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CONSCRIPTION PERIOD TO BE EXTENDED

London, November 24, Compulsory military training in Britain will be ex- tended from 12 to 18 months by a Government Bill read formally in Parliament today. The decision to extend the length of service was the subject of heated criticism by some Mem. bers of the Parliamentary Labour Party at o private meeting'carlier in the day.

It is expected that a section and there were special demands

of the Government's followers for men for trouble centres like will express their disapproval Malaya, the Government decided

debated when the Bill s

in upon a temporary slowing down of the demobilisation of 100,000 Parliament on the second read-

men who would have left the ing.

colours

the last three months

The Government first clashed with a considerable group of its supporters on the length of mill- tary service when it introduced last year the National

Service

The Bill, timed to operate from January, 1949, prescribed a perind of 18 months* compul- sory service.

When the Bil was debated in Parlament, 72 Labour Mem- bers voted against the Gavern- ment, and a considerable num- ber obstulned from voling

The Government amended the

the Bill, reducing

compulsory service to a year, this producing n bitter onslaught from the Con- servative Opposition which charged the Government with subordinating National Interest to party pressUTT.

Roserve Cut

of the year

The main criticism of the service scheme for compulsory far one year only is that the perlod is

short to too

permit conscripts to be trained for use ON distant stations. Reuter.

Bloodless Coup d'Etat By The Venezuelan Army

Outward Attraction Of Communism

Manlia, November 20, President Quirino, today warned Flipinos to beware of Communism as an aut- wardly attractive Ideology whose main theme was to suppress democracy.

He said:

"To fight thin doctrina, the people, lod by patriotic and sensible loaders, must unite and stend firm on solid ground and mind their business without neglecting to participate in world

Affairs." Associated Preak

own

Move To Withdraw

Occupation

Army

Borlin, November 25.

defence A Communist drive to get all occupation troops out

of Gormany was launched last night,

The BHI Introduced today The German People's Coun- will restore the period of 18 cil, a Communist front organi- months compulsory service but

men caling up will have their sution and possible forerunner subsequent reserve period cut of an East German parliament, was voicing the apparently from alx years to four.

In early autumn, when the Kremlin's polley when it de- international situation was

tense manded.

Tension In Brazil

Rio de Janeiro, November 24.

An immediate parley by the Big Four Foreign Ministers Coun cil to set up machinery to write a final peace treaty for Germany:

Removal of all Occupation troops within a yeur after the freaty is signed.

Japanese Want Rice

From Siam

Washington, November 25. Japan is seeking to obtain 200,000 tons of Siamese

rice next year,

This was revealed when the In-

Caracas, November 25.

The Army overthrow the Government of President Romulo Gallegos yesterday without firing o shot and announced it was in general control of the nation.

Troops occupied all public buildings at noon,

Lleutenant Colonel Murcos: Perez Jimenez, chief of staff of the Army, sold the Army car- ried out the coup because of the incapacity of the adminis tration of

Democratic the action party headed by Galle- gos, and because extremist la- bour elements were threatening a general strike fo support the President,

Conversion Was Only Natural

Rochester, New York,

November 25.

Miss Elizabeth Bentley, self- former Communist

The Army apparently acted when Ileutenant-General Marlo Vargas, Inspector-General of the Armed forces, returned from navowed recuperation of sever

several months | espionage agent in this coun- at Saranac lake, New York, and try, returned from her religious threw in his lot with the mill-retreat last night to address a tary. Vargas, one of the leaders preparatory school audience. of the 1845 revolution which She told the United Press that overthrew President Isutus her conversion to the Catholic Medino Angarita, had been Church, which took place recent- counter in the Demperalle uction |ly, was only natural. camp.

Workers Strike

took

་

She added: "A Communist who had a philosophy of hate, it he did change, would turn to the exnet opposite, namely A philo- Gallegos, who

office sophy of love." only last February na tha na- Ms Bentley said the law sult tion's first President elected by by Mr. William W. Remington, direct vote of the people, former employee of the Com- the merce Department, who is suing wis at hit hame under protection

The her for slander, was a matter for Army- of the whereabouts of other political her attorneys, but said the sum- mens would be willingly accepted, Mr Remington was one of tho

leaders was unknown.

Private reports from Maracai-former government officials Miss bo in Western Venezuela, the Bentley accused of being mom- centre of the oil industry wherebers of a Communist spy system American capital has a stake or in Washington-United Press, about two billion dollars, sak1 oil workers had called a general strike throughout the Stato f Zulia.

Lieutenant-Colonel Carlos De- gado Chalboud. Minister of De- fence in the Gallegos Cabinet. broudcast the first communique

to the people after Gallegos' overthrow. He asked everybody to stay home, warned foreigners

three

personis

Willy herabled as an import- and announcement a day in act-

ternational Emergency Food A Brazilian Army spokesman vance by the Soviet-licenced Counell Rice Committee indicated

or deny news agency ADN, the demand it would begin consideration next not to interfere, said no meetings declined to conform todays rumours that naval and apparently had the full approval week of the Slam-Japan US$00,- of nose than In effect It con- military forces

def the Russians, in Rio

000,000, trade agreement.

would be allowed, and gave Janeiro had been on the alert armed that Russians want every-

Slam is hoping

to fulfill its por-orders to troop patrols to shoot since last night when 200 sai- to pull out of Germany, as

tion of the agreement with glee immediately any looters or l the Russians did in Karen, once exports to Japan. But Japan is turbers of the peace. lors demonstrated in front of they have Communist police stalen member of the IEFC, which Chabaud said the Army had th

Delgado rice supplies. full backing of the Air Force

and Navy.

the Senate.

