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VOL. I NO. 45
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1946.
PASSENGER TRAIN SERVICE Rebels. Gaining SUSPENDED IN PALESTINE
WORKERS REFUSE TO RISK LIVES IN "SUICIDE" RUNS
Terrorism Charges "Closed Shop" Feature Elections
In Rumania
Bucharest, Nov, 19,
Debate In
Commons
London, Nov. 19. As 8,000,000 Rumanians went Mr George Janacs, the Minis to the poll to-day in the election ter of. Labour, assured the ordered by the Big Three For House of Commons to-day that SHAKEN BY eign Ministers at Moscow last, it was definitely laid down by December, both Government the Trade Union Congress that and Opposition spokesman they, as a Congress, would not charged the other with terror- give complete and absolute right igm and intimidation of voters. of recognition in any industry
to any one union.
JERUSALEM SHAKEN BY VIOLENT EXPLOSION
JERUSALEM, NOV. 19.
ALL ARAB AND JEWISH RAILWAY WORKERS IN PALESTINE STOPPED WORK TO-DAY IN PROTEST AGAINST THE DANGER CAUSED BY THE MINING OF RAIL TRACKS BY JEWISH TERRORISTS.
More than 500 Arab and Jewish engine drivers and firemen clambered out of their cabs after refus- ing to risk their lives in “suicide" runs over the mined tracks.
The management of the Palestine Railways stated that owing to "circumstances beyond the control of the Palestine Railway authorities" all passenger trains in Palestine were suspended.
This action follows more than, 60 sabotage attacks on Palestine railways since June this year.
A violent explosion shook Jeru salem to-night) belleved to have been caused by a mine which blow-j*- up a lorry at the junction of King George Avenue and the Jewish Agency Building A number of casualues were reported.
Korea Division Responsible For
Pleas For Aid
The electors will pick the first Parliament since the one dissolved In September,-1940, by King Carol before his own abdication and exile was forced by the then Premier, Marshal Ion Antonescu, who executed
war criminal as n
Junc.
Was
Inst
the
He was replying to a debate on the "closed, shop" issue initiated by the Liberal manber, Mr F. Byers, who had moved an amendment which was defeated by 318 to 155
The National Peasant Party U.S. charged before the palls opened this morning that seven of their local Party leaders were killed as result
ol Government terrorism during the campaign. The Govern- ment retallated with the charge that the Peasant Party had
organised "Fasclat model guards" when cused of terrorisin.
DC-
The election is really, a test of strength between the six-party National Democratie Front and the four-party Opposition built around fully Manius' Pensant United Press.
Party-
Negative Acknowledgment
Neraflve
TRANSPORT PLANE CRASHES IN ALPS
Paris, Nov. '19.5 Eleven of the 13 passengers were injured when a United States Transport C-53 plane, flying from Manich to Istres, South France, crashed to-day at Col de Glandon, near Grenoble. United States military sources announced in Paris to-night,
Three generals and several army wives and children were among the passenger
Control In West Macedonia
Athens, Nov. 19.
rebels are
Greek mountain gaining control in Western Macedonia where they now hold 100' villages, publish their own newspaper and run their jarls- diction, according to reports reaching Athens.
Led by two former school masters whose names are, given as Ipsilantia and Lanbanls, the rebels have ex- tended their "free zone" in Grevena area of westernmost Macedonia and have set up their headquarters in the villages of Anthrakia and Mells
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Sweden, Afghanistan And Iceland Jom The United Nations
Lake Success, Nov. 19.
In a friendly and informal ceremony three new countries, Sweden, Iceland and Afghanistan, joined the United Nations to-day.
The President, M. Paul Henri Spaak, welcoming the new members said: "I know it is the unanimous, wish of this Assembly that I should welcome the three new mem- bers. This is a milestone in our history as it means a step forward towards our aim in establishing universality. The full aim will not be achieved until all nations join up... We in the United Nations must be understanding and tolerant. We know what these three countries have done in the past and we warmly, welcome them into our family. of nationa".
