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POCKET CARTOON

TESTING ROCKETS

U.S. To Choose The

Woomera Site

Sydney, Apr. 19-The United States is "certain" to select Australia's Woo- mera rocket range for tests. according to the Canberra correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald, quoting an authoritative source in the Federal capital,

He said the Commonwealth defence authorities are prepar- Jug for the American use of the Woomero range as "a testing ground for rockets with atomic warheads."

The corrispondent added that the United States acceptance of the range for the tests ia eor- tain. The Woomera range covers an extensivs desert Central Australia.

DECL of

Authoritative sources In Can- berra were quoted as saying that Central Australia is the only suitable area outside Siberia for n 3,000-mile rocket Bring range.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 1949.

Wants P.I. Consulates Closed In Australia

NEW MOVE IN GAMBOA CASE

New York, Apr. 19.-Philippine Congress- man Jose Topacio Nueno said today he was cabling Manila tonight urging the closure of the Philippine Consulates in Australia in retaliation for the barring of Sergeant Lorenzo Gambos.

Senator Nueno is a member of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Philippines Con- gress and at present is serving with the delega- tion to the United Nations General Assembly.

He tok the United Press that Australia's- racin policies and apparent United States deter- mination to rehabilitaté Japanese industry are among the biggest Pacific issues currently worrying Filipinos.

U.S. Troops

Withdraw In Mock War

"Saboteurs" Gain

Successes

Heidelberg. Apr. 19.- Seventy thousand United States troops with 1.200 tanks and armoured vehicles fell back today in the face નર્મ an imaginary 100,000- force" strong "nggressor attacking the American zone of Germany from the east.

He said he has suggested that the Philippines offer the United Nations n solution which would bind all members to a "system of reciprocal immigration lows" as a means of combatting what he called "violations of the Charter such as have been per- petrated by that svenlled de- mocratic nation, Australja.

It Is Ironieni, Mr Nueno sald, that Dr Hebert V. Evatt, Pre- sident of the General Assembly and one of the nuthors of the Charter shoull be the repre- sentative of the nation which violates the Charter,

resistance

Conference Will

Seek To Remove Europe's Barriers

London, Apr. 19. Plans to break down currency, trade and travel barriers between the countries of Europe will be discussed by nearly 300 delegates at a European Movement Economic Conference, opening here tomorrow.

Film Strikers

The highlight of tomorrow's plenary session will be a speech by Britain's wartime lender, Mr Winston Churchill, one of the Movement's four Pre- sidents of Honour. Other speakers will be M. Leon Jouhaux, Chairman of the Force Ouvriere of the Confederation Generale du Travail of France, and of the President of the International Council European Movement; and M. Paul Van Zeeland, former Belgian Prime Minister and President of the Economie League for European Co-operation. The Philippine Congressman

The Aus- Significant of the recognised added: "Apparently tralians have forgotten that but Influence of the European Move- for the Filipinos Ave months ment is the fact that Mr A. V. เค the Japanese, Alexander, the Minister of De- might well

have fence, will welcome the de- fallen to the Japaness aggressors legates on behalf of the Govern- and perhaps would still be ment.

occupation today. under

Observers in London It has is not just my iden.

that the Labour Government been expressed by no less an In the first phase of the authority than General Mar- decided on what was tantamount to a boycott of The Hague Con- American Occupation Army's Arthur.**

gress in 1948, when the Move rail-dress spring manoeuvres,

ment was

of dis- London, Apr. 10.-The 150 created out VISITING EUROPE two Germans, working as mock

jointed organisations campaign-electricians at the Denham and "blew up" an

Pinewood film studios, whosa enemy agents,

Mr Nuéno departs on Thurs-ing for European unity.

