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ATOMIC ENERGY IN CANCER RESEARCH

Chicago, Dec. 22. Chicago University, where the atomic bomb was born four years ago, said it would attempt to and the cause and cure of cancer by ex- panding ita research programme and by using an increased supply of radioactive materials suppiled by atomic piles.

President, E. C. Colwell said the expanded cancer programme would contemplate

espital fund of $4,000,000, and would make research on cancer one of the university's major projects.-Unlied Press.

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MOVE TO CONSIDER OUSTING OF BILBO

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1946.

Mallet Leaving

Thie

Madrid To-Morrow

British

Madk, Dec. 22. ·

Embassy nounced to-day that Ambassador Sir Victor Mallet was scheduled to leave for London on Tuesday His departure will mark the British compliance with the United N- di- decision that heads of tiona plomalle missions to Spain should be withdrawn.-United Press.

Cuban Delerate Assalla UNO

Washington, Dec. 22. Guillermo Belt, Cuban Ambas- Bador to the United States and chief of his country's United No- tions

the delegation, assailed United Nations Assembly action on Spain

of in- A3 1 "manoeuvre ternational Communism.!”

Assembly The

called upon members to withdraw diplomatic Franco re- recognition from the gime. Belt called this a move "to overthrow one of the three regimes In Europe which, according to Mr Dmitri Manuflaky, the Ukrainian delegate, do not allow Communism their borders."Associated within

Press,

Conscription In Shanghai To Take Place Soon

Shanghai, Dec: 22. The first conscription in Shanghai will take place coon, affecting some 10,000 youths who will serve two to three years, declared Maj-Gen Fu Cheng-mo, first Commander of the Divisional Conscription Shanghai Command.

Although he declined to divulge the measures governing conscription,

Gen Fu estimated that about one per cent of the population of Shanghai fell under the conscription age range. However, he said that with the ex- ception of those physically unit about 10,000 would be conscripted by lot.

Gen Fu said the terms of service for an ordinary soldier was two years and for a mechanised soldier three years. United Presa.

LEST WE FORGET—This pictura, takon a few days ago, le of the lower western part of Stanley Cemetery. Hore, underneath theen plain crosses, ife many Hongkong realdents who gave their lives to defend the Colony, were executed by the Japanese or died through privation during Internment. It is now a hallowed place of homago.

Search For Air

Crews Lost In

Arctic

London, Dec. 21.

For 10 months, search officers of the Royal Air Force have been making long and hazardous voyages in small boats and climbing moun tains over a 200 miles area within de Arelic circle in an effort to find British aircrews

and

alrcraft last and over and off the coast of during the Submarines with detectors were used to locate sunken aircraft which been raised and the crews re- have covered. The Officers were mem bers of the Misalon of Research and Enquiry Service Organisation set up by the Air Ministry as soon as the end of hostilities permitted-Reuter.

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CHINA WANTS SIX

NAZIS KEPT IN COUNTRY

Nanking, Dec. 22. The Chinese government will in sist on a small number of Germans perhaps s.x-to be deleted from the repatriatlon list but probably will

REBELS OUSTED deport them later when the govern

FROM JAJO

Caracas, Venezuela, Dec. 22. Dispatches from Trujillo said that had been A group of 1,000 rebels foreed out of their stronghold In Jajo by Government troops and fled Jabeurtains Associated Press,

FAILURE OF ROCKET TESTS DENIED

Suggestion For Delhi Round

Table Talks

London. Dec. 21.

A round-table conference of Indians-without British re- all presentation--comprising Indian political, communal and Princely elements to be held in New Delhi during the recess of the Constituent Assembly has been suggested by Indium. political quarters in London, it was learned to-day.

No British elements, official Dr otherwise, would be invited and the intention is to bring the rival Indian factions together in a final effort without third party mediation to settle india's future constitution.

The conference of Indians in New Delhi would conform with the Indian

leaders reiterated insistence that there should be no outside Inter-

ference.

Meanwhile, the Constituent

As-

sembly in New Delhi agreed to defer

Coal Promised BITTER COLD

For Austin Motor Car Co

London, Dec, 22.

