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U.S. SOFT COAL WILL AFFECT THE Could Bring Real Famines

Production At A Standstill

New York, Nov. 21.

The walk-out of workers in soft coal mines on the termination of contracts is officially regarded as a strike, it was stated here today, but the miners themselves are merely going by the traditional formula of "no contract, no work." Mr. Julius Krug, who is handling the case for the Government, told Reuter: "We consider this a strike against the Government. Sure we do.' American Government sources round of pay increases through- in Washington and foreign diplout all major branches of the in-

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speeding Beuter the following dustry

inflationary authoritative detalls of the four spirals once more and still fur point effect the coal stoppage will ther denteclating foreign coun- have on the countries of the tries' dollars and the British loan. world:

Famine

domestic

THE

ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS

DEMOB. RATE

HONG KONG, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1946.

STRIKE WORLD Next Year

London, Nav. 21" Prine Minister Attics, the answering a question

the

House of Commons Today about the rate of demobilisa tion in the farers would be 1,385,000-185.000 more than angweed last target February

Mr. Attlee said the target figurce of 1,200,000 was put forward on the basis

that certain conditions would have been got rid of in the course of the year. The long delay over fixing the treaties, had meant that British troopa kad -been-abrand-loper-than-acas.

expected. Reuter

Dog Races

Tube Train

The most damaging result

3. From the short-term paint will be the eventually decreasing Value

euf foreign countries' small of view, the coa! stoppage could dollar

resources and the in- bring real famine to many coun first half of next tries in the atability of America's

year. Even more than last year econonty.

2. The shortage of coal will be the world, is depending on Ameri felt through practically all the can grain exports to meet domes. strata of industry soon and, com-

tie deficits. The

The programme i

and

London, Nov. 22. bined with the inevitable cuts in already lagging seriously

A small white terrier with will rail traffic,

threatens to end the year 1,400, the

000 tons behind schedule unless cars flapping wildly and tail Bxxravation and

rail présent the

situatione kinds of shortages.

Such

Im soft raced a Tubo train six an miles under the streets of Lon- control virtually ended such a radically improved.

is out of the question altuation will almost certainly

provement, is new rise in prices. Though while the coal storage lasts and dan today, then emerged, dirty the demands of John L. Lewis, the authorilles in Washington de and panting, to the cheers of

move passengers. the President of the Mineworkers clared today that the rail

and Where the dog came feuin, ne. sole medicine-the

A headlight beam

cause

of all

renew

in

Price!

Tinion are stl secret, it is, res- ments of food and one know.

ponsibly reported he is seeking medi

The

"Urgent, We Want

To Live"

Paris, Nov. 21.

United

The crashed

LADY CRIPPS

Nanking, Nov. 22, Lady Crippa, who in re- turning to Britain carly next week after a diz-week tour of China to see how more than £1,000,000 contributed by Bri- tish.

wage-carners, hava" bech spent, said today

"Our one aim and object is to give relief where it is

most needed. We have been very. impressed by the

wity

the money has been used and how widely it has been allo- cated" Asked about her trip about pe said.

to

"We

saw song. very construc¬ work being done there in tive schools, and -strseries and agriculture research stationa and waiversities"-Router,

Ukraine Delegate

States Dakota was found Wounded

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NOTES

London, Nov. 21.

The texts of two notes addressed by the British Government to the Soviet Government on the Dardanelles following the delivery to Turkey of two Soviet, notes on the revision of the Montreux Convention, were published in Lon- "don tonight.

The first note, dated August 21, sent by the For- eign Minister, Mr. Bevin, to the Soviet Charge. d'Affaires in London, recalled the British note of November 23 last year, stating the British Government thought a revision of the Mon- treux Convention desirable and would be ready to join a conference for a revision of the Convention if the Soviet or Turkish Govern ments desired to call such a meeting.

The note added His Majesty's, cerned should continue to be) Government "have consequently responsible for the defence and given careful consideration" to control of the Straits..

"In conclusion His Majesty's the proposals which the Soviet Government have now put for-Government wish to make it ward for a new regime which clear once again that they would they consider should be es-be ready to attend an interna-

tional conference to discuss tablished in the Straits. New York, Nov. 22.

revision of the 1936 Conven- Dmitri Manuilsky, So- The note added: "Before, tion if all interested parties viet Ukraine delegate to however, they comment on the agree."--Reuter.

