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Wage Agreement

The settlement of the dispute between the skilled workers in the local dockyards and their

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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JANUARY 28, 1946

SPITFIRES ESCORT

DR. T. V. SOONG'S PLANE

DR. T. V. SOONG, CHINA'S WORLD PROMINENT

PREMIER AND FINANCIER LEFT HONG-KONG- BY SPECIAL PLANE FOR CANTON AT NOON

Gloomy Situation

YESTERDAY AFTER A BUSY 23 HOURS IN THE In France

COLONY DURING WHICH HE WAS A GUEST AT GOVERNMENT HOUSE OVERNIGHT AND CON- FERRED YESTERDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL CHINESE LEADERS. CHINA'S NUMBER ONE FINANCIER, SECOND ONLY TO GENERALISSIMO CHIANG KAI-SHEK AS A POLITICAL FIGURE, DECLINED TO GRANT À PRESS. INTERVIEW DURING HIS SHORT STAY BECAUSE, HIS SECRETARY EXPLAINED, OF HIS OVERCROWDED SCHEDULE AND THE SHORT- NESS OF TIME.

Better Start Right Now

Washington, Jan. 27. - Robert Hutchins, Chancellor of the University of Chicago, today declared it was impos- nible_to_fragio domestic_sfomic contro legislation on the 8- sumption that there was going to be an atomie war.

Paria, Jan. 27.

Appearing before the Senate Commenting on France's food Atomic Energy Committee shortage President Felix Gouin Hutchins said: said yesterday that eren the pre-

"The assumption that there sent meager bread ration cannot is going to be war would lond

0.00 assured without importing to the conclusion that wo better 370,000,000 imahel of wheat.

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the

can

Meanwhile, Paris nowepapers start the war this morning be- gloomy pointed out the nation's cause only this morning inflation saying that the noto cir-we be sure of having suptepiacy culation as increasing at the in atomic bombs. Any war we of 1,300,000,000 francs daily, have will be no deatructive that the Communist obiections to no plans can be carried out."- thodetails of the proposed finas Associated Press. cial reforms appeared to be

obstruction to lagt remaining Gouin'e formation of a Cabinet.

It was reported that the Com- Dr. Soong's secretary said he might go from Canton to Ini-munists have asked for a "massive reduction" in the military credits, nan, but the trip was not plans for balancing the budget in definitely. He said the Premier 1947 and including in the budget also desired to visit Form the resources due France as before returning to the capital parations from Germany. -- As of China.

His conference with Chinese took the plane off, circled twica leaders of Hong Kong took over the harbour and the big place in the Bank of Cantou silver plane disappeared into the quarters where he often sat be- clouds to the west, fore the war with the board of directors of the institution.

soclateri Press.

Readers' Letters

OVERAWED |

Strike A Tragedy

Correspondent Makes A "Discovery"

LONDON, JAN. 27.

portant concessions, for their chief quiries plnend before him by the of the now numerous critics who their Crosbys!-bud to us and all deadly needed for making food Buerilla hine years ago at the is the Peasanta Union, which

convertt

THE "DAILY TELEGRAPH" SPECIAL _

_CORRESPON- DENT, WHO FOR THE FIRST TIME HAS PENE- TRATED INTO THE TERRITORY HELD BY THE CHINESE COMMUNISTS, FINDS THAT LOCAL COMMUNIST AS INTERPRETED BY THE CHIN- ESE IS IN NO SENSE COMMUNIST AS WE KNOW IT." "NOTHING, AS THEY EXPLAINED THEIR VIEWS TO ME, 18 FARTHER FROM THE THOUGHTS OF THE CHINESE COMIMUNISTS THÁN SUCH IDEAS AS NATIONALISATION AND ALL THEY ASK' FOR IS A DEMOCRATIC GOVERNMENT · COMPOSED OF ZEL EIRTIES WHICH WILL BRING ABOUT MUCH NEEDED SOCIAL REFORMS IN CHINA” The correspondent in a dis-Isory education of all children, patch sent off from Chining in opening of mills and mines s0 Sulyuan Province (200 miles that workers can get sufficient north-west of Peiping and 50 to live on, and the arrest of all Washington, Jan. 27. miles north of the Great Wall) Chinese traitors and former pup- Private and governmental steel says that he had a four hour talk pets of the Japanese.

