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STERLING TRADE WITH JAPAN

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER: 28, 1949.

An MP Looks At The New Germany:

THE THREAT TO BRITISH TRADE IS REAL

Spotlight On Entertaining

Light Or Daring

By WALTER FLETCHER

Conservative MP For Bury

cloak rath

t

bove today

exporta

the war,

and

Good Morning!

Tchaikovsky in disgrace.

"Nüsskin overtures soon major diplomatic defeat,"

·

Q

time

being paid by direct agreement between management, and, worker:

Meanwhile, the influx of 12,- Just about closing timo 000,000 refugees from the. Russlab last night, £1 worried-looking 2004 means that there are willing whisky-your turned to me

and hands to overy job.

said, "You know, as far as the Secondly, there is good coal, Hong Kong doller is easeerned: How many people have Compared with 1930, when the given much continuous Hitter-Goering industrial drive iron, and steel production for the confidentially, it shrink." thought to Germany since the was already full pon, industrial same reasons. Germany

Tho Soviet professor, A. production voice of Lord Haw-Haw ceas-1947 amounted to only 40 per cent, toin

West Germany in today more coal then Great Br

Mavrodin, states: The English ed to plague but interest us?

Thirdly, the Germans have, onships which defeated the Spanish By June this year the figure We have seen, and had to bear had risen to 85 per cent of that the whole, modern plant created Armade were made of Russian the heavy cost of, military de-pre-war peak, and it has

been during and stace

wrod.

They salled under Russian

with f and

were painted capable even today after a terri al

Falls cupation; we have noted the diff-mounting steadily since.

made it cuities of first of all, running 1

There is a full knowledge of the fie battering of more than 80 per Russian tar. Russia

doubts From James White, Copenhagen. country with four alternate drivers world's

and suspicions cent of pre-war production, and possible for the English fleet to At the wheel,' and then with about Germany, but some hope soon Ilkely to exceed the pre-war defeat the Armada.

Been It has, of course, In Copenhagen, where a show three. Now the local chauffeur is that a new Germany

somehow figure.

for some Is a success if it runs for more having his chance to take over taught to bo

Fourthly, there is an increasing well-known fact a good European

raw that Magna Carta was written on than four months,

"Charlie's the car of State,

sa a law of food and imported would be really welcome Aunt," which has been performed

The Berlin airlift and the final part, and an important if not do materials financed by Amorcion the back of "Pravda," and that

the akd. It must be remembered that William

Conqueror had The greater part of Japan's 400 times, is well on the way to split-off of the Russian zone bo-minant part, in Western Union.

breaking the record held byhind the Iron Curtain have each | Few Germans

Germany has no resources of sup Russian mow on his boots when foreign trade before the war

"Private Lives."

of them been news of greater or sense of personal responsibility ply through having lost all her he crossed in 1000: British was done with the

Danes like their theatre fare lesser importance, but both have for the war. Some of them are Colonies and much of her former Commonwealth and the Unit- either light or daringly

Wear and tour of matrimony. contro-served to

rather than reveal hanest enough to have doubts agricultural area. Andre Roussin's "The

Finally, German transport Is

"Typical of the generosity of ed States. That didn't pre-rate and use the really tremendous fact of the about their own ability to remedy

now adequate, the late Mr. is a bequest of and work their vent her power-drunk Mili- doing good business.

of wil enormous effort

defects improving and is Sartre Is

to our that have made

German com- (which are their gross political though on a lover standard than $2,000 made by him

We church,

are Indebted to tarists from smashing it in one always a draw, while Soyn, Den- suicidal stroke. Now she is mark's Shaw, sets out to shock petition a menace to our economy inepititude, their almost childish would be tolerated elsewhere,

repetition

Mrs. for making this available of German need to be led, their enjoyment of his public and, consequently, has

than he BOOTST

kod looking to the trade she wil at least one play running in the bility that is smack on Britain's bad judgment as to

power in world politics

The Disadvantages a possi-subservience and their incredibly

intended." fully destroyed for her sur-

capital,

"Good Leader") "Noel Coward's "Present Laugh- doorstep today. vival and salvation. It

The young fellow had called on * We have ali tended to think 123- д has just anished

week for Aix estimated that Japan will ter"

1. The destruction or suppres- his girl twice a Threat Very Real

not proposed. nearly double the value of her night run. "Harvey." just staged, that a half-starved people, with and bomb battered country and a

sion of so many industries which mouths, but had purchases from the Sterling "Oklahoma," buck after a sun-surgical operation which cut off

were potential war producers, in-One evening, as they were taking A stroll In the moonlight, he Area under the new trade ag- mer holiday, is popular again about one-third of its population, The Bone Government does not cluding shipbuilding.

