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VITAL QUESTIONS

AWAIT ANSWERS

COMMONWEALTH

London, May 15.

The first stops by the British Government to ascor

tain the Dominions' reaction to the proposat for a Commonwealth conference are expected to be, taken soon. The conference, first referred to by the "Primo Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee in Parliament, has been made all the more necessary by the recent five power pact of western Europeon de- fence, which aims at making the best possible use of the great military potential of Britain, France and the Benelux countries, supported by the military strength of the United States..

It need t be a full-seple gathering of all the Dominion Premiers. Inteed, it is almost impossible to get them all in-

and the gether at one time in London

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LOOTED:

GOLD IN DRAIN

Bangkok, May 15.

The police have incnted in n sewage drain $750,000 worth of gold-part of the $3,000,000 worth looted

gold from D Jorry in Bangkok on Tuesday. Eurfler, police found 30 bars of gold in a shop.

Seventy-five persons have been I retired further irresfeil, including be Can

ARY Socialist advance towards com poltre captain described as

"brain" behind the robbery, aud Mor two air force Heutennis arrests are expected,

there

plate nationationtion,

in

AFSPIN-

already appeared 1e has fandon In pensable role. Along with the Prime Minister. he is known to have some everything in his pow et smpeth the differences within the Lalanır Party. Enamel Minirter-who.ptiblic re- ferences to the lack of prepara- Uve Opposition are believe 10 tim for hathmalisation were ab be in complete agreement that conference shud be called the curliest posible ismeret

Vital veonomie questiritis cerning the Commknwealth, haw- ever, await an exebange af views. There

Magel Com2194 ground that the Fathoni GavarnW ment supporters and Conserva-

"

My

Shunwell,

to within keeled

the

Pastr at though erties of the Government

them to have how clom

will

speak at

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Dangkok ringed by highway and river patrols to fall attempts to snuggle the stolen gold from the city. The police are confident that most of the gold will recovered.-Associated Press.

PRICE__INDEX

New York, May 16. The Associated Press composite of 35 wholesale commodity priers. stood on Friday at 186.72, slighty A year under last week's 186.75,

171.08. foe Senhorough met vall probably age the hidex was Whitsun with our bast Skirmi. draw fre from certain Labour The food components ached

new 18 Bow at 142.76 and tex- in the Commons over the grentes!

members domestle bone of contention bee rider that his speech did far moreules u sinniar bottom of 181.89, tween

Non-ferrous metals, imustelids, parites nationalisu- damage the

the Labour Party

and livestock tion.

Dung the Neum telegram.--Re-grams not cotton

showed-gains:--Associated Press.

Parlament ha aljon track

Coal Discord

The bill to nationalise the n Industry has passed through

the committee stage after two. aff-night sittings during which i

д

Conservatives handful of challenged each clause.

!

. Discard seithas tw National Coal Board--the Gueremarut male | ministration of the coal industry, -reached as bed with the new Sir Charles Rent, signation of production member of the Board, j and gave the thwarted opponen at antionalisation

brier up- portunity to express their virisk before the lose went into re-

cess.

The Jard which faced the Government re- presentatives showed them what they have to expect when they return 10 Westminster in days tline.

care of hostility

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PON- Who nee maal to

Elizabeth Walks With Philip

In Lovers' Lane

Paris, May 16.

Like all good tourists, Princess Elizabeth and her husband Philip went to see the sights at Ver- sailles today. They had the place to themselves except for several thousand other persons who dogged their every step.

and

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THE CHINA MAIL, MON DAY, MAY 17, 1946, -

34 Killed In Tension Between Church

And State In Hungary

Bus Crash

Calro, May 15, Thirty-four Egyptians were killed and 34 injured today when a bus carrying workers from Zagazig to Tef El Kebir fell into a roadelde canal after colliding with another bus→ Router,

BIRTH CONTROL THE BEST MEANS?

means

Budapest, May 16.

Josef Cardinal Mindszenty, Catholic Primate of Hungary, indicated today that the Church would oust members who do not support its control of church schools.

A week ago, the growing tension between the church and state was sharpened by demands from the now United Communist-Socialist Party that state-prepared textbooks be forced. onto church schools. Observers expected Cardinal Mindszenty's reply in a past- orial letter published today and to be rend at 11 masses.to- morrow, to precipitate an open battle between church and state.

not hostinte menses.

to

Reciprocal Trade

Importance

Washington, May 16.

