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THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1949.

POSTER GIRL AT HOME—Linda Brown, 4, poster girl of the 1949 "March of Dimes”. campaign for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, goes into the tub after n day of official visits. A victim of infantile paralysis a year and a half ago, Linda was cured through the Foundation..

New British Navy Is In Process Of Creation

Norway Reacts To Soviet Note On Atlantic Pact

STRONG PRESS COMMENT

Stockholm, Jan. 31-Increased milltary pre- paredness was urged by three Stockholm newspapers today following the Soviet note to Norway demand- ing a clarification of her attitude towards a North Atlantic Pact.

Demanding "swift measures," the papers all regarded the note as signifying a shifting of the cold war to the Scandinavian peninsula.

The Soviet note was handed to the Norwegian Foreign Office in Oslo on Sriturday. It warned Nor- way not to join the North Atlantic Pact reminding Norwegians of their common border with Russia.

resulted in a serious detestoration in Scandinavia's position.

The delivery of the note coincided with the failure in Oslo of efforts

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to form a Scandinavian military "The picture allfance which would have kept Scandinavia, such as is now emerg Norway out of the Atlantic Pact. ing, con only be attractive to

Most Stockholm newspapers pre- great power in our immediate Aleted that the Soviet action would vicinity," the Liberal afternoon husten rather than delay Norway's

Expressen, swid in 41 joining the Atlantic Alliance.

Stockholm newspapers also stressed that the failure of efforts to force on a Scandinavian Pact had

RADICAL INNOVATIONS WAITING

London, Jan. 31.-A new British Navy with all latest developments in radio-guided missiles and jet propulsion is being created by scientists and en- gineers_moving towards use of atomic power.

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Reciprocal Commonwealth defence plans, already well under way, have allocated a total of £30,000,000 for research and development according to official estimates.

Naval strategists foresee radical innovations in design made essential by poten- de. tialities of atomic bombs and ships navigated and fought entirely by electronic vices.

Russians Wont Return POWs

Strike Unreasonable Attitude

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FORTUNE

Winsted.

Connecticut,

paper, Editorial.

Describing the Russian note as on attempt to frighten Norway to keep clear of the West, the paper urged in thorough overhaul without delay of military supply and political dis- positions. The

Conservative newspaper, Svenska Dagbladet, said that Stalin wan shaking his fist at Norway while at the same time waving his other hand in a friendly gesture to- ward the Western powers.

The paper adtled that the shadow Jan. of big power politics was hanging

over Sweden a and that

this con- 31-If 15 missing heirs to a

stituted A serious challenge to the mystery fortune left by‘a mil-country's preparedness. lionaire Jewish salvage collec- The Liberal Stockholm's Tidningen tor, Benjamin Epstein, are not said that the Soviet note implied a shifting of the cold war to the The shape of things to come, og semi-annual report to Congress found by February 7 two Jews Scandinavian

*adding Peninsula, Erit by naval designers and said. architects, includes streamlined super- | The Chairman of the Commission, living in Palestine and a woman that the situation now required in structures, small units of nuclear Mr invid Lilienthal, said at a news living in Montevideo will share creased alertness and greater efforts energy to replace cumbersome fuel conference that atomic bomb making equally $200,000 of the estate.

on Sweden's part to look after her- self with all the resources at her tanks, and submarines with sub-ls eertainly not nu assembly-like The three-Abram Gopstejp and

disposal. Associated Press. merged spexi equalling that of any thing."

Sora Gopstejn Guberman of Haifa "Very few members in the Com-and Molly Arburg-are children of surfuce craft

Scientists are experimenting with mission," he call, and in the Epstein's brother, ກ native of a new fuel evolved from highly con

military know the number of "eu- | Bialystok, Polanit, centrated hydrogen peroxide. The pons In the stockpile."

Ultimately, nt a date not yet basta is free oxygen and Die fuel The report said that the Común fixed, if the other heirs are s!!! will be used exclusively for sub- sion had been co-operating with not traced, Auram Gopstein. Sora marines.

defence officials "in taking measures Gopstejn Guberman And Molly I successful. Britain's submarinea

assure, a maximum state of Arburg stand to share the entire will be capable of speeding Twice, readiness in the field of atomic estate. possibly three times, as tast weapons" and to provide for "the

Epstein died here six years ago al ordinary Diesel engine propelled immediate transfer of atomic weathe age of 63. 1ls friend's were Hutterwater erat:

pona" to the armed forces whenever startled to learn he had amassed an estate worth more than one million dollars.

London, Jan. 31.-The Soviet

REVERSIBLE TURBINE reaction to

Brilish query A

British research engineers have about the return of Germans developed the Arst

reversible prisoners of war had been "not gas turbine for ships after three untypical," Mr Hector McNeil, pars expertminting.

The invention is an Minister of State, told. The

oil-oneratal rounding, linked with a turbine, that House of Commons today. will enable a ship's propeller shaft

necessary.

Hia will directed that his estate- $880,000 after taxes and death duties are deducted-be kept intact for five years and then shared equally be-

tween his 18 nephews and nieces.

Only three of his heirs have been traced after a long, and expensive search by his executors.

TACTICAL MANOEUVRES The Corteission said that it had armoured "wenpous. procurel vehicles, communications and other squinien!" from the Army as pro- "It contests the accuracy of our to be reversed without having two t

fection against either sabolage or statement. nakes

attack. some counter-separate propulsion units.

