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India To Take Over Jap. Role?
Tokyo, Apell 23.
India can and ought to b come the world supplier of low- priced goods previousty pro- duced in Japan. De. L. E. Jan. 1 the Indian cennomist, told Reu ter today. when he arrived
to
aet 43 economic adviser to the British Commonwealth repre- sentative on the Alfed Council for Japan.
He said: "India creapies an important place in the Far Eas-
Silting Up
(By J. S. BATES)
SHANGHAI, APRIL 24.
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1946.
YEARS OF NEGLECT AND LACK OF DREDGING EQUIP-
MENT HAVE REDUCED SHANGHAI'S HARBOUR FACILITIES TO A FRACTION OF THEIR PRE-WAR CAPACITY.
SHIPS
BRINGING VITAL COMMODI
TIES FOR SHANGHAI AND ITS VAST HINTERLAND
PILE UP OUTSIDE THE PORT FOR AS LONG AS TWO
WEEKS
BEFORE THEY CAN DISCHARGE.
MANY
ARE DIVERTED TO OTHER FAR EASTERN CENTRES BY THEIR OWNERS, WHO REFUSE TO BEAR THE HEAVY COST AND INCONVENIENCE THIS DELAY ENTAILS,
tern countries whose industral-ALTHOUGH THE APPROACHES WERE DECLARED FREE
andoubtedly be will
Antlon stimulated by circumstances and neetla.
the
At the same time, India han a valuable contribution to make to the promotion of culture and harmony, without which, world is "not worth living in."
"Japan today is grappling with the same ecotamic blema
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Berserk
Shanghai, Apr. 24.
A berserk American scae man, 19 peura oid, killed wine shipmates, wounded a tenth --and then himself, in a shoot
ing argut on an LST far up the Yangtze River, the Navy reported today.Asentiated Preis.
YOKOHAMA SPECIE BANK
Tokyo, April 24. A purge of officials of the Bank of Japan who fall in the undesirablo category of the Allied Headquarters January 14 directive, and the reorgani- sation of the Yokohama Specio Bank, are reported by the Kyodo Nows Agency to- day.
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KONG SOCCER Trout With A SEASON ENDS
(BY REFEREE)
WITH THE REeturn of thE CIVIL ADMINISTRATION ENDS THE REHABILITATION FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIFFICULTIES, WHICH HAS, IN SPITE OF MANY DONE AN IMMENSE AMOUNT OF GOOD FOR THE GAME' AND PROVIDED SPORT FOR THOUSANDS EACH WEEK-END;
FEW.
·PLAYERS AND SPECTATORS REALISE THE AMOUNT OF HARD WORK PUT IN BY THE CON- TROL BOARD AND THE LEAGUE COMMITTEE TO ENSURE. THE CONTINUANCE OF GAMES WEEK AFTER WEEK.
HOME SOCCER personal intercat in football and
It was fortunate that Col Thomson took auch a great and
the advice and assistance he hus given was greatly instrumental in the successful season
now
The news agency Baid the
London, Apr. 24. Finance Ministry has removed
Aston Villa remained in run- Governor Hotkichi Araki and ning for the League South Cham-about to conclude. In spite of other high officials of the Bank pionship by today'a narrow vic-his many duties he attended many League games and his pre- are under theory over Leicester City.
sence was not confined only to important or needle games.
GMGA.
were:
1
Dash Of Paprika
Washington, Apr. 24. Hatchery-reared brook
and
brown trout are being made more colourful so anglera - can't tell them from wild trout. The trick la u little pepper in their diet.
By using 2 per cent, paprika in the food, the Fish and Wild Life Service reports the Tina become coloured and spots characteristic of wild fish appear.
"Larger quantities
paprika produced brilliant colouration of the entire body, "the Service sald in a statement, adding the treat retained this colour for six weeks to two months after it developed, The taste
of the fish is not affected
the
The Service has decided to try
paprika diet in Federal hal- cheries during the coming season, and in some of the State hatcher- ies. No method of colouring hat- chery rainbow trout has Fot been. found-Associated Preys.
U.S. Baseball
3
topper
who.
