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MWIMDM. MACASSAR TO BE BREAD ZONING TO END FINES, HE Split On Pillar Coal Decision Plane Wreckage Seen In Baltic GAOL IN NEW BILL ATTACKED Radio Order By Soekarno Bakers refusing to deliver bread are liable to a fine of 100, or six months' gaol, under a bill introduced into the Legislative Assembly yesterday. Wholesalers who withhold bakers' supplies may be fined 1,000 or sent to gaol for 12 months. Bakers convicted of an offence under the Act may have their registration cancelled, suspended, or withheld. The bill aims at ending delivery zoning and improving the quality of bread.

CARTERS CALLED "CHEEKY" "I had a complaint last week DJAKARTA, April 13 (A.A.P.-Reuter). The Indonesian Federal President, Dr. Soekarno, on the radio to-night ordered his armed forces to "settle the Macassar affair." The Federal Defence Minister, the Sultan of Jogjakarta, who followed the President on the radio, said that the order would be carried out immediately. Dr. Soekarno's announcement set in motion an operation planned during last week to force a landing in the South Celebes and to quell a rebellion led by Captain Abdul Azis.

The President's decision followed continued refusals by Captain Azis to return to Djakarta, the Federal capital. ATTACKERS VULNERABLE Well-informed Indonesian, The new measure is the Bread Manufacture and Delivery Bill. It was read for the first time after the Minister for Labour and Industry, Mr. F. Finnan, had outlined its provisions.

Mr. Finnan said a baker must sell and deliver bread to any home within three miles of the bakehouse, unless there were three other bakers closer. Even then he could deliver if he wished. Most consumers would thus be given a choice of three bakers and of any other baker who wished to deliver although he was more than three miles from the customer's home. The bill also provided for the manufacture of a standard loaf and of a variety of breads, Millers who failed to specify the protein and maltose content of flour, with their deliv eries were liable to a fine of 100 or six months' gaoL "CONSPmACY" Mr.

A. Landa Bondi) said master bakers and mem bers of the Bread Carters' Union had conspired to deprive housewives of a choice of baker. A similar conspiracy existed TRACT from a letter from the N.S.W. Govern men! Insurance Offices 'Bearing in mind that the age of the Injured party only 2i years, it is apparent that very little pain and suffering would have been experienced by a child of such tender years." Apparent to whom lender child or the tough insur ance man; TO get some practice for her forthcoming concerts. Ernai Berger has been going with her accompanist to a friend's Bat in hlizabeth Bay.

Yesterday, a woman across the road complained to the caretaker about the singing. uut, said the caretaker proudly, "that's Erna Berger." "That doesn't mean a thing to me," said the complainant, "1 don't think they should allow singing in the DEOPLB who lost things at the Show seemed vera in different about them. The police finished up with 200 articles which had been handed in and not claimed. JUDGE STACY and Mr. Dovey, K.C., had a breathtaking discussion in court yesterday.

This was the problem: For how long would the smell of liquor linger on a nun's breath after he bad had a couple of beers? The Judge said he thought it would be gone in a couple of hours. Mr. Dovey maintained that it needed a meal to remove it Must be a lot of home-going husbands who could give them some first-hand experience. VISITING American Ted Williams, here with Jockey Longden. found a 5 note at Randwick on Wednesday.

He took a place tote bet on The Groom with it or so he thought. When the race was over, he found he had put it on De La Salle's number and didn't collect. "But I got some of it back," he said. "Inside half an hour 1 found a 10 note. What sort of a racecourse is this? You just pick up money." And lose it.

