1947-08-05 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL,. TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1947.

ATTLEE PLAN TO COMBAT THE CRISIS

Return To Wartime Labour Controls Predicted A

"One-Year Tough Living Plan"

London, Aug. 3.

The Prime Minister, Mr. Clement Attlee, went to his country estate of Chequers today and start- ed writing the grave pronouncement that will strip Britain to its waist. Mr. Attlee's statement in the Commons on Wed-

nesday on the country's economic plight- made perilous by the certainty that the Am- erican loan will run out by the end of the year and likely in six to eight weeks-was expected to contain his gravest words since he took office.

up an

Juggling Job

of

It will act

Austerity Outside the inner ring, those programme which British news who have most claim to he - papers called the "One Year well-informed predict a return to wartime labour control, Tough Living Plan".

With Britain's economic crisis materials, relentless scissoring supervised allocation of ruw of first concern in both London of canned food imports, possible and Washington, United rationing of meals in restaur-

the States Ambassador to London, ants, a big cut in the private Mr. Lewin Douglas, flew today armed forces demobilisation to

petrol ration. 3 speed-up to Paris to meet Mr. Winm peacetime level, and pressure Clayton, Under-Secretary of on the request to the United State for Economic Affairs, in a States to pay for a large share three-day conference which the of the imports needed to feed

Western Germany. American Embassy spokesman aald was almost certain to in- clude talk

British on the altuation.

These and other Whitehall practically cancell- such as a cut in the

measures, money edits Sunday day of rest and which may be taken out of the the August Bank Holiday to country for holiday travel (now prepare for a momentous two- £75), a reduction in the value diny Commons debate in which and

of ration coupons for clothing. n slowing down of the Mr. Attlee will outline a 100,- housing programme, are said to 000,000 cut in imports and other be most closely in line with the items, measures which will make Government's intentions. Britons work harder and spend job of juggling. The people Mr Attice must face a tough leas, Mr. Allies will open the must eat to carry out any ex- debate and will be followed by hortation to work hard and hin two chief geonomle afdes over-time to increase export the Chancellor of the Exchequer, production. But if he Mr. Hugh Dalton, and the Pre food imports from the United sident of the Board of Trade, states to save dollars, he must

also Sir Stafford Cripps.

Bank Holiday Meeting

The acting Opposition, leader, Mr. Anthony Eden, will vind up for the Opposition.

cuts

cut down equally from other countries under the anti- discrimination clauso of the United States loan agreement

Hopes were that the home production of food could be in- creased,

and the Cabinet has

SURPRISE FOR MR. WOON

London, Aug. 4. Mr. Woon Pak-wing of Hong Kong received the war. prise of his life. He had been enjoying a short trip to Lon don and an in

hurry

to catch

train back fu Southampton: Boarding a bus, he naked the conductor the best rony to Waterloo Station,

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Imagine is astonishment when the conductor answered him in fluent Chinese. Mr. Woon was delighted that he wrote to the London Trans- Port Board saying, "Our very pleasunt English-Chiness tolk helped me to catch important railway train to Southampton."

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The bus conductor, 30-year- old M. G. E. Brown of Cat. ford, learnt his Chinese while aprisoner of war in Japan.

LORD NATHAN IN SINGAPORE

Freedom Of Worship In Yugoslavia

Belgrade, Aug. 5.

Fact Or Wishful

Thinking?

London, Aug. 4. Speculation that Britain's Labour Government .might postpone or even abandon pending na- tionalisation measures in view of the country's economic crisis appeared in most London newspapers on Sunday,

50 Years

To Clean

Up Berlin

Seven American minlatera Omelal quarters, working on here as guests of the Yugoslav crisis plans while most Britons government to study "religious were relaxing over the August conditions" today expressed the bank holiday week-end, declined view that freedom of worship to comment on the reports, how. exists in Yugoslavia and that ever, and the future of socialisa the imprisonment of Archbishoption.

remained a top Cabinet Aloyetus Stepinac was justified, secret.

Although members of the The almost invariably well. party admitted that they can do informed London "Observer" ttle beyond observe what the wald that it now looks as if na government shows them, Dr. tionalisation of the iron and steel William Howard Mellah, rector industry, scheduled for the se

Berlin, Aug. 3. of the Holy Trinity in New York sion of Parliament which opens

Berliners, disconsolately sur- Chy, said it was their impro- next October, will be dropped,

"The sion that religious Hife in Yugo-

question was discussed voying their mountains of rub- slavia is luxuriant."

by the Cabinet last week and al- b'e bleaching under a mídaum- "It seems to me," Mellah said, though nothing was finally de- mer sun more than two years "That the

degree of tolerance cided, the opinion was strongly after the end of hostilities, now towards the Church here is very expressed that this was no time estimate that it will take them war's high. I attended a mass and to nationalise the Industry," the 60 years to clear the saw that the people, without "Observer" said.

debris from their city. obruction from the authorities, tionalisation of iron and steel, perts said it would take 25 Failure to go ahead with na- Last January, technical ex-

that

women.

