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FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1947.

Bevin's Policy For Far Strike Threat

Huge Derby Sweepstake

Dublin, May 25..

An estimated 23 units of £50,000 each today was expected to be distributed in the Goth sweepstake to be run by the Hos. pitals Trust in Dublin on June 7. when the Derby takes place.

The authorities refused to dis- close figures, but it was expeeled that another record would be set, though the ilme between the Grand National sweepstakes naud the Derby was short

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In

In each unit will be prizes of £25,000 for first prize, £15,000 for second. The rest will be di tributed

among drawers of horseN the hace who Fallea to place in money.

There

are 23 horses slated to start in the Derby, Drawers of harnes will get £180 each. There also will be 50. residual prizes. the amount of which will depend on total receipts. Total prize distribution

expected to reach £1,170,000,-United Press, i

Was

British Amateur Golf Championship

THE LAST EIGHT

East Peace Treaty

PROPOSES 11 ALLIED NATIONS

SHALL SHARE DISCUSSIONS

London, May 29.

The statement of British policy for procedure in the Far Eastern settle- ment made by the Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, in his foreign policy survey at Margate today is seen in some quarters here as the most original single section of the speech which otherwise consisted mainly of an elaboration of the already known British viewpoints.

Mr Bevin demanded that the eleven Allied Powers who fought Japan should be in from the start of the Far Eastern peace conference to the conclusion of treaty nego tiations. This is a departure from the procedure adopted by the Big Four during the satellite penco talks and would mean that Far Eastern peace would be made on an entire-. ly new pattern.

Mr Bevin made this clear when he expressed his belief that If the method he proposed were adopted, the Japanese peace treaty could be negotiated much more speedily than the European treaties.

The Foreign Secretary's proposal also takes into account the special role played by Australia' during the For Eastern war and Australia's in- sistence on her right to be a major participant in the Juvanose settle- ment.

It now seems certain that when the question of calling a Far Eastern peace conference is tabled by the Big Four, Mr Bevin will refuse to consider any procedure which seeks to limit the vital concluding stages of discussion to the great powers alone.--Reuter:

"In Indonesia we have struggled hard to bring about a settlement.

By French Students

Parls, 3iny 20,

The National Union of French students today decided to call a nationwide general students strike on June

If the govern-

nieut goes through with 10% project designed to double the present fuition fees and reduce all applications for scholarships, At the same time the Union fi annotmeed that it would accept "absolutely no compromise"

from the government in' sendlug # its representatives to see the Minister of Education on Satur- day.

· The students in the renowned Latin quarter of Paris today were outspoken against the pro- posal of Finance Minktër Robert Schuman which is scheduled to come up for debate soon In the National Assembly-United Press.

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"Adjusting" India's Central Govt.

can only hope that the settlement BY FRASER WIGHTON, REUTER'S POLITICAL CORRESPONDENT

will be effective, People did not realise that if the Netherlands East Indies hnd peace it would alter the whole picture in that great area.

JAPANESE PEACE TREATY

"The introduction of peace In China, Indonesia and a settlement

with Japan will open up the distri-

four

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London, May 29.

Political circles are now confident that a proposal for "adjustment" of the India Central Government machine will emerge from next week's Delhi conference if India's leaders decide to shelve the Cabinet Mission for United India and choose some form of Hindustan and Pakistan.

recognised that It

eyes. ony

the British Governcy of sciting now and Junc. 1948. For that res

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Russia's Terms For New Anglo-Soviet Trade Agreement

London, May 29,

Russia wants Britain to loan her £55,000,000 and make a "further adjustment" of credits from Britain advanced under the civil supplies agreement of 1941 before she will sign a fresh Anglo-Soviet trade agreement, authoritative sources said today.

The new Soviet proposals, oficial- | 000 were ordered from Britain by ly revealed here, have asked for Russia. The agreement pulated loan to bear on annual interest rate that 40 per cent of the value of of one-half of one per cent and to these supplies should be paid for in be re-payable over a period of 13 cash (actually in gold) and that years,

credit should be extended for the remaining 60 per cent.

