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VOL. II. NO. 89

It's Derby Day!

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Thirty-six ponies are entered for

TUESDAY, JANUARY 14, 1947.

BURMESE LEADERS DEMAND

FULL INDEPENDENCE.

Straight Talking At Downing Street Conference

London, Jan. 14.

Burmese delegates demanded complete independence for their country yesterday at the opening of their conference with the British Government at No. 10 Downing Street.

The conference was opened by the Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, who reiterated his previous promise that "it is for the people of Burma to decide their own future......either within or without the British Commonwealth."

Both U Aung San, chief of the Burma delega- tion, Thakin Ba Sein, were quick to make their demands for full independence clear as they replied to Attlee.

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BRITAIN WILL back u.s. in DISARMAMENT DISPUTE

New York, Jan. 14. Authoritative sources state that Britain will support the. United States in insisting that atomic energy control be given priority over the general disarmament if there is a showdown with Russla in the United Nations Security Council.

Russla is insisting that "all phases" of world disarma- ment be taken up immediately by the 11 nation security body. Sho is opposed to giving priority to atomic energy control.

The United States argues that atomic energy control should be given top consideration on the grounds that if there is an international system of protection from atomic weapons, the problems of lesser weapons should not prove Insurmount able. Associated Press.

MINERS PLEDGED TO SUPPORT THE

NATIONAL COAL BOARD

(BY EDWIN ROTH)

London, Jan. 13.

The miners of Brita in will support in every way the National Coal Board which is now in charge of Britain's nationalised coal industry, Will Lawther, President of the National Union of Mineworkers, told the United Press in an exclusive interview.

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Will Not Tolerate Any More Terrorism

Jerusalem, Jan. 13.

Sir Henry Gurney, Oficer Ad- ministering the. Palestine, Gov ernment, to-day warned Mr David Ben-Gurion, Chairman of the Jewish Agency Executive, that sterriest measures, short of martial law, will follow any fur- ther outbreak of terrorism in Palestine.

The warning was given to Mr Ben-Gurion in an interview with Sir Henry at Government House in Jerusalem,

During the interview," which followed last night's terrorist bomb outrage in Haifa, in which four police officers were killed and more than 60 were injured, Sir Henry in understood to have presented Air Ben-Gurlon with what is tantamount to on ultimatum-the last chance for the Jewish leader to attempt to cradiente terrorism.

the race, but the actual field will day when we shall exercise that right / ely the nationals of Burma portant fret Socialist nutionalisations," said Lawther passionately, loss of anything from 25,000 to 40,-favour the strongest measures

probably be much ambiler.

in law as well as in fact."

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measure.

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To-day is Derby Day at Happy Valley, and it is anticipated that Aung San said that the people of and the White Paper of 19-15 which

While acknowledging the fact that a large crowd will be present to Burms were unanimous on the ques-promised a slowly evolved indepe:-

the newly elected Jewish Agency sce this classic run off. Theon of the right of "our country to dence "are. the objects of universal

Executive has only recently returned We condemnation" in Durma. premler event of the day, it full and unfettered sovereignty.

from the Zionist Conference at Bnale, They are the most politically con- "All our people are expecting that

It. They did, however, prevent a want certainly to be provided to

"The next 12 months wil this delegation of ours will be ablecious section of Britain's working

nalloumi catastrophe.

be Sir Henry ngobi empliarised the thut right, as exercise

desperately critical for during 1047 gravity of the situation. His Majesty's Govern-class, he added, and reabse that the possible

"It shows a lamentable outlook if we shall be losing manpower all the wooment to ful persuade

substitute

The them

Labour Government stands or falls without

military the miners are binmed for this coul

branch of the be provided at once with the

by a new scheme which will with the success of this vitally im

time. Personally I expect to see a Palestine Administration is known to opportunity of preparing for

the

"for never have so many owed so men next year," much to so few in times of peace."

combat the Irgun Zvai Leumi's do- On the day when the flag of the

clared "offensive" against the British He said there were now only 801,- National Coal Board was raised over 000 miners in the Industry, as com- not be met by the sending to the

Lawther said this situation could armed forces in Palestine. the coalmines of Britain and "the pared with 708.000 in 1945.

ANTI-TERROR MEASURES It was minca of General Ander's Polish dream of half a century," as he called estimated that this smaller

In Jerusalem to-night, the Jewish Inbour soldiers, as had been advocated by National Council for Palestine-Vard It was being realised, the 57-year-force produced in 1946 18,000,000 some quarters and will be discussed Leumb-called old leader of Britain's miners told more tons of coal than had been pro- by his union this month.

mass meeting for this correspondent that under the duced in 1045, when there were most not more than 500 of these men measures.

