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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1948.

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"It rolled over there—a knobbly one, full of eyes.”

Australia Sets Sights For Empire Leadership

USTRALIA believes her-

self destined to become the eventual contro of the British Empire. The other British lands in the South Pacifle (Now Zealand, Fiji and

BY FRANK H. BARTHOLOMEW

United Press Vice-President in charge of the Pacific division

New Guinea) bellove the politicians patly refer to as "the lengthy visit of the King and teeming millions of the Orient." Queen early in 1949 will ad- vance the possibility.

Certainly this rich country, as large as the United States but with little more population than the city of New York, seems to have more room to grow than most nations.

The pressure and crowding of global populations may cause Aus- tralia to forge a long way nhend before long.

Australia's main concern to day is her under-population. The country realises the need for immigration but fears pos- sible domination by what her

LATEST MOVES IN

THE COLD WAR

By SELKIRK PANTON

NIEGRIPP, on the Elbe

(Soviet Zone), June 15.

T ten o'clock tonight Fritz Bauer, the ferry man of. Niegripp, tied up

Audes

There is a peculiar Irony in this, for ever since the war the Germans have been trying hard to split the Allies.

B

are

The Orleat is, in fact, right at Australia's door; the most crowded, famine-ridden lands in the world offer sharp and im mediate contrast to the one that is least populated and most capable of tremendous pro- ductivity in the basic require ments of life.

Australia wants to make im- migration intensely selective.

The "White Australia" policy means just what it says: none ex- cept white persons are permitted to enter the country to live. In fact, persons of other races already resl- dent are being deported.

Sees No Inconguity

THE latter classification has includ-

type of immigrant who will do work the Aussles

for, such as mining and *stoop labour" in the fields.

themselves don't care

There is no unemployment in Aus- tralia. The 40-hour week is rigidly enforced, even with farm labour, and overtime work is unpopular.

well ceases to function over the The result is that Australla pretty week-end. Her citizenry go by the thousands to the many beautiful race tracks where the government, whicli is so strict that Sunday movies are not permitted and all bare must close at p.m., runs the pari-mutuel betting for the public. Another form of gambling is the state-controlled lotteries, upon which certain hos- pitais depend for principal support.

The Australians enjoy the world's most magnificent bathing beaches and along with their race tracks, national relaxation takes the form of out-of-door sports.

The Australian enjoys to on +

-ed, during this correspondent's low wage in a country of compara- brief observation an American Negro tively cheap living costs. He doesn't boxer married to a white Australlan get rich, a fact which doesn't worry He a plagued by woman and who had made his home him either. in Australia for years; a Polynesian numerous shortages, including meat, woman of royal blood married to a butter and eggs, which are rationed white Austrailan man, and a native because of the heavy export demands

of England, and by shortages Maori from New Zealand.

electric power because of labour troubles in the generating plants. But he has a magnificent confidence in the future of Australia.

fact,

0

That, on its own, will produce the split, for currency reform will divide Germany more than can

Eastern Govern- The latter deportation created any Western or

The Sovieta

likely to furore in New Zealand; where the ment. counter with currency retorin in Maori is received on equal footing

to with the whlies. He is, in their zono-a certain prelude the cast-iron frontier-with Customs somewhat spoiled because the four and currency controls, travel bans, native Members of Parliament hold

though the balance of political and border bickerings, as

Australia had to back up on that one cast and west Germany were two unfriendly countries in a state of cold wer.

Now, like a boomerang recolling

Germans fear currency reform to give their Bismarcklan unity

man fears a necessary, but they themselves dangerous, operation. It will cause financial chaos, great hardship, and mounting unemployment the complete dislocation of normal life. It will impoverish a great section

his six-car ferry on the west knockout blow, bank of the Elbe and went are about lo be split. home to bed after the busiest day of his life.

He will be up again and at

Currency

MEANWHILE down in Frankfort, of the German people,

score.

power,

Dollar Shortage

THE newspapers of Australia are competently operated and make a prost under handicaps which would The liberal government of Aus- uppal an American publisher; In global tralia sees no incongruity in the fact addillen to sharing the that is liberalism is reserved for shortage of newsprint, the Australian whites only. The people generally dailies assert they cannot got feel that the United States had dis- adequate dollar allotments with astrously bungled its own racial which to buy the Canadian nows- problems.

print available to them under their restricted quota.

