1946-10-09 — Page 3

Reconstruction

Of Mainz To

Start Shortly

f

With over 10,000

workers mobilised from all parts of the French zone of Germany, and with the bulk of the building material available at the present moment in the zone, the construction of the bomb shattered Rhineland city of Mainz will begin shortly.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1946.

TIN CONFERENCE¦ ALASKA HAS BECOME THE Lessons From The

IN LONDON

London, Oct.

(UP).—A

position in which the potentisi | tin production would likely ex- ceed demand was forecast by the Minister of Supply, Sir John Wilmot, when addressing the World Tin Conference to-day.

The British Minister welwmed the international delegates, includ re-ing the United States, Belgium and Bolivia and sald His Majesty's Government decided

to call the conference in order that all in-

Operations are under the Com mand of the French town planner Marcel Loos, who has already drawn up plans for the new city. He will be alded by leading German archi- toeta and building engineers the Municipal Council.

and

Mainz is to-day one of the most devastated cities in the French zone, with over 70 per cent of its houses either destroyed or damaged and with 20,000 people sill lving an undtorground existence in cells and caves.

terested countries, bolh producers and consumers, could consider the prospective world tin position and whether

any continuous Inter- governmental study of the position is, required.

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UNITED STATES' FIRST

LINE OF DEFENCE

VAST PLANS FOR BIG-SCALE MANOEUVRES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED

THIS is the second of a series of stories by A. M. Goal, UP correspondent, on the strategic part Alaska will play in defence of the North American continent, in the event of another war:

"Although present production substantially below the level of de sired world consumption it appears to us that when the main tin pro-and eastern Siberia ducing areas in the Far East are rehabilitated there may arise in the future date a position in which the potential production will likely ex- ceed demand,"

Sir John sald Britain looked for ward to the time when she would have ample supplies of tin freely available to consumers all over the the world.

It is intended to accomplish the building programme at top speed so that Mainz can become as soon as Vossible Atting capital for Rhineland-Palatinate State which the French have established in the northern part of their zone.

The Moving Spirit

Te moving spirit behind this recon- struction drive in Gen Pierre Jacob. sen, Millary Guvernor of Rhineland-

Iesse,

Of Danish descent, Gen Jacobsen is at 29 the youngest general in the French Army. His knowledge Germany and German problems is profound

a bofore the war he was a student at Donn University in the

Soviet Scientists to Study

Research in New York

London, Oct. 8.-A group of 50- viet scientists, including astronomers, has flown to New York to net abreast of astronomical

research

the

course,

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The United States and Russia ground happenings from the air.

Of

there's radar. for are keeping watchful eyes on

whatever use it might be pat the doings of one another in the

mapping or spotting instalat Arctic circle these days, and at any rate, the Americans Tw both seem to know a great deal seldom see the Rugian planer, about what the other is doing they know they are there by toward Alaska on the one hand strength of their radio sizmain. This is not a reciprocal operation. Enwever. on the

the Russians refute pemmistico other, the strongest possible for United States, or e outposts of hemispheric defence, nation's planes to fy closer than 300

The thin dividing line of the miles of Russian territory. Behring Straits between Alaska and

This goes for the Furies as well the easternmost Siberian outland, in the Russian mainland. The Soviet addition to having the distinction of planes are presumed to exes from dividing that part of the western Komandorskie islandı.

small hemisphere from the eastern also has areas east of the Kamekatka cad the honour of being the Imaginary in the Behring sea, about 210 mier finish line of a race to convert the from Attu. which is on the fact of respective areas into najor bastions the Aleutian chain. of defence. The Kamchatka penin- sula toward which the Aleutian chain

reaches is also betoming an integrali part of the Russian plans.

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common Russians have:

Constructed · an

knowledge

airfield

Petropavlosk. 490 miles from

Siberia.

tom

Winter Experiments

Trans-Polar Flight

Final Proof of American Vulnerability

Washington, Oct. 6 (UP)— The flight of the Pacusan Dreamboat across the North Pole has been accepted by high military experts as final proof that the United States is open to attack across the Polar skies. | This was emphasised by War Department sources, who said that the Secretary of War's primary aim in wanting com- pulsory military training was to create a citizens army to fight of airborne invaders.

A military leader raid in this con- pection that any future war would bette with bezvy, bombardment by mided miniles as bomber planes, or beth, followed by hordes of airborne tops intent on capturang strateme posts and enpping key industries.

