THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1947.
British Farmers Harriman Explains
Start Sowing Stop-gap Aid's Value
London, Nov. 12, Farmers in England are preparing to start plough- ing operations and sowing their winter wheat.
For weeks these tasks have been held up on many farms by the hard state of the ground, but some hours of continuous rain brought a big improvement in the position.
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In some districts the men have volunteered to work through their meal times in an attempt to catch up on lost time-Router.
Auchinleck And Men To Quit India
To U.S. Export Trade
Washington, Nov. 12.-The United States Secretary of Commerce, Mr Averell Harriman, declared here today that the proposed $597,000,000 stop-gap aid to France, Italy and Austria would stop the downward trend in United States exports.
In the third day of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on proposed United States ald to Western Europe, Mr Harriman told Congressmen
TRIBUTE TO
CANADA AND
that the United States exports flow has slumped from an an- nual rate of $13,000.000.000 in the second quarter of this year to an annual rate of less than $11,000,000,000 in the third quarter.
1te claimed that exports in the last not decrease Any quarter would further, but, with the help of new funds, they would go up again in the first quarter of 1940.
Producing facts and figures to back his assertion at the United States
HER PREMIER cold, without gent difficulty, fini
Brussels. Nov.
deltveries wh
which the programme contemplated, Mr Harriman pointed out that current coal exports were total production.
nly equivalent to 3.5 percent of the
out
He admitted that it was not yet
was
certain how successful the domestic grain conservation programme would distinguishedbe, but insisted that America
protecting herself against any undue which
drain by a system of allocations and export Bleences.
12.-Prime Minister Mackenzie King per- New Delhi, Nov. 12-The sonally and Canada as a nation Joint Defence Council of India st night received tributes of and Pakistan announced today unreserved admiration from one that the recent decision to dis-of the most solve British Supreme Head- diplomatic gatherings quarters on November 30 was have ever assembled in this based on the absence of the famous capital, necessary spirit of goodwill and co-operation" between the two new Dominions.
Field Marshal Sir Claude Auchin- leck and all
other officers and soldiers of all ranks in the Head- will be withdrawn, the quarters Council's announcement said. Omeers, soldiers and their families, numbering about 18,000, will be re- patriated by the end of February,
The Headquarters originally was scheduled to, remain until April 30,
The
It was a tale dinner by the Bel- glan Government at which Premier Paul Henri Spook presided. brillian array of diplomats included representatives 仲 countries
of Europe, Asta, South Africa and the Americas.
He pal Bežţiam's tribute to
British Coal Production
to the
Mr Harriman declared that, in the sung way, deliveries of fertilisers would eventually rebound bencßt of the United Stales by European speeding the day when agriculture became more self- sufficient and the demand Un American production would be relieved,
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1048, to complete reconstitution of Canada for its steadfastness in the they mayupply difficulties which suggestion for the agenda trhieu Foreign Ministers, but the Council
the armed forces of Pakistan and Indin. The announcement today raid Field Marshal Auchinleek had recommended the earlier dissolution because it was becoming impossible for him and his officers to discharge
their tasks.
The Johnt Council's communique said the Indian Government felt continuance of the Beadquarters was unnevessary, while the Pakiston Government was "equally insistent un the need for retalning" IU”—As- secinted Press.
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Manila, Nov. 13.-The Dutch freighter Alpherat radioed that she fire but in no immediat: danger, 150 miles southwest of
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war and its comfort and aid to the Belgian peple in their dark hours. Conds shared with Belgium, he salt. nds it human personality and willingness to democracy, respect for to play a maximum part in interna- tional conferences on behalf of peace.
London, Nov. 12.-France. Britain and the United States suggested that the Austrian peace treaty should be Dr Spank said that his remarks,
placed at the top of the agenda for the coming meeting which he addressed to a "statesman I feel confident that the require-
of the Council of Foreign Ministers when the deputies of whose wisdom and experience are ments, of these countries can be the Big Four Foreign Ministers met in London today. universally admired," were designed substantially met," he said.
"In my as a double compliment to Canada Judgment, the alternatives to meet-
The British and French] treaty. This was proved by the and to Mr King himself.
ing them are such as vastly to out-counter-proposals to the Soviet fact that he had included it among weigh the
the Items for discussion by the present," When Senator Tom Connolly (De-today were almost exactly the of Foreign Ministers
was meeting mocrat. Texas) referred to British reverse of the order of discus-chieny consider the German cual production. Mr Harriman sald sion proposed by the Soviet de problem, which it should certainly before nationalisation, that the lack of competition, even puty.
Lake Brst. was largely
Apart from placing Austria at the The deputies then passed on to responsible for inefficiency in the Industry,
head of the list, Britain and France the second item on their own agenda Britain had been able to sell coal proposed that discussion of economicthe form and scope of the pro- Reason To Be Proud profitably abroad largely as a result principles for Germany should pre-visional organisation of German
cede that relating to her political of exploitation of miners, he suld.) The Belgian Prime Minister then Labour reforms and technical Im-
organisation.
Here, discussion was again based told Me King "Our fellow citizensprovements might
The United States draft openda have reasm to be proud of you, and enable
now.
on a Moscow document, already dis- however,
will be submitter tomorrow by the cussed by the Foreign Ministers last the Industry you. Mr Prime Minister,
play an have the adequate role in European recovery.
