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THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1947.
Mr Morrison Paints A
Attice To Brighter Picture
Resign Rumours Break Out
rumours
London, Aug. 20.-London political circles went into 11 flurry of speculation today, following a sudden renewal of endemic for months Britain's Labour Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, had decided to resign und nominate na his successor. the present Foreign Secretary. Mr Ernest Bevin.
past that
Interest was aroused not so much which as in rumours themselves, published in today's Daily Mall, are an echo of similar reports which wore circulated last month 區 In Conjuncture of events which they
now appear.
In
Coming at the most delicate otago
Britain's economic erlais
the Labour Government
its
when
Southamptom Bomb Scare
Southampton, Aug. 20.- All ships in and around Southampton Docks were warned today that a 1,000- Ib unexploded bomb was lying within 500 yards of the docks as bomb disposal squads worked feverishly to make it harmless.
The bomb was discovered yesterday when a dredger brought it up. The war- head was broken off and the fuse badly damaged. Bomb disposal officers said it was in a precarious con- dition."United Press.
rendering Premier
of the
to the United States an account of stowardship of $1,500,000,000 of the story of the borrowed dollars, forthcoming Cabinet reshulle may accelerate the tendencies already in motion within the Labour Party.
Although Mr Attlee's personal position was not directly challenged In the recent secret meeting of the Parliamentary Group, the narrow division with only four votes in fa- vour of the Cabinet Implied that there is a large measure of discan- tent with the leadership of the Party.
..
OFFICIALS SILENT
..Oficinis at, the Cabinet.headquar ters in Downing Street today do elined to comment on the Daily Mall report, which said that Mr. Altice had adviced other ministers of his Intention to resign the premiership for reasons of health and planning a carly next month. They for added that no formal denial or statement on the subject need bo expected, laking the view that the report did
chunge
RushesBack To London
The Dollar Crisis
London, Aug, 20.—The Primo Minister, Mr Afflec, hurried back to London tonight and presided over Cabinet meeting whose urgency inḍleated that strastio emergency measures to meet Bri.. tain's worsening financial crise
considered. were being There was no immediate clue to the nature of any of the measures Government may have in mind, ex cept that it was assumed they had to do with the rapidly approaching exhaustion of the American loun.
United Press. not call for official notice. Most people today accepted as a strong probability that some lond of Cabinet reshume is on the way, re- calling the earlier indications that Mr Attlee's team was overdue for revision. It was also widely uc- cepted that Mr Attlee may be con. aidering his personal position in the light of the lukewarm reception an corded.
speeches, an to his recent the crisia,
BEVIN FAVOURITE The choice open to the Parly if
EXCELLENT JULY EXPORT FIGURES
London, Aug. 20.-The Lord President of the Council. Mr Herbert Morrison, said today that the Paris conference had reached substantial agreement on a joint plan for European revival, "which goes. further than anything of a similar nature developed between the wars."
At a press conference, Mr Morri-
outlined the following points:
son
seven
1. British exports in July totalled In value £110,000,000, the highest since November, 1920 and the second highest in peacetime in history. In volume, they totalled 120 per cent of 1938.
conference The Paris 2.
has reached substantial agreement.
Coal stocks in Britain several weeks ahead of the target figure at the present time,
are
4. Ruhr coal at 240,000 tons daily under British leadership has reach- ed its highest figure since the war. 5. The Briush Agricultural Minister tomorrow will announce the biggest peacetime agricultural plan in British history.
0. The British delegation at Washington has taken the initiative In attempting to solve world Anan- cial dimeulties.
7. Britain's armed forces hove been reduced by 109,000 in the Insi three months.
ANSWER TO CRITICS
"I mention these examples," said Mr Morricon, "merely to suggest that. the picture being painted by some commentators of His Majesty's Go-
Whilehall
Rumours persisted in that the Government intended to reshuffle the Cabinet to strengthen the government for the next stage of Britain's battle for existence be-
Parliament fore
reconvenes October 20, However, Mr Morrison denied at his press conference that Mr Attlee was likely to resign and hand over his post to the Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin.
on
have only seen it in one news- paper," Mr Morrison said, "and it docy not know what It talking about."
Neither the Foreign Offee nor 10 Downing Street would comment on the Daily Mail report that Mr Bevin would succeed Mr Attlee.
