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Elizabeth, Philip To Wed Royal Engagement Announced International

MARRIAGE DATE CURED OF IT NOW?

NOT YET FIXED

London, July 9.

His Majesty the King tonight announced his con- sent to the betrothal of Princess Elizabeth, 21-year-old heir presumptive to the throne, and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. the form- er Prince Philip of Greece. The Court circular issued from Buckingham Palace tonight stated: "It is with the greatest pleasure that the King and Queen announce the betrothal of their dearly beloved daugh- ter, the Princess Elizabeth,, to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten, Royal Navy, son of the late Prince Andrew of Greece and Princess

Moscow, July 0. A sentence of 15 years hard labour was announced here today on a man who stole a Aah from a fish-curing plant. Altogether, the Soviet Courts passed sentences totalling 90 years in labour camps on 12 people convicted of thefts. Six people were convicted

nvicted of stealing food, bread, oats and potatoes.

μετέστίσει Other ranging from Ave years up warda Included 10 prora for haust-breaking with larceny, and 10 years for stealing fure from a railway car--Reuter.

Andrew (Princess Alice of Battenberg) to ALL-NIGHT

which union the King has gladly given his consent."

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"Workorn all over the world demand that it shall adopt) strict neútrality in industrial Rome, July 9. Two people were killed and disputes. It is necessary to lay ten were injured in an all-night down the international regula- News of the impending riot in the Italian camp for state- tion that all discrimination, engagement, which was splash-lers Pales and Slave at Frata, 23 elther on the ground of creed, some ed across the front pages of miles north of Rome, today. colour or race, except that re- time before next spring. London's evening preas, drew a The rioting, which lasted 13 quired by law, shall be avoid-

large crowd to Buckingham|hours, begun when a woman in [68," he said, All conditions of Princess Palace, Royal residence in Lon-mate insulted a guard. Order was

It was decided that the Elizabeth's marringe are condom, which surged around the established after the arrival of amendment, which was second- trolled by the Royal Marriage Royal car as the King and the 200 police.

ed by Sir Joseph Hallsworth, Act of 1772. It is under thin two Princesses returned from Six people were killed and 20 the British workers' delegate, act that King George has now an outing.

Injured, four of them seriously, | but opponed by the Government given hila eungent to the be

The affectionate greeting in an explosion in a factory near representatives of India and trothal and later, at a date yet kiven to Princess Elizabeth was Bologna,

Great Britain, should not be in- Further explosions were excluded in the draft convention, to be decided, he will give his typical of the many she has re- consent to the wedding.

ceived sipce advancing in the pected as a raging fire was said to but in a recommendation nt-

tached to it.-Router. This will be done at a ape- limelight on reaching the age be sprending-Reuter. cial meeting of the Privy Coun- of 21. cil, at which the King will ap Her mixture of youth and prove the Order-in-Council set-maturity, her fondness for Hing forth the -sovereign's con- horses and dancing as well as sent for the wedding of the for the theatre and open air heiress to the British throne. activities have endeared her to This Council will be attended the British public, which turns by Empire representatives; out in its thousands whenever members of the Parliamentary she appears in public. Her eyes the lenders of, aru sen-blue and her complexion creamy and she avoids using much make-up-n little powder and trace of Hipstick is all sho needs and her eye-brows re- main unplucked. ́ ́

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Saigon, July 9. Attempts to unite Dr. Ho Chi Minh, President of

the Viet Nam Republic-and the Viet Nam Party, of which he is the leader-with leaders of the newly-formed Viet Nam National Front are being contemplated, well-informed poli- These sources stated that Dr. Ho recently visited

tical sources said here today.

Hong Kong and met Bao Dai, former Emperor of Annam, as well as Nguyen Hai Than, 70- year-old militarist revolutionary, popularly known as the "Trotsky of Indo-China,"

the Church.

The Prime Ministers of Ca- nan, Australia, New Zealand. South Africa and Southern Rhodeals were told by the King of his intention at tho same London's Court dress-makers time as he told Mr. Attlee, the will soon be employed at high Prime Minister. Congratula-pressure on orders from a large tions and approval have been number of society women who expressed from all parts of the will expect to secure places at. Commonwealth.

