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PLANNED.: ECONOMY FOR
EUROPE
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE
The "China Mail" regrets that owhip to a delay in the mails somewhere, there is no crossword puzzle today. It is hoped that a further sup ply will be reveled from the United Kingdom during the course of the day.
In spite of Chinese reports that more than 300 rice The Critics
shops were wrecked and looted by hungry mobs yesterday in Hangchow, scenic capital of
Chickiang Province, about 90 miles southwest
of Shanghai, the local price for rice topped
Smile On
$300.000 per picul this morning for a new all- Winston
time record and even at this figure, which was well beyond the reach of the majority of labour classes, individual buyers report diffi- culty in buying the cereal.
1
London, May 4. The crittes smiled warmly to- day on Winston Churchil) and his paintings.
fun.
**Sparkling. original, sound Most rice shops here today; of thin buying rush, which were well boardert up, follow dwarfs anything witnessed in craftsmanship," the reviews said ing reported serious rioting in the hectic days of February's over the two exhibited works by Hangehow, where more than 2.- "gold rush." Significant, how the wor Premter who paints for 000 bags of hoarded rlee were ever, in the fact that there was
Experts had an advance view louted. The mobs also wreck practically no demand for the of Churchill's paintings in a pre- issued Government view of the annual exhibit of the ed the shop furniture and recently
two the windows of loans - US$800,000,000 worth | Royal Academy. Churchill made broke branch police stations when the of 20 per cent three-year Trea-his big time art debut by getting sury Notes and US$100.000.000 two pictures accepted there under police tried to intervene.
Martial law is said to have worth of ten year six per cent the brush name of "Mr. Winter." His eritty became known later. been proclaimed in Hangchow, bonds,
Although salce began nearly Both the Times and the Daily which is situated in the heart
Churchill's hitherto only Telegraph sult that month ago. ♫ of China's rice producing area,
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"Original vixien combined with sound craftsmanship," the Times
of "Winter Sunshine," suid winter scene.
"Less sharp in perception but in Clone atok noutalians
In editorials today, both the a modest und serious study in the were Aned for either shops Adat Express 141, Minsko Jonery 4,
North China best tradition of painting," was selling British-owned or withholding salca American Unn 4. Amerlente Amellina 53. American Telephone 165%, Ameri-
above the official ceiling of Daily News and the Chinese- the Times verdiet un "Tile Loun can Tobares G. Amvetean Waterworks
$200,000 per picul. Meanwhile, owned independent China Press Riyer, Alpes Maritimes.”—-Asso- 132.. Staldwin Locamutive
come called for immediate and dras-ciated Press. 36% Aviation Chelegitimate business has Anscoda agyme perties: 4%. Bernini 201 Stend to an almost dead atop here us tic measures to check Chinn's
Sterl Artation 12%. Pethlehem
a result of the unchecked price present drift towards an econo- C. 12. ilerden Heine Atmetalt
spiral, with the black market mic abyas. Declaring that half Caution Preiße 10%. Chrysler 192 M.
a temporary na- Colgate 125, Commercial Bolvents 242. quotation for United States, measures of
ture were fatile, the Chinn Carte Product G014,
11 dollars now nearly two and a Electric Light & Power 147. Genes half times the official rate of Press urged the coordination of Electric 3534, General Mutors A.
all efforts on a'uational senio 12.000. Cinere ;. Gulpenr 60% Greyhou
Record
however, are to meet the nationwide crisis. of Peraia will be intered in a 427% Inter. 3. International Paper
The paper added: "Only royal mausoleum at the Chab matical Tet & T 124, Johns Manvilje
changing hands in share mar-1 Mant- 11, Kentront Entiter 41%
ket as people with spare enah long-range planning, consejen- Abdulazime Shrine- Romery Ward $4%, National Dhalera
rush to buy at any price. The tlous efforts and coordinated years after his death and six 171 abilicated 24. National Lead 2, New York Centen 1. Packard Molar 0%, majority of foreign shares action can limit the effects of years after he American Airways 12%. Pennsylegati which are transasted only in the economic chana and pro- 1941 when British and Russian
upon forces entered the country. HR 20, Rod Corpsention 15. Repubile
the open market as they are vide a solid foundation
Mohammed-Reza Pahlevi, the Stl 26 Regnalds Tobacco 34
not quoted in the Chinese ex-which the economic future of change-rose more than 25 per the nation can be rebuilt, To present Shah of Persia, had or- cent this morning as a result avold total collapse. total mo- dered that his father's body be in bilisation of the nation's effort burled at the Holy Shrine is required. Half measures accordance with the wisher of will only bring disastrous re- the population." sults."
