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E, CHINA, MAIL, TUES DAY,, DECEMBER, M., 1947.
NOT THE
DELAY IN JAP REPARATIONS Washington Pressing For Decision
Questions Still To Be Solved
Washington, Dec. 8.
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The United States is pressing for a decision by the Far Eastern Commission on Japanese repara- tions as one means of restoring economic stability in the Far East and simplifying the negotiation of the Japanese peace treaty.. Only broad policy decisions on the reparations pro- blem have been reached by the 11-nation Commission during 18 months of negotiations here. Still to be solved are the important questions of the actual division of shares among claimant nations and the Japanese ability to meet those claims.
They sald such nglion is acces- sary to:
Speeding Up
Ofelals said that slow and steady progress is being made but they nee little hope of an ears lyngreement, Those who have followed the lung reparations de- bute stated that no single nation has arbitrarily blocked a decision. In the Far East, at least in part, f The problem was said to be high- before the situation worsens to af ly technlent and involves dipla-point where heavy American matic and political ng well as spending will be needed he is now economic considerations,
the case in Western Europe,
But
the
1. Expedite economic recovery
BRITISH COAL He Knew AMBITION'S
tons
Gloucester, Dec. 7. Britain hoped to export, in 1948, '10,000,000' inoro coal than in 1947 either directly to forelan countries or in the form of bunkers for. ships, the Minister of Fuci and Power, Mr. Hugh Galtskell, announced here, tonight.
The 1948 coal production target would be 14,000.000 lons more than the 200,000,- 000-tons fleure fixed for 1947, he said,
лу
The coal output at pre- sent was "only enough to get us by" far as in- ternal needs were con- cerned. Apart from the recent decisions to permit occasional cargo shipments of cont abroad, Britain was not exporting-Reuter.
Japs Claim To
It is conceded that henvy Soviet reparations removals and caster" consideration of the from Manchuria and continuing Japanese peace treaty by eliminat-) Russian demunds for additional ing the troublesome issue in ad- materials from the Japanese vanec: homelund hampered oni overall settlement. The Soviets were said to be "actively pressing for al
2. Pave the way for "speedier Discover New
ditional repurations.
3. Let Japan know what speel-
Comet
Jack The
Ripper
Tangier, Dec. 8. Octegenarian 'crimino- logist Hector Cairns to- | day shed new light on! the notorious "Jack the Ripper" murders which scandalised London in the 'eightics and brought about the resignation of a Home Secretary.
Mr. Cairns, a native of Edin- burgh and former Greenuch bus!- ness man, beilcyes he knows who "The Ripper" was, and makes the sensational statement that the rarderer was not only a Russian secret agent, but a former sur. geon In Glasgow.
"in case you think I am paliti enlly prejudiced," said Mr. Cairns
can only say that my autho. rily for such a statement is buck- ed up by none other than the sloister Rasputin."
In Mr. Cairns' crime relles col·
Tokyo, Dec. 8, fic Industries she will be permit a new comet, "Honda," by alertion is a document reputed to
Information on the discovery ted keep for her pence line
scientist has been have been written by Rasputin, economy. This would assist Cen-Japanese the oral Dougins MacArthur in carry rauled to Harvard University in which the latter states that in accordance to usuni Inter-"The Ripper" WGN A Russian national arangement for FC-Secret Serviceman named Dr. porting such phenomena, the Alexander Pedschenka who was Section announced today. SCAP Economic and Scientif In Whitechapel #1 the ten of the murders.Our Own Correspon-
polleies
Rellable laformants sold United States and some other
ing out reconstruction are doing everything and programmes. countries possible to break the deadlock over individual shares and find before they deteriorate to a putat 4. Move reparations to countries some way of determining the ability of Japanese repurations,
of uselessness,
British Talks In Moscow
Difficulties
ever
SCAP ollicials said the comer was reported discovered at the Toky
dent,
Astronomical fliservatory on Nov. 14 THE WRONG FOOT The other factors delaying any Prof Mincest Honda, of the Kurashiki Observatory in Okayama are differences agreement -Japan's economic and military Prefecture,
position in the future on the part each nation played in winning the Pacific War.
constitutes
London, Dec. 7 The Sunday newspaper, The People, told its renders today! The comet had atrendy passed from that American diplomats had the view in Japan.
show on the wrong foot in their reports That inflation-fearing
the
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Soviet banka. military forces and trude relation was first observed here. Unlike the
The People said: "The truth that Elliptical coinets, whose paths, art ships although ali agreed Moscow, Dec. 7. Mr.
Japon must never again be persuch they can be seen perindicate is the reverse-there is a rush Harold Wilson,mitted to build up her war poten-are observable from the earth only that unce again the government The reason is from abservatories, parabolic commetto Soviet banks, President of the Board | tial..
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hoarded notes will be useless." overall Honda, the counet's "discover, was i Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet portant industries. The
"American FEC reparations policy calls for decorated years ago by the tied, people rushing to pay in their
diplomats... saw] Trade Minister tonight, Japan to be restored by 1950 to a Stales Pacific Astronomical Society hoarded notes and the idea "BANGOLA” after a week-end of top 1930-34.-United Press,
standard of living comparable to for standing work in astronomy, they were hurrying to get their "SANGOLA” pressure work in the
money out."--United „Press...... Anglo-Soviet trade nego- tiations which opened on Friday.
'The general impression in well-in- formed circles here today was that satisfactory start had been made in the talks though the British de legation was not prepared to release any details of the progress of the negotiatlon,
SCAP officials said.—United Prenn.
IRGUN PLOT TO BLOCK
THE
SUEZ
CANAL
London, Dec. 8.
The Russians were believed to be A plot by Palestinian terrorists to block the Suez
anxious to arrive at an agreement, particularly to ensure supplies machinery and equipment for. shifting timber.
It has been noted that M. Mikoyan naw Mr. Wilson within a few hours of his arrival in Moscow and made another appoinment to meet hin: to-
day
Canal has been uncovered. by British Secret Service men in the Middle East.
craft.
Dynamite Gangs
At once radio warnings were and boys from small trading flashed to all ships nearing the zone to keep all small boats at a distance and to atop foreign- ers approaching ships in dock. Some observers believed that Mr. The terrorists want to fix Wilson hoped to work out the germines to the hulls of vessels, eral lines of an agreement, and timed to explode when half-way even sign it, before his sleparture through the canal. in the middle of this week, leaving Rume details to be settled fater- Reuter,
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