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IN HOLY LAND?
By DeWitt Mackenzie
Now that the United Na-, will resist by force. Is heled any attempt to set up a tions has approved the parti-bluffing? Well, maybe, but I Jewish nation as aggression tioning of Palestins into Jewish have spent considerable time against the Arabs, and then and Arab States-a move do- | among the Arab peoples in cut loose with this broadside: sired by the Jews but bitterly various countries and while 7"We will see if the sponsors of
they are quite the partition oposed by the Araba-this know that
plan (United will send HK$30.00 burning question immediately capable of bluffing, I would not States and Russia)
arisca: who is going to main-want to gamble that they are their forces to suppress resist tain peace in the Holy Land now. between two peoples who have engaged in so many bloody
Not Bluffing clashes during the past geneṛa-
The Syrian tion:
demonstrators Somebody must police the who stoned the American Lega- Holy Land Britain has an- tion and tore down the Ameri- nounced that she is going to can tag in Damascus on Bun relinquish her mandate and day were not bluffing. And withdraw from Palestine, and there was no bluff in the Pales- has declined the task. So, who tine outburata resulting in the tackles the job? There is no death of 8 Jews and the wound- more challenging fate by ad-ing of 16 others. vancing the wistful iden that the situation, will take care of itself."
FERGUSON.--Phyllis L.O. Fergu. son, dearly beloved wife of J.J. Ferguson, Education De partment at Charleston South Carolina on 21st November. 1947.
THE STRUGGLE IN EUROPE
While the four Foreign Minis- ters sit in conference in London, the struggle for power in Europe mounts steadily in
its intensity. In two of the most important countries, France and Italy, it has already renclied a point where the stability of the State is im- perilled. Strikes and disorders are the visible weapons of the struggle, apparently following a premeditated programme. and aimed at breaking down communications and food supplies to the cities. in part, the pur-- pose would seem to be to create in the United States such a pic- ture of chans and disorganisation in Europe as to discourage im- plementation of the Marshall 'Plan: but there is still, in re- serve, should the opportunity de- velop. the power. For the moment, the main weight of the effort is in France possibly becaus: of the two, it is the hardest nut
to erack. Already one governmen has been brought down.. The Ramadier Government was bro ken up by two hostile forces: on the one hand, Communist tactics of direct strike action instead of political infiltration: on the other, the de Gaullist strategy of break
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Faris El Khoury, Chief Syrian delegate, and one of the Storm clouds continue..to pile spokesmen of the six Arab as
in Cairo, Abdel Rahman tions represented in the United Azzam Pasha, Secretary Gen- Nations, told reporters that cral of the T-uation Arab Len- the whole Mosleh world will que, declared that his people, oppose the implementation of totalling 33,000,000 never will partition with all the forces permit the U.N. to partition they possess. El Khoury as Palestine into two states, but serted that the Araba consider
Partition Death Knell Of
UNO?
Washington, Dec. 2.
ance to their aggression,"
That, I take it, was a rhetori cal remark calculated as a re- bake to America and the So- viel Union, because troops are sent into Palestine to maintain peace, it will be dono at the order of the United Nations."
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The Change That War Has Brought
By Leslie Brodie
The twentieth century is beginning Up in New Guinea
recently, a
The Palestine question is in- Iternational and must be dealt with accordingly. It is up to tho United Nations, having sanctioned partition, to see the matter through. Most certain- ly the U.N. should create World Police Force (which dues not now exist) to main- tain peace during the recon- struction period, and close ob- servers who know the Middle East believe that this force should be moved into the Holy Land immediately. Now is the dangerous
Το lime.
leave Palestine unguarded would be to invite a Moslem Holy War. And once that got started there would be no telling how far it would
It is well that this great question in the hands of Representative Gossett, Democrat of Texas, today should be
the United Nations, for af- criticised the UNO vote to partition Palestine, ter all it is a matter in which to rasch up with, the Pacific island dozen or so native chiefs led by
us a whole has a natives.
