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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, -MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1949.

Velvet For The Beach Commonwealth Export

American swim-sult manufacturers, always on the look-out for norrity, have now found a way to clothe wart beauties such Thanks to

As thisBarbara Frekiing, of Hollywood-in velvet.

a process which proofs the material against water. girls can wwim, as well as un-bathe, in the new suita,

PI Election

Trade Reviewed

INCREASE

IN VOLUME AS

WELL AS MONETARY VALUE

London, Nov. 13.-The export trade of nearly every Commonwealth country has increased în volume as well as in the Commonwealth monetary value since before the war, Economic Committee announced today in a review of Common- wealth trade.

In spite of the great increase in the external) trade of the United States, the Commonwealth had by 1948 regained its pre-war share of about 30 per- cent of total world trade, the review said.

Britain supplied 10.4 per ent by value of the world's and 11.5 exports, in 1938. ercent in 1948.

States

years, and the United figures 8.8 percent and 12.7 per- cent

BRITAIN'S GAP Britain's exporta in 1948, the 1otalled statement continued,

1,883,000,000 and imports to- talled £2,080,000,000.

Canada, with exports and im- States were 14.1 and 22.8 per-ports both exceeding £700.000,-

Total Commonwealth #gures. incinding Britain, were 25.8 for 1038 and 28.4 percent for 1948. and the figures for the United

cent

10.1 per

Union's Move

In U.S.

Coal Dispute

Washington, Nov. 13.- The president of the United Mine Workers, Mr John L. Lewis, today demanded that | 000, was now the third largest the soft coal producers re- Britain imported

country in the world,

collective bargaining while

ani Bum cent, by value in 1838, and 13.2 trading

the Colonies, with

with the and import negotiations percent in 1940,

export akgregolc Commonwealth

total of about £000,000,000 in workers on a new wage con- cluding Britain, were 32.25 prach case, and India, with tract. rent and 304 percent for these parts of £500,000,000 and ex- ports of £333,000,000 were high or the Ust.

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Returns

Still Incomplete

BUT VICTORY

FOR QUIRINO

ASSURED LIBERALS

Manila, Nov. 13. The three-year old Philippine Republic will be governed in the next four years by the powerful Quirino Liberal Party administration, having firm control of both houses of the Congress.

of Representatives

Incomplete official returns|turin, winde best of 100 seats ronounced by the Com. the Hote

We try mission on Elections indicate, a fant has been

the panty

have The Nationalialas

Wor and the Avelin Ilvet. There reat are still undecidrat

not only large pluralities for President Quirino and his 32.

there will be at frust 15 vasaris Labernis when the new Conghena

This it face Yo 3cuohr!tik ༢། h

Vice-Presidential running, at the 24 als in the Schase, mate Mr Fernando Lopez, but the election of a large Liberal majority in both the Senate and the use of Representatives.

There Nacionalistas

still talk

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Radio

Yugoslavia U.S. Seeks

Parts

Belgrade.

Nov,

13. Yuzo- for the Vice-Jalavia was reported by respon- thes action

is still usible sources here today to be 12! it

special seeking Lo buy whirhien Techon will be held to milit

Présulency,

seems the logical choice

manufactured radio

for permanent Senate President. 22 MEMBERS

eliminated, proclama-

American equipment

must

The Actiut Scrunte President, i to bolster her radio network, Mr Marian Jesus Cuenic,

With supplies from the East

Yugoslavia obviously look to the Wost for

well replacement parts for its brand- casting stations,

A new station equipment for which is being built.

that the Avelino

known Senate may the Labels block Congressional proefariuk

of Mr Quirino 11on Lopez as the duly elected Pre- radent and Vice President, but

delay in such any ton--required by the eans the tion will orily he good intak

30, when December Congress takes over.

