1946-10-12 — Page 3

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1946,

UK Moves Towards CIVIL AVIATION ALASKA HAS BECOME THE

A Balanced Distribution Of Industry

DELEGATES SEE RADAR MARVELS

Among the many marvels of radio navigational aids demon- strated to the delegates from over 40 nations in Britain recent- ly was the Gee system of radio position finding-

Britain's Board of Trade announces that Morris Motors Ltd. envisages considerable

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The delegates were touring Bri- lafty's experimental establishments extra. load on its productive on behalf ut PICAO (Provisional resources in the post-war years, international Civil Aviation Organi- whore Technical Division due to the increased overall sation)

will ultimately have to decide on demand of home and export

system for International use. markets and to the ever widen-

The Gee system enn be used by of aircraft unlimited ing divergence in design be

number

Developed during tween modern specialised simultaneously. vehicles for civilian and military World War II, Gee has already pro- ved its high reliability and value la Durposes.

hondling urge numbers of aircraft.

of Already a considerable network stations exists in Europe and along the trunk route to the Far East.

Full 360 degrees coverage is ob tained by the use of four stations sited in the form of a star. These radiate

a stendy succession of pulses we are received in the Aircraft

and displayed

on a cathode Tuy between tube. The time interval the arrival of a pulse from the Master station, and a pulse rach of the slave stations is mea- sured on this indicator.

In addition the Company has decided to undertake production of agricultural tractors and im- plements.

The policy of the Government is to secure a balanced distribution of industry over the nation as a whole and to redress this balance especially which in the Development Areas

ich industries. need new

The ufacture of automotive vehicles in particular is at present almost wholly confined to

to areas of industrini gestion. It has long been the desire

con-

trum

UNITED STATES' FIRST

LINE OF DEFENCE

VAST PLANS FOR BIG-SCALE MANOEUVRES HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED.

IIS is the fourth and concluding article by A. M. Goul, UP correspondent, on the strategie part Alaska will play in defence of the North American continent, in the event of another war:

mličs prest of Wes sculed North-western Alaska against anyone by Navy personnel or their qualified agents, there was a reason. The reason was cil.

Geographically, politically and; when this 35,000 in the economie sense, the Middle East and Alaska are about as far apart as the poles and the equator. But they have at least two in common. They both have all and they both are strategical ty located for global warfare.

But

known

to

the

before the seni of secrecy was imposed, it became known the Navy had found ol! In quantities, and that the crude petroleum that flowed from the wells already sunk Quile a lot has been heard about was of sufficiently high grade.

pumping, the Middle East and its oil fields, require no heat before and also about the part it plays in it would flow even In Alaskan tein- pretty high the International chess game where peratures. That domination of the routes between quality of all. It requires less re- the West und East

petrol nire involved. fining. There is more

of Little has been heard about either the gallon crude. as far as Alaska is concerned, but

The international political im it has great potentialities In both plications of a major oil discovery categories.

In any autpost of civilisation are

Theoretically this well The preceding articles Les

have barely skimmed the United States has fille to the surface in the geographical position Alaskan oil battened down,

be However, lest it should Alanka ploys in uny needed strate

the Western cided it's foregone conclusion that tient defence of

oll Volumes could

major be Alaska will become a

of fac- Hemisphere, written. There is also little space producing area, a number that has been devoted โด the tors should be made clear. possibilities of Alaska 118

For one thing, the sub-arctic cold economic and industrial prize is more of a handicap to explora- well as its geographical worth tlon than was the burning heat of

and Saudi Arabla Snow the game of world politics.

in There are those who say that Alaska are as great, if not greater of the story of handicaps. wel!

than the Alaska might Persia; where one is the story of Arabin. Que In as isolated

from

story of the conquest of the desert, able movement both in and out The basic cause is the same: oil.

