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HONG KONG, MONDAY, MAY 17, 1948.
EGYPTIANS HEAD FOR TEL AVIV
Rapid Advance Hailed As "Happy Presage"
Jewish Gains
In Jerusalem
Tel-Aviv, May 16,
The Egyptian Army was today pressing on from Gaza, an historic all-Arab city, one third of the way from the Palestine frontier, to Tel- Aviv, capital of the new Jewish State of Israel. The occupation of Gaza, a road and rail centre,
-with-38,000 population, was onnounced late last night by Nokrashy Pasha, the Egyptian Premier and Military Governor of all Egypt. He described his ormy's rapid advance as a "happy presage".
An
Egyptian
communique To the east, King Alxlullob's Transjordan
entered clated that their Spillires scared Jericha after a rupid crossing direct hit on a power platin
intoja!
of the Jordan, in response to appeals from Arab mayors in
Palestine.
Haganah
Offensive
with Lebanese forces,
}
elme to the Tel-Aviv aerodrome
during the second of four ralds of the Jewish-capital.
Canton Train
Attacked
Canton, May 10. Three passengers were in
attack jured when another
was attempted on a Canton. Hankaw train.
but
to
A
A report in the local prosi said that the train left Han kow for Canton on May 11, Was hald up by repairs
bridge
near
Yingtak. about 170 miles north-west of Canton. Early the follow Tng morning (May—12) over 200 bandite fired on the train. Armed
aboard guards turned fire and prevented the men from boarding. After the a two-hour gun baitle, Bandits were driven off- Heuter.
Visas For Dairen Allowed
ro.
Manchuria
Salient Isolated
Nanking. May 16. Pro-Government reports to- day conceded that the Com- cut off all land munists have contacts between China Proper and the Government salient in Manchuria.
Outside the Great Wall west of Shanbalkwan, the Communists:
captured Chlenwei Iwo stations
and Kaoling,
the Pelping-
Malden railway, This cuts off railway communications between. Chinn Proper and Chhehow and Mukden.
In Jehol
Mrs. Wingate Backs Jews
Halfe, May 16..
Mrs. Lorna Wingate, widow of Major-General Orde Win- gate, told Д gathering of Jewish forces here last night that if her husband had been alive, he w
k;would have been a member of Haganah.
She recalled that her hus. band had said he would one day return to Palestine, aven sa an illegal immigrant.
Calling her husband's name, she cried to the Jaws: "Abt according to your prin- ciples. They know what they fight for. They wilt prove as David did that heavy armour David's can be plorced by atone." Reuter.
Police
Hunt For
Murderer
London, May 10. The police is extending is for the baby-killing
who
and ravished
Com- Province the munists have established a strong roadblock between Chengtch and search Pingelrum,
off clipping
the madman Nationalist Jehnt land link with murdered three-year-old-June the Manchurian sallent,
Ann Devaney, after pulling The National Defence Ministry her from her cot in a hospital'
release
today suld Lin Plac's Gen.
main forces were moving towards at Blackburn.
the Jehol-Liaoning Hopet burder regions, presumably to consolidate
to
an
The same man, described.ns n'
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COTTON MILL DISPUTE EMPLOYERS' FEDERATION DENIES
STATEMENT
The Employers' Federation of Hong Kong last
night denied that it had advised the Nan- yang Cotton Mill management to replace 150 Cantonese workers who walked out of the mill two weeks ago, with recruits from Shanghai. "It is certainly not the intention of the Federa-
tion to create ill-feeling between different sections of the community for this would defeat the main object for which the Federa- tion was formed," said a statement by the federation secretary, Mr. S. Parsons.
without which the The "Sunday Herald" suid of harmony yesterday in an article on the best development of local industry Nanyang Colton Mills labour could not be attained," said the dispute that an informant unid statement. the Federation had advised the mill management to take this action.
"Paragraph Untrue"
Newsmen's Hunger Strike
Fifty editore, raportere and proof-readers of the Yust Wah Pa in Canton went on s 24-hour hunger strike at noon yesterday, demanding Increas- od salaries in
view of the rising cost of living,
The strikere contended that the newspaper was making Was in a * fair profit and position to Incrozes salaries.