United Nations, proposals put forward-by-the His Ma- Soviet Government, the

today in the desolate, trackless wastes of the Alps near the Franco- Italian-frontier

Wemen

who

were on board

Milan reports said food had the been parachuted to the high- termed "political" ranking American officers and shooting on November out that the agreement reached when the plane crash-landed 21 of a fellow delegate n the mountains two days ago, during the hold-up of a

Crack medical teams are delicatessen store. standing by at Grenoble and

But Police Commissioner Arthur Turin while ground search

Wallander called it.merely a rob- parties are 120W struggling

bery and said that 4 was a through, the deep snow and ice political plot,"

jesty's Government wish to point Not Good-Bye

n the rescue.

regarding this question at the Potsdam conference as recorded After All in Section 16 of the protocol of the conference was that as the j next step the matter should be subjected to direct Conversa tions between each of the three Governments and the Turkish Government.

Not Agreed

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"PINEAPPLE"

The craze for sending - tlivanterings, letters, which started with the faldamiths, hna now reached the stage where, individuals who show

signa of wealth are being in- timidated.

A certam well-to-do con- tractor who held a large party on the marriage of his son on Sunday lant hda now received a letter demanding $1,000. In the sucnt of his failing to pay this amount, he will receive a "pineapple," says the letter,

Britain's 8th Day Of Rain

London, Nov. 22.

After a night of thun- derstorms, hail, sleet, driving rain and gales- the eighth-successive day when there has been general rain over Britain

many rivers were ris-- ing fast and bursting their banks to add to the already serious flooding

who stood on the quayside at in many parts of the

to

something in the nature of a 56 now being taken to the ports for spotted it on the tracks.

oversca shipment-may have It is granted it be stopped altogether if the walk-engineer applied the brakes received from the wrecked plane complying with an order to line cach of the three powers and parated any longer from his wife three feet above. ́ normal,

per cant rise in pay. If this or anything like would tend to touch off another

Lewis On Contempt Charge

fortnight.

*

..has

Southampton, Nov. 20. Peter Kingsley Foster, 28- year old Minneapolis Southampton today and waved country. farewell to his wife

The greater part of southern and The victint was Gregory Stad-

daughter, was told he could England has already had in the The Dalota was spotted near nik, aged, 42, Ukranian delegate,

travel to America with them. past week more rain than usually the 9,000-feet Montvert above who was entering the store with

He raced up the gangway to falls during the whole of Novem- Bardonsche by an American another Ukranian, A. D. Viona,

"It was not, as is suggested tell his wife it was not "goud- ber and more is forecast.

Shakespeare's Avon is, six feet Jabove its normal summer level Army bember on the frontier, just as two bandils were fleeing! are expected later, when one of $150. The bandits escaped. hote under reply, agreed at the

Foster came

·England and has submerged' acres of or at 2.20 p.m. today. Fuller details after a hold-up which netted them in the second paragraph of the bye" after all.

The police said that one of the Potsdam conference that the three weeks ago as a stowaway chards and the fruit growing dis- the search planes get back to

bosc.

bandits opened fire with a pistol matter should be the subject of in the "Queen Elizabeth" be-trict of Worcestershire, while the At noon todny radio messages when the Ukranians were slow in direct negotiations between

cause he could not bear to be se-River, Nene in Northamptonshire,

A bullet the Turkish Government burst of said cleven of the passengers up against a showcase.

and eight-months "eld daughter nooded hundreds of acres of mea-. The dog 'put on a

dow and pasture land: vere still alive but eight of fractured Stadnik's right thighAs regards the proposals now whom he had never scen out lasts over s

4. European and some Latin-speed.

'were stretcher cases bone, his conditions was not Crowds at 10 stations roared them

put forward by the Soviet Gov- Passages for Mrs. Foster Spasmodic fooding is reported American countries alrendy, feel- *ing the butch because of thecouragement and waved Sun America Army officers feat serious.

