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Urges Stabilised Farm, Food Prices
Washington, Nov. 17.—Mr Tom Williams, Britain's agri- cultural chief, urged today global stabilisation of food and farm prices to combat world hunger,
Speaking nt the fourth annual conference of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, Mr Williams told delegates from the 67 nomber nations that a form of planned economy on an international scale
JA DOW needed.
"In the past century," he salt in a prepared address, "wo largely relied on a freely functionlut price mechanism to equate supplies with effective demand.
"Now all operative.
A
thla
in largely - of large element planning fine recessarily entered tho world system.”
The British Agriculture Minister maid that while there can be no
"master plan" with z "pecifle
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production and stabilisation" gramme, progress CTI be made through broad scalo co-operative agreements.
WHEAT AGREEMENT
As an example, he cited the world wheat agreement under which minimum prices would have been guaranteed farmers in the exporting countries. This agreement was put before the Senate last suminer but was not rotifed. President Harry Truman hins indicated, however, that he Intends to press for.Senate ap- proval in the new Democratic- controlled Congress next year.
Mr Williams said that while there fa un
an urgent need for new ways of making
yield present fand lands more, ever expanded production will not solve the problem of getting the harvest surpluses to lands where there are natural crop deßelts
and
to the war-mvaged added:
regions,
Ile
"Stabilisation of agricultural prices with the attendant relief to
the agricultural
community from
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1948.
IS IT A ROMANCE?
Aly Khan, son of the fabulously wealthy Aga Khan, whose presence in California has created considerable mys- tery, is shown dining with Actress Rita Hayworth in a Hollywood night club. Their names have been linked romantically but neither will comment. -- AP Picture.
CHURCHILL'S FAITH IN
THE UNITED EUROPE
MOVEMENT
London, Nov. 17.- Mr Winston Churchill declared today that the United Europe Movement, launched at the Hague last May, will go forward with or without British Government support.
"We hope the Government will not hesitate to help in this matter." Mr Churchill told a group of European Am- bassadors and invited guests attending the opening of a United Europe exhibition today.
We must and
"If they become obstructive, it will i the social and economic hardships not stop our progress. of violent Buctuations, has rightly will do our best." become an objective of agricultural
Tho Hague Congress
proposed
policy in all advanced countries." creation of a Consultative Assembly Mr Williams said that the Labour to work out European Union Plan,
and Government's own socialisation pro-France
Belglurn officially gramme enables British farmers to approved but Britain took the position know what prices their crops will that the question should be left to a bring the next two years, while "Council of Ministers", appointed by livestock producers know the mini-¡the Governments in power, mut they will get four years from now.-Associated Press.
Atlantic Liner
To Sail
Clement Attlee
Mediation In East Coast Strike
LETTERS MADE PUBLIC
Washington, Nov. 17.-The Mr Churchill and Prime Minister United States Government to made public an day sent one of its top media exchange of letters on the subject tors to New York to try to end over the weekend, Mr Attlee,
the crippling East Coast dock these, refused Mr Churchill's request that opposition parties be included strike.
Mr
Plans To Evacuate
White
Russians
Shanghai, Nov. 18-Shanghai's 7,000 odd White Russians, fearful of their fate should this city ever fall into the hands of the Chinese Communists, were told last night of plans for their evacuation in the event of Red occupation.
The Associated Pross learned that at a farewell party at the Russian ex-officers' club for Father Nicodim of the Russian Orthodox Church, Chairman of the Russian Emigrants Association' G. K. Bologoff had Masured 50 White Russian guests that an appeal for help has been sounded, to the governments of the world on behalf of Russian emigrants at Shanghai.
Father Nicodim is leaving for Argentina to urge the Argentine government to spoed up approval of immigra tion visas for White Russians in China so that they may escape possible retribution under the hands of the Reds.
of
At present Argentina is ong the few countries of the world where Russian emigrants from Shanghal may go to start a new. life away from what some White Russians called "the long arm of Soviet ven- Keance."
Shanghai's White Russians, for the nost part, consist of refugees from the Russian revolution, including Cossack officers and their many families.
