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THURSDAY, AUGUST 7, 1947.

3-Point Plan To Bring Prosperity

EASING THE It's Here, But

TERMS OF

THE $ LOAN

Washington Agrees To A Conforonco' Washington, Aug. G-The United States Government had; agreed to a high-level confer- ence with the British on the question of easing the terms of the American loan to Britain, Mr George Marshall, the Secre- tary of State announced at a press conference today.

Speaking as the Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attire, told the House of Commons of the British economic

crials. he said that the proposed conference would be concerned with the possible modification of con- vertibility and anti-discrimination clauses of the loan agreement.

Beyond the fact that the conference would be at high-level, no detalls of the time, venue or composition of the delegations had yet been fixed, Mr Marshall Said.

He stressed that the conference

Would

concentrate

solely on the question of liberaling the condi- tions of the loan and would not be concerned with German occupation costs or any other aspect of the British economic crisis.

Mir Marshall caused surprise by ex- pressing the view that it was not necessary to get Congressional assent for any modification of the contro- versital

clauses, though he admitted that he was unable to give,,

"an all- thoritative" reply on this point,

insisted any detailed modification of the pact which was ralifed by Congress last summer.

Replying to questions, Mr Marshall conceded that Europe suffering from a "rapidly rising tem- peraturen for os Ills were concerted,

Ho

Previously all ofedals here had that Congress must approve

Was

her economie

nevertheless refused to make any general statement on his Govern- nient's view, insisting once again that he did not want to influence in Any way the discussions of the Marshall plan now going on in Paris. I can say, however, that we are. following all developments and all Information very closely", Mr Mar- shall declared.-Router.

Bevin Gives Up

In Despair

London, August 7-The Foreign Secretary, Mr Ernest Bevin told the that he Commons on Wednesday despaired of getting the 15 Russian and war brides of British service

of the diplomatic personnel out USSR because of Soviet objection.

"I must make the frank statement that I do not think there la a hope of getting them out," he said.

Bevin denied another MP's request that Britain pay the Soviet tax for childlessness that may be levied on the women.

Wittle the British government have avery sympathy with the wives, it indeed they are called upon to pay this tax, the government cannot undertake to pay it on their behalf, ho declared-Associated Press.

EDITORIAL

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Not On View

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The Colony has received its new statue of King George VI (see picture above), but the bronze will not go public view for several months, it was learned today

Authorities do not plan to put up the figure until after the arrival of Sir Patrick Abercromble, expert on town planning, who Is due here in October to

the Colony Yand make

Commendations future development. It is thought

Slr

on Its

programme may

ns for rearrange- ment of Statue Square.

The

sculpture of the present King was ordered before the war to commemorat: Hongkong's centenary, 11 reached the Colony about three months ago and-- is stored in

the government godown at North Point, still encased in the original packing in which it left England. The statue was done by Mr Gilbert Ledward RA. ar originally was designed to be placed in Status Square.

It was also learned that Queen Victoria will not be returned to her famillur niche for some time. The statue was damaged during the war, and it must be returned to England for repairs. Efforts of the P. W. D: to have repairs made here were unsuccessful because "it's a job for an expert."

Lord Killearn In Bangkok

Bangkok, Aug. 6-Lord and Lady arrived this panty Killearn and afternoon for a three-day private visit.

It is possible that Lord Killearn and the Foreign Minister, Alhakit Kamchorn, will conduct preliminary talks on the rice situation.-United Press,

Saving The Day

8 the people of Britain pre- pare to face up to their great- est' economie crisis, three striking contrasta emerge. First the wholly realistic attitudo. of the Gover- ment to the situation-adeler mination to take all necessary steps to pull the country, through, even to the extent of reintroduc Ing war-time controls in respect

to Industrial production. man- power and the direction of raw

materials for export mal watches

to

the

scoond, the seeming

Unlied States 'of the genuine plight in which Brilain, who was America's principal ware time partner, now finds herself; political third, the pompously speech of Mr Churchill at Wood-. for a completo. slock, notablo lack of constructive thought. Me Churchlil, şiralning to appear wise after the event, contended that nothing Mr Attice recommends to- day for saving the situation can It hack be more effective than if i had Levu Introduced twelve months ago; b.strangely defeatist alltinde for such an Indomțiable #ghter nx BIF Churchill. Ever political op portunist, the former Prime Minis

