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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1945.

Britain Urged To Seek Jew-Balter's

War Debt Reduction

Commando Team Beats Chinese XI

ALTHOUGH LI WAI-TONG. HONG KONG'S SOCCER IDOL, WAS OUT IN THE

COMBINED

CHINESE

ΧΙ

LONDON, NOV. 1.

Empire instead of from United States.

THE "NEWS CHRONIQLE" CITY EDITOR WARNS. THAT BRITAIN SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE AT. ONCE THAT. SHE HAS NO REAL PROSPECTS OF DISCHARGING HER OVERSEAS STERLING WAR DEBTS IN FULL AND SHOULD NEGOTIATE REDUCTION OF THEM TERMS ACCEPTABLE TO A LEVEL WHERE AT WOULD GO FAR TOWARDS ACHIEVING A SOLU- TION TO THE MUTUAL ADVANTAGE OF COUN- BALANCES, BRI- TRIES WHICH HOLD STERLING

TAIN AND THE UNITED STATES. Mr. Amory (Mr. Amery was Mr. Churchill's Secretary of State for India and is a strong advocate of Empire preference) Sunday Times" AND GAVE A CLASSIC DIS. this so-called sterling debt

argued in the PLAY. THOUGH SLOWER THAN OF OLD, 44 R.M. COM-s nowise comparable to gold or MANDO DEFEATED THEM foreign currency debl.

It is only general obliga- BY SIX CLEAR GOALS AT: THE CLUB DE RECREIO on to take back as legal ten- for British In payment der

Britain The score flattered the Com-goods sterling which mando in some respects, though or other sterling area countries the "News they were the belter all-round can supply, but

Chronicle" remarks that such and their snap-shooting merited goals. The Chinese XI supplies from other sterling area gave a display of neat football countries would only alter the creditor of Britain's with good combination, but they identity dillied In the goalmouth and and would not reduce Britain's many Kood chances went debt. astray. Li Waltong and his left-wing partner ranked as the mnos 1 enterprising plagers OT

the right wing the Bell, but who below par.

YESTERDAY.

team

More than 6,000 apertators a spirited match, clean and KELAV contested in good spirit, among them Rear-Admiral Cecil Har- court, the C.-in-C., who inspect- ed the teama while the 42 Com minada bant played prior to the commencement.

JOINS ISSUE

MEANINGLESS Mr. Amery further argued | that any suggestion of repudia- tion or of Britain's inability to discharge any debt in full would be disastrous, but the "News Chronicle" asks, would India's or Egypt's inability to use their Indefinite time be a discharge sterling balances for an almost in full? Moreover, without any scaling down of these balances, sterling prices might rise sharp-

Request

Nuernberg., Nov. 1. Doctor Hana Marx, lawyer, who was ordered to defend Julius Strelcher in the Novem- bor 20th war crimes trials against tho has protested assignment because the anti- Semitic loader imprisoned the hin attorney in 1936 for affiliation with freemasonry.

Strelchor especially asked for Marx to act as his counsel. -Associated Press.

Occupation Of Japan

WASHINGTON, NOV. 1. RUSSIAN, CHINESE AND BRITISH EMPIRE TROOPS MAY TAKE THEIR 900N PLACE ALONG WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES IN THE OCCUPATION OF JAPAN.

account.

may be

CANTON RIVER TRAFFIC THRIVES

(From Our Own Correspondent)

CANTON'S MOST PROFITABLE BUSINESS AT THE MO-

MENT IS RIVER TRANSPORTATION. THERE MO TOR-BOATS AND TOW-BOATS PLYING BETWEEN CANTON AND ALL THE RIVER PORTS ALONG THE NORTH, EAST, AND WEST RIVERS.

SOME OF THESE BOATS ARE MAKING AS MUCH AS $1,000,000 IN ONE TRIP. BESIDES PASSENGERS THEY CARRY SALT FROM CANTON UP THE RIVERS AND BRING BACK RICE, PEANUT OIL, FIREWOOD AND OTHER NATIVE PRODUCTS.

