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VOL. IV NO. 250

MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1949.

FIRST JET Britain Prepares

AIRLINER'S

MAIDEN

FLIGHT

Landon,

Oct. 23. The

world's first jet-propelled airliner. Britain's De flavil. land Comet. recently flew 2,000 miles in less than four hours, the Sunday Times re ported.

The paper said the huge four enginest plane flew at uitgies

112 40,000 fert on a fest fight

at Europ speed of more

aver

an bentr

botage

than 500 ndles

At the res

10

1

Havilland Compony such

For News Of

More

Austerity

PRIME MINISTER

MINISTER WILL

ANNOUNCE CUTS TODAY

London, Oct. 23-Britons tonight braced themselves for 'Austerity Monday," when the Government will announce its the airliners, the details of which post-devaluation retrenchment programme. Domestic economies

been

secret, would

clamely gunderf

make is matchen

- Bucht on Turatny the 1,500-mile hop from to Cantel

Africa

Denit in Libyn,

They said expected to cover

Noll The Comet the distanICE

in three to four hotes

I will John

3

be piloted by Captain Cunningham and will carr

of a

De Havilland spokesmen said The flight would be part series of trials.

GROUND APPROACH

totalling several hundred million storling have been widely fore- cast, but the Government has hitherto maintained the closast secrecy.

Bidault

Accepts Mandate

дл

of

the subsidies steadying Reuter

tu ture in all Government services. citizen The average night was philosophic. Many but this my yield only limited

results. people nakut whether tumor-

One section of political opin- the to suggest Cuties row's reality was likely to lou be as bad as ceaseless news. likelihood of a reduction in the over the £353,000,000 food subsidies, bul unlon trude the Ciovernment's paper speculation

Legurd past 10 days had suggested. and political following

vita! to the The only known item in the

living costs.- economy slack in the £100,000,- DOU ul British imports from dollar sourced, planned before

ATTLEE'S VIEW

Prime -M. the September tripartite dellar- Paris,

London, Oct. 23. The

Attice, former sterling talks at Washington, Tomer, Georges

But there is general expecia- Minister, Mr Clement night-fying

Minister, tons Foreign

told Britons tonight that tho na- Cabinet 1

her ττοπος trials and will practise landing French

became France's economise in "forward" spend lon could survive

" only nt London Airport. It may also tonight

Thin

I can do by post-mic difficulties be sent on n-test flight to Aus third Premier-designate Ining.

poning certain capital expendi-people, in whatever capacity, co- tenlia soon.

18 days.

ture projects such as bullding operate with a firm will to con-

for schools, hos-quer" programunes Pitals, health centres and muni-

The plane circled London air! port several time last

night..

practising with the ground con-

trol approach system. row it will make

vinff.

пусть

for

Briush aviation olesa

claim the Comet will make all, situation

ther commercial

shipa obsolete,

American experts

11

unpracticable

passinger

However. 118 e-

becaus

drpack

timated 500 mph speed truckers

its high landing spre Prens

Oct.

Bidault,

Oct

23.

that

cipal offices.

will

all

Mr Attlee spoke at the cotton Industry conference at Harro- gate, but he refused to reveni which he is to make before the anything of the economic speech! House of Commons tomorrow.

He told the conference one biggest problems Britain's

from for food to phy Canada, and he warned manu- facturers it was up to them to of roods the kind produce Canadians wanted.

WAS

So far the plane, guarded constantly by security

As leader of the Popular Re- has been handied only by Depublican Party, be in consulting Havilland

that Informed urilnmentary leaders after ac

from thu Some quarters suggest mandate sources say the Comet hun just cepting a

these undergone its first full inspee-President, M. Vincent Aurtol, to the housing programune may be

affected. Economies in try to form a new government, tion after being flown

directions would bring down the political Bill of the British social services, total of 80 hours.

Meanwhile, many

of the ebservera 'consider that a serious

now creeping up towards araben, making £600,060,000 mark.

DEFENCE CUTS elections in the near future In- !

has hint evitable.