Powers Of
Banishment
For the past few years, the Reds' danger hua been
sword
of Damocles pulsed over their heads, but never so closely as it la now.
TAIWAN AS REFUGE
The source sald negotiations were being conducted with the Chinese government to ovucuate White Russians from the Pelping and Tientsin areas to Talwan should the Chinese Communist threat 10 those cities increase.
For the past three decades, White Russians have played a major role in Shanghai's cultural, byślness and social life. Many are connected with leading Shanghai business
firms.
White Russlans in Shanghal pro vided the city with its opera enter- tainment in recent years, and could be found among the ranks of artists,
NOT ABROGATED IN technicians, doctors and other pro-
MALAYA
London, Nov. 17.-Mr David Rees Williams, the
Under Secretary for Colonies, de- clared today in Parliament that the High Commissioner of Malaya's power of banishment was conferred by law and had not been abrogated.
fessional lines. Many While Russlan giria married American soldiers shortly after the Japanese surrender, when an estimated 100,000 U.S. troops passed through the elty enroute back to the U.S.
The mass
of White evacuation Russians in Shanghai, should It be- with the come necessary, coupled evacuation
American of British, and other foreign nationals, would
the take away
last vestiges of foreign influence and participation
He was replying to a question by in wint was a thriving International Sir Peter MacDonald-Conserva-city.-Associated Press. tive as to why
in. and
what circumstances the Power of Banish- ment was refused to the High Com- missioner
the post-war
perlad.
during
Sir Peter also wanted to know
had whether the power
now been restored and how many persons had come under its effect since its restoration.
NO REQUEST REFUSED
"From Ume to time there has
the
been consultation between the nuthorities In Malaya and the Secretary of State as to the extent this power
be to which
should exercised without prior referener to the Secretary of State but (apari deportation of British subjects way from
period in which the not permitted) at no time has any
they could take action, been refused request by the local authorities for extending categoric cases, in which
by the Secretary
Rees of State, Williams said. the
since started over a week ago. to
Government officials are known
feel that the strike
was co-
gineered by Leftwing influences in the Union. Some feet too that the
developed chicity challenge to the
to the Union leadership of Mr Joseph
from a
Guests at the exhibition Included as anti-Communist who is regarded
the Ambassadors of Switzerland,
in the British delegation to a meeting Federal Mediation Service, left by William Margolis. of the later this month for discussion of
nir for conferences with Union and Union proposals. London, Nov. 17-The Cunard White Star line announced tonight today that the Consultative Assem is understood to be to get the twe
Mr Churchill' tok his audience Management leaders.
Mr Margolls immediate objective that the liner Queen Elizabeth. bly, proposed by the Hague Congress, sides together. There have been no whose departure for New York has was been delayed by the United States executive powers, will perform an
not intended to be given negotiations
walkout, docic strikke, will call on Saturday
The Assembly for New York by way of Halifax, essential task," he said, "one which Novia Scotia.
cannot be performed by Govern- The vessel
to leave ments: was due
The task of creating a Southampton yesterday. Present European publie opinion and strike plans are that the liner will make sense of solidarity
the among for Halifax, but should the strike peoples of Europe." end during the voyage, she will goj direct to New York. The Company
announced In Italy Luxembourg, France, Den- pressed by Liverpool, today that it would not mark and Belgium and the Minis- accept cargo for American porti ters of Finland and Iceland, to because of the strike.
Rether withi those of Latvia, (Marshall Ald officials estimated | Lithuania and Esthoals, still recog in Washington today that appro- nised as such by the British Gov- ximately 140,000 tons of Recovery crnment. supplies des
exhibition is composed piled up at East Coast ports because pictures and displays from of the
Shipments totalling various European countries. strike. 20,000 tons daily were moving to- words the en
the North
ports, Atlantic where all cargoes except: coal and grain had fled up, they said.)
trun transport ceer
the strike would have a "serious effect" on Europe's recovery it it insted much longer.)—Reuter.
destined for Europe bad
suit
The
There were no banishments be- Government in April 1010 tween the restoration of the Civil and December of that year. There were 103 in 1947 and 472 to date in 1948.
