PROGRESS BRITISH TOWARDS RECOVERY
Analysis By United States Chamber Of Commerce INCREASE IN EXPORTS
CALL FOR CHURCHES TO SPEAK
York, Apr 17.
Dr. Cynl Garbett, Archbishop of York, called today for inters national control ol the holy places in Palestine.
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Washington, April 17.
The United States Department of Commerce, in on analysis of the United Kingdom's international trado, said today that there are many indico- tions that the United Kingdom has made sub- stantial progress toward recovery.
It shows the January exports 62 per cent above January, 1938, industrial production 26 per cent above the pre-war level and agricultural production for 1948, above levels of peak war years.
The analy-1 "eveals funda- mental trade difficulty, how- Christians is still possible it Dwever, in the fact that while the millions of Catholics on both sides
of the Atlantic, of the Orthox
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distantial ampluus of exports
it trade with the reminder of the Sterling area, the latter
demanding the internationd cons trol of Jerusalem and its arch-up of countries has yet been bourhood," he said.
nable to return to the former earning pontion with
"Now astra tame, before the della United Nations make their denth America. ciston.
for the Christian Churches
to speak plaiul Before long af
be to late.
It
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Tens of thousands like himmati would feel bitter street knew that never aggin, except uns sufference, would they be able to pray in Bethlehem ur Gethses tature, or at the empty Tomb or to gaze upore the fois City lim the Mount Oliver
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Tems 01 madhuris, however, would feet both grief and anger! if the plares in Mered to the whole of
Christendom
under the control of a matt und stelar Judism, Reuter
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Arab Leader
Sees Syrian Dictator
Damascus, April 17,
Rahman Abdul
Azzam, Secretary-General of the Arab Longue, arriving here from Cairo today, had a long inter- view with Colonel Husni Zaim. Minister, new Syrian Prime who came to power after bloodless coup recently.
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In a speech to mark the Syrian national "Evacuation Day," com- memorating the
country's
when
com- Pl
plete Incependence foreign troups were evacuated in 1948, Colonel Zain attacked the old regime, particularly the de- posed President, Shukri Bey El Kouatli, whom lie accused of "losing" Palestin.
"Evacuation before today was evacuation, not a truc
it
was
merely changing one aggressor for another aggressor." Colonel Zaim sakl He declared that he had "liberated" the country
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the British teade deficit in tremely large and must be set fled in gold or dollars."
THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1940.
Rice Rioting In Chungking
Shanghal, April 18.
The Chinese-language "Shun Pao," in a Chungking don patch, said that 15 rica rjota broke out on April 10 10 Chunaking, which was the wartime capital of Nationalist China,
Several hundred plouts of rice are reported to have been · looted. Associated Press.
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SOUTH ASIA MAY TURN INTO A SECOND BALKANS
New York, April 17.
Communism and a sort of "Balkanisation" of Southern Asia were given as threats to the ""hybrid liberal civilisation” of that area.
******** | Guy Wint, wartime member of the Indian Govern- ment's External Affairs Department, is the
Canton Gets DDT Bath
Shanghai, April 18. General Claire Chennault's Civil Air Transport Company is giving Canton a DDT bath.
CAT planes last week began the Job of spraying the city with 6,000 Railons of DDT dissolved in oil.
The spraying is a health project sponsored by Canton City oficials, CAT and the Economic Co-opera- on Administration, ECA is fur- nishing the DDT, CAT the planes and the
city.
the petrol required for the planes.
The Canton Health Commis- aloner, Dr. Q. T. Chu, had warned that the city would be exposed to of widespread attack of typhoid, cholera,
dysentery and malaria
nicasures are unless adopted to control flies and mes-
More than 20 gallons of DOT were sprayed from planes during minute flights Associated 30 Press.
It said that Britain made Im-quitoes. purtant progress In her 1948 trade, with Canada's British ex- ports increased 80 per cent above 1947.
Exports To U.S.
The Commerce Department that Beltain #- Dandyas said creased its direct exports to the United States in 1948 by 38 per
re-
1947. British cent over exports. In the United States de- elinal two-thirds during
the
year.