The letter said; "The Church does not like to take menstires against her followers, but when It concerns the salvation of their San Francisco, May 15.

1991- Secretary souls, ench follower must

of State Marshall Birth control may be the derstand that the Churelt can-says the reciprocal trade best immediate

of

take stronger agreements act which expires June 12 is the "most important combatting over-population

"If a parly member is tosal to single factor" in America's in Japan and China, Dr.

his party or a citizen commits

long-range economic policy. Pre. D. Stoddard,

ferson against his country, the George

Dut Senator Robert Tafi sident of the University of party excludes him and the state blo, chairman of the Republlean Illinois, told

regional deprives him of citizenship, A

Party Policy Committee in

in favour of Senate, declares UNESCO conference

Right To. Educate hiere

of the trade „if—a-Cathalle is disloyal to one-year extension "Today:

his Christian

his low instead of the three years i faith and Church, we are compelled first favoured by the Truman Admin-

warn him, but if necessary istration.

Marshall, in a statement to take

more effective meauures

World Trade Week which opens Against him."

the US., coupled the that today h The Cardinal maintalnest

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Speaking to delegates from seven western U.S. States, Alaska and Hawall at the final session of Conference the Parife Regional on UNESCO, Dr. Stoddard re- ported that a section of the Con- the Church's right to educate was tady act with the Europeans Re

efforts 10 ference had considered birth con-given by God." He told his fol-covery Programine, as chief cle-

be-ments" of American trol, the only long-range remedy

pray consimily

lower trade barriers. for over-population and had de- cause the souls of their chlidren stimulate world production and eiled that food production should are in danger.

"Our security as well as our "Churches will be empty if we prosperity is bound up in the cUD be-Immediately increased.

[do not trust on-heving church,

ច "It seems to me this leaves out schonts and religious education, and slow of world trade," the

Secretary anil, of ecount the already intensive Your children will grow up with- A one-year extension bill, with food production in Japan and faith. There will not be any anitations on President Truman's China," said Dr. Stoddard.

priests to give you religious ser-power to cut tariffs, is expreted lee and comfort for youth grow to reach the House Hoor for de

Taith will notate this week. Truman

el

"With the increase of its popu-ing up without Intion at the rate of 1,000,000 a choose a religious profession."— [Murshäll have asked Congress to year, it strikes me as simpler to United Press. sel up birth control clinics now,

span of

three

"In the short years, the Japanese have uprooted

centuries-old

Inany

traditions.

Why not one more."-Associated

Press

UK Cotton

Industry

MARSHALL PLAN Lagging

GRANTS

preserve the Government's pro- sent freedam 19. negotiate tariff changes. Associated Press.

TC-

REFUSED TO SET Budapest, May 16. Budapest printers today fused to set the type for a lead- in the Ing article

Opposition (People's Democratic Party) New Orleans, May 16.

newspaper, Hazunk. The British cotton indus- The article, written by thes

leader, M. Izivan Dar try is still lagging in produc- Party

ankovids, criticised the pro- The Economie Cooperation Ad- tion, being some 60,000 work-

gramme of the Workers' Party. feministration announced new Mar-ers short of a full single-particularly the demand for the Mun-shall Plan authorisations for three shift operation, according to nationalisation of Church schools.

countries here today.

Ruuter. for Fuller E. Callaway, Jr., chair- Holland will get $253,000 tallow and greuse and $1.000.000 man of the American Cotion for flaxseed.

Louis To the garden where kings ¡Selne to the Ile Saint

teens of the past played, he received by the Paris the young couple strolled along leipal Council,

Long before their arrival, tele- lovere lane. They were al-

grams and letters hul flowed

Washington, May 15,

The annual Labour Party meet- |nost alone there too-except inte the 7th century Hotel de Ing at Searborough on the York, for policeren hiiden in every Luisun on the north side of the Austria will receive $16,210 shire coast nest Monday will bush and behind every tree. island where the reception was start deleting two great political | One enterprising photographer to be held, and French parts igues-Britain's battle for pro- was there at 5 a.m. covered sent ferses, paying tribute to the

with leaves and trying his best Princess' churm.-Renter.

duction and the future of Ba House of Lords,

Shinwall Speech

Mr.

