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New Economic Charter
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EDITORIAL
For W. Germany
ANGLO-AMERICAN PLAN
ANNOUNCED
Berlin, Feb. 6.-Western Germany's new economic chartor, giving Germans in the combined British and American Zones broad new powers to decide their economic affairs, was published today by the British and American Commanders in Germany,
Signed yesterday by General Sir Brian Robertson, for Britain, and General Lucius D. Clay, for the United States, the British ordinance and the American proclamation, giving legal force to the new plan, will come into effect on- Monday, February 9.
The new organisations set up under the plan will come info operation by February 24. The charter doubles the membership of the present German Econo- mic Council for the combined zones, making the number of representatives 104. These are elected by the local Parliaments of the eight German States in the two
zones.
The charter also sel up two in perlon! new bodlert
L-A Laenderrat (Comell of State), consisting of two reprezen tatives of each State appointed hy the State Government.
2.-An Executive Council of Heads of
elected Departments
by the Economic Counell, with the Chairman elected by the Counci and confirmed by the Leemderrat; both subieef to Allied approval.
Cortale me dies are also set 171. such as the Prisonnet che, Statistical offee, fur an Officer of Legulative Couter).
hers of the Swht Government are elected by Parliament.
KINUTESUNAMIETANUSETTS
TEVENSORERS DRONETARETEZ SAATNE
Attlee's Warning
London, Feb. 6. The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, in * nation-wide broadcast tonight, warned the "ordinary people" of Britain against the dangers of inflation,
"If incomes go on rising". he said, "there must come a point at which the Govern- ment cannot hold the cost of living at a reasonable level any longer.
But, he added, it must not be thought simply because he had talked mainly about wages that this did not apply equally with profits.
"Increasing profits paid. out in the form of incomes can have just as serious an effect on us as unwisely increasing wages and salaries". he declared.--- Reuter
Heads of Departments ent be re- Palestine Partition Commission moved from office by a vote of no coulidence by the Economic Counell, subject 30 Allied approval. The vole of no confidence in the Chair- man will need confirmation by the Launderrat nt well as approval by the Anglo-American board.
There is no limit on the size of the Executive Council except that will constat of heads of departments, At first, there will be six-economic, finance, transport, communications,, agriculture and civil service-but more more may be set up later.
The polemntion of planter for
new German Federal Ban: bost There is no outlanding candidate
ARABS REFUSE TO
CO-OPERATE
Lake Success, Feb. 6.-The Arab Higher Com- mittee today rejected the United Nations Palestine Commission's invitation to send a representative to help its work.
the Arab, Higher Committee, M. A letter from the representative
Nakhlen, gave the reasons for rejection. They included;
Jo
& pendici zoval deer exat present for the post of Chairman flamed, besar
negotiation the whielt will be hotly contested by Been the Meio-American, and f the twn leading parties in Perect and then on the Hini's, Western Zone--the
of
the
Des Christian mocrats and the Social Democrats,
en puutution were still ring m
ite hope that
There was definite the Bank could be built up from No channe whatever has been start on a three-zone banks, they said,made in the division of the powers ems between the Central Administration
.
the Middle East.
2. The spread of Communism in
Iraq
3.-The
developments 1:1 after the signing of the Anglo-Ira treaty, which has been rejected by the new fragi Cabinet
But political observers here doubt
Exports on this and other own (and the States as laul down in the of the Assembly and some delegates because of the
eo-operation
of economic
and French rigunt draft. Anglo-American and
·Zones are holding talks in Berlin in preparation for the con- ference between representatives of
the British and
authorities
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SCHOOLS BROADCAST SERVICE FOR
HONGKONG PROPOSED
Visiting Expert Suggests Start Be Made In 1949
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That a School Broadcasting service in Hong- kong he started next year was proposed to the Broadcasting Advisory Committee yesterday after- noon by Mr Norman Lloyd-Williams, Deputy Director of Broadcasting in Malaya, and formerly Assistant Director of School Broadcasting at the
BBC.
A special meeting of the Broadcasting Advisory Committee was held yesterday to hear and consider Mr Lloyd-Williams' report which he had prepared asa result of a 10-day visit to the Colony during which time he had had discussions with members of the Go- vernment, and with many persons connected with edu cation and broadcasting.
