1954-02-01 — Page 9

THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY

1954

1.

HMOT

MERCE SECCIO

Richard Attenborough and his actress wife Shella Sim, with their 32-year-old son Michael, saying good-bye to Mrs Sim, when she left Waterloo Station this morning on her way to Bermuda.-Central Press.

East Berlin's Facade Of All-Round Gains

Prosperity

NO MONEY TO BUY LUXURIES

This article written by a special correspon dent in Berlin tells not only how the East Germans have "dressed up" their zone of the city for the Foreign Ministers' Conference now in progress, but how the Russians are granting a small measure of freedom to the East Germans in the

HE EATS FISH, HONEY, birds, EGGS, BREAD AND PEAS | administration of their own country.

He Is Grey, 10 Inches Long,

With A 9-Inch Tail

And He's Britain's

Curse

London, Jan. 28.

Britain has declared war on a legion of tiny North Americans which is creating havoc throughout the countryside and causing serious damage to crops.

Fortunately for the accord of the two great English-speaking not human. But their democracies, the trans-Atlantic Invaders are activities are exceedingly unwelcome.

The menace consists of thousands of grey squirrels, ten inches long, with an added nine inches of tail.

Taxi Problem:

No Nearer

Since their introduction here by Incau- about 60 years ago, tious landowners who wanted

to make their estates more at- tractive, they have flourished in ill-doing. They

also that they multiplied so much

have

are now offelally branded

most serious pest."

severely limit Its free-biting and crop-devouring activities.

Brital

his no squittel- Americon such as the haters

speci→ skunk, and only a few

the pine morten- mens of another natural enemy. Foxes, do stoals and weasela

may their best to enrich their lard- popula-

In time, unless checked, they ers from the squirrel

A Solution In might rival the unpopularity of fion, but the grey hardes still

New York

New York, Jan. 31.- The contr. versy oyer what size taxi-cabs may operate on the traffic clog York ged streets of New city may be ne nearer solu- tion as 1954 starts than it tras been for the past 25 years.

the rabbits which were taken to Australia from this country many years ago, and are today one of Australia's biggest prob-

Jems.

The grey squirrels are hand- some fellow so engaging in their ways that many people them. to shoot are reluctant

encouragement, Given a little

the way- they will perch on forer's shoulder, and trustingly accept nuts from his hand.

But Britain's Forestry Com-

Its mission is steeling

heart against sentiment, and has issued a pamphlet setting out n plan of campaign against this furry enemy,

!

الاسلام

Efforts

in were made the closing months of 1953 to replace the brightly-coloured, over-size taxis now in use by standard- size sleek

of the Landon Here are some of the charges against the grey taxi-cab type, famous for their brought In narrow squirrel: me:uvrability

He

streets.

cary

damages woodlande

A BI put forward in the atripping the bark off trees and City Council would have banned saipping off shoots and buds to the future use of the specially-make a nest for his young. He. buik saloon-size taxis, ronging has a weakness for hardwoods, In overall length

208 singling out the most from

inches to 224 Inches, as they wore out and were replaced,

Pattain

ing trees once they have ed sufficient size.

He is very very susceptible to sycamore trees, Slendard-size cars, around 181 nearly as fond of beech, occa- inches in overall length, or al-rounĺly attacks ook.

feet shorter, would birth,

most four

and very

have replaced them, But larch and scots pine. amendments were approved per- mitting the use of both sizes of taxis,

ash and occasionally

Eliminate Them

Ranging over most of Eng- Actually. there has never been a law on the books speci-land, Wales and Central Scot- Deally stating the size, of cabs land, the grey squirrels some-

Umes damago sycamores

BO

which may operate in New York. badly that the tree cannot be But the police department has regarded as an economie crop. prevented the use of standard Bize cara as taxis for 25 years.

But It is no cure to remove It did this by providing that no the sycamores. The squirrels passenger could ride next to the will probably

CTS attentions

the stock

So

flourish.

There

LA

another

charge are grad- against them. They ually causing the disappearance of Britolu's own red squirrel.

The two species ore seldom found QIL tho same ground. Wherever It colonises fresh woodlands, the more powerful grey squirrel rapidly replaces the red one.

