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Atomic Competition BIT

DEITAIN and America aro

now shifting into top gear drives to win ОУСТВОЛЬ markets for atomic power tutions. This in a develop ment that even Hongkong is interested in. In March last year the China Mall reported statements

by Hongkong agents of British Industrial concerns that Britain was designing plant suitable for territories like Hongkong. Just prior to this the Hongkong Electric

Co., disclosed its interest in A recent atomic power con-

atomic power developments,

ference in Japan during which an American Govorn-

CHINA

No. 36767

Established 1845

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1957.

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US NAVY PLANE HIT BY GUNFIRE

Chinese Communists NEW PREMIER A-Bombing 3 KILLED IN

Claim Nationalist Fighters Destroyed

Washington, June 12.

A carrier-based US Navy plane, apparently flying off. course in hazy weather, was hit by Chinese Communist anti- aircraft batteries today about eight miles off the China coast,

The Navy said the plane was only slightly damaged and that no one was hurt. It said the incident occurred about 4 p.m. local time (0500 GMT), in the Formosa Straits area.

The plane was on a routine training flight from the carrier Mail, Hornet.

ment representative made some highly controversial remarks about

British atomic plant highlights the Intense competition already existing in this fold. I yesterday's China' Chapman Pincher revealed, some of the reasons behind

America's decision to apced up atomic power develop ment for home and over- scas markets.

ONE factor was said to be the "embarrausingly" large stocks of uranium 236 and plutonium which the United States now possessed

Peking

Radio, heard

in

London, charged than US and

Nationalist Chinese pinnes

invaded" Communist waters off ho South China C0251 IL claimed two Nationalist fighter

were shot down, in addition to the US Navy plane that was damaged,

of

"As 1310 hours, at a place 110 degrees three minutes east Iongitude and 22 degrees north Latitude Swatow, four US naval plane, took off from the aircraft carrier Hornet and intraded into the Swalow, area Of Kwangtung Province."

They were immediately at- tacked by our heavy ack-ack

The Navy said the inciden: "occurred in hazy weather and "far in excess of military it appears that the aircraft conundre requirements" Chapman cerned was to the westward of Pincher

continued: "So its plattod position, being about and damaged.

"One of the intruders was hit I escaped in a

is being eight miles off the coast when southerly direction, belching

campaign

to convince

1

waged

It was fired on."

smoke," Peking said. foreign nations that they The plane Was on a north-

"From 1239 to 2030 hours, should bulid only American | ensterly" course when the Co-American

aircraft from the type atom power plants unlit guns opened fire, it satd. carrier Hornet made 00 sorties which can use American and *Immediately changed in 23 groupe," the broadcast supplied uranium 235 and course to the eastward." It add-raid, plutonium,

ed that "damage to the plane Fuel is being |

"Al 1221 hours, four Chiang

offered at below cost price. was minor and there were no Kal-shek F-84 fighter, intruded In future it may also be personnel injuries,"

given away as an induce. ment to buy American stocks."

that meet for The

INVESTIGATING

CREWS CAUTIONED.

The Navy did not im- mediately identify the type of plans or is crew

memben.

But a pamphlet received this morning from the Nuclear Energy Trade Associations' Conference reports

It sald i was investigating the Britain is ready to

Incident further. demande aversons atomic power plants.

American aircraft

generally pamphlet goes on to Bay have been cautioned

by US that the Atomic Energy Authorities to stay clear of Com Authority will supply the unist territory. While the US claims jurisdiction out to the necessary fuel and it three-mile Umit, the Communists pects to be able to provide Bulelent natural uranium calm control much farther into to meet the needs of what the sea. ever quantity of reactors

tore is exported in the foreseeable future. Part of the annual output of enriched fuel is being set aside for those exported reactors which will operate on it." THE pamphlet's title-

A Navy spokesman made

over the Swatow aten. They mel heavy anti-aircraft gunfire from the round and two planes Wand shol down art fell drafo the sea south of Tahɗo Taland. -

"The other two.plaries, turned tall and died, the Peking broad- east concluded,

The broadenst, quoting the Communist New China News dild not mention Agency, whether Communist Chinese MIG's went into the air against the Homet's planos,

Last August 23 a US Navy shot

Mercator patrol craft was down off South China 160 miles

north of Formosa, It had 10 persons aboard,

elear that the US considered NO COMPENSATION

the carrier-based plane to be in international waters when the Communists fired on it. He sald "waters three miles from a nation are considered inter- national waters."