BRINGS SUFFERING.

London, Dec. 12. Bilter cold brought suffering to Mr Ituymond Blackburn,

Europe's homeless and slowed move- Labourite Member of Parliament of food to the hungry. Tempera- ment, announced he had received tures sank to zero in Germany, five. assurances from the Ministry above in northern France and 10 in of Fuel and Power that conl Belgium. It was 13

in England. On the Mediterranean, subfreezi needed for continued

opera-

Ing weather gripped

Rice, (France) tions at the Austin Motor Car and Turin, (Italy) Torrential rains Company works in Birmingham swept Italy, washing out two bridgen would be provided this week.; near Tarako, and tying up traffle for

on expected five days.--Associated Press

The Austin Company announced last night that it would be forced to close "indefinitely" on Tuesday for

lack of fuel but the Ministry quickly

reported it had "meatures in hand" to meet the situation.

The possible Austin shutdown,

which would mean idleness for 17,000

"Meet Australia'

*

Exhibition Ends Year-Old Tour

workers, was regarded by some fore- casters as the first of a series of in- dustrial suspensions forced by the cool shortage, but the Ministry de- clared: "If every firm practises eco- nomy in fuel consumptould be a ling exhibition designed and pro

there is

"Meet Australia”, the travel-

no reason why there complete Press.

stoppage." Associated

First Australian

Director Of Reuters Named

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duced by Britain's Central Office of Information in collaboration with the Australian Government, has onded its tour of 10 principal United Kingdom cities after being seen by 269,795 visitors.

The tour opened at Bristol in De- comber, 1945, and since that time has been shown in London, Manchester, Liverpool. Southampton, Birmingham, Leeds, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Aber- deen.

This exhibition was the second in the series of shows designed to give comprehensive and interesting in- formation about the British Dominions and Colonies, the "Meet Canada" Ex-- hibition, which ended its tour at Hastings in June, 1940, being the first in this series,

Sydney, Dec. 22. The Boord of the Australian Associated Press has nominated Mr R. A. G. Henderson as the first Australian Director of Reulers.

Mr Henderson will represent the of the Australian and New interesta Zealand papers on the Reuter Board and arrangements are now being made for closer working between the

"Meet Australia" occupied about. Australian A. P. and the New Zen-

4,000 square feet of floor space and showed by means of models, diora. Mr Henderson

General

photographs mas,

and a "talking. of the Manager

Sydney Morning map", the living conditions and 2- Herald, Chairman of the Australian pirations of the Australian people. Associated Press and Chaliman of Outstanding aspects of Australian

fand Press Association.

is the

Pro-

Nehru's resolution calling for an in-

until the dependent Indian Republie January

20. The Assembly's chair-prietors Association. man, Dr Rajendra Prasad, further Intimated it was hoped by that time the Moslem League would have re- tracted Its decision to boycott the Assembly.

Australian Newspaper

Sir Kelth Murdoch has appointed the first Australian trustee

Additional indication of the Inten- round-table tion to call an Indian conference was reen in the Consillu-

ments.

of Reuters.

been

A New Zealand trustee will be appointed after the annual general meeting of the New Zealand Press Association.-Reuter,

were depleted; including the characteristics of her climate, sechery, towns and agriculture, and sections were devoted to Australia's notable war contribution and fudustrial pro. Kresa.

GEN LI TSUNG-JEN WARNS REDS

Pelping, Dec. 22. After wecks of political discussion, Chinese government and Communist

tent is ment throu

with them, a Foreign

Great Step Forward said. Once source

The source deplores the enlunder-ent Assembly's rule of procedure laid

London, Dec. 22. standing of United States authorities down yesterday providing that the

preliminary drait of the Indian Mr Kent Cooper, General Manager the who determined to repatriate

Union constitution must be referred and Executive Director of the Asso- Nazis 29 soon as possible but he

to the Provincial and State Legla- | elated Press, the great American co- pointed out that China as a sovereig

intures for their views and com-operatively-owned non-pront mak- nation has complete right to act as she pleases.

