ECONOMIC COLLAPSE DANGER IN TAIWAN Military living off
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INDIRECT HELP FROM U.S.
Washington, January 19.
Secret reports from Taiwan indicate that the island bastion of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Chinese Nationalists is in imminent danger of economic collapse.
Chiang, who has been refused further military and by the United States, is send to have retaliated by drawing material for his military forces from the island's faltering civilian econnery
an indirect
Since Taiwan's economy is supported by funds from the Economic Co-
operation Administration, Chiang has apparently found way to obtain U.S. help for his 300,000-man army.
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Textile industry warned
Manchester, January 19
The Manchester Chamber of Commerce expressed fear today that, competition from Japan wi) disrupt the world textile market.
The Chamber's Board of Directors maid in thele an nual report that there may be a repetit en of the
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dur experienced the inter-war yngel. The Lancashire textile batore centre
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"The Lancashire cotton in dustry." the Board's report zaid, "needs to be on the alert
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watching carefully the ever-changing pattern of the Jigan of world trade,"
Nurged continued negolla tions with General Douglas
MacArthur.
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Зарап. prevent Здралеве infringe. meni of Britien textile dr alg and other undesirable proctipes. Associated Press.
FINANCIAL IMPASSE AVERTED
Tokyo January 19 British banks and General
Taipeh anxiety for more trade with Hong Kong
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Taipah, January 20.
Trade between Hong Kong and Taiwan has shown no "marked 'change since Britain recognised Communist China.
According to British business circles here, the Nationalist authorities have gone out of their way to improve trading facilities rather than to curb them.
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Both Hong Kong and Taiwan hippoar anxious to do business with each other. particularly Tarwan whose economy largely bases!
continued trade with Hong Kong.
There has been a tempomry 10- striction on imports from abroad Through Inck of foreign exchange. This
problem, which Bent the prices of local commodities rõhu- ing to new heights, has been, or is in the process of bring, froued out to the mutual benefit of both parties.
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Washington, January 19. President Truman told al
Wingsang and Shengking, make news conference, today that regular calls at Keelung the part he is not,ponsidering direct ! for Talpel) every six 01 seven negotiations with Russia be days. They CRITY general cargo fore deciding whether this both ways
Bellish
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develop Thuan once twice a month en route from Hong Kong and tuck
Approximatete 50 British mih- Janets have a Taiwan, mostly the sladis of the ing shipping and to fema, and missionaries.
Hend of the consulate is Mr. E.
to Tasso a Ponglas MacArthur's head-at Tumeui, ayout half an hour's T Briggs whose headquarters is quanters today emme to the car cute from here.
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which is an attractive seaside re- cort not unlike a Cornish village. deliveries of Australian wheat The future of the Consulate to Japan
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A local newspaper report bug- gested that the Government would allow it to function for at tenet another three month, but, far no can be ascertain- ed, the British Consul has re- ceived no official notification to this effect.
The general impression is that senior Nationalist offcials woul like to maintain amicable rela-
Chou's note to Sweden
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The recognition issue hus mude panded credit of between £5,000,- i fittle or nu difference to the daily 000
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The as-British incidents, 10- ted recently from Tansul, de fleet the temper of the poplave us a wherle
As far as Reuter's correspon- dent is cerned, the authort-
les have been en-operative courteous.
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to establish adations on the basis Japan might have bought or still
mutual benefi ant might buy even more wheat from tal import for territory and Ausual at the record price of 24. d. (Sterling) a bushel, but
The tatest Tamsul meident was Pekog anda SKIL that for eredit deuities Cheeveral Chou En-lay on Wedges-
Those difficulties have their usul's chauffeur was at work more amusing than serious. The The sent a message to the French root in delayed British buying Cory hla var when a Nationalist Faurign Minister, M Robert Schu- Increased purchases from Aus. mun, protesting "the
traila would mean greater pur atrocities committed by the French army to chasing power for Britain, Bri
WET SODA Chinese In French- tle colonies, and India. greuped Vietnam /
Australian traders complain that
"You ought to be sabotaging it," General Chou said the Chinese the allocation of £5,000,000 Ster
the The Republican Senatu, Sivles į Commumisi Government
"re-ing in Australia for purchases the soldier replied, eufinut Bridges, and M: Wellin segode ver all rights to on to his electrú campaign "Gen-
raising de-from Japan, which is only a small chauffeur on the head. Reuter. stal Staff": Viscount Margesson, Pounded the ie land deer n kay all fɔnauda "
proportion of the credits she is
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This latest twirl in the dark
Kamer 11 P Li as Republican Congregiem cused the Adostui:tration of Ing- lowing the China poliny langue sted Mr. Winston Churchill, leader by the former Vice-Present Mi at the Conservative Party, is re-Henry Wallsee, i 1914 pot to have deckled to bring i
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Be enarged the French army carning, the with booting, forturing und raping purchases of 13 - Loverseas Chinese in Vietnam. materials. hart IHVC Cierni Chou's protest follows They allege that Australia has the Chinese Communists' recogui- asked ather members of the Ster- The State Department Press on Wednesday of Hu Chi-ling bloc for a greater share of the Oficer, Michael McDermott. add. | minh's Vietnam Communist re-redits she is earning, but so far Viscount Margcason shoulded, that officials would be "glas! | pratetic
without success.-Heuter. L a redoubtable adversary to it turned up-we couldn't tim Mr. Morrison, chief strategiata ropy." of the Government Party.
The radio also reported the arival in Peking on January 10 Another Nepublican Senator, of General Lung Yun, former William Knowland, a vociferous | Gave, noc of Yunnan, General The Conservatives "Big Five", | critic of the Administration's tang is said to have been the who are to speak in the political China policy, read in the Senate mastermind in the defection of the brondeasts are still incomplete but la letter written in 1948 by the South Western province 10 the Mr. Churchill, his deputy Mr then Under-Secretary [1f State. Communists. The defection of Antuóny Eiện, and Lord Wool-Robert Lovell, which said that Mr. Yunnan dealt the final blow to the ton, Chairman of the Party, are Wallace reported directly to the Chinese Nationalist forces on the the three top speakers.
Presideni, and that the State mamiand. Tife Liberal bradfensters will be Department was not aware of the the Party's Parliamentary lender, document. Mr. Knowland said
The broadcast said General Lang arrived from Hong Kong→→
Mr. Clenient Davies, and Viscount ¦ this indicated that the Govern United Press and Heuter, Samuel.
The Communists will qualify to
give a radle talk if they have 50
candidates nominated-Reuter.
Production Available NOW,
records
in France
Paris, January 19. French industrial production Inst year reached the highes': Devel in filstory, M; Jean Mon- inct, Director of the Secretariat for French Industrial Modern isation," reported today.
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He told the Government thab France's Industry had beaten its 1929 records und was ahead of Echedule on the Monnet Plan,
In this report on the operation pf the Plan since it was approves in 1937). Monnet gave an catimline plcture, of ever-grow- 3ng progress in agriculture and nationalced and private industry. The report covered France, tha North African Departments ani overcoas ferritories ** (
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that the now
Mvenue", had", "gone "up :10
percent sinca 1948. Exports, which Ju-1946 coverod.) 22 per 'cent "on" imtoris, covered 700bar cunt In 1049 and Hoarly 30. par cent during the last quarter"" of!
scatarritories ware exports, would, exceed
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Lancion, Junuary 19 London had its first snow of the winter today.
Britain's autumn anci carly been exceptionally winter have Fury and suny. - Annoclated Press.
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