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WORLD FOOD SUPPLIES

Little If Any Larger Next Year Forecast Of Rice

Shertage

Washington, May 18. The world food supply for the coming year will be

little if any larger than during the current. year, despite widespread efforts to increase production, the U.S. Agriculture Department said today.

EXPRESS TRAIN DERAILED

Calcutta, May 17. Thirty were killed und 61 injured when an express train was derailed today on the Bengal-Assam railway,

The accident occurred short- ly after midnight when it was officially stated that the engine and hina carriages of the rain capsized. Three re tief trains, carried railerry oficials and medical equip- ment to the scene injured were treated spol-Reuter,

and the

on

the

U.S. Virtually Defenceless

Elections In French Zone

Baden, May 18.

Two million prospective Ger- man voters were cajoled by their newspapers, to shake off their politlen lethargy and par ticipate in the French Zane's firat state elections today.

Three state with the Snar. excluded are to chouse. parila- ments and pass on proposed constitutions,

Continued rice shortage In this year's production of food, forecast for Asia, the Depart-, fats and olla as well na sugar ment predicted, adding that Ja- and potatoes, but the supply pan will require larger Imports | of all these will continue to be

The Right Wing Christian than this year mainly because below pre-war, the agency said.

party claimed to be certain ‘of' of the natural increase In po- It Mid Fice crops in several

a majority. pulation and additlun of re- major producing areas are not

Allled observers, agreed the patriates,

yet planted but current indica-

political campaigns had hardly Severe winter, extensive tiours are that production parti

been more than a "paper bat- floods and labour shortages re- curly-in surplus producing

tle" but the preas united in on duced nerenge of winter food areas in Southeastern Asia will

in- grain below that of a year ago leptinue to be below prewar.

effort to whip up public terest. in Western Europe, the scene Major Problem

Tacoma, Wash., May 17. of recent outbreaks of unrest] Continued rice shortage

Attention was chiefly focus- Maj. Gen. George 1lays, com-sed on three draft constitutions over the food shortages. Only expected during the 1947-1948 mander of the Sixth Army, said, to which reflected the French in a small part of acreage lose consumption year.

day that the United States is vir fluence by stipulating in broad will be made up by spring grain} The Department naid the tally defenceless, with only two plantings.

terma that municipalities and financing and transporting of army divisiens capable of going However, there will probably supplies may be a major pro-into ermbat at the present time, cuntries can undertake owner- be larger nereages of sugar, blem of getting supplies to Ending a three-day tour of in ship of basic industries, public| beets, putalver, ford grains and shortage areas during the yearspection at the Fort Lewis Bring utilities and banks,-Associated further recovery in the output, ahendil.

centre near here, Kays sold nil Press. of livestock products,

It said that, with progress in ther divisions evertens RIC 50 Rice Outlook

the reconstruction of war de-bogged down in administrative

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The Department and pro-vastated areas shortage com-uffairs that they are unprepared Time Marches On

and

sportive declines in the food tries should be able to pay for for battle, grain production in several im- larger amounts of their importsHe said the Second Division at porting countries may be offset through export of goodi

Fort Lewis and the 82nd Airborne İy Increused! production In, services.

Division at Fort Bragg are the several principal exporting The 1947 crop outlook innly two units capable of imine countries, notably the United Russia appears better than last date batile petion.--United Press States and Canada.

year, the Department said.—A8- Some increase is likely in sociated Press.

RICE CONFERENCE

Scheveningen, May 17. While farmers of Europe and the New World are grappling here with problems of production and distribution of wheat, delegates and ob- servers from India, China and Burma are making arrangements to hold, at the earliest moment in Burma, the first conference' of the recently-formed Asiatic Peasants Organisa- tion to formulate a plan for the production and distribution of rice.

Other subjects on the agenda ; will include such economic and

sockit problems as small hold- Trouble In

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poor cattle stock and

breeds, irrigation, and drag Liberia

of

cooperative reorganisation agriculture and the high in-

Frankfurt, May 17, cidence of landlord/sm and

A United States Army Investi. taxation.

gation team has returned from Attention will also be focus-Reberts Airfleld, Liberia, and is Fed

while preparing a secret report on the on the fact that Western farmers with large situation there for the War De- capital are able to export huge partment, Brigadier-General J. F. quantities of furm produce, Powell. United States Air Trans. those from the East, mostly in port Commander, disclosed here debt, are compelled to produce today. largely for local needų,

Professor N.G, Ranga, leader

ANTI-FRENCH ASSOCIATION

Saigon, May 18. existence The

of an Anli- "which French Aaruciation working in favour of our adver saries" in Cholon, a Chinese town near Saigon, was alleged by a writer in the French evening

London, May 18. The King's old basement it- then is now a part of the head quarters of a film company, Mb-| on pictures will be shown where once maids and butlers scurried to prepare the royal meals.

Ne 145, Piccadilly, where the King and Queen, as the Duke and Dutchess of York, lived, for 10 years, was demolished by a bomb during the war. Only the huge basement and collara now remain.

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The writer said that the private motion picture theatre

this asso- and restaurant ciation, which hy named Sino-Viet. had as its leading

member a

headquarters of Sir Alexander Chi.

