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Today's Weather: Light or moderate NE winds. Overcast with Intermillent rals or drizzle developing this evening.

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SPADEWORK BEGINS Shocking Brazilian Rall Labour Party's Survival Felt

FOR FATEFUL BIG THREE CONFERENCE

London, Apr. 23.-The arrival here today of the American Ambassador-at-Large, Dr Philip Jessup fresh from his fact-finding tour round the world-heralds the opening of the most important | West Powers' conference since the Atlantic Pact was signed a year ago.

Their scope will be world-wide, their subjects| unlimited and their purpose to line up Western policy more coherently, more effectively and more continuously.

Ernest will gel time on

* Together with the French Foreign Secretary, Mr

all three Ambasador here, M. Rene Bevin, and

first Alussigli,

Sir William together for the Strang, permanent head of the May 11. British Foreign Offee, Dr Jessup will spend the next 16 days in "preparation ot papers other spade work neersary for the

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Three Foreign Minis *** meetings,

and in here Paris next month.

They open in Parks on May , when the American Secretary of State. Mr Dean Acheson, confers with the French Foreign Minister, M, Robert Schuman on his way from Washington to London,

These "Big Three" talks will lead straight into a three-day cussion of the 12 Atlantic Pact Foreign Ministers here on May 15.

lers

In London Mr Acheson wit first talk separately with the

High Feeling

In London

Dock

Strike

London. Apr. 23.-Snabbed twice In 12 hours by their union chef, the unofficial Lon. den Dock strikers today angrily threatened to extend the stop- page in which 2.000 nun aro idle, holding up 47 ships.

A strikers' delegation calleri today at the Trade Union Hend- quarters to talk over their ense

the

Though the functions of Dr Jessup, M. Massigli, Sir William Sunny and their teams of ex- perts are nominally limited to the "Big Three" preparing tulis, they will undoubtedly also be concerned with Allantic Pael meeting, because both overlap at many points.

COLD WAR The Alms of both are to review and politically, economically strategically the world situation In the light of developments on both sides of the East European Fat "Iron Curtain" and the Eastern "Bamboo Curtain".

Both will be vitally concerned "cold with the progress of the

"B The policies, and

CX- arc particularly Three" preted to debate whether any move by them to re-open direct talks with Moscow would serve

meful purpose-Iteuler.

the

Crash Disaster

View of the wrecked locomotive and coaches of a passenger train from Rio de Janeiro to Victorin, which plunged from a bridge into a river a fortnight ago. Almost 100 persons were killed and a great many more injured.^(London Express Service)

Scene Grenades Thrown

Remarkable Scene

Interrupts

Vienna Ceremonies

Vienna, Apr. 23.-A sensational scene took place this morning in St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna, when the Coadjutor, Dr Franz Jachym, in the middle of a ceremony in which he was being consecrated a Bishop, suddenly declared himself unworthy of the honour and left the Cathedral.

The ceremony was being conducted by Car- dinal Innitzer in the presence of the Austrian Chan- cellor, Dr Leopold Figl, and the Education Minis- ter, Dr Hurdes.

Bears Appear In Alpine Villages Trento, Apr. 23,-Snow-bound with Mr Arthur Deakin, thenes in the Alpine foothills Transport and General Workers north of Trento today took pre- brown beard, Union bess, but found the doors cautions against

who have made their first up- locked and no one in the offices. Later Mr Deakin issued a state-pearonce here for over a ctn-jooking very

refused ment saying that he

to tury. discuss the unofficial strike.

Jant

their part

Children

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night the

In Brittany

Paris, Apr. 23-Twelve people were Injured, several having to be con- vered to hospital, when two training hand- grenades were flung during a scuffle between Commu- nisia and soldiers In last Quimper, Brittany, night.

Fifty parachutists about- ed and assalted a stand when a Communist coun- cillor spoke of the "dirty war in Indo-China" and the scuffle followed.

The Communist meeting had been arranged In pro- fest following recent riots at Brest-Reuter.

