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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1947.

TUC Again Supports

JOURNALIST SAYS HE WAS SLAPPED

Crncident With Trado

Union Leader

Melbourne, Sopt. 5.-Journal- ists walked out from the Aus tralian Trades Union Congress here today after allegations by Mr W. Moore, of the Sydney Daily Telegraph, who was re- porting the proceedings, that i Mr Ernest Thornton, Federal Secretary of the Ironworkers' Union, had struck him.

Moore said that Thornton, with inen wearing the Ironworkers' As- sociation mdgc, entered the press room and asked if he had written an article suggesting that Thornton and other ir workers were "shifting a delegate to the uneasy" while conference an ex-prisoner of war -mutic

castigating the

Indonesians.

yperch

Moore added that when he agreed he did. Thornton called him a name

and said "get up and fight."

He declined to fight, at

which

Thornton twice hit him in the face

with his open hand, breaking spectacles..

Thornton claimed

his

11

Government

No Nationalisation Of Iron And Steel Industry Yet

Southport, Sept. 5.—Britain's Labour Government today weather- ed its severest test before the nation's organised workers, when the Trades Union Congress, on the final day of its annual conference hero, rojected by two to one majority the demand for immediate nationali. sation of the iron and steel industry.

The final vote was 4,857,000 to 2,360,000, reflecting the loyalty of the tràdes unions to the Cabinet rather than an expression of opinion on the general question of eventual nationalisation, on which there is agreement, though the Cabinet itself is reported to be divided on whether to drop the measure at this time.

Wilmont,

(32)

1

to the radical element of The anjority of Ministers, led by Thomson, Mr

Bevin,

to accept Ernest

Foreign the Congrean, Secretary, and the Deputy Premier, surface of the Supply Minister, Sir behalf of the MY Herbert Morrison, are known to Jahn hold that reorganisation

this Government, aut

Shut nationalisation time will imperil the record annual would come within the life of the pre-

Parliament-which

Just production of 14,000,000 tone of steel sent which the Government has set as the until 1950-two sections of the steel

workers lined up in the opposition, target.

While the 65,000 strong Amalg Following the uppert of the Chair-

Workers Mr George muted Unlan of Foundry man of the Congress,

he criticised THE CRISIS AT HOME

Moore's article, but did not strike him, although the latter raised his hands.

"The Journalists decided not to re- port that affair, but it is understood, that an investigation will be made the Australian Journalists' Asso-

bation

Thornton, who recently returned from a meeting of the World Federa- tion of Trade Unions, has twice con- tested tho federal electorale Yarra

of

as a Communist candidate. Newspaper reports earlier linked his name with a Communist-dominated company said to be contemplating Australian-Indonesian trade

an

monopoly-Router.

SPEEDIER BOAC SERVICES

can

Industrialists And Key Ministers Confer

London, Sept. 5,-Key ministers of the Labour Government today met representatives of the powerful Federation of British Industries, representing the na. tion's major industrialists to discuss the employers' part in meeting the national emergency caused by the dollar famine.

ย

the President of the Board of Trade, foodstuffs longer working hours in

it was

progressive The main Cabinet representatives | Federation, urging

Herbert Morrison, Lord scaling down of cost of living sub- were Mr

the Government President of the Council, who co-or-sidles-by which dinates the home-front policy, and has so far held down prices of basic Sir S'afford Cripps, and the Foreign essential Industries and drastic cuts

expenditure. Mr Ernest Secretary. bok from putting the Government's case-to-workers at the Trade Union London, Sept. 6.-A pred-up of Congress at Southport who also join- some of the OAC London-Karachi | ea in.

t th weekly dully revviess London-Culoribu air service by the The Chancellor of the Exchequer, use of nutes and new aircraft, Mr Hugh Dalton, and the Labour to take chest from next Monday, Minister, Mr George Isaacs, aitended was Laced in London today. the discussions.

Avr York planes will replace Hindley Halton aircraft two Toutes.

The London-Colombo journey will be reduced by 24 hours to two und

time a quarter days, and the

fur the non-Karachi service will be

a day and a half.

