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Singapore TRUMAN RECALLS MARSHALL Grenade
Has Same Grievances
London, Jan. 6. Commenting that pay; and other conditions for the civil service in Ma- laya has led to a spirit- described as "one of ex-} treme discontent," Mr. J. Henderson Steward (Na-) tional Liberal, East Fife) has invited the urgent attention of Mr. Arthur Creech Jones, the Col *onial Secretary, to the'
matter.
In a letter to the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Stewart writes: "I have had several letters from friends and constitutents now working in Government Service in Malaya. The report of all of them are the same, namely that while here at hume and in most other parts of the world salaries have beer sult atantially increased, in Malay's
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Special Envoy Summoned To Washington In Pocket
D.B.S. BOY KILLED
A pil of the Diocesan Boys School was killed yea terday morning whilst on his tony
to school. The log. 17 year-old James Chint of 31, Kimberly Road, was on a bua with sta or seven of his achoul friends, all going sa school, und on the bus neared the -stop at the url-of-Kadourie Avenue the boy jumped of "the bus whilst it seas still in
motion. He fell and the left, rear wheel of the bus ran over him.
Quads Born
In Wales
Bridgend, Jan. 7.
civil service they are still Quadruplets were born -operating on pre-war salaries last night to Mrs. Peggy
with a minute addition which appears ludicrous in the light Thomas, 29-year-old wife of the greatly increased cost of of a Welsh painter. living in the area.
The babies, two bars and two girls, were born at the Glamor "My correspondents tell megan County Hospital where at- that but for their pension fendants today said their con- rights every one of them "woulddition was "rather little." by now have resigned from the
No physician was present at aervice,"
the birth and the delivery was The deduction by the Colonial accomplished by two nurses, Office of Men' per quit. from Nestä Thomas
Nira nnel the salaries of civil servants | Thomas. Mrs. Thomas is the interned by the Japanese, said wife of Tryengwn Podtyrisor to be "in respect of Colonial Tylagwn. He is 34 and the -income tax" appears to the couple have had five ther men affected as grossly unfair, ebildren three of whom are he concluded.-Reuter,
living-United Press.
British Companies In Shanghai
Shanghai, Jan. 7.
The future status and operation of two British utility companies in the former International Settlement in Shanghai is in question today following the closure last night of the only. Soviet radio station in China and orders for
U.S.
Mediation In China To End?
Nanking, Jan. 6.
General George C. Marshall will leave here Wed- nesday morning by air for Washington to còn- fer with President Truman and Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, his headquarters an- nounced today.
Asked if the general would return to China to re- sume his peace efforts, his spokesman said “no comment. Marshall called on Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek last night to say goodbye and to inform him he was returning to America. News of General Marshall's | Byrnes (State Secretary), that he real to Washington to report desires to resign,
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in President Truman came as a Reston suggests the State De- complete surprise to both Nan-partment post may merely be king and Shanghai, and the two springboard for Marshall to enter questions anxiously asked today sidential candidate in 1948.
politics as the Democratic pre- by foreigners and Chinese are:
The New York
Times reports Will General Marshall returns that Byrnes asked Acheson to re to China and does Marshall's main in his Lo serve departure indicate the early Acting Secretary while Byrnes termination-of-United States goes to Moscow in March to draft the German treaty, but Acheson maintained his meditation in China?
lowed to resign.
desire to be a
Neither Government officials nor Communist headquarters in
Kanking were willing to com- ment when approached on these questions today.
LEOPOLD DIVORCE
RUMOUR
Brussels, Jan. 7.
King Leopold's Secretariat in Brussels issued a communi← que today describing as "en- which tirely false" reports have appeared in Belgian and Jereign newspapers that King Leopold intends seeking divorce.
King Leopold was married
1941. six years after his first. wife, formerly Princess Astrid
A Chinese was literal- ly hoist with his own petard last night when a hand grenade exploded in his pocket. killing him instantaneously.
The incident occurred out- side 257-259 Queen's Road Cen- tral, near the Central Theatre, at 720 last evening Three other men were injured.
Police were quickly on the scene but no arrests were madej
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SHOWDOWN IN NEAR EAST?
London, Jan. 6.
