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U.S. TO KEEP

In W. Pacific

WITHDRAWAL

RUMOURS

DENIED

Shanghai, Jan 4.-Vice- Admiral Oscar Badger, U. S. Naval commander

Western

for the

Pacific, said today

that the "United States Navy will continue to maintain adequate forces in the

Wes-

tern Pacific including Tsingtao and other Chinese waters."

Admiral Badger, who is in Tsingtao, sent this statement to the American Naval and Marine quarters in Shanghai in reply to A report by an American press association that U.S. Marines were withdrawing from China because the Nationalist Govern. ment is seeking to negotiate peace with the Chinese Com- manists.

The Flutement from Admiral that Dager's Headquarters suded

the withdrawal rumours were hiệu ved on reports that the Marines terminated

Shualung

hayo the

(11 lease

their University

Tsingtau where they maintain their harracks, Recently the Chinese Minis try of Education requested Admiral Badger Jo reconside

previVA

discussion na to the feasibility returning the compus to the Shun- Tung University for educational purposes.

BASIS FOR RUMOURS "Prior to this request the United Slates Naval nuthorities and Shan- tung University officials had re- viewed the question of termining the lease for several months. Upo learning that these discussions were being set as a basis for the above Badger directed rumours, Admiral

that all turn-over discussions minate."

ter-

The statement showed, as far as that Admiral Badger is concerned, there will be no further negotiations £fte regarding: the possiblity of Marines turning back the University Buthorilles at this to the Chinese time.

Chinese Communist lenders have not responded to the peace feelers from President Chiang Kai-shek and there was increasing belief

10

Goth offeint and unofficial quarters that the Nationalist lenders bid to end the civil war will be rejected. Advices from Naulting said that on further conferences between. Presi- dent Chinug

Ministers and his were held yesterday or today and it was assumed that they are still awalling reaction from the Coin- munists to the Generalissimo's New Year message-United Press.

Chinese Airlines Attacked

Shanghai, Jan. 5.-Chinese airline;

THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1949.

FORCES Wild About

Harry"

Stars of the Metropolitan Opera and popular music world combine forces in New York to make a recording of “I'm Just Wild About Harry," for presentation to President Truman. I was one of the first records made RCA-Victor recording studio after Hfting of the Petrillo recording han. Left to right, standing: Gladys Swarthout, Lawrence Tibbett, Jan Peerce, Leonard Warren, Fran Warren, Tommy Dorsey. Perry Como, Dorothy Kirsten, Cloe Elmo and Thomas Hayward. Sented:

Marilyn Cotlow and Pianist Jack Priest.-AP Picture,

More Industrial And

Food Production

Marshall Aid Countries' Plans

For Next Four Years

Paris, Jan. 4.-The Marshall Plan countries have drafted plans for an estimated 30 percent increase in industrial production by 1952-53 and a $4,000 million rise in food production, the Council of the Organisation for European Economic Co- operation disclosed tonight in its first long-term report.

1

The Council warned that a very great effort and many sacrifices would be necessary.

Declaring that the achievement of the 19 national programmes was conditional on an increase in some 15 percent output per man-hour, its report asserted: "The recovery of Western Europe since the war has been considerable, but the distance left to go is longer than the road already covered. The effort called for is a severe challenge, but a challenge to which the peoples of Europe must respond.”

The report, wopted by the 19, and food stuffs in comparison with Marshall aid nations warned that manufactured goods hail risen con the nationi pregranimes drawn up siderably."

the

POCKET CARTOON

BONGO CAMA H

FUR SHOW 1940

OHIY

"Fine thing when you'ne to top up like this before you can buy anything!”

EXTENSION

OF BIZONAL

AGREEMENT

1

Workmen Still Busy Repairing Liner

DEPARTURE OF QUEEN MARY AGAIN DELAYED

Southampton, Jan. 4.-Workmen were tonight nouring more concrete into the stern of the giant liner, the Queen Mary, delayed here for another 24 hours today by the failure of the first attempt to plug leaking plates.

To ease the water pressure, divers put tallow round the rivets, loosened when, the '81,000-ton Cunarder went aground at Cherbourg on Saturday. The hundreds of tons of concrete put in last night could not set because of lenks and the additional concrete put in tonight will be a special quick-drying" material.

The Queen Mary was already 74-hours behind schedule when dis appointed passengers were toki at noon today that she was still unable to eail for New York, It is now hoped that she will get away at 2 p.m. tomorrow.

The Cunvord White Star Line's" = Southampton manager, AL G. F. Buches, said the new delay Was "pure bed luck." The liner's 1,740 passengers slept peacefully through the night's feverish preparations and this morning lined the decks watching work on the quayside.

Fifteen passengers have disemn- barked and booked passages to the United States by air

Captain II. Grattidge,

the relief

captain of the Queen Mary, has not yet sent in his report on the ground- ing of the liner to the Cherbourg Port authorities.

Cher M..Francois Fretau!, the bourg pilot, who was commanding o the time, is waiting until Captain Grattidge reports before making his

own,

White

CAUGHT CABLE Cunard Omcials of the. Star Line sald- today they were convinced the grounding at Cher- bourg was due to the liner catching an underwater cable in her ancher ns'stre prepared to leave.

