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Malaya JCS Pay Claim
London, May 22. Captain Leonard Cam- mans, Conservative member of the House of Commons, asked the Colonial Secretary in parliament today.If he was aware of the dissatis- faction felt by the Junior Civil Service Association of Malaya regarding the offer made to them of back-pay during the period of Japan. ese occupation and what he proposed to do about the re- presentations on the subject which have been made to him,
Mr. Arthur Creech-Jones, Colonial Secretary, replied: "I replied on this matter on March 5 and 19. I have nothing to add to replies."-Reuter.
those
COMPENSATION
FOR LAND OWNERS
Government Decision
Government is to pay com- pensation to owners of land in the Kowloon City area which was seized by the Japanese and incorporated into the extended Kai Tak aerodrome.
This was officially disclosed this morning when a statement to the press was issued from the Public Relations Clee,
The statement reads:
Government has for some time had under consideration the question of whether compensation should be of land and pald to the owners buildings situated in the Kowloon
the year 1942 or later by the Japa- nese Authorities when Kal Tak
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FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1947.
BRITISH SUPPORT FOR FULL
PAKISTAN UNLIKELY
Mr Jinnah Makes A
Makes A Extremists
Difficult Demand
London, May 22.
Informed sources said today that Prime Minister Attlee's Cabinet would not support a full-fledged Pakistan nor the Moslem League leader Mohammed Ali Jinnah's reported demand for a corridor through Hindustan, connecting the Eastern and Western Pakistan states.
These sources said the British Government thought Mr Jinnah's corridor claim would "stiffen the Congress Party's attitude against partition, to which they had reluctantly resigned themselves."
A spécial meeting of the Cabinet: is scheduled for tomorrow to dis- cuña Viceroy Viscount Mountbatten's report on India and his plan of pro- cedure for the transfer of power 10 Indian hands. It is expected Mr Jinnah's latest demand will make discussions more dimcult.
Blow Up Bridge
Jerusalem, May 22.
Conscript Bill Approved
Not A Permanent Measure
Jewish extremists blew up
London, May 22. and seriously damaged the
A motion that Britain's bridge near Acre Prison today, first peacetime conscription injuring one British person, it bill be rejected was defeated was announced officially tonight. tonight in the House of Com
Recently, 231 prisoners were re-
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Archaeologist Unearths 8,000-Year-Old Settlement
London, May 22. Professor John Garstang of Liverpool University, the famous archaeologist now over 70, has just completed a lifetime work in excavations by unearthing what is believed to be the most ancient settlement ever discovered in the world, dating back nearly 8,000 years.
Tonight, Professor Garstang, who was accompanied on the expedition by his 67 year old wife, told the Society. of Antiquaries of his discoveries in the prehistoric village of Mersin on the Mediterranean coast, in Southern Turkey, which, according to an Arab legend, was the site of the Garden of Eden.
་་ "These people, far removed from other settlements, devoted their leisure to arts instend of fighting each other", he said.
"I won't say mankind has become more pugnacious, but the world is smaller and it is easier to fall out with each other."-Reuter,
UMETNEZANTUENESANSEIN
leased from Acre in a raid by extre-mons by a vote of 232 to 44 EXHILARATING FIRST-CLASS CRICKET
mists.
Meanwhile, the
Jewish agency Mr Jinnah roportedly envisages spokesman, Gershon Hirsch, an- some form of military alliance be- nounced that the organised Jewish tween the different Indian alates,, community had decided to "take the but Congress Party quarters de-, initiative in wiping out Arab bandit clared this would be impracticable bands." "because Congress would never
and the measure was given ita third and final reading.
The bill now goes to the House of Lords.
