1946-12-17 — Page 3

RESISTANCE CAMPAIGN

AMONG GERMANS IN FRENCH LABOUR CAMPS

Once docilo and subservient, the 625,000 Germon. prisoners of war keld in France are starting to campaign for their freedom. Pierre Roland-Levy, director of the Labour Ministry, told the United Press that the French re- construction programme is being severely hampered by strikes, slowdowns and sabotage by thousands of PWs.. When the war ended, the pri- Government has taken no action to soners were put to work on re- suppress the rising resistance other constructing the ravaged coun-soners by making their living en- than an attempt to mollify the pri- try, and were willing and an-ditions as good as possible. xious to work.;

"They were afraid of reprisals against them for their crimes, or for the crimes of the Nazis, All they wanted was food and security," aalid the official. "But now they are no longer afraid. They believe that Germany, aided by dissension among the victorious nations, is once more on the rond to power. They want to 20 home."

Since the end of the war, approx)- mately 60,000 former German col- diers have tried to escape from French labour camps, and half of that number have succeeded.

Those who remain have begun what appears to be organised resis tance. By refusing to work, they count en making the PW system so expensive to France that it will be given up as Impractical.

Better Living Conditions Sensitive to world opinion which

condemnations has heard

of this the French

system as "lavery,"

GIRL, 13, ON ROAD SAFETY COMMITTEE

The PWs live in elenu, well- regulated camps, have organised re- creation, and receive nearly twice the food rations they would get if they were in Germany,

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Despite their truculence, they are doomed to remain in France until the French Government manpower to replace then,

BRITISH

LEGION'S

WORK

find

The first full year since the end of the war has seen a big increase iz the benevolent work of the British Legion. Large-scale demobilisation

has meant that millions more

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1946.

WOODCOCK TO BRITAIN'S

RADIO AIDS

WEATHER

MEET BAKSI IN LONDON

FORECASTS

Meteorologists in Britain are

Boxing fans are promised' a now able to provide more accu- battle of giants when Bruce rate weather forecasts-parti- | Woodcock, Britain's heavy cularly important to airline pas-weight champion, meets the

Joe sengers-by means of the radio American,

Bakai, ut sonde.

Harringay Arena, London, next February. A spokesman of Mike Jacobs, who has Joe Louis, world heavyweight champion under contract, has agreed that this fight would be considered a final eliminator for the world championship title.

This is really a miniature wenther station and is camposed of a radio arud an automatic transmitter weather-measuring device for re- cording atmospheric pressure, air temperature and humidity.

A small balloon Alled with hydro- gen in fixed to the redin ronde and released. Owing to nimospheric pressure the balloon expands and bursts at a height of between 10 and 1 miles, releasing the radio sonde which descends to earth on a para- chule and is recovered for recallbro- ton.

sion.

Woodcock will be a different pro- position to Joe Bakst from Freddie Mills, the British light heavyweight champion, who was conceding more

than two stones in weight and inches. in height when the American beat him at Harringay in November.

Radie sondes pre self-contained cylindrical shaped boxes about Ave

Woodcock has already beaten Mills inches in diameter and weigh only and Joe Lesnevitch, and though three bs, including a small electrie Tami Mauriello, another American three- contender for the title, knocked out battery which operates the valve radio transmitter. A smul! Woodcock inst June in New York, windmill spins in the wind and Mauriello was in his turn knocked operates a rotary switch controlling out by Louis inside a single round. the three weather measuring

Other contenders for the charts ele. of ments

barometrie

Treasure, pionship title, Joe Wolcott and Joey temperature and humidity,

Maxim, both Americans, are also These ructeorological

10 measure- expected

be matched in an ments converted to musical frequency eliminator. notes at varying pitch by the trans- sensitive mitters are plcked up by radio receivers on the ground stations, Here they are converted back into weather measurements from which the meteorologist compiles his fore-

cast.

men and women have become Production

ex-Service and therefore eligible to be helped by the British Legion Benevolent De- partment.

30,

Joan Hazelden is 13, and she lives and goes to nelipa! in the beautiful

During the year ending September old city of Canterbury, in the south-

1000,680 was expended, #n east English county of Kent. Some Time ago the local police officers saw increase of over £168,000 on the Joan outside a cinema, marshalling preceding year, and the highest ex- children through the traffic and into penditure of any year since the aquese for tickets. They thought | Legion began its work 25 years ago. Jonn did this so well that they midd

The total number of applications at her a member of the Canterbury 133.710 reached a new past figure Rond Safety Committee.

