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A Royal SYRIA OPENS ATTACK Bombing Red Pressure Lifted
Fledgling
A new Royal fledgling tried her wings on Tuesday. With her mother waying from the entrance of Bucking- ham Palace. Princess Margaret Here unaccompanied for Ireland where she witi taurich a' liner and Britain wil launch a new Royni lady. She was accompaɑled to the air- port by Princess Elizabetlt.
Above are shown Princess Elizabeth and Princess Mar- garei arriving at the White Clly on the afternoon after the announcement of Princess Elizabeth's betrotha).
DARING RESCUES FROM PLANE IN ATLANTIC
New York, Oct. 15. All passengers and crew members of the Bermuda Sky Queen have been rescued from the huge Bocing flying boat which was forced down into the North Atlantic on Tuesday.
They are HOW aboard the reveng It was earlier feared that rescue cutter, Bibbs, Coast Guard Head-mtempts might have to be abandoned. quarters advised.
Describing the rescue, the Captain Reuter reports-fram Gander, „News [of the Voast Guard ship said: foundland, where the- plana. way "It might be vald, that. two babies bound befor contiuning is journer seem in be in a better shape that
in New York, said that the pita was anyour.
dew 2,100 kilometres
forced
1 cour
*The cizildren were all on their
ON U.S. JEWS Arab* “Underground” Said To Be Moving
Lake Success, Oct. 15.
Syria today warned that the proposed United Na- tions police force in Palestine would provoke bloodshed and should be used instead to break up the "American" camps where members of the Jewish underground are trained, Syrian Farid Zeineddin told the United Nations Palestine Committee that the Irgun Zvai Leumi underground organisation trains men in New York.
in and they would be the first to volunteer for the police
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force which the United States Stalin Meets
has proposed to maintain In- ternal law and order in Palent tine if the country is split be tween the Jews and Arabs.
He declared: "If we agree to accept these valunteers then we will and war and destruction."
more
Meanwhile. Jerusalem, des patches report that at a desert inestly yesterday
than 100 Sheikhs of the Beersheba District voted to back the Arab "Defend Higher Committee'a Palestine" polley.
The Sheikhs decided to form! a "National Guards" and tele- graphed the Grand Mufti that "we are with you in the de- fence of the country."
Warning
The Palestine Government took strict measures to prevent inciting reports-particularly from Lebanon and Syria-from: circulating in the Holy Land.
One local Arabie, marning) paper. “Al¬Winda.““war warn-
Zilliacus
Monnow, Oct. 15. Stalin today received Konni Zilliacus, unofficial leader of the British Labour Party parliamentary rebels. and arven other Left Wing British members of Parlia- intent
Binck at his
Sea home. it Was announced today,
The
announcement said the Britans Hoent innre than an hour with
Stan
in an infogmat and cardial chat-United Press,
U.S. Army
Warned Of
Red Menace
west of Kite after dreifing that he fret and put up a brave frunt; the‘ALICE'. AFTERİ. A
might not te ale to compiere his women, in many cases, suffered nez- journey before the fuel ran out. Pyaus reaction after coming on board. Many of the passengers were Bri.bur the medical officer informas ra fish emigrants begid for the United now that they are all rigin.
"The passenger suffered laceration States and Canala.
The airliner was operated by at the head and bled a bit but was smmall chatter firm to being emigrants | nut badly hurt,
WETC
from England to the United States. "One of the crew members, while
Arning those aboard
22 in the water rescuing a woman who Americans,
hart fallen uit of a raft, was crushed --"Phe" Coast Cioands" described - the between the boat and the ship and feat of pitor Chales Martin a land-rceived bruises around the chest, but ing in high seas as incumparable we don't believe that any bones were
broken.
"Hair-Baising"
"The last trip was attended by ne hair-raising features,
Inamed and uralt submerged.
Billion Chinese Dollars Lost In
Lost Amoy Sinking
Amoy, Oct. 15. About 20 person were drowned and some hillion .Chinese dollars worth, of general cargo were lost 'last Sunday afternoon, when a Taiwan - bound launch, Esin Tung, from Swatow Wak caught fire and sunk off Amoy, accord- messages
ing to belated received here today,
"Á motor-driven Ilfeboat was Both were full of people and the crew, but we drifted the ship down them and Gished them out of the
4910 water,
"We were all very grateful and Thankful when we got those people on board.
Family men on board had tumps in their throat when there babies caine on board.