Korda's new offices for London with nese who had collaborated

the Japanese during their occupa- Film Productions, Ltd, which tion of Indo-China in the middle will be housed in in Nos. 144 of 1945.

and 146 adjoining.—Associated Press:

The columnist further alleged that military posts and patrola were being attacked In several districts of Cholan during the nights.

"Them attacks are reportedly. being made by the Viet Minh

(Nationalists) who find shelter in

the sheds and huta occupied by the Chinese," he aided-Reuter.

SOVIET GETS NERVOUS

London, May 17. A, radio Moscow, commentator, discussing "American expangion

He said that the team was sent to the Near East," sold "Ameri. tut before

protested cans are beecming the sole pur.

Liberia

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POLES' NEW HOMES

Hamburg, May 17. One hundred thousand Poles are scheduled to drive their livestock and personal posacs. sions to now homes in Danzig, Allenstein and other former German areas now administer- ed by Poland.

In March, 36,000 and in April, 50,000 Poles and their familles were resettled in these regions.-Reuter.

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of the Indian delegation attend about the recent reports of riot-veyors of arms in the East and Was are selling cheaply there both ing the first annual conferenceng on the

Important stopping surplus goods and <bsolete arms.". here and who is the lend formerly an

Twelve foreigners, alleged to Tho commentator sild Ing light behind the projected place in the United States army's

"al have committed 31, burglaries African routes, but has now been most everywhere in the East, conference, told Router thut closed down.

setting 13,000 Austrian schil Americans are establishing air. "International rice agreements

Liberia has cfficially dented re-

dremes

and landing Belda. Inns (326) have been arrest. are needed very badly if rice ports which have originated from Dakhavan, centre of the oil in-t ed in a displaced persons camp AMOY producers are to be assured of headouriers of the United States dustry of Saudi Arabia, Ameri the Graz police, tho a stable remuerative price and An Transport Command at Wies- cans have built an enormous air- Vienna Radio said today. If their purchasing power for baden and said that two Ameri- drome which represents an Im- This is the fifth "ang

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with 11 other men, to the airfield East and Middle East."—United Graz police within, a' fortnight. | LIUCHOW Landlordism Must Go from Wiesbaden on April 25 to Press.

"Such an agreement becomes help the small American gorrison Indispensable if Asia peasants, surrounded by rioters,

Trouble was said to have begun after the discharge of $00 work. Wiesbaden, report men, and the

are to be protected from im- pending economic depression. The forthcoming International solid that later the Liberians rald. rice conference can be ef- ed the airfield headquarters.—

fectively made to achieve better Reuter. results than the recent abortive London wheat conference, pro- vided Asian peasants get tq- gether," he said.

"The peasants of Asia' must liquidate landicrdism," continu- ed Professor Ranga, "and ex-

Earthquakes

New York, May 17. Seismologista here and at Weston, Massachussets, report-

tablish direct relations with the ed the recording of an carth-

秦

of

Government regarding landhold-quake of considerable intensity. ing and the payment of taxes, today,

The Rev. Joseph Lynch tho They must also replace system of private monoy lending Fordham University, New with cooperative banks, and York, has placed the centre of They should strive to develop the earthquake in the Solomon their independence of world markets through suitable com- mcdity agreements. »;

of-

Islands in the Pacific,

He said that one shock curred at 0725 GMT.-Router.

Felt In Kenya

-Reuter,

"TOO MUCH TALKING ABOUT WAR"

Washington, May 17.

The former Secretary of State, Mr. J. F. Byrnes, declared today: "In both the Soviet Union and the United States, there is too much talk about war and too little talk about peace. I deny that conflict is inevitable." He made this statement

or on only to a defeated enemy recuiving the ‚"humanitarian state or 'a' defenceless state, awarn from the Variety The Allied Powers must-realise Clubs International" for his that in their peace negotiations "faithful efforts for the on- there is no place for a "take it tablishment invot. worldwide or leave it" attitude. They must peace,"

on negotiate with each other Mr. Byrnes, who, only a few terms of equality. "Finally they must galní mas-

months ago was America's chief "They are not called on to tery over the. caffee, rubber

London, May 17.

peacemaker and who is now incrifico, fundamental principles, and rice plantations. I have dis- Two earthqualice, one in Kenya practicing private law in Was but they are called on to make

and the other probably In tho cussed these things with de-

Pacific, were reported today,

hington; claimed: "The people wise decisions as to what are legates and observers from

Tremors shook houses In the of the Soviet Union do not questions of principle and what China and Burma attending.the Nairobi district of Kenya and want war. The people of the are questions of policy” Conference here. I have also 'moved furniture and ornaments United States certainly do. not Roosevelt Right discussed with delegates who from their places.

want war. Under the circum- The one in the Pacific area

the domand represent the peasant unions In

States Indonesia and Indo-Ching at the was of considerable intensity stances, should war come. it throughout the United

won't be because people want for "perfectionism"in peaco war, but because of the

making, Mr. Byrnes, recalled capacity of those who control the words of the late President the governments of the world. Roosevelt that "perfectionism, I do not believe there

exista no less than isolationiam. or such bankruptcy of-statesman. power politics, may obstruct ship. NOTE

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