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ARGENTINE PLAN FOR ERITREA UNACCEPTABLE

Lake Success, Oct. 25-Britain appeared to- day to be leaning towards the opinion that it might be impossible to reach a decision acceptable to her an the final disposition of the former Italian colony af Eritrea at the current session of the United Nations Assembly.

Ignored Hitler's Order

Hamburg, Oct. 2-Field Marshal Erich Von Manstein told a British War Crimes Court here today that he that ignored Hitler's order the surrounded Sixth Ger- man Army should not at

ItR 'tempt break out of pocket outalde Stalingrad at the end of 1944.

"Her etter did not know the danger or did not want to know it," he said.

"Finally, I decided to ignore ller's mider and Instructed Paulus (Field-Marshal

After-listening to an ex- planation by Dr Jose Arce (Argentina) of his plan for allowing the Eritrean people a voice in deciding whether they should be independent or joined to Ethiopia, Mr. G. L. Clutton (United Kinig- dom) paid tribute to Dr Arce for his "sincere and gallant efforts to break our dead- lock," but said that Dr Arce's plan was unfavour-

ably considered by Britain in her position as an adminis- trative power, In Eritres.

"In fact, we do not relish it a bit," he said. Wo would be holding the baby, who would be screaming like wild."

Mr Clutton's reference was to that part of the Argentine pro- posal w

which would set Eritrean provisional assembly to determine the territory's fall.

up an

In the debate before the 21- nation sub-committee charged with reporting the proposed din

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position

of all the former

Fried colonies--Libya, Som Illand mod

Ericato

rich Von Paulus. German com. mander captured by the m Rumans) to attempt a sorue,"

full

Political the Committee this week, Mr Clutton sald any UN commission sent su Entrea to ascertain the wirhen "would endurs

Von Paulus lacked garoline, of the people however, and wald that he was great heat and possibly dunger. to reach the Fourth but they would have an oppor- unnble Panzer Army Approaching totunity truly to get the views of

Vol lim,

Manstein the people and their leader”

relieve klod.

ENSURING PEACE

*Thio was the lost chance to "1 the delegates are envo the human beings in the satisfied with Sixth Anny,” which was even-

before them fully annihilated.

to thre ол

true

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Floods Force Out Guatemalans

Call To World To Remedy Basic Hunger Causes

Kansas City, Oct. 25-Mr N. E. Dodd, United Nations Food and Agriculturo Organization's Director- |

Efforts

To POCKET CARTOON

Settle Anglo-Yemen Dispute

a

Cairo, Oct. 25.-Sinco Britain is expected to "take new steps" "to arrango satisfactory settlement of the two-month-old Anglo- Yemon dispute, the Yemen will not take its case to the Arab League Council or the United Nations Security Couricil, the Yemeneso Minister of State, Hassan Bin Ibrahim, announced to- day.

A communique was issued after the Arab League' Political This family in Guate-Committee had heard an Ex

mala City was forced to move its possessions to stables in the heart of the city 08 flood waters threatened adobo homes. An estimated 7,000 were homeless throughout the country Nash floods

homes destroyed

1310

and

washed away · highways.

(AP Picture).

General, today called on the world to remedy under HOW RUSSIA

production and mal-distribution of food.

Otherwise, ho

said, the world would invite depression and drift toward another war.

ADVOCATES

BETTING

SHOPS

London, Oct. 25.-In- dam's police chief today ad not vocuted the establishment of the information licensed

#treet "betting wishes of the people, i beg we shops to solve the problems agree to send a commission to enused by the present ban the territory to find a solution on cash betting off the race which will ensure the peace and #curity of East Africa as well Course. on the just claims of Ethiopia." Hernan Santa Cruz (Chile) said:

"The Argentine proposal Mr S. C. Sukin, Junior de-a much closer to our view than We are drawn fo any other. #because of the fundamental principles Involved."

Von Manstein Witx

the wiinte box for the third wie. desivo day defending himself sgainst 17 war celmes charges.

EASTERN FRONT

tence counsel, read a statement drawn up by Von Manstein describing the conditions of the Eastern Front up to the sur rounding of the Sixth Army.

