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STAMP NEWS

By "TETE-BECHE"

No doubt mahy of my roadars have read the Gov-, ornment Notice stating that the ban on the export of stomps from Hong Kong to places outside the 'Sterling Area' has been lifted. The ban, however, still applies to countries dealing

in hard currency.

Aden, Aden The currency of States and Sonallland his been changed to Shillings and Cents', similar to Zanzibar, but no far Information has been issued

na

by the Crown Agents regarding n Stanips change in the Postage

for these oreas.

Nevertheless

suggest you take steps to fill any Kaps you may have in the four current issues

The 10/-Malin Self

GOVETA-

ment value, which went off nate) for about two months, can now be obtained in Valetta, thus dis posing of the rumour that it had been withdrawn.

The

World

TRUMAN'S REPORT TO CONGRESS

Washington, July 9.

A source close to the White House said today that President

L

BRITISH PLANS FOR

TRADE WITH RUSSIA

London, July 9.

Britain hopes to do about £250,000,000 worth of business with Soviet Russia and three other Communist nations in the next year in her ef- fort to recover economically.

Truman's economic port to the Officials in the Treasury and Board agree that the

cm-

Munday will Congress on phasise that the, nation's economy

is still in healthy condition,

and

eco-

President's The tenor of the message will be calm and optimis- lle. he added.

Labour

industrial nomists are particularly, anxious to see what President Truman has to say about rising unemployment and failing prices.

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current dollar crisis gives new significance to trade pact talks going on with Russia, Yugo- slavia, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. The £250,000,000 would be, buying in dollar markets about six per cent of Britain's temporary expellent to cut trade If the talks of British and work trade. Last year her im-losses.

Communist

aro tran- experts of which ports and exports totalled nearly

slated into treatles-and pros- 3,700,000,000 than £1,500,000.poo were imports.

Dect seam reasonably good- The question or why Britain is Despite the recent downward businera trend, this source said, in trouble financially engaged the President Truman is not expect- United States Secretary

any to recommend

drastic Treasury. Mr. John W. Snyder, Government

to stimulate and the British Chancellor of the action

Stafford Cripps, Exthequer, Sir in further talks today.

They held morning session, re- lunched together, and then turned to the conference table in the afternoon. Mr. Snyder is un- have asked a Iow derstood to questions at the first meeting on are food growers who

Friday and then sat back for Sir Rudy Herzberger,

world citizen. No. 2.

Stafford's explanations, enter the Soviet

Citizen Rebuffed

Luebeck, July 9. Anether world citizen hump- ru up against another impenel-

new 4c. Stamp com-rable frontier today.

memorating the founding of the elly of Halifax, Nova Scotia, has

a must attractive design in purple himself

Arst landing on tried 10 depleting the the site in 1749.

Three ne values have recent- jy been issued by the Falkland!! islands; 2d. scarlet and

of Germany.

ed

L-conomy.

the

President prob Instead the

fow only for a ably will ask conservative measures to hold and #nemployment line rafbe long-term business growth It is understood that the Chlef

matters.--United Press.

calls Executive will steer lear of other

zone

FLOOD TRAGEDY

+

of the

the annual two-way trade flow between Britain and the four Red states will look something, like this:

Yugo- Russia, £110,000,000;

£83,000,000; Hungary, Czechoslovakta,

slavin,

£25,000,000; £30,000,000.

Russian Grains

Clothes Boxes Contained Two Bodies

Rome, July 9.

Bari to. Despatches from day said that Customs police there found two bodies whan they opened zinc boxes mark. about to bo ed "clothing" Foaded on to ship bound for Palestine.

They were both badles of The boxes were agod men. the property of Jews about to embark for Palestine and had come from Austria.

