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THE “CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1956.
Further Credit Squeeze
Mr Macmillan
Expected Soon
By Frater Wighton
London, Feb. 15.
Mr Harold Macmillan, Britain's new Chancellor of the Exchequer, will tell Parliament soon how he proposes to tighten the government's squeeze to stop Britons,
'Brane' Guides prosperous and fully employed, from dis-
Aircraft To
Target
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turbing the economy by overspending at home.
Throughout last year, the government issued warnings that this domestic spend- ing spree threatened to offset the fruits of a booming production, and twice it intro- New York, Feb. 14.
duced measures to control the situation. THE B-52 bomber and jet
planes of the future will Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, the Lest Friday, in a speech at be equipped with new new Chancellor told a politeal radar bombing and navi-audience that what current gational system of "un- talk about inflation really precedented reliability," it meant was Britons were taking a little more out of the pot than was announced today by they were putting into it. International Business Machines Corp.,
Domestic Demand
The new device, called "Brune"
load,
device
demonstrate what
reached an
(Bocing Radar Navigation Monthly import export Equipment), guides a plane Agures
publihet yesterday thousands of miles to its
Mr MDC- target and
automatically lila meant. Although the zeros in the plane
on the nation's January exports to the target,
releasing its bomb
world
all-time An Air Force spokes record high level, they fell man said operational details short by £74,000,000 of the of tho
still were restricted. Mr C. F. McElwain, general manager, Military Products Division of IBM. salt the Brane, which look five years to develop and had been in pilot production for a year, currently cost about $300,000.
its
sum the country had to pay
for imports. Thin Was the highest gap for many months.
High, domestic demand for goods that have to be bought
The mechanism weighs 1,457 HALF PRICE
pounds and Lises 300 VOC tubes.
Mr McElwain pointed out that the system did not rely on ground beacons. Ho said the
new bombing device marked
BRITISH
a big step forwarth in rellabi- A-REACTORS
lity in an age of high-cost aircraft, and for the first time met all the stringent demands of, high-allude, fight United Press.
supersonic
Freedom Of
Melbourne
Melbourne, Feb, 14.
Melbourne City Council will
London, Feb. 14.
A British firm announced to night that it will be exporting atomic research reactors at half the price and five times the power of American reactors by 1959,
called
The reactors-do be "Merlin"-can be constructed for £75,000 sterling, not includ
ing uranium fuel
ernment's problem. Another is abroad is only part of the gov- that excessive demand for goods made here reduces sup plies of raw materials for ex- part manufactures. Many of these raw materials have to be bought from abroad.
Last year, the govemment- following monthly drops in the sterling area's gold and dollar reserves, its fuld assets and tudi » verre gaps between imports and exports introduced a series of corrective measures.
The
by
BRITAIN'S. EPU DEFICIT
Loudon, Feb. 14.
had
defoli
with the European ~ Par« zhenis Union in Jammary of
£3,653,571
nouood" today..
Ebo paid off 75 per cent. of this deßelt in gold and, the renisinder was nöded to her outstanding debt to the Union,
During the
mouth Bri-
taki made ́further pay- menta totalling £726,785- to other countries In the union to redison her OTTI
·total- deficit,
Belgium received £207,- 857, tho Netherlands £223,214, Sweden £152,- 857.
Switzerland
£92,857
As a result of the above. tramanetions the total British debt to ́the union WILD- Increased
from £122,981,017 to £123,165,- 000.--Renter.
Economic Development Of Asia
Bangalore, Feb, 14.
The twelfth session of the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East (ECAFE) ended today on note of optimism' re-
the economic
banke rate was pushed up to four-and-a-half pervent
ghest since 1932; bigger initial deposits were decreed for hire purchase transactions; botting customers from banks
was more difficult; the pur-garding shade more chage (sales) tax on foods was future of Asian countries. raised by a ath--Some of these Some 200 representatives anil measures were put through in observers from 32 countries an emergency financial budget gmerally felt that the Aslen countries have now emerged from to long period of economic stagnation and were ready for
in the autumn.
Beginning To Work
Questioned
on the progress of the squeeza in Parliament today, Mr Peter Thoirycroft,
a march toward economic de-"; velopment.
ECAFE's list session dreur a arge crowd which Alled. - the President of the Board Bangalore Town Hall and ad- Trade, said there were indica-joining streets outside and heard tions that the steps taken were
the concluding speeches beginning to
loutispeakers. Individual dele- gates
12:0 were cheered by But Mr Nan last Friday
by
Walking On lee-Blue Danube
Towhaptale of Vilshofen, Austria, are shown walking on the frozen waters of the Danube, which had overflowed Its banks, rendering manny families homeless in the resulting floods Express Photo.
Bitter Weather Monk Missing
Holds Europe In Its Grip
London, Feb. 14.
More than 300 people were reported dead or missing tonight in the bitterly cold weather which is gripping Europe.
In some countries, the cold spell is described as the worst this century.
