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HUGE FIRES IN JERUSALEM Kneeling Elimination Of
PICTURE OF THE DAY CHIANG MAKES PLEDGE
City A Shambles: Hand-To-Hand Fighting
Anglo-Ceylon Jews Abandon The SERIOUS
Agreement
R.
London, May 20. The Treasury han nounced detalls of a pending Angie Gaylon financial agree ment undar which Britain would refOABO €3,800,000 of the colony's blacked sterling to cover its 1948 sterling de- fiatt.
An additional £4,000,000 of the blocked sterling would be freed as a working balance to cover any temporary short-
Ceylon's ape
avalisblo
means of payment abroad..
Detalia
of thre agreement wore warked out between the Treasury and * Caylon financial delegation in Britain last month.~Associated Press.
JEHOL FRONT IN DANGER
Agency Building
old
Tel-Aviv, May 20.
as
Huge fires were reported to be raging through the
walled city of Jerusalam today Arabs and Jews battled at close quarters for control of the Holy City.
British sources said artillery and mortor fire made
FLOODS IN KIANGSI
Nanking, May 20.
The swollen Kan River broke through the dykes at nine places near Nanchang in Kiangst province, inundating thousands of acres of farm- lands, smashing bridges and washing away the banks in mountain channels.
Landslides caused by continued heavy rains which blocked high- ways and raillines added to block efforts of the provincial authorl- ties to muster`emergency crews Al Nobl to seck a a halt to the spreading
fund.
The situation in Nanchang was described by an oMelai of the Central News as serious.
a shamble of the ancient heart of Christen- dom, the site of some of the Western world's most cherished religious shrines,
forces at A
The Arubs Joined report from the Arab radio station in Palestine pick- Damascus Gate, cutting off the ed up in Cairo today said the north-east section of the walled Jews have abandoned
the city and then drove south against Jewish reinforcements entering Jewish Agency building in
through Zion Gate in the south Jerusalem.
wall, Arab__artillery atop the Heavy censorship by both Jews
and Mount of Olives and Arabs clouded events of the Samuel to the north rained shells furious battle within Jerusalem,
on Jewish positions throughout but it appeared the old city may the day, starting before dawn. have to be rebuilt for the nine-the
In their attack the Arabs cap- teenth time in history no matter tured Mile Square, Bri
British police
Anti-flood organizations training school grounds north of taking emergency measures of the professional soldiers
walled
repair the broken dykes. which the old
elty Abdullah's Arab Legion
The Kan flood was augmented Haganah seized after the British launched an attack on the old withdrawal. Other Arab attacks by the rising Yangtze which walled city.
yesterday under Withdraw
were a crushing artillery bar-
mo- pouring its surplus into Poyang launched against the cover of
dern section of Jerusalem, south Lake in Kianggi, blocking one of Shanghai, May 20
rage and by late last night ap and west of the old walled city, the chief outlets for the
Kan The entire Government peared to have driven the Jews The Aruba claimed that all Jew-overflow. United Press. position in south Jehol was into a pocket in the south-west ish forces in both the old and
Armenian section. in danger of collapse today
new Jerusalem were completely Jewish sources admitted that face of round-the-clock
surrounded. one of the most flerce fights of attacks from greatly rein-Palestine war was raging amid forced Red columns, accord-the rabbit Warrens of the ing to the latest pro-Govern-Armenians section where both the Jewish army and the Arab ment despatches.
Legion had been reinforced for a
in
which side is the victor.
The
The Jehol provincial capital of showdown battle. Chengich is sald
to
Gov. Heavy Shelling
to be
be com- pletely molated by land from the outside
world, while the ernment riefenders cf the nearby strongholds l'ingchuan and
of Lunghun
are reported: gradually falling bac! under in. creased Communist pressure,
Nationalist aircraft were today busy dropping supplies to the beselged garrisons of the three elfies, Synchromring with the intensification of their eight-day- old south Jehol alive, the Com- munisi
Hopel and south Chahar launched concerted at- at strategic points along tucks the DU-nile streich of the Pol- ping-BaiyuaTI redway between Felping and Kalon.
