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VOL. I NO. 61

MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1946.

THRILLING RESCUE BY TUG OFF COAST OF CORNWALL

UN Decision On STORMS CONTINUE TO SWEEP BRITAIN

Annexation Of

SW Africa

New York, Dec. 8.

The United Nations to-day adopted the Indian resolution calling on the Assembly to pre- vent annexation of South-west Africa and also calling on the United Nations to catablish trusteeship over the area.

The proposal was approved 17-15, ; with the support of Russia and China and over the opposition of the United States and Britain.

India's. V. K. Krishna Menon again demanded that the South African Government submit to the trustco- ship system. He raid the United

Nations Charter did not provide for annexation. He said he was not there

to sunction annexation."

ica's D. Forsyth reitera-

South Africa's D.

ted his Clovernment's stand, raying that ideas that, Sou

South Africa orl- ginated the annexation proposition were erroneous and added tint re- jection of the South African pro- posal was contrary to the desires of The inhabitants of South-west Africa. He said these inhabitants would not welcome the United Nations telling them they did not know what they were doing-United Press,

CREWLESS SUBMARINE ADRIFT IN CHANNEL

LONDON, DEC. 8.

A DAY OF STORMS TO-NIGHT BROUGHT REPORTS OF SHIPS IN DISTRESS OFF THE COAST OF BRITAIN, OF INCREASED FLOODING, AND OF WIDESPREAD CANCEL- LATION OF AIR LINE SERVICES.

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In a south-easterly gale off Falmouth, Cornwall, the 2,000-ton Swedish ship Irma looked like losing a six-hour struggle against disaster when rescued by the tug Zwarte Zee. Watchers on the shore saw the Falmouth lifeboat, which stood by the Irma for six hours, make vain efforts to get alongside while the ship was being driven, first slowly and then rapidly, towards the dreaded Manacles.

Resignation Of Egypt's Premier towed

Cairo, Dec. 8. Ismail Sidky Pasha, the Egyptian Prime Minister, has handed in his resignation, which has not yet been accepted by King Farouk, it was officially announced to-night..

Mountainous Beas at times blotted out from view both steamer and lifeboat. The Irma had broken ber. main anchor chain and had only one small emergency anchor to use when the tug, taking advantage of a sud·· den abatement of the gale, got towing hawsers aboard and brought the ship to safety. The Zwarte Zee had also the British ship Wansford (4,000 tons) out of danger in Falmouth Harbour, where other ships went adrift and a number of small craft sank in the heaviest seas ex- perienced there for some years.

From the other end of the English Channel came news that the 3,000- ton. Engilsh ship Wisla was in danger

Body Strippers Terrorise People Of Budapest

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Budapest, Dec. 8. Gangs of "body strippers."

of being driven to the Kent coast, who rob their victims of even The news followed the visit or but she cancelled her SOS message their clothing, are terrorising |

destroyer A Hasson Bay Yusof, the Acting Chief later and the tugs and of the Royal Cabinet, to Sidlyushing to her rescue were recalled late night pedestrians here.

and two..fcboats.

in Cairo.

Sudan Issue

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which had been

to-day, and the frigate Burdhead increase since carly in the occupa

Bay left Plymouth to search for tion of the country.

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were still snow

and ice

LAST-MINUTE BID TO END UNRRA DEADLOCK.

Members of Sidky's entourage say Reuter. Silky wishes to resign because of the statement published in toum yesterday by the Governor- General, Sir Hubert Huddleston, and alestus prime authorised by

the British Minister, Mr Clement Atlee, that "nothing would be permitted to de- flect the Sudances Government from the pre

preparation of Sudanese for self- Government and for the task of choosing freely what their future

be,"

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New York, Dec. 8.

Modified Plan

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Dissatisfaction Among Miners Over Lewis' Decision

New York, Dec. 8. The high point of the epic

To Curb Use Of in United States labour history

Veto Adopted

New York, Dec. 8. The Political and Security Committee, overriding Russian objections, to-day adopted. the modified Australian proposal asking the Security Council to curb the use of veto powers.

was reached and passed when John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers yesterday, called off the coal strike, but, as far as could be learned to-day, about all that was definitely settled was the issue of whether the miners work or not.

