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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1049.
Britain And The Dollar Crisis
By WINDRUSH
sterling areas.
But this is of course not practical politles.
At the Washington conference" between Sir Stafford Cripps and produ- the Americate Treasury, I now Britain seems likely that the first discus- coun-ions will be on short-term mea- sures to tide over the next 12 Various proposals aré months.
Dne, which In the air.
would be of particular interest to South Asia, is to increase the flow of American dollar investment into the sterling-area. This may well
under take place
President Truman's "fourth point" pro- granime.
The interest in London is now centred almost exclusive- ly on the dollar problem. Peo- ple are returning from their holidays and are told that this, During the war years the econo-volume of indicial
In Soeldijat winter Great Britain faces the mic production of North America ction
sensationally. The and in the non-sollallit crisis of its Increased gravent economile
economic production of West tries of West Europe, history.
Europe wan dislocated and has Indexes of Industrial Prestuction
First quarter of 1949 Many are still sceptical. They only slowly recovered.
as percentage of 1938 remember the previous crisis of
West Europe, and the sterling Belgium 122 Netherlands 172 1947 when disailor was sold to be
Norway 180 corner. That crisis area throughout the world, need Denmark 136
materials France 124 round
Sweden 147 never came to hand. But this is to buy food and raw
Great Britain 131 the real thing. It is the real crisis from the dollar area in order to Italy 90
peoples and to keep of which the other scares have feed their
They their factories producing. Either been the warning. measures must be taken, er Great cannot sell enough to the dollar Britain and all the sterling area
area to earn enough dollars to will find their reserves exhausted pay for their imports. next spring
sunimor. or carly
the
new
Food and raw material Imports
will coase.
another put it in
A Good Test
Another is to increase consider-
· According to our write-up of the art exhibition, "There seems lu be nd bite difference between portraying persons and old junks," Must; say I'd prefer mine to bo a little more flattering.....
Chinese deporteeg to ieave Aus tralia by plane.
Giving them the air?
"Fifteen "mare Cometk ure-ai- rendy under construction at the order for BOAC which intend for then helT HMMHMM in Eng-
It showed too that Great Brit-ably Amerien's purchases of raw ain had gone further than any materials from the sterling area. Europe, Possibly Amerien will relax the way. other country in West
simultaneously increasing its ex-rules about the use of synthetic land."
If this should If our in order to survive, MUST trade ports and feducing its imports, rubber in America.
Or
The West, and the sterling area,
No "Cure-All”.
perhaps be thought have done] dollars. inost to plaster its problems which had most sharply reduced Im-" ports and most sharply increased exports."
contemporary's sub-
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Headline in another
porary yesterday:"
contem-
Accused Gls of Being Sexual Friends."
rate.
Nothing platonic there, at any
1 sec
someone
is offering a
the dollar area. But This, "The Economist rightly cause recovery of rubber prices editor wasn't affected by the helT, On September 6, there begins with be
In Washington the conference be Amerien, as far as its economile says, is one of the best tests of and rubber exports from Malaya, it must have been the humidity. tween Slr Stafford Cripps and well-being is concerned, does not the will to recover from the pre- this will restore to the sterling Hm. the American. Treasury. The need to make extensive Imports sent crisis. That country might area one of its best sources of preparatory talks between Brit from the sterling area. Ish and American officials have. The crisis has been developing started. In the words
of the
for long while. It has been sintement by the British Tre hidden by the genteous American
Rother less is being heard at sury, the purpose of the meeting policy in the post-war years of is to discuss the balance of pay pouring dollars Into Europe. "The Economist" showed also the moment about the pressure
the by
Americans On Grest menis <ifMculties between the
Arst through the loan to Britain that of all the countries of West |
the pound. Britain to devalue arcas. dollar and sterling
measures which could
also by by lis exports the highest prọ- to right the existing discquillbri-It has been concented
the extraordinary success for a portion of its actual doilar needs. Produces the effects which
advocates expect. um between the two
arens in
time of the British export drive. the long and the short term"
But that drive was halted in the This article seems to have had
alroudy a very useful second quarter of this year.
effect. Now neither the sterling area Already less is being heard of the put off may cry that the crisis would be nor America can
only Great Britain longer the attempt to find a long solved if
would adopt the economile policies term solution.
