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By LOIS LEEDS

Posed by Jean Love for Lols Leeds.

Lois Leeds gives you fashion advice!

"DEAR LOIS LEEDS"

tume Jewellery will add Glamour. A small Black bag would go with "Dear Lab Leeds-Please give everything. For travel and day wear some of the highlights about the you need, of course, smart street new fashiona, 1 am just getting out | bag. of uniform-ANNE G."

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1947.

Government Control

Of China's Economy

Defended By Officials

By ANTHONY ULLSTEIN United Press Staff Correspondent

China's offeinks believe that the centring of economic control in the hands of the government is the only way to rejuvenate China's backward economy.

"When conditions are good raised to force the government, to enough to return to free enter-ive back all concern to private prise, public opinion must raise owners.

Survival Of Fittest

its voice to that end. But to- Question; What about the danger day and as long as the civil that by this time the private owner way lasts-the government has will be irreparably ruined?

Answer: Tint in a.question of the

to lead, or China will not go for-survival ur the fittest. Those who ward."

go along with the government, and

K. F. Wang, head of the Forelin Co-operate with it will stl be Department of The Kovernment's standing. Those who do not, will Chin Silk Corporation, leaned back fall victim to their own backward- at his desk and gave that summing-ness, up of China's economie problems.

Muto Evidence

Five floors below, the bare water front of the Stanghal Bund, which ence was packed with cargo, Bave mute evidence that somelling waa wrong. In any number of offices in adjoining skyscrapers private Chi- nese businemmen and Industrialists complained of trade squeezed out by government monopoly.

Mr Wang, as one of the executives.

that run China's new government

agencies, spoke in rebuttal.

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These were the questions put to bim by the United Press, and the answers he made in the excellent Engilsh which he commands graduate of Fuh Tan University and "Dear Loh Leeds-Would a soda a former Chinese Consul in Sydney, rinse dry my blonde hair?

Australia;

Question: -B. B."

Does the government Yes, enda is drying. Why not try intend to monopolise the Chinese alk

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CASSEROLE COOKING

Answer: No, Chinese silk can be sold abroad to-doy only ot a loss. It isn't even common gense to take over an industry which is not yielding proft. On the contrary, it is the government's policy to encourage the private mille natural growth.

Question: These mills are finding it hard to stay in business and asking for a government loan Ch$00,000,000,000. Do you think loan should be granted?

Subsidised Export

It is essentially a inattee of the proper adjustment. To undercook is no good; to overcook is also no good. For the present, I should say, the government should take over all branches of production. 1 would even favour the Soviet nystem-on

a temporary basis.

Question: Is the trend toward government monopoly likely to per- sist as long as the civil war con-

tinues.

Answer: Yes,

Improvement In Leprosy Treatment

One of America's most widely publicised victims of leprosy, Mrg Gertrude Hornbostel, peets to be rid of her disenser within two years or less.

ex-

New methods of treatment have recaured decided Improvement in her of conditions during the six months she this has spent in the Marine Hospital at Carville, Louisville, mys her hus- band, Major lana Hornbostel.

Answer: That would be like giving a spoonful of avater to a man dying of thirst. The loan would amount

The doctors tell us it lonics like she wil be all right In year and a half or two years," said Torahostel. "Her last laboratory test showed the leprosy baril very rare.

It was

ads when we came to the hospital

to only Ch.$20,000,000 per filature.miderably better than the first test. The sum would be quickly expended and they would come baelt asking for more,

in_June."

The retired aring engineer

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BORNEO

The Netherlands expects to take another long step toward creation of the United States of Indonesia by conferring state- hood upon Dutch Borneo in February.

A little known area inhabited by 2,200,000 Mays,

Chinese and primitive

Dyaks, Dutch.

Bornco Covers three-quarters of the island of Borneo and is as large as Franec. It ranks as one of the East Indies' most important economic regions be cause of its rubber plantations and the immensely rich oil fields at Tarakan and Balikpapun, which Australian Jungle fighters liberated in 1045.

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Delegates from all parts of Dutch Borneo, most of them survivors of the bloody. wartime purges Of Borneo native intellectuals conducted by the Japanese, will tammer out a pattern of self-government for the ancient Dutch

possession in л February conference at Pontaniak, seaside capital of a west Bornco sultanate.--Associated Press,

Swiss To

Send German

"Dear Lois feeds-Please suggest | "LONG, SLOW camerolc-cooking is basic clothes for a weekend-for} a favourite method in France. Tr lunch, dinner, cafe, theater, cocktail the French recipes, says Cookery party and, her at the home oferiter MARJORIE BARON RUS-

I am flying and I haven't sent. friends.

money for plethen. I am 29 much

GRATIN DAUPHINOIS: 1 lb. po years old tall and dark.--G, J. G."!

