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THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAŤ, NOVEMBER 16, 1957.

Who Was Responsible? Asks 1942 Commander

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Chinese Technicians In. Britain

Probe: Raw Recruits Sent To S'pore Peking Mission's

Had Never Fired

US Federal Reserve

Crashes In Lake

A Rifle

He Says

Board Cuts Before,

Bank Rates

Washington, Nov. 14. The United States Federal Reserve Board announced that the Federal Reserve banks of Atlanta, Rich- mond, Virginia, New York, and St Louis would reduce their discount rate from 314 to 3 per cent, effective, tomorrow.

rate

The discoust equivalent in the United States

to the British bank mle.

T WHA expected thut the Federal Reserve other eight banks would soon Follow Butt and reduce their discount rates.

the Observers interpreted action of the four banks la

reducing the rate as a relaxa- tion in the Federal Reserve Board's "light money" policy,

By dropping the rates the Federal Reserve banks make borrowing easter and increase the supply of credit in the Country

SURGE

The four banier which re- their rates today hnd duced

cent in 3 per raised it from August.

A spokesman for the Federal Rezerve Board said the discount; rate and be reduced because the feverka surge in the couro- my has been worked off and inflationary pressure eased.

to

It was me, therefore, change the bank rate to meet present ccenoile circumstance, he added.

Sydney, Nov. 15.

Lt-Gon. Gordon Bennett, Commander of the Australian Eighth Division in Malaya in World War II, urged today that an enquiry be held to determine who was responsible for sending 1,900 untrained Australian troops to Malaya in January 1942, a few weeks before the fall of Singapore.

"One of them had never even fired a rifle," he

said.

"Some of these men were recruited in Martin Place, Sydney, on a Friday and put on a bout for Malaya the following week.”

He was commenting on "The

Against Japan." War offelal British history, published leday, of Japan's march through the 1930's and her China in onslaught on British and Dutch possessions in the Far East culminating with the surrender

of Singapore 1042.

on February

Wavell had told him this, but The understand that British bis- lorins have discovered a diary of Wavell's in which he con firms what I say.

"If the two brigades had they fighting together been

much mure would have been than twice as strong. When we fell back to the island we were given too wide a front to hold,"

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the

Reinforcements fot Eighth Division had been sent to the Middle East. There were reinforcementu for no truined the Eighth

in Au- Division tralia,

It should have been possible,

draw trained inc he enld,, to from the Middle East and re- place them with rectulis from Australia.

Condition

Attack

"Percival was

sure that the attack on the Istand would be the northeast coast made on and disposed the troops on that umption," General Benne!! continued.

"He gave the 22nd Australian Brigade a colossal frontage to hold. When the attack carne at night on the northweel he did not move his reserves from eastern front unul 8.30 the

because he was next morning sure the Japanese were going to attuck on that side.

Youth Unrest: East

Germany's Plan

To Fight Problem

Berlin, Nov. 14.

The Enst German government, in a move to com- bat youth unrest, today ordered high school graduates to work a year in factories before they go on to universities.

General Bennett agreed with Officials said the economy had

The Communists sad the can- been on a very high plateau for the British war history state-

duel of the youths in this "prac a long time

now ment that the Eighth Division And it was

Beul year" would show whether past a period in which all sorts should have been left Intact

" was lunchtime when re- they were worthy to continue "A condition on which Aus-

then it their education. of sporulative actions hi heen;

serves arrived and by were Fent to tralian troops taking place.

was too late. There was nothing hagMali ya was that they should be "When

that situation

any of us could do about it been reached, you do not apply used together and not split up. I

because all the dispositions were restraint told General Percival bnt-bui deur d

made by the commander at the top."-Reuter. against the muny situation," he split them up.

the

one official said.-Ĥculer,

Rebels Killed

Algiers, Nov. 14.

Peretval (General Arthur was, at that time, Commnoder- in-Chief, British Milaya).

When

I was talking

mentioned Wavell I

Fors A Youth Killed

with this

French Forces killed 19 insur-posiilor and he agreed and told near Perelval to bring us together," at Dichel Grouz gents France's Sabura: Desert missile he said.

