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FRIDAY, JULY 11, 1947.
CURRENCY RUMOURS
LORD LOUIS'
Penniless.
NEW OFFICE Fined £2,500
Governor-General ..
Of India
London, July 10. The Prime Minister, Mr Cle ment Attlee, announced in the House of Commons tonight-that Indlan leaders had recommend- ed that the Vicerov. Viscount Mountbatten, stay on as Gov-) ernor General of the new Do- minion of India and that he also bo named chairman of the Joint Defence Council before India and Pakistan started going their separate ways next month,
Indian lenders also recommended that Mohammed Ali Jinnah, President at the Moslem League, should Governor General of Pakistan, Mr Attice nld.
The Prime Minister, in moving the second rending of the India indepen- rience bili, said the powers of the two Governors General would end March 31, 1948, unless they
were
terminated by Dominion legislature. He said the formal announcement of the Jinnah and Mountbatten ap- pointments would have to await pas- sage of the bill.
ATTLEE'S FIVE POINTS
Mr Attlee also sald: 1. British armed forces will start to withdraw from India immediately and should be out by the end of this year.
2. The Commander-in-Chief's no- wers would be clipped, but he would retain administrative powers over all indian forces until the two Domi- nions were able to take them over. The Commander-in-Chiet will be one member of the Joint Defence Council und subservient to it.
THE
Indian
leaders have agreed in principle to the setting up of a Tri- bunal to settle enser of Nobility and assets upon which the two Dominiona cannot reach
agreement.
4. The areas of the two Dominions have not yet been completely deter- mined nor have their governmenta been constituted.
com-
3. The European business munity will still have a role to pluy in Indian trade and commerce.
Mr Attlee moved the second read- ing of the bill which "brings to an end one chapter in the long connec- lion between Britain and India but opens another."
London, July 10, Lady Isabel Milles-Lade, whom her attorney described ny "penniless", was flued £2, 500 at Uxbridge Court today for not declaring a mink coat. allegedly given her by a friend In the United Sintes, when she arrived at London Airport on April 13.
The coat was confiscated.
The 27-year-old unmarried alster of the Earl of Sonden sigr. ed a Customs declaration that she brought nothing new from America except a few pairs of stockings, on which she natd duty.
"She lost her head, panicked, and in her terror signed - any thing to get away," her attorney explained today.
She told Customs officials the coat had been given to her in London by a friend before alie left for America, The next day, conscience-stricken, she wrote Carport
ort Customs office that the her declaration was not correct regarding the mink coat.
The Judre gave her one month to pay her fine, despite her plea that she had no money personally and lived off her family.--United Press.
DENIED
No Devaluation Of
Sterling
British Treasury Statement
London, July 10.
Rumours from places as far apart as Hongkong and the London Stock Exchange of the imminent devaluation of Sterling and a corresponding rise of gold today drow re- markably prompt_and_categorical official denials from the Treasury and the Bank of England.
In Hongkong, the price of gold jumped in the late afternoon on rumours of possible devaluation of Sterling after July 15-when all current Sterling is to become convertible into Dollars, or other cur- rency, under the Anglo-American Loan Agreement --and the unofficial selling rate of Sterling notes there fell to the equivalent of less 16/-.
Czechoslovakia Backs Out Of Paris Talks
Prague, July 10.
Czechoslovakia the only European nation within Russia's sphere of influence to accept the Anglo-French invitation to the "Save Europe" talks starting in Paris on Saturday changed its mind tonight. An official rejection was issued by the Czechoslovak News Agency, which said that the Czechoslovak Cabinet today decided on a rejection because an acceptance "would be interpreted as an act directed against its friendship with the Soviet Union and her other allies (meaning the rest of Europe)."
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Tokyo
San Francisco, July 11.
The Bank of Amerien wil open a branch. In Tokyo "as Roon as possible", Presi
President L AL. Giannini announced 01 Thursday. The Federal
eral Reserve Board has issued permit for
the branch and Vice President Tem. B. Coughran of the Bank of America's International Bank-
Ing Department already is fa
Japan making
arrangements.
