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TEL-AVIV POST OFFICE RAIDED Blasts CHINA BATTLE SHIFTS
Jews Miss Diamond Illegal Migrants Escape Navy
Jerusalem, Nov. 16.
Twelve armed Jews raided the main post office at Tel-Aviv at 10.40 a.m. today, disarmed four Jewish policemen at the pistol point and then searched the entire building for a parcel of $32,000 worth of diamonds, which they missed by 15 minutes.
The holdup inen entered the Post Office through a rear door and forced 100 employees to stand with their hands raised while they looked for the gems which, however, failed to arrivé on schedule, due to an undisclosed delay.
Two nemured ears parised la Army blankets and come linned front of the halleling tufted totood were found on the ship a detect what was hoppening in. well
documents, as charts and sid; and the would be bbers the police announced. is caped by the rear door.
A secund ship,
UX.
the Kadima, Meanwhile, Jerusalem reports ¦ was intercepted and R was sreseity egulations were tightenspeeted it would be buried. et les Palestin last right as the The number of refugees wha streaming od
this All 212132 shouting and the exploding sit un near Nukura is not be
phic
Jarns.
Haul By 15 Minutes
H.K. MANIFESTS FOR CHINA CARGO
Shanghai, Nov. 16.
Effective inmediately, merchantile cargo arriving in any Chinese ports from Hong Kong without a duplicate copy certified by the Hong Kong authorities, will be consi- dered unmanifested, though such cargo might have already been listed on the ship's manifest, according to an an nouncement released yesterday by the China Maritime Customs.
It may be recalled that the Hong Kong Government made an similar announcement on Nov. 6, stating that all ships leaving for Chinese ports must first obtain from the Harbour Office manifest which will be officially chopped
by the same office at the time when clearance is granted.
The Hong Kong statement said that this applied only to ships proceeding from thee to Chinese ports and to car- go loaded in Hong Kong for such Chinese ports, Central
News,
Wild Rumours
China Aid
On
Nanking, Nov. 16.
bravy Innderel
Gomes Beved to exceed 309, added to the jitter, of the Holy
Those ships are not to be con- Lord
fused with the two which left Rumours and speculation trumped up by the "Gunfire, directed at a patrolling Constanza, Rumania, on Nov. 6. Chinese Press criss-crossed the Chinese na- armentred palice ene in the Me--Png Virk and Pay Crescent.
tional capital today on the question of Ameri- Shenrem quarter 4f Jerusalem, There is nut yet considered bought answering fire from
to bave crossed the Dardanelles, 曹 can aid.
11 1. still uncertain what the Army proposed to do about the The whale Chinese press continued refugees who succeeded in break to play up all available repor. from ing the blockade to land at No- | Washington, hariya.
26 pounder curried by the police) car and 25 minutes of rating
Are from Bren and Sten guns.
No casualties, were reported.
Star Shells
Local press stories, quoted "authori
remmended by Cien. Marshall re prisented only nae per cent of wha China needs,
•
Rock Macao
followed
Terrific · explosions, by Icaping dame and thick clouds of smoke, rocked Macao's waterfront on Saturday night, according to a "Wah Kiu Yat Po" cor- respondent in the Portu- guese Colony.
Pedestrinns In the vicinity scurried Kr shelter and shap. keepers
hour,
F:rtunately casualties.
there were
The police are
investigating the orizin of the sacks and their ontents.
Police And Strikers Clash In London
TO KIANGSU, HOPEI Manchurian War "Frozen Out"
Shanghai, Nov. 16. With the fighting in Manchuria "frozen" by sub-zero weather, attention in China's spreading civil war was today focussed on the Nationalist strong- holds of Hsuchow, in North Kiangsu and Paoting in Central Hopel, both of which are at present seriously threatened by large Communist forces. According to latest pro-Government
reports.
"waves of Government planes" are in action in North Kiangsu to check the Communist ad- vance on Hsuchow from the west, south and north.
General - Chutung the era of the Provincial Govern-
Statement
Hold-Up Men Rob Two Europeans
At about 4.20 p.m. yester- day, two Europeans Wlto were walking along Wong- neicheong Gap, toward Ty- tam Reservoir, were sud- denly confronted by three Chinese men.
One was armed with a revolver and the others with daggers.
