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Quick Aid For Europe Essential Says Marshall

Boston, Oct. 15.-Mr George Marshall, the Secretary of Stato, tonight warned of the "urgent necessity for positive interim measures to prevent a fatal deterioration in Europe-political, economical and psychological--before Congress has sufficiont time to consider and act upon a possible longrange plan for American assistance.

"The present food saving plan is one such winter measure," he told the closing session of the Congress of Industrial Organisations. "The committees of Congress scheduled to meet in November, will undoubtedly consider others.

Bishop's Book Attacked

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1947.

"Mennwhile, thes Administration | on eventually to quash these argu- will do all within its limited power | ments. to end assistance,

Behind his words it was felt, was "These measures alone

not the realisation of the Inflationary with suffice. They are but a step-on all danger to United States economy and important step to prevent à collapse; to the Marshall plan, in particulär of Uus winter."

The Secretary of State reviewed the history of the Marshall plan since

his speech at Harvard last June.

We have now reached a point

16 nations where the

have sub- esitleda preliminary plan, both nej to their own agreed actions and, as to what outside assistance they feel

the possible new round of wage demands by the Unions next year. which some quarters here cre already anticipating.

MUST PRODUCE MORE To

European countries- especially to Western Europe-he once again addressed his demands for

London, flet, 11.-The Bishop will be necessary in the next four production.

o live years." he said.

mny

of

meet in

BRITAIN MAY ABOLISH THE DEATH PENALTY

London, Oct. 15-An authoritative government source said to- day that the governmcut would Introduce a bli! In the next session

of Parliament, beginnlag next Tuesday, which might result in aboll- lion of the death penalty In Britain.

We government liself will neither sponkor nor oppose abolllion of death sentences, but it is expected that amendments to the bill. will be offered to accomplish that purpose. The Labour Party will relax its discipline to permit members to vote necording to their per- monal convictions 01 the death penalty question, the Informant added.

The death penalty is imposed in Britain usually only for murder but I also may be invoked for treason, piracy with violence and burning of dockyards, Hanging still is the official method of execu Bon of the death sentence. Britala never has adopted electrocution

or lethal gas chambers--Associated Fress.

Nationalising Banks Of Australia

MR CHIFLEY INTRODUCES BILL

Canberra, Oct. 15—Mr_Joseph Chifley, the Prime Minister, introduced to the House of Representatives to- day the bill for the nationalisation of private banks in Australia.

The State banks and saving banks would not be affected by the bill, he said.

banking facilities available to community, Customers will not lice any difference."

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NATIONWIDE STRIKE IN FRANCE EXPECTED

Paris, Oct. 15.-The French Electricity and Gas Workers' Unions, affiliated to the CGT, were to decide tonight for or against a nationwide strike in unison with the present stoppage of 30,000 omnibus and underground railway workers in Paris, and the' stoppage threatened for tomorrow of 31,000 mer- chant marine unionists throughout French and Algerian ports.

The Union secretaries issued aj stops good-naturedly and accepted statement of impending power by

the conditions of overcrowding in the workers decision after an inter- the ordinary vehicles and open lops, view with the Prime Minister, M. and no seals in lorries, and pold Paul Ramadier, and the Minister of n fare three times higher than the Industrial Production M. Robert normal underground trains. Lacoste Pasquier.

The

considered by trade who

Ted the

the delegation to the

Union in

observers

Matignon said after the ance

anecting with possiblity of

meni

12

to imply the strike in was taken

Padre Commits

Bigamy

M. Hamadier that the Government the Paris area next

bas

refused our proposals," and when the central committee of the asserted that the Government's reply Union of Trade Unions of the Paris Was "insolent and reminiscent of region-the highest standing the reply from a reactionary Cover-uthority of the Communist-led

CGT, was aummoned to meet next Two spokesmen said they belleven Monday at 8 am. GMT.-Reuter, it would be dificult to avoid the Strike

which would affeel 100,000 The the workers throughout France. no-gas and electricity workers had been the Government negotiating with It wil be the Commonwealth

for a fortnight for higher wages. banks' responsibility to provide adequate baniting facilities for any

Meanwhile, the CGT issued statement assuring the full support state or person requiring them. to The bill provided for two main to the striking conllus and under- He is

is considered perhaps to have conduct business without

dis-processes of acquisition, Mr Chittey ground workers In Paris and de- had Britaln particularly in mind crimination, except as otherwise re-sald

nouncing the Government's appealverend Charles Henry Lamb, 30, was Devizes, Wills., Oct. 15-The Re- when he said that "heroic endurance" quired in law and the practice and Firstly, voluntúry or compulsory for volunteers to inke their places.

