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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1947.

LINKING BRITAIN AND THE COLONIES

By Kenneth Blackburne, Chief Information Officer of the Colonial Office, in a broadcast last night.

hen

film

with all this fluff from the Ministry of Information. There is far too much of it and a lot of it of no use to us here." He showed me, a. entitled "How the variable pitch pro- pellor works"; hardly the wait of thing to interent the Gambian groundnut farmers,

Early Days

of Information 'has been

ACCOMMODATION Colonies, particularly in the African done by many Societies and organise for

are

was like the

1

agree that

This Modern Age

.

we in the Colonial Office are

hauling the whole distribution

the

cluse-

it is desperately important that "we nearly and film on Ceylon is Landon News" issued during the war;.

Are

CARNIVAL

By Dick Turnar

"Bamboo, ain't she, Duke? You always was one for flashy luggage!"

Molotov Scores Points In London

By W. E. S. GALLAGHER

One implacable, impassivo Marshall is understood to have voice has dominated the first greed with British Foreign two weeks of the Foreign Mia Secretary Ernest Bevin who That voice counselled "patience" and wait- has been the cold, measured one ing as long as necessary for a of Soviet Foreign Minister settlement. Vyacheslav M. Molotov "Ra- Given this opening, Molotov Uio Molotoy" beamed straight has been running high. on Germany. No matter how wide and handsome in much the Western Powers may diplomatic field. He has seized hate to admit it, the "Russian the propaganda and diplomatic hammer," In the opinion of initiative despite the fact that persons close to the conference, the Russian situation on Ger- has done exactly what they many would appear to be un- said they would stop him from tenable.

the

I expect that many people coming Africa is not just Britain's larder. to England from the Colonies have [This means that we must go all om find the anime experience, as I have, in make the people of Britain know You get someone who asks what more about the Colonies, and, we've you've been doing, and you tell him got to do it quickly. ¿ that you've been working in

You

"may" say that

this is

is all very "O, yes, Nigeria” he

"starry-eyed, and so it may be but you've probably come across do believe that a

a lot

more can be my old friend Smith wha Sarm- done not only 10 make the British ing in Kenya." I'm afraid that gen-public mare colony-conscious, but alm erally speaking t'i still only too true to make the people in the Colonics that people in this country know very know more about this country and Well that was in the early days

ttle about the Colonier and only what Belisin stands for.

when the Ministry of Information hear about them when they are beset We start with tremendous asset was just, making

the start with by strikes, by earthquakes and that there is goodwill in

there abun "Projection of British" and suchlike disasters.

dance. The British public do want has been a lot of Improvement since And the other side of the picture to know more about the Colanies then. But there is still room for isn't much better. People in the Then, A great deal is already being more Improvement and, now that the

and Far Eastern Colonies, know far tions such as the Royal

Empire

selecting and setid- The sulid progress now being too fe about this country. I always Society and the East African Office.

remember that my servants in to mention only two; by articles and ing out material—periodicals, posters, made in the erection of so-called Niger

Nigeria were quite

unimpressed pictures in the British press in spite. films and so on--for use in reading, temporary, administrative build-when I tried to explain what life in of paper shortage, as well as by such rooms and welfare cores in

thing excellent, speciális papers as the Colonies; In this we work very, only ings

the site opposita the England on

which really impressed them was Crown Colonist and East Africa and ly with the British Council, and both. C.S.O, serves as a reminder that

that everyone In England wears Rhodenis by the B.B.C, and in of us are at present engaged in over- the Government's accommodation shoes. That's long time ago, and files, problemi is deserving of a more de-a lot has happened since then, but

tem. It's not en easy job, From one faformation Officer in the Colonies termined effort to find a solution the fact remains that the only pao- than can today be detected. Some ple in the Colonies who really have any idea of what this country is like

Here I would like to mention in I've heard that he doesn't mind if nothing more is sent out; from on- re-building provision for

Jas

are the small handful who have particular the Rask Film Organisatier I've heard that far too little is doubtless been made under the actually visited England.

tion which la making a number of out and that some of โป Tead- Everyone who believes in the Brifilm about the Colonics, They have ing rooms have nothing but a single programme, intended to be fin- ánced from the

"Illustratest Rehabilitation tish Commonwealth as a power for already made films on Palestine and flyblown copy of the Lean, but policy hitherto has good in the world

ready A filming voit has just and from others I've heard nothing chown so much lack of imagina should try to break through these left for West Africa, and

next year all. We, sliting at deska in Lon tion that it is almost unbeliev barriers of ignorance, and should try they are hoping to send to unit to don

todon, cannot be expected-to krow able. The needs

obvious and build up greater understanding East Africa, So they are covering the what sort of pictures or enough. Hong Kong's Police between the people of Britain and Colonies in a big way. As you pro-down best in the different conditions the people of the Colonies. This has hably know, "This Modern Age" is of each Colony, and we cannot operate Commissioner is housed in head-never been more vital than.it is now the British Counterpart of the Am-without advice and help from In quarters of which he is justly so when, through all these new projects,erican "March of Time." Their Sims formation Officers in the Colonies. ashamed that he did not venture the hard pressed people of Britain are shown at most of the cinemas inOne thing we do know and that is

