EMPIRE TALKS ON THE CRISIS OFF TO GOOD START
Partial Strike In U.S. Steel
The
Pittsburgh, July 13. United Steelworkers Union tonight announced' n ——prurities j-strike—eflective from.
- midnight on Friday.
The President of the Union. Mr. Philip Murray, said that the strike will operate in those, emopantes rejected President which have Truman's proposal for a 60-day sney while the issues i upute are investigated.
The Union had earlier accepted The President's proposal in pelu- ciple.
Mr. Murray said that he has no information what companies will be affected but they appear to be the United States Steel Corporn- tion, the Republie Steel Coa pora »
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London, July 13.
The economic Ministars of 10 Commonwealth countries, starting vital talks here today on the starling-dollar deadlock, began a search for short-term methods to meet the immediate crisis.
The leaders had opened their talks with a two-hour.
morning session which the Finance Minister of New Zeadand, Mr. Walter Nash, called o good start.
Mr.
Ghulam Mohammad, of Pakistan, said that the morning meeting was successful but that it is only a beginning.
On Friday the delegations will | ***********..................***SOS.
get down to medium and start- term plans to earn more dollars
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inerensing Sterling A.ec ex
Later the leaders will discuss long-term methods aimed to as- sist in re-balance of dolla and Sterling Area economales.
The Frostice Ministers being assistert at this afternoons
sersten the second of the eon- agri- ference--by their respective visers and teclinical experts,
At the
the morning sessions, Commonwealth economnie Beatlery discussed the agenda 1321 DTU gramme of their secret talks i the dollar-sterling deadlock. Thes utvises tel experts necom - panying the leaders me; separates ly in the mugami to deal with the more tevlil anti sperime aspects of questions to be raisint at the talks.
Mr. Clement Attien, the Brl- tish Prime Minister, welcoming; the economie leaders before they talks begon, declared that the problem they have to deal with vitally affecks Dem all.
Recognising that they have their own special problemn in rach particular country, ite added, the broad problem they have to face is one which con. cern the whole of the Com monwealth and, indeed, the whole world.
Combined Wisdom
To bring here the combined wisdom of all the Commonwealth countries would help greally to- yards a solution, he zld.
AI. Attlee observed that one of the "Veronimendations of the
Conference тов Commonwealth Prime Minters here last October wha that there should be increde bugs the Finaner Minister when there were urgent and pos tant Place aft constricted
to t
regojunked how diffeatt it is for Commonwealth Ming- tors, with them many and heavy pre-civetipations at home, to m Et the enference. especially af short notice, and he was par ticularly grateful for the manner in which they hart respensted 10 the juvilation.
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He how that the conference would enable the countries. presentert
not only to solve the immediate problem which wus before them but to lay founda- tions for the working ent of long-term policies.
Mr. Alice remarked that the Anancial problems before them are bound up with the political settlement and stability of the world.
Mr. Nash responded to the British Prime Minister's wel- come on behalf of his Common- wealth colleagues.
South African sources sair tu- sly that the Unlan is up roach- ang He enterence with a destre to impress on Britain that if she
to deeplure South African markets And reduce import cuts
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to a minimum, the Uniun must provided with the where-
by
withal to buy more United King-
nd United States goods.
dom and
The South African
will impress on the
delegation
conferenco
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that there is plenty of scope for Increased British Imports capital investment in South Africa, South Africa will also say that she will welcome British and Americon capital investment in mining and secondary industries. -Reuter.
Social Security In France
Paris, July 13. The French National Assem- bly decided by 293 votes to 204 today to invite the Government to continue the social security system on its present principles but to improve its administra- tion.
The motion, which ended a three-day, debate, expressed cons fidence that the Government will apply these principles.
The Socialists, the Popular Re- publicans and the majority of the Radicals voted for the motion, The Communists, the Gaullists and most of the moderates and
right wing Deputies voted against. Altough the majority in the Government's favour is rather slim, the vote is not expected to have any immediate adverse effect on the life of M. Henri Quell's Coalition Government.
