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Five-Point Programmé

For Multilateral Trade

The foreign trade programpe of the United States lackis the realism necessary for success, the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Twentieth Century Fund said in a report. The Committee endorsed the niculations were objectives of the government's foreign polley, but at the same timo suggested that five basic policles could be followed which would facilitate re-establishment of a "broadly based system of multilateral trade.”

based on full in ventigallon by a special research staff,

The five baale policles are:

1. Pramal establishment of a #nuloteral aystem of trade among whatever nations are able and willing to join regardless of whether thứ whole world fa

ready to Join

The Commitice said that the kind of International trade system needed now, is multilateral and world-wide, but, added, universally is no essential, saya United Presa.

crease U. 5. imports, the Commitice Recognising the basic need to in-

recommended negotiations to reduce International trade barriers. # also recommended that the flow of im- parts be increased by substantial modification in tortl

structures.

and

It said this wan necessary to counter- act inflation, retard the rising cost of living, Increase the availability af consumer goods in the United Sinte

foster

"the adaption of the American economy to

conditiona that will be basic la peace and pros- 3. Primary responsibility for ear-perity in the post-war world." rying out the American share of this

2. Adequate and realistic business ald from the United States to help rebuild the economics of wor de- vastated countries, making them self-supporting and able to rejoin an open system of world trade;

rehabilitation programine would rent with the Export-Import Bank. In- creased resources should be provided for this purpose.

4. Help in controlling the ups and downs of foreign trade. This would be done by using the International Bank for Reconstruction and Deve- lopment

promote

to

Jon:-term

inter

stabilly of the flow of investment.

and also by providing

an

Lie

new

Robbers Snatch

Cinema Takings

More than $13,000 cash was rational "buffer stock" agency to help stolen in broad daylight from counteract 'Qic effects on the the foyer of

the Cathay

when

rest of the world of a depression in Cinema in Singapore, the United States or elsewhere. The atency would ret up a central lock-two Chinese held up at pistol pile for raw materials and principal point two cashiers who were commodities, buy and store them

carrying box-office takings to when trade is slowing down,

the National City Bank of New sell them when world markets are

York. again active.

and

5. Expansion of Imports by administering U. S. tarif laws to of the cucourage Impor's, and use Reciprocal Trade Agreements net to expand United States and the world's irade.

The castlers collected the $13,000 from the safe and were making their way down the steps at the

entrance

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1946.

BEACHY HEAD

CRUMBLING

Famed Beachy Head, one of the highest promontories jut- ting out into the English Chan- nel, is in danger of crumbling into the sen

The chalk formation, which Ylewed ench year by hundreds of thousands of holiday makers, has spring a crack big enough to hold severni houses, and engineers fear that a large section of the cliff may drogf'nway,

Notices have been, erected along The flasure warning Visitors to keep away. But people still walk to edge of cliff, which is about 300 feet above rough Channel waters to look out to sen.

During the war, with explosions of countless

mincs in nearby waters large sections of Beachy fiend disappeared with portions of the famed "White Cliffs of Dover" fur- ther along the coast.

EX-POW'S NOVEL WINS

1st PRIZE

Mr Oswald Wynd, a former résident of Kuala Lumpur who was taken prisoner of war in Malaya, has won a £2,500 prize awarded annually for the win- ner of the Doubleday novel compolition.

last two

Mr. Wynd was interpreter nt- tached to a party of 430 POW's sent to Japan, and spent the and a half years of Internment' in Hokkaido.

He wrote the book during this period.

"The novel, call

clled "Block Foun- tains" is a close-up picture of Ja pan in the grip of the warlords.

On his way back to Edinburgh after the surrender of Japan, Mr. But the main cliff,

han Wynd called at New York and left with Doubleday, the manuscript been a land mark to mariners for centuries, remained solid until a few who will publish it next spring. weeks ago when a great fissure ap early education in Japan. He speaks Mr. Wynd was born and had blo Japanese fluently,

peared.

which

*

It is a possibility that huge mass of chalk, which is really ex- tension of Southdowns of Sussex, may be dynamited to avoid loss of life.

Cure

Exercise

For Arthritis

Dr

The best treatment for victims of rheumatoid arthritis is more exer- else and less rest

That is the finding reported by DI George M. Persol and Joseph L. Hollander, physicians as sociated with the hospital and me dical schools of the University of Pennsylvania,

BIG PLOUGHING PROJECT

NEW BRITISH LUXURY CAR

Britain's latest car has neither gear level nor clutch pedal. It can be driven all day without hand being lifted from the steering wheel foot from the accelerator, says Reuter,

or

Up hill or down, in the country or in a crowded town, the driver merely easen up or presses down the accelerator as he wishes to decrense

mile speed to

hour or Increase it to a mile a minute.