FROM MINES AND THE PORT WAS OFFICIALLY RE-OPENED TO MERCHANT SHIPPING AT THE BE- GINNING OF OCTOBER. NAVIGATION UP THE YANGTZE RIVER TO SHANGHAI IS STILL NOT WITHOUT DANCER, SINCE MANY AIDS-TO-SHIP. PING, SUCH AS LICHTSHIPS. LIGHTHOUSES AND BUOYS, WERE EITHER DESTROYED BY THE JAPAN- ESE OR HAVE BECOME USELESS.
of Japan (who as India foes! n
the rapid-which have disappeared are two Shanghai lies up flation," said Dr. Jain. "World-Blowing, silt-laden Whangpoo "super-dredgers" delivered ban) and will name a new Gov- They now have 58 points, the wide economic unity is essential River which flows into the Yang-Shanghai shortly before the Lernor for the bank tomorrow.
same as Charlton and Birming- Great help and encourage-
New York, Apeti. The agency also said it has
Eddie Head, ex-soldier if the human race is to get out tze some 30 miles from its outbreak of the Pacific War.
ham, but have played a game ment, was also given by Hisawitched to his right hand after of the mess into which it is slow-mouth.
After Japan's surrender, the learned that Hianto Ichinada,more and have inferior goal aver Excellency, Admiral Sir Cecil he broke his left arm, pitched a In normal times con- ly sinking."
stant dredging was necessary to Chinese authorities sent an in- who has been head of the Osaka "The Allied Council for Ja- keep the
The results of today's matches Harcourt, Gen. -F. W. Festing, no-h no-run game for Brooklyn: main channel and spection party to the various branch of the bank, will be ham-
Commodore Everett, Brig. Mac against Boston Tuesday in ht pan, is one of the world organi-berths open to sen-going ves-id-to-navigation installationsed as successor to Araki,
League North: Huddersfield 2 Dougall, Col. Sansom and Mr.first start since he entered the Rationa which, given goodwillsels, Shortage of berths deep in
The news agency said, has selected the Shanghai grea,
The Dod- The Finance Ministry, the Preston North End : Sheffield M. K. Lo and there is no deny army two years ago. and commonsense, can do a lot enough to accommodate freigh party reported an almost total
ing that these officials by their sers won 5 to 0.
Cincinnatt's Haas and and light-news agency said, has selected Wednesday 2 Leeds United 0.
Miller of good. I assure you, India is ters in the principal bottleneck loss. Lighthouses
League South: Leicester City 0 co-operation, enabled the season most anxious to do all she can at present.
ships had had their lenses and Yugan Ilamaguchi as President to see her affairs straightened During March and the begin-mercury turrets removed, and of the Yokohama Specic Bank. Aston Villa 1: Nottingham Forest to finish so smoothly for with- got home runs but St. Louis wen.. Newport County 2: West Brom-ut their help competitive foot- 1 to 8, in another National League nut," said Dr. Jain.-Reuter, ning of this month there were in some cases had suffered from He has been the managing dir-
1 Wolverhampton ball might have ended abruptly In the American League, Wash- often twenty or more ships, wait-bombing; buoys were no longer ector of the Sanwan Bank. The wich Albion OTH 7
League: Clifton- following two unpleasant inci-ington staged a six-run batting ing at the mouth of the Whang- useful aince fresh silt deposits agency also reported that Kiyo
manager of ville 2 Lindfield 3. in Shanghai.had changed the course of thesh Okel, former poo for berths
the Shanghai branch of the British and American shipping chaunel,
The League Committee, headed Rugby Union: Bath & Leicester effort to by- Serious accidents along the bank, has been named the new 17; Cardiff 16 Devonport Services by Mr. Wong Ka-tsun, is to be companies, in an
dia Yangtee and China conat have soVice-President. Associated 10: Coventry 14 Bristol 6. New-congratulated on the fine work pass this shortage, are
League and Shield port 11 Barbarians 6: Pontypool done, charging some of their ships far been avoided because traffic to Preas.
petitions peti 18 London Welsh 21.
Wero
successfully run into lighters, which are then Shanghai is still only a fraction
with interest maintained till the Rugby League: Batley towed into the port.
Colombo, Apr. 24. This is of what it used to be, and ships
Three thousand labourers in Wakefield Trinity 4: Bradford end and competition keen Through- berth-which:
Huddersfield time and Colombo harbour struck today for Northern
12: cut. In addition, several charity are giving the coastline a wide fael.
better wages and holidays. The Bromley 10 Dewabury 4: Halifax games, which netted considerable The entire system of light-strike has paralysed the loading 22 Workingtop Town 16: Hunslet amounts were arranged, and the first oficial interport between 17 kingston Rovers 4; Keighley Hong Kong by tarhouses and other aids-to-naviga- and unloading of ships here.-
and Canton chant shippers is that many oftion in China suffered heavy dan Reuter.
