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VOL. III NO. 94
FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1948.
Arab Forces Occupy Safad
Van Heutsz Pirates RoundedUp
Police Effect An Important Coup
A large number of well armed Kowloon Police, supplemonted] by a section from the island | Force, carried out synchronised raids at four addresses in the Mainland and Hongkong early 4 a.m. yesterday and took into custody six men, four of whom have since been identißed usi pirates who had robbed the 4,500-ton Van Heutsz while the vessel was on high' sens on De- cember 14.
The Van Heutsz arrived at port this morning on her regular rus and at an Identification parude which the captain, officers and sea- men attended today, four suspects had already been identified as the robbers who had held up the vessel. One was pointed out as the chief who was directing operation during the piracy while, it is learned, the other three were lieutenants in the gang.
LOOT RECOVERED_
As British Withdraw
JEWS STORM TWO
VILLAGES
Arab Army HQ, North Palestine, Apr. 22,— Reports reaching this headquarters said today that Arab liberation army units had entered Safad after the British withdrawal from the town, clashing in a' series of bloody battles with the Jewish popula- tion.
Jews posted at the entry to the main highway into Safad from the coastal area'fired mortars and machineguns. into the Arab convoys trying to break, through with supplies or reinforcements.
...When the British withdrew, Arab army forces who infiltrated immediately occupied the fort and used this position to check any possible Jowish attack on Safad. The Jews reportedly were getting reinforcements from the Huloh valley and the strong nearby settlements of Ein Zeitim.and Biriya.
Youthful Dr Felsal, a Syrian volunteer just back from Safad, said there were clashes every hour and several dead and wounded on both sides from salping, but most attacks were minor.
At 302, Nathan Road, second floor, believed to be the hideout of the
pirate chief, the Police recovered Latest reports from Shafa Amr, $52,000 in cash, comprising chiefly which is close to Haifa, indicated of $500 banknotes, and n large that Druze forces under the com- quantity of jewellery, while smaller mand of Shakiz Aahhab suffered a the Jews and amounts of
and money
loots heavy attack from had also been found from the other another Druze contingent, under the command of Kamal Kanj Abousalah, three addresses.
There was
no, resistance offered reinforced Aahhab, whose position as the Police, ufter having cordoned was slightly improved.
when the Arabs attacked held inbourers outside the Jewish colony of Ramat Hakovesh near Nablus.
Haganah troops stormed the neighbouring Arab villages of Zerim and Maris today in retaliation.
Nablus was hit this morning by an
Arab National
Arab strike against food controls London.
and
D.
Members of the British Royal family stand with other dis- tinguished guests in front of Britain's memorial statue to the
President Franklin late Roosevelt at its unveiling In
to. In group, left enforced by the Guards. The strikers also opposed right: Princess Elizabeth; the flourishin blackmarket. One Princess Margaret Rose; Prince Arab was killed in an exchange of Michael of Kent; Duchess of Are between the strikers
the
Kent, his mother: unidentified Guards,
Two Jewn were killed today, near woman; Queen Mother Mary; Pota Tikva when a bug in which Henry S. Hooker, President they were travelling hit a mine. Truman's personal representa- tive; Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt; Prime Minister Clement Attlee; Queen Elizabeth; King George, Viscount Alexander, and truce terms presented by the Jewish Canada's Governor-General.
AP Wirephoto. forces now in control,
SOVIETS
United Press.
