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Vol. II, No. 112. Tuesday, January 22nd, 1946.

MAKING HISTORY Labour's Unprecedented Commons Activity

LONDON, JAN. 24

THE LABOUR GOVERNMENT WILL WORK AT PRES- SURE WITHOUT PRECEDENT IN HISTORY IN THE SESSION WHICH OPENS AT WESTMINSTER ON TUESDAY,

THE GOFERNMENT IS INTRODUCING A PRO

GRAMME OF LEGISLATION THAT INCLUDES SEVEN MAJOR BILLS. AT ONE TIME THREE BILLS PER SESSION WAS THOUGHT GOOD PAR- LIAMENTARY PROGRESS. SINCE IT GAINED POWER THE GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN DRIVING THE HOUSE OF COMMONS AT LEAST THIRTY PER CENT HIRDER THAN IT WORKED DURING THE CLOSING STAGES OF THE COALITION,

Only by constant early morn-jto keep juice with the legislative ing committees, many late nights machine, and gotne all-night siltingrs will! Menders of Parlionions be able policy with

WOMEN'S NYLON STAMPEDE

The seven new meaAUTOS

which Parliament will shortly be confronted are:

Fir: A bill to control invest » ments and so direct them that essential industles are financed before the luxury trailes.

10

repl

Tradition

Washington, Jan. 21. The War Department aug peated graterday that tha

10 full Army's reconversion. post-ori status be delayed until July, 1949, when no

ttervi commissioned second lieutenant could marry for a year, upon pain of forfeiting his

The rule sons commission. suspended in 1942 because most new officers came from civilian life during the war,

The traditional rule that Military

Academy under-

graduates cunnot posseær u wife, a horse or a heard v- mains unaltered.— Ansociater Press,

Price 10 cts.

GEN.

C-IN-C'S STATEMENT ON QUEEN'S RD. INCIDENT

THE SILK STORE INCIDENT IN QUEEN'S ROAD LAST THURSDAY WAS THE SUBJECT OF A PRESS CONFERENCE AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE YES- TERDAY AFTERNOON, WHEN THE FACTS OF

NATHAN ROAD

THE CASE WERE OUTLINED BY HE. THE COM KIDNAPPING

MANDER-IN-CHIEF, REAR-ADMIRAL. ŠIR CECIL HARCOURT.

STORY

HIS EXCELLENCY REVEALED THAT, GOPIES OF THE STATEMENTS TAKEN AT THE POLIGE STATION. -ARE-BEING FURNISHED TO THE REPRESENTA- TIFE IN HONG KONG OF THE CHINESE MINIS-gating the story of a reported. TRY FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

DE GAULLE RESIGNS AGAIN

PARIS, JAN. 21.

A SERIOUS GOVERNMENT CRISIS WAS DEVELOPING YESTERDAY OVER THE ORGANISATION OF THE FRENCH ARMY, AND AFTER GENERAL DE GAULLE MET THE FRENCH CABINET IN THE MORNING. A MINISTER WHO ATTENDED THE MEETING TOLD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS:

"I CONSIDER THE GOVERNMENT HAS RESIGNED AND THAT GENERAL DE GAULLE'S DECISION TO RESIGN IS IRREVOCABLE FRANCE WILL HAVE A NEW GOVERNMENT AFTER TO-MOR-

ROW."

newspaper

Oyster Frats Verboten

Police last night were investi

In the course of a statement, dating daylight kidnapping and Sir Cecil Harcourt said that an robbery in Nathan Road.

The affair was reported to the the evening in question, a Chin- cac Officer on leave from police earlier in the evening by Chinese travelling trader, Shanghai entered a silk store in a

Chan's story

the company of two ladies. While Chan Cheuk, who residor at the an inspection of the goods was Sun Sun Hotel.

that he was walking in being made the officer walked wa round the shop and, it is stated, Nathan Road near the Peninsula was observed to have picked up Hotel at about 1 o'clock yester a pair of blue silk pyjamas and day afternoon when a car drew'

up at the curb alongside him. place them in his pocket.

Three men gat out of the car,

"When he made as if to leave the shop, the shopkeeper asked he. sald, threatened him with a about these pyjamas, and after revolver and forced him into the a good deal of argument the car.

