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HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1947.
17,000 MORE TROOPS ON WAY
French Reinforcement As Hanoi Battle Intensifies
Vain Effort To Relieve Chinese
Hapoi, Jan. 15
Viet Namese shelling today was the heaviest artillery action attempted since the last days of December, and the "Tu Ve". (Armed Youth) attacks on French posts ringing the Chinese quarter were the strongest infantry efforts in several nights.
problem for the
The "Tu Ve" attacks were launched simullaneous-
ly against several points. One French officer said they diffient appeared intended to test the French. strength of the French pusi tions.
It extends within three blocks of the Rue Paul Bert, Hanoi's, The Chines, gearter in which principal business street. 10,000, Chinese civilians have i A French assault to clear this. been trapper with Tu Ve bathersme island of Viet Nam- force represents a peculiarly ese resistance Fightin
Foreign Service Pay Code
the
centre of the French-controlled Jaren, would undoubtedly result
in severe casualties to Chinese civilians.
is an area of
This quarter įvery narrow streets lined with
small shops.
Although all sources in Hanoi requested secrcey, it was off-
cially announced at Saigon ta
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BLOCK
Train acrrices between -Kovilion, and Cuuton were cut yesterday when a scrisus fall of rock blocked 'Bracau Hi Tranel, Nordi scenices were roximed at about 4 o'clock Westerlan
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included
the "U" and "Down" Ex-
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pusseders,
send in order n tu the discomfort at
the railway anthritica seat fumt to Taino jor distribution
those stranded there till the Cannel uns pleased.
R.A.F.
Selections
Completed
Arabs Hostile Over Partition Hints
Cairo, Jan. 15.
Raj-Amin El Husseini, exiled Mufti of Jerusaleın and head of the Arab Executive Committée, said today that Arabs everywhere would re- ject any plan to partition Palestine.
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"I have confidence that all the Arab states-Gov- ernments and nations-will stand together to obstruct the way to any partition Mufti said in an interview. The Mufti saud he was not go- ing to London" for the Phies- Line conference "but 1 approve The Palestine representatives selected."
Four members of the Palestine Arab Higher Committee are go- ing to London for the Palestine conference.
They are Jamal Effendi et Hui- veini, Dr. Russein · F. Khalidi, Emil Effendi Ghoary and Mouin Effendi Mandi.—Aasóciated Press. Arab Statement
Jerusalem, Jan. 14. Palestine Arabs will repolutely oppose partition in any form as a salution of the Palestine problem. according to Palestine Aralı Higher Committee statement to. day.
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H.K.LONDON AIR RECORD"
The Skyways "Lancastrian" which arrived at Kai Tak lest zweck, bringing to Hong Kong members of the staff
Tu familice
and
Maticnon, and Col Jardine
created a treard on her homeward trip. The air-liner left Kai Tak at 7 IL on Sunday morning and arrived in London at 1 pm, on Tuesday, a journey of approvimately Two days, aix home.
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CRITICAL TALKS IN LONDON STRIKE
London, Jan. 15.. Hopes for a settlement of London's ten-day trans- port strike were raised today as leaders of the "unofficial" strike joined with Union heads in peace talks and appealed for cessation of the sympathy walkouts in the provinces which threatened to spread through Britain. J.E. Evans, spokesman of the Strike Committee, said in a message to 30,000 strikers that he hoped "some concrete proposals" would de- velop in the Union negotiations.
trucks
The "Daily Herald" told that 1.400 tons of fond had heen readers in headlines: "Strike | distributed in military call-off likely today."
since Monday. He estimated
weeldy ration
latest conferences fail.
Extension Threat
at
While the decision on ending · the strike hang in the talunen.
dockers, 4.000 Thames 24.000 burgimch and 15,000 Midlands
At least 20,000 other trade London's union members protesting: 5,500 tons. against the Government's use Believed to have been of troops to deliver food sup- shops-stood inspired by an incident plies to London outside the Red Lion Innby to join the walkout if the earlier in the evening, a disturbance occurred in Nathan Road last night, two British seanien be- against the rule of doing attacked without muting before $1 military
provocation by a gang of court at Haifa today.
hooligans. The court martial resinnes tomorrone-Router,
Jerusalem, Jun. 14. Four British soldiers ne- cused of taking part in" demonstration by 150 trnaya.
sation
Ee, Where's T'Museum?
Both men suffered slight head injuries, having been struck by flying missiles.
Bricks and bamboos were used by the assailants, and it was more than half an hour be- fore the tension eased and Europeans could move safely in the area.
