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SUPPRESSION OF NAMES
There is sinal reason to sup- pose-that the controversy raised in the Police Court on Friday, arising out of an effort to sup press the name of a youth charg; ed with a sex offence, could pos- sibly lead to profitable discussion: As Mr. W. N. Thomas Tam pointed out in the course of the hearing, publication or otherwise is a decision which has to be left to editorial discretion. The Court may make a request or suggest that that discretion be exercised in favour of a particular accused: beyond that, it is for the Press
THE CHINA MAIL, TUES DAY, DECEMBER 9, 1947.
AN ASSESSMENT OF
ECAFE CONFERENCE
By Soldolfo Nazareno
The two-week ECAFE con, will come from. Delegates to given omphasis to the necessity ference just ended marked a the conference pointed out that of determining the extent, to significant forward atop. of the unless monetary aid was forth which the region's needs can be Aniatic Far Eastern peoples in coming from some rich power mot without outside aid and the their struggle for economic imor international body, the coun- desirability of intra-regional provement and emphasized the trica of this region would in cooperation to the greatest pos Burging political consciousness the long run depend upon their sible extent/ of the peoples of this under own efforts to achieve any mea- In the absence of any hints privileged region,
sure of progress along agricul- whother aid may come -- from tural, industrial and general the United States, one well-in- economic lines.
formed ECAFE source said the United States may considor helping individual countries in bilatoral negotiations.
of.
A Forum
One should not measure the success of the conference on the |hasis of the ten rosolutions the
Commission passed on the day Capital Credits of adjournment resolutions
President which represent the hopes
Roxas of the the peoples of this region to Philippines pointed out that a formulate A master blueprint quick, effective manner of help- for reconstruction and develop-| ing. Asia and the Far East Burma's ́delegate (Mr. U Ka ment of their economy. Three would be for the United States 81) summarized the achieve- of these resolutions one on a to underwrite economic development of ECAFE in the econo food programme, one on indus- ment projects in this region. mic field as follows: "Millions trialization, one on trade-are Mr. Roxas emphasized the need of Asians struggling for Im probably the most important for capital credits as the No. 1 provement of their situation and the success of ECAFE will requisite for improvement of should be happy over this con- determined only when and conditions in this part of the forence. It has provided If these resolutions are imple- world.
forum where their representa- mented. It must be borne in, Taking into account, however, tives met and made known their mind, however, ECAFE may the unsettled conditions of respective requirements and only recommend. Final action many areas in this region, this has imbued them with con- ia up to the parent organiza- notably China and Indonesia, it aciousness of the necessity for tion, the United Nations Econo- would seem difficult for any regional self-help and Inter mic and Social Council, creditor to ace its way easily dependence. In this matter The question Immediately toward granting considerable alone, the conference may bo arises as to where funds for loans. In any case, as various called a success." implementation of plane em- delegates pointed out, loans are hadled in ECAFE's resolutions hard to obtain and this fact has
XMAS-TIDE BURGLARS BUSY IN BRITAIN
to assess the merits of each case and make its own decision. With the reason urged in this youth's favour, there can be little sym pathy. It was the merest coin- cidence that the Lord, Colwyn case in the British Isles should have been published simultane. ously. It served, however, to point the moral that high family connections should rank among the least of justifications for can cealment. What appeared to more serious, the allegation that! The racketeers, large and small. fable opportunities and the raiders the police attempted to keep the know that at this time of the year, work noiselessly.
turkeys, geese, ducks and! I report out of the Press by bring-stolen
other fowl find a ready market ing the case up an unusual hour, i
among meat-starved restaurants, has been contradicted. It is, hotels and private buyers"with_.on however, a known fact that this questions asked." device has frequently been em-
London, Dec. 7. The approach of the Christmas season in Britain's countryside this week-end was marked by increased police patrols, and farmers taking precautions against large-scale ralds by poul- try and Christmas tree thieves.
Farmers' Vigil
X
[CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
HAINZAKEZ
COPE, 1967 BY KĽA SERVICE, DC, T, K, REBOU, B. PAT.
"Hore's an Interesting item, Pet-it says we shouldn't koop a dug cooped up in an efficiency apartment--it isn't fair to the dog!"
