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SATURDAY, 22nd March 1947
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Badges Brinuing in Member Enclosure will NOT be on sale at the BACK COURSE,
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Guerillas Get British Arms
Cherbres, Switzerland,
Mar. 16. Weapons supplied by the Bri- tish to Greek" resistance. forces during the war have been used 1: arm, Leftist guerilla banda in the current civil strife in Greece. the Rev. Edward Every, World Council of Churches representa- live in Greece, told the
secon-i jannual, conference of the Church Council's Reconstruction Depart- ment today.
Rev. Every, a former Royal Air Force chaplain, said only a small proportion of the arms dropped by the R.A.F. were turned in, and added some weapons being used were said to be coming, In "from across the borders.---Neuter.
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JEWISH TERRORISTS NABBED Palestine Martial Law Lifted As Task Army And Police Is "Completed" Greeks
MORE_BOMBING
OUTRAGES
Jerusalem, Mar. 16.
In a special communique announcing the with- drawal of the statutory martial law imposed in Palestine two weeks ago from 12 noon to- morrow, the Palestine Government states: "The Army and the Police have completed their immediate task,"
The communique points out that statuucry martial law can and will be applied again if neces- sary. The communique stated that martial law was imposed as a result of a series of out- rages with the object of carrying out action by the security forces directed against the Jewish dissident groups. "It had no other political purpose."
We have had no losses in the March 7 operations between and 14."
After quoting the Palestine
The communique added that an appreciable number of form- er members of the Irgun Zvni Leumi and the Stern Gang have
WHO STEALS MY Want
PURSE
St. Leonard's-On-Sea,
Mar. 10
The police here are only half-heartedly looking for a man who must be the most embarrassed purne anatcher in the world today.
Sighting
young seman leaving a leal bank with purse under her arm, the cul- prit leaped from mu automo- bile, snatched the bug and
aped off.
The lost three dead lát- tens, which were to be dropar pel fute the
nearly acu. United Press.
Cyprus
Nicosia, Mar. 16. Greece is officially placing. a demand for Cyprus with the British Colonial Secretary, Mr. Creech Jones, it was stated tonight by Bishop Leonties of Paphos, head of the Cypriot "delegation,
returned which today Įvią Athens, from its mis-
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Generals To
heen apprehended by the Army Government communique which Be Tried
sald there had been instances
and police luce the martial
Hamburg, Mar. 10. Jaw was clampet down. It is in the community of willing Four German generals →→ not desired to extant indeness to aid in eradicating "the Geenther Blumentritt, Kurt Gal. Anitely the loss of employment senseless evil" of terrorism, the lenkamp, Herbert Horstlin and and dislocation in the economie radio said: "If this is the ex- Erich Shoenig will appear be- Situation of the two localities, tent of the dewish community's fore the Betish Court of Justice For three reatus aital law co-operation we are satisfied." at Wuppertal at the end of this month to face a charge of murder. -Reuter. ia beine Bfied and the op-
ng 31 Allied prisoners of war. purtunity given to the com-
Of the prisoners 30 were Bri- munity to intensify and not
tish parachutists and the other diminial their co-operation
Jerusalem, Mur. 17. was à United States airman. The which is essential to a country Jerusalem is lense with een murders are alleged to have te
tinuing explosions and gunfirecurred at Poitiers, France, free from terrorist activity. which has been so widely con-nding on the outskirts of the
city. demand Ly all responsible The Bombing of the Jewish of three British parachutists in badi nad people-Reuter.
"A Mistake"
City Tense
The latter three accused wili l be charged with the murder
agency
near Zlon July 1944.-Reuter. Square, shattered windows [buildings et in considerable dis
tance. The adjoinin, newspaper and travel oflees operated by the Jewish agency were damaged but police reported, there were no counties
The pressro: m was used by Jewish spokesmen for daily news conferences.
Jérusalem, Mar. 16. Announcing that the Jewish Agency Executive had "learned with pleasure" of tomorrow's entectiation of martial law in Palestine, an Agency spokes- man said: "One thing we have learned in
Police said this was the first our dealings with the British is when they make Institution and describe the raid: attack in bllory on the Jewish a mistake they are alwaysers as "Jewish terrorists." ready to go back before it is too late."-Reuter.
New Outrage
Jerusalem, Mar. 16. Jewish terrorists tonight "blew up the Iraq Petroleum Company's pipeline near Haifa.
