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CHURCHILL'S REMEDY FOR Mankind Facing A GERMAN TER

WORLD SUSPICION

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"A Full Disclosure Of The Facts" Dangers Are Not Yet Past

London, Nov. 1.

Mr. Churchill declared yesterday that he hoped

the United Nations meeting in New York. would. "sweep away" war talk by the inter- change of "actual military facts supported by adequate reciprocal · inspection on terms of honourable equality between all powers." Britain's wartime Prime Minister, who was called- an "instigator of a new war" earlier this week by Generalissimo Joseph Stalin gave his reply in a speech accepting the freedom of the city of Birmingham. The honour was presented to him in a ceremony at his London home: "We are told that one of the The Russian leader replied: great evils from which we aufer! ix International suspicion," Chur- chill said. "There is a very good remedy for suspicion,"

"The instigators of a new war. in the first place. Churchill and neaple of like mind in Britain. and the United States."

4]," is the full disclosure of the Churchill in a Hour of Com feels and that simple sovereign mons Foreign Affairs debate la remedy, I hope, will be applied to week, asked whether it was kee the world situation by the United that Russia had 200 division on- Nations Organization now meet-a

war-fooling in the occupied ing in the United Stater, and territory from the Baitle what is called war talk swept Vienna and the Black Sen. Stalin

his questionnair away by an interchange of actual replied in military

by answers that Russia had only 6 faels supported adequate reciprocal inspection on divisions in that area and they terms of honorable equality be would be reduced soon to 40 divi tween all the powers, great and sions, small, which are involved."

Churchill told the Birmingham delegation that he did not cu

What Stalin Said Stalin, in a questionnaire sup- lied by Huah Baillie of the United Press earlier this week, was asked L-

sider that our dangers were past. and that everyone could see for himself that our troubles had by no means entirely fallen away. Hopes For Peace

What, in your opinion, is to day, the most serious creatoriali hope for a broad world peace!"

Peace to be gained by the world, a peace for all, a peace and a

Arabs Reply To Truman

The cable xuid: "The Higher Committee considers your letter

POMPEY MAYOR Britain's

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HONOURED:

Sonthampton, Oct. 31.

The French Alubosandor M. Rene Musnipli, Inday 'pre- Magar uf arnied the Southampton, Captain R. J. Strmuler, with the Cross of Chenlier of the Legion of Handur, in recognition of hin sergiers to. Pewter during the ጓያ .

The French cany said. there is always a cloer 'link belizten Franer and South- mpton. It was frain South- amufen in 1944 that a great number of, ships aniled to join in the invasion-Renter,

"Fast Unto

Death"

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London, Nov. 1.

Fighting Force

London, Oct. 31. The aim of the British Government would be to provide for any need an efficient fighting force in which the tail would be kept short and the teeth | long and as keen as pos- sible, declared Mr. A V.

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"New Revolution'

London, Oct. 31.

It seems mankind is facing a "new revolution” as the result of developments in the selence of electronics, including the "electronic brain" and "memory machine," said Lord Louis Mountbatten in his Presidential address to the * Institution of British Radio Engineers to

night.

ARMS CACHE IN CHURCH

Morrow, Nov. 1. Soviet news rigenen “dis paich from Poland today quated press reports that a secret dump of arms--som said to be of British origin— had been discovered in Roman Catholic church Sivaler

50 műve cost of Wars

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The arsenal included now and grenades which had béry, kidden there "by m underground terrorist organ- ination," the paper declared. -Reuter

Alexander, Minister-De-Cairo

signate of Defence, in a

statement in the House Police

of Commons today.

He was replying to the debate The India Office said on the Government's proposal for centralisation of defence by the yesterday that K. Chat-anpointment of, a full-scale Minis terjee, Bengali Brahmin, wy of Defence, with Mr. Alexan- would entertain friends

in

Leave

Stopped

These developments enormous- y augment the human senses and the resulting revolution is not 3 industrial one, but a revolu ion of mind," declared Lord Louis, who is himself a wireless specialist and was Allled Supreme Commander, South-east Anta Command, during the war.

the Speaking of brain, which will perform func-: tions analogous to those at pre-

tomatic portions of the

electronic

TIMBER FOR BRITAIN

Tel. 21433

GERMAN TIMBER Pregnant

Woman

Statigart, Oct. 31

A large shipment of Ger mas timber for Britain' housing programme enough to build 40,000 komen-began via the Rhine from Karlsruka- today. The shipment consiste of 585,000 cubic metres and will be completed by the bind of next July,

The first bargelood left Karianthe for Rotterdam with 1,500 cubic metrai: The

·cutire shipment will be mad in Dutchbaygen to Botter-.. dam-Reuter.

