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Surprise Turn In Britain's Film Crisis

London, Nov. 8.-The British film crisis took A surprise turn tonight when the United Artists Corporation of America announced that it had made a $2,800,000 dent with a new British com- pany to sponsor independent film production in this country.

The deal announced tonight involves seven major pictures to be delivered during the next two and a half to three years to United Artists at an estimated production cost of $2,800,000.

-Commenting on the deal Lonight.

Mr

"j krew something of this Raymond kind was being attempted", he Stress, who is associated, "but it has nothing to do

with me or my organisation."

Re declared that it

with the British producer, Anatole De Grunwald, in the new company, said that they would make five additional films a year.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1949. Amethyst's Men Back Home

NEARLY

MILLION

ARAB REFUGEES

ON U.N. RELIEF

Lake Success, Nov. 8.-Nearly 950.000 Palestine Arab refugees are now being fed by the United Nations. This was announced by Mr Trygve Lie, Secretary-General of the United Nations, in a report today on the activities United Nations Relief for Palestino Refugees of the (UNRPR) from Decomber 1, 1948, to September 3, 1949.

PROPOSAL TO

NATIONALISE

URANIUM

PRODUCTION

Brussels, Nov. 8.--The Belgian Socialist Party to day asked Parliament

the antimalise

tradit Congo's

erling" amat Hon. Ping, which may be taken out of the

outly by Hollywood Ariels

will offer worldwide distribu

Con the other band, Aterien

Gan through Din organsumtion, producers might fight ans

Mi Rrok tuld Beuter tonight peslap of Thank

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produced the which will enris dullars in American musket

Before tackling what will be

HMS Amethyst steamed Ply- triumphantly into mouth on November 1. Picture shows the march by the ship's company through the city to the official reception. In front is Lt-Cdr. J. S. Kerans, commander of the ship.

CZECHS FREE

AMERICAN OFFICIAL

Pressure

Against Vietminh Continued

Saigon, Nov. 8.- With Chinese, Communist troops driving relentlessly towards tho Vietnam frontler, the French military authoritica aro intensifying their offen- sive against the Communist controlled Vietminh forces.

They want to strengthen con- trol of the Chintso frontier and clear the rich Tonkin delta.

After last month's combined operation in the Phat Diem

nrca, 60 miles southeast of Honol, the French are now understood to be planning another further north between the Annamese moun tains and the mouth of the Red River.

According to military strate giss, they hope to force back Vietminh bands towards the Annamese mountains and Ton- kinese heights, which are poor

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rico and where they could be easily contained.

It was stated at the head- Marcel of Ceneral quarters

the commanding Carpentier, French forces in the Far East, hat penetration "continues ne cording to plan,"

STRATEGIC MOVE According to the latest Froch

re-

The

Bre awar

11.

communiques the evacuation of

A in the mountainous tion of North Tonkin, planned French in August, to enable

in the to concentrate troops delin and on the frontier, is now rein- almost completed and Despite their hardships

Prague, Nov. 8.--Samuel forvements have arrived. the refugees' general health Meryn, the American Em-

The Vietminh consider this was satisfactory, he said.

Kreat victory bassy employee who was strategic move

French 30. theme rives. No

has arrested on October 21, was epidemies Kreat

tilltary authorities

it will make possible boken out, and there was no day released from prison that hith deathrate. But there was and handed over to United Atrations of Communit arms widesprend tundnutrition among

States offeinls with AN an d men from China, but they children, the Secretary-General

confident that these area. order that he leave Czecho-are the Gaza

very small scale, reported. In

only be on

Meanwhile, Vietminh guer!!- particularly, most of the chil-slovakia within three days.

