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HOLDERS OF RATION CARDS NOS, 1001 TO 1850 INCLUSIVE REGISTERED AT
LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD.
The DECEMBER Distribution of FLOUR, SUGAR, BUTTER and MILK will. bo offected between the hours of 9 A.M. to 12.30 P.M. and 2.00 P.M; tó 4.30 P.M. as undar:-
December 9th Numbers 1001 to 1200
10th
1201 to 1400
1401 to 1600
1601 to 1850
Monday,
Tuesday,
Wednesday,
Thursday,
QUANTITIES allocated, are as follows:- @HK$0.40 per lb, 2 lbs. Per Person
HIC$0.00 Fresh Butler @K$1.00
Sugar
Flour
Mik Evaporated
*
11th
12th
for each person maximum. quantity per card being 3 16#.
(3
tiny
for I to 4 Persons
5 to 10
rt
(0 11
@HK$0.00 per tin (4.
11 persona upwards SUITABLE CONTAINERS MUST BE BROUGHT FOR
FLOUR AND SUGAR.
Customers' attention is drawn to the following:-
Owing to the Christmas Season's business we find it necessary to make the current month's rations distribution earlier than usual. and have to advise customers that should they fall to collect rations between the specified dates, no rations will be issued until after Christmas.
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PACIFIC CONFERENCE
Canberra, Dec. 7.
Dr Herbert. Evatt, Minister for! External Affairs, announced yester- day that a conference of Powers with territorial interests in the Pacife on the subject of welfare of native peoples would open in Canberra on January 28 or early in February.
The Governments which have
accepted
France, New Netherlands.
Arc
invitations
Britain, Zealand and the
· Re- The Indonesian public will not be invited because the Dutch territory affected will be
Dutch confined to
new Guinea. Associated Prses.
BERLIN POPULATION
tu
Berlin. Dec. 0.
SOCCER COMMENT
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of unusual height his a joy to see.
1 dis- commanding presence has
upon opposing heartening effect
soon learn forwards; wingmen their cont that the high centre is almost certain to be sung back with a qulek jerk from this tall centre- hair's head.
Points From The Laws
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1946.
SHIPPING NEWS
Aircraft Carrier: Venerabile, 1; Victor- loun, A.
Craiser: Euryalın, North Wall; Belfast, North ArTTI,
Trampert: Bonaventure, Q. Destroyers Penn, AFD: Contest, 11; Cockade, Beath Wall: Constance, 11.
Wide- Escort Vessel Opossum 0; nouth Day, South Wall: Black Swant, South Wall: Alacrity. Alre, Aberdeen; Bart, 0.
Hubmarine Depot Ships Adamant. Dry Dock
Submarine: Auriga, Amphion, Astute Weat Arm,
TU 102.51 Neches, CTU 1026, A; YT 343 AS: Shelton (DD 700), Eversale
(DDI) AS Chubby (HS3250), AG
French Protest Over Reception To Schumacher
NEW FLARE-UP OF REBEL U.S. Purchases Of ACTIVITY IN N GREECE
Athens, Dec. 6.
A new flare-up of guerilla activity in the Thessaly,, Epirus, Peloponnesus and Thrace regions of Greece was reported to-day while Government" troops continued large. scale mopping-up operations between Mount Paikos and Mount Skra arens, near the Yugo-Slav border.
Maize For Export
To Japan
London, Dec. 6. `
Up to last night, according to Chicago advices, the United States Government has bought about 4,000,000 bushels of maize. for export. A large part of the purchases are on the west coast for shipment to Japan and
London, Dec. 6. M. Rene Massigli, French-Am- bussador in London. to-day called on the Foreign Office to
A Greek Army company retreated/ces and gendarmes found them diff- protest against the official re- ception given by the British after five hours' heavy fighting with ging trenches around a newly con- A highway bridge and telephone motichon, close to the Turkish bor
Noinen were destroyed by the guerillas Government last Monday for meer in a village near Didl-structed headquarters. Dr Kurt Schumacher, leader of der, in Thrace on Wednesday,
at Metallico, near Kilkin In Central Fort the German Social-Democratic details could be obtained as the re- A10, Beauharnois,
of bel forces hnd cut down telephone Macedonia, and another bridge was Korea, zone
destroyed at Purpl, the reports said. Party in the British Germany.
