1949-10-22 — Page 9

RENE MAYER AUTHORISED

BY NATIONAL ASSEMBLY

THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1949.

新心情滋

DON IDDON'S

DIARY

TO FORM GOVERNMENT U.S. Says: "Have Election Now"

Paris, October 20,

#1 M. Rene Mayer, a Radical, was tonight authorised by the National Assembly to form a Cabinet to end France's fortnight old political crisis. Unofficial figures for the voting gave M. Mayer between 335 and 340 votes. The mini- mum number needed was 310. Earlier, as Premier-designate, M. Mayer had called upon the Assembly to invest him as Premier on a middle-of the-road programme.

'Elizabeth" Has Rough

Crossing,

New York, October 20. The Queen Elizabeth arrived Almost 24 Hours fale alter one of her roughest crossings. Ber 2,217 passengers endured al- most' six days of high seas whipped up by 75-mile per hour winds that at one time slowed the world's largest liner to less than half of her normal speed.

He made a declaration of the policy his government would pur- sur if he receised a favourable vote.

A crowded House listened as he outlined his programme as fol- lows:

(1) Financial stablisation.

(2) Re-introduction of free collective bargaining in private Industry.

PI Yugoslav Air Pact Very Likely

Manila, October 20. There is a possibility of the Yugoslavia Philippines and whose negotiating

an air transport

New York Tuesday,

If the answer is the same num- Better brace yourselves for the ber or fewer, then you will know lection. The same American what to expect. There will be experts who forecast the deva-another impassioned campaign for Ination of the £ are now conf" further devaluation. dently predicting a new Parlia-

or

This time they are not insisting demanding that we go to the

--

are Policly immediate that the is the

right thing to do.

That is how they started with

Anally,

Cure-All Is A Flop

Mary Martin is being offered almost all the money in the U.S. Treasury to make a Hollywood fim. But "South Pacific" seems ses for years, so she cannot com- mit herself.

Tallulah Bankhead is consider- ing a plan to make a film on the West Coast, although she is cur- really on tour in "Private Lives." Miss Bankhead is also engaged in writing book. It will be about herself, and she will dictate the cale from start to finish, re-

exaggeration about her that have appeared in print. "It should be

the £. First, polite hints, then sharp blade a process plying to all the criticisms, and

and

sharp nudges, clamorous insistence..

Our partner's voice is still murmur, but unter the ballot baxes are produced it could be a "shout---

book

Praise for Br

had a drink with Davis Seiz- nick the other day. He sounded very pro-British.

Wall Street will wail and Con- gress will cajole. The Socialist Government of the Long Knives, which has cut the Empire, cut the £, and cut off incentive and hope, will be told to wield its

This continuing have, the Ewas thin as a worn and with about as much sixpence, and purchas that were promised once the £ As soon as Sir Stafford Cripps was devalued have not materi- announces that there will be no alised Certainly not here. There election this year

has be (preferably been no impact at all on the nine times), then everyone here American economy. will be absolutely sure there will Nothing has happened. The be one.

Creat currency cure-all so far is Devaluation is being de- bunked

It could be that the Americans have other important matters on their minds at the moment, and will get around to the later New York still reels dizzily the baseball World Series from battle The town has hollered itself hoarse and its energics are spent

They'd Do Well

candidates. It but the

State

I am surprised that the Ameri- cans are not entering their own would make a they more engaging fight and The Foreign Office spokesman would do well at the polls.

A dollar-decorated platform, lecibed to comment on the mat- tur. but did not deny the possi-promise of more Marshall Aid, a unveiling of the atom ex-bility of such an agreement.

bomb, and they should canter into Westminster. Certainly their programme would appeal to the voters.

Still out on the Atlantic were scores of other vessels that also

(3) Control of the right to bad gone through a series of

servants storms that raged over the North strike of civil

to the seagreement, it was learned to- activity is essential Atlantic shipping labes. Coast Guard reported that the curity of human life (The right day. rough seas were finally quitting of the police to strike is already under diminishing winds al-restricted). though the skies along the coast

(4) Economies of were still clouded. Small craft warnings replaced general storm penditure and social services, in- flags along the Atlantic seaboard.cluding reforms in nationalised

Heavy

and high winds industries. along the middle Atlantic and New England coasts had two ships in trouble. The Coast Guard reported that a call for assistance from the tanker, John Marion, ght 480 miles East and South

01 Boston, reported

fatality.

seas

one

Behind Boo Doi

Speaking on foreign policy. M. Mayer said he would stand firmly behind Emperor Bao Dai in Indo-China.

It is understood if a decision is reached to conclude such a pact Yugoslav mission may come to Manila or a Philippine mission may go to Belgrade.

