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Gang Leader

Slain

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 27-The Selangor State police chief, Mr G. Beverley, personally

shot

dead the leader of a Chinese secret society during a police rata on the gang's hideout a few mes from Kuala Lumpur carly today.

Another member of the gang

the "Malayan Chinese Peoplen Self-Defence Secret Society”—- was killed and two were cap- tured.

The 28-year-old leader. Læe

member Loy. former

of the Malayan Peoples Anti-Japanese Army, threw a grenade, which exploded harmlessly Just as he was shot down,

The police font uniforms bearing a star and hamner and sickle insigola in the hkrati. Iruler.

RUHR COAL

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1947.

Sikh Troops Sent To Kashmir

To Quell Rebels

New Delhi, Oct. 27.-Troops dispatched by the Government of India were reliably reported today to have made contact with the hordes of Moslem peasantry and Pathans invading the State of Kashmir.

There were

Reports said the troops, sent by air to the Kashmir capital of Srinagar had met the raiders near Baramoola, 30 miles from Srinagar. no reports of fighting.

re- The Sikh

said in sokers were London to be an admirable choice for suppressing the Moslem Insur- Hents because Silch communities throughout the Indian sub-continent were bitterly disposed towards the Moslem regime banning all Sikha from Pakistan.

Government Meanwhile, the lensed correspondence between the Governor Geneval. Lord Mountbat- ten, and the Maharajah of Kushmir, in whieli Lord Mountbatten sald troops were being dispatched "to | help your own forres, to defend your territory and to protect the lives, property and hundit of your people".

Inned Prass,

FIRST ARRIVALS

(T

Northwest

Detachments sent to Srinagar were reported to be under the command Brigadier H. L. Atal, related to India's Prime Minister, Mr Nehru, The exact strength of the insur- London, Oct. 27. Eight hundred whose family originated in Kashmir. German hands under the direcere bearded Stith soldiers disquaten-gents is not known, but reports from tion of the Anglo-United States ed by Pandit Nehru's tiovernment of Peshawar indicated that supporting Control Group. made at the india vrived today by alreraft attribesinen from the

in Srinagar, capital of Kashmir, which Frontier areas might have swelled conference

of experts

is threatened by hordes of rebellious their numbers to

10,000. Washington last month, have

tribesmen, nerorsling Modern

The rebel leader was said to be been approved by the British authoritative reports reaching Lam- | 302,

30-year-old

Anwar, lawyer brother and United States Govern- dani.

of the present Northwest Frontier ments.

Prime Minister, Khan Abdul Qayum, who was appointed last August when to Indin Britain transferred power and Pakistan. The rebel hordes were anid to be directed by a "provisional government."-United Press.

The Sikh soldiers-krown as the "word arm of india"-will be reins forced daily as circunstances require until pence is restored to enable the people of Kashmir

determine their own future status according to popular vote,

The Royal Honeymoon

London,

Oct. 27.--Princess Elizabeth and Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten will divide their honeymoon between the New Forest Hampshire, and ile high- lands of Scotland, It was official- ly announced tonight.

at

Part of the hatteymoon will be spent

Broadlands, near Romsey, home of Lord and Lady Mountbatten, Philip's uncle, and aunt, and part at Birkhall, near Balmoral, Scotland.

There has been no indication of the length of the honeymoon. 11 was also announced tonight that Princess Ellabeik's wed- ding gifts will go on display to the public for a small admi slon fec-10 days

before the Royal Wedding in Westminster Abbey on November 20.

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Bevin Defends British Policy

In Germany

London, Oct. 27. Mr Ernest Bevin, the Foreign Secretary, replying to the debate on Germany in the House of Commons today, said that ́ ́ the British Government adhered to its views on the general principles for the government of Germany to ensure that Germany should never again be allowed to establish a dictatorship or menace the security of the world by adopting an aggressive policy.

The other principles adhered to by, the Governinent were to set up a Bantum constitutional machinery in Germany and further the development of sound institutions and to establish economic conditions which would provide an adequate standard of living for the Gennan people.

Ramadier's Political Fight Of His Life

ATTEMPT TO SAVE COALITION

to enable

i

ement and

throughout the world and

the fact that calories had fallen to 1,000 grams, and prices were rising.