The historic Hankow Pass, 30
Despatches from correspon dents with the attacking Arab army said Abdullah's troops on the Mount of Olivos, aast of the walled city, crashed through yesterday with oured care and linked up with walon Legion forces. saptured Sheik Jarrah quarter
other
to the north,
Vietnam Cabinet
•
Cairo Claims
In Calro the Defence Minis try and today Egyptian troops have occupied the Arab town of Beersheba Palestino.
southern
sald
Bre
to
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Figure
The work of a young Irish artist, F.E. Mowilliem, this is one of the Creations to be seen at the Open Air Sculp- tura Exhibition at Batterien Park, London, which opened on May 13 and will not close until mid-Septembar,
Mr. Bevin
Corruption
Nanking, May 20. Chiang Kai-shek was sworn in as China's first con- stitutional President this morning and in an inaugural address pledged tho alimination of corruption and inefficiency from the Govern- ment as the most affective' means of defeat- ing Communism.
Chiang, who took the oath of office on the stage of the National Assembly Hall, also declared that China does not have excessive demands to make on Japan in the peace treaty. He said China belleves Japan Ination and those should be allowed to rebuild subjugate her." her economy within limits set
be
by the Allied powers so that
people may her common assured of a livelihood.
He added: "After having suffer- ed from Japanese aggression for more than eight years, however, China
ask other camot bui powers to recorulso she is en- Titled to a special position when the Japanese peace terms decided."
ure
who seek to
Equality For All
Attempt On Editor
Dangkok, May 20. Buri. Thongwanitch, news paper publisher and out- spoken critic of the Blameko Government, was shot and critically wounded last night as he stopped into a jeep at the doorway of his home.
A gunman, who had been.
shot the waiting outside, editor through the back of the hund. Hi Condition today was critical,
the Volca His newspaper, of the Blameas, has strongly attacked the military (0- fluence in Siamese politics- Associated Prest.
MR. KLEIN ARRIVES IN U.K.
Lt. Gen. U Toung-Jan, Chiang's political foe, who won hot Assembly race for olea- tion as Vice President "reform" ticket, also was sworn In. He likawles pledged to as tablish politicni and economic equality for mil Chinese people. The ceremony was witnessed
London, May 20. by Government officials and rank-
Mr. Igor Klein; a Russian- ing diplomats of 34 nations and
(born former British liaison Chiang said the struggle against hundreds of guests. the
between Reds was a "war
The flag-bedecked streets of official in Berlin, said to have thronged by place himself voluntarily In And democracy
totalitarianism; the capital were
crowds watching parades of huge nilitary and civilian organisations Soviet hands and, handed hose spirits were undampened back to the British authori
Huge red dragons ties by the Ruslans, yesterday,
between the forces of unly had those of disunity: between patriots and traitors; between liberty- loving people and uppressors; be by the rain. tween those who
want to
sce
end
multi-coloured lanterns were
China continue as an independent berne through the streets in a arrived in Britain by air
picturesque celebration.
under escort tonight.
Criticises
Russian Policy Draper
Scarborough, May 20.
settlement of The Foreign Minister, Mr. Ernest Bevin, said today.
A Ministry communique also the troops have captured the fortilled Jewish Deir Suneld guarding the
ap- proach toward Tel-Aviv.
Beersheba is in the interior about 40 miles southwest of territory Jerusalem. It is earmarked for the Arabs in the United Nations partition plan, Just outside a Jewish claimed
area.
in
.
that the greatest danger of anothor, world war
lios in Russia's present drivos.
Report Reaction
Government Trade
In his inauguration speech, No action will be taken against Chiang also said that the people him. It was authoritatively stated must be relloved of extra-legal here. The official view was that levies and taxes. He said they his removal from Berlin was
milst.
Jaw.
plight.