Associated Press.
Prench Frigate Tonkinois, 7, Kowloon Bay.
Coin Bostons Cruises: Teh Hlaing.
Adminkiezed by Commodore-Is Common V8181 For
Duruce. 17,
Biore Bhip! Fort Sanduicy, AIŠ AS18: Fort Langley, B.. Belted by Admiralty Marshal: Ero - pire Witham Cormo Bock
Ollerat Celerol, Birchio,t.Oil Fuel Jelty
made it While French quartera clear that the protest was against War Sudra, 10: Rapido), Yaumati Anchor-
the official reception. observers in age: Empiro Garden, 5; Serbol, West
London recognise that the visit Arm: War Atridi, 925: Utahopale, 10; Einning toman, Taiko.
Balrure Veract:King Salvor Wellington self has distressed French opinion.
The reception was held in a room W.
Lifting Craft: 23, 23, Wo and Wanchat, I in a London hotel immediately above GO. Wellington Wall.
a reception given by members of the French Embassy.
Crane #hip: heihu Maru. Mackics.
East Enticer. Rescue Tügs: Enture,
'Arnt.
MDL: 1108, 1103, Kowloon Camber. Tus: Rockgien, Stockland, Noekpidgeon, Tidal Ba
NAV Boomerang, Tidal Basin.
MKL (NASO); 41, 42; Tidal Basin. Ships in Maintenance and Reserve MFV 31, 101, 203, 204, 208, 242, 244,
1071. 1101, 243 751 792, 700, Howloon Camber; 2044, Aberdeen,
123, 1, 172.
LCI (L): 210, 11, Kowloon Camber.
1127,
12.
LCT 101. 913, 1150, 100, 119, 1241, Kowloon Camber.
NBC: 110, Kowloon Camber; 100, Wel- Hington Wall.
HUML 1000 1902, 1000, 1100, 1107, 1105, 1100, 1150 Iovinon Camber.
Rockwlaz. Rock- Tagi Rockforest, mount. Howloon Camber. Outside Wall. Merchant Ships
Nenaider. Kowloon Bay
Bursa Lalchikok.
Caltex TN Wen
Cape Howe, Mackle's Wharf.
Cerlon, Laichikok,
Chung Kal, Stonecutters, Chunki Kowlon Hav
Fuslern Trader. Stonecutters.
Empire Fraser, Dif.
Empire Jamaica, 130.
Pampira. Witham, Taikokisui, Fragum. AP.C. Wharf. Frica: Moller, Shumshulpo. Gleniffer, A1.
Glenstrae. Taikon Dock. Hal. Hida; Kowloon Drck. Hai Ming, Kowloon Dock. In Ton Youmati Hupeh, B3,
Kenilworth. Kowloon Dock. Janyang, 13.
Maiwara, Yaumali. Mabet, Saitong Whart Mau Sang. Kowloon Wharf. Nanchang, Talkoo Dock.
ule, Taikoo Dock Period. Yaumati Ping Wo. Custodian Wharf. Port Darwin, 120. Produce, Lalchikok, Rajula, Kowloon Wharl. Samarovek, Kowloon Dock. Samtweed, Kowloon Dock, Shantung. Taikou Dock, Sharing Talkoo Dock, ginklas, z.
Stenhall, Kowloon Bay. Szechuan Talkoo Dock. Tal Pe Shan, Shumshulpo. Tainan, Taikoo Dock..
S.S. Po
Bend of Talkno. Wing Bang, Stonecutters, - Wuchang. Kowloon Bay. Wusuch. Taikoo Dock
Van Tal, Wing Lok Wharf. Arrived Yesterday
Hanyang B. & S.) British, 1,034 tons, Capt Evans from Shanghai.
