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MANNY'S BABY IS DOING FINE

Un goes Coal ́again," and with { Somp, other industries; how Ja it more cennonile to extract it. Britain's hopes- and the La- over, have also had their viceval. by open-enst mining, thus bour Government's prospects of tories, Steel and chemicals to grow food there?

decktes survival. Like it or tist, that day are, smashing all output re- Sir Stafford Cripps In the way things shope.

cords, and they are under private all that today., Ile, is the dicta- tor within nur democracy. He Governments get credit when ownership... times are good, and they catchi the backwash when the tile. Is running out. Probably both tire largely undeserved.

A number of angry write to me and say. do you urge to work

By Frank Owen

телярия. For some

time past Sir Stafford has been an apostle of aweet reasonable- ness, at any rate to people out- side the Cabinet. Some employ- ers have still to be convinced.

Mr. Vincent Tewson, the rbrewd and genial secretary of the T.U.C, tell me that there is no truth whatever in the report

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CARNIVAL

By Dick Turner

BOTH. 1947 BY NIA SERVICE, INC. J. M. REG U. §. PAT, DIT.

Dek Topher

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"Well," you might call it `n period piece-It goes back to' (Stultz's furniture store if we don't make all the paymenta \inţa certain périod!".

Dim Outlook For South-East Asia

By Stan Swinton

Southeast Asia heads into 1948 will continue indefinitely and they

Most serious students of Brl holds the levers not only of the a coal mining had long ago mighly engine of taxation but of come to the conclusion that this the entire elaborate mechanisin Industry could only revive, even of controle, quotas, embargoes, people survive, by some form of central and licences,

But although his power to "Why and public control. hartler, On steel, chemicals, and tex, stop industrialists from doing grow more food. support the ules, however, technical opinion this or that la vant, his power to National

Savings Movement? is still sharply divided. So, too,tart them doing something clau The more

we tally round this) is political opinion, even within is still limited.

If Sir Stafford wants w mane- foulish Government, the more the Cabinet.

them we prop

(lo up. Why

It is said that the Leftists facturer to start a new line of that?"

Shinwell, Strachey, and Aneurin business he still has to woo him The speech by Mr. Ernest

The reply they gut (and com- Hlevan are bent on taking over with good Bevin on the breakdown of the ing correspondents are herewith. Foreign Ministers' conference has presented with It in advance) is: doubtless been scrutinised ints: There is something more every part of the world for in-important than the Government, dications of what, in the British ) and that Is the Country. If you Gmeranient's view, should be don't like your coachman, that is for hoping the the sequel. Reading between the no good reason lines of Mr. Bevin's concluding coach will go over the cliff.

Now coal in the bedrock of catr passages it is possible to discern fortunes. If that base has now steel at any rate. But if the L-that Transport House forbade a distinction between short-tena been made securentl last bour Party managers want to the Ministers Lord Nathon, and Middle his colleague Mr. Lindgren, to pulicy and long-term policy. On week's output of nearly 4,400,- | recover and hold the

which the by-elections lunch at the Savoy Hotel during -lrt-term policy to meet, the 000 tons was the highest since Vote, situation created by the failure to the Battle of Britain-the entire show they are losing, I think the recent strike there.

they too will find good reasone reach a four-power settlement for nallen will rejoice.

The Government should be for leaving well alone.

I accept the dental, publish it |Germany, a decision would have

Conl nationalisation

again herewith. On the morn to be taken. Mr. Blevin used the happy.

That is why our friend Hering in question it seems that W213 their first baby. Many words "grave decision in face of the world and of the future," teething troubles and growing ert Morrison, who lately and Lord Nathan and Mr. Lindgren But it is clear that ne decision pains marked its first 12 month.astly celebrated the Gravesend just did not know there was a now suffers from a strike still going on, though it The nurse was that irrepressible riumph,

Hght hang-over from that had been on for several weeks. has yet been taken by the British talker, Mr. "Manny" Shinwell.

beautiful mornin'."

