Himalayan Times (1955)

July 17, 1955

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BY B. B. RAY CHAUDHURI

(Our London Correspondent)
London, July 10

The British Govern-
ment's legislation to deal
with monopoly practices,
which promises to be the
biggest issue of industrial
policy during the next
twelve months, it expec-
ted to be ready in the
autumn. It is believed
that the Bill will give
effeot to most of the re- -
commendations of the
majority report of the
Monopolies Commission
and will combine New
laws to prohibit the worst
features of collective dis-
crimination and similar
practices, to which the
strongest objections have
been taken; and a system
of registration of all collec-
tive agreements. The Bill
will set a new pattern
and code for British trade,
in fulfilment of the Go-
vernment's determined po-
licy to make industries
more competitive. both
at home and abroad, to
stimulate the whole field
of private enterprise, and
thereby to get Britain
"stripped for action" in
an increasingly compe-
titive world. The aim of
the ne» Bill will be effec
tively to ban the most

objectionable collective
arrangements, restrictions,
and boycotts whilst retai-
ning and protecting agree-
ments which are admitted
to be in the best interests
of manufacturers, retailers,
and eomsumers.

The Greeks firmly
believe that the Cyprus
dispute is eroding the
friendship between Britain
and Greece, which they
regard as one of the few
sincere and true friend-
ships in this era of open
diplomacy. For the Greeks,
the problem is simple:
Cyprus is a Greek island—
the only one not united
with the motherland after
the War of Inlependenoe;
since the Cypriots demand
Enosis, it is natural that
the British should give
it to them. Eighteen
months ago, long before
the case of Cyprus was
presented before the Uni-
ted Nations, Mr. Stefano-
poulos said: "In a friendly
exchange of views, which
need not be publicised,
we could find a fair com-
promise within the spirit
of traditional friendship.''
Since then, the problem
has assumed the propor-

tions of a major dispute,
and the British Ministers
who will conduct the talks
at the forthcoming Levant
defence and Cyprus Con-
ference will find that the
Greeks are now less wiN
ling to make the conces-
sions they were gladly
prepared to make at that
time. Nevertheless, com-
promise is possible now
that the British Govern-
ment has admitted the
existence of an Anglo-
Greek dispute whioh it is
prepared to disouss.

Annual Reviews, Inc.
of America, have brought.
out Volume 6—the 1955
edition of "Annual Re.
view of Medicine." The
present volume maintains,
the same high standard
as the previous volumes.
There are very interesting
contributions from specia-
lists in the field, various
types of diseases are.
dealt with separately by
specialists from the Child-
ren's Hospital at Phila-
delphia; the Johns Hop-
kins Hospital at Baltimore,
and the Rockefeller Ins-
titute Hospital of New
York, and others. There
are interesting chapters
on Endocrinology; Psyohia-
try Radiology and Toxi-
cology. This Annual Re-
view should be subscribed
to by every Medical Prac-
titioner in the Common-
wealth. The Editor, Mr.
D. A. Rytand should be
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