THE CHINA MAIL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1940,
Where Martyrs Were Hanged BITTER FIGHT
the
Thousands of Tripolitanian Arabo gathered in the streets of Tripell to celebrate the United colony of Libya in or before Nallone drefaton granting independence to the former Italian 1952 Highlight of the refoldings was a procession which began in mid-morning in front of The National Congreso-headquarters of the National Congress (Arab Nationalist) Party. demonstrations were organised by this group under the guidance of the Mufti of Tripoll, who Photo shows Boy Scoute guarding the pot addressed the crowd before the procession started
hanged compatriots were rozistance leader-now regarded as martyrs by their where Arab
tollatis in 1912. The procession halted here to pray, lay wreaths and listen to an ad- (Associated Press Photo).
by the
dream,
INVESTIGATOR SAYS:-
VITAL ATOM BOMB MATERIALS WERE SENT TO RUSSIA
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Washington, December 5.
Three shipments of vital atomic bomb materials were sent to Russia in 1943, and no evidence has been found that Harry L. Hopkins was involved, the congressional investigator dis- closed today.
This statement was made by Louis Russell, chief
investigator for the House Activities Committee.
of Canada.
Un-American
Activities
LIKELY OVER PI ELECTIONS
Manila, Decombor 6. Controversy over the legality of the November 8 Philippinos national elections appears to bo headed for a bitter showdown fight at the special session of Congress on Docambar 13. Election supporters of Presidential candidates Dr. Jose P. Laurel, Nacionalista, and ex-Senator Jose Avelino, who heads a dissident faction of, the Liberal Party, plus one independent, yesterday signed a petition asking Senate President Pro Tempore, Melcio Arranz, to preside at the coming election convos session. Mr. Arranz promptly*********SI......TTTTTTTTT!| issued the session call over his own signature.
Senator Arranz is a supporter of Mr. Avelino, The 12 who sign- ed the petition thus Ignored a pre- vieus call to the special session by acting Senate President M. Jesus Cuenco, a strong supporter of President Elpidio Quirino. They constitute a majority of the pre- sent 23 members of the Upper House. One seat is vacant.
ofoil On the basis of Intest returns issued by the Adminis- tration-dominated National Elec- tos Commission, Mr. Quirino has
a lead of
of approximately 487,000
votes over his nearest competitor. Dr Laurel, Mr. Avelino rau D poor third in the counting.
The Election Cominission mere- ly accepts the returns from Pro- vincial officials and reports thein tu Compresa. It IN empowered. however, to investigate protests and reports of irregularities.
Britain's Cyclotron
In Operation
London, December 5. Britain's new style ayclotron -called "Cycletron" fer atomic energy research has been operated successfully in itu flest full trial, the Minia- of Supply announced to. try day
The new machine has been under construction et the Harwell research station for three years and is the largest In Europe. United Prou.
RANGOON PLOT
Rangoon, December 5. Hearing of an alleged plot to rob the State-owned Union of Burma Bank, Rangoon police arrested four men as they were But the Commission must re-driving toward the Bankc la part the returns on the Prored jeep today.
idential and Vice-Presidential The police allege that the plan contents to the Upper House. for the robbery Included placing Therefore, yesterday's action in an accomplice Inside the bank to defiance of Mr. Quence struck stop the burglar alarm working. like a bomb in political atroios. Associated Press.
Long Wrongle Possible
Mr. Curneo was named Acting February benble President Just
by a combination of Ave Nation- alists, five Liberals and one inle- pendent. All but three of those who voted for Mr. Cuenco lust February signed the petition asking Secutor Arranz to take charge at
at the coming sension,
session
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Mr. Cuenco was named Acting President of the Senate because thest
post, an in the United States, normally is filled by the Vice- Vice- It was made as the Com-material in this third shipment President. There will be no
President until the inauguration mittee me in an urgent ses was purchased.
