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VOL. III' NO. 87

JOHN LEWIS INDICTED

Contempt of Court Charge

Mr

Washington, Apr. 14. John L. Lewis, President of the United Mineworkers of Ameri- en, went on trial here today on a charge of contempt of court for not obeying a court order to call off the recent four-week strike of 400,000 coal miners.

No Provisional Govt. For West Germany Yet

!

BRITAIN & UNITED STATES

CHANGE THEIR MINDS

Berlin, Apr. 14÷Britain and the United States have scrapped their plans for an carly provisional West German Government, it was reported here to- day, and Russia, at the same time, reaffirmed her desire for four-power currency reform in Germany.

Allied sources here indicated that the Western powers would give greater political power to German bizonal economic institutions, instead of proclaiming. any provisional government before Germany goes to the polls.

Governors,

The British and American Military General Sir Brian Robertson and General Lucius Clay, Control two-power attended today's session of the

Board in Frankfurt, understood to be discussing German proposals on Marshall aid to Germany, coal produc. tion, and the halting of the dismantling of industries. The Russians today falled to send, German unity at the end of next representatives to the British Com- month. mission called to inquire into the

Mr Lewis pleaded not guilty | Viking-Yais nir collision over Berlin through on attorney. who also in which 15 lives were lost. -entered this pica for the United

British representatives began the Mineworkers on a similar charge.

inquiry without them, after waiting Federal Judge T. Alan Golds-15 minutes in case they should turn borough refused the plea of Mr. up. Thirteen witnesses, all British Lewis' lawyers to reject the charges.

The hearing was adjourned until tumorrow after the Government and the defence had stated their cases. -Router.

MONOPOLISTIC POWER

Pittsburgh, · Apr. 14 - General Motors President. Charles E. Wilson, said

coal today that the night miners pension strike was an abuse of "monopolistic power" threatening public security.

Wilson sald "at time Americans to quit quarrelling slay at work."

techuical experts, were to be heard, American and French observers were present at the inquiry.

Plans for a joint Anglo-Sovlet inquiry have not gone forward be cause the Russians do not agree to the calling of American or German witnesses.

CURRENCY REFORM

statement in A Hussian official today's Taegliche Rundschau, the Soviet Military Government organ, deniest what it called the "provoca- live reports" in West German papers for that the Russians had declined to and discus

currency reform whole of Germany.

"Although the miners were return ing to work: Wilson said there was nssurance that "this monopolistic power will not be used to paralyse the nation's industry within next few weeks."

the

It was not known here today whether the Western Allies would assent.

In Viennn, Soviet guards today! relaxed their restrictions on British movements through the zonal bar- riers at Semmering Pass.

They lot both Jarries and trains pass through with only the produc ilon of the grey four-power passes, without photographs, which they had previously declared were in- zumclent Identification."

THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1948.

No News Of

Stranded Passengers

Shanghai, Apr. 15. - Mystery still surrounds the fate of more than 500 passengers of the steamer Wan Lee, who landed in Communist area in Shan- tung after their vessel grounded and sank on Monday.

Up to this morning, no news has yet been received of the whereabouts and safety of the passengers. Throughout yesterday, the offices of the fuming Steamship Company, owners of the ship, were packed with relatives of the pas- sengers. Shouting and cry- ing, they asked for more information about the ship. and her passengers, and demanded that the company officials take immediate steps to rescue the stranded passengers.-Reuter.

On-The-Spot Truce Commission For Palestine

SECURITY COUNCIL PROPOSAL

New York, Apr. 14.—A draft resolution calling for the creation of a special on-the-spot commission to supervise a truce between the Arabs and Jews in Palestine was drawn up today at an informal and closed conference of the Security Council members.

A paragraph on the composition of the commis- sion was left open for further consideration..

Mr Warren Austin (United States) suggested the precedent of the Indonesia cease-fire formula should be followed and that members of the Security Council, who have consular offices on the spot, should be appointed to the truce commission,-

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Boyd Orr Resigns

New Director-Gen. OF FAO

Washington, Apr. 14.Mr Norris E. Dodd, United States Under-Secre-

The countries mentioned were the whole matter should be "discussed tary of State for Agriculture, was United States, Britain, France, Bel- in the open," and proposed the en-today appointed Director General of

should be

thrashed the

glum, and Syria.

tire problem it was understood that M. Andrei out in a public meeting of Gromyko (Russia) suggested the Security Council.

Britain Abolishes Death Penalty For Five Years

PARLIAMENT'S EXPERIMENT

London, Apr. 14-The House of Commons to- day decided to abolish the death penalty for murder for a five-year test period.-Reuter.

