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ABOLITION OF DEATH PENALTY: WIDENING SPLIT IN CABINET COMPROMISE OUT ......................

OF QUESTION

London, Juno 3.

The Cabinet today discussed the most delicate de- cision of its lifo-whother to throw its weight on the side of or against the proposed five- your suspension of execution for convicted murdarers.

The

It seemed that whatever the decision, the Constitu-

tion and conscience would be against it. Cabinet has been split all along on the issue and now, after last night's rejection of the re- form by the House of Lords, some think the breach will widen.

I the Cabinet stand by the free vole of the House of Com- mons, which supported aboli- tinn, it will

its own oppose majority view and that of the Home Secretary, the Minister most responsible, the majority view of police, judges, forme! Home Secretaries and the gen eral public, the six to one opinion of the Upper House of Parliament.

if it sticks to its view that

In Suspension

the wrong in midst

postwar wave,

1

to

mons that the Home Secretary, Chuter Exle, appeared 10 Mr. have taken action contrary the for all convicted murderers lost nouncing an automatic reprieve

April.

Mr.

law of the land" in an-

Chuter Ede made his on-

| nouncement after the House of Commons had voted to suspend the death penalty for murder for five years.

In the House of Lords yester dlay, where the *no hanging" clause was rejected, the Lord Chief Justice, crime

Lord Goddard, said the Home Secretary's action amounted to altering the law by nuministration-something which hack not been done since the times of James II, nearly years ago.-Reuter,

of

It will contradict Ita cariler declaration that 12 would stand by a free vote of the House of Commons; and the will override the strong con. solentious-vlaws-of-many Min

Stafford latera, Including Bir Cripps, the

Chanocilor of the Exchequer.

Constitutionally, when the two Houses of Parliament disagree, it is principle that they should' lind a compromise, but political

eireles consider this out of question on such an

th

issue. The next step is for the pro- posal to go back to the House of Commons. If they change their muds, the issue will be flushed, If they reaffirm it, the House of Lords can only delay the reform for two years.

Cabinet Choice

Samuel,

Hold-Up In The Air

Bart, June 3.

A Yugoslav civil plane landed at an airport near hare tonight with passengers who were reported to have forced the pilot to fly to Italy at pistol

point.

The plane,

which carried

22 passengers and alx crew belonging to the Yugoslav Civit Airlines, was on route Belgrade to Sarajevo

from

on a normal service when the radio operator and one of the passengers armed with Aro volver, forced the pilot to fly to Bari.

The passengers were all of Yugoslav nationality-Router.

U.N. KASHMIR

COMMISSION

Rangoon, June 3.

Mr. J.K. Huddle, the Unttes States Ambassador to Burma, who is the American member of the Commission-appointed-by the United Nations to inquire into the dispute between India and Pakiston over Kashmir, will leave

here by air for, Washington to-

morrow.

He will consult there with State Department officials before set- ting off for Geneva, where the 200 Commission is due to hold its I-first-meeting on June 15.-Reuter

HARRIMAN

OPTIMISM

ON AID RESULTS

Paris, Juno 3.

Mr, Averell Harriman said today there is every rea- son to believe that the American Marshall plan aid will help produce a prolonged period of peace in Europe.

Recent Soviet policy moves indicate Russian recog- nition that the Marshall plan already is prov- ing effective and strengthening the position of Western European notions.

SOVIET GESTURE TO FINNS

Helsinki, June 3.

The Soviet Government, an- nouncing its decision to cantel the reparations deliverica by Finnish Government, said: "It must be seen against the back- ground of the initiative taken In this matter by the Finnish Cabinet's three Communist Ministers, Messrs. Murto, Jan- hunon and Leino."

The Finnish Minister of Sup- ply, M. Murto, the Minister of Social Affairs, M. Janhunen, and the former Minister of the In- terior, M. Leino, in speeches at the time of M. Leino's dismissal for acting unconstitutionally, sug- gested that Russia might agree to scale down reparations,

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The Finns claimed their countryNGAI KWONG HONG, would have a favourable foreign CHINA EMPORIUM. trade balance and a strong cur- from repara- rency if released

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On the other hand, the

decision is interpreted here as a gesture to help the Communists in the general elections on July 1 and 2.

