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VOL. II NO. 209

PEACE TREATIES RATIFIED

U.S. Senate Action

Washington, June 5. The Senate ratified the Italian The trenty tonight. peace Senate decisively defeated a last minuled attempt to defer action on the treaty.

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Gallows For Jap General

Sydney, June 6. Li-Gen. hiasso Baba, who as Commander of the 37th Jap anese Army, ordered the death march in Hornto in 1045 was #entenced to the gallows.

An Australian war crimes court heard the evidence that only 183 British and Australian soldiers out of the 540 that were ordered to march 165 miles through the jungles from Banda.

their kan to Ranau, reached destination alive,

Many

of them died later from Il treatment and poor rations and 33 were shot.

Statements from Japanese soldiers said that the prisoners

dhat during were

the march when they breame too 1 or weak to work-Associated

In the closing phases of the debate. the motion sponsored by Senator William Fulbright, was defeated by 07 votes to 20.

Press This is the first of the treaties with World War JI enemy states to secure the approval of the Senate.

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Bulgarian Hungarian peace treaties were also ratifled by the Senate, all by voice vole.

The Halian treply was approved by 70 votes, providing well over the two thirds majority necessary to ensure ratification and complete United States acceptance as agreed on by the Council of Foreign Minis- ters at the Paris peace conference.

The three day debate was wound up by the veteran Democratic foreign affairs coder, Senator Tom

Connally-a

a member of the United States delegation to the Foreign

of the world.

PROTECTING ITALY "Whichever way we act, we are going to have to see to it that Italy does not fall into the hands of Com- munist conspiracy, such as has over- taken Hungary,

COMMUNAL PEACEMOVES

If we should permit Italy to be-to come a Communist satellite, it would become a matter of weeks before France would fall into

Moscow's arms.

Indian Leaders Got Down To Task

FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1947.

"Letter Bomb"

Sent To Bevin

POLICE INTENSIFY THEIR

INVESTIGATIONS

London, June 5,

While investigations into the mysterious "letter bombs" addressed to prominent British personages are being pursued in Italy, the latest intended recipient is the British Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin, it was disclosed today,

An explosive letter, address« { ? ed to Mr Bevin, was received

Was

at the Foreign Office today, but private detected by a secretary and handed over to Scotland Yard.

Three

HENRY COTTON

Hungarian Coup A "Terrible Outrage

States stand.

act

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--PRESIDENT. TRUMAN

Washington, June 6.

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THE WORLD OF SPORT

Henry Cotton's Brilliant Golf

St Andrew's, Scotland, June 5.

Henry Cotton; gradually building up steam to scek his third British open title this month, shot a brilliant 69 today over the tough St Andrew's old course to take a three-stroke lead in the US$1,250 Spalding professional golf tournament.

Cotton carded 34 and 35 for 09,| only two strokes off the course re- cord. The round gave him on ng- gregate 143.

Top-money Normen von Nida was in fourth place with 147, while Dal Rees, who needed 70 today to tic with Cotton, wound up with a big 75 to aggregate 148,

Thirty-nine players with BEST gates of 155 and better qualified for the two final rounds tomorrow.

United Press.

Golf Prospects

French Filly Wins Oaks

Epsom, June 6, Madame P. Corbierea' three-year- old French Ally. Imprudence, born while shells were screaming over the Falaise Gap in the Battle of Normandy, on Thursday won 165th Oaks Stakes worth £7,185 to the winning owner on the Epsom Downs track.

the

Imprudence, which earlier in the. London, June 3.

season had won Britain's Brat Bobby Locke was installed today Classic race for allys, the 1,000 as the 6-1 favourite to win the Bri-

Guincas

at Newmarket, was again Ulah open golf championship, which ridden by the Australian jockey, W. begins on June 30 at Hoylake, Cre-Rad Johntone, who flew over from shire.

France to pilot the horse to a popu-

Other prices were: 7-1 on Norlar victory. man von Nida, 8-1 on Henry Cotten,

made-United 10-1 on Dal Rees and 12-1 on Johnny Over the Derby course

Will

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purposes.

Gen Marshall also declared that

In an

Bulla.-United Press.

Easy Win For S. Africans

A firm 7 to 4 against favourite, won the one and a half mile

five lengths from Netherton with Mermaid two lengths further away. Time for the race on a fast track was 2 minutes 40 seconds, which seems certain to be well bea- three-year-old colts ten when the run in the greatest Classic race of all the Derby stakes on Saturday.

