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VOL. II NO. 236

Fireworks

Kill 7

Chicago, July 7,

Seven were killed by fire- works during the Fourth of July celebrations and nearly 600 died from other holiday accidents during the long weekend...

The death toll of 569 in- cluded: traffic accidents. 259; drownings, 163; mis- cellaneous, 140.

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No major railroad or aero- plane accidents, such those which occurred during the Memorial Day weekend. marred the Independence Day celebration, but several persons died in a plane crash.-United Press.

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CZECHOSLOVAKIA

TO ATTEND EUROPEAN TALKS

Poland Undecided

Paris, July 7.

TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1947...

Politicians and diplomata in most European capitals were busy today clarifying their countries'- attitude towards Saturday's Paris conference on the Marshall plan for economic aid to Europe. Czecho- slovakia was the latest country to announce a definite acceptance.

M. Pavlov, Soviet Ambassador to Belgium, called on M. Paul Henri. Spaak, Belgian Prime Minister, to hand him a memorandum containing the Soviet views on the conference, dispatches from Brussels said. It was later authoritatively stated that Belgium and Holland have jointly agreed to

PRECAUTIONS accept in principle the Anglo-French invitation to

Emorgency Situation

join in the Paris talks.

said.

The Greek Government handed is The Prime Minister added that official acceptance of the invitation to Poland had made known her "pos. Batavia, July 7.

the French and British representative, bearing" toward economic re- tives in Athens, it was learned here. construction but he lacked the do- Air raid and blackout precau- Reports from Budapest said that fails of the Marshall plan for ecɔno» tions were being taken in Jaya the Hungarian Government would mic aid to Europe and would study tonight, according to an Indo- meet tomorrow, after the return of it on his return to Warsaw, Prague

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Latos Dinnyes to the capital, dispatches said. nosian Republican Army spokes-

in an extraordinary session to de- man, as an emergency cabinetcide on the Government's altitude meeting was called in Jorja- towards the invitation. karta, the Republican capital, to

M. Numin Menemenjoglu, Turkish consider the new situation which Ambassador to France, who will dead had arisen in the six-weeks' old the Turkish delegation to the con- crisis between the Republicanference, declared. that Turkey was Mr Lemass is lying to Paris via Government and the Nether-ready to do her utmost to contribute Amsterdam and is expected to ar- landa authorities.

in the economic reconstruction of rive in Paris early on Wednesday Europe and

was aware of the ur-morning. He will ay from Dublin Broadcasting over the Jogjakarta Radio tonight, the new

gency of the problem. Indonesian

appealed to the people to be Walen- cision on the Anglo-French Invita Ernest Bevin, will lead the British Follsh Government has taken no de Britain's Foreign Secretary. Mr ful and unlied to free any even- tuality. He emphasised the criticnttion but it was officially learned that

tion-but

delegation at the opening of the nature of the situation and added, the Government was still studying Paris meeting, a Foreign Offica that the Indonesian Republic wanted the proposal.

spokesman said in London. to solve the trouble in peaceful The Polish Prime Minister, M.

Sir Oliver Franks, Provost of Josef Cyrankiewicza, said д the Queen's College, Oxford, formerly Meanwhile the Indonesian Republi- that "discard among the Allies in Ministry of Supply, will be in charge Czech-Polish economic conference Permanent-Secretary of the British can spokesman declared that Java

the war would have been a calamity of the British team of about 50, who was now "in a state of danger," and sald that the

tongo traditional and so would their discord be a cala

will be working on the European Javanese wooden Instruments-mity at present."

reply in Paris. would be used to give warnings of air ralds, and to call the people to

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Facilitating Return Of Businessmen To Japan

London, July 7.

The Government is prossing for settlement of the details.Involved in the reopening of private trade with Japan, and it is hoped that the first British businessmen, representing essential services such as banks, shipping and - insurance, will leave for Japan shortly, Mr J, W. Belcher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Board of Trade, stated in a Parliamentary reply today.

Mr Belcher was replying to the Conservative member, Mr Stanley Prescott, who complained that British in- dustrialists were dissatisfied with the arrangements made so far for the resumption of trade.

Businessmen going to Japan, Mr Belcher said, would be able to travel within metropolitan Japan on business affairs as freely as the transport situation allowed, but shortage of accommodation might limit the number of places at which they could stay.

