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GOVERNMENT RATIONS
HOLDERS OF GOVERNMENT RATION CARDS
Registered with
The Dairy Form, Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd.
are hereby advised that the.
JUNE DISTRIBUTION
will be available for collection from WEDNESDAY, 1st JUNE, 1949
BUTTER (fresh) at $2.40 per lb.
1 (one) b. for each person in family as per number register- ed on Ration Card.
THE DAIRY FARM, ICE & COLD STORAGE CO., LTD.
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.,
BUTTER RATION DISTRIBUTION Government Butter Ration will be distributed on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, June 1st to 3rd inclusivo.
Allocation: One Pound to cach person in family as shewn
on Ration Card.
Prices:
Ancher Brand
(New Zealand)
Rivermende Brand
$2.60 per lb.
$2.40 pre lb.
(Australian)
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.,
(FOOD Dept.)
Nathan Road Kowloon
Telephone House, H. K.
Prince Edward Rond, Kowloon
Tel 28151 599ZZ 58834
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS Whitsun Race Meeting, SATURDAY, 4th and MONDAY, 6th JUNE 1949.
On the First Day. Saturday, 4th June, the First Bell will be rung at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at 2.00 p..m; on the Second Day, Monday 6th June, the First Bell will be fung at 11.30 a.m, and the first race will be run at 12 noon. The Tiffin Interval will be after the fourth race (1.30 p.m.).
Through Numbers (22 Races-544.00) may be obtained at the Office of the Treasurers, 1st Floor, Telephone House, also tickets for the Special Cash Sweep on, the last race of the second day. Tickets in the Special Cash Sweep on the last race of the second day may be purchased also at the Club's Branchi Office, No. 382, Nathan Road, Kowloon.
MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE.
Members and guests are reminded that they and their Indies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED ihrougout the Meeting.
NO ONE WITHOUT A BADGE WILL BE ADMITTED TO THE MEMBERS' ENCLOSURE.
Badges admitting non-members to the Members' Enclosure and Club Rooms at $10 each day including tax are obtainable through the Secretary on the written or personal introduction of the Member, such hember, to be responsible for all chits etc..
Badges admitting to Members Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the, RACE COURSE,
The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 11 am. the First Day and at 9.39 a.m. on the Second Day. The Secretary's office will close at 11.45 am. the First Day and at 10 am, on the Second Day. Both Offices at Ist floor, Telephone House.
A limited number of tiffins will be obtainable at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tel. 27818).
NO CHILDREN WILL BE_ADMITTED TO- THE CLUB'S PREMISES DURING THE MEETING.
PUBLIC ENCLOSURE,
The price of admission to the Pubile Enclosure is 2 Including tax for all persons including Indies, and is payable at the Gate.
Bookmakers, Tia Twa men, ots, will not be permitted to aporate within the precincts of The Hong Kong Jockey Club during the Race Meeting.
Refreshments will be obtainabia in the Restaurant in the Publio Enclosure.
SERVANTS' FAS8ES..
·Barrante” passen will be issued to Private Box holders ONLY, who are requested to distribute them with discrimina- sion and to endorse their names on the passes. Holders of much passes are not permitted in the Members Enclosure axcept for parsing through on their duties and must remain in their employers' slands.
BY ORDER.
D. L. Prophet..
Acts. Secretary.
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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MAY 31, 1949,
COMMUNIST CONGRESS Premiers In
OPENS IN BERLIN
Borlin, May 29. The Red flag of the Soviet Union and the green, red.
and gold tonnor of the Weimar Republic flow in the flower-bedecked Borlin State Opera House today as 1,500 delegates mot for the two- day session of the Communist-sponsorod Gor- man People's Congress,
Soviet officials looked down from a reserved box on the delegates, who include 200 chosen from among the "democratic groups" in Western Germany, where the Congress is banned.
German Rations For Foreigners
Foreign
Berlin, May 20. businessmen
and
and
accom-
The Eastern 'German delegates were elected by ballot two weeks ago, when voters had the option| of voting "Yes" or "No" ringle list of candidates,
to
The veteran Communist leader, Herr Wilhelm Pieck, co-Chairman'
Germany Meet
Frankfurt, May 29. The
four American холо German Premiers hurriedly convened # Koenigstein near here today" to hear report on the Paris Foreign Minia- ters' Conference by the Am- orican Military Governor, General Gourgo Mays.