HAIFA SITUATION
Three-cornered -
for a
efforts
Jews broke down after a six-hour
truce by the British, Arabs and
off the area, swooped on the suspects The entire aren in North Palestine and a thorough search on the pre-entered a new phase since the mises revealed there was no firearms British withdrew from the few forts hidden,
they still held. Those forts had Meeting at the Tsimshatsui Police assured some safety
Halfa, Apr. 22-The Arabs today on the roads Station, the Kowloon Force timed
of agreed to evacuate this strategie and prevented a general autbreak of their rald for 4 am. yesterday. Aghting. Since the British left Nebi el port city but refused to sign party under Inspectors Franklin, Yushn fort commanding roads from Scragg and Detective Sergt Chari Lap entered the second floor of 302, the coast Into Safad and from Syria the Lebanon into Palestine, Nathan load, and captured
one and
fews and Arabs have flown at each 'suspect. A second party under other's throat in a grim fight for ADCI R. 1. Whant, Inspector Pope survival. and it is too early to say and Detective Sergt Law Fook, broke yet who will come ou! ative.-- into room 425, Nathan Road where United Press, they took into
another custody
VILLAGES STORMED suspret. The Police succeeded
Jerusalem, Apr. 22-Government tracing the movements of this man, who is said to have arrived at Hong- officials said today that 20 Tews and kong a little over a month ago and three Arabs wore reported to have had rat lived at the Nathan Hotel been killed today when 250 Jewish for two weeks. He then moved into troops stormed two Arab villages the Wo Ping Boarding House in near Nablus in retaliation for an Nathan Hoad and four days ago he Arab attack in the vicinity yeater- .again booked his room at
Nathan Hotel.
(Continued on Paze 5)
EDITORIAL
In
the day.
Ometals said that four Jews and two Arabs were slain yesterday
Sig. Longo's Covert Threat
I'
the Christian Democrats „čan put into effect the programme enunciated by Signor de Gasperi, Italy can look forward to a new era of happiness, leading even- tually to a foll measure of peace and prosperity. The baxis of the Gasperi policy is liberty and
expressed in freedom,
these along words: "This is the road which we must always march freedom for the parties, freedom freedom for
trade union
the
the
for the associanisations, Laws must be based on principle of freedom and order, on defence of this freedom and order in a civilised communliy which represents a form of democracy." This is an Inspiring poller for country which fest individual freedom more than 20 years a and whose present generation has never known what democracy means in practice, This alone is coing to make.de Gasperi's tasic a difficult one, for there are hundreds of thousands of Italiana who have to became mentally unregimented. The process fis pitfalls, with the danger licence being, mistaken for liberty and freedom. Educating the nation Into the democratic way of life, however, is likely to be the least of the Government's problems What looms mena- cingly is the threat of internal disorders and disruptions gineered by the extreme leftists. Firul hint has already been dropped by Luigi Longo, No. 2 man in the Communist Party, who, commenting on, the, elec- tions aald,
ald "because of The results. I fear that relations between the Government and the people will undergo dangerous tension.” This is nothing less than
of
en-
a covert threat. When a country. on a free vole, has just returned
a party with a thumping majority over all opposition, there is not the slightest reason to think that tano the people will be out of with that Government—unless a plot is being prepared to give outward appearances of national discontent. The Communists strength lays In the faet
that,
thelr
out-voted, while heavily following at the election booths was practically as strong S 1940.
they means This
retain control over a formidable section of industrial workers, who, by means of strikes and other acto of sabotage, can do much to frus- trate the programme which the Government has in mind for the restoration of TEAM
the nation's Gasperi prosperity. Bignor de
and his colleagues are In no danger of being constitutionally averthrown, but we repeat the wurning made carilor 'this week: they will have to take the most active measures to prevent the Communists from staring strikes and indulging in other refractory measures intended to weaken and undermine the Government's pozlilon. Bignor Longo expressed Indignation that no Communists would be invited to servo · with the new Government; but he was talking with him tongue in his cheek, 'The Communists.ars only Interested in being associated with the government when they can dominate. Being an effective and useful minority .... opposition
what. does not appeal to them ever. Wherefore
Patently clear that this, Communists will continue to try and gain control, If necessary by a combination of subterfuge and, violence,
conference.
