Reinforcing Our Troops In Germany
The Cabinet will discuss reinforcing British troops in Germany at an early date, according to newx frum London. A decision will certainly be made before Mr Bevin leaves London. for New York,
Britain has at present two combat divisions in Grmany. The reinforcements will, it is believeil, come from the 60,000 men who will become available by lengthening the canscription persed from 18 moning to year
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This is expected to be noticed when Parliament meets on September 12. Part of the conscripts" training will be done in Conany. Britain thus aime at lceput a permanent force of five divisions in Germany, it la #interstock.
The role
reinforcing of American
troo In Germany in also being studied iri Washington. At present the United Stale: han about 110,000 men in its Army and Air Force in Germany.
The American ground force consists of the First Infantry Division and a Constabulary of division strength. The U.S. aim Is believed to be to raise these two divisions to six.
The British and
means
American
decision to study ways and
of meeting
Dr Adenauer's request for Incremed Harrison forces in Germany, as well the decision to
to study how Ger- many can contribute to her own and to Europe's defence, are un- derstood to have been made be- Cutie of certai Information given by Dr Adenauer to the High Commissioners sat their murting. Dr. Adb nater is unchre Atour to have passedi on inforuna-
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER, 7, 1950.
EIGHT PERSONS LOSE LIVES IN NORTH WALES TRAIN SMASH
Centenary Of The
Cable
10 MORE COACHES
3RD CLASS COACHES
43
Exnetly 100 years ago, a hon that Soviet plans for at-submarine cable was laid pression oppadn't West Gerinany through the East German arinross the bed of the English People's Police are more Channel from Dover 1.0 serita than bad been thought. Calate, A few messages were exchanged between the two countries to prove, one verbose correspondent of The Times put it, that "the jest or scheme of yes- terday had become the fact of tolay."
Two brothers called Bretl were responsible for the first submarine cable-one brother, Jacob,
the an engineer, and other, Jolin, an antique dealer with modern Ideas.
FRANCE
GERMANY
Paris, Sept. G.
The Foreign Minister, MI. Robert Schuman, said today be was convinced no nation now wanted war.
M. Schuman said he favoured the formention of a West Ger- man police force anul
len- porary raising of the ceiling of
ן;
in
To celebrate their work-and of countless other, farsighted German steel production to ennen-the Science Museum able West Germany to contri-
South Kensington has arrangeel North Atlantic an Tilfe
to the
exhibition entitled searmament drive. However he Hundred Years of Sumbarine "One warned that
France was
till Cables" opposed to the formation of a "The exhibition Wat terman army or produc-by twn of
AIDES IN Germany Postmaster-General. Chited Pres...
a telegramı round the world in less than a minute to Mr George Tomlinson, Minister of Educa- tion who was sitting beside alm. Mention is made of the many men who
and planned
Rewarded
THIS Ethiopian school- boy, in Addis Ababa, re- ceived his hooks from Em- peror Haile Selassic as I prize for efficiency in class. While celebrating his 58th birthday, the Em- peror gave presents to several other youngsters. (Acme)
K. O.
M
Ness
was opened Edwards, who Bent
for the vede use of the
telegraph before
Detore the Brett brothers made submaries com- munication postule.
There is an acknowledgment of Charles
White W Charles Morton,
recuthbed as Uw true inventor
of the electriy telegraph anal 100 years before the first cable was laid. And the part played
in the grater pattern by Morse, W. P. Cooke, Prutemor Wheat- stone, and other is set out fascinating yet not too involved. detail.
Truman Policy
TO DANGOR
PENMAENMAWR STATION
TO CONWAY |
PANTRY CAR
3RD CLASS SLEEPER
EXPERIMENTAL SCHOOL TO
EASE
PARENTS' BURDENS
A hotel where children take a vacation from their versa, has been started by an Illinois child specialist. get away from the constant stampede of youngsters' feet. play with children their own age under expert but almost
ence.
The Little Yankee Inn, "Children, why from one located about 36 miles west need the must careful individual
atteni ton. of Chicago,
We can do that best even has two with a sal number to watch reservations
file for over,"
saki Mrs Margaret Jor- children not yet horn, whose dan, clirector of the in and for- parents plan to take vaca-merupervior of nurs; t
large Chicago children's bos
¡On Formosa ties after their offspring|pital.