the other. Question of oil

Convoy of Planes

of the Guvernment to secure. from Basically sound, the Gee system'serity

contends itself to a continuous process this industry some substantiat tribution toward the need of the of development and priority is now Development Areas. The Numeld being given in Britain to the per- Organisation has already demon- fection of miniature Gee equipment strated its willingness to assist the which will automatically provide the Development Areas by establishing pilot in ideal form with range and successfully during the war factory bearing from the airport. at Llanelly for the manufacture aircraf: parts, which is to continue vermadently in the post-war period ng a productive unit for automobile components.

of

In pursuance of this polley, Morrin Motors Ltd. now proposes to establish a new productive unit in the North- Eastern Development Area at the

Mitsui Holding Co's Stocks Removed to Bank of Japan

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Third Parties And

SHOWING

Sun Fo To Mediate With Reds

Shanghai, Oct. 11 (UP). -- Third parties, alarmed, at the imminent Kuomintang-Commun- ist split, have decided to step into the pence negotiations and have advanced a compromise plan designed to avert nation- wide, open civil war.

Lenders of the Democratic League and Youth Party and Independent members of the Political Consulta- Live Council who conferred with Gen Chou En-lol. at Communist Head- quarters here announced that they hnd drafted a proposal which would be submitted to the government im-

mediately.

move for third

The United States Ambassador, Dr Leighton Stats Allowed, e endorsed the new party mediation.

Third party leaders involved in the new mediation effort are elonely guarding the contents of their pro-

but reliable sources said it; posal, would suggest (1) cessation of the offensive on Kaigon, which is the second Communist capital; (2) the carrying out of efteris for national unity according to the procedure stipulated in Political Consultative Council decisions; and (3) the cail- Ing of the Steering Committee of the PCC

These suggestions would involve more concession than the "two maxl num concessions" Chiang Kai-shek promised in his October 2 statement. While immediate Kuomintang re- action on the reported proposal is as yet unavailable, it was reported that Dr Sun Fo, President of the Legisla tive Yuan, took part in the third

Observers be party deliterations. ieved that Dr Sun Fo would try to

try a new mediation route since other means now appeared hopeless.

Takyo, Oct. ↑ (UP)- Two trucks polar ice and now, and the other supplles and, machinery and aval- convince top Government officials to i

under heavy guard picked up 12 cases of stocks and securities valued

Government factory at Eaglescliffe at 1.200,000,000 yen from the Mitsu! Ca. Durham. This factory ja at diminishing

ing Holding Company und four addi- present operated, on a state, by the Company (as agents for tonal cases valued at 50.000.000 yen

the etak in securities from

Mitsubish! the Ministry of Supply) as a Metal

Kyodo Recovery Depot for reclaiming metal Holding Company, in what alloys from crashed aircraft. The news agency termed the "first prae- Board of Trade, in collaboration with a step for the dissolution of the which played an active concerned, has zubata other Departments

roie ፡፡፡ Are maristic expansion of agreed 16

to allocate this factory to the

Japan". and negotiations are Company

The amstred vehicles safely proceeding forthwith.

arrived at the Bank of Japan, where Morris Motors Ltd.. proposes to

the stocks steurities will be kept in establish at this factory, on in storage, pending disposal.

assembly plant panding scale, and later a full scale machine ind productive unit for the manufacture of automotive vehicles; A beginning ix being made with agricultural tractors, of which prototypes are now undergoing tests and field trials. Thereafter will follow production specialised, agricultural implements and party for tractus

st

most

GUIDED MISSILES

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With Oil there has always been Whether of trouble. corollary the fact that Alaska is a territorial appendage of the United States will serve as a deterrent, of course, de- pends on the future.

There are but 15 days out of the year when supplies can be brought into the Petroleum Reserve in any way execpt by air. For these two-

mid-August But the il weeks-p

that is known to underlie the Alaskan terrain is acknowledged as the one of the chief reasons for

Alasku growing agitation to make the 49th state of the union.

