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THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1953.
REARMING OF W. GERMANY Prototype Of Tomorrow's Airliners
Public Opinion In Britain Shares French Doubts
Tories And Empire Problems
Resolutions For Margate
London, Sept. 23, Many resolutions on Commonwealth and Empire problems are included in the agenda
But
Government May Renew Pressure On
On Paris
London, Sept. 23.
British public opinion is as sympathetic towards French doubts about taking a final decision on the rearmament of Western Germany to- day as it was three years ago when the proposals were first mooted.
In 1950 the man-in-the-street in Britain was as shocked as the average Frenchman by plans to put West Germans back in uniform as part of the European Defence Community only five years after the end of the second world war.
Nevertheless if the proposed "Big Four" Foreign Ministers' Lugano con- will for the Conference fails to materialise or does not reduce East-West tension, Britain
allow Germany to contribute to probably renew her pressure on France to Western defence.
servative Party's mini conference, opening at Mar- gate on October 7.
sources,
flut Iron
Ats.
the..
And Britain may say thal optimism here as it did on the British guarantees to aid France this West German
and the other Community nu effort must Continuni, either be Dirough the European
Sir Winston Churchill gave tions if they were attacked,
But It does
the not meet the hope with his any or within the Atlantic Pact, impetus to Any Bha harily reiks between himself,
To the Beat the Bucatan speech in May calling for direct French request for a guarantee Malen to keep British troops on the presented gelatuble way
2
fkav, Elsenhower and the French Continent for the 50-year life
of the EDC. putting Gryman soldiers alongside Prime Minister, there of the Allies on the Elbe ngher (bar
Kunda
had given
roint
ล
why
Britain would make Burrunter if the
offered to do understood.
In what appeared to be a new situation, one that might German realmkunent Unnecet-
fell temporarily by the wayside Ty, the European Army plan
here,
only give this United States the same, It is
PROJECT NOT DEAD
(271
refuse
fre
Prototype of the airliners of the future is this 100-ton Saunders-Roe Princess flying- boat-largest plano T the air today. When the powerful new Proteus, engines are available
the "Princess" will go into commercial production.
Giant
Airliners Of
Future
Will Look Like A Thing
Right Out
Of The Past
The airliner of the future will look like a thing of the past. To begin with, it will be a flying boat-and everyone knew, not long ago, that flying boats were through. And it won't look like something from Mars; more likely, a hippopotamus fresh from the African swamps.
But it will be half as big again as anything in the air today--and it will be driven by atoms.
Tottenham Conservatives ap plaud the Conservative Goven
within the ment "leadership Commonwealth and Empire" and the Central Leeds Party declares Commun. "a financially strong
best wealth and Empire is safeguard for world prace.
The Hitchin (Hertfordshire) Branch, saying that dollars ex-Panco-German eigenthanEKYTIČ ports
alone cannot give Britain. If vuzecated Bachleving economic Independence, wishes
The simplest way In achieve the Bish wwere taken aback
this might be to extend the priority to be given to the leve-th, so much the better. But if lopment of Empire, Commoh
when the Big Three Foreign wealth
and Sterling area re- Ministers doole the key plunge in Even today popular opinion fe of the Atlantic Pact from not entirely accepted the ils present 20-year term to 50 the autumn of 1950, they were has The Government is asked to far more alarmed at the er- diplomalle assessment that there years, and Britain has assured support In making terminate its associnion with fan or all occure for is to "new look" about Soviet France of hier
foreign policy. It is encouraged a case in Washington. GATT (Generul Agreement on the decalsion, Tariffs und Trade) in a resolu- The Berlin blockade, which by the silence of Sir Winsion
It is realised here, however, subject, and Mid-Bedfordshilgeelimaxed four years of fruitics Churchili on the
Socialist Conservatives, who say this step, negolitions with the Russians, the
trong that President Eisenhower would Parly strong would make it possible to offer
to the Com- opposition
not find it easy to obtain Con 10 the European
backing for it is proven #ressional the Commonwealth and Empire munist attack in Keret as the Army plan until reciprocal and preferential bene- biggest potential East-West flash beyond doubt that a deal cannot extension of NATO, even if he
chose to itiate it.. be done with the Russians over
Government quarters At the beginning of this peer Germany
the contention when the Kisean war appeared
Socialist argument carries to accept interminable and Soviet intran- more weight peenuse it was aqucntly heard on the Continent
that EDC is dead. at its height, the Labour Government which in
But if the project does die, British subtle showed signs of 1950 accepted the need
British be strong exaspération at the failure of German rearmament
to cover there will
with the the six nations milly
the Chiefs of Staff sald pressure-presumably European Army treaty.