OINESOUND has just com- pleted a semi-documentary film for the Society for Crippled Children, called "Modern Miracles." Central figure is 9-year-old Barrie Hutchison, who was cured of a crippled hip, but the youngsters at Margaret Reid Orthopaedic Hospital who appear in the film are a riot. They revelled in the filmmaking, and their joke with Bede Whiteman, the cameraman, was "Shoot mel I can take it." One of the unstaged bits the cameraman got shows 10-year-old Eric Hernshaw, who is strapped to the bed, shooting through the ward window with his toy pistol at the head gardener in a distant potato patch. CEVERAL readers haw written in supporting the complaint about the inad equacy of the signalling arms on aouoie-aecicer ouses. One suggests that the only adequate place for the signalling arm is at the rear of the buses because the buses are so wide that it is impossible to see the signalling arm from a car travelling directly behind them. about an ice-man who delivered ice to only the ground floor of a block ot hats.

The tenants had to carry their blocks up stairs. When they complained. ne gave tnem cheek. These carters are servants ot the public just as we Parlia mentarians are. Surely we are entitled to get back to the prewar conditions of delivering these essential commodities.

"STRANGLEHOLD" Mr. H. Turner (Liberal Gordon) said the only way to guarantee a choice of bakers was to encourace new bakeries. Without this new competi tion, tne present bakers will complain that they can't get enough carters to deliver the bread, he said. The Minister will not feel like prosecuting under these circumstances, and zoning will still be unofficially in operation.

ine Minister should see that sufficient building materials, yeast, and flour are available to give any new bakers a start. Only in this way can we break the strancle- hold of petty monopolies which are trying to control the industry. The debate was adjourned PLEASED in favour ot bread zoning nnisning. i am satisfied with my baker, but competition will probably lead to better bread for everyone." Mrs. J.

S. Lovatt, Richmond Street, Rockdale: "I have no quarrel with bread zoning. It would seem silly to have three bakers delivering in one street. Of course, zoning might not be too good if the bread quality was not right." Mrs. V.

Laurence, Milson Road, Cremome: "I think it's a very good move. My bread has been terrible for years, and whenever possible 1 buy it in town. I will certainly change my baker if I can find one that bakes better bread." HOUSEWIVES ARE As Supreme Commander of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia armed forces, Dr. Soekarno declared Captain Azis an "insurgent against the authority of the Federal Government." Throughout his speech Dr, Soekarno did not mention the name of Azis, whom he described as a "young man who has taken the lead in an action which has shaken the people's faith in the armed forces." Dr. Soekarno said that Cap tain Azis line or thought that he had taken this action to defend East Indonesia could not be tolerated.

"The question of whether or not the Mate of East Indonesia will remain is not a business of the armed forces. It is a business for the people," he added. The President called on former Netherlands-East Indonesian Army troops to join the reaeral Army. (Last week some of these soldiers joined captain Azis.) UNDER BLOCKADE Macassar, which is the seat of the East Indonesian Gov ernment, has been under tight blockade for six days. Competent observers here and in Macassar point out that.

it Nationalist troops try to force a landing on South Celebes, they would be extremely vulnerable to defending land forces. Apart from not being trained in amphibious operations, they lack proper equipment and there are few places to make a landing because of minefields. Captain Azis is confident he can muster 4,000 Indonesian troops in South Celebes. His seasoned fighters Dutch-trained members of the former Netherlands East Indies Army are equipped with mortars, heavy automatic weapons, bren-gun carriers and ample transport. 'I I1 1.

i i -I I. 1 tu LONDON, April 13 (A.A.P.). A small German ship reported on its arrival at Alfredshem. North Sweden, to-day that it had sighted part of an aircraft cabin, and other wreckage, in the Baltic last Sunday afternoon. ine wreckage was seen about 90 sea miles north-east of Bornholm Island, Denmark The ship was unable to report earlier as it has no radio.

It is thought the wreckage is part of the U.S. Navy air craft which has been missing since last Saturday after being fired upon by a Russian fighter plane. United States Air Force officers directing the search for the missing plane said in Copenhagen to-day they had almost given up hope of find ing any members of the crew of 10 alive. They hesitated to end the search, however, and it may be carried on until the week end. SEARCHERS' MISTAKE What was thought to be a plane's life-raft, sighted from the air olt Bornholm on Wed ncsday was found later to be an abandoned fish box.

