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THE 'HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1949.

DAM-BUILDING MOUNTAINEERS

Nations Announce Tariff Concessions

ANNECY TALKS RESULT IN NEW

WORLD TRADE TRADE

PATTERN

London, Oct. 10.—A now pattern of world trado affecting 33 nations was announced today.

These nations, with a trade estimated at over 80 percent of the world's total, thrashed out the new pattern in four and a half months' of tariff-breaking talks at Annecy, South-Eastern France, between April 8 and August 27.

The results, published simultaneously today in the capitals of all the countries concerned, name about 5,000 items in new tariff lists.

The American concessions 000 out of a world total of --vitally important in $5,000,000,000. dollar-hungry work! in-

10 NEW NATIONS -- cludo both reductions of

During the Anuery conference some present barriers and 10 more nations, representing an guarantees against the rais- additional seven percent of the ing of others. They involve ward's experts, and even more about $250,000,000 worth of of the world's imports, sought admission to the GATT. These importa.

the nationa

Denmark, were Trade officinis in Washington | Dominican Republic, Finland, nald last night (Sunday) that Haiti, Italy, Liberia, Nicaragua, President Truman and the Sweden and Uruguay. American State Department At Annery, แ Wis only the were preparing for new world 10 new members who negotiat- tariff-cutting negotiations

next ed fori concessiona between

m! with

year.

existing

They were shutlying like themselves iy commodities of which Brinembers. Even so, this mennt tain would serk tarif conces 147 sions.

Aus-

reparate negotiationa reduce or bind tariff entes.

Approval of conces

concessions by

national jegigafures necessary

ba

But all Imperial Preference roductions only Cover British Imports from Commonwealth countries enjoying The Prefer- ences to an amount valued at

£4,800,000 in 1938.

Pro-

Reduction of Imperial

on goods im- ferenes margins ported by the Commonwealth from Britain only affected goods valued at £50,000 in 1930.

VALUE TO U.S.

The American Stale Depart ment has announced in Washing- ton that besides granting con- cessions involving about $250,- 000,000 worth of imports 1948 fures, the United States had received concessiona from the 10th acceding nations with whom the Anteriena negotiations were carried on at AnnceY.

These were valued at $536.- 907,000.

The Annecy conference was! held by il 23 vonzotries

wil longing to the General Agree-

In mhet

countries ment on Trade anel tarifini

and alterations in the existing (GATT), who arst agreed to

rates of duty will not be made extensive tariff concessions two

before January 1, 1950. years ago in Geneva,

countries

willAntreCY The 10 new countries were These tralia, Belgium; Brazil. Burma, have unull Apr 30, 1950, to other Canada, Ceylon, Chile, China, sign the protocol of accession. Uonal Cuba, Czechoslovakia, France. It is implied that they will en India, the Lebanon, Luxem- force the agreement provision- bourg. the Netherlands, New ally within 30 days of signature tributed

and will put into force the tarif

nt An- concessione negotiated the mean

Britain, a head of the Sterling with their bloc, hus unlerinken not to in

nearly Ibree-

Importa from all the other 32

Zealand

Hi,

South Africa,

Syrio,

Norway, Pakistan, Southern Rhode-

ard Britain

tited States.

The countries,

Describing the results of the A5 "00- conference Innchnack In interna- commercial relations,"

Department in State

Bald, "The Annecy conference con- to a significant CX- pansion of extablished Staten

commercial foreign possible by the policy, mado extension by Congress, Inst month, of the Reciprocal Trade

dependent territories, necounted crease dullen on goolz of which! Agreements Act."

In 1048 for

quarters of the

Suspended 350 Ject above the Flathead River, in northwestern Montana, Jackhammer operators

drill holes for blasting on the Hungry Horse Dam. (AP Picture).

United DEATH OF STAR

FERRY

world's trade countries were valued at £73,- |High Commissioner in London, in merchandise. Their imports; 200,000 in 1038. amounted to about $34,000,000,- |

BLOCKADE

BREAKER

ARRIVES

(Continued from Page 1)

secretary in a Shanghai

Mr L, D. Wilgress, Canadian

who was Chairman of the con• to tracting parties to the General Tart A coun

turn, she is expected benent froin concessions on ex- ports valuedi In 1938 at £22, 000,000

About 5,000 tlems are listed in the new larify Usta,

Trade

at that the negotiations be regarded A5 a deflite and constructive

towaris bringing about conditions which would make multiinteral trade

more possible.

On some of them countries have reduced tariffs and 01) julier

they have bound theta- petves not to mide lerenses | the above the existing levels,

Bolt should help to stimulate world trade, since many people fear that if they greatly Leteare their exports, son

Countles will '

foreign office, Mr M, T. Torgerson, a Nor-tariffs to protect their own l-

wegian,

Capt.

a Norwegian master mariner,

A. Ljustvedt.dustries

ALL BENEFIT

A great ndvantage GATT is that all

Mr R. Y. S. Hua, n prcountant well-known

Mr Chin-sang

أة

the

contracting countries grant rest-favoured - nation treatment to each other

atij lark concession

photo arial, Mr Y. C.