No authoritative erged of Government inten- DE GAULLE'S SPEECH

tion on defence, though British

PRESS FORECAST newspaper commenta- Le Mans,

23-General Sunday

papers forecast The Sunday lender of tors supported INT recini specu- de Gaulle, Charlow

Rally Of The Intion that conscription will stay that, in cutting his domestic The right wing

a speech at but that the Cabinet may make budget by £250,000,000, French People, in

in its Prime Minister would: number of changes

1. Slash food subsidien from Le Mans today--the 16 day

£80,000,000. Uko French

£400,000,000 Government operation.

think commentators Other

cause graduat for

strong crisis-called

that the Government will effect This would

armed re in the price of cheese, fats, the Koveruent in France,

tetrenchment in

and meat, and possibly is sur forces bill of costs which Speaking at the unvesting of

£700,000,000 milk and exla now running t Resistance monuincat, he said

2. Decree at higher pricta neither Communists nor annually and £40,000,000 above

and gasoline, both the estimate-by administrative for tobacco

bought with dollars. people who accepted the 1940

Return ३.

to clothes T- armistice thould be excluded pruning. from French unity.

toning, particularly in dollar- bought cotton goods. Anticipa- yesterday, and buying spree ting this, shoppers went on stores all over the country re- ported roaring sales.

Mr

Trevor Still of

In Canton

Mr

general Trevor, I. B. manager of the Kowloon-Cat- ton Hallway (British Section), is it Cinton negotiating for resumption of the through rail service.

Mr

Trevor went to Carlon on Friday at the invitation of The Communist authorities.

is expected to be back m two or three days.

EDITORIAL

ΕΝ

Etuit

ม

is mor IKATY

The Prime Minister, Mr Cle- ment Attlee, who is returning to

to "Nothing

London from the country than to put at the head of the night to complete the speech in he will an- which which tomorrow a government country

nounce the cuts to Parliament edall be just and strong and to

and the nation, aims also at a rally our people for ita renova- tion," he said.-Router

slash to departmental expendi-

Signposts To Trouble

IN the present potentially explosive situation in the Balkans, Albania must be regarded as a foremost danger spot. She has been the enfant terrible of the Unlike Balkans in more, ways than one. the good child, however, she is heard but not sect. Forbidden zones twelve miles deep seal all her frontiers, and the only Western nations that have diplomatic missions at Tirana are France and Italy. the about conditions, in Information country is meagre in the extreme, and by. fncts to go hard there are fow Nevertheless, there have been' sume re- government the Communist poris that which has been ruling the country, with has become very un- Moscow backing, popular with the people. Albanians in exile, who have been plotting for a long the from the outside to overthrow the Kremllu protege, Enver Hoxha, have lately galned mero voice and courage since the Greek Army reached Albanie's border after the recent successful Grammos battle. These facts have Increased the tension. Accusations and ihreats come from all sides. The Soviet Union, which Albanian - is the prop of the present

regime. nceuses. the Greeks and the Yugoslavs ef plarining to carve up the little country, and has threatened to inke the question up in the United Nations. The United Nations Special Commllen on the Balkans has repeat its charge that, during the fighting in a Grammos and Vitel mountains, there were wilful

sovereignty by the have the Grecks

Albania it Com- were pushed

violations of Greek

And Albanians. threatened to invade ntunist-led guerillas, who back from Greek soil into Albania, launch new attacks. Yugoslavin's defection from the Cominform camp has deprived Sovlet Russia of a direct land uk with Aibaula, but against this, the distance separating Albania from Communist-dominated Bulgaria across southern Yugoslavia in not great and-ia no obstacle to a strong organised force such as Russia could put to use if she chose. Albania is strategi

own right. cally important in her

to

Politically, she is important also to Russia because the Kremlin's prestige is involved in the maintenance of the Hoxha govern- ment. The United States is Ilkewise Involved in the Balkan situation-and Great Britain as well, though in a lesser degree-because of commitments Greece. Meanwhile, the Free Albania Committee, headed by the former Premter, Midhat Frasheri, witch has been operat- ing in Rume, Paris and London, has lately set up heailquarters in New York. This most Important of the Albanian opposition' groups in exile is apparently embarking .on 12 organised compaign among Albanian-American colonies in the United Sintes to finance a more active movement. What is going to happen is hard to foresee, but all the signposts point to trouble.

to

the

a

for

4. Establish small fees spectacles, false teeth and pos- cibly medicine, now distributed free by the nationalised medical service.

5. Set a new school-leaving age of 14 Instead of 15 to en- large the labour force. One educator said this would push British eduation back 50 years.

OPINION DIVIDED

Opinion was divided on whe. ther Mr Altice would reduce defence expenditures, but most

Price 20 Cents

BAOR

WAR MINISTER VISITS

Two North Country Bren gunners in their slit trench explain their gun to the War Minister, Mr Emmanuel Shinwell, during Operation Agility II, the most extensive military exercise held by the British Army of the Rhine since World War II, which Mr Shinwell witnessed during his recent visit to Germany. The two gunners are Eric Smith, from Shipley near Bradford, and Cyril Bedford of Bradford. Both are in the York and Lancaster Regiment.