Rupeh & S.)
LAST week prosed to enlarge Carth Won, Sro British, 1,623 toris
I
which
car;;o,
Chung Kat (CMSN) Chinese 199 tons. Capt R. T. Yang. from Swnlow.
Empire Jamaten (Tak Cheong) British 2,250 fs from Manila.
Mau Sang (Jardine) British, 2.003 tons
Capt R. Gillespie, from Singapore.
Rajula (Mac. Mhe.) from Kure..
from Taonville. HMS, Fort Duquesne
Ralled Yesterday Tai Chen for Taingtoo. Foochow for Singapore, Batavia. General cargo.
Belfast from Singapore.
Macassar, Empire Labrador for Keelung, General cargo: 100 tons.
There are two kinds of free kicks; "direct" free kicks from which goals may be scored direct against the penalised side and "indirect" free kicks from which goals may NOT be The direct free kick, scored direct. especially on the fringes of the penal- to-ty area, can liave serious effects: all Berlin has a total population
in the crowding of the road to goal in day of 3.170.832-most living eubby holes in ruins or in cellars the world, will not guaranice La censusmunity from a well placed drive at prelminary necording figures released to-day-by-the-local the target. government committee of the Allied
There are
nine offences Commandalura. Females total 1may be punished by a direct free swatow.
against 885,456
1,205,376 mnles
They are the same as those The Russian sector has a slightly for which a penalty kick may be larger population than the other see-awarded.
Few
people can reel here them off to order, so tors-Iteuter.
they are:-1, Tripping an opponent: kicking an opponent; 3, striking an
ping the
op- opponent; ponent:
ball; 5. 0, holding an opponent; 7, pushing an opponent; 6, charging an opponent violently or dangerously; 9, charging an opponent from behind.
kick.
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POSITIONS VACANT
at
an
On the face of hn Indirect free kick is a simple operation- goal cannot be scored direct, so obviously the answer is to pass the ball Apart from the minor complications to which I referred last week the in- direct free kick is perfectly straight- forward.
Bro
But an indirect free kick awarded against the defending sido within the penalty area, say for such an offence as the goalkeeper carrying the ball more than four paces, can prove a tricky business. Defenders must re- tire ton yards from the ball unless they Elanding on their goal line between the posts: this means that the player taking the kick may puss it to a team-mate standing but a yard away and he may blaze away at goal just as he pleases once he has properly received the ball. When Ruch un indirect free kick is awarded within few yards of the goal line situation is full of possibility and the the safest remedy for the penalised side is lo pack the goal line. Then, If the ball is passed to an adjacent team- mate, he is faced with a human wall lined up beneath the bar. It is not a very satisfactory business at all.
Bu
French Garrison In Haphong Reinforced
Hanoi, Dec. 6.
to the Dr Schumacher replied French expressions of concern at his
mous on descended to
the
wires.
In Thessaly, Central Greece, who had been confined to valley villages and a new flow of refugees from the baltio areas to arriving in Larissa, acrarding to in- formation reaching: Athens to-day Reuter.
See-saw Battle
Athens, Dec. 0. The Athens press reports to-day said that more than 600 guerillas and Greek army troops are engaged in a see-saw battle at the Thracian only 18 miles Greco- north-west of Turkish border town.
The guerillas are reported to have opened their attack on the Corymvos
visit to England with the statement: | village of Cory Souttiona
the anxiety "I am convinced underlying the French demand will be overcome hinfore alx months are over. We shall and must come to a reasonable settlement with France as well as the other vietur countries the surplelott and shall overcome that at present still exists against
on
0.
The
Thursday, but were forced to retreat into Bulgaria where they re-. fonned and were reinforced. dispatches said the battle was con- tinuing to-day.
Fifteen were reported to In mopping-up ac- "I do not belleve the French petivities in Western Thrace at the ple are animated by a spirit of re-village of Gratini. venge."Reuter.