Major H. C. Stockwell, comman- der of British forces still in Haifa' and North Palestine. virtually ordered the Arabs to sign the truce terms, but Arab National Committee members remained adamant.
noon in force and
Royalty At Unveiling
1000
Red Leader Pledges Non-Violence
CALLS ELECTIONS "CORRUPT”
Rome, Apr. 22.-Signor Palmiro Togliatti, leader of the Italian Communists, today denounced Sunday's general elections as "corrupt" and influenced by "brutal foreign intervention," but pledged his party not to resort to violence.
Thu
IMPOSE NEW the
BAN
Italian Premier, Signor on Sunday the fourth anniversary Alcidé do Gasperi, head of the of the Anal liberation of Italy victorious Christian Democrats, re- under an order imposed for the elec Jected the Communist charges and lons, which the Ministry of the In- said that his clear majority in both terior announced would remain in tha-Chamber of Deputies and the force-until-Monday. Partisan -or- Senate "does not mean a defeat for
Canisations would, as an exception, classes."
hold be allowed to
non-political the Communist
demonstrations,-Reuter. newspaper. Units, Slenor Togliatti said: "We will open and keep open
GUN BATTLE The Arabs sald, however, that the
the question of having freely held cense-fre order agreed to at
Naples, Apr. 22-Carbinleri and elections in which people will today would remain
War Communists fought a post-election and war and war that the Arabs would evacuate the authorities here
Berlin, Apr. 22.-The Soviele menaced by hunger
from abroad, and by threats of gun battle at Lusciano, near Naples, today anhellire from
priests."
But, he today in which one Communist was The Arab population of Halfa is nounced that they would pre-added, "to use force, whatever the
wounded and five arrested.
Arming themselves from a secret streaming out of the city. Arab hibit the two Allied coaches to outcome. would result in harm to dump, the Communists tried to set leaders sald more than 15,000 left be attached to the daily Nord our nation, which would then be
fire to a local church and blow up niter last night's Haganah attack, express running between Berlin threatened with the loss of it the local municipal buildings. which swept Arab defenders out of and Paris.
The police seized hand-grenades, most of the strategic points in the nil city. It was estimated that not The cancellation chiefly affects Signor de Gasperi, at his press pistols and about 5,000 rounds of more than 13,000 Arabs are left in French
The French conference. commented: "It America ammunition-Reuter. Halfa.
authorities have protested against wanted to act as Signor Togliatti Arab offelals requested a meeting the Soviet action, and the British suggests, she would have withheld with Major Stockwell tomorrow to were tonight also planning a pro- her grain until she knew who would
get it. arrange for their evacuation.
city.
icat.
passengers.
dependence."
secking
the an Imperialist
to
dominate
(A senior Arab offeinl who ar- Major-General Petrov, chief of rived
de- by the Soviet railway operating Beirut, Lebanon,
"Italy understood very well boat from Halfa said that 50,000 of partment in Berlin, hos ordered the difference between Finifa's 80,000 Arabs already had ban to be effective from tomorrow. America evacuated the city).
The coaches join the main Nord Europe through threats of war and Jews and Arabs scrambled for express train at Osnabrueck in the an Amerion seeking the reconstruc-
Zone, control of Palestine's Number 1 port | British
4
contingent of British troops remais) -
for
passengers tring connection
to Brussels,
as soon as the British forces began leaving yesterday. Only small Parts and London-Reuter.
The Russlan announcement said ed to guard British Headquarters the Nord express connection would on top of Mount Carmel and the
for tho port area needed evacuation.
CASUALTY FIGURES
!
FRENCH REPLY
Unlike
the millory
the
passenger
not be restored until new arrange-
by made final ments had been
American, French and British with the Soviet authorities, or through According to Latest casualty the Aliled Control Council. figures, 100 Arabs and 11 Jews were killed during last night's fighting. Thirty-six Jews were listed да wounded. (An
official announcement In trains stopped by the Russians on Jerusalem said 100 Arab wounded April 1, passengers In the Nord coaches have been showing their were being evacuated from Halfa's documents and baggage at Russian Emil Hospital to the Government demand: hospital. It said four British officers The French are understood to be were wounded and one Mauritanian planning to replace the coaches by soldier killed and 12 others wounded running their own buses between today at Halfo. A later announce | Berlin and Brunswick. ment said Jews and Arabs engaged
71 DAYS
and no water unless the rains come!
