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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAL, NOVEMBER 2, 1950.
BRITAIN BACK ON HER FEET
Comeback From
From Brink Of
Brink Of Bankruptcy 3 Years Ago
Notable Economic HMS Kenya To The Rescue Jets Operatin
Recovery
London, Nov. 1.
Britain is back on her feet economically, but the margin is so small that rising prices and rearmament could upset her again, economists said today.
The comeback of Britain from the very brink of bankruptcy three years ago has been little short of a miracle plus the help of $6,243,000,000.
Policy Of Insurance Against War
Lake Success, Nov. 1. The United States told the United Nations today that the American plan for putting military strength behind
the General As sembly was a "good policy of insurance against World War III."
Me Foster Dulles made this statement as he opened the General Assembly debate on a proposal to have all countries earmark units of their armed forces for use by the Assembly when the veto prevented
Security Council action against an aggressor.
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In the year since devaluation, Britain's position has improved to such ar extent that the Prime Minister, Mr Attlee, was able to tell the House of Com- mons after the King's speech at the opening of Parliament: "No one can question the fact that in the last year this country has achieved notable economic re- covery."
The Socialist Government- and to a certain extent the Tories agree claims that socialism plus rigid controls and planning have made this re- covery possible. Therefore Mr Attlee and his associates have
thrown into this new session of
the Commons a bill to make permanent some of the wartime powers which the Government still uses to control the daily economic life of Britain.
Labourites say the alterna- tive is runaway inflation, econo- mic chaos and unfair shares the Labourites' rather than aneed of "fair shares for all." STRONG GROUND
Mr Aitles is on strong ground. so strong that he has agreed to a review of Marshall aid, possibly with a view to cutting It down
American airman being rescued by the British cruiser, HMS Kenya, after a crash into the Yellow Sea. The aircraft was on reconnaissance and ran into heavy flak. HMS Kenya steamed over 100 miles to rescue them.
Germany To Control
Foreign
Policy
• London, Nov. 1.
From China
Washington, Nov. 1. Officials here declared today that they belleved the Communist jet fighters in North Korea WCZY operating from bases in
China,
The United States AL Force stated that from three to six jet planes "returned across the border" into Manchuri after a dogfight wit United States Mustangs There were no lossen ot either side.--Beuter.
U.S. Callin Up Naval Reserves
Washington; Nov.
The United States Deft Department announren to plans for the call-up of 31, Navy reserve ratings betw January and June, 1051.
In addition 5,000 reserve.{' ings a month would be called active duty after July 1 4 year, the Department said. this call-up would be wh offset by the release each mo of 5,000 reserve ratings calle active service, it added.
.
The announcement' said t bairing unforeseen circ atances such as a worsening the international situation, number of reserve officers. duty would be reduced
yoar.
Between October, 1951. December, 1952, about 1,500. serve officers would be rele: each month.-Reuter.
The debate on the measure began after the Assembly had Some British economists say extended for three years Mr | had it not been for the Korean
Lie's Trygve
UN
war and the economic upheaval Secretary-General.
called for by the new rearma-. ment programme, Britain might. Dr Dulles reminded the As-
be able to dispense entirely sembly that the outbreak of hostilities in Korea carried the with Marshall aid without much
West Germany was to be given control of her threat that "World War III was of a setback. Now, even if it Is possible to cut economic aid, in the making" and that, ex- the British may need
own foreign policy under an interim revision of cept for a "series of accidental military aid. High British off the Allied Occupation Statute to be announced olrcumstances" which found Russia in a boycott of the icials have said they cannot in-
crease the proposed £3,321, shortly, it was learned from a usually reliable told to give up their flat United Nations and therefore
500,000 three-year arms pro-source tonight. 'unable to be present to veto
gramme by a penny without fighting sanctions in the Secu-converting the country to war- rity Council, war might have resulted.
more
The announcement is expect- ed to be made before the three as the King's Powers' Study Group in Lon-
don completes its work.
time economy. The Labour [Government has no Intention
of doing that, speech showed.
its tiny
Unemployed To L Their Homes
Prague, Nov. Flat holders without ployment in Prague are b
make way for working pe with jobs in the capital.
"Rude Pravo," the cen The assumption of the organ of the Communist P of re- said that the revision Government of
of flats was E sponsibility for Germany's pre-tenancy
carried out "to remove
(2)
Federal
war debts,
is expected shortly.
