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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1947.
Don
Iddon's
Diary
and
PICTURE OF THE AMERICAN SCENE
Mr. Jolm Jacob Astor ap. peared in a Now York night club the other evening with hei Chihuahua. The dog wore a sapphire necklace and alia. mond ring on each paw.
Mink conta for dogs can be bought in nume stores,
The cost of killing challenges the cost of living. The price of
has pistol permita
Increased from Ts. Gd. to £2 10m. in Mon haltán. Now prople can't afford to shoot themselves or anyone else at theus prices. The US. has not become
bracelets, olasps, aj vloges.
Taking about high prices, global Santa Claus just to have bangles at anything from £100 many housewives are adopting ita beard pulled by the RuB-to £5.000 are selling well. the New Look-they are wear Hlans. Three -more tuga by Current issue of Time maga-ing their faces longer.
Inflation has hit Molotov and this country will be zine describes C. V. R. Thomp-
Hollywood Britain's economic chief, Sir in a mood to give up even com-son, of the Dally Express, and and the entertainment industry Stafford Cripps, whose respon-mercial dealings with the myself as "grub bag gossips,"
It where
hurts. Audiences, In a survey of the Britial | compelled to pay more for food, sibilities kerp him constantly in U.S.S.R.
TRADE TROUBLES
stuff as
the limelight is expected to ütter Here in America, awathed in Press i also says that Ameri- shelter, and clothes, have cui crimson Christmas cloak, can news rarely makes the down their Vlaits to theatres, a warning son about an aspect its
with gifts, humming a front pages of our newspapers etnemas, and night clubs. of the struggle for recovery which luden
Business has dropped 26-30 has been overshadowed by the carol and radiating good will, unless it ix "Auch musicomedy
and what happens?
the Hollywood hear- per cent, in cinemas and then- production drive. It is the prub- The Russions plant Lime-ings." Of course, it isn't so, tres to New York, Washington. lem of selling abroad what Bri-bombs
Say's among the presents on but Time
it, and about and Chicago. tain produces.
the sleigh, feed polaon to the 5.000.000 Americans who rend The attaininent of the export reindeer, and his insults in re- the magazine will believe it,
The Lion's Share I am getting rather red of targets is being hampered by imply to the Yule song.
The flim city is disconcerted United States
with reading abure
of the Brush that Britain continues to stand trade port restrictions in foreign mar-
These barricts are raised Russia is very small-not morej Presa. We may have a little to fast on the 75 per cent. tax im- krts. because many
foreign countries than 1.2 per cent. of America's learn from U.S.
posed on American films. are in the same position as Bri-tal foreign commerce. There technique and production,
дго many' here
think we have nothing to learn from hus boen jolted by a cool state- who tain-having a chronically un- favourable balance of payments, the Russians to their senses.
erasure of that trade might help the American daily newspapers, ment from Sir Arthur Garratt, mannging director of British Lion, that no British theatre and thus being compelled, simi:
will close for lack of films larly, to restrict imports.
whether American pictures are sent to the United Kingdom or
Some are urging an outright economie embargo, but there's no agreement on this and the Government shies away vously even at a mention,
ner-
Rritain is engaged in, or is about to engage in, trade nego tiations with some 25 countries.
About further conferences. These include Russin-Mr. Wil son's success in Moscow is a pre-round-table meetings, and par leys with Molotov," "kowever, liminary to further negotiations there ig near unanimity che
American publle is "agin them."
in
May-Augentina, Canada, Finland, Jugoslavia, Brazil, Eire, Netherlands, Denmark, Uruguay, Sweden and Egypt.
Fortune's Lap
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magazines in
but
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CARNIVAL
By Dick Turner
End Turner
[YAHOO U MEDICAL SCHOOL.
COPE, 1847 BY HEA BRAŃCE, INC. 1. M. KLA, U. & PATRIOTY.
11-261
"Now then for the most important part of this holiday lecture--the removal of the white meat!”
