WELSH NEWSLETTER
(By J. C. Grifth Jones)
Wales had a special interest In the recent Government re- shuffle of Ministers. Mr G. H. Hall, Secretary
the for Colonies, becomes Chief of the Admiralty and will be created a peer,The former pit-boy born in Penrhiwcelber has climbed to the dazzling heights of a viscountcy and civil ruler of the King's Navy.
In his native valley Me Hall is still "George" to mort people. He still comes home periodically to the house where he lived when he was young coller. His peerage is not likely to muke him lose his head and put on air. Its quiet manner sonceals a forceful character, a sound grasp of affairs, and considerable administrative ability. 11e has served in the Admiralty before, Under-Secretary in the days of the first Labour Government, He will be popular and Unostentatiously efficient.
Labour
11N
20
But there are people who say that the result is by no means a foregone
conclusion.
Many Unemployed
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1946.
The "Stringbag" NORTH
Becomes A Museum Piece
A Swordfish aircraft, one of the type affectionately nick- named "Stringbag" by Naval pilots, is to be given to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, to commemorate the. war at sea,
Swordfish were in operational use throughout the wor in both Europe and the Fast,
These aircraft helped to cover the evacuation from Dunkirk. They wrought havoc among the Italians at Taranto and Cape Malupan and one of a squadron scored a direct hit on the stern of the Bismarck. After this action Swordfish returned to land safely on the deck of the Ark Royal when the heavy ran made it impossible for other
Dir- craft to operate.
They fought a gallant action whefi the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau escaped from Brest and ran the gauntlet through, the Straits of Doyer.
The
Sixteen Galleries
an
ex-
CHINA-Like More Emphasis To
Be Laid On Imports In U.S.
an ugly hangover from major war front
ers.
(By Doon Campbell)
DESPITE the latest cease-fire proposals, vast
areas of North China are still on a war footing -something like an ugly hangover from a major operational front, with pillboxes and blockhouses, concrete fortifications, trenches, miles of barbed wire and curfews.
with
was
for
Mr
New York, Nov. 13. The Under-Secretary of State for Economic Aflmira, William L. Clayton, told the National Foreign Trade Council! Convention to-day that United States foreign trade would pro- bably shift the emphasis from exports to imports in the near Cuture.
principal
Mr Clayton gave two reasons: 1, Because the United States had shifted from a debtor to a creditor nation; 2, Because of de- pletion of United States natural re sources and the wants of a growing and prosperous population.
in
modern enjoy a without
He said, "No nation times can tour expect to rising standard of living increased foreign trade.
"The objectives of the foreign economie policy of the United States for pence by expansion Government is to lay the foundation of world economy that is, by increase production, distribution and sumption of goods throughout the world to the end that people every- where may have more to eat, more to wear and better homes in which to live."
in
con-
docs not means non-
to
In an eight-day tour of Chahar, North Shansi and Sui- yuan I have seen the debris of devastated industries, square miles of battered buildings, desolution and ruin, Normal conditions do not exist. Between Shaling, half buried corpse of a village outside the medieval defences of Tatung and Tsining, there are the snow-carpeted graveyards of more than 20,000 Communist troops. The countryside is withered and wasted by war and winter. There are · homes roofs,
without scarred ramparts of the town that House
bridges with arches withstood a 45-day siege, expressed Mr Hall's transfer to the of Lords necessitates a by-election in
blown away, and rails hoisted much the same view as General Fu. the
Already Aberdare Division.
on tree trunks instead of sleep-
Orgy of Destruction there is a politicst air in the Val-
The National Maritime Museum
THE orgy of destruction and ley. George Hall with his local a has absorbed many famous battle-
There is no escape from the mill advance is caused
killing that trails a Commúnist well as national pull held the seat pieces since it was established in
tary atmosphere. Fifteen
the people 10 guards hate their armies," said General Chu, aecurely for Labour for some 20 1934 to instruct the publle in mari-
keep
vigorous look-out the whole "Nobody who B years.
