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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1949.

New Air Official

For Hong Kong

With the recent expansion of the Pan American World Airways system in this part of the world, to new cargo freighter supervisor has been as

signed to the "System of World Clippers" office in Hong Kong,

Arriving, here on November 6 from Okinawa, Mr. Herbert Hall Pierce of Los Angeles, California, is now one of the many PAA staff members who is doing his part in keeping the Clippers in the dir.

Mr. Pierce, formerly, with the United States Navy, was before coming to the Colope A cargo freighter man in Shanghai and Okinawa.

Just before he joined the U.S. Navy, he was high school gro diny. He joined the Navy on November

the 1. 1843, when

at its recnd worlek Wat was height

: Partly due to bis kçeu grasp of naus he was not sent overseas tut kept in the US to complete edvalčnd training in the College of the Pacifle, Valverity of Wa- shington. Ho uso went to the Harvard University where he student in the Midship-

A

trant's school.

Training period at both the University of Washington and al

Mr. Herbert M. Pierce

Harvard lusted two years. Litter A short period after this be was when Mr. Pierre inally graduat- | transferred herty

ent from the sebouls with honours, Mr. Perce whose father is he was waigned to the Aviation getired Episcopal Minister, hald

Supply. USN, DE Jacksonville, that some ways be praters

and the Naval Air Station at Sanong Kong to Shanghai. Diego, California.

In the reiddle of 1969, bu way honourably discharged from the Navy Nit Lil with his sehoiustle achievements he again **rolled Ja the University of Califorte, this tigne na an aero-

til luflent,

Low-

Big French Casualties Claimed

• December? 11. Prague,

Là, Que Olish, chiar dole- este, from Vietnam, daimed at the Czechoslovak Trades Union Council which opened at Prague today that the French forces had lost more then 100,000 man dead and wounded in Vietnam fighting since, December, 1936,

"In the same period," ha said: "we have lost not

mpre than từ bạo mạn bui retria tion of the Franch daunot the 'Vietnam'poople hae rala. id que casualties -much

also alleged that in A fords of 150.000 soldiers the French Kent against the Viet

wero 20,000 Degmane, Hitler 9.6. troon" He thanked "the working people of Czechoslovakia and quigania for their merah and material help in our night -- Acsociated Pri

SOCIALIST TALKS ON GERMANY

Paris, December 11, Some British, French and German delegates to the two-l

international Socialist conference here today slipped

ever, every now and Den he wishes he could, return to Shong-day hai and enjoy a little bit of its former. eclebrated night Htc.

is a

Blond and soft spoken, Mr. Plerce said that he left a girl in Ok

Okinawa, She

Specini Service, worker,

Although he has discarded his Hir first day with yiq PAA naval uniture, Mr. Pierce stia fell on October 1998. His looks like a typical young naval arilgnment then war at Beatdi, officer, especially when, ho Washington, Later he

weaking his PAA cap and a suh transferced ta San Francisco of light fan shirt and slacks. where he learned the intricacies

of the cargo freighter job.

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His first overseus assignment care in January 1941 when the PAA ordered him to Shanghai.

He was stationed there until that city was occupied by the Chinese Communists. From Shanghai he went tu Okinawa vu long Kong

Mr. Pierce who in now 24 years the Colony bein of age, has | twice before. The Best Ume was when he was working with PAA at Shangbai. At that time he was here on a mission. He spent the 1940 Chinese New Year here. According to Mr. Plorce him- self. that Chinese New Year was

insight into the celebrn his first tions ushering in the traditional Chinese New Year.

CAUSE OF BURMA'S TROUBLES

Off To Wrecked Battleship

Efforts are being made on the Cornish coast to raise the Bitch bottt skip Warspite from This tooks at Prussia Cove, near Penzance, where she ran sahure in April 1947, Phota khowa one of the 00 workmen stripping the chip taking out a barrel of oil on the norial, railway-- only way to reach the vessat in rough weather. (Accociated Preet Photo),,

BRITAIN OPPOSING

FOR GERMANY

ARMY

London, December 11.

into an adjoining room to fron Britain will fight German proposals for an army, national or international, regardless of opinion

out German problems.

They were the British Labour Party Secretary, Mr. Morgan Phll- tips: the French elder statesman, M. Leon Blun: Grumbach, French Socialist ex- apert on German affairs; Herr Erich Collenhauer, Vice-President of the German Socialist Party; Professor Erich Noetling, Minister of Economia Aftairs for North Rbino, and Westphalia; and Horr Franz Boegler, member of the German Socialist Party'a Execu- tive Committee.

Rangoon, December 11. The Premier of Burina, Thakin Nu, said in a speech Rangoon today that long years of foreign domination was the root cause of Burma's iroubles.

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The years of serfdom, he suid, had contributed, to, the country's degeneration, rendering the Bur- se incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong.

