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Vital Food Conference Opens In Bangkok

Bangkok, Jan. 4.

The rice-eating world's most vital food can- ference opens here on January 5, during which an answer will be sought to a problem of gigantic pro- portions-how to find an additional 1,300,000 tons of rice each year for Asia's increasing population. Confronting delegate, from all rice-consuming and producing countries also will be Thailand's declared abili- ty to export not more than 1.200.000 tons of the staple food of Ashuns during 1953.

Eisenhower And Taft Exchange

Frank Views

The conference. unter auspices of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, is a follow-up of the recent Rome conference of the FAO's Committee on Commodity Problems which rice production was emphasisea es the most serious. aspert of the world grain problem.

The Bangkok meeting is not expected to produce any quick alleviation of the rice problem in Asia.

I is almed at arriving at a better mutual understanding on Washington, Jan. 4.

long-term policles 10 Crisure President oleop Eisen- production and. distribution of quantities of rice hower's meeting last week the greater with Senator Robert Taft required in the years to come.

FAO statistic show the and other Republican Senate

population of Asin mostly lenders was not all sweet-rlee-eatershins risen by 120,- ness and light" but left "no 000,000 siner before World War 1. It is estimated 1,300,000 tons hard feelings or bitterness",

will be required of rice more Senator Styles Bridges said each year to feed the additional today.

population.

Senator Bridges zaid li wan "very frank conference and Senator Taft and Mr Elsen- hower called each other "Ike" and "Bob".

Senator Britiges, sident

Senate,

new

THE AGENDA Subjects on the agenda of the confcience are;

1. Long term production

pre- policies.

the 2, pro tempore

or Increases discussed at length on

Elsenhower

to

more

Econonic incentives for in rice production, a felevision show the luncheon such as government subsidles neeth in New York attended for fertilisers, irrigation water, by Mr Fasenhower, Senator preparation of land by tractors Taft, Senator Bridges, Senator nel improved productive Leverett Saltonstall and Senator practices; some form of price

guarantees; Milton Young,

adequate He said the Senators and Mr credit facilities; improved mor- facilities to increase the ter "spoke very franklyer's share in prices; Im- one another without pulling

In conditions of any punches" and as a result provement

resettlement; decen- under-tenure there would be better

tralisation the rice mills to standing between the executive

rice-growing areas. and legislative branches of the

3. Introduction of measures government.

for increzaing *Asked

WOTO Ans Harsh exchanges, Senator foods to

rice in where Bridges said: "It was not all, wes

people will sweetness and light because it Becept alternative frnds

4. Measures for Improving frank discussion, ! but there were no hard feel the utilisation of avaliable rice ing or bitterness,"

supplies both by controlling in- ternal distribution and

and rationing and by processing for the maxi- mum nutritive. value. ----

Was

If there

♫ very

IMPORTANT TOPIC He said one of the main toples "discussed was the appolniment officials of top administration without consulting members of the Senate. He safd an under- standing was reached that when un appointment was to be made from a State, it would be clear- ed with Senators from that State,

of

sumples of other

in-

CHINA MAIL

Living

Language

Why we any bishop's see.

A

The "see" in this con- nection has nothing to do with the eyes but is derived from the Latin sedes, meaning a seat. However, a bishop's see is not simply his seat, or where he has his palace, but all the area over which he holds sway.

New Move

To Resolve

Problem

Of Trieste

in

Belgrade, Jan. 4.

the United Britain and States may withdraw their troops from the disputed Adriatic port of Trieste this spring and leave Trieste to be divided up between Italy and Yugoslavia, informed sources said today.

move, under study on The high levels, would be made

case the tension un effort to left by the second World War. The withdrawal of British and American troops, whe now garrison Zone A of Trieste, would in effect turn their zone over to Italy. Zone A is the -port and immediate vicinity,

Zone B, the tiny coastal scia's possession.

would remain in Yugo-

British and American troops could be moved to spots where valuable they would be more to Watern defence.

Both

countries

probably would move swiftly to incor- porate the zones into their own territory and actually both have already taken great stops in that direction.

