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THE CHINA "MAIL, MO NDAY, JUNE 21, 1948.
BOTTOM EXPECTED TO Brewing
FALL OUT OF
BLACK
Frankfurt, Juno ·19.
OF MARKET
GERMAN SOON
Gottwald Puts Out A Feeler
Allied authorities expect the bottom to fall out of Germony's block market when the currency roform gets into full effect.
They also expect the Germans to work harder for
Fortune
Settled
years.
The heirs. offered the
Correspondence
Woodhead Articlos
entitled
13**
RT Introduction
season when
Sir-C K Lin, in his letter Sir,-It SCOTIA opparent that which appeared in the “Sunday [certain authorities have at least Herald" of yesterday, accuses mo kept their eyes open and trying ot: using China and the Chine their best to modernise the far- as the theme for Buenos Aires, June 10.
virulent at-bour fuck on Mr. H.G,W. Woodhead's
disclosure. In the The State has accepted $32,-article The Angi-American, "China Mall" that radio tele 000,000 as settlement of in-Agitation," It would be intoje)phones will soon be bwinlted in heritance taxes and fines from esting to have Lin's classication comnierela] muring craft is gruti- the Bemberg brewing indust-of the articles by Mr. Woodhead, tying both to businessmen and the rial fortune, a case which has which are never complete with-public. been in the courts for 16 out some degrading reference to The introduction of this modern
| China, and the Chinese.
wireless cquipment will mean Lin starts off -their-own-livelihood-and-for-the-recovery-of-
The fabulous extent of the that I am an Englishman um will be more systemintty and em- by assuming that the colony's murine activity Tinancial and industrial empire offraid-1 chhnut lay chim to that cient.. Cost will be automatically Germany. The authorities warn that there
Otto Sebasetan Bomberg and his high honour. wife Elortando de Bemberk, van won't be anything but, poverty for the Ger-
lowered, to the advantage of both Secondly, Lin questions in the public and the businessman. unly be guessed, but the Parin mans if they don't get down to work..
Prague, June 19.
Stock Exchange van affected this right to say that Mr. Woodhend and labour will be greatly
has been given considerable minimised, Оп Monday morning each customer aprived to pay his hill. An amnesty anounced today werk by reports of the inipending space, week after week, to vent German will have only
Especially during the forth- settlement. 40 He, pleaded; "Please don't give by. President Klement. Gott-
us hatred against China and the coming typhoon marks-about four dollarsine inarks. Give me food.
Give wald, pardoning Czech fugit- 11,000,000 Pesos in eash, 23 - Hong Kong is a Brite Colony-tryphs at certain times, and court Chinese, May I remind Lin that lives hang on the brink of catas his packets Another_28_marks. me anything. But don't give news who return within thetes in Buenos Aires and the American-and.. thing will be paid later. No one will
I am when it means a matter of min- The average German will have months was hailed tonight by Santa Fe provbites Totalling get any money until he earns
to voice my views in utes between life and death, thin live on what
of Justice, Dr. 38,507 hectares with a value of much the same way as Mr. Wood-radio telecommunication equip he earns ench the Minister It. Allied authorities Agure week. The will have to work for Alexej Cepleka, as "putting an
40,000,000 pesos to meet the taxes, heart and Lin himself.
ment may be exceedingly useful. that the plack market will dis- money instead of goods because end, to Inventions abroad that 100%_
They offered a lien on seven Lin ng bo one hundred per
The Introduction of radio tele- appear and that deflation will the is no other way of getting Czechoslovákia is
a large cotton breweries,
mill ü police known as the Algodon Argention does not mean that his views are
cent Chinese National, but that phones will be a boon,, Indeed. set in with the introduction of the new currency.
This is what state".
It gives to the public an inkling the new mark,
the average German con expert
Algodoners in Argentina Under the
and shared by every other Chinese,
of the inoden ontlook of the all- kontresty, common other Industries valued at a total for awhile:
criminals serving sentences under
I agree that those who con-
thorities concerned, and with the of $7,000,000 pesos one year will be released
to pay the demn us do not always hate un spread of rudlo onnes.
telephones in Munday.
and that those who censure local murine- as well as Longer terms will be
uther In order to leave an eul by one year.
ample are not necessarily our enemies, commercial enterprises,
1tong margin The announcement also stated
for payment, the heirs However, one muxt always take Kong can safely look forward to the conditions under which poil-buildings in the city of Buenos Ruide the person condemning and former impertiner.
threw in a sugar mill and ten big cognizance of the motives which rapid progress neal prisoners could apply for an
in attaining its Aires.-United Press.
cansuring.
