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TIME BOMB IN WHITEHALL OFFICE Charwoman's Find In Department Of Colonial Office
Enough To Blow Up Whole Building
London, Apr. 16.
A hand-made time bomb, large enough to wreck the building, was discovered early today in the women's lavatory in Dover House, part of the Colonial Office in London's Whitehall dis- trict.
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Reports that General Sir Alan Canningham, High Commissioner af Palestine, in resigning, circulating here int the pant frie dage, were de scribed at the Public Inform- ution ffice #43 having "no Fimndation."--United Press.
FEARS OF
NEW CRISIS IN EUROPE
Schools Wanted
(By Margaret Bradbury)
At least 100 more schools in Hong Kong and Kow- loon will need to be established before the project now under way of providing 50,000 .school-less Chinese children in the Colony with free technical education and training can be completed.
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FRENCH NAVAL EXPLOSION
Lorient, Apr. 15. Four moval officera were killed and ten other persone,. fucluding Admiro! Emile Barthes, maritime project of the Lorient area, were injured today in a munitions explosion at Gavre naval. training grounda neur 'here.
It was reported the explo sion was net off by a percus- aich en which misfired. Admiral Barthes was enld to br in "serious condition" at the naval hospital to which he and other injured men were taken-United Press.
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Jerusalem, April 16:
Dov B. Gruner and three other condemned mem- bers of the Jewish underground were hanged today, and the British army of 100,000 was alerted immediately, for the war which the Irgun Zval Leumi has threatened should Gruner be hanged.
Gruner was sentenced to death an under- for participating in
ground raid on a palice station. An appeal by his American sister was denied.
Shortly before the
execution,
China
To Go On Shooting?
the British clamped a custew on the Jewish parts of Palestine. No cffelal explanation for the curfew order was given, but il was believed the move was to
Nanking. Apr. 10. forestall underground violence
Minister of Information Peng which might be inspired by
Shuch-pei told u press conference Gruner's hanging.
Search-parties combed Jeruan-day that the Chinese Govern
would tako "adequate Jem, Tel-Aviv and Halfa-United ment
measures" to force foreign ulr- Press.
craft violating Chinese sovereignty to land on Chinese airfields and to take detion to destroy the nie. craft in the air should the mea- sure be ignored.
Surprise Decision Seven hours after the hangings strict secrecy still surrounded the circumstances which led to the surprise decíalon.
He said that in treating coses
A Colonial Office spokesman declined to link the bomb directly with the Palestine hangings to- day of four Jewish terrorists, but said the
At present-1,300 -Chinese Į abortive attempt to wreck Dover House ob-
-bikdren--the sans and daugh- viously was part of a "general terror cam-
ters of permanent workers (n"} paign against British Palestinian policy.
the Colony-are receiving voca- Dover Ílouse, which houses the Goverment buildings and
training tional
As part of a the ornatoles division. of the Scotland Yard operatives began
scheme spoйscred by 2 Colonial Ofer, in a
100 Favestigations,
contaittee made up of Bishop The bomb was disegvered by
Halward, the Rev. George She The bonsb was wrapped in a ja charwoman at 6.30 this mora.
and the Labour Officer. Mr. brown paper parcel with a timing and was set to explode at
Washington, Apr. 16. 'bativin. The committee was fuse attacheal and wars discover-[about 1 p.in.
The Chief Rabbi, Irane Herzeg, bigger Lend-Lease bill first formed at the request of Amid warnings of an industrial workers organisat
Belgrade, Apr, 16. ed on the first floor of the four most
from the United States ed orders to some 1.000 of violation, the Chinesa Govern- bis to refuse to officiate at the sterry buikling.
workers would have been pre-impending new crisis in tions and trade unions in the A Yugoslav military than the other wartime burial of Gruner and the other ment will not draw a distinction The wol Taimediately" | paring to go to "Hafels. | Europë the Senate" today| Colony with a view to a new driver, convicted
between-military-and-eivilian- Allies, once the long de-three who were hanged. tightened Security precautions The charwoman. identified began day and hight development in local education.
causing onc of Bel- layed settlement talks The military authorities bandest planes which are not allowed to throughout Whiteball. They ad- by the police as a Mrs. Hart,
Forty-five Chinese ténchers
the bodies to the Jewish Comfy over Chinese territory with. mitted that elaborate arcurity was released by the authorities sessions in the hope of Pave been certified grade's worst traffic ac get under way.
nunity Burial Society, Hevra out previous authorization--Asso- menstre have been enforced after questioning. United passing President Tru-qualified to teach by the Educa. cidents in years, was That is not suit of Soviet. Kadisha, with the advice that the clated Press. in Colonial offer for "arveral¦ Press,
man's Greco - Turkish in Department are giving the sentenced to be shot by United States differences on the relatives wished the burials to be However, the Jewish werken."