Is In

Just how much of there Alaska no une knows--yet, but the United States, Navy is making ກ tremendous elfort

tu And

The commercini Point Barrow been forgotten.

of the oll properties might out.

the spark that civilian interests are

Marshall To See Truman? Washington, Oct. 10 (UP)-Well- informed sources said to-day it was that Gen Marshall "quite possible"

United States might return to the

for the next few weeks" "within consultation with President Truman In over the worsening situation China.

supplies can be brought in by convoy. Even then it requires an overhead con- the ships voy of planes. to pilot

to Point through the floating ice

These sources added, however, Barrow.

that such a trip should not be con of the aspects

not strued as indicating that the United have reserve

and development States has given up hope of bringing the No- bring about settlement between

tionalsts and

since Communists

on any decision or announcement future American policy. qn China

come only probably would Gen Marshall has conferred fully with the President,

It

here Is known

that Gen Marshall in recent communications to Washington has expressed in- the creasing pessimism concerning possibility of settlement at this lime. A conviction is growing that the Chinese may have to go through several months more of civil war before both sides will be sufficiently weakened to be more amenable to the United States efforts to arbitrute.

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BIG STAMP AUCTION London, Oct. 10 (UP)-Philatelists are preparing for one of the Important series of stamp auctions in years when the collection of late Benjamin Goodfellow

few months. toned within

Collectors from all over the world

The Navy explained the reason! to bid for the 200- are expected

valued votume collection, which is

About all you can learn in discreet inquiries at the Navy department awaiting to start a modern version is that perhaps they will know in of the Klondike gold rush. Alaskan walting inay be six months, corninercial interests two months. Chicago, Ocl. 10 (UP), The

They be

And

for the Navy to announce its policy 11 year, Secretary of War, hir Robert Pattery

will also tell YORL they have of development. They believe they guided mis-

sizable job

their on

hands possess a better know-how than the on, to-day said that sile with a range far greater than

the 35,000 Navy to develop the full poten- They that of the German rockets would probing every one of

matter square miles of the naval petroleum talities of the oil deposits. probably be developed in a

know open exploitation would mean reserve. of months. He said that if WOT

The Navy first went about its oil a sudden and new development of should come again, "we may be cer-

American that part of Alaska.

therefore, The discovery of oil, tain that in speed, range and power search in characteristic

above Lit Alaskan has added anoiber stab of pain to of weapons, it will make the war just style-everything open and

11 Auished look like a fight with old-board-In its search

Alaskan problem, all. Then, suddenly, on July 14 the overall time muzzle loaders."

this year, it clamped on the lid of must play a vital part in the long- secrecy. The Point Barrow petro-range programme being devised by

expedition became Top all the military units for the leuin

fence of the territory.

Vast sums spent during the war, Petroleum for putting

Four--the as previously stated, must be writ-

were temporary ex- Point Barrow project-in. the Top ten off. It Secret classificution. was that pediculs designed to meet suddenly

New-York-Oct-11-(UP).—Dr. available created situations, and no-perman Was no accommodailon for visitors. The classification der sealed all reports and forbade contractors to discuss their work in pubile.

No-one

Was

-at-about-$160,000.

COMMUNAL

- Mr Patterson the

denied that

the

is auc- United States was arming to the teeth and declared that the United States military forces could not be compared to the Soviet Army, which still had 5,000.000 men.

CLASHES

Salem, India, Oct. five people were injured police Bred, after using order to quell a fierce strife yesterday.

NAZI SPY RING TRIAL Shanghai. Oct. 11 (UP)-Testi- 11. Twenty-my that wireless messages from

when the United States Nuvy vessels were in-i batons, intercepted by the Ehrhardt Bureau, communt the Nazi werewolf spy ring, and were transmitted to the Japanese after the when mem-German surrender; was given at the!

shouting trial of 27 members of the bureau slogans celebrating Gandhi's birth- to-day Li-Coi Akira Mori, former day, were attacked as they passed Japanese Intelligence chief in Shang. #Muslim mosque.

The clash occurred bers of

procession.