"Suann-1 nm going to In the heavily subsidisel Royal including the greatest ngricultural begin to enjoy very much publie This hus produced a lop-ated began: reement signed in Tokyo a

see and foul producing area, would support from a people who are economy, and remedial mensures ask you an important question."

"Oh, darling" exclaimed the few days ago, and that the Theatre it is possibie lo

drama, comedy, opern and bullet be incapable of any real revival not essentially democratie.

will be the first demand

"this is so sudden. Why... total trade between the two during the

feels giri, course of a single tor years.

when she Germany new Why do I think that Germany How wrong! areas will amount to £100 week

is nirendy a real threat to us eco-strong enough to ask for further

"What I wani to asi

you," nomically?

тенах relaxation of control. millions.

First, Germany does not suffer 2. A financial and credit struc- Interrupted the young man,

date have you mid The agreement covers the Swedes Want Variety Amazing Comeback

for her this: what restrictive practices. There are quite inadequate From Ralph Howins, Stockholm. In fact, however, the come back is a 48-hour week which can be increasing production. The dell your mother decided on for our

After six

of Years

neutral of Germany has been amazing, extended

rates berate breaking up of "D" Banks, wedding?"

contacts with all their personal 280lation the Swedish theatre TO-

For adults only? has left a and all their clients,

ls. rains, four years after the war.f

"Wo repent: this new star Bid which in an international mood.

new financial set-up devastating. Don't void

miss seeing

is

11

certain succesA,

-

year as from July last. It embraces the United Kingdom and Colonies, Australia, India. New

South Zraland, and Africa, but excludes Hong

Royal Opera presenta "Rigo- Japan is expected to Kong

letto." "Figaro" and "The Curdan Prince." At the National Dramalk buy about £55 millions worth

Theatre there is a to sell an

company of and of goods.

guest artistes, while at estimated £45.5 millions. Last French

King's private theatre at Paince year's total trade between the Drottnigholm

another two areas was about equal to

playing Mol- the gure Japan alone is scheduled

sell

during the year covered by the Japan holds new agreement.

Lo

a balance of £10 millions as a result of the old agreement, and this is to be treated as carry on working capital to trade during the current year with the Sterling Area. If fulfilled, expectations trade should balance by the middle of next year.

are

the

French company lere.

As in other countries, however,

the entertainment emphasis

While shows aro

and

from

national great

who in a

without penal

Leopold's Chance

Waning

Is

By GAVIN Gordon

pre-

מס

The Paris theatrical season is proportion, the parties in Parilo against the racially

more

Agalast these factors must be set certain serious disadvantages:

has not filled.

of the

to

UN

·

Interest rates are abnormally her in this immoral love epic." high-eight per cent to nine рег

cent. for

According to a farming maga-

commercial a normal transaction. Capitol has been zine, a good example of erosion is a nine-year-old boy washing ither destroyed or reduced, some- his hands. times as much as 90 per cent.

to

will stize foster

Cum-

Mixed Attitude

the

•

"How do I know you aren't*

my

"Princess Margaret

*་

wears red

A currency based on the dollar with no real dollar backing is

when marrying my daughter for dangerous. If this is 60,

Romanicy? Germany has seen better things

"Well, str, we're both taking a on variety. Stockholm's straight i Has Belgium made up her Despite Moneleur Spaak's com-

largely by her cluk. How do I know you won't: the integrity

coming to her, of the commercial theatres, which have mind to overthrow her King ment

are again no state subsidies, are showing

King's honour, the party hewspa. own efforts, and they Leopold has been in exile on three revues and only one serious play.

the Geneva alopes ever since he pers have raked over the war-snatched away, serious reaction 80 bankrupt in a year or 507"

"Intruder chased by widow." Sounds like a lucky escape. variety and the light was freed from German captivity time mud. They have fastened on against the control Powers may

the King's note, written in 1940, set to.

