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BRITAIN MUST EXPORT
Nanking, Oct. 15.
7. D'Aguilar St. H.K
9. Middle Rd Kow.
Sir Leslie Boyce, head of the British Trade Mis- sion which arrived here this morning," told cor- respondents today that Britain must export at least 30 per cent more than she did before the war to exist.
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1946.
No More "Pin-Up" Girls In H.K.
The Colony's innumerable cinema-goers and col- lectors of pin-up girls may soon have to do
t
DUKE OF WINDSOR
London, Oct. 15. Reports that the Duke of Windsor might succeed his brother, the Duke of Glouces ter, as Governor-General of
don yesterday.
Reporta
completely without their screen magazines, Australia, circulated in Lon--
or, at any rate, without the American ones. The recent directive from the Price Control
setting the price at half as much again as the value of the magazine in American money knocks the bottom out of the importation of these magazines as a business and book-sellers are not keen on making a profit of just 10 cents on a copy.
A survey carried out by aj before any meeting was held...
They point out that they are "China Mail" reporter revealed
that remaining stocks not prodteering at the Public ex- He added: "The people of Brithe fact tain are making sacrifices greater have already been bought up in pense as American books are be in some respects than they had to bulk by enterprising small-busi- ing sold at six times the marked endure during the war to encour-nessmen who are aiming on re- price, as per gazette ruling and age the export trade."
the ruling. In the case of books The Price Control directive has, which sold at five times the mark it is suggested, knocked the bottomed price before the war, this was out of the whole business of impossible as no business risk was
involved, porting American magazines,
I
"Sir Leslie stressed: "We are in China to cooperate with Chinese interests and not to compete with them our object is cooperation rather than competition."
Nor was there any question at present of competition with the United States to secure the lion's The po- tential market in China was so immense that there is room for
share in China's trade.
everybody.-Reuter.
+
JUNKMASTER's
"ARSENAL"
from
Canberra said, however, that Austra lian Prime Minister Joseph Chifley would recommend that an Australian be appointed to the post. Associated Press.
Macao Exporters' Petition
Everything Photographic
10, ICE HOUSE STREET.
Government Forces British
Link
Up
Peiping, Oct. 15.
Tel. 33188.
Property In Manchuria
London, Oct. 15.
The return in Man-
Government military authorities today announc ed the linking of their forces pushing north- west from Pelping with the victors of Kalgan, capturing three key cities enroute and driving the stubborn Communist defenders into the churia of British proper hills.to the south,
ty to its owners was re- This victory, after three weeks of hard fighting.ferred to by the Under separated the Communists in Jehol from those Secretary of Foreign
Pope And Trial Of
in North China proper, Except for four brigades of Communiata reported surround- ed between Hwailai and Haia- hwayuan, it cleared the 116- mile rail route from Peiping to Kalgan. With their holdings thus divided, the Communists gaffered Government announced that the troops under General Chung Tung-kus captured olun, an important inner Mongolian city, after a drive northwestward across Jehol.
another blow, selling them at a neat proft in were selling at-that price before
Canton or Macao.
at cents.
If the directive was issued in
an endeavour to boost up sales of English magazines, booksellers point out, it was unfair as book stalls have been carrying English periodicals at a loss. for many months, the rebate system Having lapsed "during the war.
English Late English magazines sell when they arrive on time, but mailed copies are delivered weeks ahead or of what comes.by freight or book-
post to the bookseller which are sadly out of date by the time they are displayed for sale.
The magazine business in Hong Kong, depends largely on casual buyer and there is little insurance against unsaid copies.
the
Macao, Oct. 14. Local exporters have sent petition to Government with a view to securing a reduction in the Defence Tax quota, and it is understood that the Govern- ment is reviewing the situation.
11
Archbishop
Affairs, Mr. Christopher Mayhew, in reply to a question in the House of Commons today.
He said:"According to the latest reports received from Mukden. the position there is satisfactory. With two ex- ceptions, British property has been repossessed by its rightful", owners and in those two cases: it is hoped to "clear up the position very soon. At present, exporters are
Vatican City, Oct. 15:
"Little information is at pre- Vatican circles declar-sent available regarding British Elsewhere, the Communists
The liable to pay 5 per cent of the
The Government base pressed, their siege of Paoting ed today that no excom-property in Manchuria.