Asked in the House of Com- Guvernntent, who "would prefer

mona recently why he had not time to study the problem as it

"Call-me-attended the The hangover is

luncheon. Often the squawks of the

Mr. now is in all its aspects.' The

baby rescunded through the Dick" Aeland, M.P., whoac re Lindgren replied: consideration which must weigh land. Often, too, did we hear turn to the House of Commone

"Because I am a trade union. with the British Government in Nanny Manny cussing and hoot.us encouraged the other Keep ist, and I hope I shall always frenching a decision is that "we ing at everybody hot a trade Left School of Mr. Dick Cross-member that fact."

He remembered it an hour or with revolution and political un-see little hope for French efforts cannot go

on as we have been unionist as he pushed the ahly man to reinforce the claim that

The the way to win votes is to offer so before the guests were due to Oriental lands which furnish so soring a return of Bio Dai rost still rocking the pleturesque to effect a compromlar, by 'npofi; going on. If there is to be no black Coal Board pram,

sit down. settlement between

I have not heard yet much of the world's rubber, tin, former Emperor of Annah, now the four publie paid more attention to the nurse than to the baby, which

when Lord Nathan's memory real and tropical. raw materials. is exile in Hongkong. The Vjat- powers we cannot go on for ever

turned.

Many observars foresee. R namese, who taught 'more, their wee a pity, because the haby

period ahead even stormier than 1,000,000 literates to rend prid 1947; when open war flared in write during the 'lèss than two was doing fine,

Indonesia, and French Indochina: years when their government was n military coup, overthrew the free to function, now are fighting Siamese

government;" Burma's for existence and operati" "only.

climaxed by mass assassinations,trative system in areas they hold. The declalte man in this mat-; to take care of the generals,

and Britain busily continued ra Indochino is a land in chaos, sa shuffling the political pattern of in worse condition than any other 14 has been lung battle to But now, as Young Hopeful for is not Crossman but Cripps.

Today the whole battle of

Teheran, Dec. 28. her Malayan and Borneo posses in Southeast Aviat Secure at Cambridge that admis approches his first birthday (British Industry is for export Mr. George Allan, the Ameri- sions..

Blum to-day is a troubled land, we must

For good or ill, we, are committed can Ambassador to Persia, told sion of wonten to full member-New Year's Day),

Pressure behind 'Aslan, nation The November. coup was motivat ship of the University which (v. allow due credit to the pero the policy that to. get the food | Reuter, today, that when the ex-alist movements, after building by: (1) corruption-aming high

who brought the infant prodigy

we need we mist, seli abroad the tension to the Persian-American up slowly since the turn of the officials (2) inflation (3) ford approved in 1920. The through the critical ilme. vainpaign for the higher educa- The miners personally ked gouds we need almost as much military agreement authorising a century, now has erupted among nielen that former Premier Prid:

It can work only as long as ndvising and nun-operational the Indonesians, Aunamites and Phanomyong mielit have been......... tim of women at Cambridge Manny, and I'm toldd he gets on the customers continue, to want American military mission to the Burmese, who demand political implicated in the 1948 death by began So years ago, and it is excellently with the

Persian Army was signed on Oct. self-determination and freedon shooting of King Ananda Mbi years sile the votes of non-rest Why does he have to keep talk the goods and can get them-416, 1047, the Porsian Goverment from colonial, tule. The first faint dol, and (4) resentment over the

the right price, of the right

told him that "the extension does rumblings can

to Franco of the Indo. be heard. In return dent Cambridge men forbade

quality, and at the high time. not The miners* SITUCAS story

Do they? We know that the the fallin further submission to Malaya. Independent, Slam is an chinese border province seized

Parliament). (Persian women their degrees. Gradually.

stuff is being shipped abroad, [ Mr. Allan was commenting on This is the picture, country by site then the doors have been adds point to the Tory Industrial | Charter, which proposes to

In expressions of surprise

colourful country: but it is all 'being "sok17

Militarily, Field Marshal Phi- opened, and flax women are to leave the mines under pubfle

Burma, best known for its bun Songkram, wartime dictatur To ownership.