This is the kind of rehabilita Woodhead's at- Pinnesly or mitigaticizi Of New- and that is the only place things ment for black marketing. Hoar!
Me | tence,
Gitude towards China has alwayx tion the public is looking forward ke elgurettes and shoes can be der goods will come out of hiding
with more According to the Czech news
been one of deep-rooted antagon. He and
modern in- ism and this fact can be verified ovations, like RT, the Gvern- bought will be available at one at sight of lined currency. Third agency, President Gottwald, by an additional order, later extend-
by reference to his numerous įment can be well assured or ly, the vare items
writings, ed the amnesty to sentences
Although Lin claims (prosperous colony. One pound of coffee is usually cigarettes and sugar
muy be more
that Mr. Woodhead is China's about 300 black murkent marks readily available for bard earned and reportedly sold
Public Friend No. 1, I would say for 1,500 cash and not for stacks of papers, marks late on Friday. Cigarettes Allied authorities expect trading
that this is entirely a matter of always a black market sperinity | now at zeru mark to soar. Pro- -could not be bought for any ducers will have to wait for their price today.
foreign trade until the new mark One garage owner nearly broke | finds tw International
value.-- Into tears
an American | United Press,
For the Arst time since the end of the
Germans WHY,
will be able to buy shoes, shlets, sugor, coffes and maybe even elgurottes. ut legal prices.
Real Poverty
un
Firstly, reat priverty "No Marks Please" wogo earners sernuble buck to a point where hard work for hard Quoda which now cost 100 pay will show itself. Secondly, mnurks on the black
market-substitution of gainful employ.
mark.
1
骂
when
such
German Republic "Groundwork"
The
Communist
Berlin, June 19.
controlled "German Peoples Council" of the Russian occupation zone on Saturday publicly proclaimed itself the "qualified representatives of the German peoplo".
It announced
that it
of
under one year passed by mili- sider applications for mercy 4581 tary courts and promised to con- higher sentences-Reuter.
DESTROYERS
TO HELP MEDIATOR
N-
Lake Success, June 19, The United States forny formed the United Nations that it will to help the Palestine mediator,
Recall Of Siamese If Needed
Mr.
Ballyhoo
SINO.
opinion. I would further ndd Sir,-It is obvious that the that no true friend of China cent Bangkok,, June TN.
Health Week which was The
would be likely government will request use of FORCE
to advocate the
conducted by the In dealing with partment at
Medical De- the recall from foreign countries
expense if Pub- ns Mr. Woodhead China, of any Siamese who should face done in his
hasic Funds was merely a piece of the court as a witness or as an in China".
bobic "A Journalist ballyhoo to justify the existence areused in the case of the death
af the Department, <if King. Ananda
Lin may deny that America, by λ Mahidol, Judicious use of the mighty dol-your
complain
appeared in according to Luang Ardprichalar, is playing havec with China's practice of the Sanitary Depart
columns regarding the Chanupakarn, Deputy Director internal affairs, but General of the Public Prosecution for themselves,
facts speak nient in allowing its conservancy Department.
Lin seeks to compare Britain's barges to tie up alongside the sea This statement is interpreted by position with that of China, but tral between the Custodian Wharf
wall supply three destroyersformed sources as an indication | has failed to take into considera-i and the Sincere
along Connaught Road Cen-
Count Folke herundolte, to that the government may ask, tion the fact that any comparison tween 5 p.m. each day und Tom. Company be- supervise The foly Lime for the return
Line Ren
of Na Prkli would futile for the reason the next morning. Phanomyong, who was premier that Britain. has a vast Empire ut the time of the king's and leaders who place love of to the urea shortly after 6 pm. of curiosity, I paid a visit Out mysterious death. and who is country above all else. now reported to be travelling in
yesterday and to my surprise, I Europe for the purpuse of visit-
Lin claims that America saved observed conservancy barge ing the present king, a student defent.
China from inevitable and utterl
S.D.C.J lying alongside the w in Switzerland.
Docs Lin not appreciate
with the canvas awning Luard Ardpeichn said papers cere, there would have been
that if American help was sin completely removed,
no The four compartments of the concerning
the
case will be
Pacifc
War? It
of presented to the Public Pro-American diplomacy, from the
was part barge were practically full of human excreta ond the sight was weeks." The ease, secution within the next three early-days of the China-Incident, host-disgusting. Furthermore, he aided, keep the Chinese and Japanese there was a strong breeze blow- will be handled with "special lighting. After all, It was Chinese ing towards the shore and care."-United Press.
territory which was being ravag
ster.ch was appalling. ed and Chinese people who were
Why do the barges in question being killed not American, tie upeplongside the sen woll at America held the view that the such an early bour and under. Jonger these two yellow races such conditions? Do not the ser- fought each other, the easier vants of the Sanitary Department would be for America to achieve appreciate that night soil provides her nim for the ultimate dominan excellent medium for tha
breeding tion of Asia.
of disease?
nrmistice.