Currency arrangements were still under discussion with other Governments concerned, he added.--Reuter.

Practical Jokers Add Confusion To "Flying Saucers" Mystery

New York, July 7.

Army pilots got ready today for another air search for the mysterious "flying #ucers" presently reported to have been seen in 31 states and parts of Canada practical jokers added to the confusion.

Prime Minister Dr Amir Sjarifuddin, Warsaw dispatch raid that the Amsterdam today, the cables (dize with a

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pccurred yesterday,

north of Saurabaya, the spokesman

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England 311 For 4 Against S. Africa

THE INCOMPARABLE COMPTON & EDRICH

Both Score Centuries In Third Test

Old Trafford, Manchester, July 7. England, at the close of the second day's play of the third Test match here, were in the leading position of being only 28 runs behind the South African's first innings with six wickets in hand.

Facing South Africa's innings of 339, the England batsmen scored 311 for the loss of four wickets when stumps were drawn. Bill Edrich, and Denis Compton, the two Middlesex batsmen, again dominated England's batting. The former is 141 not out and Compton was out after scoring 116 runs. These two came to England's res- VARSITY CRICKET cue after the early fallures. when

two wickets fell for 48 runs.

Hutton and Washbrook made

bright start against hostile bowling CAMBRIDGE

and scored 40 in half an hour. Then Hutton snicked a ball to the wleitet.

was in grand form and

London, July 7. Oxford are in a commanding

The Elre delegation with consist of a team of about ten headed by

keeper and eight runs later Wash-FOLLOW-ON Equipped with telescople cameras, An Army "camera" patrol over the had taken four quick boundaries,

brook, who Mr Sean Lemass, 'Vico-Premier and 11 Army planes searched the Pacife Cascade mountains yesterday includ Commerce, and N Patrick Smyth, finding any trace of the flying disca, A-28 bombers. There was a grow-end and Compton, after playing position at the end of the second Minister for Supply, Industry ond and the northwest yesterday without ed eight. P-31 pursull ships and three anicked rising ball to Nourse at Minister cables sale of Agriculture, Dubli which have been reported overing belief that the concentrated Edrich

scores of

communities in the vast aerial search would show the saucers themselves in, punished the bowling day of the annual Varsity match two days,

to be optical illusions or the work whenever possible and the partner- coast guard plane already in the air aroused imaginations.

At Sioux Falls, South Dakota, arof practical jokesters magnified by main's first 50 went up in 45 minutes. at Lords. After scoring 457, was ordered to investigate a silvery

Tuckett, rightarm medium-fast, Oxford dismissed Cambridge for and Plimsoll, leftarm medium-fast, 201 and forced the Light Blues short tall which

made the ball kick hastily and both resident said he saw shooting across

several tying in his first Teat. In scoring 18 runs in the follow, Edrich and Compton were struck to follow on. Cambridge, how. ever, kept all her wickets intact an empty sky.

Plimsoll, had an opening spell of six overs on. four maidens saven runs.one.wicket. The Dominion player, H. P. Vernon Baird, plot for the Fair

The Third

wicket partnership Robinson, of Vancouver, helped Ox- child Photogrammetrie Engineers realised 228 runs in three hours and Company, told a vivid story of how ten minutes.

ford to force Cambridge to follow he tangled with a missile while dy-

on by taking four wickets for 51 runs in 17 overs.. Ing for his Company in mapping an

Both Compton and Edrich archa between Helena and Yellow-superb after tea when they collared stone

Park for the Reclamation the bowling and scored at a great Bureau.

However, the Fairchild superinten- 50 in half an hour, and reached the rate. They added 30 in ten minutes, dent, L. Archer of Los Angeles, sald after the story was published that hundred partnership in 105 minues. he had talked with Baird by tele-the purinership's second hundred in The next 50 came 29 minutes and phone and Baird had made up the two hours 50 minutes,

Appeal To Rumania

Portugal; sent » telegram to

he the Rumanian Government today, urging them to accept the Macshail plan, Lisbon messages zaid.

Army-Navy Bill Causes Controversy

Washington, July 7. The long-discussed bill for army-navy unification came up for Senate debate today amid charges and denials that it would "militarfse". the nation.

