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H.K.T. 1.00,
Loan Basis For
Famine
Aid Rejected
Washington, Feb, 27.
- The Foreign Affairs Поцве Committee of the
of Representatives today rejected a proposal to put the American Administra flon's India famine relief straight programme on a
loan basis.
The loan proposal was made by Mr John Vorys (Republican, Ohio) as substitute for a
R United States gift of 2,000,000 tons of food grains at an estimated cost of $190,. 000,000.
Defeat
.of the VoryA substitute came at a closed door session of the Com- mittee. The vote was not disclosed, but was report. ed to have been across the party In-Reuter,
Shooting Flares Up In
Paper War
Buenos Aires, Feb. 27. Shooting flared up in Buenos Aires today when armed pick- ets fired on 1.000
newspaper
I workers who tried to break # A against the paper and marched to the printing house
to resume work.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1951.'
The Queen and Princess dine out with the Academy president
Her Majesty and Princess Margaret drove from Burlington House after dining with Sir Gerald Kelly, president of the Royal Academy, last week-Express Picture.
SEA
DRAMATIC RESCUE STORY
Guam, Feb. 27.
Twelve survivors from the storm-wrecked Norwegian freighter Florentine arrived here today aboard the Navy tug Takelma in excellent spirits and good condition after four and a half days in a
Two workers were taken to lifeboat on the open sea. hospital with chest wounds.
1
Prensa.
patur, has
and head
been unebiainable ince January 26 when the
The senior man. in the lifeboat, boatswain
Air Passengers' Escape
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Feb. 27.
An altliner carrying 30 people was reported to have crashed near the Municipal Airport here to. day.
The airlines' office said that first reports were that there were no casual- tles-all the plane's occu- pants had walked away from the crash.----Renter.
un ind,pendent Harry Albigtsen of Bergen, Norway, said most of the men in the boat were very young and hardly Newsvendors Union presented any had been to sea before, but they stood the Communist
an ultimatum demanding 20 percent of the
gross income ordeal like veterans.
from classified advertisements and that the newspaper should not distribute copies directly to subscribers.
Yesterday 1,300 employees decided to break the Union boy- coll.
to set La Are put af Ave out of commission. Workers managed to enter the printing house, disarm two gun- men and pull down steel blinds.
Pickets who tried Senmary": "Programime 8.00, BBC Broadcast For Schools Prensa's trucks on "People Of The Past" "Francis leas! Drake and The Cadiz Expedition
By (BBCTS): 8.20, Three Songs Tito Guizar: 0.30. "From Strauss To Straus: 6.40, Benny Ligon Quartet World News and Studio): 7.00, News Analysts London Relay): 7.15. Simon (Studio); 7.35. The Melu- "Services Quiz Conducted By Pater From The chrinn String B.00. Editorial (London Relay Record- ed); 8.10, "Lucky Dip" Variety Re- Pauline By questa Presented Spence (Studio); 9.10. B.n.c Band-
Motors
Band Morris sand"
BBCTS): 9.40, Noel Coward Vocal Ceru: 16.00.
Brel RACEO News London Telay): 10.15, Weather Re port: 10:10 "Orchestra of The Orch. Week". B.B.C Symphony estraConducted Py S Adrian Doult; 10.45, United Fations Alburn, 21.00. Latin American Music: 11.15. "Goodnight Muric": 11.29. Weather Report. God Save The King: 1139. Close Down.
One of the wounded died on vanished as police reinforcements the way to hospital. The pickets arrived.-Reuler.
INTELLIGENCE TEST SOLUTION
Dock Strike
Friction
May
Gillingham's
He said the Florentine sank Terrorism
after the steering mechanism failed and the cargo shifted early on Feb. 20.
"We
Mayor Killed about the shifting cargo, but
By Stepson
tried to do something
a few
labour we could do no more. I went on the
bridge, happened to look over the side and saw part of the bull suddenly thrust into the water. Immediately the ship went into a 60-degree list to port and the Captain ordered abandon ship.
