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EXPENDITURE

London, November 2.

The Government announced today that it has de- cided to put an upper limit of £760,000,000 on defence expenditure during the current financial year ending next March. Lord Addison, Lord Privy Seal, made the announce- ment in the House of Lords today when open- ing a two-day debate on the economy cuts announced by the Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, last month.

BRIDAL COUPLE MURDERED

Santa Rosa, California,

November 2.

A newly-wed couple, the bride's sister and a ranch hand were killed by shotgun. blasts at Santa Rosa while a five-year-old girl ran scream- ing down a lonely ranch road for help.

Henry Pio, 37, a ranch hand.

and held in go was arrested after the four killings.

Clyde Howard, 23, and his wife of one week, Louise 27, drove to Pio's cottage with Mrs. Howard's sister, Marie. Silvas, and Mr. Silva's daughter Esther.

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They left Esther in the car and went up the steps to collect frunk

Howard had left there

before her marriage. There was an argument, fol- lowed by more than a dozen shots which riddled the three adults, knocking the bodies from the porch.

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Esther Yan screaming 10 2 neighbour. Later, Pic appeared at the cabin of another

rauch Sand, Tery Abaya, thret:

miles away.

There were more shots, and Abaya fell dying.

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No charges were len mediately against Pio.-Associat- cd Fress.

Thakin Nu Flying To Border

Rangoon, November 2. The Burmese Premier, Thakin Nu, is to fly on Thurs day to North Burma and the areas adjoining the Burma border.

China-

He will be accompanied by the Kachin President, Sima Duna Sinwa Nawg, whose territory borders on to China.

These economies include a £30,000,000 cut in defence in and about a full

year £12,500,000 in the present financial year.

MX-

Lord Addison said that penditure on defence had forecast for the year at £760,– 000,000, but considerable supple- mentary estimates had been put in amounting to £30,000,000 and

even the figure of £790,000,000 was not likely to have been the

end of the story.

However, after the most search- ing examination, the Government had decided that the Agure £760,000,000 must

ceeded

et

not be Ex-

The Defence Minister, Mr. A. Alexander, told the House of Commons today that recent spe- culation in the press as to major changes in the present scheme of conscription is not well founded

He had been asked if he could announce details of the economic Proposed in the National Servic scheme.

Mr. Alexander added tha national, service remained a: essential feature of Britain's defence policy, though its prac. | tical workings would continu to be kept under close review- to ensure that it met the need of the Services as efficiently a possible.

Selected Ballot

Mr. Frank Byers, Liberal, ask- ed if the Government had de- finitely no intention of introduc- ing the selected ballot, Mr. Alex- ander repiled that he had nothing to add to his answer, but what- ever recommendations the Gov- ernment made would come be- fore the House.

to

com-

Speculation on changes in Bri- Lain's defence system and COM- scription methods has ranged ever a wide field, and sections of left-wing Labour have beer pressing the Government abandon the principle, of scription and to rely upon a re- gular army possibly enlarged b

attractive terms of enlist. ment.

Other political quarters have urged that compulsory service should operate on a ballot sys- tem which might result in de- ferred call-up for 200,000 of the 300,000 total of men annually available.

One Way Of Stopping War

Washington, November 2

If the untouched resources of Africa and Asix’were de- veloped to keep the world from being “hungry, na one would have any idea of carry- lag on a destructive war, President Truman cald here today.

Speaking to the American Society of Civil Engineers,

the President said: "if wa

TYPHOON RAVAGES THE PHILIPPINES

Manila, November 3.

Philippine Red C

disaster units counted 26 dead, 40 injured and 20,000 homeless in the Central Philippines today in the wake of the worst typhoon in this area in 12

years. Reports are still coming in from outlying districts on the big blow, which arrived 12 hours ahead of time to catch Cebu and other heavily populated islands by surprise." The damage may exceed

IF

of

can make our contribution to help raise the standard living by only two per cent, our factories and businesses could never catch up with the demands on them. -

"There is * struggle be- tween two great ideologies today, one backed by a moral code and the other backed

morale. by no

code. My ambition is to show that our idealogy with its moral code can do what is best for the people of the world.”—Reuter.

CYCLONE'S TOLL

50,000,000 pesos

000,000).

(HK$100,

reports, and 3,000 houses, were either totally or partially don- troyed.

reported

Another death was from Iloilo, capital of Panay.

15 Planes

Some 20 small inter-island boats and 10 large sailboats in Cebu Harbour were wrecked by 70-mile-per-hour winds with hour. gusts up to 100 miles an

The Red Cross reported that Cebu, Negros and Panay Islands 50 per cent of the homes in Cebu took 2

• three-bour

hammerias City were damaged or destroyed late on November 1 and early on by winds up to 100 miles per November 2

Accurate Red Crocs reporti Cebu has a population of 140,- placed the dead in Cebu City at 000, 15, with 20 more injured, -About 5,003 homeless were temporarily cared for in public buildings and universities.

hour,

The hardest-bit provinces were Cebu, Occidental Negros and Hollo, but the fury of the tropicni -skötun, was also felt severely - in parts of Surigao, Leyte, Bohol and Palewan

Vessels Sunk

The storm destroyed or dam- aged hundreds of houses, making thousands homeless.

Numerous vessels, mostly small

craft

were sunk wrecked Crops, schools, and communications were heavily damaged in many localities.

coastal

NO

ronds

The Government has mobi- Ilsed all relief agencies, E- studing the Red Cross, which - immediately started relle?

work.

Cebu, which suffered the most destruction, also had the heaviest death toll, with 15 dead. aad Occidental Negros was next with 12. Scores were injured.

Deaths were due to drowning. electrocution, falling roots and trees.

Damage is estimated unofficial- ly at more than HK$40,000,000 in Cebu City and in 14 other towns or Cebu Island in the Central The Weather Bureau said that Philippines.

the storm, which swept out to sen Most of the homes in the area off Palawan, is moving West are-of bamboo.

North West at II knots and at 2 p.m. today is expected to be centred at 11.7 N. 113.5 E. The Bureau said that at 2 am to- morow it is expected to be cen- tred at 12 N, 1131 E-Associated ed Press and United Press.

Madras, November 2. Two hundred dead have been Towns along Cebu's Eastern counted so far, and crops worth | seaboard were taken unaware £750,000 bave been washed) and were caught by the storm as away in the recent cyclone in the it passed over the island and A small commercial airline

struck hard at the 'rich sugar- lost 10 single-engine planes T producing island of Negros next Cebu airfield, and fire private door.

planes were destroyed. Ten more were killed

The storm roared out to the Negros, according to the latest China Sea this morning.

Andhra ares.

Irigation canals in one region are choked by dead cattle The Govemment is rushing aid to the area-Associated Press.

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idea that there extension of the

This plan would be coupled with an extension of the present Informed sources said that the two Ministers will inspect border

18 months' period of service to two defences with the possibility of

years or more. Certain tightening Northern security advanced the

other quarters have measures in relation to the Kachin should be an lands.

reserved occupations Kachin System of

whereby men urgently needed for Britain's industrial recovery would have their military service deferred-Reuter--

for 10

to

2

15-mile

The Premier and the Minister are expected to be awaY

days. Meanwhile, the semi-official daily,

"New

Times of Burma." reported the presence close No.th Eastern Burms of Chinese ares no more than Communists.

radis aromad Konming." The paper, quoting a high poli- The "New Times" quoted the tical source recently returned source as saying that a Chinese from Communist China, claimed Communist movement towards that the Communists dominate Bozma is not improbable," but

blished government controls an Associated Press.

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