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PICTURE OF THE DAY GENERALISSIMO ORDERS
JEWS CAUGHT IN AMBUSH Apres Vous KMT MEMBERS TO GIVE
Bitter Battle Near King Solomon's Pools Survivors Making A Last Ditch Stand Palestine
King Solomon's Pools, Bethlehem, Mar. 28. A last ditch stand was boing made today in a house in the Hebron Hills by the small group of sur- vivors—beliavad to be 10-of the big Jowish convoy ambushed by Arabs yesterday when over 30 armoured vehicles wore wrocked. Overhead, three aircraft of the Jewish air force were
bombing and strafing the Arabs attacking the. .house.
On the side of a hill within ported by the Arabs to be scut- sight of the wrecked cono¤Ÿij tered on the hillside and the Reuters spectat correspondent blood-stained rond.
walched the Jewish planes-twe The peals of Bethlehem church of the Auster type and one bells were punctuated by the biplane-make bombing runs. Ex-noise of exploding mortar shell ploding bombs fallowed.
and ends and the rattle of rifle
Hundred of Araba entrenched and machinegun fire.
In the hills around the trappec Jews met the swooping plane with bursts の riflos and machinegun fire.
The hodies of almost RD Jews killed to the ambush
Marshall
were re-
Plan To Go Through
"The
Three
bomba
behind
Arabs took cover wrecked Marries 0s the
their with
Jewish planen released
and power-dived machine-gun Bring to stave off a concentration for a final Arnt attack on the house where the survivors have been holding out for 16 houra.-
Asks For Spitfires
A single, British military ob- servation plane circled above the kirishi, often crossing the inca of light of the Jewish aircraft.
As the Jews cortinued bomb.
ing, the military plane radioed to headquarters suggesting the Spitfires be cuited up to drove off the Jewish aircraft.
Population
the
London, Mar. 27. ft im estimated that Jewish population in Pales. ting this year is $40,000, Mr. David Rees-Williams, Under- Secretary for Colonial Af. faire,
toid
House thy Commons today in a written reply to a question.
This compares with 411,- 000 In 1938 and 89,000 in 1923-when the British man- date started.-Reuter.
Wedemeyer
Report Guesswork
Washington, Mar. 27.
Authoritative
Fources
today
Chinese Plot In Bangkok
Bangkok. Mar. 27.
to
A large-scale Chinese plot to seize power in Siam has been discovered by the Siam- ese" police, according press reports here today.
High Siamese authorities "de- clined to comment on the reports which sald that police investiga work hard discovered the existence in Siam of "iwo well trained Chinese Griny · regiments," equipped with various Lypes of modern arins and secret radio transmitting stations, all ready to go into operation when the time came.
The reports said that the plot- tery had been closely connected with forner ministers.
Siamese
cobinet
They had set up a government within the government, accord- ing to the newspapers which of the plotters
High police aources were quot.
said that many were to Slam.
cusdons to follow the discovery. The publication of these re- ports coincided with the return
described as "wide of the mark"
report published in New Yorked as forecasting lively reper- in the suppressed roport of Lieut. Gen. A.C. Wedemeyer on a devastating China contains
China since the Yolla ference."
11
Con-
new
he urged military aid to the No-November-Reuter. tionalist Government I Com- munism is to be stopped.
00
the
Annette
Delattre, howly elected Misa Gine, Revue vat Brussels, finde her charming
料 something of
chronology of American blunders Bangkok of Mr. Li Yew, the Kuo- Secretary-General of imintang Chinese Nationalist Party of Slam, who has been to A singic Jewish nircraft had Wedemeyer
Is understood
the Nanking to report to the Kuo- report largely fol-mintang headquarters bombed and machine-gunned the
The towerl The lines of his recent political altuation in Slom since Arab positions shortly after dawn Washington, Mar. 27.
testimony before the House For the bloodless coup d'etat which and three Arab casualties were House
wolf government last Republican leaders reported. Armoured cars of the ign Affairs Commitice, in which set up a today predicted passage of the Life Guards, with two-pounder "single package" foreign aid guns, and troops of the Suffolk bill next week by a vote of at Regiment were forcing their way
· ·loost 3-1. They estimated through v dezer strong Arab roadblocks in attempts to reach that "at""most there would be
beleaguered house. no more than 100 votes against
British
troops, estimated to the $0,205,000,000 measure number 200, later took up which is designed bolster position about one and a hal
10 Europe and China against miles from the besieged Jews Communism. Others predicted but did not Intervene apparently as few as 70 opposition votes. on orders.