'ti-day-old strike caused the em important railway connection at the Mannhelm Ordinance Depot day for a brief visit to Europe The ultimate economic objee-dismissal of 1,500 other workers

and thou proceeds to Manila.tives of the 75 yards of posted

European Move- and held up work on Britain's Brst State-alded film, will return He said when he gets home he ment will be fully thrashed out Army

spokesman sentries, an

will concentrate immediately on

Rank the disclosed, sold The newspaper

Tese organisation, which owns the The twe American tests would be carried

two Germans dressed naiwo matters: firstly, the amend at this week's conference, which to work tomorrow, the studios, announced today. Include: out in the utmost secrecy. It workmen by American Inteli-ment or repeal of the Bell Actil last until April 25.

understood that Americanence teams who plan "many governing relations between the and the Philip- the defending United States sclentists, technicians, and rocket surprises" and atomic equipment would he teaops-succeeded in placing pines; and secondly, opposition ftown direct to Woumera in big and exploding durning bomb to policies permitting Japan's

charges at the Depot.. transport aircraft.

SECRET TESTS American and Australian ob- nervers have already inspected now being Woomera, which is aubulantially extended, it was the Indian anid. Islands in Ocern will be used as reporting stations for rockets fired from Woomern, the Herald said, and a major spotting station will be established on Christmas Island, about 2,000 miles from the firing base.

Was

The heavy equipment would come in by sea, probably crated iunf farm equipment. UP 18 heavy machinery.

for

TO COUNTER-ATTACK

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resurgence.

He

called the Bell

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-

TRAVEL RIGHTS

1--That the currencies

recall

of

European nations shall be free. ly inter-changeable.

Act an

"utter Inilure." Its main pur- Witcher by foreign military

to attract he said, was pose. observers, the American "defen- clean" will. continue their United States Investment in the its one- until to Philippines. Despite

law has: strategic withdrawal "morrow--night; -when-they-win-sided character this fan out for a counter-attack. attracted no capital,

Planes of the imaginary ag

maintained air Mr Nuena continued: *** | gruszaør force

According to the Herold, the United States is not expected to establish a permanent base in Australia. The correspondent

atomic

"One

2-That Europeans shall have the right to travel freely in Europe.

3.That Europeans shall have -the--right-to-sell their services

freely anywhere in Europe.

4.That goods produced by Europe shall be freely avall

To Go Back To Work

The firm said they had agreed ¦ to meel representatives of the men's union on Thursday at thei

and would Labour Ministry

notices of dis- the other 1,500

withdraw missal workers.

the

from

The strike began on April 8 over the dismissal of one mem-

Electrical ber of the

Trades Union.

Mr W. Stevens, General Secre- tary of the Union, said that if the results of the meeting with the employers were not satis- factory, the union's Executive "will obviously be prepared to withdraw

Again," Router,

added: "It is regarded as sigui superiority today and the 106 of the few good provisions of Beant that Britain's leading defensive aircraft we

were limited the net was the pegging of the able to all European people. scientist, Professor interception

This pro- mul photo re-pero to the dollar.

Delegates

21 representing should be Oliphant, will arrive in Australia | counniasunce missions.

relained, at vision

arriving today Beyond this countries were In July."--Reuter.

A huge briefing map in the least temporarily. "war

room" headquarters of there must be other revisions of as the International Economic United States Artay in United States-Philippines rela- and Social Section of the Move- Europe

ment

in private was already pin-points the quarters of the "First Aggressor

session preparing the ground- work for the talks.

Graziani's Grave Illness

The

Army" at Prague.

that

in

head-ons.

should make

labour

STAR

"Americu American officers insisted that

Two Amerlean economists, and there is no political significance Positive decision to defend the to this end

Professor Blend, an Australian, point Philippines and to the reference. They

increase its air and, Rome.

The Apr. 19-Farmer 19

out

were also due to attend. Tast Year's should

there. strength

We do

Include Marshal Rudolfa Graziani, ill in moves the Army place val

countries represented

17 Hankow Road, Kowloon. or infantry.

Austria, Belgium, prison here for some weeks, is

Denmark, With

TO-DAY Our manpower support.