The Philippine roving air mis- sion, headed the Foreign Office

£5 Counsellor, Mr. L. V. Madamba recently signed an air agreement with the Israeli government and

-

President Truman now talks of minimum American income of 4,000 dollars a year about £30 a week and while, as the poor cousins, we could hardly expect this. I am sure Washington would guarantee at least £20 a

is now concluding a similar wresty! what could Mr. Attlee or Mr. Air Force-is also preoccupying

with the Indian government. The tanker was badly damaged His Government. he said, From New Delhi the mission and was being escorted

Churchill do against that? would work for the rapid and will proceed to Manila via Bang- Boston by the steamship, Pueblo, loyal application

kok where another air treaty is which described the

expected to be signed. condition,a5, "Deckhouse bulk-ment of March 8. heads caved in, Lifeboats carried

Marion's

sway, One man dead. No naviga-

lights. Assistance requested. Weather rough

A sea-going tug had the French freighter, Caen, in tow to Chester, Pennsylvania, and was expected to haul the disabled ship into port today. The Caen broke its propeller 180 miles off the New Jersey Coast and rode out pound- ing waves and winds for nearly three days without engines. Coast Guard cutter stood

Low line could until secured.

the

A

by be

The 75-mile per hour hurricane was reported to be blowing itself out off the coast of Halifax, Nova Scotia ----United Press.

Japs To Get Loans For Ship Building

Tokyo, October 20. The Bank of Japan has cleared four major Japanese shipping companies for loans from the United States counterpart, fund to finance the

building of six

aid

new ocean-

going vessels. reliable Japan-

of the agrEC-

This agreement gave Bao Dai authority as head of the Vietnam State within the French Union.

The Emperor. was free, with support of France, to take any the measures eompatible with

Vietnam of situation

in the French Union which might lead to the suspension of hostilities, M. Mayer said.

The mission has already con- cluded air treaties with Pakistan and Greece. United Fress.

LINER BATTERED

The absolute American assur- ance that now is the time for a British election

me Puzzles slightly. Nothing that has hap- pered since the devaluation of the reveals the Transatlantic advisers as omniscient.

They said all sorts of benefits. would flow once the £ was

He told me Your Carol Reed') is one of the greatest directors in the world. There is no one like him in Hollywood. And I have a terrific admiration for your Graham Greene. An amazing writer. The Reed-Greene com- bination means adult, intelligent, advanced pictures.

"I have great hope and faith about my productions in England. I intend to spend a lot of time and do a lot of work there."

The World Series baseball games between the Brooklyn Dodgers brought a fock of Helly- wood stars to New York Pat O'Brien, Gabriel Pascal, Mary Pickford, Buddy Rogers, Celeste Holm, Charles Laughton

For once they didn't get their the papers. Every pictures in inch of space is being occupied by shots of the games and close- ups of the players.

WRS

If the Russians had any sense of timing they could have landed the Battery and unopposed at marched up Broadway without any American being the 'wiser.

It is too late now, as the series is over. I am surprised at Mir. Vrshinsky-he has missed the fat opportunity of a lifetime. Another tremendous

battic between the US Navy and U.S.

My recent article on Hollywood is boiling displeased the natives because I Americans. The Navy

er with anger.

eritical, but it produced the charging gambling with some encouraging comment from Air Force with

Secretary film people in London. national security and

Those who

know with

Hollywood best

is the city of agree that it of Defence Louis Johnson everything but trying to sink the

dreadful anxiety

And

getting Fleet.

more anxious all the time. They say the latest slogan there is "Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomor row you may be radioactive."

Footnote: This may not be the time for a general election, but it is certainly the time of general dissatisfaction.

over

On Smaller Issues Admirals are fighting mad and firing wildly, and the nation is

ghast.

are

slashed. No benefits whatsoever London, October 20. A cabin steward in the French are discernible. luxury liner, lle de France, broke

said British goods would They

Some public-spirited citizens, a leg and a woman among the be gobbled up here by the dollar-notably Bernard Baruch, The end of America's atom 648 passengers received minor dispensing customers. I see no

pointing out that this is no time bomb.

monopoly, M. Mayer euns, during a 60-mile-an hour gobbling.

for inter-Service quarrels, but a said in the course of

Atlantic stormı. his ad-

good moment for energetic de- raised dress to the Assembly,

fence measures against possible the question of whether this

new iesilie 20cm-bomb attack. brought

peace or war nearte.

The storm lasted two days but did not prevent the liner from arriving at Plymouth today from France, he added, should do Bostor. almost exactly on

a. schedule-Router. interna-

everything to favour

tional control of atomic energy. One of the principles of French foreign policy, be said, must be a determination to bring about an understanding with a demo- cratic Germany. But experience proved that France must be pru- dent and should use existing in- struments of control of Germany in full agreement with her Alles, -Reuter.

Slot Machine Contraceptives

ese sources said today. To Be Banned

The Nihor Yuen Kaisha has

been cleared for loans for the

London, October 20. construction of two vessels, the The sale of contraceptives in Yamashita Shipping Compsay for

automatic slot machines in Bri two more ships, while the Tehotain is to be banned as a social Shipping and Nakamura Ship mischief, the Home Secretary, Mr. ping Companies have been clear James Chuter Ede, told the House

cf Commons today.

ed for ore vessel each.