Four of the services

each

Devin-just in Governed that Mr Morrison i

at today's talks expressed apprecia tion or the objective character of the memerandum. The Federation Was aslied to

to give further study to the practical details involved in certain of their suggestions and advise the it Government further on them: was understood that the ministers' lo discuss the president promised Federation's ideas fully with their Cabinet colleagues,

A communique Issued at the und of the meeting suid that the dis- cussions were centred particularly about the reduction of projects for capital expenditure.

indicated their

"The Minlaters

sympathy in principle with the idea week of such reduction which they ex- will continue on through Karachi to plained is under active examination Delhi and Calcutta, and the flying-by a planning staff with the in-

and

terested departments." bont

Lanestrian services

was the through Pakistan ang India' to the The basis of discussion

submlited to the Far East and Australia will also be memorandum

week by Government last unchanged.--Reuter,

EDITORIAL

Early Morning Radio

ZBW

BW needs a breakfast session. properly conducted it would be immensely popular and would bring to the station some mach-needed prestige, The ad- ditional cast need not be prepros. terous, and in any event, radio licence holders who pay $12 a year, are entitled to a little more tiian atx to six and a half hours

of listening day. Neverthe-

breakfast session requires. lose, special treatment. To entrust St ZBW. to any of the present Konouncers would make it, un- bearable.

Both

ahnoancer: anıl

the material, used must be care fully selected because anything coming over flic air at that time which sounds

ไท

In the morning

or pedantio serves only to

heavy the Ustener; In 1944, -- Put on the air a fisteners

a South Australian radio

pation, compelliton tiled You: An Anpouncer?" It was serious and successful attempt to discover radio announcing talent, first prize being a full-time Job se a foutured announcer with the station, Entries ran into hundreds ́s novel idea' became one of and the best feature programmes In Boudh Alistralto

for several months. We believo ZBW could afford to organise a similar' com petition for the purpose; of, find- ing the best available early morning announcer." The „.com- patiilor would have to be bite-

the

fully seripted, designed to test the ability of competitors to conduct a bright and attractive programme.

The prevalling weakness with ZBW announcers is that few of them, if any, are capable of "walng" with ‹ their voices. Elsewhere it is essential for radio announcers to have had some practical experience of play acting, so that when they face a microphone they can, if neces sary, assume speaking rules as if

NEW CRIPPS PLAN

The Government will not disclose its full plans until the meeting of both sides of industry to take place in London on September 12.

It was expected that the meeting would be addressed by Sir Stafford Cripps, with the Prime Minister, Me Clement Attlee, in the chair.

pressed for a bill to be drafted und Aubmitted to Parliament during the forthcoming session, which begins, on October 20, the frantand Steel Trades Confederation, with 90,000 members, swung the other big unions against the proposal,

The Secretary of the Foundry Workers Union, Mr J. Gardner, led the attack by declaring that to leave iren and steel in the hands of private firms is to give them a stranglehold on the cronomy of Britain against the best interests, of

of the people. He added: 1 ask the Congress to make it clear that the people ol Britch. perfer a Socialist solution to the

problem and a free hand in thele own internal affairs."

This was an implied reference to suggestions that the Brilsh Govern- ment had been led by United States pressure to soft-pedni ils Socialisa- tion plans.

"wett There

jeries of "Dissent" when the Iron and Steel Tides Confederation delegate, Mr Lincoln Evana, calling on the conference to support the Government, declared: "I do not belleve that there has been any, sabotaging an anybody's part in the iron and steel industry.

industrial activity can be No sabotaged effectively without the aequiescence of the men engaged in that industry."

WOMAN CHAIRMAN

The General Council today elected Miss Florence Hancock, chiel

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PRIZE

Amazing Play

Slough, Sept. 6-After one of the most amazing displays of low scoring in the history of British professional, golf, there was a triple tie among Norman von Nida, of Australia, · Reg. Whitcombe. former British Open champion, and: D. J. Rees, young Ryder Cup player, at 270. for 72 holes in the. Penfold Thousand Gulneus tournament · on the Stoke Poges course here.

The Brst three-prizes were pooled and they look a tiled share cích.

Frem the time that Jack Har- greaves set a record at 64 in the first round, scores in the 60's were com-

+ mon

place. Today, two players squled the record. First, Whit- combe, who thereby gained a lead after three rounds with 201, with Von Nida 202. Charles Ward 203 and then Rees, Arthur Leys and. Hor- greaves each with 206,

The Anal round stemed likely to batussle hung the first three of played taat six players, but Rees brilliantly to equal the record in the final round and ́secure, an aggregate of 270, which was a hot pose, but Whitcombe and Von Nida in turn did enough to equal the total and force the tle.

Less and Ward were only a stroke behind, but Hargreaves dropped back-Reuter.

Good Win For

S. Africans

London. Sept.