sentenced here today by Mr Justice was not enough-that austerity does

Commonwealth

PAY DEMANDS ENDORSED usages customary among bankers, acquisition by the in itself constitute the

Bank of

Lewis to 18 months hard labour for and particularly to maintain strict Bank pro-

Australian business asscis The Information Minister, M. bigurny. granime of recovery.

secrecy within the law as to the and secondly, compulsory acquisi Pierre Bourdan, announced that after While his reiteration of the United affairs of its customers.

Bon of shares.

Lab, a former RAF padre and until the Cabinet session at which AL States Government's immediate up-

his licence was revoked earlier thle The first process could be applied Ramadier reviewed the situation roach to Europe's economie proh-

to all banks whether Incorporated in saying that the Government in year chaplain of St John's, Isle of lens contained little new, he appear-

Man, admitted bigamously marrying ed to be reflecting

position," a known State

overseas assets might

Ellen Bodds, then also be ac- Ti

a WRAF Department dissatisfaction over cer-

pay demands of the French Merchant quired compulsorily. Lain parts of the Paris report parli-

court was told that Miss The second alternative could he Marine Union ar "amply justified" Boddie discovered Lambs was mar- applied only to banks incorporated The delegates of the Railwaymen's red when she found a letter from cularly the section cancerning food expanding needs.

and the request for agricultural

cerpensation will be paid b in Australia

Fedemt

who met the Ministry of his wife. ation, wh the Commonwealth Bank in cash or their share-holders would still be said afterwards that they hoped to child of their association.

Mr Chißey said that banks and Transport officials during the day, then admitted it. implements-lo have

There was A anxiety whether or not the European Government bonds as desired.

"I would emphasise lexices of self-help would be suf-

that under liable to taxation in relation to pre-settle the grievances which precipi- dent to satisfy Congress.-Reuter,

year tated the rall strike threat. CRUCIAL PERIOD Washington, Oct. 15.--It might be small necessary

s reconvene nation Marshall plan conference in Paris. Mr Robert Barett, the acting United States Secretary of State.

of Birmingham, 78-year-old Dr F. W. Barnes, replied to an at-

THE BASIC ISSUE. tack by the Archbishop of:

"Certain committees of Congress Canterbury, Dr Fisher, on his

have planned lo

A few mot book "Rise of Christianity" to-werks to consider the first measures

the which

immediately day by declaring that opinions expressed in the book decemary and later a proposal soun were "entirely compatible with to be submitted by the Government Far assistance In the lungrange my position as a bishop of the

rehabilitation

Europe." Church of England.”

Outlining the fundamental con-

of the United Stat The Bishop, an aged bent figure in aiderations his convocation robes, was making a foreign policy in the present world ffause of situation. Mr Marshall said: "The statement to the Upper Convocation of Canterbury after Dr basic issue today is simply whether Fisher bad branded his book as in- ur not men are to be loft free to

the organise

their social, political and consistent with the doctrine of Church of England and bad de economie existence in accordance clared: "If his views were mine, with their desires, or whether they should not feel that I could stare to have their lives arranged

In the and dictated for them

by episcopal office

troups of men, who have allocated to themselves this arbitrary power. "In the world today this issue has assumed more menacing proportions

The than ever before,

hold an Church."

1

Dr Barnes had worlier tried to make his statement to the full synod of bishops and clergymen, who heard Dr. Fisher's criticism but he was told that observations on the Archbishop's

presidential

shown some

the

16-

stid today. particular Me Lovett told a press conference theory used as justification for the that no definite plans had been mark speech suppression and eventual elimination and the decision rested lanche on with theth talks this week with Sir Oliver of civil liberties, varies would not be allowed.

