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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 9, 1947.

Bill Passed

Government Amendment To Reduce Period! Of Service To A Year Approved

Scathing Attack By

Mr. Churchill

London, May 7.

The controversial Government amendment to re- duce from 18 months to a year the period of compulsory peacetime military service in Bri- tain tabled after more than seventy Labour "rebels" cast their votes against the new con- scription scheme recently-was approved to- night in the House of Commons by a combined Government and Conservative majority. There were only 17 dissenting votes. Mr. Winston Churchill, leader of the Opposition, while protesting that the Government hud "nakedly" admitted that the change brought about by pressure from its own sup- porters, announced early in the debate that he would support the amendment because it was essential to get the principle of national ser- vice established.

The amendment was

was

moved had been derisicely antroter. in the second day of the Cotn, Me, Chunrelaḥhi contmard,

It was disreputability of Glov mittee stage of the Conscription

uch as bad rarely

B by the Defence Minister, renment Mr. A.V. Alexander.

BRITAIN'S DEBTS

Washington, Muy 7. The US. Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. Sruter, told a TCR caufetsure were today

had rupjurted the that he thewin. thin? Britain should vegntiate partilement after war debts to wartime Alles. He declined for weg whether the United States

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favour of theer being sented down in view

Brain's

practol

contribution to

war effort,

to

the

Premed by everesjondenta

Comment

on Mr. Dalton's statement

yesterday that the seriing down fratent CONC 100ter or later, Mr. Snyder said that the United StateR had not been approached for Mr. Delton's of arpatiation and had ant

warked out 7017 Agurra indicating

hozo debts should be much the

sented down. Reuter.

Senator

Shot In Oklahoma

Americans Can Claim English Titles

London, May 7.

United States citizens who are found to be the heirs to British baronetcies can accept their titles, free of charge, without affecting their American citizenship, the 1947 edition of "Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage" declared today. Only those in the employ of the United States Government are barred from accepting the titles, "Debrett" declared, and even in their case, it was open to Congress to permit accep- tance.

"Debrett," published today, accepting titles, but even in pointed out that there are 19 their case, Congress could per-; baronetcien-hereditary night- | nut- neceptance.-Reuter, hoods-to which no Оле had

n claim. proved

It also in- formed such heirs that no feca ut all are payable on the Ruc-

air

London Shoot-Up

Sequel

Oklahoma City, May 7.

Pistol-carrying legisla- cession to a baronetcy.

A record of war losses Ruf- turs from Holdenville

fered by the familles named in toted a home town feud hebrett showed 1,400 names. into the State Senate including 28 peers and 37 baro. Chamber and when the nets killed while serving in the armed forces during the war. shooting was over, one Five peors were killed in man was wounded and aids and two baronets died

London, May 7. another held by officers. while prisoners in enemy hands.

The big police hunt in State Senator Tom Anglin, #4, The Duchy of Connaught, two

and 8 baroneteles the St. John's Wood dis- oldest member of the Upper House baronets

shot have become extinct through trict of northwest Lon- in point of service, through the left hip and abdomen, the death in action of the hold-

don on Monday had Representative Jimmie Scott, 34, eas of the titles. was arrested a few minutes after

sequel in the Marylebone the exchange of shuds,

The preface to the new edi-Police Court today when Hind the sp shooting, dr. tion of "Debrett" also disclos: two men were remanded esreting to James C. Nonee, Pre-ed that there are 19 unclaimed sident pro tem of was

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After the shooting, the police heirs may think that heavy fees

should should say so and also produce law firm handled the ar Calvincing reasons. This settlement for Sett's wne warrender to a minority of wite.

party which would have Witnesses said Angliu was walk.

the ing across the middle of the well-re charged to claimants, Desealed off the entire district while C the

antamitous consequrnees, did not know what the Foreign lilled Senate Chamber when Scott Secretary thought in Moscow approached from the rear of the Chamber. They heard Anglin say when he heard this derision.

first she felled him.

The Opposition, Mr. Churchill ui, bad come to the coneluston West that despite the change it would first dreiston was mate October, would not jeopardise | continue to support the Hill. Britain's security or impare hes

Mr. Crossman

Replying to the debate, Mr. defence olllgatters.

One of the leading "rebels"

forega poley. Mr. Rehard Alexander said it was wrong to Cro-span, weleted the ameril. *urgest

He emphasised that it untrue to say that the 18-month perlod had been visualisesi

s

that the decision to

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spapers that a United States Woodward. In year old wood a better cigarette"

were further charged

ment because, he said, it show-alter the length of wholetime as he fell and fred a wild shot claim « title to which he was with stealing a cigarette ease.

an irreducible minimum for full- time service. The alteration ta

tion that Labour foreign policy 12 months represented

ring to bring British WILK <if balance between the resis defence aml the position of thetrategy commensurate with her national coUOMY.