Refugees Little Ship pre-Lit

burban

Murdered

woman,

A pregnant gagged by robbers when she tried to scream for help, died within half an hour in another crime in the Yaumati district yes- terday morning: Cause of death was apparently handkerchief which had been stuffed into her

a

In had bee

The discovery was made by neighbours, who found the door. of a third floor flat at 45 Pitt Street lying open at 11 am. They heard no sounds from London, Oct. 31.. within and eventually entered Seventeen refugees" wan, aged 22, and Chan und found two young women- Chotowong, aged 21-lving

rain, he said it will enormously extend the scope of the human rain, not only in essence, but also in distance. This will be done from Latvia who landed

radio valves activating each off the coast of Northum-gnu gagged in the kitchph. ther in the way brain cells do

and one such machine, the elec-berland in a 40-ft. fish- tronic numeral integrator and ing smack after a nine computor, employs 18,000 valves day trip across the North

and consumes as much power as

Sea, are today settling 100 electric radiators.

A machine of this kind will down in their new quar receive information supplied to itters at the Poor Law In- by various Information systems.

It will sort out this information, stitution at Newcastle- acting in accordance with overall on-Tyne. directions given to it by human beings. Even at a distance it will obey orders.

They will remain there until instructions are received from

They were both quickly re- leased, but although Li Kwan was, suffering from little more. than nervous shock, Chan was dead, apparently from suffoca- tion. She was expecting a baby shortly.

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Li Kwan told the Police that about 10:30 am. two men gained entrance to the flat-empty at the time save for the two girls on the pretext that they were delivering an intimate letter"

The machine can solve compli the London immigration au- from the master of the house,

cated mathematical problems in fraction of the time taken by mathematician.

thorities,

Once inside, they seized the The Latvian Consul at New two girls bound and gagged castle said he had not yet re them and flung then into the der as Minister.

Britain, he added, would not

ceived any instructions from kitchen. Some five minutes at a "last supper" and give up her persistent attempts

Four Seconds the Latvian Legation in Lon-Inter; two more men were "ad Cairo, Nov. 1.

The answer to one particular dan, but that the matter would mitted to the flat and the four then begin a proclaimed to make the United Nations func tion effectively in preventing dig "fast unto death" for In-putes from leading into the break-

All police leave was problem, for instance, which con- have to be dealt with by the robbers

then proceeded to rausack the premises before cancelled from today and cerns the trajectory of projectiles British authorities ing of peace.

In a case like this we can making good their escape with We must make our forces such dian independence,

ian about ten days to and, can be do nothing. The men landed considerable amount, of Chatterjee stated his demands that we can fulfil out commit the Government made in flight and takes a mathematic-

to recent letters

and the money and jewellery. Lord ments under the Charter of the known, that all precau-extracted from this machine in without permission

British authorities will deal an Tethick Lawrence, Secretary of United Nations, and, however dis tions were being taken four seconds. State Tor Indiay arinus ather felt it may sound have such

maleriancianant 7 spend None of the men whose ages": Cabinet Ministers und George forces for die Britian Common to prevent disturbances Abstruse calculations on which with the azide and sudd Bernard Shaw, f

wealth in addition as may enable tomorrow, the 29th anni- years can now be solved in a few range from 20 to about 34, has Besides independence, they us to hold a situation until such

been affected by the heavy spas reconciliation for all, vanquished included replacement of the time as the general forces of the Versary of the Balfour hours, potablem

come to the Declaration on Palestine! The solution of many mathema which broke over their shing United in Bengal

Nations can present Ministry

The Moslem Brotherhood has cal problems-particularly in mack-Reuter. Colonies with a salition of Congress assistance of that part

Dominions

and

that called for a strike for one hour integral equations--requires the and the Muslim League, pre-might be attacked," he said.

