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KOREA
Mr. George C. Marshall's al- lusion to Korea at the General Assembly meeting brings this vexed Pacific question again and more brandly into the picture. Mr. Marshall said that Korea's independence WIS no further {advanced than two years ágo and its economy was still crippled by the division of the country inta twa zones of occupation. Further attempts to solve the problem by bilateral negotiations could serve no purpose but that of delay and
(THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1947.
The World "Unbalance"
Of Trade
The present "dollar scarcity", one more instanco of thet
Industry:
At-
The founder companies of the le by no means confinest to ceaseless efforts Britain is new concern are leading firms Europe, and what Sir Stafford making to expand world trade, in the British steel Cripps, President of Britain's Big Steel Development and from the industrial point of Board of Trade, recently called
Britain view the primary Interest Overnons visitors to the unbalance of trade Is
in August had an opportunity tacking to the new plan is its economie - distortion common to of visiting not only the exhibi. strengthening of an industry countries in all continents. Its tion of Scottish industrial pr-which is being rapidly moderniz. most obvious Immediate effect ducts at Edinburgh, but also ed. From a regional point of is the restriellen of Imporis now an "Industrial Wales" Exhibi-view, Wales is, of course, the being imposed by many coun- tion ia Louden, where more Rainer. tries, That, Britain should have than 100 industrial and trading; British Trade And an excess of imports over ex- concerns wero showing products. The Marshall Plan ports is a normal feature of her of the Welsh light and heavy visible trade; but world-wide industries. The latter stand co- The hindrances to world trade restrictions of imports will tend pecially gained, from a great caused by the co-existence of to make the gap too large to be Welah steel plan, details of "hard" and "soft" currencies
led by Britain't normal visible exports. As Sir Stafford Cripps said at the Geneva Con- ference, some weeks ago, balancing of Britain's interan- tional trading necounts depends | on a substantial increase world trading; but as long as ao many countries have to Imit
In-
the
of
By Robert Mackay
to
are well known, Britain's own position is that some means must be found' of diverting a greater volume of exports "hard" currency countries, since It is they who supply the bulk of imports. Positive measures in this direction, if they became necessary, would be taken re
their Imports because of dollar which had been announced. Theluctantly as representing a re scarcity.. or "unbaipsce" of plan demonstrates the continued striction of multilateral trade; trade, or impoverishment, the capacity of the City of London and if the Marshall Plan for prospects of a general expansion for financing commercial and dollar-aid to Europe becomes
the U.S.A. would submit SUK
of world trading are stender. industrial schemes of all kinds; | effective, It may no longer be to gestions to the Assembly as
It is pointed out in London, in particular it illustrates the necessary even to contemplate how carly attainment of Korean however, that one of the advan, function of the Finance Corpora- any direction of the flow of independence might be effected. tages of the Marshall proposals tion for Industry, one of the two British exports, The suggestions will be awaited is the opportunity they offer specialized institutions for ald Success at the Paris Con- with interest and not least by for financially rehabilitating hig industry.
ference should be equally bene. Britain as one of the four prin- the impoverished countries of Under the auspices of seven ficial to Brilala's import position. inal Pacific powers. In the first Eastern Europe, and Britain's ending flounce houses in the To husband her dollar resources,
Jeeunt commercial
agreement City, a publle issue of 15 mil Britain intance, however, the issue is one
has had to consider ween the U.S.A. and Russia with Poland can be regnized lion three per cent, debenture developing sources of supply
constituting the Joint Coment only as making for the econ- stork, 1967, will be made by the outside the dollar
(or "hard" omic reconstruction of Europe, Steel Company of Wales; mission which long has been con-
bal currency) area. The purpose but TEA contributing to an the new company will also issue of the Climacellar of the Ex- erned with the means of creat atmosphere in which the Marto the Finance Corporation up chequer's recent increase in the provisional government shall Plan hus the best chance to 35 million of three-and-a- tobacco-tax, for instance, and with the whole question of of becoming effective in Europe, half per cent, Mortgage deben to curtail consumption and thus
chieving Korean independence
ture stock, the Corporation un- reduce the dollar expenditure on dertaking to lend to the company Imported tolaren, Other I
p to that amount within five port cuts have been contemplat-
d for same purpose. years.
ing
.Colonies
in the light of the Moscow Developing British agreement. The Commission was originally empowered to consult the "democratic" parties for
As announced by Mr. Creech nurpose
of establishing a
pro-Jones, Secretary of State for the Com- visional government-and this Colonies, in the House
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"Confcund your conscience, Miss Kramer! Now will you tell him l'a: not in?"
