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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1947.
Ex-President DALTON RESIGNS
Of Siamese Parliament Arrested
Bangkok, Nov. 13. Pung Srichand, President of the dis- solved Siamese House of Re- presentatives, was reported to- day to have been arrested yes- terday evening after attempting to convene the House.
The report said that Pung Srlehand! presided over a meeting in Parlament House. yesterday, attended by 19 re- presentatives, but adjourned meeting after declaring that here was 110 quoruTEL.
the
Those attending the meeting be- longed to the Sahacheep Party anal Constitution? Front parties which supported the former government of Luang Damrong Nawasawat, the Premier who W719 deposed by Marshat Phibul Songram.
Their total strength in the House was 183.
The
FIGHTING DENIED
Abbalwongs), Luang Kovk new Prime Minister, uday denied rumours that fighting bad broken out between the Siamese Army and the "Slamere people's resistance forces,” the English language newspaper
Liberty Reported here.
were
Other reports today stated that the military
rounding "Free Thai" elementa after menborn of the movement had been summoned to military headquarters last night,
to
The Siamese military command was understood to have decided to invite King Phumphon Adulet return to Siam from Switzerland for his 21st birthday celebrations next month.
Luang Aphaiwenyse, former tender of the Opposition, assumed ofce with a 21-man Cabinet this morning. No statement of polley was made but it was understood that Phya Selvlnorn Vucha, the Foreign Minis- ter, may meet foreign diplomats on Friday.
BIGGER RICE RATION
The British and American Em-
bassies in Bangkok categorically dented a report that their Ambas sadors had met Phibul Songgrum. They stated that the military public relations officer was misinterpreted when he said that diplomatic repre
sentatives hal met fur March aleat referred to the military and attaches and not the Ambassadors,
That Stork Nonsense
London. Nov. 13-After hear. Ing a call to do away with "stork and gooseberry bush nonsense," the Assembly of the Church of endorsed a re- England today solution urging that the elergy should give high priority to their "pasteral csity
of providing Christian sex education, pre-
for marriage guidance in the case of marriage
ratin paration
elifficulty."
and
More adequate training for churchmeu in sex matters was also demanded.
Moving tho resolution. Bishop of Norwich said that easy faclities for divorce had "de- stroyed, I suppose for the first time in history, the underlying Asumption of what Christian marriage means."
hold
do not deny that in some rerpeets. Lo breakdown
our own fault," he added. "We cannot wholly blame the people for the wrong Ideas they with regard to marriage unless we are quite sure that we have done everything
to give them the right ideas, and I
doubt whether we have done this."
The reference 10 stork and gooseberry bush
nonsense ལམ་ made by a woman delegate who said that they should have the cuurage to state the facts about the birth of a baby-Reuter.
ATTACK ON
POLICE HQ
Rioting In Naples
Naples, Nov. 13. The Italian poltee used a large number of tear
Indiscreetly Reveals Budget
To Newspaper
CRIPPS AS SUCCESSOR
London, Nov.. 13.-Mr Hugh Dalton, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, has resign- ed. Sir Stafford Cripps, Minister for Econo- mic Affairs, has been appointed to succeed him
word
Sir Stafford Cripps will continue to co-ordinate economic affairs, which task he is virtually director of the whole economic life of this country.
These sensational developments
announced from the Prime Minister's residence late tonight. They followed
in the House of Commons that resign after his admission in Mr Dalton has offered to the House this afternoon that he had given some of the contents of his budget yesterday to a London even- ing newspaper before he disclosed it in Parliament,
rumours
to one
receive advance information about the budget's contents, resigned his Cabinet post but retained his Parla- mentary sent.-Reuter.
MR HUGH DALTONI
Harriman's Aid Europe Suggestion
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Britain Willing
To Leave Palestine By Next August
ASSURANCE ABOUT TROOPS
Lake Success, N.Y., Nov. 13.-Britain would not use her troops to enforce the partition of Palestine, Sir Alexander Cadogan, permanent British delegate to the United Nations, told the Palestine Partition Sub-Committee here today,
Britain was prepared to evacuate Palestine by August, 1948, he added.
to b
Sir Alexander sald that there are berntions on Palestine, but it was {wo #specis of this withdrawal. suggested that Mr Crooch Jones military and civil.
