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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1948.
Did Not See HUNDREDS OF HINDUS I.K.-JAPAN
Signal
Edinburgh, Feb. 5.-The crash of the Edinburgh-King's Cross express ai Goswick, Northam- berland, an October 26 when 28 people were killed and 97 In- Jured, was largely because the driver, Thomas Begbie, did not observe a distant signal on the line, declared Lieutenant Colonel Wilson, chairman of the resumed
in Edinburgh. inquiry in
for do I think you tried to "Nor observe it he
he told Begbie. "You
kept hoping you would! are it and you did noi."
Begble sald that the "distant" signal was obscured by kmekte and steam. When he looked far It at Goswick the home signat was off. Ile took it for granted that it was safe to go on.
A gallor, Leading Stoker Red- den, an acquintance of Begbie's. had
been given permission by to travel on the footplate. presence, Lieutenant Colonel Wilson said: "I and it to dissociate the very difficult
unauthoriseit presence mun on the footplate in a serious breach of regulations From cir- cumstances in which the accl dent occurred."-Henter.
De Valera May Lose Majority
ARRESTED
Police Round Up Members Of Outlawed Organisation
EARLY MORNING SWOOP IN BOMBAY
Bombay, Feb. 5.-Before dawn today, squads of armed and uni- formed police arrested in their beds scores of members of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the militant Hindu volunteer organisation, throughout the Greater Bombay area.
By 6 a.m. local time, it was estimated that 300 people, including a number of prominent members of the extremist Hindu Mahasabha, had been rounded up and kept under lock and key.
Among the latter were Mr Vinyak Damodar Savarkar, a former Presi- dent of the Hindu Mahasabha, Mr A. H. Cadre, President of the Bombay Provincial Mahasabha, and Mr M. Talpade, the Vice-President. Also taken into custody was Mr Jamnadas Mehta, formerly a prominent Member of Con- gress and latterly an adherent of the Hindu Mahasabha.
and Elaborate precautions had been taken to prevent disorders
the arrests were completed with clockwork smoothness a few hours after the authorisation was flashed from Delhi.
Unofficial estimates said today's arrests brought tho total of the Rashtriya
tho Swayamsevak Sangh and Mahasabha members detained since
assassination of Mahatma Gandhi to nearly 700 throughout India.
State,
in Mysore
was also rested-Reuter. LUCKNOW CORDONED OFF
New Delhi, Feb, 5-MBHory and etyll police today cardoned Lucknow while intelligence officers questioned visitors In the search for Hindu milliants wanted for questioning in connection with the murder of Mr Gandhi.
The police
suld to have i Among the arrested was Mr N. G., RSS" were seized certain documents from the Abhyankar, described as a provincial of the tushtriva Damodar organiser Dublin, Feb. 5.-Eire general residence of Air Vinynk
Swayamsevak Sangth. The arresis election figures so far tonight | Savarkar.
While the arrests were being made, | and searches arc continuing in indicate that the Prime Minis-
premises Poonn. the police also searched ter. Mr Eamon de Valera, will belonging to RSS and Mahasabha Five arrests were made in Surat, not have a clear Parliamentary members and the office of Prabhut, about 150 miles north of Bombay, South majority but will secure pos-a pro-Malinsabha newspaper.
and reports from Bezwada, Similar action was being taken Indin, sald two RSS men had been sibly up to 70 seals. This would
police Throughout India, armed he-four short of
throughout Bombay Province, necor- taken into custody by the railway clear
villages police as they were about to board searched towns and ding to the authorllies here,
for majority.
agents of the militant indu OT- Mr Vinyak Damodar Savarkar, a train for Nagpur. who is 05, was
ganisation banned by the Indian President
The police roundup in the Greater of the Hindu Mahasabha for nearly
Bombay area ceased
Hundreds shortly after
Government yesterday. of arrests--some unofficial estimates decade until he resigned in 1946 on noon, local time, but searches con- account of ill-health.
sald 1,000--were made. tinued.
|
Benares recorded
similar
the Fianna Fail. held His party, 77 scuts before yesterday's polling. The election is expected to return six or seven members from other parties in the Dall (Lower House of
He survived 14 years' transporta- Reports from Calcutta, Madras Parliament), who would be pre- tion in the Andamans penal settle and pared to support Fianna Fail. Neverment in connection with a political searches although not on the same theless. the margin between the Government and the Opposition Conspiracy. He was later interned scale as in Bombay, which, with
in India and released in 1837. looks like being narrowed.