would be the peak danger years Americans on Parls to accept to direct German entry into NATO of Western weakness up NOT UNDERSTOOD
as the only alternative.
the Farnborough Air Show this met the "Princess" will get its! French fearg that Britnin 1953,
main The Daily Telegraph, Few responsible people here
its prototypes engines. But that means valu- Dr Konrad Government-supporting
news-year and would not back France in the
us designer's able time lost. event of uncontrollable German were perturbed by
advocated this appeared only
BOOM COMING? under-Alenauer's call for "liberation" paper, openly not
Russians models. But the signs are In realmanent were
mistakable,
The other Saunders Roe time the of the enslaved East Germans, last week.
refuse to attend the proposed
the jet powered Bigger and bigger payload brainchild, Lugano conference or fail
capacities are being demanded of "Duchess," has been stalled at
farther designers as competition Inten- the model stage and probably sifles and it becomes clear that won't get any the theory that "ton-mile cost near future.
A company spokesman decreases as size increases" can
plained: "We built the model be proved in practice.
flying boats: year ago, put it on display and That points to
the customers know For beyond a certain size land-let based aircraft become impractical could build it if anyone wanted has shown because runways can't ba built it. So far nobody to take the strain economically much interest."
Not that Saunders-Roe are at least.
In the words of one British quitting. They have stuck expert: "The practical limit of the flying-boat while buyers maximum weight for land-based have been thumbing their noses aircraft has already been sub-at it for the past decade. stantially reached.
Is
Wembley (London) Conserva- tives declare it is essential that the GATT ban on inerced Em- pire tariff preferencen should be removed, particularly in view of competition which Empire pro- duce
from now moting Germany and Jupast.
resolutions rrafirm Other falth in the system which gives
Communwealth The
countries in their preferential treatment iracle with each other,—Realer.
Pilgrim Ship
Is Cleared
Algiers, Sept. 23. Scores of Moslem pilgrins re- 1urning from Mecca, who have been detained aboard ship here for the past 24 hours owing to a use of smallpox. suspected
Bitkore allower
today were after being cleared by health authorities.
tience Wag
10
the what
d. At the same British people fully supported both the Socialist and Con- governments deck- servative
the European not to jo Defener Cominunity.
This was not beenuse they Uld not feel that their fate was tied up with the fate of the Con- tinent.
Their reasons were largely the same as those which accounted for much of French opposition to the plan-that membership lead to a weakening of a
forces national
incompatible with the requirements
might
of
into
32
for
the
Japanese Mark Equinox
to
UNDERLYING FEAR The British people's esteem, talk reason if they do attend it, for the West German Chan-British opinion would probably cellor allowed them to write give its full support to the Chino Mall off the remarks as a figure of NATO solution.
Special. speech.
There
nevertheless An West underlying fear that the
ac- might be trapped, albeit
armed cidentally,
Eastern Germany crusade for and the "lost territories."
Opponents of the EDC plas
Tokyo, Sept. 23. asked what would have hap-
Japanese throughout the pened if German troops in the nation today marked the autumnh The steamer Mecca, carrying major Power with heavy over- army pool had been in Berlin equinox by worshipping at the
during tho 450 pilgrims, landed a suspected scas military commitments.
anti-Communist graves of their ancestors. smallpox
At the same time there
was a rangs last June. case yesterday and
The autumn equinox is a here bring 10. was then ordered to stand out marked reluctance
Both the Forelim Office and national holiday in Japan the the Germans directly into the Service chiefs, impressing the people may from the wharf white
remember their need for German rearmament, family dead in accordance with patient was taken to hospital Atlantle Poet. Such a move, it
was folt, might kill altogether remain convinced that for examination.
the Buddhist practice.