They are confining their фарет dispute to their own and have not asked the Canton Journalists Association to sol
The suggested course of Betion Strikers'
attributed to the Federation in the Goal paragraph of the article is untrue."
Nanyang Cotton Mill manager. Mr. E.L. Young, said in a state- "The Employera Federation of
ment referring to the same article Hong Kong takes an active that the true facts of the manage- terest in, and works towards, the maintenance of friendly relations between employer and employee, thereby creating an atinosphere
Labour To Bar Red
Membership
Roman
Banquet
. Manila,, May 16. ment's reply to the the workers'
cheques Because their pay complaints were as follows:
"At a meeting which took place were overdue, 18 disgruntled at the Labour Office on 10th employees of the swank roof- instant between the representa- | top Cathay Night Club alleged- tive of the Weavers Union andy barricaded themselves in the Management, the following
yesterday and guzzled $3,000 finteralia) were agreed:
worth of food and liquor in a System where
"1. The deton of an appron- daylong Roman banquet. :
small
by a Uce wages was retained to ensure regular attendance, was abolised. 2. If any worker had been struck by any fellow member of the staff, it was without the management's knowledge or 24-
thority and orders have been riven that if such happens again, the offender will be severly re- primended.
"N
mitted"
The night club management said that the employees, led by the dance band leader, kept them at bay with revolvers as the 'cant progressed.
The police took a number of psy employees into custody Iste last night and said that only one case of whisky and one case of gin were recovered.-U.P.
i
The Weather
The communique admitted that one aircraft force landed 12 miles to the north of Tel-Aviv, Jewish |sources glained that one alder was shot down and Its pilot enp tured, and another damaged that it was unlikely to reach its buse,
the Communist block against Na-sexual maniac, striking by the M Egyptian Coniununique,
Shanghai, May 15. tionalist China Preper-Manchuria light of the waxing moon, may be
responsible
the unsolved før Haganob, Israel's aring, was on contrating the entry into Garn.
Ruskin unexpectedly granted communications. the offeraves in the north, where said: "Our forces, preceding to
Consulur American
personnel Reports from Peiping said the killing. Ave week ago, of an 11- they necupied the frontier vllnky Caza, were engaged against the vlasas to enter Dairen today.
Government was sending strong year-old hoy t
miles
from B Farnsworth, 20 of Molukin, und nude contact settlements uf Khe Gramm, 10 The northeast China port was reinforcements into the Chinchow-
The man, who on Friday night ilies from the town. Our forces seized by the Russians at war's Shanhaikwan corridor in
rail reupen In Jerusalem, the Jews have
Scarborough, England, contact ancaked into the children's ward were obliged to use artillery to
of Queen's Park Hospital, snatch-
May 16. former .occupied
British bombard the settlement's concrete end a few foreigners have been effort
permitted entry. These Consular with Manchuria.
Labour control alltefences, and,
Britain's after completely officials have been waiting berej
ruling security zones and
In Shansi the Nationalists te-ed the little girl from her bed and reads out of the city except the demallshing them, left the settle for months for visas,
ported the recapture of Yangkao battered her to death in a flekt
was reported to have Party meet this week to close the nearby, main highway to Tel-Aviv,
another station on
From Au anti-cyalons east of Japan, à against Communism knowledge of the alleged Permission to enter came on and
for its runks nurse seen by rollwny.. The been Our forces proceeded to Gaza, the eve of
aPeiping-Sulyuon
rklar virsicher: westwards to N.W. China. the departure of
feiture of 2 days pay for one A trough extends eastward from a depres- which they entered and occupied special U. S. State Department reports said through traffic on the short moment as he prowled In and plans still further
grounds.
ation's Socialist revolution. day's absence and they wanted to slow over F.W, Chion Associated with 6.45 pan, local tine."
