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VOL. I NO. 40
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1946.
SMUTS REJECTS TRUSTEESHIP FOR
SOUTH-WEST AFRICA
LEAGUE MANDATE
ADMINISTRATION ΤΟ CONTINUE
IF ANNEXATION SCHEME IS SPURNED BY UNO
ANNEXATION
LAKE SUCCESS, NOV. 13. PREMIER "JAN CHRISTIAN SMUTS TOLD THE TRUSTEESHIP COMMITTEE TO-DAY THAT HE FLATLY REFUSED TO ACCEPT TRUSTEESHIP FOR THE TERRITORY AND THAT IF THE UNITED NATIONS SPURNED THE
PROPOSAL SOUTH AFRICA WOULD CONTINUE TO ADMINISTER SOUTH-WEST AFRICA UNDER HER LEAGUE OF NATIONS. MANDATE. BRITAIN SUP- PORTED THE SOUTH AFRICAN BID. OPPOS- ING WERE RUSSIA, YUGO-SLAVIA, WHITE RUSSIA, THE UKRAINE, POLAND, CÚBA AND INDIA.
Committee
The Trusteeship
opened with another vigorous attack on the South African pro- posal-this time from the Yugo-Slav delegate, Mr Dmitar Vlahov, who said: "In the name of Yugo- Slavia I energetically oppose this proposal of South Africa to incorporate South-west Africa. I have "not heard any representative of the United Nations
who has yet approved this proposal."
Mr Viahov said capital invest- ments in South-west Africa up to 1936 represented only one- seventeenth of the total capital invested in the Union.
"I the Government of South Africa is being guided in its policy towards South-west Afrien by its desire to aid the Indigenous popun tion, to contribute to the economie, social and cultural improvement of that population, the Union Govern- ment would not hesitate to make capital investments on a much larger scale than it has done so far."
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Annexation Of
South-East Africa
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Armed British Minesweepers
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Warning
Lodon, Nov. 13. Armed British minesweepers with instructions to defend themselves if fired upon to-diny swept the Straits of Corfu in defiance of a scantily veiled threat from Albania.
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Although the Albanian Government warned Britain that a sweeping operation would be regarded "premeditated violation of Albanian sovereignty," a Forcim Once source said there
no Intention to was reconsider the decision and the Admiralty said the operation was in progress.
"The Liny sweepers went into action In the narrow channel well within range of the five-inch Albanian coastal batteries which fired upon two British ships Inst May. The standard equipment for each of the craft Includes two 4.7 in guns and they are manned by expert naval marksmen. The task of the sweepers was to clear the narrow channel where two
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At the Criniinal Sessions this
London, Nov. 13. the Chief Scotland Yard to-day issued a Justice, Sir Henry Blackall, Li call for 6,000 volunteers to serve Fong-lam, charged with attempt- | ns part-time unpaid special ing to shoot, assault with in- constabies in London. tent to rob and possession of arms, was sentenced to life lm- prisonment with hard labour and ten strokes of the cane.
Sir Henry said the life of citizens must be protected against murderers and gangs ters. I repeat my warning that gangsters who actually use fire-pool, arms may expect to be sent to prison for life.
Rioters Burn Four
Police Stations
In Korea
Seoul, Nov. 12. Serious rioting flared up anew in Cholla Namdo on Monday when four police stations were burned and damaged by mobs,
POLICE OPEN FIRE ON the American Military Govern-
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New Delhi, Nov. 13. The police fred twice Into a brickbat-throwing crowd of Moslems and Hindus to old Delhi to-day under the authorisa- tlon to use firearms to quell dis turbances.
Casualties from the firing were not known immediately.
Persons disobeying the curfew now are in danger of being shel after. # warning. Police are patrolling the affected areas and troops have been called out for several points.
It was revealed officially that three persons were killed and several injured in siray assaults In the Bara Hinda Rao locality of old Delhi last night-United
Press.
New Delhi, Nov. 12. Replying to a question in the Central Assembly, Pandit Jawa- harlal Nehru said to-day that the Indian Government was not aware of any definite move by Prime Minister Field-Marshal British warships struck mines last Union of month, sustaining henvy damage and Jan Smuts of the South Africa to annex the loss of live. South-east African mandate.
However, he added: "It is a fact that European settlers in East Africa have made that move on their own behalf."
Asserting that the contention that non-co-operation of South-west Africa constituted an obstacle to investment of capital was invalid, he said that the reported consulta tion of the native population. through the tribes, could not be said to represent popular consultation.
