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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MARCH 7,, 1950,

PARISIANS RALLY TO BREAK

Lewis Encourages Chrysler Strika

Washington, Mar. 0 John Lewis today offer- cut to lend "inmediately" $1,000,000 to CIO United Auto Workers lo-aupport its Chrysler strike. Lewis wrote to IAW President Waller Beuther, that he had been authorlart by the 200-member Mine Workers polley coin. UAW milice to advance

Unlled

thic tesla loan. Uniled Prem

BIG THREE

MINISTERS

TO MEET

TRAFFIC STRIKE

Labour Chaos Spreading

Over The Country

Paris, Mar. 6. — Secretaries drove to work with their employers, shops and offices sent de livery vans to pick up employees and thousands of people cycled, walked or got lifts in private cars when Paris transport workers began their strike today.

It was a day of "get to the office as best as you can," but the strike, involving, 32,000 men, did not stop the normal life of the city.

The Government put 3,000 | with the Paris Transport Cor- vehicles, ranging from police aration and with the Transport;

Ministry. vans to open Army Torrics,

arie

of

metal

Counting The Votes At Lambèth

A

boxes general view of the lines of unopened hallat

Road, Camberwell, after voting in the general election censed.

at

Flodden

Costly Victory For

into the crowded streets. I A spokesman of the C.G.T. Riders paid

farerald that 200,000 motor car, air- set IL

craft and naval workers were irrespective of the distance. strike throughout France,

A move 15 awalled to break The trikers have G. The

pledged Paris, Mar.

to stay out until the deadlock in the 10-day old workers.- French Foreign Minister, themselves

demands for M. Robert Schuman, said they win their

la montily Reuter. higher wates

It is today that

would there

bonus of 3,000 franes.

the strike may shortly be a meeting of the feared that

Ministers of spread throughout the nation. Foreign

the

Bus and fram workers in France, Britain and

Marseilles und Lyons were un United States.

n 24-hour strike today. A par- of. ground staff al He told a Press conference tlal strike

L the main Paris airports that they would discuss, among other things, the development Bourget and Orly is threatened. Seventy percent of workers in

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Pittsburgh, Mar. 6. The break-up of the of relations with Germany, in- cluding the question of the Paris chemist shops wer

Communist-les worst mine strike in history sent a million tons of "ersition of the state of warported by the

Confederation General du M. Schuman cald that no

to be out strike coal pouring into the nation's nearly empty coal place, date or agenda had yet Travail (CGT)

todus. Two hundred and thius today, icon fiel #

themand incal workers were

were re-

M. Schuman said that the on the 18th day of their strike,

Three conterence would als

tudy for Eastern questions.

the

U.S. Coal Miners

The back to work movement sent more than which is reported to be spreat-372,000 striking soft coal miners back to the pits. ing in parts of Eutern France, Railroads and heavy industry, almost paralysed by

the long strike, started to go back to normal.

He would be dizendor realler with Me Ernest Bevin in W London this week.

Asked about the possibility of

a Big Four conferere including

Com adat electricity worker

al o considering Jestion later today.

EFFECT BLUNTED

Thousands of miners re- fused to work until they had Non-Communist transpetreceived "official", word from

Rusa, M. Schunan replied: : "Let the Big Three fast een-workers swan med over halt the FMW president, Mr! alder-the-question-of-a-mu-eting Para underground Woh John L. Lewis, on the new!

of the 1 Four before we go into that,"

Ierald that the Big Three meeting would take place "ani tine in spring."--Heuler,

Japanese Princess

On Marriage

Tokyo, Mar 6-Empres Hirohito's eldest daug tee sald tudy that Japanese girls plan- nut la Berry "would make m tistak if they obeyed

thetr

The 24-year-old Mrs Shigeko Primers Higashikun--former Shigeko Teru--in her fra radio Interview rave this counsel when asked if the had any advice for her unmarried friends.

Mr Juni admitted time she was having a tough now to make both ends meet compared to her former life of Prince'

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capital.

toder Ware - boosting contract-

SOVIET

REMINDED

Ining to Fun normally

London, Mar. G.--Britain con- a day spent in fishtat the Coal production was expect-

responsibility accept any Ini for day

concheling the French i Commont i at stake, derateed fed to hit normal tomorrow.

ummobilize

elled Antrian State treaty, a Foreign Coal-hauling makonda back crewmen and chop work office spoke man declared to

on turlough, today.

Commenting 0313 Beinung before dawn, the er, who were

The site!

yesterday's chipment. hande

furned up the heat in Sost note to Austria, blaming arverele, b

furnaces and autornobale the Werlern Powers for the de- Bag evening rebu bing

tay, he raid that the freaty had eight of the 14 undergoma production Hues peered up.

the direct; The rank and file of the union be held up by 1,000 or the 1.000

Soviet-Aust

iet-Austrion negotiations on? how contract as Then bumsening normally hailed the

victory," but "real

it was nie

question of payment for Russian supplies to Austria. they costly one.

