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THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1948.
DEFENCE MINISTER HECKLED DURING RECRUITING SPEECH
London, October 4.
Showers of anti-war pamphlots and the distribution of Communist posters among his listeners fail- ed to disconcert the Minister of Defence, Mr. A. V. Alexander, when he inaugurated a ro- cruiting campaign for the voluntary Auxiliary Forces in London today.
The Minister was speaking from the steps of the Mansion House-the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London in the heart of the financial quarter..
He had scarcely begun to the Western Union Defence Min- speak when there was a com- |isters which he attended in Paris molion among the crowd in the last week, Mr. Alexander sald:
"I was plain street below him. Showers of
me that in bulld- pamphlets, headed: "Fall foring up the resources of the West- This? Not......likely" were Union, the greatest help and thrown into the oir and, at the our friends and Allies would lie encouragement we could give to same time, two men appeared in a practicat demonstration of behind Mr. Alexander with our own will to be strong bolh banner bearing the words "No [rcouniniently and in defence.”~~ War for Yanker Dollars". Reuter. They were hustled down the
steps by attendants.
men in the crowd dis- lile and posters slogans
calling for disarmament and the prohibition of the atom bomb, and others rulsed slogans saying: "Fight for Pente . not Wall Street." Some of the pamphlets bore the, imprint of the London District Communist Party.
Ahout 20 men were detained and marched away by the po Fice, There Was some
braing when Mr. Alexander fnlahed speaking.
One Drowned Near Shore
Lossiemouth, October 4. Spectators on the shore k Findhorn Bay in Moray Firth." watching a race between four sailing dinghies manned by officers from the Royal naval alr station mt Lossiemouth, saw on dinghy struck by a sudden squall and disappear only
30 yards from shore. One of the two men GA board "jumped into the dea but their other, John A. G. Roebuck of Brentwood, Essex, was lost. The officer who sprang clear, Lieutenant J. Johnaton of Guildford, Bur. ray, managed to swim to shore.Router.
Fleet Ready For Any Emergency
London, October 4.
faint The Admiralty was reported today by the authorita- tive Lloyds' List and Shipping Register, to have sant out a "gonoral alert" ragarding the readi- ness of the fleet for any emergency. Ал Admiralty spokesmanships by
1 Defence Minister said that the world would judge by the ress to the recruiting can paino "whether the manhood and womanhood of Britain are the
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necessary.
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CRASHED
AIRLINER
SIGHTED
Miami, Florida, 'October 4. An airliner, with injured persons near it, was sighted on lonely Bahama Island beach today. Coast Guard oMcials
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22 chartered DC-3 airliner missing with 21 persons on board.
A Coast Guard plane, which sighted the airliner, said several persons were walling In the
The Coast Guard plane's pilot sald the survivors waved as he flew overhead and called for water.
Several bottles of water were
the
dropped. Two four-engined fly- Ing boats were ordered spot and the American Consul at Nassau was asked to get a tug under way for a rescue effort.
How many persons were in- Jured and the extent of their in- juries could not be ascertained
ns yet.
Good Condition
The Coast Guard said that it appeared the plane had bew purposely benched and was ap parently in good condition.
Earlier, it had been reported chartered that a two-engined
nirliner was missing in the DC-3 Atlantic between Charleston, South Carolina, and Nassau, the or scrapping, Bahamas, and
Guard was conducting a wides- that the Coast
pread search.
e heirs of those who, through-said the articles only reflected underway since the end of the oui our history, sacrificed to de- the recently announced orders war. fend the right and to maintain to sphed up the recommission-
Lloyds' naval correspondent The Civil Aeronautics Admin- our freedom and common Jus-ing of some vessels and priority said that almost all new weapons 1stration amce in Miami sald the
renovation of others-in effect, developed since the war are al-plane was owned
by the New Lion Is Sick?
halting the gradual dispusol of inady mounted от could be England Air Express Company Jin continued: "Our country
mounted on the warships I of Teterboro, New Jersey, and waits for your response. The
carcled 17 passengers and a crew notions of Western Europe at-
at tour. fent! your answer: the Dominions of the Commonwealth-arw and pki alike our American cousins, ali wonder whether the Lion is sick or merely sleeping after the exertions which brought victory."
Mr. Alexander continued: spenk to the world, for what we đo here, what response our men and womer make, is no mere jermeren of Britain,
"Our country
has laboured for peace alncerely and will continue to do so unceasingly. but the events of the last 20
Britain-ECA Loan In Fortnight
Washington, October 4.
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Should an emergency arise, be added, "The latest aircraft could
The only person identified was be fewn off from suitably equip the pilot. listed as Richard Roy ped modern aircraft-carriers and Allvere, President of the Afriine. the most recently developed anti- The CAA said the plane, which submarine weapons could be had made, a lust radio bontact operated In our most powerful with Nassau Airport at 1.44 am. destroyers and the newest mine EST, would have exhausted Its could be laid from feat surface fuel supply by 4.55 am-Router. ships, submarines and aircraft,”
"The
tour Vanguard's.
to Australia and New Zealand could be cancelled, Already there is feeling in the, Fleet that the royal visit is not a foregone conclusion."
