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Edinburgh, June 22.
A national salute of 21 guns by the United States aircraft carrier Randolph will announce the tomorrow of an arrival in Scottish waters eight-ship United States practice squadron, the first in ten years.
admiral in Nearly 10,000 American sER-
youngest four-star- men, including 2,140 midshipmen he. History of the irited States) Naval Navy. from the United States at
Wil Llic air- Academy at Amapolis craft en cier aboard the Rang,
our
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"Close In"
In the ranks of midshipmen Kearenrgu, tstanding at attention will be his battleships New Jersey and Winson,, Robert, C. Conolly. consin, and thw destroyers Cone, Stribling, Meredith and Chern.
As they stram up the Birth Forth to wir anchorage off the Sentish Naval pot of Rosyth, modela inttery of gans o historie Edin Photo 20 for burgh will return the ralute from the lofty pinnacle of the Rock overlooking the harbour.
gord training trip for the "indies," the schedule with
to Enke 1 qundsen. Norway, Derunark and Sweden in the fest live-day week in July after
visit here.
The admiral earned the nick- name of "Close in" during the war for his during operational ineties in amphibious nesaults mi the Paelfie and the Mediterranean theatres.
engerly
The half-million inhabitants of Seatland's capital were awaiting the visitors. Tumisands of American servicemen visited or were stationed here during the war and were very popular.
A big programme of entertain- mesit has been arch
arranged. Invita- tions have been Issand far them As Admiral I. . Conolly, Corn-
to visit private homes, go on pri- Unitel of the
States vale motor tours, of famous Manicare, naval forces in the Eastern At-beauty spot, and inspect the old
senstle, More in 1,000 years of expert danse and Mediterranean,
jam has witnessed more grim above aboard the New Jersey
und of torture Tel. 33161.itely the anchor is dropped, his seenes
murder standard will as bruken from the down the centuries than
1.
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50 DIE IN
TORNADO
Loomis Nebraska, June 22.
It is feared that 50 havn heen killed as the result of u tornado which struck went of here today.
Flood waters four feet deep rushed through nearby Capa- bridge, where four persona aro known to have been drowned. Hundreds of homes are under water in the businean district of the toon-Reuter.
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LAHORE'S WEEKEND OF RIOTS
Nine Dead; Martial
Law Demand
Lahore, June 22,
Tonight, on the eve of the Punjab Assembly's ver- dict on partition, Lahore, capital city of nearly 1,000,000 people, was,completely at a stand- still after a weekend of rioting, in which 250 houses were gutted and nine persons killed.
were
Die In Twenty fresh fires were reported and tonight the
Nebraska Flood
heart of the Hindu quarter was still smoulder- ing after a disastrous fire at dawn. Business was suspended. Bus, tion of the province, which has servlees were stopped. Rallway a population of 28,000,000, and platforma were crowded with passed a second resolution call- the wailing passengers,
Ing for the suspension of
Mr. M.G.
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The supply of food and other Moslem magistrate, necessities broke down, and Cheema, alleging that he
and blood
:
LOST HIS HEART Portugal
TO POLES
Leicester, June 22 Cardinal Griffin, RomaZU Catholic Archbishop of West- minster, anfl today: "I tost my heart to the Polish peos ple."
Describing Ala recent visit to Poland to an audience at the centenary celebrations of Rateliffe College, he declared: "All that they desire is com- plets freedam and indepen- dence to work out their own future. They have deserved Auch freedom by their tremendous sacrifices,"”—Reu-
for.
housewives were without milk, discharging his duty in "a high- Strict
handed, opprcasive
of
Selection Of Immigrants
Invited To Quit
London, June. 22.
A resolution inviting the Portu guese Government to quit Indin wha adopted today by the Gou Political Conference at its cop. cluding session in Bombay, ne cording to New Delhi radio to. night.
