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VOL. II NO. 296
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Thongkong Telegraph
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1947.
Britain Dips Into 50,000 Fight In Streets
Reserves
London, Sept. 15-The Dank of England has sold gold valued at $80,000,000 In the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Treasury announced on Monday.
A Treasury spokesman sald that the safe from government reserves was the first transac tion of the kind sluce the re-
maining 5-100,000,000 of the $3,750,000,000 American Ioan was frozen on August 20.
Britain, at that
time, suspend-
ed the right to convert Sterling bito dollars. "Since we canuel get dollars from the American loan, we must draw on our gold reserves," the spottesman said:
When Chancellor of the Ex. chequer announced the end of Sterling convertibility on August. 20, he said that Britain had $2,100,000,000 worth of gold and other basic reserves In addition to the loan resources.-Associat ed Press,
New Aid Europe Plan Ready
Of Trieste
HAND GRENADES &
MACHINE-GUN
Student Stripped
(By ED CLARK)
Trieste, Sept. 115.—An estimated 50,000 persons milled through downtown Trieste tonight, fighting one another in a frenzy of nationalism that led to the throwing of hand grenades in the crowded central square.
I saw a man's head blown off by one explosion as people broke and ran for cover. Police swung rifle butts to beat back crowds from major inter- sections and to rescue individuals attacked by gangs.
London, Sept. 15.-The Mar-deaths in the past 48 hours to three, shall aid to Europe programme A Yugoslav was killed this afternoon
by four bullets fired from a window tion tomorrow when the U.S. troops drawn up in Paris by the re- and a 12-year-old girl was killed leave, were roughed up by a crowd presentatives of 16, nations, will yesterday by u mysterious burst of of youths. be ready for presentation to the machinegun fire. participating Governments this week, the United States Under- Secretary for Economic Affairs, Mr William Clayton, disclosed today.
The grenade killing brought the man injured, and reports from Pola sald two Yugoslav officers, who arrived to take over the administra-
Mr. Clavion. “who_atxixedón Ton- throwe Giulia | newspapermen were attacked
and
Arabs KUI
'Briton
Jerusalem, Sept. 15.--A British officer died from his injuries tonight after being wounded by Arabs south of the Palestine. town
of Hebron.
Travelling in a military car, he came on a civilian bus being held up by six Arabs.
The Arabs fired on the car and the officer, wound- ed, later died in a military hospital in Jerusalem.— Reuter.
UN Must
Act Promptly
Marshall's Survey
Britain To Evacuate Palestine?
LONDON OPINION
London, Sept. 15-British official opinion is strongly mov- ing towards the view that Brl- tain ought to evacuate Palestine at the earliest possible oppor- tunity, usually well-informed quarters 'said today.
A decision on the Government's Palestine policy, in preparation for the forthcoming debate in the United Nations General Assembly, is re- Hably expected to be taken at the Cabinet meeting next Thursday,
Thiere reason to believe that examination of the problem in the Inst few days has centred on the technicalities of withdrawal and the period in which such withdrawal could be effected.
if Britain decides to move out of Palestine, it would be for three
main reasons:
(1) That the solutions which the United Nations Assembly in likely to recommend are un- workable. Consequently, Britain would be unwilling
(2)
on
(3)
Assassination
Plot Foiled
Prague. Sept. 15.The state of Slovakia announced an 'Mon- day that it had nipped a plot to overthrow
President Eduard Benes' government and assas- sinate him. It sald that 80 ring leaders had been arrested.
Slovakia's Interior Ministry sald that many members of the band were a government em- ploy. It added that the plot was broken by the confession of a former Vlasov terrorist who had served with
German Panzer division in the war and later with German 68 troops seeking to quell the Slovak re- volution.
Officials of the National Mini-- try of the Interior began an in. quiry to determine whether the persons arrested were connected with last week's unsuccessful bomb
attempts
Forciem Minister Jan Masaryk, Vica Premier Poter Zenki and Justles Minister Prokop Priina-Asso- elated Press.
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The Sports Column
Compton's Glorious Wind-Up
Scoros 246 In Last
Inns. Of Season
London. Sept. 15. — Denis Compton, during the course of his great innings of 246 for Middlesex against The Rest at the Oval today, added yet an- ather stroke to his already wide repertoire. Running down the pitch to Goddard. Compton slipped and fell. While on the ground the ball hit his bat and went to square leg for four.
