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Rice Situation By

CHINA MAIL

HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1946.

Statement.

Lord Killearn

A FLAT DENIAL THAT THE BRITISH, COMMONWEALTH HAD PROCURED FIVE MILLION: TONS OF RICE FROM SIAM FOR ITS OWN USE WAS MADE BY ¡ LORD KILLEARN, SPECIAL COMMISSIONER FOR SOUTHEAST ASIA.IN A PRESS STATEMENT RELEAS- ED IN SINGAPORE YESTERDAY (THURSDAY). ... IN HIS STATEMENT LORD KILLEARN EMPHASIZED THE

INTRICACY OF THE PROBLEMS AND THE IMPOR TANCE OF A COMPREHENSIVE PICTURE. BEING PRESENTED.

or two a month

FASCISTS

Rome. May 23.

The police of Rome, Milan- and Florence, striking hard in an effort to guarantee orderly elections on Juno 2, goized nearly 100 alleged neo-fascists suspected of plotting terror. LANL.

"There was no confirmation of a dispatch that the Milan polica uncovered evidence of nationwide conspiracy to create turmoil late in May in an effort to force the poverin ment to postpone the plebiscite ou, the monarchs—~Associated Prces.

UNIVERSAL TYPEWRITER CO.

BUY OF SELLAISEE TYPEWRITERS & RIBBONS EXPERT REPAIRING SERVICE

1. Des Voeux R4, 0, li ri,

PTal,, 27582

Janton 158, 62% \(Bha-kor) : RA,

Shipping Subsidies For U.S. Lines

Washington, May 23.

The United States Maritimo Commission yesterday design- ated 32 foreign trade routes and a number of servicos as "essential for maintaining our oversoas commerce." The action laid a basis for the reactivation of war-time abandoned, shipping subsidies to shipping concerns; furnishing them with designated service for named

routes.

Persian Gulf and the Red Sea on route No. 28

The number. of post-war es sential routes are only two mort than the pre-war list, but offi Route No. 29, lies between cials here said that the new California ports and the Philip- programme called for the ex-pines, Chiun, Manchurla, Korca, pansion of the area served, the Japan, the USSR in Asia,

PALESTINE

Washington, May 23. The US Department of State

announced yesterday that the, immediate. transfer of 100.000 Jews to Palestino stands us the pollow of the United States Government.—- Reuter.

Trag Backs Arabs

Bagdad, May 28, Abdul Wahab Mahmoud, Irag Minister of Finance, told the Iraq Parliament that fraq had provided £200,000 "to save the land of Palestine from Zionism. I have today. been ordered to pay £50,000 as Iraq's contribution to the Arab Offices in London and Washington," he said-Reuter.

number of porta visited and French Indo-Chinn, Formosa British

30-A

the frequency

and length of and Siam. Route No.

south-eastern ports voyages. The expansion is said links the

U.S. AIR BASE to be most pronounced in the with Washington and Oregon For Poles

July-September IN MACAO?. ·

JOURNALISTS NOW ARMED

He said the rice situation, of 285,000 tons from Southeast now is just a little more pro-Asia.

"The allocation to Southeast mising than

He warned however, that Asia for the current quarter ako. there should be to relaxation was 112,000 tons, or 40 per cent of efforts to economize and to of requirements; of this, only a grow more food. The outlook little less than three-quarters, was still serious as a result of are likely to be received and Food the consequences are already bo-

Pacifc Ocean,, the Mediterports Press. cats in the Combined

ranean Sca

the Baltic. and

London, May 23. Board, rice allocations which ing felt..

"For the

Mr. Ernest Bavin, Foreign агода All the routea named were made necessary by avail-

the Combined Food

encounter foreign competition.

Secretary, announced in the Houso abilities falling far below antici- quarter,

of Commons today, the British not yet

The Commission said it was danger in Board allocations aro

Lisbon, May 23. pation. There was

we hope for the

plan for the resettlement of one The United States is nego, prepared to grant subsidies

Pollah forces under British.com. the months approaching in many known but

pand, who did not wish to return arcas when stocks of the Inat following:"

From Burma 75,000 tone, ating for an air baso in thewhere necessary to cover the rice harvest become exhausted,

Con- Siam 230,000 tons, and French Portuguese colony of Macao; difference between the operat- Herford, Westphalia, May 25. The

