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FORMER ITALIAN COLONIES Italy Pessimistic About Settlement Arab Claims For Libyan State

London, Oct. 2.

Italian diplomatic circles in London were pessi- mistic today about the likelihood of an early settlement of the future of former Italian col- onies in Africa, though they agree that some speed had been shown in convening to- morrow's, meeting of special deputies in London.

They expected that a final decision would take two years-most of the time spent by the special Big Four Commission to study conditions there and to take into account the wishes of the in- habitants,

circles believed 4. The name that Italian representatives would not be consulted in the Arst stage of the London talks. However, colonial experts from Kome might arrivo to be "handy" to the special do puties, they said.

"It will depend on the work of the special deputies what further steps the Italian Gov-: ernment would take to reiter- ate the Italian case and when further proposals would be mind, these circles added.

In the meantime, there were four acute problems awaiting solution, Italien sources said.

These are:

1.

2.

J.

Many Italian farms, source of tropical pro- ducts, have reverted desert without Italian Inbour to cultivate them.

to

SECRET WORK ON ROCKETS

Wellington, Oct. 2

New Zealand will join Aus- tralia and Britain in secret rei search work on the Australian experimental rocket range, it was authoritatively learned today,

New Zealand's help-had bein invited by Australia and was likely to take the form of scien- tife ald, it was added, but the exact nature of it would be de- cided next month at the London Imperial Scientific Conference Reuter

Looking At

Nomadic Arabs were not It From

keen on farming and an

amount of important foodstuff was being lost.

to 1

Wrong Angle

Tories Call For Election

Brighton, Oct. 3. The Conservative Party adopted at its armual conference today a re- solution_rapping the La-

bour

Government for failing to meet the eco- nomic crisis and calling for a new Parliamentary election.

The

conference, largest in the Party's history, adapted the resoiu- lon by unanimous vote afier. An- thony Exien, former Foreign Secre- tary anit deputy leader of the Party. had called for Winston Churchill' return to the Prime Ministry to rid Britain of "disorganisation, coafu sion and loss of elliciency."

Arab State?

Lake Success, Oct. 2. Sir Herbert Williams, author of The Indian delegate, Mr. the resolution, told 3,000 cheering Meanwhile.

Egyptian the point of view on the future of S.N. Mahtha, today warned the delegates that we have today the United Nationa General As mest fantastically incompetent gov Italian colonies in Africa was

existed in sembly's Economic Committee ernment that has ever handed in the form of a note:

these islanda.".

Mr. Eden, summarking the plat to the Foreign Offee and the not to look at all the world's

A form on which he said the Conver American, French and Russian economic problems from

advanced industrialised Amerivatives would seek T retur to embassies in London today.

can and European angle. Four Problems

power, declared that the main plank The note is understood

It "There is already a tendency would be "on more nationalisation." The future of some 70,- run to three long sheets.

cheers # speakers 000 Italians who left was despatched as soon as the in this direction," he declared. There were

remomber cited Government's sumption former Italian colonies, Egyptian Embusay received its "It is important to

that the rapid development of powers to search without warrants, particularly Tripolitania, instructions from Cairo.

less industrialised countries is restrict new print, govern by decrees the at the outbreak of

essential not only to the interest totalitarian trend. Associated Press war. They have

backward countries buit and United Press, been allowed to return

of beenuse of the restrie-

equally in the Interest of world economy as a whole. tious imposed by the Al- Jed authoritica, Their business, property, and

сляе The note follows the not for Arab League, apart from particular claims of Egypt in North Africa, details of which have not been divulged.

"It is only just and equitable The Arab League wants Libya as an independent Arab that the backward countries are

of

and direct labour as evidence of a

Poltergeist

farms are "going to State to be Incorporated in the afforded an ample opportunity At Work

their Lengue, which envisages union to develop pieces," Italian sources of all Arab peoples from the which, in some cases, are vast, Only few of the 9,000 Peraian Gulf to the Atlantic. as in the case of India".-Reu- children of families liv--Reuter.

Raid.

ing in Tripolitania who

went to Italy in 1940)

have been allowed to re-! turn to their parents, Italian farmers in Somaliland have not been permitted to resume farming on their own estates, following the de- cision of the Allied au- thoritice that the coun

ter.

Moscow Accuses

On Korea Deadlock

Moscow, Oct. 2.

try is not suitable for Charging the United States with responsibility for farming.

the deadlock in the joint United States-Soviet Commission for Korea, the Soviet Government newspaper, Izvestia, today declared that sub- mission by the United States of the Korean question to the United Nations was an attempt to camouflage the expansionist polley of the United States. Izvestla quoted

Red Airmen A Bit Careless

The

Vienna. Oct. 2. American controlled

Also

Д

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Opposition Leader Sentenced

Rye, Oct. 3. Mine host of the Standard Inn here is worried by a poltergeist

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Experts from the Society of Psychical Research are watch-1 ing the Inn in the hope of per- sonally witnessing the pheno- mena which superstitious folks hereabouts ascribe to the ghost of a Mayor of Rye supposed to have been murdered on the Inn doorstep in the 14th century.