Recalling that Japan in to be opened un to oriyalę trade OR August 15, Glannin said the bank branch Is "to provide
facillies on the spot for the Ruancing of import and
exports trade. This will help to imple, ment the American national pelley to revitalise Japanese commerce end Industry and thus aid that nation tostecame self- Bupporting."-Assoclated Prez,
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Residents Complain Of Excessive Incidental Charges
Charges for incidentals at a number of the Colony's boarding houses are considered excessive by residents, the Hongkong Telegraph learns.
Rates levied for electric equipment range from $10 a month for a radio to $40 a month for an 18-inch table fan. Morning tea is 25 or 50 cents per person or $15 a month for two.
Laundry is 30 or 40 cents a
plece or, in some cases, $30 The Sports Column month per person with a limit on the number. 'of pieces handled. If the resident em- ploys a wash amah, there's usally a $10 or $15 charge for
permit outside amahs.
War Heroes'ath and some establishments Pisto Duel
from Who
The Telegraph's Inquiry WAR prompted by complaints boang house Tesidents, mifit in that the charge for extras and incidentals is "out of all pro- portion to cost and cats up a far Bullets Ruin Trousers, proportion of pay cheques.
And Honour Is Saved
.
Most European-type hotels do not levy comparable ekorges for such Paris, July 10. comforts as fans and radios, it was
learned. However, there is
#rent Two War veterans, both variation among hotels and boarding holders of the Croix de Guerre, houses in assessments. faced each other over sights Some of the charges in force nt
tols in a lonely wood outside of 18th century flintlock pis-boarding houses are: Paris at dawn today to wipe arisen out the insult of a slapped face Under- after too hearty a dinner.
COUNTY
CRICKET
London, July 10. The close of play scores in first-class cricket matches were: At Birmingham: Warwickshire 207. Lancashire 199 for two (Place 100 not out, Howard 68).
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A Worcester: Worcestershire 155 and 12 for no wickets. Hampshire. 239 (Arnold 125. Jackson six for 52).
At Chesterfield: Derbyshire against. Surrey. No play owing to rain.
At Hull: Yorkshire 70 and one for no wicket. Kent 246 (Fogg 121).
At Northampton: Northamptonshira 303 for nine declared and seven for one, Essex 231 (Balley 47):
At Cardiff: Glamorgan: 77 for 7. to $25; electric fan, $30 to $40, de- Leicestershire 175. No play to-day.
At Wells: Somerset, 11 and 118 pending on the size of the fan; elec- tric kuities or plates, $12.50 to $20; for six. Notts 132 (Wellard six fox electric clock, $i; room service, 40|44)-Reuter, to 70 cents each ilme; afternoon ten, 50 cents; radio, $10.
Electric fron, $12.50 a month up.
HAVEN'T ANY CHOICE
haven't any choice because we can't
A Treasury spokesman cald in London that there was "no founda- ilon at all" for this rumour which, he thought, might have from statement of the Secretary of the Egyptian Finance Ministry, which sold that the Georges Benume, farmer member Egyptian delegation could not ob- of the Second French Commando tain a.guarantee on the agreement Regiment, held he had been insulted en Egypt's Sterling balance and by Reserve Capt Roger Guattary, that Sterling would not be de- of the French Parachutist Command, "I pay as
much for a fan and valued in the future.
because after dinner in a Paris radio as a friend pays, for all the #ix- restaurant Guattary walked over to electricity required for their was emphasised in London Beaume and told him to take off room fint," declared une frate official circles that while no country the Commando. Insignia he wore in woman, "I'a ridiculous. -but we could guarantee that its currency.
his buttonhole. would never be devalued, there is hot, and not likely to be, any ques- tion of devaluing
Sterling in, the foreseeable future.
Britain has consistently, refused to
Buch give
Guarantees, regarding The acceptances are from Austria,
them as derogation from sovereignty, duel. The Czechoslovak rejection, issued
A temporary guarantee to Ameri- Belgium, Denmark, Greece, Iceland, ¦ in the form of an announcement, Eire, Italy, Luxembourgh.
can holders of Sterling as on excep- "On July 10, the Government tonal wartime measure was with- The said: Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, held on extraordinary meeting ut drawn as soon as the war in Europe Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey which Czechoslovak participation in The refusals are from Bulgaria, the Paris Conference on the Mar-ended-before V-3 Day.