Nutrition

and resettled in civilian life. recent

lines. Furthermore, it "proIn Germany are being issued either in Britain or claswhere. ference fully discussed local Indo-China 20 to 20,000 tons at the mouth of the Cantong costs of American foreign British press correspondents homer They would be demobilleed Those abroad, beginning with production of alternative food- an approx. total of 330,000 tans: river, South China, it was poses to see that shipping is in with revolvers by the Army

and a number of the Polish Becand Corps in Italy, "This is a slight improvement learned today from a reliable a position to handle the flow authorities stuffs and urgent measures were

on the plcture given to you due

of U.S. commerce and that it is Colt revolvers have already been) would be enrolled in a specially under consideration.

maintained, by "private opera-supplied to press correspondents created resettlement corpsa Bri- "The position is best presented to three things; the signing of source here:

Bald the Siamese Rico Agreement, Macao, which has an area of tion wherever possible, but by under the official decision that! tish organisation which would for by comparative figures,"

administered by Lord Killearn, of those which the slight improvement of sup-six square miles, has been a government operation if neces-correspondents permanently ere-'convenience be

dited to the British zone may British ministers. The corps would form the basis of work for the piles to be expected from Burma, Portuguese Colony since 1557.sary."

be ' essentially transitional those we land supplies from French Indo An official source in Lisbon A minimum of 400 vessels be carry arms.

arrangement designed to facilitato current quarter with

Marksmanship course are be from military to civil life.. for the China. A great responsibility last weak sald that Britain and required to service the routes hope will be fulfilled

1st. restr an the Slamcao Govt. how the United States are definitely which the Commission re-ing arranged.

The corps would be under mill- quarter beginning July

An officer who was asked if tary control and under British This quarter we hope to obtain ever, and on Chinese traders in negotiating for the retention of commended for the operation of

official reason law and would be disbanded as their war time basca in the vessels flying the United States there was any rice in the following quantity: Slam.

Great Difficulties Still Short-

all available why correspondents, who were soon as resettlement was complete. Azores for naval and commer- flag. They are "There are still great difficul- cial airways purposes,

axcept for certain specified type banned from carrying arma Some would go to approved jobs · of ships.

during the war, were now pro- immediately, he British Govern From Siam 95,000 tons, Bur-

Others would be French ties to be overcome, including

The Azores, Portuguese own- ma 110,000 tons and

Essential trade routes in-vided" with pistols, replied: employed by Indo-China 10 or 15,000 tons; shipping, inland transport, ported islands in the South Atlantic, clude five routes linking U.S. "When you see what is happen- ment to the fullest extent in use-

total of 220,000 capacity and labour in all

with the Caribing in Germany and guess what ful productive work such as re- tona. The figures reached are three main exporting areas. My played an important part in Pacific ports

construction. of the Atlantic bear, east and west coasts of is likely to happen, that seems in expropriate cases they would Allied control of the staff is concerned with argent stil! 65,000, tons short

South America, the United, a good enough reason to bebe given training for civilian-em- Combined Food Board estimate measures for the provision of during the war."

пр By locomotives, barges, lighters,

Anglo-Portuguese Kingdom, Eire, Hamburg and armed"-Reuter. gear and shipping priorities." agreement in October 1948, Havre,

In the routes's designated "I must emphasize that the British planes and ships used

Two fire appliances were called entire food supplies are subject the islands as an anti-submarine numbers US, Pacific ports are

out to Happy Valley at. 10.40 p.m. linked to Australia, New Zea- yesterday to deal with a small fre Combined base. to allocation by the

"A huge airport' was built at land, and New Guinea on route in the rear cubicle of a private Ameri-No. 27, and to. the Straits house at No. 22, Yik Yam Street, Food Board in Washington made

Netherlands 3rd floor The Are was unddr East Indies, India, Burma, the control in 14 minutes.

an approx.

RADIO

FRIDAY, MAY 24, 1946, STUDIO-GEOFFREY PADDI SON (TENOR) WITH PETER GROOM AT THE PIANO. ZBW Hong Kong broadcasting on a frequency of 640 Xilocycles and from 12:30 to 1.30 p.m., 6.30 to 7.30 p.m., 8.00 to 8.16 p.m., and 9.16 to 11:00 p.m., also on 9.62 Megacycles.

H.K.T.

12.30 p.m.-Dally Programme Summary, 12.83 p.m.Kound the Empire

ke

in the light of world food short- Santa Maria by the

ages. The allocation to South-cans, who also used the islands, Settlements, the east Asia for the current quar-Reuter ter was only 40 per cent of the total available for export from Southeast Asia; the rest was pooied for other deficiency coun- tries. These are mainly India, China (who bids through U.N.-

1.00 p.m.-News, Weather Forecast and R.R.A.) and the Philippines.

