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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16, 1948.

SOBER SPEECH BY MR. CHURCHILL Implications Of Loan Agreement And Bretton Woods

Govt. Browbeaten By Time Factor

LONDON, DEC 14. A VERY CONSIDERABER CURTAILMENT OF BRITISH ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY WAS ENTAILED IN THE BRETTON WOODS AGREEMENT FOR AN INTER- BANK AND INTERNATIONAL MONE- NATIONAL TARY FUND, SAID MR. OLIVER STANLEY, FORMER POLONIAL SECRETARY. IN THE HOUSE OF C01. MONS TO-DAY SPEAKING ON THE MOTION FOR APPROVING THIS ANGLO AMERICAN LOAN, AGREEMENT AND THE

MR. STANLEY SAID HE WAS NOT SAYING THAT THAT CURTAILMENT VNLESS THERE WAS TO RE ANARCHY, BRITAIN JUST COMPLETE ECONOMIC

BE PREPARED TO MARE SOME SUCH SURRENDER.

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States of the rans

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of futur on human vartar and world hope.

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BRITISH PRIVATIONS

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Jap Brutality

Manilu, Dec. 24,

After an opaction four. Brigadier-General Howard F. Smith, of the United States Public Health Service, ported

that thr Зоранные brutality and deliberate, stur- ration programme hatt Tc- duced the population of the t'ufun leper cniony from 6,000 1,800,

He said the entire Philip- men leprosy programma terza "act back many years" by Nippon cruelty. Asonanted Pican

Indecent Haste Charge

Britain's Choice In Indonesia

MANCHESTER, DEC. 18.

THE SOONER BRITAIN CAN END THE INTERVENTION OF BRITISH TROOPS IN INDONESIA AND INDO- DECLARES THE LIBERAL CHINA THE BETTER. "MANCHESTER GUARDIAN" IN A LEADER TO-DAY. THE PAPER ADDS: "IT HAS BECOME A DEPLORABLE EPISODE AND HAS DONE IMMENSE HARM TO THE REPUTATION OF THE BRITISH, NOT ONLY AMONG

BUIT THE ASIATIC PEOPLES

THROUGHOUT THE AMERICAS AND ALSO THROUGHOUT EUROPE WHEREVER RUSSIAN PROPAGANDA PENETRATES.

NO

Demand For British Ships

"The misunderstandings and criticisms are harder to tear be- cause we are entirely fees from 17+* of the motives that any

friends FIT "charitable" ready to attrille to us.

"It was almost an neeldent that British troops and not American troops were ordered to land in Java and deal with the

It WILN Japanese there

in LONDON, DEC. 14 THE HOUSE OF COMMONS VOTED 946 TO 1k LATE THURSDAY TO ACCEPT THE

LUAN AGREE AMERICAN MEST FOR $4,400,000,000 TRE

DAY ACTION CAME AFTER LONG DEBATE

Winston Churchill and mry of ulstated das Former Mosters From voting. aring the debate, Mr Church and a heavy opini

injure British toon vole would

America. Mr. Chur interests in chid

Britain'- questionedi

obligations astonishment that the Umted States naked interest on the Joan, considering Britain's eircumstancUN,

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ability to meet her and expresİ

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Churchill protested decent haste in which those most serious und complex mattera are thrust before us

The

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Approved British participation in the Bret- ton Woods monetary stabilisation The plan by a vote of 314 to bn.

already United States

has ap- proved the Bretton Woods agree ment but the American Congress has net voted on the British loan proposal get, Associated Presa.

London, Dec. 13. A London shipning correspon

demand for dent writes: "The British merchant ships from both

British foreign and

owners at any time reatre to-day than

Aftern Venta n in the part

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Indo-China becwise were no French troops available. "We acted under the ortiera of the Allied Supreme Command

naval architects. estimators and We and to pursue is objects.

departments den wing oflice have not derinted from them or-

Bhit employed. British abu think fully 1:1 ders and

with building is both economically and have behaved that 2914

acientiendly clanned. political fairness and humanty

ent in in carrying them out. ferior to those Americans and Russians would have displayed in the same circumstances

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Just Buying A Breather

LONDON, DEC. 14. THE HOUSE OF COMMONS WAS TOLD BY A CONSERVA- TIVE MEMBER YESTERDAY THAT THE PROPOSED $4,400,- 000,000 LOAN FROM THE UNITED STATES AND THE BRETTON WOODS PLAN FOR INTERNATIONAL FINANCE ARE EVILS THAT WOULD TIE BRITAIN -TO THE WHIMS OF A FOREIGN COUN- TRY."

Criticising the Anglo-American Anancial agreement. Oliver Stan ley, former Conservatère: Colonin!

Secretary, declared:.

