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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11, 1947.

FRENCH "GENERAL STRIKE"

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Token "Strike" By 100,000 Students

Paris. June 9.

Fifty power plants across France were idle to- night, the Federation of Gas and Electricity Workers announced as, the-country's Socialist Premier, M. Ramadier, issued a statement say- ing that he will address the National Assem- bly tomorrow on the railway strike and the general picture.

With the country under the 'shadow of a virtual general strike by the coming weekend, the Premier also announced a move to break the three-day railway strike negotiations' dead- lock. He will meet with the union leaders to-

morrow morning.

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SNOW ON BEN NEVIS

Fort William, June 8. Ben Nevin, the highest mountain in the British Tales, had a fresh coating of anot today covering the mountain for 1,000 feet down from the aummit, fù, the valley there is alternate sunshina and cult rain showers.—Renter,

Charity Begins

At Sydney

Gandhi

Expects Violence

New Delhi, June 9, Mahatma Gandhi ex- pects a possible deluge of violence in India. He has renounced his form- er determination to live for 125 years.

The 77-year-old spirituni leader, who has devoted his life to Indian unity, annuuneed to- day sorrowfully in "Hurjan" that in present-day India "there is no place for me. i have given up the hope of living 126 yeara. I micht last a year on wo but i that is a different ́matter".

Gandhi said that he had no wish to live any longer if In. dia is to be submerged in a de-

the

This first ray of hope for a load passenger services, action

Sydney, June 9. peaceful actilement of the grow would be taken.

A a result of a Methodist Minis. labour erinin came after The British Embassy in Parister's appeal, Sydney waterside workers at the 50 power staanpuneed today that it had workers have stopped loudl tions across the country had arranged for three military noting fron consigue to New stopped their generators in a buser to carry Britons strand- Guinea to repair wor damage fuck-out. increasing the chaos ed in Parin by the railway Laures. already created by the railway | strike to Calais for transporta- The Waterside Workers' Federa.luge of violence, as It is threa tion buck to England. This tion is now considering banning tening to do. Gamlhi' said that

Indin is fast becoming tomorrow the export of all building material ughing stock of the world"

In short supply in Australio,

and he asked the Indians what Student Strike

The Reverend G. van Gerde, had happened to the After a 48-hour taken strike. hend of the Sputh Sydney Metho. violence campaign tu which the 100,000 students today prepar- dist Mission, had told the inen: said) he led them to Indepen. ed to return to classes tomor "Aalst fellow workers living in dence.

This strike was declared damp dingy houses in the Red-

Gandhl said: "I have to hang throughout France in, protest fern district where eight deaths my head in shame. Will India ngainst a prospective taler off within a_fortnight_oro_attribut-present to the workday lessor of~ tuition fees.

able to dampness."

peace or of hatred and violence,

row.

strike.

The shutdown of the power service will atations come a few hours | morning. after the leaders of the Gan and Electricity Workers Federation had rejected the Government compromise wage proposals as unacceptable.

France's industry would nu- tomatically be brought to a Maridati! by A Amaituusedus Joint strike of railway, workers, and observera here said that unless an unexpected, rapit und radical settlement is made, the country might well be faced with a virtual general strike by the end of this wick.

The power men ceased work as the railway strike-declared official tonight-became genera) throughout France.

The gas and electricity strike was developing all day, with four stations celhing opera. tion during the porning and several others instituting a "go slow" movement, 'thus further handicapping the negotiations for a general settlement of the railway strike Just Federation was preparing to confer with the Government on the union's claim. for a 16 per cent wage increase.

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The strike in the electricity

and gas industries was cut

short two weeks ago when the Government appointed an AI bilrator to work out a solution between the Government's offer

claims and the unton's higher wages.

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More Trouble

Meanwhile, further tabob trouble is brewing. For FM-

sick unto Press.

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The Students Federation an- Henfern is one of Sydney's nounced that it would soon ad-poorest suburbs, where about 800 or which the world is nirentty! dress an open letter to the Nie houseg damaged in a hailstorm in tional Assembly protesting January are still unrepaired and against any such rise in fees leak badly when rain falls.--Reu..

ter.

-Reuter.

MacArthur Calls For Japan Treaty

Tokyo, June 10.

General MacArthur today called once more for a Japanese peace treaty, the sooner the better, and hailed the forthcoming reopening. of Jap- anese private trade on August 15 as a "step which partially lifts the economic blockade of Japan, a sound step but only, a partial one." The Supreme Commander said: "This is a step which partially lifts the economic blockade of Japan, a sound step, but only a partial one. Japan is so lacking in indigenous materials that it must trade or starve.

Ukrainians Being "Deported"

Warsaw, June 9.

A large group of Ukranian na. tlonalists, who refused to emigrate to Soviet Ukraine, are to be de. puited from the province of Rzes. zow to the Masurian lakes dis. trict of what was formerly Eas lern Prussia.

Police authorities reported that not only did the Ukranians, as un | organised -group, refuse emigrn- tion but they adopted an attitude "hostile to Poland,"-actively sup porting "terrorist nationalists,"

Following their transportation, they are to be distributed among the Polish population and their former homes will be occupied

by Poles.

"The numbers involved in this operation are not yet known but It is on a considerable scale.--Reu.

"Despite thin nction, its, that they can complete here in- economy will remain precarious stead of 9,000 miles away." tor. until trade is completely restor

ed to normal channels, which meana private-trade channels.

Bids To SCAP

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ducers, many contracts will be made on the basis of bids to SCAP-regardless of personal preferences either Japanese, or Allied contractors.

day of this week the Federa-ably the best that can be done ed" contacts with Japanese pro- tion of Public Employees. until we have peace. It will which includes municipal em- give some measure of relief to ployeer, street cleaners and the all concerned, but falls far Paris Underground workers, has anounced a 24-hour pro- short of full economic solution. This can he only, attained through the medium of a peuce One of the six non-Commun- treaty and the sooner this Is ist members of the Railway-accomplished the better it is, not only for Japan, but for the world."

Lest strike.

men's Union-a 35-man execu- tive-today complained that the majority of the executive in waiting for orders from else. where on whether to extend the strike or negotinte.

The Government said today that food supplies were still not affected by the strike, though aomo workers had threatened to stop food triana, Workers were warned that if this were done, or if steps were taken to stop the Government's

Surprise Bid For A New Parley

Detroit, June 9. The cio Auto Workers Union, in a last-minute bid for peaceful solution of their contract dicul ties with the strike-imperilled. Briggs Manufacturing Company. today asked for resumption of the.

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The Company incing Wednesday morning atrike dond. line for its :20,000. production. workers, agreed immediately 'nțid, now peace parley was set for Tuesday morning.“

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The surprise bid for a paricy came after a wildcat strike forced the cloring of opa of the Brigge plants 48 hours before the deadline for a general, walkout by Briggs workers--United Press

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