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HARD TIMES
ANDREW looked like one
of those brisk,
prosperous businessmen from the North and Midlands, who come to London only when they must and then stay for the shortest space of time they need.
hair,
no
My
rest
Such a one he looked and [lieve to be the truth. It was h
situation. I'd such perhaps was-up to a few desperate years ago. He came from the money,
and I was Just two North, and had the trimly bar-minutes too late--because bered grey
the dorid legs are bad, and I had to complexion and. determined several times on the
the way. chin of the species.
He spoke The grey Не
quite dispassionate- --- suit he wore under his erum-ly, as on engineer might, d:- pled mackintosh was. well cut, scribing some mechanical prob- and there was a high polish on Içm. The case was found proved his shoes. His age was 60, and against him, and the magistrate li occupation was down in called in the probation officer, the book as marine engineer. who had talked to Andrew.
You are charged with using insulting behaviour whereby a breach of the peace might
"He was working up to 18 months ago, he tells me," the probation ofleer said. "But have been occasioned," the since then, ho's been having learned clerk at the
Clerken- there
well court said to him.
SMALL INCIDENT
-black-outs, which the thinks are the result of a motor neclent in 1840,
when
other
TUELL it was the sort of his spine was fractured. W thing
that could happen- He tells me that the the brusqueness of a Narthin-night he backed in three times cr being misinterpreted, some for a bed on the same night, it small, explosive incident.
соттол lodging house
not kulity, Andrew sald slow-where he's been living.
"I'm the
ly.
the
A policeman went lo
BLACK-OUTS
does he mean by black-cul The magi
witness-box. "At 12.15 yester- WHAT
day afternoon," ke said. "intrale asked.
answer to a message. I went to
Jad
"I gather
The
the National Assistance Board, loss of mentry, sir."
a temporary where ! saw the prisoner, who
magic.nife turned 10 to leave. refused
Andrew.
isn't good This "I persuaded him to come out, enough." he said.
"Everyone but on the pavement, he said
I'm certainly going
ing back, and tries to his remebody who's
fallen on evil times, but
wo
tried to force his way in again.en't hav thesc disturbines I gather that he'd been given 78. around the public assistance the day before, for a bed, and there was no more money for offices. You're
him ey'd
bile
told me 10 canic
next day, and jurt
bucks of other
that,
living on the „people,
don't
Andrew winced, as though a belach had been laid across his shoulders. He was discharged sway. He
cause I was two minutes late,solutely, and wa
Andrew began, and then "tak: black-outs, you see, think I must have had a bit of
a one then." Mr T. F. Davies,
no
no longer bore any resemblance
to the prosperous businessmen from the north, or much resem- the magistrate, invited him in-blance to his own prouder self few minutes earlier, He of a looked beaten.
to the wineas-box.
THE TRUT
Andrew
"I DON'T want to say
thing."
any- said. "1 be eve in speaking what 1 be-
Railwaymen Get
The
Pay Rise
London, Dec. 5.
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Union Chiefs To Discuss Colossal New Year Strike
(By Adrian Ball)
London, Dec. 5. Shipbuilding and engineering union chiefs will hold key meetings next week to decide whe- ther Britain will plunge into a colossal “shut down" in vital production plants in the New Year. This is threatened by a move to stop overtime and payment by results in the shipbuilding and engineering industries.
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BRITISH
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London, Dec. 4.
African Racial Discrimination
New York, Dec. 4.
Uruguay today opposed suggestions for widen- ing the terms of the United Nations Commission of Enquiry into the racial situation of South Africa to allow an examination of racial dis- crimination in other parts of the world.
1 Professor Enrique Fabregat, the delegate of Uruguay, speaking in the resumed debate on South Africa's racial segregation policies in the 60-nation Special Political Committee of the General Assembly, disagreed with Colombia's argument that the United Nations had no competence to deal with the question.
