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Another Illegal Immigrant Ship
Jerusalem, Mar. 21.
The military authorities were reliably reported to- night to have intercepted radio signals originating somewhere in the Mediter ranean, Indicating that another illegal ship carrying Jewish immigrants was en route to Palestine.
A military alert was im- mediately prepared along the 400-mile coastal belt, and Royal Air,Force plaines maintained constant patrols over possible landing areas. -United Press.
Three Camps In Corfu Dispute
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Slight Hopes Arise Of Averting French Government Crisis
Paris, Mar. 21.
Hopes of an cloventh-hour settlement of the French Government crisis appeared to-night. Reports of an Indo- Chinesa robol offer to nogotiste reached Paris, opening the way for a possible face-saving compromise between the Communiste and other major partics.
Burring this compromise, Premier Paul Ramadier's coalition will face a showdown' confidence vote in the Na-, tional Assembly to-morrow, and may fall on the issue in which the Communists opporé approving 34,000,000,000 francs for the Indo-China war.
FRANCE TO GET ITALIAN WORKERS
Rome. Mar. 21.
The second mass emigration Agreement, to be signed by Italy
Although with the Come munists abstaining, M. Rama- dier is assured of a majority, he is understood to have decided to quit, thus dumping squarely on The Communists full responsibi- lity for the major crisis.
French
dispatches Dres Hunol quoted Ho Chi-ming, Namh President, as declaring: "It will suffer for France to utter hurt one word for hostilities to end.""
from
Vict
At the same time, Tra Ngoc Dain, head of the Viet Namh delc-
in less than a month was formal-ation in Paris, offered publicly to as intermediary in reopening New York, Mar. 21.
hy the negotiations." ly approved to-day
Both The United Nations Security
offers were played pro- French and Hallun Govern- Council split into three camps
Communist evening newspaper, Ce to-day in the Corfu Channel ments, providing for the sendently on the front page of the mining dispute as the debateing of 200,000 Italian workers to Soir." was resumed with the Albanian agent, M. Hysni Kapo, reiterat- ing the Albanian Government's denial of any knowledge of the mines,
Five countries, including the United States, are reported to bu ready to support the British charges that the illicit mines were placed with the knowledge of the Albanian Government. The mines damaged twa British destroyers and Elited 44
sailors.
France and Syria, forming a neu- tral bioe. may abstain from voting. Bussin and Poland. In the third camp, staunchly defended Albania, Buying Britain for failure to prave the charges.
The British anticipating a Russian
to
France during 1947..
French Lolour Minister Ambruise for his Grizat signed the record government, 1talion Foreign Minister Com Carlo Sforza and Labour Minister Giuseppe Romita signed for maty.
The 29-article pact., signed in du- pliente, stipulates that the 200,000
Industry
and workers will enter agriculture in France at the rate of 17,000 persons per month.
The accord establliches the treat-
workers of the Italia ment salary and social benells, which will be identical with those of French workers. The Italian workers will be permitted to send to their fam!- les in Italy up to 40 percent of their salary,
For each Italian working in France
Italy each day.
Whether parties besides the Com- munists would negotiate with them is somewhat doubtful, since both M. Hamadier and the Socialist Minister of the Colonies, M. Marlus Moutet, have repeatedly denounced them in harsh terma
Thorez Voted Down One major development in the serious split in Com- crints is the munist ranks in the last three days. The Communist Party's Secretary General, Maurice Thorez, and four Communist Ministers are known to have advised against provoking a
ve situation that could rip the Govern- ment apart
Sagging Overseas Income
Has Hollywood Worried
Hollywood, Mar. 21.
Movie czar Brie Johnston to-day created, two new boards to help the American movie, industry to get the most out of admittedly "sick" foreign markets.
Warning that the income from overseas was in jeopardy due to the world conditions, Mr Johnston urged the industry to avoid film material which might be objec tlonable to foreign nation.
Mexico and Spain recently protested against Holly- wood's traditional propensity to use their nationals s "villain" in westerns.
Mr Johnston also recommended fower scenes showing excessive food consumption because of its effect on work opinion. United Press.
