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"EVERYONE KNOWS
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MINS MATURE BARRYN MOSS ROSE
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QUEEN'S
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GENE MARKEY
THE CHINA MAIL, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1948.
CEASE-FIRE APPEAL
TO RIVAL FACTIONS Action By Security
By Security Council Britain Wins A
U.N. Victory
Lake Success, May 22,
The Security Council today overrode the Russian- American drive for strong United Nations in- torvention in the Palestino war and instood 'sont a mild appeal to the Arabs and Jows to cease fire by noon on Monday.
The action constituted a victory for Britain which split sharply with the United States over how to deal with the worsening warfare in the Holy Land.
Syrin's Faris El Khouri angrily replied that he has never heard. of Syrian blockade.
Egypt's Mahmud Bey Fauzi
called Austin's charge "very serious Indeed."
Prehistoric Skeletons
Moscow, May 22. Skeletons of prehistoric monsters reputed to have lived millions of yeara вдо, have been found in the Gobl desert, Mongolla, by an expe- dition led by the Boviet Pro- fessar, M. Ivan Yahrekov.
acca
Professor Yuri Orlow, scien tifle director of the expedition, wald that the fossilised re- mains of animate accumulated for over 100,000,000 years.in. Mongolia were "the key to the general problema concerning the history and evolution of terrestrial continenal fa on our planet."—Router.
COL. RALSTON
DEAD
Britain led the movement line waters was a threat to inter- that succeeded in killing the national peace. American formula which Rus- sla supported. It would have branded the fighting a brench of world peace and backed up the ceasefire order with
the threat
of possible economic sanctions or military force.
The milder British version ap- pealed to the battling Arabs and
Ottawa, May 22. Jews to stop fighting but with-
Colonel James Laylen Ralston, out
threat of
Fauzi, in sanctions.
in a lengthy speech, told any
the Canada's wartime Defence Minis- the Security Council that There is litle or no hope that United States had once interven-ter, died in his sleep last night. the appeal would be successful.ed in Cuba at the request of the
Friends said that he appeared Five nations voted for
the best of health yester- American States, Russia.
the
France and Colombin. The other six abstained. Seven voles were needed for approval.
The Lebanon's Charles Mailk retorted that Austin's speech reveals the true American in- teations.
ed Stuter
Ing it.
political life in
proposal-the United People and that when Panama to be
the Ukraine, seceded from Colombia, the Unit-day when he worked as usunl in
was "polite enough" his commercial law office. to walt 24 hours before recogniz- Colonel Ralston retired from
1945, devoting] He said the US. recognition himself to legal work. A barria- "las nu meaning whatever" ter, he had a wide reputation and since he said the Bogota conven- represented the Government in a The vote on the British plantion decided that recognition docs number of important cases.--Reu- was 8-0, with Russia, the Ukraine not create a state,-United Press. ter.
Fiery Speech
and Syria abstaining.
Warra❞ Austin, American delegate, voted reluctantly for the British plan after his own
was killed, but with the hinti that If the appeal to the Arabs? and Jews falls to end the war he will revive eforts for strong! United Nations action,
Shortly before the vote on the American proposal, Austin in- directly charged that Brilain seni arms and money to the
| Legion, and directly branded the
Arab states us war-makers,
In a fery speech, Austin ask- ed the Security Council to order the Arabs and Jews to cease fire At 2.30, 5.15,
under the threat of possibile 7.15 & 9.15. P.Mpunitive measures,
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Austin
Supply Shipments To Europe
Washington, May 22.
of
Arab The Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA) authorised today US$6,789,622 (£1,697,405) worth of recovary supply shipments to Europe and US$5,239,722 (£1,309,905) worth wheat, flour and rice to China. Tobacco was included in the Norway; 500 tobacco,, list of United States-financed
France; 20.5 hog or horse shipment under the European fodder. Recovery Programme (ERP) for the first time.
said that all United Nations members. "would be | bound by it and would be bound to keep" King Abdullah "where he belongs,"
American
Shortage EE THEATRE
Of Ships
New York, May 22. The Chief of Naval Opera- 'tions, Adml. Louis E. Denfeld, today said United States shipping is dangerously in- adequate "unless we choose to fight the next war on our own soil."
Denfold told the Propeller Club that the U.S. merchant marine has shrunk until now it has-less than half the number of trans- ports and tankers that would be required for a rallitary campalga on the scale of the last war. Ile paid out of 6,000 merchant ships assembled by the end of the way, less than 2,000 are nesive today but 1,400 are in reserve.