British Consul-General, at Muk- total value of their yearly ex-
munication has been
den, however, is being asked to ports.
against any investigate the position. the export value on records re-and-Government reported heavy
way between Peiping and tabulated
Air-Commodore Harvey, Con gistered by the Economic Sur-fighting around Kaspetien, mid-
particular person Control Office. However, the Paoting.
"Will the Yey & Coordination Dept. of the greater number of local expor
Government quarters also ac- cerned in the trial and servative, asked:
Minister undertake to press the ters is just self-styled, being in knowledged that the fact middlemen to secure the munists had taken Yuanshih, Sentence of Archbishop British claim for compensation Stepinac, Primate of Yu- for property and machinery export-permits necessary for all 102 miles south of Pasting.
In Nanking, goods.
despite the goslavia, for "crimes which have been either damaged
or removed?". spreading war Dr. Sun Fo,
Mr. Mayhew: "The position. President of the Legislative against the State."
+ self responsible or to have con-have got. Consul-General Yuan, issued a hopeful state-"He who in any way feels him- there is rather obscure but we ment that peace negotiations tributed to the persecution of the establishing himself at Mukden might be resumed.
Com-
con-
Booksellers here apparently have a choice of buying direct from, the United States or from Manila. If they buy from the United States they have to pay 10 per cent, above the American sales price as American exporters claim that the paper shortage in the States does not make it worth their while to export, unless at an extra profit. Thus a 15-cent American magazine costs 16 cents
Goods exported under their Chair Chun, 34, master of plus four cents. for freight trading junk 134, was fined postage. It costs the importer 50
hong name may not belong to $100 when he pleaded guilty be- cents and he has to sell for 90
them at all, but to taipans, who are adverse to red-tape, which fore Mr. E. H. Sainsbury
in the case of exports is ex Kowloon Court to the unlawful If bought from Manila, maga-
cessive.
Dr Sun had luncheon with Archbishop knows that he has and as soon as we hear from of five possession
Mauser zines are cheaper but the Manila
First, applications must be Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek incurred excommunication," they him, we will see what further
steps can be taken."-Reuter. automatics, four revolvers, two exporter insists on sanding all his
made within a certain time at and said Government was giv- machine guns, seven hand surplus and there is no rebate on
to If anyone now wants an Am- the Control Office avoiding "very favourable considera- equal for everyone. Regarding grenades, 265 rounds of Mau- unsold copies. Local booksellers ser ammunition, 1.175 rounds say they should be allowed to sell erican magazine, he will have to voluptary fines." Secondly, the tien" to the third party pre- those particularly concerned with SUICIDE VERDICT
order on the cash-in- export-permits must await the posals for peace which had the Stepinac trial, local confessors of rifle ammunition and 1,308 the magazines at twice the Ameri-place an
Liverpool, Oct. 16. marked, price, when they advance basis or simply do with signature and seal of the Dept. been drawn up in Shanghai by cannot grant absolution. It rounds of machine gun aramuni-can
A verdict of suicide while the would be able to balance the loss out," tion..
balance of his mind was disturb- There was a rush for American of Economic Services. Thirdly, representatives of the Democra
Pope, The arms and ammunition resulting from unsold copies.
the Fiscalising Dept. of the non partisans-all minority
The organ of the Catholic Ae-ed through illness was recorded at were ordered confiscated. Mr. Booksellers are also somewhat comics, yesterday, but all Super the permits must be taken to tie League, the Youth Party and necessary to apply direct to the
tion, "Quotidiano" today publish- the inquest here yesterday on Walter Kyle H. Blake, appearing for de-sore at the Price Control. They man's latest adventures are-al Safety Police for the chief to groups. Associated Press.
okay. Four, the goods must be
ed the following authoritative Superintendent fendant, pleaded in mitigation state that they understood a meet-ready on their way to Canton or that defendant's junk served as ing was to have been called to Macao. Children will have to save examined by an agent of the Dept. and then Fiscalising an escort vessel to cther trad- consider the whole "question but their pennies for a subscription or that the top-price was gazetted depend on some kind Uncle who
again by the Water Police. ing junk.
believes in comica.
