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FRENCH BIRTH RATE ENDS LONG DECLINE

Paris, May 8.

SABOTAGE The apparent stabilisation of the French birth

ON BIHAR RAILWAY

Calcutta, May 7. Railway afficials said today that sabotage was responsible for India's worst ever railway accident in which 71 lost their lives today when the crack Punjab mail train jumped. a bridge some 200 miles from Calcutta in Bihar State.

The seeldent occurred today! between the railway stations of Jasidih and Simultala.

rate at a comparative level not woon in this 'country since the middle of the last contury was reported by the French Demographic In- stitute here today as a fact without parallel in history.

After an exhaustive analysis of the best available statistics and official data, the institute pre- sented evidence to show that the birth rate, now 40 per cent above the pre-war level, was indicative of an actual transformation of French attitudes regarding maternity and not simply a temporary consequence of the war. According to the institute which functions

under the

figure 1 would indicate a per- fectly stable population,- whila the figure 1.20,would mean that. The official announcement add-Health Ministry, no generation

population would increase by ed that another 78 were injured. of French women since 1883

20 par cent in 28 yours. A Bihar State Minister, A. Q. had, given the prevailing death

On the basis of this reference Ansari, who was travelling on the rates, produced enough female device, the institute recalled that train, put the number of dead as children to assure a full throughout the nineteenth century. high as 100.

population renewal until the the net birth rate in France had Officials who inspected the train downward trend was reversed never exceeded 1.1 and that it had at the brige said that dozens radically in 1946.

been inferior to 1 from 1800 or of fish-plates and bolts had been removed,

The institule's findings show Since 1930, the net birth rate has that If the present rate is main-[ Increased from to 1.31- strik- These oficials said that *tained the population of France ing Index to a new attitude to similar accident was averted at will increase by approximately 30 ward maternity.

the same spot lust mouth when per cent in 28 years or .05 per track inspectors found the sleep-cent each year.

ers and ralis near the bridge hind been tampered with.

in

Contrary to the experience of

Another test" for Socialism in Britaîn

· London,” May -7. Boolalism as - - dominating influence In British politics faces a minor test in. toet elections this week.

1

Boroughs and urban dia- tricts, with the exception of - London, will elact Councilors on a party basle, and regional prgantuations of Conservative, Labour and Liberal parties have been throwing consider. able energy into the cam paign.

Socialiste wore swept into borough and urban councils with big majorities in the La- bour landslide of 1945, but since then the Conservatives have been making a steady recovery in the local alec. tion-Associated Presa.

Asiatic opinion

of U.S.

Family code

New York, May 7. The Prime Minister of Most of the casualties were wo- most other countries, it was While not venturing to give a Pakistan,. Mr. Liaquat Ali men, as the leading esach in the shown that the French birth rate anal explanation for

France's Khan, said today that Asiatics train had been set aside for wo-had not declined sharply from a higher birth rate, the Institute think the United States is in- men travellers.

high point reached soon after the called attention to the benefits

with Ansari said that immediately end of hostilities. In 1947, and other inducements provided terested only in war afler the crash a crowd of men born alive in France.

totul of 002,955 children were under the French family code of Russia and not the establish-

The 1948 1930. Experts at the institute ment of world security. milltary uniforms came to the

figure scent and

started to loot the

was 804,120, while the said that the policy of assistance wreckage and rob the dead and latest revised Agure for 1049 to families with children appear- The Premier, who arrived

stands at 807,000 for a populo-ed to be amply justified. lying.

this country inst Wednesday, tion estimated at 42,000,000. At the same time, the institute spoke the Round Table of the

The Institute's ures for the Nethrative ag- cautioned against undue epumlam, È Air from the National Broadcast- reveal pointing out that the birth rateing Company's New York Studio. that, by the second quarter of could be adverely affected by un- 1949, the birth rate

The United States should as- that coun- employment and inadequate hous-

sume a greater role toward help- Kashmir problem

They disappeared only when he ordered his personal guard open fire-Associated Press.

Greek Red resolution

London, May 7.

to

28 per cent from 108 experts also declared that ing solve the

iry had reached in the second

the

in

the peak quarter of 1946. A drop of 20 ever ued to increase at a rate of people of Kashmir would decide if the French population through a plebiscite in which the per cent between

quar-1

The Security Counell of the United Nations ordered the pla- biscite, but did not set an exact date for the balloting.

ter of 1947 and the second quar- 300,000 inhabitants a year, the whether to join Pakistan or India. ter of 1949 was reported for, Bri- country would still require 351 he said. Greek Communists have de-tain, while the United States birth years in which to reach the pop- nounced the formation of an rate was said to have declined 21 ulation density of the

Nether- "Athens-Belgrade-Rome" plan per cent during a similar period. lands, 101 years to reach that of for dividing up

Germany, and 58 years to reach Albania, the Soviet news agency, Tass, re

that of Switzerland.

ported in a despatch received in London today.