Mr
the
of
and
Lloyd-Williams said that Mr Lloyd-Williams suggested that broadcasting could very greatly help the
Anglo-Chinese and Vernacular material between
possibility of exchange Schools, bringing into
Hongkong the class- Malaya should be explored further. rooms expert knowledge, new ideas, and also the possibility of the BBC and test class renderings of music setting up a Transcription Service to and literature. It would be par-supply colonial school broadcasting ticularly valuable in the teaching of systems with recordings for use la English. making English voices of History, Geography and Literature. good accent and intonation available
10
more
to every school. It could help also to make
Hygiene teaching practical, and lend substance and life to the teaching of Civics. Broad- easts on Current Affairs, making use of the voice of an expert, usually, journalist, and also of one or two additional volces representing differ- Ing points of view on the problem being discussed, have been very successful in the UK. und in Malnya.
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ESTIMATED COST
Mr Lloyd-Williams reckoned that such a staff and a programme of halt dozen broudensta a week for Anglo-Chinese Schools, and a similar number for the Vernacular, would cost about $76,000 a year to begin with and rise to $100,000
ramme extended.
the pro-
With regard to the equipment of schools with the necessary, apparatus, he recommended that all classrooms Mr Lloyd-Williams also dealt with In a school should be wired so that the value of broadcasting in the loudspeaker could be plugged into teaching of Music, Literature, is any of them at will. Each school -The Committee maintains that
try and Geography the partition does not represent the
would require belween two and four "School Broadcasting, in fact, ean
loudspeakers. This wiring system" sentiments of the United Nations.
"The Commitice cannot forget the
homensely enrich the Hongkong would then be connected with either manoeuvre made by the President
whether the Arab League will sign williams, "but only If it is organised room or with the proposed Rudio- education system," said Mr Lloyd- receiving, set the Principal's agreement differences at a high standard. In school broad-diffusion Service. He suggested that supporting partition in order to
casting a moderate standard is not Northrote Training College shuld be postpone laking the vote on the day
the Arab!
enough, but high quality costs wired and connected to this service. when they realised that their pro-
money, and recommend "strongly so that its quality could be tested peral might be defeated.
If the project proves unworkable.
that if sufficient funds and suitable and some experience gained as to the "POLITICAL BLACKMAIL"
the Council is expected to study a
staff cannot be made available for most satisfactory way of wiring a dification of the Arab League The pressure
part by
this high quality to be malatained Į school. He was insistent also on the the charter to oblige all member states consistently, it would be better not necessity of testing iri
an betul ited States delegation and Gover- to recure the League's approval be.
to have school broadcasting at af elassroom any receivers which might ment on certain nations, whether at fore negoliating with
be purchased for rural schools which Lake Success 01 in these nations power,
SHOULD START SMALL capitals, in thing short of political i
beyond the reach of the rediffusion system... Prekmnit
incidentally, much in-
3. The Prendent of the General Dr Orwaldo Aranha Brad'. WHIS influencing
↑ regional
known still existing between nations.
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other
"POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS"
will also
French Foreign The objections to strengthening Offers and the American State the central power by giving it tho! Department, the to rpen in Lendon rught to levy taxes and set up field on February 10.
reporting genres to carry out its decisions have been averruled. SWISS SYSTEM FOLLOWED
from worl -Chevenly important-elusage-ja-thermal conf charler, cumpared
with the draft | Will be cappeal to the bizonal Tigh thecussed between the Allied auiup be the Mutare docs : German
Frankfurt Froment
At the same time, it Www
fan last week, was understond to have
down that the bizonal lave overjelas been mute in
deference to
the State lave. French and German criticsm.
This was that the Chairman of the Executive Council, who will have to co-ordinate with the earlots de partments, will not be able to choose his collegagung, like a Prime Minis ter, but will have to work with "Ministers" chosen by the Economie Council in the came way that mem- temato disregard of the bizontal were extorted from member states Arab Government.
Hongkong & The Peace
ME William Teeling, MP. thinks
Hongkong should be directly represented in future discussions concerning the Japanese peace setitemrat. Any such concession would, of course, provide a happy stimulus to the Colony's hot very
strongly developed sense
of self-importance. brut which Mr Teeling suggests be considers it
for Hongkong's necessary
In- ferests and point of view to be nut by our own selected spokes- man, we are somewhat at a loss to appreciate neecisely what he means. The Colony's Interesta, vis-a-via the Allied peace treaty with Japan, are not, so far as can be discerned, particularly distine- ilve. We certainly subscribe to the general principle that Japan must never again be allowed to become such a powerful military force that she could for a second dime endanger the pence of the Orient: we also feel. In common with the rest of the democracies. that Japan must be encouraged to regain her economio feel and become independent of subsidies,
am America or else ellier from
We believe that fair re- rations should be wrllleri the settlement and that it should provide for as much freedom
of Internationst_trading
Japan as is consistent
Into
with
the
Aro
times. These. however, Keneralised conditions, and it is dimoult to see where Hongkong's interests. extend beyond them. Hongkang, naturafty, will expect to be considered should the treaty
Both
embody questions of Far East de- fences. December 1941. proved the futility of attempting to treat Hongkong as an isolated fortress In any Pacific theatre of war. The day that Kwangiang fell into the hands of the Japanese militaris. tically sealed the fate of the Colony, Apart from considera- tians such inadequacy troops, pircraft, guns.