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The resolution proclaimed the Inalienable right of the people of Portuguese India (which has a population of about 625,000) to determine their own form of goy- ernment, adding that they were in favour of incorporating liberated Goa Into a Free India.
fruit, vegetables and meat.
British troops rounded up a manner."
"The, meeting feels that an al- group of men-mostly Hindus- from the narrow lanes surround-most complete breakdown
Messages wishing the con- ing the
are-razed area inside the machinery of law and order
ference miccess were sent by Mr. the Shalamni Gate, after bomba has taken place", the members had been thrown at n
bas. "The meeting
Gandhi, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Washington, June 22. magis declared.
ample reason to belleve that the
Chapman
Revercomb. Vice-President of the Indian In. Dr. Abul situation has been aggravated by Chairman of the Senate Judi- terim Government,'
Im- Malam Azad, the former Congress the parisan spirit shown by clary Sub-Committee on
leaders. some custodians of law and or migration, made it clear in a President, and other
broadcast today that he favour- der".
Mr.
Reuter,
Cambridge, Nebraska, June 22.
At least ten were drowned and 50 missing In this little farm town after a flash flood swept through the business and residential dis tricks, lapping at second.storey windows.
A 12-foot wall of water engulfed Cambridge at down, when a tartrate, rential rainstorm sent Medicine
Troops Fire Creek and the Republican River
The curfew kept the city com. spilling over their banks. Almos!
H. E. Robinson of the Bureau paratively quiet, though the which Reclamation, engineer in pollee fred on a crowd
Quarter Gutted ed "strict selection" of indivi- charge of relief, said the Injured raided and burned a flour mill Cambridge In the suburbs, and Gurkha were being treated
The heart of the Ilindu quar-dual Immigrants to the United in Lahore's walled elty, States, opposing any change in High School and bouts
were troops fired on a Moslem erowd ter
built by the Mogul rulers of In-America's present immigration evacuating thuse stranded in the attacking a Sikh temple. residential district-one-third of The Immediate application of dia. lay in amouldering ruins, quota.
Stating that he wanted " which is sin under water.
martial law to this riot-torn cap-gnited by fire raisers early this "A khow at least 10 or 12 were ital of the Punjab Province was morning as the members met to complete survey" of the nation's the immigration policy, he added: drowned," sald Robinson, "and demanded at a joint meeting to decule on procedure when we've about 50 missing. I don't day of the Congress Party and Assembly meets in the acctions "We would make a big mistake has requested that schools close know where they are. Haven't Sikh members of the Punjab of the city tomorrow morning to to bring here among us been able to check and probably Legislative Assembly.
vote on the proposed partition political disease of Europe that July 5 Instead of July 19 as Continent in a "very many children, cannot at- won't be able to until we can get)
turmoil of overthrown govern- tend school owing to weakness the people back in their homes."
brought on by undernourish- -United Press.
All approaches to the Assemb-ments and wars.
"Let the quoins continue as ment, which makes them unable ly Chamber were barricaded with barbed wire and elaborate they are until we find that they to stand the heat."
Rations announced today for police arrangements have been should be changed and can be
changed without doing substan- the coming fortnight in Tyrol made for tomorrow's session,
horm ta Charges and counter-charges tial
the growing are only 1,000 calories instead urnal 1.600 calories.→→ were being freely exchanged in strength of this nation."Reu- of the Lahore today, after this morn-ter.
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HONG KONG WAR MEMORIAL FUND The Hong Kong War Memorial Fund Committee is now pre- pared to receive applications for assistance, where there is need of such assistance, from the following categories of persons:
Decem.
the
A. Widows of chluiren of persons who, between 7th
ber, 19-11 and 25th December, 1941, served in any of Organizations listed in the Schedule below, and who were killed in action or died from wounds received therein; or who, having been captured by the enemy, were killed or a result of illness con- died in captivity; or who died as tracted whilst on service or in captivity.