All indications point to full-scale resumption of reproduction on Monday or Tuesday, with advance crews already in the mines last night |and to-day, looding charges, check- | Ink | machinery, firing bollers and The resolution, which was adopted otherwise preparing to re-open the paragraph by paragraph, calla on pits.

However, there were some, Indi- the Council to take action at gr ̋carly date to alter its voting procedure.vidual expressions of dissatisfaction constitutional legal problems However, some of the strygent cri- and ticism of Russian use of the velo were still dangling. As a result, the the between

and Lewis Included in the original Australian Right

Government is still a long way from proposal was eliminated.

Adoption by 27 votes for the pro- posal, six against, nine abstaining and 12 absent, indicated that the proposal would be passed by the ne- It vole when Censury two-thirds comes before the plenary meeting of the Central Assembly,

The resolution, in addition to asking the Security Courell, to adopt the practice in procedure limiting use of the veto, also asked the Coun- cil to make more effective is res- ponsibility for settling disputes, pre- serving the pente.

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DEMOB STATÈMENT

Slasenfurt, Dec. 8. Field Marshal Lord Mont- gomery, Chief of the Imperial General Staff, who is visiting the British zone of Austria, told senior staff officials to-day that until the peace treaties were signed there could be no large- scale Increase of deinobilisation.

Beuter.

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One of the paragraphs which was eliminated charged that the use of the veto in the Council-mainly by Anal decision. It was true that all Russia-in the past ten months was restrictions on coal consumption or not in keeping with the principles those caused by dwindling supplies of the United Nations Charles. This had been led. Food, fuel and criticism of Russia was taken out other merchandise which has been after the United States delegate-sold piling-mountain-hich in the ware- the United States was not interested houses of the nation's ports, despite

ог in establishing blame looking the rail embargo, can now be moved backward.-United Press.

as fast as they can he loaded and ships sall.

Juvenile Train Looting In British Zone

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Powers To Break Off

Diplomatic Relations

With

Franco Spain

New York, Dec. 8.

The sub-committee of the Political Committee of the United Nations General Assembly to-night amended the American proposal on Franco Spain made last Monday to include a call for breaking off diplomatic relations with Franco.

This amendment covered the Inst two paragraphs of the United States resolution by Senator Tom Connally' in the full Political Committee: Senator Connally's proposal ( called on Franco to surrender

power to a provisional govern- Precautions Taken

ment, but specifically refrained from demanding rupture of diplomatic relations. To-night's amendent,

submitted jointly

by Mexico, Venezuela, Guatema in, Panama, and Chile, was carried in two parts by 11 votes to six, with one abstention.

In Madrid

Madrid, Dec, 8, Bombs wrocked the front of the Spanish Youth Organisation The United States representative headquarters. in Barcelona to- reserved the right to re-submit the day and several others exploded proposal in the original form to in different parts of the city meeting of the full committee. during the night on the eve of

The

Cuban delegate, Dr. Belt to-morrow's officially-inspired urged mediation by all Spanish-

demonstrations speaking countries of the world be pro-Franco tween the two differing factions in throughtout Spain. Spain as a means of solving the buildings were placed under Franco problem.

heavy guardi.

All official

Left-Wing organisations in Barce-

Asserting this was one of the best solutions to the problem, Dr Belt declared: "There is a great difference lona were reported to be planning a between intervention and mediation. Eeneral strike to-morrow Intervention would definitely be 60- rally-intended to show the world counter-move against the official Ing against the liberty of the Spanish

We cannot

Franco People.

adopt the Spain's solidarity with

in the face of UNO principle of breaking off diplomatic Strikes for more pay are already - relations because this constitutes an in progress in Barcelona gosworks, act of Intervention. As a result, civil foundries, railway

workshops anch war would break out in Spain."

textile factories. Young women in Madrid streets to-day distributed Spaniards must be prepared to de- Pro-Franco " '^leafleta saying that fend their independence, while re- sistance organisations issued a note asserting that pressure had been, put on the workers to attend the oficial demonstration.