Incomplete official returns 25 Quirino President far Rive

compared to 1,286,917

fur the Nacionalists 1,010,001

Dr Jose P. Laurel,

Mr NOT

candidate,

voles

1xi 273,080

Avelino.

bits

one

4

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The ty As now consutuled, the Senate 22 members, in view of Senator Avelino's

year Mspension following a quarrel Quirino early with President

the While

report ol the this year and the oppointment

Prospero Sanidad negotiations appears to be well of Senator Juse the Secretaryship of Public founded, an American Embassy Workers and Communications. official reported that the Embas- These 22 members are reported by had no luformation that any

been to be split into 1 pro-Quirino arrangements and coin-

and 11 anti-Quirino, Mr

Mr Lopez st present has

801,145 for

and 314,424 for Francisco, Mc

Avelino's

ning mate.

SENATE SEATS

it

นว

cluded.

חטרן

tolni uf 1,228,820 votes,

with pared

Last Tuesday's elections were Manuel Briones (Nacionalistaş

In addition to the chief station Mr Vincente the bloodiest in Philippins his-

Fun-tory, with at least 40 deaths re-at Belgrade, Yugoslavia operates ported. Anti-Quirno political a number of subsidiary stations which arc leaders have repeatedly charged near her borders, that large scale frauda were used in part to reply to Comin-

and 40 attacks

press campaign for rights" among

These official returns are committed, lending credence to form much behind unofficial tabula- report that anti-Quirino de Yugoslavin's

will equal the Senate bigger ments tions which give even pluralities to President Quirino bloc the Quirino-Lopez procis- Communist nations Associated and Mr Lopez.

motion.-United Press.

The contest for eight Senate sents appears to have been won

by the Quirino Liberals on the

basis of incomplete official

Cabinet May

Make Bargain With Lords

London, Nov. 13. The British Cabinet will decide tomorrow whether it can make a last-minute bargain with the House of Lords in deferring the operation of the Steel Nationalisation Bill until after the next general election.

The Government is pledged to nationalize steel in this Par- lament, and will doubtless oo so, but it can, if necessary, re- tant the date from which the Steel Act operates and the date on which the Industry passes into public ownership.

decision

be taken must tomorrow because Parliament will debate on Wednesday the vital amendment in the Bill on the predominantly Con- which servative House of Lords insisting,

pecines that the Bill Thia should not come into effect before hoxt October, which would

ber

general after the élection. K an agreement was reached with the Peers, the general election could venlently be held in February or March Reuter

cor

in

SIDE GLANCES

the

Press.

By Galbraith

› COPR. 1949 BY MEA MÉRVICE, ING. T. M REG, H. 8. PAT, DIP ad

9-25

"Well, if Mrs. Binkley is spending so much money on antiques, why don't you Invite her over to look at our

* furniture?”.

Pakistan's expor trade of £120,000,000, ranked almost levei with those of New Zealand and South Africa.

OUTPUT UP

Compared with pre-war year the volume of Industrial produc- Han increased by 28 perecut in Britain, 50 percent, in Australia and New Zealand, 80 percent in Canda, and even more in South Africa and Southern Rhodesla.

But figures for the volume of imports showed Trinitsation

that indus-

primary pro- had not vel

during countries cut their import trade

in Carado it had necessitalod [11 1911- condibung

ports

The report niso examined, the extent to which under-develop- C'ammuun- e Pantries in the wealth were planning develop- ment projects

Specille euses described wee: India, where development plans envisage a capital expenditure

The union issued n surprise statement on Mr Lewis's behalf, accusing the producers of "stub- bora refusal to bargain, and advising them that he would "be ni his desk in Washington awolting on Monday morning,

the convenience of the rool

pernlora.

Industry ofmetais declined to make immediate comment, OF Conciliation the Fedeml Service, which has been trying to settle the dispute. to ret

did

The Union statement, which bore strong traces of Mr Lewis's well-known rhetoric, kaid the next move wna up to the con! operatora 11 accused them of "walking out" on negotiations last month.