60- Herbert Morrison,

Com year old leader of the mode, will develop the thema that an all-round increase in

to look like a tree. The police rnoted him out

Princess arrived,

out

before the

Princess Elizabeth blossomed

in another new outht

Tit

the trip to Versalles. It is the fourth she has worn since she

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Manufacturers Association.

nceris

Callaway, who returned from for canvas. France is to get $041 England, said equipment 328 for the purchase of wheat replacement but a major percent- and $350,000 for pricin food,age of current mechinery pro-

suction in being exported,

Callaway nisu cotit of that roscarch

work at the Shirley

Reuter.

US Rubber Industry ComplainsToMalaya

-Singapore, May 16.

Philip stuck to his Royal Navy The United States rubber industry is dissatisfied

uniform.

Boat Ride

The couple left the British Embassy at 19.30 in their black Daimler limousine and wore in Versailles 25 minutes later, ^ dozen policemen on motorcycles cleared their path.

|

Institute.

Ho suid the institute has begun

its fo to market comméreinily mous Shirley cloth, sold for rain- soots: This cloth seems to be ex- cellent as a waterproof

fabric

which is not, couted and depends upon its close weave and yarn trualment to nebieve aight weight porous result, he said.-- Associated Press.

TURNED BACK

BY RUSSIANS

committee had been appointed to study the complaints. Tho

Hof, Bavarin, May 16. Singapore Chamber of--Com- Eight-hundred-Germans; ~ -In- women and children, merce and the Chinese rubber cluding dealers werd alno reported bound from the American Zone studying the problem.

to the Soviet Zone, were twice But the renction was not all sent back by Soviet guards sta- favourable, One Malayan rubber tioned across the border here hin last night because of alleged Ir- It said that rubber shipments planter, in turn, published arriving in America from Singa- own "open letter to U.S. buyers regularities in their inter-zonal pore and the Malnyan Federation of crude rubber." during the post six months "have He said that "America,

American the small

passes

After 21-

+

with the grading and packing of rubber im- ported from Malaya, the chief source of natural rubber for the United States. The Industry sent two re- Presentatives here to press the complaint. They put un ad-

entitled vertisement

"open letter to packers and shippers A crowd of 14,000 persons of crtide rubber to America" waited at the gutes to the Palace into every Malayan newspaper. of Versailles. When the Daimler drove in they surged forward to follow but struggling poltee -elanged the gates shut in time.

The entire hug park aroun1 | been in such condition 18 to though the richest country in the Millary Government sta had the Palace was closed to every cause the manufacturers and im-world, and possessing the highest worked for hours correcting the

standard of living in the world, pastes, the Germans bet porters the utmost con

The advertisement continued: 15 cctermined to get her rubber at ugali. They were stopped "It is imperative that the grade price which is either below or aquin, this time because mistakes ing and packing be improved at just above subsistence level for were found In the typing of

Other producers." the earliest opportunity.

"political chicanery" during the Geneva trade talks and declared their tenders."

it would be more beneficial to all Shipments are not improving conected if America would im- either in regard to grading, pack- prove the quality of her anan- ing or marking," said the ad- ciri, policy rather than that her vertisement, inserted by repre- representatives criticise the quali Paris, May 15. aentatives of the Flubber Manuty of a product for which she is Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh, after their factuers Association of America ot prepared to pay a fair price." visit to the Palace of Versailles and the Rubber Trade AssociationAssociated Press

of New York.

one except the Royal couple, a few selected

ected guests and the ever- present police,

The weather was perfect.

concern.

בן !

The Princess seemned relaxed and enjoyed herself today. The wise Singapore and Malayan ile said the U.S. had used couple tonka boat ride up the shippers are apt in be faced with Selne and happily sipped cham-heavy claims and rejections of pagne at lunch.-United Press.

Crowds Cheer

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Embassy through the woods of St. Cloud along the where banks of the Seine, crowds, boating, bathing and picnicking, cheered them contin- Qualy in thu afternoon. They went by a naval cutter up the

New Delhi, May 15. A delegation from the British Civil Aviation Ministry in expect. ed in New Delhi on Sunday to take part in India-United King- dom, talks on bl-interal air oyree- special menta.-Associated Press,

The reaction to the adver- taments was sharp. Tan, Lark Eye, chairman of the Binga- pore Rubbar Dealers Assocłu- tion, announced that

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ou!

Dar Es Salaam, May 15. Five years hard labour was the sentence imposed on an In- -dium-employed-at-the-Williamson- diamond mind at Shinyanga in connection with the illelt dla- mond trade.

The accused's car was searched by the police, who found four dinmonds concealed in a piece of rug hidden among the springs of the' driving seat.-Reuter.

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