The
Hongkong Telegra
"Today the aggressors are broken and we breathe more
(3) The granting of control equality in the housing si freely than on Sunday, June
RESERVES DOUBLED · It will follow decisions made of domestic legislation to the tion."-Reuter, 25," said Mr Dulles, "but our short and we
The Labour Government in by the three Allied respite may be
Foreign Federal Government, Ministers in New York last It is understood that the new cannot go on putting our trust tends to push ahead with so-
effect from month which have since been Statute will take ma- In luck. We want a depend cialism, despite
announcement able collective effort to resist jority in the House of Com-the subject of negotiations be- the date of the aggression. In order to do this, mons. Mr Attice is very proud tween the Allied High Com- which the Assembly must do what it of the fact that Britain's gold mission and the Bonn Govern- Reuter,
by invoking its residual and dollar reserves have dou-ment. power of recommendation.”—- | bled in the past year-now at United Press,
$2,750,000,000 compared to $1.-
Germany of control over her 340,000,000 when tine pound
foreign policy. In this sterling was devalued on Sepnection it is expected that the tember 18, 1949, from $4.03 to West German consular repre- $2.80.-United Press.
sentatives in the three capitals will be raised to the status of political agents.
can
Dead Pilot's
Last Message
into flames,
London, Nov. 1.
Ban On RC's Turned Down
The revision will include:
(1) The granting to Western Communist
con-
Britain's Role In OEEC
Make-Believe
Peace Drive
London, Nov. 1.
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The British Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, tonight | munamammAMETUNNUNTUTKIEMUNCU denounced the forthcoming Communist-backed peace con- ference in Sheffield as bogus.
In # speech at the Foreign
dinner Press Association
here
NOTICE
As from 1st November
Johannesburg, Nov. 1. Officials today played over
Many non-Roman Catholic records of the last messages from Captain S. D Clayton, English Churches in the Trans-. pilot of the Viking plane which vaal today official repudiated a crashed here last
London, Nov. 1. night and resolution adopted by. Protest-
ant Churches in the Province The Commonwealth High killed 28 who were aboard
They were trying to recon- yesterday that Roman Catholic Commissioners here today dis-
be barred cussed Britain's part in the he bitterly attacked Commun- struct the fatal few minutes immigrants should
Organisation
ism and accused adherents of from South Africa.
for European before tho British European
Cominform of causing Co-operation The Protestant Churches Con- Economic
and the Airways plane plunged, to the earth in thick fog and burst ference, which called for the the European Payments Union, bloodshed and disturbances al telephone number of
ban on Catholic immigrants, The closed meeting was over the world.
Mail" and "F "All this elaborate Mr Patrick was initiated by the Dutch Re-presided over bý
make- "China
he de-
Herald" will be' Relations decent, honest people",
clared.
"It's an appeal by the wolves The Conference suggested According to a usually re-to get the sheep to demonstrate of Civil Aviation, spent an hour that the South African Govern liable source, today's discus- against the use of shepherds and today investigating the wreck- ment made sure that diplomatic alons were mainly on financial sheep dogs," he added. age, from which only two people | representatives were exchanged and economie matters of com- survived. The survivors between South Africa aridmon interest to the Common-disturbers of the peace to pro- WILLIAM ALICH GRINHAM Allee, Steen, 31-year-old | Vatican City which was ac- wealth countries. The source fess peaceful sentiments and to and on behalf of South C stewardess of the plane, and cused of trying to make its eaid that no questions.
were proclaim loudly that they them- Morning Post: Limited at
Street, Raymond Perkins, 27-year-old Influence falt among the Afri- raised on the latest develop-selves are in danger of attack. Wyndham passenger, were stated to be can and coloured population in ments in Tibet Dr Koren Hitler and Goebbels were adepts Victoria, in the Colony comfortable in hospital-Reuter, South Africa-Router.
at this."-Reuter,
Hongkong, Beta 1.
All conversations between Transvaal, which invited Eng- Gorkion-Walker, the British believe is an attempt to trick plots and Air Control officials Transvaal which invited Eng- Commonwealth
et London Airport are recorded lish by dictaphone
Lord Pakenham, the Minister
-
speaking Protestant Churches to attend.
Secretary.
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