chartered sluip for Dairen. The line was expected to be resumed the
Hundreds of police and de-
Prime Minister Attlee, Foreign know from whence the allegations is a regular and Interallying depres thickly- Zval
the ship was to try to fund the Con- shortly. Irgun
Leumi,
have combed and bring
uut Down in Central China. Gay-tectives Jewish terrorist organisation, ular personnel
family ernment forces recaptured four populated industrini Lancashire Secretary Bevin and at least half came. It is certainly not permiten moving eastward to the south of
dozen high officials will be atted and as far as they are
A tropical depression has formed, abouth.... wound up its career as a cast the Vice-Consul and his
200 miles WNW of Yap.. AMAN
'Today's dant movement, last night, Ite who are there. The Consul Gen-more districts from the Commun- since lugtight and special pre-
Forecast-Moderate. Ext "4. The fact that workers walk-
winds. Weather fale apart frontly Commander, Menahem Belgin, oral here cancelled the ship upon ists, They are Yubsien, Tangho, dallions were ordered in hospitals is Yorkshire Reiside resort for cerned has never been and will
receipt of the visas.Associated Sulping and Yungyang In Honan, and nurseries in case tie killer the party's annual five-day con- never be put into practice,
strikes again.Reuter.
ed out would not stand in the morning driles.
Yesterday's Werlhari- Maximum: 20.4 deg. Fal Minimum 12.6 dest. Fab Bunshine: BG hours.
Tatul, since Jan, 1- Balta Za
296.0 11.65 ins. um ageindl an average of 431.9 mm.-17.00 in.
Beadings' at
British Leave Jerusalem
Haifa, May 16.
thestum Bames.
announced.
The Stern Gang also deelnred its allegiance to Israel, but suid
it would "try to liberate the s
"the" country wineks in umiar. foreign rule."
The British announced today Arab Reasons
there when ovi.
05
11
that the last of their forces had left Jerusalem last night and
Sweden and New Zealand have said that 3.000 Arabs solzed the
the new State of imirlant Allenby Barracks recognised
Israel, Jewish Government their men pulled source here said tonight. A
Canberra said report from the Australian Government will British reports sall that their barets leit at about 10 pm, decido tomorrow its attitude to- Tax gh, fuganah had seized wards the new Jewish Slate of the Russian compound and they Isruel, it was learned here today.
In Damascus,
Jamil Marquet- reports had unconfirmed
Wal Stern end-udvanced to Bir-Bey, the Syrlan Premier,
giving reasons chy's Back Inside the holy city copies of a note
Arab intervention Haganah reported today that for the Egyptian planes had attacked Palestine to a foreign diploms an armoured unit of the British the representatives today after a Army.
The
by anuncement
the
ken!
meeting of the Arab League Foli. tien) Committee.
The note said military nelso:+ Jewish Army came shortly utter by the seven Arab States of the this temporary capital of the new Langue, had been prompted by
Press,
-United Press,
Indo-Chinese Riot In
Marseilles
Steamer Hits Mine
The Hague, May 18, The British steamer, Pol plan (1,100 tons) struck a mine and sank off Borkum Jast night, It was-learned-here--- today.
The crew of 14 was taken off by the Dutch ship. Glory and brought to Delg zlul.
One member of the crew had a broken teg. The Polglen
to Britain' was on its way from Hamburg-Reuter.
State of Israel underwent serial desire for the restoration of peace Communist
bombing for the sive day.
"the besieged town
Second sicces and the establishment of an order
which would lead to the settin
of Acre k
Ilaganah also announced that up of a unitary Palestine State.
In that Palestine State, the moment." Acre is an Arab porthole said, all inhabitanta would State of enjoy equal rights and there
expected to surrender
city just Israel,
011
outside the
ונם !!
Airdrome Bombed
On the reported nerial attack bulletin British troops, a
Issued by Hagnih sold:
"An armoured unit of the Bit. tish Army was attacked yesterday
at 10.30 a.m. by machine gun fre
would be guarantees for mitiori-
lies and for the protection of and free nccess to the holy places.
