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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1950,
RUBBER EXPORT TAX DEBATED Fire-Gutted
Operation On Robert Taylor
Ban Francisco, Nov. 22. Robert Taylor, film star. Hunderwent a two-hour abdominal operation at a hospital here today. His
· condition *wna announced satisfactory. - United
as
Press.
New Elections
Secretary Of State Justifies Decision Made By Malaya
Demanded By TYPHOON
chumacher
Welden, Nov. 22. The Socialist leader, Dr Kurt thumacher, encouraged by his arty's victorten in two state cetions, today renewed de- ands for a new general ection in Western Germany. Dr
Schumacher spoke today
HAVOC IN
VISAYANS
Manila, Nov. 23.
London, Nov. 22.
Mr James Griffiths, the Colonial Secretary, outlined in the House of Commons today steps
which had been taken by the Government before
the announcement of the new rubber tax was made on November 4. The tax is due to come into
operation on January 1.
He was replying to questions from Mr N.
The typhoon which swept Macpherson (National Liberal) and Mr Leonard campaign meeling in the Visayan Islands in the D. Gammans (Conservative). Both of them want- {vario. where the new State Central Philippines and ed to know what consultations had taken place rliament will be elected on Northern Mindanao early beforehand with rubber growers, packers and inday, Bavarla is the tra- this week killed six persons shippers and estate workers.
Aristian
tional stronghold of Chan- llor Konrad Adenauers and destroyed about 500 Socialist Union. houses, leaving more than rong Eains for the Sociallals 3,000 persons homeless; ac- Sunday's voting would recording to reports reaching balderable weight to clallet anti-rearmament cam- Manila. g-United Press.
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reply: Mr Grifiths said in
Sir Richard Acland (Labour) announcement of said that some of the proceeds "Before they and November 1. of the rubber industry must be a tentative scale was put for available for special purposes ward at an informal meeting in Malaya. with
of the representatives
Mr Griffiths replied that the The reports are incomplete rubber industry on September
toll. may be. A letter was sent on Sep was for rates of export duty to - by law procedure established and the death
tember 12 to the United Plant- higher when further information
ing Association of Malaya, the be fixed by press promulgation in received.
Malayan Estate Owners Asso-by the Executive, under powers conferred by the Customis pro- ciation, the Malayan Planting clamation of September 1945, Industry and Employment As- which were ratified by the sociation and the Chambers of Legislative Council on February Commerce. The letter Was 24, 1943.
Damage was especially heavy In Bohol Island, where at least 300 houses were verified do- stroyed and about 1,500 persons made homeless, reports to the Red Cross in Manila aid. Collo province also was hard hit. Red Cross relief operations are proceeding.
published in the local press. In this instance, in view of "An open Invitation to sub-the importance of the new duty,
the the
Governmenit has' mit views was given in
given Legislative Couiell, in
which advance notice of its intention small owners are represented, to raise the duty, but has not on September 20. As a result, yet formally promulgated the local representations from all now rates in the Gazette. sections of the rubber Indus- Full opportunity for Послі try were received and con- discussion was being given, and sidered.
It was possible that the ques- tion might be raised by mem-
now in session
"Further consultations
with
the Industry is now proceeding bers in the Legislative Council, locally."
A sailbont from Dinagat island was caught by the typhoon and wrecked in Surigao Strait. The boat's entire cargo of copra and corn was lost but its crew of 28 men were saved. Mr Griffiths added that H The Good Shephard's Or-communique had been publish- phanage at Buenavista in Mr Griffiths added that Quimaras Island, which houses these representations were now 147 orphans and GI babica, also being considered. was heavily damaged. Hundreds
of fruit-bearing plants which helped
support the children were destroyed,
Landslides were reported to be obstructing trame at some places in Bohol, Telephone communications between follo and points porth were disrupted by the storm.
City
ed.
WHAT JUSTIFICATION
Mr Gammans then asked: "What then is the Justißcation: for the statement made at Kunla Lumpur by the rubber assocta- tions that no real consultations took place before the price was fixed?” »«!
Mr Griffiths: "I hope I have proved to the House that thero' Thirty houses were destroy-were ample consultations ed in Cebu City and 40 were Mr James Harrison (Labour) damaged in Bacolod City, affect- asked: "udy we take it that the ing 60 families. Red Cross Colonial Secretary does not ac- workers have set up relief cept the idea that the imposition distribution centres
at points of a tax was
wrong and im- G TO THE throughout Bohol. United proper in the circumstances."
Mr Griffiths
replied: "I thinic
and the Government
people to in- are entitled
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ANSWERS CRITICS
Washington, Nov. 22. Mr Dean Acheson revealed tr day that he has been con- with Republican Con- suiting gressional leaders on all phases of United States foreign policy and will be glad to con
the
which Reuter,
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While the inferno rages in a building across the square, weary Americantroops pause for a smoke among the wreckage of a fire-gutted Korean city,(Express) Photo).
BIG FIVE MEETING SOUGHT BY WORLD PEACE CONGRESS
Warsaw, Nov. 22.
'The "World Peace Congress” closed its six-day session here today with a call for a
Ex-convicts mooting of the five Great Powers to "discuss
Suspected
Of Beating
Fairfield, Conn. Nov. 22.
Ex-convicts Joseph Jarasko, 81, and Stanley Sull, 32, were sought on as suspecta in Wednesday the savage beating of Mrs Idonah Slade Perkins, 65.
of meer revenue from this The socially prominent es-
crense
Increased prosperlly, and they tranged wife of a Manlia attor need the money badly because
ney Identified
and iron out current difficulties.”
