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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1948.

Britain's Inflationary

Halted

COST OF LIVING INDEX STABLE

Optimistic Speech By Cripps

London, July 14. -The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Stafford Cripps, told a Press .con- ference today that the Government believes it has stopped the inflationary spiral in Britain.

Not only has the cost of living index been stable for the past 12 months, he said, but some non- essential industries have run into sales resistance and other difficulties.

Ho saw no danger, however, of a general-slump or Government's from mass unemployment resulting

success so far in mopping up surplus money in high taxes and other controls. Nor, he said, is there any case yet for relaxing taxes or controls.

bring about. Certainly,

we have

not yet reached the point where we should consider steps to counteract It."

Sir Stafford said that the over-are in fact just what wo wish to all effect is not very marked yet, and there is nothing in it to cause surprize or alarm. Indeed, It is only the first step in the direction in which we have la go.

"We see no reason to regret that These things

they are happening;.

Cession Of Sarawak Challenged

to

"He said there, has been on ap- is the home preciable slackening

demand for electrie clocks, radio sets. electrical appliances, carpet sweepers, certain kinds of clothing, leather goods, wines and spirits and expensive tinned foods,

го

Spiral

Democratic Convention Split Wide Open

By Negro Status Issue

Philadelphia, July 14.-The status of Negroes in America's southern states--a century-old dispute be tween Northern and Southern Democrats - split the Democratic National Convention here wide open today.

The fight between the Southern Conservatives. and Northern Liberals came just few hours before President Harry S. Truman was due to make his campaign speech accepting nomination as the Party's presidential candidate next November.

It embittered the efforts of Party A united front leaders, to present

the against challenge of New York's Thomas E. Dewey.

powerful Republican NO

The climax of the dispute was an struggle undignified Parliamentary

on the floor of the Convention Hall. drafting Committees, The three after a week's work on the Party's élection platform, presented the Convention with a middle of the road" civil rights plank, which ap- peased neither the Liberals nor the Conservatives.

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MORE

PLANES

FOR RUSSIA

Co-ordination of a trust fund of dividends in the past three months

Hoffman.

Mr

Former residents of the Columbia River war-built city of Vanport, Ore., which was completely destroyed Memorial Day by raging flood waters, are beginning

into to move

emergency

housing laid out in a vil- lage at the edge of another war housing project area near Portland. Some 400 trailers are being readied. -AP Picture.

NEW ATOMIC DANGER

Underwater Explosions

Japan Needs Millions Of Tons Of Food

NO PROSPECTS OF BECOMING

SELF-SUPPORTING

Washington, July 14.-Japan will be required to import about 2,200,000 metrie tons of food in the fiscal year 1949, and has little prospect of becoming self-supporting in the foreseeable future unless other Far Eastern countries overcome their reluctance to -aid in the development of Japanese industries and

maritime activity.

**

These conclusions were made in a U.S.. Depart- ment of the Army report on food conditions in Japan and Korea, and factors affecting Far Eastern food procurement made public today:

The report, which followed an inspection tour by two officers through the Far East last April and May, predicted that Korea should be self-sufficient in food after December, 1948, if the present drought does not continue.

Other conclusions revealed were: 1. Japanese food import require- ments will tend. to increase rather than decrease because of increasing population.

exer-

2. The degree of control cised over the distribution of food In Japan lo more stringent than in any other country in the world,

CEREALS NEEDED

3. Of the 2,200,000 metric tons of:

OPENING OF DUMPING CAMPAIGN

Shanghai, July 15,-A central

food imports required for Japan in organ to direct the large-scale the 1049 Ascal year, 1,050,000 tons dumping of supplies in the pre- subscnt price control campaign

should be cereals stitutes.

or cereal

here was formally inaugurated at the Central Bank yester- day.

Navy expert today warned that and lied in closely with the Japanese list of major market manipulators

to

Amc- Hla

and acute

TRAVEL LIMITATIONS

restrictions 3. Currency limitations on the travel of Japanese businessmen.

