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SHANGHAI SHOWERED WITH
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Ingenious Methods Of Smugglers
́Shanghal, Mar. 14.
China's three largest oplum producing areas are still showering finished products in Shanghai where the drug is sold for its weight in gold. In this cosmopolitan city itself, a big international smuggling ring is believed to be operating for the United States and other markets. "Showering" is the right word for the cargo. since the bulk of the narcotics come in by plane.
Despite the vigorous Govern-
In another case, a Blanc-load
ment campaign against poppy of electric fan "motors" con- growing the offence in punish-tained' opium in coainga where able by death-opium is still wire should have been placed. grown and prepared in romote regions were the Government's authority falls to runch thoroughly.
In Girl's Hair
The police recently arrested
Rikmobile"
In Shanghai
Shanghai, Mar. 13... Hong Kong's motorized pedicab, the Rikmobile, isade its way up the const and was given a trial run in Shanghai today by the civic authorities, who called it a "Fedljeep."
Private manufacturers dløplayed an experimental model before City Govern- ment officials and an-
•nounced later that they in- iend to step up the produc- tion to supply eventually all hiro services and ald” thể Municipal authorities in a gradua elimination of manpowered rickshaw, and pedicaba-United Preši.
Argentina's Pound Of Flesh
Washington, Mar. 13.
A special House, Foreign Aid Committee today accnsed ' Ar- gentina of charging needy exorbitant European nations prices for grain. The Commit tee demanded`a firm United States trade policy toward. Ar- gentina,
The Commitee uted harsh words In discussing Argentina's attitude on international cooperation to relieve suffering in war-torn Europe,
"The Argentine Government prides itself on ita capacity for hard bar gaining. It has repeatedly indicated ee its lack of interest in sharing in' the task of working out a solution Europe's economic problems."
Tanker Crew Rescued
Port Said, Mar. 13. The crew of the blazing Italian tanker "Olterra" were rescued from death by burning and from sharks in the Suez Canal today by local tug boata.
a fashionable girl who hid opium in her hair using a The three major producing black paper parcel as a "rat" areas are an aren in Western lock of hair used for stuff- Yunnan; parts of Jehol pro-ing curls. She confessed that vince; and West China, includ-she was merely a courier and ing western sections of Sze led the police to a hotel room chuen And the province of where they nabbed a couple of Sikang, partly ruled by Lolo Chinese Army AWOLS who tribesmen.
brought the drug from Jehol by In addition, Government steamer from Peiping. NOMECCA accuse the Chinese Opium suppression
agente Communists of growing poppy are working in close cooperation It was understood here to- crops in Red-held regions as with agents of the United night that there were several one of the major sources of re- States Treasury Department deaths-including the, "Olter- vente, The sources said that and
are still vigorously in- ra's" chief officer when the the Communists smuggle the vestigating into the extent of vessel collided with another
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The Committee wald the high prices paid Argentina have been “a major drain upon European re- ources" and added a reasonable aligament of Argentinie prices with those which the American farmer Europezas about $250,000,000 an receiving for his grain could save nually-United Press
Czech Delegate
bulk of opium output into Na- dope smuggling ringa with in- Italian ship, the "Gacta," at the Dismissed
tionalist areas to raise
casternational connections. Squads Port Suez entrance with which to purchase gold of police logs often surprise canal today. and United States currency in outgoing steamers, sniffing for buying war supplies.
possible caches.
The Central Government in Nunking and provincial au thorities were known to have made repeated efforts to wipe out poppy
fields but most of such attempts were blocked by ocal tribal or underworld in fluences.
A police force in one Yunnan county which was sent to the outskirts to uprost all poppy 'rops, "was virtually wiped out" by armed ganga protecting the fields. Similar incidents were reported in other areas.
Searches
Failing thoroughly to pro- hibit crop growing, opium sup- pression agencius, in conjune- tim with the local police, are Ightening up smuggling chan- nels. Airliners leaving West and North China felds Bre
igilantly watched and
of the
Lake Success, Mar. 13. M. Jas Paprock, the permanent The "Olterra," which WAR. carrying a cargo of crude oil Czechoslovak representative to thr and caught fire after the col-United Nations, whe early this week protested to the Secretary-Generat Balon, was towed clear of Portaver the assumption of pov
power by the until further notice. Suez, which has been closed Communists in Prague, has been dis-
mlued by his Government.
