Around The World

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 October 1949, Page 6

Around The World

British Motor Exports. For the second successive week, Nutfie d Exoorts, Ltd. have announced new records ‘ for the number of vehicles ‘■•hipped overseas, says the Daily Mail. St week’s total was 1776-64 more than the previous week’s which was itself a record. —London, October 4,

Plutonium in Britain “Plutonium, the man-macle substance that is the ‘kernel’ of atomic energy, is already being produced m substantial quantities at new wdrfe in Cumberland,” -says the Daily Mail. “The first production of plutonium in Britain was announced officially six months ago; but this was only in small quantities.”—London, October 4.

British Dentist Disciplined A national health service tribunal at Sheffield expelled a dentist from, practice under the British Goveinment’s dental scheme, after findin a that he had “failed to employ a proper decree of skill and attention” m an operation. This was the second case within two weeks of a dentist being removed from the national health service list.—London, October 4.

Coal Output In Europe The industrial correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says that European coal production increased by more than 2,000,000 tons in August. He adds that figures issued by the coal committee of the Economic Commission for Europe show that the British miner was nearer to his 1937 output a manshift than the miner in any other European country—London. October 4.

Petrol Rationing Expected The reintroduction of petrol rationing from November 1, with the former rations cut by 10 per cent., is expected to be approved by the Federal Cabinet this week. The ration cut is intended to cover abnormal usage during the period of free marketing, and to eke cut supplies, which will be reduced as a result of the devaluation of the Australian currency. The consumption formerly fixed by the Commonwealth Government was 440.000,000 gallons a year. —Canberra, October 4.

Time Bomb in Tito’s Launch Quoting the Giornale di Trieste, the Rome correspondent of the Manchester Guardian reports that a month ago, as Marshal Tito was about to embark from Pola for the island of Brioni, a time-bomb was found hidden in his launch and thrown overboard by the police. The crew were all arrested and two Comini'orm Communists are to be tried. According to Trieste reports, the instigator of the plot was Mr Vittorio Vidali, leader of the Cominform faction in Trieste—London, October 3. Indian Communists Arrested

Three persons were killed and two others badly injured when an armed mob of 400 persons attacked police at Cuddapah. says the Madras correspondent of The Times. The police had arrested nine Communist leaders. The crowd, using firearms, lathis, and clubs, attempted to release the Communists. The police returned the fire. It is now estimated that more, than 700 Communists have been arrested in southern India, but the area has generally been quiet since the banning of the Communist Party.—London, October 4.

Shooting On Trieste Border The Associated Press correspondent in Trieste says that two British soldiers were wounded last night by gunfire from the Jugoslav side of the Free Territory frontier. A communique from British headquarters said it was presumed that the shots were fired by a Jugoslav sentry. The wounded men were taken to a British military hospital. Their condition is reported to be satisfactory—London, October 4. Coal Strike Violence

One man was killed and three others were injured today in coal strike violence. A truck-driver hauling coal from the Communion mine at Grundy, Virginia, was killed when he was struck by boulders which crashed down a hillside. The sherriff said: “We know definitely -that somebody pushed the recks off the mountain.” At Pokeville, Tennessee, non-union miners ambushed 20 unionists and wounded three with gunfire. Two others are missing.' ft is believed that the non-unionists heard that they were to be attacked, and acted first—New York, October 3.

U.N. Commission On Korea The Political Committee of the United Nations, in the face of Soviet opposition, today decided to keep in being the United Nations Commission on Korea to observe and report on any developments which might lead to - a military conflict in Korea. The countries represented on the commission will be Australia, China, France, India, the Philippines, Salvador and Turkey. The committee’s resolution was adopted by 44 votes to six, with five nations abstaining. A Russian proposal to terminate the life of the commission and leave the unification of their country to the people of Korea themselves, was lost by a similar majority. Jugoslavia supported Russia. The committee approved strengthening the commission by granting it power to appoint military observers. A joint resolution proposed by the United States, Australia, China, and the Philippines, also empowered the commission to “verify the withdrawal of Soviet occupation forces in so far as it is in a position to do so,” —New York, October 3,