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THE WORLD IS HUNGRY

Very Poor Foundation For Prosperity

MINERS -ASKED TO

CO-OPERATE

,

LONDON, FEB. 24. FUEL MINESTR SAMUEL SHINAVELL AP PEALED FOR A MONTICS SUPREME - FFFORT BY BOTH SIDES OF THE VIX. ING INDUSTRY TO END THE COAL CRISES WHEN ADDRESSING MINERS AT EASINGTON, COUNTY DURHAM, LAST NIGHT.

"$f everyone in the indury will experate with me shum

STRIKES IN SHANGHAI!

Seanhos, Feb. 25,

Pamide at

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today deres

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beni authorities in stubtit.

preek

commandita strides for higher guy, to meet the stating Being costs apre terongh Shang- har.

"Sit-duen atrikes are res ported amung textile facturn corkers, customs employees, ariation mechanics. cooks and waiters.

The radio-telegraph ad- ministration caplopers have been out for three days. Associated Press.

R.A.F. Strikes

the nest four weeks, the crisis Will Not Be

will be averted, The problems

is to get antieren rond during

the Rust four week

our factories prong."

"S7 Tolerated

Mr. Shinwell repatrock the gestions that Germatt war pri sumer woude la employed under. Kround. "I would rather rely." he said. "12 mod se was given skill Cars! hovadis mine to purative the coal wed weed thin make est elves de pendent for Germen prisoners If the British miniere cannest de liver the odd this rath else a."

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Halifax's Plea To America

OMAHA, FEB. 25.

THE EARL OF HALIFAX, BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO THE UNITED STATES, SAID YESTERDAY THE CRITICAL FOOD SITUATION IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE WORLD'S DISORDERS AND APPEALED TO AMERICA TO INCREASE HER FOOD SUP PLIES FOR THE STARVING MILLIONS IN EUROPE AND ASIA.

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HE SAID: "HUNGRY PEOPLE NATURALLY AND IN- EVITABLY ARE DISCONTENTED PEOPLE AND HUNGER · DISCONTENT IS J POGUR FOUNDATION FOR THE PEACEFUL, AND PROSPEROUS WORLD WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD.”

that

DANISH KING ILL

Copenhagen, Feb. 20. Seventy-fivo yearsølà King Christian of Denmark #esterday reported to bo Buffering from a slight'attacke of primonia. Sources close to the Royal Court said there -is no immediate danger.

A bulletin med pesterday said "The. King'a

general health is satisfactory but he apent a rather ventless night."

Associated Press,

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MILLIONS DOOMED TO SLOW DEATH

(By. J. T. Aldeguer).

SHANGHAI, FEB. 25.

SEVERAL MILLION CHINESE REFUGERS AND TILL- ERS OF THE "GOOD EARTH" IN THE FOUR BATTLE-SCARED PROVINCES OF HÜNAN, HU- PEB, KWANGSI AND HONAN-WHICH ARE PEO-, PLED BY ABOUT ONE FOURTH, OF THE TOTAĽ

OF CHINESE POPULATION

,00,000,000 ARE THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION AS THE RE- SULT OF ONE OF THE WORST FAMINES IN HIS- TORY.

IN HUNAN AND HUPEE ESPECIALLY, THOUSANDS ARE REPORTED TO BE DYING DAILY" AS THE SUPPLY OF GRASS, MUD AND BARK OF TREES, ZON WINCH THEY LIVE BEEN SUBSISTING FOR

SOME TIME, GIFES OUT.

SHIP DISASTER

Herford, Germany, Feb. 25. A vessel role in to izr the cotyl encrent of the Ethe Kierr to-dya. First re- Ports here it that 102 pus- perished. wagers may have Only right of 10 senere, were rescued ikmediately.

British shija stred bu s help in the reeve cork.. Annaciated Prean.

