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500,000 WANT TO LEAVE BRITAIN

·BOUT half a million persons have definitely decided to emigrate from the United Kingdom; and only the shortage of trans- portation is delaying their departure, a United Press survey reveals.

The number of inquiries received by officials indicates that the total of prospective emigrants would be greatly increased if the transportation problem was not so great,

Most of the migration will be within the British Commonwealth, principally to the Dominions. The United States is the destination of most of those leaving the Commonwealth, with only negligible numbers applying for permission to move to Latin American countries and other non-English speaking nations.

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By far the largest number of people want to go to Australia. Australian officials in London said they had received 220,000 applications (estimated to represent 400,000 persons) for free or assisted passage.

Although Australia has a target of 70,000 immigrants yearly, it is expected that there will be only 6,000 by the end of this year and 12,000 next year. Applications on hand fulfil the target for the next five years.

However, these figures do not include those who pay their own fares and travel either by sea or air, with delays up to about a year in obtaining passage.

South Africa expects 16,000 to 20,000 im- migrants this year, with 35,000 registered appli- cations on the waiting list in London.

Now Zealand expects 1,000 to 1,500 immigrants · under the] government assistance pro- gramme by the end of the year. But transportation is crowded by immigrants pay their own way.

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who

During 18 months from Sep- tember 30, 1945, to March 31, 1947, there were 55.875 immi grants from the United King dom to Canada-a monthly rate of more than 3,000. Trans- portation is limited and crowd. ed.

Southern Ithodesia has 250 to 300 immigrants monthly, with 6,000 on waiting list. Immigration is restricted to! persons with special skills.

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The United States quota for British immigrants is 67,72) yearly, which has not been fill- ed. The London office, which is the largest of four in the United Kingdom, issued 6,599 visas in the year ended June 30, 1946, and 11,462 visas in the year ended June: 30.- United Press.

USE HATPINS, SAY POLICE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1947.

How far

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will playing

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NEW TRANSPORT HOUSE REPORT TELLS OF PRESSURE ON ATTLEE WHEN HIS MINISTERS. FAIL TO PLEASE THE TRADE UNIONS

at politics get the TUC?

THICH course does the the railwaymen, Bussey of the Trades Union Congress electricians-and offers are be- wish to follow: junior ing made to Arthur Deakin. partnership under the Govern- ment or sturdy independence?

It is not easy to have both. It is not easy to be the back- stairs influence in shaping the policy of a

free enterprise.

taken These men have

with them a generation of experi-

cuce.

by

The Guilds Of The City Of London: Ninth And Final Articlo

THE MEANING OF THE TEASEL

By BARRY PEAK

IN keeping with the the the

of this venture.

1

tho

great City Companies, the the Company took complete control history of the Clothworkers'

It was thus that genuine Cloth- Company is one that delves

workers of London came under the Into a distant past when Lon- protective wing of the Company, the don was fashioning its future right to search and seize where they

Master and Wardens holding and the saga of British com- thought at,

result kept a merce was in the melting pot stern and watchful eye over dont-

zens," "aliens" and "foreign work of destiny.

men," Through the years, the Com- pany worked unceasingly to improve It was in the year 1628 that conditions of work, rates of pay, the fur-

and as a

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the grant of a Royal Charter standard of work and incorporated the Clothworkers therance of honest and decent trad- Company under- its present ing. constitution, and was an amal- In keeping with other great City Clothworkers' do gamation of two much older Companies, the

Fullera,

to askat much financially dating Guilds the

educational and other charities. The from 1480 and the Shearmen City and Guilds Institute, founded who came into being in the year in 1878, la a classical example of the 1507.

good work done by the Company, and although the annual

endow

many

Records show that these Gulida ment is £0,000, a total of no less functioned before these dates, and than £300,000 has been donated to were, in their turn, branches of the date. In 1074, the Company found old Weavers' Company, which is ed the Clothworkers Departments probably the oldest of all the City (Textiles and Dyeing) at Looda Guilds.

University, The buildings него the total completed in 1902, and amount donated to date, including. building, is £420,000. To this must he added an annual grant of no less than £10,500. The Company trustees of just 100 separate trusts, administered entirely free of cost.

FULLERS & Shearmen As the Clothworkers Company was born of the Fullers, it is neces- sary to trace the story of the ant

Fullers

aro

cient Fullera' Guild. The had a Hall in Billter Street, and it was their business to work up the cloth, for which purpose they the teasel, a plant with large heads in 1800 by the Prince Consort, was or burs.

result the teasel destroyed entirely by enemy aerial has always been an emblem in the bombardment on May 11, 1941. Company's coat

coal-of-arms.

arms. Similarly, the contents were lost except those

themselves LIL

The beautiful Hall and offices of used the Clothmakers' Company, opened

As o

the Shearmen occupied

were

of no less than 10 separate tires during in the shearing or levelling off of the strong rooms. There

close the previous night, which wer

were ex- the finished cloth, and were neighbours of the Fullers. The two tinguished by a loyal and brave staff.

on the Sunday morning, branches of the same trade brought But

commercially sheet of flame bore down from ad- "Them together both

and socially.