To stop he merely takes his foot from the accelerator and applies the brake I necorsary. Th start, he releases the brake and presses down the accelerator.

The car is the new six-cylinder, three-Hire luxury Black Prince Invicta. Its price £2,300. A completely new type of revolu tionary design, it is built as a rival to the Rolls Royce and Bentley and embodies all the latest designs of car production.

The pre-war Invicta was mainly a racing car, Many trophies were

won the world over. But this car has been built for quality and per- formance nt average rather than top speeds. Comfort la is keynote.

It is claimed that it is the finest Είναι

pettal car in the world and that he United States

has nothing to compare with it. Indeed, of the many enquiries that have already come from all over the world for the car, a number have come from the United States.

BIRD AND ANIMAL

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LAST 4 SHOWS TV-PAT At 439, 2,19, nav ₫ you P.M.

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ANN

DENNIS

JACK

IRENE

MANNING

CARSON

MORGAN

SHERIDAN

Harvest

IT'S A GREAT DIS HAPPINESS MAKER

➡S. Z. SAKALL Directed by David Bullor

NER BROS.

Screen ray be Bom Hatman, chord Weit, Francis Smunn and James Kerah kosad on Original Dory by #chard Wall

COMMENCING TO-MORROW

JOHN MILLS

IN

LOUIS BRADFIELD

WE DIVE AT DAWN"

on

SHOWING

TO-DAY

EVER

The gigantic mechanised farm ploughing project for China, which calls for the allocation of 2,000 trac- torn to CNRRA and the reclamation of thousands of acres of wasteland and nooded areas, is now under way in the Chinese hinterlands, according to a Shanghal message.

Slowed down by the delayed ar

of tractors, of which alightly more than ten per cent have been

when their assault craft overturned, received to date, agricultural experts of both CNRRA and UNRRA are Khan swam to the shore, but

carrying

mass to the cinema when they were held

on They used their findings on the nevertheless

henring the voice of his handler, treatment of thousands of cases of plouging projects in severni areas of

who was in danger of drowning, he up. The robbers snatched the money bag and jumped on bleyeles.

immediately plunged back into the rheumatoid arthritis at army rheu-the Interior Several hundred people were about, matic disease centres,

An assembly works has been set water

and

swam The Committee' said that, these

realised

tris

umlust

heavy policies cannot operate anywhere but

They said experience showed "re-up by CNRRA, and the Ministry of robbers pedalled happening. The

He found his master, without U.S. participation.

in the disease occurred at Agriculture and Forestry at Point shell-fire. missions

acar Shanghai, to handle the gripped his clothing with his teeth, Island least s "Our economie potential is too furlously down the street.

quickly on exercise to the A European

the limit of the individual's tolerance as processing of farm tractors, well- and towed him to safety. executive Large, our foreiga

draining Cathay Cuma was arriving in inson bed rest, and with much rarer in other agricultural equipment which over twenty parachule descents with machines, pumps and Another cross collie, "Rob," made relationships are loo permit

multilateral system to car with his wife and two children' cidence of muscle atrophy and con-has been turned over to China by a Special Air Service Unit In Italy function effectively without us," the while the robbers were making good, tractures."

their ascape. Fle

after taking imm likely

part in the North Committee sald.

African landings. His citation sintes The Commitee on Foreign Re-realised what had taken place, but

that most of these operations were lations is drawn from the ranks of did not know that the men

"of an unpleasant character." He business, tubour, and government and armed.

was used as

patrol and guard on professional economists. Its recom-

small parties which were lying-up in enemy territory and there is no

that his

A

Economic inter-

pervasive, to

Too Much Sleep

Bad For Children

Spending too much time in bed is bad for children. That is the finding of Dr J. A. Mc- Cluskic, psychiatrist to the Sur- rev and Southend Education Committees, published in the "Lancet."

none

what

was

were

In Prinsep Street he drew level with the cyclists, one of whom was! still clutching the bag, and called to them to stop. They refused and one of the Chinese drew a revolver and pointed at the car.

NEW SUBMERSIBLE

JEEP TESTED

Annapolis, Dec. 1.