[that] # to invite into them Canton's po- are being asked to find large sums this country and will do more than is worthwhile continuing this of money for Colonial development. almost anything else to show the supply of material so that the people lice chief on his recent visit to

"Exploiting"

Colonies to the British public. We in the Colonies can at least have a Hong Kong. The Post Office

ofisters' conference. For one thing, we have got to gei have, too, in the Central Office of In-chance of getting some idea building is hopelessly antiquated,way from this ides that we

formation D first class Government what Britain

like. conditions being such that it is "exploiting the Colonies, and to do Agency which produces, film, photo- remarkable that Hong Kong post that we've got to make the British graphs and publications.

But there's will plenty of room for al operations are still maintained public know more about the Colonair more work, and the Information high pitch of efficiency, that they don't think of them only Department of the Coloula! Occ There is more than half a sus their cigarettes, petrol for their car enable it to do more than it has done as posible providers of tobacco for has just been reorganised so as to picion that the protracted delay and

and Egg and bacon for their break in implementing the constitution | farts. If this drive for

Colonial the past to build up more know

ledge of the Colonies. I can't in reform promises is partly due to development is really going to be suc short talk tell you all the plans we the absence of any immediately Public that the Colgales have their have got for the future, hint would available Council Chamber, with troubles and their problems too, that like to mention tune or tire of the

doing at this meeting. And Russia wants US$10,000,000,- the necessary allices and commit Colonial development is needed for in which we hope to set about

that is to use the conference as 000 worth of reparations from tee rooms. It would be enough the people for the Colonies, and that

a-sounding board_for Soviet | Germany, International control First our work in this country. if this were all, but in addition

propaganda to the German peo- of the Ruhr, cession of the We want to step up the supply of

pic. Government has invaded many of

information to schools, and who to try

Marshall plan in... Germany, MOSCOW, DEC. 10.

He has won the grudging ad- withdrawal of American-ald the Colony's principal business

and get big organisations in this

LT-COL RAYMOND MAR- uiration of at least one top and about everything else the premises for the housing of vari

country, such as the Rotary Clubs and the Women's Instituter, to take')] QUIE, HEAD OF THE American diplomatic figure who| Germans would seem to cộn- ous departments, which are scat-

more interest in the Colonies, That FRENCH REPATRIATION in privately compared him to sider necessary to put them on tered all over the place when the

means more films, more photographs, MISSION IN RUSSIA WHICH Machiavelli and said Molotov their feet. Likewise, the Rus need for centralisation is clearly

more publications, which can be THE SOVIET GOVERNMENT is "one of the most skillful afans have stripped Eastern apparent, both for the saving of

sent to schools and to towns and vil- AS ORDERED EXPELLED, diplomats of this century with Germany for reparations, back- time and for greater convenience.

lages all over Britain. It means that CHARGED HIS OWN GOV a style of the 17th Century." 'ed Polish demands for German we must have more people from the One bad effect of this, apart

Molotov has been the quick-territory, put hundreds of po Colonies who are willing to talk to ERNMENT WITH A "SYS- from the considerable sums paid

hools and audiences all over Bri- TEMATICALLY MALICIOUS cat of the Big Four Ministers iitical enemies in jail, falled to out by Government annually in

tain-not to give, lecturers on matters ATTITUDE" TOWARD THE in thinking on his feet and re-return, prisoners of war in any

plying (From the files of the "Chind of high policy, but just to talk quite SOVIET UNION,

to arguments. Never numbers, taken German work- the form of rent, is to crowd out business firms and create such a From

Mall"').

simply about life and conditions in The French; and Russian ruffled despite the most aciders to Russia as forced labour our advices from the Colonies. Above all I

expelled means Governments

each exchanges, Molotov uses a sim-and erected a heavy zonal bar scarcity of office accommodation Shanghai by H.M. Steamer that we must

build up some

mother's repatriation missions on ple technique. He may answerrier across the middle of Ger- in the city area that tremendous "Medea" we regret to learn the chinery to organise these lectures and Tuesday after the Russians a specific question with gen- nunny. None of these nets en-.. sums have to be paid in the way loss of two vessels--the "Per to distribute this material in a really protested against alleged per ralities or ignore the question dears Russia to the Germana, of key money by any newcomer. alan" and "Mary Whitney "big way. We are on to that now, and secution of Soviet nationals in altogether and pour out a list Molotov seized the biggest

formed a group reprezentă- We have The construction of a large ad-

When running into the Yang tive of the leading. Empire societies, Irance.