C Long, a student, Mr Ed- ward T. Long, 1350 A student. Mr Daniel L. Carr, an American Thum Intasionary. Mr James P. Fur- granted by one Country

of China Air Lines

two master

and other

T:

automatically EX- who tended to all other members marlem

Messrs signed on the Clipper,

171 existing GATT coun- Reginald Thomas, in Australian tries

hopeful Shut and J. B. Olsen, a Norwegion.

effects minde,

The General Agreement ia incor- first agreement to porate schedules providing for the reduction of duties and other inte burners by each of the contracting parties in favour of

parties at other contructing Wigress declared,

M

THIRD ROUND

how

The signorance and vitality the contracting parties 1

demonstrated by bestil further

thel that plans re the under consideration for a third

of mullateral Tariff remind

to commnece in negotiations, September, 1950.

A sxetal committee of the contracting parties has rerom mended that this third round thehould provide an opportunity of all the concessions

un for all the routmeling parties to BROUGHT DOG

al Annery and at

negotiate once more with each | Geneva two years ngo, will in-

of the others, as well as negullat- apparently had anyerenze us time goes on, Mem difficulty la leaving

ing with any new countries who Shanghat bers

undertake not to impose with their belongings. One, Miss restrictive quoing en their Im-

with lo adhere to the General Fischer, brought her

from each other, except Consequently, It

Agreement. ports her. On

is planned dog with

arrival in when forved to by balance-of-

that Hongkong yesterday,

the 1930 tariff negotiations however, ay

payments difficulties,

"Until

should be wider in reope than now, balance-of-payther the 1047 she had some difficulty in land- Ing the dog here, the neessary

negotiations in ments reasons have forced all quarantine regulations having to the

Geneva or the 1919 negotiations contracting countries, ex-

ir: Anneey

Nons

bulh

***

be attended to before permission jeept the United States, to im- could be given for the transpor- | pose tallon of the dog ashore.

o new

"They will represent frontal attack on trade barriers which. benellt of

should successful,

some restrictions, When restrictive quotas are entirely abolished, the full

Mr Drysdale, a typical joviale tarif concessions will, it ta materially contribute to the Engliman, seemed to have been the instigator of all serist hoped, prove of enormous bene-creation of those conditions and activities, and in that capacity fit to world trade.

kept the rest of the passengers

In good spirit. He even coni-

the political atmosphere neces- Some of Britain's Imperial sary to restore world trade to Preferences to Commonwealth that multilateral basis on which Countries have been affected by alone it can function smoclily," posed a long poem relating the the Annery conference,

-Reuter, epic of the Flying Clipper's re- cent adventure. Yesterday, an board the Clipper, he said: FIL was nil jolly good fun."

Mr Matheson, a well-known businessman, both in Shanghai and in Hongkong, promptly left the Clipper on arrival yester- day and spent the afternoon ot the rucca

Tho urrival of the two ships; in Shanghai chusd quite ap

stir.

the North China Daily Nown devoting its front page, complete with pictures, to the 1wo ships.

Thu Flying Clipper will leave Hongkong for America vin olher ports within the next four or five days, Her sister ship, the Flying Independent, la on her way from Shanghai to America vin Japan.

SISTER SHIP

Seoul, South Korea, Oct 9.- The American freighter Flying Independent, which was held

filno, days by Chinese Nationalist werchips after ruu ning the China Const blockade, borthed today at Pusan, a south const Korean port,

Arents for the owners, the Isbrandtsen Line, sid that the vessel was due to make another blockade running trip.

ship, the Flying Trader, now at Shanghai, is due

Her sister

at Pusan on October 18.'

Captain Henry Scurr of the

Flying

Independent stated:

NT

do not believo 'the blockade is

effective: not have gone in,"

Otherwise

would

His vessel carried 123 Korean recunces from Shanghai and nearly $1,000 000 worth of Mar- shall Aid woods for Korean os well as 1,800 tons of goods from Shan-hat-for-American-buyera;

---Router.

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

ĐÈPR. 1948, DÝ HEA MÉRVICE, SUD. T. M. RÉGI AL IS PAY, CFT,

gulline tim

9.3

Oh, it may be smart, all right, but L novor did like that dog it never seemed to want to admit it's n ̈dog!":

INSP.

The deall orrored at the Queen Mary Hospital this mor- wing of Mi Tlonnas E, Kelly, an Inspector of the Star Forty Ch. Lal He joined the firm only in July tast and had bees

Kelly

BERAN'S APPEAL

ΤΟ

CZECHS

SUPPORT FOR NEW

LAW IS "TREASON”

Prague, Oct. 10.-The Czech Catholic Sceret Information Service said today that 40 more vicars and deans had been arrested, adding that "all the vicars of the dioceses of the Republic" had been Paldetained in the last few days.

t for bong period.

Tan forth riv won th Hegment HA, and Fell the entry of Sergeant-Major.