Behind The Scenes The Greek War
By Douglas Werner
Sir Henry French, Director. General of the British Film Producers' Association, who has just left here for England, has
Military experts were hope 2. There is too much poli- Interference with the also helped to put the Ameri- ful today that the presence of tical cans right. He has told film American combat veterans as army. chiefa
that Britain Cavours advisers with the Greek Army 3. There is no real offensive compromise, but that there is no would make 1948 the year of spirit within the army. All our negotiators can do is
The ability of the guerillas In New York we are
on the These are, for the most part, al-burning desire to abolish the 75 victory in the long drawn out
campaign against guerilla to travel back and forth across to press as strongly as possible for final lap of the Christmas shop-most Victorian in make-up and per cent, tax.
terrorizing Bob Hope, who can talk about forces
Northern the northern borders into Yugo- display. a quantity of our non-essential ping rush. It has, of course,
Anyway, better a grab nothing but Britain since he re Greece.
slavia, Bulgaria and Albania goods to be admitted at the same broken all previous records (1
Some observers American almost at will has pro-
the is bringing Sld Field over here and British as well as Greek-}vided time as the goods which countries always doce), and during one goalp than a wind bag weekly turned from London, bless him,
army with A to co-star with him in a series of feel that by late next spring serious problem. There, ac- badly need from us-heavy en- day alone the mammoth Macy
Making the Count
American Alms. Bob is nlmost guerilins should be whittled cording to reliable officials, they gineering plant, electrical plant, alore did close to 1,500,000 dol-
Sport continues to make New deliriously enthusiastic about down to the point where an are able to obtain ammunition and high grade textiles in parti-ars' worth of busincas.
Prices are higher than ever, York newa. Joe Loula is deter- Field's talent.
estimate of the probable end of and guns and bring them back cular. Greengrocers have been but shoppers are spending 6 per mined not to cancel his trip to Mickey Rooney, who for the costly campaign, tying up into Greece. They got their known to employ the same tech-cent, more money than last year Britain. He blames his poor years received less than £200 a supplies needed by the civilian food largely by locking from nique.
for goods and gifts.
showing against Jersey Joe week while he atarred in the populace, is possible.
the countryside, If the reports Tlisse world-wide economic
The toy counters have been Walcott on the "drying out pro- Andy Hardy series and made. But this is admittedly an received by the daily Greek activities are at once a measure buay, and the best and most ex- cosa" he used before the fight millions for M.G.M., is now get optimistic view since the guerll-press are any indication. of nur need and a warning that pensive toys come from abroad to bring down his weight. ling over £1,000 weekly.
Ins have shown remarkable
Sealing Off good salesmanship, in
Walcott 18 which We have sent some magnificent
now in the · big- British-born George Sanders tenacity in dealing with forces] stuff-fine trains, soldier sets, money class. He is asking 30 is
The problem' of sealing off the price is as important as quality puzzles, miniature war weapons. per cent, of the gate at the re- New York and is enjoying the cre. The guerilias usually discussed by Greek and Allled being psycho-analysed in which outnumber them 10 to northern bordera has often been quantity. ia essential if
turn match at the Yankee Sta- process. Sanders is a more described by the rightist Greek military officials with no antis- rising production here is to have World's Fare
dium, and he will get it.
successful heartbreaker oven press as "bandits" are esti factory conclusions reached. Gene Tunney, already a mil- than Errol Flynn,
rated to number 18,000 to 20,- Cffective scaling of the border,
and
its reward.
Luxury goods, jewelled watches. fabulous necklaces.
tion-he drips wealth.
BARCLAY
ON BRIDGE
By SHEPARD BARCLAY
a
that
South held up his honora. Hal "ghting a purely defensive war. take a better view of the situa
As to the Anglo-Russian I hate to talk about food, lionaire and one of the luckiest Supreme toast of Broadway 100. The Army has a strength it is believed, would require an agreement, it will be easier to as-knowing your plight, but the re-men in boxing, continues to stub and all New York is Jessica of about 120,000 and there are mormous amount of manpower. sess the true political and econo porting job must be
done. his too over mounds of dollars. Tandy-remember hor at the approximately 30,000 gen- One American mic significance the agreeThere is every sort of food-ples, Not only gold but uranium as Old Vic?
