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LAMOUR

EDDIE

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Screenplay by Wollar Deton

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FORAN CARRILLO JONES. CHARLES BICKFORD

RIDERS OF DEATH VALLEY

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1947.

SCOTCH

While Wast 297

PICTURES TO MAKE YOUR MOUTH WATER

SORRY.

NO SCOTCH!

in

Na luxurious office Abercromby-place, Edin burgh, works Henry J. Ross--the man who said "No" to Mr Strachey,, the Minister of Food.

Mr Ross is chairman of the council of the Scotch Whisky Association and. although you will not

find him in "Who's Who," he controls financial in- terests in which thousands of pounds can be mistaken for petty cash.

As No. 1 man of the Scotch Whisky Association-an organi- sation which represents the Scotch distillers Mr Ross turned down the Food Minister's

suggestion that Britain should charge America more than 58. a bottle for Scotch.

Mr Strachey was after the dollars. Mr Ross was concern- ed with the long-term policy of selling whisky. And that is where the mystery began.

report from BRITAIN

By JOHN DEANE POTTER

'HE distillers are afraid to raise the price of Scotch, -which-is sold at 5s. a bottle to the U.S.A. They fear that if they do they will lose their market.

Last year 2,850,000 gallons of Scotch were exported to America-but that represents only five percent of the U.S. market, and brings Britain The rest of the £5,000,000. American whisky drinkers pre- for their own brands of bourbon

or rye.

©

iero aro pictures' of the nextraordinary glut of Scutch whisky in America. These pleturca were taken 16 two New York stores. Stucks on tho shelves blowin

VAT

169

605

here have overflowed an to we counter.

The window display on the Kasing a sale of

bookc...

Haig Haig

1*BLACK & WHITER

BLACK & WHITE

The editor of the Journal of Com- merce gave these two reasons why Jcalers are advertising Skotch for re-export.

"The first is, perhaps, a kick-back from the heavy. British exports

Perhaps illustrates the danger of trying to control exports too finally

"Stcondly, American dealers have probably over-bought."

BY THE

-WAY-

by Beachcomber

Na last attempt to eliminate bottlenecks, Charlie Suot has devised a simplified form of multiple four-way registra“ tion (back and forth, up and down).

'The idea is that as soon- tis: one duplicato has been entered, the second, shall be sent out, without This waiting for confrmation. enables the applicant to receive notification, pending temporary rt- gistration before either of the return- ed applications has been re-issued for registration, prior to the issue of the required permit to apply for a licence under the four-way scheme. The rovised method does away with the dunl control

of all inessential second

documents, except for the notice of application, already dupil- cated before re-issue both

ways, back and forth up and down,

Tiger, tiger!

I who care for something or are looking forward to

Aather

seeing the Liberal Party decked out In its new colours. With the taste- ful tie will go a devilish little atraw bat, bearing on the ribbon the words. "Divided We Stand." Trivett v. Tremendo

are so

Tremendo concealing his true form? It is inconceivable that ho can be relying solely on the pro- tection afforded by his enormous belly.

Yet his movements slow and clumsy that when he skips he looks like

a man climbing la borlously over a high gate. Trivett, by using about the ring, feinting, on the other hand, tires himself out ducking weaving. bumping,, boring.. leaping, hopping and sometimes going on all fours. By the time he uses his wo-flated punch, he is too tired

An official of the Scotch tions," which would ban price under cfcial urgings to gef dollars, Whisky Association in London cutting.

deputed by Mr. Ross-put it

After the largest Scotch ahip- like this:-

"In my memory the drink of ment in seven years (2,500,000 the fashionable young man bottles) reached New York in about town was randy and June,

dealer advertised soda. The drink of the poor Ballantine's at £1 78. 6%d., and these American advertisements..... to put much weight behind it. Odd. was gin.

one

olle

Haig and Haig's Five Star at "Now

careful Scotch, by

Macy's, the great blending and advertising, has £1 6s. 4d; taken the place of both those department store, went drinks. It was supreme until better by offering its York the war-but who can tell, if House Scotch at £1 6s. 51⁄2d. the price keeps going up, that it will not become an occasional rarity like creme-de-menthe after all, it is as carefully pre- pared-and, say, rum and soda become the drink of tomorrow.”

So the price, they say, must stay down. Whether or not the fears are justified' can be gauged from this-

report from

AMERICA

more

These were Scotches which after cost £2 15s. and price control ended, and £3 was asked for them before Christ- It was asked but not

mas.

paid.

.

Taxes on a bottle of Scotch sold in New York amount to 13s: 1d., made up like this: U.S. revenue 9s., Customs 2s. Gd., New York State tax 1s. Gd., stamp duty 1d."

By NEWELL ROGERS TEW YORK warehouses are

A. bottle of Scotch at source N

So much bulging with

The news- Scotch that three dealers pub- costs 19. 10%d. hshed advertisements in New paper P.M. recently broke down York's Journal of Commerce the price of a bottle of Scotch offering Scotch for re-export retailing at 39s. 2d. in this overseas. One advertisement

way! Cost in Scotland 4s. reads.

10d.; freight and insuranco..

ATTENTION; EXTORTERS

Dellary

SCOTCH WHISKY.

• All the "Lexḥflag,” Meunde

*.

Dettiod in (cotland

Stored In New York:

At Lower rice

Box: X 139," Journal

Cochinette va

A lot is at stake for Britain in

back again to BRITAIN

TODAY the Scotch whisky in- TODA

terests have 05 million gallons

of whisky in hand, maturing and in warehouses,

for a

If you think 5s. is 100 little to charge America

'bottle of Scotch, remember that every bottle sold

in Britain nets the manu- facturer only 45. 3d.

