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YORKS MINERS' WALK-OUT

SPREADS: 35,000 Closing Down Of Steel Furnaces

35,000 STRIKE

Thirty-five thousand miners, a quarter of York-

Barnsley, Sept. 8. shire's mining labour force, have decided to continue the strike, which has cost Britain 360,000, tons of coal and has severely hit the nation's vital textile, engineering and steel industries, it was officially stated today. Thirty-one pits were affected, 19 being fully idle

and 12 partially stopped.

The strike, which, at its peak, immotlleinl and that they are acting Involved nearly 70,100, men and against the advice of their union 64 pits, now enters its ffth werk fleaders. following yesterday's decision by 2,500 men of the Grimethorpe laundry-where the dispute be gon when they refused to handle an extra two foot of ennt face per shift-to reject the Fur! Minis.

ed to Yorkshire from neighbour. Meanwhile, con) is being rush.

ing coal fields, but the vital steel furnaces

mills have closed down for lack in Yorkshire's textite

ter, Mr. Emanuel Shinwell's, pleatres are expected to be affected of fuel and other Industrial cen.

for an immediate resumption and this work end-Reuter.

the extra work plan, togather with the etion of the Yorkshire. aren rotineil of the miners' union in appointing three-man fsei

Anding committer to investigate the Grimethorpe men's grievances

UN BOOH as they went buck to

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pernes appeals by the miners' union, whick tatted com. pletely in the case of the Grbur. thorpe men, were partly, succes 1. ful, however, with the sympathy strikers, many of whom returned 19 the pits this morning. On the her hand, four new pits were reported to have decided to strike today.

Mr. Shimwell today beld

Ceylon Ban On Imports From U.S.

Colombo, Sept. 8. Ceylon to cancelled in- port firences for

over 50 cluence of gode to CONRETTUR dollars and help Britain in her ecennie crisis.

for

Mr. A. E. Christoffels. Pu parts Controller, anid that the Livesera were issued before Aus. 22 and included those motorcare. newing machines, soaps and cosmetics frum the United States, Cunda, Newfoundland, and all countries of Central and South America ezeluding the Argentine and Brazil, as wel as the Philippines and Swit- serland-Reuter,

ARABS' THUMBS

THUMBS DOWN

ON PALESTINE

Lake Success, Sept. 8.

The Arab Higher Committee Issued a statement tonight declaring that the United Nations re- port on Palestine was "absurd, impracticable

Arabs would

and unjust."

never accept the report, the

statement added.

The committee declared "the ↑ "Aly attempt to'impose a soln. munner in which the United Na. {tine contrary to the Araba bù th.... tions Committee (on Palestine) right will only lead to trouble

inducted its inquiry and the fact bloedshed and probat is,

tu

war."-Router.

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a third

British Industry Disputes

London, Sept. 8.

Britain had fewer in- dustrial disputes involv- ing stoppages of work this year than last year. but more working days were lost, the Ministry of Labour Gazette re ported today,

Daring the first seven months of the year, 1,080. diapules be | gan, compared with 1,354 in the corresponding period of 1940. The aggregate number of work- Ing days lost เทอร 1,185,000 against 1,330,000 Jast year.

The

coal mining Industry tupped the list for strikes - 680 stoppages up to the end of July this year, with 319,000 working days lost, against 823 with 200,000 days lost inst year, Wages in the principal indus. trica

anti servieta including griculture were 67 to 68 per cent above the pre-war level as compared with 66 to 67 per cent last June and 63 to 64 per cent In July, 1946.-Router.

SCHOOL STRIKE SEQUEL

Gary, Indiana, Sept. 8. Juvenile Judge Chartes Gannon todny ordered the parents of five students participating in an anti- negro strike at Emerson School to appear in court with the chil dren.

He would not say what action Auckland, Sept. 8, he would take at the hearing and Two bullocks to provide meat refused to reveal the 'names

BULLOCKS FOR COVENTRY

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special conferiner with members of the National Coal Board which administers the State.owned coal mines. Although no details were qvailable, it was suggested that

hat some members of the said The Board considered

ommitte hud definite instrue. possible legal action against the men on

gions from their governments to the grounds that the strike is and the way some members br. jupport the Zlaònist paint åt view,

baved by their personal private contacts with Zionists, not speak of their utterances linking | for the families of needly those summoned, but it was ex- hemselves whole.tartedly with veterans in Coventry, England,pected he would appeal to the The Zlonist point of view, conure to be sent to the Mayor of parents to help end the dispute In vinced the Arabs more than ever Coventry and the President of which more than 1,300 of the of the partiality and bins of must the Coventry branch

rebool's 1,750 students have been members of that committee."

absent from classes since the term British Legion by the Hamilton.opened on Tuesday net in protest Declaring that the United Na. The new Gr.rk Government tons

New Zealand, Combined Servlees against the enrolment Committee displayed"

of 38 announced on Monday that it very shallow knowledge of the

Club-Reuter.

negroes.- United Press. wil invite international Palestine problem" and showed Commission to guarantee an complete disregard of. the Unit. usconditional general amnestyed Nations charter principles, the la guerillas who surrender "as statement said:- soon as possible." A

Amnesty In Greece?