A Queen Visits The Communists
By Keith Butler
without
From the political standpoint, the conference also provided another forum for the assertion of Asiatic rights, and vlow- points and a further demonstra- tion of the cleavage between Soviet Russia and the Western powers. The conference proved опсе more that old-style colonialism was on the wano, although many areas of this A slim, well-dress and aftrac- no longer be guaranteed safety. part of the world are still tied tive young woman stepped in- They have seen the wretched
to a ward of the Greek military groups up economically to their prison hospital at Salonika and orphaned by the bandit war and of deserted chiluren, pective metropolitan powers. Reasons for the changing policy stood regarding the score of wandering homeless and des-
to gathered there. titute, in complex situations vary, but bitter men
grow up without amazement and education and care, living only one big influencing factor is Recognition, the rising spirit of nationaliem instinetive hatred shone from on their wita. And they have and self-determination among
their eyes; sorrow and angor been saddened by the failure peoples of non-sovereign coun. from hers. They were wound- of the Athens Government, ng- tries, Protracted debate over ed Communist bandits captur- titute, to grow up the issue of Indonesian repre- ed or left behind after bitter military direction of the war sentation amply demonstrated fights with the Greek army in on the bandits and already fin- this point and the Soviet dele- the mountains; aho was Fre-ancially embarrassed by the A subsidiary racket is the plunder-gate (Mr. Stetsenko) was quick derica, thirty-year-old Queen of cost of the war, to provide ade ing of fir tree and holly plantations. In ramming against the weak Greece, and the embodiment of quate relief for even the chil- "Spivs," the popular slang word for points of the colonial powers.
all they had been taught to dren of this refugee army. Last year, thousands of pounds racketeers, working, just before ployed in the past, and no pro-worth of poultry passed into
It was with these impres dawn, uproot the young saplings or test against such practices can be black market in this manner.
In the ward above, Queensions that Queen Frederica ré- aw them off at the base.
Frederica had just seen the turned from her last--- tour, too vigorous. There can be lit-1 The thieves often work in highly Within a few hours, the trees aro
The case, of: Siamese repre- wounded children rescued by determined to let nored tape. tle question that publicity is one orgunited gangs. ~
for sale in London street markets santation
was another signi- the Greek army from villages stand in her way in providing ficant political development. attacked and plundered by the stop-gap relief at least for the The Siamese finally won, but, Communist bands. Speechless refugees until the Government rightly or wrongly, insisted on fear was still written on the was able to organise relief on walking out, asserting it was small, half-starved faces and an adequate scale. With the beyond their self respect to some whimpered for parents support of the Government and en withstand further embarrass- who had been killed in the the help of a large appeal-com- ment. This was unfortunate, fighting or who had been brumittée she launched her fund considering that Slam is one of tally murdered before their with a radio address to the na- tim biggest rice producers in eyes by the raiding bandits. tion. In one week $100,000 Asia and many neighbours areFilled with sorrow and anger, had been donated by this dependent upon her rice ex- the Queen inslated, against the poverty-stricken nation of acven porta.
advice of the military and hos- million people. Now the fund pointed out, it is hard to draw immediately the comrades
As China's Dr. T. F. Talang pital authorities, on visiting has $400,000 at its disposal. the line beween economics and the men who had caused this ties gave their support.
of All classes, Industries and par
of the strongest
deterrents to
1
100 Years Ago
the
Farmers, armed with rifer
■DA
Siamese Walk-Out
hate.
Queen's Courage
The Trades Unions. wished to co tribute, but thelp members were too poor to give money. Instead on one Sunday, 250,000
where they fetch high prices. One band of robbers are believed crime: and notably to certain to ure chloroform, gas and
sticks, will keep night vigil during types of crime, among which specially equipped van la regular the next two weeks to help the those involvin sex would automa-woops on farms in the
counties polloe, around, London. Their agents tically be included. Publicity is the tree trudder for favour. In addition, Scotland Yard wire-
[les can keep a constant vigli only way in which such offences
the edge of the Metropolitan police are invested with the proper de-
district and check incomlag traffic Erce of abhorrence in the public.
as most of the stolen goods are sold nind. It is, therefore, of excep- :
in London, tional importance that revulsion
Enormous Loss against crime, of all, kinds, and
Officials of the Ministry of Food, against this type--in-particular,
meanwhile, are worried by the illicit should be in no way weakened..
slaughtering of pigs, sheep and cat That purpose would be instantly
tle for sale in the black market, destroyed were it supposed that
which is believed to have reached polities and the conference pro- suffering. enormous
in proportions the more important a person's
ved this to be a fact only too recent months.
convincingly. The Philippines' | standing in the community, the
Unglicial estimates" say that "the Miguel Cuaderno. In the con- greater his chance of obtaining
(From the files of the "China thus lost, to the official meat rationing removal of barriers to econo- the Communist prisoners
number of pigs illegally killed and cluding speech, pleaded for the Standing unguarded amongst workers gave one day's volun- agreement for the suppression of Mail").
shetary work and thereby raised his name. Naturally,
scheme was over 500,000 in the last mic self-determination in the called no hard
12 months.
on them to remember £75,000. No one knows how, and fast line can be drawn. In On Saturday last, about 3 pm, as
Press reports today suggested that region as an "importaal" part that they were Greeks before but the disabled ex-servicemen general, the Press will willingly the steamer core was a rich the recent police investigations have of the "political freedom" all else, whose country needed alone raised £16,000. cooperate in the protection of the the Cumingmoon, she fell in which unearthed extensive batter deals be which must be attained if this them and who could still serve .
