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MOMENTOUS CHANGES TO BE ANNOUNCED IN THE CABINET Emanuel Shinwell May Go

London Oct. 5.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, was this week-end putting the finishing touches to what close observers predict will prove the most momentous changes in the Ministerial rank of the Government within recent history. There are numerous speculations on the part of political observers on the possible character of the changes, with certain Ministers strongly tipped to be likely to be affected by the new shuffle of posts, although there are strong rea-

PEASOUPER IN U.K.

Loudon, Oct. 6.

A thick fou, firet of the seunci, acttled over London and other parts of the Britink Isles today.

Shipping was slowed in the Thames. Of the south rich coast, visibility was ao poor that many vesicls anchored. -Associated Preón.

sons for belief that members of the Inner Big London All

Five Cabinet posts would remain as they are for the present.

Booked Up For Wedding

་

Lord Addison, Minister of who rose through the offlees Commonwealth Relations,

Ja of the Cooperative Movers F considered by well-informed Lord Inman, Lord Privy Seal circles to be a certain dipria sinecure office equivalent ture because of his are 78) to Minister without portfolio), and his repeatedly expressed who was known mainly usa desire to be relieved of his company director and organiser office.

of charity appeats before the wedding to Prime Minister took him into the Cabinet.

Mr. Emanuel Showell, aged 63, and Minister of Fuel, is on the list of potential moveables.

Persistent reports say that Mr. Shinwell has been offerel the post of Commonwealth Re Intions In 'succession to Lord Addixon, and credit him, with A recently expressed interest in closer trade relations within the Commonwealth.

Wilmot

"Youngsters"

London, Oct, 5. Oversens' visitors to London in

November for Princess Elizabeth's Lieutenant Philip problem in finding accommoda

great

ilon,

Mountbatten will have

A

Separatist Movement [In 'Curacao'

ro-

The Ingue. Oct. 5. According to menasges colved here today from Curoeno, Dutch West Indies, a separatist movement has broken ogt the island of Aruba, where there are important refineries, owned by American oll ́interests,

on

Aruba is under the jurisdic tion of the Dutch Governor of Curacao.

A round table conference un- der the presidency of Dr. Louis Beel, the Dutch Prime Miniator, will be held at The Hague this: month, to be attended by presentatives of Surinam and the Dutch West Indian Islands, in order to determine their future status.

The inhabitants are demand. ing full independence. The Dutch Government is willing to give these colonies self-government | but only in union with the London's exclusive and leading Netherlands and indonesia un httels are all fully booked up as der the Dutch Crown-Reuter. Mr. Josephi Westwood, from Nov, 1. Secretary for Scotland, agedi Americans are already seeking AID FOR EUROPE

63. a Scottish miner. Tippedne of those precious invitations to the wedding ceremony at the 18 hik successor is another Abbey. The Royal invitations are Scot, Mr. Arthur Woodburn, also senrce-only 2,000 in all-tal Committee was today summon- Univeralty-educated engineering even Members of Parliament wilted to meet on Nov. 18 by its executive.

Senntor Chairman,

Styles Bridges, for hearlugs on Preal- dent Truman's proposal to pro- vide $580,000,000 emergency aid to Europe for the coming winter.

The

Washington, Oct. 6. Senate Appropriations

have to draw for one of the total The Prime Minister has of 100 llotted to them. Mr. John Wilmot, Minister | probably filed several gaps by Window seats in bulidings along of Supply, aged 52, is on the drawing on the prolific nursery the route of the Royal procession bordorline of the intellectuals. of the Labour Party's "young-are sold for £25 ench at regular having been educated in sters," many of whom hitherto theatre ticket agencies. Most of Council school and worked as a beld office as junior Ministers. the buildings along the route are

This is one of four Congres- bank clerk, but is supposed to It is known that the officiul government offices. For placts at

whose approval side with the compromisers. list of changes will include these windows the office staff of stonni groups

feach bullding is conducting als needed to launch such a pro- Specifically, as the Minister several Under-Secretaryships. lottery-Reuter,

gramme.-Reuter. responsible, he la blamed for Notable among the namer the Cabinet decision to post- canvassed as "coming men" pone the promised socialisation are two who made their mark of the iron and steel Industry. | as University lecturers in Mr. Aneurin Bevan, Minister | economics: Mr. Hugh Galt- of Health, aged 50, Weld-| shell. Parliamentary Secretary man and former eval miner and to Mr. Shinwall at the Ministry leader of the Radical faction of Fuei, and Mr. Evan Durbin, In the Cabinet, fought hard| Parliamentary Private Sucre- against the Minister of Sup- tary to the Chancellor of the ply over the steel plan. Con- Enebequer, Mr. Hugh Dalton. #quently many havé pressmed | Roth are aged 41. that he is taking Mr. Wilmot's

post.

