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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1954.
SHLAPPER'S
ADMIRAL.
SNORKEL
PEN
US RECESSION HAS STARTED SAYS Mr Attlee Russia Is Ready To
JOHN CLARKE'S
CASEBOOK
The Long-Shot
HIS
TIS name was Fred, and he was one of the smallest cogs in the great manufacturing company. For 17 years he had worked; in the company's central London showrooms, travel ling there each day from his home in an Едчех Buburb.
The other night, 03 he travelled home in a crowded rush-hour bus, Fred's mind was way be full of plans for the would spend the evening.
There was a painting job he
do. meant to
Fred wondered how long it would take, and !! the children would be safely out of the way, in bod, before be started. He wondered what his wife would say to the necessary smell, and whether she would like the shade of the paint br had choseti.
T
ABSURD TO WORRY
WIE shade of the paint he had chom." He went hot and cold at the thought. For what he really meant was the shade of the paint he had stolen.
The small, brown-paper wrap- ped in he carried was not his by rigi, le had sneaked # from the store he was paid to look after.
He was a thief. And all of a sudden, he felt sure everyone on the bus was aware of the fact, certain they were all prying, with X-ray eyes, at the parcel, dis- covering his secret.
He pulled himself together. It wae absurd to be afraid. lind he not, a few days before, atolen scame clectric-clock parts and got nway wi ?
Had he not, on this night, suz- cessfully passed the doorman's
scrutiny
He reached
MR BUTLER
Commons Debate On
Finance Talks
London, Feb. 4,
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr R. A. Butler, told the House of Commons today the so- called trade recession in the United States had already started and that "we are already begin- ning to pass through it.”
He was opening a debate on the recent meet- ing of Commonwealth Finance Ministers in Sydney.
The American index of production fell to 128 in December. It was 130 in November and 137 in July last year, he said.
Refused To Cook For Him
For 12 Years
Derby, Feb. 4.
A man was granted divorce for "desertion" here though he had been living In the
his samo honse as wife.
Judge Sir Henry Braund said Howard James Ash- more had been treated by since 1941 "with his wife
rather less consideration
than an unwanted plece of furniture".
Mra Ashmore had for 12 cook or years refused to provide any domestic ser- husband, the vice for her judge wald, China Mail Special.
He added: "The conclusion I
from want you to draw
these Agures both as to the effect on our exports and the figures of the index is that, in fael, this so- called
had recession
already started and that we are already begining to pass through It.”
Mr Butler also made these polvis:
Dollar market: "If we can buy cheap foodstuffs and raw materials In this market, we should do so in the interests of the standard of living of our people and of raw materials for Industry. This was Government policy. It was "crucial to Out sempetitive power, our exports and our standard of living."
Europea trado: " am con- vince that it we were to RO back on our liberalisation policy In Europe, the retallation on our exports would be far worse than what we have to envisage now." IMPERIAL PREFERENCE
Imperial Preference: Dealing with this system by which Commonwealth countries give each other preference in trade, Mr Butler said: "It is the United
Honoured
The Lord Major of Manchester presents the freedom of the city to the leader of the Illuminated Opposition, Mr Clement Attlee, in the form of a Resolution of Confirment
writing on vellum.
McCarthy Scorns Complaints:
"We Scared Hell Out
Of A Few Commies Last Year"
Washington, Feb. 4.
charge that com-
abroad
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy today brushed aside a gressional investigators hampered American propaganda efforts declared, "We scared hell out of a few Commies."
US Concerned Kingdom, which through nil this US Citizen
At
Situation
In
SE Asia
now con-
difleult period has kept un epen door for all imports from the frea. That remains cur
policy.
get
The Government had hoped to abolition of the "no new Imperial Preference rule" in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
The
not
50
But other nations and
"We
жето wealth
Escaped
From Czechs
The
Washington, Feb. 4.
Republican
The Wisconsin appeared unimpressed by the complaint fred by a Pie sidential Commission.
He said his Senate permanent Investigating Sub Committee would take a new look at the Overscas Information Agency
soon.