Predicted
MOROCCAN CRISIS
|Arab Leaders Show
Hostility
For Hospitality
Serve Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola MARA
SPECULATION ON NEXT MOVES OVER KASHMIR
Lake Success, Feb. 27.
Security Council members today awaited speeches by Sir Benegal Rau of India and Sir Zafrullah Khan, Foreign Minister of Pakistan, before taking attitudes on the Anglo-American resolution on Kashmir.
Sir Benegal and Sir Zafrullah are to address the Council on Thursday and attention centred on Sir Benegal's comments on the preamble of the resolution, which disputes the right of the pro- Indian Kashmir Conference to settle the fate of the State.
Both Britain and the United States have asked India for Assurances that the conference go ahead with plans a constitutional and attempt to solve
will
for
not,
Kashganising
the United Nations.
the Kashmir problem outside
Russians
On The Defensive?
New York, Feb. 27. The New York Times editori- al today sald: The latest Soviet note to Britain de monstrates that in trying to justify their imperialiste polley of
aggression the Soviets are being forced to resort to a new degree of mendacity.
Delegates from the two coun- tries said that any action by the Kashmir Conference along these lines would be a direct chal- lenge to the United Nations and they asked India to disassociate herself from plans which the was understood to be support ing.
It is the beltet of diplomats here that the Kashmir ques- tion will not approach
solu- Casablanco, Feb. 27, 1.on until this question 15 Complete calm prevailed in solved and informed sources Rabat, the Moroccan capital, said Pakistan would refuse to and Casablanca today after the discuss the substance of
there is one element of of the crisis in the settlement
Kashmir settlement until it re- hope in this performance it is relations between the Sultan,
assurances ceived
that full
its querulous tone and absence Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef, no Kashmir Constituent As-of the usual 'Soviet bluster. and the French Resident rembly would be convened in This suggests that the Soviets General, General Alphonse Srinagar prior to a United Na
tions decision.
Jun.
In Fez, the Moslem religions capital, 3,000 armed tribesmen en horseback paraded through streets yesterday, headed by French and Sheridan flags
the
Sultan's the
MAJOR IMPORTANCE
ม
Sir Zatrúllah 'was careful not to comment in a radio Press conference here on Monday but diplomats said the issue was
also re-
are
NIC
beginning
to feel them- selves on the defensive before world opinion and their own Increasingly restless followers.
"If this
Moscow means, as would have the world believe, that it is ready for geuino but there were no clashes. one of paramount importance negotiations the development le
Detachment of Moroccan elite to Karachi,
welcome. But the note niso ircops (Goumiera), who Dro The Indians have
shows that the East and West noted for their fidelity to fused to comment on the France,
are still far apart both in their had mounted guard entire matter but informed fundamental assumptions and Taipeh, Feb, 27. outside
palace
expected Sir Benegal in their presentation of facts," of Chinese Com-when A spread
the tribal
horsemen sources
to say that under the
Indian the New munist bloodshed and terrorism were camping outside Rabat constitution
Delhi The Herald Tribune editorial beyond the mainland aimed at Reuter.
Government
and has no power of said: "A sense of strain the Chinese who are fighting
direct interference with Sheikh uncertainty is clearly detectable Red ideology was predicted to-
Abdullah, who heads the pro- both in the recent Soviet note day by the government spokes-
Indlan Kashmir Government.
Premier to Britain and in "Some
informants
belleved Stalin's Pravda statement." слав .B possibility that United Press, may introduce a resolu
the heavily amend
Anglo- American draft-Ualted Press.
Shen Chang-huan.
