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COMMONWEALTH CONFERENCE

Momentous Decisions Awaited

were

London, Apr. 26.-Momentous decisions 1 enabling the future Republican India to an equal remain in the Commonwealth as partner with the other members expected to be taken by the Dominion Prime Ministers in a secret session here late tonight. The decisions would inaugurate a new cra in Commonwealth relations.

Following this morning's two-hour meet-. ing of the leaders, quarters close to several of the Commonwealth delegations said that there was a rapid approach to an agreement on a joint declaration proclaiming a free and equal association of all the member nations, including Republican India.

The leaders tonight 'sought to sive Anal shape lo o document

POCKET CARTOON which is expected to solve the

Italy Still Hopes For

Her Colonies

problem

have been

unique constitutional

Blacy with which

rappling for five days.

The solution proposed by the leaders was described tonight as "unspectacular but real,"

is understood to consist of a declaration affirming the desire

of

all the members, including India, to continue their asso- eintion in the Commonwealth.

The declaration is bellaved

to place on record. Indla's de- cision to become

A

sovereign, bideperident Republic and fer desire to continue ber own memberships of the Common- wealth on a basis of equality.. It is suggested that India which,

as a Republic,

cannot ! accept the suzerainty of the; King-will regard the King ny "the symbol of free association

the Conunonwealth.

MAY BE MODIFIED

In the declaration, the Com menwealth nations other than India are expected to reaffirm facie allegiance to the Crown. but, at the same time, to accept India as a full and

and equal mem-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1949.

These two pictures give some idea of the damage caused by the carthquake which rock- ed the American north- west Pacific coastline. this month. Above, cornice on a Seattle hotel ripped loose, breaking windows and damaging the fire es cape. Opposite a vacant mill building collapsed and so did the top of the towering chimney in Tacoma, Washington. Workmen labouring at the base of the chimney escaped injury.

Pieture.

AP

Attlee Will Not Discuss Colour Bar

ber of the Commonwealth.

The declaration, on which

London, Apr. 26. - The the statesmen

have already Prime Minister, Mr Clement been working alinost Cut- tinously for the past two days, Attlee, rejected a suggestion may be modified in detail he- by Mr Emrys Hughes, La- Lake Success, Apr, 26tore it obtains al acceptance. hour, in the House of Com-

The Dominion statesmen, in The Political Committee of

for

mans today that he should solutioniseus for 11

the Dominion the UN General Assemblytheir search

have

had to

to balance the ques- resumed its debinte at Lake on of any change in the basks Prime Moves during their Success today on the future of the Commonwealth associa visit to Land the question

of Italy's former colonies.

Italian Ambassador Alberto Tarchiani restated' Italy's hopes of getting the colonies back.

M. Turchiani devoted most of his statement to answering the charges that Italy had done improve conditions nothing to

in her former colonies.

tion with the deep attachment of the older Dominions to the Crown link.

of diserindantion against coloured peoples.

There

When asked if he would do They had also 10 bear in

this, he replied briefty: Nu, sir." minic the special sigualficance

If the Hughes asked solution of India's which

have for the Prime Minister was aware that problem might

has be other new Dominions-Pakistan "racial discrimination and-Ceylon--which have yet to come so bad in South Africa,.." Ford Winterton оп came their Constitutions.

Africa has also a special Opposition Conservative, inter- it leid bern He said when Italy took over interest in the issue. The Na-vered to say that

laki down by Faitren and Somaliland, Starchy tionallet Party, in power, thinks constantly

for a Common-Speakers of the House of Com- prevailed and everything had to fit consistent

10 contain both Remons that no question could be publics and Kingdoms.

asked reßecting on the policy of a Dominions Liovernment. CORDIAL ATMOSPHERE

Scolland, Lbour, suge Mr All Commonwealth quarters

gested that it was in order 10 been that the talks have

bring up any question covering sy

In throughout conducted

British subjects, Kristest of the atmosphere

mutual helpful- ite said a remarkable trans- cordiality and formation took place just be-ness. The desire of all the Do- fore the suthreat of the Second infnions to bring the conference

a successful conclusion World War. Cities were built, to industries founded and miles of evident roads constructed.

be built from the start ecen- wealth mically.

