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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 3,. 1947.

MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS

Soviet Displays A New Type Of N

Morrison Appeal To Labour

London, May 2. Mr. Herbert Morrison, the Lord President of Council, said on Thurs- day that unofficial strikes are "damaging our 'tional economy" condemned

-"strikes

them

Violence In

In Italy

London, May 1.

New, nameless glant tanks in Moscow and clandes

tine-manifestos-in-Madrid-were-among-the- striking contrasts of today's worldwide de- monstrations for Socialism's "May Day Festi- val" as pictured in Reuter cables and radio re- ports.

Stalin and other Soviet leaders stood on the steps

of Lenin's tomb in Red Square in Moscow and applauded the gigantic cavalcade of Soviet might while 21-gun salvoes boomed out and fighters swooped overhead.

Tanks described as "mighty jof enthusiasm, marchers slauch-

80ed with their hands in their por steel monstern," weighing Fors, of un hitherto unnamed kets to the ruined Unter den type, rulleri past, while a 1,000- Linden, once among the most as piece band,

,boulevards dressed in white, fashionable

na- and

of

w

Tank

BETTE DAVIS MOTHER

Santa Ana, Calif. May_X. The film actrear. Belle. Davie, pave birth to a fiur pound, daughter today after

Cocsarean operation. Mother and daughter are both re- ported to be "doing nicely."

This in her first child, äfian Davis, who is 38, is married to ex-boxer and landscape artist, William Grant Sherty. -Reuter.

Strike....

Talks Run

in which Europe. against trade led the precession

against athletes, factory groups, youth and trade union Içmocracy."organisations, political groups war memorial they have built

The Russians guarding the Into Snag

unionism

a place.

their in the nearby Tlergarten wore Intellectuals had

colourful parade uniforms.

In a speech prepared for rally held by his Lewisham con- Vast crowls cheered Marshal stituents de mark his returns". work

J

which

the war bat will ring discredit

of

Hamburg

the

hat predicted would be "In the

Opposition Defeated In Commons

London, May 1.

| An Opposition attempt to get the Government to scrap Its almost total bän on heating of Indus- trial and residential premises this summer was defeated in the House of Commons to- night by 227 votes to 141.

that the

Mr ITN Gaitskell, Parliamentary Secretary to. the Ministry of Fuel and Power, emphasising the gravity of Britain's fuel position, reaffirmed Government's decision that some control was necessary if coal consumption was to be re- duced to permit winter stocks to be built up. Answering criticism mensure would discriminato against those who depended en. tirely upon electricity, Mr. Galt- skell made it clear that the electri. elty industry had not favoured the heating ban, but that Government had not expected it to. There were others who felt that electricity consumption was for too high.

Government had no power to force entry into private homes to check on compliance with the order, but it must be known that there would be provision for

Immediately the debate on the

German

Animals

For London

Hamburg, May 1. Animals and birds of the world-famous Ila-

Washington, May 1, The telephone strike pence In Cyprus 3,000 workers and negotiations, which Union leaders dealing with flagrant cases, genback Zoological Car- Budens, cavalry leader of the a large number of women heart" by nightfall, ran into an. motion to annul the order was den in Hamburg have!

the Greek Dud Turkish after a bing ilineys, Mr. | revolution and now a member Ing

Elliot (Cons.) been "requisitioned" for Mavicon declared:

the Presidium

the flags took part in a demonstrather snug when the scheduled concluded, Mr. of

selllement conference was post-initiated a discussion on Britain's the London Zoological "If these adventures continue

to. A delegation of five preponed without explanation.

general coal position--n debate they will only undermine the Supreme Soviet, who made

Brited a memorandum to Lord

three years' Government The

conciliator

promised by the Government Society on Prisett extreta

trade ten-minute speech about

Winster, Governor of Cyprus, said the delay was at the request when Mr. Shinwell, Minister of loan. N21- rightly held during meaning of May Day.

demanding a wage increase and the Labour Department, but Fuel and Power, announced the The Director of Hagenbeck's

refused to elaborate. So, for in heating ban last week.

Zoo yesterday received an or pon the world Inlar movement, More than 50,000 workers a higher standard of living.

trademement_at_least,__the_25-day-old Mr.R-S.—Hudson,-former-f-der-İram_the_British-Military- as well as injurine Of is

marched through the streetű of -Pórandreaa_Zlartides.

