1948-06-16 — Page 5

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 1948.

H.K. MANUFACTURERS MUST

LOOK OUT FOR JAPAN

Country Being Geared For

Industrial Comeback

Bombarded with questions regarding the danger of Japanese trade competition at a Press conference yesterday, the Hon. E. Himsworth, Superintendent of Imports and Exports, said: "Japanese indus- tries are at present too small to have an appreciable effect on China and Hongkong. For some time

there will be room for manufacturers in China and Hongkong, but it may not last for ever and, if they want to stay in the race, they have got to produce their commodities at competitive prices,"

"So far as I can see," he added,

why they should not be able to do so.”

"there is no reason

Mr Binsworth has just turned the present problem is not to whine' fortnight's visit le Rapuan, i about what we may have lost, but where he studied trace conditions. to take our coats off and take the with special regard to the flow of goods listween Japan and Hinghent He told the Press Visiting Tokyo from Hongkong is like calling on the poor relation.

best of what is left. There is still plenty of trade to be done between Oigan and the non-sterling areas in the Far East, and SCAP is anxious An extendon of Hong- After the glitter, the, tu du i

gadesmanship. chromium plate and the musy pins- kor

koog's capeily for perity of Hongkong, Tokyo is . which is its ebief asset in the Japan

blank"

DiTam All the trades, in all that is required to push ladies could do with a new drets, the Hongkong-digan trade to new all the men with a

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heights. everyone wants a new paly of shoes, It is rare to see a Japanese stok-

aril traf

Consumer goods are in very which re

short supply and those

ANSWERS QUESTIONS Replying to questions from Press-

nvailable are very expensive, Moresten, Me Hinsworth saki he had over, the present inflation will show few signs of lessening until mure consumer #beds are on the home tmarket.

beets lo Japan to get an overall picture of trade conditions in generat and to gather any information that might be of value in Hongkong merchants. There was any amount of room for expanding the export of Hongkong-manufacturist goods to | Japan, last a lot depended on their quidity if it were wished to preserve the two-way haloner of trade.

Alleged Attempt To Kidnap Officer

SOVIET NEWSPAPER'S STORY

Moscow, June, 15-A correspondent of the Soviet Army newspaper Red Star reported today that an American intelligence agent attempted to kidnap a Soviet officer in Vienna.

The paper klentined the kidnapper as Edward Kerts.

The paper's account stated: "Re- cently in the centre of Vienna, au unknown person in civitan clothing ant à detachment of English mili- tary police headed by an officer,

Soviet officer

mamed bridge

Soviets Turn Back Freight Cars

Movie Actor

Governor

As Director Cecil B. De- Mille (seated at desk) watches, Governor Earl Warren of California makes a brief appearance as n movie actor at Paramount The studio, Hollywood. governor had a few lines in a documentary picture con- cerning Californin's history De- and the gold rush. Miller said the governor was "an apt pupil."-AP Picture.

PILOT'S

REMARKABLE

ESCAPE

Clark Field, Luzon, June 16.-

HO

BEHIND THE FACADE There are, however. other features, which countries which have Bitherly found it easy going" 1:# inuckels formerly doinjanted Jaginu, should take mice. Behind

Japanse trade, he said, was fell upon a this facade of poverty, the people small at present to have any appre-Alexeev passing over

A US fighter plane had just #IC going to work to retrieve their

eir clabile effert or Hongkong and Chinn neross the Danube. They knocked

collided at 20,000 feet with fortunes with a dogged determinasi industries. Taking the textile trade him off his feet by force, put him in

another in the air and was tion. In Tokyo there are no long for example, the present number of

an already waiting moing car and lines of coolies holding 11

gyrating willly earthward, spindles in Japan was 1,300,000, as buildings dainit n fol only when

compared with the pre-war figure of tried to take him away."

