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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1947.

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Dishwashers Walk Out

Margate, May 28. Eight dishwashers at the two hotels occupied by Government Ministers and other delegates to the annual Labour Party con- ference quit work today. demanding a £2 wage in.

crease.

Hotel managers washed. up dirty dishes left from the conference banquet.

The incident occurred just after Mr Herbert Morrison, the Party's politi- cal boss, told the confer-

**Don't snatch crice.

United

at

higher wages.

Press,

CARIBBEAN

COLONIAL

FEDERATION

White Paper Reveals Six-Point Scheme

London. May 28.

FOR INTERIM GOVERNMENT

New Delhi, May 28.

The Congress Party still stands for a United India, but if it must how to the Moslem demand for a division, it does not want the split to be carried out by the British Government, Dr J. B. Kripalani, President of the Party, said in an interview today.

Only five days before the coming conference here when Indian leaders will meet the Viceroy. Lord Mountbatten. to decide India's fatore, Dr Kripalani, head of the largest single political grouping in India, declared that Britain could turn over the power to the Indian Intering Government right now, let il act as a dominion govern- ment with the Viceroy as the constitutional head, and then let it decide for or against partition.

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If the Interim Government had India's choice is believed to be be the power that now rests with the tween political unity or partklon Viceroy to Interfere provincini Into Hindu and Moslem slnies. offairs, "there is every peasibility Sir Claude Auchinleck, Commun- of stabilising pence in the provin-der-in-Chief In India, is expected to fly back to India tomorrow, but in ceive agreed to the State paper of a separate plane from Lord Mount-

last year,

Cabinet batten. May 18

(the Mission plan which provided for a A high Government source said: single Constituent Assembly, with The Viceroy will make another at-

ot #pecial

predominately tempt to persunde Indian leaders to Broupa Moslem provinces).

accept the Cabinet Mission's plan 1 "To ask us again to accept the and will outline difculties to be

under any form Cabinet Mission's proposals (un Lon-confronted

political circles have predicted partition, particularly in matters of that the British Government will defence, future of the arany, external. do) would have no ineening. Even trade including division of sterling

balances, internal trade and today, we adhere to that position,

munications, and it is on that basis, that the Con- Atituent Assembly is functioning" he sald.

|

of

COM-

"We shall say to the fudiuns, June 1948 is the maximum date for trans- fer of power and if you can agree to set up authority before that date we shall be very happy to transfer

Alleged Kidnappers Of Negro To Go On Trial

Jackson, North Carolina, May 28.

Seven white men will be tried, on August 4 on charges of kidnapping Godwin Bush, a negro, shortly after he was arrested last week as a suspect in an alleged attempted attack on a young white woman,

On Monday, the Federal Bureau of Investigation annonuced that Bush was in protective custody after a "desperate breakaway" from a gang of armed misked men who abducted him from prison. After his abduction, the police searched for his body as it was believed at one time that he had been - lynched.—Reuter.

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WAVE

OF MURDERS. IN BERLIN

13 Victims Still Unidentified

Berlin, May 28.

Berlin police hunted today for a strange killer who wrapped the head of his victim in a Communist newspaper.

The finding of 10 bodies, six of them women, In less than a month bnd local

policemen scrambling through the city searching for slayers who strangled, drowned or their victims to death.

beat

Still unidentified was the head of

a man, wrapped in the January 17 issue of the Left Wing "Vorwaerts," found nearly three weeks ago in the rubble of a house in the Russian see- for of Berlin. The head had been nearly severed and there were no traces of injury.

Walker Cup Incidents

Americans Continue To Win

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Labour Party

Delegates In Stormy Session

Margate, May 28.

A stormy session of the British Labour Party's annual conference, marked by bitter words and noisy interruptions, ended today in solid support for the Executive Committee's policy in manpower and economic planning as summed up by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Hugh Dalton.

"viewing turned to the question of Britain's Two resolutions, one with alarm the size of armed forces armed forces, relative to the manpower of the country" were withdrawn and one a review of Britain's Calling for military commitments was defeated by a two to one majority.