11.
Gets
Battleship
Commendation
Philadelphins, Dec. 0. The famed USS South Dakoto, "Battleship X" of the Gundacanal compaign, was awarded to-day Navy unit commendation for "out- standing herolam" in action against The the Japanese invasion forces, South Dakota was commanded by the present Secretary of the Navy, James V. Forrestal.--United Press.
DISARMAMENT DEBATE
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wont other nations to forego other weapons of mass destruction."
He urged the sub-committee not for conventions to vest authority in the Security Council. He urged that the jurisdiction and authority Commission of the Atomic Energy should not be weakened or watered down and that they should not be thrown to the mercy of the Security Councit and velo:
"We insist that in the matter of control and inspection there should be no veto," the Senator said.
Velo Not Operative Mr Molotov said the Soviet Union the prohibi- Iud never objected to tion of other inajor weapons in ad-
weapons. dition
He atomic to polated-out-that the right of veto. Bangkok, although operated. hy the Security the would not operate in case of commissions.
on the suggestion The committee, of its chairman, M. Paul Spaak, accepted the Soviet amendment, in- corporating the British proposals re- Intive to the use of mass destruc- international con- Singapere.ton. weapons and
trol and Inspection.
TIMS Bigbury Bay to Yokohama. Fu Po-to Nankings but that a
Arriving To-day Miram
from (Thoresen) Troworins (W. R. Loxley) from UK IIMS Alert from Singapore.
Balling To-day Maabet (South China) for Macao, Pak tol, Haiphong, Saikang Wharf.
ngkok, Bingapore. Stonecuster. Eastern Trader (Kwong Sun Hong), for Empiro Jamaica (Tak Cheong) for Swatow, d
Itajuis (Mac. Mac), for Calcutta. Kowloon: Wharf..
HMS Coniest to Woosung.
Expected Arrivals December 8 Ting Sang from Bombay. Trevaylor from U.K. Arundel Castle from UK., Singapore. Poyang from Bangkok. Terin Maersk from USA. Andro Lebon from Shanghal.
December D Glenfinlay from U.K., Straits, Ruy from Singapore. HMS Wave Monarch from Abadan, Expected Sallings
December 3 Andre Lebon for Salgon, Singapore, Marseilles.
Toi Shan for Centos,, Teamkong Hanyang for Shanghai. 11iram for Swatow, Bangkok, Singapore. Wah Loong for Swatow.
December D Hupch for Keelung Tsingtao Tientsin. Mau Sang for Shanghai.
MS Hart to Chemulpho:
OUTWARD. MAILS
Postage, by sea mall only, for Christmas Cards in open covers, bearing not more an ave written words is five cents. Registered and parcel mall closes half Air an hour before, ordinary latters. pails close at Kowloon Po half an hour Earlier than et GPO.
Saturday, December 7
Swatow (Wah Lung) 2 p.m. Haiphong (Masbato) 2 p.m. Tramkong (Yan Tal) 3 pm. Bangkok, Singapore, Colombo, Seura baya, Sydney, Auckland (BOAC) in
Canton, Luchow, Kunming, Chungking, Nanking. Amoy, Shanghai, fankow. Taingato, Peiping (CATC) 3.30 p.m..
Macau, Tsinahun, Blickki (Kwong Sal)
This disposed of the second para- groph of the United States proposal of disarmament and was considered a mark of satisfactory progress to- words unanimous approach to the whole disarmament question.
Reuter.
U.S. COAL STRIKE
(Conlinned from Page 1)
have been
Near Komotini, eleven others were killed on Mount Varmion, near Sa- lonlko, when the Greek army for-
King Soc# UK Envoy
Athens, Dec. 5. King George's visit to the British Ambassador early last night aroused considerable speculation to-day re- garding political developments under.