Fears were being expressed by political observers
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in London tonight that Britain may be head- ing for a showdown with the whole of the Arabs in the Middle East. There is every indication that both in Palestine
and in Egypt events are now moving to a cli- max. It is now no secret that while official policy is unlikely to be stated before the Pales- tine Conference opens on January 21, opinion In Whitehall is moving in favour of partition as a long-term solution of the Palestine pro- blem.
In Arab quarters it is maintain- Higher
Committee
should be
"to Lillen "Becis" on Dec. 11,and investigations are continued that if such plan is presented, secured..
to the delegates of the Arab The position is that Britain ing. Theory is, however, that the grenade was not intended States, who have now accepted would have welcomed all mem- for the shops outside which the the British Invitation to the con-bers of the Falestine Arab High- the conference, explosion occurred, as neither ference, they will immediately re-jer Committee at
turn home. It is also strongly except the Muft of Jerusalem, had received, threatening emphasised by Arabs in London without whom other members re-
of Sweden, was killed in a". motoring accident in Stoltzer- land.
He has four children, three" by his first and one by his second marriage-Reuter.
American Hypnotism?
Of
ters.
There are no
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indications that
rumours
The two shops-one a curio that partition would be resisted to us to attend,
the limit by the Arab world and dealer, the other a shoemaker-that outbreaks ef violence from this position has changed." had their show window glass the Arab community in Palestine shattered. Glass splinters were would certainly be feared as the
Wait And See scattered for some distance consequence: down the street by the force of
Despite substantial So far, it is understood that no that Britain is veering round to the explosion.
British reply has been sent to the partition, which has the support The man carrying the two memoranda from the Arab of a large and influential minority grenade, who has not been iden-League received at the Foreign of the Zionist Movement; well- tified. was thrown Canberra, Jan. 7.
some half office last week, which urge that informed observers here do not doken yarda by the explosion the exiled Mufti of Jerusalem expect that a-Jewish delegation- Strong criticism
while a hawker's stall on the should be allowed to go home and will not attend the conference. United States economic opposite side of the street was that attendance at the Palestine The attitude of the Zionist Move- Conference of the Palestine Arabment, following the fruitless talk today by Mr. L. A. M. policy was made here upset.
Tot last week between Mr. Arthur Creech Jones (Colonial Secretary) and Mr. David Ben-Gurion (Chairman of the Zionist Execu- tive), is one of wait and see, though this might later be modi-
offer Bed if a firm
to establish Ján Independent Jewish state in a substantial area of Palestine were forthcoming.
might be asked whether the altua Reston suggests that Marshall tien in China allows him to re- main in Washington on which he Wishall, the Director of would be offered Acheson's asalathe Association of Cham- tant secretaryship with a view to bers of Manufacturers. eventually succeeding Byrnes
"The world is hypnotised by Secretary of State as the also plans to relire.
Washington propaganda," declared, "If it accepts
that questioningly the elaim expanding world economy and high employment levels
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A consensus of opinion seems to be that it is yet too early to answer these questions and that everything probably hinges on the outcome of the envoy's con- sidations in Washington.
According to the present ar- rangements General Marshall will take off at eight o'clock temerrow morning, weather per- the United States policy in the obtainable by throwing con- milting. accompanied by
his ca
two troubled areas of China and Executive Officer, Colonel Argentine. Byrner has Harte Caughey.
consultation with U.S.
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No Statement His route will be by way of Ilonclulu, where he will pick ap Mrs. Marshall, whose vaca- tion there will come to an end, During General Marshall's ab- senee, his Nanking office will remain open under the direction | of Colonel George T. Under- wood.
The Presidential envy's final day in Nanking was a busy one. After spending the greater part of the morning conferring with members of his staff he entertained the United States Ambassador, Dr. Leighton
Another View Meanwhile, a less dramatic ex Dienation is that Byrnes, during the two months remaining before going to Moscow, wants to review
dor Messersmith regarding.
Argentine, and many believe that Byrnes to tighten the US: policy Marshall's "return would allow not only towards China but also towards Manchuria and Korea. United Press.
BALLROOM FIRE
ara
of goods from the wealthiest tries wide open to the inflaz
and most highly industrialised. Americans evidently want the right to cancel any trade in their interest." bargain if the cancellation were
Parashots In Action In Indo-China
Paris, Jan. 7. French parachutists have succeeded in capturing a bridgehead in the city of Nam Dinh, south of Hanoi, the latest communique from the French military staff in Saigon announced to- day.