Behenicy 24, Beata Rochath 11, shell 20. Brony Varauis 15 5. Southern
Brændte Pete, Standard
Standard Ol of Car, B. Blandard Ol
of N.J. B5, Stud-buker 20%. Union Beg 26, Onion Carldde 09 %. U.8. Bubbeg 4. U.3. Steri 104, 14.8. Lines 21-1, 4, Westinghomes 24%, Youngstown Short & Tube 621-Associated Press,
TANGIER FREE MONEY
1
Tangier, Maya. 1.840, Moroccan rxar. 100 Pesetas 11. Dollar (Inknotes) 34,75 pemetara, IUS Dollar (Call remittance) 30.95, Sterling (Chetes) 116,50, Bering Banknotes) ph.50, I Bavarian $50.00 i Bulan Trane .40, 106 meud-g 124.40.-ter.
ZURICH FOREIGN
EXCHANGES
Zurich. May
китя,
London Money Market
Landon, May 3.
Teheran, May 3. The body of the former Shah
three
The former Shah had been In urging "atera justice" for temporarily buried in Cairo.- black marketeers, the North Reuter.
China Daily News said: "The
normal markets of China At
this moment are dominated by SHIP MOVEMENTS Conditions of extreme ense pre-black marketeers and some. than vailed in Lombard Street for the thing for more drastic
San Francisco, May 4. Arst part of the week when there
expedients based
Ship muvements: Swarthmore was materially a large volume of
hands the "pon the law of supply and de- Victory arrived from the Philip maturities in the
Portland ship movements: Sum market and clearing banks and mand will be necessary. If the pines,
temporary
malevolent hold which is being)
an one occuatan money went un-maintained upon the country's Hirn departed for Singapore.
lent.
This state of affairs did not food in to be broken."Reuter. Associated Press, prevail, however,
TC. as cash
banks were sources of clearing depleted through tax payments Zurich on London 17.95. New York and purchases of tax revenue 4.30, Parin 1.62. rusti 0.9734 Amsterdam 102.30, Lisbon 1638, Eunnot Alres 104, Stockholm 119.62%, Madrid
10,75.—Beuter,
BOMBAY SILVER & GOLD
Itombay, May 3. Silver. Next, per 100 talen 173 Rujreen, 02 Anna Forward (May 7 settlement) quoted: Gaht. Delivery, per tala 36D, 04. Forward May unquoted; Sovereign, ench) Sitiquated Silver, New Bettlement (unof. elai) ungưuted.—stønter.
ALEXANDRIA BULLION
Alexandela, May. 1. Goll ney "dirhem" 199, Eyptian
476. pound
Sovereign 434. Turkish pund 230, Napoleon $10, Delier (piere cing) 425, Bliver {Plast) per logram Co-Toulet.
certifientes. To make the position more difrult, the banks who had carlier been substantial buyers of June and July bills showed little or no inclination to make chases.
pur.
01
As a result, the market had to sell maturities to a special buyer in order to balance their positions. End of the month factors exer. cised a major influence on move. ments in the weekly Bank England.return. The largest move- ent was an Increase of £15,000,- 000 in bankers' balances, refert. ing larger market resources thun recently.