Arthur Bottomley (Britain), strongly
supporting Gen Smuts, said: "We listened the other day to Important statement by Gen Smuts About the future of South-west Africa. II is important principally because the South African Government Asked whether he was aware of the British base at Ardostell, in
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Two police were killed and 14 hurt in the Haenam area
United States troops have been sent to patrol the vicinity plus 50 Korean police from the provincial | capital.—United Press,
Grenade Outrage
Seoul, Nov, 13. Chang Talk-san, divisional police chief, accused by Leftists of collabora- tion with the Japanese, was seriously injured to-day when two assaltants tossed grenade and fired
a rifle into his car.
One of his three bodyguards was also injured, possibly fatally, by a Villic "shat. One of the two assal- ants, Kim Yong-ho, was captured by a motorcycle secort and questioned vy American Duthorities to ascertain if there is any connection De ween the incident and the alleged "Lefilst"
plot In assassinato collaborationists and Rightists.
U. S. Army doctors reported Chang la injured by grenade fragments but tearea both his ear drung may be broken by the concussion.
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The Scolland Yard spokesung insisted that the recruiting call had nothing to do with reports of Jewish terrorist threats against lenders the British Government, but
pro- cautions still were being taken and there was one published report that arrested the first of Stern British milltary Intelligence bad Gang terrorists to reach Britain at Liver-
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Commons' Warning To Backers Of Shipment Of Jewish Refugees To Palestine
London, Nov. 13. Members of the House of Commons demanded in the House to-day to know who backed the sailing of illegal Jewish immigrants to Palestine and it was indicated the 'question may be answered at a later time.
Several members pressed for information after the Admiralty spokesman had warned in a statement that the ships in which the immigrants were sailing were dangerous and the British were unable to guarantee against the chance of a “serious recident.”
The spokesman, ́ Mr. John; Dugdale, Financial Secretary to
con- the Admiralty, said "I want to Policemen Injured In Latest Jewish
Daily Graphic, could
This report, published by the
firmed ometally. The War Ofer Baid the MI-5-the British in telligence would neither confirm nor deny it.
Scotland Yard said 'there la no evidence that any member of the terrorist gangs are in this country." The spokesman added that the precautions being taken
were normal part of police procedure to protect members of the government and hinted that newspapers have been overplaying the reported threats. However, Scotland itself still was a minor fortress with doors locked and the huge main
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OTECTOR ELANIKANIA STRDE✪
RED DELEGATES RECALLED
Nanking, Nov. 13. Thirty-one members of the Communist delegallon in Nanking" have been recalled by · Yenan according to the Chinese Press. They left aboard, an American aircraft.
A Communist spokesman said that Yenan has mobilised ell units to defend Shens, Kanso` and the Nanghais border region, and has appealed to the people and army in the region to be on guard against the impending Invasion by Chiang Kai-shek's troops."
The Minister of Information, Dir. Peng Hsueh-Pel, announced this afternoon that there will be no further postponement of the Nalonal Assembly, which will open on Friday morning but whether the constitution will be adopted depends on ile Assembly and not the Government Reuter.
gate opening onto the Thames c bankment still was chained nightly at dusk.
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A military officer at Chang's head. quarters commented that more than 50. Korean police were discharged in
In UK Four Werks the last two months und several Jailed
The Daily Graphic's repor! for "excessive brutality." He added that more than 200 former "thought cerned a Polish Jew who attempted Chang's order. police
were also discharged on to land at Liverpool with identity papera of a inember of Gen Windis- Corps. law Ander's Second Pollsh Detectives scrutinised his panels and took him away in a closed car. Oficials would not deny that he was would suspected terrorist-nor they confirm it.
The Daily Mall to-day published with 30-year-old interview Rosalie Altabeb, who was tipped as the flance of the leader of the Stern Gang. Miss Altabeb said she had arrived in Britain four weeks ago and was looking for work as h
Three weeks ago an angry mob of thought it right to bring the question route and the effort of British im-
200 fired 20 rounds into Chang's house during his absence-United Before the United Nations. In doing
The Admiralty Indicated
that Press. the whole of fa, they paid tribute to the standing crialists to devour
Britain would take an extremely of the United Nations. This is but
Afrien from Cairo to Cape Town,"
serious view of the sllustion if the Nehru answered: "There
no only one of Gen Smut's practice of International co-operation, which we
doubt that such attempts, are made sweeping indicated that Albania had British by various persons
strails. The and various mined shall do well to recognise as special
that groups and Interests, but the present | 50%
contend
international law contribution to the building up of
position is this: in regard to South-prohibits the mining of any waterway the prestige and authority
east Afrien, efforts are being made in peacetime without complete notice United Nations.
nalions by European settlers there to have to
of the world-United
"Other governments have.come to the United Nations with proposals or draft resolutions, some with com- plaints. This is the first time that a | Afrleans as well. They have joint- government has spontaneously in-
a kind of federation. This has been Press. opposed not only by Indians in South Africa but by Arabs and
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ly opposed this and they will con- Roman Shopworkers
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BELGIAN COMMUNISTS
RESIGN FROM CABINET
Brussels, Nov. 13.