Canada's "Unbridled Campaign'

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In the opinion of Mr. Cheng] Pao-nnn, Directer of the Wash- ington Office of the Chinese Nn- tional Rellef and Rehabilita- tiori Administration (C.N.R.- The Ambassador anid thebably will exceed the substantial

R.A.), unless immediate and greatest need in Europe was murgin of $7,300,000,000 anavad

Chungking, Feb. 25.

substantial relief is forthcom. He rate recorded in the funi quær- whout and in Asia, rige.

Following student demonstra-ing, millions are doomed to a said "Estimates of rice shurt-ter of 1945.

In Chungking over the lingering and painful death in age have been put as low as

On the financing side the De- tions 700,000 Lons and as high aspartment said that it is expert-week-end, reports have arrived the next live months.

Mr. Cheng, who has made a 2,000,000 tons but even at theed there will be an increase in here from at least half a dozen

tour of the stricken JTCH, lower figure it is bad enough, in imports of over $4,100,000,0IR) | provinces of protests and man atresses the utter inadequacy of the United Kingdom was, have which was recorded last Venr stopped the sale of rice and are and which will be mure han fest issued by various public the facilities at the disposal of organisations, labour anton the "C.N.R.R.A. to copo with United States cultural societies and univers-this gigantic problem, although A warning to the Royal Airow seruling or stocks to India offset by hover

military expenditures abroad. tien. fres that in future "strikes" and the Far East."

it is rushing whatever supplies. The Ambassador declared the

USE OF RESERVES tolerate

The Shanghai Postwar Recon it can to the most needy placa. midine would not le

As a result foreign countries the Air Ender-United States and Britain word

Association to-day Lack of transportation farth all possible "have to don Strachey cooperating in

use accumulated golt struction conforts to help feed the hungry of and dollar Peserves and g issued a statement which accus-ties is said to be proving a mis-1

id Russin of "violating the let-jor handicap in the movement demobilisator the worki,

Joans from the United State

Sino- of supplies. For Instance, ant The Department said

and spirit of the ter fureirry htings aggregate Soviet Pact by demanding more a single bridge is reported 1

be intact along the Canton-Haq-| $16,000,000,000 in gold accomontie concessions. $7,007,000,000 in short Lerma

More than 3,000 students in kow Railway between Changsha, deltar balaners. Three to five Shanghai shented slogans and the much war-damaged capital billion is estimated the maxi-chanted patriotic songs before of Hanan, and Hankow.

The only available means of) mum in dollar exchange that the residence of the could be drawn without causing consul-Gearral and sent a peti- transport at present are convert remained strained as the Cana these countries to invoke restriction to the Mayor's office askinged Japanese three and a half a dian Government was reported to manned by Japanese be still undecided as to whether answer Moe- and certainly not the Wheal supplies in the United tions on trading.

for "a stiffer Government for trucka

prisoners of war. But three it should formally

that Canada V:Ls Labans Government is going to Stales, Caniin,

"Longe scule foreign leading, sign policy." Australia and

therefore, will be needed to pra-

trucks can make caly 2 low, charges tha

corafucting an "unbridled" anti- Professors of the Kweichow

of the investigation. the high

frequently for reunitu. volume of interna-

MUD CAKES

Meanwhile both the United tional trade and investment can festo stating that China opposedj

the "Eastern and Inner Mongo- About 20 kinds of graan are States Federal Bureau of lopesti- make both to full utilisation of

alia Pepe's Republic." the Sin- being eaten by the famine- gation and the Bish Intelligence United States resoures

States and stricken peasants of the four was being given complete details worki recnomic and political klang Autonomous

ather "separatist" movements. provinces, including will turmp of the "spy" investigation.

An official of the Royal Cuma- Mounted Police estimated of its total strength than the felinated world import reunir! The report continued

The Municipal People's As, and dandelion.

The grass is usually boiled in R.A.F.

documentary are nirea lysembly in Canton and 12 public ment,"

"broad. provisions

Inake oi

accumulated "By April 50, the Roval Air The Commerce Department been made for expanding the THE ADAK" NAVAL "OPERA force would inve reletid så ret i pædicted a substantial rise in future outflow of American capi.organisatiens in Tientsin have water for soup, while mud is that the

YESTERDAY VODE, OT the men wh“ were "serving taited States' axjorts this yiorital above in high level renchent telegrams along the same made into hard cakes.