.11
The Arabs worried the British troops that if they tried to help the Jews, they themselves would be attacked.-Reuter.
A
Chairman Charles Enton, of the House. Foreign Affairs Commit lee said he believed that there won't be more than 80 against it." Many past opponents of the Truce Declarad foreign aid programme have al- rendy signified their intention to
Jerúsalem, "Mar. 28 vole for the measure,
Most of the opposition is ex- the battle at the Pools of Solu- A truce was declared today in pected to
from Mid-West mon to permit the removal of Republicans, a small bloe of De-dend and wounded. Jewish and mocrats and two American La-Arab leaders conferred, bour Party members from Now! An. oficial prese jelease Baid York,
come
Death Or Glory Girl
The "New York Daily News" Marshall ordered suppression of: dispatch said Secretary of State | the report after Wedemeyer re- fused to sign his, nome, to an. Dept. officials rewrote to take thig emasculated version' which State
heat" off the State Dept. It sald the report also included A heroine of the Greek re- some recommendations for future sistance, alleged to have told in China. American, diplomalle operations
a British submarine comman-,
London, Mar. 27.
The "Daily News" sald the der. that she would marry him or shont him, was bound over which
the peace for six accept to keep
months in a London magis. trate's court-today:
watered-down version Wedemeyer refused to amitted the criticism of American policy and his recommendation of-j United Press. military assistance for China.
DEWEY'S PLANS
гово
between two thorns after the - award had been announced. Quest was for, the glei with the best combination of grace,Charmy, seriousness and Intelligence and Annette looks as though shà cómped. home with the prize,
(A. P. Photo)
UP SEATS 4
Nanking, Mar, 28.
President Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek in a last- minute décision, today orderød Kuomintang ́independent candidates to yield their seats in the National Assembly to minority party candidates.
The President's decision was announced in a state-
ment issued early this morning. Earlier, the Generalissimo” had' ordered Kuomintang regular cani
A
49 and have only two days to live."
Archer Seeks Re-Trial
Shanghai, Mar. 28.
A petition Wae fled in the Supreme Court yesterday.for #retrial of Charles Archer, Hong Kong.born, Briton who was sentenced to life impri‹ sönment for · murder that August of a Chinesa binok market-dialer."
Archer's counsel also sald he had sent a written' roquest to the U.8. State Departmant through Chinus diplomatie circles for a copy of the Judo- ment sentencing". "Thomas. Malloy, the American Army corporal and cordilandant in the ORIS, to life imprison ment. his
didates who had lost to Inde- President Chiang retorted: · "f pendent Kuomintang candidates | you should die this way. It would to yield their soħts.
[mean 'death for me and for the Chiang said he had given these party. You must not die." odda
After "in the interest of our
two hour session, Pre- country, our party, our 'revolusident Chiang admonished the tionary history and our revolu- recalcitrants to consider tionary responsibility. Whether words carefully and later to give have done the right or wrong 1 him à list of those prepared to submit myself to the judgment give up their seats. of public opinion. It is earnestly hoped that members of our party will understand the decision thus taken by our party to observe party discipline in solving long protracted problems."
Despite the stern altitude and visible emotion of Chiòng as he spoke, the unawed delegates con-" tinued their ples that an inter- this Party agreement was illegal and
hat civit rights bestowed-on. In
The Generalissimo told repre- dividunt should not be violated sentatives of the Kuomintang. by the decisions of a political
They members elected by popular vote
Instead of by party ticket, that requested that the
issue.
formal or
got the most votes and the der upholding those who obtain- "you glory's all
od the most votes and cancelling yours." "But tha mala problem now the Inter-Party agreement. facing the Government is the The controversy threatens to sion of the Communists disrupt opening of the Assembly suppression and in this, the country needs the on Monday. help of friendly pulitical parties.