On the contrary, observers con- sider it means that the Queville
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Dumping Plan For Europe |||-AdvisedTM
Washington, July 13. Marshall Plan officials are #reply concerned over a plant which may mean that Europe will have to accept goods site does not want or fone their value in Marubail dollars.
The propont, made by the Senate Appropriations Com mittee, is that 1,500 millions of Marshall deltara shail be used to huy karplum United State Crone for "dumping" in Europe.
The New York Times said senior
officials are ready to reaign in a body rather than try to administer the pro vision-Acuter
THE SAD STORY
London, July 13. Pentulive tables issued by The British Treasury tonight, in advance of tomorrow's economie debate in the House of Com-: mons, showed how Britain's gold and dollar deficit in the first half of tbls year came to be £44,000,000 worse than the Government's Economic Survey forecast last March.
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1940.
CANTONESE BY RADIO
Vocabulary:
312. (who) shoh(3). 313. (chanm) (3)jaam.
314. ((Pau) (1)tau. 316. (shay) shau(2). 316 cm) Jah(1).
317. (sili) seeoo(2)..
Combinations:
#1. (3)Hoh'shot(3).
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Lesson 37 (H)
02. Faw (2) cheh(1) (3)jaam.
Ed. (1)Tau dung(2).
ye dunk(2).
#1. (3) Yee
65. Jah(1) shau(2).
Sceno (2) shnu(2)..
SPEND(21 sum (1).
8. Kay(3) duk(1).
A. (1)m gay(3) dukfl).
76 (17 (1) fong.
Transport and Hommunication:
1. ()ut-(3):ec-jeena(i),
Gangaw bob (1)~izai(2)
Ingaw
by (2)-shun(1)
#2 (2)Ngaw seung(2) dah(2)-
(anteen-wah(2) gecoa(3) dik(1)-sce(2).
83, (2) Ngw (1)m-gay431- dak (1)-Jaw (2) (3)deen-
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faw (2)-cheh (1) - (3)juato, (2)Ngaw (2) manye-doh (2) yut(1) -Jeung(1) (1)mer- dung/21 far(1.
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tbel(13.
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Taw (2)-chel41) (3)dzan
hoy (17-chan (1) Jok(3).
A number. A Rgure. An account.
A station. A stop.
The head, Top. First.
A hard.
To grasp, To hold.
Small. Petty, Little.
A number. (e. g. telephone).
A railway station.
First class.
Second class.
To shake handa.
A pick-pocket.
Careful. To take care
remember.
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To forget.
To beware.
(Continued)
The next morning. I got up very
carly.
I wished to telephone for a taxi.
had. forgotten the telephone
number.
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tory.
I phoned for a laxi to come.
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railway station,
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(To be continued)
"WEREWOLF" IN POLICE HANDS
Rome, July 13.
Geld and dollar payments for British imports were precisely as
A young Ruman werewolf", foreenst
whose howling under the moon in ༢ཐཱ༥॰་ཧཱུྃ།pཙྪཾས Tor British exports
the end of the night sent chills were £12,000,000 less, Cither net
through lovers in wurm embrace, £ £9,000,000 big- payments were
bas füllen into the hands of the Rome police.
ger.
Thus, Britain's delicit with the dolint
£30,000,000
alrea
bigger than the Economie Survey forecast.
The dollar deficit or the rest of the Sterling Aren was £22,000,000 bigger than forecast - -£37,000,000 Instead of £15,000,000.
Gold and dollar payments to tron-dollar countries were £8,000,- 000 less
than estimated. From the world EIN u whole, Britain's imports were £10,000,- 000 less than forecast. Her exporta were £6,000,000 down.
The volume of British exports to the world was 160-1/2 per cent. of the 1938 volume.Reuter.
No
He was captured in the moon-
bathed Villa Borghese, an ancient park in the centre of the city. howling from the top of a pine- sloped hullock,
Pakistan Statement Rejected
New Delhi, July 13. The Afghanistan Ambassador to India declared today that a
the statement by
Pakistan Foreign Minister, un Monday, rejecting Afghanistan's claim to The tribal area on the Pakistan side of the "Durand Line", is not in conformity with past and
The police sprang from the present facts,
cover of the ancient ruins as the first eerie howls, of which lovers hud complained for nights, echoed through the shadows. They found the youth, arms outstretched and howling.
