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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1946.
ATTLEE'S
ON
STATEMENT AMERICAN PRESIDENT LINES LTD.
DEMOBILIZATION
· London, Nov. 26,
Prime Minister Attlee told the House of Commons} today that the slower rate of demobilisation of British forces in the first six months of next year, announced on November 6, was due to the slower rate of progress in settling the peace treatles and kindred matters. Declaring that the announcement had created dis- appointment, particularly in the Army, Mr. Attlee said everyone would sympathise with those who had to stay on in the Forces longer than they thought probable at one time, Mr. Atlee said that from yet been settled and we the outset the Government had obliged to keep our troops in made it clear that they in- Venezia Giuliavarea until agree- tended to fulfil the tasks laid ment has been reached in the upon them following the
war peace treaty, and that the rate of release must depend upon the speed and access with which these tasks "wer, accomplished.
are
ATOMIC-ENERGY EXPERIMENTS Amersham, Nov. 27,
cooperation
To wark in with the atomic energy periments of the Ministry of Supply, and controlled "bu that Ministry, a national-con- tra-to-deal with radio-active, substances will be establish- ed in this Buckinghamshire, town.Associated Fres).
Chinese
David And The Goliaths
New York, Nov. 27.
The magnesium" indus- try, 9 mere
Speed-Frequency Dependability
Refrigeration Special Cargo Of Tanks Cargocaire Spec
5.6. "MARINE FALCON"
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3.8. "JACKSON, VICTORY” 53. "GENERAL M.C. MEIGS"
3.5. "PRESIDENT MONROE
toddlers. "PRESIDENT MADISON"
ANTICIPATED
ARRIVALS SAILINGS
Mid December Singapore, Mad- ras, Bombay H Iloilo, Cebu
3rd week Dec. San Francisco
vla Shanghai.A Manila, Singa
DOTT. Penang, Colombo Bom bay,
Sues, Fort Said Alexandria Naples, Leghorn, Genes. Marselles, New York,
among metals, is loosen- s. "GENERAL W.R. GORDON" End December Manila ing its slingshot todos. "FURMAN VICTORY"
as. "LANE VICTORY”
5.3. "PRESIDENT' McKINLEY"
battle with such Go- Dollar Fears liaths as steel and alu- 5.3. "GENERAL W.H. GORDON"
over
"As regards Greece our forces | remain there at the request| of several successive Greek
Shanghaj, Nov. 26. minium for its share of Governments to help in the Mr. Attlee emphasised that restoration of order and tran-tain are greatly worried
Many Chinese in Great Bri- a vast post-war market. the successful conclusions of quility."
Magnesium, is strictly a war- the dwindling value these problems did not be en- Mr. Attlee said it was be- Chinese dollar, and are carnest-still with a lot to learn about of the baby-unusually precocious but tirely within the power of the lieved that by the end of 1947 ly hoping for the early return the arts of peace. British Government. Recalling all men called up before June of peace and unity, according that he had stated on November 1, 1944 would be released and to Mr. Li Chi-ku, Vice-Chair- 21 that events prevented Bri- that by the end of this year. man of the Chinese Chamber of tain from achieving the target 4,300,000 men and women would Commerce in London, in an in-
f 1,200,000 and that the total have been released out of strength at the end of the year
view with the Chinese press, The "runaway" inflation ia was likely to be 185,000 greater,
eaid to be hitting especially 8008 prevented the
Indian Crisis ment from providing that the Mr. Anthony Eden (Cuns.) releases for the first half of said that while he did not want, land. 1947 would be at a higher rate to contest the list of present Mr. Li, who attended the re- to which the cent All-China commerical con- than announced on November 6, commitments
The Premier added: "The Prime Minister referred, he ference to Nanking, revealed progress in the work of con- felt that the deteriorating that Chinese curics, embrol cluding the peace treaties and situation in India must now deries, porcelains and other
normal be added to them.
