THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1947. ́ ́
DEVELOPMENT OF COLONIES Overseas Resources Bill In Commons
Universal Suffrage In Malta
Valetta, Oel, 28,
Women were voting for the flest time in Malla's story to
Two Corporations They Won't
To Be Set Up
London, Oct. 26.
Two corporations are to be appointed to carry out Britain's £165,000,000 plan to step up her over- seas resources under the new. Overseas Re- sources Development Bill, the text of which was published here today,
day as the electorate went to The first corporation provided for by the Bill,
the pulls of Ի Islam's first elections under her new self- government constitution.
The elections, which will cath Dave on Sunday and Munday, are under universal saftroge which gives the vole to everyone
tary Secretary
Have To Fight
PARLIAMENT FACING A BUSY SESSION
London, Oct. 25.
The Government has set an urgent pace for the... new session of Parliament in the opening. week, highlighted by slashing national econo mies and an ambitious export plan to combat the dollar crisis, writes Fraser Wighton, Ken- ters political correspondent.
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The Government's economie | 'vehicle by which the Government generals, led by the Minister of Intimates its sessional programine Economic Affairs, Bir Stafford in a sober and realistic mood. Cripps, and the Chancellor of the" A first-close battle may be ex- Exchequer, Mr. Hugh Dalton, pected next week over the printed a pitiless picture of, the duction of the Home Fleet national situation.
part of the demubilisation aures to meet the crisis.
Reports suggested that the Fleet was being reduced to what, by normal standards, would be "token" proportions,
Munich, Oct. 26. For the first time in German history a law has been passed permitting German cliirens to refuse to participate actively or,
They reeled off a breath-taking ssively in a war.
catalogue of dollar earning and The Jaw, approved un-dollar Baving measures designed which was introduced in the House of Com-
animously by the Bavarian to bridge the chasm of economic mons last Thursday, is the Colonial Develop- Legislature, states "No citizen disequilibrium threatening to en- ment.
of the state or any person with gulf the country.
Parliament thus faces a coming to the Ministry the same rights is obliged to week of discussions on the con- This body, responsible to the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Arthur of Peduction during the war, turkkipate netively or passive. Creech Jones, who is to appoint had agreed to become Chairman ly in war activities against hiss of the King's speech-the The new constitution restored
the members of the Board, will of the Culonial Development Cor-will. No damage of any kind, to Malta by the same sphere an
alm at developing the resources poratkm and Sir Frank Stockdale may result for him." the exilution of 1021, which
and trade of colonial territories to become the Deputy Chairman, was revoked in 1933, giving the Maltese
and to expand their prothiction Legislature control uver domestic uffalis, of fistuffs and raw materials. while reserving for the British It will have the power to bar. Government enmind over defence | Sony upda *100,000,000 plus and foreign policy.
over the age of 21.
complete
The 40.member Legislature, which will have complete fiscal responsibility," will have a Prime Minister ansel
nut Cabinet of more than eight Mirusters I've pansible to .--Reuter,
Canada Looks For Workers
** [9,000,000 as temporary Frawings,
The other, to for known as the Overavas Pont Corporation, will Minister Le responsible to the
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Remer
TIGER BALM PLANS FOR
Schey CANTON
who is be appoint iis, members and will aims at producing Fumi. stuffs and agricultural products. [outside the United Kingdom beit, colombil territories, it regards wady at The invitation of the Colonial Secretary.
Borrowing
It will be able to borrow up to (£60,000 und 14 temporary hor-j
ruylaga.
Vienti, Oct, 26. The five day of these COT Two Canadian Missions have porathon will be to take over the arrived in Austria to sølvet project for the large scale pro- suitable displaced persons forthetion of ground nuts already mumigration to Cannda,
started by the Ministry of Food A mission rumprised of re- in East Africa, the Bill stated. presentatives
Cannelina Provision y made for the irzie Oficina and employers transfer in the Oversens Bood and the Department of Labour, Corporation of the assets. and will pick 950 garment workers, † Babilities of the Ministry 01 Indl of thera Jewish, for trans- Food arising unit of the fevention portation to Canada with their of the ground rc project and families.
for the payment by the corpora Another Mission will selection to the Meristry of the 200 domestle workers for hos
penses connected with it. pitals, institutions and private lacrimen.
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To anfegnd the interest the corporatinget employees and of the territories is which
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A third Mission, composed of à medical officer, an emigrate corporations operate, there will lign officer and a security of be cutwaļailons with the workers i ficer, is expected soon and will organisathas and the oral au- grant visas to
bus dis-horities,, the BHI alded, pierd persons and refugees Annual reports of the whose relatives in Cannda have corporations' activities are to be abtained approval for their en given in Parliament, try and paid their passageR Brufer.
