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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1948.
British Columbia Chinese
May Be Enfranchised Soon
BIGGER AIR LIFT PROMISED
Helleberg, September 23. General Lucius D. Clay. United States Military Gov- today for Germany. promised a bigger and better Berlin or lift, claiming "we've only done about 60 per cent of what we can easily do
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Vancouver, September 24.
British Columbia Chinese, who control and own thousands of dollars worth of property but have no vote in civic elections, tonight had high hopes of a change in their status.
DEFENCE
OF SCAP
They have the vote in Federal and Provincial elec-
Washington, September 23. tions, granted them last year for the first time
Major General Frank R. in British Columbia, and now want the muni-
McCoy told the 11-nation Far! Enstern Commission on Thurs- cipal franchise. Interest is centred on Har-equver where the Chinese populaay that General Douglas Mac-
Mashur violated no rison, Hot Springs, where the on Union of B.C. municipalities, Council has promised considera-policy in preventing strikes by
willtion of charter amendments if the government employees.
'municipalilies convention Sup- purts the fratichise for Chinese.
in annual convention. hear a delegation of Chinese leaders spenit -in-support of a
vote to
naturalised Chineše.
ils
Is about
10,000 the City
11
Allied
General McCoy replied to last; week's demand by Soviet Am-
American Air Forces in the first
Hon reverec "Taws"btn they trymek DAIGTAR" quarter of time your justifies alm
General MacAltura Cretinjo. Mayer or couned members, "Our hopes have never been se jing higher in planning extension |
ety in British Co. General McCoy is chalımen all of operation, he told the press. high" sald Foun Slen. Vives the only
President of Vancouver's Chasette where they have any say the FEC but spoke as the United the £11 representative munteipat #tiverament Brance. Staten Innke
Association. our Benevolen! "Not only can we promised 4,500 tons daily, but wehended a four-man delegation to
fjolicy-maklag body. The province has 14 Chinese soulr! be able to maintain the convention.
sal zorne 17,000 but Members said that in the dis- w012 Westers Bevito a
18 she
A member of the delegation population
Marly 2,000 opti be eligible to Is 31-year-old Richard the
eussion of the issue at the weekly I hit been since the end
vole if grantel the evie franclosed session, there was the first Chinese parachutist to war"
fight In FIANCE
chise suce 15,080 are neither na- for Canada during the second world war,
tive born to naturalised-Asso- Jupport for M. Panyashkin's posi- esated Press,
tion. No nellon was taken on his "Your hausfred Reitch Colume
proposal, however, bia Chinese served in the Cana dian forces in the war," he said. "Surely there should be no ques- tion about leiling us vote ke all other citizena,"
!
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General Clay, holding his re- gular monthly conference with his Fankl subordinates from all parts of the American zone, was not dismineraged by the possibility of the water weather interfering with "entums" Vitles
The first Chinese caine to the May
On the contrary, he expects province 80 years ago. mounting supply of deliveries in have gained wealth and influence
as merchants, Bardeners farmers.
Berlin for the reason
103
more
this
800
that
the | planes hauled in about 7,000 tuns flights, General Clay termed this as a Enost significant hchievement of the air lift, but he pointed out only four-engined craft had been run, another 1,000 tons codd have been unloaded in the metropolis. United
Press.
Proud Of Record
and
"We are proud at our revol as citizers El taxpayers,” sad Gordon Cuin-yow, President the Chinese-Carbon Associa Dion, which has 1200 members ic Bullish Columbia, in Vane
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ATTITUDE ON TAIWAN
Shanghai, September 24.
An American who witnessed the slaughter of 5,000 Formosans during the February 1947 uprising says the Formosan hopes for independence are futile.
BRITI Powell. 29-year-old Island paradise as a reward for editor son of the late John B. Heyal service and they immedi
ately set themselves to the task Powell, faned friend of China of making up for years of pri- and owner of the China Week-vation Families were sent for. y Review, adds however, that ols were secured for relatives, bureaus were overstalled aml | "China's attitude toward this
corruption took ront." prize must be changed con- siderably it discontent future revoil are 10 avoïck-d.“
Powell warned the
Powell, who broke the heavy and censorship curtain over the 1947 berevoli by flying direct to the Tai- w boi-spol. salt the Formo- sans at the time advanced sever a drastle alternatives rather
Chinese than continue under Chinese that Talwan is a "highly dere veloped cotone of an barkward country.”
extremely in order of preference they were: uneIndependence; two- trusteeship under the United Re-Nations:
three-trusteeship un-
"In relation to Japan," a View article says, "Talwan was a Itontier eutony, poorly develop ed amf decades behind the home stars. In relation to China, however, Taiwan was a veritable paradise.
"It is easy to see." the Review adds, how talk of independence neuse on the island.
Island Paradise
Ry
typical bureau- cats. starved through the years inFree China, were sent to this
TEMPERATURE OF DOVER'S WHITE CLIFFS
ot
Washington, September 24. Atomic age research on the White Cliffs of Dover has led to
mans
estimating the carth's temperature as it was 10,000,000 years ago, the Amerl can Nobel prize scientist Proles- sor Harold C. Urey said.
