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Editor-in-Chief:-W. J, Kentes.

THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JULY 27, 1940.

OUR TOWN HAS A

Tho

streets.

CRIME WAVE

Better Late

home.

NEW CONGRESS SESSION

REPUBLICANS PLAYING CAGEY

house agents always | greengrocer, leave home, then nip-| caught, and hope they will not - describe Our Town as a "desir ped in amarily and stolen thause violence it they and us at able residential neighbourhood." family invings, and we do look highly respectable

We have all had our share of Asst. Editor-Ian Mackenzie.

with our noat hedges, our abort

phony phone calls, I have had No greengrocer could be kinder two since returning from Ger- Business Manager: W. H. Nolloth gravel drives, and our trim front

fawns,

or more friendly than Mr. Ansell, many. You rush to your phone, In pre-war daya we were as yet had he returned home early and as you lift your receiver you good as we looked, too. Nothing that night those bullets might hear the caller drop his and know 24354 untoward ever happened in our have been lodged in him instead he was phoning to ace whather

of lying forgotten. and harmless your home wa

+ empty and there- But you'd be surprised if you on Kathie's "bed,

fore ripe for immediate burglary, could look at our crime shoot to- The armed burglar who reconi-

I once sought police advice on day, Robberies with violence, y broke into another neighbour's this, and was told: "Don' breaking and entering, confidence home and went straight to her answer your phone again today. trick, Black Market burglaries,

Next time it rings wait until p door-to-door salesmen offering

stranger walks up your drive. HK$72.00 atolen property-we have known

then dial 999. It doesn't matter everything but murder in our "desirable neighbourhood" during the past six months.

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Washington, July 25. The United States Congress convened in special session by President Harry Truman_roassom- blos in Washington at noon on Monday. But it will remain in session.no longer than a month and produce few-if any-new laws,.one top ranking Republican leader in the House of Re- presentatives forecast, as Congressmen flock- ed to the capital in ever increasing numbers, Quoting what he called his by to authorise him to control Party's "don't get excited" prices, Congress did not

give

(

if it is false alarm. We know strategy, the Republican him the power. these calls are being made and spokesman said if any bills do Tho precise nature of any we want to catch the criminals ro through, they may Include price control measure he may behind them."

some sort of Federal aid for seek is considered to be fir. Tru- · education and one or more Civil man's biggest headache on Rights proposals.

eve of the new session:

Now Agency

Some of our burglaries are highly professional jobs, others are astonishingly amateurish,

It must have been skilled pro- fessionals who drilled a neat little square of holes in the locked metal lid of the Blue Anchor When Arthur visited his ceiler next morning he found it cleared of gin, whisky, and port.

in

the

BERLIN ANGLES

own "desirable neighbours,” Too airing cupboard must have had Presumably the high-level often for our peace of mind, the inside knowledge that the owner conference of America's foreman who breaks in comes round kept pound notes hidden among

The Republican Party's senior with

a loaded revolver and an un- her spare-room sheets.

policy makers will meet on Mon He is known to want power to most European experts in cannily accurate working know- Mostly they come for our hus

day morning before the special control prices and could ask for Berlin on Sunday and the lees of our lives and habits, bands' suits, though. They phone

session opens, They have been either price controls on a wide The man Three-Power Conference in

who nssaulted our first to establish that the house is cellar while the landlord slept. President announced the sea-tima or on a selected list of koy conferring by telephone since range of commodities as in war- London to which

elderly Miss Walker at Glade Cot-empty, break in, pile the newest

the it was a tage and pushed her into her own ruit into any handy boxes or

sion during a speech vigorously items like meat, dairy products, preliminary will result in a undor-staircase cupboard two

attacking the recurd of the Re- poultry, steel and coal. cases, knock off a couple of bol- clear decision on the next months ago had every reason to tles (it available), have

publican dominated Congress nt the Democratio step to be taken in relation think he could rifle her wardrobes look round for cash or light jewel-

convention and cupboards undisturbed,

Philadelphia. to the Berlin crisis.

lery, and are gone without trace, The man who left a pistol and while we are innocently queueing about time. The one out eight live bullets on Kathle, An- for cod or sausages half a mile standing fact since the Soviet sell's bed the night of the Cricket away.

