TO-DAY
ONLY
QUEEN'S
Air-Conditioned
“At 280; KI8;.
7.15 & 9.15.p.m.
Betty GRABLE-George MONTGOMERY
INGEN
"CONEY ISLAND"
IN TECHNICOLOR
With Cesar ROMERO A 20th Century-Fox Picture TO-MORROW
MARGARET
Boyer Sullavan
Appointment
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SHOWING
TO-DAY
A Tanker bell of.
fire abroad! Breck.
ing hearts and
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KING'S
At 2.80, 5.10,
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MICKEY'S NEWEST IS HIS BEST!
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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1946.
SINGAPORE SHIPPING BOTTLENECK QUERIES
London, Oct. 14. Centralisation of control was criticised by Conser
vative members today as being the reason for the holdup of shipping at Singapore. Sir Waldron Smithers asked if the Minister of Transport, Mr. Alfred Barnes, would make a statement on details of the delay which he had sent him, and Sir Patrick Hannon asked for. the circumstances under which two ships, Sam Trent and Savigna, were bought from the United States Government for the conveyance of Pearl Harbour coaldust for Singapore, and 8,000 tons of this article consigned there. He asked whether, as the coaldust was re-consign- ed to Batavia, what would be the cost of this transaction to the British taxpayer.
Mr. Barnes replied "There was serious congestion during the summer at Singapore, with consequent delay in discharge of vessels. The handling capacity of the port, owing to labour
coal was purchased and shipped by the military authorities for civilian use in Malaya. On ar rival at Singapore the coal at Singapore was found to differ considerably from the original
STATEMENT ON. DARDANELLES
London, Oct 14. The Foreign Secretary, Me Ernest Bevin, hopes to be able to make a statement on the Government's attitude to wards the Dardanelles ques tion "during the course of the debate next week," according. to Major Mayhew, Under Secretary for Foreign Afairs, answering a question in the House of Commons today,
He said that the British Government had recently been in communication with the Soviet and Turkish Govern-" ments on this subject-Reu-
diffculties and to war damage specification and was rejected Disorders
to storage and clearance facili- ties, proved inadequate for the large amounts of military and p.m.commercial cargo "entering the port for rehabilitation of the
MICKEY ROONEY AYANK AT ETON
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LAN
GWENN HUNTER FREDDE BARTHOLOMEW
JUANITA
ALAN
- QUIGLEY MOWBRAY
MARTA
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Directed by NO ZMAN TAUROG
Predvend by JOHN W. CONSIDINE, JE,
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STARTS SATURDAY 19th OCT. AT 12 NOON
"THE PHANTOM”-
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PATRICIA ROC
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W. HAKING & CO. ALEXANDRA BLDG. GR. Fie: BETWEEN 1140,AM AND 5.00 PM. DAILY
ERROL FLYNN KONALD KEAGAN
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area.
"Energetic measures were taken to relieve the congestion by improving the clearance facility and by restricting im- ports to most essential cargoes. I am informed that the con- gestion of cargo on wharves has reduced. been considerably Further improvement resulted from the rebuilding of transit sheds.
Sold To Batavia "As regards the two vessels carrying coal to Singapore, these were chartered from the United States Government. The
U.S. Support For Jews
by the local authority, as un- suitable.
In Bengal
"The Special Commissioner was pressed to dispose of this
Calcutta, Oct. 14. ccal elsewhere, in order to free
Troops have been called out the ships and after considerable
in the Noakhall district of difficulty a greater part was sold to Batavia, where-the-two-east Bengal and a large force of armed police were sent to the discharged, vekkels have now
area after reports of serious
the balance of the coat "having been discharged at Singapore: The cost of the two ships is approximately £30,000:"
Serious Pilfering
Sir Patrick Hannon: "Do I understand that these ships were chartered to carry conl dust-it was not coal really to carry coaldust at the expense of the British taxpayer? I ank to these what has happened ships and where is that coal- dust now ?"
disorders there, a Bengal Gov-
ernment announcement said.
According to reports wide- spread disturbances, looting, arson and abduction of women have continued in seven villages since Friday.
villages, and looting, murder Armed, crowds were raiding and arson were continuing in an area of 20 square miles.
Forcible mass conversion and' desecration of places of worship were also reported.
Communal incidenta were re- Mr. Barnes: "I have stated ported again today in an cast the facts. My position is to Bengal town, where -112 per- provide shipping. If Sir Patrick sons have died since the distuz- -A Hannon wants further informa- bances began on Aug. 20. tion he had better put his quessons were seriously injured to- woman was killed and two per- New York, Oct. 15. tion elsewhere."
day--Reuter. Sir Waldron Smithers: "Is he James G. McDonald, Ameri- [ cant member of the Anglo-aware that the hold-up is due
American Committee of Inquiry to centralised control. British Do Nothing
on Palestine, pointed to what he ships are arriving with empty two- cargo spaces and pilfering of termed "encouraging" Party support for increased British goods-at the expense of Jewish immigration na giving the British taxpayer is very "hope that exclusionists in the serious. Will he have a further Congress will not definitely be inquiry made, because it is permitted to have their way." stopping the vital export trade
McDonald spoke at the con- of this country.” cluding session of the First the National Convention of Labour Zionist Committee for relief and rehabilitation.
Imbecility
Criticised
Atlantic City, NJ., Oct. 16.
Fleet Admiral Ernest E.! King of the United States Navy, warned against the "dp nothing" attitude towards peace, and advocated the formation of national security council which should comprise all those officers and agencies of the Government who have to do with political, military,
econo-
mic and industrial factors in- volved in common defence."
Mr. Barnes: I have explain He said: "It is good news ed that the difficulties arose that the political leaders in the directly from war and steps United States seem to be mov-were taken to improve discharg ing to set up a new partisan ing."
Sir Patrick Hannon: "I do front in support of the Presi-
In an address made before-a- dent's recent statement to not want to embarrass the Gov- Prime Minister Clement Attlee ernment, but will the Minister convention of the National Ex- that substantial immigration give an undertaking that trans-change Clubs here yesterday, into Palestine cannot wait a actions of this kind, which the Fleet Admiral suggested the solution of the whole Palestine indicate imbecility in adminis- President be chairman ex-officio tration will not occur again?" of the proposed council-Asso problem.
ciated Press.
A BRITISH CROSS WORD PUZZLE
"To a lesser but nonetheless-Reuter. encouraging degree, there ap pears to be unified Democratic Republican support for the Pre- sident's promise to urge Con- gress to facilitate 'immigration into this country. Governor, Dowey's forthright pronounce- ment on this point last Sunday gives hope that exclusionists in Congress will not indefinitely be permitted to have their way."
Governor Thomas Dewey of New York is the titular head of the Republican Party-Asso ciated Press.
MISREPORTED?
New York, Oct. 14. W. Averill Harriman declared today that reports on a talk he made in Washington "bear little resemblance to what he said.
agency The French news. Agence France had quoted Harri- Than as saying that Premier Joseph Stalin of Russia was con- vinced the capitalist and com- munist systems cannot exist in the same world
"Eeparts I have seen of my talks at the National War College bear little resemblance to what I said," Harriman declared. I have no further comment to make.Associated Press,
MAJESTIC
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At 2.30,
122
128
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Clark GABLE
Lana TURNER" IN
"DESPERATE JOURNEY" "HONKY TONK"
Premiere Performance at 9.30 p.m. To-night
LORETTA YOUNG CONRAD VEIDT "THE MEN IN HER LIFE”
An MGM Picku
TO-MORROW
Shirley TEMPLE in "KISS AND TELL
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