They then drove him to King's officer eventually produced them

his pocket from

and banded Park where they robbed him of them back. The officer was ask-$1,800. He was then locker In ed whether he had any other an A.R.P. tunnel from which he articles belonging to the shop was released at 4 o'clock by a

passer-by. in his possession.

"After a heated argument he suddenly dashed out into the street and made off. The shop- keeper pursued him, and after a' situation So serious was the

hue and cry he was eventually' following yesterday morning'a

caught near the Post Office by Stacky on national

members of the Hong Kong Po- defense expenditures and the ad-]

lice, who brought him back to ministration of the Minister of

the shop RO that like matter the Armies, Armand Michelet, of

might be further investigated the M.R.P.

Party, that French

"In order to avoid undue pub- Foreign Minister Georges Bidault and the Socialist Minister of State

lieity he was invited into the Vincent Auriol hurried back to

Washington, Jan, 21. Paris by plane from the

The fish and withife service rear of the shop where certain Assembly in London.

de came out flatly to-day against dress materiala, not wrapped up They found that

the inside pocket of his great Gaulle--in a gesture typical of "fraternisation between Ameri in paper, were produced from his adamant attitude in past crises can and Japanese oysters.

The service warned Atlantic coat.

CROWD RUMOUR had gone for a calm Sunday

and Gulf Stream states not to "Meanwhile a crowd had ga- afternoon drive.

He was reported to have blunt-permit planting of Japanese thered outside the silk store HOLLYWOOD, JAN, 21, BING CROSBY WAS NAM-ly stated his position to the Ca seed oysters.

"Japanese oysters binet and left the meeting before

BING STILL FAVOURITE

UIN.O.

General

are more and a rumour clrculated that a

Japan Can Pay More

San Francisco, Jan. 21. H. D. Maxwell, deputy chief of the American Reparations Com- mission said yesterday Japan enn pay more than we expected" in reparations and the amount and

Maxwell and other Commission extent of the indemnity will roun

members

arrived at Hamilton Field from Japan and continued! be established.

on their journoy to Washington after a brief Daune.

Despite the air raids Japan has

surplus in ind

industrial capacity

ED THE MOVIK BOX LEAD-concludel. It was later report-1 prolific than the eastern oysters / Chinese officer was ing molest. which can be appropriated for re-

AGAIN IN 1945 IN

it

last night without him antena a

Second: The Government's ver- sion of the famous Sir Will Beveridge "Rich and Peor Cradle WASHINGTON, JAN, 21. to the Grave" insuranen plan for EVENING TELEPHONE

every man, woman and child in the SERVICE IN THE NATION'S country.

completely Third: The eagerly-awaited b ER

Industries pro out und the shop sustained damage Some of Janan's 3,300 principal CAPITAL WAS DISRUPTED:

the Trade Union This 'OLL OF EXHIBITORS CON-ed that the Cabinet wrd meet and if planted on natural beds ed. Some stones were throw parations purposes, Maxwell said.

and some loss before the arrival aged. The intout of the pop FOR NEARLY AN HOUR BY

general DUCTED BY THE MOTION| meeting of the N.R.P. Party of the two coasts would BUYERS' RUSI FOR putes Act, which makes A

lavs H. His conditions were not grow the native form and pof the police emergency squad. tions is to eliminate Japan's war Strikes illegal, and has been re- PICTURE HERALD.

sibly replace it," the announce "As the officer ad tendered potential physically and transfer sented by the Labour Party ever!

Ranked in the top 10 in six well-informed political circles ment said A radia station announcer;

It said interbreeding of the no explanation of his conduct, the industrial equipment from Indemnity. Maxwell said that a cimin of shoe stores since its introduction after the of the 14 annual polls, Crosby

scored heavily in "Going my were considering the

of Communist two varieties produced a hybrid he was taken to the Police Sta-1 Japan to the Pacific nations en bel 1.000 pairs of Nylon stock-general strike In 1926.

POLITICAL DYNAMITE

Way," which the Herald said of formation

Radical-Socialist. Pre-war Pre- has grossed $8,000,000. Crosby Socialist Government headed by a of doubtful quality and the Ja- tion at about 3.45 pm, rather titled

NYLONS,

Ings and that the first 1,000) Four:

ur: The Health Minister, Mr. who called the store Aneurin Berin's National Health

available.

Dossibility

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.

