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LABOUR AND TORIES RUN NECK TO NECK Public opinion polls indicate close race NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES

London, February 6. Socialists and Tories are running neck to neck in popular opinion polls today as the General Election campaign hit full strida.

Lord Beaverbrook's "Daily Express" poll showed the two major parties more

closely together than ever, but with the Tories holding a slight lead. The Rowe Chronich's farts Gallup polltesweek-ogo,sbomed the Spcialista with or tiny load. The "Daily Express" showed 45 por cent of those polled stating they would vote Conservative and 44 per cent favouring Labour. That excluded "don't knows". The poll showed that 11 por

cent of the voters had still not made up their minds.

Regardless of how mony serve standards of international of support from voters who have people say how they will vote. fronduct one with another.

tiged of the Labour regime.

THE-CHINA-MAIL-WEDNESDAY-FEBRUART 6, 1030.

Scientists rescued in Antarctic

Aboard The Johri Blecos,

February d

A rescue plans today, took aff three more of the British scientists who · have bean marooned on Stonington is- land in the Antaratie.

The plans, piloted by a Canadian, Peter: Dordan, alzo brought back two Emperor ** penguine from Stonington, the most Boutherly British base.

A week ago St. Loule had brought out by air two other British scientists.

Bad weather had prevent- ed the planes making another attempt since the first ecue.-Reuter.

INDIA'S EASTERN POLICY

American view

AN ATTACK ON INDO-CHINA A GRAVE MATTER

Singapore, February 6. ·

The U.S. Roving Ambassador, Philip Jessup, said today that the U.S. would ragard armed ag- gression against Indo-China as a very grava mattor.

He believes Russia and Communist China are ready to go all-out in aiding Moscow-trained Ho Chi-minh's Vietnam Republic in Indo- China with material aid and troops...

The Ambassador is making a fact-finding tour of the Far East and is to meet with U.S. diplomats in the urea at a consi ference at Bangkok next Mon- day.

Russia and Communist Chinn neven oficial diplomatic res engnition to Ho's Vietnam' Re- publle, which has been fighting a guerilla war against the French for more than three years.

France is backing the Viet Nain state beaded by former Emperor

GOVERNOR

MAKES HISTORY

Accra, February ‘6. Sir Charles Arden-Clarke, Governor of the Gold Coast, today made history by be- New Delhi, February 6,

coming the first Governor of The Prime Minister, Jawa-Bao Dal.

the colony to confer inform- harlal Nehru, told a news He also expects that the re- conference that India will ateated that they will soon

The US and Erlloin have in-ally with African chiefs from

re-all its territories. maining Labour vote will be split adopt a wait-and-see attitude cognise Bao Dal. "It is not the fault of its between Mr. Moorly and Mr. think the Scriplist Government machinery aur of the greater part Zilliacus, giving his candidate will be returnéd, while only 27 jur its members Unit the United sure win-United Press, Heuter Tibet. per cen! think the Tories will Nations has run into such diffleul- and Associated Press.

however th overwhelming majority polled think the Suck- alists will win-58 per cent

win,

Three unities

ties. No international machinery, (however good

if y be, ean

It is against that background work smpothly and "effectively and with a decisive “duates” vote unless the Great Powers me will-

at

stake

that the compag" ing to join in an effort to make

Kritish warmed up to fever pitch.

throughout

e

Isles work,"

Mr. Eden then spoke of the Offelal nomination of over 1. three "unities"

which UIT .600 entridates for the

Election began

025 seats.

the

under the

base their would be

ECONOMIC WARFARE APPEAL

New York, February 6.

toward Indo-China and

Of

He few to Kumasi, a Central Dr. Jessup said there is urgent town where, a Gold Coast Gov- need for action to save Southernment statement said, he ap- Eart Asia from Communism.pealed for the closes! He said India' would recognise What kind of action this should tion between the

co-opera- territories in neither Communist-backed Ho

to the task Chi-minh's Vietnam Republic ine is under study, he said, but their approach Indo-China nor French-sponsored quicker action may be necessary carrying into effects the propo- former Emperor Bao Dal's Viet than the Point Four programme. sals for constitutional reform. Nam state. Indla would watch

• Russian strategy levelopments there and let the Indo-Chinese people decide, nddect.

he

He said Indin also did not want

the Political observers regard meeting, as the British Adminis The Point Four programme is tration's first step to gain sup the proposal outlined in President port for the rapid implementa- ilon of the Coussey proposals for Truman's Inaugural address D

changes Kweeping Government since

Kwamo the failure the economic Nkrumah's civil disobedience arcas campaign to demand Dominion

status.

to interfere in Tibet, and want, year ago for technical and man- A letter signed by 150 pro-ed Tibet's people to decide their clal assistance in minent citizens urged Presid-own future.. The Chinese Com-development of backward ent Truman yesterday to take munist Radio has been threaten- of the world.

ing to "berate" Tibet. Both thr more affirmative leadership Chinese Communists and Russia toward halting economic war-have formally recognised the Ho fare and take the leadership regime In Indo-China. in halting the international arms race.

