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American JEWS CAPTURE ACRE Getting ELECTION INJUNCTION
Consulate Building
Arabs Surrender Unconditionally Into Trim
Negotiations Tel Aviv Raided
If negotiations, in progress
for the past year, are sue-
cessful, the American Con- sulate-General will have its
By Arabs' Again
Tel-Aviv, May 18.
own building in Hong Kong. Jewish Army sources said the ancient all-Arab
the "China Mail" learns.
town
of Acre surrendered unconditionally The Consulate building will be today after a 72-hour battle.
гает the lot generally j known as St. John's Place (Haganah said earlier it had
érectext
Jand Lot Nu, 5801 opposite the Helena May Institute in Garden
Roud.
When completed, the Amerlenn Consulate General offices
the
Hong Kong Bank building win
be transferred there.
some 4,000 Arabs trapped in the old walled city eight miles north of the Jewish port of Haifa. Acre is just outside the area of Palestine designated as Jewish under-the-United Nations partition plan.
The Jews also declared 500
were
when drowned
Tel-Aviv was raided by light
While declining to dizelose the ↑ Arabs amount involved, u Government Jews opened a dam and fond- spokesman said yesterday that ifed land south of the Sea of the deal is approved this land will | Galilee, be paid for la agrorilance with the post-war’agreement between bombers, just after dawn for the the United States and the United fourth straight day in the longest Kingdom on warilne trnd-leure,
of attack yet on this capitul Tsrael. Jews said they shot down "This
mentis," explained the one of the attacking planes and spokesman,
United Kingdom Government will place. Haganah said me of the pilols
damaged another. sterling at the disposal of the rash landed near
Rehovet, 15 American Govemment for the miles southeast of Tel-Aviv, and purchase of land in Hong Kong"
was taken into custody by two
**think Man
The "China Mall" learned yes-girl soldiers. terday that a house, for the pri
vate residence of the Con-British Troops
General has beets purchased on
Shouson 1 Road, Quarters fur
the Consulate staff will be pro Withdraw
vided in Kowloon,
Woman
Bandit
Leader
They all he enlified
I
him-
self es un Egypilun Air Force pilot ofileer. In the first raids on Saturday the Jews niso cluimet
upture of on Egyptian pilot.
More than 3,000 British troops nd Palestine police boarded the 1,000-ton troopship Empress of Australia at Halfa today as Bri- tain stepped up the withdrawal
of
The Military Governor
today Carro, Nokrashy Pasha, order all taxi drivers between 18 and 36 years fit for military duty to hold themselves ready:
For colistment,
The order said their length of service would be lixed by the Army.
The intention of King Abdul- lah and his Arub Legion forces from Transford are more ob dellah has kept his Legion an scure to the Jews. To date Ab-
Arab state in the United Nations tirely m areas earthurked for the
partition plan.
heports persist that Abdullah and the Israelite Government are conducting secret talks for un reports understanding. cannot be confirmed.
Meanwhile, Abdullah is inking over Arab areas,
These
Soing observers beileve Ab-
Tram And Lorvy Collide
A collision between Tram No. 82 and Lorry No. 8200 at the junction of Des Voeux Road, West Street, yesterday afternoon resulted Int both vehicles being heavily dam- aged.
The tram driver sustained a factured hand and was de- tained in the Queen Mary Hospital. The lorry driver escaped with minor bruises.
The lorry emerged from a alde street off Des Voeux Road and ran into the front part of the tram. None of the passengers of tram wa
The hurt except for shock. Jorry was, unloaded and the tram only half full.
Labour Left Wing Victory
Scarborough, Eng., May 18.
The left wing of the Labour Party scored its first victory
the Party's 57th annual conference here today.
Michael Foot, one of the "Keep Left" Labour group in Parliament, | dullah will wait until the Jews wus elected to the National swing their forces south to meet Executive. He displaced right the Egyptian advance and then the winger Air Secretary, Philip Ärabs will march through to the'; Noel-Baker, as the seventh"mem- |
Jewish state; const cutting the
All the of the Executive. in half.