At the next Monday to discuss anti-terrorist in new regime the British miner would nearly 18,000 more men in the pits. had mining experience and half of

have the premier position among the

Lawther said that the crisis was them could not speak English, of the world regarding the result of a greatly increased de- working houre, wages, welfare faci mand, with which the decreased

ities and social security.

labour force could not keep up, how- FIRST IN THE WORLD ever hard the men worked. "British miners will be the first "Before the war Bere were miners in the world to work a five-million men unemployed in day week without any extension of country," he said. "We now have the working day," he said.

full employment, and these two million

and by putting we have created a new demand for into industry fuel, which cannot be met at the moment, While this situation con-

activity

to participate in the management of

which The entries are: Airborne, Argen-i He was echoed by Ba Sein, who de-our own affairs and directly lead us to

our indepen tine Moon, Bashful Beauty, Brightclared that nothing short of complete dence," Aung San sald. Season, Burge, Crown Winess,

independence shall satisfy the as-! Daisy Bell, Durlus, Eastern Diamond, plrations of the Burmese people.

BLUNTLY CONDEMNS Elmer, Fat Choy, Fifth Alarm, Happy The talks will continue to-day be; } 13 Srl was blunt his con- Season, Happy Valley, Hoi Polol, hind closed doors with Mr Atlee sildemnation of British Witness, Hurricane, Jeep presidity. In the formalities of the Burma since the war. Hing, Jeep Lee, Kim, Lightning. | opening speeches, both sales avoided Lily Lucky

Strike. Masterpiece, discussion of the technical details by Midnight Express, Morning Express, which Burma may move toward the National Congress, National itery, trendon on which both sides Norge Queen, Penenck, Richard 1, agreed, Shannon, Sookunpots, V-J Whirlaway and Wilhelinina.

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These details, plus the question of the sintus of border areas, may pro- for vide serious future headaches the conference.

ONE YEAR AS DEADLINE "On our own reckoning, the day of Elependence for our nation should be made possible within a year from now," said Aung San. anticipating

Although chances are very open. those fancied to come in will the 'honours are, in order, Norse Queen, Bashful Beauty and Daisy Bell, Great interest is being taken in any future propisal for a longer in- the race, not only for racing's salte, | terim period before full freedom. He but also because of the mammoth thanked Me Attice for his repeated casli sweep. Up to 5 p.m. yesterday, promise for freedom, but added when sales closed officially, 740,000

sipficantly: tickets had been sold. On the basis

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"Before the

British miners the war Government took upon itself the responsibility of defending Burma, but at the hour of crisis she was lefi undefended and unprotected and she became a battlefield," he

wald.

ile accused the British of return ing to postwar Burma with "a heavy grudge" and with the use of repres- (sive measures "in violation of all the

avowed expressions of goodwill."

OR

"The present complications, chaos and disorders in the country are the violent repurcussions to the "luck of definite aird concrete statement the recognition of Durma's indepen- dence and on the acceptance of the principles of Independence," Ba Sein said.

PREMIER'S PROMISE

delegate that the

of this figure, the prizes will be the most laudable of intentions approximately:

Limea fail to fructify and that broad Mr Attlee promised the Burmese, decisions of principle are $408,480

British often

Govern- ment would approach the problems which confront with a completely open mind, with full sympathy for Burma's desires and with real an- xlety to understand the considera-

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This afternoon the Telegraph" will bring out an edition as soon as possible after the running of the Derby. It will contain the Derby result, and the winning numbers in the big sweepstake.

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ons that weigh with you and to help Burma forward in any way we can.

"Misunderstandings and doubts are best removed when the parties are Lace

watered down or even defeated $133,850.

the ..$ 60,025

actual practice or in their de Lalled

application. I

I am constrained The sum of $208,820 will be to mention this by the actuni ex- divided equally among alt entered perience we have had in Burma”. ponies, whether starters or not. Aung San also made it clear that

his delegation's

's demands were for in- dependence for all of Burma.

envisage a unified country

to face," Mr Attlee said. "That! other," he said, "For only then will our freedom be real, what we hope may result from the

conversations that begin to-day." fasting and complete. We can Mr Attlee said thai the British confidently assert here that so far Government wanted to hasten "the as our knowledge of the conditions time when Burma shall realise her rocs, there independence either within or with- in the way of a unified Burms to see the Burmese people

attain provided all the races of our coun- their self-Government by the try are given full freedom and of quickest and most convenient time portunity to meet torether and to possible." work together without the Inter- Cerence of outside interesis.

