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Rice Production In Far East Increased

Washington, Feb. 10.

The Agriculture Department reported to-day that the world rica crop for 1946-47 was estimated at, 7,100,000,000 bushels, which is four porcent below prowar harvests although 11 porcent above last year's short crop of 6,400,000,000 bushols.

The Agriculture Department sail the largest production gain was in the:Far East, and added: "Substantial in- creases in China, India and Japan should improve the food shortages in these countries, which are the world's largest producers as well na normally the heaviest importers.

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POWER SHUT-DOWN LOWERS

NEW MINISTER OF EDUCATION

London, Feb. 10, The Minister of Works, Mr George Tomlinson, was appointed Minister of Educa- tion to-night to succeed the late Miss Ellen Wilkinson and will become a member of the Cabinet, No. 10 Down- ing Street announced...

Mr Charles William Key, Parliamentary Secretary to the Health Minister, was named Minister of Works,

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KARTA • BECAETANOSCALATE AFTEREIRO (11 LISANTEP 142

"In Burma, production in creased substantially but the In Cambodia output in all surplus producing countries continued to be much below prewar. Exportable sup. plies In 1947, therefore, are ex- pected to exceed only slightly the low level of last year.".

15

The report said. China's crop of London, Feb. 10.

2,320,000,000 bushels was estimated In a lotter to the Daily Tole-

to exceed last your's by 200,000.000 graph to-day, Mr

bushela; India's good crop on near Jeffrey record acreages should yield about Lockett, who commanded

or 300,000,000 bushels Karen force in the Burma cam-

15 percent over the production of 100,000,000. palgn, expresses misgivings re- bushels last year; Japan's 1940 crop garding the British Govern-exceeds the small output of the ment's policy on the future of previous year by 22 percent, or 100,- 000,000 bushels, although Imports at Burma.

500,000,000,000 pounds were requir- ed in order to maintain the prewar standard.

He writes? "By far the most serious question which we have got to face in the future status of the hill tribes, comprised of Chins, Kachins and Karens, whose courage and loyalty to our catise cannot be measured unless one was actually

there.

"A large proportion of these loyal tribesmen left their families and homes behind under Japanese occt- pation and dominuation in order to join the Burma Rides, reforming in Indin, in order to guide and help t to reconquer Burma,

"They have never seen eye to eye with the Burmans, and when in 1945 I commanded a force of over 400 Karen levics en Japanse lines of communication, their head men con tinually impressed upon me that their one desire was to remain under British rule.

" the burements who have never stirred beyond the precincts of their Whitehall offices forget the Interests and wishes of these people, who number neveral millions, it will be one more stain on the Govern- ment's empire polley."-Renter.

The rice report said Phillppines production was substantially above that of last year but ill 10 percent under prewar. The report said: "The 1946-47

crop decreased that country's rice deficit from over 100,- 000,000,000 pounds to around 150- 000,000 pounds in 1947 on u basts of prewar utilisation."

Return to Normal

In Ceylon, the rice crop should exceed last year's, while Burmis the "only nation among the big three exporting countries which is showing a return to normal, the re port said, neding that the 1946-47 Burmese

Elephant Captures Spotlight

By DOON CAMPBELL Reuter's Correspondent

Pnom-Penh, Cambodia,

Feb. 8.

A baby white elephant, now- dering himself with dust in the Royal corral, after being an- nointed and received into the palace of the reigning monarch

23-year-old King Norodom

Sihan Quk-has meant more to the 2,000,000 Cambodians than any outside news of the French- Viet Namh conflict or the atomio bomb.

of

Nobody in Prom-Penh, capis tal of this French southern Indo-Chinese protectorate Cambodia, is sure of the date of the annointment of the just Some elephant.

1,000,000 acres and an exportable surplus of 2,000,000,000 pounds wan estimated for 1947.

sacred white Acreage Increased to

The report revealed that Siameze crops were below the overage of 1946 because of drought, while 1947 is expected to produce about the

me as lost year.

of

In the former surplus nrens Korea and Formos, the report said, all the 1946-47 production is being consumed locally

Production in Europe uk not rise

RUSSIA AND in proportion to its Increased planted

CHINA

New York, Feb. 10. The Scripps-Howard correspond- ent, William H. Newton, in dis- patch from Shanghal, sald to-day that Rusia is taking the advantage of China's tottering economy to press its advantage on all fronts.

acreage, with folal production CS timated at 41,000,000 bushels for 1946. The report said the largest galu occurred in Italy, which expects to harvest 20,000,000 bushels In 1947, compared with 20,000,000 bushelsin while that of Portugal rose 16 per Spanish production declined cent.

