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& Kobe
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...Bangkok
.3 p.m. 11th Jane
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Midnight
12th June.
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19th June
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17th Jung
do do
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PRICES
London, June 9.
For the second time in а month, the Ministry of Supply today cut its selling prices of copper, lead and zinc. The cuts were made after sharp falls in the metal prices in the United States and elsewhere,
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 11,-1940.
HOFFMAN DEFENDS AID FOR BRITAIN
Washington, June-10.
The Economic Co-operation Administration chief, Paul Hoffman, engaged in a hot orgument to- day with a member of the Sonate Appropria- tions Committoo.
The Senator contended that American aid is bolster- ing Socialism in Britain and other European countries.
'
♫
The Committee has given But they followed at a respect-cold reception so far to Mr. Hoff- ful distance, and still leaves man's plea for the Senate not to manufacturers handicapped by reduce further the figure which the much higher metal prices was approved by the House of than their American competitors Representatives. have to pay.
·
1 The House bill will give the reduced ECA US$3,568,470,000 for the next fiscal year with authority to use half and the funds In 10 months
President Truman
Today the Ministry the price of copper to £117-10-0 ton, lead to £82 and zinc to £78. The previous prices were, respectively, £130, £95 and
£83,
Before the reductions on May 14, they were £140, £186 and
101.
In less than four weeks, prices have thus been eut by between £22.10.0 and 24 a lon. Cur- rent prices in New York are only $370 ton for copper, $208 ton for lead, and $224 for
zinc.
About £5 a ton of the British prices represents delivery charges, but this still leaves the reduced prices for above the American levels.
that
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British traders complain hulk forward buying given advantage over competitors only In rising sellers markets, when the advantage is useless because anything can be sold; and that it Incang uncompetitively higher prices in buyers' markets, when the disadvantage is serious,
They argue that the best
if
should request it.
Senator Homer, Ferguson, Re- pubilean, Michigan, argued: ""The minute you give aid to Britain you are alding Socialism's pro- gress."
not think so."
Mr. Hoffman reforted: "I do
The argument developed into a technical debate on economies involving Britain's use of coun- terpart funds which are part of the ECA programme.
(For each American dollar of ald the participating ECA па- tions put up a matching sum in Uheir own currency in a separate account. These are called coun- terpart funds).
Mr. Hoffman argued that it US$1,000,000,000 worth of coun- terpart funds are used by Bri- tain to retire the public debt, then the only real benefit to the Government is a saving in
interest.
He said that this would be so small as to have no effect
Socialism one way or another. the
solution would ng for Ministry to cut its loss on ite stocks, and re-open the London Metal Exchange.
ho
Rangoon's Air Force
In Action
Rangoon, June 9.
Three hundred Karen Insur- gents are reported to have been killed when Government planes
Mark bombed and strafed the Della
Upsets Mark British Golf
district of Maubin, 40 miles South West of Rangoon during meeting of about 1,500 Karens, the Burma Army
Tournament Radio claimed tonight.
Leeds, June 9.
A day of shocks, some ad- ministered by Argentina and Belgian golfers, marked the first two rounds of the York- shire Evening Post £1,950 professional O tournament today on the Moortown course here.
Sixty-four Invited players - Can the season's first match play, tain's Ryder Cup selectors plenty which was expected to give Bri
of data. They may have to revise their opinions after some of hap penings,
13
With 10 players left in there are two of the four Argentina
Belgian and players, one Britons, some of whon: have not been considered for international recognition.
The Karen President, Saw (Ba U Gyi, was reported yesterday to be in the Maubin district conter- ring with the Red Flag Commu- nist leader Thakin Soo, It was not clear, however, whether ho was at the bombed meeting.
In the Pyapon district, South of Mauble, 40 rebels were killed and several wounded in dawn-tn- dusic ballo in which there was one Government casualty, the Radio saltt
Minor cinghes are reported In the Mandalay area where Govern- ment forces are mopping up rebel pockets-Reuter.
POST OFFICE
MAIL NOTICE Outward Mails
Even Fred Daly, British match play champion for the pust tw
AIR MAIL TO UNITED KINGDOM years, was beaten on the last
It is hereby notified that' commenting green, while Charles Ward, win- feum Monday, June 6, 1949 and until ner of last week's Worthing further notice, the outward Alxmall be tournament was defeated in a United Kingdom wil be closed on Mon- second round game by Flory Vanay and Thursday: CPO Kowicon 4.30 D.M., and OPO Hong Kong & 9.20, [Rav Donck, the Belgian, by seven and
sintered mall half Ab hour kerler). aix.
(Holidays excepted),
AIR MAIL TO BINGAPOREB Commencing from Monday, June 0, 1949 and mutil further natire, the outward
Totlu wa
Mondays and Thursdays aro Hong Kong (Reg.) 4.30 p.,
.(Ord.) 5 p.m.
