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HONG KONG,,' SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1948. “
BATTLE ON FOR JERUSALEM
Jews Seize Buildings In Centre Of City
Labour Hold. Southwark
London, Apr. 30.
Labour won the by election.
in London's Southwark C. tion by a majority of 4,121, returns announced today. showed.
The result means there will be no change in the Parlia. mentary representation.
United Prega.
Haganah Occupies MAY DAY
Post Office
Jerusalom, Apr. 30.
Jowish Haganah forces today seized the General Post Office building in Jerusalem, which con- trols the centre of the city. Guntire across Maḥmillah Cemetery indicated the battle for.... Jerusalem is on.
ALERT IN KOREA
Seoul,-Apr-30.. "Amerioar, uccupation troops and Korean police today went on the alert for May Day.
All American troops on duty were armed. American civilians were issued weapons upon ro quest, Dependents honics bore Koreans to stay warning.
* The Jews claimed to have grabbed control of the Telephone Exchange, the last postal facility still working in the Holy City. Arab workers quit, the Post Office, building yesterday but the Jews kept on working under a Haganahaway unless they were emploĝed guard.
H.K. Policy On Gold Unchanged
*
thera
This morning linganah forcesŢing to reach Meko: Halytṁ across No passca were Issued the walked in, and up to early, the Bethlehem Road from Tal-troops. Military police were put on continuous duty. Other troops afternoon there had been no riyul. altempt to dust them from the
Jews entered one building near were kept standing, by for any ivoveted building.
Katimon which they | N||
Convent d planted eventuality,
Orders explosives. Twenty Arabs moved
were posled appeared to have pleked off in into the building believing the vehicles
that all with five or more a bloodless victory, In connection with the an-
Jews were trying to occupy. it. Anerican occupants musi con- Machine-gun
The Jews touched off nouncement by the Commis-ripped across Muhmlilah
the ex-tain an armed guard. All other Foner of the Chinese Maritimne tery in the centre of the city from lives bid the bedles of the 20 vehicles must carry at least one
Arabs are still under the debris. armed person.
rifle Are Ceme-
Customs for Kowloon and Dis- Arab positions In the walls of trict thot personis entering the Old City and the business China are allowed to take with section and from Jewish Dusts them a maximum of 10 Hi-und the Jewish Agerjey which kwan tuels of gold, the Guv-waempty, today fou the last day
of Tussover: ernment spokestian stated That
In the middle of this are stood there has been no change in
en of the Warwick Regiment The policy of the Hong Kongarding the barricaded en- Authorities as regards the lin- fences to the Security Zone with portation of gold.
lustructions not to return Bre from either side.
The Import and expart of gold, whether direvity, in transit of in transhipment, is alsolutely for- bidden except under licence and Ühere Is no maximum
amount
01511
through
Trúce Request
The
The alert will be lifted for Arab Claim
American occupation forces un Arabs claimed shortly the morning of May 2 unless before they asked for the truce there is further need for it. that they had 400 Haganah men The Seoul police chief had at surrounded by hundreds of his disposal 15,000 regular and Azabe In one
Forty building in specini police.
heavily Katamon.
armed, mobile rlol squads stood Jewish snipers Bred at British by.
by Public
buildings, utill:les military personnet from Kutamon and Korean officials homes were and a police armoured car re-given extra guards: turned ene burst of fire but did not interfere in the battle.
I
..
„A'up_
Fifty yards from the Jewish was officially announced that during the Kalamon engagement Agency the British piled sandbags the Arabs stole a Jewish bus and aunt in front of the empty building in her which a person may bring the event Bre came at their post. at Montiflore
free from it into Jewish positions the Colony without such licence.
alded by mortars. In the centre of the Old City, The Passengers in
which walfed in
Jewe
fite from the opened United Nations truce-to-begin toward Zion Convent on
vain for the stone windmill at
Montiflore Zion 2,000 Armenian Christians hud.
Hill and the British returned fire died between the Jawlah and withh
Iwo
from two- Arab quarters. In some places out of bullet Dounters and several bazookas. The Army then laid down o children played in
the ne
smoke acreen-followed by more -bazcoka Are.
the Colony to China cannot bring
faels of
"gold" with then
10
through Hong Kong.