The reason that Mr. Aneurin

gramme.

Strachey

Shinwell

Self-Government In Malaya:

New Constitution

Singapore, Oct. 5. The proposed constitution for the Federation of Malaya gave citizens a strong start towards the objective of self-government, the Gover- nor-General of the Malayan Union and Singa- pore, Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, declarca 'to- night in a broadcast.

He

Bevan does not want a change Mr. Shinwall, who is on the is that he is determined to list of potential moveables, re- make a success of the Govern- ceptly incurred wide unpopu ment's hume building pro-larity first by his alleged res- ponsibility for the winter fuct crisis and secondly because în

famous "Tinkers Mr. John Strachey. Minister his

CUBN" of Food, aged 48, and an "in- speech, he gave offence to the tellectual of upper class origin Government's middle-class sup (he was educated at Eton and porters and tactlessly blazoned Oxford) and a past record of the issue which most Labour sturdy radicalism, has handled | Ministers try to forget, the

He said that the constitution, in the country on the constitu

would the Cabinet's

unsought cleavage between the "Intellec was a compromise, but he claimed tion's main points than Portfolio with such success tun!" and manual working sides | that it find accomplished thene l'appear from the resolutions and that he is considered-ripe-for- of the movement.. promotion, and is being tipped

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most

the de- and

said that the process would not end until self- government was complete on the word "not only of the transitory Governor-General but also of the enduring British nation.'

pamphlets of its critics. things:---- It is believed that

Unrest Over 1.It had established certain reforms which were a great ad possible successor to Mr.partments of War, Navy

Mr. Malcolm MacDonald sal anything existing in that among the achievements was A. V. Alexander, Minister of Aviation will come in for their once on

Mutayn before the war, Defence, who is considered to share of changes,

the fact that the period of unrest 2lt was a promising begin- and agitation which had stirred

although,

be one of the Ministers Hikely with the exception of Mr. A. Vning from which, steady constitue the Malay people was now ended. to be affected by the reshuffle. Alexander, the Defence Minis- Among the lesser known rer. no names are being met. figures whom, according to po- tioned.-Reuter. Hlical gosalp, the Prime Minis- ter has been nuuble to justify

retaining are:

The Minister of Transport, Mr. Alfred

Barnes, aged 60,

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Cripps On Lack Of

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Pontypridd, Oct. 5. Just before Britain's economic dictator and "father of austerity," Sir Stafford Cripps, arrived here today to deliver an address, in reality a ser mon, in the Welsh Congregational Church, an unknown hand daubed the words "Wales Crippled" with white paint in letters two feet high on the church wall.

After telling the congrega- tion that. Britain's present crisis had arisen "largely be cause we Christians have de- serted, the teachings of Christ," Sir Stafford Bald:-

The establishment of a Federa tion for the whole of the Malayan peninsula was a great advantage

vor the pre-war hotch-polch, which four federated, four an federated and two seitlement: divided the Government. Citizenship

The Federal Government which the constitution, creates would h Katrong one.

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A notable achievement was. the establishment throughout. Federation of the stats called common citizenship, the qualifica- Lion for which was for a persor to regard; Malaya as his perman- ent home and the subject of loyalty,

The seditious inscription was "Man's progress in selence burtically removed so as not to has increased the danger of offend his eye.

annihilation while it has made us try to get all we can for)

"Our ultimate, and supreme alm ourselves before we dive into a Government of the peoples the maclstrom of destruction." of Malaya, for the peoples

peoples of Sir Stafford .ropiled to critics Malaya, by the

Malaya," Mr. Malcolm Mac- of the Labour Government by Donald concluded cuter. 'declaring: “Unless we are) careful we shall, by offering The factor which is most such incentives, increase the humiliating against the nettle power of the material in our ment of our many difficulties is craphasis on it and decref150 the lack of any moral or religi- the Influence of the spiritual. ous basin by which to deter-The competition for worldly mine the nètion of individuals benefits In essentially anti- and nations. A

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