With this stroke, Compton bent his bighest score ever made in England. His previous best was 205 Drain Surrey at Lords last-
Compton fell three short of hin highest ever-240 against Bombay in the Indian championship final of 1044-45.
who retired on Satur
Complon
of
day when 5 with a recurrence his knee trouble, resumed after the Al- fall of the first wicket today.
wes strapped up. though his knoo restricting his running and freedomn of footwork, Compton played in Canberra, Sept. 15.-Athori-his most brilliant style for just on intive circles here today said five hours and his runs Included 30 that Australian defence chiefs, continuing the discussions with Britain on the details of Com Palestine continues to de-monwealth defence in the
to
administer them either
alone or with assistanco. That despite the efforts of
military the British thorities, the
au
in
fours.
Compton's Middlesex colleague, Bill Edrich, was nis in ne form today. He made a brilliant 180 and beat the late Tom Hayward's record ef 3,518 runs in a sedson, a feat which Compton had already accom- plished this season. the
Pacific, wero allowing for the possible withdrawal of British Pacific fleet in preparing the estimates for future Aus- tralian commitments.
Italian and Yugoslav flags mingled The mob in the Plazza del'Unite with a few new Trieste Free State
New York, Sept. 15.-Mr when banners in the hectic mob.-United George Marshall, the Secretary completely filled the square the grenade was thrown, apparently Press. without aim It was impossible to
GIRL ASSAULTED
of State, called for "prompt und the tell where it dune from
Trieste, Sept. 15. A British girl action on serious matters in shouting of thousanda rushing toward was stripped to the waist by a crowd the political and security field" aide-streets effectively covered the of Italian youths, Beven British by the United Nations General:
soldiers were beaten up, and Allied Assembly-opening hero Thero
were 6,730
spat upon by demonstrators when Tuesday when he spoke at the the birth of the Free City of Trieste Waldorf Astoria Hotel last under the Italian peace night to mark the opening of 801 up treaty was heralded by disorders in the United States "United Na the city today.
tions Week." The girl, 24-year-old Dorothy K.
Mr Morsball, who will lead the Gane-Sale, a Cambridge student, was United States delegation to the As The Allled Military Government returning from Yugo-Slavia with a 30-minute meeting of the Board placed the biame for this afternoon's another Cambridge student, Edward embly, made it clear that his del
gation would put all its streng of Governors', of the International disturbances on "various itrespon Thomson, when they were set upon behind the efforts to break the Greek the recommendations of the United in the Southwest Pacific after the.
sible gangs of Italian youth" and
30 Italians. by 80 tonight's fighting was believed
yet
"don Last Thursday, after criticising
the original programme as being too civil police on duty. United States much like a shopping Let, told Military Police were "standing by Router: "I understand that, the in rear areas but have not Executive Committee of the Con-intervened.
Mounted: police forced ference have been hard at work and a way, though; the crowds to keep that their revised report,
the is now people moving, almost ready."
·
Mr Clayton this noming attended
Bank behind closed doors, at which the second annual report was adopt
ed:
IRRESPONSIBLE
в
be the retaliation of Communist In a jovial mood, he sold after-groups for the slaying of the Yugo- words: The moetings, which na slav girl and for earlier street fights. turally have as one of their main The police said six grenades were purposes the question of hiding thrown during the fights, which Europe in ita present difficult and reached a peak of 6.30 p.m. local satisfactorily,***
poured into the downtown area.
oyu
̈cued
from the mob,
crisis deadlock.
There
teriorate and that continued willingness of the British troops to remain in occupa tion and be shot at in every sense appears pointless. · That the economic require meals at home moko, the demobilisation of some of the
official was, however, no more than 80,000 troops in confirmation here that the Pacifie Palestine an urgent necess-fleet would be withdrawn,
An inter-department committee DISCUSSION DELAYED was preparing the estimated cost The Cabinet discussion of the of making Manus Island, north of Palestine, situation in the light of New Guinea, the chief Australian base
recent visit there by the Australian Navy Minister.
tv.
It was believed that the island
Mr
Robert G.
hours and hit ona six and 21 fours.
