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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1954.

Going Into A Radioactive Plant

It was "upra day" for Mewspapers and maguzisarsal Windicale. Britain's secret atom factory. The journalists were she was said the plant where plutonium is produced. Ther

taken to protect the tafies it to scientists and saw for themselves the precautions being

This picture shows; two

wearing he, 4th of workers to Britain'salomie facturies,

men

At one time protective clothing about to enter a ratiloactive shemical plant at Whisenke. It was considered that a plant gredlax maintenance would have to be perigrently sealed GIT.Express Photo.

From Dreamer

Into Politician

A Review Of Burma Under The Japanese. By Minister Thakin Nu (Macmillan. London)

Prime

Politicians' graphies generally divided

into

#tobi millan & Co., Ltd., London).

be Thakin Nu, known today na a two brond 1 Nu. Prime Minister of categories: thow that are Barta. has written, as hai mere apologies and attempts himself emphasises, no a to excuse the errors of the history of the roundry under writer's past and the others; occupation but a contribu- j -alas. few and far between tum to history. these days that are honest and factual, true mirrors of the author's soul.

k

provides Interesting insight At the character of the Prime Moder

mank

be forgiven In this latter entegory Fize ader falls Nu's book, Burma for ht surotleism when Under the Japanese

(Mac-

Church Clash

On Prayer For Divorced

་ །་ ན་་ ་ t i But Just as I was

134 412 1414 MEN free and

dugmented They That a man who wante

learn to be trust and that is certainly team of politelons 1. alte +4 beyolardiotrAZY So who hope is there who is above beutal-

Simple, Lucid

The book itself is written in a shiple Tuchi style. U Nu hides nothing about himself, Be fulbic, ilte events

every excusing it only as human fully. Despite his Intense hatred writing this book I have done my the Japanese oppressium he 19 Test foul the temptation of fuhr enough to praise generous- exaggerationR 1117 0914 party some of the Japanese officials

he wors Basociated with.

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He pays eloquent tributes the rebel Than Tun, Aung San and the Adopti, Dr Ba Maw, head of State In Independent But look inside Hend how Burma under Japanese occupa- Foreign Minister. no Hesston, for their emirageous slands he had to enlist the help of tagatust

and iumuir cador dblumut to witte Military Police. Tiup-tant proclamation

Considering the background hey later, "

So although of events, it was a miracle that London May 10.

of the

lenders Burnese fully argent | any 1:1 the

Japanese made headway with with hatreal of the Japanese Church's pastoral responsibility | W

m thought to offelads when the dreaded mill- by violence. tary police ruled for diyurved persons who marry the wod

porter is stift de dist

bestin litles and cruel tortures,

This was the constant fear Burmese the haunted

for thoughts

three

bying were debated inxt week

bury Convvalion.

"1

faithfully he

of

A Purign Minister he mate In the Lower Huse of Canter- seme frightful blumfers all

reports which which together with relatikas he people's The Archdeacon of Stoke-on-at from secretaries and super years from April 1942 to April

nd 1943: Jak

And Trent, the Ven. Percy Hartill, lors for

of tact objreied that a re-ulution of the deliberate erat munecessary pro-

House,

which the vocation in Upper

of the Japanese. H

for his Lower House was usiced to con- was frequently chaffed our, needed safeguards. It pro- "kles language" vided for the offering of prayers for the remarried couple in Church or elsewhere.

Such prayers, he said, did not give the Church's blessing, and he thought I ridiculous that they could not be offered until the Bishop had been consulted.

Zealous Idealist

This might suggest that U NJ nt that time was not a Aguta cut out for politicnt or diule- matic life, or rather that U Nu's polities were dictated by demanding conselence of zealous idealist,

1

1

stumbling aspirin

"It's no tan being arrested. The Military Police hug you up to n beam with your hands behind your tack

They

te your teet fogether with rope and stand you ipede dawn; they brah you on both sides with on from rod: "T they puoap water into your mouth until your belly bulges out And Jump on it. They slosh you with falling water. They pull out your Bugermals with placere......