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It was further

that disclosed Anglo-Soviet discussions ou a new The annual interest rate on the trade agreement would be resumed eredits was to be three per cent without waiting for a decision on and they were to be payable in four the credit arrangements of six years annual instalments, starting at the ago. Initially, the falls will con-end of the third year after the date ceri only commodities and, it was en which the advanco was made. understood, will not touch on the question of the old credits.

At the end of the Jupange we the Soviet Government questione

the

But, on authoritative source said valued at about £44,000,000. After

prices cin outstanding, order, Moscow had Indicated that Britain's in year of negotiating, Britain agreed unconditional acceptance of these to reduce prices by 13 per cent proposals was essential to the sign and the rate of interest from' three ing of any such ugreement and

that the British

ed

and add- Government was still considering the matter.

Under the civil supplies agreement of 1941, elvilian goods valued at be- tween £140,000,000 and £150,000,

Dutch Troops Guard Factory

to two per cent.

NEW PROPOSALS

The new Soviet proposals request there major changes in the original- terms: removal of the obligations to pay 40 per cent of the value in cash; further reduction of the Interest to one-half of one per cent per an-. num; repayment in 12 annual in- stalments, starting at the end of the fourth year from the date on which the advanco is made.

Russia has also asked that the new arrangement be retroactive.

Carnoustic, Scotlandi, May 29.

Three

bution of foods, fats, oils, raw ma- Americans, one.

Lerials, silk textiles, as well as thou-

Batavia, May 20. With the Viceroy, Lord Mount- it is of course Englishman

It was largely to safeguard their annds of other things which go to batten, on his way back to Delhi four Scots and

Dutch troops were today guarding position in the For Eastern settle-make up all the amenities of life and all constitutional plans virtually what looks like

forms only the preliminary stage of the American Goodyear Company the section of the proposals which Informed quarters here said that renched the "last eight" of the ment that the Dominions representa- for the world as a whole."

being a most in- tyre factory at Bultenzorg. lear British Amateur Golf Cham-|tives adopted in Paris such a strong

In the melting pot until after his tensive period of activity before the Batavia, after what was stated to be might worry the British Govern- Declaring that the peace- treaty line on the right to full participa-

next pionship here today.

contact with the Indian lea- transfer of power. realm

ders,

new nitempt at sabotage, part ofment would be that concerning the. observers here are reluctant

COMPLICATIONS

a series designed to

40 cripple the

per cent cash payment, since this One of the Seats, Robert Ruther-tion of the "medium aliica" in wor-with Japan "will come in the

king out

settlement a peace

foruf practical negotiatlons very suon," to forecast the form that this "ad-

might involve a reduction' in Brl- ford, 45-year-old member

US$5,000,000 plant. of

Mir Bevin said: "We have come to Justment" will take. They are condecison to divide will involve both

Seen through British the satellite countries.

tain's anticipated gold supplies for Royal Wimbledon, London club, was

that the methods the conclusion

vinced.

however, that in the event Britain and India in a complicated

Dutch security police have arrest- the near future. the day's giant killer. In the fourth

to of a decision for division of India

ed two Indonesian employees. round lie eliminated Leonard Craw

adopted at Potsdam of trying

will

After a visit to Moscow earlier series of arrangements, which will impress take up the whole

time ley, British Walker Cup player, at

settle this problem of peace with

this month, the British Secretary. ministers or five will foreign

between

The upon India. th the 19th hole of a grim struggle and

Dutch milltory authorities for Overseas Trade, Mr. Harold Wil- up the most effective interim ma-

state that an Indonesian Republican

view then confounded everybody by put

not be satisfactory.

Countries who have fought the most fancied

inchinery to expedite the transfer arcon, it is thought that efforts will army lleutenant was sent especially son, said the official Soviet ting out one of

af be made to keep the conference, i to to the respective.

