1948-12-17 — Page 7

THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1948.

FUTURE HEIR TO THRONE CHRISTENED AT PALACE

SOVIET BUILDING BIG NAVY

Stockholm, December 15. The Soviet Union is building alsó 45,000-ton battleships and sibmariner filted with the (breathing device. schnoerke)"

or "out") for her. Billie Fleet, the Swedish mival publication, Marlika! Endern, said today.

London, December 15.

Surrounded by members of the Royal Family, Prince Charles of Edinburgh, month-old son of Prin- coss Elizabeth and second in line to the Throng, was christened by the Archbishop of Canter- bury at Buckingham Palaco today.

:

The baby behaved beautifully throughout the ser- vice. Sister Ellen Rowe, who nursed Princess

· Elizabeth in her confinement, held the infant Prince during the service but handed him to Princess Margoret, one of his sponsors, just be- fore the Archbishop performed the christening ceremony,

Before handing the Prince to Tentered the

ko-

Music Ranma the Archbishop, Princess Mar-mediately before the service be

#told anci gon.

Marinkal Enter, an unofficial garet stond by the publication which often reflecta | silver-gilt font on its plinth of the views of the Swedish Ad-crimson velvet, adorned

with

munity, said that the new bat- white flowers, to speak the leships, of the size of the Unit- | namai, Charles. Phifip Arthur ed States battleship, town, class, George. hove nine 40.0-centimetre Kuns

o they chief armament.

"The Russian battleship plans are cloaked in deep secrecy, but one of the new vessela is nearly completed." It added.

The Boviet Union is

Ing many German-type sub -

Holy, Holy,"

The Princess

Elizabeth

Princess extremely well.

lookeo

Bhe wore

ahnde

coal of almost ine same of red as the Quece with an facr hat of off the trimmed with slik.

The organist

hrown. flame colouredl

radlun of sction, Marinkal the service w spoke of then his golden cope and mitre and

Endern said.

The "schrwerkel Jube. Dutch invention used towards

Darines

fite

Russia Vetoes Ceylon For Second Time

Paris, December 15, Russia vetoed for the second time today Ceylon's spplication to join the Unit- ed Nations

whort during Becurity Council debate in which #1 other decisions were postponed,

The Council had defeated a Boylet move to ndJourn Ceylan's application, and the Khal voting WAL ning In favour, with Bussia and the Ukraine against.

Russia first vetoed the ap- pileation last August. Hep- tor.

Army Junta

In Control

FIVE-POINT PLAN FOR DEFENCE OF AMERICA

Washington, Decembar 15;

The Defence Secretary, Mr. James Forrestal, today unveiled a five-point programme to bolster national defonco.

Meanwhile it is hinted that new atomic bomb tests

ore planned at the super-secret Eniwetok atoll proving grounds.

Higher Blast

Mr Forrestal also disclosed Commission's proving grounds for that General Elsenhower, routine experiments and tests of

atomic weapons. former Chief of Staff and now President of Columbia Univer- sity, had served as his personal adviser on general matters con- cerning military establishments.tested there last spring.

Summing up recent and pro- l-posed defence moves, Mr. For- $3 newa conference restal toll that he back;

1. Appointed a group of top selentils and military leaders to study all types of weapons, In- cluding the atomie bamb, and re- commend which would be best in the event of war,

Three

Improved bombs were

Little information was leaved, but scientists here have voiced the belief that the new weapons, because of more off- gleet dosign, get more blast power out of a given amount of atomic explosive than the 1945 models drapped on Japan, Mr. Forrestal sak that, in on- nouncing the

the formation of " Ordered all military

et scientist-military group on war- 200 transport. Including Army time weapons, he considered the vespuds, consolidated into one i

problem a matter of high Import- force under Navy command.

Cance. The group, which will net 3. Drawn up plans to place all in on advisory capacity, was military shipments by hand under chosen carefully so that neither the military nor the scientists would have a stronger voice in the selection of weapons.-United

Of Salvador control of the Army,

A

barracka.

cat

4.

Bomb Tests

Arranged for joint use by the Army, Navy and Air Force of recruiting foellitles and ser vices at mony pinees across the (enunity.

. Recommended to Preal- dent Truman federalisation of

Quard the Air National

and consolidation with the Air Forca Reserve,

Press.

Vichy Stooge Gets 10 Years

Children of the Royal Chapel "Holy, two hyrins, choir sang

and "Oh Worship the Lord. The baby were the

pinyed Handel's historie loyal christening rubes build-of silk and Honiton lace,

Water Music as the purus us the The Archbishop, Dr. Groffrey choir boys in their red and gold San Salvador, December is.

revolutionary

junta marines with an underwater Fisher, in a short address, stress-Tudor informs filed in follower speed of 25 knots and a wide ed the religious importance of by the Archbishop of Canterbury

three Anny officers and tw civiliant was installed after an M. Foxell, who

Army coup yesterday oven threw duties undertaken by the eight the Reverend sponsors.

assisted at the service.

