1954-12-23 — Page 3

THE CHINA MAIL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER

GERM WARFARE

Parrot & Budgie

Weapon Would

Friends Not Be Denied.

Port Elizabeth, Dec. 22, "Sweetie",

A whisky-

drinking budale, and "Jooy", talking Parrot, make life full of fun for Mir II. Jopson, of Port

and Mrs

Summerstrand,

Elizabeth,

The two birds aro Inseparable, desplie the

srent difference

alse.

Whenever they Aro Jeft

together they

eliher Bit "talking" or scratch each

ulher,

Sweelle often joins Mr and Mrs Jopson tor

***pot" She Arinks both whisky and beer.

2

Joey, who is two years old. mimic practically everything she hears--"she nven calls the children and the servanta,** maid Mrs Jopson with a laugh. Botla birds feed

at the Jopson's table at mealtimes. -China Mall Special.

Petition To

Put Doctor

In Asylum

Lansing, Mich., Dec. 22.

Dr Charles A. Laug head's sister petitioned the Ingham County Probate Court today to commit the

Michigan former

State College doctor and hia wife, Lillian, to a mental hospital.

To U.S. Troops

Washington, Dec. 22. -

The Army's authority on germ warfare said today it would be “an act of barbarism" to deny American troops the use of biological weapons in á future war.

Maj-Gen. William Creasy, chief Army chemical officer, said modern developments had given germ warfare a "practicability it did not have before." He said it was now quite capable of defeating an enemy "with the least possible expenditure of American lives."

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Warning that the Communists would have qualms in using them, General Creasy said that to deny U.S. troops the use of such weapons either at homo or abroad "would be an act of barbariam against our own people,”

He stated his views In on claims that

States the United article in the Army Informa- used germ warfare in Korea, He Uơn Digest, an official monthly (said the Reds might have hurled imagazine. He emphasised: the charge to set the stage for hold no brief for war, for «li) future blological warfare of their war is immoral and inhuman." jown.

SOUTHERN TARGET

Colonel Norman Elton director of the Chemical Corps Medical Laboratories 1n Edgewood, Maryland. reported In the meantime that in a future war there in danger but Bouthern States would be the target of a biological attack with yellow fever virus.

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Col Elton spoke at Margaret Laughend of Det fereto of yellow fever experts Moines, lown. described her which was sponsored by the Pan brother UN a "religious fanatic" American Sanitary Bureau. and said his wife "neglects, he Household duties and her tally General Cressy dismissed as a because of ber nstant reli-complete falsehood" Communist gious studyina

Dr Laughead, 44, recently was dismissed by Michigan State College officials, who said hi end-of - the world predictions were "disturbing studenta.“ He had predicted

tidal A would engulf Chicago on Tues- day in the start of a series of events that would bring about the end of the world.,

GUARDIAN

ilin ister

Probate

Wave

also petitioned Judge, John sppolat

McClellan, to

guardian

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for Dr Laur- thres keada

clildren, Charlyn. 13. Charles, 17, and Marilyn, 9.

The petition stated. "During The past few yrury my brother has become a religious funatic. This is now having is effect on J. tamily. He believes that he is to creme 3 new age and that the standing world will be submerged.**

Dr Laughead, who was

sul

Kidnapped Baby Found

A nine-month-old

Belfast, Dec, 22.

baby,

Wag

lo said the Russians had a "massive potential" for attacking the tree world not only with atomic and hydrogen bombs, but with blological, chemical and radiological weapona.

The US he said, would be making

Krievous 21 "most mistake" if it assumed that the

any "single profested wespon.”

said a lethal

General Creasy

Or.

said, i

Mountbatten Says Good-bye

› Admiral Earl-Mountbatten, Allied Commander-in-Chlef in Malta, mys good-bye to the new Governor, Sir Robert Lay- cock, when he left the Island on his way home to take up his

post as First Bea Lord-Central Prem Photo.

