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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 1946.

GENEROUS BRITISH OFFER Bread Ration If U.S. Follows Suit

Nazi Farben Inventions Uncovered

Frankfurt, April 11. Inventions worth millions of dollars to American Industries the 7,000 were found among wartime patents of Germany's big 1.G. Farben industry..

Farben officials tried to hid the valuable patents when Al Hed troops crossed the Rhine but a key en ployes last month gave the information to agent: of the United States Army.

Negative Reply In Washington

LONDON, APRIL 11.

BRITAIN HAS OFFERED TO RATION BREAD IF THE

UNITED STATES WILL DO SO TOO. ALTERNATIVELY, BRITAIN WILL TAKE ANY

OTHER

MEASURES. WHICH THE UNITED STATES IS READY TO ADOPT IN ORDER TO GRAPPLE WITH THE FOOD MINISTER, BRITISH PRIME CRISIS, WHICH THE

MR. CLEMENT ATTLEE, DESCRIBED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST IN HISTORY,

+

Portuguese Friendship With Britain

of

Sea Strike

Good Rey, Off, Apli Chincadramen abbard the Ditch molarship **Vandor helat staged a sit-down strika yesterday in protest against the refusal of immigration aus: thorities to permit them shore leave.

The ship's crow toere

leave by Son fumed shore Francisco and Portland immi- gration officials because three jumped ship at San Francisco on the way to Cons Bay. - Associated Press,

Grandma Home

From China

Seattle, April. 11. Miss Maudo Honderson,

NAAFI Prepants

ENSA ENTERTAINMENTS FOR H. M. FORCES ENSA STAR THEATRE

JAN COBEL'S

ANGLO-POLISH BALLET

commencing Thursday, April 11, 1946. starring

MARIA SANINA, MELA CARTER, JASHF DOLOTINE, JEAN PIERRE

and

A CAST OF 40 ARTISTES (under the direction of Robert Wormley)

EACH SERVICEMAN MAY BRING ONE CIVILIAN GUEST..

ENSA STAR

THEATRE

PRESENTS

THE BRITISH (SYDNEY) CENTRE

G

STARRING

·STRELLA WILSON

(SOPRANO) WITH

London, Apr. 11.

Minister The Portuguese. Economy, Dr. Supico Pints and the Portuguese delegation to the Cereals European Emergency Conference. which closed last Saturday, were entertained to: lunch at a big London hotel today by the Executive, Committee of These decisions, it is diselts obtaining the quantities which the

who has spent 42 years of her Anglo-Portuguese Soelety. were suggested for that country

tho The Portuguese Ambassador, 79 yöars ministoring to

presided tonight, were taken after

China, specially called Cabinet meeting during Sir Ben Smith's Bri- the Duke of Palmelia. Lad considered reports of the fish Minister of Focd) last visit and the company included two for poor and afflicted in

India and and any short fall in supplies mer British Ambassadors to Pur-arrived here by army trans- her child- tugni, Sir Francis Lindley and Sirport, en route to The new processed developer famine confronting

other countries. No special to India will increase the seri-

POT- by Farben researchers are » Ay

famine in that Charles Wingfield, and many being distributed to American answer to the British offer has ons danger of

tuguese and British business per-hood home in Lexington, Vir- Bonalities.

ginia. science and industry by a pub-ret come from, the United States country."

Government.

"Other countries of the Bri-

After the toasts to the King "Grandma" to her Villagers llention board. One of the

A statement issued from ti tish Commonwealth, notably and to the Portuguese President most valuable may prove to b

are faced with had been drunk, Sir Francis Lind near Shanghal, she went to

China as an Prime Minister's office at No. Fonth Africa,

Episcopal Church) acetylene from natural gas, qui 10, Downing Street, London, to- grave shortage if experts fromley referred to the great Improve' Mission nurse in 1903. Twenty | a by-product of coal gas, in night says: "At the request of the main supplying countries ment in conditions in Portul as

five years ago she resigned to Mr. LaGuardia, the new Direc

the figures which, compared with ten years ago.

O'n mission building establink her portant for welding and

tor-General of the U.N.R.R.A.. | during Sir Ben Smith's visit to He praised the new facture of plastics. ·

new method is perial meeting of the Combin Washington, were agreed to as scheme in Lisbon which, he said there. This was cloned by the EACH SERVICEMAN MAY BRING ONE CIVILIAN GUEST.

thev took Another was a

was in perfect harmony with the Japanese when of making colour films by three Food Beard was held today being reasonable,

to consider the notion of food **In view of these

circum-traditions and landscape of the Shanghai and Miss Henderson emulsions on a single negative supplies for countries for which stances and the special needs of country, and suggested that Bri- was held in a refugee instead of separate leveloping the UN.R.R.A. is responsible. U.N.R.R.A. countries to which ish housing experts should visit until she was liberated at the of the three carefully matchu

"Mr. LaGuardia had en- Mr. LaGuardia has drawn at Portugal to see how it was toing end of the war.