"Woman" Wanted
current world issues, nor because at Safad jaid bill before the week-present number of attending a Belgrade military "If the bomb had exploded
Scotland Yard has in-titutesi a
children instruction, with
of the Kremlin's year-long refusal | community of Safail was told t il would undoubtedly have-earch for a "well dressed wo
to discuss her view to fitting them for future court today,
$1,298,000,000 prepare only three graves for this
afternoon inflenting The Senate President, Av-skilled tradesmen work. wrecked the whole building."" aman" who called at Dover House
one family He was charged with driving account.
had asked for burial elsewhere, spokesman of the Colonial Office yesterday. It is believed this thur Vandenberg, voices con- In an interview yesterday. while drunk and killing two wo The reason is that Russia re- United Press, wald.
Tesoman left the bomb during
over European develop-Mr. Chauvin said: "The Dimen and critically injuring aceived a larger proportion of last-
· London Protest He dreliant to reveal how call to inquire about exports ments and warned the Senators rector of Education has agreed male pedestrian when his caring elvilian-type goods than the
Palestine.
Lonon, Apr. 16. ever, when the tomb bal been
not to ignore the "element of grant us a subaldy of three skiided on to a pavement.
other Allies.
The exeration today æet to explode or how
Many Palestinians call myday at the marketing division in
Hime pressure" in the matter.
In the case of the other coun. Gruner, Jewish terrorist, was 21 dollars for each child to main- The sentence which was ex- persons probably would have
There will be a time, very fain its education, but at least pressly passed as an example trics, the United States has agreed "judicial murder". Jeltuda Danart, Dover been in the bolding at the time, troos No. 10 Downing Street.
House-only 200 yurds promptly now, when the altur- other faction, bon dotars to other was the culmination to accept less than three cents a member of the London Commit- Normally about 300 persons Mrs. Elizabeth Hart, one of the Lion abroad will deteriorate in will be needed by the Committee of weeks of press campaigns on the dollar for the $50,000,000, work in the building but only eight charwomen in Dover House, fashion which will substan- if the programinė envisaged is against careless dirving parti, i800 flow of supplies the United of which the Acling Chief Rabbi
States, poured neress the oceans a few were, "on the premises nid she west-into-the-ladies' atially magnify our problems," to be completed. The main difcularly by jeop drivers.
for the defeat of the Axis. ficulty, of course, besides cash The drive for early Senate in suitable accommodation, was sentenced to eight years in the vast enterprise said tmit Rus
Last year, an American driver Officials who helped wind up netion caused the lenders
Big Donations prisonment for killing a Yugosla will be expected to pay a sub- both parties to abandon for the moment their plans to crack
heavier the slay officer and crippling a sez.stantially
when the bomb was found.
Gelignite
The police refused to describe the hamh other than to say it contained a number of sticks of gelignite."
cacit
end.
eern
vatory about 8.30 this morning he said. As usual to clean up.
No String
H
the
of
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"I saw a large parcel wrapped
Mr. Chauvin said that with no string." newspapers She Paul. "As I picked up at Henry Wallace for his charge committee had already received package it fell apart and I saw that a bi-partisan foreign po-people in the Colony, including donations from sympatholic The bomb presumably was lack battery and lady's watch liey is leading the nation into discovered by the janitor or dangling from the battery. charwomen and was taken to realised it was a bomb because !
an "Imperialistle" war-United two voluntary subscriptions of
$5,000 each. police headquarters for examin-live in these sort of things in Press. ation by Home Oflice and police experts.
Extra guards were placed at strategic points around
nil
FEARS FOR SAFETY OF AMERICANS
Peiping. Apr. 16.
the movies, I knew it was dugj Moscow Gloom gerous and rushed if to the supe Intendent who immediately' phon-
The first armall school which was established for the children
Moscow. Apr-10 in. Lockhart Raul, has been on- funds The deep secrecy surrounding (tirely maintained with
meeting between General from the C.M.S. for half a year. The police nerived within a few, the minutes. The building was clear-Marshall and Marshal Stalin last Out of the Committee's funds
ed Downing Street.
ond in a jeep accident-Reuter, clated Press,
rate.-Asso-
Surprise Witness In Murray Trial
Yokohama, Apr. 16.
ed and us elcaners walked up and night failed to obscure the gloomy four other schools were opened The prosecution today closed its case against Col.
down Whitehall until we were ul-conviction held by major dipid. in Wanchai, Mongkok,. Shauki- The gelignite mats that the current breakdown.wan and Shamshulpo with nc- lowed to return.
Edward J. Murray, accused of misappropriat- |stleks, were bound with red tape," "· In the Big Four Cooperation commodation for 1,249 children. ing more than $200,000 worth of diamonds
-United Press.
could hardly be worse.