I A Russian Note of protest presented last Tuesday, alleged that the U.S. plane bad flown over Latvia and had tired on Russian fighters which had gone alott to order it to land. A Russian fighter had returned the American fire, and the Ameri can plane had disappeared over tne Baltic Sea. American spokesmen said the American plane was unarmed. The Moscow newspaper "Pravda" to-day referred to the silence of United States military spokesmen about the fact that the missing navy aircraft violated Russian frontier regulations on a "so-called training exercise" over Soviet territory.

"RUDE" SPIES This "rude conduct of American spies had encountered the necessary repulse" by Soviet planes guarding the frontiers. "The brazen-faced individuals received a necessary lesson and were forced to depart and go home," says "Pravda." It added that the American authorities were now trying to cover up their tracks. "State boundaries are inviolable and none dare cross them without agreement," Pravda went on. "Violation of this riile is nothing more than a malicious violation of State sovereignty and international law." could give was that Marjorie would run in California on May 19. "Mrs.

Jackson said that Sir Frank Beaurepaire was spon soring the trip, Mrs. Magee added. "We would like to make it clear that we are not standing in miss Jackson way. However, an official invitation must be received from U.S.A., inti mating that the tour is under the control of the Amateur Athletic Union of America." Mr. W.

Jackson, father of Marjorie Jackson, then arrived at the meeting. Jackson produced an itinerary which set out only one appearance for Miss Jackson, at the Coliseum Relays on May iy. He also handed to the meet ing a letter which was stated to have been sent by Sir Frank Beaurepaire to Miss Jackson VS. INVITATION An official invitation for Marjorie Jackson lo tour America is on its way. a Herald" staff correspondent reports trom Mew York.

ine secretary of the U.S. Amateur Athletic Union, Mr. Dan Ferris, has mailed the invitation. If Marjorie Jackson accents. he reports, she will compete in outdoor events in all parts of the United States.

Mrs. Blankers-Koen is being sounuea out at the same time. We have not planned the invitations tor a 'match race between the Australian and Dutch girls," Mr. Ferris said. American girls will run in all events.

But, of course, the competition might resolve it self into a Jackson-Blanker. Swift reactions followed an important decision by the Coal Industry Tribunal, Mr. F. Gallagher, yesterday, granting coalmine owners permission to extract pillar coal mechanically. They were: MINERS: A general coal strike would tollow any attempt by owners to introduce the system, which the Miners' Federation has opposed for years, claiming that it is un safe.

STATE GOVERNMENT: The Mines Department would prevent mechanical extrac tion of pillar coal only if the system is unsafe particular mines. OWNERS: Pillars would not be worked until the miners' cooperation bad been obtained, and an award for the work made. When those condi tions were met, the system could add one million tons to the State's yearly coal out put. Pillars are the walls of coal left in an underground mine that is worked by tunnels. In 1948 three overseas mining experts, in a report to the Joint Coal Board, estimated that abandoned pillars in N.S.W.

mines contained 240 million tons of coal. They said 170 million tons could be safely won by mechanical methods. Miners' leaders said yesterday they would ask the State Government to challenge, the jurisdiction of the Coal Indus try Tribunal to make such judgment. "EXTRAORDINARY" This is because Rule 40A of the Coal Mines Regulation Act provides that machinery cannot be used in pillar extraction without the Minister's permis sion. The general vice-president or tne Miners federation, Mr.

W. Parkinson, said it was an 'extraordinary position" when an industrial authority could set itself up as an authority on technical methods of working mines that involved safety and had no relation to industrial award conditions. Mechanical extraction of pillars, he said, was merely an attempt to make the workers carry all the burden of techni cal malpractices of the coal owners for years in their drive tor big, speedy profits regardless of their effects on coal seams, the interests of the com mumty, or the well-being of miners. SAFETY ISSUE The Minister for Mines, Mr W. E.