The Communists tost ground in the mundelpal elections Inst De

in cember and it was belleved Helsinki that they would suffer similar reverses in the general

eloctions.Reuter.

SOVIET AGENT IN MANILA

Manila, June 3. Intelligence operatives of the Philippine Constabulary on Wednesday arrested Soviet agent named Alexander Gmiria, who was reported to have en- tered the Philippines illegally as a civilian employee of the United States Ariny,

The Cabinet must decide whe- ther to put on the whips-direct Members how to vote or leave them, a free choice again. If the of lalter, the original majority only 23 for

be suspension, may reversed because

the in- Mr. Harriman arrived in, remain in Washington where fluence on Members of the weight Paris yesterday to set up head-some 35,000 applicants are being of public opinion against it. quartors as Ambassador at large interviewed at the rate of 1,000

The compromise suggested for the Economic Co-operation daily for ECA jobs.

Liberal by Lord

The council of the Administration.

European peer, would permit capital

Mr. Harriman told American Economic co-operation organisa-

He was arrested at the premises punishment for murder in gan correspondents today: "My

first

comprising 16 nations oul-

of the Rural Transit Company, eral to lapse, but would retain

Europe Soviet-dominated objective will be

how site sec for political assasination,

Ad-beld a meeting here this after-where, it was added, he was om- the European Cooperation

ployed. murder of policemen on duty

ministration can help the West-noon under the chairmanship of

Although the warrant of arrest and of prison officers by

ern European countries to pro- Belgian Baron Shoy. The main vlets, and for crimes of excep.

was for illegal entry, the authori- the mote and expand intra-European item on

agenda was

ties disclosed that Gmiria's back- tional atrocity or long preface The No. 1 job of Burn drawing up of no inventory of rollng and activities (definitely pean nations is to work out for dollar aid needs for the third linked him with. the Communist The Cabinet is believed to themselves their own recovery trimester of 1948 to be submittel favour a strong decision one way and trade expansion programmes to Mr. Harriman after approval or the other-to hang or not 10 hang for murder, without qualification.

meditation.

con.

Contrary To Low Mr. Anthony Eden, the puty lender of the Opposition, sald today in the House of Com-

HATCHET GANG AT WORK

a

to

ת

and we are here to see how far by the council-United Press. we can help them do so with American dollar aid.

"The_ulilmate object...is to re de-establish Western Europe's ability to become self-supporting with- out old from the United States. This would be the surest way io- wards restoration of economic sinbility in Europe which in self would be the best guarantee of peace. There is every reason to believe that the future outlook ta favourable to such a develop, ment.

Taking Effect

a mennA ald.

optimism where the recovery programme already is taking effect.

the

FATE OF HOUSE OF LORDS

London, June 3. The Marquess of Salisbury, Leader of the Conservative Op- position in the House of Lords, tonight tabled an amendment urging rejection by the Peers of the Parliament Bill, which re- duces the time during which the Lords can hold up a House of Commons measure from two years to one year.

The Bill is to be debated next Tuesday and Wednesday on its second reading, which had been adjourned to allow for all party talks on wider reform of the House of Lords.

Mr. Harriman said: "I can only interpret recent roves by Mos- cow such as the Kremlin's peace offensive a couple of weeks ago as indicating they-belleve The These talks ended in deadlock

already is proving plan

ng effective.

abandoned.

movement."

His dossier showed he "sneak- ed" into the Philippines from France with the 020th Light Equipment Company, which was Lattached to the first_contingents {of American troops who landed in the Philippines with General Doù- glas MacArthur.-Reuter.

BACK DOOR TRADE IN EUROPE

Geneva, June 3. Europe's economy may re- of quire back door admission Poland and other East Euro- pean nations to the benefits of the Marshall plan, officials of the Economic Commission for Europe said. today.