Mars--An Unsolved
Riddle
to
Half a century ago America's | Schiaparell, an Italian, saw well, warned the people who have seen them nince, but not greatest astronomer, Percival them first in 1877. Many others
had never seen them would not without difficulty. believe that there were canals "A moderately - good air la on Mare, He could not have essential their detection," wroto Lowell. "Size of the tele- been more right.
"There are few astronomers scope is a very secondary mat- today who consider Lowell's | ter." Schiaparelli GAW them conclusions to be justified." with an 8% inch telescope;' nocording to Britain's Astrono- astronomers looking through mer Royal, Sir Harold Spencer some as large An 26 inches Jones.
Acfoss have never been able to
is the core of the trouble.. The mana recently, the British Gov-
Ja crament Commission was unable to agree
Colonial Development Corpora.... on the definition of "democratic'
tlon with total borrowingt powers arld the deliberations broke
.Cor.
Between May 24, 1894 and ace them. Lowell uncompro up to £100 million. The down. Then last May Mr. Marporation will operate on cam.
April 8, 1895, Lowell at his misingly 'said the canala ; were shall and M. Molotov, the Soviet meretal principles, its purpose
Flagstaff Arizona observatory the work of intelligent beings,
canals observed Murs in "opposition". The
themselves, Foreign Commissar, agreed that being to assist enterprises (or Sir Hartley Shawcross, the British Attorney-Gen-
of the Joint Commission should | estabilah them) designed to In- eral, asked Argentina in the United Nations
a period which comes each 15 course, were Invisible—what again tackle the problem on
belleved to be years when Mars, and the Earth Lowell saw he productive crenae the general
Steering Committee here today to withdraw a
most closely approach each strips of vegetation, un either compromise formula ranking as capacity or the Colonies.
proposal which would make Pakistan auto- other. He and his assistants) alde of the canals, some of which "democratic" all parties which decision has been hailed
with "one of the biggest things vof- matically a member of the United Nations. made 917 sketches during that extended for almost 3,500 miles had promised co-operatiun
opposition, showing more and were as straight as dio, the Occupying Powers. The our time." It applies, of course,
Argentina had intended to ask cll, and to the present Assembly "canale", and showing them A great number of "explana- deadlock, however, persisted. colonial territories adminis- the General Assembly to declare are already accepted without a more clearly than they had ever tions, for this mass of straight
Govern. that Pakistan pad India should dissenting volce. (Koren was then as now divided red by the British
been seen before or have been lines has been advanced. Somo ment; not to the autonomous be treated equally the mutter "Her present delegate has seen since. into two zones separated hy
Alominions.
belloved they might be meteor of membership. Sir Hartley said ready spoken before the Asztmb. wholly artificial frontier follow
Under a Colonial Develop that the Argentine item, 1 d.
"His observations of the canals | tracks, where glant meteors ly and made a valuable ing the line of the 38th Par ment and Welfare Act, the Brimitted to the General Assembly tribution to the debulo.
as a geometrical network of akidded across the surface of allet.) In the Russian zone lish taxpayer already supplies agenda, would only lead to "an
straight narrow markings have the mountain-less planet. Others Unrealistic
not been consultation was easy; there wasļu Hind of £120 million for im-unrealistic and academic discus.
confirmed by highly thought that since Mars is go "It is really too late to COZA aidlled -and is only one party
observere with more much smaller than the Earth, to proving social and other Her ston." consult; the so-called
dider whether India is properly powerful telescopes," Jones said. it cooled much faster and the North vices in the Colonies; and it Sir Hartley added: "India oca member. She has been accepted *This does not mear* that surface thus cracked in many Korean, Labour Party (the name may be recalled that, under this cupies a special position in which as such, and I would ask the Lowell as dishonest in what he directions - the canals becama under
recognised Committee to say that Communist Act, #23 million of British cap. it has already been
it claimed to have scen; he was the "cracks.” tul are being invested in theas carrying on unchanged the manifest that the present India not that sort of man. Party operates) alone is per-
mechymized cultivation of Fame International juristic
But many natronamers still mitted. But in the
on the Juistic American
ground-nuts in East Africa, Butonality n the India which has sonality of the previous India.
