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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1947.

COMMUNIST MANOEUVRING Solid Bloc Of States In Red Belt

Great New Power

In Europe

London, Dec. 22.

The "Red belt" states of Europe are moving into a fairly solid bloc to contend for Communist domination of the continent.

Under Russian direction the states of Eastern Europe seem bent on standardising their pro- grammes to resist Western bids for leadership.

A British official recalled that These conclusiona can be drawn night from interviews with men the report of the 10-nation Paris In both the Eastern and Western conference urged greatly increas spheres-Foreign Ministers, Am-ed trade between East and West the Marshall bassadors and official, who help Europe to bolster to shape the foreign policles of a plan. holf dozen countries.

They talked with the under atanding their numes would not be used. These men predict as probable developments early in 1048:

Eastern

and Western statca will revamp their foreign policies In the light of the situation in Grmany, where a state of in- formal partition now exists.

He added: "It is possible that the Danube could become a river closed to the West and the grent the triangle land mass within formed by the Adriatle, Black and Baltic sens-frm every

point of view the richest in the world body politic grafted onto the

economic of the and

Soviet Uni'n, Therein iles the greatest menace to the Marshall plan.

Battle For Berlin

BOMBING IN Yuan 'Seats'

TRIESTE

Trieste, Dec. 21. Four bombs, thrown by unknown persons during the Yugoslav partisans' celebrations here today, in- jured 10 people.

The celebrations had not been authorised by the Mil- tary Government-Reuter.

Russians In America

Washington, Dec, 21. Senator Millard Tydings to De- that Justice day revealed partment records showed that 3.077 Russian Government offi- cials were in the United States

on various missions.

The figures, compiled by the Immigration and Naturalization Service early this month, also showed that 131 Soviet citizens were visiting the United States "for business reasons" and an- other 219 Russians were here as members of international or ganizations such as the United Nations, Senator Tydings said in

This may tend to a series of new regional defence alliances, not

A sequel to the split In the only to guard against new ag-conference of Foreign Ministers gression by Germany but nisu is likely to be a politient battle provide for mutual aid agginst for Berlin. British sources sny any aggression.

formation of n West Germann Federal-Union? movement may be followed by Red belt states of the Balkans creation of a Russian-sponsored will intensify the process they central Garman administration", have already started of centring based on Berlin. There would be tir politient and economie links greater "spiritual appeal" to the with the countries of the Danube German people in such a body than its rival in Frankfurt could With federat union ot Yugo offer, they suld, slavlo Bulgaria, Albania, Ro- Another battleground for East-

and mania and Hungary as a pissible ern

Western Political Greece. There the long-term objective, the sources plicies Is anid, ol these states immediately next move seems to be the cren will alm at writing mutual aid tion of a "Tree Greek Govern pacts. Interlocking treaties of meni" under Communist leader- friendship progressive elimina ship, in the hills of the northern flon of trade and tariff barriers. frontier provinces, Associated and probably would disclaim So- viet nationality."-United Press. and coordination of their respec- Press. live national economic plans.

13.

bean

recovery

Greatest Menace

power

In this connection, one Euro. F-reign Minister

snid. "Tightened political and economic ties between these Communist-led countries will unile 80,000,000 to 99.000,000 people and in effect mran that a great new has arisen in Europe."

A clear-cut Eastern

European recovery pr-gramme, under Rus- teadership, is likely. Its slap objective will be to outstrip the Marshall plan, and so to gain the political whip hand over Europe.

Xmas Menu For The Troops

Clash Settled?

After

Nanking, Dec. 22.

more than a month of negotiation, an agreement has been reached between the Kuomintang,

Young China and Democratic Socialist parties for divi- sion of seats in the Legis- lative Yuan, a Kuomin- tang official said,

Under the plan, the Kuomin tang will obstain from neminn ting candidates for enough vot ing districts to give each of thei minor parties 75 seats from the total of 776, this source said.