Battle Of Prices
Two
Shanghal, Ori, 26, The Tiger Balin Rin." Aw Boon-law. Overseas Chinese industrial magnate, Intends to build up a large pharmaceutieni plant In Canton and plan invest- ments in ollier parts of China, the told the Central News yesterday.
Boan-baw arrived here with his wife after a trip to Narth China and will stay here three of four days be fore returning to Hong Kong, after which he w vial Taiwan-United Press.
Bavarians have complained for generations that militarism was forced upon them by the Prussians Associated Press.
INSULTS LED TO BREAK
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Rio de Janeira, Oct. 26. President Burico Gaspar Durr says "national insults" against Brazil ted her to break diplomatic relations with "a government which fought be side us in the war and which has forgutten the blood shed by our men on a conunars battlefield."
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Brazil arvered her ties with Russia Tuesday, complaining that the
Obituary Earl Lytton
London, Oct. 25, The Earl of Lytton, a former Viceroy of India, died tonight at his home at Knebworth, Hert- |fordshire, after a short illness.
He was 21.
The statement by the Minis ter for Defence, Mr. Alexander, however, seemed to put the mat ter in a more accurate and-for the House more ronssuring perspective.
Mr. Winston Church wit
lead the ail.out attack on the Government in what amounts to a vote of censure motion Tuesday.
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Introduced as an amendment to the address from the throne, this will deplore what the Op. positica considers to be the Gov. crnment's administrative Incom. petence and its handling of the crisis as well criticising He was born at Simla in 1870, | Its action in "distracting attenting the year in which, his father be from the main issues" by such
and General of India. came Viceroy
Governor. proposals as the House of Lords"
reform.-Reuter. Nearly 50 years later, Lord Lytton followed his father in this office, acting as deputy for Lord Reading, the then Viceroy. When, in July last, the Indian Independence Act received the Royal Assent, Lord Lytton was among the five Peers in scarlet
George's Signature
Sovice Cavernment had not apolegls, and ermine who formed the Royal The Answer
ed for Russian press criticism, Commission, President Dutra.
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Addressing a crowd of 10,000 on Friday, Dutra said the action was just as much an expression of the will of Brazil's people as Was the declaration of war on the Axl Assaciated Press,
Adolf Shied From Shooting War
London, Oct. 26.
Hitler personally ordered his Navy to avoid all incidents with United States vessels in 1941 with the deliberate intention of avoiding war with that country until after he had defeated Russia.
This is disctured in the final in
It was announced last Austuralment of the British Admiralty's that Lord Trefgarne, Parlamen-Fachrer Cunferenres" published to
day,
Hitler repeatedly overrated his naval experts and postpated action in the Allauris, even after Presitlent Roosevel had extended Americau "Stefence waters indefinitely to the East; the report showed, and he was still trying in avoid
open conflict with the United States when Japan attacked Pearl Harbour,
In Americă
Washington, Oct. 26.
Administration supporters today claimed the first round of the high price battle as commodity markets sagged under President Truman's demand that Congress combat inflation and the high cost of living to bring prices into line. with the people's income.
SPALDING
TENNIS BALLS
Selected for
DAVIS CUP
CHALLENGE ROUND
VACUUM PACKED
in Tins
Obtainable at Leading Sports Goods Stores.
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The Admiralty reports were based
material found in
German
archives captured by British and
American Intelligence officers during
decision"-that is the Russian defeat would come at the end of Septem- her 1941.
After the Eastern campaign, the report said, he "reserved the right to take severe action again the U.S.A. as well."—Associated Press.
He first went to India in 1822 as Governor of Bengal, a post he retained until 1927;
Johannesburg, Oct. 26.
The Rand's biggest and most controversial historical mystery He became temporary Viceroy--the exact identity of Georga and acting Governor-General Harrison who discovered the from April to August, 1025.
main reef la 1886 and at the
closely asso.
He then become ciated with the work of the Lensane time the world's greatest gue of Nations, being leader of gold field-may be solved soon." the Indian delegation to the Information given to re- eighth and ninth Assemblies at search worker James Gray by Geneva, and a British delegate an Australian, Colin Harrison, wrote his brother Walter tell- Rileges that George Harrison
ing of a big gold, strike he had made. Then no more was heard of him.
at the 12th Assembly.
Early in 1932, he was elected President of the Commission op- pointed by the League of No tions to visit Manchuria to in quire into the Sino-Japanese dis. pute.
It believed that if George's The famous Lytton Report re-signature could, be obtained sulted from this visit, and his from the letter he avrate to his work as Chairman of the Com- brother, it could be compared mission was recognised In 1933 by his being admitted to the Or-
der of the Garber.-Reuter.
