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Deed (JAK, THE CAMALEOLA DEPART

VOL. V NO. 10

American Ship In Distress

Battered By Gale

Honolulu, Jan. 11-The

United States Naval Com- mand, Hawaiian Sea Fron- tier, said today that the

American freighter, Beaver

State, is being battered by

a 60 miles per hour galo of Yoko- 968 miles cast hama

and has

asked for

Assistance. It said the Navy tug, Arikara, is proceeding at top speed to aid the Beaver State.

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en route from Sabs Frisco to Yokalisert. The Arkata, out of Yokohama bound to Hom Tudu. As freighter

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Navy that she many rezutozvonis with the freighter on Saturday

MONGKONG TELLOR

ALGRAPH,

For and on behalf of

BQUTH CHINA MORNING POS

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Today's Weatheri Moderate or fresh east winds. Olendi. Noon Observa.ilotas: Barometrie prosesén, 1917.1 mba.. 38.08 in. Temperature, 67.5 deg. F. Dew point, 60 deg. F. Kölative humidity, 16%. Wind direction, Esht." Wind foroo 14

High waters 8 ft. 8 in. at 4.00 p.m.' Low water: -3 ft. 1 in. ni 11.05 p.tn.

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PRINCESS RETURNS

THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 1950.

First Shots In General

EXPRESS:

Princess Elizabeth returns to London after her holiday with Prince Philip

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Year with Prince Charles and her parents at Sandringham.

Difficulties May Arise Over

Peking Reply To Recognition

the Chinese Com- munist government's reply to the British note according de jure recognition to the Communial regime, ac official spokesman said on Wednesday. He added. "he comment on the reply will be made until the Peking government's reply It is understood that has been examined, which may take some little time." the reply is considered in some quarters as a "snub"

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EDITORIAL

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The Situation Brightens

TUE reported ifini mood displayed by Stord fine cheer of

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the Exchequer, his press conferener this werk wouky, normally, vecasion sur prise. Sir Stafford is not usunily given to such exhibitions of cheerfulness, But he had some reason for his relatively happy demennour: gold and dollar reserves nie beginning to show signs of healthiness and the assurances given to the Common- wealth fast year that as from January 1, 1950, there would be a reduction of 25 percent in Apending on hard currency im ports are being completely fulfilled. After The large loses of gold and dollar reserves which the Walled Kingdom suffered during The second and third quarters of 1949, the sharp recovery in the lust quarter of the year, during which the reserves ruse by $263m., tr

it a welcome relief. generally thought that the reserves would recover considerably, but the recovery is "greater than

Before expected. devaluation, purchases of and payments for sterlin area goods

were delayed. Wille pulses of dollars were acceleratedter devaluation there was bound? trong subsequent reaction At the same in the Pe direction. time the very in American business. and restocking by American traders meant a demand for all imported goods, including those from the sterling area. deficit The apparent gold and dollar of the sterling

dropped from $539m. In the third quarter to $31m. in the fourth quarter, an iniprovement of $508m. In the absence of any significant deficit it was possible to add the equiva❤

·lent of almost all the special receipts from Marshall aid and other sources to the reserves. Most of the causes of the Tecovery are non-recurring, but not all.' The Chancellor estimates that about -half the improvement is due to temporary factors und the other half to more permanent inquences. This would seem to suggest that the sterling arca's current deficit is not more than about $1,000m, a at which rate it is comfortably year,

area

were

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within the present amount of Marshall uld receivable. It is necessary to wait n tle longer to be sure how much of the

31 permuheni. improvement sanguine to expect that the red rate al deficit could have improved by as mitch m

a single quarter. $250m. In

Such an improvement would, for example, repre- sent considerably more than the rate of saving expected from the entire reduction follar imports the sterling aren's agreed last July, and it is known that these have so far been only partly effec- tive. Any increase in actual receipts for dollar exports must so far have been very limited. Both these factors, however, should make themselves felt increasingly during the present quarter. Any prema- ture rejoicing would be out of place. The improvement in the gold and dollar deficit has been offset to a significant extent by un increased deftelt with certain Europeon countries, The guid and dollar reserves what they are still some $500m. below

European Recovery the Programme was started. A sharp reduc- tian in the amount of Marshall ald must be expected after the middle of this year; and no permanent improvement in the sterling aren's deficit is yet visible which would be enough to offset that reduction. In little more than two years' time Mar- shull aid will have virtually censed, so that the improvement in the figures will be inadequate unless the deficit is steadily reduced every quarter at the rate of al least $100m. a year, Nor, indeed, can bare solvency at the present level of dollar im-_

·ports represent the limit of the sterling area's aspirations. As the Chancellor has said: "one day we want to be able to buy more from Canada and the United States." Only by a large and continuous expansion of dollar exports from sterling- be such an objective countries could brought even within the bounds of possi- bility. Even so the experience of the last quarter of 1949 does show that something more than the momentary technical advantage of devaluation has been gained.

