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VOL. I NO. 8
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1946.
WARNING AGAINST DIVISION OF WORLD INTO TWO CAMPS
Smuts Calls For Big Three Meeting To End Dangerous Split
Mixed Reactions Commons-Lords To Gen Smuts'
Statement
Clash Forecast
Initiative In China With The
Communists
Position Softened By Chiang Kai-shek
On Labour Bills initiative in China's
Paris. Oct. 7-The reactions London, Oct. 7 (UP).~Parlia-En-lai. to Field Marshal Jan Smuts' ment re-opens to-morrow after statement that the Paris Con- the summer recess, and political head-on ference has not failed-unques-observers forecast a
Cleavage Has Been One Of Main focus figure clash between the House of ference between Gen Marshall end
Revelations Of Paris Talks
Paris, Oct. 7.-The South African representative at the Paris Peace Conference, Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts, to-day expressed alarm at the grow ing division of the world into castern and western camps and called on the Conference and leaders of the Big Three to get together at once to halt the dangerous trend to the parting of ways."
And
Field Marshal Smuts' spesch was the high mark of this Conference. He was greeted with great anplause both ns he ascended the rostrum and when he had finished. He is the only delegate at this Conference who also attended the Versailles Conference in 1918 and he is considered one of the world's elder statesmen and his appeal was bound to have considerable effect on the far younger delegates who have been squabbling and bickering over the spolls of war here for 10 weeks.
In effect, Gen Smuts called for m early Big Three meeting to end the split which, he said, had only been emphasised by this Conference. also asked that the issue he openly! discussed and ventilated before thei
Conference closes.
"Those who rean the debates and votes will be struck by the constangy stay group on one hand which those whom I may call the Western group on
the voted against each other. It has been the other have
revelation of this Conference, In Importance it may yet come to over- are think it right to stress this so shadow the conference itself. I there that it should not be overlooked and hushed up but openly discussed and w before this Conference rinses."
The South African Premier said this Conference is just the first of a series and it should not be the over- fure to bigger struggles to come
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first plenary session in the final Commons and the House of stage of the conference-are Lords. sharply divided.
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Arabs And Jews Clash Over Land Ownership
TWELVE JEWISH SETTLEMENTS ESTABLISHED
Nunking, Oct. 7 (UP).—The
Jerusalem, Oct. 7.-A number of Jews and turbulent internal political situation ap-
Arabs were wounded in a clash over land ownership pears to rest with the Com- at the Jewish communal settlement at Kfar Masaryk, munists negotiator, Gen Chou near Haifa, to-day. Jewish casualties are reported
to number 13, including seven taken to hospital, There is indication here that the Generalissimo has softened the posi-
It was officially stated Inter that ten Jews of whom ton following a lengthy secret con
six are in hospital--and two Arabs were injured.
Ambassador Stuart from
It is believed that the dispute which comes a new compromise proposat. was local and was not connected The Communist delegation in with the establishment yester
sent.i speciul courier today, of 12 new Jewish communal latest settlements in south Palestine. proposal to Gen Chou. The proposi tion is believed almost certainly to have been approved in advance by the Generalissimo. Observers sald Gen Chou's reply could change the gloomy plature or worsen it if a negalive answer is forthcoming.
Presumably, due to Gen Chou's insistence, the Kalgan drive must be called off as a prelude to any future and only President
action in opposing the Labour bills to
before the recess Incensed the Laboufite majority in the Commons, and political circles hinted then that the Commons might attempt to strip of their Parlamentary
deliver
the
statement
by the Palestine Government said the trouble began when Jewish contractors started to plough up a plece of land claimed by both Arabs and Jews. The disputed land is near a torpedo factory. No arrests have been made, added the ocial statement.
Telaviv Officers' Club Kidnapping Court Sequel
The majority of the sentor dele- gates discussing Marshal Smuts speech agreed that in placing the work of the Conference in its proper
respective against the background the Lords of post-war relationships between the pomp or even abolish the ancient in Alifes. the South African Premier stitution.