More than three months had

stril eut 1.-

T

rtistry

workers

The

th

at that

Comma t

endéel no stoppate in 10

of the strikes higher war de mand, al were negotiatt: frach

Soviet

claims hud

beetr

The miners mirred US$1,550 passed since Austrian proposals

the on Chariz Ja wanes nine-month comract fight. Amade.

industry coni

oficial

PA The Western Foreign Minis.

timated that I would taketers deputies had originally ac- 14 years, working 200 days acepted the Soviet draft agree

Reform Plans ally, for the miners to make ment on this questions but this

In Sudan

Khartoum, March 6-Wide speed refurins were outlined at the openin of 1lke Sudan Justature today by the Gov- General, Sir Robert chor

incaires for Howe, inchulin

the ticipation Kreater Buda.se people in the govern-

0

up the loss with the 70-rent wan later withdrawn lay the daily wage increase and 10 cent-Soviet Government-Reut, r. per-fon boost in royalty pay-

ments to the welfare fund.

LOSING GROUND

Government officinis predicted PERON that it would take the nation'. industry two months to get over the effects of the coat famine.-- United Press.

Her 31-year-old busment and more direct elections Panama Increase

tand who did not have her work

tion

The Legislative Assembly will

before the democratle censtube asked to enable members of

because of

The Khatmia Seet headed by was adopted

All E Mirghani ) State lotments, is now n deri Sayed Sir

to take part in in a bank with a nominal salary | Pashn

Assembly.

The Emperor's daughter said she recently received pastmeat for a magzine article--the first money the ever cared-but had lo spund it for household ex- Dense.

Today was Empress Nagako' 47th birthday but the Japanese only the briefent presa gave

She speat mention to the day. the dy quietly with Hirohito, Crown Prince Akihito and other members of the family-United

Prende

H-Bomb Horrifics

Madison, Wisconsin, Mar. 6. -An cheny able to deliver 35 surprise hydrogen bombs in

the "could decimate attacks, metropolitan population" of the 27 largest cities in the United States, a nuclear physicist sald today.

In a lecture at the University R. E. Lapp of Wisconsin, Dr

urged the organisation of a civilian defence establishment which would prepare, warn, und protect the public against super- Lomb raids,

"If we alone Dr Lamp said: possessed the hydrogen bomb, It might serve as a temporary de- terrent to aggression, but we know now that what American can the scientists ena to, so Russians.United Press,

FINANCIAL TALKS

Mar.

The

New York, Israel Consulate announced to- day that David Horowitz, direc- tor of the Israeli Treasury, will leave for Israel on Tuesday after private Onancial discussions Now York and

Washington. Horowitz declined to discuss the nature of his talks in New York and Washington-United Press. 1

the

Buenos Aires. Mar. 8.-1rcom- plete results for yesterday's local election: in the Argentine Pro- vince of Entre Rios indleated to- Juan Fer

Peron

have lost

Kround any that supporters of President there during the past 15 months. Up to midday the Peronists ind 79.010 votes against, 52.033 March 6-Tre for the Radicals,

In the December, 1948, elec. sident Truman today postponed tion for delegates to the Claven

incrente in the Pamana

which refarined the Con-

Postponed

Washington,

tion

The Sect, which was allied Caunl trills under April 1st,etition, the Perent tas totalled pro-Buyptian blog, 1991, pending Congressional ne-a 237 votes in the. Province and with the

the proposed reorgani- the Radicals 49.697-Reuter. boyratled the elections in 184tien on Rently, however, spokesmen ention of Panama Canal

and of the Sert stated that they Panama Hallroad Company, would participate if the neces

sary legislation were parsed.

onder

The increased tolls, originally red In 1948 and Bret poet- Other measures to be intro-poned until April 1, 1950, would dreed ritade schemes for tri-rake the rate from 90 cents a the for a londed ship in cation, health and education ton and facilities for trade expan statutory maximum of $1.00 per

ton-United Prera. iam.-- Agoelated Press,

SIDE GLANCES

galbaith

1-29

By Galbraith

DOP 100 BY MEA SEROCE, DNS, T. M. REC. 4. §. PAT, OFFEN,

"It looks a lot like rain tonight-I wonder if your fathor thinks more of his new car with the automatic drive than he does of that boautiful now dress of yours!"

Vietnam

Reds

A soldier in the Scots Guards recording his vote at Castle Lane School, Buckingham Gate, on Thursday,

February 23.

Five-Year Ban Seizure Of

On Seretse

London. Mar. G-Khama Sereise, who came to Lon- Gght for his chief- talship of the Ramang- wato tribe, announced to- night that

British

came

to

Gavernment had decided that he must not return Ave to his homeland for 5:17 without permission. Seretse who left ht white wife (a former Lon- den typist, Ruth Willams) held when he Britain, all tonight that the Secretary for Comman

Retations. Air wealth Patrick C. Gordon-Walker,

rx- gave him no reasons

cause It might cept that disturbance it he were confirmed as clef of the tribe,leuter.

