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REHABILITATING
SCOTLAND MAY SECEDE
WARNING
London, June 12.
A warning that sections of
opinion in Scotland
were con-
sidering a breakaway from the United Kingdom was given in the House of Lords today by Heveral Scottish peers when at- tacking the Government's hill to nationalise inland transport.
Moving an amendment for a se- parate transport executive for Scot- ind the Earl of Selkirk sold that by centralised control the Govern- ment were taking from the people of Scotland the ability to solve their own problems.
remarks.
Another Scottish peer, the Eart of Airlie, endorsed the Eari of Selkirk's you don't allow Scot- land a larger measure of control over their own domestic affairs, you will drive them to what many ol us think will be the real mistake and not in the best interests of Scolland or England. I am of course referring to the word separation."
FAIR PLAY ASSURANCE Viscount Addison, Dominions Se cretary, replying for the Govern ment said that he thought the Seat- Lish peers had exaggerated. He did nol see reflected in the Scottish elections the kind of feeling which had been outlined. It
It would be the Minister of Transport's endeavour to see that Scotland got fair play,
that all local trans He pointed
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PROPOSALS
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1947.
EUROPE
Britain Likely To
Give Lead
London, June 12.
American officials in London today said they expected Great Britain to take the initiative for calling a European economic conference by mid- summer. The purpose of the conference would be to formulate Europe's needs under 'General Mar- shall's proposals for American aid in European rehabilitation.
These sources said they did not expect Soviet Russia or nations of the Soviet sphere of Eastern Europe to parti- cipate in the conference. However, they insisted, "the decision resta with Russia.” "She will be welcomed if she decides to take part," they said.
American representatives would participate to pass judgment on the
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His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government (Hon Mr D. M. MacDougall) Inspecting the troops in a jeep at yesterday's King's Birthday parade at the Happy Valley, Photo by Ming. Yuen
validity of requirements submitted Golf, Cricket And Other Sports News by the various countries, they mid.
American economic experts in close touch with the European situation belleve American participation in the overall European recovery pro- gramme would last four years. They estimate it would cost the United
US$6,000,000,000 States year and progressively tesser suinis cach succeeding year. By the fourth year, they believe, the necessity of A
port services were capable of being apan
decentralised and said that no. Eng- lishmen would dare to interfere with the administration of the Secretary for Scotland.
а
The Marquess of Salisbury, leader of the opposition, thought that the well Earl of Aitile had given
the but urged merited warning
the Scottish peers
postpone amendment until the later stage of the bill to give the Government an opportunity of considering the mat ter..
After Viscount Addison had' pled- ged himself to place the Ministar peers' argument before
of Transport, the Earl of Selkirk
withdrew his amendment.-Reuter.
American Coal-
For Britons
Loudon, June 12.
the Arst
American contributions would dis-
participation In the they sald, Marshall programme,
entail the scrapping of the
economic
programme in, Eastern Europe, in which the econo mies of the nations affected are Irrevocably bound to Russia by in terlocking trade agreements.
OBLIGATIONS
American Woman Wins
British Title
Gullane, Scotland, June 12.
Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias,. fabulous Texas muscle woman, became the first woman in history to hold both the American and British top amateur golf titles today when she staged a brilliant final-round comeback to defeat the English Middlesex champion, Jacqueline Gordon, tive and four, in the British Women's Championship.
It was the first time in history that title had ever the British women's crossed the Atlantic and marked the The Marshall proposal, they said, third major American gold victory on would obligate each nation par- British courses in less than one ticipating to make its surpluses in month. The United States won the basic commodities and even man-Walker Cup matches and American took the British
power avaliable for all participants, were
Thus
for example, they said, amateur title.
Rumanian participation would in-
Among basic American contribu- tions would be wheal, coal and cot- ton, of which the United States has surpluses and of which Europe is desperately short, they said.
HER LUCKY PANTS
the title secured, Babe pnited
Lloyd Mangrum was defending his title in this 72-hole Bluc Ribbon scramble, but Locke was established definitely as the man to beat,
The field included 10 former cham- plons.-Associated Press.
New Record
Partnership
London, JurieTM 12,
Search
Abandoned
Singapore: June 12.
The 10,000 Lon British erulser Belfast and a Royal Air Force Dakota today abandoned their search for two people re- ported by a British Overseas Airways flyingboat
to
have been seen
to a raft, about 140 miles northeast of Penang.
esterday
REUTER'S OFFICE RAIDED
29.
Chinese Appeal
To UN Hinted
Nanking, June 12. •
The Ministry of National De. fence today announced that the bombing of Chinese positions in Peitashan, Sinklang province, by planes bearing the Soviet cm- blems "continues without letup."