Sir Harold Scott, the Metro- Police Commissioner.

politan told the Royal Commission np. pointed by the Government 10 pol Investigate Britain's gambling

ustry that London's police. mes could not stop the man the street illegally backing the horse of his choice.

Mr Dodd was addressing The Association of Land Grand Colleges and Univer- altics.

VIEWS U.S. POLICIES

Com-

planation of Yemen's case that 114 - RAF planes bombed and destroyed a fort Inside Yemense territory on September 2 after a dispute over the establlah- ment of a customs post between the British protectorate of Aden¦ and the Yemen,

The communique said that the Yemen explained her caso in conformity with the Arnh League charter.

**The Arab League admired and appreciated the Yemen's direct contacts with Britain to settle the matter and advised the Yemen not to interrup theso preliminary steps towards settlement by raising the in the now elther question Arab League or in the Security Council," it said.

DAMAGES EXPECTED

Yentonite

sources

said that expects to receive probably An

Moscow, Oct. 25,--The "The twin evils of under-pro- Sovlet writer, Ilva Ehren- the Yemen

damages and duction and mal-distribution are burg, declared today in an the basic causes of hunger in the article in the Soviet

apology from Britain, werkt today." be sald.

Ono Suurco Ald munist Party

that the newspaper. "The FAO hins advanced В

Yemen Is

for now walling that American Pravda, double-barrelled programme for

Britain to inke the next step businessmen in their world to put conversa.ions on a formál combatting these twin evils.

"First we intend to expand policies "have lost more than level. our services of technical assie-China: they have lost their

under-developed re tance to

reason." are usually the glons, which srens of food shortages,

***** "The second aspect calls for international machinery (the International Commodity Clear- surplus to move lug House) products of agriculture in.o world-wide consumption

POSITIVE ACTION

"The two schemes are Inter- acting and complementary. The need for them is urgent. The sate of food and agriculture in ine world

demands today and

positive Inter. acti

Senor Santa Cruz disagreed with Mr Clution's contendon that the Argentine plan might violate Von Menstein said that Hitler's | the terms of ive peace treaties The preeen: svstein was re- elan bad originally been to with italy by transferring the garded as "one law for the richgorous all The bil

In the

people and another for the poor," he problem to the Eritreana rather thin finding

"The penalty of fallure will a solution. s' 'rd. It led to constant al-

he to invite world depression He said thin was a legal point tempts to corrupt the police n which ho doubted Was ap- certain number of whom suc-and drif. towards the abyss of pleable.

a third global war". [cumbed to the temptallon,

Mr Dodd explained that the

obtain Caucasus

“We mode desperate -sant to relleve the Sixth Arms." Vou Manstein said, "but the Italian forces were overrum, thus ex- tending var front."

He added: "The Army Com- intut decked thot Although Paulus could not be relieved the army must hold out, other- wise the fate of the two Germe army groups would have been sealed and the entire Eastern Front

From! would have collapsed.

of the Russian

CONSENSUS OF OPINION The entire debate during the

SUASION Wos 020 the

Argentine proposal which wa

on

fur

The

tremendous 172

The German

foreca Eritrea agreement will be de-

Cilailure to arrive al

that

an

touta were arrested

"The Sixth Army the saeri- niced flself battles.

than our

Irude

Indicating a desire to settle present dispu.o not only the but also the 18-year-old con- 11oversy over border problems between Aden and the Yemen, Bin Ibrahim told the Associated Inter- In an exclusive

conduct of American businessmen cannot be called other than insane," he wrote.

"They

have lost Chine. Of Press course, they console themselves view:

But that they have got Tito. sane people understand That 400,000

weigh a little people more than one small nation.

"They gloried in having the atom monopoly, but life is not a game of poker, and the glory ended to the September con- fualon.

"Naturally, they now want to

loss of balance the

atomir monopoly by the inclusion of Spain and West Germany Into union. But al their military

realise sane prople

that you bomb, can swing the atomle but to swing General France or Chancellor Adenauer would be at least funny.