The measure, which would lump

SUPERB BATTING

were

was aropped by Dyer when

ed themselves in today's sunshine. in County games, batsmen enjoy- and centuries were scored by Vigar, Davis, of Northamptonshire. of Essex, Keaton, of Nutts, and

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The close of play scores were: At Lords: Oxford 457. Cambridge (Watts 65) and 18 for wickets. sald. The Dutch were reported to Premier of Rumants, who is now in Paris conference.

General Nicolas Radescu, former cerning Finnish participation in the

was serious and doesn't know how it story. Archer Gold, "Baird nover 'have used mortar-fire..

At Bradford: Surrey 273. Yorkshire Edrich cracked Plimsoll for three $7 (Alec Bedser four for 18, Erie Other clashes with Dutch detach exle

The question of the Anglo-French

get out. The story is completely un-sixers invitation will be raised in Helsinki

true,"

and both he and Compton Bedser four for 15) and 103 for four ments were reported last week,

maintained a steady flow of boun (Halliday 58, Smithson 74 not added, near Modjekerta, and between

tomorrow, the Legation said.

put). Baird, meanwhile, had dropped daries when Plimsoll and Tuckett At Kettering: Glamorgan-312 and

· Dutch warship, and two motor

Londen diplomatic circles believed,

out of sight at least, temporarily operated with the new ball. It was seven for no wickets. Northampton- boats and Republican shore batteries

"Those who by usurpation are at the messages added, that the eastern

ANOTHER VERSION

not poor bowling: it was a a masterly at Ketapang, in Eastern Java,

present holding the nation's destiny European countries

shire 877 (P. Davis 163, Timms 60), in the Soviet The crisis

batsmen. developed after the

Mrs Amy Herdliska today report-display by two great the sphere are postponing their decisions the services under a single Secreted a new twist in flying saucers, Shed their hands would become

At Edrich had Netherlands Government handed its nation's hangmen if they push their until the last minute.

an uncomfortable 15 Coventry: Warwickshire 320 121 for two. Essex 493 (Vigor ary of National Security, carried told the Sheriff's office that she sair minutes against Mann, slow an Interim Federal narrow party interests so far as to

left 112, Pearce 07. proposals for

Ave Observers pointed out that certain top priority from the Republican a "parent disc leading five smaller

Canning Government to the Republicans on thwart its unique chance of salva- of the former German satellites leadership and its passage by both discs over the mountains.

after reaching 100 and 119). May 27. Two provisions were made tlon," M. Radescu sald, according to whose position is particularly if the Senate and House appeared to

At Worcester: Somerset 276 and scceptable to the Indonesians the messages

ficult since they are still waiting be certain before Congress adjourns ones seemed to fly away from the

Mrs Herduska said the smaller 101. Dyer got his hands to a diffi- 122 for four. Worcestershire 333 (E.

skier. through the negotiations that follow-

but dropped the ball Cooper for the Savict ratication of their

Wynt0, Pork 68, Jenkins peace treaties have made it clear

larger disc then return and seemed

when over-balanced. that the die has not been" cast,

On the eve of the Senate debate, to be absorbed by the larger disc like hours 55 minutes and hit three 140 for four.

Edrich has now batted for three

At Sheffield: Derbyshire 287.and What appeared to be the first au- Senator Edward Robertson, Re-baby chicks hiding under the mother

Kent (Fagg-65, thoritative Yugoslav comment publican of Wyoming, told reporters hen's wings.

Fixers and 15 fours

Rhodes Ave for 83). the Marshall plan was made in the that the measure would "turn the

ARE THEY A HOAX?

featuring Compton's Innings,

At Bristol: Sussex 203 and 192 for Communist

superb citing and driving lasted six. Ciloucestershire Paper Borba today, a

whole country over to the army."

311. (Cr despatch from Belgrade said.