UNRRA,

Insurance Grants For Malay POWS

may

now

rescur

to

presence our

the

doubt saved

many

of The versatile American military

men from being discovered, and midget car, the Jeep, has given on- Ex-interned members of the Ma- hereby captured or killed. Hag Sent Flying

other demonstration of its adupla layan Volunteer Forces

The other

holders, dog medal The driver, showing great DEU

bility.

apply to the Colonial Office for a mustly trained police and CD dogs. sence of mind, turned the car in-

The US Navy recently made sue- grant towards the arrears of insutiki outstanding

work

during to the cyclia and knocked the one

called rance premiums which had neces-Blitz, rescuing persons trapped under model it LNC pistol Sessful tests of u who had been pointing

"The Reluctant Turtle," with the sarily remained unpaid as the result debris or in burning buildings. But sheep-dog across the rad.

The

little automobile going underwater, of their internment, says the Straits there's one civilian-a ather grabbed the money

called "Sheila," who assisted in the which had been sent flying submarine fashion, and moving sub- Times.

of four American airmen

from In a letter to the merged for as long as one and a half

incorporated Heross the paviment, and disap- hours. Everything can e under Society

a crashed plane in a blizzard in the Planters, Malaya, of

the peared round the corner.

one who had been knocked water except the drivers' and pas-Secretary of State for the Colonies Chevius in December 1944. One of

her pups Is the states that applications should be pe-

อน

United in the was uninjured and started sengers heads and necks and

States adopted by the parents revolvers, and none of the car.

surance companies concerned show-j ing the amount of the policy, rate of of premium, and the orenis due up to the date of disembodiment.

bag,

The

down

rescue

Here are some of Dr McCuskie's to run off. Both were brandishing-exhaust and "breather pipes.of_the_companied by slatements by the [Boge of the ntinien Symptoms of neurosis among tod-people in Prinsep Street dared stop

them.

tips-and warrings for mo'bers:

and

dlers are restlessness, erving head-banging and thumb-suck-i ing and in schoolchildren talking in their sleep and alecp- walking.

in

their

Special kits have been made to make the jeep submersible, and The robbers got clean away with these cost about $1,000 each, omelats their loot, part of the holiday box-ray-Associated Press. office takings of the Cathay Cinema.

-HIGH-BIRTH-RATE-

ENGLAND

IN

Groom of 15 Years Ago Surplus Cigars For

Japanese Miners

still on Way Back

Jose Lorenzo Coppola, 48, left Buenos Aires in 1927 with the inten-

Tokyo, Nov, 20.

CHINESE SILK EXPORTS

Shanghai, Dec. 2.

of

Al an experiment the Government- sponsored Central Trust has decided to ́rend 213" "piculs "feach" pleut equals about 130 lbs) of Chinese silk ta ́ France and Switzerland shortly.

This represents path of the Central Trust's

Chinese efforts to expand the silk market in Europe. Hitherto, it has limited itself in this respect only to Soviet Russia and India.

He recommends these bed-times: Two-year-olds, 12 hours, plus one the daytime: three years, 12 hours; four years, 11 hours;. five! to seven years, 11 hours; eight to len, 10% lour; 11 to 13, 10 hours.

Children who take a long time 50- The Registrar-General for Eng- ing to sleep are often being put to land and Wales announced recently bed too early; the same often applies that 213,135 live births were regis- to those who wakeful periods in bed make a child of this year, representing a

wake early. Long tered during the September quarter rate of 10.7, the highest recorded in any quarter since June 1923. This maintains

tendency the upward shown in the June quarter, when the number of births registered was 203,707,

The birth rate of 19.7 is 4.1 above ( „lide that he would "be back some duce more" basic course in the next

That was 15 years ago. that for the third quarter of 1945, day." Two Japanese were

killed and and 4.5 above that for the corres- two badly injured when, a lorry; ponding quarter of 1938, the last carrying POWs ran off the rond and | complete pre-war year. The aver rolled down a ravine in Yio Chu, age for the September quarters of Kang Road, Singapore, recently, the yeurs 1940-44 was 15.4.

tion of touring all South and Central The United States Army has de- America on lost. Now ni the provimecided that what the Japanese coal Argentina, miner needs to help him produce Santtage Del Esters, Coppola 1a on the inst lap of his four- more coul is a three yen "surplur"s 5,300 piruls of silk on turn to Buenos Aires.

broody and moody.

JAP POWS KILLED.

SIDE GLANCES

•

GOPR. 1964 BY REA SERVICE, MO, T. ME, RED, UL B PAT, OPP. 5

By Galbraith

"Well, tell Junior be must remember that the square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the ather sides.".