Such Committees have been or ganized all over Britain to prevent clients on the rounds for Britain is a busy country, and a tremendous number of cars, lorries and buses stream along her highways. These local committees discuss things that can be done in their own towns and villages--dangerous corners that need widening, streets that should be made Inta one-way streets, and so on.

and was over 30,000 more than the

year before. This figure does not include the thousands of applications

deat: with on the spot by the 4,000 in cases of temporary need which are Legion Service Commuters.

In

Clockmaking

Three

Industry

million

the

Meanwhile, rumours that Joc Louis would retire In the New Year are discounted in informed boxing circles. It is considered more likely that Louis, who has defended his title 23 times, will fight again, as atready hinted by Mike Jacobs, in New York next June. Whatever happens, the Baksl-Woodcock battle is sure to attract a record attendance at Harringay.

SCOTTISH NEWSLETTER

tal!

By Alastair Grant

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ALUMINIUM

HOUSES

-TO-DAY- & TO-MORROW

QUEEN'S

At 2.30, 5.15,

7.15 & 9.15 p.m.

Aluminium la playing its part na it did in Britain to-day during the aircraft production: drive in World War II. By. similar methods, mass produc- tlon of aluminium houses is now getting into its stride,

In five factories, formerly engaged on aircraft orders, output has risen from 28 a week last December to no less than 480 a week by the middle it is hoped that the weekly total will of October. By the end of February

have passed 1,200.

two

A total of 54,500 such houses have been ordered by the British Govern ment to help cope with the serious housing shortage in Britain; and it 1s intended to complete the order by August, 1947.

Part of the temporary programme, these aluminum houses are of

the comprise bungalow type and bedrooms, living room, kitchen and

The entire

is house bathroom. built of four separate paris complete with Attings. At the site these four units can be assembled in less than one hour, while furniture and occu- pants can move in on the same day.

major Two

The advantages of aluminium house are that the bulk of the labour needed is semi-skilled or unskilled, and the major part of the aluminium can be obtained from scrap aircraft. The only bricks used are in a nine-inch wall which is part of the foundation. In all, 2.0 tons of aluminium are required for each house.

Fortune for Literary Servicemen

of

Men in the Services who have timepieces a

been smitten with the "writing year to buyers in some 40

bug" now have an opportunity countries is the present target

to gain a fortune. A firm of of Britain's watch and clock in-

Rotten Row for the Highland Capi- London publishers, a firn

That is the latest suggestion New York publishers and a dustry-und this is apart from the demands of the home mar- for Inverness extensive and beauti film-producing organisation: scarcities of ket, made moru pressing by the fully situated Bught Park. This park have united to offer prizes of of is a big asset to the town and the from £1,500 to £15,000 in a con- years World War II.

surrounding district but, the "test which closes on June 30, Help in cases of temporary need

getters" think that it is more or

used only at the 1947. accounted for expenditure totalling The industry affords n fine example n dormant asset,

£203,400.

and shinty of go-nrdinated production. In the week-ends for football

Would-be entrants should note of companies, for mutches, Some want to build a dog that books must consist of not less biggest group

than 50,000 words and the authors instance, each factory specialises in racing track there and others would

Army, One even take it over for building pur- must have served in the ne particular type of cluck. has

Navy, Air Force, Merchant Navy or makes striking and chiming clocks, poses. another

produces master clocks, It would be a pity if these ad- the official Women's Services of any unother electric clocks, and a fourth vocates of "progress" should get their of the United Nations for any period high-grade wrist watches.

way. For one thing the footballers since September 1, 1930. Works Skilled designers and technicians and shlaty, players would be deprived can be fiction ar non-fiction, though

non-fletion play a leading role. Before any new of an excellent pitch, and that would

book timepiece

Ե goes into production de- be a hard knock to the latter, seeing naturally tailed plana giving exact measure ments of each part must be produced watches, drawings of more than 200 FRY 209 separate parts, on a much magnifled scale, are required. Each stage of production is governed by the blue

technicians who are the prints of real successors of the old master craftsmen whose traditions go back for 300 years.

Under the Small Business Loans scheme in is first full year of resumed operation the Legion tent £29,870 to ex-Service men and women to enable them to restart or safety set up new businesses.

Nepayments

It is really quite an honour for schoolgirl Joan to have been picked out to be it member. The first thing she is going to suggest is banner and a "Children Cross Here" sign, to be put up outside her school. When she grows up Joan wants to In a policewoman, which means she will spend much of her time helping people in A number of way-for that a part of the pollee force's job in Britain. She seems to have made a good start!