"Although back in the States, Chinese in China

Town usually celebrate Chinese New Year with dragun dances and other games, 1 saw my first Chloese New Year

He warned that there will be: dragon in Hong Kung." he desericus repercussions inside Bur, má unless future foreign relations are carefully conducted.

in Bonn, Washington or Paris, authoritativa quarters said today.

Germon units

monster

These quarters, reflecting the opinion of Britain's

highest officials, said West might prove to be a Frankenstein which would return the world to the 1930s. The sources said such West closed that the new Bonn regime German units could:

has a long way to go before full confidence can be crented in the 1. A.

peaceful intentions of the Ger- mans.

Start civil war in the West ern Zone to overthrow the right

A communique issued said that the statesmen discussed mainly of centre Bonn Government.

the Ruby and had decided to hold further talks of this kind.

Russian Alliance Possibility

One official said: "Whoever controls Germany will control you can Western Europe and never eliminate the possibility of

2. Precipitato preventive wir from Moscow the Russiabs in- The principal bone of conteh-torproted the creation of a defen- tion, conterence circles said, was sive force as the start of on bffen- the International Ruhr Authority alvo against them.

3. Bring about an East-West which was, set up by Article 10 of the Ruhr Statute, signed last race to arm, the respective zones 4 Ally themselves with Russia December by France. Britain, the 1 Germany. United States and the Benelux countries. For security reasons this in a new "totalitarian axio".

$. Stle Democratic elemeifts | ler-Stalin pact." Authority has trading coptrol over

In the prices competition, trading prac-Struggling for existence

new Republic. tices and so on.

Russian alliance with either a Rightist or Leftist German regime. Do not forget, 1939 and the Hit-

Sources said a large armed police force would fall ki the same category as a German army. The French and British repre-

French, Attitude Western occupation troops amount to little more than token forces sentatives, both stressed that Ger- mon fears of this Authority were

One high official said, "Calling and Army or police units could merely, hypothetical and that both the Labour Party and the French a German army international become a major factor in mill- Socinifsis would go into the ques- does ant change it. It would still tary strength within Germany. tion: the fears ever became real. be an array based in Germany would constitute a diplomatic de- Increase of occupation forces M. Grumbach said after today's made up of Germans, no matter fest, officials said, und no deve talks that dismantling was hardly who hominally controlled it."

Some sources here suspected lopments should be permitted touched upon as the Bonn Agree- ment satisfied fairly well Socialists that the West German Chancellor, which might require this.

One oficial added: "Give the on both sides of the Rhine.

Kograd Adenauer, despite polley it would be best and safest foc The delegates agreed that it was declarations from, the three Allied Germans an army and the nokt Burma not to ally herself with desirable that the Bonn Agreement capitals, to, the contrary, might be thing they will want will be the His second trip to Hong Kong any power blac, whether Commit-between West Germany and the supported by individual Allied right to supply it. Then you are came about when he was order-nist, or anil-Commualst, he said. Allles should be Fatified by the officials in his call for international back in the 1930s."-United Press. el to Okinawa from Shanghai He advocated a policy of friend-West German Parliament-Reu- forces.

VICTIMS OF THE ship with all countries, respecting | ter. 6 Burma's sovereignty and working

WEATHER with the Burmese on rautial }; - boncat.

clared,

Also he said that there seem- ed to be more fire crackers be log burat at Chinese New Year here than "back home.”

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PRINCE CHARLES

London, December, 11.

creation,, of a separate State Zör Prince Charles of Edinburgh, the Karen people (The govern the baby son of Princess Eliza- ment has accepted in principle bath, who was yesterday reported the creation of such a State).

Thera. have bean Indications that Western military leaddra bollows armed German unlta will be the only, means of creát- ing sufficiant, military strongth to make the defeat of Germany

R and: Western Europe prac- tleaf Impossiblity.

New York, December Bad weather, ranging from winto's fist blizzard. In the Northern plains to Tog art ice elsowhere, caused at least 12 donths throughout the United In addition, these sources be- States this week-end. ⠀

1-in

The rally occasion was the jay.to have had an attack at tonsilitis.

is today continuing his recovery liaved the French might be seri-i The victims were killed - ing of a foundation, steno. for amoothly and rapidly. It was ously thinking in terms of an in-accidents caused by slippery peace monument near the sacred, Buddhist shrine at Shwedagon learned at Buckingham Palace-ternational force. Pagoda-Associated Press.

Reuter.

ronds, drizzling rain and Kog-

Informed British quarters, dis-cuter.

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Pittburn December 11.

Mr. Edward T. Loech, senjor of the Scippe, Howard chain of newspapers, died here today in hospital. He was '57.

Mr.

Letch came into pro- minence recently when following A visit to Britain ho wrote a meries of anti-Socialist articles in hin newspaper, the "Pittsburg Press."Reuter.

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