The Libynn

situation

Was

different, he said. But the poli

tient and cultural level of the Libyan people had fallen now:

an

U.S.

lo

Preparatory Arab-Jewish Peace Conference

Lausanne, Apr. 26.—A preparatory 'Arab- Jewish peace conference will open in Lausanne tomorrow, but the Arab and Israeli delega- tions will not negotiate directly "at first," UN officials said yesterday.

The conference is sponsored by the three- member UN Palestine Conciliation. Commission, which comprises Turkey, France and the United States.

The talks were originally due ! Later in the day the Commis

open yesterday but were slon will meet the Israeli do- postponed because soine dele-legation, which is expected to entions were delayed by bad be headed by S. Sassoon chief of the Arab Affairs section of flying weather. Syrian, Lebanese and Egyptian delegations have the Israeli Foreign Office. All now arrived. The Isrnell and the meetings are to be held in Transjordan delegations are strictest secrecy. expected to arrive carly-to-

morrow.

The talks will open with meeting of the Commission and the Arab delegations,

Burning Up Industrial Energy At Too Fast A Rate

Washington, Apr. 26.-The United States is in danger-of-becoming-a-burnt-out-athlete- among the nations if she keeps up her present pace for only another generation.

Chapman,

That is the view of Mr Oscar L Under-Secretary of the Interior. 'Ile posed it in a recent speech as a challenge to the country's en- gineering genius to produce new miracles.

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We are using our energy in | 0. Concentrated research natural resources such as coal, retrieving copper, lead, zine, grade Iron ore from low oil and gas so fast, Mr Chap and HYPOTHETICAL

man fold an engineers' group materials now discarded. The Speaker, Colonel Dougins torny, that our whole future in

"A self- the world will be settled by Mr Chapman said, "Our total "Within the next 10 yesra," Caflon Brown, said.

in the next 20 to 30 years, governing Dominion is respon-

energy needs will be at least sible to itself and, not to this

"Our highly industrialised | 50 percent greater than they The Prime Ministers attended House. Lord Winterton is cor- iwo official functions in their reet. One should not criticise economy is consuming unheard are today......

ho cf quantities of energy," Italy spent over $1,000,000,honour before meeting tonight the Government of a Domill-aid. "In 1948, we used 45 per-

for what was expected to be the lon."

cent, of the energy consunted

000 at the prewar rate

ex-

clunge to develop the colonies.

M. Tarchiani maintained,

He contended that the efforts of the Fascists, whom "we are the first to condemn,"

at

is

cial the

Was

"Our American technical and Industrial genius is approaching the greatest challenge it has ever faced a challenge created મા by its own success. ..we have consumed our natural

riches faster than any nation in his-

our most vital materials arc running short. You, gineers, must help in pointing the way.

-United Press.

last phase of their secret talks. When Mr Sydney Silverman, throughout the world. We prob- They were the guests of honour Labour, asked if it would be in ably will be able to squeeze by

a Parliamentary reception order to put down a question

for a few years, but. Speaker of the about

the by the given

the protection of

The "but was that we have of Commons, Howe

of British subjects in do not

rights make as black a record as has Clifton Brown, at his

residence in the Palace of West-e Dominions, the Speaker to do something about it nowtory. Our reserves iri some of

for using energy said these were

were "purely hypo- with Ideas been painted.

function minster. This

which Iources never tapped before. hetical questions should like to see in writing attended by many Members of M. Tarchtanl repeated the

SUGGESTS IDEAS Government, Opposition before I can give an answer, pledge made earlier by Count the Carlo Sforza, the Italian Foreign leaders and other distinguished but I should think not."

Warning that use of atomic William Gallacher, Com- Minister, that good care would | Parliamentary, figures.

The statesmen were

energy for peacetime purposes dining munist, said there was a young with the Prime Minister,

gelergyman in Britain who had is only a roll, Mr Cher- RESIGNS AS A Clement Attice,

man suggested to the engineers and leading been imprisoned in South Afrien

bo

colonies of any taken entrusted to Italy's administru- tion now-Associated Press.