Athens, Sept. 9.

"World War"

"Araba will never allow

This step, aimed at ending the prolonged and costly war fare in the north. was disc'os Jewish state to be established in ed by Liberal Premier Themis-one inch of Palestine. They wil! tokles Sophoulis, head of the never accept a foll accompli by eoalition Liberal-Populist gov-power politics, secret manipula erament, in an kiress to Par.tions and International pressure, Hatment.

The enly salution ncceptable tr Arabs in the independence of Palestine as an Arab democratic

He said that when "pacificn- lion" of the country is necom- sovereign state. p'ished, new elections will be held-Associated Press.

"Not a single Jew will be able to migrate to Palestine,

Reds Still Being Obstructionist

Vienna, Sept. 8.

The Western Powers, working against time to secure agreement among members of the Aus- trian Treaty Commission today failed to ob- tain Soviet acceptance of the principal that Austrian debts to Germany should be offset by German debts to Austria, only the balance, being available for reparations.

of the

Atomic Energy Report Approved By U.N.

Lake Success, Sept. 8.

The main sections of the second report of the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission were approved today by a majority of 10 coun: tries in the Commission's Political Committee.

Ruskla opposed all sections. The vole

six on five of the main sections was 10 to two, with Russia and Polani against.

On the sixth, the principal part of the report, Russla stood alone In opposition to the 10 countries, while Poland abstained,

The Political Committee has ompleted action on the

brit proposals for selling up and operating an international atomic | control, agency, a task on" which the delegates have worked con stantly since early in May.

The opposition of the Russian and Polish delegations was shown quickly when the first section was approved by a ten to two decision.

It was the first time that the two delegates had formally voted against un atomic report.-Reuter,

RANGOON TRIAL

Rangoon, Sept. 3.

BRITAIN SNUBS BULGARIA

Sofia, Sept. 8. British and American politi cal representatives have been instructed not to participate in, tomorrow's 3rd anniversary celebration of the victory of the Bulgarian Fatherland Frout.

The United Staten Informa- tion Service announced that the U.S. political representative re- ceived. instructions from Washington not to participate.

Similar instructions have been received by the British politicat mission. Press.

United

WINSTON STORY

DENIED

With only a week to go. ne-sets were held by a Gèrman.Į cording to the timetable and much holding company but the ohimate! work still to be done, the British owner as an Ailled or neutral,

U Kyaw Myint, Rangoon Hign: viewpolet is that "We must bear such assets should be considered Court Judge, has been appolut.

London, Sept. 8. in mind the possibility of having only in so far as they actually be. e President of the Special Mr. Winston Churchill'A to 'ngres to differ' next week." longed to German nationals. Tribunal which will try Ex Secretary today denied publish- According to a British estimate, The Russians disagreed, despite Fremier U Suw, and others ed reports that he intended to Germany owed Austria twice Britain pointing out that loss in alleged to have been involved in go to California for a vacation what Austria owed Germany, such cases would be borne by an the assassination of U Aung next winter, or spring.

The Russians

claimed. that Allied or neutral company, which San and his fellow Ministers/ Austria owed five times as much amounted

The Secretary said Mr. Chur- i to taking reparations The members of the Tribunal chill would not go to California. to Germany as Germany owed to from the Allies and neutrals. are U'si Bu, the Sessions Judge as reported in San Francisco Austria.

Even If no agreement is reach-of the Pyupon district, and dispatchea The Western Allies agreed oned

which Bald that next week, the Commission Aung Tha Gyaw, the Sessions Harry Butcher, former. naval the question of the ultimate bene. has succeeded in obtaining a clear Judge of the Bassein district. flelut ownership at today's meet- picture of what

aide to General Dwight Eisen- German assets It is now reported that the bower. jing.

announced that Mr. in Austria are available for re- trial will begin next week. Churchill would vacation in They accented that where as.nurations.--Reuter,

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