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At-Bos Sent To England!
Washington, Oct. 7. The newspaper col- umnist, Drew Pearson, broadcasting last night declared that the United States has sent-Britain--a supply of atom bombs to store in Northern England." adding "she is. storing them for any in- ternational emergency."
The U.S. War Department declined an immediate comment but said that an official state- ment might be forthcoming today...
After
his statement that Britain had been given a supply of atom bomba,Mr. Pearson said: "This is very signif- cant. It is the first time, thrit England has ever had any atom bombs, even though she was a partner in making them."
Major-General Leslie Groves,
chief of the "Manhattan Pro-
Reuter that he had no comment
No. 33483.
ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1946.
RAF MAN SHOT IN THE BACK
Jewish Slum In Jerusalem Cordoned Off In Search For Two Murderers
JEWISH CLASH
IN LONDON:
Foulon, Del. 7. Strret Kohtud broke out in
·East-End-of-London faxt night between membera of the, Jeiojak Ex-Servicčmen's Aa anciatión, and the British League of B-Servicemen and Women, but was quickly quet- led by the untirel
Tico arrests' were made. The - disturbance started dur ing a surch by a Crague -Policy Director: Associatek
Pres.
Goering
Depressed
Nuernberg, Oct. 7,
ject," which is in charge of Hermann Goering, in atom bomb production, told a fit of depression in his to make at present but would condemned cell, tore up Plike to
see lig text of Pearson's the picture of his wife, statement first."—Reuter-
actress Emmy Sonne- mann, it was learned here today.
Dewey Makes It "Clear"
to
A prison official said: "Since he was sentenced to deathry Goerin has been collecting and Burting a large pile of per senal papert. As he was going, through a number of pieturen,
Troop Movements
In Palestine
Jerusalem, Oct. 7.
-British troops and Palestine police made a swoop at dawn today on Yomin Moshe, the Jewish
questioned 312 people
PLANE CRASHES
ON SCHOOL
ON
Speldoorn, Holland-
Oct. 7.
report says that they and arrested four, It is understood that the troops and police were~*
hunting for the men who fired at a party of Eight boys were killed R.A.F. sightseers in the busy Street of the and at least 10. others Prophets last night, killing one man and were seriously injured wounding another.
when a military plane
the murderers..
A Royal Air Force communique
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METEORITE
DISPLAY
Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 7. Harvard astronomera est up telescopes in anticipation *of a heavenly fireworka din
play due to start loptorrow. (Tuesday) night. in the form of thousands of falling meteors, The University observatory said that the display
Bould
be one of the largest in astro- namical history and would extend through Thursday Easterners probably will the best view. The observa forg aid the display will be canned u the earth
Co
the
the orbitat of
of the comet Ginconini-Zinner, Its prozi mity during the three-day period will be 131,000 miles, compared to the 238,000-mile distance chich separates the -earth from the moon
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"We are only in transit to China and our present visit here is quite unofficial but when our mis- sion in China is completed we shall pay an offi cial visit to H.E. the Governor before we re turn to England."
So stated Sir Leslie Boyce, Chairman of the Bri-
"tish Trade Mission to China, at a press confer ence yesterday in an explanation to the press of the objects and scope of the Mission's work in China.
"We have come to China to understand from the Chinese,
themselves what their problems Canada
are, to find out their economic requirements, and to form our bmpressions of the schemes of reconstruction the Government. la undertaking which we under: | stand embrace basic industries, transport, ect" "And then on the basis of our findings, we shall formulate our recommenda-
And China
(From Our Own Correspondent)
Shanghai, Oct. 7. Canada has no policy tiena to see how far we can of her own in China but help the Chinese to achieve
their economia rehabilitation." after being consulted by
The policy we pursue," con- the United States she ac tinued Sir Leslie, "must necrs-
A barbed wire cordon was today said that it was learned that crashed onto the roof of thrown around the whole slum the two men, both of whom were the school here this
Perth, Oct. 6.
sarily be a long term one, we cepted the decisions of area this morning as the troops shot in the back, were the victims morning. The pilot was
Britain's New Air sympathise with the Chinese her more powerful leay made a houss-to-house search for of an ambush by "two or more also killed in the crash. Minister, Mr. Noel people in their aspiration to der, said Major-General
persons who used automatic wea pons of man. calibre."
