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VOL. III NO. 37
CARDINAL
DYING
Vatican City, Feb. 15-Gen- naro Cardinal Granito
natelli, dean of the College uf dying Cardinals, was reported (onight. His physician said he might not live until morning.
The Cardinal, 96, I secand only to Pope Pius XII In the Caiholle blerarchy. His death would reduce the College of Cardinals to 60. Cardinal Pig- natelli was stricken with a blad- der allment last week.
He was clear of mind and drank some coffee this morn- Ing. Later, however, his strength began ebbing.—Ansoclated Press,
BISTANTSUNATESMANE ZASAKUSTITUITTIN
HOLLYWOOD
MONOPOLIES
IN DANGER
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SOUTH CHINA MORNING POSE, KELL
Thongkong Telegraph.
Haganah Attempts To Blow Up Jordan River Bridge
Consulate Officials Warned
Jerusalem, Feb. 15.-—A Government announce- ment said today that Haganah efforts to blow up a bridge between Palestine and the Transjordan be- fore dawn failed.
The announcement did not give particulars, but Arab Legion troops guarding the Sheilch Houssein Bridge said some damage was done when n Jewish armoured car at the centre of the bridge exploded after the driver had jumped off.
A seriously-injured Jew-apparently the driver- was found this morning on the Palestine side of the bridge. He died later.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1948.
say
Arab Legionnaires said thu just creation of a UN police force to make after knight the armoured car portion of the Holy Land work. drove
the bridge. which The UN offcial said that no com- May Be Broken By
passes over the historic river Jordi,plete official draft had so far been Court Decision
and guards fired when the war's approved by the Commission.
halt. driver ignored orders to Washington,
Feb.
Haganah quarters all the bridge 15. Thr structure of America's film indus- had been used by marauding Arub bands for lightning attacks on settle- try may be shaken to lia faunila-
menta la North Palestine and for tions--and a big new chance offer-infiltration for the corning Holy Land ed to British and other foreign showdown. competlilan by the United States Supreme Court decision due to he made here shortly.
were
In the meantime, in renewed clashes in Haifa, two Jews seriously injured, according to offlctal unnouncement which
1311
Have
The case before them is the 10.no details. Slight injuries were
suffered by four other Jews, 010 Thrish goldler, at Mauritian soldier and onc
year old Government #ction under Italian. Bie anti-trust laws, nimed
Some of the UN Secretariat the Security Council may not take up this specini report until February 24. One informed source said this delay would be granted the Council members so the Russian in particu lar, might send it to the Kremlin and obtain Instructions before the debate opens.-Associated Press.
ARAB LEAGUE DECISION
Cairo, Feb. 15-An Arab infor- one mant said tonight the Arab Lengue one has recommended that its members British algn treaties with other nations only breaking up the virtual munopoly (policeman.---United Press.
if all foreign troops are
removed 11 ARABS KILLED held by the five major companies i
from the Arab countries' borders. Jerusalem.
The action was and three minor unes over motion
15.-Eleven current Feb.
taken al the
ine meeting of Arabs, including five children, were Council. Other
League picture distribution and showing.
conditions killed last night when a large partyd
recom Two years ago, a New York court of Jews crept into a village in north are concluded are liquidation of old mended to be met before treaties decided in favour of the Government Palestine and planted bombs which pacts and achievement of "real" in-
in but an appeal wus made to the destroyed three houses and heavily dep
dependence of Arab countries. The d 11 others. Supreme Court.
nove was described as an important Stern Gang today warned stop concerned are Paramount, Loew's members of foreign
toward strengthening the consulates in Incorporated, R.K.O.. Warner Jerusalem by letter that they wou League's position as a regional bloc. Members are Egyp!, Trans-Jordan, Brothers and 20th-Century Fox, and be treated as "foes and spies" if Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq the lesser firms, Columbia Pictures they exploit their diplomatic
and Yemen.-Aswelated Press. Corporation, Universal Corporationmunity to help the Arabs. and United Artists Corporation.
The
companies
accused
itn-
unnamed
**
Red's Assault
On Anshan-
JALTAICENIS FREISTENCIAIS INTERESTEKLENE SEINÄUERIRIANNE MINTIMÍNEŠTENISTA
SUCCESSOR TO JINNAH
Lahore, Pakistan, Feb. 15.-The Civil and Military Gazette says the Nawab of Bhopal will succeed Mahomed Ali Jinnah as Pakistan's Governor-General due to Jinnah's "Indifferent health and his wish to retire in the very near future."
