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STRIKES SPREAD IN FRANCE Revolt Against Ramadier Coalition

Mass Protests To Be Lodged

Paris, June 25.

The revolt against the coalition Government of M. Paul Ramadier grew both in the French Parliament and in the country today as strikes spread, although the Upper House passed the unpopular "Austerity Bll by 140 votes to 103. The Lower House accepted the bill yesterday and the Finance Commission of the Upper House passed it last night. The Premier was on his feet again today to defend the policy of M. Robert Schuman, his Finance Minister, before

the Upper House. "Dur proposals have only one aim to combat inflation," he said.

He won his point with some what grudging acquiescence by both Houses in the "save the frane programme,

M. Ramadier's own party, the Socialists, were dissatisfied with what they considered the Pre- mier's lukewarm attitude about state control of industry.

but

ADVANCE TO Jap Appeal

TREASURY

Paria June 25. The French Kinance Minister, M. Robert Schi- man, yesterday signed tien apvormenta with the Bank of Frquer our providing for an additional advaner

the Treasury of 100 milliard france and the other for the transfer up the Flank France

of 250,000,000 dollars worth of gold to the French Currency Stabilisation Fund,

This step fallowed the adoption by the French Nu- tinual arcibly carlier in the day of the nee austerity plan. Reuter,

Deaths

Billy Merson

To "Elder Brother

Tokyo, June 25, An appeal to the Bri- tish Labour Party for literature and informa- tion which would help him formulate his policy along similar lines, was made today by the Jap- anese Prime Minister, Mr. Tetsu Katayama.

"I am very anxious for Japan to be guided and led by England, Labour especially the British Party," he said. "We would like brother to be as a younger guided ig an elder

Mr. Katayama sald he had British

Almost all industry in the coa'fields of Nord and Pas de Calais Departments was at a standstill today as the result of the walkout of the 25,000 min- era at Valencionnes. Approxi- mately 180,000 miners were ca timated to be on strike before the latest development,

London, June 26. some few thousands not be. Billy Merson, one the fast. longing to the Communist-led | dwindling band of old music hall unlon-stayed at work.

comedians, died on Wedhesingheen interested in the The Radicals, who have flye The 120,000 miners on the in Charing Cross Hospital, Lon Labour Party for many years, Ministers in the coa'ltium Ca- į march today were heading fordon, at the age of 60.

hut his only sources of informa- binet, seemed determined to op- Lens, Bruay. Douai and Anzin, Merson, whoad real name is on how were newspapers and pose the extension of State where at protest meetings they Willam Henry Thompson, had ut-of-date books.

He expecially wanted the control, und abstained from wil alr their grievances, one been # for some supporting the Government, of which is said to be the in- clated Press.

fullest possible information on the Labour Party's policy Et The survival of the coalition | aufficiency' of their rations.

nationalisation of mines, the in uncertain. The CommunÍRL Party annual congress, which

The only bank workers st opened in Strasbourg today, is at their desks are those employ. Brig-Gen. Charles McCormick Reuter. expected to press for the re-ed in the Bank of France, while Reeve, Yale University's oldest | turn of the Communists lo pow. strikes are in progress in three lying graduate, who fought in er. They form the largest f the capita's largest depart. the Philippines during the i single party in the French ment stores, in the vast chain Spanish-American war. ax Parliament, but dropped out of of Felix Potin grocery stores, Colonel of the 14th Minneanta the Government at the begin-and in chain stores selling Regiment, died here today at the ning of last month.

cheap-priced goods.

age of 09.

Bank Workers

time.-Anso.

Chas. McCormick

Orlando. Fla), June 25.

Bank of England. the iron and steel industries and transport--

Panama Base Demand

1. Answering the unions strike

Paris film distributors, nu the He was decorated for bravery

Geneva. June 25. enll in protest against the new other hand, returned to work in that war and was advanced to Nemesi Manuel Lopez Zapata, austerity plan, 25,000 miners today after winning a wage | Brigadier-General. He remained Panama workers delegate to the eft the pits to join the 180,000 | concession. Their strike had in the Philippines as a prefect International Labour confer- miners already on strike in the not affected programmes in the lof military pollee for a periodener, today demanded that the biggest coulleid In France. Paris cinemas.--Reuter.

after the pence.--United Press, Practically all the German pri- soners of war employed in these pits downed tools in support|44 of the strikers,

Mass Protest

Some 120,000 atrikers were

on the march today for mass

"Purge" Admission By Hungarian Premier

Budapest, June 25.

protest meetings to be held to M. Lajos Dinnyes, who became Hungarian Pre- night.