In addition, Denfek said many ships are far too slow to cope with modern submarines.
"Uncle Sam has always pinyest his lucky number, and fr the past it has always come up," be declared. "Perhaps there Arc ¡ nothing but lucky numbers in his pocket, but to my way of think
ing one ship in the hand is worth two
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ALEXANDER KORDA
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Anna Karenina
LEO TOLSTOY
ADDED A TRIBUTE TO THEIR MAJESTIES THE KING QUEEN ON THE OCCASION OF THEIR BILVER
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AND on the ways when a crisis meels us, as in 1917 and 1911," -United Press.
Jews Recruit In Italy
Rome, May 22. Haganah and the Stern Gang are carrying out an ae- tive recruiting campaign in Jewish refugee camps Italy for the Jewish ground forces, while numbers of young men can be seen in some of Rome's leading hotels awaiting orders to pick up aircraft and fly to Palestine.
in
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An
All Jews, both men und wo- men, between 15 and 35, are be- ing called up in the camps, it was reliably learned. It is timated this would provide army of 10,000 men.
been have already Many mobilised and put through an Intensive course in street fighting "war schools." The principal call-up centres are Milan, Genoa China: 0,028 whent and flour and Barl land 23,624 rice.
The airmen are ex-pilots of the The United States Department | Commonwealth-many are Irish The authorisation, “announced of Agriculture will purchase and of other countries, recruit- rice, wheat, flour, strep-ed by Jewish organisations in
bean feed from various Govern-
Although, e certain amount of Navy plane buying thought
19 done here, the to support the Trans-Jordan be made in the United States, sources.
|principal market is Including the cost of shipping, be in the United States occupied army until the United Nations will go to Austrin, France, Greece, declared its activities legst. Norway and the Netherlands. the total authorisations for Zones of Germany and Austria, Austin scoffed at the Arab Fodder, benn feed for Austria Europe will be brought to USS- where there are stocks of sur claims that they sent troops Into will be purchased in the Nether 134,396,107.00.-Associated Press, plus aircraft.-Router. the Holy Land merely to restore
lands, China's rice from Sinm peace and security.
and fuel ol! from Arabia, Britain's Sir Alexander Cadó- The new shipments include gan replied calmly, saying that (long wns *inless clterwise Britain is still opposed to threa- stated): Greece; 8,920 wheat tening punitive measures.
flour, 22,000 grams of Strep-
This Was # condemnation
of
by Paul Hoffman, ECA Admin-cotion: turpentine, fuel oli and, their homeland and sent here.
thinly veiled strator,, includes 500 long tons of
for tobacco tor Norway,
Britain
caying that she would continue
The new purchases, ostly to
Austin referred to the Arab to:nycin and 20,193 fuel oil. states as "aggressors" and said The Netherlands: 18,000 wheat) that the Syrian blockade of Pales-and 3,424 protein feed.
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
By Shep
aco-
SOME LIES READABLE
When North heard his part- SOME LIES told during the ner's 4-Hearts, patently an bidding are caslly readable to showing bid, and he held the you, because you hold some par-heart A himself, he of course ticular card or cards which ren-knew South was Indulging in m der It impossible for the false flight of fancy. statement to be true. That con-
dition bobs up in most definite "Why is he showing the ace of fashion if
you hear your partner hearts when not holding It?" make an ace-showing or cue bid North asked himself, answering in a suit in which you yourself "To prevent a lead of that suit have the ace. When he does that, and steer the opening into some
is up to you to figure out, thing else. It could not be a cluly you can, just what he is trying lead he wants, in view of to prevent the opponents from own holding, Therefore he must doing
and just what he wants want a diamond lend. To help them to do.."
cause that, I'm going to bid the club ace myself."
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C. K Ja
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-After-he-did-that, West-fell for the trap and led the diamond 7. the only sult in which the aco had not been shown. East took
it with the ace and returned the suit. Two trump rounds
touni
the spades divided, and the rest was easy, with diamonds furnish ing discards of the dummy's los- ing hearts.
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Athens, May 22. General George Tsolakoglu, 82, Afrat occupation Premier under the 12.30 Germans, died here today.
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Peter Dawson. (Barilone)
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If the late bidding on the deal 11.00 pm-Radio News Reel, hat been normal, West
would Relay). West-have-led heart to knock out 11.-Weather
Pass the oce. When the diamond A Pass eventually won. the heart K
would have set the contract..
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