Jerusalem, Oct. 7-Capt G. had displayed o clear-sightedness of Five pending Government bills ore
C. Warburton, one of the five the experienced elder statesman, expected to precipitato tho clash whose detachment from the small is between the two Ilouses. If the bills
Meanwhile, it was officially stated British officers captured by ter sues enables him to distinguish be-jare not passed before the first ses-egotiations.
to-day that the Palestine Govern- rorists on June 18 in Telaviv tween the wood and the trees, sion ends in the first week in Novem- Chlang's promise to halt the Kulgan mentis contemplating no action in and released 16 days later, iden
ber
be reintroduced in the push with a general cease-fire later connection with the establishment of tified two dusky Oriental Jews Others-and notably some of the
they must noxt session. younger delegates upon whom has November 12.
alleviate the situation. probably starting the terms of yesterday's proposal i Palestine. The Government view in
12 Jewish settlements in southern as two of his guards when they fallen the burden of many weeks" The Lords have the Parliamentary were guarded with utmost secrecy, understood to be that the administro appeared before a military court tedious committed work-criticised Marshal Smuts' judgment of the re-power to hold up approval of bills It is noteworthy that Dr Stuart and tative succers of the conference. They offer them as brand new legislation. Jointly. Dr Stuart acting as inter--vided there is no danger to security..
tion has no objection to settlements here to-day. and thus force the Government to
Gen Marshall saw the Generalissimo established on legally held land, pro- argued that there was little evidence This would upset the Government's from the work of the committees crowded time-table.
(Continued on l'ago 4) to warrant his assumption that the able solution to the riddle of. Trieste. Cable and Wireless, control of atomle conference had discovered an necept-health service, nationalisation
The Ave bills call for national
Two Developments
energy, the Roosevelt memorial and a law to aid famers.
Whether or not Marsha} Smuts optimism on this score is Justified will depend upon two developments: 1. Whether the Russian delegation in Paris accepts without further op Italian Political and Territorial Com- position the recommendations of the raittee when the plenary session votes
on the Trieste question after to- morrow, and
of
Siam Rice To Be Diverted To Colony
Concessions from China's Allocations
Government Nol Advised Contrary to custom during the war, the Jewish authorities did not ad- vise the Palestine Government be- forehand of yesterday's action.
The Jews, Amram Dari, aged 18, und Moshe Mizracki, aged 20, were charged with carrying firearms bem tween June 22 and June 24, the time of the kidnapping. They were in-. defended.
Earlier, Moshe Mizrack! had been identified by two of the Britich officers during on Inspection of de- tained suspects on August 1.
The officers were kidnapped in the Telaviv Onteers' Club and released by being dumped from a lorry in, a wooden crate.
The court found Amram Dari and
The Jewish Agency spokcaman. mendations of the Italian committer
sold that the political significance of the scheme lay in the fact that "It of the Paris conference. If these are
represents continuance of the steady adopted as the Conference recont-
practical work of land settlement, Russia can only continue to oppo mendation by a two-thirds majority, then in the knowledge that she is
regardless of the political situation. The two accused stared at Capt
operation was carried
out Warburton as he identified them. "I secretly, the spokesmen sald, because talked a little with these two at of administrative dimeulties raised on different times during my captivity" virtually applying veto to obstruct
past occasions. the majority wish of her lifes.
Similar operations Cupt Warburton told the court. "The "It there is one deep longing
take place the other hand if she accepts 2. Whether Russia will accept us among the proples to-day it is for!
in subject was always Jewish aspira- Singapore, Oct. 7.-China's might conceivably the
future, he added. peace, And this appites to all our binding any
tions in Palestine." recommendation
rice allocation from Siam is to majority ale is on
running sounter "Let this Conferetice end with peoples and all mankind. They are Trieste which energes from the Paris to Yugo-Slavia, generally reckoner as
he diverted during October, No- The spokesman said that 1,000 per- Moshe Marachi guilty and sentenced message of hope-of hope and not Rated and sickened of war. The Conference when the Big Four draft her closest partner and ally in the
vember and, December to sons, including 300 girls, were in- them each to 16 years' Imprison- despati.
This is what the world in state to which the world has been final versions of the Italian treaty- post-war pattern of Eastern Europe.
The answer to these two ques- Marshal Smuts to-day virtually Malaya, Bernco and Hongkong, carried out with 200 lorries. Local confirmation. waiting for. Let a clarion call to reduced by this war is the greatest
volved in the operation, which was ment. The sentences are subject to blot on civilisation. It is a reflections in the opinion of the Confer-art med that husta wou'd choose the and the Netherlands East In-Arabs, showing traditional desert
spokesman to the Jewish the ira epting tion un man himself and has shaken eace delegates and observers here is w.der loyalty by
dies, according to 'n statement hospitality, brought the new settlers Agency Executive and the Jewish Tate solution to which the mus confidence-in-the-future-of-ur-race the key to one of Russia's West Powers are perly to-day-from-the-office-of-Lord-fts of fruit and water, and the National Council-deelored-10-night. New dangers are looking i and important problems in the field of
for approval. It the proces coneet Killearn, the British Special police helped the newcomers in var-"We have heard with horror of the new fears are airsing and sapping foreign policy.