(Field Marshal Earl Wi vell testing bose of Colomb Bechar,

Commander-in WIL India).

It was learned here today.

Two prisoners were taken and

a tumber of arms eaptured. -- Bentre,

By Riot

The Communists have long said they intended to weed out thig way. youthful rebels in

law today Their plan became with publication of a new edu- cational order in the official East German legal bulletin (Gesetz-

The Communists at the same riots the fear ime expressVŮ starked by gange of youths night

Police: Protested to "counter-revolution.

Djakarta, Nov. 14.

Chief,

General Bennett sald: cival in his book denied

"Per-

that

Indonesian student organisa- lons today protested the

way

A British Crossword Puzzle

12

18

123

27

16

18

120

121

ACROSS

3 Priez axing? (8).

8 Chesa bird (4).

O as she a swarm of cour

tlers? (5, 3).

11 Game for an official resi-

dence (8),

13 Rural

(4),

character? Possibly

15 Behaved In

fashion (8).

B

18 No extremist (8).

revolting!

19 One of them put an end to

Cleopatra (4),

21 What a patient has to make

(0).

20 Le a certainty) (8).

20 114 a place of cake! (4).

27 Waltilig around (8),

1. His

(4).

26

1&

23

124.

DOWN

progress was

gradual

2 European, north or south (4).

4 It gives one the cold shivers

(4).

6 Proceeds (4).

6 Tiago deeply (8).

7 Immature nhi inexperienced

(5).

9 Prick of conseleure (5).

10 Sinned (0).

12 A clean pair may be shown

(5).

14 On the_go_(5).

10 Not in the dra; three (5).

17 Glorious courity (5),

10 Aberdonian at the races? (5).

20 Moast's dimculty? (8).

#1 Prostý (4),

22 One of those lit the fountain?

(B).

B3 Devil's work), (4).

14 A tale from Laticashire (4).

THURSDAY'S CROSSWORD-ANOM: 1 Walrus, 4 Straw, ? Beatnhil, Veich, D Entree, 11 tubular, 18 Harvest, 15 Irlace, 18 Dress, 10 Elerant 20 Fuses, 21, Yodels. Down! 1 Waite 2 Itarer 8 Sultry, 4 Botvis, d Replies, 0, Washer, 10 Tormenta, 19 Utility; 18 Bundle, 14 Bassle, 19 in red, 17

Baina,

government authorities handled

a riot by school children in which a youth was killed by police bullets.

"YOUNG BANDITS"

They warned "young bandits" with be dealt would they

continue to virely If they cause disturbances.

The education order said a will "the future issued year of work Several organisations utatements

saying bloodshed students lighter to the working class and give them a feeling of eculd have been avoided.

for our workers They also prolested the pro- responsibility posed doubling of examination and farmers slate." Tees which prompted the demon- stration mad riot nt the Educa- tion Ministry,

be will Factory leaders

Mudents' responsible for the "political education" during the Djakarta Yesterday, Some schools closed for the afternoon practical year, the order said,

The first practical year began

as an estimate: 1,000 students turned on for the funeral of on August 18, 1957, and will end the slain boy.

on August 23, 1958, the order

The Djakarta military com- provided. mund appealed to students 10 remain "calm,"--United Press,

RECORD FLIGHT'S

ONLY HITCH: LACK OF CIGARS

Washington, Nov. 14.

A young leutenant aboard Gen, Curtis E. LeMay's record- breaking jet tanker, piano sald

Helped His Nazi Saboteur

Son In US

Washington, Nov. 14. Hans Max Haupt, convletod of trison for helping his Nazi saboteur son during World War I. Is slated to be deported to Germany today.

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Haupt has been serving n Federal Bife sentence in the

ot Danbury, Reformatory Counecticut. He was sentenced 1944 for helping his son. Herbert, who had landed on the Florida cons! from a G- man submarine along with three other saboteurs.

In then living The father, Chicago, harboured his son and which bought an automobile Herbert proposed to use in his mission. The son sabotage was the of six Nazi saboteurs execuled in 1942.