Edilch batted bend a quarter -
His stand with Compton in two spells realised.210.
The close of play scores today were:
At Kenhington Oval: Middlesex 543 for nine declared (Edrich 180, Deals Compton 240), The Rest 116 for four (Emmett 02 not out);— Reuter
WEST BROMWICH DEFEATED
1 Blackpool Second' Division
Nations Special Committee on Pales- The British couple had been He said:
this "We are particularly tine has been delayed until was helping way", In Yugoslavia.
as concerned with the aid and assist Secretary, Mr Arthur Creech Jones, would be prepared either for ex
weak by the absence of the Colonial
London, Sept. 15.-The results of Thompson received cuts and Yugoslavia, Bulgaria and Albania to
ance which are being provided by who will present the British case at clusive Australian use or as a joint football games played today were: tha pollee res- the querffing in Greece a direct the General Assembly. uries before
Angle-Australian-United States base,
First Division Mr Creech Jones, who is leaving During the Australian Parliam Blackburn threat to the territorial integrity and One person was killed and 16 political independence of that con- the British West Indies conference mentary debate, on Pselfie defence economic situation, are proceeding time when Communist youth groups others injured in four hand grenndoor seek nothing in that situa- tomorrow, is expected back in Lon- Menzies, leader of the Opposition, is
at Montego Bay, Jamaica, by air later this
week,
Conventry
Tottenham next of the Australian Government's an. don on Wednesday. He will leave expected to deal with the importance Shefield W. Britain again for New York week-end.
nouncement to take of greater share During
ing his brief stay in London, in Commonwealth defence-Reuter, Port Vale the momentous decision on whether or not Britain should relinquish her mandate is due to be taken.
ONE COMPLAINT-
were thrown
at a cafe,
Was
explosions in the city.
The worst incident occurred when
Big Wave
bled Lind.
were:
OTHER POINTS
the
and that the people directly con-mendations,
FOREST FIRES
1 West Bromwich 0 2 Bury
2 West Ham U. 2
Third Division Southern
7 Watford Third Division:Northern Halifax
0. Hull City Rotherham 0 Southport
Router,
JANY BEATS A WORLD RECORD
0
Trieste was oft, limits to United It was reliably learned today that States troops since last night and a grenade was thrown into a march tion but the protection of the Greek people which is duo under the the only sign of dissension at this the British followed suit at 6 pan. Ing crowd of Left Wing demonstra-Charter. We have no interest, be-
tors carrying morning's fession was an open com- today.
Trieste Free
Stafeyond the pacification of that trou- Colonel Killbordo, Yugoslav chief fags-Reuter. plaint by the Latin American de- legates that the Bank appeared to liaison officer to the AMG,
"The solution must be the cessa- be placing more emphasis on the halted in his jeep and manhandled
tion of the threat-and we earnestly Arant of loans for reconstruction in by a mob as he drove to headquar-
hope that the Assembly will Lo
On the ove of the opening of the Europe then
work ters. British Brigadier W. Johnson's for development
able to devise means for accom- General Assembly at Lake Success, in other countries.
car was stoned and a United States
plishing that end."
the Secretary General of the Arab The Board of Governors of the correspondent was knocked down by
League, Mr. Abdul Rahman Azzam, Vienna, Sept. 15-Gigantic forest International Monetary Fund took a group of Italian students and ston-
today warned that the Arabs would fires ranging over the frontler areas only
minutes to hear and ap-ed when he ran for shelter.
the Tyrol thirty
Sinks Launch
combat The other points' from 'his speech | Summittée on Palesting with all formed a "wall of fame" which has
recommendations of the between Bavaria and without
fire Mounted police had used prove
qestion" their
Menton, France, Sept. 15.-Alex second annual report.
hoses earlier to break up the mobs,
cut off the inhabitants preparing to their strength. "We believe it is As he left the Conference Cham- but tonight resorted to
France today broke the swinging Glasgow,
1-Palestine: Sept. 15-Three sur-
Speaking at a press conference in evacuate the Swiss town of Trins, Jany of ber, M. Gutt told Reuter: "Every-rifle butts.
vivors told today of how a heavy of the greatest importance that
Inne world's 100-metre free style swim- bruck.