Destruction Of Antarctic Supplies Causes Dispute
New York, Mar. 21.
Three nations-Britain, Chile and the United States are involved to-day in a dispute concerning the destruction - of the Antarctle supply base in Marguerite Bay, Graham Land, left by the U.S. 1939 mission, which the British Foreign Office upon evidence uncovered by the American explorer, Commander Finn Ronne, blamed on the Chilean naval Antarctic expedition.
The Chilean Government last
Atlantic Airliner Overdue
Lisbon, Mar. 21.
NOTICE
SINO-BRITISH CLUB
The next meeting of the Sino- British Club will take place at St. John's Hall on Wednesday, 26th March, at 6.30 p.m
The speaker will be MR. CHU
Airport authorities here snid CHANG SING, Resident Commis- to-day that a Pan-American air-aloner for the four Government liner carrying 26 passengers Danks of China situated in Hong- from Rio de Janeiro to Lisbon kong. The Subject of the talk developed engine trouble and was will be
in difficulty in bad flying wea- "THE HISTORY OF THE ther 30 minutes after it flow
NATIONAL EMBLEMS or
oyer Vilacisneros this after- CHINA, STARTING WITH THE
1000.
The plane was sold to be carrying
an Italian commercial attache named
HAN DYNASTY."
The talk will be illustrated by
Barciu and the Brazilian artist, Ay- an exhibition of pictures.
men Carlos Frins.
According to airport reports, the
Iner flew over the Canarias at 9,000
Principals of schools have been
fect at 1 p.m. As weather condi-invited to send a certain number tions at Lisbon were bad, the air for their anlar students to porta at Gibraltar and Port Lyautey
were alerted to prepare for a post the meeting. ble emergency landing.
The Birther was reported to be fying with one engine stopped and losing oil rapidly.
It left Dafcar at Da.. this mor- ning, and was scheduled to arrive at Lisbon at 4 p.m.-United Press.
Dakota Located
Baghdad; Mar. 21. The American Air Transport Com- mand Dakota, which has been min-
WANTS INDIA night countered with a denial of sing since Wednesday on it: weekly
TO STAY IN
EMPIRE
MECHANICA
Chilean guilt, and hinted the British may have done the damage because they were there when the Chileans arrived.
Dharan to Teheran schedule, was located from the air to-day at Aq ATC B-17 Katch, Persin, by an search plane.
Fist reports renching Baghdad said the fiva-inan crew was nafe.
The Dakota apparently made a crash landing after running out of bad weather, ----United gasoline
Cdr Ronny had reported merely that some one bad "raided, sacked and looted" the hats and supplies left by the American expedition in
claimed by Press the region, which is Chile, Bri
Britain and Argentine, none of whose claims the United States is willing to recognise.
The British accusation created a
which is now regarded different similar talks with Pandit. Nehru in were responsible for the damage, but
the
in
Wheat & Grain
Allocations
London, Mar. 21, The Australian Foreign Minister, Dr Herbert Evalt, is at present engaged in large scale
papers featuring it under front-page individual diplomatic action to sensation in Santiago, with the news- brought A banner headlines, and keep India within the Empire.
It is learned here that Dr Evatt strongly-worded note trim Chilean
Washington, Mar. 22. laving a series of talks with the Defence Minister Manuel Buines, Indian High Commissioner to Aus- who issued a communique saying
The Agriculture Department un- tralia, Sir Raghunat Parushottam the damage was caused before the
nounced to-day it will permit the They were voted down by only a
while the Paranjpyc,
Australian Chileans arrived..
grains India,
Chilean Communique
export of wheat and other Sir small margin-reportedly four-High Commissioner to the Communist Directing Committee Ivan Giffard Mackay, is having He did not say flally the British including corn, oats and barley in
May, met on Wednesday night.
The Department set aside 203,000 such an implication could be read New Delhi.
und 1,093,000 The contacts are connected with between the lines of the communi-long fons of wheat
tons of other grains for May export. party line is being diclated by Australia's recently pronounced de que, which said:
for all the 1. The British officers, when the
The May allocations Jacques Duclos, hard-fisted leader sire to keep the closest defence and
grains and flour included: Chino, vessels arrived, were Chican of the Communist Parliamentary trade relations with India..