While efforts were being made to clear the cable, a gust of wind drove the Iner nground.

At Cherbourg. a French naval spokesman dented today that an could have anti-submarine cable caused the grounding of the giant liner off the port.

for the French The spokesman Navy, which was responsible for clearing the harbour after the war, said:

"There is no anti-submarinė eable in the port, which is perfect- ly clean, If it had not been for the, gale the incident would never have taken place.

The new 34,83-ton Cunard White 4. The Washington, Jun.

Star liner Caronia, whose departure State Department announced on her maiden voyage to New York today that the United States was delayed today to enable the and Britain have agreed to ex Queen Mary to have a free passage by several participating countries The shortage of now materials needed to be revised and mxlified. was a threat to the economic activi- tend the Bizonál fusion agree.down Southampton Waters, sailed

"It is not a statistical revision of ty and well-being af Western ment for Germany for three few hours after I became known Mary would not that the Queen programme which is needled,” the| Europe. "It is therefore essential months commencing from gall report saidl.

statistics are only that to the maximum possible ex-January. The

The Caronia had,.400 passengers cabable en indications of the pre-ent the countries of Western sent national policies and the size of Europe shall seek to secure by dis-

The extension is to allow for the and will fake on another 195 at completion of the problem...

arrangements to Cherbourg-Itcluer. cussions with potential suppliers, merge the French Zane of Germany . "The

lifications needed Are by offers of long-term contracts with the Bizone. tchanges in policy, import and export and similar measures the develop. The extension agreement was i poltop mvestment and productionment of new sources of supply of made in a British-American ex-

pote, and financial and emnerell food and raw materials."

hey

CONTROLL!!

INFLATION

change of notes on December 31, The British note said that "unli the new arrangements relating to Germany, arising out of the six- power talks held last spring in London, have matured, it would be! desirable to extend the terms of

Hlustrating the progress already inare towards recovery, the report sald industrial production in the Interests wire attacked last night! Commenting ca production tarnets' DEEC countries as a whole had re by officials of the International Ite-Peet on flus progaine, the report, covered to the prewar level by the fügen Orrantialium for blarking ahe, Sund that whyde Hay may be in-second quarter of 1948. lift resettlements. to Jan. Ar- dividunity poosdile, it was doubtful In the main industrial countries. the Bizonal agreement rather than

hemservis

tralia

and the Philippines In th attempt to "get some of the tens portation business for themselves, nccording to the China One responsible TRO quoted

12 175 was

as saying that Nanking's

Civil Aviation Administration, Marshall

Washington.

The report

REMARKABLE RECOVERY

declared

Administration its

jaso

that

total

WARNING TO

BUSMEN

London, Jan. 4.-OMeials of the Ministry of Labour today warned London's busmen that their Satur- day afternoon strikes for extra pay could be regarded only as challenge to constitutional autho- rits

פ"י

This follows last night's ultimatum by the London Transport Executive that busmen who strike again next Saturday will be dismissed.

whether they eat all be achieved other than Germany,

new agree- in so short a time as three and afcent higher.

was 17. per.attempt to negotinte a

ment to include France." half years.

In agriculture, the progress had

FLOW OF TRADE Throughout the report, the red been slower but nonetheless strike- The extension. it added. "Is a .....to control inflation was stressed.

ing." Agricultural production re- In adopting the report,

more practical arrangement. in the the covered after the serious setback or circumstances than an attempt 10 Plan

nations realemed a bad 1947 harvest, but was stil

conclude Trizonal a

fusion agree supervising the organisation for air-their intention to achieve well below the prewar level.

Recovery Programme.

ment at this time." Hines, is persistently delaying the de- European

While the Trizone

me the

merger ar- Toda'y waming followed a meet- parture by plane of "no less than The report is an interim one which

rangements are going on, the State iny between oficials of the Ministry 150" refugees bound for boil Japan will be submitted to the Economie

In exports to the "outside world." Department said today, there will and representatives of the Transport and Australia,,nd also of several Co-operation

a "remarkable recovery had occur- be discussions in Germany to in- and General Workers Union to which An announce- the busmen belong. thousand to the Philippines,

between red." ily the first half of 1918, the crease the flow of trade

said the trade of the participating coun- the sterling area and the Western ment after the meeting

had recovered to about 15 Zones of Germany,

existing agreement between the mea not tries

Board percent of the 1938 level and exports It

the London Passenger was learned In Washington and of to the outside world were about authoritively that the

made full provision for the settle- extension four-Biths of prewar. National was also considered more practical ment of disputes.

busines About 30,000

at 82- of showed because of the possibility of a Wes- by that the increase in production above tern German Government being the 110 garages in London staged but prewar was likely to be about 15 formed in the near future.

an unofficial strike last weekend in percent.