Small-scale amphibious war village of Banyenham, near Hai fure was reported at Nam Dinh Duong", where, at dawn yesterday. para- chutists dropped from the sky que mentioned only patrol ac In other sectors the cornmoni to Geize the bridga and tion.United Press. established a landing place for
the London preparatory
Adoption of the findings of other French troops being
con- ferried downriver in boats. ference on trade and employ-
The communique said the "perpetuate the "landing fully succeeded." ment would shackles on Australia's indus- trial development," he said.
This conference, held last November with Britain and the
New York, Jan. 7. A fire on the third floor of Capital Ballroom, in the heart of New York, on Eighth Avenue at 51st Street, forced 109 guests to flee.
Discovered at 4 a.m., the fire filled the hotel with smoke and commerce.
police were promptly scene and mastered the situs Lion. There were no casualties. United Press.
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However, French troops seek. ing to mop up the city of Nam Dinh ran into, numerous bar- ricades which "made progress the host of our troops difficult"
the in-
London
Drivers'
Strike
London, Jan. 7.
the suspension of all but eighteen authorized Stuart and the Chinese Foreign Paricked the guests but the thrown wide open to goods from munique, the elvil population of timated 10,000 London
Chinese-owned stations. Official Chinese opposition to foreign ownership and management of such concerns on Chinese soil brought long-promised action to close all but Chinese-Government-approved or Chin- ese-owned radio stations and brought to the fore the question of the British-owned Shang- hai waterworks and the British-owned tram- ways.
A spokesman for both con-, pany, was ordered to close on cerns, said the future was "very December 31. much up in the air." He told Although Station XMHA the United Press that while formerly American-owned but stupendous inflation makes now officially the property of exact assessment impossible, Bishop Yu Pin-was not on the the "properties replacement Government's approved list, but -value runs into nine figures in it has not yet received official
United States dollars,"
orders to close.
AFR
The waterworks franchise XMHA was until recently the Shanghai American Armed Forces radio with the prewar Municipal Council ended on in the Shanghai area and still December 31. Since no purchase devotes a part of its programme offer was made by the present to
broadcasts under municipality two years before special arrangement with the the expiration date-as provid- United States Navy.United ed in the old franchise-the Press, Company's official position Is that the franchise 18 ди tomatically extended a further! ton years.
An Oliphant's Warning
The spokesman admitted, however, that in reality mat-
London, Jan. 6. ters are in a state of flux.
The tramways franchise runs i Professor Marcus L. Oliphant, until next October with a pro- the British atomic scientist, who viss for six months notice, if may be offered control of
on the
But it remains the view ct. Jusually well-informed cbservers here that such move would throw the Arab League, which already type. into a fighting frame teurs an announcement of this...
cf mind.
No Accident
It is considered no accident that the Arub League should have chosen the present junclure when, partition is very definitely in the wind to come cut formally in support of the Egyption case on the Sudan, the critical stumbling block in the negotiations to revise. the 1936 Anglo-Egyptian treaty. If these finally break down-und it is clear that there is a grave danger that they will do so-the Arab Leaguą must be expected to An unofficial strike of an es- take a strong line on this question, as well as over the Palestine pro- truck drivers threatened today to Iblern. Recent reports from Egypt paralyse the movement of ra-suggest that a final breakdown of tioned foodstuffs to retail shops Egypt's denunciation of the 1938 negotiations would be followed by for distribution.
The strike started yesterday had exceeded her powers to ad- treaty the ground that Britain At Hanoi the communique with the workers expressing dis-minister the Sudan given her un- said French artillery destroyed satisfaction with a proposed (der the Condominium, two cannone in Viet Nam-em-Award of nine days' vacation If the worst came to the worst, placements. However, the com- against a request for 14 and Eritain might be faced with the munique added that Viet Nam demanding a 40-hour week in prospect of imposing partition in forces set fire to several houses contrast to the 48 hours now Palestine in face of Arab opposi- on the outskirts of the worked. Annamite section of Hanoi.