Anglo-Soviet Trade Hopes Revived
Moscow; May 3, Hopes of success in the talks to restart pre-war
trade between Britain and the Soviet Union- were raised today by the decision of the Bri- tish Trade delegation, which has now been here a fortnight, to stay another week for tur- ther discussions with the Soviet authorities. The talks during the past, *** fortnight were reported to have 50 valuable that the proved delegation, headed by Mr. Har- Foth the increase of £3,500,000 old Wilson. Secretary of Over- in discounts and advances and acna Trade, were unwilling to
ins curities interrupt them. rise of £10,750,000 Can be attributed to end of the month window dressing.
balances of
be
Pitcairn To The Rescue
New York, May 3." descen 'Pitcairn Islanders,
While it was not expected that the delegation would As public deposits declined by able to return to Britain with dants of the mutineers of the it "Bounty" dug for daya to cal- LONDON DISCOUNT £1,500,000 the cash
the bank during the period cover- a signed trade agreement, RATES
ed reaped the full beneat. There was considered that they might tect thousands. of worms after
be able to establish broad! ship carrying three was little change in active note Day to Day Evan Bhurt Honey circulation although the tendency foundations for the resumption platypuses, furry duck-billed
of Anglo-Soviet trade on the worm-eating animals, to was towards a slightly lower
basts of the still existing 1934 York from Australia had level-Reuter.
agreement.
London. May B
to 1: Dunk Mila, 3 Months 17/11. Manih 9/16 to : Fine Trade Ellis, J Month 1 to 14% 6 Monika 1% to 1-1/2.
Router.
MEXICAN EXCHANGE RATES
Mexico City, May 1
T. T. Mexico City en London Bayern 2,050, Bellers 1,960; New York 483, 684: Parla 425: Zurich 1.15; Horigkong 1.275 1 Bombay ungggle-letter.
ARGENTINE GOLD
Buenos Aires, May 2. Bovereign, buyers 87.59, sellers 59,54: V.8. $20, Eagle, buyers 110.00 all 112.60; dold, Bar, dramme, bayers 6.23, sellers 5.102-Beater. 2
a
fresh diet.
rare
New
M. Anstas Mikoyan, Soviet radiced for help to provide & CHICAGO GRAINS Foreign Trade Minister, has The creatures showed a dis
taken part in all the full ses taste for frozen wermaand signa.
Chicago, May 8. While wheat and corn moved toward tower terele onts displayed independent Armness in grein future Balings.
Wheat was depressed by good from prospecta, and earn unk an' largs'country offerings of crab,
May 82.6x-281, July 1,24%-%; Słotem ber £.15-2.18%, Corn to i went lawNT, cate, bluber.—Aamociated Prem.
PRICE INDEX
· New York, May 4. Registering its fifth consecutive weekly decline the Associated Press composite of 35 wholesale N.Y: COTTON - commodity prices stood at 170.22 compared with the -173.83 peak Colton fatures mared fresqularly to earlier and 116.85 a year ago. quiet trading. Peteren eloved. 15, conta = The textiles component dipped bale lower, to 45 cents higher.
to a maw 1947 law at 183.81, | May 15.85," Jely $3.10-11, Delong
Others declining were livestock, 19.10-11,' December 21.25-28, March 11,40, Mar 27.10, Midding spot. Hin-Argins, potion and foods Also.
Iotated Press,
clated Press.
New York, May
The talks so far were under-grubs wilch supplemented their keeper stood to have been limited to "live" dieto their
6.0.8 to Pitcairn discussions on the availability sent an
of supplies, and technical mat- Islbud.
The platypuses were given ters connected with the conclu-
their sion of possible shipping deals. front-page treatment on
Expcetations of # Budden arrival in New York and were
In the Branz Z00,- ateep increase in the availability housed of timber for Britain were not Router. warranted, it was understood.
U.S. EXPORTS
Washington, May 4, The value of United States ex-
If the talks and successfully, it would still be impossible for Britain to delver timbering machinery saws and rails for logging railways which Russia
pode in time for use in the ports continued to rise la March northern forests before next and the Census. Bureau said the winter, Increased suppiles are $1,153,000,000 total was the not ifkely until the autumn of second hi-licat for any month on
record/Associated Press. 1949-Reuter
May 19th
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