When such a. Government to support of their elim for extra The report stated that the pro- formed, the zonni occupation agree-pay for Saturday afternoon work. granimies appeared to have over-ments will have to be revised!- The strikers decided to stop estimated the probable, availabilly Reuter,

every Saturday afternoon until men's of supplies,

their chim was met. The unlon supports the demand for in-

strike retion unoffelal-Reuter.

Transocean

ta. w..

BUT:

".

The Nunking tetlen, the official was nileged to have charged, iswas any a step on the way to full levelled against the IRO-chartered economic stability. This did

Airlines, which con-me tracted to carry Thousands" of condemned to a long period local displaced persons and Stateless lordships art difficulties. out of Shanghal to Tokyo, Sydney

The

antional programmes taken agricultural and Gulun21

recovery in the Philippines-together implied

1952-53 of pr, war standards,

Reuter,

Shanghai

Shivers

11

programmes

it would be more realistic to as- a slower, but nonetheless signine nt recovery, it said,

The Increase in the world popuin- Ton wht be rire in the standard of

The exports of most countries in living in, all continents he made the non-participating sterling area, Indin, Pakistan and the world's exeliant fund "mélapelion for example

Burma,

were well below prewar, and their recovery would be limited PRICE INCREASES "The very high level of economie by the internal

and growing populations activity throughout the world

dustrialisation. the more enlly the deplejen 'of accessible supplies have caused the prices; of atmet all raw materias in riso," the report declared.

"In consequence,

·retative prices of almost all raw materials

Shanghai, Jan. 5.-Colt! and hunger inok a toll of nearly homeless and destitate in the past. 24 hours,

lutistice bennvalent revealed today na Shanghat shivered through another Buls-zero night.

The majority of the deadh were children.

This brings the number of dead picked up in loent streets for the past two months to 4,727, of which 3,670 were children,-Reuter.

* EDITORD PRESS VERYŘKA

TIFERATI ABAT (O

EVENING WW

700

the

"It seems to me. Fenwick, you make enough at the office to afford a golf bag!"

FARMERS RIOT

Sicily,

work

GENTLE

LAXATIVE

ANTACID

TAKE

PHILLIPS

MILK OF MACHESIA

TONITE

WAKE UP FRESH FULL OF LIFE

PRILOPS"

COMING TO THE

QUEEN'S ALHAMBRA

ROBERT

TAYLOR

AUDRET

TOTTER

HERBERT··

MARSHALL

to M:G-M's Dgh-tension; reuzmth...39 teise, so list, 10 anusual...it will close in er your taka z

HIGH WALL

TAR

17. Hankow Road, Kowloon TO-DAY

creased pay, but has declared the At 2,30, 5.10, 7.20 & 9.30 p.m..

NOTICE

needs of rapidly Rome, Jan. 4.-Six hundred riot- and of in-fog farmers attacked the homes of

big landowners at Ragum, Tie programmes assumed imports today and two Carabinieri' were

wounded.

A of 1st October, 1948. I. from the Middle East, the Far East and Spain more than twice as great

The police made baton charges. F. Shields. have taken into ns 1947 and rather greater than be-

arrested 11 people, and

J. Whelpton: fore the war.

"The prospects of Imports on this senle

Are

In

South Italy, police reinforce-partnership

N.

The Story of a sinister love

that couldn't bo-but was.

He kissed

his way into

FAND COULDNT FIGHT HIS WAY OUT!,

remote. The exporting ments were sent to cops with de-.L.D.S., 1,6.S., Eng., and will

by unemployed capacity of China, Japan and other monstrations

and continue to practise dentistry at Far Eastern countries has been farm workers on strike-Reuter.

tho former address, RoomDanger. severely reduced since 1938, and it

211/216 (Telophone 27447 }, would be imprudent to count on a restoration to the prewar level." these goals will depend first on the Gloucester Building, under the total size of the import market in partnership name of "Shieldn DIFFICULT TO ASSESS Referring in exports to the Middle

the non-participating sterling oren. & Whelpton." Mast

and the Far East, the report

"India's imporis of certain manu- |

be Umited by her tel: "Th: present

conditions in factures will

poiley of expanding local industeles,

apan

esment

As from the 3rd January, 1949,

Chinp make any although Imports of capital equip wo will also maintain an office

of market prospeeld dif- The 1938 imports from the tent will be needed to build up in Kowloon at No. 1. Sallabury

Roa some secondary industries.

(opposite Kowloon Star United Stales were about one and

"Burma's exports and hence her Ferry, next to Hong Kong & three-quarter Umes Hose

Importing power, arc unlikely to OEEC countries, and the dominore m y be expected

་

from

pre..

recover to the prewar level by 1032- Kowloon Wharves' to 63. No very large increase in there- Telephone D0246).

fore likely in the total Imports of

The report said the participating the non-participating sterling area,”

planning countries "are

椁 largo

It reemed the national programumo

expansion in exports to the. non-hud overestimated the possiblities

participating sterling area to a level of sales to the non-participating about two-thirds higher than in sterling area, at least at...present 1938. The posaluillity · of achieving prices,~-Reuter,

main gate;

Dated 80th December, 1948.

H. F. SHIELDS.

N. J. WHELPTON.

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