French War Minister Thinks Atom Bomb Will Never Again Be Used
Paris, May 13.
Outlining the French War Ministry's plans for reorganising the French Army, the War Minister, M. Paul Coste-Floret said at a press conference to- day that he was personally convinced that the atomic bomb would never again be used as an instrument of warfare.
"I am persuaded the atomic bomb will not be used in futuro hostilities," the War Minister said in answer to a. question. "I believe it will go the way of poison gas.
"But that doesn't mean we won't have to be prepared for possible atomic war," M. Coste-Floret added, empha- sising that his reorganisation plan had that goal in view. The plan which Was made years' interlude of peace as a neces- public today would provide sary period of grace, to enable the France with a mobile, stream-Army to build its forces up to the lined army equipped for atomic necessary strength to withstand at- warfam.
The Minister declared that he belleved any future war would be fought
out with auto-propelled mechanism
and that it would be folly to construct
an army on the basis of past experience in the pre- Gent-day world.
tack.
not
Maginot Line Idea \Õbsolete
The streamlining process, he said, would provide for, defence of the nation over the entire surface of the country instead of the old frontier defence, theory typified by the Mug
Line, There exists no more reason for "We musi think beyond ปาด
maintaining distinction between the present," he said "any try to under-frontier army and the army of the stand what future hostilities will be Interior," M. Coste-Floret sald. He like."
proposed two contingents an army He declared that in lis plan of force charged with overall defene rrorganisation,
French Army of the nation and regional or local the was counting on a period of 16 forces.
Thus
he said, a system of "auto defence of various points could be ensured. The Army,
the Ministry plan, would be a compact and moblie striking force, ready to kitervene ut a moment's notice troubled pront
In overseas ritories, protection would be assured by adequate
forces
permanently based on the spot,
The Army's plan also calls for unfication of the services of the Army, Navy, Air Force and overseas forces, u correct the situation where the four forces are run by over- lapping adminstrations. M. Cosie-Floret said
ROW OVER AN ATOLL
U.S. Government Wants Title
Honolulu, May 13. Mr A. M. Robertson predicted today that the government probably will start new pro- ceedings immediately to get title
under
in
ier-
would make the National
the Army Assembly for a force of 294,000 men for France and North Africo.
This Agure, together with the Indo-
000 and 41,000 various versens walls, would make a total army of 450,000 effective.
to l'almyra Island through pur-Chinese expeditionary corps of 115,- chase or condemnation.
The government spent millions of dollars on the utoll, Mr Robertson sald, and he assumed it would want to keep possession.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 1947.
THE PARKERS
THE DOESHT BEG ST THE TABLE We NEVER ALLOW VISITORS TO SPOIL HIM.
Martial Law In
North Iraq
Baghdad, May 13.
The imposition of martial law in the Zibar and Rawanduz dis- tricts of north Iraq, where armed Kurdish robels had "forced their way
into Iraq" was announced by the Premier. Salih Jabr, in the Iraq parlia- ment here today.
Three hundred fully armed rebels under Mula Mustafa, Barazani tribal leader.
to were estimated
hove crossed into Iraq, Informed quarters stated.
said to be swooping on their hides Iraq army and police forces were outs in the mountains, and it was be- lieved that they would be unable te resist much longer.
110- was rebel
The premier told parliament that Mustafa Iraal police used to, surrender
olice forces opened fire when conditionally. One policeman- killed
but the number of casualtics was unknown.
Fled Into Persia "Government forces
reported
This
600,000 Londoners Not Getting Their Milk
London, May 13.
Milk roundsmen of the London Co-operative Society's eastern section today continued their unofficial strike, but union leaders were considering reports from other areas that "a small trickle back" was starting.
The main body.on strike, numbering about 900, how- ever, were still out, and the stoppage now affected some 600,000 customers.
The strike started over the week-end when 500 roundsmeri refused to accept an arbitration award which they claimed would mean, by commission adjustments, a weekly loss in some cases of £1,10s.—Reuter.
Students Seize Train;
Railway Cuts Tracks
Shanghai, May 14.
Over 2,000 Chinese students, who were refused a free ride to Nanking, commandeered an entire train last night but got no farther than one mile from the station when they were stopped.