The

South

victory of

Africans scored a notublo

by nine wickets- neninst South England at Hastings today after 'n ctrange happening at the start of the day.

over- Although the Southerners niglit were 100 runs behind with one wicket standing and, therefore, within the bounds of following on, their

closed Innings was declared and they proceeded to. bat again. Neither of the umpires could recall auch happening in first-class cricket, but it served the dual purpose of

for this Roviding exciting cricket

last day of the match before a big hollday crowd- and gure ....Denia

Union-Britain's COAL STRIKE SETTLEMENT Compton a chance to get hearer to

woman officer of the Transport and General Workers' strongest trade union-as woman chairman.

next

its third-

over

Slic

The election marked the end of the week-long annual conference during which eight hundred de- legates from all over England, dis- cussed almost every major phase of the Labour Government's polley.

Miss Huncock wi

will preside annual conference of year's the Trades Union Congress. succeeded Mr George Thomsen,

Passing to other subjects just before

the election, the conference carried resolution

urging the "take even .vernment to postave steps to develop reciprocal trade with Soviet Russin and other European countries."

u

more

A discussion of the British export policy, which was not taken at to- Mr L. McGrec, of the Amalga- day's meeting will come up at the mated Society of Woodworkers, conference next we

week.

made

a vigorous appeal for renewal Sir Stafford Cripps has been work- of the Anglo-Soviet trade talks, and ing for ten days on a new export said:" programme, which according to de-We fear that when the dollar partmental estimates, may halve the tumbles it will bring this country

£370,000,000 foreign payments de- down with " fcit in the coming six, months,

STATION XMHD

however,

'the

.

EXPECTED SOON

Toin Hayward's aggregate record. He added only 30 runs to his ageIO- gate, however, before being bowled.

The South collapsed Hopelessly

on

"Good News At The Weekend" feat, which Robins, the South cap-

London, Sept. 5.-Conferences to be held today by the Minister of Fuel and Power, Mr Emanuel Shin- with well, with officials of the Miners' Union and members of the National Coal Board are expected to lead to a settlement of the miners' strike in the south Yorkshire coalfields.

to

the coalfield constituency, bald: "It nests. It is extremely un-

after a promising start. Three men were out for 138 runs, but then a collapse threatened indings de-

the Nevertheless, averted, tain, side were all out for: 199 leaving the South Africans ample time to get the necessary .31 runs for vic- this tory and they

they accomplished

first class matches of

scores

without

to

and their on their star batsmen

the tour with a grond

The final

Africa 510 for eight

South

Rowan five

Compton Still Has Chance

and The dispute, which began at the consumption of coke even gas by 50 31 for one. South of England 341 for nine declared and follow on) Grimethorpe Colliery on August 11 per cent.

estimated Altogether, it is

that 199 (Mann five for over a demand on the miners for

cost 400.000 Yorkshire workers, mostly for 83), extra coal-face workings, has

steel Industry, The results of other games were: Britain some 300.000 tons of coal, in branches of the and by last night had sorend in 48 were immediately threatened with At Scarborough: MCC beat York- unemployment or part time working hire by 39 runs. MCC 362 and 159 pita

Following the conference with the if the strike did not end very soon. (Hobinson seven for 82). Yorkshire

Yorkshire-Reuter. Minister, Mr E. Jones.

257 and 205 (Hutton 107. Heane Atomic research was also dis-

NOTHING FROM U.S. five for 84). This, It was believed, would allow cussed when a resolution was tabled

area secretary of the National Union

return

A: Kingston-on-Thames: South Washington, Sept. 5-Britain will of Mine-workers, will the Treasury to safeguard sterling criticising the British Government's Yorkshire and it is expected place receive coal from the United States beat North of England by four until probably December or January "present policy of concealment and

In the fourth quarter of this year, wickets. North 448 for rine de some use were made of dollar and secrecy."

an offer before them tomorrow..

Indications are that the offer will authoritative American sources said ciared and 200 for seven declared. gold resources.