The Clayton-Cripps talks began at the Board of Trade Offices shortly after 2 p.m.-United Press,
DROUGHT IN
EUROPE
Harboured A German POW
London, Aug. 20-Mrs Eileen Lesley Gleavo, a wealthy West End widow, was bound over for 12 months at the West London Court today for harbouring Walter Kirmse, an escaped German prisoner, in her flat for three months..
"I have no excuse, except that I love this man.' she told the Court.
When detectives searched Mrs Cleave's apartment for Kirmse, she denied he was on the premises, but they found him hidden in a closet in her bedroom. Reuter.
HORRIBLE SCENES
IN CADIZ
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South Africans Make Wonderful Bid For Victory
FIFTH TEST ENDS IN DRAW
Kennington Oval, London, Aug. 20-South Africa failed by 28 runs, with three wickets intact, to force a dramatic victory over England in the fifth Test match, which ended today in a draw.
Facing what appeared to be a hopeless task of get- ting 451 to win on a wicket showing signs of South Africa scored 423 for seven.
wear,
Bruce Mitchell, who carried his score to 189 not out--his highest score in Test cricket-was helped in
and 109 another big partnership by Tuckett'
woro -
added in 90 minutes for the eighth wicket.
Mitchell, who batted admirably South African team has played four- for seven hours, collected another day Tests in England." record which he had scored 130, his
captain, Norman The England aggregate then beating F. Taylor's Yardley, said: "I am very pleased record of 2,030 for South Africa in to have had the honour, of leading Testa. Mitchell's previous highest England to Victory in three of the individual Test score was 104 not out five Tests. We owe oun sucocry against England at Lords in 1935.
to the wonderful mainly
form of South Africa lost two quick wickets Edrich and Compton. South Africa when Alan Melville was caught ar have with them several young the wicket at 247 and two runs later players, who have learned a lot from Dawson fell to a brilliant catch by this tour and I am sure when we go Howorth in the gully.
there next year, they will give us much closer fight and they may turn the tables. I would like to pay tribute to the South African for the enjoyable atmosphere which has prevailed throughout these Tesla"
final Test read:
A brilliant innings of 97 by Dudley Cadiz, Aug, 20. This city Nourse first gave South Africa the tables on looked like it had been visited chance of turning the
At one England. In a
period, South by a terrible plague.
Afrien, after appearing to be in few agonizing instants a hap-hopeless position, needed only 202 The scoreboard at the end of the py industrious city was in there hours, with seven wickets verted into a terrorised poput in four balls for one run by Cranston caused another fluctuation
lace.
con- in
clared standing, but the spell of 4wo wle-
At the ica interval, South Africo were 204 for six when 137 suns were needed in 105 minutes
England: 427 and 125 for alx de..
South African 302 and 423 for seven,
J
South Atrien's second innings:
Dyer lbw b Wright... Mitchell, not out
Viljoen
stumped Evans,
A 9.45 am. I was thrown from of fortunes. iny chair across the room, funding under the window alll. I looked out and, saw. the sky lighted a ghasily athunder-crashing ex- crimson as
the plosion echoed through bay.
I dashed outside, having just thwo There were Anished dinner. more binsts which rolled like a artillery. The barrage of heavy trembled. Mr Morrison's comment was made in some places the worst In 100 building shuddered and the streets drives, which left the fieldsmen Mann, e Hutton, b Wright
vernment and of the United King- dom generally being a stagnant back. water
is far from truthful."
we
critics
that
at his regular press conference | on Britain's economic situation, but it was viewed partly as an answer to American TREASURY DECISION
Britain was doing too little to help itself. London, Aug. 20-The Treasury announced tonight that as from mid-e said that the British Initiative in Washington was aimed at "how far be a temporary night there will suspension of many of the present Justment of the Worlds binner nrrangments for the convertibility
balance of paymentions
und the unstable and arti of sterling to dollurs.
ica!
which are threatening to strangle world trade."
The conference's importance was that more underlined by the fact than 200 newsmen crowded in the cinema of the Food Ministry to hear Mr Morrison.
Large Areas Affected
'London, Aug. 20.-Drought-
Dr Heine Bunge, weather expert of the Petsdam geoforical-station strid this summer's heat wave had destroyed, or was in the process of destroying, Germany's potato and cabbage crops. He forecast hungor and starvation unless rain breaks the drought soon but said that the pro-
sacct of rain soon was poor.
"IS. IT-THE REDS?"