The British edited paper predicts. the Nawab will take over about mid-August, abdicating In Bhopal in favour of his eldest daughter, Princess Abida Sultan, aged 35.
Bhopal is In Central India and has an area of about 7,000 square miles, It has a predominantly Hindu.population and has joined the Indian union. The Nawab is a Moslem and formerly was Chancellor of India's Chamber of Princes. -Associated Press
Republican Party May Be Split
Over
Marshall Plan
Washington, Feb. 15-A major split inside the Re- publican Party is regarded here as a major threat to
Marshall the speedy approval of the
Plan
by the Senate.
March has how been fixed as the definite date for the opening of the debate on the plan. On Tuesday, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is expected formally and unanimously to approve the bill calling for the full four and a quarter year programme and $5,300 million for the first 12 months of the programme..
Soviets Seek Uranium Pitchblende
Dine At the
For
P.G.
Reservations
Tal: 27880
Price 20 Cents
Immigrants
Being Smuggled Into S. Africa
Johannesburg, Feb. 15.-A strict watch is being kept on all routes-by air, land and sea- leading into the Union of South Africa following reports that aliens are being smuggled into the country. Hundreds of illegal immigrants, it is be- lieved, are smuggled across the Union's borders every year.
The Jolmanesburg have
Authorities an discovered two)
organisations engaged In smuggling illegal immigrants into the Union. one of which arranges exclusively for the entry of Indians from India and Enal Africa. The other has contacts In Yugoslavia, Italy, Greece, Spain. Portugal
countries.
Intending legal
and other European
Immigrants in these countries are said to arrange for shipping space to points more or less accessible to the Union--whence agents smuggle their clients Into the Union.
TRANSPORT FLEET.
A fleet of lorries and cars is main
tained in the Union and immigrants are carried to the Witwatersrand
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why.
REPARATIONS
POLICY
CRITICISED
German Senator
Attacks Allies
London, Feb. 15.-The first significant German criticism of the Allied reparations policy in
from neighbouring territories Tra which the aliens have contelved Germany has appeared In a Mr Marshall and his State De- partment officials are well
detailed document entitled, “Re- satisfled make their with this version of the programme
According to
to Information gleaned parations, Production and from the Immigration authori- and have no radical objections to the ties, somes illegal immigrants have Standard of Life", published in changes in the original plan which Senator Arthur Vandenberg, Chair-known
arrived by
by train, while others are Bremen and received in London
have hidden in banans over the weekend. man of the Foreign Relations Comerates in railway trucks, mittee, has made.
The immigration authorities ore situation. but a shortage of staff
the work hampering
of the
Many
While unanimity among his committee, Senator Vandenberg has falled to win the backing of other leaders of
obtaining remarkable doing their utmost to deal with the
The document accused the Allies of violating international law and demanded that the whole problem ot reparations be put "on a legal basis."
Hitherto, all the racasures taken
In the unilateral conquerors, and require, in order to become legal, to be con- firmed in a
treaty," it said.
Frankfurt, Feb. 15The Ruslanns his party and the coming debáto ̋iz / departan babies are also being by the Allies In securing repara-·
According
to
mines are strung along the
10 the
claints
work
Zone to which all Germans
a major smuggled into the Union. Large tions have been
te-
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SUSPICIOUS BEHAVIOUR
Although negotiations on the Ger man peace treaty had so far been carried on exclusively by the Allies, the author, Senator G. W. Harmssen of, Diremen, said that the document "to serve as a basis for the eventual negotiations of German re- presentatives with the Allies."
was
have started to work new mines in expected to develop into Polish-occupied Sliesia for uranium clash of personalities. bearing pitchblende, a correspondent
TAFT'S OPPOSITION
sums of money are involved in this Dets of of the American Army newspaper
and it traffic is known that as much Senator Vandenberg is acknow-as C500 a time has been paid, "Stars and Stripes" claimed today, fedged to be the Republican Trader
Hundreds of Indian men and wo- quoting "authoritative sources here. a foreign affairs but Senator men have been returning to Africa,
report.