tatums 1 egg (shell or dried); salt, A Black cloth jacket suit, with pepper and nutmeg, a tea-cup milk: get of White for travel. A fur la bespoon grated cheese, or a full, 1. per roat of cloth. A Peel and slier potatoes thinly and bat on murt Faes. With that same evenly. They should be like potato skirt, wear adener Jacket of metal chips. Create a reproof dish, then goth. Two Gold or Silver-painted ringe the potato slices in Peadar sidled export. The government we are nut from behind the fence for birds in your hair. The same Mirt

would buy the mills' stocks at the a second time." By that he said he

Ninety-two former German with a striped or embroidered blouse

open market rate. Il Wolk

then meant that his wife soon would be officers, none of them attached for the work party and the home

market. move the stocks to the New

other patients, York permitted to be withi dinner. A clever little sequined hat

Selling the silk there, the hot sunregated or, as one might say, to SS units, who have been in- would add style. Gloves and is

Chinese currency, but would gain in nement he mentioned was government would take a loss in "behind the foure." The first con- terned in Switzerland, are to be foreign exchange, due

in the repatriated as soon as arrange- to the low t'hilippines when he

and his wife official exchange rate.

were prisoners of the Japanese.

ments can be completed, the More Vleting on Outside

Swiss Government bax an- "You

can't eradicate reprosy, by nounced. segregation," liombostel said, "bc- cause there are more victims on the outside than on the inside, just hid- ing because of the segregallon."

The solution ties in a form of sub-card it would not be too long before POWs Home

Minule Makers 4 CABRIELLE

Give your face a good cleanup! Scrub and scrub (but don't ruh) with soapy auds. Rinse and rinse with clear, cold water. Even the dry skla comes out of a cleanup looking better and softer!

SIDE GLANCES

POWA

Season between the layer with salt, pepper and a very little grated nutmeg. Over the top layer of pestu- focs, peatter the grated cheese. Beat eng and rail: together and pour them cover the potutors,

Babe in the even for an hour. If

Al the same time, if the mills find they cannot sell for a profit abroad

you like the Laste of garlic, rub the dish over with a cut clove of it--and they can't-they are always Eit adds to the savoury favour of the

assured of sale to the government, dish, and ninkes it amell delicious This would enable them to stay in [while it cools.

business.

"

ment, the Swiss Federal Council In reply to a question in Parlia

sald that most of the Wehrmacht officers crossed the Swiss frontier

America forcing

Control Production

But I'd rather have the disease Question: Wouldn't this system than the prejudice and ignorance of give the government complete con- the millions who still think leprosy DAUBE DE BOEUF: A piece of trol of Chinese silk exports?

Is something horrible and highly stewing steak about 191⁄2lb; morinade

Answer: Of exports, yes. Of pro-contagious and incurable." fut a trucup of vinestar neosoned with duction, no. There are 49 private This case attracted much attention

a good pinch of pepper; loz. lord, filatures operating in Central China, and publicity throughout melted in frying pan; 3 cloves of gar- and only four under the direct con-six months ago when the major tried le, or a medium onion (as you pre-trol of the China Silk Corporation. to obtain the privilege of residing fer): 2 cloves, a boy leaf. parsley. Question: In the cotton industry, with his wife in the hospital lepre- Cut the beef in thick filces, put however, government production is origin. He could not get that per- it in the marinade and leave to soak rapidly outstripping that of private-missing. He is Ulving in a boarding for half an hour. Melt the lard and chened mills.Do you think this in-house at Carvilo...Hospital rules make it hit. Cool the beef in both dicates a trend toward government permit him to spend 12 hours each sides for a minute or two, then but monopoly in China in general? day with his wife-Associated Press. a plats over the frying pan and co- duce the heat. Cok gently for ten minutes.

Pour the marinade into a slew pan, add the garlic or onlon, the chives, a sprig or two of parsley and a bay leaf. Put in the meat and just cover with cold water. Cook in a slow oven, or over slow heat, for three hours,

you have a casserole, or a fire-

cook proof dish with a lid,

your Daube in the even. It can be served Ta the dish it is cooked in which paves washing-up and keeps the fond hot.

By Galbraith ·

COPI, 1344 KY MEA SERVICE, RG. ↑ M. RECU, U. PAT, OFr."

"I can't be bothered saying “Mulligatowny Maid by Sir 'Rex Spofford' when I'm trying to teach her to sit up and speak-I'll just call her Fuzzy' ("

Answer: Yes, there is a trend to- ward government monopoly, But we must look behind the complaints and and the reasons.

In the advanced economy of the United States, post-war reconversion can be left largely in the hands of private industrialists, farmers anci businessmen. But China is terribly backward. China must move forward |→quickly. Modern methods must be introduced. Eetter machinery. More scientific agriculture. More Bicient production.