As a munk of respect the Mat at the Star Ferry whauys were flown at baff-must today

Milion

Death

Pounds

Duty

Some of the viears had since been released, it was stated later.

The Catholio statement nd-

"It

honour

A question of milited that the Government ¦ that no priest should revoke had persuaded some priests. In | his former protest against the three districte to sign docu. Bill, not even for the most ments appraying lls Church |«lorious material advantage, plan but the statement warn- "Agreement with the law ed priests that this approval wr) "reason to the cause of Holy Church" Chrket and the and claimed tint Communists much." were using the threat of ar

for

their rest to get support plans.

Lundun, Oct 10.The British Government has laken OYET £1,000,000 Ir denth duty from a fortune left by the tobacco htt

Mrs

Ross- Kathleen Moga, it was disclosed hens to- j day

13:472

clergyman

was attributed The warning in the statement to "the Arch- bishop," which

taken NVI She was a daughter of the late to

the senior Catholie in Czchoslovakia, Sir Frederick Wills, the cigaretic

Josef Beran, £3, Dr

the Archbl 211 START who left over 100,000 in 1909. Mrs Rees-Mogg shap of Prague. died on March 12 this year.

WJU.

1

just published, showed Hat sirs left £1,787,399.

of this £1,104,703 goes to the Government-Reuter.

Air Marshal Sir Hugh Lloyd Here

The Air Ofleer Commanding Far East Air Force. Air Mar- that Sir Hugh Lloyd, arrived Gom Singapore on an inspec-

vidt early this morning.

OUTWARD MAILS

Льва

Largitated correspondence caly for Ahanghal, Tientsin and North

br China can

accepted sender tile, and will be forwarded as opportunity offers. Extras otherwise stated re- gistered articles And parcel posta close 30 minutes cari than the ordinary mail. If mail close before 10 a.m., registered and parcel posto close at 5 p.m. on the previous day. Miasta ars closed at Kowloon Central Post Ofice hall an hour earlier than U 0.1.0. closing times.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11 Closing Times By Air Swatow, (reg): Dam tord), 0.30

0.10.

Taipeh. Chusdng. Chengtu, Liuchow, Kwelyang. intnow, Swa- tow, (reg); a p.m.; ford). 3.30 p.m

Honolulu, USA. Manila, Guam,

& Canada, (ref); 4.30 p.m.; (ord).

p.m

Air Porcel Poats for Manila, Tunoluks & U.S.A. (Rowicon CPO) 4.30 pm. (GPO) ↑ pan.

Ordinary Air Mad (Printed Mat- tero, Samples & Small Pack: Pouls) for

Guan, Honalulu & USA(Kowloon Cro) 4:59 pm: (CPU) 8 p.m.

Bangkok, (reg); 4.30 p.m.; Cord)

5 1.

Haiphong

Salgon, frek), 4.30 p.m. fordi. 5 pm.

Singapore & Sourabaya, freg): 430 p.m. ford). 5 pm.

Closing Times Bea Holow & Pakhol Via Holhow, Stralia, Ceylon, hisdagascar, Fowl tion, East & South Africa, Aden, Egypt & United Kingdom Via Lon don, 11 am; (bar): 11 am.; fretk 12.30 p.m.; ford). 1 p.m.

Bangkok, 3 pm,

Swolow & Amoy, 3 p., Manila, 3 p.m.

Tramkong 3 pm.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12

Closing Times By Air

Swatow, (reg); 9 a.m.; (ord). 8.30

Fla. (reg): 12. Noơn; (ord), 12.39 p.m.

Oklanwa. Tokyo, & USA. (rig); 130 pan; ford), 8 MANANA

Holnow, Kwelyant, Talpeh, Swa fow, Chungking. Chengtu, Lluchow Kumming, (reg); 3 pin.; (ord). 3.30 p.m.

Cloning Times By Bes Hollow, Pakhoi Vin, Holhow be Strals, 11 .in.

Formosa Via Replung, a nemal

Kozen (Via Inchoul.

p.

Gwatow, p.m

Saigon, Ceylon, Madagascar¿áfaerf-;

Hury: East & South Africa,

Egypt Marseilles, 3 pm,

"Hajhhong; "10 am.

Aden;

said that the The talement Church must reject the proposed Government Bill--which would establish a new Government de-

to ree that all the churches conformed to Stoic ments-es "anti-church, nail-kecial and unjust,”

trenson to the cause of Christ aid the cause of the Holy : Church, and this pains une very

The statement said that the Church must reject the whole low as "ali-church, anti-social andi unjust." The stalement clulmed that "hundreds" of pro- testing letters had been sent to the lay authorities.

"No one must be able to say that the priests rejected

their heroic stand against the threats persuasions Jay" which obedient servants of internation- al Communism seek to subject the Church and the priests es the Intereste

the totalitarian State."Reuter,

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The Bill provides for the cler-No "Double Tenth" ey to be paid as clyil servants—

raising their incomes and gives

the State power lo control church admluister appointments

Incidents Reported

The Police were on the alert

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