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BUTTER SHORTAGE Bulter Concentrate (Klm Tai Brand) is now available at all stores nt controlled prices. This Butter Concentrate is in tins, and should be mixed with waler or milk to produce one pound weight. Firmed in a refrigerator or icçbox, it CX-
THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1950.
Four thousand S'hai
firms close down in eight months
actly the same as fresh butter. Some 4,000 firms in Shanghai closed down in the
because no preservatives what- soever are used. In tins it will keep for years without refrigeration and should be purchased now against future shoringes.
A
Of
eight months between August fast year and March this year, according to a Chinese Pross roport.
these 1,000 were described as industrial plants
and 2,000 as commercial enterprises,
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Some time ago, be added, the Tax Bureau Investigated the re-
"In America has arisen the greatest support of the Fascist
but the forces
movement for peace is growing every day," he said. "It is a clear challenge to my Government which even re- fuses to discuss peace."
A statement issued by the Executive Committee of the Movement claimed that more than 100,000,000 people had sign- ed a worldwide pailtion calling for the abolition of the atom bomb and the branding of the first country to use it as a "war criminal."
The British scientist, Professor J. D. Bernal, Vice-President of the Comm'ttee, commented: "It Attlee and Truman would sign, our campaign would be over and we would be assured of peace for some years."--Reuter.
FIGHT AGAINST MENZIES' BILL
Sydney, June 1.
An alliance of three power-
fight the Government Bill for
dissolution of the Com- munist Party, now before Par- liament, was proposed at a conference today.
A joint statement from the Executive of the Seamen's Union and representatives of the Water- side Workers' Federation and the Mineral Federation said that the Dissolution bill was an attack on the fundamental rights and liber- ties of the workers, was part of. preparations for a third world war and must be rejected in its entirety.
counts of 5,845 firms, out of ful industrial organisations to which 78 per cent, or 4.434 firms, were found to have tried in one
another to
evnde full the way or payment,
In commenting on this article, believed to be inspired, a bust rossman agreed that, on a purely statistical basis, Shanghal is cap- able of paying the 400,000 million JMP due shortly, but actually _very_few_concerns_ore_in_a_posi- tion to undergo further milking. Fais sum. while small com- pared with that paid in iarch. may well prove to be the "straw" In the case of considerable num- her of enterprises, he warned.
In 1 notice published in all The basis suggested for the Chinese papers, the Tax Bureau proposent alliance was mutual reminded foreign firms that they moral, financial and Industrial as- must participate in the Assess- sistance should any of the nemed ment Committee for their respec- organisations become involved in tive trades for assessment of thetra struggle against what the state- Industrial and commercial enter- ment described as "Fascist" legis- prise tax payable after March | lation.-Reuter.
Russian demands on Hirohito just propaganda
Washington, June 1. The State Department suggested again today that Russia is making propaganda with its renewed demand for a war crimés trial for Em- peror Hirohito of Japan.
Moscow made the demand originally last February 1. A now. note this week urged a format reply, which the US, had with- hold.
The new note was delivered by mail and reporters were told to- day that it is silli being translat- ed.
will ultimately be a formal reply,
Without saying whether there
the Press Officer, Michael J. Mc- Dermott, noted that the State Department has already told Moscow that if it la sincere it. should submit' its proposal to the 13-Nation Far Eastern Commis- alon,
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It aid then that one "likely. molive
was to divert altention. from Soviet fallure to repatriate or otherwise explain the fate of over 300,000 Japanese prisoners detained in Soviet-held territory, It molod that Moscow. had not (answered, an. Anierican proposal for an international survey of the (situation,-Associated “Press.
“World closer to peace".
Washington, June 1. President Truman' said 'at Press conference today that the world was clutor to
at any.
time in peace than the last five years.
Mr. Truman made this
statement when asked to com- ment on reports of a Gallup poll of American public opinion which said that the majority of Americana ex- protad war in the next five years. The The President replied firm. ly that he did not agree with this point of view,
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PRELIMINARY
PEACE
TALKS WITH JAPAN?
Tokyo, June 1 Proliminary treaty talks betwoon Japan and the United States may take place in the near futuro as a result of the Japanese Govern- mont's announcement today that it would be willing to sign separate peace treaties. A lengthy Foreign Office statement, tracing post- war developments and the fallure of the Allies to agree on the Japanese question, said Japan should embark on a programme of steadily achieving normal international treaties with nations willing to accord it 'independence and equality.
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Thore is litite or no The surprise announcement | was unprecedented and in-for the Russians, and the dicated the Government's wil Russian moves to bring Emperor lingness to risk dangers that Hirohito to trial or a war criminal esses | might result from failure to sign an overall treaty with all her wartime enemies at the same time,
JAP CARBIDE FOR SINGAPORE
Tokyo, June 2. Japanese trade circles said tentative agreement has been
reached to ship 2,000 tons of carbide to Singapore.
The Goyo Bocki company is now awaiting the letter of credit before the shipment Is made, These sources believe that the quoted Japanese price of $75 per ton can compete against higher prices of British and American carbide.-Associated Press.
Diplomatic and military quar- ters agreed
that the United States was the most likely nation to sign a separate peace with Japan and considered today's statement as Indicating the Japanese have given up hope of getting the Rus- sians to attend a confernce and agree to the things America pro- bably will want,
separate peace with the United States would put Japan definitely in the anti-Communist bloc and probably would call for American protection against pos sible Russian retallation.
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Yoshida calls on MacArthur
Commenting on Press reports
MacArthur
this.
evening and talked briefly with the Supreme Commander about today's sur- prise announcement
Thus for General MacArthur hins made no comment.
Political observers here bellove the first Informal discussion of the possibilities of a separate
peace the treaty between Japen and United States would como this month. Mr. John Foster Dulles, who is handling the Japanese peace treaty question for the U.S. State Department,
is due here for a first hand study and con- ferences with Japanese and occupation
officials. Also coming here are the US. Mr. Louis Johnson, and the Army Chief Delence Secretary, staff, Generai Omar Bradley, for of
the purpose of working out with General Douglas MacArthur the Defence Department's position re- garding a treaty and post-treaty baner in Japan.
The stand taken. today by the
countries
that the Boviets had again de. Japanese Government amounts to manded that Great Britain and an invitation to other the United Statos arraign the to open up negotiations for Emperor as a war criminal, en separate pence talks-United official Government spokesman Press, wald the Idas is unthinkable. The Chief Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Katsuo Okazaki, said the trials of Japanese war criminals were completed and the question of war crimes now belongs to the past.
The Japanese Premier, Shigeru Yoshida, BOW General Douglas
Paris, June 1. Lightning killed one of two men who sheltered beneath a trea in the Bois de Boulogno during á half-hour thunderstorm today. The second man suffered severe shock.-Asociated Press,
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