Greece. way in
Semi-official
sources said the visit was a courtesy gesture, but the Opposition views it as part of the politieal picturo. Since Monday there have been various contacts among the different parties and political groups,
United Press
TENTATIVE UNO BUDGET ANNOUNCED
New York, Dec. 5. Tentative budgets of the United Nations to cover adminis-
Blum Mentioned tration costs for the years 1946
As 'Possible French Premier countries.
Of this, the United States would pay nearly half, or 49.80 per-cent of the total, with Britain paying 10.50 per-cent, Soviet Russia 6 per-cent, France 04 per-cent und China 2 per-cent.
This is somewhat remarkable since the Japanese report that they have harvested bumper crops of rice and urg Being sweet potatoes which
to tise Japonese delivered rapidly Government. Japanese tallons were recently
raised by, about 20 per cent and farmers are allowed to retain almost double rations.
The American maize export season is only just starting, however, The target for the total malzo exports up to next June is 100,000,000 buanels, of
which 6,000,000 bushels in unde to have been allocated to
Including Other
countries, may thus expect to get a sharo When the South Ameri- eventually.
Britain,
same
can demand is saturated the may apply to the present buge sales of American flour to South America which ara presumably designed to forestall Argentina's bulic wheat. Brazil on which contract wlih
deliveries are to start on January 1.
arc to-day Argentine shippers tentatively offering maize in London. at 64 shillings a quarter. These are the first offers since Argentina suspended export licences on Novem ber 21. Before the suspension the price was 72 shillings.
Argentine LicenOCH There were reports in Buenos and 1947 have been set at Aires last night that export licences-
The Britiah and $19,627,964
$23,790,008 were being resumed.
bé not respectively, according to a pro- Food Ministry is sald to posed scale of assessments to be interested in these offers either bo- levied against the 61 member cause it considers the price still too high, having regard to the prospects. of obtaining American muize or be cause it prefers to buy from the Government's selling Argentine agency since the purchases from the Paris, Dec. 6.
latter include guarantees that export. The name of Leon Blum was
licences will be granted.
Preakdent Truman announced a being mentioned in French poli-
ས་ tical circles to-day as a possible The committee on contributions week ago that the United States assessments be ap-Government had already bought all Prime Minister for the Govern-suggested the ment of National Union follow-portioned according to capacity to the whent required to cover its ing the refusal of the National Pay, with considerations given to export target of 267,000,000 bushels
national income, comparative per- of wheat and flour for the full Assembly to give the requisite canal income of cliizens of member ending next June. It had accordingly war-dislocated national ceased buying since November 14. It -week-end, majority either to the Com- nations,
economies and members' ability to
resumed
In resumed purchases last munist leader, M. Maurice secure foreign currency.
Cautioning
contributing
however, to rellove the Thorez, or the Popular Republi-
prices and has since bought moderate This must auditional quantities. can leader M. Georges Bidault. neither to unduly minimise
Acting as the President of the contributions nor to unduly increase imply intention to surpass the target. There can be no doubt that in both Republle, the Assembly's Speaker, them for reasons of prestige, the to-day committee said the scale finally ap- Auriol, Vincent Socinlist
Kel well within America's, powers the proved would stand for three years supplies and transport a higher tar- continued consultations with
there unless
were substonilal
If she wants to do it. leaders of the chief political parties changes in the contributors ability In an effort to reach agreement on the new conlton goverrunent.
measures situation
The Socialists consider that the Government should be definitive and cot merely oppointed as n caretaker cabinet until the President of the Repubile has been elected. They argue that the Government, which only has six or seven week's life, cannot take unpopular
the. Anancial which demands.
basis for discussion the As a Socialists have submitted their own embodies programme... which,
totalling 150,000,000,000 economies
on the civil francs-one-third
on military budgets and the rest budgets. Reuter,
to phy-Associated Press.
nations
their
Internment Reflections
break
year
There are increasing signs that she doca not want to sell now while the seling is good-Reuter.
