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TERRORISTS' HAUNT TRACKED
DOWN BY DOGS
Jerusalem, Apr. 21. Police dogy led troops to an underground terrorist printing Jewish plant in the Oriental quarter of Bukharin here today during a combout for gunmen, who ambushed and attempted to capture a British military jeep patrol this morning,
LC-
cording to an official statement.
India Partition Pointers
New Delhi, Apr. 21. Veteran observers here today Interpreted Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's statement, last night that the Muslim League could have Pakistan on condition they do not combine unwilling parts of India with it, as an Indica- and Congress tion that indu
down lo leaders
are backing their opposition to partition.
at Mau- Nehru's statement
climaxed a series nathbbanJan
of speeches by ton Congress lea- thefr toward ders, pointing
growing
operate.
willingness
to
Co-
quarters,
Muslim League however, did not share the op- timism because the Congress
Party has not withdrawn ita
resolution proclaiming its Insis-
tence for a united India.
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The Congress Party has al- ready started to salvage
the
Hindu majority sections of what
would be Pakistan' by
calling
for cutting up of Punjab and Bengal
provinces Preas
The plant was used for the pro-ILAN LANTBENTE ERINEVERSE 16 Aster Sætreated a papered St duction of forged civilian identity cars, similar to those used for ad- mission to Jerusalem's fortified zones.
Four Jews were held following a combined police and military swoop on this "shanty town" district of the Holy City, which only recently was under military rule.
Taking the scent from noosed ropes behind a wall believed by the police to have been used as cover for the grenade attack on the passing Jeeps, Allyal The police dogs tralled to Street.
In a house-to-house search of this street, the troops unearthed two grenades, two flush bombs, 30 rounds of ammunition, some grenade train- Ing manuals and two match boxes containing detonators, in addition to a printing plant,
DUSK TO DAWN CURFEW
Since April 18, reprisal attacks on the British forces by Irgun Zval Leumi have killed ond British soldier and wounded ten British soldiers and two British constables.
few
the
United
TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1947.
KING FREDERICK Ix- OF DENMARK
Guerilla Threat To Peiping &
Tientsin Anticipated
(BY ANTHONY ULLSTEIN)
Peiping, Apr. 22.
against a are taking precautionary measures Peiping and Tientsin authorities Communist guerilla threat. In Tientsin, where fighting was reported 20 kilometres to the west, a moat is being built around the city.
measures.
In Peiping, according to the Chinese press, the authorities are discussing defence signal radios, They have banned the movement of metals, gasoline, equipment, foreign medicine and other strategic materials for fear these would filter into "bandit areas."
De Gaulle To
Face Press
Paris, Apr. 21. General Charles de Gaulle, who is
Meanwhile, a dusk-to-down cur-
was clomped down on Jewish area tonight until further leading a one-man crusade against notice, it is officially announced. Communism in France,
will fight
Little brick and mud forts dot the railway route from Pelping to Tien- isin. Soldiers stand guard behind barricades of branches that prod sharp suspicious fingers into the de- ceptively peaceful countryside.
Villagers have been forbidden to
affording grow tall crops,
cover, near highways and railways.
The precautions were taken as
Unconfirmed reports stated that the one of the toughest battles of his United States Marines began to pull
curfew had been imposed because career
ол
Thursday-a single-
of the impending execulions of two handed encounter with the French Jewish terrorists, Meyer Feinstein press. and Moshe Barazani, now under sentence of denth.
Jying
The general's first press conference from voluntary
since he emerged
1048. day.
men.
at this
out to Tsingtao and Guam. Neu- tral observers say the two develop- ments need not necessarily be inter- connected, since Communist guerilla activity has long been in progress.
Both Feinstein and Burazani today partican press is hostile to Generalger. They say the Communists
appealed to the High Commissioner, Sir Alan Cunningham, for clemency.
Reuter.
When newsmen
SECRET
SESSION AT
MOSCOW
Wearisome Parleys
Danes Proclaim New King
FREDERICK ASKS FOR PEOPLE'S CONFIDENCE
Copenhagen, Apr. 21.
Frederick IX was proclaimed King of Denmark today amid cheers from ten thousand of his subjects standing in the courtyard of Christianborg Palace. Promptly at 4 p.m.-less than 18 hours after the death of King Christian-Premier Knud Kristensen shouted appeared on the balcony of the Palace and three times the traditional sentence: "King Christian
is dead-long live His Majesty King Frederick IX."
Frederick acknowledged the cheers
of his new subjects from a balcony
on the opposke side of the Palace court.