An engine of this East- West Airlines DC3 failed at 100 feet shortly after taking off from Mascot The Airport; Australia. aircraft crashed into a lake at Eastlake golf course, Kingsford. None of the 24 passengers or crew of three were seriously injured, but the pilot suffered shock. --- Keystone,

Sir Winston's

Wartime

Decisions

Criticised

Canberra, Nov. 15.

Aus- Air R. G. Menzies,

tralian Prime Minister, complained in 1941 of

Interest In Strategic

Goods

London, Nov. 14.

The Chinese trade and technical mission that has

been in Britain since October 22 is showing. an increasing interest in so-called strategic goods still not allowed to be exported to China and other Communist countries, it was learned from a well-informed source.

The mission, led by Dr Chi, China in the mailer of corri- Chito-Ling, fihaneige, pecovinis mercial credits, and scientist, has already visited the atomic repearch centre al Harwell, at the atomic energy slation at Calder Hall, as well

The fact that members of the mission were also received by the Preslem of the Board of Trade, Sir David Eccles, and by

as many private firms making the Economic Secretary of the minchine 10015 an electroale Treasury, Mr Nigel Birch, seems machines-goods still under the to indicate that the question of embargo.

the credit facilities normally given to exporters by the Export Credit Guaranteo was also discussed,

Department

The reason for Unis Interest may he that both Chinese and British manufacturers think that with the arrival of the

The mission will be in Britain December 3. No orders will

space age, the West's embargo be placed with British Industry on China will be further Ughten- until after the mission's colum

et if not entirely abolished to Chinn-France-Presse,

China is determined to develop

her atomic and electronic In- dustries.

SENSELESS

US Solves Problems Of

Many of the British busheAG- men who welcomed the Chines mission

Lo do not hesitate describe the present embargo as "penscitus" and even absurd.

They point out that Britain is now buying from countries beyond the iron Curiain goods ibat aro on her forbidden ist.

For instance, a shipbuilding Arm at Renfrew, near Glasgow, has for some time been using a machine tool weighing over a hundred tons that was Im- ported from Czechoslovakia fur boring heavy plates, but. » similar

made machine Britain cannot be sold to Cac choslovakia or any other Com- munist country.

Apart from strategic goods, tho

aro Chinese

chiefly ins terested in electric and road transport equipment. They have already installed an automobile with Changchun

in

works ot Sovlet technical assistance, bui consider it would be to their advantage to get to know Western techulques as well.

Long-Range Missiles

Kansas City, Nov. 14.

The chief scientist of the Air Force Ballistie Mis- sile Programme.sak last United night that the States "hns solved all the fur.damental scientific problems for producing long-range ballistic mis- stles,"

The progress resulted from celerated efforts of the nation's more than two years of "ac

Wading scientists in all phases of technology and largo traction of the nation's in- dustrial organisations in every field," according to Dr Simon Remo, executive vice-president

Mr Kus L, chlet engineer al these works, was favourably Impressed with some aspects of British construction motioda. He has been to Rolls Royce, of Ramo-Woodridge Corp. of

Fords, of Standard

the Los Angeles. and Leylands, David Brown Corporaliou.

marked differences opinion between Mr Win- ston Churchill and his millary advisers on the related importance of the Middle East and Malaya Britain's grand

in

strategy.

The disclosure was made to- the latest volume of clay in Australia's war history, "The Japanese Thrust."

The volume said that Mr Menzies, who was Prime Mini- ster until August, 1941, told his Cabinet two months before he resigned, of the "degree of com- placency" in Britain about the defence of the Pacific.

British Chiefs of Staff, ho Japanese elder Haupt said, conshiered the was given a presidential com- Army on a par with the Italian mutation on Oct. 31. It pro-en, according to the volume, was written by Mr for his deportation. which Haupt was to leave for Frank-Lionel Wigmore. furt, Germany, from Idlewild Airport, New York City,- United Press.

Attorney-Generai William P. Rogers said the

designed The order was combal the anti-Communist vided

tl:rt has swept movement universities since the Hungarian revolt.

con- Youth riots also were sidered

anti- sign of Communist feeling. Unlled Press

Д

Law's Long Arm

New York, Nov. 14.