Issumption there will be few Commissioner in South Enst
murder of a British airman in Jerii- bur morale, Do not let this Con-
salem. No ference add to these fears. Let our bound by principles of internationali-
political motive On the one hand Russia is already deceptes hert who digree Asia.
Wi with his estimate that the Paris Con-
Justify such aft and every such acti departure from this conterence mean
The statement says this was decid-
As despicable sation which she accepted last July!e^ree has achiel mare d'ar was
of more should be regarded for the world and not : Depre
ed at a meeting of the International than £3,000,000 was received by the murder."-Reuter. in the conference of Foreign Minis-apparent to many of those who have Emergency Food Council in Washing Jewish National Fund during the taken as a signal for new dangers to
ters. These principles have now been taken part in it from day to dayton with agreement of the Chinese Jewish year just ended, the spokes- coine
niled in by the more detailed recom- Reuter.
representatives. "The emergency ar- man disclosed. Two-thirds came
Space for Everyone'
be
Gen Smuts said there is no funda- mental dividing line between east and west, that there was a place and space for everyone in the world and that the cast versus West concept
H.K. & SHANGHAI HOTELS
was an aftermath of wartime eniny WAR LOSSES $2,314,000 ·
propagandu.
"There are no differences which cannot be reconciled and no divisions which cannot be bridged. The mis- fortune is that in press and propa- ganda undue stress is laid on the differences because they are more exciting to the public and have greater news value. Ideologies on both sides (re propugnled ad navleum until the people belleve there is nothing else in the world so important as our particular brand of Ideologies. Tarth from this Conference to our "I wish veto could be imposed on allied peoples which will rally them ideologies and the world can the and maintain the united front in settle down to its real business."
MANSITAL SMUTS
The
first
The war losses of the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd., including rehabilitation costs to date amounting to $8.292, were $2,314,007.43, it was revealed by the Chair- man, Mr E. M. Raymond, at the annual meeting of the Compony this morning.
detriments.
Shanghai
lous ways.
Record Contribution
The record contribution
The
can
rangement is due to the increasingly from Jews of America and £625,000 World Famine Fears
tical rice position in the territor- from the British Empire. ies named and is rande on the under- standing that the shipments diverted
The Jewish National Fund now
from China will be regarded as a owns 215,000 acre of land in Pales.
loan to be repaid, to the Chinese tine, with 100,000 Jews-one-sixth of Government not later than March 31, the entire Jewish population-living 1947." the statement added, ~
Mr. Somerset Butler, the chairman of the Combined Slam Rice Commis- sion has thanked the Chinese Am-
bassador and Chinese rice interests
In Bangkok for "The generous co- operation of the Chinese Government in coming to the assistance of suffer-
i
on it.
For 1947 Eased By Wheat Crop Report
were
Washington, Oct. 77. (UP), British military headquarters of Fears of another world famine cially stated to-day that troop next spring and winter Palestine this morning had no con- that the world wheat crop will movements observed in southern eased to-day with the report nection with the establishment of 12e the largest since 1940 and nt 5.875.000.000 bushels will be only slightly below pre-war levels.
new Jewish settlements in the predi yesterday.
ment Fund.
Ing among the population in Malaya and elsewhere."
Strong forces of British troops The Chairman stated that this; lations having beca systematically.
The statement adds that it has with armoured cars, were to-day figure was far from complete as removed, from all accounts, by the teen pussible for China to extend unofficially reported to be moving World production last year. waa
orcudying force. Extensiva slocks of
this valuable help, ot a most ar~ further extensive costs of restores and equipment were removed
towards the south Palestine desert. 5,150,000,000 bushels and· ‘averaged xious moment," because China's re-
5.914,000,000 pre-war. Most of the habilitation, not yet possible of by the Japanese and the War Losses cent lee harvest is sufficient for the The settlements are staked out on Increased production occurred in any accurate estimation, will be statement reveals the extent of these, next few months, by which time the land required by the Jewish Settle- North America and Europe. peace as they Have kept it in war. Gen Smuts was speaking in the necessary. -
crops in India and South East Asla
The world coffee output will be "We seem already in this moment plenary session of the Peace Con-
The Sundry Debtors amount or will be reaped.-Reuter,
British troops huid Palestine police 1,208,000,000,000 pounds which repre- of unparalleled victory to be forming lerence during discussion of the
"It is not possible at the present $355.438.20 written off therein is at-
Supplies For India'
made a swoop at dawn to-day un sents an increase over last year but up into new camps between east and Italian Treaty.
functure to ascertain exact costs of telbutable to the loss of Hongkong Singapore, Oct. 7 is hoped Yemin Moshe, the Jewish slum still below the pre-war level. Much west. That would be a fatal impres
referred to he sold, recurds speaker was Senator Tom necessary replacements,"
previously. 150,000 tons of paddy will be ship-quarters of Jerusalem.