Buitenzorg territories.

for the sabotage was that any general trade agree Americans, Skee Nigel, by one hole.

those wars have a right to be heard

ment between, the two countries scheme. He disappeared and in the war with Japan, there The Americans had been making

shortly short as possible and to press on such stendy progress

were 11 countries involved. I take This aspect of the problem is be which will take fateful decisio in the cham-

after a time bomb, stated to consist should be linked with agreement on lieved to have been given much with whatever the view that those eleven countries attention by Cabinet experts

plans are pionship, beating one another when

agreed of three British grenades, had been the credit question.-Reuter... and among the leaders. form a peace conference and the Viceroy in their recent London the draw ordained

discovered in his house, they said, they meet, that

should should be there to see the thing discussions.

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On May 10, an attempt was made people were saying it took a Yank

through"

to blow to bent a Yank. Rutherford explod

up a factory boller by blocking a vital waterpipe, and sub- Turning to the Middle-East, Mr ed that theory and is now called on

Bevia suid: "We

Investigations mainly were

sequent

disclosed to meet Richard Chapman, another

further-plans-to-destroy-key-muchi- American in the sixth round.

nery In the plant, Dutch, officials Chapman won his two matches so

stated. easily today timt he played only 24 of the 30 holes, whereas Rutherford played. 37.

BEVIN'S TRIUMPH

Power

Margate, May 29. The Foreign Minister, Mr. Ernest Bevin, who devoted a great part of

Official quarters are likely to con- his speech at the Labour Party Con-

tinue to keep strict silence about foronce here today-to- India, Burma, responsible for the creation of indebt conversations and the plans Indonesia, China and Japan, received

pendent Arab countries and that in emerging from them unill armnge- an overwhelming vale of confidence dependence is growing. In that area ments are announced, simultaneously when every opposition resolution was defeated on

in all but our polley is not to limit in Delhi and Parliament. show of hands. So

our interests to oil. that complete was the victory. no

one,

What I have been trying to do is THIN BRITISH PROSPECTS

asked for a formal count of votes,

"All I ask this conference to do is ritish hopes of winning the title to be quite straight with me and became very thin as today's matches either to support a policy or reject saw the exit of such famous players it", he said. The conference gove as Percy Lucas, Tony Duncan, li.nlm its unstinted support. Melually, all by Americans, and the

The whole Asintle world, Mr. Bovin

CUSTOMS BIG

GOLD HAUL

failure of Crawley, Charles Stowe | declared, is undergoing such a tre- dollars, for which oll from hard cur- grown, of course, that Indian e ofetals who were investigaling the

Bultenzorg was, recently, the scene of a "bloodless" revolt when the Sundanese Peoples' Party-which wants to separate West Java from the Indonesian Regublic-seized nd- ministrative buildings in the city.

Reuter.

Express Derailed: 36 Injured

UNPREDICTABLE Though it is expected that an to encourage other great social ex-official announcement will follow periments and industrial develop promptly after

Bombay, May 29. the opening of the ments in that part of the world, so Delhi conference, observers bere Gold valued at £7,500 in bullion that the wealth

tuken

out of the warn

against any assumption that and coins was seized today from the country flows back in".

the course of the conference and its hold of the 4,807-ton British ship Referring to the shipping of oil results can be predicted. It is "Dumta" in Bombay harbour. from the Middle East to offset

Jen The gold was found by Customs ders are irt Desses ropased.

the broad countries

Mr was costing, outline of what le

The seizure of £4,215 from three people Bevin declared: "India is dependent plan itself is a scheme of upon this oil as much as we are. for a long-term solution procedure who had arrived in Bombay on the

should Dumra on Sunday. As India is going into industrialisa be

Londen, May 29. Lion it will ecome more and mure or phased, however, that my A, loading supervisor at the Bon-

proposed Interim arrangements to bay docks, in whose possession some More than 30 people were reported vital that these resurces should be rapead the transfer in the light of the of the seized coins, were alleged to to have been injured when the

plan The delegates stood and applauded are matter for discussion at the have been found, has been arrested. London to Mandres'er express was for several minutes after Mr Bevin. It is not over-stating the position seized by the Bombay Customs in the speed near Bletchley, Buckingham-

conference.

This brings the total of the gold derailed while travelling at o had finished his hour and a quarter to say that whatever emerges at speech-Reuter.

shire, today, this stage there will have to be further consultations with the tea

myintained.

and A. Kyle, the 1030 champion.

