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VOL. I NO. 29
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1946..
LARGE-SCALE OFFENSIVE
BY JEWISH TERRORISTS?
AIRFIELDS ROCKED BY EXPLOSIONS
ARMED REFUGEES ARRIVE ON SPANISH SHIP
JERUSALEM, OCT. 31.-POWERFUL EXPLO-
AIN
SIONS ROCKED THE RAS EL AIRFIELDS IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE THE BEGINNING OF A LARGE-SCALE OFFENSIVE BY THE IRGUN · ZVAI LEUMI, JEWISH EXTREMIST ORGANISATION. GUNFIRE WAS HEARD IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EXPLO- SIONS AND WAS STILL SOUNDING HALF AN HOUR LATER.
An Irgun broadcast to-night criticised the Haganah, Jewish underground" organisation, for allowing efforts for peace to turn "into fratricide"-- against Irgun elements and members of the Stern gang. It said the Irgun would respond with violence to any attempt by the Haganah to restrict its activities.
"We shall fight Britain plus any Jews who join their ranks, the brondenst declared.
A Spanish ship, believed to be! the San Dimitrio, loaded with an estimated 1,400 refugees, many of whom are believed to be arm- ed, limped into Haifa Harbour under escort of British warships
Palestine Arabs'
Reply To Truman
FIRST OF THE MANY
The first passenger vessel built since the war to leave a Bri- 1lah slip-why, the Hinernoa (0,000 tons) was recently launched at the Barrow Works of Vickers Armstrong, Ltd.. It is for the Union Steam
Zealand, Ship, Co. of New
Picture BROWS the Hinemon after the launching.
Troops Open Fire Charlton Defeated
During Calcutta Disturbances
reported before noon.
By Swedish Champions
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Arms Withdrawn Spanish Issue Placed
On United Nations Assembly Agenda
From Polish Troops In Britain
London, Oct. 31. Henvy equipment and ammunition have been withdrawn from nearly all the Polish troops in Great Bri- tain, the Secretary of State for War, Mr Frederick Bellenger, declared in a written Parlin- mentary statement to-day.
On
In future, he added, they would be taken away before the Polish Troops staricd
their way lo Britain where, they could enlist in the re-settlemen: corps, Personal arms and ammunition are with- drawn from the Polish troops when they joined the Corps, Mr Bellenger zald.
NEW YORK, Oct. 31-Mr V. Molotov's four- point plan for a reduction of armaments and banning of atomic warfare, advanced in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, came before the Assembly. Steering Committee to-day to be recommended for the 'agenda. The committee was also to discuss procedural questions connected with the admission as new members of Sweden, Afghanistan and Iceland.
The committee vigorously debated whether the subject of Franco Spain should go direct to the General Assembly for debate, or whether it should first be referred to the Political Committee.
Meanwhile, 1 complaint that Polish soldiers in Britain are being deterred from repatriation by selec-
Mr Dimitri Manuilsky (Uk-Cuba for proposing a modification of tion to do "forced labour" In agri- raine) urged immediate refer the Big Powers veto rights repeated -culture and mine clearing while ence to the General Assembly. in the General Assembly meeting to-
waiting to all, is the main point A letter to the Committee's pre-
night the accusation by M.. Molotov
(Continued on Page 4). of the Polish Government's intestsident note to Britain, which was deliver- ed at the Foreign Office on October 28, says Regter's Diplomatic Cor- respondent.
wish
a
A statement issued to-day by the Polish Embassy In London sald:
"It has been noted that Polish soldiers who have expressed
to be repatriated have been deliberately selected for this type of work, and a threat has been made in an Order of the Day by a 'Polish Headquarters' that soldiers who show n reluctance to do this work will have the date of their repatriation postponed.
Deterring Repatriatlon Calcutta, Oct. $1.-Troops London, Oct. 31.-The Sweden
"This is a new method of deter- opened fire during disturbances Football Club, champions of ring soldiers from being repatelated in Calcutta to-day, killing two Sweden, who are now visitirg
to Poland."