Emperor Hirohito and Em- Doctors at El Keitoh Bospital what slight hope existed for European Defence Community
of reaching a world settlement with still presents the safest way of press Nagako put on traditional sald there
Moscow.
achieving It.
ecrcinonial robes to attend smallpox.
The Soviet peace offensive The Mecca's next port of call
In a further attempt to allay ritual honouring the spirits of death French fears, the Government is their where 350 pil-which followedStufin's
ancestors. China Mall will be Orau,
ng great 6 wave now negotiating a plan with the Special. grims will disembark.-Reuter. created
EDC comunittee in Paris for as clase -un association with the pool as is compatible with
British attitude.
18
16
trace was no
A British Crossword
ACROSS
3. Cowards (8),
Rural (8).
9 Accumulating (8).
11. Giggles '(8).
13 Opera-singer (4).
₤14
25
Puzzle
6
ZATER
DOWN
1. Angry (6).
On the move (8).
Illustrative plan (7).
4 Summit (4)...
6 Throw up (4).
13 Soothes (5).
0 Dried fruit (0).
10 Repasts (5).
7 Indication (0),
19
10. Slim (7)
16 East-Indian peaman (0),
Member of a nomadle race 10 Scent (5).
27 Joins together (8) a
24 Forgave :(8)
20 Part of the eye (0).
28
eating apparatus (8).
14 Fruit (5).
17. Vetoed (9)
20 Pungent. (5).
21 Ordinary (5),
22 Stupor
of
NO GUARANTEE
80
inta land-based Bri-: At least, that seems to be the all go outcome of the war-of-the-tannins which are regarded at as a better com- drawing-boards being waged by the moment
mercial proposition. Britain's aircraft designers,
When There was no atom plane al
priorities have
even
un-
AT LEAST 250 TONS
And with the big planes go atom engines.
The minimum size for пл atom-powered
aircraft would probably be about 250 tons-60 bigger per cent
then the Saunders-Roc "Princess" Rying- boat, the biggest plane being produced in Britain today.
The "Princess as its de- Roll Of Heroes signer, Henry Knower, points
London, Sept. 23.
A copy of the "Roll of Tils plan would enable a Heroes," which R.A.F. crews British Minister to take part in signert on the bar wall of the top-level discussions within the Swan Ilfotel, Laverham, Suffolk, Community, it is understood. has beer. presented to the
It would also provide for a Wattisham R.A.F. station near British mission to the European | Ipswich.
Army, like the permanent de- Men who signed the roll took legation to the coal-steel pool part
on
"suicide" raida
at Luxembourg, and for new Germany. Chira Mail: Special.
Polish
Delegate
Does His Duty Towards The Soviet
United Nations, Sept. 23.
The Polish delegate to the United Nations, M Marian Naszkowski, today credited the Soviet Union with bringing about a "certain reduction of inter
national tension.""
The Korean armistice was the most important element in this change, he declared."
Ho added, however, that the opinion of the majority of Far United, Nallons had not taken Eastern rations "more directly advantage of the possibilities interested In a Korean settle jopened by the signing of the ment,"
armistice.
The Polish delegato also declared: "The People's Re public of China has not relaxed
ference which
bo
all
INTENSE DESIRE
novat
DI
of
out, is the nearest thing to the prototype of an atoni-powered plane in sight today.
What
are the chances atom power for aircraft?
The biggest hurdle now is the of fissionable material. But developments in manufac turing atom fuel may solve that problem sooner than most of us think.
cost.
provide unlimited
been
in tho
ex-
wo
to
the A boom may be around corner and they will certainly aland by to cash in.
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CHINESE TROOPS IN BURMA
Charges
By Envoy
Bangkok, Sept. 23.
Some 2,000 Chinese Na- tionalist troops are operat ing far south of Maunghsat, guerilla headquarters town in North-East Burma and south of the Yunnan pro- vince, the Burmese Ambas sador said today.
palu Ambassador UˆPI Kin that Nationalist guerillas weró now operating weit of. Tak Province, Thalland, just across the herder from Burma.