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which is "ruted" by "Capelanio" Many of the villages in the area ("The Chlef Lasbants are not more than two or three miles from
Loud applause greeted M. Spank's words. soned by the Greek Army and gen-to go to the rostrum was Af- the town of Grevens, which is gorri-
The first of the new members darmerie forces,
Further to the north-east, the fount Skra area near the Graeco Yugo-Slay border-lately the scene of heavy fighting between regular forces and armed bands was com pletely cleared carly to-day after Greek alreraft and artillery had goneta
action, Athens military Into sources stated.
of 1
Generat Spiliotopoulos, the. Chiar the Greek General Staff, Jett Athens by air for London to-day accompanied by Maj-Gen S: B. Rawlins, head of the British military mission-Reuter.
A Full Baŝtallon
London, Nov. 19, The Greek Embassy, releasing do-
talls of the bold bandit attack on Skra on November 15, to-day re- ported that the raiding force which pitted itself against two platoons of Government troops, numbered a full battalion complete with heavy armitment.
ghanistan's A. Hosner Aziz, who expressed thanks on behalf of his country "for having been extended the privilege of mem- bership in this great body." He declared that Afghanistan was an essentially independent and peace-loving nation, and "readily adheres to its obligations with a keen send of the noble mair- pose for which the United Na tlons have been created."
M. Thors, of Icelònd, in a brief speech of thanks for his welcome, declared: "The security of the
smallest nation in the world mean
and
Reconstitution Of Territorial Army In UK
London, Nov. 19 Britain's Territorial Army which, before the war waka volunteer citizen army, will be reconstituted on January I with new training, according to the War Minister. Capt Frederick security of the biggest nation the rest of the world."
Bellenger in the House of Com-* Loud
greeted Sweden's mons to-day. Foreign Minister, A. Untien, when Capt Bellenger said the Madame he rose to make his speech which,mediate threat at the beginning of out of deference to the President, he another war would be from the Mir delivered in French. He declared: ond the vital commitment of anti- The Embassy press dispatch sold "As n member of this body, Sweden aircraft artillery would Skra was reduced to ruins by mor-accepts the serious limitations on its on the Territorial
fire
and that a number of | freedom of action for the sake of the Secondly, the atrocities Including the murdering united effort to ward off the threats would provide
for regular
་* of women, children and old men-against peace. We cherish the live-army personnér to
It into u were commilled.
llest hope that the rules in the United properly balanced force.
ready Among the victims, the Embassy Nations Charter in regard to peace- battle, and would also provide D said, were all the members of the ful settlements of international dis- second line to the Regular Artby, and family of a sister of Gen Papage-
putes win orghiou,
be so applied by the the basis for wartime expansiun. commanding the Greek
The Territorial Army, he said Security Council that all nations will 10th Division.-United Press.
acquire confidence in its impartiality would have to contain hot only in- and sense of justice.
fantry divisions but 'armoured "Experience since the war has the necessary supporting corps and formations, an airborne division and ahown that
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United States sources in Parts also stated that a Royal Air Force aircraft and a
Baited States Army piano-had · taščeni off from Orly airport for the soché of the crush, while threo
had Alpine parties
out sct towards Col de Glandon with the same object---Reuter,
tar
← London, Nov., 19, The Foreign Office spokesman said to-day that the Rumanian Govern- ment yesterday sent the British "negative acknowledgment" of the British note to
to Rumania denouncing the lack of democratic freedom during the election period
the
of
The police dashed radio warnings to all patrol cars to watch out for a light brown' van believed to be
New York, Nov. 19.
The Rumanian answer made no connected with the explosion.
votos-regretting that there was no effort to answer any points of the reference in the King's speech to Miss Louise Kim, Korean re- British note but simply Meanwhile, the King David
referred hotel in which 70
were presentative on the United Na-back lo people
Rumanian the "threat to the personal liberty killed in a
previous terrorist, bomb explosion tions Democratic Council, in a answer
the in which
Bucharest Was burriedly message, to-day to UNRRA and Government described the British members, of trade unions, evacuated to-day following a tele the World Food
infringe arguments as a "serious phong warning
Conference, ment of Rumanian sovereignty and that bombs had been placed in the building.
