PROFITABLE Prize For Colonel Hunt
RACKET IN
CEYLON
Ceylon, Oct. 28.
Businesses and companies are mushrooming all over Crylon, n pollee apokeaman revealed to«|| clay.
The Informant sold nearly 20 official complniris were being"] Investigated on the most flourish. ing recket.
The complaints are chiefly) from persons who claim they cheated Into Investing of money in "bad" large sums
were
business enterprises,"
the sakd
police have
reasen to believe the number of victims is much higher,
Clerics. stenographers 41720 cash's have been duped into paying security money for jobs which were really non-existent.
The manner
which the in
Is rocketeers operate
simple. A firm is incorporated and re- istered under the Companies Ordinates, Shares are cold to anyone who may buy them.
After some time the "business entorprise" which Investors were told was a roaring busi- ness sutidealy collapses.
The police spokesman sard they were often helpless to take nction
as bit the inrebeldes themselves, were parties to 23T1 agreement.-United Press.
War Office
Answers
Complaints
London, Oct, 28.
The War Secretary, Mr Antony Hend, was asked by Mr Joha Hail, Conservative member for Wycombe, in the House of Com- muns today how far the decision to move British troops from Trlede would result in Anancial hardship to officers'and men and if the would cuthorise special allowances to cover such cases.
Mr Head replied: "I have this possibility very much in mind and I can assure you that any of exceptionat Anancial hardship
caused by these circumstances will be carefully
case
and sympathetically considered by my department."
Colonel Sir John Hunt, leader of tio successful Brliish Everest expedition, holds atoft the prite awarded to him by the Mayor of Genca, Italy, for flic greatest sports perform-
ance of the year.—Express Photo,
New Electronics
Device
Canada's
Air Raid Warning
Mr Emrys Hughes. Labour phasising that the new
member for South Ayrshire, then
asked: "Will this also apply to Scottish soldiers sent to British Gulano, about half a dozen of whom were merries about # week before they went?"
Mr H:01 replied: "That Is a different question. but iny always sympathies
lie with Scottish soldiers," .
Mr Head said he had called for a report on messing arranga, ments in two units serving in Kenya after exceiving three in-i dividual complaints.
He assured Mrs Jean Mann, Labour member for Coatbridge
who and Airdrie,
raised the
question, that the tatlon 317 Kenya was the full army ration. which should basically provide a completely adequate amount of food. Chinu Mall Special.
Invisible Rays Will Guard Atom Secrets
Ottawa, Oct. 28.
THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1953.
Canada's Defence Research Board is cm- device electronics developed by scientists at McGill - University, Montreal, does not constitute a cheap and easy method of protecting the North American con- tinent from trans-Polar air attack.
The spectacular publicity about the now- famous "McGill Fence" proves one thing above all, and that is the urgent concentration of United States and Canadian authorities on the problem of giving North American cities the maximum amount of protection from bombing attacks,
bren
of Canada's Defence
of
manpower.
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TRADE and
Negotiations
BUSINESS Anglo-American OUTLOOK IN U.S.
By SYDNEY S. CAMPBELL Reuter's Financial Editor
uncer-
are
U.S.
In the midst of tainties, business reports in the United States naturally not good. employment statistics are defective, and always difli- cult to interpret, but it is certain that попе of the natural addition to the labour force in the past year has been absorbed Into jobs, inasmuch total em- ployment in officially re ported to be no higher than a year ago.
Unemployment Increased very slightly between August and September. The change Wbs very slight indeza, ia also was Izal quarter'a drop in the gross national-product,
in
may
London. Oct. 28.
Biligin le stilj, negotiat- ing with the United States on the American offer of surplus food and other agricultural commodities for paymeti in Sterling, • Treasury spokesman sald here.
No Indication is available United yet of what the Kingdom elther can or is prepared, to take under this programme.
He sudi is not likely that the Anal list of com- modliles .or quantilles would be announced unti the whale deal has been settled.-Renter.
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