In most parts of the country, the red squirrel is now scarce, and the Forestry Commission says, it may even merit pro- tecting as an Interesting mem- ber of the British fauna,

Large Appetite Meanwhile, the grey squirrel In steadily

way cating his through:

Acorns, ash keys, beech nuts, sweet chestnuts,

wal- syca- nuts, horse chestnuts, mare, hornbeam, elm.

and inreh seed;

Buds and shoots trees;

pine

of forest

The correspondent points out these three facts which have emerged from the welter of rumours coming with refugees from east to west:-

1. East Berlin shops are being rapidly filled

up with goods of all kinds;

2. The Soviet Russian administration com- pleted recently the handing over of the 33 Soviet-owned factories to the local German administration;

May Take More Japanese Goods

Milbourne, Feb. 1.

The Australian Govern ment is 'mousldering granter easing import westric- tions on Japanese goods to increase 'Australia' » Japa

trade, according to Argus Canberra peresponden The Correspondent Јарапекс

official Embassy told him there ... had been

"no concrete approach" to Australis for any trade paol, but a memorandum had been submitted: senk- ink essing of Import restrictions to allow in moro Japancés goods in- cluding texilies, crockery and toys.

Japan know there were big markets in Australia for Japanese goods and that Australian importers were willing to take more.

3. A large scale requisitioning of houses for 667

The official said

Increase in Australian

Imports of Japanese goods would allow Japan to buy more wool and other Am- teslian, exports, be added,

China Mail' Special.

Russian officers' families is going on all "No-Coffee

over the Soviet zone.

It is true the correspondent official rate in the free market, rays there are plenty of goods Wages and salaries are paid, to buy. Including juxuries, but however, at the official ratô, few people have the money to buy them.

Passenger car output in the Soviet zone is to rise to 11,000 units in 1954, which, if the target gure is reached

D

Week"

In America-

New York, Jan. 81. American coffee drinkers

On London

Stock Exchange

(From Our Correspondent) ___*__*

London, Jan. 31.

The London Stock Exchange closed frm last week with most sections moving quietly upwarda despite the numerous unsettled wage claims. Gilt- edged issues joined the general advance with fractional rises while a good turnover was reported in Dominion and Colonial loans.

Industrials drew strength from continued good company results and indications that the policy of granting moderate dividend increases when warranted is becoming more general.

Foreign bonds were active, 1 helped by the Berlin Confer- ence.

or

Over the week, Berlin 4 p.c. bonds rose £10 to £70

In a narroW persistent buying market on suggestions that a will come into the German debt scheme.

loon

Other German issues L mained frm reflecting inves- tors' appreciation of Germany's rupid economic recovery.

NEW YORK

STOCK

MARKET

Now

Potash bonds howover drop-

York, Jan. 31. ped by up to £4 becatio of

It was a week of bullish switching into other foreign bonds even before the an- news on the New York con Stock Exchange, The stool not reach agreement in better- Industry furnished the ing last August's offer watch was principal corporate items..

nouncement that debtors

conform to

the trustee and

rejected by Some observers are willing to

paying agent because it did not President Elsenhower of furnished the business pre- requirements sce in the combination of these

German debis seftlement. would three facts the pattern of future

diction. He said the dip In Soviet policy in Germany.

bo the equivalent of slightly were aroused by booming

business was likely to come East Berlin itself

un- more than 3 per cent of Western | prices today.

to end soon." doubtedly to become the show- German output.

"Coffeeless" Wednesday" and place of the Soviet bloc, at least Other prices in the shops are "No-coffee week" were slogans for the duration of the Four- similar. An orange costs 70 bravely tossed out by a few Power conference, Cloth made ptennigs (144),

pound of Congressmen.

In Rhode Island in England, French

cognac, butter 10

marks (175), a poor restaurants boycotted coffee and bangnus from the Lebanon and quality

urged patrons to drink ten, milk (219). other luxuries are available in

or water instead. Scandinavians the State-owned shops.

In contrast, wages at present in Racine, Wisconsin called for leadership. Housewives in South California demanded "action" Columnists prescribed ten-with tome dissension as to the "best" type.

G

East

overcont

are as follows:-

218 marks

AVERAGE OROSS EARNINGS

Shop window decorators called Dresden in from Leipzig and

overtime.

