Abd el Krim Finds Sanctuary in Egypt After Exile
Abd el Krim, leader of the Rif rebels until 1925, arrived at Port Said from the ship Katoom ba with his two wives and 11 children after 21 years in exile. He said the French offered amnesty if he stayed in France, and Egypt granted residence though the move surprised French officials. King Farouk invited him as a royal guest. Police moved him ashore in Cairo, while authorities note he pledged to remain in custody. Krim said he thinks daily of liberation and asked for freedom to educate his sons in France.
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Meat Rationing Defiance From North Queensland Butchers
North Queensland butchers vow to ignore rationing rules after next Saturday. Rationing Commission official Mr Cumming warned in Melbourne that defiers would face prosecution. Cairns and other towns plan to sell meat without coupons from June 9, prompting unclear replies from authorities while abattoir and industry voices weigh the impact.
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Cumming
Melbourne
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Cairns
Osiris
Master Butchers’ Association
Mareeba
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Malands
Atherton
Yungabarra
Gordonvale
Queensland
Rogers
George Tomlins
Still Favourite For Church Plate
Sydney readers are reminded that weekly entertainment costs exceed monthly church giving, as The Church Guardian notes Anglicans have not shown strong generosity. An editorial warns of financial strain on the Church of England and urges laity to increase donations to avert the crisis.
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Sydney
Church Guardian
No Agreement at Allied Control Council Deadlock
The Foreign Ministers Council failed to meet a set deadline for recommendations on disarmament. Each representative must report to their government and a new effort will be attempted. Britain calls for equal troop numbers across zones, while Russia seeks joint strength in the British and United States zones equal to Russian forces.
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Hse
Foreign Ministers' Council
Britain
Russo
United States
Gas Rationing Hits Townsville Town
Townsville starts daily gas rations due to coal shortage at Ion Works. Manager Mr. R. MacAver announces allocations and prices, with Cairns and Charters Towers receiving limited supply. Rationing aims to stretch gas to month’s end pending coal deliveries from Newcastle and Beth Townsville.
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MacAfee
Eral
Mewcastle
Beth Townsville
Youth May Lose Eye After Bexley Brawl
In a brawl at Bexley Saturday night, Henry Rose aged 18 suffered injuries that may cost him an eye. Glass jugs shattered and pieces injured his eye, and he was admitted to hospital. Police say inquiries are continuing into the incident.
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Bexley
Henry Rose
Rose
New West East Air Record Set by Mosquito Bomber
A Mosquito bomber set a new cross continent air record from Fearce BAAF North Perth to Point Cook via Ceduna South Australia, finishing in five hours flat and averaging 364 mph. A Lincoln bomber had previously cut the old record by seven minutes.
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Lincoln
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Perth
Pointnok
Ceduna
South Australia
Big Drop In RSL Membership in New South Wales
SYDNEY members report a sharp fall in NSW RSL membership from about 9000 to 72500 since December. State treasurer Mr A McGregor disclosed the figures to the State Council yesterday. Members urge inspectors be appointed to visit branches to check efficiency and to boost enrollment.
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RSL
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Bout Mbon
State Council
A. McGregor
Mountbatten To Meet Indian Leaders In Conference Today
Mountbatten invites Pandit Nehru Patel Jinnah Liaquat Ali Khan Baldev Singh to meet June 2 in New Delhi as Britain plans to transfer power. Gandhi warns India will not concede Pakistan and calls for communal harmony despite looming tensions. Riots feared with security measures and transport precautions to prevent outbreaks. reports from Calcutta and Delhi cite casualties and attacks amid unrest.
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Liagat Ali Khan
Ardar Baldev Singh
Tondia
Trans
Port
Af Ommene
Calcutta
Reuter
Witacka
Lorrie
ACTU executives debate nation wide strike plan in Sydney
The ACTU executive meeting in Sydney discusses a proposed 24 hour national strike on July 1 to promote the 40 hour week. Delegates meanwhile review reports to the International Labour Office and the British memorial patriotic fund and plan to press the Commonwealth Government for access to all Australian delegate reports to BLO. They also consider appointing representatives to industrial committees and discuss wages, weekend penalties, and parliamentary salaries.
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ACTU
International Labour Office
Food For Britain
British Memorial Patriotic Fund
Commonwealth
PB. Clarey
Britain
Chifley
High Commissioner
Great Britain
Mr Williams
Pusisianos
New Clash Between Dutch and Indonesians in 1947 Batavia Fighting
Batavia reports a clash as Duiteh artillery opens from western Mod joker io with the Indonesians counter attacking and repelling a Dutch company to reclaim a position. Antara message unconfirmed, sporadic fighting noted south of foursbaya. Indonesian official says all leave for the Republican Army canceled and air raid exercises held at Mal Wing.
