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DECISIONS

EXPECTED Secret Agreement To Be Signed In March?

London, Dec. 29.

The British Govern- ment will probably take

emergency

decisions in

the next few days to deal with the coal short- age, which has already caused some factories, to close temporarily and which threatens to cause unemployment of thou- sands of workers,

&

A large number of districts are seriously affected and in northwest England some cotton mills have elcsal.

Shortages are causing an- alety in other industrial arena.

where reserves.

of Industrial

fuel are running out.

The present coal supply, diffi- enities were not in any sense a surprise, but They hava been made worse by continuing} fog, which is slowing up the transfer of coal, holiday dis- location, an insufficient number of railway wagons and reported Christmastide absenteeism in some mining areas,

The aim

ROSEMARY IS OUT OF DANGER

Birmingham, Dec. 29.

miles

After flying. 15,000 from Hong Kong to ace his daughter Rosemary, four months old, who was danger- ously ill with meningitis, Second Engineer William Longwin arrived to learn that the had improved and was out of danger.

The cost of his air pakaope/ was paid by his cuɩployers, the Indo-China Stenni. Navi- gation' Company----Rester,

Bevin To Report To

Cabinet

London, Dec. 29.

The first meeting of the Cabinet since Christmas will be held on Tuesday and will be devoted almost entirely to for of the Governmeht eign affairs. is to maintain the export drive}

time to avoid a serious collapse the New York meetings of the 'of home industries and un-Foreign Ministers Council and necessary hardships to ordinary preparations for the Moscow householders.--Renter.

The Foreign Secretary, Mr. at all costs and at the same Ernest Bevin, will report

Settlement In India

Economic And Military Clauses

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Paris, Dec. 29. The French Socialist newspaper l'Aurore asserts today that the recent statement by the Mos- cow radio spokesman that he had every rea- son to believe that a secret agreement between the United States and England had been sign- ed was, "fundamentally true but a little pre- mature."

The paper purports to give details of an "import- ant secret agreement between Britain and the

MR. ATTLEE'S THANKS

The Prime Minister has received a large number of Christmas

Greetings both

from home amil overseas. fle -regrets he cannot anstock al

these mesanges personally. He wishes, however, to send his warm thanks to all wha hare some, him greetings mud to send them his best wishes far, the New Year.

United States," which, it says, is to be signed Russia

in March.

One of the articles of the agreement is said by the paper Le envisage a complete combina- tion of financial, economic and military escurces of the two countries.

The French paper lista principal clauses of the

ment as:

ment will only be effective if | one or other of the signatories is attacked by a third power,

*6. The agreement will not charac- have any imperialist the teristic. It will have as an e- agree-sential aim the protection of the interests of the two coun- "1. The United States and tries throughout the whole England will lend mutual nid world. in the event of confdet being declared by a third power.

**2. The two countries will combine all their ressurces,

а

Declines

To Discuss

Blessings

London, Dec. 29,

The British people's task in 1947 was the res toration of prosperity. and wealth in Britain, declared General Sir William Slim, who com manded the 14th Army

IN COURT

More than 70 men and women, a large number of them villagers from the New Territories, were detained in the courtroom at Kowloon Magis- tracy yesterday following the Court's rising when a 10th adjournment for police inquiries prior to committal proceedings was granted in a case in which four villagers of Sai Kung dis- trict are charged with conspiracy to murder. courtro:m as the Magistrate

One man who had left the in Burma, advising Mr. Blair-Kerr, Tose, was listeners to his talk over brought back by a police officer and asked his identity. One

the B.B.C. tonight to count your. blessings: There is no need to be depressed."

Britain's comparative. poverty need not be permanent, he said, and so far as vulnerability to attack was concerned, he doubt ed if any nation would now pro- voke a major war,

The essential need for 1947 was for Britain to produce more--and an extra effort would do that.

preas reporter who had remain- ed in the courtroom was asked to leave and another was re-

fused admittance when he at- tempted to re-enter.

