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XMAS GIFT

PORTRAITS

FRANCIS WU'S STUDIO

Greece's Appeal To U.N.O.

Lake Success, Dec. 5.

Greece formally sub- mitted her border dis- putes with Yugoslavia, Albania and Bulgaria to the Security Council to- night in memorandum.

a

40-page

The note contains a list of 37 alleged incidents of frontier vio- lations by anti-Government bands from outside,

Pending the arrival of the Greek Premier, Constantin Tsal- doris, who left Athens on Sunday for New York but has not yet arrived, the Greek Ambassador, Vassill Dendarmis, permanent representative to the United Na- tions, submitted the dispute to the Council in a note to Dr. Trygve Lle asking the Council to appoint

a commission to go to Greece to

conduct Arsthand Investigation into the specific charges.

These charge alieged-arated" bands have crossed the frontlers trom three countries and repeat- edly violated Greek territory. raiding bordet villapes and kill- ing pensants.-United Preas,

Brigade. To Leave Japan

Gloucester Arcade.

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No Round Table Conference To Be Called Problem

SINO-FRENCH TALKS

Nanking. Dec. 4. A Foreign Office spokes- man today denied the Nan- kiin press reports that Sino- French negotiations have heen suspended. The news- paper Ta Kung Pao" Bug- gested that the reason for the suspension "ight be connect- ed with the reorganisation of the French Government."

Government quarters con- frmed that negotiations con- cerning a bilateral air pact, the Yunon railway and the status of Haiphong are still, going on-Router

Nanking

And H.K. Incidents

Virtual Failure Of British Bid

London, Dec. 5.

A spokesman for the India Office disclosed today that the Government has been unable to break the deadlock between the Hindus and Moslems over Indian independence, and that the rival leaders would not be called together for a round table conference.

Instead, members of the Cabinet nission and the Viceroy. Lord Wavell, would meet Pandit Nehru, Sardar Baldev Singh, Mohammed Ali Jinnah and Ali Khan separately tomorrow, the spokesman said.

qui

taken that

The Government's decision meantime to be delayed for more came after a meeting of the than a few days. Cabinet mission with Lord Political quarters point Wavell and Prime Minister that it must not be Attire had been followed by a the Moslem" League President's specially summoned session of later departure would mean £ the Cabinet.

reaffirmed decision to boycott the tainly mean that he and his col- Assembly though it would

Nawabzada Lion Alt

the Defence could not be in Delhi when the Constituent Assembly, whose task is to create a constitution for in- dependent India. begins its work: There is no disposition in knowledgeable British quarters to present moment in the ions though official quarters minimise the seriousness of the not admit that the position can negotia- ៥០

yet be described as a "deadlock".

Government sources immedia- tely interpreted the Cabinet- level decision as meaning vir tual failure of Britain's bid to Assure success of the Dec. 9 meeting of the Indian Con- stituent Assembly and to avert the danger of possible civil war "Tomorrow's discussions will Affairs Commissioner in Hondefinitely be the last of the Keng for full details of the in tailes in London, the India cident on the Sino-British bor Office spokesman said. der there yesterday, involving the death of a Chinese.

Nanking, Dec. 4. The Foreign Office here has cabled the Chinese Foreign in India.

was

One of the first effects of attempt to mediate over the Mr. Attlee's strenuous but vain Hindu-Moslem dispute may be

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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS

London, Dec. 4. The Postmaster General announced today that the special seasonal service o! Christmas and New Year greetings telegrams to places abroad will not be available during the forthcoming sea- Bom, but reduced-rate services. and letter telegrams which of Empire annial telegrams auitable for verlings will be available on usi Beuter,

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Nanking Army Nears Dairen

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BRITAIN HIT BY U.S. STRIKE

London, Dec: 5. Fuel and Power Minister Emanuel Shinwell today ordered 45,000 British industrial plants to cut their consumption of coal by five per cent and of gas and electricity by 21 per cent because of the worsening coal situation aggravated by Similar orders also were sent to hotels, restau-

the American miners' strike. ·

rants, clubs and other amusement places. Only electric power plants, gas works, iron and docks will be exempted..