HUNDREDS

WHALES

To Be Touch And Go

MOUNTING UNREST ON Malaya Moves

WAGE FREEZE

Tory Budget Challenge

London, Apr. 23.-The fate of Britain's Labour Government balances on a razor edge this week, with the Conservatives in the evenly matched House of Commons out for the kill in Wednesday's crucial votes on the Budget.

Simultaneously, the two months' old adminis-

Predicted

London, Apr. 23-The mana circulation News of the World today predicted new development in the Malaya situation.

The newspaper sald that the new Minister of War, Mr John Strachey, anxious to "retrieve" the blots 'on

hls career, was planaltr new moven to dral with the increasing "dlaqulet" about Malaya.--Reuter,.

TRAIL OF

tration is menaced by a crisis among its industrial WRECKS IN following, where over 5,000,000 trade unionists are fighting the official wage freeze.

the Conservat

MOTORRACE

Brescia, Apr. 23.-A traff of wrecked cars was left half across Italy today as 983 of Europe's lending racing drivers fought through blinding rain-storms in the famous Mille Miglia rond

Tho Guvernment re- Significantly, cognises that its Parliamentives, on the ove of crisis week, an additional today published tary survival is a case of list of chiefs of Parliamentary touch and go. It plans an Party Committees. Immediate general election

The list may prove to be a if defeated in the critical rough forecast of some of the Wednesday

administration i votes

in Conservative 011

n sudden election brought Mr creased petrol and new Churchill back as Prime Minis race. taxation payments.

ler,

· Mr Churchill the Defence Mr Anthony

The Government's continued existence may depend to come extent on whether the nine Liberals In Parliament vote for or against the Government,

But Labour will assume their hostility and count only on its own following-who, if actually bed-ridden, will marshalled 10 the division Ing

lobbies.

not be

racing

The British motor himself heads driver, PA. Woods, and his re- Committee, with.

were Eden as his De-lef driver, Monkhouse,

when their puty. The war lender han sur seriously Injured

off the car hurtled Henley Imself with young rounded

men in other course near Padun. They were

rushed to hospital. and youngish "Shadow" portfolios.

Mr

.Near Ferrara, two Lancia Dunena Sarxiya, a load-

were In collision. "Aprilias" figure in the European

for the The drivers and one mechanie Movement, is named

Department and Mrwere injured. Thornycroft, another

The Conservatives may have Works

toine reservations about their Peter

own position in forcing a final young politietan, for Transpot. and rolled wildly off the road. show-down with the Govern-

ment now,

only

Among more

taken

At Ferrara, a car overturned

senior Con- The Italian driver was David Maxwell to hospital in a serlour condi-

Llo. lawyer, re- chairmanship of the

TO END

on

u

wide

but

All but one

The driver and mechanic of one car, a Maserati, were taken

OF Lend

Mr Winston Churchill, theservatives, Sir leader of the Conservatives, and Fyfe, the famous Dr Jachym then asked Car- Just before the ritual of con-

At Chieti, as the cars turned Dr Jachym, dinat Innitzer to continue the

his followers realise that freshning the secration began,

DIE

Labour Committee. elections might produce another pale, made the Mass, whlen was being cele-

Mr Osbert Peake is mentioned inland from the Adriatic coast, Stronnay, Orkney Islands, alemate with his Party in an following declaration, first intrated, and left the Cathedrat.

the Home Omce and Mr seven cars overturned one after

another Apr.

precarious position for 29. Dozens he is reported to have driven

of whales, even more

Alon forbidden to Latin and then I German, to

for Civil treacherous bend. Lennox-Boyd today. than the Socialists to a convent in the second dis- washed nshore here yesterday He had decided to see the trave thele homes unless necom-the contregallon:

of them continued in the race, and to have by an

The Govemment, which has Aviation.-Reuter, exceptionally higit tide, panied by a

trict of Vienna with a grownup

After the drivers and mechanics "Having pondered the matter triet strikers delegation last night,

i

were dying

majority of slow death to an overall locked hinwelt in there. for

had struggled desperately to several sleepless nights. strike Tho

"Comun labelled

suited for After Mass bad been finished, day. Only about 20 were cs-four votes in the House, believes munist-laspired" by the Labour

