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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1947.
HEATED PALESTINE DEBATE
Churchill's Demand
London. Jan. 31.
Mr Winston Churchill to-day | demanded that Britain surren- der her Palestine mandate to the United Nations unless the United States agreed to share equal responsibility for the Holy Land.
Mr Church! told the House of Commons that the only other after- nutive would be fer the current London conference on Palesting to produce #solution which Britnin could enforce by herself. He charged that Jewish extremists in Palestine had cowed the British Government.
"How should we have got through the late struggle—the war-if we had allowed ourselves to be cowed in this way?" be asked,
"This is the road of abject fal lure,
I hate this quartel with the Jews, but if you are in danger In the maller, at least bear yourselves like men...you cannot
wonder
Little Too Realistic
Oldham, England, Jan, 31.
Oldham repertory players put too much realism into "Macbeth"
on Thursday
night, and as a result the star, Harold Norman, stog- gered off the stage with a five-inch knife wound in his abdomen.
DS
When
Norman, Macbeth, shouted "lay on Macduff" Anthony Oakley pulled a real dagger and did
accidentally slashing his fellow player.
Norman was treated in hospital where his wound was described
"not serious."---Associated Press.
05
Evacuation
On Tuesday
the PALESTINE DECISION
London, Jan. 31.
that you will be beaten and hunt- tiated if you allow threats of mal- treatment of hostages to turn you from administration of the law." Earlier, Sir Peter MacDonald (Con- servative) hnd charged the Govern ment with
Interfering with Palestine administration by bringing its top officers to London for instruC- tlong. He changed also that when, as Commons committee member, he
The evacuation order for all visited displaced persons camps in British women, children and un- Europe, he found fit young Jews all essential civilians in Palestine saying they were going to Palestine. is expected to be enforced next
were the Russians were Tuesday. "It was clear conniving in the emigration of these Jews from Europe to Palestine, de- clared Sir Peter. "The Russian and Americnt nuthorities were assisting argutisations which got them out of Europe. They would certainly be re-
The High Commissioner, General cruited into the Jewish army imme-Sir Alan Cunningham, gave the or- diately upon arrival."United Press. der a few hours before the House of
Commons debate. BROKEN PLEDGES
Increased security measures have already been London, Feb. 1. Mr Winston Churchill fold the "We have broken our Commons: pledges to the Jews and because we cannot carry cut a policy we have no right to stay there"
The Colonini Secretary. Me Creech Jones said that government was earnestly seeking a final solution.
Mr Oilver Stanley predicted: "The
bibilen land of milk and honey will become a bloody hell" If peace la not established.
The move was interpreted to-day as foreshadowing a more decisive drive against he terrorists than anything Yel undertaken,
WIRED WIRELESS FOR HK
A POSSIBILITY
British Firm Negotiating To Start Operations Here
IRED wireless, or, as it is known in England, Redif
fusion, will become a household means of radio listening in Hongkong if negotiations, now opened by a British firm, are successfully concluded.
Royal Tour EDITORIAL
Starts
KING AND FAMILY LEAVE LONDON
London, Jan, 31. The Royal Family left Lon- don to-day on the first leg of their ten-week tour of South Africa.
Shortly before 2.30 p.m..
King George, Queen Elizabeth and Prin- cessen Elizabeth and Margaret left Buckingham Palace in sedans and drove carefully along route to Waterloo Station to board a protected a special train for Portsmouth.
There they will go aboard HMS Vanguard, Britain's newest and mightiest battleship, for trip to Capetown.- United Press,
Application has been made by a representative of the company for a licence to operate a rediffusion station in Hongkong. Stations are already in action in Malta, Trini- dad and Barbados and are being established in South Africa.