On the London Stock Exchange the rumour, also in the late afternoon took the form that the price of gold would be raised "by next Sunday at the latest." This could only occur either by the United States raising its gold price, or by Britnin devalu ing Sterling, against the Dollar,
Hungary, Poland, Rumania, Yuge shall plan was again discussed. slavio-and-Czechoslovakia, -
"It-was-ascertained that a number of
countries, especially all Slav States and other countries of Cen- Iral and Eastern Europe, have not accepted the invitation to this Con-
With Hungary's refusal to take
Paris "Save Europe talks, onnounced "with the keenest regret" after Hungarian Cabinet Zerence.
----- BRITISH-RULE-ENDS--- The crowded House of Commons, with the visitors' galleries crammed with Indian personages and foreign part in the representatives, heard the Minister say,
"British rule. which had endured so long in India, 15 now, at the instance of this country. coming to an end.
"It is very rure that people who have dong enjoyed power over un- other nation have surrendered it vO- luntarily."
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EDITORIAL
by
meeting today, there leaves only twoj replies, those from Finland and Albania, outstanding. The Finnish Cabinet whose acceptance has been forecast in Helsinki, was expected to lake is nal decision today.
There has been no indication what Aibanta's decision will be....
We Repeat, Who Did It, And Why?
icfty
and disdainful serious doubt, elther about the Justice of a sentence, or because
Tomela tatement made by the military authorities and pablished yesterday in the Telr- reprieved graple regarding who
anth Sallo, and why, Tokunaga will not satisfy publle opinion. The trial
court was not
conducted Wan martial;
standing court, specially composed, with the Frealdent terally trained mind. Its verdlet ecnformed
evidence with the produced, AL no stage did tho defending lawyer contest either tho charges or the prosecution's a point of law. The official statement, "It is not cus- lemary for the confirming au- thority to give any reason for his decision," is, therefore, a de- liberate evasion of the pertinent these
case
on
questions, "Who wh
war criminals, and
Wo
and
are not after bleed, but the proper application of Justice If it can be demonstrated by the "confirm- lag authority" that Tokunaga Salts, as a res
As a result of thele, trial, morit clemency, we will concede the point. But as we see it to- day, sonte person," or persons, ua- known and unnamed, has seen St to take apon himself the respon- sibility, not of confirming the sentence, but selling it aside, Wo demand to know, on • whai grounds? As I has been
Impor ribio to obtain any ́ ́
any: omotal In formation on procedure, either for confirming or rejecting a war crimes court's verdict, it us to be assumed. In the first place it is assumed that only in cases-of-
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of exceptional legal features is a court's decision changed. On the basts that grounds a ver- disputing. exist for dict,
assumed that the . វ៉ relevant papers pass through the hands of the milliary legal experts for advice:
it is Whereafter, assumed, the Confirmior Aur
accepts that advice thority acts accordingly. We assume that such was the procedure adopied In the case of Tokunaga and Salto. In which event we persist In knowing on what
rounds elemency has been shown, And
and
if this precedure, or something Approximating to it was not fol- lowed, we demand to know on what authority the Court's verdict. was reduced. The milliary sa- thorities must
understand enemy war criminals
with
Dre not
Whore
that
they
recalelirant
dealing with
whoso offences
the responsibility superior officers, but
crimes were
*ra
of
men
Boldiers primarily their
directed Brainst the community-civil as well as services; that. It is the
who community has
right to the expect application of British J129- ilce in Its supreme form, and whe cannot accept the decision of an Individual againg that of a Court 'specially established for dispen- ...sing Justice. The "least the publio la entitled to is a very clear, afatement by the respon“ siblo anthorities explaining the reprlove of Tokunaga and Salto,
these
these
countries, Re-
EMPHATIC DENIAL
tically rejected this rumour also, and Official circles in London empha-
added that there was absolutely no sign that the United States Intended to raise its gold price.
