1949-04-04 — Page 5

'Where's The Meat?' Riddle

UK FARMERS PUZZLED

Ration Could Be Bigger Claim

London, Apr. 3.-Fears that Britain's tiny ment ration will soon shrink

meagre dimensions worried

to

even moro last

housewives

week and puzzled the nation's farmers.

Harassed housewives asked: "How can we feed our families properly if the ration is cut again?" Farmers, studying the matter technical- ly, asked: "Where is the meat?"

This Little

Piggy Survived

The question was raised in the authoritative agricultural four- a "Farmer and Strek Bree- der," which gave statistics to show that hame produced beef and mutton alone should supply acorly 40 lbs of meat per head per year.

"Why thon, "asked De

Atom Bomb writer." is the ration from all

Washington, Apr. 3.- Pl No. 311 of the Bikini utom bomb test has been discharged from United States Naval laboratories as entirely normal and healthy-except that she can't have any piglets.

The Navy sald, however, that her sterility had nol necessarily been caused by Atomic radiation. Or dinarily, the Navy said, enough Kamma Fuyk cause sterility would also, kilt the victim.

to

Pig No. 311, who wil take up life in a zoo here, In one of several score of pigs subjected to the 1946 Bikini lenin for experi- mental purposes.

She was on the main deck of a ship near 110 crufce of the bomb burst, and her survival astonlah- ed the exports. I'ress.

Untied

Former HK

Residents'

}

| sources, hotar and oversens, (only about 26 s weight?"

The Journal pointed out that the cattle population in Britain had netually increased over the Just 10 years. In 1930. It was 6.027,000. Now it is 8,840,000, an increase of some 800,000, or roughly one-tenth.

On

these Agures, the "Farmer and Stock Breeder" estimated that the British live- stock Industry today should be able to contribute nt least 30 lbs, of beef and B lbs. af mut- on to the national ment_ra- tion.

The wrller of the article agreed that the Increase lo been entirely in dairy cattle, as contrasted with beef cattle.

"Nevertheless, most dairy eattle end In some kind of beef." he wrote, " fact, even in 1939, home-killed beef WHE pre- dominantly a by-product of the | country's dairy industry.

The Ministry of Food, sen- sitive about questions OFF 1 dwindling mest ration, declined to give any answer to the riddle. But other agricultural authori- is believed that the Govern- iment's policy 01 ensuring abundant milk supplies instead of breeding cattle for beef was

'Dream Boat the main answer.

Planned In Jap POW Camp

negotiators

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, APRIL 4, 1949.

"

"Peace Conference Picketed

THE WALL

*ANLIYEARS OF RUSSIAN DESCENT

Top picture shows pickets round the Park Avenue pavement al the entrance of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, to protest the meeting of intellec- tuals who met in a so- called world peace con ference. On right, Rus- sian composer 'Dmitri Shostakovich (centre), Alexander A. Fadeey (in front), general- secretary of the Union of Soviet Writers, and Mikhail B. Chaiurely (behind Shostakovich), Alm director, writer and actor, who repre- sented the USSR at the conference.—AP Pic- ture.

Stage Set

For London

Elections

Tok that British were resisting Argchine demands for higher prices, the public faced the threat of a new eut Without any Joy, but also with-Conservatives aul much grumbling.

London, Apr. 3.-Socialisis and have mobilised their total forces for Thursday's i London County Council elections - vital phase of the impending! nation-wide party struggle for control of local government.

FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT

Food offices reported a big increase in the number of people London, Apr. 3,--A dream registering

vegetarians, which began in a Japanese pri-prepared to forsake their tiny

The Conservatives hope to the non- siner-of-war camp over seven meat supply to get

the Socialists' 15-year ration of end

of years ago will come true for meat-eater's bigger

the London members of the cheese and fats, two former

Vegetarian domination societies complained of a result-County Council and to start a Hongkong Yacht Club when

shortage in their foods. inndslide in local contests which will be held throughoul Ürlinin gleaming. cream-coloured yacht ing

her maiden sails

voyage such as nut kernels-Reuter. from Lymington, Hampshire, In

few weeks time,

The story behind this voyage began on Christmas Day. 1941, when Mr Duncon Campbell, an electrical engineer in the RN

Dockyard

and

Chinese Reds And

Soviet Russia

(Continued from Page 1)

It was

In the next few weeks to elect | 30,000 councilors,

This

"general election" In local government, the first-of-its kind, has been caused by the compression of all contests into one short period. Formerly at Hongkong,

they were spread over the year. Major Alan Mills, second-in-

It will start with elecilons for command of the Dockyard

signed by Mno and England's 01 County Councils, to defence corps, were captured

leaders of the Democratic begin on

on Monday, Belween next by the Japanese.

Lengue which recently moved week and May 14, contests will almost four spent

from also be held in the 20 London its headquarters north preparing captivity for the super-yacht Hongkong, the National Demo- boroughs, 302 County and non- would

bulld when they cratic Association, peasants and county boroughs, 572 Urban again Workers groups and the National Councils, 475 rural district coun- free

to suil

agreed Salvation Society.

cils, 33 Scottish County Councils, design was

and 196 Scottish borough coun- upon. und the drawings were carefully hidden from their Japanese guards.

They

years the plank

in

were The

After their release in August, 1945, they brought the plans back

to England, and work began on the yacht. It is an 11 ton auxillary cruiser, 37 ft. ins. long overall, with a 12 h.p. auxiliary engine, and four fitted berths

At the launching ceremony, Mrs Campbell, who with Mrs Mills was Interned ten miles from her husband's prison camp, broke battle of champagne and over the yacht's bows, named it-Release.

Now

Mr Campbell and Major Mills, who with two others are joint owners of the yacht, are planning to spend

holiday together.

o cruising

BEACHED VESSEL TOWED TO PORT

Dover, Apr. 3.The steamer In Eire, Selskar, registered reached Dover Harbour in-tow today. The vessel was beaclied off Walmer

eight on Friday hours after she had been holed below the waterline in a col- islon with the Swedish vessel Nordic. (2,445 tons) in dense fog

Estuary. in the Thames

Reuter.

Mandalay Rotaken

(Continued from Page 1)

terday of the representatives of the Socialist and "Yellow Band" People's Volunteer Organisa-

tion.

Those members of the Cabinet the included who resigned Foreign Minister, Kyaw Nyein. The two new appointments were. to restore low and neccesary erler in Burma nt an early date and to the holding of free and carllest fair elections at the

possible date, it was stated.

No announcement was mada

on the posts these new Ministers will fill-Reuter.

Meanwhile, travellers from Leils. North China reported that more than 3,000 University students of anti-Communist suspected thinking have been massed in a huge concentration camp near Peiping-United Press.

SIDE GLANCES

2-12

Parish councils, numbering over 7,000, will also vote for the first time. Formerly the parish councils elected their officers by a show of hands at public meet- ings.--Itcuter.

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US Senator May Press

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Washington, Apr. 3.-Senator William F. Knowland said today that he would call for a full dress debate on the Administration's China policy unless his proposal to _bar_aid to Com- munist areas was quickly accepted.

MacBride

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By Galbraith A Poser

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KOPE, 154D BY HEA BENVIOR, DIČ V, M, NEQ, 12. I. PAT. OFT.

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"No more valentinos for mo- sont three last year, and avery one of the girls started talking about what's the hort time of year to get married!"

He told a reporter he believed that the Senate would adopt if

MAH-JONG MAKE

SEQUEL ROXY

Shop Foki

Stabbed

The fatal sequel of a mali- Jour game in the central district fon September 20 last was re- called when Ngal Tak-churn, 20. Он the Wah salesman, of. Stationery and Provisions Store, 20 Pottinger Street, was charged before the Chief Justice, Sir Lestir Gibson; at the Criminal Sessions this morning with the murder of, Lo Kin, cousin and co-foki of the accused.