Sister Ellen Rowe, in her blue, the President. Castaned Led by King George in worn-

now held in Army the end of the war, enables sub-ng elathes and the Queen in and white nure's unifor, then irn, who

to stay submerged for dress and hat of dame red, mein- brought in the baby.

Paris, Decenibor 16, Jerve half-hou

There was sharp street fighting When the Ibers of the Royal Family had lengthy periods.-Reuter

rnde Nurse Rowe enied the between 2 pm, and 5 pm, yester

The former Vichy Inforina- baby out and the Royal Family day. El Zapote Barracks, nilitary

tion Minister, M. Paul Marion, to 10 their friends took tea and key to the city, opened the light

was today condemned of General

new A-bomb The prospect of supporters christening against

да of the galtctt

Castaneda Castro. Colenet fuan tests in the Western Paelfie was years' imprisonment and cake in nemby State rooms.

Atomic Jose Solorzano, chief of cavalry, rated by the

Energy tional degradation for life after eight sponsors Pince's

Commission which sult that the his trial in the was killed and 13 persons wound-

French High King Georgy (his gra1~

area surrounding Eniwetok will Court [321 a collaboration father), Queen Mary (his mater-ed,

Members of the revolutionary continue to be a danger area until

charge. nl great grandmother). Princess

Kingmin are Manuel de Jesus Cur-further notice.

During today's hearing, M. Margaret (his

this great-dova, Major Oscar Osorio, Major

Eniwetok alall and laguon ard Marion described a meeting with Hanton of Norway

Bolunos. Dr Humberto permanently closed to outsiders. Hitler in September, 1944, and great uncle by marringe and alser

Pohl.

square was declared a danger "The Fuehrer told us in a firm Princess King kon married

Martial law, in effect since 10 area for the calendar year 1948 haud, sister of King George V. p.m. yesterday, is to end at 4 am.

and all unauthorized persons, for- Prince George of Greece (great It's side), the

The resolution of the Nation of Americum, wared to keep on his father's uncle

Today's order extends the out. Dowager Lady Milford Haven Assembly, calling for an election

ban indefinitely. grand- Krea!

ત Assembly to constitule the paternal (his

Spokesmen for the agency will Brabourne (his December 16 and 17 with a view trother), Lady first cousin once removed she to re-electing General Gastaneda pot say that new bomb tests will order reminek thebe hekt, but the Is the elder daughter of Lord and Castro, was the signal for

that Eniwetak is the site of the And Mr. Anny revolt,-United Press, Mountbatten). Lady David Bowes-Lyon this maternal great uncle).

Grim Atom Puzzle Still Unanswered

San Francisco, December 16.

The experts still don't know how much atomic bomb

'This

radiation it takes to kill a man.

question-- considered hush-hush--as not been

11-

swered by the Radiological Society

Nurti Amerien,

which has handed the problem

to 60 leading Amerlenn seien-

tists for solution.

lifted

Dr. Henry Garland the Society's self-imposed ext sorship to announce that it was able to advise civilian, de- fence and military officials 11

Alleged Re-Sale Of ERP Goods

Washington, Deccinber 15. Mr. Howard Bruce. Marshall Pion Adralnistratur,

Reting

were

1041),

his Brst cousin twice reinover Costa and Dr Relunido Galindo | An ocean area roughly 200 mile told the Court

Two Proxios

Athlone

one of the grim puzzles of the declared today that the reduc pros for the King of Norw

atomic war.

Instead, Dr. Garland snitt, the tions

made in

requests for

The Earl of and the Duke of Edinburgh, his

George of Greece.

Society was sending a question-aluminium and lead by Britain father, stood proxy for Prince

naire to B leading radiologists, and other Marshal Aid coun- physicists, and biologists to ask Įteles because of alleged misuse their opinion about the diealb- of those supplies will be restore dealing powers of atomir tadined if the allegations are proved

From the detailed poll, the Se-falye.

tion.

clety hopes to develop

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King George, allowed by his the care. to attend doctors

obviously mony, showed noticeable algns of l-kealth, About 50 guests attended, the brief private ceremony.

carsel

Mr. Bruce asserted that the enough Economic Co-operation Adninis- authoritative information to se tratim is not reusing Dritain or

Apart from the Royal Family up safety and medical standardá any other country of bad faith, in the event that any American but is merely investigating what

trlends, few personal eity is hit by an atomic bomb.

appears to be an unusually large members of the Court and of the Princess Elizabeth Dr. Garland, president of the flow of hainium and loud re-

household of

decided States. wat upon at three secret mestinge of scientists at the Society can vention here last week.

tomorrow.

Hiss Indicted On

Perjury

Counts

New York, December 16.