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The Chiefs of Staff were consulted by

Government the on the prop.sed change, added, at the decision to make the change was that of the Gov- ernment, for which they full cuințitutional Bibility.

took reapon

A great deal had happened in the interval since the was first drafted, Mr. Alexan- der suid.

Serious Situation A Burvey

of the comme

position in the country

brought home to

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In search for the men went on. belt says payable.

The accused, Arthur William Debrett also recalls the re-Stend, 22 year old plaster pack- "Don't shoot," then "Oh" as the cent report in American news-er, and Harper George Bromley

They said Anglin pulled a gun citizen said that he would not worker,

Woodward was also charged he would lose his United States alone with burglariously entering

Ja vicarage in St. John's Wood, heir because he was afraid that citizenstilp.

When the charges were read to I would appear, says De- brett, that under United States him after his arrest, Woodward Government ein- said: "With intent to murder is law, only ployees were prohibited from wrong. I shot to scare and more

blust, which uniscell.

ed the beginning of a riservice had anything to do with while, Scott was firing the second The question of surrender 1/11 Scott is an ex-Marine who saw foreign polley, as had been sugartion in the Southwest Pacific. citteers said charges against him But, he added, there would would be te tumorrow.United be greater difficulty in meet-Press. ingr the entriesTS situation overseas beenuse of the chadice, The Government had taken the

strength.

Cuts could not coming from India or Germany, he said. The only area with overwhelm- ing

foreez weight of British was the Middle Elect.

not

risk that between now and 1950 the situation in regard to Bri- would have

improved.

Di not this decision means commitments that by 1950 there couki

a great British army in the Made it and that the Gov- ernment had decided that junilateral responsibility for that gread ።11 WILH For beyond Briton's strength?

situation.rament

Nothing Jettisoned

what When Mr. Eden asked overseas commitments were be

thrown overboard, Mr. Alexander answered that nothi Ing was being thrown over. board.

Soviet Demands On Hungary

London, May 7.

The Soviet Government presented claims on Hun- gary totalling £50,000,000 over and above Hun- gary's reparations obligations to Russia dur- ing the reparations talks now proceeding. Under the armistice and peace

The Government's in reparations over a period Hid In A

To

make it

years in

the

Mr. Eden bad Mr. Anthony Eden (Con- Eventually, the motion that

Katl Chat Mr. | the 18 months remain in Parlament servatives

the treaty terms, Hungary is bound and advertised to the world the sun's was the only logical Hill was defeated by 31 voles to pay the Soviet Union £50,000..

163. Goy-to seriousness of the current ami explanation of what the

had done that they amendment

as six 12 specified prospective grandinit

contemplating in 80114 My Blas was carried by 368mistice and extended to eight.

votes to 17. In the second vote years in the peace treaty. of defence and national economymensure a reduction of Britain's

modifiention | Mr. Churchill and some of the

Russia's fresh additional claims that the Government derbied toe mmitments and

Conservatives voted with

the thus equal the total of the repara- These recommend the periudhe

tions fixed for Hungary. clans will fall into three cale- gories: --

It was in balancing the needs were

duced to 12 months.

PC-

The men in the farers Ikl those who trained them would have to approach their with

Jasks of

a heightened sense urgency and so order matters cl. that little actual training

'm-

Betency would be lost by more intensive training over 21 period of 12 months, as pared with the more leisurely spacing of training over months:

An

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of her foreign polley.

He could not think that they 'Gavernment.---Reuter.

London On

Talks In London

(1) Russia deinnnds the trans fer of all German assets in Hun- gary. To these she is entitled un der Article 28 of the peace treaty as also under the Potsdam Agree. ment. It is understood that these amount to about one-half of the total involved.

Kosher Meat Box

A

or less to resiat arrest.”

Stead told the police: "I did not shoot"-Reuter,

Collective Fines For Palestine?

The tary, today

London, May 7.

Colonial Secre- Mr. Creech Jones,

hinted

in the House of Commons that Govern- the Palestine ment is considering im- posing collective fines and widespread martial law to counter Jewish extremists. Was

the

Jerusalem, May 7

detenlee of Jewish

detention cump enught today while trying to

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box

escape in à Kosher meat India's Future

London, May 7.

General Lo. Ismay, the Viceroy's Chicl of Staff, and his colleagues who flew from Delhi to London at the week-end with Lord Mountbat- ten's report to the Cabinet on the Indian con- stitutional problem, arranged a further con- ference tonight at No. 10 Downing Street with the india experts of the Cabinet. -

(3) Russin demands that Hun. gary should pay her the total of all sums owing by Hungary to Germany at the end of the war,

(3) Russia demands that Hun. gary should 'repay her obligations ito Russia incurred (a) as a result of Suvlet advances to the Hun

provisional government

Delhi, with the Cubi.garian

National service men would be sent only to the nearer over-! acas stations, mainly in Europe, Their training would be given in Increasing extent to

With the Prime Minister presid. Mission Ger- armies of occupation in

other Ministers attending net's reneticn to the Viceroy's re. In the final month of the war and many. Maintenance cost of 100, ing. 000 men would be saved by the were the Secretary of State for perz. may, it is thought, be fol- (b) as a result of Soviet aid in India, Lord Listowel, Sir Stafford lowed at an early date by some equipping and arining the Hun. proposed change,

Cripps and Mr. A. V. Alexander. omelet indication of the Governgarian Army.—Reuter.

