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Wage Agreement
The settlement of the dispute between the skilled workers in the local dockyards and their
fur
em-
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.
bo
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
bo
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