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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1949.

ALL NOT GOING WELL AT INDONESIA TALKS

BRITISH STRIKE THREAT

Namur, September 17.

Dutch and Indonesian delegates to The Hague round table conference on Indonesia, gathered here for informal week-end talks, are making a desperate effort to solve the Indonesian problem before Monday.

They are said to be at odds over procedure for transferring sovereignty to the United States of Indonesia.

KAHN.CT

desire to reduce the crown to no- thing but a symbol.

KORDA FILM'S GRAND PRIX

Cannes, September 17, Sir Alexander Korda's "The

London, September 17. Workers' wage claims today threatened to lame Britain's! railways and stop work in

A progress report on the round-, Northern Ireland shipyards and table conference today stated that

In spite of these basic difficul- there was neither a deadlock nor engineering works in support

any insurmountable dificulties ties, Mr. Sumarto is not pessimis- of striking electricity workers

tic about the final results of the the conference. confronting

The Rail-

issued by the See-conference-Reuter. report, The National Union of waymen's Executive appealed to retary-General of the conference. that all ties wished parties members today not to back the declared threatened "go slow" in demon- to emphasise this point. stration against the rejection of suficient time had not been spent They believed, however, that their claim for 10/- a week more

on the initial aspects of the work pay.

of the conference and that from They were asked to keep work-, their examination of the problems ing normally until a special meet-in a frank and flexible ing on September 29 and 30 to has emerged a fresh perspective Third Man" was today award- as to the future course of the con-ed the Grand Prix for the best ference"

film entered in the Carnes Shipyard and *engineering

The

steering committee would international film festicator workers are holding a mass meet-therefore now give its undivided ing in Belfast today to discuss attention, said the report, to the festival went to: the unofficial strike of 3,000 basic issues and differences and Northern Ireland electricity after reviewing the overal activi- workers, which led to the intro- ties organise all programmes, 50 duction of soldiers and sailor's toas to expedite the future work of maintain electricity supplies,

the conference.

It stated that as a prelude to The Northern Ireland Com-that work the conference leaders mittee of the Irish Trade Unior gladly accepted the invitation

of Congress yesterday called for the the Dutch Government to be its immediate withdrawal of troops guests this week-end to consider three quietly the aspects which have The strike, involving power stations, began early yes- presented themselves during the terday in support of claim for a wage increase of three and a half pence per bour-Reuter.

discuss the matter.

Briton Arrested In Paris

Paris, September 17. British-born Mr. Harry Cassel, aged 37, was arrested by the French police today and charged with complicity in a scheme to sell abroad allegedly false copies of designs from leading Paris fashion houses.

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A French designer, Mr. Andre' Marceau, was also arrested on a charge of false pretences.

Today's arrests followed police Investigations into a complaint of Association fraud lodged by the

committee discussions.

Bishops Turn Proposal

Down Divorce

Halifax, September 17, The stald, tradition-con- acious "House of Bishops" of the Anglican Church yester. day turned a cold shoulder on prospects of Innocent par tles to divorce actions being re-admitted Into the Church'a fold.

The Bishops, governing body of the Church of Eng. land in Canada, emphatically overruled a tentative and low-level decision to let "I-

divorcees nocent"

marry again and receive the Church's other Sacraments.

A formal ruling to this ef feet was reached on Thurs. day night at the closing ses. sion of the Church's seven- teenth synod. It was temper. ed with a promise that the divorce situation would be given further study at a later unspecified date. -- United

Prem.

Other important awards in thei MARQUESS

REPORTED. ENGAGED

Rede Clement for the best pro- duction, with the Italian Kilm La Mora di Malapaga";

Isa Miranda, for

the best actress, for her part in the same filen

Edward G. Robinson for the

London, September 17, House of Strangers"; best male role in Manckievicz's

The 30-year-old "Marquess of Alfred L. Weaker, another Milford Haven was reported to- American, for the best scenario day, to have become engaged to in the film "Lost Boundaries"; a pretty American socialite, and

Romaine Simpson, aged 27, for

re

Not Going Well Kramar, for the best photo- New York. After the discussion of the 30graphy, in Robert Wise's "The

The Marquess, best man at the wedding of his cousin. Prince main points submitted by the Set Up".

The prize for the best film rePhilip, to Princess Elizabeth, and minorities, the steering committee

Walt Disney's Mrs. Simpson have had their pic decided that the minority groups porting went to should be permitted to give their "Seal Island"-Reuter,

ture taken together by Baron, the views to the conference on citi-

court photographer. zenship, religious belief and cul- number of other topics.

education, language and a

On the question of the statute

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Asked for copies of the picture Baron's secretary replied: "They will be released generally to the press when it becomes official”

The Marquess could not be

of the anion, the progress report Benjamin Britten, British com- stated that a working group of poser-conductor, was presented reached for comment. Mrs. Simp- three members from each of the with a laurel wreath after his son, who Coleye London sorar three delegations is making pre-final performance here last days ago from Paris, is staying prations for a further discussion

Reporters night. He has been conducting at Claridges Hotel special by the

sub-cor.mittee. the English opera group in pre-were told: “Mrs. Simpson is Other committees, the report added, were making quiet prosentations of two of his operas out."

"The Rape of Lucretia” and “Al- Lord Milford Haven returned gress with their discussions.

from the United States last March, He has gone there frequently in

bert Herring". This optimistic story of pro-

Danish music critics gave him, gress is not completely shared by political observers here. his operas and the opera group the past year or so as salesman ups for a British manufacturer of oil Despite the ban which the three some t the finest "write delegations appear

to-have ever received by a visiting must-beaters. agreed to put on the use of the cian-Reuter. words deadlock or crisis, it is obvious that all is net going as well as was hoped. Mr. Sumarto, an

Indonesian

TRAIN. DERAILED

The tall handsome Marques: is considered in court circles as one of Britain's most eligible bachelors

Patna, September 17. The Marquess is the great- Mine were killed and 18 in-grandson of Queen Victoria. His name is David Michael

of Faris Fashion Designers.

George Stevens, a Champs Ely- sees trader who was detained for questioning as a result of this in-official who has just arrived from quiry on August 30, was released New York to assist the Federal red, eight seriously, early to full

delegation;

fon, told Reuter today that went off the rails near Kulharia,

day when an express goods train Mountbatten.-Associated Press last night ад bail of 800,000 he felt that if the conference did 25 miles from here.

results not soon show some

tranes.

it

might find itself under pressure Twelve wagons, including some

London, September 17, The death of Lieutenant-Colonel from an impatient outside world loaded with cattle were smashed.

In the long run, this might even A divisional superintendent of MacMahon, military secretary to Railway said the Viceroy of India from 1929 be pres

He added.

nounced here today-Reuter.

necessary.

he

Fast Indian the

A Magistrate then issued war- rants for the arrest of two other people.

The Designers' Association complained, after reports by rethought the week-end meeting of that more than 100 cattle were to 1942. at the age 52, was an- presentatives, that most of their

killed-Reuter. winter dresses were already cr leaders was too short to solve the complicated main problems, al- though he agreed it would have a decisive influence on the progress of the conference.

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Dresses, models, material and Paris. fashion houses labels were found by Customs afficer at Orly Airport on August 25. The dresses did not come from the fashion houses-Reuter,

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