BRITAIN CHINA

AND U.S. VIEW

DIFFERENTLY

Washington, Oct. 23.-Britain and the United States are beginning

to pull apart on the issue of recognising the Communist government of China. Indications are that London may establish full diplomatic relations fairly soon.

Ship Adrift Southeast Of Hongkong

1

Tel: 27880

British Plane Fired On

London, Oct 23.--A Bri- itish Foreign Office spokes... man said tonight that his Office had received a "pre- liminary" report that Egyp- tian anti-aircraft had fired on a British passenger plane which was en routo from Lydda to Aden on Friday. The spokesman said none of the passengers was injured.

Ho added that the Gover- ment would take no oction. In the matter until a full report of the incident was received in the Foreign Office here, "probably within a few Press

days"--United

TWO PLANES HIT

Tel Aviv,

(delayed

least two air-

Oct. 22

craft carrying

by censor).-At

passengers

to

Israel were hit by anti-air-

flying

-over craft are white

Gaza Egyptian territory near yesterday, reliable reporta ranching Tel-Aviv said today. No passengera were wounded and both alreraft managed to fand safely.

The original report of the last Incidenta was stopped night by censorship. This re- port mid the Egyptians opened heavy anti-aircraft fire at two pisces on Dritish and American planes. Reliable quarters sald both

planes were an ordinary conmmercial fights and Britain and the United States planned Lodge protests.- United

to

Presa

AIR EXERCISES

Cairo, Oct. 23.-Egypt prohibited private flying her territory Anglo-Egyptian

hie

over joint

during

air detence

exercizes from October 26 to 31. The Egyptian Civil Aviation the two Department had also instructed Whether this happens will, which diplomats of depend flually on whether countries give to these questions, commercial airline operators not The British say that the to fly above 4,000 feet over the the Communists leave the

Chinese Reds obviously control Nile Delta and Valley in clear strictly to avoid British alone at Hongkong more than half the territory of weather, and

the

Eastern and the American officials stresa crossing and promise to respect their China.

that vast amounts of Chinese Western Diserts. rights there.

remain, territory

theoretically The exercises are expected to Omcial Washington, on

the National 'provid: "much valuable infor- other hand, regards recognition feast. under

rezinte, which confinura by the United States as months

existence, in the future.

the

ויי

the

mathun

not be which could obtained otherwise," 1 Royal Air Force announcement said.- Reuler.

ALBANIAN CHARGE

The divergence of views be-

POPULAR SUPPORT Iween the two Western Allios

On

support, popular San Francisco, Oct. 23.-on this issue is not regarded by

American

British British contend the evidence la Globe Wireless today re either

as that the Reds have it at 1hu diplomatie authorities here

leust the people ported receiving a distress serious. It is considered rather monent-n message from the Chinese un inevitable reflection of their have not risen up against then. their movementa. and slopped ship Yung Ming, reported differing national interests.

British

by contrast, #nancial interests in American leaders, for 10 disabled and adrift

China, for example, have been argue that whatever popular days off the China coast.

roughly estimated at 10 times acceptance the Reds appear to

United of the those

States, have they won at rifle paint. The distress message, relayed

which

at may slant

about As far as international Manila from Globe Wireless*

are concerned, $50,000,000 The British have ligations transmitter, read: "All angines

are waitinK No foud Hongkong and regard it is one countries broken down 10 days.

of the great Empire assets what the Communists declare Yugoslavia of arming Albanian or water,"

anti-Communist their Intentions to be.

The British The chip's position was given

obviously have sending "terror British diplomats have been North, 21 dcg. ns Latitude

able action on recognition If to overthrow the Longitude 116 deg. 30 min. East, treated less badly by the Com-cleared tha'r decks for favour- bands into the country to try which roughly placed the vessel munists in China than Amert-

accept China's obligations, in the South China ea about cun diplomats and citizens have the Communists say thes 150

cluding respect for Hongkong's miles southeast of Hong-been treated.

position.

kong.

of

No indication was given the type of vessel ar the number

aboard.United of person's Press

Honolulu

they want to retain

Apart from recognition,

the

it be

Oct. 23.-Mehmed Prague. ob. Shehu, General Secretary of Workers Com- Albanian both the

has Party, le ses munist

will

in

accused

exlies and

and sabotage

the Albanian Agency reported today.

government, Telegraphic

It

The accusation was contained U.S. WITHDRAWAL

in n dispatch from Tirana. the alleged that Marshal Tito's alm The United States, with its