COLONY'S DEFENCE
General Festing, overall commander of Hong Kong's entire defence system, has not been in the Colony very long. apart from his term here dur-
the immediate ing
post- Liberation period, but he al- ready has a grasp of the situation second to none. So, when he said at his Press con- ference yesterday that we can now be successfully defended against any attack, residents con breathe more freely than they have done for some time past.
As he pointed out, in 1941 the Japanese had control of the spa, mastery of the air, and makeshift forces (how- ever courageous) to oppose them. With the threat of possible invasion from across the frontier today, we are in n very different position. There has been time to pre- pare defences, to train men and acclimatise them, to bring up armaments, and to work out strategy. Further, we are in control of both air and sea.
The general public will be more than interested in Gen- cral Festing's news about the 40th Division, which yester day began to operate as an executive unit. He did not elaborate much on the tre- mendous difficultios Implicit in the formation of this com- plex organisation, but it has in fact meant brilliant staff and
team work. Specialist units and experts have been assembled from all parts of the Commonwealth and have combined their activities, from all reports, remarkably well.
be taken and then through Marshall Ald. Europe, Great Britaint is earning! No 'cure-al?' of this kind ever capital investor 100 per cent pro-
Economic problema today are so complex that many people do not really try to understand what in the cause of the difficulties of Great Britain. But basically the crisis is simple. nature of the
Storks Fight Eagles In Grim Battle
FROM CEDRIC
SALTER
There is war again in Spain) -war to the death. It is being: fought out in the skies above! the almost
empty mountains |
The
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fit in four months.
The
are
in envy.
housing rackotcers grinding their teeth be a new Their average is still about six
ference of months. towards
the
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expresseil
There is certain consideration at the the British policy
"Glasses for Britons." sterling balances.
Well-wishore hope they get at treasury announcement least some Scotch to put in them of the West European countries. says that long-term solutions are occasionally. In the past four weeks it has There is a renewed search for B to be discussed as well as short- been the fashion in America and¦ more sober solution.
term measures. Over the long Doubls
are being throughout the world to put the
term the only real remedy is to about where the next meeting of blame for the economic crisis on During the past week, opinion increase emelency of production the Legislative Yuan can be held.
Government in America has become more throughout the sterling area. the British Labour
It is understood there has beerr and socialist policies, It is they, sympathetic to Great Britain na Great Britain must concentrato no offer from Quirine as yet.
on it struggles with the dollar crisia, especially it is sad, which have prevented
the increasing realises Great Britain from reducing its America
that all
British fts efficiency of
Industry. Faint Praise Corner. costs and expanding its production patient policies in organising the This means increasing the cal
"The walls are lined with oak cleney of both industry. It is snid, which have in such a defence of West Europe will co-
feet high, and panelling about 8 could earn lapse if there is a major econo- management. It is very difcult way that its exports enough
dollars to pay for the mie collapse in the sterling area. to generalise about British Indus- which is a lovely sight to those sterling areas Imports.
Some of the proposals now being try. Some units are fully up to who have never seen it." put forward in the American American standard, but same ing;
An opponent for Mr. Calwell Recently, the newspaper "The press for dealing with the crisis a long way behind. Economist"-no friend of the go as far in radicaliam as a few Labour Government published weeks ago they lagged behind. a very important reply these One proposal in the "Wall Street plays a great part in the British Himself.
for It presented the fol- Journal"-is eritielsma.
A complete Government's long-term plan. lowing table showing
the economie union of the dollar and One of its wisest measures Has The
Seven
Days With Jack Hylton
By IAN COSTER
"What Makes Sammy Run" fon Tuesday, discussed
Rationalisation of industry!
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has been nominated in Melbourne.
Let's see how how he deports
of
They just pressed on
earlier Argonauts, been to set up the Institute of course, had no one to bring them Management and its Staff College spares. for producing a new generation of regardless. -industrial managers.
The road to Formosa is paved that with Impregnable bastions,
'Sometimes It is Bald British Industry cannot compete British successfully as long as wages are so high." · And it 'la | ter probably true that at present the British standard of Irving measured in social services as well as in wages--is dispropor- tionate to the British scale of pro- Christ-duction.
There is however no reason why the standard of living should be forced down; a remedial mea- sure which would be much more satisfactory is to raise the pro-
This
and plains in the remote pro- vince of Cocares near the Portuguese frontier. However, the contestants this the are not Reds and Whites, Repub- licans and Fascists, bandits and police, but storks and eagles. } and the storks look like win-is Jack Hylton's favourite book. mas plants and variety commit- [ning.