Manuilsky told newsmen that ferment, His Majesty's Gove and her baby were arranged from the Thames Valley where recent, United States maritime brellas. Train after train slow that it will be difficult, to get strike will under will be clapham Common, the terrier succumb to

additional ed to crawl in its wake. At the injured out before they he planned to take action. He ernment note that there is no on the liner "John Priceton" the river has burst its banks near cxposure in the declined to elaborate on why he mention in these proposals of by the United States Military windsor and flooded some land authorities and the father co the Royal estate. Thames Con- strain. Hepercussions felt throughout American indus hepped onto the platform

came to see them off. Shipping servancy Board officials are con- sub-zero temperatures, while regarded the shooting as a poll- the United Nations. try. hitting the steel mila firat--

"His Majesty's Government officials. told him there was no fident, however, that there will The dog and the train made it is believed that 90 m.phical incident or what he intend- they expect their production to the six miles in 50 minute winds will prevent doctora be- to do about it.

desire to place it on record hope of his obtaining a, pas-bè no serious flooding--unless (London reports hearing Mos- that in be slashed by 80 per cent within 30 more than the trip ordinar-ing dropped by parachute,

these proposals any sage, but as he was waving there is more rain, It is understood there are no cow radio declaring that an at- modification of the Montreux farewell he was told a passage. a week and progressively run-

Heavy seas lashed by..ixty nine through the other basic and ily takes," an official said. "Ufhelicopters or ski-planes in all tunet was made "on the life" of Convention should be consistent had become vacant through alle an hour gales pounded the general commodity plants.

course the dog was at a diy.

to Europe powerful enough

Stadnik and Viona. Delivery Lags

The broad- with the purpose and principles last minute cancellation-Ren-southern coasts of Britain yester- advantage. He didn't have any reach the heights where the ast said that "Indignation" as of the United Nations.

day-Reuter, The engine New York, Nov. 22. The large orders placed by thing to chase.

been expressed in United Nations foreign countries for heavy, driver did."-Associated Prese plane is stranded.-Reuter,

It Is Urgent

Assembly circles over the fact America's vast soft medium and light machinery, TIW

"It is urgent we want to that "American security organs Subject to this His Majesty's coal industry was com- materials and consumer goods,

live." said a message heard by were unable to safeguard inviola-Government wish to offer no will reflect this process by falling pletely shutdown except further

behind and further

bath the Lyon and Grenobilebility of delegates.”

comment at the present stage Meanwhile, radio stations early on Thursday

Warren Austin. for a few scattered non-scheduled delivery.

Although it is too early to gauge

afternoon.

chief of the American delegation upon the first three proposals Union mines yesterday, the total effect, the authoritative

made by the Soviet Government. Paris, Nov. 22. Approximately 30 messages, to the United Nations, sent a re- and Government law-view is that the domestic effect,

The United Nations Educa- reporting that the 11 had presentative to Manuilsky to ex-As regards the fourth proposal, direct repercus-

re-ress his regrets over the shoot- however, His Majesty's Goy- tional, Scientific, and Cultural sighted searching planes, yers finished drafting apart from the

ernment would point out that: alons on foreign countries, may

it has for long been Internation- contempt citation papers nrove the gravest of all blocks to Organization voted to invite questing food and warm clothing-Associated Press.

ally recognised that the regime against John L. Lewis the world's post-war reconstruc- the Spanish Republican governing urgently or described their

PRICE CONTROLS

of the Straits is the for his failure to avert tion, that have resulted from the ment-in-exile to send a delegate surroundings, have been heard

American industrial unrest.

TO STAY

Canberra, Nov. 22. The

"His Majesty'a Government Australian Government recommends that wartime ra- cannot, therefore, agree with ioning and price controls, in- the Soviet view that the future' cluding rent and wage ceilings, regime should be the concern be continued in 1947.

of the Black Sea powers And Turkey alone.

"As regards the fifth pro-

A

the walkout of 400,000 miners.

... Mine after mine in

after state throughout

EXILE CABINET

INVITED

to the conference now in ses sinte Wednesday night-As-

sociated Press, With production el a stand-sion.

went out today to sili! orders

The Polish delegate proposed cushion the impact of the pros that the Republicans be invited state pective cani famine, The US to attend as observers. M. Blum

the Federal Works Administrator or France, who was elected the dered the return to wartime heat-President of the conference on

ing and lighting restrictions in all The citation papers will be Federal buildings that depend on Wednesday, suggested a formal presented. to the Federal Dis- coal-Router.

bituminous region reported walkout complete.

trict Court at Washington, and

Judge T. Alan Goldsborough.

then will decide whether or not to ask Mr. Lewis to show Cause why he should not be fined or placed in "jaft:

Judge Goldsborough issued 1 restraining order last Monday to Mr. Lewis to recall his notice terminating the raines contract with the Government at mid- night on Wednesday.