The Order of the Day referred to people atal Injuring a third. England, opened "their" short was apparently issued by the Pollat Seven stabbing Incidents-one tour with a win by three goals Headquarters in Edinburgh, and fatal--and six cases of arson were to two against Charlton Athle-published in
some British news- tic, last season's losing Cup papers about the middle of October.
Embassy The Polish
statement Analists, after leading by a also complains that Polish soldiers single goal halftime.
ore being employed in agriculture and mine clearing and receiving only their work. It goes on to reiterate one shilling and six pence daily for
Capr the Polish Government's opposition n the creation of the Resettlement
Yesterday the toll In Calcutta was eight dead and 52 injured.
Official workers, walking to their work owing to the continued strike
of transport drivers, were asked by Jerusalem, Oct. 31. The pickets to return to their homes as
a protest against the continued dis
late to-night with a 30-degree Falestine Arab Higher Com-turbances. The bus and taxi strike list and sinking slowly.
Scores of naval vessels were sent put to surround the vessel against the possibility that desperate refu gees might open the rencocks and scuttle the vessel in an attempt to prevent their transfer from the Holy
Land,
Earlier it was stated that the Royal Navy intended laying depth charges before the ship entered port in an effort to prevent sabotage by Jewish *frogmen.
mittee replied by cable to-day ta President Truman's letter to King Ibn Saud, of Saudi Arabia, in which President Truman reiterated his support for the immediate entry of 100,000 Jews into Palestine and the establish- ment of a Jewish State.
The cable Anid: "The Higher Committee considers
your letter
interference on your part and on the part of your Government, which follows on aggressive and op-
Some of the Spanish crew took ip boats and rowed to nearby navni pressive polley, which threatens the ships. They said refugees were mm- Arab people of Palestine with ex- ed with tear gas bombs.
tinction."
The cable added: "The Aráb The San Dimitrio left n Spanish port 14 days age after taking board people will defend its existence to the last breath in the face of refugees from two other ships which aggresalon by Jews who are being had turned back because of weather. Those aboard had been | without water for three days.
R
bad reinforced by you."-Reuter,
The refugees will be transferred to Stowed Away On The
British vessel which will
them to Cyprus
Rellable
take!
Queen Elizabeth
sources sald Britain's Colonial Secretary, Mr Arthur Creech-Jones, had authorised the
Southampton, Oct. 31 (UP)—Two Ingh Commissioner, Sir Alan Cun- stowaways who reached England ningham, to use his own discretion in aboard the luxury liner Queen Eliza- releasing Jewish lenders detained at beth were released from custody to Latroun Camp, In light of present night after offers pay their fares conditions and of the effectiveness were accepted,
of the Jowith Agency's anti-terrorist Kingsley campaign.
Palestinian Arabs, meanwhile, are completing preparations for a na tionwide strike on November 2, an- niversary of the Belush Balfour de- claration.
Draving a last-minute warning of the Jewish terrorist organisation, "Ie- (Continued on Page 4)
attor
with
FRENCH AIR TRAGEDY
Parts, Oct. 31-Four French- men. three of them members of the crew and the other a passen- ger, were killed, when a plane crashed to-day at Marignane, The announcement was made by two officials
at the Marignane tr base.
The plane, a Marruder aircraft, caught fire and plunged down on the outskirts of the naval air base, the occupants being killed Instantly. Witnesses reported
that the port engine of the plane caught fire when the plot was preparing to land. He then at- templed an emergency landing. but the aircraft hit a tree and broke in half.
against the Government failure to provide armed projection for drivers entered its sixth day.
No doubt the Swedes were better footballers, and had their shooting bigger halftime lead and probably equal to their splendid work toward goal they would have held a
won by a bigger margin.
The Londoners were crude by
Persson.
outside left, scored for the Swedes in the 40th minute. Robinson and Duffy netted goals for Charlton. Other football results to-day were: Oxford University 0,
Tottenham
Hotspur 2. Cambridge University 1, Arsenal 7.
Rugby Union, County Champion- ship: East Midlands 9, Warwickshire 15. Reuter.