Minister of Agriculture, moving Government requesting that 45 of inre number of working class Hamburg despite the rain, head-union leader, urged the Cyprian sulke seems unsettled.

The agreement negotiated yes the motion to fumiti

annul the heating | animals and birds be dispatch- the New York Mr. Morris spoke within 21ed by banda, red flags and dan labour movement to support the hours after Labour Ministerners which anid "We are Hun-demand for a union with Greece, terday between

ilons, which would couse "very shipment to London. Grote Beane denounced un-gy, "We want Democratie in He also read a message of May Telephone Company and leaders order, declared that the restric-ed to the Hamburg docks for

And

of four Independent unfor Day greeting

solidarity

severe hardship," were

It is understood the reason apart. Workers refused to cross Jewish Interneca in

sary-Reuter.

for the shipment is that the from

the picket lines in New York, net

birde and animals are unlikely Cyprus camps.

up by members of the NFTW af-

to receive enough to eat in Aliates, and the rank and file of

Hamburg. the independent New York unions tossed out the $4 weekly increase settlement arranged by their of- They demanded that Betals. negotiations be reopened on the

cial strikes such as the walkout stead of Muddle,”

of til-gow dock workers and the Outside the radio station, the sympathy stril of thousands of German demonstrators chanted "Out with the Nazis from the Nurthwest German Radio."

London dockers

18

Mr. Mrrison said labour,

as puustry, mast nandi we "many hangoveje from easier times if ituin is to recover

from her current economic plight.

"Tough Spot"

"We are

in a very tough sut md it may become fangler still," he delard

Madrid

leadership," 11 added that "ron

The Governmeal, Mr. Morrison raid, ja drafting a "far sighted" discipline" was necessary. all-enitspring erugunzie plan, “unit

About 40,000 people 100k

Paris

at

Fresa.

American gangster Film About

Jack London

fell

"Nappics"

unneccs.

London, May 1, The Hagenbeck management, Mr. A. Janes (Lab) had asked however, said that

they had Government to relax its summer been feeding the specimens for ban on the use of gas and electric eight years, though with diffi heaters so that mothers could dry culty, and they hind heen help. their babies' diapers.

ed recently-y, Hamburg school- "I have # young baby whose children, who collected expenditure of articles now gen-than 100 tons of acorns to food beerally called nappies is positively the animls.

astronomical," Mr. Jones anld.

"The turnover of these articles is such that it is quite impossible to wait, in the best English sum. mer, for a fine day on which to dry them."

cr

more

The Hagenbeck Zoo lost. 400 animoals and birda during alr raida on Hamburg-Reuter.

Fight For Contracts

In Paris. marchers dropped out of a 100,000 strong pro- stoned a window Spain's underground Socialist cession and Party insued a clandestine nau- from which a man had shouted festa pleading for anti-Fascist "Vive de Gaulle" as M. Thorez,

basis of their $0 demand. Communist lender. WaB unity. Madrid cables suid, The the

It was on the basis of this vir. tory that NFTW predicted that manifesto urged: "Concentrate passing, Police intervened and

American Telephone and marched with slogans reading the incident was quickly over.

At another pojat, a Greek the all denucratie forrest under one

the nationwide trade union representative tak-Telegraph Company would ing part in the march at the forced to settle invitation of the French Trade dispute with a $0 raised.-United a plan to make the best of pros-part in a Communist and pro

Union Confederation shouted *perity but a play

increase

insulta mutsile a cinema Slav demonstration in Trieste, prosperity." He appeated to nil

which un classes to drop "ertional inter- while an Italian counter-de-

film was billed.

Mr. H. T. N. Galtskell, Porila- est" and to make the plan work. | monstration also crossed the

The Greek delegation was led

mentary Secretary to the Fuel Ansuelated Press,

town's main square, Police kepti

by lorry in the form of an

Minister, replied cautiously the factions apart, and there

ancient Greek charigt, upon

"The Chinese is the perfect the Government:..... were no clashes.

"There are powers to license Later, however, about thirty which were pictures of the war type in industry. For sheer work

It is possible in Greece and Inscriptionk," one no worker in the world can com- exceptional cases. people were injured when hand-reading "This is the help which pare with him. Work is the breath exceptions will be made, but I panies are competing for Argen

of his nostrils. It is his solution do not want Truman has brought us." torchlight processton organised Slegans of the Parls workers of existence. It is to him what wives that we

far sale 'exceptions."---United Press, One man demanded higher wages, lower wandering and fighting in

adventuro apiritual had a leg amputated, and police cost of living and "Peace with lands and

peoples to other arresteil an Italian university Vietnam" (the Indo-Chinese Re- have been student found with a grenade

publican movement). Some Liberty to him epitomizes itsel in access to the means of tril. To in his pocket.

