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COMMONS UPROAR OVER BROOKE du Maurier again” Churchill To Sponsor Censure Motion On Govt.

"Tyranny, Conceit, Incompetence"

London; Dec. 19.

Verbal fireworks between Opposition and Govern- ment speakers, with Mr. Winston Churchill re- ferring to a "despotic regime" and "tyranny" followed Government's announcement in the House of Commons today of the reasons why Mr. Anthony Brooke, nephew of the former White Rajah of Sarawak, had been refused entry into Sarawak.

Sarawak, which was ruled by the Brooke family

for over 100 years, was recently ceded to the British Crown by the Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke.

For the Government, Mr., this was a deliberate effort to Creech Jones. Colonial Secre¡ overthrow a responsible consti- tary, said that Mr. Anthony tation, Mr. Churchill put this

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tion to the cession of Sarawak. He had also encouraged the demand voiced by a small and the unrepresentative minority of

any reason why his influence should not play its part in al- lowing those people to form and later on to express their opinion?

TO BEAR OR NOT TO BEAR?

Frankfurt, Dec. 19. The Soviet supported Socialiat Unity Party in Ber Lit Ada groposed to the

Soviet Military Government

and the German Central Administration for a health decree, allowing a doctor to terminate a mother's-prep- nancy where her social condi tions rendry it advisable.

It proposed that & con- millee of doctors and experte shall decide whether, social conditions justify an opera- flon which could also be per- formied where the mother's health is in serious danger --- Reuter, n

source

Second Panama Canal?

Balboa, Dec. 19. The U.S. Congressional In- quiry Mission suggested that the US. Government might be forced to build a now canal

north or south of the Panima Canal if it falls to obtain "adequate" defence sites from Panama

to defend the canal against long-rango planes In the atomic

era

Is

Rep. Francis Case (Republican, South Dakota) said: "There

one alone for defence of the not room enough in the Canal

before they reach the canal. It is canal because modern fast long- range planes must be fatercepted up to Panama to say what they will give us but what they give

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us must be sufficiant for the canal's defence."!

the people of Sarawak for himself, restoration of the Rajah, with 01' his father, as Rajah.

Mr. Creech Jones said that Mr. Brooke's decision was 1 Mr. Creech Jones replied: deliberate one to upset His "The urgent need of Sarawak Majesty's Government in Sara- at the moment is that recon- wak and to make reconstruction struction should go on and there virtually impossible. health services be re-establish of the

He added that the decision to ed and that the people should United Press. exclude Mr. Brooke was per-be confused' at this moment fectly constitutional and that ivith unother constitutional the whole purpose of his visit was to rally forces to build up. an organisation to upset the decision on cession.

question to him: If Mr. Brooke against cession, it would not be has influenced the people Sarawak and conducted himself United Nations Organization be of necessary to take the case to the in a strictly constitutional and cause there is ample machinery moves. We do not think that any law-abiding manner, is there for

reveraing illegal

British such illegality exists."

The

said that the majority of Sarawakans are in He said negotiations were pro- favour of cession. The only sup ceeding to determine which of the port for Anthony apparently wartime naval

and air bases Union, with 3,500 members, and States to keep outside the Canal comes from the Malays National Panama will allow the United the Sarawak Dyak Association Zone Case mentioned Colombia with less than 500 members out and Nicaragua as possible altern-

500,000 population ate sites for the new canal.

United Press.

"Despotic Regime” Mr. Churchill

commented

taken

England that that was the same argu- ment used by every despotic regime that they had their decision and no one was to be allowed to do anything which agitated against it.

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Censure Motion Mr... Churchill described this asphrase by phrase, line by line, a perfect declaration of tyranny."

with the understanding that the The whole Incident ended question would be again tomorrow."

debated

Loud Opposition cheers greet-

ed this announcernent.

that he would sponsor a cen. Mr. Churchill then announced

Mr. Oliver Stanley, who was

sure motion on the Labour Goy- Colonial Secretary in Mr. Chur-it with "tyranny, conceit, and crament next month, charging chill's Government, wanted to know if any man-any Member

incompetence." of Parliament-who thought a colony should be independent would act be allowed to visit that colony in case he stirred up trouble against the Goy ciment or Governor.