0,000 tons, United States zones in The talks it is reported, also Stonnington Island.
the Pacife 174,000 tons and Inulia group.
the 2. When
Chilean concern. De Evatt's proposed regional
$1,000 tons.—Associated Press. trade and defence conference with visited the US. supply base the participation of the Philippines, found Impressive disorder, destruc- Malaya, Simp, Indo-China, Burma, lion and putrefaction. They receiv Ceylon as well as India, Australia ed the impression that other persons entered the store had previously seems and New Zealand.
at It is understood that Dr Evatt's huts, since the doors were wide opert
the protective padlocka other talks do not cover one of the main and
far obstacles to India remaining within canvas covers destroyed,
3. The Commander of the frigate the Commonwealth-bitterness over the unsettled dispute with the South Iquique expressly wamed the crew African Union over the treatment of that nothing should be used
taken for fear of infection. Indian nationals-United Press.
In conclusion, the Minister denies
and the tendentious alories
pro- storica
veta of any Council indictment of 330 pounds of coal will be sent 115 by most of the party, and Albania, are reportedly rendy propose that the whole matter be handed over to the International Court of Justice.
When the vote coines up, Albania will not be allowed n voice, and Britain's Sir Alexander Cadogan hus announced that Britain, a party to the dispute, will also abstain.- United Prosa.
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The accord provides that compe-
In final showdowns in the past, tent Italian authorities, working with The French National Office of Immi- the French Communist Party has gration, will organise the recruiting always turned to Moscow for arbitra- of workers. Conditions of age, then in its internal differences and
outward
signs health and ather requirements will maintained
but there be established for different profes- solidarity.
technical com to be little sions by a permanent
that doubt mission in Rome.
ome. The commission the
moment Throez and Is to be made of Interested or-
Cabinet Ministers are left ganisations and representatives of
and French unlons. Italian and
The necard was reached after several months of negotiations.
The workers are to Le chosen especially from central and southern Italy in of unemployed
to the number Proportion
in the regions. Miners, former steel workers Dasons are especially in demand.
and
M. Crofent, in a statement before the signing, said 11,000 Italians al- ready have entered France clandes- tinely, but are being held in special camps to be returned to Italy.
"1 am sure Italian workers will be welcomed, in France in a most cordial manner because of the ties of friendship which link our two people," he said.-United Press
Agreement On
Wheat Sought
London, Mar. 21
wheat
Agreement on the desirability of concluding an, international
greement has been expressed by all The delegates who have spoken so for at the international wheat con- ference being held in London.
A communique to-day stated that representatives of
of 23 countries out of 39 had so far spoken, including four of the Big Five Canada, United Sectes, Australia. and Britain.
behind the rest of the Party,
If no last-minute compromise ma- teralises, M. Ramadier may resign to-morrow evening. From there on, there is the wildest disagreement about what may happen.-United Press.
FIFTH AVENUE
HERMIT FOUND
DEAD IN BED
Brother Said Missing
New York, Mar. 21. One of Manhattan's famed "hermits of Fifth Avenue"-the
WAVELL SAYS foundly laments that such
GOODBYE
New Delhi, Mar. 21. Viscount Wavell bude soldier's farewell to India in a radio broadcast here to-day.
קזס
oficers they
or
or
which "blacken the Immaculate pre- stige of our navy should have been published in the press of friendly country as coming from the authori ties of that country.United Press.
| RAIN HOLDS UP
FLAT RACING
London, Mar. 22. The three-day Lincoln race meet-
Making his last public address as Viceroy of India, Lord Wavell said he believed the stability, of the In- dinn Army would be a decisive facing which opens the flat-racing" season. Is threatened because parts tur in India's future.