The resolution proposed by the Mine

Workers' Union and support ed by Mr. Hugh Dalton, calling for steps to give adequate labour force to the andermanned industries was accepted.

The session opened with a loudly

"You must have armed forces In the right quantities and right places,'

That he said. When he argued

reduction of forces depended on trealles. the ratification of peace there were crica of "nonsense" from some delegates to which Me Dalton retoried: "Our troops will come out of a number of these places within 90 days of the final ratification of the treaty."

Howard speech by Mr. Herbert he said that the gravest of all im

was

Turning to the economic position, Lord President of the mediate economie in Britain who compared

Britain's the question of how quickly she Council,

could close the gap between exports on today with that of Russin,

and imports. It was then that ho like the Hussians, are er stated that Britain must not count suing the deliberate policy of

of 'less he said, on raising further overseas credita shall before he added: "I hope we "If we don't, tomorrow will be

view that we must agree to take the more miserable affair than today",

strain every nerve and make every Mr Morrison pald a tribute to the effort to stand on our own feet in

today for more tomorrow'

support given to the labour gramme by employers, whe being

were this respect as soon as possible and

asked to co-operate in

pro-

a

to pay with our own exports for the imports we need."

Carnoustic, Scotland, May 28. Only five of the recently found vletins have been identified and

The surprise defeats only one of the slayings has been | Robert Sweeney, solved.

last year's national plan of a kind with which runner-up.

and Gerald was not always easy for them to IMPORTS CUT THREAT The ghoulish discovery on May 17 Micklem, English champion,nicians and by the middle classes, sympathise, by managers and tech- of parts of a female body, including

Then he warned the delegates:.

political and economic federation and the British Goverment the There appeared little likelihood of bones, shreds of flesh, part of the and an incident involving the who were experiencing a painful and "The plain fact is that unless you

The Moulem League must take the A new move to develop a arst

Arst responsibility for any division

between the two million people second, Dr Kripalant stated, adding who occupy Britain's colonial "Under no circumstances will Con

gress allow the Inclusion of non- empire in the Caribbean

area, Moslem states in u so-called Pakis Govern-tan."-Reuter. was announced in a meat White Paper today.

the

Mr Arthur Creech-Jones, Colonial Secretary, has suggested to colonial governors, the White Paper

Frontler.

disclosed, that a conference should India, today revlowed his pro-done as ned, meanwhile, tha!

skull and one foot, in an ashheap American Walker Cup player, was cleared up four days later. Frank Stranahan, were The police said Alfred

Volkman,

UNSOLVED CRIMES

and

ites" as beaten by

the

the

grievous

any nationwide niebiscite in India

dificult reduction in their living close the gap soon you will have to and the only province where such

standards as well as by organised cut imports in the most might be applied was the Nortlowest

fashion, which none of us desires to workers. who committed suleide four days outstanding features in the le disclosed that today to per There will be no Cabinet meelings later, beat his wife to death after British Amateur

He belleved the people with the lowest

that the men · and DOWNING ST. MEETING

cent Golf cham-incomes command 67 per cent of the women of the country would make on Indin this week and the Cabine! quarrel, cut her into pieces London, May 28. was understood to

|pionship here today. be unanimous stuffed her into a furnace.

national purchasing power os com-

the necessary effort, adding: "Upon of India must be

Sweeney, an American living in pared with 55 per cent before

the success of that effort Viccount Mountbatten, Viceroy of that the fregin

depends as possible.

on "un-war.

the whole future of our country, the Anality be held in Jamalca in September cedure for reaching

It was

Dr W. E. Scott, postwar

standard of life that we shall enjoy NO SECOND LOAN Still listed as unsolved were these: graduate of Glasgow Royal In- with complete freedom to approach India's freedom with

Prime the Agent General

and the years, that lie alienda The strangled body of a skirtless, 30-firmary, in the third round, Micktom

Mr Hugh Dalton, replying to the

There was a sensation at the con- the problems, to be attended by Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, and Nawab Mir Mawaz Jung,

year-old fraulein dressed in a blue-lost to J. S. Montgomerie, a West and I hope we do not count en rais moved a resolution, calling on the

debate, said: "We must not count] ference when

delegate a woman three delegates from each of

tomorrow by London the will leave at 9 a.. seven colonies involved, accompani-plane for India.