A long manifesto declared that "the power of the peace-loving people throughout the world is great enough and the voices of free men strong enough for us to secure a speedy meeting of the Great Poweta.
The Congress decided to appoint a “World Council for Peace," composed of peoples of all nations, and to "draw the attention of the United Nations to its existence."
CALL FOR.
The resolution calls. for the appointment of an International Commission to "examine crimes against humanity committed in Korea and in particular to ex- amine the question of the re-
plctures of the REDEKATIUy of General Muc-
two men from her hospital bed. of the present emergency,
She Mr Gammons, then, asked the
toid the police, according to Lieutenant Christian Schick, Colonial Secretary if he was aware of the grave risks of the they "took her for a ride" and amuggling of rubber to Siam left her for dend and Indonesia as a result of the
highway.
beside the
Congress said that the Korean wor should be dealt cil, including representatives of Communist China, and also call-
OF EUROPE with by the full Scurity Coun
Strasbourg, France, Nov. 22.
mittee of the French National
declaration
of all armed forces,
ed for an end of foreign Inter- wide differential between the Suli, described by the police Edouard Bonnetous, Chairman vention in Formosa and Viet- internal and extérnuli valuo of as
a South Norwalk, real es-of-the-Foreign Affairs - Come Sam (Indo-China), vum The rubber which would arise from tate man, was paroled, from the imposition of the new rub the State-prison in 1948 after Assembly on Wednesday warn her duty; and if he was satisfied serving eight years of a 16 to ed against counting on the unconditional prohibition of that an adequate service was 20 years armed robbery sen- German people to serve as atom weapons and bacteriologi- ocal and chemical warfare, and tence. avaliable to prevent it,
"cannon fodder" for the rest of Europe ini
Case Records showed, according to war. Schick, that Jarasko, whom Mrs'
RISK OF SMUGGLING
For
་
of another world an end to racial discrimination, and peace with a united, de- militards med the "pemili Mr Griffiths: "There is some Perkins said she knew as "Gins-
condembed The important French mem- fer with others, including risk of smuggling of rubber berg last lived in Bridgeport ber of the European Assembly tarisation of Germany and the Senator Robert Taft,.
Thailand,buy in view of the
cabotaging-of the demilitarisă- usa "grave The State Secretary, target limited scale of communications various cher danvicted on said only real European union
is not considered it could slating arrest and stealing- an turn of the German nostalgia
various charges, including re-or federation can prevent a red of Japan" us
threat to peace." It... of mounting Republican eri- ticism,
reach considerable proportions automobile. also expressed
the
the Eternal German Reich and A resolution defining ---Ag- There is no immediate likel- opinion that
will ho
co-hood of the
the magnetism of Communist raion said that "the aggressor differentiation in Schick said doctora advised East. Germany, which ulsar lead rae State (which Brat ungd the Republicans operate with
protekt, armed forcer under any in the coming sessions of the duty providing any inducement against questioning Mrs Perk-
another Hitlerite Germany. unill her condition Congress the Lama duck" for smuggling rubber to Ining
proved.-United Press. session of the 81st Congress donesia." which reconvenes
Mr Gammans: "If the duty to day and the new 320d Congress, axed at anything like the lever
Gibraltar, Nov. 22. meets on January 3rd. now suggested, the difference in
A salute of 21' guns greeted The Republicans have com- price between Malaya; Indonesia plained that Mr Acheson ex- and Thailand will be enormous the Duke of Edinburgh when cluded Republicans to the for-and anuggling will spring up on he arrived here from Malta by mation of policies for the Far a very large scale."
fair 'this afternoon. He flew in East.
Mr Griffiths. The fact that a Viking of the King's Fight, ! there is a risk of emuggling is escorted by four Royal Air
on new duty.
which
next Mon
im-
to
Mi
Bonncloud
-spoko-ab-theist another Stato.”.
· cconomie.........or
acations, no pre-
Germans, especially, the | Ger strategic
man SocialatS rejected all text based on the internal Buggerlings that--
situation of a State, can justify Germany armed intervention," the re should foln Europe.
solution inld-Reuter. M. Bonnefous criticised Britis thin for its unwillingness to move tester towards real fede- ration of Europe. Like many | Germim youth, a purpose to other speakers he urged that live and Oght for. The idea of
even without Britain.
Western Otherwise
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He sought to correct interno conclusive reason against the Force Halifax bomberk-Reu- | this organisation, move ahead European union is the only way!
-pretations. that his speech
Friday night about "re-ex- amination" was an attack on Senator Taft. Senator Taft has for Congressional re- polleles. He complained speech es
INNIFER JONES examination of State Depart REGORY PECK that Persons Interpreted his j
opposing Congres
SEPH COTTEN slonul re-examination of hip
policier He said that con tinuing re-examination of Má policica
he wants What United Press. **
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ter.
The Struggle To
Outlaw
War
New York, Nov. 22.
The Times, discussing various peace resolu tione adopted by or now
now before the General
AT 2.30, 5.30)| Assembly, said today these pronouncements "are 300 9.30 part of mankind'e vast and never ending-struggle to outlaw and prevent war, to construct adequate machinery for that purpose and to hammer those principles on which all toon of goo inite and to thwart and pu
Germany
He said the recent elections can never avoid the attraction prove many Germans don't fol Communist East Germany Eber- want to serve as cannon fodder and the nostalgia.
Relea... Europe for the rest of Europe in case mal German ôf, another war, He added: must triumph over Gorman (eel- "It is necessary to give the ing for a restoration of Hitlerite Gormans, and especially the Germany-United Prep,
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