Dickson, said Mr Gallagher had acted under powers conferred on tuna by tne t-euerai Arbitration Act, His decision clashed with the Coal Mines Regulation Act, but Federal legislation overrode State legislation. There is now no necessity for a coalmine owner to apply to the Minister for permission to extract coal pillars by mechanical means," Mr. Dick son said. "But the State Mines De partment must still determine the question of its safety. "If an inspector reported that mechanical pillar extraction was unsafe in a mine, the mine management itself would accept that decision.

(Mr. Gallagher's Decision Pge 5.) Records Set At Sydney Yearling Sales More recuii. were estab lished when the annual thoroughbred yearling sales were continued in Sydney yesterday. One hundred and sixty-five yearlings were sold 133,670 guineas an average of 810 guineas. i (Details page 10) Lord Mayor Made Aii The Mayor 'of Vancouver, Charles Thompson, who arrives in Sydney on a visit next week, will make the Lord Mayor of Sydney, 'Alderman E.

C. OTJea, an honorary chieftain of the Suquamish Indian tribe. Mayor Thompson's luggage will include a hand-carved totem pole five feet-long and full Indian headdress. Alderman O'Dea'-said last night be understood be would be the first Lord Mayor either of Sydney or Melbourne to be an Indian tribe chieftain. He added: "I believe that the I Dutch and neutral sources say there has been considerable movement of troops to the North Java ports of Sourabava.

Samarang and Djakarta this week. It has been officially an nounced that the Indonesian rsavys inree corvettes are either in the Macassar Straits or on the way there. There are 950 troops in the FIGURES IN REBELLION Principal personalities in the Indonesian rebellion are: DR. SOEKARNO, President of the Republic of the United States of Indonesia; DR. MOHAMMED HAT-TA, Federal Premier; THE SULTAN OF JOGJAKARTA, the Federal Defence Minister; RAJA SUKAWATI, President of East Indonesia; LIEUTENANT COLONEL MOKOGINTA, commander of the Federal garrison at Macassar.

CAPTAIN ANDI ABDUL AZIS, 26-year-old former sergeant in the Allied 1st Airborne Division, commander of the rebel East Indonesian forces at Macassar. On April 5, the rebels captured the Federal garrison at Macassar, and refused to allow 900 Federal troops, sent as reinforcements, to land. Captain Azis bas since defied the Federal Government's orders to report to Djakarta, the Federal capital. The East Indonesians claim that the Republic of Indonesia dominates the Federal Government, and is seeking to incorporate East Indonesia' into the Republic. Worang Battalion, which was forbidden to land in Macassar by Captain Azis when he seized the garrison.

The two troopships are still cruising in the vicinity. An authoritative source said that ISO Nationalist troops saued trom bourabaya yesterday. Defence Minister, the Sultan of Jogjakarta. This said: "We are all Indonesian brothers. If our beloved Indonesia is attacked by a foreign Power, my men and 1 would be the first to fight to defend our country." Free Novel Knitting RAJA SUKAWATI U.K.ToPay 153 A Bushel For Wheat Australia will receive 153 a bushel for the 24 million bushels of last season's wheat it has sold to the British Ministry of Food.

Another 31 million bushels has been sold as flour at the equivalent of 14111 a bushel This was learned in Sydney and London yesterday. After months of negotiation on tne sate agreement was reached several weeks ago, but the price was not announced because, other trade negotia tions were going on. The price to Britain falls within the limits of the International Wheat Agreement. Before Britain devalued sterling the agreement fixed maximum price or 11 1 a bushel and a minimum of 95 After devaluation the range became lbl to li5 a bushel, Under agreement Australia is required to sell 80 million bushels within the maximum minimum price range. Britain is entitled to take 40 -million bushels of Austra lian wheat.

It is understood it was pre pared to take this quantity before devaluation. OFFER REFUSED After sterling was devalued, Britain offered 145 a bushel. ut the Australian Wheat Board refused the offer and negotiations began. Australia has sold wheat out side the agreement on the free market at from 204 a bushel to about 18 a bushel. Total return to Australian growers for their 215-miIlion- bushel crop is estimated at 140 million.