"It is essential that all political parties should participate in the National Assembly,
"This Mistake"
"White
bear the full blame for this mistake concerning the elections, you don't need to sue the
party leaders, you can sus
me
One candidate who gained ཐ majority of 50,000 over his op- ponent, told President Chiang Kai-shek that he would go to the National Assembly on Mon- day, carrying setMne
- Unless, adm{tad-da,e,regular njembar, he seid,... he would ́shad" His blood andˇdly a martyr Hright there and then. I am
CHINA FACING BRIGHT FUTURE
Nanking, Mar. 28.
The girl, stir and attractive President Chiang Kai-shek, speaking at a farewell
Linna Maria Kramczi, who ap. peared
clasping in court
*
cafferill and two tulips, was en- gaged to Lieutenant Thomas Idgeway until he broke off the. Vila Marcantonio und Leo that the Royni Artillery ring Albany, New York. Mar. 28.
engagement last August. Isacson.
25-pounder RUNK broke up an Governor Thomas
Lady Clinton Baker Dewey
testined The House Speaker, Joseph Arab attack on anather Jewish changed his mind about "sitting that when the engagement of her He Martin, declined to predict the convoy today "ht" El-Kabri, east of out" in the Wisconsiri primary doughter to Licitenant Ridgo- volo. But he inulgated clearly. Nahariya in northen Palestine and announced today that he way was, subsequently announced, that the House lendership has no
e number of casties was would make two campaign Miss Kremezi called at her fat, doubt about the passage. He known.
speeches here where he is pitted threatened a breach of promiss said the leadership did not feel The Communique said that the against Gen Douglas MacArthur action and added that when she
take poll Arabs attacked ve it even necessary to
trucks and and Harold Stessen for 27 votes had won her case, she would Bentiment. The
then moured car with two-inchin the Republican
with herself presidential probably do away conventionUnited and take the lieutenant with her. passage is expected by Wednes-mortars and machine-guns. Troops numination day. The measure then will go moving to the scene could not Press. to a House-Senate conference for get through a rosidblock.
vole
on
́an adjustment of differences..
El Kabel is only about seven The Senate bill is confined to miles south of the Lebanese bor The House billeder. Haganah said that in, the Solanon's Pools night, IL suc-
the ERI
cludes the ERP; economie aid to ceeded in getting reinforcements China; military aid to Greece to the beleaguered Jews during
the night.Associated Press,
Turkey and China; and a con- tribution to the United Nations Children's Fund.-United Press.
Australia
Wants Britons
Plane Downed?
Jerusalem, Mar. 28.
Jewish bombing. planes went
Into attack this Earter
moming
Year
And
Houter,
Of Anxieties
Dangers
Rome, Mar. 28.
on the convoy battle of Solomons The Pope today spoke of "a shadow of singular
Podis, south of Bethlehem, raged Into the second day.
Three of the four planes which Melbourne. Mar. 20.bombed Arab Australia's Immigration policy yesterday were in action. Arab concentrations was aimed at maintaining the preponderance of British stock by claimed the fourth was struck by small arms fire and passed from
admitting four or five Britons to view pluming smoke. byone other European, Mr. Arthur The aircraft · were trying to a Criwell, the Minister of Imml-
gration, fold an Easter conference fee a Jewish convoy caught in an Arab ambush. The. Vewish of the. Victorian Labour Party.
"Labour is proud of its British men of a Jewish ground reli- millia Haganah reported that 10 Inheritance but has never ad forcing unit were killed
carly vocated racial prejudice
and this morning-Associated Press. jewother migrants will be made just
72ms welcome,” he said. -
Mr. Calwell added that of the 500,000 tamos registered at Aus Atrdila House for free or assisted ma passoger, at least 150,000 3 were irnominated, by relatives or friends
by who had offered to share their
“bemes.-Router.":
On Other Pages
Motoring Couple Robbed
gravity" hovering over Roma in a special message to the world spoken to a crowd of 300,000 outside St. Potor's hore.
