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U.S. EXPERIMENTING WITH ATOMIC ENGINES FOR SHIPS

Chicago, Dec. 28.-The Atomic Energy Com- mission today announced that a contract had been arranged with Westinghouse Electric Corporation to build an experimental atomic engine to propel war- ships.

Alfonse Tammaro, manager of AEC operations in Chicago, said the project would be carried out jointly by AEC's Argonne national laboratory here and the Westinghouse Company. He said its object "is to produce a nuclear power plant which may be adapted to propulsion of a naval vessel within the shortest practical time."

Villagers

Return To

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Mr Tammarb said requirements for the project were, provided by the Navy Department's Bureau of Ships.

In Washington, military experts said such an atomle power plant would make it possible for surface flects and submarines to remain st sen Indefinitely.

The start of this experiment 18 highly gratifying to naval officers, Tientsin, Dec. 20.-Cold, huntry some of whom have felt that the and destitute, many of the 38,000 AEC has been slow in launching villagers whose dwellings around the project. Several Atomic Con- Tientsin were demolished by the mission members expressed faith

Nationalists for a better Beld of vision and for mining the approaches to Tientsin, are now retracing their steps Into the Communist arcas, having been refused admission through

the defence dam Into Tientsin. A

in the feasibility of an atomic co- gine Lor worships, which could carry the heavy shielding necessary for protection ngainst radiation

nore easily than aircraft.

The Westinghouse Company at A delegation of Tientsin City Pittsburgh was given a letter con- Councillors called on the Mayor, Mr tract for construction of an ex- Tu Chien-shih, yesterday and perimental nuclear reactor to meet lodged the following demands:

use in 1-In demolishing the dwellings specifications for eventual

Mr ship propulsion according to outside the defence damn, the vill

Westinghouse

puss will face agers should be given sufficient Tammaro. time for evacuation and the material the task of designing

a small, if damage minimised as much as pos possible portable, reactor similar to the huge atomic plies now in opera- sible.

tien at Cak Ridge in Tennessse and Banford, Washington. One of the main Jobs will be shielding the crew from dangerous radiation.

2-Mosques and temples should be respected and preserved intact in

of De compliance with Ministry fence orders.

In

3. Facilies should be given to

Putsburgh, Charles Wenver, victims inside the defence dam.

This is the latest addition to the hean of Westinghouse's new Atomic for Power

Division, announced that unparalleled people's offensive pence against the ruling authorities. about 600 men mostly engineers and Meanwhile, the Communists seem scientists, would be employed on the happy to let the populace Bght out project at a special plant which is the battle with the authorities and to be in the Pittsburgh aren. Con- continue moving towards Tangku, struction will start within several where the situation appears to be months. obscure.

One of them said that, if properly harnessed, it could produce power equal to that turned out by 3.000,- 900,000 tons of coal or 200,000,000 gallons of gasoline.

Mr Weaver sald estimates of how While Nationalist rireles claimed

take to build 20 their counter-attacks were progres-long it would Hing favourably, independent reports atomic "boiler" ranged from two to six years. Scientists in Pittsburgo -necessarily fragmentary owing to the lack of cuminunication were pointed out that, the possiblities of less optimistic, doubting the Nationa-an atomie "boller" were tremendous. 1st claims of recoverlig Isinho or Tansku" stations.

Aside from Red troop movements, neither an there were generally offensive nor large scale operations in the vicinity of Tientsin, which was fairly quiet.

A similar lull continues in suburbs of Pelping, where the Na- tionalists claimed the recapture of several points "mopping up" operations.

that

thu

Reports from Pelping said following the Nationalist evacuation of

45 miles south Hainpagan,

Kalgan, Communist General

of

Nich

Yung-cheng's forces, released from theatre, have already reached

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, ' DECEMBER 29, 1948.

Archbishop's Son Weds

Henry Pears Fisher, 30-year-old son of the Arch- bishop of Canterbury, and his bride, the former Felicity Sutton, 26-year-old artist, leave the Church of Our Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas, Chelsea, London, after their marriage in the Catholic faith. The Archbishop of Canterbury, highest official of the Church of England, did NOT altend, but, the groom's mother and five brothers were present.-AP Picture.

APPEAL AGAINST

MAGISTRATE'S CONVICTION FAILS

An appeal against a Magistrate's conviction for having attempted to export unmanifested cargo and against confiscation of the said cargo was dismissed by the Chief Justice, Sir Leslie Gibson, at the Supreme Court this morning.

