Be eo Frorng t, Ma Ter ea, _:¢° Experts in this British ‘colony .. «mitments to other. members of TET TEMES oo Rg ey Wee ag , an Red. c ina -’ tindergoes ard times yaks eee, By ROY ESSOYAN HONG KONG (AP) — ~-Communist China appears ‘to be in serious economic eee Evidence of it have been piling up from a vatiety of official and un- official ‘sources. ” \Peiping’s trade offensive in “southeast Asia is stumbling badly. Transportation has broken ¥ -down in some areas and is clog- .aV’ged': in many others. Food shortages. are reported wide- spread throughout the country. .-who make a business of studying ..'Communist China’s. economic ., ‘and political trends say her cur- + »orent troubles may. be only tem- “a... ‘porary. They see several possible explanations. ‘ * MAY BOUNCE BACK - » Increased commitments to the met Soviet Union could: provide a ‘partial answer, as. could .com- ‘the Communist camp. Economic. and political: ‘anal- . ysts feel Peiping will eventually bounce back, ambitious and, ag- “gressive as ever, after a period |. . ‘of: stock- ~taking and -readjust- woe ment. Whatever the future holds, ‘here are some of the evidences of Communist China’s troubles to- ' day. - PICTURE OF PRIVATION -Despite the staggering bump-}. er crop Peiping claimed for 1958, it started cutting food rations sharply soon after the turn of the year. The cuts vary with the area affected and the sources of “information available, but the _ getie ral: picture that emerges. is f privation. Visitors from. Peiping, Shang- ai and Canton report beef, pork and fish have almost disappear- | ed-for ordinary buyers. Fruit is _ reported unobtainable in Canton, and even vegetables are scarce. In some sections of the country - Side monthly rations have been reported cut to two ounces of oil or fat, three. ounces of salt, one ounce of sugar and four ounces of meat a person. Some cities real, Prince ‘Rupert Daily: ‘News Tuesday, June 2, 1959, THE OLD BROOM may be vanishing for street cleaners in. Mont-" Four of these motor-driven vacuum cleaners are being used in the Eastern metropolis to clean roadways. The machines MOVIE COLUMN > HOLLYWOOD (AP) woman want in life?” -This was a sad, serious Joan Crawford speaking of her life report higher rations, others lower. FLOUR RATIONED New restrictions. were. an- nounced recently ‘on: flour and cabbage, the two staples in North China. The flour ration was 86 EN wrap ae ag NBA I TT Ae AE et eo rta sliced to a new low, from 34 per cent to 20’ per cent of the basic —on =~food ration. Cabbage was placed on the ration list for the first time—7% pounds a person a month. In partial recognition of the problem, the Communists have removed restrictions on food par- cels from abroad. 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April 19: She is back in the haunts she knows well—the world of movie sets, SLIMMER FIGURE Her appearance is unchanged, with the same freckled, unlined face and her disciplined figure even slimmer. But something seems different. She appears to have lost that one-mindedness about her acting career, The reason, perhaps, is that she found in her fourth marriage—her marriage of ma- turity—her greatest happiness. “They: were four wonderful years,” she reflected, “I can’t tell you how much they meant to me, “Alfred respected me and what Ihad done. Always in press con- ference he would refer to me as ‘Miss Crawford.’ Others might call me ‘Mrs, Steele, and he would in private. deserved to be called by my own name in public for what I had achieved.” They travelled 300,000 miles to- gether, promoting Pepsi Cola throughout the world. She is carrying on, having been ‘Horace Leighton wins derby again Salmon derby winner last week was Horace Leighton with a eatch of 40 pounds, six ounces, This Is the second time this sea- son that Mr, Leighton has cap- tured the weekly prize, We has taken eleven salmon so far. Donor of the week's prize, a spin- ning reel, Is Mac & Me. cost $348 each and weigh 80 pounds. But he said I[ —CP photo. Husband's death brings. Joan back to moviedom By BOB THOMAS —“‘A day never went by without his telling me how much I meant to’ him. That’s memory enough for me. What more could a elected to the Pepsi Cola board of directors, and may go alone on a tour of the Orient. Mean- while, she is back to make -her first film here in four years. The Best of Everything. 