the Robert Taft is their "front man" on not only with their own infants, but Czech
domestic issues and he has with those of Indian merchants who border, running about 123 miles peatedly and publicly declared his desire that their children be brought cast of Zittau, The felters
in Saxony, Ap- conviction that the
sid forelin
Africa. parently they
they Bre members of the consular eurps of
eastward expenditure should be held to a 12- GOVT'S ARGUMENT. -
buming their immunity.
extension of the pitchblende mities monthly average of $4,600 million at in the Erzebbirge Mountains, where the most. In its communications to the Con-
Bluntly kranium mining has previously been Together, these own
of Syria. over 3,000 sulates-General
The
he terms $5,300 million reported in
The ruspicions of the authorl- theatres and control the distribution Lebanon, Iraq: Egypt, Saudi Arabia
progress.
"too much." In addition, Senator ties have been
aroused because extensive -of-the-vast majority-of-the-pictures--and The Yemen, the Stern Gang
After
searches by Kenneth Wherry, Republican Party_South_African Indians have been produced in this country,
threatened the f
Russian and German experts, the leader in the Upper Chamber, is ruires of the Middle
going to India frequently for holl countries. East Cra
anti-Jewish
report where The key point in the Government
Was started leading a group of 20 "Revisionists," days and returning with infants, A place,
Nanking, Feb. 16-The Communist under Russian management about a who argument is that no theatre can demonstrations have taken
intend to wage an organised more thorough checkup is now being Since then, the Russians campaign to amend and trim the considered. operate successfully at present with that if the attacks against Jews con-altuck on. Anshan was reported last week ago.
are alleged to rulers will be triest as night to be developing with fury an
have drafted "at | Marshall Plan.
An officer an board the out access to the substantial number tinue, the
liner the steel capital of Manchurin was least" 20,000 Germans from the Congressional observers forecast Kampala which docked in Durban of pictures which these companies murderers and punished.
Russian The letters said that Arab mosques enveloped by an invading force on distribute, and no independent pro-
the area,
from that the debate, which may coincide from India recently with 370 South used as snipers posts three sides with ghting T soine
were expelled with the reconvening at the 16- African Indians returning home to ducer can succeed without access to were being
kes and the Stern Gung would regard points now taking place within less when the Polish occupation started. nation Conference in Europe, will be the Union, said: "The racket has the substantial
of number
The reports quoted offelals here decided On the basis of personal been going on in East Afrien for theatres which these companies such masques as military objectives, than three miles of the city.
for the opinion that the ore foundi prestige-how many Simultaneously, Nationalist forces in the new flelds is so low-grade that Vandenberg
Senator some time. We believe that It is The Government claims that an COMMISSION'S REPORT south of Mukden are said to have it could not be operated economically Senators Taft and Wherry on the turning to the Union."
on the one hand and also widespread among Indians re- independent theatre is forced to do Lake Success. Feb. 15.-A. Unitea) launched a big pincer bushess with the big companies if Nations oflein said tonight the along the Mukden-Dairen railway,
except by the use of forced labour.
siber car produce in support of their Commenting on this, an immigra- it hopes to succeed and that this de-Palestine Partition Commission may threatening Communist positions at that the German
On the other hand, it was stated conflicting views.--Reuter.
tion oftefal said: "It is dificult to pendence permits the bit companies approve tomorrow its special report Liaoyant. 40 miles south of Muksien, being well fed, but were under con
workers
stop South
African-born Indians to conspire among themselves to give to the Security Counell. advantage to their pictures and to
With the Reds controlling the
stant guard-Reuter. Persistent reports from the closed set prices, playing times and the like. Committee rooln have said that the approaches and environs of Aushan, -Renter.
members
recommenderit evacuation of the remainder- would
the greater majority of the em ployees of the closed down sicel plants in the city has
has been suspended. Inessage of
chcouragement Was sent to them yesterday by Mr Ku Cheng-kang, Minister of Social Alfairs, commending' them for their courage in carrying on in the past few weeks under extremely difficult conditions.--Reuter-AAP.
control.
EDITORIAL
five
Reuter.