Urey reported to-the American Association for the Advancement of Science that the research con- sists of special studies » fossil Iemains of shall-bearing cret. tures which lived in the
вса around Dovor ns. long as 70,000,- 000 years ago.
Fossils of these creaturus-re- sembling the modern day squid. popular fish ball-were found dribedded in the Dover cllits. From an Intricate examination of their chemical constituency ** ided by techniques developed for atomic research-selentisis were able to deduce the tempera- ture of the earth, at the time these animals lived.
Uroy said that estimates have been made that the temperature ut the oarth's surface was ̧BOTTLES, whore between 64 and 81 degrees Fahrenheit about 10,000,000
years ago.
He pointed out that geologists generally bellove that the sem- peräture of the son washing thal aten agos agʊ was - perhaps -- sä warm'nd" the tropical seas of the | present time.-Associated · Press.
der the, United States; four-re- turn to Japanese rule.
Je
Speculation
On US Strike
San Francisco, September 24. Waterfront ofiservers speculat- torty that a break might be Hannext at the 22-day-old West | Coast maritime strike,
after The padation rose one of the striking union, hitted that striker might work foreign and East Const stops (11 Coast ports.
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The Soviet envoy declared that FEC policy directives.
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Associated Press.
SILVER AND
At the sine Hose one of the GOLD MARKETS rike-bugind shipping firms met to consider whether to "hulf" the employers' uulted front,
Ate Vincent 1. Malone. Prest- dent of the right wing indepen- Edent Marine Firemen's Unilon. appended to employers to settle the strike.
Me said: "Much ado has been mare about the movement of atiny Cargoms. Movement Pray
freight alone dnes not break the deadlock no solve the zuroblem." -United Press.
CROWN RENTS
Crown rents for 19 lots, determined by th
different
Acting
Lunit Offeer, Mr. E. H. Salusby, were puldished in the Government cazette yesterday.
London: Silver, Spot the owner 46. Forward, 46il; Bar, Gold, per fe once 17273.
New York: Silver, Bar, Casked price) 754 els.; Bar, Gold, per fine ounce (official) $35.
Bombay: Silver, Ready, per 100 folus 168 Rupees, 12 Annas; For-
168, 02: word
Marwari (un- oflcial) 165, 94; Cold, delivered, por toda 113, 12: Forward (un- oficial) no trading; Sovereign 76, 04. (One Iola is equal to th of An ounce.)
Buenos Aires: Sovereign, buy- 128.08; U.3, ers 125.00, sellers
230,001. 230.00s; Gold, Engles, Bor, per gramme, 13.60h, 14.20s.
The bare Inland Lots Nos. . Bangkok: Gold, Bar, baht- m. 460, 630, 953, 163, 470, MD, weight of 15.244 grammes un- 1, 782, 1026, 1271, 1988, 2090, quotect. Exchange Rate (Selling)
un New York T.T tosh, Kowloon Inland Lots Nos. | Bangicok:
1984, 671 tec. K), Marine Lot 19.25; London -80.50; Hong Kong | Nos. 117, 52, 2012A.
3.75.-Revier.
TWO NEW TREATMENTS
FOR MENTAL TROUBLE
Boston, September 24,
Two new treatments, one surgical the other electro- therapeutic, are proving helpful in the treat- ment of mental disorders.
Tai- Surprisingly enough the wanese were willing to exchange old their new masters for the because, said the Review "Japan developed Tolwan an import- The ant part of her empire. Japan found Talwan an island of farm- ers and sliørmen.
surgical operation isile operation requires only five known as the "ice-pick" treat-o 10 minutes. She left It ment. The new technique is
The effect of the operation is aq island of relatively high de- now being used in South to cut through a section of the
both velopment,
agriculturally |Dakota, Washington- und West brain, cutting through old and Industrially."
Virginia state mental hospital.thought patterns which
The operation, while perform-
Insanity.
caused
ted directly on the brain is sim- New patterns can be develop ple enough, doctors say, to beed through recreational, occupn- tional and other standard types performed by any surgeon on the hospital statt. Most brain opera- of treatment. tions must be done by a special-
ist.
Obvious Result When China came into control of the istunts of the war's end she was "unable to make use of this industry, because she had no finishing plants.
Some doctors dissaprove of "The result was obvious, Eco-
The operation gets its name this method, however. They say not nomic stagnation could be from the use of a special surgiend that I decreases Intelligence. avolded. But," said the Review, instrument. resembling com- They prefer electric shock. "few qualifies observers take the mon lee pick. independence movement serious-
This is driven carefully up-shocks for split personality trou- Time will wear down violent opposition to mainland Chin-ward through the eye socketbles all afterward showed great- 484. And it will be in China's Without dumiging the eye into y improved Intelligence miings. own interests if she gives the the brain, then it is moved from Their strange Ideas, one of the side to side cutting certain brain signs of split personality, declin- island good government und
The ed. They concentrated" better.- fair deal
economically."Asso-tissues, and withdrawn.
skull Is not opened and the en-Associated Press. clated Press,
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