The announcement, which was re- Irased through the official Central News Agency,' said that bombings had occurred doily since June 5.
The Outer Mongolian troops re- noriedly cap'ured Peltashan on June 6 but the government troops recup- tured the city on June 7.
The Ministry announced that the Outer Mongollane used tanks in tho Ahting around Peltashan which is still in progress.-United Press.
AWAITING INFORMATION
Nanking, June 12. The Foreign Ministr, Dr. Wang Shih-chich, assured members of the Legislative Yuan today that if satis- factory results were not obtained by the protests on the Sindang in- cident through ordinary diplomatic channels, the Chinese Government will consider appealing to the United Nations.
Informed sources revealing this further stated that during today's extraordinary session of the Legisla tive Yuan, both the Foreign Minis- ter and the National Defence Minis- ter, General Pal Chung-hal, sald
that the Chinese Government has. not been fully informed on the in- eident's actual causes.
Opposition. to the recent appoint- ment of Masud Sabre as governor factor. Was huting in" lack
of
Jerusalem, June 12. Reuter's office in the heart of Tel-Aviv was raided by Zionist terrorists tonight.: The sailants forced the staff to lie formation, General Pal sald, "maker on the floor after which they dimeult to ascertain how serious removed typewriters and the the telephone.
An Anson plane, searching Jate yesterday afternoon, report- ed sighting floating crates and it was suggested here today that the wreckage and the two survi- vors might have been from the Chinese ship attacked by pirales, The Criminal Investigation De- as reported yesterday, who were partment headquarters today warn- cd the Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem post active in the area-Reuter.
offices to watch for "letter bombs," METROGAMINIMALNIENIU PHelieved to have been mailed from to high omcials of the Palest{20 Government, reliable Jewish sources
Italy
Colombo Port stated in Tel-Aviv tonight.
Paralysed
Jerusalem, June 12.
inspirasion
or
If it is Soviet-
incident
-58
He added that the tually began on Juno 2 when the first nitack was mode by Outer Mongolians. Router.
"MAD ADVENTURE”
New York, June 12.
newspaper
SO thia
A Scripps-Howord volve making any Rumanian wheat Bade did it with devastating irons,
The warning, said: "Look out for editorial, said today: "Outer Mon- surplus available to whent-short a characteristic grin and her blue
yellow envelopes measuring seven by golla is a Soviet satellite, Len inches long, addressed in English undeclared war is, in fact, a Russian countries in Europe generally and corduroy slacks. not to Russia alone.
Playing the morning round in aj The same
and stamped "confidental"-Router. invasion of China in the same sense that a Yugoslav attack on Greeca would be true of Bulkan oll,They grey skirt, Babe Anished the 18
́STRICT ARAB BAN- would-be-nccepted as a Soviet do not believe Russia would permit holes all square with the lighting
Colombo, June 12. ek-ATS Sergeant. After lunch, she J.D, Robertson and S.M. Brown set
attack. this.
up
While the strike situation re-
This attack on Sinklung probably new record for the Middlesex changed back into her "pants.""
The Palestine Arab High Execu- is not the start of an allout war opening stand at Lords today when mains unchanged, with 26,000 in scoring 310 in three and a half workers officially estimated to tive last night placed the United against China. More likely it is a determine how hours against Nottinghamshire they
great powers, including The United States has agreed to
Walking off the 14th. green with beat the 306 in which J. Douglas and be still out, Colonel Paj Hernu, Nations Palestine Fact-Finding Com- fecler designed to
in Palestine.
America, will react. If so, it is in supply Britain with 000,000 tons of Citing examples of what they stacks where they covered her lithe tinghamshire at Trent Bridge in 1004. Commission, says that it must
liter PF. Warner shared, also against Not-chairman of the Colombo Port mitter "out of bounds" to all Araba other
Announcing a seven point plan to the same pattern as the Soviet coup coal in the third quarter of this hoped to see accomplished under the your if the total
a complete boycott both in Hungary, the demand for a pro- American
be obvious that until the 7,000 enforce alprogramme, these sources listed the thighs and said, "These are my lucky
pants. guess
I will have to play Robertson and Brown each gave a avaliable for export to Europe ex-fallowing items:
resume political and social-Jamal Husseini, Russia government in Austria and found commercial labourers in them the rest of my life.”
of Vice-Chairman
Ja Italy and the Executive Communist intrigues chance, but generally they ceeds 3,000,000 tons a month.