"So Ashamed"

TRADE and COMMERCE SECTION

MORE AMERICAN SEAMEN LOSE

THEIR JOBS

37,000 Now Out

Of Work In Shipping Recession

Most U.S. shipowners consider that Congres- sional acceptance of the recently proposed 66-ship-a-year plan is the only means of saving the shipping industry, according to New York reports.

About 27,000 seamen, nearly one-third of the total force. have lost their jobs. The 75,000 sea- men still employed are manning the remaining 13:00 U.S.-ilag deep-sea vessels. Since February, 1952, when sailings to Korea slackened off, some 600 private ships have been laid up for lack of

trade.

Less than 30 per cent of U.S. imports and exports are being carried in U.S.-flag vessels.

The shipping recession is the restrictions Divolved Owners also affecting US ship-of ships not operating on regular routes o schedules are eligible yards. Not one order for a

for subsidies. U.S. vessel was placed last

with year

Andrican

Shipyard.

ELTA

Jamaican Cloth For England

Kingston, Jainalon,

May 20, Industrial history is being made

here next month when 250,000 yarde Jamalean made cloth being shipped to England. The shipment will fill an order placed

by Callco with the Jerat Ariquazabo Texlite

Printers Limited

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purchase Krey sheeting which

be will finished in English factories for the homo market and re-export.

A spokesman for the mill said this was the cflmax of three years of hard work and an effort to reach the English markel. He fore- naw a favourable advance-

ment in local textiles na A result of this order.—China Mail Special.

HONGKONG

STOCK EXCHANGE

(From Our Correspondent)

Business

5 veral compame;, particularly thrsau* operating tankers, have bien cutting thell costs by Trans. Cut of 38 veas is now bundangering vess to foreign tags

transfers, however, ore in US yards, all bast two are the Such for y

bet re the end of subject to approval by Th U.S.

Maritim: Administration. this year.

Th Bethlehen Steel Com{~

Even when premission is grant-

on the Stock Ex- pany s

is Sparnes Paint yards, 15 ml, suo transters have brought | change this morning amounted

33 wo da kaziest

sharp objeckons Trom both the † to $523,814,39, Noun quotations Sayer st year, will be idle Congress of Industrial Organs- and the morning's dealings:- chung the last huree month of

How's N, tional Maritim Union that an unless they can sectare and the Amuscan Federation of

w busines

| Labour's Seafarers' Union, who Approx mantely 80 per cent of

entand that such ertion only the pet ve US merchant ile increase th

of low- amount wil. b.com oliselete by 110135

cost crmpetition. ants setion is tak: To revive! new ship rouskulation.

On one point, however, bath

Thre

་ ↑་ 2,000 operators and unions agres, and Veres in 18 national reserve that is that the situation would

Bert

of Use me be belged but 1500

at the Government Second Worl: Wir Lib rty ships, would reduce its own cargo- Some s'npurwire K simply do, carrying operations under the nut want Government and, while Military Sea Transportation Ser-

to neccpt vice. others are unwilling

U Nu is inclined to underplay his own

to part in helping the welfare of the people under this fearsome occupation,

He зауз with becoming medtsty but with little justi-

catlon!

In place of Mr Hart's motion. the House. on the motion of This has been

promote Camon C. E, Hudson, St. Albans, block for

Burmese many resolved to ask for the appoint-politicians for is rarely, ment of a Joint Committed to ever, that the conscientious whole problem. | npproach can be reconciled with consider the

which Canoa

Hudson said the whole the empirical approach question of the Church's exercise most, in the end, adopt. of its pastoral responsibility to

events have shown, divorced persona needed to be however, that U Nu and prob- India also Mr Nehru ebly reviewed.

have placed

very high

Recent

B

ol

HYDROGEN BOMB MOTION | premium on personal honesty

without

their compromising

cminent ast

and

tragle

In Full Synod the Bishop ut positions Birmingham, Dr Wilson, Intro- successful politicians.

duced a five-point the hydrogen bomb.

motion

the

most

was

the

frum

"When I saw how little I coula do 1 was NO

ashamed to meet then that I used to go to my in the office by the back state and came down again niko by the back stairs."

