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"Can't Sit Around A Radiator"

London, March 18.

Most British householders prefer the open coal fire in spito of all arguments that other methods of heating are more efficient, according to the report of a committee which. investigated the heating and ventilation of working- class dwellings.

Central heating is disliked by many on the grounds that it is "cheerless" and "would deprive them of an essential focal point of family activity", said the report. This 'distaste was expressed to interrogators in remarks such as: "You can't very well sit around a radiator after _tea," or "the room would be cheerless without a nice

Bright fire."

ense, it was an electric fire-de- stened to look like a coni fire with the flickering shadow na lume."

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, MARCII 19, 1946.

PEACE PROBLEMS Pawns In Europe And Asia

Austria At The Cross Roads

(By DeWitt Mackenziu)

VIENNA, MARCH 18. AUSTRIA, A LITTLE NATION AT THE CROSSROADS OF EUROPE WHICH WAS PROMISED FREEDOM, DE-

· MOCRACY AND INDEPENDENCE, IS APPROACH- ING ITS FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF LIBERATION FROM NAZIDOM WITH THE REALIZATION THAT

MAKES HER GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION

HER A PAWN IN THE DANGEROUS READJUSTMENT EUROPEAN BALANCE OF POWER.

OF

"The gas fire was perhaps, A nis d," the export anid, was often "Lt aletric By thought be less satisfactory, ¡ unters, s was mentioned in one, wives que tioned only 36 per cent. IT IS A PERSONAL TRAGEDY FOR AUSTRIA. FOR THE

Record

Buenos Aires, Mar, 18. The veteran long distance wwimmer, Pedro Padonnitti, who has just failed in his rel- tempt to arim 205 miles doma the Bee Plate fram Bosaria En Buenos Aires, in offically winter to her cored 302 kilumstion bout 189, milen).

2+ Thin a believed the world's evened. Us wax in the

water for these days, there hours al tiiteen mstates, Hester

CRICKET "DOWN UNDER"

Of 5,187 representative house-

favoured central heating, 44 per rent, were neutral and ern. were definitely against.

The report makes

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detailed

“

Antlers

REST OF THE WORLD IT SHOULD BE A SHARP RE- MINDER THAT THE REMOULDING OF EUROPE AND ASIA CONSTITUTES A PERIL TO INTERNA- TIONAL PEACE.

A

study of all phases of heating and

wanted of "the

the The Russians Cooking

Austria lies just within Kreatest importance to national

generally re- largest concern or the Danube fuel poteh view of the need strategic

minimum River as reparations. The other The Russians In the So let west powers said no,

zona

for careful use of coal resources.cognised as Russia's The average consumption of coal objective

in Britain in 1938 was vor and Ward sweep across Europe. Mus- now operate

it and the Com-

a half tons per hen and the fact revites have consolidated all of munists say it must be nation-

Austria is still

is

that "relatively poor standard the minimum objective area ex- alised.

Food Bottleneck waruth was obtained means cept Austria. of that the average officiency of occupied by four Allied powers, The Soviets also apparently to neck the nationalisation of the domestic heating in the country The nation

trylog

Verein, struggle up from the Abyss in Credit Anstalt Bank

is low."

Background Heating

PROFESSIONAL

RCUMFL

Stockholm, Mar. 18. Gunder Hagg, holder of International world athletic recordia and Arno Andersson, hin greatest rival, were declared yesterday pre- fessionals by. the Swedish and Athletic Association barred from amateur competi- Linm

This was one of the most sweeping actions in amateur aporta

history. Associated Pross.

Armament Depot Soccer Win

U.S. Demand For British Goods

LONDON, MARCH 18.

AN UNPRECEDENTED U.S. DEMAND FOR BRITISH MADE GOODS IS REPORTED BY A "DAILY MAIL" COR.

CABLING FROM NEW YORK. RESPONDENT HE SAYS THAT ANY PRICE WILL BE PAID IF THE LA

BEL IS BRITISH — AND VERY HIGH U.S. TARIFES FORCE PRICES UP GONSIDERABLY, NEW YORK ALONE COULD SELL THREE TIMES THE QUANTITY OF BRITISH COODS NOW REACHING AMERICA. A single announcement by af New York store that a new con- signment of goods hus just ar- rived from, Britain Jams

lales with thousands of Ameri- cans clamouring to buy. This, despite the fact that American

being made for the Eastern foot- manufacturers are turning out bali team to tour Australia during

the

Chinese Team To Visit Australia

That arrangements

arc

haw

quantities of similar types of the close season was revealed by

articles. The reason, says the correspondent, lies in U.S. ap- preciation of superb British craftsmanship.