The nato
League the
where
werd
Suspects
Shanghal, May 18. Officially announcing tho
Paris, May 16,
A large quantity of revolvorn, knives, sickles and truncheons have been confiscated by the police_in_Marseilles following riots among Indo-Chinose workmon Iving in a campin the Maxarguos district of Marseilles late last night.
Three people were killed whole foreg 'made their way into and 60 wounded. The police the camp by a back entrance.
Inside the
靄 camp, pitched have arrested about 50 people.
rence startung tumorrow.
the
"3. The mandent had no for-
are. con.. Tokyo,
Bevin will speak on Thursday, way of the reengagement of staff restating British foreign policy who had proved satisfactory but with emphasis on Palestine and this could only take place is and Germany. But his speach may when the opportunity affords.
one as an anti-climax to Mon Thuy have in fact taken back -day's debate on the "Nennigram number of former employees.
One Labour Member of Parlia "It must be borne in
in mind that ment who signed the telegramgirls taken on at present are in-
10 am 4 pm, " which wished good luck to Petre experienced, and are being given Baro, at mad. ..1018,# 1014,8 m.b. Nenni and his Communist-allied the opportunity to learn a new
Equals 29.92 29.83 inches. socialists in the Italian electioas, { tentie, The Company, could not Rel. Humidity .... has been expelled from the party therefore bind Itself to retain any Dewor Twenty one other Labour MPs apprentice who in their opinion Wind Direcion... who signed the telegram were
proved incapable of attaining the Wind Force...ai, reprimanded,
required standard of skill. A party
spokesman said the
The Company expressed-its Nenni telegram, which violated desire to work in harmony with Low party policy of backing the right the employees to the benefit of wing Italian Socialists, would-be
"one of the main political facets all concerned, the statement con-
eluded. of the meeting.
Second most controversial issue, said, will be the Government's purge of
the party spokesman
Communists from security posts against Communist infitration in It is believed the disturbances battle was raging, but order was in the civil service and the drive
the trade' unions. were caused by political dif- quickly restored,
Guards were placed at the
Like
the domestic some of ferences among the inmates of
entrance to the
and ot camp the camp.
Issues, the debate on foreign "at- the neighbouring Indo-Chinese workers' camp at Colgate fairs is likely to be a repetition
of the 1940 and 1947 party con férences. At both
Late last night, the police were wamed of battla which was the camp. taking place inside which is several miles from the centre of Marseilles.
On arrival at the entrance of the camp, they found the gates barrlended und n number of Indo-Chinese workmen, who had
and when
these arrived,
Reuter,
Wo
upon the executive branch".
Senator
William
Bevin
won
hands down against criticn who
said his foreign
policy was tur
closely tied to the United States was costing Britain friends
and
already
Tsingtao, May 16. The United States Navy today Knowlarul denied reparts that it plans to (Republican-of-California), spon-avacuate this port if the Chinese today he Communists enter but refused to overitisclose what steps it, will take
SCREENING LAW VETOED
in Eastern Europe. Washington, May 15.
Steel nationalbation, President Truman today vetoed
for 红 on the Parliamentary programmin rest of six Communist suspects, arrived late, waiting outside the legislation providing
and reduction Arab Mayor K.C,
Wu told
the Federal Bureau for next, autumn, checkup by press camp. д action was conference last
that,
on the Fre of the House of Lords veto powe The evening
defachinent immediately of Investigation justified by the threat arising although five of them are recent
for reinforcementa, sident's nominees for the Atomic from two years to one will b
and Deputy from
discussed by Attieo Jewish aggression, which graduates "from the National Wirelesest
the Energy Commission. might spread to adjoining Arab Chastung University, their ap-
President Truman said the bil! Prime Ministor Herbert Morri States
feelings
finnecessary and son.Assorciated Press. prehension was entirely
"wholly due 10
unwise" and "on concrete evidence of subversive
unwarranted tense.
oncroachment of the legislative As a result, the Arab League activities now in the hands.of from Egyptian planes, The Army),States, as members of the United the authorities,
way from Nations, were gravely perturbed The column waS on its
round-up, followed the →Hebron-to-Rafah,
and concerned over the altuation, confession of 24-you-ht Chang Rafah
Palestine at the
After peace and security has Llang-tsun, a lencher of physica This would been restoreit, the present military and chemistry at a. local girls Egyptian border, Indiente. the British unit was netion would stop, the note said schools:
The Syrian Premier told re moving out of Palestine, Hebron
In her contesalon, Miss Chang is South of Jerwalan.