COUNCIL OF STATE Rediffusion is not
When the King, Queen, the two a war-time, week, with an additional fixed Princesses sail development. It was first attempted, charge for connection. Thin covers South Africa on February 1, Britain for their tour of in a crude form, in 1880, but it was the cost of bringing the wire to the will be governed by a triumvirate, not until radio developed that wired subscriber's house or flat and con- wireless uccame
The signatures of all three will be successfully necting it where required; provision required to validate atate papers, practical proposition.
of a moving-coil loudspeaker and a The Council of State will be head- It began seriously about 16 years combined switch and volume con-ed by the King's next oldest brother, ago, and to-day. In England 267 rol; regular inspection and main- the Duke of Gloucester, retiring towns and suburbs are served with tenance.
Governor-General radio-programmes by it.
Australia. Rediffusion can feed two or three, Other members will be the King's Rediffusion is a system of dis-different programmes to the lond-sister, the Princess Royal, and the tributing broadcast
throughout the prostrammes. Praker
normal King's nephew, Viscount Lascelles- The programmes are carried by wire hours of broadcasting, usually from Associated Press. to listeners who subscribe
I in the morning to 11 af night, with service. It enables people who can-
perfect reception. not afford receiving sets to enjoy radio at a very low cost.
In England the service rental for domestic installations is about 1/90
to the
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One of the big features of Redifu- slon is that it completely eliminates interference, fading and distortion.
The focal point of the Rediffusion system is a central control station. established as near as possible to the centre of the area to be served. Specially constructed buildings, existing property are used for this
station.
or
A receiving station is established at a point outside the built-up area, where reception conditions have been proved, by tests, to be, the best ob- tainable.
Here the aerial array including and specially designed receiving sets directionable aerials of various kinds, wavebands. are installed to cover all broadcast The central control room receives
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Entertaining The Serviceman
JUST to what extent the average British serviceman feels
social
outcast in a place like Hongkong; because he is not laundated with Invitations to private houses, is hard to determine. Occasionally a few of the more vociferous (and also more sensfilve) rear up and proclaim their indignation, but it is arguable whether they are truly represent- Ing the feelings and opinions of the majority.
The idea that British servloemen, when they arrive at an over seas station, either expect or desire to be met by a civilian reception committee, handing out wholesale Invitations to visit strange homes, la galle
wrong; is. In fact, repungent, because it has the trade mark of patronage, from which the average Englishman will run a mile. Your serviceman (and your civvy) who is new to the colony ocrtainly likes Lo be offered some home life, but it is he gels Into the right home; a place where he can be entertained with- as Important to him that Is Just out being made to feel that he is merely tolerated, or that his meal is a cheque in payment for guilty conscience. The notion that anybody who does not run around inviting servicemen to his home is a snob is so much nonsense, and the product of twisted thinking. Probably the prime reason for hesitancy en, the part of residents to bring servicemen within their home circle is platn, honest-to-goodness shyness; the same sort of shyness from which the serviceman suffers,
Nevertheless, the idea of entertaining servicemen in decent homes is laudable and should be encouraged. But it should not be left to chance meetings in a street, or a sudden inspiraflen, like a hostess trying to make good a depleted party at the last minute. In Bydney, during the war, there was set up what was known as the British Centre. activities were wide and varied, and they included bringing British ser vicemen inte direct touch with Australian familles to the mutual benefit of both. The Cheero Club in Hongkong
attempla but that it does not appear to meet with the same success as the British
something
similar, Centre may be because there is an air of remote controt about it. The personal contact is the secret. Let the family first meet the service- man and give themselves the chance of determining whether they like each other and have anything in common. Not only should a list be kept open for those who want to entertain servicemen in their homes, but iliese people should, from time to time, be invited to the Club to meet the men. From that point they can extend their own invitations, DER sonally, instead of through a lifrit party,
England's Test Position Not Very Satisfactory
FROM NORMAN PRESTON
Adelaide, Jan. 31. Considering the magnificent start provided by Hut. ton and Washbrook in taking their opening stand to 137, England were not in such a satisfactory position as they should have been at the end of the first day of the fourth Test here.