McCormick's Words

Claim Success Of Wisdom

Catholic Church Lands

EVERYTHING IN RUBBER GARDEN GROWS LOVELY

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT) London, Mar. 6. Healthy optimism will attend the Rubber Study group in Brussels shortly. Present prices -now fully discounting the effect of sterling devaluation the scarcity of nearby rubber, good forward sales for 1950, and the decline of production and consumption of synthetic rubber in the United States are factors which make the outlook brighter.

Everything in the rubber

plantations, in fact, is

lovely at least in They Got Red

longterm view.

the

The price of well above 15.

44. R pound is more thon In

enough to compensate the in-

dustry for the loss In terms of

dollars following

devaluation

and producers will

bo wellmunist

The Ears

0-A Com~^

Over

Montreal, Mar.

fifth-column satisfed if it remains constant threw the city into an uproar

jon Sunday night. at the present level.

Radio

llstoners heard They would still be satisfied

the radio

lation that bridges, If the 1050 price fell by churches, and police penny a pound. And it forward quarters had been captured by sales are anything to judge by. Soviet paratroops La full- there will be no marked reduc-seale invasion. tion In 1950,

From a producer's viewpoint,

-

Frightened Isteners flooded the present price 18 the the station and police switch- healthiest sign of all. It is high beards acking: "Have the Rads enough to give them n goodly invaded Montreal?" margin of profit, but not high that was only a broadcast ver enough to rank 3 a boom sion of "It Could Happen To- which is always attended by a morrow," a make-believe radio by French-born Jean risk

Anci of slump.

even play though the price is higher that Bradley.--United Press. that of synthetle, it 1 Bot high

10 enough

Antagonise American consumers and drive them to greater dependence on synthetic rubber.

SHORT TERM POSITION

Risks in the zhort term outlook are not serious enough to enure much worry. Rubber circles still talk in apprehensive terins of lurge amounts of rubber being hoarded in Indonesia, and if these stoelt were released suddenly on the market, they would

undoubtedly have a sharp, though temporary, effect on prices

If the industry itself is healthy the political situation in pro- ducing areas aves room for considerable improvement, The Communist banditry and threats froin China will have t fm

bearing on portant beari

on attempts to

asass future

the

the

British

the

ture production. Ameri- cans are unduly pessimistle on statement by these fines, but

Deputy Chairman of

Development Rubber Beard may have a reassuring effect. He said fant planters in Malaya did not share American pessinais- small scale. pondent.

Banditry is on a Our Own Corres-

"MERCY

KILLING"

Warsaw, Mar. The Polish a further Government struck blow at Catholle power and pri- vilege today when the Prime Minister, M. Josef Cyrankiewicz, obtained the unanimous ap- proval of the National Assembly t Government deerve em- rowering the Stale to take over all Church lands exceeding 250 Mar. acres.

EVIDENCE

Manchester, New Hampshire, 6.-De Hermann Sander, giving evidence In his defence said that he had never Smaller Church estales held today,

of killing Mrs by parth priests are exempted any Intention

will Abbie Berruto, his cancer-rid- from the decree, whieh

ainly affect the property of the den pallent. Polish Bishops.

1fe

The 41-year-old doctor who The Premier foreshadowed is on trial for the murder of the further tiovernment

nicasures woman, said that he called for the deflant Polish syringe on the morning of he lind December 4 Jast after declared the Episcopate.

at his

Bnd patient the decree would

mean a new looked

that she was dead. thought turning point in the relations

"It was my opinion then that between

the Church and the

she was dead," Dr Sander said Stale.

a calm voice. "I cannot} explain exaclty what aciton 1 cannot tell It

M:

The

tions

con-

Un

'T'hn

of

never

any intention of Borruto," replied

bad killing Mra the doctor-Reuter.

Premier described the Church estates us anachro- nistle and typically great land-took then. Sametting snappel. fards' property where workers Why I did it were exploited in feudat condi-

andi-does not make sense."

Defence Counsel, Income from the seques Ralph E. Bansdell, asked:

added to State pl tered property

you have any intention donations would go towards the killing Mrs Borroto?" 44T U.-- Bombay, Mar. San Francise, Maret

6.-Colonel creation of Church fund to The Vietnam Communist news Hobert McCormick, publisher aid meritorious priests

relief work agency claimed the capture of of the Chicago Tribune, today Iributing towards Pholt, on the Hed. Itiver, 25 denounes here President Tru- and provide social insurance for mile: from the Chinese border, made rivi rights programine Church estate workers-Reuter, the Peking Radio announced

form of slavery". The French defence ilne on! The American newspaper

river way! smashed as at

magnate result of the capture. Vietnam today to learn about this great

Reuter, besioging country" told troops Nohiudo, the only remaining that every employee inust have French stronghold on the freedom to choose his employer river." the radio sald-United and every employer freedom to

choose his employee"..

On the

the

Press.

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Legislation On Communists

Washington,

Mar. 6. The

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would Texas, today. The Prince

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