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I'm the man who shot Josse James.
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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 1950.
POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF THE HYDROGEN BOMB
SERGEANT IS NOT GUILTY
Colchester, August 20.
A' British Army parachutist, Sergeant Francis Aribur Elliott, was found not guilty of "toj secret" charges at 0 Court Martial behind closed doors here today..
He was releasca. Sergeant Elliott, of the
reasons
of
New York, August 29.
The hydrogen bomb, if 1,000 times more powerful than an A-bomb, is like a firework set piece that shoots more than once.
The first shot is a flash of heat at the speed of light. This shot covers a circle 40 miles in diameter with heat that can be fatal to any one without shade. In Japan the similar area of fatal flash burns was less than two miles in diameter, but it accounted for 20 to 30 per cent of the deaths.
In
The 40 miles circle is not the limit of flush heat. Japan the flach caused serious Somer-skin burns up to 10,000 feet. set Light Infantry, was tried in This means that a thousand- secrot **for
H-bomb would Stata fold greater
burn the flesh painfully within security."
The nature of the charges a circle of 100 miles. against him was not dixlosed, 41 of the Army Act which deals He was chniged under Section with alleged breaches of civil
law.
His trial began last week but after the first day was adjourned until yesterday.
The decision to acqui: him was announced 1J1 open Court by Brigadier H. D. Sitwell. Prendent of the Court.
Two other British soldiers who appeared in a
trial! septrale before the same Court last week! and charged under the same Act. were found gulity of an undis- clared joint charge.
Across the Hudson, Bayonee and Jersey City would be com
and Nearly pletely destroyed all the great city of Newark, Eastward, on Long Island, the would flatten Jackson blast Heights, Forest Hills, Flushing and many other large miburbs. would destroy Laguardia airport The second shot is blast or con- completely and even reach
edges pressed air about 1,000 feet thiele airport. Fort would be at cussion. This is a wall of com- of Idlewild, the new international on North for the A-bomb, much thicker Long Island's shore, for the H-bomb. The wall is fol- towed by big winds, blowing out and back.
about the Eastern limit of com- plete blast destruction. Now
ew York Harbour the
This blast starts with the heat on might knock over thei
flash but travels much slower. It does not reach so far, but the blast will flatten nearly every kind of mnt-mfide. structure Inside 21
trele 20 miles i diameter.
Statue of Liberly and would tear down the buildings on the North shore, of Staten Island.
Then, many miles beyond these limits, occasional buildings would be damaged
· Steel buildings
This circle is not the limit. The H-concussion 10 times for ther than the A concussion, and at Nagusaki a barracks collapsed at five miles. Buildings near the
Steel skyscrapers would pro unharmed. This barracks
were
bably not full. Their walls would ar
a circle of 100 be blown out. Their upper storey means that in a ssed her a miles some buildings will topple. steel ribs would stand bare and The H-bomb with this immense twisted. Other imildings of similar spread will be detonated several
sturdy reinforcement would not miles above the earth. If explod-collapse, but their interiors would
reach will be be both blown out ed lower, shortened
One of them, Rifleman Eric Smith, was also guilty of two other undisclosed charges and sentenced to
prisonment and discharged with Ignominy from the Service.
The other Rifteman, John Con- Bolley, was
to nine
sentenrad
months detention.
Hoth sentences are subject to confirmation--Router,
FISHERMEN LOST IN STORM
Nearly
Assume a perfect H-hit on New York City, seme miles directly overhead of Broadway and 42nd Street.
Like ninepins
;
out.
and burned
In canyan streets, lower floors would escape direct blast, but re- flected blast waves here and there would cause amazing wreckage.
The blast would not push down the surface of the earth. It would not be likely to break down the roofs of underground shelters. Bridges because of streamlining
Full, may
The binst would flatten all but the strongest buildings in all Colombo, August 29.
stond. The flash would have were Manhattan. Brooklyn would fall, Ashermen 1,500 reported missing at sea today almost to Coney Island, its build started tens of thousands of fires. after a strong male sealtered and ings almost dropping like nine- The big wind would blow swamped their fleet of 600 light pins. Northward, the Bronx and many of these, but not enough 10 canoes in what may prove to be everything to the Northern city save many square miles of wreek- one of Ceylon's greatest disasters. limit at Van Courtland Park age from burning.
would go down.
Weeplog men, women and children jammed the teaches as Royal Air Force planes, that had been searching the waters vainly throughout the day, streamed back to their boses at dusk. The authorities hoped some of the missing Ashermen would be found and said the alr search would be resumed tomorrow,
The fishing flects had sailed last night as usual, but a gale struck early this morning. A few boats managed to reach the shore with a handful of survivors. United PreSE,
EX-MINISTER TO FIGHT IN KOREA Brussels, August 20. A former Belgian Defence Minister, M. Henri Moreau de Melen, intends-to-volunteer-for the Belgian Expeditionary Force to fight in Korea.
FLOOD RESCUES IN QUAKE AREA
out
After the fash and blast, cames the fire ball. This is In candescent air, Fram the A-
fire bomb the
bali diameter is nearly 1,000 feet, the initiat degrees, tomperature 300,000 and for 10 seconds this ball meatly hotter than the surface of the sun.
A-bomb plus
Washington ignorant on
troop moves
A
Washington, August 29.
