JEWS AND ARABS MAY NEGOTIATE OWN PEACE
Paris; October 6.
Mr. Moshe Shertok; Foreign Minister of the Pro- visional Government of Israeli, declared today that it was entirely possible that Jews and Arabs would negotiate a Palestine settlement outside the United Nations,
He told a press conference that Israel was ready to sit down at a peace conference with the Arabs at any time to discuss a general settlement of the problem.
to the statement concluded. - Bonter
19
In spite of the present state of Israel would not accept the loss of the Negev district of Wur hi the Holy Land "the Arab
continue to affirm. States Palestine, he added, describing their conception of the future the late Count Folke Berna- status of Palestine, their spirit and conritiation,“ dotte's proposals on giving up lot tolerance
as "sufficient this district condemn the plan in our eyes." Isrací, he added, could not ac- rept the Cowellintion Commission with
administrative certain powers proposed by Count Ber- nadotte and biternational control of the whole of Jerusaler.
Other
made by points
Mr Sherlok were: The Jews would prefer to have ns neighbour au Instepenstent Arab State, but it was quite plausible that the Arabs Brt of Palestine
Transfordun
would go to
No Substitute Western Galler: "We claimed! this part of the country fron Ex- We hold it now. the start.
11 in perience has shown flut essential to our defence. In our view is no substitate for the Negev,"
United Nations membership: Israel intends to apply for mein- hership at this session of Assembly.
the
Two Suicides With One Rope
An
Venico, October 6, Italian woman found death by hanging here loft m note saying she had decided to take her 110 with the asma' rope and at exactly the same time that her hus-
band committed suicide 20
years ago.
She said she had careful. ly preserved her husband's sulotde rope during twenty youre of sorrow Router.
Greek Govt Asks
More Money For
US For Forces
Washington, October 6.
The Greek government, faced with mounting guerilla action, has made a surprise request to the United States for more money to increase the Grock armed forcos, it was learned today. This was acknowledged by the State Department today in the wake of an optimistic report on the Greek aid programme submitted to Congress yesterday by President Truman,
The authorities said the Pre- sident's report properly por- traved 1 [eeling of thi
Meanwhile, a supreme appeal | United States for the period to the United Nations delea covered, hut pointed out that tion for a Palcetine solution,
on wisdom, justice and the widely proclaimed surcess
if the recent Grammos motin
Бавет
peace, was issued in Parla to- night by all the Arab delega- kainis campaign was apparently
| over-estimated by all
cerned.
tlane,
tion.
con-
no
REBEL LEADERS TO DIE
The statemest called for a The reporteri defent of The alugle suvereign stute without Communist-led guerillas in The any parition as the only solu- | Grammos rumuntaing was by
Paris, October 5. means decisive. The rebels ne- Six men. accused of being ly have increased their forces leaders of last year's nation- ang late summer from an
alist revolt in Madagascar, exlimited $7,000 men enlisted a
to were sentenced
death by Arotind 22,000. Sabotage squads are more active the Criminal Court in Antan-
Partition could unly lend the Middle Eust Eato t
painful, bloody and Interminable conflict. the statement sold.
Still-born States
The Arab delegations argued that the new proposals for revis- ng the originul partition plan made by the lafe Count Folke Bernadotte, as Mediutor, proved that the two states originally envisaged would have been neither viable nor possible.
DI
"The partition plan would create two still-born states in Palestine. It must be abandon- ed
in the light
reason and Ufe," the statement continued.
The United Nations could not on the one hand talk about the right of self-determination and
YOBT
10 20
throughout Grence.
10
of memorandum,
ut the same time deliberately ment is giving this memorandum
foster it: Palestinc Munich.
Czechs
a
active new
Press.
anarivo yesterday, the Agence
Four others were sentenced to hard labour for life. Those sen- to death were Joseph 54-year old doc- and Deputy
J
THE CHINA MAIL, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1948.
Wallace Blasts Truman Doctrine
J
San Francisco, October 6.
Mr. Honry Wallace attacked the Truman doctrine today as a "gigantic red herring to divert at- tention from a plan to revive a war economy in the United States.
The new blast at the bipartisan foreign policy speci- fically centred on the American policy toward. China. He said the United States was follow- ing a morally bankrupt and indefensible pro- gramme in support of the corrupt and failing dictatorship of Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek The Progressive Party can-can only drive didate for president returned surely to the foreign policy issile in Russia. an address before the Common-
China morg into
alliance. with
"Our position in China at pre- sent
bankrupt time is morally wealth Club of San Francisco and indefensible
even from the on his last stop of a five-day standpoint of practical power campaign swing through Call-politics." fornia.
