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THE CHINA MAIL THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1955.
EXCHANGE CONTROL ENCOURAGES Merciless Battle
SMUGGLING
IN ARGENTINA
Buenos Aires, 31.
Exchange control has made smuggling a lucrative business in Argentina as in a number of other Latin American countries where official exchange rates are far above the real value of local currency.
Import restrictions, through lack of foreign currency or as part of State policy to protect domestic industry, further contribute to the Usmugglers' pot of gold because they put a premium on the goods he brings into the country illegally, Penalties, however, are high. goods" which could be brought Persons found guilty of in by passengers to a more 150 เง sinuggling are ilable to "heavy dollars. thus cutting out
appliances, such as expensive fines and prison sentences.
washing und have The authorities
been refrigerators waging war against smuggling machines, which cost more than and their efforts 150 dollars. Nevertheless, several for years,
been intensified tely, appliance shops in Buenos Aires have cpecially
that domestic are still led to overflowing costly import aith and
Insported goods—a the sign that diplomats, Argentine made
and foreign, than
are still able to possible reward greater ever. Every chip which enters import whatever they like. the port of
ten fool refrigerator which sells Buenos Aires
United States for about searched thoroughly for concealed in the booty. Crews are turned out of 350 dollars, can be sold here for
30,000
(the If not prepaid a booking for their bunks, and every rock and nearly
cranny on the boat is searchedrquivalent to 1,000 dollars at the of 50 cent is charged,
for hidden nylon stockings, free rate and 2,000 collars at egarettes, fountain pens, costume the official rate). jewellery and the thousand and one luxuris from Europe and"]
which are States
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
exchange restrictions
now
control have
MI A. A. HOS REMEDIOS (BABA)he United
wishes to thank the Doctors, the worth their weight in gold on Matron, Slaters, and Nurses of the Queen Mary Hospital, for the Buenos Aires market.
their cheartal
invaluable services
attention
Шлека
and
turing tin Helatives orat friends are also asked to accept his warmest thanks for their good wishes, gifts, cards kind vixity.
WANTED KNOWN
and
Pawnshop
Contraband seized is turned over to the Municipal pawnshop and eventually auctioned also at fancy pricca
Because of the ever tightening controls, smugglors are becoming and stop at DR SCHOLL'S Foul Comfort Sermore cunning. vice, Telephone House (Mezzaninel Hongkong provides the expert atten nothing to achieve their alm of tion your feel deres by fully-turning qualified Chiropodi
A
Small wonder that diplomats like to be stationed in Argentinu. The rewards they reap from the rale of their goods when they move on to another post-cary, furniture, lectric appliances,
pure crates of our etc.-are enough to provide them with a comfortable capital against 11 Palny day.
The latest
nove on the part the Argentine authorities has been to reduce to 50 dollars the value of "household goods" which the returning traveller may bring a dishonest pound in free of duty. fen. Cabin stewards who used DON'T invite mosquito-persecution to be able to walk off the ship old -use "Dimp" Insect Repellent. Front with
dispensarie jeadung
AUMAIL
tract
FOR SALE
WRITINU
PADS cents and 1. 9. C. M. Post.
Scribbling Pads, three size,
now
carton
But in Argentina there is an "Hecho la ley, hecho two of which means that as sores cigarettes, and thereby pay their soon as a law is made, a way is Agents: John D. Hutchison & Co.
expenses
es echore in Buenos Aires found of circumventing it. The 雄
having to look for new ruling undoubtedly will stop stealthier means of paying their many travellers from bringing sewing home new
electric local bar bils.
machine for the wife or a Here is one story, allegedly ch
motive
stili Is true, which is going the rounds: vacuum cleaner for mother, but
The cabin steward whose be- the profit
the voyage | Din
sufficiently rewarding to tempt haviour throughout
the
has been many returning travellers to seek River
The beyond reproach comes up to a way round regulations.
of a 400 per cent re- The passenger when the ship is prospect ecking in Buenos Aires and turn on capital is too good to be says: "I wonder, sir, if you could seed-China Mail Special,
me out of a Ax. You see,
MÄNDRAKE THE help we don't get paid until t
Arrow, and have to pay a bill on shore this afternoon. wonder if you could lend ten bob"
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Condigners per CIE DES MESSAGERIKS
MARITIMER
7.3.
