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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 8, 1947.

London Letter

Around

Prosperity Just

The Corner

Bound

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BY JOHN SHIPTON in to a rate well over thirteen

Foreign Legion A Magnet For Germans

mon ingat tons-300,000 tons more than the 1946 average. The drive for women in Industry, too, another big his brought about

the man-power improvement In situation. More than 10,000 wo- to industry men have returned and the number of unexployed- most of them unemployable or in transit-has fallen by nearly 100,000, making the total work- ing population for Britain 20,210,- increase of 175,000, 900-ari Figures may be boring, but I inuat tell you that the number of people employed in manufacturing Rouds for home consumption and for export totals 7,034,000—more

than three million more than 'mid

1945. So it seeme that mon and women returning from the Ser- vices have been more than well absorbed.

been

contractors to раз

James Mason success,

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

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CALIEUPOLE

KTTORNEY

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COPE, 1967 BY HER BERTICE, 190, 7. M. REC, U. & PAT, OFF.

5-30

"Possibly you'd fool bottor about the whole thing if you'd think of your inheritance as, the trosiduo of the ostate Instead of the 'dirty end of the stick'!"

Chungking--T wo

Years After The War

Chiang Kai- ·

Bang the drum, bugles, clash the cymbals and tell the world that the people of this little island of ours are getting ing limousine may rise to about the bit between their teeth and £10,000. For example, a touring staging arent recovery, despite limousine priced, say, at £4,000 everything the politicians and the carried purchase tax of just pessimists may say, What are the over £1,000, but now the tax will grounds for this optimism? Well, be more than £2,000, making the after suffering the worst fuel total price £0,000. Such a priée, crisia ever, [1 secins that pro.of course, will be far beyond any HALF MEASURES

sperity is only just round the but the richest and it seems to Czechoslovakia's discovery that corner. The coriter may be twelve me that most Rolls Royce's might she must first go to Moscow be months ahead, but at the present as well be marked "For export fare accepting the Anglo-French production rate the gond will. cer- only." What Mr. Dalton's new move means is that the tax on the invitation to participation in the tainly be reached. When Mr. Her-

bert Morrison, the "Work or small man's car has been reduced new Marshall Plan discussions is Want" Lord President of the they were previously taxed on indicative of the damage that has Council, starts to be cheerful then horse power-and the manufae been done by Russia's refusal to things must certainly be looking tupera can now turn with an cany participate in the working out of up, but when this ix followed by mild from their practice of mass head European scheme. It can Mr. Dalton making fax conces producing tax-dodging "hables." now be taken for granted that all alons on household goods, with a Yes, the new car tax plan can do the countries of Eastern Europe tire of nearly 20,000 in the man nothing but help the motor car

Dower figures and with the build. industry and probably deal

Like the mines, the building will follow the example of Fining industry asking for the sto death blow to those many racke- trade is getting more than its fal tand and decline "for political page of trainees bernuse has teers in second hand cars which share of recruits and hope to an. and geographical reasons." These all it cab absorb you wit agree have been bringing

exorbitant nounce soon a great Increase in bad results of the Soviet anitude with me, I think, that prosperity prices.

the number of houses building or course, predictable. Is looming ahend. In this column The small owner.driver will building. I understand that the Nonetheless, it is impossible to do some months ago I stated that the welcome Dr. Dalton's proposals necessary expansion of building

threwise than desfore the fur-ountry's outlook on what had at his wife will praise the mave minn-power effected through' the| ther widening of the cleavage be seemed a most dismal future in removing the purchase tax on training scheme has now

Western

would

when be different and Eastern

the goa ond electric cookers, electric achieved and the Government has Exppe, and the

bright, summer days come along, kettles and Irons, hot plates and been requested by the builders to sharp increase

Or rather a certain MP, warned bolling rings, but here the Chan- end the training scheme as soon of all political difficulties ir

you. And how right he has celor of the Exchequer has pro- aa possible. It is estimates that Europe. Undre existing conditions, proved!