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The prosecution is seeking In Dacen, two persons died and 38 are in hospital from acid burns prove that the German spy organi- -victims

form of sation continued voluntary assist- of the intest attack in communal disturbances.-ance to the Japanese in violation of

the German surrender terms, Reuter,

SIDE GLANCES

By Galbraith

"corn, fam'BY KLĄ KERYIDE, DIO, T. M.'RIG U, H. PAT, OFF,

"Til bet ils is tic best vacation your fatlier ever had, tot havinget, drive a stuffy old auto!”?

Secret.

who

de-

fooled. Everybody

knew interested

that future.

came forth. ent establishments new start has to be made. And that is Alaska-the tial hot spot of the Western

and cronomic phere's

A

poten- Hemis- milltary

Was

BITTER ANTI-ALLIED

CAMPAIGN IN ITALY

(By Jolm Talbot)

Britain's renunciation of her £2,880,000,000 repara- tions bill to Italy has done much to quieten the bitter press campaign making her the thinly veiled target of a series of which had appeared vituperative anti-Allied articles throughout the Italian press during the past ten months. America and Soviet Russia out with a bitter front page article have also come in for their entitled: "What the Allied Occupation is costing Us: Italy a Great Enter- share of hard words from some Linment Park." sections of the press. but Though aimed principally at the theatre, neither has ever lacked sup- American troops in this porters in other sections.

British soldiers were also included In the attack.

The article said that at least one third

of the supplies sent to Allied attitude, troopa

in Italy are sold in the black since the United States is regarded market. as having no territorial interest in

With regard to America,

nearly

all the Italian newspapers adopt

conciliatory much more

"Without doubt the position of the said,

Italy and is thought to be more Allied soldier in Italy,"

"allows him to indulge himself with

friendly owing to the large numb.abyblutely complete liberty. Liberty

of American citizens of Italian

corrupt; liberty to prostitute; great more widespread-since they have liberty to commit small and the tacit backing of the Catholic abuses.

With Russia, the attacks have been to

Church-but Russia's honour hashy do they still stay in Italy? everything been steadily upheld by Communist They are only making newspapers.

Britain, on the offer hand, appears

much worse."

While a section of the press, led

As

to have borne the brunt of the can by the Socialist newspaper Avanti paign, and it is only now that Italians and the Action Party's organ Italia

feel are beginning to

sightly Libera have made as impartial ashamed of some of the hard things possible their opinions of the pre- that have been said in the recent senes of Allied troops in Italy, there are a host of so-called independent less punt.

whose more or One of the main exceptions to this

object is a revaluation and change of attitude is the Communist

press

which is thought by many vindication

of the defunct Fascist

persons here to be following a policy, revlolence of. their anli-Allied

directed at ousting the Anglo-

overy

American influence in Italy and re- attitude, the description of placing it with a Russian influence. move by the Aliles as inspired simply

Communist newspapers

by greed, together with accompany-

this

conceal by

under

a cloak of patriatle bosing attacks on the present Italian 10. to any kind of foreign dominn-Government as a puppet prone

accept every whim of the Big Four

On the day it was announced in appears to atm, at nothing less than that Mussolial's renounced demonstrating Paris that Britain had

claims, the Home nationalistic policy was not so very her reparation Communist daily paper Unita, came wrong-Reufer:

COMMUNISTS ACCUSED

Kuo,

AB- Wellington

Chinese bassadür, speaking in celebration of the 35th anniversary of the founda- tion of the Chinese Republie last night, charged the Chinese Come: munists with seeking to seize control! of China and to undermine the legi- timate government.

with

He charged Chinese Reds lack of faith in commitments to create that peace and unity "which whole the Chinese people as a ardently desire."

"The present trouble in China is not

Just a struggle between two political parties for power," Dr Koo said. "The Communist movement is for local Belt- ΠΟΙ u movement government; it is a challenge by a minority party with its Independent army of the authority of the estab lished government in the hope of galning political control of China."

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