TROOPSHIP CONDITIONS BELOW PAR
by HODGES
He Kept A Diary
Of Death
Cambridge, May 18. Drunk for the first time, a 21-year-old Cambridge under- graduate kept an accurate ac- count of his lingering death and ended his ten-page diary with the grim signature "Death.".
A coroner's Jury decided late today that David Bond's death was due to coal gas poisoning. The jury observed that the suicide was no sudden im- pulce.
"1 am going to get drunk and then I am going to kill myself," Bond's Journal began. He wished his friends good luck, remarked he was "sorry it had to end like this" and express- the hope that he would not be in- terrupted.
cd
Then he laughed cynically; "Is. ha, Cheerio."
The next notation was: *PS. I hope I am not sick. If I am, I shall spoil it all."
NOTICE
HONGKONG & WILAMPOA DOCK COMPANY, LIMITED.
Notice is hereby, given that an Extraordinary. General Meeting of the Company, will be held at 18 Pedder Street (1st floor) Hong Kong on MONDAY the NINTH day of JUNE, 1947, at NOON, for the purpose of proposing and If thought at passing the sub-join- ed resolutions as a special re- solution, viz:-
That the Articles of Association be altered in the manner follow- ing
(a) Article 17 shall be entcoll-
ed
(b) In the third line of Article 71 the word "two" shall be substituted for the word "three"
(c) The following Article shall be substituted for Article 76 76, Subject to any special terms as to voting: upon which any shares of the Company may have been issued or may for the time being to hold, upon a show of hands overy mem- bor present in person shall have one vole, and upon a poll every member pre- sent in person or by proxy. shall have ono
volo for every share held by him".
By Order of the Board,
R. G. CRAIG.
Chief Manager.
Hong Kong, Dated this Ninth
Bond then chronicled: "The gas day-of May, 1947.
has
been on Ave
minutes
The demonstrating students I hope nobody can smell it," trying to get to Nanking to lodge a protest with the Minis- try of Education, were returned
now:
Kapt On Writing
to the inquest Other excerpts read
been drunk and I hope I shall diec at the same time. I keep оп The train was halted when rail-writing. I hope it will make sense. way employees removed sections of It is funny being drunte." the track a short distance from the station.
The students, who had
to the station by the Shanghai were: "This is the first time I have Woosung garrison troops.
I
expressed fear, that ho
on the tenth
would all." Boldly inscribed
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pre chasing and, cleaning up the rebels," he said, after announcing that the Govern ment had decided to Impose martial Jaw!
Persia Mustafa took refuge in nfter lending n revolt in Iraq in 1945. Early Inst year about 15,000 Buraznhi tribesmen fled Into Persin after rebelling against the Iraq Government, and fighting between them and Persian troops was re- ported cariler this year.
London, May 13.
After noting that the gas had been on 20 minutes and that he had been Opposos Budget Cut
Mr James Gallaghan, Labour In April, Mustafa was
been drunks one hour, Bond wrote: "Some- surrendered The War Minister said he would here to have
uncon- Member, asked the War Minis-threatening during most of the day times I feel sane, but sometimes after ter in the House of Commons seized the train after having demon-think I am mad. I expect I am." Mr Robertson is attorney for Mr oppose any further cut in the mill-ditionally to the Iraq army
am strated since early in the morning. lle and Mrs Leslie Fullard-Leg, who tary budget which, he explained, being severely injured.
They bought all but two of the Islets of "now corresponds to present needs" neither confirmed nor denied by the today if the provision of 15
are protesting against the noi die the US$10,000 and were thrown out for principle of the professional aring ment that Mustafa's brother, Sheikh for 1,000 British other ranks in mates by police and soldiers during
group in 1924. for He declared his opposition to the premier, who, however, told parlia- lavatorics and 28 wash-basins beating up of several of their class
the U.S. Navy to make room for a and said he favoured an
Alman Al Barzani, hnd surrendered the transport Rajula was a stan- a demonstration last week over the army of wartime base.
unconditionally to the Iraq army and dard regarded conscription.
as satisfactory climination of some subjects from Mr
Mrs Fullard-Leo were "Reorganisation nad
police forces. Reuter. absolutely
the curriculum. for a voyage of 3,000 miles uncertain over their future plans for essential if France is to remain a
through tropical waters. the atoll. Mr Fullard-Leo salti: great nation" and it France is to
Teheran, May 13, "The sult has been hanging so long full- obligations
Perslan of internal
army aircraft
He also asked if the alleged low today that we have not even thought about security and occupation of zones in dropped leaflets over all Kurdish standard of discipline of other ranks, It."
