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CHINA TO STEP UP FORMOSA'S PRODUCTION
Taipeh, August 22.
Formosa's rich resources and ever-growing indus- trial production will this year total US$50,- 000,000, its military governor, General Chan Cheng declared recently.
!
The sum comprises US$36,000,000 as the island's investment under its planned production pro- gramme and a net profit of some US$14,000,- 000.
To the
Starpa
sex m
*"|itt{A Isnack's infar-frol magnit, mas net inwertakings, pleased
o
grabime represent, maceful co- ovluation and adjustment the Storizaty arlund enfer part the ashamed." Cloverpor
Chan Cheng poladant out, sellise ext terbaural
adallation of antelitoral orgutrement. are Ruhig on al Pur camber Lymer as rebrnehment of pro omgek adol
Spen &-phunning Formente +11 distical resory fritetson plan, M. 3. Han kom Minoston of Fenno
Allan
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Chanman of th National Re
zowe (mil
17;
renti
Creeptis con
Jes
urtent zu veớ trip than 11 Toyo
NHC tot amb pl be th
porntion, These
Ble the
Ta Sugo
jew plant.
Th
take-
Operating At Loss
"But everyone of the indus teles is not doing good business. The Alkali plant, for instance, is operating at loss. ever,
-How-
Jaily
so long as it proves 28. sential to the
prople's needs, the governm
will still
have to run it despite forura. "Adamas fear indoshige Wittels by the state and se oglesafeel proximadal rovernment- the NRC 1 fit pe cent of the shares thele
as held by the Pods Donnerad
real on a 60-19
1 יז
JEAN
At per epit, levarer, Hḥịp NHC scrutal bedelaar fork the proph
sempf poption at to the parkas
mill. Plumm Ledoy cod molitar mines, Fertiliser på nike, doppelthen to doune yards, murbinery manufgehimera Ale Lam deather and
petroleum conquant alkali to for Attel gold and enpper plasst,
"By
ARDAYOR
penses on the one baruk atak - Tega- pist the castpark and the other the NRC enterpiece perted to avalon an moral propt of more than US$ 19,900,009," M
1 tl the press inter
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110
further"
Hansoneely ist gution of the vie pour moda dean, Mr Lau, 2 the appeared to be largels patie
present pwodiars
prevement prentaite which.cens
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Greeks Seek Bulgar As War Criminal
Athens, August 22. Beris Temkov, Press
At-
tache at the Bulgarian Em- bassy in London, la sought by Greecom a war criminal, the Greek Ministry of Justice announced today,
.Tomkov was charged with murders, the exile of civilians, organising forced labour for military purposes, and looting the property of
of Greek citizens by th Greek Office of War Criminals after an examina.
Sul. En
of his record and after the evidence of witnewser had been heard.
the British (On August 11 Government asked the
Charge d'Affaires garlan Lendon for the rochilE. Temkov, No reaɛón was thek: given for the request beyond stating that he was personal non grata).—Reuter.
THE CHINA 'MAIL, WEDNESDAY, 'AUGUST 24, 1940.
MALTA'S PREMIER TO RESIGN IF BRITAIN FAILS TO GRANT AID
London, August 22,
Dr. Paul Boffa, Malta's Prime Minister, who is
hore seeking British economic aid for the island, threatened tonight to resign if tho whole question of Malta's economic futura is not settled in the very near future,
"I have done what I can", Dr. Boffa declared. "The next move rests with the British Govern- ment.
"I am sure that they will not keep me very much longer without an answer to my suggestions. The question must be settled within a fow days ond way or the other.
I have tauede clear to Mr. I
AN Hall, First Lord of the Creech Jones, the British Crdoniul
miralty, and when I have an. Secretary, that' what 1 suggest
other meeting with Mr. to solve caur probleons is, in far!,
Creech Jones," Dr. Boffa Baid, Just as much in the interests of the United Kingdom as in the
"The next few days will. I am 01 Malta interests
sure, show whether I have been I my suggestions are turned successful or whether 1 shati private, 1 døren, then I shall
have to resign." Cameliately
trease of cliffevent kinds of indus- tead joventaretion,
(3) developmetri
打
owned enterprises, aud
(4) promotion of industrini ex- paris..
"Owing to either Umited wur- kets abroad or poor competitive | conditam, Fortina's sugur, əl- kali, petroleum and gold outpu are to be put down," the NRC Phairman sack. The Sugar Coe- poration, with its 36 Factories all over the island wet 23,221 work- ball if branch ers, will have offres and staff workers clown ghostly.
cut
1.10
On the other hand, Mr.
the to expand dreaded
днушкор plant, word step up the protes Turtory, Iron of the aluminium paper plant, coal mines, fertilise Po medunation of the varie plants, shipping yards and Long units.
chinery manufacture. To set the island's industries
going
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the power plant will have to step up its present maximum capacity of 120,000 kilowatts to 150,000 kilowatts and up. Of the sumy, the provincial government has already appropriated US$1,000,- 100. The rest would probably be dnanced by the state, the pro- vinchl authorities and private Aurreholders. --United Press.