Northern European immigrants are particularly welcomed In Australia and are being down in every few will days in especially chartered planes.

earmarked as the new Western

Fritz Bauer, for Instance, capital, General Sir Brian Robert- and

that the small fortune-for Lucius D. Clay, him-that son and General

he is now making on shrink into and British and U.S. military governors, the ferry may

rations to buy the will are talking about the currency re- enough

form.

work at six o'clock tomorrow Until then the morning. thousands of British Allied nationals in Berlin be completely "marooned" the city, cut off from West.

in

the

In Paris the French are arguing about the ratification or rejection

six-Power of the London,

agree- at ment which provides for a con- assembly in the Russians stiluent German

a provisional autobahn Westes Zone and

form.

No trains leave Berlin AT 2.30, 5.20,night, and now the

have closed the

7.20 & 9.20 p.m. bridge near Magdeburg. Fritz'a government-and for currency re-

ferry, the only permitted route, closes at 10 p.m.

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COMMENCING TO-MORROW:"CASS, TIMBERLAND"

Tho. French fear the Germun bogey and do not want to offend the Russians. They

can afford to delay a decision on fiermany be- cause they are not paying anything for their Zone. They are living on .the land.

month.

Spending spree

Just for a

currency

THE opening of 1,500

exchanges has already started panic spending boom. Each day 60,000 women In Hamburg ara sald to be besieging hairdressers to spend their "old money" en per

Yank Influx

The dollar shortage handicaps the newspapers and other businesses In other ways. The Melbourne Herald, for instance, is building in its own plant one of the largest presses in the world, from blueprints and un- der licences obtained abroad, be- The Englab, of courdously nut fannot get the dociera 485 Australla but in curfously limited the purchase of completed press numbers, considering the crowded equipment at the usual points of conditions under which 55,000,000 manufacture. people live in a land a fraction the size of this one and depend to a large extent upon supplies sent them from Austrolli

Thousands of American ex-GT's who went through Australia to and

The present Labour government of Australia prepares for next year's elections with a record of enviable cash

the national surpluses in treasury, full employment and many social security accomplishments. from the combat zones of the South Facile are Inquiring about the pos- Most public Gervices have been sibilities of settling in the country, or are being nationalised, this category includes the railways, At first, the Australians were en- trams, telephone and telegraph sys- telecommunica- witch, are refusing all repairs "at thusiastle about bringing the Yanks teins and overseas

back, but now both sides are more tions. Litigation is currently under cautious sinen the first indux of way to nationalise all banks. least until the week-end."

Americans has not worked out too

manent waves.

In Cologne, garage propriclors, anticipating a week-end currency

The Russians acted at three minutes past 12 this afternoon and that is when Fritz's day

But more than the currency really began. Three German

The Liberal party (conservatives), reforms, the Germans foar the well.

which claims its best chances workmen dragged rond signs

reaction. The Russions

The It is the British and Americans. Russelan

Americans felt, in on to the autobahn, and blocked

many many years to go back into power expected to counter by the pouring away £200,000,000 a year are

instances there were too many in 1949, alleges Australia to be one the approaches to the autobahn to feed the Germans in their proclamation of an Eastern German

governmental restrictions against of the most, over-governed. countries. bridge across the Elbe.

Government with its neat in Berlin setting up business for themselves in the world and that the Labour zones, who cannot afford to wall.

representing "all Germany."

The Australlans, on their part, found government.is in fact wholly socialis- The Russians have ordered

They will ahead-with

RO

dreadthat the Yanks were too much like tic. the bridge to be closed

themselves and wanted to do the "for without the support of the French

days.

same things, creating unsought com- tite repairs," which they say will and they will put into effect toward

petition. "take a long time."

is

They have refused to allow British and Allied road traffic

to go by the most natural de- either the concrete

tour

-

or

The Cermans look with

these coming seven without It is not only Fritz Bauer, reforms, their currency

on can be ferryman

the Elbe, who at all which no progress made in putting Germany on her worried about tonight's trouble on. feet.

the Elbe.