While the Hong Kong Authorities are pre- pared to sue licences
reasonable
for
amount of personal range, Jewellery they would not, at pre-streets. sent, grant-licences-for-the-im- “Afah forces in Kätömon on the
"of port any gold roin or buillian.
western fringe of Jerusalem ask Alred for a truce, at 12 16 p.m. today
Lipping Companies and
roundis
Light Infantry yas sent to the A company of helmeted British Katamon Convent area to hold
would be, well advised, after Haganah enerreled the town tack the Jews. The convent Itself
in a herce battle in which 30-15-held by the Arabs. Arubs were killed and the Jews? suffered heavy casualties.
continued the spokesman, to wath passengers in tranfit through the Colony against bringing gold with them even in such quantities as might be freely permitted into Chino.
Arab
Bources said Haganah forces attempted to cut through Katamon to the south in attempt-
American Denial
Of H.K. Reports
Shanghai, Apr. 30.
Salame Taken
it was later announced affi. cially that the Arabs asked forį a truce to evacuate their dead and wounded.
During the Arab counter. Attack at 10 R.MI three houses were blown
Hown up.
-Heavy-fighting was reported
the high ground ground St Stephen's Mor
Monastery which the Arabs are believed to be using for headquarters,
A Tel-Aviv
despatch
ported captured
unge
that Jewish
Sajame,
an
today ro- forces have Arab northeast of Jaffa, in n bloodiess-operation that coincided with the beginning of the 17- hour truce last night.
ས་
The police alert will continue through May 16, five days after the South Korean election, which Communists have sworn to dis rupt.-Associated Press.
SUMMER TIME
'Summer
Time which comes into. force throughout Ching today, starts in the. Colony to-
MOFFOW
At 3.30 a.m. to- morrow, all clocks are to be put forward '60 minutes. This will put Hong Kong time nine hours abead of G.M.T..
PICTURE OF THE DAY
Miss Pacific
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Price: 20 Cents.
PORTABLE TYPEWRITERS
OF AIL. WELL-KNOWN BRANDS IN STOCKI
Hongkong Typewriter Exchange
2. D'Agullar St.
Tel. 21432
RIGHT WING FACTION RALLIES FOR NEW
ROUND SUN FO
FIGHT
Nanking, Apr. 30.
China's powerful Right Wing faction, still smart- ing under the walloping it got in yostarday's Vice-Presidential election, has rallied for a. now fight around, its défeated candidato, Dr. Sun Fo. More than 1,000 of Dr. Sun's followers crowded into the New Moon Cafe a few hours after _his_defeat_ond-voted_to_form_a_“Nation Building. Association" to mend the Kuomin
Government Party's broken fences tang throughout the country.-
Sun Fo himself, speaking to Li told his chief ho was grate- Party leaders, declared his loss ful Chiang had convinced him ho nt the hands of reform can-should continue to run after ha
had 'withdrawn. didate Li Tsung-jen not as a. personal blow, but one struck at the Party.
Ironically perhaps, in view of the fact the Generalissimo had
"It is a failure of the Kuomin-reportedly been his chief behind- tang and
and demonstrates its weak-the-scenes -opponent, he thanked, him for his "extraordinary con- ness," he said.
cern."
The new group is expected to —make-an-eurnext effort to salvagn party control, which suffered a servere setback at the hand of the Assembly's sberet ballot,
The Right Wing, which has controlled the party and, nafion for more than 20 years, sees in the Vice-Presidential rebuff the possibility that members through- out the nation may refuse to re- cognise
the
unswerving leadership.
old
.
No Congrats
Speaking to reportere later,
LI said 'the Generallysimo's only comment in the entire Inter-
Jap Ships In China Waters · ·
Nanking, Apr. 80, V The Chinese navy spokes- man said today that orders have beer, lasued to detain |* any Japanese vessels - opera».
ting in Chinese waters.
haa *been Chinese
20
found.pparating in
- waters since Jan. 1. He added that the Chinas Government
has protested to 80AP but thus far had not received any definite replyUnited Press.
Bogus S.C.A. Officials
view was the thrios repeated Persons claiming to represent phrase, hein ko ""you the Secretary for Chinese Affairs have been gaining admission to are tired."
In China this phrase offers a premises allegedly to make en
quiries and to take measurements reproof. quiet
According to Li's account, there of such premises under the Land
lord and Tenant Ordinance of were no congratulations from the man with whom he expected to 1947. Those Impersonators have serva, for the next six years. in some cases
Strange Meeting Many aun Fo delegates operi - ty attacked General Li for "underhand" Leotics in winning turn the election.