SUPERLATIVE DRIVES Nourse, batting with vigour and
Howorth skill, scored 97; including 12 fours in
Nourse, b Howorth ..... two hours 25 minutes, Mitchell, as #
Melville, e Evans, b Cranston suddenly realising a chance of vic- Dawson, a Howorth, b Cranston released a series of superlative Fullerton, "Evans, b Hloworth
cover
in
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423 for seven
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County Games: Latest Scores
years-held Europe in its grip, It had been hot and still Sud-standing and runs came quickly. Heuckett, not out
reached his century in four hours 56 illed with Quer causing forest fires, drying up denly the streets were
ame the second minutes and became water and milk supplies and running people, some of the wouice South
screaming hysterically. A neighbour South African lo score a hundred in
Bowling: adding millions of dollars to fed by with his wife and four each innings of a Test, Alan Melville
Nottingham
Mitchell is the tenth Copson European post-war costs as it children and shouted: "I am going having done so in the first Test at brought the threat of hunger to the decks to be near water in case No
Gladwin fent player to accomplish this Tests. Two others have done it then! Wright and starvation to thousands of everything catches fire.**
·year—Arthur--Morris and Denis |∙ltoworth. persons.
We were in the main part of the Compton, for Australia and Englang, Cranston city at the tip of the peninsula and respectively, during the recent lotu. Campton
After losing Murn as a partner Hution figured the explosion probably was at the naval doves The crad was
shielded Yardley Lat 314, Mitchell cleverly a violent that I was too dunnca Tuckelt who however, clumped the to realise what it was.
in Ane style "when English bowlers The word flew around that it was the occasion arose. Mitchell's only. the torpedo works, that the Echo blemish was a lucky snick for four varricta shipyards were wrecked, just wide of Evans, which completed that the whole peninsula was on fire. his 150 in six hours.
A frightened middle-aged woman Mitchell hit 20 fours in an innings. asked me: "Are we being attacked. which equalled Melville's record for Is it the Reds"
South Africa In Tests against Eng- gut lost in the multitude of | land,
Severiono quarters. The authorities unimpressive. Slack delding FIELDS WASTING AWAY
and advised the people to go to public catching Fields were wasting away, under squares waiting there to see if there almost enabled South Africa to force which began today.
a dramatic victory. might be other explosions. Some and German
were wandering timelessly for WHAT CAPTAINS SAID Middlesex did well to score 253 on
Just et farmers
slaughtering their rattle beenuse
a trickey wicket at Derby, and their they locked fodder. something to do.
After today's match, Alan Melville, Runge said even if rain came with-
I could see flames leaping I Souh Africa's captain, said: "Na- score was chiefly due to Brown, neared the poor part of the penin-turally, we are disappointed that wo who contributed 05. They leafted in the next two or three weeks it would be too late to save the crops, sula where little people live. Smoke have not done better, but I think via all set for a large total when the
The situation in
got into my eyes and the alr was have put up a much better display third wicket fell at 188, but then Germany was particularly severe in districts west thick with dust from collapsed build- than the results might at arst in five men were dismissed for only dicate. This is the first time that a wicket troublesome and have lost seven runs. Derby also found the at the Elbe, south ot
(Continued from Page 1) the Harz moun- tains and in the Magdeburg area.
Forest Ares had swept along the Dutch-German border, since last
Sterling on the Canadian account may only be used in Canada or the sterling area.
Full detalls will be available to the banks and public tomorrow, it was Mr Hugh Dalton, announced by Mr Attlee decides to go makes the
Chancellor of the Exchequer,
"Some people are saying that The Treasury announced that "a Foreign Secretary, Mr Bovin, on casy
Government is really not favourite. His rigorous handling of Treasury order has been issued with the
effect from August 21, 1947, to give planning and that gives no positive the nation's most unpopular job as Director of Monpower during the effect to the change announced this lead,
of the really is not fair. war has scarcely dimmed his per evening by the Chancellor
popularity. When the Cabinet Exchequer. The order repeats the sing problem is overseas balance of said
The fact that we aro Mars held its emergency meeting on Sun substance of the exlating payments payments.
not shortage. surprising or unexpected and no
we could pay our way within two
cont!
