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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1047.
SHORTAGE OF RICE
25 Per Cent Of Pre-War
Washington, May 26.
Rice eating nations will receive-but about 25 per- cent of their pre-war supplies during 1947, D. A. Fitzgerald, director-general of the Interna- tional Emergency Food Council, said today. "And the problem will not be solved until rice production in the major pre-war rice export- ing countries is completely rehabilitated," he told the fourth meeting of the Council in his report on world food conditions. Fitzgerald mid the three major) · Regarding Australlan produe. per exporting nations are Barination, Fitzgerald zuid that nation Stom and French funk-China pryd had raised exports from 5,000 enfinuated thela 10-47 surplus tons in pre-war to 20,000 tus in wendel wily 2,174,000 metrie 1940. tons compared with 7,800.000 fire. wir.
Further, he said, the 1948 pros. pects are equally had an added that there is me la prs of "amellora tion of the cribent shortage" in the near future,
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Five Years Fitzgeral declared Direc prinegat J exporting Cuntries of Buron, Simon fattel French Indo-China only a small part of the nerenze reaved from cultivati during the Japanese Occupation has been brought fuck into cultivation,
"Burmese authorities estimate that five years of intensive effort will be required before Burmu's production and exparts gain their Hirvel."
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Analysing This experted production of the tree prinestat producers, Fitzgerald sadd:
Canton
Critics Of Marshal Li
1
Canton, May 26. The Provincial Kuomintang. the City Kuomintang and the
་ ་ ་ ་ MACAO AGAIN
Shanghat, May 20.
The City Connell plenary acanian open this morning to discura 97 resolutions, include ing and demanding immediate retroccasion of Murno, the Portuguese colour near Hong Kong United Press.
Chinese
Plays At
City Arnetbly wired Nanking The Star
talay demanding the expulsion of Marshal la Chai-mum fram the Kuomintang for his recent
public statement in Hong Kong against the Nationalist Govern- ment.
The Canton Daily Sun said Marshal Lis pronouncements The 1947 erup has been end by drought and exports are expected resulted in rumours of pos- side activities of oppositionlists "bent on stirring up trouble in Cauton and elsewhere Kwangtung province."
ed to be abat 14.000 tons.
He said Egypt also is attempt. ing to supply rtee to needy coun. cereal Isles by exchanging her for other grain.
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The Sun added that Home vorkers and students have re-
Fitzgerald expected that come 200,001 Lons would be obtube
Egypt by this method.--Asonded to the riots and strikes in Shanghai and Nanking, but ciated Press.
the price of rice has not gone up fast enough fo warrast any disturbances of "the first magni
HER OPINION
by her own opiniơn Chan So, a i tude." 52-year-old widow, was n much wringed person whet ale W
Nanking is reported to have nyletud, and Oned $250, by Mr. ordered the military here to Blair-Kerr at Kowloon yesterday take all possible steps against for keeping a brothel at `h Saigon | any plots to effect a coup d'etat. Street.
Tefendant declared that the 11 girls on the premises were em- played ns girl-escorts. She did rust They were prostitutes, know why they should admit that
A recommendation that she 6 Burma is scheduled for the ship evicted was made by the Mugha fuient of 185,000 tons, less. Das a trate,
third of her pro wgr arreage of (2,050,000 1,1,
French ladh, Thim. This before the war exporter of an average f 1,3500,000 as is troubled by
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civil strife and will be selle to send less than tenth of normal insul 86,000 tons
Simm-Siam kų st♬ amalile tu ship more than surne 100,000 tons less than a third of her pre- war average of 1,350,004 115.”
Fitzgerald gi the westeru
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As long as rice prices are Atabilised, nprisings here. are unlikely. the Sun sald, adding that the Kwangtung provincial government will shortly import 50,000 plculs from Hunan-As- sociated Press.
Queen Mother's 80th
Birthday
London, May 25.
nations and Austratin have taken Queen Mary, the Queen Mother, will be 80 to-
vigorous steps to Inercase their)
tekur to help offset the shortage.
Brazil Production
In thin the United States, Menzif and Australia have taken leading paris.
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"The most notable increase in production bas taken place |Brazil," Fitzgerald said. "Com- pared with prewar, the produc tion there has gone up about 70 per cent, having jumped from #82,000 tons
to over 1,400,000 tonn.
"Brazil's total rice experts will amcund to about 357,000 for dur.
cre:150
ing 1948.47 compared with 38,000 tats annually before the war,"
He said the United States ala, has marie sharp production, in-
"Before the wor the average annual exports of rice from the United States mounted to 97,000 tens or 1.2 per cent of the total maving in international trade.