Mr Rees Williams told Frederick discount the theory CX- Erroll-Conservative-that They
most of Leftwingers wanted to cripple thu
some observers that the arms captured from the bandits in Malaya were of British origin Europran Recovery Aid Programme. although some, were of Japanese
Mr Ryan, first accepied a ten origin. In addition there were cent hourly wage increase offer few Dutch and American weapons from the stevedoring firms and re- which had also been recovered. groups to There also had been one old bren such wa U
and gun made in Czechoslovakia bearing the emblem of Nationalist China from where it probably came.
commended the union
of ratify contracts with the inerenxes.
CHURCHILL'S PLEA Mr Churchill urged that ad- vocates of European Union make no attempt now "to define too precisely the exact constitutional form which will ultimately emerge."
"We would do better to concen- trate our united efforts
Sald
STRATEGIC CHALLENGE
A number of union groups, how--Reuter. ever, mostly in New York, rejected he contract and demanded farger wage increases.
This move is regarded by many Government and labour relations ex- perts as a strategic challenge to Me the International on im- Ryan's rule of
striko
mediately practicable steps," he Longshoreman's Association-rather than any real concern for gelting POPE'S DAY OF PRAYER
"Let us not undermine the pro- more money or for lleing up ship- Vatican City, Nov. 17-It was Kress which has already been made ping.
After a number of ILA units re- learned at the Vatican City today in the field of inter-governmental that Pope Pius XII has declared his co-operation during the past twelve fected the ten-cent offer and stopped
months. Through
tho nt work Mr Byun made the medium intention of passing April 2, 1949-the Marshail Plan and the Brussels official and complete all along tho the 50th anniversary of his ordina- Pact, changes amounting to nothing East Coast. tion-asi 裁 day of prayer and less than a revolution in our inter- In other words, it is believed in
Pope devout meditation. The
has national, relationships, have been Government circles in Washington taken this decision owing to his brought about
that Mr Ryan joined his challengers grave preoccupation over the "This machinery for joint con-in order to minimise their challenge. spiritual and material problems sultation and planning must bo On several past occasions ILA afflicting so many of the Faithful maintained and strengthened and its minority
groups have similarly throughout the world-Reuler. scope expanded.”—Associated Press. balked at Mr Ryan's contract, re- commendations and singed un- authorised strikes. But поле. of them became so widespread as the present situation-Associated Press.
General Robertson Sharply Criticises German Officials
Frankfurt, Nov, 17.--Go neral Sir Brlan Robertson,› British Military Governor in Germany, today criticised German officials for laxity and fumbling and warned that the country will have to put up with a low living standard for a long time.
..
Meeting the press in Bizonia's 5. Delay in setting up emclent capital for the first time, Gen. | trizonul customs control with the Robertson read a 10-page statement result that smuggling flourishes, criticising German officials for
0. Too rapid scrapping of price controls,
year
7. Excessiva slowness in drawing
DANCING HALLS
THREATENED.
Canton, Nov. 18The fate of nina dancing halls here are again hang- ing in the balance.
Early this year they escaped being certain closed down by pleading dire hardship for the large number
alber of their hostesses and
cm- ployees. Now they are facing exting. tion again since the Central Authori ties are reported to have asked the local Municipal Government why existence.
up a provisional constitution for the these dance halls oro still
West Germany Government,
Gen. Robertson told the Germans
ut
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1. Failure to end hoarding and profileering in consumers' goods.
2. Sloppy and inefficient food and grain collections which this wore lower than those of the year
It a further reported that the gone by, by 18 percent although the that it would be useless for them local authorities have suggested that crops were larger and prices were to cry for more money for imports that cabarets bo-closed down at the up 19 percent.
which, If the Indiscriminate granting" of run short. He said, "Some $830,000,- suggestion is carried out, would see balls hero by 000 lot of money-set aside for the end of dance short term loans. 2004. Faulty Reanclat administration food imports for the bizonal nres ¦ August next year.
at all levels of the government, in-will have to be spent and no more Whether this plan will be put into cluding dangerous" definition of money will be forthcoming."-United oflect will depend upon the Central necessary staff.
Authorities reception of it-Reuter
their domestic food
Pross
collections rate of one a, monik
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