NEWS IN BRIEF

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 December 1945, Page 6

NEWS IN BRIEF

JOB CONTROL

LONDON, December 20

The “Daily Telegraph” says: Industrial and political , circles . are speculating on the British Government’s motives in suggesting that a delegation should go to France from the Trades Union Congress to see syndicalism at work there. The Government's proposal was accepted by the T.U.C. The proposal is that a T.U.C. delegation might visit the Bierlot Motor Works in Lyons, where the workers, since the liberation, have been running the .establishment on a syndicalist basis. UNMARRIED MOTHER.

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 20.

Miss Inger Nordentoft, aged 42, the unmarried principal of one of Copenhagen’s largest schools, has won her fight against the Danish School Board. Miss Nordentoft, who is becoming a mother in April, contended that she should be allowed to retain her position. The Danish. School Board has now decided to grant her leave, and to keep her position open for her.

CANADIAN STRIKE ENDS.

WINDSOR (Ontario), Dec. 19.

The Ford workers, who have been, on strike since September 12, voted for a return to work under a Government plan providing for negotiation on most issues, but arbitration on such “dead-locked” matters as the union's demand for a union shop. The strike was the longest in the history o Canada’s motor-car industry.

PORTUGUESE CENSORSHIP.

LISBON, December 19. Dr. Salazar (Prime Minister) has a CT ain relaxed the domestic censoi shin in Portugal. Newspapers are now allowed to publish articles criticising the Government. The decision also applies to the Press m Portuguese colonies. BRITAIN AND POLAND

LONDON, December 20. „ The “Exchange Telegraph s diplomatic correspondent says it is officially denied that - t -’ r^? 4 in , tol protested against the attitude of the Polish Press towards Britain. However. its hostile views to wards Lu - tain were noted in official quarters. AUSTRIA’S PRESIDENT.

LONDON, December 20. Dr Karl Renner, Prime Minister in the Austrian Provisional Government, was unanimously elected President of the Republic at a joint session of both Houses of Parliament, stated the Vienna radio. The proceedings were broadcast over the Austrian radio —an event without precedent in the Parliamentary history of central Europe. The names of the deputies being called to casv their vote in the ballot box could be heard for half an hour.

TURKISH PRESS (Recd. 12.35 p.m.) ISTANBUL, Dec. 20. The- Government have charged two newspaper proprietors and two editors, one of whom is the editor of “Tan” which was wrecked in disturbances on December 4, with violating the laws of the Press by publishing articles against certain members oi the National Assembly, a Minister

and high officials. The charges carry a possible penalty of imprisonment.