Australia seems to have concluded that what she really needs is the

The Communist "menace" In Aus- tralia would seem to bo almost non-existent. The Communist Party is treated with something akin to amusement.

bridge or the British-built PEERING INTO THE FUTURE WITHOUT A CRYSTAL

Bailey bridge over the Elbe

nt Magdeburg. six miles to the south.

They said "No," they must go by Fritz's ferry at. Niegripp. Boomerang

FRITZ BAUER is but a pawn

in the cold war of corse-

R John

of include Spain in the European re-

Russia will consolidate ity Balkan

Drulane University believes covers in

and the five-power pact of March 17 are regarded as such federations). On February 8, 1948, Kleffer pre- dicted:

The British Labour govern- meni will collapse and Anthony Eden with Conservative government will replace Prime Minister Clement Attice's government.

(2) De Gaulle will be elected pro- eldent of France.

that if a man knows enough gains and lake over other countries about world politics, economics in Eastern and Central Europe. A Communist coup will take place under in Czechoslovakia within 30 days. and current affairs, he can pre- (Hungary since has come

Com- diet months ahead, what will Soviet control, the Communists have (Klement Gottwald and a

forced King Michael of Rumania to munist government seized power 10 happen in the world.

abdicate. and have taken over days later),

(3) A Republican will be elected making Czechoslovakia. Russia is

On March 3, 1048, he predici- U.S. President, no matter whom the passes at Finland, Italy and France).

Democrats nominate.

Jan Masaryk will be eliminated (4) Russia and its satellites will

polluical scene. withdraw from the United Nations,

There were

less pin-pricks between the fer's political science class when he

ed:

smiles in Dr Kief-

East and the West, with the advanced his theory. So, early last The United Nations will not take Russians doing most of the October, he made 13 predictions. He a firm stand on Palestine or award pricking.

added seven later and said all 20 it to efther contending group, Parti- from the Czech would come true within a year. tlon gives Palestine to neither Jews (Masoryk committed "sulcide"

nor Arabs and the United States last night of March 8-0). Fritz's activity today spotlights He counts his score to date as 11 month renounced partition).. the beginning of a week in which right, eight pending and one wrong.

No matter what decision the UN he and his fellow Germans-over His students have stopped smiling €0,000,000 of them may learn and those of fighting age are try takes Palestine, there will their political and economic future ing to pin him down on when

the be armed hostilities approaching for the next decade, passibly for a next war will start. generation.

on

civil war,

Franco will not support a Com- In October, 1947, he, predicted, munist Revolution. (Attempts by They see the

future map

the Communists to come to power of among other things: Germany with the one word "split" Gentralissimo Francisco Franco last December in the general strike written across It. A black line will come to be regarded as a friend were crushed), drawn from the Balile to Czecho- of the demneracies, who will support The Western powers will form slovakia will mark the frontier be him in power. (Recently, the U.S. come sort of federation against tween the East and the West.

House of Representatives voted to Russia. (The Benelux agreement

NANCY

After All, It Has Feelings, Too

NANCY INSULTED

ME TODAY--- SHE

CALLED ME A

BIRD-BRAIN

[NANCY--COME

HERE AND APOLOGIZE TO

MINNIE

I'M SORRY I CALLED YOU A BIRD-BRAIN-.-

I APOLOGIZE

the

Dr Kieffer is 30, an international affairs specințist and geopolitician

a.

The U.S. will take a firm stand and an associate professor of politi

cal selence. He was a lieutenant against Russia before April (President Truman called for UMT, colonel of Infantry in the last war, ERP and renewal of the draft on and in service for six years. March 17),

He does not believe that wor The one prediction completely Imminent but does belleve, it is in-

Henry Wallace, wrong was that would not try to form a third party. "Some day, Russia and the United Kieffer made it on October 4, 1947. States are going to settle their dif-

Among the eight "pending" pre- ferences on some world street corner dictions, all mode last October 4, winner take all,” he said.-United;

Press. are:

By Ernio Bushmiller

evilable.

---AND I APOLOGIZE

TO YOU,

TOO

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