THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1950.
Churchill Hits Back At Labour Critics
CLOSING ELECTION
SPEECHES
Loudon, Feb. 20.-Mr Winston Churchill de- nounced Labour Party politicians on Monday night for rejecting his proposal for a new approach to Russia on the atom bomb.
The Conservative leader predicted that his plan might in any event bring the world nearer to a settlement of its problems.
JAPANESE
WELCOMED
"The words I spoke at Elinburgh about closing no stor in a sincere attempt to reach an enduring settle-! ment with Russia, have not
only dominated the election Girent Britain. They
BY SENATE have rolled round the world
and may have created a new Washington, Feb. 20.--United situation which, whatever States Vice President A. Bark-bappens, cannot make things tey told a Japanese Diet dele-worse, and may possibly gathon today the United States bring
ከ። nearer to
as former enemies,
Secretary
"welcomes them as friends," not hearts' desire."
My Church!!! spoke at Mon- At luncheon honouring the
Later In the evening group in the office of Senate chester.
Leslie Diffie, he added he went to near-by Oldham fer that "It was very unusual and nostalgie return to the place unprecedented for the Senate which first sant him to Parlin- to invite them to come onto the net as its member 50 years floor of the Chamber during t TUSSION
"' !! WIR
He explained
"He denouncet "Socialist poli- ticlang" for
โปร objecting to the ntumle issue, and Resture" intended 10 showraleint
Socialist politi-
friendship and a sincere desir to help the Japanese in buildim Democracy in Japon.
in welcoming the
Japanese today, Seruiters gave the Boston City Council a verbal spankinst for its recent refusal to permit
reprezentatives of the Jap
Dlet to visit a Couned
It
etans should not have a mono- declared that poly of debating "those supreme Issues" Mr Churchill said: "It a clear to most people that more vision than Mr Bevin possesses required in the handling of our foreign nifairs."
anese ression.
The Senate made amends by repent giving the delegation the usual
RIDICULE
men
Mr Churchill continued: "I titat Christian un-haseld not close the door upon
of finding privilege of coming autofily hope
a butire the Senate floor.
| foundation than the atomic Senater Charles Tobry, New bumb for the life of the self-
tormented human race."
Hampshire Republican, told his colleagues
that
He ridiculed the Labourites for elling his proposal spoil- tical stunt.
the Boston Connell's Buti
was **13- christian and un-American”.
Mr Churchill was making his Senator Leverett Stonstall, Massachusets Republican, tilast major expalga speech.
that the Council's action "With not adtentive of the general feeling throughout the state of Marrachanett."
Applause broke out In the usually sedate Senate Chamber as Ure Japanese visitors enter- ed, wicked before Vice President Barkley's desk and up an aisle to seals in the rear of the room.
-Associated Press.
Dramatic
Rescue At Sea
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leaders
As he spoke, Labour were bearing down hard to rally last-minute support In the #glit reports from all parties that the election will be clone.
Health Minister Aneurin Bevan Jumped on the British lords for alleged Press
distortion of facts. "criminat He urged Britons to stop buying newspapers owned by the Press lorela.
Asked about Labour Farly atens to improve Inter- and"win the national relations abolition of the atom and hydrogen bombs, Mr
Bryan **International Inspection
make
Is an essential condition for the When Russia abolition of war. agrees, and when all nations of the world agree
to submit themselves to inspection by
international inspectorate when that happens, war
one. "The Prime
Minister, M at Copen- Clement Allee told a meetin hagen. Most of them had lost in his East Walthamstow cons-
faces
The strained look of disaster
their still in the
tanded when they
Wha
10 dock.
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bay
Snow Brings Trials
To Farmers
Snow may be all very well for the kids, thinks this young Lake District farmer, but for its chaps with stock, especially day-old lambs to care for, we have to bring in the fodder on a sled. Seen near Kendal, these lamb twins are a day old.
SENSATIONAL
"MERCY
KILLING" TRIAL OPENS
Looking Into Four Key Questions
The Future
Washington, Feb, 20- Belish and American off- - elals-ate-discussing among other dollar problems, the position of Britain sal other European countries after the end of the Star- shall Plan In 1959, officials stated today.
Manchester, New Hampshire, Feb. 20.
Dr
Hermann Sander's "mercy murder" trial opened today with the selection of niñe men jurors
BOMBS TO BE GUIDED
TO TARGET
Washington, Feb, 20-Guided atomic missiles that can bo
Б
SHANGRILA BALL
in Aid Of
BOYS & GIRLS' CLUBS
launched 000 miles from the ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG
target by a big bomber may be Just around the corner.