Fratures been the failure of the Republicans---
than has
the election
had 30 seats in the last House,
The Labour Party, which had nine seats in the inst Dail, is not doing well und is not expected to improve its position.
LABOUR LEADER
representative
with
Poona, has been one of the strong-
holds of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak
Sangh.
It was impossible to give an ae-
About 300 people were arrested in Bombay, 104 in Delhi, 30 in Luck- now, 13 in Madras and 75 in the United Provinces. These were the minimun figures.
tensed after questioning, a Bombay Most of those arrested were re-
spokesman sald.
AIR LENE
London, Feb. 5.-The ex- tension of the British Over- seas Airways Corporation's operations from Hongkong to Japan will, it is hoped, be made in the near future, Mr George Lindgren, Parliamen- tary Secretary to the Minis- try of Civil Aviation, told a questioner in the House of Commons yesterday.
He added that ultimately. when adequate technical facilities could be made available. it was proposed that the service should terminate at Tokyo.
Meanwhile, it was pro- posed to terminate the ser- vice at Iwakuni-Reuter,
H. K. And Japan Peace Treaty
Commons Questions
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$500 Million
Aid To China Plan
Proposed
RELIEF SUPPLIES FOR 15 MONTHS-
Washington, Feb. 5.-Aid for China, totalling about $500 million, is proposed in a State Department plan prepared for the National Advisory Council, the United States policy-making body in the field of finance, a Council spokesman confirmed today:
This extimate-which may be changed somewhat either by the National Advisory Council or by the Bureau of Budget before reaching Congress is somewhat higher than the original tentative figures given to Congress by Mr George Marshall, the Secretary of State, nearly three months ago.
+
At that time, he spoke for a $300 million programmie to run for 15 months.
The $500 million project is likely to run for about the same period,
American officials said this pro- cramme was not comparable to the; European recovery programmine,
The assistance to be sent under it would be mainly of the relief type, notably ter the 15 months, but it was hoped that supplies made avai able would help in stabilising the situation so that a long range plaa might be Instituted later.
The programme may be submitted to Congress within the next week
nr two.
OPPOSITION ATTITUDE
New York Stock Market Slump
Sudden Rush To Sell
New York. Feb. 5.-Wall
London, Feb. 5.The Prime Minister, Mr Clement Attlee, told the House of Commons to- Its opponents claim that the type Street blamed "Washington" day that, wherever it Was of supplies to be sent to China- desirable and fensible. the wheat, cotton, petroleum, rice, grains, and the fear of further Euro- colonial governments directly tobacco and flour-will make it more pean currency devaluations for concerned
difficult for the United States with the Japanese
to yesterday's price drop in the pence settlement would be in European recovery programme. fulfil Its obligations under
the American stock and commodity vited to attach advisers to the
markets--which was the big- British delegations in future
gest drop for over a year. talks.
Mr William Teeling, who recent ly returned from a visit to the Far East. had asked the Prime Minister
pared
others
million
It is also argued that, on past re- cord, there can be no guarantee that the Nanking Government will make the best possible use of the ustis- From coast to roast, people rushed tance rendered.
to sell their holdings, wiping out The
programme has been pre- jabout $1,000 million in the market why the Hongkong Government was publicans in and out of Constress-
at the insistence of the Re-valuations of stocks. not represented at the Canberra
*** Senator Arthur
Sales totalled, over ono Vandenberg. talks on a peace treaty with Janan,
He also wanted to know whether York, Mr John Foster Dulles, and New York Exchanges dropped one as the Foreign Office is not equip many
Governor Thomas Dewey, of New shares and stock quotations in the
dollar to an extreme of five dollars of many Hongkong's point of
are among its pro- Ped to put
ponents who have intimated that per share the colony would be more, view,"
they would be prejudiced against the adequately represented at any fur- Marshall Plan unless the State. Desensitive commodity prices in the Since Christmas, the index of ther peace talks,
partment nade efforts to Mr Attlee replied: "The purpose Communism" in an equally critical 100 to less than 435. Nearly eight "stop United States has slumped from over of these talks was an informal ex-uren of the world. change of views on broad lines and
ints of that decline occurred yes- Senate Foreign Relations terday alone. Committee is expected to start hear- without commitment between Commonwealth Ministers.
