1947-04-15 — Page 7

Big Four

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1947.

RICE SHORTAGE INEVITABLE

Prince

Talks To Contributing Factor To S.E. Asia Unrest Hates News

Break Up? American

London, Apr. 13.

pondent of the "Sunday

The diplomatic corres- Ambassador Times" said today that Criticised

even the Foreign Minis- ters in Moscow expected that the Big Four con- ference "will break up in the next few days with out achieving any major

decision."

vi Pens,

Anglo-Belgian Agreement

that none

"New" "Delhi," "Apr. 13. The Mostem League newspaper,

Dawn", today editorially attack.

Only Half Minimum Requirements

London, Apr. 13.

A serious shortage of rice to add to the unrest in Southeast Asla appears inevitable according to latest reports, writes Mr. O.M. Green, fornier editor of Shanghai's North China Daily News, in the London newspaper Observer today. January Lord Killearn (acting for the Inter- - national Emergency Food Council) counted on having 1,682,600 tons for distribution in the first half of 1947; and that, it was emphasised, is only half the minimum requirements of normal times,” Green said,

the United States Ambassador-"In designate. Dr. Henry Grady, for

Dawn referred to Dr. Grady'a

statement, Washington

promin-

"Now Burma, Slam and Indo- losting and widespread smuggling, labour troubles generally, ently featured in the Indian press. Chiun, the three main sources, ore jalso in which he stressed the import-unlikely to "yleli more than jure the cause of thir decline. ance of national unity in India *453,500 Tons Instead of the

than 37,000 tons

rice

U.S. OFFICERS FREED?

San Francisco, Apr. 14. The Communist North Sheilal radio heard here ii a' broadcast of a delayed dia- patch said today that "Major Rigos and CaptainCollins_of the United States Army and anaintant military attaches of the American Eminasy ist Ckina, in pursuance of the. spirit of clemency, corted out of the territory."

Major Robert Rigos and Captain John W. Collins were reported captured by the Con- munista March 1-Asrorint- ed Press:

were ca

that Imports

Prasad said tona, last year did hot exceed 2.3 mil on fons, and this year they were likely to be less.

Allocation of cereala to India

Hounds

Nice, Apr. 12. Prince Philip

of Greece, Philip Mount- batten, naturalized Bri- tish subject whose 'name has been linked roman tically with that of Prin- cess Elizabeth, lives quietly here on the Riviera and continues his antipathy for news- papermen.

When young Mountbatten ar. rived here he was rushed away froni newspapermen at the air. field and Bow, has posted his gardener and a Beree day in the garden of the villa of the Marchioness of Milford Haven- bis nant-to keep Inquisitive

newsmen away.

out his

Whenever he goes aunt accompanies him. She was with him the other night

be sat on the fourth-door of the Carlton Hole to watch the annual flower Bght helew on the long esplanarte which runs song the Bay of Cannes,

He has

attended several

"harping" on Indian unity, accused him of "Laking sides in The Sunday Times" said there the internut affairs of the country was still the possibility of drama-to which he is coming as a dipto- tie lust minute developments; but matle representative." general tetier was would come and that the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevin, had already canvassed the possibility of the next Big Four

Four Ounces A Day meeting being held in Leidon. Dawn said: "Either Dr. Gradly | 1300,500 toos expected from

"The general strike in Rangoon The correspondent said there is not aware that 100,000,000 In- |them.

reduced export for January and was also speculation that the 11.5. dan Moslemia regard themselves "Negotiations are going on

February together to only $5,747 Secretary of State, General as a seperate nation or he cor

with Brazil and Egypt for rice, lons, or more Moslems" George Marshall, would seek a siders meeting with Generalissimo Stulio trograde that they need to be whatever they yield would below the expected average farby the International Emergency Food Council was not sufficient to and here is surprise that steps educated in their responsibilities for short of making up the de. one month. Some of the have not been taken earlier to by foreign mentors Her Dr. Deit,

thus held up may be recovered, meet all requirements. which | Grady,"

"Burma's expected export has but this cannot be depended upon.