The passenger fare for the As traffic between Canton and Canton-Wuchow boat is $5,000, Hong Kong keeps increasing, a Canton-Walchow boat $2,000 and new tow-boat, the Tai Hing, the Canton-Chingyuen boat has been added to the Canton- $2,000. In the weeks following Hong Kong service. Japan's capitulation when there was a rush back to Canton,' there wore black market passenger tickets which ran several times higher than present fares.

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re

LAND TRANSPORTATION

According to Mr..C. C. Ngan, chief of the Kwangtung Pro- vincial Highways Bureau, pair work is in full swing along the following trunk lines, BDC- Travelling on the rivers

tions of which have now been still hazardous.

Nearly all the boats are over-opened to traffic,

(1) The Canton-Kukong loaded.

been Highway. Two sections-Koon Several sinkinge have

To to Kukong, and Canton to reported.

Bandito still remain at large Sun Kong In Chungfa Heien -- in the outskirts of Canton. One have already been 8pened to boat was robbed by river bandita traffic. Repair work while

but half-an-hour away sections is being hurried. La- from Canton.

bour and material are conscript-

on other

American oficiala have been discussing for some weeks the best way to arrange for a joint and it is understood occupation ly

that General MacArthur has been Without funding, scaling kept informed and his vlows have don

If bean meaningless. seems

been taken into acco debts are funded the Some Washington authorities thesc "New Chronicle" seems right say that the solution

Mr

forces to but if not funded, then

found for the

bo in Amery

British soparate zones. Mr. Amery argued that sterl

seems right.

runa to Speculation here

the ing debts could become the basis officials do not appear interest-

four-power Council idea that within ed in funding them anyway may be set up for stimulating trade

In Tokyo with

Despite the risk and dangered from the fisten governments the sterling area, since India, unless the Washington talks General MacArthur as Chairman

Involved, however, the tow-boat through whose territories for

funda- example, wants to buy achieve a much more

casting u deciding voice in case

continues to expand highway runs. goods while mental solution than any pre- of

(2) The British capital

disagreement Associated business

Kukong-Hingning and new bouts are being built. Pross.

Highway. to buy Britain

Reconstruction Indian sent reports suggest.-Reuter. wanla

this road la completed and cars materials and foods.

are now running on its entire length. The road surface ta still not level and repair work is being continued.

Since Britain's dollar pur- chases must be economised her sterling purchases may for some time exceed British sales to the area (which means sterling

balances would these sterling continue to grow) and ultimate Britain's sterling liquation of obligations "may take most indefinite time."

an al-

New Consul-General For U.S. Here

The Commandos scored three each half, Limes in

through Mellor in the 12th minute, and 1. Juck in the 22nd, the third KOR before the interval being detheted past Chu by one of his own site. After the interval, The "News Chronicle", says No Luxury The Chine

hard all this is merely XI pressed for the better part of 20 minutes securing more credit from the Houses

Commandos

and Wilkes was kept busy in the Commando goalmouth, but

ultimately assumed command of the play and Mellor. Simms

Lt. and Jaka netted, the tast-namest with a perfect opportunist shot giving Chu no chance.

41 Commando praved them- effective, efficient and Relves explaining why they have only been healen oneu la the last two

years.

The collection was H.K.$6,000, and

football was sold for 1.K.$600 #t Auction. The pro- ceeds will be donated Relief.

the

to

Eisenhower's Broadcast

China

New York, Nov. 1.

Eisenhower, brand- General casting from Weisbaden, Ger- many". to the "Now York Herald-Tribune" forum Bid inst night that international co- operation must meet the chal-

a clonk for

Fate Of Japan's

Shipping

Nov. 1.

Washington. Secret Mr. James Byrnes, Iary of State, indiguted that ai

though the method Japanese warslaps had not yet been determined the ships might used for experiments with bu atomic bombs.

London, Nov. 1.

