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GRAND MUFTI REACHES CAIRO "The Bell Tolls" Paris Strike
"Now We Must Draw The Sword", He Says
Woman's 16-Day Vigil
A 16-day watch kept by Ng Kwal-chan (31), married Woinan
113 Temple
Street, ended yesterday,
Ng. whose gold ring (valued at $35), was snatch- ed away from her finger na she was ketting off the Star Ferry on November 22 at Hong Kong pler, yesterday Kwa man whom she claim- ed 10
the culpri 113 Chater Roari.
She raised the alarmı, leading to the arrest of Chan San, unemployed,
Ng toki Police that she was follower by Chan from Kowloon to Hong Kong on on the day of the theft.
As she stepped off the pler, her ring was snatched from her finger,
Chan is facing a charge of areenty from a perso
China-U.S. Naval Pact Signed
Nanking, Dec. 8.
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More Bloodshed In Tel-Aviv Battle
Cairo, Dec. 8.
The Mufti of Jerusalem, Hoj Amin el Husseini, arrived by plane from Lebanon at the start of the Arab Pre- miers' meeting in Cairo today. He said: "Now we must draw the sword and put the pencil back 'in its case."
Transjordan's Premier, Amir Elrifai Pashe, also arrived. He announced that his country's forces would be "allied with the rest of the Arab world in the defence of Palestine."
Great importance is attached
Two of the Jews killed were
to his views because Transjordan | identified as Max Preger (38) has a well equipped and trained and Abraham Stagareky (421. army which would form the The others were not identifler bulwark in the event of regular | immediately because their at- Arab armies participating in tackers rified their pockets. Palestine action,
Both Arabs and Jews were
Saudi Arable's Emir Felsui calling up their forces'in Palea- will reach Cntra from the United | tine, today. States tomorrow, according to the Saudian Arabian Minister,
He is expected to bring to the conference the latest Infor- mation on American reactions to the situation.
The Jewish Agency has or- dured a registration of all Jewa in Palestine between the agen| of 17 and 25 "for the security ang other essential services."
The call-up may produce about 70,000 men.
In London, the *first official announcement of Palestine
High League surces reported that the Premiers are expected to discuss, among other things, the possibility of stopping withdrawal dates may be made American oll concessions in by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Saudi Arabia, us well as block- Arthur Creech Jones, in a ing the pipeline scheme because statement at the beginning of of active United States support the two-day Palentine debate In of partition..
Parliament on Thursday and Friday,
The Sino American Border Fighting
Meanwhile, Jerusalem den It is understood that an naval agrement for the
patches report that flames and official announcement will be transfer of naval surplus gonfire swept the bloody border- made by Sir Alexander Cado- United States naval craft land between the all-Jewish city gan, permanent British repre- to the United Na- was signed in Nanking of Tel-Aviv and all-Arab Jaffa sentative
today, claiming the lives of five tions Palestine Commission this afternoon.
more Jews and resulting in in- when the personnel of the Com- sinte-juries to five others.
mission has been completed. In Tel-Aviv, four Jewish The withdrawal of British stabbed to troops from specific areas of death today on the outskirts Palestine on December 15 will when trying to reach their offices apply to Arab as well as Jew
The official United States ment said that "substantial part of the vessels covered by this agreement businessmen were had already been turned over to the Chinese Navy under the provisions of Lens-Lease.
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Combat vesels, note of which exceeds the size of a destroyer escort are being transferred to China assist the Chinese GovernmZIAL policing its coastal and inlasil waters, The agreement abe makes provi sium for the supply of technical in formarlon and advice necessary, for of a organising and maintenance naval establishment
Chins, Reuter-AAP.
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in no-man's-land on the border,i
For the seventh BUCCCRBIYEM
day intermittent explosions and exchanges of fire rocked the border area.
Last night was the first with- out casualties but today the body of an Arab Joffo.
was
found
near
It is not known when he was killed.
DIPOMAT'S PILOT SON FACES COURT MARTIAL
Shayuchung Customs To Reopen
The
London Talks
A Failure?
BIG THREE MEET IN SECRET
London, Dec. 8. The Foreign Ministers Western of the three Powers, discouraged by by Soviet unwillingness to negotiate, held a secret conference last night to prepare for a showdown with Russia.
of
State announced
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There's Short Shrift For Greek Rebels
Four young men convicted of conspiracy and the slay- ing of an armed civilian in aņ attack on the village of Phil, 13 miles north of Athens last mouth were executed at dawn at a military Installation near Athens,
All were convicted of alding communist rebellion" chieftains to spread and acting 'under orders of guerilla
from the Athens the uprising to urban areas. All came suburb of Perlster.
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Called Off
REDS MISS OUT
Paris, Deo. 8.
