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THE CHINA MAIL, JUNE 6, 1989.

SWISS DEFENCE PLANS: WORK INTENSIFIED

ON THE BORDER FORTS

on

Switzerland, while outwardly mined not to share the lot of calm, is preparing against a pos- Memel and Czechoslovakia. sible attack. Within the past fort- night work has been intensified the fortifications under construc- tion along the Rhine and in the cantons bordering what once was Austria.

Heavy artillery, machine-guns and

ample stooks of munitions have been concentrated in these sectors. Though no regular troops have been mobilised, the border guard, in normal times about 2,500, has been more than doubled.

Mines are still in position beneath all the bridges and roads leading into the country. They were placed there last September.

Day and night these roads and bridges are under close surveillance, and the mines are ready to be touch- ed off, for the Swiss are

deter-

THE JESUITS IN EARLY CHINA

A copy of the May issue of "Tien Hsia" has been received for review. Those who are already readers

GOLD RESERVES HIDDEN President Eter, in a wireless broadcast made it plain that the nation would oppose with all its forces any attempt that might be made against its sovereignty, and the Swiss Parliament, at the open- ing of its session in Berne, reiterat- ed its declaration made during the Munich crisis that the Swiss people would defend their territory "to the last drop of blood."

of

Most of the Swiss gold reserve has than £150,000,000

London

or

more

already been sent to

New York.

Everything possible is being done by Parliament to prepare the coun-

try for defence. The Swiss Army numbers about 400,000. It has been completely reorganised and a special force known as the Armee de Cou- verture created. It is composed of men inhabiting the frontier regions and its members are required to be ready for immediate service.

The purpose of the Armee de Couverture is to hold at bay or to delay an invader until the regular army has had time to mobilise. This requires about 24 hours.

Almost every male in Switzerland this unique journal need only be |capable of bearing arms is a soldier. told that it fully maintains the stan-Until the recent changes, only men dard of previous issues.

between the ages of 20 and 48 were

of

Of particular interest is an arti- obliged to serve, but the minimum ele, to be continued next month, en-age is now 18 and the maximum 60. titled "The Religious Influence of Formerly the main army compris. the Early Jesuits on Emperor Ch'ung ed six divisions, each 30,000 strong, has but the reorganisation plan Cheng of the Ming Dynasty," by Ch'en Shou-yi. The article,

added three more divisions of the when complete, will have attempted to same strength. answer the questions: how close an- approximation was the Emperor to the Jesuits' expectations of a Chin- ese Constantine? Did he ever show a positive interest in Christian tenets? Did he tolerate the pre- sence of Christians at his court or of conversions in the Imperial House- hold?

Of a different sort of interest is an article by Li Hsiu-shih, who had the doubtful honour of being the first Chinese aviator to bomb the Japanese. Although occasionally naive, he tells an extraordinarily interesting tale.

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In addition to a variety of article and book reviews is a pointed "word- battle" between Chen Kuo-feng and Emily Hahn, the bone of conten- tion being the latter's review of Malraux's "Man's Hope." Although Miss Hahn's assertions at times are rather breath-taking, she seems to win the major battle on points. But possibly. Mr. Chen may have an- other punch up his sleeve, or where- ever it is boxers keep their pun- ches.-E.G.A.

"NIKS

STREET FIGHT CASUALTIES

It was officially announced this morning that only four pedestrians were wounded by stray bullets fired in the course · of the gun battle between armed highway robbers and two Chinese detectives yester- day near the China Emporium.

The casualty list is follows:

88

Chinese Detective No. C612, lying seriously injured with two bullet-wounds in the abdo- men in the Queen Mary Hos-` pital';

One of the alleged assail- ants, Lam Ah-fong, 30, dead; Lo Yee, 82, wound in arm; Kwan Sum, 27, wound in left hip;

Ho Hung-sai, wound in left leg; and

Tam Yung, 18, wound in

left leg.

The latter has not been de- tained in hospital.

The Police have arrested one of the alleged assailants. The condition of the Chinese de- tective was reported, to have 'im- proved at noon to dây /--|--

The two wounds in the abdomen were caused by one bullet and it is believed that the same bullet responsible, for wounding one

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