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THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1947:
BRITISH PLAN FOR PALESTINE
Five-Year Period Of Trusteeship
Sex Crimes
In Worst
City
Mannheim, Feb 9..
First Reactions Unfavourable
London, Feb 8.
Tossing their victims The Arab delegation to the Palestine Conference,
into the Rhine in a year long reign of murder, smuggling and.
sex
crimes, lawless gangs of international hoodlums No have turned this ruined city into postwar Ger- many's "crine capital."
after meeting all morning at the Egyptian Em- bassy, announced that they were preparing, a note on the latest British Palestine proposals which would be handed to the British delega- tion on Monday..
official statement was made on the contents of the note but Emile El Ghory, Secretary of the Palestine Arab Party, said: “The British pro- posals are certainly not satisfactory to the Arabs.
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GIRL KILLED FATHER
St. Louis,, Feb. 8. Coroner Arnald Willman said today Mary Reardon, aped. 14, admitted sha‹thát, and killed her father, after the latter fornd her at a tourist camp with a teen-agë 8015.
Willman quoted
Mary as skrot anging
Vincent Reardon beenuse she was afraid he might nead. her „to- an institution-United Press.
--Reuter. and
German
Arab
Violence and robbery, rival-
"We have not finally decided, the new plan a "much worse ing Chicago's turbulent bootleg era, Amricin
at t do or whether. further than the original Morrison Plan" discussions with the British because it contained nothing that Indice said, hold Mannheim in
useful pur at least 12gonid serve any tem or-although
angs operating amid the pose."
The Jewish Agency leaders wreeked city rubble have been
will begin consideration of the kaasheid.
Poles, prop: sals this evening 23. 90on withant as the Sabbath is over. scosting the
The British plan is believed States
year Government here to envisage a five thousands of dollars daily trusteeship-leading up-to
in organised Poling of American calling of a constituent assem- army, depots, and American bly a w.rk out a permanent
Gangnen--Germans, Russians and
countries—a1¢
United
new
constitution..
the
- troops have not been left un-
in the five year period, areas ecrrupted.. Whitea
nastalo 291 local administration would have been add and wanted he established in pares were have a large Jews or Arabs majority and immigration into
al-
Hendre of criminal ready have been all and hun,
salisty Jewish claims, spokesman for the dications said today that "great dissatisfaction" with the British proposals was the neural feeling among the Arali, delegates. H predicted. rejection of the new plan in its present ferm by a un animous decision.
Last Chance British observer believed the proposala provided a lust chance for direct negotiations and fear- ed that outright rejection by the Arab states would man virtual collapse of the Palestine ference
con-
The Palestine conference was
draus stilizar wwght be dewish, acus w uld be permit-pected to resume its session on
America and theman authorised at the rate of 1,000 mnthly Lies. As uted Press.
Witness In Danger
fowa years.
-An-advisdry enuncil of Jews and Arabs wild work with the British Central Government Rester.
Rejection Certain
Laiden, Feb. 8. Arab rejection or The new i Blu- rozwal for Palestine. Appeared certain tonight because of the proposed provision for im-
years.
Monday when the Arahs would present their answer to the Bri-
British Government and Jewish Agency representatives were also rebeluleri
to meet early next week, presntuably Tuesday, tu hear the Jewish reply to the Bri Ush proposals.----United Press.
I.L.P. Demand
London, Feb. 8.
The Independent Labour Party, which has two members in the House of Commons, tonight issu- ed a statement calling upon the Government
"to renounce the mandate and withdraw its troop and authority from Palestine, thereby affording to its present in habitants the opportunity of governing themselves."
Appeal For Gruner
Waiting For Switch In Signals
· New York, Feb. 3. The only hope that delegates could see for an early start of the disarmament negotiations was a possible switch in signals from Moscow or Washington. The United States and Russia continued to dishgree as em phatically as ever over how to begin the negotiations.