Land Reforms
The Weather
be all equal before the "just an ordinary matter of de-
portation. He added: "We should take Mr. Klein disappeared from effective steps to stabilise our Berlin after his contract with the currency, balance the national British Control Commission was budget, regulate credit and ended. He had been missing for when Lieutenant- banking, Improve means of three weeks transportation in order to force General Dratvin, the Soviet Do- Ber commodity prlose to leval öff and savo our people'from their inary Governor In
Buty
to Major-General Brownjohn, the
British Muliary Governor, saying that Mr. Kieln sought refuge with the RussianS had after General Brownichn On the other hand; we should ordered him back to Britain. Tokyo, May 20. He also told the 47th annual try," Mr. Hevia tolt the delegates
General Dratvin said that he steadily effect land reforms to of the Labour during the foreign affairs debato. Commenting on the Draper protect tenant farmers and ex-would hand Mr. Klein over when conference
"cannot pursue and have Mission report, which was yesterd form credit loans to all for the British sent for him.--Reu- Party that Britain was facing
no Intention of pursuing a policy terday given wide publicity in the purpose of equalising land ter. the necessity of asking the
In Eastern Europe to change the Japanese press, Japanese ownership." United States for another loan
by, force many things. In thear Delt Suneld is in the coastal
of and Board when Mr. George Marshall
Chiang repeated China's con- with which C don't states,
officials stated bolt seven miles north of Gaza.
thefidence in the United Nations in (U.S. Foreign Secretary) came It also is in territory assigned to
recommended in Referring to the recent Berlin figures
the discussing foreign policy, but cau- with the Euro-
among the the Arabs. It is 16 miles south the rescue
erials when the Russian authori-report for Japan's exports-tioned: "Relations of the Jewish-claimed port of the pean Recovery Programme. consial plain and about 28 miles Mr. Levi said he is emphati- ties hamstrung the Anglo-Ameri- $1,570 million--represents ap-Allied powers have deteriorated.
- A...--weakening -anticyclons_fs.....centred cally against any step to carry can Milltary Governments with proximately 70 per cent of In-place-of cooperation--there-is south of Tel-Aviv. Saigon, May 20.
In Tel-Aviv, Prime Minister on an aggressive war against So-harassing restrictions, Mr. Bevin 1930 to 1934 exports, or about mutual suspicion. The Chinese over Japan with a ridge of moderately amount ex-people are greatly disturbed by high pressure extending from it to W
China General Nguyen van Xuan was David Ben-Gurion
avist Itussia or any other counaid "If we had not kept very seven times the decreed
this state of affairs." today elected Premier of the first state of emergency for Israel, try."
cool, trouble might have ensued. ported last year,
he Pressure is also relatively high over the As regards peace treaties, "But whatever the provocation Although Japan has sufficient "I cannot change Communism On the Itonian-Hupeh border, Provisional Government for all The decree, rend at a night ses-
is
alther eastern part of the Chloe Be it la lowe my belief, we intend to stay in Berlin." industrial capacity, the officials said: "It two Government columns have Vietnam (Indochina).
sion of Parliament, empowers in Russia, and 1 um not going to
that realisation at this toward Germany or Japan, that over 8.W. China and over Blam. begun on relvance on the Com- The election took place at each minister to order emergency
Western Union
Today's Forecast:--Moderate captured meeting here of delegates from regulations necessary for secur- mmunists who avecnlly
amount would depend upon pro-members of the United Nations Laochakow gra Kwanghua, semi- the worth, central and south of ity.
Mr. Bevin said not even Konn! Jected imports of between $400 should one and all adopt a policy winds. Cloudy with few showers blaks magnanimity. This cannot be and morning, some clearyser, sfternoon official ecspatches report-Reu-Vietnam.
Zillincus (the left wing Labourite) million and $500 million
construed as a sign of weakness and eventus. of raw materials; condemned Marshall Aid.
› reasonable "What would the conference Provided these imports-parti-On the contrary.
snicl have
if the British today
iron ore, coal and also acneninity points the road to cularly Government declined to associate materials for the fibre industry attainment of our lofty ideals.