Alger Hiss, former State Department official, was indicted by a Federal Grand Jury last night on two counts of perjury.

Hiss is

On

found in fact

Chambero

that with

con-

Radiological Society, said the exports from Europe to the United the Duke were present with maictment, alleged that on De. (papers, the originals of which |

questionnaire

The

group of X-ray

The jury leave from a US$20,000 a year job as head Hiss furnished of the Carnegie Endowment for copies of numerous secret,

fciential nust restricted docu- International Peace.

Both charges, necording to. thements, writings, notes and other and theretofore been removed cember. 15,1948. ss dkt. un-

from the pos and abstracted- attended the

wil- and lawfully, knowingly

session of the Department of fully cominit perjury before the

State-Associated Press. the Princess New York Grand Jury. the Duchess of Glou-

The jury, which has been in- the Duchess of Kent,

In the Government, Baich vestigating espionage

it found un-

ཉ་lttu the doctors Mr. Bence read a statement from birth. the Chief of the ECA mission hi

Guests includes! London, Thomas Finletter, sug-Royal. gesting the exports attributed textur. and Britain,

Holland and Belgium Princess Alice and the Earl of atomie specialists originally had might merely have been supplies Athlone, Admiral Sir Alexander planned to discuss the hazards of passing through those equntries Ramsey and Lady Patricia Ram- radiation at An open round from some other point. tuble meeting, but later decided to bar the public from the forum

United Press.

SCOTS' AID FOR FRENCH REDS

Paris, December 16, The French Communist miners' leader, M. Celestin Blas, told Reu- ter today that his union had to- day received payment in franes of the £1,000 cheque sent them by the Scottish miners for relief of miners' familles in distress dur- ing the recent cost strike.

rey.

curtains

Condemning the British official Rich-red flurusk protests that he made his slate-were drawn across the window; ment while the dispute was under of the room and lights flickered discussion, Mr. Bruec said: from

mugatticent

true Hiss denial that he gave secret State Department papers 10 Whittaker Chambers, a former Time magazine editor who has renounced Communism.

The charges originally hnil chan-been. levelled against Hiss by Chambers ut hearings of the House Committee on Un-Ameri- can Activities.

"Maybe we moved a little faster deliers, reflecting on the white than we would have if there hand gold ceiling. been no publicity." He referred

to stories about the allminium problem that have appeared in the Amarlenn trade press-Rou- ter.

MONS. YU PIN

IN HOLLAND

Ansterdam, December 15.

Victoria's Robes

wate

White lowers led the tail stands. Around the font narcissi, Christmas roses, freesia, heather ubri camations, white myrtle.

The christening robes made at

Monsignor Yu Pin, Ronan the urder of Queen Victoria were. Catholic Archbishop of Nanking, given by her to Queen Mary who

The cheque had been held up arrived in Amsterdam today, en lent them for today's christening.

by the French bank which

ceived it.—Reuter,

re-route home after a visit to the

Pope-United Press,

No More "Shadow"

On Your Face

IF YOU USE A

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Hiss repeatedly had denied the charges.

Miss Issued a statement Inter saying His testimony was an tirely truthful,

Nazis Fixed Gaolbreak

After his christening, Prince Charles had His first official Hress photograph taken

and

Brunswick, December 16. made his first appearance bo Police headquarters today fore newsreel cameras. His confirmed reports that a mys- name was the 492nd entered terious rescue squad hað or- In the Westminster birth re-ranged a gaolbreak here to re- About 500 people from lease a former Nazi Party oil- American conscripted, soldiers to cial.

"ister.

Chinese diplomais-waited out

side

A former County Commission-

Buckingham Palace, to watch er for the Nazis, Bertheld Heilig. the guests arrive. The first was was awaiting execution for his part in the murder of a German the Archbishop of Canterbury,

Sinte sinte oMcial here earlier this

with

A few minutes later came an omnibus packed with choir boys year.

Police reports, based on in- already clad in their brilliant red

Heilig's tunits trimmed

bid brb formation provided by ende. The Duchess of Gloucester wife, indicated that the arrived with her youngar son, brenk might be more than Prince William, who will be local affair.

yeats

seven'

bid next

Porfact Subject

gool-

n

The police said Mrs. Hellig re- ported that "the 'gong's contact

: man had told her that the gang. had plenty of money and ho Prince William closed his eyes boasted of freeing Otto Skorzeny from the glare of flash bulbs the man who tapped Mug- ho went through the barrage of solin-from Darmstadt Intern photographerd, vice anytime pers are feeted Pres

The photographers agreed that ment camp last sumiter.--Unit-

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The

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Gentva, December 15. United Nations' World Health Organisation, quoting Italian health authorities, report- ed today that the widespread in- fluenza epidemic in Iinly is a mild form und gives no cause for alarm.

The disease is on an epidemic scale in Rome and has now spread to the Northern provinces.-Reu- ter.

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