Baker, speaking here to build up the country's industry Victor Odlum, CB CMB, The port wing of the plane
and to develop her communica struck the school, directly above night replied to Mr tions, to bring about a better DSO, Canadian Ambas the gymnasium where 25 boys Winston Churchill's cri- cconmic balance between over sador to China since were doing physical jerks." The ticism of the Labour 80 per cent of her peasant 1934, at a press confer- plane gouged a hole in the ròof:nf:
population and the rest of the the hall, through which blazing Party made at the Con-eople, and to raise the living ence here today.
servative Party Confer- standard of the great mass of petrol poured onto the boys.
Truman Much Too
Moderate!
Jerusalem, Oct.7.
Jews. In an address to daimed that he himself had
Queen Wilhelmina. In it he papers last night in Tel-Aviv,
Both men had only arrived in the Holy City the day before. Associated Press and Reuter,
Troop Movements
Jerusalem, Oct. 7. 'British milltary -- headquarters officially stated today that -troop movements observed in southern Palestine this morning "had no
connection with the establish ment of twelve new Jewish set
Agency Negotiates
London, Oct. 7.
of
General Odlum, who has been ing, today said he is returning The pllet's mother, who was ence at Blackpool yes the population. watching her son fly low over terday.
But to do this there must to Canada to report to the her house in the town, dled] Mr. Noel Baker said: "be political and financial stabi- Government on the situation in from heart failure as she saw regret as a Briton that Mr.lity. A sound and stable curren-Ching and to discuss Embassy the plane strike the school. Churchill is going on as a Tory the prerequisite of interna-problems-particularly that af The pilot, Max Christern, had politician, but as a Party man visit will help to solve same of General Odlum, who has been
tinual trade, and we hope our accommodation in Nanking tlements in the area yesterday,
taken off from the airfield at Val- I rejoice at his decision. It is the problems ccafronting China in China lenger, than any other he came across one of his wife: The Jewish extremist organiza- Strong forces of British troops kenburg, Southern Holland. Eye quite plain from Lábour
senior foreign representative, "Geering locked at it fondly tion. Irgun Zvat. Leumi, considers with armoured care were today wiingises said he was flying low ninjorities at bye elections that in this direction.
Raid that the people of North .New York, Oct. 7. for a moment and then with a that President Truman is much too unofficially reported to be moving over his parents home in Spel- electors do not share Mr. Chur-
Confident
Amèrica only got stories, high- Governor Thomas lock of anguish in his eyes he moderate and is therefore not in towards the south Palestine de- doorn. The school is close to the chill's views on what the Labour "Taking the long vidy, I lighting, what, was bad in Dewey supports Presi- tore the picture into little a position to induce the organiza sert, where Jewish settlers were house in der Government has done since it any confident of the future of China.sv
The port petrol tank of the came to power,
Sino-British trade, and I hope
Progress - dent Truman's recent pieces, which he threw into a tion to discontinue their aght for throwing up stockades around the
waste Estret with a sigh. Jowlsta stats and, climination perimeter of the new settlements plans fell into the hole cut in the "I suppies Mr. Churchill, that as a result of our recom. ..request. to the Bri-
b. ties had s found, some v good, Seyze-Inquart, former Nazi of the occupying power from The tilements were staked out gymnasium root by the plane, when charging the Labour mendations the pattern things and algas of progress. tish to open Palestine Commissioner for the Nether- Palestine, according to a state on land acquired by the Jewish Two boys escaped by jumping Party of diminishing British two ng trade may be establish- The masses were hard at work, Hebrew news Settlement Fund in a dawn-to through a window, but the clothes prestige abroad, was thinking ed between the two countries. school, were making great ad- appeal to jment released to Europe's homeless lands, has sent an
dusk ploneer trek yesterday, of all the others caught fire k of Indía and Egypt.. I was in Asked whether it was part of The statement declared that at Reuter.