"Fleurop" worked arrangements

up to marks per order are at the dis- Skilled metal worker pasal of people wishing to send Semi-skilled metal worker

-Unskilled nintat · worker flowers to friends in

Western Hallway engine driver Germany or other countries. stoker

And the Eastern German

IFA Sates asulajant cars,

which sell In Sweden Mes worker

| Buyer for shopu the

of slogan

the Ptman under "cheapest car in the world" nt Post office counter clerk a price of 950 dollars, are being displayed in newly decorate showrooms at a price of 12,000 East marks.

Very few people will be able

12,000

In

Afarku

..

280

the circumstances

a level where

bc

203

121

to the

"If there was a real consumer

".

A major influence earlier in the month was a move in Con- gress to east double taxation on dividends.

JAP BONDS ACTIVE Iron curtain issues showed useful gains following the news of trade talles with Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia.

Hungarian 4% p.c. - bonds rose 284 to 828%; Czech 6 p.e. bonds gained and Polish 44 p.c. bonds £1-dividend after directors reported 10-0 to £29.

to

offered

£1 to 20

the

attracted

support with P&O steady gaining six shillings over the week, Donaldson Line, 7/6.

KAFFINS FIRM

'0

Mappin and Webb rose four

53/-1

Teotals tradere jumped 8/3 to 98/9.

Textile closed on an zular

note. Olls were favoured,

Irre-

Bethlehem Steel doubled its

Ralls had a flurry of strength on Friday and finished at their best level since last Aug. 21, up 1.52 points from the previous week.

record sales and earnings for the Greek issues were nctive company in 1953. In the Fri- day session he 'issues gained with the seven.c, bonds rising more than a points and finished £3-10-0 (parmth.)

the week with a rise, of 4% 440

Japanese bonds firmed by

up 110

But coffeemen didn't think the to £2 on the...news of the points. 111-420 protests would boll up to

trado

closed Anglo-Japanese

Utilities ony

pact,

on Thursday 233-260 real

of. high at 64.13 in their average, a resistance to the growing realisation consumer 180

coffee price.

and

fast new high since Sept. 4, 1951. now headed toward yields

offer $1.25 .A pound. The National that the bands

a good They lost part of the rise in the Coffee Association polated

reces-Friday ses ign hedge against possible record: There

sion in Lancashire, ... was much pubile

Shipping shares the cutery right after th: wer when the price went to 60 cents and sudden abundance prosperous ever greater complaints when it

shops recalls the i villages of Count Potemkin on went to 75 cents later-but no

Saics for the week totalizu to buy an IFA car for

the occasion of the Royal Pro-consumer boycott.

9,084,605 rhares, the most since. Exat

marks, and who could ress of his Empress, There je. afford to pay 7.20 murks for a

the week ended April, 11, 1953, however, more serious evidence boycott of coffee. there surely

when the total was 10,277,880 gallon of petrol? At the official of the Soviet intention to re- would have to be some price ad-thilings

the io Justment,'

coffee

shares. rate the price of petrol would store the shattered economy

recurrence of anid.

Average daily volume amount be 12s per galjon,

.16 LBS A YEAR

cd to 1,030,913

30,913 shares against True enough, an East mark { the outbreak of June 17. need

feared.

of Americans drinkc Owners

16 aver

Anglo-1,808,520 shores lunt week, b is worth just a quarter of the not

a year per Iranian

the close on Friday, AL private firms have been assured pounds of coffee

industrial. since 1949,

average stood at to their highssing the 20 mark, of 3-5 years credits at a rate of person. That amounted

re-2,083,000,000 pounds. In 1951 at u interest of 5

the Kaffes after casing on pro- 292.39, up 2.74 points per cent. Depre-

cast of been ciation allowances have

$1,361,000,000 to Import. fit taking following Just week's week; iron, 1991, p. 36