The large majority of the spectators were detained for 49 minutes after which they were permitted to leave. A smaller batch of five or six were held. for a longer period. ;-

When the case.came up before the Magistrate. Mr. G. S. Hugh- Jones, for the defence, protested "We would have the satisfac-by Mr. B. S. Smith, appearing an application for adjournment ion of a job well donea satis- for the Crown.

Lake Success, Dec. 30 faction quite apart from profit

Mr. Hugb-Jones submitted „Publication of the draft re- or wages," he added.

that a further, adjournment "We are still the same Bri-I would be unfair to his clients as port on which the Atomic Energy Commission began tish people with all that means they had already appeared nine their final discussion today, in matured political and com- times on remand since Nov. 6, "G. Meetings of the Genera!! prior to their recommendation mercial wisdom. in

scientific charged with an offence com- and industrial skill, in energy.mitted in September. He would Staff of the two countries will to the Security Council, dis- take place periodically.

closed that in addition to main initiative and above all in

not oppose. adjournment prc- cheerful stubborn courage. "This secret agreement is

taining aience on the issue of

"We have much to be proud for more than 24 hours.

vided the Crown would not ask eliminating veto power. in

of in the past and nothing to

Hostile Villagers Mr. R. S: Smith. for the

on financial, economic and military, not directed against any power,spect of punishment of vioa be despondent about in the It remains defensive and any tors of atomic control. Soviet future. This old country of power which wishes may adhere

meeting, at which the problem of making peace with Germany will be examined.

* In case of conflict, supreme command will direct

and military operations

ar economic high command

will dispose of resources of the two countries to the best mutual advantage.

The Cabinet will also decide on the next steps in the dispute with Albania about the mining England agree not to provoke "4. The United States and of the British destroyers Sau-! marez and Volage in Corfu any foreign power. The agree Channel with the loss of 44 lives. The Albanian reply to

"8. The full terms of this the agreement will only be commu-operations. common agreement."-Heuter. nicated to the press following

Monty's Part

LONDON FOG-BOUND

a

Landou, Dea. 29. A jog belt completely en- veloped Britain tonight enst of tine drawn a fram Stafordshire In Berkakiro and also affected paris of auth and southeast England.

Landon and

an area 40 kilometres around the city. was at one time completely fog-bound, will visibility in parts down to nil Eoter," the fog showed signs in places"

of clearing.

Trains were running late. into London termini

The fog has also affected road and air traffic-Renter.

Arson At

London Synagogue

to it provided it proves it has. Bussin also declined to discuss curs has for hundreds of years Crown, said that police inqir no imperialist designs.

the question of aerial surveys led the world in its advance in les in this particular case had by International authority in ordered freedom and it still to be pursued under unusual

detection of clandestine leads.

It has much to give to difficulties as the police had to wha terantional authority for the

London, Dec. 30, mankind in the future as it had contend with villagers The report suggests that in- in the past.

were hostile to the prosecution Strict secrecy is being "Its example and influence

as accused were evidently held maintained concerning control of atomic energy should are needed more than ever they in popular esteem in Sal-Kuns precautions to stop arson be set up by treaty. The were."-Reuter.

valley, having, apparently been Calcutta, Dec 30.

Paris, Dec. 30 authority would ensure thatį. the British protest and the de-nafter has been too long drawn In the United Province village mand for reparations and com- vnt it may decile, to have the Britain are preparing a mutual peaceful purposes. No govern

The United States and Great atomic energy was used only for of Srirampur, amid ricefelde,pensation will, I is renerally facts placed befbrthe ecurity assistance alliance of far reachcant would have the right to bility for the decision said to locate the body. Credit

On this issue the responal Gandhi and Pundit Nehru expected, be regarded as un- Laurent, either, as a dispute be- ang staancial and military are obstruct control and inspection User passed final teams of the All-India Congress Party will decide on the next stera a aituation invalving Poten- newspaper Aurore reported demand that there should be no gasted treaty: should embrace spiritual and political leaders satisfactory, and the Cabinet tween Britain and Albania, or the slightly right to centro by the veto power or otherwise. Energy Commission, -were yesterday reported to to be taken.