Now the newspaper

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attend masses in their churches and are performing all their gas and electricity, and other years unless they got power and

to roplace the other religious duties,

bucket.or Items on its programme would tools As for undoubtedly let the Government brigades, chiefly composed of Singapore, Aug. 4. Stepinac, I have realized Lon Nathan, Minister of Civil on the basis of his work during large segment of its supporters

in for severe criticism from Aviation, who the Far East, will arrive

is on a tour of the war and his further activi-who hold that socialism must be graf" has consulted "technical Singapore this aftornoan. In ties and considering the re-achieved quickly If the country's circles" who think it a 50-year Now Zealand and Australia and part of the clergy's and the peo-manently strong basis.

Lord Nathan'

lationship of conflict between aeconomy is to be put on a per- job. These technicians estimate In leaving for. is expected back in September, occupation Stepinac was not hand, would

that Berlin has to-cart off ple's authorities during the Conservatives, .on the other 70,000,000 cubic yards of rubi Press. Hong Kong and Ceylon,United imprisoned after which he will proceed to

welcome abandon-ble produced primarily by the without chuse."

ment of further Socialist

and ex- terrific Allied bombings periments. They have mobilised secondarily, by the Russo-Ger* for an all-out fight against bring- man battle for the city. ing iron and steel under public ownership.-—Associated Presi

United Preas.

'More Hangings' Threat By Irgun

Jerusalem, Aug. 3.

been examining ways of buying Haganah, the Jewish underground defence army,

from the Colonies some of the The Commona, with one of spiles which

Britain will

the busiest weeks of the session have to cease buying from the uhead before the summer recess

tomorrow — the first

United States.

Experts point ruefully to.

tonight threatened "reprisals" against British troops and policemen "who kill and injure In- nocent Jews in revenge for the murder of the two sergeants."

on Friday, is scheduled to at plans existent in the four Do-

time it minions to increase exports to The threat was made over Haganah's secret radio has met on an August Bank Brituln, since a good many of Holiday for more than 20 years. the items may be disallowed Government jeaders stayed for fear of breaking the anti- within easy reach of London discrimination clause.

today and a spokesman said the Cabinet might meet tomorrow, but more likely on Tuesday, to drive the final halls into Attlee's programme,

to

of

The Cabinet is reported have rejected an early proposal for compulsory deduction "aavings" from all Britons' wages to check inflation.

New Rationing

Bevin Switch?

Elections In Hungary

These experts report that be- tween June, 1945, and mid-July, 1947, only 2,284,000 cubic yards of rubble has been moved and cubic actually only ̄‚982,000 ̧ yarda has been permanently disposed of. The remainder has Just been plled up to get it out of the way of street traffic, and Budapest, Aug. 3:

this, relatively, was a minuta The Hungarian Smallholders accomplishment, the "Telegraf" Party is opposed to nominating continued, which has already Right Wing members for the cost the city 109,000,000 marks national elections to be held on (US$10,900 by, the low millitary Aug. 31.

rate of exchange,)—Associated Several of these Right Wing Press. members, ao-called "Constitu- Party and more were expected tionalists," had already left the

the but a war between Ernest Bevining for admission to new par

Bevin-Belgin War

The Jewish population and the rank and file of the British forces

to follow. They were negotiat RIOTING IN Balogh and M. Zaltan Pfeiffer, LIVERPOOL

Liverpool, Aug, 3.

it is thought, unlikely until he Zion," that seven' more British prove, he believed, if the Pales to issue the names of their can-to ald regulars in dispersing the

transmitter, "The Voice of Israel." Haganah warned the British authorities to take active steps to curb "wild reprisals." Haganah took part in search for the two British aer-and Menachem Belgin, leader of ties led by Father Stephen Political observers regard this fard Martin-who were hanged

geants-Mervyn Paice and Clif-Irgun Zval Leumi" Mr. as the worst moment for C by the extreme terrorist organi-

binet

changes, and dismiss

former Smallholder Party lead-| B| rumours that Mr. Ernest Bevin, sallon, Irgun Zvai Leumi.

era. switched Foreign Secretary. might. br Irgun Zvai Lelimi warned the in Palestine were "nothing but already in full swing, only the broke shop windows and blocked While the election'compaign is A crowd of more than 2,000 to Home Affairs. British Army They admit the possibility that broadcast tonight on its secret

in Palestine in helpless tools and victims," this move might come later, but radio, "The Voice of Fighting

he Communists have so far prepar-streets tonight in a renewal. of added.

cd a list of candidates. The last night's-anti-Jhwish riots and has personally

The situation would not im- Social Democrats were expected the special police were called out completed Д series of international confer soldiers are "scheduled ences and negotiations both in gallows.

for the tine Government persisted in its didntes next Thursday Reu- rioters, However, to meet a situation for aid to Europe and the No- to be

connection with Marshall plan

attitude to rofugees, and in mea- tur.