King George, Queen Elizabeth and Princess Elizabeth, were among the big Oaks day crowd which watched

the race.

The latter, which was iden-! tical in shape and general ap-| pearance with others already received by British public figures in London, bore an Italian stamp and was marked

President Truman today called the Communist coup "private and confidential."

in Hungary a terrible outrage. He told the Press that New Delhi, June 5.

Mr Bevin's principal private

the United States does not intend to stand idly by. Mr J. Pierson Dixon, India made two moves towards secretary,

The President communal peace as the Viceroy spotted the letter, which he describ-

sald Le State Truman's use of the world "out- and seven Indian leaders discussed ed as a large envelope similar to Department is thoroughly investigat-rage" indicated that a United Staten Ministers conferences--who warned

received by Government ratification would

the setting up of a small high-many

Ing the Hungarian situation. that "to refuse

protest would bo it was passed

Mr Truman bluntly stated the Press, result in utter choos and confusion powered Indu, Moslem and Sikh departments", and and lays Italy open to mass Infltra-

committee to plan the takeover of Immediately to Scotland Yard.

government's anger over the Co- Mr Dixon has become a

MARSHALL'S WARNING well. tion of Communism."

power under the new plan pro-

munist seizure of power in Hungary, con.

Cambridge, Mass., June 5. The strength

The week-old Hungarian political of the opposition viding for two Dominions of Unknown Agure at International

ferences during and since the war crisis. found the Hungarian Legation Marshall, in a thinly veiled attack The Secretary of Stale, Gen Grorge proved surprisingly slight. Demo-

dustan and Pakistan.

which he has uttended 149 private here split Into two, pending cratic Senator Brian McMahon of Mr. All Jinnah, President of the

secretary both to. Mr Bevin and Mr official statement on the United on Communist tactics, warned to- Connecticut, declared: "I believe Moslem League, called off the three Anthony Eden.

day that the United States that the ratification or non-ratifica-

Scotland Yard's efforts to trace

The President's news conference firmly oppose any governments tion of the Italy treaty will have month old Muslim civil disobedience

campaim against the Congress the origin and manufacture of the

London, June 5. fitte effect on the permanent peace Ministry of the Northwest Frontler explosive letters are on an elaborate remarks left no doubt that the United Groups that seek to 'perpetunte hu-

In beating Northamptonshire by States would

promptly and man misery" for political been Province, and the Congress. Pariy scale. A scheme has

nrranged

an insluge and 32 runs in two days vigorously. minister of Bihar impounded between the Yard

and the Post

State Department officiala hinted the United States must extend to

at Northampton the South Africans on sale Office to check all foreign all arms and ammunition

com-

gained a day's rest before the first

As that United States moves supporting Europe additional financial help for

the horses paraded, a heavy munications reaching Britain either anti-Communist forces in Hungary the next three or four years to pre- throughout the province.

Test against England, which starts at Nottingham on Saturday.

shower swept over the Downs, but Mr. Jinnah's move follows the as letters or packages which might would be forthcoming shortly. They vent a crisis of "grave character,"

It was

was fine for the running of the contain devices similar to letter-

that sulit but new plan's promise of a referendurn

reportedly would include

emphasised

the United bombs.

The final scores were Worthampton-feature race.

Pierrette, States has in the Northwest Frontier Province

protest to Russin,

has no intention of trying additional En

King George's entry the decide whether

OTHER RECIPIENTS Pathans

Tho economic

race i crackdown on the new single-handedly to put Europe back thire 103 and 184 and South Africana

310.

was placed fifth in should join Hindustan or Pakistan.

English other envelope bombs regume and the pledge of assistance on its feet.

which Imprudence made addressed to "prominent Britons" to the currently' ousted democratic The Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten,

at the address delivered

The county were no match for the filles look a poor lot.-Associated will continue his meetings with the

and believed to have been sent by elements.

Harvard University, Secretary Mar- tourists and the game provided little Press.. shall said, "Any government which more than useful practice to the Indian leaders tomorrow on the "ad- Jewish terrorista operating from ministrative

of the Italy were also handed to Scotland

manoeuvres to block the recovery South Africans for Saturday. consequences" partition.

