1946-04-06 — Page 1

THE CHINA MAIL SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1948,

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Desperate World Food Needs

LONDON, APRIL 5:

AN URGENT PLEA FOR QUICKLY MEETING THE DES-

·PERATE FOOD' NEEDS AND STAMPING OUT BLACK MARKETS WAS MADE TODAY IN A STATEMENT BY FIORELLO LAGUARDIA, DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE UNRRA, WHEN THE EMERGENCY CONFER- ENCE ON EUROPEAN CEREAL SUPPLIES OPENED ITS SECOND DAY SESSION HERE. LAGUARDIA WAS NOT PRESENT BUT HIS STATEMENT

WAS-READ FOR HIM.

The statement said that Euro- tween March 1 and the end of pean countries must do every- the crop year; and considers thing within their power to that this deficiency represents produce all the food they can the gravest menace 10 the pre- this year. LaGuardin agreed sent and future health and wel- with the conviction of Herbert fare of the people of Europe, Lehman, retiring Director-Gen-resolves that all European coun- eral of the U.N.R.R.A., that tries participating in the con there was an immediate problemference will put into effect all until new harvests were avail- possible other means of closing able. The U.N.R.R.A he said, the gap within their own coun- will buy wherever food is avail- tries before reducing human able and also take it to where it consumption and urges that all is needed.

importing countries not parti- "More men should be placed cipating in the conference adopt behind ploughs than under a similar policy." arms," the statement said.

"Every acre possible should

be tilled and the harvest maat be dealt with carefully to meet next winter's harvest."

British Suggestion

Uncovered

Cambrai, Apr. 5.

An organisation", "helping" German prisonors, of war to ascape from Francó" has been uncovered near Cambyal, it was learned today.

A raid by the French wolica on the Chateau de Bonnel, quarded by a Czechoslovak, resulted in the arrest of two Germans as they were await- ing identification papers to cross the border. The quard and five other individuais be-

longing to this organisation -

were arrested.

Britain Short Of

Ice Cream

London, April 5. Britons are getting less ico cream during the current "heat wave" (By British

because

they

Mr. Phillip Noel Baker, Bri-standards), tish Minister of State, who pre- | queued for it in the streets LaGuardia asked for coopera-sided at the conference, where in the middle of last winter tion from countries able to pro- delegates from 18 nations were when the war-time ban on its vide fertilizers.

asserabled. suggested that Mr. Herbert Hoover, who has been manufacture was lifted. touring Europe as Chairman of Presidont Truman'c Famine Emergency Committee, should be invited to address the con- ference tomorrow. This was unanimously agreed to. (Mr. Hoover arrived in England by air from Oslo today).

A committee of officials re- [commended the adoption by the conference of the following general resolution:

"The conference, finding that under the most favourable esti mates of the present prospects, the deficiency of three to four million tona would occur be-

Killing Of Canadian Airman

AI. Sztuchelski, Minister of Supply for Poland said at the conference that his country was at present faced with another crisis-the complete lack of bread would become a fact in one month's time.

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BRIDGE NOTES

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OUTLYST GENERAL TIER DIETROMSTORS LTD

We came in on the tail end of a terclic argument the other night at a Here's the hand that set off the well-known Now York Bridge_club.

fireworks:

Bouth, Dealer

North South vulnorable

"We have only 40 per cent of our pre-war_sugar_ allocation.. for ice cream and because of the great public demand, the amount has to be spread over a whole, year. Instead of only over the normal warm

weather months, B. 6 6 a

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"Only about 10 per cent of 0.46- the allocation is now available for the present ice cream rush. Yesterday, thousands had to be told that it was sold out.

The Turkish delegate said· that Turkey would be able to release for export small quanti- tien of burley and sats, and a limited supply of beans, lentils, about 2,000,000 portions in a peas and sugar and an increase week."-Reuter. in her exports of livestock. Tur-

"Before the war, in a heat wave such as this, we would sell about 5,000,000 portions in a Boath

only sell 10.. day. Now, we can

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Canada's Part

Mr. George McIver, Chair-|| mani

Aurich, April 5. The sole witness in the after- noon seasion of the Ophladen case, in which the Royal Cana-key, would also soon restart ex- dian Air Force is trying Holzer Weibal and Ossenhach for kill- ing a wounded Canadian air. man who had baled out, was Hubert Brockhaus, who Is being held by the Canadian War Crimes Investigation United for a similar crime on the same night at Ophladen.

