BUYERS FLOCK TO
THE BIF
Huge Uncut Diamond On View
London, May 3.-Buyers from Scandinavia, Belgium, and China were the first to arrive at the London section of the British Industries Fair, which opened in London and Birmingham today with its 3,400 exhibits.
M. Frod Hansen, of Copenhagen, who was the first to put his name on the visitors' book last year, signed first again today.
In one part of the London exhibit! alone, 600 buyers arrived in the first hour.
The largest uncut diamond in the River world-the 770 carat Woyle clamond, found in Sierra Leone- Hes behind a bullet-proof glass sot in the heart of an imitation lily.
A display of diamonds and jewels worth millions of sterling was the outstanding attraction in London. It Included the largest uncut fully diamond in the world the 770 carat Woyle River Blerra Leone,
Each night, the jewels are care- removed from their show. cases and placed in two five-ton diamond, found in safes, with eight-inch steel doors which are concealed in the centre designed of the diamond stand-Reuter.
A gas turbine engine, for a motor car. was a surprise exhibit in Birmingham.
Stalls from Jamaica and Trinidad BOW TO
were packed with fresh and canned fruits.
COMMONWEALTH SECTION
The exhibits are by no means all; made in Britain, A huge Common- wealth section contains goods from almost every part of the Empire..
The Indian pavilion is a well-de- aigned representation of all the Do- minion's most important products from Kashmir carpets and cocount Abre rugs from Travencere to Da- mascene works Irt silver and gold with hondbags embroidered and miver thread. The distinctiveness of Tudian craftsmanship has been welf emphasised.
"The whole heart of India is put into this work," an Indian girt law student commented.
the
Begum Rahimtools, wife of Pakistan High Commissioner, spent nine hours yesterday arranging some of the hand-worked textiles Aigree work in silver which among Pakistan's exhibits.
and are
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U.S. Moving Troops & Supplies To Alaska
White Horse, Yukon Territory, May 8-At a rate unequalled since the end of the war, United States troops and supplies are moving through Canada to Alaska, in the Arctic.
air, and Columbia, the famous
Troops are being moved largely by supplies by rail to Dawson Creek, British and thence to Fairbanks, Alaska, over Alaska Highway which runs through British Columbia
facilities Canadian movement and the Yukon. hard pressed.'.
United States Army establint- ments at Edmonton, Alberta, and Fort Nelson, British Columbia, the, two key stops on the Northwest air staging route from Great Falls, Montana. to Alaska, have been
greatly enlarged since early year,
this
are
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NEWSPAPER
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French. So- United States troops are confined Parls, May 3.-The
clalist Party organ, Le Populaire, Dover, May 3.- Edward to barracks during their holls in
the streets
An announcement in the paper Nicolson, 58, who said he owned Edmonton. Few are ever seen on la selling its cars to raise cosh. a store in New York, was fined United States military supplies today said it almost failed to appear Jack of 180,000 $400 today for attempting to passing through Edmonton by rail yesterday: "for
with which
to pay the bring £308 in Sterling into generally do so at night without francs"
grant will not halting. Britain.
Despite these precautions, printers "who the whole Currency regulations permit per knows of the movements
Canadian Northwest another penny credit."
Is to be made A desperate sons entering the country to bring
Bave tho
lay drastle paper TOP SECRET CONVOY in only £10.
economics and urgent appeals for A magistrate's court was told that A shop girl in White Horas told financial support from
readers. in eight Reuter's correspondent that a convoy the money was found
The difficulties of the paper ap packages hung from a strap around had passed through to Alaska on a
to reflect the declining support | Nicolson's waist.
top secret basis. Security conscious
the French ness is evident everywhere. Walls for the Socialists by
electorate. which has been con- are covered with slogans that be tinuous since the end of the war Fair and that he had hoped to come familiar in wartime, such as and particularly marked since the
Like Dad repay a brother in Edinburgh assistance his brother gave him inReuters coresponder, Just nnish-municipal elections inst Center.
The recent rate of decline coin- reaching the United States after the ing a trip over the Canadian section
cides with the policy set for the first world war.
of the Northwest staging route,
Blum, of being The money Nicolson carried was found a distinct cleavage in opinion party by M. Leon
equally anti-Communist and anti- Berlin, May 3-A British confiscated. He was told that if between the Canadians manning
Gauilist-Reuter. order. forbidding the release of he could not pay the fine ho would the stations and the Americans on
three months in their way to Alaska. information to the press in have to serve British areas of Germany ex-prison-Associated Press. cept through official channels. was rescinded for reconsidera-
PROTEST
Restrictive Order Rescinded
Nicolson said he had come froin France to attend the British Indus- jtiles
tion today, a few hours after CHENNAULT'S
press correspondents bad pro- tested to General Sir Brian Robertson, the Military, Govern-
or.
the
"
WARNING
Mum."
The American officers and troops seemed convinced that they were headed for combat service and that soon they would be in action to do- fend the continent
Canadian troops and officers were sceptical almost to a man of the thought that war was Imminent, or that
if it did come, any major San Francisco, May 3-General portion of it would be fought in the
Northland The order, issued to all Control
Claire Chennault today reiterated
This also
Lo appears
be the Commission officials today over the
Govern- signature of Major-General N.V.D.his warning that a Russian invasion
Not one Canadian service- Briilsh Depuly of Europe will be eminent as soon opinion of the Canadian
ment. the Chinese Communists secure Brownjohn.
named three
is stationed in the Canadian all of China, No
North of the Yangtze, Military Governor, officers in Berlin who alone would
interview, the former U.S. Northwest on a combat basis.
