Indian Daily Mail, 24 February 1947

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  • 15 1 Inian Daily Mail Vol. 111, No. 12, SINGAPORE, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1947. PRICE 10 CENTS
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  • 465 1 'Wise Courageous' A 'Challeuge To All Of Us' Congress, League Committees lo Meet Shortly i iln, Feb. 23. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Congress I Minister m the Interim Government, dechml on the British Govei nment's decision to withdraw m fm i a by June 1948, was
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  • 80 1 ft 23,-Surat Alley, I Of the Federation 1 to Great ft "The .ttitude of the H to Bntain is that I wn* deration i s 'true. It is an un- I 'hat relations beI India m the past I tor .suspicion. liuvu given a 1
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  • 178 1 London, Feb. 23.— Admiral Viscount Mount batten as the new Viceroy for India will demand that the Muslims join the Constituent Assembly which is writing the newConstitution, political quarters here understood. Mountbatten reportedly believed that the British Government's decision to give up its power
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  • 96 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Lahore, Feb. 22. Thirty-five leaders of the Indian National Army, including General Mohan Singh and Col. Dhillon had offered their services to the Congress. In a joint statement they say "We can't keep quiet m this critical luncture. We
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  • 346 1 London, Feb. 23. The Labour Cabinet's decisions on India, including the announcement of the date (June 1948) when the British will quit, are expected to have the support of the vast majority of the Government's Parliamentary strength of nearly 400 members m
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  • 168 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Lahore, Feb. 22.— While compromise talks are proceeding m Lahore League agitations have spread to the neighbouring Frontier Procine. Leaguers have started defying the prohibitory orders and courting arrest. The situation took an urgly turn on Friday m Peshawar, when
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  • 133 1 Irish Communist Warns Against Partition Of India London, Feb. 23. The British Communist Party Congress was yesterday warned against accepting partition as the solution for India by the Northern Ireland fraternal delegate who compared the situation with the partition of Ireland after the last war. Imperialism never gives anything away
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  • 138 1 CoJombo, Feb. 23.— The British Premier Aalee's statement on India "gives added assurance to Ceylon that she will will reach her political goal sooner," D. S. Scnanavake, leader of the State Council and Chairman of the United National Party, told I&euter on welcoming the
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  • 117 1 London, Feb. 23.— Whitehall experts caught unawares by the British Government decision to quit India by June next year, are discussing so«me of the changes and problems involved if India leaves the Commonwealth, according to a Daily Mail report. These would include the King's
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  • 71 1 Londno, Feb. 23. The Russian people were told yesterday of the British Government's India plans when rioseow radio In the early morning news m Russian, broadcast an account of Prime Minister Attlee'l statement m the House of Commons, and the contents of the Indian White Paper
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  • 75 1 Round-Table Conference Suggested Karachi. Feb. 23. Leaders of ttie Sind Progressive Muslim Party (non-Muslim League) including G. M. Syed. former Member of the Muslim League Working Committee, and Sheikh Abdul Majid, Nationalist Muslim leader, have issued an appeal calling on leaders of Congress and of (he Muslim Leaqre to convene
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  • 79 1 (From Our Own Ccvrcpondent) Pondichery, Feb. 23. One person was killed and ten injured when the police fired on demonstrators m connection with the R.I.N. mutiny day m Pondichery yesterday. All shops and mills observed hartal. The Day was also observed m Bombay where more
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  • 58 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Allahabad, Feb. 23.— A three day conference of Provincial Congress chiefs the first of its kind m Congress history met m Allahabad yesterday with Acharya Kripalani presiding. The conference considered the relations which should exist m the Ministries and Provincial Congress Committees,
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  • 48 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Madras, Feb. 23.— The Tirupathi Devastanam Committee yesterday passed a resolution requesting the Government to permit the admission of Harijans to the Tirupathi temples as an overwhelming majority of the Hindu worshipping public are m favour of it. Copyright.
