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Authorised robbery that customers sometimes allege, London's railway buffets are notably free from crime. So it was with something of a shock that a girl behind the counter of one such, the other day saw crime committed before her very
eyes.
She'
BEW aherty, country- ruddy man reach out from the self-service queue, take a meal! ple, and stuff it into his pocket. She watched him order a cup
of leo. She moved closer and
heard him say to the cashier:
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SATURDAY, MARCH 19, 1955.
MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT
YALTA
Opposition Will
Press For
British Story
By Stanley Priddle
London, Mar. 18.
Sir Winston Churchill will face another
Take one cup of tea out of barrage of questions in Parliament next week that, will you?"
HALF A NOTE
THE camler
to pay for he hold, the
demurred,
for
the cup of tea
plump man was proffering half of a 10s note
the
"I'm sory," the rashier said, "but I can't take that." The man, whose name was Gabriel, began to argue, and that was
his undoing. For it gave girl who had seen him sleal, I chance to whisper of what she had seen. It gave a railway policeman Gabriel was arrested.
Al Bow Street, he pleaded ullty to stealing the ple, and a policeman told Mr Bertram Reece, the magistrate, what was known about Gabriel.
.
Line to
CONNOISSEUR
arrive.
"HE'S 27 years old," he said, "and there are 10 previous onvictions. 1 will read detaile
of the last three...."
crimes And from Gabriel's energed a pleture of him as a connoisseur of railway food. Four times lie had stolen from them and not just helped himself haphazardly.
about his attitude to America's publication of its record of the Yalta conference.
BILLY GRAHAM
Billy Graham Welcomed
To England
A
Resentment of Washington's release of the Yalta documents was still running high in political and official circles here today as more extracts cround
from the papers appeared in the Press.
Questions tabled by Conservative and Labour the Prime Minister for detailed in- Members ask formation about consultations with the United States prior to publication last Wednesday.
Members will also press Sir Franty a scat un the Allied Winston again
to publish the Control Council in Berlin. British record of thic conference.
Kateful
PROPER PERSPECTIVE
Official ofroles here KAY ikat reitu of the British papers will put into pro-
perspective many
and
RESISTED
American Both the the Soviet leaders resisted the proposal, Boosevelt was
critical very
of France's falluro to stand
up to the German attack in 1940. He argued that France's effort against Hillerista did not justify her obtaining a voice in the control of Ger
many.
the
WAS
Plymouth, Mar. 18.
siraging cheering hynn
of About 300 people welcomed Billy Graham, the American evangelist, when he i landed here this morning for a six-weck crusade in Scotland. Many carried boards with such as "God Bless You, slogans
ive Billy" when came ashore trom the French liner Liberte from New York
DT
Graham told the people
swarming around him on the
SCOTLAND MAY WIN THE TRIPLE CROWN
London, Mar. 19.
Scotland, full of confidence after fine wins over Wales and Ireland, hope to complete a remarkably successful season by beating England in the Rugby Union international at Twickenham today.
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TREMENDOUS DASH Scotland have proved * of tremendous dank and enthusiasm after sequence of 17 international defeats which ended only six weeks ago.
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quayside that he felt extremely
players to make the ern, m. inadequate for the task thend-trip are to be chosen after the an all-Scotland crusade centred week Inter en Glasgow, and a in London.
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"During the part few weeks, as I have been preparing my
I have felt my own threatened with the prospect of messages imitations more and mort," he sharing with Ireland the bottom are place in the championship, will think
play all but one of the 15 who said.
the fringe of an
France. A new "cap," lost to standing on
Noel Escourt, a Rhodesian, plays historical spiritual awakening.
at full back. Scotland marche 裁 religious impact on the world years ago and I believe that the spiritual impact will
be con tinued in that country and thal
impetus." the Glasgow crusade could give
the remarka made by - the Prime Minkter about coun- scles not represented at the conference and offensive to
Stalin expressed the fear that them in the lighi of postwar rotations.
of occupation status TETITLE to France might be a precedent. One example is that
of the Minister's buffer Prime
case be made for other attitude to Would a
to share in the occupation, place in
Allies postwar France's
he asked. Europe, they said.
Sir Winston said no, but sug They said the British record showed that the Prime Minister gested that the Netherlands and persistently fought for American Belghum might be invited to and Russian agreement to give share the burden by providing France a major role in setung troops.
Stalin then asked Sir Winston Special. postwar European problems,
to giving agree expecially
that of Germany's if he would
Poland an occupation zone, future.
Sir Winston replied "no,"
At Charing Cross he stole on But each occasion meat pies. when he felt like a change of biscuits and diet, and craved cheese, li was to Klug's Cross he went.
"Does he do any work?" the magistrate asked.
"Only one day, since he came out of prison at the end
January.
"What was that?"
