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THE CHINA MAIL FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1960.

REVIEW OF EVENTS IN ASIA MAIL

(Continued from Paro 13

CHINA

Speaking

on China,

India and

Mr with And

Turner sald disputes

Indonesia

events in Tibet would seem to Indicate, a more aggres- polley. But this was nive пок borno out by the lack ATCAN of activity in other

of possible conflict.

"On the whole, it seems more ikely that her mahi jyvocetipa- tion during the past year has been not with foreign policy but with her internal affairs," Mr Turner said.

"The speed with which China i is planning to increase her in- dustrial polential is bound to result in stressen and strains but any modifications in polley or practice Introduced to relieve these should be viewed as tem- not in portry expedients and

a weakening in any sense as intention to drive forward or a change in the broad direction of the advance.

Mr Turner said that there was lite doubt that industrial production had shown a marked Increase last year and consider oblo attention had been devoted to improve the transport system The stability of the Internal

ut the purchasing value rency had been one of the most Successful achievements

Cur-

of the

present Government but of fate, there have been signs that the supply of money had outrun the quanilly of goods available for purchase and efforts had been

made to combat this by raising the price of what were consider- d unessential commodities and by un active drive for savings, Mr Tuner added.

JAPAN

Speaking on Japan, he said that last year had been one of the most prosperous In the post-war period, The volume of foreign trade had expanded considerably. There was a rapid recovery in balance of payment problems. The Index of in- dustrial production had risen appreciably and Jovan

BY

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had coralderably increased her export markela,

The textile Industry bad con- tinued to expand and exporiz had held up well in spitó of restrictions in countries.

number

of

Tils year's rice crop was ex- pected to be the largest ever recorded and it was being pre- dicted that in the not too distant future, Japan would be self- suelent in production.

PHILIPPINES

Speaking on the Philip. pines, Mr Turner said there *had been a marked im- provement in the economy during

the the year with achievement of elf-suff elency in porn and rice, an excellent sugar crop and a reported favourable balance Lime of trade for the first since the war,

This was intended to reduce the country's dependence foreign aid.

THAILAND

Speaking on Thailand, Mr Turner sald anti-inflationary meksures had some succe but

ол adverse effect

revenue

many of tho price culs imposed werD suffered by Government monopolles..

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Trading conditions

in

deterioration in the soonomy and tittle attention had

Notices

FRIDAY, MARCH 11

By Alt

generally could not in itself be expected on were quiet during the first half to effect a cure unless I were to

(of 1089 but the charp rise in be followed up by a reduction1 been paid to the ten year

brought In- (the rubber price

development plan, in Government expenditure and created business during the of this there has been no sản,” Fortunately. the production second half.

said Mr Turner.

fea which con- and export of There had been a decline The cost of living continued | tributed more than 60 per cent entrepot trade due mainly

to steadily upwards and by January of export income had continued restrictions by Indonesia.

it had risen to such an extent at a high level and botter pricts Mr Turner said in spite of that the Government announced) were obtained during the second hopes expressed for rapid in-nexures to impose price con-half of the year. dustrialisation commerce WRS trols.

Speaking on Mauritius, Mr "It is hardly surprising that Turner said the five-your de-a apm. under such conditions our oflea velopment programme” which in Djakarta has had a dimeult was opproved in 1958 was now the recent directiva gathering momentum and im- that all foreign year and

trade should ports of machinery and building come under Goverment control material showed a steady In- will undoubtedly add to the dis-grease. Textile Imports on the abilities under which we oper-other hand had been lower.

kely to be the mainstay of the economy for. some years to come, Manufacturing was ham pared by Singapore's relatively small market and labour costs which were higher than Hong

and Japan's.

Increased exports for rubber, tin and maize had offset the disappointing exports of rice. This year's rice harvest was ex- pected to be good but competi-kong's tlon in world markets was ex- pected to result in further, price cuts.

Mr Turner sald the setting-up of n

enuncil for rational economie development and an Industrial finance corporalion in which the Hongkong

nid Shanghat Bank and the Mer- agreed to canille Bank bad was participate by subscribing to- wards the initial cupital, was indicative of the continued efforts being made

encourage Industrial development.

MALAYA

had

Inflationary pressures been halted to some extent but there was very little sign that Government expenditure being seriously reduced.,

Mr Turner added in general the President seemed sallofied with the present state of the economy

and "even

if there

are stiu number of disturbing features the outlook seems more promising than for some time

past."

VIETNAM

Mr Turner said there had been signs of expansion In the

economy Vietnam

while during the year but

malu- progress In been tained in agricultural developments, industrial de- velopment had proceeded al 4 slower pace,

A number of new industrial projects however, aimed at con- serving foreign exchange yould go some way towards rectifying the present unfavourable balance of payment,

Mr Turner said a bumper rice crop was forecast for 1800.