Ce Carl Spatz. Chief of the Army Air Forces, to-day paid tribute to the Pactra Dreamboat's fight Gen Spapiz said it was proof of the fealing of air attacks across the Arctic mutes by properly-equipped

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Go Spast recently warned that The Ressians have Kready

United Stites was open announced that experiments are being

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Later, he the carried, nut on the Siterian Ford that

cf B-23 of Alarica

Superfortresses and P-51 Mustang covered at covere

aper layer by layer

27 fatters svald go to Alaska soon for prema-frost, the the perma-1

accomziat.cm

Aretle tekining centuries

of Subzern weather www. Russians are using new pleas And

to clear large are buldozers

of United States arki jo select certain; ombers as big as Superfortress norma-frost. If their

Moscow warehouses and berrarks around the

Rhineland. Only a few months ago. Gen Jacobsen threw himself into the construction of a university in Maloz.

ustrànómical instruments,

reported to-day.

They intend to stay in the United States for six months -Reuter,

At the same time, he added, he theatrical company the Old Vic" would like to see the leading British ting in Mainz and British artistes and scientists lecturing at the univer- sity here.

There is no spirit of revenge in teaders, political

from Gen Jucotisen's attitude towards the Left-wing Germans. He is taking a Right-wlag Catholics to

positive greatest stand, belteving that in Socialists, speak with tire

spite of all! admiration of Gen Jacobsen, while in the crimes committed by the Ger- mist offe

other areas the general ten-mans In France, here is a great job dency is to criticise the French ad- of reconstruction and re-education ministration.

to be done.

The city had had no universite for bring some of the glories of French 150 yeurs but with the full support! of the Governor, university buite-vilisation to Germany. ings were constructed within few months out of the gutted ruins of Fume army barracks. Two thousand Germans are now studying at the university,

which contains such cinema modern conveniences as a and spacious lecture halls.

German

"It would be 20 misfortune 10 Jacobsen was recalled," Jakob Staf- fan, most outstanding Social Demo- crat leader in the Frenely zone said,

that one of his greatest alms was to

Just United States outpost on Attu. which will be able to handle heavy

Thrown

of up acre after were

Harbour, back of the airdrome and: "L the rear of the city:

Dredged the entrance of Avanche Bay to permit the entry of capital, ships; and

Military Road

Improved the highway Bolshevetsk.

with

The Anny now has Cre 4,050 jeļodavers and somn in Alaska and other northern parts, texting the effects of Aretic cold on men, equipment and

are successful, large areas of Scie

will be made wastelands fur military and expansion.

The Navy, which last wome Operation Frostbite into the Artit, has scheduled a Similar epenatana for this water.

If it works in Seria it Litervise" The Army Dow has *er: 254 would proze sucemmafel in Alayka

equipment Assembled at Fairbanks, Aside from the military fonetons | Alaska, for in operation. The Asy from involved, if the Soviets, sunced in was mnderstood to consider the

to

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COUNTERFEITER OF RATION BOOKS TO BE EXECUTED

on Kamchatka's west modifying the climate and seraje į forthraming experiments as ranking az ill-weather military thoroughfare real roil, and the same treatment i cast, to Petropavlovsk, to make it down through the perma-dient 2016 mportance with the atom bomla

Accundary road from given to Alaska. falsheretak to Cape Loputka, at the opening up new areas both in Furia southern end of the peninsula. and Alaska,

Naturally, the United States found agricultural pursuits, es about these things without explaining endeavours not presently pract the manner of petting the information. Temporary

military But the Russians are not inactive in that respect either. From Allu, 1.90%) of ZUOSA miles from the Alaskan mainland. from planning a Loz-razer Russing planes can be detected in gramme for both areas, the air four or five days a His belief is echoed by his tean Unofficially, the Russians say these of hand-picked collaborators. who are routine weather flights. They are experts in German problems and very well could be, at least most of who have come here feeling that the time, for the fog that lays heavy

in Germany.—Heuter.

view

can be, made permanent, and a ha work work! Ea

PREDICAMŽ

Gen Jucobsen in an interview said they have to accomplish a "mission" over Attu almost the year around: Petropavlov***, matouched by the wi

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2 (UP)-The It has been only sinne a söngt time į armspaper Vachernaya Moskva re- before the Japanese surrender that the posted today that the municipal Russians have monentenced theirį esat sentenced a counterfeiter of efforts in making terro Sleva į food ration becies to be shot and over ints a modern

his arctemplites to right and tea Xy soft geant impact population, wa

The zing's chief. 21. StromADDY. And even when the United 5495, was wired by a skilled draftman carly in the war amint Jass and photographer named K. Artier fearing the Japanoid make a stab kors and a

named T. L at Vladivostok urant Mose to wie Priolera. Petropavlovsk 1. 15: alternate i harbour, the Bussant de showed a little interest.

