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All Indian Army Leave Cancelled

EFFECT OF DELHI

DISTURBANCES

New Delhi, Sept. 12.-The Government of India tonight stopped leave for all ranks of the Indian Army with imme-" diate effect and cancelled all holidays, including Sundays, in Government offices until farther notice in view of the disturbances in Delhi and the accumulation of urgent work.

The latest reports from Patiala, capital of India's premler Sich state and

most scent of the

serious

trouble that has yet broken out in a princely state In the present dis- orders, sal that 105 persons were killed and 00 Injured when troops opened fire.

The situation was officially stated to be now under control.

The Government of Pakistan wan understood

today to have suggested

to the Government of India a con- ference between the premiers of the two. Dominions, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, of India, and Liaquat All Khon, of Pakistan, In Lahore on Sunday, a despatch from Karach!, the capital of Pakistan, said.

Liaquat All Khan, it added, going to Lahore tomorrow to confer with the West Punjab (Pakistan) nuthorities on the movement Moslem refugees from East Punjab, which is not considered satisfactory in Karachi.

MILLION REFUGEES

More than 1,000,000 refugees now come Into East Punjab Pakistan, according to official ports here, and 100,000 are still contrated Amritsar,

in various

campa

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Customs

Coal Miners Stay Out

Doncaster, Yorkshire, Sept 12The hopes that the York- shire coat strike-and fis ag- companying threat to Britain's industrial recovery would collapso

with the

promised return to work of the miners at the key pit of Grimethorpe were set back today, when 35,060 miners remained idle.

Uncertainty over the terms under which the Grimethorpe men will return to work on Monday was held partly res ponsible for the continued stoppage.

They struck on August 11 in protest against having to work' a 10 percent larger stint (coal face), and so far more than 500,000 tons of coal have been lost to the country,-Reuter.

REASSURING

STATEMENT

Fund To Help Bring

Romy.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1947.

Union Blood Plasma For Victims

Proposed

13 States To Study Possibilities

BRIDGING A GULF

London, Sept. 12.

Thirteen of the 16 states represented at the Paris conference on the Marshall plán announced tonight that they had decided to set up a study group to explore the possibilities of forming a customs union.

They are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey and Britain.

Oliver of Belglum, Meanwhile, Sir The Governments

Franks, Luxembourg and The Netherlands, the chairman of the 10-nation con- which have agreed to act as sponsor-ference, announced at a press con- Ing powers, will invite all other | ference in Paris today that the con- countries in Europe, Including Russly, ference will probably finish its final but except Franco Spain, to join in report on Monday, September 22, the study, and countries of the British one week later than originally ex- Commonwealth are being sounded as pected.

would care to be invited. If they wished, an invita- to whether they tion will be issued to them.

SIX RECONSIDERATIONS

The list of invited countries in-

Sir Oliver Franics described six cludes three-Sweden, Norway and points on which the conference will Switzerland-which are represented reconsider its report in the light of last night's strictures by Mr William at the Marshall, conference but have

sed doubts about the feasibili-Clayton, the United States Under- expressed

union at Secretary for Economie Affairs, who called it "too much of a shopping Hist"

These points are:

the

World Recovery London, Sept. 12.-At the afternoon plenary session to- day, Camille Gatt, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, pledged the Fund's full efforts toward re- establishing strong world eco-ty of forming a customs

time. Invitations to join the group will s of In presenting.his annual report, M.

be extended to Soviet

Russia, Guit sald' he saw

Albania. Bulgaria, Byclo-Russia, abandoning or modifying the Fund's Sweden, Switzerland, the Ukraine objectives of stabilishig currency and and the Free Zone of Trieste, which trade.

will receive. their invitations through "Rather, a concerted effort must the United Nations Secretariat os be made to establish conditions under

The issuing of invitations to those to premature attempt

and .untries of Eastern Europe which force acceptance of exchange con trade practices suited for balanced stayed away from the Marshall con

anworld economy can do much harm ference

no reason

Ior

have which these objectives can be nt-soon as it comes into being from tained. A

TC-

The Government of India flown large stocks of cholera vaccine

In

Paris

represents

fin

and even endanger attainment of attempt on the part of the Western these objectives.

powers to bridge the East-West "Establishment of strong world gulf. to Pakistan, it was disclosed here economy is an indispensable condi- tonight

tion for attaining these objectives, Cholera is spreading in some dis-To the full extent of its powers, the tricts of the Punjab though Fund will do everything possible-tola-Parts-by-the French... deicgation figures were available to indicate the

bring severity of the outbreak.

in this about.

more

U.S. ENTHUSIASTIC The proposal was first announced

about a month ago and was "It is prepared tu co-operate with than once debuted in the Executive A report that British troops had all countries and all international Committee of the conference where been rushed to Delhi

to evacuate organisations willing to work toward British civilláns was denied, by a British military spokesman here to-

night.

