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ESTABLISHED FOR OVER ONE HUNDRED YEARS
HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH 10 1947,
EXTREMISTS ATTACK BRITISH HQS. IN TEL-AVIV
Troops, Terrorists Battle For 70 Minutes
Seven Concerted
Assaults
Jerusalem, Mar. 9.
Four Jews and one British soldier were killed and 50 Britons, Arabs and Jews were wounded as extremists attacked the British headquarters in Tel-Avly yesterday, set oil tanks ablaze and carried out seven other concerted assaults in Jerusalem and along the coast.
The chief target was Citrus House, British head- quarters for the all-Jewish city of Tel-Aviv, Reinforced troops where electricity was cut. and the Jewish underground terrorists battled in moonlit streets for 70 minutes before the extremists withdrew. Four Jews, were killed, in The authorities confiscated 600! cluding a young girl who was certifientes held by the passen- were issued on one of the assault forces, and pers which
National nt ienst 16 British soldiers February 22 by the were wounded and more than 20 Committee of Liberation. They Jews seriously wounded.
read:-
"Hebrew Republic**
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96 MILES
White Sand, New
Merico, Mar, B.
V2 German winth rocket fired here on Friday rearical an ultitude of 90 weilen.
The egpertment wwe deckar- ril scientific mattress becuase alt important instruments and Hele recordings carried in it And hot a forend 35 miles front the scene of its firing.
Thorker minden euongh fret to harn für 45 urrolida bud modentum'carried it to within right mitre of the pres vinos 104 mites recurd. United Press.
More Riots In Formosa
Britain Basks In The Sun
London, Mar. 9.
Most of Britiain, basked today under bright sun- shine and blue skies as the temperatures soar-
ed in many place to the highest of the year. England's south-east coast. had springlike. weather with the thermometer reading 48 de- grees Fahrenheit at 11 a.m, while the London temperature registered 45 degrees and a warm sun filled the streets, with strollers in spring attire.
The weather forecast for the next 24 hours, how- ever, warned Britons of a hard night of frosts yet to come and wintry snow with sleet show- ers in the north.
A general rise in the tam perature over the weekend brought an cashing of the road ang rail dislocation, with a big improvement in the movement _gf_enal_stocks_Raibynys were "Feported to be normal, “The. Great Western Railway report-
216,000
Price: 20 Cents.
"NAZI "GROUP SMASHED
Vienna, Mur, " Ministry of Interior officiats tudny aknovneed the mush- up of a large Nazi under- pround movement as Austrian. balier and American troops arrested 57 "Nazi leaders?"
The group we headed by SS Generot Walter Raffels berger, who was found living under an assumed name. The Ministry announcement said the
arang conducted huge black market operations and attempted to contact mà many other Nevin un ponible.
The arreste today "killed the nong while it was still a perm,” “the Ministry spokes- 2003 KaitlyUnited Prema.
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Washington, Mar. 9.
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Decline Of The Royal Navy? America Now Leading Sea Power
Washington, Mar. 9. The decline of the Royal Navy as a world-wide power has compelled the United States Navy to undertake the costly task of controlling the seven seas, it was stated in the United States Congress, according to authoritative sources.
The American Navy's unprecedented role as the leading world sea power was, emphasised by a Navy spokesman in recent hearings by the House Naval "Appropriations Sub-committee on the Navy's money requirements for the fiscal year starting July 2.
cannot be revealed.
.
SUNK AT SEA
Frankfurt, Mar. 8. The-Norwegian *teamer Trondheim sane after an er- plosion last night 20 miles of Bremerhaven schilo
wny to Hamburg.
on her
The drew of 22 were anecd.” Router,
In defending the Navy's plans to spend $4,400,000,000 in the next fsent year, the Navy spokesman outlined the Navy's post-war responsibility to keep Britain 250; Submarines: United *pen world sea routes for States 206, Britain 225. American Commerce, It Wab reported.