Worst hit by casualties was shipping channels in the Oslo Yugoslavia, where at least 114 port near Faerder. people are feared dead or miss-
Coldest place in Norway was ing in avalanches.
with Finnmark, Eighty-eight people were re- Karasjok,
have died in the mic 42 d'eserces Centigrade Parted to three-day cold spell in France, (minus 48. degrees Fahrenheit), while 65 perished in Italy. Norway's lowest, temperature
Reuter, correspondents sent of the winter, these reports:
VIENNA; Thick ice covered PARIS: Nineteen deaths yes-every river in Austria and ice it clear that it necessary, crowd, particularly Dr P. Laguio further measures will be taken at the Philippines who appear-terday brought to 88 the toll of packs. In the Danube were
three of the letest days France Lengthening. Many to safeguard beyond all doubted wearing a Gamihi cap. that Britain's
has known this century, neported danger of floods. cording to unomictal estimater bere
make it
gress over the past four years is not imperilled by reckless home spending.
Mr
Macmillan,
·I
Co-operation
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In Scotland
London, Feb. 14.
A monk has mysterious- disappeared from the Benedletlar Abbey at Fort Augustus, acar Loch Ness, famous for ita mansier.
On Monday, Brother Thomas, aged 45, left the monastery to
carry out a task in the country nearby. never returned, and fellow-monks could not find any trace of him. A team of 12 pupits froita the
school monastery's searched the countryside without result. Folice dogs found no socul.
Ho
his
The monk has been in the monastery for over 20- years. H lay name is Thomas, Mallochy Hamson. —France-Presso.
A
FURRIER
FAKED ROBBERY
Beverly Hills, Feb. 14. L Teitelbnum, 'a' leading furrier to the motion pic türe world and close frland of film celebrities, was gaoled today on charges that he staged a fake $280,000 robbery of his exclusive fur salon.
The 40-year-old furrier was regarded as“ a. philanthropist by, this film colony, hire for the helping band he gave minger Dario Lanza nhân t portly tenor brake relations with his studio and was out of work for mere than, a year.
Among his patrons wope, such.
celebrities as Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Jand · Wytnah, Loretta, Young and, Ray
other...
Toltelbaum was reported heavily in debt to the fur trade, but the police said they could. not tell if his helping hand to his friends was responsiblo. for an estimated $760,000 ha owed.
Five Others
The police chief, Clinton Ander-- soni announced that TietelbauITY, was charged with conspiracy to defraud an insurance com- pany and conspiracy to cóm- mit grand theft as a result of the robbery of his fur salon lant December 27. Police said five others were booked on the same charges ng alleged participants in the plot,
Teitelbaum had claimed a $135,-. 000 Icas on December 7, 1953, when he reported two reli held him up and escaped with
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Lloyds of Luty of Des refused to pay insurance on the furs and Teitelbaum fied suit in a caso not yet suttlech,
The furrier also had reported other robberies in Chicago, *New York and Tulsa, Okla- homa, according to the polión. -United Presa,
Thick to cover POLICE ROUND UP
arcas
DONNI Coldest spot in West Germany was Berchtesgaden,
CALL
GIRLS
New York, Feb. 14.
From the Mediteranean court in the Bavarian Alps, with a to the English Channel snow night temperature of 30 degrees Police said today that they expected with below zero (54 degrees of frost to detain a dozen or more high-priced and frost played havoc communications, food deliveries Fahrenheit), Six Germans
have diet in the cold spell. and, fuel supply.
call girls soon, in the biggest suspected doctors stood by at Rame Air-Balbic ports were at blocked
ROME: Helicopter crews and STOCKHOLM: All Sweden's "love for sale" ring since the arrest three grant the freedom of the city to John Thompson nuclear energy run industries would have to gate's references calling for the in from the snowbound moun-were unable to sali from Stock./years ago-of-M. F. (Mickey) Jelke, heir to·
port as emergency calls poured by leo today and 42 targo ships
The Merlin has been designed soon become the first council in and will be constructed by the Australià with the right to Associated Electrical Industry diatharulshed visitors.
Final speeches by delegates stressed the generally co-opera- Το ensure this, the Govern- tive atmosphere of the session without waiting for the annust ment may take some fresh steps and praised the organisation of budget in April,
the meeting.
Earlier today, a minor politi- at Gains- borough, sold the rate of capital insisted that the draft report cal debate aroso when Russia investment
must be slowed down, and hinted the state should include the Soviet dele do with loss. the private substitution of the "Chiang sector of industry, there must
shek clique delegato by The Merlin will be Britain's be more, not less,
of China. presentative of competition. first privately owned research Restrictive practices must
debate After lengthy ba to bestow the time reactor. homoured compliment" would search and development of re-dustry or commerce, he said.
So far in Britain re-restrained or prevented in in- Bovict delexate, P. A. Maletin suggested his remarks be in the actors has been malaly in the
dicated in the draft report by Olympic Games in November-hands of the StateChina Mall
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cerned instead of their mention in his own words. The meeting accepted this suggestion.