The Ambassador, Sardar Najibu Illah Khan, said: "Right from the start the Alghat Government had mude absolutely clear to the Bri- tish Government, prior to parti- tion (of India), and to the Pakis tan Government after its estab-
Said he "I always get restless when the moon is full." te wasshment, that the area occupied
held for
Reuter,
medicul examination.-
Depression In U.S.--Truman
Washington, July 14.
President Truman said today that some Americans
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would like to have a depression for political
reasons.
10
He called upon the nation prevent scifish interests from
Gandhi Was driving the U.S. "into the ditch."
Ahead Of Our Times
Paris, July 13, The Gandhian educationist, Shriman Narayan Agarwal, told a public meeting here last night that Mahatma Gandhi's ideas were perhaps a century ahead bf our times.
Gandhi's philosophy and activi tles were not only for India but for the world, he said.
of
-In & nationwide broadcast, largely # repetition of his economic message to Congress on Monday, Mr. Truman traced the expansion of U.S. economy.
by the Pukhtoons between the so- called Durand Line and the River Indus, is not an integral part of nny foreign country, Including Pakistan."
The Pukhtoons had fought for many years for their freedom against British penetration end they could not now be annexed by mere declarations, The Afg- han Government, the Ambassador added, realised the value of very friendly and close relations with Pakistan and the benefits not only to the two countries but to the peace and security of the world. -Reuter.
INVASION OF ELEPHANTS
Mombasu, July 13.
A former elephant hunter, Jack Bonham, tu usling Araworks hore to drive of the greatest equicen tration of the beasts he has ever steadily, scen..
He then added: "Unless we do expand our production we will run into economic diffi- culties. We cannot stand still. We must expand if we are, to stay prosperous."
The President insisted: “We are not in a depression but the Increase in the number of people out of work is something to worry about and is something that must be cured."
op.
An estimated 5,000 elephants, roaming in herds great and small, have invaded Kenya's coast pro- vince in harassed search for water, Mr. Bonhum, now game warden, is using Breworks to frighten the elephants away from the coastal settlements, where they have destroyed large crop
urces.
Last week, Mr. Bonham, shot 35 of the beasts after two people had stampede- Router,
"His ideas regarding econanie decentralisation and political de- The President blamed valuation of power in the forin ponents in Congress for some of
decentralised
been killed in democracy America's current economie dim- through village communities de-culties. He mentioned particularly serve, scientific study in the last year's tax-cut. He said this Western countries, he added.
produced the current operating "Unless we pay sufficient atten- deflell of $1,800,000,000.
induis-
tion to these principles belence and modern centralised trialisation will themselves compel the world to resort to a different way of life”
Mr. Agarwal, who is Principal
"The economy was running at a high level when this un- timely fax cut was mads!", Mr. Truman assorted.
"People then could pay the
NAZI AMNESTY
· PLAN-DEFEATED
„Vienna, July 13.
mustered Bociálist. Deputies 'suficient support here today to deleat an Austrian Government measure which would have "granted ari amnesty, to ex-Nazis
This was the first major defeat suffered - by the Chancellor, Dr. Leopold Figl's,' Coalition,
of Selaria Commerce College, taxes necessary to balance the Wardha, earlier addressed the budget and to provide a surplus Education Department of the for debt-reduction:-- United Nations Educational, Selen- Gandhi's scheme of basic educacomes have fallen, taxes bring in tine and Cultural Organisation on
"Today, because pronts and In-
The Deputies, who succeeded tion in India,
less money. An increase in taxes in drawing their own Ministers away from the measure which now might bear too heavily on
they had earlier approved, claim: business, and discourage the ined that Lite Feops Party vestment necessary to full pro-favours an amnesty, to gain tho duction and full employment. electoral support of ex-Naals. Associated · Press.
Beuter.
"It is based on the principle of Government has cleared. Its last learning through productive acti- -hurdle before the two-month Par- -vity,” he said, jak
llamentary vacation beginning wet, 10"The experiment has been the-end of July-Negtak
-maocess," ký: added.--Beuter.
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