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THE CHINA MAIL WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1946.

Xmas Comes Early To West End

London's West End is crowd ed out with early Christmas shoppers.

Every day now thousands of women, many of them with children under school age, flock to the West End from the kuburbs and the Home Counties towns in search of Christmas bargains.

The "invasion" begins be tween 10 and 10.30, am, when the recently restored cheap day shoppers' trains start to dis- gorge their loads at the London termini.

It goes on without a brenk until between 4 and 4.30 p.m. when women shoppers hurry off to catch their "Inst train be fore the cheap tickets are as

By MURIEL PENN

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appeal also for older folk and entitled The Heart of a Na tion is one of the best-and cheapest books on: London which have appeared for u long time.

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This story, of London, told in celcured plates and engravinga of the City's historic monurdenta and landmarks, will doubtedly find many renders also among those who, lete or on duty, come to know the-Eritish-capital-in-its drab wartime dress rent with gaping Lomb holes.

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Even today's shopper ere, sharp reminder of those six years of dismal blackout and walling sirens. Inside, the shops, gaily decorated and brightly it are full of festivity and an unwonted air of luxury. But when she steps out to take her urain home, the British house- commodation crisis has been sur-pended for the business rush wife finds herself in streets vived. We may take it, too, that hour. Even the lunch hour which are still less than half lit those who are supposed to be con- brings no respite for the harass and lined with shops whose without any cerned with housing rehabilita ed shop assistants. For while windows tion, as distinct from quartering, the women go off to stand injilghting at all.

for seat in the

fuel has The need to save will sink back in relief and queues.

their places are "conquered" the after-dark placidly leave the primary job to restaurant, Providence and individual initia taken by men who throng the festivity of a pre-war Chrismas.

or toy-s- tive, meanwhile recommending sports, gardening, the new arrivals to consider pecially toy-departments dur

ing their lunch, hoar themselves fortunate to have even a room to go to. If this is an at-

titude that satisfies the Govern-

ment, the Colony may well give itself up to despair. Not a single one of Government's easy assur ances on re-housing has been plemented, and every effort to ob- tain authoritative information re- rarding the activities of the Director of Building Rehabilitá- tion. has been sidetracked on one pretext or another. As far as can be seen, Government is prepared

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Not in seven years has the End scen Buch crowds. have the Not in seven years

a display of shops had such gifts, useful and useless, novel. Just before ar purely decorative, as they have for this first non-austeri- ty Christmas.

But not every who comes te the West End come to buy. For every buyer there are pro- bably at least three "window shoppers" outside and perhaps Livo or three "counter-shoppers" to concern itself only with meet-inside. But nevertheless, all ing its obligations to civil ser- the shops report greatly in vants, unless public opinion be creoned volume of trade in sufficiently expressive. spite of the fact that controls comes

Hundreds of Hong Kong re still hamper buying of such sidents sacrificed their homes and popular stock gifts as gloves all they possessed in defence of and handkerchiefs for which this Colony. It is an ill reward precicus clothing coupons must that Government now offers.be given up. What seems to be required is an organisation on the lines of the Hong Kong Volunteer Association to make representations on all as- pects of the Aftermath.

SHANGHAI Whether the trouble was due to political agitation, as alleged

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner'

"He says it's impossible for anyone with a voice like mine to be a wrong number)"

"SECRET MISSIONS”

Practice Of Espionage

V-J Day, a strange open letter appeared in the Washington Post explaining to the Japanese, what "uncon- ditional surrender" meant and disabusing their minds of the "utter destruction" fears that Were their militarists still seeking to implant..

Informed circles immediately spotted the letter as something out of the ordinary, as in fact, an official communique design- ed to be picked up and commu- picated to Tokyo, and fingers began to point to Captain Ellis M. Zacharias, of the United States Naval Intelligence, then assigned to the Office of War Information.

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up to an accurate analysis of the Japanese intentions in 1941 which, had it not been more or less ignored, might have pre vinied Pearl Harbour.

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MOLOTOV GLAMOUR BOY

By JOHN HIGHTOWER

Vyacheslav Molotov has bun ched shoulders which probably come from long hours and years of leaning over conference tables."

He has a fierce, jutting chin suitable for a prize fighter and

amall moustache that 360lcs anything but pugilistic. HIS hair is thin and his mannet usually is brusque,

The gentleman from Moncor does not look the part, but un doubtedly he is the glamour boy. of the Big Four Ministers con- ferences in and around New York. He always draws the big crowds. Molotov. has somethirig. which James F. Byrnes, the American Secretary of State Backs almostenirely and argest Bevin, British Foreign Minister has only in a limited degree. It is his flair for high drama in oratory, an ability to preach politics as other inen prench veligion and an unfall in capacity for springing the unexpected.