London, Jan. 15. All applications made by Royal Air Force offi- Chinese, British and American Consular representatives criss. cers for permanent com- London. Jan. 14. The official "London with a request that an agree examined and all offi-that partition was being seriously ed to the Viet Namese lines; missions have now been The Latement said that British press reports gave the impression Gazette" tonight pub-ment be negotiated to remove cers selected under the considered in the British Govern
the threat to the Chinese punti scale
lation. The request was
present procedure will
"These prop reports have been informed give partition a favourable
London, Jan. 14. within the next few ception," it added.
Just after M. Fyodor Emergency Squad and military statement also announced
police were brought to the weeks.
the Committed's decision to ask Gusev, the Soviet repre- the Palestine Government to, ap-sentative had mounted again after the departure of the scene, but trouble developed will remain eligible for selec- the Supreme Moslem Courel the steps of Lancaster police,
the principle of elections to tion for extended service com bady set an under British man House, St. James'. Lon-
lished a new pay and code of conduct for jected.-Associated Press. members Foreign Service.
of
Britain's
The pay scale ranges from $3,500 for a permanent Under
secretary of State and heads of major missions £275 for starting Third Secretaries.
14
More Troops
re-
Marseilles, Jan. 14. The French liner Athos 11 left Marseilles tonight for Indo-China
carrying 17,000 troops, 3,000 Lans of munitions and 1,000 tons ง medical supplies.
the words;
The
remmining candidates.
of
dole lo
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מנין
are part campaign to
The attack started at about 11.15 pm. outside the Cocktail The
Cafe. 871, Nathan Road.
agren to this the Higher Com Foreign Ministers to ar- Red Lion Inn, as
with tricycle-rider outside the
the recent Government
Youth Sentenced
The Brtish public, which has already missed most of a week's meat ration, placed hopes for a settlement in the creation of a new Joint Industrial Council of i transport workers and en lovers. The council will recon-
sider the strikers' demands, for i
14-hour week,"daily, overtime pay after eight hours work and two weeks' holiday each year with pay.
Employer Demand
transpart workers Vallied to the support of Uha 22,000 Truck drivers.
(Continued on Page 8, Col. 5)
For Sake of
Argument
London, Jan. 15. Employers demand that the A Foreign Office strike should end' before the
spokesman today acidly new council consider the workers" demands and strike denied a Pravda sugges- leaders are due to meet with tion that Mr. Bevin had Transport and General Workers denounced the Anglo- Union officials this morning al Soviet treaty. discuss new begotiations,
The spokesman said "Pravda" The grave
the
Had misterpreted Bevin "for the Lubour Government at public purpose of argument," and that
of "unofficial"
the conclusions et the Soviet off- hy. To cal newspaper were "completely and at variance with the facts." Theatrical
resentment
concern of
strikes was reflected
O'Brien. Labour M. P. The two mea frut attacked
Secretary of the The Chief of the French Gon- The code warned career diplo-rat Staff saw the troops off with
missions.""
"Dealing with charges that. Bri- -with Palestine Moa-don, as the last of the de- were incivilian clothes...
warned tain was Out of 30,000 applications,
Earlier, three suitors hat Workers Union, who
closely tied with the mats that marriage to aliens
If the Palestine Government puties of the Big Four come involved in an
that responsible unions could United States, Mr. Bevin said that altercation might diminish
"Do not forget you the Royal Air Force Permanent their value and
are in the service of France. Your Commission Selection Board has mittee resolved unanimously to rive at the conference, an which the
cause the downfall of the La- Britain does not lie herself tu any- might result in "there being no
task is to make your country
the result of || bour: Cabinet. post in the Foreign Service ta laved and respected."
elected nearly 3,000 officers accept
jone except under the obligations Cyclist
was struck and O'Brien asked: "How long of the United Nations Charter," which they can properly be api Two days ago the liner He de for permanent commissions and appointments to the Council old brown taxi chugged later taken to the Kowloon Hos- cân a Labour Government work the spokesman said. 4 pointer,"
France left Marseilles carrying nearly 13,000 for extended aer- Reuter
pital.
crowd gathereriif sections of labour which" put A large laboriously. The code also bars members 8,000
across the bus with the intervention of two
"Pravda has chosen to take this rainforcements for the vice commissions.
it into three of the Foreign Service from French Army in Indo-Chipa.--
[deserted courtyard front-er
power compel that remark out of its context and in- Europeans and two Government, in effect, to breakerpret it as a denunciation of the public spirited Chincse, the situa running for Parliament and
ing the building.
a strike by the tion was kept under control and states that
use of the Anglo-Soviet treaty. As a rule womer.
I came to n stands under the crowd dispersed.
armed forces?"