ming record. In an officially timed thing is proceeding entirely satis- Outside Trieste, three grenades wave swamped their motor boat in every effort be made to obtain the London, Azzam Pasha said: "Any it was reported today from
the committee's
seconds factory."Reuter.
with one the Firth of Clyde yesterday, the maximum agreement in the Assem- attempt to impose
The task of the fire fighters was test, Jany clocked 65.8 craft going down
or any similar bly with 20 of their
on a solution for this problem
will be implacably resisted made harder by the explosion of chopping 1/10th of a second off the pleasure-seeking companions.
the
shells and miner left over from the former record set by Alan Ford of Arabs. David
on April 13, 1944, at New- will recommenda- yet no doubt that the war and by the detonation of Johnstone, 21, Michnel
red 21, and Mrs Catherine tions of
Assembly 45
the haven. Arabs
hot racks which burst with will fight for Palestine." who
Jany's mark was set in the 25- lost her husband, basis for a definito solution "
heat and started new conflagrations. Jan 2-The Veto: "We are not und- The struggle for Palestine, he de-
Austrian and German firemen were metre pool at, Menton's casino-the two-year-old son, father-in-law and terably epposed to every proposal clare would be the struggle of the two sisters In the tragedy-were
with
Tyrolean same type of pool where, Ford
established his for the revision of the Charter, al- whole world, capable of lasting for today co-operating saved by a Naval launch.
to localise
previous record. a situation brigades in an attempt of creating From his hospital bed, Johnstone though we believed that there is at years and
present no need for mujor revisions which might endanger the peace of the blaze which was spreading rapid- In the European swimming cham- plon last Wednesday, Jany better- the following account:
ly into Austria.-Router.
ed his own
three-year-old European "The sea became very rough. or for a change in the general the world.-Reuter. -
100-metre mark by 4/10th. of a The skipper tied up at the Admiralty character of the United Nations.”
3.—In' a
second clocking 602 to the recent reference
in floating pier, but after ten minutes'
qualifying the Russian tactics on the
the heat. On Sunday he Security
covered wait decided to get through
was. the distance in 50 flat but It well.
en-Council, Mr Marshall said: "We find Soon after we heavy
it difcult to believe that members
unofficial because he was swimming ered heavy sens, the launch again of the United Nailons would deli.
In the relay event United Press. began to take water
berately, seek
GIRL SWIMMER DIES sheltered under
to destroy is struc- were passengers
crying. ture by persistence. in nets of aggrea- tarpaulins, huddled and
Monte Carlo, Sept. 15-Nancy hesion or by ods There was a foot of water in the
by obstruction. of a fature
Ralch, 20-year old hope of Great bows by this time.
Soon after- purnlyse the principal organs of
Britain in the women's swimming at the coming Olympic games, died wards,
we hit a heavy wave and the organisation."
in her sleep in Sunday night just the ship went down. United Press.
four, days after
EDITORIAL
Empire Customs Union
ACCORDING to ono
comment
from London, when a Euro- first pean customs union was proposed, the British Government felt embarrassed because it ap peared to cut clean across Mr Be- vin's nollon of establishing British Cominonwealth and Em- piro customs unlon, Last week, however, Brilala became one of the 13 European nailons to indi.. cafe that she was willing to study the proposition of unified customs
Europe, system. In:
thereby sug ing that a formula had been ot permit of discovered
which
The along both schemes opérating
The Common parallel lines. wealth customs uulon, of course, is still only a tentative idea, but in putting it forward Mr Bovinhas -
resting
Από
#
weights
of Inta,the
Dool of
on the means of remedying the present unbalance of world trade, parti cularly as it affools
The United Kingdom Largely because of the world shortage of dollars Britain ka turning more than over to the Commonwealth countries and her colonies for many things. To turn
Increasfair. these countries their production of goods · Britain requires and are buying '- moto": from her, with urgent need more than anything else directing the pacší : Thero is... Hilla question That considerábio scope exists for developing many of the "primary-
aro
or
and other resources of the British Commonwealth. Nevertheless the query naturally arises, would it be wise to da so to any permanent extent until there are more. less assured markets for the
extra Dulpul7
Commonwealth Some countries may well prefer to con tinus as at present and, as the un- balance rights be
itself,
to free seck whatever markets suit them best So best
the colonies as the concerned, their share. In a cus
union would toms union
relatively unimportant
for example, to see how
bo
It is all
aro
efther can contribute to, or benefit from such a scheme, Britain's malu Interest in a cus
union a customs would be to obtain essential food- stuffe
and Primary products,
neither of which this colony can supply. Hongkong's small indus
Advan As they did
tries
taxes
tho
bettofcial
Lena-
commcrotal prospon, whose
v
other
Clothing Ration Cut At Home
Mr Marshalll gave an eight-point explanation of what the United States support of the United Nailons mebris: "We ourselves must successfully live up to our obligations under the Charter."
