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BRITAIN'S FUTURE DEPENDS Snow Falls LEGISLATIVE YUAN'S
ON COAL, MANPOWER Long-Awaited Economic White Paper Issued
Five Objectives For The Year
London, Feb. 21.
Britain's "economic future depends upon coal and manpower," the Government declared in a White Paper today. "Unless we concentrate on really important things we may never restore the foundations of our national life," the economic White Paper, long-promised and eagerly awaited, warned.
It said the Labour Government was "ready to modify its plans, if a case for doing so is made. oul
Government priority to.
any means to increase the per- man production. The Govern
at "intends to discourage" of coal-consuming expansion
"It in the daly of any, bärigrwith 89% tons per man Th
and Maid democratie Government to take 1937. the people frankly into its run would give high
however sifficult, the fidence posities of the country may be," Prime Minister Clement Attlee said in a forward. "Our task 18 certainly a heavy one but it kindlastries during 1947. possible of achievement if it is faced with knowledge and im. ́derstanding."-
More Labour, Needed
The White Paper adid more.
K* “labndr, was needed as well as better distribution of workers
The White Paper lined Sve objectives for the coming year:
1038
(3) Housing-240,000 new
in order to exceed the worker
The
SUEZ CANAL
Cairo. Feb. 20.
witte
Premier Nokrashj Paslı, in a statencat fed an et result of the fear expressed hu
International
Maritime Conferener in London, said today he would not take unt tu interfere stron navigation in the Suez Canal after
British troos. Tell" Egypt:
The Conference cxpressed the belief that Egun might nationalize the Canal-United Press.
Coal
Exports Stopped
In Canton
Canton, Feb. 21.
Snom fell in the suburba praterday, for the frit-time, in 10 years.
The temperature foil to 32 dygrees, causing 20 deathín.- United Prons.
Snow Both Restaurants Sides Of Petition To Atlantic Governor
London, Feb. 21. European weather, cri- tical factor in Britain's
FLAT REFUSAL
Nanking, Feb. 20. The Legislative Yuan, which is an outspoken critic of the Government's economic policy, today flatly refused the request of the Supreme Na- tional Defence Council for legislation provid- Ing legal penalties for violators of the emer gency economic measures,
Gold
Stuck In Hong Kong
The Legislative Yuan, with Japanese and Communist des Dr. Sun Fo presiding unant-truction. mously resolved to send, the At the end of the meeting request back to the Council Dr. Sun Fo said the Legislative Shanghai, Feb. 21. with a counter-proposal that Yuan will meet on March 1 und
An authoritative bank- the whole economie scheme an. promised that" - Soong will rounced on Sunday be submit. appear to make a report on the ing source today estim- that at present tcul to examination by the Yuna comfe conditions and answer ated
200,000 ounces of gold, "since they have great bearing the members" questions.
Soong was reported in the valued at over US$7,000,- on the cople's burdens freedom."
past to have turned down re-
and
....
This is the first time the guests that he be present before 000, are being stored in subordinate Legislativo-Yuan the Legislative Yuan to discusa Hong Kong vaults which
programmeowners are. hos tiken such a position although
determine the
meeting-Lited-Press.
economic
battle against fuel and The "China Mail" un- power shortage, turned derstands that a petition worse again today. Snow was presented yesterday fell in most districts of were "frequently punctuated by bitter criticisms of Premier by the Chinese Restau- England and Wales and T. V. Soong.
The Legislative Yuan made. ant and Eating House] most north-east York. Association to His Ex- shire roads which had an unexpected criticism of the Government banning of gold Governor just been cleared, were transactions and the circulation cellency the
of United States dollar, for. repeal of the Meals blocked again.
Continental countries with.poluted out that prohibition of and Liquor Tax.
out: exception reported sub-goid transactions, implying that
Stockholm, Feb. 20, normal temperatures and prae- individuals are compelled to tically all regions were short of their gold holdings at the The sale last. year of fuel, while supplice in spine Government's
The Association, which re-
customera,
རྩྭ་
It
official price.
Rotten Ship On Black List
unable to move profitably follow- ing the recent Chinese collapse and ban of gold sales by the Chinese Government.
and
The soured said gold Importa from the United States
month Moxico, which last totalled over US$10,000,000. have 'boen virtually closed-off since Hong Kong is no longer
granting Import licences. The bulk of imports has been fill- ing its way into China.
"They source said the present
per inel which was below cost. The source pointed out some dealers may take.. a loss if the Chinese ban continura at length, pernas being
The source also said the India price was higher than Hong Kong but neither India nor Hong Kong was nt presen! granting licences United Press.
