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MONDAY, MAY 19, 1947.

Labour Party's Eight

Australian Generosity

Sydney, May 19. Worshippers in Anglican and Catholic churches throughout the state of New South Wales on Sunday gave food coupons and cash to aid a drive for a big food gift for Britain.

In one Roman Catholic Church alone 5,700 meat and butter coupons and £320 were collected.-Asi sociated Press.

More Reports Of Royal Romance

London, May 19. Hannen Swaffer, writing in the Sunday paper The People, said that while the Prime Minis- ter had not been told officially of Princess Elizabeth's plan to marry the former Prince Philip of Greece, it is anticipated that the news will reach him within a few days,

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Commandments

HIGHER PRODUCTION AIM

London, May 18.

Eight commandments are laid down for members

of the Labour Party in a new statement, "Labour for Higher Production," issued today by the National Execu tive Committee of the Party.

According to the statement, which will be considered at the Party's Whitsun conference from May 26 to 30. members of the Labour Party, without delay, must be active:

In giving a clear lead for in- |-jobs for all, social Justice for pce- creased production in everyple and higher consumption-de- workplace, especially in thepended on the initiative of workers essential industries which are and men who manage industry. under-manned.

In urging every woman whose

I pointed out that the high em- home permit to take up ployment level of the past two years

duties employment wherever re-hud never been equalled before in peacetime, but warned that per-

Pred

3. In giving full

In developing and in making the fullest use of joint produc- and similar tion committers agencies for joint consultation, to increase output.

tolerate In refusing to

of efficiency in any

savings campal art to the manent full employment could come

5.

6.

7.

B

in- the

of production. In Preventing undisciplined action and insisting on the fullest use of the trade anlon machinery for negotiation or redress of grievances. In urging their fellow workers to keep in the closest touch with their trade union branches and offelais.

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Queen Mary Selects Radio Agitation

Programme For The BBC

London, May 18.

Queen Mary, the oldest but in many respects the liveliest mem- ber of the Royal family, celebrates her 80th birthday on May 20 and as a birthday present the BBC has asked her to select an entire evening's radio entertainment for all Britain.

The stately Queen Mother, whose toque hats and parasols are famous the world over, promptly drew up a list that showed she is an avid a radio fan as she is for plays and films-whether or not they are approved for her by her ladies in waiting.

After scanning it BBC officials said they expected the record listening Ngure net for the wartime speech by Mr Winston Churchil to be broken,

UNITED NATIONS AND PALESTINE

Jewish Underground Makes An Offer

Jerusalem, May 18.

The Irgun Zvai Leumi, the Jewish terrorist organisa- tion, in referring to the United Nations Organisation ap. peal for peace in Palestine pending a decision, declared tonight: "If the British Government is prepared to fulfil the United Nations demands, then the Hebrew underground will also agree."

The statement, broadcast by the only when all industries stepped up production both for domestic needs clandestine radio "Voice of Fighting If the British the Zion" added that, and for expert trade. It said export, Increase

even Government continued to deport illegal Immigrants, hold Jews in TAXATION NOT ENOUGH illegal internment, or "murder pri-

soners of war", they would be re sponsible for a breach of the decision of the United Nations and "for the consequences of such inevitable breach"..

The statement, which will come at before the five-day conference Margate, said that redistribution of with by taxation as a means of achieving social justice was not enough and that true improvement in the standard of living could come when goods and services so only urgently required by the people were made available to thein.

The

"We will continua to answer force with force", the statement said, add ing that the United Nations resolu- tion hat a "double significance": "one-a demand to the British Gov. ernment to refrain, during the work of the Special Committee on Fales. charged that thine, from direct acts of statement

hostility

delegates to the United No- Arab

Hussein Khalidi and other men-") tions, are expected to be back. bers of the Arab Higher Executive, who live in Jerusalem, will go to Cairo on Tuesday.-Reuter,

built, and in seeing to I that 20 years of wilful Tory neglect" and |derground to refrain during the tree once is

with

HAIFA EXPLOSIONS

Jerusalem, May 19. Two heavy explosions shook the busy coastal city of Halta on Sunday

the night and eye-witnesses sald

were visible Immediately flames

of Mount

stands. the city Carmel on which half way up one slope

The blasts

mid- occurred near

after the night, only a few hours Irgun Zval Leumi and the Stern Kang,

underground resistance Jewish

secret broad- said in organisations, Jewish fled

immigrants "shows facts on which the Govern, present crisis was due to the "untold against the Hebrew people. Two cast that the deportation of uncerti- inment's production campaten is but avoidable damage wrought by a demand to the fighting Hebrew un- Britain's unwillingness to keep a and asserted that Britain's

is only

answerable those amon

whom they live by destruction of war.