The people were very glad to get
Washington, Oct. 15; United States Army pamphlet distributed to Ameri-
'ROSALIND' Lan troops the world over warn-
ed that Russia, through, the. control of the Eurasian landi
The Clouds
OPERATION CIRRUS
At Tamps (Florida) US.. officials expressed then- selves (“fant]sfied" with the results of Operation Cir- "rún. "5""&Fg-Ich hurricane- busting experiment. Hew- ever they kept detalls secret.
Above is shown · another dry-ice experiment.
Over Oresham (Wash- ington State) a man- rain-storm is in progress after a pinne thto (below) had flown the clouds and pellets of dry-ice had been drooped by the head of the Port- land Weather Bureau.
.Similar experiments, but on an even more elaborate scale have recently been carried out in Australia.
Tokyo. Oct. 15. Typhoon-groggy
made Pacific Is-mass is in a position to launch Innders heard today from the an offensive war in "almost any 43rd. Weather Wing of the direction." birth of another størnu, “Alice.” which
The bulletin, prepared for use by' out of gen nrose
120 miles east of Guam and started the American military commander's whirling northward at five in keeping traps Informed on world intles hourly..........
gropolitical · development»--«ase--the- Saipan and other Mariana Russians-wili! strike wewward into and Gaum ware alerted,
Bestward to Chino ur cross Eurape. Typhoon "Alice" has its centre the North Polar region at North surface winds extimated at 100) America.
hourly somewhat, Ленн intense It described the Soviet land poyitium-
than typhoon "Rosalind" which particularly favourable for often- SIAMESE
trailed off into the North Pacileve action, but advantageous framm|
a defensive standpoint because the
na dimishing winds after whop-Russinus would have to scatter forces ping acrosa Iwojuma and buffet-over a vast area-United Press. ing several ships in her path
Associated Preas.
U.S. Hurricane Chinese Prices
Savannah, Georgia, Oct. 15.
A vicious hurricane with winds ranging up to 90 mph struck the Georgia coast today. bowling over trees and smashing reports of There were no casualties,~Associated Press.
windows. #team
70
There were about. passengers aboard the 311- fried
were
vessels
launch. 50 of them Tescued by passing
and brought here today, - Central News.
out.
"For some region they don't like that plane but I believe those hovy
Captain Cronk of the Coast Guard weather slip admitted earlier. In a breadcast that batterling waves might split the hull of the flying-bont before the remaining persons still aboard could be removed.-Associated Press and United Press.
Rise Again
PRINCESS WEDS JAP
Tokyo, Oct. 15,
Satin Bridal Gown For Princess
At Tiehling
BRITISH M. P. ISSUES URGENT APPEAL
SY
Nanking, Oct. 15. Government forces, shifting to the offensive in the Tichling area in Manchuria, have relieved Communist pressure on the Nationalists' nar- row Ma churlan salient, pro-Government dis- patches sald today.
or-
At the same time reinforce-, League activities, said: "There ments from below the Great is not the slightest link of co- Wall are expected to reach nection between Ta's death sen- Chinchow shortly.
tence and the fact of his being Government troops are fina member of the League." ning out from Tichling. Sze- Tong said Tu was convicted pingkni and Kaiyuan in an on the following charges:'. offensive
(1) toward Communist
That he secretly held Pamiencheng, Chungku ganised the so-called People's and Chaihopao, all within 30 Salvation Army against the, miles of the "Iron hit" (Tich- Government;
(2) That he accepted oplum ling),
Communist agents in Other reports sild Gen Fu from Tao-y, commander of the Sui- Northern Shensi and sold i to yutan army, had arrived finance his subversive activities. Mukden Ly plate atu wasi
Purge planning a lengthy stay.
Only
before one month Along the Peiping-Mukden China's
de- first "free and railway. the Nationalists ad- mocratic elections," the number vanced from Chinhal, which
of persons arrested in northern was lost to the Reds earlier in China in the recent "pirge" the fighting.
Thess forces were approach
ing Tawn River and Linotaukuo
averaged 75 a day, according to informed sources reaching Nanking, says Reuter.
and Anshankuo, southwest of The roundup was conducted
Chinhsl.
One Communist battalioni
with the greatest secrecy and
savort
conmander was said to have the victims included been captured, and 3,000 Comment officials, politicians, army ollicors, professors and Alu- munists were killed and wound- cd in the fighting..
dents.
Call
'London, Oct. 15. Princess Elizabeth's
Dr. Lo Lung Chi, spokesman wedding gown, Britain's
of the Democratic League, the most tantalizing closely Meanwhile, at Peiping,
recognised oppasition a❘ only. guarded fashion secret, vigorous call to the Chinese party in the National Assim- will be of thick rich people and Government to bly today told AAP-Rautor *arouse themselves to the that the Kuomintang Party satin, pure white, with "rightful danger" posed by the headquarters had given in- a high sheen, the "Lon- Chinese Communists and to structions to the praylucial don Evening News" says. to the war against the Reds on falsified charges of uplim give "absolute No. 1 priority government's directive at Sian
If the secret in out,
made today by Martin handling and the WAA
pro-Communist Princess is going
to be dla lindsay. British Conservative activities.