of
Jessica
spokesman anys she armes. In addition there are theorized that it might be done meat,
fish, well has been struck on Tun hasn't had a hit like "A Street- a few thousand civilian defence by maintaining adequate guard ment when the long tenn nego puddings, cakes,
gama, aplcea, naveea, ney's estate in Canada. The car Named tiations are concluded next May. fowl,
Desire" since forces organized TIB M.AX forces at the principal moun- frult. chocolates.
and discovery is in the Tunney tradi- "Children in Uniform" in Lon-units which operate indepen-tain pasues and other crossing candy, The economic survival of Britain
confectionery.
rton 13 years ago. Sho la oftendently within villages or M.A.D. points and by planting mines is bound up with Europe. Try And there is avery sort of All around the town.-Aus-homeslek for London. as we may we can never escape drink; enough Scotch (20s. per terity note. Farrier Al Teitel-
American producers are still army units.
units which operate attached to around other more vulnerable that fact, and a large number of bottle), rye, Bourbon, cham-baum has made a Christmas turning handsprings trying to
spots. But it is generally con- economists believe that if we can pagne, Burgundy, brandy, rum, tree out of white mink, using 67 Bign up Vivien Leigh for
Rebel Forays
ceded that closing the border establish
from Operating relations gin, and vodka to float the com- mink skins in all. commercial
(Continued at foot of next column)
mountain and keeping it closed
almost with Russia and other Eastern bined Anglo-American Ficeta.
strongholds, some of which are an impossible job in view of actually cutside European countries over a long It is reasonably priced and un-
Greece, the the long, irregular border line. rationed,
"rebels" have mnde continual Some observers bellove period, there is a real chance that
forays into the plains area of the present political tensions will
much of the trouble with the Northern Greece to burn and Greek Army is that it is too be materially lessened. John
atcal property and forcibly en deeply embroiled. In politics and Gordon in the "Sunday Express"
Hat young men to their cause. red tape. Recently a shake-up sums up the situation when he
The army has been unable to occurred in "THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES"
High Command says "From talks on trade, once
stop them. In fact it has been that has led Allied experts to we begin to trust each other a little more and fear each other a
COUNTING IS ROAD
The problem of how to put tion. The Chief of Staff, Lieut. took the spade Q with his K and an end to the fighting has had General Constantin little less, we may well make an
MAP
led the diamond Q to the A- allied military experts-Ameri- was removed and made com- advance to co-operation in the
Just as cross-country mo-The third spade lead was won can and British-almost as mander of the army of North- wider field of world restoration."
torist uses a road may to gulde by the A and the diamond led hatfied as him to his destination, so must to the J.
the Greeks
ern Greece. He was replaced a declarer often depend upon
Alves. Yet they feel this is by Lieut. General Constantin Right at this stage South the winter in which to crush Viandjis, who had headed the card-counting to plot a course could count West for having the guerillas especially since Northern Greek Army. which will steer him to attain-held three spades, four, dia winter Is ment of his contract. Sometimes monds, enough hearts
coming on and the Ventiris is viewed as a good raiders will undoubtedly fare soldier and when the change Despite statements by members
It shows him a straight path to them, probably five, and there much worse in the cold than where he is headed and on other fore only one or two clubs, 80
took place Premier Sofoulia of the Government, from the
A scientific member of the Society occasions it will tell him, to make that the sult wouldn't break troops which are well clothed commented that on him "will Prime Minister down, that they of Friends has rendered the novel a detour in order to avoid dif- throw-in play against West was and well fed, Among the fas depend the salvation of the ns- 250.- have no intention of going to the material of gutta percha tubing ficulties or dangers. The de Indicated now, as otherwise only situation are these:
complicating the
Greek tion." 400,-
country before the end of the servient to an important saving of clarer who will not do it like eight tricks were in sight-two 1. The guerillas receive out-
are time and footsteps in the domestic: Parliamentary term, there
circle,
driver who just proceeda accord-in spades, one in hearts, two in many at Westminster, including
itde holp. consequence of the peculiaring to his sense of direction, pay diamonds and three in clubs. some Labour men, who do not think the Government will last raven hissed by this tubing for the tng no attention to even the road South therefore inked in the
transmission of sound, he has applied signs.