LEGAL FICTION Many Kellan laws apply in Zono A and Yugoslav laws in' Zone B. and Italian and Yugo- slay officials handle all customs and passport formalities in the respective zones.

Only legal Retion and the presence of Allled occupation troops in Zone & separate incorporation of the zones into Italian and Yugoslav territory.

Established 1845

MONDAY, JANUARY 5, 1953.

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Famous Soprano To Sing At McNeill-Dalkeith Wedding

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PRHKAJ

BEEN INVITED

FROM DAVID MACKIE

London, Jan. 4.,

World famous soprano, Isobel Baillie, will sing at the wedding in St Giles Cathedral, Edin- burgh, on January 10 of Miss Jane McNeill to the Earl of Dalkeith.

From The Filos

100 Years

Ago

her

The Homburg ship Lima, ar- rived an the 27th December, bringing as a portion of general cargo a quantity stockfish, a fact In itselt no importance, except that the place jo thereby threatened

of

with the visitation of a plague

on the voyago

nn

bad as any of those of Egypt.

It seeins

that

from Hamburg, a sort of mag- got or grub appeared on

fish, and was formed into

20

She will sing the solo parts in a Mozart myriads, overran anthem" sung by the Cathedral choir during the signing of the register.

the

the

bincic

speedily trans

small which, propagating ไก whole and compelled the crew

nuisance was such, that the vessel put into Singapore to have the fish spread out, and, leave an earnest of the visit.

to quit the berths below. The

But even if the fish could have been purified,

the vermin had

the so securely quartered

themselves and

Пац

plank of wood

every spar and picco throughout the ship, that in a few days they honey-combed it from keel to truck.

Isobel Baillie has sung at weddings before but she has a very special interest on this occasion. She, too, is a native of the Scottish Borders, born at Hawick, and her grandfather was a joiner on the estate of Bowhill, belonging to the Duke of Buccleuch, ancestor of this week's bridegroom.

Leaving the Borders when father, Mr John McNeill, QC, seven years old, Misa Baillie practises in Hongkong. For a began her career as a singer at time Misa McNelli was a fashion 13 years of age. Now she re-model with Norman Hortnell, the turns to sing at a wedding well-known designer, and inter among her "ain folk.”

took a course of secretarial work. Border folk of town and Like her hance, che la fond of countryside are intensely inter- books, art, music, and country ested in the wedding of the life. Earl of Dalkeith and Miss Jane MeNeill.

There will be many Borders on a

Miss McNeill has visited the sol Borderers among the

number of occa- 1,300 guests, while others

be sions, staying in Berwickshire the travelling to

Roxburghshire. She Arst spectators.

met the Earl at a Hun! Ball four years ago while staying as a member of a Border house McNeill attended the Yarrow party. In September 1051, Mias

wiil clty io be

The Earl is a great favourite In the Borderland. He is a true Borderer and "Bold Buccleuch." His manly qualities, his .cour age, courtliness,

have

anci

and

Ettrick Pastoral Society Show at Broadmeadows, in the

.

natural gentlemanliness and won him the esteem of all fel- company of the Earl and a gl low Borderers. They see repro- friend. duced in him the plucit, leader- The McNeills arc an old ship, and pasalonate love of the family of the Highlands and Borders, which have made his Western Isles, which has pro- race renowned in history and duced famous soldiers, diplomats, minstrelsy. They regard him as guished themselves in the ser- and others who have distin- living embodiment of the vice of their country. It is re- daring Wardch

Skill

of the Marches,

SKILL AND PLUCK

were

the

On the vessel's arrival here, she proceeded discharge her cargo and boxes or such portions of them as the insect had spared-and the stockfish, from which they were out

(or at least a portion of

were dropping has

since been brought on so that on the retum of weather, there is the agreeable prospect of CVLTY house in Hongkong being over- run by them.