Mr. The Health Minister, Aneurin Bevan, speaking at the Industries Congress of Building National Council here to-day, said: the "I am not going to allow

houses while building of luxury

poor people have no shelter over their head.

"I believe the main source for will be our housing programme the traditional type of buildings suction of or six

THE NEW UNITED STATES CONSUL-GENERAL, MR. GEORGE D: HOPPER, SPENT HIS FIRST FULL DAY YESTERDAY AT THE UNITED STATES CONSULATE GENERAL AND HAD NOTHING MORE TO SAY ABOUT IT OTHER THAN THAT THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT JOB TO BE TACKLED WAS SIM- PLE HOUSE CLEANING.

MR. HOPPER ARRIVED HERE VIA SHANGHAI, BRING. ING WITH HIM TWO SECRETARIES TO ASSIST IN SERVICE CONSULAR THE RE-OPENING OF THE HERE, MISS BETTY ZIMMERMAN AND MISS MAR- GARET PHILLIPS, BOTH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON, D.C., ASSIGNED ABROAD FOR THE FIRST TIME.

Mr. Hopper himself has travel- led widely on consular work. It

but the whole programme depends is his first appointment in the Far Soekarno

of scuttling on tho progressive

Ave bullding costs. In years time we shall be judged not only by the number of houses we have built but the standard of the houses."Reuter.

There was no agreement on the disposition of Japanese merchant vessels because all were needed to transport Japanese troops back to their homeland.

The British allotment of Japa nese vesatis included the whole of The Commonwealth.

Mr. Byrnes mude

no commem

nu to the future of German ships but added that the disposition of Italian ships would be provided for under the Peace Trenty.

Admiral Ernest J. King, Com- the United uf mander-in-Chief States Fleet, stated earlier this week that Japanese as well as German vessela would be used by American Navy in two atloni lenge of "suspicion, hunger, príbomb teste, in which one bomb vation, fear of disease and fear would be exploded on the surface of death" or face world chaos, and one under water, to determin

Reporting on the progress of the military government of Ger- maty he said. "There has been friendliness, understanding and

the

Berlin's Black Market

IN

East and he spent the last four

of

his, gervice as United Consul-General at St. States years John's, Newfoundland.

in

burk

Ham-

His Consular career has taken

Stockholm, Rotterdam,

Dunkirk, Antofagusta Casablanca, Montreal,

After ho

(Chile),

Winnipeg and St. John's.

four years of Newfoundland

month's leave in the United

had

A

Hears The "Riot Act"

the

on

(3) The Canton-Kowloon Highway. Officials investigating the condition of this highway reported that cars can run from Canton to Tungpo, although tho cement surface 19 damaged. Most of the bridges at Tung- Koon and Tungpo were destroy- ed. The section from Tungkoon from to Kowloon is not safe

(4) The Kukong - Taiyue bandits yet.

section

from Highway. The Nambung to Siumuikwan is

open to traille while reconstruc- tion work on the section from Namhung to Kukong is going on at top speed.

Hingning-Swatow (5) The Highway. Vehicles can run from Meihaien to Suikow via Hing- ning. From Chiu-on to Swatow, cura can temporarily make use of the former railroad track.

(6) The Kukong-Linhsien- Hohalen Highway. Buses are now running on the Kukong and Lokcheung section.

THE NEW

and the spokesman EDUCATION

British were anxious that Soekarno would move

the

(Continued from Page 1.) tionalist cause had been great- the States and was then given

ly hindered by the present turn choice of Sydney and Hong Kong. Wishing to see something of the of events Orient,

on said the Mr. Hopper decided

London, Nov. 1. Hong Kong.

through the country as much as girls between the ages of 15 and One and a half million buys and BERLIN, NOV. 1.