EISENHOWER'S WORDS

to be

"The British Government van easily find a friend in the Yemen dis- Government for amlable cussions of questions mutually

both countries, interesting they start working hard eraso the trifling sources of our troubles."Associated Press.

ROMANCE IS MENACED

Kirls who wire wirke

clock."

the Inside of

to

Ar

arrange-

Off the nurse belting is can-International Commodity Citar-

Schenectady, New York, Oct for Oned 10 betters

Is menaced with crediting Houre would move surplus

25.-Romance necounts at present.

themselves vr agricultore cutput to arcus of

with payment scarcity

mude

an alarm To the public. the praeither in dollars or inconvertible

G according to

Union badeved to represent the con- gambling laws were unintell

currenetes.

College student today. sciuus of opinion of most igible. Sir Harold suld. Publ

"At the

same time, "At

Writing in the college Laun American countries on the sympathy was with the bovit-

"They have turned to Western magazine, David Markson re- stream question.

maker, and many people would must be increased," he declared,

The

agricultura) economy Europe, imagining themselves ferred to wired uplift brassierer The sub-committee debate help him to die the pulice, the

of the United States, for ex

whaleboned girdies philanthropists desiring and has now been Kon

Commissioner added,

ample, is geared to produce much to aid the wanting. They have "dbadiy bear trap early three weeks. Most of

Commissioner disclosed more of some important cum treated Western Europe to the ments, and sold that embracing ests are miclined to feel success

the local Skidmore people Marshall, Plan, and now it has girls from 3,342 bookmakers and modities

become clear that this medicine College was like "making love (bookmakers' runners) quire.

"Our farmers must export or brought their In the London

patients

to to a co-axial cable." leukaemia.

from Skid- A spokeswoman they themselves, will be partly

more, who are traditionally in- adló So will the businesses. and

year,vited to Union College dancer who store, process General Eisenhower declared: und parties, sald the girls were the people and ship farm products. We 'Our country once united cano busy with other things" secure the mastery of the world', they had no time to comment.— cannot afford this.

"We must find solutions for

"It was not long ago that an-Associated Press. our distribution problems, or other insane crank ranted about our best efforts to increase pro- the mastery of the world.

the duction will bring us only anger of ruinea producers and for the world mastery ended his the fury of hungry people, days in roused by the sight of rotting Reuter. plenty denied to them."

total of £30.235.

at that time

were faced with tertained by how an acceptable area last year, and were fed af else kard, their machines, ana overwhelming odds of anything compromise can be worked out between eight Russian divialogs tween the Argentine propo- one German division and cal, on one hand, and the live- to Lour

to one German power plan on the other. Russian

He agreed with a member of the Commission that cush bet division.”—Router.

Dr Arce was also congratu- lated by the American and boting on horses was an ingrained

habit of the British people.- for his representatives

Reuter. efforts to draft on

acceptable pian, The Soviet delegate, how- ever, emphasised that Russia Lavoured calling

No Taxis At

Night

Bamberg, Germany, Oct. 25,-! German taxi drivers hoce. on a night-time strike.

Claiming instances of beatings by American occupation troops, they decided to keep their cabs

Adle from 5 p.m. to 8 a.m.

Cab drivers have gone on

Vict

Press.

her own resoludon, for

an Independent

in ve yours---United

Six Killed In

Train Smash

similar "night strikes" In other Avignon, France, Out. 5.

LOST CITY

IN DESERT

OF DEATH

New York, Oct. 25. Anthropologists have dis-

German cities. They said that Six passengers were killed and covered an ancient lost city

payment of fares,

Ramberg drivers cald that in the late incident on Sunday hifit, three soldiers hit a driver with a beer bottle, forced hims from the cab, threw stones al hira, then drove away in the cab. It was found abandoned later,

American military police are investigating-Associated Press.