Striking index

Το measure the degree of change since the pre-war years. the institute used as a figure of reference the net rate of female

Fighting in Arakan

Concerning the minority migra- Won problems confronting India |: and Pakistan, the two nations had agreed to respect' minority rights for lite, property and personal honour.

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The Greek Communist Party's Political Bureau issued a resolu- tion also charging that "a secret agreement has already heen rea- reproduction, or roughly the aver- ched between Tiia and the Flas-ach mother having

age number of female children for

In Pakistan, Hindus represent tyras Government almed at shed-each mothe

passed the

Rangoon, May 7. ding the blood of the peoples of into account the chances that, st

menopause,

The figure also takes

Arakanese separationists are only about 20 per cent of the po- pulation. In India, the Moslems both countries and against the

newborn marching upon the West coast are in the minority. territorial integrity of Greece," given moment, a

female according to this report.

child has of reaching 28 town of Myohaung to attack,

Red Flag Communists en- The agreement, Liaquat Ali The Politburo said that Mar-years, the average maternity age.

an official Khan sald, had restored confid- shal Tito was planning to "hand Thus, whatever the life ex trenched there,

ence in each country to such an pactancy happens to be, the communique said yesterday.

fol-extent that 3,000 Hindus These separationists are lowers of the renegade Buddhist returning to East Pakistan cach monk U I Seinds, who is Ing "Arakon for the Arakanese,"

over to the monarcho- Fascista" Greek children brought to Yugoslavia during the guerilla fighting in Northern Greece,

It also charged that the "Americans are ready to hand ver to Tile Salonika and Preveza (in Northern Greece) to streng them thereby their

bridgehead in the Balkans list |

The Greek Politburo said that

Volkswagen in Egypt

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day.

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оду. preach- Americans seemed to think that

He incited an upheaval early on all foreigners come here for dol- in 1948 before his arrest in Southlars. The primary purpose of his Burma. The rebels freed him in visit was to acquaint Americans

with life. 1049.

life, culture and problems of The communique sald that Pakistan and to seek help in de- Cairo, May 8. army mutineers arc supporting veloping his country's natural re- the Communist Party of Greece The "Volkswagen," the car the separationists, who are head-sources,

The Premier and his wife. faced the task of "once more Hitler wanted to sell every ing towards Mychaung,

Inter-rebel strife an Ramreo Begum Liaquat Ali Khan, expect taking their place in the foremost man in the new Germany, is ranks of the fighters for the de-now on sale in Egypt. Plans

Island, off the Western mainland. to remain in the U.S. until May mocratic unification of all the

26-Associated Press. also officially reported. -forces-of-the-people."

call for it to be exported to The /report said, that Red Flag Communists are matching White "The Communists are carrying other countries soon. out activity among the troops, Rudi Schwab Entham of Stutts Band PVOs in territorial grab-TRUMAN 'ON TOUR among the hundreds of thousands gart, # representative of the bing. of mobilised sons of the people Volkswagen plant at Wolfsburg,

The PVO have established and organising them for the Germany, said his firm planned headquarters · at Palpatah, two

Washington, May 7. struggle against the American to sell 300 cars in Egypt during miles North from Ramree town, President Truman set out today nccupation, against monarcho- 1050. The Cairo distributor is the while Communists have occupied by special train on # 10-day Fascism, against new war and Middle East Enterprise and Dis-Thinkenet.

speaking tour of the country. for a better life."-Reuter.

tribution Company.

The report said that elsewhere he will travel through 15 States Schab Entham listed as pro- in Burma White Flag Commun- as far as the West Coast and is pective customers, besides Egypt, ists are battling against White duc to make -severa} = 'major Iran, Syria and Saudi Arabla Bond PVOS.

speeches, although jonly one of The car. already distributed in It stated that four Communists them is likely to deal with' for- most West European countries, were killed and two FVOS eign affairs. Bangkok, May 7. will soon be exported to Latin wounded in a clash West of The tour in described by, off- The King and Queen received | American, South Africa and Mandalay, while White Flag cials as non-political, but tha cheers from 20,000 subjects at India

casunities were heavy during a Republican Party has called it a their official public appearance

Volkswagen retails in battle near the Central Burma "political junket" designed to try from the balcony of the Royal Egypt at $1,252, which is $133 town of Majktila.Associated and influence the November Cou Palace.

cheaper than the retail prices in Fress.

gressional elections.--Reuter. Earlier in the day Roma IX Germany.

That is because the and Queen Sirikit gave audience manufacturer granis special prices to diplomatie missions on the ec- for exported cars, officials ex- casion of the May 5 coronations. plained.

THAI ROYALTY

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During their public appearance, Payments for cars exported to a member the Government | Egypt are being made by offset read address on behalf of the accounts under à recent German- people, while the King and Egyptian trade agreement. Egyp- Queen sat on the balcony. Then tian pounds are paid to the No- King Phumiphom answered in¦tional Bank of Egypt. They arej halting Slamese. While the crowd transferred to the Bank Deutsche cheered, he and the smiling Laender in Germany, which paysi Queen wavea greetings.-Asso- the .Volkswagen Company clated Press.

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