WORK RESUMPTION

The urdon declared: "The

For

The

Inniskillings

US Merchant

Mrs E. Richle, of Londonderry, N. Ireland, plants a croci of remembrance for the Inniskilling Fusiliers in the grounds of Westminster Abbey. Each year, on Remembrance Day, the Field of Remembrance in the Abbey grounds is planted with service units, for thoso little crosses, from relatives or from

The Jankekillings, who who gave their lives in both wars. were until recently stationed in Monrkong, are now on their way to the West Indies, after a short spelt of home leave,

British Told

Workers Not To

Seek Wage Rises

London, Nov. 13.-A British Government official said today that although the cost of living mine workers walked back into was likely to rise, workers should not seek higher

wages unless they put in extra work.

the mines voluntarily as a con- tribution

the American mible. J1 in Ume for the real

Mr A. G. Bottomley, Par- | Track into operators to walk

for llamentary Secretary collective bargaining.“

This referred to Mr Lewis's Overseas Trade, told a con- order on Tuesday for minem to ference

the National of return to work until November Union of Public Employees:

30. An industry spokesman

unless Mr Lewis his demands

for

"Stice we shall have to pay

of £1,000,000,000 during a five-sald, however, that the opera-

period, and the Colmics or saw no paint in resuming more through the lowered value year

of the Pound for our Importe where a total expenditure of negotiations

lowered

from the dollar area, the cost of in planned about £500,000,000 during the next few years.

It was excluded that dive lopment on these scales might volume. ply changes in the character and direction of Com

monwealth trade which would considerably aller the present pattern

UK AS OUTLET

Diver

Go

High Flying

May Cause Lung Trouble

higher wages, shorter hours living is likely to rise to some and increased payments to the extent, and although the

vernment is seeing that pro- London, Nov. 13-People who Lewis Mr union's welfare fund.

Although

hanteering, should not occur, it is

travel in the pres to frequently disclosed

his.

spécific

absolutely vital for everyone

sure cabins of high-flying air- craft FILAY Incar

the risk of demands, he has indicated that understand that they must not the industry set off a rise in prices by seck- they would cost from 30 to 35 aents for every

air correspondent reported to- comes, unless that increase ton of soft coal mined-United any increase in personal in-tune trouble, the Sunday Times

14 day. matched by extra production.

There have been some rum-

request unanimous A Among or discontent bilugs British workers at the Labour been made by the International Government's polley of frozen Federation of Airline Pilots for the matter to be investigated

|Press.

An examination of the coin- different of extent parative Cominenwealth markets in 1938 and 1040 slowed the continuing as the importance of Britain largest outlet fur Commonwealth exports.

that any It was concluded drop in the volume of Common- wealth trade with Britain caused

HOW

been by the war had righted and the long-term ten-

ал In- dency was again for creasing proportion of this mar

Marooned On

Light-Buoy

In Channel

Helicopters Urged

ke to be supplied by To Attempt Rescue

was

I wages

from Commonwealth sources,

the No less striking

Paris, Nov. 13-The French evidence of the extent to which

helicopter appealed to countries hed, radio Commonwealth

Narthallots tonight to stand by In developed markets

to Rave a mali America and in 1948 the United immediately States was second only to Bri-trapped for the past 60 hours lain as an outlet for Common-on a storm-tossed light-busy in

the English Channel. wealth produce.

Rowing boats Hife-boats and a trawler had all

DOLLAR-EARNERS

than

formerly

iT

Lit

has

Civil Avia| the news-

by the Medical Department of Leaders of the 8,000,000- the International

Organisation, member Trades Union Congress, tion who have been studying the paper said.

the wage question, will call on

Mr Ernest Foreign Secretary, Bevin, on Monday for advice. Mr

veteran Labour Bevin, a leader, was at one time teader of the TUC.--Assoclated Press.

Crowds See

Man Battle

eval to Ten Lions

tried and falled during the day buoy in to get alongside the

Atlanta, Georgia)

The

that suggestion

Jung result from high trouble may Bying was first put forward by French air crews. They pro- duced evidence the medical number of pilots, historics of navigators and air hostesses who have served in DC-4 and Constellation airliners, and have had their commercial licences withdrawn because of lung trouble.

They were fit when they were engaged, according to their re- port.

