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Dublin, Mar. 28. Guinness Brewery officials announced to-night that they would close down in four weeks unless coal sup- plies were replenished be- fore then.
The closure of Guinness will dislocate the liquor trade, not only in Eire but in Northern Ireland, England and Scotland. brewing circles said.-United Press.
Hungry Germans Demonstrate
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TO-DAY'S GRAND Hairdo Strike RUSSIAN EDITORIAL
NATIONAL
PRINCE RUPERT FAVOURITE
IN FINAL CALL-OVER
Aintree, Mar. 29.
A welcome sun sapped the moisture from a soaked Aintree race course on Friday, promising medium-fast going for 58 entries in the 101st running of the Grand National steeplechase.
Wish Me Luck, a long shot entry was killed on Fri- day, breaking his hack in a tumble after making one of the Aintree's course's tough jumps in the Liverpool Fox. hunter's Steeplechase.
That cut the Held to 57 and un- derscored again the ruggedness of the grueling course, which has cost the lives of four horses already in two days of jumping races.
txn
other
Duesseldorf, Mar, 28.
Lucky Time-t entered in the British military cars
National-was also killed un Friday were overturned and stones were of the obstacles, and
at Beecher's brook, the must fumus hurled at an Army staff car,, jumpers were killed. carrying British press corres- pondents here today during the
· biggest hunger demonstrations in the Ruhr since the end of the
Wnt.
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More than 100,000 men. women and children were assembled in park, in the centre of the city, bear- ing placards, reading: "No food:. No work" and "Don't
let our bubles starve,"
A one-day general strike, ordered by local trades unions brougle tran- Bort services to a stands!!! closed down factories.
and
and
The Clerk of the Course vald there, were no more offiein! scratchlugs up until 0 p.m. G. M. T. although a few however, a tield second only to the final day, withdrawals were expected: 66 who started in 1929 was promised. CLOSELY CUARDED
10
spotting traffic blocks and giving in- structions walki-talkie operators on the ground, Lust year's radio altendance was estimated at frum 250,000 to 400,000.
NATION HAS ITS BET Battleship, owned by Mrs, Marion Scott of the United States was the last American bred wlaner. Before him cume California-bred Rublo in 1908 and American-owned Sergeant Murphy in 1923 and 1920.
Jack Horner
over
Ends
2.
London, Mar, 25. The Great "Hairdo" strikke ended on Friday.
Twelve English hairdressera returned to work at London film studies and the production of Sir Alexander Korda's £500,000 movie "gh ideal husband" wWRA resumed.
The hair stylista were idle for three days because the stat Paulette Goddard, brought an American to do her hair. As the actors and actresses could not be made the production stopped
up and 1,000 were made Jale.
The strikers agreed on Thurs- day night to let the American, Swedish-born 31jordu tend to Alisa Goddard's locks while unton executives
Argued their dispute with studio executives.--- Associated Press...
Jap Govt. Told Its Duties
food rationing are the clear responsibilities of the Japanese Government."
MacArthur replied, he
"POLICE" STATES
U.S. Accusations
Washington, Mar. 28. Accusations by leading United States Government policy- makers that Russia is running "police" states in the Soviet oc- cupation zones and maintaining an "impressed" army of half à million men in northern Korea have been made public.
These accusations are contained in n document representing testimony before the House Appropriations Committer..
zones.
The appropriation at issue-which the committee approved-was the War Department request for an im- mediate $300,000,000 emergency ap- propriation for relief in United States nccupation
In the document, Assistant Secre- tary of War. Mr. Howard Petersen, quoted as cautioning Congress that failure to approve the funds would "bankrupt" United States foreign policy, that the "position of -world leadership has certain responsibill- fics" pad that "they cost money."
ALLOCATIONS.
Is
Of the requested $300,000,000 a total of $87,000,000 would be alloc- ated for Germany, $18,000,000 for Austria, $74,000 (described as an "in- consequential amount") for Italy, $144,000,000 for Japan and $68.000,- 000 for Koren.
Thit $300,000,000 would be in ud- dition to: The previously voted $425,- 000,000
In ocpropriation for 'relief coats
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A Practical Document
THE Hawkers' Committee
nort, au
ra exceptionally
able and practicel document, falls Into two categories: fimtty, the "coum- sei of perfcellon" policy)}
(long-term secondly expedlency.
There will be no serious obfer- tions to, or arguments against re- commendations made under the first heading. The
case is ceptable in concept and. bug.