"I could not see how we could pro- cure food for this Zone nt any price without entering into agreement with the United States.

some

"We agreed to that fusion to make it in such a form that other countries could join. It was so "do- vised that if Soviet Russia or Franco agreed to come in, it would be fit- ting.

"Again we had a great disappoint- ment over fusion payanents. Wheat wha running wild in the United Slates. It was about $1.75 a bushel, but before long it rose to $3, and the old basis of calculation on which we had based the fusion completely went.

"In addition, was were unable to to carry sufficient funds procure through the bargain.

"Then we had further difficulty. We have been criticised for nut bringing Germans into the adminis

of Germany. Iration

One of the disappointing

results was the hand- Ing over to Germans of the collec- tion of grain and its administration

early.

criticise them, 100 was handed over before the Germans but the fact was that this problem had secured sufficient confidence in administration work to do it succeru»

I

"don'

Mr Bevin continued: "Virtually we have had the task of building o new state. If we had gone into Ger- many, of a Germany free and unfet- tered, there are many things we should have avoided and many things which we should have done.

"But at that time that country, which had been ridden with Nazism, was without a civil service or on or- ganisation

we Paris, Oct. 27.-Premier Paul Ramadier tomorrow will

had the task of

those who fight for the life of his new coalition government, buffeted

had been running the political and

en by the Communist-inspired labour claims and a clearcut economical life of Germany under

the Hitler regime," Mr Bevin said, "get out" demand by General Charles de Gaulle.

"Refugees poured Mr Bevin the Nathal | tlonal amendment Appearing before

new in-elderly neonic and children-- · 16

and it is to the credit of the British summoned

daya elections to be held. Assembly, ahead of time to meet national pali

Government that we have not turn- With the General's alm now known, led them back. Earlier it was authoritatively learn-

tical and economic crisis, the elder ed that Britain, France Bod the

It was believed the next few weeks ly Socialist leader will plead for

BORE THE BRUNT United States had approved the final

hav new lepse of life for the condition of increasing dificulties and labour Communique of the Anglo-France-

Cabinet which he will assert con- trying to line the

unrest certainly would help lise "We bore the brunt and stood the United States coal talks in Berlin,

necessary two-costs. But it has meant that some of stitutes France's last barrier against called to settle outstanding questions

the best miners and the best workers Kashmir's fun-loving Maharajah,

dictatorship from Right or Left.

thiris majority without which new en the future allocution of Rithr coat and to discuss further French

Sir Hari Singh, is reported to have HYDERABAD TENSION

M. Ramadier's position appeared elections cannot be held before next have either been in prisoner of war camps or kept in French mines, in matids for increased deliveries

nade known his intention of oc-

strengthened tonight by May.

Belgium. Poland or other forms Germi roke to French industry.

ceding to the Indian Union and Betyderabad said today that 50.000 the

gains and new

The de Gaulle stalement infuriated industry throughout Europe, and we The British n

and the United Statesting a popular government, with armed Moslems besieged the home Communist defeats in the run-off the Communists, already angered at have had virtually to hold up there

lender. Moslem pre-Congress Foreign Oflees, the announcement the

Bar of Premier of

elections Chattaris and pre-municipal

yesterday and by said, are anxious that the recom- Sheik Abdullah, as Prime Minister.

vented him from leaving for Delhi the last-minute Government conces the loss of Mayoral seats throughout industries on a high proportion

ment can the country including auch tradi-what is called green Abdullah was reported to have ar- mendations dealing with production

inbour. sions, which apparently averted for New Delhi sign

the time being the disastrous rail tional strongholda as the "Red Belt"

of the Paris suburba. The official "That und management should be put into rived in India's capital,

is a massive

• effect as soon as

turday

with Kashmir's present Prime

and civil service strike threats. on exchange of

Communlat evening newspaper, Ce constantly getting letters complaining Chand Mahajan. Minister, views now taking place with the

It was

The Assembly will meet at 3p. Soir, in big headlines charged Gen. that I am not taking more refugees that they had reached 1,550. French,

Dutch

and Luxembourg said they were discussing the deter

tomorrow to hear a lengthy statemes de Gaulle with "an offensive against who

Frances Governments has been concluded." orating political and military situa

from Premier Ramadler on tion in Kashmir, where a section of

whole politlent and economic mus- the Republic" and "marching toward

side he is personal power”. the predominantly Moslem population

On the economic Later,

ce is is demanding accession to Pakistan.