IT WILL LIFT YOU TO THE SKIES! Mr. Attlee said the same rea
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the establishment of conditions in the world has beer much slower and difficult than we had a right to expect when our plans were drawn up at the beginning of the year.
"
5,100,000 serving in the Forces on VE-Day.
hard those Chinese dependent on cemittances from the home-
novelties still had a special ap- Earlier, the Labour Minister, peal to Europeans, and believed Mr. George Isaacs, had stated that China could acquire a sub- bastantial amount of foreign ex- that in 1947 there would called up 140,000. men born in change once she could export earlier years and whose calling these in large quantities (again. up was deferred. The car Reuter.. responding figures for 1946
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Now the industry assertedly is out to prove to the house- wife, the sportman, the auto- mobile manufacturer, and the machine maker, that magnesium can do for them things no other meal can do so well.
During the war cost was a comparatively minor factor: Output in 1943 skyrocketed
Sailing from Hong Kong Trans-Pacific to more than 30 times above the 199 level The Government put
San Francisco and Los Angeles direct up $370,000,000 for building
SPECIAL CARGO. OIL TANKS and equipment to get the mag- nesium, the nation needed. S.S. "CHINA VICTORY":
Dec. 16th 1946. Now magnesium must stands.s. "SWARTHMORE VICTORY" Jan. 6th, 1947. on its own feet in a highly competitive commercial world. One dollar's worth of nesium must go as far as one dellar's worth of aluminium or steel or copper-other factors being equal.
PACIFIC FAR EAST LINE
were approximately 145,000. CHINA'S RUBBER pokesmen say magnesium
Reuter.
Weisbaden, Nov. 26.
Forces Withdrawn
"We are now able to with- draw our forces from Indonesia but not from many parts of Europe. Furthermore the un- settled
United state of affairs in Palestine puta continued strain on our forces.. In Austria wel are unable even to begin con- sideration of the peace treaty although we have been press ing for months for an start on this matter.
"In Italy the frontier between Italy and Yugoslavia has
States Air Force Headquarters announced today that the American liaisen plane, missing since Saturday with two officers aboard, had been found in the Soviet zone of Germany near Sondershausen Russian officers said the plane would be returned as soon as not possible. Reuter.
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Shanghai, Nov. 26. China has asked, through her Embassy in the United States, for an allotment of 8,000 tons of rubber from the Interns- tional Rubber Distribution Committee to meet the country's requirements, according to Chinese press reports.
Chint: expects to receive this quantity before the end of the year--0,000 tons from "the Netherlands East Indies
mag-
On a cost basis, industry is already in a favourable petitive position in a number
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of fields long dominated by 5.5. “STAGHOUND" better known metals.-Associat ed Press.
London
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Londen, Nov. 21. and On New York 4.025, 4.035, Montreal
1447, 1659,
Slam" and 3,000 tons from 402, 44, Zurich 1734, 17.30, Stockholm French Indo-China-the report Bali 4416, Braai sellers) unquoted. Buenos Aires: unquoted,
adds.--Reuter.
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Forward Ratm, One Months- United Slater » %.D. Ourada MDM D Switzerbend 12 16 D Sweden 115 ». 14 D, Paris & cesta 40 cents,
Hotland cent, 1 cent.
Bank of England Clearings: · Madrid 44.00, Italy 1.38.
Free Market Rateer India 17.04, 18,05
Australia 125. 126.50, New Zealand 124.37. 17, South Africa 100, 100.30, Teheren 138, 10, Alczuadría 97.375- $7.525, Singapore 3/4-1/18, 2/4-1⁄4. Honx- kang -15/16, 1/2-1/18, Philipples 6.17 #.25, Rangoon 1/2-18/18, 1/6.1/1 Shanghai, unquoted.
Special A/C Rates: Lisa 26.10, 26.10; Lapen. 188.62, 170.32, Valparaiso 100.625 101.360. Theý unquale.
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