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MUSICAL

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, MAY 25, 1956.

RUSSIANS MAKE A

ELEPHANT

Export Waterway

Offered

Back To

Finns For Hire

Helsinki, May 24.

A Soviet offer to hire back to the Finns their big prewar timber export waterway, now in Russian hands, has been described by an expert committee here as a bad business proposition.

The

volume of traffle from the whole of the south Salman

The waterway is the long export route is therefore over- canal, linking Finland's Salman | burdened, Jake network with the Soviet Port of Viipuri. As the Saimaa Lakes are collecting areas for eastern

Finland's prolide foresis, The Solmaa

their biggest single wood export route before World

timber from

ennai wia

War II.

won

lime

inkelands is expected to grow a sawmills, pulp factories, and other plants there expand, calling for the transport to them

of coll, chemicals and other

materials, Under the 1940 Peace Treaty abroad or from other parts of between Finland and the Soviet Finland. Union, Vilpuri, at that

The importance of the Saimua second largest city,area in Finland's Finland's

economy is eeded to Rusla Along shown by the fact that fis ex- with It went the

The 18-mile ports of sulphate cellulose re- southern section of the coa), present 25 per cent of Finland's

Total leaving about 16 miles in the

production of this com sector J13

corresponding agures for sulphite cellulose are twelve per cent and for veneers PLEAS REFUSED

eight per cent.

Although the committee's

would show the

exten- survey sions nod improvements to the new export routes to be better business than hiring back the Salman Canal, the Finns may feet rome slight embarrassnient

Govern- in telling the Soviet ment this.

either from Government

Appointments

hands.

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will be held at the Head Office

Finnish modity.

Cut in two, the canal was of no use either to the Fions or to the tussions For the lum- berjacks and forest owners of the Saltuna luke network, the severance of the waterway was catastrophe. Their umber exports were blockaded.

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New aut

routes

had to be bullt at

a time when Finland's resources were depleted by the cession of 12 per cr11 of her total land area to the Soviet Union.

the Russings Finland

pressed repeatedly for transit rights over the canal, but Moscow re- fused all thele plens, So Fin- land's forest

timber Owners, exporters and local councils put their heads together and, with Suite aid. opened alternative

Tuules

Its

and

the

The Saimaa ennal and Vlipuri j

national sentimental berame

were no longer memories, but vitally

to Finland's necessary economy

Unused, the canal rotted. barges Jay waterlouged derelict Then, in 1953, Soviel Minister in Helsinki told the Finns that his government had changed Its mind. Moscow was willing

10 grant Finland kausit rights over Salmas and Vipuri under certain conditions. The Finns investigated these and found them to be unteerp- talje The matter remained In abeyance and the canal con- tlased to rot.

BILL TO FINLAND

The question WOJ opched

ceptable

again by Moscow at the end of of the Company, Third Floor, last year, when she decided to Gloucester Building, Dea give up her naval basc at Voeux Rond Central, Hong Porkkal

Porkkala outside Helsinki. She Kong on Wednesday, the 18thck

the promise of ac- terms this time, and June, 1956 at 12.30 p.m. to the Finns sent a new com

committee receive and consider the

of experts to ascertain details Directors' Report and State- and to survey the canal. ment of Accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1955, to elect Directors, to appoint Auditors, 10 annction Dividends and to transact any other business of an Ordinary General Meeting.

The Transfer Books of the Company will be closed from the 7th June, 1966 to the 13th June, 1966, inclualve.

By Order of the Board,

E. W. WILMOTT,

Secretary, Hongkong, 25th May, 1956.

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They have been disappointed. They report that it would cost about 9,000,000,000 marks to repair the canal and that the Soviet Union expects Finland to foot the bill.

The final igure would, how- ever, probably be higher be- cause new barges and other vessels sullabie for Baltic and North Sen traffle would have to be built, and the cost of these might be prohibitive.

are

are con-

Moreover, the alternative ex- port routes running via Kotka and other south Finnish ports

working

reasonably well. although exporters tinually pressing for improve. ments. The Finns must now balance the cost of these Im- provements against the cost of using the canal and Vilpuri again.

One big improvement needed Is a direct railway line from Lappeenranta, near the northern of the Saiman canal, to end Hamina and

Kollen, the two Gulf of Finland

ports which handle much of the export trade formerly passing through Vilpuri. This new district line would eliminate the bottleneck at the Kouvola junellon, thro

through which the line to Russia runs.

Transports from Lappeenranta to the Gui

of Finland have Increased from about 447.009 tone in 1948 to about 700,000 tons lost your, This big

PROMOTIONS

His Excellency the Governor has approved the following ap pointments in the Hongkong Royal Naval Volunteer Re serve

'Mr. J. P. Ascrapps, Acting Lieutenant, confirmed in the rank of Lieutenant; «J. Wu Chi Luut (Sp), conimmed in Acting Probationary Sub-

the ranic of Sub-Lieutenant

following promotions. In

Headquarters

(Royal Hongkong Defence. Fores) have also been approved:

'While in Macau, stay at the once

POUSADA INN;

Prada Grande, "Cable:" Pounda.