Reporting on Cambodia, Mr

Ave Turner said the

year development ping for The diversification and Improvement of agricultural production and a mxlest programme of industria- Jisation had been drawn up.

THE

WAY

by Beachcomber

the

NOTICE that one argument your boot?" "No," said

for giving boys and man,

"it was a spent match, girls of 18 the vote is that it already and burned out." A sigh would make people take youth The magistrate henved more seriously.

and dismissed the man. Very sensibly, 1 think.

[1

Surely youth is taken serious 179 EASY TO TELL which sidely enough today. when a buy your bread buttered when you

who hos made a fortune by aproud it with Swiss Knight Cheese

and shouting con grimacing retire and keep his grand- parents in luxury. I suppose that if the proceedings in the Commons were televised, the

would include programine

or two fron the young M.Ps, since it is the enter tainers who would be elected if the franchise were extended to juvenlies. What Is not worth saying would be sung.

No wonder be/HAT reason

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had you,"

Weight-lifting technique

To lift a ballerina is far more a matter of poise and rhytkim than of strength.

to

Mr

Speaking on Maloyn. Turner said the progress of the frat ve year development plan was retarded in the early years by lack of funds but the im- proved financial position, to- gether with a further instal

ment of the Brunci Covernment loan, loans from the United States development Tund and assistance from the United

will Kingdom

enable the Government to undertake the expenditure of about M$250 million during 1900.

This would mean that the plen would be implemented to a greater extent than seemed likely two years ago.

world

BORNED

Speaking on North Borneo, Mr Turner said a development programme had been drawn up for the next five

involving Ox years penditure of M$70 million. The main emphasis would be on roads, harbours azuk air-fieldz

revenue

Finance would be provided from colonial development and welfare funds, local and loans. I

Speaking oti Brunci. Mr Turner said the revenues of the state were still largely depend-

'The ent on the oil industry.

Government, however,

de was anxious to lessen ta pendence on this source and was giving urgent attention the development of agriculture,

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nie,"

INDIA

Speaking

PROFIT

In conclusion, Mr Turner sald

bank's the

profit amounted to more than $28 million or $4,6 million more than previous year's. This profit included the Mer- cantile Bank dividend,

on India, Mir Turner

said that tho coonomy showed Kuneral signs of improvement an of tho capital investment the past few years boro

No dividend had yet been re- fruit. Industrial production began to the Middle East and a payment celved from the Brlish Bank of move forward and likely that the second five year shares was in effect part of the of a final dividend on these plan targets would be achieved. purchase consideration.

that was proposed

$4 the level of million should again be written foreign reserves, It was unlikely off Bank Premises. Dividends there would be any major re-absorbed more than $10 million, laxation of the stringent import leaving a tatance of more than controls.

$2 million to be carried forward

seemed

Although there was an im→ provement

ira

It

in

$47

Mr Turner said that total out-next year. particularly rubber planting put of food grains showed a The reserve fund had

more than and was encouraging the setting substantial increase but this had ercased by up of new industries.

little effect on food prices which million. increased sharply.

Hongkong currency notes. In circulation Increased by $01 million because of a rise in the Excess Note Issue.

Speaking on Sarawak, Mr Turner sald increased prices of rubber, pepper and timber and a bumper lilipe nut crop benefited the revenue considerably,

This had enabled a deflelt of about M36 million in the deve jopment fund to be guldsted and a further sum made avail-

able for capital expenditure this

He said the treased demand for rubber and tin had year, benefited all sections of the Malayan economy,

SINGAPORE

Mr Turner said that the new Singapore Government, nomposed of energetic young men, had a well dis- ciplined party behind IL It was hoped this would be able to give Singapore the firm vigorous government needed in dealing with the many problems likely to arise during the first years of the new state's evolu- Lion,

INDONESIA

In Indonesia, conditions had

on

be

econoraic steadily deteriorated and severe in- italion

to continued caused by heavy military

which expenditure been met by delict financ- ing.

PAKISTAN

Speaking on Pakistan, Mr Turner said the economlo position had beneilted front the better administration in- troduced by President Ayub Khan.

ACCOUNTS

Dok

Current, deposti and other accounts, show a rise of $161 million, while amounts due to subsidiary pantes af about $99 million mainly represent funds placed at the Bank's dis- posal by the Mercantile

The collection of overdue toxes - had helped the revenue. Inflation had been checked and the balance of payments had shown a steady improvement.

Exports, had

Bank. recently shown encouraging improvement, Mr Turner revealed that the More encouragement was being last published balance sheet of given to investment from abroad | the British Bank of the Middle

tbial of and an oil refinery was being East showed a had

£03 established in Karachi by a million. When these figures consortium composed of British were added to the total of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank's Attempts to combat inflation and American oil companies.

