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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, JULY 14, 1947, <^

THE CRISIS NOT YET OVER Indonesia Issue Still Not Settled

Dutch Demand For

Gendarmerie

Batavia, July 13.

The Indonesian Republic and the Dutch were closer to agreement today than in nearly two years of complicated manoeuvring, but the single important issue remaining was threa- tening still another crisis.

That Imane was the Dutch de, "Behind United States pressure mund for a joint Indonesian for a prompt peaceful settlement

economic Butch gendarmerie to protect are two

groups: 1. Dutchmen and foreigners when American Investors who want to somo return for their they return to their holdings in realize the interior of Republienn Java $500,000,000 investment in the In- and Sumatra.

dies. American oil Interests, for could be producing example, 20,000 barrels of gasoline daily,

to relieve thereby, helping

if the shortage at home, clouds were to disappear.

2. American consumers who want to obtain more of Indonesia's

Dutch Governor General Van Mook stated flatly that uncon- ditional Republican Receptance of the entire Dutch plan for FLIT interim creating

national government EM necessary 20 establish peace.”

the

wor

spices, kapok, twine, palm oils, cigar tobacco, quinine and rubber. The dispute over ownership be tween Dutch and Indonesians is appro-

The new Cabinet of Premier Andr Sjarifoeddin, pledged to carry out a polley of peace, has agreed to all the Dutch holding up exports of propels save the joint gendarmotely $100,000.000 worth of merle, and President Soekarno these

scarce itema."-United has announced that The Re-Fiess. pable will never accept It,

Defence Tour

Both Stubborn

Both sides have good reasona for maintaining their positions, The Dutch say American and British property hollers are pentreting that they are unwill.

ing to return to the interior -

Je Thatch police are on hal to grünrantee their safely,

The Dutch feel that unless The joint gemularmerte is accepi- el, korral productio cannot he reamed and the entire Dutch- Indonesian agreement would be meaningless.-Associated Press, i

U.S. Interest

Washington, July 12. The magazine World. Report, in an article combining reports from Hatayin and Washington, said to. day:

"A firmer United States policy

I developing toward the Nether-

Tals East Indies, where political

Batavia, July 12. The Republican Vice-Premier, Prince Setiadilt, and a number of high military authorities to- day visited the perimeters in East Java, according to Radio Jogjakarta.

yesterday for a tour of Java's The party left Jogjakarta

perimeters. —Nouter.

RED TAPE AND

RUDENESS

Moscow, July 13,

THE HOUSING SHORTAGE: WHY

The Soviet Trade Union NOT EXPERIMENT?

newspaper Trud today criticis ed the inefficiency, red tape, rudeness, lack of discipline and loafing in certain govern. ment offices and Ministries in Moscow and elted instan- ces, places and names:

Administrativa › reforms were urged. The newspapar, one of the Soulet „Union's most authoritative, devoted a lead editorial and a full pour of type to the mdbject~~Assa- ciated Prest.

Veteran Congressman Dead

Washington, July 12.

On of the best beloved mem- bers of Congress, Representa- tive Joseph J. Mansfeld, died here today at the age of KG.

Democrat of Texas, the late Rep. Mansfield was the oldest member of the 88th Congress and a power in the House for the past 30 years.

The rigors of public service forced him to spent his last days in a wheel chair but des- pite bla infirmitica he carrio that wor on with a courage and vigour widespread admira. In-United Press.

CIVIL SERVICE MAY

WALK

OUT

Paris, July 12.

France today was faced with the threat of a strike by 1,500,000 state employees as Premier Paul Ramadier flatly refused to satisfy their de- mands for increased wages.

unrest has kept vital raw materi-Premier Ramadier made a lengthy statement on

als off the world's market for

Prly two years.

to

"Washington is not going take, sides in, the Dutch Indons. glam dispute, but, is making it in creasingly clear that A shooting be averted if pos. war should sible....

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compared with 4 per cent, in the preceding 6 months: and Bank deposits are now showing La declining trend.

As regards the note circula- tion itself, recent movements contract with those during the corresponding period of Inst year and of previous years. Thus, in the three-months period from mid-March to mid- June, which covers Easter and Whitsun holidays, the expansion has been barely £10 millions, as against 36 millions in' 1946.

PILSENER

CLEAR

SPARKLING

REFRESHING

The Best Of Them All

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THE HONG KONG BREWERY & DISTILLERY, LIMITED.

the situation today saying that the financial situation of France could not satisfy the func- tionaries' demands totalling 27,000,000,000

franes in increased wages.

The best the government could do, he said, was to go an far as 21,000,000,000 francs.

Ramadier today informed the functionaries union of the KOV- ernment's viewpoint. The un- ion retorted that the proposal was unacceptable and called a meeting to discuss future ne-

tion.

Speaking to the union leaders today, Ramadier

told

them, "Gentlemen, I beg_you_to_re- fleet. You know me well and I tell you frankly that a strike by public utilities would deal the republic mortal blow."

"Criminal"

Arsenic In

Soya Sauce

(Continued from Pape 0) Colony to house the swarms of

BANGKOK

T Tage 7

"

INCREASED SERVICES!

people arriving daily from the Departing 14th and 18th July

interior.

Food For Thought

of the many Again, in Achemes advocated; people seem to overlook our typhoons. Con- struction MUST be sound to withstand the elements.

