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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDÀY, NOVEMBER 3, 1947.

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POSITION IN THE

PACIFIC

When all the wool of official verbiage has been shorn aside, it seems apparent that the duties and responsibilities of the British Empire in the Far East and the Pacific are now to be left in the bands of two small Dominions... one with a population of a little million seven and a half people and the other harbouring short of two million.

Cover

he worldwide defences.

During the International Law (of power be reconalled with the conditions but are by no meani the above-mentioned call for expan-Utopian, Here, too, progress of Grotius Society in London the sion an organisation, the task any kind must depend upon co Secretary of the International of which is to study and perfect operation, which found expres Law Association which is allied International Law? This cer gion in the call to set up 21 to the Grotius Society, announc- tathly cannot be called political |branch of the International' Low ed his regret that the Associn. naivety. It is more than ever Association in the Soviet Union. tion, which has branches in near-necessary today, when sharp It la no mere chance that this ly every country, had no branch contrasts exist in great political call for co-operation in the field In the Soviet Union; he expressed questions, and when they clash of International Law came at the hope that it might soon be in the official International or- this time from Britain, The able to create one there, and | ganisatlens at which all coun- British legal code and Bridal trusted that his words would tries are represented, that co-justice are fully appreciated receive widesprend publicity. operation should be sought in throughout the world. The Bri»|

By

In view of the present world private International orgaiisa. situation, it may Heem strange that such a suggestion should be made. It may even convey the impression that the Conference, took place in an atmosphere of unreality

Low.

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tleh are recognised as one of the most law-abiding of peoples and Britain keeps to the rulings of International Law in her inter- national dealings. As of the

Dr. Paul Weis speakers remarked: It would be

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to

draft

„CARNIVAL_T

By Dick Tumer

COPRI 167) VİNÇA SERVICE, INC. T.'M, RETI. 13. B. PAT, OFF. ["Every time I go in to hint how lato it's getting, he starts

to sell me insurancolzamik.

Scientists Gets 'Atomic' Headaches

nol that the par.

unthinkable for any conflict arising between Britain and the elpants were not conscious of the hard realities of the politicnitions, which do not stand in the United States not to be settled allustion. But this was not the limelight of the public, and on peaceably and in accordance case. They were fully aware of questions which ,do not come with the ruling of International prevailing International

the Jif within

focus of theer Law. The same should hold ficulties and saw the clouds pollen differences. Unity must good for the relations between gathering on the international be achieved despite differences all States, Britain's Government horizon. Part of the Conference of opinion, When, however,

recently put forward a was devoted to the question of is the cake today, certain States, for an international bill of especially the Soviet Union, are human rights. This draft comes ascertaining how for Internation. al Law effects the behaviour of

not represented in International in the realm of possibility and. countries. The speaker gave ex- organisations, it is difficolt

in the circumstances. should The dollar-crisis and a recur-

amples from history where In achieve unity even though it isnchlove practicable form. It pro- rent series of internal_misadven-ternational Law had been violat possible, In

order to achieve poses only to stipulate such tures, which bear a close approved by great powers without in any, the opposing points of human rights and to Jay down ximation to "Acts of God," are ternational action having been view must be understood and the essential clauses to safeguard forcing Britain to save money on taken to Implement International representatives of the various them, which could be agreed by ideologies must get to know the representatives of the various Many such violations had, in each other. Personal contact is ideologies and accepted by the compelled has been

representatives of every Sinte. withdraw her sccupation troops fact, been tolerated or even sub-here indispensable.

sequently agreed, In 1870.

Britain's Call

One of the speakers advocated from Japan and persistent

Tzarist Russia flagrantly violat. A1 the close of the Conference, an International minimum bill that her military ed the lnck porta

There is no way of quench- Sea Convention; the Presklent of the Grutlus of

One of the worst headaches; human rights; f every

this Strength in Malaya, Singapore the following year this was ac-Society, Sir Cecil Hurat, former fundamental

have ca- ing that scientists ever

radio-activity lifterence of

what Land Hong Kong will be reduced cepted by the Great Powers at Vice-President of the Hague In- opinion were eliminated,

physicists countered is how to dispose of frum there the London Conference, to token size.

a. termntional Court of Justice, still remained leas common

tho "hot" radio-active atoms know there probably never will (In this regard it is perhaps though a protest wAN raised urged all those participating in all cultures. It would be neces from atomic ovens and atomizibe.

