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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1947.

INDIA SHIFT OF POWER Bill Before Parliament On Monday Easing Task Of

Viceroy

(By Fraser Wighton)

London, July 3. The Cabinet today, it is understood, considered and approved the bill for the transfer of pow- er to the two new Dominions-the Union of India and Pakistan-prior to the bill's presen- tation in Parliament.

The expected date of presentation is Monday next weck-July 7-but I am informed authorita- tively that last-minute exchanges of the sub- ject of the draft bill are still taking place be- tween Downing Street and New Delhi,

over

'

settle many important questions concerned with partition,

The bill creating the two new Dominions will be law in just a fortnight's time if the completely revised British The Government

alued.

new

New Programme

Government

pro-

GOT HIS WISH

London, July 4-

Lemiard Movce, 40, who was incurably ill of tuber culosis and wanted to die in his untive England, get his wials early on Thursday.

As the plane carrying him from Switzerland flow over Channel into the English

British territory, Moyce dled. -Associated Press.

rending stages will take place

Round The World In Midget

Planes

New York, July 3.

"LONDONERS" MIXED UP WITH PLOT

as

Paris, July 3.

M. Paul Rama"ler, the Premier, stated today that General Edgar de Larminat, whose dismissal Colonial Inspector-General of French troops was announced yesterday, had been re- called for questioning In connection with the alleged plot against the French Republic, but that this did not signify his slightest compli- city in the affair.

A list of alleged agents in the recently discovered "Black Maquis", plot against the Government includes "a large number of Londoners," was authoritatively stated here today. The police said that the Bat

was found in a building owned Two veteran fliers a by the 30-year-old Count Mervelec, alleged former American bom- Arouet, de

reported to have planned to

in the House of Commons prober pilot and a Canadian ringlender in the plot in which bably on Monday, July 14. said today they are Rightwing sympathisers were

By approximately July 16 —

planning to fly around overthrow the Government on unless there is a hitch the bill should be in the House of the world in two light August G. Lords and should be ready to 100 h.p. planes, beginn- go to the King for the Royal ing about July 18. Ansent within a couple of days, Clifford Evans, Jr., former If this programme is cept the B-25 pilot in the US. Army Ar will Immediately Forces, and George Truman, of

Government

The Count, described as n Resistance worker who had nided the Allies during the war, was at being sought by the police, who have already arrest-

schedule is main-gramme I learn authoritatively call a Royal Commission for the Saskatchewan, who has been y. ed açveral londing Frenchmen.

is as follows:

Killers On A Paying Basis

Dar-Es-Salaam, July 4. Bonds

A Tanganyika judge of announcing the ing for 19 years, said they hope

Documenta pertaining to the on Thursday alleged that honra, the In the past 24

1. The 111,

the purpose named

King's will to Parliament to make a 221.360-mile aight in acting, it is he-"Indian Government,

Independener Bill,"

constitu- about 45 days. They plan a route plot were found in the home the infamous "Lion men"

office of a man named Concert Heved in

with the will receive its first reading in which is the British

tional method of passing a bill from New York to Gander, then and of Commons to. Viceby and the Indian political the House

info Inw.

to Britain via Greenland and Ice- Rogert Lerat, whom. the police of Singida, a remote dis- trict of Tanganyika, are leaders at Delhi, has completely morrow. The printed measure

The whole process of ac-lond and thence along regular air took into custody.

Ten thousand franc bonds, recast the programme for the will be available to members of

celeration now revealed 1 1 routes to India, Japan and across passage of the bill with the re. Parlanent by the evening.

the Pacife to the United States negotiable to bearer ha from specially disguised kill- the first day of the insurrec-ers hired out on a com- Haft that the mensure will have reached the statute book nearly

via the Aleutians and Alaska.

The longest hop on the fight tion, were also found in Lernt's mercial basis.

with Judge Stuart, now on circuit, fortnight earlier than had

will be the 1,857 miles from Hok-printing office, together been thought possible.

raido, Japan, to Attu Island, in letter heads printed "Commis- trying 48 African men and wo- sariat de L'Interior," the pollee

men on murder charges con- nected with the "Lion Man" stated,

The police also took into killings of 16 persons, said the custody and imprisoned Gen killers were trained by proprie- eral Jean Merson, former militors who managed them. tory attache at Stockham and Belgrade-Reuter,

The

IN

now

understand, reflective of the Cabinet's intention that nothing should stand in the way of the transfer of power.

2. The seed reading of the| all will be given in the House of Commons on Thursday and this will be the occasion of a Political quarters tonight are debate,

revised

Government usking whether the

the assured of goodwill and under- arrangements suggest possibility of a corresponding standing from the Conservative quarters advance in the late for the upposition---Mr. Churchill bad transfer of power, August 15, earlier promised this and ex- but at the moment authoritative pects a smooth passage on the quarters do not encourage this second reading. iden.

Due to the speeding up of the The much earlier pusauge of whole passage of the measure, the bill. f achieved will, how will not now be necessary to ever, greatly assist the Viceroy rush the committee and report and the Indian leaders by pro-stages and the third reading on viding a longer Kap between the same evening

arrangements

the Aleutians.

