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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1947.

Europe's Future Hangs

EN TEA/J229 CHEVR

Collapse Kills

Six People

Naples, Sept. 28. - Six people were killed and eight injured when part of building collapsed in Bag- noli, near here, early today.

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According to Rome Radio tonight, the people were killed when one wing of the four-storeyed building col- lapsed.

Later the whole building collapsed. Reuter.

FASCISTS

DRESS UP

Police Stop

Mocting

London, Sept. 28.-The police closed a meeting of the alleged ly pro-Fascist "British League of Ex-Servicemen and Women":

after

a

was

On White House Meeting Today

Washington, Sept. 28.-The eyes of the world will be on the White House at 3 o'clock on Monday afternoon when President Truman meets leaders of both Congressional parties to win their sup- port for immediate and long-term programmes to aid Europe and for plans for a double battle against high domestic prices and overseas famine.

If the President fails to gain their co-operation in the demand for "im- mediate action," it is generally agreed here that Europe will almost inevitably move closer to disaster in shortages of dollar, food and fuel.

The Secretary of State, Mr George Marshall, was tonight travelling from the United Nations General Assembly in New York to Washington to join Mr Averell Harriman, the Secretary of Commerce, Mr Clinton P. Ander- son, Secretary of Agriculture, and Mr Robert Lovett, Under-Secretary of State, at the President's side for the meeting.

the balance sheet is not The issues before the most kn-1 While portant Congressional meeting of expected to take into account the the White House since Mr Truman British plight, it does place ent- plusis on the needs of France and became President include:

Will the Congressmen agree to Italy. a diversion of the existing funds of

and

The President is sald to have

in London's East End tonight the Government agencies, including instructed Mr Clinton Anderson to

90-minute shouting the Import Bank

Commodity

food shortage is even worse thun match between opposing fac- Credit Corporation, to provide "stop underline the fact that the "world

or $500,000,000 Kap" old totalling tions.

was a year ago."-Reuter. "Intolerable more to countries facing

and cold" especially 10

PRESIDENT ACTIVE A crowd of some 2,000 people hunger. which jammed the tenement France and Italy-thus avoiding the j dispersed by

calling a mounted policemen, Immediate necessity of

Washington, Sept. 20-President

tomorrow" Truman Bre special session of Congress?

21 of Can- 2.-If not, de they recognise the partisan top-level group need for an early special session of gressional leaders to decide if the pressing problems of high prices at Congress?

home and hunger abroad met without a special session Congress.

arrested

Two men were

by police and charged under the Pul lle Order Act.

as soon

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Aller the police had closed the

3-Can they pledge similar prompt meeting, the principal speaker and

plan political director of the League, attention to the Marshall

was which would take over the task of Edward Jeffrey Hamm, who interned during the war under the European rehabilitation Security Regulations, was escorted the winter emergency is over? to a motorcar by n bodyguard 01 the people in the crowd shouted: "Hell Hamm" and chanted

Jewish songs.

ALL IN BLACK

The supporters of the

anu-

League,

WASTE LESS CAMPAIGN

mecis

can

be

of

4.--Will they pledge their complete APPEAL TO

support to the Government's "Waste "Less" campaign so that the present) export programme would not have to be slished?

recognise the need

several of whom wore black pull- 5. Do they

overn, black suits

·

will make it unnecessary to recall Congress to provide stop-gap ald to Western Europe until the Marshall long-range plan con be put into operation,

Mr Truman plugged away at the problem all day today, cancelling

his customary week-end activities. He presumably weighed his own reluctance to recall legislators against the insistence of some ad- visers that emergency aid to Europe was imperative.

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Monty Loses His Beret

. Sandhurst, Sept, 28.--OMeers At Britala's Sandhurst Military Academy were today trying to solve the mystery of the dea- appearance of the famous black beret of Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery, · Chief of: the Im- perial C

General Staff, while he was having lunch at the College.

One report said that the beret had been discovered on the hend of a stuffed Hon after the Field Marstal had held up his de- parture for half an hour, but was later learned that although the thier had left in its place a note with the words "The Lion Roats," the beret was actually tossed over the bannisters froin an upper floor after the search had gone ou

for only a few minutes,

Since all the officers were at lunch with Lord Montgomery, the gulity man is believed to be a cadet,

One officer said today that if the cadet was found, he would be expelled so quickly his feet would not touch the ground,"

The Field Marshal, however, is understood to have taken the incident in a

sporting spirit----

Reuter.