Democracy In Warsaw, Socialist leaders postera said "For

till the soil and labour Intermle- Power" and ly with rude implements

and appealed for cooperation with against Personal

one hore a enricature of Gen- oral Charles de Gaulle offering of the powers that bo. Work is utensils is all he asks of Hie and

Newcastle, May 2.. Encouraging results in constitution to what he desires above all things.cruitment to the mines

were symbolic figure of France, who and he will work at anything for spoken of by Mr. F. G. Hankam,

anybody." Is disdainfully refusing. It.

the Northern Regional Control- In Vienna 150,000 Socialista

Thus wrote Jack London near. Palermo Tragedy marched with slogans rending

Tragedy marked the day inly half a century ago after vialter of the Ministry of Labour, to the city's consunners. and Bread" "Peace, Freedom

Suit Against Chaplin

New York, May 1.

The suit for $5.000.000 brought by the American author, Konari Bercovici, charging Charlie Chap. lin with plagiarism and breach of contruct in the film "Great Diela- ter," was today settled for $95,000.,

grenadea were thrown at

by the Communists.

a

In his action, Bercoviel charged the Communists and other left that the "Great Dictatur had wing parties for a united wor- been pirated. He alleged that he kera' front. wrote it under contract with Chaplin 1930 and that it had been preceed and distributed without his knowledge.

The judge said that a stipula-

Vienna

his

OWN

Palermo, where xx

London,, May 1, United States and British com.

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RECRUITMENT OF MINERS

re-

According to an Argentine en:

gineer, Teofilo Tabanero,

SHONOLULU

director of the National Gas De.

partment, who arrived from SAN FRANCISCO

Washington lust Sunday, part of

this plan concerns a large pipe.

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HK$ 380

US$ 600

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TUES. 8th MAY

[FRI, 9th MAY

Baggage Allowance 66 lbs. Freight Rates on Application

line, 1,100 miles long, to be con-10% Round Trip Reduction

Comodoro Riva. structed from for the transport of natural gas davin (Patagonia) to Buenos Aires

While in the United States,

people ing China as Hearst's War Cor-at Newcastle today, preceding | Tabanero saiɗ today, he had some

tion of the settlement provided, at and "Return Prisoners of War." were killed and 20 injured when respondent covering the Russo-Jap, his tour of the northeast dooffers for the purchase of mate- THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

Chaplin's insistence. that he is the "Role author of the story Reuter.

Eire Gift Refused

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War. You will see him in action while Communists marched past unknown persons shot st

at the King's Theatre starting on Parliament building with de-

group of workers going to

A May 8th, the lead is played by manda "We want new Elee-

May Day demonstration at Michael O'Shee supported by the tions" and "Out with the Fus-

Portelin della Paglia, near lovely Susan Hayward and clats. The processions werd

Palermo.

glamorous Virginia Mayo. kept separate in time, with half

The Incident occurred when und hour interval ko avoid clashes.

heavy machineguna opened fire Japan, too, had a May Day from a kill around the town on celebration, 100,000 people about 4,000 workers. One wo thronging the Imperial Palace man was among the dead and Square in Tokyo.

another among the wounded.

Minden, May 1. The British and United States Occupation authorities have with drawn their acceptance of 2,000 head of Irish cattle, which were to have been sent to Germany as a gift from the people of Elre.

Irish labour unions demanded that the cattle be transported in Irish-manned ships. Such arrange- inents would prove too great a trade unions were out In strain on Germany's foreign ex-strength Iri Hungary und change.

Czechoslovakia, according

A public holiday was observed throughout Saigon, but there were no parades or demonstra- tions,

There were orderly demon- atrations in all major cities in Italy. In Rome, 20,000 people RESEmbled under the blazing

velopment area,

Mr. Hankam said that he es- timated that the mines during the next three or four monhs would take a further 6,000 to 6.000 men.-Reuter.

rials which the Argentine authori tes are now studying, but he wants to see what Britain offer-Reuter.