"In 1946-47 the United States) will export 325,000 tom or 11 per cent of the amount moving in international trade,"
Demands Reduced Against the 2,179,000, ton's ex. pected for 1947 export, Fitzgerald
morrow. The approach of her birthday de- monstrated once more the affection with which she is regarded by Britons.
Newspapers printed today on front pages latest photographs showing her as erect and regal as ever. Long articles in all of them dwell affec- tionately on the Queen's place in the life of the nation, identifying her with the sorrows and joys that the cavalcade of the last 80 years of history has brought to all British women and mothers.
She too lost a son on active But there Nervice in World War II, the Duke of Kent. Above all,
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The two Plays beginning in Theatre to-morrow the Star should receive a warm welcome from all who are Interested in the development of the utage. They show that modern trend in the Chinese Theatre towards realism. They are acted by a professional cast which has won praise all over China, They are clever, satirical, humourous. and sad by turns. The plays are complete in Cantonese but n ranning commentary in English will make them intelligible to those who do not know even IL word of Chinese. They come to the Star through the kind- ness of C.S. E. and under the patronage of the Sino-British Club.
The first play, "Snakes and Ladders," in an example of Chinese satire at its livelient and best, The acting, direction and staging is excellent. It is nat often that such polished play- ink of modern drama is seen in speak Hong Kong. All who Chinese or English are assured of a most enlightening evening.
begins "Snakes and Ladders to-morrow, at 8.30 p.m. and will run for four days.
Sun.
It will be followed on day, June 1 by play called, in English, "Mr. Q goes to Town," one of the most famous tragi- comedies on the Chinese stage to-day.
Plays begin each night at 8.30 p.m. "Snakes and Lal- ders:" May 28 to May 31. "Mr. Q goes to Town:" June 1 to 4. Booking at Star Theatre.
DEVONS MAN FINED
the
L/Cpl. Putrick Coady, of Devons, was fined $40 and ordered to pay $10 compensation by Mr. Salisbury at Central yesterday when he pleaded guilty to assunit- ing Young Hop at the China Fleet Club.
RADIO
ZBW Hong Kong broadcasting will be a small on a frequency of Bd5 kilocyclos family luncheon party at Buck- from 12.30 to 2.00 p.m., and 6.30 ingham Palace where she will to 11.00 p.m., and also on 9:52 celebrate with the King and megacycles in the 31 metre band thefrom 12.30 to 1.15, 7.30 to 8.30
and 9.16 to 11.00 p.m.
the heart of Britain, she typi- fies a mother and a queen. She Queen and the princesses, represents the English in the Duke and Duchess of Glouces sense of home, of quiet certain-ter, und Lord and Lady Mount ty and of continuing standards batten.
The Royal Family is coming in a world of change. No one has ever had a stronger feeling up from Royal Lodge, Windsor, for the high tradition of the for the occasion. The rest of monarchy or for the grace and the day will be spent quietly dignity of heroic culture or has amid the home comforts of done more to make these vis- Marlborough House, where the ible and understood.
Queen Mother will hear a spe- This attitude towards stead-| cing BBG broadenst of massed fast qualities of home and mur-bands playing programme ringe, and toward the responsi-chosen by herself, including bilities of monarchy goes far melodies of Gilbert and Sul- to explain her grief over the livan. She will also hear the abdication of her cldest son, requested revival of an old- time music broadcast entitled "Those were the days."
suld there have been demands the Duke of Windsor, and for amcunting la ver 8,000,000 tons her continued refusal to meet resulting in demands of the varl- the Duchess of Windsor. ous importing patiens to be re- duced sharply.
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Quiet Day
At the age of 26, she mar- rled the Duke of York, who be
Nevar came King George V. was her popularity so
widely demonstrated as on the Jubilee of their reign. It has grown steadily, particularly since her widowhood in January, 1936. The mere rumour that she is paying a visit to a hospital, a gallery or antique shop will call a crowd round the doors.
Gardening is one of her chief interests and nearly every day she spends an hour or two in the ground of Marborough House. her London home. Often in the afternoons she drives to Kew or Battersea Park or the private garden of ong of her friends near London and spoeds an hour walking about. She is always up be fore eight and rarely goes – tó ibed before 11.30.
Queen Mary, celebrating her birthday tomorrow will faifil no public engagements and take} part in no official celebrations.
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Queen Mary in the best of health and last week spent an hour walking round the Chel- sen flower show.
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Apart from the shadow madness cast by the death of her son-in-law, Lord Harewood, she is reported to be in good spirits.-Reuter.
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