Majlis leaders that the delegation expected to warn that France

inflation It was reliably learned that to mest

would not leave today as planned. rushing headlong into an the objections

wage raised by these

ADMIRABLE CHOICE

Tension throughout the city remain crisis, with labour's insistent countries regariling mines previously

Tit London, it was believed a deed high with troops patrolling demands pushing prices to the point where the frane will lose all value suppress downtown owned by their citizens, Britnin elsion would be taken to

streets, where shop- and the United States had offered the insurrection by

military force appoint nationals of these and afterwards, if a popular govern-keepers had barred windows in ex-and France become bankrupt. countries to manage any mines of ment did not meet the situation, pro-pectation of trouble-United Press. whone cupital they owned the mn-posals would be made jority,

to

MEETING OBJECTIONS

(Continued on Page 4)

EDITORIAL

"de

to divide Kashmir State between India and Pakistan.

Britain Wants Free Trade

ONE of

the most important statements yet made in con- with Britalu's economic Sir Stafford came from

nection

crisis Cripps

ferences.

last week when he alt- nounced that the United States bad agreed to Tower ker tarif barriers and all more Brlish goods to the American market. This welcome revelation came at a time when a general air of de spondency prevalled regarding the long drawn-out Geneva negotia- tions on tariffs and Imperial Pre- Sir Unexpectedly Stafford Cripps was able to de- elare, Trade talks at Geneva are well in sight of successful con- though the Economies elusions" silmister lind also to numit that "We have certainly gone the limit of what is

reasonable in order to achieve agreement with various other

Parties"

However, Sir Stafford expressed the oplalon that the general agreement, when its terms are disclosed, will show a fair balance in lowering trade barriers on

If this all siden. proves to be the case there will be general satisfaction. Trade pre- never been a fixed ference Ins principle in Commonwealth affairs, but has always lemled to be re- Farded more as a means

to in- creasing trade than as a step to Imperial self-sufficiency, --though the latter concept has ils advocates, notably Lord Beaverbrook, and in a more qualified manner, Ar Bovin. As now in force the Im-

perial Preferences system dates only 15 years back to the Ottawa agreements. It was adopted re- at the time by a Britain

luctainted of the wider hopes

of raising

the volume of trade, but it has never been generaŬy re- garded as permanently destrable

on the present scale. Agalu and again Ministers have stated their

willingness to modify the system In return for adequate compensa- tion in the tariffs of others. Bri- Lish prosperity in the second half of the 19th Century was bullt up on free trade. Only when country after comtry, including the Unit rd States, adopted increasingly protectionist policles were modi

callons of the system introduced step by step in the Commonwealth, In 1897 Canada gave preference to British imports; New Zealand, South Africa and Australia follow- ed in the early years of his cen- tury, In 1919 Brian granted a colonial'sugar preference of one- sixth the general import duly. Nevertheless, Just before Ottawa, Iritain was essentially a free trade country, and 17 years ago charged

for

on only 17 percent of lis im Duris, But in 1932 tits trend of word trade made imperative the Ollawa agreement under which Britain agreed to continue the free Entry of Empire products and to chtry place new duties on certain im- porls from foreign countries. The Dominions granted margins of preference

United for certain Kingdom goods, while Canada, Australia and New Zealand grant- ed base tariffs on the principle that protective duties should not exceed the level that would give Beliish producers full oppor timity for reasonable com petition Dy Molent jiro- duction. The Ottawa agtermenim were only partially successful in effect, and in the years just pre- ceding the war efforts were mada- once more to establish free trade qukt pro quo re- on the basis of

Juction

of tariffs. The Geneva talks have been nothing but a continuation of the original over- tures which were interrupted by the war a striking example of Britain's passionato belief in free trade as a prerequisite for the world's ecohomlo recovery.

In

Madras,

Ort. 27-Reports from consider Socialist

with the Indian лpact Government.

Reports said troups were called out to rescue the Premier and his delegation from demonstrations or

the Majlis, a militant anised by Moslem organcials told tion.

Spectacular London Fire

Supply Dump Razed

for

and

of

of

or

untrained

fact. I am

Jana-

fully. We had then to turn back and

take a good deal of it upon ourselves., "We tried all through that period to keep the calories up on high as we could.