He recommended that Amer- Mar- Mr. George He called
lean old to China go through the shall's postwar mission to China United Nations and only for the
Hiberal
of foreign purpose
raining the living a last gap in policy, and said it was followed standards.
d'etat which by a virtual coup
Turning to other areas of the put officers into key government Far East, Mr. Wallace said the
In-United- milltary offices and greater
Korea,
fluence.
como
the
States policy toward Japan and South-east Mr. Wallace added; "Then Asia reflected a bipartisan war
doctrino fixation. Truman deliberate and carefully planned He said the bomb-happy boys build up to re-establish the lush-in the armed forces and the "ty profitable war economy at the "power boys of
great cartels" expense Uf the nation's relaty seemed to have A new creed- und pencetime needs of the peo that "all men shall be crematest plo,"
free and equal" in another war. He said the Chiang regime in Chine
"recognised almost universally as a corrupt and fail. Ing dictatorship already repud- lated by more than half of the Chinese people,
Was
He added: "In the
and
jdslogical
war we are trying to use money Runs be weapons while allow- ing Russla to implant a power- ful idea in hundred of millions of minds that she is on the side
of so-called liberation movements. Thla
than to me more bankrupt diplomacy. It seerns very close to political idiocy."
Mr. Wallace insisted the Amer ican China policy was unwise
He said the Progressive Party was not calling for "peace at any price but peace with reason and honour."United Press,
Guerilla Activity In East Java
Batavia, October 6. The Dutch Army here today
whatever the coloration of the issue reports of widespread Chinese Communists, He said: "It Communist guerilla activity in it in light pink our support of East Java following the cap- the status
make it ture of the Communist strong- quo will redder. If it is Red our action hold of Madiun by Republican
Government troops last week.
Widespread Earthquakes
"London, October 6..
The statement said organised lighting against Republican Gov- Jernment troops continued in the Tjepu oll centre and fires were and the oil fields raging near nearby refineries.
Neur Kaliurang, Communist bands were preparing for nightly
The Earthquake shocks were reattacks on the Republican capital
Iadded.
the statement
These factors were under-France Presse reported. LIVOU to have prompted the Greek request for more funds
wage an intonalfied battle against the guerilla forces. The tented request was delivered to the Ravonhangy, American Embassy In Athens tor on September 30 in the form French Parliament, Dr. Joseph corded around 8,00 p.m. GMT Jogjakarta,
Raseta, also a Deputy, Sylvain last night. on acismographic The Security Council's Good The State Department spokes-Joel, Max Tata, Martin Raketo-apparatus in Bombay, Shang-omices Committee is due to go to
week to said:
hal and Stuttgart: Reuter re- Kallurang next man
begin "The State Depart-veo Akotaorisaoninn. ment has received a memorandum
more negotiations in an attempt purts said today. from the Greek govero: ent, re- The other four were Dr. Ra-
Dutch Details given varied widely. to settle the protracted hemanjara. another Deputy, garding a possibility of mercan-
Ranaivoso, Rabeantoandro and The Siccawei Observatory, Republican dispute: ing the Greek national forces to
Shanghai,
The Dutch Army a "prolonged
report said reported seal their borders. The Depart-
Razafindralsambo.
but mild" shock which it placed Communists were nightly attack- The revolt broke out in March,al "Chungking, close to the Tibet-ing Magelang, Temanggung and consideration." United
border." Bombay Parakan in the Kedu Residency, 1047, and for some weeks there West China was flerce fighting between the estimated the shock centre to be Central Java. The whole of the in North French forces and the rebels. in Russian Turkestan, and report. Rembang Residency
ed "very great intensity."
Java was firmly in Communist It was estimated that 20,000
while Republican forces Stuttgart's meteorological ser-hands people were killed from March vice spoke of a "series of alight moving towards Communist-held to July. Over 500 islanders were
south coast port, were 0,000 miles Patjilan, a earthquakes about arrested. In December last year, away," and suggested Siberia as making slow progress. 10 leaders were sentenced to the epicentre. German scientists Around Blitar, In East Jova, a death and 62 others received termed the tremors "nothing un-Republican Army brigade of ve varying terms of imprisonment usual."
had joined the battalions which
a Re- for their part in the rebellion. A Reuter report from Teheran Communists
was facing tonight said that 200 people were publican brigade, one battalion of Poison Plot
killed
and thousands Injured which was Communist.