The Retion came about when

Britain leads in this The Peldag broadcast said atomic age-gives the best the US aircraft carrier Homet reason why the world should and four destroyers sailed out buy British. It also points of Hongkong soon after out that at the end of the o'clock this morning. next 20 years the world! will be consuming fuel at two-and-a-half times the South Chinn

FIRST NEWS

The Best news of the at- Lack was similar Peking Red broadcast reporting the China Air Force "damaged" a plone off the south coast, At that time Une Merenfor was reported mining.

The US State Department demanded compensation. Peking rejected the demand with a

"They invaded part of the claim that the plane had "in- Sea within the truded the Man An, Chengsu territorial waters of China," and Kwang Teh Shan Islands," present rate. Conventional Peking claimed. Bources of power such as oil "A little past noon today, The Navy suld the plane was and coal cannot meet this memy warships sailed to the operating 32 miles off the Com- gigantic demand alone. The waters between Hongkong and munist coastline at the time-- chief virtue of atomic power Swatow.

to countries without RC=

cessible conventional fuels,

is that the major problem

of fuel supplies is complete-

ly eliminated.

In the case of Hongkong this

point was omphasised by Mr W. Stoker, General Manager of Hongkong Electric. In March last year he said: Atomic power, "Ia much more useful to a

place like Hongkong than

United Press.

USS HORNET

in America where coal and IKE v. KISHI AT GOLF

oil is readily available. One of the great features. of atomic power planta is that a small piece of fuel lasts A considerable time before it is replaced." THE fact that Britale was the first nation to operate a full-scale nuclear power station and also that It is by far the most experienced nation in the world in the peaceful use of nuclear energy means that British firms are in

nesday for conferences with the Prealdent and other officials.

The Walle House said Mr Eisenhower invited him to play a round of golf during the visit and that Mr Kishi accepi

Washington, June 12. President Eisenhower as arranged to play golf a week from today with Japan's Prime Minister, Mr Nobusuke Kishi,

Mr Kichi is scheduled to rive in Washington next Wed- ļed:~~Reuter.

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MAY NOT LAST, LONG

Paris, June 13.

M. Maurice Bourges-Maunoury, 42, won a vote of confidence from the Na- tional Assembly tonight, making him the youngest French Premier in 74 years.

ANIMAL? NEARLY:

JUST BEARSKINS

Many of our readers were well out of line, like these Guardsmen, when It came to guessing the caption of our picture yesterday (see letters to the Editor, back page), That unusual picture (similar to the one shown above in the rectangle) was taken at a rehearsal of the Trooping of the Colour in London last week.

The actual ceremony will take place today' in

honour of Her Majesty's birthday.

NORSTAD CONFIDENT OF NATO POWER

Washington, June 12.

NEW TURN IN GIRARD CASE Generel Norstad atons repent

New York, June 13.

a unique position to build Columble Broadcasting

atomio energy planta for other countries.

Industrial

For this reason Britain stands a good chance to win the bulk of the overseas orders. It is only to be hoped that it in not baulked in this endeavour by disputes, labour laziness and poor sales techniques, for if it is Britain will certainly fall behind · its cumpetitors and lose colt tracts' Worth" inillions.