Here we come up against the the Persian press that the Majlis That is common' be granted full equality.

and tenkwood until and Japanese, collaborator, team- World War II will be granted ed with politically -powerful Cambridge women students al sense, for on present figures the real problem of planning Brt had not been consulted on the elephants ready admitted to Tectires. Opposition will be leaving well lish industry." J Ja. something; his Wut on, Oel.. 24, 1943, sovereignty by Britain on Janu- Kvang Aphaiwonk, "now Promier

far beyond the pretty Interfer ence with industrial processes the Majlis passed a law authoris-ary 4th, Joining the Philippines, to pull of the coup Pridl flod and marketing which at presenting the Persian Government to India and Fakistan among newly to Singapore, where he is under But the British protection. Sa fa Phủ the United States Government freed Asian countries. too often passes for planning. for an advisory military mission fledgling government of this for bun has allowed Khush to r

and has Do we try to export raw coal to the Persian Army for the dura mer crown colony (which has a the civil government

population of approximately 15. made, no attempt to reinstate-his Or ase the conl.to forge steel and tion of the war.

Apread over

201,010 dictatorship, but there is gon then sell the steel products? The American Government, Mr. 000,000

as to what the There is miniature futuro holds. Tho- best uexa Should we send agricultural Allan added, authorised an extensquare miles) takes over trou feral uneasiness machinery to the Argentine in aion of the agreement into the bied land.

in the Arakan. ban seems to be that under British exchange for meat and wheat? Government deemed it advisable. Have made local bids for power, bo permitted to return to Blon

post-war period if the Persian revolution

ditry is rifa, and Communists and American pressure, Prlit will Or divert those tools and the and early this year the Persian trade to the farms of Britain Government requested the exten. in several regions. and grow the food here?

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Cambridge Relents

more nationalisation, not less,

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The fate of the Government, Not everything that Manny f course, depends upon nothing said or did was wise or tactful, of the kind. It hangs entirely bit of his loving care for the pen the way the crisis is han baby there is no question. Indled his coming spring, when

U.S. - Persian

the end Manny was whisked off our gold reserves run out. Agreement

ing?

examinations and University alone,

prizes, already awarded "the tiles of degrees" and the gradu ates Parliamentary Yate, and al- ready eligible for

goldiers,

100 Years Ago

University teaching posts, it might be sup posed that the change will make little practical difference. It is however, nu! entirely an empty privilege that they have gained,

of since the junior members Newnham and .Girton will now first achieve the status of under- graduates nod the right for duty) to wear cap and goven; their seniors attain at last full rights in University government and eligibility for almost every University office. Women are still to be barred from the offices of proctor and mace-bearer. The last traces of male privilege may also in due course, be assaulted. 15 or

(From the files at the "China Mall")

"Sir. About 16 months ago 1 let adrift 8 or 10 Java Sparrowe; and, except during the first week or two I have scen nuthing of them since. On Thursday 1 was agreeably sur prised by seeing a flock of these birds baraba clump, and when they took flight I estimated their number

11 16.

recent

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BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

There is.

By SHEPARD BARCLAY

"THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES"

no

political growing palni wore un ineffefent, skeleton · adipintS

exception.

1041, in

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And some sort of compromise will War-carred Indonesia has abe worked in that colourtul coun United Nations "good offices" try, whose 18.000.000 people in commission composed of the United habis 200,118 8

of States, Australian and Boiglan paddy fields and forest representatives busily attempling In Malaya, the Feleratel to reconcile the Dutch and Indo Malay States and the Straits

Republicans." There le Settlements.are no more. Sings Bittle optimism, in, Batavia that pore has become, a crown colony. they will succeed in finding a A Malayan Union has been' crent- permanent solution-tho politicaled and embraces Both foderatet anu is too wide. Most observers and unfederated, Ally States as.. believe that the present armed well as Penang, North Bornov SAVE THE OTHER'S [he could not possible shut that truce probably will explode again and Sarawak also have.bogome lato open warfare in: Java and erown colonies. The Malkyn) worthy out of a trick, so was