"

Allowances For

Boxing Instructor Expatriates

Had A Dagger

Communists, Socialista and sun to hear speeches by labour The equipment of a Chinese boxing school-fight-

Berlin

leaders--Reuter.

to

THREE-TRAIN COLLISION

German-manned ships have al-Budapest and Prague brand- rently brought 850 head of Irish casts. eattle to German ports and the Military Government was pre- pared to accept the gift on those 'conditions. The union's demand would mean additional expendi. ture of foreign exchange. Reu.

ter.

Demonstratora in Berlip Huntingdon, Pa., May 2.. were fewer than last year and Three were killed, 85 Injur- the bunting display was too cd and 8 seriously hurt in a sparse to hide the rubble back train wreck involving two ground as, with apparent lack freights and a Pennsylvania

railroad passenger flyer.

REPULSE BAY LIDO

REOPENING TO-DAY

Bathing and Restaurant facilities.

NIGHTLY DINNER DANCES

from p.m. to 1 a.m.

Restaurant. air-conditioned I

pro- So

ing irons, wooden and iron poles, chopper, three-prong forks, iron bars, imitation metal swords, wooden drums, gongs, brass cymbals, cloth banners, face masks, laudatory scrolls, paper "lions" and the great war god" "Kwar Kung" decorated Mr. Latimer's Court yes terday afternoon when Wong Cheong, 59, Chinese boxing instructor, appeared to answer a charge of possession of a dagger and bayonet on April 16,

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London, May 2. Viscount Hall. First Lord of the Admiralty, in the House of Lords today, replying to Lord De Lelo and Lord Dudley, sald that it had been decided that married expatriate officers In

the Colonial Service in Pales

tine, whose familles are outside

GENERAL AGENTS

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Palestine, will be paid from International

March 1, a compensatory al- lowance of 217 per month for wife and 48 per month for each child under eighteen. Married British sergeants and constables in the Palestine Po Fice Force alrendy eligible_for family allowances would re ceive double the present allow. ance-9-64 for wife without children and 45-8-4 for each. children; £10-8-0, for wife with

child. These allowances would be reviewed at the close of this period. Router.

It was alleged by DSI Clifford or 16 years, and had been The trio collaion occurred Pope, prosecuting, that during awarded the Jubilee Medal and when the New York to Saint a raid at 30 Battery Street, a congratulatory scroll. He had Louis flyer "American" crash ground floor, conducted by never seen the dagger before ed into a moving 65.car freight himself and Chinese detectives the Police raid.

Cheong-ting: and Huen train? The sheet steel

Meant To Be Found? truding from the freight rip-Hung, the bayonet was foundIn mitigation, Mr. A. 8. C. prd a tremendous hole In one by the first-named detective Comber pointed out that there Ride of the passenger coaches. under a large basket in the had never been any complaint A second freight train crash- kitchen. The dagger was dis against defendant, prior to the ed into the pileup some seconds covered by Detective Huon in present case, It was quite later. Associated Press:

alde a Joss-stick container hang- | possible, and counsel, that the ing near a picture of the "Kwan dagger might have been placed

Now, Delhi, May 1999 Kung" god...

Apth auch a receptacle as to give Twenty-three people wore | rise to suspielen when found, as | burnt to death and 900 hourės it was meant to be found, by were destroyed when, a spark,

BOY STOWAWAY

ARRESTED

Paris, May '1'

"Planted".

VILLAGE RAZED

· When...-'* charged, defendant the Policecution was also carried by a high wird, not the (A-10-year-old "French"__atów" | stated that the bayonet was As the prosecution' was also; whole village of Narafover in bway, who was deported from picked up from the streets of the opinion that there was. Darbhanga, Bihar, ablaze- Texas City, on the eve of the dis- about a year ago by some nothing einster, behind the Reuter astrous explosion there on April scholars, and thrown into his patosalon" pf 7 an old rusty

10, was arrested on vagrancy kitchen. The dagger, he claime

charges when he arrived at Le a might have been pat inid Rochelle today in Eding Folder

The boy ran away from his the container by Ah Paris homie last December, slow. h Kwal 1st prior to the ed away on Lined Blade raid. These two meani

rbighter, and

cred Ogliato, cumed, hadi dia

yonet and the dagger, he had)

pplication to

London Cháy n

Sir William MacNamara: Glond.

tly appointed Chair man of Barclay'at flande, à familed,

resigned his chirur

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