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HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1948.
MARSHALL PLAN PASSES SENATE
South Against Truman
Washington, Mar, 1'.
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The Southern flovernors' conference agreed today to oppose the renomination of President Harry Truman.
Mr. Truman mentioned directly by name, but the conference recommended to the people of the Southern States iliat they "light to the last ditch" to prevent nomina- tion of any candidate for President or Vice-President who
civil supports the sights programme recently . recommended to Congress
by President Truman-Ax- Maclated Press.
Hagana Raids Arabs Village
Overwhelming Vote At A Midnight Session Dramatic End To
To Eleven
Hours Of Debate
Washington, Mar. 14.
Skymaster
The Senate today approved the first US$5,300,000,- Quarantined
000 authority for the history-making European Recovery Plan early today by a resounding 69-17 roll call vote.
Voting began at two minutes before midnight on Saturday night before galleries jammed with spectators. The result was announced at seven minutes past midnight after a careful double check of the vote.
Bombay, Mar. 11. §.
Sixteen - European passengern, including four women, flying to the Far East in a Norwegian "Skymaster," have boon quaran- tined here because they had no
Inoculation certificates tor
yellow. fever.
The remaining ten passengers in the plane which arrived yenerday and was due to trave for Bangkok The action, which Rent Lu
The House version, now being at 2 (local time) today--were measure to the house, camé n worked out by the Foreign accommodated in Boobay hotels.
Airport authorities and that the a dramatic night session after Affairs Committee, would wrap »Skymaster" had recently been on more than 11 hours of debate. up in one package economie ald charter in yellow ferez areas but no Advocates said that it offered | to Europe, economie and ralli-evidence of subsequent fumigation the best chance of saving 16 tary nid to China, and military could be produced, Western European countries |uid for Grecce and Turkey. from Communiem.
Marshall Warning
Opponens attacked the mea- The Senate passage followed Jerusalem, Mar. 14.
sure as a costly outlay which by a few days, warnings from The Hagana claimed inilit undermine American Secretary of State Marshall and| today that at least 20onomy and permit Russia to Arabs were killed and 20 shove it iron curtain to the others wounded yester- day in a punitive raid on Kafr Husseiniya village, five kilometres south
by
shares of the Atlantic,
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With gallerica packed empuelty, a score of Senators took the floor to praise or con- them the 52-month programme for helping friendly nations help themselves.
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Illegal To Buy Food Parcels
· London, Mar. 13, Under an amending order to the rationing order of 1947 made by: the · Food. Minister; it 'ti'now.ilteral to BAY for food "paresis from abroad. /**
'No one in the United Kingdom may buy or solicit on' his own behalf rationed foods from abroad.
Recently, says the Minis- try, firmě d'abroad or their agente in thle country have been inviting - people in the United Kingdom to pay for. their parcala -ofi rationed food to be sent dirent from abrond 'to other people In this country---Reufer,"
Arrogant Provocation
Prague, Mar. 13, An 'ufficial statement, today characterised an “arrogant pro-
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Communist Successes
Shanghai, Mar. 14. With reverses reported from four widely separated fronts the Chinese Nationalist Army yester- day experienced one of its blackest days in the 20-year-old Civil War.
In Manchuria, although Nationalist units are still holding an isolated bridgehead at Szepingkai, they have lost Kirin and Siaofengman, with its huge hydro-electric plant. This has opened the way for a full-scale assault against Chang- chun by General Lin Piso's Red armies — estimated to 'number over 11 divisions in northern Liaoning.
The latest pro-Government At the same time, large Rad despatches old that the Comcolumns have launched simul. munist commander-in-chief, be-taneous attacks on Hwantai, 20 sides uning tanks, had thrown | miles north of Chawtauan and Japanese prisoners of war and Trechwan, 20 miles to the south- Korean Communista into battle cast.
uprost in an all-out effort to the Government troops · still stubbornly clinging to their isolated positions in Szoping-
Shantung Offensive
A renewal of large-scale Communist offensive operations in Shangtung Province after kai.
three months, full is held by The official Contral New Government quarters herd to Agency, says that, Communist aim either at recapturing Gon- cortises are plling_high" in Feral Chen Yl's old base în' the front of the Nationalist trench-Yimun mountains in the hoart es, but it admits that National of Shangtung or at redisrupting ist casualties are also heavy. the southern stretch of the Semi-official reports sald Gov-Tientsin-Pukow railway!" and ernment troops, in evacuating isolating the Government's Siaofengmen, left the hydro- main Central China baso locat electric dam intact and onixed at suchow, in North diamantled essential equipment Kiangsu, from the Siaofengman plant.