Jack, now 57, has done his mens with agent Chesney Allen. At 4 p.m. flew off to Holland with share of running-and he is Val Farrell, boss of the Palind still at it.
lum and Moss Empires, and But it is a deceptive style, Jack Arbib, of course, never appears to be in a hurry. With long cigar in his mouth. After arriving at The Hugue ductivity of the worker.
drove They
to Scheveningen is not only a problem for manage he blinks behind his octagonal ("the Blackpool of Holland"),
ment. It is a problem for trade glasses, ponders a problem; sees of dinner and watched a cabaret selves. Much of the criticism of workers them- unions and the show, makes a statement, hires show. Wondered how the place the British worker is foolish and a star, buys a horse, goes fying off
managed to pay. as there were somewhere.
ere. And the ground he
only about 200
present. covers in
week 19 surprising.
marked down
Cority. was coming from As
The battlefront is centred round the small town of Zorita, which I went to only because I was off my intended road, and it was only after I had seen the bodies of no that I less than 22 largo birds
thought to stop and do some ques- tioning. This is what I was told.
But unjust. Nevertheless there is a a talented artist. certain obscurity in Great Britain! forcing its great economic crisis)
quoted in this column recently hit the nail on the head "What
Recently, a flock of between:30 and 40 oagles descended from the mountains in the North upon the storks, and killed and carried off next meal
Jack has wondered where the NIM verything closes in Hot and at the same time obstinately] hatched young. The following Vy several times since, at the age of land at midnight, went to bed. sticking to the five day week. It has been, and still is, Bri-hatched young. The following day, 13, he quit playing the piano in Up catly, und Farnell and Hylion "The Economist," in an article
in a second raid, the eagles cleaned his father's pub at Bolton and might be seen walking along the tish policy to make no pro- up most of the remaining nests, launched out in a concert party streets eating big plums out of vocative moves, or interfere and killed five adult storks who at Rhyl, in any way in China's inter- tried to defend their young. Now affluent impresario, sports- paper bags. Flew back to London, nal politics, but it is good to That same evening, something man (the only, mun of the English in the office by 2 p.m. know how well we are pre-like 80 storks gathered in solemn theatre who has ever had two conclave, and, after much clapping horses running in his colours in pared if it should be necessary of beaks, the peasants saw eight the Derby), intermittent idea- to repulse aggression. The dying off, just before, dark, in list," he knows that the GOC-in-C claimed our firing precisely different directions. next ment density along the border 200 sforks began to fly in from all where he will have it.
Two days inter a force of about the does not kuow exactly had left his flute on the stage, emerge clearly, a sensible_level- would be equal to the terrific
the points of the compass, and total of London's defences at took up residence--a most unusual their highest during the war. migration in the middle of the This is the kind of statement hatching season. which provokes nobody, but| makes a conqueror bloated with casy successes think be- fore he starts tampering with Hong Kong.
The Communists will also not overlook our air strength, particularly the deadly ef- ficiency of the streaking Splt- fires which so justly made their name during the Battle of Britain.
The "China Mail" alsd pub- lishes today an account of an inspection of police organisa- tion in the New Territories, where a great deal of quiet but efficient work has been Few forces in the going on. world are so up-to-date and well run as ours. Especially noteworthy is the communi-. cation organisation, which the largest cities on earth could find useful as a model.
assured- 10
is necessary for the full restora tion of economito health to Britaini 15the reshaping of a national frame of mind. This task is not. impossible and has already made; Straight Into trouble. Ilness some progress. The fucts of the but an accident in the Victoria case are cogent and so compelling Palace show; the shake charmer that once they are allowed to the British slipped on it, and the girl "make" headed people like pay fallen and cut her chin will certainly
them heed. There is a distinct possibility of Other turns had to be found the whole British people, with "Tell me, Juck," I said to him
turn needed 2 'some unanimity, turning on to a force of as he was anoking his sixth and quickly. One about 50 eagles came over on an- last cigar of the day. "What did plano; Jack sent his miniature new course and pursuing it in
piano from his other raid, and what happened you do this week?"
home to the agreement." then I would have found difficult "Well," sald Jack, "let me theatre.
Then he settled down to read
The following day.
