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NEW BRITISH INDUSTRY IS GOING STRONG
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Londoh, May 22. Britain, caught short of time pieces, when war come, has developed a new clock and, watch industry. Starting from scratch five years ago, but “with
a lot of Government aid, the industry now. employs 35,000 craftsmen in 40 factories and plants. They turn out 3,200,000 clocks, 1,000,000 watches and several milliori time recorders annually.
Our protective tariff averaged only 25 per cent, so the task of competing sucessfully was Im- possible," he added.
In 1945, the British Government
So far exports are relatively small. They totalled about £1,500,000 during 1949. By 1052 the Ministry of Supply expects exports to be trebled. decided the new industry should Britain had the world's largest he re-established. Sir Stafford clock and watch industry 208 Cripps, now Chancellor of the Ex- years ago. It employed 70,000 artisans who turned out benuti chequer, told the House of Com- fully wrought timepieces market- ed_themighout the world.
Then came mass production in the United States, Germany and olher countries. Britain, still relying on skilled handwork, could heart
and compete economically, the industry declined almost to the vanishing point.
mons:
"Over 7,000,000 watches and about 5,000,000 clocks were im- ported annually, before the war. When war came and we needed to mobilise all the engineering resources we could muster, the inadequacy of the clock and watch industry left a very serious gap in our industrial armoury."
By 1939 the industry's labour force had dropped to a mere 4,000 The Government offered induce- workers who produced a few highments such as machine tools and quality clocks and sune electric dust-free
factory sites in Wales models,
"The decline in the industry and Scotland to the watch makers. Clock and watch manufacturers was due mainty to uneconomie competition from Germany where received special allocations of raw wage levels were 25 per cent be- materials and facilities for im- low our own," said D. W. Barrett, porting necessary goods unobtain- Chairman of the British Clockable in Britain.
Manufacturer's Association, and The carefully nutured Industry General Manager of Britain's grew rapidly. It is still expand- largest clock factory,
German subsidy "Germany subsidised clock and watch exports to Britain at 40 per cent of the normal export price,
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Mr. Barrett does not expect ex- 20 per cent of output, because of ports ever to exceed more than high protective tariffs in other
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He expressed doubts that Ger- man industry, dismantled after the war, would offer much com petition for
to years
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Sahara was not
always
desert
London, May 22.
The Sahara was not always a desert, and the United Nations thinks it can grow crops there
once more.
Ritchie Calder; UN food of- ficial, recently studied the ruins of ancient, Carthage to find out where the Carthaginians drill- ed their wells and grew their стора.
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Nomads were most to blame for the decort, Mr. Calder claimed. They burn the sparse desert bushes to make too, and the rare but torrential raino erdded the 'loose soli, He thought a short cut to water "Thore is no doubt that the supplies could be found through population of what is now Tunisie archaelogy-if archaeologists was at least twice what it is to-would turn their attention from day." Mr. Calder said, in a series palaces and be useful about cis- of articles in the "New Stales-terns, men and Nation”.
enormous
MAKE OWN PLANES
Belgrade, May 21.. Marshal Tito today saw "new
He discovered planes of home production" dur-
cistern, a system of man-made Supporting evidence was the caverns (2,000 years old), more Calling"-Programing the Yugoslav Air Day cele-
of Hannibal's elephants, impressive than the achievement brations at Zemun, a military air-case to Bonsmary.
feld near here, according to "Where did they come from?" he of the Royal Engineers in a head- 12.32-Popular Variety,
2.0--Iawles and Isolzner Plano Duct. Belgrade Radio report.
Lasked.
quarters shelter nearby, 1.35-Now, Weather Report and AB-
No other detalls of the planes
Oki desert civilisations, hed Colonel Querard, Military
through were
been lost given.
Governor of the French Sahara,
neglect Marshal Tito said he was glad
of man's struggle would have to be young Yugoslav Air Force, the Guir." a the
Wadhi near the which was celebrating the eighth mountains of Morocco. Suetonius ceuseless, he said.--United Press, Calling"-Proamm-anniversary of the first partisan Paulinus, in 47 A.D., found Aght against the Germans, was clephants, lions, panthers and 0.12-Kingsway Symphony Orch-Luton now being equipped with its own reptiles there.
Girls Choir--Guint · Artisl. 6.02-Ora Salo by Guy Wells. (On
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plancs,
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or
answered. "From the valley nomad Invasion, and modern
IRAQI JEWS IN
ISRAEL
Mr. Calder found nothing but mission naked desert, but it will not be of Westminster but to take care of your country," so
Tel Aviv, May 21. unuch longer. Agricultura} The first 230 Iraqi Jews ar- Jss][q+=+1|જના by he declared. You will never be developments
beginning rived at Lydda airport this week Mia Lee Wal Lan and 9.5. Lee sent against another country in there will bring back Into pro-in the "Ali Baba" airlift_opera- order to threaten its indepen-duction 50,000 acres of rich sil, on.
be sold.