Capt. V. O. Roberts to be Major: Lieutenant E. A. Fishber To be Cagrisin.

The

BASED ON ECONOMICS

The Russines, by withdrawing from the Porkkuja base and by accepting Finland's entry into the Nordic Council, can cite her as an example of their new co-existence policy. Finnish timber floating along the

tio

following appointments have been approved by Hla Ex- cellency

Governor, the Government Gazelle announced this morning*-*-

Mr A. E. Claassen, Structural Engineer, Public Works Depart- monk to be Senior Structure!

Mr

Kavanagh, Engliver:

T. Inspector of Police, to be Assis tant Superintendent of Police, Mr R. A. J. Richardson, Mr C. L. Scobell and Mr P. F. Godber, Sup-Inspectors of Police to be Assistant Superintendents of Pollee; Mr Ho Chak-kuen,

Male Senior

Nurse

(Mental Hospital), to be Acting Deputy Nurse (Mental

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Chief

Male

Mr W. F Watson, of Inland Revenue duty on

return from cavo, Mr P. D. A. Chidoll, Assistant Commissioner of in- land Revenue, ceased to act as Commissioner

Ro of Inland

Fahy, Chlet venue; Mr N, F. Assessor, ceased to act as Assig. But the hard hended Finnstant Commissioner of Inland will certainly base their de-Revenue; Mr A. D. Duffy, Assea- elston on economics rather than sor, ceased to act as Chief As polities.-China Mall Spevin).

Sanaa canal would be another useful subject for neutrulist Scandinavian politicians to talk and write about.

BESGOT.

MANDRAKE THE MAGICIAN

FERDINAND

NANCY

OH--MY LAB EVERYTHING IS RUINEO!

JOHNNY HAZARD

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WHITE Tanganyikans NEW EFFORT TO

A party of seven shlefs. from Tanganyika zerived að London Airport last week_for. an eight-week lour of Britai to study the national way of 115. The tour is under the suspices of the British Coun- ell. Tito chiefs are pictured following their arrival sẻ the Airport. Back row, are: Chiet

In Britain.

Dawdl Rugomora, left, and Chief Netsor Lutinwa; contro: Deputy Chier Hoel Barosi, left, and Chief Abdiel Bhan- from left: gall; front

row, Sheikh Hamedi All, Chief' Ntundu Gilbert Nkunganikwa. Lyoto and Chief Abduraha- mani Gwao. -- Express Photo.

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FRIDAY, MAY 23 By Air

Canada, & p.m. Thailand, India, Pakistan, Middle Plast, Africa, Great Britain, EuroDC. 0 p.m.

Japon, a p..

By Surface Philippines, N. Borneo, Rabaul, Australia. New Zealand, & pm

indonesia. 4 p.m. Macro, 0 p.m.

BATURDAY, MAY 28 By Air Peking. Shanghai, Hankow, Kun- ming, 10 a.m.

1 GOT TO STAND UP

--I NEED AIR-

13-28

Tholland, Malays, Indoncala, Aus tralia, New Zealand, Ceylon, Noon,

Philippines, & p.m.

Thailand, India, Pakisten, Middle

Brildin Enot, Africa, Great

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Hawaii, USA Canada, & Pew Malaya, Indonesia, Australia, Zealand, .m

SOLVE WORLD

WAR II RIDDLE

By Horace Castell

Rome, May 24.

The Italian Government is making a new. effort to solve one of the most major riddles of World War II-—the disappearance of 65,000 men in Russia after the great Battle of the Don early.. in 1943.

The Italian Army in Russia, lenown as Armir, numbered 228,800 mon on the eve of the battic,

When the emoire cleared Bway a wool later, the Italians counted their losses—10,800 men had been called and 80,000 were missing.

bater, Moscow

Somo days Radio elaimed that 100,000 Italiaris wero, captured in the ¡battle. Making allowancea for a "the propaganda margin in Russian claim, the Italians - sumed that their 80,000 missing

had fallen into Russian bands.

What Happened

At the end of the war, 10,000 Italian prisoICTS

of war wETE returned by the Russians, who declared that there were

These lists, published in the Italian Press, have given new hope to the families of the missing men. But it is only a faint hope. The Italian Goveap- [ment franlely admits that prob-

ably only a small perceritage of the_03,000 are alive today.

Unspecified epidemics irs Soviet, prisoner of war camps late in 1943 filled oft thousands of prisoners of various nation- alities, including Italiana, Mary of more must have died later cold and privation Accustomed to the comparative warmth Italy, the Italian soldiers suffer ed terribly from the cold in Russia.

of

But Italians insist that they want

ant to itnow what happened to

men.