Entr

work

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Throughout this short

there (only 123 pages) many light fouches which are so characteristic of the Burmese, Cne envies their ability to burst out laughing in the grimmeat

Perhaps feature

work of this

of U Nu and bewilderment The Dean of Winchester, Dr other intellectuals like him who situation. Selwyn, seconding, said that tho

were suddenly faced with the hydrogen bomb differed from all

The book has been translated weapons, including the atomic prospect of conversion

dreamers Into active by Mr J.S. Furnivali and as bomb, hitherto used in war in that it could not be used tact politicians in the space of a few translation it succeeds in pre serving the style of the work. cully, but only for indiscrimin-months, ato destruction.

The following extract is a For, essentially, the author Ja chatting familiarly to his own of U Nu's own! The debate was continued in good example

in their own language people the Upper House, whon the position:

and the book has the Bishop of Chichester. Dr Bell, described the bomb as "a viola-

There Is a useful glossary tion of nature and an outrage of a rat-hole hoar the intrule and

pinned it to the ground with giving the literal translations of against mankind,"

the dart, lle cune rushing to me tive words appearing in be young may bir pan as he had stuck author's text. A "Whơn the, make with a dart. AI 800D

debate, the Winding up the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Fisher, said: "It would be quite Impossible for the Church itself to become a negotiating body In the politics of the matter. It is

the for

Church to represent restraint and to show fundamental view Church is not alarmed for itself because its hopes are not and

that

nayor were in this world.”

the

the

The resolution was carried without diamant

UK Coal

Output "Too Low"

ot

"It is a great puzzle." aid one Govern- shipowner," "why the |ment expects private owners to mainten stand-by Beet while the Government operates in com,

mretul trude."

Com-

CLO. Mar im The milte: is even mere blunt. In a statement before President

SHARES BUYERS SELLERS SALER

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Canadian Long-term

Credit Plan

To Expand Exports

Ottawa, May 19.

The Canadian Exporters' Association has proposed that Canada provide Britain and other oversens countries with long-term credit to expand exports vital to Canadian prosperity.

The Association, whose inern- ! bern ship about $4,000 milion worth of goods a year, urged also that both Cauda and the United States promote

coni- modity trade pacis, guaranteeing

tur priers and markets

basle goods produced by undior- developed countries.

These and other proposals in provide tax-free Kooda fur tourists, inx relief on foreign

Investment profits, lower

freight charges to seaporta und broader Government insurance on export risks, formed part of a seven-point programme pre. pared for submission to the Senate Trade Relations millee.

The Association

Cor

NEW YORK

STOCK

MARKET

New York, May 19. It was a day of mixed action

the New York Stock Exchange. An early

advance paced by rails fol- lowed by a declino in some stocks later.

suggested Throughout the session,

that Canada should be prepared | activity was at # slower pace

0

to grant long-term credits countries prepared to enlarge the list of Canadian producla which can be imported u open general Hrence.

during yesterday. Tho

sales were 2.170,000 thure

than Boat shares or 80,000 fewer yesterday's turnover.

There was litle in the way SIMILAR TO LOANS

of news to affect the market-

A few apart from

Individual These Credits would

corporation 1ru

developments-and the action was seen as largely similar to long-term luons. They

would be carmarked for speck A countries and specifle pur- poses and thus the ultimale usa of the dollars would be under Canadion Government control.

of a technical nuture.

Late weakness In General Motors touched off a dreling in industriais, Genorul Moters closed off 14 points to $88%.

Canadia should ulso Berk

Steel stocks dipped traction- witys to participate in the ally- to $60 in Bethlehem, European Paymenty Union. V to $48 in US Steel. Canada should guarantee ntare"

and prices for at least Ave years On Imports of such Items ля

coffee, tou

In the non-ferrous metals, Anaconda copper fell 1% points

$35%

following the announcement of lower carnings in the first quarter. The com- pany, however, announced sub- Stantially nereused demand for copper and forecast

better second quarter.

cocoa, to sugar, rice, rubber, tin, wool and balm oll. Canada should also urge the U.S. to undertake similar programmes.