Building Base But shortly before ithe Japanma surrender, the Russians bestir themselves, and from then now they have worked omantica making Petropavlovik a base, and with what CAR be denied a considerable

Beasy concentration of shipping features the beginning of the operar ions

is stil there. There da Indication of

AGCORSA,

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Although the hidwar

Balsheretsk to Petropark

DA

permit the Soviets to land regler

on the Sea of Okhotsk and temmat

them overland, the bok Apparently coming around Car

pating through a number of exfederates Martesano fare wants manufactured co- serfest food ration books and dis- tabuted them through food stores and markets. They dotaised four ses of sugar this way. Stiromanov added his share

of the Bled 199800 roubles.

profts

STREPTOMYCIN CURES

Cautious Reports On Tuberculosis Treatment

Bakire, SEA ZLA ̈ compara-

Petropavlovsk where deky, wiressively new drug supykin, has and cranes are available for andrade elected dramatic cares of certain Ing. The ice-free harbone is com ef

the best on the Far North,

to discors

diseases. according to

Jans Hopkins

All of this activity by the Bassani, Sorpital, the Baltimore Sim official Washington points ont, extort] porta

be taken alone from the

viewpoint. Wars are not forêt forg

Pestis i the treatment c!

or rabbit fever.

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the mere joy of fighting, but for the described as "miraculous, 62 cut of things that permit nations and their

Bes being cured with the new people to live and

They are very care, they autor driz Septimycin has

also been

in their X- ved effectively in curing infections views of what the Bos are the kidney and urinary tract. A Doctors and that streptomycin is

doing to call attention to

that the Russians have repeats of elective where both penicillin ipld, the world they 2:

fall. to and stilla drugs ecome a major trading and

Studies are being made to detern -mercial, power. Their programint the new drag's effectiveness in in Siberia is to develop that sad coming sting pich.country, and their operatore enough preliminary results have

the Di

mind.

Vatizatio

The military in concede the Russians the ri

prepare

tubereakts and

at-

e doctors hestate to mãe false hopes by premature endorsement.

At the same time, the "Journal of for a defence of

Ovements" reports that mamiize- theirs. The Russians she rely murers of penicillin predict that this adequate doing the same things and folowing | pear, for the

United rocks of the drug will be available States in the step it is taking in to the drug trade.

the same purposes

as the

the Far North. The United Sāres would not speri billions of dollars (U

plans to protest Atxika

strategic reasons alone.

with

the military

ment of the same magnitude.

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TOKYO KIDNAPPING

Morioka, Japan. Oct. 8 (UP)—The That was the basic reasons for the pubic prosecider's of to-day recent inspection tour

by discovered the body of a 14-year-old Secretary of the Interior Krug, suð, middle-school boy 45 days after his what he found there ged the regents | Edinger had strangled him to he will make, are designed to

and buried the body in a the basis of a long-razze eenenie Forest Morioka cily's suburbs. programme of

The boy's kidnapper was arrest-

w>>

As with Russia, one gves with the ed on August 23 in Tokyo when other-extension

civilian enterprite,

ectmoetie

the mikary

the

frontiers calls for the simamice trailed and seized him after

had received

50,000 sansco from The boy's mother. The kidnapper confersed to where the body was buried.

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UK PRESS INVESTIGATION. EARTH TREMORS FELT

London, Get & (UP)—The Prisney St Louis, Oct. 8. (UP).—-A. brief.. Marister, 3- Cament 2

zarthquake, centred 72 miles" south response to a questions in the Bause of St Louis between Fredericktown, of Commens to-day, said SİYET WHE ne decision yet.om aberther to ap- point a Royal ComunÄRSTAAND

the semite Britain't gram ang "I am not yet in a pamtites do am- notince the Governmenza.

on this subject

Missouri, and the MississipTM *<River, was felt within a 50-mile flu at 732 p.m. last night without extensive damage

It was one of the extremely rate. quakes ever felt that far inland, mild-, -way across the continent. The quake, * Roompanied by a sharp under-

WALKER CUP RESUMPTION round noise like an explosion, lead- ing to the belief that it was caused. y me strats fault, slipping across | norther

London, Och Z-Lampenkettes s King Feisal of Iraq returned today FAMOUS PAINTER PASSES Ce made to play a to Bagdad, his capital from the four months" visit to Britain.

The Regent and members of the Cabinet received him and a malute of 21 gas was fred. To-day has been proclaimed a national holiday in Iraq.

Reuter.

México City, Sept. 23.—The fan- cox Mexican painter Angel Zaragz. who lived in Europe til June 1940, died yesterday at the age of sixty.

Cap golf match Betwem zamateurs time. It is really Britain's turn to of the United States and Parfüm zäit America for the next match. an the old course at St. Andrews! bil, news from America: last week:

The stated

Americans were... Sa in May.

anxious to resume the match: they The cup

was last pilged for in i were prepared to

send a team to 1932 when Britain won for the Saga) Britain--Reuber.