A Day and the Navy 52 but said that "Intire seal" for last year with the

Seerotary. British deas.

mals on R.A

Authorities "BS RAF

OFFICIAL FIGURES tavernment," he said, "have taken Meanwhile the Agriculture an ultra-tolerant attitudes to the

Department

that Strikes, Actually

grales in urin- liave been severely criticised in supplies of all

for betur sn toler cipal exporting countries were ༥,,1:I" mowitery

men di

about 15 per cent smaller en I know thy men an meets tiny the ventet dan 1 than the year previously rikes wore techninis utines with wheat stocks down abrit "No Gapacent worthy of the 26 per cent,

Mr. Shinell said that th was not the heliod of the hartedes dan miners #rument ng distt ris ed by the, Maries - Charter) which, betel, war, t the whe à rege nable degree

Some of the equianna world have to be carefully examond and one line must laps be fore the full prografime was in plemented. Renter.

HALF OF SHIP SIGHTED

TIONS

RODIAK, FEB. 25.

BASE RADIGED THAT THE FLOAT

ING BOW OF THE BROKEN BUSSIAN TANKER DON- BASS HAS BEEN SIGHTED BY

SECUND RUSSIAN

be patienred by threats of frau-Arguntina are listed as 1.592, Blu

Soviet

Ottawa, Feb. 25. - relation The so-Canadian

| 000,000, bushels as compared to lise the full contribution which“University have issued a masimetres an hour, and have to stop Soviet campaign in Ita andling

"In countárison""with" she "other!

1,868,000,000

and a year ago two service, the 1.A.F. was new

2,206,000,000 in 1944, the one relaxer hand of

The report said that the "ex- Army and on resent plan woubt be three grown ahead by fune 30. portable surplus is estimated at to 500,000,000 "For lots of reasons, the Navy 475,000,000 had released a sunfler roportion bushels, much smaller than the stablity."

al-Reuter.

THE WEATHER To-day' forecast: Cloudy. TANKER BELGOROD" SOUTH With orensional slight.rain: light

south-easterly winds. OF THE ALEUTIANS,

The Captain of the "Danba-s"Yesterday's temperatures;-- and 15 officers are believed to be Maximum:-72 deurces at noon. aboard the foreart and without Minimum:- 68 degrees at 5 am.

since the tanker split in thes For Pacific on Feb. 17.

The United States, Fleet tog been dispatched to "Gear" lini take the personnel off the bow! and tow it to 'pork--Associated| Press

ANOTHER STRIKE

power

New York, Feb. 25. Every available source of man-

was being mobilised New York Sunday night ns for the second time in a month the imminent city was faced with an

Atrike of workers on its 550 miles

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Thes to the Government.

Bonnt

aggregate totalling Associated

MORE AGITATION

Aritation

eina loans will be necessary despotential pite "very large" gold and dal- |$14,000,000,000." lar hokings by foreign ecun-Press.

tries.

The Department said that merchandise exports this your, including U.N.RR.A. and loan finances and shipments, pro-

Tommy Not To Fraternise

British Army Riot In Japan

Under Control

LONDON, FEB. 25.

!

LIEUTENANT-GENERAL-SIR JOHN CROCKER; G.O.C.,

"THE MUTINY IS OVER."

10

through

Finn

was

eviience weighed four tote.

Much Starving farmers often help!

of this. he said,

pertaining each other to forestall death by scientific

gris atomie and other ton secret war- systematically dividing

Chaine discoveries. -Associaterl and mudlands

amunk

for Russian with- selves. Many form large noma Press. drawal from Manchuria continued die groups which, after eating

spread yesterday

up the grass and mud of une North China

area, migrate to another "pas- An estimated 2,000 Pelning ture."