Itween farmers and black marker-region is to be able to set up their country if they were will name of an innocent party, and three Mandarin-boats in chate of a
Huge Task pirate which was trying to rua will refuse any
purchasers who exchange undertaking to through that anchorage and so make sinned food and petrol for meat, but with the beat, Interests and broke down the hostility of the How is this money being
clothing an economic pattern In keeping ing. Her courage and sincerity preserve the name of an offender. her escape at the other end.
[ter" and eggs. Reuter,
aspirations.United Press. Any departure from this practice
confused peasant boys whose used? When Queen Frederica The Mandarin-boats signalled the is, and should be, rare.
minds had been packed with received me in audience a few "Corsair,” by such signs as they could
the jargon-of the Communist days ago she told me semazof make, to "atop the thief," when Cap
propaganda of hatred and envy, the achievements of the fand tina Soames at once, with FRONT
As the Queen left a few min- and of the huge task tha till praiseworthy spirit and exemplary dis- What Is Privilege?
utes later, their cheers rang in lles before it. Already five cretion, stood acrom the bows of the
her ears and they vowed their children's homes have been pirate, and fouled her course, compell- There is one
opened where two thousand substantial im-ing her to hiter it, and to fail almost
loyalty to Greece.
the completely abandoned chil 400.-
provement in Mr. Morrison's an upresisting prize into the hands
[* No oan ' knows batter than dren are housed, clothed, så fed of 200-new version of the motion, consigual service without in the least de
her pursuersthus rendering
Quéen" Frederica and her hus] and cared for, and--bqually im cerning, payment to members of
"that the modest, bonours in his own band, King Faul of the Hel-portant for the future taught 350.-
LITTLE CARDS Sree compromising his neutrality, Parliament "for the disclosure
EYE CRUCIAL!
hadd lid taken on rent importance, lenes, the misery. In the Greek Ruined houses have been recon- -120- and publication of confidential While Captain Soames was bring-
And Heichore: the sounder of the two provinces and the confusion in structed, largely with voluntary. information about matters to being the tiger at bay for the Mandarine smallest cards are played spells the could shift to apades If necessary jects In the seven months provinces to provide shelter for Carclenness in the way that the majors to bid, hearts, slice North the minds of their peasant sub labour, all over the northern
·800.-
proceeded with in Parliament boats, it was using the hoge ruluation of many contract, The without Increasing the contract. "Too since the young couple came to the refugees, and clothing his
thoroughly they appreciated the adage mere difference between low, spot bad. South Penalties are now to be restricted that "discretion to the better part of cards, like sixes and sevens can be the not remain as stalwart the throne, the Queen has ac- been bought and distributed to to the actual offenders, and are valor," each of them as she fore the key to various sorts of
play:
companied her husband on all thousand of them, ~-And not to extend, in, the case of reached on the impeded pirate, luffing especially, that of entries. The sees began by scoring his dis of his long and exhausting this is just the beginning of a
abifting" the club 20 mond And newspapers, to other and innocent wall antit her consorts should have player, on his toes, always keeps the to avoid helping South play the other tours over the unbelievably bad work which is really Intended members of the staff. This is time to come up.
question of entries and re-entrics, in suid. The declaret led the bears 2 roads in the northern provinces only to supplement the Govern not. however, the major issue, segons
the forefront of his mind. Whenever to the Q and A and Weat flows e Together they have seen at mental effort he happens to allp through overlook-turned the spade 7 which South
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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By SHEPARD BARCLAY
"THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES”.
'which turns on the studiously At length whom three had got ing some chance to build or retain lowed to run to his first hang the suffering of their Queen Frederica is a woman vague definition of the offence thoroughly, to windward and 10gether an important one, beis heartily one you will wVery by four years of German, Ita-Kas plans, not only to extend
6. AQU10 84%
What are "matters to be proceed-inficky pirate, and easy prize, A
they bore down and boarded the shamed of himselfoner ed with in Parliament? Is this brisk and sustained catinonade was [curious terminology av cover to kept up the whole time between the
embrace, private meetings of pirate, and her pursuers, lie former CAK members? If so, it must be em- evidently having the best of it until
impeded b phatically repeated
there is
by the "Corsaires
HUA no case for exten thics pri->The pirate was very large boat (B
her vileges of Parliament to private and evidently able to outsail meetings of members, as the Come pursuere, hdd it not been for n the
seniorjable" assistance, rendered by mit/ee?
bar
that
| coguided
ten that
hich
moti
"made people in the regions devastated with ideas and energy. * Sho one trick p played In Tare, if
watch
ellefu but also for ich to seellan and Bulgarian occupation,, the existing Now South led, the heart 9 to
9 to temp and since then by three years' such. fighted projecta as cover. With the in and came up of civil war 20 Ision", of ; household
fedened when East They have talked with the equ
heart.6
from the dummy to Westend peasants of villages where
best himself.
We led a club to the
| second" Houodis
South an
Jora band
dummy
every day had brought danger of "death and destruction, and then repasted, disaster from the :al raiding bands, and fre pade young men and giria'
but been forcibly recruited to:
So the bands under:
thing
Omes the