Deaths From Tuberculosis In Japan
Tokyo, August 22. Tuberculosis annually causes more deaths in Japan than any other discasc and Japan's death toll from tuberculosis is six times greater than live that of European or American countries.
1stgo
Im-
The sant that Dr. Hoffa mediate question to be answered was the reatened dismissal n
British 1,200 workers Navy's doekwards in Malta.
Be Breussed the matter
with
Mr. Creech doors in a two-hour
meeting earlier today,
Up To Britain
"l: l now up to the Deitie Government, when I ace Lord
Jap Reds Going Underground
Tokyo, August 22.
The Maltese louder requester an appointment will The Prime Mouster, Mr. Clemen! Attlee. during the week-end talks with The Colonial Secretory and Sir Hilton Poynton. Unter-Serretury
Burmese Minister In London
Lundon, August 22. U Maung. Burmese Foreign Minister, arrived in London by air from New York today to resume discussions with the
.after British Government
凸
ten day stay in the United States.
of
He told reporters upon his ar rival that he had discussed trade agreements in the United States and nd met the Secretary State, Mr. Dean Acheson, and re- presentatives of the Chiness and Kurron
goverments to commuulam in the East.
"We explored the possibilities of Pacific pret," he added.
vliscurs
U Maung was due to mert the Ernest Foreign Secretor, Mr. Bevin, in
tiny. London Inter When he was in London earlier
h This month.
several inter- had in the Colonial Ofee's economics with Mr. Heeter MeNell. Minister of State, and high of-
section,
l in many government de
Minto
Deputy Premier Minister of Reconstruction,
prut and
missioner-Cionrent
resigned their
The o her two members of the artments, but bath Mr. Bevin and Maltese
delegation-Mr.
Stofford Cripps, Chancellor of the Frehequer.
were abroad tinic, Dislomatie quarters in London thoght that a number of pro- morals for all to Burma, worked
Kir
at
That
Mr. Edward Ellul, Maltese Com-
Lalon
posts last week
because Dr. Bolla wi hrew the nut during the previors visit, re- Maltese Cabinel's
10 the British Government.
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ultimatumire, decisions from the Foreign
ཏསྶནུཔ ཏཐཱཕ ཟས ཏྟསྶ ཉཱཔཉྩཱ
the Chancellor While in Washington. U Mmung Since his return to Mata Jus'
announced that Burme would be Wednesday, Me, Mintoff has tolareneed to forelen capital in- pubile meetings
Marshail Vestment-Reuter. thni Aid will be necessary to save the
A high official in General Mac- Arthur's Fendiuarters who pre-istand, ferred not to be mured said to- day that he believed the Japanese Communist Party was preparing to go underground.
The talks on Mata's economie three werk. future began here
HARRY LAUDER, CRITICALLY ILL
Glasgow, August 22. ngo, the major points of diseng Sir Hurry Lauder, 79-year-ol sion being the threatened duck-Serts comedian, was today lyin The official based his belief on two counts:
yard dismissals mul the increasing ten-
the British seriously i at his home, Lauder Treasury's refusal to renew the Hall, near deney by the Japanese Conserva-
Strathaven. Lanark £300,000 contribution to Malta's shire. tive government, with tacit necu-
ifis condition was des- prior approvní,
food subsidies.--Reuter. to outlaw the
eribed as critical-Reuter. Communist Party "either after sccupation control is further re- fittered
or even before,"
and the traditional methods of all Com-
ist parties ZILARVEST
This oficial Kaid there has
been "lull" in endie labour activity
In the past two weeks following the wave of railway sabotngs und the general reaction of the Red- dominated unious against the
of governmen
mas dismissal workers.
Like An Iceberg
"The Communist movement in Japan like anywhere else is like These findings are incorporated an iceberg." he said. "It is one- in a report being drawn up by the third above the surface and two- Welfare Ministry, according to the thirds below." In this respect, he Kyodo News Agency. The report said, the underground movement
would released to the public be is in within n
The days.
tee
Welfare Ministry Commit found tuberculosis caused 146,259 deaths in 1948, which was tess than the 1047 figure, but five to six times the death rate due to tuberculosis in Buropean or American countries.
bidget was
probably be more dan- gerous than open, legal activity.
The official said the present oc- cupation insistence on a balanced "hard on the little ian" but it appeared to be anty way 10
to secure continued Japan grants from the United States Congress,
It concludes that taberculosis in still the highest cause of death in the country affecting one out of every 50 Japanese. It estimates that there are 1,500,000 tuber- culosis patients in Japan.-Reuter. not materialiser-United Press.
He admitted, however, that the dre trefirens of muss unrest to Follow the literal application of The economy line laid down by Detroit hank Provident Dodee had.
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