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RATIONING FOR

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New Bill Includes Power To Impose Controls

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Washington, Dec. 9.

The United States Government submitted to Con- gress today legislation proposing the rationing of meat, petrol and other commodities.

Britain's Bid For Food Supplies

LONDON, DEC, 4. FOOD OFFICIALS OF THE MINISTRY OF FOOD WILL VISIT AUSTRALIA SOON IN

The discussions are expected to

llan livestock and crops.

Sir Henry told the conference that the Government was "very depressed" that it had not been able 1 and anywhere in world sumclent ment for Britain's

the

| natural needs,

He thought It would be pos- sible for Australia to send Britain twice as much meat as ever be.

fore

Mr. William C. Foster, the Un- der-Secretary of Commerce, told a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee that the bill, handed to the group by the Secretary of Commerce. Mr. Averell Harriman, would also permit the Government to buy up the nation's entire crop of wheat and certain other commodities.

Mr. Foster said the bill was designed to give President Tru-

Train Jumps Rails

Paris, Dec. 9

Three "people" ·were injured · when the Geneva-Lyons passen- ore train jumped the rails today . at the entrance of the tunnel in Ain, southeast of France, owing to unbolting of the rail," it was announced officially here to night.

The "engine, remained an the rails and cars went off the track without any major damage but blocked the tunnel for some time. -Reuter.

man the authority to allocate and Film Review

dx priorities on scarce items, lo cluding ivestock and poultry, steel, grain and grain products, goods wagons and other products and materials, and thus control

| the Inflationary trends, in

United States.

the

Soviet

Breach With France

LONDON, DEC. 9. THE 'SOVIET · GOVERN- MENT TODAY BROKE OFF.

WITH TRADE VAN TALKS - FRANCE "IN VIEW OF THE HOSTILE POSITION ADOPT- ED BY THE FRENCH GOV- ERNMENT WITH REGARD TO THE SOVIET UNION,” 7.IN MOSCOW RADIO. ANNOUN-

CED...

Captain Boycott

"Captain

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France was hoping to negotiate a shipment of 300,000 tone of Bavict in- wheat in exchange for French dustrial, articles.

The break was announced in a note handed

French Charge to the which d'Alaires in Moscow. President the authority to restrict on Philip Rooney's novel, and will The measure would give the shown's at the Lee Theatre, is based

Shanghai Scandal Exposed

the

It

Df

A Reuter Paris despatch quoted the

A there as saying that Russia consider- the fed the repatriation pact of June 29, had been rendered "null and by France closing down the

gard,

ani near Paris, fast month

Soviet subsequently expelling citizens.

Mayo, and the airuggles of roid repatriation camp at Beaure-i

one

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19

The Soviet not bipadcast

note, Moscow Radio today, makes

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SEARCH OF SUPPLIES, THE} any other materials, if he found appeal to all who like films with pokesman of the Soviet Embassy MINISTER OF FOOD, MR. after public heating that ing the hit calves background JOHN STRACHEY, TOLD A age was basically affecting PRESS CONFERENCE TO-industrial production, or the cost rolling hills and pasturelandin DAY.

of living."

County Dairy products and

Senator John Cooper (Republi- the Irish CARA Will be discussed separately before the can of Kentucky), asked Mr.

peasantry in the 1930' against

and exploitation the tyranny generni talks with the Australian Foster whether the authorities in

ertationed by wealthy landowners are finely and Canberra, Mr. authority for consumer rationing, Strachey said.

accurately proizayed. Mr. Faster replied: "It would

This Sim tells the story of inclued that power.

The Administration's conten-particularly ruthless landlord, cover the whole range vi Austration was that it should have the tain Charles Boyeurt, who incurred/ference to. n. French communica|loD of December 6, which "show" that The Minister said that Sir power to ration, if necessary, to the bitter enmity of his farmer

the French Government is unilater Henry Turner, the Ministry's halt runaway prices.

tenants by eviciing one of their numally Controller of Meat would coneen-

The measure presented to the ber for failure to pay his rent. In repatriation

ally annulling the Franco-Soviet re- trate on the possibility of a big Committee would extend the ex-taliation. Boycott's servants and in-ariation agreement of June 29, development in beef, production port controls and priorities power ourers deserted bint, and his harvest work of the Soviet Repatriation Corn- vest 1945, and intends in terminate the and increased pig production un to March 31. 1950.–Reuter.

was left to rot in the fields. He was mission and that, futhermore, it ne would also be aimed at,

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hunned and ignored wherever he went, and eventually forced to leave

ave cused two members of the Commis- tion, Messa, Filatov. and Sokokin, neighbourhood, financially ruined

uf subversive by the peasants whose treatment sub-

activities agains France," sequently added a new word to the

The note adds: "The Soviet Gov English language.

ernment regards this charge of sub- Stewart Granger is cast in an en-

versive titely new rele, and gives a

activities against France dramatic rendering of the young far of the Soviet Repatriation Commle levelled against the two muben mer, Hugh Davin, shorn of all the on foul slander, devoid of any magnificence of costume and scenery foundations and fabricated hy with which he was surrounded.

the such filens an "The Man in Grey" justify its litrary actions in

French Government in order to To Shanghai, Doc. 0. "Fanny by Gaslight", and The Shanghai Evening Post Magic Bow," He plays in peasant and to members of the Union

The

gard to Soviet citizens in Beauregard and Mercury today editorially clothes and traitered feli suggested that Congress study throughput, and the simple garb ser arbitra

hat Soviet Citizens in France and the whole story of the boycott ves to emphasise his fing of UNRRA fishing catches "as a

acting arbitrary, ability.

anmulling the rings in unilaterally Franco-Soviet repatria- realistic basis for its noxt effort Kathleen Ryan gives a good, mislead French public opinion on the to relieve the food shortage in trained performance as Anne Killain, inject

Telon sgreement, and also in order to

if the truc position Meanwhile over 186 tons of fh the girl who starts off in the enemy

France at the present time. lie rotting aboard vessels as the action and finishes up in Davin's The Soviet Government regards Shanghai Fish effort by relief offlcinis to land pletely in character with the part the French Government as hostile

Market resists sime. Her acting in at all shoes come such actions on the part of the

In playing, and it is also an achieve- ment for director Frank

contrary to the spirit of the alliance Launder, and mutual assistance between the who i pot

by the deliberate use of Freneb, Government responsible ese Government to alleviate the back-lighting, which often makes her

shortage-reported food

heavy appear baggard and bollow-eyed.

the consequences."-Reuter. catches offshore while UNERÁ Cecil Parker plays a convincing tarian work by the Norwegian was radioing its, ships to put into part as Captain Boycott, and Alastair Sim is ideally cast as the village The editorial alleged the boy-priest with an elastic conscience." colt was called to maintain an Robert Donat's brief. - deserve artificial shortago and artificially as Charles Stewart Parnell high prices which the Chinese special mention, Although he is on Government begged for boats to the screen for less than two minutes, relieve."

the vigour and fire with which he The paper suggests that all delivers the climax of a momentous boats be sent back to the Unit-speech linger in the memory long ed StatesUnited Press,

after the film is over.

Mr. Strachey added that there were plans for growing crund nute and other all producing eropa on big scule In Australia and New Guinea.-Reuter.

Nobel Peace Prize

Oslo, Dec.

Professor Henry J. Cadbury, of

the American Friends Committco, New York, and Miss Margaret Bakhouse, of the Friends Service Council, London, will ar. Wednes- day restive the Nobel peace prizo for 1947 awarded these two Quake er organluations for their humani-

Nobel Committee.

This year's manetary prizo amounta to approximately $39,000.-Associated Press,

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