Arc concentrating The official stalement በኪ

efforts on the frontler, said tant noubeing his release

northeast. Frequent attacks Meryn had naked a pardon of

French posts have been the President of Czechoslovakis, ported, and they have succeed- M. Klement Gottwald.

dren were underweight.

that

feurs Ite expressed malnutri.on might incrense ba cause the present diet, consis

stort of proteins, iron and vitamina, tint mainly of flour, was

Operating cun's for the seven

ended

Junc 30 to $13,80,150. mounted

WAS this $4,085,321

spent by local govermenta on services und direct aid.

to Belgian produc-months

The Congo produces estrinated

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If the Greent

The wish Wanum oude Soviet Auton This is exclu Myrly reserved for shipment to plants Binted States wome under an agreement made by the

Britain, United States, Canda and Belghura.

The bill was Introduced by

as fest full secule investigation Eelmaard Ausele, vice-president

all

asperets of Be In the Socialist Party, as Parlia-

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NO SANITATION

UNRPR When the

began operations, many of the refuges camp were without sanitation, salt Mr Lle. Since then $143,000 had been provided for sanitation and water supplies.

The big problem was the "ex- of the re- treme reluctance

Hasiness, the Government will ment reconvened for its win-fugees to volunteer for scaveng ter susion. It will tre examined wwall the Board of Trade's rear-

ing and camp maintenance. An-

been 11 added that he had convicted by "irrefutable proofa" of having been in contact with

spies. The a group bf Czech Czech Government on October 21 olleged that the United States had organised spy rings In this country. It demanded that Mr Isane Patch, an Ameri- CHIN Embassy official, should leave Czech territory within 24 hours.

tic

Shortly afterwards, Meryn, who the Government said But enjoy diplomalle privilege, was arrested,

THREE OTHERS NAMED

23, B

On October

con

their

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ed in cutting the road between Langson and Tien Yen, on the coast.

Some military observers be-

Vietminh Lleve that the waiting for the arrival of Chin- ese Communists at the frontier to lunch an attack on Hue or Touranu in Annam--Reuter.

hre

Anarchists In

tion to the report of a special by the Senate next month, when other was the shortage of hospl- Czech note protested against the hurled

has beenit is expected to be rejected by

The Sartal Christian majority.

-mi

which studying ciistribution hibition.

tad ex-

tal beds, of which there were only 853 in August.

Consulate

B.-Three UR- forced

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Pity the Scouts couldn't stick to their wide Nata- I'm fed KD trich being asked if Lez dar: TV

good deed for 10-day!"

- LONÉOR-KEPTYVe-Sprulos.

Princess Louise Visits London Stockholm. Nov. 1.-Crown Louise of Sweden, Mount- Princoss sister of Lord Louts batten. left Stockholm for Lon- don today to visit her mother, Marchioness of Milford the Haven

The Crown Princess is expect- e back in Sweden on about December 8.-Associated Press.

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Genoa, Nov. identined anarchists their way at pistol point into the Spanish Consulate-General further today.

set fire to ftes and hand grenade Into the and alleged espionage named Consul's office. They then hung

oficirls three other Embassy

an anarchist Bag at the main and who had already left the coun-

window of the Consulate Bed.

of the thred men.

the sald

anarchists They forced Consulate personnel into room, locked them in and then added that nobody was injured. Robert Walker Judy Garlan went about their work. They The fire was brought

Emergency surgery, however, could be done within reach of try nearly all the camps.

America counter-chargel two Czechoslovakia Originally. the budget esti-ays later that

alloga- had trumped up" the mated the number to be fed at Lins and protested against Czechoslovakia half a million with 2,000 calories the a day for each refugee. By the Meryn's arrest.

end of April, the refugees total-rejected this note on November led over 1,000,000.

