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NEW LORD COMJTISSI ONER OF THE ll.DJ1TIEJ1LTY The posts '.Jf Deputy Filnst Seer Lord° o.ncl I1.ssisto..nt Chi ef of lfo.vo.l Sto.ff (Ylec.pons) tL'.WC novv-lo_psod . 
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Reor-Adnir.:•_l R.D. Oliver, C.B.E., D.S.C., v1h'.:> ho.s hithe:cto held tho post of .1\GsistD.nt Chief of N:..1:vo_'l Sto.ff (Yfeo.pcms) hcl.S 21ovi-boon o_ppointec1 o.. L'.Jn:l C::m\mi s si::mer of the J\dnirdty o.nc1 J?eputy Chief of Ncwrrl St.:i.ff . 
Ji.DMIR1\LTY . 

RELlw\'l'ION IN EXPORT LICEJ\TSING 
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Fu.rthor :cclo.xo.tions in ox-po1t licensing control o.To mo.de by o. new Bom~d of Tn.Ldc Order C'.)J:iing into cffbct on I1.pr:il 23 . 
The p:cincipo.l rol;:rn.o.tion is on non-WciliJcy go.rmonts (other th011 knittDd goodS', l1'.Jsic:cy o.nd corsets), but it is pointed out tho.t ro.vr mo.to:cio.l C'.)ntrols o.nd gcncro.l supply circwnstDnccs will still il:'\posc li1niJco.tions on tho quo..n"citics of those goods 
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o.vo.ilo.blc fo1export om1 th.:i.t o.11 Utility gm-:montn vill still roq,uirc export l~~..:ncos . 
Tho WoTld sho1~tago of lco.d, huwovcr' hD.s mo.Uc it necossc.ccy to impose export licensing control on loD.d 01~os, concontro.tes o.ncT compoundn o.nc1 soldc:cs of o.11 typos . Bo.11 clay ho.s o.lso been o.c1doc1 . C'.Jnsoqucntly o:-;:p::fft licences will bo required for those wxxls from April 23 . 
A full list of the cho.ngcs is published in iho B'.J::i.rd of Tro.do Jou.rno.l of Il.pril 20. 


TILf\.NSPORT OF FI.DUR BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN JIND NORTHEHN Hl.EL/\.ND 
The cn.pJcion to tho n.bove, N:). 11 of Sn.turdc'.y, 13.4. 46, sh::Juld ho.ve roo.d "T1~0.11sport 8f Flow..~ Mixtures betVVDen Grocrt Brito.in 011c1 Northern Irelo.:nc1 ; Licence 118 1811gcr 11e cesso.ry." 
It should be n8tec1 tho.t the movement of flow..~ to o.nff fr'J1D No1~thern Irelo.nd is still prohibited exc-.cpt under Licence , by .t\i~ticlo 22 of the Flour Order, 1945 (S.R. & 
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MINISTRY OF FOOD . 

i\. '11 • c. TEJ\IJ TO VISIT srrITZERLAl'ID. Tho A. T. C. will plo.y thci:c first inton10.tiono..l footbCLll mo.tch this Eo.stor when et toruY\ rcproso1:ting tho C01°ps \-,i.11 visit Svritzorletnd . Ii.t tho invito.tion of tho Englir:d1 Pu:_tb,:;_ll AmrncinU.··n, the too.m vr.ill jcin in o. Junior Intorno.tionc:.l Footbc~ll T:.:;:..i_n10.r1ont o.t Gcnevo. on Eo.stor SU11do.y o.nd Mondny. Tho A.T.C. XI will o.b::i plo..y ngo.inst o. Jrn1ior l\.ustrion Te01:1 fron Vionnci. o.t Zu1°ich :.:;n 25th l\.p1·il; o.nd ci.go.inst o. Svr.iss Junior XI o.t Bon10 on So.tun1o.y 27th I1.p1-il. Tho po.rty, undo1· S/L. H. C. JoiJs01~, M.B.E., will lo'..'.vo fo1· Switzorlnnd by o.ir frcn I'Tc·rthclt on Sccturdo.y morning, 20th April, o.nd ·will rotm·n tc Ncffthclt c:n Surnlo..y 28th, I.1r . /UJC1y 1Jils::m, Sc::ittish Intorno.tiono.1, vril1 o.cconpo.ny the tom:1 0.2 trnincr nnd conch. The 17 c '.'.dot pl::tyers h:we boon chosen by o. Spocio.l Selection Co1mY1ittoo o.nd n·e Qrcwm fron six A. T. C. Ccimmo.nds -th1,co from Scotlo.nd, twci from Wo.los, one f1,:::rn tho Midlo.nd, five from tho N:::ii·th Eo.st, four fror:i the South-Eo.st o.nd two fron tho E:::tstorn Conmcmd. 