United States Army spokesman told 'n Press con- ferance today that nothing was known hore of a report that Chinese Communlet
word troops
missing North Korea,
14
The Chinese Nationalist Defence Ministry reported In' Formosa yesterday that 270,- 009 Chiness Communists
assembled were being North Korea and Manchuria across the border.-Router.
in
TUC CONDEMNS RUSSIA
London; August 20. million-strong Trades Unlo
Delegates of Britain's eight Congress will be called on at their annual Conference next week to repudiate the Stock- holm "Peace" campaign,
This was made known tonight by the General Council of the TUC in a declaration on the In- ternational situation, which also condemned Russia's refusal to use her influence to stop the North Korean aggression.
The General Council emphasis- ed that Britain's promise to give full support to the United Nations in Korea carried the obligation te
provide adequate forces.
The Council's report was drawn up after talks with Government Ministers on the sacrifices called for by Britain's new three-year, £3,400 million rearmament plan.
The Council believed that the British people would spare no
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The General Council said that obstructive and evasive activities, by M. Jacob Malik, this month's Security Council Chairman, had failed to obscuro the real issues.
It declared: "The response made by the 53 member States to the Security Council's call has made plain beyond doubt their recog- nition that the international Com- munist movement is prepared to use armed force to conquer in- dependent nations-Reuter.
TEAR GAS USED IN BOMBAY RIOT
Gauhati, Assam, August 29.
Troops and police in mater launches today rescued 7.000 people marooned on the Ananda tea estate on the Blooded No predictions have been made Subansiri River, tributary of about the size of the H-Areball.
Bombay, August 29. the Brahmaputra near North it would be bigger, and hotter and Lakhimpur
last longer. It would be the A-
a de- fireball bomb
plus
The police broke up something
monstration of 20,000 persons with tear gas today In Bombay' textile mill area after Socialist Red workers defled an official ban 'on public. meetings and parades. Four leading agitator were arrested.
Nearly 200,000 people in this homb division are honteless. Large areas more.
and this is a big f-the of paddy-Innd are silted and thousands of head of cattle have fireball size increases at the samet dled.
rate as the heat flash/ then this artificial sun Meanwhile, nearly 200 miles flaming piece of North East of Gauhati, another would be 30 times greater.
The H-fireball would add to tributary of the Brahmaputra
wash away the the deaths from burns, and to the threatened to town of Pasighat. Several build-fires la-the blasted area.The demonstration Was_in_sup- The radioactive dangers are not port of the 18-day old strike of ings have been swept away and residents are being moved to on the same scale. They do not
250,000 textile workers who are increase at the terrific rates of
seeking higher wages. safety.
A member of the Social Chris- tian Party, ho was Defence Elephants and rhinoceroses arnblast and heat-Associated Press. Minister for two months in the awash in the swift waters.
Cabinet short-lived Catholic which resigned after King Leo- pold's decision to abdicate.
The Defence Ministry yesterday appealed for volunteers for the 1,000-strong unit, mainly Com- mandos and paratroops, to be sent to Korca.
The Helglan detachment of about 1,000 volunteers for Korca is to be recruited during Septem- bor.
After two months' training they are due to leave Europe in No- vember. Reuter and Associated PECSS,
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MOBILE CINEMA FOR INDIA
London, August. 29.
PAKISTAN-SYRIA TREATY
Karachi. August 29,
At a brief ceremony here to- day the Pakistan Government and Syria signed n treaty of triendship.
A mobile daylight cinema van, Sir Mohammed Zafrullah given by the United Nations In Khan, the Pakistan Foreign Mini- ternational Children's Emergencyater, and the Syrian Minister. Dr. Fund, will be sent to India during Syed Omar Dara El Amiri, signes! the third week of September. the document, the text of which A second van will be ready for is to be released shortly Reuter. shipment in about six weeks. The vans, which are to be used for rural health education, by the
Indian Ministry of Health, are | mujassALAKAL
Bald to cost about £3,500 each.
The vans are equipped with a 10-mm film projector, folding screen and platform complete with microphone, and a broad- costing and recording unit. A number of educational films will be sent with the vana-Reuter.
MOTHERS TO SEE CONDEMNED SONS
Fayld, Egypt, August 29. Three Brlilah soldiers, Im- patiently pacing condemned cells, were told today that their mo thers were racing by plaño to see them before they are hanged! on Thursday.
The three mothers, who learn ed from the War Office that their sons are to be executed for thr murder of a Cairo night watch man,
arded an airliner in Lon-i don with just, two minutes 24
spare....
Cato They were Mrs. Rece
.Golby mother of Gunner John Mrs. Florence Smith, mother of Gunner RE. Smith, and Mrs. Hensmen, whose son is Driver Frank Hensman-United. Press,
SYRIA MEXICO RELATIONS
Damascuis, August 29, Diplomatic relations between Syria and Mexico, have boon
It was
here that the tinister li Washington, Tals El Khoury, has been acere. dited also to indexico, and Wibo Mexican Ministers to The Lebanon, Dr. Ferohodea, also to Syria
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THE FUTURE
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HERE
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The workers had announced in advance that they would disobey on do- the Government's ban monstrations, imposed since the strike started.
The demonstrators tried re- peatedly, to storm the heavily
in the guarded area Maidan district.
Kamgar
.After tear gas dispersed the mob. rifle-bearing police patrolled the three-mile square district to prevent further disorders,~«- яociated Press.
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