United Pros. with the Murehall Plant You Japan will be able to meet the would have been on this plat- Industrial goods demanded by (Hong Kong Celebrations Page 37 Washington, May 19.
countries conference it Chine, South form telling his
and and India, they sold. M. Rustem Vambery, Hun- would have to cut rations
The oficials stressed the noces- Barlier, Mayor Israel Rokach garian Minister to the United standards of living in this coun had petitioned the U.S., Russla
States, resigned today in and the U.N. to stop. In and stop the Egyptians from bomb protest against the policlus
of his Government.
Honounced that he would American-Belgian-Fronch
exile in the United commission acting for. U.N., tried remain in in vain again yesterday to work Statca..
: miles northwest of Feiping, was ona of the woints subjected to bilstering
attacks
5,080 Zed troops.
ter.
from Home
HERTS CRASH
General Nguyen is also Prime Plea To U.N.
Minister of the Provisional Gov- Vietnam ernment ot South (Cochin-China).
and one seriously bijured when a seat of the Government and Hug.
Egyptian planes returned to
Two
London, May 20, Hanoi, capital of Tongking, the bombing of the city for the Tiaren of the crew were killed | was chosen as the permanent sixth straight day today. Dakota frughter aircraft crashed capital of Annom, as Vietnam's persons were reported injured. into a wood near Bovingdon air- | "mystic" capital, Part of the field, itertfordshlee, early today. Government will be in Saigon- -Reuter.
Reuter.
Amazing Feat Of Super-Bomber
Washington, May 20.
The U.S. Air Force B-36 super-bomber recently flow
a record breaking 8,000 miles with a dummy
· bomb load; probably five tons, it was-learned- today.
---It was aloft for a day and a
half.
Ing the elty.
An
out a
Minister Resigns
Asiatic
the
worth
of
STUDENT
said the Foreign Minister. sity of settling method of DEMONSTRATION Mr. Levin Faid a conference of payment for Japanese goods ex- the five Western European Powers ported to
-Britain, France and the Bene-Reuter. lux nations will be held soon to discuss collateral dimeulties.
the sterling
Greus.--
'called a
Testerday's Weatheri-
Maximum 11.6 deg. Tab.
Minimum 78,7 deg. Fah. Bunshines 1.5 hours.
ALK
einfalls 0.1 mm.=0,01 in. Total sinca
Jan. 3-296.3 mm=11.56 I sasinat an average of 188.7 mms.co 15.46 Ins.
Readtare at
Dew Point
Tidn
10 ..
4 p.. 1018.2 1008.0 m.6.
17.75 inches.
Equa 0.89
Të 17, dex.T:
10
J
4100
13
1.4
2440 1.0
All the above times are H.K. Standard Time.)
·Baro, al mak Nonking. May 20.. Students of the National Cen- Rel. Humidliy tral University today' campire meet at the campus to Wind Dirwellom..., ENE
3-know. PLEBISCITE BAN
condemn United States policy in Wind Yorow futual defenco would be dis-
Time Hi.. Berlin, May 20.
"building up Japan.” - cussed on priest he and economic
A Communist-Inspired nationali
Students of the state-lines which would not be directed
missionary Hish fruce to cover Jerusalem In a press conference
German Nanking plebiscite on a unified
University. also are Low and protect holy shrines in the ment, M. Vainbery said that when against anyone, Mr. Bevin said.
He said he also hoped it would republic will be banned in the planning a demonstration against Old City. Arab and Jewish re-he assumed his post in Washing- presentatives talked peace for anton, he had hoped that Hun-be possible soon to have a Com-American sector of Berlin, Amerl-United States policy in Japan.— hour and then broke off without gary would become a bridge be-monwealth conference of Prime can Military Government officials United Press.
sald today---Associated Press. results.
tween the East and West, Instead, Ministers-United Press, "They (the Jews) wanted war it has become a dividing line." and now they are getting **
He had hoped to Improve "the declared Nunir Abu Fadil, Arab deteriorating situation between *Those hopes police chief of Jerusalem, "It the two countries looks as if they are going to fight have not come true," he declar- to the last man" in "Jerusalemi. } od. Extremists of the Irgun: under ground are urging last-ditch ħat- ding, he said.
fighting, In the Jerusalem
The Coalition Government in Hungary has not been co-opera- tive. I had hoped that Hungary
LITTLE U.N.