"I believe that this Agreement hna kot to be accented, but it is after all only buying a breathing space."

esaid Earlier. Stanley

there neemed to be a dirvel attack an the British ductrine of Raspire darkly that reference and said "if Imperial preferenco 14 taken awny. it would aerlenco the rolonies to economic death.*

Associated Press.

DISBANDMENT OF CER MAN FORCES

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"Every new type of ship hull La-fer is designed on the basis of experience gained in experimental

Berlin. Dec. 14. A high official here said to-day tank testing with the result that the experimental Lanka at

that the British aro inse Nation Physical Laboratory | liquidate administrative quarters have such a large programme on

for Germany army personnel by hand. that Many shipbuilding Bastening the disbanding of the Arms are

to build their remaining 650.000 German troops having

in their zone. own models, which they send to the laboratory for testing.

"Our task in Java in more Have we to move our difficult.

UN and Pave troopa out as many thousands of Dutch rivi- lians, men, women and children, to probable massere Forint groups of must as fit forve as possible to save their lives until the Nationalist | British built leaders can reach a settlement with the Dutch on the form of their self-government.

"Thin scientific approach to new construction and concentration on individual designs as against mass by ler-production methods, in having

favourable effect on the export drive, since shipowners know that

shion will be du

"Which would our

we use

signed for their special needs." Lunden Press Service.

moralls TAKING THEM HOME

ng American friends have us do Reuter.

Defence Shocked By Hashimoto Decision

WASHINGTON, DEC. 14. TRO HASHIMOTO, JAPANESE SUBMARINE COMMAN DER, TOLD A NAVY COURT MARTIAL THAT HIS SUBMARINE FIRED THREE TORPEDOES INTO "A DARK OBJECT" 290 MILES FROM PALAU THE NIGHT OF JULY 29 AFTER TRAILING THE TARGET 27 MINUTES.

at the end would be found only Britain Asks

another laver of economie wreck

a spattered ver the turtured!

Tare of Eurobe and Asia.

the United States

en immen interest in the The EL P43

Delay

Chungking. Dec. 12. The Brata-h Authorities have unked the mese Viovernment nok To return the 0.000 Cinese mor mally residing in Barma to their bows until Tomtations are zystored in Burma and food and tinite econo

Condtion~ are more autod. 1 is ulically stated here

Mr Charehill snid that nu umbers had said that the Ameri can terms were severe, but th motoderations nolied

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DOUBTFUL PROPOSITION

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within 15 months amears to be a proposition so rundt Fed that in practice we can only hope it will itefent itself.

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COMMON CAUSE

www FLYC Lju that 38°07 u$• £1,210,000,000 to the Guvernmen

* Indist and £100,000,000 1.2

No Egent.

has come prodesal from either of these Governments sunitar to the great measure of Lend Lease. Everything has been

us without charged against

ide recognition of the com

mon cause.

The

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"Farvpt would have been pill There are song objectionable-

and German provistaps in the commercial aged by the Italian

She would have been Armies. policy declarations which, for in-

Bubject to the horrore and in- stance, require us

find the

dignities of invasion and subjec Dollars to pay for American im

tion had not we defended her by parts of tobacco, cotton or older

our life-blood and strong richt conimodities, and 14 redaca in

arm. Is there to be Imports equal proportions our

sideration of that? The name from any other alternative source.

argument unplies to the Gavern- This is really proposal apon

ment of Indin. which earnestly trust the stendy graze of the just-minded people of the United

will be States attentively fixed."

Resenting the method in which thin "most serious and complex rattar is thrust before us, and has to be sited." Mr. Churchl Raid: "I make it a case of com- plaint that the Government has allowed itself to be brow-beaten in this matter of time"

PUBLIC OPINION

"I specially reserved these mal- tere in the Cabinet, in 1942 when 1 mw with disquietudo these immenso debts mounting against

us."

RIGHT AND PROPER

He sympathlaed very much with the United Stated argument in connection with the Loan. He

welcomed the "perfectly clear

Bren.

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Honolulu, Dec. 13. The initial phase of the F! patriation programie will take all Korean war prisoners held in

to the Hawaiian islands

Asia Uus month.

A m-Pacific Command spokes man said the the programme * al Pacific designed to repatriate prisoners by June 30.

The ship "General Erast" is now en route from Seattle to Jinsen, Koren, ami will stop at Honolulu to Jond all the 611 Kore an prisoners in the isdancin

Next step in the programme will be Japanese war

In the United States will

be

brought to

prisoners

now who

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Jia wali. Thirty-two hundred are expected in January. They will

Lane'd in' 11 Inbour pol fur several months.

There are 3,171 Japanese and prisoners now in oriental war

Japanese pri Hawali and 1,600

MACAO WARNING

The Chungking Government is to Macao to wending a mission Lake over enemy and punnet pro- perty.