ings of the new programme-later-Everybody supposed that the This month, as soon as they have French free market would register a listrust of some currencies against the dollar. What It has, in fact, re- gistered is a distrust of li cur- rencies, including the dollar against
the
COLONY'S INTERESTS "The interests of Hongkong. as of other Far Eastern colonial territories, were represented by the
Kingdom delegation.
The
gold. CIVILIAN PROGRAMME
they are likely to get fewer votes | Mr Mehta, who is 64, is a long curate computation of the total ar- Hundreds of people continued to been expected the record as a labour leader. He was rests throughout the Dominion, but visit Birla House, where Mr Gandhi firm sined-made by-Fine Guel--te la menter of the Working ComIt was believed that the end-of-the-was assassinated, and the Raj- Ghot, principal Opposition party, whose position in the Dal may not show mitee of the Indian National Con- day figure would not be short of where he was cremated.
ress in 1926 and Minister of Re-1.000, and might exceed that figure.
dispensed with the Marchall Plan. The latest stories of how people
Later, the State Department plac- any material change. The party venue and Finance of the Bombay The Mysore State authorities, were affected by the shock of Mr
Government in
Uniteded a strict curtain of secrecy over 1937.
falling in line with the Indian Gandhi's death concerned a Sadhu
the China aid programme. From 1944 to June, 1946, he was Government's ban on the RSS, in ta Ifindu holy man) who committed India's
theangalere feday arrested Rao Josht sulclde. a merchant who went mad at micetings of this kind, do not re- "The United Kingdom delegation, Burmese Governmen!.
Jadhar, described as "General Offer and a man
an named Godse-the sur- Commanding of the SS" in Kar- name of the mon
spokesman present any single department held for trial on
sald Mr Marshali GOLD COINS PREMIUM atak
the British Government to
and t is personally had ordered the enforce- the charge of murdering
their normal
rement of a "no comment" rule. He Rao, described as Mohatama-who changed his name present the interests of the colonial even refused to discuss the National trading la Paris became legal, the Yesterday, the first day that gold S:yonarayano "tieneral Officer Commanding of tho to Gandhi-Reuter
empire, equally with those of the Advisory Council's spokesman's an prices of gold coins there renclied United Kingdom.
sertion that the plan calls for ap- premiums of exactly 100 percent "In any further conferences con- proximately $500 million for China over even the free market price of cerned with the Japanese
and peace and
declined to say when details the dollar. settlement, we shall naturally conmight be formally made public. tinue to discharge this responsibili- Later it was learned that some
Twenty RSS men were arrested The state of the parties at 9 ptn. today in Poona, regarded as the main GMT was--Fianna Fall 15. Fine centre of the organisation's activities, Gael six, Republicans three, Labour when the police made an early morn- three. Independent Farmers one.ng swoop on houses ani oillees Reuter.
EDITORIAL
there.