There is a further American til threats to security-Reu- Monday.

The report saya that the sug legal right by veto, or According to this newspaper, wise, whereby any violator of system of control and provide

other the entire programme for edited by Radical Socialist Paul the treaty could be protected a schedule for the completion Bastid, the alliance pledges both from the consequences of viola- of the transitional process nations to pool their economiction.

be discussing an issue which If the Cabinet deeide that ther may bring about a settlement

of Hindu-Moslem differences in

the Constitutional Assembly, or

lead to renewed and greater communal violence.

Circles close to the leaders

say that Nehru was consulting! Gandhi whether to accept or reject the British Government statement of Dec. 6, interpret ing the Cabinet's proposals for the grouping of provinces in an Independent India.

When Nehru leaves Gandhi will start on a walking tour of the Pigb-affected arend of eastern Bengal, accompanied by two companions. He wishes to go unprotected to prove that

meeting-Reuter.

.

Viet Nam Shelling

Sharp Criticism Of Russia

Washington, Dec, 30.

Charges of economic enslavement, political ter- rorism, religious repression, broken promises and ambitions for military power were level- led against Russia today by a special commit- tee of the United States House of Representá- tives on postwar economic policy.

P

and military resources in case of attack by any third power.

It will be signed in Washington

on March 16, the paper added.

.. The accord, linking the Em- pire and the United States in the fashion first suggested, by. former Prime Minister Winston Churchill in his Fulton, Mis-+| souri · speech, was first pro

Reuter...

Demonstration In Liverpool Church

Liverpool, Dec:29.

jected, the paper said, by Field The Bishop of Liverpool, Dr. A. Clifford Martin,

Marshal Viscount, Montgomery

i and his wartime Commander- in-Chief, General Elsenhower. now American Chief of Staf Aurare reported.

During the Paris Peace Con-l

taken

The committee report the United States assert "positive "in my heart I have nothing sharpest official criticism of leadership' in European econe-- but love and friendship for Russia in Congress since the mic affairs. Moslems," he told

в prayer! Soviet Union went to war with Simultaneously, the com ference the accord was

Germany-demanded that the mittee asserted that if Russia up by Foreign Secretary Ernest were agatually. · found to be Bevin and Secretary James F. using German war plants to Byrnes and extended to include rearm, the, Western Allies should an economic entente, the paper denounce the entire Potsdam this with President Truman In said, adding that Bevin pursued Big Three agreement and de- a four-hour private conversa- mand that the Russians evacu- tion during the recent sessions aie Germany completely. N of the Foreign Ministers Coun mittee's document came from As a result of the Truman- the retiring chairman of the Bevin conversation, the paper House Foreign Affairs Com-said, an accord was reached to mittee; who told reporters that take effect on March 15.-Ac the committee should have clated Press. submitted its evidence, "If it had any to the State and Wor Departments for investigation,'|

Artillery Hanoi

Paris, Dec. 30.

Viet Nam artillery again fired into the heart of Hanni last night, causing much materiál dam- age, a French Army High Command com- munique quoted by French press reports stat- ed today. No casualties were reported. Viet Nam Nationalist troops.

Haiduong, 40 miles east, was

First reaction to the com- cil in America

and contended that the report Shannon

gotiations."

The State Department de-

Airpont

today mounted repeated severe reported to be entirely in would do "far more harm than attacks against French pealtians French hands and patrol activi at. Nam Dinh, key town con- ty continued in other northern Food in current diplomatie: ze- trolling the mouth of the Red towns. River southeast of Hanol. Flerce fighting was said to

Astaff communique on Sun- have occurred at day night's operations said the south of Hanni-with the French situation remained generally capturing some weapons, includ- unchanged,,, while in the south,ing two light machine-guns Colonial Minister Marius Moutet Reuter and Associated Press pursued his efforis at reaching

Nam Dinh, clined to comment Associated Disaster

CZECHS OFFEND PRIMATE

Presh..

