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WHITE AUSTRALIA

FEELS OUT IN THE COLD

Ho

Dr. Evatt is working for off- clal government to government talks with India. gavo notice of this desire in his re- cent speech on International affairs in the Australian Parlia- ment.

for a century and a half, will be very remote, almost half of the world away.

Canberra, Mnr. 30.

Australia's defence set up is White Australia today is

involved in changes that are feeling lonely in an Asia world

taking place in the southwest that

no longer belongs to

Pacific and Indian oceans. Pre- leaven Europe. That sums up why

sumably when Britain her Foreign Minister, Dr. Ifér

India, Australia and New Zea- land will not have freo necesa anxious bert V. Evatt, is so India shall remain In the Bri- Significantly, Jawaharlal Neh-to the naval basca in India. tish Commonwealth of Nations ru.. hend of India's Interim Britain, beneath the shelter of on the same independent foot-government, profaed the speech, whose Navy' Australia has lived" ing as the other Dominions. and Dr. Evatt is constantly in Three weeks of discussion at

Australla once believed with touch in Canberra with Sir Moscow have brought the Forout reservations that she be- Ragunath Paranjpye, the In- eign Ministers no nearer a sóly longed wholly to Europe. To dian High Commissioner. tion of the problem of Germany's day nhe in recognising rather future than they were at the be forlornly that geographically at ginning. Meanwhile, increasing least she belongs to Asia. restlessness in the British Zone have fed to open dectionstrations and while they have been con ducted without violence, there is no guarantee that the unrest will stop at hunger marches. There can, of course, be no remedy for Germany's ills until the unfor-

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By ALAN REID

Australia will be thrown And At this stage of the proceed-upon her own resources. inge, there a unofficial the resources of 7,000,000 peo- AUR- flavour about the negotiations. ple are not inexhaustible.

friends urgently though quietly, tralia wants Her forlors outlook comes of But prgently, Isolation from Europe in the negotiations are going on, al in Southeast Asia, particularly Ren of rising nationalfamaya with the hope in the India. She believes that the friendship will not be one-sided amongst nations formerly un-

with India giving all and re- dier European direction.

ceiving

Though nothing. numerically smaller she is more advanced-industrially. She can officials supply manufactured goods ever increasing needed in an amount as Indian, Malayan and Indonesian living standards are raised. Additionally she has had long experience with a de- mocratic from of government. She believes that the democra

That is why Australia is looking to India, promising aid to India in the development of its secondary industries and minds of Australian hoping in return for friendship that India will recognise the uni utalerstanding. She has to membership of tho British live in years to come with Commonwealth' of Nations other nations of the Bust--not give benefits otherwise denied. with Europeans.

The "White Australia" policy While on one hand she has recognised by Australiana 'as to weigh her traditional friend- the stumbling block in, the way ships and comradeship in war of achieving complete harmony with the Dutch, on the other with India.

the

Helf. New Zealand and tic countries of the area-her-

Indla

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner.

ML`ATE 32. 1. FIT. OFF.

11-26

Carpe

"It's rather lute! Why don't you let me put you up here?"

Macao Today Is An Expensive Hobby

decisions reached on diplomatic level at Potsdam have been removed in harmony with the realities of the German situa tion. It was nit, of course, the conception of the Western Puw- rs that Germany should be puliti- cally partitioned. They acquiesced in her being divided into zones hand she realises that the Possibly it is feature of with the status of self-govern. fe military occupation only. They Dateh may not be in The the Australian political setup ng dominion--can give not were ready to let Russia have for | Netherlands East Indies for that is known to the ordinary only a lead but actual material this a lion's share of the German ever, and tint these teeming, Iudun, and Doctor Evatt's re-

assistance to the other coun- ap, including such Western millions of native populations cent declaration that Australia, tries in the area which need minded regions as Thuringia and will mould the feelings of these was pledget completely to the such assistance as they move towarcia, un establishment of de- Sasony: and they consented still Islands, so wealthy and popul. polley probably does not help. farther to contract their

, towards

their southern But the Foreign Minister be-mocratie forms of government.