"MEINARI"
Pinte
THINK
1
t
THE INVISIBLE MACHINE --OR WHATEVER IT WAS |--MOVED / IT'S GONE!
THAT
TOURIST
are hereby notified that their cargo
"Well, as a matter of fact, will be
into s Hong
T was thinking of giving Jones, Wharf & Godown Kag & Kow
you more than that as a tip for Co., Ltd's godown where it will bo
subject to all you have at conmvees' risk and
done during the the whart's tens and conditions of storage, and where delivery may be trip and...." abtained.
Damaged packages are to be lett by the rodown for rankation by consignees and the company's ELT-
A Loan
"No sir." says the steward, in-
veyors, Menses Goddard & Dougla terrupting, all I want is a loan.
at 10 am, ou Saturday, 3rd Septem-Believe me, sir, I shall pay you ber, 1953.
the goods have left the godown and
goods
ليد
undelivered remaining after the 3th September, 1955, will be. subject to rent.
back right away,
rali
I Ines, I
No plainS will be admitted after wouldn't seerpt the money from accept 21 you unless guarantee."
The steward takes. il Kulti watch off his wrist and hands it
the passenger.
All clatens
undersigned on the vessel wat be presented or before the 28th September, 1933, or they may not be recrgnined.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
CIE DES MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES
Hong Kong, 1st September, 1955.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES
Consignren per CIE DES MESSAGERIEA
MARITIMES
1.1. "LAOB"
are hereby notified that their cargo discharged Into the long Will ba Kong & Kowinon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd.'s godown where it will be at consignees risk and subject to the wharf's terms and conditioun of storage, and where delivery may, be obtained.
"must insist that you take this watch as proof that I'll re- tum the money you are ending office to- me. I'll call by your
afternoon to pay you morrow back and get my watch-a present from a rich uncle."
Tire next day, at the agreed hour, the polite steward appears at the passenger's office to collect his watch and pay
ban.
back the
The passenger regards the whole Incident LS rather pmusing, and tells a fellow traveller about it when they mect Buznos Aires few days later.
+*
"My goodness," retorts the other he pulled exactly the sume trick on me!"
Damaged packages are to be left ad in the godown for examhiation by hold goods" up to a value of
signeck and the company's mu- veyors. Meers Godard & Dougian 500 dollars.
at 19 m. on Saturday, 3rd Septem- passenger ber, 1935.
..
Was
But if the Argentine authorl- fles are kept busy combatting muggling, they are kept equally busy controlling the legal entry al goods Into the country
a few years ago, re- Until
were aliow tuning citizens
in to bring
"house-
Before long, every bringing electric refrigerators, washing cases of mowers, whisky and anything else that might come under the heading of "household goo Through the
goods." expedient of
Invoices, passengers found that they could in 1,000 dollars worth of mer- Fol chandise on Invoices showing that they cast 500 dollars or less. This led the authorities to put a market value on all goods, and disallow invoices.
No claims will be admitted after machines, lawn the goods have left the godown and all goods remaining undelivered after the sih September, 1953, will te subject to rent.
All claims against the vessel munt be presented to the undersigned on ar before the 28th September, 1953, or they may not be recognised.
No Fire Insurance will be effected.
CIE DEA MESSAGERIES
MARITIMES
Hong Kong, 1st September, 1935.
false
Continual abuses, however, compelled the authorities to re- duce the value of "household
MESSAGERIES MARITIMES
PO. Box 53 Queen's Building Tel: 26651 FAST PASSENGER/Freight SERVICE.
"LAOS" "VIETNAM"
sailing Sept. 10th sailing Oct. 8th
FAST FREIGHT SERVICE
sailing Sept. 21st
"MEINAM" "PEIHO"
Bailing: Oct. 18th
WAS INSIDE
IT ?
FERDINAND
NANCY
I CAN'T
DECIDE
WHAT GAME TO PLAY
Six Foot Six And Six Fingers
he
PLANE ENGINE SNAPS OFF
Rangoon, Aug. 31.