"Consequently, Wibit which the Czechoslovak public maintains close economic and obilgations, will not take part in the political relations, based on treaty
Conference. "Under
circumstances, Czechoslovakia's participation would be interpreted as an act directed against the friendship with the
The latter would mean devaluing Soviet Union and our other allies. the Dollar. London officials could "For this reason, the Government see no possible reason why the decided unanimously not to take United States should wish to do so part
this. in
Conference. Dr and they regarded all these rumours Vladimir Clementis, Secretary of as being without foundation, espe- State of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, cially as any change would entail re- will receive at 21 hours, local time, adjustment of the Bretton Woods Sir Philip Nichols, the British Am parity rates, which would require bassador, and Mr Maurice de Jean, the consent of all countries concern- the French Ambassador, and informed. them of the decision of the Czecho- slovak Government."—Reuter.
DOOR STILL OPEN'
London, July 10. Mr Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, will leave here by air tomorrow evening at the head of a strong Bri- lish delegation to the Paris Con- ference of European nations on the Marshall plan, it was officially an- nounced today.
Steps will be taken to keep the Soviet Government Informed on what takes place in Paris, a Foreign Ofice pokesman said today. It was pointed out that "the door is still open" for the Soviet Union and its satellites to Join in the Conference, which is "en tirely non-political,"
Mr Devin la expected to stress the purely economic purposes of the meeting in his speech at the opening of the Conference. It is expected in London that by Monday the Con ference will have set up a Com--
Some officials suggested that the rumours might be wishful thinking by gold producers. More probably, they were an attempt to rationalise the sharp advance in South Afrleanı and gold mining shares yesterday
by the extended today. Though rumours, this advance seemed to be Initiated by technical factors.
there has been some time reason to believe that prices of gold after trending producing shares, downwards for the post ten years, had passed, or were passing their worst and were due for, come up-
For
trend.
In part, the rumours may reflect and the widespread apprehension misapprehension of what will hap pen to Sierling after July 15. It is certain, however, that virtually
to it on that nothing will happen date.--Reuter..
mittee of Co-operation and four sub. AUSTRALIA WANTS committees on food and agriculture,TO SEE CHURCHILL fuel and power, iron and and transport.
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a
the
New Irish Golf Champion
Portrush, Ireland, July 10. Fred Daly, holder. of the British Open golf championship, failed In his bid to retain his Irish Open litta here today.
You have no right to wear that," find any other place to live.". he said. He followed up with two One couple admitted using an Leading at the end of 30 holes Justy swings to the face of the electric kettle to make morning tes, yesterday, Daly had rounds of 70 stranger.
"but it hasn't been discovered and 74 today and could only the for yet. It's
of dishonest, but what can fourth place with an aggregate we do with prices as they are?" 205.
The new
15 champlon
Harry "At the rate they're charging Bradshaw, County Dublin profes- IN EVENING DRESS everybody connected with the place sional, who finished with a brilliant ought to be able to retire in a year round of 10 for an aggregate of 280.* neid of honour in evening
Benume appeared today on
sputtered an angry man. The room He beat the Belgian professional dress-rent Is bad enough, but that's Flory Van Donck by two strokes, he had just come from a Commando nothing compared to the charge for Max Faulkner, who led at the end charity ball. His opponent was in incidentals. No radio uses up $10 of the three-quarter stage earlier in tweeds.
worth of current a month, not even the day following a third round of If you ran it all day and night." 72, Anished third with an aggregate After the loading, the director ofj
of the duel gave the opponents their
294. Those making complaints insisted ancient weapons and cried: "Gen- "omething ought to be done about Australian, who had been dominat- Von Nida, the little tlemen, are you ready The two it," but none knew what to do. The ing English courses, this season, and typical statement was, "They've got shared fourth place with Daly. He men stepped back 20 paces faced each other. "Fire," the direc- | us at their mercy because we have for cried.
Two shots rang out. Beaumo doubled over to the right side as a surgeon rushed over. The only in- jury, however, was to the trouser leg of his dress suit, which had two neat holes in it.
The two men shook handa and drove away in their cors-their honour safe-United Press.
Norman
nowhere else to live. And are they had a third round of 13 and took two. strokes more for the final 18 holes. coining money on us!"
-Reuter..
Ruhr Coal Policy
Big Entry For Tennis Titles
Paris, July 10, Many of the lending international
London, July 10. Observers here linked the DCW* today that an official mission was to go to Washington to discuss. Ruhr coal production with Anglo-Amerl-players who competed at Wimbledon can differences on ownership and have entered for the French lawn management of the coal, industry tennis championships, which will be LAHORE RIOTING
held at the Roland Garros stadium there.