DEPT CRITICISED Such a thing would not have occurred with คะ efcient harbour master's department; but we are assured, that not only was the Lima not boarded by Mr Pedder, but that he seldom or never goes through the ceremony with any vessel whatever, being satisfied with sending a Lascar, who is not likely to give trouble by dis- puting any report the master of the vessel him.

borne

chooses to give

That fact has already been commented on in Parliament, and we trust. on taking the Doxt vote for Hongkong, the present illustration will not be forgotten; when it may also be

In mind that only other day another scourge, the Smailpox, was brought into the herbour

by

American, clipper, and, while free Inter- course was kept up with tho shore, the vessel neither by the Harbour Master

was visited

Bar the Colonial Surgeon, both well paid, and, so far as their

an

underworked officials.

when rescued Kinmont Willie corded that a charter with lands A motion for an order

from Carlisle Castic, and whose was granted by Robert the nisi in a writ of certiorari

manliness, and spirit won him Bruce to McNeills for gallant the admiration of Queen Eliza-services in the fight for Seoffish (to remove an action from

freedom, beth. an inferior Court to the High

Qae Court) came before the Full

of Miss MoNeill's fore- He gave early evidence of bears was Lord Colonsay, who, Court, comprising the Chief

courage in his boyhood days as a century ago, was Lord Jus- Justice (Sir Gerard Howe)

Lord Eskdalil at Eildon Hall, ice-General, President of the and the Puisne Judge (Mr

und pluck

the Court of Session, and M.P. for Justice C. W. Reece), this

characteristics of the gallant in Argyll Another was Sir John <«the saddle at St Boswell's McNeill, distinguished diplomat morning. The hearing was

Show, MONDAY, JANUARY S

and also while riding and British Minister to tho My Air

with the Buccleuch Hunt in the Court of Persia. In 1855 the adjourned on the application

Philippines, N." Borned, of Counsel for the appli-CPA

4.30 pm wake of his father, the popular Government of Lord Falmerston cants.

Indo-China (Tonkin only).

4.30 Master. Since he took over the appointed him to preside over PM, C.PA

duties of Joint M.F.H. he has the Commission of Inquiry into Applicants were Ko Kan, States, Canada,

Statemosa, USA. (Seattle & West shown-good sportsmanship and the administration of suppiles duties are concerned, The Italian peace treaty pro-

of the Sailors'

consideration and N.W.AL

for others which to the Army In the Crimea. vided a United Nations Gover- Soldiers Home. Hennessy, Road,

Japan, 0 p.m., B.OA.C. -

have been keenly appreciated His wife was a ulster of By Burfaco nor for Trieste, but the treaty

Wan Chung, cook, and Chen

the chase, Duke of Argyll. Macno. 9 a.m., 6 pas Lee Hong/ by all who follow signatories the West and

the countryside of Yau, mah-jong school foki.

and all in Russla were

motion was in respect of

TUESDAY, JANUARY 6 romantle vale and hill.

VC WINNER able to never

By Air an agree on a Governor. The sub- order made by Mr Poon

His sportsmanship was note Malaya, Indonesia Australia, Now

A great soldier member of while at Eton and Christ sequent four-year effort to get Yan - hol (Central Court Zecland, 8 am, via C.PA, Italy and Yugoslavia to agree

Sim Burtn

ch, Oxford, the Afric.AC.

the family Pakistan, terminating

India, Magistrate)

won and so

the Victoria also on the fature of the zones also

Great Britain, Europe, 11

Cross. failed. The way technically isStreet, first. floor.

existing tenancy of 21 Lee Tung am

He was Major-General were his patriotism and com- Sir John Carstairs MacNeill. Indo-China, France, French North radeship during his service in still open, but responsible ob-

and West Adries, 4.30 p.m., A World War II. He volunteered He served in the Indian. Mutiny Representing the applicants Vietnam.

and he won the VC. In 1840 servers believe

for the Royal Navy, and served agreement is

was Mr 0. V. Cheung, In- Philippines, Guatn, Hawaii, USA., now becoming hopeless.

on the lower deck before he during the Msor War in Now

he Zealand, structed by Mr F. X. d'Almada. Canada, 5'9.m. PAL. The idea of unilateral with-

Malay

Ceylon

Slam. Burne,

for cutting his way consult Congressional rice in

through the drawal

In making the application for Pokiman, Middle East, Great Br become a Lieutenant in a de- * with dispatches of the British and

The stroyer.