Castaway U.S. Airmen Rescued

Washington, Dec. 20.-Twelve castaway American Alers were res cued from "Greenland ico enp today by an' Air Force transport plane.

Fitted with skis and take-off rockets, a twin-engined C-47 swoop- cd down on the 7,700-foot Ice platesu this morning, Tonded the stranded Allers aboard and flow back to its Greenland “base '270

miles aww.

The Air Force said all 12 cast- nways were, in good physical shape, "although ́ seven of them had been stranded on the lee cap since De- cember 0.

Five others in the marooned party Innded there 'accidentally in three reparate and unsuccessful attempts to remove the original band. Until the rescue was accomplished, It had been believed that 13 men were down on the ice cap; but the Air Force said it had been confirmed That only Ove illers were stranded In the three rescue allempin,"

The rescue

climaxed Д dramaile

race by the Air Force's Arelle flers.

against bliter Greenland weather, and the Navy, which had ordered the aircraft carrier Saipan out of

Norfolk, Virginin, last week,

Dispatches from the Solpan said the flat-top was ploughing through heavy scan about 1,000 miles south of Greenland when the marooned men were taken off the Ice cap.

Colonel

Bern Balchen, veteran Polar explorer and commander of an Air Forco rescue unit in Alnsko. was also called in during the final hours of the operation. Colonel Balchen and a team of 19 Arctle speclulists flew from Alasku

rescuo

to join in the search, but they arrived. In Greenland this morning too late help-United Press.

DutchGiven Orders

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A headquarters communique_re- porting netion on this new front niso claimed that Japanese soldiers had aided the Indonesions against The Dutch.

Army, Headquarters admitted for the first time that two of four Dutch planes were lost in the fight- ing and had been shot down by an "anti-aircraft ballery manned by about 30 Japanese." No further de- tails

were given.

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The appellant, Chan Shing, who. In order to succeed in the appeal the Indonesian side, they are pre- was represented by Mr A. J..Clifford against confiscation, Mr Hooton sub-sumably soldiers of World War It (instructed by Mr C. A. S. Russ) mitted that I had to be shown (a), who escaped capture when Japan's Kowloon on November 2 on a charge acted outside the law, which, in his Press. was convicted by Mr Wicks at that the learned: Magistrate either main forces surrendered.---United

unmanifested of exporting

cargo submission, he did not, or (b) did DUTCH CASUALTIES Aberdeen on the leamed Magistrate take into ac- (198 bags of salt) at

Batavia, Dec. 27.-The Dutch August 31 on board an armed specti-count. some extraneous

Army headquarters today announced matter. boat which was captured by Revenue There was, he submitted, no evi-that only 41 Dutch soldiers Philip Ross, one of the Westing-officers. Clion was fined $10 and an dence on this point.

killed during the nine-day campaign house engineers, earmarked for the order for confiscation of the salt was: Dismissing the appeal, the Chief against Indonesian forces but con- Project, pointed out that this would made against him:

Justice said there was evidence of ceded that disorders have broken give, ships an "indefinite "cruising

Another man, Kwak Tin, described attempt to export unmanifested out along the southern coast of radlus" on

"relatively smali

Regarding confiscation, there| Borneo. as a coxswain, who was charged with | €2170. amount of fuel."--United Press.

possession of arms and attempting was no ground in which he could The Dutch zaid that they arrested to export unmanifested cargo includ hold that the Magistrate had neted 35 Indonesians in the troubled area Ing cigarettes, cigarette paper, radios, injudiciously in the matter. He and imposed a curlow from 7 p.m. condensed milk, etc. was also con- therefore upheld both the sentence to 5 am. victed and fined a total of $720 on all and the confiscation. charges.

Mr A, Hooton, Crown Counsel,

the

BUS HOLD-UP

that the hits region of PeAT-FANLINGford that the grounds

where they are regrouping

Tientsin has been without mail for

of the appeal were divided into two Two firearms used in a bus parts: one, there was no evidence at almost a fortnight. During the past hold-up at noon yesterday may all of any attempt; two, that in con- three days an aeroplane came over-

risk a be instrumental in finding the learned Magistrate had discretionary Aseating the goods. although the hend but was unable to

Race four robbers who held up the power, that discretion, he. submit- landing at the emergestey Course field owing to the unfayour driver of Bus No. 5691, on its ted was wrongly used. able weather.