The Legion position in Bethle-other six constituency membere
were re-elected. hem is close to the Holy Church
Aneurin Bevan topped the poll of the Nativity.
which 738,000 members. The
30,000
Tlugh
ber
othera re-elected were
of her remaining forces from Jews Use Mortars Dalton with 670,000 votes.
the Holy, Land.
The transport is scheduled to Canton, May 18 sail tonight.
Many of those boarding the
Emanuel Shinwell with 58.000 votes. Herbert Morrison with with James Grifiths
in Taichen: troopship today were reported to hold Collumdia-Jewish Ataro
An alert, and eurfew have been in force
(Tolshing), county seat of Taiave been evacuated from Jeru-aicheld
About 300 bandils sald to be
alom.
under the fentcrship of a woujan Draft Warning
"
- Processor voles and
the
the
[AC
Naval ratings in the war blitzed 'drill fall at Porty- mouth, giving a climbing die- play In preparation for the forthcoming Royal Tourna- ment at Olympia.
MANOEUVRE FAILS
An application by soven Committee members of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce for an interim injunction' to restrain the Chamber from holding its annual election of a now Committee today, and from proceeding to the election of 20 Supervisors in' connection with the elections, was refused yesterday by Mr. Justice E. H. Williams (Chief Justice).
by
Yig
The application was brought The proper procedure to be Messrs. Lui Yam-shuen, adopted would be to call a ment- Hsu Chi-liang, Lam Hau-tak, ng and to pass a resolution for the alteration of Article 32A. It Teal Ching-yan, Chiu
that the wah, Yung Sai-fong and Chu was beyond contention
election would against Arti- Sal-cheung, who were cited
cle 32A. He asked for an order as plaintiffs and who were re- fin terms, returnable at any date
by Mr. H. G. to
enable the defendants to
the
If matter
they
presented Sheldon, K,C. and Mr. B. A. traverse Bernacchi, instructed by Mr. wished. P. L. Lam.
The Chinese Chamber of Com-
Not In Favour
merce, defendants, were not-re- "Refusing the application, Me.
presented.
•
the terms of
Justice Williams said that he was of ex-parie ap- Mr. Sheldon anid that the ap-not in favour
under plications being made unless the plication WOR brought section 582 of the Code of Civil game fell within
Da laid down. He was by the law Procedure and was supported by not prepared to stop the intended two affidavits, one of which was election. by Hsu Chi-lang. After reading
The defendants could come in the contents of the affidavit by and state their case in the or
Hau. Mr. Sheldon submitted that
way and if the Court
there had been a plain breach of sings, theri hold that there was
No Rifle Sales To Middle East
Canberra, May 18.
Mr. Joseph Chifdy, Příme Minister, disclosed today that Australla had refund-ta sell fifton, destined for the, Middle Kast, because lè was faired that they would be run into Palestine.
?
At present, many firms had tried to buy 48,000 fines he Beld, presumably for Jews. They had offered prioca threa
· times the eaal võlus,
Efforts had alio baan made
to secure riftes¦For Arabayı Rautar.
New Record
For "Rubber Cheques'
Shanghal, May 18
A new record 'In "rubber Article 32A of the Articles of
no authority for the holding of cheques" was set up here last which provided Association,
that the election, then the Bupervisory week when the central clearing the election of Members of the Committee would he washed out. house of the, Shanghal Bankers'
and Committee
Supervisory
found Finally, Mr. Justice Williams Association.
itself saddled Committee Lake place before safd that he did not think that with 3,178,800,000,000 Chinese
end the
of April
dollars in each frreparable damage would be
(nearly US$10,000,000 at -then) year. The election proposed to be caused by allowing the Committee the official rate ruling held was, therefore, against the to be elected.
worth of uncashable cheques,
use of the lack of Articles.
