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THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1947.

UN-Russia Showdown

Explosive Lotters

May Be Work Of Jewish Terrorists

Scotland Yard Hint

London, June 4.

Envelopes containing explo sive powder received today by prominent British people, in- zluding Cabinet Ministers, may be part of an intimidation cam- paign by Jewish terrorists, in-) vestigations by Scotland Yard suggest.

Scotland Yard are not,, however, disclosing details and are trying to keep the senders unaware of police action.

of the

Board The President of the

Sir Trade.

Stafford Cripps, Minister of Food, Mr. John Strachey, and the Minister of Fuel, Mr. under- 11 Emanuel Shinwell, are,

stood,

among the recipients of enve- lopes containing explosive powder. which were posted in Italy,

The powder is contained in an envelope marked "Private and Con- fidential Inside another envelope The numer and addresses are type- written.

That

nobody has yet been hurt is! due to the foot that one of the first recipients fell suspicious about the unusual enclosure in the top enve- lope and called the police in to ex- Amine the smaller envelope con- taining the powder.

Don't Fear A Depression

Washington, June 5.

The Economio Committees of both Houses of Congress said; today that results of a survey of businessmen do not give any real support to the theory that Ameri- ca may be nearing & depression.

In a formal statement issued by Committee Chairman Senator Robert Tafi, Oblo republican, the

and the 583 persons who filled out ques"] tionnairen anticipated a mild re- version ไป busincas this fall. But the Committee added: "The answers to the economio ques" | tions at not give any real sup- port

to the theory - that we arej nearing

depression since business employers 'expect increase in production, sales and output per man per hour." Associated Press.

Committee said a majo

a majority of

STERNTEN VASTAAN EE

SHIP SINKS:

MISSING

14

Lake Superior Disaster

Windsor, Ontario, June 4.

Demanded

Senator Angered By Hungarian Coup

Washington, June 4.

Senator James 0. Eastland today declared that continued Communist aggression like the recent coup in Hungary would make a war between the United States and Russia “inevitable.” He called in a Senate speech for a United Nations showdown with Russia over Hungary and asserted that the Soviet withdrawal from the United Nations would make possible a strong international military alliance against aggression.

Eastland backed Senator Arthur by Russia after the outbreak of Vandenberg's recommendations_that World War two, but still diplomati-

Hun- cally the United Nations give the

the United garlah situation a thorough airing. States. Eastland said the State Department would be guilly

of "appersement"

recognised

by

Eight of the 15 members of the

if it falled to press the Hungarian Hungarian legation star joined the issue and confined the United States Minister In his decision. Associated

action to a diplomatic note and

Press.

suspension of credits.

He said the United Nations could

Dire

At the

P.G.

For

Reservations

Tel: 27880

Price 20. Cents

Must Leave Gandhi Talks Straight

In 30 Days

Singapore, June 4.

The Singapore authorities have ordered Mr G. Magan Lal, an Indian business- man, to leave the country within thirty days.

He was imprisoned in Outram Road Caol for six months in 1945 before charges of extorting money from Indians for the Indian Independence League was withdrawn.

Magan Lal went to India and returned to Singapore last April.

The authorities refused to allow him to land until ho had provided surety and

to promised

leave the country within 30 days.

Supported by the Indian Covernment representatives in Malaya, Mr A S. Chettur, he appealed to the Goverment to reconsider the case, but the appeal was rejected.

Mr Chettur was reported to be taking the matter up with the Indian Govern- ment.-Reuter,

not permit the Russian veto to stand CRICKET SCORES AND DERBY LATEST

in the way of effective United No- tions action.

all

"If Russia desires to get out of

United Nations, It the Is well and good. Her de-

would The Great Lakes steamship | parture

not weaken the organisation. It would strengthen it. "Emperor" sank today in Lake without the Soviet Union It would Superior off the isle of Royale. be a POLICE WARNING Twenty-one people were saved, The police then warned the public 14 are missing and

one is against opening any envelopes they might receive and gave a special known to be dead. The ship warning to members of the Gover-sank in 64 feet of water at ment.

in an Canoe Rocks, 48 miles out in The powder is arranged inner envelope and packed between the Lake. two pieces of cardboard so that an explosion would, follow the opening of the envelope.

