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VOL. II NO. 247
The
For the Perister nå HONGKONG TELEGRAPII,
Dino
'At the'
Thongkong Telegraph. P.G.
MONDAY, JULY 21, 1947.
Dutch Seize All Republican
MOSLEMS ASSASSINATE 4 SIKHS
New Delhi,` July 20,° Infuriated Moslems stabbed four Sikhs to death, after four Moslems had been killed and 14 injured by a bomb alleged to, have been thrown by a Sikh.
Moslems then sel fire to three houses.
British troops and police were patrolling the localities involved in
the
rloting.
01 and
Lahore's citizens' acutely nervous. fter a month's communal unrest, have found for themselves a new "terror date"-August 10-when the boundary commission's award Punjab territory to Pakistan India is expected to be known.
For that date rumour predicts rioting by the disappointed community, whether it be Moslems, Sliths or Hindus.
Businessmen Lenred lest the arsonists who have already destroy- ed large nections. of the city add even greater damage during the the transfer of last days before power.
.
A public holiday should be pro- claimed on August 15, national flags should be holsted and meetings held
Stalin Offers
Grain
London, July 20.
The diplomatic corres- pondent of the Sunday newspaper "The People" said today that Generalis- simo Stalin had offered Britain 6,500,000 tons of grain, "which may well re- store the European balance of power, to this country and bring us relief by help. ing to release us from 'the dollar grlp"."
The dispatch sald Stalin had been playing "a high- powered role" behind the diplomatic scene and a few days ago reversed a Molotov decision by Instructing the Trade Minister, M. Miko- yan, to increase the latest Russian offer of 650,000 tons of grain over the next few years to ten times that amount-United Press.
to explain the significance of the Lives And
Occasion, the Congress Working Party declared here in a resolution welcoming the "ending of foreign domination and the dawn of free- dom."
August 16 is the birthday of the
Planes Lost
two new dominions of India and In Exercises.
Pakistan.
NEW ATOM - DISCOVERY
Melbourne, July 21. Six members of the First
Buildings In Batavia
BELIEVED PRELUDE TO HOSTILITIES
Batavia, July 20.
Dutch forces began "preliminary opera- tions" against the Indonesian Republicans in Java at midnight tonight from all Dutch-held- perimeters in Java, with a swoop on Re- publican hold buildings and suspected per-- sons in preparation for an outbreak of hosti- lities which some observers forecast for dawn tomorrow.
If fighting starts, the Dutch attacks would pre- sumably be launched from all the Dutch-held períme- ters with the main drive concentrating on the Republican National capital of Jogjakarta in the island's centre, some 300 miles from the Dutch base of Batavia.
TC-
and
Preparations for tonight's taking donesia would remain localised un- over of Batavin's Republican-held less ents made it necessary to act buildings by the Dutch began early, otherwise.
lotter In a with considerable activity on the
to the Republican streete and in the army and police Government just before action be- headquarters, while it has been regan, Dr Hubertus Von Mook sald: ported that the Dutch authorities The Netherlands Government have arrested the, Indonesian Vice- sure their freedom of action
mcasures as they Premier Mr A. K. Cani, his guards, will take such and the complete household
of. Dr. deem necessary to end the "intoler of.
able situation and at the same time,
the guarantee
establishment and Then, armed with rifles, and tommy-guns, police and spiders arrived in motor lorries at such a way that the implementation the railway stations, post offices, at life political programme embodied Republican departmental buildings in the Linggodjati agreement be and other public utilities and took comes possible." them over without resistance.
Aircraft Squadron of the Royali Sutan Sjahrir's Batavia, niets maintenance, of law and order in
Navy were killed on Sunday and several injured during exercises in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria.
Bristol, July 20. Professor A. M. Tyndall, director of the Wills Physical Laboratory at Bristol Univer-
The names of the casualties will sity, said today that Bristol not be released until the Adiniralty physicists had opened a new has notifled the next of kin. field in atomic research with the discovery of a new kind of particle.