Landlord of, the ancient hos- telry, A. T. Eastwood, fears that his poltergeist may decido to open the beer taps, or even drink some of the brew-and beer is in short supply-United Press.

In

RATIONS AND DIVORCE

London, Oct. 3.

.t

of

Wiener Kurier reported today: States Government publication that the entire industrial and that Soviet bombers on night giving details of the transfer agricultural property belong- flying exercises dropped a bomb of responsibility for civil-ad-ing to the Japanese-in-now-in on the Matzengaerserdorf dis-ministration in Korea from the the hands of the United States to the authorities," the Izvestia said. triel, 20 kilometres north-east of United States Army

"In this way it has been Vienna, on Tuesday night, kill-State Department.

a doleful prophesy "The significance of this pro- planned to make American ing a woman postal worker and

understand-economic domination loss vis-what to expect in the way of seriously injuring her husband. ject will become

ible, and at the same time to public health unless there is an increase of rations com- The newspaper alleged that

strengthen it." this was the second bomb-drop- Soviet

A reservation that United mensurate with the Government. ping incident involving

output, In demand for increased States military obligations alrcraft in the past 48 hours.

Korea were unalterable meant, Dr. John A. McCluskie, writing

medical Two other people were

magazine the Izvestia said, that America in the reported injured in the explosion

"does not intend to withdraw "Lancet" says: and considerable damage was

"I should not look for lons of her troops from Korea" in reported to have been done

spite of the Soviet proposal for weight at first but for signs of houses and farmland in the

joint withdrawal by the be-irritability of the nervous sys-

tem-namely, increaso neighbourhood-Reuter.

ginning of 1948.

Thus the policy of the nervous diseases, a proportionate Sofia. Oct. Z. United States of imposing its increase of divorce and increase AT THE WAR OFFICE. The public tribunal yesterday will on its partners, a policy of strikes and unrest. Increase Stoyanov, of unilateral actions and dis of tuberculoals could be expected (Continued from Pape 0) The foolish doctrine was former deputy secretary of the regard towards the amali na- and a decrease in the birth rate the Service gratuities preached to the public through Agrarian Party under Nikolos tions, has found clear expres- after innumerable agencies that Gen Petkov, to five years' solitary sion in the entire attitude of have been spent; what fa' erals and Admirals must be right confinement with hard labour, the United States represents important, a drop in the nation- his part in the acts of tives on the Korean question," al standard of athletic distinc- all kinds must be wrong. These "sabotage, terrorism and arson," the newspaper added. Router. tion."-United Press. erroneous conceptions were in the Bulgarian news agency an culcated billion-fold by the news.nounced today.

CONTROVERSIES

sentenced Similar

on war matters, and civilians of for

papera under the eradest forma Two others, Alexandre Tho teeble OF presumptuous Gintckev and Tonle Ivanov, ne- politician is portrayed cowering cused of having assisted in his office, intent on the crash Stoyanov, were sentenced

of the world on Party intriguca one year's imprisonment. or personal glorification, fearful The news agency sald

to

thall

of responsibility, incapable of all Stoyanov made a statement to except shallow phrase making. the tribuna! admitting his guilt, To him enters the calm, noble, and saying that he had given

Professor's Trial For Treason

Belgrade, Oct. 2.

resolute figure of the great Com. orders aimed at provoking anti-Dr. Dragolub Jovanovitch, former University of

mander by land or scu, resple-') Government activities and uniform, glittering with facilitating the seizure of power

Don't Take Chances With Your Eyes! decorations, irradiated, with the by, the opposition, with foreign

lustre of the hero, shod with the intervention if necessary. At the first sign of eyeselence, and armed with the Petkov, who was hanged in' strain or headache, make an panoply of war. This stately Sofla last week on a charge of appointment with Chinese figure devold of the slightest treason, had obtained promises

sald-Iteutor.

Belgrade professor and leader of the Serblan Peasant Party, pleaded not guilty today before the Serbian Supreme Court to charges that he conspired to overthrow the Yugoslav Govern- ment and took orders from members of the British Intelligence service,

of

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Jennifer, third of quadruplet They were alleged to have vaguely heard in June, 1946, girls_born on Sunday to Mrs, organised Teasant Bloc on that the "British were dissatis Another striking contrast be- Franke Horner, died last night, orders of Mr. Stephen Clissold, fled with the work of the op- tween the two wars leithat where leaving live only pre-Brida Embassy in Belgrade, named Clissold Is Interested in Maursen former Press Attache at the position" and that “a mah -win the first the leading soldier who, doctors said; was "not

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