United States agreed on changes in
The communique said the im- ternational organisation of mediate object of the Nam Dinh battle was the cotton plantation "Small countries would be where, according to the com-
the largest and wealthiest and the city had taken refuge most industrialised countries." French troops- correspon-
avacuated both civilians and wounded soldiers he asserted.-Reuter. tients who called to say goodbye,
after the troops won the planta- bot turned down, all Pequesta
tich. for a statement why he was leaving uryhether he would be returning to China,
Minister Dr. Wang Shih-chich to lunch. In the afternoon he met United States
Second Trip
evening His callers in the included Premier T. V. Stong and the Chinese Communist de- legation, headed by Chang Wen- chin.
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Tojo Didn't Like Executions
Tokyo, Jan. 7. Hideki Tojo and Heitaro Kimura, respectively No. 1 and No. 2 of the former Japanese War Ministry, opposed the execution of the Doolit- tle Tokyo air raiders because they feared Jap- anese prisoners in American hands would be similarly treated, according to former Maj- Gen. Ryukichi Tanaka,
Under cross-examination at | Today's
proceedings
Tung Pi-wa, the chief of the delegation, earlier expressed egrets that he would be unable to call personally to bid General Marshall goodbye because of his departure for Shanghai to con- fer on the Yellow River project. This will be General Mar- shall's second trip to the United
Look States since he first arrived in the Tokyo war crimes trial of place before 24 defendants out China a little over a year ago. Tolo and other top Japanese of the 28 originally indicted.
He returned to Washingten wartime leaders, a statement of Akira Muto was absent. The on April 15. Meanwhile, undir the pudgy, growling former President, Sir William Webb, couraged by the recali of Chief of Staff of the Japanese read a certificate from Sugamo General, Marshall, the third First Army virtually absolved Frison saying that Muto was part leaders, both in Shanghai Kimura of responsibility for confined to 3G1st Station Hon- and Nanking today continued mistreatment of Allied war pri- | pital. their efforts to bring about sonera by the Japanese.
It is understood that Muto
a resumption of, the peace Kimura's defence attorney, is suffering from a sudden at-
talks between the Kuomintang and Communista.-Reuter.
Also,
her present Truman Condeo, Tanaka, testified that Wife-Killer the municipality is not willing nuclear, research in Australia. to renew the franchise. This said in Adelaide that a bomb probably will depend upon the Minister of War under Talc,
tion and cf attempting to main- Thousands of tons of perish-tain her rights under the still
Near Hai Duong, on the road able meat and fruit and fish valid 1936 Anglo-Egyptian treaty between Hanol and the port of remained in warehouses early in face of strong Egyptian opposi- Haiphong, a French column today, while the striking workers tion. marching from Hanoi was for-reportedly attempted to induce ced to leave the railroad right, dock labourers and transport of-way because of numerous barricades and take to a road -Colonial Route No. 6. Despite
Kidnap: Bid Fails
American Ald
workers in Liverpool and New- It is far from clear whether the United States, which has con- castle to join in the walkout.
The workers are members of stantly pressed for partition as a lively Viet Nam resistance the Transport and. General solution for Palestine, would be French forces occupied the Workers Union to which the prepared to give military assis-
compromise proposal con the tance in carrying it through.'
In the background there re- Lion demands was made by the Road Haulage and Central mains, of course, the possibility Wages Board.
that both the Palestine and Egyp ilan problems may be brought be- An informal meeting was
tore the United Nations. scheduled today between man- Meanwhile, pending, the vital. Jerusalem, Jan. 8. agement officials and Union re-decisions which the Cabinet is ex Members of the Irgun Zvai prezentatives at which an At- pected to take this week, Inform- Leumi, Jewish underground or tempt to formulate a settlement ed quarters tonight underline the Mr. Collins Howard, drew from Lack of pneumonia.
ganization, today Talled in a will be made. But since any following key features: Tenska the statement that the The hospital said Muto was daring attempt to kidnap a proposed settlement-if one is
1. The certainty of an imme- Japanese ... Prisoners of War "doing pretty well" but refused security officer of the Jewish made would not be submitted diate tightening of military China's Failure *****
Eureau was outside the War to disclose additional details-Agency for Palestine.
to the workers until tomorrow security. measures in Palestine Observers, agree that whether Ministry and therefore outside United Press, '-
Five masked Irgunists held up at a mass meeting indications but it is hoped-with the co- the Jewish Agency limousine in were that the strike would con-operation, at the responsible cle- General Marshall will return to firaura's authority. China after reporting *in
which the security officer tinus at least another day. ments of the population. usually drives and, mistaking R. W. Sewill, director of the the driver for the security Road Haulage Association, hint- officer, took the driver to the ed that the strike might be bank of the Yarkon River, prolonged. Indefinitely if the where a sixth Irgunist ques-workers prove, recalcitrant, ae- New York, Jan. 7.