Announcements,

1.10 p.m."The Gay Nineties",

1,30 p.m.-Dance Music,

2.00 ..Close Down,

0.80 p.m.-"Light & Shade"..

7,00 ..--Geraldo & His Orchestra.

7,50 p.,-8țudio-Geoffre

Piano,

Faddison

8,40 p.m.-London Relay-News,

The C.F.B..allocations are made by agreement between represen- tatives of the United Nationa In Washington.

"This special commission is an agent of the C.F.B. for the

of (Tenor) with Peter Groom at the implementation allocations decided by Washington and it Also co-ordinates and supports the territories' requirements and vigorous protests had been made against recent allocations par- ticularly to Malaya.

8.15 p.m.Berenade to the Stars"

ENSA,

8,30 p.m.-"Forers Request Hour", 0.30 ..Erio Costes Compositions, 10,00 p.m.-London Relay-News, 10.05 m. -English Dalinda, 10.10 p.m.-The New Mayfate Orchestra with filles Kort (Soprans) and

• Joseph Balzeti (Violin),

11,00 p.m.-Clone Down,

Programmes marked ENSA are recorded specially for Services

from

Allogation Denied

SPORTS SECTION

India's Two-Day "Picnic" Match

EDINBURGH, MAY 22.

INDIA WERE ALL OUT FOR 247 AT THE CLOSE OF PLAY

OF THE FIRST DAY OF THEIR TWO-DAY "PICNIC" MATCH WITH A SCOTTISH TEAM HERE. HAZARE, THE INDIAN BATSMAN, WITH 101 SCORED HIS FIRST CENTURY OF THE INDIAN TOUR IN 3 HOURS 25 MINUTES.

TENNIS

The exhibition tonnia matches scheduled for today. --and · tomorrow on the Hong Kong Cricket Club: grounds, “have- again had to be postponed noing to the weather until an indefinite date.

U.S. Baseball.

Scores

St. Louis New York Cincinnati Boston

0

ployment pending their oventual return to civil-life either in Bri ish territory or abroad.-Router SNORES UPSET

: OLD SALT

London, May 28. The snoring of a fellow- lodger so upset James. Henry Lovett, a London engineer, that ho ended up in the Magistrate's Court today after he had at- tacked the lodger in an effort to silence him.

Lovett, who "Burvived tho -perils-of-21-years-in-the-Navy, only to succumb to the aggra- vation of somebody snoring." denied having attacked--his- room-mate with a hammer but admitted there was "quite B scuffle."

Ho, was, bound over to keep the peace for two years: Reuter,

CHINESE PLAYS

IN ENGLISH-

New York, May 23. Southpaw Howy Pollet pitched The first 100 came in 2 boyrs Starting late the Indians. who won the toss and batted 20 minutes, with two off drives the St. Louis Cardinals back into two by Hafez, who delighted the beating the New York Giants' 7 a first place tie with Brooklyn. by

Two Chinese plays in English, "I have seen that it has been first, were only 29 for

"The Thrie-Promised Bride", stated in China that 5,000,000 wickets when lunch was taken. Scottish crowd with his vigor to 1 in National League play.

traditional Chinese tons of rice had been procured Merchant, captain of the Indians ous atyic. How was out soon

Enos Slaughter and Whitey from the

Shrews", a farce with a modern from Siam for the British Com-in the absence of Pataudi, and afterwards dancing down the Kurowski of the Cards and Johnny theatre, and "The, Taming of the Entertainment by the Department monwealth. This is quito im~1 Modi had both been dismissed wicket to a lob which he missed | Mize of the Giants hit home setting, wore staged at the China

Johnny. Sain won his fifth vie The total provided cheaply within the first hour. and was easily: stumped: of National Service Entertain-possible.

Ten was taken at 140 for five tory for Boston, 5 to 1. ovde Cin-Fleet Club last night by the Old. Siam under. C.F.B. Some hot sunshine gave the ment.

The former had its first per- RADIO SEAC

drrangements in the six months Indians new life on the resump wickets. Sohoni's wicket. Tell cinnati but his wild pitch allowing Wah Yan Playere

R.

formance by the Wah Yan com- E Radio SEAC, Ceylon, the Ser-ending April 1st. was only 148,- tion of play, and the first 50 without further score in the one run prevented a shutout.

7.

pany at the French Convent vicce station, broadcasting on a 000 tons. Moreover, China in a was sent up after 70 minutes second ball after tea. Sarwate

School, Causeway Bay, about a 151 frequency of 16120 Koa (19.84 partner to all allocations and play when Hazare put a square helped Hazare to his frst 50.