Yard today. They were of the

of other countries cannot expect 24-HOUR DISCUSSION

help from us. Furthermore, govern tourists added only 73 runs to their

avernight ments, political parties or

score today, Harris being groups At today's discussion,

their highest scorer with 67, and which seek to perpetunto human Viceroy

wicket met Pandit Jawaharlal

a lively last was only misery in order to profit therefrom Northamptonshire stand of 70 de- Nehru, Vice-President of the pre- While the authorities have refused

politically or otherwise, will en-

Nottingham, June 5. sent Interim Government, Sardar to disclose the names

tween L. A. Smith, former Middlesex Patel, Home Minister, J. B. Krl- cipients of the letters-apart from

counter the opposition of the United of the re-

London, June 5.

States"

amateur, making his debut principal-

Bill Voce, Nottinghamshire and paleni, President of the Congress Mr Bevin-It is known that high Miss Jean Ridge, 21, "who posed

Significantly, Marshall's statementy as a medium pace bowler, and the England leftarm bowler, has finished party, who represented the Hindus; Cabinet Ministers, including Sir Mr.

as a Royal Air Force Commodore to Jinnah,

came close on the heels of the Com- Northamptonshire captain, A. W his first-class cricket career at the Liggat All Khan,

Stafford Cripps. President of the woo and win a nurse in a mail and munist coup in Hungary Which Childs-Clarke, that gave the closing age of 37. Finance Minister, and Sardar Rab Board of Trade, and Mr Nishtar, Communications Minister, Strachey,

John telephone romance, was sent to gaol forced the moderate government of lages added interest. Minister of Food, had for two years for the beginning of the talks and envelopes addressed

today for obtaining Premier Ferenc Nagy from office. to them. Mr £90 under

false pretences. Sardar Boldev Singh, Defence

Eden, Anthony Minister, inter

former Foreign

CURE, NOT PALLIATIVE Nursing Sister Kathleen Winifred Secretary, also received one. None

Voce, Who has made 27 Test op- admitted she accepted Simpson

Gen. Marshall said that he was match.

for A statement issued after the meet-

was a so far hos exploded.

pearances

England, marriage proposal from convinced that future United States Photographs of ing, which lasted two and a quar-

the explosive-a

lephoned tor hours, said that the Viceroy dis-gellgnite

Commodore David Blake" olid to stricken

Jack Plimsoll again took full ad- member of the English team which recently. substance--and the

nations of Europe though she

seen him must not be on a "piecemeal basis" vantage of the wicket, from which returned from Australia cussed with them "on the adminis-tonating mechanism have been sent trative consequences which

Strict security measures were taken during his courtship. She discover as various crises develop but should the ball fled husilly and occasionally It appears that Voce has been ex- would

war Miss Ridge provide a "cure rather than a mere kept low. He took five Northamp-periencing trouble with one of his enaue if partition were decided up- in London Post Offices and Govern-ed that "Blake"

after "his" arrest.

palliative."

tonshire second innings wickets for fingers, which prevented him from UN Representative

on, and the machinery which it ment departments today, and Scot- Miss Simpson said she gave £00

However, Marshall made it clear 90 runs, which gave him a match spinning the ball as a slow. bowler would be necessary to set up to

for more than a few overs and owing hus. dug aggregate of 11 for 130. For New Delhi

to leg injuries he can no longer bowl watch be kept on all mail from Italy to Miss Ridge, who identified her that the United States Five effect to

to: partition.

self.

when appearing in person, as deeper in its pockets to aid European

fast: "Jean Blake,' was authoritatively stated that as the terrorists might vary the me-

sister of "David rehabilitation. "The truth Shanghal, June 5.

of the

The Committee stated that Voce money was for matter is that Europe's require- The United Nations representative the new Hindu, Moslem and Sikh thod of detonation in future parcels Bleeke

and letters.

Miss Simpson's supposed fiance's ments for the next three

asked to be left out of the team and or four in Asia, Mr George Janecek, who committee would be the apex of a

travel and hospital expenses and to years of foreign food and other matches were:

the position had been accepted with has been in Shanghat in the past Pyramid of committees to be formed

regret. Voce, however, will help months, will leave for New Dell during the coming weeks to handle

buy furniture for their honeymoon essential products-principally from

America are so much greater than 70 for two.

At Oxford: Leicestershire 813 and with the coaching of the Notts shortly to establish a United Nations the complicated and multifarious

home,-Ualted Press.