To help overseas countries buy from Canada, efforts should 19002 203 be made to switch buying of 300 20.66 such things as citrus fruit from Florida to the 124 23 20 California and 100023 40 British Went Indies, Spain, Cyprus, Palestine and South Africa. Chino Mail Specfni.

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MISCELLANEOUS

Yonglaze Yaumati

4

in the door. They are pushing London, hurd to take over the increbant Sir Hubert Houldsworth, marine." chairman of the National Coal Board, had a second meeting with the three top lenders 01 the miners last week to discusa plans for Improving coal output. the He pointed out that in Arst 18 weeks at this year pro- duction was up only 42,000 tone on last year's figures, although the anion had agreed that

rease of 5,000,000 tons over the 12 months was a reasonable target for 1051.

SIF

Singapore Rubber Market

The market

Singapore, May 19.

was steady trade buying, and closed quiet,

a litle off from the best level ut the day.

Hubert also called atten-

Future closings were: tion

that to the

fact

hotiw

No rubber per b. June July consumption has already

No. 2 rubber per 16. June up by 2,000,000 tons this year.

No a The balance between supply | No. 4

demand has become 60 Sput rubber unbaled

Blinket crepe .... IN that the Board precarious

No. 1 pads crepe negotiating for increased pur-

of Polish coal.

chases of

It was amounced by tho Ministry

of Fucì that totul output last week was 4,433,100 tona, a decrease of 153,300 tons on

the previous week, and 2.300 tons less than the Agure for the corresponding week last yepr

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713- -United Press. NEW YORK MARKET

New York, May 19.

closed Rubber futures today points higher to 9 points lower with sales of 37 contracts.

of carly buying in- Failure terest to develop # follow

and through brought realising hedge selling in later dealings.

Nominally, No. 1 Rss spot were quoted at 22 cents a bushel.

Future closings were:

Sir Hubert was referring only to deep-mine coal when he said was up only 42,000 production tons

of in the first 18 weeks

last this year compared with

July year.

The gross

drop of 175,000 Dec. tons takes into account the fall In

production in opencast July mining, with which the N.U.M, are not concerned.

LONDON METAL

PRICES

Sept.

Mar

May

COTTONS

14% 100 142

America Buys

More Rubber

From Malaya

Singapore, May 10. The US for the second month running was Malaya's best cus- tomer for rubber, according to figures published here.

New York Sugar

Market

New York. May 10. World No. 4 sugar futures closed today onc point lowti to one point higher with sales of 104 contracts.

Domestle No. U sugar futures closed unchanged to 2 points higher with sales of 400 con- tracts.

World contract

Was mostly routine and featureless. Firm- nesa in domestic contracts re- flected the higher raw market

Future closings were:

In Morch America bought

July 17.317 ions and in April, 15,841 Sept. tons, With these the United Oct. States replaced Britain as Mala- Jan. ya's best customer.

Mar. May Local market circles say there July

Contract No. 4 (world)

is no reason why the US should Spot-teenis per ib, fub Cuba) not continue

to

take

mnare Malayan rubber unless a tog 23.006 sharp rise in the price interferes July

22.05 23.100

23.062

with it.

23.805

23507

Another significant

United Press.

vajuc

fact

Sept.

Newe

"

Rich-

Oils were strong spots. eld, Seaboard, Cities Services a point to 2 points.

Of a total of 1,188 issues ap- pouring on the tupe today, 481 were lower, 410 higher and 286 unchanged. There were 102 new hight set, seven new lows.

The NY Stock Exchange band volume was $3,759,000.

The Americon Stock Ex- change volume Wik 540,000

Muures.

Dow Jones closină averages were:

30 industrials

20 ralla

10 utilities

(5 stocke

4G bonds

May 10

100.01

121.17

Comm. future price index 179.74

100.777

-United Pron.