15 Widnes 12.-Itouter. the beat deep berths are cupi-age during the war. Guerillas
Unlike previous years the ed by American warships. They attacked and destroyed many feel that small naval eraft, such important light-stations, since
benefit of enemy shipping.
loping. In the a destroyers and minesweepers, they were only maintained for the should be moved to shallow bertha to make way for mer.
latter stages of the war when Allied bombers and warships be chantmen.
came more active and when intel- work disclosed that these
posts by the
U. S. REPUBLICANS' NEW CHAIRMAN (Continued from Page 11 "It is well known that I do not
Chairman uf approve Reece's stand on many issues I will co-operate in the past. with him, however, and con- tinue my debate within the par- tot a satisfactory solution, how
ever, due to the limited supply ty on issues and principles."
Mr. Stassen, who is an inter-of tugs and lighters.
nationalist, is believed to object
to Mr. Reece's stand on foreign ntfairs.
The "Washington Star," in dependent, said: "He may fairly be described as an exponent of Old Guard Republiennism 94 far as domestic issues prior to the war placed him in what was known as the isolationist wing of the party."
A grievance voiced
wastes
were
bring in the
U.N.R.R.A. is being urged to
ligence necessary cutip stations were being used as radio ment for the maintenance oflard observation Mr. Reece, however, told cor- harbour facilities Since it can-Japanese,
they
Attacked respondents that he did not not discharge relief supplies from the air. classify himself either as an ex-
Light vessels suffered the same fast as it would like, this r treme internationalist or an ex-ganisation is giving priority fate. The two most important) trenie isolationist, but aan consideration to the problem.
lightstrips at the mouth of the Yangtze River
sunk by Allied bombers. Six out of nine
American,
advocating "inter-
American intercat."
Press Comment
publican, in a carefully-worded editorial, said: "The chairman is a veteran member
of the House of Representatives and
a
Southerner; on both
counts he is likely to be a valu-
לזמן
Only 8 Dredgers
nhle chairman. The immediate "Anson" Due In
task of the Republican Party is
to capture as many of the Yokohama
Senate and house sents at stake in the 1946 elections (the Con- gressional elections) as possible. The choice of a member of Con- gress for national chairman of the party has particular signi- ficance in this respect."
Tokyo, Apr. 24, H.M.S. "Anson", one of the last British battleships completed dur-
were
ing the war, will arrive at Yuno hama Friday, the United King- dom Liaison Mission here said to day
The battleship is commanded by
the Captain F. S. Bell who command- ed if.M.S. "Exeter", one of the Company.
sever Leel three British cruisers which drove
before the war. German pocket-battleship.
after the surrender.
Thomas L. Stokes, political co- lumnist for the Scripps-Howard press, criticised the choice of Mr. Reece strongly, "It might serve a useful purpose if it the
the party to action," he said. where the Nazis scuttled the ship "It was, in the first place anAsociated Press. unequivocal victory, for the Taft
2
Setting Up House At Home
4
(By Muriel Penn)
12
The
dents.
played.
com-
festival in the eleventh inning and
won over Boston, 8 to 2.
The scores:-
National League:
Boston.
Brooklyn
St. Louis Cincinnati
New York Philadelphia Chicago Pittsburgh
League:
WILS Didinhia
Leagte and not individual clubs
controlled the gate receipts and it
Is
understood that the takings.
less running expenses of clubs
New York
Detroit
Chicago Washington Boston
will be devoted to the rehabilita÷|--Assoçlated Press. tion of clubs and grounds.
A Wise Move
This was a very wise move in more ways than one. The control
by
R. H.
E.
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5 10
12
TITLE RETAINED Johannesburg, Apr. 24.
retained the
Bobby Locke
the League eliminated any South African golf title yester- sham-amateurish or semi-profes- day by shooting six under par sionalism which was so evident in in the final round, 66. For
previous years. Players played seventy two holes he turned in the game for the sport of it and a total of 285, which was four-
for any benefit, financial or
teen strokes better than etherwise, they might obtain
not
Football games were played in nearest competitor.
Hong
Kong shortly after the sur- render and
tile-
Locke will leave for England
RADIO
THURSDAY, APRIL 26th, 1040. HAL LORENZO FROM THE STUDIO
tra-ENIA, 1,00 p.m.-News and Announcements. 1.10 p,.-Orchestre Raymonde, 1,30 p.m.--New Light Symphony Or
chesira. 2,00 p.m.-Close Bown,
30 D..Tommy Dorary and la Or.
chentre.
7.00 p.m.-Gino Brodin and His Ha
awaiians.