... Without Intervention -

Dr. Belt added that his delegation was convinced the problem could be solved without Intervention,

The sub-committee decided to vote on several amendments to the United States proposal made lust month that General Franco should be asked to The

note said that Falange mem- resign,

bers had visited workshops insisting The

first amendment submitted on the necessity for workers to take jointly kay Mexico, Venezuela, part in the demonstration, and "try- Guatemala, Panama and Chile to ing to convince employero and replace the Inst two paragraphs of employees that the United Nations the United States proposal Was measures were directed against the carried in two parts by 11 votes to six Spanish nation and not against the

one abstentmendments read: with

regime," The approved

Some of the slogans on the leaflets "Inasmuch as the United Nations, by distributed in the streets were: "The the action they took in San Francisco, blood of our heroes cannot be for Potsdam and London, and more gotten," and "all Spaniards unite to recently in Lake Success, have in fact prevent Spain from becoming R relations with the Franco regime, the collectively refused 10

ain Communist colony." maintain

One leaflet said: "To-day, as on Madrid rose

The Colombian proposal providing STOP PRESS

for mediation in Spain by the Latin- American Republies was defeated. Other delegates reserved the right| to submit amendments to the Poll- tical Committee.

Milners Puzzică However, the miners themselves seemed more puzzled than happy.

A typical comment came from Pasha to-day at Zeltoun, a country alerted were not launched.

Harry-Zonda serious has

-of- -Uniontown, So

crime become town 50 miles south of Calro, where

recently that on all-out campaign hos

Pennsylvania: "I um domn disap- the Premier was recuperating.

The submarino Truant, drifiing been

pointed in Lewis, launched and 35 "body

After all I've lost Sidky Pasin's children and rela- crewless since Thursday, was strippers" have been arrested. This

Herford, Dec. 8. so far, I should go back to work

without tiven yesterday urged him to resign sighted off the Channel Islands type of crime. has been

the on

new contract not on your Boy and girl gangs who leave Ufe. I want some pay. os his doctors were advising a com-

their homes in Germany's war

William Blizzard, Union official of plete mental and physical rest. He was ordered to bed last Monday fol-

shattered cities for nightly raids Charleston, West Virginia, stated, lowing lus successful efforts to steer

to defend her elim fit home, offering their on food trains and Governmente men are very sore. However, Assembly recommends members of Bay 2, 1808, when The Norwegian ship Mogennen, victim a lift home. Once inside the through the Egyptian Parliament

ly the same attitude they have taken rights, we must be prepared to de- from Le Havre, sent out on SOS car the victim is robbed, stripped, stores are proving a first-rate core at Trum at Lewis, They're the United Nations to take individual~ 1 against the French

fend our the draft Anglo-Egyptian agreement when opposite Cap de la Hague to then left naked in a deserted part of problem for

Walls Independence." collectively and refuse to maintain Another miner declared: "I think the Occupation

were drawn up in London between him

plastered with posters and diplomatic relations with the present hand bus Lewis is just trying to save his own nothing has been the city. Other tricks include the and the British Foreign Minister, Mr day. Since then

regime."

thing all citizens to heard of her but she muy have re-telephoning of doctors, calling them authorities in the British zone. fat face. If we go back to work Spanish

attend Ernest Bevin,

demonstrations. now, we'll never get the contract,

The amendment also recommended

The Feinnge organ Arriba warned Last Tuesday a special drug was ceived assistance from the French at out urgently, then waylaying them;

Last month alone, more than 4,000 We'll lose everything we struck for that members should report to the the demonstrators against agents. flown to Calro from the United States Cherbourg.

Also ringing the doorbells of residents youths and girls were arrested for Lewis announcement that the Secretary-General and to the next provocnteurs. "Beware you are not zone of Germany after an appeal for from Devon, Cornwall, Somerset and attacked in the

Flooding was reported to-day from here, asking for help for someone various crimes among them 450 strike was being called off, in which General Assembly what steps they fed Into hostlie

street. When the youths and 149 girls under 18 years

demonstrations help to the United States Embassy Sussex, and some roads in Scotland householder rushes to the rescue he of age, who were arrested for train respect for the Supreme Court,

he suld the move was based on his had taken in accordance with the against foreign centres in Madrid by knocked bound is

down, robbed

recommendation.

opponents misguided and footing.

ikawise did not settle any disputed

The sub-committee endorsed the patriots. Let us leave aggression to as super- stripped-Reuter.