General British Government today, with Conservatives would Labour apk the Conservatives foreign polley. These planning to contest nearly all the unity with the Commonwealth, unity with Western Europe and The Liberals are now likely to unity across the Atlantic".

He attacked Sociolism as run put forward over 450 caruluintes and the Communists intend to uing against the grain of British nominale 100. About 60 Indepen- |character. dents will rtand.

~Winston Churchill urged the The nondices will include 120 voters of Devonport, to elect his women- over 40 of them Labous, son Randolph to the House of 30 Liberals, 28 Conservatives Commons, Young Churchill, a 30- The letter was drafted by Mr

year-old journalist, is running as James Warburg. Mr. Mr. the Conservative and Liberal Na tomorrow tional candidate.

and mine Crammmanists,

for

Henry B.

Cabat, Mr. Henry Schacht, Mr. Norman Cousin, Mr. Hugh Sutter ice and Mr. Robert Sherwood, and was forwarded to the White

The Primo Minister, Clement Attice, will hold what DRY be the laxt In a message to the electors, Cabinet meeting prior to the Elee his father, who is the Conserva- House by Mr. Warbug, tion on the of his departureftive Party leader, said: "1 will

a national tour of

Conank you to give him your vote ¿The signers, distributed over 28 in the full confidence that he states, include educators, editors, will discharge his Parliamen- writers, clergymen, lawyers, tary duties by combining the care businessmen and bankers.

the in- your interests with terests of the British nation."

alituencies.

Morrison's tour

Asked about India's attitude toward President Truman's deci-i alon to proceed with development of a hydrogen bomb, Mr. Nehru ld: "If you have come to the the conclusion that the world is a pretty bad show, let the hydro- gen bamb put an end to it. If you want to carry on the world with decency, obviously you will have to put an end to the hydro-

en bomb."

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Dr. Jesup sold: “I cannot) The proposals were drawn up subscribe to the defeatist at-by an all-African committee litude of many trained obser- under the chairmanship of Jus- vers in this area, that Bouth sice James Coussey, which East Asix might as wall be set up by the Gold Coast Gover- nor in January, 1948, to inquire into constitutional reform in the colony.

written off to the Communists already,

"Stalin's programme is clear, quite clear," he said,

the

Nkrumah, the leader of "Russia is encouraging nation- Convention People's Party, which the alism in Asia only as a step to recently broke away from word the subjection of the people United Const Convention, the to the alien rule of Russian dic-main nationalist movement tators.Associated Press. .

SECURITIES FOUND IN MAIN

the country, is now in custody, charged with inciting a general strike for Dominion status- Reuter.

ANIMALS DIE IN COLD WAVE

The Indian Prime Minister told his news conference that Paki- The Foreign Secretary, Mr.

They suggested that Mr. Tru-stan's failure to respond to his Moslom Do- proposal that the Ernest Bevin, will be making is

man follow a two-point plan?—

minion and India sign a declara- Erst Cabinet appearance since his

Ilandolph Churchili faces A

Gouda, February 7, more 1.- ""Tuko

affirmative tion banning war between them

Cairo, February 0. return from the Commonwealth tough light in the 1950 general

meas Pakistan wants to reserve

Securities worth 18,000 guild-

Cairo's cold wave claimed two Foreign Ministers Conference in election, the Devonport seat was leadership toward halting econo-

tiger Ceylon-on which he will report, wou by the Labour MP. Michael nie, warfare among the world's the right to settle some questions ers (about £1,800 sterling) victims to-day-Shehas,

hidden from the Germans dur- from the jungles of Ethiopia, and Tonight, he will make his first Foot. He defeated Leslie Hore-hard-pressed peoples by bringing by force.

them togelber in a broad Co-

ing the war, were found by a another unidentified animal from General Election specchi, at Bellsha, the Conservative-sup-

The declaration was proposed workman repairing the water California. meeting in Norfolk on behalf of ported candidate, by 13,305 votes operative plan of reconstruction

as a means of smoothing relations

The director of the Caire Zoo resource development." Christopher Mayhew, his to 11,382 in a two-man fight, Mr.

Baid that they perished during Parliamentary Under-Secretary. Foot is ruuming again, and the 2. "Take the leadership in between the two countries, wha mains at the local hospital here.

in are disputing over the future of

The owner, Dr. A. Beek, a local the freezing overnight, tempera- border State The Deputy Prime Minister, Liberal Party is also expected to halting the

bringing about those conditions the Northern

physician, had given the packet, turce, the lowest ever recorded in "MTI" Herbert Morrison, the

which will make eventual uni- Kashmir-and-other-issues-As-to-the-hospital's realdent physi→ Cairo....

cian when he had, to go "under- The Egyptian capital continues versal disarmament possible," sociated Press.

ground" during the German octo shiver today with temperatures United Press.

nearly seven years age. stil below 40 degrees Fahrenheit. cupation,

The resident physician in his Associated Press. turn had handed the securities to

Mr.

clan will leave

shortly

on

enter-a-candidate.