Mr. Shinwell said British

coal production had increased Treasures

4

per cent over last year to 3,829,000 tons in the last week of November-the highest since 1943--but consumption had in- creased nearly seven per cent. October production was

up

nearly 500,000 tons over Sep- tember.

Destroyed In Fire

Stratford-On-Avon,...

The Mayor took the opportunity to express his sympathy for some of the reporters who were beaten up and injured near the Whang- poo police sub-station in the course of the performance of their, duties on Nov. 30 when rowdies The cuts will be put into created disturbance in front of effect for three, four Week the sub-station. The Mayor said periods beginning Dec. 13. that outside of the Louza and Mr. Shirwell said the Ameri- Whongpoo districts the municipal can coal. strike was "embarras a painting of the actor authorities would permit the ven-sing the British Government Garrick by Gains-

fors goods.

Dec. 5.

One of England's cherished masterpieces,.

to display and yell their because it was having to divert borough, valued at £40,-

from its shrinking supples ny

Again refuting rumours that certain vendors had died of cold Nanking, Dec. 5.

or hunger during the period of vanced to within five air miles opinion. that admittedly it would their detention in the police sta- The Nationalists today ad-

tion, Mayor, Wu expressed the of Dairen as the Chinese Combe necessary for the members of munists launched largescale the police force to improve their offensives in North and North- official dispatches.. west China, according to un-j

air

attitude.

The speaker Municipal

acts

Government's

additional 50,000 tons a week 000 was destroyed today for ships which normally would in a fire that swept the fill their bunkers on the other fold Town Hall. side of the Atlantic,

Staggered Cuts

The famous Wilson, painting of Shakespeare in his study, a paint- ing of the Duke of Dorset by

an editorial that the American Anne by Thomas Murray were The "Daily Express" said in Reynolds and another of Queen minera strike demonstrated Bri. among the other art trensures lost reiterated the Lain's precarious, situation be-in the blaze which almost gutted The Hain Min Pao claimed in stand in taking disciplinary accountry's adminstration can so The Gainsborough portrait of

Arm cause one man opposing his the 187-year-old structure. Guests Of King... A Foreign Office spokesman

leaders, however wide the separa-

Mukden dispatch that the ion against any and all such affect us. See again how closely Garrick was hidden in the Cots- Meanwhile, the Indian political Chinese Reds have given said an investigation was guing

tion that may exist between their Kinghsien, five air miles north

UP persons who have resorted or in-we are tied to the Unitedwold Hills for safety during the miles on regarding unofficial reports

and tended resorting to such unlawful States," the editorial added, war. Several other treasures of of the incident but explained the prolongation of Britain's viewpoints, were fellow guesta 31 of Dairen that officis necounts were much stay in India, informed sources the King at luncheon at Bucking- Manchuria Railway and that the pedestrians, or waylaying and derproduction. of coal at home saved.,

along the South commercial firma, assaulting over sterling; secondly, by un- Incorporation dated 1533, were os. incendiariam, damaging "Firstly, by dollar domination the town, notably Its Charter of Canberra, Dec. 5.

slower than press accounts and declared.

ham Palace today.

Nationalists took over It is official stated that the therefore no statement

Chances "Slender" They will meet a second time in eitics without a fight, but are

these damaging motor, cara.` withdrawal of one brigado of being made at present.

at the awaiting top level orders before general discussion took place. Mr. Lewis.

our grates and furnaces and The total loss is estimated at Meanwhile, a Foreign Office policy was to stand by the ni House official reception this entering the port of Dairen.

They added that while British purely social capacity

After the Mayor had spoken, a bunkers must not depend on some £65,000 United Press, British troops from the British Commonwealth occupation for statement on the recent killing Cabinet Mission's programme

evening. ces in Japan is being effected of a Chinese hawker in Hong for Indian independence, that Prime Minister and Viceroy with the were no signs of the political ideas, since under a de electricity supplies to use.

Some speakers declared that there A Ta Kang Pao report said was need for correcting traditional Board already was cutting-off The resumed meeting of the

The Central Electric's Officer's after consultations by the Bri-Kong expressed the Chinese plan did specify that India's the Cabinet Mission may not Lake Communists preparing to democratie regime she's duty and holders and amusement places

fend Dairen while the Central responsibility" lay in perking the for staggered periods at peak a tralian Government.

incident and disclosed that the groups

Bribery were to evolve an Mr. Aitles has an appointment at Australia gave the assurance #uthorities in Kwangtung had "agreed constitution."