His majority, at the General time history. Since 1939 the build-
00 miles from Talung to Tstning forgive the
upholds justice can
"The test is basle. It Election last year execeded
27.000
The caboose was splintered
Communists for their mean free trade. It votes in a straight fight with a Con-ngs have been reconditioned and
Communist bullets.The line sixteen galleries prepared to receive
terrible destruction."
discriminatory trade." servative. The sent seems safe for exhibits Blustrating naval activities milestoned by battered stations and
incalef the two world wars.
Clayton said two general cate- especially it another
This tough, bespectacled, the wreckage of battle.
opera-gories existed of measures to effect Labour leader becomes the candi-
A bullet-proof
loving commander, with 10,000 men that policy. "The first coach-the same proved more than date, as is probable.
relates sort of contraption as Mussolint used 100,000 Communist troope, cald: "I with problems of relief, reconstruc-
E match
Bnancial assistance to countries faced to re-made the ride from Tsining hope you will tell the world what ton and to Kweisul, capital of Suiyuan, much you have seen, so that we may get end of the war, the United States more comfortable. Once belonging international help and support to has made available grants for emer- development. Since the in the Japanese, the train still mounts app an artillery piece,
a machine gunly sanctions against future actions geney relief and and a search light when it
of the Communists."
rehabilitation crawls
abroad of about US$3,000,000,000. through the bleak, barren
Tatung came through the foothills bravely. Although
ordeal in addition, the United States made They are that are yet costing Chinese blood.
elvilians dled available credits of about $17,000,- harbouring no
from explosives and gas shells (Gen 400,000. sizenblem Communist force but pockets of some latter in Kalgan, where dumps were Chu sald the Reds btained the
Reduction of Barriers 20 to 200 lurk in waves and cracks. ieft behind by the Japanese), and promote achievement of our
"The second measure, designed to Not in Peace Mood
although the shoos had nothing to lives, relates to elimination of dis- objec- -sell, the
eity was only gently wound- some places there is little mooded compared with utpost villages and other barriers which
criminations and reduction of tariffs immediate
restrict peace, The and stralegle towns like Shaling, world trade and limit production of Desert is exciting enough-as it which was badly damaged; Peiyen-oods. was in Kwelsuf one morning when yo temple, where 300-year-old
incal
"The purpose of our attack the cartheri Buddhas eumbled newspaper headlined
under excessive barriers is to bring about Generalissimo's announcement--but the weight of Communis: fire; Yeng-a rising standard of living for our in communities reduced to apingchuang coal mine, which a pan-people and for all peoples. Although shambles by bombs and sheils and zer fleet could hardly have crippled this alone cannot guarantee peace and mortars and in heuses without more
the realisation and husbands there fathers,
of higher living I stler in a fold Museums are steering a blind hatred.
of forbidding mour Ins ridden with
standards everywhere, it will create a climate conducive to In Kalgan, where the Communist Nationalist troops clearing out, Com-
preservation at thetores zu desperately needed to one given to the Kurspite, similar
If Communists
of the King of Norway scorched earth polley rendered more munists snipers and rear-guards.
the peace of the world." the Government may get a forein as a reminder of the than 50 factories and industries and
Small mines were erg vote
Mr Clayton blamed tariffs for the still planted duflculty of foreign part player by Warspite at the communication
borrowers this Battle surprise. Whatever
facilities impotent round the place which visited less will be the most interesting poli-United Service Institution has he
Narvik. The Royal and useless, more than score of than 48 hours after it was recover-
repay American loans after the last Catholle Fathers, industrial, educn-Fed from the Communists, who lost better than to raise tariffs. On the war. He said, "This time we know tical contest held in Britain
Nazi ensign from the first U-boat tional and social workers, and other 70 dead in the last skirmish for pos-
surrendered the Which
nl Portland
Swordilsh will And honoured place among hundreds of relics which a Naval War Trophies Committee is obtaining for hibition at Greenwich and in four other National Museums: The Im- perial War Museum, Lambeth Rond, S. E, the Museum of the
Royal United Service Institution. White- ball; the Science Museun,
South Kensington: and the Royal Scottish Museum.