The Legislative Yuan repre- sentations and delayed filing of candidate lists, will be held for three days, starting on January 21.

informed Kuomintang sourceя said they expected Sun Fo te retain the Presidency of the a broadcast. He sold immigra- Legislative Yuan, despite " 120n officials estimated that possible challenge by Chen Li- there were 206,000 allen ren, party rightist bloc lender, alienta of Russian nationality who has announced his intention living in the United States, but of seeking a Legislative Yuan emphasized, "A large number of sent. these came here many years ago

Unbounded Evil Of Social Hatred

London, Dec. 22.

The Pope, in a new encyclical letter published for Christmas and quoted by the Vatican radio to- day, called for an end to this "unbounded evil” of bitter hatred and dangerous unrest among the social classes.

con-

These sources predicted that

Fo would aurrondar the Sun Vice-Presidency of the nation-

position he now holds currently with the Yuan Pre- aldeney because "at least the aprit, if not the letter, of the Constitution frowns on one mac helding two such

posta."

importan:

Tighter Control

Meanwhile, the Chinese Gov- ernment today announced a new, intensified Economic control i programme for 1948.

It includes provision for the for one year al imprisonment hard labour of anyone convlet-

The letter, which opened with the "hr cause of all evil which has words: "eagerly langed for peace, com user us lately is that die faith expressed the "tening sorrow" of of Cirst has been abandoned anded of illega! tranfaction in gold the Holy Father in view of the un- that it has not been allowe: to re- certain tuation of the present hour gulare private, domestic and public and appealed for unity and prayers.life. It is therefore a necessity to re-

man in Christ, "Router.

"Eagerly longed for peace" after a long and sanguinary war had no

heen secured. Nations were living in New Record

In Exports

To

an

LONDON, DEC 21. anxious expectation of the uncertain TROOPS ON DUTY IN THE Aure. The social classes of many

FARD WESTERN COMMAND ONations were being akaken by bitter

BE hatred and dangerous invest WILL CHRISTMAS DAY WELL CATERED FOR IF THE check this unfounded evil was CHEFS CAN CARRY OUT THErgent necessity, FOLLOWING SUGGESTED MENUS.

Dinner-Tomato

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or foreign exchange,

The gramme provides tha travellers may carry a maxi mum of US$100 when entering or leaving Chind.

Persons making payment in gold or foreign exchange, which should have beta made in Chin- ese currency, will be subject to the same imprisonment as those LAST violating the transactions re-

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"Airplane Seats"

LONDON, DEC. 21. BRITAIN'S WORKERS BROKE ANOTHER RECORD "While on the one hand many na- | MONTH-THE DAILY RATE For breakfast-corn flakes and tions are exhausted and are not in a OF EXPORTS IN NOVEMBER guluation,ascelated Press,

of WAS HIGHER IN JULY, THE rridge, hara and an egg, tea or position to solve the problems cuffte, rolls,

SINCE THE butter und mar reconstruction and employment, an the PREVIOUS BEST malade,

other hand the misery of the prok WAR.

wah. tarian classes is being used turkey or roast pork, sausage; secret and sly calculation," the letter stuffine applesauce, baked and s creamed potatoes,

"But not by stirring up Brussels

discard, spruts, braised parsnips, brown not w unrest and rebellion, t by sauce, Christmas pudding and the bleeding of Fraternal Rool can brandy sauce,

mince ples, beer, the misery of nations be mastered or cigarettes and fruit

Fost well-being regained." Ta-Christmas enke, assorted The letter said that the Navial fancy enkes.

sandwiches, ten, erisis was presenting such an im bread and butter, jam.

minent Canger at the moment and Bull:t super-Port, Band- f w the focure that the common wiches, sausage rolls, Christmas weal tour by all means he put above cake and assorted cakes.-Reuter. private advantage.

The value of the exports £102,300,000 - was £5,000,000 les

than October but the fall in retained imports £23,200,000 was much larger.

The vilume of exporta in November is estimated at about 112 per cent of the 1030 gure.

The month's imports (£138,- 200,000) were £23,200,000 less than in October, due, mainly to u reduction of £17,000,000 in the Imports of food, drink and toboe co.-Reuter,

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