Defence officinia revealed th week-end
that interviews "several" relf-propelled guided minelles with ranges of
more
than 500 milea have cen developed.
These missiles with modifica- 1ons probably could be convert-
to be dropped on tarct
by bombing planes, Defence
ed
chemy
uffleinla, reporting
"ratisfactory** progress in all phases of guided missile work," also disclosed the development of a 12,000-pound free-falling Lomb that can be gilded all the way to the target. They said 3 could be the atomic bombs. Air Force oficers said the large guided bomb is ready for combat ose. This raised a passl- bility that atomic bomby might
be "guided" in the forthcoming texts ni Eniwelok Toll in the Pacific.
The 600-mile guided misslica were still labelled as experi mental because a range was not yel available for full testing of them. The Orst firings at the full distance of 500 miles must
walt REZICIL the new Florida proving ground is ready about a year hence.-United Press.
Mystery Yacht Found
Landon, Feb. 20.-An Ameri can Navy destroyer found the large yacht "Imperia" floating reimlessly about.
Mediter-
the
ranen about 60 miles north of Tripoli without n crew this afternoon, haval headquarters
Jer
announced.
The destroyer Mackenzie sent
a mess to London saying it had found the yacht,. placed a boarding party on it and was towing it to Tripoli,
I was not immediately known where the yacht was registered or to whom it belonged. Lloyds Register lists an Imperia, 0,192-lon vessel owned by Cia
and Sudamericana de Vapores registered
in Valparaiso, Chile. United Press.
Coal Rationing
In America
Boston, Feb, 20,-Ratloning six of
soft conl Was ordered
of them members of the Catholic faith, which throughout Massachusetts today steadfastly opposes euthanasia.
us a result of the crippling nationwide coal strike.
most
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The choosing of twice as many Catholics as The order will not affect the Trotestants among the first nine of 13 jurors of hard coal type used for An
hono heating purposes. the murder case against the 41-year-old physician omcial and of the coal situa indicated that the defence planned to dodge the tion: "We have about Bevin
controversial issue of mercy killing.
The olells were cum- menting on a weekend
Mir statement try that the British Governs ment was discussing with the United States the situa tion that might arise when the
Rocovery European Programme, ended in 1952. -Reuter, her large to reduce
He Many defence expenditures now.
their luggage. A bi crowd tueney that Britalu could not waited at Copenhagen for the afford Stockholm
ried rugs and overconts for cauit: "If we can get agreement Corried the rescued passengers.
and get more security in the Ambulances stood by to give world, whe
enn reduce medical attention if necessary.
Grimy,
-
ments. But as things are at pro
smoke blackened nt, we cannot afford to tow children still clung apprehen nway what we have."—United
parents arma
sively to their
as anxious passengers answered
reporters' questions.
over
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Press.
LUZON FIRE
Papagos Orders Arrests
Feb.
་
morrow
cubic centimetres
three-
before we hit week supply absolute rock bottom."-United
Radio Hongkong
the notation to Wescott a Judge Harold
Hospital Press,
40 suid he hoped the jury brarian that he injected
Into of air would be completed to-
the woman's veins. Some ob- the with the selection | servers believe he spent
days debating with himself whe- of three more jurors.
8, Hongkong Calling-Program- Four
Summary: 0.02, It's Swing rether the alleged act should be
Without this me
key Time: 30, "Cantonese by Iladio unanswered today as recorded.
the case probably Given by afins Lec Wal-Ion, and first-degree murder trii) notlan
Mr S Lee. Three opened. As the court tediously never would have come to light. Pobles Works News and Why the record librarian News Analysis. (London Relay):
did began the selection of the jurors,
the
critical questions
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the nation debated the case of walt more than two weeks be-15. Letter from America by
1air Cooke (London Relay Record- the notation? Athens,
reporting 20Marshal - the "mercy death" and
alt fore
rd): 7.30. "Stage and Screen Favou best estimates, Alexandler
Tes-Presented by Aileen Woods Tapages, Greek hinged on the answers these According to Army Commander-in-Chief, to suestions:
Sander dictated the notation on Studios: 0, "From the Editorials" day ordered the arrest of any i i. Wist will be Dr Sander's December 12, yet it was not Landan liciny); 3.10 "Box 200
notert Gillette at the Hammond Or- former army officer standung as defence! The auswer to this wil December 29 that Josephine caft. (Relay from the Forces Earn
on Centre); 8.30, The Blue Munila, Feb, 21-A huge fire candidate in the forthcoming question may spell the differ-
Connor
nor reported it to the hospital Danube The True Story of
a delay in roured through Turtae, in Cen-election and
Strauss Family and their Corten- campaigning in race between a dull, cumplicated petals. Was there
poraries. (Ep. 40); . "A Century of dical trial of history's most transcribing the notes, or was tral Luzon fodny, gulting about uniform. 100 houses. Press reports suld Such candidate: should be satenal "mercy death" trial. the inatter simply overlooked Musir Debussy and After A Talk by the Rev. Father T.. Ryan. 9.3. discovered on five persons were injured and went under escort to the Greek The defence counsel have re- | disc
the day it was Studio: 930, Muste of Debussy:
10, Radio News Hiel. London Re fused even General Staff in Athens, he said. Sauler's
to hint what Dr. parled?