She' and-"My uncle. Com- negatives as done in America.

communication tention, the British Government phasised in a A sythetic fabric called "per- which he issued to the press on have informed the Combined He concluded by referring to modore Alexander Henderson, Jon" which is said to have some April 6 the critical shortage in Food Board that they are will- the antisfactory weather reports accompanied Commodore Perry

from which

all as Chief engineer when they the from Portugal, brend in advantages over nylon also witsly, Poland, Greece and Yugo-ing to ration said to have been developed by slavia and the extent to which United Kingdom if the United might hope that there would be a delivered President Fillmore's

bountiful harvest this year, thus Farben. Associated Press.

the supplies of food they are re States are prepared to adupt the anding the difficult time through letter to the Japanese emperor

a

new

process

for makin

BOSTON DEFIANT TO LAST

Bm-

San Francisco, Apr. 11.

Boston." The ancient cruiser which was with Admiral Dewey in Manila Bay, has been sunk at

■lubborn aca but only after fight to remain afload,

falt below

*

Most Drastic

"Short of this, the British Government are prepared to adopt administrative measures

done.

camp

in 1853. When I told the Jap- anese commandant at the camp about it, he gave me most courteous treatment."-Asso clated Press.

RONALD JACKSON

(BARITONE)

MABEL. NELSON (PIANOFORTE)

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ceiving are falling short of re-ame policy.

which Portugal had passed in mont acutel quirements. The

consequence of bad harvests and shortage is wheat.

"Mr. LaGuardia has appealed

Dr. Supico Pinto, replying, said that the to many exporting countries to

Portuguese delegation increase their supplies to the of a comparably effective na- which had come to attend the Co- Conference had been delight- U.N.R.R.A. in order to preventure to those which the United ed by the extremely kind recep-

DEATH SENTENCE States are prepared to adopt to tion they had been accorded every-

Apr. 11. hunger, starvation and death.

Famine Danger

save wheat and flour,

so that where.

An Allied tribunal sitting in *The British Government both countries may give their

Ho warmly praised the good Milan today pronounced the death have given very sympathetic fullest contribution in the in- work done by the Anglo-Portu- sentence against the former com- Tel. 31332, 31981 & 2379 + The Navy has carried out or

a prisoners-of-war 10 Mr. La-terests of the peoples of the guese Society to further the old mandant of to destroy the "Boston," consideration

between the consible for the killing of Cyp Colonel Paolo Turco, re- recently moored at Gardia's appeal. The needs world, who are faced with star-standing friendship

U.N.R.R.A. countries are vation and famine." San Francisco Bay new training of

Restor understands that thei The Portuguese delegation will riot war prisoners, who, vessel. The cruiser

towed undoubtedly great, largely be

the British Cabinet had been in geturn to Portugal tomorrow. alleged, disobeyed orders CRUS" the supplies which

spring of 1943-Router. United States hoped to export formed that Mr. LaGuardia Reuter. during the current month fall wanted to call this special meet- considerably below expectations.ing of the Combined Food Board

dere

which was

BUM

100 miles off-shore when she was set allame. She burned over twe hours without sinking. A naval tug fired six shella into the water ling before the "Bo ton" took n 20-degree list to starboard and went down.Associated Press.

two countries.

London, Apr. 11. The Moscow Radio said today that the Soviet Union is to set up

As far as can be seen, there to consider the position of the will be great difficulty in India U.N R.R.A. countries, parti- a now iron and steel centre in

Huge Relief

America's Contributions

Revealed

Washington, April 11.

From the time that Hitler's tanks rolled into Poland in 1939 until Jan. 1, 1946, the American Government and people. contributed approximately $2,000,000,000 in cash, medicines, clothing and foodstuffs to alleviate war suf- fering in foreign countries,

Acting On His Own Again

Teheran, Apr 11. The spokesman of the Iranion Government, Prince Firouz, stated tonight that the Iranian delegate to the U.NO. had sent a letter to the Security Council without in-

cularly because the amount

iron OTC,

the Kola peninsula west of the whent which the United States White Sea, where a special ex- had hoped to be able to export pedition has found each month was known to "be Reuter, substantially less than had been expected.

As a result of this, the world supplies were not likely to reach the figures that had been discussed at the Inst meeting the Combinad Food Board, when allocations were being de- cided.

It seemed probable that there; would be some pressure at the Board's meeting for a reduction of Britain's allocation.

Bread has never been ration-

to conserve

1

it was in the

London, Apr. 11. Sir Robert Craigie, formerly British Ambassador to Japan, bas been unanimously elected to act as Chairman of the United Nation War Crimes Commission during the absence of Lord Wright in Tokyo. Reuter.