The Russians, with adept pro- Sweden, in 1945. His Parliament took con- populer in

paganda and with greedy eyes on

According to a police officer, this does not mean that a fairly trol of the situation, decreeing that he did not expect the Ailies high cultural balance

with the is not that

It alone could any when to win the war.

the rest of Germany, maintained, notably by the Malmo "enemy action" no longer

They have idealded the Catho-advantage that they enjoy there tracking down makers of forged currency is an expansive business.. State Theatre, which cost £100,- vented his return,

They as nowwhere else, ie., of 20,000,-

Throwing good money after lic Party with the King. mosi

Now, at long last, Parliament's blame the Cathollo-Liberal Gov-1000 to 39,000,000 Germans to be

bad. 000 and -is probably the moderuly equipped theatre in successor is legalising a referen-

ernment for growing unemploy-used as decay ducks, dum, the world.

of course. and King Leopold han

chance ment in steel and metal manufac- their agreed that, if less than 56 perture.

munism. The promise of large trade,

cent of the valid votes are in his

shoes and starts another now as The Times points out, will

French Play Safe

will abdicate, He favour, he

I have been fashion Political propaganda is fostered

wearing be only one of the criteria by

might even do 40, he says, if hip by the discontent of the Walloons

red shoes with almost any color which the new agreement is From Kannoth Thorburn, Parta.

vigo-

attitude to is higher.

The German

dress for the last three years. Another judged in Britain.

None of

discontent which controlling Powers is mixed. One of course, I am only a clerk's rous Flemish,

discussing American, wo." and very important aspect is just starting again, and, looking

through the preparations, it is ment has agreed to invite him carries the seeds of a separatist of them its relation to the reviving apparent that few new plays will back if his votes are more than movement as the language fron-British, and French said: "One of

56 per cent. In fact, they have not let moves slowly Southwards.

knows you has everything and

After a visit to dancing school, fears of Japanese low-price be presented this season.

known

daughter everything a mother advised her Threats of general strikes and less, another Biost of the large theatres are agreed to invite him back in any competition, against which

dotice which have showing plays

al- circumstances.

not just The referendum, even of armed resistance, if the and has less; the third knows that she must there were so many protests ready proved successful, 69 Kf it is held, will be simply "for King returns, have been made. 101, has a lot, but fears every-silently like a tolem pole: talking between the two wars.

would The the producers had little confidence Information."

to her partner was also part of general strike The real It may be that the majority

Flanders, where

attitude outcome of last year's trade in new French talent.

sharply the social picture. spread to

by the success, the good On a later visit the mother saw

ས ས་ taxation is high on entertain- unresolved argument, in which days of

of mass unemployment thei argued that it

ments they dare not spend money case, if the King does not abdi- Walloons will acar

Acarcely risk their

behind the Berlin oir the same little boy tore across brought its own compensa-on what may turn out to be a cate, the temporary" banishment livelihood.

lift., We have seen, in the past the floor, bowed to her daughter, tion.. As against the £10 "flop."

trade week, defiance of dismantling, ond and swept her away to the music. Morever, the Socialist New French films show, with- will have to continue. million balance held by

Later, the woman asked why the unions, though they are the big-that is an important symptom. out doubt, that the French

Commission... Japan, Commonwealth pur-elnema industry is continually on

It is probably not wicked desire same lad chose her every time. gest in many industries, are by

"Oh, him"

the daughter no means the only ones. Their to retain war production units. chases will be about that the upgrade. It is strange to note,

Cleared Him.

members can hardly expect to Germany in her present mood is explained. "Tm telling him that, while new plays

continued murder mystery." combat the forces of law and no warmonger. amount less than the expected however,

The King has had to pay dear-order reinforced, if need be, by It is, perhaps, just the natural value of Japan's purchases. are light and amusing, most new

flms are heavy and sad. That will take care of the

ly for the past. It has yet to be military ald. Few people in Bel-indignation of those who see their vicious circle shead,

even in Belgium, few people decided whether he has pold in glum are alarmed.

means of livelihood and employ- ment being destroyed before their

But no Du

the

Wan

·

Was wnwelcorne, but it can be } reason, however, may be that as will be small, and leave room for King's support

is solid, and and the firm deter- that each time the music started,

has now

Threat of Japanese competi-Rome Avoids Thought tion during the life of the pre- sent agreement.

as

From Robert Bhearer, Flome.

There are no serious shows in

There 14. a

are clear as to what he is paying for.