Ape-Men Found In S. Africa

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Reservations

Tel: £7880

Price 20. Conta

Close Anglo-French Co-operation

In Europe Foreseen

Paris, Sept. 28.—The active French co-opera- tion with Britain and the United States in organis- ing Western Europe, particularly in Western Germany, is likely to move a step forward at the end of the year if the four-power conference, due to be held in London in November, fails to end in an agreement on Germany's future status.

Ofe'al French spokesmen have, during this weekend, denied that there is any change in French foreign policy and this is technically true.,

France stands for a solution of the German problem by ngreement be tween the Big Four and for certain minimum conditions of security for herself as for an Germany is con- cerned.

M. Bidault will go to the Foreign Ministers Conference prepared ta · hear the British and United States views on the subject, particularly on the financial aspects of the merger plan and the French Government will afterwards take a considere decision.—Reuter,

CHURCHILL'S MOVEMENT

London, Sept. 20.-Mr Winton But under pressure of events and Churchill's. United Europe Move- the widening gulf between the Eastment, in a statement today, we?- and the West, France's policy of comed the programme of economile standing in the middle is mpidly action proposed by the 16-nations undergoing a change behind the Conference on the Marshall - offer scenes, if not on the publle platform.heid in Paris last week.

of

If the November meeting of the The statement, signed by Mr Big Four results,in failure and the Winston Churchill, the Chairman. Anglo-Americans decide, for example, the Movement's British Committee, to organise a peacetime basis of rela- M. Edouard Herriot, Chairman of tlong with Western Germany, indethe French Committee, and . Faut pendently of the Russians, France. Van Zealand, Chairman

of the It is generally recognised here, will | European Economie Leugde: gold have little choice but to join in with that the plan "dirccia Europe along the West.

the only possible ránd to recovery.

TWO PROBLEMS

But joining in with the West will raise two kinds of problems for her: one at home and one in her relations with the United States and Britain. If she ngrECS to link her Zone with the Anglo-American bl-zone. the French Government will meet opposition from the Communists,

The French Government could, perhaps, meet this if it has some- thing to show in exchange.

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I added: will, we trust, be regarded not simply as 'a means of cblaining temporary American aid, but rather as tre first step in the un- riding of a much bolder plan for progressive and enduring integra tion of the life and resources of our great continent.

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"A permanent international chinury should be set up, not only to carry out measures of co-operation. already approved, but to extend and develop them at every opportunity. "Only by an effective unity can The French Government, echoing! We avert the rapid deterioration in

the standard of

of living the deepest sentiments of the vast majorily of the French people,

and check the European peoples usking for a cast-iron agreement mounting danger of war: which will assure her rising portion } of German coal as German coal pro- duction rises,

London. Sept. 28.-Dr Robert Broom, South Africa's premier Some American officials cost a

fossil-man hunter, reported in sceptical

eye on Western Europe'n the current issue of the British pledges of "Felt help" under the scientific publication "Nature"

farstall Plan and Indicated that that he had discovered a whole need more than prayers and hopes were needed to recdistruction prooup of ape-men. remains .In. gramme

Some the famed Sterkfontein Caves, successful. The President is hopeful that the Western European nations comblain-

officials studying the report of the of South Africa. meeting will produce a formula, thated that the emphasis seemed to be colleague, J. T. Robinson, Dr Broom In a letter signed also by his on help" rather than self-help" wrote: "The conclusion to which os suggested originally by General some of us have come, that man Marshall.

has evolvect from an Australo- Pithecine (South African fossil upe- man) of Pilocene times, secras likely to be proved_correct."