In the Aberdare Valley, where this by-election will take place shortly, there are even now nearly 5,000 un employed, and some 2,000 of them are partially-disabled ex-miners who find it hard to keep themselves and their families on the dole augmented only by seanly compensation money.
Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar- Of course, the Communists are Nasmith, VC, KCB, who received active and the dole queues are fertile his VC in the 1894-18 war for con- ground for their propaganda. No splctious bravery, as a submarine doubt there will be a Communist commander, and in candidate.. 1 am toll that
Flag Ufleer-in-Charge, London, the was Liberals may also attempt to stage is organising the appeal. He has at a revival by contesting the seat and his disposal Naval officers who will
the last
emphasising in their campaign that visit dockyards and shipyards seak-
the solution for all these problems ing suitabile relies to add to those is to be found in a policy which re- already In the jects class conflict and concentrates State.
on using private enterprise as well. At thre
as State resources to build the houses
appens.
work
possession of the
IN
for
sons
a
1st
Yen retively.
Science eve" citizens, including a session.
the General Election. Bu! I think persotully Labour will hold the while rattar and asdie sets are to be seat although perhaps by
a con made available lo siderably reduced majority,
Mr Museum. George Hall's help will be needed
to stiffen the campaign of his succes-
sor.
sports
arenn--some
the
things have been happening lately general public to uppersonal dių,
old schoolboy."
submitted
reactionaries
on
to
re-
contrary, we propose to make
reductions in ciprocat selective.
of other tariffs and cleor the way Impediments to International change of goods in order that
who
that
bazy
ex- our debtors may have the opportunity continue to to repay us and may
ur supplies, and in order that our standard of living and theirs may be raised, not lowered."
Mr Clayton sold crilles folled to consider changes in domestle
my in the past decade when they predicted that United States Imports in poyment of United States 300 odds would lead to depression.
econ-
loans
Communist Slogans against the iron rule" ofOMMUNIST slogans such as "Long the Communists, which was a cata-ve Mao Tse-tung" and "Down In addition to exhibits which can logue of horrors i airocities. be obtained through official sources,
One man told me his father and with Amercian In that other field of contest--the the Naval War Trophies Committee grandfather were stoned and beaten help extend the civil war were alill
Interesting hope to enlist the
the before being strung up on a rope to plastered on the walls.
Some muchtnery had been taken although the football reason is still relles, such as signed orders, letters,
A father appealed to Gen Fu Tsay strewn about..
away but hundreds of tons of coal young. After starting the
sent, paintings present:
und
eins relating la yi, Commander-in-Chief of the 12th
War Zone, to rescue" his son and A thousand tons of coni daily was campaign uncertainty Cardiff Rugby special features of the Navy's work Club has regained some of last year's any plece which tells its own story daughter taken away by the Cum-drawn from the Lowels of North sparkle. Convincing virturies against to future getterations and will be of munists.
Shansi through the Yengpingchunng sirong Caveatry and Newport sides Value to historians.
Lee Chi, top-grade primary school mines. There are more than 3,000 were the Arms Park brigade's latest
student, groused: "The Communists workers. To-day, some
More Goods Needed
·fenis.
did not touch us cumman knowledge workers daily skew 150 tons from in 500 feet below the surface subjects-like
He explained, "With the substan=” and the earth. geography mathematics-but Marsism."
tial increase in population, accom- The destructive ability of The panied by expansion in domestic Communists in this sector is especial economy, we need more foreign.goods ly. impressive.