Germany and Austria and its inter- districts, announcing a general par- which led to the confinement of 1,000
don granted by Shah Mohammed men to the forward deck, showed When a train was finally avaliable, undun worry on that score.—Valica 12.15 p.m. (or as soon thereafter national obligations, especially pro- vision of a division for the United Reza to Kurdish tribesmen who co-itself before they were allocated to Nations security forces.
operated with the Democrats" in the "extremely poor accommodation" the northern province of Azerbaijan on board, and were allowed asliore when they revolted against the can-only for a route march.
The Under-Secretary for War, Mr tral government last year.
John Freeman, replied: "The chief, he tribesmen's
Ghazi cipline on board had not given any Mohammed, was hanged by govern previous cause for complaint, and ment troops at Mahabad,
main although the number of men carried Kurdish centre, two months ago on this voyage was within the scale Reuter.
laid down by regulation for a ship of the size of the Rajula, conditions were not ideal.
The Palmyra air strip ja at present being used as an emergency feld for Honolulu-Canton, China- Australia and Honolulu-Samoa com- mercial air routes. Military planes slop at the land en route to service troops
Christmas Island. United Press,
on
NEXT CHANGE AT THE
KING'S
Those Boudoir Eyes..
That Reckless Nose
That
Fighting Chin
It's all HOPE and a smile wide!
BOB
HOPE Caulfield "Monsieur Beaucaire
PATRIC KNOWLES, Y
The Minister, who has just retum- ed from an Inspection tour in Indo- China, said the French expeditionary corps there had occupied all vitāl points.
Indo-China Poace "There
#re no mare military problems in Indo-China, We have
gained our objectives."
He added that now the problem-was-to- try-to-And
The
Porsian Amnesty
conditions by which the Conflict FIGURES IN TWO could be brought
DIVORCE SUITS
to
end
dia-
This was, however, tho-last
voyage of the Rajula as a trooper,
land she has now been returned
to i
her owners. Continual efforts are being made to raise the standard of
soldiers
to
the single word "Death agature,
Mr W. R. Walls, member of the NOTICE is hereby given that coroner's jury, said: "Bond could an Extraordinary General Meet- not go on writing ten pages without ing of Shareholders will be held appreciating what he was doing." Bond was scheduled to take his anal Hotel, Pedder Street, Hong Kong, One of Bond's instructors caid at the Jacobean Room, Hongkong
on Saturday, 31st May, 1947, at examination next week but had no
as the Ordinary Annual Meeting to be held at Noon on that date shall have been concluded) for the purpose of considering' and, if thought fit, passing the sub- joined Resolution as an Ordinary 30 Resolution:-
Press.
OUTWARD MAILS
Ignored Officials' Pleas They went to the station and tried unsuccessfully throughout the day to Ket aboard the Nanking-bound train. they climbed aboard and started drive away.
Some students who know how to operate the locomotive are reported to have piloted the train from the station.
Garrison troops arrived at the station shortly after the train left. Four hours later the students stil Unless otherwise stated, Registered
and
Clum remained in the station, ignoring the Articles Parcel Posis
minutes earlier than the time stated pleas of officials, including Mayor K. below:
Wednesday, May 14 C. Wu, to go home.
Canton (Train) 1,30° pan. Stralis (Bea) 3 pan, Saigon (Bea) 4 pm.
have taken
The garrison troops over the station, setting up machine- guns and clearing the station of-all- other elvillans--Associated Press.
lle declared there should be no ques- tion of dealing with "traitors and
COURAGEOUS MOVE [accommodation treaty breakers" who instituted the
on troopships ля London, May 13.