L. Nitrate Mr
fertilizers-they Bald
Miss Gordon slipped off her two little dificulty in the moderate at work, the harbour naturally call-banned all Arabs, including Arab France. But it has taken, together Emmanuel Shinwell, Minister
of unusued capacity for production of
journalists from appearing before developments to add up to the Fuel and Power, announced in the nitrates in Italy, Norway and France golf gloves--she wears one on each tack and at one time inflicted such not function normally.
impressive threat of an allout: wor hand-and shook Babe's hand, punishment on the bowlers that they would be used to combat the nitrate
The situation is satisfactory only any of the Committed hearings,
embargo also applies to writ- to come. When photographiers asked them to put on 180 runs in 05 minutes.
"Hitler, Musselini kiss, Miss Gordon said, "Thot would
of the discharge of ten Testimony. No Araby may at-
and Japanese Brown was the first to leave and essential food cargoes, and restricted lend any social functions given for warlords pushed their line too far and found death for themselves and and women carrylag | fours. Robertson, third out, made to shipping.
warned that there should be no brought civilization to the brink of destruction, Stalin and his associates the small babies, watched the final round 183-his fourth
the century of
"discourtesy or "Impolite after word had spread that the season.
can provoke The handling of general cargoes is He batted, for four hours
a repetition of that Arabs to the Committee by
catastrophe by pursuing the mad Drtion was making night of it. and ten
minutes and had three still completely at a standstill, will haviour"
It members or its staff. get more American coal,
there They showed grudging admiration sixers, one Ave and 14 fours.
consequent Joss to government.
they "Keep your distance in a manner adventure upun which to get some, even if the monthly were pockets of unemployed includ- for the Americain she fought her
is officially estimated that the ten-
conforming to our national dignity" embarked."United Press... available export stock is below the ing two millon In
A subj
strike meant an barbour way out of tight spots when the Douglas Wright, who toured Aur-day
Husseinf 3,000,000 ton mark.
in Allocation for stantial number Austria
and chips were down.
Bald. tralla last winter, made a welcomed Irrotrievable loss of nearly 200,000
Arab League of The Palestine the fourth quarter would not take Germany's 100,000 displaced per-
Babe started the final 18 holes return to form at Gravesend today rupees to the government...
extreme National Liberation-the (Continued on Page 4) place until August.-Reuter.
with grim determination. It was at and took 7 Northamptonshire wickets
Though railway services are Left-wing group which claims the fifth green the 23rd hole-that, for 55 runs. He bowled excellently she first realised she had fought a on a batsmen wicket and made the normal, there have been reports In membership of 5,000-today told successful comeback and the relaxed ball turn appreciably.
the last few days of detected cases Jamal Hussin that it would sup of tampering with the track as well port the Executive's boycott of the for the first time.
With
as stone-throwing at trains.-Reuter. Fact Fluding Committee-Reuter.
House of Commons today,
in the
case
The
Mr Shinwell said that this was shortage in Denmark, the Nether. the result of Britain's recent apoll-lands, Britain, Germany and Austria: be too much" callon to the United States Govern- 2. Railroad equipment - idle A gallery of 7,500, including men his 135 included one sixer and 10 oll, coal and water bunkering service the Committee but Jamal Hussein ment.
In In addition, provision had facilities, including manpower been made by the European Coal Italy, would be used to combat the on crutches
throughout Organisation whereby Britain would general shortage
be entitled in certain circumstances Continent.
EDITORIAL
und
3.
Manpower-they
sold
rialy.
Constitutional Reform
CONSTITUTIONAL reform is
ahead of the Colony, though whe- Cher the Colonial Office can find enough time to give approval to the drafted scheme before the end of the year seems bighly doubtful. Nevertheless, at some time or other the question of a municipal coun- eil will have to engage the active
attention of
of Hongkong's citizens. The quasion arises: are we capable of making the best use of this op portunity for
self-
eventual
government? Present-day,
are not encouraging. rather than interest predominates, Although this can be' parily or cused in
view of the Imperial Government's procrastination, Com- stitutional reform Involves some thing more than a change to ad ministration. It demands
respor
siblo citizenship and leadership, The electors as well as the rlooted must take an active and dynamio part in fulfilling the functions of the new administrativo machinery, Those who
GLIW
elected to my serve. on'
the
council willberto davete most of their time and their
energies to the task of properly representing public welfare.
Those who vote must be fully aware of their responsibilities and always conscious of what really constitute community In-
The teresis.
Colony's back- Kround, for such a elvic spirit in not particularly good.
Interests flherto have been narrow, see- tional and as a result, rather selfish. Critics
are not lacking, but in the main they are destrue- མ་་ tive, rather than
constructive, and seek redress more for per- sobal Touches than for munity benefits. Primarily the reason for this lles in List the Colony has suffered from administration of benevolent su- tocracy. The people have never been
adequately represented in the government councils and the preponderance of official members
'bag hnd ‚a' depressing and dis- Ulusioning effect on the public mind. Unhappily there is still no visible civic spirit la Hongkong, and unless it creates itself in the near future, the propsects of suc- ©cessful and, enduring municipal
reform are anything but hopeful,,
CLOSE OF PLAY.
