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THE CHINA MAIL,' SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1048,
Harvest
HEAVY YIELDS MAY RELAX RATIONING REGULATIONS
London, September 16.
Most of Europa's harvest is in and' it is the biggest
since before the war.
In almost every country reporting in an Associated Press survey agricultural experts said there were heavy yields of grains and vegetables~~~ heavy enough probably to permit relaxation of at least some food rationing regulations.
Last year when Europe was In direst need-drought ruined
In the opinion of some diplo-
mats and nutrition experts, the big crops came just in time and should help, to vase and social tension.
political
and
Cunningham Opposition To Italy
who
in
London, September 17. Two (amoun brothers Romania, Poland tions of
forces from the nutri-commanded British Germany are
ious-point, in much better the Mediterropean area-the Cunninghame--twgedwon. Thurs- UNITION"
day that Italy be denier con- trol of her form African possessions.
New Harvests
Virtually all
reports atressed. (however, that yields of the prin "Without the fạt harvest no-etple crops are good, but
levels. - On the junter pre-War thing could have prevented our going over the rapals, muld Sir
favourable side, ihrer WON
matty
John Boy O. former Director siderable harvesting of erops now
United Nations | in
regions-notably General of the
rice Food and Agriculture Organisa-which was produced on a consi-
"Had this harvest been as Herable scale
in Hats, Hungary tion. bad as last year's in Europe, and some
seouli mobili Among unfavourable aspects of power tho rauld have preventert upheavals,
AVIA, The Crazi of 1049. Europe, in the autismun
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French Can
Go To Canada
Ottawa, September 16. The Canadian Government announced tonight that French citizens will in future bo admitted to Canada at inimigrants on the same baalu of the British as citizena Commonwealth.
The decision was taken by. the
and Cabinet today brought into immediate effect by an Order-In-Council.-
Rouler.
Damages Awarded
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MILITARY CARGO PILED ON DOCKS LEE THEATRE
San Francisco, September 17.
Some 50,000 tons of backed up military cargoes destined for the Far East but piled up on docks in the 15 day maritima strikò began moving-- by trickles into ships' holds on Thursday. The Army's own civil service employees, hired despite picket lines of striking CIO longshore- men, worked on two army transports at the Oakland army base. Three other army trans- ports there are awaiting cargoes.
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Washington, CIU Proskoús
Philip Murray urged Secretary Royal! by letter to use indepen- dent stevedoring companies with which the union has contracts, rather
thar
hire
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No troops were being used. members of the Waterfront Em- Assoc int len which has The Army for the time being at players least had suflicient men from refused to handle army cargoes it meant dealing with CIO the number recruited
longshoremen whose leaders picketed
offices, have not signed aflaviia, dis- employment But if troops ure required Inter, nyowing communism. Seurulary of Army, Royall has announced there will be little hesitation to use them.
The fate
cargoes at their destinations may be yet an- Bowick, Scotland.
September 16. other matter. Longshore leader
unlon workers directly. He as Admira t
Harry Bridges has announced all £1,500 Y Agreed damages of
urged Royall to compel all loaded ships Italian
by mashed the
non-union steamship companies to observe War Department |
slovedores or by troops warmy contracts and move army Battle of Taranto against the
Hawick be considered "hot"-unfair to 51 Alm Gordor were awarded at the
enrgoes. If the army needs to the labour. He said cargo handlers Court today for a time Com Sheriff
British of the
Eighth father of a 15-year-old buy, in foreign ports would be asked hire men directly, he added, it hould hire them through union After and inter High | who
seriously injured to keep hands on.
dring halls. However, there appeared little Palestine. Commissioner for Pales
when he picked up a phosphor-doubt the army rould use its own. to 'unkiai at occupation
They pre Vereni Cuanungkaray
nt Hyndhop the Fleet,
Navy in the
and Genern! Cunningham). mander
Arms
11
was
to
They and number of other
us grenade which exploded. El signed stently distinguished
The father, Mr. John Redpath, men sued the War Department on be- parts at least. the African populations is plead-half of his son,
l.
is still far from being held suffs of the fertility of the soil be- shortages of fertilxer. cient,
shortage ol marblurry.
But if food imports from and Uniteri Stater
othrangequate the
Aesth Jands remain
al present levels there will will be more to eat for
average Europrati. tha
The outstanding fact of this year's harvest reports gathered by the Associated Press is that timely rains and generally favourable growing season fai
disastrous drought lowed the of
last year in Contrai and
Southeastern Europe.
After a very team year, Czechos slovakia and Hungary and por
MISSIONARY BISHOP DIES
Chester. Minnessta,
September 10
Is
The shortage of fertilisers acute, with much land reaching [a depth of exhausthm not known
for a century," said James on, Etre's
Minister of Agricul-
AUTO, AU
and his concern was echord from other parts of Europe.
Despite a somewhat easier position
there WAS little prospect that
that any considerable areas of Europe would abolish the univernal food ration
The
favoured tickets country in this respect appear ed to be Hungary, where, after
mpat
a
a bumper crop, rationing 12
in numerous other formality.
countries there will be same in.
