlantic
protecting the main north-south, at an altitudo of over 20,000
Toulu below the beleaguered who bac town over Allied force. at times blow more than 130 than a year exactly the kind
The battle was ruging in full of weather conditions for his force at the last report,--United second attempt. The converted | Prom. The old London-New York Mustang is his own, but the record of eight bourn, 36 | dight was made in co-operation minutes was act by a Fan- with his airlina, in Associated American Stratocruiser, carry- { Prom.
fool. He was pushed along by flor
a tremendous tail wind which
miles an hour.
waited more
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