Gathered Inside the Palace for the ceremony were the Royal Family, headed by Queen Alexandrine, the Court and all the members of Parlin- ment.
the
оп
King Frederick emerged baleuny just after Premier Kristensen had asked for ninefoid cheers,
He responded: "My father, nur old King, has gone away and has now tound peace. Few like him have been rooted in the Danish people, and we in this moment think about him thankfully.
Lab. Rebels
To Realign
Themselves
For
Reservations
London, Apr. 21. There will be a complete re- alignment of the rebels against Government's peacetime conscription proposal when the National Service Bill is again debated in Parliament-pro-
"I hope I shall be worthy of the the confidence of the people and that the confidence in my father will be given
me, God bless all Danish homes. God bless Denmark."
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Dead Man
Identified.
Police have now ́ ́esta- blished the identity of the Europoon who fell from tho second floor of a Woosung Street house on Sunday night and was killed.
Ho is James Anderson Duncan, seaman of tho s5 Benlawyers, which is lying off Stonecutters Island, Duncan was a native of the Shetland Isles.
Police are now investiga- ting the circumstances at- tending his fatal fall.
Ill-Effects
On At-Bomb Workers
Public Inquiry Demand
their
London, Apr. 21.
Two hundred and fifty workers at a north England atomic plant-20 of whom are auffering from the effects of work and whose sex desires are said to have been affected-actually worked on the atomic bomb project, Mr Bob Edwards, General Secre- tary of the Chemical Workers Union, disclosed in an inter- view today.
of tech-
ed in getting a Government Inquiry
In the previous debate some weeks made into his allegations, has now age, 73 Labour Members voted demanded a public enquiry into these issues, because "Britain will have against their own Government on the question of peacetime conserip- thousands of atom workers in a few tion and service conditions. The months."
(Continned on Paro 4). Government had the support of the whole of the Conservative Opposi- the without it, but even tion, Government would have had a small majority.
bably in a fortnight's time. FERVENT DISPLAY Ninefold cheers followed his brief
The Prime Minister and Cabinet talk. The crowd then sang the will have a more friendly backing Danish National Anthem and the from their own Benches in the House King's Hymn, as well as the Swedish of Commons, but will face an almost
Mr Edwards, the first man to have National Anthem in tribute to totally hostile Opposition. The net Swedish-born Queen Ingrid, who effect will be to reduce the chances pointed out the alleged ill-effects of joined the King on the balcony. of a Government defent, which might atom work on the healt
The singing of the Norwegian bring down the Labour Administranicians on April 11 and who succeed- National Anthem, as demonstration tion. of Scandinavian solidarity, ended the ceremony. but thousands of cheering Moscow, Apr. 21.
Danes
remained in the courtyard. At the suggestion of Gen. George The Danish Parliament was sum- Marshall, the Council of Foreign moned for p.m. to hear the officla!
Into anotification of the Ministers resolved Itself
proclamation "secret" session after a one hour and Church bells tolled through Denmark
between
5 pm and 7 p.m.
motto will be: King Frederick's with God for Denmark."
Most
PLACATION MOVE of Europe's Royalty was believed preparing to attend King Christian's funeral, to be held with-
Subsequently, the Government aler in the next ten days.
placated some of the rebels by re- the British Because
Royal ducing the proposed period of com- 10 months to family will probably be en route pulsory service from 10 home from South Africh, they may 12. This satisfied an influential sec- be represented by the Duke and lion of Labour, Members-some of
whom took part in the
original for Duchess of Gloucester.
King Haakon of Norway was ex-ca policy revolt. Although they with the Government on con- pected to arrive toward the end of
Prince Bernhard ofscription because they approye of the Holland and Crown Prince Gustaf principle, they still think that Bri- Adolf of Sweden were expected the tain's manpower position cannot stand 18 months' period of compul-
Already day before the funeral.
This section was pre- In accordance with the special sory service.
(per "H.K. Telegraph") 135,901.45 months' pro-
and Mrg wish of the late King, his widow,pared to resist the 18
The re- Mr
25.00 Guterres. Queen Alexandrine, will retain the posal in the next debate. tille of Queen rather than that of duction has also swung round to the Dowager United Press,
Government side a number of La-Members Station Head- quarters, Sts. Mess, bour Members of Parliament who Royal Air Force, Kai actually voted against the Govern-
It was the second private meeling since the Moscow session started more than six weeks ago and was the final effort to write the Austrian treaty before adjournment,
NO PHYSICAL DANGER The death sentence on Feinstein retirement on Murch 30 will be open was confirmed on April 18 after he free for all, the official spokeshon However, many believe this octi- had been convicted of complicity in for his new political party said to-
the ivity may be increased after blowing up a railway station in
The wartime resistance leader stabilising influence of the Marines
40 minutes formal meeting falted lo Jerusalem
October, In
is removed.
produce an agreement on major dis- Barazani was convicted of carrying is expected to tindergo a mills bomb in his pocket and his conference virtually the third degree
The same observers belleve Pei-putes over Austria. death sentence was conflrmed on at the hands of some 200 newspaper-
ping and Tientsin are in no physical April 17.