Very odd.

Fatty speaks out

Botiaan

surmatten, 1 thick

these columns at figurea-

are all nonsense. Mr. Mortor.

the eminent statistician.

only pals me in to Ilven things

The controlled retail price is 255. of that 185, 44d. Is duty, and Marginal note...... 31d. goes in proft to retailers and other charges.

other day, not by design, 1 heard part of a broadcast. It Public houses in Britain are lucky appeared to be a sort of competition and American if they get 50 percent of their pre-between English

tenms. Everybody giggled incessant- war allotment,

ly, and it was all Christian names In 1939, 30 million gallons were and embarrassing badinnge. It was produced, and in, 1940 only 10 mil-like the changing room in a giris" ilon gallons. None was produced at school after a hockey match. And all in 1943 and 1944; and last year how do I know what that is like?

I coached' St. Gertrude's. only 10 million gallons,

The

effect of that low or non- production period has not been felt yet, because Scotch takes seven to ten years to mature,

Of last year's distribution of "10" stamps 11s. 7d.; cartage and exported, and 4,6 stayed at home for insurance 1d.; advertising 6d.: Britain to drink. But in 1930 these importers' profit 16. 9d.; New islanda drank nearly seven million York State tax 1s. 6d.; whole-gallons. saler's profit 2s, 1d.: retailer'a profit 16s. 6d.

3d.: Customs. Excise tax and millions, 6.4 million gallons was

there is a

Now, of course, big drop in the retailer's profit.

The secrit of Scotch whisky that made the outside world drink over 5,000,000 gallons of it last year, is the one trump card of the distillers.

But if shortage in Britain and the price in America produces a change Scotch has been the price in Transatlantle tastes the secret queen of the whiskies. Its full may become ever less widely known is bringing down the price of and enjoyed. América's domestic bourbons, A flood of spirits into Ameri- ryes and blends a trend aided washed away a month be- by a danger of over-production. Jore Christmas the last of the Distillers' stocks are up from Although Mr Strachey has black-marketeers. These specu- 355,000.000 gallons for Feb- Scotch Whisky Association to the high-priced Scotch and do- May, an all-time record. Pro- in April. reached raise its basic selling price and mestic whiskies they had held duction

This year the exports will in- crease, but distillers are not sure that it will all be absorbed into the market, Raising the price would not help.

1

Commencing To-morrow: "THIEF OF BAGDAD" appealed to the council of the lators took staggering losses on ruary to 432,000,000 gallons in

ALHAMBRA & CENTRAL

BAILY AT 239 620 720 & 920 AM- DAILY AT 27 51 70 & 905 EM

• COMMENCING TO-MORROW ©

THEY'RE THE TEACHER'S PETTERS... IN A GIRL'S SCHOOL!

Their NEWEST

and..

GREATEST FUNI

refused to do so.

At the same thine, estimates Time

so collect more dollars it has back for the holiday trade. 17,128,345 tax gallons, com- Instead of worrying about pared with 12,649,284 gallons When the whisky leaves black market competition, do for April last year. Britain the rest of the charges mestic distillers now fear a fall on the U.S. Importers. price-cutting war. New York'a Magazine, nation-wide eales have If the cost price is increased, licensed retail liquor shop dropped 20 to 30 percent since last year. There is a buyers' strike. American drinkers will turn keepers are slipping bottles of America is in danger of lasing the still mo: c

their home- standard brand Scotches, bour- taste. to distilled brands.

bons and blended varieties

So today the Schenley Distillers to regular corporation under the counter

advertises its Golden But the fear goes deeper patrons at LESS than the, nd- Wedding Blended Whisky for 18s, a than that. The distillers have vertised price. always aimed at making Scotch

day-by-day drink, not a rare Distillers and distributors are The New York Daily News. re- liqueur. Consequently, they pleading with the New York parts that major distillers are talk ing at a four-month holiday. And have always fought any rise in State liquor authority to issue the quoted reason?"to conserve prices.

compulsory "fair trade regula- grain for Europe's needy."

NANCY That's Much Better

bottle.

Router Correspondent Presumed Dead

of

Avag

Mrs Elleen Hudson Selby-Walker, Brompton-square, S. W., whose husband, Kenneth Selby-Walker, Reuter's representative In Singapore at the dime of the Japan- ese Invasion and later covered the war in Java, was granted a decroo nist in the High Court in London recently on the ground of the presumption of the death of her husband.

*

Mr Selby-Walker had also repre- sented Reuter's agency in China,

CROSSWORD

Across

aand? Down, County edince

Landon that is not a domiciis,

18, 01 8. Seema there's

nothing allowed but broken ceai E. Often old to the goone

(0)

10. Appears to indicate who goes for

the stroll, (7) 15%, on which many have foundered. (0) 19. A long heavy wato, (0) 15. Agreed. (3)

By Ernle Bushmiller

10. Should not be cut to swina, (8)

17. Liquid container. (3)

10. A broken step. (4)

20. Burront of sorts.: (0)

7. Bimutato. (4).

23. Blog for a change, (4)

* Thick-skinned. (D)

Dotra

1. Melancholy. (0)

2. A warning

3. Rashly Required, (7)

(4)

4. This with nothing jent would

dintusa fragrance (2)

3. Guiding animal 7 - (51

a Buicky sort of apple. (8)

7. Bow Across

9. Bounds isko a ernasbing time, (8)

11.. Raiko. "TB)

14. A rope in harmony. (5)

18. Beed (1)

19. Possibly part of the aster. (8) 20 This whool in attached to the

car. (3)

1. Taken from the lower odde, (31

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