Communist Party
Officials On Trial
Sequel to Squatting In
West End Flats
for elvillan re-iraming of
SHIP STRIKES MINE
Athens, Oct. 31 (UP).—A small motorship carrying ten crew of six passengers and a from Zante Island in the Ionian »Bea struck # floating mine off
Cape Araxorfin.
It was reported that five are dead and three missing. NANANASAMANTA
(sout Polish troops now being demobilised in Britain.
A Polish official spokesman suid in London to-day that Poland is with ing for troops awaiting repatriation to do agricultural and other work providing they are paid trade union rates, that their lubour la voluntary" and that their return to Poland is not delayed by their engagement,
Diplomats Ill-treated
London, Oct. 31 (UP).-One To-day's Bombay Government communique reported to house leaders accused of criminal con- Once and the War Omee, and ne
of the five Communist Party aideration by the British
The Polish note is still under con- Forcin ful attempt to set fire to of prayer in the Fort area of Bombay spiracy in organising Septem- ermment is avaliable from Brliizh 20, a Minneapolis-the European business aren. Five bar's squatter invasions of official quarters, who do, however, ly had a reunion knife attacks were reported up laj wife, Kay, and their nooh-Reuter.
confirm the reempt of a second nore luxurious London apartment seven-months-old daughter, to sce
buildings told the jury at the Old Fland raving to the British
cclaint again ill-trentment whom he risked Imprisonment.
Bailey to-day that the Com-two British diplomatie officials. John Kenneth Dick, 22, came froin Canada to take a job in Manchester. An American, financier put up Foster's money and a British busi- nessman put up Dick's.
HEAVY FIGHTING BREAKS OUT IN NORTH GREECE
Postal And Cable Rates In China Increased
munist Party was on trial.
Howard Bramley, secretary of the London district of the Communist Party, in his own defence, said "The prosecution has been instituted by Government and the five accused happen to be members of a political party and I happen to be the secretary of its London organisa- tion,
Nanking, Oct. 30.—It was decided at to-day's meeting of the Legislative Bramley made his statement ·atier
Sir Wintingham Yuan that postal rates in China will Justice
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.
Norton
+
LONDON DOCK STRIKE
The officials concerned, Mr, John Dickenson, British Consul at Kato- wice, and Basi! Storrs, Third Secre- tary at the British Embassy In War- saw, stated that they were threaten- ed and searched while on a recent visit to the Polish town of lizeczow by two persons in Soviet uniform- and a Polish Ileutenant of militia.
The Polish reply, It is understood, states that it has proved impossible to trace the men in Soviet uniform, he Increased five times and tele Stable had ruled that the jury
but that the Polish lieutenant hus graphic rates 10 times or NC$200 per should decide on the legal issue word ns from November 1.
been arrested and will be teled by From W whether the prosecution had esta- Athens, Oct. 31 (UP)Thirty-eight bandits, civilians
court martial-Reuter. Bramley sald: the fatter date postage for an ordin-blisfied. Its case.. and soldiers were killed in clashes yesterday in
"Inevitably the letter will, be NC$100.
case and Issues Macedónia and Thessaly.
The same meeting decided that the involved are inseparable from the High Cost of Living Allowance for political aspect. In defending my- In heavy fighting around Grevena, Taaldaris disclosed that he
I am defending my had Government employees in Nanking self I feel which is still continuing, 30 bandits Instructed the Justice Minister to and Shanghai will be increased from political party and the squatters."
draft law granting NCS110,000 to NC$330,000 per month, his own defence because he was not
He were been killed by army troops. put down &
said he would not testify In
without being conacious of the News.
case based on the fact that the gravity of their acts.
Communist Party, had helped the
other defendants
were Morris Israel Rosen, 35, Gabriel Carritt, 35, Ernest Stanley Henderson, 31 and Joyce Miriam Alergant,
The prosecution completed its Washington, Oct. 31-Tho strike case, yesterday, contending that by parliamentary parties, except which has crippled 18 of Wushing-combining for a common object of commiodation in London. He said Sophoulla (Liberal ton's largest hotels for three weeks Inducing other people to trespass the that it was "a vital factor in the ed to meet in an emergency ression Republican), to-day accepted the has been settled it was Announced five accused committed a criminal whole of the circumstances." at noon to-day. The move came suggestion by King George of the by the White House to-night,
offence.