There will also be results, pari- matuel prices and cash sweep win- ners of the first two races.

BILL TO REMOVE DISCRIMINATIONS

Washington, Jua, 13. The Hawaiian delegate. Mr Joseph R. Farrington, to-day introduced legislation to remove all racial dis- criminations in American immigration Jawa, and to assign quotas to races now excluded.

Under the present law practically all Orientala are excluded front Im migration quotas with the exception of a few Chinese and East Indians -United Press,

EDITORIAL

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of our should be no

rable difficulty out the British Commonwealth and

British Ministers taking part in the talks in addition to the Prime Minis ter

FOR FULL FREEDOM

are Lord Pethick-Lawrence, "So far as we are concerned, we Board of Trade President Sir Stafford stand for the full freedom of all the ps, and Defence Minister A. V. races of our country, including those Alexander (all of whom were on the in the so-called independent Karenni Cabinet Mission to India), Post- States and we hold strongly the view master-General Lord Listowel, be- cause of communications problems that no such race and no region in

which will arise; Mr A. G. Bottomley, our country should be denied now Under-Secretary for the Dominions, the fruits of the freedom that must and Mr Christopher Mayhew, Under- shortly be achieved by our country Secretary for Foreign Affairs. and our people."

The Burmese

delegation were

Aung Sang declared that the Con- guests of honour last night at a re- stitution of 1935 by which Burma ception attended by Cabinet Minis- was ruled by Britain before the war ters, diplomats, Party leaders and newspaper editors.--Associated Press.

Promise Not Wholly Fulfilled

few months ago the Director of Development assured the publie both over the radio and through the press that, within weeks 'of ihls announcement, housewives would be getting fish at fair prices. This brave promise has been only partly fulfilled, and most consumers still favo relali prices six and seven times those prewar and two or three times what the fish feich in the wholesale market.

There is, it seems, a "gentleman's agreement" between the govern- ment and the relatiers in Hongkong, but this does not extend to Howloon. Too frequently has it been found that the agreement is honoured in the breach. There should be an all-round tightening up, and a firmer Insistence by offelaldom that retallers must not exploit customers.

From the fishermen's point of view, the government wholesale fish marketing scheme has been, a resounding success. But the average housewife is sild wondering when and where she comes into the pletare. Fresh fish cannot be treated like canned goods and brought into the controlled prica Hist, but there must be other ways of seeing that the ́publio gels, a square deal.' For example, statis in the fish market run on" on-operative lines, or oven administered by government, where a sufficient profit is taken to cover expenses, but with retail prices that enable,. the housewife' to buy within her budget.

Perhaps a little more co-operation and understanding from other government departments' could help to bring this about.

BOMB THREAT IN ROME

But Lawther was highly pessi mistic about the present severe coal crists, for which, he, declared strongly, the miners was not re sponsible. table he said, and the miners could not possibly have prevented

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REPERCUSSIONS TO WORLD. WIDE AIR DISASTERS

London, Jan. 13.

Two major moves were announced to-day after the latest of the world series of air disasters in which 200 persons have been killed during the past six weeks in over 50 separate crashes.

be the aim of the National Coal Board to revise the present wages agree ment as soon as possible."

this

pro-

This first important

#tep by Jewish leaders to bring proposals to combat terrorlan into the open followed closely on Sir Henry Gur-

East

their

When the full details of the five day-week, which is to come into effect in May, 1917, have becny's warning to Mr Ben-Gurion. worked out, sald Lawther, National Union

General Sir Evelyn Barker, General of Mineworkers will negotiate with the

Offer Commanding British Troops National Coal Board for the

in Palestine, returned to the British establishment

military

headquarters of a National Wages Board and after a conference-reported to be here to-night an entirely new wages structure for on military affairs in Palestine with the coal industry. "The miners

General Sir Miles Dempsey, General have a right to expect Oncer Comunanding, Middle a steady improvement in their con- Land The crisis was inevi- tinues, the temporary closing down ditions and much better wages," he Furces, in Carver

of factories here and there is very said. regrettable and inevitable.