Girl Models Unite

"Wolves" Against

nde

on business loans totalled £8,138.

Allowances in cases of permanent incapacity amounted to £01,018, help being given to 1,430 new applicants,

TRUMAN AIDES TO STREAMLINE BELTLINES-

ore

to

Six of President Truman's aides

trying

streamline their Forty attractive girls who werkbeltlines, says Associated Press. as professional models In Phita- The group includes Reconversion delphila have formed n guild to Director John R. Steelman; RFC make sure their agencies assign Director George E. Allen; Maj- them only bonn modelling General Harry Vaughn, the Presid- work, reports Associated Press. ent's Military Aide; William D.

They

were angered that their asset. Presidential Secretary: Clark took the liberty to make Cliford, agencies

Special Counsel: and social

engagements for them Wallace H. Grahum, White House dinner companions and hostesses at physician. private and convention parties.

They agreed to tell one another of unpleasant incidents and to report one day the six aides weighed in at

It all started like this: after lunch

to each other the unwelcome atten- Dr Graham's office and agreed to tions made by over-zealous, over-reduce their weight by specifle ardent "wolves”.

amounts by January 1. The gree-

The guild, they sak, will make ment was that any participant who

sters of nice, familles.

would

loss likely

to

In the drawing office. In the case of suitable shinty pitch in or near the vabia Pielures Corporation, i

OT

no

The steadily increasing demand for electric clocks which need cle

adjustment has led winding Britain's manufacturers to develop these for every industrial and domes- tic purpose and in coming years they will find a place in millions of homes, stores and department factories throughout the world.

World's Smallest Railway

that there is a good-going sainty re-quality for the film-making vival in progress, and this is the only part of the award-which is

option to be taken up by town.

Then, again, it is in the Bught Park that the Highland Show is to be hell next year if sufficient timber can be released for the purpose and the Bught is by far the best venue for such an important occasion as this.

Cycling Popular

to

they think the book has the makings of a successful picture. This may bring a sum of up to £15,000 to the the lucky winner, in addition prize of 1.500 (plus other royalties) which is open to be won.

Entries, marked "United Services

to Book Contest"

be sent to George Harrap & & Co. Ltd., 102, High Holborn, London, W.C.. England, or to 55, York Street, Sydney, Aus- traila, or to Thomas K. Crowell Company, 432, Fourth Avenue, Now York 10, U.S.A.

arc

One useful suggestion is the laying of a cycling track round the Park, and this would be an excellent ides for it would leave the central area of the Park unspoiled and would enter for the increasing number of cycling clubs in the town and district. Cy- cling is enjoying a big boom at pre- sent. Horse-riding, too, has its de- STANDARD PRESSURE votees and although they are not so

numerous as cyclists or footballers

it

would be nice to have our own

"Rotten Row" It would perhaps Gadget Invented to Gauge

help to attract some of this holiday

traffic we hear so much about.

Darts Vogue

The game of darts is enjoying a

Soccer Ball

modelling inore, attractive to young- i did not fullst the bargain would pay Dymehurch Railway, the world's remarkable vogue in the Highlands no standard pressure for a soccer ball.

SIDE GLANCES

$10 to each of the others.

By Galbraith

2016 BY MEA DEWYNE, ING T. M. BLIN, ULA, FAT, OPP.

won't say anything about how thin your mother the roast beef when relatives are visiting us—now

you pipe down and let's go to sleep!"

The Romney, Hythe and Emallest public railway, which runs along the charming const of Kent, in south-east England has ambitious plans for 1947 The Company is going to build a stream-line train and run a miniature buffet car.

This unusual

on It

war

and the number of clubs is steadily

London, Dec. 15. To-day throughout the world there is

The rules down its shape and its there is size and e.t its weight, hit

say how much pressure

increasing. Inverness has now 22 | nothing beyond a tacit agreement of clubs in addition to 12 junior clubs, captaincy to and they have their league games should be put into the ball. and all the trimmings. Dingwall, a town of 3000 population, has 12 clubs and the little town of Beauly han about 8.

Darts had begun to gain a footing in the North just before the outbreak rallway, runs

two apart. of war, but then for a year rails .15 inches

The influx of Interest subsided. invaluable rendered work, for when "Pluto," the petrol troops into the Highlands gave it a pipo line, was laid under the sen from new life. In Aberdeen there aro 04 England to France, many miles of clubs. piping was carried alang it.