Anid that the food and clothing direct interference with Kumanian warning said: "Bombs have been which the United Nations would domestle affairs. United Press
10 July 22 this Year,
The
placed in the building get out." The hotel, which
have to send Kören during the houses the next year to prevent death from
Secretariat of the Palestine Govern hunger and exposure need never
ment and
British military head- quarters for Palestine, is completely have been requested. Isolated by a formidable barbed
Miss Kim said the Korean nelds]
Puppet Secret Service Chief Or Trial
wire and machine-gun defence, belt. were, fertile, transportation unhurt After the military and government by war, yet because the nation was atoffs had walked out of the build-split, the vital fertiliset
of the ing polleo and British troops carried north were not available to the out a cellar to attic search without
south. The division result-Router.
so kept out of the south
Nov. 10 inaterials needed for the operation At one in the dreaded, head of of the ginnt textile mills. The south of the upper secret ¿vice, Ting,
THIEVES BREAK OPEN CONSULATE SAFE
agricultural
that
workers,
non- members and
by L.e enforcement of a closed shop in in- dustry."
Mr Isaacs snid the Government was opposed to any legislation--on what unlon should be recognised.
Declaring that there was no ques- tion of Trade
Union Congress dominating anybody, Mr Isaacs said It was an advisory body-n parlia ment of labour--and in that WAY would carry on its work.
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BELGIAN DOCTOR AWARDED THE GEORGE CROSS
London, Nov. 19. "Lieut Cmdr.Patrick O'Leary In the debate! Mr Byard, who was vanished from the earth to-day supported by Conservatives, suld he was worried about the compulsion in the great hall of Buckingham force men to Join a trade union : Paláće and Albert Guérisse or be sacked, which was the prac- started back for the town of tlee in some organisations.
One hundred per cent union meme Spa, in Belgium, to resume his bership, was the, legitimate aim; but must be achieved by: porslinsion -Reuter,
la also unable to top gold resources Mu-chun to-day, pleaded gulity to In the north to buy farm equipment all crimes from America Korea the "breadbox for Asin." Nanking
She likened the division "knife in Korea's
would make he came in,dill 693, áttalrist: Him when and inducendent, not by compulsion. wartime as the underground identity
out
ta
He
for trint before the
.pro.
had he served the testy in order to ad- Tried To Evade
Massacre Order
tons often encounter great dificul-rmy troops.
International negotia the
ties. The
general public
may.j
largely
Territorial
Army
સાર
for
Eventually the Territorial Army.
therefore, get the impression that all would contain a large compulsory international efforts are doomed to reach its units until late in the sum
element which, would-not-begin to
mer of 1950-Reuter.
failure. The significance of dis- appointments must not be exaggera- ted or make us
pessimistic. "Land
of The Middle War" "Sweden, because of her tem- LAKE COMO "MONSTER” peroment, has been called the 'Land
of the Middle Way' and we hope to be able to justify the name in our attitude toward international, pro- blems that cause conflict between various countries."
The first item of agenda after the new members took their seats; was the Egyptian resolution condemning religious and racial persecution and discrimination.
· Como, Nov, 10. Fishermen to-day deserted the acenic. Lake Como, in the, foothills of the Alps, on the Italp-Swiss bor-
by
reporting the discovery of a practice as a doctor."
"Lieut Cmdr O'Leary" lived on in
The creature, which the terrified fishermen at first vainly tried to Professor Oscar Lange, of Polahd, capture, was of the Belgian doctor. Once before supported the resolution, but Mr more than 100 feet long with great described as being he was awarded the Distinguished Andrei Vyshinsky (Rusain) said that horns on its head and covered with Service Order. To-day he received though his country would vote in gigantic scales and rock brown in from the King the George Cross, favour of it, the resolution was too colour.,: Britain's highest civilian decoration, generalized and did not give rinmes for helping 400 British and Améri
and facts. He added that "serious
the men's attack, the creature cans, mostly flyers, escape the Ger-solution was that it did not suggest then, dived.
ous flaw" in the Egyptian re- over their boats, roared in pain and any concrete measure to prevent Local inhabitants recalled flat discrimination.
the Italian writer Polo Giove, In A Dr Wellington Koo, China's chief story of Lake Como, described it as delegate, was applauded when said that in her 5,000 years history type of giant fish which ripped he the hiding place of the mastadon China found it did not pay to have through: shermen's nots, and des-
(Cantintred on Page 4).. troyed their boats-United Press,
many..