The interesantiorolone centred, over The man was released when not deviate from the proposed N China is moving slowly outward. A trough with depression extends, and SW police since the New Year's eye camera shooting" of his the kidnappers discovered their terms under any circumstances. froes a dee: Low 28E of Japan, roketre, "We are not prepared to dis-remalna - "relatively low over SW China former wife, was shot dead by error-United Press
cuss overthrow of the decisions and the trial rexiona
Today's › Vorecast;--Mudurale. E. winds, police last night,"
of the Board," he said. "Official-fekening and lacking and becoming ly I am unaware of the reasons- strona offshore, weather slundy to urete for the strike. I have not been cast and laty some rain; developing, approached by the Unions to ide San Diego. Jan.: 7.
Yesterday's Westheti reconsider the Board's decision. Maalim 75 deg." Fáb Coast Guard and civilian sur-
We are prepared to have an in- Minimum: 63 dra. Tal face craft searched fruitlessly. Recor firing." -a "German
throughout the night for trace formal discussion United Senshin hours.
Halófaltz | Net,mju; total; since "dan, automatic, exchanged shots with of a plane which reportedly
Press New York detectives and state crashed in the Pacific off the police after he had been trapped California toast at 8.15 pm,termined the flash which amile, from the farmhouse When a check of all military numerous observers thought Band at mat where he had forced a couple and civilian aircraft was com was a falling aeroplane was mity
meteor wind direction END to shelter him for the week-pleted the Navy air station | reilly a brilliant end. Associated Preas.
Wind. Varon:
question is one of the main 1,000 times as effective is the points to be decided by the new one dropped on Nagasaki could President and the Secretary of attend, important Imperial Liai- Bession of the Shanghai City, be made, if science could State, and also whether Gen-son conferences.
Moreover, Tanaka added, al.
outcome of his talks with the did not have any authority to Shot Dead
eralMaralall himself thinks
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He was killed as he crouched. in a sleeping bag under a spruce tree in the Catskill mountains, legendury home of Rip Van Winkle.
METEOR OR 'PLANE?
Council which convened yester- develop a method of using his return would do any good. though Kimura attended the Alphonso Rocco, hunted by tloned him for half an hour serting that employers would day,
hydrogen instead of uranium American officials have warm meetings at Imperial headquar The closed-down Soviet-radio for atomic energy, Radio praise for General Marshall's Aera, he did not have any power station XRVN "Voice of the Austraila_rejrted tonight.
work, although he failed to to participate in importnant Soviet Union in China was of: Scientific research was now achieve his objective. Officials decisions," ganized by Tass during the progressing towards a com insist it is China, not Marshall, Japanese occupation with the bination of hydrogen with that has failed.--United Press. financial aid of the city's 15,000 hellag, to create a heavler
In Politics? Russian nationals mostly newly substance, he disclosed. fledged Soviets reltizens, The This, if successful, would The New York Times Wash
tation claims to have resisted enable a deadlier atom weapon ington correspondent, James Page Three
Reston reported today that repeated Japanese attempte to to he created. -
Gen close it during the war,ure a Mr. Thomas Playford, the Marshall upon his return from Page Five
In addition, Station CB3, a Premier of South Australia, Chine may be asked to take * former French concern whose announced that during his high post in the State DepartTruman's Message o Congress. equipment is still owned by visit to Australia, Professorent, probably that of the pre-Page Eight
Test Mátch Enda, Full Btory, Bent Assistant Secretary of State,
K.K, Matric Fraud Attempt..! Waldhas told Mr Jambi U., Stanley CheqNES..
New York, Jan. 7.
the French Consulate but which Oliphant will inspect uranium Mr. Dean Acheson whom Reston is operated by a Chinese com- deposits-Reuter.
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·Emil·Landou's Story ef^Torture.
Tokunaga on Bushido.
Eaid that as far as can be de- United Press,
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