Byrnes brings to diplomacy kind of Senatorial calm. In the Foreign Ministers Council chamber in New York, h frequently addresses Molotov across the big round conference time military intelligence. He cry, along with other state table as my good friend, Mr. yes-back-log-before the warments in this field, make it cer- Molotos His voice is likely to for incidents of Japanese, Ger- tain that it will be one of the be level and softened with man and Russian espionage in prime factors in the discussions South Carollas, accents, but it Zacharias' story serves, is no longer the voice of a America, and describes years of

as ho described work which, he contends, led emphasise the necessity for ex- compromiser

treme care before the safety of himself in his first months the United States is left to in-after he became Secretary of ternational Inspection. He ay State In the summer of 1946 parently makes the point unwit-.Those who adruife, his present tingly and drives it home oddly firm line toward Melotov, say enough while quoting Franz that no man ever. learned so von Rintelen: famous prewar much about fareign, affaire in Nazi German secret agent on so short time. general practices of espionage."

Ven Rintelen, says Zacharins, Bevin a great bear of a man But, although Zacharias once pointed out that the Unit who looks at least as belligeren never menticns the subject him-en States in those days, made as Molotov and sometimes, ha self the book also contains virtually no effort to hide its met the Russian's calculateurz some lessons on a very likely military developments, but add moves with a terrible flaring current problem. The United ed, and this is the point of such answer, gets along well wit States has proposed to yield significance to planners of in- Byrnes. A hearty man, he loves secrets of atomic power to tornational inspection systems: good joke or story. These "The United States la too seldom enter into the Big Four international control whenever an effective inspection systemi vast....with developments go talks, but cecasionally Berl has been set up to prevent its lug on at distances of thousands will josh Molatoy. When th military, use, The problem of of miles inter-related as they latter is blocking a final agree military inspection is inherent are and requiring simultanement, remindings; hith that in other issues before the Unit- observation....It would requireWe've got to get home: some

Byrnes and Molotov also bási od Nations. The British have hundreds of highly qualifted time." just failed to get it send as agents....and no intelligence sub-in reports on size and deploy- trate such a huge army...in they have argued a long time

ment of armies. It undoubtedly any one country." will come up again in any dis Von Ríntelen also pointed out formula has about been reache cussion of disarmament. It is that peacelime military activity Byrnes often will she obvious it is going to be one bears little relation to sudden made many concessions, and of the reliances in whatever developments and expansions of happy at last to be over on the peace machinery that in wartime, and concluded that side of Molotov. The Sc volved..

ultimate failure is always the | diplomat - is likely to refort- Molotov a recent statement lot of espionage in the United often with considerable accuracy

that Byrnes is on the Russian. accepting the principle of an States.

Amerien is not unique, inside, because it had moved International inspection machin-

these respects among areas about 30 percent of the %, dino which will be subject to any in-tauce to meet the American

view.

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Whether Christmasbuying

Zacharias had been trying for this year will prove to be as all-time record, it is too early some time, using information yet to tell.

But it is quite gathered during many years, to certain that the "Christmas reach the Japanese through rush has begun much earlier Psychological warfare. Revela this year than was Metal before ens by Japanese after the the Var. The manager of me war and of the Pearl Harbour big popular store summed it up investigation soon had people when he said: "People realise talking about him as one of the that they must buy now if they major factors along with atom wait to buy at all. For no one bombs, Superfortresses, Hal-

Hong Kong to San Francisco by the Mayor of Greater Shang- middle of December,eft by the Nimitz, MacArthur and sub- the repor veracity of forthcom-service can afford to concen- standing jeke formula. Aft

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But British housewives are not worrying for the moment. about December. They are too busy enjoying an orgy of buy ing such as they have not been able to indulge in since before

hai, or to a wave of reaction to official attempts to regiment the plague of hawkers in Shanghai, it is welcome news that serious rioting has ended. The cessation suddenly, after episodes leading to thirty police casualties and the war. more than sixty civilians seriously Nor do they feel guilty about injured, seems to have been not putting their money into brought about partly by a display National Savings which it of strong military force and part-course are showing a drop on extravagant, because the vast

marine experts in avoiding an invasion of Japan. "Secret

Now Zacharias has written Mizgions," s book which makes its appearance to day that is a most interesting contribution to postwar under standing of how things go in. this world and, a warning of the necessity for improved peace

ly by the onset of a severe cald the war years--or even being BARCLAY ON BRIDGEternational inspection plans.

wave. Mayor Wu has highly majority of them are buying commended the police on their things they really need, things restraint in the face of great pro- which they have not been able

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Vienna, Deg. 3. tern diplomats contend this 19 All the assets of 11 oil rom-Because it can be manoeuvred "The Authority on Authorities"

panies in the American zone of | without detailed regard to Rus Austria, wholly or partially sian public opinion and without convention, but one which is Germani-owned, have been turn necessarily altering the REACHING 5-NO.

not known to many quite good ed over to the trusteeship of range foreign policy of the TRUMPS

players. It is this: "Bid five the Austrian Federal Govern: Soviet Union

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