U

responsible official of the Eastern Athletic Association yesterday.

Eastern have done well in all competitions this season and have a good chance of pulling off the They are very favour- obly placed for the League cham- pionship and are in the semi-finale of the Shield Competition. The former Sing Tao

players have Assisted them greatly,

If plans materialise Eastern by w probably be assisted by they number of players at present in will Shanghai, who turned out for Eastern in Hong Kong before the

goes

on: sales riot,

WAT.

A

It will be recalled that a com- team bined Slug Tao-Eastern toured Australia in 1940,

In the price-llets, London has an advantage through its top fashion

"American double. designera, fashion houses have bought com- plete ranges of the latest British In a friendly football game at

modela nad Mrs. and Miss Stonecutters on Sunday, Royal America ara queueing for them". Navy Armament Depot Football

Fixat class British lines euch as Club won its first match against a

china dinner sels, men's suits and side from M.V. Hickory Glen by motorcars, are snapped up five clear goals.

The weather was far from iden American bayern "because are Brilish. exclusive Ani It recommendation is that the which Hitler left it through a the largest banking concern in for football but both teams put last".

up a grand show. The Glen team

Sales Riot whole house should be maintained maze of post-war complications, south-eastern Eurert.

Austria has established ita Austrians are bewildered and played with determination and

Tho correspondent At a basic temperature of at least!

clested representa- exasperated by restrictions re-dash in the first half and several 45 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit, with firet freely

"British cars are a limes came near scoring when living-room beat during occupa tive Government in eight years, sulting from dividing the coun- tion increased to up to 68 degrees. But the highest governing body try into four occupation zones, they broke through the Depot de- Agents here could sell thousands,

ohtnin this

them "backgrount is the Allied Council, and the As a consequence food surpluses fence. They were well served by They want smart M.G.'s to supply henting" the

recem Allied powers are spilt on a often pile up in some section mends only

solid-fuel ap number one

of vital SUCH whose and cannot be moved to another is necessary for re- Allied zone where they are deg plinnee a small hot-water boiler which would serve hol Water

The split is frequently perately needed,

Russia against the The Russian zone completely States, Britain and surrounds Vienne. The Itus- sians permit six trans daily to Great emphasis is placed on the For example the three wes- move to Vienna frem Linz where need of insulation to keep heat in tern powers have reduced the supplies sometimes pile up for

their occupying days awaiting; transport.-As a house once it is produced, "With ' strength of | betler methods of insulation

troops substantially, should be passible to get higher Russians refused standards of heating without in-

To

committee

solution

Dunedin, March 18.

test captain, Led by their W.A. Hadroo, who made 169 radiators throughout the house. covery, not out, the Otago Eleven Rooms would be "loped up to between made a spirited reply to the the desired heat by individual gas United Australian touring team, scor-or electric fires.

ing 306 for eight wickets here to-day.

In their first innlogs the Otago

which tean scored 168 to

Australian replied with 420.

the

Hadree, giving a sound attrat

Live

10

i

hit all-round display, four and xix and was at the wicker for Just ander five and n half hours.

11 score is the highest yet made by an Australian or New

·Zealander during the tour. The touring team's felling was slack. The game enda to-morrow with the New Zealanders only 54 ahead

Reuter.

11

France.

But

the sociated Press.

to negotiate

creasing per enpils consumption," the reduction in the council nay; HOOT EVERS INJURED

the report declares,

ng that such agreement could "Another important possibility not be contracted. is district heating" the report soys. but this has to be carefully examined and will be the subject of a separate report.