Nov.

Fleet Now Bigger Than Ever

Washington, Nov. 18.- Omcials of the National Federation of American Shipping said today that the number of ships acquired during October brought the United States' privately- owned. merchant fleet to a record peacetime size:

The officials said that on No- vember 1, privato, shippers hand In service 1,286 ocean-going vessels totalling 1,420,000 dead- weight tons, They said the fleet had been growing steadily month by month throughout the year.

American slippers at present carry about 47 percent of the cargoes moving in and out of the United States, compared with 20 percent before the war. Although foreign shippers

percenatge has dropped from 74 before the war to about 53, this 53 percent represents a bigger total volume of cargo than the 74 percent used to.

Asked why they thought the United States merchant fleet was expanding, the Shipping officials suggested Federation

two reasons:

tonnago

bas 1. Additional been needed to carry 50 percent of the European Co-operation Administration ald which must be moved in United States bottoms.

2. Many cargoes destined for occupied areas are being more and more carried by private merchant Press

vessels.

-United

OUTWARD MAILS

Unregistered air ‚msil (Le{LATO Kooming only) for Chongking, and Taipeh can be accepted as sender Flak, and will be to warded as opportunity offer

Unregistered letters only for Canton, watow, Amoy. Foochow Shanghai, Tientsin & North China can be accepted at sandare risk, and will be forwarded as oppor tunity offers.

Unlen otherwise stated re-

and PATC glared articles posla close one hour earlier than the ordinary mati. Ir maile clone before 10a.m., registered and parcel posts close at 5 pm. Malls are on the previous day. closed at Kowloon Central Port Office half an hour cariter than the .P.0. closing timeR.

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 14 Closing Times lly Air

Calcutta, Karachi, Mars,

Rangoon trobl, Mombasa, Daren

Cairo

Salaam, Mauritius and Johannesburg via Cairo), Rome and London, How- loon C.2.0. (Teg.) 3.30 p.m.; (Ord) 4.30 pm. G.P.O. (Reg.) 4p.m.i (Ord 6 p.m.

Japan, (Reg.) 4 p.m.; (Ord.) & pan Bingapore, Intavia, Bydney and Colombo. Auckland, Bangkok and [Reg. 4 p.m.1 (Ord.) 8 p.m.

Closing Timei By Sea Bangkok, Batavia, Sourabaya, Ma- caner, Manila, Japan 3 p..

Formosa via Keelung. 3 p.m. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER: 13 Closing Times By Alr Mania, Guam, Honolulu, USA and Canada, teg.) p.m.; (Ord.) B p.m.

Air Parcel Posts for Manila, Hare huld and USA, (Kowloon C.P.0.) 4

10.P.O.) pm.

Ab Mall (printed mat

ter, samples and small packet posia

and URA, (Kowloon C.P.O.) 4. p.m.; for Marie, Guam, Honolulu (G.P.0.1 8 pm,

Haiphong của Saigon, they a p.m.: (Ord.) & p.m.

Bangkok, (Rog.) 4 p.m.; (Ora.) 3

15.T

Closing Times By Sea

Salon, 10a.m.

Stralis and Calcutta, 1 p.m. Japan. 3 p.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 Closing Times By Air Manila, (Reg.) 50 m. (ord. 12 am..

Closing Times By Sea Hoihow and Pakhol via and Straits, 3 p.m. Baigen, 3 pm. Jphong. 3 Đ

Holbow

PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

Copies

of photograplis

are on view in the Morning Post Building.

ORDERS BOOKED.

The air correspondent of the taken by the South Chine Europe, which before the war

whether Cherbourg Bay and lake him off. 13-A circus crowd screamed Sunday Times said that nobody Morning Post and Hong Kong ranked after Britain as an ex-

the Telegraph Staff Photographers. ecems to know while A hero fright third port outlet, now takes

An aircraft reported that he with

Dick Clemens, trouble can be explained by oe- place, but has since the war be was still there this evening but veteran tamer.

extensive could not see

whether he was battled with ten lions fighting casional failures in the pressure come a much more

apparalus at great altitudes

of the com- market

by the dryness for alive after nearly three days of over a lioness. several Commonwalth countries, battering by angry seas.