dummy's diamond 10 and three (Continued from Col
Alm. but Lady. club. tops, then led his heart 5,tollywood When West put on the Q, South Olivier neoms determined to go played low from dummy, know to Australia with her husband. ing Weat would have nothing
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(From the files of the "China "Mail")
it for the conveyance of messages
The stock argumentative ques-from the parlour to the kitchen. Even
tion on this matter is:
"Why
whisper at the parlour mouth-piece
| should a Government with a bit heard when the ear is
majority, and its plans for re-
at she other end. therefore, of
of the servant covery in procesa, risk its life behaving to answer the bell, as former fore it has to?" The answer to y. nad then descend to the kitchen
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ing into the tube, which sounds
They point to signs of cracking whistle in the kitchen, and then
in Labour unity-to the fact that the Government's majority on
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A high American spokesman commented recently that Ven- tiris probably will do an excel- lent job if the politicians atop picking on him."
Poor Spirit Observers have also noted a lack of an offensive spirit with-
left except hearts and would Message from Stars in the army--the absence of an
have to lead into the dummy's A-J for he last two tricks.
Incentive to chase the guerillas into the hills rather than mere-
Incidentally, the mogzage Different defense could have from Sir Laurence and Indyy defend the villages and keep
to the highways. `- bothered South, but as it went Olivier and 13 other
British he was glad of his bid.
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stage and gratulating
screen stars Hollywood's
Major General William. Live- say, head of the military acc bels" embarrassed studio chiefs, tion of the American aid mis- Alon to Greece, commented. It came just after the Russians the latest Order for direction of
had called upon Hollywood to "You can't beat guerllas with- this means the mistress not only
revolt against Inbour was only 45 and on the secures the execution of her orders
propagandising out adopting some of their own D 10 8 2 | decision to suspend the basic petrol in half the usual time, but the ser
the notorious Truman Doctrine tactics. It's a lot like the old ̧C·A· Q.10 8 6
Aud Bo-called Marshall Plan, Indian warfare in Athorica ration only 27. They think this vant is saved double journey.
programme of beastly." malice years ago when we had to go trend may well' be ́accentuated
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toward humanity cut after them. when, under sterner administra-merce-reporta Aamall steam
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and "the stronghold of peace The estimates of the size of tion by Sir Stafford Cripps, the torta constructed with bolts and to the vulnerability, He reckon- H 972 WEDA 358 the Soviet Union," Yeah! the guerilla fighting, forse' are full blast of coming austerities is screen as to be easily taken apart. ed that, if the 1-Heart could be DQOO.
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Grace Fielde says the slogan misleading if one does not con- felt...
and an easily put together," has just get substantially, then a vulner CJ 6 ||
used to be "Britain can take it: aldor that theusadida of: Com- At the moment this is an im-chant vessels to be taken to China for his side and would probabis been solved away in one of our merable game must be in the cards
now it's "Britain can't have "munists or Communist sym, ponderable. But there is little where
She intends to sing here a numpathizers Caraballowed to be will ply between the
ber called "Chump, Chop cay more points. Bevers the
and giving them ald and comfort doubr... that... many labour men of Whampoa and Canton,
without doing any actual fight“. Chips," "She would sacrifice a' Labour Govern-"
was built by Meiro volnerability and he would have
Footnote: (Dealer: South. North-South
The sooner theling themselves War: Minister ruent, rather than ace the whole forties, of Boston; the l ́ube bundradio. Was Fascided to lead hin dia- vulnarable) (jika
Lawrance; and · Boredens for Capato buen happy to pARASA
US, dignata the facts, the George Stratos Posthily outiEME-- Labour movement jeopardised by four in length, tighten in, width, sod mond I, thus aliched to the 13 What in North's best bid after sconar⠀⠀Burope will, digest the Fed that can ming a 500;300 bad - policy, and administration.-- about might decr
grade. Be the D whitin, wherel Booth opta with 1-Hourk? food
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