Het Bill, which will provide free med!- also appeared this year in "Hore) mier Edward Herriot is the leader panuse species may bring with less than half an hour after he need

cal attention for all.

Five: A bill to provide subsidies for house-building.

Meanwhile

SOCIALISTS LEAD

uriam-

Japanese co-operated in

mrsons

"A message was sent by the Commission's work and as far as them such pests as tho Japanese had run from his shop.

I know didn't conceal anything." number could get then.

Come the Waves," "East Side of that mY CRISIS

oyster drill, a kind of snail Police authorities to the recohe said.--Associated Press, added that they could not be

of Heaven," and "Duffy's Ta- bought otherwise than by an in-

vern," and served as the vulce!

While the iss

jesuca at slake had which is difficult to destroy.

Japanese oysters vers import-nised Chinese Military Authori mediate telephone reservation

Six: A bill covering compens- of Eddie Bracken in "Out of not yet been formally brought into So many enlls were made that

for land annexation under this World."

the open by either de Gaulle ore in considerable quantity by ties in Kowloon. mechanical equipment in most tion of the residential urga fülepinine)

Seven: The Exchange Control-Ving Johnson was ranked at the Labine the situation stems Pacific coast growers in the mid- the officer's statement was taken overloaded Bill.

the No. 2 drawing power, fol- from the New Year's Day crisis de 1920s and considerable and was shown to Colonel Li eign Affairs, who hail also come exchanges became

the Socialist 1nk the lead in Associated Press.

to the Police Station in agree-1 and it was impossible to get a

The Civil Aviation Bill may also lowed in order by Greer Garam, over the Army budget in which industry was developed by them. of the Chinese Ministry of For be crowded into the session. These Betty Grable and Spenser Tracy sting expen

ment with the Polies dial tone.

The radio station subsemuently measures in themselves will pro with Humphrey Bogart male repeated appeals to its list vide the dynamite for an expected Gary Cooper tied for sixth. Bab ners to stop calling the winder, series of parliamentary explosions, Hope. Judy Garland. Margaret explaining that telephons zero they do not complete the pic-O'Brien and Ray Rogers-As vice had been disrupted and that ture.

The main clashes of the session

all the Nyles had been said, will take place on issues which the

anyway.-Associate Press.

White Rajah To Fight

London, Jan. 21.

Mr. Anthony Brooke, Rajah of Sarawak and nephew of Sir

Lo

ciated Press.

CROCODILE TEARS

Sydney. Jan. 21.

and

the past 15 news habers

+!* ltvxParis} have chad that adional billions of francs have been "enmouflaged" in the budget.

"if one

The newspaper "Liberation" sald: budget examines the closely one finds this: to the 125,- .000.000.000. francs (the official added budget gure) has been

some

recon-

A Shawl For Gandhi

London, Jan. 21.

"On the arrival of the Chinese Military Authorities from Kow-

Frankfurt, Jan. 21. Encialista and Independent can- didates led the early returns of Germany's first free elections in 13 years which brought out approxi- mately 80 per cent. vote.

United States Military Govern- loon, the officer was surrender-ment officials emphasized that the trend was not notically signifi- ed to them in accordance with cant because the elections in rural usual procedure, between areas were decided more on per- the Allied nutions in cases af-sonalities than political Leues.--

Associated Press, tecting uniformed personnel.

the

Alexandria, Jan. 21.

A delegation.of the North Afri-

A consignment of 25 poun is

"An hour later the officer re- under the 30,000,000,000

of scoured super-fine merino

turned, again accompanied by heading equipment and

wool to make a shawl for Gandhi Col. Li and complained that the struction'.

De Gaulle is reported solidly will leave Melbourne by air police had assaulted him.

morrow for India, suya the Mel-was examined by a Chinese doc- to back Michelet.

tor but no evidence of heating who is on a visit here, and asked him to help abinin independence The Communists and Socialiste bourne Radio.

The wool, which is the gift or other ill-treatment could be for French North Africa. joined together in the New Year's

Conservatives will describe challenging per anal freedom and enterprise and which Labour sup porters label nationalisation.

On this count.

ourt, the rim, deter- Shin- mined Seat, Mr. Emanuel weli, whose task it is, firstly, to build up Britain's coal resources now strained to their utningtand. secundly.