Lably been Influenced by the by the end of September more it is abvious that it will be neces- Let's review the good news. voice of the manufacturer. Or is than 20,000 inen extra will sary to do what planning is pos. Dalton's tax of £10 per car irres it that our depressing fuel crises have been trained for bricklaying. sible without taking into account

pective of horse power win cer-will never be repeated? But let Builders may soon have another either the needs or the resurres tainly go a long way towards Mr. Morrison take up the story incentive to speed up the hour- of Eastern Eumpe. When one con-

stopping the racketeering w sec- now: He says that in seven weeks ing programme in the form of For several years the Mecca No change in tenaney, how- and hand cars. It is a measure in- siders, for the moment, the diftended to assist Britain's export half million tons of coal towards enabling

we have accumulated two and a Government approval of a scheme of leading world politicians and ever. has been made in the cas Erulty of formulating a plan for

drive. Of that there can be no the nine million tons needed to bonuses on results achieved. I diplomats, Chengking, China's of Generalissimo

official residence al ceaf without the participation of doubt. In addition to the £10 a bring our stock-pile up to fifteen drew attention somn time ago to wartime capital and symbol of shek's Poland, the perspective emerges year fint tax, there is double pur- million tons by October-and there the remarkable results obtained her Indomitable realstance Kolushan, office at Tsengehlayen clearly. Yet revival of the almost chase tax on cars outside the are still nearly four months to go. by an individual builder who had against the Japanese, la to today and private residence at Huang- stagnant trade between East and £1.000 basic price range, which On steel, the Lord President sald paid bonuses to his men. It seems engaged in an uphill struggle shan. These buildings are be- West is one of the chief requisi- means that the Black Market was hoped to give sufficient that this was illegal under a De- to keep itself on the map as one Ing kept constantly in good on

dition in expectation of a visit for the exopomis recovery of prices of a new Rolls Royce tour.

fuel supplies to push up produc-fence Regulation, but I hear that of the nation's major cities.

Ever since the Government from the President,

who pro- the position the whole, Britain has endeavour.

reviewed. may be After all, builders, like other peo shifted back to Nanking just mised the people of Chungking ple, are entitled to a reward for over a year ago, the city has that he wonki return at least good work.

been slowly but perceptibly once a year-Reuter, Film of the week is another drifting backwards towards "The Up. the pile of 'barren rock It was' urned Glass," which has been before the war, specially written for the screen. The population has alrendy Mason this time is a lady killer declined by over half a million and the film itself a psychological from the peak figure of 1,400.000| study of a murder in which Mason and the exodus is continuing. has the part of a brain specialist, To check the city's retrogres- Rusannunel Juhu, Pamela Kellino, alon, the municipal Authorities and Brefni O'Rorke do not let the have now taken in hand a com-i Mason maestro outshine them, prehensive development scheme good as he is.. The film is full of designed to transform Chung 6246, was fined $2,000 (or, ins Pun Wai-yin, 37, licensed driver excitement and suspense and well king into the most important months hard labour in default) worth your muincy.

industrial and communications on conviction by Mr. W. A. Blair centre in southwest China.

Kerr at Kowloon yesterday on Leung Kuen, 20. uwwmployed, At the same time, lest the charge of being an accessory official said, "hat you'd be no feed shade, and Cheng May nation forget the vital part after the fact to the larceny of surprised how many Germans Chrung, 21, of 55

Shanghai played by the city in the eight 17 ingots of lead and a ruli Street, were charged before Mr. year war against, Japan, the brass gauze by six 18-year-old While Hong

Kong waits,

want to stay

in for 15 years d'Almada at the Central Magle City Fathers have ordered the youths from the E.S.B.J. Depot rather apathetically, for the

and thereby get a pension,

tracy yesterday with the unlawful Colonial Office to make up its

legionnaire's only loyalty is to possession of a suit of grey fan erection of a Victory Monument. Two of the boys were sentencet "Eighty per cent are from the Legion, And the Legion's nel European-stvie clothing. They

This will take the form of an to 12 strokes of the cane and two measure of self the Russian and British zones only loyalty in to France."... were bound over in the sum of impostag tower in the centre of years in the ruforinatory, one to government is suitable for this where economie conditions are Associated Press.

