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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1951.
BRITISH
No More Drawing
DISORGANISED
PORTS GoSlow By Engineers
Nationalisation
On Canada Credit In North And Ulster of Burma Land
London, Feb. 20.
“Britain is not to draw any further on a dollar
oredit which Canada made available in 1040, Mr High Galiakell, the Chancellor of the chequer, announced today.
The Canadian Govern. ment was told of this de- cinlon yesterday, ho it- formed the House of Com.
mon
Mr Gallskell said... thai Canada granted a credit of $1,250 million, in May, 1946. expiring on De- cember 31, 1951. Of this credit $65 million bad not been used. Drawings have been suspended zinoo last Jana.
After discussions in
Ottawa between the Bri.
Wish High Commisioner and the Canadian Govern- ment, the British Govern - ment had decided ‚il would not draw any further on this credit. Mr Galikell said.---Renter.
YOUTHFUL
OFFICER'S
HEROISM
London, Feb. 20.
A young British army officer who though twice wounded con- tinued to lead his platoon in a successful engagement against A superler Malayan guerilla been awarded the Military Cross, the official Lonica Gazette announced to- night.
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He is Lieutenant John David Alan Linn, The King's Own Scottish Borderers, attached to The First Battalion, The Camer- Jonians (Scottish Rifles) whose Thome is at Klimacolm, Ren-
frewshire, Scotland.
Lieutenant Linn was in com. mand of a platoon which cok part in an opera fon against a querilla camp in the Maur dis- trict of Johore on Dec. 22 last.
The Camp was situpled on high ground completely sur- rounded by swamp jungle, but Lieutenant Linn led his platoon straight to it. A fierce engage- ment was fought at close range and Lleutenant Linn, though wounded twice in the first, few minutes, personally accounted for two of the enemy.
The battle raged for more than three hours before the curmy withdrew with consider- able casualties.
or-
Later, Lieutenant Lina ganise the evacuation of his wounded and remained in command throughout the night attending stretcher cases and refusing medical attention for his own wounds until a relief party had arrived.-Reuter.
The
Ship Sinks
S. Nazaire, Feb. 20. 1,695-ton Norwegian ship Marga was reported to have sunk in agale of the rugged coast of Brittany today and ships in the area rished to search for survivors,
A message picked up by a St. Nazaire radio operator said on- other ship, the Clonel, had pick- ed up one survivor from Marga.United Press.
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London, Feb. 20.
A new wave of industrial ́ ́unrest sweeping Britain today disorganised four key ports and slowed down the movement of freight on the rail- ways.
In the Ports of London, Glasgow, Manchester and Birkenhead, over 18,000 dockers staged a one- day strike timed to coincide with the appearance in a London Court of seven unofficial strike leaders. The seven men are charged with inciting dockers to strike illegally.
The case was adjourned until last Tuesday and the. strikers voted to return to work tomorrow and to come out again when the seven leaders reappear before the Court.
On the ways, more men thousands of engineers who are decided today to berin
#go-dieratisfied with the effects of a slow" tactics or to stage token new wage award. strikes next werk-end.
In Glasgow 3.500 strikers at a Trade union leaders and off- Rolls-Royce factory decided to clakt
of the Railway Executive seek support among tradic struggled against time at two unionis's in other factori:s, and London conferences to find in Belfast, Northern Ireland. solution of the wages dispute, 2,800 aircraft workers carri d which has set off the chain of on à four weeks' old strike unofficial action.
caused by the dismissal of ship Unless they can settle differ- stewards." ences which have defeated all attempts
negotia fon for
at
NOT ENOUGH
more thans a year. few traina The trouble in the docks and are likely to run between mid-on the rallways stems from dis- night next Friday and midnight satisfaction with recoat wage on Sunday.
In the North of England there was no sign of an end to the "go
movement
slow"
Cabinet
Crisis In
Greece
Athens, Feb. 20.
of
awards.
The dockers have been given an extra two shlilings a day and the trade union leaders have ac- cepted it.
But three weeks
ugo about 11.000 deckers on Merseyside stagert an, unofficial strike to profes the offer and the union's scceptance of it.
The railwaymen have been claiming increases ranging from seven and a half per cent to 15 per cent and have just been awarded an overage shillings a week.
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Rangoon, Feb, 20. Burma intends 10 Ko ahead with Jand па tionalisation — but slowly
EN not to Jeopardise national minoriiles, the Minister for Agriculture, Bo Khin Maung Galo, aald here today.
Ho warard farmers that If they failed their 1949-50.
Jand
to pay up duen for they would
Loso Government sympathy
The Minister said that the Government had writ- of ten_off land arrears. revenue and agricultural · Ioans for 1948.49 amount. for to Ely seven-und- a-half crores of runces.
(A crore is 10 million ruples)---Reuter.