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The Premier, David Ben Gurion, greeted the first arrivals with an appeal. to his party to help
Israel absorb newcomers. Some- 4,000 - Iraal-Jows-aro éx-. pected to come here monthly ac- cording to plan. Thus, almost before the "Magic Carpet" opera- tlon, transferring Yemen's Jews here was completed, Iraqi Jews" are starting to pour in.
The Premier expects some 2,000 young men to register before June 28.-United Press.
THAKIN NU IN AMSTERDAM
Amsterdam, May 21. Thakin Nu, the Prime Minister here from uf Burma, arrived London today, with his wife and several high. Burmese offcials.
Thakin Nu, who had been in- vited by the Dutch Government to visit Holland, will visit several large co-operative concerns dur- Ing his four-day stay in Holland. The visitors today made boit trip through the Amsterdam Harbour and canals, accompanied by the Amsterdam Mayor. They will leave for Italy next week on their way back home.-Router.
VENICE TRAGEDY
Venice, May 21. At least 12 children were drown- ed today near the village of Boscochlaro, in Venice Province, when a bridge fcollapsed under a religious procession.
The fatish priest loading the procession and about 50 children, many of them in white Commu nion dresses, were lung into the rapid Garzone River,
Thirty-eight of the children were saved by their frantie parents, who were bringing up the rear of the procesalon. The priest saved himself by clinging to the wreckage of the bridge,
-Eight bodies bad, tonight" buen recovered and, at least another four children are missing with no hope of being found alive. Reuter.
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Mixed welcome for Soccer score plan
London, May 21.
The President of the Football League, Mr. Arthur
Drewry's, hint that the present points system needs changing and that more prizes should be awarded for goal scoring received a mixed welcome from English Football League offi- cials.
Mr. Drewry dropped the two for a win by a one-goal mar- hint during the banquet which in, three for a two-goal margin and so on. This, it is thought, followed England's 4-1 victory would produce an enterprising over Belgium, adding: "After type of football-Reuler. seeing the match today I think that something may be done about it."
W SNEAD'S WIN
1
A leading football legislator, Mr. Wagstaff-Simmons, Director
Los Angeles, May 21.) of Tottenham Hotspurs, was not very impressed with the idea. Hefter tossing away a three- pointed out that any alterations to stroke lead, Sammy Bread rallied the system could not take effect to win the Western Operi golf next season as it was not on the championship today by a singto agenda of the League's annual stroke with a four-round total of
283. meeting on June 3,
"I do not know what Mr the veterans E. J. (Dutch)" Harri- Right behind him at 203 were but ex- Drewry has in mind, perlence over the last 60 years has son, who muffed a five-foot putt shown that the simple points for a tie on the 18th, and Jim schermo of two points fox a win, Warrier, loved to the final
Snead moved) one for a-draw and none for a
loss, is the most satisfactory, round with a three-stroko load. Chelsea's secretary-manger. Mr. over Harrison: Blowing hot and Billy Birrell, was more enthusias-cold over the Brentwood Country tle about what he called an In-Club course, he blew the lead
with three bogies on the ! trigising idea,
Esam heartily-in, favour of nine.
Snead staggered home with
any bonus or Incentives to make{773 to win his
football brighter hava, nevar-
second straight
heard of such a scheme proposed Western Open! Last year, at St. before and I do not. How how Paul, Minnesola, he won with 288,. It would be worked," he said. 14:etrokes less-United Press. Against the
idea was Mr.
Jimmy Seed, manager of Charlton, i
MOTOR CYCLING
Brussels, May 21.
Ho thought the present system wins good enough and that any undue accent on goal scoring might affect * Belgian" rider, romped?”, home the_development of other phares cany winners of the five- "days" psy. London- „May 21. - of the gainNZIA Tour de Belgique motorcycle raco Mr. Arthur Horner," the Com
the reason for the Apparently
which ended at the Palais des munist Secretary of the National suggested change being raised by sports hare fonight. Union of Minoworkers, left here Mer Drewry was the fact that the be purcinson, the winner, covered by hir today for Duesseldorf to present system leads to too much the 1418-kilometres, (about 860 attend a two-day international concentration on defence, and miles) in 84-faqur 18 minutes 69 conference of metal workers and After all, a club which does not recolide and was followed by mines workers.AN PULTE concede goal must gain at least Creal (Belgium)
Aymiouta be», He will bland another interest point and the plast some hindy, and Gysalingit."(Belgium) national minewitke #conference bdiju money. One chand sure third 83 second bobind Chuala “Whitsunderested in football" oireien fis the iForty riders finished the courro:
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