WORLD EXCHANGE

A'new system of international exchange through three steps was recommended this year by

a group of experts appointed by

Jie

he said, These steps were:

"On October 20 this

"Not long ago this pretender

Berlin cellar,"

FAULT OF

THE WIFE

POLICE NOTICE

for

Police arrangemouts the arrival In the Colony of

Field Marshal Bir William

Slim, GBE, KCB, DSO, MC, Chief of the Imperial General

Staff, at Queen's Pier at 18.30

tours Thursday, 27th October,

London, Oct. 25, Mr 1949:-- I. Maintenance of high levels Justice Pilcher had this to

and employment

1. Closed Rond

arguments usually begin over the press from the Spanish border in the Desert of Death, of production and e

say on wives today when Wardley Street. North from in southwest Afghanistan, in the

a divorce case in went of the track. Six of the

2. A A Large, continuing flow of hearing

16.00 hours to approximately to under which he had adjudged a 10.30 hours. jured were reported to be in which may provide science capital investment a serious condition,

with the key to the origin developed areas.

former games mistress The train, a self-propeiled and backgrounds of both 3. Restoration of convertible

24 Car Parks "autorail," crashed

and against European and Asiatic

multilateral guilty of adultery. cul- currencies

"What is the value of this The car parks on either; freight platform at Burbenlane, tures.

trade. just outside Avignon. The cause

"None of these can be accom-wife? The impact of a would-side of Wardley Street North of the accident was no mnie.

Mr Waller Fairsclvis, of the plished quickly," Mr Dodd cald. be adulterer upon any marriage will be closed to the parking.

The

belleves clutely determined.-Associated American Museum of Natural

FAO

that must vary by infinite gradua-

Wives who tre com-of motor cars from 08.00 world peace grows on good ons, Presa.

Researches, mode thefoxins.

We must increase the pletely happy and in love with hours to approximately 19.30 nouncement at a conference. He world total of good farms and their husbands will always ro-hours and all cars must be has just returned from an ex-

we must find ways to keep pules co-respondent, but a wife pedition to the isola.ed Seisten good farms producing without who is being ill-trebled will fall removed therefrom between Pren of Afghanistan where the end before we can hope to the prey to a seducer. alty was found in remarkably reduce hunger and want among It is unfair, I think, in many good condition,

millions of people.

cases to say that co-respondent The lost city discovered by his "Their plight is a continuing seduces a wife. I think that in group is believed to be the great Invitation to civil unrest, a pro-many cases a wife 'makes the metropolis of Peshwarun, often vacation to armed condict, and running just as much as

threat D'

co-respondent. to world pence."

Mr Justice Pilcher, who is a married man with one daughter, pointed out that the wife in the enco, a mother two tons,

£15,000 on the death of cus of her parents.

"TOMBATUR BAY HENNING PORE (2

EDITORU PREUS SERVICE,

"George answered the door. I said, "Grace, and I just dropped by to say hello,* George said, 'Say hello to Graco for me when you see her. Then there was an awkward allenco. Do you think they want us-in7"

mentioned in legends but never before studied by scientists,

Mr Fairsclvis sald they found it while they were grossing the fabled Desert of Death of Dash- timargo during a three-month expedition: He said, that from the age and culture of the city. it apparently thrived during the Ums of the Crusades and of Alexander the Great.

Reuter

10

Kashmiri Refugees aged six and three, expected

To Be Released

He said it might even prove The refuzats, who have been | the children.entoreidtrented

It had been said that the New Delhi, Oct. 25-Informed co-respondent dazzled her by a sources mald today that agree-display of wealth. It was Im- ment has been reached between possible, said the judge, to India and Pakistan on the re-evaluate the loss in money He hopes a study of the area tense of 300 non-Muslim Kash- which the husband had suffered. next year will lead to now lum's refugees detained for seven The husband Intended, in any formation about civilisation months at Lahore, Pakistaus

settle, any damages

damages on case, to that some of tho carlier on a hunger strike sines October The Judge cultures in Afghanistan were 20 demanding repatriation to the damages to be fixed at 21, the earliest forerunners of bolbinilla, will be transported to 500 and gave the husband the Eastern,and - Western basic Amriien in India Asociatoa, dcerge he asked for, with cus. cultures--United Press

Press

tody of the children. Reuter

those hours.

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