Imports were burst a recent decree, In 1949, when restored In

closed firmly 64.00, Up 021. 65 2,023,000,000 Investors were actually rester 20.000 this section In view of

interested

rested in stocks 111.20, up 1.10.-United reading: "Private manufacturers pounds--it

of the Press. and firms in the building trade

only Cost

continued

good news from the and in transport business are to bring in the prized

Brazil supplies 75 per cent. of Orange Free State mines. Bug- entitled to write oft 25 per cent

will also US coffee demands. This derrand gestions that mines of their gross profits for capital is up more than two pounds per be producing substantial quan- expenditure and capital replace capita since the 1935-39 average titles of uranium towards the ment and the income-tax is to of 14 pounds per person a year. year's end added

encourage- be assessed from the remaining World

demand. 1s

searing mont. constantly. Last July a heavy Limited - Interest was shown: Wages of all skilled workers frost hit the major coffee pro- in tins, teas and Business on

the Block Ex-who have not received a

to: $2.90 ducing areas. The damage won't brokers saw "little to go for Do made

up for at least 18 in there Issues. change amounted to $567,255.00. during 1952 have been raised by

the per cent. quotations and

months-and Brazil has no big

hand to cl for.

through. In future excise and trade stocks on morning's transactions:-

US

resentment BHARES DUYERN SELLERS SALES taxes are to be collected from

factories rather than the State prices

based largely of Brazilian burning trading network. This, it is said, memories will enable factories to sell to and dumping of coffee stocks to

Instead private retailers

of keep up the price. Buyers blame forcing them to buy from the speculators and investors for State-owned wholesale network, bidding up the price of green at has been the case for the last coffee beans to all-time peaks in -10 months.

the present crisis-United Press.

HONGKONG

SHARE MARKET

(From Our Correspondent) pronte.

Bork and sap of sycamore, beech, ash, oak, maple, wal- nut, horse

Noon chestnut, birch lime, apple, cherry, plne and torch trees;

Grain of all kinds; Bread, peus and beans; Woodland fungi,

crocus

corms, bluebell, bulbs and oak galls;

Bird's eggs of sil kinds; Nesting birds;

Carrion, such £1.3 dead

rabbils;

Fish; and

Honey.

transfer their other trees, criver. Thus, could carry only, three passen- the only remedy is to eliminate gers, in the rear seat. By con- the squirrels. trast, the oversize saloons could carry as many as seven passen also for orchard, garden and tons can no longer support gers on the rear seats and on farm crops and they destroy folding seats usually slowed on the floor of the roomy, rear com- partment.

THE MAYOR SIGNED

The authorities consider that and crop Britain's woodlands The animals are serious posts, felds, orchards and planta-

marauder with such luxurious tastes, however attmelive

SOTIB

appearance.

DANKS

HK Bank... 1030 1070 East Asia ... 189.

INSURANCES

Lombard

Unton

Underwriters

SHIPPING

67

845

50 $50

7.35 7.55

Waterboat ..10.00 Ara Nav... 1.10

DOCKS, ETC.

K. Whart...

Dock

-Providents

(0) ... 13.00 {N}

Providents

13

21,00

14 10000 e 14

13.20 1315

Wheelock*** .. 8.20 Bf 1100

LAND ETC,

his

10

Nozity

UTILITIES

the eggs of game birds.

The Forestry Commission; in its pamphlet suggests two rea-

Why the

Measures being taken grey squirrels may have spring into "pro- control his numbers include

forest pest:

shooting, destruction of tho By specifically providing, that minence as

First, there are far more now nests and young, and trapping, two passengers could ride next

and they Exterminating the young Is to the driver, the proposed Bill than 10 years ago, would have permitted the use are spread over a much larger Important, for a pair of squir

area of the country, seega of the smaller cars as taxis,

rels may produce up to eight

It was signed on the last day. Second, it is only in recent or ton offspring in a year.

that really extensive" But a years of 1953 by the Mayor. provision in it states that it damage to growing crops

in many districts, voluntary: of sycamore und other Squirrel Clubs have been form- does not become effective until beech,

that broad-leaved trees has been re-ed under the auspices of the March: 91-and during

or local County Pests Omeer may ported from dimo the City Council

Com* Agriculturni Executive Because the threat is committee. Members are permit paratively, recent, many estato tra to shoot grey squirrels on a médiately served notice that owners and gamekeepers do not particular, estate.

further amend it;