STUTTGART FIELD OPEN TO FLIGHTS
Sir Stafford Cripps, due leave here today for New York. has revealed that Britain will probably sign a $300,000,000 loan agreement with the Econ- months have proven that the omic Co-operation Administra Isus today
Stuttgart, October 4. whether the tion in the next two wecks.
He estimated that in an emer- Stuttgart airport was reopened heart of the free world beats for buying machinery and
geney, the Admiralty would be able for International commercial trat- strongly yet, whether this goods vital to her industrial to muster five, battleships, 23 air-fic yesterday when the first plane much-tried country has #tlil
cruisers, craft-carriers, 32
12 of the new Pan-American Air- Sir Stafford said Britain plan-marines,
destroyers, 181 frigates, 65 sub-ways London Frankfurt-Stutt ned to "get back on her feel" in MTBs, three fost minelayers and through.
minesweepers, 36 gart-Munich-Vienna Une passed four years. He reported good 200 oher warships.
If it should be decided to re- progress in .British Industry.
Rhine-Main airbase This list, he added, did not in-serve the which was due, he said, to Mar- clude ships of the Commonwealth near Frankfurt exclusively shall Aid alrendy received and to the Government's austerity programme.
the strength to stand foursquare
to any attack upon human free- dom."
Referring to the conference of
Korea Seeks Aid From Truman
Washington, October-4.----| Mr. Pyung Ok Chough, special sepresentative from Korea, today conferred with President Truman at the White House on the Korean problem. Mr. Chough said to the Presi- dent that he came here "to pay respects for President Syngman Rhee and to express gratitude le the National Government of the United States and to the people of this country for what you have dune, for Korean indepen-
dence.
"At this time I want to make an honest and strong plea to the United States people to have con- tinuous interest in the Korean people and give them strong support to enable their govern- ment to carry out is ultimate objective, which is the
unifico- tion of North and South Korea. For this we need military secur- hy and economic_ald."
Mr. Chough said he would de- part on Wednesday for
Canada
by air and thence to London and Europe, but would return to the United States for about two months at which time progress might be made toward the crea tion of a Korean Embassy there. He reported that President Truman seemed to be very sym- pathelle to his call and receptive to his remarks:- United Press.
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Fresh Morning
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Cakes
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#le thought here that the agreement with Britain would cidar away obstacles that have bean holding, up progresa Int
· loan- negotiations --with-other European countries.
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for
vies which could muster the airlift, the airbase at Stutt- mong them two aircraft-carriers, gart will now be ready to becoine eight eruisers, 56 destroyers, 65 The South German stop for com- mineaweepers and 100 other ves-mercial airlines hitherto using scis.-United Press.
Frankfurt-Reuter.
KEEP SHELTERS
-SAYS HOME OFFICE
London, October 4.
Although Sir Stafford said no- thing about the terms of the British agreement, it is believed that other European countries objected to the proposed three The focal authorities in some English towns have
per cent rate of Interest and, to the terms. of repayment.
A
Economic Co-operation Admin- istration officials here said that the Administrator, Mr, Paul Hoffman, had hoped to have all In the loan negotiations out of the way by October 1.
Although they were for behind schedule "they thought the Br}- tish loan would be a pattern for the rest-Reuter.
Walls Cave In On Firemen
Shanghai, October 5. Thirteen firemen were in.. Jurod putting out a fire at the Yu Fang Weaving Mlite today. The blaze started, with, a short olrault. Most of the In. Jurles occurred when the walls of the building oot lapsed.
Nens was hit critically.
been advised by the Home Office to stop the demolition of air raid shelters for the time be- ing, it was fearned hero yesterday.
a letter to the Bolton (Lancashire) municipal au- thorities, the Home Office stated that some considerable time must elapse before the local authorities can be permitted to proceed with the demolition of air raid shelters on an ex- tensive scafe.
The letter was sent in reply issued to local authorities. The to representalons made by the position in each locality was con- Bolton Health Committee Bidered independently, he said.
Last July, when naked in Par- which has applied for permis-tament whether it was proposed Ision to demolish all the town's cease further destruction of
large public shelters.
shelters and replace some of these already destroyed, Mr. K. G. At Hall, Yorkshire, the demolk-Younger, Parliamentary Under- tion of surface shelters was atatea Secretary to the Home Office, to have been stopped on a Gov-said: "These matters are under ferment order; no reason, being consideration."
given by the Department con-
Com- An Inter-Department cerned.
mitee of the Ministry, of Works A Home Office spokesman has been engaged for some time slated today that no general in on the designs of shelters required structions to cease the demolition lo give protection against all
e of air raid shelters had been forms of aerial.attack.-Reuter.
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