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methods.
In
to
No subtlety
There is no Oriental subtlety
the technique
the or drive for freedom of the seus for Japan once more, The plan I modelled on the simple formula previously operated xo success- fully in other branches of the industry.
Japan's argument
The Japanese argument will be that, in the absence of a subsidy, the oversens ships should be per- mitted to ply wherever they can.. At present they are restricted to a few routes on the United States and one route to the Middle East.
to
the
Application will now be made. 1-for "a substantiaf Increase" In the share of export and im- port cargoes by Japanese ships United States, 2--for authority to negotiate, in parti citar, direct shipping schedule. with Burma, Thailand. Malay sit the Flippines: cels
Jfor per
mission for call at
"appropriate" foreign ports to replenish food, fuel an water, if not actually to conduct trade and, 4-for authority to establish Immediate oversens branches of Japanese shipping companies.
It is estimated that a ininimum of 700,000 tons of ocean-going
Ro transport: bottoms is needed half of Japan's present import and export cargoes. Currently, only 2 vessels, totalling 100.000 tons at most, are serviccable for ocean routes.
At this point, therefore, the
of the seas plan for freedon unites us a master plan with tr associated driver in alumnulisc shipbuilding methods.
In actual fuel, Japan's Allp- bullillag industry escaped lightly in wartime bombing Steel cor- tiply has been scarce, but heavy industry is recovering although, as in all branchipe of production. the Japanese ure prepared to! starve their own needs at homeí to build up export markets.
Most Allied observers in Tokyo agree that the unifying of Japon- ese shipping interests, must tend to build up again powerful ship- ping groups at the expense of smaller units and yards—one of the pre-war abuses which the Occupation was originally de- signed to reform.
DALAT TALKS
The current release of Japa- nese shipping from Government control is a major reform which has long been earnestly desired by Japanese shipping Interests. It is now, however, being criti- elsed with cynical humility as ut once too drastic and too restrict- ed, too belated and too premature. In this calculated confusion of voices, the old Japanese habit of "erying poor in the honour-
Paris, May 28. able mouth is being practiced The Vietnamese Prime Minis- with mournful emphasis on the ter, Tran van Huu, left Salyon wicked British Invention of today for Dalal, Southern An- devaluation. the undemocratic лm, to report to Bao Dal, head; Japanese handicap of obsolete of the Vietnam State, on and war-damaged shipbuilding results of talks yesterday be- equipment, and the atrocious un-
tween the French High Com- tuteness of continuing to saddle inissioner for Indo-China. M. the American taxpayer with a Leon Pignor, and. representatives financial burden of cargo freight of the three Indo-Chinese States,
which the honest. the
France Presse re- payments
Agence
the
Japanese democrat is eager to pored riiscussions concerned only
assume.
Iwo The facts are simple, General the
milliard francs ald MacArthur's directive ordering granted by France to the
the return of the Japanese mer-States usually well-informed chant marine of more than 2,000,- circles said.
000
three
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tons (only 100,000 tans
Most of this nld will go suitable for ocean-routes)-from-Vietnam-and-espreinily-to-areas Government to private control in the Red River delta (Northern forced Japanese shipping Indo-China) which have parti- magnates-owners and builders cularly suffered under the Viet economic facta of life.
has
-to recognize the cold and harsh minh, occupat American ald
The directive classifies Japan- ere shipping in two categories
and coastal and ocean-going ordains that all ocean-going ship shall be operated entirely at the
The sharing of
will not be discussed until after the arrival of Mr. Robert Blum. head of the American economic mission, expected in Salgon to- day.-Router.
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It would be bet- K and A and then led the 9, hop- ter still if your friend could get that East would have to win in. a game and manage la execute it and that West would have to the beautiful play en soine deal. follow ruit. Both of these de- This none-to-nteely nained man veloped, so the play he had built oeuvre consists of managing to up was now sure to win. With top-weil- only one card of each black suit keep an apparently guarded trump honour of an op- left. East chose his club ponent, from
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South ruffed the second spade
At this stage the declarer had left only the diamond J-10; 83 put the Jon. Over in dummy. West saw the diamond A and heart 6. Holding the diamond K-8, West realized that if he under-ruffed the J with the 8, the heart would bn discarded from dummy the A would get the last trick, whereas if he put on the K, the A would over-ruff it and the dia- Inand 10 would win the Anal trick. So he gave up, showed his two
and
curds and congratulated South on his skill.
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(Dealer; only
chance was "smother vulnerable).
that depended on play," and
How should South play at 4- him guessing the rest of West's dis- Hearts after West favours tribution.
with a lead of the club 107
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