Mr Tuner said, however, the consolidated balance sheet - by drastis monetary measures

country continued to be deper- £310 million the total of the almost brought the economy 10 a sinndstill. Banks in particular tent on substantial contributionsmillion.

dent to an almost unhealthy ex- group should exceed £400 suffered severe losses,

01 foreign aid while self- Mr Turner said that banking "It should have been obvious sufficiency in food production services in the New Territories that such n draconian measure! would take some time to achieve. were being extended and he feli Sure that these new offices would play thir part in the growth of such rapidly growing areas as Sheung Shul, Talpo, Tsun Wan and Yuen Long...

FILMS AND NIGHT SPOTS

FILMS

KIND'S & PRINCESS: The Jay"

· hawkers,” starring Jeff Chandler, Fess Parker and Nicole Maurey.

KOOVER

The 4 GALA:

starring Robers Black, Maloni And George

Voyage."

Dorothy Banders.

Last

ROXY & BROADWAY: "The story On Face One." starring Ria Day- worth, Anthony Franciosa, and Olg Young.

LEE & ASTOR: "A Mermaid's Love,"

(Chinese im).

STATE & ROYAL: "The Batts 97 The Coral sex" starting con Robertson and Gla Scala.

STAR: "Romance In The Land of Dreams" (Japanese Dins with Eng- |lish sub-ditiem. METROPOLE:

#Mis Secretary"

BURMA Speaking on Burma, žie Turner sold the entry of quzel-government bodies

into commeres kad been a feature of business condi- tions for some time passed. During the year, a further development has been the in- creased participation of the Army which had turned Its at- PARAMOUNT: Giancarlo and his tention to a number of trading Italian Combo. "Continental Cock-activities, including a bank and

Folder," and Vargas Alonto “Quartet Espaghel.”

(Chinese film).

NIGHT SPOTS

WAS

50 YEARS Seconding the motion that the report and accounts be. Adoplod

Mr Elia Harim. He said this Was the fiftieth Anniversary of his association with tha Bank.

He said Mr Turner had been

a shipping line.

"The position of foreign trad- | a ready friend and "has hand- MAXIMI'S! The "Daltay;,” the aero-trg companies would in fact be ed metaphorically speaking,

made almost untenable If, umbrellas on rainy days, рег following the introduction of haps even raincoals, and

batle comedy danes team. CARLTON: Ben Conti and IIII

Combo

GOLDEN PHOENIX: The Duo the export incentive sclicme for nobody was happier thon he

Hienodes in "Ballet Bolero."

HOTEL MIRAMAR: Bor Faller and

fils Quartet with Mia Chau Ping, SUN YA: Music by Olle Detains

and his band. Vocal by Denny BLUE HEAVEN: Allen firqimore, and Jane, Comedy Team, and Medioek, Marlows and Busan, famed impor-

pastor.

(Dancing instructor.)

ballet strength in a DRUTE D is ridiculous. How can the lady look graceful with a dancer straining and grunting as he

from her

the tries to raise

she were a ground, as though

with fins? packing-case Alled Equally absurd is the spectacle of the dancer who, having suc- ceeded in lifting his victim, the Raggers uncertainly under weight, and glances nervously | RITZ: "The Man up at her, as though saying: "for isn't

that enough? Are you trying to light a match

with ready to be lowered, domn the lutt of your cigarette?" "[ you?" thought my cigarette was out," sold the man. The magistrate His name Rattered him

He said: frowned impatiently.

that he was thrown out of the PARAMOUNT: "Tank Faree," at Tris, tap dancers, and "Are you implying that you expected to light the match with meeting.

[The entire week's radio and tolovision programmes a cigarette that way out, in

(News item.) the cigarette? ADVISE him to change his are published in detail in a special, free, lift-out supplement order to relight Why not strike the match on

by deod poll. to in Saturday's China Mall. It comes in a specially detach- the box?" "I bad no box,"

Unwelcome before the next ablo self-contained sheet and it is one of the many high- said the man. "Well, couldn't meeting. you have struck the match on

"Wald the magistrale

A Mr Welcome

Naspe

complained

The Net," starring Carolyn Jones and Diane Brewster. outENTAL & MAJERTIC: "Journey Earth," To The Centre Of The starring Pat Boone, James Mason und Arlene Dahi.

"Three Dolls ta College"

CAP tim in English version).

ring Victor Mature and Leo Gen.

HIGHBALL: Allen Brothers...and

Indigenous exporters, the order that Import licences would only be issued to Burmese nationals comes into

force in June," he

when the sun shone again."

Mr Hayim said that by Mr Turner's vision, energy and faith, alded by the Board and said.

staff, he had infused a new life "Under these circumstances. It into the Bank and shareholders is doubtful whether the Foreign congratulated him ота these

achievements.

The report and accounts were adopted,

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Canada, USA. C. ■ 8. America,

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pan.

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Thailand, Burma, Malaya, Indo-

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