Geologists figure the Pliocene age

Also she is asking for the mini- 13,090,000

years @go

of military and mum

security by a until the beginning of the ice system of Inter-allled control of

German coal and steel production. ages 1,000,000 years ago. the first definte statement by Dr Although some progress on the Broom that his

W9 important coke question

mado when Sterkfontein' finds, which have been American, British and French ex-

met several weeks Intermittently years, approached that-great- uge. Berlin,the-coal question stili — re- The fossilised skeletal bones of mains in suspense and the same several individuals have been dis- true of the control of German

MINERS

and black ties, for the restoratim of some Govern raised their hands in the Fascist ment powers by legislative action London, Sept. 28-Failure to in

to make sure that grain will be avail-erense production could bring about salute.

countries if the "a real crisis", declared Viscount Today's meeting of the League-ably for hungry

inade-Hall, First Lord of the Admiralty the latest in a series which have led voluntary campaign proves to regular Sunday night clashes in quate?

In a warning to Welsh coal miners of making one

GRIM PICTURE

From the White House meeting is expected to come the first concrete indication whethe Congress will have to be called into a special nes- son to deal with Europe's emergincy needs in the months just ahend,

President Truman will present Congresmen with a grim picture of the economic plight of Italy emphasis on possible political percussions It American aid is not dispatched quieldy.

the East End dock arra which has The meeting will be private give today, when he was discos Frunce in particular, with special a large Jewish population was watched by

senior officials

Scotland Yard and a group

of the Congressmen a forecast of what tended to bring home to the public at might happen in countries such as the seriousness of Britain's economic

Italy if American aid | position. Labour Membera of Parliament, who France and are investigating Fascist and anti-hould fail, Semitic activities in Britain.

own

for submission to the Home Secre-International obligations. tary, Mr Chuter Ede.

Mr Lovett will present a tentative "We will face big disturbances in balance sheet for interim ald. London it this sort of thing is not! The total is believed to be some stopped", he declared-Reuter. thing over $500,000,000. ·

EDITORIAL

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reported

covered

It was

for several

over since, according Broom-Robinson letter.

pelvis....

to

the Industry

Any

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"If, as a result of General Mer- shall's historie Initiative, a founda- tinan be laid for the losting col- laboration of these 15 nations, we shall have made a notable advance towards the realisation of a united Europe." Reuter,

Attlee Upsets

The Motorists

London, Sept. 20-A plan to collect

Frendi Government. which In view of scattered criticism of "We are facing

Zone It is understood that he will also

"On August 1 we discovered part agreed to throw the French crisis the European programme drafted in of his

the Western und nobody realises that more than Paris, it was recalled that General

of a skeleton with a perfect pelvis, into A Leftwing Member of Parliament, stress the weakening

pool-thereby

Mr John Mütt-Mills, who was pre-position

the In

United Nations the Government," he said.

Marshall proposed

much of the femur, tibia, some ribs giving a visible pledge of having mutual гом sent, said that a private commitivo "battle" and of American lufluence

the Labour Members of Parliament in the European clash of ideologies coal means the loss of £200,000,000 power resources to be outlined by

and vertebrae and parts of the skull taken sides in the dispute between a million dignatures to petition King "The loss of 2,000,000 tons of operation plus a complete report of

agricultural, industrial and

very badly crushed and broken.

be George to dissolve Parliament so that Russia and America--would undermined The skeleton seems to be that of a

Mr Attlee's Labour Government may were compiling a dossier on alleged if the United States should not full worth of wealth."

Communist female," the letter said. Fascist activities and anti-Semitism what he considers the minimum

the countries seeking aid. As Anal-

Opposition before very long, if, in be replaced by businessmen" was Like the Foreign Secretary, Mry

the prepared,

Paris

pelvis is shaped, almost exchange, it could not point to a cunced to a meeting of British motorists in London's Trafalgur exactly as in the Bushman and very skips

substantial satisfaction Ugh:ly Ernest Bevin, he pointed out that port

in the coal ever

Squaro today, 50,000,000 tons of coal exported elds of what Europe is going al

unlike that of any antropoids or and security questions. would make a tremendous difference to do to help itself with such monkeys. Had this illum been Given these satisfactions, on the

Motorists in Britain are incensed hand it may be reasonably by the decision of the Government lo Britain and Europe.

phrases us "encourage Investigation found alone, some would probably other

have claimed it as human, though no anticipated that zone fusion of plan and examine the possibility

to eat the petrol ration for pleasure The lack of production of essen-of doing this or that", one official

one would have been likely to have become an established fact in a remotering from next Tuesday as ne Uial commodites can bring about sald. He added that the emphasis argued was only a chimpanzee | latively short time. Reuter.

for the measures to reduce dolar re- real crisis, one which would injure seemed to be on what was wanted

penditure, the nation and particularly working from the United States.

