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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1947.

HOLDING THE HEMLINE

New Minister Agrees With Cripps Doctrine QUEEN'S & ALHAMBRA

No Coupons For New Fashions

London, Sept. 30.

Now it looks as though they were packing the

Cabinet for a battle to hold the hemline. Bare-kneed British women who think long skirts

would be warmer, smarter and sexier drew no solace from the first public utterance of Harold Wilson who, at 31, last night became the youngest member of the British Cabinet in 150 years.

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Mrs Wilson made no reply for publication,

Mr. Wilson was tending lobster pot

In Comwall when

The appointment of Mr. WII. they reached him with word of

short his appointment as President son to the Cabinet gave of the Board of Trade in suc- skirt diehards two votes in the single cension to Sir Stafford Crippa Government with not a

behalf who believes that skirts should official volco ralsed on

every-of those who would remove the be almost as short as

knee and the knee plus from the thing else in Britain,

Mr. publle eye. "Long skirts," snurled Wilson.

freshly fondling a enught lobster, "damned silly. I am In complete accord with Sir Stafford Cripps. There will be no change in policy with re- gard to short skirts."

He took advantage of the oc- ens to lay down the law to pretty blonde Mrs. Wilson who

keeping

three-year-old Robin Wilson away from the Jolisters,

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"So far as this househostel in concerned," he said, "the skirts

slay short. With a three-year-old

to clothe nobody has coupons. for new fashiona."',

Youngest Since Pitt

London, Oct. 1. Hardworking James Harold his Wilson today moved into new office as President of the Board of Trade.

Support

Newspaper Warned

Langon, Sept. 30.

The "South London Press," which recently published a letter calling for the hanging of Jewish Members of Parlia- ment from lampposts, warned today by the police

proceedings for "editt ous Übel" will be taken by the public prosecutor against newspapers that print matter preaching anti-Semiti or offler race hatred,

that

Detectives from Scotland Yard's Special Branch, which acals with political affairs a capionage, visited the newspaper's officçe-Reuter. ******** ***$*$++++++ses "wish to show off nylons.”

Twenty-one. "Mail" readers wrote that longer akirts would be warmer and "kinder to the and figure." The

Destroyer Limps Into Venice

Venice, Sept. 30. The United States destroyer, Douglas H. Fox, was brou-bi into drydock at Venice today and officials estimated it would fake thren weeks to repair the damage caused when the ship struck a mine yesterday,

Cmdr C.W. Travis, of the Fox, said the damnge had not yet been completely determined, but the ship was still partly flood- ed in the aft section.

to

or

A United Press Correspon dent went aboard the vessel, but the commander refused permit an inspection tour further to discuss the mine in- Sir Stafford Cripps and Wi-

cident "because of regulations". from Meanwhile, a message son doubtless drew ald and com- fort from a survey of readers

Trieste sald U.S. Navy officials letters in the anti-Cripps

12 annolinced today that the anti-Wilson "Daily Mail."

Twelve of the "Mall's" more men injured during the incident "Mall" sail that out of 130 crusty correspondents sald we were "out of danger."* readers, 106 wanted to keep men should stop bothering The men are recovering sitirts on the present high level about "foolish fashion" and the Seventh General The rensons given; national choose whatever length Bulted at Trieste. Naval officials economy, utility, comfort and a' them personally.-United Press. Unued to withhold their names

and those of the three ktext in

Korea Leader's

Press,

at

Hospital

con-

the blast-United

Persian

Withdrawal Caution Earthquake

Seoul, Sept. 30

Teheran, Sept. 30.

One hundred and twenty pro- plo were killed and u further 300 are missing. almost cer-2 tainly killed, as the result of an earthquake at Doostabad, in Persia's northeast province of Kherassan, near the Soviet border, 11

officially an- nounced here tonight.