The London Conference on Pales- "They for the hun grossly underpaid tine is due to be returned on January

and dirty, and it should

but vitally im- 21. portant work ily

Arab High Committee are making At Sir Henry Gurney's request the no oficial announcement of Britain's conl Industry needs radi newer, together with the names of decision until he has transmitted their cul changes, Lawther told me, old the proposed Arab delegates to Mr. and worn-out pits would have to be Arthur Creech closed down, and the miners trans-

Jones, Colonial Secretary: ferred to new and modern mines. New

ought to be opened coalAcids

AṚAÐ DELEGATION It was and better

machinery brought in.

authoritatively learned, Lawther thought that

however, that the Palestine Arab gramme might take as long as 20 delegation is to consist of Jamal Hus- years to complete, but, if the Board sini, Dr Hussein Khalidi, the secre went about it in the right spirit. Emile El Ghory, member of the Com- tary of the High Committee, and there

should be an improvement mittee and secretary of the Pales- Civil Aeronautics Board, the Civil whole doggone setup then something of the coalmines as a great and vital in London says that all the Arab

1. Representatives of the US. If there is something wrong with the year by year.

"We think of the nationalisation

tina Arab Party.

Reuter's diplomatic.correspondent Administration. and should be done," Executives of the lending United

experiment of International signif-states invited to attend Civil Aviation Board officials told cance," Lawther sald. States Air lines were summoned to

the.

con- "Britain's ference have now accepted Britain's Reuler that safety regulations were miners are intensely happy and satis- Invitation, with give evidence in a secret session being tightened und crashes being fled that it has at last been achieved. Egypt. So far, no reply in either

the before a Senate committee on the thoroughly investigated.

exception of reasons behind the recent succes-

It will not fall throughout."-United sense has been received from They refused to comment, how- Press. sion of air crashes.

ever, on an allegation by Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, President of the Eastern Airlines, that one

of his planes

which crashed Virginia, killing 18 yesterday, was misled by lack of radio beacons, or on the re- peated and authoritative criticismis that landing aids at the majority of uirports were out of date killed,

The "safely crisis" comes at At an inquest to-day on the victime when the airlines tims of the Dakota plane

Themselves which are feeling the pinch of the post-war crashed on the Saturday night with the loss of six tions-fleuter.

Kent hillside on return to normal operating condi❤ lives, a representative of the British Overseas Airways Corporation stated trips may be made to Franco to dis-

of the Dakota.

They were:

Aeronautics

2. For Eastern AlTransport Incorporated temporarily, suspended its China service.

This followed the ernsh of one of its planes bound from Shanghai to Hongkong in which six Chinese pase sengers, including one woman, were

cover the reason for the diversion

The first port of call of the plane,

which was bound for West Africa; was to have been Bordeaux.

SAFETY DRIVE

The recent crashes have already touched off a rigid safety drive at all the main airports and have resulted in a noticeable. slump in passenger

were

JAP. MONUMENT LOSES ITS TOP

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Visible progress is being made in the work of demolishing the Japanese monument on Mount Cameron.

Yesterday the temporary bamboo top of the shrine was removed, and the task of exploding and hacking away the reinforced controte will

Rome, Jan, 14: Police roped, of a six-block, area traße. surrounding an Allled building after. At America's East coast three now begin. ah anonymous telephone call had main airports yesterday, New York, warned that a time bomb had been Newark, Washington-many planes placed in it.

taking off and landing The building houses the British almost empty, while the railroads Field Security, the United States linking the main cities were cram- Counter Intelligence Division, the mod. American Naval Attache, and British An airline oficial declined to give a precise estimate of the business they were losing, but admitted the crashes had "hurt" them.

naval officers.

The building was evacuated as a precaution-Associated Press,

Lifeboat Ashore

London, Jan. 13.

Lloyds Shipping Intelligence re-

One of the major domestle com- panies in the last few weeks has pald of 100 pilots and cut its sche- dules to fit in with decreased trade. "INEXCUSABLE KILLINGS"

Congressional Investigation

of

Many Injured in Lathi Charges

Rangoon, Jan. 137 Thirty people, Including four women, were seriously injured and many others slightly hurt, when Burmese police dispersed with Inth! (stave) charges a party of 500 Red Flag" Communists who staged' demonstration at the Burma,

Govern mont Secretariat to-day.

According to unconfirmed reports

ported from Lerwick, Shetland, to what he termed "the Inexcusablo day, that a lifeboat with the name killing of American people," Pollnes, presumed to be Norwegian, proposed by Representative Mendel of her injuries. The police arrested was one of the women demonstrators died drove ashore, nt Gulberwick, near Revers of South Carolina, in a House 22 people, Including two of the alleged - Lerwick, this morning. partly speech to-day: "The American people leaders of the damaged.Houter.

demonstration are horrilled and scored to death. Reuter,

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