At the beginning of last summer, howover, the railway returned to civilian datles-its timetables appear in Britain's fainous Bradshaw's Guide, shed Tor over, 100 years and ran, nearly 60,000 miles, and carried over 271,000 passengern.

the

It makes a difference in its bounce blowed up to 20 whether the ball is pressure or allowed to remain at only 14. Yet very low people indeed would be able to fell just by squeezing ball how great is the pressure.

invented A Now a Landon firm has special Inflator known, as the sykometer up to .which can get all balla blown

to get standard pressure. They hope the Football Association interested and have asked then to suggest what pres. Eure they would recorrunend.

It is, as expected, very unlikely that the Football Association will lay anything Only recently Elgin Magistrates down in the rules, but this new gadget granted permission to four public will be heavensend to host clubs who

hitherto have only guessed what pres houses to run darts ames for the sure they are putting into the ball. They will know on a windy day how-to put in first time, which indicates the re-

seas air and to pump it well up when cognition the game has achieved. the ground is wet and muddy. If the Ex-footballers, ex-cricketers and bail becomes deflated during the game, this movement which it is generally exact pressure required Neuter. admiltted, is choing much to raise the fono and make for orderliness in the

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ex-rugby players are prominent in they will be poles to add it again to the Canada On UNRRA To StudyCosmic Rays

Travelling on the little trains is very comfortable; the saloon coaches, pubs. As one enthusinst puts it "If U.S. SENATOR DEAD about four-foot-six inches high, have a man gets drunk he's had it". This large windows and the floor of the kind of thing la taken for granted conches is only four inches above the in the South, but in the Highlands ground. The driver in niso the fire-it in something new. man and the youngeab employco this littlo raway is a 14-year-old boy, the envy of all schoolboys for mues around the countryside.

AMERICAN DESERTER

on

Supporo, Dec. 16. The 11th Airborne Division General Court Martini has convicted of desertion D paratrooper who escaped from an Army stockade four times and who eluded capture for periods or as long as four months,

Privata Tussell Garvin, 22. was. sentenced to ten years confinement with hardt labour. Garvin was caught

SIR · VICTOR MALLET LEAVING MADRID

London, Dec. 10. A Foreign Offled spokesman said to-day that Sir Victor Mallet, British Ambassador to Madrid, had begun personal preparations to return to United London in line with the Nations resolution for the recall of Ambassadors from Madrid,

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he spokesman said, however, that Britain would not formally recall Sir Victor until the official notifica tion of the resolution had been re-

ecrotorlat-United Pross."

North Carolina, Dec. 16. Senator Josiah William Balley, aged 73, Democrat of North Carolina, died of cerebral lizemorenago to-day, He was Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Associated Press,

NEW HOSPITAL CHIEF

Kure, Dec, 18, Col J. A. V. Nicoll of Frensham, near Farnham, Surrey, has been named Commanding Officer of the 62 Indian General Hospital here, succeeding Col G. S., M. Hughes, now on leave in England,"

Col Nicoll is n veteran of the Normandy D-Day landing-Ausocla- By ted Presen

at Manila, an November 22, 1940. celvell from the United Nations United Press,

Far East Council In Superfortress

#

Washington, Dec. 16.

Washington, Dec. 15. During the final year of UNRRA Leading American physicists will operations in China, a Canadian resoar 49,000 deat above the earth's presentative will sit on the UNRRA surfacs in laboratory-equipped B-29 bomber this month to study Far East' Counell.

The addition was made at Canada's cosmic rays, the Office of Naval Ro

the search announced, to-day. request, the Dominion being third largest contributor. The others on the Council are Australia, China, Scientists in the past had observed France, India, the Netherlands, New the working of the Zealand,

the

Philippines, United elevation of 15,000 to 20,000 feet in moun'ain peaks. Kingdom, the United States and the laboratorite on

They will now continue experi Soviet Union-Associated Press.

ments at the new levels to de termine how, cosmic 'raya smaah alors Central New

Central European

Transportation -

roya at an

Inland Transport Organisellon open- ing in Paris on Wednesday.

The agenda of the conferenca in- cludes restitution of railway rolling. stock to owner countries, census of Parb, Dec, 18. railway stock and "Inland waterway Colonel IL XI. Jorgensen, of Den- and harbour craft, transport of conl mark, will preside at the sixth In Europe and admission of Italy to acasion of the European Central the OrganisationAssociated Press.