Mr Morrison said. "That
Our most pres
day,
it was Mr Bevin who received orders with the following amend- not paying our way in 1947 is for the biggest volume of cheer-menis: ing from the crowd in Downing
by
Street.
long can no longer be freely - sane person would have over thought
from transferable ne-
Runge sald Germany's rainfall was 230 millimeters-about 9-1/2 inches --under normal this summer. He It was the first Ume In 100 that there had been such a
the sun
years after V-3 Day, after sacri- the heat of
were
Other possible candidatos are the counts (of non-residents of sterling President of the Board of Trade, Sir area) to American accounts of Cana and more than half of our foreign ficing half of our presar exports Stafford Cripps, the Chancellor of the dian accounts; but remains other investments for the war effort. This Exchequer, Mr Hugh Dalton, and the wise transferable as hitherto Minister of Health, Mr. Anderson Be- "Sterling on Canadian account was why Parliament agreed to the even though it a remote possibility because of may only be used in Canada or the United States loan, his supposed leadership of the radi- sterling area. Canadian transferable was smaller in scale- and Ita con- ditions were stiffer than we thought cat inction in the Party, who would accounts disappear,
wise," only become a serious prospect if the
CRISIS IS GRAVER balance shifted strongly to the Left
"The value of our credit and our -Reuter.
van, a
EDITORIAL
"Instructions to banks are
being Issued by the Bank of England.—
Reuter.
Hongkong Cold-Shouldered
SEEMINGLY, because
terest because of the 'strict controls Imposed, but these were made known at an early stage of the proceedings and can hardly be ald to have taken the Board of Trade unawares. In any event it would seem only fate that Hong- kong businessmen who have ex. pressed a desire to help in the Japanese trade resumption of or its chosen.
should be given the opportunity of Ind leating their feelings on the of controls; London may to its astonishment, that the
London has lost interest in the ro sumption of trade with Japan, Hongkong businessmen aro. Ex- pected to do likewise. Indifferent to the claims of the Colony's re-
cannot* presentatives, Whitehall oven: And time to disclose either. Hongkong's quola
Seventy local representatives. businessmen originally filed ap- plication for Inclusion in the Bri. fish list and their names were for- warded to London, where, at the time, a lot of enthusiasm was be- ing shown about the reopening of trade with Japan. Xt was indi. caled that Hongkong might be ap- norsloned 18 reservations In the first quota of 64, and, in busines circles at least, there was lively speculation
alica as to the lucky ones lo bo nominated. Then, almost overnight, Whitehall turned sour on the project. With obvious in- difference it was announced that only about half of the first quota had, been filled, with, Mengkous, Apparently cold-shouldered, Lon- don is reported to have loss In-
traders are not so easily
scared by dimeullies of that na- ture. Is not suggested that trading fortunes are being lost at this moment because longkong has no representatives in Tokyo, but it is patently clear that the longer they are kent out of Japan, the Teas opportunity they
will have of preparing the ground for future trading in the north Pacific. Whatever tho current Imitations. London should at least. Inquire! whather Hongkong i still interest. ed in sending businessmen to Tokyo. ·Casually to Ignore the Colony's applications Fracious and unbecoming.
un-
k
London, Aug. 20.—Middlesex and Gloucestershire, who are struggling people and moved toward the San England's work in the field was at the top of the County Cricket poor championship table are both on the ordinary bowling road to victory in their matches
A3
Friday and exploding mines French To Study Peace
to fight
vented effective measures pre- the blazes
"More than 850 acres of woodland Terms For Viet Namhese
have been destroyed and fresh
A sudden
to-
designed to American sector where the Army M. Emile Bollaert, French Comints
medical authorities, anticipating
A
four batsmen for only 88.
Gloucestershire gained first in- nings lead against Glamorgan at Cheltenham, after having made a a disastrous great recovery from start. They lost their nist four wickets for 11 runs, but the "tab- enders took the score to 172. This
AL
currency and prospects of getting all the co-operation we need from others depends entirely on how far we can convince others that we mean busi- ness and that we will not be too much longer frison said. winds swept dames westward teet," Mr
This means ward the Dutch frontier despite the
Paris, Aug. 20-A French port behind the National Union total proved too much for Glamor-
gan, who found Cook in fine form,. big further effort... Very
best efforts of Are brigades and Cabinet meeting, presided over Front." "Despite all efforts by all con- British troops:
The National Union Front hus not with his leg breale and were din The Russian-con- by the Prime Minister, M. Paul invited Bao Dai as its leader and missed for 150. Cook took six for the crisis is still getting trolled Berlin radio said only, rain Ramadier, will be held to spokesman in any eventual negotia-56. He warned, "We shall havo could extinguish the fre.
