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Jews Determined To Set Up An Independent State
ARABS INVADE
PALESTINE
Fawzi El Kawkji At
Head Of Troops
Damascus, Syria, Mar. B.-- Fawzi El Kawkji. Commander- In-Chief of the Arab anti- partition forces, today entered Palestine at the head of the; column of his troops and estab lished his military headquarters to organise a fight for the Holy Land.
Arab
forces conted -out
Inside Palestine!
attacks diversionary
the mor taln against the Jews in stronghold area to draw off British troops while Kawk) and his crossed the Syrian border.
inen!
WARNING ISSUED
TO UN COUNCIL
Lake Success, Mar. 5.-A Jewish Agency spokes- man told the United Nations Security Council today that the Jews would set up their independent state in the Holy Land by force if the United Nations tries to change or scrap the Palestine partition pro-
gramme.
Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver of Cleveland, chief American spokesman for the Jewish Agency for Palestine, said the Agency regards the partition plan as "binding" and will move on to fulfill it alone if the United Nations is "unable to carry out its own decisions."
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strong Silver delivered to the Council a plea for speedy approval of the partition in face of Arab reais- tance and growing movement in the United Nations alter the Holy Land plan.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 6, 1948.
More Gold
Coast Riots
London, Mar, The Colonla! Office reported on Friday A In the renewal of violence African Gold Coast Colony, scene of rioting in which 11 per Son were killed Jast weekend.
A Gold Coast communique re- In ported "sporadie lootlyg amalier centres" on Thursday night. But generally, it added, The alluation was qulei.
There wILAU no Indication of whether there wero new casualties.
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Bir Gerald Creasy. Colonial Governer, proclaimed a state of emergency the Gold Coast on Thursday, Ile announced that he would "supervise what is mablished in the newspapers."
He said he would exercise the power of censorship to hali circulation of stories that were "A much more Interesting than the truth" and to escape the "risk of the people of this count. try being misled."
He promised a full investiga- tion of the disturbances Includ- ing eir underlying causON -- Associated Pres
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Finnish Govt. Split Over Soviet Pact Proposal
MAJORITY OF PEOPLE SAID TO
BE OPPOSED TO OFFER
Helsinki, Mar. 5.-The Finnish Government was today asured of the Parliamentary majority it needs to begin negotiations for the military assistance treaty suggested by Marshal Stalin, though three of Finland's six parties opposed the Russian proposal.
Tomorrow, the Government | Foreign Affairs Committee will meet to discuss the proposal.
Only the People's Democrats-the extreme Leftwing Party, which in cludon the Communists and holds about
of the seats in n quarter Parliament-supported the proposal unconditionally.
KING AND QUEEN TO VISIT AUSTRALIA
London, Mar. 5.-King George and Queen Elizabeth are to visit Australia and New Zealand early next year.
Britain To Hold On To Falkland Is.
This statement was issued from Buckingham Palace tonight.
"In response to a suggestion made Prime Ministers in New by his Zealand and Australia, the King has Traciously consented to visit these countries in the early part of 1940
"Is Majesty will be accompanied
Queen by the
and The Princess Margaret."
Princess Elizabeth and her hus- band, the Duke of Edinburgh, not going with them.
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the threat confronted with Silver attacked the United States proposal for the Big Five to consult annihilation, it will be compelled by Kawki established his headquar- on the situation saying that would considerations of sheer survival, not ters in a small hillside village from "be seized upon by opponents of the to speak of preservation of its rights, take all necessary mensures which which he directed the Arabs in the United Nations decision as another
the British.
to reopen the whole the situation will call for." opportunity revolt against 1030
this Silver emphasised that the Jewish Kawki took with him a public requestlon." He said that talk at
Nasr
late hour of Arab-Jewish concilia Agency considered the formation of by Ali
own Joly Land milita Palestine lations staff headed
settlement ils Απι campaign tion or
or new
thasi veteran
the formation of Ed-din.
who M entrusted with offers "neither hope nor promise, urgent
quagmire of international force sought from the writer.
