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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1948.
Said Indefensible In Atomic War
Arab Refugees AUSTRALIAN RADAR
Conova, Dec. 17. Several million dollars worth of food, clothing and medical supplies are to be sent to half a million Palestine Arab refugees in the Middle East. the director of The United Nations' Relief for Refugees, Mr Palestino Stanton Griffis, today signed agreements with the Inter- national Red Cross, the Cross League of Red
Societies and the American Friends Services (Quakers) for the distribution of the supplies.
Mr Griffis said all United Nations countries wero. being asked to rush money or supplies to guard against epidemics and save the lives of cold and underfed children.
. Mr Griffis leaves Calro next week to organise the flow of relief supplies through depots In Port Said and Beirut.-Router.
European Middleweight
Bout Fixed?
EXPERT'S OPINION
Sydney, Dec. 17.—Britain would be indefensible in atomic warfare, but the number of atomic bombs which could be made in the foreseeable future could not cripple either Russia or the United States, Dr David F. Martyn, the Australian radar expert, said today.
AMERICA TO TIGHTEN
SPY LAWS
Dr Martyn, who recently re- turmed from Europe, said Bri-
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IT WAS WATER PROOF
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Franco-Italian
tain's ports could easily be Customs Union?
knocked out in an atomic war. Badlo-activity would prevent reconstruction of port facilities, and Britain would be starved within a short period.
With Britain, facing starvation and defeat in atomic warfare, her only hope of survival would be the mass migration of 20,000,000 people to the Dominions.
Dr Martyn said Britain appeared to have no defence policy to meet atomic warfaro.
Washington, Dec. 17.-The Attorney General, Mr. Tom Clark, nid today that he prob- ably would ask the new Con-
·Britain had five to 10 years .in gress to extend the period in which to prepare, assuming it would which persons could be tried for take the Soviet Union that period to espionage. He said the pro-develop her atomic potential. Vast posed extension WAR one of planning on a Commonwealth-wide Beveral measures being consi- basis was needed "and needed soon," dered by the Justice Depart- ment to tighten by-laws.
The present statute of limitations prevents the Government. from of prosecuting persons suspected espionage If more than three years have elapsed since the spying oc- curred.
he said.
Dr Martyn is head of the Radio Research Section of the Australian Commonwealth Council for Scientl- Ha de and Industrial Research. added that in Russia and the United States, Industrial areas are su dis- persed that an impossible number Mr Clark said the Department cf atomic bombs would be required
to also was considering legalising wire- put them out of action,
could The latest bombs. devastate Trieste, Dec. 17-Tiberio Mitri, tapping under proper restrictions," the Italian middleweight champion, and strengthening the alien regis-an area of several square miles.
other statutes Dr.Marlyn added that the Bikini signed nitration laws and is stated here to have
atom
that bomb tests showed groups ad-
water by contract to fight Cyrille Delannoit, covering persons and the Belgian holder of the European vocaling the violent overthrow of radio-activity carried
spray from bombs dropped in the middleweight title. In Brussels on the Government,
hla water lasted a considerable time. January 22.
The Attorney General made
Detectors had been
to perfected The Belgian's title will be at sintement ns it was revealed that
warn the Western powers of the stake, according to these reporis. the former Soviet Foreign Minister,
by the Preparation
the training of Maxim Litvinov, and
late testing of atomle bombs for the Mitri, who recently fought a drow British Prime Minister, Neville Soviet Union or any other country,- with the British champion, Dick Chamberlain, agured prominently in Reuter. Turpin, in a final eliminator for the European title, has been delayed because the Italian champion hos been suffering from influenza.
In London, Charles Donmall, the Boxing the British secretary of Board of Control, stated tonight: "In my opinion, the European Box- ing Unlon will nol sanction the match as for the European now held by Delannolt."
four spy papers whitir the Stale Department has refused to clear for publication.
COLLECTIVE SECURITY
MORE WHEAT
FOR BRITAIN
of
At the time the documents were stolen from the State Department in 1938, Mr Chamberlain was the chief
Ottawa, Dec. 17-Ninely per cent
wheat surplus exponent of appeasement of Hitler ot Canada's tile and Mr Litvinov was playing a lead-230,000,000 bushels will go to
Ing
against the Axis.
He added: "Mitri will first have polley in the "collective security" Britain at an average price of $2.03
to meet Dick Turpin, the British
Reuter.
another climination bout with Mitri
was necessary, ·
·SAVOLD », TANDBERG? Oslo, Dec. 17-Lee Savold, the American heavyweight who recent-
It WAR
con-
a bushel, it was reported today.
The remainder will go to other The four papers were part of 200 champion. in a final eliminator."-which Whittaker Chambers turned countries at the prevailing price of
Cover to the House Un-American $2.40 u bushel Earlier this week tho British Activities Committee. The Com- The latest estimate, Issued today, Boxing Board of Control refuzed mittes released the last batch today, said Canada's 1946-49 wheat crop Turpin permission to fight Delannott making public all but those four. would reach 393,300,000 bushels, for his European crown, saying that
Litvinov figur- 1947-48-Reuter. Chamberlain and Mr Lily by Mr compared with 330,860,000 bushels ed prominently in the cables.
The Acting Secretary of State, Robert Lovett, told a press
ference the Department objected to ly lost to Bruce Woodcock in Lon-round that they might endanger publication of these papers on the don on a disqualification,
The papers terested in a fight with Olle Tand- the persons concerned. berg, the Swedish champion, but were said to contain confidentini in- from non..Amerienn "the"fight must take place-In-Oslo, formation.
Savold's
sources who were still alive manager, Bill Daley, stated this here today after he had who might be placed in jeopardy. a meeting with Tandberg's mana- Mr Litvinov, considered the Soviet the United ger, Mr Pelton, at which an agree-envoy most friendly to ment was reached in principle, but States, was ousted by Stalin in
1330. United Press. deЛnite minde.
no
is
were
arrangements
Tandberg caused a big boxing surprise in July, 1947, when he autpointed Joe Balcs, the American conqueror of Woodcock, in Stock- holm-Reuter.
and
Tanks In Action
In Kashmir
Fresh apples and lambskins (Karakula) have been deleted from ports Order, 1940, it is notified in the Schedule to the Prohibited Ex-
the Gazette,
WEEK-END SPORT
TODAY
Cricket-First Division League:
to unite
Rome, Dec. 17.--Plins
Italian France and Italy in a customs union may be discussed by the
Carlo Count Foreign Minister,
French Foreign Sforza, and the Minlater, M. Robert Schuman, when they meet next Tuesday at Cannes. Foreign
Offcials of the Italian Office gave no precise details of the Ministers agenda, saying the two will examine "the European iltua- tion in general and Italian-French relations In particular."
that
the
It is hoped in flome customs union plan, which would embrace 100 million Europeans, will come into being by January 1, 1950. Italy's colonial problem is also likely to be examined, with other Euro- pean and world problema in which both nations áre actively terested-Reuter.
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Invitations have niso been received aircraft are. by Madame Nell Landry, the It said, that one of the planes French women's champion, and the was reported to have been hit, but Belgian pair, Jacques Keton and all of them returned safely Street (Kick-off at 4 pm.}. Mllo Myrian de Borman-Reuter. United Press.
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