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China's Dark Fears That

Japan Will Rise Again

Pelping, Apr: 80- Dark fears that Japan will rise again are slowly taking shape behind the contours "of China in turmoil,

By ANTHONY

ULLSTEIN

sond

fided. "MacArthur, will them to fight the Kunchantang (Chinese Communist Party). Then the Japanese will be sent to fight the Russians. The Ja- the panese are not afraid of Russlaan."

Communist_Line

USC

A Chinese professor, discusK- ing Japan, said: "The Kuomin tank is very anxious to get Ja- panese Industrial reparations

Japan's surrender, the liatoric Anxiety over Japan's out- victory of 1945 has a hollow atripping China in the political ring in Chinese cars. and economic field finds aimilar The ochre-uniformed soldiers expression from Peiping in the "that overran the country dur- This simple line of reasoning north to Canton in the south.king a decade of naked aggres- nerven Chinese Communist

Japan's own aconomic woession have been repatriated.

purposea. As Japan ahowa and political differences find lit- i The gendarmes and "special more signs of recovery Red tle reflection in the Chinese service" police that brought propaganda may be counted on press. Authoritative assurances stealthy terror to cities and to picture the United States as that the defeated Japanese have towns have many of them-grooming the Japanese mill- their work cut out just keeping been arrested. So have the war tarists and zalbatau for allout draw little attention. criminals. Some have been against the Chinese people. What satisfaction the. Govern- It is taken for granted-al- shot. ment derived yesterday afternoon most instinctively that the in- The civilian colonizers and in securing passage of the Inland dustrious and patriotic Japan-carpet-baggers of the "New Or- Revenue Bill, it is, perhaps, en-

cae "will get there" somehow. der" have left only the former titled to take. If the main thing

And it is feared that as the Japanese banks and office build-na quickly as possible. But

In traces of their pro- was to get it on the statute book, world splits into two hostile inga

Japan rather than tracted swarm. without reference to public feel camps,

America's ing, the aim was accomplished, China-will become and with a better showing than most useful and therefore lead- socmed possible a month ago. Pring interest in the Far East,

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what good will this do, in the long run? The reparations will.; be swallowed up quickly by the civil war. 1 would not be sur. Aprised to see Japanese goods back on the China market, shortly. Then we shall doubt. less start another anti-Japanese boycott."

Technicians Occasionally

meet Chineno clothes pedestrian is whone gait and toothbrush moustache mark him out as a in one of the Japanese. He techniciana kept behind by the Chiuese

nuthorities. Accord- ing to the local police there are 810 such Japaness living in Pelping, facluding women sind children,

"Ay-sh," he sighed ruefully, "it all reminds me too much of 1935."-United Press.

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

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12.51

"That Dinwiddie always was a rotton losor!"

Oriental Tradition, The Meaningless Of Time, Does Not Make Easy The Flow Of

Rice For Hungry

has been exploited to its extreme people in a May Day Or-aghting both on the Nationalist rice supplies of the world.

the Communist side in While there is ample paddy

Millions

vast

Travellers from the domain af Gen. Yen Hai-shan of moun- tatnous Shanat-Province to the weat report that the "Model Governor" has a Japanese mili- London, May 1.

tary bodyguard to accompany him when he ventures near the General Bulganin. So-

With every bushel of wheat; that it is helpful to know some-nt the end of it all, this piece- fighting zones.

totals seldom way, but reflecting the solid body viet Minister of Armed According to press reports a of vital moment to hungry thing of the process whereby meal collection of opinion within the Colony

of Japancae Europe, no less welcome la the paddy comes from up-country more than twenty-five tons.

Without considering distance, which in spite of all persuasion Forces and Deputy Pre-certain nomber

to the to the mills.

Speaking generally, it passes tides, seasons and the obvious persists in the view that expediency mier, told the Russian artillery and other experts are contribution of Siam

through the hands of the far-imitations of the number of limit, that the measure has beender-of-the-Day that their Shantung Province. These un. In Siam, it should not be im nars, thence to the small Chin- paddy-boat trips in the year,

that warehouses in ese shop-keepers, who, in their it becomes evident how foisted on a community inade-armed forces must main-confirmed reports also place Ja-agined quately prepared, and against its

in Bangkok, are bursting with the turn, consign it to paddy-boat must be the paddy-boat fleet northern grain, that merchants are with- nwners, who transport it to the capable of handling even a baro

half-million tons. holding the precious commodity Bangkok mills.

The Siamese farmer does not If the paddy-boat owner en. for purely selfish motives,

Abundant, though. it is, complain at the nnll-like pro- joya an obvious monopoly of tremendous difficulties must be greas of the transaction: He is the farmer's patronage, it is overcame before the grain can seldom well educated, In some for the reason that he is en-

placca his out-of-the-way

not be made ready for shipment thing of a fatalist, has tiled his abled to collect the paddy from

little piece of land-aiB abroad.

fathers before him-from time served by railways or roads, and that his services have the immemorial.