Back To Britain

NEW PRODUCTION AND

EXPORT TARGETS

Longer Working Hours Likely

London, Aug. 6.—Mr Clemont Attlee, the Prime Minister, stood

in a packed House of Commons today, defiantly defended his Govern- mont's financial policies and told an anxious nation that a mass of sweeping new rules and regulations would be imposed on the people in a race to head off economic ruin. ...

Saying that the world dollar shortage had brought Britain to an adverse balance of trade at an annual rate of "something over £700,000,000" in the first half of this year, Mr Attlee announced:

1.

New targets for, British production of coal, steel and in agriculture

and exports.

2

become

2. Severe cuts in imports and reduction of British armed forces abroad. 3. Measures enabling the Government to direct labour, management and raw materials in accordance with a new scale of industrial priorities. Coal production is to be stepped; which have relieved the monotony of will introduce selieme to givo up during the coming winter months the British diet are to be reduced to preference to heavy manual workers to a weekly target of 4,000,000 tons £12,000,000 monthly, Dollar purif new ration cuts should of deep mined coal plus "as much chases are to be confined to essential necessary.

foods. open cast coal as we can get",

Steel production is to be increased from an annual rate of 12,600,000 ingot tons to 13,500,000 during the Ingot Home food production is to be increased by 20 per cent and a new drive is to be made colonial resources.

next winter and

14,000,000

Landslide Holds Up Trams

Service on the Peak trams was interrupted for a short time this morning due to a small landslide which occur- red during the night just above the May..Road. station. The barrier was removed and tram service resumed at

9:45 a.m., company officials said.

For

Reservations

Hongkong's Rice Ration

SLIGHTLY BETTER

· THAN MALAYA'S London, Aug. 6-Malaya's basic rice ration of 41⁄2 ounces a day was the same as in Ceylon and in North Borneo, but slightly less than the present ration in Hongkong, the Colonial Secretary, Mr Arthur Creech Jones, stated in a Parliamentary reply today.

Mr Harald Davies (Labour) had rier Armed forces abroad are Lo be. Restrictions on. cating in res naked how Malaya's daily reduced by 200,000, men by March, taurants and hotels will be imposed ration compared with that of other In Asia, and if the 1918. The total military strengths of forthwith. There are no such res-countries

International Emergency Food Coun- Britain is to be reduced, by March,trictions at present,

its elf would be asked to review 1040 to 1,007,009 Instead of the

bec-cating populas

original target for that date of 1,097, foreshadowed to increase production tions.

Amongst the measures Mr Attlee allocation

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Kent Flog Middlesex Bowling

London, Aug. G.-Arthur Fagg, Kent opening bat, play- ing his highest Innings this scason-184-was mainly rea- ponsible for Kent registering the highest County score this season against Middlesex, joint leaders in the County cham- pionship,

Middlesex bowlers toiled in the the field all day, but throughout England left-urm bowler, J. Young, bowled admirably and claimed his hundred wickels of the season dur- ing the innings

Just before the close of play, the England and Middlesex star batu- man, Bill Edrich, strained his arm and retired;

The close of play scores were:

At Canterbury: Kent 123 für eight (Fagg 184, Ames, 55, Pawson 07), Middlesex to bat.

At Portsmouth: Hampshire 180 (Rogers

Surrey 118 for eight,

70. Laken eight for 07).

At Manchester:

Gloucestershire

At Leicester: Yorkshire 470 for

(Hutton six

137, Smithson 100, Yardley 100). Leicestershire to bat. 367 for alx (Allen 53, Crapp 120 not out, Wilson 63). Lancashire to bat. At Chesterfield: Derbyshire 223 (Townscad 86. Balley five for 83). Esacx 173 for eight.