At the same time, 61. year appointed. n Palace spokesman M.P., says Associated Press.
Lindsay's outburst came at old Mr. Tu, formerly Secretary. Reporters have viewed thea news conference given by the General of the Shenai Province
for the gown,
mission tolay at but Parlat atary
the time Generalissimo they were required to sign after its arrival from Nanking Chiang was kidnapped in the solemn pledges not to breathe-At-the-same-time, the Gov Sian incident, was shot along...
19 other Chinese in a A word of it until the wedding, ernment spokesman, Hellington with day (November 20) when the Tong, commenting on the Da- mass 'execution nt Sinn, Mr. Lo Heiress Presumptive
beconies mocratic League's charge that added. United
Press and the bride of. It. Philip Mount Tu Ping-chén was executed for A.A.P.-Router. batten.
indicated,
materials
The "Evening Nows" indi- cated that it knew all about it.
The newspaper went un to way that the Princess chose "very fine silk tulle" for her wedding veil. ・・
WAS
This, the account said, an "unusual departure for royal. brides who in the past have: Slames. Princess Mary "rearly always worn family Visakah 'Svasti. 25-year-old veils made from antique lace." Shanghai. Oct. 15. Christian cousin · of King New rumqura in China's gal-Pumiphon Aduldet of Slam.
The Bridesmaids loping inflation framework are abandoned her Slamese royal being followed by wholesale status when she married Jap
"The bridesmaids," said the aneso businessman. Nobutsugu price increases, not only for Utagawa (35) today at Tokyo's newspaper, will also
wear commodities, but in, the cost, of Catholic Joch! University. satin, though this probably will
Apostolic delegate Paul be cream-coloured." Marella officiated.
services.
to
en board probally feel better alom | *****************1440003
el about a story published over the week-end with the head-
The rising newsprint cost line: "There is no fear for has caused all Chinese newe- Palestine because Arab armies
In the bridal party was Mias papers raise their sales S.V. Caulfield-blind aunt of are on the border waiting to prichs. The "Sin Wan Pao," American movic starlet Joan Strike."
with the largest circulation, Jaj Caulfiel-who brought the The same paper yesterday set at C.N.$2,500 daily.
newlyweds together in Bangkok said "Arab urmies on
Urgent and press telegraph in 1944 where she taught in a boundary await ordots" and rates from Shanghai to San school for blind.
that some Syrla Francisco and New York have The Ulagawna will realde in troopa had inspected - an been raised 350 per cent the Tokyo suburbs with Arab village on the Palestine Associated Press.
Caulfleld.-United Press. border where they were received with great enthusiasm,'"*
Deadlock Expected In Rome Elections
Rome, Oct. 15. Final returns indicated today that the Christian Democrat Party and the Communist domin- ated People's Bloc each had 27 of the 80 Muni- : cipal Council seats at stake in Sunday's city elections..
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added
the
Two Egyptian weeklica were banned by the Palestine authorities.
Battle
.
Chinese Reply To Ammon's Attack
Nanking, October 15.
China's protection policy of river navigation and coastal shipping links up with policies strictly followed by other nations throughout the world. It is not a selfish "closed door policy," as Lord 'Ammon, leader of the British Parlia- mentary Mission, claimed in a press interview last weekend.
A few days ago Buckingham This is the imanimous opinion; of {velop her own shipping and resources, Paince took pains to issue at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the China would be willing and perf official statement denying & re- International Trade Affoles Organisato sign mutual interest' ` pacts," "this port that the gown was to be ton of the Legislative Yuan and the source said. made of flowered brocade silk. Bank of China, in an interview.c On the Sino-British trade ngree- Reporters, were admitted on corded to Reuter-Australian Associatment, this source added shat drafting of detal's were holding up the agrees Monday to the Norman Harted Press today.
All these sources agreed that Lord went but pointed out that the egrer. nell West End fashion
house,
Ammon over-emphasised British comment was expected to be algoed soon. where the is being creat-mercial interests in China and -Reuter-AAP..
was Missed, were her viered the Conveniently oblivious of China's Amoy Gold Seized
There they viewed the mater need for the protection of her own lain for the wedding gown, the inarut waterways and con
and conatal
Of The Pets Reopens In Tokyo
ship:
Shanghai: The Chinese Custura - authorities at Amoy, scizcil forty bars;
| hrideamnida!;, gowns and the TH-aun, Secretary-General of Mexican gold, ⠀⠀ aggregating ...,332;.
