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Walter 'SLEZAK
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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1948.
DEFENCE OF HONG KONG Confidential Report May Be Published
Royal Commission Evidence
Ottawa, Feb. 24.
Mr. Mackenzie King, the Canadian Prime Minis- ter, agreed in the House of Commons here to- day to ask the British Government to recon- sider its objection to publication of some parts of the report of the 1942 Royal. Commission which investigated the fall of Hong Kong in 1941.
Two Canadian regiments were captured there. For
JAPAN TRADE BOOST
Tokyo, Feb. 24. Japan's limited foreign trade during the first two weeks of February doubled the average rate of business attained/since private trading began h Sep. tember 1, 1947, Allied Head- quarters announced today
United Press.
some days, the progressive Conservative
Op-Teachers
position have pressed for the documents to
made public and Mr. Mackenzie King had Protest
cabled to. the British Government for permis- sion.
Mr. King told the House that
"They
le-
Shanghai, Feb. 25. Five hundrel primary Achool The authorities in London Hlon in the For East s they feachers and student guardians tuted khal inter-governmental belong to a class of communicamonstrated outside the Council built. correspondence should In future on framed. on the banis
Ing again high tuition fees and tow that alaries when the City Councillors romain confidential,
they would not be published." yesterday discussed education police
sald the nystem of and conditions. It was now hoped that the Bri frank and full communications
They were Ush Government would agree to between Governments
kept away from the of the building by approximately 100 police the publication of all documents Commonwealth would be preju-men-armed with rifles and mariner. so that the Canadian people could diced if telegrama had to be pre- guns. get a full picture of the action. pared on the basis that they
The demand for a new appeal might be published", Mr.
to Brilain came from Mr. C. G. Jald,
Power, Air Minister during the war, whose son was captured al Hong Kong, after Mr. King bud stated he was prepared to make public evidence which had been given before a Canadian Com
mission,
The British authorities, he said, had not been able to agree to the publication of teleguns which rehited to the International situa-
Markets For U.S. Rice
Washington, Feb. 24. The United States is sensing an expert around the worked to find out how long there will be an shuormally large expost demand first American
rler.
The war encouraged a sharp ex- pansion in the domestic production to Gill overseas needs where fighting and curtallied production,
Now that foreign producing areas are being revived, the American Government wants to size up future expart demands it can draft a domestic
programme designed
prevent surpluse
п
The Government is sure, hawever, that there will be a market for all
that can be produced this year,
Asia,
the Middle
He will visit East and Europe. He only one of everal marketing experts now al-
Amid the noisy clamout of de King|monstrators for better conditions,
Opposi
Mr.
ap
which was clearly audible within the meeting hall, a number of Councillors Power's Plea
criticised the Busterity campaign which, they said, azomed unnecessary" disturbances Leaders of the three pecially pointed to the ban on cain
in society. They Cs. ston parties agreed with King, but Mr. Power, who sits oing thousands out of employinent, mercial dancing which, while throw the Guvernment side of the has not succeeded in promoting House, though no longer in the austerity wetive among citizen..-- Cabinet, usked for the British Renier. decision to be reconsidered.
As one who played a large part in the assembling and des. patching of the Canadian force et Hong Kong, he waid, he wanted the Canadian people to get a complete picture.
The
GET TOGETHER IN JAPAN
Rochester, N. Y. Feb. 24. Jork on Kyushu Dilment. And na one associated with Japan,
will witness a large acale the "Canadianising" of the Can-family reunion when a US Army adian forces, he wanted all in- sergeant greets his wife and seven formation to be mode publle on of bis 19 children. what could happen
Mira, when Can-
Martin A. Pfundruer 'ani from adian troops
were asked to serve the children, ranging in age under officers who were not
17, are awaiting official word Canadian and not responsible to from the Army to start their Pacific the Canadian people.
"I feel such information would give guidance as to what policy should be in the event of another war", he sald.---Reuter
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Mr. James Marjoribanks, the British protest, declared that British delegate, who was in the incident raised the whole the chair, declared that the question of fixing a date efter British Government "would which no German assets claim. strongly deprecate any attempted by the Soviet Government to prejudge the outcome of our in Austria should be removed discussions to the extent of ac until a four-power agreement tually removing auch property had been reached. from Austria and thereby.
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Union.
There was no doubt, he said, that Britain wanted to include recovered Germany in the
The Dutch wishes on
Ger- many would have to lo con- sidered, he declared, and Hol. and had neglected no oppor- tunity of pointing this out.
He warned against too much propaganda for federalism In Europe, anying that the ques tion needed serious sturly.
Wherever possible, Holland would consider the realisation of federalism within the Char- ter of the United' Nations.- Reuter.
BURMA-SOVIET RELATIONS
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