"The Tories increased both the same period from military operations

violence on our part." and work know and under-

difficulty

urgency of this in Israel" (Land of Israel). and the

Halfa

which A, similar "terms of truce" do-

was the port to stand them also.

problem by their prewar failure to Declaring that Labour's economic

positive action which might

ght claration was issued last night by the refugee ship carrying 1,000

European

Immigrants was injure vested interests. Thereby Stern Gang-the other Jewish tertified

escorted on Saturday and from which programme would stand or fall by take any

production the statement

they

sowed the seeds of a grave rorist organisation.

the same refugees were embarked economic crisis for the nation. Te-

on Saturday night for Cyprus deten- sipate any objections by the Gov-war was our industrial system fully Tory failure."

"Not until the third year of the day. Britain is paying the price for

tion camps.Associated Press. mobilised for the conflict, No serious

The statement called for "war on observer could suppose that mobili-slackness and inertia and Ignorance, sation for peace can take much less as we waged war on Nazism," and Bald that, due to setbacks. of thun a period."-Reuter.

the severe winter "no serious observer could

mu- suppose that bilation for peace will take much a period than the Industrial took for war, which

The princess's engagement, Swal- fer maintained, was the "nation's: business" and in recent months Philip's life and character have been openly discussed "lo his advantage-- for they have passed the test."

of the World" de- The "News clared that quarters very close to disclosed that Princess Elizabeth" "an official announcement concerning her fature is likely to be snan" add- ing that "there is no reason to anti-

ernment."

REASON FOR DENIALS

of an impending Earlier denials engagement were to avoid embar rassment to both the Princess and

'who,

Lieutenant Mountbatten though close friends, had made no

h gher

Arded:

THREE OBJECTIVES

London, May 18. Britain's Socialist future depends less mutual-declaration...of their intenon the nation's capacity to achieve mobilisation tlons," the paper asserted.

algher production, outstripping any-three years"- thing previously known in British

Committee of the Labour Party stressed today in a statement pares for the annual party ference on May 26.

The Sunday Pictorial, while infert-' | history, the National Executive ing that the royal enagement was pending, awal that it had learned on "highest authority" that the engage ment will not be announced this month.

In addition to the Irgun's condi- tions, the Stern Gang demanded the ifting of the curfew, no confiscation of property and no arms searches or other operations against the "under- ground fighters"

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Translated into ferma of com- mercial radio such as in the Unlied Biales, the Queen Mother has suggested a million dollar programme of most of Britain's top ranking stars. She told Sir William Haley Director-Gen- eral of the BUC, that she par-

Geularly liked listening to

mystery thrillers and Agatha Chrisle, her favourito author, has been commissioned to write, a real

spine chiller.

Britain's favourite 'comedians will perform and there will be an oldtime dance programme of numbers popular when the Queen Mother was the beautiful Prin- te of Teck.

The list also demonstrates that In whatever she does Queen Mary never forgets the oblika. tion of the Royal family. Diplomatically she has asked for a choir from Wales, pipers from Scotland and traditional Irish nirs-United Press.

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MENACING

SLOGANS

German Hostility

Evidence

Frankfurt, May 18, of the growing anti- Allied sentiment in Germany la provided by, the increasing number of crude slogans appearing on rail- way coaches and other sites in the United States zone,

By War Veterans

Frenchmen Demand

Bigger Pensions ↑

Paris, May 18.-

Six hundred French disableď war veterans pushed their way through police barricades to- day to tie up traffic on Paris" main, boulevards while they shouted demands for increased pensions.