After Mr. Creech Jones had replied that each case must be trented on its merits and that

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Pravda Praise For Allied Seamen

Moscow, Dec. 19.

The Communist Party newspaper, Pravda, today -praised the gallantry of British and United States seamen and condemned as "Ill-concely- ed" the recent article in the Red fleet, Soviet Navy newspaper, which criticised the tactics employed by British convoys to the Soviet during the war.

should

Pravda said: "The article in one isolated operation. Naturally, Lord President of Council, who experiences of the Second World wrong and unbalanced Idea of When Mr. Herbert Morrison, the Red Fleet showed that the Captain Andreyev thus creates a handies Parliamentary business War are frequently appreached these operations. One for the Government, asked for in the wrong way.

judge convoy opérations by re- "Many articles published by sults which found their expres- details of the motion. Mr. Churchill,, amid further Opposi-he

Red Fleet ion cheers, replied:

contain much son in the regular delivery of factual material and valuable armaments and war materials to

*I would not attempt to draft generalisation, but the newspaper the ports reported in due time a motion at this moment, but has published some ill-conceived by the Soviet press,” tyranny, conceit and incompet- articles,"

of

ence will be the first charges." Such an article, the Pravda The maction will come up for said, was that on convoys to discussion after the

Russia. written by Captain month- Seccad "Rank Andreyev. long Parliamentary Christmas recess, which begins on Satur day.

A Pretext?

*Pravda added: "Certain London newspapers for some reason found

it necessary to draw special at- highly important question of the appeared in the Red Fleet in

"This article deals with

tention the

to Captain Andreyev's article only in December, though part played by convoys in de-the first half of October. DANI livering military supplies from Allied countries to the

Soviet The significance of the

"It seems that certain London presi organs are interested in the contents

Captain

Jo

"Shocking" Liberals Mr. Churchill, a few days ago, mentioned the possibility Union. of & motion of censure should Krva, operations, which involved Andreyev's article only inasmuch the Government insist on hav-the delivery of military supplies as it can serve them as a pretext ing a bill to nationalise trans-to the Soviet Union, and the imfor once more raising a hue and Dortant part played by the Brl-ery absolutely out of proportion

port.

Wrong Approach

which does not reflect the view- paint

of the Soviet public."-

So far, the Government has tish and United States navies is to the importance of this article, declined to revise this decision universally known. and Mr. Morrison today refused to and time for debate of two "The Soviet Government and Reuter. mctions-sponsored by Liberals the Soviet publie fully apprecinte asking the Government to state both the skilful operations of the its reasons whenever it wanted Allied navies and the gallantry details of bilis discussed in of British and American seamen.

THE EPIC OF THE committee rather than in full "This appreciation has found

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iis tangible expression in the Mr. Morrison said that he decoration of British and Ameri..

(Continued from Page 4) was getting worried about the can seamen with Soviet prders before she joined the "LIWO" "itereasingly freactionary ten- and medals. POULTRY SPECIALS. BEEF (AUSTRALIAN)dencies of the Liberal Party",

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Singapore, Dec. 19,

that

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Sub-Lieutenant R. G. Stanton, RN.R., the First Lieutenant of the soor-"LIWO" is now serving as Chief in Officer of the well known S/S "Wingsang,” which is now on the Shanghal Hong Kong service.

Rome, Dec. 20, Demonstrations against ing food prices broke out Florence yesterday.

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A source close to the Governor General of Singapore and the Malayan Union confirmed the former Rajah Muda of Sara-which paralysed the poverty Lieutenant. Stanton was a Prison- wak. Anthony Brooke, would not stricken Naples region for two er of war in Malay, be permitted to enter Singapore days was called off at noon by PORK (AUSTRALIAN) or Malays for fear that he would the Chamber of Labour.

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