The Charter, which prolected human rights, · Irespective of race, creed or colour, give the wanit organisation the com- petence to discus a problem such as existed in South Africa, he wild,
Mr Omar Lould, the Egyptian, delegate,
said the Union of
Mr Quirós said that if o country had racial discrimina- tion, and, instead of trying in eradicate it, actually increased such measures As systematic policy, it seemed to his delegation to be against the
part of n
South Africa having joined in Chart and principles of thei
the declaration of human rights might at least "improve slowly" the lot of the non-European population in the union,
He sak El-Salvador had "the greatest sympathy for a coun- try like South Africa which try contributed so noteworthy t part to the victory which was won in the Second World War and for its part in the Korean con- conflict. scious of their rights," he de- to be guided in this matter by But his delegation had clared.
its convictions.
"We stand now at the cross-
roads of history when people ure becoming ever more
Continuation of South Africa's racial policy could only have! Anmcciate hesite results towards the "whites" in the nion, he added. His delegation thought; the General Assembly the proper | body to-dreide upon its com- pet: nue to conider a particular item.
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of betur since the signlig of the stop commercial passenger flight day and 37594 by night. United Nations Charter, said ever made-4,800 miles from Louth, The Egyptain delegation Tokyo. Lelieved that the conflict in the The D.C.-18. carrying 57 Union would "harm" relations passongens and a crew of eight, between the races. throughout flew the distance in 13 hours and Africa.
51 minutes. Alded by a favour- Mr Lout said his delegati:nable tall wind it maintained an had co-sponsored, the 17-nation average speed of 345 mics draft resolution in an effort to hour.
among na- improve relations
any desire to Vancouver before i let: Tokyo
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ions and not in
Mr Roberto E. Quiros of El Salvador said his delegation had
voted last year in favour of the competence of the United Na-
.to lions
consider this matter. It had also voted in favour of the-resolution establishing the United Nations Commission. saw no reason to change its stand this year,
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KIWIS SCORE CENTURIES
Pretoria,-Dec. 4. Centuries by Bert Sutcliffe
H. K. S. P. C.
sake of poor children
London, Dec. 4.
The threatened slow-down British Railways No- British and West German would slash output by one- tional Statt Tribunai today commercial representatives will third and reduce
exports by ordered a pay rise which will meet in London on Monday lo about £5 million a day. cost the British Transport Com-draw up o trade agreement for could develop into a complete mission about £4,500,000 an-1954, the British Board of Trade "shut-down" in some treas nually for 443,000 rollway
announced here today.
rely heavily where firms
on workers in the face of strong These talks will take place in overtime bbour, administrative opposition.
the
light
of the
recently The rise to take effect next announced
Several
this unions Gack British decision to week-means-an-extra-four-raise-the
move-which follows Wednes- proportion of her day's nation wide "24-hour shillings a week for adult male liberalised imports to 75 per strike by two million workers
In any case, continued Mr workers and proportionate in-cent. West Germany has already
Quiros, the question of com- and Murray Choppie helped the erenses for women and juniors.berulised hers to 90 per cent. —as a protest against the em-
Sir Winston Churchill's Gov-pelence had already
been New Zealanders to score 201 The Commission will meet Western Germany's
ployers rejection of a 15 position
ernment kept to constitutional decided by the committee and by without loss and draw the two- next week to decide whether
cent pay rise claim. the as
day match against North Eastern ereditor in the
methods in handling the crisis the General Assembly. Communists rall fares and freights will have European Payments Union will
are exploiting
In British Gulana lust month, a
Please address communica- to be raised to help foot the in-have an important bearing on
but not leading the agitation.
"I do not question the right Transvaal here. Parliamentary Committee of of the South African delegation crease.—Reulér. ·
The call to ban overtime and Inquiry found today,
Replying to N. E. Transvaal's tione:-Secretary: Hongkong to raise the question again," he first innings total of 177, the Society for the Protection payment by results will be con- The Inquiry is studying the added.