MAJOR IMPORTANCE
Cairo, Feb, 27. Assam Pasha, Secretary- General of the Arab League, declared today the Arab Gov- there crnments "will take
all Be India sary measures to protect tion of her own or attempt to
Rochester, Kent, Feb. 27.
telling a Two hours after bedside Court that his stepson
The first lifeboat cast off with had stabbed him in the stomach
the dagger, 03-year-old all able seamen aboard. Shortly with Д
of after, 10 young boys-most on George Gillingham, died in hospital their first ocean trip the chief machinist Svend Jensen and my- here today,
self cast off in a second boat. Doctors had fought to save bloca Mr Penfold's life with
Whiwo days after we were oul,
Penfold,
Mayor
Sultan
1
tansfusions as he gave a plane few directly over us, Hongkong was only the foren revolt in a region of Northern Tiber Reaches evidence, heard-by-the-stepson, criss-crossing back-and-forth, Kenneth Windibank, who was charged tempted murder.
with at- Saturday,
a
fight
Rome, Feb. 27. The swirling yellow waters of the River Tiber reached the record height of 42.85 feet to- day and for the first time in 15
threatened
of sections Rome.
Mr Shen warned all overseas Chinese who enlivened to fight against Communism that the
of Morocco from be- Reds have already set out on
tool of colonialian”. coming a course trailing and eliminat Ing Chinese
working against The matter might be raised in Peking's aims. The assaadina-the Security Council, he added. tion of a Nationalist Chinese in Aba el Krim, exiled leader of
น runner
many more acts Morocco in the middle 1920 Wellington, Feb. 27.
against the lives of loyal and now living in Egypt, has aged 27. but didn't we saw all plane Chinese outside the mainland,
to Arab leaders for Record Height New Zealand servicemen be- food
чаче intervention to perishable gun unloading
elreling overhead and just before Mr Shen
Mr Shen said the rallying of the Sultan of Morocco from cargoes from strike-bound ships
A doctor held the Mayor's dark they dropped its lifeboat. in New Zealand ports today,
They were called in on Mon- pulse and moistened his lips as Six hours later we sighted the non-Kuomintang elements in the French tyranny and the danger
his country's against Communism is par-threatening fter dockers refused to be told the Court, held by his Takelma,"
ticularly effective in Hongkong dependence", SWEPT BY WAVE
and Macao. He said the same is Assam Pasha mld that
A bey the government order to bedside, how his stepson burst
true in Manila, Malaya and the cording to his information the en buck to work, The dockers, into his room early today while who have been on strike for a he and his wite lay in bed. The youngest member of the United States.
Sultan of Morocco signed un-years week.
"He servicemen
stabbed gave the
Many of those who sincerely der duress" yesterday's agree- In me
the Florentine's crew, 17-year-old
The river already had flooded black looks but no Incidents stomach anti I got out of bed Tommy Magnusson of Great and loyally support Li Tsung-len ment with General Juin, the
roads leading reported,
and closed with him," Mr Pen-Falls, Manitoba, Canada, sald: because they thought he would French
Resident-General, pro- two important
Home towards North noticed. the engines fold said, "I was handicapped" no
had succeed in the peace overtures viding for reforms which the trom Seamen, however, are ex-
fold the with the Communists while act-- Sultan had hitherto opposed, Salaria
About I was
and Aurella. pected to
the protest against
because the wounds he had stopped and
5,000 hectures of newly-sown Povernment refusel to grant infileted were taking their toll rudder was out of commissioning as President have seen they Reuter.
Many of them
wheat land around Rome were 'he
dockers a 40-hour, five-day "I managed to get the web-I kept on with my work until were in error.
covered by the waters, leaving week
by walking off the ships pon from him at the top of the an
hour later when all hands are now actively supporting the
no hope for the badly-needed the soldiers unload. In a na stairs. I went to the window were called on decks to try to Nationalist Government." Unil-
check
Wed Press. tionwide broadcast, meanwhile, and threw the tagger into the could no. stop
the shifting cargo.
crop.United Press. the Prime Minister, Mr Sidney garden and called for help."
the cargo so to hurry to the Holland, told the Country: "The At this
we were told point a detective lle Kovernment is absolutely fedhanded a nine-inch dagger to The cooks had put the food on galley to get something to eat. 1. Deborah. 2. An extortion-up and is not going to put up the Magistrate.
money lender, a usurer, with it any longer. The public identified the weapon.
