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America's..

Gesture

Washington, Feb, 21,

The US State Department an- nounced on Friday that America had voluntarily arranged coal British ships for the round Trans. atlantic trip to help relieve the British fuel crisis.

The Department

estimated that the arrangement would relleve the Oritish shortage by 50,000 to 75,000 tons a month.

This action, said the announce- ment, was in accord with Pra. ident Truman's desire to help Britain.

The British ropresentative on combined coal committee in the Washington has accepted the offer and Britain has expressed formal thanks for the gesture, the State Department sald.

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British, ships have now been Instructed to obtain double supply of coal ai American ports Associated Praat.

BLIZZARD

STRIKES

ENGLAND

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London, Feb, 20. The winter's worst blizzard blanketed Southern England and late to-day spread through the northern countries, isola ting towns which had just been dag out from previous heavy snows and threatening new transportation tic-ups. ·

Winds of gale force raged through the Straits of Dover und into the North Sen, where rough threatened to halt coal shipments to London. However, 23 coal ships carrying over 45,000

tons slipped before into the river early to-day the storm broke.

Visibility in the Channel and in the Thames estuary was down to a half- mile and snow was thickening.

A new record of 3,400 troops and 1381 vehicles were employed, despite the worsening weather, to haul coal from the pithends to raliroad dumps, but coal trains to the south were running late and in some cases were snowed in.

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Harbour Office Has Big Scheme In Hand

Plans are now complete, and only equipment is awaited, to bring Hongkong's marine navigational aids and signal stations completely up to date. In many ways they will surpass pre-war standards.

This was disclosed by the Ilar bour Master, Mr J. Jolly, in an Interview to-day with the "Tele- graph."

Mr Jolly said that the war had seriously Impaired the navigational aids and signal stations. Wagland was severely bombed and then looted, and Gap Rock (important also as a meteorological station) had been heavily shelled and looted, putting it virtually out of commission.

Important points were being

with

wholly Fed equipment, while additional appara- flashers us such as lanterus and

at North and were being installed South Lyemun, Channel Rocks, Chungchau, Brenkwater Lights, Lan- tau, Cust Rock and Ma Wan.

modern

The programme, which involves expenditure up to £200,000 special ly granted by the Colonial Omce, includes the following:

HALF-MINUTE FLASHES Gap Itack: conversion into elce- tric light with a new lantern and revolving optric of four catodrople panels of 375 mm focal distance which will show a single flash every 30 seconds. The photometric power will De 1,000,000 FCP (English Candle Power) with duration flash of 1.2 seconds. If desired, this can be increased to 1,500,000 ECP.

The old fog gun, which fred every 10 minutes, is to be replaced by a four-unit electromagnetle oscillator, with 300 degrees Found diaper. i sion ang a character similar to the light of one blast every 30 seconds. WORST OF THE WORST Power for this apparatus will be engines The Automoblie Association sald provided by three sets of

necessary weather throughout England was and generators with the

Ample re- the worst of the worst winter in relays and convertors. 50 years

Powdery snow driven serve of power has been allowed for

to provide for future developments. by a 30 mph wind piled drifts six

The minimum range of this four- feel deep in places.

were buried unit oscillator will be Ove miles. Hundreds of sheep

Communication from Gap Rock -under-the-snow_ or suffered from snowblindness and had to be deg-wil-be-by-wireless-telephony-and (C/W) and will be direct to morke troyed. Unthreshed stocks of wheat

the Harbour Omce. ,were attacked by flocks of ravencus crows and farmers saw their feeding grain rendered

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The importanet of Gap Rock as a meteorol.gical station, has also been taken into account, and a system of call beils is to be instituted. Sir In Bromley, the County Judge,

ELECTRIFYING WAGLAND Gerald Hurst, told Court lawyers,

Waglan: this important station they could wear overcoats since "we

some formality is to be convened to electric light, must abandon these times.

A lawyer, Mr R with a modera eletrically rotated

"Thanks, Your lens with Lawrence, replied:"

four catadreptic panels nour. I have already taken under-

uf 375 focal distance with two flashes every half minute. The light precautions." The blizzard was enused by a de- will be fitted

automatic pression area which moved north to lamp changer with stand-by light Devon and then east to London. The equipment and an

system. weather forecast was "The snow will

continue."--United Press.

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800,000 ECP, which can be increased to 1,200,000,

The fog signal will be a twin "G"} type superimposed diaphane, half a wave length apart, emitting two blasts in quick succession.

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The station is atted with W/T and stand-by_C/W,

present operating with the Observatory wire- less station. New wireless equlp- ment is on order which will permit direct communication between Wag- lan and the Harbour Office.

