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Churchill High Honour
Enters The Fray
London, Nov. 11-Mr Win- ston Churchlil, ignoring his physician's advice, appeared in the House of Commons today to lead the fight against the bill to curb the powers of the House of Lords and declare that under the Labour government **wc are approaching very near fo dictatorship in Britain."
"What is aimed at" the opposition lemler derinted, “hs ac sanide Chamber Kavernment at the dictatorship of Ministers without regard to the wishes of the people.
"We are approaching very near to dictatorship in Britalo-a diétulership without either I criminality OP
effelcary."
I hate most. In 2
NO
"As to freeborn Engilshman, whnt of being anybody's mercy or in anybody's i power it Hitler or Attlee."
at
Mr Churchill, who will be
73
this month, wan ill with a cold
and could not appear
Monday
for The opening of the debate. presence today, he said, der some protest from my medienl
Advisers."
"
گر نوم
this artful ara insincere scheme,"
Churchill declared, the Socialists "hope to substitute for the will of the people the decisions of this government,
For Princess
of
London. Nov. 11. Princess Elizabeth today be- came a member of the G00- year old Order of the Garter.
Order the premier Britain, when the King in- vested her with the insignia at a private ceremony at Buckingham Palace.
The Princess will wear the Order's broad ribbon in kingfisher blue, bearing the mutta "Honi soit qui mal y pense" (Evil be to him who evil thinks) in golden letters, at her wedding next
week.
The only other women members of the Order are the Queen, Queen Mary and Queen Wilhelmina of The Netherlands-Reuter.
Communists
Break Into Stronghold
Peiping. Nov, 11.--Chinese Communists on Tuesday night broke into Shilklachwang amli street fighting raged, pro- government lispatches reported.
Romo
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1947.
Resistance Forces Clash With Siamese Regulars
OPPOSITION TO NEW REGIME
Bangkok, Nov. 11.-Fighting between the Siamese, regular army and "resistance forces" was reported in Siam today by Lieutenant General Phin Chunhawan, Deputy Supreme Commander in the new regime which seized power on Sunday. General Phin described the opposition as "Siamese people's resistance forces".
The order was flashed today for all garrisons to be on the alert through- out the country to cope with uprisings in various parts of the nation and for troops to be ready to march in 24 hours. A military spokesman of the Siamese Command denied that any clashes had taken place in army stations.
Lieutenant Colonel Chulalon, Public Relations Officer of the Military Command, told correspondents here that all military units throughout the country were co-operating with the Command and denied rumours of crashes between Government troops and re- sistance forces.
Marshal Phibul Songgram, who assumed power on Sunday, received the British, United States and Chinese Ambassadors today, Lieutenant Colonel Chulalon revealed, and the talks were "cordial.”
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Minister
Man-Power Call In Palestine
For
Reservations
Jerusalem. Nov. 11. The Jewish National Council-Vaad Leumi-called tonight for the Immediate mobilisation of all Jewish tran power and financial resources in Palestine in readi- ness for an "emergency" expect- ed to arise with the setting up of
A separate Jewish state,
Coupled with the call, placing Fatextine's 650,000 Jews on
series
virtual war footing, was
of resolutions strongly condem- ning terrorism as "a danger to the establishment of the Jewish
late."
One of the methods decided by the ceunell for raising money
for the "security chest," was a "house curfew" placing all the Jews in Palestine under house- hokl acrest while thousands of collectors made the rounds of their homes.
:
"By this means we hope that no one will escape the net," the Jewish spokesman said.-Reuter. CONTATARSANANCIAL C 1938 1266875 EPSONS;
Scientists Sceptical Of Soviet
Atom Bomb Report
was
London, Nov. 11.--Comment from Moscow awaited tonight on the report that Soviet Russia had successfully exploded her first atom bomb in Siberia last June, as published today in the independent Paris cuening newspaper L'Intransigeant from ita Moscow correspondent.
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EARLY P.L. ELECTION RETURNS
Nacionalista Party Polls Heavily
Manila, Nov. 11-Tho Na cionalista Party rolled up a sur- prisingly large lead in early re- turns from the Philippines first off year election since indepen- dence.