Sweden Luxembourg, Norway, to be transferred to a mulitary the headquarters of the theoreti-not need artillery

col aggressor near Metz, France,

ing the United States air and

Britain. At 2.30, 5.10, 7.20 & 0.30 P.M. Reuter.

naval strength, the Philippines Turkey, France, Italy,

Tarzan's Call Rings Out Greece, The Netherlands and the can be held against any aggres-Western Zones of Germany.

hospital because of the gravity of his condition, the military authorities sald today.

It is understood that suffered A stroke lust weekt which paralysed his left side.

The former Marshal's trial on charges of collaboration with the Germans begin before

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FIRE ON TENDER

Cork. Elre, Apr. 19-A fire

SIDIL

MUST CHANGE COURSE

Though unofcia! In the sense that it is divorced from Govern- ments, the European Movement "Prezent Indications are the is influential and observers ex-

broke out in the Cork Harbour United States does not under-pect that Germans will closely fender Blarney today while the stand this situation and is not study the recommendations by special civil tribunal in October, vessel was bring 200 passen-planning major defence of the this week's conference. but after more than five months gers ashore from the American islands in the event of war. If the court declared itself inner Washington. competent and ordered a trifl

The subject of Communism is that is the case, the Philippines not on the agenda, but it is

No one was hurt but 200 mail-must change its course and do likely to form a strong under-

by à military tribunal---Reuter, bags were affected.—Reuter,

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EDITORS FRESH #KAVICE,

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THE SATURDAY SVENINY PORT

"Wonderful! Who's tho schato?”

all it can to remove the pre- sent Inadequate American bases In the Philippines and proclaim itsneutrality and try to be come Switzerland of the Pacific."

current to the

dicussions since any planning of a tree European economy must pay attention to countries of Eastern Europe. the cour

Emigre, anti-Communist re- presentatives of Bulgaria, Hungary, Po- Mr Nueno expressed "respect-Czechoslovakia,

opposition" to President land, Rumunia and Yugoslavia Elpide Quirino's reported will-have been invited. The British Government will hold a recep- Ingness to include Japan in

added: "Mtion for the delegates al Pacle pact. He Quirino and American officials end of tomorrow's plenary ses are wrong if they believe Japansion.

ful

the

has been democratised so quick. On subsequent days, the con-

ly after defeat. I am convincen

it will take many years at least ference wil split into commit- one generation, perhaps longer tees. A public meeting will be April 23, with Sir before the Japanese people can held on

the Exchequer, дя

be trusted to centre their lives John Anderson, a former Chan- on democratie principles rather cellor of than on the divinity of an em-Chairman. peror.

We

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Plenary sessions will occupy the last three days of the con- ference.-euter.

Meteor Jet Plane Crashes

"Many Filipinos feel we need a certain amount of trade with Japan, but would rather do without it than run the risk of lotting Japan. become economic or military power ngain. The Japanese are such hard working people that they

Apr. running will be

Ludgorshall. Wiltshire, Asta again, economically, if

do not 19.-A-Unlled States Air Forca watch out.

pilot was belleved to have been "Amerien cannot neem to badly injured after his Meteor realise that the restoration of jet plane crashed near here 10- Japanese Industry threaten the night. The pilot, whose name

given re-establishment

Lieutenant of a warlike was nation, Japan cannot simply Colonel Richard Orr, was taken bo wiped off the maple to Tidworth Military Hospital. must be allowed to live, but Lleutenant Colonel Orr is nt- not as 'a'power for a long time tached to the Fighter Command: [ yet."-United Press.

|--Router.

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General Assembly sit in various poses at the ini- tial session at Flushing Meadow Park, New York. Front row, left to right. are; Mrs Eleanor D. Roosevelt; Philip C. Jessup; John Foster Dulles; "Warren R. Austin, delegation chairman; and Secre- tary of Sinte Dean Acheson. Third from right in second row is Erwin D. Canham of Boston, alternate dele. gute.-AP Picture.

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Acheson To Make

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