These clearances constitute the

This follows protest by ithe Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Geoffrey Fisher, and others

first group of companies cleared for loans under the country's fifth ship-building

against their use by the young. programme,

Dr. Fisher said that he was not covering the construction of 46 ocean-going ships by the nation's against adults obtaining contra- ceptives in the ordinary way but deplored the case with walch

40 shipping companies.

We

What are the figures since the

Have devalued? W25 £ garnered more dollars in the past three and a half weeks, the same number of dollars, or fewr? K would be interesting to know.

Singapore Meeting To Open On November 2

London, October 20..

However, no one has yet deli- vered even a sandbag or a Flit gun. Instead, there is consider- able to-do about the steel strike, which has 500,000 million men ile and all seeking security pen-

great sions, and

activity over. comparative, trivialities.

People seem in the mood for Women are talk- smaller issues.

ing about jewelled teardrops, for .bodices more bosom exposure, and

pearl pillbox hats.

Fur coats, similar to the old college racoon outfits, are being The pressed on unwilling men. town is fully fashioned and out for fun.

Heard around Manhattan: The more uncertain the future be- comes the more anxious people are to provide for

it. Perhaps the real revaluation question whether the Labour Government

The Singapore meeting of British representatives in India, Pakistan and South East Asia, which was anounced for some time in Novem- ber under the chairmanship of Mr. Mac- Donald, the Commissioner-General in South East Asia, has now been fixed for November. 2 to November 4, it was officially announced is worth two dollars and 80 cents. here today.

The

conference, which will be attended on behalf of Britain by Mr. Marshal Dening, in charge of For Eastern Affairs at the Foreign Office, will be composed of British diplomatic and colonial representatives throughout the entire Far East area.

Are

Two Englishmen

deep in Broadway critics' bouquets this week Ralph Richardson is being praised for his superb perform- ance in the film version of "The Heiress" "one of the best

Pic tures Hollywood has made for a long time and that wonderful ancient

A E. Matthews bas

zroused Culogy for his comedy in

the British play "Yes, M'Lord"

Unfortunately, the play itself is being generally condemne as far too slowly paced for Ameri- can tastes. It looks like having a very short run.

Some of the best Anglo-Ameri-

Hollywood. Polic

The counterpart fund is a fund youngsters could legally get them. after first visiting Hong KO | Girect bearing on major British tan talent has left New York for by which the Japanese Govern- He urged legislation to prevent ment matches in yes the equi- valent of each dollar worth of

aid received from the United

States,

Free Trade Ports

The Japanese Government is pushing forward plans to increase the number of free trade ports): in Japan from two to six.

A embodying this proposal is being prepared for presentation to the coming Diet session, sc cording to official sources.

Tentatively, Kobe, Yokchame Sasebo, Moji, Nagasaki and Yokobuka have been proposed as the sites for such free trade zones.—Beuter. /

CHINESE ENVOY RETURNS TO PI

this

Mr. Chuter Ede said that he had come to the conclusion that the social mischief involved was so serious as to require immediate action.

He had, accordingly, given in structions for a bye-law to be drafted-Reuter,

NEW AUSTRIAN GOVERNMENT

Kart

Stevenson, Sir Ralph

the sources, to suppose that a major British Ambassador to China, will policy decision will be taken. attend, it is expected, cn his way But observers here feel that the home to London for consultations CORSENSUS of opinion emerging

from the meeting may Eave Both the British authorities in Singapore and the Foreign Office and Commonwealth spokesman in London have em throughout South East Asia in phasised that the Singapore con- the new phase which opened with ference is essentially an exchange the establishment of a Chines: of views and information.

Communist Goverment in Pek- It would be exaggerating its ing and its recogtition by Mos. importance, according to these Low-Reuter.

Vienna, October, 20: Federal President, DI Reaner, today officially instructed Chancellor. Leopold Figi to- form the newy Austrian Government.

Chancellor Figl, leader of the right- wing-People's Party, will contact the Socialists' leader in the course of this week, informed. Government sources said, pes

While it is almost certain that Philippines,Chen Chih-ping, re- the present coalition partnership turned to Manila by plane last will be continued, the actual night from Hong Kong after a formation of the new Austrian five-week visit to Canton and Cabinet may still be delayed Taiwan where he conferred with until the Erst week of November Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek Associated Press.

Manila, October 20. The Chinese Ambassador to the

and other high Nationalists.

Mr. Chen declined to comment

on the Chinese situation United

Prest

Bombay, October 19. seven-man Ceylon trade

PAPER SUSPENDED

Paris, October 20. The weekly Arab language. newspaper, "El Rakib," was or dered to suspend publication for.

delegation, headed by the Comt two years by 2 Tunisian court Smerce Minister, Mr. HW today for offensive references to

Amaraguriya, arrived here today, the French

nt

reprenESTEN,

F

on their way to New Delhi to This and the Prime discuss with the Indian Ministry the Tunisian Government, it was of Commerce the export of learned here. Ceylon copra and rubber and the The director of the newspaper import of Indian fute manu was sentenced to three months factures, cotton yarn, coal and imprisonment and fined 200,000

food graing-Reuter

Francs Bettter.

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