THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 9, 1947.
CONSERVATIVE REPLY TO ATTLEE SECRET RADIO POSTS
"Living On Gigantic Dole From America”
Must Increase Production
London, Aug. 7.
Sir John Anderson, former Chancellor of the Ex- chequer, today replied directly to yesterday's speech by the Prime Minister, Mr Attlee, des- cribing it as "unconvinced and unconvincing." As the day's first Opposition speaker, Sir John blamed the Government for "failure to realize the developing situation and to apply correċ-
tives in time.
The House cmptied to half its jtage which is naturally expected capacity as the veteran Scottish from a balanced budget." Conservative spoke.
"We are using £400,000,000 a your more than we are producing and that is basically our dollar problem," he declared, "We have got to produce more ...we as a nation have been living since the end of war on a gigantic dole from the United States. It con- not go on "
but
He suggested that the first re medy was to "balance the budget, not by Increasing taxation by reduced expenditure." "I think it has become absolutely clear that we must have in this coun. try some measure of controlled Inflation. I hope the Chancellor will once more look at his cheap money polity. I think good policy Mr. Winston Churchill, recent. has been in danger of being ruin. ly recovered from his hernised by the Government being too operation and who was not in the greedy and trying to go too far." House yesterday, listened intently -17alted Press,
Dalton's throughout Mr.
long speech but left as Sir John began. Too Hasty?
Sir John argued that the Gov. ernment had acted too hastily in introducing the system of family allowances and in improving old age pensiona ns they created in fintionary conditions.
"As a result of what has hap.
pened." he said, "there has been created in the country a wholly fictitious sense of well-being.”
exposition of the sterling balance
we should make it clear that there will be no one-sided pudiating of sterling holances,**
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CONFUSED WAR
Buenos Aires, Aug. 7. Paraguay's civil war entered its sixth month amid the con. fusion which has characterized it almost constantly since the begloning, and the end is not In right,
FRONTIER CLOSED
Bucharest, Aug. 7.
A number of travellers, in- cluding foreign citizens, in- tonding to cross the Ruman- ian frontier by rail, were that they were not told today able to leave the country al- though the authorities gave no official inlication that
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the frontiers had been closed, Rajlung companies refund ed the cost of roll tickets reithout giving any explana- tions-Reuter.
Australia
To Aid
Britain
CANBERRA, AUG. 8. POLITICAL QUARTERS RE PORTED TODAY THAT THE CABINET WOULD ANNOUNCE WITHIN A FEW DAYS MEA- SURES TO AID BRITAIN MEET ITS ECONOMIC CRISIS.
There was speculation that the moves, would include curtallment of imports and the continuation of mony controls Including rationing.
Some of these controls expire
U.S. Veto On Dollar Moves
HELPED U-BOATS
London, Aug. 8. German U-boats operating in the North Atlantic depended throughout the war on isolated wea- ther stations manned by a few scientists or technicians especially trained for that job. The Germans, at one time or angther, established at least 13 and perhaps many more of these weather, stations, Dr. Brian Roberts of the Scott Polar Research Institute at Cambridge told the United Press in an interview today. All were in the Arctic or sub-Arctic. Washington, Aug. 7.
By a compilation of intelligence Informed United States
reports and through investigations officials said in Washing-of the Institute, Dr. Roberts de. ton tonight that the Anitely located the 13.
"But this list is probably in. United States held a vir complete," he said. "We are get. tual "veto" on the deci-ting in more information all the sions of the Internation- ume."
One of the most unusual of
al Monetary Fund, and these stations was the "weather. therefore any move to ship" Sachesen, which throughout declare dollars a "scarce 1940 lurked at sen between Ice. currency" was, in the land and Greenland, broadcasting weather Instructions to submarines last resort, up to the preying on North Atlantic ship. United States Govern-ping. ment.
"It's remarkable how long that
Strength Britain's Weakness
London, Aug. 7.
The 165,000 British sol- These officials explained that ship operated," said Dr. Roberts, diers dispersed at pre- the United States had the largest, "But of course that was before sent in Egypt, Palestine, capital quota to subscribe and the days of convoy escort, cor. Transjordan and Iraq because of
this.
hud 36 perlers," Aerial reconnaissance put could safely be reduced cent of the voting power on the end to such voyages. But, be. Executive Directors Board.
sides the footing stations, the to 30,000 men, concen- Germans established at least 12 trated as a mobile strik- land stations, and maintained ing force in Southern some of them until the end of the Palestine, this week's
Through its influence,
the
United Staten would not have much difficulty in producing a simple majority for any of its
views.
war.
Four of them were on Green. issue of the Left Wing lond, The carllest known The question of whether the bullt at Sabine Island, at about bune" asserted.
was political weekly "Tri- Fund might take action with 20 degrees W. and 75 degrees N.
dollars regard
which has on Greenland's east coast.
The
"Not only would auch a force be more valuable as a military
within the next few months apit been discussed here for the past Sabine Island statlon was operat. factor, but British troops would few days was therefore largely ed from. 1842.3, when it Was in the hands of the National liquidated" Advisory Council the United patrol.