SAVE MORE
-and more and more
EVERY DAY
tion
of. Europe through whole- The Soviet decision on the Nard hearted collaboration," he said. CHURCH INFLUENCE tonight in a battle on the outskirts express coaches would cut the last
Church influence was "purely of passenger train link between
already seen what has happened to
Eternoon, both Jews connection out of Berlin has been the clergy and institutions in other
Were
0.4
of Halfa to capture the village of Allied and the West British trans-a spiritual nature. The Church has
firing continued port officials said the Nord express
and
In the
countries and was rightly nervous obin operation since 1845. It was sub- main serving
the futuro in Italy. cease-fire agreement. ect to the normal civilian passenger
"After all, the Church was tho Four or
or five shots an hour. were rain arrangement and carried ac
passengers of Allied na-subiect of very strong attacks from heard in the city. The Arabs said credited
great most of their men, including Iraal flonality,
A Briish official sold tonight: Communism and was, to s
dofonding herself." extent, troops, left today while Arab com-
an international train crossing
Signor do Gasperi said he was minnders left yesterday. More than Soviet necupied territory with So- 6,000. Arabs left by small bosts for viol authorisation and if the Soviet prepared to collaborate Acre, nine miles north, where a authorities ban it there is nothing democratic parties such as thoso al- large evacuation camp has been we can do. Apart from a power to ready in the Government. set up. United Press;
anusoy, I can see no reason for the action."-Router.
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The Government today, banned a Communist demonstration in Milan
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Attempt To Manhandle Assembly Chairman
Nanking, Apr. 28. The Na- tional Assembly's. session yes- terday afternoon ended with a. forcible attempt made by some' angry delegates to manhandle the chairman for deliberately blocking passage of the Inst scries of proposals, which, among other things, included the setting up of a Resident Committee upon the conclusion of the Assembly's current ses- Bion.
In the chatr was General Hu Chiang, attached to the Ministry of National Defence, whose action in declaring that there were not enough
to make quorum
to- the end of the session and adjourning it without conguiling the the necessity of exten-
wards B
ns to
door sion, as is the usual practice, pru- voked coveral delegates to climb the platform and follow him with clenched Asts as he unashamedly dodged into the conference room in the back, followed by general con- fusion, and agitution.
the
A
"DIRTY" ACTION Throughout the greater. part of
afternoon, proposals
running Into hundreds, had been declared passed by chairman with practically the same number of delegates, pro- sent it 110 objections were raised.
The chairman's action today, which many delegates called "dirty and undemocratic," was presumably intended to conform with the carlier statement by President Chiang Kai- shick that no such thing as Heldent Committee of the National Assembly should bo orgaċised. Ap- parently working, under the same principle, the Presidium had listed the same group of proposals at the very end of the discussion period with remarks that no conclusive decision was made thereon by the Proposal and Examination Com- mlice after three' full days' delibera- tions. and with more than 600 delegates supporting them.-Reuter- AAP.
BURIED ALIVE FOR 3 HOURS
New York, Apr. 22.—-A_diver......
live for three hours today buried under tons of mud on the bottom of New York Harbour, was freed and brought safely to the surface.
Fourteen Navy divers worked to trapped free Edward Christensen, when the mud trench in which he was working closed around him.
Fire Department crews lowered hoses to try to drive away the mud closing over Christensen, who told his surface vessel: "For God's sake tell them to hurry. I am buried al- together.
went
The police said he remained calm and directed the divers who down to free him-Reuter.
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