The Secretary of State for Foreign here from July 14 to July 27. Lahore, July 10,
Affairs, Mr Christopher: Mayhew, The men's singles nitracted an Seven persons died and 34 were told the House of Commons on entry of 59, while there are 38 in injured in a new flareup of communal Monday that the British policy of the women's event. fighting involving Sikhs, Hindus and socializing the Ruhr cool industry Miss Margaret. Osborne, the now Moslems in Lahore, capitol of Punjab, had not been modified despite the Wimbledon champion. Is defending today,
in the women's singles Anglo-American Zona fusion
title she won last year. Germany. A Sikh threw a bomb among
States Ho added that the United
Another American Mostem workmen at railway work-authorities had proposed that owner Brown, beaten analist at Wimbledon, shops, killing three of them. Moslem ship of the British Zone occupation is among the challengers for the workers then attacked Hindus und zone coal industry be vested Sikhs-Reuter.
| trustees for Ave Years-Reiter,
For,
Tom
in men's title, held by Marcel Bernard,
of France-Reuter, y
RADIANT PRINCESS RECEIVES HER
CONGRATULATIONS
.
They were in high spirits,
London, July 10, Princess Elizabeth and Licut- enant Philip Mountbatten spent their engagement day just like When Princess Elizabeth replied concerning which a Royal decision Ally radiantly happy young stoneously to photographers who is expected to be announced within
offered congratulations, "how sweet. a few daya..'g couple except that parties were Thank you very much. It is kind In spite of not delting to bed functions" and photographers. of you. the men's heads were hent until 3 o'clock this morning after a reporters and the public hung over their notebooks and pencils tale dance, Princess Elizabeth's be
and wrote busily. There they com trothal smile was bright as the arch. As the heiress presumptive to the pored notes to make sure that, they Philip walked on the Palaco terraco un every word and gesture.
for the bonent of. Ilte press and tho throne came down the steps of had quoted her accurately.
The King stood along for the Buckingham Palaco, caméras caught
public.. a typical 21-year old face of girish hushed moment of unvelling and de
talking Perth, July 11.
pride-her-hand was not resting dication. Behind him the blue grey and laughing together, Sir Edmund will return with Mr
Field Marshal Viscount Montightly on top of Philip's artn.but and gold uniforms of the Royal Air After a morning spant in reading Bovin after the opening stages of!
British Comery will attempt to persuade tucked through with the Ingers Foren blended against the grey of the an avalanche, of telegrams and Jet- Conference. the
Other In Paris Winston Churchill to go to Australia
folded so that everyone could see stones, the flare of candle-light and ters expressing good wishes, Prin- delegates who will stay include Roger Stevens, head of the when he returns to Britain,
the huge diamond flanked by two the banners of gold, scarlet and deep cens Euzebeth and her father and Economic Heintions Department, at Speaking at a elvic receptor bagueties set. In platinum sparking blue linhath in the low of mony "to' dediente the "Ballis of Bri-
mather attended the solemn cere The Foreign Ofice; Mr. A. D. Morris, winst Churchill your message und
ne said, "I will give on the third finger of her left hand. Princess was counsellor for economic and Winst
As the first of 6,000 invited guests her engagement: day outside with triff memorial chapel in Westmine who afters at the British Embassy tell him he must come out here. I arrived in a drizzle of rain for the cheering crowd on the steps ster Abbay-seven years to the day in Washington from 1940 to 1946, am a busy man
death over the skies the Treasury and the Board of man. Igrontly, numite".
the couple slipped away to see belonged, not to the jorous livia Who would be bridesmaids? Who Trade, the Ministries of Fool, Viscount Montgomery is expected Elizabeth's grandmother Quren but the peaceful dead, that would be the best man?" What sort Arriculture Transport and Funt to urrive at Sydney on Friday even- Mury, to show her the ring - and -- Meanwhile speculation" jestle of wedding dress would the Princess. Reuter.
linge Associated Press,
receive her good wishes..
aboilt -“the details Lof the weddiau,
(Continued on Pare *).
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