In moving the final reading of the bill to call up 200,000 conscripts
the year for 12 months' service in armed forces, the Defence Minister, agree to shedding Hindustan blood Hirsch's announcement constituted Mr A. V. Alexander, told the Com- for the protection of Pakistan in- the first open oficial endorsement of mons that the country's Orst peace- There is also the problem of terests".
the Ragana's "punitive expedition" time conscription bill would show India's 500,000. soldiers, The Bri- In the Commons today, Mr Attlee in Feja village on Tuesday, in which the world that Britain was ready at all times to defend herself against Ush Cabinet Ministers believe they said the composition and organisa-seven Arabs were killed. are all that stand
aggression. between Indiation of the Indian Army was linked
Hirsch said the original plan of the "It will indicate to all concerned and choos.
closely with the wider question of attack had not succeeded because that we intend to defend ourselves transfer of power in the sub-contin- the leader of the Haganah's striking against aggression and to be ready ent.
support UNO in its collectivi Mr Attlee was answering a request force had been killed almost imme-to by Brigadier Harry Ripley Mackeson
measures in the same direction used He criticised the police for being in the interests that (Cons) for an assurance
of peace," lentent with Arab robbers. 'Hé | Alexander said, decision affecting future contrat,
claimed robbers killed two Jews composition and organisation of the Indian Army would be made before during April, as well as 24 Arabs. the matter had been debated in the House of Commons.
Coal Supplies
In Danger
the
Washington, May 22. United States officials said today that several obstacles Ile in the path of Britain receiving conditional 300,- 000-ton coal allocation from United States for the third-quarter of this year. The biggest of these is John Lewis, Fresident of the United Mine Workers Union
the
The Union's present contract with Government expires on June 30 and a new contract must be reached before the
then with private mine- owners if miners, in lng with their traditional "no contrnet no work" polley are not to
City area who were dispossessed in third quarter begins work as the i
nerodrome was extended.
the
по
Mr Attlee promised n debate in "due course."--United Press.
ITALY &
U. N.
Australia Opposes Admission
Assuming that a satisfactory new contract is signed, it is considered almost certain that Mr Lewis will In view of the fact that the aero-Insist that it Include the clause in dromo na enlarged by the Japanese is the current
with agreement
Lake Success, N.Y., May 22. still being used by the British Authori Government under which all miners Australia today opposed any ties It has been decided that special are given a week's summer holiday consideration of Italy's applica- legislation shall be enacted in res- with poy. Some slackening of pro-" pect of the fand now included induction, as a result of these holidays, tion for admission to the United when the Security the aerodrome which prior to 1942 is thought inevitable in July and Nations
August. did not belong to the Crown
Council met here. United States experts stress that This legislation will provide for shipping is not considered to be the Australia's representative, Colonel the compulsory resumpilon by the
and the quantity of exports William Hodgson, said: "Italy in Crown of the land included in the Is limited solely by the extent of rail | still bound by the terms of the extension of the aerodrome and for and port facliitles available.
armistice and therefore has Umited the payment of compensation to the Pending receipt of the official_re- | sovereignty.
It will not, commendation of the European Cool owners of such land.
"None of the treaties with ex-
however, provide for the payment Organisation, British ometals de enemy states has been ratified, and
say when and how to the owners of clined to buildings formerly situated on the British coal contract would
of
land.
compensation
The
necessary legislation is now being drafted and a more detailed notification will be issued to the public in due course.
EDITORIAL
Inevitably the price will
be
be
my information is that ratification of the Italian treaty has been slowed in the United States.
up in the United States Congress.
"In our view. application from ex- "sleep" as France, for instance, paying US$20 per ton (including all together and for that reason I enemy states should be considered freightage) for United States coal she is now buying.-Reuter.
oppose consideration of the Italian cummunication at this stage."