varices and large nutabers of Boys were seen running out of New Yoric last week at the the Mission's work to negotiate skilled thinkers would con- the United Palestine ap-pared the Dutch people the Potsdam the United States was in
the building, their clothes blazing. Economic and Social Council of a commercial treaty between peal dinner, Dewey said:evils of the last days of the favour of a Jewish state, while a
First aid was given to them by the United Nations and one of Great Britain and China; Sir tribute towards the future It- "I want to make It crystalwar and declared that he took car ago the Palestine slogan, was
soldiers from a nearby camp my colleagues, vary distin- Lealie said that negotiations industrial development of the
The body, clear to our British friends humanitarian steps to relieve "immediate immigration of 100,-
country of the pilot was guished Indian Nationalist, this connection had been going that the demande for immediate the sufferings of the population. 000-Jews."
The Jewish Agency announced found some dozens of yards from said that he was caly waiting on through diplomatic channels During his stay in China he
had made a special study Immigration Into Palestine
Now, the statement said, Mr. Last night. that discussions are un- the burning wreckage of the plane. for the opportunity to say in for some time, and that the the leading Chiness personail- far transcend partisan politics. Dr. Hjalmar Schacht, one of Truman only speaks of a sub- der way with the British Govern Four boys died while being public, that the action of the matter was not within the ties and had made friends with Actually, they have the whole the three men acquitted, told stantial immigration" to begin at ment with a view to improving the taken to hospital and four others Labour Government in giving scope of the Mission hearted support, not only of Roulera correspondent today once.
atmosphere in Palestine and to died shortly after arrival. The India the fullest freedom, to Another question, a to In reply to questions, General the leadership of both political that he was quite prepared to broadenst by the Irgun clan- Create conditions enabling the other boys and their teachers are determine its own future was whether the provision of civil Odlum said that in common partics, but also of the vast face a properly constituted destine radio last night called on Jewish Agency to participate in all on the danger list-Assocated one of the greatest acts in aircraft and technical personnel with all respondible people, he majority of American people." "de-Nazification" court, the Haganah, the more moderate the Palestine conference.
human hatory
to China was within the Pregarded the prospects of peace We should adjust our own Ho said: "There is not the of the three Jewish underground In a statement, --an - Agency
We mean to abolish the view of the Mission's work, in China as most discouraging. Immigration laws to permit the slightest suggestion that organizations, to co-operate with spokesman disclaimed Jewish ||
wastes of the old capitalist ays drew an affirmative answers there was no true meeting admission of our share of dis-shall flee to escape justice. If the Irgun Zval and the Stern Gang Agency responsibility for non-
tem, to plan, the life of the Sir Leslie adding that Great of minds and hearts. The chief ...placed persons, both Christians there were, let them arrest and urged that the spoeal by the participation in the conference
nction, to work with other Britain was well placed in this chstacle to peace in China was and Jews," added Dewey, who me. But there is not the slight-Jewish Agency to, avoid violence and declared that the "failure to
nations and to remove the respect to assist China. was a presidential candidate inest reason for arresting me. I should be disregarded,
the divergence of views among' .causes of misery and war. We 1944.
have not, the least desire to es. "We, at any rate will continue Palestine problem cannot, in fair- cape an orderly de-Nazification the night," the Traun commentator ness, be attached to the Jewz."
Associated Press. court. I am absolutely willing declared.-Associated Press; The conference before, the to be brought before any proper dimer was supported_by a recourt under existing. Inws." solution, supporting President Truman's request for the im mediate admission of 100,000 Jews into Palestine. It also pledged continued opposition to- the British White Paper of 1039, which limited Jewish In- migration to Palestine.