Before his traditional Easter blessing to the city and the world", the Pope spoke for about 10 minutes from the central balcony of St. Peter's to the crowd packing the great square and down the broad new road leading to the river Tiber.
gathering of the People's Political Council members today, declared his personal convic- tion that China "is at present facing a very ; bright futuro”.
said there was no comparison between the situa
tion as it is now and what it was at the begin- ning of the Sino-Japanese war, when the People's Political Council first came into existence in 1937.
That was
the
a. time, he said,? when "this country had nothing but faith in democracies."
Speaking in an attitude of complete self-assurance, Généralissimo sald there whe no cause for pessimism regard- Ing the present situation in China.
"On the contrary,” he maintain- ed, "there should be complete optimism if matters are viewed from a long range.”.
"Though there are still 'dim- cuities in the economic, political and military fields to be over- come, the situation has been radically, improved in general compared with 10 years ago," the Generalissimo stated.
He said it was a mistake.to in- clude the Communists in a Coali tion Government when Mr! George Marshäll, ezme to China)
New Troops Move In
Trlotto, Mar. 28. The Glornato · `dt - Teleste, an Italian language news- paper In Trieste, vald, today [that ""8,000",nów – Yugoslav troops had arrived in the Fred Territory Zonj. Hold by YugoslaviaRouter,
It has grown from the election last November of several hundred dissidents to seats which the had promised. to government ninority porties.
*Malloy's. sentanda pronounced by United Staten Military 'Court In Shanghal-Router.
Peiping Murder Mystery
The
Pelping, Mar, 28 The police have offered a reward of CN$50,000,000 for Information leading to the arrest of the persons who Not Bound
strangled a family of three- The minority Young China and and their threa servants in Democratic Socialist partios say Peiping on Thursday night.
victims - war; (-Kung they will not join a government
unless the promise, is Chao-fu, aged 44; his waite, coalition kept. The so-called
"Irregulars, Chieh Ching-chong, 40; daughter,
હાં. 'members: although
the 18; a 62-year-old, maid; a cook; dominant Kuomintang Party say and a chauffeur who visited the they are not obligated by the house that fatal night.
deal. Kuomintang's backroom
The police are still questioning A spokesman declared
Liu that Kung's former concubine, it is more important to protect Shu-fong, who produced him real constitutional Democracy two, soos and (according to the than to maintain the appear police) for a long inje has been trying to persuade him; to fairy hoe of a coalition." Ma Wenche - nis Independent, her
correspondents:: The whole
Kung
maintained her and the country is behind us. We are two sons, one six years old and ted members of the the other four, in a separate legally, elected Assembly and any attempt to house.
wito He divorced - his own convene it without us s
illegal." The Assembly of members
pers after the concubine gave bith. was elected to choose China's first to the second son. His wife went Constitutional President and Vice away but later returned to live
The President.
Independents with Kung. They never remarried, claim they won, about 700 seats, Police sald the visiting chaut- while Kuomintang spokesmen for arrived at Kungs concede that they won at least Just as the slayers were at 400. Only a few more than 800 work. He had gone to fetch his Assemblymen of all parties had employer's wife, who is believed there playing a registered by tonight, and it ap- to have been pears certain that Monday's open-mahjongg game. ing will be followed by an inde- finite recess.
told
2,151
Boycott Threat
home
The Police have set a time limit of 10 days for the arrest of the murderers. Detentives working on the case express confidence they will find them
t
Nanking, Mar. 23. The Social Democrats may not The police discounted robbery attend the opening session of the as a possible motive. The said National Assembly scheduled for nothing was removed from the tomorrow
If the Inter-Kuomin-house-Associated Press. tang squabbiɑ is not settled to their satisfaction, Mr. Hsú Fu lin, the acting co-chaliman ... of the Social Democratic Party, told Reuter today.
"Although" at the moment we do not want to hold up the inreit of a boycott of the National" 36". sembly to attain our ends, 10 is
Young Viking's Mishap
- Hastings, Mar. 27. possible we may not attend the Hans Nordenstrom, the 20- first meeting on Monday," he year-old Swedish student who said.