The Navy Secretary, James Forrestall, Fleet Admiral Ches ter W. Nimitz. Chief of Naval Operations, and Vice-Admiral The Secretary of the Forest P. Herman, Deputy
_the_wit Interior, Mr. Krug, has, Chief. were among revealed that the Unitedisses before the sub-committee, States is in immediate an informant whose name danger of losing the title to six key Pacific islands. their normal milk ration today
It was learned that the islands with the arrival of gallons, and lending dairies re-affected are Canton, Christmas, port the milk situation will be Baker, Ilowland, Jarvis and En- derberry-tiny but important
In the post-war alignment of • completely normal tomorrow.
landing spots along the southern route to Samon and "Australia.
sea-power, the United States is It was emphasised that this now controlling the seap L Krug was believed to have statcountry obtains many strategic Navy sources sold. Affertean ed that all main luc trains Cohl stock at London's powered that he was astonished to fe raw materials such as rubber, ships guard the vital lifelines Martial law has been were arriving and departing stations remains unaltered with on his recent Pacific trip that his tla and manganese from over-across the Pacife. Atlantic and predecessor, Harold Ickes, had sons. British naval personnel through the Mediterranean and Cyprus, where they were ex. Palestine and will take its placei treclared in this city and from London's Paddington[147-daye supplies, although made no more-to-set-up-local-gov= {will be slashed to 191,000 fes Yes Capal:rence patrolled by
provincial stations report 142, ernments when the islands were among the nations of the world in the northern port of station on schedute.
A dozen local lines in Wales days' supply. Gas con stocks proclaimed United States Th Committee appeals to Keelung since carly this still were blocked with nix In London dropped slightly to tory in 1930 and 1938,
The Royal Navy ended, the morning following the foot drifts, but officiais expect 10 days' supply.
Britain He found that The BBC announced
war a second rate power, ac47) today. resumption of riots by all the lines to be cleared by
established such governments tonight.
that the evening television
Christmas, Canton and Baker Cording to U.S. Naval analysts The certißcates were signed extremist Taiwanese
Overnight trains to and transmission will be resumed islands to take care of the Britha The United States Navy eclipsed by "Director of the Department youths throughout last
daytime on Tuesday although from Scotland this morning ran of Immigration."
were listed as subjects of the strength, fire-power, modernity The refugees cumo from Italy night.
two hours late due to snow- transmissions are still suspend-subjects and all new-born natives the British in overall fleet
Crown-Reitor
and common experience, -bound tracks which today's ed United Fress.. and; France-United Press.
continued thaw was expected to clear completely.
Meanwhile hundreds of re- fugees from the illegal im- migrant skip "Benrecht" were transferred today to the British "This certifies that the holder deportation camels, "Empire Is a citizen of the Hebrew Re- Rest" and "Empire Sheritel" for
pected to arrive tonight.
Gang War May Mean Guns
public which will be formed is
civilised nations to Kive the holder all assistance Hebrew citizen."
Raging Fires:
ILM
a
Jerusalem, Mar. 9.
Taipei, Mar. 10.
Many Government organla tions, Including the Provincial Hendquarters, the Garrison Command Headquarters and the Naval Headquarters, as well as Itaging fires ignited by ex-police stations and hospitals) plosives and gunfire burned in were attacked. the elty in the wake of the Machine-gun and rifle fire an battle between the soldiers and well as
explosions of hand-
London, Mar. 8. There is a restless shifting of small time racketeers under way in London's bright lights district-the West End-! and Scotland Yard is preparing for an break of gang warfare on blown up at Citrus House,
"The Government announced a far larger and grinimer officially that the Tel-Aviv at scale than the prewar tuck was staged simultaneously the city' Garrison
with a terrorist raid on Jaffa's Headquarters with machine- police station, which came un-ins, rifles and hand-grenades..
a terrorist band which attacked | grenades were audible In the Sarona military Camp and Taipe! and Keeling throughout Curus House.
last night and this morning. **Two- cut-i
razor slashings and beat ings that characterised the "protection ramp."