B. Persons who, between 7th December, 1941 and 25th De- cember, 1941, served in any of the Organizations listed in the Schedule below who, by reason of wounds received in action or hardships sustained in captivity, are incapacitated from carning a living.
C. Widows or children of any persons whasoover who were tortured during the enemy occupation and who by reason thereof died, or who were executed by the enemy.
were tortured during the enemy occupation and by reason thereof were incapacitat-" ed from earning a living.
D. Any persons whosoever who
SCHEDULE.
(Note: This is applicable only to applicatione made under
A & B above.)
1. Hong Kong Naval Volunteer Force.
2. Hong Kong Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve.
3 Hong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps and the Auxillary
and Affiliated Units thereof.
4. Hong Kong Corps of Air Rald 'Wardens.
5. Hong Kong Police Reserve.
6. Hong Kong Civil Defence Corps, as specified hereunder:
Auxiliary Communications Service.
Conservancy Corps.
Fire Service.
Labour Corps.
Medical Corps.
Ordnance Corps.
Quartoring Corps..
Supply Conis.
Transport Service.
Civil Pay and Accounts Service.
Public Works Corpo.
Auxiliary Reserie and Demolition Corps'
Applications or enquiries for information should be addressed
to the Secretary, Hong Kong War Memorial Fund, Secretariat for Chinese Affairo, Fire Brigado Building.
Hong Kong, 16th June, 1947.
The members met on the eve of
Hin has kept the the Punjab between of tomorrow's vote in the As- dustan and Pakistan, sembly for or against the parti
Solemn Ceremony For India Bill
London, June 22.
ing's disastrous fire, the climax
of a weekend of rioting in which
at least 250 houses were guited' and
龜 and people killed in bomb outrage.
Parliament, in 30 minutes of solemn cere
monial, reflecting hundreds of years of
Unofficial reports anld that constitutional history, will next month ap- the fire was started by men prove a Bill which will grant Dominion status, who moved unchecked through] to nearly 400,000,000 people of Pakistan and the curfew-bound streets. Hindustan. The date from when the new do- minions will start to function has not yet been stated nor will it necessarily be announced in the Bill.
The Bill. creating the
new nailona, inscribed on Jum
two vel.
and parchment, will be
drawn from a magnificent wat SENATE TO
let embellished with the Royal
Armn in
colours and
gold OVERRIDE
thread, and read to the assembl-
el Upper and Lower Houses of TRUMAN VETO?
ParBument.
When the
Bill has received
the Royal Assent after passing through both Houses, a
Washington, June 22. A responsible administration Royal source today conceded that the Commission--the Lord Chan: Senate would override Presl cellor and four principle judicial dent Trumau's velo of the Taft pas Hartley labour control act by at least four votes tomorrow
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Some Hindus alleged that the police, the great majority
whom are Moslems, were
of de-
herately neglecting to protect
Hindu property.
Similar nilegațians were made axainat
fire the overworked brigade, which falled to check the blaze, and against individual Mosiem civil officers. Moslem and Sikh police constables were overheard criticizing cach other's performance of their duty.-Reuter.
Calcutta
Calcutta, June 28. Rioting between Hindus and Moalema flored in Calcutta day. Four were killed and nine injured.--Associated Press,
tials.
TOO WEAK TO
STUDY/
Innabruck, June 22, The Innsbruck town council
the for the summer holidays
Reuter.
on
Pope Adds 3 More
To List Of Saints
Vatican City, June 22. Pope Pius, presiding over the Roman Catholic Church's most impressive ceremony, today simultaneously elevated to the rank of saints three beatified ecclesiastics..
FOOD PROTEST STRIKE OVER
Herford, June 22,
Thousands of pligrima gather-
ed in Rome to attend a colourful in the four-hour ceremony spacious Basilica which climax- ed a series of elx canonizations.