WAR

Dr. Syngman Rhee, in a statement, demanded to- day that the Soviets prove their sincerity by 'withdrawing from the north immediately and unconditionally so that we may form any Government according to our own choice.

ho de-i But simultaneously

He concluded: Temptation manded that the "United States would be too strong for hired maintain a small force for the leaders of the Red Army in the security of South Korea with-north to rush down south to out interference to our sover put up a puppet Government que said. but communications us to accept Com- with the area had been cut off eign rights us an independent and force

at the point of the since then. nation until we organise our munism

the bayonet if loyal Koreans in the Government according to will of the peop'e through a Red Army could find no nation general election and take over a'ist force to join."United administration of the American Press.

Military Government."

The youngest British Cabinet Minister since William Pitt, at 23, was named Chancellor of The Exrbequer 165 years ago on July 6, 1782. unlike Pitt, he enme up the hard way.

Born in humble surroundings nt Huddersfield he studied Council schools and then won scholarship い

grammar schnel, where he astonished his

Dr. Rhee also cryptically teachers by feats of memory. warned: "Koreans are at last! Another scholarship took him determined to hold a general to Jesus College, Oxford. He election and

Govern- form & continued his brilliant career ment even in the American zone amul at 22 was made a Fellow either with or without the co-

the operation of

American of the University College.

Daring the war he was #Military Government."

He explained that Soviet

member of the War

Serrelaclat and after

Cabinel

The earthquake occurred three days ago, the communi-

Further casualties were ported from Ferdows, In same province, it was added- Rector.

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Rome, Sept. 30.

various withdrawal would prove Rus-Britain will hold the key to the future of Italy's Ministerial positions, he was sin's "noble protestations."

country-the

on

former African Empire when the special de- puties of the Big Four Foreign Ministers con- fer the problem in London on Friday, sources close to the Italian Government said today.

appointed Director of Economics Whereas "as we hold the Unit- and Statistics at the Ministry of ed States partly responsible- Fuel and Power in 1943.-A at least for the division of our

United States) 30elated Press.

must not and canbot pull out! until we have time to evolve order and peace out of the chaos caused by foreign oc-{ "fundamentaly Anglo-Italian,” cupation."

and declared that "on the solu- Dr. Rhee asserted Koreanation of the problem rests the

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The Italian view is that it SHOWING TO-DAY was Britain who encouraged

Italy to make her first step in 1880, African colonisation in when Italian experts first set foot in Somalia.

It is Britain who now oc- .and cuples these territories who stands to gain or lose by allowing Italy to continue her! work in Africa or by excluding

Washington, Oct. 1. Despatches from Nanking saying that the United States her. Army had submitted plans

to

In London, a Foreign Office the Government for equipping spokesman confirmed that the and training ten Chinese divi- Soviet Government had accept- alons to fight the Chinese Com-ed the invitation of the Gov munists failed to arouse a posl-eriment to join the conference

Su tive response in Washington.

agreement has far no Spokosmen for both the War been reached between the Big and State Departments said: Four powers as to which coun- tries should be specially invit They explained: "Any Am-ed to submit views on the fu- erican training or assistance of ture of the colonies and that the. Chinese National Army at this will be discussed when the present must be by the Army conference opened. Advisory Group at. Nanking, and within the scope of authorised activities."

by Tannie van baj, haha hideg med Tobie "We know nothing about it."

TO-MORROW PAT O'BRIEN CAROLE LANDIS

"SECRET COMMAND"

-SATURDAY- "GILDA”

"JANE”

-N-HOT-1 THINK I'LL JUST TAKE A TURN ROUND THE SALON WHILE I'M WAITING -|-

They indicated they did

Its main task, be added, their would be to send out a four- power investigation commis- notaion to report upon conditioné believe that the group's. au- in the four colonies concerned, thority could permit auch ae-Cyrenaica, Tripolitanin, Eri tivities. as those reported to be trea and Italian Somaliland-

Router. proposed,Associated Press:

U DON'T ZIK 1 KNOW YOU, CHERIE- ARE YOU ZE GIRL WHO, HANDS ROUND

ZE COCKTAILS?

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