labelled Among those who called were

authorities

Chining the steel with Communist General"" Sun," "Five miles from ployers is highly gratifying. Generals Moh Yu-thek and Chow

strike as a tragedy to foreiga Chil-yaan, Political Director of there are a number of coal mines a new Ngan-pan of the Chinese Military

and domestic consumers alike and Sulyunu, and Shanel and one which have been reopened since There is agreement on

of

most industrial oircles sold that of the most powerful men in the Communists captured the minimum basic rate of $2 a day, Mission. Mr. Chung Sui-nam

Foreign Af- of Commissioner

while it was not old enough yot

tow last September. of an eight-hom day, which fairs Office. Bir. Chan So, head

for its full effect to be felt the Yenan Government,

"After a gargantuan Chinesa "Some of them are privately compared with 19 means that the locni Kuomintang. Ms. Tung

gone without saying that foreign Chairman of the

shipments are dwindling and will meal of 17 courses, I went to his owned, others are run coopera- the workers have gained an in- Chung-wal.

soon cease."

office to drink severnl frkina of tively by workers or owned by a day and a Chinese Chamber of Commerce. crease of fo cents

An ocial af the Forelan Com-ten while he talked to me about the Yenan Government. reduction in hours of fabou from Ar. In Lan-chuen. Chairman of

"Trades Unions have been merce Division of the Unitel the aims of the Communists in the Chinese Manufacturers' A330-

States Department of Commence China, eine

From the en-clation, Sir Robert Ho Tune and

established throughout the pro- to eight.

riated:

"The first effect abroad "The General is B6 and was a vince so that the minimum liv- ployers' point of view, these im- other prominent business men and

Sir-Being overared-somewhat. The sentimentalists heart-weary will be evident in the leasoning school teacher in Leiping untiling wages can be enforced. provements dr che-basic-condiciizens,

"have entoments of lighter steel pro Dr. Soong displayed solicitous

"The most powerful of these tions uf service represent im interest in all matters and en-

at the virulence and earnestness and the middle-aged muy

such tinplate. Those he joined the Communists as a have lifted the controversy Omnis the real music lovers of the world are throughout the Some representatives of trade and in-

Vincit Labor' versus 'Gaudeamus there is only one greatest singer containers and similar purposes beginning of the Sino-Japanese has instructed its members not

be keenly war.

to pay more thun what they re- what protracted hegotiations has dustry.

Italy felt in England, Belgium. The interviews were brought tritur' out of the realms of dialec of ail ages Anthony Burn Scott. Their atomago will

"General Sun said that he wol-gard as fair rents."-Reuter. been. fundamentally, less perhaps

Dr.tics, may 1, the Philistine. beg In close at 11 o'clock when

comed very much the 'cease-fire and other nations." the merits of the case submitted Soong had to leave for Kai Tak. space again to answer the bost of

He added that heavier items order. as only through unity hedonists, philologists The

Chinese idolators. distinguished on behalf of the men, than the

may not be noticeably short for could China achieve greatness

assumint the future competitive position of leader was cacorted to Kai Tak and philosophers?

and a future in the modern Between the apocalyptle Mr. Sir,I think it is high time everal months,

strike continues that long-Aeso- They have airfield by His Excellency Rear-Hickanan and the eulogies of Poo Miss B. Chan received

world. local

Cairo, Jan. 27. dockyards.

some clated Press. Sir Cecil Harcourt;

DEMOCRATIC SOLUTION The Pan-Arab Lengue fully altogether without Admirat argued, wat

ignore the original contention on tire agreement with her. It

Rupports the Palestino Arab substantial basis, on the single Maj. Gen. F. W. Festing, G.O.C., Shin there is little to choose. Both support from one which some and Air Commodore W. A. D. which I enlarged in your edition seems to me that her chief op-

"The solution of her problems Higher Committee in its rejec that Hong Kong's shipbuilding Brook.

of January 28. As for Gaudea-

ponent is merely using the me-

was to have. a truly democratiction of the British Government's blatant journalese GUARD OF HONOUR

Icitur. and repairing facilities have de

coalition government, represent suggestion to let 1,500 Jew im- pended for commercial success

from England's dium of your paper to give a An R.A.F. guard of honour perambulating

of pinti-

ing all political trends. Such a migrants into Palestine month- upon the Colony's ability to meet was drawn up at the field and flames and fickle fortunes to the very puerile display

One thousand short tons of government might be constitut-y until the Anglo-American wheat and flour shipped from ed from the meeting now being Commission of Inquiry finishes. an intense price competition from Dr. Soong inspected it with the analysis of a Pale's (not Czoch's)tudinous ponderosity; I refer of

while memory on his country's great course to Omnia Vincit Labor.