1946.

Largest in History

say 200 years and some 20.

The walle elephant-actually a pink albino-ls only found in Indo- China every 30 or 40 years.

Yesterday was a national holiday as the elephant was "Taligued" after the ceremony of annointing, which was carried out with all the pomp and pageantry of the ancient East.

Masked Cambodian dancers, clowns in traditional native costumes, detachments of Royal Cambodian Guards, bands and warriors with spears and shields paraded before the King on his dais near the royal dancing huli,

elephant race each

R

an

There followed a bullock race, water buffalo race and lastly

ridden by two Jockeys, one in front and one ustern.

GREAT GOOD OMEN The report said Egypt's export- able surplus was expected to

In the corral, the annointing began 440,000,000 pounds, and the Mada-with an Invitation to the gods by the gastar exportable surplus would be

court astrologer, followed by a song! less than the average.

from the royal elephant attendants, accompanied by file music.

be

After reading out the eight-year- old white elephant's honorille titles, the courl archivist passed three pieces of sugar cane to the King, who fed them to the sacred animal,

times the King whispered advice in Then tupping its forchend. three the elephant's ear while 20 yellow- robed Buddhist priests offered

The dispatch suid Russia has more than twice the number of troops on Chinese soll than all other foreign powers combined yet Russia pro-

United States production was the paganda directed attention to the U.S. Marines and made their precent over the previous year and 43 largest In history, totalling five per- sence in China a constant source of percent above the prewar average. agitation.

The Cuban crop was good, while He said the withdrawal of US.

Central American countries produced troops and mediation "leaves Russin slightly less than 1945. The size of in complete military, political and the South American crop will depend economic control in those areas of on the Brazilian harvest which be China which are richest in natural ins Mar

In March.

than last season due to rains He charged that Communist forces during the planting season, the re- The ceremony is regarded as in Shantung province are known to port disclosed. The Chilean acreage great good omen for the country, fol- receiving reinforcements and was 30 percent under last year, al-lowing so soon after the handing supplies through Chefoo port from though high yields may bring pro- back by Siam of Cambodia's northern Chinese Communists in the Dairen duction up to last year's total provinces ceded during the war. area which, in under Soviet control.

Prom-Penis, with its thousands of Unlied Press, -United Press,

Buddhas, pagodas, tombs, towers and temples, is one of the model cities of Indo-China, The song of birds and exotle music is the only thing that

resources."

be

-Ecuador's.harvest. probably will be prayers.

Portugal's New

Envoy

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DEMONSTRATION IN ROME

Rome, Feb. 10. A crowd of about 500 Italian stu- dents to-day demonstrated outside the Yugo-Šlav delegation head- quarters in Rome, showering it with stones, breaking windows, throwing rooms and chanting Trieste and Pola."

Nanking, Feb. 10. The new Portuguese Minister to China, Senor Ferreira da Fonseca, will arrive in China on Wednesday refuse Into ог Thursday. Foreign Ministry sources stated to-day.

Senor Fonsera left Washington en route to Shanghai by air on February

The same sources said that the de- parture of Mr K. P. S. Menon, first Indian Ambossador to China, has been delayed through illness.

Mr Menon was originally scheduled to arrive here on February 11, but will not now depart from India until February 16-Reuter..

DEPORTATIONS PROTEST

Lontion, Feb. 10. The British Government has made strong representations to the Greek Government concerning the deporta- tions of Greek women and children and old people on the orders of the Security Committees

concerning

Fighting broke out when leepleads of Italian flying squad police arrived on the scene, tearing down the ban- ners carried by the students. Six

were arrested-Reuter.

Refusal To Free Indies POW

Batavia, Feb, 10. The Indonesian Republican Govern ment refused to release the Royal Netherlands Indies soldiers interned in Republican camps at the recent Dutch-Idonesian truce talks at

Medan, according to a communique Issued by the Republican Ministry of Information, the Indonesian News Agency reported to day, Reuter,

BOMBSICHT NOW MUSEUM PIECE

up

disturbs the peace in the city, which has no curfew for its 100,000 Cambo- dian, Chinese, Indian and French in habitants.