Club dance

known must have rejection of

Western the

young Peter had persuaded the Notes of protest has been the whole family to go dancing, must We have all reached the stage Inability of the United have seen Mr. Ansell, our busy when we expect to be burgled, States, Britain and France to make up their minds at least as a collective mind. The result could easily be that

decide events would policy for them.

It is

There are too many ol vious and ominous similar- ities to the Munich debacles to require emphasis. Indeed, there is only

one marked difference. Whereas history has shown clearly that Hitler was fully prepared for war, there is reason to believe that Russia does not want to fight, yet. America's demon- stration of air strength-the despatch of B-29% to Britain and jet-fighters to Germany -has been countered by an

collision.

Better Wait

FRENCH CABINET

NOT YET AGREED

Paris, July 25.

It Was Too Easy But the young couple who raid ed a home in our street last Whit sun lacked the wisdom of exper). ence. They made the ustel phone tall, established

that tite hous

was empty, raided it, stuffed n the best suits and furs in two suitcases, then walked to our station,

"It's money for Jam." they told ench other, "Let's go back for another load." So they dumped the two suitcases in our station luggage-room and

returned for further lool.

There the police, unable to be. eve their eyes, were walling fər them.

Unfortunately,

In either case it might re- cuire a specia! now agency... Fike the wartime office of price Direttssing civil rights, the issue administration or some agency which caused a spilt in the De-

met up within ar existing Gov- mocratic Party's ranks, the Re- ernment department. This publican spokesman said both the

would be a problem of its own House of Representatives and the and might také months to set, i Senate have Anti-Lynch bills tle. ready and pointed out that the The

attempt to control the House Joseph W. Martin, Republican of ties would also involve the pro-

Speaker. Representative

prices

of a select list of commodi Massachusetts, has said several blem of freezing wages

In the times that the House will pass controlled industries. Its Anti-Lynch measure any time which would certuinly be con- Republican Icaders care to cull aldered unfal by the labour

unions concerned

ns long workers in other industries, are that free to negotiate for increases.mmm

Associated Press. Congress

for a vote.

Food Pricos The spokesman declared

the Bosston "It was almost too good in be during M. Andra Mario; France's 50 year old Radical Pro-true. They walked right into our would not be likely to vote any

special anti-inflation measuren. mior, elected yesterday by an Assembly vote of arms," one policeman said later,

such "catches" But with food prices hovering 352 to 190, will not be able to announce the are few and far between. All near the all time high records, namos of his Cabinet Ministers until tomorrow. too often our burglara get away Mr. Truman plans to hand Can- He spent all day thrashing out the proposed finan-with it, even the "robbory with gress an Administration bill to

violence" one.

deal with rising costs. of living, cial and economic policy of his prospective What happens when they get well informed circles state. Finance Minister, M. Paul Reynaud (Indepen-his loaded pistol into our green-embrace to a large extent,

caught? Well, the man who took,

measure is expected to dent Republican) with the leaders of the So- grocer's home got nine months, fresident's anti-inflation recom- cialist Popular Republican (rightwing) and which we all feel will bring him mendations made last November back among us again for two roon. I when he asked Congress to stand Radical parties, which he hoped to include in his National Union Government.

funds to

to

Bad

air display over Moscow of M. Reynaud, Premier when | Reynaud's plan and are doing

most impressive nature. France collapsed, is claiming everything possible to get it wa

before agreeing as to effect tered down But neither move represents special powers ao

He is cre- Join the Government, France's recovery, more than a demonstration dited with the intention of Two things to which the So- for neither side is by any lengthening the 40-hour week cialists object most strongly are means ready to precipitate and alloting more Marshall aid the idea of using decree laws for

capital equipment,

pushing through the economie re- forms,

and M. Reynaud's inten- Developments Insistently than to consumer goods.

tion

to do away with the present suggest that Soviet foreign Socialist, Popular Republican 40-hour week. They fear sharp

and Radical deputies met kick-backs by the unions policy is based upon the in-

this afternoon, and possible renewed labour distur separately evitability of conflict. But were expected to tell M. Marie bances if M. Reynaud's plans are even accepting that as a tonight whether they could co-put into operations fact, the sum total of the operate with him en the basis of known evidence adds up to

M. Reynaud's plans. the belief that the Russians will work towards a wat later rather than carlier. It would give the Russians themselves time to perfect weapons they know the Western allies possess, but which they believe they have not the resolution to

use.

Meanwhile, they force the Western Allies to maintain their position in Berlin at immense expense.

we

.