That was clearly not Mr. Be- members will be required to re-
the great vaulted portice on the
The Nathan Road. incident
Aa soldiers and saflor carried vin's meaning. Britain has sub- sign upon marriage,
ships, and markets to meat and other foods Should a
from stantial treaty obligations towards member of the
scantily many powera. The Soviet inter- " Foreign Service become In
stocked shops for the third con-pretation would imply denuncia- volved in divorce sult, the
secutive day, the Minister of tion of all these treaty obliga- Secretary of State may under
Fond, John Strachey reported tions."United Press. certain circumstances call on him to resign.-United Press?!
Heart Stopped Thrice
London, Jan. 14.
Router.
French Attack
Hanoi, Jan." 15.
Jerusalem, Jan. 14. A 17-year-old Jewish terrorist gunmana member of the Irgun Zval Leumiwas sentenced today to life imprisonment by a mili-
Normally in future offleers) who were commissioned during| the war will be granted per manent commissions only if As French troops battled to they are holding extended ser- tary gourt for discharging a fire was not easy to see into the in-lieved to be a direct resuit, a Dol vacated by Gusev's car. It nevertheless, was last night be- oust Vietnamese forces Hanoi, the Vietnam radio report-
from vice commissions. In addition, arm during a terrorist raid
The
13 laat
year,
on
on
cd that French troops from Tou the future field for selections the Ottonian Bank in Jaffa rane had attacked Vietnam troops will be widened to include re- September between Tourane and Hue, thegular airmen and aircrew who The President of the Court told provincial capital.
have extended their service and the accused, Yehuda Kaiz, "You French
military authori-officers en extended service and are too young to be hanged and Lies here have issued no com-short
too old to be flogged. I have munique on the reported opera-Renter. tion which appears "to d 411- tempt to reestablish road contact between Teurane and Hut, 40 miles to the north of Hanoi.
All cafes, cabarets, dance-halls and other places of amusement here have been closer "because of the "state of siege". The sule of liquer for consumption on
Leen
The French
11
The heart of a man undergoing spot has Commissioner has alung operation stopped, tricu and was restarted before it failed published u list of Casualties the third and last time.
uffered by the French population This was stated at an inquest since the outbreak of hostilities, at St. Pancras today on Albert The list showed 42 civilians kill. Henry Beaupre, 66, of Victoria ed. 19 of whom were women and Road, Kilburn, who died at the children. Seventeen civilians University College Hospital dur-
a that operation.
wh
mortem said death
unded, including M. Saitenge
The actor
Commissioner in Hanoi. made a post
civilians were burned alive was due to in their homes, including six haemorrhage caused by the women and children. About 200 operation interfering with the civilians are missing, including action of the heart,
38 women-Reuter.
A verdict of death by mis- adventure was recorded.-Renter.
Assembly Protest
Paris, Jan. 14. Rightwing deputies And
More Than They aber of Radienis walked Bargained For
!
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out
of the National Assembly this afternoon when the eldest deputy, 74-year-old M.
M. Marcel Cachin, presiding at the
at the opening meeting. When ten men from a sam proposed the resumption of nego- pan boarded a junk in Yau- tatlong with Ho Chi Minh.
M. Cachin said: "French work-
1
matt Typhoon Shelter at gbbut 7.30 p.m. yesterday with intenters consider it very dangerous to
undertake another colonial War
te rob, the junkpeople resisted They recall that the gung fired on
terior of the taxi in the general group of rowdies having evident- glcom of the courtyard.
ly got together after the story of The police inspector stepped the Pekine Road incident
ha door Frend to Yaumati, smartly to open the tax! after having saluted.
Amazed, he found confronting
children, leaning forward enver)-- from the interior cf the taxi.
"Can we have a look around?” sold a North of England voice.
service Commissions.-- every sympathy with your him a man and woman and twa
father." Reuter.
Smertenko Makes
Good His Boast
Paris, Jan. 15.
Professor Johan J. Smertenko, of the American League for a Free Palestine, took off in a pri- vately chartered plane for England at noon today.
Later.
The inspector slammed, the taxi dcor shut. In another second it was chuzzing away as laboriously as, it had come.
British Force To
The tovi river was heart to Leave Japan
taxi
ends he left the courtyard: "Well, they are visitors and they wanted to see London Museum.
The guide broks still have this elpre as London Museum. Some- thing ought to be done about it." -Reuter.
Isle Of
Earlier, reporters and the French police had com- bed Paris for Smertenko who disappeared mysteriously last night from his hotel. Smertenko had been inform- ed by the British Foreign Office that he would not be al- lowed to land in England. On Monday the British Embassy informed all transport com- panies that Smertenko's appli- calion for an entry visa into Engiand had been rejected and that if they transported him to the United Kingdom they would
Smertenko landed at Croydon Wight
his smail landed,
Airport at 1245 p.m.
