THE HONGKONG TELEGRAP’II, FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1949.
NOT IN THE SCRIPT
Pravda Headlines News
Of Economic Bible Finds Crises In West
CONTRASTED
WITH
CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA
Moscow, Aug. 11.-The Soviet press continues to carry full reports on economic difficulties in the United States, Britain and Western Europe.
'Priceless'
-UK Expert
Londen, Aug. 11.—Di II, 3, Flenderleli, Keeper of the Bri- tish Museum research labor- tory, today described the fing-
or tho ments
2,000-year-old Hebrew texta of the old Tesla- ment now under his seruiny an "probably the most priceless finds in biblical history,"
Dispatches from abroad printed in Pravda had asked him
and other papers throughout the country report:
THAT industrial production | Union contrast with the crices In the United States is falling. abroad,
actual
in-
He sold that Mr Lankestor Harding, Curator of antiquitie in the Kingdom of the Jordan, to examine about 150 trogments, scraped from the floor of a cave on the shores of the Dead Sco, where eight biblical scrolls were dis- covered two years ago..
Identifying them as parchment originating about 150 B.C., Dr Plenderleith said that they were
THAT unemployment in the BENELUX "CONFLICTS" United States is rising rapidly A Tassi telegram from The and that official figures on un-Hague on "conflicts between
isatied by
too the Benelux countrler" stated int cmployment government conceal millions of the Press of the Benelux coun-
unemploy trice additional
the was predicting evitable ruin of Benelux. nient,
THAT Britain's dollar dilem- It said that the economic
terious situation of the Benelux coun- ma is growing more overy
month and tiat thetrieg wan etendly worsening na Labour government is not lak-a consequence of the economic In the measures necessary to decline in Britain and solve it.
THAT the standard of living 'Tast reported from Berli↑ throughout the capitalist world that 200,000 workers were un-
that employed in the is rapidly declining and workers
this tors of the city alone, and caid are replying to with strikes,
that Industrial output there was only 50 percent of the level at the end of 1997.
THAT the United States is deliberately taking steps which
make much more difficult
the
solution by Western European nations of their foreign trade problems.
AND THAT rising production, full employment and the rising standard of living in the Soviet
US Prepared
For Slump
"SHOULD THE
NEED ARISE”
United States,
the
Westem se¢-
been
fragile to analyse im- mediately because of their age.
"The fragments hnd stored in sealed jars in desert country and had become very brittle. Tho jors find been sealed with an earthenware top Arst and fluted with what at appeared to bo black pitch,” ho sald
the preservation fragment depends entirely on how it is exposed to damp and that is the only way to make it sufficiently flexible to handle.
The
of
U.S. CO-OPERATION
"I found that exposure at the Another Tass telegram statert same time caused the black stuff that the British shipbuilding to become glutinous, and this industry was declining because meant I could not separate the of the Marshall Plan British fragments. It was only after shipbuilding workers, it cald, considerable trial and error that feared a repetition of the pre- we achieved some success by war crisis and extensive un-exposing the fragments in à employment in the yards,
glass vessel with a definite per- centage of humidity.
Another Tass article declared that Western Berlin wan bank- rupt owing to the airlift, and that the elly would not pay the debts for three to four years The source quoted was the chief of the Western Berlin Magis- trates. Ernst Reuter.
Yuri Zhukov wrote from Paris In an article on developments in
AMERICAN DECLINE
over
"Exposure for about two hours made it possible to turn the leaves quite easily, but final- ly sticky that it was impossible to
the binck
sluff became
50
further. In the end, we experimented with putting the this did away with the problem. fragments in a refrigerator and of slickiness,"
France that the economic crisis In the United States had led to
Dr Plenderleigh sald that an aggravation of French poll when he first started treating Washington, Aug. 11.-Thetical conflicts.
the fragments he contacted Federal Reserve Board said to-
Dr Rutherford Getiens, of the day that it was well-armed to
Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, combat recession should the A lead editorial in Pravda Massachusetts, and
gave him #eclared: need arise.
“The American detalls on the
process, He did Ha annual report to Congress is in an irrepressible decline.not know how far research on declared that "the Federal re- Idleness of the Industrial ap- the four scrolls in the United serve system in much better paratus is becoming greater and States had gone but he ridiculed equipped than ever before to greater, unemployment is in the Idea that there had been no
the credit needs of the creasing, the living standards of co-operation meet
between the economy in a period of down- the people and the real wages American and British.--Reuter, ward adjustment."
of the workers are declining. Anti-reccssion weapons were The profits of capitalist mono- listed as follows:
(1) "Virtually
unlimited
polies grow fabulously
Another Tass telegram from
Atlantic Trader
means of supplying the money who ceasing to purchBound For Japan
market with additional reserve
if the situation should call for such netion1.