1

Joining premises and both the Hall

important view of it, too, be cause he had with him Mr Dalton, Sir Stafford Cripps, Mr

Mr and

Lord Dukeston Barnes when (still referred to in parts of precedence be awarded to the Cup and Rosewater Dish and Ewar

The Fullers, however, considered, and most of the property in Mincing themselves the more important of Lane and Mark Lane was destroy-. the two above mentioned

Guilds, ed.

THE SALVAGE and when the order of precedence of the 12 Great Companies were, as what in olden languages, la his

Happily the Charters, deeds, old and ally known as, "sette ordeyned books and plate were saved. Alfred to agreed," the Lord Mayor ordain

aad!

among this old plate are some la- teresting

Trevor Evans Shinwall,

Mr Attlee replied:

that the twelfth place in

civic

Company

Shearmen. The Dyers' who contested the Claim, were, or

Court of Aldermen dered by the "lovingly and cheerfully to follow further the Shearmen without any strife or debate."

The

specimens the Loving But apart entirely from this Mr Williams said he wanted the report as Charlie Dukes)

presented by Samuel Pepys on the occasion of his Mastership in 1877, and,

as an example of modern art, Socialist Govern drift into lucrative State a few experts to report quickly. led in the trade union team.

the gold Loving Cup presented in time employmont, the T.U.C.

Concession now He thought it was better to

1928 on the Company's 400th anni- ment and at the same

versary by another past Master, Sir establish better relations with reveals a story of comings and have non-representative people

Edgar Horne. The carliest piece 'Clothworkers' Company goings botween Transport who could contact him quickly THIS is how the argument

went in effect.

which ranks as the junior of the 12 of plate held by the Company in the

to Burnell Rosewaler Dish dated 1005... Just

and and Downing-street without having to work through however, the House now,

flourished, Great Guilds

to evidence seems to show that which must

At their first meeting after this make surprising their organisations.

Lord Dukeston to Mr Attlee:lustrate this it is interesting

from fre in World War II, the Master, the T.U.C. is getting more and reading for many of its own

This was not good enough "You appointed two trade unton quote the following greating

Elkanah Settle in 1804 to Sir Thomas Girtin, expressed the feel- more interested in Whitehall. members.

for the General Council, who leaders to the National Coal Thomas Lane, Lord Mayor and

Ing of the members of the Cloth- workers' Company when he said: Talent exodus

The story comes out between went to Mr Attlee and com- Board and we thought that was Clothworker...

"The grandeur of England is to be Mr Attlee stood by a pattern.”

"Grievous though our loss bé, sure- the lines of the General Coun- plained:

attributed to the Golden Fleece, the cil's annual report to be FIRST it is attempting

con- Mr Williams but he added: Detroit women are using hatpins policy which is robbing it aidered at Southport.

"No, wealth of the loom, making Eng-ly it is but the outer casing and shell

again on the advice of the police.

This exception is without pre- that was no pattern. If it had land a second Peru. The silk-worm of the Company that has gone the is no spinster of ours and our wheel whole core and heart and spirit of self of its own' lenders. Insis- Chief of the women polles divi-tence on full-time participation Here we can read of "pres- Judice to the general principle been we would have a growing and our web are wholly the Cloth the Company remains, of course, as

workers, Though our naval com- sound as over, sion, Misa Eleonore Hutzel, saldin running State concerns has sures"

band of official administrators wo

"Gentlemen, should we not feel merce brings us both the 'or' and the "compromises" hatpin or ollier sharp object had already, seriously affected trade which hint at times at strained

thoroughly which might not be in the na- 'argent, yet

privileged that in these times when good effect on accosters.

examined, it will be found it is your so much has to be done, you and union organisation. I calculate

tional interest. We run the

are here to take our Dart? After that more than 50 trade union relations not only between the

The origin of the

clothing all, who are we Clothworkers that:

we should expect. immunity from lenders have secured full-time T.U.C. and the Cabinet but be- MR JOHN WILMOT, Supply Bank of England with a board cloth sends out to fetch

Minister, however, was not on which sit both full and part-placed by King Edward III there wartime troubles that have to

trade in England is due to the un- State jobs

to be shared by everyone? national bodies.

on the export of English wool so lucky. He selected a couple time directors."

the Each

Flanders. This crabargo kept of advisory committees.

"One last word. In their, wis- Nearly one-fifth of tho Take this for an example:

Lord Dukeston: "That's dif- industry in England.

dom our forefathers some centuries General Council of two

contained a trade union leader.

ferent. In this scheme for GOOD WORKMANSHIP ago chose a motto for the Company, years Tom Williams, Minister of

but Mr Wilmot had picked his

and through all the desolation and Walk by the pavement to increase reason.

has already disappeared for this Agriculture appointed a small own men without consulting the electricity the engineers will be

The primary duty of the Com- destruction in Mincing Lone this vision. Don't carry a purse with a

committee to investigate food unions first. He explained why the real administrators, while pany was to ensure good and honest, motto still stands unchallenged over swinging motion. Better still, carry

cralwhile entrance. In our men would be workmanship and to work for the our and shop-assistants' leader Sir a nominee

Ford Citrine, Ebby Edwards, distribution. It did not include he had done this. The T.U.C. the part-time

maintenance of fair wages and con- larger national nay, international from the trade

come mere advisers."

ditions of work. This was a worthy affairs, no less than in our Own

life, Joseph Hallsworth, are being unions. Promptly, the T.U.C. did not accept his explanation. followed by Jack Benstead, of demanded an explanation.