The Victorian Premier, Mr Henry
Bolte, -sold here that legislation to enable the coun-
be
operating
before
group.
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Insult
the
Kaitain villages of Central and South helm. Heavy snowfalls delay a fortune.
re- Naly.
ed road and rail traffic. The
Two women were summoned yesterday when the
After heavy snowfalls last average temperature for night many communities were whole country today was minus they were found at fashionable Park · Avent
10 degrees Centigrade (14 do- without water and food.
addresses. 60-grees Fahrenheit).—Router.
Chinese
The government will today in troduce a bill to control restric- tive practices Mr Macmillan said that this bull legislated for
The Nationalist employers, and made clear he expected trade unions to see that delegate Chen Ching-men then equally restrictive practices proposed that his statement among employees did not put the taking exception to Russia's brake on Britain's progress, insult "to the head of the only China Moul Special.
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guvernment of the Republic of China". also' be included in the report closely following the reference to the
Illegal Entry Into US.
Enquiry
New York, Feb. 14. A probe into the illegal entry of Chinese into
the United Slates was started on Tuesday by a special Federal Grand Jury,
A Trieste workman and a year-old Roman woman, both found frozen, to death today, brought the total of victims of
the call spell to 63,
United States Air Force
AWESOME its efforts to fly in sup-
plies to the stricken population from bases in Germany,
The Italian Red Cross had! asked for 20,000 "rations (equivalent to 60,000 meals); 25,000 blankets, 6,000 overcoats, 3,000 pairs of heavy boots, 10,000 pieces of woollen undomclothing and 2,000 pairs of woollen stock- ings.
Soviet resolution. The Na- OSLO: Fikh in coastal waters tionalist suggestion also was acoff
Souther Norway Bro
the exception of these freezing to death, according to
amendments the draft report reports from Arendal, North- chst winds cleared ice from "Was adopted and will be sub- mitted
Commission's to tho parent body-the United Na- ions Económic and Social Council.--- United Press,
Ancient Statuettes Found
Bodin, Feb, 14.
US - Allogney Paul William stated that the organisation which sponsory these entries is "ynst” and that it had· head- quarter in New York, Boston, Washington and San Francisco.
A United States archselogies According to the immigration authorities,
the illegal entries expedition in Iraq has unearth- are based on faked parentage ed five copper atatucties, more than 4,000 years old, of two with Chinese having
Sumerian kings. It was gh- citizenship.----France-Presse.
nounced hero.",
The figures, each 1.4 Inches Jong, were found in stone boxes
American
Served Too Much
Potato
under the foundations of fem ples in the Nuffae excavation aituted near Diwaniy 90 miles south of hire,
Burdulation,
croofers the oldart-knows United States Acrylated until 1930 BC. private who need extra large beloved to · barva, invented the portions of potatoes to Amar art of willing,
Wurzburg, Feb. 15.
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50 dollars and given a wand ancient nemo dar the pials bor;
"day" hurd" dering
ed sentence of 30 day
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SETTLERS ABANDON HOLDINGS
Taza, (Morocco), Feb. 14. The European settlers in the rebel-ridden Taza district of the. Moroccan Riff.mountains today. informed the French regional authorities that they had abah. doned their holdings.
At the same time, the settlers sent telegrams to the French President, M. Reño Coty, the Trench Premier, M. Guy Mollet, and the French Bosident- ceneral, M. Andre-Louis Dubois, calling their attention to the Briouances of the situation, and informing them of their action,
Paris, Feb, 18.
A Poria, examining magistrată
firm with "refusing to
to a cubrien Coulee,
Air Marshal Visits Fort
One of them was a brunette ex-showgirl, and the other was a tall blonde-nude when sho was found—who claimed to be a student at one of America'a
·leading - universities for women.
Surprise. Move
Deputy-Police Commissioner James R. Kennedy said there were signs that the call giris. now being sought charged more thors 100 dollars (about £85 sterling) for their company
The tall, 21-year-old blondo, bummoned yesterday, who tified herself
ns Jane
Stacey, of Buffalo, and the brunette, Jane Cook, 33, were taken to the District Attorney's office 'Ih" - a surprise move today for a grend jury investigation of PORTION graphy,
than a
The girls, when they were mammoned, bad boen-ownition dr hearing on vien charges. 1
Police said the investigation had been going a un foc i morð a month, and was continu- ing on an Infensive scale"!
They sold the evidence in
of
· cluziekl`, transcripts
wire. topped telophone calls to the Choir flat.
· Polica alleged that the "blondé was caught - nude in bad with 00 unidentified manat a ||| Lachionable and ultiu-conserva» tive hotel, where the couple had || registered? 'under, the, vita' › öf
Smith,
The room had been rentad the day for 20 dollars (kholt £7 sterling).
Man Arrested®
Holther any New York hotel where, tho, blonde, sald tho was vacatioriing,; not, the university ibo; suki, she attended,,, khaw
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