covering
Crane Capsized In Mid-Ocean
But Towed To HK
Other TransJordán regulars
six miles north of
J. Läsk with 685,000 Moller's ~(Hong Kong) Limited ocean tug. “Cara- Jerusalem.
voles... shan, about 100 miles south of
Reports said the Jews are using
Mr. Bevan, winding up
line Möller arrived at Hong Kong from Troops from six of the Arab three-inch mortare alent and peruttive Canton the native land of waterwhipnokup the Arab-|-
debate for the
Manila yesterday with a copiised 30-ton. Arub
Bald thousands of Chinese
quarter of
Council, in the engue are fighting in the war United States,
floating crane and a small tanker in tow. Canada and against the Jews in Palestine, It are attacking the Latroun police Morshall Plan is absolutely essen- post on the Jerusalem-Jaffa toad. tial if Britain is to maintain full Australin.
was dizelosed, today.
The Jews are reported to be
The
crane overturned five was responsible for it capsiz- trying
desperately to break the production.
"Without Marshall Plan un-days ago in choppy sea.
It is ing. Arab blockade which has cut employment in this
Speed was reduced by the country believed that flooding of buoy off Jerusalem--from-the-Jewish will rise. We are deeply grate-ancy compartments on one side
drag to practically nil-but-the conatal
Fald area. Their
tow proceeded, onful to the inspiration which lay The enrlier disclosure that Latroun was described as heavy behind the plan.
The Caroline Moller anchored Several companies of govern-Saudi Arabian troops were en- On the southern front the
"But do not like living on
we
Green Island yesterday ment regulars have arrived in thred in operations in the, Holy Egyptions have
other country.
morning and honded the crane and Alar
That is why we must increase between Dairan near Gaza and telegrams exchanged
over to Marine Department (ugs. Chinese press reports sald the King Farouk of Egypt and Kit Mintar. The Egyptian Air Force our own production and the next
A diver inspected the and reported it iritart. It is be Woran
hend- Abdul of Saudi Arabin. leuder hus" her
bombed Bell Hanun, ten kilome- three years will be essential to quarters in the Hundred Thou- No mention was made of theters north of Gaza and Eyvnas and to the world. sund Mountain Range bordering strength of the Saudi Arabian near Jaffa, Egyptian planes also optimist. I am quite certain wo on Kwangsi province and Indo- troops or the exact area in which bombed
electrle plant are going to succeed," he said.
Mr. Bevan Bald the Labour
|---- are looting... villages-in-Kalping |----
cough, 40 miles Taing.
the
lows,
north-west of
area to cope with the out- Land cunię with the release "of settlements of the new the ald of any
All a
China, Last year she denied thy they were operating. It was pre-
and front
Syrian Government for the last
political activity, Insisting sheaumed, however, that they were had retired as a housewifeAs- fighting alongside the Egyptian kociated Press.
troops driving northward.
Labour "Revolution" At Perilous Stage
Scarborough, Yorkshire, May 18. Mr. Herbert Morrison; deputy Prime Minister, said today that the Labour Party's "peaceful re- volution" was getting to a very perilous stage, at which provious; revolutions had faundered -when ideals Had been given the force of law.
cannot sit down on blu tion any more than we'-definit -down on bayonots," he said?:
“Brutal. Answor”
from
On the
have captured
I am an
three
the yeuts rescued Britain from quarantine hospiini on the hill economie disaster. Unlled Press near Samakh which they captured earlier on the northern end of the Sea of Gali
Galilee.
Jews
ews destroyed bridges near Zib, north of Acre, to prevent the Lebanese Army from advancing. Jews also occupied Kfar Birim and Saliku, norih Palestine, a few mites from the Lebanese frontier lown of Bintjcbell.~United Press and Associated Press.
'Real Offer" Wallace
Says
fur
Chinese
Celebrate
Tomorrow
POW CAMP SALE SUIT
in
White Plains, N.Y., May 18.