One proposal has been to withsary to reduce, them to a common

generator machines. significant, that rumours of the against the berark of trenly ab- the Conference concerned

They cannot be blown Into seal there" waste atoms in con- closing of Hong Kong as a flest ligations. In 1908, the Austro. International Law, especially to denominator. It would be poя- inse have never been completely ungarian Empire. In violation direct their work and their of sible to build a common interns the air, they cannot be buried crete cylinders and throw them

of International-Law nanexedforts to twe international pro tional code from these human in the ground and they cannot into the sen

Dr. J.E. Rose, of the Unf= Bosnia and Herzegovina, without blems; the codification of In rights common to every State. be tossed into the sex. meeting resistance, Although, as ternational Law and an interna. Any such arrangement must be of them have lives of a century, versity of Chicags, discussing the speaker emphasised, the at-tional bill of human rights. based on mutual understanding. ali the time dangerous, and this one, said that 100 years titude of the country is generally The realisation of these aims it in to be hoped that Britain's others for many years, a few hence auch cylindera might be- determind by the rules of Th.may be difficult 'under present call will not remain unheard. ternational Law, such violations

Shr

denied!

to

ICA

According to reliable sources

the task of defence in the Pacifis is to be left to Australia and New Zealand.

Perhaps this is not so illogical as it sounds.

To butt Dominions the "Far East" is

a very "Near East," Both are vitally interested.

What happens in Asia. affects both Australia and New Zealand ... and what happens in Aus- tralia and New Zealand must in the ultimate affect Asia.

It remains to be seen how Australia and New Zealand will respond.

The news from Australia, at least, is encouraging.

Australia is taking her respon. sibilities seriously and the accent

i on air-power.

The Australian

Government intends to spend £24,000,000 on ja naval air arm, including secret improvements at which British scientists are now working.

Progress has also been made

in "push-button" Blying experi

ments.

sub

pro

With Lincoln bombers stituted for let-propelled jectiles, the R.A.A.F. has achieved some remarkable sults.

rc-

Lincolns have been "aimed" on predetermined course at a tar get over 2,000 miles away, with the controls virtually locked after take-off and no

deviation uf flight permitted,

are not precluded. The speaker closed his address with the re- long as the pre mark, that sent altuation prevails and great powers with fundamentally dif ferent ideologies confront each other, no change in this state of affairs can be expected.

How can Auch scepticism, such a renlistle outlook in the Judgment of the political balance

100 Years Ago

Spain Asked To Eject Germans

Madrid, Nov. 1,

Some

and ΠΟΥ

laat millions of years.

gin breaking open. The atoms, There never has been a pro-still hot, still alive, would issue blem like this.

forth to contaminate fish and. Any disponal previously plants, to be lifted in evapora known for wastes will leave tion from the sea and to fall these atoma to menace presentį

By HOWARD W. and future generations.

BLAKESLEE

Does any one have a sugges tion for a good, safe burying

ground for hot atoms? This on the land in rain. Dr. Rose was in effect the problem pro- said that an abandoned salt sented to the first_conference mine has also been "suggested.

The British and American Governments today in biology and medicine, held the merit of such a mino Is Ita firmly requested the Spanish Government for here in the Brookhaven Na- almost permanent dryness. the last time to deliver to the Allied Mission ❘tional Laboratory of the If radio-active atoms are the number of obnoxious Germans still living Atomic Energy Commission buried in ground that water in the country.

There was no satisfactory an- can reach, during long perlod It was learned that Washing- | South America, believedly awer.

of time they will dissolve and ton and London instructed Argentina, and others were This to not a present pro- spread until they run with the their respective Charges deeply dug in Spain.

blem, for the few atoms now in underground water to exits to 'Affaires, Paul Culbertson and

aelentific hands are not numer- the air and the clouds. Douglas Howard, to compile a There was also a number of ous enough for public riak....... Some of the atoma haya list of some 100 Geatapo mem-cases in which the Germans But, in future, when atomic short lives of a few days or Gera, Millitary Intelligence. Who were repatriated eventual-power is generally used, the weeks. These can be stored. In ntembers and Nazi Party ex-ly worked their way back to wastes may amount annually a basement Inside lead” and. ecutives, urging the Spanish Spain through the Catalan to the terrifle rays that would concrete until they die (From the Ales of the "China Government to round up

and frontier.

come from 10,000 tons of ra- Cerinin of the hot atoms Mail")

deliver the same as SOON AS The more conspicuous wanted dium.

now used in experiments on Yesterday the Cook, Cook's possible.

peraens include the head of the Long before that, there will animals are satisfactorily dis- friend and a Coolle in the employ It was recalled that it is al-Nazi party in Spain, Otto be enough of thead radio-active posed of by ordinary incinera- of Mr. Wilson, MacEwen & Co, most one year since the last Hug Lazar, both of whom industrial use to force the dis- atoms, too, belong to the short- Kramer, and Express Chlof atoms in medical, scientifle and tion of the carcasses, There Queen's Road, were brought up before Mr. Holdforth, assistant plant load of dangerous Ger- Polles Magistrate, upon a charge mans was flown to Germany, were officially listed as miss-covery of an atomic burying lived class..

his bed Room, Considerable difficulty has (ing.-United Press..

towna and

of robbery from which he discovered almost Im been encountered in locating which at first he imagined to be Spanish connections were con mediately by a rushing noise the remaining enemies whom occasioned by a cat accustomed coating in remote to sleep on the table.

villagee. adduced that the windows and doors of The entire affair has become the house

were all found shut so involved that Culbertson and on the alarm being given, besides toward visited the Spanish

Although proof was

A Lincoln, aimed at Sydney a large Dog being in the bed.room Foreign Minister, Martin

ground.