Franks-and-other-number-of-thu.. "The lipper Hour Hearn-of-times

The--|

****All such theories, however, contain | Paris Bishop-decided to hear his state- |

the historical fallacies that in human Archbishop's sudden public attack affairs the end justifies the means.' on the book and was able to re- ; —Reuter, ply in detail since he had come;

without a empy

of of the "Rise Christianity" and could not Brid one‡ for sale in London.

ment. The, Bishop said that he had within themselves the greatest ut all Wash in Committee now

been

caught unawares by

DANGEROUS ADVANCES

that,

A WARNING

Washington, Oct. 15.-The Secre

tary of State, Mr Marshall's speech

The Paris Mission

that

might have

the

The bill envisages the develop- under publie ownership, of a

menusis lunking service that! Australia or not. Any part of their taing CGT also endorsed the higher 1944.

will strengthen and assist the growth of Australian economy and provide facilities adequate to its rapidly

A

this measure, there will be no inter-ending June 30, 1947 and before the

Ats carned after the income

ruption or disturbance

of the set date of transfer and in relation to In two

Reparations Moratorium

Joan

Ha at first denied and

Lamb's counsel said that his clien

any interest payable under agree- Car Factor,shops of the Renault Malta and that

mnt.

NEW DIRECTORS.

downed

transport stri

strikers,

be

war service in Employees returned to work today was affected by

there must have been some fresk

mental where 1,000 tools yesterday in sympathy

or abnormality which with

The judge

such a mental state that he did not

aberration

bis

cornmitting

recent petrol

resulted in this crime. ank that he was unable

Paris transport services, will thrown into worse confusion to-to accept the story that Lamb way in "If shares are acquired by volun-morrow, it die Parls

Taximen's Un fary purchase," he added, the price Union carries out a threatened 24 know what he was doing, "I now paid must not he Jess than the hour strike against

learn that a fortnight before your market value in Australia on August cuts.

bigamous marriage your wife stayed 15, 1947.

at the Air Station as a guest of your --the-cily-bilny--the-improvised Comminanding Officer and you intro The dincctors of compulsorily-ysto acquired banks wil

system of omnibus und lorry transduced her to your friends. At that hold port sponsored by the Government time, you had engaged yoursell to office, whereupon the Commonwealth to replace the regular omnibus and marry this other girl."—Reuter. Bank will, with the Treasurer's an underground train srevices, settled proval.

proval appoint directors.

the

cease to

The

down into an organised flow +1

In

опе

15 People Burned

Death

To

Paris, Oct.

"Possible British Move available adequate information 10 London, Oct. 15.-Informed make such a new meeting the first quarters close the Government full meeting with members of Sir reported today that Britain Compensation may be by agree-heavily laden vehleles. Oliver Franks Mission.

be claims court to ment or by may propose a moratorium on established under legislation."

INSUFFICIENT TRANSPORT, Mr Lovett said that he was "con- the payment of German repara- bill provides for the penalty of pay- siderably gratified" at the progresstions from current productionment of £10,000 (Australian)

Seven routes were in operation The icchnician in today urin the need for stopgap

for and although made in the discussions with

the aid to prevent a collapse in Europe,

up

scrvice European experts.

at the November meeting of the contravention of sections covering charge of selling Answering - Dr Fisher's criticisin

was regarded in diplomatic quarters

the Speaking of Europe's needs

taking over of private banks and succeeded

maintaining For Council of Foreign Ministers.

15.-Fifteen persons that he had discarded from the Newasa waruing addressed both to the

forbidding private banks in carry on vehicle departures Interim

few every aid before the

were burned to death today in a Marshall They said the suggested mora-business. Testament "much which holds the Taited States and. Overseas audi-

minutes from major centres, plan could operate, Mr Lovett said torium might be

the collision between a bus and a truck of live central

years' place in the generally de

bank officinis eners.

Directors and the time between now

are supply could not meet the demand | south of Mazagan in French Morocco, and duration. cepted Christlan doctrine arid bo- He was addressing America's most

December 31 would be crucial.

liable to n daily penalty at £1,000 during the rush hours.

the Agence France Prèss reported. the Bishop declared

experts are becoming "It will

in (Australian) refusing assist in hul progressive labour organisation-the

Citizens trying to get from

Both burst into flames. be an extremely close creasingly convinced that a "brenth- the transfer from usito das state side of Paris to the other, wolted The dend meluded 14 Moroccans and gion, ke

inan,

must fram Congress of Industrial Organisations thing", he said. The United States ing spell for Germany is essential ownership.--Reuter. time

to time shed his garments.

which included many Communist

150 WILS

patiently in large crowds at omnibus one European.--United Press, scraping the bottom of the for the economic recovery of both "As a church, we must come lo mong its members. Its declaration barrel to obtain funds for France

ance Western and Eastern Europe. terms with science and scholarship that "the actual disappearance of and Italy prior to Congressional For This

believe make perhaps dangerous western ciclisation in the current action on an interim aid programme. Russian acceptance of the morato-

reason, they advances in coming to terms, or we woriti situation, was interpreted as He said that it was possible that lum idea face disaster.