Two British battalions are in the Delhi cantonment on their way to embark at Bombay, it was learned. Their departure from the capital of India has been delayed for days owing to the dislocation

the train services.

14 of

In Bombay, 9,000 workers in the

it was formally sponsored by Italy. this end. We realise the limits of The first British reaction was ong its capacity. But hough it cannot of embarrassment on the ground of,

arrangements do the entire Job, there is no reason Britain's preferential why we should do less than our with the Commonwealth countries. full share of it."-United Press. The project from the fret had the enthusiastic support of the United

ASSASSINATION

Jerusalem, Sept. naval dockyards there today called Effendi Taka,

1-General problems of internal

stability, nanetal and monetary.

2 Common objectives and prin- ciples.

3.--Trade and the relaxation trade barriers..

of

Of Ship Explosion

Belfast, Northern Ireland, Sept. 12—One thousand pounds of blood plasma were flown from Liverpool to Belfast today in a bid to save the lives of 32 men who lay seriously injured here after last night's explosion in the 17,000-ton British liner, Reina del Pacifico,

Bome of them were said to be "terribly burned.”

An official of the Pacifle Steam Navigation Company, owners of the ship, known as "one of the most beautiful afloat” and worth £1,000,000, said: "The whole thing is a mystery to us. There is no suggestion of sabotage,”

The explosion took place when the Reina del Pacffco, over- hauled and reconditioned after war service as a troopship, was on her trials off the Copeland Islands, acar Belfast Slough,

Throughout the night, tenders and tugs brought the dylag and injured to Belfast. At the harbour gates, relatives waited in an xious groups as the ambulances swept through,

Dockers at Belfast food bareheaded as the crippled and oll spattered Liner, towed by tugs, nosed her way up Belfast Harbour this morning to dock at the yard of Hanland and Wolff, Limited. her bullder.

A late report states that, according to an official announce- 'ment made tonight, 14 people were killed, 32 Injured and three

still missing in the explosion. Reuter,

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BRITAIN'S EXPORT

TARGETS

London, Sept. 12-The de- talled targets for Britain's ex- ports, announced today by Sir Stafford Cripps, the President of the Board of Trade, showed that Britain will seek to export manufactured goods of al kinds at the rate of £115,000,000 by the end of 1948.

This would be, 18 per cent of manufactured exports in 1938..

Sir Stafford Cripps' Egures showed planned exports in some articles of as much as 425 per cent over 1938. His targets Included 423 per cent

VANCET) increases for rubber goods, 316 per

Yesterday In The Sports World

Swimming Records Lowered

Monte Carlo, Sept. 12,-Two world records and two European records were eclipsed when the European swimming championships were continued here today. today.

to

Alex Jany, brilliant 17-year-old who has been consistently supported French sprint champion. broke the during the past few weeks is the world record when he won the men's French colt Arbor. He was backed 400 metres free-style event In again tonight to win £0,000. Bow minutes 35.2 seconds, which clipped and Arrow drifted to the 93's, but 3.3 seconds off the record held by came in for good support at the new the American, Bill Smith.

cddr, boing supported Earlier in the heats of the men's £12,000. Merry Quip hardened two 000 metres relay, Jany covered his points and was backed to take out

Jeg in 3 minutes 40 £3,000, 200 metres leg seconds, which beat his own world

Other bets fvere Whiteway for record of 2 minutes 5.9 seconds,

£9,000, Compressor ́· for The butterfly stroke

£1,000. Roy ace, Roman,

six foot five British cham-Blue Coral for £0,000 and Chiro

Only Richard pion, in registering Britain's first title podist for £4,000. wn in the championships, broke the was unbacked-Reiter..

Match Of The Year European record for the 200 metres breast stroke

was

2

cent for vehicles, 203 per cent for footwear, 254 per cent for machinery, and

245 per cent for rayon and

suk.

:

Hla forecasts of exporta fivo headings included:

under

I-Food, drink and tobacco: By mid-1948, £0,060,000 per month. By the end of 1948, £7,750,000 (130 per cent),

Raw materials: £4,150,000 (41 per cent) £5,000,000 (50 per cent).

3Metals and Metal Products: £54,700,000 and £62,000,000 (no percentages given).