After so much has been done, then the goods-say five catties of salt fish-may proceed to the port of destination.-Our Own Correspondent.
MU.S.
Reclaiming Wholesale
Arms From Russia Vegetables
(By John Scali)
Washington, Oct. 14.
The United States will reserve the right to "re- capture" all weapons and munitions supplied to Russia under Lend-Lease before closing its wartime account, Government officials said. These officials noted that such recapture pro- visions had been written into the lend-lease settlements concluded with seven other coun- trics. And they add that they see no reason why American policy on this matter would be changed for the Soviets.
and
It is not clear when negotia- try to regain possession of such tions to settle the Russian ac- items like guns, planes -count will get underway. A note tanks, but that the recapture AB a pre. to Moscow some weeks ago sug-clause was inserted gesting that a mission be sent cautionary measure. here for the purpose reportedly had not been answered.
The officials say that in gen- eral America does not expect to exercise its rights in any coun-
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IS THIS JUSTICE?
SWISS TRADE AGREEMENTS
said,
Obviously, excommunication is
clarification:
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is
"The Congregation of Council, which is concerned with the dis-
Mauger, of the Punjab police, who was found shot dead in Liver- pool's Exchange Hotel.
Mauger's wife said her husband beh
of
cipline of the clergy and, the peo- had been in the Punjab police
In consequence Berlin, Oct, 15, ple, recalls that anyone who in 1 since 1922, The American and British one way or another brings a nervous depression, he had been Governments have" announced bishop to trial, uses violence given extended leave to six months the negotiation of expert and against him or puts obstacles in, to help recover his health.
At the end of his leave, he import agreements with Switzer-the way of the exercise of his
excom- seemed reluctant to return to In-
dia Associated Press. land by the United States and duties, incurs ipso facto
munication: British zones of Germany.
"Those responsible have incur- Macao, Oct. 14. This is the first auch foreign Whether a law be retaliatory trade agreement made for the red serious spiritual sanctions an-statement was issued.
"If, however, the Council deem- or vicindictive in its operation, two western occupation zoned tomatically as one who touches a whether punishment has a de- which are merging economically, high tension wire and pays the ed it necessary to issue a public "The Nazis who impeded the 1s due to the fact that the Zagreb terrent or educational objective, Under the agreements, all ex-consequences, of his imprudence., statement in the present case, it. there can be few countries ports to Switzerland, are to be where a man is sent into prison paid for in dollars. The pro- pastoral exercises of the Bishop judges profess themselves public- for an indefinite period with- ceeds will be used to help pay of Melsson or the Polish Judges ly as Catholics and devout ser- for imports of necessary pro- who condemned the Bishop, of vants of the Catholic cause, which
case in out trial of any kind.
food.-Danzig. Incurred the same penal was not the In Macao, however, Pompilio duction materials and
ties, although no excommunication episodes,"---Reuter, Maximo da Silva Pedruco, al-Associated Press: 85,40 | leged to have been guilty of n Post Office irregularities es
The following prices per catty Government prevailed. Cat, the Wholesale Vegetable Market in Kowloon yesterday:
Price 1st Price quality. Aver Chin. Kale $1.10 $0.60 Balsam Pear, Foo Kwah 40 Bamboo Shoots, Chak
Suen Beans, Spring Tau Kok
Green White
Cabbage, Chin. Flower,
- Pak Taoi Sam Cabbage, Chin, White,"
Pak Tsoi....
Kai Teol Big Cabbage, Leaf, Mustard do. Small
Chillies.
Green, Lat Chiu
1
.61
.55
26 employce, was five years ago,
.18
.20
.45
.50
39
.30
.18
26 category,
The great bulk of $11,000,- 000,000 in Lend-Lease furnish- ed to Russia falls into strictly war-goods American officials who will sit in on the settlement discussions with the Soviets/said that they do not think the United States will seek payment for any war material destroyed or otherwise used up, in war against the The Germans and Japancae. Russians will be asked, how- ever, to pay up at least a part of the cost of civilian type articles, which the Soviets can Use in peacetime.