DJAKARTA BANS JEANS

Djakarta, Nov. 14. The Djakarta milliary com- The Merry-Go-Round Bar on mand fodny banned the wear- the only hitch during yesterday's Queen's Boulevard is built on a ing of tight-fitting blue jeans, ar fight from Argentina was slowly-revolving tutheble and, "Yankee trousers by youths shortage of cigars.

a result, Edward Spitznagel aged teh or over,

The decree at the same time "Nearly everybody" aboard was in guel today.

ur the plane was a cigar smoker,

Off-duty Patrolman Theodore outlawed all "Cross Boy" the lieutenant sald,

Johnson, 27, said the Bar had danisations-teen-age

associati with just turned enough to give him usually

"Maybe that's why we were picked for the flight."

LeMay's cigar has become trademark of the General.-United Press,

EXTRAORDINARY

The volume also tells of ex- traordinary exchanges of cables between Mr Churchill and Mr John Curtin, who succeeded Mr Menzica DS Australian Prime Minister, over the re turn of Australian Infantry fortes from the Middle East to defend Australia ofter the fall of Singapore.

It lists events of the six daye 1942, In from February of t which Mr Curlin repeated the Australian wartime Cabinet's insistence that three Australian divisions be returned immedi dentely.

gong

a vibw of his automoblie outside tinguenty.

Blue jeans were the favourite when Spliziegel began probing

members of four-star the glove compartment. United apparel of

gangs-United Press.

Press.

Bear's Sleepy Ride-

These

DECELERATION TEST ON US Air Force sled

Alamogordo, New Mexico, Nov, 14

An anestholsed black bear wei, sucose- fully subjected to a deceleration text of 30 Unles fla body weight, the Air Forde réverlod lani night.

The demonstration yesterday as the Air Force Missile Development Coniro's doorlogús (lon Brisk wis banduded before jesse · Kad -representatives of auto matufWoTurėtu· ·nthend- ing the 3rd Annual Automalle Crash and Field Demonstratioil nokfarahgo? *.

ALGENE to the Pubile'informatei Qian. 1300 1535179 15. bone wad put to sleep with drugi

and propped in a kitilna poufiion én the elee- trically-propelled led.

A seat belt, similar to those und in visio meblies, was, strapped around the bear's lap. The wind, then was estapúlied along the truck and stopped sddenly by water brakes,

The Air Force said the sisepy boår energed note the worse för bis ride and, that two humen volunteers, Cash: Bli Le Boeding and Airman First Class, Cerald Johnson, went throngia m similar ordeal.

keskens, we the subjbetá, Hämän or animina, Veen váévátoly (Kironed?", the sädäkhomsaas

it reports Mr Churchill's 11th hour attempt to divert a return- ing convoy to Burma and him efforts to

President Itoosevelt to intereeds

on his behalf.

PRIVATIONS

The author says the volume is chronicle of meh whose moral and physical resources were tried sometimes beyond bounds of human endurance,

The volume

the

in

describes detail the privations suffered by Australian prisoners of war And the atrocities carried out by their Japanes captors,

The volume also describes in totail for the first time the ex- periences of small Australian Prisons overrun・・ in. Now Britain, Ambou and Dutch

Rel

Motors, Austins

This company was charged especially to set tractors and with technical direction of the Air Force Ballistic Misdle pro- heavy lorries.

gramme,

US RECOGNITION

well-informed According to sources, the growing Importance

Chine

in international trade causes Britain to interest

particularly very Peking using Sterling to scutic fts international accounts. .....

But Britain

see the day coming when the United States relations with China will be

Marsell

back 10 normal and the possiblity of China being at- tracted by the dollar area. For discussions have the present, been mainly centred on stop ping discrimination against

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Ramo told the Mid-American Electronics Convention the bl

now remaining job

the achievement of sufficient reliabi- Uty in the 300,000 peurale com- ponents which go into a ballistic missile. These components act und renel reciprocally with cach other.

Ramio noted that la gaining this reliablity the Air Force has made astonishingly rapid headway" during recent months in completing a series of fight lests to check out the previously unsolved question of auccessful re-entry of a ballistic misslič from outer space into the earth's atmosphere.United Press.

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