A sum of $787 was taken by the robbers, who succeed- ed in making good their escape.
!
Big Tiger In Hills At Shatin ?
in the neighbourhood military commander of Kiangsu munt and the chief of the hurriedly put up show.window Provides on his return Lo Pacification Department, have shutters and closed their doors.
Harchow The explosion occurred at 8.20 from a defence meeting of six where they have
ysterday evening already yaevated to Peiping p.m. at the No. 17 wharf, op.
ect up tem- posite the Grand Hotel.
provincial loaders in Nanking, |porary kendquarters, Cooties were
confer unloading sacks immediately called a
In Manchuria, the Arctic: (the contents of which have not "nce of local leaders to map out weather has brought about an yet been estabilshed). one of plans for the mobilisation of [almost complete halt in the {which exploded and caught fre
The inhabitants for the defence ( fighting. when the wn troin trucks on
of the city,
Pro-Government Chinese mili- to the ground.
Railony traffic between Isu-lary observers analysing the The explosion, which sent the coolies racing from the spol, set ehow and Nanking has been in overall situation in the north- at two caat, sald today that the Com- other socks alight resulting in a',terrupted by fighting series of explosit n, The police points, only 60 miles south of muniet effensive has passed the and Are fighters were soon on archow.
climax und ja now petering the seens und
got the flames
Semi-offelal Government re- out. They claimed that the under control
half ba within
"crts this afternoon claimed the timely arrival of General Fet no Cominuunt spearhead striking | So-vi's hard fighting Sulyann from the northwest has been troops and their Aurcesa in
western temporarily halted after a clearing,
Manchuria thrce day battle wherein the Na- thus enabling the reopening of Honalists strongly supported by the Priping-Mukden Railway planes and mechanised units, for transport of
Government Fannihilated" 8,000 Reds. The reinforcements, was one of the same reports however, anid that decisive factors in the "failure": "In spite of the bitter Nation of the latest Red offensive In alist resistance," Communist Manchuria. columna from the Routh and
continuing their approach to the city! Another pro-Government ob London, Nov. 10. which is now pinced under server and that the Govern
A large tiger is prowl- A squad of 100 police charged martial law and curfew.
In lifting the ment's success pickela with truncheong at the Hisuchow. situated at the siege of Kirin was the "heavy ing in the Shatin hills, Savoy Hotel today when the innction of the Tientsin-Pukow relback" to Communist plans. according to reports in pickels tried to prevent the un- and Leushal Railway-two of
In Tientsin, while reassuring the Chinese press yester- Government's Stand loading of three truckloads ori
com the public through the Press China's most important fuel oll.
day. Dr Stort called - President The Chinese Government Inform The pickets claimed that two musication lines was the site that the activitios of the Com-
military munists around Tientsin do not that on Friday night farmer Tal The Natkhat---Times" said Chiang Kai-shek on Friday evening tius Office said that the Government of their number, including one of the Nationalists
the recent constitute a threat to peace and Kau's ant had a long ralk with the General-ptitude to Marshall's
200-catty water-buffalo issimo se H.S. nid.
tinn af US$300,000,000 aid to China organ, were slightly injured headquarters;, in
Shanglung elmpaign.
security, the garrison authori- was mauled to death by the Dr. Stuart called on Foreign Minis-has been expressed in full in Mr in the scuffle.
Gunfire
lee yesterday extended the cur-ger in Wong Chuk Yeung vil Temperaturce dropped below)
lage. rer Wang Shih-chich and had another Hollington Tang's Katement to the
Martial law and curfew have few by 10 minutes. "long talk on
on ait."
United Press on Nov. 1, when asked freezing for the first time this!
With curfew bezinning thei The same evening, other vit the been proclaimed In Harchow. The American
if Vice-President Sun Fu's pronounce winter last night and envoy attended Mr.
Gunfire was audible. for the "winter defence," the milltary lagers observed the tiger mov
ing in the neighbouring hill. Chang Chi-lung's dinner last nightment yesterday sellerted the Govern management evidently decided
authorities announced that cur the huge third day in Hauchow. that fuelling of sul again it was the same "long disinent's viewpuint
The report fald that the vil few will be enforced henceforth largers are now forming groups Asked particularly if the reported furnaces was necessary.