The Bodles were ent Bari camotery pending in- vestigation.Associated Preus."

to

Economic planners here place a good deal of significance in the recommendations of the United Nations Economic Commission, for Europe which, in its last report, The East European countries said big scale expansion of East- renowned as West trade is essential to general Europe's traditional bread basket. European recovery, Associated They do not demand payment in Press. dollars. And they desperately need Trade With Soviet Bloc machinery and cupital equip-

and

Britain ment

thiage easily sell for dollars.

cannot

ALABAMA MOB VIOLENCE

States But he was rebuffed. He drove

Both the United

Busein has already agreed to black, up to the Soviet border at Her-

Britain are worried by the fact in a slogan-

Nagpur, July 9,

of send Britain big quantities renburg near here

Hu

nearly van.

Twenty women and three chil- the gold and dollar reserves

Birmingham, July 9. loudspeaker. 20 Mine and black, Ud. black.

trem painted A respondent writes

Kuards

to seek dren were washed away by flood Britain and the Sterling area she coarse grains-altogether

A grand jury, today returned Pro-leads have fallen more thon 1,000,000 tons of oils, rye, barley Suva, Fiji, as follows:-I missed asked Russian

last 2% and corn-plus wheat, timber, 45 indictments in its investigation erithely

US$1,000,000,000 in the with stepped-up postwar pro- out

on the Solomon their commander's permission for waters in Barar (Central

Hevices) yesterday.

ob violence in the Weddings Silver

not him to enter their

yours fo a total of US$1,824,000,- canned fats and potash in return ef maske! duction, are now reaching the Islands

wanted to spread the lea

loan and for machinery, ships, wool and Birmingham area of Alabama.. oul should turn

000 despite American

Acts under

in- Investigation market in increasing quatitity, tynk they

rubber. The two-way fotal Marshall Plan ald,

elude dogging, cross burning and Meet the Leien now at yourged thing, especially fine used world clilzenship, he told them.

Sir Stafford has ordered a three Anglo-Russia trade last year was

thrents.--Reuter, nearest franchised dealer. Popus. Even dealers are reported

British £80,000,000. "standstill" month to have been caught short

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of

The women were agricultural after labourers, returning home The Russians 'shid his idea was dusk. Twelve of the bodies have interesting and shook hands with teen recovered.→→Heuter,

Armly said, 10 of perf him. But they

14, will be disappointed to learn papers no cotry.

he that this three stamps were never

Herzberger told reporters they

American on sale in the island. As

Army from Issue on was a firmer were withdrawn

Germany on June 24th, there is

is bound to be Sergeant, touring

hehalf of the World Citizenship shortage all eduseqtiently great

demand for them, Surely Movement started by the Amer-

the ican, Garry Davis. for is rare Crown Agents to release stamps, to dealers, that have not appearea on sale in the Colony concerned.

occurrence

Rarest Stamp

who found the The world's rarest stamp has died in British Guiana, at the ripe age of 85 He was Mr. L. Vernon and the Vaughan,

slamp he found

was the only known cop of the 1 cent British Gulana stamp of 1850. This tamp Required by an American lector in 2022 at the then record price of £7,343.

sold 00

was

El-

A Lan- Today's funny, story.

unused enshire dester stamps for a shilling cach. Four stamps were lately- of these offered for sale by a Torquay

for £150. They dealer

'Victory' issues

were

the Aden Stale

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but in this particular

Before approaching the Rus slan guards he harangued them and Sovlet zone Germans from the British aldo through loud-speakers.

an

with German He spoke

becent. When not American spenicing he played jazz tunes.

His three wheeled lorry bears the legend in German: "Registry

an Wheels." for World Citizens

Associated Press,

Trying To / Humanise

New War

Geneva, July 9,

instance Government, delegates drafting

the overprint 'Victory 1946 was new rules of war' agreed here t Inverted.

the Imagine

North day that. nations

fnay set up women

Country dealers feelings when he security zones to shelter

and enildren, the wounded, aged learned of his lapse.

und sick...

New issues recently released. Legward

1slands have Issued

The vote was taken in a Com- new colours for thed, to 3dmittee of the 60-nation conference values, and Bahrain and Kuwait which is drawing up in entirely

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Ono, July 9. Trygve Lie, Secretary-that countries "should endeavour" Nations, to set up such zones and the Bri- General of the United

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