$60 for 12 months,

the city, on the old alto of the 12 strokes and expulsion, and Colony's state of political advance-most difficult, the remainder

Spiritual Monument, with four three bound over in the sum of ment, further alezis towards from American and French-

clocks, eight searchlights, eight $250 each for one year. Dominion status for Ceylon seem

Inscribed tablets and a largo At about 11 am, on July g Jikely to be taken rather more

bell at the top. It will rise to (aald B/I Howarth), four Chi- rapidly. We are perhaps rather

a height of 78 feet and should nese detectives on patrol duty saw lorry 5367 at Tang Chau Street a long way from Lundon, and it

serve as a valuable landmark near the E.S.D.B, Depot and weat could, in any case, hardly be sug-

by day, and beacon by night, to un to the vehicle to investigate. aircraft. gested that there has been any

Thoy, found the roll of gauze niel- One of the most important ting on board and questioned Pun. strength of agitation to stir the

projects under

Is way Colonial Office into activity. In

the who said that he was hired to building of new communication transport the netting for $8. Ceylon, various. expressions of

South meant, hfa redouble as

lines to link the city to other boys being found on the lorry and A soarch resulted in one of the political consciousness have given

ja p'en for a takeout-though parts of the country. Hundreds the

other the Imperial, Corenument

quite risky when of workmen are at present en Street, near Tung Chan Street. live ut Kiu Kiang (C) The Coblenz Recruiting Office, YOUR SITUATION is not to North might have responded gaged in constructing bridges Questioned, they admitted having to misunderstand public located the outlying village be envied if you redouble as with hearts so far as feeling and the pledge that was of Horchmelm on the right bank distress signal after your open could tell. As it was, North's connecting

South and sluices for the new rallway got through the barbed wire fence given in 1945 is likely now to be of the Rhine, is typleat of others Ing suit bid had been doubled rescue would have been in dia- Chengtu, the capital of the on Shed 4. They also admitted Chungking and and forced the hasp of the lock fulfilled in comparatively short at Landau, Rostati and Kehl in at your right, and you fuar monds, at which the side could province, while surveying work having atolen the netting and 17 time. The first elections to be the French zone.

the About 70 volunteers a work your partner will misinterpret make two-odd by normal play. for

Szechwan-Kweichow! Ingots of lead, which they dumped held under the new constitution

the action. If he thinks you North and South were play- railway has just been finished into the harbour to be retrieved will take place in time for the report at Horchmeim, special

redoubled because you are ing 4B partners for the first and

Jater. that for the Szechwan- Parliament of Ceylon to assemble quarters are reserved for them pleased, and therefore passes, time, the only sound excuse for Hankow railway

In the witness box, the boys will begin said that they engaged the lorry at a nearby displaced persons when having in October; and on the emergence enmp pending their movement suit, the opponents are due to A pair that had played together

no fit for your such a coatly misunderstanding, shortly.'

an hour after the larceny of a new and responsible Cabinet to France.

It is officially stated that the frankly told the driver that they make a fat score, the way will be clear for the

Don't you much would be pretty likely to Chengtu-Chungking railway ad- had stolen the goods. A troops transport takes them wish then that you had follow-know what meaning they at- ministration will take over the ranged to pay him ten per cent of They, ar- negotiations which are necessary from Marsellies to Algeria, ed either of two other courses tached to before Ceylon can assume her new

a redouble in that Chlulungpo aerodrome, or the what they might receive from the where they are sent 10 Fortbid a new suit or passed? spot. Most advanced players Nine Dragon Slope, one of the sale of the articles. status. Preparatory work upon Sidi Bel Abbes for formal in-

would treat it as a plea for a wellknown, bases of the Chinese an agreement is already in hand duction in the famous fighting

takeout. But with a new part Air Force during the war and so that delays can be avoided; and unit.

ner, who might well consider it convert it into the site of the in its literal sense, the redouble railway station. A spacious was very unsound. A bid of 2- whart, equipped with a crane Clubs, lowest-rank of the other capable of lifting a

to soune evient to break through by concluding, special trade treaties with Hungary and Yugoslavia, but whatever success may attend such efforts, Mr. Bevis could have fand ground for satisfaction only in an under- standing which would have eliminated the Soviet mod of distrust and thereby freed the Russin satellite nations to follow their own interests. The bid now is to save what is possible from the wreck and that can arouse few enthusiasons.