Hard To Swallow

It the answers are favourable, of Mate will draw up the list of Ministers tomorrow, he

told

to

There is also diangreement be- |tween M. Reynaud and the So- cialists on the general policy for holding down prices and wages, M. Reynaud is reported favour lifting econo

economic controls the press today. Not only the

as far as possible in the hope

hope of Socialist planners but almost the which he believes in the only real Increased production encouraging. more left wing of the Popular solution of the price wage ques- Republicans are finding some of tlon. The Social zis, on the hand, M. Reynaud's economic proposals still stand by their traditional rather hard to awallow.

policy of a tightly controlled In a statement, however, M.planned, economy. Marie Inalsted that he remain.

ed "readlutely optimistic" as to Wants Free Hand

his chances of getting a team together.

Big Vote

M. Marie is also having trouble

The

THE LADY OF THE

WHITE

HORSE

Rangoon, July 25.

the

7 step

Indians In Malaya To Aid Govt

SDF

Singapore, July 26, The Malayan Indian Con- gress Party 800,000 strong— today gave its support to the Government in the battle | against the terrorists by calling on all its followers to dissociate themselves from acts of violence apa other subversive activities.

The Congress announced in a manifesto that it was voluntarily "A beautiful young maiden, flying through the night sumending political activity until on a pure white stallion at the head of a column the emergency ended. The Con- of Burmose bandits"-this is the 'description and economic evolution in Malaya gress, it said, belloved a political given in the Burmese press to the activities of could be attained only through

constitutional Ma Khin Nyunt, leader of 300 robils who ará

means. After

A night of terror, Royal attacking police outposts and convoys in Cen-Air Force roc

rocket-aring Spitfires, police and troops swept 15 ¿quam traf Burma.

miles of Malayan junglos for for- Ma Khin Nyunt, or the Lady of the White Horse as rorists in day-long actions.

she is called, made headlines in the Rangoon papers following two successful attacks on Government outposts in the troubled Yomethin district between Rangoon and Mandalay,

the Lady

теп

swoopod en sleeping villages mur- During the night, terrorists dering and burning and at dawn undergrowth for hideouts of the the Spitfires began combing the

terrorists near Semeyih, 25 miles from Kuala Lumpur, troops. Answering a call for help

In their wake came polles and

Router.

to

another

BOT1-

of the Whites. Many of their followers are tion of the security laws." with the popular Republicans, Horse, but she was always one | women.--Reuter. many of whom angrily resented jump

jump ahead of Government his reported intention to the forces. A military wor Georges Bidault from the Foreign who described her as a

M.

The National Assembly last Office which he has run almost said her success in evading the night confirmed the gaunt 50-continuously for four years, and

due to the assistance ox-Premier

law was year-old Radical Socialist lawyer replace him with.

Minister by the' unex- Robert Schaman. The MRF is the received from other. gangs. Whatever' difficulty, she was in, high margin of 352 votes aone too happy about the details she could always muster a suf- to 190 votes with 03 abstentions. of the Raynaud economic re-aciently strong force of her own

as Prime pectedly

Hongkong deserves.

She was first heard of, how- Lady of the White Horse," is to be ever, in the early months of changed to "Woman Patriot", and last year-long before the nut-it is to end on the theme that

from a military force, the planes break of the present Commu-crime does not pay.

attacked two insurgent fox holes Although Ma is nist insurrection.

regarded

.a Dakota Early in 1947, when the late U Burma's Number One woman this afternoon, while

dacoit, she is not alone in M. Marle however, apparently Aung San's interim Government

the dropped supplice Some left wing Socialists are had agreed to give M. Reynaud was faced with a serious break-triet of Central Burma, two wo-

field, In Myingyan, another dis- group-Reuter. still toying with the idea of

a free hand in running the coun- down of law and order, the auct The reasons why we should blocking the road to the proposed try's economy and his chief stthorities launched

both former insurgents, "Operation 'remain in the

Cabinet in the hope that a So-

Government school teachers, de-

Athens, July 28.. German cialist will have to be called in forta today were aimed at per- Flush" only to discover that romecided that the sword was marn capital are clear as crystal. as Premier,

the of the fiercest opposition came w

Forty-eight persons were seasoned suading the Socialists, that bul nost

remunerative than the pen, and tenced to death by # But obviously

rebel

Jennhie Reynaud plan was less dangerous from was made, to raps now head sizeablo gangs of bon-military court today for "viola- cannot political observers think that it than they feared. supply Berlin by air in would make a general election

very definitely. A miracle of or- table and might sweep Gen- eral Charles de Gaulle into power. ganisation was performed Reuter. putting in the original 2,000 tons a day; now it is an- nounced that the supplies are to be increased to a daily 4,000 tons.