I am not a swooning feniale. Manlia arrived in Tokyo to-day hold in Chungking of the vari-ita investigation, Abdel other parts of the world, and that Commander-in-Chief

the take-off. Hemen, and Miss Chan, chief prose- awaiting

two Spitfirea putnix (suspected of being attired not yet a particularly emotional as the Import, programme started ous leaders of Chinese political man Azzam Pasha, the

I can derive to meet Japan's basic needs in thought and later elections Arab League Secretary-General, took off to act as an-honour.es in a pos-green two-piece for walk- male, yet I find

Sinn- the hope that food hoarding will should-be held to find out what declared yesterday ing out) woning up for air in the Immense pleasure from uf pay would soon becotac purely cort for his special, silver-coated second round of the jouste with tra's vocal accomplishments. It generally loosen itself.

was the will of the Chinese The

peo- Azzam Pashin told the Associat- arademic because there would be Dakota transport.

shipment art of however, that

ple.

ed Press that there had been The take-ok of no employment. The blights of

Dr. Soong's the second paragraph of my pre-O.V.L, with total disregard for 2,500-ton wheat shipment be'ng "Though my party are call-negotiations between the Arab

made from the Philippines accord depression which have hit the local plane was delayed briefly be- ceding letter Leitur should ro-varying tnates, openly con- In to Richard A. May, Chief of ed Communists, said General States and the British Govern-

the weather. Clouds Gaudeamus shipyards periodically over the cause of

Allled Headquarters. He suid pay-munist or Socialist principles gae was waiting for a reply. last 20 years would seem to lend hid some of the peaks around member that wars are not dissol-demns what I think is the basic

Azzam Pashe said the next colour to this contention, though i Kai Tak and a light mist settled. ved by large contingents of men (sentiment of his letter, namely the Import and Export Division, of Sun, 'we do not want any Comment on the matter and the Lea-

on the field. Reports from Can-armed with SMLE and pin-ups free speech and the open de-meat will be made by the Japan-here in China at present,

are Government by exports from would be the ruin of the whole League meeting would be in this is not strictly fair subinis-

tun told of a cloud celling of canine dobber countries for mor- claration of opinion.

cenary purposes and Miss

I also suggest that some of current production.

country if we tried nationallan-March but Arab State diplomata sion for it would almost certain only, 1,500 feet there and a fear might explain how, lying flat on the various correspondents are He emphasised that the plan.

lists.

is received-Associated ly be found that local shipbuild- that it might settle lower be her back in the aisia of a cinema more hyperbolists and hysterical not for the purpose of building uption or the abolition of capitain Calro will meet whenever a

enraptured by the voice of hor ing slumps coincided with a genfore the

My party stands for in- Press. ones too than he is himself, the Japanese export trade but after a brief wait hypnotic celluloid wooer, she finds though where he

obtains the solely to relieve certain critical eral condition of stagnation in the However,

to contemplate the subject of

hysterical

As-Chiness workers, decrease in ex- cannot imagine. Ishortages so the mission of occu-crease in wages of the ordinary industry all over the globe. There Pilot Robert Jenkins of China time is, however, a case to be made National Aviation Corporation world federation.

It is by unstined adoration from the expression of ideals and con-pation can be carried out, out for the dockyard administra-

the masses that monstrosities like victions hysterical? And what is Caudillos and Leaders are kept in tions along such lines, for if lu-

power by their fetish-fed subjects ment of opinion? bour costs are much lower than in the United Kingdom, the in- portation over long sea hauls of

it basic costs of operation were watched while raised unduly, discussion on rates

plane would arrive.

Ianceolate quill. I rafer both to

*

N. B. III.

HIGH TIME

to me, seems

hyperbolic about a plain state- Strike Position

Improves

New York, Jan. 27.

instead of producing a

chaily

Food For Japan

Tukyo, Jan. 27.