Negro's Appeal

Rejected

Washington, Feb. 10. The Supreme Court tumed down the plea of Willie Francis, 18-year- old negro, for a new hearing In his Aght to escape a second trip Loulalano's electric chair.

to

The Court vacated the order issued last June 10 staying the scheduled execution.

STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES

London, Feb. 11.

Industrini share prices broke one to three shillings yes-. terday as Britain's paralysing power shutdown began.

Trading drifted Hailessly after a weak opening. Prices firmed

RumouredRice slightly toward the close, but

Shipments From Korea

Seoul, Feb. 10. The United States military governor, Maj-Gen Archer L. Lerch, to-day requested the in- lerim Legislative Assembly to make immediate and thorough investigation" of persistent ru- mours that rice is being shipped from Korea to Japan, America and other countries.

failed to recovor early losses. Offerings exceeded demand in all section's Gold mines relaxed, after a firm start. Newspaper issues dipped one to three shil- lings. Oils were dull and foreign bonds very quiet.

There was no panic, however, and the reaction failed to bear out pre- opening gloom in some quarters, in. cluding the Financial Times. Traders indlenied a desire to wait for full half of Britain's industries before results of the blackout of more than nccepting fully the leading financial paper's picture of "a new Dunkirk".

There was some

speculation In financial quarters that the expected loss of production may have a ser- Maj-Gen Lerch, in a letter to Pre-lous effect on the national budget sident of the Assembly, Dr Kim Kiu-due in Aprli, sie, said in part: "While I know these rumours are uiterly false and Association said the effects-If the Sources quoted by the British Press that they are being broadcast only interruption of industrial production to hamper the collection of rice, nevertheless a great many Koreans. of the hoped for cut in income tax. continues-might include deferment I am told, are placing credence In the report.

War-swelled income levien sull As a result they are re-

around 45 percent of taxable income luctant to meet their rice quotas since they fear that the produce of for most Britishers and are regarded their labour will not be used to feed in some quarters as a serious deter- non-farming Koreans."

ment to all-out production efforts on the part of workers and industrialisis,

The letter added that any legal smugglers disclosed by the invesil- gation will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law."United

Presa.

Royal Family

Cross The Line

Mainbrace Spliced

London, Feb. 10. The Royal Family escaped the traditional dousing upon crossing the, Equater aboard the Vanguard to-day, but an unscheduled fall on the King's part brought a round of drinks, the Exchange Telegraph reported To night from the battleship.

Stridleg forward to greet King Neptune, the King tripped over an enormous hawser and quickly de- manded, "What's this?"

The Captain 'replied, "That's the mainbrace." Whertop, King George sald, "Well, splice it," using the traditional naval phrase calling for a tot of rum.

Fun

Other fancial quarters expressed doubt of any immediate effect-or any at all unless the stoppages pro- Janged on the sterling exchange rate now pègged at US. $4.03.

"Presumably we'll have to dip into the American loan credit more rapid 1y, to replace the dollars we would not be making on exports” one source sald, but noted this probably, would not occur for several weeks-Asso- clated Press.

ELECTIONS

IN RUSSIA

Mescow, Feb. 10.

In seven of Russia's 16 re- publics the people, all in a hali- day mood despite the bitter cold weather, voted yesterday for to the Supreme So- members viets.

Marshal Stalin was elected to the

for the Moscow working district.

also in

Elections were held Ukraine, White Russie, Lithuania, Azerbaidzhan, Georgia and Armenia,

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Extension Of

7-9 DUDDEL STREETIMA

PESTA

Soccer Season

Not Unlikely

London, Feb. 10. With the Football League pro- owing to postponed matches, exten- gromme facing its greatest congestion sion of the season may be granted.

The season is due to end on May 3. Eighteen matches were

snowed of last Saturday, while another six week while four Cup ties are being settled. The total arrears amotni to bave had to be further postponed this

more than 50 League games.

of

The draw for the sixth round 1, favours First Division clubs and the F. A. Cup, to be played on March there is the possibility that not a single Second Division side will be represented, in the semi-finals.

