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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1948.

NEWFOUNDLAND DOES NOT FAVOUR UNION

London, Novombor 21. Major Poter Cashin, a former Newfoundland Finance Ministor, said here this week that o petition signed by over 50,000 Newfound- londors-35 per cent of the electorato—would bo presented to the bar of the House of Com- mons next week as a protest against the pend- ing union of Newfoundland, Britain's oldest colony, with Canada.

Major Cashin is one of the three prominent New- foundlanders who are in London to present the petition which is being sponsored by Sir Alan Herbert, the British author and indepen dent member of Parliament.

'The other two are, Mr. John) Higgins, K.C.. Presklent of the Newfoundland Bar Association, and Major 'rederick Marshall, a businessman.

Self-Government

of no

The day on which the petition will be presented is not yet cer- tain and the delegation of three have consequently made no plans

returning home. Before they Ko they will lay a wreath on the Cenotaph in Whitehall in re

nembrance of Newfoundland's war dead.-Reuter.

SCHUMAN ON RUHR

DISPOSAL

Royal Birth Celebrated

In New York

New York, November 22.

Two thousand persons at- tended a special thanksgiving service In the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York on Saturday to mark the birth of Princess Elizabeth's

Those present included re- presentatives of England, Am. orica, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, 'India, South Africa, Scotland

and the British

West Indies.

Flags of the nations of the British Commonwealth wore carried by colour guards in a and procession of olergy quests. Associated Press.

U.K. SHIPPING STRIKE AFFECTS THREE LINERS

Southampton, November 21.

The Cunord White Star Line announced today that the Queen Elizabeth will not sail for America before Tuesday. The scheduled sailing of the Queen Mary on Wednesday has likewise been doforred because of a strike of crowmon. The announcement followed the strikers' decision today to continue their refusal to take the ship to strike-bound New York or to Halifax, Nova Scotia.

Trial Demanded they sent

For Hirohito

+

Breakfast and luncheon were by stewardesse:

Italians

To Adhere

To Pact

Rome, November 21. Possible Italian adherence to

They contend that the latter)

and the Atlantic Pact is believed alternative would be strike ved breaking. About 400 of the others, some of whorn hul never in Rome to be one of the rea- of diplo- Elizabeth's crew of 1,250 walk-served a meal before yesterday, sons for the burst

the matle activity. The ed off the ship an hour before American movie stars,

passengers include

Martha sailing time yesterday. Later | Raye and Dana Andrews, Vincent The Ballon Prime Minister, a cablegrain an- Massey, the former Canadian Signor Aleido do Gasperi, is in nouncing their action the High Commissioner in London, Brussels where he is to give a lender of the striking Ameri-janil Sir Charles Woolley, Gov-lecture and is due in Paris Mon-

Gulana-Reu- | day. can Jongshoremen, Mr. Joseph Jernor of British Ryan, and received' Д reply for. from him expressing apprecia- lion.

Marooned

to

Shanghai, November 22, The Influential "Ta Kung Pao, in an editorial today, demanded Emperor Allied prosecution of

Em- Hirohito, saying that the

Queen Elizabeth's The perur's power to accept the Pots- dain Declaration showed that he passengera huve been stranded in abo was powerful enough to pres England since vent war.

1,000

The petition asked that imme- dude provision be made for the

t Newfouraikan restoration

inst Werinesuny, That and self-government

sailing date, the ship's original negotiations for union with Conn-

been marooned to be made "other than by repre-

Paris, November 21. The editorial said that the Em- and they have

and not sentatives of a duly elected gov-

here since the lightning walkout M. Robert Schuman, the peror was not a child cenment of the people of New-

French Foreign Minister, said at mentally invalid and was given at nom yesterday,

the old manffland."

interview Metz today that he firmly hoped dictatorial power under

therefore WR3 Mr. Cashin, in an ath Reuter, described as "rigeason and commonsense would constitution and Red-up" the recent referendure by preval" on the Anglo-American responsible for instituting the war

in-of aggres-ion.

The paper demanded immediate winch a majority of 7,000 Nese-proposals for the Rühr Key foumalanders voted for union with dustries.

"We cannot accept possession prosecution before the interna. Comedie.

Gov-if he is acquitted the full reasona this unparalleled arsenal going tional Military Tribunal and said to a centralized, Germon ernment-an arsenal such as even for his acquittal should

The had, he nounced to itler's armies never re.

Press, added-Reuter,

"This small majority was ob. tained by unscrupulous appeals

and prejudice, to passion shameless exploitation of

sectional llgleus

and

by

differ.

be 20- world.--United

Berlin City Documents Must Not Go West

ences." he asserted.

The signaturen on our petition nectarod under particular dinenities in view of the fact that the commission of the Gov- erament refused to give us radio time on the Government control- fed station. This decision was backed up by the British Secre- tary of Stale for Commonwealth Relations, Mr. Philip Noel Batter."