The sixth Belgian Cabinet crisis since the war wasS precipitated to-night by the resignation of four Communist Ministers from the Coalition Government.
The resignations followed eight M. Juysmann sold to-night that hours after delivery of an ultima- the resignations did not necessarily tum fo the Socialist Premier M. involve the full of his Government, Comille Huysmann, demanding total and immediate reparation of the outrage done to the Communist Party by yesterday's defeat in the Chamber of Representatives when the candi- dature of the President of the Com
Julien Lahaut, to one muntet
A meeting of the remaining Mints- morning, ters has been called for to-morrow
Out On Strike
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Hopes Of Ů.S. Shipping Strike Settlement Shattered y
emphasise that fact to any country under whatever flag who sends ships there in future."
Mr O.F.G. Stanley (Conservative) asked Mr Dugdale; "Who are the people responsible for what all of us agree is a monstrous hazarding of human life and from what ure they drawing
anancial
Mr Dugdale said the question should be addressed to the Colonial
Ofee and then made no direct reply suggested the
when one member Navy should commandeer the ships
ged in such trame. engaged
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pointed out that there had been i 14 ships in sIX months and they had changed hands. several they hat
Outrage
Jerusalem, Nov. 13. One police sergeant and five constables were injured and sent to hospital, a police mobile car was seriously damaged and an- other slightly damaged and parts of St George's School in
times so that identifying the perts Jerusalem were damaged by an ond Angs was dimcult, Pressed by explosion which shook the city Mr Winston Churchill, he reknow- to-night. ledged that such questions as ships, charters and flags would have to be formally asked in writing before he
prepared to answer.
could be
Sir Stanley Reed (Conservative): Will you at the earliest possible ce- casion givo what port these ships) pall from and who are the register- ed owners?
Mr Dugda Certainty.
A detonator. box with a wire attached-was found 100 yards away from the scene of the ex- plosion.
injured Ten British policy · were by a "remote controlled". mine operated by Jewish terrorists which went off under a police patrol truck The Admitably spokesman said on the Nablus Road to-night, it f he could not confirm or deny whe-oftelally stated. Two of the police- ther the ships were provisioned by
men were seriously injured and the UNRRA but thought it highly others only slightly.. probable. He said also that he Meanwhile, Samuel Merlin, politi thought the question of how the en- cal spokesman of the terrorist tire system worked to get immi-ganisation irgun Zval Leumi, said m grants on their way would have to Paris to-day that the Jewish terror- be submitted formally.
ists' threats to attuck British centres outside Palestine will certainly
bo carried into effect
A Labour member, Mr Thomas Scollan, charged the people were going "In the coffin ships for the purpose of one of them foundering and creating sympathy."
Conditions Deplored Mr Dugdale, in his
statement sold: "Many of the ships used for the smuggling of illegal Jewish im- migrants into Palestine are found to be in the highest degree unsca- worthy and they are all overcrowd ed to the point of danger. In bad (Continued on Page ()
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"If Irgun say they are going to attack Britons outside Palestine, they will do so. The bombing of the embassy in Rome was the first step. There will be others," he de clared.
They will carry the war into Britain. If these men want to enter Britain they will do so in a way. in which the chances of their being caught will be reduced to zero." Reuter.
REDS CONTINUE ATTACKS DESPITE CEASE-FIRE
Mulden, Nov. 13-
Despite the cease-fire orier effective from noon last Monday, the Communist forcs are continuing attacks on Government positions in Lungan and the neighbouring areas about 40 miles north of Changchwi, declared a spokesman of the Pacification Headquarters of Commander Tu Lu-ming to-day.
STOP PRESS
In the face of these continued at- Į mummaK37732275 tacks, the spokesman added, Govern- ment troops will have to take defen- sive measures. The spokesman is-
received the cease-fire order
from the Central Government on the morning of November 9 and imme- diately afterwards Instructed all field commanders to strictly observe the order.