Washbrook was not overshadowed one stage he appeared worried by by his Yorkshire partner, although at Johnson's off spinners.
Washbrook's cuts and cover drives were particularly well timed.
EDRICH'S MISTAKE
STOP PRESS
TEST MATCH
The sun shone brilliantly aver the Adelalde. oval this morning when England resumed her Orst innings of the fourth test on a good wickat. Compton
and Hardstaff took the score slowly from 239 for 4 to 245, when Bradman called for a new ball. Compton was then 17 and Hardstaff 20.- United Press.
Later.
200 for 4. Hardstaff not 42, Compton not 22. Extram 8.
MCKELL IS NEW GOV-GENERAL
Los Angeles, Jan. 31. that seven drunken seamen armed Capt Fred Hudson to-day reported with knives and chunks of chased officers of a China coaster coal
touched off by a dispute over Christ- back into their cabins in a mutiny
Again. Australia's splu bowlers and he came forward to meet spin caused considerable trouble for Dao as well as producing many masterly mus dinner. He said the mutineers
land accounted for Washbrook and drives off his back foot. Many personnel "living out" in
were sent to private
Edrich and McCool cut down Hlution ordered into Allenby Barracks to-tatives to bail them out.
houses in
in Jerusalem were
a Peruvian stockade to await their countries' represen-
in the 90's. Edrich day. Army clubs and canteens were
falled to take advantage of the grand and Hammond closed and British Servicemen were The captain said a polyglot crew and ZEK programmes by land line;
In Hongkong It could take ZBW work done by the first pair and there vestigation Departmen: officials confined to borracks, Crunimal Jn of 40 signed aboard the 25-year-old it could pick up and transmit pro- Compton and Hardstaff in
was a temporary breakdown before vessel in Boston four months ago grammes from other parts of Are
the final making a house to house check con- deliver the ship to its new owner, werkt; and it could send out pro struggled to restore the position.
the three-quarters of an hour
successfully piling lists of Britons living In Jeru
the Shanghal Trading Corporation.
A feature of the atand was the ex- salem for the evacuation authorities. He said the trip to Chimbote, Peru, from its own studios
At the tea interval the score
cellent running between wickets, was riotous and then on Christmas central control where they are care the position changed to 202 for four, and was nearly run out by cager JEWISH AGENCY SHOCKED
was Programmes are routed through 140 for one wicket and in an hour although on one occasion Washbrook Eve, n Swedish sailer with too much fully monitored, amplified and pass-The setbacks which occurred
appeared to take a single too easily Reuter Diplomatic Correspondent to drink, chased writes that the decision was taken cabin when told that Christmas din
a steward jer a
ed.on to subscribers.
ten were the more unaccountable be strictly on the grounds of maintaining ner would be turkey rather than subscribers on the company's own hatsmen, and bath
alter Bradinan at cover.
London, Feb. 1. They may re-direct-to-nearby cause the plich was true and favoured
MrWilliam-J-McKell, Labmur law and order. I was in no way the Swedish fare. The mutineers went
bowlers and
Premler of New. South Wales, hus outcome of anything that had taken after other officers who barricaded
line, called a "service feeder," ar flelders should have been liring, but such a fine example against the leg Australia.
In the previous Tests Edrich set been appointed Governor-General of they may be passed on over Palestine conference or the informal until the officers were able to signal service feeders radiate. They may place during the current Anglo-Arab themselves in the cabins.
Then the Onice
Post Bradman and his men never yielded spinners and he began so well to- mal mutineers fought among themselves amplifier stations, from which other
private lines to suba single inch all day.
King George approved the day that one felt sure he would pointment of the former boilermaker, Jewish and British Government representatives.. for help from shore.