of tho British Comi:mnity :i_n Switzorlo.nd OJJC1 tho S-wiss Fo :/cb0-ll 
l1.ssocio.ti on . Other clubs conpcting in the 1_r·YJ.l"ri[cr:1ont o.t Gcncvo_ m·e: ­French Ju..ni'.Jr Toc:m -Gonow1, Hacirig Clccl:1 Ll.e Fro.nee, STlillE FR11.l'JC~t\ISE DE PA.. OLTivSTiillE DE
TtIS, I?IC DE H!l.RSEILLE, ST . Ri\PHAEL, STADE CLE._BJviONTOIS, JUUIOH IT/l.LIIU'J FOO'I'Kt\LL CLUB TORINO, o.nc1 tho best Junior SWISS TE/IMS . 
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H.M.I.S. SUTLEJ. 
H.M.I .S. SUTLEJ, 11'.:W sto.tionod o.t KLrce, po.rt of tho No.vo.l Cornpcncrnt of tho British Conunonweo.lth Occupo.tisi11 Forco, steo.med out of tho forrnor greo.t Jo.p::moso No.vo.l 0.nc1 Sub1:io.ri110 Bo.so this morning round for Bur;go Sti·o.it . Behir:d her slµo towed a 0110 thouso.11d ton Jo.po.nose submo.rir.o which is 1~10.king hor ·le:.st voyo.go . 
This submo.rine is 0110 of twenty-five from Kure vv-hich o.re to 

Son1e vd_ll get cut up o.nc1 tho i:ioto.l used fer more poo.coful purposes, -othoi·s will be towed into the oceo.n beyond the Islo.nds cf Jctpo.:n . Hore they vmulcl be usocl o.s to.rgots for His Mo.josty 1 s Ships. 
Fcrtunc..toly tho weo.thoi· rcmnins springlike, o.nd thoro is little do.11go1· of. the submo.:cino brco.king 6.U.i·fft duxing ,cl10 tow, whci·o it will ncot o.n ingl::irLnrn end o.s o. tc.rget fer 0.11 Indio.n 110.vo.l sloop. 
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F:::;ot o.11d m:::;uth disoo.se ho.s boon C'.:mfi:cmod todo.y cu11ong co.ttlo o.t Yi:::;rplo ston , Guildf'.:rcd, Surrey. Ar: 0..1·0 ct oxto11di11g o.pproximo.toly 15 l:1iloo o..1~cu11d the infected pTonisos ho.s boon declo.rcd tc bo 0.11 ir~foctcd 
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HAGI CAivJP 
_t{c HJ\GI, which is presently occupi ed by 27 New zeolond Bnttnliori, tho troops cloim thot they hDVO oric of the best comps in Jnpnn. ThGir borr.:1cks ore situated in nn ideal site in o pineclnd height ovGrlooking tho North Bost nron of Jopnn. 
Tho CDmp cortninly impressed Gon. John Northcott, C· in Chief British occu.pntion Force, who is ~11uring D:coos under his commond by spcciol train. 
11 T] Lcir qunrtcrs ore the best I hove seon11 , "cho Ge l1Effol 'cold the compony com.111ond.er, M~1jor R·H· Fergusori. 
Before lenving BAGI, Gen . Northcott wos presGnted with five qucintly dressed minioture dolls, tho gift from the MnY,or of this seaside town. 
on the vvholo tou.r Gen . Northco'ct mode n ·point of tolking informolly to tho men, ond without exception they told him t hey ·were sntisfied with their conc1itiot1s. 
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The swe8ring-in of tWo Judges 8pcl the. so:J._omn in8ugu.rol session of the 
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Intcrn8tioml Court of Justice took plnco ot Tho HEJguo in the presence of 
Pr~ncess Julinrw, ·Prihoo ".BornhEJrclt~. members of._thc Neth~rlands Govcrnr~ont rind 
prominent Dutp..h [lncl internot iond porsonC\~itics. The t6p-h8ts i bl"::vck conts' 

Dncl gol~-:-embroiderod uniforfns of the pulJlic .EJnc~ _the blDck l"obcs :;vith ·v:fili.to 
lo.cc of ~he juclg::is ocldocl to tho ceromoniDl splonclou_i;' •.. Tho HC\ll of Justice 
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wos illlli'nita.ntecl for tho filming Dnd the photogr8phcrs. 
For tho first time in hi.story the Po.loco hoC\rd the h\.unming of 
cnmorns EJnd pop'ping of flosh bulbs cluring tho pr ocoedi.ngs. When the Princely 

r:o ir nrrivocl a bulb o:x:plcclocl in their irnrnc,xliatc vicinity~ ond -Nhon they loft 
EJgain, But Juli8n<i l8ughccl EJnd W8S. not frigh toned_. 
Ji cheering crov1i::~ outside' announced t..he approach of tho Royal p8rty, 
which wos received, by Jan G8rnior 'Joignot -,-,ho for twenty years wos tho 
secl:'ctary of the Intern8tionnl Court C\nd who bocnmc Daputy Registrar. He was 
responsible for the intx;ic8to 0prot_o9ol pereP"!ony, .. 