MEA Mr. Cashin thought

there The have been would

many signatures "under normal con. ditions" and he claimed that

thousands "hundreds-perhaps

more

www" who voted for confedera

now changed their had ,tion

minite. He said that the New- foundlanders he represented had no quarrel "with our Cana-Dr.

Jan friends."

"If the rights of Newfoundland -the corner stone of the British' Entre-are "ot

recognised, Great Britain will be doing her- self a great wrong in the eyes of the world. This is a thing which

to see happen.”| no one wishes

be added.

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concerning the

CANADIAH INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR

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K. F. NOBLE Canadian Government. Trade Commissioner, Hong Kong & Shanghai Bank Building, P. O. Box 120, HONG KONG

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TRADE FAIRS

TORONTO... MAY 30 - JUNE 10, 1949

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Visiting buhosanen from 73 countries attended the 1948, Fair--and 1400 exhibitors displayed the products of 28 different nations. Advance reservations indicate that the 1949 Inter national Trade Fair, again sponsored by the Government of Canada, will be even more successful.

· Exhibitors' applications should be received before January 1949, in order to permit the most equitablo allocation of avali- able space, Later applicants will riak, disappointment. Full Information and application forms are obtainable from your pearest Canadian Government Trade Representative,.

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GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

Berlin, November 21. Russian occupation authorities today forbade the acting Lord Mayor of Berlin, Dr. Fordinand Friedensburg, to allow any municipal docu- ments to be removed from the city offices in the Soviet sector to any of the three Western sectors.

Friedensburg declared that the Russian letter warned him that he would be held personally responsible if any documents were removed.

Meanwhile,

Six hundred

разгондека яго stranded without accommoda. tion in Cherbourg, where they had hoped to board the Eliza - beth yesterday.

Belgian Crisis Almost Solved, Says Spaak

Brussels, November 22. The Belgian Governmental crisis is practically solved, Pre- mier Paul Henri Spook

told

It is thought likely that before Koing to Paris he will see respon- sible statesmen in Brussels, in- eluding M. Paul Henri Spaak. It was pointed out that many pro- blems affecting Italy are due for discussion in Paris next few

the-

days, including the Italian colonies, and the meeting of the Brussels Pact powers, apart from Italo-French questions, such an a customs union and the Com- both munist offensive against their economies,

In Washington, the American Under-Secretary of State for The Cunard reporters on Sunday.

He was leaving js Cablact Foreign Affairs, Mr. Robert Line had already lost £20,000

up to today because of the after a morning of consultations Lovett, received the Italian Min- strike on the Elizabeth and with ministers and party leaders. later of Industry and Commerce, other delays caused by the Ile said he hoped to have his Signor Ivan Matico Lombardo,

cabinet organised

The Chief of the Italian Gen- for about mid- American stoppage. The company had been hoping day on Monday and would bring ernt Staff, General Efisio Marras, to get the world's largest liner his Government before Parliament will visit the United States fo. two weeks from December 2 off- out on the noon-to-two p.m. tide on Tuesday or Wednesday. today, either by inducing the

Mr.

striking crew members, to return to Spoak said there would be etally to repay the visit of Gen-

or procuring replacements. inckside meeting earlier today, encry

change in the Government. vrai Omar

Bradley, the

United At a He said he hoped to be able States Chief of Staff, in Decem- '

on with the new cabinet

the strikers turned down pleas of until the summer of 1949. the offteints of the seamen's union

to go back to the ship and par- elpale in a secret ballot of the whole crew an the strike.

Strike Will Spread.

10

America

A new general election would then ho hold with women! taking part in the Parliamen. tary elections for the first time in Belglum.

The disputed Royal question

schools-the

ber Inst year.--Reuter.

PORTUGAL FIRM

WINS CASE

to a

London, November 21. Damages amounting to nearly A strikers' spokesman saki to- and the problem of subsides to

latter £10,000 were awarded day that the stoppage would

non-state

for the re-Fortuguese Orm int the High liners mainly responsible spread the Cunard Queen Mary and the Mauretania.signation of Spunk's former So-Court here today.

Catholle Government-l The firm, Barros Almeida and The Queen Mary, whose crew is cialist on werk-ind

been put aside, Company, of Oporto, alleged that leave, cannot leave have apparently

wino they had shipped port her drydock berth to prepare for temporarily.

Spaak's former cabinet worth £24,322 to Dublin, Ire- her planned sailing to on Wednesday until the Queen which resigned after 20 months in land, on the order of the defen- Elizabeth leaves her ocean berth, office on November 19, was com- dants, A.E. Tetlow and Company, Catholics, seven of Liverpool, and had then been The Mauretania is due to ar-posed of nine

Speak obliged to sell the wine them- tonight from Socialists Including Mr. midnight Live nt

and two non-party ministers.selves as the Liverpool Company America.

had not paid for it.-Router. At the dockaldo park meet Associated Press, the strikers ing this morning, booed and shouted "No, no," to officiala' ap. seamen's union peale to them to go back and take part in a secret ballot of the whole crew.