Oncial reports showed that with points between the Union and the French recommendation that mem- the United Nations and behave our the lifting of the dusk to dawn cur- Government. The Supreme Court bers of the United Nations should aclves like gentlemen," the paper few and the lengthening of nights did no! announce when it would be forthwith put an end to the imports and. Juvenile raids are on the increase in gin hearing arguments. Now that of foodstuffs and products from spite of intensified precautions by the crials is passed

and shops will be closed Factories British and German police.

and speedy Spain until the United Nations was and university students will be given action not necessary. "Train looting by juveniles is one to delay action several weeks.

expected assured these products were na a holiday to take part in the do- ono British

longer an immediate necessity for monstrations which will be held in of our biggest worries,

The

national hardship factor has food, requirements of the Spanish all the big towns in Spain-Reuter. Public Safely officer said.. “We send

been eliminated, but the patrols so comb all areas where Importance of the case

legal people, by 11 voles to live with two CSAT TISKANI PIE fooling is likely to occur but with The real motives for Lewla' decision

n.abstentions. the abolition of the curfew our task were

left is doubly dimeult.

doubted the public "It is plain to us that much of the powerful factor. Another looting is carried out by gangs who administration's determination not to wish to sell goods DI the black

yield

Lewis gave no hlut if he market or use them, for harter." considered United States foreign

Last month's figures also showed polley and Mr

The United States delegate, Mr Byrnes - nearly

and Mr James 500 youths and girls were ported arrested throughout the British zone strike emanda for settlement of the would bring up before the full com- Hayden Raynor, gave notice that he one way or other. for breaking into warehouses пг The growing demands In Congress

mittee the last two paragraphs of asked the British Embassy in Athens, communique issued by the

other buildings where food and

for stringent labour control legisla-

the original American resolution, in a radio message, to speed all aid Prime Minister's office to-day said

In response to urgent appeals by Canada, France, Poland, Britain, the cigarettes might be found.

tion no doubt played a part, despite

which were supplanted by to-day's to the survivors of a Jewish legal States and Russia. Ench that the views expressed In Sir the Director-General of UNRRA, Mr United

government would be urged to select Another 79 were caught, ricoling | the fact that both the Congress of

vote. These formed the kernel of Immigrant ship which was reported Ilvestock from Industrial Organizations and the statement

cattle and are not in Florello LaGuardia, he proposed

the American case and appealed to to be wrecked on an unnamed laland- accordance with the recent London compromise plan envisaging then person. of outstanding competence farms and 213. arrested for bicycle American

Federation of Labour

Franco to surrender powers to a between 40 and 60 miles north-west an international to serve on the commifce. talks resulting in the Sidky Bevin establishment of

thefts,

promised Lewis full Ometals did not regard the total United Press; draft." Moreover, the Sudan ques committes of eight experts in finance

support provisional government, which could of Rhodes earlier to-day, a Jewish After Denmark had supported the

hold free election in which the Agency spokesman disclosed today, and foreign trade to serve in their

The Souther Producem Assocta- Spanish people might express their declared the meeting adjourned until bearing in mind the difference

off he dawn to-morrow.carrying presentatives of their governments.

population It is still far below that

had cost the miners $100,000,000 in invited the Spanish people to estab-four tons of food, blankets and medi The compromise was suggested as Monday.

for Berlin, where In Parliamentary circles, the names

the averago Mr Peroy Wells, British delegato, juvenile arrests made is 2,000 every

wages in the 10-day Spring shutdown ish the eligibility of Spain for ad-cal supplies. of Heykel Tasha and Nokrashy Pasha an amendment to a Joint British-

United States-Brazilian resolution was about to comment on the new month-Reuter

and $82,000,000 from November 20 mission to the United Nations.

The first now (Contflued on Page 4)

December. 3 adds Associated

nows of the plight of the The committee then adjourned immigrants wan contained in an 809 for meeting the urgent needs by move, but the meeting broke up

Press. bilateral arrangements.

before he could speak. Afterwards

Router.

picked up In Jerusalem-reportedly Also against the United States and the secret radio of the Haganah, the have marked: "Wo could possibly.