Braichhaus was called by Hol- zer's counsel to prove that Hol- zer offered objection to officer Schaefer's order to kill the flor.

been

Paris Peace Conference

Paris, Apr. 5.

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"FIDDLERS THREE"

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When the smoke cleared, South had hand jackets and trousers suit- managed to win ton tricks! a scored able for Hong Kong trade at. 183 below the Has, 1,200 for overtricks, four shillings cach. 700 for the rubbert

West screamed to high. haavan about

Thousands shipped to Middle

partner who could have passed one East. no-trump but chose instead to invite trouble by doubling.

Eani was just as, emphatio in do-

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Quick shipment of pressed bales

Establish confirmed credits in payment of any quantity on an

of the Combined Food Board, said that in three years

nouncing partner who bad the gall of one thousand assorted gar- The peace conference, due to wheat or wheat in the form of poned-bocaue of Soviet objections, defensively. And as for passing be Canada had exported sufficient open here on May 1, may be post-hand which was practically worthless

to pass a double of one notrump, with--| ment.

Afour to provide normal bread it was understood here tonight: redouble---there Fast Indiesiog, that the

It was reliably learned that the arguage didn't have words strong English Bank. for 250,000,000 consumption

year. Mr. Mc- French Foreign Office was shortly enough! people in one

We ducked out before anybody could vor subsequently told the con- expecting a reply from the Krem- ference that exporting coun- to its enquiry, addressed to drag us into the argument, but there M. Nowman, Contractors Ltd. .

Heap Street, Manchester 7. He testified that the officer tries, particularly North Ameri-Britain and Russia, whether May was no doubt in our mind as to the

Cable Address: Harbinger. and Holzer had an argument, ca, had made the biggest con-1 was to be the date for the rights and wrongs of the matter. Last 4

of the conference.

doubla was parfostly sound and normal; following which the latter retribution that has ever

The

Soviet reply

though not It would have been, vary productive if turned to the car while the made in the history of the grain yet delivered in written form, was Wok hold fair defensive strength.

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year understood to express the view and on bustness. For crime was committed

would have exported the return journey to town they from the woods, Schaefer re-776,000,000 bushels or about 20,000,000 tons. That was out marked to Holzer, "You may be covered with decorations but cluding Argentina and ought to be ashamed of your- Mr. R. A. Furness, Chairman self referring to Holzer's, re-

of the Requirements Sub-Com- fusal to shoot:

mittee of the Cerenis Commit

Combined Food tee of the Board, outlined the steps to na- sesa fairly the actual needs of various Reuter.

Answering Air Vice-Marshal R. E. MacBurney, President of the Court, the witness said that a German Boldier-would have to shoot anyone it given the order by an officer.-Beuter.

JAVA FIGHTING

Batavin, Apr. 5. British mortars were used against terrorists in the Lem- bang area of Java on, two oc- casions today, it was officially statód.

Allied pickets were sniped at in the landjoer.district, where a convoy from Batavia to Ban- doeng was attacked on Tuesday.

Patrols have been active in all areas near Bandoeng Fut met no opparition

Chinese owned. shops in Padung, Sumatra, were set on fire,Router.

trulia.

Aus-

wheat countries.

that the holding of the peace con- |"ture."

free would be "still prema

Washington and London, it was learned, have informed the French

But Wool had only to look at his

own hand and remember that East had couldn't have enough to defeat one no- posed at one heart! East simply to two trump! If West had frum hearts; the hand would almost surely have been played at a part score com Government verbally that they see act Bred 1, North and South had for a postponement gone on to game they could not have no reason Any postponement of the peace. conference, It was considered insed: 2,000 palate. authoritative quarters, would au- matically involve

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postponement Yesterday you ware Oswald Jacoby's of the Five-Power Conference of partner and, with both sides vulcorabla, Foreign Ministers now being plan- you held.. nod. Reuter.

British Fat Ration: Warning By Attlee

London, April 5. ***

Mr. Clement Attlas, Prime Minister, warned the country today that he could not guarantos that a further cut in British fat ration would not be necessary, though the Government would do its very best to avold a cut, he ́added..

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FOR CHUNGKING

Paria, April 5. The Chief of the French General Staff, for national ¡de”. fence, General Alphonse Tuin will leave by plans on April 11. for Chungking for conversations with Chinese officials, it was announced yesterday, the day Juln, accorapanied by thrps taff officers, will stop at Cairo Karachi and Calcutta en: roista to Ching, and on his re- turn trip ho will wait Indo". iChina-Associated Pross