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By DAVID TIRRELL
that "Daily Express" Staff Reporter
"ko a
decree re-
from
was
the
lems which hit Europe today, Į would give this order of priority hora: housing, clothing
houses in the Ukraine and White and food.
The enormous destruction-of
foreseen in the Five Year Plan Russia will be only alleviated by the ambitious .... rebuilding
cities are
matters.
7
Perm v. Work.. Soldiers are giving, the Red Education of the Ukrainian Re- Playwright and Minister of Square a wash and brush-up public, Cornichuk, told me that with hosos. Fantastically cut and painted fretwood shopping problems of demobilisation is a a play of his dealing with the booths are being bunched like great success. The cynic is beginning to re- toadstools in all parts of the
Опа old collective farmer People in the big mark of the progress of the mity to sell refreshments. for begged him to bring the play to looking for more vigorous local American Loan project through the two-day holiday.
Fur coats are packed away in had returned from abroad, with
his village because his daughter subsidiary plans to improve Congress that by the time it is
naphthalene. Last year's, on. all sorts of fancy Ideas, She was best industrial brain, Vice- The Soviet Union has put its approved, repayment will be due more likely pre-war's summer It is, indeed, a disappointment to dress is being washed
Tore intent on keeping her
Premier Kaganovitch, on the those who were looking to the mended for the holiday turnout,
job of providing buliding Loan to provide a loosening of - The weather promises to be
materials exchange controls and case condi- the hottest since that fateful
Scientists First tions of trade between the United summer of 1941.
There is, of course, plenty of Almost a year to the day States and the British. Empire
enthusiasm and self-help in re- Berlin fell. The
novation. But a warning has year generally. That the Loan will, separates the flush of victory
been issued against students' finally, go through seems to be has been one of counting and
much of their no longer in doubt. It may be mourning the dead, of alow but perm in order than doing a good spending too
studying time in working as assumed with safety that its recent, steady demobilisation, ef re- day's work. approval by the Senate
The play deals with just such carpenters and house painters. means gearing the engines of war to
The first to receive improved- that the stiffest hurdle has been the needs of peace. Or, as the a character and, a cure
accommodation, will be scientists cgotiated, and it is known that Rugalans blandly put it--it's a worked on the living model.
A special train carrying ex- and highly skilled technical the Administration is well satisfuch-indeed-remains of the ports to give occupational ad- will be ready in Moscow in 1950
fight for the better life,
workers, for whom 12,000-flata fied with the prospects. When old war vocabulary Industry vico to demobilised men now
regularly between
Undoubtedly in the Soviet the terms of the Agreement were "mobilises itself, and the de- discussed before Parliament last mobilised man is asked to fulfil Baltic and Caspian Sens. It Union, as elsewhere, the con- December, there were many voices the Five Year Plan
stops at out-of-the-way stations sumers appetite is a bottomless to serve the surrounding coun-within the first day of appearing pit. It swallows up everything tryside.
The newspapers handle many in the shops, from hairpins to questions
toy balloons, demobliised British negotiator, looked upon The last demob
Prices, keep down the appetite men. Typical queries are quea for the scarcer goods, but there all its clauses with lavour. The lessed three categories of six tions on pension rights. re- has been a marked revolt amount, he said indeed, was cut groups, but their ages were not instatement, and
valids can be made to work against shoddy goods, as letters much too fine, and he complained given.
to the editors of the leading that, the charging of interest was
There are definitely fewer overtime. The answer to the
newspapers reveal. out of tune with the underlying uniforma these days in Moscow last query is: No.
Sald one Russian acquaint- realities. But it was passed as
ance, recently in London: "I Many of the demobilised still the compromise between two very wear khaki-only without epaul-
bought two shirts in Regent- School teachers different points of view least like ottes. The country's clothing in welcome the return of fathers on.
especially street with collars badly. sewn
I don't mind the expense ly to provoke dissatisfaction industry has not yet been able to from the war, Great efforts are It was good to feel that shirts either of the two countries con provide them all with civilian being made to combat Juvenile like that happen' there as well cerned. In Washington, how-outfits.
delinquency and tighten up lax us here at home." There has ever, there has been dogged oppo And, of course, the problem of discipline, as well as to improve been a marked improvement, sition, only to be conquered badjustment to civilian life is as the home environment. A quantitively, in Moscow, but the determined backing the Loan rent here. às elsewhere. Press special parenta paper is with that goes the necessary has received from the Administra-colonel is taking up the respon these matters...
reports show that many published to give assistance in warning that Moscow is no real index to how the rest of the tion and
collective its supporters. There aible job of
One writer recently asked in country feeds. will be further opposition as it manager, running it the army the Teachere" Gazette: "What The Soviet Union stretches makes its journey through the way, giving the
youngsters are we to do with a young girl over two continents and inevi- House of Representatives, but physical Jerks in the morning, who boasts before her friends, tably unevenness in the food. there is every hope that it will and showing them how tho that her mother cu drink one distribution is bound to prevail. complete its passage.