Later a coast-guard offelal sald that the cutter Kimbali took 21 sur- vivors and the body of one woman

experts at Scotland Yard examining the powder and en- are velopes in an effort to trace the to Port William, Ontario. The cap- senders and the authorities in Italy tain and mate went down with the have been

ship, which broke in two and sank communicated with.

quickly after striking a rock.

was stated

of

Post Office and

and Customs officials are examining mails to try to inter

When the ship struck, the crew rept

tho envelopes before they ro

1 postal channels. got away in boats but one overturned through the normal

that the Prime when the 7,000 ton "Emperor" plun It

the the lake. Some Mr Clement Attlee, had ged into Me received one of the envelopes.

rescued were clinging to the over- After the tests it was stated that turned boat, some were in a partly the powder was definitely dangerous water-Alled boat and others clinging

WAS disaster and could cause injury if it exploded to rocks. The when the inner envelope was opened. greatest loss of life on the Great

A nember of a wellknown fire-Lakes for five years: works firm said tonight: "It is diff-

not

cult to imagine any lethal explosive

the.

Later the Canada Steamship Lines

that would resist the impact of the at Windsor confirmed that the "Em- stamp-cancelling machine and yet perer" sank off the Isle of Royale

go off at the touch

of

romenit and that 14 members of the

were missing.

Eight explosive, envelopes have

opening a letter."

been received so far.

be a world military alliance of free

Eastland announced Lant he

would fight Senate ratification of the Italian and Balkan

face treaties because treaty

would fatten the aggressors," He attacked the Italy treaty terms ceding some Italian ter- ritory and resources to Yugo-Stavia and the treaty provision earmarking $100,000,000 in reparations for the SovietsUnited Press.

DEFIANT MINISTER

Washington, June 5. Hungary's Minister to the United States, backed by a majority of his staff, defled the new Communist dominated Budapest government and refused to go home.

Minister, Alador Szegedy Maazak,

announced through spokesman thats

The

a

Splendid Bowling By Jack Plimsoll

London, June 4,

Grand, left-arm, bowling by Jack Plimsoll, who took full advantage of a wicket in his favour, was chiefly responsible for the South Africans dismissing Nor- thamptonshire for 103 runs in two and a half hours at Northampton today.

To Jinnah

"You've Got What You Wanted -Now Co-operate"

New Delhi, June 4.

The whole of India today enjoyed one of its calmest days for a long time as various communities studied the plan for the future of India.

The communal peace of yesterday, continued today and when dusk fell tonight, only one solitary knife attack, in Bombay, had been reported.

Stringent precautions were in force, but the city's curfews were reduced by an hour and they will lapse all together from tomorrow night.

All three leaders of the main com- | said, according to press reports, that munities-Hindu, Moslem “and Sikh in view of the plan "my state wishes -had yesterday expressed their to announce its independent status," views on the plan and today there-Router.

were no

autstanding P

ments, until Mr Gandhi hart nearly an hour in conference with the Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten. It the was their first meeting since publication of the British plan for İndia.

UNPRECEDENTED

or one are

London, June 4. The immediate problem for the British constitutional experts to solve is whether two parliamentary bills

the needed for Mr Gandhi went from the_con- | creation of the Dominions of 'Hin- ference to his prayer meeting. There dustan

Pakistan. Informed he made a direct reference to the London political quarters say that plan by saying: "The British Go- this may have raised n uniquo vernment is not responsible for par constitutional issue as the creation tition. The Viceroy has no hand simultaneously of two dominions is in it. In fact, he ls as much opposed possibly without precedent.

to division as Congress itself. But

-cannot

then choice.

and

if both of us--Hindus and Moslems It is known that legislation will agree on anything else, be before the British Parliament the Viceroy is left with no within a few weeks. It is also known that short measure ls In- tended.

trusted According Always strongly opposed to any sources, consututional experts who division of India, he expressed full are already hard at work confidence that the two parts would the legislation have been proceed- preparing ultimately unite again.

the basis of "I cannot advise you to rebeling so for on against Congress because it advised measure. They will have to satisfy you to accept this plan. Do not for-themselves finally, however, that get that Congress was forced lato all constitutional requirememe are this position,” he declared.

met by a single instrumcal,

The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, is known to have made ar-

NOTHING LOST.

onc

"I want to lessen the pain in your rangements to ensure the speediest. By the close of play the tourist not out 123, Shuttleworth 58).hrarts by saying that neither Hindus, passage of legislation through Parlia had made 244 for five in reply and, Gloucestershire to bat.