For of

The city is now experiencing at shortage of cash, and big dimcult to get. A high premium la denomination notes are extremely

4. Korea may be able to export 23 small amount of rice in the calen dar year 1940 f crop conditions are

American aid supplies and United favourable and the political situation THEATRES' DEPRESSION

States Army surplus good pur- is stable." He said: "London

of chased through the Central authorl- theatres are

5. The increasing amounts running through a bad period and

food for Japan which will become tles are said to be the main source

Far East in 1940 of goods for the dumping. cinema queues are noticeably

July 11. A available in the

Meanwhile,

reported that a shorter than they were. 12 months

should procured to maximum ago. More expensive restaurants

by And profiteors, compiled are no longer crowded out.... but

nearly all United States indus-export programme.. there is still a large unsatisfied de-

vulnerable trial cities are

The report said that the obstacles Shanghal-Woosung Garrison Com- Singapore, July 14.-Captainmand for most kinds of food; rations

underwater atomic explosions to the development of Japanese in-mand and the Police Burcats after Bertram Brooke, brother of the are being taken up in full and there

dustrial and maritime activity need-one-month investigation, has been which will cause "lingering us to make the lalands self-sup- brought to Nanking by General former "White Rajah" of Sara-is no evidence of ration points re.

London, July 14-It was au- radioactivity" not observed in porting were:

Chiang Ching-kuo, eldest vak, Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, maining unspent."

Some non-essential factories have

1. Reluctance of other Far Eastern President Chiang Kai-shek. and his son, Anthony Brooke, had to discharge, workers, he said,

thoritatively learned today that air bursts.

The list will bo examined by the Britain had stopped delivery of

assist Japanese re- Walmer Strope, Naval architect countries to the former Rajah Muda (Crown but unemployment still totalled only

jet engines to Soviet Russia.

said In the Bureau of Ships, thecovery (particularly in the Philip- Prezident before action is taken

The China Press today quoted a Prince), today challenged the 274,000. Only if the unemployment SOUTHERNERS' DEMAND

Fifty-five gas turbine engines have underwater test at Bikini showed pines and China).

on the Central Bank official au stating that 2. "Intense nationalism. legality of the transfer of should pass the half million mark

Delegates on the ascending scale, he said,

from the Southern been delivered to Russia in ful- how whole industrial areas could be

with radioscilve Sarawak to Britain before a

rain, part of Astatic countries and their since the dumping of cotton cloth fillment of enrly treaty obligations, covered

national and cotton yarn and other commodi- consider would Government

alates demanded the endorsement

to achieve decontamination It was officially stated that the typos making

"slow, determination

ties Brunel (North Borneo) court.

during the past three days, more laxing controls.

that the negroes' status be left to

than five billion dollars had In the costly and only partially successful self-sufficiency." Father and son claimed that Sir

leglaiqtüres He said that the textile, steel and the

of the separato supplies were not included

for In such cases, restoration of produc-

been called in. Charles Brooke had no legal right

under-slates. They declared that attempts secret list and were available

export generally. Deliveries ended tion would be a "very slow If not an the Federal by

Government to cede Sarawak and that Britain's coal industries still were

and cnsure in the non-gunrantee subsequent annexation of the termanned and anxious to absorb any

safeguards early this year and no further jet impossible task." who lose their jobs

Strope set forth his views upplied.

in and engines have since been political ritory was therefore illegal.

against essential Industries.

criminal,

The question of jet delivery "Ordnance," Journal of the Sir Charles Brooke offered

against discrimination Sir Stafford Cripps sald that 75 economic

to Russia has caused some uneasiness rican Ordnance Association. the be resisted In

4. "A growing tendency on the being demanded by firms for pro- transfer Sarawak to the Crown In percent of the companies declaring negroes should

of Asiatic part

countries toward❘viding big denomination noter, consideration

name of the independent sovereignty in the United States. The Economic article was cleared by the Navy De-

Administrator.