BY RAMADIER labour and material become avail- revoll, but that France should deal
An undefended petition for divorce able, but in order to avoid reducing (Continued from Page 1) with a government "truly represen-
home leave now French cities may be without bread tative of the Indo-Chinese people." the Earl of Carlisle, citing Sir the amount of
Walter Monckton, KC, former granted to
4
is within the next month unless the -United Press.
overseas, it Sollator-General, as co-respondent, unfortunately necessary to continue United States came to the rescue appealed today on the list of suits the Use of some ships for trooping, with speeded supplies. for hearing in the High Court, $ which are admittedly below the Another sult was brought by Lady standard accommodation which it is Monckton against Sir Walter, whom the War Minister's intention she married in 1014.-United Press.tually to achieve."-Reuter.
-Up-to-the-Minute Sports News: EUROPEAN AMATEUR BOXING IN DUBLIN
Marshal Zhukov Seriously Ill
London, May 13, Reports reaching Vienna today said that Marshal Georgi Zhukov, Soviet military commander of the Odessa district, is seriously ill_from a liver complaint, the Exchange Telegraph reported tonight.
that
The dispatch pointed out Zhukov, the first military governor of Russian-occupled Germany, was absent from the Soviet Army's May Day parade in Moscow-United ¡Press.
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of Stranahan, hit on the head by a weight with a good straight left golf ball on Saturday, appeared to The Minister said a great section but not much knowledge of have sholcen off the ill effects. of French industry was currently fighting, and a Scottish South- Ted Bishop and Skee Riegel again operating at a financial loss and paw, W. Frith, opened the pro-were teamed together today, and once the entire price stabilization pro ceedings with a fast, lively bout more they were successful defeating cramune was in the balance unless
to Marvin Ward and George Hamer coal was forthcoming pennit na the European amateur boxing and 2.
expanded production. championships went into their Britain's team also completed its He said this year's payments second day in the national last odkial practice for the match, balance might yield a deficit of ve stadlum here yesterday,
which will take place on Friday and tween US$600,000,000 and US$700,- Saturday,
000.000, of which only US$250.000,- Henry Cotton, the British pro-000 would be covered by the loan to Jeffries and His Orchestra: 0.35. Excerpta Judge's verdict, although there could fessional, played with the team.
France from the International Bank. The two captains are to hand their United Press. pairings in scaled envelopes to the Darby, was besten by Poland's B.Secretary of the Royal and Ancient Gold Club tomorrow night-Asso Chycla.
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RUGBY LEAGUE
Tondon, May 13. "Keighley beat Workington Town by 10 points to nye in a Rugby League game played today-Reutor. LYONS SPORTS CARNIVAL London, May 14. WALKER CUPPERS PRACTISE The Lyons Sports Club announced St. Andrews, Scotland, May 13. yesterday that the Racing Club de America's casualty-riddled Walker France has decided to accept an in- Cup team held its lost official procvitation to compete in a racing meet tice today for the match against Bri- next month against the Polytechnic tain, and Captain Francis Oulmet team of London, summoned reserve Bob Sweeney British sports writers speculated from London in case he should be that the French team would include needed.
R. Pujazon, European cross country beat Chapman and Frank Stranalian France's be
Fred Kammer and Willie Turnest champion, and R.
R. Langlois, one of Best 4 and 3. Chapman, who complained
sprinters. The
seven events. In tho, match, that his head was a bit fuzzy when which will be held on June 21 in ino bent to address the ball, was met conjunction with the Lyons Sports at the turn by his wife who brought Clubs carnival, will be the 100 yards, him a change of socks and shoea. 440 yards, 050 yards and mile runs,
Smiley Quick, who line injured his
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NOTICE is horsby, given that the Forty-sixth Annual General
Mcoting of Shareholders will be hold in the Jacobean Room, Hong kong Hotel, Poddor Street, Hong- kong, on Saturday, 31st. May 1047, at Noon for the following pur- poses:--namely, to consider the Annual Statement of Accounts and the Balance Sheet and tho Reports of the Directors and Au- ditors thereon; to elost. Directors and. Auditora in the place of those retiring, and to declare á Dividend and Bonus, to appropriate tho Balance of the Profit and Loss Account as recommended by the Directors, and to transact any other ordinary business of the Company.
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Hongkong, 12th May, 1947.