IMPORTANT
JUDGMENT ON CLAIMS
Frankfurt, Feb. 20.
An American Court has ruled for the first time that claime may be uobald against the Ger- man Relch for the return of
Tonely confiscated by
the Nazis.
A statement by the American Righ Commission yesterday described as sign'deant" the judgment which also held that the German nation Bever cared in exist drgnite the un- conditional surrender and the four-sower occupation."
The Judgment, by the United States Court. of Restitution AD- deals, restored to Mrs Martha Kaufman, of Edinburgh. Scot- land. her right to a mortgage in Frankfurt
the Nazis had that selend during the war.
In this case, the trade unions
The American statement said concerned have rejected the that the judement was important offer. but the men have gone because of the large number of ahend with their unomefal "go similar claims, runnin Into Islow" and strike netlon without millions of German marks. that The Greek Prime Minister, Mawaiting developments-Reuter. I had still to be decided.-Reuter. Venizelns, is expected to cut bert a tone or Epirus and re- turn to Athens tomorrow tr face a Government crisis
He will be received by the King
(Tisis toomed tonight when M. Panayotis Canelopou- los told Partipment that Prpulist-Unionist Party would. withdraw support from the Government. IL puties.
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Stirring Up Trouble Behind Iron Curtain
Washington, Feb. 20.
Venizelos' conlition of A Georgetown University professor told Libernis and
Democratic Senators today that a fifth column of anti- Socialist holes 180 seats out of 250 in Parliament.
Communist Russians' was infiltrating the Red Army and stirring up trouble behind the Iron Curtain.
M. Canelopoulos. speaking in Salonika during the week But, criticised the Government ntid warned Parliament that unless a stable non-partisan government was formed short ly the country would have to extra-parliamentary solu-
face tions.
Flis statement provoked an Inmediate reaction from Government and Parliamentary "leadirs," who firmed that no unconstitutional' solution would be teleruted.
The new Unionist-Populist
Party, formed. by a merger 23 dissident Populist deputies under M. Stefan Stefanopoulos, seven Unionist members led by M. Panoyo is Canelopoulos, and sme independent deputies, re-
the mained outside
gave it
Dr Lee Dobriansky urged the “Voice of America" had largely situation by backing the dis- United States to exploit this neglected this opportunity. sident Russian group. He considering the issue of troops to The Senators, who are con- plained to the Senate Foreign Europe, endorsed Dr Dobrlar- Relations and Armed Services sky's plea, Committees that up to now the Senator William Knowland American government's central
al (Republican) said large numbers Intelligence agency and
of dissatisfied, freedom-loving Russin repre- groups inside sented perhaps a more effective "secret
than the weapon"
Refusal To Halt atomic bomb,
Executions
While reporting an under- of unstated ground movement proportions, Dr Dobriansky also Washington, Feb. 20, urged that no limit be placed by The Unlled States Court of Congress on the number of Gavem- Appeals refused today to halt American troops that could be its support. the scheduled execution The Populists. under M. Con- Germany of
t-n'ine Tsaldaris 34-strong Nazi war criminals. now without the 28 dissidenta -were in opposition.-Reuter...
ment but
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YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD-Across: ( Pans, 4 Propels,
serven
or
Intent to Europe for a united convleted Western European Army,
Other witnesses attacked The Court upheld
the idea of sending a ruling defended
troops to Europe. Mr C. B. hy a United States District Baldwin, secretary of the Pro- Judge who refused last week gressive Party and manager of
to free the seven on a writ of
habeas corpus. But the Court dential campaign, sold,
Mr Henry Wallace's 1948 pre-
the
- Appeain left the way open A
for attorneys for the seven
Americans were being
Crisis"
crisis to ry the case to the Supreme manoeuvred "from Court. It did this by directingo alternatives to war",
by leaders who offered
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hat its mandate (order to the Senator Theodore Green Lower Court) be issued
(Democrat) suggested that Mr Friday.
Baldwin's views checked closely of Marshal Josef The District Judge ruled that with some Federal Court in the United Stalin's, - United Press.
States had no jurisdiction over sentences imposed by military tribunals In enemy-occupied territory. The Appeal Court
ld not discuss this point, mere ly affirming the District Judge's Tuling-Reuter.
Kure Arsenal To Be Sold
Tokyo, Feb, 20.
The Japanese Finance Minis- ter, Mr Hayato Ikeda, sald on Monday that the Japanese Government was discussing the ale of the former Kure naval arsenal to an American firms according to the Kyodo news agency today.
Mr Ikeda cold that the sale would be made on condition that the arsenal, would be resold to the Government in 10 to 15 years time.-Reuter.
Consulate
Baden-Baden,
Closed
French Zone. Feb. 20.
The last-Polish' Consulate in |Western: Germany releed down today when the Vice-Consul. M. his resignation.n
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