(2) Possession of
able."-Router.
the
ber and copra
British and Dutch
12
can
oil from the in order to
London,
Aug.
Atlantic Maritime
i
WFTU Plan To Combat World Crisis
Rejected
Geneva. Aug. 11The United Nations Economlo and Social Council today rejected a resolu» Iton presented by the World Federation of Trade Unions auf- Inior measures for combatting
and unemployment
econamia crisis
· The resolution had been sub- Jeet of discussion for four full sessions of the Council and part of two other sesalons-nearly 14 hours in all.
The Soviet Union, Byclo- Russla and Poland voted for the resolution, while 13 other members voted against it. India abstained.
the
The resolution accused capitalist countries of applying trade restrictions and "intensive exploitation
labour" Justi guld: "The dominant economic forces in certain countries pre- fer to provoke a new world war rather than agree to measures
į which could alleviate unemploy- ment, but which would impinge on their privileges and proflls,”
The Polish delegate, Dr Julius sald The Katz-Suchy,
Shint the measures recommended by the
An unrehearsed incident in "Blossom Time," at the Amphitheatre in Louisville, Kentucky: Betly Anne Busch's pantaloons fall during the first act. audience applauded Miss Busch's recovery and the play
went on. (AP Picture).
Prince Charles Makes His Debut
In "Who's Who"
WFTU were the "only reachable
and concreto measures the Courell can adopt to alleviate the dimecities of the approach- Ing world economic crisis"
11
Still to be considered is Jolit resolution of Britain, France and the United States inviting the United Nations to set up a small group of experts to report on possible measures for maininining full employment and urging
governments avold incasures which would
to
restrict international trade-
Associated Press.
BUT HIS FATHER IS ECA Countries
NOT
INCLUDED
London, Aug. 11.–4. R. H. Prince Charles Athur Philip George is stil gurgling in his cot, (but he has already passed his noble father for one covet- ed honour: his name is in the new "Who's Who.”
The Duke of Edinburgh, who can wear a chest full of decorations and the sacred sash of the Order of the Garter, has never been included Who.
they confer the
£4-
in Who's
To Exchange Technicians
Plan For Greater Production
Paris, Aug. 11. Western
On free-sladed Soho Square singing comedian, lists his European Marshall Plan coun- the editors of the volume, new hobby as "trying to hit a wee tries are drawing up a five-point in fr 101st year, refused to cutty ba"" He says he started | programme for the exchanges of discluse the standards by which his career as a mill boy and is techulelans and teclinical in- distinction of now "what the people have formation to promote industrial Inclusion.
made him."
efficiency and production. So why the baby Prince gets
George Bernard Shaw in in, and his father, a prince of 1915 listed his hobby as "ony- The intra-European program- In 1940 he me of the Economic Co-operation 11.Messrse royal house with the bun thing but sport."
of Scandinavie
In his changed this to "being 90." In Administration will today be bring direct economic pressure Livanos & Company, agents for blood sufficient
to bear on those nations and to the
volume his hobby submitted for approval to the Com-veins, does not, must remain the the present
for He also Organisation
European gok certificate reserves-about
cargo vessel, mystery it has been ever since is "being after 90." force them to submit to Ameri-pany's 7,000-ton $23,000 million by
dictation.
Atlantic Trader, slated fast the volume was started in names his newest play, about Economic Co-operation's govern- Federal Reserve (Central) At the same time another night that they had received a 1848, as a listing of "gentlemen the world after the atom bombing Council, which is meeting Banks to enable them to "more article sald that the British hadi telegram from the master off or substance."
as Far Fetched Fables (1948). here this week. than double"
paper money notes forced the Danes to reduce the the vessel off Tientsin on Tues-
HOUSEWIFE HERO However, quite a variety of
The programine proposes: and loans to member banks.
price of butter sold to England stay which said: "Today, at 11.30
There's a whole novel, in the (3) Further legal authority
am an officer with 12 armed people do nd their way, brief biography of Mrs Odette (1) Interchange of scientifle
red covers of the for the Reserve Banks to make by a large margin with a con-
men from Nationalist warships ween the
Churchill, holder of the Croix documents and technological in- loans for working capital pursequent great 1057.