1 6 2 fortnight age, while the second metres) and G870 Kea (4938 in addition it is unthinkable cut to the boundary for the first With his score at 80, Hazara

was staged for the first time at mctress from a.m. to 10.80 p.m. that the British Commonwealth few runs of his ultimate cen-hooked one to the boundary to

make the Indian total 200 in In the American League Sthe ENSA Star

Star Theatre last Sun- (Indian Standard Time is should take action so prejudicial tury,

four hours. Not, lung, after-Louis Brown came from behind day night hours behind H.K, time).

to world intorcats and ton

him his to win from Washington 8 to 1. The show will be repented to- Items marked sra produced by country for which she has such ter. Malaya, however, did not wards a single gave

night and on Saturday, when H.E. Overseas Recorded Broadcasting a deep sympathy as China.

receive the full C.FB. allocation century. One Fun later he was Shirley was the winning pitcher.

Score

the Governor, Bir Mark Young, service, and items marked

"The China press also appear for this quarter and if avall caught and bowled.

and H.E. the Mayor of Canton, Washington London Transcription service to wonder what is te happen to abilities come up to expectations! Soon after Sarwate whe St. Louis..

Admiral Sir Andrew Chan, Chak," FRIDAY, MAY 24th.

as well as many other guests, will 0630 The the one and a half million tons next quarter, Malaya may get bowled for 81 by McKenna, who Music On Afri

attend, News and Home News (BBC) of rice to be obtained under half as much again as she ac- took six Indian wickets for 92-Associated Press. 0045 Morning Star 0780 Music they suggest, the British Com-Colonial Govt. will decide whe

0700 Variety the Siamese rice agreement and tually receive this quarter. The runs, ER BE

Stumps were drawn with the had no better luck and could

FRONTIER PROBLEMS from London (BBC);

only scoro a singla. before be

Rome, May 23, For Romance (BBC): 0800 The monwealth will get an unfair ther this allows changes to be Indians all out for: 247.1

made in the ration scales. Fac County Cricket

¡ing bowled by Bannerice, Only Nowe, and From Today's Papers' jahare...

Michelo Lanta, Italian For 29 runs were made for the loss algn Office official, loft Rome (BBC); 0810 Programme An- "I emphasize that this one tors in their decision may be the nouncements: 0816 The Vie Oliver

The score was brought to Italian replies to the French Show (BBC) 0400 Accent

lody coming, will be allocated accordi haustion of weak stocks and un- play in the county matches Rhythm Lingers On

scoring at Bristol where Gla- Dewar was Lb.w.off-Hasar: With reference to the recent morgan were dismissed for With the addition of alkunsThe replies which it is under. 0980 The News

tier changes. VICINO (BBC) 0940 the G.F.B. in Washington and

1000 need is great. There is no that Impetus may be given to

and, Home

RH. E. 16 2

371

and a half million tons, if forth-need to rebuild stocks, the The feature of the first day of two wickets. by air today for Paris with the 0915 The Melodying to 'the agreed decisions of curtainties regarding: the future. Which began today were low when the third wicket: fell and Austrian proposals on ron."

Announcements; 0945 may be allocated wherever the Nutrition Conferance, I hope and in turn bowled the home to the score the fourth "man; } stood, are in accordance with An Calobrity;"

Hollywood Parado; 1080 Music question of the British Comanan-Inutritional, mensures in South team out for 159 while War Hoggie, was bowled by Hasarg Italian policy already stated at

wickshire diamissed Somerset- for three, Marshall "Chen, Zel

Paris, will be presented by the From Ballet; 1100, Nova Head/wealth recelying Gad" tiofair east Asia, particularly educashire for 55 at Bimingham.victian to Hazare, Begring only Italian Ambassador in Paris to

altar-Close of play scores were: six runs. The score was five

At Ilford Bussex 248 (Parks Southeast 1 Landridge 50, Bartlett 80) Just before lunch, the sixth

for 69 Diex:42 for one wickat

linos!

(Adele

For. You share though I am content to ition in food matters

think that the British have had native foods to rice. "The peoples of golahare in bringing about} CATATAN: World shortage. There are sumer goods,

Missed The tures; 1815 Heard Meladler Are

Mornover: several million Chi felles. I cannot,

mental:

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thaast i Asin, about the degree. In's

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benefit our greatest: sour to the

to the

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and

At Bristol,” “ Glumo Goildard 41for 27), and.

Gloucest

rog|wicket fell – Nicole was stumpe For by Hindlekar of Hazare for

runk and the store

09. for six whe

was taken.

ano

mosting of Allied oxperts in Paris next Monday, “

the The 'roply

posals will E and to the;"Austrian on May 30,270

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