of accusations against the asset he had and scampered ministrative building. which tezekiang, on the 6th instant In of the colonial government offices Ja

No one you away. This naset was that the Marquie told a news confer- Western powers. would bring under one roof near struck on the North Bank of ments, like the Ministry of Education ment had plotted for the past to "yes" or "no.""

weather, both vessels London and of government depart ence that the French Govern- has been able to pin him down Russians want a "central" Gov- ernment for all of "Germany ly all the departments of the the River and have since gone and the Central Office of Informa- three months to evict the Rus

with strong contral powers. Government, make provision for to pieces. Both were

Patience from len, which is trying to wolk out asian mission in France and sys- a Municipal Council Chamber Singapore with general cargoes definite plan of campaign. When tematically carried out this It was said before the, con-

A Plebiscite. and for the offices of the Muni of Straits Produce, a small por-we've got the machinery sorted out. plan. cipality, is an urgent need that tian of which has been saved,

be asking for a requires no emphasis... What it From the numerous vessels the Columies. We shall want

Colonies to

the against two officers of the So- of the main issues and if Rue to help by sending us more viet repatriation mission were sla was not "prepared to "federated" Government pro does require is a little vigour in which have gone ashore on photographs and news, of what's go (FARE)

action. It is not easy to compute these dangerous banks,

help of the people coming to Eng Associated Press. the present-day cost of the type from the number which haveing on there and we shall want the "without proof" and HK$180.- of building envisaged, but we unders cannot be too careful in fact anyone who has a story to tell consequently been lost, com- land, students,; government officials. 35 imagine that the saving in seeing that they have fine and can tell it. Dull lectures, dn

rentals alone would go a consi-clear weather while working up more harm than good. 300. derable way to meet interest pay the river. 250-ment on any loan raised for this 400-purpose. In short, an acceptable underwriter when a policy for

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Colonel Charges His Own

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ference that Marshall

would

Ho said French charges sick a quick showdown on one

false,"business,"

break of negotin- tíone. Once here,

however,

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

By SHEPARD BARCLAY

"THE AUTHORITY ON, AUTHORITIES”

The Germans too, want a

strong central Government," and do not: favour the weaker

posed by the Western powers. If it came down to a plebiscite whether the Germans would pay reparations and havo a central Government, or not pay reparations and have a "weak. federal administration," the Germans would in all, prob-- ability choose reparations and central Government by a con- siderable, margin.

Molotov thus had a cause he could push. He needed to ob

excuse for the continuous post-recovery is sent in, to reflects Officers, and loformation Of- We realise that the Public Rein- 200.-

punément of development along that the vessel may have been cer in the Colonies have their: 350,- |these lines, in spite of recognition 10st solely from the over-anxiety hands pretty full with work inside IT SHOULD BE of preventing South from rulling too

and can't 120.of the necessity for carrying it of the master "to make a pas-their even Colonies and

give ar

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turned: the trufnp. J. South was smart 300-cult to discover. If private en-

out, for many years pait, is dim-sage."

That' why we have ser

It should be an axiom of play for enough to refuse the finesic and win tain two objectives first, To Information

suit contract that, when the de this with the A. Promphly he ruffed vold as long as possible talk- terprise can undertake large-scale

and Accra. Thrie

clarer in able to take discards on the heart 4 in duramy, then ran the ing on Russia's weak points construction, it should not be

for by the British Treasury and the dummy's sult, he should select three big spades. But while doing this such as economic unity, repara beyond the wit of Government

"of beit mais job is to obtain cards which cannot be disposed of he played too fast, discarding his tloris etc., and to talk as long

‚and- articles: about their which we can use in this code and series of several } last two hearts. That left him in a land as often as possible on a

hands,

there probably would position in which be could not fail central Government for Ger Watkins Pitchford in not be more than one or two excep

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When plain warning from Mr. George among other appliances of the cause we haven't yet been able to get not-too-experienced manipulator

the three big spades were at Russia supported the Im-

were mediate formation of "liber C. Marshall (U.S. Secretary of electric light, its power and them their full cumplement of staff, unwittingly violate this fundamental. led, all that South: had

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by his formation of such Govern M. Molotov appears to have proved eminently successful but alsojia, North America and sther D. A16 5:2

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DAQ 10 849 side: If he discarded on it, the heart ment. He ignored 3 protesta "to bowed and spread out bis hand... Portraits, were fustantané, parts of the world, jeepthr

could have been ruffed," and the club the contrary, – never bothering But it is Important to distinguish ously produced in which the May 1, now turn for, a moment to

„K would will remain the only other to answer them but bringing up side of the pictures what

The defense between the prospect of negotin depth and delicacy of hide the other t

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