might not now consider it im perative to return, -na Sir Alexander Cadogan has been handling the Palestino issue for Britain-Renter. POLICEMAN KILLED polleeman
Jerusalem, Nov. 13-A British was shot dead when Jewish gunmen tonight ambushed a police patrol in King George Avenue, Jerusalem, tonight, according to re-
also
Porta
here
On the military side, every effort, is being made to reduce mialium the period required for operation. It is still not possible to forecast exactly how long it will take to withdraw from Palestine, not only Nothing For Future
the troops, but supplies.
the Soviet Satellites
am authorised to state that our authorities have been directed to Washington, Nov. 13-The plan for an evacuation to be wan- United States Secretary
A number of British servicemen of pleted by August 1, 1040, As long
and at Mr Averell Harri-as British troops remain in any part Commerce,
Icast three Jews were report- ed wounded, when two bombs were they must, of course, man, told the House of Repre. of Palestine, he
hurled into the Ritz Cafe. sentatives Foreign Affairs Com- maintain law and order in the areas
The figure of seven British pol- of which they still are in occupation. mittee today that he favoured.
im Instructed, however.
earlier reported killed in the to ca
bomb outrage ૧ the stopping at once of any maite
that British troops clear
was later officially American aid to any nation if it would not be available as instru- stated to be "exaggerated." Jewish came under Russian influence ment for the enforcement of a settle sources said that between two and ment in Palestine rainst either four were feared, dead, while Bri-
fish Army sources in the future.
Arabs or Jow
strited that at Igot 14 British soldiers were Jured.-Reuter.
Asked about his attitude If such a case arose, Mr Harriman, testifying on behalf of the Administration's
$397,000,000 proposed
emergency assistance for France, Italy and Austria, said: "I would
then Joe interest in it in that particular country,"
Mr Harriman sald that he believed ifist the United States should hold
Recit ready to extend help to the nations of Enstern Europe if they of Russian should free themselves
gas bombs to repulse an attack on which, was raised today in the House vative Colonial Secretary, resuming / "domination,"
their beadquarters here today by
a large crowd monstrators.
of
The crowds werd demonstrating in Munny with Leftwing groupe
Milan who besieged headquarters there yesterday and destroyed the offices of the Right- wing daily
Mattino newspaper d'Italia.
to
are
"I
the
of
that certain of these He added nations would have "liked to cóme work with us" but were pre- THE
in
"Poland, Hungary and Rumania are
זיי
RIGHT RESERVED "The fact that it would be, im- practicable to withdraw
the last military contingents from Palestine
in
before next summer does not imply WAR MEDALS
by any means that we shall continue
to maintain the civil administration in Palestine throughout the inter- vening, period," Sir Alexander add- ed.
. "It follows,
NEXT YEAR
in 15
The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, in a letter to Mr Dalton, released tonight, said: "I realise that this indiscretion, in itself, did not result in any action detrimental BUDGET CRITICISED to the State, but the principle of the
London, Nov. 13.The Conserva- inviolability of the budget is of the tive Opposition today attacked the highest importance and the discre- anti-inflation budget, which was an- tion of the Chancellor of the Ex-nounced yesterday by Mr Hugh chequer, who necessarily receives Dalton, as being inadequate and confidential communications, hinted that Me Dálton might the muny must be beyond question."
"gambling" with Britain's chance of
"On the contrary," he said, "we
London, Nov. 13.-The issue of This letter was
a reply
economic survival.
reserve the right to lay down the campaign stars, the Dolence. Medal from Mr Dalton dated this morning
Mr. Oliver Stanley, former Coriser-
mandate and bring our civil ad- and the War Medpl was not CX which read: "In view of the incident
ministration to an end at any time pected to begin until late in 1948, after it has been made evident that and no application for them should Leftwing de of Commons, I think it is my duty the debate on the budget in the House of Commons today, said that
tu Jews be made at present, Mr no settlement acceptable.
Clement lo offer you my resignation.
everyone was agreed that the infla
and. Arabs has been reached by the Attlee, the Prime Minister, stated in I shall continue, you accept it.
reply to a quention in the House of Police armoured cars were called though now outside its ranks, to do tion gap was greatly in exerss of vented from doing so by the Rus-and-Arabs.
that covered by the Chancellor of suns.
