1948-05-18 — Page 8

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, MAY 18, 1948.

HIT BY A PALESTINE CALLED A THREAT

TORNADO

This aerial view shows the Texas Textile Mill (background), and the neighbouring residential arca virtually destroyed by a tornado which hit the town of McKinney, Tex. Three persons were killed and 53 injured.-AP Wirephoto.

Atomic Bombs Might Destroy Typhoons, Theory

CONGRESSMAN'S INGENIOUS PROPOSITION

Manila, May 17.-A Philippine Congressman thinks that atom bombs might destroy typhoons.

Rep. Francisco Perfecto, a provincial coconut planter, has offered a bill which would create an international “anti-typhoon" commission to test his theory that atomic explosions could quell the fiercest storm.

"Something

Perfecto says he himself. He hatched

must be done," ne Scientists of all nations would said. "Typhoons caused $100,000,000, Invited to join. damage in the Philippines alone last year. In my province half the coconut trees were blown down and the rest were stripped bare like candles,

be

is no scientists the iden for after an anti-typhoon commission

about reading a newspaper article of an It is time to take action." the crew

American B-17 Under Perfecto's bill, the Philip weather plane who few through pinen government would put up the heart of a Caribbean twister. $500,000 for typhoon research.

"COME BACK SOON" CRIES TO PRINCESS

TYPHOON SQUAD

"Our fliers could do the

same,"

he suggested. "But they would carry atom bombs."

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TO PEACE

U.S. Asks Fighting To Be Stopped Immediately

Laké Success, May 17.-The United States declared today that the situation in Palestine was a "threat to peace" under the Charter of the United Nations and called on all Governments to stop the fighting immediately.

The statement was contained in a resolution which Mr Warren Austin, the American delegate, presented to the Security Council today.

He asked the Council to declare the Palestino situation a "threat to peace" and to call on all govern. ments involved to cease fighting immediately.

Mr Austin, in the resum:d debate!

the Palestine, said

Security Council needed mor: Information on what is happening in Palestine and suggested It might ask the follow- Ing questions:

To Egypt, Saudi Arabia. Trans- Jordan, Iraq, Yemen, Syrla and the Lebanon: Are the armed elements of your armed forces sponsored by your Government now operating in Palestine?

"If so, where are such forcts focated. under what command, and with what military objectives?

"On what basis is li claimed that such forces are entitled to enter Palestine?

WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

In

"Who is now responsible for the exercise of political functions the Arab areas in Polzstine?

"Is

such Fes authority now negotiating with the Jews?

"Have the Arab governments entered on any agreement among Pales- themselves with respect to

tine?

"What agreement?

are the terms of the

"Have you named your repre- sentatives to deal with the Security Council truce commission"

To Israel:

"Over which urens of Palestine do you exercise control?

"Have you armed forces outside the

Jewish areas claimed by the State?

"If so, how do you justify their existence there?

the

"Are you

negotiating with

Arab authorities on a truce or a set-

Lernent?

.

"Have you named your represen- tatives to deal with the truce com-

"Would you agree to an immediate unconditional truce for Jerusa-

and

Washington, May 17.- The United States will "require" Marshall Plan countries to con- sider devaluing their currencies if she considers this necessary, mission? the National Advisory Council- A typhoon squad would take

chief American economic policy-lem? ws soon as word of an approaching typhoon was flashed to the main-making body--said here today. land. Their plane would fy as high

possible-magice 30,000 font" jort would drop its Lom! Into the dave of quiet air which fes at the like the contre of every phoon hole la a douchaut.

Paris. May 17-Thorsunds of Parisians, shouting "Conte back

The explosion, perfccta belloves, sous," crowded the Place de would shatter the whirling walls of - l'Opera....tonight to calcha last around the_core_

glintase of Princess Elisabeth The typhoon would be horribly lasted." The wid "It would never and the Duke of Edinburgh, who will fly back to London to-each the shure." morrow morning.

In a report sent to Congress by President Harry S. Truman, thie Council said the United States would "require" these countries to work out devaluation with the 40- nation World Monetary Fund.

This will be called for whenever

the Council "elieves thin! 6 coun- try's excringe ralts in imposing an unjustifiable burden on its balance of myments."

If the Council agrees to this ve solution, it would be empowered to blockade of an economle Impose Palestine and the surrounding Arab States, and, if that falfed, to take such inflitary action as it could.

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After the Syrian delegate had "THE LOST WEEKEND' vainly tried to

get the Security Counell to dispute the international legal status of Palestine, M. Andrei Gromyko. for the Soviet Union, urged the Council to take immediate steps to stop the war in Palestine.

U.S. RESOLUTION

Several members of the Council

sider the American resolution, watch read:

raid they needed more time to con-

The United States could apparent Perfecto said his bill has brought | tv compel devaluation by threaten-

"The Security Counell, taking inlo him much pidient, in the House of jug to cut off Marshall Plan nid. Princess Elizabeth has plensentit presentatives. He has even, been The British Pound, now valued consideration that previous resolu

Council In Parisians, from paey-hud states-called "the crazy solon from Catuat

alightly over four Amerlenn tions of the Security men in night club porter, with her dunnes, he said, All this he takes dollars, was regarded, official quar-respect to Palestine have not been that military attractive clothes, her excellent i pitilessphically,

ters here mid, as one of the Euro-compiled with and

place taking French and hèr regul Angel

"They laughed itt Aunga loe's pean enrrencies vulnerable to a de-operations The royal mar, because it was de- Edison, you know," he said.-United valuation move inter. France and Palestine, determines that the situa

cheering crowds, Foyer by

Wats

taly both have taken stens in re- tion in Palestine constitutes a threat alnust an hour late this evening on

cent months to devalue their cur- to peace and a breach of the peace rencies In relation to the United within the meaning of Article 30 [Sintes dollar.-Reuter,

of the Charter;

the return drive ta Paris frott Fontainebleau.