Fro' The Blęgna
London, April 24. British housewives who gave up their aluminium saucepans, frying pans and other kitchen equipment to help build aeroplanos in the critical days of the war will soon be getting them back in the form of chairs, tallboys, ward- national affairs which are in the...Of the 16 dredgera operating ships in service on December These and other articles of funiture are the latest efforts of
robes and dressing tables. before the war, only eight ne 1941
were
sunk. Thirty-two in service. The others light boats" on the lower Yang- -British manufacturers to beat austerity and increase
and service teams were soon to compete in the British The "New York Sun." Re- were removed by the Japanese tre were also lost.
seen in action daily but it was not open and other major tourna The Chinese Maritime Customs.
production of much needed furniture and other equip during their occupation and can-
till October that a Chinese team ments. Associated Press.
when 44 K.M. ment for the homes, prefabricated and otherwise, new not be traced. Among thinge however, is expecting shortly to
was seen in action.
the acquire a number of vessels for
which we are promised before the end of the year....
Commandos, rummera un of use in the restoration 21 main-
League, with then a large na A bedroom suite which I saw also returning, though the rea-ber of first class players trounced of tenance
alds-to-navigation the other day was
made of sonably priced ones are at pre-, along the China coast and
0 combined Chinese teara by siv waterways. It is also possible aluminium and finished in plas-sent still reserved to priority clear goals at Recreio ground in a
Inland that ships suitable for preventive tica In a delicate shade of buyers. The new plastic mater-charlly game, in aid of the China 2.B.W. HONGKONG broad- service, coust-guard and harbour brige. All surfaces were umooth ials, obtainable in a wide varie Relief
Fund.
casting on a frequency of 640 administrative facilities will be and polished so as to catch a ty of colours, are on sale every- This game did much to revive Kileycles and from 12.30 to 130 handed over by the United States minimum of dust, and there was where without coupons and in interest among the Chinese in p.m., 9.30 to 7.30 pm. 8.00 to 8,15 authorities.
wide choice of colours, includ- any quantity.
soccer and some 6,000 attended p.m. and 9.15 to 11.00 also on 9,52 P. G O. Complaint ing pastel shades of green, pink,
the game resulting in gate Megacycles. Sheets are one of the average ceipts of over $5,000-an excel. H.K.T complaining of lack of cooperation and several shades of brown.
Foreign shipping companies are beige, red and cream, royal blue housewife's greatest problema lent effort in view of the fact that 31,50 m.-Daily Programme Summary today, Utility sheets at con- there were ΠΟ stands on the 12,32 p.m.-"kyrockets" Dance Orches and lighters seized by the Japan able to get this furniture with reserved for those with priority by the Chinese in returning tugs Patient housewives will be trolled prices are still strictly ground.
When the Control Board took ese. A Case in point is that of out priority dockets by August. cinima and supplies
P. & 0, Steam Navigation As they use them they will no utility linen or silk sheets priced more organised footing. Several
of non-over football was placed on The P. & O. owned doubt think with satisfaction at anything upwards of games for the C.-in-C.'s Relief lighters in Shanghai
These lighters that the chair on which they are pair are running short.
Fund and Chinese charities were played between Chinese teams ani shocks the, progressive forces in "Graf Speo" into the Plate River were seized by the Japanese and, sitting is probably made from shortage. is further aggravated Service skies with excellent anan-j
the broken-up parts of a German by the inability of laundries to cial results and the spirit display. Chinese military. Oficials of the bomber shot down over Britain return the ordinary household-ed by players and spectators was company complain that the in the blitz which destroyed er's washing in less than three most commendable., Chinese are using them for trans- their former home.
weeks. porting military supplies from
The committee of the Rehab This furniture, made by Taken all in all, however, the tation League has accepted two
8.00 p.m.-Loudon Relay-News, The Tennessee Congressman has
Shanghai to other Yangtze ports, workers who during the war picture is improving and house-handsome trophies for compett
Hawkin been a part of the southern ma-
and refuse either to return the built Spitfires in former Spitfire wives
phono) and 1 Grebentem, chine
are beginning to hope tion. The first is the China Dis- vessels or to pay suitable comper factories, is only one of many that by the time they get their of Senator Robert A.
sation.
Cup
for the League 5.80 p.m.-Yariety Half-Hour, Taft of Ohio for some years.
During the early part of the new features now appearing in homes they will at least be able Shtu, manager of the China Dis- champions, presented by Dr. K. S.
9:00 p.m.-Albert Bandlora Palm Court
Orchestru The Reece election, in the se
New Delhi, Apr, 24.