Kyle beut Stewe after a brilliant mendous change that it will have rency

the be, handled with display, but, then went under to C. to

Greatest McKinlay, one of Scotland's best possible care. players, who was not thought good

"If we keep our eyes entirely on enough for this year's Walker Cup Europe and forget the Far East, the

Ward and Turnexo meet in the danger may spring up in an unex- first of the sixth round ganies fu- pected way."

Indin, he said, is going through followed by W. 5. Wise, the birth-pangs of complete inde- morrow. England's only remaining player, and the Scot, J. G. Campbell, Chap- pendence. "The peace of the world man will play Rutherford. This in future and for many years to will be followed by an All-Scottish come will depend le a very large battle between McKinlay and J. C. extent on the solution of the Indian Wilson. If Rutherford can

beat

problem. That is one of the places Chapman Britain will be certain where if by any chance there ja of a analist, though the present out breakdown or chaos or civil war look is that it will be un All- it might create the very mischief American nol, unless there are that everybody is frightened of. The some sensations tomorrow.-Reuter, same thing applies to Burma.

EDITORIAL

Unfortunate Resolution

WAJ

CRE appeared to be some THERE

in print. This, however, is a confusion of thought at Wed- malter for adjustment between the nesday's meeting of the Hongkour press generally and the Football Football Comcil when a member Association and does

not justify wanted to know how the press the Counell's decision to withold came to publish reference to the advance coples of agendas from proposed football stadium

the before

newspapers, There the Counell had met. We see no

nothing unique in pablishing food reason why any Bem on

the Council's business before it, met. K Football Connell's

thas been the practice for years. should agenda escape publication once the

Business transacted by the Foot- ball Counell public interest,

Is of

on the the subjects appearing on

for discussion and reporting. It would be u wise for the Football Association to attempt to muzzle the press in any shape or form, especially where matters of general publle concern are involved. ac-

The re

The

has been circularised to a

and should comere k

Connell's meetings, always

Finve

he

been, and

Open

to

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the press, and nothing secret about the business to be transacfed. I subject cannot be discussed for public in- formaiton it should remain in committee and protected cordingly. In this case, the real complatat rests not in the fact that the newspapers published ad- vance Information, but that only s certain section of the press had the opportunity to do so Two of the three European NEWSpSperm did not receive their copies of the sterida until after it had appeared

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OPER

CRITICISM SILENCED

ders in Indio,

past Bix months to £420,000.

The Customs authorities are now keeping a strict watch on the long coastline of Western India to prevent smugglers from landing by small craft dropped from bigger vessels coming

Guf-Reuter. and the Perelan

Margate, May 29.

It does not follow that next week's conference will be a protracted at- The Labour Party Conference 10 fair. There is some bellet here that from East Africa เน

night after hearing a 15 minute it will not occupy many days, but speech from the Foreign Secretary, Mt. Emest Bevin, defeated with overwhelming majority all resolu- ilons in oppoaltion to Mr. Bovin's polley.

The majority giving unconditional support to Mr. Eevin was so crush- ing that none of the movers asked for card vote,

The

resolutions slaughtered in a few minutes included the Leftwing Labout Member of Parliament, Mr.

America,

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Mahjongg Drive high Mr. and Mrs. M.M. AL-

fanassief

Mr. R.K. Hassaram (Mem-

Lory of beloved and Five coaches were overturned on, charming child, Maya) to the embankment and the rest of Mr. M.K. Radho (Memory thọ tra, dragging two other of his sweet beloved derailed coaches, ploughed up the track for more than a kilometre

before stopping-Reuter.