£22,

4.Textiles and Clothing: 000,000 and £28,100,000, (no › per- centages glven).

6. Other manufactures: £22, 860,000 and £25,780,000.-Keuter.

Practically 100%" Return To Work

Dock workers were back at their Jobs today, bringing to an end the strike which had delayed ship re- rair and rehabilitation work in the Colony for more than three weeks. The C.E.I. ordered as members to resume employment yesterday, but London, Sept. 12-In what must most of those at the Kowloon and be regarded as the match of the Taikos docits and Balley's shipyard golfing season, Henry Cotton, cap-did not report for duty until today. fair of the British Ryder Cup and Managers of the three concerns sald holder of the British matchplay this morning's employment roll was

(Continued on Page 12) "practically 100 percent.”

01 2 with the time milqutes 40.2 seconds. The previous best

minutes 45.8 seconds. The fourth record by the

Wils created when the Frenchman. Georges Vallercy, won his heat of the men's 100 metres backstroke in the new European record time of 1 minute 8.9 seconds-Reuter.

4-Capital equipment. 5.-Major production programmes which have been set out participating countries.

6-What form of organisation might be prepared to give effect to American ald.-Reuter,

J

Theft Of Priceless Jewels

States and its omission from the text Hamburg. Sept. 12.

American Tennis Championships.

The

Forest Hills, N.Y., Sept. 12 Wimbledon champion, Miss Margaret Osborne, went a step nearer to com- pleting the double when she entered the semi-finals of the women's

singles

In the American tennis champion- ships, which continued here today,

In the quarter-finals she bent the Rumanian champion, Madam Magda Rarac, 6/4, 6/4, and will now meet The Miss Doris Hart, whom she heat in the final at Wimbledon, in the semi-

of the draft of the repert en the Mar- priceless Bismarck family shall conference was one of the major jewels have been stolen from Anat. eriticimns on the wort of t

***

12. Sama ference so far made yesterday in the Bliestorf estate mansion oi

Von General Paris by Me William Clayton, the Prince

Bismarck in Stutes Under-Secretary United

for Schleswig-Holstein, near the Friday Economic Affairs.

Eussian Zone frontier.

Secretary off a 54-days old sirike, demanding of the Arab Labour Federation, was better pay, following a split in their unsassinated at his home ranks on the advisability of- con- night, it was officially announced, tinuing the strike-Reuter.

Asociated Press.

EDITORIAL

Room For Awards Court

THERE · will be general reilèf

THERE

that the labour dispute which brought dockyards and the rail- standsilil for a full way to s month, has been

settled. The lossCA

Hongkong's suffered by industry as a result of the key strike must be crievous and sustained effort on the part dockyard labourers will be neces- this sary to recover, some ground. The sensible manner, in which both the employers and the union leaders resolved. The stalemate, which arose an Mon- day last was a Orst-rate Illustra- tion of the value of compromise; tlan

Kenerous the employers · made, paticessions and the workers' re presentatives revealed becoming

In unhesitatingly wisdom cepting them. Credit goes to theth parties for reaching such an amicable agreement. Working behind the scenes with unceasing patience and unflagging vigour has been the Commissioner of Labour. His work in persuading the parties to continue negolfa- tlona until they reached a sotila- ment cannot he overestimated and his mediation, always

Dover

ac"

Hought

Imposed, can be regarded as a decisive induenen in bringing

Thi the strike, to an end. achievement is but another in the growing list of successful inter- ventions by the Labour Ofco

Bes In Hongkong trade and industrial dilspates. and lik doubtrat whether its record over the past Awo years has been' cùualled any-. where else, Labour, Culpildi "and

the general public are indebted Labour to the Commissioner of and his colleagues for their splen- dld work. However, It is obvious that the existing machinery for rapid settling of disputes is in. adequate, Far too much respon sibility is thrust upon the Labour Office whose position can easily become invidious Inasmuch that Its newers to Jen1 with strikes or lockouts are circumscribed. The Commissioner of Labour has. no power to make orders to dls- putants; only by Invitation can he mediate, advise and offer BUZICA- tions. Moreover there is the dan. Aer that, being Government

A official, his role can be misinter- preted

pubile, with blame by the being unfairly attached to him should no acttlement be reached, The knowledge, therefore, that Government is in the precess D establishing: a new machinery for.

roscillation, with wider powers of

hould-please employe

Ono the

aclien, an

workers.