There is not single man whose have hnd authority to arrange in-Air Commander in China again
that the Untied States im- present role it is to defend the
from terviews and release information to urged
om attack nor is veen Alaskan highway the press.
mediatedly
China between lend The correspondents told General $1,500,000,000 and $2,000,000,000 for
there one on any of the seven huge order would
Canadian airfields between Edmon force military purposes. Robertson the them to seek their Information
ton and Fairbanks. Canadian troops "Give the Chinese National gov- thefrum American, French and Russlan ernment that now and we will save
In this arta are concentrating entire-
The Begun displayed some muslin worked with gold thread from Dacca, and said it was the finest in the world. A special display was given of sports goods from Sialkot
and cricket bats, tennis racquets
Plenty of other similar equipment. orders are expected because of the
Even with very low prices. 100-per cent Government Import tax on some of the things they would still be cheap in England.
If buyer is interested in products of any particular Pakistan manufacturer.
arrangements Dre
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man
sources, and from German civilians. billions later. Meanwhile they willly on training and the maintenance
General Robertson told them there do our
belug made for him to see a com- wiis no desire to restrict the presswighting for us. And they of the Alaska. high way and the
the be able to defeat
Com- airfields. Reuter.
plete range fit the High Commils and agreed to reconsider the order. munists not give it to them and the New Sind Premier
Bloner's Office.
The odour of sandalwood ail, the basis of many perfumes, hangs over Vie stand of Mysore, which has almost a monopoly of this product.
MALAYA'S STAND Malaya's stand is pervaded by a smell of rubber tyres. Ceylon feu
tures, tea, spices and other ducts.
pro-
From Northern Rhodesla has come
1.odel house In which every hing
beside Is copper, sot stacks of tobacco and a display of palive
IT
work.
almost
"diamond guard”
of
GENERAL'S INSTRUCTIONS General BrownJohn, in Jis in- structions to British ometals in Ber- British Zone con- in and in the
with cerning relations
the
press,
said:
"It is part of the policy of His Majesty's Government to provide as much information as possible about their policies, problems and achieve- meals. For that reason, members of the Control Commission have been and are encouraged
*public to be relations conscious'.
"It is essential, however, to
A 5 Detectives early today began guaranteen the accuracy and authen-
armed
on
Communists are likely to win. Im- mediately
it will be necessary for Karachi, May 2-A new Premler government to of Sind Province, Pir Illahi Bakhsh. the United States boost its military appropriation from was sworn, in today a week after All Jinnah, the around $15,000,000,000 to $30,000,- Mr Mohammed
Governor General of Pakistan, had 000,000,"Associated Press.
dismissed the former Premier charges of "maladministration, gross misconduct in
discharge in the of his duty and responsibility and corruption.
was elected Pir Illahi Bakhsh leader of the Moslem League Party in the Sind Legislative Assembly
on Sunday at a party meeting
Pope Calls A
Consistory
Vatican City, May 3.The Pope Reuter. their vigil at the display of a col- ticity of the information provided, invited all the World's Cardinals lection of diamonds and jewels whether for publication or for backs-
which is worth millions of pounds
concentration
and the biggest gems In the country.
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Fishing Vessels Machine-Gunned
Singapore, May 3.-The Singapore "It is recognised that many social contacts exist between correspon- Motor Vessels Owners Union alleged and officials,"" ho dded. in a written statement to the Co- are to be encourage, but lonial Secretary today, that a Dutch machine-gunned two alt officials enjoying them are asked naval patrol
that what they say of its vessels on March 24..
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Island, when the patrol arrested the crews and took the vessels to Tan- jong Padang.
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quences as office.
"It cannot. be emphasised too strongly that it is not intended to restrict the flow of legitimate in- formation but only to meet the
The Dutch were said to have ined the crews for. fishing without à Dutch requirements and difficulties out-. permit and to have confiscated the lined in this letter."--Reuter.
vessels and catches-Reuter,
LABOUR PARTY'S FOREIGN POLICY CRITICISED
London, May 3-The Labour Member of Parliament,
Mr Konni Zilliacus, criticised the foreign policy of Labour
Headquarters in a speech in London today.
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He claimed that the party had Pietro Nenn before the Italian slow-motion 'action'shots of Margaret OSBOURN, Paulino BETZ, been "untrue: to the very founda- general elections. They have been tions of the Socialist faith" In threatene with expulsion from the falling to maintain friendly rela- parly if they do not give assurances Hons with Socialist parties in coun- of future
adellty by
Thursday tries where they co-operate with morning. the Communists.
They are meeting for a final de- clsion tomorrów.
Tin policy, he thought; had Mr John Patti Mills. a leading ointed the British Labour Party signatory of the telegram, who has from the greater, part of the Euro- | nirendy been expelled, sold tonight pean working class.
he hoped to be allowed to raise his
Bir Zilliacus was one of 21 ense at the annual "conference of Labour Members who signed a tele- the Labour Porty; ou, May 113. gram of good wishes' sent to Signor Reuter,
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