Berlin, June 15-In Berlin Captain James Butler (of New they feel like . There

1044,000,000, of which 9,000,000 were

"Soviet Army men, who were by

A British There hawkers.

spokesman York City), unable to leave the De bestors.

in operation.

chance passing by, heard cries for tonight The labour force is applying self

Unles

there were a very big in help and hurried to the scene of the suit Russian guards on the cockpit, pulled the ripcord and to those jobs where can be most erense in the productive capacity of incident. Failing to assist Alexeev frontier between the British and opened his parachute while still effective. It is being Reared

Japan, the country could not alone at the spot of the make a come back in the industrial supply all the demands of the Bri-flowed the speeding machine and Soviet Zones had rejected one in the plane,

third of all freight wagons tish Empire throughout East Asia. established that the cor carrying!

The parachute pulled Capt Buller in the past out of the plane. but was damaged For some time there would be room Alexcey away had been entered by hound for Berlin for goods

manufactured in China

two days because Austrian police."

they were in the process. Capt Butler hit the and Hongkong but it might not inst

"mechanically defective."

earth with a hard thump after a fast for ever and.. if the manufacturers "Alexeev's attackers subjected him

descent. in the race, they to a search and took wanted to stay

away his

More than 140 wagons turned had got to produce their commodi- Identification. They attempted to hack were found by British experts ties at competitive prices. So far pull him into the police building. to be "in na worse condition than

art

Beld, and when I starts to move in a big way Japan will sweep into the markets of South East Asta engulf- ing any local Industry which is less well-organized than the Japanese.

It would be wrong to deduce from this that the Japanese are beint molly-coildled by

occupation forces. They are not. They are being permitted to re-establish their Provided economy the hard way.

the

that Japan can, by sheer hard work. make sueient exports to pay for imports, SCAP will not insist that the present low standards of living Amerlen will do ma shall continue.

more than guarantee the minimum requirements of fond and medical

as Mr Himsworth could see, there why they should

was no reason

not be able to do so.

TOMORROW'S

fupplies to keep the country going MARCH PAST

German rolling stock," he

Captain Robert E. Good (South- gate, California), the other pilot in- volved in the crash of two P-478 of the 13th Air Force yesterday, also parachuted safely.

It was offelally stated that 110 truckloads of parcela and about 2,500

The pilots were picked up by tons of parcel mail were held up Filipino rescuers and brought to the

Berlin post

offices, awaiting 20th Station Hospital, where their despatch to Western Zones.

condition was reported fairly good today.

in

Allied vehicles from the Western Zane today had to cross the Elbe

river Was

"At this moment into the pollee mest station court came a Soviet Lieu-added. tenant accompanied by two soldiers. The Soviet Army men freet Alexeey and also look into eustody an un- known person taking part actively in the kidnapping.

"They delivered this person to Commandatura the Soviet Central at Vienna.

Berlin. was discovered this unknown by ferry on their way to -in-the-initial-stages. Knowing that.

"It.. their future standard of living will

Tomorrow's March Past has been person is an agent for the Amert The bridge across the he determined by their own efforts, frrangst co as to enuse as little in can intelligence service called Ed-closed by Russians this morning for

repairs. the Japanese scem eager to all convenience as possible to the public, ward Kerts. Kerts was turned over extensive together, to avoid complaining and save in offieta) PRO refcase.

to the American military authori

The ferry runs only from € a.m. lot 10 p.m., which to get on

the job.

means in effect There witi

The reason for holding the Parade tes.-Associated Press. that with the

that all trame seems little doubt

ut 945 a.m. is that it will be after

along the road to will be haltet and from Berlin energy and tenacity which they are

the peak perlist for

the morning now exhibiting, Japan will stage @traße and it

overnight. come back in the cornered field. It will take some years to reach a comfortable standard of living, but there are few in Japan today, who believe that such a level will not ultimately be reached.

SCAP'S PLAN

will

be appreciated that the majority of people pre in their

offers by 9 am.