SUICIDE LEAP
STIVA
presents all Chinese restaurants and eating housek in the Colony, is reported to luve
areas were drained to danger would hurt the common people..the "Svea to an un- declared in its petition that
pulita
more than bureaucratic capital named Panama shipping the tax, though imposed on Deanité the previous "go-It suid many poor people, see customers, has in fact affected shend" from - Government. Iting the national currency de/Company on behalf, of, a Hong Kong. price was HK$270 the restaurants by driving away appeared, that many British in-preciate,
converted all their Jewish refugee organiza, London, Feb. 20.
dustries would be unable to get mengre savings into gold and tion in Europe came to Britain will not export It claims that business back into preduction for some are now compelled to sell their light today when the Defence--reduction of foren of 18,200,000 which "folk coal until 1948 because cent ha a result of the tax and |
dezvanred the armed forces from 1,422,700 sul silly short of what is of the fuel crisis and the believe that if the decline con- 170, died from cold since De-
from 30 to 10 per time...
huldings to the Government at Swedish Sailors Associa Berlin reported that have the low "äillelal rate.
blacklisted a vessel In Dezember to 1,087,000 by the nerdo."
It also pointed out that the tion end of March, 1948 with,'a con„ The Government plans on the need to build up ex- thus, many restaurants will
comber 1 and the Belgian bar on the circulation of United because of its half-rotten sequent reduction in the number an at least additional 100,000tensive coal reserves, Sir be obliked to close.
workers," it said. The Paper of workers to supply them.
The "China Mail" understands coastal town of Nieuport said laten dollars is impractical condition. Guy Nott-Bower, official
vessels concerned, all (2) Payment of Imports-asked for women workers and
last two days.
out the black market due to 2,000-ton ships, were the “San petitionftig for repeal of the exports this year must be raised asked workers not to retire It spokesman of the Minis that the Association, while sled of exposure in the since it is impossible to stamp The
The lowest British tempera- | private needs of foreign, ex- Basilio," "San Miguel,"‹ “Sad. be avoided, adding try of Fuel and Power, present tax, suggests its sub-ture today was 14 it could to 140 per cont of the
degrees change in addition to diploma-" Spyridon," "San Filippo and The old arguments against said in an interview-to-titution by a tax on nett pro- Fahrenhell Agciated Press, Llc complications._____ volume.
8am--Dimitrio. An alternoon foreign labour arg no lençoi
-fits, to be imposed directly on night.
Eight Inches
Soong Accused
Buvapaper said thron of the
-Vartios Tály, Feb, 203- permanent houses and woon in there was no
One Legislative Yuan mom ships were in Swedish barbours. Twenty-even-year-old Adamo medinte danger
New York, Feb 21. j of British temporary houses this year.
Eight thousand emergency ber questioned the propriety of for repair after aceret trips In Botti made a suicide leap from equipment workers being made idle by the In addition 'capital.
workers today' dug New York culling the measures "emergen- the Mediterranean.
a seventh floor window hero and maintenance must be up 15 Import of labour.
out from under. the winter's cy since the war has long The ship which the Swedish today. per cent over a normal prewar
worst snowstorm which cover onded. Another member pointed Sailors Union banned was the His body crashed through ed the city's 5.174 miles of out that the Government. San Basilio," which reportedly the roof of a two-storey hekse year.
streets with eight inches of ordered a foreign exchange was trying to sign on a crew below
deposits in the banks through in Gothenburg
Betti was found... suffering- out China be surrendered to
The newspaper interviewed minor scratches United Press, the Government last year when sailors from the "San Dimitrio," the rate was set at CN53,350 who said all five ships flew ships in Halla Harbour. Snow endangered traffic, and asked why foreign exchange forcing the temporary closing deposits in forelan countries of several major bridges link were not included in that order. ing New York with Long One member charged · that Island.
V. Soong was solely respon For the first time this win-ble for China's present ter, Broadway's lights shone on economic chaos duc to the empty streets as strong, north failure of hla-gold policy. cast winds -blowing show- whirlwindsdiscouraged pedes trindis.-United Press.
Can't Afford To Fall (4), Consumption-Food_sup- increase much. plies will not this year in England because of world shortages,, and short- ages-in-clothing_textiles, pottery furniture will continue, and Progress "inevitably will be patchy."
(4) Public Service-even- tlon, pubile health and national Insurance programmes, will go ———forward--but "with speelal at
in .mals- tention to economy power
The achievement of all these objectives depends upon, tho basic industries and in parti
The White Paper said that "Government seeks every means) of Anding civilian work for Poles who are here or are com- ing here."
ÎL. estimated, the employment gares for 1947 showed 700,000 for the coal industry compared with 730,000 on Jan. 1. Agricul. ture and fishing would be up 39,000 to 1,120,000.
(Continued on Page 8. Cat. 6)
Despite Increased output ataurants and. cating houses. Britain will restore her
there is no indication that coal exports this year," he said.
"We might be able to con- sider starting exporting cool again next year when we ex- pect that Britain's basle needs. will be antisfied," he added.
While the hardest hit of Britain's customers will be Eire, which last year imported of the total over a quarter coal exparts, France, Denmark. Italy. Belgium and Sweden
tome next.Router.
Where Ignorance Was Bliss
Hertford, Feb. 20.