United States officials served
people needing their hospitality." notice they would not budge an inch, and there was no hint from Soviet quarters that new signals from the Kremlin could be expected before the dispute to the Security goes back Council for a public airing on Tuesday,
Jerusalem, Feb. 8. Max Kritzian, partner to Gruner's lawyer, tonight cabled to former United States Sena-
tor Guy Gillette, President of the American League for a Free Palestine, asking him to appeal to the Security Council of the United Nations on be-
half of Doy Gruner, now under sentence of death here as a terrorist.
Kritzman urged Senator Gil- kate to intervene because "thi wee is endangering the peace of the mandatory territory."
Reuter.
Besieged City
Jerusalem, Feb. 8. Jerusalem WAR this evening rapidly assuming the appearance of a "besieged city" as security Precautions became moje (com- prehensive.
the
де now
British troops were busy : *reci- Washington. Feb. 8... Thr
Bause Un-American
sand-bagget strong points at all main road junctions and lay Activitis Committee moved to migration into Palestine of 10, protect ita witausser day after 600 Jews within two
four "protected" areas in which Ling miles of barbed wire while
hearing euperts that one of The Arab delegates reiterated them feared violence from his
British officials must now work week's at last
of Session
and live
completely the furmer Communist us: elates. Palestine Conference that they
wired off. Rep. hard and raid every unanimously rejected any solo
A new batch of 750 illegal im- step would be taken to protect tion which provided for Jewish
migrants detained in Cyprus will William Nowell, Negro ex-Cam-migration beyond the British
all for Palestine tomorrow under White Paper's mitations.
the immigration quota munist who testified before De
scheme Jewish lenders
started last year. Committer Thaishy,
also appeared
On Tuesday Nowel determined to reject the new
250 of the survivors from the im- who fetitied against Gerhardt proposals for Palestine,
The statement, which was issu-migrant ship wrecked off Syrina Fincler, alleged Russian Spy à Jewish spokesman describeded under the name of the Gen- in the Dodecanese in December reported indications that he
eral Secretary, Mr. J. McNair, will also be transferred from might be in aangren
added: “We believe the Jewish Cyprus. and Arab workers and peasants will find a cammon cause if left Jewish terrorist under sentence fate of Dov Gruner,
themselves. We urge freedom of death, is still uncertain. The loving countries to provide shel arrival of his sister from America ter and work for refugees or any is still awaited.-Reuter.
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Nowill toh! reports he had in which he was eating last scen several Communists from night. When he walked ou his h.m: togen-Detroit--he said, they dispersed.-Unit gathered otside a restaurant ed Press.
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Red Menace From U.S.
Washington, Feb. 9, Speaker Martin pleded the House Republicans to a drive, tɔ "remove the Red menace f from America."
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Mr. Martin said in int view his partywill, co-operate fully with the House Committe on uns American activities in its campaign against what Chairman Thomas.
New Jersey. called a
"conspiracy." "We are behind the objective of the committee to remove the Red menace from America and drive it out of the government,“ Mr. Martin declared."'
He reiterated his belief that "a powerful and strategically placed the American minerity has set out to destroy system and replace it with Communism.
He added "they are the enemy within
DAT
gates. They have wormed
into posts of their way power from which they try to and in- shape government
policies Aluence public. opinion."
Mr. Thomas said his con- mittee's encounter American sources said the Gerhard Elster
Thursday with was "only the United States would fight to first chapter in the committee's the end against the formation: drive to unmask" a Communist of a disarmament commission conspiracy to overthrow the Gov- unless. Russia agrees in writing ernment of the United States."- that the new agency would not Associated Press.. metile in the affairs of the United Nations Atomic Energy Canmission. They made no with the intention of using it secret of the suspicion that the to interfere in the operations Russians were promoting the of
already-functioning
the
new arms-scrapping commission atomic body.-United Press.