Trying New Methods 310 Chinese temperament omewhat hostile to

to take to new methods. Luft

Britain's Hope

in April, 1945. They included 17 wounded, aboard a hospital train, rive deserters, and the remainder with military units which had been cut off by the advance of Allied

their repatriation, the officers have been working for the central urisoner of war scetion of the International Red Cross and in household and kitchen duties at the internment camp.

former

members of the Nazi party and SA troops have been expelled, but investigation among the others shows no sign of political activity-Associated Press.

For Olympic SAIPAN NOW

Marathon

Midland

Britain's hopes of winning the next Olympic marathon race of is 26 miles 385 yards are likely to innovation. he pinned on Jack Holden, of Chinese industrialists are reluctant Tipton Harriers, whose head hemselves they would creep along quartera are in the at a snail's parz, resisting change. counties.

Time is too short for that, Con- That Holden is the greatest runner Jitions are too diffleult. We must Britain has ever seen is testiñed by rry--or fall. For that rea that kven and knowledgeable judgė, on the government has entered the Ken Dailey, who after watching him production fell to lead the way. it in a recent 30 miles truck race sold: has taken over factories to expr" say he can win any distance for nent with improved methods, ra Britain at the next Olymple games, that the private factories need not from three miles upwards". repeat the same mistakes. it has In thnt race, run in wintry taken steps to eliminute wasteful weather conditions, Holden' covered production, to harness the country's 26 miles 383 yards in 2 s. 30 mins. energies, When time are good, 30.4 vecs.

things can be left to run themselves. Holden, who has won the English But when times are bad there must national cross-country itin three be a central driving force.

Umes and the International title four times, did not cespnipany the British Five Years

team to Oslo, because he was enjoy- Question: The China. Silk Cor-Ing well-carned rest. His chances poration in January, 1940, became of providing Britain with an Olympic a government concern for a parted muration win in 1948 ure considered limited to two. years. Do you thinks exceptionally strong. the government can be counted on

Woodcock has had a romantic rise

IS A COUNTRY CLUB ISLAND

Saipan, whose bloody acres were strewn with American and Japanese dead a little over two years ago, is now like a country club island, with a golf course, hot dog stand and beach in- stallations where Marines and Gls once stormed ashore.

Despite the still appalling signs of wir, Salpan is the show place of the United States Navy's Pacific administration, and its service ver- sonnel is probably as content as any In the far outposts.

The benches are still marred by and similar war debris, but otherwise rus lag tanks, bulks of assault boats they resemble beach resorts. bright bench chuirs, clubs for oflcers There are swim floats, sailboats, and enlisted men and their families. Childen play in the sand or paddle abou: In the shallows.

Inshare, the grimmest reminders of the cost of the invasion are the military cemeteries with their gleam- ing white crosses. to surrender its powers in this und

Boxing Chances

Tapolchau Cins other Industries when the period of for the world's heavyweight boxing where the Japanese hid in caves and Another Brush hope—this time The. cliff of Mount Tapatchau, temporary control ends?

Answer: The silk Industry will who is accepted in the United States used to

championship-1s Bruce Woodcock,

Currender, ΑΓΟ still not be able to stand on its own lots nsa logical challenger to Jou Loula splotched with while gashes where when the two-year perlod ends. for the title.

Americans used big guns in attempts For that reason I think the China Silk

to blast out the enemy. Corporation

remain CL to ring fame. It is only four years Cavernment concern beyond that age that, then a Doncaster railway period. In live years, time, how worker, he took part in his first pro- ever, we expect to put silk back fessional fight. He punched Len a pre-war basis, with an annual Mundin, sparring partner of Len

Salpan's native population of 4,000 production of 300,000 bales of raw Harvey hard enough to convince his rebuilding its destroyed homes,

sponsors that he had a future. He and farmning greater acreages. In the other industries-and cot-stayed teetotal, remained a non-

The American forces stationed thero ton in particular-I think a two-year smoker, went on punching and train-have their own little community with period will be quite sufficient. ing hard

wives and children and normal social Illa successes are too recent to need life.

silk.

ment

will

At huge Isley Flickd, where Super- fortresses once roared off on strikes against Japan, there is only a small caretaker force.

the

I might add that in dealing with the question of the lifting of govern- recounting. Sufficient to say that Probably the busiest mon on

Control, human psychology he is building up to world cham- island is a native licensed to operate must be taken. into account. Mon plonship class. Ho realises, how- a hot dog stand. Ho cleared · $700 are fallible and some may be easily aver, that ho must beat either Joo last month and reports no signs of influenced by greed for proft and Bakst or Mauriello, both at present business falling off Even tho power. When the tima la ripe for higher in world ranking, before he natives Wo his concoctions-AĀ580- decontrol, public opinion must be qualifies to meet Louis.

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