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Election Campaign

BIG INDUSTRIES DEFY GOVT. WARNING

London, Jan. 11.-First shots in the general election battle were fired by leaders of Britain's big sugar and cement industries today by defving the Labour Government's warnings on anti-na- tionalisation propaganda,

Both industries are threatened with nution- alisation if Labour wins the election on February 23.

Lord Lyle, President of the £8,000,000 Tate & Lyle Sugar Industry, declared that the sugar industry would continue its campaign against the threat of nationalisation.

The Government has warned that the cost of propaganda by industries such as sugar may be chargeable to candidates.

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The erent industry's tutionalisation preters, it was announced today, will be enver. ied up until after the election, but its compaffu, necording to "will the industy's leaders. continue in other ways."

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Mr Watson, Israel,

Nurse Confesses To Murders

Berlin, Jan. 11. ~~~ A

37 year old brunelte nurse was today alleged In have confessed to strangling two people with a cord and drain- ing their blood off into bucket before cutting up the bodies for dis- piral

Berlin's East Sector police sald the nurse, Elizabeth Kusain, was n mother of three and killed her victims to sell Their goods and pay off heavy dehtes. After being arrested the nurse tried to commit suicide by cutting open an artery of her wrist with kitchen knife. She was taken to a police hospital. Reuter,

U.S. AND RUSSIA

No Negotiations Going On

Washington, Jan

11-

Tel: 27880

Price 20 Cents

Flying Arrow Decision

Abandons Attempt To Enter S'hai

New York. Jan. 11.- The Isbrnollisen Company said tonight it is abandon- iny its efforts to get its ship the Flying Arrow into Na- tionalist patrolled Shanghai.

The company said in a stain- ment the ship has been ordered be Taington, whleh it called thu

areat rufe port.

The Flying Arrow was heavily Midd on Monday us it tried to make its way into Shanghai tuginst the

of the objectionis Nationalist government.

"In view of the unexpected and warranted attnek we.do not conaider 11 Justified to ex- prase the vessel and crew to fur- ther lawlessness," the company Kuch

The company did not say whether other of Its ships, poised for attempt to reach Shang- u, would be similarly diverted, The statement said only:

TO MAINTAIN SERVICE, "We are not however aban. duning or interrupting our regu lar services to Hongkong and other Chiese ports which we Lave maintained for years and intend to maintain.”

Isbrandtsen said it has lately

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The State Department been absorbing "the brunt of spokesman, Mr Mickael Mc. the effort to mulutain and pro- ect the American foreign com- Dermott, sald today that

merce with China." The United States WIN

it was company svid "ready and cager" to discuss satisfied with assurances from vall problems which divide American Naval forces in the Who is on

that Far and told a press

United the con-Russia ference be "think Labour States Government, will win because we have bet-

dented finatly that ter leadership" Router

negotiations towards end were going on now,

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The statement added "If the

The last ones, in 1874, hement through negotiations to bridge

the East-West gap."

Mr Mc Navy had done this earlier all Lies. Briliant stafvarman

of the unlawful Chinese attacks Dernet!

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REPAIRS COMPLETED wwwww dest by William Gaston are not any that we know of

Washington. Jun. 11.-The MINOR MATTERS

tonight that Navy announced Trepairs on the American freigh- Arrow, have been were sume munge matters which Jeing leted and the two United

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Kan lade in January and bested into February, instead of being

a single day, as is the settle by bilaterui nego-string by off Shanghai have far

fiations, such as the Valentine "been withdrawn. The Navy aley Astone putet

bul 110 information | ես է "these are not major prob- was her the Arrow will again

fem of peace and war."

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CHURCH'S COMPLAINT

d chel ey at,fl there 15 Hair examene that its leaders untent?

greatest Fir cathspectarm Fest their own elee. non expenses should exceed the Consillutional nit Several Northst butterly about anti-nationalisa propaganda Only the elee tion itself may inilcate whether such propagaidu has miluvnced enndidature against An- one Futher-

Cubstede case.

In New York.

it

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blockado He explained that major prob. into Shanghal or return to Heng-

affected other runtions and kong-United Press,

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United States and Rusia alone "Extremely Well"

"As

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Dea), Englariel, Jus. Pome Muster Clement Atller ige ting a complaint about the election siale he has chosen fron

been stated my the Anglican parishes

New York, January around me, by many officials of this

The acting Chinese Nationalist bere.