Task Eased

revised The

Each plane will carry 100 gal now announced should, political tons of extra petrol in an auxill.

think, considerably

ary tank (replacing the custora case the task of the Viceroy andary two passengers) to boost the cruising range to 2,800 miles. The the Indian leaders.

The acqulescence of the

be equipped plancs, which will Dominions has naturally beer with high-powered radios and obtained in all steps now pro-blind flying instruments, will jected and on their part every cruise at 00 m.p.h.

Each man will fly solo and the thing will be done to ensure the smooth and speedy transfer of planes will go side by side, If any. thing happens to one the other newer.

The Intest pha80 of the will broadcast the location and

subject of a meeting of the Press. Cabinet India experts under the chairmanship of the Prime❘*****

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Witch doctors, and the judge,! played little part in the kill- ings, which he described as "plain murder and sordid cash transactions."

None of the "Lion Men" has yet been arrested, though two have been named in cases which have ended in the Imposition of the death penalty. One was a Modmian, the other a woman. Those now on trial are the al- leged hirers, proprietors or ac- complicee of the killers:

Hamburg, July 4. The Gestapo men on trial in Hamburg for killing 50 Allied Minister, Mr. Attlee, tonight. ment will be impressive in

This conference followed, an their simplicity.

airmen are getting twice the

The Judge accepted a witness rations of prisoners normally earlier meeting of the full A few words spoken by the bold in Hamburg jall.

statement that a four-year-old Cabinet at which formal ap- Speaker (Colonel Clifton

The Military Court hearing girl who is missing had been proval was given to the draft Brown) and officials will launch war crime charges against the kidnapped by a woman who, b, already approved by Viceroy and the Indian leaders transfer power to

the the historie measure that is to Gestapo men was told this on having hired a "Lion Man,"

400,000,000 Thursday night by

the Pro-wanted the child trained as "A

Lion Woman of her own." in Delhi.

people in India.

accutor, Colonel R. C. Halse, The

announcement of the after the President had order Tomorrow's proceeding -in-title of the bill, and Mr. Attlee's Fed an investigation into the troducing one of the most nod of assent to the Speaker significant legislation that has will constitute the first reading. .ever come before any Parlia-Router.

Simplicity

DIVISION BETTER

London, July 3.

Lord Pethick Lawrence, the former Secretary of State for India, said at a United Nations meet- ing in Guildford, Surrey, tonight that dividing India into two was very much better than try- ing to impose or get a scheme which one side would violently resist.

"I would much rather have rather they were out of the Com- friendship' than an unsatisfactory monwealth, and had the most settlement that appears satisfac-friendly feelings towards this tory on paper and only produces country, than that they stayed in discard, hatred, and in the last the Commonwealth and were resort civil war.

always a thorn of irritation and disagreement," he said.

"If this system produces friend. ship and if the two sides in India this will work together, then scheme can be made to work.

"I do not know whether one

feeding of the prisoners.

Colonel Halse said that war criminals were usually given double rations while on trial.

Earlier, the defence lawyers had requested larger rations for the accused on the grounds that they had so little to est they were unable to follow the proceedings properly. Asso- ciated Press.

CONVERTS TO ROME

"Only Hitler at his worst," commented the Judgo, "came near to this deliberate intention of brutalising the soul and-des- troying an innocent intellect."

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Soviet

Accused

By China

Mukden, July General Chao Chia-hsiang, neting Nationalist Chief of New York, July 4. Staff in Manchuria, today The official Roman Catholic claimed that the Manchurian 1947 Directory notes the follow struggle is a Russlan attempt Ing records wero established to seize the region under the during the past year in the guine, of civil war. United States and the American Gen. Chao, who is directing territories of Alaska and the the Nationalist armies in Man- the Illness of Hawaiian Islands:-

churia durin Membership - Catholics In Gen. Tu Li-ming, predicte that these places now number 25,- the Manchurian war will be- a gain of 806,049. come an International conflict 208,178, Non-Catholics converted within a year." Adult converts during the year He charges that -Soviet of-! numbered 100,528, an all-time ficers directed the Chinese Com- record. Priests-Pricats. now munist troops during the recent number 40,470, an increase of battle of Szopingkai-United The only hope for the world 1,490, the Jargest number ever Press. was an India at once free, that recorded. Institutions--Educa had respect for and received the tional Institutions now number respect of the rest of mankind 11,189, again of 147 over 1840. Reuter.

-Associated Press.

The Only Hope Whatever. Britain had done in the past, the readiness with which or both of these parts is going she had accepted and handed out to decide to stay in the British the independence to India with

in or without the British con- Commonwealth. I would much

nection, would bring friendship with the people-of India of the greatest importance and lasting effect.

Charge Against Farran

Jerusalem, July 3.

Major Roy Farran, who gave himself up on Sunday after a ton-day scarch throughout Palestine after his escape from Allenby barracks here, is not charged with murder, it was officially stated-today.

L

No Peron Designs

Socialists

It was stated that Major Farran, who before his escape was extradited from Syria for An questioning over, the disappear- ance in May of a 17 year old Jew, was being held under close arrest on a charge of being absent without leave.

No other charges will be pro- ferred against him, until the summary of evidence being taken is completed, a Palestine Government spokesman said

Reuter.

On

official denial was plans to outlaw the tina.

Buenos Aires, July 3. made today of efforts or Socialist. Party in Argen-

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