At Nottingham: Somerset 425 for nine (Gimblett 118, Walford 0G, Halts 80), Noits to bat.

At Worcester: Worcestershire 170 (Palmer 51. Muncer five for 17). Glamorgan 95 for three (E. Davies 61 nut

At Northampton: Sussex 410 for six (J. Langridge. 73. Parks 73, Stainton 73, Bartlett 54). Northants to bat-Reuter

VIOLENT HITTING Birmingham, Aug. 6.-Violent hit- Peter Cranmer, County

national, took Warwickshire's first Innings score to 330 after a moderate

000.

Mr Creech Jones regretted that mobilise Foreign travel allowance is to bo

Longer hours

industrial he had not got material for reduced from £75 per year to £35 for 14 months after October 1. workers wherever it was found that comparison with the presen! ratio

In Asia. Exports are to be stepped up to

Remittances abrend оп forelen this would result in greater produc- scales of other countries 140 per cent of the 1038 value. during the first half of 1948 and 160 films will be limited to not more tios

bine workers leaders for a limited 1 Emergency Food Council would mest | captain and England rugger inter- tion. Proposals have been put before renested that the International ting by

ext month to

the consider

rice Ter cent of the varnings of Per cent in the second half of 1948. than 25

These targets are to be achieved these films.

period of extra half hours' week per allocations for 1048.

Williams There is to be

When Mr David Rees reduction Inday as an emergency measure white partly by greater efforts of miners

week would be pre- (Labour) asked how many working and workers in other key industries petrol ration to private motorists the five-day and partly by the transfer of labour, by one third and a ten per cent served.

South Africa had 50 minutes of The Government will take action days had been lost in the Malayan

Federation and Singapore, respec batting before stumps were drawn cool and raw materials from luxury cut in ration to commercial vehicles.

While the Government will do in cases of "avoidable" Inefficiency tively, because of industrial disputes and scored 42 runs for the loss of and home consumption industries.

Hard currency imports, including everything in its power to maintain or unwillingness of managements to

since the resumption of civil govern their skipper, Alan Melullle, who "luxuries" and extra food flems, basic food rations, the Government co-operate..

ment, Mr

Mr Creech Jones replied that

A

Tighter Government Control

The Prime Minister declared that { There will be tighter control over | public and private capital Invest- there would be also some increase ments and redeployment of building of hours in transport to enable pro- programmes by which priority will duction to be moved. be given to houses for key workers. "These are emergency proposals",

There

be operated will be stricter Govern- Mr Attlee added, "10 munt control over employment of until such time as we can see our labour and possibly limitation of way clear on the economic front,

Management too, must do its part. employment in less essential indus-

tries.

Mr

'Attice said that the world dollar shortage, which had brought Britain to present crisis, would have arisen earlier had it not been for UNRRA and for loans provided by the United States.

In addition, we are now planning to return to their homes before the end of the year 34,000 non-United Kingdom troops, whose cost is bring borne by the Exchequer.

Despite these accelerations In the

Js of withdrawal there rate change in our foreign policy or the defence

policy.

no

In

Management in general is out to co- our foreilley which underlinesi and. were accordingly

The total strength of the armed operate, but In cases where there is avoidable incmelency or lack of will forces, which according 10 the to serve the nation's interests, they original intention would have been must be dealt with.

1,097,000, at the end of March next year will be brought down must 1,007,000 by that date. between good feeling

This means that during the management and men and a deter-months down to March 1948, mination to stand together a fellow numbers in the forces will workers"

been reduced by 420,000.

The Government will not hesitate to take effective action. We encourage

here today, start against the South Africans

the figures recorded a considerable out for 14 In the Inst over of Improvement in both

the day. territorica

With luck on his side, Cranmer, during recent month.