Apartment and the Atomic Energy

Government controlled economies." At present the largest rioto la £1,000,000 in 1940. The territory have heeded his request not to in of the states.

singled out Commission. came under British administration crease them over the

Northern previous years,

Liberals

In examining the trade prospects CN$100,000-16 Hongkong cente at demanded Paul

n-an example of the Expanding on his thesis to a re-

present blackmarket rate.- on July 1 that year.

as a contribution toward curbing in- legislation to make lynching punish-

Jet coeds which should not be

countries, the report urged that Reuler. Sarawak, with a population of nation. To the remaining 25 per- able in practice as well as in theory, of porter, Strope said that radioactive for Japan with other Far Eastern the

supplied

materials from an air burst quickly trade missions be

exchanged with half a million, was originally part cent, he said, "I must remind them to ensure the negroes constitutional to a non-participating country.

the

both stage has been dissipated. But an underwater ca- of the dominion of the Sultan of that they are, by their refusal to rights to vote, and to penalise in-

Burma and Siam. the contaminate for the resumption strategic

plosion could so

"Because of the policy of govern- Brunel. In 1841, it was ceded to co-operate, leopardising the whole dustrial

area that the area would them.

mental James Brookte In return for his ser- voluntary basis of the scheme."

he inaccessible for weeks. tho

Burma

not welcome-indivi÷ vices in making peace among

One of the causes of the American trade agreement. Yesterday.

all CURRENCY SCHEME

Mr Ambassador,

Georgi warring tribes,—Reuter.

He pointed out that nearly civil war was the same issue the Soviet

dual Japanese traders, but is ro American cities arc

to Government trading." He said that the 10 Marshall plan states' rights of the South versus the Zarubin, met the President of the important

Board of Trade, Mr Harold Wilson, located near enough to war to be ceptive

Trade prospects were found to be nations of Western Europe are dis- negrocs civil rights.

In the years before the civil war. Agreement has been reached that victims of "radiological

of the lack of Siamese animosity of the Democratic Government currencies would be freely con-

was talks should start in London shortly Atomic explosions could be planted most favourable with Siam because vertible one for another to encour split by it and the new Republican and should be continued in Mos- as easily by a coal barge or trap towards the Japanese and the con- Juliana, has asked. Dr Louis J. M. steamer as by an air attack-United tinued need for manufactured goods. Beel, the Dutch Prime Minister, to came into power under cow-United Press. age intra European trade. He said Party

The report said: "Siam is ready to form a new Cabinet. Dr. Beel's two- that the scheme would operate out- Abraham Lincoln with a unlied but

send a trade delegation to Japan year-old Cabinet resigned catlier side the bank for international set- minority vote.

A similar delegation from Japan to this month after the general elec- Copenhagen, July 14.-Queen In-tlement, but he declined to go into

REVENCE AS MOTIVE

Siam sent at an early date would tions, which were mainly concerned meet with a friendly reception."-with the question of a new con grid of Norway, 39, and her two "Bir Stafford conceded, that Mar- A similar fate faced the De-

stitution embodying Indonesian re- small daughters, Princess Margrete, shall ald might keep up prices which mocratic Party today. Their failure 8, and Anne Marie, 23 months, were

iforms.

The results reported

in

of to be in a satisfactory Britain has to pay in the world to achieve unity appears to make

the elections a Republican victory markets, because. It would, increase condition tonight

showed little chance apart from a after suffering the demand for scarce goods.

November. There is little danger,

cot- superficial Injuries in a car acci dent today.

He Bald that Egyptian cotton however, that the Southerners will

back for the Communists, but the nominate a rival candidate to Mr prices have risen 60 per cent since

Labour-Catholic Coalition now dis- precarious for that.

poses about 59 instead of 61 scats. Their motives, outside their own

This is not enough to secure the Interpreted pri- headquarters, marily

two-thiris majority necessary for a revenge.

for President

constitutional change and interest Truman's daring

to present a civil

Beel will form a Cabinet on a very helpful talk rights prop

Ights programme to Congress.

The rift in the Democratic Party

broader basis-Reuter.

the

ROYALTY IN cussing a plan whereby all European

CAR CRASH

details.

certain

discrimination

agains set in

Vian-negotiations-for...

Citizen Air Force Formed

The Queen was driving the royal the beginning of the year because Truman. Their own position to Citizen Air Force

car to a bathing beach when sudden to many countries are seeking non- rain made the road slippery. The dollar cotton. Queen lost control and the car crashed into a tree near the Royal he said.