Even

to

the

the list of 700 hendisl Russian authorities nocently is underlined by pessim

more Italians in Soviet prison-m. Italians fear that some, if er of war emnpe. The question not most, of these men are no immediately asked by thousands longer alive. The principal cim of the list, however, is to force of griot-stricken familles in Italy was: What happened to the the Russians do carry out their other 3,000T

promise of a thorough enquiry the into the disappearance of Armir soldiers.

The volunteered

The Italians hope that one of

an en-

would 03 is

Russiane have rever any Information. Their reply to Italian demands the things which such

quiry would accomplish for a statement on the fate of the 00,000

always been: be to find out whether. "Give us a list of their names beloved, several hundred form- er Italian prisoners of war have and we will make enquiries."

and scidled down in Now, 13 years after

Italiana are battle, the

bos

Formosa. Japan, Okinawa, Kertakingly drawing up the

10 p.m.

Indo-China, France, 6 p.m.

By Surface

Formosa, 9.m.

China, People's Remblle, 10.30 aan. Macao, 1 p.m.

Korea, p.m.

Burma, India, 3 p.m.

Indonesia. 4 p.m.

Chine, People's Republic, 6 p.m. Macro, 6 p.m.

SUNDAY, MAX 17 By Air Philippines, à p.m.

Great

Formosa, U.S.A., Canada, B p.m. Burma, India, Pakistan, Middle East, Africa,

Britain & Europe. @ p.m.

Hawell, p.m.

liv Burface Mueso, 1 pmL

By Lee Falk and Phil Davis

In the past two months,

familles

A good part of the of the 65,000 inissing men re

fuse to give up hope that their.

men are alive.

the

{

pains

11st. * 1sts, totaling 700 names have

the Ambassador in Rome, Alexander

married Russia.

two

lo

Bogomolov,

will follow.

They ene meticulous

ments.

beeri taradoxi

Bussian

Mr

Morc

comprising photostat suing

Fake Mediums

Since the war, Italian docu-fortune-tellers have made large of these of money put copies of testimony of returned familles by predicting that their Italian and German prisoners men are alive nut will soon re- of war and postcards received turn, One mother whom I linow

captured Itellans, The from

regularly attended personally evidence proves that the men spiritualist scances until the eve were alive between 1943. and of her death two years ago.. 1948, but since then there,

Bon has She fearfully called her

the "medium"--and Ibeen no news of thETT).

that he would not

It's Pure

Fruit Juice

through proyed

answer. How much money

of tolce put into the pockets mediums is anyone's guest.

A year ago, when a group of

and diplo 34 Italian soldiers mals accused of war crimes

were granted an amnesty the Russians and returned to Italy, they were hounded for weeks by families pleading for

by

wits

INT

By, Mik

By Ernie Bushmiller

EVEN MAGICIANS

Can arlsberg

TRY

Libby's

DDOWELL CO., LTD.

APRICOT

NECTAR

UKMDI MIFTAN

this situation

calls for

San Miguel

nows. They had none.

The most recent pening anything but heartening. Signor Luigi Meta, the Italian delegate on the United Nations Comila- slon for War Prisoners, inter viewed a number of German prisoners of war who returned from Russian camps sorie months ago.

Ive

"The material we gathered was slim." told reporters afterwords "But we learnt that in Siberia and beyond the Urais. there are labour camps where 50-called 'ex-prisoners' Of many nationalities QUE forced to work. The Soviet authorities deny the existence D! thepe camps but the Germans swore that the camps existed. Among the 'ex-prisoners' are many Italians.

Dedication

Meanwhile, the italian ́ „ÄS-· sociation of Familles of Men the Lout in Russia has naked Soviet authorities to send to the remains of at least one Italian who died in a Russion These prisoner of war camp.

WI be buried in

a sanctuary built recently at Corgieco, in northem Haly, and dedicated to the Italian Soldier in Riba, alive-China Mafi Idead or

Special

Reservoirs Gain

The

Water Authority nounces that total storage in the Colony's reservoirs at ü. o'clock this

allons

morning was 1,278 million

represents gain of

of ten million gallons in The 24-Hour

Consumption

illion milom

amounted to 30

and the yield from streams and catchwaters was 40 mutton gallons:

Rainfall registered by the inch Water Authorily was 0.57

nt Tytam. 0.75 Inch at Aber doch, 0.08 inch at Poltulain and 0.87 inch at Shing Mun,

The Royal'Observatory, recorded 1.3 inches of rain between 8. and 6 this morning,

Tenders Called

For Flats Tenders for

the constructiper of four blocks of resettiémont fints alt. Là Cheng Uk,- Kowlookay? are invited by the Publie Wa Departmwn, it wae, noiibed i the Govenment, Gazaliozaln Lmortideng?)

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