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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1947.
PACIFIC ROUND-UP.
FLEET REDUCTION SHOCKS AUSTRALIA
Brisbane,The dismay privately expressed in Government circles li Canberra was echoed in the hearts of all Australians this week when the British Defence Minister Mr. A. V. Alexander announced stacking curs in the Royal Navy,
By Arthur Morley
politicians were dating the land crossing the t' of the state's frer constitution in preparation for Free- dom Day, January 1.
In Rangoon, Cabinet Chief, Thakin Nu, announced Burma's policy after stitution would proviile enlightened 70 years
of British rule. The con- sociallam" but definitely no Commu- niem, he explained,
MORE
Hla
enter-
WEALTH. SHARING: In Allied-occupied
The great Facific Fleet, hitherto primarily in the North Pacific. itere; SOCIAL WELFARE
the shield behind which Australia the United States has sufficient naval Britain's Ministry of Health grew in 150 years to nationhood, had forces for any emergency. has brought forward yet another been reduced to a mere squadron of To make doubly sure, however, major measure of social welfare, or three cruisers. To the public, the Australian Government
He scolded the Burmese Commis Imme inist This is the National Assistance
it was unbelievable.
diately put a hand te post-war in terms of Moscow"; added that. Party for "thinking and speaking Bill. designed to round off the tralian Navy Minister, Mr. Riordan, the Dominion her greatest peacetime would henceforth be diverted to the
Reaction was immediate. The Aus.
military aviation programme.
#61,000,000 is being spent to give
wealth-previously gathered by Ine massive structure of national senounced that the Dominion's own
dian Chinese and British capitalis cial services which was first con- naval expansion programme would Air Force. The R.A.A.F. this week man of the Durmese people. prehensively outlined in
be accelerated.
A fares would be began to recruit 13,000 new men created of wa aircraft carriers of the service and training will begin dicate how he intended 10 achieve programme, however, did not in- famous Beveridge Report. When the British Glory class, three to five at new "Air Colleges on January this ideal; although he referred to the system comes fully into opera cruisers and a half-dozen destroyers. For a start, the R.A.A.F. tion in all its manifold forms including
will extensive creation of State the latest rocket-firing operate with Australian-built Vam prises in place of private business, next summer there will have types
pire jet-propelled fighters, Mustang been finally achieved, in Britain completed, the position will not be
By 1952, when the programme is fighters and Lincoln "bomber.
The R.A.N. air arm will cost an at least, one great peace aim of so bed, Australia will have taken other £24,000,000, using Sea Fury Further north,
Nations-freedom over the job of protecting herself and Firefly Highlert.
Tokyo, there was another movement The greater part of and British Commonwealth interests
to share the wealth. Occupation offi- the ground was covered by the in the Pacific, Far East and southern INTIMATE DETAILS: To Buck-cials inder General MacArthur were National Insurance and National; waters.
ingham
Palace this week went a unearthing boards of loot from ve Health Service Act of
meantime, there is litle unique cable from Australian officinia rupied Aniştie countries, stolen and 1946 cause for alarm on strictly strategic in Sydney. They respectfully asked stored by the Japanese Imperial which, together with the special grounds. Japan is a negligible naval for the Princess Elizabeth's measure Army and Navy, Industrial Injuries
factor, China coulif not possibly de-ment-hips, waist, bust, shoulders Act, guaran- teed every citizen
sire or have the ability to fight.
this week, that Japanese newspapera and heiglit. a reasonable
Logic indicates that there is only minimum standard of existence ene prasible aggressor, Russia, whose lege have been making the Princess the events. Latest big haul was wa
Students
at Sydney Technical Cal devoted only obscure paragraphs in whether employed or unemploy-activities, in any cave, would be ed, sick or well.
magnificent wool cloak a wedding milion dollars worth of silver wire. On the prin
gift from the youth of Australia,stored in hundreds of rolls in After weaving the material by hand air-culd writer in Tokyo. and embroidering it with fine
AB lant is being restored to its silver wire, they discovered they didn't rightful
where possible. have the necessary measurements to Some of it will be used to help meet proceed with cutting.
Japanese reparation payments.
the United from want.