The use of Murray Parade Creund as a cor park will counteract any inernvenience which

might

have

been caused by the restriction of the usual car parks. All persons who

Weeding Out

Government

SCAP is watching carefully to en- wish to park in the Central district Communists

from routes

PRIMITIVE FERRY

Capt Butler has a knee Injury and wrenched back, with possible in- ternal injuries. Both men bruised and may have fractures.—

United Press.

were.

FLYING FORTS MISSING

New York, June 15.-Three Ameri- pre missing can Flying Fortresses over the Atlantic on a flight from Santa Marin.

in the Azores, Corsica, it was reported here

The first ferry trip carrying night.

Allied cars today

included Brig.-

Gen. W. W. Hens, Chief of the

the

to

to-

The Office of Oceanic Control said

United States Military Mission at the three planes had taken, off yes- Soviet Headquarters at Poisdam.

terday and that nothing had been No in- heard from them since, who confirmed reports that while sure that a return in the commer; | are advised to use this park as those i

Allied trafle was compelled to use

formation was given as to the num- cint Bleid does not imply a return to who wish to travel East OT West

ber of people on board, but the primitive ferry, there was al London, June 15-A material ex- Japan's prewar position of political during the Parade can Lisc the dombration. Japan is being made sternative

rray tension of the scope of the "purge" excellent bridge only a few kilo-normal crew of a Fort is 10 men. Murray

south of the one under An Amercan Air Force spokesman by SCAP to work her return passage. Parade Ground vin Kennedy Road of Communists and Fascists working metres Road for the Government in security posts repair. Exports are of primary importance

Fat

tho Frankfurt confirmed that (or Queen's

Having made one trip by ferry,planes were missing, but added that because exports must ultimately pay to the East

after

the procession has passed) and has been decided on, the Civil Ser-

who Is allowed for imparts of raw materials and Albert Road

to reports so far were fragmentary and D'Aguilar Vic Clerical Association asserted to the General, and food. SCAP has planned the future!

night.

Zone, Inconclusive. It stated that Mr Arthur Hender-travel freely in the Russian

returned by way of the "Friend economy of Japan and is at present Street to the West.

the parade It is expected that This putting into force that plan.

son, the Air Minister, had informed ship Bridge" on the outskirts of the shopping his staff that all posta at the Magdeburg has been a tremendous undertaking, will be over before

The Friendship Bridge" was the but with commendable courage and period starts.

Half of Connaught Rond has been Ministry's Headquarters were to be Insight, SCAP has set in motion

the scope brought within.

of the route by which the Allles reached plan which they believe will even- roper off in order to allow specta-

Berlin when they entered the elty "plurie."

The Minister Was said to tually enable Japan to stand on its tors n'elore-up view of the proces-

in 1045. awn feet. SCAP has indeed beension.

fortunate with its top ranking men in the planning and foreign trade section. It is staffed with young men who are keen and eager to see the job through, They have little time for academic theorising. There is work to be done and there is n drive and direction from the half

SERIOUS FLOODS IN NSW

Sydney, June 15,--Hundreds

be

:

The aircraft were last heard from at 9.30 um. GMT, when one reported an engine was on fire. The Bight of three left Santa Maria in the Azores The last report was early today. received from the lending plane, considering extending the purge to General Hess said his return trip which sald It was turning back to Lal Air Ministry establishments took only 30 minutes driving over the Azores with one engine on fire. throughout the country, that it excellent roads and was eight kilo-the Coast Guard said. No message

The Association

has been received from the other added understood that similar decisions had

two.-Reuter. been taken by the Admiralty, War Office and the Ministry of Supply.

The Air Minister recently cane- are tioned the sending on leave from the

dozen first class men at the top which homeless, towns flooded and crops Ministry of Mr E. J. Hicks. stimulates enthusiasm at the lower ruined in the wake of the worst Communist and former President of levels, and which is perhaps the best cyclone to hit Northern New South the Civil Service guarantee

that SCAP's plan will Wales for 50 years. succeed. To date SCAP's Economic No loss of life has been reported tion.

in

Clerical Associa-

metres shorter than the ferry route. -Reuter.