The large crowd, visibly mov- ed by the impressive ceremony,
British officials here today said followed the Pontiff's proclama- that they believed the greatest tlon with solemn intonation of food protest striku wave in the the "Te Deum" as silver bugles.
the image dome blasted Rhine-Ruhr provinces since before in
G
Easter had virtually reached signal for the bronze bells of St Peter's to toll the announce-
in
wurkets, who
"To the glorious, list of saints we have added today the same Popo of Joao de Britto," the said. He repeated the traditional formula for Gluseppe Cafasso and Bernardino Realino.
The Pope then eulogised Latin the "holy lives of
In
the
now saints.
the
pro.
peers will announce its
Ten thousand sage into law to Parliament.
have been staging hunger strikes ment that three new saints had
mure than 12 Cologne been proclaimed. The Commission will assemble
the on a bench in front of the wool- despite the all-out campaign of
CORRESPONDENT engineering factories since
middle of last week, are expected Back the Lord Chancellor alts Pressure to kill the measure.
Republienn leaders, needing TOLD TO GO to return to work tomorrow. Upper 62 votes Chairman of the
for the two-thirds
Leading Germans said fears House) in their magnificent red majority required to override,
Prague, June 22.
that The Czechoslovak Ministry of steel plants in Duesseldorf now the strikes might spread to and gold, roben.
counted at least that number |
Information has verbally re- Summons To Commons and probably 66. The major
to hav appeared have been unjustified, The Lords will then assemble uncertainty was the effect the quested F. van der Bijl, but that "anything might happen Cologne workers finally has avalanche of protest messages London Daily Mail correspon- if the In their Chamber, which
dent, to return his correspon- decide not to return." room pouring in on the Senate been the King's robing
by
the other creden- dent'a pass and
British food officials said
Today's elevation bring
number of saints since the House of Lords was mail and wire from all parta
bread ration, which was cut last total temporarily taken over by the of the country would have on
Van der Bid, whose expul- Rhine Westphalla
week throughout the North claimed by Pope Pius to seven. the handful of wavering Sena-
Province Commons during the war.
to This
year'a unprecederited two The Lord Chancellor,
1,000 Lord tors whose votes will deelde the sion was demanded by the Com-Rhine
munist presа
grammes about for a story he pounds-would be restored
series was inaugurated on May to 16 when the Pope elevated Jowitt, will ask the Gentleman-ingue.
sent last week predicting a three. pounds this week, thus re- Usher of the Black Rod (Ad- Senator Wayne Morse, back-
the honour of the altars Communist coup in Slovakia, moving the chief
of th miral Sir Geoffrey Blake) to ed by Senator Glen Taylor,
Swiss hermit, Nicholas da Flue. summon the Commons to
It will be concluded on July 20 hear spark-plugged a long filibuster! has replied that he will not sur-strikes.-Reuter.
render his Ministry pass until the King's with
on Friday and Saturday for
the with the canonisation of court the avowed purpose of atalling requested to do so in writing
Blenaed Ludovico Grignong de with reasons for the silk off the vote "until the country given-United Press.
Monfort,
of buckled shoes, can be heard from." The re-
campaniles will then walk in stately fashion|sponse was immediate and over-
Rome's 500 churches echoed the Ancient from the House of Lords to the whelming.
bells of House of Cammons, carrying In addition to the flood of areas surrounding those labour his gold-tipped black staff of mall, telegrams began pouring strongholds,
Into the Senate at a rate that
Black Rod, in a black drens of knee breeches, stockings and
action
Cause
Prospecting For Petroleum
ed. αoon.
Ankara, June 22.
"
While the
to the
St Peter's,
the
Negotiations for prospecting Jesuit Father Carlo Muccinelli,
office.