Derlin's Western Mayor. Professor Ernst Router and the President of the Bizons Economio Council, Dr. Erich Kochlar, also attended conference-Reuter, -
the
Czechs To Catch 'Em Young
to
be
RUSSIANS EXPECTED AGAIN TO REPLY "NO" Western Proposal On German Unity
say
Paris, May 30. American sourcos predict that Russia will "no" to Western proposals for unification of Gor- many under the Bonn Wast Garman constitu- tion. These sources say the best that can be hoped for from the current Foreign Ministers' talks is a renewal of East-West German trade and a practical operating ogreement on Berlin. Russian sources said that the Soviet Foreign Minis- tor, Andrei Vishinsky, is in contact with Mos- cow by telephone and telegraph. M. Vishinsky is expected to deliver his answer to Western proposals on Monday when the big four Foreign Ministers start the second wook of the current session.
- have a definite idea of what chances there are of ■ imitad settlement DM Germany whether the conference break up in deadlook like the previous ones.
RAILWAY STRIKE STALEMATE
Berlin, May 20.
West Berlin's rallway strike settled down into its second week today in complete stale- mate, with no sign of a settle- ment and with rail trafic on the Helmstedt-Berlin 'Une at a standstill.
Meanwhile, Anglo-American air- lift planes dropped into Ber- lin's three airports in perfect weather at the rate of two every three minutes, bringing in today a total of 0,370 metric tons. Goods lorries streamed down the Autobahn at the same time, with loads of food and industrial pro- ducts from Western Germany.
No trains have arrived in Ber- since last Thursday and Ameri can railway officials still have no will news of 34 trains of coal and food stranded on the single track rail- way, many of them perishable goods.
The striking Independent. Rall-
carrying
of the Socialist Unity Party, told the delegates that they are the
Prague, May 29. only legal representatives of the
Attendance at Czechoslova- German people.
attacked the Western powers' kian kindergartens is members of foreign missions in Paris proposals for a new organi- made compulsory so that the the American zone of Germany sation in Germany, describing education of children of all will get only German ratlons them as contemptuous and intend- classes for Communism may
Germon from July 1, American headed to undermine
selfstart in their earliest years, respect,
the Education Minister, Mr. quarters announced today.
Russian sources stress that M. From that day they will have
On his
recommendations, the Zdenek Nejedly, told the Ninth Vishinsky in his first reaction to to rely on German sources for Assembly decided to send a deler Communist Party Conference the Western plan said it is litte
gation to the Foreign Ministers' their food, peiral
sulted as a basis for agreement, modation. a2 present supplied Conference in Paris to make the here.
declaro that he means In a speech published last night They On Germany's German opinion through the American Army.
he sold: "The aim is to root sxactly what he said. If M. An official American statement
future quite clear. explains that the Western Ger Herr Max Relmann, West Ger-out remnants of bourgeoisie and Vishinsky had disiliced the pro-
basis for
for disetation The official Berlin newspaper many economy has recovered muf-mon Communiet leader who was Pharisce morality and create a posals as a
nia 50.
of the Communist-dominated Way Union, which is blamed by fietently to allow such agencies reported earlier this week to have really, new, a really Communist he would have
Western therefore, Socialist Unity Party, the "Neues the Soviet rail authorities for the trame hold-up, maintained its and persons to be accommodated disappeared from Frankfurt, was man
Part of the plan for education while furgely convinced that the Deutschland", described the Bri- refusal to accept the 60 per cent without undue strain.
this afternoon in Derendorf Pri-
(Mr. payment in West marks offered son, Duesseldorf. German police has been a purge of the teaching Russians will reiect the proposal, Ernest Bevin's) counter-proposal by the Soviet zono rail chief. Herr are hopeful that the suggestions profesion, he said. moming arrested him this
Indication-ofn Paris yesterday for a re- Will Kreikmeyer. Paderborn, in the British Zone.
will bring some
of Germany organisation how for the Russians are willing: He should have been address ing the People's Congress here.
to go in order to reach an agree-sheer-and worse than that, where loud boning and cries of
American sources "Shame" greeted the announce
ment,
sDy how-
The newspaper said that the ment that he had been arrested
ever, that the positions taken go three Western Powers want to on British ordera.