Meanwhile, Li, who is the first mats in recent history to defy Kuomintang power, had his arst meeting with Chiang Kai-shek.
a brief one. It was
Believe It Or Not Man In Hong Kong
Mr. "Baliava _It_Or_Not_Ripley—world famous cartoonist who draws for more than 70,000,- 000 newspaper readers in overy part of the globe-arrived in Hong Kong yesterday morn- ing aboard the "President Cleveland" on his way to Shanghai and Japan.
·
cases purported to lo The General said he would re-struct the principal tenants what
to Peiping
Immediately rents are payable by sub-tenants. The pubile is requested to note after the May & Inauguration.
officers holding the only Chinese Observers, both
aad that Li hag
of the authorisation of reign, agree
emerged written from the fight with increased Secretary for Chinese Affairs are stature while the Generalissimo; order to make
permitted
to visit premises in under in opposing nationally popular
this Ordinance
should in ilgure, lost
ground. Whether the cleavage which every case be requested to duce their written autho the Vice-Presidential
before such inspection is oreated in the party will go to be carried out. If
argany deeper aquestion-them-holder has reason to bellave that mediate future may anawer, </
•
Fine Record
contest
MOORE.....
an unauthorised person irraten
to make' iLENIE MEER tempting
At 57, LJ has fought more than spections he should teck Police campaign politically and assistance to have such person militarily.
arrested
one
and brought to the He is a hero of the battle of Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, Talerchwang in North Kiangsu, Fire Brigade. Bülding, or make which was a crushing defeat for a report to Inspector - Byron the Japanese in 1938.
(Telephone No.. 39444) at the His record as Governor of Secretariat for Chinese Affairs. Kwangst province is an Ou standing one. He introduced local autonomy. bullt highways and brought in elementary educpitem until then lacking..
When Japan invaded China in 1937, he and Pai
now Chung hsi.
THE ZOO LOOK ?
be dubbed "Zoo
Mr. Ripley, whose drawings of Li Ling-al, director of Far East oddities in various parts of the Information for the Ripley Incor- world have been published for poraled concern who is a niece
-London; : Apr. 30. the last 34 years, is on a tour of of Dr. Arthur Woo of Hong Kong.
Retaliation to New Look's .. the Far East searching for During his 24 hours in the Col Minister of Defence, were almost "falsics", for women was sug material of Interest for his car-ny-Mr. Ripley sails this morn-alone in resisting the advance, gested by a "Daily Mirror" letter toons, With him are travellinging for Shanghai-he has disHe threatened to revolt against today boosting ersatz hairy a staff of six people including his covered many things of interest the Ching Government unless it cheats for men which the writer Secretary Miss Wisse and Miss In Queen's Road yesterday after too, joined in the resistance. said, could
noon he himself caused great in- Associated Press.
Look."-United Press. terest among the local popul- ation by requesting 50 Chinese to a large scroll stating that sign Brooklyn baseball manager Mr. Leo Durocheria the best base- ball player in the world. It seems that following * recen! controversy in America concorn- ing Mr. Durocher's ability to load the Brooklyn baseball players, it was necessary to obtain 80-Chi-
BARTER PAYMENT
FOR JAP GOODS
A spokesman for the American Chamber of Com- merce today denied any knowledge of Hong Kong reports that American 'business interests are planning to investigate the possibility of investing capital_in_South_China-for-indus-lume without Bring a shot. The S.C.A.P. office here announced today that
trial and commercial enterprises.
The Jews reported they seized
several thousand Arab inhabitants had been taken out with British
Europeans In Car Hold-Up
Two unidentified European
_New_York, Apr. 30,
payment for Japanese textiles can be made in "convertible. pounds sterling" up to 50 por cent, of the price of the goods. It also - ro- Youled that the method of payment includos bartor deals.
sterling areas.
SCAP defined convertible 'ster- lag as "bankable in SCAP's ster- ling, commercial accounts."
Countries which may obtain Japanese textiles by paying ...... at least half in- United States dollars- and the remainder in convertible sterling or commodities Include Australia. Burma, "Ceylon, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Union of
South Africa, the United King
tomi, and. Colonies, Belgium,
Other
United Press.