8.00 pm. which he will have to Communists in Port Arthur and ple under control. Other speakers theatre in Hanley sat, for half - withdrawal. The brigade is an- representations to the Hong the Dec. 9 Assembly meeting to resume their talks before that 150 smaller ships in ferrying ties were not able to accord dus À Juvenilé court was held by

that she had no objection to the been instructed to make strony

If finnah stays away from cancel if he and his colleagues are Dairen were using 60Janks and expressed regret that the authori- an hour in darkness last night.

Confession hour Associated Press, United troops and equipment to cast protection to the shops which had candle light. Candies were lit

Shantung.

Meanwhile diplomatic circles who were beaten up and suffered

been damaged and the pedestrians in some shops. in Nanking said negotiations to injuries.

Cuts today delayed the elec- take over Dairen have not been

tric trains on the Portsmouth completed while the Foreign that it was high time for mem-Press-

Almost all the speakers agreed and Brighton lines.--United Office spokesman insisted he had bers of the police force changed no knowledge of such talks. their attitude. Still others urged Peiping dispatches said Red that the municipal authorities;

tish Government with the Aus-Government's concern over the rival political and religious place at a late hour tonight Daily News claimed that the people and not in putting the peo- hours. The audience at a movie

Kong Government.

Terror In

proximately of 3,000 men,

as seeme virtually certain now, Press and Reuter. leaving 6,000 British troops ir

The text of the statement the chances of agreement over Japan. No extra Australian as: "The Hong Kong haw India's constitution were said "forces are necessary as it is ker's case, in which Wong Shui by these informants to bo "very

stated that the remaining troops allegedly kicked to death. by a

Sheung, a peanut hawker, was slender indeed." are sufficient to undertake all duties required.

policeman, has aroused much appeared to be comparatively It is stated that great man-anxiety both in Canten and in small. It revolved around plans

Nanking.

has

The point of disagreement Sarafand

two

Europe Suffers

London, Dec. 5.. Industrial crises are threa-

Pedretti, former deputy direc

Calro, Dec. 5. Lieutenant-Colonel Louis

branch of "G.HQ Middle East tor of the hiringa and disposals Land Forces, pleaded guilty today to four charges of bribery against him at a court-martial in Kasr El Nil barracks..

The prosecuting officer said that Colonel Pedretti had con-

off from vital American coal share the total sum involved was a dozen European nations cut as "some of this was only his supplies by the strike of John much larger.

power difficulties in maintain-

Jerusalem, Dec. 5. for grouping together Moslem "Dr. Kan Nai-kwang, Vice- provinces. for representation in ealdiers were believed killed and troops in the Shansi-Hopel bot- having once decided to prescribe tening today in at least half fersed to receiving $6,400, and ing large numbers of troops Minister for Foreign Affairs, the

A British officer and abroad and the staffing of

Constituent Assembly. an undetermined number wound- der region have reached Shansi street vendors within the Louiza civilian industries led to Bri-authorities here that the Chin- that the Congress Party would at Sarafand, an Army township provincial capital of Shansi, now rescind their decision light informed the British Pandit Nehru has made it plained today when a bomb exploded in a drive toward Taiyuan, and Whangpoo districts, should tain's decision. This fact is afted as an example of the ime Government attthes great not give the Moslem League the

halfway

between Jerusalem plementation of the decision by expects prompt, and equitable this grouping system which, he

Importance to this

and while another 20,000 reportedly heartedly but that the problem case and status they demanded under Tel-Aviv. the Prime Minister, Mr. Chif settlement." Reuter and United said, would "divide India." The was driven us and parked outside Kaifeng, to join in the Talyuan solution from a purely technical

Unofficial reports said a truck Province, 180 miles north

are moving from Wuan, Henan should be taken ley, to the effect that AustraPress.

of thoroughly with a view to lia is prepared to

Moslem League's Jinnah stormoon and 15 minutes later there

an office building in Sarafand at offensive. accept a greater share of Empire de-

Central News said 10,000 fence, particularly in the Pacific. Reuter.