Miami, Fla, Oct. 31. vention of British troops and

The United States Attorney- | Mr. Anthony Eden had earlier from 9 to 10 o'clock tomorrow exercise of choice and discrimina- morning but the earlier preparation on the part of the mathema- officials from formenting com

said that the Prime Minister bations for a general strike, lasting tician, which he is able to exer-

General, Mr. Thomas Clark, has munal disturbances." and

consulted members of the Op-

Haifa, Nov. 1. Even this factor can be cover- assumed responsibility for the Now freely and bitter hatreds bringing to justice hooligans position, about the proposals, and all day, appear to have been call-cise as a result of experience.

agreement with ed off.

Despite déffant screams responsible for the recent Bea- that there was

In last year's Cairo disturbanceled for the machines now actually 48 Esthenians who landed in gal disturbances.

the basis of the scheme.

The proposals were approved on the Balfour Declaration anni-In use can exercise a degree of Miami recently after sailing

versary, anti-Jewish rioting took memory and some are now being 6,000 miles in small boats from and intermittent; vio- lence, 1,200 Jewish refu- without a vote--Reuter.

place, stones being thrown at designed to exercise those hither- Sweden;"

The Attorney General's re to human prerogatives of choice windows of Jewish shops and 200 and judgment. One of them could presentative here said that the gees were transferred to- .

as well as victors," the Conserva- five leader declared,

"I trust that the statesmen who manage our affairs will make sure that all the healing processes which time and nature can suu- ply will, at least, be allowed to

of the vast may be gradually as- anaged."

After expressing his hope that

said "that will be a greul, slea

He said he would fast until His

the conditions were met. fast was scheduled to begin last night-Associated Press.

EDWINA MAY DIVORCED

Reno, Nov. 1.

British Embassy

Mr. Madge Edwina Brim- Guarded

from Jacob A divorce

Military

of our

persons were injured.

In U.S.A., Too

Violence In Haifa

It was announced yesterday even be made to play a rather group would not be deported day from the nearly that the Government had orderediocre game of chess, cald until another order was given foundering ship "San ed tomorrow to be kept as a day Lord Louis Mountbatten-Reu- by the Attorney General's of mourning-Reuter.

One-Hour Strike

Damascus, Nov. J.

Ler.

office.--Reuter.

"Dragon's Teeth" From Pre-Historic Man

Jerusalem, Oct. 31 The Palestine Arabi Higher Committee re- the United Nations would launch plied by cable today to investigation, Churchill President Truman's let- forward in itself and may lead ter to King Ibn Saud, of the way to others." Saudi Arabia, in which "Solid Conditions" President Truman.reiter- "We must regain selid cond:- ated his support for the tions of peace and keep ever lx- fore us the essential unity, not only immediate entry of 100,- or the family of Europe, not only berg. British authoress who

The Moslem. Committee for 000 Jews into Palestine of the Allies in the late war, but under her pow name of Edvina

the defence of Palestine as Paris, Oct. 31. and the establishment of tall the men who toiled and May writes children's books,

their pilgrimuge wh

normally called for a one-hour stre struggled in

police. a Jewish State.

from the perl! of one misunder- Brimberg on the grounds of stationed inside the courtyards throughout Syria tomorrow, the standing, after another," he cut

three years separation, here of the British Embassy build-anniversary of the Belfour Des cluded.

Brimberg ia now ings. in Paris were today on eluretion,

In Damascus, public collec "It is the duty of all men yesterday, interference on your part and labour for that end. Assisted living in Tientsin-Associated duty; in the street.

for tions will be taken during the precautions Routine the part

Government, of your which follows an aggressive and

security of the buildings in day for funds to purchase and oppressive policy, which threat-

Paris were being carried out In Palestine-Reuter, Jens the Arab people of Palestine

with great thoroughness since with extinction."

this morning's bomb outrage against the British Embassy in out- Rome and the renewed break of terrorism in Palestine The precautiens taken weré described by an Embassy offi cial as "purely routine," but it was admitted that the standing. rules about checking on Visitors and the searching of baggage were being strictly, applled- Reuter.