"It is only in the last few weeks

REPARATIONS

and other are in Denmark

zone of ours was never self- Mr Bevin sald: "I look with very

On the level of German industry.

WIE

from the point of view great disfavour on reparations from

No

current reparations can be

wo. have agent level of industry

then ourselves

COMMUNISTS' DEFEATS of foodstuffs. It is an industrial current production.

Zone which was only made sup Communist losses in last Sunday's porting by its ability to import from done at the municipal elections had been on other parts of Germany.

to. If raw material. hanced by the run-off elections

go to be imported to "1 could see in Paris in July Inst and food have

current were pointed up still further by year, with the disagreement contin- provide

reparations, Stater and this the United stinging defeats in votes NEED FOR DOLLARS

the uing, nothing but disaster staring office of Mayor all over the country. counter and our Zone in the face, would be in precisely the same posi He will describe France's urgent In both urban and rural communities, and I decided, and was supported by tion, namely, that of finding money

had repeatedly the Cabinet-because it had to be to reparations.

pay need for dollars to finance her barest other

the end of aged up together to prevent the done In

to that policy. It a moment that if the necessary Imports after

quarrel about economic unity was to is the one obstacle which has di- this year and warn that unless the election of Communist Mayors.

go on, Britain would have to take

vided

ourselves and Russia all the present Inflationary tendency...... Despite this Communist setback, steps to make our Zone selfsupport-way time in the name of the British through. have taken 10- halted France's entire

contribution the

labour menacing

situation ing by hook or by crook.

other to the Marshall Plan will be knocked appeared to have cased somewhat.

skyhigh.

is

Parties

cd

Therefore, a

few weeks after-

cannest

agree

economic

usion, the British Government and Cermany is re-established

has been criticised.

in

It is not only

contend

that if the Government He is expected to warn labour that The railroad, civil service and wards, when the United States offer-

the level of its constant higher wage claims are postat unions met throughout the

industry is fixed, at whatever level it may be, or even lending the country to civil strife day, while delegations conferred accepted it.

"I know that the fusion agreement German economy ought to be paid without one, the Brat charge on and bankruptcy and at the same time wtih Government representatives. London. Oct. 28.-The most to appeal to all old political parlies A spokesman for the rallway men dealing with the Control Commission in to keep them alive during this repayment of money we have paid Government already had to unite against the surging victory said the spectacular London fire since drive of de Gaulle's new anti-Com-accepted 85 per cent of their demands ermany and Generat Clay.

have to the days of the blitz was munist Union of the French People. and he indicated that there was no

with the critical period. United States Congress in getting table claim then current

"I think that is a much more Jus- brought under control on Mon-His statement will be read and final-question of striking now.

these problems and this agreement

reparn- at day night a governmently approved at a Cabinet meeting

tions. The civil service, and postal situa- jaccepted. supply dump in suburban Bark- tomorrow morning.

"We said at Moscow that we could emier's statement The Premier's

will be tions still had not been settled, but "In New York last year, I agreed ing by 400 firemen.

the to the 50-50 basis for the United not stand disagreement any longer about the level of industry, and if Flames fed by some of the 170,000 followed by a long political and eco- general expectation was that

and onemle debate, at the end of which Government would make sufficient States und Eritish Zones. barrels of resin, rubber

M. Ramadier will put the Govern- concessions to avert strike-United stored in the four-acre dump leaped ment's policy to a confidence vole, Press. more than 100 feet at the height of

Under the French constitution, this the daylong blaze and a heavy pall

can be taken only after one clear day of smoke visible Ave

miles away has elapsed. If the motion is put before bingkouted the entire East London midnight tomorrow, then the actual

dathe

firemen

and warehouses packed with Comme to abstain,

ini

were

"I am not responsible for droughts no one else would agree, the Ameri- and the failures of ilse harvests cans and the British must fix me-

thing to work upon."Reuter,

Plane Disaster: 40 Burnt

Bodies Found In Mountain

jand

Proposal To Probe British Reds Rejected

27. The

dock areas.

