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ROUND THE COLONIES CABLE
A roene at the opening of the Exhibition on Colonial Progress at this City Hall, Cardiff. Picture shows the Lady Mayores (Mro. Margaret Camrose Singer) watching the despatch of cablegram of greetings from the Lord Mayor and Citizens of Cardiff to the Chairman of the Township Authority of Aden, in the picture are the Lady Mayoress: Mr. A. King Har man Lewis, Central Office of Information Lecturer, the Lord Mayor of Cardiff (Alderman George Williams, CBE, JP,): Lt. Col. A. E. Beattle, CBE, CMG, MC, Colonial Office, London; Alderman George Ferrier, Deputy Lord Mayor and Chairman of Colonial Wooks Committee, Beated at the teleprinter is Mles E. M. Howe, watched by Miss M. H. Ryan from the G.P.O. Cardiff. (Associated Press Photo).
Malaya's
contribution
to the dollar pool
Singapore, August 23. Little Malaya is today playing the role of mouse to the British tion-free-
ing it from its bonds of dollar shortage. Malayan tin and rubber exports to the United States in the first six months of this year totalled US$121,000,000, which went into the Empire. dollar pool to pay for the food on British tables and the raw materials which keep up the country's export drive.
EFFORT TO GROW NEW TYPE RICE
a
It was more then all Bri- |frigerators and other luxuries. She tain's motorcar factories and seca new American flims even be- and fore they appear in Britain texilie looms earned in
other British territories. whole year. And it was made
Malayan Imports from the possible by Malayan planters
United States for the first six and miners braving Com-
months of 1950 amounted to only munist terrorists..
US$20,000,000. This left a clear, profit of US$100,000,000 for the Empire dollar pool.
Tension and hazard marks tire on Malaya's estates and mines.
The little country's effort has Planters and miners live in bun-made itself felt. In his last an- galows sandbagged and surround-
nouncement of the state of the ed by barbed wire and floodlit at British Exchequer, Sir Stafford night. There are Bren, guns and Cripps said the gold reserves rifles within easy reach. Bombay, August 24,
the United Kingdom were soaring, Six nations-India, Japan, From the start of the rebellion He thanked the Commonwealth's Burma, Malaya, Ceylon and the Communists nimed at destroy-primary producers. They included the Philippines--are co-operating the tin and rubber industries. Mainya's tin miners and rubber
1
of
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 25, 1950,
AMERICA DEVELOPING NEW TYPES OF TANK
Washington, August 23. spokesman said today that the Army is developing a "family" of now light, medium and heavy tanks which, he claimed, will be the best in
the world.
The spokesman would not say when any of the new tanks would be ready for combat. But he indicated it would be many months for the light and medium tanks, and possibly more than two years for the heavy
tanks.
BOMBAY BLOW TO DRINKERS
Bombay, August 23. The Bombay Government to day ordered foreigners living permuriently in this prohibition State to surrender their liquor permits for "reconsideration".
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There appeared to be little chance that any would be ready in time to be used in Korea if the fighting there ends within a year as D3- fence officials now expect.
of
Sharp attack
on America in Moscow
.
Lando', August 23, 'The Soviet Government nowapaper "Izvestia" today made its bitterest attack yet on United States intervention 1 Когод.
Firepower will be emphasised In all weights of the now tanks Instead of mobility, 05 la the World War II American tonks. be of secondary Im- Mobility in
and' the lights portance mediums. Armour protection will be the third consideration.
The combat characteristica
An editorial, broadcast by the heavies will be, in order of
"The Radio Moscow, said: armour
brutalition of unparalleled
butchere the American Korer for their Inhumanity and savagery messure up to the atrocities of the Hitlerite flends. The responsibility for all these Banguinary crimes rests with the United States Government, which brazenly launched aggression In Korea,"United Press.
Importance:
The new
It wus understood that the protection and renewal will need a medical cer- tificate that the applicant's health would be "permanently paired" with no alcohol.
light anks which the Cadillac Motor Com- Im-pony is getting ready to produce
will be speedy and hard hitting, and should be a good match for the Russian R-34 mediums, the spokesman said. The T-41 will be transportable by plane.
But people could still got al- cohol in "after shave" lotions,
The High Court yesterday quashed restrictions on the sale and use of toilet and medicinal preparations containing alcohol,
Such preparations were in the Bombay shop-windows today for the first time since last April,
But "hard liquor" was avail- able only to those who had liquor permit for health reasons or were on a six months' tourist visit.
Whother to grant permits 10 troops Btationed in the State is still understood to be under con- sideration by the Government.
But bars in Army messes and ships canteens have been sented,
· have The defence authorities ordered officers and men to stop -drinking-and-surrender-stocks.ta. vlow of the High Court's decision
said,
The new mediums, he would be more than a match for the Russian T-34's and, under certain circumstances, should give the Communist heavy tank, the Stalin III, considerable trouble.
Superior model
·
The spokesman claimed that the planned American heavy tanks would be able to whip the Stolin III with its 122 mm. guns under any set of conditions.
He also predicted that this new heavy would be superior to
mode! any. Improved
of the Stalin tank that Russia may davelop. The
spokesman also stated that there could be no exempStates tanks will be the best in that the guns of the new United
tions.
the world.
FAROUK TALENT SPOTTER
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Deauville, August 23. King Farouk of Egypt went "talent spotting" In. Deauville Casino last night and picked two young French girls for con- tracts in Caira night clubs.
