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CES: $50, $1.00, & 80 cents:

FENOL $100 &$1.00 (INCLUDING TAX).

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1947.

VIET NAM READY FOR Cigarette

"PEACE OF JUSTICE"

(By Doon Campbell) |

Salgon,, Febi: 22. A prominent Viet Nam underground resistaneof

leader, who contacted me in Saigon today, said that while a military surrender of the " Viet Nam forces to the French Army is "out of the question," the Government of Dr. Ho Chi Minh is ready to consider peace “on a basis of mutual justice." Hendled: "There is not you an indication that the French, who have viciously smenred the integrity of our prepared to offer Just

Aro

The resistance fender declare that the Vietaninew in Cochin

ch and

sweinl channels a typewritten note alened" "Nguyen' Tan Gi Trong, Director of the (Vietnam) Central Information categorically denying the charge, that missionaries nans lush been deported and kid- China, "reinforced by intellectumped from religious establish

men in porthern Indochinn.

The missionaries are "enjoying apnectúl life and carrying on

activities their

undisturbed," Trong note says.

from

and organ are better armed

than ever since the

resistance began.

He added that Viquam out

¦ welcome · Indiana - ‚ mediatian,, AS

there was "greater affinity

I also enclosed: coples of let tween Dr. Ho Chi Minh und Pantera from French people under di Nehru than between Dr. Io the protection of our government, ** Mily And Generalissime proving our friendly treatment." Chiang Kai-shek.

"An dealings piust be with H. Chi Minh. because he re- Dress the unly government we

regise," said.

Charges Denied

While a number INC. powerful Amami Catholic families. nal Rotalist, were hobby the moves for the restoration f Ban Da1. Former Aunamite Eumerar, "we will never acrent ha a i der Em- peror but and as an advice o member of the Ges, rhment, we atessing fiverviewmirt of a spetiete

the lead f the Vietnamese, Actelerí,

The Vietnamese would allow measure of 15mal self-governmte: but "never autonomy which would to continue her pernit Prance

tripping policy of divitle and

rule."

The letters as nil adressed to Dr. "Ho Chi Minh, the Vietnam Pident. One signed by Jent Labent, writing "poken

of a group", sagt "We are satis- died that the Vietnamese have done everything within their power to make us as comfortable i as possible."

HEAT WAVE IN- SYDNEY

Sydney, Feb. 23, Suturday was one of the hottest dux of the' ammer, ir. Saucy.

The temperature, climbed to 23.6 degrees and the humidity was high. Thousands Australians went (n the beaches for relief in the roll- ing faciated Press. ...

Standard In Germany

Berlin, Feb. 23. While economists study pro panis for monetary reform which would restore to the German mark nValue in foreign exchange, Ber- Bn and a large part of Germany are living in one of the strangest phases of financial history,

It probably will be recorded as on era of efgarette Stan- Gard"--when American cigarettes ?- became, so valuable in trade änd barter that ideredited legal currency:

The period will last as long a Germans diatrast their currenty.

and the cigarette remains the

searco and "coveted article it is ar present.

"It is a crazy chapter-onough' to drive a serious student of econ onsica mad", commented the suber newspaper Neue Zit.

will be a prefude to lasting friend- ship between the Vietnamesound French."

A letter from "military per- sonnel of the former French deles gation," fays: "We want to em- phasis the way your representne

Americans with cigarettes to tives have taken care of ux." and a 20-year-old French soldier is hire can trade them at their in- Anted valties--at least 1,200 marks We quoted as saying:

turo no!

no (omeinily: US$120) per carion-- fighting enemies but friends, I am

Afor furniture, - paintings, furn. not treated as a prisoner but fel

clothe and luxury and looked after like a friend."

articles, Vietnamese soldiers have never situation from the standpoint of

Corporal Pierre Marchal writes:

The Neue Zit

looker at the

millions of Germans who madry bid for Cigarettes.

mistreated us."

Nam Dinh Batte Under, steady French pressure, Vietnam troops today - began French Tributes evacuating the Chinose quarte: Another letter signed by Nix of Nam Dinli, 50 miles south of

Hanoi. en and women, says: "We know

was letally reported. Elsewhere, fighting was inlted you are fighting for fundamental

bert and gather from Marto patrol and reconnatsunce nell- re! Stanising thanks Dr. Ho Chivities.~~~Reuter. Mish for "the tollypops the war- der gave my children. My chit- dren

No hay that it makes

Another groups spokesman tells of Vietnam children bringing

cakes and sweets to their unfor tuante brothers of France" and

I have just possivel through" | hopes that this "symbolic gesturs

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Clyde Dispute

Clydebank, Feb. 2.

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cameras,

"Real money does not seem to be real any more," the paper said. "Theoretically, money has three. functions: Serving as a means of exchange, fixing, values and pro serving values."

"Bu today the cigarette has assumed the tusk of fulfilling all of these fanctions."Anaociated Press,

Agriculture Complains

~Berlin, Feb. 23. Farmers in the Russian zone of Germany are complaining of un- Clyde's 35 yards staged air demands and punishment by the Russian allitary government their seventh successive and German civil government. U Saturday forenoon colloquitary adminis

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