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Drama Ends HOW THE TRUCULENT WAS SUNK US Military

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The log of the Divina's skipper, Captain Carl Hommerberg, was read this morning at an inquiry into the disaster by the Swedish Consul General

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The Industrial importance of Hongkong har now developed to a stage where

exhibition hall would permanent doubtedly produce Increased orders thinl would

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The repay construction expenditure and maintenance costs. And associated with such a hall there must be an Information Bureau through which visitors could obtain qulek

information accurate

Lo the location of factories, their production facilities, their cumparative prices with averseas manufacturers, and so on. This department, in due course, could be expanded to include a Hongkong Travel casual business Burenu, by which the visitor would not only be able to obtain Immediate information affecting his official

could also activities, but which give him ready and helpful guidance for the spending of his leisure time here. The cost of establishing such a centre, must, of course, be borne by the interested

It could industrialists,

easily accomplished through a co-operative

Government scheme. Secondly,

would have to assist by making available a proper site. The obvious one is the area bounded by Nathan Road, Middle Road and Salisbury Road, where the Hongkong Chinese Manufacturers' fair is held. Admittedly It is one of the most valuable sites in Kowloon, but the undertaking suggested could become most important and valuable to the future welfare of the Colony. The assignment of part of this area, therefore, Is not likely to be a bad -Investment from the ofcial point of view. Industrial Hongkong 18 an accomplished fact, but this new develop- ment of the Colony's life needs careful nurturing, allied with brave enterprise on a wide scale. Hongkong can make it, but Hongkong must also advertise it, and one of the most effective means of so „doing would be the presence here of n contral trade exhibition hall`qad informa- tion bureau.

WE Hongkong Chinese Manufacturers' fair held in Kowloon a few weeks ngo was, by common consent, a highly success= } ful enterprise. Hongkong's representation nt the British Industries Fair, last year, was also a noteworthy neh levement. contributed in ne small way to bringing before overseas buyers the potentialities of the Hongkung manufacturing market, cheapness. both in quality and relative Partly because of the success of these exhibitions, partly

of because

the migration from Shanghai of Chinese industrialists, and also because of the stable conditions which prevail in Hong kong, the Colony today has more industries operating than ever before in JUM existence. Moreover, there is a keenness to compete in world markets and a willing- ness to make this possible by the introduc» and decent of modern machinery working conditions. Hongkong can muke it at least Hongkong can make a wide variety of goods which compare favour- ably with similar products from other parts of the world, and our local manufac turers deserve all the encouragement that can be given them to pursue and intensify their enterprises. Yet there is still room for more initiative and more encourage. ment. It is, for example, astonishing that with so many and diverse industries established hero -that no permanent exhibition hall exists. Hongkong is daily boing visited by business men, purchasing agents, and representatives of wholesale Drms, seeking to discover just what our local manufacturers have to offer. There is no central point to which they can'turn for Information or display. They must go through the laborious process thumbing through trade or telephone directories, visit factories (where it is Impossible to display finished products at their best) and generally speaking waste aldt of precious time. (For many of them? are here only for a few hours) to glean information which should be readily and handily available at some central point,

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The damaged Divina entering Sheerness after her collision with the British submarine Truculent. - London Express Service,

"Terrific Explosion" On Mars Reported

Albuquerque, New Mexien, Jan. 26. -- A worldwide watch of the planet Mars hus been ordered by scientists following reports of a "terrific explosion" January 16.

there

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Chiefs' Attitude To Formosa

Washington, Jan. 26. - United States military chiefs told Senate foreign policy lenders today that they did not favour Amerl- can military intervention to save Formosa, the last big stronghold of the Chinese Nationalists.

This was announced by Mr Tom Connally. Sonator

and Chairman of the Foreign Rela- tions Committee to which the military chiefs gave their views. The defence Secretary, Mr Louis Johnson, and the Catman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Omar three-hour, closed-door

mar Bradley, had a session with the Committed,

Mr Connally

sild that the

millary leaders expressed the view that "while Formosa is of strategis significance to the United States it in the hands of an enemy, in the view of the Joint Chiefs of Staff its signi- flcante would not warrant the use of our armed forces to oc- cupy IL"

NO CONFLICT He quoted

Mr Johnson and General Bradley as saying that

at no time had the Joint Chiefs

of Staff or the Department of Defence recommended cupation of Formosa United States.

Mr Johnson

the oc- by the

had "strongly pointed out" that there had been no condict between the Depart- ments of Defence and Stale about "basic policy objectives in that aren", he added.

Mr Connally said that Pre- sident Truman's statement on January 6 that the United States would not intervene militarlly In

the Formosa situation was approved and confirmed by the

fence Department, Answering

reporters ques- tions, Mr Connally said that the question of sending a limited

amount of arms old or a mill-

tary mission to Formosa had not been raised at the meeting. Reuter.

