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By Dick Turner

"I don't think your mother should see this" item 'about. Dr. Brown being discharged from the Army—her_liver trouble might come back!"

THE PLAN FOR INDIA

The new Plan for India, pub-| poses, within the main Unior of lished yesterday by the Cabinet India.

Mission in India, and by Mr. 6. The constitutions of the Attlee in his

Conditions in Hong Kong con- spire to defeat the constantly re- peated injunction to eat less and conserve food supplies because of the menace of world famine. is not easy to evince a publig of the existence of dire shortage when it experiences no difficulty.) in obtaining, at a price, all the food that it wants. The restaur ant business is among the few that can today lay claim to sub- stantial prosperity. More exist than at any time prior to the butt- break of the Pacific War. All appear to be doing excellent busi- ness. All are ready, sour them until the early hours of the morning. to supply nutritious meals from a remarkably varied bill of fare. In general, too, it might be asserted that poverty in Hong Kong is far less evident to day than ever before in its history. The general appearance of the mass of the Chinese population gives the impression of a better and more regularly fed people than could be claimed for this Colony in pre-war days. Against this background, the Govern ment's campaign to impress upon Hong Kong that the food situa tion is one that gives rise to anxiety, that every individual must in his own as well as the generally interest make his contribution to the conservation of meagre sup plies, has to struggle against more than the rugged individualisan of a. people accustomed to living! from hand to mouth, and instinc tively prone to feed as heartily as

being able to do so. It is just as well, therefore,......that Lord Killearn, in his press interview terim Government te rule India yesterday, should have stressed while the new Constitution is that to go on in the same spirit being drawn up.

The new India can be com might easily be accumulating the plotely independent

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DINA HOUSE

BY THE WAY

By. BEACHCOMBER

Once again I raise my steeple- crowned hat, this time to the scientist who "aims to produco artificial cosmic rays," because hola not Antlafled with 1,000,000,000 volt particles."**

Well, nor am I satisfied with them, but that does not mean that I have to go about produc- ing synthetic cosmic rays. How aver, every man to his taste, as the actress said when the stock- broker filled her golosh with brandy.

In Passing

Are the public cooling aff film stars? Miss Pauletto God- dard bas been universally gawked at and admired, but there have been no riots, Timo Was when the appearance of Mrs. Dietrich in a London street was the signal for a charge of mounted police, and if Froken Garbo had but shown hor face here, London would have been declared in a state of siege. Mr. Robert Taylor had to be shut into a milk-can at Waterlog Station, and taken out through a luggage chute by portera in 'amocks, and a lady vampire, whoso name I am happy and proud to have for- gotten, had to camp on the roof of her West End hotel because her suite was occupied by storm autograph troopers,

Not Relevant To Anything Much "Madness,"

says

4 writer,

speech to the Union and of the groups should sometimes seems to break out' Commons, consists .of three contain a proviston whereby in the House at question time." main parts.

any province could by a majority As when vote of its legislative assemoly Liberal asked the Minister of a pathetically small call for a reconsideration of the Fuel why the Queen of Syria terms of the Constitution after had been allowed to hang fish at 10-yearly intervala an initial period of 10 years, and all over the facade of the Hay. warda,

aftermarket Theatre on Empire Day, and whether his attention had been called to the fact that each fish was wearing a rain- bow-coloured straw hat with n toothbrush stuck in it,

"Thore was no reply," says. Hansard.

One lays down the broad lines on which a future Constitution should be based.

The second Inys down an ex- act procedure for electing an in- dian Constituent Assembly to meet as soon as possible in New Delhi and draft

a new Con- stitution.

viceroy will proceed immediate with the formation of an in-

The third states that the

'Explained By

GEOFFREY Cox

News Chronicle Political Correspondent

.or

An Assembly

be worked out by Indiana them- This Union Constitution is to selves-if they are willing. This is to be done by a now body, a Constituent Assembly,

A Protest

DEAR SIR, I have not seen

Members of this would be elected by the present Hindu, Musicm or Sikh M.P.s of the this book about the Hunting- provincial Legislative Assen-donshire cabmen, but I do not blics. They would have, in the understand why it should bo Constituent Assembly, seats in widely and often reviewed. proportion, to their populations. Either the list of names is These seats are to be divided fictitious, in which case the up between the three main com- thing

is a silly joke, or the munities--Sikh, Moslem and names are genuine, In which General and elected by their caso there is nothing more to

is about respective M.P.s. The "Gen- say than there eral" community would include telephone directory.

Yrs. faithfully,

E, N. Raddle, Prodnose: I agree entirely with the above letter.

THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB ingredients for a severe shock cheese to be a member of the Hindus. Untouchables and all

NOTICE TO MEMBERS

It is now proposed to re-open the Register of Members.

None of the figures he gave were British Commonwealth. It new, but they are worthy of re-should be formed, the Cabinet petition. Hong Kong's ric re- Mission recommends, on these tor were estimated at 41,500 tons. quirements for the second quar | lines:

This figure was whittled down to

2.

A Union

other groups than Sikh or Mos- lem. This, it ja estimated, would give a total of 385 mem- bers, of which 93 would coms from Indian native States and 292 from British India.

Native States

and even civil war."