The grass used as food by the residents held a mass meeting at which speakers denounced "Rus people of the afflicted provinces rinn imperialism"

ani accused the Communists of being "Soviet

Manchurin, in China

Mongolia

and

is said to pressess litte nutci- tive value.

year,

The great battle for Hunan centre

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U.S. KEEPING ATOM SECRETS

47 which lasted (Continued on Pune 0)

Indonesians Dislike Dutch Proposals

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London. Feb. 25. The "Daily Express" said to-

nothing

Latick

of plutonium or uranium 236, which Brain was unable to

Kot from the Americana, also de- laved experiments here for which Over £1,000,000 were earmarked, the newspaper Suid-Associated Press,

puppets" leading a fifth column Three factors are said to be day that the United States Army directly responsible for the fa- has "stomped the flow of atom

Tokyo, Teb. 25.

They also denounced the Yalta mine the serious destruction research results to Britain" be caused by the war, dislocation cause the British "have nothing rtation at Dideol, Berkshire. Lieutenant General John agreement which granted Russia of farmers and the drought last new to offer" in the experimental which is deadlocked for lack of the special rights in Manchuria. Fur- Northcott, Commander of

the staff. THE RIOTING BY HUNDREDS OF BRITISH SOL British Commonwealth Occup ther demonstrations were schedul- MET- ed for to-day, Students.

of "For more than four months DIER PRISONERS AT THE ALDERSHOT DETEN-tion Forces in Japan at his brst chants and

Inbour leaders are strategic

scientists have heard vistually the demonstra- Hengyang,

of tho TION BARRACKS WHICH BEGAN ON SATURDAY press conference to-day revealed partleinating in

notivilica of nuclear physicists in the United NIGHT WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL ON that no flat order would be issued tions-Arsociated Press.

Statce,"

ce," the "Daily Expron" said. SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

against fraternisation.

The Iritish policy, he said, SOUTHERN · COMMIND, ANNOUNCED THAT was "to be polite:"

"I rely on the gentlemanly e- haviour of my troops," he said. Later a seare or more men who Pointing out that he intended) had been holding out on the roof to discourage British troops of the barracks,

as the from paying any social calls on "lass

because house"

of the Japanese homes, General North- elains to represent

skylight roof on the main build cott said that he would issue] ing nurrendered quietly. the majority of the 32,000 transit workers. threatened to call

The riot started when a small an order to this effect "if neers out the men if its demands

LONDON, FEB. 26. number of men managed to break sary."

He decinred that there is the sole recognition

hargainin MOSCOW RADIO COMMEN-out of their rooms, and released ngent, and for a $2 daily avernqu TATOR YAKOV VIKTOROV IN the rest of the

Prisoners. Te possibility that the area of Bri-, rlee, are not met at a meet- A BROADCAST HEARD HERE three guards on duty were over tish occupation would be extent. ed before lon-possibly non- THAT powered. CHARGED ing with the City's Board of TO-DAY Transportation on Tuesday. BRITISH FORCES HAD PRO- The Welling prisoners climbed wards to include the cities of

How many actually would walk VOKED THE

CAIRO RIOTING to the roof as troops and re- Osaka and Kobe.

inen were rushed to the scene, 'The latest arrivals at Kure out at the call of the Union RECENTLY. President Michael J. Quill wa Viktorov said wint Happened They showered down my places to-day were 6,800 Australian in- not known, but palico conemis was that four British lurries com- bottles, bricks, steel helmets, fantry troops. The main force Bioner Arthur Wallender said-ing from the chief headquarters broken bedsteads chaim nad every of--United Kingdom troops is that every effort would be made of the barracks had plunged into other missile they could find and efse to let there about the mid to keen the system operating in a crowd and ran over the people shouted their defined at the nudle of March-Reuter, the ovent of a strike.Associatel

thorities. Press.

of transit systems. The Comarilter

of Industrial]

Workers

Organisation's Transit

which

Union,

Britain Blamed

For Calro Riots

The

démonstrators wanted seize the culprite but the British soldiers opened fire on the people. The peaceful manifestation thus

known

:

OF

Blame Britain

BATAVIA, FER. 25.