Western Ailles secin to was to replace Albania's Com- smaller investments and placed on heavy pressure citizens by the Communists, has other Chinese problems This "reactionary been withdrawing from China accepts the

of

wo

In general

agreement on munist led to 2 with a

Shehu

American

thesls charged that Marshal Tito's allies werat remains

that goods having

milltary in these activities were the Greek including

Imperi- Nationalist China as rapidly as value should not be sold to the government, Italian reactionaries

in China-Asso- andl possibble Many American Communists Consulates

territory, ciated Press. in Hed sharply curtailed in their work,

predicted more restricted draft Dock Strike have closed.

abain to provide the British with more workers.

The Independent conservative paper, the Observer, said cute In Government expenses would be designed, firstly, to reduce the amount of money in circu- lation, and secondly, divert the Inbour force from nation's domestic activities to the export drive.

The Observer said: “We shall and a need bold leadership readiness by the Government to take politically unpopular We shall also need public comprehension and self- restraint.

measuren.

Settled

for

into

Russia's

Anglo-American olists. Associated Press.

Attitude

To United Nations

Moscow, Oct. 23-Soviet newspaper editorials today gave the strongest yot indication that Russia intends to. remain within the United Nations in spite of Yugoslavia's election to the Security Council.

Both Pravda and Izvestia”;

"The Soviet Union's policy to guarantee the United Nations an oppor-

The United States and Britain have been in close consultation on the Chinese situation months; and both governments expect the talks to continue us Honolulu, Oct. 29.-Final part of the wider problem of what to do about stopping Com. settlement of the 176-day-munism in Asia.

This will be the subject ala old dock strike for five of

six ports was of a regional British Empire Hawaii's

conference, to be held in Singh- reached today.

pore early in November. of six Officials

zlovedoring The number one problem. Is firms and the CIO Interba- how to keep Communism from

China beyond Longshoremen's and striking. tional

Union signed Malaya, India, Hongkong and arehousemen's

A related problem. other areas. gemoranda of agreement.

The Union ordered its 2,800 diplomats here predict, will be quoted several past declara invariably seeks The position is sadly similar sriting stevedores to return to the problem of recognition of tions by Marshal Stalin tunity to apply, this principle,"

work on Tuesday and Wed-China's Communist administra- and M. Molotov about the the paper added.

Importance of the United "The powers of the Anglo- Nations Organisation in de- American bloc, who alm st The stevedores struck on May

the United Na- 1, demanding a raise of 82 cents Both the United States and fending peace and the prin undermining

their $1.40 hourly wage. This rain lesue was settled on Britain use the same three-part cipio of equality of States.Lions," a "liametrically oppos

ed" course, Pravda said. It October 0 with

agreement for yardstick to determine whether new government

Marshal Stalin was quoted as declared that the secret deal" tho a raise of 14 cents an hour Im-or not any

United Nation be ween Yugoslavia and saying that the seven merits recognition.

Unlied Sintesiald baro to incdiately and another crats next March 1.-Associated lands are:

How much of its country's "is a serious instrument for the still greater extent the "channe

preservation of peace and inter-ful role played by the despic- Press.

ferritory does it control?

able: Tifo: Bung": 2. How much popular sup-national security," port does it have?

3. Is it willing to shoulder

country's

to that in the war-but without

the stimulus of an enemy, in- carnate and menzeing, to drive

us on to be enterprising, and austere."

TASTE OF MEAT

Mr Attice's speech, however, tem- will be addressed to a porarily cheerful audience, one which on Sunday had its rat tasto of meat for several days-- two.mutton chops for the whole week or some 12 ounces of beef costing is 4d.

Annual consumption of mat now around 10.0 per person pounds, compared with the pre- war average of 100.6. In. 1941

nesday.

Int

Carthage Here

tion.

THE YARDSTICK

the

The

The stan←

Lliu

Pravda declared that

Izvestin declared: "The peace en the loving peoples believe that the the International strength of the United Nations

lay in its foundation

United Nations, despite of difference principle of equality of States war montera efforts, is an in was expected early this mom- between the British and Ameri-"and not on the preple of the portant Instrument for preser Is-domination of soins States over ving peace and international al present

Eecurity."-Reuter, it was 05.6 and, in 1044 it was

lend-lease-ing, but was delayed outside the can positions thanks to 09.0,

highlighted by harbour by bad weather. United Press.

The P and O. Iner Carthage oligations?. berthed at noon today. Siro

degree

the answers others."