Acable from Prague received as
So far, no large cashes have been found.
Meanwhile, Chinese are sending scores of addicta courts
to jail every week In Shang- hai for terms ranging from six
There is stll the danger of Lake Success withdrew M. Papanck's months to two or more years, an explosion-Reuter, While serving their sentences they are required to undergo cure treatments and warned cure either in public clinics that if they are caught again private hospitais. they will be sentenced to death.
ell to
credentials. The dismissal followed his formal charge that Russia had used threats of force to overthrow or 20 which he asked the Security Coun
the Czech Government on February
to Investigate, Prague acted
acted within 24 hours of the Chilean decision to sponsor M. Papanek's accusations against Rus sisin a fuernal complaint to the Security Council, which is to consider the matter on Wednesday,
It is believed that not all All registered smokers are amokera so far have registered given a time limit to effect a with the police.-United Press.
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Dr. Leopold Figl, the Austrian Federal Chan- cellor, declared in a strong speech here today. The events in that country had been a solemn warning, he said, but the Communists were a "dwarf" party in Austria, not represented in the Government or on-the Executive and, dur-"
re-
Ile old Renters, "I shall just it adding: "I do not ignore. cognise the legality of the-presen so-called repræsentatives. of. Czo
I shall continue to fight choslovakia. I for my country's freedom."
The dismissal was transmitted through M. Joseph Hans Kang, "the Carch Charge ** d'Affaires Washington, in a telegram to Dr. Trygve Lit, the Secretary General of the United Nationa-Reuter.
Four New Knights Of
ing the past week, the trade unions had proved The Garter
that they could keep their heads.
Dr. Figl said 'the Austrian «French. Foreign Ministers deputy
at
that even canned food is open- ed on suspicion that the tins contain other than what the i labels say. Police women often i order women travellers Into;
josels for body searches.
"Nevertheless, oplum is still arriving in Shanghai for local consumption and International and domestic distribution.
London, Mar. 12. During the past two years, Government was constantly meet and French Commander-in-Chief King George VI has conferred hundreds of pounds were seized ing with reproaches from a cer- in Austria) for the Austrian knighthoods in the Order of part treaty, but the Soviets had also the Garter, which dates, back to but unknown quantities reach-tain alde for having taken ed distributors. Several cases herself to the West.
in the Marshall Plan and selling doubled these proposals,
"We all know we cannot bear the late Middle Ages, on the which airline employees "Austria is like a child torn this burden out of our strength Duke of Portland, the Earl of were involved had been dis-between parents in a divorce", but we can only hope for a bear-Scarbrough, Baron Cranworth covered. In one case, oplum be declared. On the side, Austria able agreement", he added. and Baron Harlech, It was an-
found
the is beaten and on the other ft. is Austria was still pressing for nounced today. hidden in fuselage and a mechanic was offered refuge. Who can wonder the treaty because the Govern
ment was sure it could defend its former Conservative Member of that we seek refuge?"
The Earl of Scarbrough, a caught retrieving the drug The Chancellor added that Independenco under prevailing shortly after the plane landed Austrians were frightened by the conditions.
Parliament, as Governor of and passengers had
discm-size of the sacrifices, and the pro-
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Both the major democratie 1946. parties in the coalition had re- cognised the need, he said, to set High Commissioner in South Lord Harlech Jayà, former aside personal differences achieve a treaty with indepen Africa-1941 to 1944-and B dence.
The Communists in Austria of South Africa. Takz were incomparably weaker (five, Baron Cranworth, who went per cent) than in Czechoslovakla
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and were led far less efficiently. to Kenya in his youth for sport, Dr. Figi added that although has written books on conditions the Western alifes had helped in East Africa. His interest in Austria with considerable quan- farming and food · production itles of food, there remained in brought him seats on various the Soviet Zone of Austria thou Government committees." vands of acres of: fertile land rom which the Austrian people did not obtain one single kilo of rain-Renter-
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