myself Driven down from the high do not feel

weather Minister,

on the road again. Mr George Isaacs, Alps by bitter

and the high office of Bishop. There the Canon of the Cathedral, Dr timated to be still alive, out of that it will beat the Conserva- TRAMWAY STRIKE set their machines upright and

fore

be allowed lo I ask to

hundreds which came ground. tives even with a sick Hot Dora, made a brief address to began

week when the continuing deep snow, the bears

The Island athorities yster of probably 10 members. the excited congregation, He spoor arowk!

my candidature and withdraw

Political observers generally union expelled three men for have left their

day sent out an SOS for out- with allpointed out that other Saints and make this request Last lat cummer's overal villages. ira

the 1 sitte

deal with help to

the consider the vilds favour

Melbourne, Apr. 23, - to hospital badly injured, with Bishops in Church history and determination and humility.

viles, but by this afternoon Government. they killed 12 sheep ni

on three Melbourne

spectators tramwaymen village of Fiera di Primicro- "I ask the clergy and

resisted taking of the Bishop's there had been no response.

etrike since February 23 decided knocked over as the machina office and asked those presentThe whales, from 15 to 20 feet Reuter.

people to pray for me."

at a mass meeting today to re-turtled off the road. not to pass judgment but to 11 length were lying buntled If it can last out this week tume work to,norrow morning. The Brat victim of the 1,000- respect the "decision of

together on sandbanka.

the Government may have 1

Whether the city's tram nee miles

Journey was a midget resolute and humble conscience.” is a fortune it there," Cap breathing space in which to vices will continue to run nor-Flat, which less than 60 miles

PERSONAL CRISIS tein E., Clements, the Siron-grapple with the mounting In-

mally depends on the

track from the start crashed Into The incident bas caused by Harbour Master, said to dustrial unrest ntainst the

niso (vt) lamp post

and near Verona maintenance great perturbation in Church day. "But if left there much Chancellor, Sir Stafford Cripps strike, who will meet tomorrow was wrecked. The driver and cireles here. Dr

the mechanic Jachym was toniter, it may well bring discase refusal to make bigger pudes morning to discuss a return to only recently appointed to lac to the island."—Reuter.

concessions to the cost of living, work-Beuter. office of Coadjutor to Arch- bllop Innitzer. He was onc of the youngest priests ever ta hold this

brilliant oillee und

dock strike In sympathy with

a stoppage by Canadian

Inen, Reuter.

EDITORIAL

sea

Unification

Of

The

Western

Europe

the

THE Communist menace in South-East control, the practical realities have so

Asia and the prospects of a pence to be important treaty with Japan are items on the agenda when Mr Deut Acheson meets Mr Bevin and M. Schumann In London early next month. It seems more than likely, however, that question of a European Union which Includes Germany will become the most Truman Both President urgent issue. and Mi Acheson have in the past few days made impressive re-statements of American foreign policy and bath warned of growing Soviet pressure threatening to precipitate a new crisis in Europe unless adequate steps are taken to meet the situation. The earliest possible creation of an effective European Union offers the solitary sound prospect.. At the same time, the question raises fundamental problems which require searching examination by interested parties before they

can be solred. For what Western Europe faces today is a threat more serious than that which confronted the West during the Congress of Vienna following the Napoleonic Wars. Then The Czar attempted to establish his hegemony over Europe by exploiting a victory

uver

Napoleon. Today, Communist Russia seeks aggrandizement on a different level, Becking not only to swallow the vanquished but also to dominate the territories of Russin's ex-Allica.