Mr. Lewis ignored the order and went home to bed before! the deadline, without giving any indication. of what his ac- "tion might be...

The walkout even spread in

Papn Tun

invitation Associated Press.

Hint Of

Break

Yugoslav

Diplomatic

London, Nov. 21.

The official Yugoslav News Agency Tanjug today declared that Greek "calumnies" against

FIGHT FOR ATS GIRL'S LIFE

A bill, embodying the Govern

was recommendation, merit'a

No Comment

Black Sea Powers...

concern

ier.

French Plan For

Five Meeting

Big

(By Paul Scott Rankine)

New York, Nov, 21.:

of the other states besides the The French delegation is considering convening a meeting of the heads of the Big Five delega-. tions to draft a compromise plan for a settle- ment of differences between the Big Five on disarmament and troop census proposals, learn today.

Belfast, Nov. 21. Doctors fighting for the life of 20-year-old A. T. S. Sheila introduced into Parliament by posal that Turkey and the Hulden of Ulster, now lying a Labour representative. who Soviet Union should organise critically ill from typhoid sepli-sold that all Parties were agreed the defence of the Straits by carmia in a Belfast hospital, that price controls should be joint means, His Majesty's Goy have received no response yet retained until supplies overtake ernment consider that Turkey

as the territorial power Con to a broadcast appeal yesterday demand-Associated Press, for the drug

streptomycin

which might save her life.

The doctors said this morn- ing that the girl was inst holding her own and if we could get the drug she would be tremendously reinforced to recover and be good ar new,'

Hospitals at Leeds and Guild- ford had no drug available to: This followed a statement by chief, returned to hie Salonika send this morning-Reuter.

Yugoslavia "threaten to render the pursuit of any kind of diplomatic relations between the two countries impossible.

"the latest outbursts of Greek pervising the fighting against LONGSHOREMEN

Bevin Better Than

Churchill

London, Nov. 22.

Mr. R. H. S. Crossman, Labour. (Conventry East); who moved the "rebel" Labour amendment on foreign policy in the House of Commons, told a meeting here today that it was not disloyal ty to the Government which had over one hundred Labour members of Parliament ab- stain last Monday.

HYPOW."Never Saw Regulations papers the Independent Liberal tion In-the guerilla fighting erlesu. Shipowners And Pacific and Egypt and "an unbridge Left. from Amering or extreme

or.

Following up today's exchanges between M. Molotov and Mr. Bevin, the French member of the Military Staff Committee told Reuter that the French delegation is working upon a plan whereby:

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1. The General Assembly sidered by the United States de would go ahead with the collec-legation, tion of Information regarding The United States delegates troops stationed outside their continued to stress that Informa frontiers by the great power as tion regarding forces maintained suggested by Mr. Molotoy. by cach of the great powers at 2. The General Assembly home should be included in any would pledge-elf to discuss the census. Mr. Bevin's point that whole question of disarmament, Hitler, while he was planning including that of home forces world conquest, had no troops on maintained within the frontiers foreign soll, was a "great hit" of each member of the United with many American observers. Nations,

emphasised

Object To Hold-Up Incorporating their point of that until the United Nations and view, an amendment has been Security Colmcil are strop drafted by the United States

The spokesman

security, the most important thing

tlers.

to the anthracite coal fields in the Yugoslav press attache that headquarters today after su- Ma Pennsylvania with 7,500 em- ployees in eight large mines official quarters" would bring rebel forces in Mount Skra re-

enough to insure world collective technical staff, but not yet con- quitting work. The hard coal diplomatic relations to an end. glon, near the Yugoslav border

Greek sources have accused and Greek Army Headquart STOP WORK industry employs 80,000 miners

was to preserve the balance besidered by the delegation as o tween the great powers, upon whole, wh nder a separate contract-As- the Yugoslav officials of ald- claimed that clearance opera-!