The Yaru is afraid that gang warfare is time may mean guns. Most
racketeers
were, in the forces during the
armourai car's were
der intensive are.
Mortar Fire
A detachment of troops
After few days" full. Ls broke out in Taipei at 2 p.m. yesterday when a large number of Tulwanese youths attacked Command
At 10 p.m. last night, another ; group of Taiwanese youths, aimed with machine-guns, rifles and hand-grenatics, stormed the Naval Headquarters while
war and acquired the rabit of Juffa, a few miles South of Tel- other Taiwanese bands simul- using weapons, Already there Avly, were under mortar fire intaneously attacker! the Military have been threats of shootings another section of the but most of the damage thus Three far been done by the inevitable petrol filling
razor
elty. Hospital, Police stations, Gov- small buildings and ernment warehousek and the stations were Provlaciai Headquarters with The attacks similar, weapons. continued for more than one hour-Central News.
or "cosh" blackjack. touched off during the Tel-Aviv Brass knuckles are also in ne. assaidt, „and continued to burn tion.
long after most of the attackers When the battle is joined-- | were beaten off. and
there have been a few The terrorista-besloged—both akirmishes in night clubs and Tel-Aviv, establishments with
Washington, Mur: 8.
Ambassador to Britain.
A rapid thaw in both the north and south caused the nooding of roads, especially in
JANE HAD TOO MANY CLOTHES
qur
Coal Stocks
terri-than half the American Navy's the British fleet alone.-Reuter-
strength.
TROOPS OPEN FIRE IN AMRITSAR
Lahore, Mar. 9.
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British troops and ärmed police patrolling riot- "torn Amritsar last night had to open-fire several times to enforce the curfew. In other affected Punjab towns-Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, and Junilunder the night passed off peacefully but today two shopkeepers in Lahore were stabbed while opening their shops.
on
Miami, Fldu., Afor. 9. $15,000 uit alleging that actress June Ruszelt toore Jun many clothes during a recent engagement ut a Latin ter wight club, has been fird in the circuit .court by the
club owner, E. M. Loew.
He charges that the shape- ly actrees appeared on Bie stage in a neck-high dress in-
"Travellers arriving today Installed in outlying districts of stead of the type of clothing
from Multan reported that over the city where the pupulation is That made her charms popular
100 peraens were killed and 150 predominantly Moslem. Asso- in the urotion picture "The
disturbancescinted Press. Outlaw,”
1njured during thus hurting the club's Pers.
business. — Associated
there.
"
Many families perished' In. fres which raged there, for two Armed Muslim raiders
Cambridgeshire and Lincoln-y
shire,
attacked the predominantly The Royal Automobile Club Hiralu Incalities In reports that a large number on Friday night and Inter set |
Azerbert
Rawalpindi Addis
of roads in the Midlands are fire to some villages in the Aircut?
still-blocked while others are vicinity.
working
traffic on A single
Switch-Off Ends
restaurants already-it will be machineguns, hand grenades Mr. Lewis Douglas was to- | system........ for control of the Black Mar and electrically detunated petrol | day aworn in as United States ket, for the profitable street tins. barrow trade in fruit, but The night attacks. climaxed mostly for the rights to "pro- tect" night cluba and makera at the tracks..
"Golden Bucket"
book
At the tracks, racketeers pakя around what is known as "the Golden Bucket." From this the bookmaker Hits the sponge to awab hin blackboard clean for the new prices. In return for this servicó. ho must drop a sum of money into the bucket.
Night clubs which deny that | ·
the bloodiest violence since the British clamped sections of the Holy Land under a tight mac- tial law a week ago.-Associated leave for Britain to take up
Press.