He and other foes planned a series

three hours ten minutes and includ- 59, Lambert 68). Welcoming

cd 17 Yours, the new

Swedish-of amendments to soften the men

The scoreboard at the close of the Notts 332 for three

At Nottingham: Lancashire Yugoslav

308. trado agreement, the sure,

but conceded probably

second day's play was:

(Keeton 143, newspaper, whose leading articles would piss in the present form. are usually taken to reflect the views

Harris 80, Simpson.54 not out). Chairman Chan Gurney of

the

At Fortsmouth Middlesex 196 and 178 (Hill four, for 20) Hampshire 191 (Young five for 28) and 62, for iz seven-Reuter,

ed that Dr Van Mook should be Reports from London said that the representative of the Dutch group in Finnish legation in London declared the Federal Government, and the that "the Finnish Government had proposal to establish a joint Dutch-not yet made, as had been stated Indonesian gendarmerie to police in various newspapers, any decision. the federal territories-Reuter, either definite or temporary, con-

EDITORIAL

Our Air Mail Services

EVER since aircraft proved it-

on

self capable of flying 'long distances and carrying freight at the same time- the public has been complainfti- aboďt ale mail deliveries. Seldom can the pro- tcais withstand the light Of analysis. Businessmch declare they cannot get their important lettem awAY

time because the post office closes too carly; It is the same business men who so often allow their. Ialiers to wall in the “qutward” boxes until after mail.

mail closing time before they attempt to sign and approve them for despatch. They forget that the office is not the only

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concerned with the organisation carrying of air mail; the aviation

· companies also have to work to a time, table, and unless mall can.. be delivered aboard ́by: speci

fed time, it cannot be taken en that particular. trip. Similarly, with incoming mali. In the first place. more mail than can be lifted by scheduled alreratt is being posted

to and from Hongkong.

The ···B.O.A.C.-

Both

"Dragon" flying

flying-boats provide

but

die officiat England to Hongkong air mail service

two not

even fro aircraft [a week) are" "šumclent to carry the heavy loads, TANK ro Bult „posta)...... authorities ondes- vour to ret the letters to Hour kong by allernativo aircraft and rontes Some are sent by BAF plance which may only go as far "us" Calon!ta"und" "their "Inndingu

then a have to be transferred the next syslabist aircraft head

to

to

ing for the Colony; some malis are put aboard B.O.A.C. aircraft. which fly only as far as Karachi, and the same process has to be adopted; some are sent by planes to Slogapore from where they are brought by shuttle

service Hongkong. It will thus be seen that blame for delayed air malls cannot be wholly attached to one sot of circumstances, and, so far na arrivals from the United King dom are concerned, not at all to the Hongkong PMG, Сот- plaints have been levelled against the Hangkong - poslal authorities for delays in delivering mail after arrival, and some of these hold

ups are

·

censure.

december of But it is conceivable that the remedy - les, tuorò

Will Treasury than the Postal Depart- ment. Adequate staff

is required

the

to handle extra volume of work, and unless these can be employed, or full overtime allowances proved, then sorting and delivery delays are inevitable. But what the public has to remember. that air services are still suffer ing from a wartime hang-over and that fell conversion

to peace. tine standards has still to be ale tained. If there are delays in. "bringing urgent mail from Eng- land to Hongkong, from Australia to Hongkong, or the United States to Hongkong, they are not plan- ned: that way; some are pechler fat and others colheidental.

And

the regular arrivals et air, mall can be advantageoudly weighed against the occasional batches that are delayed,

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Inte this month,

of Marshal Tito's Government, sald Scante Armed Services Committee that it shows how it is possible. was expected to open the floor de- when goodwill exists and both sides pate with .a. firm dental that it respect each other's economic plans, would militarise the nation.

His

to develop real International co- Committee, which is approving the operation and sanctify normal com- bill by 12-0, termed such, fears mercial relations, quite the opposite groundless. of the spirit and conception shown by certain economically strong

EFFECTS OF 'BILL western countries toward smaller and economically weaker countries."

The bill would firstly create a The Czechoslovak Government haa civilian Secretary of National decided to accept the Anglo-French Security of cabinet rank to boss the invitation to attend the conference, departments of army navy and ale it was officially announced In Prague. The secretaries of the army, navy In Rome, M. Togliatti, Italan and air, kewise civilians, would Communist lender, said that. his not have cabinet status but would party welcomed the Marshall plan on retain the power to appeal to the four conditions:

President against adverso rulings by the Security Secretary.

No bloc must be formed against Rusala Europe must not be divided into two blocs Italy must not be subordinated to capitalist Interests, which do not understand the needs of Raly's economy. There must be no political Intervention

Iri Italy's domestic affairs.

MR BEVIN TO ATTEND The form and scope of the aid to Europe talks in Paris next Saturday ls taken a stage further by the an nouncement that Mr. Ernest - Bevin, British Foreign Minister, himself intends to go to Paris for the oven. Ing of the conferenco at least.