When Bramley finished hisï pica, last night after King George Hellenes to participate in a new and, The Government's propoanis, it was Bramley asked the jury to con- none of the other four defendants hnd conferred with Premier. Con-brander, enbinet-United Press and stated, had been accepted by the sider, the present housing conditions testified and Justice Stablo started stantine Taaldaris for two hours, Router.
atrikers.
with' 500,000 families awaiting ac- I summing up for the jury.
The battle occurred at Klopotos, Immunity to those Joining bonds with effect from November-Central going to challenge the prosecution
near Grevena. The army said one the slain bandits was a woman.
of the
He said at the same time he had
HOTELSquatter
STRIKE SETTLED
Newspapers reported that bandits invited to Athens the comun de WASHINGTON allacked Polymylos, forced
the of the army corps' In Thesanly and small gendarmerio force to retrent Macedonia to consult with them on and then, killed the pregnant wife Friday on more energetic steps and two children of a darme against bandli bands, Ileutenant and three other villagers.
Parliamentary leaders are schedul-
of all
thousand dock workers went on London, Oct. .31 (UP).--Two strike to-day in sympathy with the London cold storage workers who left their jobs on Monday. In profest against a non-union employee.
The total Idle in the dispute is now 3,350.
from the delegates of Belgium, Czecho-Slovaldia, Denmark! Norway and Venezuela proposed that "relations between Spain and the United Nations be put on the agenda of the nect
Becond part of the first session of the General Assembly Os a separate item."
Mr Philip Noel Baker (Britain) said the committee should provi slonally recommend the matter to be put on the agenda and should then refer it to the appropriate committee.
Heavily Overloaded
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Assembly's agenda Immedi- " he said,
atciye
Andre
A Short Tail And
Long, Keen Teeth
AIM FOR BRITISH FIGHTING FORCE
The Ukrainian delegate declared that the committee's work
London. Oct. 31.-The aim of already heavily overloaded. "It is the British Government would of great political importance that be to provide, for any need, an General as amply sense efficient fighting force in which the tail would be kept short and The Soviet delegate, Mr
the teeth long and as keen as Vyahinsky, agreeing that the ques- tlon should go fret to the Political possible, declared Mr A. V. Committee, declared: "At long last Alexander, Minister-Designate may be put to this Spanish of Defence, in a statement in question."
the House of Commons to-day. The United States delegate, Mr Warren Austin, also emphasised Mr Noel Baker's view and the Ukrainian Government's proposal for centralisa- He was replying to the debate on the delegate then dropped his motion.
After long discussion on pro-full-scale Ministry of Defence, with tion of defence by appointment of a cedure, the committee unanimously Mr Alexander as Minister, agreed to refer the whole matter
the
>
men,
the
the
of Spain to the Political Committeo Britain, he added, would not give for preliminary examination be-up her persistent attempts to make fore its discussion by the General | the United Nations function effective Assembly.
ly in preventing disputes from lead- The new Danish resolution, seeking into the breaking of peace. ing to include in the agenda question of political rights of wo- "We must make our forces such that was referred partly to we can fulfil our commitments under Social and Humanitarian Committee the Charter of the United Nations,
the Political and partly to
Com- i i and, however difficult it may sound, mittee.
have such forces for the Bellish Cam- The portion of the motion point-monwealth in addition as may enable ing out that certain member States us to hold a situation until such time had not granted equal political as the general forces of the United rights and calling on them to adopt | Nations can come to the assistance of measures to fulfil the United Nations that part of our dominious and Charter, went to the Social Com colonies that might be attacked," ho mlitee.
said.
Women's Rights
The Political Committee will dis- Mr. Anthony, Eden had earlier sald cuss the section seeking to establish, that the Prime Minister had consult, membership for the United Nations, the proposals, and in dealing with new applications for ed members of the Opposition about that consideration be given to poli- agreement with the basis of
that there was tical rights of women
ap-scheme. plicant states.
in the
Mr
the
Meanwhile,
Manullsky The proposals were approved with- (Ukraine), attacking Australia and¦outh vote.
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