Oxford University 243 team-Reuter, office there,

aspects of the partition.

her present ability to pay that she (Whitcombe). Partition at the centre of the pre-

must Mr Janecel la scheduled to pro-

have substantial additional ceed to Slain. for another office in sent administration, it was said, was

help or face economic, social political deterioration of Bangkok and thence take an in- bound to be a most intricate task.

grave character”. tour of Europe-United bristling with technical and practical spection

difficulties.-Reuter, Press.

has

If that happened, the Soviets would have accomplished that which Hitler set out to accomplish and which

we spent 300.000 lives and three hu

hundred thousand millions of dollars to stop."

Senator McMahon expressed fears of the withdrawal of American and British troops from Italy. "Russia Into Hungary. We advanced centre on retreating in Italy. That retreat

may well signal for the taking of Italy too".

He described the ratification of the treaties "as Ienser

ณ evils, while Senator Connally 10 that the ratification sisted make negotiations for parts Germany and Austria "measureably more dimcult"-Router.

EDITORIAL

THE

of two

would

for

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The Gallant Farmers

ot that

HE British workers' ability lo rise above aŭveralty, is again being exemplified. The progress of the gallant, drive by British farmers to clear Inundated land and make B.ft for sowing crops, In the for this year's harvest is amazing

the experts, OVER Latest disclosures · Indicate already in

many distelets recently under water, acres of

beet and grala sro showing through, and thaa although the farvest, is bound to be late, it may yet well be in time to make the loss in food production much less serious than was si first feared. Great adaptability in making up for farood loss of valuable time

time is be- ing shown by farmers in the Fen districts of Eart

where Anglia

for

to the ing a recurrence

this

the

the

-

bumper

know.

food

monetary donations, from various parts of the world, Including Hongkong. This aid

has couraged the farmers to take a chance on the crops in view of the emergener rather than wait for an almost certain crop next year.

Another in- fluence bas

been ledge that supplies of for the people of Britain in the coming winter will depend in a large measure upon the efforts of the farmer ** time. Alive A necesalt❤ o

of avoid. of this year's pestilent floods, the M

Ministry of Agriculture is studying reports from drainage and has decided that the im mediate task to be tackled is to

banks. so river

that the present altuation ban with stand any future, adverse winter until a long-term food proven- tion scheme

can be .coupleted. Brilain has perience, but weather during the next five months, together with the native Ingenuity of the British farmer, holds the promise of a greally Improved situation when the long winter arrives.

ng with quoting cen

strengthen lls very worst,

is

flooding An example one fiela woven tractors were seen simultaneously rolling. Harrow-

distributing ing and

fertiliser woll na driflag: sugar beet seed, while ploughing was golog on in the head field. Encouraging this fevormiz siruazio

- to whip ruined Iand Inão food-producing areas before the end of autumn 5 kha been, the financlaă support of the government, together, with the

BOO. kindly

same type as the eleven others dis- "Romance" Ends

covered yesterday and the one sent

to Mr Bevin. They were meant to explode on opening.

disc

de-

land Yard has advised that close

In Gaol

had never

A

MILAN INVESTIGATIONS Reports from Rome state that the investigations into the source of the letter-bombs are now centring - on Milan.

The Italian Police Chief,

Motor Ace Killed Llugi Ferrari, anid today that the

Zurich, June 5. Milanese police had received a tele-

The Italian motorcycling ace, phone call warning them of the im

there minent arrival

of Scotland Jader Ruggeri, crashed here this Yard men.

afternoon and died on his way to Milan and Genca are known to be hospital while training for Sunday's

LounGrand Prix of Europe. centres of the Irgun Zval

He was riding a Gilera machine Jewish terrorist organisation activi-

Reuter, ties in Italy.

It 18 learned in Rome that some of the envelopes arriving in Great Britain carried the printing "Ques tura di Milano," giving rise to the suspicion that some of these enve- lopes might have been stolen from Milan Police Headquarters.

The utmost reserve is being main- tained by the British Embassy in stated today Rome, where it was that nothing was known about the matter.

An Embassy spokesman said that no Scotland Yard, detective had ar- rived in Italy so far and no indica- tion had been received by the Em- bassy of the impending arrival of

London police officer.

any

ments.