TITO SEEKING SOCIALIST PEACE BLOC

Rangoon, Dec. 22.

1954.

CRAZED

SUITOR

RELEASES

CAPTIVE

Wake Forest,

N.C. Dec. 28.

A crazed suitor, who hold the WOTKRI who spurned him captive at gunpoint for 24 hours in a cetton mill, released her and surrendered ' ‚ today after his victim persuaded him he needed medical cano.

"Gaunt, unshaven Graham, Timberlake, 31, was taken away to a mental institution

ng the authorities fulfilled a bargain that he would not be put in gnol.

His tiny brunette sweetheart, Jessie Elizabeth Davis, 29, was released by Timberlake un-, harmed. A doctor reported that she still "seemed fond" of her former sultor despite the ordeal to which he had put her in the cotton mill white the machinery still spun busily, turning out colton yam.

Miss Davis was a factor” in persuading Timberlake to give up and accept medical treat- ment, Dr C. T. Wlikinson said.

Tonight Miss Davis' sister, Pelronia, said that the shoken woman was "resting and does not wish to discuss her experi- ence".-United Press.

PRINCESS

TOUR

announced

Informed sources here today believe that one Soviets would start a war with of the main reasons for the visit of the Yugo-

London, Dec. 22. slavian President, Marshal Josip Tito, to India and Princess Margaret will leave 31 on an germ attack could be launched Burma is to sound out these two "neutralist" don on January

official visit to the British to bring death to a large number Asian nations on the possibility of forming a

West "Indies, Mr Alan Lennox- of persons

Ode to Socialist peace bloc between the East and the

Boyd, tho Colonial Minister, lesser agent

in the House of produce widespread Elness and West.

Commons, today. undermine the national will to "The sources pointed out, however, that no pre-inidad February 1, She The Princess will arrive in resist

liminary overtures have been made by the Yugo will leave

the Beliamas 00 slavian leader and that there are no indications March 2 and retum to London that the talks at this time would go beyond the on March 3, exploratory stage.

DEFENCES IN SHAPE

the discasen which could be spread

Among

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such attacks, he said, are the plague, typhus. cholora, smallpox, rabbit fover and undutent fover.

Creasy said U.B.

General defences against such germ attacks were "in proper shape. Defences, he said, Include both immunisations and a variety of menchanical measures for pro-

kidnapped in Dublin' on Satur-tooling people and buildings.~~-~-

Kay while his mother

texidy buying him a Chritmas bear, was found hidden today in a shabby back street home Belfast, 80 miles away.

ת:

Pollee said Patrick Barrigan, snatched from his carriage by a shabbily-tressed

woman

LET

Dublin's busy Henry Street, had been found in the home of Mrs Barbara McGeehan, 24.

A neighbour of Mrs McGeehan In Chicago at the home of his tipped off the police when she *communicator" with outer heard a baby crying. spice, refused to comment on The baby's parents

uction. -United route to Belfast to Identify him. -United Press,

his

sister's

Press

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A British Crossword Puzzle

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7 Gear (6).

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10 Meditate. (4).

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United Press.

Confucian Compositions

Translated

Presumably, the sources

added, if India And Burma felt friendly to the idea, they, in turn, would broach it to other Asian members

of the Colombo Powers, notably Ceylon and Indonesia, at the Prime Ministers' conference in Djakarta later this month.

Mentioned us another possible member of the

WILL LISTEN

Mr Lennox-Boyd also added that the Princess would visit during her five-week as many islands as possible

tour.- France-Presse.

Minimum German

Defence Expenditure

Marshal Tito's "goodwill” Socialist bloe visits, added to the fact that was Israel, a nation which has these two countries

were the of lule established close friendly only onca visited by the

Chinese ties with Burma.