"The position is very difficult ir bring about this meeting. might have vital influence on The paper added that even if dropped from UND,000 tons to

"Here is an example of what not desperate from another point future development- af interno Dr. Grady did not realise the im- 1532,000 tons: Indo-China's ex-luck of rice ineans," Green can. of view," Prasad continued. tional relations generally,“..... Uniplications of what he drierted export has dropped from tinues. "In Malaya, a native nor

"We imported nearly one hun- the has managed to win the spe

125,000 tons to 50,000 tons; and, mally eats from 13 to 15 ounces)

dred crores of rupees (475,600.- pieion and not the confidence Siam's expected export from rice per day. His allowance 000) worth of grains in 1946, and The Moshens of India, and mag 1375,000 tons to 271,500 tons. fine it difficult to live it down."

since last August has been only to maintain prices at the level society dances and is frequently *Jarsity, guerilla warfare, rice-tour ounces, How to keep up even fat which they prevailed in the seen with his cousin, Tatlana United Press,

that is not easy to see."

country the Govermanent was Mountbatten, daughter of Vis Meanwhile, reports, from Bom.compelled to sell imported genins erunt Mountbatten. United bay say that Dr. Rajendra Prasad, at price much less than thot at Press. Food Member of the Government which they had been imported, of India, told a press conference with the result that the Govern. that although the food stationment had to suffer a loss is easter than about the

than twenty crores of rupees time tant year it is not free from ("15,000,000) in this way. anxicly.

Only Course Primad," wing is in Bomboy to in- ~milia cannot afford to rop- spect the food position there, said [tinue imports on such seale that while the rice erop was fair. without a corresponding increase ly normal the wheat crop be in her own exports, of whic

Shanghai. Apr. 1. Four hundred thousand ton damaged by dust in most wheat-moment

of laterini representing pary producing areas except Sind and "The only course

Japan's therefore

reparations ear- the Punjab.

open to us is to increase our owned to China by the end of this marked for Ching, will be shin- production of food! to escape star- vation."

You Cho, chief your, "We have thus to face a con- With this end in view, Dr. Chinese Reparations Commis. siderable overall deficit in the Prasad said, short-term and long-sion in Japan. told inter. country as a whole which will term schemes had been prepared

viewers here. necessitate large-imports over and and under the former it. Is hoped above normal imports in prewar that the three to four million Lons' deficit may be made up by days," he said.

Expecting in pverall shortage increased production during the of about: three to four million next four or five years.Reuter,

London, Apr. 14.

An agerema Over JL wide range of matters affecting trade between the Bnited King:han and The Helgo-Luxor econumie union was reached daring reent digcussion in Brusadi. The Bri

Tish Bound of Trade and Belga- Luxembourg Sunday,

Talk Of Cabinet Revived

Changes

London, Apr. 13.

The two delegations, the an. The Sunday newspapers revived talk of Cabinet

Pouncement said, agreed on men- Fares to facilitate substantial ex-

Darts in the United Kingdom from, Belgium ani!

wid

Luxembourg of

of goals inluding

Xe

more

changes today, but this time agreed that the Foreign Secretary, Ernest Bevin, and the Lord expectations as it has been there is hardly. a chance at the President of the Council, Herbert Morrison, would retain their posts.

* and steel products and other "The People" said the Prime Minister, Clement

tal flax, fexifles al other

eqnsumer gaarks and horticultural

produce,

View were

exchange 1

about the import of British guoda,

ints Belgium and

Luxembourg

sounding his

re-

Attlee, might make some minor changes this week. The principal change, it said, would be the retirement of the 75-year-old Secretary of State for India, Lord Pethick-Lawrence. "Now that Indin has been all evidence Mr. Attice had been

colleagues on her freedom." "The Perple said, "his main task has organization of the Cabinet after been completed and he will now the return of Mr. Bevin, who is now in Moscow for the Foreign retire from netive affnies."

Ministers' conference, and

his Morrison from valescence on the Riviera.

and general balance of payment but given belween the sterling ind the Aplgian Frane nivas.

The arrangements will he she miltted for approval to the respers tive Government -- Preas.

Asuriated!

Introducing

The well-informed newspaper, "The Observer," said there was

PANAMERICAN

You have never smoked

A Better Cigarette

ADAMERICAN

MADE IN USA.

Cigarettes

DISTRIBUTOR FOR H,K. & SOUTH CHINA:---

NAM SANG CÓ.