The Viceroy's mission spent to ment's and Viceroy's mind on the service in the reserve would be day in discussions on policy with next steps proposed.-Reuter. apread over six years instead

various high oficials of the India Office. Authoritative

quarters maintained complete silence upan the talks themselves.

The sixty days of

part-time

of five and a half years.

Churchill Attack

BANDITS TOO HASTY

Rome, May 7.

General Sir George Jeffreys, Conservative, demanded not only martial low in all Jewish settle. where he had hidden with ments and collective fines but supply of water, a knife and also the removal of prominent Jewish citizens as hostages into 51 in cash.

Workmen remiving the sup-"localities in which outrages are

empty box became perpetrated." posedly

and, Mr. Creech Jones evaded suspicious of its weight

de-direct reply but said: "It is for investigation, the upon

found.--United the High Commissioner to con- tainee

sider, In consultation with the military authorities and in the Hght of events, whether the situa tion calls for the introduction of

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"The authorities are Lackling shot by two unknown gunmen this problem of terrorism with the in a Jerusalem cafe tonight and greatest resolution and with the died almost immediately.

most appropriate methods within Helmuth's body was still ly-the capacity of available ing on the edge of the dance sources. Collective fines have not floor of the Cafe Raviv in a so far been levied on any groups Two bandits seized alx and a Jerusalem suburb as the police deemed collectively responsible In a scathing attack on the

Pontianak, May 7. Political quarters belleve, how.

liras (roughly, questioned the people ut sur-for terrorism,"United Press. Sultan Government, Mr. Churchill, Op-

Hamid

of half II

million

but missed Mr. ever, that their scope covers the

arounding tables: position leader, said that

Pontianak, who is a possible US$26,000) Alexander had "nakedly and vital question of whether squalidly admitted that the partition of India is now inevit-candidate for the Governorship further haul of twenty million

of the new autonomous etate lira ($80,000), in the able, or whether there la süll

West Birnco, will Invite of Millan today. ci some prospect of the Cabinet political because 70 or 80 La-Mission's plan of May 10

The bandits stopped a inst President Soekarno and Prime bour Members voted against year, providing a broad pattern Minister Sutan Sharir to repre- driven by the cashier of a Milan the Government on the second for the transfer of power.

sent the republie at the signing factory. reading of the Blil.

The general belief, at the mo. of the Weat Borneo statutes on

reason for the change Wan

:

the

was It was simply panic in the facement is that the talks may extend May 12 in Pontianak, it of pressure by a minority who into next week. The return of the learned day-Reuter.

"JANE"

WAKE UP, FRITZ!-WE'RE GOING INTO ACTION AGAINST ERIC ACE "TODAY!

IT'S BEEN A SHEER WASTE OF TACTICS DISGUISING MYSELF- HE DOESN'T KNOW I'M A LADY TEC AFTER ALL!..

AND SINCE WE'VE ALREADY CROSSED SWORDS, IT SHOULD

BE EASY TO CATCH HIS EYE AGAIN~~ WHILE HE THINKS

HE'S EYEING

HIS CATCH!

streets

car

The booty that they missed was in another box in the car, and was overlooked.-Reuter.

I'LL FIND OUT MORE ABOUT HIM AS MYSELE-ma SO STAND BY, TROOPS,

FOR OPERATION --

PICK-UP!

He is belloved to have been a German Christian who inform- ed the police about terrorists.- Reater.

Drunken Brawl In Gaol

Thousands Still Need IRO Help

Lausanne, May 7.

The International Refugee Organization today fixed the number of refugees it would have to take care of in its new budget.

Refugees needing alimentary support were listed as 879,500, Paris, May 7. of whom 057,500 are in Gor French prison authorities ro-many, 128,500 in Austria, 30,- vealed today that 100 women 000 in France, 12,000 in China prisonera, ranging in age from and 9,000 in the Middle East, 16 to 21, barricaded themselves The remainder are scattered In the building and refused to in the Low countries, Spain and resume work lato yesterday. Portugal.

The authorities said the in- In addition, the IRO will mates were fortified' by large have to protect the legal and quantities of alcohol and ether, political rights of 1.748,000 re-

which they had obtained in. a fugees, of whom 888,000 are in

raid on the infirmary.

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