The General Union of metropolitan subway work- ers of Paris, today called off its proposed 48- hour demonstration strike after most subway workers had failed to answer the strike call. Metropolitan subway and bus services continued to function normally this morning when the strike was to have begun. The Metropolitan Workers Union called off the strike shortly after 11 a.m.
The number of ittle workers in France fell below the million mark today,
As the Government's stringent Ami-Sabotage Laws olheintly carry into effect, setting heavy penahies for persons who hindered freedom of work by sabotage or violence, miners In the northern coalfields began to return to work under the protection of palice and troops.
Reports from the provinces abo in- dicated other industries were well- ing the back-to-wark movement.
Railroad workers returned Fast night in the port of St. Nazaire ami the rail strike in the Rennes aren ended this morning,
Paris Normal
In Paris, all rail stations were
Death Fall
Linked With..
Lane Crawford Robbery
The theft of money, "normal" and all trains were run-jewelry and cloth, from ning.
Lane, Crawford's (not The rall strike is now so ineffective
discovered until 10.30 that the railroads could announce they could "assure schedules again." a.m. on Sunday) is be- The sulke of Metro workers in lieved to be connected Paris was totally ineffective. Tho
An officer is seen reading the execution orders to the condemned, who stand barchened and manacled in pairs, facing camera, while priests and witnessca
look on, firing squad are standing with backs to camera-A Photo.
New Chinese Constitution Timed For Xmas Day
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the
Jame lines were slow in starting with the death of an un- at 5.30 am, but by seven were run-identified Chinese, whose ning normally
The strike of civil servants is body, was found in the weak. Only a feve workers in the lane between Windsor Ministries failed 10 report this House and Exchange morning.
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In the provinces the trike also Building on Saturday falled to catch on with civil workers afternoon. in the Finance and Tax Department
of the city of Pau voting unánimaus-] ly against it.
Practically all-the desks In Lane, Crawford's wore forced Workers, in many departments in Coutances and ather non-Communist open the provision, furniture, towns and chies also indicated their jewellery, and stores sections.
Entrance to the premises' was objection with unanimous votes.
Indicative of the growing feeling gained by forcing open a win- against the strike in the provinces dow after unscrewing an fron was the communique of the Inter-bar.
The actual of Postal Telegraph and
time of the Telephone department of Le Mans, | burglary is not known. which sail the group "estimated the About 8 pm, on Saturday, entire strike movement was unjust the corpse of an unknown fied in view of the actual situation.'
Chinese was found in the lane. -United Press.
He had fallen from ofther Exchange
Union
(For Earlier Messages See Windsor House or
Nanking, Dec. 8. China's new Constitution will be enforced on Christmas Day and, all future Government policies will be taken. in conformity with the Constitution, regardless of whether the Na- tional Assembly meets on December 25th or
U.S. Secretary
not, high Government circles said today. (George Marshall)
Mr. Hung Lan-yu Secretary might delay convocation till af Pago 8). this morning that on his luitia- tive British Foreign Minister of the National Assembly Pre-ter Christmas Day. (Ernest Bevin) and French For patory Committee, said the date
Deadlock eign Minister (Georges Bidauit)
Meanwhile, negotiations re- re-establishment of the conferred with him at the U.S. of enforcement of the Constitu- Chinese Customs Biatlon at Embassy last night after he had tion was fixed by the last Con-garding candidature to Shayuchung.
from the reception he stituent Assembly and cannot Legislative Yvan elections next port retired village D along the Kwanglung coast, for gave for the American delega. be changed, whereas no definite month between the Kuomintang, Inspection and examination of tion.
date was set for convocation of Young China and Democratic fall goods entering or leaving Officials were most secretivo the assembly elected last month. Socialist Party aro deadlocked
China from Mirs Bay was an- about what WELS discussed bui
Mr. Hung said the Govern with no prospect of immediate nounced by the Kowloon Cus- there is little doubt that acties ment will order convocation of solution. toms yesterday, according to a
were decided upon which will
Assembly when The controversy centers Central News report
force a showdown with Molotov the National
two-thirds of the delegatee have around the question of dividing The announcement said that, eller. carly this week-o showdown
the constituencies in such a tomorrow, all goods passing which will make
or break this been elected.. through the Mire Bay area will be conference on Garmany.
Mr. Chang Li Shieng, Chair- way na to insure that candi. subject to Customs inspection ar Last night's secret Big Threo man of the National Election dates, but up by each of the either Shayuchung or Sharoukok rump session coincided with ob- Board, said a two-third quoram three partica, will be elected. stations,
viously-inspired stacles In the was already available from the Dutiable goods which enter or British press this morning pre- constituencies which have com- Jeave China without being submitted dicting fallure of the conference plated ctection. Cavendish Bentinck ploaded designate to Brazli, who was dis-for inspection at the above mentioned and indicating that Mr. Marshall the onus of not guilty to two charges:
missed by Foreign Secretary stations will be treated as contraband will have to bear First: "Behaving in a scandal- Bevin on Sept. 2 after a senan and liable to confiscation, the an- bringing the fruitless discussions
to an ond-United Press. ous manner, unbecoming to the tional separation case in which nouncement, declared.