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within the next few months, if all gues well, the British Common wealth of Nations will welcome into its brotherhood a new mem- ber whose incluision will exemplify the power, of the political ideals evolved in the British Isles to transcend the barriers of race and creed. But these things are not produced by a one-sided energy, which perhaps explains why Honx Kopp-waits

NEW C-IN-C MIDDLE EAST

war.

Coblenz, Germany.

the Legion provides accurity of Young Germans by the hun-| a aort, "though they can never dreds still are marching off to hope to

гіне higher than a sergeant." The French Foreign Legion, Everyone knows we don't seeking to gwell, its ranks, for have any Ilaison officers in the front-line action in Indo-ghinn, Russian zone, and yet 40 per and other trouble sprits of the cent of the volunteers come from French empire, maintains four, there recruiting centres in western} "Five years la the minimum Germany.

term of enlistment," a French

"Volunteers are combig from 1} parts of the devastated Reich," said a jolly, pot-bellied NCO at the Legion's Bureau in a Coblenz suburb.

occupied territory. The Legiuni only takes those from 10 to 35 years of age. The volunteers must be physically sound. No $S men are accepted, but German Army is welcomed. We simple former

the soldier of

even got some former pilota of the Luftwaffe, although in the Foreign Legion they can only be infantrymen.“

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"The Authority on Authorities"

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take out to hearts, in which dromo and thus save ́air passen- MANNSDs with Japanese

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made, with possibly an extra airport some distance away to charge of a single American trick, if the opponents did not replace the Chlulungpo saroyal officer, nine. Jap

gera the tiring business of leave the harbour at 7 am, for traws are scheduled to walking up or down the 842

Singapore stone steps of the waterfront..... The ships-threa destroyera,

changea marking two frigates and four escort slip Chungking's transition from arrived here on Saturday night

for refusiling. war to peace include:

Tomorrow's Problem

wanted war criminals might poor South was "In the soup." St volunteer as a means of escape He took a terrific shellacking, H Nong from Germany

watching the defendors score D974

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A new hospital with 50 beds

None of the Japanese, were al has been catablished at the old lowed ashora. location of the United States)

Eight of the warships are part Embassy at Liang Fu Chih Lu. After handing over the ships to of Japan's reparations to Britain. The National Library has been the authorities at Singapore, the renamed the Roosevelt American liaison officer will re- Library Chialing House, turn to Japan in ona whore many foreign dip-escorts.

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Catro, July 6. General Sir John Crecker, British tank expert, arrived at Port Said today in the Pand

French Army officers at the the diamond A, a diamond ruff, CQJOB 0. Jiner Stratheen to tike up his duties as Commander-in-American Military His in the spade K, the heart K and, Chief of British troops In the Frankfurt asserted no recruiting after he got a trick by ruffing

distinguishod Middle East.

had taken place in the United the heart Q. a ruff of the club

visitors resided during the war, Before Mfr. d'Almada at the Ho succeeds General Sir Miles States zone since an official A. He won the diamond 10

has become the head office of

'Central

Magistracy yesterday, Dempsey.

objection was mado last year lead with the K, bio club was

the Chengtu-Chungking railway and was granted. a

Sub-Inspector Moore spelled for, He was met by General Sir by the.. Americans.

Tufed, then he ruffed the-heart

administration, and the Press three daya in police custody in the remand of Charles Alfrey, Commander of At Coblenz, the French claim A. The remaining tricks went to

Hostel, home of foreign correa-case of Yuen Wal-wan who is British troops in Egypt, and ed no overt effort was made the defenders' club Q, spade. 8, proceeded Immediately to anywhere in Germany to attract spade Q and spade A He Look

After South's 1-Spade, what pondents in the war years, han charged on two counts of uttering ..b: now headquarters at Fayid In men to the Legion. Many young only three tricks himself, so would you bid in the West if been converted into a dormitory letters: domanding money with the Buez Canal zone Associat- Germans, sald one, realise that was down four redoubled-1400 trying to obstruct a pair of ex- of the District School of menares from Yuen Wai-yu and

Pabafon.

Wong Gong-hing. 'ed ·Press.--

despite low- pay and hardships, points.

port opponente?

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