The siretts in Hauchow ap- M. Stanislaw Mikolajczyk,cussion with top Government officials
Wang Shil-chich. Premier 'atenent that "American friendship
Anticipating trouble more pear duserted except for busy from the hours of 2250 to 0000 to hunt the beast.
local time. the Polish Peasant Party leader Chang Chun and Mr. Shan Li-tz:. is not dependable" muuributed to Dr. than 100 police met the trucks military movements,
The police at Shatin anid yes. now staying in London, was ag-PC Secretary-General-an aid."
Sun Fo represented the Governmen at the Savoy entrance at 6.45 The Government forces are
terday that no veport had been ensed his Sejm ‹ Parliament) to-
multude, the Information Office-said: day of having withheld a letter
a.m. When the picketa rushed the believed to be preparing for a Warned the hotels to admit only made at the Station about the.. We du nat know any such Govern
driver the Polles attacked.counter-drive
in an effort to guests producing citizen's cer- presence of a liga: in Ehetin.
According to written on Oct. 31, 1944 by the
or other documents Evening News",
the "New Life Press reports said: “Feverish talks enent_assitude."—United Pres.
icotprints Qust the Reis from Shichia-tifientes"
of Offee to the between Dr. Stuart and the Chines.U.S. Congress Reactions-Page 2| United Press. British Fereign
authori- the tiger were found in the gar- chwang, following sustained sed by competent Government in London nsur-authorities on aid are being held,
and United den of the Bishop's nause at Shn- aerial attacks but no informa- tien-Kuuter-AAP
Press, tion on operations in that scc- tor was received today,
One unconfirmeil report said cative sitrees" or "informed sources",
known othrial reluctance
In the midst of the excitement at-
High Commissioner Str Alan despite An apartment was et aftre by runningham gave orders not to comeur. In star shell, however, und many | pursue them in the Jewish set-
wind ws were shattered by shoot-f flements in Arth Palestinetention was forusveid nt American ing.
where they Bre certain to be ¦ Ambassador Leighton Stvári. The Mustapha police billet also found.--Reuter and United Press. Hi was bred upon.
Pamphlet bomb, exploded in
Tel Aviv, where police also re-
moved several banners tos ed ever wing seross the street by Irgun Zvai Leumi squada.
Banner bombs-bangers with dynamite urges attached-alo were towed over wives at Reho. voth and were shot down by the police.
British residents f Jerusalem security zone were orderd to re- main inde Fish dusk
unt!!
Canton Fears Slump In H.K. Dollars
I
Canton, Nov. 16, Due to persistent rumours that the Hong Kong dollar wil experience a third de- valuation, the exchange rate on the open market here between the Hong Коля notes and Chinese Nationsi Currency saw a four percent drop in the former yester day,
Opened at CN$17,000 to HK$1, the rate was slump- ed down to CN$16.300 to HK$1 al 1109. Central
News.
dawn.
Britons living outside the zones were ordered to tay inside their] bemes during those hours.
Miltary personnel
off duly
were confined to barracks and camps.
Most Jewish sections of the elty were under house curfew from dusk bo dawn,
Entry Gained
Warsaw Attacks Mikolajczyk
Warsaw, Nov. 10.
Ing Poland that Britain re-
every
rement these days speculation printeit under serraming headlines,
makes rapital
"Unbased"
"Dr. Stuart is maintaining constant
contact with Secretary of State
Next day Mr. George Yeh. Vice Foreign Minister, promptly came out with denial: "We do not know
any Governmeer plan to send a high ficial to Washington. The Foreign Office spikesinau never made the one per cent estimate,”
stranumenda
cognised her right to the Order- Georg Marshall and telegrams are POLICE ARREST NURSE
Neisse frontier.
busily shottling between Nanking and The letter, which was signed Washington," and so forth.
by Sir Alexander Cadogan, then
Rupport
ed by
ARS
Checking the U.S. Embassy spokes Permanent Under-Secretary at man un thèse stories proved that they the Foreign Office, added that were mere speculation without Britain would
the foundation at all. Polish claim notwithstanding. Speculation around Dr. Stuart In the attitude of the United
movement, however, was supplement
States.
rers of all kinds of wht the Chinese Gavernment will do. Meanwhile, an announcement
An "authoritative source" said the by the Warenw Radio tonight Chines Government is planning to stated that . Mikołajczyk was send a special envay to Washing on today deprived of his Polish cousact the U.S. Government.
from citizenship and expelled
Another report quoted the Foreign the Diet Parliament)Reuter. Offer as saying that the $100,000.00
Bitter Rioting Spreads In Italy
'Rome, Nov. 16.