Two

years ago the eminent

Young Prince May Take Over Much the greater part of the purchases of Commonwealth Rome today and the season for Servals Commission cleared him

straight theatre does not begin of all charges of collaborating The Soelallet leaders oppure | countries from Japan under much before October 1st.

the past, "Little Theatro" with the enemy, Monsieur Speak the King because, in the new agreement will be

then Premier, himself a Socialist they have thought him an all- spent on essential goods from company, which takes in the and thus a man of might among toerat. They are seriding to limit

and Japan not readily available big cities-Milan, Florence and the King's detractors, declared the power of the Crown. In the

Leopold's honour was no longer days from easier currency sources, Venice--in addition to Rome.

der, thang the 1940 surren the

Prime Even to keep in touch with the in question,

of them gave vent to Australian

Many people thought that this their feelings and said things Minister said of Australian variety theatre, one needs plenty

of money, and for this reason, would end the King's axle, The which, they fear, a restored mon- purchases...

the general entertainment of the mistakes of 1940 could now be

What of the Catholics, -King It is not, of course, any Italian masses is still to be found forgotten. Yet the Belgian, Parlin-arch might bring home to them.

ment did not choose this path. Leopold'stvowed

supporters? guarantee against low-price in the cinema,

was puzzled and this summer's election brought competition elsewhere. The

was Leopold There

There them

within an ace of a majority. protection does not go beyond natural reluctance of the im-

the coum-Yet Paul van Zeeland, leader of the countries actually shar-porter to handle the goods in

iry when the King wrote to the ing in the agreement, and such close competition with Spaak suggesting a referendum

That was 17 months ago. Had Premier Eyskens, has promised even in their case it is only in superior articles from, other direct transactions. There la manufacturing countries the referenduin been held then, to solve the Royal question. He still a wide field which the Prices in Japan have, it is an enormous majority would have hus not promised to bring the

declared, for the restoration; * King back Japanese exporter can exploit true, been falling for some Today the referendum is at last Ho had asystudiously in both foreign and in other time, but in many cases it is being discussed seriously, it all speaking on the King's behalf as Commonwealth markets belleved they are still above goes well it should be held early Speak has avoided attacking

ends formerly

him the referendum is Moreover, he will hereafter world prices in the New Year.

Yet where there was

When once the enjoy greater commercial Assurances have been given mass support for the King ro decided

King Leopold will freedom as a result of Gen-both by General MacArthur turn,there, is now little mora stan He has faced the issu up to a storm of villica

wilw of party politics, people bravely, eral MacArthur's termination and by the Japanese Govern-than, indifferente. It has become but the cards are stuck-

of throughout w

was relo

Governs, could not form a

even

Com

Savolded

of the system of minimum mont that Japanese exporters, and thee is not

the kind of ad against him. If the result, is will not be allowed to resume 5 prices.

It is a bit early yet, how the practice of dumping their king they want. Thousands would in his favour, he will have ac nevor vote against the king, yet hloved a triumph, in the annals ever, to raise a protest. The production on the world's if there is a rofarendura, voting of modern royalty. If he shoul

be compulsory... Prophets abxilcate and a big Walloon op- Japanese manufacturer still markets. These must be ac- will be has, his problems to contend cepted, but it will be well preco a record crop of spoiled position might decide him in this though Flanders be 50 or 30 with The dollar, for examn nevertheless to keep a close have never 1 so drastic a per tent loyal Kingship will be ple, was not devalued at the watch to see that these under change in atmosphere. It is hard a diffiquit job for

10-year-old

Luckily the undoubtedly the King has ano-

my youth on his side. By

Lite Con- Socialists Work............ ruitution, he is of nge to reign; but he has spent recent years out- Against King

aldo his country. This might justify a special measure to con

the ex- tinus the Regency, in parienced hands of King Leopold's brother Prince Charins, th

"same."time as sterling and takings, are not evaded. The to say, what has caused it, bus princo Baudoung Prince!

mány other currencies. Japan-policy of live and let live is a ese prices da a result rose lot more generous than Japan mies.. automatically by more than would have accepted had she two-fifths in comparison with won the war and this vital sterling prices. Many mur concesafon must not be abus

Socialist propaganda "big work. kets, which they had begun to ed. Countries who have ed against the King, wad brought enter were almost at once reason to complain will know about the change in opinion, ob closed to them, because of the what to do it ft 1.

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