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FRENCH

LOSES

OF

GOVT SUPPORT WORKERS

Paris, Aug. 19-The non-Communist National Trade Union Federations, representing about 2,500,000 workers, decided tonight to end their co- operation with the Government.

The non-Communist Federations declared in a joint communique: "This Government, like Its predecessors, in showing itself Impotent to undertake and carry out a polley in conformity with the interests of the country and of ensuring for the workers a stable purchasing power."

Claim Against

Peninsula

Steam Laundry

sent

Their future policy and action with be decided by Individual Trade Union Federations at meetings to be helt next week. The unlons have been influenced in their decision to withdraw from their close co-opera- tion with the Government by the growing unrest among the workers, This has, for several weeks past, been fully exploited by the Com- munist General Confederation of Labour, which "declared war" on M.

WAIT AND SEE

In a letter to the Prime Minister, M. Andre Marie, the non-Communist Trade Union Federations said to-

Damage caused to clothing Paul Reynaud's economic plans from

for dry-cleaning was the beginning. alleged in an action before Mr Justice Reynolds in the Sum- mary Court yesterday, when Mrs Helen G. Service, of 44 Braga Circuit, brought a claim for $1.000 against the Penin- #uin Steam Laundry, of 734 Nathan Road, ground floor.

night that they would wait until September 1 to examine the results abtained by the Government in Ita economic drive.

The Political Bureau of the French Communist Party, which met here According to her writ of claim. today, atated in a communique that plaintif sent numerous pieces of the announced journey in the near clothing ta defendants for dry-future of M. Reynaud to Washington cleaning on June 10, but alleged that to take part in a meeting of the In- Rome were returned scorched,ternational Monetary Fund "ford- shrunk or stretched to such an ex- tells A fresh devaluation nf the tent as not to At her.

The damages claimed were in respect of the following articles; Green wool

Enberdine suit, Kreen wool suit, a block crepe dress and a child's pink wool cont set. The toinl value of the gorments was stated to be $1,457.50, but plaintiff waived the sum of $437.50 In order to bring the action within the juris-! diction of the Summary Courl. She also asked for costs.

Mr M. A. da Silva, appearing on behalf of defendants, said he would supply plaintiff with his statement of defence, and naked that he be permitted to inspect the clothing,

Plalitlir's husband, who was also in Court, saiti his wife wished to engage a sofritor.

Mr Silva replied that he would defer Inspection of the clothing tatil he heard from plaintiff's reprezenta- tive.

a devaluation, the com- munique enid. could only result "in inn increased cost of living, misery, ruin and the collapse of our industry And ngriculture".

The Communist Party called again for all-out netion against M. Rey- naud's "exorbitant and anti-constitu-

Bon powera.

LIVING ON CHARITY

In a nationwide benadensi tonight, M. Paul Reynaud, the Finance Minis- ter, told the French people that, "for the first tune in its history, France charity". The Can only live Finance Minister appealed for unity

nit harder work to overcome the dongera of infintion,

"You do not suspect how grave in the perft which threatens us," he sustel. "From this month of August, 1948. France can no longer wait. We must aut before the avalanche starts | rolling,"

Warndog ngainst the Insidious ston- gees of Inflation, he pointed out that even if wages were raised ten-fold The case was set for hearing on and production remained at present October 4 at 10 a.IN.

levels, not a single Frenchman would have any more goods than before.

"The danger threatens rich and poor like. We are all In the same gether." he declared.-Reuter.

CONSENTS TO bent. We shall be saved or lost to-

JUDGMENT

A claim for $1,000 was brought by the Lam Wah Company, of 13-47 | Walerino Foud, against Phylis Har- | rop, of 2, Forfar Road, Apartment 1.

at the Supreme Court this morning

before Mr Justice Reynolds.

Letters To The Editor

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1948.

WATCH IT, JUNIOR!David Rumford came across this "cute little kitty" at Mullet Lake, Mich., and started out to grab it while his parents stood rooted to the spot. Story has a surprise ending, though the skunk's harm- less and de-odorised.-Acme Picture,

China's Fibre Industry's Bright Prospects

Washington, Aug. 19.China may have a vege- table fibre industry to rival that of any other country in the world if present research and experiments con- tinue, according to Dr Pierro Sylvain, tropical crops specialist of the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation's special advisory group which is current- ly co-operating with the Chinese Government.

Dr Sylvain recently returned after two and a half years in Chinn. He said the Chinese Government had re- quested United Nations aid in stepping up production of fibre crops, mainly because of the need of burlap bags to use in the distribution of food,

He sahl the project wns mainly ping. originally built by the financed with funds remaining from Japanese, are currently heln the UNDRA programme and partly utilised by the Chinese to the best by the United States China Rellef advantage. Mission.

Asked whether such assistance from the FAO might be extended to While other phases of the Chinese other countries, Dr Sylvain said that agricultural situation urc studied by the group. Dr Sylvain so far as he knew any member of continued. his main feld was in fure the United Nations might receive aid crops and sugar cane.

insofar DS was possible.-United Press.

beln;

Since China is not able to pur

Indian fibres because of the

The money was said to be the bn- The Kosenkina Case:ld shortage and lack of foreign

lance of the amount duc to the pluintiff, after waiver of $114, for | Joinery renovation and decoratini carried out at 1. Tortar Road, Apert ment 1, including cost of materials supplied.

A Warning?

have been

exchange, the Chinese carrying out Intensive research SirYour leader on the Kosenk he said. Kenaf, a member of the with jute, Indian mallow and kenal, Altor should be read carefully by cotton family, was introducet into Hongkongiles, especially those who North China and Monuchuria by are concerned with Security and the Japanese and apparently, is murc maintenance of pence and order.

productive than the Not forgetting that the Communists adaptable to

other two and in this part of the world did help tropical climates.

either temperate the people when the enemy was in occupation, let us not play ostrich Mr P. A. L. Vine, for the plainuit, that they are destined to help our explained that between the issue future enemy if another war cumes. and serving of the writ, the defen Mainly due to the fact that China dant had made a further payment has

The defendant, saying that the amount claimed was not quite l correct, consented to Judgment for the amount claimed and costs less $200.

SEEDS DIFFICULTY

or

Dr Sylvain said the main difficulty in promoting kennf cultivation was л dictatorial and autocratic getting seeds as most kenaf pianta- of $200. As the defendant' hadvernment and Hongkong has been tions were currently either in Man consented

to judgment, his cilentadopting a laissez-faire policy to churin or la Communist-controlled was prepared to consider instal- wards political exiles, the Com-areas of North China,

ments, he added,

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munists and their frontsmen The defendant declared the work strongly entrenched in done for her by the plaintiff to unsatisfactory still and that Web: why payment was delayed.

Luzon Violence

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Chinese Reds Start New Drives

un-

Shanghai, Aug. 19.-Com- munists broke a two-week full in civil war fighting by leashing three drives this week against - Nationalist strongholds.

widely scattered actions Red

ITA Armics:

Swept but of Northern Stensi, struck toward Slan, the capital.

Slipped out of a trip ita Eastern Hopei and moved into Jehol polsing themselves for an assault against Chengen.

3. Resumed their attacks against Taiyuan war-lord Yen Hsi-shan's Isolated capital in Shanal.

WEAK RESISTANCE

Only one of them-the drive in Shens-appeared strong enough to rate as an offensive.

Tch-hunt's

Reel General Peng army drove southward down the Yellow River valley, veered West- ward, crossed the Lo River and wiped out weak resistance encoun- tered in Nationalist outposts.

Peng bent all efforts loward breaking a Government line stretch- ing diagonally ucross Southern Shensi. The line is the Nationalists main defence protecting both Slan

MR TRUMAN and the corridor.

REBUKES

MR DEWEY

物

Szechuan Is anchored on the west

- mountains--- and on the cast to Tungkwan, Lunghal railroad city at the bend of the Yellow River.

General Hu Tsung-tan whose na- tionalist forces are ably alded by a division of hard Sghting Moslems from Northwestern Chinghai pro- vince turned back a similar offen-

sive last spring.

Washington, Aug, 19.-Presi- dent Truman today rebuked

A big battle loomed on the West Governor Thomas Dewey. Re-bank of the Lo River near publican Presidential nominee, cheng about 70 miles northeast of Tenk

with the implied charge that Mr Dewey is playing politics with delicate matters of foreign policy.

Sion,

SAME TARGET

Last spring Hu held his forces economic, ons

However, seed-producing planta-

around Siun's outer perimeter. The have been started

President Truman told the press Reds by-passed and isolled Stan Pelping and Nanking. БО

that the future of Italy's former and drove through the corridor al- Machines for processing Abres | colonies In Africa is a maiter under most to the border of Szechuan, Hu are most urgently needed in China, Big Four diplomatic negotiations was saved from defeat by the Mos- according to Dr Sylvain. He added which cannot very well be handled lem division which struck against that while in the United States he politically in the United States. had been discussing the

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pro-Soviet attitude powerful that nowadays hardly escape intimidations of spine kind it Comrade Stalin or what he stands for is ridiculed publicly.

rear from Eastern Kansu. Names ilke "Fascists," "Im- trialists" or "an

Apparently Peng Teh-huai | 1 |

sples" of obtaining machinery. He said he charge, us some high Democrats did, fertile Szechuan province, Western

not directly Reactionary

(nùning at the same target the rich was also interested in getting some that Gov. Dewey seriously {freely applied to those who refused

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bread basket. which mined the bi-partisan approach to were not

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in Chinn, foreign policy by publicly demand- Deing да West Indian perennial ing the result which the

Stain Manila. Aug. 10.-Brig-Gen Ma-with bloody-purge of his opponents cotton and hybrid

tate demonstrated their ability to elifde corn from the Department is already seeking a Nationalists where least expected.

**** ? encirclement and strike at tho rlano Castaneda, Commanding and concentration camps without southern United States. He said secret falls with General of the Philippine

Russia, victims. Con- any hope of survival for the

Britain were fruit on timber trees and stabulary, went to Pampanga Pro-

France. But the President There is no question that the from other Western Hemisphere clearly implied that

dent forces folled a Nationalist attempt. vince today to conduct an on-the-spot Kuomintang has been adopting the tropics which might be used to ad-

be considers trap them in Eastern Hopel and survey of the Huk situation following Razis measures of thought control, vanlage in China.

as a blu to hold Dewey's move reports that a number of Huks were mars Imprisonment of

Americans of italian descent. (In started a drive in Jehol province, liaison officers were called to come

(In achieving early successes.

to the scene to deal with the Soviet CHINESE CO-OPERATIVE

Albany, Gov. Dewey served kliled in encounters with the con- Anglo-American returned t

that the "exact border" stabulary, it was learned today.

that he would continue to speak out Outnumbering their opponents 10 demands Dr Sylvain said the Chinese had world affairs). He said the role fured Lanping on the Peiping-Jchol sectors be defined.

the Soviet and Western It was also learned that President with the primitive and feudalistic

to one the Reds attacked and cap-between Elpido Quirino summoned the go-system of biological relationship. been most co-operative in consider he played in founding the bl- vernor of Pampanga Province, Mr But compare with the danger of Ing the FAO, Hroup's

partisan foreign polley gave him raliroad only miles west of The incldert occurred at a point

They Jose B. Lingad, who reportedly asked Communism

by tions and advice. propounded

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other where the American, British Ele pointed out "solemn obligations" the Department of Interior to send Stalinists who stop at nowhere un-

the points 10 miles from the capitul. Soviet sector boundaries meet, that the Chinese Government actual-Vinws on world affairs before reinforcements to the province lotil the whole universo

The Reds renewed their assault British military police said they had | against Talyuon but it was not left the scene Bolsho-periments, with the FAO group in

before the Soviet advisory capacity only.

nearly as strong as the one a few troops.arrived. Yak, 10 Kuomintang is just an in-d

In the field of gangsterdom.

werks nga when the added that the Chinese Government

Communists The Soviet soldiers appeared soon- almost reached the city's walls after an irale crowd had hurled bricks through the windshield of a Soviet sector German polico car ne It spod down Stresmann Strasse, which divides the Soviet and West No sectors, Earllor angry mobs of 4,000 swarmed into the Soviet sector to strip down the Soviet flot and the Communist party banners from the Communist Socialist Unity Party district headquarters. The

Soviet flag and banners were burned. United Press,

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cope with a possible mojer outbreak with blood spread by theatedly had carried out research and pr. people.

of post-amnesty 'violence.—United Press.

Boycott Meeting

Berlin, Aug. 10-The Social De- mocratie Councillors of Berlin's Central Business District boycotted today

a Borough Council meeting called to discuss a Russian order on emergency housing.

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President Truman also said:

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and experiment laboratory at Pel-Land.

WARNING.

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AIRLINE STOPS SERVICE

If the United Nations sends A police force and other nations participate, the United States will Send Its share of troops.

To Holland London, Aug. 19,-Princess Mar-

San Francisco, Aug. 10. It was garet will fly to Holland, when she

announced today that the Philip- attends the forthcoming installation ples Airines suspended its once-a- 3. His campal plans are still of Princess Juliana as Queen of the Shanghai

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South African Government's pro- posal to take away the Bantu nn- tives Parliamentary representation. "It is one the most disgraceful things in South Africa today that such a very large number of tho Swansea, Wales, Aug. · -19.—A population who pay in taxes far cargo of 6,400 tons of serp arrived. nibre than the Europeans should get here from Singapore today, no representation", he said. "It la nants of petroleum, storego not democracy as we know it for which were bombed by the Japanese tanks

is no inxation without representa- one of the essences of democracy and Allies during the war.

The scrap is destined tion-Router.

for Jocal works-United Press.

This Arat example of the Social Democratic passive resistance to the Russians during the present crisis meant that the Council could not form a quorum and the meet

Indefinite except for Labour Ing was postponed.

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China's trips to Michigan. The Russlans, two Jays

She will be accompanied by the ficulties."

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4. He cannot comment exchango dif- dismissed M. Robert Duke of Beaufort, the Countess of the Airlines Trans-Pacific

The route connects with Moscow talks. summarily Riedel, the Social Democratle head Halifax, Lady Margaret Egerton from San Francisco.

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