Bui this has remembered: itinerant
a- reason- 10 be hawkers, for years past, have represented what mos!
people cheerfully conceded 2 necessary concomi- fant to the colony's small trading: not
to mention a glamorous side- light for our tourist traile. The
presence of
these hawkers has made shopping casier for Chinese
13
population, who, in the main, are indifferent to
health risks, and ore interested public primarily in the fun and satisfac
bargaining.
Many
tion of
Chineas here have deep-rooted
conviction in the attributes of the accessible hawker,
menace
and could
hardly care less if the manner in which he sells his goods consti- tules
to the health of the colony. Against this point of view, the Hawkers'
Committee advances
these hawkers
argumenta: Aro # standing source of obstruction to
trafic, a polential hindrance to the police, the fire brigade and the sanitary department; they are a constant to-public health; they re- danger present unfair competition shonkeepers Who have rents, rates and taxes to meet; they en courage graft in the form of "pro- lection money" among the more unscrupulous members of the
to
lower police ranks, These com- bined factors have led the com- mittee to recommend, as a forig- ferm policy, the eventual aboliiton
at Saturday's race meeting, but he Book-makers refused to quote odds an Refugio, sole American challenger probably will be offered on Saturday
Tokyo. Mar. 28. An exchange of letters be- starting at 50 to 1 or longer.
tween Gen Douglas MacArthur Meanwhile,
Britain.
and Fremfer Shigeru Yoshida But though the race was wide open, your
folk who bet on only one gallop 'n was released for publication by the favourite,
were laying their sixpences. Prince Regent, was From the Irish sweepstake
SCAP to-day in which getting much attention.
Supreme Commander emphasised to tho local pub in Dover there is hardly in his letter that "to minimise Inspector Walter Jolly of the pince or a club without a pool of the collection of food into off- Lancashire county Police sold that the National-Associated Press. the Prince was moved to a new stall
elal channels and to bring about FINAL CALL-OVER
the proper transfer of food from every few hours to frustrate "funny business" like the poisoning of the
London, Mur. 28.
surplus to deficit prefectures so The final Victoria Club favourite-Zordone, in 1885,
as to achieve callover
continuation of for the Grand National running at favourite, who nosedived to a place
Brieeti,
ono-time second Aintree, Liverpool, to-morrow: among the outsiders in the betting to 2 taken. 18.10.1 Revelry, 25 to 1. 100 to 12 Prince Regent offered. 17
15 to 1 House Warmer, 40 to 1 Silver Domine, Lovely Cottage, Loughconn, Fame and Musical Lad, 45 to Germanstown all taken and offered. 45 to 1 Kami Chleiten, and Soda offered, both 50 to 1 taken. 50 to 1 Parthenon and Rearnainent, 55 to 1 Halcyon Hours, Jack Finlay, course are under no obligation to Bullington, all taken and offered maintain any particular standard of He said: "The Allled powers, of
55 to 1 Kiinaglory offered. 60 to 1 lving in Japan, nor is there Black Jennifer taken and offered. G responsibility to import foodstuffs" any to 1 Schubert offered. 60 to 1 Prattler to meet deficits created by Japanese and Clyduff, taken and offered, 66 to failure to operate a proper system. 1 Sheila's Cottage, Leapinan offered. 80 to 1 Shawakil. Brighter's Sandy.
GENERAL PROBLEM Klaxton, Good Date, all offered. 100 food problem
Gen MacArthur pointed out the to 1 on others offered.
Is net an isolated The Grand National horses were on overall problem
phenomenon but is only one part of bucked tu
nearly win
£230,000 stabilisation "which
economic whee the nai card was called over.ditional factors of Increased
includes
itd- Prince Regent, favourite at 1001 to duction
pro- materials and
Bnd
after sustaining eh injury on Mon- Bricett, 36 10 1 Luan-Cost, 33 to 1 in directive to the Japanese Cover-sture 10, puthorise expenditure of China's Plan
Since early morning, long proces slons of workers, houseWAVA children had been marching through the city's streets and by 11.0 8. the demonstration, was still gathering strength.