Shumchun Protest ly declared the League was was an explosion which destroyed Redo have reached Chungyang,

covered and rescue workers were! Cther columns also are conver One unidentified body was re- gouthwest of Taiyuan, and 'searching for others-United ging an Chungyang United

Press.

Press,

nat prepared to make Moslems the building. Chinese villagers held a mass subject to the will of a Hindu demonstration at Shumchun, an majority which would "defeat the Chinese side of the

barder justice." against Tuesday's incident.

MARINES LEAVING yesterday, as a protest

Shanghai, Dec. 5.

Admiral Charles M. Cook, Inr.

The demonstrators are reported to have issued a manifesto call

Sombre View · Jinnah, during a dinner la his honour in the House of

announces at a press conference tlah soldier to the Chinese au- doubt that he would persist in today that the 7th Regiment of thorities for trial, Indemnity for boycotting the Constituent As- the First Marines, which former-deceased's family and withdrawal

ing for handing over of the Bri- Commons last night, left no

kilo-

sembly. One Parliamentary source attending the dinner de- dead Chinese le to be given scribed Jinnah's attitude. Ba

"threatening,"

ly was assigned to guard the rail- of British sentries to five ways carrying coal between Tien. metres from the frontier. tsin and Chinwangtao, is being withdrawn to the United States. a public funeral at Shamchun on

-United Press,

Dec. 15.

The

Hopeless Deadlock In France

tain Maurice Thorez' candicsey

and still hope for a Leftwing Bo-

British observers took Sombre view of the situation.

A

Europeans Hacked

Limbs Off

Tokyo, Dec. 5.

Between 80 and 100 Europeans with hands bound Frank A. King, usually well- behind were driven into the sea at the point informed political writer for the Press Association, sald fiatly:

of Japanese bayonets and after they were "Unless, within the next 24

pushed into deep water the Japanese opened hours, the deadlock between the

fire, killing all, according to evidence intro- Congress and Moslem .Lengue

duced at the Tokyo war crimes trial today. gan he broken, there must Inevitably be delay in transfer "Dan Kampong Massacre," took bay, Europeans were

The incident, known as the At Balik Papan, ring power from British to In-place in the Netherlands East to dig their own graves and across the ferced dian handa.

Indies on Feb. 24, 1942. "And, with political currents

were then bayonetted. The prosecution introduced a flowing powerfully in India, the signed affidavit by 26-year-old dangers of renewal of communal Joseph Theodoor van

The Dutch prosecution. olsa strife on a scale amounting to

Amstel, entered into the records speech- civil war are ever present in the Dutch sailor, who witnessed es made in the Diet during minds of both British and In- the massacre disguised as an January, 1942, by Hideki Tojq dian statesmen now meeting in Indonesianwhile standing and his Foreign London

among townspeople who were Shigenori Togo which hailed Nehru Leaving

forced by the Japanese to view Japanese conquests in the the orgy Southern Pacific and also Em As "matters stand, Pandit

One Hollander was tied to a peror. Hirohito's war leader

session of the

up more

its

view point-Central News,

ACCIDENT IN UNDERGROUND

Denmark are among the coun- fession and ales complete res- L. Lewis' miners. France, Bel- The defence counsel said that glum, Italy, Switzerland and Pedretti had made, a full con tries suffering most the Im-titution. mediate effects of the

The findings of the court will. stoppage::

be promulgated-Beuter.

wark

Sweden, Norway and Ger many, less dependent on Ameri-

can supplies, report to evidence Income Tax

London, Dec. 5.

yet of Industrial breakdown," Two underground trains car but see the prospect of increas rying no passengers collided

ing difficulties unless the dispute near Stratford station today La settled quickly. (2)

between miners and operators telescoping the forward part

The chief German worry is that i

of one train and trapping four food deliveries, which appear to

crewmen.

Proposal In Singapore

Singapore, Dec. 5..

