THE „CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY,-AUGUST ‚„5, 1948..
GOVERNMENT FILES SUIT AGAINST DECCA COMPANY
DISTRIBUTION OF RECORDS
Washington, August 3,
The Attorney General, Tom Clark, announced to- day the filing of a civil anti-trust action against both American and British makers of Dacca gramophone records.
The action, Aled in the Federal
The Assistant Attorney General, District Court, New York City, Hubert Bergson, states, "For was directed against Decca Re-many years the export of Ameri- cords Incorporated (American can records in Europe, South Decca) and Decen Records Com-America.
and other important pany Limited (British Deeen). markets u whleh there IN "
great demand for American res cords has been seriously trained.
res-
Clark's announcement said that Electric and Musical Industries Limiter, another British corpora- tion, was named as
nn alleged co-conspirator hul not as a defen- dant in the action.
Clurk said that the action
"British companies also have been excluded from selling their records in the United States ex- cept under conditions designed to prevent their from charged the two defendant com-with the American company. panies with “engaging Int spiracy unti cortel agreements "This restraining the sale and distribu-move
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competing
More Meat For Britain
Canberra, August 3.
Though meat rationing has ended, the Commonwealth Government believes it can keep up-and oven Increase prosent mea! exports to Britain.
Prime Minister Joseph Chiney and that a full study of mest production bad shown
M very satisfactory position. The season had been excellent, with abundant winter food And Increased lambing estimated at 10,000,- 000 above the average Jambi ing yield-United Prom
PRINCES BARRED
Operation Platypus
CHINA WAR
REDS INCREASING IN CONFIDENCE "Chinese Communist plans may indicate increasing
New York, August 3..
Red strength and confidence,” Herald-Tribune' today.
T
The paper wor eammenting on Tokyo, August 4. reports find the Chinese Govern- American attack bombers ment and Communist armies nre. participating in combined preparing new najor, engage- manoeuvres "severely damag-ments. ed" the British air base at Shikoku after cluding Mustang defending planes with a sweep at 100-foot level, the BCON News reported.
The American planes British
shows adherence, to the pattern "The pinn of the Government
of strategy that has not been successful so fim," the puner
•
saya.
Joined
The editorial said the Govern
toys
the
SIAMESE RICE FOR CHINA
Shanghai. August 4.
ECA food shipments to Chino topped the 58,000-ton mark with the arrival yester-
and New Zealand air groups in a mock battle styled ment always defends major cities
and
communicatens while
the day Communists avoid major engage- ments where possible.
"Operation
which Platypus" opened on Sunday for A three- day period.
afternoon of about 9,000 tong tons of rice from Bangkok, according to an official an-
BCON said the umpires ruled
It continued that if the Cons-nouncement by ECA. munista actually
Two other shipments of rice, that the 12
try to take American
attack Tainan "there will be renson to totalling 4,100 tour, are en route bombers effectively Tokyo, August 4.
strated the suppose their strength in Shan-
10 Shanghai, Prince. Chichibu
eld
although Mustonen
warned
med tung has been growing rapidly."
A total and
has of US$20,000,000 Prince by radar were waiting upstairs case is intended to re- Takamatsu, second and third
thus far been scheduled by ECA restraini
at 4,000 feet. OA trade und younger
The unexpericil brothers of Emperor low level of the American attack
The clitorist aid: "K the endges in Washington to 1lon of commercial gramophone comunerce in records in order to Hirohito, will be made to resign
Government bud enthusinsile
cover rice and flour shipments to records in violation of anti-trust permit the American defendant as patrons of various organisa- British claimed two downed on
prevented interception but the support among China's farmers, China during the period from Jaws,"
o compete in foreign markets tions, in accordance with an im-
this siretegy of the Reds would Apri 10 September. and at the same time open the perial ordinance barring former
the getaway.Associated Press, fail but the fact is, unfortunately,
Rice The Department of Justice said domestic market so as to provide military officers from outstarling
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is being that the Government's complaint the American purchaser with a public posts.
mirers of Nanking. Until alleged that
the bought from stocks allgeated to American Decen--wider selection of records
Government shows real concern China by former
the International one of the largest makers records in the United Stater-bad | Prese. conspired to divide world mar- kota with British Decca and Electric and Musical Industries Limited,
Export Restrained
Both princes
of competitive prices." Associated officers in
the
The intter Jure two largest foreign producers of such records,
American Decca was former ly affiliated with British Decca by stock ownership, But this relationship ended about 1943, the complaint stated,
US. AND CHINA TO SIGN
Nanking, August 4.
were
the Japanese Army
and Navy.-Reuter.
TOBACCO FAMINE IN BRITAIN
Landan, August...3...
Favourite topic of conversation in Britain now, men- tioned more often than the Olympic Games and the weather, is a cigarette famine.
bave
There
been other and the Empire, but not enough famine periods in recent years, to satisfy the popular demand. but this one pinches.
Supplies in the chops ure down There are ens explanations, as much as 18 per cent. One widely accepted is that the The famine, as believed In Labour Governorat with its trade and Goverment circles, in
controls many
deliberately going to become the normal state causing the nation to taper off of affairs.-Associated Press. smoking. Another -Impression is
that distribution of cigarette and tobarco supplies has been knock-
The United States and Chinaet out of gear by extensive shifts will sign
an agreement 01) 20 population during holiday rural reconstruction under the travel."
Economic Cooperation Adminis- tration Aid to China programine here tomorrow.
Ambassador Dr. J. Leighton Stuart will sigu for the United States, and the Foreign Minister. Dr. Wang Shih-chich, on kehäff of China.
Mr. Roger D. Lapham, ECA
Popular
brands of cigarettes are hard to the. Strange brands with a strange tude are appear- The only thing 98 the stops, usual about them is the price, J/0d for 20.
Import statistics indicate
why there must be a cigarette shortage.
In the first six months of 1947
China Mission Chief, is plug Britain imported 84,500 tons of 10 arrive in Nanking for tobacco. The figure for the first signing. He will Oy from Pel- ping via Tsingtao.-Reuter-AAP. six months this year
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