"But in striving to see and believe that Lowell's explanation zone there are several important far more extensive cipital in always been a valued member of
Interpret markings which canjevenit unprovable today, Is the "Pakistan applied and has been only momentarily be seen and most reasonable and likely one. parties, some of which Russia vestment is now projected for our organisation. India has Direcommended for regards as anti-Soviet and others all Colonies, and, an Mr. Creech ready taken part in the wor's of through the Security Council pro- vision, subjective influences come best.
membership are almost beyond the limits of At least it fits all known facts of which she identified with the Jones said, the new Carporn- the Economic and Social Coun- cedure. In those circumstances it "Committee
trustee on will be "an Instrument for
One student of Mára, a Civil to oppose
into play. There are limits ship." The Americans claim that undertaking individual produc-
contrary to the legal position al- to the extent to which detail can Engineer Max. W. Wholey, said only those actively opposed tative projects likely to increase REVISIONISTS GO ready established to suggest that be resolved, and in attempting that surface life on Mars pro-
wealth of the Colonies
India is no! member and must to go beyond these limits, it is bably would include a form of trusteeship should
be debarred
UNDERGROUND
lichens and a thick- from consultation.
themselves and to stimulate the
go through the process prescrib. possible to draw a very mis- mogs Mr. Marshall last month sug- this country and the world at supply of products of which
London, Sept. 21, ed by the Charter for new mem. leading picture.
leaved drought-resistant form of The Jewish Standard, weekly bers,
"There is evidence of some vegetation which could squeeze gested that the Joint Commission large stand in need." This is organ of the Zionist Ravision "I hope Argentina will with. form of vegetation on Mars, but itself into a spherical shapa nt be asked to report urgently on
ists-extreme nationalist op- draw, It is desirable that the re. It is not possible to draw any night to resist the sub-freezing the present state of the delibera-
position in the Zionist Move commendation for Pakistán conclusions as to whether any temperatures, and spread again tions. M. Molotov offered „Tues., Thurs., Fri., & Sat. HK$180,-
by dalight to absorb the sun's announced ment-today
that should be delegated to the Poll- sort of animal life exists."
the the Revisionist Youth Organical Committee to enable
Most astronomers agree that | warmth. ......Daily Service Except Monday
isation in Palestine is continu- General Assembly to welcome lines,
Animal life, if Intelligent have carved the canals would, he thought, pro- bably have long since removed itgelt to underground cities, to Conserve the little remaining oxygen on the planet and to avoid temperaturo extremca— United Press.
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ing its activities underground) her as a new member"-Reuter. "canals", can be seen on Mars. enough to aftor the ban recently pronoun- ced against it. by the British auth rities.Reuter.
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
"The Authority on Authorities**
AN INVALUABLE WEAPON
VISA HELD HIM UP
Berlin, Sept 20. Dr. Kurt Schumacher, icader of the Democrat Party, today had to
postpone his visit to the United
objection but accused the U.S.A. [of "intolerable" persecution of the certain political parties in Southern (American) zone "con- trary to democratic principles." Mr. Marshall thereupon suggest ed a Washington conference of the “BigFour-Pacifle powers. This proposal M. Molotov re- jected. at the same time renew-
Fresh provisions, t Wnd ing his allegations of American
learned
not yesterday, bias.
available to commercial skipa
was wrong, since North had This, in brief, is the
The schooner "Tarrington," calling at Japanese ports. Ship-
shaded his defensive strength a history of the case, which Mr. hence to Shanghai, struck on the ping companies and ships' cap.
bit to open, because of his extremu Marshall, substantiating
infor- north bank (Woosung river) and tains have been warned of this. There is nothing very abstruse two-suited distribution.