Red Army Weapons A decision apparently remains to be made on whether to charge for weapons still in use by the Soviet Army. Officials declined to estimate the amount
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sent into prison without the
SPORTS
previous
SECTION
option of ball and only recently Softball RANGERS BEAT
was he brought to trial..
The Court found
Guilty,
him Not
so that an
(By "Rookie") innocent
20 person was incarcerated for
over five years.
If that were all, it would be
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SPARTA 3-1
A friendly Softball game has been
the arranged between
18 bad enough. But the Legal staff of the H.K. Electric and the Way Foong Portuguese Prosecutor has refused to accept
the local court's findings and has forwarded the case to be decided by a higher court in
.65
.55
28
.20
.25
20
Goa.
.70
Red, Lat Chiu Chin. Chives Kau Tosi Cucumbers, Green,
Cheang Kwa Chin. Turnip. Lo Pak Ginger
Old, Lo Keung Stem, Chekeung ... Lettuce, Chin. Sang Tsoi .50 Lotus Roots, Lin Ngzu Matrimony Vine, Kau Angled Luffa Onions, Chin., Green
Chun Papayas, Green, Muk
Kwa Potatoes, Sweet, Fann
Shul Pumpkins, Kum Kwa Spinach
Ке
Chinese, Yin Tsoi Water Ong Tsoi Taros, Wu Tan
Water Cress, Sai, Yeung Yam, Tai Shui
Trois
of final Soviet obligation. They Yam Beans, Sa Kot pointed out, however, that Bri- tain was billed for $650,000,000 and France for $420,000,000 when they settled their Lend- Lease accounts.
.42 Is this justice or persécution? 28 -Our Own Correspondent...
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14
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1.40
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Provocative?
ON U.S. MEAT PRICES (Continued from Page 1)
London, Oct. 14 The European football teams were beaten in
Aas'n (last year league runners-Britain today. up) for Sunday at 10.30 am. in King's Park, Kowloon.
The following will represent
the two teams:--
Hassan,
Chess
Results of games in the seventh round of the Kowloon Chess Club's Ladder Tournament played last night at the Peninsula Hotek were:
R.C. Gardner beat F.A. Fisher; Col. H.M. Whitcombe beat Ir. A. da Costa; Reynaud boat H Knight.
Fifty thousand spectators at Glasgow saw the Rangers beat Adjusted ladder standings are:: the Sparta Club of Prague by F.A. Gutierrez 2. L.M. Bo three goals to one, while Ilun-drigues; 8, J.P. de Carvalho; HK Electric Co.:George dee heat a Silesia XI by two A.P. Ricci-Pereira; R.C. Gard ner 6, F.A. Fisher; 7, F.X Strawberry Souza, De Haroon, goals to zero,
Sequeira; 8. R.C. Denenberg: S. A. Gafoor, M. B.
The Rangers thoroughly de-n.C. Tavares; 10, Col. H.M. 'Powerhouse' and Modest served their victory. They play Whitcombe; 11, L.A. da Costa; Khan, Dopey Nunes, A. H. ed well within themselves and 12, H. Ballerand; 18, C. M. Campos, Deafly" Razack, were never in difficulties again- Sequeira; 14, J. Reynaud; 15, H. Shorty' Rumjahn, B. Yusuf, M. at the Czech team, who kept the dries received
Ho far for the Sabban, R. A. Souza; Francis ball far too close and lacked
Kowloon
Chess Clab's Annual punch in attack,
Tournaments are as followe:E .40 28 period of control-perhaps ten Ribeiro and Lefty Moosdeen.
Way-Foong Portuguese Anderson and Caskie gave Ballerand, R.C. Gardner, F.A. .04 cents a pound more-but would is gradually decline as supplies in AP. Remedios, La Elarte, the Scottish team a 2-0 interval Gutierrez, H. Knight, V.V. Ko-
Lee. Tavares, J. Soares, E lead and Gillick later made it latchoff, F. Sequeira, E. Taus .creased.