Four killings and the disap- pearance of four election oMetals were reported. But balloling was cumparatively quiet after Presl- dent Manucl Roxas appealed on election eve for Fillpbos lo ballot "as peacefully as possible."
At least 35 persons
were killed and unreported numbers wounded or kidnapped during the campaign.
Lave
Thilles from 100 precincts of Greater Manila's 752
the Nucionalista eight candidates for the Senator, 82,463 votes to 56,052 for those of President Roxas' Liberal Party.
Provincial returns were favouring Liberal Party candidates in a close vote.
A Roxas spokesman said Liberals led the provinces, 15,881 to 12,700. Filipinos were electing eight sena-
tors-one-third of the senate mem- bership-for six your terms, 45 governors and a throng of lesser provincial oficiala.
ioxus who has 10 of the 16 hold- over
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SINISTER INTRIGUE
Lending the opposition attack and replying to tints of the deputy Prime Minister, Mr Herbert Mörri-
There were Pistons that the son, a longtime political foe, Chur- Communists had completely conquer
General Adłut Dejarat, the Com-specifiendly for 30 days, by which chill accused
the government
who Is the city, whose defenders had mander-in-Chief,
a time How
a new Parliament will prob- "sinister Intrige" in its move to
resenters, needs three wins in promised to "defend to the sleuth”
member of the new Supreme State ably have been elected.'
current election to retain his redtee from two years to one the
in
Council, exhortations by response By
Pre-election instructions to all Arrest warrants were reported here
majority.
estimates Feers' veto power Fegislation Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek.
military unit-in his first order to have been issued against two The correspondent declared that
were that he would win slx, passed by the Commons,
sued since the coup d'etal-to obey Ministers of the deposed Government the Soviet Union exploded her first scientists at his office of the report in early returns was Camilo Oslos, Leading all senatorial candidates Government military authorities orders because the military action of Lung Dhamrong Nawasawat-the atom bomb on June 15 this year in and said that their in Peiping acknowledged that radio taken on Sunday was "in the in- Deputy contact
Commerce, a remote area of Siberia, and his re- very marked scepticism. of
1 Nacionalista candidate who with the defendern broken.
wasterests of the publie."
Dhamrong Drokuang. artd theport was marked: "Field FAVI
unter indictment as New York: The atom bomb re wartime collaborator, Second highest That suggested to
a suspected that.
Minister of Industry, Thongin Moscow vin Prague," rubiolira
of the city's fall The Foreign Under-Secretary.Thuriphad.
port may not be of true alom bomb was The correspondent
said that the but of a kind such as a British off-charges against him. Lorenzo Tanada the man who Aled treason might be true.
Bisut Virajate), now acting
ner Ministers in the former test explosion took place before 280 cial report published after the un- of the Liberal Party, a former So- "These are men who are bringing Shobline hwong is an fráportant rail Foreign Minister, revented today that Government were understood today to Soviet us to ruin," the worthm
atom specialists Prime Junction city. 172 miles southwest of instructions had been
and some leashing of atom bomby un Japan Heitor General.-Associated Press. sent to all be free.
Government officials. Minister continued. "It may by that Peiping. Earlier reported said the Siamese diplomats abroad to carry
The nearest indicated could be made, observers they are going to be more hated than Crimuninės
An all-day run on the bank at fown was Irkutsk, abht 60 miles here said were Livvakt into the on as usual. any see the franchise was ex-cats--which had throw lines of defence
Ayuthaya resulted in the bank stop from southern tip of Lake ping; business temporarily. The with Baikal, and about 1-10 miles north of repart as saying that it was possible
These oted the British | tender!"
from the northeastern approch
made because the principal promoter drawals were reported to have been the Mongolian border,
to get an explosion so imperfect The corresponden! declared that that the detonation of atomic mate- of the bank is Louis Panomyons, the explosion was felt over a radius rials would be no worse than that of brother of Prici ser resistance homvong, the for. of 30 kilometres (about 18 miles).
"The bomb
some ordinary explosives.