Shanghai, June 4. The ERP Ambassador stressed The charge that hatchet repeatedly the need for rebuild- gang is invading the Socchowing trade between the European waterfront, seeking

take nations themselves. An charge of unloading junks and of cutting down the dollar sampans, was made by a del. He expressed egation of coolies who called on Mayor K. C. Wu today.

Hundreds of coolies marched to the City Hall where they sought a mass audience with the Mayor They said they have been driven off their jobs by a gang of 200 nen carrying hatchets and iron

He plans as soon as possible to The amendment says the Bili bars and added that their lender. pay visits of two or three days would go far towards establian-authorised to use dollars for pur- jured when he resisted the hal-ach to fiery and Germany. He ing a single chamber government, is now recruiting a staff of 1,500 and thereby deprive the country chetmen,

United' of a vital constitutional safeguard The coolles said they appealed of whom 1,200 will be

citizens. About,500 will of its liberties."Reuter, to the security police but they did not receive any satisfactory reply, wherefore they wanted to appeal to the Mayor.

nut

Wang Li-hai, was seriously in

was

The mass delegation allowed to see the Mayor but a member of the Mayor's office re colved several delegates

and promised to investigate.—United Press,

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Shanghai, June 4,

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MICHAEL AND ANNE TO WED IN ATHENS

Lausanne, Juno 3.

Ex-King Michael will marry Princess Anne of Bour- bon-Parma in Athens at the end of next wook, it was learned here on good authority today. Princess Anne is expected to join Michael this week

The offelals were disturbed by news that France and Italy had rejected certain allocations of coal from Poland because of lack of dollars or other means of pay- ment and said European economy will suffer a severe setback un- less Marshall plan nations were chases from countsics within the Russian sphere of influence

The difficulties of East-West trado la Europe have arisen first In the case of Polish coal, the cffelala said but would probably appear with other materials and other countries-of-Eastern Europe.

-Associated Press.

Jap Trade Delegation In India

Karachi, June 3. A Japanese trade delegation was welcomed today at a public meet-

The only Soviet sponsored Chl hese newspaper in Shanghal, the "Shl Tai Jin Pao" was suspended tho on Wednesday by order of City Government for repeatedly publishing anti-Government : pro- The Pope three months ago, both behind and outside the fron paganda and laking no heed of refused a "dispensation for curtain, a member of the ax tries official Chinese warnings, accord-Princess Anne, who is a Catho- King's suite said here today,

in the Lausanne hotel where he has been staying of the Chamber of Commerce, ing with his mother, Queen Helen, since his abdication.

The President "suggested that a Japanese trade representative be appointd to Karachi to facilitata]

two.com commerce between the

The delegation leader, w..

.coun-

ing to the Shanghai Municipal lic, to marry Michael, who is "The newspaper reports of a Eaton, said there were many ob Press Bureau. Tho Вигени

said that the paper member of the Greek Orthodox religious confilet over the King's stacles to free trade between- Pa- had violated Articles 21 and 20 of Church. All reports indicate marriage have been greatly dis-kistan and Japan since Japan le the Chinese Publication Law by that the wedding will now take torted" he said. "The King in a hard currency arou. Ho publishing articles which tended place according to Greek Ortho- stands out for Rumanians as the added, however, that arrango- to disturb peace and order and dex rites.

champion of the Church in the mensts are being made for a Interfered with the Government's Swiss papers quoted Copenhagen struggle against Communism Hu blanked trade between the two economic measures and incited reports, that Princess Anne had purely Orthodox marriage to countries students and labourers to riot and given up the Catholle faith Princess Anne In Athens next aston said all trade will bo in to spread Tumotuskeraderie and Michael-marriage to Princess week will be now evidence of sterling except 'cation place goods, A report of the action was sent Anne in accordance with Orthodox his firm stand in the defence of which would be on a barls of 00 to the Ministry of Interior in rites will greatly strengthen; Ala the religion" and the traditions, percent sterling and 60 per cent Nanking -RAUDEN:

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