Heves that

Primarily Australia is con. neighbours..

even the hostility. Zones in order to provide a Zorte

These are thoughts at Jur

engendered by Incorporating cerned with India, but Austral- France. But, economically

back of Dr. Evatt's mind in the policy sa a permanent foalan interests are now wide be and politically, Germany was to his approach to India and other ture of Australian life, can be cause she is acknowledging her Macau today is an expensive, than in Hong Kong but the film- remain a single unit. As soon as Asiatic countries.

from a visitor's point efgber: there has more variety in geographic

from place remolencas

shown as they are practicable, a central German As regards India, just about Illustrative of the reaction of Europe and her proximity to view. Unlike Hong Kong there is the ms

leet us to olitain its complete independ- the Indian to the full expiana-a's. Aa well us "frank talka" now no acute accommodation pro-screened only one or two nights

blem, yet hitel prices are about-in succession. Meanwhile the occupying Powersence of Great Britain, the link tion of the implications of the with India she wants a regional mat and higher thin the Euro-

iri Hong Kong ||- Quiet Reigns to regulate the country of membership of the British polley was the attitude of a well conference of Southeast Aslan pean run hotels

A Southeast Asian which cater for a mere varied nintly, through a joint Control Commonwealth would in his known Indian newspaper editor countries.

A peaceful atmosphere pervades HONG KONG CANTON EXPORT CO., LTD. Council in Berlin. To do Rus view provide a atabillaing bond during a recent visit to Aus

sia justice she ever pretended between the two countries. tralia. He arrived in Australia Evatt is not just an Interna- upwards of 24 dollars a night for over 3rd flour, French Bank Building.

to the policy Lional "get together" to rinsh a single rocm, not heltiding any Macau which is made up of 90 attachment to the idea of a com

Their economies are almost bitterly hostile

per cent Chinese, Under a ccm- resolutions in no and denouncing it as a racial pious

broad menis or surcharge. There is

The first impression gained by retent Portugueso administration complementary.

terms on innocuous Rùbjects. need for clashes there. Austra inmult. lin wants what India can sup

he learned that the ply. Australia's expanded in- words "White Australia" wore dustry can give India what she not mentioned in any legisla- wants. Australian, technicians tion and did not appear in any and industrial experiences can statute. be used in building up Indian resources,

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dominium like this. She accepted it because the Western Powers insisted, but her own preference was for spheres of interest. And without delay she started convert ing her own zone into one. Politi cally she followed her usual technique of organising a strong Communist Party to be her agent. Economically

she treated

overcome:

Ther

ian workers.

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay "The Authority on Authorities"

conference envisaged by Doctor clientele. Prices in Macau zange the 200,000-populace

It is known that he wants diany stranger arriving in Macau which revolves round a "no non- cussed the really vital subjects of defence and trade.

War.

By MARGARET BRADBURY

moving out. Now nations are our own Colony the people

in Southcdst

Asia,

sense or interference basis," the Chinese element can only be described as "subdued"._when compared with Hong Kong.

ed to her. geographic situation:

Austraila had, her eyes open-},

Extreme courtesy among the Chinese lower class and workerk It was economic in basis, de- by the southward sweep of the

| towards the Macaoese population signed to protect Australian Japanese and the important

concerned is a refreshing change when one Friendship with India would workers, against the competi- roles of India and Burma in the from Hong Kong is

with the absence of vehicles, recalls the attitude towards the East permit Australia to face

her tion of cheap labour, not organ had relied implicitly

Before that Australia rickshaws and hawkers. It is a European section here of a large Germany as if it was West Rus-future with the knowledge that incd against unfair exploitation shelter provided by the British streets cf Macau after Hong class, among whom can be in

on the pleasure to ride through the portion of the Chinese working sin. Its surplus grain, which had she has in the area a co-part- and with the tradition of co-

Britain is Kong. Unlike the situation, included many Chinese wito dolly been the regular source of bread-ner with herself and New Zea- operative resistance to exploita-Navy But now

use the Hong Kong cross harbour supply for the industrialised Ger- and whose voice could not be tione as possessed by Austral-

ariaing ignored.