OPENERS CONFIDENT
capitalise the splendid start, but in despite protests from some quarters Most of the also be carried at high voltage in The first reaction in London to the remainder of the crew,
tu Button and Washbrook, in their
forward he failed declaring distant transformer locks,
to get against the appointment of an active It the evacuation order came from Mostie that mutiny way to rough for the voltage is stepped down to ser-hours association, met all bowlers de-spooned up the
where patient but never unattractive three smothering
far enough and instead of political figure. Shertok, head of the Jewish Agency them, demanded their pay on arrival, vice level, and from which
Dooland's break he Mr McKell succeeds the Duke of He added: Let us stay in the Political Deparment who told
here yesterday.United Press..
again terminedly.
which the Gloucester as the King's representa- fold a (Suez) canal zone and have no fur-conferen
other service feeders hear them to without a flaw and the most pleasing press
Each played almost bowler easily held.
tive in Australia. us by
their destination in private homes, Conference: It has taken us
sur-
Hammond's dismissal for the third The appointment was made on the prise and is
Whichever method is used, central ndence they showed against the spin-bitter blow and swung the balance wealth government.
aspect of their display was the con- time this series by Toshack was a recommendation of the Common- control is in complete charge of every programune
at every
stage.
away from England. The operator on duty there can Even bumping deliverles
Unfortunately, Hammond did not monitor not only the input from the Miller, and to a lesser degree Lind-touch his recent 100 and 85 form on Iocal broadening station, the re-wali, who made the bull rise from this ground. He began with a risky Jerusalem. Feb. 1. ceiving station or the company's own good length as well as when pitching
(Continued an Page 10) An uncondimed report said to-day stedlo, but also the output from each shert, left them unperturbed. that Dov Bela Gruner who was sub-station and each blosk In his sentenced to hang for participation aren.
Ifutton produced a wide range of in the attack on
strokes all round the wicket. Не u police station. Thus he knows just what would be executed on Tuesday and subscriber is receiving and he has glances against the pace bowlers. oachenerally used the late cut and leg that acts of violent retribution on call a staff of technielons ready who received no encouragement fron probably would follow the hanging to deal with any emergency, that the lifeless Wicket. lution drove the
-Associated Press.
lex spinners mainly to the on alde
Mr Churchill accused the Labour Government of weakness in dealing with the terrorists, He shouted He charged the failure to carry out This is the road to object defeat." responsibilities In Palestine as exchanges "covering us with blood and shame.”
He admitted that civil
war Palestine is "very likely" British withdrew.
ther interest in the strategic position of Palestine. I never thought we had a strategic Interest there."-As- sociated Press.
U.S. IMPORTS TO BE CUT
Australia's Position'
Canberra, Jan. 31. The Australian Prime Minister, Mr Joseph Chifley, announced to-day that Australia is determined to cut United States imports in order save dollars.
Mr Chidey sak: "The dollar
between
The fenr
British Army, he said,
great continuation of the Jewish terrorist activities or an attempt on the part the Arabs-here have been threats of falling from the lips of Arab lenders
The omleial announcement
in to- day
Palestine Gazette empowered the High Commissioner "to serve notice on ony person whose presence 501 Palestine he may consider nol 24- sential, giving Instructions for secur Ing his evacuation from Palestine."
Spaniards Slip Into France
Paris, Jan. 31.
Spanish civilian refugees and de- serters from the Spanish Army are trickling across the Spanish border
position is most serious. placinto France in daily increasing num Britain in a most difficult positioners, it was learned semi-officially. for the rehabilitation of industry auri here to-day.
building up exports in the dollar neret
area. We feel in duly bound, in Mast civilians complained
of
cconomic situation in
view of Britain's eple var fight and worsenin, family of nine who staled | ber difficult economic position. in Spain. ^ co-operate in full in conserving they paid 5,000 pesetas a Spanish dollars."
border patrol to let them slip across Reports in Canberra said Australia from ice to-day, explained they may not, allow imports of "luxuig" and 11:d to France bet
because they were American cars in future hul navhungry. Numerous Spanish Army also enforce, stricter supervision of descriers, in most casca'bringing their imports for the purpose.or saving small arms and military equipment, dollars-United Press.
have slipped across-Reuter,
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