Huon Gult Tabu, head of all thin saying this action "has perhaps signed the the world
vital and special interest.
Old-time traders returning to their tribes, marched into the Australian
of death knell of the UNO."
surplus Palestine is indeed a
Holy island trading posts since the war Disposals Commission sale "Saturday
of the We have set them up as a race was one
entirely defence supplies, to bid against the finding of a religion. This Land, and not only to the Mos- finished
from Sydney, Melbourne, blackest days in American hla- instead
the curse tory," he said in a statement. helps promote
of lems and Jews, but to the whole different native with which to deal white man from "America has led in the fight anti-Semitism and discord: of Christendom. To the Jews The traders don't like the change. Auckland, Singapore, Hongkong.
Gone was the traditional loincloth. ant is responsible for the UNO
string "The Russians now laugh up and to the Arabs of Palestine for the days when they could get
Tahu and his followers wore Unit- of
and Thirts and entrusted spiritual in what they wanted for
+
shorts led or Siates army action in decreeing a partition their sleeven.
can of bully-beef. The gins beads, a
Australian army boots given to them. of Palestint and the creation of great role, America has fum- heritance of mankind.
large mirror are gone forever.
"fuzzy wuzzy sovereign Jewish state. bed the ball of world leader United Nations must help safe-"
War was instrumental in giving when they were the guard it.
the coloured millions who inhabit the angels" helping us with our supply "In its first major action ship."-Associated Press.
tare of the fines during the Pacific war. South Sea Islands
and dealing with sovereignty the
Thele English wasn't good
so they white man's food, machinery UNO has been controlled
general amenities and the black man took along a mission-trained inter partisan politics.
finds them good. What is more, hr preter who explained that the chiefs wanted to buy spare parts for their now Inista on having them.
motor trucks, heavy batteries, petrol water from the engines to pump Creeks to Irrigate their gardens, and ume good quality butcheral knives.
Money?
got plenty money. object-we
buy plenty That no things," said the big chief.
Another crowd of natives bought
by
"This action kas perhaps signed the death knell of the UNO. America has antagonis-
the
"We have done the Jews themselves a great disservice,;
100 Years Ago
ing up any centre party not led by the entire Moslom world. the General. M. Blum's failure to She has perhaps planted gain support must be attributed seed for World War I. to his impartial unwillingness to offer conciliation either to Left or to Right. Though his own poli- tical courage is undoubted, he is painfully aware of the lack of stamina among his Socialist col- leagues, always unwilling (again for tactical reasons) to admit that they find themselves sunder- ed more strongly from the Com- inform's local agents than from! any truly French party, whatever For M. Robert its colour. Schuman, the M.R.P. economist, and the new Premier the prob- lem was not the same. His party has for some time been virtually irreconcilable with the Commun-
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(From the files of the "China Mail")
few days ngo some draughtsmen
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Joy And Sadness, Threats And Tears
By Robert Miller
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He has learned from experience in the past four or five years that his Koods are warth money, and that this money will brav
all the for him things he wants in addition to, the commodities that he hartereil for ore. {viously.
First the Japanese in their drive
Palestine today is a land of the Syrian Parliament rejecting through the lands, ant later Allied soldiers brought in
simultaneous tears and laugh- the Government's agreement to
and violence.
islander.
the up all the vitamin tablets at the sale They
big and other medical supplies.
ter, joy and sadness, threats give permission for a line to change in the life of the complacent wanted such hems as the stebrin and promises. Within hours. It cross Syria. may be a country of bloodshed Members of the Arab High He saw the Jap soldier using hir Committee agreed tremendous army mess-tin to cook a meal and I saw tanned and muscled pressure was being applied to quickly discovered men weep without shame and Saudi Arabia to thrown out the bandle and would do a better jobs for him then-his time-honoured' clay pot bow their turbaned heads in Arabian American Company or is cacuanut shell cooking pot. uncontrolled grief when told and to bring Trans-Jordan's about the partitioning.