We MUST Have An Airport
THE urgency of a new airport
for Hongkong is highlighted by the announcement that Kal Tak aerodrome is to revert to the civil authorities within a few weeks. That the RAF is to hand over con- trol of Kal Tak cumes us no sur- prise. It was originally a civil
air.
fleld and its administration by the civil authorities has never been completely surrendered. Hong- kong, however, has every reason to feel grateful to the BAF for the manner in which it has
maintained the airport since September. 1945. Without the administrative and
skill of the technical Faroe,
Kal Tak conlloyal Air never have been opened to
commercial air fraile during the past twelve months; in addition the BAF main- tained a regular and beneficial transport service of Dakota planeų. which brought important i
tant personnel and mail to the Colony at
time
▪ when there were no other llacs of communication. in short, the Royal Air Force has done a first- class job for which it has long kong's sincero thanks. If the future of Hongkong-as an ́air centró was Bolely
a question of the civil authorities assuming, administra.../ tive and servicing duties at Kal Tak, there would be tile to „worry, about, · An i
it is, the band- over l a formality which has slight meaning. The airfield has long boen recognised as inadequate "for modern aeronautical require- -| Inezitaj damnot, by any strelch of the imagination be regarded an i
suitable landing or taking-off area for present-day aircraft. But be- cause of lia geographiest position Hongkong automatically becomes. a focal pois for air lines servic ing the Far East; wherefore a moderu aliport' is just as much a necessity as proper port facilities. One st
stab was made at developing
1s
Dr Quo Tai-chi (China) proposed referring the Italian application to the Security Council Membership Committee and this was supported by Mr Andrel Gromyko (Soviet Union),
diately.
The
"danger of such incidents" was appreciated as a possible causo
future Arab-Jewish of Hirsch auld, but "we will carry on defending ourselves against there bands, seeing the police are not talking any action"-United Press.
PARACHUTE IMMIGRATION
Lausanne,
Switzerland, May 22 Mr Pierce Williams, UN delegate to the Preparation Commission of the International Refugees Orgon!-
to
that
Mr
and for all time conscription, but
to
S. Africans Run Up A Mammoth Score
London, May 22.
South African batsmen found little to worry them in the Oxford University attack at Oxford today and they made their highest score of the tour so far.
Denis Compton again gave a de-
In reply to Oxford's score of 303 for nine declared, they madelightful display for Middlesex, Rcor
fours.
510 for six declared, and in the 112 in two hours and hit 13 half hour left for play Oxford lost two second innings wickets for only 19 runs.
CLOSE OF PLAY Close of play scores:
At Bristol: Gloucestershire beat Nottinghamshire by an innings and 107 runs, Notts 128 and 07 (Gaddard six for 40), Gloucestershire 203
nine declared (Emmett 138. Jepson five for 82).
NOT PERMANENT "Our main objective is to prevent war, and we shall lend ourselves
The University, with eight wickets conflict, unceasingly
task. This measure has not the objective to to fall, therefore, need 188 runs to impose on the country permanently save an innings defeat.
ΤΟΥ The best innings came from the four experienced batsmen, Viljoen, now. the situation meet
At Lords: Middlesex 207 and Nourse, Melville and Mitchell, but Mr Clement Davies, leader of the none of the players failed and this 314 for seven declared (Brown 61. Liberal Party, moved rejection of data should help South Africans Compter 112). Worcestershire 134 the bill. He said: Government had to regain much of their lost con(Edrich five for 81) and 12 for one. not proved the necessity for such a
At Sheffield: Glamorgan 154 and grave constitutional change.
Following the steady
for five opening 135
(Dyson 80). York- stand of 08 between Mitchell and shire 320 (Watson 78, Yardley 137,
Jakeman 51). sation, said today that illegal im-
Ovenstone, the batsmen scored at a
At Ilford: Essex 260 and 210 (R. tremendous rate, averaging nearly 84 migration Into Palestine by
55. Buse five for. 43). runs an hour all day. Melville led Smith parachute was expected this sum-
the way with 84, which included 15 Somerset. 102 (R. Smith five for 71) iner.
fours and Nourse obtained his first and 82 for three.-Reuter. Mr Williams sald the
two British
century of the tour in under authorities were planning to seal the frontiers of the British zone in Germany in order to halt the Jewish movement deflaltely.
His remarks came as the Com- mission concluded its worlt and adopted-a provisional budget - of US$112,045,000 for the first year of IRO, beginning July 1. The Com- mission recommended Geneva es the stat of the IRO, but a definite decision will not be mode until the next session, commencing June 20 in Lausanne.-United Press.