People are eagerly awaiting to way from Sheung Shui to Kow- receive Shanghai newspapers and loon, and intimidated about 30 there is talk of getting mails air-passengers, robbing them of dropped, but nothing" definite 13.

money and goods. known.--Reuter.

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PREPARATORY ACTS

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FOR CANADA

Indonesian Repubile guerilins, wearing Republican Naval üniforms, landed at Borneo from Java, the Dutch announce. They said that a Dutch patrol engaged the gue- rillas, killing and wounding a nun- ber and capturing a "large number" of arms. The rest of the Indone- stan group fled, the Dutch said, and the Netherlands troops were now in pursuit.

Disorders centred In Hulu and Sungel, Southeast Borneo.

Military sources cald that the light

Dutch losses were due largely Ottawa, Dec. 28.-Canada's de to the fact that the Indoncian troops With regard to the attempt. Mr fence progromme next year will be

a Dutch assoull Clifford submitted that it was clear the largest in her peacetime his scattered before in law that acts which were merely tory, with the emphasis on jet air-forces headog. These quarters sald rather than engage the Netherlands The four robbers boarded the bus preparatory were lasufficient for aus | craft, Improved anti-submarine that it was impossible to estimate They must be proximate vessels, airborne forces and training how many former Indonesian troops as passengers, and at the Fanling attempt. Keenan's New Job

Road Crossing. three of them to the crime itself. Here, the crime in Arctle warfare for trooph Missouri, Dcc.

· Independence,

One held up the charged was exporting and export- produced pistols.

pre still armed or under orders,

According to 28.-President Truman today ap- driver as the other three hastity. Ing

Announcing this today; Mr Brooko

the communique, pointed Mr Joseph

the Keenan, searched passengers. They escaped the attempt should be both towards Clax on,

Canadian Defence mopping up operations were in' pro- Washington attorney and, United into a nearby village with all the export and towards export without | Minister, stated: " connot give gress "in all areas occupied since Slotcy prosecutor for the trini of valuables they could get, but in manifest.

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figures, but it can be assumed that December 19."United Press. the Japanese

Counsef quoted authorities which, we will spend much more on de- criminals, to their hurry left two of their pistols war

OVERTURES TO HATTA? serve with the French and Turkish behind.

In his submission, were authorities fence in 1949 than in 1948, when we

Washington, Dec. 28-A reliable representatives on the United Na- These are now in the bands of the in which it was being held that had the largest amount in our diplomatle source today said Nether- tions Concillation Commission for police and are being examinext for preparation, such as possession of peacetime history,"

lands

officials In Indonesia hnd counterfeit coins was not sufficiently Palestine.--United Press.

fingerprints.

started a conversation with the proximate fowards uttering.

He disclosed that Canada was former Foreign Minister, Dr Hatta. Me Clifford Said that the people acgotiating with the United States and other Republicans termed By Galbraith in this case who were punished for n certain type of jet Bghter

were Innocent people. Their goods which he indicated would eventually moderate, to gain their support for the proposed Federal Government got into the boat because It vas replace the British Vampire jet air-

for Indonesia. empy and because it was unecono- craft as the basic single seater jet mieni to take it back to the starting ghter of the Royal Canadian Air paint

Force. There were people

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unmanifested goods, therefore

who sly rice and the man

ple

thousands

Mr Brooke Claxton said that al- in charge of that was the coxswalhi | though the United States had taken who had arms on board, and he got the lead in Jet design, "we still off with a fine. The people who got think the Vampiro is, in many ways, the goods into the vessel were pou the best Jet fightor in the world.

"But there are good reasons for who got punished to the extent. of many

adopting Amerlenn aircraft of dollars our whereas the guilty party escaped. types and standardising in every In his submission Mr Clifford snid why we can with the United States the mere fact that the goods were designa," he added. "We had plenty found in the boat was consisten: of trouble in the last war trying to with a dozen explanations,, such as, adapt British types to North Ame the goods were to be taken acroexicon production methods."--Reuter. | the harbour, the goods hnd arrived, or that the goods stored there only until the manifest rame,

CROWN REPLIES

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·were

In reply, Mr Hooton said the de- finition of attempt as set out section 2A of Ordinance 32 of 101b was considerably wider than

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The source Bald that if the con- vorsations went well, Dr Haita might | be offered a post in the government It sald obviously these negotiations were delicate and nothing was likely to be said about them if they broke down-United Press.

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