DAVID HOUSE. 2nd Fl

HONG KONG

Tel. 28848,

EAT, DRINK & BE, MERRY

AT THE

COCKTAIL BAR RESTAURANT

*

369-371, NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON. BEST FOOD! BEST DRINK! "Served W th A Smile"

Mr.

of

con-

A. V. Alexander

"The Observer" said Labour Party members of Parliament were centring their eritlelsm on the Defence Minister, Mr. A. V. Alexander, mainly as a result of Government's decision to reduce service in the armed forces under the conscription bill frons 18 to 12

months.

Mr. Alexander

sald

I

from the beginning had insisted on 18 months' service and had persuad- ed loyal Labour MPs to inform their constituencies that

any

..

Four Millions

Body Of Mussolini's Mistress Exhumed

ཝཱ

Milan, Apr. 13.

The_body of Mussolini's fast mistress, Clara Petacci, was exhumed secretly last night in Muscocco Cemetery under instructions from her relatives.

The police cordoned the graveyard against pas-

sersby.

Although the authorities

fured detalls, it leaked out that

And

a

they had found a ring set with Ban On Black shorter period would be useless. large diamond sewn in the "No one can really understund w the Cabinet came to bungle things so badly," "The Observer"

said.

Bevin To Stay

3

tiny gold case containing a rogary shoulder strap of her dress

sown in the hem of her allp.. Market Rates

Petacci's grave had been guard-

past

ed night and day for the month. The order for the ex- humation came unexpectedly last

Quotations

Canton. Apr. 12.

Japanese Reparations

A* Pago, 7**

It takes LESS time today to FLY

BANGKOK

CPA

Leaving Friday, 18th April SINGAPORE

Leaving Friday, 18th April MANILA

Leaving Wednesday, 16th April

SYDNEY

Book now for next aircraft

Passenger & Freight Booking Agents (P. J. LOBO & CO.)

4 Chater Road, Tel. 31162 & 31400 Kowloon Office: Tel.56260

Faro $528

Fare $880

Fare $380

Fare $2,200

Tathay Pacific

CNAC

China National

Aviation Corp.

FLY MANILA BY DC4

Excellent Connection with P.AA.

of the

REGULAR

He said the Chinese Ministry of Communication will be en Urely responsible for the ship. ments.

He declared steel and iron factories will constitute the balk of the first shipments with electric power plants and di:k- yards taking second place.

The work of dismantling is expected to be completed within one or two montha.

Yun Chu said the rehabilita. tion of electric power material for China is still insumicient to meeting her needs.

He said China should be given top priority among the Far Eastern nations in gutting Japanese reparations

the

suffered the heaviest war losSER of them al-Associated Press.

PROVISION FOR “CONCHIES"

Zurich, April 13.

✪LHUNGISING

Clipper to U.S.A.

O

CEFONLIN

KUTIMING

CANTON

HONGKONG

AMOY

Fly always by CMA.C

The Swiss Parlament la to make special provision for con- scientious objectors to military Leaving service.

The motion, carried in Parlin.

night. The coffin was found in The Provincial Commission Even before the conscription crack in one side. There was no to all newspapers and maga- ment by a narrow majority.

good condition, except for a big of Finance has issued an order debate, "The Observer" said, soine evidence that anybody had touch-zines, forbidding them to print pinced the matter in the hands Labour members were considered it. ing a round-robin petition asking

black market ratce on gold bars of the Governinent, which now ter Mr. Alexander's removal, but the reason for

The police refused to discuss and foreign currencies.

has to draw up a bill providing the exhumation, the iden later was dropped.

In accordance with the Chin- for non-combatant service for Afthe the two pieces of jewellery All Sunday newspapers agreed were removed, the body was re-

ese National emergency regula. men whose conscience proventa tions, newspapers and that Mr. Morrison on his return interred in the same grave. Petac

in maga- them serving

the armed would resume his duties as headel's body had been shifted to

zines are allowed to record only forces. of the Cabinet's Economie Pien-different part of the cemetery the official market rates, given At present no reason other ning Board, Lord President of the last February at the request of by the Government banks. Any than ill-health will obtain dis- Council and Government. leader possibic attempt to steal it.

relatives, who apparently feared a report on black market rates is pensation and refusal to bear considered harmful to financial arms is punishable by imprison. Gold Hoard

stability.-KPN

ment-Reuter.

In the House.

ruinours

.

Mr. Bevin will remain in the Foreign Ministry, they said, des.