One selentist, acquainted with the j Lieutenant General
Phin weighing about six kilogrammes (13 weight of the American bomb, said of France won its second football Paris, Nov. 11,--The Racing Club Chunhawan
on all leading pounds) which functioned perfectly" that it would be impossible to pro- called merchants in Bangkok today and re- Experts who watched the explosion duce an atom bomb weighing only victory against the Arsenal today quested their co-operation with the returned to Moscow towards the end 13 pounds, the weight of the Soviet 4 in their 17-year-old annual clas
tot June and had since been working bomb according to the Paris story.. new regime in reducing living costs
one of the deered major aims of in "uttra secrecy preparing report |--Reuter. the coup d'etal. He appealed to the merchants to reduce to the utmost possible limit.
This step was taken after consul-
"It may be that not only bankrupt. These reports said the Communiststation with the Military Command, ey but Retual starvation will come i recumed one-third of the city. It was he sald, and added that 10 in- to these islands largely through their without light, and power because its mediate changes of personnel and mismanagement."
electric plant had been destroyed.--. | reshuffles were contemplated. Associated Press.
Mir Churchill, obviously mindful of heavy Conservative gains and Labour losses in recent voting for municipal officials in England and Wales de- clared:
wabung
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Procession May Be Gay After All
CABINET MEETS
The first meeting of the new bine under the Proniership of Luang Kovid Adhaiwongse-set up by Marshal hibul within 24 hours of his coup-was held today.
--"If-there--was -n- Geruera) -elvetlen tomorrow, the Suctalist majority i
London, Nov. 11. The Govern- would vanish. If they wait ment is reconsidering ils carlier another year, they themselves will deckion that the drab wartime uni- A policy statement was expected vanish for a considerable, period farm should be worn by the House to be made later, with possibly a unwept unhonoured, unsung and hole! Cavalry, Britain's crack cavalry clarification of the respective purers
regiment, when escorting Princess of the Cabinet and Military Com with Elizabeth to and from her wedding mands-which have
on November 20.
not yet been sak. "This ntion, more than
specifically defined. This
the announced in knows how to control their rulers
House of Commons today and
The new Premier said that the new are the rulors now," he followest rectat complaints that the Cabinet would take over" tomorrow. added uminously. "and we are going! Household Cavalry
Cabinet is, however, emily had appeared The red and white provisional, having been
appointed steel
Charging the government
diciatorini tendencies, Churchill
to show you that there are limits in their
WI
colourful
to your control...these are incom-uniforms with burnished petent ministers who have brought helmets
upon
surmounted by white
us many miseries, who say plumes, and burnished steel breast- to hell with the will of the people!" į plâtes and backplates for Mun-
Associated Press.
EDITORIAL
making purposes.---Reuter.
Controlling Car Prices
THE Government department of Suppiles, Trade and Industry has found it necessary to reim- родс controlled prices on American-Imported cars, notwith- stamling bitter objection by dealers. The fairness or otherwise of these restrictions is obviously debatable. Briefly Government
argues that sotne dealers Brc making too big a margin of proßt
exchange alloca-
came into this
of
that motor cars category, Bre reboposition celling prices would appear to be unfair, Nevertheless, there is a background to the
controversy which
needs to be apprrelated. When Hongkong
In des- perate need of transport, Govern- ment
gave every encouragement
le car dealers to Import and vehicles fetched their own prices, Then was discovered that new cars were changing hands two or 011 American cars purchased . three times within 48 hours of through offici tions and that a gentleman's ngreement is not being striefly etiserved. The dealers counter with three points, (a) that cars come into the luxury category and therefore should not be sub- Ject to control; (b) the margin of profit allowed under the new cdn- trol rates is insuflelent; (c) the "celling" or American cars has now fallen so close to ruling prices for British. cars that the percent tariff designed to pru- tect the British productions is virtually nullified, Jusufication of the 8.T. and I action must de- pend on the extent to which con- trols bestil the general public. This has long been the guiding principle of the department and the me factor has influenced Government to avoid, as far as pomalble, controlling unessential commodities. If, therefore, the authorities are willing to concede
ofils on the.deals being Government correctly stepped In and not only intro- duced price controls, Lut assumed powers to restrict local dealings in cars. The publle bene- filled. Tast Aprit Government removed price controls from cars and cutered into a gentleman's agreement with dealers because It was felt the market had found Its own level. It is now claimed that agreement has been violated. This may be sufficient Justifica- tion for controls, but it has to be admilied that cara
not yet do come within the packet of the. average wage-ratner,
117 are they likely to for some time, no malter ni what lovel celling prices are fixed. Because it is a naturally restricted market, I would seem that li could be lett uncontrolled to those who can afford to pay without upsetting the economic equilibrium of the community.