A tapanese guard who took pilot the coal nation-

crisis and only compromised at from the Australian Wool Bourd alisation measure through Parlia- part in the August massacre of the last noment to prevent de has been specially selected by ex- Charles Vyner Brooke,

Brement, will find himself assailed by at least 33 Allied prisoners in Gaulie's resignation at that time perts to make a shawl of in- menting to-nightt

n hout of opposition.

The retiring Governo" of Conservatives di-like his nation-Japanese hands in north Borneo Since then the Communists and the independent| ports that

constitution lold that an Australian Military on the form of the Borneo principality of Sarawak alisation plan because the con- sobbed openly like a child when Socialists have announced & plan comparable quality. was about to become a British sider it will not restore the output Court at Labuan found him being drawn on in the Constitu- Bengal, Mr. Reginald Casoy, ori- Crown Colony, told Reuter: "I of coal to the level it formerly guilty, dispatches to Australian ent Ausbly, which strins most ginally suggested the gift. Be A of the powers from the President fore he leaves India, he will will fight tooth and nail any pro- reached under

The of the French Republic placing present it to Gandhi's hand- in- term was and 10-year prison posal that Sarawak shall become establishes monopoly without giv-1 newspapers reported to-day.

them in the hands of the lezisla muidens, who will make ture

shawl. a Crown Colmy before the ps- ing protection to the public ple of Sarawak have been con- takes up too much time of Govern- posed.

Of 23 Japanese who were

A further gift of 200 bales The M.R.P. Party has formally! sulted under their own

con- ment servants.

Backed by a considerable part charged with participation in announced it will oppose the con- of scoured merino wool will of the British medical profession, the massacro, 21 have been constitution if it goes before the soon be shipped to Indla for stitution."

Rajah Brooke was hand of the the Conservatives will attack also victed and sentenced to from people in a present form.

While de Gaulle has not publicly distribution among the village Provisional Government of Sara- the Minister of Health. Mr. Aneu-

spinning, industries of Bengal. (Continued on Page 6)

-Reuter. wak. which was dismissed from rin Bevan's bill for universal free eight years to life in prison.--

medical attention and distribution Assceiated Press. office last October without any explanation. Reuter.

free enterprise,

of doctors throughout the country

that each neighbourhood is pro- perly served.

RECORD GOLD DROP Mr. Bevan will also be harried

After an uncertain week-end on housing progress, but Labour geld opened yesterday morning, circles are confident that he is go- weak at $540, and in spite of ine to surprise the country with it what he has been able to accom- two futile efforts to recover.

plish. continued on a downward course, closing at $500 per tool, register- ing a record drop of over 30 points in a day.

Chinese

with heavy

WARNING TO PEERS Moanwhile, the Cabinet is pre-

found.

(Continued on Page 6)

He can Committee of Liberation aw King Fun Saud, of Saudi Arabia

The King's reply was not dis- elosod.-Associated Press.

Pickled Planes Of U.S.

Occupation,

Forces

Frankfurt, Jan. 21.

The American Air Force, which once filled the skies of Europe, has been so damaged by redeployment of personnel that it takes at least three days to bring one squadron of th fighters into action and a week to get one squadron of medium bumbers into effective operation..

HITLER'S SEVEN- That statement was made on Sunday by officers at the United YEAR-OLD SON

Importance Of U.S. Loan HITLER'S SEVEN-

To Britain

San Francisco, Jan. 21.

Fear that three great economic blocs may result if the 84.400,- 000,000 loan to Great Britain, now before Congress. is not granted was expressed by William L. Clayton, Assistant Secre- tary of State, in an interview.

States Air Force in Europe who said they were worried about the deterioration since P-E Day.'

The trouble is nut lack of1 There are plenty of American BOMB 9,000, NEW YORK, JAN. 21. planes but of men to fly and planea in Europe, BRAZZAVILLE RADIO IN service them, it was said. At but most of these planes were A BROADCAST YESTERDAY the end of the war in Europe said to be "pickled," parked in DISCLOSED THAT A SON the United States European Air open fields where they are sub- care. Oficers #GY of use and paring for the new session with

WAS BORN TO HITLER AND Forca numbered 450,000 men. ject to deterioration from lack EVA BRAUN AT SAN REMO. Now these are only 89,000.