Four aircrew members of HMS Theseus were killed-when-two-Fire Tyndall cald, "It is too early yet dies collided in flight off Frankston to speculate what the new discovery in Port Phillip Bay soon after lunch. may lead to it may take years, to Lates
A
Seafre crashed on the Tho-. and oul-but it has already excited seus deck while landing, killing a great scientific interest.
"The fact that there is more than scaman Almost simultaneously, one kind of particle is regarded by Seafire attempting to land on HMS
greatest Glory floated over the experts as being of the
The Republican authorities had earlier instucted their employeca not to offer resistance. They paid out two months' salary to each employee and as much rations as were
available from Republican sources and told them to start a from non-co-operation campaign
PLEA FOR SUPPORT
The Royal Betrothal
This engagement plcture of Princess. Elizabeth and Licut. Philip Mountbatten was taken at Buckingham Palace on the day of the betrothal announcement. The Princess is seen wearing her ring for the first time,
Jewish Terrorists Strike Again
Jerusalem, July, 20. Jewish terrorists tonight attacked the headquar An appeal to the Dutch and Indonesians to support the
using mortars and automattry Division near Tel-Aviv, Dutch
tera of the 1st British Infanic weapons in the attack, it Government in setting up in motion
was officially stated. its military apparatus in Indonesia was issued by the Catholic People's
The attock on the strongly Party, in The Hague tonight,
The Party, largest in the Dutch guarded camp dook place after dark. Government coalition, asked for No casualties' have so far been
A this support to enable the Govern- reported. bomb penetrated the ment TELEPHONES SILENT
to fulfil the task of The camp's perimeter, the official state- Telephone communications were Netherlandy Ruaranteeing liberty ment sold.
manifesto said:
The terrorists, using "Tel-Aviv Through misinterpretation of
"Aller the
of drain pipes, military order, the
tomorrow morning.
wires on stient as the Dutch swoops began, and equalitytiment's efforts to mortars" made'
significance in the development of crash landed Injuring two seamen, understanding how the parts of the nucleus of an atom hold it together, one of whom died.
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SURPRISE TENNIS RESULT
Margarot Osborne Defeated
Paris, July 20. Mrs Patricia
Todd, joint holder of the Wimbledon Women's Doubles title, caused a big surprise in the French Lawn- Tennis Championships by reach- ing the final at the expense of the defending chamnion and Wimbledon title holder, Mar- garet Osborne of America, whom she beat 2-6, 6-3 and 6-4.
This was a repetition of Mrs Todd's victory over Osborne in the Ameri- can Championships last year, but today's win was surprising because of Osborne's almost unbeatable form which gained her the Wimbledon singles.
Osborno was "leading 3-1 in the third set when she broke ber rac- ket after which her game went 'lo pembidon Championship form was reversed when Margaret Osborne and Louise Brough, United States, beat. the Wimbledon cham- plans, Doris Hart and Mrs Patricia Todd, United States, by 7-5 and 6-2 in the Women's Doúbies Anal,
These two paire contested the Wimbledon final when Osborne and Brough fast aller being within au ace of victory....
Miss Osborne and Bilse -Brough were the defending champions int thla tournament and they scored an im- pressive victory. Pushed hard the first set, they twice had to come from behind. Miles Brough's servico gave them the tenth game and, can- centrating their attack to Miss. Hot'c of the court, they managed to Mrs Todd's telling passing shots and win the set.
The Hart-Todd combination won the first game of the second act but lost Be next three and did not again make a dangerous threat.--Reuter.
alde
nvald
CYCLE RACE
was
✔
SECH.
to cease both sides, this measure is now camp. They also used Bren gull.anya Jerusalem, on the Jerusalem- on the coniand Then a Firefly from the Theseus operations, but not until after cor-Justified and the use of it ob Fast tracer and small arm fire.
we
ar-
"shock
an
#
traid.
about three In the Haifa aren,
mine exploded under a goods feet of track were torn up when a on the Another tromb
was found Hnifu Samak line and was disman Led. Near Rehovoth, two trains were delayed when sappers detonated: a mine found on the track.
to
Puris, July 20,
West Jean Robic of the French Regional team won. the Tour de France cycle race today.