BARCLAY ON BRIDGE

Who Authority on Authorities"

By Shepard Barclay

with Mr. Wilson, that would not Artajo

miles) missed its target by only

have suffered any stranger to en. All to make final

have today been set at liberty!

Germans and QUB

then con- Many players, who tell new No

Blackwood convention, do not defenzivo

Not yet known la how much and human beings, animals plants can safely take of the dispersed radio-activity that can be spread in air, water, and food in an atomic age.

Completely mysterious is the question of how much of this stuff will perhaps cause gene- tic mutations and so alter beredity.

That there are safe limità is

ter, the accused we understand effort to round up truly danger- KNOW CONVENTIONS two major aces. He wondered why considered certain. But they

South didn't place the contract in "I knew about the danger of a cross-ruit,' pleaded

Meanwhile, the atonfe had | selentists' of America' aro tak-

(FARE) HK$180.- from Perth (more than 4,000

35,

half a mile. 300.- These experiments are pro- 250.- eeding independently of the

alder the entire question de-partners that they want to use the Trumps instead of diamonds, still have to be learned. (The Governor) knows, and finitely closed. British Commonwealth secret 400.-

every man on the Island knows, The last obnoxious Germans, really understand it. They know South. "East's semi-psychic spade ing precautions. The caution weapon project on the South that the colony overburdened 200.- Australian desert, rocket range.

with salaries, and that a system originally the list of Germans that, after a satisfactory At has bid and his partner's heart bld extends to the choice even of

sce re boon shown, a call of 4-No

mindo auch length probable in persons permitted, to buy radio- In addition, Australian pilots of economy must be introduced. the Allies wished to

partner how those two suits that each might activity atoms from the Atomic Trumpa asks the The are being trained to fly Sea Fury screwed up without fresh taxes, whom the majority of the many aces he holds, and that an be able to ruff his partner's lenda. Energy Commission,

ensuing G-No Trumps and Firefly planes in preparation but it matters not....the official families have been living in similar inquiry about kings. But 5-No Trumps? That would have

makes a But how in the world could. I hid Dr. P. C. Aerbersold,~~~In for the delivery of aircraft car says "Give me my £8,000 a year Spain for years. In some cases they are quinformed about other been the Blackwood king asker charge of these atoms, said riers of the "Glory" class from and I will pay a duty upon wines in the First World War.

Important phases of the device, and your response would have tions able to guarantoo, safe they are sold only to organisa- doc, as for assessments, they do British shipyards next year.

Of this figure, the Allled Con- including the necessary procedure compelled us automatically to handling. These atoms are al- nol touch me!" A paternal trol estimated, some 240 were to get into, 5-No Trumps If the reach a Within four years, Australia Governor would view the mat

and partner slowed toor-fow nery to

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of Germany, £250 000,000. reports say that it, will be

This latest request by the "Al We will either have a cheap extended.

government, under which (the les is being carried out under colony) can thrive, or an expon the greatest secrecy in order te 365

with fresh surprise earmarked obnoxious fic, Australia intends to be pre-taxes, under which it will init. Germans, but it is feared that pared.

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includó: (1) that no container shall be less than four inches on a side This is to prevent any person from carrying such a live hot box, in his pocket, (2) that horns should be put on "tho heavy packages, in order to prevent any worker from carry- ing the package in the favourite position c cradled against the stomach. All The. Idén is to force him, to carry | It"-near his lower legs, make

There is one great saving, | principle (là" all this hot atðf

safety planning, --Distance- In- protection, There is no!oxcep tion to this principle, Even.. only look upon it as the source Sixteen others word sent to fours in the misjon, no matter the Leus echo and how it can make the difference between, is

Do you know the play called few inches distance may from whilch they an income BCC twothirds of which is paid into prian for from three to five, what the Meleniers did a hay be used to beat Bouth 4-Spades hatchy and possible) harms Anal the hands" of their BankerNG VERSI years--Rauteri

Warsaw. Nov, 1. scored his heart. A.: gave East a

do not advocate · smal} : salaries, but. wo would have no drones saddled upon : the revenue, The London, Nov. 1.. Thieves climbed

whole establishment, requiries ște up a drain pipe, forced a window.. be remodelled in a great degree, For killing and torturing heart ruf, trumped another spado open, and broke, Into the and of this the most indiferent women prisoners, a Polish tri-Kave East a second heart run and this hot the contract four tricks. Dachess of Kent's home at will be satisfled when the usual bunal sentenced to death 10 Coppios, Buckinghamshire, parliamentary grant in withheld, former officials of a German After the debacle, North point- cd but that G-No Trumps would and more sevenue is squeezed concentration camp at Stutthof, yesterday,

aut of the colony by those who hear Danzig

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