This telegram was headlined boarded my ship. They asked 3,100-page volume (price poses to business and Industry England Dictates to Denmark for some information and or 5-0) with its 35,000 biographies de Guerre, the Medaille Mili- formation developed or financed
taire, the Medal of the British by Individual governments: when other credit is unavs the Pricca of Export Merchandered-me-to-abandon... immedi- of the famous...
Joseph Stalin, for example Empire and-the-George Cross,(2) Interchange of statisties the North dise."
ately the port and
Between 3.30 and (address: The Kremlin, Mos-the highest British civilian de- whereby the countries might sct Another Tass telegram was China coast.
but no
up a common standard for com- phone number)uration. Listing herself as headlined. "The Crisis of the 4.00 pm one of the ships was cow,
37-year-old housewife, she the son of a cobbler,
re-paring production statistics. Belgian Coal Industry is Ag-red on and sunk by a war says he
counts her parachuting Into (3) Interchange of technical that he was arrested five times gravated."
the experts. ship." Flually, Toss reported from The shipping company said for political activity between France in 1942, arrest by
Gestapo, and sentence of death, Landon that the British Press the Atlantic Trader was now 1002 and 1013.
"imprisonment and torture" at (4) Consultation on techni
Ro- Japan.-United
cal
projects. Kavensbruck concentration camp covery Programme participante continually publishing In proceeding formation on the worsening of
jend her escape in 1945. Her
consult-one another to The following appointments the economic position of Bel-
hobby? "Exercising patience would duplication. The schemo are notified in the Gazette: tain, British workers were now
The celebrated Sitwell
also provides for Intra-Europ- Messrs R. W. Coleman and J. dipping deeply Into their
are present in full force. Sir
can Interchange of knowledge II. S. Duncan to be Examiners savings in order to meet cur-
Osbert Sitwell says ke was educated
by visits of European gained of Engineers;
rent living expenses, which hod
"during holidays from It the good professor Jooks Mr E B. Teesdale to be Dis-rlsen owing to labour policy.
Eton" and that "for the past 30 experts to the United States.
(5) Co-operative research trict Commissioner, New Terri- | suld the report.
Mr V. M. Morrison has been closely, he will note that he wears he has conducted, in con-Į torles, and Mr D. C. C. Lydding- It added that the American appointed
Assistant no longer first. That distinction acting Superintendent of Police with "A.A." a noted contributor Johand-to-hand battles with the tlons is too large for any indi- is held by a pair of initials Junction with his brother, and undertaken by governments in sister, a series of skirmishes and fields where the scope of opera- effect from August 1, 1949, it is Punch. notlled in the Gazette.
Pridines." His sister, Edith,vidual country-Reuter. The last name is Dr Samuelists as her recreation "silence." attached to the Criminal Inves- Zwemer, 82-year-old American 1,000 NEW NAMES OUTWARD MAILS tigation Department.
New Government
Appointments
was
ton to be District Officer, Yuen market for British goods was Long, during the absence of Mr rapidly decreasing and reported J. Barrow;
further the possibility of deep Mr C. W. Brand to be Acting economic disagreements be- Chief Officer, Fire Brigade; tween America and England.
Mr R. H. J. Brooks to be Associated Press.
Acting Deputy Chief Offeer,
Fire Brigade;
Dr J. B. Mackle to bo
I
Health Officer, New Territoried, SIDE GLANCES
during the absence of Dr P. A.
M. Van de Lindo;
Mr C. P. 'Almada has re- sumed duty as Registrar of the
Supreme Court
The name of E. D. Chang has
been added to the
Authorised Architects.
Ilst
ol
MrK. Ashdowne
Joins Govt
Mr Kennell Ashdowne; MC, former-Commisioner of Mari- time Customs, (Kowloon and District) has been appointed Ad-' ministrative Officer in the Gov- crament, it is notified in the Gazette. He is at present at-.. taclad to the Colonial Secre- tarlat..
France "Playing Into Communist Hands"
11.-Tho Washington, Aug. Assistant Secretary of Labour, today Mr John Gibson, sald that the French governmen! was "playing Into the hands of the Communists" by its rigid control of wages in all indus- tries.
Mr Gibson, who is just back from Europe, told a Press con- ference that the Government's wage policies would probably force all French labour unions,; Communist and anti-Commu-
nist, to unito, in an effort to break wage controls-United Press, Jedd
Press.
to
CID Inspector Promoted
He has been for several years
By Galbraith
COPA 1149 BV HEA BERVICE, INC. T. M. RES., U. EL PAK OFF..
"Everything on the table looks so good, grandma-tlio only thing I'd be afraid to eat too much of is that spinach!"