Support For Truman
Dewey recalled the Balfour. declaration of 1917, promising a Jewish national home in Pales tine and the subsequent action of the Allied Powers in giving Britain mandate over Palestine, which he said was to promote this programmeren
He said that when the United States Congress ratified the Allled netion in 1924, "we be came a party to its promises and to its obligations."
4
Joint Obligation
The promiss of the admis-
on of 100,000 Jewish people
to Palestine should have been
fulfilled long ago. That is a joint obligation of our Govern ment and the British Govern
(Continued on Page 8, Col 1)
Dr. Schacht
Franz von Papen, another of Pef Justice, happily escenced the three acquilted, is still in one books and the guest wing of the Palace writing material-Reuter,
supplies.o
secure a quick solution of the
Chiang's
Savage Lolos Fight Plane For
Off Rescue Plane
Plane
(By John Roderick),
Chungking, Oct. 7.
Lady Cripps
Press,
MP's Report On Troops In Japan
the leaders of all parties.
believe It zve win the Hext elec. British Shipping the Chinese leaders' as to the
Referring to British shipping best policy for Chịng -- tion, as we are going to do, that along the Yangtaze, Sir Leslie If War Comes we shall be able to bring to thir country, and we hope to the world at large, a new 475 tem in which all that has made life bitter in times gone by ahall be wiped away--Reuter. LAWYERS MEET
New York, Oct. 7,
aid that the British Ministry He did not believe that the of Transport had a special re- China situation by itself would presentative, Mr. Millbourne, provoke another World War. attached to the British Embassy but if such a war came China to deal with all questions at would be an important factor. fecting British shipping in He had found many sincere Calna.
liberals among the Kuqmintang."
London, Oct. 7 Complaints of British troops in Japan are pro-
Sir Leslie said that his Mis- General Odlum said he bed. minently displayed on
sion was very comprehensive, given his chief aftention to the the middle page of the Lawyer from all the nations and; well balanced, comprising ecrnomic exchange of gooda "Daily Mail" in an arti- except Germany, Japan and Axis seven leading industrialists in with China, which must benefit
satellites, are meeting here be the United Kingdom, who in both parties. cle by Brigadier Fitzroy giming tomorrow for two days to turn represent fundamentalThe Chinese people at present MacLean, MP, who has organize the first International traile groups which are most did not want or understand De just returned from a Bar Association,
concerned with the future de-raceracy as practiced in the They will establish a meeting velopment of trade betwear West, but the Western De Savage Lolo tribesmen of China's wild West have President Chiang Kai-
tour of inspection of Bri-around for practitioners before China and Great Britain.mocracies hope that China captured an American pilot and 31 other per-shek's special plane, tish-occupied Japan. the International Court of Justice There were, however, he would become democratic-- sons from the crashed Chinese airliner and Mei Ling," arrived at
at The Hague, to give support in said, 'two names which had been fotherwise she would be a threat struck and routed an American-manned res- Kal Tak Airfield at 7Units of the 14th Army to the field of law to the principles of misrepresented. The first was to the peace of the world.
which we owe the liberation of the United Nations Associated Mr. E. K. Scott who represents cue plane with gunfire, reliable Chinese and p.m. last night, bringing Burma, claim that they have beth Press.
(Continued on Page B. Col. 6Y American sources said today,
Dr. Liu Chieh, Vice-For-forgotten once again," he says
Among the complaints which he which they used the ruins of Chinese characters instructing-Li Ti-chun and George comparatively remote part of i
Taken after a hot battle in long streamers with fainted eign Minister, and Drs, catalogues are:
Our men are tucked up in their plane as fortress, the anyone on the ground to use Yeh, Counsellors of the the country and are distant from crash victims held out since them to give directions: Gun Foreign Affairs Ministry, all main tour and cultural cenizes Sept. 20
unavailable The CNAC plane was piloted to Hong Kong from are badly stocked. In one, no ten 2. Canteens such they have efforts to liberate the prisoners by Captain Andrew Lang, Nanking.