warfront in On the fourth This was done to save thou- Northwest Anhwel, General Bands of lives and much valu- Llu. Po-cheng is reported to be able property along the Sun-advancing on the railway city gari and because of the realise of Pengpu, 120 miles south of tion of tho difficulties. In the Hauchow after capturing threa way of restoring the nation's cities!" without resting much productive potential.”
opposition. S The Communist armies have His operations are regarded made no further advance to as mainly for the purpose of wards Changchun in the past pinning down the Nationalists 24 hours but are said to be takto give his colleague, Generhi Peiping, Mar. 14.
lug-up positions around the, Chen YL, a freer hand further had cabled to Amsterdam yes-reactionaries. terday for the necessary dvi request should not even be dis-
An appeal for the re- Manchurian capital to meet any northe dence of fumigation Houter.utsen United Pretrial of Chin Pishui alles altar to breaks put south-In-Nanking today poker- Yoshiko Kawajima, who wand by the Government units than of the panchuriat people a
delegation, which has been con was sentenced to death massed in the sector.
Loyang Taken": ferring, with high Government Meanwhile, In West Honan, officials during the past few for spying for the Japan- ese, was turned down 60,000 Communiat troops of days, told reporters that the yesterday by the First Generals Chen YI and Chen mission had achieved satisfac Criminal Court of Hopel Kang stormed into the railway.ory" resulte Reuter.
city of Loyang last night after High Court,
• five days and nights of fierce After & night-long perusal of attacks and are now engage Tacoma
It was understood that the passen gers would have to remain nine daya in quarantine wless cable to Am- terdam, the port of departure, pro- duced the required evidence.
Off Again President Truman that now A Norwegian Skymaster sfr- Canonist pressure in Burner, delayed here for 24 hours vocation Chiller request to the Ins given Ute international by the lack of a yellow fever Security Council to investigate situation a decided turn for the cumigation certificate, left for the recent changer in the Gov- worme
Bangkok today with 10 of the rammas of Czechoslovakia.
"The statement,, broadcast by recovery programme 26 European passengers It Prague Radio, recalled that opposition by Russin. brought. from Amsterdam. "the Chilean – fasciste last year ins The Soviet-dominated "Comių A member of the crew said bevered diplomatic relations west of Lake Huleh.
form" has announced plans to 16 people, Including four with Czechoslovakia without The Hagana said that among
The measure, which au
sabotage it: The Senate vote in women, held by the quarantine the slightest grounds. the dead was a top ranking
thorises funds for the first
a triumph for the Senate Proauthorities for not having an investigation of the Czech **If chile now is demanding officer, of the Arab military
year's operation from April 1.sident, Arthur Vandotherg. staff who was identified
yellow fever inoculation certi-situation it is arrogant pro- faceж documents in his pockets.
the Bults in
With powerful bi-partisan Beaten, would follow in. another vocation. The Jews stated that they House. Passage there is expect assistance he led the way in Norwegian plane, expected here me changing of the string been up several houses in the ed. But strong efforts may be eating down the determined
Czechoslovakia atmosphere In on March 28,- village which they said had
is the internal affair of the made to reduce the dollar mute bid by a score of. Republican been used by the, Araba as
The Skymaster had recently Czech people. If someone's foreign "Revisionists" to cut the total been on charter in yellow fever socurity was endangered, it was base for attacks on Jewish lay and to all other transport along the nearby at funds to the Lill..
and redraft highway.
The authorisation measure ramme. Reports said the Hagana eft the Senate
As approved tonight, the ERP without sub-i party was met Lance but they pentrated the stantial change from the form is little changed baalcally from
placed explosive in which it was introduced by the village and
programme acut to the charges in a number of houses. Chairman Vandenberg of the Congress by President Truman There Hagana men were killed Senate Foreign Relations Com- after Marshall Arst advanced In the hand to hand combat,
mittee, and Senator Connally. Po idea at Harvard University It was revealed today that
merlast June. automobiles belonging to the the ranking Democratle
Before final pannage the Folish, Iranian and Ethioplan ber of that Committee,
Amendments Rejected.Senute swamped "Revisionist" Time after line, Vandenberg | amendments to cut 23 percent took the floor to call for the from the Apending total and rejection of amendments which saddle the ERP with a virtual would have effected mujor military alliance against Russia. changes in the bill. On each greasion he mustered sufficient votes from both sides of the afsle to win handily.
ennsulates ware stolen at pistol point by Arabs.