For instance, in August 1940, who went in when six wickets were 101 in 90 271,740 man-days were lost through down for 170, scored Industrial disputes in the Malayan minutes. Union, compared with 14,565 man- | On a bateman's wicket, the South African spinners had to work hard year. days lost in June this

Man-days lost" rather than all day.

The close "working days lost" was used be-

of play scores were: cause of variations in the incidence Warwickshire 330 (Hill 73. Cranmer of rest days. The Agures quoted 101. Mann five for 109, Smith four were based on seven day week, for 83). South Africans 42 for one

Inflated by (Mitchell 21 not out). Reuter. about one-seventh,

BOXERS MATCHED EFFECT OF STRIKES

Wilder, London, August 7-Pele Furty percent of the man-days official

champion heavyweight af

matched lost were due to kirkes on two large Belgium, has been rubber

estates in Kedah during August last year, the Malayan collie-heavyweight titie

ngainst Jack London, former Britishı holder at the strike carly in 1947, and the Perak Nottingham Ice Stadium on October, ry He announced that the United

Hydro-Electrical

Company strike in16-Associated Press. States Secretary of State, Mr George

Apr1.

Manchester, Aug. 0.-The Euro- Marshall, had agreed to the British

Mr Creech Jones regretted that no pean batamweight title fight between proposal for Anglo-American dis-

figures were available for the period the French holder, Theo Medina, Turning to the proposals for the The actual releases will be

before August 1040. cussions on Britain's dollar position, reduction of expenditure. Mr Attlee high as 830,000 in the three services

and Britain's Peter Kane włu take He said that the discussions would said that at present Britala had and that means 60 per cent of those during the period April to Decem- August 29, it was officially announced. Working days lost in Singupore place at the Belle Vue stadlum on not "cut across" the current Party something like 500,000 men and who were in tho forces at the

1040 discussions on the Marshall plan for women in the forces overseas. beginning of 1947, That is a colossal January this year they were-79,000;

ber

totalled 852,000. In today Reuter," aid to Europe.

"We expect to withdraw some rate of turnover.”

Champion Beaten In February However, Britain could not and 133,000 men from overseas by the Dealing with economies in the

193,000; decreasing to

South Orange, New Jersey, Aug. would not base

year, her plans on the end of December, 1947 and to raise armed forces, Mr Attlee said that 0.000 In July

Mir Creech Jones, told Mr Rees O-Madame

Rurac, assumption that the Marshall plan the total qf withdrawals from over-an exhaustive enquiry had been

Magda

Ru- recen

was beaten in would lead to further American help, seas sintions to over 200,000 by the Instituted into the whole future of Willems that he hoped a visit of manian champion, Mr Attice declared.

¡Britain's defence policy.

suitable trade union officials end of March, 1948.

in the the third round of the women's Malayan Union and Singapore to singles in the United States. Eastern Great Britain to study trade union Grass Courts Lawn Tennis cham and conciliation machinery would pionships here today. prove possible.

Miss G, Moras, ranked No..13 in Discussion about arrangements the United States, beat her by G-2,

4-0, 6-9--Routor. was taking place-Reuter.

Additional Cuts In Imports.

to

15 the have

as-

Mr Attice then announced these, decided that wo must make Im- to the building of houses for key

additional import cuts: Films-Themediata and substantiat reductions workers. Government propose to limit mittances on foreign films to more than 25 per earrings of those films.