West oner extend the far by the East and
Constitution compromise and the Occupation little possibility of
Statute to in an overall settlement.
Eastern Germany and thus give The critical turning point of themselves the
opportunity conference has the
not been drawing
the whole German reached, however. This may people into the Atlantic Puct and come about on Thursday when the third world war-without the Foreign Ministers turn to the the Germans having any right 10 Berlin question.
say a word against it.
Accredited press, radio And newsreel correspondents of the four occupying Powers wit not since be affected by the order, they fulfil an essential function of the occupation, the announce. ment stated.
The new regulation will apply only to the American zone, and
not to the American sector of Burlin where present conditions do not warrant any change, the announcement sold.-Reuter.
BRITISH NOTE ON BERLIN
Berlin, May 29.
British Bon
nt
The Information Minister, Mr. Vaclav Kopocky, told the con- ference that Mr. Nejedly's de partment is purging and rewrit- ng Czechoslovak history from the Marxist point of view.
"The department is to lay its hands on the riches of the cloistes libraries and even on the artistic, Herr Pleck told the delegates historical and cultural treasures that the Military Government of the former gentry to sel up had refused Herr Relmann per-a unified system of libraries," he mission to leave the British said--Reuter. Zone. He should have been among the 200 West German delegates.
It had been expected that Herr Reimann's speech would be rend for him at the Congress, but Herr
MORRISON HEAD IN MANILA
Manila, May 20. The British Military Com-Pleck announced that his spooch Mr. Harry W. Morrison, Presi- mandan! in Berlin, Major would not be read unless the cir-dent of the world-famed en General G. K. Bourne, today cumstances of his arrest should gineering and construction firm, wrote to Herr Willi Kreik- moke it desirable,
Morrison Knudson Company Inc., this The Congress
afternoon who arrived during the week-end meyer, head of the Soviet
decided to send by air from Calcutta, is here to Zone Railways, which operate unanimously dee British Military aspect the activities of his firm
telegram to Government asking for Herr Rel-at the Manila international airport mann's immediate release.
and other Company interests.
in the Western sectors of Ber-
lin, that it is his duty to settle the grievances of the 13,000 striking railwaymen in the Western sectors at the earliest possible moment.
A statement from the British Accompanied by his wife, Mr. Military Government headquar-Morrison intends to remain in ters in Berlin this evening said: Manila until the end of this month. "On February 1949, Herr Rel-The Morrisons are on a world tour
1+ The General rejected the accu-
monn was given a sentence of by sea and ale.--Reuter. sations made by Herr Kreikmeyer three months' imprisonment by n in a letter that he had used Ger- Duesseldorf for an offence under Control Commission court in man police to support the strikers. Ducs
Section He said that many of the strike- Ordinance
sentence breakers which Herr Kreikmeyer February, 12 this
and Herr Relmann had sent to the Western sectors suspended
from released
prison to take over the operation of the
that he could not be identified es in order railway
should be enabled to complete his duties as genuine railway workers,
was
5.
O1
WIS
"I am satisfed that the rail- a delegate to the Parliamentary ways of Berlin cannot be efficient Counell. These duties now hav-
the
ly run by strike-breakers, not ing been completed he has been The only because of
technical returned to prison to complete his difficulties involved, but also be-, sentence."--Reuter. cause of the solidarity of workers where injustice is con- PI CONSULATE cerned."-Reuter,
FORECAST FOR COMMODITIES
New York, May 30, Many commodity prices which downward have not yet turned from their post-war peaks will 500n start sharp declines, editor of the 1949 Commodity
Year Book said.
IN NEW DELHI
Is
Ish Foreign Minister's
menace,
15
Bonn
as u
#
of
the
view
A common
among Western
observers is that the only solution to the stalemate Fles with the Foreign Ministore In Parle. Should a single cur- rency
for Germany be intra- duced the Question of Eart mark or West mark would dis- appear.
A spokesman for the strikers said that if their demands, which also include recognition of their union by the East German Econo-
mic Administration, are met, they
can have all the trains in Western
Berlin running normally again in
24 hours-Reuter.