Aid Far
Canton
Hospitals
nese opinions in the affirmative: An his signatures, and will present Mr. Ripley succeeded in getting the scroll to Mr. Durocher on mis
return 10 New York,
·China and
Canton Statement
On Students
the
had in their
In the
possession
twn
NIA
official denial of the execution of four Hong He said he considered such business- representatives on the capture, which is the 68th
Kong students (first reported in the “Sunday a programmie Very unlikely a same general subject and gavo Arab base taken by Jewish forces
-Herald”-last Sunday) at Shumchun was made. present.
no indication that such
• project
yesterday in a statement issued by the Publie Pointing out thut the Cham-
was-in the wind.
-in-the-last-120-days-occurred-nt ber of Commerce here would no American concerns are at pre-
The sources pointed out
4 p.m. yesterday-the hour when that
Prize Possession
Relations Office of the Canton-Høødquarters probably have some indication sent able to
the cease-fire became effective for
of Président Chiang Kai-shek, of which Dr. T. of such a move it planned, the investments
make substantial 17 hours-United Press.**** New York traders apparent-present, will be handled on a Ripley is making broadcasts to While on his present trip, Mr. because of little
→V. Soong is Director. #pokesmati told the Unitedpvailable capital and
ly will approve the S.C.A.P. governmental basis, only. so-be-
Wednesday) The statement, however, àð-
with); the "Kung "Press that recent
decision although they Bow private cause of uncertain possibility of
countries except those San Francisco which are relayed American business investiga returns on investments due 10 tions did not indicate a desire uncertain policy of the United
some danger in losing sales to ton textilies with Japanese cot-stations in Amorien, als object mits the shooting of four per Sheung Yat Fo. He pointed out
dollars only. -
His sons descfibed as "Lo Kwun that he merely said he had the China war. They said the
is to tell his listeners of interest and carruption in a on the part of American or States Govemment in China was
"heard nothing, about an exacu government ing happenings abroad.
Ho. 18 killed in
rescue-attempt tion of four students" ganisations to venture capital a contributing factor which had
The also taking his own pictures for
execution of television and. motion pictures staged by their fellow-bandits described in the statement by the of four men Investments at present.
made businessmen hesitate to in- Commercò reports from Hong vest in China at present.
with a large amount of photo on April 15 last."
last.",
the resident's Headquarters Kong this week suld, a group of The sources and it such a pro
grupile equipment which lie
The four men adde
and three others Kwun American investigators would er gramme got under way in. future
carries with him,
statement, were prrested.
pears -
to be a coincidence. The rive in South China next month would have to be backed by
In an interview zosterday, Mr. Shawan area which had recently to explore possibilities for Invest- United States Government funds,
Ripley said he is exceptionally been cleared of "bandits." They sumames of the missing four students -were identical-now monts of American capital in as is the case of the Reynolds
interested in
(Liu in the Cantonese die
dialect) commercial and industrial enter-Metals Company in Taiwan
Chinese people because as a small evolvers and admitted having and, whereas the four men ro- prises there, including heavy anti where Reynolds is furnishing the
boy of poor parets In Santa been numbers of a bandit ganferred to in the offfelal statement light- Industry. hydroelectrle technicians, etc., but 1.5. Gov-are alleged to have assaulted Canada, Chino, French Indo-
Rosa, California, the Chinese for the past year. They also were arrested on April
12: the power plants, steel, ele. The rernment. money is used.-United and robbed Leung Han-wing, China, Hong Kong, Netherlands
population of that city showed "confessed that they had
four students were reportedly porta snid' Kwnagtung Governor Press,
nin: great kindness. Nearly all ticipated in a battle with Na-arrested on April 13, In fact, the driver of public vehicle No
Fast Idics, the Netherlands,
the menis which
he server to tional Army units between March uncle of one of the boys sald he 4448, of $62 in cash and -41-Russia.
Philippines, Sweden, Egypt and
Canton, Apr. 30. guests in his two palatial homen 27 and April, 10 in the Shawan shared refreshments with them The reports bald Ambassador C.I. GODOWN FIRE wrist watch shortly before 3 "Acceptable" commodities which 7. Leighton Stuart'a recent South
Approval of China Relief In Westchester County, New area." Chind trip
The statement-added!" While Bay be bartered include cotton Mission ald totalling nearlyYork, and Palm Beach, are com was tied up with
A small rumoured
are at the Imperial am yesterday,
two posed of Chinese dishes. Ainerican investiga-Chemical Industrien Gedown at The Europeans are also alleged wool, Jute rubber dyestuffs, $50,000,000,000 CNC. for
being escorted from Bhawan to
tions.