Five persons were reported killed and many It was officially confirmed in
wounded on Saturday night in Cerignola as Jerusalem today that the GD-lon Leftist riots spread in Italy. "Neo-Fascist" Jewish nonquota immigrant ship demonstrators in Cerignola, have seized the Allyn had aucceeded in breaking
main square, claim Communist leaders. the British Naval blockado and zeached the Palestino cossi early beday.
Reinforcements of armoured take moderating action for, the cara, polico The Allyn was beached on
and troops were return of calm.” sandy strip near Naharia and it rushed there,
Barracks Attacked
A number of United States
AS STREET-WALKER
a sudden raid on street-walkers outside the Hong Kong Hotel in Queen's Road Central at about 8.30 last night, the Police inadvertently arrested a Chinese nurse, Miss Pauline Tong and two of her lady friends.
explanations, how- As police whistles blew, girls ten to her
and darted up side ever, and said that she could do screamed lanca, hotly pursued by police her talking at the Police Station. men with drawn truncheons.
Doctor Arrives
A party of American sallora Dr. Woo subsequently arrived dashed down the lane between on the scene by car and con- Marina House and St. Franciafirmed that Miss Tong and hor Hotel and ran into Des Voeux friends were waiting for him bý Road Central,
A large crowd Roon' collected on the scene and Miss Tung and her companions were herded to gether with certain street
walkers..
Miss Torg explained to the Chinese Filice who were guard ing her that she was a nurse and that she and her companions were waiting for. Dr. P. F. Woo, who had arranged to meet Hong Kong them outside the Hotel.
The policemen refused to HB-
appointment.
"China "Interviewed by n Mall" reporter, Misa Tong ex- pressed strong indignation over the fact that she was detained
In such a manner,
►
west are "
In Hopei
In central Hopel the general evacuation of provincial Govern- ment officials has started from: Puoting as the Communists con- tinue their advance towards the city from the south.
The vanguard of the Com- munist column in said to be lean) than 16 miles south of Proting. Over one-third of the Govern ment employees in Paoting. headed by the, Secretary-Gen-
"Wu, Sieh" Is Back In H.K.
The China Navigation Com-
At the same time the Police
Siam Told Ananda Was Murdered
Singapore, Nov. 16. Definite proof that King Ananda Mahidol of Siam was assassinated in June of last year was claimed by Lt. Gen. Phir Chunhawan, deputy Supreme Commander of Slam's armed forces, in a radio broadcast Saturday night.
The broadcast to the Siamese harbours to watch for escape people was reported by the attempts by a missing suspect, Singapore "Sunday Times" in a identified as Senior Lieutenant special dispatch from Bangkok. | Vajarach! Siddhivo), Szcrotary Meanwhile, in Bangkok, anto former Premier Pridi pany's 5.5. "Wu Sich" returned attendant of the Royal Bed Phanomyong,
The seven arrested Aspecta to Hong Kong on Saturday chamber was questioned yester- morning. It had been detained day on the King's death.
were Chalilow Tradunros, tha In Canton since Nov. 8 following Two other members of the late monarch's secretary, two She said that it was mort discovery of contraband zoods Royal Household-an attendant palace attendants and four embarrassing to be held up to the in various parts of the ship.
The vessel will resume ita and the late 'King's religious kitchen workers. publle.gaze as if she and her
King Ananda was found deact companions were street-walkers: scheduled runs between Honster-are wanted for question-
bia palace with a bullet Ms Tong said that she for-Kong and Canton on Wednesing, according to an authoritus
live source.
wound in the head: inflicted by merly worked in the Queen Mary
press reports sald It could net', 'be learned his own pistol. A medical in- Hospital, but was now employed that the Chinese Customs im whether they had yet been quies commission, which in- at the St. Francis Hospital inposed a fine of CN$1,000,000,000 taken into custody. Wanchal.
day.