HOPE OF ACTION
of
the
Loke Success, May 20.
Horth Bolivia, Greenland and This demonstration means the Iceland. plane, taking off from Fairbanke,
Richard Wyndham, correspondent would become bridge between United Nations diplomats today gave up all hope of Alaska, could fly to any point in largest wartime missions was for Kemsley Newspapers, was the East' and West,
the world except
tip of South America, portions of Madagascar and South Africa and
ona By comparison
4,000 miles from Calcutta Singapore and return,
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edges of the Black and Caspian Manufactured by Consolidated Beas via the Polar regions and Vultes Aircraft Corporation, the European Russia;. It could roach super-bomber dwarfs any other Eaten Nothing Warplane known to the public. It has a four-section both bay with
the
For Nine Years
cop act.
British
any forceful United Nations action to halt the kuled by Jewish machine-gun the mouthern
"Instead, it has become a divid- fire. Wyndham was killed in-Ing_lina.".
war in Palestine or to turn back the Arab in- Rap-Gen. |- Rober Rameyatantly when he afood
Hungarian, He, criticised the commanding the Eighth Air prominently in : Antarctica. If it flew out from
vasion. The strongest action in prospect was the open to press and radio for attacking Fairbanks for 4,000 miles.
Force which will have the photograph Arab Legionnaires
and pro- a fresh appeal by the Security Council for a American newspapers returned it could nearly reach
has going over the top.-United Press pagands broadcasta first super-bomber unita,
for "tolling
fire by both sidos. -Chungking, China, vie-Biberia, Itaxid_they_will be atem bomb-and-Associated Press......
plain truths,"
Responsible officials agreed vately- angered by the could almost touch the northern carriers. Sveto
M. Vambery came to Washing-
Jows, or position which is based on Bri- ten shortly after the change of that if the Arabs or Government in Hungary year both, defy. It," the Security Coun-tain's refusal to recognise the ago. His predecessor, M. Aladar eil is now so badly split on the new state of Israel and on a bn- belief that the Security Counci Szegedy Maszak; resigned in pro- Palestins Issue, that it whi test against what he termed the unable to order any forceful should not talk louder than it capacity of four railroad,
Communist seizure of his coun- measures for halting bloodshort, freight car
the United A split between and is designed to
Many United Nations diplom- Shanghal, May, 20try."--Beuter. carry its
own fighter plane or
Scientists of West China are
States and Great Britain ́is
with Britain's position, shared plants....
the heart of the trouble. British ats, while not at all agreeing puzzled by a young Chung ng While the plane
an un- girl; Yang Mel, who claimed the
delegate Bir Alexander Cadogan, the view that the Security Coun rivalled range and bomb load-up had not eaten for nine years and
by China and cli would be unable to fulfil the SEIZURE to 4,000 miles it might carry 36 has lived through the past, nine
Belgium,
cum retured fatly to back threats of punitive measure tons of Lombs-lt is slow, average days "under observation without
Manila, May 20.
the United States plan for order against the Jews and Arabă, seoreting an immediato cease-fire." In American officials, admitted Department ing two miles who undertaking anything except for Tiiance)
The super r-bumber:
glasses of water.
Palestino and Branding the war that only a major change in the service agents, sized undeclared a breach of world peace Palestine situation, uchi patvered salte the 10.000 hores Earlier reports said the sich jewellery viimated to worth'
stop which woubt open the spread of the present violence to the door to economic sanctions or a large parts of the Middle East,
Walted defied
Americans official".
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