Ond City Alderman

districts. from widely-separated

im-

"

an amendinent would be diga khów the best way of fighting cussed to prevent the smaller H*)

taxis from carrying poulengers:**

In the front sent.. Pamagat de

this amendment could

the surrows of the law per

smaller championed by the Commerce

Better Reputation

The Foresty Commission encouraging Woodland owners

RETAILER'S MARGIN

rise

વ

A trading margin of between World

fixed 25-35 per cent has been which, after taxes, exclse, · etc., have been deducted, will leave private retallers about 8-10 per HR Hotel... 0.85 8.95

cent of their turnover, as against HK Land 281.7715 000 & TI Humphreys 10 10 3000

bare 4-5 per cent before the 926 o 19.40. June outbreak. 2.2235 2.2715 11000 221 Another sign of the swilla»

1000 G121 5000+ 1.35 over is the high percentage of consumer goods in the recent 30 200 41.20.10 trade agreements. In the agree

ment with France $800,000 have 16.30 been reserved

for fruit, $300,000 for wine and cognac. In the #greement with Grecce; 8,000.

of oranges

and 500,000 for mentioned Food accounte 2000 830.20 60 p per cent · of the Swedish

deska imporis.

Requisitioning of houses for 7.30 Russian officers' families started

Tran

..... 20.00

142 Star Ferry C. Light (0) 193 -C. Light (N) 1220

Electric

143 200

147

Bisco Mec. INDUSTILIALå

Cement

7.2014

400 301

Doiry

Txulo Comp.: 130 735

2000'

27.00

500

MISCELLANEOUS

10 support and encouragly these clubs, and thereby to help

to

Exchange

put a time limit on the life of

In North America, the con- the diminutive menente

tinent of its origin, the - grey, b

d

better!

In even encouraged as "Commitalo

Absorb

Iranian

jangka

eans,

bir

coffco on

Could

Oil

rubbers

U.S. Textiles

New York, Jan. 31.

ds

US Cotton Market.

Cotton

New York, Jan) -31.

futures ran up $1,60

-n bálė fils week (in what traders described, "ás malinly an "export market",

This was the fourth straight. wook of advance and Im mediate futures closed at their

movement,

A feature

of the New York highest levels of the current Textile Market during) Jait | *** week was a growing recognition The list at the close on Fri- by many. selling houses and day was 30 to 58 points higher mills that their pricing silug (han the week before, tion, held unsatisfactory at the

present time, could get nich Nearby March showed the worse in the months to come.". biggest goin," with the rise rc.

flecting covering in antjelpa” Cotton mills particularly are ton of first notice day on Feb. fearful they may be caught-in a

May was det 19 Nearby squeeze between rising raw col-

34.28-ita points to ton values and cloth prices. --

point since lost

4-for

Mili grey goods prices our cumulative advance to 17.25 rently are at the lowest levels from lis mid-December scasopul since August of the depression low. Page displac year, 1949, and sellers maintali, A

hin new crop monthi will have to show decided Im- New York, Jan. 31.

reflected in part, the sharply World markets would be able provement to assure adequate higher picily pries of 34.73 ents to absorb any restored flow of oll manufacturing margins. from Iran, President of Socony- Vacuum Oil Co. Inc., Mr. B. Brewster Jennings, wald today.

Stiffening resistance, on the a pound reported on Friday by part of mills to bid prices re- Ane Agriculture Department. fueled the bevy

of The Increase was partly dise may cotton, in

ent counted

gropes have been back, it will be readily absorbed The

two basic factors affect.

eu|'ing trading this week wer continued substantial move of cottoti: Into the Iban heavy covering against ox commitments Unied Preks

rompstalls and Sett

BAW COTTON EXPORT

COE

E expects that when and it Iranian production does come

bed A firmer, stand was bynthe world markets" he said, last week on wide and ruumber

when re

reining a Abadan end nd sale ducks because of t the ed the production from other steady raw cotton advance Middle East countries was Demand for fine goods. pushed very hard and intrazi tinued to lag but mille sold rapidly.

lice of 9,00-yard. (other?) all-producing limited quantities

conte-and : 16.90- ado yard layna at

ncarty,wal plant austanagar Trading. In print clothes was słowywita (soma; movement" second-hand over aboutal

families certainly does not intereso

Intention

wel