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Mr L. C. White, Secretary of the and Selentine Section has done a fine so far, but an official warning said Civil Service Association, described Shanghai, June 10-Fifteen per-

Washington, June 15-Mr Lewis Job, but there is no smug belief in the cyclone was still intensifying. SCAP that the plan is perfect or

Army supplies have been sent to this decision at the time as going

beyond Prime Minister Clement tons were injured, four seriously, in L. Strauss, Member of the Atomic Incapable

Chinese of improvement

distressed districts. and

Army Energy Commission, reported today They Rivers burst their banks. In-Attlee's declaration. It would apply, a fight ofleluls are ever on the watch to

In the workers and employees of the City that a

for new technique Incorporate now Ideas which will undating shops and houses in Lishe said, to all Communists

service departments.

Government bus service in Western radioactive lodine to treat cancer Answered bring their plans to quicker fruition, more and Murwillumbah.

Mr Attlee's statement said: "There Shanghai late yesterday.

"holds out hope" for curing tho HONGKONG AND JAPAN

Transport has

the been disorganised

should be no general purge and no The ringleader, who was arrested, disse. [general witch hunt. If (the purge) was alleged to be a worker who was There is no evidence that SCAP by rail washaways.

In Lismore, 50 police are standing is limited to excluding from secret asked to pay a CN$20,000 fare earlier - Mr Strauss arst made the favours Japan to the exclusion of by with boats in case the floods

Angered at the "loss closure before a Senate Appropria- work those who cannot be trusted." yesterday. the other occupying powers. The

continue to rise. Some towns 10-

of face."

ho was alleged to have tions Sub-Committee studying rc- first loyalty of SCAP is to its work ported 11 inches

of rain in 24-Reuter.

organised a gang of fellow workers quests for restoration of House of In Japan, and those who will co- hours and the Richmond River rose

bus and attacked two

terminals.

Representatives cuts in the Com- operate furthering this work are 35 feet in 30 hours and is still rising.

Two bus employees retaliated, mission's budget for the 1940 Ascul would welcome

and

those who

--Reuter,

MORE WORKERS

resulting in serious clashes. baulk it are promptly sent on their

clashes, During the

Army year, starting on July 1. the

Radioactive iodine may be ad- way, irrespective of their nationality. Hongkong's efforts to promote

London, June 15-More people arsenal workers used "motorised mislstered either orally or by in- non-surgical trade with Japan are much ap-

took Jobs during April (56,000 men tactles" by riding on a truck half jection. It offers preciated by SCAP. With Hong-

and women) than during the whole led with stones. They bombarded treatment for a deep-seated lesion of the first three kong's exclusion from the Overall

without damage to months of the one bus until the driver and con-

surrounding Payments Agreements made with

15.- year.

Once the radioactive jodine lissuc. ductor were seriously hurt. the Sterling Arca, there may be. The University of California sciamo-, The increase is attributed, partly One conductor was carried away in concentrated in the infected part temporary set-back in our trndo logists, Dr Perry Byerly, reported to the speedup of releases with Japon. Tho' last word on the today that a two-hour earthquake the forces, and also due to 12,000 by the Army workers, who subse- of the body, its radiation immediately pushed the victim into attacks and destroys one malignant exclusion of Hongkong from this was recorded beginning at 11.50 nm. more women being at work. This creek when pursued by the pollee: tissue. agreement has probably not yet GMT, possibly in

of brings the total number of women The conductor the vicinity

picked up..y been spoken, but the way to meet Japan or Chile-Unlied Press.

employed to 5,021,000-Reuter. United Press.

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1

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Mr Strauss gave no details of the technique itself. Reuter,

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Copies of photographs taken by the South China Morning Post and Hong Kong Tolograph | Staff Photographers ara on view

in tho

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