Lam Tong: is to be provided with a LBFC 206 Aga Lantern giving range of eight miles. Replacing the old fog bell, which was destroyed during the war, a two-unit electro- magnetic oscillator will be installed These oscillators are something new In fog signal appliances. They have been proved superior to air driven i transmitters, volume.

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MUCH. REPAIR WORK Cape Collinson: much works has to be done here. It was destroyed and looted and must be put into a state of repair. When this has been done, the slation will be fitted with Lantern FLE 20/9 dioptrie cut len of 500 mm and Dalen light of 35 fires with automatic mantle changer and sun-valve. A red seclor will be nitted to the lantern covering six-foot rock and the Bakhara Rocks and this will obviate necessity for marking these rocks by buoys.

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Student's Petition

Shanghai, Feb. 21. About 1,000 students in- tending to go abroad to pursue advanced studies have petitioned the Chinese Government either to sell them foreign currency at the previous official ex- change rate of 3,350 Chinese National dollars to one United States dollar or grant them & subsidy amounting to the difference between the previous and present rate of 12,000.

The students pointed out that when they took the Government examination to study abroad last year, the exchange rate was only 2.020 and if they are re- quired to buy foreign cur- rency at the present rate, then it is almost impossible for them to proceed abroad to continue their studies.——— Reuter.

DEMOB PLAN COMPLETED

Soviet Forces In Germany Reduced

Berlin, Feb. 21. General JokepH McNarney disclosed, lo-day that he has been advised-by-Savipt: Marshal, Vas ally Sokolovsky that the large 4 scale four months demobliisation of Russian troops in Germany bas been completed.

Observers belleve that Soviet oc- cupation forces are at present less the than 200,000, or approximately same as those of the American Army in Germany.

WHY LORD WAVELL RESIGNED

At Variance With

India Policy

London, Feb. 21. The setting of a time limit for the transference of power to Indian hands, plus the British Government's pressure on

the Moslem Lengue to

enter the Constituent Assembly, brought final rupture between the British Cabinet and Viceroy Lord Wavell, it was learned to-day,

The British Cabinet supported the Congress Party in their insistence that The Moslern ministers should resign if the Moslem League con- Unued

to boycott the Constituent Assembly.

The climax was reached at the end of last week when Lord Wavell firmly expressed disapproval of such pressure, and announced it left him no alternative but to ask to be re- placed.

The appointment of Lord Louts Mountbatten was said to conform with the British Government's palley of supporting the. Congress Party's contention that the Mosiem League should either co-operate or quil the interim government.

Lord Mountbatten's past record. Indicated he would not countenance prolonged communal discord and ilat he would insist on the Moslems joining the Constituent Assembly..

AGREEMENT PROSPECTS

Green Island: the station is to be converted into electric light with automatic lamp change and stand- by Dalen no:tylene burner of 100

The Prime Minister's statement litres, giving light powers of 62,000

would support the new Viceroy. In ECP and

this respect because it offers the a range of opproximately

Moslems vestment of power at 14 miles.

least in Bengal and the Sind even Navigational lights and aids will,

if the present Hindu-Moslem dis- in all custs, be similar to pre-war

Gen McNarney sald Sokolovsky.ngreement continues.. except where alterations are neces- sary to bring fog signals into alignments were completed and corres- told him yesterday that troop move- ment with the light characters.

was

Kap Slug: It is proposed to instal Pondents would again be issued per- mits to visit the Russian zone. "The a new lantern LESA 375 on the old zone has been sealed off since last tower with cut d'eptrie lens 375 October when redeployment began. mm nod a 25 altre flasher.

Replac ing the old for bell, which

Gen McNarney disclosed that the situated on the top of the Island and Russians, in a new concession, had considered too high for efficiency, agreed to dissolution of the state an atrial for signal will be installed of Pruria. Reviewing the 15 months as near rea level which will also on the job, MeNurney said he felt permit maximu'n cllciency. This the Control failed to fulfil the Ber- fog sigant will operate on CO2 gas in protocol because it led to and will be fittest with an automatic create a central German overnment h.midity valve sd supply of C02 to which the Russians and sometimes cover the tea season.

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LONG OCCUPATION Blackhead Signal Station: is to bei converted inte elzetric with auto-; ile sold the work led him to be- matic lamp changer and a dicptrie le an occupation-10 years cut lens of 500 mm, giving a light was his best idea, but maybe it will power of 22,000 ECP. A red sector; need “Ill to 16 years nicre" to dis- govering an are of 12 degrees

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be filled to the lantern covering Cust that effective on March 1, Jewish Rocks and Channel Rocks.

DPs in the Ant.rlean zone will lost

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quarters described. Lord

ition" and believed"his""Übersi ̈out- look-would enhance prospects of bringing the contending elements in Indio together.

Mountbatten as a "man of imagina-

Political quarters recalled that Lord Mountbatten played an impor tant role in the recent London nego~- tiations which resulted in an agree- ment between London and Burma.