Moslems nor Sikhs have lost any-ment. It will of course be within. with five wickets to fall, stood: 141 At Brentford: Warwickshire

219 thing.

Whatever the Viceroy has the right of both Houses of Parila- ment to debate the legislation but runs abcad.

Dollery 80, Ray Smith seven for 91), done can be changed by comm.on

the Indian the Conservative opposition's ac- Plimsoll, left-arın medium paced Essex 210 (Dodda 61, Hollies six for agreement between

gulescence expressed through their people. gave his most impressive 07),

londer,

Mr Winston Churchill-In display

At of the tour to bowl right

Swansen: Derbyshire 249

the proposed arrangements rules out through the county's innings and (Townsend 62, Alderman 71, Wor- take six wickets for 40 runs, Daw-thington 50, Muncer

all likelihood of delay. five for 41). son also had the batsmen, five of Glamorgan 121 for six-Reuler. whom failed to score, in trouble and - took four for 27.

The South Africans- made a shaky start, losing two wickets for 35, but (1) He does not recognise the new Dawson, with some grand forward Russian supported regime.

drives, which brought him several (2) He has rejected an order to boundaries, made

brilliant 62, return to Budapest for consulta. Harris followed with a hand Hitting tlon."

innings of 62 not out. His smabing

until

0

(3) He and other members of this drives and powerful square cuta staff will retain possesers of the enabled Harris to score more quicke legation

the situation isly than any of his team mates, and when stumps were drawn he was "clarified," His decision was announced after batting with easy confidence. the envoy had conferred with Mr

crew

(Ollo) constguard olcini said that the cuiter Kimball rushed to the scene, of the disaster

Walworth Barbour, Chief of Department's Division of European Affairs.

A Cleveland

POWDERED GELIGNITE Experts of the Home Office staled and rescued 21 persons. `tonight that the inner envelopes

The Emperor" (7.031 tons) contained powdered gellgnite. tween two pieces of cardboard is a built in 1010 and registered at

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EDITORIAL

Be-

And, Ontario.-Reuter.

Stalo

King's Horse Scratched

DERBY CALL-OVER

London, June 4.

The Derby callover at the Victoria Club lonight was:

15 to 1

Mr Gandhi added: "I want to appeal to Mr Jinnah-You have goś what you wanted. Now you should inville Congress and other Authoritative quarters predict -with-confidence that Parliament will “parties to a conference-to-find "a

solution, Independent of the Brt have succeeded in clearing the bill assent to its and securing Royal tish. The Viceroy had worked very hard pussage into law before the summer. and tried his utmost to bring about recess, which is dated to begin at the

this plan was latest probably on August 0. E compromise and the only basis on which an agree- END OF INDIA OFFICE ment could be reached. The Viceroy

am

did not want to leave the country. In

With the transfer of power to do- chaos, hence all his efforts

minion governments, the office of the Any alteration to the plan could Secretary of State for India-and only be made by a joint agreement with it the India Office-will come of all communities, he said.”

to an end. Political quarters tonight Mr Jogendarnath Mondal, law

were describing the possibility of the LIVELY RESULTS

5 to 6 Tudor Minstrel laid and member of the Interim Government, assignment of a special minister to wanted. 11 to 3 Sayajirao offered, sold tonight: "It pains me sorely the Dominions Office during the in- Following morning rain the open 8 to 1 taken and wanted. 100 to Southern

ing overs in a number of County Grand Weather offered,

I visualise the gloomy futura terim period. when

Lord Addison, scheduled of the 60,000,000

caste Dominions Secretary, already had o In the meantime, the United States matches today produced some Hvely taken. 20 to 1 Migoll taken

results.

and people in India. Although I made plain its displeasure with the

offered. 20 to 1 Blue Train offered. sanguing that the eight million live great field to cover. He is of course member of the Cabinet group of pra-Communist political coup