It was speculated that the ex- pite persistent recent

humation was connected with that he would take over the the execution of Mussolini

recent press reports concerning econcmle planning post-United the disappearance of his fabuleus and Press.

gok hoard. It had been hinted that Petacci's coffin might con- tafts Home of the missing treasure.

Petacel and Mussolini executed by partisans in Dongo village on April 26, 1946. Fascist: sympathisers stole Mussolini's body from its gravo

Deadlock In Korea

New York, Apr. 15.

wer

Stern Gang Amazon Escapes

Jerusalem, Apr. 13.

here last Zibora Cohen, 20-year-old Yemenite broadcaster for the Stern Gang, escaped from the Govern- ment hospital here today,

year, but it was recovered in a convent several weeks later.

2:10 p.m.

Every Thurs.

SHANGHAI

Tel. 31166-9 & 58870

PAL Philippine Air Lines, Inc.

MANILA

·Fare: HK$380

FOUR ENGINED SKYMÁSTER SERVICES

SHANGHAI

The police. then took possession She was taken to hospital re- meticulously. The hospital WAT BANGKOK

of Bussolini's body and have recently for an

The New York Times today fured to disclose whether it was spending two and a half years in editorially approved Gen Mar- reburied or cremated. United

•

shall's letter to V.M. Molotov Press. regarding Korea, declaring he

nny

took the only course that gives hope of breaking

deadlock there...

HELLERMANN - ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

for

Patent cable binding system

Bolo Agents in Hong Kong & South China REISS, BRADLEY & CO., LTD.

Queen's Rd. 'C.,

National City Bank of New York Building.

Telephones 28000/7.- Hongkong.

CLB

United States-USSR Commis- was the noly way slon to make progress, was due problem.

operation,

Bethlehem Women's Prison.

Mita Cohen have fled

after situated in the heart of Zone C.

Zibora Collin

was serving seven-year sentence. She was re-

ได

il

HK$ 300 MON, 21st 'APR..

HK$ 528

THURS. 17th APR.

HK$ 380

for the

freedom

600

US$.795

TUES. 15th APR; FRI. 18th API.

escaped by

that Ziborn

climbing 10 Round Trip Reduction

Baggage Allowance 60-Iba,

Freight Rates on

of

was reported to membered for the golden voi MANILA the hospital while with which she began her Steru several Arabs were quarrelling Gang broadcants: This is the HONOLULU the suffered through internal divi-outside.

ilghters

ĮSAN FRANCISCO alon and uncertainty.

This way har

Israel." bid second

The Exchange Telegraph Discussing postwar events in Pressing Gen Marshall for encaps. In her first attempt, sho Koren, the Times. sald principal boid, firm action, the Times, Bethlehem, prison fortress.

was caught by Arabs outalde, the Agency reported

She Cohen blame for failure of the joint pointed out that decisive action was arrested two and a half through a lavatory window at the to face the years ago in a Telaviv attle by Hospital, where she had been un- several British constables, who or treatment for pneumonia far to the Soviet attitude. It said It concluded that the best way Gang radio, station.

accidentally stumbled on a

ten days-United Press Stern tactics puraued by the to meet Communism north of The attractive girl was he Soviet delegation could not be the 38th parallel sa to streng-loved to have

RETALIATION construed In any other way then. democracy

been veiled Gnj than having been intended to border, and to show there. that dress when she cheaped from the ball match attacked and injured

Jerusalem, Apr. 12. south of the wearing, an embroidered Arab

Jewish spectators at a foot- delny reaching any solution the latter is the better way of hospital, which is one of the most

The Timen Bald the effect life, and prove that.

heavily guarded in Jerusalem.

alghtly two Arob youths who, was Russia established a fairly liberty and happiness can better Girl With Golden Voice were selling ice cream at the MAIN BOOKING OFFICE... stable if "completely dictatorial bo pursued

· Boarches were started along all gumo

apparently in PENINSULA HOTEL LOBBY in a democratic Jerusalem atracts. Those entering retaliation for yesterday's Arab Government in

North Korea society than a totalitarian one and leaving the city's four secure attack on twn Jews at Mosque Tela, 68330 and 68091-Ex. 22 while the United States zono-United Press,

ity fortress mones wore checked Omar-United Press.

the

today.

THE DE LA RAMA STEAMSHIP CO., INC.

GENERAL AGENTS- K

HONG, KONG, OFFICE PEDDER BUILDING

Tels; 23670; Chinese beft. 28758 MANAGER 233675