WASHBROOK AND PLACE IN OPENING

PARTNERSHIP OF 350 RUNS

to

...

means

daughter, Maya) R.K. Ghansham (Memory of darling baby Maya) H.K. Jiwat (Memory of his

beloved sister Maya). Hongkong Volunteer Asso- elation, being half pro- of Shamshulpo

tail Entertain-

A.H. Seemin (Memory of

the lote Sgt-Major Wal- ker, 3rd. Battery, H.K.- VD.CJ

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the

London, May 29.. tain, and White pulled the game quickly cleared and did not affect the South Africa appear to be round again. In a partnership of 51, pitch from the way that the bals- Konni Zilliacus' motion against sub- well on the way

though both were victims before the men continued their huge partner- P.W. Lau victory day's close of play.

shim. serviente to capitalist

Dennis & Co., Ltd Mann, spin bowler,' came out with resolution

tian blaming the British Gov-against the Combined Services,

Scores at the close of play today Mr. and Mrs. C.K. Yuan after dismissing South he figures of five for 48 in 31 overs. were: ernment's

Capt. JE. Ternel mand polley on Greece and de- who

In contrast to the previous day local party for a Africa for 250-77 runs ahead batsmen .one

dominated the County At Portsmouth: Combined Services Capt. W. Forster party enquiry into the British zone-scored 161 for the loss of cricket. the

Wong Si Kay today

when 182 and 101 for seven. (Roberts 02, Blair & Co., Ltd. programme Germany. of

temperatures soared to the highest Boys 21, Shirreff 30. White -22). The

wickets, which resolution The

Palestine, seven

Mr and Mrs H. Ching South Africans 250 (Mitchell 108, 'months.. for 11 the moved by Jowish Socialist they are only 84 ahead with Several centuries and near. Dawson 57, Deighton four

▪་ for 88, Labour Party,

£40-0-0 and Wag

saved from a three wickets standing, while centuries marked the day's play. White thres for 65: vole in these circumstances by the

tourists

but the greatest performance was have

At Birmingham: Yorkshire beat Intervention of Mr. Richard Cross-the

another

the opening nland of 350 between Warwickshire by 101 runs.

donation Correction: The Yorks man, one of Mr. Bevin's critics, innings to play.

Washbrook (204) and Place (134), 113 and 233 (Wilson 87, Hollles five $148.85 acknowledged as from who obtained the conference

Mitchell continued to bat well for

They were still unbeaten at the close for 40). Warwickshire 47 and 190 Jewish Club should have been re- proval to avoiding a decision at the the South Africans and was last out of play, having batted three hours (Robinson five for 49). present

time.

with 100 to his credit. He just

60 minutes. Wanhbrook hit 12 At Cambridge: Middlesex 203 and Resolutions carried with Mr failed to get another not out century. fours, one sixer and one seven- 204 for six (Brown 112, Thompson Bevin's approval Included besides a IIis batting in the last few matches

three

Cambridge University 217, runs and four from an over- 59), resolution of general congratulation has been of the Highest order.

throw-while Place has hii 13 (Sima six for · 80). to the Government's foreign policy,

At Leicester: fours. Few other South Africans offered

Leicestershire 420 a motion for the support of a Euro-much resistance to the Services

Dodds, Essex,

Brown, of for and

of for nine declared. Essex 435 (Dodds pean economic, commission and attack, It was mainly

through Middlesex, were other centurions, 157, Poarce 93, R. Smith 71), developing Internatiorial

socialist Roberts that the Services wiped out while Pearce, of Essex, and Timms, At Manchester: Lancashire 258 contacts as the means of fostering their arrears for the loss of only one of Northamptonshire, reached the and 360 for no wickets (Washbrook European political and economie wicket when they batted again. 90's and several other batsmen not out 204, Place; not out 134). co-operation and a motion for deve

A minor collapse occurred in the scored freely In the hot sunshine. Sussex 255 (Pollard five for 30). loping British trade with the Soviet 90's, when three wickets fell, the Rain had caused a slight halt in -At-tho Qual: Northamptonshire Unton.

third and fourth at the same total Lancashiro's mnich just after the 308 ano 246 for five (Cox 88.-Timms of 93. Shirreff, the Servicer cap-third-hundred had been signalled, but /06). Surrey 207-Router.

TO-

lationships between the Football Association and the press have always been on an amicable and co-operative level and they should remain that way. We suggest the best thing

Football the Comell can do is to have losi Wednesday's offending: resolution expunged from the minute book.

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