European Outlook
New York, Doc. 6. The food outlook for Europe the remainder of the generally for Uni.cd States
harvest
year is precarious, the United States Depart ment of Agriculture reported to-day.. The report says shipping strikes
of transport. and the shortage Lacilities in North America have
defelt areas. At the
IN the dark days of imprison- delayed the movement and food crops
from surplus to - ment under the Japanese, same lime. there have been in the much was secretly written in past month declines of at least. reflective mood. The following 37,500,000 bushels in the prospective- Is the third of a short series of wheat supplies owing to unfavourable verse composed in the Shamshul-weather in Australia and Canada. In
further delays.. po POW Camp. The fourth of the addition the coal strike now threatens The fate of bread rationing in Pilferage Of CNRRA series will appear next Satur-
Britain and other European countries- s largely on two major events depends.1 Stocks In Shanghai
In Washington this weekend. First is President Truman's coal strike. No tablets in stone can be en speech-an-all-out presidential bid
Shanghai, Dec. 6.. Suspension of supply allocations to CNRRA engineering works was announced to-day as the result of the recent pilferage of material which led to the arrest of six Chinese and one Australian.
are inven- Special Investigators torying stackpiles at the engineering works in an effort to determine the full extent of pilferage.
that a
The initial survey showed supplies were stockpiled in great confusion, thern and eastern states and require leading the investigators to believe amount of considerable utilities with more than a GO-day
other than the two supply of coal to share with others.
material, The National Coal Associations truckloads of aluminium hitherto production report for the week proved to have been illegally dis- ended November 30, the first fuel posed, has been removed.-Associa week of the stoppage, estimated that ted Press.
output was
in
the cor
was 2,000,000 tons compared with 12,300,000 tons responding week of 1945.
In Detroit, the
the Ford Company laid U.S. NAVAL VETERANS
FOR SCRAP HEAP off 20,000 more workers yesterday, bringing the total to 49,000, No other Detroit layoffs were reported, but the critical period is expected within eight days.Associated Press, Meanwhile, Yoods are plling. up at railway stations and post offices are Jammed with parcels which cannot of the drastic be moved because freight and parcel post restrictions, adds Reuter.
New York, Dec. 6. Five old light cruisers with herole war records were sold to the highest bidders for scrapping at the Brook-
si naval yards to-day,
They were the Detroit, emphis, Richmond, Trenton and Concord-
old The Acting Secretary of State, Mr. all over 20
years
credited with The Concord was. Dean Acheson, disclosed to-day that the strike of soft coal miners was firing the last shot of the already interfering to a considerable
Japan against extent with the export of grain and shore batteries at Kure on the night The Detroit other foods, International reper of August 12, 1040. Afries, Marseilles (Andre Lebon) 4 pcussions of the walk-out," he said, was at Pearl Harbour in the sneak
4 p.m.
Shanghai (Arundel Castle) 4 p.m.) Salgen, Ceylon; India. East and South
Canton (train) 4p.m.
·
Bunday, December 8
Nanking Taington,
Registered & pin. Saturday Hehow. Kweilin, Hankow,
Amoy Shanghal, Kongmoon (Kwan Lui) 10 am.
(CNAC) 10 a.m.
Canton,
A detachment of the French Pelping (CATC) 10 am.
Foreign Legion arrived in Hai-|
from phong on Thursday Cochin-Chinn to reinforce the French gurrison there.
* ।`‚L,
APPLICATIONS are invited from certi,. Reated or qualified navigating or diesel Meanwhile, Joan Solnteny, French engineer officers for employment: Commissioner of Tonkin and North Coast Staff Officers on the ships at the Annam, said in an interview that the Chinese Maritime Customs. Bervice future of Fronch-Viot“ Namh rela-, Employment is 10tions depends on the outcome of the experienced in navigating mall Applicants are interviewed at the ome struggle now going on within the Branthe Chineso Maritime Custons 4 Viet Namh -flour. Marina House, Queen's
Central,
between
Canfon (train) 10 am.