Sumatra, whore $5,000,000-

· TIME”

of Democratie Union andì thờy Mplá- down one. 35,

theoretically "I could have shut East out if the 75,000,000 Indonesians live. van Nationalist Party are plump "1 address you for the purpose of combination of cards in a suit I had taken the first trick in Foreign experts say that Holing for independence but their 300,-

if any 5 your readers which cannot be figured out diamonds with the queen and land's modern 120,000.man army voices are faint. With the popu 250.- suggest that hostilities are un- have

the Republic's ill-equipped forces, tone-Kuomintang and, bro-Cam likely to break out. The women's ment, that we may guess whetherby fine player who willing," he said.

(thoroughly ; enough. ***Why didn't you do that?" but they nise foresee a combina munist Chinese, Hindu and Mus- colleges have, indeed, welcomed those I saw are another impurtation, study it

tion of long-term Indonesian pasim Indians and feudal-and ne whether any measure of pices But if he does no such studying asked North,

"Because," answered South. Ielys and guerilla resistance. democratie Malays – chimatongi without provocative jubilation has attended any attempt to "People when away from the "table, he

time to figure which could nullify the economie British rule is expected to con honourable coding of an obsolete the island" with these girgant set- C consume a lot of time at it didn't take the

out. I didn't want

tinuo indefinitely: on such problems. The con-that.

to advantages of a Dutch victory.

In backward Borneo thörði siderate and wise player piskes waste everybody's time." it his business: to know, 'a' lot of North explained then”, thà‡ Meanwhile the Dutch continue title, sign of any nationalis A Friend Informs us that upwards different combinations so that what South quoted from the to sponsoromi autonomous movement as yet. Odds are that of two years ago la Nock në Jays he can save the other players book was incomplete. The book states in formar Republican terri Britain, which has kept houd of Sparrows, Humbering probably over time, and also crable him to had added that "the first trick tory and work to build by the the nationalist tidal wave in Fildla a 10, uned to frequent a clusob of use his own time in thinking should be taken in the hands governments in East Indo, and Durmiar ultimately wildl

with the single top honor when asta and Dolch Serpico as future tempt to forge, Kominion out on bamboos in his garden at the wet about other factorss

you are able to protect yourself partners in the projected United Malaya and British Borne when of the town they were eng

against bunched trumpa with tremely tame, allowing his servants

just, the opponent who plays be States of Indonesia which they the population is rips for sale,

Continue to will be created rule. fore the two'honors, but cannot | eventually, ma á full partner trouble as"-deenus; iz svolitlen?i

of Economically, Southeast Arle do so against bunched trumps Holland in Val-Dutch-Indonesian

Union In

Républicari aknas: thỏ f'difficulties., Jogjakarta administration; còn. (Tia" production is" coming, in tinues to spyoto with an officiency slowly, due to the comple which visitors compare favour, mint which must be ably with that found in other Malayen output has nearly free ursas.of.Asia monthly, compared

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Pass and Anything done with relation

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The British then ordered the Insolvent matters in Hongkong see knowledge. After he graffed the Siamese growers to sell their cur- ordained to be conducted, ie, Credit thirdWheart and saw the must HK 10 ron rice crops at two-thirds: the ton voting according to the amount avoid the loss of Trump trick, price Britain pays in Burma of their daima Let each he recalled something, he onto He read in a booking when able to tlle pròft from these Trap-hop azellan and for every 240 ground beatsakerehenfare Coney

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The most bitter conflict::

Southeast Asia: - rages in Indo" 19617%, and polish, tlalög, chink, whoso nearly 20,000,000 Strikes hampered production, fu Inhabitants, are abroad över: 181,2; the Dutch East Indies 174 square miles. The Frenen most of 1947: but nevertheles now refuse to deal abolitically recovery "hasAbum/Isstor 11h with the Viet Nam Repubile, Malays,callibugh output E which Annamite nationaliste,us]

Lablished: Ini 1046%

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