Imports A big power plant of all kinds. Much larger the Japanese bult it as the big-of raw materials are required la China- feed our greatly expanded facilities a for the manufacture of producer and Inside capital goods. Our productive fuck-
lifies in the consumer
goods fleld has shown comparatively le in- crease in the past decade, hence our need to import larger quantities of stich goods.
anci
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U.S. PRICE CONTROLS
Swansea Town
Newport County have been in the news ns buyers of expensive players to try and lay the bogey of defeat. New- port lost at Newcastle by the astound-¦ ing margin of 13 goal: to nil a week ago. The sequel has been a splash to acquire for new players at a cost of £8,000.
After a poor start Cardiff City with a team composed almost entire ly of locala have won the last seven Kames. Goals 23 for. 9 aguinst-dy. Position, third in the Southern League table. Promotion form this.
Votican Chy Nov. 14. Pope Pius to-day appointed Mon-¦ signor George Donnelly, nt present Bishop of St Louis, ** Bishop of Leavenworth, Kauses.-United Press.
SIDE GLANCES
Wasalngton, Nov. 13.
to
In spite of the virtual end United States price controls, export controls and domestic priorities would be maintained on materials still in short supply, at least until the end of March, stated Mr Juho Small, Civian Production Administrator,
En voin
of
Priest Killed BELGIAS Father, Francis Le Krand, who was groled by the: Communists, killed a priest, imprisoned a bishop skeletun from the outside, described how they Best of its type In North
near Pingwang village is only and ransacked an orphanage of 158 children.
It is ar shambles of twisted rusting steel and iron.
I met couple of Communist May 1 not
than 13.
certainly not
the Communist defence
Gen Fu. whose troops shattered worth chino, inised the size of Ta prisoners taken in the mar
system in
n that i Tien-ho, with tung and climaxed a 150-mile foot Stating that the authority of the log with the capare of Kalga with yet broken, said he was 17. He took- "It will require less than US$1,000,- Civilian Productio Administration out
more 900,000 a year for 35 years complete one American weapon or piece du ten. would expire at the end of March of equipment.
ly to recover all foreign credits made unless renewed by Congress, Mr
available by our government since This ruddy cheeked
Economic Ruin 53-year-old Small added: "The country is in good commander, whom the
The end of the war, ineluding our Communist ANY people in Tsining, from the shape. If we can continue produe- armles have
contributions to the International Coint most to
fear
garrison commander, Maj-Gen Munetary Fund. bon at the present level and avoid soundly warned: "The future of the Chun Chu-lin, and the President of this sum should be provided by the After a few years, a major strike I dieve the gods, Chinese Communists depends on the Chamber of Commerce, Shih are in our favour."--Reuter.
their political policy, not on their Wel-shan, to a school leacher,
annual expenditures of LI
tourists alone. milliary strength.
depend Yun-chin, believe that the Commu- If they
"Due to serious depletion of our on their military strength their demists in their eight-month occupation natural resources during the war,
their we feat will he inevitable, and
were as much—if not more-respon-
metals we must now impurt mony political polley will fail. It they ble for the social chaos, economic
and
which before the war minerals change
their political policy they ruin and general suffering of the we even sometimes exported, such may have some places in the future town as the Japanese during their as
lead and zinc. We must of China."
copper, tenancy. lahi-year
nnually import 150 to 200 million Gen Fu said that if the Communists Tearful men accost strangers in dollars worth UL. copper alone. rejected the peace offer they would Tsining's muddy main street to tell. Indeed, to-day we need to import between sobs, how the Communists took away their sons and daughters Practically all important metals and minerals except coal. Who knows or destroyed their businesses or how long we can go without Import-
mashed up their bonics.
COPA, 1846 BY MEA RERVIČK, DIC, V, IL REG. V, B. FAT. OFF,
By Galbraith
"Please call my wife and get a full report on that half- hour program of family trouble that worried about all
· during my vacation!" ·
be "betrayers of the people."