ammunl- tion and all the other para- of war, the physeal im- "of" successfully defend-
B
A
of
Ilong-
lug the Colony against an army in control of the neighbouring northern
Wan province
mode abundantly
clear. What kang will chleby be interested in is a fair apportionment of any re- suffered Thousands parations, serlous losses as a result of the 1941 hostilities, and if there is to le starc-out of spoils, the Colony is enlille" to something. Th's is a matter, however, which hardly calls for longkong to be Specially represented at the peace treaty talks: our viewpoint in this matter can be made clear to the British delegation, which will be expected to put it forward with all the force its
deserven.
For
those who feel as Mr dnes, they will find consolation i Afr Attlee's usaurance that. wherever it is desirable and feasible
to do
Brilsk Government will Invita tho Covernments directly
60,
Teelin
concerned to attach adviser
to
the United Kingdom delegation. We think the matter can well afford to rest at iltai,
Tu holdingg
these chengen. the
The Lewine's attitude towards Education
Palestine.
4. "It is an elementary rule of the United Nations five-man partition | earmarked
il arrives tritish and the American authow and justice that any decision, commission when
moved by the superne agreemmmit
or act toen another breakdown,
made or donc under
pressure, undue Influence or the text istribution between the
duress is null and vold." states after the next harvest, much ak had excurred this year, oving to the
rental in the states.
*The above-mentioned farts prove how the partition recommendations
were
other
FISHERMEN RESCUED
The proposed that if possible a Mr Lloyd-Williams, School Broadcasting service should sald that he was very The Council
consider be started early in the financial year pressed by the quality and quantity four political implications of the 1949-50, In the meantime he sust
of Hongkong broadcasthut, which A person cuntries to vote against Palestine situation:
Rented that
favourably two members of the compares very
Indeed The Arag
with Department should be
colonial broadcasting for the
systems. staft. але in European and one Chinese, and that
these
persons should spend two 2.-The_policy on the
either possible months
with the Schooly sending of an international force to Department of the BBC or with the Palestine by the Security Council. Schools Division of Radio Malaya 3-The future of the Palestine before taking up their broadcasting duties. In nddition European 4.The position of the Jews in experienced in radio writing and Arab countries,
production would be required, and The future of Libya, in view of the Chinese likely to develop gifts In
States air this direction. establishment of United bases in Tripoli and the Lebanese- The service when it starts should
economic dispute, which start small," concentrating on Eng Syrian urose when Syria broke away from lish, Current Affairs, Singing. and the French frane, wil also be
perhaps some Hygiene and Civics. studied.
Broadcasts should be recorded and (Members of the Arab League are repeated again the following year it Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia. Trans- of suitable quality. The staff could Jordan, The Yemen, The Lebanon, then add further series to the pra- anet Syria).-Reuter.
the aid
of the United Nations." the letter The Laenderrat has retained right of suspensive veto against "The Arabs, therefore, consider legislation by The Economic Council which can be overridden only by an the null and vold and of no legal absolute majority of the Counelt. or moral force."
5.The Arab High
Committee the right to
that the ra delegation maintains commendation of partition is also contrary to the letter and spirit of the United Nations Charter.
I will also have
initiate legislation, except out laxa tion and the appropriation of funds,
A considerable degree of inde pendence has been granted to the Germans by the financial clauses of the
charter, which allow the Economic Council to puss annual budgets, levy customs exelse and
other taxes, and raise loan on the
security of its revenue probably from the Federal Bank when it is set up.
LEGISLATIVE. POWERS
NO JURISDICTION, CLAIM 0. The United Nations has no jurisdletion to order or recommend the partition of Palestine.
here
7.The Arab Higher Committee delegation wishes to renfilrin that the Arabs of Palestine cannot recogulse the Balfour Declaration, the
mandato of Palestine, or any situation arising or derived there- from,"
The Counell will also have power
The Arab Higher Committee de- to legislate in a broad field, includ- ing railways, ports, shipping, Inter-clared "before God and history that state waterways, highways, com-they will never submit to any power munications, except broadcasting, and production, allocation, collection. tion. Palestine to enforce parti- In its letter, the Committee ad- goods,
vised the Commission and
not to be misted to believe that its efforts in
gramme.