Tire
Overstes Airways Corporation four- plane Malmes- engined
A dazmagod In bury was forood landing at Rangoon but
airport this morning,
nobody was hurt.
The plant, carrying load of airorati engines,
manned only by the One
pilot and co-pilot,
an
to
Against Greek Communists
Athens, Aug. 31.
A silent and merciless battle is being waged in Greece today between the national security forces and the banned Greek Communist party.
While the Communist party is attempting to reorganise its underground machinery, the Greek poller are making relentless efforts to detect and capture... Communist agents who cross the Bulgarian or the Albanian borders secretly, and Illegally, into Greece to work for the party.
against the country's democratic regime will be drastically pun-
shed."
of its engines snapped off in fight, knocking off a second engine and damag- ing a wing-p my it fell
The pilot managed
When discovered, these agents bring ble crippled plano
are invariably committed for In to
Emergency
trial on charges but
of espionage landing at Rangoon,
and if they succeed in getting The Communist concentration missed the tarmao and
Into touch with
on Communist camps
the Islands of rolled into a ditch, damag-
clements in Greece before their Macronolsos and Titeria and at Ing the wheels-United
arrest they may
the Trickeri have been liquidated. supply Frets.
Greek police with
valuable Exiled Greeks suspected of have clues leading to swift measures Communist sympathies
carofully screened and against their underground net-been work.
special courts have in many verdicts rovised hasty
MARSHALL
TO VISIT LONDON
Often its severni works be- cases fore the police make any official passed by courts martial in the announcement of a successful heat of guerilia sirife.
Exiles
coup ant publication of un- official news concerning it is forbidden, Heavy pénaltics are imposed for intringment.
Communism has been losing ground in Greece since 1949,
the ary of State for Security, said when over the heights of
that only 3,813 persons are now Grammos and Videl ranges, the in prison on charges of espion
NOVEMBER Greek Communist guerillas
in
Singapore, Aug. 31, The Singapore Chief Minister, Mr David Marshall sald tonight visit would
London for November
exploratory with the discussions
British Foreign Office on the question of immediate self-government for Singapore.
Mr Marshall formal
the out-
Mr Kalantzis, Under Secre-
are
Tho
to
were defeated and swept out of age and other subversiva activi-
Thirteen of them ties, Greece, Sines then,
under sentence to death, Communist party has jawed
terms of imprisonment. tried to re-group its forces and rest have been condemned
powerful reorganise its enco underground network.
Lenient Measures
in
The number of people exiled on suspicion of being "danger- ous to the national security, is now reduced to 855, comprising 807 men and 48 women,
To restore the confidence
Communist supporters here
10 their followers, the Communist are estimated ut less than per cent of the total electorate leaders have recently attempted added that
and since the leaders of the number of spectacular acts, talks on the Colony's Communist party fled to the like the escape of 27 Commun- at would
In Communist-dominated countries ist convicts from a prison autonomy
follow
of Eastern Europe, the Com-Vourla, near Piraous, one Sun- London next April. He in-
munist movement Greece day afternoon during July, The dicated that the programme he
has remained leader-less.
prisoners got away through Intended to put forward had
Lenient measures. adopted by 30 metres (about 98 feet) long Greek Government havo passage which they had dug the approval of the Colonial- the
tho common cel to Alan Secretary, Mr
Lennox-strongly affected the morale of frem
the Communist masses.
bathrooms They the
of a nearby Boyd: who
present in lost much of their fighting spirit factory.
when the authorities deprived Malaya.
their
in They all disappeared and Communist leaders
the mid-August his trump card-persecution.
police were Mr Marshall
ints on to journalists plans
The Grooks Prime Minister, still searching for them. arrival
Singapore airportField Marshal Papagos has re-
Rewards ranging from 10,000 that no one from Kuala Lumpur, where hopeatedly declared Book no
altended the opening session of Greece will be persecuted for Drs to 30,000 Drs (approximate- have been ly £160 to £350) ideological opinions the Federal Legislative Council his this morning-France-Presse.
activities Put on their heads.