· now it Up ther the talks would", be

in .· ព ministerial or technical level

Secondly, it would raise the army and navy air corps to a level equal with the army, and navy by creat ing a now department of air. The array air forces would become tho "United States Air Force."

Thirdly, it would protect the Marines and naval aviation by spect de provisións stating their identities are to be preserved.

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Washington, July 7. Army Air Forces announced that intelligence officers had been loves- Ugating since July 2 "reports of unidentified objects flying at very. high speeds in various sections of First innings the country.

„ROUTH AFRICANS

ENGLAND Hutton, e Lindsay, b Plimsolt

Washbrook, o Nourse,

"No, such phenomena can be ex- First innings plained by any experiments being conducted by the Air Forces and the statements of witnesses are being correlated in an effort to identify the reported objects.” .

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A spokesman Bald the Air Forces not know whether the flying disc reports were a hoax, .He said the Air Forces were keeping. an open mind about them.

b Tuckett....

Edrich, not out

Compton, e Tuckelt, b Dawson Barnett, o sub. b Mann' Yardley, not out

Extrus

An Army officer, however, diu- counted notions that the discs had Bowlings " anything to do with Army missiles. Ho said if the Army were experi- menting with new kinds of super- sonic missiles, it would not do so over heavily-populated areas where some of the flying saucers had been reported.United Press.

Tuchott Plimsoll Howan Mana Nawron

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Tandberg May

Fight Woodcock

Stockholm, July 8. Jack Solomons, the London boxing for four promoter said in Stockholm on Mon- day night that he wanted Olle Tand- Tyberg for a fight against Bruce Wood- on he said, might take

1. The match

a place in London in October provid

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-Reuter..

PLAGUE STRIKES HAIFA

Jerusalem, July 7.

**Miko.

Jacobs 'releases with

1 from his contract for a fight

Joo

Louis in September

Tandberg himself told the As50- clated Press on Sunday night after pondering deeply, "I think it wisest to take Woodcock on arst.-Asso- clated Press. A

London, July 7. The Victoria Club callover on the St. Leger, which will be run at Don- caster In September, was: psn utha 5:10:1 MigoA and Pearl Diver, both

was not clear wha- Planning Board to mess domestic, † stricken are believed to have been i sprayingwiftly to check the out- taken and offered. B to 1 Blue Train

foreign and military policies.

spraying of the danger area" with CALL OVER Bubonic plague is now sweep-liquid insecticide.

The Jewish and Arab medical-as- ing Halfa, Palestine's chief sea-sociations have set up, soven inocula-FOR ST LEGER Fourthly, it would create a No-port and has assumed "alarm-tion centres at Halls, to which, free tional Security Council composed of the President, the Secretary of in proportions the Senior supplies of vaccine were ruined.

More than a thousand ` gallons of State, four military secretaries the Medical Officer.reported tonight.

The fourteen persons so Chairman of the National Resources

far DDT were rushed to the city for

operations. bitten by infected, fleas carried ashore Moving would set DHL Fifthly, it

National from a ship, up

break, the Palestine High Commis would be represented by civilian whether the participating Board to colo's more than 100,000 inhabi to. 1

their ordiastole military,

Industrial and

tants were told tonight to wear thick powered the Director of Medical | offered: 100 to 8 Cadle offered. 180. foreign ministers or only by penno-

mobilisation.

Services to take all necessary specialists, N

Sixthly it would provide a perma socks anil long trousere tied at the sure of In spite Mr. Bevin's decision-10 nent legal authority' for the

born Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Army-advised to use Insecticide powder in Jerusalem, said tonight that there Pearl Diver, winner of the Epson Navy Munitions Hoard, the Central Other anti-plaggor measures was danger of plague spreading to Derby, Migoll and Blue Train were Intelligence Agency and the Ro- launched by the Palestine healtis dus other towns of the country as it did; installed five to one favourites at search and Development Boardtherlies include a widespreadrat in the big outbreak, oighleen mooth the first callover on the 51 Leger, United Press

extermination campaigns and the l'ago-Reuter.

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89 to Paris, it is anticipated, that the meeting" "will be kept, nu strictly economic and as little political as Dossible. Such countriesing Switzer

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