Gun-Toting Desperadoes
WEDNESDAY'S gun battle in Į
WED
the Western District
another Krim
144
reminder that
Ilongkong equtluses to be afflict- ed with the presence of criminals. as desperate in character as any
of the notorious old-time Chleaso Kasksters, And the audacious challenge to the authority of the police made by these heavily armed men is a sobering indies- tion of the utter contempt for
or life held Jaw, order,
these by types. There in this consolution: a gang of thugs has been effec- tively broken up. One died
Do
escape,
was more
can
to
are
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src
yan dellance of the police: 1wo others were wounded and will, it is presumed, int due course be charged; one only, so far as ascertained, managed
Another measure of satis- faction to be derived from the grim dranna is that the bravado of the criminals
thinn matched by the gallantry of the police officers who shot it out with the gunmen with skill and determination. Sub Inspector Dempsey and Detective- Seret. Wong Fuk were wounded in line of duty, but they, together with
remainder the Chinese and European oflctrs letra who took park, have good reason to congratulate themselves on the successful outcome of the affray, while the public will gain comfort and confidence from the know- ledge that our policemen arc more than match for the most milliant desperadoes. This Lok Lane gun battle serves to bring into sharp fecus the heavy responsibilities devalving on
ilie police authorities in maintaining law and order. Gun battles, it is true, are not everyday events, but
of
Yu
than
mo
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BOMB FROM ARMOURED
CAR KILLS 4 ARABS
Jerusalem, Feb. 5.--Four Arabs
were killed and a
fifth was wounded by a bomb which was thrown from a Jewish armoured vehicle tonight on the main Beerslicba rond.
Gaza-
the
They were travelling in a jeep of the track was torn up south of when it skidded anti overturned. Halfa and the Jaffa-Jerusalem As they waited by the roadside for damaged in several placca.
linc
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A
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Wall Street has seen a slump.
food and raw dollars would be for coming for some time. In relation
ty, but, wherever it is destrable and $470 million
feasible to do so, we shall be glad to invite the colonial
Kovernments directly concerned to attach ad- visers to the United Kingdom delc- gation."-Reuter.
MAY MARRIAGE FOR MICHAEL
to the
raw materials.
profits, they are making, The additional $30 million to $40 prices of American shores on Wall
worst million would be for machinery to Street today fell below the re-equip Chinese factories.
ratios of the 1931 slump.
It was understood that the Na-
Since November, the prices of tional Advisory Council had already
and Its United States Government bonds on approved the programme final presentation to Congress was, Wall Street have been pegged only therefore, probable within the next by continuous and very expensive official support, which has been talk- 10 days.
The programme,
drawn ing the huge sum of about $500
expenditure, of the New York Federal Reserve
110
milltary
as now
help, they were attucked by the TELEPHONES SABOTAGED Copenhagen, Feb. -Prince Rene up, is a strictly civilian one and in-million per week, and the President Jews, an olleial statement said.
Telephone and teleprinter lines of Bourbon-Parma sald today his volve British
Combined Services between Jerusalem and the all-Jewish daughter, Anne probably would despite the Insistence by some Re-Bank stated inst week that if the Entertainment unit, escorted by city of Tel-Aviv went dead late last marry forner King Michael of publicans that Generalissimo Chiong support were withdrawn, the bottom British
troops, was fired at
by night, and Jewish sources reported Rumania here in May. Both the Kai-shek should be given direct as- would Arabs today while travelling to they had been sabotaged.
young persons are now in Switzer-sistance in his war with the Com-Reuter.
munists.-Reuter.
| cantonment.
The guards returned the fire and there were no casualties.
HOUSE CURFEW
the
British
Important Shanghai Airport
Development Scheme
fall out
of the market.---
STOP PRESS
Macao-H.K.
a study of the Criminal Sessions calendars for the past 19 months shows very distinelly that more and more criminals in Hongkong earrying arms and are pre- pared to use them elther against Urie victims or the police. The police have shown' more
that they are not afraid once carrying out their duty to the full when attempting to apprehend Giese gangsters.
doubt but a arises in the mind whether they
the maklug
| Sarafand, Palestine's biggest Army Mr David Ben Gurion, head of the land-Associated Press, effective SIA of their powers
Jewish Agency Executive. warned to search. Sudden, and perhaps
in Tel-Aviv that if the United to all intents and purposes 01-
Nations did not support the creation warranted searching of Indivi-
of a Jewish militia, the Jews would duals in the streets or on iranis
"defend themselves anyhow." British paratroopers and guards- particularly buses, is not and
The British authorities had so far men were keepin strict watch to refused to discuss with the Jewish nopular with the pubile, but
day in the Sea of Galilee ares of Agency any problems likely to arise such searching produces positive
feelings results,
of
Palestine, near the Syrlan border, outraged
before the yesterday mandate, he declared. where British
end of
Shanghai, Feb. 5. -- A con-hul's facilitles, previously no troop dignily will have to give
fought a large force of infiltrafing
struction programme designed night landings or take-offs were per The
United Nations Palestine to make Shanghai one of the way to the urgent need, of
mitted, and planes in transit delayed Arabs.