The maddened beasts tore of pressed air when no humidifier and the development envisaged The man, 30-year-old Robert

other while Clemens is fitted.-Reuter. under the European Recovery Marcel Petit, who went duck-each Programme is expected to shooting with friends on Friday sought to separate them with When one lion enlarge ils potentialities, the morning, left the boat for the a long pole. Committee said

buoy, 000 yards from a lo snapped it in two he continued with the Tables

of Commonwealth island off Cherbourg.

to lay about him dollar-carners showed that In Sudden heavy seas stranded splintered stump. 1948 Canada's exports to the him there. His friends, trapped The lion tamer's knee United States totalled £372,000,- on the Island, were rescued this wrenched when he was jammed 000; Malaya supplied £41.000 morning-Reuter

000 worth of rubber and £17,- 000,000 of tin; India sold to the United States £40,000,000 worth

HELP ON THE WAY London, Nov. 13The British

of jute and Jute manufactures; Ministry of Supply tonight pro- Australia £23,000,000 worth of mised to help in the rescue at- wool; the Gold Coast £19.000.-tempt. 000 worth of cocoa; and South £13,000,000 werth of Africa diamonds-Reuter.

wat

between two llons, Several of the the beasts were torn by

claws and teeth of slashing their mates.

Eventually, with the aid of animals were attendants, the

the

A spokesman said a helicopter got to their cages. The intro- would be sent from England at duetion of new lions to the act

was said to have caused dawn to attempt to pick the marooned hunter oft his cold fight.Reuter, and dangerous perch.

"The

bourg

Death Of Major PST of Cher-

T.A. Zee

Major T. A. Zee, adviser on Chinese affairs to the Hongkong Land Forces, died yesterday al the Hongkong Sanatorium.

Aged 65, the late Major Zee

the first Chinese 'to com mand a company of the Shung" hat Volunteers. He was

WUG

Radio Hongkong

ILK.T.

Calling"-PM-

today telephoned Mayor, Mr. Frank Leatherby, asking for assistance, Mr Leatherby contacted a Royal

O Hong Kong Air

Force unit, but its officer grammo Bummary: 6.02 Children's were unable to find a helicopter air-hour-Conducted by Jack Frost (Studio): 6.30, Portuguese Half-hour within range of Plymouth Budio) World News and New

Later the Ministry of Supply Analysis (London Helay); 713, arry

Owens and His Royal said it had one, and would send

Hawaliend

it over the Channel as 8con na 750, "Off the Record Presented by Ronnie Gibbons (Studio): 8, "From

Editorials possible.-Associated Press,

London Relay); 0.10, Film Talk Flims in Brifel (one Series): 0.25, "I Like What I Like-Presented by Jack Shepherd (Studio): 0, Andre Kostelanoiz and

.0.10. “Concerto"

་

for-

Saroyan Files

Divorce

merly head of Zung Lee and Sons, a Shanghal metals firm founded by his father. He was also connected as adviser with Wheelock, Marden and

Co.,

Ltd

Suites Concerto in D Minor

Op: 47. Ginette Naveu (Violin) and Las Vegas, (Nevada), Nov. 13. the Philharmonic Orch. Conducted William

Sprovan, 41, the by Walter Sumkind; 10, Radio News A funeral service was held novelist and playwright, has Reel (London Relay); 10.10. Weather Report: 10.16, Latin American Mulo. at the Hongkong (Aled sult for divorco hère, Orchestra Manolo Bel El Ser yesterday

SADORA Muchachon * 10,50, Golfo Ballet Funeral Home, and cremation alleging cruelty alyum will take place at 3 p.m. to Mrs Saroyan, sued for divorce Mude(Adam) 10.50. Muxlo for

01/Nows: 11,20, Summary day at the Sookunpoo Creman 1946, But They were later. Dancing: 11.15, Weather Report and torlum.

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