THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER: 8, 1950.
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"It seems no matter what I say to Ken, it
rubs him the wrong way.”
always
BRITONS BEING KEPT OUT
From Michael Ardizzone
counter what
is not long since South A cardinal error, designed to Smuts had al- Africa's
suave, legal- minded Minister of the In-eady done, was South Africa's new Citizenship Act passed last terior, Dr Theophilus Eben-year..
haezer
Donges, KC,
an-
the By raising
period by obtain nounced that immigration which a Briton might
South African citizenship from was to be speeded up.
the Na- two years to five, Everybody, even the extreme tionalists neatly ruled the bulk "South Africa for the Afrika- of Smuts's immigrants out of a ners" fanatics know that this vote in the 1953 General Elec was necessary. But what no tion. They also stopped others one knows is how it is to be wanting to come. They do not done.
want Britons, who would vote for the United Party against
The door leading into the Union has been too long Half-Dr Malan. closed, and its hinges are rusly.
They do not
want, either, In one month, February, Frenchman, Italians, Spaniards 1950, South Africa actually lost or Portuguese, who are Catho
she lies, and the Dutch Reformed more white people than
Dr Church, of which gained.
Malan Yet never was 2 country himself is an ordained mints-
anti-Catholic. more in need of good-newter, is bitterly brains and strong new hands. they do not want the Dutch, has 2,373,690 who have long memories und South Africa
Afri- have heard of Nationalist cele- white people; 7,805,515
of the bombing cans; 1,413,744 "coloureds" and brations Asiatics,
The white people, influenced by world trends and by their soaring cost of living, are hav- ing smaller and smaller fami- Hles; the rest, saved by white the plagues and skill from famines which in past years kept their numbers in check, are rapidly multiplying.
FALLING RATE
Smuts Field-Marshal
the answer-immigration, restricted immigration.
knew
to
Rotterdam.
of
do
The people they really. want are Germans, for the Na- tionalists believe that the Get- mans will fall in easily their racial ideas.
JUST A TRICKLE
with
are
FOR THE BUSINESSMAN
WITH JAPS
Chinese Planning PI BARTER
To Shift Cargo From HK By KCR
The Chinese Communist authorities are plan- ning to utilise the Canton-Kowloon
Railway to help reduce the backlog of exports to China which are being held up by shipping difficulties, accord- ing to a Shanghai newspaper report.
Manila, Nov. 7.
A recommendation of the Committee on Trade and Finan- cial Agreements for postpone- ment of consideration 'for the time being of a SCAP proposal to mise the volume of barter
the Philippines. and Japan was placed before the Cabinet today.
trade between
The Foreign Affairs Depart- ment told the Cabinet that post- ponement of consideration of a trade increase from the present to $40,250,000 was committee on
$30,750,0000 In such imports, and the mer- The report said: "A considerable quantity of chants have been hard hit in favoured by the
the following grounds: imports belonging to private consequence. Arms has
"In order to been delayed in
solve these 1. Only a few months remain, until the barter agreement ex- hongkong because of shipping difficulties, the authorities con- difficulties.
cerned will soon
pires. convene a
2. discuss proposals meeting to for utilising the Canton-Kowloon Railway for the transportation of these imports.
The delay has affected the circulation of funds locked up
STANDARD BRIDGE By M. Harrison-Gray
Dealer: South.
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Louth
The play in No Trumps presents no problem, but Four Spades will fall against normal defence. Five Clubs can
bo
made by careful play West leads ☀ Q; South wins with K. plays off
A and all his Clubs, and then leads A followed, by West must win and 10. return Hearts South's providing his 11th trick.
London Express SerpiCE.
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The Germans, however, not quite so keen. They, too, have learned a thing or two Meanwhile the drain to the
Rhodesias
Britons continues. ....among them that the votes.
taxed,
IMPORT PERMITS The agenda will discuss the following questions:
1. Inspection of cargo. 2. Import permits
3. Freight changes for the distance under British control.
4. Railway1 waggons and through freight charges
5 Priority for transportation of the imports piled up in Hongkong.
6. Estimate of quantity of Imports stored in Hongkong. United Press.
Prices of commodities affected are rising.
3. The Philippines could easily ́ convert those commodities into dollars in other trade markets— United Press,
Singapore Rubber
Singapore, Nov. 7. Prices in the rubber futures market here closed today follows:-
Number 1 rubber,
per lb. November December
January (1951)
as
212-1,23
201-203
191-192
Number 2 rubber, November 209-210' Number 3 rubber, November 206-207 Number 4 rubber, November 202-204 Spot rubber, unbaled
212-213
Black crepe
177-178
No. 1 pale crepe
210-220
United PreSH.
Plan For Easing OUTWARD MAILS
Paper Shortage
news-
Washington, Nov. 7. Europe's shortage of print and paper pulp could be greatly cased through large-scale development of Algerian paper production,
Mr according to Joseph Atchinson, chief of the Economic Co-operation Ad- ministration's pulp and paper branch.
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8 Closing Times By Air Japan & Korea,' 5 p.m. Slampt
Iraq, Iran,
Africa, Mauritius.
India
Pakistan,
East & South Great Britain,
Italy & N. W. Europe, 5 p.m.
Indo-China, 5 p.m.
p.
Formosa, & p.m.
Closing Times By Sea
2 p.m.