Mr Sydney Silverman, à Labour solicitor, supported by 200 Members of all parties, moved, as a first stop,

A British convoy woat through the pass after a 10-minute delay, a new alause to the Criminal and millinry trains were held up ni Justice Bill, to suspend the death

place for the same minutes-Reuter,

GENDARMES

only a few penalty for murder for live years RAID GAOL,

as an experiment.

Describing the death penalty дя

REQUEST FOR AID

"a revolting and barbaric thing," he sold figures showed that there had Frankfurt, "Apr. 14.-Germany to-been no Increase of vlolence of lined today asked the Western powers for murder in those

40 million for Bizonal aid under which had the European recovery programme -more than 30 percent of the total (1,325 million) al- located by the American Congress for the 18 nations taking part iz the Marshall Plan.

"They air," sak the Russians, preparing a separate currency reform in Western Germany."

The Such action will destroy German State and plunge Germany

chaos.' Into economic

the Soviet statement declared. Russin had sug- rested that an all-Cermony "eur- When cused labour of using rency reform should be established Communists to accomplish their as a matter of principle.

The Communist-sponsored goals and cald "subversive elements

hns notifled the tople's Congress are using the nation's unions sabotage production and promote four Allied commanders that it in- rocial and political unrest-United tends holding a referendum of the German people on the question of Press

EDITORIAL

A Campaign Is Needed

THERE

is less inclination on the part of the publle today to view the waler shortage with complacence. The community B gradually realising that not only are our seasonal rains very much behind time, but that they may not now arrive early enough to avoid a catastrophe Ruch as occurred in 1029. The disclosure by the au- thorities that our reservoira Bow hold only enough. waler to maintain the Colony for 80 daya is disquieting, and but slightly re- Iloved by the news that there has been a saving of daily consump- flon in consequence of

it restrictions. cuforced extremely doubtful, however, whether the general public la making anything like the con- tribution it should and could towards lessoning, water sumption.

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This is very largely due to the authorities tur

themselves. who

have made

serious endeavour

for

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The

current vazue

campaign wholesale water

Baving. perlodie statements on with water reserves, references to

the possibility of further restriellons, fogether with trite appeals to the pubile to watch their taps and where possible use less water, are not suficient to press home the gravity of the luation. The newspapers give as much publielty as posible, but not every amah or householder can or does read the newspapers, and it is high time Governihent organised a campaign that would reach the care of thousands who that probably do not realise Mongkong is suffering acute water shortage, In BMA daya and since, certain depart- ments,

4:0 Public notably Ectations Offer, the Health Authorities and the Polleo have succession of campaigns

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$5,300 million

con-

The German request was ained in the final German draft for blzonal aid presented to the British and American Military Governors by German bipartite officials.

It was understood that the Ger- mans had urged the commanders Increase by £7,500,000 the £237,500,000 requests for food, seed and fertilisers.

They

Baid

the increased, food allocation figure was due to rises in prices.

General Luelua D. Clay, the American Military Governor, sald tonight, after a meeting with the British and French Governors, which, by means of mobile loud- General Sir Drlon Robertson and

Gentral speaker vana, posters, radio and

Pierre Koenig. that the the schools, have managed to future of the three Western Zones -teach-all-sections-of-the-publle, |-was-not-discussed.

The proved The mobile vans have

thres Governors spent most particularly successful in props-

of the meeting discussing the state- gandising among the tens of

ments

French tha

and British thousands of Chinese

the

genernia, will make tomorrow at the Marshall Plan Conference in Paris. -Reuter.

crowded shopping and

and tenement

areas on both sides of the har

བ་ bour. The waterfront, market places, teeming Wanchal, Queen's Road West, Yaumati and Sham- shuipo are obvious polais of direct contact with those to whom it is most necessary the warnings and admonitions should be addressed,

Schoolchildren provide another

Only

Rplendid source for spreading the Kospel "Save Water" and the

of Water Authorities should neck the assistance of the Education De partment and the private schools in promoting a a campaign. by making the public fully con sciqur of the seriousness of the water shortare can Government hope to secure voluntary co-operation by ho@schioders and gervants; and it will need somer thing more vigorous than the precke and stlited

statement Issued to the Press on Tuesday if the community is to be

aroused

to its duty. Merely to surcest farther supply reatriellons if rain does not come in the near future is not sumelent to drive home

the urgent necessity of avolding any water waste at this moment. What the pubile has to be told is that unless there an Immediate dia cerniblo fail in daily consumption, Additional compulsory restrictions will be enforced. Government can no longer afford to base lis appeal to the community on the expecta- tion of substantial rainfall in the near future; it must Insist. 'thas 'only by using every dovles to savo water How can the pubile avoid the immediate further inconvent- ence of more severe restrictions.