At the same time, it was dis-for petroleum in some areas of postulator of the cause of do (Asiatic Turkey) Britto and Realino, approached When the Commons attendant forced the Western Union Tele- closed that White House aides Anatolia
golden throne and the graph Company to install spe-were putting pressure on a have begun between the Tur-the Papal sees this high- official of Lords approaching, he will close cial circuits and import help to dozen or so Democrats who ori-kish Mineral Research Institute thanked the Pontiff for the doors of the Chamber in handle messages from Boston, ginally voted for the measure and the American Drilling and "now honour granted to the Or
der of Jeaus." n his face thereby upholding the New York, Detroit, Philadel- and who are regarded as "possi- Exploration Company, and
Cafasso's postulator, Salcalanı ancient freedom. and indepen-phin, Pittsburgh, Chleago and Blo" recanters.--United Press Sinal agreement will be conclud-
Father Francesco Tomassetti, Black dence of the Commons.
his thanks to All necessary equipment and expressed Rod will knock three times on
staff will be provided by the In- Pontiff.
The ceremony was climaxed stituto. Tho United States Arm will be in charge of with the presentation to the Pope 60- drilling and providing export of traditional gifts of two
postulator of the cause, of do supervision.
baked About 20 American experts saints, loaves of newly will arrive in Turkey after the bread painted in silver and gold, agreement is signed and. will small barrels of wine and water
the door of the Chamber, and
will then be adinitted. A
Procession
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He will then advance up the alslo toward the. Speaker, make a low bow, and then ask tho presence of the House of Commons in the Lords..
The Prime Minister will part.
fer the Opposition leader and:
Monty To Pay Visit To MacArthur
London, June 23.
tho
Field Marshal Montgomery plans a four day visit start drilling in the Rama area and three small silver and gold
and
representing an ou charistic ancrifice and purity of the new saints,
Popo Plus received from Fedorico Cardinal Tedeschini, Arch-Priest of St Peter's symbolic compensation for re citing high mass in the 'Bablica —a velvet purse containing 20, ancient slivér colns.--United
to General Douglas MacArthur in Japan in the of the Taurus Mountains, and cages consisting of doves course of a two month tour of the Pacific, he also in the Adans and Hatay pigeons
arcas in the south. the Ministers. their Opposltion
announced today through the War Office. front bench colleagues in a pro-
"General MacArthur has sent months for which we shall Ten other United States ex- ccasion led by the Speaker from the House of Commons to me a very warm invitation and have to train our bow soldiers,perts, who have already arrived as he is the only sentor Ameri- we have to be certain we do the in Turkey, will Investigate pits the House of Lords.
In the Zooguldak coal mines on When they arrive, the Com-can general I have never met, I job properly.
(The British Government ro.the Black Sea coast.-Reuter." mons will take their places at am very anxious to see him," the back of the Chamizor. the Chief of Imperial General cently not conscription at a year, j
after opposition developed to an After the Bill has been read Staff Bald..
Montgomery left on Saturday 18 month term.) to the Assembly, the Commons,
"We have no time to lose. I with the Bill now law, will take and has reached Palestine. Ho
been to Canada and their leave. The Prime Minister. plans conferences with British have
Singapore, studied what they do and I Mr. Clement Attice, will again officers in India,
have seen the American methods. Yugoslav physical culture organ!- Helgrade Radio sald today. walic with the Opposition leader, Australia and New Zealand. Mr. Winston Churchill, in pro. I am, anxious to study the When I have seen Australia and sations, including army unlle, Marshal Josef, Tito, Yugoslav cesalon back to the Lower House. methods the Dominions use to New Zealand, I think we shall paraded in Belgrade's main square Prime Minister, took the salute bo be able to give the training today "to demonstrate to all as portraits of Generallashmo The whole proceedings will train their citizen armies last loss than half an hour cause I feel we have a lot
learn from them. In the
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P. T. SQUAD PARADES
Lendon, June, 22.
Ten thousand members of the
·Press.
to without wasting any time," whom it may concern the power Stalin and Tito were carried part.
[of Yugoslavia to defend herself," —Router. 12 Associated Pr
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