CHICAGO GRAIN MARKETS

Chicago, May 10. for Boybanns, most the settled lower on

Bn un-

of Trade after

day caused by levelling

Except grains

Board

even

228

off of

3.28n

2.10

330

3.21

Contract No, G

6.08

5.70b 8.200

that although the price of rub Mar

Spot-(conta per lb. cif NY

of the

ber fell, the Maloya's total exports including

New York Cotton rubber to US, rose from 3(M)

Market

ex-duty}

May contracts. Today'

was the final day of trading In May futures,

A steady opening in wheat chopped off by profit-

Wis

taking, along with

Nowa

favourable

and slow demand from flour buyers and exporters.

Boybeans were in demand

6.4m and the

4. Untied Press,

London ForeignTM Exchange

100,077,000 in the last quarter of 1958 to $107,047,000 for the Arst

of this year. quarter

year Malaya has been sending an increasing amount of natural New York, May 10. Quiet trading and unusually rubber to the US in spite of the of new rubber (natural plus syn

has while lead was. Onder, copper narrow fluctuations characterised fact that the consumption

were steady. Prices cotton futures dealings today. and zinc

Trading volumes and opca thetic) in that country glosed today in sterling per long interests in the Exchange todayments at the end of the Korean Amsterdam

fallen following business adjust. Moniral ton as follows:--

London, May 10. The tin market was quiet

"One day (my neighbour)" saw, quality.of privata con Lead pat

the head of the snake poking out

the text

I heard him shouting I jumped also included by the translator,

But I had makes up and got my eum.

for compactness - while gone barely hollwyny powllen:3. the short : introductory “history.

that Intake I should be transgress supplies a necessary background

The precept Thou shall not to this story, & MO thit and remembered that Alliving creatures are As an Insight into the char subiect to their dorting. So i actor of the Burmese Prime, fumed back with thegrun, Juri si Minister, the book is well worth I was putthug, it away it occurred forme dust if 1 spaced the arusice i zoading and it is so a tolling, would bibe menjataitwon's www simple and often dramatis, story you from pricket your towed lot of the Ile of 'n politician under Altena, 220 Ftook up the again and with a heavy mind sse, Japanese occupation.-R.G.II,

aun

3-month Copper spot E-months Lead May

Zing MAY

Aug.

buyers

sofiers were:

1215

Monit

Valime

Open, interest fighing-United Press.

MAY

189,000

July

28.000

113,000

130

10.100.

$44,100

94 Doc.

3.100

37%.TOO

13

MAY.

$,000

223,000

MAY

9.200

17.200

| July.

3,500

*80,200

Oct.

1,600

-10,400

Total

-United Prem. NEW YORK FÜTURES A

New York, 19. Prices of metal futures clomet today in US cents per l. as follows:

Land: May

· June Tin MAY ZingMay

June Copper May

Juno

58,200 1.004sion balas

United Press,

NEW YORK PRICES

New York, May 19:

July

July

$3,400

Liverpool Cotton Market

Liverpool, May 10, Trading in futures of thiờ) Liverpool, Cotton Exchange-its second-day-was quiet with 'a rising tendency for the distant Closing prices, in bance par, lb, word. Oct/Nov,

#191

London, May 19,

New York

2.811-31.10/10

Equat

Copenijagen

Orio 3:

Parla Blockhólm

futures were in high ground through the session. July contracts falled to hold their à bushel gain, opening 10 cents however.

Whoat closed įsoybeans up

United Press.

off % to 24;

to 10 ceria,—

CHICAGO PRICES

Chicago, May 19,

Closing prices

271162773 |centai

15.6-100%

16032340.87% Whast, No. 2, red

20.00-20.01

per bushel ín,

1944), 10.443

Spat

May 2009 (11) 1975 (L)

14 35-14.8855. A 12.1346-12-316

Bept. D64,

Others were unchanged. United Darn, No. 2, yellow

Proke.

Exchange Rates

SPOL

May

July

Baybeans, Ho. 2, yellow

Budeway đône in the local | May uuomcial. ERCIANKO / marke) shin July. morning, at the following rates:- BIDE

5,17 NOV Vial doller" (per $13, kama | števing notes (per, #1); Take 1 Indonesian rupiai (per 100)

Siam ticals (per 100) 114' Singapore (Straštaj

Indo-China pisetres (per 100)

-United Prem

12:30, New York door,

200,” she, mek