Hotel today again after
The King slept late in the Golfe playing Chemin de Fer for high stakes
Meanwhile, the only, people to be found at the city's four "per- He would not reveal their call-until three in the morning."" mit rooms" in hotels today were bre, but indicated they would be tourists or "health di inkers."Jarger than those used on present Reuter,
MACARTHUR TO REPORT AGAIN
Lake Success, August 23. A new report of the Korean fighting will be submitted by General Douglas MacArthur either late this week or early next week
tank models.
Present United States mediumas in Korea-the Pershing and Pat- ton tanks have 90 mm, guns. The American light tank has 75 mm. guns.
Still experimental
He was 11,000,000 francs (about £11,000) up on his five succes
when ha sat sive nights" play
present down, last night. The state of his profit and loss account the out by is being worked emupiers today.
King
the
Farouk watched eliminating stage to choose the franc Analists for the 1,000,000 The United States Army does (£1,000) French Grand Prix de not have a heavy tank in opera-la Chanson-a competition to choose a popular song by an un- tion now.
author. The Army has asked Congress known
He was so pleased with the two for $190,000,000 to buy light and mediam tanks. Indications were girl singers that he ordered one Members of the Council, mean- that the new mediums were either of his staff to see that they were while have been nouned by Rus-ready or are just about to be put immediately offered contracts to
heavies sing in Cairo.-Reuter. sla's Jacob A. Malik that he will in production. But the observe the usual practice of are apparently still in the experi giving a dinner for his fellow mental stage. delegates before finishing his
ing in experiments at Indla's. They struck without mercy. They plan cost of fighting the anti-month as President. *****
Central Rice Institute at Cut- tack, Orissa, to cross varieties of rice and produce higher yielding breeds.
ure
The
the
E
of five
AUSTIN'S
The spokesman said that the WAR ORDERS FOR Commusial T-34 was a good tank shot Europeans, hacked to death
The dinner will be held at the "for the Russians, but not for labourers, burned-down buildings. terrorist war is costing Mulaya
All the profit the country Waldorf-Astoria on August 30, our doughboys,"
Birmingham, August-23. - set fire to rubber stocks and tin
The spokesman explained that dredges and slashed rubber trees.
The Austin Motor Company, carns from
present boom one day before Mr. Mallk steps
the inside space of the T-34 was war down from the Presidency to be
one of Britain's biggest car manu The miners and planters and prices of the two strategie being
small that the crew The experiments
by Britain's Sir
avfacturers, today confirmed that their workers stuck out. After materials is spent in keeping up a succeeded
was packed in it like sardines, it had received a Government! made under the aegis of the
of thousands 'United Nations Food and Agri-26 months, production of rubber Malayan. army, police force and Gludwyn Jebu.
American soldiers would not order for some Diplomatic quarters expect only has remained steady and that of other armed guards amounting to culture Organisation,
more than 100,000 men.
about three more meetings under stand for this and such cramped fighting vehicles as part of the Two varieties of rice-the tin has increased. "Indica" and the "Japonica" Malaya shipped 27,034 tons of
Mr. Mallic including the one now conditions sharply reduced coni- current arms drive-Reuter. worth US$137,750,000 and
arranged for next Friday-As- bat efficiency after a short time. have been selected for experi-tin
sociated Press.
-United Press. The former ment.
variety is 167,085 tons of rubber worth grown in Japan, North China, S$224,500,000. During the whole a of 1819 the country's tin and rub- Talwan and Korea, and has
to 2,300 ber earnings totalfed S$530,250,-
high yield of 1,500
pounds on açre,
000.
The other kind, grown
in
South East Asia, has
a
much
lower yield.
Fourteen varieties of the Jap
U.S. imports
Improvement nooded
East Asia, Malaya is indirectly as- alsting six other South East Asian countries. And it has helped the United Kingdon out of bank- ruptcy,
The country's buildings, are crumbling from nogloot, her roads want repair and her street lamps resemble candle fights.. The Malayan people are dis- contented. Their standard of Malaya does not enjoy the bene-ving is low. They want to im- onese rice will be crossed with fits of these dollar earnings. There prove it. They need better hous- ing, better schools, more hospitals. the Indian varieties to produce are u hundred and one things the But the Government cannot give suitable hybrids for the particl-could import from the United them all this without raliing | fighting the anti-Cimmunist wär pating Asian countries. The States and pay for in gold- loans. hybrids will first be grown Cuttack and the seeds thus ob tained will later be tried in other countries in the East,
Rice-breeding work is also
In the light of present condi- tions the people are asking:
"Is it too much for the British Government to bear, the
cost of
in view of Malayn's dollar assis-
luxuries, chemicals, capital
In meeting the Communist tance to Britain?” Associated machinery. etc. Instead she siphons these dollars into the Em-challenge to overwhelm all South Press. pire dollar pool, which is helping
to bring Britain qut of bankruptcy.
being carried on in Bombay, But Malaya doas enjoy a little Kashmir and Hyderabad.
In
more than most British territories,
snowy Kashmir, exotic varieties, including Britain, berself, in the especially Russian, have proved way of American' importa. She is to.. mature
early
and were given the foreign exchango harvested alx weeks earlier then pay for slack American cars, re- the Indian varlottes.
ta
These experiments have open- ed up possibilities of growing village scheme" has been laun- this crop in areas 7,000 to 9,000 chod in the United Provinces and feat up, where previously only Cochin, by which high quality low-yielding types were grown, bulls are supplied for breeding Meanwhile, a cattle. Improvs- purposes, thus improving the ment scheme known as the "kov J quality of the cattle, Reuter,
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Multi-millionaire Frank Phil. lips. Board Chairman of the Phillips Petroleum Company. died today after a brief illness.
In New York, the death is re- ported of Europe Thomas, aged 74, President of the National Foreign Trade Counell since 1933. Mr. Thomas was once President of the United States Steel Export Corporation United Press.
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