Pakistan

The

Libya Wants Bevin Plan

the

Cairo, June 10,

to

All residents who were Members of the Food Board in Washington, and of India, embracing both. Bri- 20,000 tons by the Combined. 1. There should, be a Union Club on 25th December, 1941, and who wish this figure was again cut to tish India and the native States,

The Native States would, of to resume their membership are requested to 13,000 tons by a short-fall in the which would deal with foreign course, select their own repro- estimates of rice availabilities. affairs, defence and communica- sentatives. Seventy-eight of apply to the Secretary for registration by These progressive reductions had tions, and have powers to raise these members would represent 30th June, 1946, and to furnish their pre- the effect in Hong Kong of com- money for these purposes, Moslems.

The proposals for this body, The Union should have pelling a reduction in the rice

If the other three powers ac- sent address.

an Executive and a Legislature the Government hopes, will copt the British proposal to send ration to one-quarter of a catty constituted from British Indian meet with Indian approval, and four men as an investigation A remittance for $40.20, being the an- day, and though this compares and States representatives. But the Assembly be rapidly elect-mission to Libya, they are sure nual subscription, to 31st March, 1947 (in almost favourably with Singa and this is the most impor-ed and called as soon as possible to learn that the Libyans will.

pore's ration of three and a halt tant clause of all--any question to New Delhi.

not accept any plan for the clusive of tax) should accompany the appli-ounces, the fact that Malaya has raising

This schema, the Mission country's future except the Bri- J major communal cation.

reduced to that extent is warning issue in the Legislature should state, is the best way to a peacetish Foreign Secretary, Mr. that Hong Kong must not as require for its decision

alter- Ernest Bevin's proposal for ful settlement, NOTICE TO JOCKEYS

sume that it has reached rock majority of the representatives native," they add, "would be a unity and independence.

During bottom. Lord

a recent visit Killearn hopes present and voting of each of grave danger of violence, chads All Members desirous of riding at future that the allotments for the third the two major communities as

Libya a correspondent did not Race Meetings of the Club are also request-quarter

hear a single dissenting opinion will be higher, but no members present and voting."

a majority of all the

on that question among the ed to apply to the Secretary for the appropri-mises are possible. The tremen the stamps

promises are made and no pro- This clause, which bears ell

Arabs. Pakistan-a separato of Sir Stafford

Generally speaking they want ate form of application for permission to ride dous deficits in American ship Cripps's legal unind. is the Mis reign State for the Moslems to see the former Italian colony at Official Meetings under Rule of Racing ments of cereals to Europe are an sion's plan for settling disputes is, in the Mission's view, im- united under the princeship of indication that so many factors are between Hindua and Moslems. would comprise two main areas, independence of their members

practicable. Such No. 39 (a).

a Pakiatan Sayed Idrla el Senussi, complate involved in problems of supply and Pakistan they have ruled out as one in the north-west and one in the Arab League and alliance distribution that a breakdown at thing affecting Hindus or Mor

impracticable. So that any in the north-east. Yet the north-with. Britain for military pro- any one point may sabotage the lems would have to be approved west areas would have a non-tection and administrative and best-laid programmes and bring by a majority of both Hindus cent., and the north-east ones

Modem minority of 87.93 per Anancial assistance. disaster. It is an imperative duty, and Moslems, as well as by a

They are, opposed to the re- therefore, that every bag of rice majority of all the members.

a non-Moslem minority of 48.81 turning of any part of Libya per cent.

to the control of the Italians, New minority problems would against whom they fought for therefore be created.. The in- 20 years.-Router. dividual provinces could not be sub-divided to cut out inner minorities.

By Order of the Stewards,

C. B. BROWN,

Hong Kong, 10th June, 1946.

TAIN

WE BUY

Secretary,

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The Provinces

for this is the crucial field--that can be saved for a rainy day, should be saved. Whether appeals to vo funtary effort are of any real 8. All subjects other than value is highly problematical. The the Union subjects and all re- response in New York to the hands of the provinces.

siduary powers should be in the Mayor's request for breadless days

4 Tho States will retain all,

in restaurants points the moral. subjects and powers other than

Objections

sove-

these

of Hindustan torritory. The Indian native states would also have great difficulty in joining up with a divided British India. The Moslems

But abort of Pakistan, very

If it is impossible to secure public those ceded to the Union. In The whole of the transporta cooperation in a relatively un-short, it will bo u Federal State, tion, postal and telegraph eys- hurtful test of self-sacrifice of like the United States, with the toms of India aro... moreover, that kind in a city like New individual Indian States, such established on the basis of a York, what hone et, indeed what vinces, having all powers excopt armed forces have been built lem claims The cultural, re as Madras or the Content Pro-United India. The Indian full recognition is minde of Mos- right to ask, success in com those specifically aided over up for the defence of India asligious, economic and her in- munity which has endured and to the Central Government whole

Storasta of non-flindu communi- survived grim experiences, starva. The individunk Slatea The two sections of a sug- Defence, foreign affairs, and

ties are fully protected. tion and hardship, für nearly four would, however, bé froi ta form seated Pakistan bontain the two communications are to be the Tears Government

abe groupi Ardang, valyea, with most vulnerable frontiers of reserved prerogative of the advised to

13596, and Indin, ~ and for E. Buccessful Union Govornidedte. But on all

ng the defence in depth an army, would older matters

aked noen more room

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