In the
100 Years Ago
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Sin common were such discoveries
awner",
CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
SETO
7-27
wonder if you'd do your old studio schoolmaster a favor," Sylvester? How about teaching me how you manage to nick them for $2000 a week?", -
Russia's Atom-Bomb
Trial-Balloon
rich Nederlands East Indies, the Many of the dispatches and Itions necessarily friendly to вресспен about the source. The instance of
thunderous
26
ciple of "one card one stamp all benefits" these Acts provide that? for an insurance contribution: varying from 1s. 9d. to 49. 7d. a werk, according to category, a
Nobody in Australia could supply worker with two children, who is
the answers. Government uflicio UNEASY PEACE: In Entrdously prevented from working receives
suggested the direct cable as the almost £3 weekly plus certain
unly solution,
Spice 1-lands of antiquity, an uneasy benefits in kind for at least 30
Peace continued after United Nations atom bombs coming out of the dispatch printed recently IRATE FEMINISTS: The Royal orders had halted the first "hing Europe strike official Washing by the Paris newspaper "I'In weeks. They also provide for a
wedding in creating tremendous in- war" since close of the World War. ton primarily wide range of benefits from child-
Russiau-transigeant" was cited as an (From the flex of the "China terest. Two manifestatlam: the Aus The Voited Nations investigation inspirea fishing expeditions for example. The dispatch-telling Mait.") ren's allowances and cheap milk
tralian Feminist Movement held
commission, after meeting outside military information. Also in- of a purported test explosion of Mr. F. Drake will be happy to mass meeting, decided unanimously Sydney, flew to Batavia for their to old age pensions and maternity receive two YOUNG GENTLE to cable protest at Elizabeth's decis investigations. It was hoped they volved, well informed authori- 12-pound atomic bomb near grants for those in normal em- MEN as Boarders, in addition on to include the words "and obey would succeed in permanent pacifica-
the Russian city of Irkutsk- ployment. The new National to One at present under his Tulis her wedding vows, The Princess'stions of the Indies.
By ELTON C. FAY · came, to the Parla
newspaper Assistance Bill replaces the act- tion, to whom would be impart choice of an "exclusive" wedding Their immediate specific mission
from Prague, where it was re- ivities of what used to be called ed solid and useful accomplish-march, Parry's, has since been peat- was to find a formula whereby the tles
ported to have arrived through ed by church organe throughout the new Indonesian Republic could he paganda intended local Moscow. The same paper last
any privately, `a pro- the Poor Law. Its aim is to
ments, combined with every length and breadth of Australia brought lato being by granting self- Russian
"confidential sources" from abolish what remains of the Poor Domestic comfort, and calculat-after librarians dested off the long-government to portion of the Nether as for the "cold war of nerves, July quoted unidentified sources
consumption, as well Law and to create entirely new tile puraults and other Channels
ed to ensure success in Merean-forgatten sheet music.
lands Indies. The terma must be such services founded on modern con- in life. Colonial Church, Victoria.
that Indonesian Republic and Dutch Terming the fishing technique States had tested a new
as saying that the United ceptions of social welfare." The
MORE AUSTERITY: Australians colonies could live side-by-side
"In an old standby in military in- waiting for rationing to be lifted had peaceful neighbourliness In the fore- telligence, these
powerful atom bomb Poor Law has a long tradition The Lorcha "Sam Francisco nasty shock this week. The Gorceable future.
authorities blew a crater 1,700-feet deep in Bald that it works like this: in English history. In its early Passengers or. Cargo to Canton, view of the British dollar crisis, but the two parties were suspicious point where it will be picked the American Atomic Energy
Xavier" (No. 33) will convey ernment announced its decision: in
A This week, there was no fighting rumour is planted at a certain difference in the two situations,' New Mexico. Because of the stages-that is going back more Macao or Cumsingmoon, as may clothes ratlening is to stay inde and heille. than 400 years it was an at- be required, and on moderate finitely and might be made stricter.
up by come tempt to deal with the social dif- terms; and "St. Andrew" (Ne.
newspaper, Commission denied the July magazine of radio station. The ficulties which arose in England) will be ready some time in cent in size, American motor car impleted her census this week. Popula circulation and see whether it
Newspapers are to be cut 50 per CENSUS NOTE: Australia com- Idea is to get the rumour into story, but coldly ignored the in the transition from the feudal January next.
ports virtually banned, all Americansion was shown at 7,310,320, almost is denied or confirmed.
jatest report. to modern "capitalist" economy.