MET MR. SOUTHARD AMERICAN SOLDIERS

to try and stop In San Francisco, Mr. Hopper possible

44 days a year 18 are to spend BERLIN ARE SENDING CASH

told our reporter, he had occasion ighting.

in a special co-educational county OF HOME AT THE RATE

to meet Mr. Addison E. Southard,

The spokesman said that the college to equip them for carcora A DAY IN A RUSH

his predecessor in his present post $250,000

IMPENDING TO THE

RES and a fellow Kentuckian. Mr. and Indonesian fighters varied from and homemaking will be one

San raw youths and old men to goi- the subjects girls will be taught.

The TRICTIONS ON TRANSFERS Mrs. Southard are living in TO

there diers well trained by the Japan- ABOUT Francisco and have been COMMENCE

the general NOVEMBER 1071.

since Mr. Sonthard's retirement ese and described

in

very Java his return situation on the service Dozens sleep in front

in Hong Kong, Army Post-Oflice money order from internment

tricky."--Associated Press. Mr. Hopper is a Rotarian and

UNDER ORDERS the bomb's effect in naval warfare.windows in order to be the first

The Dutch News Agoney reporte in line in the morning with Astis keen on meeting other Rotarians -Reuter.

fuls of occupation money, mostly in Hong Kong. He will be visit that the British warships and of Russian origin.

ing the Peak to look over Mr. planes which have been rushed to On Berlin's black-market, Rus- Southard's official residence but Sourabaya will be used to evacuate Warplans and Germans are paying does not think of moving in until European children.

fantastic prices for American his household furniture, which has

Doctor Soekarno has announced of the Control Council natural Crimes, Trials cigarettes, BO0p, and

chocolate reached Sydney, catches up with that his Indonesian Republic will

him.

hold informal

mal talka to-night with Mook, Hubertus

J. Van acting Governor-General of the Ho East Indies. Netherlands

consideration in solving pro- Japanese

blems" although each member

ly is called upon "to uphold firmly the views and interesta of his own country."

ciated Press,

A880-

SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL

Honolulu, Nov. I. John C. bia Cloy, Assistant Secretary of War, said that a machinery has been sot up for trials of war criminals in Japan and that hearings will soon get under way.

of

one

"The trials of those in higher categories thone

accused crimes ogalost more than

conducted allied power-will be later. at

London, Nov. 1. Scotland's soccer team to meet Wales in the International

Hampden Park, Glasgow, on Atrocities November 24 will bo:-

Shaw (Rangers):

(Morton), Paton (M-REPATRIATION OF TROOPS

Paterson

(Celtic):

Waddell (Rangers), Smith

(-

bornians) Dodds (Blackpool),

(St. Mirren).

Sand have made wholesale B.A.F. bombers and the exten-

om their last team, sion of transit camp accommo- changes from which was, trounced 0-1 by Eng-dation at Middle East landing- land at Hampden Park,

flelde is expected to increase the

now caps

bars.-Associated Press.

of the

from

Mr. Bevin Still Shows Concern

LONDON, NOV. 1."

ад

spoko

over the radio to-night of his efforts to halt farther fighting" and also disclosed he would fly to Magetan, Central Java, whore broke :out after the of a small British occupa-

tion force.

The British Exchange Telo- Soekarno British graph-reported that

B

an

in Germany and BRITAIN'S LABOUR PARTY HAS ENDORSED PRESID-

дож acting under Japan were about on a par."-

ENT TRUMAN'S NEW 12-POINT FOREIGN POLICY Brown (Queen's Park), McPhee Associated Press.

EVACUATION SPEED-UP (Falkirk),

PROGRAMME FOR WORLD PEACE AND ADVOCATES orders Ansociated Press. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS INSTEAD OF RE-

Batavia, Nov. 1. Camp

The Allied authorities have an- GIONAL ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL FACTS.

nounced plans to speed up the IN ACCEPTING THE PLAN OUTLINED IN MR. TRU- London, Nov. 1.