"In that event, there would be un Commons today. out to civar the contral thorough-my utmost to support the Govern-
Exchequer's proposals.
interval between the termination of Decorations and medals granted as fares of the city as crowds sarged ment in carrying through the pro- lfo asked if this was an "honest, very friendly to us and have been the mandate and the withdrawal of Individual awards were being issued through the streets trying to force
which Ave
ali gramme
determined finul attempt to forced into the iron vice against the last British troops.
in accordance with Gazette op- an entry into Rightwing newspaper pledged."
or just
another their will," he said.
During that interval, His nouncements. offices and burning all coples of Mr Dalton's letter continued: "I avert danger or
taken in the hope that AGAINST SANCTIONS Majesty's Government
concerning and Kamhlo""
further reply would, no Rightwing newspapers
in Parliament, news-shall continue on
would turn up.
Mr Harriman suid that he did not longer maintain Ü civil administra medals. Mr Attice said that H standa.
outside, to give all the loyal service somethine Chancellor was gambling, agree with an imposition of ecencente tion in Palestine and would confine Majesty the King had approved pro In my power to the Labour Party, in
sanellums against Russian "satellite" themselves to
for granting of a preserving, order in the poss
General which you and I have worked to- it was with the whole chance
countries but felt that United States arces sill controlled by their re-service Medal for speeltted services ether, as comrades for so many Brittin th. Panl sincerity
"It is with real sincerity that woesources and equipment needed for maiging forces.-
in Palestine since September--17,- is European say we hope for the best. It
rehabilitation should be
and I think it is my
19.-15. APOLOGISES TO HOUSE
to the Sub-Committee to re Askea whether the specification Earlier, Mr Dalton hud apologised with equal sincerity, knowing this sent to those countries.
that Government,
Wo fear the
The quickening of trade between move doubt
would cover Navy personnel upon this point would any
who to the House of Commons for his worst," Afr Stanley concluded.
ali countries of
and Europo
the without further
if the served in Palestine waters and took delay, that "grave indiscretion" by indicating Reuter.
romainder of the world would United Nations were at work
part in the Interception of immi- in to a correspondent of Ü London
probably start a movement which Palestine taking preparatory steps Grant ships, the Prime Minister re- would result in "rolling down"
the for
for a settlement
plied that a short White Paper had which would re- iron curtain and the satellites enquire enforcement, it must not ex- been issued giving full telalls. toning into
into the fuller relationships pect the British authorities either Reuter. of prower times with the rest of to exercke administrative respon -Europe, --ho aided,
and CHOLERA SERUM FD** Or to maintain. law. Senator Arthur Vandenberg, tho
except in limited areas, of Republican Chairman of the Senato which they would necessarily Foreign Relations Committee, mug main in occupation during the gested today that certain European process of withdrawal," concluded Shanghai, Nov. 13-A C-84 Sky- countries might pay for American Sir Alexander-Reuter.
muster of the Far East Air Forces, nid under the Marshall plan by the element in the atom bomb-to the the beginning of the British with- from Tokyo.
CABINET DISCUSSION
carrying 2,000,000 units of cholera London, Nov. 13-The date for serum for Arabia, arrived here today United States.
drawal from Palestine will be very The plane, which is the second Senator Vandenberg, who made
soon after the United Nations Asmerey ship for the Near East since this suggestion on the fourth day ofsembly's decision on Palestine has October, is, picking up more serun the Committee hearings on American been announced, it
furnished by was suggested in
the nid programmes, suggested the Bel-in infomed qua
-quarters here todas
today.
government and is expected glan Congo in particular as a source
The Cabinet was understood to to take off on Friday morning bound of uranium for the United States.
have discussed today's provisional for Jdda, Saudi-Arabia. The first A POSSIBILITY
dates for the withdrawal, but until plane on October 25 carried cholera Mr William Phillips, of the State the United Nations has disposed of serum to Cairo-United Press. Department's International Trade the reports of Its Palestine Sub- Policy Office, did not give a direct Commissions, Anal Brush arrange- reply to Senator Vandenberg's sug- ments are believed gestion but admitted that "the higher disclosed. realms of Government were giving consideration to this possibility.
nd burned them.
last budget proposals before
In an order issued today, the new | Siamese Government Increased the rice ration in the Bangkok area and
In Man today, crowds tried to cancelled nearly all previous regu- force their way into
a Rightwing, evening paper the subject matter of lations governing rice distribution.cwspaper premises,
BUSINESSMEN'S REACTIONS London, Nov. 13. Prominent Restrictions of the transport of They seized all copies of Rightwing he had announced them to the Com- British economists and businessmen rice throughout the country were newspaper displayed on news-slands mons later in the afternoon.