The 34th and foul lap was wen areas early today, demaging one by Albrecht Schotte of the Belgian
16
13 secs. mina train engine and
team in went to Bernard Gau-' slightly gonds
place went Second damaging the tracks in two places.
tle: of the French Regional team The train and track were damaged le
Third near Jaffa when a mine had exploded with 7 hours 17 mins 30
Diderich Jean
of Luxembourg on the line.
in 7 hours 17 mins SCCB, A British soldier was killed int
Roble finished ninth in the stand- two British soldiers wounded when
Ing for today's lap, but his extra their lorry was blown up by a roau
ordinary 10-kilometre sprint tromi mino near Ranano; south of Nath-
Caen had carried him far enough in Office was also ordered
today.
front of
previously-leading Ita- Governments of "With the
Near What part this particle plays in
the first
Pietro Indonesia and West Borneo,
The terrorists, who are belleved to Jalta line. railwayman, who found lians, Ald
a the structure of atoms is not
yet piled up when landing at Point Chok respondents had sent out
give him the prized Irgun remain standing behind the Gevern-be
Zval Leum! fully understood and at present Dr aerodrome. The occupants were not reports on tonight's developments.
off without pressure-type mine with a me. Brag ersey for the total~ elapsed:~~ driven The extent of Republican resistance ment exclusively on the
yellow switch, was bred at, but uninjured. ime for the Tour, C. F. Powell, who made the dis
baals of troops", were seriously injured.
remains problematicnl. With covery, is engaged in weighing. At
Linggadjati. We refuse to heed the causing any carunities. The day's accidents resulted in the least two of their divisions in East movements which attack
News of the attack followed tals a rough guess he suspects that it
of Ma- Java, based on the hill town weigha
electrons United loss of six planes.-Associated Press. 400
cepted basis,"
announcement by the commander of lang, another in Central Java and Press,
1st Infantry Division, Major The manifesto appealed to the the two more in the west, the Republi-people to pray and, works to lighten General Gale, that Nathanya Paca cans are expected, if fighting breaks
so that tinc's "diamond town," would remar to resist fiercely the initial Dutch the Government's tasks
peaceful and joint reconstruction under its now seven days old mil back attacks and
tary rule until the two kidnapped and then fall
into could be resumed. mountains. They could sle-covered
carry
very dimcult Dutch action comes as the two British sergeants were freed. on a very
Une hour before midnight tanight Netherlands authorities and the Re-a heavy explosion rocked Jerusalem querilla war.
'The Dutch- Prime' Minister, Dr Nether
publicans came to a climax, and as walling sirens called troops to Louis Beel, in a broadcast to the after, the Republicans had made a emergency stations. Dutch people tonight, sald that his new peace offer to the Dutch, in-
HAIFA CURFEW Government was resuming freedom viling them to a conference to settle
in Indonesia and had the
Meanwhile, it was officially un- alter- issues peacefully, or, authorised Dr Hubertus Van Mook, natively, to agree to the appoint-nounced that a dusk-to-dawn cur- Lieutenant Governor General of the ment of neutral chairman
to few was being imposed on Halla te
night. Dutch East Indies, to entry out po- arbitrate.
Jewish terrorists struck at the The offer was mado in a latter to Jica netton with the forces at his dis-
The Netherlands Commission General. Palcatine railway system in the Jeru posal.
salem, Jaffa, Rchovath and Halla that the
(Continued on Tago 4) He said
Netherlands Government has authorised the Lieu- tenant Governor General, in view of the continuation and even latensi Acation of hostilities, demolitions etc, in use the forces at his disposal to undertake police action in order to achieve what the Republic 1tself ap- pears Incapable of..