"legation with the apparent assur-flowered blouse, scarlet slippers, of Scotland golfer, whose only calm ing any further oversean unce that the Slate would

A stockings, girdle and dark cont.

Government and local authorities to A high Government ed by the chlef tegal and Anancial

to prominence was the setting up of With this statement. Dr Dalton de- Implement the polley of equal pay be in-nih of bloodstains, splashed across an amateur record of 86 advisers.

the final Instrument for transfer dependent or perhaps a Dominion...

for the molished all arguments and rumours for equal work in the services under nn cropty lot in the American Barasate course. of power was now being drafted by United Press.

sector, led to the body buried a fool

which have persisted in the past their control. The Stranahan incident occurred few weeks that Britain intended to beneath the surface.

on the first green when his oppon- seek a second loan from the United

George ent.

Morgan, 25-year-old Sintes. Glasgow railway clerk, after holding

A memorandum altached to the

White Paper set out six matters for centralisalon:

1. A single customs union for the

Caribbean.

2. A single system of income tax. 3. Joint

of administra- operation "tive," medical, legal, pollee and Penal services.

4. Joint co-ordination of shipping, postal and broadcasting services.

5. Co-operative development of

research and

social welfare.

the

source said

H

for the date of transfer and the Hegal experts. It still has blanks

actual recipients of power.

will

Lord Mountbatten met today with Mr Altice, Sir Stafford Cripps, Lord Ismay and, it was believed, with Mr-AV-Alexander at 10 Downiny. Street for morning-long discussions. with Lord Mountbatten, of Mr Attlee Lady Mountbatten later was a guest,

for lunch. Lady Mountbatten return with the Viceroy tomorrow.

Lord Mountbatten's plan of

pro- cedure for making the transfer- described by a high Government source is primarily designed to me out what the Indian leaders them- be pub- selves wanted to do-will lands, Trinidad, Windward Islands, shed as a white Paper next week. British

has Cabinet approval. Gulana and British duras.

Publication of the white Paper is The Bahathas alone have been ex- expected two or three days after cluded from the invitation because i Lord Mountbatten begins on June 2 their representatives have so far de-the round-table conference with clined to consider closer assocta- Indian leaders., Mr Attlee will fol-

6. A centra! authority

planning

and

for

úc.

nte Is-

Ifen

fence and security.

Tir

colontes involved

Burbados, Jamaica, Leeward

1lon with the British West Indies, low it with a statement to the House

Reuler.

EDITORIAL

THE

of Commons,

Why Not Unit Prizes?

THE generally effolent manner In which the Hongkong Joc- key Clab conducts racing has long been recognised, public approval being shown by the large allen- dances at all meetings, even in the most discouraging weather. The In- club does not acck profits for dividual gain, disbursing its sur- pluses among charities, and it can credited with keening the

possible. Govern wort as clean

be

act..

naturally regarils the club as an admirable Institution, Ing as it does as its Brent for collecting 25

25 per cent of all in- veatments on races for the benefit at the Colony's exchequer a comfortable way of obtaining re- venne. The club too, can be cre- dited with meeting. its respon- 'sibilities to the public: 'popular

ри Innovations have been introduced “from time to time with an eye to satisfying pubile desires. Not the least successful has been the two- dollar

'sweepstakeN.

three selected races during the season the Derby, Lantao Ilandicap and Kwangtung Handicap.