Whit Monday plenic parties in ne forest of Vincetines, the banit holl- dny resort for werker, irving in the east of Parts, cheered as the Royal patr drove by.

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"Orders all Governments and authorities to cease and desist from

Frog Leaps 11 Ft any hostile military action and to

Five Inches paramilitary forces to become

London, May 17-Doctor Edith

thal end issue cease fire and stand- Suram:rski, Partiamentary Secre

fast orders to their military and FONTAINEBLEAU VISIT tary to the Minister of Fond. Princess Elizabeth and the Duke; challenged today to prove that she

California, Angels Camp of Edinburgh left th: bright boule- is an expert on handling fish,

May effective within 36 hours after the 17. A yard of Parts belt them today Dr Summerskill complained

spritely fron re-

named adoption of this resolution; the California and drove under cloudless skies to cently to the House of Commons "Hellotrope" won

"Directs the truce commission, the fonist town

frog Jumping championship yester- and palace

British trawlers treat their of that Fontainebleau--the hunting ground catches carelessly.

day with a leap of 11 feet five in- established by the Security Council of Skipper G. Noble, of Grimsby, has ches, before a crowd of 10,000 trag by its resolution of April 23, to report to the Security Council on written her as follows: "May sug-lovers. Ún their 45-mile drive out

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that you go on a fshing trip The group of University of Call-the carrying out of these orders." Pariz. they passed, tor the first, with me to the North Sea for the fornia students who entered Helio- tine, through one of the poorer purpose of instructing my mate and trope in the contest said: "We only quarters, where workers turned out crew in the art of stowing tway caught him on Saturday and had no American resolution contained no to watch them pasa.

He's, a After their late night club visitish. I suggest about February next." opportunity to train him.

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of French kings and the scene Napoleon's abdication.

from which they went home at twu o'clock in the morning-they had a refreshing outing with fow formalities for their last complete dvin France.

For lunch, Princess Elizabeth and the Duke drove five miles to Bar- bizon, on the edge of the forest, as- sociated with memories of the British author, Robert Louis Ste- venson, and the painter of the "An- gelus," Jean Francois Millet.

Twelve ne

people sat down to lunch with

at Los Charmettes restaurant. Roast chicken with peas was the main dish, and # ·EIXO-

them

phoniat played for the Princess and her husband.

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Argumenta ensued bonds of the customers. who

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The Next Election Will Be

Labour's Greatest Fight

Scarborough, May 17-The Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Herbert Morrison told the annual conference of Britain's ruling Labour Party today that in the next election the Socialists will have "the great fight of our lives."

HIZ

Mr

month.

- Observers here noted that the

reference to an "act of aggression."

65,000-TON CARRIER

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PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS

Washington, May 17.-The United States' new 85,000-ton aircraft carrier will be the longest ship ever

Copies of photographs taken built. with a waterline length of 1,030 feet, Vice-Admiral Earle by the South China Morning Mills, Chief of the United States Post and Hong Kong Telegraph Bureau of Ships, sald today.

Staff Photographers are on view

In the Morning Post Building.

Telling the House of Representa tives Armed Services Committee of the Navy's plans for the carrier, he said it -would cost about $125 million.

Tho

und

York Harbour

policemen atalloned at their elbows our preparations for pot commenced Labour Member

we do not win it we shall Without discussion delegates ap- go backwards and it may taka us proved the decision of the National RESTAURANT ARGUMENT a long time to come back" he Executive to expel from the Party The restaurant proprietor.

who warned, ond he fold 12 Party dole- Leftist Labour MP John Platts Milla said the Princess had asked not to rates that their next election plat- for "general political conduct."

now carrier-20.000 tons bo segregalad from the other form "must also be attractive to

Platts Mills was one of the more than the USS Midway, which dinery, remonstrated with the the general body of public opinion," signers of the telegram which wish-is the largest afloat today will be. police, who insisted that she should While the Party was discussing ed the Communist Allled Socialists 10 feet longer than the French Uner.

capsized campaign methods for the general "Good Luck in the Italian elections Normandie, which

Twenty-one other burned in the election-due in 1950-Mr Morrison last

New of Parliament during the war. had said, "we have already

whose names were on the message The Committee endorsed a bl After a leisurely lunch, the couple drove to the Chateau of Vaux-le-

The Labourites were also soildi-escaped expulsion by promising to suspending work on 13 ships and Comte, where they were received by tying the strongly anti-Communist too the Party's anti-Communist line transferring the unexponded funds to the 1940 programme; which In- Madame Sommier, wife of one

lae which has emerged since their in future.

Also accepted without argument cludes five new ships and three con- France's biggest sugar manidao- lost convention,

The conference quietly buried the was the expulsion The Princess had tea with leading Nenni to'egram affale today hushing Sunday of Labour MP Alfred Ed versions, as well as the now carrier, for opposing government Some of the work will be on ships, French personalties and then drove up one of the hottest political Issues wards around the grounds.of the castic since the Socialist government came plans to Nationalise the Iron and equipped to launch guided misellos.

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