had been served for fortnight underscored, the difficultise of hotwam.” ()~~ passengera: In- pra
owing to abortage of suppljen
1. Delay in bringing out their
This WAR UTI
Perilous and
fire was the only reply, ada
RAF Cancels
Over
THE WEATHER
A moderate anti-cyclcos eovers China and pressure is also bigh to the Eof Japaniy A low pressure system covers the Sea of Japan and Central Japan. Atrough of relatively low preemure I shallow centred Rome, Oct. 6. and extends from W of the All courier flights between Italy and Belgrade, Gulf of Siam to the Pacific E Sofia and Bucharest have been suspended.Forecast Moderate N and
of the Carolines, violeta The move follows the forcing of such flights, but put the NE winds. Cloudy or partly
Flights Yugoslavia
ZINQUIRERA PAFE prisoners of the Lolos for over The latest reports on their dent of the British United Aid to others had been a furth Dakota of the Transport Com-without giving the British au- during the day
the search already underway in clude an unidentified Catholic Dr., George Yeh was sent to the the same wilderness for the priest. Lel Tso-wen, President Colony specially by the Chinese wives and families. Aive American air force crew of Sichang University, mer Government to meet and spinally promised for September down of Royal Air Force order into effect immediately loudy with partial clearance men believed to have been chants and students,
pany Lady Stafford Cripps, Presl
postponement: and the troops are two years. Inte! come by courier from the China Fund, to Nanking Lady beginning to wonder if their wives and st Nish in Yugoslavia on thorities in Tugcelay time to Yesterday's weather —
The two campaigns are up Magistrate of Putuollage, Cripps is due to reach here from will ever arrive. Meanwhile, wives Friday while on a regular flight is the BAF. In Italy to
Maximum 82.4 deg. Fah Hit Every One of the locale. That for the American of Sichang, who said, the entire Dr. Lau Chich is en route to Arriving (American, troops from Bucharest, to Bari, Italy, ground planes..
related except for the general approximately 80 miles south England by plane today, and children of Ameri
Increased numbers
No information has so far The Belgrade Embassy's mes- Sunshine 3 Hours
Miritum:78. deg. Fah, prisoners is being pressed by party was, safe la a Lole com New York to aftend the United
slav Government concerning the ton of flights, arrived here Rel. Humidity: BT per why the United States Graves,Re-munity, four days Doverland, duled to take place on Oct 23, boonland, kouluren received from the - Yugo sage concerning the cancella-
Rainfall Ni Steamed 300,000 Milas; in vistration: Bérvices southwest of from his village. Nations Cresseral Assembly sche. The more forward; and incident, br from the British after news of the foreing down cook For Tamb
Sichang, while the Chinese General Io. Kow-kwane, Go Dr. Lá Ti-chun is proceeding to do, not get education and vocas depend on the Engelsy autho
they Embassy In Belgrade, who of a Britian plane. National Aviation, Corporation chang, sant an expedition) of 1m interview on behalf of the Chinese promised them. Government and the Chinese vrnment commandant In Si- the Netherlands East Indies to vional training,,/. which was
matem rities for such news. *!*They feel with some fastifica- It was learned in.
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82, south of Sichangminstonary doctor into the oldents there.
Priest In Party area but the Eolas would per Returning to Chungiting from mll only the Loin guide and his several flights over thet aren assistant to proceed 2
US, near the north Burma border. No word was received from Captain Robert W Pottachmat them. The downsite ph
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So far is known here, the
Vienna, Oct. 7. Headquarters of the United down the British plane did not states forces in Austris said today was open fire and it is thought the ikely that the plane had been forced to land on one of the the Nish
Tellurb yt, the Russians to commitment for the dé ery of Indigmous bepducts made sanry:, far", the American, 40:Kiye Austin,109 tons of "the past three months