Commission On Korea Meets
Proposals Exchanged
Adence.
"The people are entitled to know what are the facts and what are the commitments and dangers which compel Government to bring in a measure of this sort," he said. "ThL Government, somehow or other, seems to feel there is some danger which compels us to maintain merely a voluntary system
not hours, hitting a sixer and 15 fours. conscript system in times of peace." to leave most of the scoring to his but a Viljoen, like Mitchell, was content
Mr Winston Churchill already had more vigorous partner, but batted TEN DIE IN pledged the Conservatives' to the bill-United Press.
support
SUCCESSOR TO McNUTT
faultlessly for his second century of]
the tour. He was at the wicket for VILLAGE FIRE
threo and a half hours-and-hit-19 fours.
The
Cairo, May 22, scoreboard at the close of
Three women and seven children. play today was: Oxford 303 for nine were burned to death in a fire declared and 19 for two. South which swept through an Upper Africans 610 for alx declared (Mit- Egyptian village during the celebra- chell 72, Melville 84, Nourse 101, tions of a religious festival, Viljoen not out 110, Harris 08). The fire was started by an explo-
slan of a stove in a flimsy Arab home
COUNTY MATCHES
Kansas City, May 22, The Presidential Secretary, Charles Ross, sald today that President.
In county gamea, Norman Yard-and quickly spread to other houses Truman's formal nomination of Mrley, chosen captain of England in in the vicinity.
Many persons were injured, somo Emmet O'Neal as Ambassador to the the first Test against South Africa, Philippines was en route to Washing- acored 137
for Yorkshire against seriously, in rushing from their ton by aerial courier and probably Glamorgan at Sheffield. This was homes Into narrow alleys to avoid
the flames Router, would go to the Senate on Friday. his first century of the season and
and According to information here took
half hours. threa Paul V. McNutt will relinquish his
At Bristol, the Notts batsmen post immediately.-United Press.
could not play the turning ball and dismissed in their second in- were
Silk Shipments_
To Britain
Tokyo, May 23.
1
nings for 97
07 runs in 90 minutes.
Gloucester owe their victory to 40- year-old Tom Goddard, whose spin- Seoul, May 22,
ners
enumed the Notts downfall. The Soviet-United States Joint Commission ended its first business
Following his fine bowling yester-, day (ning for 41), he had a second sesalon shortly before 5 p.m. today.
Innings analysis of 9.1 overs, two Li-Gen Brown told the press that the delegates "covered" all adminis raw silk shipment to
SCAP today announced the third | maldens, 40 runs for six wickets, The Council decided to proceedtrative matters concerning the Kingdom-1,000 bales aboard first with discussion of the Greeit agenda except for American pra-British ship Medon bound for Eng- wickets. question, leaving Italy's application posals on press freedom and the land.
dissemination of information. Hoj.
HELD OVER
on its agenda for future discussion.
Attempt To Pry Into Duke Of
the United His Ngures for the match were 30.b the overs, ten maidens, 81 runs for 15
Herbert Buse, who took five Es- Additional shipments of 285 bales sex wickets for 43, had a spell of Dr Boyon Athanassov (Bulgarin) said the United States press proposals supported the views stated earlier by were delivered to the Soviets just a scheduled to be shipped to Au-seven overs in which he took four trolin and New Zealand on June 10. for 15 runs, three wickets, falling Albania and via that the before the meeting adjourned, and { -United Press.
in four balls, subsidiary
Investigating
discussed in tomorrow's would be ted by the Council to
to afternoon
session. group (appointed watch the Greek frontier) should Ha declined to explain what he not have the power to Investigate meant by "covered" or reveal other "future cases" not on the Security Information
until
Russo-American Council. Ho declared that Bulgaria agreement is reached concerning would not accept any subsidiary unilateral statements and releases. one or two
Meanwhile Dr Syngman Thee and group which had unlimited power. ve been discussed and
and had no time limit for its work. Kim Koo Issued a joint statement to for consideration and cach schiene
Mr
V. G. Lawford (Great Britain) the press, expressing hopes that the has outraged Whitehall because of opposing the Soviet resolution, which Joint Commission would "speedily the finance Involved. Curiously tries to limit the power of subsidiary accomplish its declared alm, eliminate enough the homeside pundits groups, said: "We consider it would the 38th parallel and establish an falled to indicate how it is pos
obviously be ridiculous to leave a independent, democratle govern sible to construct a modern airport
which there would be ment."