Nearly 100 alleged Communists, inctuding four Navy serpean (s. were arrested after the incident, In which Marine shock troops dispersed sailors who were de- manding a pay Increase. A police chief said the demonstration was Communist-inspired.

Authoritative sources said oll armed forces in the capital were on the alert against further de monstrations in the ranks of the Navy. A

sailors 1.000

were said to have failed to repart for sluty today in "sympathy" with their comrados involved in st night's incident.-Reuter.

나

Hsuchow Air Tragedy

Shanghai, November 25.

2016.

muchery set up in the Eastern allocating work

"T!!! campaign for Foreign to allocate rice to Japan, Instel

Thus for the IEFC has refused to

Ministers Council meeting. In any taking the view that all rice of event, appeared to be headed for claimant countries must be satis- a snug. The Westera powers Bed ahead of Japanese claims. have refused repeatedly to con- vent with Russle on that level to argollate on German questions as long as the Soviet bluckade of Berlin continues.

City Hall Guards

The demand for negotiations on a German peace treaty was voiced in the People's Council by Oito Nuschke, official of the Communist-led Social

Party,

The impression here is that if auch rice claimant countries as China are not able to pur chase Blamens rice. then the IEFC may approve shipments to Japan. Otherwise,

New Government

Workers. wore warned to re- turn to work at once. Bare and public places were order. ed cloned.

in a broadcast announcing the Army action. Perez Jimenez al-

Democratic chances of

action Slam tacked the

party which

had been accused being in a position to fulan ber

of

under portion of the Japan agreement

monopolising power Gallegos. necens doubtful unless Slam da

He said the Army would not cides to disregard IEFC decisions.

allow any group to use power to the detriment of the nation. He promised n new Government that would follow a course dignity. Associated Press.

Metnwhile Japan is shipping Unity railway rolling stock to Siam, c- tablishing credits there against the hoped for rice-Associated Press.

The three Western powers have failed to live up to the Potsdam forcement for a United Germang, "while" Russia has,"he" valde£. ̈ ̈

The nation of a West Ger- man Goverrunent, now in its Anal

Two Chinese military pilots stages, was a move to turn Ger- were killed and a pair of many into a capitalist colony, he American-built P-51 fightersalled.

arket

Jaid

clown

RATIONED RICE FOR KWANGTUNG

Canton, November 25,

tony A total of 110,000

NELLIE WALLACE IS DEAD

London, November 24. Miss Nellie Wallace, the famous British music hall artiste, ded of today only three weeks after she

completely destroyed in a take- "His pronouncement called for a off accident at Hsuehow Air-provisional central Government of port on Wednesday, according Germans to sit in on peace treaty

negotiations, to airline fliers returning here.

The two fighters were taking "Principles including reparations rice have been earmarked for uppeared at the Royal Command

low enough to guarantee a de- rationing in Kwangtung off in formation when

011 of

German living standned. Canton next spring. them, which was carrying a bomb

postex Meanwhile, the Russians

and detonated its load accidental-

ly.

cent

In their Zone in what they said

This

Information has

and performance at the London Pal- Jadium which was attended the King and Queen,

been

Kwangtung

لانا

in its bay, veered off the runway German guards at the City Hall transmitted to the

She then collapsed in the wings on leaving the stage and later Provincial Government

by the was taken seriously ill with brouchitis and heart trouble. She Transportation of the quota of was 70 years old-Reuter, Apparently rice is to begin soon..

Eye-witnesses sald the bomb was an effort to prevent elected Food Ministry In Nanking.

officials from removing any blew up the uncontrollable P-51

and its companion plane, Follow-papers or records, ing the explosion and Are, only this was a move preparatory to scattered bits of wreckage could setting up their own East Berlin be found of the disintegrated Government when election of a new city council is hold in West Oghters.

Both pilots were killed instan- Berlin December 5. Asscelate teneously.-Reuter,

Press.

Parliament Votes For Queuille

Paris, November 24,

The French National Assembly today passed a voto of confidence in the Government of M. Henri Quauillo by 316 votes to 164.

Earlier, it was announced that the Kwangsi Provincial Govern- for ment had given permission the export to Kwangtung

of 600,000 pleats of elce. Two hun- dred and twenty thousand plculs of the same commodity arc expected here from Hunan.

At his press conference here

Governor T. last week-end Soong said that there would be no question of a food shortage in Kwangtung-Reuter.

CEYLON ENVOY AT WHITE HOUSE

Washington, November 24, Mir. G. C.S. Corca, Ceylon's first, Ambassador to the United States, today presented his President Truman, credentials

The minimum vote required, Western Europe by Mr. Irving for an absolute majority in the Brown, the European representa- The Ambassador said. It was Assembly is 311. The Depu- tive of the American Federation his country's honest hope for the

of Labour.

continued happiness and prosper- lies today took 65 minutes to

The Prime Minister asked theity of the United States. He sald record their votes on a Com Assembly to reject both the Gaul-he would seek to advance friend- between munist motion against, which list motion for an inquiry into ship and co-operation the Premier, M. Queuille, had the French Communist Parly and his country and the United States. asked to be taken as a vole of the Communists' arpendment.

Mr. Truman assured the Am- confidence.

United States matter for the bassador that the Judicial authorities, he ald. would work with him in the The Geulilats thereupon with closest collaboration-United drew their motion, and the At Press. sembly voted on the Commun.

This was a

The vote of confidence in the Government was on the rejection of a Communist motion for a Parliamentary Commission to in- vestigate the bank accounts of the Communist Party and the Social-| Ist_newspaper, Le Populaire. was rejected by 370 voļes against

ist amandment as a substantive motion.

The Communist amendment

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