Weather Itepurt; 10.10, defence will be, but
Midland The answers to any or all of as: 10.15 MusicIlle
"It for officers Reports estimated the home-
Several army
(DBCTS): 10.45, damage at standing
Lit at 700 and
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bably will be that CRIEUR and may play a vital role in the Musle for Dancing; 11.15, Wenther Report. World News and Home various parties-Reuter.
killed Mra outcome of the case.-United News from Britain, London Briny not an air bubble
The King: Recorded); God Save Abble Burrota. This theory Press. based largely on the fact that
one child missing.
The 2,013-ton Danish ship, Hans Broge, on her way to Copenhagen, took Are-fighting
work After the Stockholm had made her rescue. By mid-day the fire was sufl- ciently under control for the Kronprins Olay to
resume her course for Copenhagen. She reached Elsinore Harbour underr law this afternoon, but had too 200,000 peres-United Press. much way
and crashed against the
Jetty. Considerable darnage done by the fire and repairs to the vessel, one urk the best passenger ships in. the Danish merchant feet, are expected to take several months.Reuter.
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YEN HSI-SHAN WANTS TO RESIGN
Taipeh. Feb. 20.-The Chinese Marshal Nationalist Premier, Yen Hal-shan, ander heavy fire for ineffelency since coming to thle Nationalist stronghold, wants to leave his post, close associates sold today.
Usually reliable cources said that nine of the 12 members of the Supreme Emergency Coun- cil had telegraphed Acting President Li Tsung-jen to re- turn from America by February 24 or they would have to Generallsalmo Chiang Kai-shek to resume the Presidency.— Reuter.
ask
Socialist. Society President Rosigns, Birmingham, Feb. 20.-Leit- wing Labourite Professor Lancelot Hoglcn resigned
unday
of the Birmingham Boclalist. Society on night."becaúse the
has
of atomic warfare
politics, out of
mnce paris,
-date."
Professor Horben wrote
"Selenco
for
Citizen", thia
"Mathematics for the Millions,
SIDE GLANCES.
are
By Galbraith the autory performed on her
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Sociáliami United Fruss
Westerling Gone?
Djakarin, Feb. 20.-R. P. P. outlawed (Turk) Westerling,
body mere than 45 days airer death was at the request of the defence. if the defence sticks to this, trial may resolve into a Lengthy one
with conflicting) expert evidence.
However. should Dr Sander | Dutch leader of the guerillus, testify on his own behalf and who attacked Bandoeng in West make the came admissions he Java a month ago, was rumour- Edly made at the time ofed today to have left Indo-
arrest, the merey issue nesla.
Neutral military sources aro would be placed squarely be- The doctor was
was inclined to believo the report, fore the jury.
authorities 08 quoted by the
although there is no way of ying that he injected air into getting confirmation at present. M: Borroto's veins "as an act Informants said they believed. of merey-there was no malice mose of Westerling's guerilias in my part." With such tes-had gone over to the fanatient
acap, the trial. would live up Masleni
in movemen!
to advanced billing as being | Java, the Darul Islom
West
one of the most celebrated cases A manhunt has been on for of the century.
Westerling- ever since the TAKING A CHANCE Bandung attack, Associated 2. What did the autopsy Press.
U.S.-BULGARIA RELATIONS
show? Both the defence and the State refused to comment, but several medical experts ex- pressed privately · the opinion that the defence was taking a chance in asking permission Washing on, Feb, 20-Secre- They tary
Dean perform a post-mortem,
of State
Acheson there is a possibility it boo- and his top aides on Monday meranged and strengthened the studied whether to break diplo State's case,
matic relations with Bulgaria, 3. Why did Dr Sunder watt Stats Department officials said "several days after Mrs Der-that the decision roto's death before dictating the been laken, but might be måde notation about air injections? whhin 24 hours. Mrs Borroto died on December
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