STERN GANG CLAIM

TOP

PRESS

Police Officer

Charged With Taking Bribe

this

The

Voce Retires

It

From Cricket

This was announced in an official statement by the Nottinghamshire hnd Smith, who

of County Cricket Club Committee to- lucky escapes, hit ten fours in his night. 55, the highest home score of the

a number

CLOSE OF PLAY Close of play in other first-class

At the Oval: Surrey 263. Wor- andcestershire 274 (Howarth 08, Gover a very ave for 110).

The Rest Of The Sport

At Lorde: Middlesex 429 for six Marshall mentioned no figures in declared. Humpshire 104 (Hover five connection with continued_aid

for 20) and 131 for three (McCorkell Europe but it was understood that not out 57). the State Department is working on

London, June & At Brentwood: Warwickshire 219 new long-range global economic and 247 (Pritchard 60, Grove. 55.

Cecil Cook, · Gloucestershire. policy which entails tho

ho spending as Figar five for 93). Essex 219 and 60 leffarm spin bowler, who has been much as $50,000,000,000 yearly for for four.

indisposed, is practically certain to be At for the next two to four years,

At Taunton: Somerset 176, Sussex

the first Test match Marshall said the remedy for 287 for five (John Langridge 08, against the South Africana on Satur- Europe's economic illa lies in storing Parka snot out 50. Oaks not out day. the people's confidence in the fature 54), of their own countries and of Europe.

Ho is believed to have been aut- At Cambridge: Cambridge Unt-fering, from a form of gastric en- as a whole. However, he cautioned versity 401 for seven declared. ferlis, which recently has upset a that the United States cannot do the Gloucestershire 355 for mine (Crapp number of other cricketers.

(Contioned on. Pago.4)

job alone-United Press.

175, Cranfield 87)-Reuter.

Woman M. P. Who Visited Buchenwald

Torture Camp Found Dead-

It is understood that the Italian William Henry Cowie, 33, Police

London, June 5..quest and refused to comment on at Buchenwald, she said: "I was postal police have been alerted and Sub-Inspector, was charged

Mrs Mavis Tate, one-time her death. The Yard declined even horrified. I have never seen so much to tell the source of the coal gas. suffering. It could not fall to leave a sharp watch in being kept for any morning at the Kowloon Magistracy unusual-looking envelopes. The before Mr Latimer with accepting Conservative Member of Purlia- Mrs Tate, who served in the House a permanent impression on the mind Italian police are also understood to bribe of $50 from Chan Yu-tons ment, who has been in poor or Commons as Frome reprezenta of anyone who saw IL"

She Was She subsequently returned to her be maintaining strict supervision of on June 5

the only the known Jewish underground cls- Mr F. W. Shaftain, who pro health since her 1945 visit to tive for ten years, until

secuted, said Cowie appeared in court the Buchenwald torture camp, defeated in 1945, was

the three months ago announced that on a personal 'surety of $10,000 was found dead today in her woman member of the. Parliamen-many publie interests, however, and

tary delegation which visited

she would stand for Parliament It was learned later that the tele- Mr Shaftain said the police al- London home. The doctor's Buchenwald concentration camp...

again. Tato had been in bed for

ine Mrs Tate phone call to the Milan police was ways asked for a large man as ball preliminary report sald she died.

in the case of Chinese, but Cowie of coal gas poisoning.

several months with what was Strikingly good looking, made from Lordon, but it was not

o personal musty, not because known who made it. It was thought was.on D

Coroner's office investigators spent described as a sepile throat and was considered one of the most abio possible that the call may have been and turopene, mit because I was three hours at her home, indicating severe mental strain. Other mem-women Parliament members Sho

from put through

the

Impossible for Cowie to leave the that the possibility of suicide was born of the delegation also were ill was especially interested in civil and, like Mrs Tate, said they seem aviation, dram to it by her favourite Embassy:

being studied. Meanwhile, the Stem Gang-Colony,

A friend of Mrs Tale's said she led to be suffering from the Buchen-recreation which was dying,

@Twico; married, she - 'divorced her Mr Shaftain asked for and was apparently died in her sleep" wald bug Jewish terrorist organlențion-issued

Scotland Yard, declined to roveal Of the eight of the piled, emicla- second husband in 1948 a statement in Tel Aviy at midnight granted, a week's remand.

(Caistlined-in' Tako 4)

such details before the expected in- |ted, naked corpses and starving men |Press."

Italian

of distinction between Chines

any

United-