Ho may own the land, or he additional advantage of cheap- may, have mortgaged it whlioness.. still retaining the tilling rights, for which he pays in kind from

le paddy he raises

manoeuvres in

Manchuria and in

of

1

The problem revolves around collection and transport of the paddy that emerges as the rice of commerce after passing through the mill.

Paddy arrives at the mills in a trickle where, given modern mothods of collection and transportation, it might well become a flood,

On Barter

The Master

consent, that the whole procedure, tain "fighting prepared-panese soldiers of fortune the manter and the method adoptness" and would begin Shansi.

Not Far ed to push the measure through Summer has direly damaged confidence in a few days.

No foreign visitor worth his the message which H.E. Sir Mark The Order-of-the-Day was salt will leave Peiping without Young heralded en his arrival broadcast by Radio Moscow as a few hours spent in Embroi. twelve months ago, assuring the most of the: countries of dery Street, where the Japan- repatriates -dumped д prople of this Colony of the Gov-Europe prepared to celebrate ese

mouth-watering assortment ernment's intention to give them May Day.

Gen. Bulganin said: "Our gorgeous Japanese obl. a greater share in the management entire people, led by the Com

Aside from this the Japan- of their own affairs. Had things munist Party's great leader and se, physically speaking, havé been done in a different way, the

teacher, Comrade

A shrewd fellow, the boat- Stalin, is taken the long road back across reception, we feel sure, would

water to their homo is persistently overcoming port- the

ownor! Should the prices paid Paychologically have been more amiable. In the war difficulties and achieving] lands.

they

by the millers be regarded as Bas it now stands, there is

one victory after another on haven't gone very für.

To all intents and purposes he unsatisfactory, he simply stops nothing reasonably likely to arouse the front of peaceful labour. The Chinese look at their

lives on barter, only needing to plying his trade unt the,mar- bitter, hostility and little open tuj

"The foreign policy of the country and find it being drain-

Paddy Boat

dispose of his produce it reket rises, meanwhile turning serious challenge. Curiously Soviet Union. Its active and cd by civil strife, economic re

bad government. Slam. with its millions of quiring something by way of his hand to transporting some-

thing elso.. exchange, enough, the clearest-cut contribu- persistent struggle for stable cussion and

and democratic peace and for Increasingly they regard, the small farmers, is a land where

His material needs are very If and when he learns that tion to a favourable hearing came

rallways are few

[ew!

the price of paddy is on the froin an Unofficial. Mr. M. M. strengthening friendly coopera. Nationalist superstructure a roads and

He has no interest, in market up-grade, ho hurrielly crams Watson shared the conviction that on among nations, is en-being propped up solely by and far between; where, so far! at an transport is concerned, the countering the approval and American atd. They look the time is inopportune and that support of progressive forces Japan and find it

cultivator is at the mercy of rates, the price at which he his boat with dry goods postponement of the Bill's opera of the world.

find.

the paddy-boat owner, a tem- sells his paddy being dependent makes his way up-country to tion for twelve months would be

poramental individual far more upon his mood and the urgency take advantage of a rising

market. Influenced by his own personal of his need for the money.

and in such manner, prices riso convenience than by the speedy He keeps no accounts,

certainly has no idea of his and fult in accordance with sup- delivery of his cargoes.

overheads.

ply and demand, and millers That rice is not being de- Ilivered for shipment as readily will keep him in the

So long as his year's crop are enabled to sell forward for

simple export. as it might be, is rather a pro-style to which he is accustom blem of paddy than of rice, so ed, he le content.

for the Government the path of wisdom and discretion, but he also insisted that the most vital con- sideration in assessing the relative merits of all possible forms of new taxation must be the calcul- able influence, on the cost of live,

ing. Nothing recommended as up to this

an alternative stands

"Our armed forces have the duty of safeguarding the peace ful labour of the Soviet people and the state. To full this task successfully, our armed forces must constantly maintain their fighting preparedness.".

He added that summer man-: ocuvres would start in a few daye and called upon the afm ed forces to "solve excellently" test so well as does the Inland the problems they faced.-Udit Revenue Bill. The scale of taxa-ed Press. tion and allowances automatically excludes 95 per cent, of the Co- lang's, wage and salary earners |from liability, and probably more than half the Chinese businesses.

It is impossible to escape the con-

clusion that, except perhaps in

one or two rare instances, those

who have to pay can well afford

100 Years

Ago Today

his

least uni- A ricksha puller, trotting through the hutungs of Pels ping, called over should or the other day: "Did hear that the Japanese have been landed in Tientsin?" assured him it wasn't true.