These sweepstakes have now reached a point where $1,000,000 are paid out In

prizes They have, in fact, so caught the public imagination Mat the rich rewards for drawing `lucky tłokets attract syndicates of coolles, arrahm and house boya

од

In addition to tens of thousande trying their luck with the odd fleket. Up to this point the pubila is thoroughly happy about the mammoth sweepstakes. But there is a growing opinion that the time has come for the prize money to be divided into units. The 1947 Derby sweep paid out $468,179 an first prize, $133,851 second, $66,- 925 third, and $3.374 for other ponies whether starters This breathtaking first prize was actually bigger than its equivalent In the world famous Irish Sweep- stake an organslation which for years has spilt Its prize money, into units. Everybody who m vests his two dollars or more In these sweepstakes likes to feel he has as many chances as possible of drawing a

a winning number.

er. not.

system mailas. The unit Most punters would prefer to have four opportunities of winding $100, 900 than one chance of collecting $400,000

And

this would be the effect if the Jockey Club were to divide the principal prize money into four walls this inducement, It is almost cer- tain that with the pubile would buy even more tickets, this producing: bigger returns. Introduction of unit price for the Kwanglang Handicap sweepstake would be enthusiar tically appreciated by the public.

preparing

of Hyderabad,

to establish

WAS

ILLEGAL US IMPORTS

Singapore To Take Strong Action

on

Singapore, May 28. The Government here today announced a crack-down Hegal importation of United States goods into this colony. which so strictly regulates United

dollar States

exchange that American products ATA scarcer here than in perhaps any other part of the Far East.

F1

Gonds from the United States are allowed into Singapore only by per- mission of the Registrar of Imports and Experts, who limits licences to Items "essential to rehabilitation of the country," or in other special categories.

During March, the last month for which e

figures were available, Sin- gapore exported to the United States more than four times the of its Imports from that country.

Oficial Government statistics for the month show that in March the total imports were US$61,702.081, of which imports from the United States amounted to, in round figures, US$4,000,000.

amount

In the same month, out of total exports valued at US$62,078,700,

Singapore's exports to the United States wer

were US $17,500,000.

so severe.

The bound and badly decomposed body of a woman, stuffed into erate, which was dranged from one of Berlin's many canals.

The body of a 50-year-old man, discovered in a rocking cesspool on the edge of the

The

-

partially covered bodies were

credits,"

After stating that the

Labour

increased

BOMBS THROWN INTO COMPOUND

of

an

It was announced tonight that the new Party Executive had appointed Mr Emmanuel Shinwell, Minister of Fuel and Power, as chairman for the coming year-Router.

BRITISH

the resolution was carried by

Despite the Executive's opposition,

overwhelming majority on a show a putt for four knocked Stranahan's Party Executive accepted the view taken, it resulted in a decisive de

hands and when a card vote was ball

Into the hole, conceding half.that there must be an

feat for the Executive by 2,310,000 On the second lec the American labour force in mlaes, on the land votes against 500,000 turned to Morgan and claimed that and other industries, Mr Dalton he was down in three. Although shown the rule

such DC- rule governing whose le murder of two men,

currence he wanted an official ruling found on the sandy edge of a creek. from the championship oficials and A male body stuffed in a suck, the match continued in an unsatis- which was estimated to have been factory state of Indecision. Even Immersed in a stream for six weeks. tually Morgan and Stranahan agreed

Ten

other

men, most of them to call the first hole half and forget found floating in streams

arate incident. in separate

The American won one,

Jerusalan, May 28. One British constable was injured parts of the city after having been up.

slightly today in an explosion of slain by various means, according 4%1⁄2-HOURS MATCH. to the police, who said there, was

Jewish underground bombs in the l The incident recalls a happening Halfa old zone. no Indication

of any connection in last year's British Amateur cham- among the kings-United Press,

From a heavy trunk, extremists pion when Stranahan, who is the tossed three canisters of explosives 5011 of an American millionaire, over the protective wall around the sacked his English caddy.

Iraq Petroleum Company, compound. Sandy Williamson, Royal BurgessThe cans hung up in the barbed wire golfer, and C, H. Beamish, Irish fence on the other side and were rugger International. played tour detonated accidentally by a police

the 25th. They returned to the club explosion arca---United Press. and a half hours in a second round dismantling squad.

Slight damage match before Williamson won at was caused to a water pipe near the

should have started house half an hour after the winner on his third round match. After a short rest, Williamson

defeated the Americau MEAT FOR Leonard Martin.

CALCUTTA RIOTS

Calcutta, May 20. during clashes between Hindus and Rioters fired on the Calcutta police

Moslems here today, in which five persons were killed and 10 injured, Goverment communique said to-

night

Iloters in the industrial suburb of Howrah used firearms in three com- munal clashes-Reuter.