The skeleton was probably that class conditions."

Other officials expressed similar of a female who stood about four

Outlining Iris plan to unsentir Lake Success, Sopt. 28.-A spoles Attlee, Mr W. 1. feet in height or a little less. The views, noting that there were sthl

B. Quilliany, n man for the French Foreign Minis- motive has "bugs" in the draft request for out-

male must have been much taller--

ter, M. Georges Bidault, dast night London suburb, who organise the of Twickenhqến, n motorcar dealer been taken out of the coal industry side ald over the next four yearscoveries so far made, seem to categorically dented a report emanat meeting, said that the Government

even five feet, panies which, almost without ex- ception, reveal handsome proills. but the industry must pay for Itself.

United Press, It must not become

leave no doubt that the Australio- ing from London that France had was trying to run the country with- Io recalls that after ilberation

charge upon

Pithecines were a group of higher siguliked her readiness to join Bri-out business experience and Lijaz was Guvernment made it officially

the State," he aald, and added: "Un-

the "enuse of their failure". primates closely allled to man, who tan and the United States in a Ger- known that it expected private less the people follow the lead of

and man Zone merger. had practically human teeth the Government, they will have only enterprise to suffer sacrifices in

who walked on their hind limbs. The spokesman said that it was

A resolution protesting agalant the erder to hasten rehabilitation: in-themselves to blame if there should glend the vast majority of bust.

were small, well known that the French Govern- "bad administration of the gountry's be a return to the bad days",~~~

Though their brains Reuter.

they seem to have been more human ment had been considering the prob- affairs" and demanding general nesses have shown more profits

anthropold In structure," lem of possible merger, but no de- | election was declared carried without than ever before, while making

than

cision of any kind had been taken. opposition Reuter, little effort to share them with the

United Press. ccinmunity by reducing service charges

prices. Nowy

FOR

High Service Charges

com.

OR two years Hongkong has been struggling to avoid in. flation, with varying results. The spiral in slight when compared with conditions in chaotic China and prostrate Europe, and this can be attributed principally lo an early fastliution of price con. trols on certain essential modities, a rough and ready scale of ICL allowances, and strenuous endeavours to keep the Hongkong dollar stable, For 12 months this form of economy served lis

pur- but since then the demand pose, for goods and services has enar. mously increased due to the influx of an excess population, and too. much-lile capital. There аге igus today that Inflation is gain- a stronger grip in Hongkong, especially hard at the family wage earner. The official prices index, inadequate itself to give, a true reflection ef living costs, continues to rise, and the premise th

that in duo 'course, when

commodities Avaliable

freely

became more prices would automatically find their correct level, has not been fullied, Rent, an important Item in any bud- ret, has been increased, and the wage earner's HCL allowance, although based on

sino-called Adaptable scale, continues to be Insufficient ta

cover new demands

on his purse. ́. In his struggle for rehabilitation, the average family man watches with cynical wonder the balance sheets of trading com-

#136

comes an ant cat from the

that,

Hongkong

Company notwithstanding

a surplus balance permitting payment of a 12 percent dividend to ślure- holders, it intends to ask Govern- ment's permission to increase its charges. The company argues this ing this Justified

while, charges because. are so far only double those of prewar,

costs, have ad. vanced consimore. Wa find it hard to sympathise with the proposillen. On showing the company can pay a 12 percent dividend ander the conditions complained about and this, surely, Is 'n satisfactiry return for any investor. So far as can be seen

additional any tional revenue accruing from Increased charges wil mere- Ty help to swell' future dividends af flis expense of the community. This is the very worst time to Introduce itglier service charges, and it is to be hoped that Govern- ment will fake all the circum-" starices tnto, consideration before deciding to vary the Telephone Company's franchise.

"The profit making

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Jews' Protest Parade

Police Guard For HK Bank Gold

Shannon Airport, Eire, Sept. 10. Millions of dollars worth of gold lay hero under a heavy police guard for 18 hours today when the Pan- American clipper "Winged Arrow",

on route fr New York to Calcutta,

was held up by mechanical trouble.