The close of play scores are: th fore, worse things before we are
increase in cases of morrow to consider the Govern- tona with the French authorities.
Eavox 434 for eight Eastbournel through,
pollomyelitis in Berlin added to the ment's proposed peace terms to but has given him full support "in Mr Morrison made no direct re-worries of Jetal authorities. Health
03. Bailey 208). he
Sussex to bat. lerotice 10 the British Onancial de oficials reported: 142 cases mid the Vlot Namhese in Indo-Communism, stmperialism and (Peter Smith legation's attempt in Washington to deaths in the city and most werd China.
Tran Van Phuc added that Báo At Northampton: Notts 210 (R. BATH the ter obtain an easing of the terms of the in the Russian sector,
Only eight
territorial unity Clark dive for :57). Northants 147 M. Ramadler today conferred with of Viet American loan agreement, but his re- | cases, had been reported in Berlin'a
03 "necessary can- for six (Barron 51).- marks obviously, were
ition to any negotiation.
At Diver: Kont 200 (Todd 66, answer American criticism:
sioner in Indo-China..
When the Viet Namhese Repub
Jackson 00.
Ivo for 50). While Mr Morrison was speaking, hot weather outbreak of infantile Meanwhile, reports from Salgon Lean government opposing Mr William Clayton, US. Under parayisis, and suspended all throat state that the Indo-Chinese National French forces in Indo-China recently
253 (Brown Secretary of State for economic perations in military hospitals for Union Front-the party opposed to announced its reconstitution, Bao 95): Derbyshire 68 affairs, was conferring with Sir fear of infection.United Press, the present Viet Naml Republican Cal's personal name of Nguyen Vinh At Cheltenham: Gloucestershire Stufford Cripps, President of the
headed by Ho Chi-minh, Thuvy headed the let of namer. 172 (Wilson 50, Matthews four for Kovernment Board of Trade, on prospects for
today started recruiting publle opin The ex-Emperor was described as 41) and 18 dor no wickets, Glarner- ellmination of Imperial preferences
lon in Saigon and Cochin-China for "Supreme Counsellor."
Cook 'six for gan 150 (Walking 55, Su Viet Namh radio broadcast 6) Manchester: Lancashire, 320 Π. spur to world trade.
the return of Bao Dal, the former Emperor of Annam, now living in quoted Dr Ho Chí Minh, the he.. exile in Hongkong.
publican Premier, as claiming "Dao (Ikin 92, G. A. Eirich 03). Hamp- Placards and handbills were dis-Dal was with us always and is our shire 48 for three,,“ trinited in Salgan, wälle the Provi-closest friend; and the whole nation A Leicester: Loltesterare 454 Commitice of the Frent ap- of Viet Namb has full confidence in (Tonda 122, Lamber 100 not oui, to have killed 14 shróp in a single cable to Bao Dal "to save his fidelity.""
Someract Pickering 57).
11 for "We must get this dollar situation fock in raids on cattle and dieep presont situation and realise the It is also learned from Saigon that one. rettled up somehow," he said.
pastures.
unity and independence Viet the police combed that city this At Leeds; Yorkshire. 314 (Hall. After a two and a half hour con- The local population are alarmed Nomah, in the French Union." morning, removing Viet Namhese day 97, Watson 60, Sellers 60, Hollien ference with Sir. Stafford, and. Mrt the possibility of a repetion of Tran Van Philc, an Indo-Chinese flags pasted on walls and lampposts five for 72) Warwickshire nine for Harold Wilson, Secretary for Over- fast year's raids when boars describing himself as the special en- to commemorate the "August Reno wickets-Reper. scue Trade, Mr Clayton left for the proached built-up areas and lore toyoy of Bao Dai, told Reuter today volution of 1045 by lo Chi Minh,” airport to return to Paris,
aleces many calves--Houter. 'that-ho was "gauging popular" sup-|—Reuter.
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Mr Clayton flew here from Paris especially for the talks and indicated to nowsmen at the airport thot talks ought to be extended to cover the world dollar shortage generally.
"MUST BE SETTLED"
HUNGRY BEARS ATTACK SHEEP
Millan, Aug. 20-Brown beark driven by hunger from the moun tairs west of Trento, are reported
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the Worcestershire 180 for nine. At Berby? Mulde four,