France agreed" to make the .. velle, "Elan," available for similar duty during the ceasefire which is to run until July 9th.
The United States stipulated, that
the destroyers are not a- thorized to employ force of any kind or to stop any ships encoun- WIS | servers regarded this the Rus-
tered. This is to avoid any com- measures slan and German Communist un- groundworkswer to the decisions of the Lot-later-is-interfering with the plaint from Israel that the Unit- of on all Germiny Republig" don Six Nations Conference to Jewish which would seek
Unigration. — United utherants establish a German Government Press.
going chend with
for "laying the
in Western Germany where Western Germany.
the Peoples Council is banned. Qualified Western Allied ob-
Nisei On Treason Jury
Los Angeles, June 19.
Tomoya
They Interpret it to mean that the Russian backed Gor- man Communists' plan to form a Government in Berlin and "demand recognition for it.
"Mandate"
A strike
Battling
Guerillas
Athens, June 19,
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Piltsburg, June 19. Iis proclamation, issued on
called for midnight Saturday, was the first time the tomorrow by 18:500 production Soviet endorsed Peoples Council Workers at nine plants of the
Lin also asserts that America In this connection, I would-rec- had claimed to have a Germany Aluminium Company of Ameri-
The Greek Air Force, it was down and out China.
is Impoverishing berselt to save fer the outhorities concerned wide "mandate."
ea, has been postponed for one, announced tonight, supported somewhat strange, when
the Health Week article which This is It-based its claim on the re-week-after-inte cation by the ground
one appeared-in-the-local-Press-on- troops in a rent
a United Government Conciliation Service; battle referendum, for
daylong takes into consideration the fact May 25, and ask them whether yesterday A Japanese American Hiri Germuny which was conducted Mr. Philip Murry, President of
against that there are thousands of un- they consider that they are doing guerilla forces Susan Suzuku
in the Congress of industrial Organ- ischiefly in the Russian zone. Nuguno
the United
Macedonia, cast The Communists claimed that isations and
Steel among the nine women on the
the who are starving and in dire needing the practice complained of to more than 13 million Germans
Workers,
Grammos Range, where unnounced today.
the of assistance. Why should Ameri. continue. Jury which will try
Reuter. signed their petitions for estab-
kean guerillas have some of their ca be so
about helping Kawakita on-treason charges.lishment of an indivistfile Ger-
main buses.
China-were-it- not-for-the-fact The panel was selected on Fri-man Republie
Weimar
Tonight's Greek General Staff forward to getting substantial re- that the Americans are looking day at the openby: of the triat in Motiel."
communique said which the Government expects to
that in this turns.. spond $500,000 in an attempt
YOUTH STABBED
fighting near the Greek-Albanian
Lin says that America suved border, Greck lasses were prove that the stucky 20-year-old
A Chinese youth was stabbed killed
ning Britain from annihilation. He has American-born
denounced the Western Powers in several places by a gang of six unid 27 wounded, while 62 apparently forgotten the fact that Japanese brutally
for "splitting" Germany through men near No. 31. Cross Street, on field. mistreated Americans when
querilla dead were left on the when the rest of Europe crum- London Conference recom- Saturday morning. The victim, was guard at a fap war prison
blei before the onl mmendations and
conquering Twenty-Avo the camp. The trial will resume on
Western Ho Sin-luen, 21, is in a serious
Inore guerillas Nazis, Britain were killed in Central Macedonia and refused to wilt before the
along stood fr Germany currency reform.-As- Judge.
condition in Queen Mary Hospital, and 24 in the Epirus region. Tuesday before Federal
Baghdad, June 19. William C. Mathes and the United Sociated Press.
No arrests have been made.
It is learned today that talks hortes unremitting onslaughts of Hitler's
have-started-this-week between Undoubtedly, Anericu supplied Britain with certain of
fragt and Brilish representatives the sinews of war, but if it were to conclude a new annual ster- for the wonderful fighting allocate the 1946-49 scarce cur
ling agreement which will spirit of the British people,
on the
The Peoples Council made its a proclamation which
to
claim, in
States attorney, James M. Carter who heads the prosecution said be expects the case 10 last n month.