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MERGER DENIAL

Schmelling Starts His "Come-Back"

with a hard right, Schmeling sent

Mrs Todd beat the

t

Frankfurt, Sept. 28.-Max man round the ring. Adopting his Beverley Baxter, of Santa Monica, More than half a ton of the gold Schmeling, former world heavy old taciles of following a left Jab in the women's final. is consigned to the Hongkong and weight champion

hard-hitting and only veilmer crashing to the floor Ave | Australian champion, Mrs Nancye London, Sept. 28. Escorted by Shanghal Banking Corporation.

boxer to knock out Joe Louis times before sending him down for Bolton, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4, In the other The rest consists mounted polleo-200 Jews paraded

of nearly.

semi-final, Miss Baker beat Miss London streets today from East End pounds weight of gold bars for the as a professional, celebrated his the full count.

This to Hyde Park to protest against the Chartered Bank of India, Australia 42nd birthday today by making Schmeling into line for a fight with

convincing victory puts Helen Pastall 11-0, 0-3-Reuter. sending to Germany of the 4,350 and China-Reuter.

a successful come back" to the the winner of the German cham "Exodus" Jewish legal Immigrants.

ring after eight years' absence plonship bout next month between

Watched by about 40,000 people, Walter Neusel or Hein Tan Hoff.-- Schmeling, who scaled 12 stone eight | Reuter. pounds, knocked out Werner Vellmer,

people

Africa,

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Missing Girl Found

The procession, which included representatives' of Zionist organisa- tions in Britain, South Palestine and the United States, Beacon, New Yorit, Sept., 28-d carried Baga bearing the Star of 22-day search for Miss Yvonne David and banners saying: "Open Gascoigne, 28, daughter of Britain's tire gates of Palestine

our pellical to

1 representative in Tokyo, who har been missing

from. private sanitarium since Sept. 4 ended Other inscriptions protested Friday night when she was found against the inhuman return of our brethren

wandering in a woodland here. 11:0 to

graveyard of Germany."

Pólico serieant William FitzGibbons Fald Miss Gotroline was barefooted The meeting was addressed by the and in a weakened condition. She Labour Member of Parliament, was quoted by the police as saying Wing Commander, Ernest Roger she had subsisted for 22 days: on Millington, who said that anti-berries and vegetables from gardena Semitism: was the greatest ceclat in the area, 'She was taken baelt ito danger in Britain--Keuter.

the ranitarium--Associated Press.

'of

in the seventh round of TENNIS RESULTS

Casel, n scheduled ten-round contest in-the Frankfurt stadium.

WOO never in

28.--Tack

To Ride For King London, Sept. 20.--W, K.

will again ride the King's New- market trained horses next season. He has been retained as first jockey. to Captain Boyd Rochforts Free-. mason Lodge stables.

Carr had been in fine form thin

Reuter.

Los Angeles, Scpl. Schmoling, displaying his obvious Kramer, Wimbledon and American ring mastery over his 20-year-old champion, defends his Paclac South-eason and had ridden 70 winners- opponent,

danger West lawn tennis singles title here weighed 12 stone five pound, was Ted Schroeder. throughout the fight. Velimer, who today against his Davis Cup partner,

SPORTS VISITS IN DANGER

The Hague, Sept. 24 The Dutch knocked down seven times before the

These two players also contested Government today advised sports. final cour

count.

the final last year. Vicious

- cluba thai, visits to Holland by. Bri- loft Jabs and a lethal

In the semi-finals Schroeder beat ish sports clubs should be cancelled cross closed Vollmer's right cro

right the "dork horse," Richard Gonzales, because of the eye and reduced his face bloodled mess by the end of the Kramer beat Willani Talbert, 0-4. third round.

A circular sent to the cluber stated 0-2, 0-4.

that the Government wo id no longer. Schmeling, in good condition and Mrs Patrica Todd, holder, of the help. Dutch clubs to send teams to appearing quite fresh, chased his French singles title, meots Bilse Britain, Reuter.

to a of Los Angeles, by 6-3, 6-3,03.infoniile paralyste danger D

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