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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JULY 12, 1947.
Illegal Jewish Yugoslavs Charge U.S,
Armoury Raided
Jerusalem, July 11. Troops and police made a lightning_raid into the "Levant Fair” section of Telaviy today and arrested 24 employees of a firearms workshop.
Hidden
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blueprints of Sten guns, as well as of Sten gun parts and other weapons in various stages of repair, were seized.
It is belleved that the raid was carried out on the basis of a tip from an in- former, United Press.
BISHOP
DENOUNCES UNSCOP
Jerusalem. July 11. Clad in the purple robes of the Church of England, which he represents in the Holy Land, the Right Rey W. H. Stewart, Bishop of Jerusalem, appeared before, UNSCOP todny und de- nounced the Committee's prac tice of holding Sunday sessions.
Bishop Stewart said he understood. but regreted, the necessity of Sab bath meetings.
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Today's hearing was delayed three hours starting because of the UNSCOP aerial survey of Palestino. Bishop Stewart said previous 45- sertions that there was no danger to the status of missionaries in the
Land
were not true, and he urged that UNSCOP include in its constitution means of protecting Mos- Jem and Jewish converts to Chris- tlanity as well as Christian school teachers.
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Graves Registration
Cloak
For Espionage
Belgrade, July' 11.
The offical Tanjug news agency, in an editorial released today, charged the United States Graves Registration Unit with attempting "under the mask of registering graves to develop a spy network and and link themselves with remnants of the routed Chetniks."
Important Ruhr Coal Discussions
Washington, July 11,
The violent editorial anid some members of the Unit, which operated in Yugoslavia lust year, pursued "sinister and foul
aims.
The attack was made in comment- jng on the two-day old trial of seven Yugoslavs charged with espionage activities on behalf of some of the former members of the Registration Unit. The trial, in which the main defendant Is Morivoje Pontellch, has
been given wide press
According to the testlowny yester-
United States oficials today former registration city. described forthcoming Anglo- American discussions on Ruhrlay, Pantelich and American Pfe coal production, to take place in Walter Florek attempted to ascertain Washington as an essential com- the strength in men and weapons of plement to the Paris talks on Chetnik bands, and supplied one the Marshall "Save
bard
with hand grenades, shells, Europe" plan.
pistols and sub-machine guns,
Florek was removed from Belgrade last year and court martialled t Vienna for causing an incident in a Belgrade cafe.
Incited Hatred "Florek and two offers inclted remnants a haired among Chetniks
re-
The Importance being attached to the meeting is emphasised by ports that General Lucius D. Clay, Commander of the United States oc- cupation zone in Germany, is under- stood to be likely to return here for consultations about the same time as the British representatives arrive at the end of July.
The United States view, is that the
of Ruhr con production to fts: raising of maximum pitch is essential to the fuitment of one of the major cogs certain In European reconstruction machin-service. ery which it is hoped to establish under the Marshall plan-Router,
Anglo-Russian Talks
London, July 11
officials
Food Shortage Facing India
New Delhi, July 11. India faces a grave food shortage during the next few months. The provinces of Madras, Bengal, Bombay and Bihar, as well as some south Indian states, will have less than one month's supplies by September 1.
The Food Member of the Indian Interim Govern. ment has called an urgent informal conference of pro- vincial, ministers and pro. minent businessmen to con. sider the critical food situa- tion at a meeting in New Delhi on July 13.-Reuter.
wwwma
Soekarno
Appeals For Faith
London Speculation. On
New Minister Of State
BY FRASER WIGHTON
(Reuter's Political Correspondent)
London, July 11.
Prediction with regard to the identity of the new -Minister of State to serve as interim link between the India and Pakistan Dominio ns today took an entirely new turn in London, speculation suggesting the India Under- Secretary, Mr Arthur Henderson, as one possibility for the new post.