Susan
Mr. Carter. cccepted Suzuko-Naguno for jury duty when she said she saw no reason why she could not give a fair verdict. The defence
the
HAVE NEW CONCEPTS
JAPANESE HAVE EDUCATION
Tokyo, June 20.
attorney The Japanese Diet has passed a resolution to make sure that everyone in Japan knows that educa- tion no longer is to be restrained by Emperor Moiji's rescript making the State the centre of all learning.
Martie Lavine was about to ex- euse her when Kawakita icaned aver and whispered that she was Acceptable. Miss Naguna who Jived a number of years in Japan was interned in a Jpanese camp on the American West coast carly in the war.—United Press.
GEN. FESTING
In the Peloponnesus, guerillas blew up the railway bridge link ing Tripolis with its port of Myll. -Reuter.
GANGSTER CLEANUP
Tokyo, June 20,
"protection."
not
America would not be on the
NEW ANNUAL STERLING PACT WITH IRAQ
rencies that Britain will provide map today. So, in your valiant Iraq For covering imports from efforts
to defend the Americans, non sterling countries. Lin, play the game and give cre- dit where credit is due.
Chinese
The 1947-48 agreement expires
at the end of June and a new agreement will be concluded.
Annual dollar allocations are
Although the British have Police today listed the "Gorilla, been busy palming off their of Ginze," a former Sumo wrestler goods to the Chinese during the provided by Britain from total among five "bosses" arrested in Inst few decades, they at least sterling debts which she owes a cleanup of the shopping district,ave the Chinese their money's Iraq, Allocations do not include
The police sold that the wrest-
cworth and that is more than can the
dollars
camed by Iraq The resolution said the "uni-no longer valid and to cause the ler, Fujimatsu Hirano, 41, was be said for what the Americans through regular trade exports to versal human principals" of the government to collect all copies booked on suspicion of extortion, suggestion
are doing. There has been no non-aterling countries
though new constitution eliminate of such documents in the pos- "Bosses" in Japan means simply
on my part that these are taken into consideration thoroughly "the error of an
session of Universities" and Idiers who patrol certain arans her
students had when allocations are made to IN NEW YORK education that would put our 'schools,"
and demand money from the een offered a chance of post provide covering for the total The resolution added that the shopkeepers for state and nation at the centre nation must strive to disseminato Associated Press,
graduate studios Washington, June 19.
in the United amount necessary for all annual Kingdom they would be sitting imports from dollar countries. of the universe and proclaim new education concepts "so that The US Army has announced
ilko
Jack Horner little Festing solemnly the concepts of Da- the true dignily of education may That Major General
The total amount. provided, corner,
After all, I doubt whe according to the agreement just former G.O.C. m Flong Kong, mocratio education aimed at be
Shanghal, June 20. One hundred wooden
ther Lin would dare to deny now of the British General Staff, rearing a humanity that stands held and national morals
the shacks assertion that
standarlsAssociated Press.
expiring, was 29,000,000, dollars. who arrives today in New York for truth and peaco,"
may be uplifted."
were destroyed and at least 1,000 of educationre diamined- the old system all chil- will confer with United Statda We fear that some ill advised dren in schools had to memerise man was injured in a spectacular the latter are more inclined to were left homeless and one fre- and conservative than American; Army General Staff Officers in elements may entertain the no- the Melji rescript even if they blaze in the Yangtzepoo section rowdyism as a means to an end. Washington, for a fortnight after tion that these documents still didn't understand it. It defined last night, which iluminated the Lin, who mentions his American The House of Representatives which Ho Wil fly" to Cariada. return their validity and wish to the role of education in the State. whole northern section of Shang-upbringing, gives a
United Press.
make clear the fact that they are1--Associated Press. RIP KIRBY
-Under the
hai-Associated Prese.
BY ALEX RAYMOND
· MAN. OVERBOARD/ IT'S THE KID
in the
glimpse of real character in the first paragraph of his letter wherein he refers to a "thrashing". This is typical of the American way of life
It id significant that although Lin has taken up the cudgels on behalf of Mr. Woodhead na woll as America and the Americans, he has not seen fit to answer any of the very almple questions which I put to Mr. Woodhead,
Lia suggests that I try my pen on, some simple subject, such as "What I should do if I were an American." This is certainly;s. simple subject and could bo covered in a few words, 1:2
were an American which thank God I am not, I should insist that the American people, who
value their own liberty, and Zrqe, dom, should practice, what they preach Instead of marching All over the world”; with a bibla In one hand and a sword in the other,
ŚIMPLE SIMON“,
U.S. ARMY COSTS ··· Washington, June. 12..
today, passed and sent to the Senate a compromise Army ap- propriation bill for $8,707,000,103 for the year starting July 1.
This is about $500,000,000 loss than the Presidential budget esti- mates.--Reuter,
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