The solution during the Congress of Vienna. was an alliance between the Western victors and vanquished. And events today appear likely to force countries of tho West in

a similar direction. In fact, despite earlier resistance to the idea of the inclusion of Germany, or at least that part of Germany which is not in Soviet

of

changed attitudes that there is no longer any difference in principle, though there is still a wide difference of opinion us to the extent of such an inclusion. The agreement signed between the Bonn Government and the Western Allies specifically said that the primary objec live of the latter is the incorporation of the German Republic 49 A peaceful member of the European community and its

countries of association with the Western Europe in alt fields. That objee- tive has been urged by many European statesmen and recently has been taken up for the more frequently by spokesmen United States. The idea was advanced as early as September, 1916, by Mr Winston Churchill. The Foreign Minister France, M. Schuman, has urged Frenchmen and Germans to work together for the good of Europe, and his stand has been seconded by both M. Paul Reynnod and General de Gaulle. On the German side, Dr. Adenauer has emphasised his belief That Germany's destiny Hes with the West and proposed both a French-German union and a European parliament. But as head of a democratic Government he Is Inevitably compelled to press for both German equality and German security. Much anxious discussion will plainly be n necessary preliminary to an agreed solution satisfactory to the peoples con- cerned, but as Mr Acheson said on Satur day the world is faced with a challenge to the very basis of Western civilisation and it can only be met by unity. It is to be hoped that the meeting of the Blg Three Foreign Ministers will produce results calculated to speed up the process.

*

future in the Catholic Church was predicted for him.

The only explanation offered for the sudden change of mind of Dr Jachym is that he was passing through a personal ner- crisis, which made hin

Vous

feel at least temporarily unable

There

BREATHING SPACE

Van Zeeland Runs

Into

Difficulties

Brussels, Apr. 23.-The Catholic Premier-

to accept the high ollee offered designate, M. Paul Van Zeeland, will meet new

hum-cuter.

Face Slapping At The Dean's

Peace Rally

difficulties in forming a Cabinet even if Belgium's three main parties agree: to a formula for exiled King Leopold to give up the throne temporarily to

his son.

The three Parties-Catholic, Socialists and

Liberals-bave agreed in principle to implement the Monarch's own plan for solving Belgium's five- year-old "Royal question."

The

Their delegates'met ngain to-other problems await M. Van Sydney, Apr. 23.-Face-slap day to turns out final details Zerlund, ping:

and Asticuffs

that Catholics claim marked of the compromise, which has "Peace" rally this afternoon at run into heavy weather about when the King is called back which Dr Hewlett Johnson, the what the Kint should do while to Belgium to hand over s Deon of Conterbury, núdréssed | 10-year-old Prince Baudouin prerogatives to his son he must

occupies the throne.

a crowd of 7,000 people here.

blso be received with "Royal A young man who shouted in

Socialists and Liberals say honours". But Socialists oppose the Dean "Go Back to Russia"

that Leopold should return

return "In State". In this to any had his face slapped by a wo provisional; exito immediately case, they say, they will coun- man. The woman's tall com after delegating power.

ter-demonstrate. panton then punched

hin The Catholes, the only Party Finally, the Liberals want the heavily on the face.

wholly favouring the King's re-out-going Catholic-Liberal conlt- Dr. Johnson was

greeled

under the to continuo turn, say

what the King does with the Communist clenched entirely up to him.

former Premier, M. Gaston flat salute when he arrived at

Leopold himself. according Eyskens. On the other hand, the rally which was organised to a note given to the Socialist M. Paul Seghers, Catholle Minis- by the Australian Peace Coun- leader, M. Paul Spank, yester ter of Communications in

cil.

war.

A

the

He reiterated that it was day by M. Van Zeeland, envia-Caretaker Cabinet, has said that a lo to say that Russia wanted

prolonged Journey he would never join a Govern- Her standard of living age

ment planned to "banish" the had risen so high, he said, that through the Belgian Congo,

This itself has brought snags. King, she wanted only peace.

Socialists and Liberals want "We want the King to stay in him to travel Incognito, the Belgium so that he can, if need be, guide the first steps of the Catholics as a Sovereign

But even if these

non problems youthful,

- experienced overconte at the three Princo", M. Seghers said,—Rieu- Party round-tabis conference; i ter.

Poilee mingling with the crowd stop- ped women collecting signatures to a petition protesting against of Australian the possibility troops being sent to Malaya Bro Reuter

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