Reiterated
Washington, Sept. 0.
The Sceretary
arrive.
To parents where the
"Tou
place left with it is a
Many youngsters are Practical is Di younger gencrallon who don't fel or won't can get the best care if malber take responsibility for a child'. and and think it is best for them complete wedare, I've seen su
when
of State, Mr to be away from home fur i many cases of pitiful neglect Lean Acheson, said today that while. American shipments of aviation
casoline to Formosa were being The parents might want a va- made to the extent that Generas ention, ur there might be a
It
child supposedly was being taken care of very well."
Doug McArthur ricemed death in the family, or danger DOCTOR MUST APPROVE such cupplies necessary to ard of contagion from colds Ar The Chinens Nationalists in, or a mall brother exprct- repelling on attack" from the ed,
4-held maintand.
But he added that the United States worth nake cert in thi the Nationalists did not receive so much in the way of straten.c
supplies
SCHOOL KEPT SMALL
The age limits are from
Iwo
The Little Yankee
Inn
prepared to be everything to a chila but his Inother father. The small guests accepted ony on approval by their family doctors. 1- | stemas" und nurses'
is
A former
it would be posst weeks to seven years, Reserva-available constantly. ble
or tempting for em totions are made out for three hospital det specialist plans ali aunch an attack on the main days or longer.
and from Formosa.
My Acheson said his polley is So far, the Little Yanlive lun
itze meals.
Children sleep in large, airy
complete conformity with a small, having a espany of Prezident Truman's deek:ration 13 with faciluies expanding to rooms and play in a special
which he ordered the United (take care of 20. But people "Lustle Yankee" States Seventh Fleet to who belted to dream up Le and playground. "neutrale Formosu and pre-idea for it and brought, it to vent on allack from either side. completion this summer hope The
-United Press.
It will stay small.
CANNON
LISTEN,STUART..HE OBVIOUSLY\SHE LOVED HOLLIS, BUT HE WOULDN'T
INTENDED TO HILL HIMSELPI
SEI WHAT HE SAYS IN THIS
NOTE-BEWARE OF CARAMELLA,
MY DAUGHTER, SHE HAS
DRIVEN ME TO THIS BECAUSE
¿ON HER CRAVING FOR DRUGS)
GET DRUGS FOR HER,
50 SHE DROVE HIM
TO SUICIDE 1.
BEWARE OF CARAMELLARY SHE IS VERY IDANDENDUS
WHEN SHE
KAS NO
DAUGS!
out
school premises to carry
the same habit and be.
THE SEARCH-AND THE SERIAL-ENDS
SO THAT'S !!! THATS WHAT I WAS SENY OUT TO DISCOVER AND IF CARAMELLA 15 50 DANGEROUS. WE'D BETTER RUSH BACK TO WHISPER,
WOMEN CAN YOU BEAT IT?
ÉGREAT CAESARS!
I'LL LEAVE THIS ALL
TO YOU, STUART, AND
SCOTLAND VAЯD!... J'LL GET WHISPETT BACK TO ENGLAND.
TORM OUT SEATS
IST CLASS SLEEPER
BAGGAGE VAN
ON August 27, the Irish mail express trashed head-on into a switch engine shunt. ing freight shortly before dawn just outside Penmaenmawr, North Wales... Eight persons were killed and many injured. Pictures show location of the wreck and how the cars were thrown off the track. (London Express Service).
Link-up
Electricity With Europe Urged
A form of Schuman plan for electricity was suggested by Brig. Gen. Sir Harold Hartley, president of the World Power Conference meet- ing in Birmingham. He was delivering his presidential address at the opening session of the annual meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
The iso large.
He put forward "the in- importance in the future.
Once more We see teresting possibility of link-possibility of transmitting elee- how hard it is to be creative ing the British and Euro-y h-voltage direct current with which man can destroy."
tric power over long distances compared with
the case with Ipean grids and thus securing as
.
pasted the experimental better balance between stage and is waiting for deve- jcapacity and requirements lupment."
by taking advantage of the seasonal variations in capa- Jelly and the diversity of
demand.