54 Carat
Diamond Ring
As Present
1
the
was a small one.
for Marshal Stalin
"ULTRA CONFIDENTIAL" The correspondent asserted that he EX-PREMIER FREE
had "ulira confidential" information Premior, after
It was reported that the deposed that Soviet experts conceded the
interviewing
the Soviet Union to be "five years bo- Military Command yesterday, went hind the Americans in the manu with his family to his home town of facture of the atom bomb". Ayuthaye and is at liberty.
Foreign comments on M. Molotov's He rejected an offer of a post in claim last week stressed that, while the new Cabinet set up by Marshal the secret
nuclear fission
Pas now generally known, the United Plibut.
States sill possessed several years Pridi - Panomyonu, the anti- Japanese resistance lender, who was
advantage in the actual production said to have slipped away from a
the bombs, which was a large dance when Marshal Phibul's forces i
senle industrial problem. went to
arrest him at the time of M. Molotov had told a cheering the coup. is now staying at a naval multitude at last week's celebration cadet school at Phonburi, across the of the 30th anniversary of the Rus- River Menum, opposite Bangkok. sian Revolution that the atom bomb He is apparently free and it was
was "no longer a secret." understood that he would not he pensionist circles of the United
arrested.
Earlier
of
sistencies.
"In ex-
"new
FATAL COLLISION
IN MID-AIR.
Thetford, Norfolk, Nov, 11-Six airmen were killed when a Lanens- ter bomber and a Hornet fighter plane collided in mid-air today and crashed near here.
The plot of the bomber, believed to be the only survivor, with superficial injuries.
escaped One air man is still missing-Reuter.
sic.
Arsenal Lose
In Paris
Arsenal has won seven times and there were two the games. Matcher www not played during the war.
The
40,000 fana ni Colombes Stadium were pleased with the result us-Parisiang consider. Arschal to be today's best English team while Racing Is Bfth in the French championship league.
At Antwerp, Belgium, Chelsen, the British soccer team beat a combined local deam 3-2 today. At Liege, Belgium, Charlton was heavi y defeated 5-0 in a match against combined local team.--Associated Preas.
Car Dealers Protest Against Reimposed Price Controls
cars
up
20-
by
Stales
he hundectored.
illusion It was not known whether he met peculiar
is widespread;
internal Hot controversy has arisen Moreover, they feel that American Phibul after the -Dar Es Salaam, Tanganyika, Nov. Marshal
latter's placing no faith in their
strength, they rely on the secret of between Hongkong motor seizure of power.
Car cars are a luxury item and therefore Williamson. 11—Mr J. T.
Admiral
although this secret dealers and the Sangworn,
bomb, "Diamond King of Tanganyika."
Director- the atom
Government's no prico control should be imposed. Purchasers wishing to buy low Supplies, Trade and Industry priced cars today seat a 51 carat diamond ring General of the Palice, who was also has long ceased to exist."
"wanted",
buty In Washington, scientists who had was understood to have
British maker, to London as a wedding present | reported to the authorities, although engaged in the preparation of the Department over the
re-impo- dealers state. for Princess Elizabeth. The Jewel this report was not confirmed.
first atom bomb, ridiculed the Paris sition of price control on Ameri- Since little profit is made on Bri- came from his miue at alwadul
Akihanilti Kamehorn, former report, which they maintained con-
can cars, which went into effect tsh cars, the dealers believe that
they should be able to make Mr Williamsqui.
is Finance Minister, is also at Ayutha-tained certain basic scientific incon- last Friday. a Canadian, reputed to be the richest bachelor f¥4,
Motor car dealers claim that the profits on American luxury cars and their tremendous war losses through in the world.
reports said that Pridi The report also claimed that the
new control, far below that of the in Panomyong oud Dhamrong Nawasa-Soviet Union has canstructed several original control price enforced dur- habillation of their businesses.
this
facilitate way
the In September last year, when he wat had taken refuge at the Siamese huge atemle industrial centres being late 1940 and early 1947, forces was 39, Mr Williamson discovered a naval headquarters, and that the lid the Urnis and described atomic
Under the new
control, floaters "diamond pipe" ou bis, remote pro- Siamese Navy had not joined in the research at the No. 1 priority under down the selling price of American will be unable to purchase American
cars to the British sales level, cara perly in Shinyanga Valley, Tangan-selure of power by Marshal Phibul, the new five-year plan.
an the open market rate of thereby nullifying the 15% protec -Reuter, yika.