Lord Listowel's name has al- | ready been. coupled with the jidea, but there are reasons that might make Lord Listowel's ap- pointment impracticable. One is that with Lord Addison as senior Commonwealth Relations Minister, this would involve both Commonwealth Ministers being answerable to the House of Lords, with
Under- Secretary, for the House of Commons.
an
the
As Lord Listowel was recently
appointed to the India-Burma port- follo, the Government might con- sider It wasteful to transfer him now that there is lot of worlt to be done in connection with The transitional period,
It
of
Another
reason is that, while Lord Listowel, with the transfer of
Ccases power, automatically
to be of State for India he Secretary will remain as Secretary o! Stute for Burma. The Burma post will continue to exist unti Burma Batavia, July 11. determines her final relationship to President Soekarno appealed Britain Inside or outside the Com- to the world today to have faithmonwealth at any rate unill
transfer of power, In the fledgling Indonesian Re- public to act as its own keeper of internal peace, law and order, In a radio broadcast, President for the people's authorities of Yugo Soekarno sald the Itepublle was pre- slavin and spoke irresponsibly of bared to accept all of the Dutch de American Investigation in
normalcy Yugo-mands to Wing about Tanjug soll.
The Cabinet has, so far, taken no "All this throughout Indonesia, but it remain-
har, compromised the work ofed "explicit and emphatic gravely
on the decisions on the subject. It in the American problem of internal security".
of course, a number of young anti He reiterated Indonesia's stand that successful Ministers from whom The trial revealed the entire dis- internal law was a job for the Re-juuld choose the new Minister
including the existing Kusting activity to which those men public itself and not for a joint In-State.
Under-Secretary, MF had
to achieve their foul onestan-Dutch_ recourse ends. There are no elhical values posed by the Netherlands as pro-Dominions
| Arthur Bottomley, now on å mlaston against which these men would not
hold fast to our opinion that in South Africa. commit sacrilege in order to attain the organs of enforcing law and order their goal. For this reason, the re-within the Republic must be wholly Bottomley has sat in on bath the sentment with which the entire Republican," he said. "There should Yugoslav public opinion reacted and be no doubt as to the ability of the India and Burma Cabinet talks for the sharply condemned Chetalk trai-Repubile to enforce law and order
long time past. tors and their employers of the in her territories." American Graves. Registration Unit The President gave n personal can be fully understood,"
of interior safety for all for- Mrs Rachel Katzenelson-Rubachov,
to the trial,
ncr and foreign investments. which deals with matters more than He said the British had had con- upeaking in Hebrew, declared that the Jewish women had joined with
The sources declared that Britain one year old, and the official edi-fidence and had trusted the Re- their men In resisting the "edicts Is inte
interested in getting a Russian forial comment, Indicate a full-į public during the evacuation of the which have closed
anti-American campaign | Japanese. commliment to supply as much as fledged the
was carried out gates of
Yugoslavia's re- successfully. Palestine and forced refugee-laden 1,000,000 tons of wheat annually. To closely following ships to Cyprus."
dale there have been no indications fusal of the invitation to the Mar- After hearing Mr Rebecca Sleft, that the Soviets are interested in a shall Zionis feader
who fold delegates deal of such scope, that Jewish women Joined in "daily
Observers speculate that the Rus- prayers for return to Zion," UNSCOP sian attitude may be dictated by a The Admirals adjourned until Sunday morning. desire to keep a large stock of wheat Concluding Mrs Sieff told dele-in hand to strengthen her bargaining gales that Palestine women would wisition or to have supplies available Had All The Fun not rest "or give you rest until you for satellite countries adhering to the have, brought our children home." Soviel position of rejecting the Mar- United Press,
shall plan for European economic co-operation-Associated Press.
Women's Prayers
The first women to appear before UNSCOP were heard today. They were representatives of the various Jewish women's organisations in
Palestine,
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A government source reported to- day that the British-Russian trade talks la Mo-enw are "proceeding but
not making a great deal of headway", J. Harold Wilson, British Overseas Trade Secretary, is remaining in the Sav et capital, but so far the Rus- clans have not offered wheat and Britain. timber in the amounts wanted by
Gen. Wedemeyer For China
Washington, July, 12. Lieutenant-General Albert C.
The publicity Biven
Press,
"We
which
which
*
Like his chief, Lord Addison, Mr
The constitutional position of the Indian States after the transfer of power on August 15 is a matter for mutual discussion and arrangementį between the States and India and Pakistan.
No Change In Policy
There, has been no change what- ever in the Government's policy tu- wards the States question, according to authoritative London quarters subject appears to have been arous tonight. Some speculation on the
Plan conference. United Opening Up Indonesia
The Interim government, is the first step in full Independence for Indonesia, can begin within a short period and has in its powered by a statement by Sle John An- solution of the Indo-Dutch problem derson, former Governor of Bengal, on the States position in the Com- by opening up Indonesin to the Portsmouth, July 11.
mons debate yesterday on the Indian world, Dr Sockarna declared in bls Admiral Lord Fraser, Commander- address over Radio Jogjakarta.