Herbert Pacile war, the Japanese Former. President
made the
British market for the to buy the necessary furniture pensary. This silver cup welglis
0.20 p.m. Light Orchestral Concert cond place, thue huts a repre-
Their homes of the near future. All and other articles to put into 11 pounds, stands 221⁄2 inches with Mary Ella & Richard Tand, sentative of Southern Republi Hoover, Honorary Chairman of Rood use of Shanghai.
merchant fleet was intact, and aro specially designed to malte thomi-Reuter.
10.00 P.London Belay-News, can boaalim at the top spot in Truman's Famine Emergency their China Seas Battle Fleet was work cany in these days of
high without the stand and has a 10,05 p.m. Some Comissione of Fe- the national committee. For Committee will meet Mohandas based bere. Later they neglected acute shortage of domestic help
diameter of 12 inches. This is years the Southern kept delega- Gandhi today, by journeying to the port. When Italy surrender Not all, like the furniture, are
undoubtedly the biggest not to 13.m.-Selections fram Well-known trophy in the Colony, tlona, as, they are called, have Gandhi's quarters, for confer-ed, the crow of the 18,000-ton
Immediately available. to all
The other is the. Sinocro Por- 11.00 p.m. Close Down, been the skeletons in the closet encta just prior to his departure "Conte Verde" scuttled her in
fumery Co. shield which will bo Programmes marked 'ENEA: aro of the Republican household.** by plane for Bangalore und midstream and blocked the chan-Would-be purchasers, but menu- facturera hopo to have many of
presented by Gen. F W, Festing recorded specially for Services The "New York Pust, Liber-Bombay.
nel south of Shanghai. After
on Saturday to the winner of the Entertainment by the Department al, guld: "Last time the Repu- Hoover conferred late yeater-nine months effort the Japanese them on the market for general
to sale by the late summor and all The Under-Secretary of Agtl-
Washington, Apr. 24.
Navy "B"-No. 1 Commando game. of National Services Entertain- blican Old Guard drove out the day with top Indian Government rateed the bull and started
ment." Willkie forces and prepared to food experta relative to famine move it downstream to open of them by the end of the year culture, Mr. NB Dodd, said
Larger suppiles of glassware
Breman, Apr. 24, lose the 1944 election. This conditions in India Associat-wator. Allied bombers sank her
From that time on the which almost disappeared dur today that there would be "will plant nearly 800,000,000 time, the Old Guard supporters ed Press.
A abipment of Norwegian. Japanese gave up every protence Ing the war, crockory and hart good chance" this year, that the acres of food, livestook feed and of keeping the harbour clear, ́OCCUPATION FORCES Also blamed en neglected dred-ware are also becoming avall went and corn crops will be the bro crops. This would be near- machinery looted by the Nazis
able.
largaat in the country's history.ly 4,000,000, more than wins in 1944 and found intact ni the Kuro, Apr. 24. - ging are the continual doods in
Tos Sots
Optimistic prediction reports planted fast.rest. Breton docks, ja being return- H.M.S. *"Chesire" arrived Shanghai and its suburbs.
have beep. received in recent Food Officials have said that ed to Norway this week, it was has rison do Tea sets and dinner services yesterday from Bombay with bed of the Whampoo Stockholm, Apr. 24. 700 British and 1,800 Indian much as a result of alt deposits are still for the most part at: weeks from all parts of the the United States and the other learned yesterday.Associate
major grain producting coun-Pres apilility pattern plain white or all-country Into the city. To make
Printed and Published for the said yesterday that a Swedish-W.V.B
worse, Bhanghai's downtown But designs and hon utility abled farmers to get a flat start this year if current famine con- Proprietor, The Newspaper Turkish trade agreement has al- Most of the troops saw sorrow, which is hollt on "rafta"
ditions In_war-torn eroas kre 'to | Enterprises. Limited, by Walraven fla told an iterviewer that | be averted next year--Associat: JAMES, KRATER, Winder How \Soft !! furklihing fabrics arshe felt confident that farmers ed Press
conservative wing of the party. Hoover Meeting
of Bricker and Taft are defeat-
ing the Stassen forces in pro-
sional elections."-Router."
paration for this fall's Congress-
Gandhi
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Grain
Tho
HARVEST PROSPECTS
A Foreign Office spokesman | troops, 2 RA.F. hurses and ong that at high water the rivet DW colour cream, pale blue or pink, floThe cearly-spring-season on- | tries must produce humper crops
Over
Bers
most been reached and that its vice on the Burma front with resting on loves silt deposits. Is shapes are reappearing in in on planting operations.
creasing numbers, an
signing might be expected any the Second Division hasociat- dinfine orợn an mich i postene moment.--Associated Press [ed Press,
Reuter
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