The revolutionary forces are new legislation would be neces efosing in on Asuncion and the sary to continue them. Revolutionary High Command The Commonwealth Prime Rent an ultimatum to the Minister, J. D. Chieffey, was awoit.
Cabinet-Associated Press.
on
American
серве
lso
to be a diplomatie to British liability
policy throughout the Middle East"
in Recasting of garrisons the
could effect a further saving of Africa and South East Asia
20,000 men, The eventual evacuation of Greece and Italy could cut all overseas garrisons, including Germany and Austrin, by some 245,000 troops.
States Government policy-making Promptly the Germans catab. Referring to Mr. Dalton's Jong Moringa Government to surren-ing the text of the speech made body on foreign economic affairs.lahed another, this time at Shan. the article added.
It included the Secretary of non Island, a few miles to position, Sir John said: "I think der, otherwise the city would be in the Commons in London
of Com-north of Sabine Island. This sta- subjected to a "merciless at Wednesday before meeting the State, the Secretary
merce, the Secretary of Treation was operated from tuck."United Press.
1943.4, sury, the Chairman of the when it, too, was wiped out. The Federal Reserve Bank and the Germans then established a third Chairman of the Export-Import station off Denmark's Havn in Bank.
September, 1044, and a fourth at Reliable reports sald that Denmark's Havn itself in October Fund officials had, quite infor- of the same year, mally, discussed, the matter with the National Advisory Council already.—Reuter.
He scoffed al the Dalton
balanced budget.
Budget "Fiction"
"Here is the fiction of balanced budget. The budget was balanceri In such way that it did not bring to the country the advan.
OFFICIALS' CLOSE SHAVE
Calcutta, Aug. 7. The Deputy Polles Commis- sions, Mr. H. S. Ghosh Chowd hury and Mr. M. Garman, nar- rowly escaped death today when a hand-made bomb
exploded neat them during communal rioting in which six were killed and about 00 injured.
Labour Rebels Pop Up Again
London, Aug. 8.
A demand for a meeting to discuss the implica-
tions of the economic crisis proposals announ-
ced by the Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee, in Far-
liament is being made by a section of the Par- liamentary Labour Party.
The demand, which members,, Party is as deeply perturbed as who have been identified with the the more radical elements, but it Previous "rebel" movements in is timcult at this moment to the Party describe as having been truse any feeling in the Right widely signed, is addressed to the Wing of the Party that might be Linison Committee which provides construed premonitory of the link between Britain's Labour revolt. political leaders and
the ranker Labour Members in Para-
the
Royal Address Amendment
Eva Loves The British
operating others. When the wor
The present cut alone (80,000) Isolated Isle
men), though welcome, solves Meanwhile, they had been nothing. The War Office's use of overwhelming military began they founded a anali sta atrength through numbers is tion at tiny, isolated Jan Mayen now Britain's greatest weakness, Island, between Greenland and the article declared.-Kenter. Norway at about eight degrees
|W. 71' degroca N. This the is. land an Oxford group left cosmic ray recorders on before the war Zurich, Aug. 7.
An expedition left England last Senora Eva Peron said In
month to recover them. United Press statement to the
The German station on Jan tonight that she was not going Mayen operated in 1939-40, when to England because she was it was taken coro of by a British i pressed for time and had to patrol. visit Brazil and Uruguay before Another weather station was returning the Argentine, founded at Bear Island, between "where immense tasks dre re- North Cape and Spitzbergen, and calling me".
operated in 1939-40.
to
Bulgaria Accuses Britain
powers."
Lake Success, Aug. 8. Bulgaria today necused Bri- The Deputy Commissioners It is suggested by
tain of starting a civil war in atories to the document--who are arrived at the riot scene to
The Argentine first lady sold Four stations were operated at Greece and indirectly labelled jeep soon after the alarm wax of
the representative "rebel" type
Some signatories, however, do- she would have liked to go to different times on Spitzbergen Greece a satellite of "certain big given and one fanatic threw that the
Parliamentary Party
clare that if the demand for a England, but she had officlo) self. One, at Krossfjorodn, was is perturbed
met, a Invitations to over the bonib
Brazil Govern Party meeting is not
and in use from 1941-3. A second at them.
Assailing. Greck Ambassador shaken, they were not injured.do not go far enough to meet the an
Although ment's proposals which some hold section of the Party will set down Uruguay, which she had ac and third at Reinsdricya and Vas
Dendramls for telling amendment to the Kingcepted.
Rijpfjorden respectively, A police patrol clashed with crisis. Such signatories claim that address to Parliament from
were the United Nations Security the Her statement said: "I am used in 1943.4. A fourth, rioters. One soldier was antong the solid "loyalist'
at Council that Bulgaria, Yugo- trade union Throne with which Parliament not going to England as there Stormbukta, was set up in 1044 slavia and Albania were Rua- the dead United Press.
hard core of the Parliamentary will reopen in October,
I had to and used until the end of the war, sian satellites, Bulgarian repre The Royal address is the Gov-is not enough time.