Both are anti-Communists but Western sector police today stood guard around otherwise the reason for their ar-

fire brigade Berlin's

head-rest is not known. American- Fire Brigade Split the quarters on

The head of the Berlin fire brl- 10 Soytet

boundary sector

sectors, to re-ade for the Western prevent, any attempts

declared this move equipment to the Russian Ludwig Blissel,

ufternoon that since this morning

The strikers principal spokes- an Eastern sector policeman hud man said the men hu had an accompanied every Eastern sector

opportunity yesterday to go back head-are engine answering an alarm on board for a vote. "We retus- uction and prevented It crossing overed that as we did not think it

Не the various into

Western sectors.

was fair," he said. obviously 10 sector, added: "The aim is

Lectur

Reds Waive Formalities

For Sick Airman's Wife

French Action Western sector police quarters said that similar had been taken at the Are stations in the French

The meeting was told that tugs An where similar attempts were be split the city's fire brigade inte had raised steam but that their lieved to be in the offing.

watertight Eastern and Western

crews would refuse to handle the The

head

ship until the strike was seitlerl. of the sections." pro-Boviet

He said that no announcement City Brigade Department, Kar!

Docks Picketed Felerabend, who was belleved that this step was being made had

to the one of the leaders of the heen issued. attempt to remove equipment He stated

The strikers picketed the dock Her that all first aldgates throughout the night to pre- was arrested at his home in the stations in the Eastern sector have vent any of the crew from re- French sector early today on been occupied by Eastern sector turning to the ship. The routing aboard the great ship remained the orders of the French Miti police.

spokesman nearly normal under the minis- tary Government. The technical chief of the Ber-said that the arrest of Feierabendations of a reduced staff, how-

news that the fire ever. lim Fire Brigade, Richard Marx, followed the

An official French

and a district leader, Will Lipps-brigade was about to split, "He is

interrogated treu. were arrested on Russian being orders in the Soviet sector yester-moment," the spokesman said.--

Heuter.

doy.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

Eleventh Extra Race Meeting

Saturday, 4th December, 1948.

There are eight Races. the First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.

MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE,

Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED Throughout the Meeting.

NO ONE WITHOUT Á BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.

tax are

obtain-

Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Kooms

$10 at

Including able through the Secretary on the written or personal intro- duction of a Member, such Member, to be responsible for all. chits etc.

Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the RACE COURSE,

The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11 a.m, and the Secretary's Office at: 21.45

1st Floor, Exchange Bullding.

*****

Both

Offices at

the Club

A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 21818).

NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.

PUBLIO ENCLOSURE.

the Pabllo Enclosure Is 63 The price of admission to

payable including tax for all persons including ladies, and is at the Gato."

Bookmakers, Tio The men, eto, will not be permitted to operate withlo the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting..

Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Publio Enclosure..

SERVANTS' PABBES, Servanta panics will be issued to Private Box holders ONLY, who are requeried to distribute them with discrimina- Holders of tion and to endorse their pames on the passes,

ich passes are not permitted in the Members' Enclosure except for passing through, on their dutics and must remain in their employers'' stands.

BY ORDER.

C. B. BROWN.

Secretary,

the

JAP TEXTILES FOR INDIES

Japan's

Luebeck, Germany, November 22. English housewife was rushed on Sunday by plane and car from her suburban home to the bedside of her injured air force husband in the Russian zone of Germany.

husband, Flight Lieutenant J. E. Wilkins is the sole survivor of the crash of an air lift Dakota which came down three miles inside the Rus- sian zone on last Wednesday. Two of the crew and a passenger were killed. Wilkins has been fighting for her to the hospital in the Russion his life for the past two days. zone.

that a asked The Russians Royal Air Force medical officer should be present when they; operated on him.

No Passport

WAS a second

wasted Not after she stepped from the air. craft. An air force staff car rushed her to the border-only two miles away-British zono Rad police guards lifted the and white striped barrier as

soon as they saw the official car. It drove up the road and round a bond toward the ftus- alan control paint

Washington, November 21.

expanding overseas texille tracte got a substantial On Saturday the Russians gave boost from the Economic Co- special permission for Mrs. Wi- They operation Administration today. kins to enter their zone.

It was just possible over an The ECA announced an allotment waived all formalities and allow-

US$8,098,000 to Indonesia for her to enter without a pass- Intervening hedge to see the Rus

sing road barrier lifted as the car purchase of Japanese textiles and port.

Mrs. Wilkins who lives it Nor-entered the Soviet occupied terri- an allotment of US$400,000 to the Netherlands for the same purpose ton was Rown to the air base at tory.

Other approvals fatalled US$- Luebeck. 270,063,600, a new daily record

of

British authorities were unable Waiting for her was Royal Air to say how long Mrs. Wilkins will for ak spending. Associated Force Medical Officer Flight Lleu- remain in the Soviet zone-Asso- Press.

tenant J. Levy who was to gulde" einted Press.

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