A. sale, allegedly arranged
off
crane
cause
first of the' legal, tussis between ports tording to Chinese re-
today.
This ended, for a time, the funds,
the Progressives and the Con- This figure is an increase of servatives in, the Chambér.
over 2,500,000,000,000 Chinese
dollars over the previous week. The latter have, through the The totul amount of cheques Chamber's legal advisor, the Hon. Mr. M.K. Lo, C.BE. briefed the cleared by, the clearing house last week also broke all previous re- iion. Mr. Leo d'Almada e Castro. cards, amounting to over twice K.C., to be their legal protagonist the recorded Chinese dollar cir m the coming duel.
culation at the end of March of
The stage was all set yester- || more than 187,000,000,000.000 day for holding, the big meeting | Chinese dollars.
of the Chamber this afternoon at The Financial Control. Com the Kam Ling Restaurant, Westmission is reported to be plan- Point, at which the nær Genernining drastic dction, including Committee will be elected to legal, prosecution, to · halt the serve during, the coming year, present popular practice of issu- and from whose-ranks the much fart gheques...without covering coveted posts of. Chairman and funda. Vice-Chairman will be „Atled.
Korean Industry Curtailed
"viuoy's" "black-rorket, United States dollar and gold quotations were: CN$1,170,000 per Américan dollar and CN$50,000,000 ounce of gold bar-Reuter,
The Weather
per
The anticyclone and N China (1 spreading slowly E da khe depression el the
count of Honahu moved away, to the NE. AL 0430 UNT (0. p.m.
Joem
time) the typhoon was 'denized about: 25 miles NW of Qustu, maramant unseriáın
Seoul, May 18 I but probably KNE “I aditTM19′′kmeta, Some South Korean indus- There Kittle pressure gradient over
lieved an attempt will be made to right the erone by towing li{tries were directed today to Blam the South Ching Bee and, the into shallow water and bumping curtail operations because of Philliplom. out the compartments. The tall the power shortage caused by being cloudy towards dawn hat woom
terrick is dismantled and laid pulling of switches in Russian-
tons, and:
the
Today's Forecast1-Mödernis. E winds.
Improving to fair of line. Yesterday's Weatherin tanker, with a displace- occupied North Korea,
Major-General C.G. Helmick of Maxbesum: 211,n dog. Fab. a Japanese prison campment of about 200
U.S. Military Government Minimum 11.3 der.. FAM reached the courts here yester-crane, it is understood, are for said a staggered schedule of power Burbines a hour day when M United States use by Moller's.
These vessels were the fast use will be followed to level out Rainfall Nit, Total lace an
1980 meolin tại we army captain, Harry T. Simp-
of a group to be brought from ary survey showed essential in-
consumption peaks. A prelimin average of 460,1 mm.IST.IE) Ins. son, Jr., brought a Buit
Resdibko "si Manila. At the end of this month, it is dicapped."
dustries are not yet greatly han- against Antonio M. Ulrich for
10-hati... 4'b.m. Bara að mal 17,181ke 10110 mibu) $6,100 which Simpson says is believed, the Caroline Moller will South Koreana" OWN power
Equals 24.11.20.81 Inchan due him for goods he sold leave Hong Kong for Saigon with production.
increased - since | Bet., Humidity. ... Ulrich while they were prison- | an Admirality Ifting craft in tow. the Communist-dominated North Dew Pointe
From Saigon il will proceed to Korea Peopics Committee cut off Wind Descilon,. ers of war in Japan.
from hydroelectria Wing Teroe banquets at Chinese restaurants The suit is scheduled for trial Singapore light, and there pick the supply and elaborate fireworks display in the Supreme Court here on up a tow for Shanghai, It will plants in the Soviet zone.
return from Shanghai Ught.