Among the day's principal - sults were the following:
FIRST ROUND It would be no problem,
E. Blas (Argentina) beat Ar- Afmall to Singapore will be closed as said, to get Britain to agree not thur Lees by three and one. Algy to use counterpart funds for one Matthews beat Max Faulkner by year,
He explaited that this three and two. Arthur Lacey beat The Ministry is known to have would only mean that the funds Bill Cox by three and two. A de been studying this, but the ques-could not be used to put down Vicenza (Argentina) beat S.S. tion has political as well as fog-inflationary pressures.
Fleid by eight and six R. Rossi eign exchange and trading as- But Senator Ferguson
and (Argentina) beat R.W. Horne by
JAIK peets-Reuter.
Senator Allen J. Ellender, De four and three. A. Cerda (Argen- mocrat, Louisiana, insisted that tina) beat H.B. Rhodes by three anything done for Britain helps and one. J. Knipe beat Alfred the Labour Government In lis Perry at the 18th hole and Alfred nationalisation programme-As-Padgham beat P. Viola (Uruguay) sociated Press.
MM SHIP IN HK
The ss. Sainte Mere Eglise, of the Compagnie des Messageries Maritimes, is in port on her Arst! call at Hong Kong. She is under the command of Mr. Charbonneau
She arrived here
Eth on May from Europe bringing 2,000 tons of cargo, mainly window glass and steel, and is due to sail on May 14 for North Adrien, Marseilles and Atlantic ports,
A Liberty ship, the Sainte Mere Egline is named after a village in Normandy where Revere fighing look place in 1944.
RADIO
This
Radlo Hong Kong broadcasting on a frequency of 845 kilocycles per second and on 9.52 megacycles per second in the 31 metre band.
H.K.T.
1
12.30 p.m.-Daily Programe Bummary 12.43 p.m-Landon Studio Melodian [DBCTS) Peter Yorke and
Concert Orchestra wh Varula Green and
Stere CommAJ,
1.00 p.m.--Pino Dusti.
1.15 p.m.-News, Weather Report and
Announcements.
1.20 p.m.--Interlude.
1.80 p.m.-Marck Weber and Ella 'Or
ebetra.
2,00 p.m.-Close Down.
$.00 pm Programme Bummary, : $.01 p.m.Unit Requestas Finda Cater Catlin B.II.Q. Bignals, RA.F. Kaltak. (Studio)
7.00 p.m.-Popular Orchestra)
1.50 pm*Weather Mixtore"
GUERILLA CLAIM
by three and two.
SECOND ROUND F. Jowle beat Fred Daly by one hole. Anssi beat Norman Sutton by one hole. Sam King beat Ar- thur Clerk (USA) by six and five. Prague, June 9.
Vicenzo beat N. Rowell by six "Free Greek" radio said today and five. Jimmy Adams beat that guerilla forces have driven Rossi by tour and three. S. Scott the last Greek Government unit beat Cerda by three and two, from the Graminos Mountain Flory Van Donck (Belgium) beat area, the Yugoslav Tanjug news Charles Ward by seven and six.
FILIPINO NET
ACE ADVANCES
agency reported from Athens. J. Knipe beat Padgham by two
The despatch said that a com-und one-Reuter. unique from the "supreme com- mand of the democratic ariny" announced that operations which started two months ago in Gram- mos ended yesterday with anal liberation" of that region. The F. Ampon, (The Philippines). communique sald the entire Gram-| reached the Remi-final of the mos area is now in rebel nands Men's singles in the West of Eng and that the Greek nationalist land lawn tennis championships
from today. units have been "evicted" their last strongholds-United Press.
Bristol, June 9.
In the third round he beat M. Coen (Egypt) 6-4, 6-2.-Reuter,
Cheese Declared Surplus By U.S.
London, June 9.
CPO Komivan; (Reg.) 4 p.m., (Ord.) 4.30
Bandero
GPO Hong Kong: (Reg.) B_pum. (Batur-
day), (Ord.) 10.m. (Bandmy), cro Kowloon (feg.) 4.80 p.m. (Satur day), (Ord.) 10 w.m. (Bunday), (Hobday expl
It is hereby notified that mail to Bhang- bat and North China cannot be accapied until further notice.
Unless otherwias
Registered Articles and. Parcal Posta zione da minutag air than the ordinary mail. If maile
elose before. 10 sm. Begistered and Parcel Fort close at 5 plan, on the pre- vious day.
Malie are alosed at Kowloon Central Post Offfee half an hour earlier than the GPO sing time.
SATURDAY, JUNE 11
Closing Times by Air Canton, (Kowlean CPO) 2.30 am, 10.20 a.m., 12.30 p.m., 2.30 p.m.: (GPO) 7 ... 10 .m., Nou, 2 p.m. Alrmell for Smalow and Amor, (Reg.)