The cable added: "The Arab people will defend its existence iq, the last breath in the face of aggression by Jews who are be- ing reinforced by you."-Reuter.

Jewish Agency On Terrorism

Jerusalem, Oct. 31-

Press,

Press.

Rio's Novel Way Of Fighting Rackets

(By Paulo Bonavides)

Rio de Janeiro, Nov. 1.

Students of Brazil, who recently rioted on the streets of Rio against exploiters, now are turn- ing their attention to, the problem of what to do about empty houses and apartments whose owners refuse to lease them.

What recently happened in London with "squat- ters" occupying empty flats is only a sugges- tion of what might happen also to Rio's 20,000 empty houses and apartments in the middle of the worst housing shortage this capital has ever experienced.

Add to all of this the people's

Yet there would be a little dif-

ference, observers. believe. Here, daily struggle against exploit unlike London, the marement, in- tion and blackmarketeers.

Whetever dishonest

stead of being Communist pinuned

deniers

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Two Suspects

Rome, Nov. 1. The police have seized two sus pects for questioning.

The New

Australian

Cabinet

(By Alton Blakeslee)

Dimitrios to two British vessels for deportation to Cyprus.

Tlic transfer followed shortly after 80,000 Jews had called a 12 hour work stoppage in pro- tost against the deportation and held amass meeting demonstra→ tion. Two thousand Jews leaving the meeting marched against street.barricades but were, dis- persed before any violence; oc- parsed before any

The anarching Jews broke up in the face of barricade bigns or-, dering"disperse or we fire. T

harbour.

The San Dimitrice" had been followed for bine distance by | British destroyers and appeared to be lashed to minesweepers to prevent foundering when the: drew into the mouth or Halto

Earlier, two members of the Farew who had jumped overboard. and were rescued by the destroy en were quoted as saying, that the passengers had taken over the vessel, and headed for Pales- tine,Associated Press, !»

THE WEATHER

New York, Nov. 1. Man's ancestors date back 500,000 years to giants -hulking, beetle-browed brutes subject to gigantic toothaches-and man's evolution ap-> parently run just opposite to that of animals. This is the story told mutely by the bones and teeth of the three earliest-known primitive humans vet discovered, in a priceless find made by Dr. G. Van Koenigswald, renowned young

Dutch paleontologist, who recently reached this country after years in the Orjent. The fossils of these glant nie,The remains of the Giant Men Canberra, Nov. 1 two from Java and one from and a treasure of other fossils, Frime Minister Joseph B. Ching-pre about 100,000 years hulled as the world outstanding Chifley has announced the old, possibly, 200,000 years older and most valuable collection o alate for his new Cabinet than any human remains pre- fossii man; has just arrived at i the American Museum pt Na- following the Labour Party's viously found. victory in the recent elections. The huge teeth of the giants tural History, atter being hidden The new Cabinet list. de-are the clue, Dr. Van Koenigswald under the noses of the Japanese signed to strengthen Chifley's said, that in evolution man be in Java during the war.Asso- hand in his anti-inflationary came smaller, rather than grow-riated Press..

ling from small to larger speci- - policy, follow and attorney-general; Edward giants had huge jaws and teeth Holloway, labour and national but mall brain capacity. As the service; Arthur Drakeford, alr size of jaws and teeth decreased and civil aviation William and brain capacity increased, man

Almost all the month's rain fali Scully vice-president of the developed human faculties ley supply and shipping; John the ability to make implements dull and rather ummettled, pays a Page Two-

Edárian, post-war reconstruc which gave high superiorly over October, weather. The latter P.O.WA.. Drowned in Hold of tion, defence and scientific and animals, BOM

more than made up for this Maths Torpedoed (Hell-Skip. ⠀⠀ •fodustrini research; Edward Dr. Van Koenigewald, a pri

a successian of mild bril 1: with!! Page Three

Ward, transport and external soner of war in Java for 20 fine days. Even as the sta-

• Vegetable: Retallers Promise to territorie Urnald Cameron, months, made his discoveries be shine total of 188 hours was 29 Letras Keep Prices Down to a Falpestminster general; Victor fore the war in river gravel beds hours below normal and meani