Monry, December D
Manita (CNAC) 10 p.m.
when
she
wor
blasted
are getting more serious every day attack. The Memphis brought Col Charles Lindbergh home from Paris and every hour."
Reuter learns that Chief Justice in 1927-United Press.
of the United Lawrence Groner,
stranted States Appeals Court, has the Department of Justice'a motion of to transfer Lewis's contempt court case directly to the Supreme
Macao. Tinahan, Bhekki (Kwong Fook Court.. Cheung) 10 am.
Amoy, Bwatow (Ilrem) 10 min. Shanghal (Mausang) noon,
Formosa (Rupeh) 2 p.m.
Amoy (Sinklang) 3 pm. Manila (Hai Kting) 3.pm.
roochow
Venezuela Buys Russian Paper
day.
Body and Soul and Mind enslaved, Darkness where once there was
light.
graved:
to get the mincks back to the pits and To tell of the war captive's thus avoid the mounting chaos in the
plight.
country's railway system and the dwindling of movement of grain for
Downcast; outcast; exiled, and export.
damned:
One of a crowd in despair. Mocked at by fate in an allen land;
Cursed because he is there.
Grain, Allocations,
Second is the meeting of the International Emergency Food Coun
will allocations health. Spirit per ell. Cereals Committee which
decide the overall grain for the world for 1040-7 harvest Yet striving to win through year and pave the way for an an
Broken in plexed;
the while.
come next,
Wearing a mask which
"This will be the United
allocations to grain vital American Hoping each year that Peace will nouncement early next week of the Britain and other importing coun- Counting each wearisome miletries in the first quarter of next
sea;
all can
Trying to be debonair;
ver to the request made by tho Food Minister, Mr John
But eyes do not ald such falsity. | Strachey,' for considerable quan,
They betray his soul and his
caro.
tles of American wheat and Arsi put forward in the hope of ending the bread railoning, but now Stillness of night the only calm; modified to essential needs for main-
life floattaining the present ration. When visions of
along. Visions which taunt because of the
charm
Remembering days that have
gone.
Hoping: doubling; hoping again.
Longing for dawning of Peace. Trusting the prayers will not be in
vain,
Of those who await his release Body and Soul and Mind enslaved; But courage and hope give
him strength. No matter how rough the road
may be paved.
But allocations are so much paper. It the coal strike continues.
Apart from the obvious effects in affected because the United States, Canadian: ship- ments would be aff
the winter months Canado during normally relies on American trans-7. port, largely, to replace her own frozen waterwaya and
snowbound. railways.
It is certainly not a very pretty" picture right now," the Secretary General of the International Einer- Kency Food Council, Mr Dennis. Flizgerald, naid, to-day-Reuter.
He'll stick t-whatever the TO-DAY'S BROADCASTING
length. March 1943.
ANDN.
White Sox Signs Yankee Pitcher
zow on 845 ke from 1250-1.15, 0.30-7.30, and 0-11.00 p.m., aldo un 9.02
me.
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Ital Nov Long Calling MF Bection taks Parade of Parndes: 0.30 London relas Vie Oliver Introduces; 9, London. relay nows: 0.05 The Beggar's Opora; 10 Music for Dancing 11 London relayi programme mummary, trom,BUC: 11.20-- Close down. |--
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A despatch from New York to- night says that a new strike crippling trans-Atlantic cable communications
time. T
Caracas, Dec. 0. The is likely to start any
It was officially announced to-day trade wilon announced that cable
Chat
Government the Venezuelan Straits, Europe Glenifier) p.m. operators employed by the Western bought 1,000 tons of Russian
Los Angeles, Dec. 0.. Canton, moy,
Printed and published by Frederick Shanghai Union have voted overwhelmingly
The Chiengo White Sox have signed. (CNAC) 3,20. DUT, 195
Bingapore, Itangoon, Colombo, Calcutta, in favour of in strike on an unde- newsprint for about US$900,000.
Cairo, London algnated. date in
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