System reported today, that

nutter soldity'was involved

to the cocétavérulał dute UB

Girard.

of

Cng said that Sergeant Violar

N. Nickel

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to Army Authoride in Japan

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Challenge

To RAF

KOWLOON

FIRE

From CHAPMAN PINCHER and one other is missing in Three people were killed

oMcial count-also threatencil test. to make him one of the shortest- Lyed Premiers,

a fire which started at a Washington, June 12. General Curtis, LeMay, small garment factory on chief of the US Strategic the second floor of a teno- lenged the Royal Air Force Edward Road early this Air Command, has chalment house at 113 Prince

But the vote-240 to 184 by to an atom bombing con morning.

Three persons were ka u eritient condition in hospital this moen - This was revealed in Washing-ing. Two fire offloeva sustained He was the 23rd man to be-ton today by the US Air Force, burly

Sir Harry Broadhurst, chief of come France's Prino

Killed in Minister the Bomber Command, has no

the, are were woman, a young girl and a boy since the founding of the Fourth cepted the challenge and Republic 11 years ago, He W contest is scheduled to be held

the of seven. the youngest since Armond

in Amerien at the end of Octo- Under Control Fatlleres took office in 1883

ber when he was a few months

The RAF will pit its Vickers younger than M.

Bourges-Vallant jet bombers against the

| Maunoury in Lodiny.

and B47s.

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The fire, which started at 9.35 an,, destroyed the seccod floor three-storey house and of the Inula on the verandahs and roof-

But Bourges Maunoury, short, much bigger American B52 dapper scion of a French inll- After the brilliant perfor-top. It was brought under een- tary family, won less than half mance of the Valiants at Christ-rol at 3.57 am. end put out at the votes in the 590-Deputy mas island, where National Assembly.

an I-bomb 1.48 0.m. was dropped within 24 yarda Eleven people word rescued of the target, RAF chiots think they have a winning.

good chance

BEHIND SUEZ

A member of the Radical Partly, he was Minister of De- fence in the government of Sociale Guy Moblet which fell 24 days ago after 18 months in office.

.M. Bourgez-Maunoury one of the moving

WOR

spirits be bind the Anglo-French action in Suez

GREAT HEIGHTS Aircraft

of

will make mock attacks from great heights on trægets in American towna over a 3,000-mile circuit,

Accuracy of the attacks will

from the third floor, including residents of the second floor who had been forced to take retuge. Seven of them were pent to hospital but only the three serious casualties were detained. The cause of the fire is still unknowi

A police constable first re-

be judged by radar and ported the fire. The Fire Brigade cameras. Marks will be awarded despatched reven appliances, « He came to office with a

for navigation and reconnais-fire-float, four ambulances and

radio van, pledge to stick to M. Molet's since as well as bomb aiming. vow that Algeria, racked by a

Two British crew are now nationalist rebellion for the past the men who dropped the H

being selected. It is unlikely

30 months, must remain

diasolubly tied to France.

"

bomby will take part because

But he took a new.departure they pre trained in a special from M. Monet's programme, bobl technique which will Ho promised, Algeria Would be not be used in thò contest, given a now deal even before

the ceasefire that, M. Mollet had

insisted must come first..

BODED ILL

Chusan Cleared

MEGATON BOMB

A MONTH

London, June 13, Britain will probably be able to manufacture a megaten bens a month.now that the Christmas Izland tests have shown that basic designs were sound." the Daily Telegraph's

London, June 12.' The 99 Socinitats and, the 104 Some 40 passengers aboard | London Conservatives voted for him. the P & O liner Chusan suffered science correspondent reported But his investiture speech dio-influenza allacks on the vessel's here today. pleased the powerful Conserva-voyage here from Singapore, it lives on two counts: he stuck to wis learned today,

The correspondent added: “A

le equal to a regation" bomb M. Mollet's programme for ad- All passengers recovered million tons or more of TNT. ditional taxes and for further while en route from the du- Bocini welfare measures,

"In addition, it should be ridden, Far East, and the ship was possible to produce at least one, given a clean bill of health to and probably several ordinary day by Port Medical Authori-atomic bombe of the kiloton ties when it docked at Tilbury, range each week."-Chin Mall -United Press,

Special.

This boded ill for the future, especially, since the Conserva tives did not join his govern- ment-United Press.

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