Betrayed, he was captured by the Gestapo and confined to four con- centration camps, ending at Dachau where he underwent many tortures but never revealed anything.
With him to receive his award was his right hand man, a Paris police
mid-section. duce ample evidther to snow that Milan, Nov. 19. She charged that no attempt Thieves broke Into the Spanish been made to return, Korean cattle vance the interests of the country in Consulate in Genoa yesterday and taken by the Japanese. She said, the war of resistance and against "cracked" a strong steel safe.
Help Korea for one year. Unite our the Communists. They removed à leather
He said that case lund. Admit us to the United Na-had
he stated to contain "important docu- tions, and you will firid the world
cent 3:
message to President ments" and 600,000 lire. it was has gained a rich nation. Were we der in which he outlined His work
Chiang shortly after
Japan's, surren reported to-day.
united, we could rench They did not touch the Spanish hands this minute and help others."
our with the Japanese during occupation.
Rome, Nov. 19. -- banknotes in the safe.--Reuter.
Uniled Press.
Ting is charged With having; de- serted his
A prosecution witness said member QU Lo work for the to-day that Col Gen Eberhard enemy. The Ting, as a resporalis member of the evade an order to shoot 10 Bureau of Javestations and Staur: Itáliáns for every German-sol- rain was another French alde, Fablen tics of the CI of the 70gal wifitary Coupe dier killed in'n bomb throwinde Cortes, who 70 times crossed the
Government. LOOK incident in
guarded Franco-Swiss border.-- advantage of hist pðafor
Rome in March, United Press. plied secret and vital Information to 1914 the enemy, thes disrupting the
WARNING OF SOFT COAL STRIKE REPERCUSSIONS
New York, Nov. 19.
Secretary of the Interior J. A. Krug warned to-day, that industrial chaos and widespread unemployment hitting millions of workers would be inevitable if a prolonged soft coal strike occurs.
Mr Krug said: "Within 60 days 64 | strike and vast lay-offs are absolute ner cent of the electric power of ly certain with restricted utilities, 60 per cent of steel and power and vastly lowered produc-i
buying rolling mills, 00 per cent of coko Lon at.a time, when the
by-products
nation plants, 80 per cent needs the fullest possible output. of the railroads, 50 per cent of Mr John L. Lewis, head of coment mills and 70 per cent of auto- makers and other Industries
Would
and
the United Mineworkers Union, faced Othe
of the Kuo alleged that von Mackerison actually tried to in Robert Leycura,
and sum-
Mackensen's effort to get out from
smooth won the military in- under an order from Field Marshal
ther
US-PHILIPPINES
+
of
A
and
outside in the drenching
EXPLOSION ON CARRIER
andrifthlessly Albert von Kesseiring, – despijo. his dated patrictie
underground Prussian training was revealed in his workers. The accused later worked trial with Lieut. Gen-Kurt Macitzer for the late Wang Ching-wel, Pup Tribunal for: the massacre of
before
a British War Crimes pel No. 1, it is alleged.