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Associated Press
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Anaya
Duiteh
Modjokerio
Bsoumbaya
Antara
Foursbaya
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Mal- Wing
Ransom note written by missing boy alleges paid demand
Police say 13 year old Hubert Snelling, missing from Mandagory near Parkes, wrote a note to his father demanding 300 pounds for his return. He was found in Sydney by Central Station after telling police he rode a train to seek work and slept on station seats. He admitted reading about such ransoms.
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Huelling
Mandagory
Parkes
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Snelling
Kay
Gipp
Dean
W.P
Mackie
Hubert
Cencal Station
Central Station
Escape From Gaol in Melbourne as Richards Escapes
Melbourne police hunt Mer yn Richards a 22 year old truck driver who fled Ballarat gaol yesterday. He climbed a drainpipe in the yard and escaped while awaiting trial on charges including breaking and entering and a total of me50.
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Melbourne
Meryn Richards
Ballarat
Japan Forms Three-Party Coalition Cabinet
Tokyo reports Premier Katoyama announced a three party coalition cabinet. It includes seven Boda De mocrats, seven Democrats, two People's Co-operatives and one nonenity member. The cabinet will be installed by the Emperor.
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Democrats
People's Co-operatives
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Yorbide
Liberal Party
Tension Rising in Canton After Parade Incident
Canton dispatch reports five killed and score injured when windouts at the Dun Yot Ben University joined a "no civil war" parade. Officials say tension was reported to be increasing amid the aftermath of the incident.
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Wong Kong
Canton
Dun Yot Ben University
Communist Victory In Hungary
Budapest reports the Hungarian Cabinet names Lajos Dinnyes prime minister succeeding Ferenc Nagy with Istvan Kertes as foreign minister. London notes the crisis stems from Russia demand for 55 million pounds of German assets. Reuters and UPI report arrests and exiled leaders as Hungary shifts toward a communist state.
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Lajos Dinnyes
Smallholders' Party
Ferenc Nagy
Istvan Kertes
Cyongyasi
London
Sunday Observer
Russia
Hungary
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United Press
Unified Nations
Europe
State Department
Magy
Vienna
Reutersaya
Nagy
Laci
Switzerland
Reuter
Isavan Parnal
Parnal
Italy
Rain Quietens Sydney Theme of Crime Weekend
In Sydney police note cold wet weather kept the city quiet this weekend with fewer street brawls and robberies. They cite fewer people on the streets as reducing crime opportunities, reporting 404 arrests across 45 metropolitan stations compared with 600 the prior weekend. About 79 percent were for drunkenness.
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Sydney
A.R.U. Seeks Nationalisation of Transport in New South Wales
The State Council of the Australian Railways Union plans a high pressure publicity programme to force the State Government to nationalise all rail, road and sea transport in New South Wales. The land transport group also asked the Government to centralise all road transport.
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Sydney
State Council
The
Australian Railways Union
New South Wales
Land Transport Group
Union
Woman Amok At Dance Hall Tragedy On Tramline
In Sydney a young woman caused chaos after leaving a dance hall on Saturday night. She fought two men, toppled an older woman, then fell onto a tramline. A tram halted, bystanders intervened, and she was later placed in a taxi as police arrived.
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Sydney
Malen
Blick Marin
Double Shooting at Rushcutters Bay Claims Two Lives
Sydney reports a woman named Owendoline Corfield, 36, died in St Vincent's Hospital after a double shooting at Rushcutters Bay last Wednesday. Seaton Corfield, 46, remained unable to speak to police as his critical condition from a pea rifle bullet was confirmed.
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Sydney
Owendoline Corfield
Queensland
St. Vincent's Hospital
Toter
Rushcutters Bay
Seaton Corfield
Corfield
Man Electrocuted While Connecting Light in Garage
John Sinclair Evans, 38, of Wyong, was electrocuted at his Sydney area home yesterday afternoon while attempting to connect an electrical light in the garage. He stepped into the yard with several leads and asked his wife to plug the connection into the house power point. A moment later she heard a scream and found him dead.
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Sydney
John Si Nclair Evans
Wyong
Evans
Thieves Rob Post Office In Full View Of People
Sydney report says three men robbed Erskineville post office in sight of customers in a hamburger shop opposite. Observers saw masked thieves seize cash then exit with a white bag while staff checked drawers and a safe. Police alerted after witnesses noted the audacious scene.
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Erakineville
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