Sir Krishna Menon, of India; Bociated Press.

which the present security rest- ing and harbouring Greek tione in the hills of Tinea, near

San Francisco, Nov. 22., guerillas in the border regions. the frontier, were virtually The CIO Committee for Bari-Everyone of us knows that American economic Imperialium ed and especially the balance commented along the same lines as the French proposal, declaring: Yugoslavia withdrew her concluded.”

time Unity in the San Francisco Mr. Bevin's foreign policy la pre- in the Far East. What is Japan existing between strategie posi-we see no objection to the Unit Minister from Athens some Meanwhile Reuters Diplomatie Bay area today informed the ferable to anything Mr Winston today but an American colony? tions held beyond national fron-d Nations disclosing information

took t

regarding the troops they have at ON OTHER PAGES time ago and there is only a Correspondent reports that the AF, Masters, Mates and Pilots Churchill: would have done, he "It is Socialist, Britain's

worki Charge d'Affaires there now. Greek Government's dossier on Association that it would dis said. If Me. Churchill had been speak for the peoples of the wor

whether it

U.S. Optimism home, but we do not think this In Athens today two news the alleged foreign interven-regard picket lines that may be in power, we should probably be against imperialism,

established on other than

faced with a war situation in Incomes from the

In relation to "forces overseas, matter should be held up for the Russia this meant that the forces of one disarmament question Reuter the

cannot consent to

Interpretation of fra creat power, would be evacuated

THE WEATHER HK. Giris to be Air Hostesses: blank spaces on their front tish and United States Am by 7 am on November 22,4

Baylog, that if arrangements

ta te trade'

other great power were evacuat crossed MMP picket pool, arms with America develop export her unemployment to dom Lending Article:-Re-Housing pages after confiscation of their bassadors in Athens by Mr. shoremen ero, o MMP plot,

firat editions for defying the Constantin Tealdazle, the Greek finest to unload conra off the Nor-ed with no corresponding spree-inate world markets to the detr United States delegation eastward across Manchuria adı Government ban on publication Freides, has now been for vieglan vesper Vingars

from

ment with Russia to balance it, ment of other Five

er countries, and to) In

forecast --Lighter British View on. Disarmament of a communique claiming to warded to New York for con- ties Rageidiskonsko of came from headquarters of the decutiot Mr. Ernest Been Philippines, but were persuad the British Isles would become an use loans as a means of political circles, an optimistle view was Japan

we side chance of reaching an unanimous moderate winds from an ezekeriy

continuing with ellher America er Ruble. "Santa" Agrees to Discussion of Democratie forces in Northern) it was authoritativly learned in altead Corithathe unloading Biso American aircraft carrier of the pressure.AN PEDOT: expressed there was a good

Complaint against Bouth Greece

PADS London today

Captain M.D. Macrae of the mast of Europe, Ve

Japan AU.S. Colony. We shall be strong if we remaingreement between the Big Five quarter:

Weather Yesterday's MMP pleaded with the longshore This communique denied that Well informed Greek squrces monosupport his union until Mr. Crosman declared: "It Independent to cooperate with on the troops census question, al Maximoara: 80.4er Fah

Minimum: 88.8 deg. Fah ply to Critics of Nationalisa Greek rebel forces were armed in London belleve a copy has results of the strike settlement is wast right to check Russian ex- both and speak for the neoples of though the question of linking

Max, Bel. Humidity: 087, by, foreign countries.

been supplied from Athens to determined on Saturday. The mansionist tendencies in Eastern the world who want neither this question with the larger one

Sunshine: 9,6 hours. General Ventiris, the Third the Greek delegation to the longshoremen left the vessel Eurons and in Persia Bute American free enterprise nor of disarmament as suggested by

iMr. Bevin.had not yet bem con Rainfall: Nil commander-in- United Nations-Beuter

Asspelstad Press Home & Local Sports News, etc Army Corps

must also and up against Russian Commanism Reuter.

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About: Proper Treatment. Eletherio* and the Communist along the northern frontlet, sessela, if they are not removed able gap between Bundesen, numerwhich net America to in proportion as the forces of an-

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members not

eastern, powDLARIZ.

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Pressure remains high

over

'China. Depressions are paadug