and which the

authorities might well In the

the creation of a legal court of appeal whereby awards would be made. The big at

traction ok such a court is that its Arbitration and awards

are, legal- ly binding, and only be varied Call by by the court, elther In consequence of mutual pleading by two parties, or as a' result of application by one of the #new patties. Vith the steady growth et trods, 'untoni In Hongkong, the desirability of an Awards Court becomes more manifest,

1

Today, Miss Hart' defeated another American, Miss Barbara Krasz' 8-6, 6-2 In the quarter-finals,

The other semi-final match will be between the American, Miss The text of the official announco- The Gorman police believed that Louse Brough, and Mrs Nancye ment sold: "During the discussions attempts were being made to sell Bolton, the Australian champion. of the Committee of Co-operation in the jewels in Hamburg's black mar- The defending champion, Jack

Paris, it has been agreed that every ket avallabic means should be found of

Same

al

the of

1

to the

Krainer, of the United

nited States, and Jewels. benring John Bromwich, Australia's No. promoting a stable and healthy

Cach the former Queen player, won through monograms cuonomy in Europe within the frame- Marie of Rumania.. were hidden semi-finals of the men's singles work of expanding world trade, under bed in a trunk, together without the loss of a sel

"As contributions to the attain with family documents,

Kramer de In the quarter-finals, money ment of this objective, the possibility and other valuables.

Bob feated the giant. Californian, of forming a customs union or Several other large scale rob- Falkenberg, 6-2, 7-5, 6-1, while the unions in accordance

Gardnar with the heries of jewellery and art treasures Australian disposed of proposed International Trade Or in. Gerimany have been reported Mulloy, fourth seeded American, Hanisation has been raised and it since the theft in November, 1945, | 7-5, 6-1, 6-1.-Reuter, has been recognised "that the de- of the Crown Jewels of the former cision to form such unions cannot be Grand Duchy

Final Call-Over of Hesse-Darmstadt, | taken without preliminary study. valued at more than £375,000 from.

For St Leger Dronberg Castle, Hesse. STUDY GROUP

London, The Hesse Jewels were eventually

Sept. 12The Anul "The Governments of Austria, recovered, and two peoplo were callover on the St. Leger running at Belglum, Denmark, France, Greece, sentenced in connection with their Doncaster tomorrow was made Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg. theft.

the Victoria Club here tonight.

ive,

tween

ог

at

100. to

The Netherlands, Portugal, Turkey The Hohenzollern Crown jewels, Quotations were: 85 to 40 Migol, 4- and the United Kingdom have pe- worth about £300,000, were re- to 1 Arðar, 0 to 1 Sayalirao und cordingly decided to create a study ported stolen last month while in Pearl Diver, 10 to 1 Merry, Quip, 20 group

the

purpose of examining transit to the United States authorito 1 Tite Street, 28 to 1 Whiteway: 33 problems Involved und the steps lies in Berlin.-Router,

to 1 Bow and Arrow. 50 to 1 Chiro- lo be taken in the formation of a customs union or customs unions be-arantimos podiat, 08 to 1 Dlue Coral and Com-

· 11 · taken and offered, 100 pressor, any all at these Govern-

1 Richard III offered, nents and any other Governments"}

The statement by Baron do invited to participate in the work

Waldner today, that his horse Fourl of the study group.

River would not.ba, pulted to the going at Doncaster was reflected in the dual callover. The Derby win ner went out in the baiting and fo

Joint now.

third Sayojirao.

"The Governments of Belgium. Luxembourg and, The-Netherlands have agreed to uçt'as the sponsoring powers.

STOP PRESS

Hanoi Rd Bomb

A 1000-Pounder

favourite with

Pearl Diver was backed to win £11,000 and Sayajirao £9,000,

It was

"They have arranged for invitu tiona ta Join the group to be insued to other states and will conveno, the first meeting the study group as soon as sufficient opportunity has boen given for the other states to signify their desire to adhere to the. study group: establish appropriate relationships 1,000-lb. general purposes aircraft odds of 85 to 40 were taken to win with the Interim Tarifs Committeo bomb of an American, pattern.

£7,000 and the price remained on The disposal squad started work offers Tile Street was backed to to be not up under the general

greement on tariffs and trade and which will be taken out to sea and

thla

morning on removing the bomb win £0,000

The ante-post, betting on with thờ International Trade Or

this Jast ganisation

dumped.

classic at the Bat racing tesson hos been exceptionally light, but one

It was difficult to back. Migoll at more than 2 to 1 in London yesterday and after the news about It was officially established this Pearl Diver most bookmakers con- morning that the unexploded bomb sidered that Migoli'e price

would

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