• Plans to introduce Income tax:

Rescue workers cut through Clied States,, will be disrupted.

be moving normally from the the wreckage of a dozen coach-

"We are keeping our fingers in Singapore were today referred es jammed in the tunnel with cressed that the American coal to a Select Committee by the Sin- quetylene torches for two hours strike will not affect food ship gapore Advisory Council. Mr. to reach the first injured man ments." an official in the British tary, auggested a tax to raise

Nelson Jones, Financial Secre who was rushed to Hospital: zone of occupation declared, "If it quarter of next year's estimated The others, whose injuries are" does we unknown, were still trapped in crisis on cur hands." **

will have another revenue. Five of the 18 members the front end of the train,~~

of the Council evoke United Press

proposal.

ke against the Jones

suggested

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Anglo-French

Agreement

Financial

London, Dec. 4. Minister The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Hugh Dal- ton, announced in the House of Commons to- -day that a financial agreement between Bri

tain and France was signed yesterday.

Mr. Nelson

that with Singapore enjoying boom conditions, there can be no more suitable redpetion of in- time than; the pre-

zent for the

cams tax, which he added, would

most heavily on profiteers, He did not

not propose any rate of but stated

What it would be considered fined viable to impose a tax In Singapore with- out imposing it at the same time and rates in

allo indicated to the

Mr. Joneradasan Union.

Council that labor tobacco and petrol taxes and postal services were expected duce a sub- stantially

"Krevenue "next

Paris, Dec. 5. The French Government crisis became almost hopelessly deadlocked a few hours today be- fore the Assembly takes a second ballot on the premiership when the Communist Party an- nounced flatly it will not join or support any Government headed by Georges Bidault or any member of his Catholic Popular Republi can group. The decision was taken this clears for a probable. ultimate Nehru intends to leave for India cocoanut tree and bayonetted ship Tojo told the Diet that momine by the Communist politi compromise coalition headed by by air on Saturday morning in to death Two others had their Japan in obedience to the ernment will repay the out- France. The proceeds will, how Instead the Communists main tatalist, or Radical Social- order to be back in tituent arms and legs hacked off by a Emperor must promptly pro-standing balance of advances ever, henceforth be used to

He added: "The French Gov French subjects resident In rear Reuter Wordbrandishing Japanese offi- secute the aims of the war and granted to them by the British finance current French pay-

THE WEATHER Another Dutchman, who also Majesty United Press. of the financial agreement of stead of her reimbursement a The anticyclone over China" has emonstration af

Earlier there had been some that he does not intend to return his bloody stumps before he entourage eaysoft was made lo stand upon.

March 27, 1945, in 13 equal an the French Government's debts, gain increased in intensity and apeenlation that the MRP might Socialist

designate Minister of Finance on Saturday nor does it know was stabbed to death with a

nual instalments, beginning en "Certain financial or claims it spreading othward. A trouglj 1st September, 1950. After which the two Governments ward across the Sea of Japan and

of low pressure moving east. support or participate

Robert Schuman His supporters

when he will return though his Gabinet which barred the Com within the party argued that departure is not expected in the series of bayonet charges int

mnists made it certain that Bizing

by the French Government of ing from war and the immediate of Mindanao, and over, the equa- the body dasit cannot find a majority un have to desi chiedy with pressing Jass there should be a last chip- since the next government will

250 million, the remainder due post-war period, will be set torla région. backs down from his fascial and economic problems to change of opinion among the

Dug Own Graves bea idea to have Socialists some of whom this which Includes as prime.

on morning in the Chamber corrl was forced to look on and The Indonesian population matters.

aunnarting, Bidaait..

3.15 pm United Press,

cialist-Communist coalition with

Bidault Picked Assembly on Monday, It is as Meanwhile the MEP today de-sumed that the Sikh

Mr. Jinnah's entourage

return

the possible support of Edouard | skenated Georges Bidault as their Baldev Singh war cer, the evidence, stated. thue case the mind of His Government under Article Onements to the sterling area In-t

candidate for the premiere with hinner Lhad his arms and legs, chopped'},

Herriot's Radical Bacialists and

any

of working

to

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Bidault's chances

apparently ruled out by each 310 majority vote necessary foy of getting the other's action the field gradually, election appeared to be aim un

The Assembly is to reef at were brought back with beat

ings, van Amstel said,

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