A boy who is sixteen, six foot six and has six fingers (Including thumbe) on each hand, is Michael Trundle of End-· dington, England. With an extra floger on each hand, Michael never has any trouble "getting to grips" with his job he is un apprentice welder. In fael, good-natured Michael has no complaints at all about his extra fingers except when he needs a pair of gloves, for this either enfalls asking his nother to kalt a six-fingered pair, or making do with mittens. There is no queation of any deformity in Michael's hands, for his fingers are all perfectly proportioned and normal that most people do not notice anything, unusual
about them ustli a second look...--Express Photo,
MAGICIAN
† MAYBE. IF NOT, IT MAY HAVE SET
OFF A SIGNAL WHEN I TOUCHED
| IT--AND HE MOVED
IT BY REMOTE
CONTROL.
YOU CAN NEVER
DECIDE ABOUT ANYTHING
JOHNNY HAZARD
AS JOHNNY TRIES TO PULL. [HIMSELF ABOARD, "THE BOAT TIPE SUGHTLY ..... ALERTING THE GENERAL TO HIS DANGER!)
LET'S PLAY.
COWBOY
AND INDIAN
OK.
OF ALL THE--WHO
IS THE TOURIST?
THE GETS STRANGER --AND STRANGER/
M
is at
auflounced
By Lee Falk and Phil Davis
AGREED/
NOW TELL ME ALL HE
SAID TO YOU, EB.
ERACK
ARE YOU GOING TO BE A COWBOY OR AN INDIAN 7
NOW THAT I'VE MOVED MY MACHINE BY REMOTE CONTROL --I'LL SELL ANOTHER PILL FOR FIVE DOLLARS TO
BUY ANOTHER REAL STEAK!
By Mik
By Ernie Bushmiller
I CAN'T DECIDE
By Frank Robbins
WITH A CRY OF TRUMPH THE GENERAL RAISES HIS BOATHOOK HIGH.
though
EVEN
"subversive
MAGICIANS
花
Can't Carlsberg
"THE JAM THAT MADH TASMANIA YAMOUS"
BLACK MAGIC
ASSORTED
CHOCOLATES
this situation
calls for a
San Miguel
A wook later, the police an- nounced the capture of Boulang Koukoulou, the wife of the Communist
leader, party
Nicholus Zachariades, and the of Dr Emmaneul re-arrest Siganos, a former bodyguard
and close friend of Zacharindes, who had
from been released
prison, three months previously because of ill health.
allege
Some quarters
hore
that the arrests were premature and prevented security forces from catching Nicholas Zachari-
edes himself. Zachariades
re
sald to have entered Greece with a false passport in order to undertake personally the organisation of the Communist party underground and even-. tually negotiate with Icthwing Opposition circles for the listing of the ban on the Communist party.
Protests.
As a result of the prison- break,
disused prisona on Chioura, a remote island in the
are
Acgean Sea, are being repaired and all Communist delinces to be transferred there. This prison was, in the past, regarded as "bell" for Com- munist prisoners. At the peak uf
the anti-querilla warfare thousands of them were sent thero and housed under carvas since the main buildings Both were already crowded. sanitation and water supply were inadequate.
The announcement that this prison is to be re-opened has Бост
not followed by protests only from leftwing political groups but also from the Liber- al Parliamentary Opposition who tabled a question in Par- llamart.
with
The Ministry of Justice as sured them, however, that she Ghioura prisori has been; com-
renovated pletely
all modern installations - which will Ensure a standard of Cornfort riot available in the prisons on the mainland Escape, However, will be mere difficult and oppor- tunities for passing propaganda waii be fower-China Mall Special.
RUSSIA PAYS
Oslo, Aug. 31. The Soviet Government has decided to Krant 400,000 Norwegian .crowna - (about $55,000) to families
10 Norwegian women who died in'
of
an air crash in the USSR on August 6, the Soviet Charge d'Affaires, Mr Moljakov, told Foreign Ministry
today
up
"The sun will', be among the familia of the women who wėta, visiling - the: Sovlet Union, it the. li 15 Hơn of the Soviet Government when the creatioocuírréki, mong tho towi
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