MAN'S NAVY DAY ADDRESS, THE FOREIGN SECREvacuation of liberated Dutch pri- The release of more converted

TARY, MR. ERNEST BE VIN, TOLD THE COMMONS soners of war and civilian inter- noes from the Netherlands East THAT AMERICAN POLICY WOULD PROVE A VALU

Indien. ABLE CONTRIBUTION TO WORLD PEACE THE

Within the. next few weeks MORE IT BECOMES EFFECTIVE:" -

2,060 prisoners of war will depart There is an entirely now half- rate of repatriation of troops However, during the question censorship in Soviet-controlled for Australia and 3,850 leaving directly for Holland Associated back line and two new back from India, the Far East, and period, Bovin reflected grava countries to Rumania alone.

Pr:85. Young players and experienced the Middle Enet, under the air- concern generally over inter- Mr. Bovin sald Britain is pur- SOEKARNO BROADCAST men are blended in the selected

Batavia, Nov. 1, trooping scheme.

national problems. To the pro-suing negotiations with France side. All but two have previously The air scheme it still supple-posal for a weatern and northern on the

withdrawal of troops

Dr.

Soekarno broadcast played for their country, the two

boing

on coor from Levant Aranelated Press. appeal last night to Indonesians centre-half, mentary to trouping by sea European conference the

to stop fighting "and solve all Paton, and right back, McPhee, which, it is hoped, tyll also be dination of economic commer-

Moscow, Nov. 1. misunderstandings in who have earned their places by speeded up by the release of the cial policies, Bevin said he was

The United States Military poration with the allies. "I have consistent play this season-Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth committed to the United Na

Fordovala the largest

the cessation of all fight- Mission in Moscow, Router.

tions and that regional pacts foreign mission in the Soviet Ing

the allied forces nat and Queon Aquitania.-Routeri

only in Sourabaya but should give way to world agree capital, will cease fanctioning at midnight after two vice, during Chicago, Nov. 1. The American voterinary me Mr. Bovin also disclosed that portant war-time service.

bloh it directed the flow of us to take up arms against the úlcal association announced to Russia had informed Britain military suppilos between the two allied forces. They have come only day that a special United States

as strategle to disarm and evacuate the Japan Veterinary mission will establish that the Soviet Union does not countries and acted

Internees and to maintain order in modern courses in livestock dis consider that legitimate British Haison baroan Associated Press. ago and further to take care of CASD prorontion in China-Asso- interests are affected by the ru

the allied occupation areas"--As- into organised uprising ciated Prono

cont Soviet-Hungarian and

Ottawa, Nov. 1. against the American Forces, are

Soviet-Rumantun trade pacts. According to a Canadian prose sociated Press. A SUSTA exaggerated, it was learned In

Aurvey of Government branches Frankfurt to-day, "

B.B.C. reported to-day the death Mr. Bevia also reported that concerned with food exports the British dock strike is having no The report attually spoke only at Wincenty Wites deputy to the Foreign Commissar Molotoy. At immediate sheet on shipments of of flocal and relatively unimpare proident of the Polish national tant Incidents and increasing council. The peasant party leader the recent foreign ministers Canadian food to Britath And up restlessness on the part of German died in Krakow. Associated council meeting limited Russia's piles are still moving fresly from

assurance of freedom frem. Canadian porta.--Reuter. Prona. youths."Reuter,90

GERMAN YOUTH RESTLESS

Frankfurt, Nov. 1. Reports that General Eison- hower, in his report to Washing ton aald that discontent among the Gormann showed signs of develop Ing

London, Nov. 1.

fments..

closo co.

also

at

Ma Raid: "There is no reason for

Washington, Nov. 1.

of United Blaten Beorotary State Byrnes to-day displowed that the Italian Armlelles tomould be released before next Widnes day-associated Press:

new scheme, foreshadowed in the Education Act, will be compulsory for all boys and girls within the age limit except theso already receiving full time school-

The Education Ministry, an- nouncing the plan to-day, say it will mean: up to 20,000 new teachers with an annual increase of 1,000 for a few years after- ward and, now buildings to house colleges. Reuter...

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