IN UGLY MOOD The mood of the crowd was higher to decide if he was it to tackle the day, was still awaiting an Inspection than during any other demartration 30 Jumps in the 4-mile obstacle held in the Rühr this week amainrt course. the general food crisis. The few ri- Police and course officials antici- fish uniformed personnel The pale a record crowd for the National, streets were met with boos Ancers.
and This is the first time the race has Larries were parked neur been rus on Saturday-the result of the entrance to the park to preverta Government hold down on mid- British cars getting through.
week sports events, and they think
thousands will be free
ON
florscy and carts, bearing sucir maty slogans as "No food: no work" and come, "We are hungry" took part in the
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A slow flying police plane wat hover above the course Saturday,
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it responsible for maintaining firm ment on September 22, 1945, holding control over wages und prices and tu ing programme for essential initiate and maintain a strict ration- modities.
or
row
of
12. was heavily backed at 12 to 2 industrial products, stabilised-wages Win £16,000 and Bricett, now back and prices, muximum exports to 25 to 1 from 33 offered sound public finance. By the same Thursday, was suppmrted to win token the black marketing of food £20,000, as alsy was Lovely Cottage and failure to realise full collections
L the 33 Revelry, second are only two favourite. was
backed to win general maldistribulle,"
manifestations £14,000 and touse Warmer £17,- He enid these problems were so inextricably interwoven that it was Other well fanjed candidates were not practical to think in terms of a Bullington, Loughton, Jack Philay.ntution for one Independent of the Kami and Soda.
others. He called for an "integrated It seems that ofce again Prince approach across the entire economic Regept will star #short-priced front." favite, although there are many Gen MacArthur said it was essen- who believe that the extru two tin thut the Japanese Government, pounds on his bock-even ounces through the Economle Stabilisation 4 difference over a tough Board which has been created for course---may prove
undoing, this purpose, take ently and vigorous especially ns he may lacle the neces-sleps to develop and implement an any stamla-Reuler.,
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وائل
Boat Race Likely To Be Battle Of Coxswains
London, Mar. 28.
The Oxford and Cambridge boat race, to be rowed over the traditional Putney to Mortlake course.
on-the Thames tomorrow (Saturday), will probably turn out to be a.battle of the coxswains.
Not for many years wlli so much responsibility resi with the little men who steer and romewhere on the four and a quarter miles course anything up to three lengths may be gained by strategy.
Although the race. is very opin the majority of experts favour the Oxford to beat their heavier. rivals, opining that they have the xdge on speed.
Thue the Dark Blues are shade of
-
zones for the 12 months ending June 30; the War Depart- ment request for $725,000,000 for the its budget for the ending July 1; mea- same purpose in its
$350,000,000 Greece,
for relief in Italy, Hungary, Austria,
Poland and China President Truman's re- quest for $400,000,000 for ald to Tur- key and Greece, und United States contributions to the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administra
tion.
For Arms Reductions
of Itawkers in Hongkong, except for now vendors and the genuine peddler cinas, moving from hause to house. In the meantime, be- comingly practical, the committee recommends methods of dealing with the hawker problem until Its long-term polley can be im- plemented. These envisage specially
for a sliding
selected
hawkers; rental on
siles
scalo; the possible creation of private
markets
to help land- owner clear their wartime debris; the erection, at Govern- ment's expense, of concrete stalls In official markets, conforming hygenie pattern; and eventually, been
when the police force has brought up to
to fall strength, con-
tinuous patrols to prevent Lin- Heensed hawking in public high-
ways. We have no complaint against these proposals, but there does appear to be room more immediate method
for
and effective
of bringing
elimination of
about
the undeatrabic
non-licensed hawkers now
the
olut
Wo
tering up our highways. raade the suggestion, earlier this
· week. and it is brought arain to the attention
of the Hawkers' Committee and the Ur- ban District Council. It is that the responsible representatives of the licensed hawkers be invited
to assist in implementing commilleo's laudable aims and objects by declarleg "closed shop for hawkers. Instead of the depleted polles force having to make snap ralds, they could act on information supplied by the guild or union, who
Would
their
be serving the dual purpose of protecting the interests of members servations,
operating a special re- and simultaneously assisting the authorities in clear- ing the streets of undesirables.
SHINWELL TO
EXPLAIN
London, Mar. 29. Informed Whitehall sources said
on Friday that the Minister of Fuel and Power, Mr. Emanuel Shinwell will explain the Government's new of Commons next Wednesday,
During the hearings to-day. Lieu- tenant-Generat J. R. Hodge, Com-
Lake Success, Mar, 29. mander of the United States Forces in Koren told the committee that a Nations Commission on conven-
China laid before the United coal economy measures to the House curtain divides southern Korea and tion of armaments the Soviet occupied. northern half of the country and
a working odded: Why plan calling for simultaneous the Russians take the attitude that action on world arms reduction they do I do not know."**
and the creation of a safeguard system to prevent violation.
Dr. Que Tal-chi opened the debate on the arms reduction.