Izvestia, the Soviet Governinent
live tariff imposed on American exchange and still receive any pro- At at all. The only, method by organ, declared that the Soviet Union Meanwhile in London today, 27 REVOLT UNSUSPECTED
and Jeopardiag the salc of which they will now be able to boys from all over Beltain put their San Francisco, Nov. 11.-Mr Serge find sufficient strength and tremen British vehicles. best efforts into their singing at Rips, special American representa-
purchase from Amerlen is through deus interantloant influence to de-
S. T. & I. officials state that car the Westminster Abbey Choir School, tive for. the Slamese government,
fend the cause of peace with success, salesmen
necessarily small allotments of have been making ex-. badly-needed Government gold at to gain their places as choristers said today the bloodless military
REPORT RIDICULED 1. orbitant profits on American cara the offelal exchange rate, dealers whose voices will ring through revolt was "masked perfectly" to Reuter reports from world centres, and that, all cars should be sold at claim. Westminster Abbeyabeth is marriedness."
on November 20
strike
with "bowildering sudden- gave the following renetion to the lower prices to protect the buying. S. T. & 1. states that when prien
Russian claims:
putile.
control was lifted last April, it was to Lieutenant Philip Mountbatten. Mr Rips said he left Bangkok a
All automobiles were selling at a believed that the normal process of Washington: Scientists who had Even more excited than the others few hours before the pre-dawn coup helped to prepare thic first atom market price well below the control supply and demand would continue were ten sonlor boys because one of on Sunday and "there was absolute bomb ridiculed the Paris report. price, (50% mark-up on grose cost) to them will be chosen to sing solo atly no advance warning." He reported One scientist pointed out that the when alt controls were lifted last can down the prices of Ameri- the wedding.
he had attended a 'cabinet meeting Paris story stated that the detonu April. Since that time, the market past six months, prices have not cars. However, during the The boys' nges range from nine on Sunday to discuss long-range tion was heard 30. icilometres away. prices have steadily decreased on dearensed appreciatively and control plans for Siamese co-operation with The original atom bomb was heard British makes and slightly decreased must be re-imposed to protect pur- years to 14 years.
It was announced from Bucking- the United States.
cicarly 100 kilometres away and on American models.
chusers. ham Palace today that repair work "There was Hatle disturbance any-bomb heard only 30 kilometres away According to motor-cur dealers, Car dealers, they feel, have by and the redecoraling of Cinrence where at that time and no Indica- would be a very poor weapon in the new control, (33 1/3 mark-up now made up most of their war. House, part of which is at present ion of trouble," he said. "I was deed, he added.
on gross cost) which is 20 2/3% losses and need no longer reallee Chilengo: Lending United States below the original control, makes large profit margins at the expense necupled by offeinls, will be started shocked to hear of the revolt when within a fortnight.
arrived at Honolulu."
sulentlats expressed
marked American cars purchasable at of the buying public. The property of the Royal Family, Mr
who rups,
is en route to scepticism at the report.
price perilously near that of British
dealers pur- Clarence House was built in 1825 Washington to report to the Siamese
Preferring to have Dr. Edward Teler, Professor of makes,
chase gold through the open markot, Under the new control, an Ameri- Government plans to ease the pre- for the Duke of Clarence, later King | Ambassador, said he could not com- Physics at the Chicago University's William IV. It is a four storey gracement on the new government or Institute of Nuclear Studles, sald can built Chevrolet sells for $9,500. sent prico control for those who are fully proportioned building adjoin-military situation In Stam.-United at all this does not mako much The cast price-before dealer's profit forced to buy outside the oficial Ing Saint James Palace-Reuter. Press.
-of an Austin 12 la $0,000.
rate of exchange.
when Princess
sense.
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