This return includes the sale of about 65 million bushels on the domestic-market at 71 a bushel (actual cost of produc tion). A Sydney wheat authority said last night that Britain was not expected to take delivery of any of the wheat or flour before August. He said this would create problems in N.S.W., where most of the export wheat was held. If Britain did not lift the 271 million bushels it had bought until August the nor mal flow of wheat would be dammed up, causing congestion in the country and at the coast terminals. And Book In 1 your medical, legal, and gardening problems.

Women Four pages of fashion and social news and Sport Last day of autumn carnival at Rand-wick; third round of Rugby League, and opening of Rugby Union. in the supply of milk and ice to the public. "Some housewives are not so much concerned with the quality of the bread, milk, or "Herald" Features TO-MORROW the a "HorolH" Will DUD- lish the first Instalment of W. Stanley Moss' thrilline true storv. "Ill Met By Moonlicht." On page 2 to-day is an article on Moss's adventurous career as British Intelligence saboteur and secret agent and on his plans for adventure this year.

The concluding instalment of "Murder Is Magic," by Carter Dickson, is on page 7, and the final article in the series on Sir Thomas Lipton is on page 2. ice delivered to them," he said. "They object to the impudent and cheeky carters who do the delivering. Another baker said the move' to ena unomcial zoning was just an electioneering stunt by the Government." Mr. Finnan has known iust how bad the staff position has been in bakeries for the last three years," he said.

"There has been no improvement, but the Government has decided to go ahead with a proposal which they hope will win a few votes." (Bakers granted an increase of id a 21b loaf on February 23. 1950. In their application to the Prices Branch, they emphasised increased labour and manufacturing costs. An increase of id a loaf was also approved on December 7. 1948.

WOMEN PLEASED Housewives, however, said last night that they would wel come a choice of bakers. Mrs. L. H. Marsh, of Forest Road, Bexley, said she was not satisfied with her bread and would change bakers as soon as it became possible.

Other comment Was: Mrs. R. S. Miles, Villiers Street, Kensington: "I am all Japan's Birth Control Paper STAFF CORRESPONDENT TOKYO, April 13. Allied Headquarters has granted per mission for the first important birth-control publication to ap pear in Japan.

"Planned Parenthood," a quarterly, not only advocates birth control in Japan, where the popu lation is increasing ai me rate ot more man minion a year, out carries advertising on similar lines. The magazine is edited bv Dr. Fumiko Amano and her husband. Dr. Kaaevas Amano, both graduates or American medical schools.

LATE NEWS Japanese peace TREATY LONDON. April 13 (AAJ-Reuter. Representatives of Commonwealth countries will meet in London early in May to consider the possibilities of an early peace treaty with Japan, it waa learned in London today. When the CommonweJth Foreign Ministers met in Colombo the principle of an early, end to the state ot hostilities ith Japan was approved, and It was decided that there should be further examination by experts of the problems involved andj a common (commonwealth policy. TOUR APPROVED WITH CONDITIONS Conditional approval for Lithgow runner Marjorie Jackson's tour to America was granted last night by the N.S.W.

Women's Amateur Athletic Association. LAST-MINUTE APPEALS The secretary ot the Bread Manufacturers of N.S.W., Mr. C. B. Lane, said last night that if zoning was abolished costs would increase and bakers might be forced to apply to the Prices Branch for an increase of Id a loaf.

"It would be physically impossible for bakers to give a better delivery service witn their present staff," he said. I hey would need anotner 750 carters, but where they would come from I do not know. Recently I advertised for, and could have placed, 100 carters and 50 bakers. Only 15 carters and one baker applied." "BEYOND ME" Mr. R.