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Baby White Elephant Good Luck Omen
(By Doon Campbell)
Prom-Penh, Cambodia, Feb. 8. baby white elephant, powdering himself with dust in the Royal corral, after being annointed and received into the palace of the reigning monarch 23-year-old King Norodom Sihan Quk, has meant more to the 2,000,000 Cambo- dians than any outside news of the French- Viet Nam conflict or the atomic bomb, Nebody in Pom-Penh, capi- city, which has no curfew for its tal of this French southern In100,000 Cambodian, Chinese, I dochinese protectorate of Cam- Indian and French inhabitants. bedia is sure of the date of the Reyter. annointment of the last sacred white elephant, Some say 200 years and some 20.
a pink Albino-is only found The white elephant-actually
in Indochina every thirty forty years.
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There
in Belgrade-his}} country's delegation would algn the Italian peace treaty here Monday but he refused to make A flat statement on Yugoslav intentions.
followed a bullock race, a water-buffalo race, and lastly an elephant race, ench primal with two jockeys, one in frunt and one aatern.
Good Omen
The French Foreign Office announced that the Italian de- legation would be expected to sign the treaty in silence.
Ristic conferred with Yugo- alay Foreign Minister, Stanoje -Paris Simic who arrived in Friday but in reply to queries about reports that Yugoslavia would refuse to sign he said only "Maybe yes and maybe
In the corral, the annointing. You will see on Monday." The Belgrade reports said began with an invitation to Yugoslav officials maintained the gods by the court astrolo they would not sign unless the 'ger, followed by a song from treaty provisions → regarding the Royal elephant attendants, Trieste were altered to Yugo- accompanied by fife music. slavia's satisfaction but since After reading out the eight- no nation will receive benefits year-old white elephant's hen- from the treaty unless it signs, orific titles, the court archivist Yugoslavia would be deprived passed three pieces of sugar of territorial accessions and canc to the King who fed them reparations if it refused.--As- to the sacred animal.
sociated Press. Then tapping
ite forchead
three times the king whispered. Offer To
advice in the elephant's eur while twenty yellow robed Bud- dhist priests offered up prayers. The ceremony is regarded as
Kurds
Teheran, Feb. 8. The Iranian Government has
in Irun
a great good omen for the coune, try, following so soon after the handing back by Siam of offered a permanent usylum to Cambodia's northern provinces some 15,000. Kurds of Barzani ceded during the war.
tribes who took refuge Phom Penh, with its thou after the rebellion against the sands of Buddhas, pagodas, Government a year ago
provided they
surrender tcmbs, towers and temples, is arms
· " one of the model cities of Indo-Mullah Mustafa, leader. of the china. The song of birds and tribesmen,
Teheran today exotic music. Is the only thing with the Government's proposals that disturbs the peace in the to consult his followers.
No Dirty Work In Iran
over, their
Jeft
their
They are offered two courses either to stay in Iran in a settle- ment provided by the "Government (in which case they must hand their arms and the Govern- ment would assist them with money, seed and agricultural im plements); or to return to Iraq Teheran, Feb. 8. without Mallah Mustafa and 10 .Nr. George Allen, United other
Barzanis
who
were sent States Ambasador, in a state-tenced to death or imprisonment ment to the press here today, by the Iraq Government. denled allegations said to have 12/both proposals are refused been made by Mostow radio that Iran will expel them all without American representatives in disarming them or handing them Iran were obstructing friendly over to Iraq:
hem there relations between Iran and the The Barzanis, of whom Soviet Union.
are 2,000 families, totalling about
Moscow was
Alexis
.: One such reported allegation 15,000 people, surrendered to the
that Captain Iranian Government after the ec lexis Gagarin, United States as cupsion of North Iran's province sistant military altacho, had in- of Azerbaijan, adjoining Kurdia structed the police chief of tan, by Imperial troops, in Decem Ardabil, the second elty of Azer-berk baijan, to intensify efforts to
The Iranian press
reported on arouse "the local people against Tuesday that the tribesmen, Russiang.
heavily armed, but without food Mra Allen described, such an or money, were blackmailing the accualtion as “untrue and ridicul- local people to feed and work for GuReuter,
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