Lau To Hung... Lau To Hung

The pollee offered only passive resistance. In an effort to turn the

slde demonstrators into

streets, locked armS bluecoats

across the Boulevarde des Capucines, barring

to the ragged mass the way

of shouting men on crutches and In wheel choirs.

The veterans simply pushed their way through the barricade by sheer and continued weight of numbers their parade. The police reformed their line at the next intersection and

veterans pushed again the through. After that, the officers gave up and served as guards to the demonstrators unneeded give protection.

CROWDS APPLAUD

in

Totally disabled veterans France receive maximum ponsions of 57,000 francs per year. They are demanding that this be raised to 84,000 francs, which labour organisa- tions have Bet as the "minimum vital" or smallest amount on which it is possible to live in France.

Thousands of Sunday amusement hikers on fashionabla boulevards opplauded the demonstrators, then round menacingly to boo crowded and whistle when the police.rought to divert them.

In each block veterans, including some women, scattered and sat or lay down in the street displaying Here are a few of them, ranging their stumps of thighs and arms or from threats of vengeance on the ot-mutilated faces. A one-legged lea

recriminations against cupation powers to verses in praise der shouted

the government's "ingratitude." United Press, of Hitler."

"I would rather be a Nazi, clean

and fat than a hungry, dirty De- mocrat".

"Brothers of the SS. Adolf Hitler

Division, we are coming back!”

The men were killed in action for their country: the women killed themselves for cigarettes".

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

Famagusta, May 18, Four British Navy corvettes with approximately 1,425 Jews from the LEADERS TO REPORT

Katikvah legal immigration ship Jewish and Arab leaders, whn (brought

into

Halfa yesterday) have been at Lake Success, New arrived at Famagusta today and be York, for the United Nations hearing gan disembarking.

On

1,125 Jews on Palestine, will report back to the

14,754 Jews will tions this week, it was known here migration

remain in Cyprus.-Reuter, tonight. NATIONALISATION

Mr David Ben-Gurion la expected

OFFICIAL DENIAL Defending nationalisation, the back In Palestine on Tuesday and

Jerusalem, May 18, the has colled a special meeting for next An official Palestine Government Con-statement asserted that "only

Government can build and improve Friday of the Jewish Agency Exeen-statement tonight denied reports that inte-tive, of which he is the chaluman, there were United States citizens The statement, entilled "Labour the machinery necessary for

whole for Higher Production", said that a grated improvement of the

Jewish illegal Immigration ship Trade sources stated. The Duke of Windsor, according to steady all-around industrial increase industrial system. It added: "Prisoner la views, official Jewish among members of the crew of the

capitalists and

Tory

Mufti Haj Amin E lusseini, Winds, who were arrested when the Nown of the World has given up was the "bridge between the in-vale

cry that na- spokesmen naturally

chairman of the Palestine Arai vessel berthed in Haifa last night. adequate

decaying all Ideas" of getting a job for himself

tionalisation is unnecessary. The Higher

Executive, has called a meet- The 1,200-ton Trade Wind was in this country or of seeking a post capitalist past and the great hopes fact remains that it becomes daily ing of the organisation in Caira for said to be carrying over 1,000 Jews in the Dominion or Colonial ad- of the emerging Socialist future,

freedom and more obvious that without public either Wednesday or Thursday when when it was intercepted by the Bri- ministration. "Such an appointment, firmly grounded on

ownership of basic Industries," na- Emile El Glory and Henri Cattan,ish Navy-Reuter. Mr Attlee and Mr Bevin had made democracy".

would be impossible. it clear to the Duke", might prove an Again and again the statement re-

"With characteristic contempt for embarrassment," the paper reported, turned to the theme that the Labour

the facts, the Tories describe Govern- Government's three main objectives ment's plan as an attempt to destroy -Associated Press.

tho freedom of the individual citizen. Nothing could be further from the truth."

special meetings of their organisa- leave under the Im- Unaren Seligen Adolf, our blessed

EDITORIAL

life

the of

The Vague Mr Bevin

MR Bevin's contributions to fast

week's foreign affairs debate could scarcely be described as inspiring: and were only vaguely Informative. His review of the European situation and the Mor cow conference boiled down to a recapitulation

of tan

the principica Britain's shaped which have policy in Biz Four parleys, Anglo- handling of western Ger- U.S.