WILL MAINTAIN RIGHTS Washington, Apr. 14. The United States would not sacrifice uny of her essential rights in Berlin, Mr Robert Lovett, acting Secretary ol State, said at a

presa conference here today.

the police.

However, it granted a free vote to its rank and fille Members.

KILL REDS

Athens,

The draft resolution will be dis- cussed at a meeting of the Security Council at Lake Success tomorrw.- Fleuter.

by

the Food and Agricultural Organisa- tlon in succession to Sir John Boyd Orr.

Sir John Boyd Orr has resigned,

was stated:

Mr Dodd's appointment to tho | $22,500 tax-free post, recommended by the General Committee, was con- firmed unanimously, by the Courell today.

PEACE RALLY BROKEN UP

Jerusalem, Apr. 14.-Pence de Sir John has been Director- monstrations

Jerusalem'n Or-General since the organisation was thodox Jews wens broken

up by set up in October, 1945. Hoganah rifle butts today, according The Food and Agricultural Or- to a statement issued by the City's ganisation today unanimously clee- Orthodox Jewry.

ted Ceylon as Its 57th member.

The election took place after the FAO A procession of several thousand suspended the rule requiring longer Orthodox Jews, opposed to political notice than Ceylon was able to give Zionism, which they say is "leading because of the Inte attainment of her Jews to great misfortunes", marched Independence. She will be entitled through the streets of the Jewish to take her seat after formal accep quarter with banners demanding tance of

the FAO Constitution.- pence and a "cease fre" and asking the Government to deliver from tho "terrible crisis,"

Keuler.

them

the

Haganah troups tore down banners and bent the demonstrators.

Later,

force larger Haganah arrived, fired their guns in the thr and also beat up the demonstratore "without mercy, using their rifle butts."-Reuler.

had

KHARTOUM

RIOT

Khartoum, Apr. 14.-Charging with truncheons and using fear cas, Khartoum police today broke up a riot outside. the Governor's mainee after a leader of the striking Sudan rallway workers had been sentenced to 15 days imprison- ment. Over 50 persons were in- jured, it is reported.

ACCUSATIONS DENIED countries abroad abolished it.

Apr. 11. A

London. Apr. 14. The Palestine The Government thinks abolition mechanised company of gen- inopportune at the moment because darmerie revolted in Sparta and Commission's charges at Lake Sue- of the increase in violence since the raided a gaol, killing 25 or 26 shown a lack of co-operation over

cess last night that Britain war and the numerical weakness of Communists, the Ministry of the Palestine issue were today cate- Public Order said on Wednesday gorically repudiated by a Colonial

Office spokesman. «

Suliman Musa whose 18,000 fol- night.

lowers ceased work on March 16 for The charges. made in the Com-higher wages was convicted

for Minister Constantine Rentls said mission's report to the United Na-making a speech liable "to disturb the gendarmes (National Police) tions General Assembly, have aroused public tranquillity," apparently WETC enraged at the strong resentment high Govern- Communists

their Comment quarters in London. manding Officer was wounded today The Colonial Ofer spokesman's the window of a taxi carrying a when a vehicle struck a mine on the replies today to the individuati foneign woman passenger. Tripolls highway.

charges were:

Al Atbara, the town's railway That Britain had refused to admit headquarters, strikers declared that When the convoy in which

the Commission Into Palestine before there is no posability

of, their. re- Commanding Ofeer and four others May 1-the spokesman said Britain turning to work until Musa is freed. were wounded arrived in Sparta, had often declared that the arrival

Ministers were--not--allowed to. vote against the Government, al- though they could abstain,

79 DAYS

and no water unless the rains come!

SAVE MORE

and more and more

EVERY DAY

The Bill is intended to make the penalty system more humanitarian and less punitive. Flogging, penal servitude, hard labour are abolished. All detention In future will simply "Imprisonment".-Reuter.

because

the

the revolters scized three armourca cors and attacked the gaol. They disposed of the guards, Rentis said, then killed the Communists, He did not say what was done with the guards.

Rioters carlier in the day stoned the Grand Hotel Annexe and broke

Meanwhile, with Sudan's com

of the

Commission

would be the munications badly crippled, the algnal for fresh disorders.

Government has offered to increase That Britain had refused a pro-the strikers wages at a total cost of gressive transfer of power-two 353,000 Egyptian pounds yearly.- authorities could not exist side by Associated Press. side and any

prolonged hangover

Dimitrios Fitlscis, an officer of the would mean that Britain might be Sparta Gendarmeries went to the involved in

prison-and--tried-to-persuade the the partyplementing by

men to stop.

any other echen C

That Britain had made it Impos-

Trapped-In-

sible to organise Arab and Jewish Burning Coach

militias "Britain cannot continue

He was shot to death and

him was wounded. M gendarme with

Kremlin, Oklahoma, Apr. 14- Á (It was not brought out what group to be responsible for law and order

and, at the Game time, permit southbound train called the Rock was responsible)..

autonomous

armed bodies to come Island Rocket, overturned at Rentis sald six Communists were into being."