"They will, though," he con-

you

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By Shepard Barclay "The Authority on Authorities"

OBJECT OF THE GAME

and

Exceptionally, farmers offor their paddy to the millors di The economic life of the rect, or millers themselves send Siamese farmer is based, there. up-country to purchase from fore, on barter.

the growers. Money in practically поп- Broadly speaking, however, existent, his sole excursions the paddy-boat man is master into commerce revolving around of the situation, the Slamees the small Chinese shopkeeper Joseph of the Bangkok grana+ who runa an establishmentries. known as

From the mills, where the "The Barn Crum". (literally a dry goods store paddy is transformed Into rice. a pheno- the grain passes to the ports, dealing in edibles). West's bid happened to be menon of the East, and not to the lightera, to the ships, somewhat shaded for a free bid to be compared with the village eventually reaching the hungry, 'over' South's diamond overcall,

millions In the famina-stricken). Having your side become the especially at the range of two, grocery store.

This Chiness go-between not areas of the world. (Excerpix from the Files of the declarer that is not the object of But Eastcould not know, that only sells everything under therapy that one

the game. But players of a cerWhen North stuck in, that Z.No] the peculiar merits of "China Mg May 2, 1847). "income tax" is that it cannot "NOTICE: Should this meet the tain type bid as if that were the

with agricultural aquipment as readily be passed on to third eye of A. R. Jones, a native of Cal. inain idea. They seem to resent Trumps, opportunity was knock sun-from needles to noodles, a side-line but acts as money. patties. Any addition to indirect cutta, who came to China about their opponents getting into the at East's door. He could have tasation would, on the contrary.write his

four years ago, he is requested to bidding, not realizing that their doubled it' în general" principle ander, and depository for the

cr else, just played against it. Had Mother who is much doing so mercy offers an option, he done so, a heart opening, with he immediately reflected in wages distressed at not hearing from It gives you a choles between try proper action later, could have Dévious Ways. and prices, and, as Mr. Watson | him."

ing to beat their contract and got his side three tricks in that 'Seldom doés ha actually buy stressed, a coupling of new im

trying to make one of your own.ruit, one in diamonds, one in the paddy when harvested. Ho posts with the impending rent in-

In close questions, it is well to spades and two in clubs a total docs better, getting, control of creases all over the Colony might

bear in mind that always the de. of seven, selling the contract two, the produce before it is oven "NOTICE: The partnership clarer must take a majority of East should have realized that Ewell be disastrous to the Colony heretofore subsisting between us the tricks to score, whereas, if tho¦ two forginal passers · had very Planted!'. As he pays na caghj

internal economy, and to its re- Merchants carrying on Busi contract is two or more, the dealight chance to

scare when his for it and keeps no accounts, lative peace and good orderness in Landon under the Firm of fence requires only. a mincrity own pariner could make a free of his farmer neighbour in From the three dissentients to the MAGNIAC, JARDINE & Co., is to record points.

to. And, what is more important,

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measure, there came little new by this day dissolved as to the Under- way of argument. The suggestion signed; John Abel Smith and

of the Hon. Mr. S., N. Chau that Thomas Charles Smith, who retire

thereform. the Bill be accepted with the

"In consequence of the retire- | ommission of the provisions for. Corment of Mr. John Abel Smith S. J 3 poration and Business Profits Tax from the co-partnership

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Memorial

farmer's produce. To Unknown

Child

Prague, Apr, 30.

he shares. In one characteristic Other wars produced this bild. But he, hopefully reached

unknown soldiers out at Hearts, with the idea, that that he, likewise, is quite un- West-might go to 4-Hearts. He conscious of overheads. His one produced the un- didn't, however, yet not set a decision to dispose of the pad known child. trick by losing two in diamondsdy is arrived at in devious On May Czechoslovakia will de

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far as possible to the capacity to House will consist of pay, it would be an extravagant Messrs. Alexander Matheson, An- contradiction to exclude the poten on Jardine Hollingworth (Dealer: South East-West vul HKT tially largest revenue-producer, Magniac, Willan Eraser and nerable.) the source offerings easiest collec Hugh Mackay Matheson."

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East C. 4. 1:3 Pass ¿Para Pass 2D2HA-2 NT 3. H. East opened this; quità soundly; because having ag

more than one-fourth of kard)

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ways and, as he makes a living dicate the world's first monument. in and with the community, it to the unknown child, an apprais

Henaissanco. Cathedral of S

is a matter of Indifference to ing tle statue in front of the him whether he sells or not.

Victorious Virgin in Prague'. In the event however, that oldest quarter, “Mala Steanainny farmer or shopkeeper decide top The Catalun will commemorata dispone of the crop, the paddy all the thousands of children who boat owner is called in a do died in concentration campejand claivo step in the long-drawn on war fronts during World War? out process whereby paddy lolland for the Cactul it will p delivered to the mills.

The paddy-boat owner is ab

Prague's

unconscious autocrat. Those Beran: fathered - tha men live in their boats, word sytumn after reading

born in their" "boats,:"grow up, Bouls', Dây art

and "Wentually die in the little child vict craft that ply up and down) tha | Catisol waterwayangane

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