Close of play scores were:
a three-up margin, Babe walked to the edge of the green and squatted on the ground with news- reel cameramen, chatting lightly. She
At the Oval (one-day match): nrose
to address her 20-foot putt, Surrey drew with Old England XI missed it, playfully kicked at the Surrey 310
declared
for 8lx
ball, made a face at the cup and; (Squires 02, E. R. T. Holmes 60). returned to sit down. Her opponent Old England XI 305 for eight then missed a four-footer and Babe (O'Connor 100, Hitch 51).. again arose to sink her putt and go
up.
four
From then on it
RO
yards,
Al Lords: Nottinghamshire 317 and
At Gravesend: Kent 400 for nine Wright seven for 55) and 215 for declared, Northamptonshire 170,
three (Brookes 73),
be
Labour Party To Study Soviet
Industrial Methods
London, Juné 12.
Informed Labourite sources said today that 600 La- bour Party groups, throughout the country would discuss in the next few weeks whether Britain should adopt or adapt Soviet methods to industrial output.
Secretary
have
Britain's Commitments
"
London, June 12. Britain's policy of security in
the Middle East remains, un
changed and her legitimato defence requirements will con tinue to be safeguarded in that area, Mr A. V. Alexander, Minister of Defence, told mem- 'bers of the Overseas Empire: Correspondents Association to-
day.
The size of services in India had been drastically reduced since the
of the end of the war but It was necesBATY
75 for two. Middlesex 458 for eight was all over. Babo talked gaily to friends be-declared (Brown 155, Robertson 183. tween every shot. Once, when Miss Thompson 50). Gordon belted a beautiful drive down the middle, Babe slugged her shot
yards
The groups will study problems to the research tors ahead, more than 300
the gallery. amazement of
of "Socialist emulation", establish- Labour Party, who will analyse them to keep some forces there during the "I want to
At Liverpool: Glamorgan 232 and ment of "good" factories over bad in a report for the Party National present unsettled period until the. (her husband ht back to George
George Zaharias. 34 for two. Lancashire 403 (Ikin ones, creation of special orders of Executive.
transfer of power which now op- former professional wrestler), Babe 72, King 67, Cranston 70, Brierley merit for particular achievements In The basis of the discussion is a peared likely to be accomplished anid. "But first I am going to play not out 110).
production, the Stakhanov movement pamphlet just issued by Labour with the full agreement of all por a few other Scots courses for charity, At Horsham: Sussex 301. Wor- and factory bulletin board and news-Party Headquarters, objectively es in the near futuro, the
"I'd like to play Henry Cotton,"cestershire 405 (Cooper 77, Bird 105, papers praising skiiful workers and pointing out "How Russia gets Out-
Tutmont
the For she added, getting a big laugh from Jenkins_03)..
criticizing insufficient efforts.
puts
"There adding,
bo n may the crowd United Press.
At Birmingham: Warwickshire Labour Party Headquarters also lessons to learn from Soviet
ex-occupaya and in a number of 401 for nine declared and 181 for advised the discussion groups to con-perience,"
and LOCKE EXPECTED TO WIN
Ove (Efill 74). Gloucestershire sider whether Incentives other than
Labour Party Secretary, Mr colonize 100 (Neale 143, Lambert 03).
those applied in Russia would be
Phillips profaced it with maintained. Thus we and ourselves 'St Louis, Missouri, June 13. At Bradford: Yorkshire 230 and more congenial for Britain. Groups "It would be folly to distegard the on the morrow of victory inextrica They teed off on Thursday in 204 for six (Watson 61; Halliday 54, are invited to discuss whether the experience of the Soviet Union as an bly involved In commitments golfdom's most grandiose show, the Brian Sellers 60, including four British, dislike for tale-bearing and aid in the Socialist transformation of over the world which $7th United States Golf Association sixers and four fours). Hampshire snooping would not make unsuitable Britain. There are many features in separate ourselves as w cannot As we must Open, with-South African Bobby 138 (Hill not out 57, Coxon four for for Britold the bestowal of special Soviet life which we with our poll- we mean to take our full
́partir | Locke slightly favoured. to. mow 42)louter.
rewards and decorations for out-tical democracy, shall never copy, perserving order, and rebuilding the down 163 rivals on the short, but
standing Individual and team work But in the economic fold we may world shattered by six years of total, deceptive St Louis Country · Club
as in the Soviet Union."
have much of value to learn." war," Mr Alexander declared-Reu The groups will send their findings United Press.
course,
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ter.
East.
to
Drain
they of Japan. In Hongkong gatrison forces must bo
hud participate in, the