Kremlin, Oklahoma today. wounded and one Rightist prisoner

spokesman declared that The telephone operator at Krem- be died of a heart attack-Associated there had been the fullest co-opera-lin reported that people were

Press.

tion with the Commission, but that trapped in a burning coach. Britain was determined not to be a The operator said "we have had party to enforcing

any scheme, a terrible accident." Associated Reuter.

Press,

EXCITING VOTE London, Apr. 14.-Crossing party lines, the House of Commons today: overrode Government opposition and the death Mr Lovett said the United States voted 245-222 to abolish Government was in the closest can-penalty for murder for a trial period fact with the Miiltory Commander of five years,

violence

Stassen Still Winning

in Berlin, and would follow the When the bill becomes law, only line which was most appropriate to high treason, piracy with

Omaha, Nebraska, compose the recent differences be-

14 Apr. and sabotage of Royal dockyards wil

victory tween the Russian and American be punishable by death in the United Scoring a second clearcut authorities there without sacrificing Kingdom, which had 200 capital over Mr. Thomas Dewey, Governor any essential rights.

crimes at the beginning of the 10th of Now York, Mr Harold Stansen Ho made

statement

for his lead when Century.

today consolidated asked to comment on the

For experimental five-year nomination as a Republican Party Suggestion that the United States and Soviet period, British murderers may be candidate for the Presidency of the Governments should negotiate with sentenced to life imprisonment, bus United States. cach other directly instead of not hanged. through the Russian and American authorities

the

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Cheers rang through the austere

After his victory in the Wisconsin

to

in Berlin, in order to chamber after the unexpected vote. primary elections of the party, Mr settle the present breakdown of the Members jumped excitedly to their Stassen today returned a four four-power administration there, feet, shouting, shaking hands and three majority over Mr Dewey. In

Mr Lovett said the fight of B-20 throwing papers in the air in a wild the Nebraska primaries,

in the Fortresses in the American House.--United Presa.

now on their way to jubilance rarely observed

Zone of Germany, training mission.

He

WED a routine

described the rumour of flights

over Italy as "fights of fancy" and KING AND QUEEN

TO BROADCAST

denied the bombers would fly over Italy during next Sunday's election as Q demonstration of American Gtrength.

London. Apr. 14.The King and He also said there was no truth la reports disseminated by the Com- Queen will each broadcast to the munists in Italy that the United nation on April 26, their Silver States was planning to use Sicily as Wedding anniversary, it was an abuse for aeroplanes and atomie nounced tonight from Buckingham | weapons.~~Router.

Palace-Reuter,

The

Bradley Wants Standing Army-

OF 1,500,000 Men

Washington, Apr. 14-General Omar N. Bradley, U.S. Chief of Staff, said America should raise a standing Army of 1,500,000 men if it does not institute universal military training.

He said the Soviet Union has 170,000 men, and would cost many active divisions at present and "our billions annually."

The House Commitico is study- that to over 300 in less than 60 days." Ing draft bill which would increase intelligence advises they could raing

trom Bussion satellites could, raise an-¡the army's total strength With figures available for 1,353,

In recent days' Mother 05 divisions, US strength is 042,000 to 782,000. of the

districts, State's 2024

these com- Stassen

had polled 48,509 against climated at about nine divisions, the House has heard

none fully manned,

on Russian parative statements Mr

Dewey's 38,830.

Versus

American military strength: Senator Robert Taft, the Re- General Bradley said the US had

Secretary of Defence James For- the atomic publican leader in the Senate, had 10 ground divisions at the end of the restal sald Russia has polled 12,020.

war, 89 of them overseas.

hamb secret but not the industrini Nebraska ends in delegates to

General Bradley told the House ability to make it. Secretary of

Symington which will choose the Party's can-alternative to UMT It we are to have Ruanin ik

the barest type of didate.

security, 1#

the U.S. Admiral a aeroplanes sa

Chief of Naval Although the delegates are not standing army, big enough to carry Toula

Denfeld, bound to follow the popular vote, the army portion of a war burden Operations, said the Sovint Uplon▾ at least 18 of them have pledged for one year until mobilisation can be probably has 300 submarines com- themselves to, support the man get effected. This would require at least pared to America's 175.-Associated ting the highest vole.-Eeuter. 125 divisions Initially, or about 1,500,- ÍPress,

BRICE

the Republican National Convention Armed Services Committee; "he Air W. Stuart times as many