Mr Russell said the Govern-of the new regime on December sion to determine whether it
Inquiry stated that ment
th30. Quirine was elevated to the shipment of Canadian Presidency ΟΠ the death should look into the former secund He added that it Air Force major's charges that malerinis was stopped at Cuan Manuel Roxas.
Cuda asked that was umrle Fra 1.4 that Mr. Hopkins, late White da's request
if the group which asked Mr. dropped in the Arranz to call a House intimate of President the matter be Roosevelt, and two State De- or cost of the national security together, there is likely to be yet
The former Air Force officer. Nacionalistas
a long and bitter wrangle as both partment officiuls helped send
and Avelinistpa materials to Russia.
George Jordan, told the Un-
have made numerous charges of Committee fraudulent counting of votes and Mr. Itussell intruxfuced into the American the 600 pounds of munun oxe committee records of letters from that the State Department kept intimidation by Quirino and 500 jantais 12-18 m nitrat
him "walking up and down corri- men, which kept opposition voters Herman Rosenberg Chenunter, Tatt to Janke ben sent th
e. New York brokers firm, dors" after he protested the ship-
away from the pulia, Rusiu wraak! poot be reach gund
Mr. Quirino has denied the giving details of Soviet purchases ping of sultenses which, he be These ཏ་ས་བྷཱ the
of urnalum vilmate, uranium leved, contained atomic secrets,
charges, pointing out that in many figures Riven by the lavestigator
places where protests were lodged, tin-American oxide, heavy water, und partlatl Bassia. 】ཟླ༢i,ད།6
Mr. Jordan Way detalls of a 25-pound shipment of
Lend-Lease the Provincial opposition parties Actis Girs Cummitee in Wushing-
urandum metal.
expediter in 1943-44 at the Great dominated election boards 100
Falls, Montana, air base where Mr. Russell also quoted Major- The st dement by this saree
Quirino wing of the Liberal General
Leslie Groves, war-time materials were speeded to Ameri-Party claims the election of all signifitanter Kave new
E that
head of
eight of its Senate candidates in the atomic programme, invention
Canadian by the Governhardst
the recent voting. This would give lavform the first an saying he tried to halt the www droppest frat uranium shipment to Russia, He testified that he "believes" it a working majority in the next
the White House letter he saw regular session Japan The purpose of the inves-but that it was too late.
General Groves wrote to what
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thean a Russia-bound plane in 1944.sociated Press. happened to all the are from the Secretary of State, James Byrnes, was addressed to A. I. Mikoyan. El Dorindo mues
on November 18, 1946 that after now Russian Minister of Foreign The source sail he thought all the first shipment of 420 pounds Trade. He said the White House shipments bark been necounted of uranium compound was flown note was in a folder labeled "Oak killed near Poona today when a for but he declined to elaborate.to Russia, the Manhattan En Ridge," and contained this line: result of the investigation | gineering District arranged for had hell of a time getting these has never been inde public.—the prohibition of uranium ex-away from Groves,--H, H." United PSI,
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BERLIN AIRLIFT COMMEMORATION
London, December 8, General William H. Tunnor. former Commander of the com- bined Berlin airlift task force, and pilots and aircrews who will represent the United States Air Force in the Berlin airlift com-
parts.
Mr. Byrnes was not Secretary
of Stute at the time of the 1043 shipments.
Heavy Water
Me. Russell said the second and third shipments were made After the Manhattan 'District had ordered the ban..
He said the second shipment included 500 pounds of uranium
momoration here, arrived from oxide and 500 pounds of uranium
the United States by air today.
The commemoration
nitrate bought by the Russians will in- in Canada and shipped through clude an inspection by the King the Great Falls base.
at Buckingham Palace, and
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The third shipment consisted march through London to Guild- of 25 pounds of uranium metal hal for luncheon with the Lord and 1,000 grams of heavy water, Mayor and the Corporation of also shipped through the Great London on Wednesday.-Router. Folia it is not clear where the
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