Truman's Mother Improving

Grandview, Mo, May 28. his mother has improved to a point President Truman said today that

where ha is thinking about return ing to Washington-United Press.

the

Leonard Cr

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Six American Walker Cup players HUNGRY BRITAIN

(Per "H.K. Telegraph')5267,306.30 und the non-playing enptain, Francis

ALF und Mrs H. J. Oulmet, American Open champion in

London, May 28. 1913, nre among

Armstrong The Dally Telegraph said today, Messrs Deacons the 32 players in fourth round.

"The largest consignment of beef, P. J. Lobo & Co., Ltd. British Walker Cup survivals In-mutton and lamb from Argentina Liang Chi Hao clude

Crawley, Alex Kyle, since the war reached Southampton Poon Fanm Am

P. E. Lucas and yesterday. It represented roughly

The

Newspaper Enter- Hamilton

prise Ltd. and Staf and 17-year-old Arthur Peroune help of Argentina's recent agreement to Mun Sang Prim- Duncan, runner-up to Kylo in 1930, tain and was one of the first beneßts Per Wah Klu Yat Po: to strengthen the British defence of send Britain all her exportable sur- ory ..he ille-Reuter.

{ plus."--United Press,

Charles Sally, while Anthony a third of the week's ration for Bri-

CLOSE OF PLAY CRICKET SCORES

At

School Kowloon City

$90.00

Staff

and Studente. Tai O School Mun Kuen Free

School, Tai

51:05

283

18.80

102,85

Despite the stringent limits on American imports designed to con- serve this colony's position in United States dellar credits, Chinese impor

ers have found a loophole through Hongkong, where the controls are

fours in three and a quarter hours, officials allego Chat

London. May 28. Sagapore

Cambridge: Middlesex American goods brought legally into The South African cricket Campbell batted stolidly for one and

(Brown 80, Eanglestone 01). Cam- Hongkong are reshipped to Singapore tourists were not seriously ex-three quarter hours for only 22, but bridge University 70 for two. as being of British

Major White.. former Cambridge origin

At Leicentor: Lalcestershire 420 tended by a Combined Services Blue hit gaily for 35 in 33 minutes, Singapore Customs and exchange

for nine (Berry 10, Prentice 55, Wat- officials were highly exercised this team in a three-day match including one sixer and five fours,

san 08, Lester nut out 01.) Essex to month when American cigarettes which began at Portsmouth to Mitchell, fifty not out, and Oven- bat. suddenly became plentiful here al day..

stone, 42, gavo a delightful, display At Manchester: Lancashire 258 though their importation is com

Plimacil, leftorm medium-fast of tree hitting in an opening part (Place 85, Ikin 56, G. Edrich 51, Carey pletely banned.-Reuter.

bowler, achloved the best bowlingnership of 77 for the South Africans five for 6%). Sussex 187 der two (John performance since arriving in Eng in an hour. Michiell completed his | Langridge 62).

and and his six for 53 helped to half century in 90 minutes.

At Birmingham Yorkshire 113 damiss the Services for 182.

Close of play scores In today's and 166 for five. Warwickshire 47 -New Delhi, May 28.

The South Africans replied with cricket matches were;

(Bowes six for 23). Warwickshire's Mahatma Gandhi today received 115 for two when stumps were At Portsmouth! Combined Ser- total was the lowest score" of the the Chineso Ambassador, Mr. Lo drawn.

vices 182 (Dewes 68, Boys 24, Camp- | season. Chia-lum, and asked the envoy to Dewes, who played in one Test bell 22, White 35. Plimsoll mix for At the Oval Northamptonshire convey his "goodwill and regards" | nyninat the Australian Services aldo53), South Africans 115 for two 808 (Barron 144, Gover six for 03, to Generalissimo Chlang Kal-shek.→→] during the war, played a painstak- (Mitchell not out 50, Ovenstone| Including spell ́of five wickets for no United Press,

ing innings of 60, including eight | 42);

runs), Surrey 75 for ono-Reuter.

Gandhi Sees. Lo.

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