The Invitations came a few weeks There is Security Council by the United Na- writing a incasage to the Palestine That road leads to
34 Koing 10 Indecision and inaction. Arabs that Kuwkli
Teal an nsanult on hul a brief time left and, the time tions Palestine Commission,
He asked the Council to call an
ago. Neither the departure date nor Palestine 10
is fast running
decided, The journey will be made "Zlonist drecizas,**
anarchy." The decision that Kawki should
Silver told the Council that Britain sition of the Jewish military and go to Palestine at once was renched the yesterday by Arab Political emphasised its determination to day preparation for its arming Silver tight hold on her strategic Falk-cded.
mentary moral obligation of the other Latin American land dis- The Committee down her mandate in the Holy Land said. "This, we maintain, is an ele-land Islands Colony even though
the nyer lo Committee here.
on May 15, turning
United Nations in view of the putes go before the Inter- held that Kawki should strengthen
nil responsibility. United Nations
hat unal Court. 1. Arab position at a critical ine-
Silver said, "We feel under obligation it has taken."-Ualled Press,
position 11 make our ment when drastic changes might be
tion mistakeably clear." made by the United Nations in the Palesthie partition problem.
IN CIVILIAN CLOTHES
last moment Kawkji Until the wore civilian clothing in order to
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London, Mar. 5.-A Foreign Oflice spokesman said on Friday
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At the
For
P.G.
Reservations
The Social Democrats, the largest single group in Parliament, have told the President they will "not oppose the negotiations, though the majority of the Finnish people are against the pact."
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Age Limit For Directors
London, Mar. 5.-After July 1, nobody can be ap
director pointed a
of a public company in Britain if he is over 69.
A director of a public. company will have to vacate his office at the conclusion of the annual general meet- ing which next follows his roaching the age of 70.
The annual meeting could reappoint him, but such ag- pointment would have to be the subject of a special resolution and the director's age would have to be given.
An order enforcing these provisions was issued by the Board of Trade.--Reuter.
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Forether, these two parties have SHAW CALLS
a majority in Parliament.
NO NEW PACT NEEDED
The
Conservatives and Liberal
parties fok President Paasikivi to- day: "There is no reason to start negotiations for such a pact."
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HOMEWORK
two parties hinted they would not “MONSTROUS”
oppose negotiations for a different kind of pact.
The Agrarian Party told the Pre- sident: "A Finland has concluded a peace treaty with Russin, which forms the basis for mutual rela flons, there is no reason to conclude
new
part The two remaining parties are the Social Democrats and the Swedish People's Party.
A Communist spenker in a Fred- riksberg railway workshop outside Helsinki asked the workers today: "Which do you choose? The capita- list hand or the hand of Comrade Stalin?"
The workers shouted "Nollher." Reuter,
STIFF REJECTION Helsinki, Mar. 3.--Three major parties controlling 86 of the Parlia- ment's 200 votes today stiffly re-
London, Mar. 5.—Mr George Bernard Shaw, when told that parents were complaining that pupils of Hitchin, Hertford- shire, Girls Grammar School were given homework which three sometimes took them hours to do, said: "It is mons. trous. Should be abolished."
*School managers ought to be warned by the Society for the Pre- vention of Cruelty to Children. If they required such overtime, day in and day out all the year round, they would be certified
mental hospital,"
for the
"It would Said the playwright: kill me in a week." To the question
a Grammar "If you were
School teacher, how would you begin?". Mr murder my cinss if they ever dared out of to think of their lessons school."
out, lo ciuos and Britain to permit immediate organi-} that Britain intends to keep the length of the tour have yet been fjected Generalissimo Stalin's request Shaw replied: "By threatening to
DATES TO BE MET Silver said. "As far as the Jewish
de-
RESOLUTION REJECTED Lake Success, Mar. 5.-The Uniteri Nalions Security Council to day refused to accept a UN Assem- bly resolution calling on the Coun-
the. Falkland elaims Argentina
miles Islands, 300
East of Cape Horn, and the Falkland Island ,which dependencies islands near the Antarctic.
allay suspicious correspondents and people are concerned it has accepted it to take part in partitioning Pales-cirims.
others, including possible spies, whole decision of the United Nations fine."
have been keeping the house under Cislapurveillance.