and removed and the previous celling
Mr Dalton had been asked if he feel today that the Government's real prices were cancelled,
After their repulse at the police had instituted sur inquiry into the anti-inflationary policy must be rely-- headquarters, the demostrators forced source of information published by Ing on physical controls (including "direction" labour), sales of gold and their way into the headquarters of the London Star, containing an ac-
other overseas assets, and Marshall the Monarchist Party and wrecked curate forecast of the budget pro-
nid, the offices.
Since yesterday's budget was de- Mr Dalton replied: "I very much signed to absorb only £40,000,000 of regret to tell the House that the inflationary potential by Match pubileation arose out of an incident which occurred as I was entering and since Britain will be getting no the Chamber to make my speech date, the onus falls on the
stop-gap United States aid by that physical yesterday,
The Bangkok Chamber of Com- merce and the Chinese Chamber met
in
EL joint sussion today to discuss
Doors, chairs and records means of carrying out the military
streets command's request to reduce rice thrown out into the
before the police restore order-Reuter,
prices and release available stocks.
Reuter,
EDITORIAL
burned
Anti-TB: A New Policy
NOTHING could more clearly
Tuberculosis
illustrate the extent to which IN menacing the health
Dr Hengkong of
than Newton's revelations to the press One in seven on Wednesday. slowed symptoms of the disease when 2,246 people underwent
there
X-Ray examinations; and wero 433 notifications of TB in ono month with 118 deaths. Dis-. turbing too WAS Dr Newton's disclosure that the number of bous available for TD cases was hopelessly loadequate, making it impossible to put all the patients in hospital. This situation magnitude of Incidence and In- sufficient. facilities for proper treatment has forced the Medi- cal Devariment to abandon curative programme for one of prevention. Normally the two should be operating parallel, and that this is not. the fact. possible points an atousing, finger at Government' 'for having: neglected the problem of hospital The advalssion accommodation,
is now made, two years after ro- occupation, that the incluenco of Tuberculosis is out of hand: ihat the vast majority of Biose' already afflicted with the disenso. cannot hope for full treatment and must take their chances of survival; and that polley
must bo chanred to prevention rather
posnis.
were and
could
then
in
I reply to a question put to me by a lobby correspondent of the Star indicated to him the subject matter contained
publication in the question.
appreciate that this was a grave "I Indiscretion on my part for which offer my deep apologies to the
On behalf of the Opposition, Mr that he Enid Winston Churchill
the "very frank acknowledged manner in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer has expressed himself to the House and our sympathy with him on the misuse of his confidence which has occurred,
than cure. It 1s not a pretty and it can only be hoped story,
House. measures to that the proposed · deal with the problem will be as effective as Dr Newton forecasts. The Director of Medical Services Is of the opinion What devoiing
by to preventing cases, full allen ble after 10 years it will be
because by to start curing, the spread of the disease should have been checked. To
To achlovo his stm, the Director Medical Services intends to ask
the establishment clinica, to be conducted by a TB offer from England, assisted by The The Hongkong medical officers. clinics are to be well equipped and provided with almoners and health visitors. Another aspect
the Medical
for
of
of
of
programme is the partment's
of years.'
d."
controls and on living on reserves.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer himself appears to accept this view. The whole grave tone of his an nouncement last night contrasted re- markably with his own previous abounding optimism.
He said that the present emergency was no less serious than the war.
We
Unless courageously faced (which nobody regards his budget as doing), "I will vitaly underne our ston- dard of life and even endanger our national survival.
are having to use our Inst reserves of gold and dollars to meet the bill.