King Abdullah into line.
"I saw toothless grandmothers The Jews also are unifying
in flapping night shirts, shout-their foreca and spokesmen for ing and
it was RASY to
Allowed To Mix
In contrast to the distance he was
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By SHEPARD BARCLAY
"THE AUTHORITY ON AUTHORITIES”
TELL HIM.THAT
YOU. LIED
CAPITAL FOR JAPAN
Tokyo, Dec. 2. The Japanese press re- poried today that the Economie Stablisation Board bar decided to study all problems regarding the in- viting of foreign capital into view of the in- creasing economic relations with foreign countries.
Study will be carried nut with a view to drafting plans inviting foreign capi- fat as a means of speeding up Japanese industrial and economic recovery · Blong lines of the long-range economic reconstruction plans now under study by the ESB-United Press,
snake-dancing in the Hagana, Stern Gang and held by his white master before the
Japan in were arrested In Jewish settlements with young- Irgun Zval Leumi promised war, he was allowed to mix closely the city of Canton drawing aaters whose joyous celebration they would forget personal dif-with the nilier, and be learned to plan of the sleets, they being of the birth of the Jewish ferences and join together in wear the cluthes and boots given in ists, and he himself has repeated supposed to be employed by Eustate filled the River, Jordan's the mutual defence of the new-him by the soldiers who thought ly heen attacked by Communist ropeans. We are informed that valley.
ly created Jewish state to the funny to see the "baung" deemed in spokesmen because he has striven they are sentenced to decapitation In Nablus, Gaza, Hebron and last man."-United Press. 1 full army kit. to keep French finances in order. in case of a war with England, Jerusalem stern-faced sheika In the usual Communist way the otherwise they will be set. free met in warm sunshine of Sun- patriotism of a man who was un- under the belief that if no war day to plot revenge and draw prisoned by the Gestapo is ques- ensue they were merely purau- up plans to thwart its estab- tioned by the henchmen of M.ing their profession. They have lishment-plans which if cer- under ried out mean war and killing Thorez, who deserted from the repeatedly denied, even
torture, any participation with, ngain in Palestine. French Army and exhibited his or offer of reward from, either I Halfa, Tel-Aviv, Tiberias courage from the safe distance of the English authorities or any and Jerusalem other men met
{hunch that a pure gamble might pay. tablet to help them combat malarin, Moscow. Under the post-war European individual..
to prepare for the birth of a
It was, of course, his hope that the and the women peroxide to bionde French constitution M. Schuman
get into trouble, their hair. new country which has been
opponents would
Natives in this part of the world East whowell up his GWR 300.-
It is said that a medal has conceived thousands of miles had to get a majority in the As
You have a special duty to your After
by pausing the 2-Clubs, have a curiaes fascination for blonde 250.sembly before forming his Cab- been struck (in Canton) to be away by groups of people re-partner in the later bidding if you minimum
Saath was acting covered the results they could obtain 400-inct. In this, unlike M. Blum, he distributed among the surviving presenting nearly every civills have in any way told a falsehood when many would at least have re-bair. Even before the war they dis-
with one of your earlier actions, bid the hearts, was at once, successful; but this soldiers in case of a war with country except Palestine.
a soundly when he chanced a reopen by applying peroxide. the Engleh. Forty thousand 200,-
Curious Results What the Jews fear most is This applies just as such to success cannot unhappily be guar-Taels have been sent to the Mint organised warfare waged
player who had made an early passing call of 2-Spades, with indications by
But with supplies always hard to 350,- anteed to show that the crisis has for the purpose; the coin will be Palestinian and neighbouring bid with a much weaker one than nice fit for the aut
a big hand as to one who had now that North could well have a
get, the bottle often ran. dry before ceased to mount and begun to about 4 inches in diameter and Arabs, Arab League leaders his call Indicated.
good But when this the job was completed. The curious Bo far se In the latter 120.-
them end.