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Bince the recent bombing of the Jewish Agency building In which the explosives were con- tained in an automobile stolen from the United States con- sulate, 20 other vehicles have. been stolen,
Houses Destroyed Two houseR
strategic In the Hilly no-man's land between Ka- thinon and Rehavia quarters of Jerusalem were destroyed last night, Jews,
beheved to b members of the Stern Gang penetrated the Arab quarter ans placed explosives under building which housed Arab snipers.
the whole pro areas and the airport authorities the security of the traitors and CIEL
Shouted Down --Members--shouted-down an amendment by Joseph Bail and
for
veto-proof The bill faced its biggest test others. on Friday night when Senator "Supreme Counc!!" working out Robert Tuft offered an amend-side the United Nations and nent to reduce the 12-month with power to stop aggression authorisation to US$4,000,000, and subversion with force. Ball 100. This was defeated 56 to 31. asked an Immedate showdown) Vandenberg steered the bill with Russia. lest ERP end in over two more formidablo hur "failure, bankruptcy and war." dies on Saturday.
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America To Get
With Russia
Tough
Washington, Mar. 13. The Administration is actively considering new military preparedness plans with the idea of convincing Russia that further aggression would be dangerous to the USSR, it was learned tonight,
Government officials said tonight that plans un- der study by President Truman and the Cabi- net also envisage the possibility of a strong statement of United States foreign policy. serving notice that Communist expansion henceforth will be viewed as a threat to inter- national peace and the security of the United States.
the contents of her appeal, the in hand to hand fighting in the chief Judge, Mr. Chang Chung-
teh, and Judges Luk Wel-feng, streets. and-Chang-no-jen, larued a› The main forces of the garri. Joint statement refusing to ac-son are reported to have formed rept, this "new evidence" pre- several "pockets" in various sented by the woman spy.
Explosion
Tacoma, Mar. 14. Sixteen workers mira-
The statement said, that her sections of the city to hold the claim to have served as com- Reds at bay until the arrival mander in chief of the North of reinforcements, one column China militia forces was not of which is said to have already culously escaped injury substantiated and that now reached Lungnten, only a few today when an explosion evidence to the contrary has miles away. been uncovered by the prosecu~ tion since the trial
The Sternists advanced under
The decision was taken before i
As for her contention that the cover of heavy fire and shooting in the area continued
she had, during the Japanese established packed galleries, Long lines of
occupation, been instrumental throughout the night until the new veto proof international spectators stood in public sec. |
in saving many lives, the state- early hours of this morning.. It
tgency by nations pledged to tions and occasionally broke
The important twin moves, engineered sweep in Europe can ment, declared that it was was renewed shortly before noon.
esort to armed force to beat into applause during the long if approved-and they are still be brought to a halt only if peculiar that this contention Unofficiat reports sold the
advanced when the Sternists approched the Arat off "aggression" and "subver final debate. The voto came two
The other would have weeks after the Senate started in the discusalon stage would American words are backed up was not quarter in two columns. A fercialon."
*Even If It should be true, the battle ́ensued when the Arabe established a world reconstruc- consideration. The only major soon be made in order to with more military might than was first tried opened up with machine-gun fretion finance corporation.
pos-statement concluded, such in- change on the floor was the forestall a possible Communist the United States now
dividual acts of kindness could jongg and threw hand grenades at the In going to the House, the elimination of a provision for coup in Italy. They also would sees.
asaure Western Europeah - Russia must be notified not have any influence in her attackers. Tracer bullets lighter Senate measure clashes with the charter to European countions that the United States in shortly, according to the Pre-favour. Reuter.
henits are: Telaviv said that single "package" foreign relief trien of 300 surplus American tende to stand back of them fidant, that the Administration and six Hagana mer plan worked out by Republican merchant ships-United Press inilitarily as well as econo-fdeling is that the United States oz 11 10 Araba
were killed last evening in fight- lenders.
and Associated Press.
mically under the Marshall considers Italy a "critical aren": 299434 bằng -in-Faluja village, north-east.