Occupation authorities the McPherson Playground, Thursday.
called the act "political and Low organised by local Chinese om-
Moscow-directed." It followed the May 10 election In the south. -----Assonfated 'Press,
al
Mass
meetings, processions,
cial and private organisations, Simpson was taken prisoner at pre Oil tomorrow's programme Corregidor and Ulrich who was For celebrating the induction In-A
to
second lieutenant in the in-
office of Generalissimo Chiang Tantry, is a survivor of the Batam Kai-shek and General Li Tsung-| Death Murch, They met in a Jen as China's fert constitutional prison camp at Zentsuji, Japan.
President and Vice-President,According to the suit, Simpson
Laboratory Disaster
At that stage he told dblb Telling the delegates that they
Kearney, NJ, May 18, gates on the second day of the must "clear the cobwebs
The bodies of seven workinen respectively.
The mass meetings will be delivered food, candy and were removed from, the smoulder- annual Labour Party cohler their thinking and let the day-
held on the McPherson and cigarettes to Ulrich behind the ing ruins of the laboratory of the chce, came the test whelierlight and fresh air in," he made
San Francisco, May 17, these points:
Southern Playgrounds, while the prison camp barbed wire and, Koppers Cake Company carly these idoals would becchii: d
Mr. Henry Wallace today processions will be on both the furthermore paid off some debia living-
Loday. reality .or weiler
Ulrich had with other prisoners. Firemen ard continuing the human imperfections; -Woluüd The next generat election said that Generalissimo Josef the mainland and island.
All Chinese offices and schools When they were liberated in search for the eighth victim ba- Inta ust a most of us must sometimes have Stalin's response to his "open convert thơm
will be closed for the day. Chi- September, 1945, they made a leved to have been trapped after other bit
of biireaubrails Zelt worried to see how slowly letter" was a real offer by nese labour and trade unions vorba $5,100, the suit inld.
agreement that the debt the explosion of four nearby the nation is facing new and Russia "to sit down and find Enve declared tomorrow a holi- routine...
chemical tankis, dny. * "We must remember thikk, we unpleasant facts. Are we grown way to end the 'cold war'."
In papers filed in reply, Ulrich, modem scientific se
One other man was critically ing Into n clalist movement of high public
who is now a ticket salesman at burned when the tanka, contain- Speaking in a radio broadcast,
the Grand Central railway ter- ing tar and pitchhlende, exploded spirit or are we still looking Mr. Wallace said Stalin's comment
Rio De Janeiro, May 18.
minal,
New York, says he owes in a blast felt as far as 20 miles backward and clinging to post that the open letter was the
Angus S. Mitchell, of Melbourne, the captain no money because the away. habits such as restrictive prac-mout important document"
Three other workmen were Jess tlees in trade unions which no international peace actually was Australia, was elected President food and other articles were not longer makakaosema
not addressed to the Third Party of Rotary International at a Simpson's but property of the seriously injured.Unlled Press. | plenary session of the organin=""United" Blates Government of the "If->ws" don't "anawar thess Presidential candidate himself. questions honestly now the This is a statement by
tion's thirty-ninth convention to-American Red Cross United the
*Presa alestars may give us an answer Premier of Russia to the people day-United Press.
and unpleasant of the United States. "It is a real, definitive offer by Russia to, ali Productions There would have down und discuss our Aifference.
Mokum. Damages Award.
country's difficulties could not being the cold war and (PARO: FICO MOROS e gli e met by "squeezing. capitalists
Mir, Wallace spoke extemporan- ANY La Call-To Stop Patatine further or by art art but, other eptaly. He had been broadcast
than producing moré ing on the Bidney Roger program. Industry: Britain-needed a name over radio station Kdo when tional plan of re-equipment so the bulletin on Stalin's statement that it could look forward in 10 was handed him at the midye Shipping Rates or 10 years to real modern phone rank
lo. In a volcó quavering with amo- and efficient industry; M kalpas "malank be asland by simple ton; Cry Waltace:sald W comenounemployante con "overwhatmach wunlod Press.
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