He said he was conscious of the of the course ure flooded. mistakes he had mado, but "I have always worked hard for the nd-Friday that Monday's programme
vancement of India to self-rule.
una soldier. My words of fare
well must be a soldier's." voice Lord Wavell's
wavered:
Collyer brothers--was found This is a short persorul message dead to-day in their dilapidated to the people to India, to say good- God be with you These words mansion. The other brother is bye and farewell. missing from the locked house, and fare you well.
come from my heart, for I owe much The police used a ladder and broke to India where I spent more than 13 through a second-storey window to years of my life. I shall be glad enter the old Upper Fifth Avenue if during my Viceroy yours I have house.
done anything to repay Indin for They found Homer Collyer--who those happy years." had been a bind and paralysed He paid tribute to Viscount Mount- recluse for the past 25 years-dead batten: "My successor is great Sir Gerald Caluson, chairman of in bed, apparently for several days. leader and I can assure you of his the conference, told a press
con-Homer had never left the house since goodwill towards India, You have ference that the Argentine had not in third brother died in 1823. Runs difficult years ahead, but you will ye sent instructions to its delegate.ley customarily left only at night and
overcome them."—United Press. It was safe to conclude that the de- then to buy food. legates who had not spoken were In the mansion the brothers had also in agreement.
umassed fantastle collection of an- The conference is continuing Istiques, Including 12 planos, Orange work in two committees which are crates were sentiered everywhere. A said the bro- bearing the texia for Inter discus-neighbourhood grocer son in the plenary session,
thers lived almost entirely on oranges we are hoping to get the draft and peanut decided to search the the first United States Ambassador;
butter sundwiches. cospleted by Palm Sunday (March The 301, Sir Gerald said. "There is house when the groger reported that pretty general agreement that it will Rangley had failed to apear to buy Mr Stanton is now serving FIX come into effect fairly soon."--Reu- | food for several nights-United United States Minister at Bangkok,
ler.
Press.
U.S. Ambassador To Siam Named
Washington, Mar. 21.
hus been Mr Edwin F. Stanton nominated by President Truman as
to Binm
Reuter.
BRITISH TRADE FIGURES SHOW INCREASING EXPORTS TO USSR
London, Mar. 21.
British markets took £450 000,000 February, the USSR took one quar
total export of Europe is again becoming a worth of British goods in 1046. while fer of Britain's
worth of rubber. It foreign markets took £402,000,000 £3,000,000 good customer for export Both categories were practically termed this Russian rubber slip-
minded Britain.
double those of 1038. Elimination of ment "the most significant since the But Empire markets exclu- UNRRA shipments from the foreign war." sive of UNRRA shipments sharket category put the British mar
goods in 1946 ket in the lead by £20,000,000. absorbed most
About 30 percent of British ex- and British India tops the cus-ports, the Board of Trade rnorted, tomer list.
went to France and northern Europe, Statistics for 1946 published as in 1938. Denmarit took £47,000,-
Elre
Fennico £20,500,000, to-day by the Board of Trade 009,
£34.300.000 and the Netherlands showing the value of Britain's
£30,800,000, external trade to individual countries disclosed that Russia, with whom Britain has been seeking a trade agreement, is
The nation's principal markets in | order of importance tu 1940 were sted as British India, Union .nt Denmark, South Africa, Australia, Fire, The United States of America,
the France, Cañada, Netherlands, Belgium, New Zealand and Egypt. The principal sources ol British imports, in order of Importance.. Rubbar. Shipment
Canada, were the United Slates, Complete figures for the year on New Zealand, British India, Austra exports to Russia were not given, in, the Argentina, Eire, British Wast Ceylon, British the Board merely reporting that they Africa, Sweden,
It was officially announced
had been abandoned, and a decision
would be made on Saturday regard- ing the chief race-the one mile due to be Lincolnshire handicap run next Wednesday. --Associated Press.
CONSUL IN JEEP ACCIDENT
Grenoble, Mar. 21. Mr Robert Wood Brighton, United States Vice-Consul al Munich, was to-night reported to bo suffering severe concitssion as a result of an accident early to-day, in which the Jeep he was driving ran off the ighway near a gap 44 miles south- east of here and overturned twice.
United Press.
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