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London, Oct. 17.-The French municipal elections this Sunday are being watched here ag barometer-though not neces- sarily a reliable one-of the country's political feeling winter approaches with the threat of cold and hunger.
Fis
In the local elections, voters more often ballot for the man than for the came. However, the outcome should reflect whether the country is turn- ing to the Left, sticking with Premier itamadler, who is increasingly a man, or moving
the
to the Right behind the followers of General de Gaulle.
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Dolis General de Gaulle and M. Bamadler look to the West for help for France's economic plight. With the Communists loyal to Moscow, some observers tend to interpret thei election results as a straight East- West battle, but, In view of the abscure local jugues, that may be an avresamplification,
Communists Blamed
The Comununinia are blamed for fomenting the present strike trou- bles, and certainly they miss no opportunity of reminding the Prime Ninte whal
influence they
wiekt.
moln
At the same time, the strikers BRYT
in the desperte and Renuine dinsatisfaction, fertilised by inflated prices and inefficient die tribution of supplies.
It is these dingrunted people who Brck n new representation.
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"Black Max" Interrogated.
Paris, Oct. 17.—"Black Max" Intrator, the inter- national financier, was in- terrogated by an investigat- ing magistrate here today in connection with an attempt- ed illegal pound sterling transaction Involving some hundreds of thousands of francs.
M. his lawyer, Andrei Klotz, stated.
M. Klotz stated that the transaction under discussion was attempted in. April 1946, but it had not been successfully concluded.
He declined to reveal any further detalls of the inter- rogation.--Reuter.
INDIA ASKS EMERGENCY
WHEAT AID
SAID WORKING FOR SOVIETS
Tokyo, Oct. 17. The Asahi, quoting official Japanese sources, today said it is understood that approximately 2,000 former Japanese army tech- nicians, all officers, are remaining in Leningrad where some of them have married Soviet girls and established homes in Russian apartments.
The paper said this group is oflcers, also of the flag officer class, receiving good treatment from aro imprisoned at the Habarovsk the Soviets among the 665,000 camp, which also contains former
"Manchukuo" notables, Japanese prisoners still stranded puppet Emperor Henry Pu-yl. The including in various parts of the Soviet Moscow area is reported to contain Union. About one-third will about 50,000 Japanese. face their third winter.
The bulk of the Leningrad group/tccording
Without any substantiations, the paper said that a former Japanese turmy unit laken prisoner by the Russians on Saghallen Island-the nearest point to the Japanese Islands -is still permitted to wear military signin, and former officers are allowed to wear sabres.
to the Asahi report are 754 camps for Japanese the Soviet prisoners throughout Union in 25 geographical divisions, many of which are stationed along the Trans-Siberian Railway.
is reported to be working on in dustrial projects
milltary nignificance, such as
and -tank automotive plants, power installa-
lons and electrical plants.
Meanwhile, winter reports were assembled by the approaching, with snow The
is rapidly Japanese Foreign Omec, the
beginning Demobilisation Board and
fall in some places. The Asahi oller
Bold Fovernment departments.
reports indicate the Russian food rationing for the prisoners Incalities, and ranges between 3,000 varles greatly according tho and 1,000 calories
per day. prisoner casualties could not be ne
The newspaper ngid the extent of
determinable, curately
but it known most of them are suffering frostbite. from tuberculosis, malnutrition and
The Asahi naid
due 10 winter an approaching
increasing number of letters are being address- ed to Japanese Government depart- ments dally from the families of to do its utmost to speed the return repatriates urging the government of the Japanese-United Press.
Soghallen reports indicate
that agricultural work there is gradually being transferred to Korean hands,
paper sald
the
The
Washington, Oct. 17-The Indian
the Ambassador to United States, Mr Asaf Ali, has;
Coming Of Winter delivered a formal request to
110 Anahi said the United States Secretary for
former Agriculture for emergency ship-general class, plus five former naval Japanese army officers, of the
from the United States to help ments of wheat and coarse grain ;
Some are natvation in Communism "the worse crisis in its history," HK Stage Club's
T
turn to it resignedly. Others
ink France needs a strong man- in other words, General Charley' de Gaulle.
due to hit India in December.
Mr Asaf Ali yesterday saw Mr Cinton P. Anderson, Secretary fyr The French Prime Minister has Agriculture, accompanied by his food been in the saddle for eight months adviser. Mr N. G. Abhyankar, and now a long tirne for French was promised "very sympathetic Premier. This month's voting has examination of this request."
effect on the standing of his Popular Republican Movement
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New Play
The plot concerns a slightly ab- normal"artistic" family who invita four normal people for the week-end, and the many mix-ups which follow.
The Hongkong Stage Club will present "Hay Fever," one The Indian Ambassador pointed of Noel Coward's earlier come- the Assembly-It has 171 seats com-out that India's food administration dies, at the Seamen's Institute pared with the Communists 101 and was due to enter December with elings to power by its alliance with only a few thousand tons of stocks on Wednesday, October 22. the Socialists.
in band as against the minimum im- In addition, the constitution pre-port requirements of 300,000 tons.
The absolute minimun import re
of dia for wheat and
India quirements Trend To An Extremo
course grains, including rice, for the 1947-1948 crop year, were 3,000,000 But what observers here dread to tons, yet against this the Inter- see is any pronuncert tendency national Emergency Food Council away from the Popular Republican had allocated her only 1,300,000 tons Movement-a trend to an extreme for the first ball of that year. which would split France into two) camps.
vents a general election before next year.
Early Shipment Vital
There are many British-and French-who feul that France's! Mr All Insisted that India must troubles would be greatly cased if import between now and next June confidence could be established in from all sources, including the
United States, 2,300,000 tons.
the Trane.
This is Reinaldo Oblitas' first production for the Hongkong Stage Club Tho cast includes Deniso Dalziel, Clifford Davies,, Desmond Scott, Judy Rowell, Ethel Holmes- Brown, Derek Bagshow, Nellie Field, Cherry Bowen and Philip Burn.
The
play will be repeated next Thursday, Friday and Saturday ove nings.
Royalty To Weck-End
At Windsor
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They say that great resources in He especially asked for a supple- foot. livestock, gold and foreign mentary allocation from the United assets are being hoarded and will addition to the 150,000 tons already States of 87,000 tons in December, in only come into circulation when the allocated for the month, and 63,060 franc's buying power has been us- sured-Reuter.
tông which was the undispatched balance of the previous allocation.
Mr Asaf Ali urged that all efforts be made to advance the schedule of these shipments to the earliest date so that they should arrive in India in time to avert a worse crisis.
Princess Margaret will return by He
If these steps plane from stressed that
Northern Ireland to- were not taken, there would
be marrow.
Brazil May Break
With Russia
Rio de Janeim, Oct. 17-A high government source said today that Braz would break diplomatic rela- tions with Russla shortly. He said an official announcement could be expected within 72 hours-Assoclat- txd Press.
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EVELYN KEYES WILLARD PARKER LARRY PARKS EDGAR BUCHANAN
a threat of a breakdown in the
London, Oct 17.-The King and Queen and Princess Elizabeth this afternoon motored from Buckingham Palace to the Royal Lodge, Windsor Great Park, where they will spend the week-end.
Lieutenant Phillp Mountbatten
entire Indian cationing system, which visited Buckingham Palace during enters for 173,000,000 people.the day--United Press. Rester:
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