1948-10-14 — Page 5

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1948.

FRENCH STRIKE SITUATION:

PRINCIPLE"

-Paris, October 12.

An agreement in principle to and the four-week old Old Gang Up

AGREEMENT "IN

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Soviet's "Fanatic Zealots"

Thomas

Louisville, October 12, Governor

Dewey, the Republican Party presden- thal candidate, declared

strike of French metal workers and iron minors in Lorraine was reached today.

Delegates of the metal workers were meating, tô- night at the Ministry of Labour to work out, de- tails of the agreement, the main point of which is a 10 per cent woge increase.

Meanwhile, Paris felt the pinch of the nine-day old French coal strike for the first line "todny when the nationalised electricity organisation, the Electricite de a speech an foreign policy here France, started power cuts. today that, if elected, he would) The confelds remained strike- carry out "a viganiais, mun-bound and the situation general- Extent and effective drive for ly showed litle change.

a bi-partisan peace policy,"

The local branch of the Com- mainint-leel

General Confedera- tión of Ladour (the CGT) agreed #pel tra the change. However, dockern

fir stalled the "clumsiness, weakness and wobbling of pt ce adinite-dration' L sulent Truman,

L

Jasserfol the present ** pektled foreign studio was due in pol to "the Sasure to enreulti the Republicans betere

sudden and valul polity commit marts,"

To Tricks

In Japan

Boston, October 12. The Christian Science Moni- tor today pointed to the fall of

indicating

the Minister of the Interior, that the Corninform had ordered the party to foment alrikes as part| of a plan to sabotage Marshall Japan's cabinet as ald.

that those elements which made pre war politics undemocratic

The Communist-led Railway. men's Federation stated to

night that its discussions today continue today. į

41

with the management of the French

"It is clear neither able demo. settled callways had some pointe "but not the ex-crafte leaders

ner

revillent sential ones."

democratic faith emn be bred in a The Federation would now ap-country overnight,"

Henri at Le Havre have decuted to nung penuch the Premier, M. work Rimerens although the TerQueuille, the stalement adried. Aunerara is due to dock there,

Amber Not Obscene

Boston, October 12. The Massachusetta Supreme Court the highest court in the State-has ruled that Miss Kathleen Winsor's novel of Restoration London, "For- ever Amber," le not “obscene, Indecent or Impure," and does not violate state laws.

It uphold a similar dool. *ion of Judge Frank J. Donohue In the State Supreme Court, against which the Btate Government had appealed-Reuter,

CHRISTIANITY NOT FOR JAPANESE ?

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BLONDE ACTRESS SUED

Hollywood, October 12. Veronica Lake, the · Ameṛl-

can

actress with the longi blonde hair, is being sued by her mother, Mrs. Veronica Keane, for $500 a month sup- port and $17,140 which, she claims, is owing under a 1943 support agreement.

Min Lake's husband, Andro Del Toth, the Alm director, is alleged, as joint defendant, to have aided his wife in "ovading her respon- sibility toward Her mother."

Mra, Kenne, npe 47, stated in her claim that she spent her life saving to advance her daughter's career, and that she had under- gone three major operations. as a result of "worry over Veronica and because of the treatment re ceived from her."

At her home, Miss Lake Bald she was about to leave for a materni-: ty home for her third child, and had no comment.-Reuter.

War On The Black Market

Belfast, October 12. In 1 veiled reference American policy in Japan. The Monitor pointed the Mr. John S. Roseyear, Speaker "unsavoury scandal involving of the Australian House of million strikkeva

Minimum Wage were

several cabinet ministers" at an Representatives, said here to outcome of

The points in dispute, it added, index that post-war polities fall day that he doubted the wis- erly awaiting tha the talks which will decide who concerned the minimen Iving "into a discouragingly familiar

dom of trying to bring Christ- on the nationalted wage. ther

workers on

guaranteed

purchasing pattern."

lian democracy to the East. Bujars with Come u

(power of wages, and the cancell- Itala ay management

Bald: "The four "You can't make Christians of and undoning of dincipilary action against parties in Japan have never been them and I don't think you ch Mr. Dewey cloned that most Traciers niet never taurs today, strikers. of the ouglas je - T the way of after 'disedissima last night, be- Meanwhile,

of deeply rooted in popular couses or make democrats of them and all the Ministry

broad Idents. Ja general, they the time we are in danger of Rus-

Paris. October 12. passen, wela banded in a

cmlwaymen's spokes- | Publie Works, and Transport an- (seen the

rivalries, represented ruthier man amat the Siciidist Minister of nounced

moneyed Bla paganising the West," he said. The French Government has gressive designs of the

Light that railway

Interests or backstage political Our task is to build up the declared war on black market- ambitions of the leader. of the Trumpal, M. Christian Pineau. traffic in Eustern France, where Soviet Guveðrunarat,"

Though the concessions llered the strikes have been most wide stooges peculiarly susceptible to British Commonwealth and Engcers and many important ar-

insaticient," M. Raymond, Thy the Minister were deserthet as spread, would be 10 per cent nor-pportunism derogating often into lish speaking communities,'

corruption," the Seerolloy General of the Hall Workers Union, sud:

"This band of fanatic reatus are striking at the ramparts of trendom with all means shart of

war.