went down at erice; the crew had
West made the natural lead of |mal" American
Dry provialons, however, are or deep about the "sult prefer- suggestions barely time to save themselves in available at Kobe and Yokohe. ence" signal, yet it is seldom em-hle spade K, then studied his own earlier this month, now, carries a the boats. She had on board about stage further by bringing it into 409 chests of splum, which is, of me only in cases of emergency ployed to good effect except by hand, the dummy and the celling, advanced players. The sole reason to find the ansyer regarding and where payment in US, dolls that it is not clearly understood which minor sult ho should lend States when his visa' from the the open arena of the United courae, totally lost. Nations debate.. The conflict is
by the rank and file of pretty fair next. After seeing those two suits one of rival conceptions of de- The Chinese tradesmen on the
players. They can profit from its in the dummy, he decided that use, however, if they will get used the only chance to beat the con mocracy and 'buth sides are ex-Island are poor most of them
to thinking about it both mem-tract would be to find East with pected to produce a weight
IN GREECE reckless, and unprincipled. Few of
bers of a pair whenever they see the ace of one minor or the other, evidence in support of their con pursuits in which they are en. them have capitul carry on the
Athens, Sept. 20. that one of them is about to have or a blank. But which one? That tentions. But the rift becomes gagod, and all of them are eager States Bonate
Foar members of the United a difficult decision regarding which was the question. He finally sat
Committee now of two suits should be led.
tled upon the diamonds because wider daily as the U.S.A. and after employment Contracts for studying conditions in Greced at
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his own holding there was better, Soviet authorities proceed to ap buildings (nubile or private), for rived in Athens by air today.
Has
Eouth Hercloro mids hồ c ply their own political ideas in drains, roads, or any other pur They were Sentars Thomas
DKQJ10
iract, discarding all of his clubs their respective zones. The Bri- frequently fall into the hands of Blahard Nixon, offlornia and Jenkins, of Ohio, (Rep.) and
CKQ943:
on the diamonds after taking out
trumps. tish Government will undoubted; men who have not the means
(Rep.), James Richards, of Houth
N. 810985* ly welcome, concrete proposals carrying them, through
432. Carolina, The reckless Chinaman goes on Mahon, of Texas (Dem.)-Reus (Dem.) and George
W F directed towards ending the pres
as long as he can got credit for ter
S D8 sent unhappy situation
rice to feed his men with,...and achieving Korean independence as when rice is no longer to be had, envisaged in the Moscow agree and the labourers get clamorous for their wages, the Contractor disappears, and some other party1 undertakes, to finish the building
ment..
of
and
|pose, aro' keenly contested,
of
lars is guaranteed.
U.S. COMMITTEĘ
SOVIET BUMPER HARVEST
Moscow. Sept. 20.
SAK70. HJ3 DB7432. C102
The answer to West's question about which minor to load on the second trick-was not in the
ceiling, the dummy or West's own
United States authorities failed to rive before his aircraft was dus
to leave,
Dr. Schumacher had accepted an invitation of the American Federation of Labour to attend its Congress, in San Francisco next month.
the Socialist Unity Party jas His acceptance was criticised by
"nationally usdignified." Reuter,
ARMY AIR SPLIT
PLANS Washington, Sapt, 20.
hand. It was in the card East A plan to split the United. 8 5
played on the spade K, the dence States air force from
the army HÀ K Q 10 7 0 4 But West didn't notice that, if and to kilot it 20,000 regular DASH
East had wanted a diamond lod, commissiens and 400,000 person- he should have played' a, "high |nel is to be submitted for approval Neither side spade, the B, 9 or 10, on the first to Mr. James Forrestal, appointed trick. When he used the lowest recently to the newly-grenied pebb West possible apado; the 2, West should of Defence Secretary,
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(Danler: North.
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TRADE AGREEMENT at greatly advanced prices. Soviet farmers had harvested vulnerable).
It is pretty much the same with over 11,000,000 acres mere of North East South ANNOUNCED
the Chinese hous......, proprietors. grain crops by mid-September ID
$5 therefore -have- lod a club, whichi Under the plan, the air force Berlin, Sept. 21. They get into debtsjinn mi lass | than by the same time last year.
SH
Dbl would have sat the contract at will no longer require army sp- A trade agreement between effort they borrow cat five per cent Tals, the official Soviet now! As soon as Bouth heard his onto t
proval for its plans of organisas Hungary and the combined month; the interest falls into agency, reported today
partner's second bid of clubs, he
Wok mobilisation, demobliseljan arrearer, the mortgage, la Gore- Many districts had already fut- felt sure there would be only one What general type: or, play, is and #training, althoughyservice, Anglo-American zones of Ger closed, and possibly the lender fled the State plan for grain des loseri in "the hand, as North, he often of value in making a small support of the air force by the miny i was announced today, impchair the property lathishe 'liveries after a very rich harvest, rockoned, would surely hold one sism contract, but never can be army will conting, ubitantially
Associated Press,ctual Nothing| Bheria" MIZU
For the two black ann, la that he used to mankenaura
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