CHIANG TO BROADCAST

Nanking, Doc 80,- President. Chiang Kai-shek will broadcast to the nation at 8pm on New Year's Eve over

Shannon Airport, Dec 29

guerillas during the occupation attempts on London The police had been unable synagogues, following a for a long period. Mr. Smith second attempt today to able work on the part of the burn, a synagogue this

necessitated further work that: "Any precautions taken by investigation officers had en time at Doll's Hill in abled the Crown to prepare a northwest London. case but a new development

the following morning. It would tiyed by publicity," a police of would require the afternoon and Scotland Yard would be nega be necessary to conduct some cial told Reuter today. part of this investigation in Police officers were ruabed to Sai Kung.

Doll's Hill synagogue this morn This investigation, Mr. Smithing when it was found that the said, would be in the interests synagogue --had been entered niso of the, accused,'

through a small window at the Mr. Hugh-Jones agreed to side and an attempt was made adjournment until this after- to burn it down.

:

noon, and the afternoons of Fire brigade officials said that Jan 6, 7 and 8 were provision-the-fire was f "doubtful ori- ally fixed also for hearing of gin" committal proceedings,

Outside the main entrance of Accused are Tee Ching, 34, the synagogue were chalked the woodcutter, Wan Ying-kuen, 36, words: "You whipwe burn," gardener, Chan Wing. 19, ccolie, 'A well-informed. Jewisht and, Wan Shu-fan, 26, unem-spokesman believed that the having between Sept. 8 and 10, same people whi desecrated the ployed, They are charged with latest attempt was made by the at Hau Chung village, Saj Kung, Jewish scriptures at the Clap conspired to murder Wan Ping. tod synagogue in East London

two weeks ago. M attends church, and marriage:

"Conditions were almost the should be refused where neither same as when the incident oc curred in Clapton-a thick The minimum test of Church dense fog," he Bald members' duty would be Cam (Continued on Page B. Col. 7.) munion three times a year, in- cluding It is understood

was shouted down by the National Union of Protestant demonstrators protesting against the celebration of High Mass when he at tempted to preach at St. John the Baptist's Church, West Derby, Liverpool, this morning. The Bishop had walked to the pulpit and was about to announce the text when a demonstra- tor stood up and shouted: "My Lord Bishop,party attends we reprove you for allowing High Mass. to be celebated in this parish church. We protest most strongly against this illegal practice."

The Bishop replied: "This sort report by the Clergy Sub-Com-that if the report is passed in 1946 Was A of behaviour will do your cause mittee appointed at the Arch- the Queensland Synod next bishop's last conference to con- Halse

no godd, my friend."

uproar.

The demonstrators chanted sider Church discipline and aux. Stumber, Archbishop Bad Year we won't have Mpen" and the rested that, baptism should be conference in Britain in 1948. Bishop's voice was lost in the refused, where neither parent neurence in

As the clergy and choir were moving out of the church at the end of the 'service, demonstra- tors ran from their seala showering the Bishop and the procession with leaflets, and shouting slogans.

Detectives took the names of

a number of demonstrators, as they were leaving.

Executions Of Allied Prisoners

Tokyo, Dec. 30.

After the capture of Molucca, 250 miles west of New Guinea, Allied prisoners were let out of their cages, marched to the forest and either: beheaded or killed by Japanese bayonets, ac cording to evidence at the Tokyo war crimes trial today, jede

"Washington, Dec 30. The Labour Department, Bureau of Statistics eald-price' advances during 1940 were greater than any year since World War 1 and many times more than the rate of rises of the three preceding years, The report said the increases were larger in primary, markets then at retaily and that increases non-agricultursl commodities well. agricultural commodi ties became important in the

Primary market

of average prices.