Without charging that the Nationallato were working th collaboration with tribal rebels, UP Kin said that there were
about 1,00
1,000 rebels roaming in
the same car. Besides training Karen rebels the Chinese Nationalists were selling orig to Karen and other rebels for gold and food, he said.
Ho charged that Nationalist troops were plundering along the Thai border from North Burma down to the Tennesserin basin.
The
Burmeso Ambassador stated that Nationalist troops were receiving cupplies from Formosa regularly but he could not ́determino what the supplies ware, whother food or arina.
BORDER KALÓS
The Ambassador, who kept himself
of Informed
Uio Nationalist troops movements, said that even after the four- nation talks began in Bangkok suppiles for the troops were coming from Formosa.
The Ambassador said that the Nationalist Government' now refused to recognise the tročja operating south of Maunghat as belonging
to Nationalist China.
.The Ambassador's statement came after a series of raids had been made into Thal mining centres from across the border,
'Cave Monster reportedly by combined forces
Sentenced
Innsbruck, Sept. 23. Guldo "Zingerie, . "cavo monster of the Tyrol"
serving a
already
sentence
for a previous marder, WAN today nea- tenced to life imprisonment for murdering an English- Munro, Helen woman, after raping her inn mountain cave,
Zingerie confessed In court he beat Miss Munro to death with an iron rod. The naked body of Miss Munro, 42, of Oxford, was found buried under rocks two days after she was missed from her hotel near bere in July 1950.-China Mail Special.
American Forces In Europe
Powerful Weapon
Heidelberg, Sept. 23..
The 300,000-man United States Army in Europe is being trained intensively to withstand a Soviet Russian atomic attack and would give a very fine performance if the Russians struck to- morrow," its Commander-in-Chief said today.
General Charles L. Bolte, the C-in-C, legyes his post next Tuesday to become Army Vice-Chief of Staff in Washington.
at rango
That solved, atom power would supersonic speeds-the goal of
every aircraft designer,
STILL LEADING?
And when it comes, Mr Knowler and his colleagues hope Britain will be even further in the lead than she has teen with jets.
But the possibility depends on Intensive
ive development of the flying-boat-now.
The "Princess" is in the ale
but
of the Karens, Mons and also Chinese guerilias.
On the question of the with- drawal of Nationalist troops the sold that strictly Ambassador
withdrawal vi speaking the those troops need not be depen- dent on a formal agreement with Burma.
"They didn't obtain our pers mission to enter the country, therefore they should leave us they came."United Fresa.
Abolition Of Visas Is Suggested
Strasbourg, Sopt. 23.
Council The 16-nation
Of Europe unanimously recommend- ed the abolition of visas for Inter-European travel at ita Assembly today.
The Council also called for Other measures ́tʊ' make1travél among
easter
European countries
It said that:
Regional passport unions al- of 'ready existing.. in parts Northern Europe should be ex- tended to enable travaliers to cross certain frontiers without passports;
124,5
ments
That collective travel docu- for gilipa of young people should be standardised and used throughout Europe;"
That a long list of speciile goods should be free of ima when port and export duties
solely for a travellers taken personal use;
existing That
custome General Bolte spoke on the ion, such as falling fit on his formalities and trontier currency by punching power of America's face in a sit reach or dox-hole. Control should be replaced tough Army guarding the Iron We are not trying to debunk the occasional checks, and
ctt effectiveners
the ademle That foreign currency, allow- Curtain frontlor.
h:o consturity:| ances 'should be generous "Its combat effectiveness is weapons but wo
to BALISUSO the trööpä❘ possible and currency control far and away better than it was used it would not bo
simplified.-Reuter, two and a half years ago when that of
it was built up to its present extinstrophic."
"When I flew over our recent
Engin of, Aivo "combat"
it's still a lame duck. "It was designed to tako 10 of the powerful Proteus III
It has 10 Proteus II's.