Last season's finalists and London's sole representatives, Charlton Athle

le, have again been favoured with a home tie, meeting the winners of the postponed Sheffield Wednesday-Pres-

on fifth round match.

Shefeld United, whose uplendid victorles ver the Wolves and Stoke they should get into the Inst four City, have made them favourites and

at the expense either of Newcastle or Leicester. The Unlled have not con- ceded a goal in the present competi- ilon.

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Field Identification

and Field Note Flook by

A. C. Herklota .

NOW ON SALE $7.50

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Kelly Walsh, Ltd.

Home-Run Ace

To Retire

As In the three previous rounds, Middlesbrough have avoided First Division opposition. Provided they

Now York, Feb. 10. win their replay with Nottingham Hank Greenberg, whose 44 Forest they will have League It visi-home runs last season led the

tors in either Luton

Or

Burnley.

Only in one instance is the tie de major leagues, announced to- initely settled, Liverpool, knucked out the Cap holders Derby ball because he does not want to who day he may quit playing base- on Saturday, being at home to Birstart anew in a new environ- mingham.-Router.

THREE TERRORISTS TO HANG

(Continued from Page 1)

ment."

Although the formal s'atement he issued said only that he was "con-

in

sidering retiring," sporta writers here are unanimous in interpreting his action as equivalent to retiring.

Gremberg was recently sold from parliament of the Russian Republle Jewish community, engaged as it is and Pirates President Frank

selves unable to call upon the Detroit Tigers to Pittsburgh Pirates, Mc- in its struggle for its rights and Kinney said the deal stands no mat- freedom, to acede to the Govern- ter what Greenberg docs. Both ment's request."

and Greenberg

McKinney, The Jewish Agency Executive, separate statements lesued at New "after careful consideration," to-York and Pittsburgh, said money night replied to the letter from Sir does not enter into the question. of February 3, in Greenberg made it plain that if he Henry Gurney which he asked responsible Jewish should ever deelde to re-enter base bodies to call on the Jewish com-ball In an active capacity it would 500 munity "to lend their ald to the only be with the Pirates. Government for co-operating with

McKinney gave no indication that. the police and armed forces in locat ing and bringing to justice members he would try to recover the pur- of terrorist circles."

chase price estimated at $50,000. AWARE OF DANGERS

Hank said he had no idea whai would become of the money The Executive is fully alive to Pirates pald.

The Pirates had offered

Stalin Votes

Moscow, Feb. 11.

yesterday's

תקרה

The King and Queen, who had crossed the Line before, received per- petual equatorial season tickets, while the two princesses had. their First returns nuses liberally powdered. In ad-elections indicated that more than 08 dilon, the Princesses were Given percent of the electorate voted for what they thought were soap pills,

Supreme Soviet deputies in seven of but which turned out to be candled Russia's republies and in 16 autono- mos republics. Some predicted that a full count would show a 98-3/10 percent vote.

Stolin, a candidate in all, seven Union

republics, and Foreign

cherries.

Only the King's Equerries and the Exchange Telegraph correspondent went through the mill of a good

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the

Green.

dousing and special fathering and Minister Motolov were shown cast the dangers threatening the Jewish

Neptune's barbering their bullois in frent page piroto-people from the growth of terrorist berg a salary of $60,000 annually. graphs in the Soviet press. Millions movement in Palestine," the reply United Press.

from

haircut United Press.

Must Employ Egyptians

Cairo, Feb. 10. to-day approved a bill which pro- The Egyptian Chamber of Deputies

employees of any foreign company vides that 75 percent of the salaried

established in Egypt must be Egyp- tian, and their salaries 65 percent of the total amount paid.

Authorities

ment

OUTWARD MAILS

Unless otherwise stated, Registered pro-earlier than the time stated below

Articles and Parcel Posts close 30 minutes:

of other voters braved winter's cold-states. est weather to vole. Newspapers "They hold, however, that restora- told how ballot boxes were

even

tion of peace and order is inextri- taken into delivery homes mothers cably bound up wheih a solution of who had just given birth to children the political problem of the country.” might ballot.-Associated Press.

the reply continues.

"It came, therefore, as a painful surprise to the Executive at the very time when discussions were ceeding between the British Govern- and representatives of the Jewish Agency aiming at a satisfac- tory settlement that the Government of Palestine should have precipitat ed the issue by addressing to the Jewish

Agency H

communication which could

not but cause grave concern and may lead to further deterioration of the situation."