emi-luxury goods like dress all of British stock. Two big facts
Major General Lealia P. Thus the Act of 1536 tried to We are happy to hear that the till rationed include
materials banned. Other commodities emerged; first that the
Groves, wartime chief of the In birth-
the case of the atom United States atom bomb pro- fex, butter, prohibit begging and to estab-ing the south in meat, petrol. There will he further future population growili must come would like to know:
rate is alarmingly low and
for that bomb,
instance, Russia ject, dismissed the reported lish the principle that those who fered very little damage and will inues to sincken purchases of Aus- that Australians continue to desert States, knows about Russian body is having a pipe-dream."
the "Scout," She has suf-austerities if the United States con largely
Russian. test story in these Immigration. Secondly, support themselves
the United words: "It sounds like some must be charge on their own weigh (sic!).
In a short time be syaln under ftralian wool.
the countryside for the cities, Sydney parishes. The clergy were given,
(1,484,434) and Melbourne (1,226, progress or lack of progress a923) BUY contain one-third of the toward producing an atom bomb. whotel nation's total people,
(in the spy trade this is called "counter intelligenco.")
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Mental Troubles
In China
By Robert E. Burton
not
is
1. How much
and which
Authorities In Washington are inclined to view the recent Moscow speech of Soviet For- eign Minister Molotov as de
for propaganda
2. Any hint of United signed chiefly States progress in improving purposes, but with the hope its own a-bombs.
that it too mal tht produce some
military
intelligence
hia
8. Whether. the United official reaction in the United States or any other power has States that would be useful a workable method of detecting for an atomic bomb test explosion analysis. In that might be made in some Molotov
address aaaerted that the hidden cornor of the world. Becret of the atom bomb "has In any military intelligence long ceased to exist." The fishing expedition the idea is Atomic Energy
to plant the rumour where it said
will be stumbled on by publica- Fress.
nothing.
Commission
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shepard Barclay
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says,uer suggested.
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To Be Sold by Public Auction tive function of preventing able at The Mart on Wednesday next, bodied men from begging. Some at noon precisely, the following were brutal in their provisions, Jual Janded ex "Charlotte but others tried to provide work Jane"-Five Saddle and Har. for the "vagabonds" as they were ness HORSES; three COWS In called. In the reign of Elizabeth Calf; two Cows giving Milk; all poor laws were, codified by one Calf a quantity of Maize in two Acts which for their period Oaten Hobart Town HAY
3-bushel racks, Lucerne were enlightened as well as compressed
Mental troubles seem to be man has been having a difficult effective.
Bales, and,
im Just as common in China as in time of it. Perhaps the mother They provided for mediately preceding the sale of America and are of exactly the with whom he lives fights con- help from the parish for those Horses and Cows, six English-same kind, according to Dr. Karl stantly with his wife and they who could not work, punishment made New Baddies and Bridles, psychiatrist in China to help wet Perhaps, in addition, his children M Boumon, prominent US both blame him for everything. for those who would not, and fifteen cheats of Superior TEA up neuropsychiatric centres, creation of work for those who few Hhds, of Biscuits, a Pony pices of the World Health Or paralysis which usually gives the are . His only escape might be HK$180,- could and would work but were Phaeton, etc., etc.
ganisation, confessed that he was other family members a thorough 35,-
unemployed. Above all, they
amazed to And that what the scare, acknowledged that succour of un-makes the better type of working placid China, has a full share of tell the man's family there
The Chinese doctor must West generally thinks as “stolid, 300.-
fortunate and distressed citizens class people reluctant
to seek the world's neuroses. It is a bit nothing physically 250.- was a duty of the community. In sssistance under poor law when disappointing, too, he said, be him. The family would take action wrong with
YOU SHOULD South put the dummy's 10 on the 400.-
the 18th century, with the com- they really need it. Under the cause "one would hope to find against him for incompetence. He ing of the industrial revolution, new National Assistance Bill, all psychiatrically unexplored a coun- mental or he might end up with voluntarily-bid slam contract should with the heart 2, 100% in the dis
KNOW THIS
lead, East played the A. and South 200.- new difficulties arose,
and different problems in so also dares not say the trouble is
ruffed it with the beare 3. He laid All fine players agree and this relief will be administered
that a down the club A, ruffed the club ,350.- was where the Poor Law, began through bigger local authorities
try."
blacked eyes and a law sult for
not be doubled just to increase the mond A and K, ruffed the diamond Although China has only four defamation of character. fall into discredit. The cost as a form of social service attun- centres for the care
of mental
Stomach Trouble !!