Department," baid Mr Mc-

i president, General Li Tsung- Dermott, "the United States is cleriend representarendy and eager to sit down with and will be Lay med

jen, "Is feeling extremely well it timefore thought possible

uves of all paties in the deanery

able to leave bos- Russia in an attempt to settle pital that the tommurusts by be-

friel of Sandwich

in Deal on ¦

*within a few days," a Ieve negoliations on the existing The Prime Minister, Mr Ele-

In any bulletin from before is an outstanding differences

the Presbyterian early Tuesday night, Hongkong ment Aftice, Is having Koverning vais

the election appropriate form. However, the Hospital here said tonight. The vancement the election cessary as a basis on which Ponsultations with

would be on Feb. 23. They the chief problems today cancers bulletin added that living ec- Bany would agree to establish machine chefs at the Socialist

London

on headquarters which to passed a resolution nothing that evict relations with the rest of commotiation was being arranged *cliplomun Uie

Pending relation the completion of the Foreth day announced the cancellation was the remoured date and ob- Once examination of the Peking of the Party's jubiles celebrajecting to 1 on the ground that United States as such."United for the president after he leaves

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entuse election eve rallies to fall on Ash Wednes- The Foreigo Secretary. Mr lay. to Ernest Bevin, who is attending

Press

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bebus which had been timed for negotiations, except of a proce- early February. writt Me JC Hutchinson,

Etrat: Ex Charge d'Affaires, preced to Pekung

melala would! Hemselves on

the Commonwealth Conference that everybody is supposed 10

in Ceylon, expects to be homel g to church on Ash Wednes not commit by February 2 or 3-in time for day, arad most people could v uny probable, the full official period of eac only to the evening service. course of action, but recalled! palgning which begins with the It is, in the opinion of this that the Foreign Secretary, Mr disolution of Parliament. meeting," it said, "unworthy of Ernest Bevla. told the House Mr Atlee and Mr Winstona Christian country that post-

in October 1949 Churchill, Commons

the Conservative's Bent meetings should be arrang- we do not intend to be talked leader, are due to give normaled at the same time." or jostled out of our Colony."→ political broadcasts between now Those at the meeting agreed United Press.

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and the end of the month.

to send coples of the resolution It was today announced that to Atlee, Church!!!, the Arch the British Broadcasting Cor- bishop of Canterbury and local

for Parliament. will provide time for candidates poration

"Back To Work" radio talks by the three principal Associated Press.

Orders Lewis

parites.

The Socialists and Conserva- each and tives will have five the Liberals three,

Any other Police To Jan. 11. Mr Party nominating 100 candidates

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Bigamous Romance With Secret Service Agent

London, Jan. 11-A British ex-Army officer, son- in-law of wealthy Baron de Smet de Neyer, of Bel- gium, was charged in London's premier criminal court, the Old Bailey, today with. bigamously marrying a Secret Service agent during the war.

The ollicer, Edward John British Secret Service agent in Woollven Wickens, aged 44, Sicily. She rendered valuable distinguished wartime Intel-service to Britain. Her life in igence officer in North Africa Italy was in such danger that and Sicily, and now a shipping she had to be flown back tu agent,

released

under England in a British bomber, supervision for two years of-

She lived with Wickens as his promising to, he on good mistress in Italy while they behaviour.

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John L. Lewis, the miners' inaderas the Communists propose to Offer Reward Defending counsel said that were engaged together on these

Washington,

66,000 striking do-will also be entitled to a today ordered coal miners to go back to work broadens.-Router. ing a three-day week on Mon- day. Tho miners struck

seven States this week, refusin:

even

terms.

of

the

no harm had been done to his

Mr. E. Clap, told to Europe but difficulties. argse [nise,

dificult and dangerous opitu. ttons, A reward is to be offered by wife whom he married at Bon-As a member of the Italian POSTERS VANISH

Police for Information buy. India, Iri 1934, as their Bar, she persuaded him that his London. Jan. 11.--Anti-leading to the arrest of the six marriage was already a disas-fret marriage was invalid, and

posters today Chinese who held up the Chaseter in 1939.

they went through a bigamods to work the three-day nationalisation

and one child, a daughter ceremony in England in 1945, and got Bank on Monday

They the United vanished from the windows week ordered by

born in 1936. Because of Mrs defending counsel added. Mineworkers Union in its dis- the Prudential Assurance Coin-away with $400,000,

Director Wlekens' health they returned

She had now married enmcook offices throughout the pute with the coal owners over pany

of Criminal demands for better. contract country. The Prudential, with

a vast business in cheap life|n Telegraph reporter that on because his wife wanted to con-

Wickens, in a statement, said Miners contracts in nines insurance popular among - official announcement, revealing unue living in her, accustomed that Signorina Crico was re- sponsible for the arrest of on cast of the Mississippi expired dustrial workers, is due to be the size of the reward, will be luxurious style.

They separated after he came Italian general who had ordered at the end of last June and then turned into a co-operative enter-made this afternoon

one day to find all the the ahooling of two British Mr Lewis ordered members of prise under the control of policy

the said Mr Luscombe, was being furniture removed nad prisoners of war. The general his union to work only three holders. If Labour wins

continued as intensively as ever clothes on the floor of an empty himself was subsequently shot. days a weak until his contract electlona.-Router.

Sir Gerald Dodson, the Ro Polico are operating in all parts room demands were met. Previously FORECASTS CHANGES

Wickens fator met a charming corder, told the court that he minars bad adopted the attlude Tel-Aviv, Jan. 11-Changes of the Colony, and there is no

Contract, No Work

Government 1 Labour concentration on one particular well-educated woman, Signorina did not think a prison sentence in the

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