Cripps' Challenging Policy
WH
JHATEVER his defects. Sir Stafford Cripps cau never
a
when
the
more
be accused of lacking courage. Coming at workers Аге Inte and Jealously guarding their rights and privileges, his demand that wagen should be frezgn is one of the most remarkable challenges yet made to his own personal popularlly as well as to the ac- ceptability of the Labour Govern- ment's measures to combat the country's most dangerous econo- mto doldrums. It is now apparent. despite all lie efforts to protect the pound sterling, that inflation Is undermfalng Britain's financial position.
A once-balanced fiscal budget has been wholly nullified a grave advere balance. of trade, making oven scarcer than before much-needed commodity coods and services. Slr Stafford Cripps' baslo #olution for this state of affairs is greatly increased production, combined with re-
margins.
by
duced overhead ce lower
prices and smaller In short,
Le Chancellor of the Exchequer is asking the country— employers and employees—to not a now pace in world competition for expori trado. Bir Stafford was able to luform the House of Commons that he had already re- ceived an encouraging reply to his suggestions from the Federn- tion of British Industries—the employers' leading organisation— and his realistic speech in the House last week can therefore be regarded being primarily
A
movement
ANTI-BRAHMIN RIOTING
pron.
were
Food Rationing
Postponed
Burenu
of
votes
OPPOSITION
GERMAN STANDPOINT He declared that it was completed at the request of the Minister Pre- sidents of the British and American ones, when, after the Moscow Con- ference, "the need to hold in principles for a German adiness tion had made itself felt." standpoint on the reparations ques- Senator Harmssen, who is in charge of economic research and International affairs on the Bremen Senate, called for the setting up of "reparations organisation" similar to thit set up after the first World War, which would give Germany a voice in the form reparations should take, und, "ubavo ull,"in the valuation of these already made. from bringing babies Into South
Senator Harmssen said that many Afrien so long as they claim parent of the means adopted by the Allies TOare and produce the necessary birth to extract reparations from Germany
DE VALERA
certinentes.
were "open offences against Inter- national law."
"On arrival here, the thumb prints of the babies are taken and {**** these are later checked with the birth certificates and thumb will
India, Reuter.
POW "SLAVERY" prints in "To enforce prisoners of war and civilian workers to work agalost their will is slavery and as much against international Jaw nexution of territaries without tho consent of the population, or the ex- from their pulsion of Inlinbitants lands," he said,
Ship Collides With Battersea Bridge
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the an-
2. The point of view of the debtor country must be heard.
3-An impartial judge, possibly the United Nations, must glvo verdiet, and
a
4. The carrying out of a decision must not be left merely to the good will of the creditors-Reuter.
Dublin, Feb. 15-The Elre Pre- der, Mr Eamon
de Valera. face the strongest opposition to his leadership since he took ofce 16 years ago when Eire's nerv Parlia Shanghai, Feb. 16.The projectement meets next Wednesday to elect general food rationing for. Shanghai, a Prime Minister. directed to the Trades Union
originally slated for March 1. has No declaration has been made by Counell who are to meet this
been postpened until April, accord- the combined Opposition parties bút
Declaring that in the Eastern Zone week to debate these latest pro-
ing to the China Press, quoting in- | It is understond that Mr John
London, Feb. 15.--The Russian' of Germany the boundary line be- posals. Hillerto the
formation TUC S
frum the
of Costello, the 57-year-old Attorney motor vessel Delta (200 tons) tween reparations and booty had been a faithful disciple
Social Affairs. of the
General of the furmer Cosgrave collided with Ballersca Bridge long disappeared, the Senator said Labour Government, but it will
The postponement is necessary be- Government and a member of the across the river Thames early to- conditions for the taking of repara- probably require all the persia -
cause the Bureau requires more Vine
Gael Fine
Party-the strongest day. sive eloquence
tions should include. of the clear-
for preparations.
1.They must be in proportion to Opposition group--has been approved The Delta suffered damage to the thinking moderates to obtain
Detailed measures for rattoning
capacity. majority vote in favour of what
Bombay, Feb. 15.-I was report-
-the upper bridge. productive have yet to be decided at the meet- as the most acceptable head of a wheelhouse and
coalition.
and funnel ventilators were must be an unpopular policy so
ed that ricting against Brahmins
ing of the Mayors of Peiping.