G. Green, a baker of Balgowlah, said be had been short of three carters for the past two weeks, and in recent months he had been unable to serve some of bis customers because of the staff shortage. "How 1 could deliver bread to customers outside my present rone is beyond me unless 1 can get the extra staff," he said, TRAIN KILLS MONKEY On Line Near Central Police are looking for the owner of a monkey which was killed when if was struck by an electric train near Central yesterday afternoon. The driver saw it running across the lines, but could not stop in time. Police thiruc it may nave escaped from one of the R.A.S.

sideshows or trom Wirth Circus. To Be Indian Chief Suquamish, in the early days of Canadian history, were a fierce, cruel race who lived on their wits and refused to till the soil, even in the 'lazy fashion of their neighbours. bad times they at nothing, not even canni balism. 14 "I appreciate the honour, but think Vancouver might have chosen-a people with a few more amiable qualities." Alderman O'Dca said if he had his way he would set up the totem pole in Hyde Park and make city aldermen dance round 'until they 'decided) finally on the solution of the! On Other Pages 1 "Sunday Herald" Main condition is that Miss Jackson must receive official approval from the Australian Amateur Athletic Union. A motion that N.S.W.

should appoint the manageress to accompany Miss Jackson was earned. However, in addition to Mrs. D. Clark, nominated by N.S.W., Mrs. M.

Cahill (South Australia) and Miss L. Neville (Victoria) have applied for the post. A ballot will be necessary State associations will be asked to give an immediate reply. During discussion it was re vealed that Miss Jackson's fares had been guaranteed only to America. The acting president of the Victorian Women Athletic Association, Mrs.A.

Kennedy. caused a stir by charging that iwo people had got together to arrange tne proposed tour, ine charge followed a re port by the N.S.W. secretary, Mrs. Doris on her knowledge of Miss Jackson's plans. After Mrs.

Magee had stated that neither the Australian Union nor the N.S.W. Associa tion had any official informa tion, Mrs. Kennedy said the same position applied in Vic toria. We know nothing about it." she said. "I must say that we are very concerned.

It seems to me that two people got together to arrange the whole thing." Mrs. Magee, in reporting to the meeting, said that when Mrs. Jackson telephoned her on Monday morning, asking for permission for, Marjorie to leave for America next Tues A Dutch Army Air Force Mitchell bomber flew the 850 miles from Djakarta to Macassar this afternoon With a last-minute appeal. The message was from Dr. Soekarno.

to East Indonesia's President, Raja Sukawati. If- DR. HATTA An authoritative source said that the menage urged Raja sukawati ta do all in bis Power to "persuade Captain Azis' to (O to Djakarta, so that hostilities might be voided. A specially chartered Dakota also flew to Macassar to-day, the hope that Captain Azis would fly back in it. It returned to-night without him.

AZIS REPLIES Captain Azis sent a letter by flue to-day to tha Federal WITH "The Sunday Herald'? next Sunday yon Vill get two special supplements: A complete free novel, "Dark Sunlight," by Jennifer Ames. This is a story of adventure and romance on a French possession the West Indies on island seething with intrigue. A 16-page knitting booklet, TN addition, "The Sunday Herald" will PLANE. A German ship reported sighting wreckage of an aircraft in the Baltic, (p. 3) PLAN.

The A.M.P. So ciety has undertaken a huge programme which may bring desert country in South 'Aus tralia and Victoria into pro duction, (p. 3) ELECTRICITY. Mr. Treatt asked the Government to postpone the Electricity Commission Bill until after the elections, (p.

4) DEAN. The Bishop of Newcastle will invite the Dean of Canterbury to be his (p. 4) MURDERER. Rex Llewel lyn Flanagan was sentenced to eatn for murdering Constance McGuire at Manly, (p. 6) WOOL.

Australian sciea-, tists have evolved a sheep-branding fluid that will hold In the wool and wash out in the scour, (p. 9) Sport, p. 10: Finance, a. Si Weather, p. 12; Radio (ramiMs, p.

11 Shipping, p. Malls, m. lit ftrfm. a. Hi Cka.

bring yout Features A double-page illustrated article on a historical mail service that inspired a first pictures of the rescue of a party of British scientists marooned on one of the world's loneliest outposts; regular sections answering parking problem. day, the only information) she Koen match." ifi4 AdvtrtMag ladex, p. 12. i.