be forthcoming may's implicitly calling not only for un the multi-million dollar Commodity despite the "What I wrote in my book was outright rejection of

Sovlet's hitherto ud- Communist Credit Corporation would be used amant stand. Oflcial quarters made most carefully thought out. Almost arguments, but also for the positive to buy wheat for those countries if it clear that Britain did not con- three-year-old English bargain pairings for the Ryder team's last Irish crooner Rinty Monaghan

Oct. 15.-The Cotton announced the following world flyweight tille bout with every Bentence was weighed with and continuing contribution to the legal barriers could be surmounted, template any interference with the anxious acrutiny."

programme of economical ald, which

but he gave no definite detalls present plan for reparations naaider, won the two and

colt Whiteway,

official workout against Oxford and Monday, a 100-8 out-Cambridge Golfing Society on Thurs- . (Continued on Page 4)

more than anything is being counted Reuter.

"He will spar a couple of roundy ment with equipment from disman-

one-day:

Fred Daly and Charley Ward, today, skip and do a lot of walking tled German factories.

quarter mile Cesarewitch Stakes Cotton and Art Lees, Dui Rees and for the rest of the week," said Sam today by four lengths from a Sam King, Jimmy Adams and Max Ichinose, Marino's manager.

Fuulkner, A Department official sald Russia, mediocre field of 22 runners.

R:g Horne and Inced with the lask of Industrial re- habilitation both of the Soviet and Australian jockey Billy Evans The Ryder Cuppers will use

and

EDITORIAL

WHEN

Sweepstake Prizes.

thousands of peuple. ranging from street coolies to talpans, are willing to invest two million dollars in a sweepstake, il testines to its popularity. It does other things: pels the Government handsome révenue for which there are not even any collecting charges; "bolsters the Jockey Club

funds (much of which is later

Jater

.pro.

distributed to charity) and vides staggering

first prize which, we have previously complained, is all out of proper tion. The Kwangtung Handicap

sweepstake last week carried a first prize of nearly £30,000

hair

which, let it be noted, is £10.000 more than any fist prize offering In the greatest of all lotteries. the Irish Sweep. When the firs! of the 1947 racing season ended,

we strongly urged the Hongkong Jockey Club to intro- duce the system on dividing the major prizes in their big sweep- stakes into units, using the Kwangtung. Handicap periment. The Auggestion from time to time also been ad- vanced by sections of the public, but has been binndly knored, The

the

as an ex-

1105

Jockey Club may have very good reasons for persisting in its old- time allocation of sweepstake in vestments, but whatever they may be they remain unknown, Possibly the Club's chief objection is that the unit system Involves a creat deal of extra.

staff. This will hardly satisfy. The Club takes a very good percentage from the total investment and can well afford to meet extra expenditure if this is to provide a service which sweepstake patrons. desire. More

haps for addi"k; calling per

feasible perhaps is the ant

Chinese will be that the aged from taking part in a follery if principal prizes are reduced to the $100,000 and less categories. This, however, has to be proved and can only be done so by practical experiment with the unit

An Innovation which I

system. Is known many people would like to see should not be rejected he- cause of a theory in mass psycho logy. The unit system should be given a trial because It fairer distribution of the prize money, and also because it will be

means

a genuino lest of publlo oplaton.

EX-PREMIER

ON TRIAL

CONTROLLED - REVIVAL

100-8 Outsider Wins The Cesarewitch

Newmarket,

ter Aung San and suven other mom-here was no Indication that the important stayer race in the turf

Green.