The Dutch statement added during an earthquake at Meshed, Ravoalungs, whose long black capital of the North Eastern Per- that the Siliwangi Division which cloak, large, maustache and almost sian province of Khorassan, last took part in the recapture of bald head made him a familiar night, according to Teheran news- Madiun consisted largely of fol Agure in Madagascar politics, paper reports. "Tremendous lower of the Trotskyite leader, was sentenced to hard labour for dumage" was reported-Router. Tan Malakko.-Heuter. life in 101 on charges relating
Aircraft
Kidnap And Land At Munich
London, October 5.
The American forces radio network raported that United States" army officials wore tonight in- vestigating statements made by 12 Czecho- slovaks who yesterday kidnapped a Czecho- slovak air liner. They forced the pilot at pistol point to change course and land at Munich. The report said the wife of Czech Deputy Premier, Vilem Siroky, and their 13 year old son, were kidnapped in the plane as well as the pilot.
to a plot to poison all French colonists on the island.
Reprieved in 1922 and allowed to return to Antananarivo In 1930, he
anti-French He was elected
ran an
The American forces net- landed at Munich where the 12 newspaper. work said ali 18 occupants of Czechs surrendered to the authe French Parliament in 1945.
plane were being held thorities.
the
pending investigations,
The American forces network
The seizure of the air liner was said the Czechs asked to be con- described us the culmination of n sidered as political refugees, pay- 'plot which began a month ago ❘ing they had fled from a growing
but which was twice frustrated.
The plane left Kosice, eastern Czechoslovakia, yesterday morn- ing on a routine flight to Prague with stops at Bratislava and Brno,
It was stated that after the
take-off from Brno pistols were drawn and the chief pilot held
to
Flasota, who was also convict.
ad in connection with the 1918 plot, was elected a Deputy in 1945.
As well as communist terror.
the sentences of labour passed Most of the 12 passengers death and hard concerned said they would like today, Jules Ranaive, a member to go on to the United States. of the Council of the Republic, Others stated they wished to was sentenced to 10 years im Join Czechoslovak expatriates prisonment, and Ranarivelo, also in Paris.
member of the Council, to five The Czechoslovak Consulate in years. Munich was trying to obtain Three others were sentenced
Twelve
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB
NOTICE TO MEMBERS
Double Tenth Race Meeting Saturday 9th and Monday 11th October, 1948.
On the First Day, Saturday 9th October, the First Bell will be rang at 1.30 p.m. and the first race will be run at Monday 11th October, the 2.00 pm; on the Second Day, First Beli will be rung at 11.30 am, and the first race will be run at 12 noon. The Tiffin interval will be after the fourth raca (1.30 p.m.)
MEMBERS BADGES AND ENCLOSURE, Members and guests are reminded that they and their ladies MUST wear their badges PROMINENTLY DISPLAYED throughout the Meeting.
up while the two co-pilate and clearance for the return of the to 10 years and another to Ave THE MEMBERS' ·ENCLOSURE.
other persons
a radio operator, alleged to be plane, the pliot and the Deputy 'years.
parties to the plot, took over Premier's wife and son-Reuter. were acquitted-Router. contret. Three hours later the plane
Dynamite Caps Seized In Manila
Manila, October 6. Sixty-five thousand pieces of dynamite blasting caps in 78 largo carions were seized by Customs and Becret Service agents yesterday aboard the ss. Wash ington Mall lying at anchor in- aldo the Manila breakwater
Two crewmen of the Washing- ton Mail. Earl Taylor, salgon pantryman, and O. C. Frank, assistant, cook, were held tot questioning
The authorities Indicated that administrative churges might be filed again't the two crewmen if it was proven they
Customs official said inform-"
ation had been received.
thei
hipments of such items as blast ing capa - were crousing freighters from the United States.
On
arlsberg
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be on Badges admitting to Members Enclosure will NOT be is at the RACE COURSE.
The Treasurers' Compradore Office will close at 9.30 1.10. each day. The Secretary's Office will close at 11.45 mm. the first day, and at 10 am, on the second day. Both Offices at 1st Floor, Exchange, Bullding.
A limited number of iiffins will be obtainable' at the Club House provided they are ordered in advance from the No. 1 Boy (Tol. 27818),
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