The exccutors' sought a judgment nccusations completely without! Jet pranelled

The report added that the atomic ships with 1,400

from the Probate Court to declare foundation-and declines to enter tons displacement are being Intuency's own "protective forces" all other heirs legally dead, but the into negotiations," he said in reply tloven. Their speci

lave and specin-

participated

"lagtical judge refused and ordered the, search to a question

rations are being kept secret but it manoeuvres

alerts" to be continued-Router. The full Soviet reply had not yet been received at the Foreign Office, he adder,

Asked ir

ir all the evidence did not show that there were made NDTO

have

and

Iri practice

is understood they are designed as with bath Aray and Air Force escort ships which naval designers combat units.

Mr Lilienthal said all that is

rait would be a vital force in any "simply a form of local guard pro. · future war operations.”

Britan is ako well arisanced trval air strategy with jet propelled Soviet territory, Mr McNeil replied; | aircraft and jet plany landings at

than 200,000 German insowers a

"I should think that would be a enn- "wean air Láses" are now routhie -servative-statement:"-

STILL HOPEFUL

Mr Nigel Birch. Conservative, suggested that he should publish photographs showing the physical condition of the prisoners returned from Russin.

on

this

practice

NEW TRAINING

These revolutionary designs are ressitating complete reorganisation j: training and recruitment of Baval personnel,

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Commission "is not tection and added that the taking over in the responsibility of the anyway Artoy."

_The_report_also disclosed that an. "office of the director of Intelligence" newspapers became joint owners of -London,--Jun---31;-The--Indian- has been set up to correlate and Reuters in partnership with the evaluate Information 011 foreign newspapers of the United Kingdom, atomic energy developments." Australia and New Zealand from Associated Press.

tomorrow, February 1.

MARRIED ON legation of Indian

HORSEBACK

East Rochester, New York, Jan. Rowe and Barbara

This marks the conclusion of the agréement negotiated last summer in London between Reuters and a de- newspaper pro- prietors. The new partnership means that there would be an Indian rem ber of the Reuter Board and an Indian trustee of Reuters,

Lord Goddard, the Lord Chlef Justler, has given his consent to the necessary changes in the Reu-

"The Navy of the future has yet Me MeNeil replied, however; "We

from the training are still hopeful that the Soviet establishments. Assessment of Government may prove reasonable potentialities of atomic bombs and subject, although their first guided missites in sea warfare is the reaction has not been of that kind,

ating influence in traing naval "I would! i like

to commit personnel of the future.", an officer myself to the suggestion that we of the Director of Naval Persoanel should publish photographs, although Department told the United Press.

agree that the physical condition British mival strength today con- 31-Francis nnid

age many cases has been most sists of four battleships, three feel Smith met at a horse show. So ter Trust, regreliable.

carriers, Ave light feel carriers, 17they were married yesterday The British note to the Soviet

34 cruisers.

submarines,

des-horseback. Union said Britain bad repatriated troyers and frigates.

her German prisoners. It In addition

250 same

lighting The bride wore a beige buckskin asked if Russia had done likewise ships are in

old

storage" Jacket, a ten-gallon bat and Tei In accordance with the agreement

Numbers boots. The groom constul naval stations.

wore a bright reached at the Moscow Council of have already had superstructures plaid shirt. Doth wore dungarees. The mission will consist of Lord! Foreign Ministers In 1947 that all modifled to withstand near misses All the wedding party, including the Layton, Chairman of the News German prisoners in the hands of from atom bombs and all crews Justice of the Peace. Ward Hendee.Chronicle and Star newspapers, Me the occupying powers should be are being initiated Inlo

the were on horseback during the cere- Malcolm Graham, Chairman of the sent back to Germany by December mysteries of Kamma radiation.. mony, which was conducted in an Express and Star! Wolverhampton,

last-Reater.

Bandits Rob Bank.

Untied Press.

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On March 7, a Reuter mission is fying to India for the inauguration of the National Indian news agency. co-operatively owned by the Indian newspapers under the Title Trust of India. Limited.

Press

open paddock at

the Double Dia~ Mr R. A. Henderson, Chairman of mond Ranch here.

the Australian Associated Press, and LATEST AT BOMBS

Rowe said he proposed to Miss Mr C. J. Chancellor, General

while Washington, Jan. 31.-The United Smili

out riding one Manager of Rester-Reuter, States has alomic bombs which are day. Their circam 19 to own a explosive than those Western ranch. After the ceremony, Miami Beach, Florida, Jan. 31-dropped on Japan or used at the they left on their honeyinoon—in an Bandits today held up the Mer-Bidnt tests, the Atomic

Energy

automobile.-United Press. cantile Bank on the fashionable Commisston announced, today. Lincoln Road and escaped with an "Further developments are now estimated $70,000.--United Press in progress," the Commission's fifth

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New Assistant Sec. Of State

Washington, Jan. 31 - President Truman today nominated Mr. Dean Rusk, Director of the State De- partment's Omée of United Nations Allaira, lo succeed Mr Norman Armour as Assistant Secretary of State.

The

State Depariment said that In addilan to the supervision of the work of the Office of United Nations Affairs, Mr Rusk's duties would in- clude assicling the Under-Secretary | in co-ordinating the work of the Ofice of Far Eastern Affairs and the Office of Near Eastern and African Affairs,

Mr Rusk, who will be 40 next week, wash appointed Assistant Chlef of the State Department's Division of International Security Affairs In 1940, after six years 1 the Army as Deputy Chief of the United States armed

forces in South East Asin

during the war.

Mr. Norman Armour resigned as Assistant Secretary of State Inst June-Reuter.

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