Eric

the

it.

on

Marino has three pounds to shed to get down to the 112 pot

pound weight in a "breeze" over the weekend. of Eastern Europe. needed the out-sent the lightly weighted youngster larger American wall and put the limit, but Ichinose said he could do put of revived Germany to to the front about four furlongs amateur opponents, two holes Der In the secret sessions with dat succeed.

out sparring with two partnera from home and Whiteway left the match. At the same Wme, he said, Western field to win by four lengths on the The Oxford and Cambridge team Ichinose said Marino satisfied him Rangoon, Oct. 15.-The trial of

European economic. co-operation uphill stretch. Another, English includes the Anglo-American Robert that he la ready for the Irishman the former premior, U Saw, and nine envisaged under the Marshall Plan coit, Firemaster, was second, a hair Sweeny and

British Walker Cup whom he beat last July at

Glasgow. others charred with the sensational could not become reality without length in front of the French bred players Leonard Crawley, Laddle

Marino is not worried about ex- masa nasassination of Prime Minis "controlled revival" of German in-Roscoff, the 6-1 favourite,

Lucas and Gerald Micklem.-United champion Jackle Paterson's legal the winner from be- Pres

to stop te action to The 168-year old Cesprewitch is un begs of the Executive Council on

VON NIDA'S SUCCESSES July 10 this year opened today before moratorium plan had been currently season because it is linked with the

recognised as the new holder.

if the British Boxing Board London, Oct. 15-The Australlan a special tribunal.

discussed with Washington or Parin. Cambridgeshire to be run on Oct. invader, Norman von Nida, cornered of Control cannot recognise a new The Advocate

the National Byu, assisted by

Immediately, by the Government tief that the United States might be "double."" Advocate,

average department as well as clean-Boxing Choon Foung, and As

convinced of its necessity, but

cas!: Hon's share of Backers who coupled Whitewaying up the

declared. Ichinose sistant Publle Prosecutor, U Mya doubted that French action would be and the winner of the Cambridgeshire prizes, according to statistics released Thein, opened the Crown's case with favourable, at least initially.

Meanwhile, It was reported from the statement at U Saw, leader of

the Professional Golfers Belfast, Monaghan's home town, on the same bet stand to maice today kay British oMelal opinion

Association.

That the Irisliman was ready for the the

appeared opposition Myochit Party, was

You uniformly pessimistic as to chances enormous profits.

Nida, while the chief conspirator in the case as

Whiloway, who

the never left for November, especially of Liccesa He planned and directed the other

pasture as a in view of the newly-launched in- accused in the Aung Sin and other members at the

her to saat ternational Communist organisation placed only once in his provious in Europe on the one hand and the three races. He was purchased pri Government Executive Couneli.

Mr Byu said that two days be in the United States on the other about £1,000 when the colt failed four Brialsh Ryder Cup players, Dai

resulting rise in anti-Soviet feeling Vately by Capt. D. Fitzgerald for

Close on the Aussia's heels were London, Oct. 15-The following

are the resulta tore the assassination, U Saw had United Press.

to make the reserve price at auction. Rees with 21.01, Charley Ward with games played tonight:

of rugby football told his nephew, Khin Maung Yin,

His time was three minutes 47 72.1 and Fred Daly another of the defendants, to verify

and Henry Rugby Union: Glasgow and Edin- and 4/5 seconds.--Associated Press. that the Council would

Cotton tying with 72.75.-Unitedburgh Australians 23: Kont 4 Press, July 10.

Eastern Countries 10. United Ser-

General, U Tun Whitehall sources expressed the be-20 in the big autumn belting 1947 go honours, in the stroke chamy, Association of America can,"

meet on

CLAYTON RESIGNS Wamington, Oct. 15-Wiliam L.

winning Ave weigh in on Monday. He in 30 n two-year old, had been major tournaments and tying for the ounces under the maximum-Asso-

lead in two others compiled a 71.25 elated Press. stroke average with 4,103 shots In

Ryder Cup

Work-Out

58 rounds.

Rugby Results

Marino's Training vices, Portsmouth 10 Royal Marines

Londen, Oct. 18.-After two days

15.

Tugby League: Yorkshire Cup,

The first witness was Aung Chein, Clayton resigned today as Secretary Rangoon Commissioner of the of State for Economic Affairs but!, London, Oct. 15.-Henry Cotton. Police, who gave a detailed des agreed to stand by an unpaid captain of the Ryder Cup team, to- of "secret" workouts in a London semi-finals: Wakefield Trinity 18 cription of the Chamber after the adviser to the Secretary of Stato. day offered a possible insight into gym known only to his camp and Huddersfield 15; Leods 19 Castleford shooting and told of discovering the

His wife's health was given as how the British team will be paired promoter Jack Solomons, Hawatiana. Jeep used by the assassins in their Clayton's reason for withdrawing.- off for the foursome matches against | Dado Marino returned escape-United Press.

Associated Press.

to public Leigh 6 New Zealand. tourista 10:

the United States on November 1.. view today for light training for hia-Reuter.