Westminster Abbey for the -wedding ceremony. Clothes Proposal-Date Unknown rationing and austerity materi- als will place sovero limitations Exactly when Lieutenant

on the styles but no effort will Mountbatten proposed to Prin-be spared to make it a brilliant cess Elizabeth is not known in

occasion, Court circles.

Princess Elizabeth's engage It is believed that an under- standing was reached between ment ring is of diamonds and the couple last autumn when platinum, one large diamond Hey of certain associates of Dr. aim of establishing a dictator Prince Philip was at Balmoral, and two smaller stones at the Ho in Cochin-China and told ship of the proletariat." the King's Scottish estate. The side set as baguetten.-Reuter. him:

King's consent, without which no_official engagement could take place, was not given until after the Royal family's return from their tour of South Africa.

One suggestion being

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vassed tonight was that part at

least of the Royal honeymoon

Riviera.

Indications and precedents

The National Union Front "You rightly abolished the office in Saigon today released Communist Party in Viet Nam to the press a thousand-word more than two years ago and, letter which, it was stated, was are adopting truly national sent to Dr. Ho three weeks ago policey, but your comrades who through a "common friend." do not understand are mixing The letter criticised the po-up national resistance with the

Cross-Examination, Apology

Jerusalem, July 9,

might be spent on the French The Jewish Agency concluded its case before UNSCOP today when chairman Sandstroem abruptly halted cross-examination of the Agency's last representative, Rabbi Fishman, and excused him with an apology.

were, however, on the side of

a honeymoon in Britain.

Princess Elizabeth were to go

abroad, she would break the Mr. Sandstroem objected to the persistent grilling

tradition, and incidentally raise

1 currency problem because Royalty are equally subject to

the law of England, which rules |

of the Indian delegate (Sir Abdul Rahman) of the aged Rabbi on what he considered irre- levant religious issues,

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The Committee adjourned until tomorrow after hearing repre- sentatives of the Vaad Loumi,. Jowish National Counell, explain Its operation in Palestine..

A secret,

closed session is

scheduled for tonight.

д

Today's session resembled Board of Directors' meeting re ceiving the annual : statement from

"Failed"

After dotailing several “atro- cities" allegedly committed by "some of his lieutenants, the let

ter declared:

"Minh: Your policy has com- plotely failed because your party has placed its interesta above those of the nation." Reuter.

THE AGA KHAN

Lauzanno, July 9.

The condition of the Aga Khan, who is lying ill at the Palace Hotel, Lausanne, was Teported tonight to be "much improved," although he is still very weak and progress is slow.--Reuter.

'Hardly The Moment

The Worker"

London, July 10. Communist "Dally suld .today *this

moment, on

Its various departments: and was equally

dull until Sir Abdul be is hardly the moment" to an- gan questioning Fishman

un on

Jewish wedge

Tho

want the country is threatened with

back into history several thousand the gravest economie crisis of its years trying to trace Jewish history, a crisis which will make Arab relations in Palestine. the 'depression of 1920 look like

The blackrobed and skull-cap-ja plenic.”

pod Rabbi, speaking in Hebrew, The newspaper said: "The on- tried to satisfy the Indian dele-set of this dollar crisis is, of gation's pro-Moslem barrage, but course, no reason why the Heir was stumped occasionally.

Presumptive to the Throne should not become a married wo- man. But such occasions are trually associated with a vast Things reached “a climax when pouring out of slushy and pseudo. Sir. Abdül - ■sked how many patriotic propaganda⠀⠀ calculated Christian Jews there were into distract and to dazzle. Palestine.

WHE

Climax

The Rabbi explained" that it The DallyWorker" sald Lt. diffleult to identify Christian tions to recommend him to the

Mountbatten had few qualidon Jews As "we regard Jows na Jowa

** | British pubile and did litle "to regardless of their conversion."

Bir Abdul excitedly turned on disguise, the fact that this gentle him, demanding: Thun, you re man is a German princeling by gard all Christians and Moslems origin, a Glucksburg, and a mem

Town

ber of the Greek Royal Family." Mr. Sandstroom broke in in an

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and advised the pheny the political role of Lt. manner Rabbi he did not have to answer, Mountbatten or the extent of the then excuand -hlm, y

Influence he is likely to exercise over the future Queen, But wo down to the Board of Directors must express our dismay that an atmosphere and reportare * and

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