No definite date for the conference in Press Assoclation, in a statement leaders declared yesterday that full

to-night said: "The announcement stressert that such a conference could thint the Australian Associated has been set but the protagonists by the Board of Reuters the effect scale, resumption of the civil war was

Imminent ated Press prove effective only if convened be has joined in the ownership of General Ll Tsung-fen, Director of to divi pose; 'which are impossefore the Constituent Assembly

re Routers, a non-profit making agency, Informed sources sald the alleged assembles on January 20-United is a great step forward in Empire ping headqould resume the offen-

I did not give the reasons for their retention, but explained that the government needs the Nazis for cer- Lain

Foreign

Omce secrecy on this mater is the principal cause of friction be tween the United States and China since the Americans consider such "protection" an unfriendly act and want to deport the Nazis United Press

Press,

un-

No Moslem Council Meeting

Karachi, Dec. 21, Mr Mohommed All Jinnah, Pre- do- sident of the Moslem League, clared at a press conference to-day: equivocally been

the interpreto- tion. which has

categorically and definitely put by the British Government in their statementTM of December 0 on the Cabinet Mission plan of May 15-there is no occasion for me to coll 4 meeting ai tro Moslem League Council for revising its previous decision to boycott the. Constituent Assemblyuier.

Washington, Dec. 22, The Senate Republican Steering Committee headed by Senntor Robert

White Sands, H. Taft planned to ask Senator

to-day Ferguson.

for a

"Unless and until Congress New Mexico, Dec. 22. Homer

Army Ordnance officials at White special report on whether Senator Theodore ("The Man") Bilbo should Sands Proving Grounds denled be ousted from the Senate. There ports that an attempt to launch man was little doubt that Senator Ferguson made meteorites

from a captured would recommend the ouster.

German V-2 rocket actually failed. Ordnance oficials discounted the Mississippi, statement of scientist James A Van has been accused of accepting money Allen of Johns Hopkins University the mechanism la fre the for favouritism in awarding wor that contracts and for favours to dope meteorites from the rocket warhead had failed to function.-United Press. addicts.United Press.

Bilbo, Senator from

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LUKEWARM BURMESE WELCOME ΤΟ BRITISH INVITATION

Rangoon, Dec. 22. The Burmese Press this morning offered a lukewarm welcome to the British Government's Invitation to Burmese Minis.ers to visit London und discuss the Burma situation Associated Press.

Gandhi's

Srirampur, Dec. 21. Mohandas K. Gandhi, will tour riot-ravaged villages of East Bengal on foot in the "greatest experiment of my life" in the near future, it was learned to-day.

CAUSTIC U.S. COMMENT | begin shortly after Gandhil meets the The projected tour probably will Congress Party leader, Pandit Neiru, who is scheduled to visit Srirampur late this month.

New York, Dec. 22. The New York Times said in an editorial to-day: "The bitter truth is that Britain is too weak to enforce a programme either in Burma or ndia....She cannot hold her empire Logether through any means except persuasion. If that fails she must ret real.

falt

Hellerpilng his determination to succeed in his "experiment" to quell communal strife, Gandhi said:"" need be, I will leave my bones in East Bengal for it t

in 'East Bengal I will not succeed anywhere else."

Many of the villages on his itiner- ary are now occupied only by Moslems, the Hindu population having evacuated during the com- munal outbreaks.-United Press, Congress-Moslem Differences

New Delhi, Dee: 21.

Congress Party's

The All-India

journalism. Both Reuters and the Australian Associated Press are to be congratulated."-Reuter

VIET NAMHESE GOVT. FLEES FROM HANOI

(Continued from Page 1)

Eurasian civilians were killed or are missing. United Press.

Violent Fighting At Hoe

Saigon, Dec. 21. Violent fighting at Hue, capital of Annum In French Indo-China, was reported by French sources.

The Viet Namhese attack, sup- ported by mortar fire, was Lepulsed and most of the French civilions in the town stayed, though the French quarter of Hue has not been cleared yet.

