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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1952.
Greece Celebrates An Anniversary
Greece recenetly eclebrated the 12th wantversary of the defence of the country against Italian Invasion, and King Paul of the Heltenes is shown as lie rides betwear thousands of 'his
people who line the streets for the Athens parade.-Express Photo.
Want Controls Gold Mine
To Stay
Berne, Nov. 23.
In a national referen- Jum today. the Swiss. people voted to allow the Federal Council to con- wartime control until December
Unue its
of prices
21, 1956.
The vote was 488,480 in
and 280,452
favour,
Dgainst.
The
price controls apply to rents as well as food prices. In
a second vole, Chie Swiss people also authoris ed the Federal Council to maintain its control over the importation of bread- flours until the end of 1937.
The vote was 582,181 in. favour, and 187,862 against-Reuter,
Area
Facing A Major Depression
Population Explosion Danger
Warning Of Monace
To India Washington, Nov. 23.
A group of jipulation experts said today that India's attempt to reduco its birth rate is a desperate with race against time, famine and Communism waiting for the country if. the race is lost.
"Population Bulletin." monthly publication of the Population Reference Bureau, private or ganisation of Wuthington: said a "population explotion" will occur within India uniers -irths are reduced before medicine and technology further lower the 1 death rate,
It said that modern techniques have cut mortality rates almost overnight in other heavily populated countries, such $14 Ceylon and Japan
which
f
I said, "A precarious balance at the edge of famine now exists in India.
A more rapid increase numbers would more than cancel out any gains in agricul- tural and industrial production from tho may accruc (Judian) five-year plan.
PATIENCE. NEEDED "Any deepening of the cur
hunger
and misery of the people would inevitably invite Communist infiltration. For the hungry dissatialed people are ripe for the glowing but empty promises of Communist agit-
rent
ators. Ottawa, Nov. 23.
The dread spectre of depression has begun to haunt the once fabulously-prosperous gold mining areas of Northern Ontario and Quchec.
Some of the newer mines are faced with the
"Indian lenders are aware that in the present contest they are working desperately against time The Government's cour- ageous attempts to examine its population problem objectively deserves the co-operation
and
prospect of a complete shut-down. Others are cur- spars should be found. to
tailing operations to handle only richer ores as a means of surviving between the two mill stones of steadily rising costs and diminishing returns.
help
of the free world.
horself. But India help
unless this is done within the framework of her own demo- eracy and culture without Im- posing Western patterns, bitter antagonisms might develop.
Despair is sweeping over|uction will be laken to bring communities based on the pro- this about duetion of the yellow metal, The gold communities Ravs
"Time is the all-important communities which once were at Inst abandoned hope that the factor, but plans geared to the the bell-wether of Canada's In-United States will raise the Western tempo wi! be self- dustrial development,
Unlimited patience inctal, A defeating. price of the yellow The Federal Government is year ago, they were talking of and foresight is needed." gations from the gold mining ounce and the only question in regions that the industry faces most minds was "when"?. disaster unless help is forth- Today, hapos are pinned on coming.
Governinent subsidy which It is the hardness of the seems very unlikely-or a slump Canadian dollar that is causing in the value of Canadian funds,
ALEXANDRIA bolms warted by repeated dele- 16 colars and on dollars on United Press.
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Two years ago, the fixed price strength of the dollar is regard- for gold, 35 dollars per ounce ed glumly as threatening to Cairo, Nov. 23.
United States funds, meant transform many once-thriving Egyptian Government that Canadian producers were northern communities inta Issued а decreo law tonigal getting 38.50 dollars as the "ghost towns",~~Router. closing down the Alexandria Canadian dollar was at a dis- Market until count of ten per cent in terms
Cutton Future further notice.
The Government had limited cotton prices on Wednesday to a fall of one per cent in each session and a rise of three per
cent
Today's decree fixes the price
of American funds.
Now that the Canadian dollar
premium H
ovur commands
Stato currency,
the United cold mines has been slashed to in Canadian dollers to the return
about 33.50 dollars an ounce,
Labour costs have continued
of long-stapled Karnak cotton to rise and many mines working
al 67.50 tallaris (about £15),) in comparatively lean ore are and short-stapled Ashmouni near to breaking point.
cotton at 60 tallaris (about £13) per kanter (09.0403 b avoirdupois).
The mainstay of Egypt's national economy has been fall- ing recently.
tee.
OTIFER SHADOWS
World Peanut
Production
Ambiguous
London, Nov. 23.
Mr. William Ronald Marshall was granted a declaration in the Chancery Division that an ex- traordinary general meeling of Grims Dyke Golf Club, Hatch Middlesex, was not properly Mr-Marshall, a surveyor and The United States Agriculture estate agent, of Sunbury-gardens. Department's Office of Foreign Hill brought an action Agriculture Relations today forecast world peanut produc-
Washington, Nov. 29,
d.
tion In 1952 at 10,200,000 chort-club' the 14 members of the The inning industry, weighed on "Whito this volume of produç- from the
declaration
Slub
commitee. He asked for n that his expulsion was void, or had
1s under other shadows too,
mcollag. only one per cent from 1932, it traordinary Lead producers have had the would be the smallest output It was stated for Mr Marshall- profits
cut in two as a result of since 1945," the office reported that he made a derogatory re- the price breal since October 1. in its weekly publication.
mark in the locker-room after he The Government agreed A similar situation is swiftly
The expected decline was thought he had lost some money, carlier this week to give the developing in zine following the largely due to a loss of 130,000 The
commliice accepted big Industry a £55,000,000 guaren-decision of the British Govern- tons in production from the apology.
ment to liquidato part of its United States, China, French He denied that he was "high- West Africa and British West handed and truculent" with the The guarantee covers com-emergency stockpiles. mercial bank loans to farmers Many producers of lead and Africa, the report said.
professional. Mr Marshall was loans zine have up to £45,000,000, and
India-the one major produc- [expelled in December, 1950. abandoned plans for until
INST CASE a better day. Ing area reporting on by cotton
firms up to expansion
In his judgment, Mr Justice export
of the Some £10,000,000-Reuter.
less prosperous in output-would show aten Valsey said the wording of the well established and
the ceased operation al-flon and this would raise the ordinary general have
meeting of total Aalan harvest by some members was ambiguous.
,
The error in the notice was a 190,000 tons.--Router.
serious omission from the pra-
down by threat to the gold areas; tion would represent a drop of not been coed by the ex-
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Belgrade, Nov. 23. A Greek. military delegation -The gold, mines were one of arrived here today by train from Canada's great mainstays during Athens on a week's visit to the the depression
Yugosiny Army. years. It has stunued the residents of these perennially-rich areas to learn that even cold is not depression proof.
BEGARDED GLUMLY · Government spekesmen have Lhrown out hints that the Canadian dollar might return reasonably soon to par or, per
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