France's The large majority of
not risk frontal attacks on these two principal cities of North de Gaulle.
crowd into the China as they cannot afford to lose red plush and gilt reception room too many men. But it is admitted the National Resistance Society's that they could make things pretty headquarters here, they will be armed uncomfortable by intensifying their with a battery of questions seeking guerilla-tables-and-bringing them Attacks against railways and rail- to prove that General de Gaulle, by closer in.
words, wants his own
way stations-like the current one dictator.-United Press.
Mr Bevin said: "It looks as against Shitchfachuang--would dis- rupt food supply routes, frustrating though we could get the Austria Government altempts at economic treaty if we could agree on Articles following their conviction for anti-stabilization. As it is commodity 5, 34 and 35 (frontiers, reparations prices, ufter a hopeful respite, are and German assets). Shall we ve rising anew.-United Press.
through the whole book again?""
DISCOVERY NEAR AMBUSH
Palestine, Apr. 22. Two ropes fashioned into nooses were found by the British authori- tles near the spot where two military jeeps were ambushed la Jerus- lem by men believed to be members of the Jewish underground yester- day
"The discovery recalled a broad- cast threat by the Irgun Zvai Leumi, a Jewish underground or ganisation, to retaliate in kind for the hanging of four of its members by the British authorities last week,
EDITORIAL
of
British violence.
to become
The nooses were found behind a wall bordering the road where the jeeps were attacked. Five soldiers riding in the jeeps escaped injury but a elvilion was reported injured.
Associated Press.
Are We Rehabilitated?
HOTEL
FEL, prices are up; rents are in be increased; workers wil be asking for more wages. Ergo: spiral is gaining the Inflation mementum. Government cannot future with lly regard the
current equanimity because, trends are permitted to develop. a deep, deplorable depression wi result. The stock reply "Bring down the living costs:" * sentiment fully subscribed to hy Just how this to bo Gelling more and goods
Bus Yea!
essential consumer
lowering overbeads?
fai
just how Is Hongkong going to
vegetables and
obtain rice, meat, vere
firewood In such quantifles that no longer require subsidisa-
they
tion? That they become so mu
살겠다
cheaper that the worker
Tho
afford to accept less wages with out towering his living standards? The world shortage of · necessary commodities is longkang's short- BRE: the world's Inflationary spiral. is Hongkong's, unless-unless ex- pedient measures can be 4D-
lied. In · WA
what time world is in
position, ouce all needs. The Brain," to supply Hongkong picture covering the past. 18 months, throws a fascinat
the problem. ing illumination on It is the colony's proud boast that it has rehabilitated itself much faster than any, other city. In the Far East, But has it got that far? For example, is the average whlie
u
collar worker as well off today as before the war? No. Is the coolle and manual worker as well off? Superficially, yes, but only as Are result of being subsidised,
and little- bustness firms-big earning profits comparable to pre- war? Yes. Are shareholders re- Yes. Is ceiving similar returns? there more idle caplial than ever before in the history of Hongkong? Yes. There appear to be two actions Government can take
help establish a firmer economic 'equilibrium.
adopt One is to methods for absorbing excess capital, In the first place by Inx a a substantial foan; the other.to exert
control over service more charges, How can a concern rea- sonably Justify higher service charges. when it shows anything up to $3,000,000 profit In months? Such figures merely prove that one small section of thẻ com- munity has become rehabilitated; but the colony as a whole is pre-
the
12
cariously balanced on edre
tre of All economic. pitfall, with only slender hopes of avoiding being pushed in. The notion,
becau
Hongkong has nearly As many uxury goods as it ever contained,
fale certainly much more idle
very money, that emergency measures are unnecessary, should be aban- doned. The real danger Iles ahead and will offer just sa, strong a challenge to the ingenuity of the Administration as did those early, chaofio days of sbeoccupation,
by
Youth Found Starved
The Ministers received their de- puties reports on Austria--which showed that all major issues were still in dispute.
this week.