Communists conie over and accepl One mm puinted to his ankle,
He repeated the proposal be made to Mao Tse-tung. Chairman of the Chinese Communist Party: "If the will resign, madungey I am not fighting for personal in terests, but for the peace and unity of the country."
the peace
Docile Prisoners
Nationalist cavalry Kalgan. From
stormed
į
which he said was bayonetted by a Communist soldier,
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Opium Smoking SINING will take a long time to J forget the effects and influences SAW several hundred Communist of the Japanese and Communist -
London, Nov. 14. troops taken prisoner when cupation. The Japanese tried to
Threats of Stern Gang's terrorism echoed through the corridors of the into narcotise most of the halon's 05,000 15-year-old Yung inhabitants. - The Government is dealt with in the transli of, friend- Board of Trade which this morn- Tenders for the purchase of No. Lien-shan, who was playing with now tryng to cure same 20,000 opium skip, in commerce and navigation, ing received by registered post. several thousand dollars of useless, smokers of the habit. Imprisonment China last week. We are ne- with a projection each 10 Ice House Street, Sec. A of
similar to the treaty which we signed three heavy spherical Mongolian puppet
to is the last resort.
fust. M. L. 2A. currency, Eighth Route Army platoon com- During the cecipation of Tsining Lively at work ontfos of the character for all personnel to cirur the receiv Permits to inspect the building
a major programme, Orders were immediately passe tronder Lei Hsiang, these soldiers the Communists did CN$1,700 mil- were docile, model prisoners, all con-
for may be obtained from the under- tent to stay on in this unique POW! on worth of damage to property, with many governments. These in- ing office. A volunteer listened for
according to an official computation, struments determine the haste treaty the packages teling-No tick. age, where each ut them got a Teining, ilke dozens of other places, rights of American nationals, cor The packages were carefully unsigned during office hours. couple of meals and CNS100 a day is a casualty of this wasting war
poration goods and vessels in foreign wrapped, disclosing unfamiliar ob- Tenders should be addressed to None of the 450 why loafed about
and co
countries. In most respects they are between ominunists. chatting or smoking under the super- Nationalists.
completely mutual, assuring the other Jects which a Scottish omefol in the undersigned at their offices After seeing at Arat-
mediately identified as "Haggis."-- vision of only three guards possess hand what the. war is costing in country of the saine rights as those United Press.
in A sonicd cover endorsed ed memberships of the Communist terins
"Tonder for Purchase of No. 10 Parts.
of human Tering, social obtained by the United States."—
United Press. ·
Ico House Street" and should be The Kalgan municipal prison, in-chaos and economie paralysis, there Is one Inevitable conclusion-nobody
delivered not later than twelve cidentally. Is the emptiest gaol in la winning. China. And its narrow, long- There is fierce hatred, spontaneous
noon on the 23rd November next. corridor and drear cells spanned
The highost or any Tender will were once crowded with more than and Inculcated. Hundreds of thou- millious, are up- 1,000 murderers, bandits, political sands, probably
They
not necessarily be accepted. prisoners
aware what it is all about. and petty thleves. A
suffer- who are doing most of the general amnesty was declared when
Dated the 25th October, 1948. Government forces catered the are fur away from the bustle between the two major political
JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER. city.
Lleut-Gen Chu Chl-chun, defen- parties. They only got more con-
Hongkong & Shanghai Bank Bldg., der of Tatung and commander of fused and bewildered it state coun- the 43rd Army, who can look outils and state assemblies are used Public works are heavily damaged king during the war, was sentenced
4th Floor, Hong Kong, un a horizon of rubble from the to explain away. the causes of the
fighting.
FLOOD IN CEBU
COLLABORATOR
GAOLED
Nanking, Nov. 14. Found guilty of working as in-i telligence agents for the Japanese during the occupation, Chang Pao- Manila, Nov. 14.
hua and Liu Wen-yuan were sen Thousands of inhabitants in Cebu
tenced to 15 yours to-day. are homeless as a result of the food Another collaborator, Chung Tso- which followed a typhoon after pass-sheng, who served in the puppet Ing across the Visayas on Tuesday, Kuomintang Headquarters in Nan- but there are no casualties.--United) to two Press.
Nawn.
and half yearn.-Central
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