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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1940.
THERE'S LITTLE BUTTER
ON CANADA'S BREAD
For 12 hours and 30 minutes |
Margarine
and Communism danger of bankruptcy, too, un-dions vlow a "Made in England" the antediluvian sleeping-cars largely occupy Canada's M.P.s less she closed the gap between label is one of the strong links
between the countries. ruttlon traveller's bones.
these days. The Liberal Govern- her imports and exports. ment, however, does not want Nativo Communists made the debate on either inflammatory most of the austerity programme topic. Instead, in common with Mackenzie King had to enforce the Governments of all Western at home, besides pinching Britain
Only 381 miles on the map. but this journey-crosses the bor der of abundance. The train lenvos land overflowing with doubt and dollars, enters a coun try of calin, thrifty practicality.
It carries you from the Stars and Stripes to the Union Jack: from American proligality half- way to the scarcities all Europe faces; from New York to Mon- treni.
woman
The
sitting opposilo me in the dining-car leated for Word confidentially. "Mind if have those two Yankee dollars and let you pay for your break- Cast in this Canadian money?" ale snitt.
Popular Portrait
ان
Elke ber Government and her fellow-countrymen. Mrs. Jean the green- Lirler is avid for backtedi
George portraits Washington ("This certifies that there is on deposit in the Trea- sury of the United! States of Anjerica one dollar .") that notes as have replaced pound
world's most-lesired cur.
the |rency
Mrs. Curler wars thêm 6 send lo her sister in Brooklyn. N.Y.. in return for luxuries ban- ned from Canada Inst year when
post-war buying spree dwin { chied the Domiluton's gold and dollar reserves to the danger point of 500.000,000 dollars,
'The
Ottawa Government needs dolines 10 pay for vital imports from the United States machinery, manufactured
goods, plus a host of semi-essen. tier pemlucts not yet mass-pro- duced north of the 49th Parallel. Prime Minister Mackenzie King may need dollars. 100. to ens his way out of a domestic dispute, à clamorous campaign for margarine.
"Oleo." ភន it Ix called in from the Canada. Es banned country's tables by Government decree. But butter is the enre-
city
est of all commodities now in short supply. An average. housewife nn by less than a British week's ration.
With all 25% purchases A Montreal Jeweller has offered a pound of butter free. A che mist's shop promoted business by offering a free pound for every 355, spent.
In Two Tongues
Farners say the price (3s. Cd. ib., compared with 4s. 6d. in U.S.) is too low. They havo cut Montreal's supplies to five pe rent. of last year's
deliveries.
Reports
JAMES BROUGH
Europe it hopes the Marshall when she was blark Plan will take care of both pro- alrendy. blems ultimately.
Against The Grain
All For Britain Shop windows will show more arrived from vaunting. "Just „London" signa on wool, socks, inen's top-coats, scnrves; on china from the Potierles; on Jewellery, shaving soap, ties, towels, blouses
arc
Canada, which has turned its own Bnancial tight corner, is without any doubt in business to go on priming Britain's recovery. Her contributions, always pro- portionately greater even than guaranteed by and blue America's,
sympathy, pride, and the sense of having shared, though briefly. But now Amerira's "off-shore" one of Britain's austerities.
night Another Stephensonian for Britain and her purchase Marshall Plan neighbours pro- train carried me back towards York. On the bridge Most Canadians
humbly mise 600,000,000 US. dollars for New
during the next 12 across the Hudson the man op- apologise because their country Cannda
in prices poslte
the dining-car Better market 1:nl to ask Britain to make months.
Easier leaned forward. "We can bring fewer calls on ber Canada Loan, w пssure more butter. It came from the two countries lying makes hard work for the only $10 in Amerlean money out of Canada, you know," he said, common dollar-hunger, but akies revolutionaries,
will send more Britalu
and "Would you trade your Yankee over Ottawa when were black
more goods to Canadian stores- dollars and pay for your inner the news had to be broken to the British that Canada was in and the pride with which Cana-1 with my Canadian ones?"
Anglo-U.S. Talks In London
London, May 22.
The Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, today expressed to Mr. Lewis Douglas, U.S. Am- bassador to Britain, Britain's wish for a com- mon, Anglo-American approach toward pro- blems in Palestine" and the Middle East, it was reliably learned. Bevin and Douglas met to discuss the Palestine issue at the request of Bevin, a Fore- ign Office spokesman said.
to
Wallace Plan For Communism
Seattle, May 22.
the
Mr. Henry Wallace, third party Presidential can- didate, said here he thought the United States should of the nouncement
Congres fairly call on Eussia in an alonal Inquiry but
there open conference to stop the phatic In stating that
of Communism in could not possibly be any con- spread nection between American toana other nations." to Britain and British commit- ments to the Middle Eastern countries.
very
were
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Bevin was understood to have
In a relies interview, Mr. Wal- lace said he felt he outlawing des- pointed out to Douglas that he would hate to see Britain and
of the methods of mass the apart over
truction should be the first slep America drift Pulestine problem.
The Foreign Office spokesman in nny Joint netion by the two According to an officia! Britishsaid that the British Government antions." version, the Devin-Dougins meet-would continue to keep in close Asked how, assuming he was ing was one of a series of Anglo-touch with the United States re-elected President, he would at- Arierican.
disarmament contacts devoted
tempt to teach thegarding the Palestine question, and followed up Palestine
the Despite
outspoken agreement, Mr. Wallace said he talk which the British Minister British desire to see full
har-
felt the whole question should be restored between to Washington, Sir John Balfour-mony
the taken up in a conference by the had at the State Department yes- United States and Britain regard-Governments of the United States
ing the Palestine question. the and the Soviet Union.
Asked
about the Communist view is still held in London that President Truman was hasty
in support of his third party recognizing Israel. This official didacy for President, he said: "ANDERSEN, MEYER & COMPANY, atitude is fully supported by repudiate the support of anyone such influential week-end papers who advocates the viclent over- Economist" and "The throw of the United States Gov- os "The
ernment."-Reuter. Spectator."-United Press.
terday.
The Congressional inquiry in to whether United States Cng cial aid is being used by Britain
to help the Arabs was under-
stood to have come up in today's discussion, but official quarters: stressed that Bevin was pri-
But they are ndamnat againstmarily concerned with the gener the renewed cry for margarineal aspects of the Palestine prob-
to be imported or made here.
In two tongues, Menireal chat- ters about the scandal of eating dry breasl
bilingual In this city, telephone directories (Maurice Duplessis bonbons, tabac. and hardware), jam-jar labels (How to open-Comment ouvrir), and street signs (One Way-Sens Unique) are printed in French and English.
Its tramway inspectors sport Galite terpis, street-corner loun
have all the menace
ROTK
apaches, and
Lest-looking
Fulies Bergere.
Together,
of
its giris are the creatures outside
they abhur the elusiveness of American cur- rency, the evil taste of some of the butter they can buy, and the machinations of native munists.
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Lebanon Replies To US
Beirut, May 22.
RUHR INDUSTRY STILL SNAG ON GERMANY
Paris, May 22.
can-
The London six-power Conference on Germany is being held up by the question of Allied control of the Ruhr industries, it was learned here to- day in usually well informed circles, after the two chief French delegates, F. Couve de Mur- ville and M. Herve Alphand, had returned to Paris for the week-end.
is felt that American counter. concessions
economic on the planould now be reasonably expected.
'The Lebanese answer to the United States protest No progress has been made against the arrest and intern- towards an agreement all this ment of 40 American passen-week. gers from the American shiped to be the American insis- The main, contention appear-
Oficials here seem to expect Marine Carp was cabled to tence on given an overriding reached after the talks are
an agreement will eventually be the State Department on Sa- voice in determining the dis-sumed next week, but turday afternoon.
tribution of Ruhr coal and seems to be little inclination to Lowell Pinkerton, U. S. Minis-steel to Mr. Paul Hoffman, the give way on the question Of ter to the Lebanon, said the note United States Administrator granting Mr. Hoffman a sort of was handed to him by the For of the European recovery pro-right of veto on the Allied de- eign Ministry and Immediately
elsions on Ruhr economy. cabled to Washington.
gramme.
de- French public opinion is
The French and Benelux
there
bo-
un-
He declined to disclose the con-legations contend this would-un-inning noticeably to renet tents explaining "I think the an-dermine the agreements under favourably to what is regarded swer
wer wil be released immediate which guaranteed percentages of as the too persistent overriding ly by the Foreign Ministry here
Ruhr coal are set aside for West-of French security 'considerations (Beirut) and by the United
ern Europe and these agreements In the London talks-Heuter. States State Department."