The crowd throw stones: "The gallows account is still in which Britain expects an ad-vember conference of Foreign said. It referred to nine

evened," the Irgun radiosures such as the imposition of

through the windows of Jewish- mortial law on Nathanya, Pales

owned shops and tore off boards verse balance of trade of Ministers in London.

execu- tine's diamond town near which

nailed over the shop fronts broken *450,000,000

Although tomorrow is Augusttions of terroriste this year, and the twe British Bergeants were,

last night. Clothing and other €250,000,000 luft in the Ameri-confer. Mr. Bevin.. Mr. Hugh Martin as spies as a duty, to:ment for terrorist acts-Reuter,

Bank Holiday

BIRTHDAY Mr. Attlee wii added: "We banged Paice and

into articles were thrown found hanged, und mass punish-

the can loan, Mr.

Attlee was ex- Dalton, Chancellor of the Ex- wards our frontline fighters."

Oslo, Aug, 3.

street, pected to announce:

The Norwegian people pre-

Plain clothes police, who chequer, Mr Herbert Morrison, Withdrawal of gasoline for Chief Economic Planner

Tracks Destroyed

Novel Search

anted King Haakon with a mingled with the crowd, reported private motoring,

Leader of the House of Com- The radio dismissed as "enemy The Jerusalem police adopted a yacht on his 75th birthday, fow women among the rioters. Drastic reduction and perhaps mons, and air stafford Cripps, Propaganda" eye-witness reports novel search for an underground celebrated by the whole nation-United Press. Buspension of foreign, exchange Trade.

President of the Board of of the blasting of the two ser- big shot who was believed to have today with festivals throughout allowances for pleasure trips With the impending reduc-

geants' bodies by booby traps. been injured in the outbreak of the country. abroad.

"There were no booby traps on violence last week. He reportedly. The yacht, paid for by collect- tion of the Armed Forces over- the bodies. The mines which ex-

badly scratched running ed money, is the 6,000-ion motor New emergency food ration- seas, Mr Bevin is thought likely ployed were intended to kill the through barbed wire entangle yacht Philante, built for Mr.

to find himself with less and

ments, less elbow room to pursue his Diving British enemy," it added. All men leaving

Tom Sopwith in 1937, to act entering ↓ foreign policy,

Raliway tracks between Re- Jurusalem had', to roll up their as escort and storeship for his A full Cabinet meeting hashovath and Beer Yaacov, south of pants and show. their been called for Tuesday, the eve Tel Aviv, were blown up by six knees. The police found no trace challonger for the

legs and racing

yacht Endeavour, 11, of the Parliamentary debate on Yemenite Jewish terrorists today, thus far-United Press,

America's Cup.-Router.

and

has only

ing, to include restaurants.

Restriction of non-essential industries to divert needed man. power to export Industries or some other form of "Inbour direction"-United Press.

War-Time Controls

London, Aug. 8. The warp and woof of BH- tain's threadbare living pattern was under the Cabinet micros-

and'

the economic crisis, when Mr. killing one Arab and seriously In- Attice will make his fateful an-juring another. Both Arabs were nouncement,

found lying in an orange grove near the line with a length of cable running through, the track;

Grim Mood

rope tonight and the Labour The feeling of niinless ner An Arab stabbed and wound- Government worked on its plan Tousness which prevailed aed in the arm a British police. for huge slashes in dollar ex-week ago seems to have given man in the Tel Aviv boundary penditure to meet the threaten-way to a gelm and more soher area today, police headquarters ing economic crisis-regarded mood, among the people. The as the most dangerous Britain knowledge that definite action reported; hos even known.

is being taken to have Infused A Jewish Agcacy spokesman The outcome of the planning | into.the'

are said in Jerusalem that the situa "nation will be announced by the newal of the wartime spirit, and tlion in Pálostine, fahorn of in.... Prime Minister, Mt. Clement determination and a willingness essentials and propaganda, is not Attlee, in the House of Com-to bear the necesary sacrifices. a war between Genille and Jew, mons on Wednesday.

The course of the debatò can-

In front of the curtain of not yet be dearly seen, but the Becfecy which the Labour Party fact that the Conservative

is maintaiming,, speculation has Opposition have decided not to

KING HAAKON'S.

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America "Wide Open' From The Air

Washington, Aug. 4.

Gen H. H. Arnold, writing in the American Legion magazine, said today the United States has weakened its air power to a point where it is wide open to another and "infinitely worse" Pearl Harbour attack from bases "on the other side of the world.".

The former Chief of Army, Alr? Ho antd:Wo seem again to Forces sold the United States Is bo dozing off or worse still do.

run wide and gloomy on how to lay down a motion of censure kiown' when the Speaker of the now world target number one, liberately refusing to, heed the plug the dyke against the no seems to indicate a closing of House, Colonel Clifton Brown, but is air forces have been so Insson of the grimmest war the tion's adverse trade balanca at the ranks in the face of com- calls on Mr. Attlee to walk to seriously crippled by post-war world bas yet sem... The United at least 450,000,000 his year, mon dangers the despatch box which in the economies and neglect that they States ale power has withered to and the dwindling - dollar, inan. But It Is known that the past has supported the manus now expected to run out by "state of the nation" and the cript of many a world-resound could offer bus token resistanco less than its 1039 pre-war out. November.

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