"They

USINK Dilerbota, fear, ecmonie nad political abut- age, nubs volence and treason"," Je said.

He added the prople uf 114 United Stater had no parcel with the people of Rauss, but only the deepest yanthy for alt oppressed. Today worten anunism.

Auflerion Toples

No Strike Yet "There is no question of A

strike of general

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nut tornarrow.

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paper

Work had been resumed t

As a result, the Monitor sald, enne stations and was being re- while democrátic countries are

others,

including never free from such influences, Strasbourg.

Japan developed cynicism which Strikers at Rheims and Charle- remained even after the war des-

were sili adamani, ville

how pite American influences. the ever.

statement

addled. for the moment." However Freight traffic would be slower

The Monitor Inferred that already more railwaymen, par. Sicularly in the Cherbourg area, in returning to normal and mer-tong tine will be required before This outlook changes, United walked out in sympathy with chandise had accumulated.--Beta-

Press. thua die in nevoral districts.

At the Gare du Nord and Gare

The eule d rom-151. Lazare today, railway traille Reuter,

was reported to be running nor- Cmondly, bant at the Gare de l'Est. Blorals stated that several hain bad been cancelled on 201 VITUN De Paris-Strasbourg line.

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AUSTERITY PLANS FOR PHILIPPINES

At Cherbourg, trains, were re- rupted to be running normally

though 80 per cent of the mil aymen there were still on strike. The Rinforcements ADCA supplied Hong Koortem surrounding stations. loadrosting on a firepuency at Striking miners at St. Eloyles 845 kiloeveles per second and on 1,52 megayeles per second. the 31 metre band. H.K.T.

1996 po Pulls Programpu berginery. 12.30 p.m.--Murch of the Moxies italtikka

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mines to the Puy-de-Dome De- partient, Central France, were repus feed teslay to have bineked The entrance to local pit,

Que miner,, returning to work, was injurest in a scuffle with the Jickets.

Red Machinations

Manila, October 13.

Philippine government's hard hitting now.Com- merce Secretary, Cornelio Balmaceda, today appeared to be fashioning an austerity pro- gramme for the Republic through the stringent use of import controls.

Mr. Balmaceda, who is wor- August 7, 1948, to the end of the ried about the Philippines' year. They contended it would forse adverse balance of trade, create a black-market in Ameri is proposing a return of foreign can cigarettes and put them out cigarette and cigar imports 10 the year.

of business for the remainder of

a level 20 per cent above the Mr. Balmaceda anld cigaretle 1940 figure: Previously he had imports have risen from 4.900,- moved for sharp reductions in 100.000 units worth US$8,447,000 imports of liquor and Alms.

in 1940 to 9,192,000,000 units worth US$21,161,000 in 1847.

are

Mr. Rosever was speaking nt n rests have been made, or reception to delegates of the Em- about to be made, the Ministry pre Parlamentary Association. of Justice announced tonight

A party of delegates has been in an official broadcast. making a four-day tour of North- Seven persons, including three) em Ireland. It includes delegates ment agent, were arrested yes trom

Australia, Canado, New terday, the Ministry spokesman Zealand, South Africa, Indin, Isaid. Two others were. arrested! Pakistan, Ceylon, Malta and the today on charges of large-scale West Indies.

illegal dealing in butter, Although Walter Jones, the Pre- Inquiries were being made into mier of Prince Edward Island, is the activities of "T important suspected of on the official 1st of delegates, it Paris merchant"

the was learned today that he is still dealing legally in cheese

spokesman ated. Four petrol In Canada-Router.

racketeers and also been nero ted. while in Normandy, "one of the most important cattle dealers" was arrested tonight in connection with the purchase of cattle, thef officing said,

BURMA TROOPS TAKE VILLAGES

Rongnon, October 12. A Burmese military communi-

The penalties for food, traffick- que today said that Government ing were now extremely severe, troops and recaptured three vil the penker sald. Two men, con- communist-victed of selling black market lages and killed 50 Jed Insurgents the Henzadu margarine, kod been sentenced to district, in the Irrawaddy Delta 13 inonths' imprisonment and a 50,000 francs for, and two years' Other minor clashes in the area imprisonment and a 500.000 francs

fine respectively.-Router. were also reported.-Reuter.

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