PROGRESS

London, Feb. 25. INITIAL OPTIMISM FOR. SMOOTH

The Moscow radio heard here THE DUTCH-INDONESIAN NEGOTIATIONS IS "WANING, INDONESIAN SOURCES. SAID YESTER by the Associated Prom quoted Communist DAY, BECAUSE OF WHAT THEY TERMED THE Tass report from Athers gay- Party had announced that it "CONDESCENDING" LANGUAGE OF THE DUTCH that the Greek CON THE EVE OF PREMIER. SUTAN SJAHRIR'S FE would not take part in the forth- PARTURE TO-DAY FOR A CONFERENCE OF coming elections which are to be

hed on Mare 1. PARTY LEADERS AT JOGJAKARTA,

The decision, according to the The British arbitrator; Sir Moscow radio, stressed that she It was said that reaction to! the Dutch proposals-in-outlying Archibald Clark Kerr, is thon "a primitive" conditions for districts was decidedly unexpected to launch negotiations. holding the elections are lacking added that the "British Meanwhile, the latest figure and favourable as the proposals in- cluded nothing tho.. Dutch had for the removal of Dutch and policy in Greece bears the respon Biblity for that."-Associated Proon. not previously proposed nr Eurasian interiteos held in In- that camps showed any concessions demanded bydonesian

·20,068

been persóna had "the RepublÈ.”

Whlia Dutch and British au- evacuated, more than 18,000 to The "Dally Bulletin" resume how the riot started

Tokyo, Feb. 25. thorities hoped that Sjahrir will Holland. The official estimate London, Feb. 25. ed publication to-day, more than three

overcome these ob- is that 4,804 are remaining to

The Allied-controlled Japan- Thomas Maltind Snow, until be able to four years after the Japanese approaching the barracks wore riaters, who held out all night

the Premieraliip The altuation in the Colebes ese Government is to explain ordered its publication stopped stoned by a crowd demonstrating against the powerful streams de recently British Ambasador at jections it was not assured that awalt repatriation.

Bogota, Columbia, has been aple will retain and jalled Editor Roy Bennett. neainst the presence of the Bri- calle the freezing temperature.

-Swit-in General Crocker. blamed the pointed Minister at Berne

the reshuffled. Indonesian as at Menado waa. described as why It failed to report over 500 ALR rebellion tons of various metals, found in The "Bulletin's" presses and tish army in Fevat. Drivers of

Batavia, und Sendal railway warehouKO: bulding were burned during two of the vehidee were removed mutiny on a half-dozen prisonera zerland, to succeed C. J. Norton. Government which is expected "precarious"

and beaten while the vehicles were who eachned from the North the Foreign Office announced to result from the Jogjakarta threatened but. the Battle of Manila. To-day's

A fort Harold Lister Farquhar, Coun burned and troops from the bar allerton detention camp eight-page: tabloid, was 'priisted racks then aitomoted to disperse night seo and who, he said, had sclòr at the Embassy ab Tehor- meetings. There is general con-Bandoong were quiet. Three In-included nickel, ferro-tungsten, oss the presses of its chiof pro- the crowd by: firing

ciated Press. over their formented the trouble on their un has been appointed Minister Adence that he will return to diana wore killed when a joup tin, ferro-vinucium, silver, lead

Asociated Press. war rival, the Ramon. Rocen

organised Cabinet heads, the army account said. arrival at Aldershot-Asociated at Addie Ababa, to aucceed. Mr. Batavia, however, heading a re- was blown up near Sourabaya, and ferro-molybdenum, →→ Asso

Press

R. G. Howe, associated Prem.

P.I. PAPER ON SALE AGAIN changed into something else.

Manila, Feb. 25.

New Swiss

HOSE ATTACK

The military troops formed The British army version of cordon around the main-building Minister

under. fremen, working that while trucks Bloodlights, plaved hosesS

British

Publications-Associated Press.Į“Ansoolated Prom..

WAB

Army

on the

ANOTHER CRIME?

It