BRITISH FLOOD RELIEF FUND
Donations Received
acknowledged
The Ministers started through the trenty
ugain and V. M. Molotov, Russian Foreign Minister, immed Soldier, Black ately resumed his usual speeches.
That Marketing Losses Marshall interrupted to say
It has not won over the group of Hongkong
and Construction Co., there was no point in making state-
Waslington, Apr. 22. 30, headed by Mr Rhys Davies, who Lid. ments all over again. Would the The losses to the US. Govern opposed conscription on the grounds Ministers be agreeable to resolving ment, through money operations of conscience, or another group, led themselves into a restricted meet connected with soldier black marby Mr Zillacus, whose objection is that keting overseas, may exceed $500,-political. This section thinks except 000,000 a Government official estimat to approve, conscription would be to which advisers
ed. This will be double the loss support the foreign polley three of each-United Press.
which the British Treasury recently they consider aligned, so far as to announced it has sustained-Asso-provide an advantage to the United
(Continued on Paro.4) ciated Press.
ing? That was agreed to and
were dismissed
all
Cowes, Apr. 21. Edward Ashmore, 17, escaped from a reform school on the Isle of Wight by hiding in an empty pucking case last Wednesday, but nearly starved
NOT DISCOURAGED to death as a result.
Crewmen
&crat- investigating a
London, Apr. 23. ching noise they thought was caused
A government source today sald Ashmore, pale, rats found exhausted and farnished, still inside the British Foreign Ofice was "some- not dis- what disappointed but case.. the
aboard the today Southampton-bound steamer Mask, touraged or alarmed" at the failure of the Foreign Ministers' Conference He had not enten in six days.
Other cases piled
atop his
had to reach major agreements in Mos- prevented him from escaping as the cow. crate was loaded successively on a truck on the Isle of Wight pier and finally on the steamer itself,United Press.
STOP
PRESS
"SLAP HAPPY”.
·GUILTY
Inouye "Slap Happy" Kanno,
Japanese Gendarmerie former interpreter, was found guilty of high dressan when his trial was concluded this morning at the Supreme Court. The Chler Jus- floe, Bir Henry. Bilackall, passed' sentence of death.
He said the British always had regarded the meeting us of a pre- liminary nature and never expected full settlements except in the case of Austria.
"We have adjusted ourselves to the idea that the pace of post-war inter- national settlements is slow, very slow.", the informant aid.
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So Don't Say You Haven't Been Warned!
Rome, Apr. 21. The
Giornale newspaper d'Italia reported tonight that a leading. Italian medium had con- tacted the spirit of the late President Roosevelt and was told that 1948 would bring a seven-month war.
"Will it last long?"-"No," "One year?" "No." "Two years?""No." "Three years?""No." At this point the table seemed im- patient, the newspaper sald, and the medium asked, "Is it a matter of months?" The table replied, "Yes," "Would you, Mr President, please give as many rape is months that war wil Inst?" The table rapped seven times.
was made at the Foreign to Bant, who claim to have can- would tako, part in the war but that
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"The Russians drive a hard, sharp bargain. Time may yery well prove
The newspaper said Carlo Ver- that Russia has used the Moscow
of the magazines meeting merely to feel out the other gani, director
"Ways of the The medium asked if London and powers in a long bargaining. pro-World Union" and
Anon Spirit," had conducted a scance be- New York would be bombed and was cess," the source continued,
fold "Yes.", The table zald Italy fore a group of laymen. This source recalled that no pro-
the volces of spirits which Rome would not be bombed, al- gross
first meeting in London sey they are the painter Donatello, though "all Europe will be ruined." Ministers
medlum asked, "Will Russia on the Italian peace treaty but that Christopher Columbus, Schubert,
and
WOS told, "No." "workable agreements were reached Goering, Mussolini and Roosevelt,
used, the seance method by which"Amerien?" he later."....
"Yes," said he asked. to
the medium's He said the British government on the table spell out the the table,
**Will there be many victims?" "by no means rules out" the possibl-
the table made a great racket. estion. To the first question put to Roose- lity that an overall settlement of the
"Roosevel!" then predicted that German problem may be reached velt's spirit about another war, the Harold E. Stassen would be the next
as the Ministers" next tablo replied: early
A new war willPresident of the United States and meeting" perhaps in London in July, break out in 1948."
said a period of peace would follow, The time and place has not yet The medium and “Roosevelt" titan | the 1948 war and that
all states been definitely get. Associated had the following conversation, pewould be united in a single federn- Press,
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tion-United Press.
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