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STAMP NEWS

By "TETE-BECHE"

with-

Many thanks to Mr. W. E/The five-cent value was

sale officially *M Jones for his interesting letter re- drawn from garding the 'Sperati' forgeries. June 20 and the 25-cent value on July 30, I understand that supplies were exhausted locally before these dates.

Since writing my last notes, I have read a most interesting ar-

ticle in a well know American Magazine, which deals fully with the story of how this notorious engraver devoted most of his life to turning out perfect reproduc- tions of famous stamps, in order to get his own back on stamp dealers.

And what was the cause of his dislike of the latter?

A new set has been issued for Marocco Agencies, overprinted a shillings and pence and ranging from 4 to 5/-.

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Burma Rebels Hopelessly Divided"

Ringoon, September 17. The Premier, Thakin Nu told a mass meeting here to

day that ~ Insurgent forces throughout Burma are hope- lessly divided, and appealed „to the... Burmese people work with unflinching deter mination to enable the Gov. erament to restore peace.

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The plight of the insurgents, the Premier added,, should serve as an invaluable lesson to those who formed the van. guard of the peace army...... Reuter.

Aussies Deport A Chinese

Sydney, September 17, Dr. Chan Din, 58, Chinese her- balist, described by his friends as

INDIA REJECTS UN KASHMIR PROPOSAL

MR. NEHRU .

New Delhi, September 17-

The Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, announced today that India has rejected arbitration pro- posals of a United Nations Commission on Kashmir.

Mr. Nehru, however, scoffed at any talk of war with

Pakistan.

Both India and Pakistan claim wanted to discuss disbandment of control of the principality of the Azad (Free) Kashmir Forces Kashmir.

as part of the condition for a The Secretary-General of the truce, and control of unritories UN, Trygve Lie, had announced North of the cease are line. that UN had submitted arbitra-

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tion

Reuter quotes Mr. Nehru, aS

proposals but would not saying to units the Indian divulge details.

Mr. Nehru told a public meet-There can be

ing at Ferozepare, on the India- Pakistan border, that rumours of

mrd-

possible war were childish

The UN Commission's

slåetracked the main posals had sidel issue of the two-year-old dispute which, he claimed, was Pakistan's aggression in Kashmir,

Army:

no. prace it the simple fact that India went to Kashmir in response to the to Kashmir people's appeal Bght" aggression is not appre- ciated and understood.” Pandit Nehru, who is op a tour of East Punjab, added:

"While India has pledged herself to the cause of peace she will not fer one moment brook any threat to her freedom.

The Australian 10/- value in the new "Arms" design was re leased on 5th September, and, I understand that an 81⁄2d, value is in preparation to cover registra- Ban and special delivery. I pre

can Like most youngsters his hobby sume we expect the £1.

in the appear

Dew was collecting stamps, and, hav value ing saved his spare centimes for "Arms" design before long. months he bought a valuable Two new issues are due for re- French Colonial which the deal-lease before the end of the pre- Africa. er assured him was genuine, but sent year from South

Commemora which, in fact, turned out to be they are the 10

a "Voortrek- a poor counterfeit. This started live for Kruger, and a his vendetta against stamp deal, ker" set of three part. It is ex-

India wanted clear-cut state- ers and eventually landed him in pected that these two issues will

ment whether Pakistan was, the aggressor, in Kashmir but gaol. During this period he had be overprinted for South West

the forged more than 300 of the Africa.

arbitration proposal concealed the worlds rarest stamps. He is now

CrEx

of the problem. Mr. Nehru $1.50 ea. Also Cameras (2.8, 9.5working on his chef d'oeuvre, s

charged London, September 17, lens) and Binoculare (large and huge volume entitled "Confiden

Pakistan announced its accept- A Foreign Office spokesman to- Sargain tially for the amati aires) Now Prices.

he says when completed, will hand stamps have been supplied

Chun left without protest be- day charged that the Israer police ance on September 6 of the UN

PRISON RIOT. for use in Bahrain and Kuwait. cause he did not want to make last month freed their way into proposals, advanced by US. Ad-

the J Jerusalem home of Mr. A. Reid, miral Chester W. Nimitz

Three days later it was dis.... Expert Repair Service Under-cost U.S.$500 a copy.