Switzerland, and then crnment's
The persistent Germans went sentative Nissin Mevorah de- constitutional vehicle visit for outlining Its programme of Brazli and Uruguay in response back to Bear Island in 1944 and clored to the Council that there activity and legislation for any to official invitations from their re-established their station, main-was much more reason to call forthcoming session. Any amend respective governmenta. These taining it until well into 1945.
Greece & Batellite in view of the Govern- circumstances, jointly with the
Old Friends
"the political and economic de- ment's own supporters, partica-inunense tasks recalling me to At infinitesimal Hope, or Sea pendence of Greees on certain larly if forced to a vote, would Argentina, rob me of the plea- Horac, Island, 25 degrees E. 70 big powers." provide a protound political im sure of visiting the British peo- pression.
ple and the British government, The present temper of the section of the Party concerned in which I so much love and ad- this new uprising may, of course,
mire on an Argentino citizen." be modified later on.-Reuter.
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In
Burma
Rangoon, Aug. 7.
The Burmese authorities to-day arrested. 127 policemen who took part in the recent police strike.
degrees N. they set up a station Lashing out at Britain speci- which lasted for two years, from fically in the midst of a heated: 1943 until the end of the war.
debate on Balkans disorders, i They had also built a station the Bulgarian delegate added, on Russian territory, on Alexan "it is well known that Britain dra Land, southwesterly island of established the present regime the Franz Josef Archipelago, Wea. in Greece. They gave the sign- ther experts worked here from al for the civil war which has 1943 to 1944.
bathed Greece in blood for al-
"Most of the Germans who most three years and trans- manned these stations were long formed Greek Independence into time Arctic explorers, well known
to British Aretle experts," Dr. a myth."Associated Press. Roberta said. "It was sort of a
meeting of old acquaintances Vatican
when they were caught, because we sent our Polar specialists out after them.
"I should like to emphasise, Thakin Tun, one of the coilea.
U Wan Moung disappeared from however, that our list is still far ques of U Aung San, assassinated Rangoon on July 0 after appear from complete. It will be pub. leader, in the Japanese sponsored ing with 600 followers from uplished by the Institute when w "Burma Defence Army" during country to address the strikers—have assembled all the data."--, the war, was also arrested to-Reuter..
gether with Hla Min, a promin. ent Burmese Communist, a Gov- ernment spokesman revealed.
Arms and Ammunition that was officially reported seized in Burma districts during the past 24 hours included 17 Bren guns and 55.000 aqunds of ammunition.
Thakin Tun was, a Minister in
the war-time Burmese Govern..
| United Press. ..
Britain Imposes Big Duty On Films
London, Aug. 7.
ment headed by Dr. Ba Mew, the The Treasury announced tonight that from today
leader of the independence first movement, who is also un- der arrest.
The man who headed the police
an ad valorem duty of 300 per cent is substitut- ed for the specific duty of five pence per foot for films imported into Britain.
Hostility To Tito
Rome, Aug. 1. Vatican circles mot with. re- solute reserva, today Marshal Tito's reference yesterday to the worsening of diplomatic re- lations with the Holy Sce...
Unofficially, however, it was seen as a step towards the ultimate break which Murahat Tito wishes to Instigate as part of the programme of strengthen ing the Yugoslav Orthodox' Church="80 servile to the commandments of atheist here- ales."
It added that the present anti-Catholic programme of the Yugoslav Government in which those quarters sold that strike movement-U Wan Maung The now duty will be a Custom fourths or three times its value
was arrested last weekend. He charge based on the value at the will be fixed as the Customs the Pope's pardon and the Holy See weren vllified" and accused first led the police to strike in date of importation. Full valve duty.
Ponding arrangements for the of the most nefarious crimes- will be attributed to all first October, 1040,
The strike broke out again, with coples imported on or after today, nascement of Dnal value, auch had the sole aim of preparing Increasing tenalon in Tangoon, and duplicates of these first copies films will be released after the way for a break with Rome: (Marabal Tito" told visiting early in July, when 1,000 men will be assessed according to the deposit of the appropriate duty.
Empire films not bo-exempt. Unĺlød States churchmen yeator- struck against what they termed old speelfle rates,
Whore, as is usual, a fim is not from the ad valorem rate of duty, day 1"If the Vatican the "reactionary policy of the imported for outright sald in the but will retain their existing profanues to be the cause of our Anti-Fascist Peoples Freedom open market, Its value will be forential margin. Before rogit- Lengue the government party of provisionally calculated on the tering any aim for pubile exhibi- orgy cot adopting */ inore Aung Ban and the other Minis basis of the anticipated net pro tion, the Board of Trade grill re-positive stand towards the ters who were assarelanted on corda. One Lurth of those will quire proof that the appropriate Slate, relation will saturally July 19.
become Its rated value, and thres-duty has been, deposited Router deteriorate.")Reuter
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