Communist Premier META Chou En-lal

the after Geneva conference, in the

Bonn, Dec. 22. opinion of the observers, In- Dr Konrad Adenauer, the dicates the importance with West German

Chancellor, said which they are viewed by both today his Government would sides in the cold war struggle. keep to a minimum defence ex-

ANOTHER LINE

penditure envisaged in the Paris treaties

WIS S

part of the

Initial reaction to tho idea among Burmese leaders willingness to listen but, at the same time, an altitude of caution. UnoTicial reaction from American sources

Was that it might be a good Idea since it would align India and Burma, in the past reluctant to make

deals, any

with Yugoslavia Tokyo, Dec. 22.

which is

Western Two

ancient Chinese alliance,

Yugoslavia's link with the musical compositions com-

United States and the NATO posed by the sage and Powers may cause India, Burma philosopher Confucius some and Indonesia to shy away from 1,400 years ago, have re-any formal alliance with cently been revived and Communist State but Marshal translated into modern Tito's visit was still expected to drow theso nations closer musical notation, Radio

together in future International Peking said today.

relations. •

The broadcast, monitored by the United Press, said that one of the compositions, which dated back to the year 150 A.D. composed in connection a journey made by Con fucius.

was

with

the

In Bombay on Wednesday, Marshal Tito told the Indian Parliament

that

India, and Yugoslavia held identical views on many problems and would unite their efforts for promoting co-operation among nations,

The broadcast said that the Naltonal Music Research siitute, which was opened in sole guarantee for world peace.

He told India that his nation In-agrood that co-existence was the

March this year, has translated into

modern musical notation more then 300 places written ancient musicnt originally Instruments.

WHOLE SUITES

BASIC REASONS

The basic reasons which give rise to speculation in Rangooti about fruch

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is that all of the zations are roughly, in one form or another, cast in the Soolalist monid.

It said that among the musical pieces collected by the Institute are whole suites of instrumental Why Marshal Tito, leader of a music, written in the notation middle European nation should belonging to the Sung dynasty. sook so far *í eld for allles dating back to between 1,100 to seems somewhat puzzling, But the observers bero point out 1,700 years ago.

Radio Peking said that the that the Socialist nature of Institute, ly complling an outline them all, plus the fact that of the history of Chinese music. India and Burma are the only It has collected more than remaining uncommitted major 30,000 folk songs, ballad, dance rations in the eastern half of tunes, ancient folk instrumental the world. music

from different parts of China

More than 2,000 of these have

Hopeful view of things (8), been recorded and many have

3 Lazy (4),

5 Able to read and write (8).

Japanese emperor (8).

9 Eifeless (8).

11 Attractiva (8);

(5).

11 Infallible (8). 14 Produce (8)) is Small (6), 22. Volume (4);

YESTERDAY'S CROSSWORD Acrom:

boon published, the, broadcast sai¿L-United Press.

Drought Threat. To 'Quake Town

Dec. 22. Euroke, the Californian town which washabaken yesterday Wag today threatened with drought when It was discovered that, the reservoir, damaged by the earthquake had low half of tus 80,000,000 gallon bepactly.....

Mishap, 9. Rernbined), 11' Saumiaork." 12 Fair, 13 Peril, 18 Rabat, One period was killed in 19 Omit, 23 Roasting, 24: Alliance, 16) Inmune, 20 Distođe. Down: yesterday #calamity, and 3:40 *1 Amam-2 Umurg. 8. Mariner, # Ante 5 Rend, 8 Annum), 7 Engur“, were, indiander Total – dainage

10. Merit, 14 Rayon, 15 Lemmin, 13 Commed, 17 Rina, 20 mins), has their caimuted,

Another line of specula- tion heard here prior to Marshal Tito's visit was that he is seeking a rapproche- ment with Communist China through India and Burma, who have diplomatic rela“ - tions with Red China.

"In no case will defence ́out- fay affect social security and the genersi standard of living," he said in a preface to the Gov,“ crnment's end-of-the "yder,

qports.

The Yugoslavian leader was He described 1984 as a year due to arrive here on January 4, which had "further consolidated Burmese Independence Day-democracy, in Germany."-Reu- United Press,

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