Bathing Habits

Considerable study was devoted

base,

Lakeland, Flerida, Mar. 18. Hoot Evers, rookie centre-fielder Economic Disaster I sensation of the Detroit Tigers, The Soviets have an estimat- broke his left ankle and fractured ed force of over 120,000 troops his right thumb in an exhibition In their zon The Americans game here to-day, when he tried at second have one division and a number to beat a force play to the question of hot water heat- ef miscellaneous units. The Bri

His pikes caught as he started ing. with the conclusion that atish have a slightly larger and to slide. The shortstop's throw and with two wickets in hand. family of four should have a sup- the French a smaller one than struck his thumb, when Evers

ply of 250 gallons of water at 140 the Americang.

tried to protect his face. He will degrees every week. This would

In the viewpoint of many be unable to play for at least 12 permit seven hot baths a week, 10 washes at n washbasin every day, economic experts. the continued weeks. normal wakhing-up requirements, military occupation of Austrin economic disuster. 10 gallons a week for house clean will mean

that the week for Austrians complain ing and 50 gallons a

Red Army requisitions a large laundry.

That these supplies often are proportion of the food supplies unavailable was proved by the for its troops. fact that the committee found The Russian-occupied pro- that 30 per cent, of all household

TWO TALL TEAMS' TUSSLE

Kansas City, Mar. 18. The New Mexico School of Mines romped to an B1 to G1 victory over the Drury College in an experimental basketball game played as part of the nu tional association of inter-cole- gian basketball research pro- gramme.

The game

pitted tall New Mexicans against another tall team. The baskets were raised two feet are the normal 10 feet height.

Propostra of higher goals argue that they tend to equalise the advantage fall players have, Leading abrocate of higher goals baskets, Coach Allen of Kansas University declared that the re. sult of the game was pleasing. Both teams hud some diflculty in hitting their shots while push up shots were scaros.-Associat- ed Preka.

CLEVER NEW WELTERWEIGHT

New York, March 17. Danny Kapllow, clover Brooklyn welterweight who WOJ able to follow up a "break," is a new

vinces

His batting average for eight games is 406 and he scored a hit! in every game he has played to date-Associated Press.

in

Gamen will probably be played

at Singapore, Penang and other porta of call,

Australlan Tennis

their half-backs, Vendittozzi, sporty G.Is who saw Kunjee and Bargrove, who with Britain, as well as other makes. These cars are selling not beenuse Napier, playing a good game in goal, prevented the Depot fort is hard to get new American cars these days, but because wards from scoring in the frst

London, Mar. 16. half. Although they had most of Americans have seen that British

Australian will be andiy mhaed kt cars on the whole last longer thun

in the play in the first half the Do-

Wimbledon the summer, and there same erittel here of their decision not pot forwards held on to the ball many American cars. Americans

have noted that British cars to compete, especially when England too long and lack of finish and

bought here before the war still will be sending a cricket team ti Ans- shooting resulted in the

look smart and run sweetly whenalia inter the year. turning over at half time on level American cars of the same vin- On the other hand; it to understand.

terms.

teama

tage and similar mileage are long able, as they have to defend the Davies Cup in Australia and do not want to Ratcliffe's Goals

past the junk heap stage". Depot started attacking from up the quality of the stuif you are

"American experts say: "Keep make a trip to the other side of the

world previously the restart and McLeod scored sending now and you cannot go

Harry Hopman, captains and manBEEZ of the last,Australian Davia (Cup team, twice in quick succession. This wrong. Customers are waiting 80 points out that Australia holds the Asher nsettled the Glen side who were long as you maintain that British and England has nothing to bee and handicapped when Gemmel left

holds the Davis Cop cheap or shoddy--we have plenty team. Australia the field. Ratcliffe, the Depot half- quality. Send us nothing that is everything to gain by sending a cricket and has everything to lose if sending a back who was playing consistent of that sort of stuff here!" y well, cored a good, goal with n

"When they buy anything Bri- team abroad proven a mlolake

Austraila left-foot drive from 30 yards and tish, Americans expect the best

will, however. have one Wimbledon-young Enellab- followed this up shortly after quality and they are getting the player at

born Dluny Paile, whose trip ta being with another hard drive which best"-London Press Servico.

danced by £1.600 fund raised by his to save. Napier had no chance

local clation, The Australian Lawn completed the Martin

scoring! WOODERSON DEMOBBED

Tennis Amolation say they have neither the power not the wish to stop Palla go- with a fine goal.

Sadizky and Fernandes

ing. but think it is not in his best in- Larents.

tried i

London, Mer, 18. hard to open, the Glen account but Sydney Wooderson, British mile record. Colgate, Hall and Price were solid holder. who has just been demobilised,

I anticipates an invitation from the Unit in the defence.