General
divi-
Bolte said.manoeuvre aren
the
theso
I was rucic
Confidence In Peace Moves
It was a garrison army, again by the emptiness of the Today it is a fighting Beld.army. was told though 175,990 mon The explanation is that work It is a powerful weapon to were taking part," he said.
doubtful about on the engine didn't move fast contribute to the security of the personally am
effectiveness of tactical enough to keep pace with work work and I hayo the greatest on the aircraft. The Proteus II confidence in it, I am leaving atamle weapons. The Ides that weapons are going to will be ready shortly-but not it with the greatest regret.
They will for the "Princess",
Paris, Sept 23.· ́` "It is
certain that in an settle the whole thing is too ex
The price of gold. today. fell emergency It would give a very treme in my belief."
fest atomic artillery to its lowest level. In France fine performance"
battalion of huge 280 mm guns in Howar
and financial General Bolto said that since is to leave the United States reles said it resulted from an It was confirmed that the Rus shortly to strengthen American apparent confidence in world'
JAP MINERS TO STRIKE
sane also had atomic weapons
etaft
"Tho Latin American nations M. Naszkowski spoke in the desire peace as intensely us gentral 'debate of the Assembly India," said the Cuban repre- after a speech by Mr Leater sentojiye. We fulfil ob-
tho
all troops in his command had defences in Europe. Pearton of Canada, former ligations put upon us by the
General Bolte sald that he had pace moves, and possible. been trained to withstand a not been informed United Nations
whether ulan action in the world of Charter Assembly President.
financial markets. oping with cur con-
possible atomic onslaught Tokyo, Sept. 28: voling in keeping
atomic shells will be shipped to
the Paris Gold priço ́ ́ on level our planning A spokesman for the 250,000- Peace to sciences, Wo
471,000
· Coal Miners' takes into account want action/Europe or in what Genému Bourso': · toddy Was:
Bny event," Japan Indivisible and we are strong its efforts to bring about à con- tems the Allected by the prob- / Union (Tanro) said today that might be needed its an atomic alto sald, "thogun alais-firu' || trgnos·· (US$1,345) per kilo
relate to peace.
miners throughout Japan would attack were a conventional ammunition and bar (22) bet reached this
NEED
level 1st August § fòllow- could bring u
DISFERBAL He
go on strike on September 28. said Cuba "voted in favour
constituite ona of the finast The recent by Motto Colo
and limitsion of the quito WO DOZDORS, weapons of the of the inclusion of the USSR in
The appkosman said 200,000 monocytes were based legwely, the (Korean) conference because
used to, fire atomic shielle Laught the
economia recovery decrcor M. Naszkowski was followed it was evident that country was workers employed by 15 major cases a possibiuty, Come apart from whether they are Lautol Government
The mammoth 11:2-inch 14. High tebi, Dostres for * peak the by 80tor: Emilio Nunez Por belligerent e ranks of the companies would strike for 24 munkers on being
smaller companies would strike to problems of comALTI- may
kllo-Bärv lasti Chest 8 Espoused 10 Amulet, 13 General 15 Line, 17 Ripened, of the Indian Premier's charge tendering so we lind no one hour to a Dillons are being muvay had been made of rou
to India 18 Reebdes, 20 Oral, 21: Stopper, 20 Entire, 27 Tightens, 28 Ex- last week that to vote of the
1990 Boatrie. Downs; L'Beras Begun, 3 Steer, Crop, & Lain Cek tentoons during out o
about her neutrality, The strike is to protest the rates to por more indeper and bridges in the United generally apartmen vain; p. gidled, 8. Stares, 11 Meler, 12 Level, 14 Listen, 10 the last session had kept India The Assembly adjourned at large-scale labour, retrenchment canya ditary GI is States zóne of Germany to do
baing toracht what menace he tormine whether the guns could and over, 18 Roster, 19 Callges, 22 Oriset, 23 Piece 24 out of the Korean political coh- 5.30 p.m. unti 1.80 ant to plan indounced by tiapagem
forenco gainst the combined metrów, United Press,"
silania, putoe doe has own protege bo transported Unlied Pre
peaceful settlement Korean problem,”
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