Earl has con- an adjournment, Mr Cheung said, Europe,,0 p.m., 3.0.A.C. "on matters or that Minister of Agriculture, Vice Americans

In the Ashanti enemy force. As the

tinued his association with the war of 1073-4 he was Chief of no hardship would be caused to

By Surface definite com- type" before any

Admiral Lunng Sunnwin way to remove the continuing the applicants as they had all Tat Shing.

Macro, 9 am, 8m as Lee Hong! Senior Service and during the Staff to Lord Wolseley. mitmerits were made.

Vivadh.

tension between the wo been evicted from the premises.

past summer ho took part in think the President-elect

China, People's Republic, 8.30 0.31. Thalland

Asia's principal | Adriatic

campaign powers has

been by the landlord who had, how-train via Canton.

training exercises to convey to us, as rice exporter had hopes of rapidly gaining adherents ever, given an undertaking that

Philippines, Noon, as Ocean Mail.

won the battle of Tophrlk, He the. Mediterranean. leaders in the Republican Party exporting a total of 1,500,000 among high-ranking British and

Malaya, Ceylon. Aden, Maddie

become Equerry to Queen Vic- no new tenant would be put in in the Senate, that he, in spite tons of rice in 1953. But flood,

Most, Casablanca Great Britain,

MUCH TRAVELLED Amerienn officials both here and pending the decision of the Full

toria; und in 1902 King Edward of rumours to the contrary and drought and insects cut output, in

Europe, 1 p.m., as Gkngyle. Britain and the

He has travelled extensively and Queen Alexandra visited In spite of the fact that people and reduced the surplus.

United Court on the matter.

·Slam, 3 p.m., as Soochow

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1 States.

has him in his retirement at Hearing was adjourned. to 0.930

By Air

the Colonsay. am on Thursday next,

United States, and nt the

Mr Bridges also said Mr Etsenhower assured the Senators he would make no secret for- eign commitments. with any nation and indicated that he would leaders

wanted

like to start all sorts of stories

about the visits of foreign dip lomats, that those he had visit- ed with and proposed to visit an informal

that

with were on basis," said Mr Bridges.

The Senator also said the subject of foreign commit- ments was raised by Mr Eisen- hower without soliciting. Ho

5. The relation of rice pro- duction and marketing opera- this to the national budgets. 6. Marketing melhods, cluding organisation for internal collection and distribution, for handling imports Ports

arts and/or cx- for maintaining normal relationships between paddy prices at the mill; storage and hardling; inspection and quall- ty control; and transport.

Disclosure that Thailand can export only 1,200,000 tons of

came from 1953

of 18,000,000 acres of avail-

able padiland. only 14,500,000 acres were cultivated, Lack of buffales, flood and drought ac counted for an absence of yields LIN, HY the remainder of the aftenge.-Associated Press.

commented: "The visit with Mr ATTEMPTED Churchill is in this connection the visit of an old personal ROBBERY FOILED friend interested in seeing him, but friendly rather than in- volving any commitments.”— United Press,

WOMEN FOUND

only other

EDEN'S INITIATIVE The British Foreign Secre- said to have tentatively in- tary, Mr Anthony Eden, was troduced it during his visit to Belgrade last September,

The

Murder Trial

Opens

Yugoslav officials who were Informally sounded out received the idea wthout comment or protest and were belleved

Tokyo, Jan. 5. willing to accopi it as a last-

Mrs Dorothy Smulih, 40-year- diten solution, opening, the

the way old general's daughter accused of co-operation with Italy, stabbing her colonel husband to purposes death, went on trial for murder propaganda

commented, court martial,

to A burglar who shortly after 4

a.m. today broke into the Morn- ing Post Bats at No. 7 Bowen Road, 1st Floor, occupied by Mr

disturbed

unsuccessfully chased by Mr Watson. During Pleading guilty to boarding fotel which

and Mrs R. A. E. Watson, was

and

"For

they will have to this moming before an· Army ·

squawic

ono supporter of the idea, "But Dreased in a black suit and

Formals. C.A.T.

tralia, C.P.A.