First the pulJlic Elrrivoa. the. Pr~S-s t8king tho J:<igh't flmi.k of h8ll, nncl the lo.dies ond t.he Diplon'18tic Corps the loft, while the rmTk'1ining distinguis..hccl \...-Cr'mp8ny took the centre, . o.rrayocl 0ccorcling to rank:,• : .•• " :. . ~. 
/lfter 8rriv8l Princess 8nd the Prince . slowly walkoc~ to-,wrcls their seDts 
in tho centre of the hnll,. f8cing a long bone~. Everybody roGmined. st8nding -;vhile 

Rogistror H8mb:oo led fu.o fifteen Judges in single-file pr,ocossion into t.h.c room. 
When the procession stopped every Juclgo W8S exactly at his ploco, ond 
President Guerroo S8t clown in the centre focirig the pµpli_c•. ,Yice President 
Bosdovant on tho right, the oldest juclgG, Judge F8bbl8, from:Mcrlc6 on the ·left. 

J\ftor tho President declo.recl tho session open, the Registror rend 
A;rrticlo 22/0 of tho Court's St8tuto 8ncl tho members individually took the oath, 

·vmilc tho auclionco, locl by tho Princcs_s, stood up. Tuch s·Noro "I solemnly clechro thot I ·Nill perform my duties 8nc1 exercise my po-..vers 8S judge honourably, f8i thfully a nnd conscientiously." 
Guerreo then declDred th8t t.ho Court wDs functionin.g and H8mbro rcocl cnbles from Mr. Lio, ancl Mr. HElmbro, with felicit8tions from the United N8tions and the League of Nations. 
Spe8king for the Goncrnl J\ssombly of the United N8tions, Mr., Sp88k o:x:pr~ssecl best wishes for tho Court Elncl Mr. Ker no (representing the Socurity Council o.ncl Economi.c and Social Council 8nd tho Secretary General) e:x:plainecl tho usefulness of the InternationDl Court of Justice within the fr:::mo·Nork of the United Nations. 
Tho Dutch Foreign Minister (J .H.von Roijen) groetecl the Intorn8tion81 Court 
on behalf of the Netherlands Govornmont and promised every facility ·.vithin its 
po-rvcrs. His speech conto.inod ol)sorvations concBrning the functions of Judges 8nc1 

the spirit of intEJrnntion8l lf1·N. 
/Do Monchy 

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Do Monchy, the1H,0gue 1 s Burgomaster, welcomed tho lnternntional Court with. o mo.ving [ildclross, recoiling tho suff'oring cif the ffogun unclor 
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the Occupntion:· Tho to-Nn ·;ws ·tronsformec1 into o fortress onc1 tho · 
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Germnns trioc1 protection by cutting c1o-Nn the booutif'ul ·;mods onc1 pD!'ks•. 
Oonsidornblc nurnbors of V.E. s which wore dischnrgocl from tho centre of 
tho city cxploclod promnt urely onc1 c:::iusoc1 serious casu.alties Dncl .dronngo. 
Over 70,000 citip;ons wore compelled to loove thEJ t ovm.. 
Do Monchy contrnstod tho' anxiety of tho war with.the pr esent moment 
·mi.en.tbo instrument of po8CC w'cis ro-crontod. 

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_Pro[.3ic1ent c1o Guerro 1 s 3c1c1ress included ro.minisconc os of the 
cloy vmen thc,Gor.rnons 8ttockoc1 -July 16, 1940· -arid raid 8 tribut e 
to the Dutch pooplo. Ho soid the. Oourt 1 s octivities '!Vero clopendont on 

the randiness of fue Government?' ani1 of 'the Un:J_ tec1 NDtions 
Orgsi11isotion .in seeking advisory opini ons on~l _ 
referring to 1.tdisput Os copable of judicinl settlement• 

.i\ftQr tho c erornon;y~ ; there -;·ms· o to8-p8rty in the hnlls ·of th'e Pcaco Palace Ctncl o clinnar W8s given by the Pr asicl ent in the evening. 
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