AIR CRASH
Paris. Oct. 26. All six occupants were killed when a twin-engined French military plane crashed and ex- ploded in a field Etienne today. An enquiry has been opened-Reuter.
Dear St.
French Communists In A Huff
Paris, Oct. 25.
the war. So confident was Hitler of The two secretaries of the French Communist-led.
overcoming the Russians, although he had been advised against the in- However, immediate Republican vasion, that he believed the "great reaction to the
President's spe.chl was chilly. It appeared that the
| President and his Congressional up- sition are headed toward a brain. ing collision on foreign and domestic
policy.
Arrest In Hungary
General Confederation of Labour, M. Pierre Lebrun and M. Henri Raynaud, have declined visas for the United States, claiming that they were valid for only three days.
The visa were granted by the United States after the Communist press had announced that they had been rejected, "Budapest, Oct. 25. Announcing their decision, the tw publicans way demand Administra. Security police toilay arreat-secretaries stated: "We will not make
ed M. Jullus Varga, Secretary use of the
There are Indications that the ite
authorisation which is
"Dissolve The Reds"
National
tion agreement to the 1948 13x eut as the price of voting the requested of the Pfeiffer Independent insufting to us and to the Gen- foreign aid.
President Truman obviously in (Opposition) Party, against eral Confederation of Labour."
which the lungarian Coalition followers recently, paralysed Paris The French labour leaders, whose
Paris, Oct. 26. tends to ask Congress to go far be
‚A_resolution requesting the Government yond any programine of voluma ry
has broughts and underground transport for Government "to dissolve the Ene-belding ur price-reducing this charges of election fraud.
over a week, bad planned to go to Communist Party" was today! he is not expected to recommend the The Independents. led by Dr. the United States to confer with the deposited in the office of the return, of rationing and price run-Zoltan Pfeiffer, were formed American Congress of Industrial Or. Trol
Assembly by M.) fast July, and in the recent ganiations. Wait And See
elections pulled 14 per cent of Communists, apart from official, Andre Mutier, Chairman of the and diplomats, are forbidden un- Parliamentary extreme Right There is widespread speculation the votes.
into the United Wing group./ that his programine farludes alloca The Coalition alleged that restricted entry
States-althought under the дете tion of scarce and hasle commodities, Dr. Pfeiffer's Party had for policy. it was recently decided
Meanwhile, the Council of higher market margin requirem used their candidates' nomina-admit correspondents of foreign Com State has approved the removal and renewed opposition to the 1748 tiun petitions, and 18 members munist newspapers for the sole pur- of the functions of the Minis- sax cuts. These possibilities have al were subsequently arrested, ac- really hit the markets hard-and gain cused of being connected with a se of reporting the activities at try of Colonies to the Office of
the United Nations.
the Prime Minister. prices, which had held at red Fascist organisation-Reuter.
Earlier it had been reported that Messrs, Lebrun and Raynaud had M. Paul Bechard, Secretary been barred from 'ndinission to the of State, will assist the Prime United London, Oct. 26.
Sikter and that the CIO was | Minister in the administration The Soviet Union has organ- *ppealing to the United States of colonial matters.
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highs, tumbled the limit for the day.
Must Congressines adopted "wait and see" attitude toward the President's
speech. They said the recommendations are largely general
and they would reserve comments until he indicated specific legislative proposals.
In general they agreed a speclat session is necessary,--United Press,
"JANE"
VIVA THE JOLLY OLD FIESTAƒTM GLUGI GLUG!
PITY JANE DOESN'T APPROVE OF ALL: THIS {~ THESE ENGLISH GIRLS ARE TOO JUMPING JELLYFISH -- ITS
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The "Importance of the pre- phone records to teach foreign General to grant them vises only sont problems in the French languages to school children; reached Paris today, according to a Union had decided the Pre- Moscow Radio reported today.spokesman of the United States mior, M. Paul Ramadier, to take over the functions of the Ministry of Colonies.-Reuter.
United Press.
| Embassy-Reuter.
FLOWERS FOR ELIZABETH
London, Oct. 20.
··Princess' · Elizabeth's - "wedding bouquets will be supplied by thủ Worshipful Company of Garden. ers, who will be exercising their traditional right to supply the bouquets for Royal brides.
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Princess Elizabeth's accep tance of their offer confirms \thair privilege, once more,
Members of the court of the
· cómpany of gardeners will pre-
pare the bouquets,
The Princess has not yet'de. ́elded, upón | the flowern---Heuter?!
with the signature in the ar- chives, in which case the con-
be troversy could acttled 48 actually dia- gold.-United
to whether ho covered the Presa.
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