B Jayın. A.m.,

Via

Maloya, Indonesia, Aus- New Zealand, 1.30 p.m..

Formosa, Okinawa, U.S.A., (New York) Canada, d' p.m.. H.K.A.N.W.AL

Jason, 6 p.m., 3,0.A.C.

By Burface Blacho, 9am. o p... Hong/Tak Supe

China.

Republic, ... trade via Canton.

As Loo

Radio Hongkong

FLIT

Hall

Hour

the Sudan at Malta

In the Middle East. He also visited Canada

and

in

an

During of 1865 he

ABOARD SHIP his fight the burglar dropped taken out of the problem that the small steak of flardan. 9.30. Portuguese Hall Hours Company and he sise rode the Two Men Come

the police hope mit

It would appear that the pre-. sent is not the first time the same

have noxious insects

been similarly introduced; for Sir John Davis, speaking of the Chinese taste for salted fish, says that after salted cod had been Im- ported "for two or three years in Canton, it is not said when,)- | English thipe," (we presund lato This species of cargo, how- ever,

beldes its disagreeable nature, and the injurious effect which it might have on more delicate articles of shipment, was found during the long voyage, to breed a peculiar insect, which, from the readiners with which it bored into the plants and timbers of a ship, was considered as dan- gerous, and accordingly the in- port was greatly discontinued." Davis's China, Chap. ix.

Race Ticket

Larceny

A coolic of the Hongicong Jockey Club, pleading guilty to Larceny by finding of a place ticket for $100 on pony number. 14 for the eighth race of Sep- 24 tember 3 was bound over in the sum of $200 for one year by Mr R. V. S, Winter at Cen- tral this morning.

Coolio,

Tho

years

in the

employ

229 Leo. Chiu,

of the Jockey Club, admitted that he

The wedding at St. Giles on Cheviot Sheep Society dinner at January 10 will be a notable. Hawick recently he gave Scottish event-the union of a description of his travels gallant Borderer and a charming Tophic In Lebanon and in the Canyon girl of the Western Isles. country.

The Queen and Duke Lord Dalkeith has been bred Edinburgh and other members and reared in the tradition of of the Royal Family will be service. Like his father and among the guests, The Right 1.30 mother he has a high sense of Rev. Bishop E.C.H Wamer,

duty, coupled with a deep in- terest in the welfare or the Edinburgh; the Dean of the Thistle and Chapel Royal Borderland. He is at home in the Very Rev. Dr C. L. Warr); the company" of hill

at men and the Rector of Warkton with farmers' dinners and herds

Weekley, Northamptonshire (the suppers. In the Royal Burgh Rev. C. R. Norrock) will off- of Selkirk, which is nigh Bow-ciate. he is "aye welcome." I bellevo they will actually be black hat, the slender brunette Programme Summary:

6.02. hill,

Three

he was the sa relieved to have the head sat with. her head bowed when Children's ·

yeans ugo pre- sented by Bally Arm - (Studio); guest of the Selkirk Merchant they will be careful not to per- in Ba:- 7 and World News

any Incidents."-United Tacks, US Army's Tokyo post. London Relay) 7.30,Diphtheria marches at the Common Riding. Press.

Mrs Smith is the daughter of and Immunisation: A Tak by br Last year he was the principal

G. Ingram Shaw. Deputy Director Krueger, Oen. Waller

Edinburgh and guest of the famed of Healiz Services (Shidlo) 7.10.

at Souters' Society "soldier general of the Sixth Tourney Into Melody: with Gordon Lothians

with their semi-Jubilee. The associo- Army in the Pacifle who rose Jenkins and his Orchestra

Chan Lap-kuen, 25, barber,

Vet. Sub-Insp. Morgan, pro- secuting, cald that defendant from the ranks to a four-star Vocal: 340, Arilst of the Weektion between Selkirk end Bow and Chan Hang-hing, 30, un-

Weather general. Her husband was Color Forde (Pilvester hill goes back for many cen-employed, were both fined $10 was arrested by the Police on boy Aubrey Smith, a highly regarded a like what like presented by turies, and the Earl la proud of each and bound over in $100 information given by the staff offer: do the Far East Com Pat Rasim (Studio); 2, The British it and, Indeed of all Border for: one Year by Mr D. F. who

was questioned by de A 22-year-old locally en-mand Headquarters here..