"But we cannot allow our
gold reserves to fall below the safety lovel
Living on reserves does, of course. get the inflation off the premises. It need not wholly fall on the gold reser reserves,
Now money from such
of uranium-
vital
Officials of the Department of use Interior were testifying before the Committee regarding the ability of (Continued On Page 4)
rc-
FOR ARABIA
Chinchal
unlikely to be CENTENARIAN DIES
Cambridge, Nov. 10, Brlain's The Colonial Secretary, Mr Arthur | oldest clergyman, the Reverend Creech: Jones, who returned from Arthur. Stwell, die here today at New York for consultations with the age of 100, members of the Cabinet, was earlier He had been a priest of the to the United Church of England for 80 years,-- expected to retura Nations Assembly for a final dell- Reuter,
Lawton Transferred To Notts County
things as the sale of British-owned Lawton, the Chelsea and Inter-involved to about £20,000,
It is exactly two years cince players.
credit
ADMITS INDISCRETION Replying to questions whether the correspondent know it was a friend- ly though perhaps ill-judged state- ment or whether it was immediate
London, Nov. 18.-Tommy the exchange, thus raising the fee) Portugal at Lisbon on November 23, publication, Mr Dalton said: "I take
would be chosen from the following. the blame for having committed an
contreforward, Indiscretion in my relationship with railways in South America would national
was Lawion joined Chelsea from Everton Goal-Julien Darui. · Backo-An- this correspondent whom 1 have have the same effect, while all the transferred today to a third at a fee of £11,500.
dre Grillon, Roger Marche, Segondo known as we have known so many money from such, sales, old mother division club which paid the Notts County Club have provided | Pascual, Halfbacks-Andre Cuissard, lobby correspondents over a period
For- well as new, could, unless counter highest fee in the history of the a house for Lawton, who will also Joan Gregoire, Jean Prouil. next
by an appropriate In acted
up a lucrative (The
business waris-Louis Hon, Ernest Vanst, edition of the Star year of $350,009 to purchase
policy, powerfully reinforce the English Football Association take
appointment outside football in Darck, Jean Baratte, Oscar Helsserer cxtra food for TB patients question was on sale at 3.45 pm. Chancellor of the Exchequer's cheap understood to be about $17,000. Nottingham.
and Rene Alpsteg coming out of hospital, the pre-
GMT. The budget proposals were money policy and boost the gilt-edged
Lawton is the third International All these players, will make the. not announced in the House-until market."
Notts County, the third division caution being taken to cook the
centroforward signed. by Notts trip to Lisbon but the team will not after. 4 the patients food to discourage
The whole tenor of the Harriman olub, outbid wetty first division County in recent years, the others be selected until shortly before the p.m. GMT.). from selling It or giving it to This was the first time since 1930 report and other responsible Ameri- clubs ofter negotiations lasting since being the famous - Scot, Hugh match.-Reuter. others. Within its limitations, the
and been a leakage, of that there had
can- comment is that sucts policies August when Lawton asked his own Gallacher, in 1930, and Dixie Dean
team, parti-
JAMAICAN WINS. Chelsen, information about the
budget,- || ought not to be pursued: in*
to transfer him provention, schemo can, bo: ex-
Dundee, Noy, 13-Roy Petersen of pected to accompilah useful work, traditionally the best kept secret of cular, that the Americans ought to following a disagreement. He had of England two years later.
Lawton will play for Notts County Tamales, won his first fight in Great but the bitter, pill which-nobody
Government policy,
control the Marshall doliars so as
Saturday, Britain when he beat the Doncaster In 1030, "long and detailed
after
iirst to ensure
in the first, division, for two and retains his place in England's middleweight, Jack Brown, hero last with rellah is the inference con fained in Dr Newton's statement
Miniature do not use them as a way years, and drag played for England team against Sweden at Highbury night. The referee stopped the fight Inquiry by a special tribunal, that Iongkong's 33, sufferers
former
Colonial Secretary. Mr J. H. of evading their own anti-inflation in the International against Scotland on November 19-Reuter.
Wales and Thomas, was found guilty of "un-nry responsibilities. But unques- | Ireland.
Continental
In the fifth round. will have to walt another 10
FRANCE'S TEAM
Peterson went right in with a two- years before there will be proper authorleed disclosure of budget in-lonably, the Chancellor of the Ex- teams 50 times. facilities. for
formation.. an all-out ourativo.
París, Nov. 13.—The French Foot-handed attack to the body and also chequer can pursue ills policy if he A Notts player, W. Dickson, a left
Association today announced scored well with left hooks and solid Mr Thomas, who, as a member of chooses, and he appears to be doing, halfbacic, whose market value is ball programme.
to the Cabinet, was one of the few to | it-Reuter.
rated at about £3,000 was part of that the French tearn meetright, counters,Reuter.
22
teama in
European Finance to for Chelsea, one of the against Northampton on