;

Labour Party's election tact! Foreign policy an issue tour in which he will make The Atlantic Pact, as well an over 80 speeches,

the "welfare State versus the Mr. Attlee is opening his own warfare Stato," is a hot issue in campaign with a speech tonight the election.

and

arms race and

SENTENCED FOR PROPAGANDA

Paris, February 6.

1

SHIPPING TALKS

IN INDONESIA

of

his chauffeur with instructions

to hide them carefully. The rewarded, but refuses to disclose

war the amount. chauffeur, died during the

disclosing the hiding The happy owner also gave a treat for the whole hospital staЛ. The finder has been suitably '—Router.

In his constituency, West

A rebel Labour MP is using

without Walthamstow, industrial-residen-Britain's foreign policy and her

Groningen, February 0. tal district on London's fringe.

close alliance with the U.S. in his

of placo. Director A French district criminal

The Netherlands The Labour Party today issued fight against the regular Labour

Shipping, Mr. J. J. Gyevaar, at a court today convicted Lwo a special General Election muni and Conservative candidates,

luncheon of the Trade and I young men of helping distri-dustry Association of Groningen festo to Scotland designed to The rebel is Konni Zilliacus, 50,

bute propaganda pamphlets to today, said that he will go to counter the agitation for Scottish expelled from the Labour Party French soldiers, urging them Indonesia next month for ship- home rule.

last year for following too closely

ping talks. Over 1,000,000 people have the Moscow line. Since then, he not to fight in Indo-China,

The men, one 35 years old ont

concern the The talks will signed a "covenant" demanding has become a supporter of Mar- home rule a demand which is shat Tito of Yugoslavia, and Mos. the other 19, were given a three-

cow Rudlo has been attacking month suspended sentence each important activity in Indonesia. supported by the Liberals.

and fined 0,000 frames.

of the Royal Steampacket Com him. But the 20-page Labour mant-

Communist groups in France pany. The matter was original Indonesion festo promised no separate Scoi- His opponents are the omelat have frequently urged French ly raised during the tish Parliament, as the Liberats Labour Party

candidate, A. S. troops to refuse to fight in Indo- round-table conference last year have donc, or extra Scottish Moody, 58, former MP for a Chinn.

but was postponed until it could 101. in Indonesia Ministers-a

A defence witness asurled that be discussed Conservative pledge. Liverpool district, and the Con-

the Labour, holding more than halfservative

France's war against Moscow-lowing representations by candidate, Douglas

General of the 70 scats in

backed Ho Chi-minh was unjust Dutch Directorate Scotland, claimed

Clift, 34, lawyer.

and criminal.-Associated Press. drift

Shipping he said.-Reuter. that

has stopped the Labour from the Highlands, that

In the Ist Parliament Mc. maternal mortality rate is now Zilliacus represented ail Gates- the lowest on record, and that head, three-quarters working. more Scottish babies are being class town across the River Tyne born thin at any time in a quarter from Nowcastic.

of a century.

the

The town has been split into

Above all, the 'manifesto em two, and, in this election, Mr. phasised pre-war unemployment Zilliacus is running for the Eas- under Conservative governmenta tern, constituency, .. and urged Scots nof to go back to

the days of unemployment.

Eden's speech

• Ono or the other

THE

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INSURANCE COMPANY

"I tell the voters It is either INSURANCE

welfare or warfare-they cannot

re half the

Mr. Anthony Eden, who would have both," said Mr. Ziillacus. again be Foreign Secretury if the He wants Britain to withdraw Conservatives win the cleation, trom the Atlantic Pact to cut in tonight called for friendly

annual £750,000,000 lations between Britain and the spent on defence, And, to enforce other Governments "whatever a saving on housing, he also their political colour,

wants an independent approach in a campaign speech broad- to that question. cast by the BBC Mr. Edeň sald Labourite Candidate Moody

that the threat of the hydro- und Conservative Clift are

are mainly gon

bomb

before us as an sticking to home estelle Both awful warning" and added that are strening full employment. nothing concerns: Britain more a question this town knows well. Intimately than the *preserva In depression days, the jobless, tion of peace

gure ran up to 30 per cent, Mr. "During the General Election Moody's campaign manager, we were told many times that Sidney Archibald banking on enir the Loft could get on with getting most of the working- the Left and we were led to ex-cines volo, pect, as a result, closer and The friendly malations with Soviet loval Labour Party man, and we

unton man

thetrades.

believe her will hipport

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Mr.

Marlen de PATTA Labour candidate," he said.

that way!

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no trus sense of conndabór) and middle class vote for the? Conner peace in the world valive. He also think ha can

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