Meanwhile four British sol- diera-members of the Corps of Military Police were slightly injured in Tiberias, Northern Palestine tonight when their jeep was blown up by a mine-Renter
Irgun Claim
Jerusalem, Mar. 16.- Irgun Zvni Leum, the Jewish terrorist organisation, claimed
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Un fficial sources attributed the attack to the Irgun Zva Leumi. underground Jewish resistance group, adding it "may have been
· cummours that mu- the answer derate Jewry is now tending to cooperate with the Palestine Goy. renment in the fight against the terrorists."-Associated Press,
Another Bomb
Jerusalem, Mar. 16
the case for a union of
Cyprus with Greece.
"We want the union whatever the condition of Greece." he said, The battle was not over and the reply given by Mr. Crecch | Jones that it was not intended to tran fer Cyprus to Greece, could be taken as temporary.
He was greeted with laughter when he said: "We were told that Greece is weak and cannot afford
But if a union with Cyprus, Greece needs America's money so dors Britain."--Neuter.
Vatlenn City, Mar. '16. The Pope today received in private nadience Dr. Rafel Ocampo Gimenez, Argentine: Ambassador to the Italian Re- public, and his family-Unltert ¡Press,
U.S. Aid Surest Way
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To Ensure Peace
Washington, Mar. 18. The former Under-Secretary of State, Sumner Welles, today endorsed President Truman's proposal to grant $400,000,000 aid to Turkey and Greece as the "surest means of prevent- ing war and ensuring peace."
ite said obviously either the United States or Russia must All the "vacutim created by Britain's inability any longer to anaume her traditional responsibilities in the.. Near East."
He said Russia will fill the Vacuum "unless the United
States takes effective steps to check all further attempts on the part of the Soviet Union and Impose her jurisdiction
An extremist bomb rocked [
the office of the Jewish Agency public relations office a few metres from the United Press office today, destroying an en- tire floor and actting the build-over the weaker peoples who desire to preserve their demo- ing afire.
cratic independence,"
The fire was brought under
Wells said that from a
over its secret radio. "the control Immediately, but dam- practical standpoint the United
Voice of tonight that none of its mein-
Fighting Zion,
age was considerable.
it was
the first time extremists had Nations is powerless to help
Greece principally because
bers were among the 78 people attacked the Jewish Agency Russla and the Western govern.
Istanbul, Mar. 16.-
ments could not reach ц agreement within the Security Council on the course to bo pursued.
arrested during the period of United Presa. martial law in Palestine. though the British authorities
Mr. E.D. Wilson, U.S. AM- stated that 12 of the 78 belong- ed to Irgun and 15 to the Stern bassartor to Turkey, will arrive Gang.
here tomorrow from Ankara en
to Washington 11 said: "Martial route law has falled. This was a sponse to as urgent summons punitive measure to starve the from his Government--United existence it can nover function
The radio
people and create informera. Press,
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Frankfurt, Mar. 16, Clues Across Germany's potential for wag-
1. Mend.
18. Cool. Ing aerial warfare has been, for
B. Ordinary. 20. Glunt. the most part, eliminated
6. Intended.*, 22, Gala. result of the joint · action of the
D. Bends down. 23. Sparse, „ four occupying powers, according 10. Custom. 25. Wind Instrum
menti statement issued by the 11. Strip of lea German News Agency, in the Ther.
20. Spurred. United States zone tonight.
27. Went wrong. 12 Tears, #Thorough central must, how 13. Mochinery. 20. Stupefier aver,, he carried out for an inde-10. Doll. 20. Walk toebly. finite period," the statement said, adding: "Over 1,000 aircraft and 30,000 engities, captured in Luthe American wone, finve been 'dos. troyed airfielda, handed over to. ['agriculture: and," spwolul - Installa
tiche destroyed perlu and over: 30 peacetimes production» (Reuters
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He said the United Nations is still able to operate only in a "rudimentary way" and that "during the earlier years of its
great
Buccessfully unseen the powers are able to agrée upon basic policles' of the issue United Press.
Edinburgh Honour For A German
Hamburg, Mar. 10.
Dr. Hans Lilje, leader of the German Evangelical Church, is to be awarded an honorary doctorate jof_Edinburgh University,
Dr. Lile was one of the inner circle of Jeaders cf the Confes.
| slonal Church in their resistance 1 Hider. Ho wes connected with the Confessional, Church's work which was continued even during the war and formed one of the links between the outside world and conspirators, whose activity Jed to the barb plot of July 20,
1944,
The Allied Armies, entering
Germany, found him in prison- Reuter.
BORDER INCIDENT
id Parks, Mar. 16. Five armed Spanish police of ficers in uniform today crossed the French frontler, which has been closed slice, 1948, and ar- rested two Spanish employees of French lumber company, according to a French Agency report from Parplands,
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