To Yu-lau, Kozel Weiss and Col High administration officials Rosario, A. J. Remedios, A. three.
sub- H.M. Whitcombe. 1,801
Sparta brought on a
Entries close at 8 pm. tomet 25in Washington forecast that Larcina, Jock Brown; Mamie 12 President Truman's decision Xavier, M. G. P. de Souza, F. stitute centre forward during the
will mean a swift end to all A. Vieira, C. L. Rosario, D. second half but he could not row and abould reach the Hon. Secretary of the Club before the Government controls on wages Rodrigues, H. A. Silva, C. Cruz, infuse life into the attack Mr. M. Silva and Tony Gonsalves
Committee Meeting on Thursday,, and prices except 'rents..
They should be addressed to the Hon. Secretary, Kowloon Chess Paul Porter, Office of Price (Manager), M
Club-Peninsula Hotel. Moscow, Oct. 14 Administration chief, is expect The newspaper "Izvestia" to ed to confer with Mr. Clinton But part of these sum's went "Anaesthetics to to pay for surplus property day labelled as provocative prb Anderson, Secretary for Agri- those countries wanted to buy paganda reports from China that culture, today on the remaining
The following will represent outright Britain is allowed 30 some outside power was sup-restrictions, which affect about STAYS to pay, France 25 years porting the Chinese Commu forty per cent of the nation's
Softballers will be pleased to Doyle, 82-year-old New York Club against St. Joseph's on food supplies. nists,
"Izvestia" attacked an unnam- and Russia presumably also
It was estimated that 44,546,- learn that an effort is being radio commentator and former Saturday on the Club ground
· correspondent in at 14:80 p.m. Selma,
Gardner; Taylor and Hopkin. would be granted long termed Kuomintang paper in Chung-000 persons listened to the Pre made to resume organised com- foreign credit.
icing, denying that 170 planes bad sident's broadcast last night, petitions this year. A meeting Shanghai during World War
of the HK. Softball Ass'n will One, died on Sunday. He also son; Onsigee, Forrow and Countries that have settled been sent to Harbin airport and Reuter-> their accounts with the United that tanks and 4,000,000 rifies
be held in Dr. F. J. Molthen's at one time was on the staff in Bond: Bickford, Mullen Fjcls- States, in addition to England had been delivered.
Mrs, Mansell, of 125 Wongnel-office, Shell House, at 6.30 p.m. Manila of Cable News American, tad, Weller and Strange. and France, are Australia, New The newspaper also denied a cheong Road, reported a burglary on Friday All Club repre- Zealand, India, Turkey and Bel report that the Soviet army hand to the Police yesterday between 1 cantatives are requested to
sent 10 operatives assigned to and 5 am, in which she lost one attend. Printed and published for, the glum
Similar conversations are un- bribe, soldiers to murder certain 5-valve radio (value $750), one proprietors, The Newspaper Enterprise, Limited, by WALT derway with South Africa, the persons in the Central Govern- ladies brown oversat (390), one pairs leather gloves (156) and one JAMES KEATES, Windsor House, Netherlands and Norway. As ment and Americans.-Associat-ladies mackintosh ($75), one man's Umbrella ($25) a total
sociated PreOS.. Hoa Hong
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Umpires Doc Molthen (plate), EA. Robbins (1st & 2nd base) and Rene Sequeira ScorerMr. Philo Remedios. (3rd base).
Annual Meeting
weatherproof Jacket ($150), two loss of $1,140,
Rugby Union results: Neath 26 Guy's Hospital 5-Reuter, DINTY DOYLE DEAD
Joseph
Boston, Oct. 15. Edward "Dinty
Doyle had come here to cover
the world Series former
His widow, the former Rose mary Brennan, once headed the English department at the
ciated Press. University of Tsingtao-Asso
SOCCER
At Happy Valley on Monday, H.K. Wireless Central beat Chinese Cadre by five goals to in the Second Division of the Hongkong Football League. bury one for the winners.
Sullivan scored four and Dux