weather or other causes who doing everything to safeguard the Interests of the community. The
A house curfew, imposed by the Commission has accepted a British major aviation centres of the could not make their sunrise to sun- local British commander, came in offer of the use of Aquire Airport, Far East is under the direction down deadline, were forced to iny! Outy of the nublic is to assist the
to effect at eight o'clock local time
to investigations in of the government Bureau of over at intermediate points enroute it begins Ita
from Japan, the Philippines or other, this morning in the Tiberias area,
Palestine, 'a where the Arabs--belloved to be
Reuter despatch from Civil Aeronautical Affairs,
places. Now traffle at Lunghwa is A fire which broke out in the The two major phases of the pro- 150 strong-were reported to have Lake Success reported.-Reuter.
on a 24-hour bosts.
engine room of the Hin Kung So crossed from Syria.
MARTIAL LAW
ramme are the construction of a
Lunghwa's radio communications while the steamer was on her way engaged by troops and Jerusalem. Feb. 5.-The British control station here to be used as
system has been integrated with from Macdo to Hongkong this morn- The Arabs,
as today declared limited martial law the centre of a nationwide air com Tokyo, Guam, Manilo, Palestine police reinforcements
Salgon, Ing, later spread to the No. 1 hold. the. in northern Palestine In the wake of munications network, and the crece Bangkoke and other cities. they were attacking traffic on
and in response to an appeal the Tiberias
withdrew after a the Jewish demand that the United lion of on road,
international terminal
Another step forward in civil Hongkong Fire Brigade despatched 'a
"Tal three-hour battle.
Nations approve the formation of a huilding to be used by both domes avlation. Mr
said.
was an fre float at 10.30 a.m. Jerusalem reports sald 12 Arabs Jewish militin to guarit the entire tie and foreign airlines operating in agreement between the Ministries of were killed, but there were no Bri-Holy Land, including Arab aren and out of Shanchal,
Communications, Foreign Affairs According to meagre reports so tish casualties.
Under the new decreo residents of Mr Tal An-cuo, director of the and National Defence, by which the far received from the steamer, the A British soldier was killed and the Tiberias area around the Sca bureau, pointed to work already civil bureau will have jurisdiction fire broke out while the ship was off three wounded when an Army of Gallice are prohibited from leav-completed or convoy fought its way under heavy tug their homes. fire through three road blocks on the
The
restrictions were clamped Jerúsalema-Hebron road, believed to down only a few hours after the have been manned by Arabs,
new Arab Invasion of North Pules- Soboteure last night struck at tine yesterday near Rose Pina, seven Palestine's railway communications, miles north of the Sea of Galilee destroying Important sections of the on the Palestine-Syrian border two chief railway lines. A section United Press.
are
police by willing co-operation. Right of refusal to be searched or resentment of the inconvenience he conceded to those who either in what they possexs at the time, or in con- Refence. It is noticeable that great deal of robbery goes on he- tween
midnight and daylight, which suggests that our criminals enjoy too much freedom of move- ment during the night. Police searching of individuals should bo intensified after dark in effort to thwart thieves and foot- pads from reaching their objec- lives. Apprehension of evil-doers before they
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commit their crimes will go a long way toward the elimination of lawlessness In Hongkong.
LAW
by
Ship On Fire
started, which will over all foreign planes entering Lantao. play an additional role in making China. Shanghai an international air centre. Air Tal also pointed to Improve-
One hundred and forty passengers.
A 0.000-foot north-south runway ments now under way at Hankow, were aboard, but they have all been has been completed and in use at Amoy, Tientsin, Foochow and Canton, safely disembarked, Lunghwa airport, and a new night is other evidences of nationwide pro-|
The ship is reported to be out of Innding lighting system was com2 gress being made to mise Chinn's| pleted the first of the year. The new international aviation ruling-United control. system added materially to Shang-Press.