GENERAL CABLES

Grey River Argus, 22 February 1947, Page 3

GENERAL CABLES

SHANGHAI, Feb 21.

The Premier, Dr. T. V. Soong, issued a statement denying a Washington report that the Chinese Government had requested permission to sell in the black market 200,000,000 dollars’ worth of UNRRA supplies m China. . „ , • - Dr. Soong said: "This false repoit is characteristic of similar repoit.-, d’sseminated by certain quarters persistently trying to misrepresent the UNRRA and Chinese National Relief and Rehabilitation Administration in China and, disturb ChineseAmerican relations.” He added that the very idea 01 UNRRA sanctioning the sale of its goodsin the black market stretches credulity. x „., .. The earlier false report said it was estimated that China could raise 500,000,000 American dollars from the sale of UNRRA goods, that sum being the equivalent of a United States Export-Import Bank, which has been refused to her on the recommendation of the Secretary of State (General G. C. Marshall): , r> n LONDON Feb. 20. An earthquake, lasting three hours, shook Marseilles on Monday moving There were no casualties. rh_ epicentre was about 9C[ miles away.1 TOKIO, Feb. 20. Allied sources revealed to-day that British ’occupation tr oops, state variously at from 200 to 1000 mut icd in Kure in . protest against the filthy condition of the transport a ing them to Singapore. The troops were Welsh Fusiliers, Dorset Regiment and Cameron Highlanders, who have been occupyink Shikoku. They staged a sit-down strike rather than board the ship, which they complained was not fit for shipping* pigs, a British spokesman said the troops were notified at Kure that they were leaving for a secret destination, which was later revealed as Singapore. The troops refused to board the ship and haggled with the . officers throughout one day. Finally, all went aboard except four who were arrested. LONDON, Feb. 20. The Prime Minister, Mr C. R. Attlee, said in the House of Commons to-day that in view of the urgent pressure of affairs at home and abroad, it would be very difficult for him to suggest any firm date for Jus postponed visit to Australia and New Zealand. He would like to take the opportunity of saying how deeply he appreciated Mr Chifley’s* and Mr Fraser’s invitations, and how much he was looking forward to the-visit. TOKIO, Feb. 20. The Japanese Government has decided to dissolve the House of Representatives on March 30 and hold new general elections for the Diet on April 25. The elections for the new House of Councillors, replacing the present House of Peers, wil be held on April 20, and the elections for various lesser posts will all be held befoi e the new constitution becomes effective on May 3, in accordannce with a recent suggestion from General MacArthur. LONDON, Feb. 20. Twelve bodies of members of the crew of the colliery Ary were washed ashore in the Youghal and Ardmore districts of Eire. The Ary was lost during the gale on February .8, while voyaging from Wales to Eire, and there was only one survivor from the crew of 17. The bodies included those of the captain and chief engineer, both Estonians. The survivor, a Pole, Jan Bouski who reached the shore five days after the Ary foundered, is still in hospital suffering from exposure and frostbite, PARIS, Feb. 20. The Governments of France and Poland yesterday signed a five-year "friendship and cultural agreement.”