A total of 223,500 such cigars, as Coppola had only beert walking four as about 100,000 ounces of "sur-

wall years when he stopped in Venezuela plus" Army-released tobacco, will be long enough to get married. But distributed among the miners and h continued his journey, telling his o.her Industrial workers as a "pro-

THE NEW JAPAN

No More Rice For Sun Goddess

Tokyo, Nov. 21. Japan having lest the war, the Sun Goddess Amaterasu Omikami will

few weeks, SCAP announced.

bought It is semi-officially reported that the Central Trust, which recently

behalf of Uta Covernment for export, has up to date sent over 1,000 picula to Russin in ex- change for Swiss product, and some 100 picus to India.-outor.

AT

The average Japanese gels, 'under' the government rationing system, five THE cigorcites per day and no cigars..

Amercian ollicers and troops are restricted to a single carton of but can buy per week, agatomi cigars and pipe tobacco- wed Press.

TROOPS' WELFARE

Singapore, Nov, 20.

uri oherings. Yesterday, an offelal of the Crime Malaya's new GOC-m-C Lt-Gen. Provention Section of the Japanese Alexander Galloway, wid an inter- police discovered in a train rolling viewer that mis first concern is the towards Tekyo

weare of the sommer, and he asked 30 young peasants who wished to present the Emperor civilians to be patient over the return with two bags of rice. to be offered of civilian property still requisitioned next week to the Sun Goddess by the Army. When the official told the peasants "I am certainly not going to put that their intentions were praise any of the soldiers. under me into worthy, but that police regulationspaces tunt would be objectionabic prohibited the movement of certain [to them,” ho`zaid. "They have had

ods including rice, the young men

BIX years or ving, unter, the worst roduced a permit of the prefect of conditions, they have suttered greater their province, and were thereupon a une civilians; they allowed to proceed:

recur-

have fought this war for us and they

To avoid publicity and a rence of auch Incidents, the Imperial are no going to be set down in the

bush now." Household Ministry to-day urgently instructed all prefects

Gen. Galloway.predicted an impor-

t to send rice to the Emperor on the tormation of a Malayan defence offerings for the Sun Godders.

of provinces tant part for lac Maluy Regiment in

TUMBLES THREE STOREYS INTO BABY CARRIAGE

Leonora Gtleman, four, of Troy,

force, ion which plans were prepared

and which would certainly be bigger than the pro-war force.-Beuter.

SPANISH BORROWINGS

Madrid, Dec. 2.

Tow York, fell from a third-storey Spula will borrow .400,000,000

vindow, bounced from na

awning pescias (about $30,000,000 at pre-

the shoulders of Mrs Lillian Kor war exchange rates) from the Cen- emas, and into a baby carriage. She tral Bank of Australia, under a uffered bruises.

Mira, Korkemis, suffered a possible racture of the shoulders and shock, Three-weeks-oltl John Tumer, Ying th the baby carriage, wan un

aurt.

decree published hero...

The 25-year-loan, bearing 3% pr cent, interest, is in accord with the recent commercial agreement signed by Spain and Argentina-Associa ted Press.

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDERS | THE "STAR"" FERRY. COMPANY

LIMITED

Notice is hereby given that an Interim Dividend of One Dollar per share and a Bonus of Onei Dollar per share has been declared payable Ra on the 16th December, 1946.

CHANGE OF TELEPHONE NUMBER

With effect from Monday, the following

The Share Transfer Books will December 2nd,

be closed from Monday. 9th Telephone Numbers aro in December, 1946 to Monday, 16th force- Jecember, 1936. (bielusive) for the purpose of the preparation of Dividend Warrants. ·

Omec (all Departments) 53001

Hongkong Forry Wharf : 23218 Kowloon Ferry Wharf 69003 Dividend Warrants will be Hong Kong, 80th November, 1946. issued at the Roglatered Office of the Company, 1st Floor, Exchange. Building, Hong Kong, between 9.00 a m. and 5.00 p.m. on Mon- day, 16th December, 1940.

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U.S.-PHILIPPINE TAXES

NOTICE

THE HONGKONG & KOWLOON WHARF & GODOWN CO., LTD.

CHANGE OF TELEPHONE NUMBER

The Company's internal Switch- board has now been re-installed.

Washington, Dec. With effect from Monday, Decém-

The State Department said to iny bor 2nd, Telephone number for hat negotiations are expacted to

pen carly in January in Manila on all Departments (Day and Night) he agreement with the Philippines la 58001.

oncerning income and estate inxes

f. the

Press

two countriesAssociated Hong Kong, 30th November, 1940,

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