Somerset never recovered from 33 to 1 Merry Quip taken,

In Pakistan will get adequate india experts and is and political rights and privileges, about

well back- their bad start against Sussex at offered. 33 toÏ Tite Street offered. Mid-Hungary by these netions:

taken (1) Brigadier General George H. Taunton and were all out in three 40 to 1 Pearl Diver

and 50.000.000 of them who will be in grounded in the subject. 170. Weems, American member of the and three quarter hours for

re-It might well be felt, however, Saraven, all offered. 66 to 1 Firegime will be deprived of what little that the entrance of two great new Look three master taken and offered. 60 to 1 political powers they pest, called upon the Russian chair-sex pace bowler, who

are enjoying sponsibilities of calling for an extra dominions would involve the re- 150 to 1 Castle now" man for copies of the "Information" wickets for nine runs in his opening Combat offered,

The Nawab of Bhopal, in a letter e British Foreign Office, which has minister, There is a precedent in he supplied the Hungarian govern-spell and five for 57 altogether. Ho Street taken and offered, 200 to 1

to the Viceroy, resigning the chun-two ment resulting in the ousting of Pre-bowled in a lively fashion and only any other offered.

full Cabinet ministers the Gimblett displayed rent

collorship of the Chamber of Princes, Foreign Secretary, Mr Bevin, and confidence . (Confirmed on Pare 4) mier Ferenc Nagy.

against him.

H.K. Police-A New Spirit

the WHEN; Bune months ago,

Mr Commissioner, McIntosh claimed that his force ugainst was winning the war criminals and that the morale of the men was high, not a few were Inclined to look down their power and whisper to themselves, that It was an overestimated judgment, Since them a great deal has hap pened to prove the Commissioner's claim. Progress

show reports

de

that exime is steadily, on the crease, and, equally as important,

become much

that the police have bec

more efficient in suprebending

criminals. The morale

of the

was

to light the fact that a thief was arrested and the loot recovered within a few minutes of his rob bery; it then took the polica 48 hours to find the owner of the stolen goods! It noticeable that police reservists are figuring with In dealing prominently armed marauders and that the Chinese regulars today are eager to tackle criminals in compari son to twelve months are when Inclination distinct there was A to look the other way and avold

conflict. This new

spirit is highly commendable, reflecting credit not only on

en, but

force, especially the Chinese soc- on the oflcers, responsible for

-

fion appears to be higher today than ever before. Clearly, a new and vigorous sense of duty has been, injected to

Finto the, men. Armed robbery can to longer ret

and infiniaidation;

en the police away with are willing to shoot it out, and rodent clashes havá also demon

that our police officera strated

accurately. “More.

heat cases are being reported to quarters, lilindrating the willing now of Chinese polloemen to 30- cost suspicious characters and with them ou the spot. This soci of inflative his recalled, only in the apprehension theres, but the quick recovery of - loot, One example of ille kind of calorpelalar police work brought

of

the men,

training. their

Hongkong's police force has still to reach 100 per cent officiency and making good

ness, but there are ective:

DITOR:

14

towards

that objective. We should still like to see more patrolling of suburban residential areas during night time. Most houses remain vulnerable to the bands of skil- ed robbers who operato after sa Bot, and there is not much acuSS in blowing police waisties if no policemen are within calling dis-- fanso. With the increased strength of the police forca It should be possible, now to m troduce patrolling schedules which will offer somno

protection to private property.

in

Allied Control Commission in Budo-! This was chiefly due to Carey, "./uffered, 10 to 1 Parisien, Cadir and Hindustan under the Congress

FLYING BAN

At Oxford, Mallett in his second over took three wickets in four balls

(2) The United States legation at for bls University against Leices- Budapest notified the Hungarian tershire, but thanks to a grand fn- that planes of the nings.of 120 by Tompkin, the county government Russian-Hungarian transport line managed to recover. Tompkin, who

CLOSE OF PLAY

Britain's Greatest Gambler

Dies At Harrogate

■

known."

the Minister of State, Mr Hector McNeil, who for all practical pur- poses is the second Foreign Minister. that Political quarters assumed with the transfer of power to the two dominion governments, King George's title of Emperor of India will automatically cease.