in the bother. On the contrary, the im- about the thickness of an old in yesterday's neelings awore case, the player must protect his side came around to North and he gave results didn't 300.patience of ordinary citizens wit Spanish Riol.
to carry out their threats of fom a costly business double by just a single raise he did the most least, but believe me was some the disruption created by the The following is the substance holy war and to kill any Arab his partner as a rule, by taking it unsound thing of the entire auction, thing to see,
-Eu South could
tot possibly be expect Behind the black man's emancipa- strikes has been growing steadily, of
dissenters who failed to join our into his own sult length. a chep (not a translation) their campaign.
much tion stands the Australian Govern and there is a tendency to feel that was placed in the hands of
the case of the man who passed a fed to guess North for **
anywhere at he had, or big bead, he must take emphatic ac-strength
where ment, who are determined to improve Frontiers Quiet that the challenge thrown down the editor of the "Canton Com-
tion if his partner happens to get near it. Because of that weak bid the the lot of the people who were our by the Communists cannot be mercial List" a few days ago.
[into the bidding, w
pair missed an easy game, as only human pack-mules on all the island Palestine's frontiers, how- ignored even if it means, however It purports to be the Emperor's.
two heart tricks were last, North on fronts against the Japanews. that second tura should at least have Minister for External Territories, reluctantly in many cases, a step answer to Seu, which has been ever, were peaceful and the
Jumped to 4-6ipades, and probably Mr. E Ward (the author of the plan nearer to a de Gaulle regime. In printed for circulation among spote where any, Invasion must
cue- which, bas already become known as: ,were qulet. At
better call would have been a the fact, even if the Schuman Cab the Chinese, and we are inclined come
bid of 3-Clubs, to probe for possible "Eddie Ward's Dream") le deter- slam. South would have refused the mined that the native mull overh inet discovers a way through the to think the chop a genuine but bridge of Jacob's Daughter 9.3
invitation with 1-Spades and North himself, and take his place in the immediate crisis, it seems doubt-we have probably mauled it in crossing the River Jordan in H. 7
the attempt at translation: the bottom of the Hula Valley, B9176
then should have taken it to game economic life of his island's destiny. ful whether that will settle any
But whether they can grasp this "The city was erected for the Syrian guarda sald everything
In the suit. fundamental question. Rather it protection of the people who rO- -was-routjie-and-shrugged their
emancipation or not is yet to be seen. ·
“Old inhabitantr”, of the
Wands-20 TKACHENKO'S RUSSIAN RESTAURANT must be rated as à mere, postpone main firm and do not want for- ohsulders when; asked for re- 6. AJ 10 62.
HQ 1035 ment of the decisive contest. elgners to enter thele city. How action to the, partitioning, say-
D. 10 S 4 then can, we constrain them by ing soldiers who took orders
C. None Rome, Doc. 1 placarding edicts? Besides, were not questioning them.
North-South vul-' Count Dino Grandi, Italian Am-thieves will take advantage of Arabs labelled today as the (Dealer: East. bassador in London during Mus any disturbances and many evil "beginning of our resistance to nerable)
West. North colini's regime, was completely will accrue. Why cannot for all foreign interference in our H:3:Pan 2. C. Pasi | 8. A ·7 2 cleared by a special court here eigners who come from far over affairs." Emila Ghoury, High P
Panpur 316 | 11. J-9-6-3 today of six 'main charges in the sea live in peace and quietness Committee Secretary, sald, the There are players who would bld D, 9712 connection with Fascist actly and attend to their own trade?" Arabs blamed Britain "for all t-ápade in the South over East C. 10-3 [lue, Count Grandl le now in Por-
this tragedy, but they are real: 1-Heart, though it would be plenty
vulnerable, e tugal and was tried in his ab-
London, Dec 1. ly happy that the United Na-risky with the side svule gence Reuter, Mr. David Weltaman, bar- tions openly declared for parti- pecially when the large number of ristor Member of Parlig for It unmaaks the lice und bearis indicated. West to be short In thegrovir”and:sherefore posilily; holda
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