WIN FOR ENGLAND
"It is true that I was engaged to a Jew in Palestine," she told the Mall. "If you tell me he is a mem- San Francisco, Nov. 13. ber of the Stern Gang.I will ten you Hopes that the three-way, 44-that you are, wrong. I am not here
Const day-old Puclile
maritimo to throw any bombs. Look in my strike would be ended by nightfall | hundbag-there are no bombs inclosed that Pucification Headquarters: collapsed when the striking_Amerl- side." can Federation of Labour Masters, Scotland Yard said it "knew all Mates and Pilots failed to reach an about" Miss Altabeb, but would, not Rome, Nov. 13.
agreement with shipowners and the comment on reports that they were Federal concillator, and adjourned maintaining a watch on her home. Thousands of Roman shop until to-morrow morning.
The Scotland Yard spokesman
Manchester, Nov. 13. workers went on strike to-day.
The Federal concillator, Mr Omar rald Police Commissioner Sir Harold
In the Arst full international to be as the result of the refusal of Hoskins, said the main stumbling Scott's
volunteer call for 6,000
The spokesman expressed the hopu played in England since 1938, Eng not extra that the Communists will cease at land beat, Wales 3-0 before a crowd employers to grant a 125 lire block In negotiations was the pre- special constables, was
such special} daily raise which had been ferential hiring issue and the Union ordinary. He sold
the realisation of a nationwide' pence,. agreed upon recently between demand for extra pay for Masters, constables have been employed by tacks without delay so us to hasten of 60,000 here today one fer.
and Mates in Alaskan waters
the metropolitan police before the employers and employees.
United Press.
war but that armed forces demands Central News. had reduced its strength.
Hundreds of shops falled to open either because of lack of personnel or because of fear of damage from strikers who met at Esquiline Square in front of St Mary's Cathedral to voice their claims and hear their leaders speak.
Bakers and dairymen did not par- A Cabinet crisis would in any case have arisen in two weeks time when ticipate in the strike as their em of the Chamber a five vice-presiden- | elections since the war.
Belgium holda la first municipal ployers have grunted the raise. Gis workers also started n cles was rejected.
sit The Communtats had deman.led
Known as the "Holiday Cabinet," down strike to-day although gas that the decision rejecting M. Lahnut the Socialist-Liberal Communiat distribution continued. The strikers, should be rescinded,
coalition held a majority of only one however, backed by telephone opera- sent in the Senate and, at the most tors, threatened to start a real strike optimistle estimate, could not prolong before the end of the week unless its precarious existence beyond the they receive the ratso which was three months between its formation agreed upon a month ago United and the municipal elections-Reuter. Press,
The Communist decision to break up the Left-wing coalition is widely assumed to have been influenced by the Communist success in the French elections..
GREEK MINISTER RESIGNS
Drive on Railway /
Nanking, Nov. 13. Pro-Government newspapers re-.
ported to-day that 20,000 Com- munists were driving оп the
LADY:: ELIZABETH ' WHITE BOUND OVER
London, Nov. 18.
The spokesman added: "We have now received authorisation to brit.g our postwar establishment of special constables up to full strength. They will be used for routine duties only."
There was speculation, however, Pelping-Tientsin Railway and the Lady Elizabeth White, 30,' vilo that Scotland Yard's call
was Independent Hein Min Pao sald bad been in custody since November current martial law has been declared along | 1, after pleading guilty to stealing Athens, Nov, 13. motivated by London's
£60 articles worth
from ber Andrea Stratos, Greck Minister of crime wave highlighted by the re- the line.
the cent wave of jewellery thefts
mother, Dowager Marchioness Labour, on his return-from Canada, most dramatic of which was
Unconfirmed press reports said Townshend, again appeared at the to-day handed in his resignation to Windsor Jowel robbery at nearby the Communists have crossed the Central Criminal Court to-day and
Traldoris, Constantin
the Prime Sunningdale.
Yungling River and that half of was bound over for three years. Minister.
In addition to the major robberies these troops are making a three-way Andrea Sirates sald that he was there has been
miles a wave of pelly drive toward Langtang, 33 opposed to the trades union policy burglaries. One of the Intestier north-west of Tientsin, ringing in Thomas N. Hoir, the city on the south, cast and west that Tanidaris was pursuing in agree-tims was Mr ment with Mr William Henry Brain, United Press European Comptroller and have closed in within Lobur Attache at the British Em-whose home in suburban Wembley miles of the city in some places. bassy in Rome, who is now in Athens was robbed inst night of clothing The other half of the Red forces was
and jewels-United Press.
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Boven
Sentence on her had been post- poned
Binding her over, the judge said: "You will now be tree lo go back to the nursing home, where I under- stand you were before."Reuter