1 “It’s a small part—four scenes only,” she said: have four good scenes in an im- portant picture than appear throughout. a mediocre one.” % Sn The 49th and 50th states are going to get their licks on TV sets starting next fall. Two major film companies that have leaped into television are each planning a couple of tele-film series to feature the new states. Warners is coming up with an adventure, “The Alas- kans,” and detective yarn, “Ha- waiian Eye.” Twentieth Century- -Fox has its own Alaskan series, “The Last Frontier.” plus James R. Michen- er’s “Adventures in Paradise.” MEN’S AND YOUNG MEN'S JACKETS Latest styles, well tailored. Including nylons, Regular to $16.95 now ‘rem $9.45 up, Shop at B.C. Clothiers on 3rd Avenue Ae tee opt eas emo extont of the law, NOTICE Effective Immediately The following hours will be observed for tho dumping of garbage at Algoma Park Sanitary Landfill by porsons using it for their own convenience and froo disposal, 8:00,.a.m. to 4:00 p.m, Monday through Friday, No burning of refuso or dobris will be permitted in the ontive Algoma Sanitary Landfill area, No salvaging or reclaiming of rofuse or dobris on the garbago dump will bo permitted, Porsons found dumping garbage outside the above hours; burning rofuso or dabris; salvaging or roclaiming rofuse; without special pormission from tho City Supor- Intendent of Works office will ho prosacuted to tho full , C. J, GUSTAFSON, Clry Supt. of Works, HOO OH Rh re Cr remap ee * arp rwreeors Cn “# € @ bwg SUDBURY, Ont: @—Auaitor Alistair Stewart: says \former of- ‘|ficers of the. International Union Of Mine, Mill and Smelter Work- ‘ers (Ind.) here spent, union funds ‘ton luxuries without: membership authorization. ‘ ne He said in a report ~ Sunday that officials under:former presi- dent Mike Solski “developed an extraordinary arrogance” and that it was a tigntly-knit group ‘national office. Mr. Stewart, former CCF mem- -ber of Parliament from Winni- peg, was appointed by the. new the local’s books.: He said the local was treated as’ a’ “milk cow” by the union’s national of- fice, “WASTED FUNDS” When, the local needed “every cent it could lay its hands on” during a strike against the In- fall, “dunning” it for money. | AURIFOR BLASTS. FORMER CHIEFS nion fandé which had a close bond with the, executive of Local 598 to audit ternational Nickel Company last the national office was Ina Teport to- ‘union: members, | “L, Mr. Stewart sald their local paid. more than $1,500,000 to the na- tional office during the last few; years, He said the “old guard” ousted by President Don Gillis and his supporters in the March election, “did not steal—but wasted union, money.” WANTED $11,000. During. the Inco strike last fall, said Mr. Stewart, a letter was received. from the national) office. | pressing: for $11,000 to help with construction of a mine-mill hall at Elliot Lake, Ont, As an example of the luxuries on which the union officers spent money. Mr. that: In November of 1956 pen and pencil sets and wallets costing $122 were given away. GAVE AWAY LUGGAGE In February of 1957 luggage valued at $67.50 was given to “fraternal. deiegates,”. and one union official was given a $130 watch. In. April of 1957 a gitt-< ‘of lug-! Stewart said} gage valued at $89.51 was ‘charged to “ereetings.” In 1955 the union hired an art- ist for $2,000 to paint murals over the bar in the union hall’s bev- erage room; additional paintings were bought from the artist for $550. PAID FOR BAIL More than $850 was paid out to have copper trays for the bev- erage room beaten by hand. And $5,000 was taken out of union funds to put up bail for persons in the United States, ‘whom Mr. Stewart did not iden- tify. All was unauthorized by the membership, He said hundreds of dollars were spent in various peace cam- paigns, which included “peace congresses,” “peace meetings,” “peace fronts” and “peace pam- phlets.” The union was expelled from the old Canadian Congress ‘of Labor 10 years ago for alleged Communist leadership. MEMBERS CRITICIZED Mr. Stewart’s report criticized the membership for failing to 0 ought gifts, barro om show more interest In the local’s activities, “Tt would be wrong to there was ruje-by error. was rule by indifference, but the end result was the same.’ say There system of bookkeeping and The 3,000 members who heard] audit will be made | every four the report voted to accept a Hst' months. of Mr, Stewart's recommenda- tions. They included abolishment ‘of expense accounts and an In. crease in salaries to compensate for this. 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