AGGRIEVED
it
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greal
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FOR JAMAICA
At the Anglo-American Malta meeting of Foreign Ministers, that France both as Germany's
The Prime Minister argued AUSTRALIAN XI which immediately preceded the
the biggest neighbour and "Big Three" conference
buffer to Britain could Yalta, the American delegation left out of the task of centrolling not bi accepted the British plan to give Germany. The French, he said,
Kingston, Mar, 19. France an sccupation zune in
Peter Burge of Queensland is had great experience in the Germany.
German Winston's task in Yalla have both an
problem and ought to the only uncapped player in the Str
team for the first occupying zone (Australian <<TTE - worked a buffet-tolley was to convince Stalin of the and a
match of their West Indies seat on the Council, # at Paddington station," | need for France to be an occupy- Eventually both Stalin and cricket tour beginning here to-
ing power and to win over both
The Roosevelt fernce Stalin and
C. McDonald, then zuthorised Sir
A. R. Morris, P. Burge, R. N. Anthony Eden to send a telegram Harvey, K R. Müller, R. Benaud, to General de Gaulle informing 1. Maddocks, A. Davidson, him of the decision and inviting Johnson, R. Lindwall, W. John- him to participate the ad- eton. Twelfth man R. Archer. ministration of Germany Router.
"HE
said the officer,
"Why did he leave?"
But the officer did not know, and offered no guesses.
Gabriel was asked what he had to say. He might have been asked what was wrong with the railways, so aggrieved was the tono in which he answered.
"Listen," he said "this half 10s noto was administered to me for a debt by a fellow."
"Did you think it was worth Bs.7" the magistrate asked.
YOU MISUNDERSTAND
rand #
50
1
Roosevelt to giving
WAITRESS WANDERS
WORLD
By A Staff Reporter
In America It seems that waitresses can take holi- days abroad more often than office workers.
WELL, it had a watermark
number, thought it was all right for ten bob. And about the ple, I'd have paid for it if they'd asked me.'
the Miss Brovis Hortham is a "But you're no stranger to atmosphere of the refreshment waitress in a cafe in California, rooms Bald
agreed.
Com
day against Jamaica.
The tent is
The match ends next Wednes- day,China Mail Special
Shopkeepers Revolt
In France
Paris, Mar. 18.
The French Parliament was today faced with she works six days a the magistrale. where
pur-week. She paved for You nisunderstand the
three a decision on the "shopkeepers" revolt against ved in Hongkong pose of the refreshment counter. years, and arrived Suppose everyone stuffed their two days ago on a tour of Spain taxation led by a bookseller, Pierre Poujade.
Н and the
Far East, which is A number of rightwing Deputies in the pockets with meat pleaca
financially taking her ten weeks.
National Assembly today tabled resolutions and sald Gabriel,! This is not the first time Miss pinis of blood to the hospitals in day, three years ago she toured Government to reduce tax controls.
and anyway, I've given 16 Horiham has had such a holl- amendments to the finance bill calling on the the past. That should go for Europe and again before that
she went to South America "I'm
was A cmbarrassed,"
• Live:**
going to let the doctors beg you," said the magistrate, to see what this propensity to steal meat ples, is all about, Beihanded for a medical report
Max officer
Gabriel's eyes lit up, re
Let the meat ple be restored Vše (Jasvhul owners" sald the "The Ught died in
Went
RTWORDS SOL BOOTING SINC Party nials Cortswatt, Churken. Dickens. Bongsong Long John Silver -laite, Artula
Tho Imminence of local does not seem at all worried by However, she was then working elections in France, in which tho turn of events in his in a private children's home.
theroby. warding
"I had all my meals paid for as the Foujadists are expected to manoeuvres, well as my uniform, so it was make their weight felt has un-off a Parliamentary battle.
doubtedly influenced their ac easy to save then," she said.
DON'T MIND
Office workers, she said, could not possibly save enough to travel. es much as she does. "Anyway I don't mind it 1 have to starve on my retum,” she It would be quite worth
tion
NO. 1 TARGET. · · Today's move · to; reduce lax controls by constitutional stealthe means coală thunder from the Poujado movement whose number one target is the present. taxation system.
Within Parliament, the Socialists, MRP (Christian Democrate) and. most of the Radical Party
appea
unaffected
| by the Poujado
The trade unions have taken a strong anti-Foujado aloud and today both lettwing CGT-TO and she .. Christian. Workers
The Foulade movement has (CTC) unions and cona- miniques. condemning the mave-
Mia Hatihar is
is travelling sprung up like a mushroom, al- mem alone-she, prefers it that way, most overnight, year ago ́PERFECT · SCANDAL She has, however, met a number Pierre Poujade, was aroun
of people from her home town ktown name in France, When she hopes will valt her on he has replaced the late Fr
Pleme bez return."
Mendes Franc Si was full of praise for chain toplogit of
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