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THE CHINA MAIL, TUES DAY, DECEMBER 28, 1947.

WALLACE FOR PRESIDENT

Pressure To Found A Third Party

Justice Goes Slow In P.I.

Manila, Dec. 22.

The Philippine I'cople's Court, which is under Con- gressional fire and facing Kholtion

agency fur trying war collaborators, re- ported it had disposed of only 400 of 5,553 cares of ferason thus far in the 1947 calendar.

Twenty four were acqult- Jed. 397 dismissed and 09 Dupeels convicted.

EL was

The Court Bald hampered

by procedural iangles and by recurrent news of amnesty and aboli- tion of the Court."--Asso- elated Press.

RUSSIANS BUILDING UP NAVY

Wealthy Backers' HIGH MASS

Defection

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Washington, Dec. 21. › Mr. Henry Wallace, former Democrat Vice-Pre- sident of the United States, has been subjected this week to strong pressure from the extreme left wing of his supporters to found a third political party and declare immediately his in- tention of becoming a candidate for the Pre- sidency next year in opposition to both the Re- publican and Democrat candidates.

He has tried to force the Pre- Mr. Wallacy has, so far, vigor- usly avoided commiting himselt sident to change this by thren- in any way, but reports that he frening to block his election next was Inclining t:wards setting unvrar, but President Truman bas. thizel parts were sufficient t tor, ignored him and Mr. eate a split in the diminished Wollnce has failed to gain sub- number of orgnalantions which stontial political supp÷rt.—Ru- still strongly support him.

The most important dema of a wealth at p ten. tist financial backer, the wealthy New York section of the Amal- gamated Clothing Workers Union, and 11 demand that President Truman lind

Mr Wallace should resolve their differences trom Mr. Frank Kingdon, one of the chair- min of the Progressive Citizens of America, on organisation which has hitherto, been an enthusias the Wallure support:r.

Was

Senator's Action

the

Me Earller this year, ofter,

is now United States member of

ter,

SHORT

SKIRTS

TELEVISED

Philadelphia, Dec. 21. Solemn High Mos was televised from the Cathe- dral of St. Peter and 8. Paul here today.

It was believed to be the first telecast from a Catho- He cathedral.

the

Witnessing the television service did not suffice for Catholics to comply with requirement flint they must be physically present at Mass on Sundays, cathe- dral autkortiles said. hut such programinies "might give non-Catholics a belter understanding of the Church's principal form of worship."Reuter.

Frankfurt, Dec. 22.

The first number of the Deutscher Volkoneress, the week- ly organ the German Peopl Congress in the Soviet Zone, ap peared day in 1.000.000 copies.

Reuter.

LOSE OUT MAJESTIC

Paris. Dec. 22.

Washington, Dec. 22. The Navy publication. said today that the Rus-Ware's attacks United The world league for sian fleet is on the up-les policy towards Bossin, he short skirts received a was disavowed by th Lueta' grade but indicated that tion headed by Mrs. Eleanor stinging defeat here in Soviet is holding on to Rosevell, Mr. Paul Porter, the the world's fashion capi- many antiquated vessels.mr Price Control chief, wh

tal. The official magazine "All the United Nations Economic Hands," published by the Navy's Commission for Nur pe, and Hanau of Personnel. said the others who had been close asso Soviet fleet "emerged from the clates of Mr. Wallnce from stronger than ever New 17eal days.

dis- The organisations have

themselves front Mr is ciat d information. said Wallace as # Presidential candi the magazine. indicates the date and he has also been dis Soviet has four fleets Ballir, avowed by the Traders Northern, Black Sea and the powerful Congress of Industria Pacific pln Flotilles the Oeganlations and other unionan. 4:an

is etose friend, Senator Cland Targe

Dipper (Dem erat of Florida), has made it clear that he will support Presiden!

for He Presidency.

Reent war

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Truman

The Anal batch of disavowals which came this week leaves Mr. ber Wallner with little effective or

gumised political support escep'

.

Out of 5.500 Parisienues, the short, the fat, the tall, those men who are the delight and Inspiration of designers, 5,112 have let down their hems.

Seventy-seven percent, accord- ing to a poll conducted on the Champs Elysees with EL tape measure on 5,500 women, now wene their skirts between 38-40 centimetres off the ground. Five percent already have a new long trens, only seven percent even; like the short skirt and eight per cent who wear their skirts, aliove

the knee would like to be able to

ffed an ankle-length one. Nine

from the Communist Party and out of ten Parls women would banisations

which Cmy full skirts instead of straight Gemary's lund speed in mumists are said to hold controli

ing positions.

1 States

ted at the end of the war by agreement with the Istor

United

1.s.

and Britain,”.

CHOLERA SCARE

IN SYRIA

Dama cus, Dec. 22.

Unpredictable

گی

Mr. Wallace is not Com munist and has always appeared embarrassed by the support the Camunists have given hlm.

men.

The crowning coup is that are department store has put. out all its dresses with longer skirts-35 centimetres from the. floor for day wear, 33 for even. Ft therefore considered un-ing, and a large hem.-United Bikely bal ht will take the Press.

plunge and stand for the Presl- dency outside the Democrat Party-and he has no chance of

2 gunder of suspected enses | defeating Mr. Truman · for the of cholera have occurred in three Democrat nomination. Syrian villages, two

But political

+1 thrm

observers

here

neay Damascus, the capital. ny that Mr. Wallace's career has The villages have been isolat-shown him to be completely un-

predictably. (ed on orders of the Syrian Gov- Mr. Wallace's friends say that ernment and compulsory in-the primary motive of his poll- cedation has been ordered in tical thinking is to prevent the the affected areas. Country-drift to war which he feels Is wide inoenlation is being con- inevitable if President Truman sidered-Router.

remains in office and continues Is present policy towards Russia.

EX-BLACK LIST

MAN'S DEAL

Mexico City, Dec. 21.

Swedish millionaire Axel

NEW ITALIAN CONSTITUTION

Rome, Dec. 22:

new Re

it was officially announcert Wenner-Gren announced he has here today that the arranged to buy control of publican Constitution of Italy Mexico's two telephone systems will be effective from Jan. 1. valued at US$60,000,000.

It is expected that the Con- Wenner-Grun was on the U.S. atitution will be finally approved and British black lists during by the Constituent Assembly on the war.-Associated Press. | Monday.--Reuter.

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