Bt, Lo
Pro
“Shun Pac",reported
Princess' guing away dress,
And there, all the reporters of the Legislative Yuan, declared, when they raided he
Talping, 'Chloèse veis;! - which, ar-' signed pledger not; to disclose that the restrictions Introdues since rived recently from the Philippines, what they saw
the end of the war were not intended the newspaper Paluce sources said that it to Freeze foreign shipping or trade
Tau|today.~Rakter. wae the express wish of the from China but was designed co 21-year-old Princess that the ect China's growing shipping Brews ******
the present details be kept secret because Dr. Lo stated that she wanted to prevent other policy. would be upheld by the Chinese Gavernment, adding that fashida houpes from copying China's shipping guilds would strong-
„The anticyalans is moving eastward anʼl the gown.-Associated Press.
ly oppose any reversal of, the ar
now: extends - frots" Central Chlawiło N rangement which' would put "river | Japan, Pressiste : lo law › gonerally Taver and coastal navigation into foreign the Carolina, and the Marianus, Thi hands again.
typhoon sppways to be almost, stationary
The Weather
Underground Palestine Pollee sources sakl today that Arab underground groups were becoming in
Tokyo, Oct. 15. The wives of American Cootupation, personnel who, fast creasingly active (in the Holy
month, lost the battle with the Army to keep pels in Tokyo Land THA result of Arab apartment billets, today opened a counter-offensive by appeal. dissatisfaction with the The remaining ballots were Nations proposal to partition to Animals.
United Ing to the American Society for the Prevention. of Cruelty ****** divided among parties ranging Palestine, which was supported They also sought the So- the mather was informed that from the Moderate Left in by the United States and Russia. ciety's aid against a new Army nothing in the way of medicina avowed adherents of Fasciam. ---United, Press and Associated edlet which, they alleged, would could be given the child since
With this result, it Bcome Press.
farbid them shipping dogs the boy's heart was broaking." PIPER PILOTS Both the Chloese Government and to the RS of Quam.
Today's Forecast:--N}},winda isolerala likely that the Council, like the
gulids maintain that such
inaborer fresh ofthorpy faire rather .home. Earlier Messages Set In a letter to the San Fran mitted today (Wednesday) that One of the letter signers ad- one elected Jast November, willi
Tokyo, t. 15. would be detrimental so the lasere were on cisco and New York ASPCA the boy was in no immediato Globe-girdling Pig - Cub Ministry of Economic Affairs admit Maximum 10. dee. Fabri
of China. "A spurco, dose leg the
·Yesterday's - Weather chaptera, signed by 14 "Repre"; "danger...
sirmen George Truman and ted that British freight charges and Mladoras 87.6 deg., Tala acntatives of Occupation Pet Just recently," the latter Clifford Evans are scheduled to facilities were much chexpand Bashine110.8 hours. Lovers"--the women hoped continued, "a new order was take off from Itazuke airfield better than China's, but added that Balafels Bill total since that the catablished prestige" given
at Da.m. Thursday Tokyo China would be unable to Made in 35673 pm 101.08 ins of the nationwide organisation "We are forbidden to send time), arriving at Jianada, air-| Brlish - territorial waters: YG BON would help remedy ad unjust bete back to the United States part, Tokyo, at approximately. and Intolerable situation. (though we paid the army $56 8 pán, FRENTE
"Why" then-bisme "China") appeara, uni)=(or discrimination? "One dependent line three passage) to awatt our returo. The plots were forced t year-old son who has been 11 Many animals are valuable turn to Tasuke on the Arat merial' interests know too tall.
to re- The is not the case, as British com incochie dag, ban been taken This order was given after our takeoff on Türiday, when one of "IF favourable consideration away", the letter, sald, 1993 | pròtent, „* The dentally."-- Unlled the planes developed igine shown to Chion In the reguit
'hospital infier Vlalta,; Prossz**
trouble,--United Pressa
"Chian was given the chant
Plannce Move In Counell,
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The final returns confirm the INDO-CHINA
Paris: Oct. 18. Gasperl's Christian Democrat Viet Minh radio declared on Party, which game observers had Tuesday, that the French had bo conalment to oblivion after the gun a large scale offensive against showing in Municipal elections the Viet Names In Congking last winter. N Theco" is and French confirmar All parties were pretty well to Amrench communique in Baigon spoket of sit oneral- Viet. agreed beforehand the Rome runese attack north or Hanoi, result? woul
wvalid which was repaired Arsociated | barometer, koɑlated; PreDS.
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