_cular_coal, powertect and The Mayor of Chelmsford, Alderman Arthur An-
drews, 68, funeral furnisher, and his son-in- law, John Jordan, 25, funeral director, were at the Hertford Assizes today each fined £25 for contravening food regulations at a Mayoral Banquet at Chelmsford last. November..
transport the White Paper kkkutautre tasaný vesthere, particularly to produce 200,- 000,000 tons of coal in 1947, will set back the entire pro
We cannot ductive effort. afford to fall in any of them." Fundamentally, the Paper sald increased output per man year is the only way to expand production. .... The way to effect this by organised cofn A five-course banquet bined effort of man, manage said to have Incided tomato
The caterer
was fined 50 come to the Assizes but for for serving more than three the fact that the local justices dishes. All three were ordered felt that they should not deni involving their to pay a total of 430 cost with a case
was mayor-Reuter.
ment and machines," and pre-soup, steamed fish, lamb cute Surrender
feel.
economic
there
Your Gold
4.
"Nanking, Feb. 121.
Jewish
Terrorists
At Work
Jerusalem, Feb, 20. Jewish extremists step- ped up their offensive against British rule to- day by blowing up the important Iraq Petro- leum Company's pipe- line in northern Pales- tine in two places and setting off two more electric mines under military trucks.
Today's antiotage. followed on the heels of last night's daring
snow.'
Three hundred flights were cancelled on national, and in
ternational airlines.
raid on a RAF station at Ein On Shemen half way between Haifa and Tel-Aviv, 4
The attack on the vital pipoline, which carries British all from Persian, felda to en outlet near Haifa, was re His garded as the most serious of today's terroristle acts. Details were still lacking.
The authorities have disclos- ed more about the assault on
At the same time, another
member said it is foolish now
to try to put the blame on
Panama
colours and used The paper said the ships Swedish crews only as far as were apparently transporting
refugees-from Scandinavia and- Marseilles.
After returning to Stockholm Various Mediterranean porte.- the men, recognized pictures of United Press.
KILLED FATHER WITH Call for
AN ASPIDISTRA
··· Hertford, Feb. 20. the night of January 25, William White, 46, returned to his Watford home. He was drunk. He walked deliberately into the kitchen. selected a knife and mounted the stairway to the second floor.
wife, two daughters and his little son huddled together in the bedroom. It was, not the first time White had come home drunk and they knew from experience that he was likely to be violent.
White contronted his family jury to return a verdict of not the RAF station late last night with a knife, and, weaving slight uility United Fress. !!;
They said the terrorists lobbed ly; said, "I am now going to mortar shells into the camp for sharpen; this knife. I am going to
mised the installation of in- and peas, roast Surrey fowl centive payments for producers, and vegetables, apple tart with The White Paper listed three cream, apricot melba And Important problems. to set cheese and biscuits. Britain back on Its
The judge sald that was no stigma on the three The Ministry of Finance, mon because they had -- unwit- cording to informed quarters,
secution said that there. had permit silver and goldsmith driven aff been complete misappréhension shops to operate under strict
they ... · British ́- troops, - when' of the law,
surveillance..
They said the reguations in captured the torrorist site, cluded the sale of silver and found three home-made mor- old ornaments at pegged tars, two of which were loaded,
made and 12 mortar shell cases,
tingly broken the law. The pro- bus drawn up regulations to 20 minutes before they were kill Mr. Ware next door and then Mercy Plea
Rough Menu
I am coming back to cut the lot of you up
Heturned and started buck For Woman down the stairs, or
Elle Dorothy White, 10, look
Three Problems” (1) The problem of coal and power: (2). To expand the nation's labour force to increase the output per man and to get “workern, to where they ente necdød most; THE The problem of-payment for imports whiell The Major had been show prices. P2 involved recovery of exports.n-rough menu and left it to hy It is believed all shops will. The sabotage of British com This is a critical moment in settled between his son-in-law be required to surrender stocks merelal interests and the mix our affairs” the Paper wald. and the caterer. 2
of gold bars and lump gold to ing of communications previous There lá no place for industrial The Ministry of Food quite the Central Bank of China at ly had not come into Irgun's head and killed him. Maria Mory "contenced to arrangements which restrict understood how the Mayor had the official price of CNE48,000 cop in its undergrou production, prices or employ fallen into error, but were an ounce Associated Preston Hagone apparently
bound to take stops in these p
fining Its activity at
monten
Hamburg, Fob. 20. Tho
Swika Government, ed frantically about. At the head of the stairway ⠀ was an “as- | through the Bwiss consul in pidistra
Hamburg, has requested 2 the British Military Governmont to postpone the declilon to execute Swiss-born Carmen death at Ravensbrug Camp trial, until the Swiss Govern- went had had an zeppo to the encouragement of illegal for manslaughter to examine the case.
Complete Defence'... Mory; was "Renter
the role of Ramburg-War-
told the
"We cannot afford to set a times, he added THE WEATHERigrations
ford to a wer coal production target for The defendants counsel satiAU
Intense »antierciona'y itill: povera than 200,000.000 tons but that the case: would not have china, Japan and the hele bbbar in Would be barely enough for
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