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Loading Hong Kong (If sufficient inducement)
2nd Half May, 2nd Half June. Early August
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1948,
ARABS LEADERS MEETING
New Discussion Planned On Palestine Crisis Peninsular
Ibn Saud Being
A...
Brought In
Damascus, Apr. 29, New Argb talks on Palestino will start on Saturday when the Premiers, of Syria and the Lebanon go to Saudi Arabia to meet King Ibn Saud, widely regarded as the shrewdest of the Arab rulers, who has, so far, played no active part in the Arabs' present "Help Palestine parleys... King Ibn Saud, whom some people consider the most powerful of the Arab kings, rarely leaves his desert kingdom, and was not present at the Transjordan capital of Amman earlier this week when Syrio, the Lebanon, Transjordan and Iraq were reported to have agreed to open a three-front campaign in Palestine before May 1.
His entry into the Arabs' dis- cussions may prove decisive,
Riah El Sol, the Lebanese might each on Jewish immigra- | Premier, signed that agreement ion into Palestine, still an out on behalf of Syria, but when he standing problem, goes to Riad, the capital of Suudi Arabia, on Saturday, he thank will be accompanied by Syrian Premier,, Jamal Mardam Bev.
After the Amman
4,tretment had
11. been reportes alged, Regent of Iraq, Ettir Alvin Hilah, and Riah Ei Suh, left for Chips to get the signaltures of and Saudi Arabia.
Exspl
Arab Foolor
Singapore Unions 'Angry'
●●
of
Singapore. Apr. 29,
The Communist-dominated Singapore Federation of
Trade Unions tonight decided to call off its May Day rally and precession through atreets of
Singapore in view $t, the Government's.
Tasued yesterday. and "threat of military force."
the
ban. the
A hundred delegates from 76 unions unanimously past... ed a resolution declaring the Federation was "very angry” with the Government.
The Federation decided to protest to the World Federa. tion of Trade Unions against
the Government ban and ra-
funda solved that May Day
used to should be
support currant atrikes in Singapore. --Reuter
♦♦
ANGLO-SWEDISH FINANCIAL TALKS
London, Apr. 20.
between
Empire Conference
Planned
London, Apr. 29.
of... all Representatives Parliaments in the British Commonwealth will be invit-i Fed to a conference in London in the autumn, the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, announced today.
Mr. Attleb was speaking at the annual meeting of the United Kingdom Branch of the Empire Purliamentury Association, which
the month, [decided that
inost likely in suit all the Parliaments would be October.
•
flrst
A this Conference suce
Parliamentary the war, the United Kingdom hopes to wel- only
the older
ceme not
Representativts of newly-ul- rerently formed in legislatures ated branches of the Association. with n-ofheint majorities, will
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