For two days before his departure, Kawit's headquarters here has been Newly arrived wea- most active. pans were distributed and mags were
Olcers hurriel in an prepared. put with messages concerning troop units.- United Press.
EDITORIAL
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solved to move forward in the spirit We regard it as binding and are re-
порадует vate on the section of an was 5 to 0. of that decision. Under Une plan American proposal
there are dates to be met. We must: There were als abstentions. Seven assume that these dates will be met." votes were needed for passage
Then he added, "We fully respect
The Council inmediately follow- this decisina by voting call
to the nuthurity of the United Nations, ed
major
powers for consult but if it is unable to carry out its on the
the Palestine artition nwn decision and as a consequence directly the Jewish community of Palestine erisis. The vote on this section was oo with four abstentions. The delerates refused, however, to ap prove instructions to the hit powers.
Hongkong Bank Speech
THE
Aton A. Morse, as chief manager and chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banklog presented Corporation yesterday
was
Mir
trille
na Impressive review of condit tions, past and present, in the Orlent, and few will quibble with bis criticisms or his conclusions. The speech was one of studied moderation, and althou-h disappointing in that no attempt forecast future made to developments, even this is under- standable when the situation in China is
ts in such a state of flux Morse, uncertainty. and however, did not hide his feelings and of anxiety concerning China, Mr Sheldon emphasised the point that whatever by the reminder prosperity may exist in Hongkong, ultimately its future is indissolu- ith Calma-a with bly bound trutsm despite the current para- truts:
of a thriving Colony and dox claotle hinterland, There is natural tendency when discussing the complex problem of China's currency and economy of over- simplifying the solution. Basically, It is true, there can be no financial stability while elvil war remains. but the end of this fratricidal automatically Tylfl not strife correct the country's economic The crying need will position, still be modernising of the coun- de- try's agricultural Industry.
natural her
substantial
velopment
resources,
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of and
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·ASSBTANCES
terest charges on pre-war loans, these that despite commitments would be met Tull, and more especlatty as pay- ments on later loss are being foreign exchange out met
China's fatory seat
treat- resources, ment of this matter is on all lours with her attitude to the legitimate claims of ex-Shanghat Munich al Council employees, and the longer she procrastinates over debis, the less inclined will her frienas be to offer further outside MARİstance. In
In dealing with Flong- Morse
covered familiar the necessity of
of a modern the desirability of early and the Moratorium legislation, and hope, already expressed in many places, that the Home Govern- ment whii shortly provide, lands to make the University model in- stitution in a firm inancial basis. The
surprise plum In the specchi the revelation that the Colony's financial surplus for the year just ending will be in the region of 30 million
kong, M
n
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way
A
balance of exports over Imports. China too can expect more ready help from the outside world she cares to give rather more tangible demonstrations of her goodwill. Mr Morse has fair
of grounds for his erlliclam China's future to meet any in-
dollars,
making a quaint comparison with the
lo attempt mediation between Jews
and Arabs.--Associated Press.
RABBI'S APPEAL Jerusalem, Mar. 5.-in an "up- peal from Jerusalem, scene of the eternal message of human dignity," the Palestine Chief Rabli Doctor sane Halevy Herzog, urged the United Nations Security Council on Friday to implement the assembly's decision 10 "restore the Jewish people to a home of its own In the land of its fathers."
The Chief Rabbi's statement asked Security Council members to realise the momentous moral Issue involved
...whether mankind shall fulfill the inner summons of Its conscience to politini ex- or shall succumb pediency."
"My people are fully aware that the hour of their supreme destiny has struck. They are inspired with Immovable faith that with the help of God, the end of their age old
is in sight, exile and suffering Associated Press.
HAGANAH OFFENSIVE Jerusalem, Mur. 5.-The Hagandh today launched a largescale offen- sive against Arab band' in Sharon thut and unconfirmed' reports said
an un-
15 Arabs were slain and known number wounded.
are
smaller Chile
Guatemala British Hon-
America In Central claims neighbouring duras
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for negotiations on Russian-Finnish alliance.
