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ELIZABETH TO BE MOTHER?

Palace Silence Over Rurhours

London, Mar. 16.

London twittered today with gossip that Princess Elizabeth is expecting a baby and the date most confidently mention- ed is October. Buckingham Palace would not commerit, officially

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or unofficially, but a source close to the Palace said that the Royal Family was expecting Elizabeth's first born in October,

Left Vague..

KING OF TWO COUNTRIES

Calro, Mar. 36. —“proposal 18 Amend the constitutional title of King Farook I of Egypt to "King of Egypt and the Sudan was unanimously approved In principle tonight by the Egyptian Chamber of„Do- puties.

Known facts were: The Prin-the King and the Heir Pre-19t has gradually withdrawn sumptive should not leave the from public appearances since country at the same; time, her marriage to the Duke of Edinburgh at Westminster Abbey on November 20 last year. Her West End social life has shown a marked decline.

The Canadian trip purposely was inft vague at the time it was planned, to allow for eventuality

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The proposal now goes to the Constitution Committee for urgent study and ap proval-Bonter,

Britain Colonies

London, Mar. 16. The primary concern of the

colonial engagements British

agricultural of the year. polley must be the benefit of

The social calendar whole Royal Family only five official for the remainder

All indications. added up to submitted to the Government

Winston To Make Speech

London, Mar. 16. ↑ Mr. Winston Churchill is expected to, preside over the plenary session of the United Europe Congress opening at The Hague on May 7.

A spokesman of the British United Europe Movement, which; Mr. Churchill leads, told Renter tonight: “We expect that Me Churchill will make an important

speech,"

It was thought that a concerted attempt to obtain the banking off the Labour Party would be mado in the International Socialist Con- ference on the Marshall Plan.. which opens here on March 22

European Socialiste, including;}

mind, and their hand may be

support

strengthen by the growing Labour for a House of Communis resolution demanding a fullest European Union,

The Princess and the Duke are not included In plans for the Royal Family's tour of Australia and New Zealand early next year

The Royal couple's own trip-Thia, is not especially remarkable the colonial peoples, the the Dutch, have already tried to never officially announced--to Canada and perhaps the United a summer holiday at

because the Royal Family spends Colonial Primary Products make the Labour Party change its

Balmoral Committee said in a ropart States this spring has been can.

during July and August. celled,

The Princess' social colender official en-

thir: London gossips will have no today. contains only five

concreto-basis for their speculat. The colonies of the Common- gagements between now and the ions at least unul early June. wealth offered great pos sored by Labour as well as Cot- This resolution, originally spm- end of the year,

Princess Elizabeth, dressed an-sibilities of increased food and servative Members, has a for There will be no denial from tirely in black because of private raw material production, the been signed by nearly 100 Men Duckingham Palace, nor will the

mourning for Princess Helena officially gossip be

confirmed

were not bers of Parliament of all parties, until flis Majesty's press secretary inspected

Victoria, who died on Saturday, report stated, but

tho 2nd

Battalion "estates which can be exploited barring the Communists.—Reuter. fastics o formal announcement-Grenadier Guards today, The by the United Kingdom for "Her Royal Highness the Princess Princess, who la Colonel in her own advantage". Elizabeth is not undertaking any chief of the Grenadiers, walked There were, however, many further engagements for the next through the ranks while a Guards few months. Such an announce band played tunes

the ment custommurlly is not made musical play "Oklahoma", start- Royal circles until about four months before a birth is expecting with "Oh, what a beautiful

morning."-United Press.

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Normal Seclusion Contrarily: it was understood that King George, whɩse pre- dilection as # normal, family- keving father was publicly estab lished during his duughter's courtship when he advised her

to

suffer a six-month *cooling-

off period" before announcing her engagement, had advised the young couple to enjoy life in the normal seclusion of a young mor- ried couple.

It is an open secret that the Palace was perturbed at the

un-

rumpus kicked up in the House A of Commons in debating the pro- posed allowance for Elizabeth and her husband, Some intimates Rald the King had instructed Elizabeth to lend a quiet, abirusive life.

Although Princess Elizabeth hnd served on the Council of State before, it was deliberately planned to bring her into official prominence by having her remain behind as a member of the Council presumably with

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developments would benefit Britain and the rest of the world as well as the colonies themselves.-Reuter.