11 wall: "Apparently more of cerlah raw materials such as wool and hides Trom the Sterling area are going to the United Sintes either direct or through other countries rather that Bri. tain as has been the case in the pard."
The Commerce Department sata the largest markets for the United Kingdom's goods in 1948 were Australia,
South Africa, India and
United Pakistan,
States, Sweden, Argentina, New Zealand and the Netherlands,
It said the significant feature
of the United Kingdom'a imports
1948
In
Wis an
increase
of
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Writing in "Pacific Affairs,"
a quarterly publication of the Institute of Pacific Relations, Mr. Wint reports that since the war there have been no natural ties binding together nations such as India, Pakistan, Burma, Indonesia and Indochina.
"Pan-Asin," he said, "Is an Pan- caso than even weaker Europe, whatever may se zaid at Asian Conferences.
"Because of these new cir- Asia ti cumstances, Southern
CUT IN AID FUNDS LIKELY
New York, April 17.
A 10 per cent cut in foreign the next decades is likely to be aid is likely to be made by the an area as unstable as Europe,
the
and us much given over to na-nited States Congress, accord.. Lional rivalries and general fear.ing to Mr. James Reston, diple-
correspondent of "Buch an environment throa-matic tene the death of a liberal civi- "New York Times."
In Ilation. It
half-killed
Congress in already faced with Europe. It may do even worse In Aula."
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"The simplest and most likely crease of population throughout | course is that Congress, in spite Southern Asia creates a serious of the President's requests, will Communist danger. He con- cut the European Recovery Pro-
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Personnel at the Soviet consu- lar offices at Maku, Ardebil and Itezaleh, all in Azerbaijan, have gone with him. It was reliably reported in March at the Soviet Embassy in Teheran had notified the Persian Government that it intended to close down the con- sulates in Isfahan. Mesch.--Reuter.
"Over against the Cominform there may stand a liberal inter- nationale, even though its bonds, being ideas and sympathies, may be for more intangible than those Tabriz and
Communists."-United of thc Press.
To Make
Labour To
Election Bid
London, April 17.
coarse grains and animal feeds. The Socialists will make a bid to recoup their heavy
which nearly tripled 1947.
Meat Imports
Argentina and Eastern Europe
were important sources,
These inports should help to
"The imports of meal in 1948 were the lowest ever recorded. Their low level is the main reu- son for the recent cut in the Brl-
tish meat ration to 10d. weekly.
"This is roughly three-quarters pound-the lowest level
losses in last week's London and other country Council elections in nation-wide local contests between now and May 14.
Twenty thousand councillors lleved that Labour's losses of 338 seats in the County Council elec-
tions in England were due to a full muster of the anti-Sociallst vote and an unsatisfactory turn out of Labour voters.
raise British pig numbers toward will be elected in these contests, which involve 392 county and pre-war levels.
572 non-county boroughs, urban councils, 472 rural dis- trict councils, Scottish county
Some attributed Bocialist and borough councils, and the
fossos partly to the Impact of vital
of 28 London chain
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"higher food prices" budget, but others metropolitan boroughs,
lald greater stress on the gra Though the Socialists have lost
dual trend of voter since the thels great majority in the Lon- don County Council, they still
Socialists' Initial victories after the 1945 General Election. don individual
borough councils. Relatively few Labour Mem- made by bers of Parilament are prepared from Urgent efforts will be
Council the London local organisations to to accept the County avert a repetition of the London sults as a final guide to the con- tests still to come. Many con- County Council landslide."
Members of Parliament return-sider that the unfavourable bud-
from their also below the ing
constituences get impact will be short-lived.-- throughout Britain yesterday be-Reuter.
of o without
personal ambitions and intended since meat was first rationed early predominate in 22 of the 28 Lon-
to restore it to its own people.
Azzam Pasha left Cairo earlier today for Damascus. His depar ture is considered by circles in Caire to be of great importance and connected with reports that Nuri Es Suid, Iraqi Premier, is on
Surprise visit
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