The three remaining parties, in
of endorsement, Discussing modern educationists' of the voyage varying degrees No further details
“Young children concentrate are yet known, but it is expected said that Finland should negotiate methods, he said: that, subject to naval requirements, for a part of mutual assistance and should not be set to the battleship Vanguard, in which friendship between the two nations. mentally for longer than minute or
The Finnish Parliament has 200
two st time. The rest of the schion) the Royal family went last year to
Except for the lone seat held time should be spent in an interest- seats.
training, South Africa, will be used.
by a Swedish Liberal, the seals are ing occupation-speech
turning the wireless sweetly in play. divided among six parties, SECOND VISIT
acting. knitting. negotiations were music, dancing, Opposing the Both King George Elizabeth have been in Australia and the Agrarians, who occupy 40 seats, handling tools, watching fims, skat the Conservatives, 28, and the Ing. biegeling, running and sailing."
-Reuter. New Zealand before-as the Duke Liberals, nine.
Those favouring the talks were the and Duchess of York in 1927. The Duke, on behalf of his father, King People's Democratic Union, which
Tug Hits Bridge: George V, opened the new Federal includes Finland's Communists (50) Parlament buildings at Canberra..
scats), Social Democrats (40), and
13 Killed Claryfying Britain's position in the renewed oulbreak of the long-
The wording of the official state- the Swedish Peoples (14),
The Agrarian Parliament group
5.- during a St. Louis, Missouri. Mar. standing land disputes, a Foreignment, which puts New Zealand in i response to questions: Office spokesman toll a reporter in front of Australia in possibly signi- told President Paasikivi
fcant. the Royal parly travel in 25-minute conference shortly after Thirteen of the crew were killed or the Vanguard, they might well go1 p.m. GMT that their parly enn by reported missing and 13 saved when a bridge over the River via Panama to New Zealand,,instead no means accept a Finnish-Russian the tug. Natchez, overturned after about Mississippi, near Greenville, 200 miles from New Orleans, it was of through the Suez Canal to. Aus-pact onlined after the pattern of the hitting tralia, because the Vanguard would Russian pacts with Hungary
ofcially stated tonight. probably not be able to go through Rumania, the Suez Canal.
The tug. recently repaired at a
(£50,000). of $200,000 towing six barges containing 00,000 barrels of oil and the accident oc- curred last night ni à spot described As the most treacherous of the river."-Reuter.
PART OF THE EMPIRE Britain is willing to let the Inter- national court of Justice decide on Argentine and demands of Chile for the British efaimer sub- Anturetle dependencies.
the
The Journey to the West senbourd
The
LIBERALS "NO"
and
cost The Liberty Party later informed of Australia via Suez is approxi-the President that their opinion was Britain is not willing to let the mately the same distance as to New that Finland should refuse to take Kenland via Panama-roughly 11,500 up negotiations with Russle on a pro- court decide on the Argentine claim miles in each case.
posed friendship and defence pact.
antinued on Page 12) to the Falkland Islands themselves.
would presumably voyage Asked why Britain made this dis- take at least 30 days. tinction between the Falkland Is- other Islands, the lands and the
the Falklands spokesman described as a Colony inhabited by Britons for more than a century" and an integral part of the empire.
In the dispute over British Hon- duras, Britain wants international court action limited to a decision on the validity of the 1859 treaty by which Guatemala formaily coded the territory to Britain.
the
by
Hague The spokesman said Court would have to decide if the British offer was accepted Guntenia on the legal value on
1859 convention which Britain holds ns binding.Associated Press.
As
when also
WHA
Murder Of Police Constable: Soldier Charged
London, Mar. 5-Donald Thomas, a 22-year-old soldier. was today committed for trial for the murder of police con- stable Nathaniel Edgar. who was killed by two revolver bullets in a London suburb on the night of Friday, February
13.
FOURTH OVERSEAS TOUR
fourth great This will be their overseas tour, and their third King and Queen. On May 12 last year, they returned with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret to African after the South Engin tour, which involved a sea journey to of 6,000 miles each way.