From the start it cost £30,000 a day. Apart from But cost, is it really supposed Farty spokesmen. stressed they Despite these difficulties, M. to safety.

An M, Marle continued to be optimistic. that such an air-lift can be were voting confidence

Maric himself with full reserva- He told reporters: "I am glad to maintained throughout win- tions about accepting his Govern be able to say that these conver- ter flying conditions?

ment programme or his specific sations have been carried out in The feeling grows that by Cabinet list.

an atmosphere of perfect using the air-lift the Govern

When he requined talks with cordiality. The points of differ- Party leaders today, M. Marie ence, more apprrent

than real ments are postponing the day was confronted with a host of have been ironed out." when a fundamental decision unrettled issues on which only a Some Party leaders after con- must be taken.

matos effort.could hope to bring ferring with the Premier, The present

the that he might possibly be able to deadlocke chout agreements between masks the real problem-- nation's big political groups. announce his Cabinet late tonight. M. Marle spent most of the Most, however, predicted that he What happens next? The morning conferring with repre- would not be able to do so before Russians say they will not sentatives of the Popular Ro- tomorrow.-United Press. talk unless the whole Ger-publicans (MRP) and the Social- man problem is discussed: sential to enable him to form

ists, both of whose support is we will not talk unless the Government. He reported back blockade is lifted.

to President Vincent Auriol early But if we are going to stay in tha afternoon, while both the Socialist Parliamentary and MRP

held mo groups meetings to decide 03

In Berlin we have got to find

oven

in the Assembly,covery programmine.

-F

a way of getting food and acceptance or retural of his pro- fuel there, through the nor-gramme. mal channels. ..That seems

to mean we must be prepar ed to force the use of either the railways or the roads or the canals-all of which are, now inexorably, blocked by the Russians.

"

said

Japan And

East Asia

or other gangs to fight her way Today, after 18 months of campaigning against the forces of law and order, Ma Khin Nyunt is more active than over.

heads a band of adven-l

and malcontents, armed turers

booty left by the Jep She operates in thickly forested are, where some of the Gov- ernment's richest teak reserves afford ample cover against at-

with anese.

tack.

In The Twenties

The Lady of the White Horse, still in her carly twenties, is un- doubtedly helping, the Burmese Communists. in: thoir- battle against the Clovernment,

is nothing to prove that sho Is over-interested in the poll- tical issues

being are being Burmese

there

thrashed capital

out in

in the

but

Tokyo, July 20. M. Marte The Government. propered' 10 form would be

In a leading article on Com

Records show that she is pure bulit around

a brains trust munist netivity in East, Asin, the consisting of ex-Premiera Paut Japan's rehabilitation could not be way. Government convoys, mer

Omichi Shimbun today said that and simply a lady of the high- Raynaud, Leon. Blum, Paul Adler and' Robert Bohu .man. its key personality would be M. Reynaud who is Solated, for the job of Finance -Minitter.

thought of apart from trade rela- chants and ordinary travellers tions, with Asiatic countries, iylarn hqrʻment, Sha'is; by no means they were bolhovised, Japan's a female, Robin Hood, but the

would recovery

And her romantic newscopy for their be vitally affect

story It is to the Interest of Japan. readers.

Tough Programme too, that the various countries-of An enterprising Alm company

Are the Governments pre- pared to face the conse quence? To rush,an armed M. Reynaud, one of France's Arts should become completely has seized upon the chance to convoy up the autobahn, to cutstanding financial experts, has independent and peaceful nations, portray the story of Mia on the Berlin would be tantamount already drawn up a tough econo that they recover and acquire screen, but they have run up to un act of war. If they are forced through if necessary by uporate actively on the interna, the authorities Srown on any

mle recovery programme to be purchasing power and be able to ogulist densorship, dimculties, as not prepared for this, they a decrco. But the Socialists are tonal market, the paper added, dun amplasats on crime. had better not start it: frankly scared of accepting 1; 1=Reuter. T

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