Plan
where violence will be opposed. stutaas of. Gaza, when a Jewish armour-
Such decision would put Italy in column of supply trucks
the same category as Greece and Turkey where Communism, 1. Former Secretary of State so far is being held off. James Byrnes appealed for Ini- President Truman set the
mediate enactment of selective stage for an anti-Communist The mervice, larger air force, pas- policy in Italy on December 18 sage of universal military train when he warned that "despite ing and the Marshall Plan. the withdrawal of American). Byrnes told a Charleston, South troops the United States "con- Carolina, audience that world tinues fia interest in the pre- crisis may come about, "fogr or servation of a free and inde- Ave weeks from now" unless the pendent Italy." He added that United States starts to prepare direct or indirect threats to for any eventuality, gogoro Italian independence 2. Secretary of Defence Jamas | bring prompt action.
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red blocks to deliver supplien-tc the Gath communal settlement east of the Arab village, which
zw. of had been besieged a fortnight,
ánữ Prợ The engagement. lasted several oint hours. However, an official
communique stated:
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The Ardhi claimed that they suffered no
Danny Kaye Scores
London
ears,
Triumph
London, Mar. 14:
The disclosure of a possible new polley. toward Russia came after:-
The garrison commander, in blasted away two sides a message to the Central Gov- of a ferm-alloys plant.
The blast was felt, throughout the ernment, proclaimed his do- termination to fight "to the last city but damage was confined to the
one-storey sheet metal building. man.”
Night watchman Janes O'Leary In Shangtung Province, 20,000
said the explosion occurred when ‘* Communist troops overpowered defective overhead crane tipped a hive the defenders of Chowtsuan, 60
mecul
rst of water. miles east of the provincial. The plant's night ihlit, working at capital, Tsinan, and captured the other end of the plant fucaped this city on the Tainan-Tsingtas injury-because-the-blast-want-down- railway..
ward and outwardanKalied. Preu, 2-
Thirty Killed In Plane Crash
Anchorage, Alaska, Mär, 13. badly shattered burned wreckage of a North- west Airlines & four-engine charter plane that crashed into the side of towering Mount San- ford last night with 30 passengers and crew aboard was located today at the foot of a
glacier
Bearch and rescilè planes was sighted le so rugged that skimmed low through & canyon 11 will be impossible to drop a would at an 8000 foot, level and ra- sound party by parachutes, `pos-Any rescue : party wit: have to sibla chance
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSION
New York, Mari,- 4...
A mysterious explosion shook the New Jersey ?^ inétropolitan area early today. The polica were unable to trace the sogreb
of the blast. NASA IN
The police received dozens of telephone calls from Elizabeth. Linden, and other: New Jersey communities reporting"""terrific blaita” „that' röcked houses, but the nature of the explosion was atlii a mystery-Reuter” makes in KO- T
The Weather
Casualties while the Jews did not The "Kld from Brooklyn" left for Paris today with reported any on their side",
the applause of 250,000 Britons ringing in his 8634 Bridge Blown Up.
Tousel-haired Danny Kaye's for 10 shillings. Some persons Sulf The Halfa-Jaffa read was im appable for several hours today six weeks stand on the London had queued up since the pre- 8 his following, an explosion which de Palladium made history and vious night in the hope of get syfer amolished a bridge. The apat even the theatre charwoman ting cancellations (or being able',
on wasblown up by Arabs: v
Sir John Crocker, Commandershed non-theatrical tears after to buy, standing room! When Forrestal, continued his secret The United States strength. The plane was flying the tooting
meetings with the in the of the wreck were summoned to deal with of State at Key West, Florida, cludes 16 ships, 18,600 sailors, halsto New York City when it ages came after half a day of 10 Therusalem with Gen, Big, Alan Nover in "ilving memory," as would be gate crashers, to threan dut an integrated 1,500 marines and 5,000 soldiers apparently smashed beadions serial searching by more than and Chasingham. Informed sources the "Sunday Express put it, The "Sunday Express ob military policy for all of the tr Trinate.—United Press what the 11,000:53 00: leval ter United PromPAPA
Into the side of the 65108 fook, dosen planes and a helicoponcollar of " low premura belies that Sir John Crocker has London taken such a liking served this of Kayes nation's armed services.
Sarations, an effort speed
Middle East, spent the week end last nightg
Viated heatmy Kovačuntion to a variaty hall star. For six He la comodian who does Ince New Territories
movement as much as posolid weeks Kaye played to not tell funny stories: He sings on the Marshall Plan in face Unized - Press, 1952:43. house packed from gallery to a bit, dances a bit, talks a bit, of ominous, warnings - by Fro standing room in the orchestra clowns a bit, but it all adds up aldent Truman, and the Secre
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‚uxtends, from flim, astose southeast China
over, the Farligela 'jos jok.