EDITORIAL
New Procedure Needed
Tute oficial statement explain-
the
does
is
more
ing how the Ballo and Tokunaga death sentences were commuted to terms of imprison- ment, was designed to 'quieten public criticism and resentment.
likely but is
to have
All opposite effGOL
that emphasise to s'trials are controlled by Which tilal__regulations, under the confirming authority has complete discretion. In varying both findings and sentences. He is
GTV cou answerablo only to hils salence and is not expected to lakes
of any pubile conument
war crimes
Court
TENNERvourable or critical, Tās -
*
oul,
to
Java's
of action
е
old
The crisis between
17
POLICEMAN SHOT Sirena wailed in Jerusalem
RANGOON'S "BLACK SUNDAY
Rangoon, July 20.
the
overall Bret;
hours 11 mins 25
103.037 kilometres per fi speed
Fourth place in today's lap was claimed by: Rene Oreel of Eelgium with 7 hours 21 mins $3 sees, with Jeen Kirchen of Luxembourg fifth, also in-7 hours 21 mins 63 peer,
Final placings In standings were
as follows: Jean
Roble, 148 Eces; second, Edouard Fachleitner of 10-
hours -15 France, 148
mins night as a police Lying squad car
sees; third, Pletro Brambilla of radioed police headquarters: "Police».
lice-23
KOCH, which are proceeding in a dozen
man: reported shot by Jewish gun Italy, 148 hours 21 mins 92 men. adferent parts of the world today
It was learned that a Britsh fourth, Aldo Ronconi of Italy, 148 hours 22, mins 25 seca; fifth, Rene had been shot in the ami are unprecedented, and because of
policeman
Vietto of. France, 148 hours, 26 mins this should. not be held liable to
In East Jerusalem by a terrorist the strict application of the
gunman. The terrorist, described as 40 secs; sixth, Raymond Impants of Manual of Military Law, If, in so
tive teet ten inches tall, with a black' Belgium, 148 hours 20 mins 39 sec. the public is left with the doing
moustache, was carrying a suitcase-United Press. conviction
That the
processes of
Motor Grand Prix believed to contain explosives, the Justice are being made a mockery,
Nice, July 20, palice retlio car réported. members of The public, inany.
The Italian, Luigi Villoresi, triv.. the through which suffered
Nico Д Maserati, won the Ing crimes of men like Saito and
Automobile Grand Prix by covering Tokunaga, are anxious to see
the distance of .321 kilometres, 400 those criminals receive
metres in 3 hours, 7 minutes, 7 of fair trial in open court; they are also confident that the constituted
Nearly 100,000 people had earlier wounded in battles which raged nt seconds, "at an average** Court will bring in just findings,
The Frenchman, Jean Pierre? Tonight, 36 hours after the lined the streets to watch, with down-U. Saw'a' home. and verdicts after careful
Meanwhile, under the Shadow of cast Inces, as the funeral proccasion
Wimille, Ings. But the same confidence
V Aung Sin and his the national tragedy, Rangoon was
08 of the 100Jnps be extended
Algures in the Burma Govern-six cabinet
In 3 hours 7.