During

Zealand.

the Interim period, unur

Informed quarters admit that one of the questions ranking for curly consideration after the formation wor the two dominions is the future of India's defences and other contrat services.

no longer may fly over the American was ably supported by Lester, bat-

and 20nes in Austria or ted two hours 50 minutes occupation

hit Germany

because similar transit one sixer and 13 fours, Mallett al

London, June 5. "Charles Hanriam Is

the India decides her final relationship casily United together took six for 70. rights have been denied to

to Britain, he would presumably be States planes by Hungary.

The best batting performance of

Charlie Hannam, professional cleverest backer the turf has ever described as the king of the two The Hungarian legation here has the day was that of Robertson, who backer of racehorses, the man

dominions concerned, as he is 'in the Hannan's betting system was to ease of Canada, Australia and New been in touch with other Hungarian scored a double century for Middle who is reputed to have bet reduce his bets as near evens as pos-

there legations abroad

and

are sex against Hampshire at Lords. He Indications that other envoys may batted just over five hours for his

£2,000,000 2 year, died at able by coupling two three or four follow the lead of Szegedy-Muszak. 220, which included a sixer and zu Harrogate on Tuesday.

horaca in a race, In effect, ho made The Hungarian Minister, by his tours. His last 127 runs came in

a book against the bookmakers, action, joined the colony of voluntary 100 minutes.

Hannam, whoso usual bet on a

For more than 40 years he was official expatriates from countries

horse was between £8,000 to £10,- member of the Victoria Club, hane nt-present behind the Soviet "ron

000, had a. turnover of £2,000,000 of the biggest bookmakers in the curtain," These include the Minis-

a year, but he calculated bis profit country, where pre-race prices are An advisory council drawn from tera of Estonia, Latvia, and Close of play of firstclass matches as never more than ave per cent. sot for all big events on the English the twin cabinets of the new India Lithuania-Baltic states swallowed were:

even in a good season.

turf calendar.

might be necessary for a solution of At Northampton: Northants. 103,

The value of Hannam's estate will these problems -Reuter, Hannam, who bet on a large scale South Africans 244 for five (Dawson for nearly 80-years was the last of not be known until probate -1 62, Viljoen 47, Harris not out (2).

granted his widow, but racing Oxford: Leicestershire 413 the bly betting giants among whom circles in London last night estimated (Tompkins 120, Lester 17, Mallett are counted Britain's Fred Parker, that the gambler, who inverted his BACK TO WORK

Charlie London, June 4..

John Beatty

winnings six for 70). Oxford 78: for three.

shrewdly, was worth half The Foreign Secretary, Mr'Ernest At Lords!

220, Compton

His remains were cremated at Holiday makers bound for Italy, and America's Bet-you' a million

Paris June 4. today, that the Chinese Government 83), Hampshire 35 for one.

Gates and Chicago O'Brien,

Yorkshiro cemetery, yes- rallway Stonefall, had apologised for the bombing of At the Oval: Surrey 203 (E. Harnum

Au

started out as a railway terday.

Switzerland and the French ivaira the British relief shilpst 1.

Shen

clerk and Bedser 60,- Squires 50). Worcester and ceased betting a few years Hannum, one year at the Liverpool were tonight able to continue their at a port in Shantung last April 1 10 for two, or 176 (Gimbal wing, and Week, betting he Grand National, but he lens 210,000 system sites For

before the start of the world meeting, have a bet on the Journey on the Disciplinary has been

The workers on strike at the responsible and blatt 65, Carey. Dve for 87). Sussex is sold to have lost: £50,000 and one to "Bel-you-a-million.” Gates on a against orders have been lasted for the 183: for three (James Langridge 70, day at low market in 1925 he was game of darts. I won and lost railway station in Paris: decided: ta

£10,000 la the red, or thousands of pounds on games of relaten to dwozie boder after an appea question of compensation to be dis-John Tangridgn not, out (75) cussed with the International aus At Cambridge: Cambridge Univer-·|· One of Britain's cleverest trainers; billiards and the spin of a coin- by the Manager of the French Rai-

slky: 401 fór seven (Willzit. 80, Halley | Chorler, Morton," "wrote. of him: Associated Press. thorities--Reuter,

wageiator,

Nanking Apologises ...

Beyth, told the House of Commone declared 420 for 11 509 Slevier, Tom Wilson Machell; a million pamds at his death. A

the pign. ?

French Trallway