Zurich Herald, 1946-02-21, Page 3s
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ilighlig,hts of the News
Reconversion In Canada
The main points of Reconstruc-
tion Minister C. 0. Howe's press
conference in Ottawa last weal.
are:
Reconversion of Canadian in-
dustry from war to peacetime ee•
tivity is about 50 percent. coinplet:.
'There are approximately 223,000
unemployed in Canada today, but
many of these are sea. onal work.
ers and improvement is confidently
looked for.
Coal control is to he removed in
the spring although the outlook is
still bad.
Canada will not operate any lines
of ships. The ships built during the
war are being sold for private
operation.
The black spot in the Canadian
situation is steel. The strike in the
United States is beginning to affect
house 2luilding, causing- a shortage
of nails.
Public works, with a few excep-
tions such as the development of
electric power in Ontario and Brit-
ish Columbia, are being deferred
to concentrate all labor and mate-
rials on house building. The Hous-
ing Department has built 25,000
houses for war workers and re-
turned veterans and •it is hoped to
build 10.000 to 15,000 a year.
'Chances for • new automobiles
for the general user this year are
poor. Present automobile priorities
will remain in force until all pri-
ority needs are met.
8100,000,000 To Netherlands
Canada has extended another
8100,000,000 credit to the Nether-
lands for the purchase of Canadian
floods and foodstuffs in addition to
125,000.000 loaned under an agree-
ment signed last year.
The loan was the second an-
nounced in the last four days. Last
week Finance Minister Ilsley dis-
closed the signing of an agreement
under which Canada will extend a
E0,000,000 credit to China f:.,r
similar purchases.
0 Administration Change
The Andaman and Nicobar Is -
'.ands in the Bay of Bengal, hither-
to under military administration,
have come under civil administra-
tion of the British Government in
India.
The islsands, a chain lying about
ZOO miles off the Malay Peninsula,
were overrun by the Japanese in
1942 and reoccupied by British
forces last October Their total
! arca. is 3,200 square miles with a
population of 34,000.
3 Big U.S. Cities Crippled
,Three of the United States larg-
est cities ware tied up last week by
.triking of approximately 16,500
workers that shut off fuel and elee-
iricity and halted transportation,
Nearly 13,000,000 persons live in
t;hc affected areas,
Utility workers of the Duquesne
Light Company system struck in
a walkout which threatened to .gut
off essential electric power for
more than 1,500.000 persons'
in
Pittsburgh and a surrottn•ding 817 -
square mile area,
I!, New York City, a strike of
3,500 tugboat workers forced May-
or William O'Dwyer to virtually
close down the United States big-
gest city and set up a virtual state
of martial law.
In Philadelphia, a strike of 9,655
transit workers halted all public
transportation for the second con-
secutive day.
Riots In India
Four persons were killed and at
least 37 injured in Calcutta when
riots flared up for the second
straight day.
Police fired on crowds demon-
strating against a seven -years'
prison .sentence passed on Capt,
Abdul Ashid, former member of the
,lapanese sponsored Indian Nation-
al Army.
New British Colony
Sarawak o., the island of Borneo,
, for sixty years an independent
state under British protection h•.ts
been added to the British Empire.
It is being ceded to Britain by Su
Charles Vyner Brooke, 72 -year-old
"White Rajah"—great-nephew o'
the Englishman who, a century
ago, was given Sarawak 'by a nat-
ive ruler for aid in suppressing a
revolt.
Russia's New 5 -Year Plan
Generalissimo Stalin, in a pre-
election speech, announced a nen'
five-year plan, the Soviet Union's
third, to rebuild war -devastated
areas.
Its slain task is to restore the
areas that suffered. to restore the
prewar level and then considerab-
ly surpass it.
Particular attention will be d: -
voted to' raising the standard of
life of the working people by sy_;•
tematically reducing the cost of
production of all goods.
Stalin called for Russia to pro-
duce 50,000,000 tons of,pig iron a
• year, 60 000,000 tons of steel, 500,
000,000 tons of coal and 60,000,000
tons of oil.
Stalin also told his constituent,
that "wars could be avoided if
there was a possibility of a fait!
"CANADA WALK"
For nearly six years the Canadian Air Force has used 20, Lincoln's
Inn Fields as headquarters. To commemorate the close ties between
the Borough of Holborn and the R.C.A.P. during the war, the pave-
ment on the north' side of Lincoln's Inn Fields will be named
"Canada Walk"
MOVIE STAR SPENDS HOLIDAY IN CANADA
Norma Shearer is greeted by her aunt, Mrs. M. L. Peiler, and cousin,
Col. M. F, Peiler, O.B.E., E,D., at Dorval Airport, when the Mont-
real -born film star arrived from California on her way to spend a
month's hodiay at Mont 'I'retnbiant.
C. M. H. Q. HOCKEY TEAM
The C.M.H.Q. hockey team known as "The Maple Leaves" is shown at Wembley, Middlesex, En-
gland. Back row, left to right: A. Mallard, Hamilton, Ont.; Major D. Telford, Vancouver; Jim Sims, Sud-
bury, Ont.; Alex Stewart, Timmins, Ont.; Jack Portland, Collingwood, Ont.; Gordie Bruce, Ottawa,
Ont.; Bud Pole, Port Arthur, Ont.; Charlie Philips, Toronto, Ont.; R. O. Jones, Toronto, Ont.; Lt. M.
Teeples, Port Arthur, Ont.; Front row kneeling, left to right: Johnny Tailor, Vancouver, B. C.; Eddie
O'Keefe, Olds, Alta.; Les Colvin, Oshawa, Ont.; Babe Gresko, Toronto, Ont.; Hub Macey, Le Pas,
Man.; and Bill Booth of Montreal, Que.
distribution of raw materials and
export markets."
Homma To Die
Lt. -Gen. Masaharu Homma has
been sentenced to be shot, convicted
by a militay tribunal of war atroci-
ty charges, including the infamous
Bataan death march.
Strict order prevailed at the
sentencing. Spectators, including a
large number of Filipinos who had
lived in the area during Homma's
occupation, were carefully searched
before being admitted to the
grounds.
Homma was led quickly away
after the conviction and sentence
was pronounced.
U.K.—U.S. Air Treaty
An Anglo-American air agree-
ment signed in Hamilton, Bernath•
da, last week provides for full and
free development of international
air transportation.
The agreement, which takes ef-
feet immediately, covers the regu-
lation of fares, removal of restric-
tions on the number of flights by
civil airlines, and the setting -up of
international routes.
Eire To Help
Prime Minister Eamon De Vale-
ra announced that Eire would
match or increase her last year's
3,000,000 -pound food aid to hungry
'Europe and take steps to reduce
her own consumption.
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oday, moderation is a necessity. By moderating our pleasures;
by controlling unessential spending, we serve our nation and ourselves best.
The House of Seagram for many years has advocated moderation.
Now, during these days of adjustment, it suggests this even more strongly.
We Canadians can still enjoy comforts, standards and pleasures that
less fortunate people are denied. But let us remember that the continuation of these
advantages belongs only to those who treat them with respect.
Let moderation be our intelligent contribution to the future—
moderation in spending—moderation in all things we do.
Til IVEILSIi OF SE4GIU1'I
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