39HURSDAY,NOVEMBER D
Closing Times By Air Canada & U.S.A., 11 a.m. Okinawa, 2 p.m. Shmm,
Malaya &
Juban, 5 p.m.
Farinos, 5 p.m.
Philippines 6 p.m.
B.N.B
Indonesia, 5
Australia & New Zea-
land. 5 p..
Closing Times By Sea Indo-China, 10 a.m.
Mr Atchinson said in a fe- port on an on-the-spot survey issued
that today
Algerian esparto grass and eucalyptus plantations together with facili- ties for converting the raw materials into high-grade pulppm and paper, should be expanded. "There is no reason why the use of eucalyptus cannot be
developed in a hot climate such
as exists in Africa, Italy, Spain and other countries he said and Reuter.
un- which put the Nationalists in-who will have no say in their to power represented rather own affairs here for years, the less than half of the electorate, though they are But as soon as
into Nationalists came.
office, the other voles being those of who find that Nationalist legis-
who fought Smuts's people
against lation and insistence on know- they put an end to
and ledge of Afrikaans bar .them scheme. They handed the three Nazidom during the war liners which he had chartered would be willing to do it again from a wide range of activi- ties, are leaving for a self- to bring immigrants, mainly tomorrow,
the from Great Britain, back
Moreover, and I have talked governing colony where to German immigrants as they Union Jack
and flies alone their owners.
What was even more effec-left their ships at Cape Town, where they know they will be of German people who have seen welcome. Liberal-minded Afri- tive, they devise a system
and "screening" by which immigra- their country fought over ure kaners, among the finest tion to South Africa became shy of anything that, smacks of most intelligent people in this which country, are leaving also. This immeasurably more difficult for the totalitarian regime
is a drain, which South Africa Britons.
brought them to disaster.
coming cannot afford, and unless she The bulk of those
are men who all pros- hare now
will returns to Smuts's policy of the open door, and makes it again shrink from politics.
German immigration is in- worth while for people to pass creasing, but it is still only a through, it must lead to ulti- trickic.
mate disaster.
South African officials in London interviewed pective settlers, and conditions for them were made so severe that few could pass the test the entitling them to live In Union.
The effect of both measures was immediate and startling.
Immigration in 1948 was 35,- 631; in 1949 the figure dropped to 14,780....far less than half. The rate is still falling and is down to about 1,000 a month.
Roughly, half of each month's intake comes from the United not Kingdom: But that does
mean 500 working immigrants, men who are going to do jobs and raise families and ensure the continuance of the British
radition in this Dominion. Far from it. Of every Britons reaching the how,850 are elderly people, etiring on pensions, or money- d. people seeking a
perhaps temporary.
500 Union
change.
CARDINAL ERROR
BACKGROUNDS:
Douglas MacArthur
No. 6
Runaway Market
London, Nov. 7. The runaway market in in continued on Tuesday morning. The turnover was 210 tons, in- cluding 85 tons for spot.
1.230 1,300 1,280-1,220
Prices closed today at the. end of the official morning session as follows:- Spot tin, buyers. Spot En, sellers Three-months tin, buyers 1,200 Three-months tin, sellers 1,290 Business done at
1,280-1,200 Settlement
1,200 -United Press.
Business done at
Malaya Ceylor, Madagascar,
France Arabia, Egypt
& Great- Britain, (Par.) Noon; (Reg.) 1
(ord.) & p.m.
2 p.m.
Indonesia.
Indila
Pakistan, 2 p.m. Formosa, 3 p.m.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Closing Times. By Air. Indo-China. French Nortit Africa
and France, 10 a.m.
Burma, India, Pakistan, Persian Gulf Ports, Egypt, East & South Africa,
Mauritius, Great Italy & N.W. Europe, B p.m.
Ceylon, Malaya, Indonesia, tralia, New Zealand & India,
p.m.
Britain,
Aus-
Philippines. Hawall & U.S.A. (letters.
second
and class, mau parcels) Guam. (letters and second" class mail) Canada, (letters only), 5 p.m.
Formosa, 5. p.m.
Closing Times By Sea.
Formosa D a.m.
Malaya," Arabia, Egypt & France, Noon
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11
Closing Times By Air
Formbša, - 3; p.m.
Slam, 5 p.m. *.
Closing Times By Sea
Forìiosa, 1′ ́p.mi.
South Africa, 2 p.m..
Malaya, Ceylon, India and Pakis- tan, p.m.
By MELVIN K. WHITELEATHER & NORMAN MYERS
Mary Hardy of Virginia bore The Army did not get all of Doutrin Arthur MacArthur three sons. the MacArthurs. Arthur II straight for W Up till the end of last year Douglas was the youngest, Ar- chose the Navy After gradua of the West In this delighted, the Nathur, the eldest. Malcolm tion from the Naval Academy Academy.et En ionalists: Da Donges did not the eldestacas: to cought in the Spanish Tards Militer ealise quite how much for born. ?Afthur I also had a a American War commander dened by the In ber the figures were going to military career far above over warships, was "Commandant of a good athlete, swimm all. For the fact to that people age, but the reflection from his the Naval Training Station "h the main cog in the
Diego and of the Naval West Texas Milita rom Britain no longer want told brather's star obscured his San
District at Philadelphia,
1896 football team. ome to the Union..
good record.
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year with a doctor to correct it.
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