Hashimoto's submarine is bes Hieved to have torpedord the cruiser "Indianapolis" while it was en route to the Philignites alone. Lupin Charles M-Vay 1 is being tried for soners-in-batman-and-cam

The spokesman said information gener in the loss of his ship ant nyndable"

as to when the and approximately 800

prisoners of war will be returned Hashimoto was admitted as

to Japan Associated Press. witness over vigorous objection of MeVay's counsel.

Hashimoto testified his sub- marine fired nine torpedoes, in- five with tangne' ie anw three hits chaling warheads, an!

the periscope. Ife through

This information was revealed the Largot Identified

by Mr. Hui Wai-man, hund of the local Kuomintang who issued n as the "Indianapolis." Hash- ELMA witness moto was sworn

warning that, pending the arrival in of the mission. any dealings with standard American naval court martial The Chinese Government takes and Japanese

such property will

be regarded an acts of treason, and that those baths after the court overruied Df

or wha defense objections that his apguilty of auch dealings

кин

ownership of the real Wus "A grotesque conceal

ог enemy or puppet property, who net ne trustees for such nro. perty without revealing tho Tact to the mlasion, will be trented as traitors and will be punished ne- cording to the law promulgated by Chuneking a week ago.

British The

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The

Government has math

never request to A SUNARF Indian evacuees from Burma when rivil control was restored in Bur

Ma.

the view that the overavas Chinese

in the cities concentratesi Chungking and Kunming are in a bad plight and that it would help their state of economy for the to return.Reuter.

ARMY BLANKETS STOLEN

Good work by the Kowloon Police has resulted in the arrest of six men believed to be connected light blankets from the R.A.0.C. with the theft of 480 Army Issue store at No. 2, Mody Rond.

unaware of the theft and it was only after the Police had traced the source of the theft that the atere know that they had been, victímined.

Among thone arested was tailor in Temple Street.

So far 19 blankets have been fo covered

The authorities ware

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great

impiloation in these agreements unburdened with any responsi- that it would be right and proper bility and, at the same time, keep for Great Britain to insint upen our party free from any attitude The Americans. he said, could

a proper scaling-down of thrae of antagonism to that have been askind to alter the date.

branch of the English-speaking of ratifiention of the Bretton war charxes.'

world." whole Wonds' Agreement. The

Mr. Churchill wid

that any mattor should have been dis-heavy voto by Conservative Mem- closed to the American and British bers against the proposals would people 'n canale of months ace to de injury to British Interests in allow public opinion on both sities America. "I therefore, ask for of the Atlantic to form itself, he general abstention on the part of declared.

my friends, which will leave un

pearance proceeding."

counsel Defense

proteated "the idea of calling an oficer of nu enemy force noted for despicable treachery" to testity against un American allicer. Associated Press,

SHOESHINE BOYS DRIVE

The epidemie to raise funds for amenities for Chinese soldiers hna reached the little shoe blacks of the Colony.

They have decided that the whole of their takings for to-day to-morrow and the day after are to to devoted to the general funds for the purpose.

REBUILDING WAICHOW

The action is being taken ar A result of a Soviet protest. -- Anna) - clated Press.

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C.P.B. "JAVANESK FRINOM" 26th December, 1945.

BAILING TO LONDON VIA STRAITS Operator: Bon Ling "EMPIRE ALLENBY" 17th December, 1945. SAILING TO SHANGHAI

A report from Wachow, river Operatora: koy point in Kwangal Province, which was razed during the Jap- anese invasion in 1944, states that reconstruction work is going nonce, and that new houses are. Jining both sides of Ng Fong Road, the principal thoroughfare.

on

Tal Nam and Slu Nam Streets are also being rebuilt.

Many people have returned and So for D2 boys have signed in

aro still raturning to the city. to be for the drive. They are

and as- divkled Into 14 groups,

in the different spota signed to city.

LACK OF PAPERS

The shortage of new English newyrnapers and periodicals at R.A.F. and Army meages through After Mr. Churchill's dpcoch out Hong, Kone has been explain

to 98 ed by an official announcement the Hound by 845 votes passed the Government motion ap that delays in shinning these out proving the Anglo-American Loan have been caused by, the recent Woods' Agree strike of dock labourers through- and the Bretton

out the United Kingdom. ment-Reuter..

MAKING THEM WORK Two thousand Japanese prison- era-of-war in Canton are to be put to work on road construction in the Chungshan and Shuntak Dia tricts.

Guneral Chang Fa-kuci, Com- mander of the 2nd Front Army, has just given his,anproval to the scheme, and the district adminis trations have been instructed co-operate with Divisional Com niander Lau Slu-me, of the 19th Division in pulting work in hand.

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10th December, 1941.

BAILINGS TO BWATOW

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22nd December, 1945,

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