SINGAPORE Departing 14th and 18th July

MANILA

"

Departing 14th and 17th July'

The interior also suffers from SYDNEY

heavy typhoon wide and rains.

but the structures I ABw made

of those materials stood up to Book now for next aircraft

them equally as well as briek and cement, concrete. In fhet, the longer they stood the harder they became.

I anticipate that this article! will cause miny a superior smile to come to the faces of those engaged in construction: work let those who susike, goi and see for themselves, or usk others who know and have seen! what I say.

נין נtiיין

It will give them Book fur thought and, they will wiser men and see what could be done here.

Skilled labour is not required In this type of construction, apart from the Overseer, Con- tructor and Architect who wil

the need to get familiar with strain of the mutérials quoted.

We have here at présent. ample unskilled labour, amplei red earth, ample lime and ample sund, and imple funds for building. AIL now required, are minds receptive to now ittens, revolutionary though they 'may seem, and a determination to put the Colony back on lis feet as quickly as possible and end this shortage of houses.

Small Cost

I am writing this merely as matter of general interest. Prices in the main wre pro- hibitive and retarding construc- tion, for who will build now and face the possibility of a 50% IE no! 100% drop in building materials in the next few years, when he cannot get n commensurate return in Tents?. The materials I have quoted enn be procured little cost.

In fact the earth taken from prepared sites can be used in building of the house. itself, which saves cost of carting away Roll to be dumped into a dis tent authorlaed dump.

LOS ANGELES, JULY 13. HEALTH AUTHORITIES IN

The only materials needed to Two

CALIFORNIA CITIES be transported to the site would WERE TRACING THE SOURCES be lime and sand, after which OF.. ARSENIC-IN-SOYA-SAUCE would_come_the_timber_and_one WHICH MADE 40 JAPANESE-

or two other small items. AMERICANS ILL IN LOS AN.

It is the cost of transportation GELES AND INFLICTED ete which makes building at SEVERE HEADACHES AND present prohibitive. FEVER ON SOME 30 MEMBERS Why not experiment" OF THE JAPANESE COLONY Chinese have and with complete IN SAN JOSE, NEAR SAN FRAN. CISCO.

In a nationwide radio broad- east tonight, Ramadier review-

City health officers

here sald ed the claims of the union and some of the sauce had been dis- said that it would be impossi- covered in San Francisco and ble for the nation to satisfy Federal officers said some had them without "provoking the been shipped recently to stores in gravest monetary and economic Salt Lake City and Garland, Utah. troubles."

The Ohio manufacturer of the Earlier at a press conference,sauce said a "small amount" of Vice-Premier Pierre Henriarsonic had been discovered in Teitgen sald concessions agreed one shipment sent to the west to by the government would coast.

necessitate laying off "hundreds All the victims so for are re.

of thousands of employees and ported insisted that "it would be Press. criminal" for functionaries to maintain their demands.- United Press.

Premier's Appeal

recovering.

Associated

success.

The

BOSTON RECORDS QUAKE

Weston, Mass. July 13. An earthquake of moderate intensity, probably centered in the vicinity of southern Japan, was recorded on the Boston College sciamographs.

The station said it lasted about two hours and the cla- tance from Boston was 6,000 miles. Associated Press.

Britons:

Kidnapped

Hunt On

Jerusalem, July 12..

The Jewish mayor of Nathanya tonight appealed to the people to aid in the search for two Bri- tish sergeants kidnapped last night as the au thorities instituted a sweeping hunt for victims.

Paris, July 12. Faced with a sudden atisen- ing in attitude of the Civil Ser- vants Union, the Prime Minis ter, M. Paul Ramadier, tonight made, a radio appeal to all Gov- the ernment employees and Union in general, warning them that to accede to all requests of the Civil Servants would in-

Mayor Ben-Am said the kid volve a financial crisis of auch magnitude that the Parliament-apping was a "provocative act" ary regime itself would risk be- and appealed "to every citizen of goodwill in the district to leave Ing engulfed in it.

no stone unturned extend the M. Ramadier pointed out that the Government had at ready agreed to two consider- able concessions:

1.-An Increase in pay amounting to 21 millard francs for the second half of this year. re-grading 2- General throughout the Civil Service making the national charge on the budget 128 milliard francs per year.

utmost help towards the Bnding of those kidnapped,

All Hegana units searching for

It was belloved that the Army had fixed zero, hour for drastic action at 10.30 am, on Sunday- United Prosa.

SO NOW YOU

the missing soldiers returned to KNOW

their bases when a road curfew hampered their operations and through the fear that troops would pick up members by mistake.

Large military formations still were streaming Into Nathanya to- This he aald represented the night and although no curfew had absolute Ilmit to which the bear imposed on town shops, grocery Government could agree to go housewives rushed to without placing the public in-stores to stock up for any oven-

tuality. ances in grave danger.

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and and EXPECTED DEPARTURES: Hagano Spaniard who have just return. ed from a trip to Spain had this to say of Spain of today,..

"There's

tran- peace and quility in Spain" dald Congress man Jose Rodriguez- Veloso, "Spain ishdaven declared Juan Hormijoza, of the Minis- try of Foreign Affairs... The Union's demande on re: The British commander, Brig. Spaniard who slowed away on From one Filipino, and one grading alone would involve an

JWB Moore, told Nathanya the boat which brought back additional charge on the budget authorities that the "Army will of 280 milliard francs equal to start operations which will be, of Congressman Rodriguez: "Life 80 per cent of the entire pre- Inconvenience to the local popu- in Spain is unbearable"--Reu- wont Civil. Budget.Reuter.

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