This was not pressed in view of

South 357 and 352 for six(Todd 99, - It was however thought that this what the chemical workers' delegate,

be acceptable and Mr. F. Colling tonight. would be dependent on the success Mr R. Edwards, called "Its high,

suld that, barring unforeseen Holmes 102 not out)-Reuter. ridge, the

the Member of Parliament for of Sir Stafford Cripps' appeal for controversial nature." Edwards, increased production-Reuter,

told the.

believe that there will be good news likely that shipments, which totall- conference that

at the weekend"

ed several hundred thousand tons In cholce before humanity 18

industrial effects The

of the loss the July/September quarter, would "atomic or. a healthier Socialist Ufe."- of coal production were yesterday ever be resumed,

The Congress agreed to another

The decision

to stop shipments, regarded as serious. Some of the resolution calling for more attention works in the country had only four according to these sources, springs to 'scientifle research to raise the days coal in stock and the Sheffield from two factors-Firstly, the United

London, Sept. Much as the SUSPENDED technical efficiency of basle indus- and District, Gas Company, had States official conviction that Britain

tries and eliminate waste of fuelquested Industrial users in the 300 should not expect to receive any contato Tom Hayward wat revered by cricketers, the present generation Australian Announcers

(Continued en Paté 121- square miles it serven to reduce their

long to see Danis Compton Middle- Shanghai, Sept. That they deliberately change

0.Shanghal's and materials.--Reuter.

sex and England batsman-beat their normal

newest speaking voices,

and most popular radio:

the record nggregate for a season's shedding the stigmatised "Orstry station-XMILD, scarcely one month

sel up by Hayward with 3,518. accent,

but A

the same at

old-was today ordered to suspend

Everybody Beams to want to help broadcasting in the Engilsh langu cloverly Fime

developin

Compton to do this, particularly now personality voice which makes age despite Chinese ownership.

Dover, Sept. 5.-The Peru- signs of nagcing." Temme, maid-boats returned to Dover this evening. that he has secured the centuries Isteners tune into them when

A meter-boat that went out earlier record with 17, compared with Jack ZBW las hai Garrison they are on the

this afternoon had falled to locate Tobber, Arsenal, the First Division that the station's

STILL STRUGGLING

the swimmers in the mist

Even the Chineso contravene

rezulation landing at Dover just before 1 Dover, Sept. 5-Miss Einn Ah-

Miss Anderson and Attallah were football club with whom he plays forbidding broadcasting. In a foreign a m. (GMT) today. The official dersen

of Denmark, and Faimy reported to be swimming within one in winter months, went to help him through the country.

the time for his swim was 14 hours. Aftgallah of Egypt were both win mite of each gain the objective. They ne-

In seven miles of the English coast

panled number of stations

46 mins. catering

at 6 pm. BST tonight in their at-

were said to be still swimming Festival authorities to release Comp- Shanghai's

International I's large Inter

strongly.

ton Ro

so that he can play for the South munity, and

and ensures the monopoly swim the last Ave miles.

nel.

If there are successful, they are

ogninst of England

Pelham which is enjoyed by station XORA,

The Peruvian, was trained by Mr Motor boats which had gone Government-owned and

E. H. Temune. the only man to have from Dover to search for the swim expected to arrive somewhere near Warner's XI in the malch starting · -operated.

Dover some time after midnight, tomorrow. The local populace fro stunned

Awum the Channel in both diree mera in the summer sea haze brought thus making their swims endurance This enables Compton to have by the suspension order, and, be- tions. . He accompanied Carpio in the back news of their progress.

efforts of over 24 hours, `

four more possible innings in which love it indicates another instance swim.

The swimmers entered the water If they are successful, they are to get the 122 runs necessary to of the gradual and perceptible dis- "Carpie is one of the sitest swim at Cop Gris Nez at 7 pm. BST Attoallah said he could remain in the beat Hayward's record, and so crimination ugainst foreigners.mers I have reon. Conditions were yesterday and nothing had been water for 40 hours if necessary, seems an odds-on chance that he Reuter,

none too good, but he showed no heard of them until the searching United Press.

will do 59-Reuter, La

on

011 the Blage, Practically all

"acl,"

no "personally" (anzióuneer, nor la it likely to possess one until the station is prepared to FO further afield in a search for Bullable talent. Present announ cers are tiresome, will

with their plum-in-the-mouth

cnunciation and their ultra-cultured accents, and whether or not ZBW decided to introduce breakfast trans- mlsalons, it could afford to try and and at least one Hvo aŋdown- cer who understood his job and knew how to make the best use of a microphone,

by

.

PERUVIAN SWIMS ENGLISH CHANNEL

Shung-

would has swum the English Channel,

The order.. tenealor, said vian swimmer. Daniel Carpio. Reuter.

com-

runs

་

Carplo took nearly eight hours in tempts to swim the English ChanBath by a piloting motor-boat. { ceded to a request from the Hastings