Independence Bill.
Sir In-Chief of the Portsmouth Naval
Half an hour after the President's Base had former C-n-c of the address, the Dutch Governor British Pacific Fleet has taught General, Dr Hubertus van Mook, visiting United States
Admiral took the air over Radio Batavia 10 Richard Conolly how to shoot dice tell the world that merative decision, we should, in my
of tediou and get out
banquet short and its is "imperative" the
zic accept it without question, and leave apeaking.
Linggardjati agreement be imple-
no room for doubt that our offices Aboard the 180-year-old flagship, mented. HMS. Victory.
would be available to any extent of Lord
Dr van Mook said the Dutch had desired, and, in particular, that we shown patience and restraint to the should be willing to enter into new Indo-Dutch problem, despite relationships with such States with subjection to continuous and numerable attacks, both small
out, of course, Impinging on the le gitimate
and
Nelson's
and
according to the official record, said: "If certain states even-. tually decide against accession, how ever much we might, on broad general considerations, deplore their
view,
Wedemeyer is leaving Immediately the conspiratora sat back and smok-large, and to a continuous vitupera- | si interests of either Domin-
for China-and-Korea-on-a-fact-An- ding mission for the government. A Whitehouse announcement on Fri-
day said that Wedemeyer will have the title of special representative of the President with rank of an am- bassador.
tive
Jane.
day, the two admirals eliminated all but two junior officers Sn Ave minutes. On the young strippers fell the onus of the speeches, while Fed contentedly.
“propaganda campaign." Narrating the hilarity ut last He described the Dutch proposals
The Government policy, reflected dinner, one of Ad- as nelther unilateral requests
in repeated statements by the Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, und night's private miral Conolly's staff said knowingly demands and suid: "Their origin was that Lord Fraser would not be the in discussions with the Repubile and the Viceroy, Lord Mountbatten, in tnly wanital using the tricks as the they constitute a coheren, and in-recent times, has made it abundantly future-Reuter.
divisible whole."
clear that Britain's desire is that the India
The announcement said he will "make an appraisal of the overall situation" in the two countries and MORE PAY FOR that he will be accompanied by a small group of experts."-Associated BRITISH WORKERS
Preka.
Troops' Warning To Stern Gang
Jerusalem, July 12. The Stern gany was warned on Thursday night by "Jewish service- men in Britain' that further killings of British soldiers might "result in
nor
In a veiled threat, Dr van Mook added: "Those who reject co-opera- tion and who continue to preach hostilities towards their friends shall carry a very grave responsiblilty to wards their people and towards the British workers took home with world for the effects of their prea them tonight pay envelopes heavier | ching."-United Press, by a total of £25,000,000,
London. July 11.
The sum represented taxation con- cessions dated back 13 weeks
to
Budget Day, when the Chancellor of Gold Found In Burma the Exchequer, Mr Hugh Dalton, Increased personal allowances.
A typical example: A murried man having two children and earn- £1.4.8 ing £7 received an extra this week. His tax had dropped to arousing revenge feelings, among two pence from 2/1d-Reuter. their former comrades in Britain".
The warning was contained in a letter from the "servicemen" and addressed to the head of the It was gang In Telaviv." Intercepted by
the Telaviv police,
WBA Stern
who opened it.
Police Reserve
of 1047:
company. Dress: Summer Uniform.
Hongkong Police Reserve Orders No. 19 British soldiers were seen in the Charge Roum Duties: Members of No, Telaviv streets on Thursday night for Company will parade for Charge Roan the first time in a fortnight as they as detalled by the O.C. of their out of bounds order, imposed when terrorists shot "at British soldiers on a crowded street, was lifted till 9 p.n. dally. Associated Press.
Fatal Air Crash
Rio de Janeiro, July 11. Two people were killed and six injured today when a Brazilian Air Force plane crashed at Sao Paulo. Reuter.
NOTICE
Trafie Duty: Members of No. 1 Com- pany detailed for Traße Duty on Sunday, 13th. July, 1947 will perform their duty in four shifu, from 0°a.m. to 11.00 nặng 11.00 am to 2.00 pan 1.09 pm to 3.00 p.m.; and from 5.00 pm, to 0.80 pɔm, as ordered.
Members detailed will Porade at the Central Police Station Traffle Ofice fifteen minutes before the hour of com- mencing duty, to draw revolver.