R.N.A. Depot:Hall: Colgated States to compete fa two and three- mille races in which he is concentrating and Price; RatelifTe, Wilson and

on next season. Martin; Terry, Honess, McLeod, If he goes to the States, he will net FIGHTING IN JEHOL

Torrens and Luff.

taks part In another "mile of the cex- Chungking, March 18.

Hickory Glen:-Napier; Camp- tury," Bydney mys: “I am thinking of The Chinese Communist bell and Nash; Vendittozzi, Kun- making this my last season on the track, in eastern Austria are Party to-day charged that Kuo-jee and Bargrove; Rege, Gemmell, but shall continue cross-country run

mintang troops in Eastern Je- Badizky, Coates and Fernandes. hol were keeping up attacks on the "liberated areas" and driv ing westwards,

most

seriously

under-

heated water for baths in pans and kettles on the fire, white 10 the per cent. used the same method nourished in this hungry coun

try. The beaic ration for the for washing clothes.

The committee tried to deter-country is 1.200 calories daily. mine the bathing habits of fami- In some sections the ration has

"Since mid-January, in con- lies investigated, and although fallen to 700 calories.

junction with ruppet troops and what they The U.S.S.. wants approxi- diffident "in asking considered to be a persona mately 60.000 ure of rich andits, they have captured 15 citice-and-downs:—including tion established that out of 4012, families, 20 per cent.ated farmland for exclusive use

Chienchang, cast of Chihfeng," water for bathing only once

her troops. Qilter powers say said the report Reuter, week-Reuter.

no,

Mutual Distrust

Manchuria In

Yenon, March. 18.

of

The current difficulties in Manchurk botwaon Chins and. Russia sprang from the attitudes of mütus) distrust, zaid the leader of the Democratic League, the Chinese third party, Llang Su-ming, in an interview with the Associ- ste Press here to-day.

MAJOR LEAGUE

New York, Mar. 18. Major League Baseball scores

vēna."—Router,

Outbreak of Plague In Mukden

Poiping, March 18.

An outbreak of a rat-borne plague is reported from Muk- "den in a delayed despatch from Manchuria's greatest in-

dustrial city as Chinoso Nationalist troops

continued

In the absence of other, Australians, Freckle Parker of the United States be comes the strong favourite for the singles championship,—Reuter,

San Juan, Porto Rico, Mar. 18. Native fighter Joso Basora to-

day won the middleweight boxing championship of Antilles after Paul Ochbe, defeating barlo Cuban middleweight and Fight- ten heavyweight champion in a round decision. Associated! Press.

RADIO

TUESDAY, MARCH-191);-1946-

STUDIO-KEN_BARRETT AT THE PIANO.

23W HONGKONG broadcasting on

a frequency of 640 Hilocystan and from 14.80 to 1.80 p.m., 6.80 to 1,80 m. to reinforce the focal garrison and struggled to restore

and 9.00 to 11.00 p.m. also on 9.52 light, feat and water to the 2,000,000 inhabitants. Magscycles.

H.K.I..

of

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mary,

Rhythm.

Ballor--ENSA.

are: Cleveland 8, Detroit 3, New York American 4, Boston Ameri- can-3;-and-in-double-headers, St. Power was patially restored Divisións from two Chinese 11.80 Dally Frogramma Sum Loula National 0, Cincinnati 8 cm March 15. the Government- Government armies, some Philadelphia Americans 4, Phila controlled Central News Agency them United States trained and 19.89 "at" Wallor and His delphia National 0, Brooklyn 7, reported, after Nationalist equipped, are reported to be in' 12,40 p.m-"Ivor Pyo"The Bingog- Mont:cal 2, New York National troops had overpowered the Mukden. 14, Boston National 9, Washing-

the The army St.Communistic elements on ton 10, Cuban All-Stars 6,

newspaper "Ho Louis American 4 and Pittsburgh south bank of the Hun Ho and Ping Pao" said the new. 6th- 1-Asociated Press.

gained control of the. hydro-Army, one of the China's most modern, rolled into Mukden on electric transformers, station.