•

Rangoon Assassinations:

authorities

Policemen Arrested

ler carefully avoided any historial survey of the events which have led up to Britain's economic post- tion. A substantial measure of.

rein our purchases of food from hard Mr Atiles then appealed to workers Britain's doldrums is due to the

not currency areas and we have given not to press for increnses of wares fact that alig has had to draw very

cent of the instructions to make a reduction at or changes in conditions which tire rate of £12,000,000 a month. would have · a similar' effect.' He heavily on the American dollar

asked

Employers not to templ loan, first instalment of which

I was

Petrol--A reduction of the basic "We must confine our purchases workers away from essential work, claimed as long ago`as December,,

allowance for private motorists by there to ssential foods. What and Industry and commerce to re- 1945. An allied effect has been'

one third and reducllon, by ten per effect iney may have on our rations frain from declaring high dividends that since then the price of American goods and raw materials

cent in supplementary allowances in the coming months is dependent To maintain the export position,

·Rangoon, ́Aug. 6—A number of members ni Tharrawaddy for their (allowed for people like doctors), upon what purchases we can make prices must be kept at a reasonable Burmese pelleemen in Rangoon and protection had been seized by the have risen appreciably, cutting the value at the loan by about 20 per-

Petrol' for commercial vehicles in soft currency arcus.“

level. He appealed to everyone, to other districts have been arrested authorities..

to the most the savings in a new action by the Burmese The daily rezure of large quant Cont

would be cut by ten per cont. All And, - as Mr Alileo. has

me into operation, at This would come

"We shall do everything in our morrent. pointed out, the American and

following the assassing- power to maintain the basic rations,

and ammunition has. the beginning of October. Canadian loanS

were essentially

flons of U Aung San and six other lies of arms but if rations have to be reduced Actions would be taken against Burmese ministers on July 10, it been officially reported from the axes miensures to buy time for Britain

Forolyn Aravel allowance;-From the Government will introduco a Betty black marketeers - and other was learned and the rest of the world to re-

during the past fortnight.. today. October 1 this will be cut from £75 scheme to give preference to heavy drones. Public opinion here, he said, cover from the effects of

the presi The Government is meanwlEIC said that a crip

reports for 12 months to 235 for 14 montha, manual workers Preparations will could be

strictest pling war, Britain, who started off

very powerful wanpondent of the Tharrawaddy branch of continuing to maintain the war gravely handicapped, con-

with a corresponding reduction in be made against this contingency." The main causes of Britain's Aung San's own, purly, the Anti secrecy reprding the assassinations tinued to fight until she had help

the children's allowance to £20.SI

Restrictions on eating in respostian were outside the control Fascist Pooples Freedom League, and their sequel throughout the ed to win a glorious victory. But

Whether the and seven other, party leaders were country. The Prime Minister said that taurants and hotels would in any of any, government. aitached to it was an economie

Government was Conservative or nisu arrested last week-end.

It is learned officially the alt there would price which has now to be paid.

be a reduction of case be imposed forthwith.

Labour, it would have been faced A Government spokesman refused | Government employees have been *£5,000,000 in imperts of miscel- To avoid bankruptby and to keep

to comment on these reports, Declaring that potion must be taken with this difficulty. laneous consumer goods of what

"warned" against_making unofficial for Britain her place as a leader | might be’called the luxury type, to prevent the unstable purchasing

A Japanese military police officer disclosures to the Press. of nations Is the problem which

power from creating an unbalanced "No doubt this government, liko -a prisoner of war at Tharrawad- Ko Gyl, Premier U Shap

·léers at Mr Aities and hits col-

arrested by the au- bruther, was arrested here last night. situation, Mr Attlee said that there other governments, have made some dy has been

his house. leagues, anit only a sound plan,

would be tighter control over private mistakes. I am sure a Conserva thorities hero for Investigations in after the police raided backed by the goodwill and prae-

nvidi. public, capital investments. Įtive Government would have made connection with the retent assassina- According to the Burmese press ho

vias`nuspected to have been, plotting. tical efforts of the people can save

There would also have to be a re- others." Mr Attce declared.

tions, it was officially stated. the day.

Newspapers -caid that the arms to influence prison authorities: for, deployment of the building pro- No question of a constion arose. granime with first pluce being given

(Continued on Paro) and Ammunition given to AFPFL, Ute ex-Premier's escape-Router..

Raw materials-The Government proposed to cut Imports of timber by £10,000,000,

Announcing a reduction in food Imports, Mr Attlee said: "We have

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