Mr de Valera will have nothing razed to the deck; level. far as the workers are concerned.
broke out yesterday in the Rat Shanghai, Tientsin, Nanking and
The steering gear, was rendered The best bargaining weapon
nagiri district, 200 miles southeast Canton, beginning in Nanking today.to do with the coalition, but he and
his 07 followers believe that they useless. The master of the vessel which Bir Stafford has in dealing
of here, with mobs burning and Meanwhile, in anticipation will hold the reins of government was injured and detained in hospital, with the trade
looting all Brahmin property in the unionists is the
sleep rises in rice prices the Econo- with the support of five National his wife being treated for shock. assurance that his new polley Is
mic Police will start an Inspection
Battersea Bridge suffered damage Labour members and some Indepen. temporary, devised solely, to meet,
Meanwhile, It was learned thut of rice shops today. The retail
to the ironwork.-Reuter. dents-Reuter. the exceptional needs of the the third class, railway coach which price of, rico yesterday remained at moment. Another factor which brought Gandhi's ashes from Delhi NC$2,000,000 per pleul for the best. should succeed in converting the
to Allahabad would be preserved an grade. Reuter. dissidents is that employers also
'national memorial. United are being asked to make sacrifices. ofher worda Government seeks a
common front to deal with a problem which affects every household and every bus!- The Government of the day obtained this common front when Bellain was threatened with armed Invasion: her perit now is
lesa
officials great and the need for a combined national effort to fight it, no less imperative. There is, of course, no guarantee that Sir Stafford Cripps
plan for restoring the country's
equilt- economie brium will succeed, but the prob- Iem has now attained such a state of urgency that anything which Lins the appearance of providing a practical solution; is worthy of trial. The Chancellor's sugges- Lions possess at least that
In
no
· quality--they are practical.'
Press
Cabaret Officials
Re-Arrested
Japanese Whaling
Tokyo, Feb. 15-Japanese_whal ing in. waters of the Bonin Islands will begin from February 18, the Shanghal, Feb. 10. Two top Japanese Pacific Fishery Company of the Shanghai Cabaret in Shimonoseki city, Southern Hon- Employees' Guild, who were ar- sis, announced yesterday, it wat rested during the wrecking of the reported today. Social Affairs Bureau building on A whaling fleet consisting of January
1,500-ton 31 in the course of wild | former
transport ship, roting and released on February 9, which will act as the mother silp. Have been re-arrested, according to and four catcher boats will take Chinese reports.
part in the expedition. One catcher only re- The second arrest is said to have boat, the No. 12 Banshu, followed the discovery of now cently returned from the Antarelle.
Astronomers To Search For Life
mil-
On Mars
The atmosphere, on the surface of Mars lt so rare tint it is equivalent to that 80,000-feet above, the earth- much higher than aviators can go without special apparatus.
Chicago, Feb. 15.-Astrono-|- mers of the University of Chicago hope this week to nettle
whether whether there is any animal or determine
these green patchus arc Identical in type to plant life on Mars..
and vegetation growing on earth,
The polar caps may turn out to be They expect to do it with a new-whether the polar caps are comprised frozen carbon dioxide, eclentisis say, ly developed electronle device of frozen moisture.
In the tests, light from Mars will capable of analysing matter
If the spectral recorder Ahows pass through the lelescope and enter nins of miles out in space, which the Martian nrens have the same the spectrograph through
an eye- they will hook up to the McDonald intra red ray absorption pattern as like sput.
82-inch Observatory's
reflecting similar earth areas, astronomers say Infra-red rays will be culled out, telescope nt, Fort Davis.
it will mean that plant life, similar picked up by a photo electric cell Mara will come within 63,000,000 to that on earth, and molature are and converted into electric current. miles of the earth this week.
present on Mars.
The current will be amplifed and Two areas on the planet will hold
If there is a thriving plant life | automatically recorded in ink on a their particular interest the green there is a possibility that some paper graph. 29 patches that seem to, undergo sed- form of animal life exists, the Tracings will form a pattern to be zonal changes, and the polar capa, ·. astronomers say, although probably compared with the pattern made by The electronic device, called a of a much different evolutionary earth vegetation and moisture. spectral recorder, is expected to nature from that on earth.
Reuter.
ovidence against the two men, Tan Four of the vessels have already Chung-chich and Hu Yung-yung, sulled from Shimonoseki and Osaka chairman and Executive respec-and by the middle of May a haul of tively of the Cabaret Employees' | about 200 whales is expected.-Rou-, GuildReuter,
ter.