Immediately after four-seater
air-taxi Smertenko and the two papermen were rushed into the Immigration office,
newa-
A representative of the United Press sent to meet Boyle was not permitted to speak with him.
After a quick examination The four passports, Smertenk
at
Hunt
For Convict
Newport, Jan. 15. Police from all parts of the Isle of Wight threw a cordon round Farm, Mer-
be liable for his return passage, was taken into the office of the Perriton *:
Smertenko, who maintains he chief immigration officer.
The
Tokyo, Jan. 15.
Troops of the British Com- monwealth occupation force in Japan, according to reports here, are standing by for trans- fer to Palestine or to Empire; pasts.
of
No cfficial announcement has been made but reports say that about three thousand men the Dorset Regiment, Cameron Highlanders and Welch Fusi- liers will leave in a few weeka time and their braes on Shi- koku Island in southern Japan will be taken over by Austra lian troops from other parts of Јарап.
According to these reports, the troops do not know their final destination.
The Indian troops would then be withdrawm, leaving pntrol has a British visa, valid until pilot, Michael Leapine, and the stone, during the night of the British Commonwealth two passengers were after receiving a report occupation forces area in Japan
and came successfully out of Damascus were the origin of the April 26, on which he has al-other 'the encounter.
loss of Syria. They consider it ready made three trips to Bri- shunted into a regular Immigra- that a prisoner, named to Australian and New Zealand At present there are 38,000
One of the intruders
Hon examination enclosure.
was is not too late to. resume negotia-tain, originally planned to fly: After 45 minutes, the American Anderson, who escaped forces, it is added."
knocked overboard, was later
rescued, nearly drowned, handed over to the police.
The other nine, fled.
and
Mayon Threat
Manila, Jan. 15. Mass evacuations from towns near the volcano Mount Mayon
tions with Viet Nam, on the basis of the March agreement."
to England on the 8.40 a.m. correspondents were permitted to six days ago, had tried Commonwealth troops in Japan,
M. Cachin's surprise referenes Air France plane but did not take up his option on the ticket.
to Indo-China was grected by `n burst of applause from Commun- ist benches and violent, protests, from Conservative, Popular Re nublican and Radical benches, Router.
"atarted today, as renewed and ON OTHER PAGES
violent éruptions from the crater rained ashes and huge Page Tres
Saito On POW'Diet.
boulders on the surrounding Pape Three countryside, blackening the
British Seamen On Manslaugh, ground and seriously damaging ter Charge. #cropa, ra
Pada Fottr
Fashionably Speaking. Page Five
devin On. Peach,
The eruption ¦ started with several minor explosions, lowed by a cloud of smoke and team,rising to an estimated 20,000 feet.Reuter.
Site
iales For Malaya?
H.K. Shard Quotations,
Takes Pressmen Smertenko's 'departure was announced by the Paris office of the American League which said: "Professor Smertenko left for London at noon and expecta to arrive, at Croydon, He was
·áccompanied by William Boyle, of the United Press, and David Perlman, of the New York Herald-Tribune."
said the
The statement American Embassy in London was asked to send a representa-
leave and told to join other news to get in through a back a quarter of the entire Allied men waiting in the corridor.
The chief immigration officer door, which was bolted army. of occupation-Reater. refused any statement concerning Smertenko United Press,
RAIL SMASH
'Petham' (Minnesota), Jan. 15. Forty-one persons were i injured today, in a rohr.end collision of two sections of the Northern Pacific Rat 'road's, "Norsk Conet Limited"". both moving slowly in a rap- ing blizzard the
Most "the" vietime were riding The Pullman observa-
tive to Croydon to see that, tion car on the rear of the
pro.
Smertenko's rights were
tected. United Press.
first dection United Press.
DEN
on the inside.
Twelve-year old Thomas THE WEATHER Robert Taylor, the farmer's china, to Japan moving slowly exal An anticyclone which extends from N son, gave the alarm but anward, preure being hitfient over Karos. exhaustive search failed to pro- Another appears to ise, developing duce any trace of Anderson, Tibet. Pressure remains low over the
reukkurial motions, A statement that Anderson
Today's Forecast peFrosh- and NE was in possession of a 45 winds: cloudy with occasional light rales. Webley revolver and ammuni- tion was amended by the police,falmum: 6 dew. Fah who 'say that he many have a Runshine: 0.8 hours." revolver, Anderson is thought Rainfall, ML Total aineo Jan, 1. Mit 45 10 be in hiding with ample sup- azminat en dverage of 18,1 mm, piles of food and sigarettes.
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A high wind and heavy rain- Bara, et mix.l.-. storm hampered the search by R. Humidity. police and prison officers Reuter
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