The King and Queen paid their first Dominion visit in 1939
Canada, They toured they went to the United States. Although the detalls are
it is almost Mrs Norah Winkless. the discussion stages, certain that the King's Flight of found in bed in Thomas' room when search for specially-built Viking planes under he was arrested, told the court she inspector, who had tiptoed upstairs Air Commodore E. H. Fielden, used left her home and her husband to with the landlady as she took up the another in South Africa, will again be used live with Thomas soon after she had wanted man's breakfast, sald when
first time twa the door opened he and to cover the vast distances in Aus- met him for the
police officer "threw ourselves at the tralia and New Zealand.
months ago. The King's absence from
Thomas told, her on the day after door which burst open."
Thomas, who was in his under- Realm will involve once more the the shooting that he had been asked setting up of a Council of State for his indentity card and searched wear, leapt back to the bed and snatched a gun from under the pil- under the Regency Act to carry out by a policeman, she said.
"Don sold shot him in the leg low, but "as he turned the gun to- the Royal functions-except for the Tesis were carried out yesterday creation of peers and the proroguing and then walked away," Mrs Winice wards me, I jumped at him, caught leas said. "He said he did not do his right wrist with both my hande, of Parliament.-while he is away."
to fell across his head and right arm, it intentionally. He just meant
sent his right arm over my left an would be Princess Elizabeth
malm him for a
alleged that as I fell, and pulled the gun from Council, together
prosecution The wat member of this
Gloucester the Thomas's name, identity card num- his hand." with the Duke of
While he, Thomas, and the other Royal family ber and his mother's address were last member of the
of Police nonstable were struggling on the It is expected that the first order to have been in Australia.
bed. "I heard a voice. from under- of machines will be made im- former Governor-General-Reuter. mediately.
South Describing the arrest in Thomas pleaded not guilly and re-t
London boarding house which only in served his defence,
three-day nationwide who was followed
Thomas, 11 detective
“Rikmobile”
Passes Test
The attack which started at mid- oficially estimated $5,395. At
the same time Mr Morse took pains to stifle
any feelings of Jubliation by hinting that most this surplus would be
required to
meet the cost The
the
of
of government.
nhaceholdern, public, as therefore need not expect to re- So far as ceive any dividends,
And Shanghal Hongkong Banking Corporation is concern ed, it has a wonderful year of irading achievement to its credit,
which are the frulls of found, not only in the payment of dividends equal to 1040, but in the increasing confidence shown by the general public in this ty pically stable British institution.
to
ba
out
on the
of
night and lasted until early hours. In the morning was carried out at and Kfar Bir Adna
near Magdiel Saba in Sharon.
Bir The Araba
recently turned Adas into a base from which they carried
several raids neighbouring Jewish
colonies Magdiel and Kfar, killing ten Jews and wounding 20 others.
Haganah scouts reported that the Arab forces continued flowing in the direction of Bir Ados from the direction of Kalkilya and Jenin. This morning the Arabs at Adas-re-
their newed
Arc, killing Haganah man, whose body brought to Beilinson Hospital. United Press.
traffic department; by the Police on the "Rikmobile"-a motor driven rickshaw-and the machine passed as satisfactory.
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It is understood that about 120 Rikmobiles will eventually be im ported, and it is estimated that these nin. will be sufficient to do the work now performed by the Colony's 500 one richsliaws.
was
11 is proposed to limit the fares to 30 cents for a ten-minute ride.
£200,000 FIRE
the
D
bit.'
He is a
found in the notebook Constable Edgar.
It was suggested that the constable neat me saying What is going on? the detective mado entries a few minutes before Let me get up,"
added. the shots were fired.
Mrs of was that that when The volco The prosecutor sald
who "was
practically Thomas was arrested, he had a gun Winkless,
will covered by bedclothes." Ankara, Mar. 5.--A fire which in his hand. A gun expert
Thomas was alleged to have told destroyed a large store of cereals tell the Bench that two bullets re- and dried vegetables at the Turkish moved from the body of the dead the detectives: "You were lucky. I
as for lamb."-Reuler. port of Alexandretto caused damage constable were undoubtedly fired might just as well be hung for sheep estimated at £200,000--Reuter.
from his gun.