ZILLIACUS PUTS IN

British Ministers at his official because of his association with these ideas to work on:

No.

10.

residence, Street, and were expected to

room to the conference table for

are

PROTEST

03

on-

Downing coloured people.

1. Experiments with pulling

Washington,

26.-The Was it not in order to ask out the heat energy of both the

Apr. move straight from the dining the Prime Minister to raise the sun and the earth itself, the

Con- latter by a heat pump already United States Secretary of the Navy, Mr John L. Sullivan, re- they meeting, scheduled to start matter at the Dominions

ference?

duveloped. ut 8.45 p.m. GMT.

2. A cheap method of puri-signed today as a protest against A PROTEST

The Prime Ministers have The Speaker: "There is no

responsibility of

fying the sea's salt water and the scrapping of the construction arranged to have a further meet-

the Primerning it into the faucets aha of the new '05,000-ton super alr- for that Questions Paris, Apr. 20-Mr Konning tomorrow morning, and it is Minister

lett Zilliacus, Labour.

be devoted to matters onto the dry lands of California craft carrier, the United States. wing possible that any decision which must

Ministers which

nad other western area, "Such Member of Parliament, and M. may be taken tonight will not be for

n project should not be an, Im- responsible."---Reuter. Pierre Col. a French deputy known until then-Reuter,

possibility for scientists who and a former Air Minister, pro-

have accomplished such miracles teated in Joint statement to

as ours have," he said. day against the refusal of the

3. Some way to control ramm. United States Government

Research is too slim so far to grant them visas to enter the

tell what can be done, he said, Mr Sullivan's resignation country, They had been in-

but if has clearly shown that had been expected. It is based vited to visit the United States

there is a potential tool here on his belief that the Navy la to accompany Mr Tonry Wal-

which might very well be of not being #lvén proper con- tace, former Vice-President, on

in the defence great magnitude when fully ex-sideration a Progressive Party speaking

policy plored," lour.Reutor.

Soviets Forecast Coup D'Etat

to

Moscow, Apr. 26-Reports aro appearing in the Soviet press that n coup d'etat may place in Beirut similar to the one in Syria.

take

The Sovlet press is making.no. comment on..the subject, although it has intimated the British were bohlad the recent events in Damascus,~~~ssociated Fross

1204.

"We're playing nicely together, mother. I'm making clay animal crackers, and Jill's eating them."

A White House statement on WIJ 'Mr Sullivan's resignation

understood to be in preparation. Me Sullivan is known to have in n submitted his resignation

President talk yesterday with Truman,

Development of Hydro- Last Saturday, Mr Louis electric resources until they are Johnson, the Defence Secretary, about 20 percent of the country's gave orders to slop work on

supply, instead of the $189 million carrier. total power

present paltry four percent. He Reuter.

ould the programma would cost

about $15,000,000,000.

SYNTHETIC FUEL

6. Building, of plants to pro-

duce

synthetic fuel from low

DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT

grade coal and, shale to make Ottawa, Apr. 20-Mr Louls up some of the all defielt. "St Laurent, the Canadian Prime is estimated," Mr Chapman said, Minister, announced today that that in another war, we would the Canadian Parliament will need at least 2,000,000 barrels of be: dissolved next weekend and ail a day over and beyond preas soon as possible.Router.

a general election will be held. sent production.

The Arab and Jewish delega- tions will not meet directly for the time being. Commission ofli- cinis said.

The major Items of discussion are expected to be the fate of an estimated 800,000 Arab re- the fugees from Palestine in Arab countries and the defini- tion of the Israel frontier.

The four

Arab delegations will. represent all the

Arab

countries bordering on Israelt occupied territory.-Associated Press

Fewer Divorces

Ollawa, Apr. 20-For

the

frst time in eight years, divorces took a lumble In 1940.

The 0,801 divorces in Canada during last year was a decrease of 10 percent over that of 1047.

Unil this dip, divorces had shown a steady upward climb that started during the wartime days of 1910.-United Press.

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