NOT FIRST NOW On the flext page is Professor Richard Aaron, who lists as his hobby "being first in who's Who"
scholar.
Sir
Ininous
Seventy-eight year old Hany Lauder,
the
Polish Ships
Take Reds
To America
clan
Sir Cuthbert Whitaker, editor of Whitaker's Almanac, is in- cluded. is nice touch, since some 50 years
bgo his father and A. C. Black found themselves bidding at an auction | for the publication rights to "Who's Who."
They agreed to flip a coin for the right to bid; and Black won. He then got ille to an extreme- ly profitable dollar corner for only £30,
There are about 1,000 now biographies this year, to replace the number, climinated by death and now consigned to a com- macion volume called "Who Way Who."!
11.- Aug.
assistance
Unregistered
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Unless
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 11 Cloning Times By Air Foochow, Hohow, Swatow, Amoy,
Chengt Talpeh, Chungking and 3.30 DIT
Manila, Guam, Honolulu, USA & Canada, 5 p.
Air Parcel Posts for Mantis, Hond
Sonator's Charge
Washington,
There is no mystery about lulu, and USA. (Kowloon CPO) 4.50 Senator Pat McCarran, chair- | how to get into this Intter p.m.; (GPO) 5 p.m. man of the Senate Judiciary volume. Once you make."Who's samples & Small Packet Poets).for Committee, charged today that Who," the other is merely a about 225 persons, including matter of time-United Press. many Communist agents, had slipped into the United States
alneo
1047 aboard the Polish ships Batory and 'Sobicskl.
Both vesels are operated by
Radio Hongkong
TIK.T.
Ordinary Airmail (Printed Malters, Manila, Guam, Honolulu and USA. (Kowloon CPO) 4.30 p.m.; (QPO) I p.m.
Italphong and Manol, 5 pm,
Closing Times Dy Bea
Austrália and New Zealand via Bydnes.
Зарад, 3
P
hangkok. p.m.
Ilonow, Fakhol via
fothow, and
SATURDAY, AUGUST 13 Closing Times By Air Bwalow & Amoy, 830 am, (reg);
Mann, 12304 p.m. UBA and Cinada, a pm..
Closing Times By Sea Manle, p.m.
UBA, Central and South America
6. "Hongkong Calling": 6.02. The the Gdynia America Line, own-Halory of Jaxx; 0.30, Cantones: by ed by the. Polish government, Railio given by Miss Les Wal-lan, and ply regularly between New B. K. Lee, (Studio): 8.50. Jack Fina York and Europe. .
and Jils Orchestra: 7, "Musto Lovers" | e a.m. (ord), Hour Classical Reqifest_Programme Senator McCarran said the rested by Yvonne Charter: B
News Analysis situation was brought to light World News and
Kwelin, Kunming. Calcutta, Tal- in peret hearings of his Com-London Relay); 9.10, A Vocal Repeh, Ifabiow, Bwalow, Antay, Chung-
cital by Lala Vincent (Contralto)!) king and Chengtu, '3.30 pm, mitice during the past week. I with Plano Accompaniment by
Bangkok, 6 pm. Witnesses he added, included nelly Drown. (Studio); 6.30, London members of the two vessels' Studio Melodies. Echoes from the Thraires"; Lention Light Orchestra, crews,
{ (HDCTS);_9, "From the Editorials"; via San Francisco, 5 p.m.
(London Iteisy); 9.10. Weather He- Japan, .. Senator McCarran whose Com-port; 9.11. Paul Templo and the mittee is considering legislation Point B: Prenting Carl Walters
Curzon Case" by Francia Durbridge: to clamp down on the entry of inners: 940, A short programme subversive allens, said illegal for the Muse of Lfsxt: 10. Time for entrants who arrived aboard the Musten Midland Light Or- chestra, (DULTS): 1030, Bob Howard two ships posed as crew mem- |(Pb003, in « Va-loty Programme: ere and simply stayed in the 11, Radio News Reel Landon Re-
for: 11.18, US when the' verscla, loft
Wrather. Report and Bummary of News; 11.20, Clopo Europe again.-United Press,
down.
HUNDAY, AUGUST 11
Closing Times ly Air Swatow and Amoy. 9 a.17),
Kwellin, Chungking, Changit, Edu- chow. Kunming, Swalow, Amty, Foochow and Talpeh, 19 a.m.
Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Co tombo, Sydney and Auckland,
Saigon and Paris, 10 .271,
ann, Closing Thuês Dy Bes Swalow, 10 2.10.
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