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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1950.

FOR THE BUSINESSMAN

Tin Imports

Rice Situation Into U.K.

A Vital Factor Last Month

In

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Anti-RedWar

London, 21. The imports of tin into the United Kingdom during Octo- ber amounted to 600 long tons, valued at 789 sterling per ton, compared with only 2 tong valued at 939 sterling per ton

London, Nov. 21. during October last year. Dur-

Mr Malcolm MacDonald, Commissioner- ing the first ten months of this year, the imports. wero 3,063 General for South-East Asia, will preside at the tonis, valued at..

“One pair of pants with that suit would have been plenty!" opening session of the international conference at per on, compared 660 sterling

I KNEW A RENEGADE

By the Editor of the Daily Dispatch will recall that not

Into this class

of

with 541

tons valued at 509 sterling Singapore on November 27 to consider the rice during the corresponding period. situation as a vital factor in the war against Com-or 1949--United Press. munism.

The meeting was called egy fist es CHICAGO GRAIN

Britain "to survey rice harvest list of acceptances had not yet export availability | been received, but all rice pro- prospects,

requirements ducers and consumers had been

Y so very long ago an comes sabotage. It is a sinister and import requirements ducers

Englishman working in Moscow gave up his British nationality and went over to the Russians. As he had been doing a job on behalf of our Government his de- sertion caused a stir at the time.

last

But the fuss did not long. He was not important.

I knew him from boyhood. I was distressed but not sur- prised by his action.

un-

He had always been stable; he had been a wanderer and had never settled down to a job for long. He had always been against the established 'or- der. He was wildly enthusias- tie for a time about a new iden. He had self-confidence in plen- ty and a modest amount of intelligence.

number of cases of sabotage oc- curring is still more sinister.

ABHORRENT To true Democratic men and про

women this practice is ab- horrent. Communists absolve themselves for doing it because Communism decrees that the end jit seeks justifies : the however foul. means,

They do not feel the guilt that

who

Com- not We munists would feel if we were to do the same. They know, of course, that such acts aro illeg- al, but the law does not trouble their consciences.

are

..

Sabotage is only one of the ways in which it is seen that Communişin

involve dis- loyalty to one's own country and fellow-citizens.

can

Some men and women in the

countries of the West are Com- munists or fellow-travellers be- So his plunge into Sovietism cause they genuinely think was what might have been exthey are on the road to Utopia. pected. My one thought for him There is no Utopia. There is was "God help him when he

social progress, which we ali wants to change again.”

want, however much we differ about what is progress and how It can best be achieved.

But we can malte no real so-

For him there will be no escape. He will be suspect for the rest of his life; everything he does and says will be watched.cin progress if we do what Com- The Russians will not trust a

munism would have us do destroy the which we have built up through code of honour

long years of nationhood democratic government and de- stroy the moral and spiritual standards which have made us the best nation on earth.

renegade Englishman. They will make all the use they can of him while it serves, their Then one day he will be of no more use to them....

purpose.

and

NO DISCLOSURES THE other month his close re-

I am proud of my nationality latives in this country re- because it means being a highly ceived a note from him asking civilised, progressive, humane, how they were. He told them law-abiding, honourable, peace to reply to him c/o G.P.O. Mos-loving free citizen who would His letter bore no address. gladly see the rest of the world In their reply they said they reach comparable standards. understood he could not give them much information, but

cow.

LONG WAY TO GO would he please pay in general Whave sympathy. I hope that WITH the Russian people I

terms what he was doing teaching, lecturing or writing, or what?—and was he living in a house or an hotel or a hostel?

Just the bare questions which anxious relatives would ask..

In due course he acknowledged having got their letter. But he did not answer their questions. Not a word about what he was doing; he was living "in a flat." No more than that.

:

one day they will be able to say that to be a Russian citizen means what to be a citizen of my country means already. They have a long way to go. The U.S.S.R. is unbelievably vast, and by. comparison with our selves the great part of its peo- ples are backward primitive.

Official quarters expected all countries in the area would be

■STANDARD BRIDGE" By M. Harrison Gray

4900

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North misread the situation on this hand from rubber Bridge Bouth opened One Heart and passed over North's rise to Two Hearts West now bid Two Spades which was passed round to Bouth who bla

Tarce

Diamonds. This was merely an attempt to contest the

part Score by

suff it alternative, trump ring an could not possibly be a try for game after South's pass on the second round.

Bat North was bemused by his fit in Diamonds and jumped to Four

doubled. Hearts which hast

♦ 7 was led and East returned 2, a suit-pre- ference signal asking for a Olub lead. West: hind suf- ficient confidence to retina ➜ 3 and obtained a second ruff for a penalty, of 500.

London" Expreis Service.

gles to their own economic and cultural betterment. They are making progress. They shout about their achievements as it they did everything best. It is makes them do that. Here we partly naivete, partly bluff, that

are more accustomed achievements.

to such

But their rulers have made Communism an instrument of war. It is employed to breed suspicion, distrust and dishonour and to brand those who disagree with it as warmongers while it attacks them underground. With reason to that doctrine I can have no sym- avoid war and give their ener-pathy. It is false to our ideals.