In the Greek border Bay 21,500,000, The point is that even if it
cost three
a site-Ping Shan-but this had to be abandoned because it did not wholly
fuifli Internationally nocepted requirements,
Bince then have
for
leas
Limes
than
London
A cannot afford to
hat amount, the project
sur-
be worth It in the long run.
render its natural claims as the principal airport In the Far East -because a few million dollars ex penditure are involved. But that danger is growing as Wallcha
Whitehall continues to
Alr procrastinate, lines ming huge, land planes are reluctant to risk them entering and
I leaving Hourkong while “adequate aeródrome facilities “aro Available. Eventually they may be driven to make use of other -airports. The Colonlat Office should be made to understand that Hongkong expects an early decl- alon on this matter.
no
gop.
arcas.
Windsor's Affairs Rebuffed
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BRITISH
FLOOD RELIEF
FUND
THE FUND WILL CLOSE ON 31ST MAY
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Collected by ATS/EFI
Hongkong,
Including
$107.50 from Fook Yet Hong, Printers London, May 22. who is concemed with the saving Anon Communist Philip Piratin was of dollars to ask a question of this Mrs A. M. de Martin
character? Is it not Important that Members of the Hong- given the cold shoulder in the the House should be acquainted with
kong Stock Exchange, Commons today when he tried to the facts as to where dollars are Lid. dig into the affairs of the Duke being spent in regard to certain Overseas Chinese Agency NO BLIND ADHERENCE ··
Individuals who are only subjects Wah, Yan College (Kow- and Duchess of Windsor, "FALLACIOUS” ARGUMENTS
În a private' capacity?"
loon The statement, declared their: In-
Piratin,
Com- Describing the Soviet arguments da
the two
The deputy Speaker, Majar James Me and Mra J. M. Horkoff tention to "leave it with Individual muntats "fallacious" Mr Lawford added that lenders and organisations to decide Chancellor of the Exchequer what Member must be satisfied with the in Parliament, "asked the Milner, said: "The Honourablo the attitudes taken up by the Yugo whether to participate in the Joint llotment of dollars above the basic answer he has been given," Slav, Albanian and Bulgarinn, re- Cominisston, discussions
British law limits a person to prezentatives were tantamount to However, the statement added: export allocation of £75 had been refusal accept the Council's de "We cannot blindly adhere to the made to the Duke and Duchess in £75 a year for expeditures outside cision. He hoped that these govern-haric principles of the Joint Com 1945 and 1940, and to the nearest the country-United Press. ments would not persist in an atti-mission conferenco...unlose two convenient date of 1947.
clarified.
of
tudo which constituted a breach of important Article XXV of the Charter.
This articio renda: "Members the United Nations agree to accept and carry out decisions of the So- curity Council in accordance with the present Charter.
ba.!
one of
points are satisfactorily Replying for the Chancellor. the Financial Secretary, Mr Glenvil so-called trusteeship and fall, raid: "I am not prepared to independent governments are two disclose such information. regarding conflicting ideas. Therefore, the articular Individuals, whoever they trusteeship. clause in the Moscow NY decision, should either be eliminated Many members of the House pro-
· France supported the Securky or clearly defined and publicly delested audibly when. Piratin TOSO Council's action in setting up a clared so as to clear the way for the in unfee, a supplementary question, Balkan subsidiary group and the establishment:"of an independent "On a, point of order," he asked, Council then adjourned-Reuter. governident.”—United Press, -
"Is it not in order for a Member
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