Labour Expects To Win Again In 1950
European championships the all
London, Sept. 15.-The Labour Party predicted to night that it will win the next general election in 1950
·· gave by an even greater majority than that which Britain its majority Socialist government in 1946. ·
She was taken to a hospital on "Here in Sociallat Britain, we
Saturday where her illness was An offlehi party pamphlet entitled Rebirth of the Nation," written by keep food prices' stable and pass n
diagnosed 21 infantile paralysis. MUST BE CONSISTENT. Percy Cudlipp, editor of the Labour law to insure that all our people. She competed last Thursday against 2"Pubile acts must be consistent Party newspaper, Dally Herald, said: however poor, shall have the finest the advice of physicians.-Associated with the Charter whether they are "When the next general eléction medical attention.'
One the foreign policy the pamph- carried out through the United comes in 1959, Labour's good work Nations or through other means." will be recognised by an even larger let said:
3.We must refer to the United vote of confidence than that given in Nations Broblems which have falled 1945."
Charter."
There is no question of Socialist Britain pursuing a policy of appran- of solution by other peaceful meads The pamphlet said the government ing any tyrant. The first vital stage which require solution under the has assured "fair shares for all by is the achievement of a real onder a combination of rationing, price con- standing between the major powers 4"We must work persistently trols and generous food subsidiesespecially between the Soviet Union, the maintenance of the clothing ra- and loyally within the several "Compare the position in America, the United States and Britain.
bridge agencies within the it said. "There, under pressure from Britain's insic is dont on the textile industries in United Nations towards the success- private interests, the Food prices two great Alles.
government ideological · gulf that separates her ful accomplishment of their ansigned removed and president Truman bas
rocketed and
London, Sept. 15-A new basic somo
clothing ration of 20 coupons to last for five months from October I was' agreeme
announced today. anything
The new rate has been cut, from ing towards
barriers are
the existing allowance of 32 coupons likely to be mare harmful than' for, soven months.
for
The Board of Trade warned that
· has been based
trade, and should on free
at four a month would continue to be so. If, however, it could be demonstrated that by participatior in a costoms unton Hongkong would materially nesist the mother comitry to recover from her econoniic, dolúrizens, then
lie Colony would be in "hänour, bound to become a pariner in the. scheme;
creasing the output by one-tenth,
and
*
of the
Press.
Joe Louis To Defend His Title
New York, Sept. 15-Joo. Louis will defend its world honvyweight tile against Jersey Joe Walcott over 18 rounds at Madison Square Gar- don on December 5, it was on- runced tonight.
The non-eight between the air scheduled for. November 14 has, "The Labour government's foreign therefore, been cancelled. for a woollen 'ond fully-lined over-
"lean" towards The 20th Century Sports, Club 10 more than policy does not coat, 20 to 20 for a man's suit, nine procedures and machinery of the filtecr--he can de
It stated tonight. that both boxers had for a pair of men's shoes and even United Nations itself and to Join plead to grab a little less. Many America or towards for women's, 11 for a woollen dress with others in providing the 10- American people, he pointed out, ere stands upright. And it is based on agreed to the change. The post and seven for others, and one and sources which are necessary for its being forced to do without neces the determination to do everything ponement of three weeks is to allow half to three coupons for a pair of efficiency."
sary medical attention in order to possible to make the UNO succeed."Loule more time for training Kstockings-Reutor.
(Continued: From Page 4) have enough money for food,
United Press,
Examples of coupon values are·18 } task we must seek to improve the been forced to plead with pro
Russia.
Router.