It was also recniled that in 1045 Lord Mountbatten when he inet Pun- di Nehru in Singapore made no

secret of the fact that he believed the cleavage between the indus and Moslems in India could be aur- mounted Britain placed a time Tult on the negotiations.-United

Press.

QUESTION FOR ATTLEE

London: Fab. 21. The formal question "Is Viscount Both at this station and the Har-¦ Meir special food retions of an extra | wavell to be permitted to make a bour Office signal tower, a new será: 200 entortus and become ordinary publle statement on his dismissal vice has been brought into operation ¦ DPC.

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from the Viceroyalty of India”, is to be put to the Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, in the House of Commons on next Monday by Mr. Henderson Stewari, National Liberal member for East Fife.

A similar question was asked after Mr. Attice made his announcement on Indin yesterday but he did not answer it.Router.

INDIA PROBLEM FOR UNO?

New Delhi, Feb. 22.

A highly-placed official predicted that the whole Indiah problem would. be dumped into the laps of the UNO- the moment that Britain drops the reins of government in June, 1948.

A few observers believed possible that the Moslemn League and Congress Party could unite in forming a central government.

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Moslem League sources declared there was not the slightest possibility that anything short of completo separation From Hindu-dominated parts of India would satisfy the Moslems.

The conflict over which part of India would be included in the pro-. posed independent Mostem stato seemed likely to send the problem to the UNO.

At present, the Moslem League ministries control Sind in the west, and Bengal in the cast-the latter containing Calcutta, the second lar gest city in the British Empire.

While a coalition government pre- sently controls the rich Jurijab pro- vince in the north-west, Moslem Leaguers 'assert that the League will bo in control there before Britain withdraws-Associated Press.

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It's Now Up To India

BRITAIN has announced that she is going to give india back to the Indiana D within the next 16 months. Me Attico's statement in the House of Commons to this 'effect, while historic, is not world-shaking in its unen- pectedness. Complete self-government for India has bees an aim and an intention for close on 40 years. Only those who have desperately, and in the face of developments, clung to the old belief that India must eternally remain a dependent country, can be startled or shocked by the Prime Minister's announcement,

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Of deeper significance was Mr Attlee's apprehension that the two principal parties in India-Moslem League and Congress will be unable to compose their differences and dovetail their viewpoints sufficiently to warrant form of administration to which Britain can readily grant paramountcy. The alternative, clearly inferred by the Prime Minister, is chactic state of internatina strife. This is no new feature in Itself, but when Britain goer-and tits dateline la given se June, 1948-neither parties will have an Intermediary to which they can turn; no donkey's back on which to belabour the stubborn rod of non-compromiso.

if India's independence le to achieve its purpose, the country must have A fully representative constituent assembly. The hitherto intransigent attitude of both Congress and Mosiem Longue has made this impossible; In any event both sides have always been able to avoid the lasue by com plaining about British "presence", "dominance," and "Influance." India is now on her own, She works out her own future, with the blessing, and (if requested) willing help of Britain. She has had a long and arduous tutelage, but she is now expected to be capable of standing on her own administrative and political feet.

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ROUND-UP ARABS, REPORT

Jerusalem, Feb. 21. Unconfirmed reports said thas 10 Arabs to-day were arrested on the Egyptian-Palestine fron- Uler and two truckloads, alleged- ly of arms and ammunition, were found by the police and seized

confirmation,

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στους crussed the Sinal Desert until Intercepted by a military patrol, who informed the Gaza station police.

All 70 Arabs were reportedly taken to Gaza and were being Investigated--United Press.

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French Police Break Up Nazi Gang

Paris, Feb. 21. The Interior Ministry announced Surete Nationale to-city that the had broken up a gang of Nazi agents in Fremmes, near Paris, from which for several months the gang had tried to pass on forged documents to "foreign powers" which were not identified.

China To Get Her Request

Cotton Must Be Used To Help Peasants

Washington, Feb, 21. UNRRA's nine-nation Central Committee waited to-day only a Chinese Government's formal gua- rantee that its proposed colton put- chase programme would be used to benefit needy Chinese peasants, and not to enrich black marketeers, bo- fore approving it.

The effect of the unfavourable publicity 'dúé ' to“ muuɑderstanding of the original cabled request has now been wholly dlasipated, and there appears no opposition among the nine notions to granting China's

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gives the required guaran- ten-it, will be for the full amount of $49,000,000. That amount of cotton mathe into cloth for peasant clothing would be marketed under the Chi- nese Government's control and with its assurance that it would not get into the black market, and Chian would be asked to spend on relief an amount equivalent to sumas re-

The Ministry sold the gang had outside contacts, some of whom badceived from the sale of cotton goods. also been arrested-United Press... United Press,

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