London Stock Market Takes
A Nose Dive
San Francisco, Feb. 6.-The United States Army transport, General W. F. Haan, radioed the port of em barkation here, following a two-day search, that she had rescued
20 Japanese fishermen and taken their disabled boat in tow. The report Bald the fishermen had been without food for an indefinite time and soine were suffering from malnutrition.
Capt William Bangs Identified the ship as the 11-ton Kole Maru 10, Its home port is not known.
The report said the Gen. Haai was towing, the Japanese vessel to Okinawa, which it expects to reach on Monday.
The Eshermen said their ship broke
down on January 22 and had been drifting helplessly since while their food was finally exhausted.
The rescue climaxed two days' search after the receipt of distress signals by coastal stations and the Haan. The General Hann located the craft in the Ogassawara Gunto area south of Javan proper.-United Press,
In some More Kwong Tung
Bodies Found
London, Feb. 6.The stock market today took a nose dive in the heaviest selling stump since July 1947. The British market, which had nervously watched the plunging of the American exchanges for two days, went into a spectacular decline itself. storage and the distribution of including food, price control
Millions in Pound Sterling values prices broke sharply again today 1abnur
prioritics. The charter
"will make possible the partition plan will meat with were wiped out. All types of secu- despite some signs of steadying.
Wild fluctuations ruled more co-ordination in the executive any success, and declared that theries were affected by a wave of
which hit oil; and copper wholesale branch of the economic administra only way to establish partitionelling
markets. Grains recovered
of early, part tion and give more responsibility to would be to wipe out the Arabs shares the hardest, but even such
industries is breweries and chain losses around mid-day, but wheat what may be termed the legislative "man, woman and child."--Reuter.
sfores regarded no protected from and corn futures plunged to the branch, British and American Con- COUNCIL'S DISCUSSIONS
the efforts of severe ecanomale de-bottom for the third straight day nt
Between 8.30 yesterday morning trol eleints said here today.
Cairo, Feb. 6-Britain's relations cines were affected.
Police re- They added that it is intended to with Arab countries are expected to The Finunciul Times index
the close. Wheat has dropped 30 and 2.30 this morning. be only provisional, since it will be dominate the seven-nation. Arab kerint Industrial shares closed stents a bushel in three days, corn 24 covered seven more bodies, drowned
cent-in each case the
oz a result maximum
of the Kwong Tung supplanted when there is a legally League Council's 10-day talks start-turkt at 123, the lowest of the year, decline possible under trading rules.
steamer panic. constituted German Government. ing here tomorrow afternoon. and appeared to be headed for De-Dats performed better and fulshed and the bodies were found under- Four were men and three women, It could not be considered a "con- The Council in also to consider a cember's low of 119.2.
unevenly. British Governinent bonds weaken- |
neath the Yuen On wharf. Germany, proposal that the Arab League sign stoncerned only with economici Mkiddle East regionul defence ed. being
However, British transport Wall Street liked the result. The ofTairs.
agreement with Britain to make it securities, considered the key issue stock market, after losing more than More And More Japs On of the most important bye- unnecessary for the Arab countries on the glit-edged Rist, held stubborn US$1,000,000,000 in market value in products of the whole change, ac- to sign individual agreements with ly without change.
two days, regained its balance and
Tokyo. Feb, 0The population of cording to one official, has been_the|Britain.
It was believed in the financial closed about even on the day.
Japan increased by 1,500,000 In debate it had created among Ger- It is
Stock market observers said that tensed here today.
1947, according to official figures re- mana over whether it entailed too will la understood that the Council community that President Truman's try to formulate a definito gloomy remarks of yesterday was
once the confusion attending the relations with Britain, the straw that broke London's usual collapse in grains wears off, traders the present rise in the birth rate much or too little centralisation. policy on
Japanese statisticians any that if He saw this as an awakening of because of:
realstance against Wall Street price who have been concerned over what continues, there will be a population really
democratic consciousness
1.The deteriorating relations be-fluctuations.-United Press,
they regarded-ns artifeinl values in of 80,000,000 by early next year. Western Zone Germans,tween the Eastern and Western bloce ANOTHER N,Y, BREAK
commodities expect a revived de- In 1947, there were only halt as in Europe.
Now York, Feb. 6. Commodity mund for stocks.—Associated Press. many, deaths as births-Reuter,
A
among
Reuter.
for Western