dullest routine job can be and a half litres of vodka at one A great drive is being made, to The fact that the Executive in
managed "In front-line style. 'go
secure regional Independence But warns the army paper the United States remains in
and so save transport. office unshaken by any reversal of its plans by Congress encourages. in general considerable opposition to its legislative proposals, which rarely get through without sub stantial modification. In the Se- Washington-"'I£ you have In England, the chief dif- time Vladivostok ate bread. bak nate, where closure is seldom ap- time to spare, You should travel ficulty arises from the fact thated from Canadian wheat. It is plied and then only by a two-by air
all-trans-Atlantic flights have shorter and easier to bring thirds majority, one or more ob- the heart of thousands of frns which is more than four hours from the Ukraine
This bitter jibe comes from to start from Hurn Airport. wheat from Vancouver, than stinate opponents of a measure can trated air passengers, it took by road from hold it up almost indefinitely.me three days, all but
London. As a a feiv consequence, if a light has to
Holidays Again: All the more esedit, then, attaches hours, to fly from London to be postponed, all passengers in the Crimea and Caucasun aro Advertisements for holidaya to the patient insistence of Sena-| New York in Pan American's have to suffer the vaxations of
and many young faces are seen,
a
farm
whether in-
Parents' Problems
The paper sensibly urges the
This Flying Deception
By
Hurn.
There are no surpluses, with the exception of wheat which has been sold abroad to France and Finland.
It helps one to understand the food transport problem to remember that even in peace-
tor, Barkley, the majority leader, latest Lockheed Constellation.being marooned in Bourne-appearing in the Press for the in steering the Loan Agreement The exasperating delays to mouth. This situation cannot first time since the war.
But as yet they are available through a by no meant úrianimous which air travellers are so fre be overcome until London's House. He and those from quently subjected are mainly great new airport. Heath Row only to people with a doctor's President Truman downwards, of icing conditions,
due to bad weather and to fear comes into service towards the certificate, or those whose trade who have stood for a cessary which there acems
against end of the year, But there is unions have managed to restore measure of assistance to Britain, adequate remedy.
to lie ho no doubt an effort could be and renovate. their holiday
Moreover, made, meanwhile, to provide accommodation. have sometimes been handicapped despite all the advance that was better accommodations for pas- Others make do with holidays by actions, of our own Govern supposed to have been made sengers who get stranded at at home or in the suburban- ment which have been unpopular
summerhouse. - in "American" eyes. They have,
And armies. of allotment Pan American do not them gardeners RANDOLPH CHURCHILL -.
move out at the on the other hand, been aided by
aclves handle passengera in Engweek-ends to prepare their store land. international developments - which
All arrangements for of winter vegetables. have made it even more evident during the war in predicting them prior to entering the air Football leads as a summer than lax year how closely. Ameri-the weather, meteorology still craft are handled for Pah, sport. Four hundred Soccer can-interests are linked with the seems to be an inexact science, American by British Overseas teams in the Moscow region
When we left Rineanna in Airways, who .act IN continued strength of Britain
their will compete this year for the Treland, we were told we would enta. Making all allowance city's challenge cup. At the moment when the encounter head winds up to 60 for the difficulties which have I can also report that the Agreement is before the House of miles an hour and that it would to be contended with in post B.B.C.'a Russian broadcasts are: Representatives it is as well to take 11 hours to reach Gandar war England, it must be record-winning an over-increasing emphasise that, the object of the in Newfoundland. The winds ed that the existing arrange audience. There is one request Loan is not to finance political proved much less severe and wements are far from satisfactory, for me to pass on more sports experinciato bere. Still less is it reached Gander in 8 1/2 hours. Bnd though the ground or news, |dengned to enable the British On the other hand, we were ganisation is in England, It ap- told it would take 4 1/2 hours peared to be practically non- people to relax efforts as pro to fly from Gandar to New existent at the New York and ducers. Indeed, the very terms York, lustead of which the trip of the trans-Atlantic route. of interest repayniem imply that took 6 hours and 40 minutes Our plane arrived at 1.20 in tho British, exports shall remain- sub-l. Up until half an hour before |morning. The U.S. Government NOTICE", "18:
NOTICE IS HEREBY tantully above the pre-war level., wo reached New York, reports authorities quarantize, immi GIVEN that the Twelfth Gr dinary General Mouting of GIVEN that an Extraordinary. We shall, however, be in a posi-indicated that LaGuardia Affs gration and customs operated fram the lat of Vice-Forelin Shareholders will be held at the General Meeting of China tion to buy raw materials in port was Blanketed with fog, swiftly and efficiently. Not so, Miniators, attended a Registered: Offico of the Com. Entertainment and Land In America and elsewhere with less and we were faced with the the Pan American oficials, recently given by Mr
prospect of landing in Washing. There were 84 passengers or to the visiting Finnieb'; pany King's Theatre Building,vestment Company, Limited will
Flavisions, to ton instead of New York For plans and, as it had taken Minister. Host was 8th flow on WEDNESDAY. held at the registered office
uoto-Lord
_once more, tunately," the weather, cleared nearly three days instead of 15. | Foreign Office" uniform," BUTH DAY OF MAY, 1940, of the Company, King Theatre
correcut the first comprehen-[just fi - tìmət Bút - that: this hours to fly from England, ons | Madame Maisky: “ (the 12 clock to receive the Building, 5th Floor, Victoria
the_nd" possibility "should" hava-existed would have exper
dressed" woman manlar har könnun in the Colony of Hon kans comber-1941, and Vednesday the Twel
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Maisky Come-Back Ivan Malsky, recently dropped
In MOSCOW