Rangoon, September 17, cent stamp of Singapore have with the same of the territory Australia, according to

sentative of the Church of Scot- Doc, President of the Chinese land, and searched it with

prisoners were killed and been found with perforations | round the top. These will re

the had had to abandon a truce 124 injured in a

riot in the 1718 instead of the usual 14. place the

metal

Memorial Fund. He added that utmost insolence. The spokesman meeting on August 22 because Rangoon central goal last night It may be that other values in stamps with the large double three of the Chinese seamer who alleged that the search took place Pakistan refused to discuss two after prison guards, aqued with this series will appear with the ring variety as used by Indian are at present on bail awaiting at 11.30 pm. of August 29 and items which India proposed add- wooden staves, had charged or nex perforation, and bring the Post Office.

deportation, will sail for Singe- was made on "the pretext that ing to the agenda.

political detainees, who had re- the "Merkur Singapore set into line with those

pore aboard

on they wished to search the house Correspondence indicated, that fused to return to their cells.— of the Malayan States-

India told the Commission-shel Reiser. September 22-Uoited Press.

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BRITON'S HOUSE SEARCHED

Copies of the current four-They are of the single-ring type any more trouble for Chinese in a Briton, who is the local repre- i Josed here that the Commission

Brunei Issue

Word

kana

There are

two stamps from neighbouring colonies--which-1 find somewhat elusive to obtain in used condition. I refer to the one-cent chocolate of the current On the 20th of this month. Brunel ret and the 12-cani set of three values, (Bc. 25c, and orange of . Sarawak overprinted 50c) is to be issued to comme- B.MA. The former no doubt is morate the Silver Jubilee of the used for internal postage and not Sultan of Brunei, which

takes used to

to any great extcut for over- place on that date. This is the seas correspondence Arst commemorative issue for Let me remind renders that the Brunel since 1922, and so, with next meating of the Hong Kong the UP.U. set, there will be two Philatelic Society will be held on commemorative sets on sale at Thursday, September 29 at 5.30 the same time. As the earlier p.m. commemorative set was merely

I understand that the meet- an overprint, this will be the first ing will take place at the Catho- special set printed for Brunel lic Centre, King's Building. Tea The Independence issue off will be served and visitors are Ceylon, as a set, is now obsolete. | welcome.

CARTEL

PAYMENTS

PROPOSED FOR WAR FOR JAPAN HARDSHIPS

Tokyo, September 18.

The Japanese Government has asked General Douglas Mac- Arthur for permission to relax

the

occupation-inspired

Washington. September 17.

Some 130,000 Americans mis- treated by Japanese and Ger- anti-man captors in World War II, monopoly and fair trade laws to or their dependents, may ex- allow the formation of a giant pect compensation payments Japanese foreign trade cartel, it beginning early next year. The was revealed today.

highest payments will be US$- 7,500 on certain death claims.

The cartel, to be

be called "Ex- porters Association, would con- trol Japan's export trade

Daniel F. Cleary, chairman of

a new three-member War Claims

Edward Welsh, chief of the Commission, said today the claims Headquarters Anti-Trust and will be passed upon as rapidly Cartel Division, said he absolute as possible, but that necessary

Не ly opposes the said: "So far this is the official preliminaries will require pro-

proposal

position taken by Headquarters ably four months.

The compensation will be paid

lie called the proposed cartel to an estimated 125,000 Americans 鼗 violation

of the principles of who were denied adequate rations

free enterprise and the Far Eas-1 when prisoners of war, to some

tera Commission's directives on 6,000 civilians interned by the foreign trade.

Japanese in the Philippines, and

1,230 others seized by the Japanese elsewhere in the Pacific.

However, Japanese sources said they had won some influential occupation officials support to The money will come from the plan. They argued that it German and Japanese property would help stabilise an expand confiscated in

country. Japan's export trade and protect fund set up in the Treasury from

this source is expected to reach small exporters-United Press.

US$150,000,000. Mr. Cleary told a newsman today this should be adequate to pay the claims Congress authorized more than

Pacfic Defence On Alert

to-

San Diego, California,

September 17.

alr Every warship and Naval squadron of the U.S. Pacific Fleet is outfitted for emergencies that might arise during atomic bomb-. ings, the Navy announced night Commander J. C. Cidfeld, in charge of all atomic decoa- tamination for the air forces of the Pacific Fleet, said that all units now have specialists train ed In defences against radio-i activity.

"All ships are equipped for decontamination," he said. "They are set up to handle two pro- blems-decontamination of men

who have been exposed to radio- activity, and the cleaning of a ship that has been made danger- ous."--United Press.

a year ago.

Aside from passing upon these, the Commission is instructed to report to Congress by next March 31 whether the injuries resulted from the war deserved remedial legislation-Associated Press.

RAF CRASHES

. London, September 17. A bomber and a training plane, taking part in Royal Air Forer displays to mark the Battle of Britain Day, crashed today, with the loss of eight lives.

The bomber, 4 Wellington, crashed near Darlington, Durham, while on a low-level parachute dropping demonstration, and the six occupants were killed."

Two men were killed when a Harvard training plane crashed and caught fire, near Upwood Aerodrome, Huntingdonshire, while doing aerobatics Renter.

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