"Russia is a very heavy buyer," residence at Graaster.

He said that he had an "extremely The chauffeur, who sitting by her satisfying and fractured

red skull and concussion.

$19

and

Preas.

warfare."

Officers As Blackmarketeers

Reuter.

smile ever föreign trade,

New Cabinet To Be Formed

The Hague, July 14-The Regent

The

Netherlands, Princess

Income Tax For slight swing to the right and

farmers.

tax for

Melbourne, July 14-The Royal Australian Air Force la forming a

Shanghal. July 16-Four high- as part of the government's five-year A £250,000,- ranking Shanghat-Woosung Garrison Command officials were taken into 000 defence scheme.

RAAF Fublle Relations announced custody yesterday, for alleged in Soviet Farmers

Moscow, July 14.-The Presidium Recording to Chinese press reports that four squadrons are formed. All volvement in blackmarket activities,

and have

today. squadrons are trained operational aircraft.

They included Col. Chang Yah- of the Supreme Soviet today an- therefore centres upon whether De RAAF has allotted 114 men of its min. Chief of the Economic Affairsnounced a new income Bide, sullerod the worst injuries, with the Australian Prime Minister today overhadowed completely any permanent air force to CAF

The new annual rates range from Mr J. B. Chifley,

vic four officers, whose duties

11 percent plus 1,000 to 2,000 A farmer's wife, who was first on He said: "We clarified for one speculation to who would be these comprise 40 percent of CAF Department, the reports added.

Go per-were chiefly to look after the finance

flat There personnel. The remaining

percent plus the scene, said the Queen was cauglit another, the economie position of Mr Truman's running mate.

citizen volunteers and commodity markets and to curb roubles to 40

payment of 1,000 roubles for in- between the wheel and the scat our countries. He has promized to is a strong opinion favouring Sena- cent will be

are disturbances in the economic situn-

have comes above 8,000 roubles a year. to extricate herself. assist but

in our difficulties in every for Alben Barkley as Vice-President, Trained ex-RAAF personnel managed

fiven preference, and in selection on here, Although blood was streaming from way."-United Press.

were alleged to

(A rouble is valued officially at however. Reuter.

of pilots, men with cuta in her face, she was said to bo

exchange operational themselves perpetrated all kinds of calm and immediately helped the

experience in fighter planes, and economic offences, including specula- 20 cents (US), but the

share, market. trans-rate is largely theoretical). ex- tion in the bleeding and

under 20, get preference. "All sobbing Princesses

The

new tax must be paid by RAAF officers enter with the rank actions in gold bars and American

dollars and

com- privato farmers and by collective manipulation of of Flying-oneer.-United Press.

farmers modity prices.

receiving supplementary According to information received Incomes from private plois,

The aged and infrm will pay by the Ministry of National Defence, these officers amassed great fortures only half the fixed rate. for themselves. They are now ex- The official announcement said

tho

now pected to be sent to Nanking

decreed tax had been Investigation. Reuter.

"In view of the Increase" in the number of farmers with private in- comes United Press.

was

the wrecked car. It reported earlier that the Queen had suffered a fractured kneecap..

King Frederik

was summoned from the Castle and arrived at the scene of the accident at the same time as three ambulances come up. He went along with his wife and daughters to hospital-Associated Press.

Deprived Of Her Nationality

Spain's Foreign Economy Problem Almost Solved

Madrid, July 14.-Senor Alberto Martin Artajo, the Spanish Foreign Minister, told the Cortes (Parliament). today: "We can regard à considerable part of our' prob. lems in foreign economy as solved."/

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FATAL LOVERS” QUARREL

Seattle, July 14A 42-year-old University of Washington art student today shot and killed the highest-

Duties For S'hai. Conscripts

for

Pennsylvanian

conscripts Mines Reopen

RAF Jet Fighters At Labrador Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 14, Six Royal Air Force Vampire Jet fighters tonight arrived at Labrador, completing the third leg of the first Jet flight across the Atlantie.

They had flown from Blule. West, a United States air base, near the south-west tip of Greenland, where they landed earlier today after a hop from Iceland-Reuter.