Dress: Khaki Shirts and shorts; Whistlo and lanyard: Cap: Belt; Hojo Topsi Anklets and Boots.
under
Band Practice: Band Practice
* Mr W. P. Apps) (Bandmaster) will ba held as usual at the LIC.P. (R) Head- quarters every Wednesday and Sunday al 10.00 hours' and 11.00 Hours respectively. A special extra practice will be held on-Friday, 11th July, 1947 at the ILK.P. 18) Headquarters at 8.30 p.m.
Members will parade la Uniform on Sunday, 13tia, July, i947 at the HKP. (B) Headquarters at 11.00 hours for an
Inspection of Uniforms.
Advertisors are requested to noto
that no advertisements Part III Training! All members of No. 3 Company will Parado at the IKP. (with the exception of urgent (2) Headquarters for a lecture in Part notices) will be accepted be. III (Revolver Blooting and Finger Preis. Ing exerclics) on Monday and Tuesday: twaan the hours of 12.90 noon | 14h. and 10th, July, 1947 at 5:30 pm,
Dress! Munl. Members of No. 1 an Saturdays, and 9 a.m. on Man days."
From and: Including Mondays to Fridays, copy for the following day must be submitted not later than 4 p.m
5. C. M. POST. H.K. TELEGRAPH.
2 Companies who have failed or who have not yet fired their revolver course are also ordered to attend those lectures without fall. following have been
Resignations Tho resignations of the "approved:-P.CJ. 201an Wei Ching tNn. 3 Company); P.C.R. 270 Leung Wan Klu (No. & Com pany), and in their places the following have been posted: P.C.R. 254 Li Nai Hang IND, 3 Company); P.C., 579 Woo Hau Yin
The resignation of P.C.N.. 103 Michael It. Woo of No. 2 Campany have been anotoved and in his place PCR. 195 Kod Pock Boon have been posted.
BY ORDER (1.4), N. G., Rolph, sell Adjutant, P.R.
n small
Rangoon, July 11. The discovery of "exionsive" gold deposits on
uninhabited island off Victoria Point, the southern tip of Lower Burma, was reported
today by the Burmese presy,
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Saturday, July 12 Canton (Train) 1.30 pm, Man and Canada via Varicouver B.C.
(Bea) p.m.
Manlia, Australia and New Zealand via
Sydney (Rea) 3, p.m. Shanghai, USA. Central and South America via San Francisco (801)" 3 p.m.
Straite, Ceylon, India, Eart and South Africa, Egypt and Europe via London (Sea) p.m.
Tramkong (Kwongchowwan) (Bea)
pun.
Macao, Tinahan & Shokki (Ben) 4 p.31. Kongioan (Sex)'4 p.m.
Canton (Bea) 5 p.m.
Canton, Kweilin. Kunming & Calcutta
(Ale) 2.30 p.m.
Chungking (Air) 3.30 p.m.
Hunday, July 13
set
Earlier Mr Attice had welcomed the active steps being taken to Dominions to
States Departments of the now
hordle
die negotiations with the States Governments. It is patent regarding the transfer of power to the two Dominions, that the general feeling of the British publle is that problems are matters to be discussed subsequently to that great event and that when they are discussed, It should be by the States and India and Pakistan among them-- selves.--Reuter.
ANSWER TO EMPIRE QUIZ (See Page 30) All are villages in England. (a) Hampshire, 75 miles; (b) Bucking- hamshire, 20 miles; (c) Middlesex, 13 miles; (d) Lincolnshire, 115 miles; (e) Durham, 243 miles; (1) Durham, 212 miles; (g) Durham 240 miles,
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RECEPTION FOR FATHER B. F. MEYER.
It is proposed to hold a recop-
Swatow, Shanghet. Macao, alishan,tion for Father B. F. Meyor, who
Bhekki & Kongmoon" (Bes) 10 am. Canton (Train) 10 and, Bangkok, Singapore, Batavia, Colombo,
Sydney and Auckland (Air), 10 am Manis PY. (Air) 10 aug Bwatow, Amoy) Talnan, Canton, Kwei-
in liankow, Nanking and Shanghat CA 15 m.
Monday, July 24 Manila P... Honolulu, USA. & Canada
(Air) 10 am. Canton (Train) 7.15^aïm, - - -
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| Saigon (Air) 3.50 (p.mL,
Amoy, Bhanghai,
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