problems

British many actions

The vis-a-vis Greece. Lone of Mr Bovin's speech was struck by his observation regard.

future negotiations,

etically

the

and

am

neither optimis io not pessimis.. fie," he said. "I do not minimise the difculties but I have been a good many years engaged in alificult negotiations of all kinds and I never give up until the final break comes. I ha

Í have seen many eleventh hour and fifty- minute settlements," A courageous approach impending November London conference, suggesting little hope for any major agrCS- ment between the Big Four. The Foreign Minister's preoccupation with Western and Central Euro- pean problems was manifest by his failure to make any reference to the Far East in his opening speech. Ho had to be taunted into a declaration · by critical opposition queries during the do bate. Ils response was. a series of evasive, generalitics, parily spiced, with sonorous platitudes.

The

Mr Bevin "hopes" for an early peace treaty with Japan, but on reparations he had nothing to say: The trade treaty with China is in a state of suspense, and the im piled that the British Government was not willing at this stage to attempt to force matters. work of Lord Killearn's organisa- iton came in for high praise (well but these activities,

must bo accepted as sufficient to_Justify Indiffer-

any ence to the Far East displayed by the Labour

Mr to "follow personally in a vigurous man- mer the subject of the Government fulfilling its tions

Bevin, by und Government.

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under the 1943 treaty where heit crimed

former international "hate" for

admitted

dhat

Betr

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had been neglecking dalles The protests

of Lancashire and Yorkshire industrialists auninst Јаранско threats of undercutting

rivals

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Yorkshire posing restrictions other coun fries,"

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Secretary. The Impremion left by Mr Bevin was, that Far East affairs were, an far removed from major Fuċelgu Office considerations as London is from Shanghal. It is not be wondered that Australia fears "piecemeal" settlements: the po Hey appears to be already estab Hahed.

tional

recovery

their

Mr MacDougall

the

"We want USA” (USA stands for

Adolf) Heil Hitler. Three cheers for the Fuehrer", "We wont forget the Fuchrer".

will become great and strong again". U.S.A.". "When will the vengeance for Nuremberg come?" "Don't give

"Bombs on the

Veper Lord" give us a Fifth Reich

will come your votes to the Communists". "Re-

"Dear that will look like the Third".

The only opposition to any of these was a word over the slogan asking for a fifth Reich. This read: "Nonsense."--Reuter,

Swiss Sensationally Defeat Crack English

Soccer Team: Latest Sports News-

only goal scored.

The Swiss were better throughout and although England and what looked like a perfectly good goal by

|Becomes Q.A.G. Lawton disallowed, they did not on Czech star, Jaroslav Drobny, defeal-

Fame.

REPEATS SUCCESS

from

TANKER

ON FIRE

New York, May 13. The 11,000-ton oll, tanker "Pan massachusetts" was aflame today at a pier in Texas City, scene of the recent disastrous explosion and Ore, the Coast Guard announced today.

The latest reports sald that the whole ship from the bridge to the boilers is on fire and that the dock was also burning.

No injuries have been reported, but two men who were in a lug along- side the burning vessel were badly burned and taken to hospital, the. Coast Guard announcement tonight that the fire was said. It added confined to the area forward of the ship's bridge and there was no ex- plosion despite the Inflammable na- ture of the tanker's cargo.

The plor was only slightly dam- aged.-Reuter.

BRITISH

FLOOD RELIEF FUND

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Salter Keen Sang Brickworksa

In this programme, the statement said, Labour Party members must take the lead, and it suggested eight

Zurich, May 18. ball had first touched a Swiss de- methods of doing so. One suggestion

Paris, May 18.; was for Labourites "to urge every

Switzerland, a team of soccer fender-Reuter.