It may be recalled that the Shayu- conduct of an officer and gentle he admitted adultery with three
adulterous chung area has been one of the main man, in that at the RAF station at mistresses and other Hornchurch of
South or about 1,45 advantures.
smuggling routes leading to The Court am. on the night of Nov. 11-12
of Appeal subse- China. allowed In his sleeping quently
his appeal he we present. quarters dressed only la his. vest against his wife's separation de (undershirt), with No. 2170087 cree, however, and granted him Aircraftwoman, Firet Class, divorce on grounds of his wife's Mavis Bannister, an airwoman adultery.
who aubject to his authority, was lying on accused's bed part!
Hornchurch, Dec. 8.
Pilot Officer William James Cavendish-Bentinck (23), son of a British diplomat, was alleged at a court martial today of acting host in his undershirt to a partly-clad waitress in the Royal Air Force billets.
tive
inh
1.
Prosecution
districts, it was" learned from an authoritative source in London today.
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The prosecutor,
Wing-Comdr
nister
Economy
At the same time, informed sources said that Premier Chan Other Government officials Chun, determined to take some claimed that pressure of time posliive steps toward solution and communications difficulties of the nation's economic ills,
totiny appointed three high offl clals to form a special commit- tco to study every possible means for bulaneing China's expenditures with income
Chiang's Men Claim Victory In Honan
Nanking, Dec. 8. Nationalist.forces under General Pal Chung Hal, the The Jewish area in question: Minister of Defence and concurrently the Central China_Com- mander-in-Chief; have succeeded in cutting Communist: Gener- mountain Second: "Conduct to the pre Sidney Wilmot, sald Miss Ban-is the port of Tel-Aviv and two al Llu Po Cheng's forces into three in the Tapich Judice of good order and air
at the towns in the Tel-Aviv hinter- range on the Honan-Antwel border. Flerte fighting is willi employed Was
ly undressed,"
and
These three-are Central Bank Governor Chang Chiang- au, Finance Minister O. K. Yui and Budget Director. Hu Shan, While the programme is still In the skeleton stage, the in- formants sala the first action of this committee will be to form recommendations entirely independent of Chang Chun's economie reform plan --United Press end Associated Press.
The Weather
force discipline, in that, at the station as a waltrese and had land, Ramat Gan and Petak continuing, according to lato despatches reaching here. - * time and place, he improperly served at a guest night dinner Tikva. Official quarters in Lon- The Communist Third Regi-, vations in 20-30 degrees below
permitted the same alrörittä
in the officers mess on the night don were not able today to listment to reported encircled in zero with acute shortages of woman te
his sleeping of Nov. 11. be in
the Arab areas from which Acting on a tip, Wing Comdr evnenation will also take place, Nationalist artillery quarters."
coal and food Macheng and Letlen, P.O. Cavendish-Bentinck is the Wilmot said, Fi/Li, Douglas, the but the reports, which state that
According to Dr. Huang Ju- Bon of Mr. Victor Cavendish- station's wine officer, and two Bentinck, former British Ambas-
chun University, his Institution endor to Poland and. Ambassador Corporals went to Cavendish- these will lnclude Jaffa, Nablus warplanes, ore raining heavy chin, the President of Chang-
Bentinck's bedroom" two hours and Gaza are belleved to be shells and bombs on them.
Ond dispatch claimed the in carrying on despite the ab after the night's festivities had correct.
Government forces took two Bence of light and water, and ended.
"The bedroom was in dark. The suggestion that the Bri- small towns early yesterday and with little coal in sub-zero naka Wing Comdr Wilmot said.tish evacuation of Palestine routed other parts of General weather
Douglas shone his fash was due to start on December Liu's troops who are fleeing Ho said the univeralty had her clouded with batches of deisule light on to the bed and there, 16, is disregarded in Jerusalom northward.
been doing without elecricity, or win, partial ciskrance during the day. lying on the bed with her back since British forces there have
since the Communists destroyed Yesterday's "Weather (44 facing him ho saw Aircrafts already been reduced by at lonuk
General Lo Cho Ying, former the power linea between Chang Marímum: $78.8 de ab woman MavieA
the mean: waitress.annister 20,000 alnco last suratner, Governor of Kwangtung, is chun and the power generating unthines Saboners
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Clieng, the Chief of Staff who of Kirin and that more than -V. 2648.4 'musicIDE TE fas, me Kanisht an is reported too be gravely ill, 20 wells have been dug to produces at $119,0 1:18 Ja ager Commander-in-Chief—in vide drinking waterin
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