•
to belleve if I had not myself cast Saturday he went to Ascot the strip of a play. He'd promised the result the storks attacked the eagles,
•
were,
Bombers vs. Fighters
races. "Make any money?" Jack's the author to give a quick de- Lancashire. upbringing comes out, ciston. Did, Went to the Victoria when you nsk Film a question Paluce (to seb how the second was going. Had dinner, about money. "No, not much."
hom
as the himself At 7 pm. he and his trainer drove "Sam" Armstrong ilew to Paris. chauffeur had gone off.
Gigli for a tour,
P
Britain,
The cagles, though smailer. Gino Arbib, Volterra's manager Newmarket races. Collän't make for manoeuvrability and for 20 years, went too, as he now it. Dr. Fadne, Italian theatre- same relation as a fighter attacking power, in much
the works for Jack and is a great owner, had come over from Milan to arrange about the importation to alinguist
zevlib. Long bomber. However, the reinforced Jack hires a two-engined plane, of Prince Toto's
(storks) bombers
outnumbered pileled by Frank Gonsalves, foi discussions.
More routine work, as Hylton the fighters (eagles) by more than his European trips. "I must have 5 to 1, and had clearly pre-just about bought the craft by is lessee of the Adelphi, the Play- arranged a definite, if desperate now." On the way over he road house, and the Victoria Pulaçe. plan
the script of a successful French His lease of His Majesty's ts about to expire. He has a con- As soon as the raiding party play, a comedy. Not bad.
After dinner, he went around tract with the HBC for
for Stanley was sighted, groups of from three
Black's orchestra. to six storks took off and attacked the town, first stop the Lido, then Black the surprised eagles. The village the Florence, then to bed. Up at below abandoned work for the 7 a.m. and off to the
Volterra terored for the return of afternoon and adjourned to the stables at Chantilly. Looked over beginning, on September 18: Ar- neighbouring fields to watch the the horses, liked one called King ranged for Maurice Chayalleri to come.back, to London In the early battle. It was soon noticed that Admiral Bought it. many of the storks sought doli-Sunday afternoon, elf to the spring. ("I'm world manager for berately to crash into their selected races at St. Cloud, where his Gigil and European, manager for enemy, in order to reduce his new horse win a race: "He's not Chevaller.") manoeuvrablity, while others a class, horse; he was eptered for plunged and pecked at the sathe the Leger as a
.run." eagle even while it was tearing don't think he'll gearing but I
Then
happily to dinner at On Friday, more routine, stuft. the Maxim's The villagers swear that
Arranged for the boy conductor Afterwards to
Gamba tobake i am battle lasted for more than half- Nocturne, smart night club. "All Pierino
with Anglo-American film in London: an-hour, spread over 10 miles of the men have to dance sky; that at least 118 of the storks their shirt tails hanging out. It also forringed, for Arthur Ankey, Roy Royston, Valerie Tandy to were killed, but that not a single you don't they come up and cut
to eagle escaped unwounded,
with The
its first enemy to pieces..
For some time we have not commented on the Volunteer Defence Force,. As we pre- dicted at its inception, the goal of 8,000 men in a short time was obviously doomed not to be achieved, but now more than a thousand loyal citizens have been screened and attested. This is ob-
The morning of my visit the wiously, only, the beginning, and many more are available surviving non-resident storks had often trained soldiers who Happed off into that part of the
empty, sky from whence they had' Left Paris et 9am. Moriday, first night of Bir Charles Cộch- would jump into, the breach arrived.
on flight, back London. Worked ran's ligt opera: Tough, at the if they really thought the In spite et contrmation, from all day without lurch, attending Top." ("After all, I'm lessee of
"Half-a-dozen seamingly serious to running details, of his three-the-than
And so we Shadow," a pod |
"ballbon was going up."***
We should not regard the
your tle off."
Took a right of rem seeing his own shows and rebi to the
eye-witnesses, I think that I would London shows "Together Again," think 'situation too: smuggly, emra till. have felt that my informants HE WAS and arranging) Jack. B
to
were at least shooting a line" had "Ann Veronica," certainly much spadework has not one of them finally taken me for the tour of The Merry mention still to be done, but from to a field about in-unile away: Widow. where we stand now it went "There" 1 "saw the recently-dead Did the funds for his shows, and Fas if the defendo chiusishave);
bodies of a stock-and- an eagle, "jurts God what was happen- Allen to
ved in bank was driven int??ALMAINE Trafán Room, and....“S done an extraordinarily good, Time Enrough, and out of the other went Lome to
I shot her a line in the Glouces-
Of my wonderful wealth with- out fall.
loan,
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When she wanted though, I lost her.
And that is the end of my tale.
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