The Mayor the
under the skylight table Windi- and only Д
few men had caten custody, when a wave swept over the
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4. St. John's. 5. British is sick and tired No. Protectorate in S. E. Africa. . waterside workers Ignaz Jan. Paderewski.
United Press.
behave."--
of the way bank was remanded in until Monday,-Reuter.
Offers To Sacrifice His Eye
"no Walter Demdad
Egyptian
ship, down the skylight, soak- Women
ing the food in salt water."
He added that after the arst
plane
Have
falled to
see them ""we
up hope; but Saturday
afternoon, a plane.
over
May
Get Vote
Cairo, Feb. 27.
and dropped a lfebo
Svend Jensen, 33, of Swen- borg, Denmark, who no spent
A draft bill granting Egyptian the right to vote in sald the women
elections and alt in
12 YEATE at sea,
lifeboat
Usual
.
Support For
Pacific Pact SIDE GLANCES
Boston, Feb. 27,
The Christian Sefence Monitor today editorially supported the Idea of a Pacific pact, asserting that it would hardly more than regularise obligations already Implicit in the situation. It said the pact would evoke reelprocall strength from the entire region as strength has begun to emerge of the North in the nations Atlantic arca..
It added that Franca and
In
trip was nothing un-national since "this is the afth either Upper or the Lower
Chamber was submitted today Britain should participate ship to go down under me",
We had a very small supply to the
The editorial also president of the Lower the pact. of food by the time we were Chamber,
urged a prompt end to the now
with picked "he said. "We were The bill, presented by the Bellious enmity
treaty. on a ration of one and a half Wardist Party Deputy Atried el suggesting a general
would modify Egypt's
"If Russin could be sardines and a plece of hard- Nudury faw to give women ed to join in such a tread- the right to vote for members & non-aggression compact, the
face,, and. had, only two gallons of water left."--Ünited Press.
Token Strike By
London Dockers
of
both chambers and to hold Isents in eltbør chamber.
Japan,
with
The solution would be ideal. best way to use. Russia's polen- Is to formulate
of
The Deputy, in presenting his ital for peace proposal, sald Egyptian women the rest the world's terms had contributed to the social and for Japan and offer settlement
Soviet economic development of the for
participation,"
country and therefore it was United Press.
natural that they should shore the political rights enjoyed by men
London, Feb. 27. London dockers, who stopped Feminist lenders and suff
suffra- work today in support of seven | gettes also sent a memorandum
FRANCE TO
colleagues appearing in Court to the legislature demanding the IGNORE charged with conspiring to incite right to vote. The president of Illegal strikes will return to the Lower Chamber promised to work tomorrow hearing continue the Court study the matter United Press.
Eight thousand men were out today in the
in
second successive week of the token strico protest against the arrest of The men. The case against them was again adjourned today,
There was no stoppage at the *Liverpool, docks today, where MOTIONER LAST week codded *17 day strikke, in support of heitos. 'pay demands,r«líši
NOTE
Paris, Feb. 27.
The French Government has decided not to reply to the last note received on January 20 from Moscow, accusing Ir
France Hirohito. Host violating the terms of the Trance-Soviet Fact the Wench Bela Takro, Feb. 27.
A spókerman of the Emperor Hirohito of Japan Foreign Office,
Government
was host; today.to seven.1 new reply the Bouws Today; "The |
members of the Japan Academy addressed to London on Febru- ok Art at a luncheon in the ary 34 shows that public discites Umperial Palace The Education lon does not contribute to the Dalislators armigeria touded as the lessening of International ten-
He Got His
Gun At Last-
London, Feb. 27. Commander Hugh C. Sklaner RN learned that he will get the wooden gun he longed for 45 years ago.
Commander Skinner, 52 now and Captain of the Nautical Col.. lege, went to a birthday party at. the age of seven and greatly admired a wooden hull of the US, frigate!
e gun carved from the Chesapeake,
His hostess, Mr Reginald: Smith, died recently and willed Commander Skinner tha wooden gun and a cigar box.
Other persons were bequeath- ed £242,000-United Press,
By: Galbraith
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