Mr. Chauvin said yesterday: from the Bank of. Japan while the bank's Unless, the Marshall-Stalin talk"The Government has granted vaults were in his official custody. preduced a wholly new and un-che repair of the Bellion School
The sudden conclusion of the expected basis for an agreement for use by the workers children prosecution's case came as a sur- The three-day strike of more which has yet to be brought to and construction work there is prise.
50,000 Italian teachers light the widespread bellet here to start soon. We are hoping In the afternoon session, a Jáp- which has closed 4,000 Intermedi. Is that the Mose:w Conference, that in the future a for faennes, witness started the court
SCHOOL STRIKE
Rome, Apr. 16.
than
ary schools spread to elementary now nearing its end, will be fol- tortes of small scale will also 100m by declaring he had deliver. OBIADS
schocks in Turin today and strike lowed by intensified Big Power be established for our
Serious concers is felt in disorders spread through the rivalry in Germany alek eise- tional training scheme." American quarters for the safe. Southern regions-United Press. where-Associated Press.
United
ty of Major Robert Rigg and Cupt John Collins. States
assistant military It-
taches, who have been prisoners
,' of the Communists since they | were captured in Manchuria on March 1.
Continued efforts to establinh direct contact with the Reds are being made by Military AC tache Delg-Gen, Robert Soule and Naval Attnche Capt Wil- iam T. Kenny, who have gone to Changchun from Nanking to attempt "close range" negotin- tions,
Anxiety has been heightened by recently broadenst Com- munist charges that Maj. Rigg and Capt Collins were "recon- noltering Communist military
.
Stolen Papers As Texaco To
Propaganda
Vienna, Apr. 15,
Colonel Keith van Sickle, Canadian-born discover- er and developer of the important_Zisters- dorf oilfields northeast of Vienna, told report- ers today that extracts from documents which had "mysteriously disappeared" · from his office formed the basis of the campaign against "Western monopolist oil capitalists" in the- Vienna Communist press.
Colonel Sickle stated that two documents-min-.
presa
utes of meetings last December between Aus- trian officials and representatives of British firms interested in the Zisterdorf oilfields were taken from his office last February.
these two
Pay High Compensation
Voca-
Shanghai, Apr. 16.
Jed nine thermus bottles contain- in diamonds weighing 100,000 carats for which he received no receipt.
Kem
At current market prices the would be worth $63.000,900 The Incident occurred before Murray assumed custodianship of
bank vaults under
the
ordera.
Queen Elizabeth
SCAP SOUTHAMPTON, APR. 16.
IN
THICK FOG ROLLED FROM THE ISLE OF WIGHT EARLY TODAY AND TRAP- PED THE QUEEN ELIZABETH AT COWES ROAD JUST OUT. SIDE SOUTHAMPTON HAR- BOUR, PREVENTING THE
The testimony came as a climax to the picture of utter confusion in the form and records of the Bank of Japan in the early days The Texas oll Company todas of the American occupation, agreed to pay CN350,000,000 5 The witness was Tukuo Suzuki, compensation to a Chinese stu- representing the government or LINER FROM DOCKING. dent, allegedly killed by a Caltex ganisation which collected dia- truck on April 3, but told students mond, and other valuables for the An official of the Cunard White of Chiaotung University, to which war administration during the Star Lino said the 85,000-ton lu- the victim belonged, that other war, Suzuki said that on October. Aury liner would try to make It demands would have to be left for 19, 1945 he showed an American later tonight between 9 and 10 the court to decide.
officer and
nen p.m. newspapermen The victim was Chia Chia-pao, the nine
bottles which thermos who left behind a wife and seven were then in the basement of the bring 1,445 cabin and tourist class
Tonders are standing by year-old child.
Mitsui Trust Company. For the Meanwhile, the oil company has benefit of the acetators, he then passengers ashore as soon as the protested to the Chinese authori-(exhibited one 13-carat diamond,
log lifts. First class passengers were landed yesterday. los, against the action of the students in detaining its legal ari-
THE WEATHER
Bome
No Receipt
Boy
ice for ald to Jewish prisoners,
tha!
is the Vice-President, said.
"In our opinion, St
was not at: judicial murder," he sail execution of the senterice but a
death sentences have been carried
This fa the very first time
out within the British Empire when legul appeals were pending. There is nothing to show in evi dence that Dov. Gruner took an active part in the attack on the Tel-Aviv police station. He was shot whlic sitting on a lorry into which arms, it was hoped to cap ture, were to be badod.”—Reuter.
The
A Hong Kong. Government spikermon disclosed yesterday that a full report on Sunday's plane shooting incident at Macao in being forwarded to the British Ambassador at Nanking, who will decide whether a formal protest will be lodged with the Chinese Government.