Increas

s

prices.

|ed about 81 per cont, and retail prices of family living essentials 19 per cent between December, 1045, and December, * 1940, — United Press.

THE WEATHER

Mr. M. A Perkins, Secretary of the National Union of Pro- testants, said later: "This is the beginning of an Intense ......” Because” according to Irish

law an inquest cannot be held campaign we have planned for

Merseyside This particular} on Sunday, the inquiry into the church in the most extreme s settlement with native leaders.

"The weapons used for executify on conditions in Japanare Viet Nam artillery shelled

deaths of the 12 victims of the Anglo-Catholic Church in the Lon were mostly Japanese swords prison camps. French positions within encir|

Shannon Airport disaster will be eity. We intend to follow the but bayonets were also used," said held at Ennis, County Clare, on Bishop around in future when the affidavit from Japa cled Hanai, causing some

No Bights damage in the centre of the

Monday morning.

ever he attends future when warrantiofler, Bhiger Man Ban Nooten sald recomme city, dispatches said, adding

the network of the Central To permit, however; of the an illegal form of Roman Catho He added I saw the execution were unmarked and were bombed A weak anticyclones mov that patrols were active as both!

Budapest, Dec. 30:

Broadcasting Administration, early removal of bodies from lic Mass is regularly, colebrat up to the 27th or 28th man." by Alfed planes causing many ing eastward crush south Japan.

The broadcast wil be carried Ennis for Interment in Ameri-ed:2 sides sought to inflat behind

Hungarian Roman The

The

casualties. On one occasion pří- Australian prosecutor, opposing lines in Catholic Primate, Cardinal on both the long wave and short can to which country they will Drastic Brisbane

Lieutenant

Colonel TP, Moresoners, raised the Red Cross has leaving an area of moderately pano, Introduced a series of sworn nos but the Japanese ordered it high pressure over north French engineers, taking ad Mindezeathy, has cancelled his wave network-Central Newe be taken by air, the Coroner vantage of the full in fighting, visit to Czechoslovakia Because

viewed the bodies today as re

Recommendation statements bypanese this order was enforced the NE of Japan and over the who down and witness tersely added China, Pressure remains low rɔ. reestablished the electric power the Czechoslovak authorities

quired by law and the County Church of England, members in atrocities against Allied POWs Witness adprleoners were equatorial region.

either witnessed for participated

examinations and prepared his may be refused church, pri affidavit- from Commander Kunito tary installations and also made east winds cloudy with bright report for the inquest, vileges, including: marriage. Hatakeyan, han Admiral in the to unload bombs, ammunition and Intervals during the day;

Clothes had to be cut off soma baptism and burial, if recom- Japanese Navy issued orders for other supplies f Japanese warmer th of the bodies to permit of a mendations now under con- the execution of 20 prisoners out ships, daikkula medical examination being sideration by The Right Leverer 250 in the camp Ambon He said that by July, 1046 Yesterday's Weather:-\-

faland as a warning against mis more than 80 prisoners werd dys Minimum 63.2 der. Fin

Maximum: 61.8 deg Fah. made The bodies will be rend Reginald Charles Halae behaviour. They were beheaded ing sa ro moved to America when 12 Archbishop of Brisbane.Care

pecial coaleta

accepted by Queensland clergy Dublin, manufac

In several French controlled were said to have declared that ON OTHER PAGES surgeon performed post-mortem who do not worship regularly! At one camp according to an forced to work on Japanese milf Today & Foretast Moderate

sections of battered Ranol, he could enter the country only

The central power stamen if he confined his activities tooms

Pabe Two was put out of commission re church matters.

cently by the VietNamese The Primate stated recently forces

that he wanted to go Czecho- slovakia to contact the Czecha slovak church in the Interests of rued "persecuted" Hungarians in poradie, shelling after dirk Czechoslovakin Reuter.

French troops continued mop ping up operations here and The Viet Namese

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