"We are urgently in need of there are scarcely enough men Rumour of a huge shipment of every evidence of confidence, and several thousand tools arriving

optimisin. The Prime Minister,

ITALY, ON DEC. 81, 1938.

The broadcast said it has been replacements to build up to our to guard them.

Lieut Under current plens the per- from Slam had probably some. who stood up to a long period af thing to do with the flop.

overwork without cracking at the inese national currency open- beginning of his administration, la As official representatives of that oh a development would established that Eva Braun was authorised strength,"

Remo villa and that "Italian Force Commander in Europe. will consist of 2,700. planes-in- cluding some 200.B.298. Tllese ed at HK$4.80 to ON$1,000 and surprising Whitehall by his capa- the United States Government, promote the vossibilities of future living in seclusion at a San General John Connor, U.S. Air manent occupational air force

he is regarded as the man who peace."

journalists" knew she had given told the Associated Prese. closed at $4.70 with a decidedly city for work and quick decision.

BRITAIN'S POSITION

He added that incoming, re-long range giants will be backed. downward tendency

The Lord President of the Coun-had more to do with the detalla

Clayton believes the loan is an birth to a son but were forbid- selling of futures at as low as cil. Mr. Herbert Morrison, will of negotiation of the loan than ble stop for the reators den to mention the matter by place ients "for the most part up by 750 fighter bombers, about $4.32.

have the final reaponsibility in

tion of free enterprise, as distin- orders from their Foreign Office, take several months training be 100 medium bombers, 650 trans Foreign currency notes, on the ine that the Government's plans any other.

The Radie added that a year fore they can stop into the ever ports and many specialinod US. run to

"Large and powerful interests guished from existing atate, con- to schedule. His post no, Lord dollars bave buyers at $0.26, President of the Council makes in England," he said in the inter- trolled foreign trade, in the field later, a German Foreign Office widening gaps left by trained planes. Associated Press.

member

the yeoman was arrested by the English Sterling at $18.50, and him the virtual task-master of the view, are expressing militant of international commerce.

Speaking of Britain's predice Gestapo in Munich for "having personnel. Only Asatrullan pound notes at $12.00. House of Commons, and he is not public opposition (to the loan)

has made it possible for this or Ukoly to let Members Ing...

They say the terms are too hard ment, he said: "In order to understated during festivities that work of a few experienced men LORD HALIFAX RESIGNING? Mr. Morrison will koop a watch and that rather then accept it stand the British position "to-day the Fuehrer's son cale-ganisation to fulfill its eccupa

Astion, obligations. NEW LORD CHIEF

ful eye

on the House of Lords, terms Britain should solidify her important to bear in JUSTICE

which mirti challenge the Govern- apice and seek prosperity by things: That Britain Ilves by im- hrates his first birthday."

ponte, which is only another way soolated Press. mont by throwing out a bill after trade with the Empire.

He this should happen. I am of saying ahe Hves by exports: and London, Jan. 21.

it hand the Commons. Baron Goddard of Aldbourne has warned the Lords that if the afraid you would see three great that she mobilised for war, both in deserve than has been appointed Land Chied Government condora they are economic blocks bulk ab the state human and material resources to Justice of Eturland pom" Judietary standing in the way of legislation, line aren, the dollar area and the a considerably greater position ranking second only to the it, will be promared to consider Horsian res, in which fewer- we did in the Unand States, and terly winds, Ane. Lord Chancellor.

messures further curtailing the mende would struggle against in so doing, she naturally bad to “ndrently z ustricted funcion of Cant inreruments on mactors of econo sacrifies her export trade Asso- Maximu Prase. Upper Ohamberdens

other han‹l have risen.

to poor hemith.

It is

1

..PLANES "PICKLED": "If the U.S.A.F.E, is to con« tinue to carry effectively ita share of responsibility in main taining peace it is most essen tial that replacements be sent

THE WEATHER To-day's forecast-Idght

Zesterday's temperature?---

1-10 degres at 3p.

60 degrees it 13.p.m. I promptly.”

London, Jan. 21. The "Dally Mail" said to-day it. was probable that Sir Archibald John Clark Kerr, who is proced ing to 'Batavia shortky sa a mocin! Ambasador, would rupeed: Lord iran az Ambassador in Wash- Lord Hiren has been in abe United States since 1941 and anxious to stars to England

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