"Bu
I still belleve the New Zealanders had a lead of of Children. P.0. Boz 2502 eidcred 4: York,
Northern action the Government took to committee will stand by its 114 when rain ended play early, England, on Thursday by the revoke the
Hongkong. Sutcliffe and Choppie took constitution of the previous decisions."" Executive of the three million Colony.
advantage AGAINST CHARTER
of the position to get strong Confederation of Ship- buildings
of the some batting practice for the The
competence Engineering this step, and dismissed British General Assembly in and
this case first "Test" against South Africa Unions. Some of its member Gulanese Ministers, to meet the should not be unions which are likely to back threat of
construed as a next week.
They put on 213 for the first a Communist plot, proposals could together
precedent, he said. His country
dis-wicket before Sutcliffe retired force the ban
through
The Committee, composed both strongly the
opposed racial of Conservative executive meeting by a majority Opposition members of Parlia El
and Labour crimination which was against with cramp in the leg. He hat Salvador's tradition and taken few chances in compiling vole. But the final decision is
ment, found no constitutional | practice-and had to condemn 130 (one six and 12 fours) in expected to be left so a
it whenever it occurred.
three hours and 40 minutes,
Chapple also batted with restraint for four hours and 48 minules hitting nine fours and a lx In his undefeated 126--- China Mail Special.
'What's His Line? Solution
DESPATCIL RIDER London Express Service,
the talks. She is anxious to in- crease her imports- to reduce her credit now running oVET $800,000,000
manageable proportlets.-Reuter.
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The Government said it took
pro-
on December 15 of the head objection to the way the Govern all 39 unions in the Confederament revoked the constitution.
It cald the
Gulana British tion,
Constitution (temporary Although some of these unlon visions) Order which quished chiefs would oppose the ban, a the constitution "did not call majority would almost certainly for the special attention of the endorse it. It could then come House of Commons." into force in the first weeks of the New Year with immediate and far-reaching effects,
LEGAL R EXPERTS
the
Evidence given before Committee by two Colonial
American
Textile
Omer legal experts was set out Market
zeydeing
Roberta-
on
-
·
The 5,000 motor plants, Pi craft factories, foundries, forges, in the report. These two off- shipbuilding and repair yards
Kenneth, cials Sir and engineering works of Wray kinds,
and Mr D, Gordon
Manchester, Dec. 3. which suffered *
210 Smith, were
closely examinexi Sir Raymond Streat. Chakmon million production Joss on by Committee members.
of Britain's Cotton Board, said Wednesday, would be evea The British Guiana situation the American textile market was harder hi
will be debated in the House of showing signs of weakness, but orders on which the Export
Commons on Monday ́a he did not regard It as very British economy depends
Labour motion asking the Queen senious. cariontsly-would be disrupted. to get calde the Government Sin Rapmond, who has just
The workers too would suffer decision
the Consitu returned from a visit to the grievously. During Wednesday's ton.
United States and Canada. eald 24-hour stoppage they lost 23 Labour speakers, including Mr no order books had contracted, million in wages. An overtime James Griffiths, former Colonial though buying of colton appeared bat could mean a weekly loss to Secretary, and Mr James Chuter to be stronger than either rayon them of £6 to £:10 million,
Ede, former Home: Secretary, or wool, The Government would almost
will
"They are all fementing the strongly attack the Gov- certainly try to force both parernment for taking this step, retailers to hold off their seasonal
winter which mild w
has caused ties to arbitration as this bitter which many Socialists theok was buying the sald. He was greatly situation would hit the nation too extremo, 'as hard as either the employert
economit Mr Oliver Lyttelton, Colonial impressed by Canada's affected China Secretary, will reply for the growth and its sign of expansion. The textile industry was in Government-Router,"
some difficulty and
many of the mills
lls were in short time. due to the large influx of
lux of goods from American mills which Me K. M. Panikkar, the Indian were under pressure to soll. DEDICATE - Delicate — Frail mi Trail -- Trial --- Jury Bury Ambassador to Egypt, is at This had caused weak solling Hatchet Axe : Bafile -- Tablet present in the Sudan where he and a lack of confidence among
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