At present, the -Social- Domo- plans to sail home to Stock- crats hold only 150 seats, all elect holm in a 10-foot dinghy he ad unopposed; whereas, under bought on holiday at the Isle the inter-party agreemont, they of Wight, damaged his one- should have about. 200, -and the man craft when he tried to Young China Party about the beach it near Hastings - last same figure-Reuter-AAP.
Mock Battles Fought
In Canton Streets
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and attempted to mediate in the Mock battles were fought in the streets of Canton
elvil war,
and declared: "The Government never again will
repoot such a mistake.”;
By this statement, the Gen-
the possibility of further, som- promises with frie: Communists,
which up to now has still be held by some Chinese quarters to be possible. “Y -Even as the Generalissima walfests today. the... People's - : Political
for more than eight hours, storting shortly after midnight on Saturday, according" to messages from the Kwangtung capital yester. day.
en-
night, sailing from the Isle of Wight.
Nordenstrom told Routers that the boat overturned but, after getting pahore, ho reffonted it and returned to. Kaitings,where. be would spend the rest of the East- ér; holiday. XIN MANNAN If the present past wind shifts, ha hopes to leave Devez early next week, sail across the Eng-
rh Channel to: Call along the count to Kiel, and, that home, to the Baltle Noctrofor
Nordenstrom had bson study Ing architecture, in Britain for the past year. He expects to fake Btother two monthly over his Iono Journey-Heuter
The Weather
As the Pope spoke of "this The great hour of the Christianavalissimo virtually ruled out year of anxieties and dangers", conscience has struck. This con- the crowd held aloft -banners | sèlence will either become fully bearing the words "Nothing [aware of its mission' to a ́mankind
"Martial law was enforced from 11 pm on Fri- will be lost by peace, and all whose spiritual values are in dan-hel
day until dawn on Saturday. All cinemas, will be lost by war" ages, and save it, or if it is but half
pleasure haunts, dance halls, and public er Accentuating his message with" awake and does not give, itsölf tó Five Chinese held lip an on- decisive gestures the Pope said: Christ, then his terrible verdiet
tertainment places were closed two hours: gaged couple at b p.m. yester-"In this year of anxieties and dan "Who is not with Mels against emphasised the Importance of a
• carlier on Friday night in preparation for the day by means of a ruse, near ters, in this moment which brings Mo-will become operative. political solution of the Red-pro- "street fighting":"
A weak anti-diabu veivers central and Tai Hang Road, and robbed world events perhaps definite or
nérthikast Chine, with tidge extending them of $200 cash, a wrist-irreparable, there lies on this Prolonged cheers greeted this blem and suggested a national
Government buildings, headquarters in the afternoon af south in Anaam and went to the Bonins Roman multitude a shadow of passage.
of representatives from Kay conference
were harricaded with » sandbags | tar having ""routed” the "bandită.” (A shallow deprisalón; Indij: saclarly, sen Page Two
watch and a fountain pent singular gravity, a sacred sense of
all factions.
ond the guards with " fixed #Yesterday, • Government build-in moring mat - KA Communists On The Run Police reported that hdr Tam anticipation, a powerful spirit that "Conscious of four, responsibili
bayonets doubled, when ordain Ligs were still þarricaded with {Forgemak ==Light variable materly wind, Cho-yan, 20, was motoring along shakes all minds and hearts. those who were once full of The Generalissimo referred to tion of all forces in the city in North China da
Responsibilities 29 tỷ, you will not blindly, belleve ta
were dashed for total mobilisa-sandbags which are to remain loads with occasions) sligh4? valu," vary Reteken People Politicar Counati Causeway Bay Road with hin "He whole not blind sets, ha
until after the, conclusion of the bes Compromist Dance: Last night when he saw a who is not disturbed in spirit affirmations of frosport for religion compromiss with the Reds as in total darings, mork treet National Aspenib in Nanking
fasis that Rome--the gradie; and then revealed themselves con- "a source of potential- danger" battles were fought out betwean which is scheduled to *propagator, and protector of the
of the most sacred adding The danger nowshellys gay bon tome out belan which le scheduled to convene Miniart Pope
added.
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