The King of Trans-Jordan was to y the guest of honour It luncheon given in Jerusalem by General Sir Evlyn Barker, Com-Train

Palce- manding British Troops in

Seize Paintings

Washington, Feb. 10, The Attorney General, Mr Tom Clark, announced that three pain- tings, including the US$140,000 Rem- Ninety percent of the labourers brandt self portrait, had been seized their wages representing 80 percent where they were on exhibit at the employed must be Egyptian, with by the Government at Dayton, Ohio,

of the total.

Dayton Art Institute. Seizure was The bill

ordered under the Trading with the also provides that 48

Enemy Act. percent of boards of directors must

The announcement said the pain- A guard from the King's own be Egyptian, with a minimum of tings had been stolen from the Wei-Arab Legion gave the Royal salute three Egyptians.

mar Museum In Welmar, Thuringla as the 65-year-old

monarch drove Generat Foreign companies are given twain 1922. Mr Clark said the paintings Into

strongly years in which to carry out the terms of the bill-Associated Press

LARGE WHEAT

CARGOES

San Francisco, Feb, 10. The Pacific American, Steamship

The decision wiped out Francia' Association to-day sald that Amerl-|

can ships carried enough wheat to

last hope of escaping execution by Supreme Court action. The youth survived a first electrocution attempt Inst May when the death chair failed to work-United Press.

zones

Japan and Korea to supply every | inhabitant of the United States zon

ccupation with 10 loaves of bread. The Association said privately- owned and Maritime Commisalon vessels carried 323,000 long tons of wheat from West Caust ports.

NEW ANAESTHETIC United Press,

London.

British doctors have been told that a newly-developed chemical-Myane- sin-promises to add now safety fac-. tors to anesthesia in difficult surgical

coace.

PUBLIC ΤΑΚΕΝ BY SURPRISE

London, Feb; 10. Myanesin is used in addition to A raise in public transport fores relaxation of the muscles. It is used London pubile who had forgotten an other ancathelles to obtain complete by one-fourth to-day confused the in a fashion' similar to the South announcement of plans to put them

American curare.

Into effect.

tine,

Barker's

were later sold to two German sea- Guarded residence in the Jewish re- men, who brought them to New York Fidential area of Teliavia-Reuter. in 1034. He sald Dayton resident, who was not identified, purchased them from the seamen, knowing they were stolen.

The Justice Department said. the paintings would be sent to New York, where they would be put up for pub- ile sale in about 30 days.-United Press.

SIGNING OF

TREATIES

(Continued from Pago 1)

Tuesday, February 11

Airmail:

Saigon, Shgapore, Colombo, Sydney, Auckland, London. 3.30 p.m.

Canton, Lalchow, Kunming, 3.30 p.m. Amoy. Shanghai, Nasking. Hankow, Tsingtao, Pelpinx, 3.30 p.m.

Chungking. 230 pm

Seama:

Swatow, 10 am, and noon.

Manila, Sandakan,

Australia,

(via

Sydney), p.m.

Shanghel, 2 pm. Macao. Tainban, Shekkl, 3 p.m. Swatow, Salgon, 3 pm.

Canton, 4 p.m.

Mirmail!

Wednesday, February 12

Rangoon, Calcutta. Dethl, Johannesburg,

Calre, 3.30 p.m.

Shanxha, 3.30 p.in.

seamalis

Rabaul, Australia (vin Sydney) 10 pm Bangkok, 10 am. and 2 jam.

Maiphong. 10 aunt.

Swataw, noon.

Macassar, Sourabaya,

Strails, pm

atavis, noon,

Macno, Tsinahan, Shekki, 3 p.m.

Kongmoon, p.m.

Canton. 4.m.

Alrmall

Thursday, February 13

Saigon. Singapore, Colombo, Sydney, Auckland, London, 3.30 p.m.

Canton, Shanghai, Nanking. Hankow. Telngtao, Polping, 3.30 p.m.

Forme, Shanghal, 10 esTI, Swalow, p.m.

Manila, Honolulu, USA.

South America, Canada, (via San Fan- Central and clacul 1 pin.

Amoy, 2 pm.

Macao, Tsinaran, Shekki, 3 pm. Kongmoon, 4 p.m.