Tram Cable Snaps
Shortly after nine o'clock lust night, pedestrians in Queen's Read East In the vicinity of the Royal Naval Dockyard were sud- denly startled by loud splutter- ing and cracking sound as on overliced tram cable snapped and fell to the ground,
Panic stricken male und female passengers an east bound Shanghai, Api. 10 tramcars nearest the fallen cable Executive Yuan in Nan-immediately started jumping from king today approyed a law or the upper and lower windows. viding jail terms up to five years
A Tramway Company repair for persons dealing in gold bars and foreign currencies in violazang was quickly on the scone tion of the emergency
and within a short economic
while the regulations-Associated Press.
necessary repairs were affected.
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The official said there appearod result of her running aground- in be no damage to the ship as a United Press.
“America” Also
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Southampton, Apr. 10. The United States Line's flag- "Queen Elizabeth" this afternoon ship. "America," anchored
whon she ran into the same for
blanket,
"positions under cover of Kuo- mintang troops- charge which the United States Em- bassy has formally denied.
viser James Voss, 10 hours whan ties to the underground vaults of
He then took the thermos but
Unconfirmed Nationalist re.
he went to the campus on Monday the Bank of Japan.. He said he ports declare that three unlden-; Not until a few days ago, how- Austrian Ministers concerned au
The students alleged Voss act- tified Americans and one other ever, und not, until the Moscow well as on "monopolistic foreigned "arrogantly and issued it never received a receipt although
he. asked for one the following | Conference was at its delicate joli capitalists."
statement describing Voss Chi-day. foreignor were put to death by stage did the Vienna Communist Using short quotations from the nese associate, Chow Kung-wel as a the Communists retreating
The highlight of the afternoon publish quotations from missing documents, the' 'papers | "croign stavo" Associated session camo when a Criminal In- above Yeñan.
Meanwhile Mrs. Rigg is, in Slekte nuded.
dccuments, Colcnot claimed to have established--that Press.
yestigation agent, Wilbur Graff, a Soviol-Austrian agreement was
from San Francisco, was recalled Pelping with her baby daughtär These quotations, were so not reached, not for the reasons
for additional cross-examination Jean, awaiting her husband's chosen as to give a false impras given by the Government but be-
by the defence. release, Mrs. Collins' lu in Nansion that only the intervention of cause of the intervention of, far-
Graff admitted that since ho Shortly after noon a fonder pul king where she is awaiting the "foreign monopoly oil capitalists" eign all interests, which had cur
The antleyclone B'of Japan le 'movitz had been In Japan he had been out through the for from South birth of a child.-United. Press. had prevented. Austria from; llar sold most of their shares in slowly cartwani wiik, a virus han confined, to hospital twice, both ampton to start disembarking the
prenure wedge extending from scrum timen in securing a favourable agreement | Austrlar' concessions to Nazia at
the neuropsychiatric, remaining stranded passengers of 8 Chios. Depremtona 'ery moving cast-
ward. Replying to the court's the Cunard liner.--United Prese, werd agrome."2 China apễ, Manchuria., which Austria, would have been
Today's Of this last allegation, Colonel
Foreena-Moderato
East questions, Graff replied frankly;
¡"The story is I went out and gol→ ziven 60 per cent ownership in Sickle said: "It is entirely falso winds, weather fo Mr: E. E. Jobes, the French the Zisterdorf oligolds--the other that we sold bur interests volun- Maximum: 15.4 dag. Vah..
Yesterday's Weathari-
drunk."United Press.
·Cəhsul in Hong Kong, has been 160 per cent going to Russia. |tarlly, or for proņi to: Nazis.""
Minimum: 67.8 New Paki made a Chevalier of the Legion The Austrian'. Federal Ministry In hle cwn case, 20 of his 48 Busshiner 5.0 hours. of Honcur..
Bokong of Trade and Reconstruction' has mining."'rights" were taken by Reļulalii NIL Totál zincu, Jan. 10g. Notification of the honour was already announced that these forced sale at “ridiculous"! prices 20$ imm. ma`azalpulan, KVÉENER", GË received' in Hong Kong from Paris statements are untrue, "explain- | after the Nazi occupation: 23
**ReadingsTM ki yesterday. Mr. Jobez, who haxing that it had in fact rejected (vibera were taken over without
4 putts. been in Hong Kong since. Decam. the proposals for an agreement payment after the culbreak of Jaro 1 ms. 10128 : 1011, me ber last, was In Shanghai apriet | with "Rusali
mom warm and chly the remaining, five
Iyanla
FRENCH CONSUL with the Soviet Union, under a great preat...
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fo the war. He later moved, with The Communist press has now were teclinically in His possession, w tia Free French forces, bou | launched another attack on the 'when-
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