their regard as vital for they The Foreign Ministry is closed economies and for their security. until Monday.
press attache earlier advised reporters they will be permitted to visit the pince of interment at ancient Baalbeck on Monday,
Zionista Sixty-nine suspected including. 40 Americans are in- terned, bo said-Associated
Press,
No Giving Way THE UNWANTED
The
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French and Benelux countries, it was stated in au- thoritative quarters here, hava already mado "very consider. abla" concealons to the Amer1. United States Army headquat- can viewpoint concerning Gerters were today trying to contact many's political futuro and it the Soviet authorities in norther
Stassen Concedes Dewey Victory
Portland, May 22.
Harold E. Stasson today conceded victory to Gover
nor Thomas Dewey of New York in the pre- sidential primary contest for Oregon's 12 da- legatos to the Republican National Conven tion.
Seoul, May 22.
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THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB...
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
SIXTH EXTRA RACE MEETING
SATURDAY, 29TH MAY, 1948.
The first. Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m, and the first race will be run at 2.00 p.m.
MEMBERS' BADGES AND ENCLOSURE.
thetr Members and guests are reminded that they and
PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED indien MUST wear their badres throughout the Meeting,
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting non-members to the Members Enclosure Korca to return the pilot, who! and Clab Rooms at $10 including tax are obtainable. landed his Yak-0 Aghter neor through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction Trolin in the U.S. occupied area of a Member, such Member to be responsible for all chita etc. an Wednesday and set fire to it.
Badges admitting to Members' Enclosure will NOT be
Repeated efforts to discuss thesale at the RACE COURSE,
matter w
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with the Russians through The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11.00 am. the usual telephonic channels and the Secretary's Office at 1145 am. Both Offices at lat
Floor, Exchange Bullding. :
brought no reply.
The Americans were also hav ing trouble in speaking with the
A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Clab plot, who claimed to be an Uk-House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 rainian
and was unabic to speak Boy (Tel. 21818),
NO CHILDREN WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE CLUB'S PRE- Ruesion
The
plot, aged 34, continued MISES DURING THE MEETING, his self-imposed fast and refused to wash or chave-Reuter.
FIREMEN SAVE WINSTON'S HOME
Westerham, May 22.
The New York Governor's
tle- victory became positive when opposed on the democratic
ket, polled 43,100 votes from 1,201 1,735 of 1,801 precincts gave precincts. All Oregon's Incumbent Mr. Winston Churchill today him 67,027 against Stussen's Republican Congressman are watched firemen fighting, a heath 60,023. This snapped Stassen's winning by apparently over-fire which, fanned by a primary winning streak that whelming. odds: but Governor wind, was advancing on Chart- started in Wisconsin and Ne- John H Hall apparently-ls-boing well, his home, nour, het braska
upset by State Senator Douglas Water from the--lake-fa-
in the gubernatorial rounds of Mr. Churchill's house At Minneapolis, Stassen an-McKay nounced that he had telegraph ortland elected its first wo
race.
was pumped onto the dames.
Four fire brigades, worked des- congratulations to Dewey but
still hoped to win "second choico" man mayor, Mrs. Dorothy: Ma-perately for more than four hours support."from the Oregon de Cullough Lee, who ‹ bent lexutes.
cumbent Earl President Truman who is not Prose.
in and checked the fire just as it Riley, United reached the land adjoining the
rounds of Chartwelle-Hauter.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE.
The price of admission to the Pablo Enclosure in $3 Including tax for all persons including ladies, and is payable ut the Gate.
Bookmakers, Tio Tao men, etc. will not be permitted, to e within the precincts of The liong Kong Jockey Clab during the Base Mooling.
Refreshments will be obtainable in the Restaurant in the Pablle Enclosure.
BERVANTS' FASSES
Servants passen wil be inued to Private Box holders ONE who are requested to distribute them with discrimination to endorse their names on the paanos. Holders · of @suot PRESS REe not permitted in the Members Enclosure except for |passing" throngfi"on" their duties but must remain in their om- ployers stands.
„BY ORDIRL.·'
Acts. Becretary.