CZECHS' DAVIS CUP WIN Madame Pierre Cordiere's ally Im-. woman whose home dutien permit to amateurs, humbled the cream of

Frogue, May 18. prudence, followed up her success in take up paid employment wherever England's professionals before required"-United Press,

Czecho-Slovakia, eliminated Swit- the English Ona Thousand Guincas a capacity crowd of 34,000 at zerland in the second round of the at Nowmarket last month by scoring the Hardturn Stadium here to Davis Cup European zone matches a clear cut win in the French One day, deservedly winning by the Loday when Vladimir Cernik de- Thousand Guineas from a field of

feated Switzerland's Hans Hounder, nina at Longchamps today. 0-3, 0-3. 0-4. This brought the The pacemaker Windorah, score 3-1 in the Czechs' favour, with Marcel

Doursoc's stable, led the field one match silil to play,

with Imprudence lying second until In the final singles match, the the home atretch. "in" front of the

tho stands

de Chambrun's the day's play deserve a draw, c Jost Spitzer of Switzerland, 6-2 antenien challenged the

*but winner A Government . Gazette Extra-

As the Football Association's 60-0-1, 6-2, making the final score 4-1 could make no impression and finished

the Czechs favour.-Unlied ordinary announces that the Hon Mr cretary, Stanley Rous, said niter-in

second, half a length between. Djamr wards:

"The better team won. It Press. D. M. MacDougall, CM,G., has os- word:

finished third, further three quartern of a length away, Imprudence was sumed, the administration of the was superior speed, skill and lactles of the Swira that won them the Government of the Colony. “

ridden by Roger Brothes-Reuter, Other appointments announced:

BOXERS FOR U.S.- England's form was too bad to be The Hon Mr R. R. Todd to act

Dublin, May. 10. true and there is hardly an English Secretary:

player who will look back on this

of different nationalities, who won Seven of eight amateur boxers, all

and every chance. Conditi s were game with any satisfactio.. They

titles in last night's finals of the yet they

European championships, will leave their favour and looked mediocre against the fast and

Shannon airport by Trans-World Mrs E. M. and skliful Swiss alde that played tuli

Airlines at midnight for New York, against where they will compete out for every minute of the game.

MAY TOUR INDIA A

winners of the United States Golden The Swiss did not pick their team

Gloves Championships, un the last minute, but the eleven

Stockholm, May 10.

The seven men are: flyweight Luis The Swedish Lawn Tennis Asso Martinez of Spain, featherweight players eventually chosen did a

There was

no weak clation la considering whether to Kurt Kreuger of Sweden, lightweight Kendall, England, May 18. grand job,

llow Lennart Bergel'n, Sweden's J. Visaers of Belgium, welterweight In a hairbreadth escape from player omong them. catastropho today,

Stan Malthows was England's best first string to accept the invitation Johnny Ryan of Britain, middle- morningward and Scott showed up best to make a two months' London-bound

Express Glasgow

tour of weight A. Escudle of France, cruiser- ploughed irito a stationary light en-in rear division which was nothing Todin starting on December 15, weight H. Quentemeyer of Holland

Bervelin dold Reuter that he was and heavyweight G. King on top of a 100-foot high vinduet, as cool as

the Swiss.

Commu left the rails, and shuddered to a

scored in The winning goal was

willing to go, but the Association Ireland. stop about six inches from the brink, the 27th minute of the game.

was dubinus, because they may want The eighth tleholder, bantam- Seven people were Injured, in- There will be many inquents as h'm for matches in Sweden,

weight L. Bogacs of Hungary, having The Swede's programme cluding two dining car cooks who to why the referee disallowed Law-

for the passport dimculties, will be subsil- were scalded by boiling coffee, but ton's goal in the 40th minute. It fadian tour will be discussed only tuted by Ergonol Halit of Turkey If only two were detained In hospital was the Swiss lineman's for which the Association consent to the he is unable to follow the

party Router.

Induced him to rule offside, but the trip.Reuter.

til next week---United Presa.

* Colonial Sect, K. Hawkins to not as Secretary for Chinese Affairs

Express Narrowly Escapes Disaster

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BELGIUM ADVANCES

Brussola, May 18. Belgium today defeated Egypt in the second round of the Davis Cup doubles team of Philippe Washer and European zone climinations when the Andre Laerolt beat the Egyptians, Mahmoud Taloat and Marcel Com, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3, to notch a straight three match victory for Belgium with two singles still to play..

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