Level

Johnson, information and in. af Central Java, and in: Chinese temperature at 144 deg. F. 1 Page For Merchant Surveys the terior Nicholas Mckennt drug stores. The teeth of the dep. below normal. Maximum tem

health and social services; Re China giant came from the drug perature of 85.5 deg. F. was re- 2 and minimum agriculture: John Armstrong,medicinally as Dragon's teeth temperature of munitions Cyril Chambers, The oldest Java lent, named Oct. 8. folldering the first cold Army Benjamin Courtice, Meganthropis was so ge that map of the season Rainfall the evening of Ort: 13, but after trade and stomi; William the previous oldest-known men, totalled 2.65 ins. 181 ins. below the centra and crossed Pratas the normal and mein relative humid storm recurved rapidly. NE and

Mord&reparations;;;

man and Heidelberg man, were On Oct. 20 typhoon formed At Hong Kong some rain feil The last nine, are new mem- elegant, and dwarfish in com cast of Luzon and moved across and the wind realioned, tempor-

12 parison," he said

that island towards Hong Kong arily

The police said that the sus pects were an Italian and "a for The Jewish community in

eigner. They said that the Ital Palestine will respond to the

lan was seriously injured and in Inner Zionist Council's appeal.

hospital. They refused to give "outlaw" terrorists and

the identity of the foreigner. The to thaze will be less terrorism in

police could not advance an ex- planation for the outrage Aao the country, the Jewish Agency spokesman said today.

Yesterday's outrages here, or inspired, would be guided by are found to operate, students ciated Press. /**

their staged within a few hours of students. Students here say they now place signs in front of

will not resort immediately to shens, reading the Inner Zionist Council's call such extreme action Enless the This is the aigual that shows to the Jewish community to Government fails to help them. the robbers of people," and the outlaw terrorists, were anat- Government officials are hin-dealer cannot erase it The stu tempt to coerce the Jewish dered by claims of apartment dents would not allow it.-Asso community into acceptances of owners who, refuse to rent their ciated. Press policies and methods which it properties now for sale. The hous had always opposed, the shortage is becoming serious. | spokesman declared, agus A water shortage

*ing:

makes condi

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tions here even more difficult;

does the high cost of food.

Typhoid fever cases have been recorded in the suburbs of the

to Li

The Jewish Agency was do- ng all if could with its own internal resources to combat terror, the spokesman added, city

BOMB STILL TICKING

II.V. Evett, external affairs mens as some animais did. The OCTOBER'S

WEATHER

Pån Shtense, phlidyclone coveri China and Manchuriage A « déep depression of Hokkaiko is mov- ing rapidly NE ville an associat- ed: low pressure trough, extends from the centre across the Ryu- kyus to N Formos. The inter- tropic trough stretches from 8 Malaya across M Borneo, Min-

Caroline, Forecast: Motjerate wind from

fine, be

ON OTHER PAGES executive counell: William Ashe particularly those of speech and during the first half which was danno apd

Franco Regime Put on Agenda. Pegs Siz

Equipment and Ammunition Taken From Pallah Troops,

in easterly carter shining, at

wenthe coming temporary cloudy.

Yesterday's weather:

Maximum 700. deg. Fal

72.0 der FA Max Rel Humidity: 90%. Sunshine 10 hours. Rainfall Nu

and doctors are {

Renfrew, Oct. 31. Despite the Council'a appeal avoid an epidemie

The 2,000-pound. German bomb, heavy explosion occurred The authorities have ordered which fell on the airport here near Pethahtikven, north of the total destruction of entire lot during the Clydebank his and Tel-Aviv tonight. suce and tomato plantations in the started Licising terdaw Pols

It was thought that the surroundings of the city because ticking intermittently todayApie Revealing Figures of Chinese Riordan, Navy Claude Daun Pithecanthropus Erectus, Pekin | tip of 76% was 4% above normal, i dissipated in the purmosa: Strait.

ginale Pollard, commerce and stores, where they were sold carded da Ochsen der Finse cale warning was bointed on",

(of the danger of contamination:

port in the vicinity was boing Newspapers say these plantations The airport will be closed to

attacked. Shots were fired and were fertilized with water.com Aircraft, unut the bomb is te Pare EDI

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