An hour
before this attack, portors that the Arabs would not also pointed out the positions of net vindictively in the Palestine the other five arrested in the "The temporary war and promised to provide Communist Party. Haginoh enld,
Mayor Wu airdrome of the RAF in this prom facilities for the press-Reuter. ald-Reuter. was bombed and eight soldiere The Officer in were wounded Command of the unit got in tourli with his bosc, reporting the In- cident and asking Instruction, Ho was told to take no action but to akk for new Instructions in case of a new attack.-United Press and Associated Press.
is
Move To Control
HK CN Dollar Mart
Canton, May 16,
On Other Pages Discussions are now proceeding between the Hong
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-Outspoken-Critics-of-20AR
'Kong Government and the Chinese author- ition on measures to suppress the free market in the British Colony for Chinoze dollars.
Rationing Did Not Harm Mae
Southampton, May 10, Mad West loft England
on
bourd the Queen Mary today and
said that she is coming back to
sor of the bill, sald
would ask the Senate to
ridb the President-Reuter
in that eventuality-United Press,
Thieves Use Watch
As Bait For Unwary
this austerity land where she Nine out of ton persons who were to see a wrist
gained six pounds in her
months' stoy.
ten
wold
watch lying on the ground would, without doubt, proceed to pick it up. It would only bo human to do so.
all right," The food's Mao West and I drank tea so often that I really got to like.ft." Seizing upon this Inherent ground in a position most likely She has been here in the show, human weakness, a band of to attract the man's attention the "Diamond Lil" and says that she waterfront, thieves have found. As soon as the latter wees will come back to play Catherine it an easy and profitable pro the Great She waight 120 lbs.
position to enrich themselves She didn't know why she put on at the expense of gullible new extra weight.
Also on the Queen Mary was arcivala,
፡
to retrieve it without taking the watch he automatically proceeds precaution to also pick up his own baggage, which is left by the roadside.
This statement war made by 'Should "China's ^. financial and Mr. Kao Fang, y Director of the economic altuation, deterioralt Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Members of the gang are 1- As the victim goes toward the Financial:Control; when * inter- | further, - Mr.......... Kao »ossertød," viewed by the Tai Kwong Po would also affect Hong Kong's Malik who arrived in London ways on hard when an Inland watch other members of the gang vasool arrives gather up the victim's DoggARO Shonatoka on Mr. Kao, also aid that the in- economy and the return of pro-ba:Thursday from Berlin. The steamer or other
Soviet-Embarry said he was in
duntry bump Page Ninevity remain Hong Kang last year has not yet
- Up Considers Lifting" Arma-beon made effective,
***If the Chinese, dollar marke quarters in New York,. Ho la to kin travelling alone members of Embargo To Jawi. ~ lle said that any peljen takon in Hong Kong is under echtml, take the place of Andrei Gromy the gang trail the victim until he
In the final result, the poor by the British author thus to the exodus of, cafilial from Cenko s the USSR representa Ive stops to rent by the roadside.; Sterling Loud For Krankhi cheek the free transaction of the trai and North Chick" would bra at the UN 44Bwcuity Council Immediately inds happens, one victim does not only not get the
•>Twilve“
National Hollas would be bean- directed to Investment in South United Treme" and Associated member of the gang diperently watch, but also loans fil Dwa be
| places in "wrist watch on the longings Pa Ad Racing Tips
ficial to Hong Kong, a
Polloy, ancist agraenicht reached with } sperity would be delayed.toke Void for, United Nations head, vilip Alert Png their and disappear:-Botórò÷the-victim:
can lay hands on the watch, thin Individual who placed the "bait" reaches the spot. first
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