Jewish Threat To "Hound Down" Conservative M.P.

Jerusalem, Mar. 16. declaration that they would spend the rest of their lives hounding down" the sponsors of a suggestion made in the House of Commons that, sentenced Jewish terrorists serve. their ⚫ imprisonment in other parts of the British Commonwealth after the end of the British mandate was made by Jewish terrorists of the

·· Irgun Zvai Leumi tonight:

The terrorist statement, insurd - in † during the debate on the Palentine Tel Aviv, said the suggestion, which | Bill in the Home of Commons Test the was made during the debate on the Wednesday, asked: "What is the Duke of Gloucester, Princess | Palestine Bli in Horliament, was the Royal and Viscount Lascellca- | "most barbație, in British History." while the King in abroad. Also, Mr. Reginald Manningham Bollar, It had long been the custom-that "K,C., -winding up for the-Opposition

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Rotation Proposal For S.E.A. Office Of Food Organisation

Baguio, Mar. 16.

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legal position as regard to prisoners?

What is to happen to the Jews and

Serious Position In Berlin

Frankfurt, Man 16. Colonel Frank L. Howley, the| American Military Governor of Berlin, was reported today to bave said that "forded: men- Hures" against-the democratic) parties had Been taken for weeks in the Soviet section of: Berlin.

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The political altcation is very serious, he said, according to DENA.

"A small political group in trying to lead the German_pos pule on, to destruction. This gro is using the same police state methods as the Nazis.

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GUERILLAS NEAR BELIZE

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Arnku - who, withio recent months, hare · been sentenced for crimes of The British cruiser, Sheffield, violence *gainst British troops, fingship of Vice-Admiral: Wil- elvillane and property? Some of Ham Tennant, Commanderőin them may have been given · life sen-

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surances on that important point, a terrorist will know that: no matter whint sentence, of penal, servitudo "coure-may-impore, he will only have

to serve up to May 15."-Reuter.

The nine-nation. Food and Agricultural Organisa- tion regional conference at Baguio today ad- journed one day ahead of schedule after adopt- ing, by five votes against four, a two-year Old Curse

rotation system for the proposed office in South East Asia,

The rotation proposal. wak advanced by the United Kingdom and supported by the Philippines, and China. The nations, voting in favour were Chim, the Philippines, France, Burma and the United Kingdom

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London, Mar. 16 British retail distributors to |day answered, the Chancellor

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India, Pakistan, the '- Netherlands and Slam opposed the proposal,

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Calcutta, Mar. 16.

It recommended, that the India's age-pid, curse of un- location of the regional seat touchability and caste dis-

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tion after every two years and that tha, FAO Director Georral, in Wash ington, make the selection of first seat by June 1,

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will be banned by law in the province of West Bengal ifi, gional office was also adopted un-legislation expected to be in- animously.

troduced shortly is-passed, .⠀ A resolution expressing its desirability of abolition was registered at the last session of the provincial Assembly, and comparatively easy passage of the Bill is anticipated.

An earlier conference decided the while Australia, New Zealand and the United Stater were not within the area-secrej by the organisation, the association of bese Governments would be welcomed.

Mr. Harold Vogel, Secretary Geu

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The bill will seek to provide inter alia equal rights for mem described officially as the "sche duled caster with those of high-caste Hindus, and to gus- rantee harijanu (untouchables) the right to enter any temple in the province and to attend

social or religious fune tions-United Press.

of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, plea for reduced sineserat of the FAO, Conference, said hebers of what are euphemistically and profits with an offer to believed, the rotation proposal, would bear the £20,000,000 cost of a work out successfully. ..... - A 50 per cent cut. of the: Govern-

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ble frock the Director The efforts of manufacturers General of the FAO, In-Washington and distributory alone cannot make in which the latter said he was any substantial impression on the bigbly grained with the results of prices of the wide range of goods the Baguio, Conference. H carrying the purchase tax so long Mr. Vogel; praised, the press for as a fax, at high rafes continues tele cooperation and ....... impartial

to be chargeable, the retailers told coverage of the Conference-Reu the Chancellor,

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The retailers insisted that, con- trol of salaries 'arid wagte must so hand in hand with the control of prices and profita Reuter.

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