Russia Facing Almost Certain U.N.O. Defeat

New York, April 11, United Nations delegation officials forecast almost certain defeat for Russia's proposal to the security council to dismiss the Iranian case. A strenuous debato appear to be in store, with the United States and Britain op- Iran's opposition to Russia's proposal, posing Russia.

as announced officially in a letter to the council, bulat- tored the American and British stand.

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atructions from the Iranian Go- The American Red Cross is dis- days of the last war when Bri-virtually no chance of being ac-reported privately that they die H.Q. Land Forces. (Telephone No. 34121-Ex. 26),

Soviet

More is coming. Even though

nt its America is concerned with The British Cabinet strikes, the butter shortage and emergency meeling today there getting its men and women fore decided to instruct the Bri- home from the war zones, it is tish representative on the Com not forgetting the needs of bined Food Board to make. Br those in countries that exper- tain's offer.

The council, which is now in the reason no longer applies. lenced first-hand fighting.

Meanwhile, council, members U.N.R.R.A. is expanding its ed in the Unitd Kingdom. If it recess, is not expected to debuie efforts. The Victory Clothing were to be, it would be the most the issue until Saturday or Mon- have arranged a closed session. Collection has started a drive drastic step ever taken by the day. Two main reasons were ad- for today, to discuss the head- food vanced by the delegates' leaders quarters site of the United Na- Several delegates have for 100,000,000 coats, dresses, authorities

in the wors as to why Rusala's proposal has tions. blankets, shoes, and body hoods. supplica. Even

like the present Hunter college tributing about $33,500,000 in tish food ships were being sun!cepted:-

(1)-By, a vote on April 4, an location and there is, some in- VOFUMIGAS.

of the formal taik that the organisation clothing, medicine and other re- at an alarming rate, the proposal The letter opposed the

to ration bread was never aeri- overwhelming majority request

of the lief supplies. for the deletion

couneil's 11 members expressed may be shifted from New York. Iranian lasue from the Council's

The United China Relief and ously mected.----Reuter

their belief that the council San Francisco and Geneva are Not Practicable agenda.

other organizations have their

Washington, Apr. 11.

should retain some jurisdiction entering into the site speculá- programince.

The United States Secretary of over the situation until the Rus- tions. Associated Press. Agriculture, Mr. Anderson, told slan troops are out of Iran. correspondents after leaving Pre- sident Truman's offive tonight that broad rationing for States was not practicable."

"Our controls are going to have to be at other levels if we put them on," he said.

This was an answer to the Bri- The last report of the Pre- tia offer to ration bread it War Relief Control Americs would to save wheat for sident's board shows that up to 1946 world needs-Reuter.

The spokesmax added: "The Government has sent me instrue-

U.N.R.R.A. has already spent! tions to Hussein Ala, Iran, Am-

the United barsador in Washington, sines the $1,350,000,000 as signing of the Soviet-Iranian Statca first contribution to it. agreement because fresh orders A second $1,350,000,000 hrs were sonidered UNREOCHATY.the

been authorized and $760,000,- "Hussein Ain ja sating on the 1.000 already appropriated from instructions received before the signing of the agreement. The this amount by Congrees,

Help For Britain Iranian Government has received

no official statement about Hussein Ala's letter opposing the Russian suggestion and is therefore unable to make an official statement" Reater,

LEFTISTS LEAD

Rome, Apr. 11.

the agencies for Russian relief raised the largest amount-

$51,100,782 in cash and in sup- plies.

America extended a holping

for the

(2) To accept Russia's pro- posal, they would not only have United to raverse this basic position, but also admit that they, (the coun- cil) had acted illegally and in- correctly in having taken such a stand in the first place.

SHORTAGE OF PAPER

Chicago, April 11.

AMERICA'S

FINEST

CIGARETTE

There is little bellef that Ambassador Andrei Russian Cromyko will again walk out of the United Nations council meeting The reason .for his withdrawal from the council ses- sions two weeks ago, was that Russia's opposition, to having fore April 10; and since that dato has been reached, United Nations' experts suggest that

hand to the British agencies An official of the commercia the Iranian case discussed be- amounting to $48,250,000, printing Industry said that the The Leftists clung to their lead breaking down as follows: Brit shortage of paper was as acute pesterday in returns from 882 Uish War Relief Society $38; as ever, that it would continun 1,186 communes which held munt.

987,000, Bundles for Britain for several years and required elpal elections on Sunday,

an international CREDIT FOR SIAM Their groupingstured ma- $7,464,700, English Speaking planning on

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cal Chinese rollef reported a total but demand still exceeded up-been granted to Siam by the of $80.969,988. The Chinese ply by 30 to 50 per cent, James United States for the purchase 61 Hats Women's Relief Association Newcomb, New York pre Americas army surplus: property

It checked In with 199,000. The aldont of Printing Industry of An additional: $10,000,000.redst United China Baiat gave 8304 America, Inc, sald in poch av: hd hated card it la found

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