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  • 56 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) New Delhi, Feb. 23.— Mahatma Gandhi is likely to pay a short visit to Bihar next month. The Bengal Premier yesterday arrived m Patna and held discussions with the Bihar Ministers on the question of the rehabilitation ol Bihar refugees now m
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  • 42 1 CEYLON'S INDEPENDENCE DAY Colombo, Feb. 23.— The United National Party, the newly organised political party m Ceylon, wants to celebrate Mar. 2 as Independence Day throughout the Island. The party has decided to organise an Island-wide campaign to celebrate this event.— UP
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  • 73 1 (From Our Own Correspondent) Calcutta. Feb. 23.— The Offices of the Communist Party, Trade Union Congress and other labour unions and the residences of labour leaders were searched by the police m Calcutta yesterday and two leaders arrested. The Offices of the Anirit Bazar Patrika
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  • 79 1 GENERAL STRIKE THREAT Paris, Feb. 23.— Threat of a general strike i-^rew m France as 1,300,000 Government workers and 50,000 miners declared on Saturday that they would walk off their jobs unless they received increases m pay. Premier Paul Ramadier and his coalition cabinet have reaffirmed government's statement
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  • 57 1 Rangoon, Feb. 23.— About 1.000 Burmese troops comprising the Fifih Battalion Burma Aifles rationed at Pegu. 40 miles north Of Rangoon, have been m revolt for the past three days, it was reliably reported hero. The revolt arose out of a dispute between some soldiers and
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  • 52 1 Rangoon. Feb. 23.— 1t is reported that the three Anti-Fascist Peoples Freedom League nominees to the Executive Council have been appioved by the Governor, Sir Hubert Ranee, and would be sworn m a. Government House tomorrow. The nominees are U Kyag Nyein, U Ba Choc and Abdul
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  • 34 1 Rangoon, Feb. 23.-— Polling for the Burma Constituent Assembly elections will take place on April 9 and 11, it was officially announced today. Nominations must be submitted before March 15 Reuter
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  • 59 1 Tokyo, Feb. 23.— 1t was unofficially but reliably learned that Fumitaka Konuye, heir to the late Fumimaro Konoye, Ls now m Moscow undergoing communist training, presumably for Soviet use. Former Princeton undergraduate, he was captured by the Red Army on the Korean-Manchunan border where he was stationed with
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  • 78 1 Canberra, Feb. 23. A vote of censure moved by Robert G. Measles. ex-Premier and Opposition Leader, In the Australian Hou.se or Kepn sentatives was defeated by 37 votes to 28 after the Government had applied closure. Mr. Menzies had accused the Labour administration of "political j< bbr.y'
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  • 36 1 Hainan, Feb, 23. -Vietnam radio commenting on the French Prims Minister Paul Ramadier'a recent statement on Indo-chlna tills morning accused ihc French Government of waging a "war of con- quest" m Indo-china<- Reuter
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  • 752 3 Britain Should Insist On Agreement Among Indians Before Withdrawal* Urges Times London, Feb. 23.— A warning of possible anarchy m India nd a call Britain not to abandon the insistence on agree- t amon? Indians are made m an editorial m today's independent Sunday
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  • 711 3 London, Feb. 23.— Britain's decision to withdraw from India next year and the appointment of Rear- Admiral Viscount Mount batten to succeed Viscount Wavell as Viceroy form the main news story m most of Britain's provincial colony all of which publish editorials
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  • 410 3 -*AYB THE SCOTSMAN London, Feb. 23. The Government'c decision power m India by June 19 IK is criticised by "Th fl transfer yesterday as "one of the most reckless decisions ever Z?^f a British Government." S ever ta k*n by The paper's
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  • 422 3 Socialist Govt. Leading Country To Utter Destruction. Say British Editors! London, Feb. 23.— That Britain's Socialist Government was leading the country to 'Hitter destruction" and the policy of set ting a time limit on the British withdrawal from India must result m a civil war, were assertions raised during a
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  • 788 4 Conflict On "Political |Jfc f f I 111 I lIfI \l 1 111 V»p*V«J London, Feb. 23.— Field Marshal Viscount Wavell has been replaced as Viceroy of India because of a difference m standpoint with the BriUsh Government on how, to handle the deterioration m the
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  • 181 4 London, Feb. 23.— The News Chronicle's New Delhi correspondent, commenting on the termination of Lord Wavell's term of office as Viceroy, says: "The appointment of Lord Mountbatten suggests that with the Field Marshal's departure, British attempts to negotiate between the two main Indian parties
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  • 130 4 New Delhi, Feb. 23.— Scepticism yesterday arose to whether the new British plan for India would aid m resolving the differences between the Hindu and Musjim Tadtions which thus far have stymied the Constitui|it Assembly. Attention was centered on the British statement that power would be
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  • 234 4 —SAYS DAWN New Delhi, Feb. 23.— The announcement that Lord Wavell would be replaced as Viceroy by Kear Admiral Viscount Mountbatten was received with mixed feelings m Indian newspaper circles. The pro-Muslim League "Dawn" commenting on the change said that inspite of "certain" actions of Wavell
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  • 101 4 COURT OF INQUIRY INTO PRIVATE BUS EMPLOYEES STRIKE Employees of several private bus companies are now on strike m sympathy with some of the employees of one of the companies whose strike is still unsettled after several weeks. The Labour Commissioner has been endeavouring to arrange a settlement of the
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