Macau And no difculty in walk ferries complete with arent deal ans in what is now the British

Australia has to live with these ing on the pavements because no vigour and unnecessary physl.

ccolles and hawkers-stands bar cal violence. zone, went to feed Russinns in

nations. Doctor Evatt believes their way. These exist in Macau Nightlife in Macau reveives round stead. She enforced against the

that whether they like it or not onl; in small numbers and ven- the wineshop cales and gambling Western Allies every part of the

Australians must realise that dors are given to understand by snbshments which are sane. Potsdam policy which favoured

they live close to Axia and that, the authorities that they must toned by the authorities, Social her. Every part which invoured

pro-war defence relationships use the minimum space possible, evening life as it exists in Hong and associations them she ignored. It is easy to

are not Européen" food, Just as plenti-Kong has no medjunt in Macau

With the return of the warm enough. It is with this at the ful in Macau as here, is sold in blame her, but was a condominium

restaurants two main

aweather the mosquito pest in al- back of his mind that he is its ever practicable? Our eyes having

present in quantity 'in compare favou ready charges which turning to India for friendship ably with Hong Kong, Rlce how Macau where it is now necessary gradually been opened, it is now

and co-operation, anxious to see ver, which is in short supply in to sleep with the protection of Britain and America which want

the new nationa of the South-Macau, has bred a flourishing netting. The D. D. T, spray-

· DISCARDS

which

carried to have a freer hand in their

und an equallying west Pacific and Indian oceans black market zones, and Russia which is hark Regardless of whether you

Australia's side.-Nourishing. smuggling racket. periodically by the R.A.F. ing back to the assertion of Ger- are the declarer or a defender,

ranged on

Cinema rates are a little higher Hong Kong and Kowloon cannot of course be introduced by the phase of good many's political unity. For the an important

Macanese because of the lack of rircraft. Party which she has built up in curd playing conslate of watch-{ her own zone has reached a pointing all discards and making the ducking. The 5 to the K won logient Inferences from them. Atas in with his A. He saw the

the second trick and South then at which she reckons that, given either a sult or No Trump con danger of getting

set two or tract, if it to capture the country

a long, suit is being

more if he ducked, a spade trick whole. That would carry

run by someone, on which you or tried to set up the sult in her will have to discard, the banners to the Rhine, and give cards

the Brat three rounds, 113 of another player

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open South's hand, with either 1-Dinmond or a short club bid, preferably the former, But the natural contract resulted any- West led his heart Q, South

way.

her the mastery of Europe. Had frequently form the sole guide either of those plaus might

cause the loss of four tricks in

the British and Americans man for your own action. When you diamonds. So, playing safely for

aged their zones as they aught,

there should have been no such

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Franco Marks Time In Spain

They

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Police Policy

out

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Interesting, is the fact that Macnu's share of child pickpockets - ins' been turned to a useful pur- authorities. prse by the police These children are taken off the street and allowed to live in the

Madrid, Mar. 30. International and domestic posi-mala police station compound are a defender, your partner's

Informed political quarters tion without effecting the cen-where they help to work in the lowest card from a particular one down and hardly thinking of said today that any Spanish tral administration, the mill-gardens and de light constendtive are jobs. In return they are fed from risk. Western occupation started sult usually tells you he is re-game any more, except through political developments are like tary dictatorship. by being much more popular than Inquishing protection there and his five club tricks,

some defense mistake, he

ran ly to be delayed until the ef- watched closely, though, to see the vegetable and fruit produce Russian occupation, and it ought wants you to retain yours, as

fects of the Moscow conference if they signify a new orienta which is grown in the police gar- to have remained so. Why fias it he is guarding against some his spade

On the third club West tossed of foreign ministers have been tion or a trend toward evolu- dens.

Ale living in this compound, 3, la order to keep analyzed by Franco and his tion.

which has been made as pictur- his four diamonds and heart J, Cabinet ministers.

The second sphere embraces esque and neat as any section of a but Enst wasn't looking. So on They predict that any anti-the complexity of factions in- municipal park in England by the fourth club East tossed the Franco statements or recom- side and outside Spaini, work- Macaŭ police, in their leisure the hours, are 120 orphans. They are apado 2. Hoping that indicated mendations arising from the ing for the removal of the very kind of carelessness It conference will be seized on by Franco government in favour the email sons and daughters of did. South took his two top Franco's

as of something else. That "some- Macau mothers who died during: propagandists

the war. Free focd is diso, pro- S. J 8 2 spades and was overjoyed to see material for a new campaign thing elpo" is the factor which vided for them, mainly froin the N H. K 87 both defendera follow. Two reiterating charges of foreign has kept the anti-Franco fue station grounds as well as cloth- i which is allotted through a WED. A Q more spades then gave him con- interference In Spanish changes, tions generally disunited.