"Such offers an opportunity for us to share in European co-operation without raising: the delicate problems of supra-national at- thority.
scherne," he maid,
The plan proposed by M. Schuman, French Foreign Minister, is for the pooling of Reviewing the rise in demand European steel and coal re- for energy, Sir Harold said that frources under a supra-national
hundredfold increase in the authority. world's consumption of elec- treity between 1900 and 1930 bad been accompanied by a six- fold increase
In efficiency of generation.
COAL "FOR CENTURIES**
DOCTOR
How long could the world' CRITIC OF
HOSPITALS
"A link of 250,000 kw, resources meet those growing pacity should be of maltat demands? Coal reserves were Bervice to both sides by provid-ample for centuries. Reserves of jinu the equivalent of a large oil and natural gas were smaller, ndern generating station aga fresh fields were being tand-by plant,"
found and there was no reaso Dr W. P. U. Jackson, in to fear a shortage for some de Nearly 4,000 scientists and
Ari article
in the Lancet, Before then synthetic oil cades. cthers interestedt in celine from coal and thate oll would states that the medical pro- matters assembled in Birming parents,
vice ham for the 112th conference of
fession is in some respects " provide substitutes. Harried parents
the British Association since its
10 years behind the times, Metal reserves might preset the nursing profession about Their offspring can attend meetings
foundation in 1831. They will invisible adult guid sections.
of 13 different reserves of copper,
a difficult problem. Estimated
zine, lead 30 years, and the lay. and tin were adequate only for educated public 100 years. zome decides. "If all the world The last-named used them at the same rate hourds of governors.
includes
be shortages within 10 years."
the United States there might
and
CAN
haviour training a child gets i home, with perhaps a few im
uvements.
UNESCO PROPOSAL The main theme is "Energy in the service of man," the top,
ggested by the United Nations A child who wil
not cal Educational Scientife and Cul energy could be tamed, "ener
Sir Harold sal that if muclear pinach, for example, may be turni Organization for world could be taken to remole places eleaning it up by the time be wide discussion and study this of the earth when it is needed. gets home because "an outside year. Sir Haroid Hartley's sub- Deserts, person sometimes
Jacking only aject was "Man's use of energy. child to do Fumething_when|
might be male a paradise. He raid: "The unequal distri- parents can't," Mrs Jordan bution of energy said. United Press.
sources wil! | But to lay the unsolved prob- make its transport of increasi lems of these peaceful uses looma world shortage of nurses,
his
can
tell
Wrac's Toughness
Test
water,
Formerly, Dr Jackson was
Physleles, Selly Oak Hospital, Resident Medlen) Officer, Royal Masonle Hospital and Assistant Birmingham. He is now in the Department of Clinical Medi- cine, University of Cape Town. He states that although there
they are still employed "- ligiously carrying cut flowers out of wards at night and rearanghy them each morning. At one hospital employing 300 trained nurses he calculated a wastage of at least 200 nurse- hours
* week, equal to four cxtra cres,
Hearing, says Dr Jackson, is the last conscious function to sappear under anesthesia. He recalls occasion, when, as a patient, he heard a nurse say that the doctors did not expect him to recover. A minute's in- struction, he says, should be enough to prevent such occur- rences.
FIFTY London girls have returned after driving Army trucks on a 1,000-mile trip to Scotland most rigorous training, yet for women of the Territorial Army. With them went 50 girl cooks who provided meals under field conditions. Photo shows private Sylvin Wordsworth (driver) with three of the cooks and the sergeant
major (right) who took part in the trip.
U.S. CHARGES OF COMMUNIST AFFILIATION
Washington, Sept. 6. The Senate Interior Com- mittee will open publle bearings temorrow en
charges of Com- munist affilation made against top officinte the Interior, De-
partment.
The
Commitive Chairman, Senater Joseph O'Mahoney, said today that the Secretary of the Interior. Mr Oscar Chapman, key target of the charges, would be the Grat witness and he would be followed by the delo. cate fom Alaska, bir E. L Bartlett.
The charges were made on the Senate floor by Senator Andrew. Schoeppel, who mašči Mr Chapman had been affiliated with least four Communit fronta United" Press,
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