Again Mr Attlee compromis project and did much in making for smaller and nearer Company a happy industry. A system' Once again Mr. Attlee had to

of may we never lose sight of those ed. He undertook to increase apprenticeship also ensured that words known to every. Clothworker, decide.

of My trust is in God alone"." there was a continuous supply

"But pins are best-tho longest

the better," she counselled.

Her four-point advice, to women walking at night:

that

you

Always be "conscious are exposed to danger. If accosted run up on the nearest porch and ring the doorbell.

your needle in a small purse which

its into a pocket.

tocked.

"Scream like mad" if you are at-

LETTER FROM, PARIS

2,000,000 ARE

נס

and

regional and tween Mr Attlee and his Ministers.

OWN

of consultation with the T.U.C." Falso step

By EVELYN IRONS Minister.

COMING BACK

TN the Champs Elysees the that, visiting one princely head-

chestnut trees turn brown. quarters

"

realist vital to human happiness,

an

the number of full-time jobs, and gave one to a trade union

A little grudgingly, the T.U.C. observes. "This was accepted as an appreciable im- provement."

This time he went against his

Mr Wilmot had to leader. appoint the two nominces of the General Council. His own selections were dropped.

But Mr Attlee himself had to Indignant and envious BTBs compromise on the next issue

In other words the T.U.C. of Unesco at the might also consider that in the raised by the General Council. Dead leaves crackle under Majestic Hotel, I found

seems to favour full-time jobs foot.

elegant executive' wandering

crazy spiral of prices and Mr Shinwell, the Fuel Minis or nothing. But here in Paris the falling around with his dirty linen in Wages, wages still Ing far beter originally intended that leaf, the fading tree, are no and a bag, crying for pity.

hind. Those eggs cost 7d. to electricity

Now it may be argued that under the State this is a strange stand for the presage of winter-unless you

104: each.

should be run by a Central T.U.C. to make ard thinking of the fuel shor- MAYBE the August closing tago and the fact that even now of the International Sur- world's richest dairying coun- full and part-time members.

In this capital of one of the Authority consisting of both.

(a) When it must have the price of coal on the black. market is £25 a ton

Exhibition was less, tries there is no milk, except the General Council didn't like of the outstanding trade union known that Lord Ciring, one No. They mean that it is But now, any who have the for children, the old and the that. It feared that the full leaders of the last 20 years, September, and that the 2,000,-. fancy, may walk under the sick,

time members would be tech was to be chairman of this 000 Parisians who liave left shower bath which is part of

nical experts and the trade very electricity authority the the place deserted are coming the show and admire, among WHEN I went to some dress union men would get only the argument was about:

other curiosities, a "picture"

shows I saw mannequins part-time jobs. There will be no special wel composed of

(b) When one of its most champagno come for the homecomers from bottles, a woman's head, and a teotering with tiny steps in

influential members, Mr George Sald the General Council; Catines, where cage of white mice. These ob- skirts banded tightly round This arrangement is unsatis ber of the council and a mem

Gibson manages to be a mom- Deauville or

the head--are their legs 12-in from maharajahs and film stars clus- jects-except

the factory, because ingullicfor: ter as thick as diamonds on a real, not drawn or painted.. ground.

ber of the board of the Bank of weight would be given to our bracelet.

Progress was further ham members, and because a clash. England at the same time. BELT-TIGHTENING Britons pered because they had difficulty of responsibilities to their

Question THOSE for whom the fings * may regard all this frivo- in seeing over the tops of their unions and the Central Au-...

will be put out are the lity with some sourness.

high, yashmak-type coat col-thority would be likely to THE question which seems to laundresses, the cobblers and! Well may the French be gay, lars.

need an answer, therefore, the keepers of dozens of little they say, with most foods off

is this:- restaurants from whose doors the ration except bread and I have been sadly turned by butter, coffee and sugar, cheeso tight-laced corsets which gave Council feel about this pant: Is the T.U.C. set on a policy the notice, "Back September." and milk and wine, which is thom a 21-in waist and that time business that once again it of playing politics-even to the So acutely has the absence being decontrolled any minuto grandmotherly, affliction, green, reported the business to fr extent of denuding itself of its

sickness.

Attleo. Apparently he took an own most experienced leaders? of the laundresses been folt now."

back.

arise."

Some of them fainted in their So strongly did the General

when.

DAVID LANGDON

NO

That's foxed yer.. Nothing in yer

about THAT

CARTOON