30.7. keronda, minutes, 10. single person, enjoying
Hall, of a political storm had been in
3. Ashmore of Britain in an E.R.A. authority, who may, according to possible towards the Republic, show-ment, lorry-loads of troops with way to Rangeon's Jubilee
Ware Witere U Aung San to lie in the Burmese air for some time, but was third, covering 08 laps. 2d machineguna ing full oppreciation for the healthy mounted either find
not even the most gloomy prophets hours,. . minutes and 20.7 seconds, state..... Inga
had forecast anything an sudden and verdict, no
matter how Nationalist-curre
and the Italian, Ascari Ini a Märetati and sincerely, he ap that it "cannot tolerate "daily viola police are combing the city for
was fourth, covering 27 laps in ions of the Linggadjati Agreement
the Anti-Fascist Opponento of Fusion by the murder, 'which have the killers. "the
hours, 8 minutes and 5.8 seconds The 'Government adheres to
The police have arrested Thakin provided the most serious crisis In League had been freely talking of Reuter, "of Linggadiati,"
and prigciples
"the coming armed struggle,"
against Record Weight Lift a leadership of the Ba' Sein, a former Executive Counell the country's history,
the "revolt of the people". scon A
London, July 20 Tieblic is prepared and capable of member and leader of the Dobama The people of Rangeen walked the League, but Government leaders
With Premier Stalin among the reat co-operation in accordance with "Burma for Humans Fat we the streets enimus "Black Sunday" wers, meanwhile, offering araurantes. Linggadiati, there will be open for will U, Saw had opposed the urges in fear and suspicion so nervous "prepared for any spectators, Grigori Novak, bottle-
u place equal to that ment which seemed to have brought that the bursting of a motor-car
joventuniite""
legged Russian, strong man, eslab- lorry- A few hours before today's Ilshed another world's weight lift- dependence
Bonds of fully armed troops, with assassinations, Cabinet member ing record in the mammoth sports A demonstration in sympathy with muchmegms, drove the streets and
told
Router's Correspondent "We parade in Moscow today, that the Dutch had informed the the murdered Ministers was, mean soldiers guarded Government officer know those, disgruntled elements This was reported by Radlo Mo
having failed in - all constitutional cow which said the fabulous little continual violations on the Ropubil Opposition Par
Party, the Communists, Among the many rounded up
E tall Cbüt * competes. nd Govern
Dght- Seven new members of the Execut the polise during the "night" within sive campaign,*: alde, The
Netherlands ment can no longer consider self tive Council, headed by Thaith. Nu, ten hours of the dnsacsination were "They may try all their stunts-heavyweight or heavyweight had. bound by the truce and the Ling Vice-President of the Aria-Fascist 20 prominent members of U. Saw's strikes, sabotage, anything. We are lifted,360 Iba 10 oz. in the two- Endjati agreement; and restores its Peoples Freedom - Leaskid the Moychit Party whose headquarters prepared to face them all, for we hand military press (pressing the Government Party were sworn in were also calded. Three members know that at least 83, per cent of the weight slowly from the shoulders freedom of action. An
It was authoritatively stated that today to all the places of hair fallen of the Mojchit Party's private armly people are backing ute EndeLAZE) overhand while standing in,
(Continued on Faxa posture and in an erect the Dutch military action in In | colleagues,
were killed and some, were seriously human
cannot
may be highly desirable proceduring with
soldier or an officer who has violated military regulations able to milliary law and fis ap- proved procedure." But. brimes trials munt
his own whlm, vary Rightly he la onwer
as we
war
www previously observed "
must be
something different, Diany of the committed
- orimies":
e been
they are civil, as
rainst society ences and the
·well as
verdicts affect the publie
science as -trial in
car-
Court For th Supreme there is much reason there bof only against the
05
INTOLERABLE VIOLATIONS
Dr.Beel declared that the Govern, mass assassination of six' key of their leadeagues passed on its nervous und uneasy. The rumbling tiaving coming a Simca, was second”,
A
delegated
ment "has been as accommodating as
that respon he in
to e Vent élio onur l
any
time
on one person
the
and the
heavy
departure has come for a from the standard procedure of
martial In
dealing with
and sen
court war criminot. If. If La felt that the flowed, this.
should be.
Lences should be done before a properly constituted Court of Appeal, who would have presented to it of the Salfo and Tokunaga sea-
elther leno but against the system the Teral or mitigating circumi- which roade them possible; 11 is ́stances, which prompts" the ap-. this which pre
the bitter prompta,
peal; and it should be an open coninsent
court. Wo have been told how of one correspondent "Five minutes of Golerated, ad Gallo and Tokunags were savcıl completely nullifiès-from the gallows, but we are of work by the War... still kept-in ignorance mahnitha
of the Crimes Court War crimice trisin grounds for this decision,
-currant In Indonesia," but patrolling Rangoon and the airma. has been plunged into con- sensational, s
the Indonesia."
Dr Van Mook told the
He said.
Posted by the other states of Burma to the threshhold of intvre caused wild panlo—whille
hero
Indonesians that "in view of the while, staged today by the other | and strategic, points, methoda, are now trying, p. sulvor. † Rumina-Kos (s; five feat two Inthes
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