The Commission sald that the work of the Voice of America and other Overseas Information agencies was "largely offset, if
investigations last year,
and
McMahon Ball Visits HK Again
Professor W. McMahon Ball was among the passengers
ar-
Commo believe in preferences | today that the United States not destroyed" by Congressional | riving from Melbourne in the
at the showrooms? Absurd to worry now. But never again would ho stoul, never,
SHOT IN THE DARK
his home ULLS
Washington, Feb. 1. stopped, and jumped off, The
United States military keen. moment of panic was passed
sources said today the Ad-jand would like to use them Fred strode towards his home,
wherever possible," he added. Then, "Excuse me," said one of ministration is
He added: "The view of the two men who suddenly appeared sidering what further mea- Commonwealth as a whole at his elbow, "Mind telling us sures might have to be
that they wish to see existing what's in that precel?" The men taken 10
preferences prevent the ex-
retained. There detectives from the local pansion of Communism in fore, a great deal of nonsense Is polles-station.
talked about the preferential Asia
the as The question was a shot in the South-East
system being abandoned alto. Fred was under result of recent events in gether." dark, routine, no surt of suspicion. He blurted, Indo-China.
The Commonwealth was look- out what he had done.
methods of ex- These sources said that the ing to other
while keeping Administration WAS
frankly panding trade
the preference system, worried about the morale of
THE BEST LINE the Vietnam
Indo- forces in
Mr Buller denied that the China as the result of a number
form a
were
Next morning, at Bow Street, to stealing the
he
pleaded guilty
valued at 3s,, and the clock at 18. complaints
ris, which were priced
"Have there been
of losses? Sir Laurence Dunne,
the chief magistrate, asked,
"No sir,” said a police officer. "This man's been 17 years in lus factul could affect future planned job, his record is excellent. Theperations as the Vicinam forces
are needed to defend Increasing manager of his department is here to speak for him, st.
ly large areas in Indo-China to enable the French Union forces to be mobile to smash the Не HE manager came forward, Communist Vietminh troops. The manager wine forsvind
They sald
RE-INSTATEMENT IF..........
£
has
State Department, ld
to
ត
eltzen, Jan Chvaste, sald have been released from Czechoslovakian prison toxiny, had in fact cecaped from prison several months
ago and taken refuge in the American embassy in Prague.
The announcement of his re- lease was made in Radio Prague today.
The State Department sak that the 20-year-old Ameri- can was gooted for 10 years on charges of espionage by a Czech court in 1950,
He left Prague by air this morning with two other Amer!-
and can officials.
arrived in
It noted that the information programme was investigated by Mr McCarthy's group and Senate Foreign Relations Sub- Committee and suggested it be "spared" further inquiries unul It had
"prove Itself."
iny Taiyuan on Wednesday,
Professor Ball, who is 52, has taught in the Melbourne Uni- versity since he was 23. During the last war he served in the Government as the controller of the Australian Overseas Broad- He was the casting Services.
of the British representative Commonwealth on the Aled Council for Japon in 1946 and "I know we scared hell out of 1947. Hy was also the Aus- a few Commies and demoralised tralian Minister in Japan.
Professor Ball left the them," Mr McCarthy declared | 1949,
pubile service and has been with of his investigation.
the University since.
chance to
"'1 don' mind demoralising
Press.
In
political Apart from being a professor, Professor Ball 15 notable political writer. He wrote the book "Japan, Enemy, or Ally" in 1949 and finished another book enille) "Nationalism #735
last
Profesor Ball has been to Hongkong before. His last visit | was in 1968 when he came
leader of the Australian Govern- ment's goodwill mission to South- cast Asia.
year.
French Fighting Communism in Eart: Asia' Delaying Action Against Vietminh
Vientiane, Feb. 4. The military headquarters in Vientiane, Northern Laos, todoy revealed the French Unien terces yesterday fought delaying zetions in the Muonhea region. 20 kilo- įmetres north-east of Muơngia.
of military posts being given Commonwealth might
collective or closed self- Nuremburg this afternoon. He the Communist Party."-United up in the south of that country contained ring with or without is flying from there to New with very little resistance,
Europe,
York, where his parents lived. this They pointed out thab
port wheat, Iron
The sterling area had to im-
According to the State De- ore, timber,
partment, the Prague Govern- wood pulp, cotton,
to tobacco, meni only gave permission coarse grain, meat and alu-him to leave the country yes- minium so it was not self-terday. sufficient.
Chvasta is of Czech origin, was convinced that a having migrated to Americo" in that President proach
collective Commonwealth ap- 1938. and become an American together with the in 1944. He returned to 'Czecho- is reported
10 be European Payments Union business grieved him personally. Eisenhower
and to-slovakia in 1948 to study, and em-personally dens to be set wards a freer trade and pay- found This man's been a good
employment with the ployee," he said. "We've no approved
American consulate in Bratisla- reason to think he's ever done up to study the situation and toments system was still the best
to fine lo
adopt, this before. The directors take up suggestions made, by
That meant the economies and have decided they will reinstate the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
other bodies concerned with the defence systems of the free him if
liking to add " he is free to NO FURTHER ADVANCES be reinstated."