Overlord Durham, & Feature no

sociations This is evident in O'Reilly Mayne at Kowloon tectives na to how he had ob- listed member of the

Programme.. wristen Royal Only 24 spectators and six Bory: Produced by Rooney Pelletier his knowledge of Border his this morning for disorderly fained the ticket. Insp./Morgan added that he did not wish to Engineers,

Lam On, was re-newsmen were allowed in the ECTS): 90, Concerto: Concerto tory, lore, traditions, and litera conduct, manded for 24 hours in Mili-court-martial ron. If convicted, in D Minor (Bibelius, Op. 47) Duze, much of which are

He revealed Defendants were arrested near.pross the case. Mrs Smith could be sentenced to archs Heifetz (violin) and shriner and entwired in the Castle Peak Road on Saturday that Lee had been employed by tary custody by O'Reilly Mayne this morning, when he appear

at Kowloon death.United Press..

by Sir Thomas Beecham: 10. First stirring story of the Buccleuch while fighting. Enquiries reveal the Jockey Club, for 23 years, ed thaf tho Arst defendant had and that he was pala.. $140 4 Dancing": 10.13, Chanson Fratteris ed' before him for assault and

gono to second defendant and month. and Goor Wh Jacqueline FTENCOU

demanded $20 per week from.

Mr Winter, in binding defen- malicious damage.

It was alleged; that' tha" fendant nomulted a Po Hlog Printed: arid published by WILLIAM ALICK GRINITAM for

ticket collector ind on behalf of South China Morning Post Limited at 1-8 Wyndham Street, City of Victoris, in the Colony of Hongkong Saturday.

the es Sun Ferando without per- may bear useful anger prints, mission, two

young women,

Lau Sin-chung and Lee Ngan,

were fined $30 and $100, re spectively, by

Ms

T. B. Low at Marine Court morning. The women were arrested in

the

Police Seize Arms

And Ammunition

the crew's quarters during a The Police seized a number of routine search by the Police of revolvers and a quantity of the Panamanian freighter of ammunition at 1pm. yesterday, Stonecutters Island on Saturday when they raided 59 Ha Wong night,

stated

Sub-Inspector | Read, Kowloon City:

A Chinese and his wife, defendant had who were the occupants of the The second three previous convictions for house, were detained by the soljefting for an Immoral pur-Police and enquiries, are pro- posé and for loitering.

*gressing.

Tunt

CHARGED WITH

Theate

ASSAULT

Ivor

London - Philharmonie Örch, cond.

Piano Quartet "Dances not for family. THE BRIDE

en-

".

To Blows:

the ticket in the publia stard of the raco, cœurno on January 3, and that he gave the ticket to 10-year-old boy cash for him.

to

PRO: INTELLIGENCE. TEST 80,,UTION: Guelery: 19.33: Dancing Time with Miss Jane McNeill, who is alm. He alleged he had kept dant over," "binted that -ho"was'

The milking, words aro I sweet. hearts where tRates We sat, thirai the wom atar.

*** London Ezheresa Beroien.-

Jack Ryton and his Orchestra charming and gifted girl, lives 10.69 Weather Report: 11. Radia with her mother at Cheyne second defendant's wife for taking into consideration. Lep's New

Litecorded London felay) 11.16, Goodnight Mundo: God Court, Chelsea. Their Highland Ave months. They came to long service with the Club and Save The Queen 1130, Close Down. home is Drudmavule, Appin. Her blows.

"his long residence in the Colony,

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