Mr A. Hooton, Crown Coun- sel, assisted by Det. Insp. T. Ac- Cashman, is prosecuting cused is defended by Mr Perey Chen, instructed by Mr A. 8. K. Lau.

The Jury empanelled com- prisca ve men and two women, Mr Hooton told the Jury that at about 0.30 p.m. on Septem- to ber 28 four men sat down play mah-jong at the store. fokis of the They were two shop, named Lo Kin, the de- rensed and Lo Tal, and two visitors named. Luk Chung-

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at

leung and Lee Tang. Accused, who sat watching the game, was the son of the proprietor. The fokis lived on the promises.

The

Anished game about 11 p.m. when one of the visitors, Lukt, went home.

After he had gone the re- maining three players and ac- cused started a new game, which

after finished shortly midnight. When it was time to selfie up. e question arose be- tween accused and deceased as to payment.

Apparently accused won a few dollars from deceased, who had carller jcnt him some Balcl money, and it appeared. Counsel, that deceased wanted that sum set off against his loss. An argument ensued which lasted only a few minutes, when accused walked into the rear portion of the premises, followed by deceased,

Suddenly Lo Tat heard a cry of "Yah, yah, yah" and, Counsel sald, Lo would say that he re- cognised the cry of deceased. Looking up. Lo naw deceased stagger forward into the room, with his hand over his stomach. lle was followed by accused, who was holding a knife (pro- tivoed). Lo took the knife awny and threw it under a showcase in the shop.

ALLEGED ADMISSION Continuing, Mr Hooton sald that when the Police arrived and asked! who stabbed de- ceased, accused was reported to have said "I". Deceased was taken to 'Queen Mary Hospital but was dead on arrival,

In bio statement to the Police, necused admitted stab- bing deceased with a knife which he found in a drawer. "There will be no doubl in your mind," Counsel sald, after you have heard the evi- dence that this was the man (accused) who struck the fatal blows."

It was also the submission-of-

con- the Crown. Mr Hooton tinued, that from the nature of

accused

made the injuries, the altack without deceased having the remotest possiblity any of defending himself in

way.

The trial is proceeding.

Radio Hongkong

H.K.T.

one form or another his amend- ment to the $5,580,000,000 foreign akd bill, specifying that $54.000,- 000 in left-over China aid money be used only in non-Communist Fitzgerald, URCTS): 30. Like

ureas of China.

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London, Apr. 3. The crew

The 7,000-ton Canadian ship,

of the Canadian ship, Beaver-was-held up at Avonmouth since brac (9,034. tons) in Victorla Saturday under similar cir Dock, London. teclded today cumstances. She had brought to Join the strike against pay p.m.

1,000 taps of Umber and wheat cuts ordered by the Canadian from Vancouver, British Seamen's Union. Two ships al Columbia. Liverpool Docks and one at Avonmouth were already in- will consult together whenever,gramme lapsed at midnight on

Pickein "were still on duty volved.

today on in the opinion of any of them, Saturday, when the previous

the strike-bound the territorial integrity, political legislation ended. But no

Mr Jack Pope, of the Cana-Canadian ships Senbord Hanger expected, and

dan Seamen's Union,

tona) independence or security of any

said: (7,102

and Roynton ments of materials previously Kunming, Lluchow, Swatow, Amay he crew number 85. They Grange (7,186 tons) in Liver- of the parties is threatened."

and Taipeh 3 p.m. (Reg): 320 p.m. decided to sit down in the pool Decks Thirty members of be continued (Ord). On one interpretation, Eire purchased will

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Calcutta, enn never become a party to without

cnch ship's crow stopped work Karachi, Bahrein. Alexandria vessel, but will maintain reliable Press. pact, usually

Nairobi, Mumbano, Dar-es-Salaam, security watch. There are four last Friday in protest against sources say, as she will never

Mauritius, JohannesburЯ and ships now in the United King pay cuts and conditions Biorevilles via Alexandría) Home and dom Involved and others will The strike has been endorsed London (C.P.D.) 4 p.m. (Reg): 4.30

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Camdian in the Mersey Inst

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