They have every

and

even

BACKGROUNDS: Douglas MacArthur

„WEST POINT, HIGHEST GRADÉS IN

or

is

He is unable to

say more either because he is afraid or be- cause he is forbidden. I can have no liking for a system of government which prevents a man--not a 'secret agent-from giving an address and telling his mother or brother whether he is writing or teaching building or quarrying. It alien from our notion of freedom and from our tradition that bonds of frankness as well as affection should link families. It suggests underhand dealing. This furtiveness has become part and parcel of most Com- munists everywhere. There are many exceptions, not least among British scientists. Their desire is that all fundamental knowledge shall be made avail- able to the whole world and they make no bones about it. But I do not think there are many Nunn Mays or Fuchs or Fontecorves among them.” ̈ ̈

In general, However, the Communist outside the Iron Curtal do much of their poli- tical work in becret. It has to be done by stealth: because it is legal

25 YEARS.

• YOUNGEST BRIGADIER CENERAL.

„YOUNGEST MAJOR GENERAL,

„YOUNGEST CHIEF OF STAFF.

The next step in Major Gen-

Chicago, Nov. 21. The grain market sagged to- day considerably lower. Trading It was expected General deadline for November lard and MacArthur's SCAP would re- soybeans influenced the beans to present Japan, and the United the extent that at one. stage Nations Food and Agricultural | were off 4 cents. Export dealers Organisation would send an reported that Mexico will be observer. Britain, France and offered around 1,250,000 bushels the Netherlands will also have of U.S. hard wheat for accep observers with the Malay, Indo tance on Wednesday. The United Kingdom purchased an estimat- China and Indonesian delega-ed igure of 540,000 bushels of...

tions.

Communist China hád been invited to the conference, but so far has not indicated whe- ther it would send a delegation although it was mede known that South China's urgent need of rice was one of the subjects. high on the conference agenda.. -United Press.

Singapore Rubber

Singapore, Nov. 21. Prices in the rubber futures here closed today as follows: Number 1 rubber,

per lb November December January Number 3 rubber,

November Number 3 rubber,

November Number 4 rubber,

November

Spot rubber, unbaleḍ Black crepe

No. 1 pale crepe

corn.

Wheat futures closed at 5% to 92 cents lower, corn, was to 1% cents, lower, oats were to:

lower, rye. was 1% to 2% cents lower and soybeans 1% to 374 lower.

Frices closed today as follows: Wheat-price per bushel.

Spot'

223-1

3.27-14

3.32-16-1

2,31-34-2.33

December

March (1951).

May

July

2.25-34

Com

Spót

December

March (1051)

18111⁄2-18211⁄2 | July

May k

'Nye December

178 -178 172 -174

May (1951)

Oats

178 -179.

December

March (1051)

174 175

170 -171

100 -100

156 -158

102 -107 -United Press.

LONDON MARKET

London, Nov. 21. Tin price today surged up. ward again at the official mor ning session. Turnover was 80 tons, including 10 tons for spot.

Prices closed today at the end of the official morning session as fellows:

Spot tin, buyer Spot tin, seller Business done at Three-months tin. buyer Three-months tin, seller Business done at Settlement

No. 15

1.125 1,130 - 1,130-1,110

1,055

1,000 1,060-1,040 1,130 -United Press.

1.60-36 ~1:00~}{~31⁄2-

1.63-1

1.04-1.03-24 1.84-14-16

1.49-4 1,50-74

£5-93-5%

04-14

NEW YORK FLOUR—per 2001b.. sack. $12.40 lea

United Press. -

Chrome Ore Purchases

London, Nov. 21. Beginning today, the Minis- try of Supply ceases its "cen- tralised buying of chrome ore abroad, and its control of sales in domestic market, However, imports will require licences.- United Press.

OFFERS FOR COPRA

"New York, Nov. 21. Sellers offered.

for copra nearby, shipment at $220 per

ton. Buyers were indifferent. In coconut oil, November and De- 'cember shipment was 'offered at 174 cents.-United Press.

By MELVIN K. WHITELEATHER- & NORMAN MYERS

After meeting with military! For this he was called a war--

came

His biggest raspberry eral MacArthur's remarkable and political leaders he warned monger. Irritated by a Congres- while Chief of Staff. Ordered to career was the post of Chief of Congress to provide adequate sional Committee before which rout veterans who had marched Staff of the Army. President Hover appointed him in 1930, defence: "Unless an effort, is he was testifying, he shot back on Washington demanding bonus This continued his string of made to curb or combat the pro- "Gentlemen, you have Insulted money, MacArthur melodramat- "Arsts" At 60, he was the paganda of the peace, cranks me. I, in my profession, am ga ically put on all his medals, and youngest ever to hold the Job who obstruct national defence a high as you in your profession, rode white horse at the head of In-1081-82, ho made a tour of score of nations will soon be When you are ready to apologise the troops. He was stoned, and

Out he went. Europe,

ready for the sack of America. I shall return."

„called, "Hero of the Bonus Army.

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