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14 Years For Selling Secrets

Berne, Jan. 20-Emil Stelzer, 50-year-old official of the Swiss Ministry uf Posts and Tale- waa sentenced to 14

raphs,

years Imprisonment by a court martial here today

for ceiling secret

telegrams of foreign Legations in Berne to the French Secret Servlee

Steiner said in evidence that

World Director Walter Haas, Jeeted 60 miles above the suhe first began selling telegrams

of the Association of Lunar and free of the planet. Mr alert

Planetary Observers, said the

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The Truenient still be at that

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The French In 1924 because Churchill's Compervatives The Royal

"The explosion very work is bebug congentented in

likety his 4. Mr Churchill

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Germany, where the planet can! reused destruction je plant and enough pocket money, Puruself, however, continued us

He was conditions the sight betting favourite to be

be observed beiter.

hol life un Mars in the sentenced to pay n fine amount- vietudly of the blast, but

Ing to 14,160 Swiss francs und the DGKI Princ Minister D Before proveedings began to-

Mr Haas, University of New! have no indication that life does | wilt Braula. He is 11 to 8 in Stuart's

be deprived of day, Sugden, appearing for

nil civil Mexico mathematies instructor, 4

rajt On Mara."-Associated rights ( tu

(or 10 years book compared with the ship's owners, protested that

against Mr Clement Alffee, the

sou be had received a report | Presa.

release.-Reuter, i the Consul General's public in Prine Minister.

the explosion from quiry was “unfair to all con

member of Japanese

The As- cerned" at this time and asked

ociation. that it be adjourned until

the

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The reported explosion pushed

proceedings by the British Ad- ! Betturs petin to think that the miralty against the 'Divina's Liberal Party, third strongest in greyish cloud 60 miles in the owners was heard in the British Britain, would prefer Mr Chur-att and the explosion diameter Bigh Court.

the event elalt to Mr Allfer

was measured at approximately The Swedish Consul-General, of a close bush leading to the Don milles, the scientist said, Magnus Halienborg, chairman formation of a coalition govern-

He described the height and colour of the cloud as "remark- Mr Hous said the N- Odds against the other lendingable"

of the inquiry, rejected Mr Sugment. den's request. He suld today's proceedings were lo ascertain

nocence".

In

the United States jul the position of Mars at the

because

the facts about the collision and possibilities for Prime Minister: ported explosion was not visible "not to ascertain guilt or lay- Herbart Morrison, 4 to 1.

Anthony Eden, Leader of the time. Mr Hallenborg sald that the Conservalves: 8 to 1. findings would be reported to

Minister

He said Japanese scientists the Swedish Board of Trade in Bevan and Sir Stafford Cripps, at the Osaka Muncipal accordance with Swedish cus Choncellor of the Exchequer: Planetarium observed the event

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At the start of the hearing You can still get 500 to 1 witnesses and spectators stood against Willie Gallacher, leader in silence at Mr Hallenborg's of the Communist Party's two request to honour the memory man bloc in the House of Com of the Truculent's dead.

The monu-Associated Press. Swedish Consul General ex- pressed his country's "deepest sympathy" with the bereaved- Associated Press.

WRIT FOR DAMAGES

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London, Jan.

GREY BULGE

Quoting Tsunso Saheki, Mr Haas sald the Japanese obser- vers noted a grey bulge on the south edge of Mars on January LIBERALS ADAMANT

16. The position at which the London, Jan. 26-The Liberal observation was made was lat Party, which is third largest in titude 58 South and Longitude Britain, on Thursday rejected 202 degrees. Winston Churchill's personal. appeal

for

anti-Sociallst

Sabeki wrote to Mr Haas miralty announced today that it combine of Conservatives and that the explosion was sightert hud lasted a writ for damages Liberals

100 kilometres (about 60 miles) {" next month's

above the planet. Diameter of in the British High Court general elections.

the explosion mainst the ownerg

was placed at of the spite of its poor showing of about 000 miles.

In Swedish ship, Divina, which was the 1945 election and the pros in collision with the submarino pects that it will run third Truculent In the Thames again this time, the Liberal relentist said, "We have often Estuary on January 12.

Party issued a pamphlet "Why men white or yellow projections The Truculent sank will the Liberals Oppose Tortes", which on Mara,, but nothing of that loss of 04 lives after the col said: "The people of this coun- rort has been seen since 1933. Iision,

do not need to jump into the try

The Admiralty writ claimed damages for "the loss of the effects of naval and civilian officers and crew" in the Tru- culent-Reutor.

The University of New Mexico

fire to escape the frying pan."! Ho ventured the explosion (The Labour Party was do-was, probably due to volcanic scribed as the frying pan; the ash which he described a Conservatives as the fire.)"rare event.". He added the United Prod.

ninahes presumably had been pro-

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