. Canton,

p.m.

which the delegates sat while await-Beamali ing their turn to sign and on tho small Louis XV. table in the "Peace" room upm which the Ave treaties in BANTAMWEIGHT

turn were placed for signing. TITLE BOUT After the opening phase with the Italian signature at 10 am GMT. Manchester, Feb. 10. the procedure Johnny King of Manchester,

to pall and by began to the time of the signing of the Fin- British bantamweight champion, and nish Jack Paterson of Glasgow, Empire is treaty, delegates and the large

te holder, will meet here to-night thoroughly bored.

crowd of Journalists appeared TO-DAY'S BROADCASTS 15 rounds. Their over

delegates respective following the signature of each titles will be at stake..

headquarters and returned with thic treaty returned to their respective same fanfare about an hour later to and 0.30 to 11 p.m., and also on 932 me In the 3t meire band from 12.30 to 1.10. peat the same procedure-Reuter, 530 to 7:30 and 9 10 11 Pam.

At the weighing-in this afternoon, King was eight stones, five pounds and nine

-Vunces and Patterson eight stone and six pounds. Reuter,

PATERSON WINS

The

20 un 343 ka from 12.30 top.m..

Budle: Bearlalti

030, "Tunes of Not-So-Long-Ago"; 7. London Relay: World New; 7.30, London which a question was addressed to

Relay: Home News from Britain; 7.1, the British Forclyn Secretary by the

Washington, Feb. 10.

ENGLAND CHANGES

Recital by Michael Communist member, Mr Piratin, in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima The 50-pound bombeight used in

Boder (Piano) (By Courtesy of the HER RUGBY XV

Parisian Grill): 73, Symphony Concert the House of Commons to-dny..

Manchester, Feb, 10,

by the Lenten Patharmonic Orchestra: has been placed in a museum. The

weight champion, beat Johnny Klag, Jackie Paterson. Empire bantam-

0.15, London Transcription Service: "They Mr Piratin

London, Feb. 10. suggested thnf

Lived To Tell the Tale"! No. 3 "Roporters tile bombsight was presented to the

After their heavy defeat from Ire-London Helay: New; 9.10, Studio: "Radio

Odyssey .30, With Ivor Novello; women and chlidren had been de-Smithsonian Institution by the

British bantamweight champion, inland, England last Saturday ported to the Islandn because they manufacturers-Victor Adding Mill is an experimental drug needing ticket sellers windows as the people duled for 15 rounds, the

He warned, however, that it still Long queues formed at subway the seventh round of a fight sche- five changes for the Rugby Ualon In- 0.45, London Transcription

made Magazine's Compiled by Robert Sloss; happened to be relatives of people the "incerest hope the bombsight/ study in "tens of thousands" of cases. I had to

Company of Chiengo. With

referee ternational match with France at care. Mushe and

Bervice: George Metachrino & His Orchestra: 10.13, dumble for extra half stopping the fight,

Varioty; Twickenham on February 22, After tho fight the referee stated pennies and pennies, and bus con- Writing in the medical monthly, ductors had to explain over and that King

11, Close The Lancet, Dr Barnett Mallison sold over again the increase.

The team is: A. Gray; that, from preliminary experimente,

had been counted out

RH. Guest,

myanesin."appears to have well-

feet at the count of ten, but in view Thompson; H. Walker, A. P. Hender- Percy Franklin for and on behalf of

N. M. Holl marked advantages over curare. buried the story under on avalanche tory stands as a knockout for Pater cock, M. R. Steele-Rodger, K. 11. at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of Vic

O. Newton-

Printed and published by Frederick The morning

newspapets had of the referee's statement, the vicson, G. A. Nelly, J. George, J. My South China Morning Post Limitedi hf winter crisis news-United Press. Ison-Beuter.

Weighhill and D. r. White-Reuter. toria, in the Colony of Hongkong.

not in particular friendship with the Government,

chine

will serve as a symbol of the futility of aggression and the use of warfare The Minister of State, Mr Hector as a means of settling world differ McNell, replying, said he could not encen." The Company bought the accept without evidence the facts bombslight from the government as Mr Piratin alleged-Reuter.

surplus property.—United Pressi.

Associated "Press

I

| Actually, King appeared to be on his. Henton, N. O. Bennett, C. B.