less coffee will be available in the sion and we must dispel it without Connally, the Senatoriul adviser to
"and as hotels are filled to capacity, Cash and Bank Funds loss shown at ped monthly from Indonesia to In- A barbed wire corden was thrown non-producing countries because of
Upon loss of time. Our leaders must take Mr James Byrnes, the United States consequent
the prevailing $118,229.72 ha: the main
has in
been dia when transport from the interior around the area while troops made a increased consumption in the pro- to hrought about by the appropriation is properly organised with the help house-to-house search. It was counsel together and set the people's Secretary of State. He said a Just housing shortage, it is difficult
re-dueang nations. mind at rest. This fear of our split-solution a tier between Yugo-Slavia for without putting out of commis- was a substantial cash balance in handled to the Indonesian authorities the men who killed a British rman ordinary effort to feed the world
commence the rendition works called by the Japanese Authorities of what of 200 3-ton trucks which are to be ported that they were hunting for Canada is making on ting up into two camps transcends and the frontier all other issues arising from this and
and which was was essential to a peace sion many rooms for long periods
possible very soon, Mr K. L. Punjabi, the In- and wounded, another in the Holy and her wheat harvest will total Conference.
to prior time for which there is a strong of remittance t
dian Government representative told City last night.--Reuter. outbreak of the Pacine we are at the parilug of ways
the press here to-day. that the Political and urgent demand. The Company Recommend committee for Italy 15, therefore, Inced with a rehabli-
Why by
the
veto of the Stabilisa- consider the fear much exaggerated. and Territorial
Mr Punjabi added that rice ob- But the fear is spreading and mustad forwarded to; the plenary con- tntion programino which, although lasons a matter of conjecture. | 25,000 tons. landed in India, at sea, then existent. Its tained from Java at present totalled ho halted, Unless it is stopped the ference were ninong” · the most prouress in many essential respects, recovery is
total of drift tay lend
these "losses ពទ a rift; it may then important on which the conference will entall a long term to fulfil at The
or loading in JAYA ports. tead to a parting of ways. Such a must formulate its advice.
costs which may considerably differ ascertained to date appears in the Halance Sheet at December 31, 1845. development in the hour of our for a lasting pence, but one of the
"Not only is that problem essential from those now current. tory in really unthinkable.”
"During the occupational period as a deduction from capital, reserves Board could not by herself allocate Passes to board the Otranto when Greek Prosecutor most vexing problems with which our Hotels generally, although haps and surplus, and I must emphasise rice to Malaya, but rice obtained by she arrives in Ilongkong can be ob- Gen Smuts said that while the con- the conference has to deal," he plly escaping major structural dam subject to further augmentation by
that, at
a later date, they will be India from Java would be takon ue- tained from Copt Cadogan-Edwards, uge, were sadly neglected and, auccess, one feature has been disap-
adjust the future allocations accord- following times; pointing and, discouraging. "In the repeatedly made clear that a decision flinary mensures of maintenance, upon to face heavy caplint ex-ingly, Food, he said, would be very
Wednesday, 2-5 debate and outlook, a cleavage has must be taiten as a whole. Further Their contents were subject to der penditure to replace the assets short in India during October and a.m-5 pm and on been revealed which if not cleared more unless there is a satisfactory predations beyond belief, and in the damaged or destroyed.
*November owing to the failure to ob- u.m.-1 p.nig up may bode ill for the future of statute assuring independence of the case of Repulse Bay Hotel we found The 1945 Balance Sheel, apartinin rice from Brazit and Sam, and One pass will be issued for the this Conference and of the world's free territory and full fundamental, the premises on their return to us from clearly recording the losses owing to the United States, shipping | relative or friend of each passenger peace,
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merely a shell, furniture and instal
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strike-Reuter,
or family on the vessel. - 27.
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I myself do not think settlement with athly.
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Board
He said that Indlap as a monber
of the International Food Control
PASSES FOR OTRANTO
Lorence may fairly be considered a dene United States delegation has toct, were not subject to any ordFreason of the Company being cau count of by the Board who would Room 237, HK Banic Building, at the
440,000,000 bushels or a 44 per cent Increase over last year, The, United States wheat harvest is expected to reach the all-time record of 1,167,- 000,000 bushels.
Assassinated
Salonika, Oct. 7 (UP) Commun p.m.; Friday 9 ista are suspected of the political Saturday 9 anasination of Capt Koutas, re- rently assistant prosecutor in a special court martial in Salonika, who was killed in one of the prin cipal equises-here-Just night, *...