Chineso
on the company..
Truman To Make Special Appeal On Aid To Europe
eluded American, British and Indian doctors, reported that death could have been asanasina- tion, eutelde or an accident. Associated Press and Reuter.
The Weather
Arrests
was estimated that between 150 Transport workers struck for Earlier messages said that at
Leutenant-General Phin dis- and 200 Jews aucceeded in get-12 hours in Rome,
Cerignola the mob attacked
closed that two groups ting, ashore.
The Communist dominated tho police barracks with
tribution of Incarce commodities of persons had been arrested- The ship was left completely de- General Confederation of Labour machinegun fre
Washington, Nov. 16.
with the and hand sorted about 50 yards from the sent Alcide de Gasperi, Christian grenades,
in' connection required in the foreign ald pro- on President Truman will de-
granime such as steel, nitrogen death of King: Ananda and the shore.
with an A search was started at the Democratle (Catholle) Premier, The Assistant Police Chief liver amitazugo to the special
fertiliser and possibly, wheat, second in connection Inland Jewish settlements, fol- a letter professing a desire to was gravely wounded, and three session of Congress opening to-
(2) The restoration of con- attempted plot to overthrow
At 0000 hra Uletvit pm- Hong Ko lowing the discovery of tracks "avoid any peril of civil war." Carabinieri and police agent morrow endorsing in principle
tuot over the instalment system the now Cabinet.
Burnier Tima) – yeniwyday, afe sevAZM leading there from the bench.
The General said the arrests boon was central shaat Lab miles NW The letter said the Confedern were slightly wounded,
the long range: Marshall Plan tion, could act to restore trang: The province of Lecce, south for European recovory, a
The general outlines of the of buying, dyn
(3) Increased controls de were the result of a wide search of Manila: moving slowly, BW. An anti- quility only on these conditions: of Puglia in the heel of the He will ask Congress to, pro-administration's programme
elegantar and la aprendior'eastwerd kerose Inpan, (1) Dissolution of what the Italian boot, also was experien-vide the sum of $597,000,000 for for the stop-gap ald, and for signed to prevent the specula which yielded supplies of "Free eyelone cliers ty China and Manchuria
tion in baris commodities, such That" arms, uncon Plan
Today's ForecastiFresh1N winds, fale The General's announcement and warm at drpt, sloudy later, whent required, for the
did not disclose any names, but organisations,"
cuabla Franco, Italy and Aus have been indicated in numerous foreign aid programme. 1,
Yesterday's, Wensbærismat them the Italian Social Move With bus and streetcar lines trin, to survive the winter, with reports by President Truman's
(4) The extensiod of export it was understood that all the Haslum 9,9 den. Wah.
arrested persons were elvilians, Sanchines D. hour
·Minimium: dns dés, Táh. already ded up, Rome faces aunt a collapse, or advisory committee.
control. interes here, thero ......
Reports that, hundreds Rainfall Totalsen Jan, (2)the "Adequate provision polite general strike ancient To, will also put beer antle fore, contres on the plan to President Trentin is expected of guns, and other weapons worse sta. min, Tunisce di
́ ́; averaga.pt, que ammis 19.45 'Ind, Fasuista" in general, Damionette?, privately owned infation programme to prevent keen down prices. This has not to express strongly) his opposi- being confiscated "dällysteine (3) Buppression of the converted pickup trucks were a rising price spiral in the yet been discioned, but it is ex- tion to any reduction of taxor Associated Press naya neven more ponly Finaciat and Anti- available to transpors Romans United States and to protect picted in well-informed circles on the grounds that it would persons were arrested in con- Boza, hi mal, gaino, 10:8.8 mb. Democratie: publications, and who lined the folded; off these Anterican economy from the to include the following pro create an inflationary merger nection with Ananda's death."
* Given these conditions, the wheezing vehlefon two and thres dangeroun effects of fonding posla kaavaa table and that the European ald pro-A spokesmen for the Blumensel. Telter sold, the Confederation deep. Assoriated 1200s and vast shipments of goods.pyor | (1) Food control at a source grammo should be paid for out military command sold guards w could" "with": "greater: "atúciency}/Linsted Freem, -
bystha" Glovernment of the dia-i of taxok:-BITS
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