French Coal Losses'. renched a have

unanimous agree-

the United Kingdom, the sub- Jewish Ulegal defence organisation PROTEST already agreed to accept the prin- ment in an hour,”.

Washington, Dec. 8. France lost between 250,000 and solution asking all United Nations tact with all immigrant craft.

committee approved a French ro which usually maintains radio con- TO GREEK GOVT ciples in the resolution that require, The Canadian, plan had Mr

ments

300.000 tons of soft coal as a result members to censo purchasing food- should be met when and LaGuardin's blessing, as in pleading

It where needed

is not yet clear whether the ahip and that

that there should for Intervention he said that ho

Flushing, Déc. 7

of the strike which has

Just

ended in stuffs from Spain, adds United Press. sank or grounded, the Jewish Agency America, according to un out of be no racial, religious or politlen! would occept any Canadian proposal The United Nations General As-

The resolution said this would give spokesman said. The ship was car. Athena, Duc, B ['consideration in supplying old.

without even seving it---Neuter, sembly met in plenary session as

the French Supply Mission here. more food for the Spanish people lor reported to be carrying 800 per-

Renewed has According to the Canadian draft,

Food for Gerniany

the delegates went on n virtual

shipments, he said, could protested to the Greek Government

son-Router,. 0 committen would study the

Washington, Dec. 7., round-the-clock schedule to wind not be expected to reach French against the alleged fight over Yugo- minimum import requirements of the

ports before Christmas since cani was Emergency measures to

tho week speed up business within Slay soil by Greek alrcraft,

of life bonle essentials

to prevent shipment of 303,000 tons of food to

order to home

get by Christmas. It

Workers Want Break It only now beginning to flow to the

CANADIAN HOTEL FIRE Gan Selince Mofates, the Grock suffering or economie retrogression, the Unlied States zone of Germany adopted a resolution calling for a ports again and the ships themselves

- Lake Success, Des.. 7. deputy Premior, to-day announced survey the means available to cach this month to meet the critical census of the armed forces of all take at least three, weeks

on the

France to-day appealed to the other

Saskatoon, Doc, 8. that the note was passed yesterday country concerned to finonce Auch shortage

caused by the recent members and another asking the Journey. He said that it was powers to forego "selfish national In- to the Greek Minister in Belgrade Imports and report on the amount American shipping, strike, were an- Govermenta of South Afrien and improbable that the coal lost ne a terezia and break diplomatic rela- and 18 injured in a fire at the Barry Eleven people were burned to death but he added that the Greek authori-, of financial ald needed,

nounced to-day by ¡Mir Robert India to get together to better the result of the strike could be restored tons with the Franco

Government Hotel, here to-day-Router."- tles were making inquiries, before The countries suggested to form Patterson, the United States Secre conditions of Indiana living In, South by means of increased shipments- na the United Nations continued de- replying-Reuter,

the commitee were Brazil, China, Itary of War Router.

Africa-United “Press."

Reuter.

·(Cantinued on Page 4)

Persons close to Sidky Pasha said that he considered this unilateral declaration on the part of Britain as Lantamount to breaking off by the British, side of the Anglo-Egyptian negotiations for a revision of the. 1030 treaty

Hubert's

A surprise last-minute bid to end the deadlock over post-UNRRA relief, caused by the refusal of Britain and organisation the United States to join an international

to help needy countries, was made in the United Nations Economic and Finance Committee to-day by Mr Paul Martin. Canadian delegate.

that

ather

tion continues to be subject of d Individual capacities and not, as re-./Canadian amendment, the chairman gure of 4,000 as "alarming"

cussion between Cairo and London, it was added.

-YUGO-SLAV

The Yugo-Slav Government

The

sponsoring nations.

he

CENSUS OF FORCES

IMMIGRANT - SHIP. WRECKED

Jerusalem, Dec. The Palestine, Government to-night

In tion callmated, that work, stoppages will. The American proposal also he first RAF morey plane is tak-

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and at the same time reduce the money available to Franco for, the purchase of war

materials,

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