The French were isolated by at- tacking Viet Namhese in the towns of Nam ish and Hal Duong, but it was claimed that they, were holding their positions.-Associated Press.

Comment In America

Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's Pei- said that Govern-

ment armies sive if the Communists continue to usregard the Generalissimo's case fre order.Assoclated Press.

Communist Supecks

Peiping, Dec. 22. emmunist troops were reported to Jiave captured 30 towns bordering the Felping-Mukden railway near. Anting, which is 17 miles south-east

Ten Communist of Pelping.

regi- ments were said to have participated the in this strongest thrust yet In Pelping sector,-United Proun

British Consulate

At Taipei......

Taipei, Dec. 22, .. The British Government, through the consent of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, will shortly re- establish a Consular office in Tul- wan.

It is learned that the new British Consul has arrived at-Keelung, and will proceed to Talpel to-morrow, where the Consulate will be set up. ---Central News,

Young Roosevelt Leaves Moscow

"It has already failed in India, but even a British retreat there is cut off by religious conflict between the Moslems and Hindas which threatens

New York, Dec. 22. civil war, In Buna least there

The New York Herald Tribune la no such conflict. This should case

said in an editorial to-day: "The the coming negotiations and prevent

Moscow, Dec. 23. French haven't shown in the past, an impasse like India....Indo-China Working Committee to-day debated

nor are they how demonstrating. Elliott Roosevelt and his wife left" is a hopeless war.

"France also is for too weak to to the British Government's state-

whether or not they should adhere much capacity for dealing with the Moscow for the United States, ending nationalist aspirations of the people his visit in the Soviet Union, capped hold her eastern domain in subjernent of December laying of Asia....In the end the French by his interview on Saturday with tion. Meanwhile, China helplessly toward an all-out civil the Congress Party and the Moslem

stangers down that any differences between may lose everything they possess in Generalissimo Josef Stalin.-Associat

Indo-China. Their attitude shows ed Press. war of her own

MARSEILLES MURDER ARREST BY POLICE

Paris, Dec. 22." Marielles Police, have arrested a man whom they allege is the leader of a gang which murdered the Nor- wegian consul. in Marsellies in his home early his month—Reuter,

NOTICE

H. K. S. P. C.

The Executive Committee of The Hongkong Society for the Protection of Children will not. meet on Tuesday, December 24.

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 7 at the usual tinio and place.

!

M. BARKER Hon. General Secretary.

League pho

should be referred to 11 Federal Court.

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Hellable sources said that to-day's session of the; Working Commitics reversed the earlier decision du refer differences in interpretation to Federal Court. The second meeting of the Committee would decide what attitude would be adopted, and was stressed that so far.

so far there had been neither rejection nor acceptance of the December. 8 stalement.

The Constituent Assembly appro- ved the setting up of a A coramitted ol six to meet representatives of the Indian States to formulate a method of selecting and distributing the 03 sents. In the Assembly

new empty and reserved for the States. The committee Includes Pandit Nehru, leader of the Congress Party, and Sardar Patel who, will negotiate with the committee, chosen by the Cham- mit their Andings to the Constituent ber of Frinces and, afterwards sub- Assembly-United Press.

COMMONS RECESSES

London, Dec. 22. The House of Commons, after, 43

lays in session, began its month's Christmas recess yesterday!--Anzo- elated Prem

far less understanding of what s happening in Asla than that of the Bri.ich Prime Minister, Mr Altice, who has announced the British inten tion to give Burma independence....

"The French attitude is also less wise than that of the Dutch Par- llament, which has just approved a draft agreement to establish a United States of Indonesia?...

PRINCE SAUD TO VISIT AMERICA

Crown

Cairo, Dec. 22. Prince Saud of Saudi has Arabia,

accepted President Truman's Invitation to visit the "la apparaat the British and Unlied States, and will leave Dutch sacrifices, made on the basls January of the knowledge that what is in- Legation in evitable in Asia may be a smaller Associated Press. sacrifice in the end, are wiser than those of the French-United, Press.

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