335 His cate was for fur- Romans
San Francisco, Nov. 19. investigations-Central Ne un as in the caves south of Rome 1944 in reprisal for the killing of
gasoline explosion to-day 32 Germans,
nboard the aircraft carrier Antletam 110 The
witness, Lieut: Col Kappler killed
one civilian worker and commander of the S. S.
seriously burned nine or ten others. battalion AIR AGREEMENT which carried out the massacre, sald The Navy was unable immediate
planned to "trickly to determine the cause
of the by subterfuge."
blast aboard the 27,000-ton Kappler sald Mackensen, who is which had been tied up for repairs Washington, Nov. 19. the son of a Prussian Field Marshal Damage was reported to be minor, have to shut down for lack of conl" the choice to-day of surrendering to here to-day-that the Philippines, and The State Department announced
and formerly
the-United Press. Το stressed that few homes were strike or by defying the
the court order and call
Germany 14th Government procured for u. Tong, winter if the
cofried put strike continues through the cold the risk of going to gaol, but the lateral air transport agreemeur au- but
put netually to shoot weather
Department of Jus
Justice conceded to thorising national air routes
fewer than and only under Under dedences in German President George Christopher, of day that individual minem can stay the Packard Motor Car Company court action provided
of away from the gile without facing the new agreement Pan-American Witheas Bald the
World Airways they do not
order came traffe the "German headquarters o Mid-Pacific route rights on
for to South-west mobile industry would cease within conspiring with others." It was a
Was a week if coal production stops at series of coal girikes ordered by west Airlines over the North Pacific say
but refused to that Kesseiro Lo Manlin via
and Kesselring is Tokyo
soon to be fried for unapecliled war crimes. The Philippine Air Services are Kappler did ndnut that in four or accorded reciprocal rights for inter five other cases of German soldiers national tramo at Honolulu' and Sanbeing killed alhallae 10 to one-slay- Francisco-Central News,
Inga were carril dutUnited Press.
at
the United States have signed, a ble port: the
PGVN to re-
stay service to the Philippines.
will obtain
and
Wamed that production in the autololate the Smith-Connally Act by Manila and beyond and the North- Kesselring's cominich
Shanghal
a time when the industry hen hatt Lawis in wartime in, 1043 which route, to Manll Ingly reached its full stride for the Inspired Congress to enact that law. first time since the
post-war recon- version.
A survey to-day showed that one miner in 10 failed to report at mines all industries a little prepared to face a long cool (Oöhlinuéd on Pare 4)
*Generally,
аге
LED
ESCAPE MARCH
"Asher- bowled
WIDESPREAD OFFENSIVES
· AGAINST COMMUNISTS
All indications. to-day pointed to intensification of wide-
Nanking, Nov. 196 spread Government offensives to 'crush the Communists, commencing with a major drive on Yenan, nerve centre of the Chinese Communists.
оп
One of President Chiang Kai-shek's report den
the chief
indications Is cut communications between · Muk- and Changchun. The paper statement yesterday that Chinese admitted a Government counter- Communists can be crushed mill offensive on the Peiping-Hankow tarily within five months and poll Hallway was started three days ago, shipfically within five years. Another claiming that
indication is the fact that Calang has Pelping-Hankow
security of the
Une depends ordered return to the front the the campaign's succted. major military leaders now in Non-
report- were also king for
the National Assembly. The Communists
ed to be planning a counter-offensive Thirdly, Government newspapers in in north Kiangsu, the past week have been emphasis-
of the ing that Chiang'a cease-fire was a Government policy toward the Com-
Indicative
more rigid mere serap of paper since the Communists since Yenan's refusal munists were attacking on all fronts.
in the National Assem- New York, Nov. 10..
Latest
participate reports from the official bly, United Press correspondent re Mrs Frances Cade Hamun, the Central News claim the Communists porte from American woman who led 300 Chine have captured. Chintung, in Shan-onelists in Mukden have, decreed
Peiping that the No Lese girls on a 130-mile escape march
tung 40 miles north-east of Tsinan, a cotten, hide and leather blockade into Free Chinn in 1941, sailed with and that 50,000 feds are on the against Red-held Manchurian arces. Hamlin, and 32 other young men. her husband. the Rev. Earle J. offensive on the Pelping-Hankow Theao commodition are considerod
Nallway. and women for missionary posts.
an ald to the Red war effort The Ta Kang Pao reported heavy merchants, dro Warnod ghung in the Szepingkat pocket; smuggling punishable by imprign= where the Communists are trying to 'ment-Unlied Press.
in Pelping-United Press.
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to
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