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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1948,
British Universities: Report By Committee
London, Dacombar 23. British Universities are overcrowded and understaff. ed, and their overworked teachers get too little
་
pay.
These are the findings of a Committee appointed to report on University development from 1935 to 1947 as part of a Government study of national educational needs.
only academic
standards
which can be measures directly by examination results, but also those imponderable elements which form so valuable a part of University life"
The report sald there is need of academic staff, and emphasised the imperative need for an up- ward revision of salaries,—Asso-
Like most of Britain's other, continued, "the present student current troubles. the short-numbers cannot be maintainect- contings of the Universities are without grave risk of impairing,
пос largely attributed to the war.
They exist, the committee said, despite the fact that University more than doubled incomes have in the 12 years covered by the report.
Most of the money is provided by the Government.
Most popular University Courses since the War Arc W science and technology, the num- ber of students in these aiudles #lmost doubling in two years,
Mold that The Committed erenzed enrollment since the war has in most Universities over- whelmed the existing accom- modation, and the shortage of teaching staff due to the inter- mission of training and recruit- ment during the war will only correct itself gradually.
in-
"Unless additional accommoda- tion can be spoorily provided," It
British Rail Strike Threat
clated Press.
Windfall For East Anglia.
Yarmouth, December 22.
Men, women and children with barrows' preme, sacks and baskets went in hundrede to the beaches near Great Yarmouth today as tens of thousands of oranges floated ashore along ten miles of the coast.
The oranges came from the the 2,100
Norwegian ton freighter Dosphorus which had Jettisoned part of cargo when aground 25 miles away..
hor
The surt was dotted with fruit. The Constguard www. thorities, however, pointed out that the oranges constituted wreckage and that all finds must be reported to, the Re- colver of Wrecks, and they kept guard over scores of in- tact cases which villagers had piled Into a dump... Router.
Policy Change In
Towards Japan
Now York, Decembar 23.
The Now York Harald-Tribune. discussing the change in United States policy toward Japan, said the reasons for the change were not dis- cussed in public,
Prestimably. however, they include:-
( That most of the basic reforms desired in Japan are well under way;
(2) That economie
to be faced if Japan could not
make herself sustaining.
London. December 22. The National Union of Rail-
These reasons are persuasive will consider itself
and there can no be grounds for waymen
abjection to the change in policy free to call a strike within 21 days if the Minister of Labour
recovery provided constant attention
the protection of re fails to take aciton following is neetied to make these reforms given to
forms already earrted cut in the Union's decision tonight to permanent;
Thal Japan will not re-Japan and to reforms now unde notify him that a dispute now exists with the authorities insist Communist propaganda in-way.
deinitely if the country remains "But if the stress on economie charge of the State-owned
poverty-stricken:
recovery led to such result as transport system.
(4) That American subsidy of neglect of the welfare of Japanese The transport authorities have Japan to the extent of hundreds peasants, the consequences could rejected the Union's demand for or milions of dollars per year is be grave and might be of great a weekly wage increase of 12/0 strain on the strength of the advantage to the Communists,
The Minister of Labour, Mr. į United States;
"Until
Japan produces poli- George Tranes, in expected to re- (5) That remonte health in Ural leaders with more honesty for the dispute to arbitration or Japan is needed to promote eco- and with more enthusiasm to an industrial court with power nonic health in regions of Asta democracy that those, in evidence to investigate and report,
with which Japan normally today, almost as much attention Alternatively, he may appoint trades
should be given by the Americans (0) That temporary restricto reform in Japan as to economic tion on some forms of freedom recovery despite the urgency of serious than the need for recovery."-United In Japan the calamities that would have| Press.
a court of enquiry to hear evidence from the Union and the management. The Union hai 500,- 000 members-Reuter.
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CRIPPS' APPEAL TO BRITISH EXPORTERS
London, December 22,
Visible exports for the year are likely to be about 36
t
per cent above the 1938 figure but the dollar problem remains the crux of the whole Euro- paan situation just as it is the contre of Britain's own difficulties.
Sir Stafford Cripps,. Chancellor of the Exchequer,
said this tonight.
impro-
Must Succood
Recovery
Libel Case Succeeds
London, December 22.
A libel action by Dr. Milca Sekulich, who was an exteu- tive of the Serbian Peasant Party in 1941, against the American publishers, Harper mid Hrothers, of New York, has been settled before the High Court heru.
Speaking at the annual din-under the European ner of the Institute of Export Programme and where we do not in London, he called on British arek to collect dollars or gold
concentrate on to pay for that surplus. exporters to selling goods In doilor and
Dr. Sekulich, at present living other hard currency markets.
The dolinr situation,
in London, had complained about Sir Stafford termed this on a passage in senting trade with the Western investment in European recovery Land," by Louis Adamic, assert book "My Native Hemisphere, is much the
ires which we belleved to be of vital ing that he was a Gestapo ugent favourable, he said,
importance. "We cannot "In the first half of this year, our export trade to go un in- suspicion of being a Nazi agent. expect who was arrested in Britain on defelt with those countries creasing at the same rate as it our
illa counsel said Dr. Sekulich 3'ጊዜ
the annual rate of £300 has done over the million. Our visible
past yene was one of the organisers of the exports to
Thats why the target rate for coup the United States, for example. the end of next year is set at the
d'etat, which overthrew are running at little more than only 155 per cent of the 1938 Yugoslavia
pro-Nazi Government 179 and brought the imports from volume, compared with 150 per country into the war one-third of
the side that country.
of the Allies. "We must not delude our.
In July, 1941, urged by re- aciver with over-optimistic sistance leaders, he made his forecasts. What I quite
to inform ap way to Britain parent to all of us is that the Yugoslav Government in exile of next years are going to bring the situation and was received a more Intense competition for in London by King Peter. It was markets though to some extent stated in Court that the parties it may be
be moderated by the had come to terms.
our
"With the Argentine too, we are only paying for two-thirds of our imports by our exports.
ugh that is not wholly
OUT
Other countries with hard cur- rencies creating a physical drain on British reserves were Bol- gium and Switzerland. "It is ur- gent that we should increase our cales in those markels or PLC we shall have to do without some of the goods that we are at pre- sent importing from them.
Falling Back
cent at the end of this year,
world
the
shortage of dollars. "Our success.
The publishers had no reasons and we mist to believe that the allegations succeed, must depend upon wte were true and had given an u other factors. competitive prices qualified apology to Dr. Sekullen, and competitive selling power." who would be paid costs and -Reuter,
Rice
damages.Router
"In some салев. wa aro actually falling back. in Switzerland since last January our sales have fallen from an annual rate of 25 million 10 no more than £20 million, and that is most serious aspecially for those who want to take their holdiday in Switzerland." There were
other
countries The supplying Britain with raw materials where exports should be Increased as a matter of long- term polley, Egypt for colton. for example.
"While we are running a de. flelency with
The United Nations Food and{ a number of hard
A total of 1,875,300 metrle tons currency countries, we are run
Agriculture Organisation says of rice Was recommended on ning a surplus with other areas." Shipments will be only slightly Thursday by the FAQ's Interna-
This applied Marshall Ald
to many of the larger than during the first six Emergency Food Commit-
where months of this year when 'sup- countries surplus wDS part of the plies met only about half of price of fulfilling our obligations | stufed requirements.
Supply Not
Up To Demand
Washington, December 23. world supply of rice available for export during the first half of 1949 will fall far short of da- mands by Asiatic countries and other major
the
POP
THEY'VE SETTLED
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THE DUEL COLONEL~-
PISTOLS
MANDRAKE THE MAGICIANTM
DAVE'S RIGHT BEHIND
FOG
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WE'LL LOSE HIM
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I'VE GOT TO KNOW WHERE MERMA LIVES -- UNDER THE 'SEA OR ON TOP OF IT!
RIP KIRBY
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consumers.
XXX marks the spot
BUT WITH A BEAR DRINKING CONTEST!
tee.
This is about 75,000 tons more than the amount allocated for the first half of 1948 and repre- sents about 45 per cent of the amount of rice which was im- ported by claimant countries in comparable period before the War.
Unsettled conditions, com- bined with bad weather, in some of the great rice produc. ING and consuming countries have retarded the comeback of rice production,
Although overall production s near that of before the war, FAO saki, the demand resulting from growing population and from ef- forts to raise dilet levels har limited the amount of rice avoll- able for
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