8.30 ... (ed.) a.. Almail for Manila, (Rez.) Noon, (Ord.)
13.80 m.
Altmeli
for Chunk Stum: Airmali for Beulaw and Amoy, (Max.) (8 pm. (Ord.) 8.30 p.m.
Atmail for Holhuw; Airmail for Tulpeh;
Airmal for Kunming and Calcutta) Alemall for Kwellin, (Neg) 3 p.om, (Ord.) 3.30 p.m.
Almall for Bangkok, (Reg.) 4.39 pm..
(Ord. p.m.
Airmell for siphong and Hanol, (Reg.)
4.30 p.m., (Ord. p.
Closing Timen by Ben Farmora via Kertups, 5 jom, Hoihaw and Pakhol' via Hofhow, 15 a.m. Bwalow, 1 p.m.
Bangkok, 1 p.m.
Honolulu, USA, Canada, Central and South America via Ban Prancised (No Parcels for Canada), (Par., Reg. and Ont.) G`p.m.
Braite. Ceylon, Madagascar, Bomber,
Egypt, Marseilles, and United King Jom via London, (Par., Her, and Ord. p.m.
Britain will have to use her own limited dollar resour-Mu, Bouth Africa via Durben and
cos instead of Marshall aid to pay for 50 million pounds of Canadian cheese.
This is because of the United BelStates' decision to declare cheese
A
Varity Programme from Scotland (BACTS).
8.00 pm Workl News and New
Analysis, (Londor Relay)
ja surplus commodity, British off- cials connected with Marshall ald stated today.
Once any tommodity is de. clared a surplus in the United
2.16 p. Baturday Round-up." States, Marshall aid dollars can
(Studio)
9.80p.Adventures of P.0, 40. A Comedy Thriller by Alan Slanks. Port 7. (BBCTS)
9.00 pmPrum the
In a dollar-saving move at
Mombasa. p.m.
SUNDAY, JUNE 11 Closing Time by - Al
· Airmail for "Bangkok, Singapore. Batavia, Colorabo, Bydney and Auckland, (Reg-) 6 pm. 11/6, (Del.) 10 am. 12/6. the end of last year, Britain | Almall for almon and Paris, (B) out her bulic food contracts 6 pm: 11/0, (Ont.) 10 a.m. 12/0.
Closing Timer by fica with Canada to
wheat, meatamise, &.. bacon and chocse. OP
theson 9.7.
· only meat and bacon remain swatow, 10 am. allgible for Marshait aldı
no longer be used to buy it from British officials said today that uny
they are just about, managing to other
country. This menria
Britain's divert Marshall dollars fron that Editoriata chinese contract with Canada fol-Canadian wheat to other goods, lows the Anglo-Canadian wheat but this means buying some 1.10 p.m.-"At the Opera." "A. Villag" | contract into Ineligibility for goods which
would not and #uletr . (Delhi) Marshall ald Anancing.
been selected otherwise.
Among these, are canned sal- mon-Heuter,
(Landon_Relay)
"
Bom Beons 1, 2 and 5. Hecorded vader the Auspices of the Daline Trisk Conducted by Air Thomas Beecham, $.55 pm-Algernon Blackwood Talli,
Strange story, Texas Farta Dip AppINYADOR", (DECTS)
14.00. p.m.-—-Mula - from the Filena. 16.15 Radio News Reel.
Relat
10,40 3.m-Weather Report, 10.1 m~~"Cabaret" and
(London
Dane
Muale
12.15 p.m.-Westbar, Repart and
Sam
mary of News from Chlas. 11.20 p.m.--Close Down.
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Use
Britain had. Intended to more than a third of her entire Marshall fund allocation to pay for these two Canadian contracts, The wheat agreement with Cana- da amounts to $500 million, while the cheese contract amounts- to $15 million.
Britai cannot switch from Canadian to United States wheat and cheese as she is both moral- ly and contractually committed to these Canadian agreements.
PASTILLES
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VALDA
ALWAYS HAVALARTIN WITH YOU
YOU WILL AVOID SUMMER COLDS. Obtainable at all leading. FabIEelores and the
have
MONDAY, JUNE 11 Closing Times kr. Alr Airmail for Bangkok, Hasroon, Calcutta, Karachi aara, Nairobi, Kombaa, Dares Salaam, Mauriitus, Johannes- hure and Calro vis Karachi), Alex dela, Rumo 'and London, (Kowlood CPO) Reg. 4 p.m. Ord, 435 Dam) (GTO) Rex. 4.30 p.m., Ord, & p.m. Airmail for Bingapore, (Reg.) 4.50 p.m.)
(Orl.) Bpm."
Closing Times by Ben Stralia and Calentia,
4.12.
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