IMPRESSED ARMY Basing his question on information apparently supplied by committee asked: "Do I understand that this members privately,...quemember- army that has been referred to as half a million men presumably ́ls an Impressed army?"
Ho proposed that the Commission Immediately create two major com mittees; one would work exclusively on arms reduction and the other would work on the safeguards.
General Hodge replied: "The In- formation wo lisve from sources of Information we get indicated that it Is by and large an impressed army." Another member asked the Assis- tant Secretary of War: "To what extent is Russia winning over sup-in principle, of the European people which would port and allegiance and co-operation make them Russian allies in Stater?" event of another war with the United
the
Mr Petersen replied: "In the oc- are not making much progress out- cupled areas I would say that they side of their own zones, where they have as usual a police state." Beuter,
Police Killed
In Gun Fight
Patna, Ether Province, Mar. 28. Returning the fire of pollee sirikers in Gaya, near Patna, troops killed five policemen and wounded severn! more, it was reported to-day. Orie soldie won, wounded.
ernment armourles in Jamupur and The stalkers who nelzed the Gov- Guya hove surrendered. In Patna nearly 100 arrests were made yes
and the police were gradually
cn to win this 93rd Intern to their posts today
Varsity boat race.
The abnormal conditions on tide-odds way this year mean that the crows white • rowing on a flood tide will be virtually rating against un ebb tide from Chiswick to the finishing post. Indeed, nelther cox can make up his mind which of the two stations will be best fur his President to select in the event of winning the
*
The
A polica ofeint here stated that. took an active part in the strike. only about 150 of the 2,000 constables
Gandhi, who is in Bihar province on a mission to restore communal pace, condemned at a prayer meet- ing both the strikers and the Gov- crament's action in calling out Bri- tish troops.
to on such occasions, he asked, when Whom would the government turn the British left India?-Reuter.
The state of the Thames tide has necessitated one of the latest starts on record5.15 p.m. This means far more people will ste the race than if held in the morning as is usual. expected to line the bank..
More than a million people are There will be no conflict of row-ful of weak spots on the tow path, puble has been warned to be care- ing ideelogies this year as both which have become dangerous owing crews will use fixed pins-last year to recent Cambridge used swivels.
flooding. Oxford are fortunate In having G. Jumison, 2, P. H. Matthews 3. The crews are: Oxford-Bow, D. five of last year's successful crew D. A. Marrayer. 4. T. D. Raikes. Wins Confidence Vote avallable. They are Rakes, Bourne, 3, J. R. Gleaves, 8. R. M. Bourne. Gleave, Brodie and Purrselt,
7. P. N. Brodie, stroke A. 3. B. Purr- The only old Blue in the Camsell, cox A. Palgrave-Brown, bridge boat is their cox; Fisher.
Owing
Cambridge-Bow, A. Bicllows, ta the unprecedented 2. D. J. Meyrick. 3. N. 5. Rogers. weather and ecnditions experienced 4. P. J, Garner, 5. W. A. Windham during the training neither crew is 0. I. M. Lang. 7. A. S. Butcher, outstanding, but both are well up to Stroke G. C. Richardson, cox G. Hopposed the motion and 17 Com- the average standards.
Fisher Reuter TOROS
Pada Brussels, Mar. 28. The ten-day old Social Christian coalition government of Mr Paul Henri Spaak, to-day
secured
a confidenco vote in the Belgian Senate with 125 votes in favour and only "sovch againat. The Liberals muniais abstained-Router.
This was the first plan of the work submitted to the Commission since it begin werk last week.
Dr
Que expressed a hope that the agreement could be reached, at least on substantial arma- ments slashes and basic mechanism of a system of safeguards before slon's firat report to the May 13-deadline for the Connnis- Security Council.
It is quite certain, it was under- stood, that all residential healing by gas and power will be prohibited during June, July and August. Some exemptions will be made for babies, invalids and the aged,, for
Otherwise, it will b
an offence. anyone to use gas or electricity.. -to-heat-a" room. There will be no restriction on the use of coal, these sources reported, and con! deliveries will continue throughout the sum- mer.
The BBC will not broadcast during. the time-now five hours
dafly- during which, all use of power for. domestic purposes is prohibited.— Associated Press.
BOMB OUTRAGE
London, Mar. 28. The Exchange Telegraph reported from Cairo to-night that a bomb was
Colonel W. R. Hodgson. Austra han minister ią Paris, took over the thrown at the headquarters of the chairmanship of the Arms Commis-Anglo-Egyptian Union on slun.-Associated Press.
the, out- skirts of Cairo.-United Press.
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