I'm extremely
sources said that the Fred Sorry," said, when his turn came to United States is not prepared to
A Conservative speak. He is a mild-looking sce any further advance
"If Communism in South-East Asia temples,
our currency reverts to Parliament, Sir Robert Boothby, amounted to several dead and
missing.. man; greying at the
and it is known that a number convertibility, it will be stronger, tonight opponted in the House whose sid, eyes peer at the
This would redound to world through rimless glasses, of proposals have already real advantage of the city of London on
been
the of Commons for the creation of
No news was received today made
econcile union between the what Eds
additional suspiciously, as if he expected the world to push him around a measures could be taken. Thus, and would bring much more British
Admiral Arthur Radford, Chair credit to our trade."-Reuter. good deal.
man of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
141
via. France-Presse.
He stopped there, as If not stopping of Communism in Asia. world, beyond the Atlantic, in Economie Union
MAKE UP YOUR MIND
"T"
The
að
to
the Pacific and in Europe, were inevitably linked.
On the
con- question of
of ability of sterling, Mr Butler |
La reported to have recom mended the blockade of Com- JUST don't know what munist China, come over me," "he said. Other oficiais, "I realise I've wiped out my have recommended
by this," whole, record
half-sobbed into silence.
Snow Worries
they
the Heibullty of close co-operation
Letween a number of
Baid, pos-
Asiatic
Bucharest
Proposal
London, Feb. 4.
Member of!
113
Professor Ball is en route to Tokyo to obtain more material
for a new book.
Prince Bernhard
In the sharp Franco-Laotian Invited
rearguard action strongly
sup-
ported from the air, 145 Vielmich
dead were counted on the ground. To South Africa
The Franco-Laotian catunities
Capetown, Feb. 4. Prince Bernhard of the Netherlands has been invited today
visit to to an offcial these units which ard South Africa in September this Commonwealth : and operating in the thick jungle.
In the samo Arm, Franco Jear!
from
COMPLICATIONS FOR DR JAGAN
Buy £400m. Worth Of UK Goods
Moscow, Feb. 4:
The Soviet Foreign Trade Minister, Mr Ivan Kabanov, told British businessmen visiting Moscow today that Russia was prepared to place orders exceeding $400 million in Britain within the next three years.
Russia was ready for "a considerable in- crease" in the volume of trade "if British business circles have serious intentions of extending trade with the USSR," Mr Kabanov told 40 British businessmen at a meeting in the Soviet Foreign Trade Ministry.
Orders the Soviet Union was prepared to place included tankers, completo power stations, cargo ships, electrical equipment, textile machinery and consumer goods.
This "buy British" plan would boost Anglo-Soviet trade to a level higher than ever be fore.
Ministry where he handed them a list of equipment worth 3,000 roubles which Russia was prepared to onder in Britain between 1995 and 1957.
FURTHER TALKS
told them he
them
Orders which the Soviet Union was ready to place with British Arms between 1935 and 1957 included: 1.500
Mr Kabanov million roubles (about £116 million at would like to talk to the official rate of exchange) again next week after they had for ships; 800 million roubles studled the list.
for power equipment; 400 He told the British delegation million roubles for forging and Russia also wanted to increase pressing equipment and sales of her goods to Britain. machine tools; 375
million He said the trade turnover be
110%
to 5,000
proper
#
roubles for textile and wool tween the two countries would
125 million have indus.ry machinery;
to be raised roubles for miscellaneous equip-
roubles a
a year. ment and about 1,000 million He said that "given for raw materials, food and in conditions in respect of normali- dustrial consumer goods.
of Anglo-Soviet trade" Mr Kabanov called the busi-orders would be placed by Soviet noss men Lo 栽 30-minute foreign trade organisations, session at the Foreign Trade "Developments of trade between the USSAL and Great Britain
prould be mutual advantage to both and would strengthen mutual understanding and Driendly relations between the two
Radio Hongkong
1.K.T.
a. Time Bignel 'and Programme A Radio Summary: 4.00, Contact. Magazine &
for the Rizing Generation Interviews, News, Views, Stories and Mure. Produced by
with
Rosemary Richards (Studio); 0,30,
#erve to
countries," he added.