Mr. Douglas, who is G2, was nominated to replace Mr. Max O. Gardner, who died a few hours before he was due, to
his post-Reuter,
Unconfirmed reports said that the major portion of Murree- A health rejurt 30 miles north- aat of Rawalpindi - had been burnt down,Reuter.
40,000 Homeless
could use light and power pro 40,000 persons are homeless in is regarded as superior Britain £75,000,000
Out Of Pocket
London, Mar. 9.
they need protection have win- Great Britain's February coal and power crisis
dows broken, guests intimidated
or other violence done.
left the nation at least £75,000,000 out of pocket.
Two of the toughest gangs go
This figure includes a positive In addition to thess losses there under the names of King less of $50,000,000-an, estimet: were others in such Industries as ** Cross" and "Aldgate." But they which top level Government railroads, furniture making pot 1 are drawn to the West End by, economist. Ball was "probably tery, tood, production, and cutlery. the better chance of loot. low plus £25,000,000 in esti-All these suffered but, Govern-
One of the worrying factors mated Icases to industries
experts say, it will be * to polig is the effrantory of which figures are not yet-avell-several months before their losses
be can
assessed,Amoolated the current gangs Recently, able.........
Press, '*
for mont
they valected one of the best The losses cover only the kely knownywand biggest pubile storm-swept three weeks begin«||-
restaurants in the West End, ning Feb. 8 during which Belush directly on Ficcadilly for Industry was forced to shut down battle with chairs and Bottles, because of shortages of coal and
United Press.
power. The industrial cost of
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HERRINGS STOP POWER
this week's blizzard baabot been. The steam eng fcalculated,
at a power stal
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London, Mar. 9. The Rev F. H. J. Newton, Cockney-loving vicar of Ascens ston Church, Blackheath (Lon- don) The thaw brought on casing
wants to drop the letter H from the alphabet. of the fuel shortage and the
He feels there is to much Ministry of Fuel. announced
New Delhi, Mar. 9.enobbery attached to the drop. last night that the switch-of
The "Nov Delhi Statesman ping of altches. during restricted periods would
In hla parish magazine, Mr. erase and that non-industrial correspondent just back from Newton says he doesn't know
estimates that why a man who says "his hat consumers, shops and offices the Punjab
to the vided they exercised caution and, Amritsar, with many houses man who says ""is"'ât."
He claims that the man who, restricted the use of electricity, still burning,** Domestic consumption still · Is | He says a "competent localinsks his wife, "Has Herbert had his hair cut is not as wise.as banned during the Awlich-off authority" puts the death toll he who says, "Azerbert addis nir-
there as high as 500 but added cut?"
The vicar adds: "That last! Mo "no accurate figure is likely to tion plcture theatres will re be obtained. Most of the riot phrase comes out almost as one sume normal hours on Monday, victims were killed on, the word and how beautiful it is provided they save one-third streets and taken away by their because it is effortless and not of their pre-crista consumption: friends for burial or cremation. Mony Londonbra received and very few are left for the police to discover. Many, of course, have perished in the burning houses."
hours.
London and provincial
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THE WEATHER
The antierelone over, China has Intens sified-and-extende §-ard B. " A - Grosan bi skrejches: "from the Kurilak 26+, of ', the Rynkyun, throkah » Uhm, Luían, Mtrait-and (serosa · Mainan. 149,2
Today's Purvestin=NK, winds,' moderniz
He said 2,000 British troops Inshore strong offibore partly · cloudly and an equal number of Indian 3;Yesterday's "Wanther sou
patrolling the city Maximum) 612 darbu, ordera to shoot without Malam #1: HET VÀNG
anybody carrying any as True Totni ulkon : Jak looking, like a wel
Two Fleets Compared
City Of Lincoln Refloated
Capetown. Mar. 0. The Ellerman Uner "City of The two fleets compared as Lincein was freed today Iron two rock pinnacles on the Agul- fellows, at the end of the war has coast the ran aground on
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