profit from setting it a trick or two with the hears 5, used the spade
hich would be very diseases. her needs, he said, soem
alight a K to discard the diamond. 3, and led 300.- expecially in agriculture were no 20th century Britain. The only This should come as a relief to the man has drastle stomach Hente, since the veteran Ted Light-ruded one club and one diamanid,
Faced with such a situation, longer adequate to support qualification will be need, and
big contract his A, but that was all. South had
remedy, however, setved worse be given to local welfare officers magazine articles and books * flood
of making sure the patient hears of aalam by the partner of the open-spade K, so bla band was now solid, years ago, the double and lacarded a diamond on the than the evil. Gilbert's act of in individual cases.
on him, a new drug has just arrived ina leader is used conventionally as no matter what East, CLUST Residential the subject-often wonder who from America that will eure it
returned. a lead-director., It 1782 began the principle of sup- accommodation will be provided ther
ther they have a monopoly on almost instantly.
requesti the
said st the end that, if. East leader not to make the lead which had not doubled, he would have led rates, and the notorious Speen-all others who
Bald.
sterlie water and,
andy Poding the thereby causing, utually the end the crops ruff, variety, with North need it. A China, with pathetically hamland system beginning in special service will correlate the doctors, has literally only a hand-the
fow bluntest needle available,
lead cross-ruff given which the doubler wants. or and paini 1 in- a slow patient 1795, de indiscriminate allow care of the blind and otherwise ful of men trained in psychiatric Jection in
having bid spades and South clube SK 3 10 7 6 2 ances based on the price of bread handicapped people while those stitution for mental treatment for he says that the man will be well
the
before they settled on hearts. If West arm. Then, atill techniques. There is only one in being sure the patient hears him,
HQ 10.5 2
had led a heart, South never could to every needy family in propor- actually sick will be looked after every 125,000,000 people.
have got rid of all his losers, for East would have won with the A tion to its numbers. This had under the National Health Scr
within five minutes or a larger
and returned a second heart. Thui. the result of discouraging thrift vice. In other words, there is
Injection will be necessary, "Simple" Ingenuity
Yuffs would have been limited ta and hard work because the idle no question of the needy being dinary doctors who
Most of the casas fall to or three minutes. However, if he is D176
Usually the man feels fino after H98
two, and the spade K could never and thriftless were given the dealt with by an imperson much as America's horse and is proscribed.
have been set up for a discard. treat them still paralyzed a stomach pump CJ876 same rewards as the hard work and inhuman authority,
This in a ing. It was also extremely cost will be treated as individuals by tal cases
They buggy doctors handled their men- experience under the best condi- a horrible before the days of clans and a knowing docter can ly, and this meant that much of members of their own community, neuropsychiatry and psychoanaly-make it ten times worse, Poor Law legislation in the next specially trained for this work. A typical example of this treat patients have ever failed to re- After stomach pumping, fow fifty years was concerned with That is what the Ministry of ment furnished by one of Fel- cover completely, Although some able). reducing costs. The poor were Health means by "new services ping's largest hospitals,
(Dealer: South, East-West vulner- discouraged by every means from founded on modern conceptions one trained in psychiatry, it must arm infection, almost no one ever
With no men have recurrences after an South Went
North applying for relief. Dickens' of, social welfare." With the combat deeply rooted superstitions gets paralyzed again' after
Pass HKQJ915 tho 211
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-6C example of the attacks on the Britain will possess a balanced At least ten times is month men always at simple. Instances of off after West led the "apade 3 In
6H Iple with 'almple Ingenuity.
Dbl C1742 not East could have bitten his tongue barst administration of poor law and comprehensive range of soare brought in rigidly paralyzed serious Insanity must almost in response to his double. All at once in the early Victorian era and cial services fully geared, to the Nothing wrong with them yet var bare usually cared for, by the was lead-director, which he had although the system has been social ideals of the British peo they are
variably go without treatment, it dawned an him that his double greatly humanised during the ple. The long story of Brita not speak. Many similar cases family. However, and does not not intended it to be. He had for turged bubamong American here to much folent insanity in gottes for the moment that such a old feeling about is sticks The stage commensurate with the The doctor usually
China, he kald, since survival of double will make a good player look old idea that poverty, is a crime best ideas of modern times, the questioning the folly that the thing,United Pressi Co be otherwise would have chosen
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