CLOSER RELATIONS
'I am sure that direct contact between the business people of
Cantonese by Radio, Lemon & Great Britain and the businesa Prepared by B, K. Lee Assisted by people of our country and their Denia Bray and Lee Wai Lan discussions and studies, (Recorded); 0.45, Waldteutel Waltres
will
played by Ronnie Munro and his assist the establishment of closer Orch. 859, Weather Report; 7. Time relations between us, Signal and World News (London
Rely): 7.10, The Hong Kong Blood Kabanov said, Transfusion Service" An Appeal for
I might be possible later to Blood Donors by Mrs H. Black, increase "the diversified and Colony Director of the Hongkong Branch of the British Red Cross different character of goods Society (Recorded): 714, Artist of which we should like to buy frojn the Week-David Oistrakh (Violin);
10
150 sta
steam
trains,
150
stations power
7.30, "Twenty Questions from the Britain," he added.. question Master: Patrick Butler Union said it might buy from Curdert Hall of Radio Hongkong. Among the goods the Soviet The Team Anne Marden, Faith
15 salvage tugs, Butler, John Little, Paddy Sheehan Britain were (Recorded) B. Songs
from the dredgers and suction dredgers, Show# (BACTS); 8.30, Music is
10 gos and steam turbo carriers; served-New
floating cremes, Looking Back Concert Orch. 8.45, presented by the British Council (Studio): 9 Tiina bollars,
20 power Bignal. Music Lover
Hour diesel electric Classical Requests prosented
by 1 Curtis ludson (Studio). The transformers, 15 million, roubles Responsibilities of Broadcasting-The (£1,400,000) worth
of concen- list of Two Talks by Sir William trating, crushing and milling
Com "Whin a Nation or
500 miscellaneous nity" (BBCTS); 10.40, Boulevard equipment, Cafe: - 10.39, Weather Report; _ 11, | machine tools, 27. bulldozers, Time Signal. Radio News Reel 70,000,000 roubles (26,400,000) (Itecorded London Relay) 11.15, Goodnight Queen; 11.30. Close Down,
Music: God Save The worth of paper-making equip-
ment.-Reuter.
SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
Europe.
This union would set up a Laolian troops found a jungle.
The South African Govern third economic force apart from hidden 200-ton rice dump, one from the Hague of the Prince's
ment
is awaiting confirmation the dollar and Soviet "blocs, ha of several discovered in the Another Conservative MP, Mr the Victminh to supply their
neighbourhood and intended by acceptance of the invitsilon,
Reuter. Julian Amery, supported Mr
troops. Boothby's appeal. Mr Boothby had made his appeal during the In the Nambou valley in I hope you, make up countries in that area, such as
Laos, French Union "Well,
Commons debate on the Com- Central Vienna,, Feb. 4. monwealth your mind
Finance Ministers' troops are in continuous, con- ot the Thailand, the Philippines and not to
Snow is causing such trouble Conference in Sydney, which he tact with the rebels, mainly directors down
snitt Sir
London, Feb. 4. Formosa, to stop further aggres in the Bucharest area of criticised for what he referred to around, the Nam Bac River, a The deposed Prime Minister Laurence:** "They're extremely slon.
Rumania that sklere had to do the meagre results achieved, small tributary of the Nambou, of British Guians, Dr Cheddi They sold that any such pro liver bread from bakeries to France-Presse.
would probably involve retall shops today, said the
In the deep Namseng valley, Jagan, said here tonight that his efforts to return to: his; home 23 corts, and the storeman
where a column of the Vietminh country were being complicated went away to exsuine the job appeal to the United Nations Rumanian new #gency, Ager he had done so well for somitted in Indo-China boy!
aggresalon has been compress tonight
11-3 398th divisoin has been located, by the fact that the Dutch no fighting was reported today, suthorities would not permit | long, for the great ('company' Communist which
themselves were unable forços
Vietminh had
elements up him to make the necessary I The condusivelyComm
KLM London Fob, 4. Another, proposal, they auld," port for work, and :- telephone proved that despite its vasiness,
peared to have stattered in overnight
Curacao stay in Involve -it aliji had a heart, retket DA MORA,
Hull City beat Blackburn small groups in the jungle are. Island, or in Dutch Gulans. considering communications have been cut whether United States military The Cabinet today had to take Rovers by two goals to one in Thick mists lasting late into He added that the American training missione should* ba, steps to ensure that cities were their FA Cup fourth, round | the morning yesterday han" authorities had refused him the
131 to: Indo? China 2012 5 that supplied, and eliitons were ask- replay at Hull today.
pered air activity, but today, necessary few hours in New could: Improve Vietnam moralo ed to help cidar the streets, ac- 10uli will now be at home to the sky was bloar," and B-284 York that a Pan-American Air-
help their trainingcording to Agerpress, Franco- Tottenham Hotspur in the arth socomplished their missions. ways trip would." Involve: United Press)
Presse,WELE
Francë-Presse, el round on Febrúarý 20%--Reuter,
Franze-Prozso%
generous."
Ho fined Fred £8,with
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