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PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

Copies of photographs taken

by the South China Morning Post and Hong Kong Telegraph

that. Vernon S. Alien. was rushed to

Shanghal, July 15-Six-thousand hospital in critical condition after of Shanghal's 10,000 shooting attractive WAVE Lt-Cmdr drafted this year will be assigned to

Pittsburgh, July 14-Tho strike- Margaret. Jones, 41, because she the Garrison Brigade-a new. unit to refused to marry him.

be organised for the maintenance of bound captive coal

mines in Lt-Cmdr Jones died almost in-local peace--it was deckied at Western Pennsylvania to reopen

Two-thousand conscripts have al- today, but normal productions Staff Photographers are on view

by

In the

conference here last night.

"If the volume of Spanish trade ranking woman officer, of the 13th Reviewing foreign trade and the

does not Naval District during a lovers' agreements Spain has made, he with the United States added: "It is certain that the Im-reach the high level we would like quarrel and then critically wounded mediate future of our country will it is only because Spain, like most himself. be much more propitious". The countries, lacks dollars," lo de The coroner, Mr John BI, said

reached with clored. Bucharest, July 14. Magda agreements

recently Lupescu, who became the wife of Britain and France were the biggest

He said Spain's faith in herself ex-King Carol of Rumania at a to date, he said bedside ceremony in Rio de Janeiro' Outlining the advantages reoped had been, sufficient in recent years which not last July when she was dangerously by Spain in her commercial treaty "to surmount obstacles ill, has been deprived of her with Argentina, he said: "It is no long ago appeared insuperable, to Rumanian citizenship by order of accret that the Spanish Government the faint-hearted. We welcome all stantly-United Press. the Rumanian Government. It was cultiv

cultivates relations with Argentinn those who are coming closer to us, today today.

preferential How protein Rumatia will Lin deserved by prefer countrafention but our warmest affellon le rerer DEATH OF FRENCH ready been sent to Taiwan for train-Mine Wuth Thurday, as the United confiscated. It was added. Magda felt at one with Spain and which stood by us, chiefly Portugal and Lupescu was one of 15 people do gallantly raised her voice in our Argentina, whose names for when wo

all engraved on

Touzne, France, July 14-Mar- wero unjustly more, will be prived today of their Rumanian defence

gerife Moreno, 77, leading Frenchi

It is estimated that the eight-day attucked."

Spanish, hearts" citizenship and of

and of their possessions.

strike over the Union shop on the Excluding Russia, the only great Senor Artalo sald that in the last character actress, died early today Eeverthe others who included

Washington, July 14-Mr George mines will cost the mines, $0,000,000 of pneumonia. Max notion which has not given con-three years, Spain had signed trade at her home here diplomats were M

a month.

Marshall, the Secretary of State, in wages and the lost of 2,000,000 Aushit, the Rumanian steel king tractual form to her economic re- agreements with 10 countries She had been ill for

Printed and published by FhzcERICE Her last flm appearance was in denied today that he had been ap-tons of coal. and Mary Franassoviel, wife of lations with Spain is the United Portugal, Switzerland, Eiro, Holland,

Sympnihy, strike

ike among the other PERCY FRANKLIN for and on behalf of Richard Franasadvlei,- who resigned Sintes, ho Bald. "This does not Denmark, Sweden, Italy, Turkey, Sartre's "Les Jeux pont Falts" preached by President Truman to his post as Rumanian political re-mean that we do not enjoy at Im Chile, Uruguay and Cuba-as well made in 1947. She recently ap-run for Vice-President for the De- coal mines are breaking up, but South China Morning. Post Limited mines employing 11,000 men at 1-3 Wyndham Street, City of presentative In London last year. portant commercial exchange with or with Britain, France and Argen-peared in a variety programme at nsocratic Party in the November 30

elections--Neuter.

continued to be idle-United Press, Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong. The United States," he said.

tina-Reuter

the Paris theatre.--United Press. Reuter.

ever

ACTRESS

Marshall's Denial.

met

to consider the terms of the compromiso reached, in Washington between the Union and steel com- panies.

Morning Post Building,

ORDERS BOOKED: