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Britain Tarms To Bicycles

London, Oct. 1.---The biggest cycling hoorn in Britain's his- fory is now underway.

The cyclist's touring club re- ported It has now members coming in the rate of 500 to 600 each month, and a member- ship Is risen to 47,000 in the past year.

An official

the CTC said misariato of ** mancy, higher railway faren und "queurs for almost everything" at coastal resorts are responsible for the new generation of cyclists who want the CTC which plans cycling tours for its members. eliher singly or in parties, to arrange for them chrap, opru air boildays

The CTC hopes to have a 60,000 membership by 1950,- Associated Press.

Insurgents Abandon Big Village

Rangoon, Oct. 1--Thongwa, the | last be village before the reti held town of Kayan in the Kan- thawddy district. was captured

by Government troops without Achting. Friday's official commu- nique said,

1'b0 rebels evnanted Thongwa

thr prior to

Government

forces entry and fed to the Kayan head- quarters where they are expected to nake a stand.

The communique said that several villages to the north are now in Government hands.

The communique stated, that the Burmese Navy gunbonis spearheaded the Government attack upon the Lig riverine rebel headquarters in the della district of Pyapon, northwest of Rangoon. Detalls of the engage- inent are awaited, it said,

The latest reports received early on Friday said six rebels were killed and 10, bcluding "two im- portant persons," were arrested in

battle a

between Government troops and the rebels in Kyeinauk village in Central Burton.--A580 - ciated Pre

Grenade Attack On Newspaper Office-

For the Proprietor of

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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, LÁTH

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hongkong Telegraph.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1948.

What It Costs To Live In

H.K. Today

HCL Questionnaire Result:

Significant Figures

The Telegraph's HCL Questionnaire shows that it is costing an average of $1,299 a month for two married people to live European style in Hongkong at the present; an average of $1,444 for a family of three; an average of $1.420 for a family of four; an average of $1,700 for a family of five; and, somewhat paradoxically, an average of $1,306 for a family of

six.

Only in two groups was it found possible to obtain an average monthly budget based on Chinese For a family of three the average style of living. is $660 and for a family of five, $840.

overage |

Here are Some of the nonthly expenditure on items lated in the Questionnaire,

FAMILY OF TWO Rent averages $322, with given Agures varying from SUV to 3720. of $357, Average no Food costs

to $600. again varying from $300 Servants on the

calf for average a month, light and fuel costs clothing $88, transportailon haurance $83, entertainment. $116 and other Items. such as medical expenses, clubs, etc., $131.

$100

$46,

The average broken down figures show that a fenty of four spends $120 on rent, 2010 for food, $100 servants. $71 light and fuel, $30 for schooling, $90 on clothing, $73 for transport, and $73 for sundries

FAMILY OF FIVE

Dollars From Dog Exports

London, Oct. 1.-Britain is even exporting dors needed foreign currency. -

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In the xx WTCRE Faded August 12, exported pedigree dogs o'rned £22.000. Full value of exported dors for 1948 is expected to top £200,- 000.

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The United States is Brl- tain's best customer. Of the batch of exported dogs went to America, among them being miniature noodles, York. stdre terriers, Welsh terriers. Pekingese wire hatred fer- rices. West #liguland terriers and English setters

Prices for dose range from £1 to £750. but some have

Idler.

Cocker spaniels are the most populer dogs abroad and two of this fered are iøld for every mblature poodie or Pekingese. Associated Press.

For

Ready

War Or Peace

SAYS ABDULLAH

on

The average rose steeply

in this the four in a family,, Amman, Oct. 1.-King Ab group after out here again it was noticed that dullah of Transjordan told A for t0 percent insurance does not mass meeting of several thou figure in the budget. More than

Palestine refugees one indicated that they could

not sand

Friday that hó is ready for afford it. FAMILY OF THREE

The averages were rent $100, food either war or peace. $45, servants $150, light and fuel

The meeting, which had been Rents agatu varled considerably. $90. schooling $43, clothing $170, averaging $207, but they included transport $56, Insurance $10,cnfer-well advertised in advance, gave Government quarters nt S80 EF tainment $140 and sundries V the King power to act for mon and oarding room recom- Living Chinese style, the average Palestine, and adopted 12 reso- medation

at

total expenditure was $840, $700. worked out on an average at up as follows: rent $87, food 5370,utious attacking the Gaza Arab servants $63, light and fuel $37, Government under the premier- schooling $37, clothing $31. trans-ship of Ahmel Hilmy Pasha.- port $14, entertainment $46 and Associated Press, soodies $126,

Fope

$565, fervants at $100, light and fuel at $70, schooling at $43, clothing $190, transport $00, Insurance $100 (though significantly less than 50 percent carried insurance), entertain- ment $8 and survieles $190.

Living Chinese style the aveUHENG waret rent $150; mit $225, Granere i

FAMILY OF SIX

Curiously, the average total

mnde

567. light and fuel $74, clothing $24. | penditure per manih worked Singapore, Oct. 1-One perron transport $40, insurance $20, nolling at less than either the family

JEWS CROSS JORDAN

Ammon, Oct. 2.---A Jewish forec !rto

The river Jorda and anteed an Arab police station on Palestine-Transportlan Lurdes

of

was killed and four injured when ! shown for entertainment, not suns | live or family of four groups, niti ictly on Friday.

an unitentified terorist hurled a drives $60. hand grenade into the office et tai

Ku Kwok Daily News in 'Ipoh furt¦ fht.

The Kln Kwok is a. Kuomintatu- controlled newspaper

!

www na fow as $1.30. There were sem strik fereners, however,

An Arab Legion communique zaid FAMILY OF FOUR

I none of the items Rents ranked leses. from the Agaduud Yakub

Bud Tuttlement attacked a police station! Significantly, only one percent in from $90 to $230, flight

insurance, from 550 to 180, clothing from 530 in the Irbid area of northern Trans- this group enuld afford

to $150, enter aliment and sundries | jordan killing three refugees, Iron $100 to $100.

cluding one woman, and wounding five others.

Is the and only 40 percent could set aside first newspaper in Malaya to be anything for en ertainment. This #tarked since the start of the cure group showeet clearly that, in order rent

terrorist campaiga.— United To live anywhere within inchines,

big sacrifices hard to be made.

Mess

EDITORIAL

Colony's Living Costs

THE result of the Telegraph's ITCL Questionnaire is publish-

ed on this page today, and while the figures will starile few people, they are on the reearl for refer cuce purposes amal

even may alford some help to the committee now sitting to investigate Government servants' high cost of living nilowances. the mai

are

The answers to the questionnaire provided a good cross-section_of Europeast Hving costs. Our Chinese readers did not readily respond to the invitation to dis- close confidentially heir living expenses and in consequence only in two groups-a family of three, and a fumily of five-has it been possible to gain any accurate lica of what it is conting Chines married couples and their fami Hes Ea Ilve. But the figures wilch Bre available

in- pressive. A family of three needs an income of $550 a month if they are not to run into debi; a family of five requires an income of $840. These are expenditures which make the current cost of lvlug Index and food and fuel averages look rather futile. For the family of three, food, light and fuel atone amount to all average of $260 a month, und for the larger family $400. Not so apparent is whether, on the aver- ago, the Chinese worker with a family of three or five is earalug as much as $500 al 5840 month respectively. Furthermore, the tabulated flenres 'convincingly demonstrate that the Calony's cost of living is by no menas going down. The bare casentials /of everyday life appear to be AN

high now as they were

A year and more ago.. A fow luxury lines show reduced prices, largely because the market has become sluited with those particular

commodities: but overall, rents, fund, servazis, ighting and heat- ux. transport, schooling and other necessary items remain at a high level and display no signs of reduction. Frankly, the problem posed by the results of the HICS. Questionnaire is how can Ilving coxts he brought down? Int prasically every

Instance the questionnaire was filled in bønext- ly, and In. some cases it was shown that families are having to exceed their incomes every month. Increasing salaries and HCL allowances may alleviate the distressing situation la which many married men and their familles are in today, but there is a' limit to which these can be taken as an economie proposition.

The crying need is for a reduction. In retail prices of consumer goods., Yet there scens

to be Ultio prospecia In that direction. Despite the plentitude of 'every- thlug (save mutton and lamb) food is exceedingly expensive. Fish varies in price from week to week almost day to day, but never has it become really cheap since the svar. The same can be sald

about

meat. And Hosed foodstuffs, which constinte an Important part of the average familly's diet. are. generally speaking, highly priced despite big supplies. It is notlecable int today, with certain commodities, the generally accepted economic haw of supply and demand is no Junger effective in relation to re- fail prices, and the indicaifeng aro that living costs have, for the mast part. found their new norinal level. This probability. together with the results of the KCL Questionnaire, point to the necessity of a general readjust- ment of wages and salarien-both official, and untoleta).

itemised, the averages were: tent |5133, food sand, servants $130, light||

and fuel $77, schooling $42, clothing 5105, transport 830, insurance $30, entertainment $130, suntries $00.

made clear the manner It was in which the Questionnaire was filled in that not a few people are having I live on their savings.

OUT OF POCKET

One European, married. with a child, for example, giving his salary as $600 muth, Inds he cannot live

Agalust in ander less than $930. surance," afford."

Child

i

in-

They also fald some 15 mines on the highway, sall the communique, Fraqi experts exploded the mines.

Associated Press.

Yaks "Buzz"

British Plane

Iterlin, Oet. The British con~

trot officer in the Berlin air safety centre lodged a strong verbal pro- test with the Russian control oficer tonight after Iwo Russian Yak { fighters had this afternoon "buzzed" |

for

wrote "Unable to Aruimt "entertainment,” he observed, "Adults no ean.

is also unable to affort 310." e servants.

Another married man, whose ex airlift plane bound penditure inials $1.338 a month, "Two Russian Yak fighters made addled the laservation "This figure is mock attack on a Bristol Wor- the absolute limit and equals income ings. No chance for saving at all." it was noticeable that in audition to the cost of, food at home, many

under sundries had include between

men

to

$70 anci SID

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tions to churches and charitable days..

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A Very Rare Picture

S.S.R

The camera caught a unique picture at the United Nations General Assembly meeting in Paris, with 3. Vishinsky (seated), the truculent Soviet delegate, actually exchanging a laugh with Me Warren R. Austin, hend of the United States delegation. Later the smile turned into a scowl when speaker äftor speaker hotly criticised Sovlet

policy and action in Berlin--AP Picture.

Russia's Atomic Bomb

Claim

May

Be True

Paris, Oct. 1-Soviet Russia hinted strongly today that it can make the atomic bomb and Great Britain indirectly admitted the claim might well be

true.

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"Warning"

Strike In France

Coal, Electricity, Gas Pricos Up

Paris, Oct. 1-About 150,- 000 workers--both Communist and non-Communist unions- in the French nationalised gas and olectricity services downed tools in a four-hour “warning" strike against Government decision to cut their staff by one-tenth.

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Gas pressure was low in Paris homes from 8 a.m. until noon; and electric light was cut off intermittently, but the essential services were kept going.

Al the same thue, the Freuch Cabinet approved, substantial in- creases in coal, electricity, was and gasoline prices, 24 hours after the grant of a general wage increase of up to 15 per keni,

The recommendations will not, however, operate until consultations are held with the National Price Committee.

were: coal 22.5 percent a ton; electricity 10.5 percent a kilowatt hour; gaa for cornes le users and bakeries 23 percent, for others, by contract; perts gasoline 30 francs a litre for priorky pre- usern (as against 32 frames at sent) and 64 franes for non-priority

The price increases

USCTS.

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MINERS THREAT Meanwhile, efforts continued to- day to avert a threatened strike of 335,000 miners which would deprive France of 145,000 tons of coal a day and possibly paralyse railways and Industries,

Bakers who are fighting a "coupon put with the Government war" brend

without on sale in Paris conpona today.. Tho -National

Bakers Association decided two days ago that they would not count bread coupons any more but simply hand in those they received in bulk.

The Miners Federation, affiliated to the Communist-led General Con- federation of Labour, tonight called on France's 335,000 miners to come out on strike on Monday, October 4, but M. Robert Lacoste, the Minister of Industry and Commerce, has ap- pealed to the miners to abandon the strike. Reuter.

RA BANDON

Answering Mr. Vishinsley's charge that-the-Ameri- can monopoly of the bomb WILS пр

"illusion," Mr Hector McNeil denounced as "noniense" and the "poor- est type of propaganda” Russia's claim that world con- fidence would be restored with the destruction America's bombs.

of

all

WAY

TO H.K.

Liverpool, Oct. 1-The 34- Mr McNeil wald: We don't know? Mr McNeil and, "The worldman band of the Royal Artillery whether Russia has the. bomb or not, Janows how assively hideous the sailed yesterday aboard the

1 just say we don't know. We don't consequences of an atomic war will troopship Lancashire for a six

know how near she is to perfeeling be.

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We won't be able to pretend afterward if any of us are left after months tour of the Far East "On the other hend, everyone an atomic war that we did not know where they will play for troops know: the United States has the the dimensions of misery and deaths in Ceylan, Singapore and Hong bomb. And equally everyone knows that could be inflicted upon us by

| Kong. that she is willing to

he our failure if this weapon is used. make for inter information available

Historians would have to go back tional control providing she obtains to world ranging plagues of the women and children by agreement à reciprocity from the middle ages to find a parallel." other nations regarding international IGNORES DENUNCIATIONS DESTRUCTION NO SOLUTION Mr McNe made no attempt to

control and inspection.

Four hundred soldiers and 200,

of soldiers' families also were aboard.

With them were throp young Chinese men, who came to Britain four years ago as Naval cadets and now are returning home as qualified

To destroy al) the bombs innnswer Mr Vistlusky's bitter in-naval engineers. America, to destroy alt plants vective and dentinciations known to be In America and to United States. destroy all the plants known to be

of the

Mr Vishinsky had cited the eat-

Dewey

Republicar

They are C. C. Chang, C. I. Tien and C. S. Han, all trained al Royal Navy Engineers ellege

EXPECTING QUADS

the

at

Middlesex

in England--none of these things palin speech by air Thomas E. Devonport Associated Press. would create world confidence.

Presidentini "The only way conficience can be candidate, af Phoenix, Arizona, as restored to the World,"

Mr Mc-another proof of Amerion's "aggres- Neil said. is for all the world to sive policy."

London, Oct. 1-A know that the atomic bomb Is pos- He also cited the recent report of hospital disclosed today that one of sussed exclusively by my power." President Truman on the progresa Its patients is expecting quadruplets • only rest upon the world bring asments at Eniwetok.

Mr McNeild: "Confidence can in atomic bombs shown by expert- near Christmas time.

Ife said that

Jospital officials said the woman, sured that no nation

13 uble) Presklent Trainan "bousted" about an unnamed North Londoner, clandestinely to manufacture atomic these gain. He described such

well very

and happy at the energy for atomic weapons. And pride a "shnimeful."-United Press, prospect.-Associated Press, that can be done only through the development of international son- trol."

Mr McNeit deplored the tone of

farer airemft bound for Catow," a British official statement said.

The British, plane was flying at 1,000, feet about five miles north- west

of the Russian airfield at Schochwalde. This was the second a month for tiffim in town, Dona Westem “buzz" protest in three Institutions also cropped up consis-

On Wednesday, the Americans Mr Vishinsky's attack this morning tently under the "sundries" head-handed a written protest to the and dscribed it as remarkable for I

This tiem also included Jaun-Russian controller at the air safety "range of vehemence." But he dry and cleaning,, tollet requisites centre charging that "during the added that he did not think that it medicine, doctors fees, ekgarettes, past several days a' number of was "equally rimarkable for t tobacco, children's pocket money. Soviet aircraft have been operated newspapers and periodicals.

in such n manner as to endanger United States aircraft engaged in nirlift operation to and from Der-

n."-Reuter.

Ing.

One European with a family of three who "estimated his monthly observed, expenditure 41 $1,200 "Entertainment is quite out of the question. Clothing can be bought only when suffelent surplus cash is available at the end of each month."

Ship Hits Mine

necuracy.

fear

Be sold that the atomle problem bounts" the world, including Mr. Vishinsky. But he expressed that the "Armaness and frecen.css" of Mr Vishinsky's language makes agreement seem impossible.

SOFT-TONED SPEECH

Alleged Cabinet Documents

Either Stolen Or Forged

Canberra, Oct. 1.-The Primo Minister, Mr.J. B. Chifloy declared in the House of Representatives on Friday that documents, stating he had said the United States refused Australia atomic secrets, were either stolen or forged.

Mr Chifley was replying to the "If the statement made was true, leader of the opposition country it could only be recorded by an

Secret

Mr McNeil's address was moderate party, Mr Arthur Fadden, Mr Fad- officer of the British Cabinet and

l soft-toned compared with Arden on Thursday produced docu- would be of a completely Copenhagen, Oct. 1-Forty-one Vishinsky's wiki geallculations andments which, he said, showed that character. Therefore, if true, Mr persons were rescued froin thetrade. Mr McNell spoke haltlagiy, Chiffey told a British Cobinet Fadden was quoting from a stolen White House To

Polish steamer, Lech, which struck Mr McNell said that he was cer- meeting on July B that the United document. If it la not true, he who anine and blew up in the Baltic fain that if any people in any part States was unwilling to give atomic quoting from a forged document.", Be Renovated

of the world had the today:

chance to secrets to Australia because of

fear to Russia, leakage

through choose between the threat of an of

"I propose to make Inquiries as The ship's crew of 31 and 10 ppo-

to how he or anybody else would Washington, Oct. 1.-The next

sengers were all laken off by two atomie war and the sacrifice of some Australian Communists,

Buch 45 President of the United States may German fishing boats, which landed of its national sovereignty,

The Prime Minister dented that have the right to obtain they have to move out

of the While them tonight in southern Denmark, would "grasp any kind of reasonable he had discussed atomie energy in document," the Prime Minister said. House for a year, because the

Mr Fadden told the House he had Danish alreraft had corller located assurance that nłomie war might be Britain.

"I do not disclose what happens in neither sought nor bought the in- White Hotisc architect, Lorenzo the scene of the explosion southeast delayed and possibly averted."" Winslow, plans lo renovate the of the Danish island of Zenland. The

"No formation from which hoounted, He warned that If the United Na-Cabinet meetings," he said, entire second floor, which he says master of the vessel (1,500, tons). tious reports back to the people that officer altended any British Cabinet The documents, and

Mr. Fadden, the said she was on "creaks and suge and makes

from an atomic war is threatened, then meeting with me. No written docu-caine into his hands from a person whole buliding a re-trop."Reù- Gdynia to London with a general delegates of all of them here will be ment was over presented to me by about whom he knew nothing-As-

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denounced.

the British Cobinet,

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