SOVIET · MEDICAL ACHIEVEMENTS
Here the basis of a settlement
the desire
This is evident from Article 24 of the West to reach a permanent settlement of of the Bonn Constitution which the tangled transport and cur- allows the Confederation to limit rency situation, and the desire its sovereignty in the interest of of Russian for a renewal of East- a wider European organisation, West German trade.
the Neues Deutschland" said.
obvious that of 'counter-proposal the three By Wook-End
Western
For considered by any Ministers can-
Moscow, May 29. not even be
The creation The West hopes that in return responsible German of whatever
of an artificial for this trade Russia will
bo party.
whatever profession, meane
oesophagus (eullet) by surgical was described during the willing to make a settlement on whatever zone," it added,
reports the annual Conference Berlin.
"This proposal offers no unity,
of the Sklifassovsky Scientifle Re- By the end of the week the only a deliberate subjection to Western delegations
to the aims of better
search Institute in Moscow, the exploitation Soviet nows
agency, Tass, an- today and more
blood-letting nounced. tomorrow."
The reports, dealing with the achievements of the Institute, also described operations for removing tumours from the oesophagus and The French Foreign Minister, the atomach, now methods of treat- M. Robert Schuman, who cameing fractures of the thigh, reducing to Strasbour, today from the by vonixthe time needed for Foreign Ministora Conference recovery; and new skin trans- In Paris sald that he hopes the planting methods for severe cases four-power talks will prove tal of, burn.-Reuter. bo a milestone on the road to peace.
hope
Electoral Law For Trizonia Approved
Frankfurt, May 29. three Western Military Governors have finally
minor modifications, approved, with
the electoral law for West Germany, drawn up by the Bonn Constituent Assembly.
Informing the
Schuman Cheerful
the consul at Portland, Oregon, will issue Implementing election andsembly on this issue and that it Germany was doseri
These include some metel pro ducts and fullding materials. Associated Press.
German
is
COMING TO THE
ROXY
THEATRE
as a fragmentary pro- DOCTORS BAFFLED!
SCIENCE AMAZED! -PEOPLE AGHAST!
by The Governors also reiterated Germany it
Addressing the Annual Con- gress of the Popular Itepublican Party, M. Schuman said that It 11 West Ger- were asked not to attempt to is too early to speak with any Manila, May 30.
man Premiers of their approval, make any changes in the main certainty, but he hopes the talks It is officially announced that the Allied Military Governors structure of the law as passed will, in any
to the case, lead abandoning of the cold war, Philippine Consulate is to he said that they hope a majority of by the Assembly,
will approve and This means that there wil ba The Soviet proposal for
#re- established shortly at New Delhi, the Premiers India.
authorise the
the modifications, fix the no need to reconvene the As-turn to quadripartite control of date for Mr. Meyhardo Farol, Philippine
by M. for the
regulations in will now probably dissolve lisalf. Schuman as a head the New Delhi Consulate. The their respective states.
The thief change requested by posal and a bad modus vivendi. The Governors declared their the Portland Consulate is being cloned
Military Governors 13 "I hope we shall not have to and Mr. Farol is expected to re willingness to receive and ex- that
executive functions withdraw to so defectivo a posi- turn to Manila shortly-United amine counter-proposals.
connected with the election tion." he added. Press.
The West
"France 'wants a solution for Premiers should be carried out by the
Premiers and not by the Assunt-Germany for its own sake and
not against
US, anybody. For not a pawn, their decision that Berlin repre- must not
50 considered sentatives should have no voting potential accomplice in a future rights in the Federal Parliament conflict. We do not want anybody and that their number should not to use Germany against Russia." exceed eight
M. Schuman then made a re- Finally, the Governors reference to the developments after quented that no candidate the War of 1914-18. "Certain should stand for Federal stee-people talk of Rapallo,” he said. tion sutelde the State in which (The Treaty of Rapallo, signed he lives and none in more than on April 16, 1022, between Ger- one constituency.
Fussin, cancelled Objections may be raised to mutual claims to reparations and this Inst point as many German provided most-favoured nation leaders have close political ties in treatment in trade dealings). Areas remote from their home and "I can re-assure them. several parties are anxious to Soviet proposal cannot form a choose Berlin' political leaders as useful backstage to anything like candidates States-Reuter.
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