It will also have be The Shinkolobwe mine In the) Portsmouth, Nov.

fore it the findings of another Congo is owned and operated With guns booming, the speelalisert committee which by the Mining Union of Upper King today boarded the has been probing the Anaqeini Katange, and is reported to pro-

cruiser, aspects of the industry American heavy

duce some 12,000 tons of high- WHEN AXE FALLS grade ore yearly. Reliable es Columbus, and lunched with: Admiral

The crisis has brought more timates put the amount shipped Richard Conolly.

beari burning to the to the United States since Commander of the United Personal

welors and technietanen

in the autumn of 1014 at more than States naval forces in the industry Despite drastic prun-80,000 tons. Eastern Atlantic and Medi-ing in recent months, 00 lead-

The Socialists said their Party actreskes lag actors and

ore considered terranean.

it "acer folly lo sill under contract to the Ranke

production in leave

Branium The King stood on the prow

the hands of private capital." organisation.

Union and took a 21-gim salute.

Today. many Aro wondering Although the Mining "Welcome on board. Your what their future will be.

uranium owned, is privately Majesty," the Americas Admiral Technicians, who have Secr

are conducted at of their number sacked egotiations

also anxious government level. Edgar Sangler, will suffer managing director of the com- pany, attends all conferences as falls

again technical adviser-United Press.

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"I rm glad to be here." the in two years, are King replied with a smile. about how man The King stayed aboard the when the axe ship for three hours.

The Admiral presented Cap- tain E. R. McLean, Commander

of the Columbus, to the King.

Reuter.

HOLLYWOOD FEARS Hollywood, Nov. 8-alty-

and then the King shook hands wood distributors fear that J. warmly

with the

American Arthur Bank's im losses may Ambassador. Mr Lewis Douglas, icad to a cul in the number of who had come on board a little American films shown in Bel- earlier.

A United States

Jasin.

The King inspected everything cities. 'aboard the ship with

closu

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Two of the three anarchists road to the frontier.

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SHELTER INADEQUATE

He was expected to arrive in Shelter for the refugees last Nuremberg shortly. winter was completely quate, said the report. [people were in eaves, conversation between the new COMMENCING huts or even in the open air." Amrican Ambassador, Mr Ella

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The Embassy spokesman said "Many that Meryn's release followed a

about Briggs, and the Czech President, 2.3,000 refugees, but many more M. Gottwald-Reuter.

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Navy band At present the American in-

London, Nov. 8-Princess Eu-portant each month that funds The refugees' clothing in played "God Save The King" as dustry la partly paid for funs zabeth was tabbed a very careful should be provided for this pur-

in Britain by driver today after she drove becoming so worn the King Inspected the guard of it distributes

Marines dollars earned by Rank's pres-static driver training device for no longer be repaired."

San Francisco, Nov. 8.-The honour of American

flims which play

Education relief was "making Communist Peking Radio re- 15 minutes. The device has before going down to the Cap-tige

crowded houses in big American screen representing a road and

good progress" be added. tain's cobin.

Serious gaps in the feeding ported tonight that traffic had

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Lunghai controls same as a car's.

This programme had been prevented n

acrosa Railway. If he cuts down production "After starting off slowly un- interest, talking to the Admiral of British flims, as he threatens, til she had the feel of the car, by the purchase of practically

in the China from Lienyun harbour, the food supplies

on the North Klangru coast, to the the Americans' return on their he went on to about 40 miles about Caulain and the

will be very

the South Shengt railway town largely an hour, said the Instructor Middle East countries. American service. He inspected film;

In Britain because who gave her the test while the

Mr Lo said that the United of Pack, in the hinterland. the whole of the ship's company blocked

The restoration of the 1,200. decks. dollars cannot be exchanged for Princess was attending, a and strolled below

"There was Nations was deeply grateful to

Indo- safety exhibition.

Americankilometres pounds freely-Reuter.

the Red Cross, and

of railway Reuter.

not one mistake made, and

as: "of Service Committer,

the Radio scribed by was a very impressive demon-Friends

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Princess Elizaboth learned to had accomplished "a tremend-great economic

reported The Radio further drive and repair cars and lorries ous humanitarian achievement the Northwestern Provincer

repairs along In 1945 when she falned the in the face of great difficulties

financial uncertainty, extensive

Peking-Hankow rallway. Women's Army Corps and was and

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Fuklen stated that highway ---Associated Press.

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