vote can be taken on Thursday, Fanned by a high wind, flaines and

None of the parties in the As- burning debris from the dump damaged several adjacent factories sembly had decided finally how they would vote. It was reported the drenched other

announce might even

un hour

Labour Liopesi, near Athens, Oct. 27. Athens airfield for half b which

London, Oct. their

Government today atly rejected highly inflammable stores of wool, event M. Raniadler would be certain Rescue parties returning to before crashing. textiles, wood and resin.

of a considerable majority. Even if this Attica village after a five-first sighted early today by Royal mons Committee on un-British acti- The wreckage of the plane was the Opposition demand for a Com- A government gasoline dump was they vote against him, there is ex-hour mountain. climb to the Air Force planes. the puth of the flames before they

vities and outlawing, of the Com- ed to be sufficient abstentions ere checked.

Villagers had reported seeing a munist Party: from the extreme Right Wing to wreckage of a Swedish C-54 Barrels.

The Lord President of the Council, resin exploded and dock

ensure him a majority of perhaps 30 Skymaster reported that they fire on the mountainside last night streets ran full of the flating liquid. votes, the cranilest he will have re- had found 40 burnt and muti- at the time the plane was due to Mr Herbert Morrison, Government The heat was so intense that

the ceived so far but enough to enable

at Athens, when returning leader in the House, shouted "No" firemen wearing oxygen masks were the present Government to stay inlated bodies scattered over the to Sweden on the Scandinavian Air witch Sir Waldron Smithers (Cons) unable to approach within 50 yards office.

barren rocky slopes of Mt. lines Stockholm-Ankara route. - - asked If the Prime Minister would of the heart of the fire, None was

DE GAULLE'S DEMAND Hymettus.

Swedish officials said that the set up a Committee on the lines of Injured-Associated Press.

the American Congressional Com- Looming behind the debate will be They stated that none of the oc- only radio niessage from the airliner mittee on un-American

can activities. the tall figure of General de Gaulle,cupants, officially numbered at 44, was a routine warning that it was Sir Waldron pressed Mr Morrison: who threw a political bombshell to including the British pilot, survived approaching Athens to land at aboutsy I ask the Prime Minister, in day in a statement demanding that the crash, which occurred last night 7.30 p.m. local time, carrying 30

the rapidly Increasing As- after the airliner had made, attempts transit passengers. the present, government and

that a

menace of Communist infiltration, sembly quit and

Hassani airfield, general to land at the

The English pilot of the planu, he will come out into the open and ciccton, be called, in which case, he Athens, during a violent storm, Kenneth John Douglas, aged 30, of introduce a bill to outlaw Com- The wing of the Skymaster was Birmingham, was one of the Communista and sequestrate their funda to power.

political observers believed tain ridge, and the remainder of the family is

The Douglas and have a showdown before it is at present living in too late?" present Assembly would follow wreckage was widely scattered for a Sweden. Gen. de Gaulle's demand and vote

mile

Laughter swept the House, which half. 11 and

Britons Two

ure among the Includes two Communist Members. The victims included Americans, passengers; Mr Otto Mendi, a busi- Itself out of existence. But by

In the arena, Gen Britons, French, Swiss, Danes, Nor-nessman of Sofia and Istanbul, and is still no. It seems

Mr Morrison replied: "The answer lossing his cap In

to me that de Gaulle gave powerful Impetus to wegians, Turks, Greeks, Italians and Mr John Saliri.

political parties can take care his supporters in the Assembly Persians, while seven of the crow of The two American passengers of Communists. We are not afraid of drawn from other Parties, as his eight, which included a hostess, were the plane were Mr Edwin Wanner, them and I do not see why the movement has no Parliamentary Swedish.

aged 30, Swiss-born and 24-year- Member should be. Why he should representation at the moment-who A Swedish official said that the old Miss Marie Rusch, born in Dal- exclude other subversive interests I aro secking support for a constitu- Skymaster had cruised

Home Food Stocks

London, Oct. 28-The Food Minis for, Mr John Strachey said in a day night that Britain's food stocks

written parliamentary reply on Mon- Predicted, his movement would be found lodged at the top of the moun- pany's best plots.

on hund totulled '4,074,000 tons on October 1200,000 tons more than on September 1.-Associated Press.

Cholora Death Toll Cairo, Oct. 27-Another 471 deaths from cholera were officially reported in Egypt today.

New, cases now total 893--Reuter,

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the las, Texas-Reuler.

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