Pociated Prees.

GOVT. BLAMED FOR STRIKES

New York. Jan. 27.

the

It

Iréply

Arab Stand

HICHWA CASE-

Rah-

Pan-

cessive rents for land leased to peasant farmers, who represent:

Newark, NJ, Jan. 27. Put Joseph Hichwa, sentenced more than 80 per cent. of the population.better educational to death by the Army Court Mar- and those acclaimers of democracy In answer to the varioua

facilities and more than any tial for killing two Javanese civi who think the foregoing premises other dissenters, I can only say

thing else free and secret voting fans will be returned to the Unit are compatible

should think again..

ed States promptly. His case will gain that they have been patronia-

for all. the materials for shipbuilding and

All work and no play make frickingly biased in the extreme; bu Harold E. Stassen, Republican "We want absolute freedom bo given to the Judge Advocate a dull boy, but

but please. please repairing, narrows the competi

Senator Albert Hawkes, Ro Hang. The Ford and Chrysler Auto-nut just keep the brain ticking cause Crosby is a more estab- Party leader, yesterday attri- of speech and thought and the General for review.

present labour-total abolition of all forms of

of publienn

sold ho Now Jerasy, tive margin appreciably. Kong's

cranial does that make him the epitome management situation in the censorship. We welcome criti-was informed of this by the War position, mobile Corporations have set over when seeking entertainment lished crooner than Sinatra,buted the geographical

Department.

expressed the more or less at the end of the tied wage differences with the vacuum? a condition which may of vocal perfection? And are United States to "failure of cism

United striking

Automobile

his fans so blinded by their own Governmental become permanent.

administration"

that the Department "rea- "After talking to General opinion world's sea routes to this part of

Workers leaving only General!

And finally, a word to those two hero-worship that they cannot in a speech before the Women's Sun," the correspondent says: lises it had 10 give careful con- the world, logically insists up Motors of the industry's "Big

sane ticers standing guard at the recognise improvement wher National Republican Club. "I met the Communist Governor sideration of the case in view of relative cheapness as the only Three" to come to terms.

of Freedom. Democracy, males

He called upon Government of Suiyuan Province and the the large number traction to contracts away from

No, indeed, it is a case of the to sponsor a co-operative effort Secretary of the Sulyonn Com- volcad cinco, the The Meat Workers' Union, Free Speech, ate. Did they not they hear it? home yards.

Nevertheless, the affiliated to the Congress of In- give heed that my point of low old and hackneyed being

have developed whilst men had their case, too. One dustrial Organisations has or-night

basic economic policy."." its 200,000 striking watching types devoid of mail. placed by the new and modern. of all interests to determine "a munist Party."

Stassen asserted, however,

TRADES UNIONS · too obvious to require the for-dered

man- to

that there must be no legisla The "Daily Telegraph" cor- Their mulation of a persuasive argument, members,

tion for compulsory arbitration respondent continues: and there has been no disposition work on Monday to the plants on weather, as the same time

Sir, I was very glad to see in of strikes or infringing the programme for the province may Associated be summarised as: re-election of to deny, upon any comparative seized by the Government.

your pleasant editorial of 23.1.48 right to strike. ---

all municipal officials, compul: held in Germany in more than ton and in the Reuter possage to-day Press. signs that the game of cricket not forgotton. During the period Australian Services team when the Austel

Ladin was playing.

adia (and the Indlan sido to tour

to return

On the other hand, there are view of conditions, their claim to prospects of new strikers in the an improvement of their position. coal-mines, and rubber and lex- The dockyards will undoubtedly tile

find, among other things, that a

industries.-Reuter.

reduction in working hours will IRAN'S

not lead to any loss in efficiency

NEW

or output, that is if experience PREMIER

elsewhere can be taken as an ac- ceptable guide. However, the main thing is that a satisfactory agreement has been reached, and through the medium of peaceable industrial bargaining.

NEW MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE

recreation and purpose in

praying, with cumulativo fervour, for the safe and soon arrival of that bleased bant?

OMNIA VINCIT LABOR. WHO IS THIS GUY? Sir--Who is this Kuy who

makes gals cry

And think thoir dream's come true?