If the Big Four ministern The two principal groups Government grant. Three Catho S 7 2. ** tract plus an extra trick.

Ignore Spain, Franco will con are the Monarchists and Role women teachers Instruct them IC. 6 5 2 If Eant had noted that

West's space 3 was his lowest tinue quietly to administer his publicans. A third Important in daily lessons in a wories of behind the possible, East should have held nation's affairs without affect group favours a provisional or small huts errected Police headquarters. "carothker" administration un- ing any noticeable change. his spades and tossed diamonds Political quarters said that til à legal institution may, bo

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Jour own? There are many contri- butory explanations, but the main one is food: When the already low allowance of calories in the British zone dropped suddenly and remorselessly to a semi-star- S. Q 6 3 vation figure much below that in H. Q J 9 51 the other two chief zones, the D; K 9 6 6 bottom fell out of our prestige, C. 9-7 The population was already tried to the utnost by lack of homes, clothes, fuel, cleansing and the

harest comforts. Sheer daily hun-,

ger is the last straw. The actual i reason why this occured was first

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on the last two clubs, That Franca has been contemplating chosen through a plebiscite. bean alliance with, the "Mon- would have made it impossible a cabinet shuffle since the first There is considerable inter-archists in order to creato n the withholding of the East: Ger- (Dealer: South. Neither side for South to take more than man grain and then the non-ar-vulnerable.)

ciglit tricks.

rival of American food ships, due South West North Enst mainly to the strikes in the Unit- Pass

ed States. Great Britain strove to

Tomorrow's Problem,

lessen the blow, drawing heavily

on her island's own meagre re- serves and imposing bread-ration- starting it. Most players would, ing upon her own, people. But the Germans neither saw that,, nor

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believed it. Most of them regard-dations for food security. The ed the famine as evidence of, a Americans have driven a hard deliberate British desire to weak bargain; but the gain is real. en and decimate their nation. The Secondly, we have taken a stand alternative was to decry us for at Moscow, supported by Gen our incompetence: These are still cral Marshall, which should it the verdicts, probably, of a ma secure Russian approval, will dority of the dwellen in the Bris take things generally much easier tish zone: andy until, we live them throughout Germany. But time is down we cannot hope to win sym-) of the essence if the country's des pathy. What, then, are we doing terioration is to be, ajecked and vul about it? In the main the right | Gên: Määhall's efforts to pin the things. First, by the economic Russians down, to action will un- merger of the British and Ameri-doubtedly be given Mr. Bayin'? can coner we have, laid the foun- wärtigst supports.

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of the year. They expected it play. The main faction of stronger and broader front. to occur by the end of Febru- Monarchists is that favouring Other Republicans déploré jela. ary. Since nothing has háp- the restoration of the throne tionship with the Monarchists pened yet, they presume that with Pretonder Don Juan and contend that the monarchy Franco, will postpone action in reigning as King Juan III must be kept out at all costs. order to obviate any possible, Another branch of Monarchists A yet, there is no trend that Interpretation that he is being are advocating the restoration would mark the progress of Influenced by 'Big Four de of the Carlist line. Some the varied factions. However, Monarchists favour a constitu- the monarchists Inside Spain It was recalled that a similar tional monarchy while others have been increasingly active shakeup was predicted a year are backing an absolute mon-since the first of the year. Tp- ago. Nothing happened: archy litical quarters claim they hava

There are two spheres of The Republicans are equally made more hondway than the Spanish political activities, divided. The exile Republicans Republicans. Nevertheless, they One involves the day to day have, three separate. Broups have not reached an agreement livelihood of the Franco regins. Jockoying for position. The with FrancoAIN The other Involves the scattered socalled a government-in-exila, | Unfil. Franco has been con- forces which are seeking a with Rodolfe-Llopis 88 premier, vinded that a certain charge is basic bbarige which would mean the Negrin Soefallats and the pins order, a change not re- the substitutionul a new re- Prieto -socialiste:"In gimp for the Franco govern, tỏ thêm, there: ar North. Neither alde ment, TAN Pelican factions, withi

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