American depuly, Mr Robert Mur-April-Reuter. right to be satisfied with what you The British are buckling down to play, who, however, during tociny's have done in place yourself in foremost position.
their problem, and would not be in
meeting supported the view that the clined to sell Britnin short," he sald
Soviet order for the agenda should "You have met and solved a very
be reversed. Confusion In Midwest difficult problem created by the war
Today's British draft, described with such a combination of audacity publican) said that in the mind of for
Alexander Wiley (Re-not as the agenda but the "pattern and wisdom that Canada was soon many people in the Midwest,
discussion, at the Couricit of a country where others went for siderthle confusion existed as to the
con- Foreign
eign Ministers," was as follows:
1. From a grass called citronella examples, and when the peace for necessity for European aid and its commissiou.. Economic principles, it, often abbreviated to pinx. 3. The 1. Report of the Austrian treaty cultivated in Ceylon. 2. ile painted which you have so valiantly fought effect upon domestic economy. was restored you have succeeded in
the level of Mr Harriman
of German postwar Indus-
great giant tortoise, it may live 200. the difTie
replied that task of reconversion collection from French farms
food try and reparations plans,
to in-
years. 4. In 1990 from Spain. 5. better than any other country."not as high as it might be. Despite French ceonomy. 3. The
clude the inclusion of the Saar into In 1936. United Press.
form and the French Government's efforts, scope of a provisional organisation 100 much grain was being fed to
for Germany. 4. The United States livestock to enable farmers to bene- draft disarmament and demilitarisa- O from blackmarket meat prices. tion treaty. 5. Ench report of the Senator Wiley then nsked: "Dodeputies on the procedure for pre- you think
American feeding ofparation of the German peace treaty corller than the ordinary mall. If all Frenchmen will be an incentive to 8. Any other business. French farmers?"
WEDDING REHEARSAL
London, Nov. 12.--Princess Elizabeth has a date today with her eight bridesmaids. nt Buckingham Palace for private dress rehearsal for her wedding.
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They will try on their dresses to see themselves as the 2.000 lucky guests will see them in Westminster Abbey on the great day.
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As it is considered unlucky for the bride to wear her wedding dress before the day, a few stitches of hem will be left unfinished. After the rehearsal, It will be stitch- the wedding morning. ed up and will hang untouched until
Before the scissors were put into the material for the wedding dress, an enormous amount of research and ground work had to be done, Sample panels of the needlework had to be submitted to the Princess for approval. These will be trea sured as souvenirs.
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interim and would bring no more than sustenance to
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Shanghai Bowlers Keep Interport Series Alive
(BY "VERITAS")
Shanghai kept the Interport lawn bowls series alive yesterday by winning the second of the three games 22-14 at the Craigengower Cricket Club.
The visitors fully deserved to win because, man for man, they were just that much superior to U. M. Omar and his colleagues.
sixth head made slower
Drizzling rain from about the U. M. Omar tried desperately to and more break up this head, but just falled dimcult a green that was never on and Shanghai went into a winning the fast side. Yet, contrary 10 cx- | 19-12 lead, which they rubbed in by pectations, Shanghal adapted them-scoring a three on the last head. selves to the conditions much more
rendily than did the Hongkong rink.
Tommy Main and Co., inid for all
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pectations. They started off For Main the game was a per-Krand style, but could not sustain sonal triumph, Inasmuch that he the promise, Shanghai held on was paired against not only one of grimly and after the halfway stage Hongkong'a most skiltul bowlers, had been reached, really started to
but one who was very nearly at the turn on the fireworks.
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held his own during the first tense frat head and Gutierrez played 11 heads, but from then on was twice as well as in the first of the slightly superior, is sufficient testi-Interport games. Passos continued p mony to his prowess, technically and his consistent form, and Madar was psychologically,
pleasure to watch. THE TURNING POINT
Luz, Hongkong's lead was brilliant Until the 18th head there was in the early stages, but lost his nothing to choose either between the touch as the green became heavier, rinks or the score. The lend had Jackie Noronha only suggested tod been won and lust, alternately, with glimpses of his known still and K. reminds Me-Tresented by Nicki Shanghai leading 15-12 after the M. Omar, bowling beautifully and "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" London Phill- 17th.
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Hungarian They Leader the Escapes
Stephenville, Newfoundland, Nov. 12.-The Hungarian anti- Communist leader, Zoltan Pfolf- fer, today took off from here for the United States to plan with other Hungarians in exile counter-attack against the
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enemies.
He travelled here Incognito from Frankfurt, Germany, until the trans- Atlantic plane reached a point be yond which fuel would not allow it to turn back to Europe. Accom- panying him is his wife and daugh- ter and Laszlo Acsay, lender Pfeiffer's Hungarian Independence Party, with his wife.
Mr Piekfer said: "I stayed in Hungary right up to the shadow of the noose. For three months my party was the only real opposition, but
It was ice playing cards with o man with pistol that shoots dum- dum bullets. T left without
sparo shirt, and my family is with- out even a spare handkerchief.”
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Mr Pfeiffer sold a company Hungarian soldiers covered
escape. All reportedly tried escate into the Austria..
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