While others awoon, beneath the moon,

When he sings "embraceable

Who is this man, so palo and

Teheran, Jan. 27. Seventy-two year old Ghavam Sultanen, owner of large tracts of land on the Russian border you." in Azerbaijan, had been elected new Persian Premier in succes- slon to Ibrahim Hakimi, who resigned last week, shortly after presenting the Persian nato to the U.N.O..

Sultanchi announced yesterday that although he would allow Perala's complaint to remain Former members of the Shang hal Municipal Polios who arrived before, the Security Council He hers on Friday, to reinforce the would begin direct negotiations Hong Kong Police Force, are with Russia to settle the dia- More. W. Parker, A. Jack, T. pute.Router. Dow, T. Morrell. R. Phinn,

P. H. Kiy, W. Carr, Wooks, Coffe J. Boronat, P. Machonzo,

Allon, E. Bumpon and

Boey travelled from

They

3.

by HMS Ariadne With the

party word. Mr. F

is forming the Fire

Mesra, T. Wand, B.

Woods, who wAD;

Leon Ward

Wab.

From oven Cleopatra?

... -

G. A. GARBUTT. CHANGE BOWLER

re-

year was shapingland this

I looked

Prices Begin To Fall In Canton

in vain amid the reports of Amori- can Baseball, American Basket ball, American Football, American Boxing American Racing and American Golf, for some mention of the British Empire game of THE CANTON FOOD-SÍTUATION HAS TAKEN A DE- cricket

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jod

Who makes all hands fear?

CIDED TURN FOR THE BETTER.R. As this is "Burns Day" It may And privates in ho A.T.S.

FIREWOOD Ory in the Sergeant's beer?

NOW DROPPED TO CN $12,000. September 24 wax of Who is this guy who'd rate aeroporto on the RICE, FROM THE PEAK OF CN $18,990 4 PICUL HAS WHICH HAD TOUCHED CN-$2,500 4 PICUL, IS od enthusiastle about a coudsb aight

fast bowler. B. Hodge of

"NOW ONLY "CN.$1,500, AND EVEN LESS AT CER- And get Queen Bees to answer Greenock-who made his first an

TAIN DISTRIBUTION GENTRES OIL HAS 480 at a English pricket pearance in Lònds.

DROPPED SUBSTANTIALLY AND FISH, MEAT maton Zstival Frankie (Boy) Sinatral

MONTY

The exports were impressed

AND FEGETABLES HAVE, ON AVERAGE, FALLEN with he "ren paco his lovely IT'S NOW A TRIO ! Action", his "bourtslose standing" The editor wrote, this Scottish Sir-Undoubtedly Mins Chan la civil served aware the time so profiloed in her opinion or for three day erickot, he may well Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby bp the very man that England that she has completely closed har

LEWIS RETURNS TO,

THE FOLD****

Miami, Jan. 27

•his batt lilida united Into the

S

lvnd six years in

BY ABOUT ao PER CENT as injected

of protests,' annownocinent

that Hichwa was sentenced to death.Associated Press

JEWISH CONGRESS IN GERMANY

Munich. Jan. 27. The first Jewish çoneress to be

years is scheduled to meet at the Munich City Hall today to dis cuas emigration and rosarations due to victims of Naziam, the American controlled Dana nowa agency, said posterday.

Ninot delerates are orpected from the Jewish communities and In the displaced persons' camps, American

Proas.

ZOAD, Associated

WHEAT SHORTAGE

Washington, Jan, 27. President Truman yesterday ex pressed concern over the world. wide shortage of wheat ja's direc- the urging that the United States

apped

Euroba

The Prækdent said that he had naked Canada, Australia" and Ar- share of anting to accept the

A family budget which a fort, which has infected now life and responsibllling in prov night ago could not be cut be-optimism. His promise of ime needs to the liberated

Measures to rellen, the Amsociated Pre for C/N 88,000 ambath per mediate

are of rice and head, can now be reduced by 20 Province

Fine to that greatest of all: Ameri-During last unmer in Glas to 25 per cent theory coal, and to stabiils Anthony Burn Bontanen

thà' cur« This is most welcome to the frency le foit to be more than the general masses who have been expression of hope. Buffering severely from the high Hence the

FLOUR

BLACK

Cost of livinin and though there all-round

is witch room for Improvement dity

is felt that the casing of the chanti

the right supplies

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