Fetter published by the Times on Thursday in which the ease of
It was be gied that in a moment
cu stress when the of great operation of Africans was needed, the British government promised that the rules of Hations would not again be imposed on Africans,
--Associated Press.
It was stated that on Novem ber 8, 1945, the buy was walking. with friends and picked up an object which turned out to be a
grenade phosphorus ploded and caused injuries which his Immediate (*#* necessitated
moval tu huspital.-Reuter,
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TYPHOON PASSES, ANOTHER ARRIVES
Tokyo, September 17.
crease of rations, especially in The typhoon passed northward beyond Tokyo today,
the category
foods.
of vital cereal
Reports from the Soviet zman of Germany were complete, but
Bishop Edward P. Lee, Meth-me information trekking it fo the West indicated altere were
odist missionary, who west teinud shortages in some quarters. Singapore in 1924 as superin- tendent of that district for the
Methodist Board of
Foreign
leaving at least four persons dead, scores in- jured and 15,000 homeless and unleashing downpours on the uplands that threatened to boost the rivers over their banks.
FO when
Another typhoon, blowing up der flood waters and three bridges dyke WIN over the the Formosa Greu, went out
to the broken through at one place. nosed a seconal threat
More Homes Flooded
Missions died bere on Tuesday, Otherwhe brighter harvest Japanese Islands.
He was made missionary bishop news enme from for Malaya and the Philippines the line in 1920.
Brighter News
both sides of
the coastlines
No overall statistics Hussin harvest were
on
Winds up to 80 miles an Jour
rate of
rain The
000
A possit,'e break In the anarled strike situation wat
the army ween In
announce - ment that a Beattie stevedor. Ing firm. Griffiths and Sprague had made a separate peace with the langshcremen and has offered to load chips.
The Army saki it has not yet secfded whether to secept.
also
Murray's letter didn't mon. tion the army's announced in. tention to use troops if neces sary.
Waterfront.scttrees and Secre- Ary loyal and officers of the Army
Corps Transportation Ivere planning to fy to San Fran- risco in Friday in took into the
passe af military cargoes. The strike had a new twist on Thursday.
US Bridges leda $750,000 bel gut against the Waterfront Employers Assocla- tion, The Pacifi: American Ship- their Association and
und alleging stander bel were contained in a publle statement Issued by the employer groups on September 12.
owners
The longshoremen's union and It had signed a entisfactury con- tenet with Griffiths and Spraguemembers, calling for US$0.15 un hour wage Increase.
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the pre-strike scule in the hand-cly impute men hership in the
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The Ukraine, 1942. good.
He was in Malaya along with his wife and 50 other mission- aries when the Japanese attacked
1941. He in December, Singapore on January 30,
in Yamanashi
typhoon
accan
drenched Prefecture. highlands The centre
the of inch an "Ione" moved
over the | 80 miles due East of Sendal. In Japanese. Weather Fureau of-the, huck country and mountain as 23 inches of Moldavia, ficinis sued food warning for areas as much
hard-hit lowlands ruin fell in 24 hours, with the Japanese only 17 miles Crimes and the Northern Cau-the already
The Formosan typhoon "Jae- away and returned to the United cusus, Moscow dispatches sald. north and west of Tokyo. States.
have reported to Prime Minister that
aireatly they In 1944 he was appointed Di-Josef Stalin rector-General of the Commis- have turned in to the State 120.- bushels of breud sion on Army and Navy Chap 000,000 more lains and held that position untit grain than they did last year, and
be 40,000,000 the end of the war and then re- suld there will turned to the Far East in 1946. bushels more before the end of
He retired early this year beDecember.
cause Press,
iti of
health-United
JERUSALEM FIGHTING
The Russian gures indicat-
The police listed as "conside" kie" is slapping that island with: ablo" croy damage in Gumma, 60-mile winds and moving north- Southern Ja- Ibaraki And Yamanashi Preward toward the
Islands United fectures.
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come from major producing Harvesting in still going
on in Siberia.
Britain's wheat crop was one
of the most encouraging aspects of the harvest in the United Cross section reports
Haifa, September 17. Kingdom.
was fire from
considerable
Mount Zion sector.
per
scre,
15.2 last year. pointors and suger
sugar beets
by
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Reports 151 the Jerusalem indicated that the yields will be situation covering the past 24 19.7 hundredweights hours receiverl by the United compared. to Nations Truce Headquarters.bete on Thursday reght said there all topped average letos d
damaged with barley, somewhat Loth sides
Just
about held its own. shiping
the storms. in
Some pasturage was burned ou Inte in August, but there was In Jerusalem, an official Israeli communique
that Israelli more moisture than farmers positions in the Zion sector of need for on some inw fields. the city were heavily shelled by Bread rationing has been discon- Arabs on Wednesday night and tinued and there will almost cer-
tainly Thursday morning.
be more foni of other frevors, but the abolition of ration- "Our troops returned the scoring a direct hit on an enemy ing was still a distant hope.-AS- position," the coinmunique said. sociated Press.
Associated Press.
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