Other business sources, Great George
Frayon and wood-pulp.~~~
medical-projects-in the Canton Mr. Ripley's prize possessions in
Bhumohun on April 15, a ré Street, Causeway to have driven off, with the car,
SCAP sald special types of area was announced today by America to an authentic-F00-cue-attempt was made.outelda dow with Stuart's Trip Bay, ut about 5.30 pan. yester-which was late recovered in a barter arrangements may be made Mr. H. Samson, Director of Chow Junk which was built in Bhawan by follow bandite. The
They day resulted in the destruction- damaged condition at the jure with certain sterling areas with
Aberdeen, Hong Rong, by the sate the Ambassador talked as of six carboys of nitric acid. The tion of Kennedy Road and Mae- an open account trading with C.R.M.'s South China regional Wo Hop Company and which week with private American
fre Is reported to have been donnell Road.
Japon Including Australia, office. .. Téung, employed by the Wing Burma, Ceylon, India, Malaya, caused by the accidental breaking
Far East. the
Mr." Rip. Rebuilding of the Methodist outely Junk sailing anywhere of one of the carboys while it ip Motor Co., of No. 134 Lock- Singapore and the United King- Hospital at Fatshan, 15 miles ley spends most of his time on was being moved by a coolie hart Road, states that ho was dóm. Two fire engines, one from Centravelling along Johnston Road ni It appeared Ukely that barter southwest of Canton will take the junk when he is in America tral and the other from Eastern, about 2.45 am, when, near its arrangements, at least for the $40,000,000,000 CNC. The hospital, and has lavablycorated it four men and accompanying
which serves a large rural arch with many of the treasures ho videos were submitted to
thesterday's “ Westling saat 20 quickly brought the fire under Junction with Tin Lok Lane, yo
on his journeys President's has collected Will
Headquarters
Mastouden. Fami covering three magistraeles, control.
|Europeans, rifested in white shirts
by be completely rebuilt and it ser- through no, less than 201 con- Canton
the Shumchun Minuni 7.6. dets Tan and grey_trousers, stopped himm
Authorities. Reports that the shiner 1 boutusja e and Hoarded his vehicle.
alleged to have driven away vices extended,
Mainfall 1° 0.4, mmm5.01, (to, - TpIć The Tung Yan -Maternity The Europeans requested him with the car. SPUDS OFF THE
PATREe only armed with am10:4," throkk
torch and were
and were visiting Mesinst so sÆTINY, ICĘ 216,6 to take
them to Repulse Bay About 25 minutei infer the Hospital and Healthy Centre on RATION
Hotel In-Stubbs Road, one-of car was found at the junction of Honam Island, Canton, has re- the need for restoring its facils-relatives are untrue, concluded 11.30 in. the men called out to film to Kennoty Road and bacdonnell colved a grant of $1,000,000,000 ties.
statement, London, Apr. 30. stop outside house No.' 80,- He Road The front and rear mud-1 ONC
CNC tó make possible. Its con- Payments to both projects will The Chief of Police at Shum- The Food Minister, Mr. John was clutched sound, the neck guards were lightly daringed, tinued operation. This bealth probo me, geants and will be ad- yesterday denying that he had a Hamidity
h.pro- made available in equal chun also Ixtrued statement Dara, at mal ... Strachey announced today that and his cockols purches Loan Up to: a late hour last night, Ject wh -supported by potato. rationing in Britain will struggled, busintter recolving the Police reported that no ar voluntary organizations, has been justed each month according to confirmed the execution of four Hamu end at midnight tonight. United several blowskkaus pushed out of reata, had been made, although incurring defcit of approti fluctuations of C-value. United students in" an intervigin (rém King Dire
Prea
the cut. The Hygopeans are then linvestigations: wera prvovediog. mately US$3,000 annually, due to Prem
T. V. Soong had been notified of
the group's expected arrival.
tion.
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CJ Criticles Botiaitark.
Gold Case "Judgment-Ro.
Veraad.
| "Page".Throa
[C. B. B.” Now, Name,
Page Four
Mr. Keswick's Review
Racon
Motoring
trics.
One of
"four, wars shot during the¬bat- tle with the attackers who were routed.".
V
A Coincidence? The confessions made by the
men
.դ. April 13 on his farmi Shawan.
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