The city was plunged into Saturday proudly displaying the darkness on March 14 and tram-American gear and was given & car service was disrupted as joyous welcome by the oltizens

A delayed dispatch from Mak- well as sotne train schedules.

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WEST HAM'S SWISS TOUR

Londen, Mar The West Ham Football Club is mik Ile is in Yonan ta confer with teams should be sent into the 16-day Bwiss our ently in May, Mao Tse-tung. Chairman of the Manchuria Province. These They will play four matches,

to-day.

long-range Government With only three days' noties to blems if Manchuria,

first appearance in the Garden

دسی

" any other Lide a touring

They expect to arrive in the Common

1.00 p.m.--News & Announcement. 1.10 p.m.-Mantovani and H. Or

chestra. 1.80 p.m.-London Palladium Or

chostra.. 5,00 p.Ulone Dowa. 6.80 p.m.-Some New Danos Music, 1.00 p.m. London, Belariss 7.10 p.m.Berrion Music Bex"

ENBA. 7.30 p.m.-Studio-Kea Barratt at

the Plano.

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7.80 p.m.--Artle Bhawand His Oz-.

ohortza & Dinah Bhore (Vocal). 8.80 p.m.uslo Time".ENGA. 9.00p.m.-London Balay News, 0.06 p.R.A.F. Dance Orobeatra›

EKSA 9.80 p.m.-London

Belay-Tommy whandley in "ITMATKÁNK

enrollee, on boxing's blg time list Chineso Communist Party, on teams were only now preparing in Europe at the same time, we sat Between 20 and 30 deatús from den said the 25th Division of pro- to enter the provinces, he said. try to Ax up a game with them, probably plague has been reported by the the battle-seasoned 62nd Army Liang said the Democratic to Germany, for the entertainment of Chinese authorities in Mukden was also. scheduled to enter the

ATO slates Charles Parnter, their who fill in in an emergency, the will- Liang asserted that carly ro League dondemned the Russian troop

desperately taking eity on Saturday. Ing, battier gave Willie Joyce a

emergency, measures to combat. Among the 8th Army units terrific struggle in a 10-round lease of the Marchurian leaders removal of industrial machinery manager.-Reller.

the serious monitor

was the crack 207th Regiment main event in Madison Square could be a great forco" in disfrom Manchuria and urged

Derby, Mar 18,"Increasing “Discaya

composed entirely of student vo- Garden last night to earn a draw solving the present squabbles China, Russia and other Allled Derby County, who are visiting Ass with the highly rated Gary, Ind., between the Chinese Commun- Powers to confer on the mat-tralia at the end of the present Earllah There are persistent rumours lunteers from privates to Gen- 10.00 Light Orgia Belections. lightweight. It was Kaplow' ista and the Government. ⠀⠀ ter of Japances" war" booty.... son, will travel to Sydney by air, and forta Ulint, there are in eral Lo Yun-wom, ita comman-70.18 p.m.-New Mayfair Orchestra.

der. Outfitted and trained by 10.30 p.m.-Home Rossin! Compon Any question of Soviet jointlth on of about May 13, and to leaxe creasing disorders along the Americans, the regiment moved 11.00 pm.Oloss Dorne and on his performance against Referring to the Young control over Manchurian econo-bask by ass on July 1. wadays rail line from Mukden to Har Joyce he probably will see plenty Marshal," who kidnapped Gen-mic sasets would have been Derby's tour will be thelbed to 18 bin, by way of Changchun, by train from Chinhsien. As of action there as a future head eralissimo Chiang Kai-shek in thrashed out separately between the parts of 37 will idake the This route is along the Russociated Pres.

Two other fighters had been 1986, Liang declared that the the two nations, because the scheduled for the main event hat Generallasiino's personal animo-Sino-Soviet past failed to cover one suffered an injury. Kapilowaty stands in the way

such a possibility, he **greed to light Joyos, na“ #Lamb. Chang's release, de kofalés, Llang alio advocated all

fiituba match. They punched at Luxuriona, pace most of the fight He also said that General Haplow weighed 14 Joyce 189, George Marshall proposed nesla

laer.

Associated Press,

of

ly two months ago that, “truce.

sian route of withdrawal and

Welby Vast

the Central News said that Miami Beach, Mar.: 18: south bound trains from Chang- chun, are being stopped at Tien ling, north of Mukder and have

the profe

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