Four thousand workers at a chain of shoe-stores joined the strikers today. Others at strike were:-all bank workers

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The Malayan police have ac- quired three fast 72-foot har by defence craft from the claim for military air bases in The U.S. State Department said Royal Navy for anti-pirney that country.

today that the Arst Items to reach patro Piracy, which WOR The Hungarian army at pre-Austria under the agreement by pre-war sent numbered 14,000, of whom which the United States made fina recently been on the in- 9,000 were frontier guards, almost $100,000,000 available to

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The Austrian Government had

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He told the Conference's p'enry ussion that, "we want our bases back," and denounced #R miselicvetts propaganda charges that the Canal zone was ́ endangered. He naked the United States delegates to try. and "change the situation."

the Zapata also charged AFL representative. Serafino Bona'di, with spreading dingen; | sion in Latin-America almed

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Cribbens Taplow, *ine 25. Formally opening the Canadian Red Cross Hospital as a national health institution, the Minister of Health, Mr. Bevan, described the

white-walled siately.

structure,

set amid conifers and cedara, as "a lasting monument to the tles which link Canada and Britain.

He also referred to it as a "re- The Austrian Government had markable exainple" of Britain's

nucleus of an anti-pltacy fleet. Under the ponce treaty, Hun-agreed to distribute supplies un- and with others expected soon, gary would have the right to der the direct supervision the police plan to build up an an army of 65,000 men, but the control of the United States re anti-piracy branch. They aim actual number in future would presentatives. to end the activities of pirates, depend on the money available, amemed that has taken and unified national health system-- who have been operating along Premier Dinnyes added. the entire west of Malayn from

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Hooded pirates have operat-

The administration of the fund ed off Malaces, while a band of new

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the veterna Welfare worker been plrating vessels passing one, and the limitations of the Reuter Kelantan on their way north to franchise would be very slight. Slam.

He said that the figure of Thore have been cases in 300,000 (recently quoted by the which the crews of pirated Minister of Justice) who would boats were murdered.—Reuter.] lose voting rights, was "fantna-

tic."

BARON LAWRENCE

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Tunbridge Wells, June 28. The death took place in a nursing home here on Wednesday at the age of 60 of Baron Law. rence of the Punjab and of Grate. ly in the County of Southampton.

He stated that there must be elections this year, probably in September or October. The election law would be

Each party, would have its own Hat, he said, but the conll-

on parties did not want a violent campaign against cach

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New York, June 25. Swiss Miss Jeanette Smirnoff Provost, who sailed for the United States to wed one man, only to fall in love with another on board ship, is now free to wed her latest choice. Immigration Director Frank, Watkins ruled at a hearing that Dr. Robert Tirmari could post 11

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Clyde Ship

He was a great nephew of the Bishop Leontios Leonidos, new- heroic defender of Lucknow dury-elected Archbishop of Cyprus, ing the Indian Mutiny and a has refused a Soviet invitation to grandson of Lord Lawrence, the attend the next general meeting enter the country. The Director Viceroy.

of the Russian Orthodox Church also ordered a bond posted by The heir, who succeeds to the to be held in Moscow in Septem-Michael Lonardo to be returned

to him title, is his only son, the Honour.ber.

Belfast, Junie 25. Lonardo met Miss Provost able John Anthony Edward Low-

No fresh light on the mystory The Oecumenical Patriarch In

Ho rence, who is nearly 30-Assu-reported to have refused a similar while he was a soldier.

of the ship which disappeared in posted a hand and sent for her the Firth of Clyde on June 17, { Invitation/Reuter...... clated Press.

But when he met her on the was shed at Belfast today on the docks, she introduced him

Inquest of Torquil, Mackenzie, Dr. Tirman, who was the ship's aged 55, a seaman, whose baily physician, and told Lonardo she was picked up by the cargo had changed 'hor: mind.

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decision, tho Lonardo said "I want to have Witnesses of the "Lairdsdalo". her deported. I sweated and grow told the coroner that they overturned lifeboat 30 walted for six months to get her saw on here and then this guy comes yards from their ship sometime up to the on" the dock and tells after the duty man on the bridge me he is going to marry her." had seen a flash to starboard.

Miss Provokt has been held at Then, during the four-hour Ellis Island since she arrived search later, they picked up Mac- last Saturday, ponding hearing.kenzie's body · from" emeng

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