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VOL. III NO. 160
Singapore, July 8-A jungle patrol shot and killed Tan Kan, President of the Johore Rubber Workers Union, in a gun battle with Malayan terrorists today.
Tan Kan, armed with a rifle, was trying to escape into the jungle with other gunmen after opening fire on troops and police in Sakarit, north Johore.
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COMMONS DEBATE ON MALAYA
Mr Creech Jones Admits Compton Saves England
Grave Situation
DISORDERS ARE CONDUCT OF GANGSTERS
London, July 8.—The British Government was faced with a grave situation in Malaya, the Colonial Secretary, Mr Arthur Creech Jonos, said today. "We are acting with decision against the threat to Malaya", he said in opening a House of Commons debate on colonial affairs.
An attempt was being made by murder and violence to destroy order and authority there, to reduce the economic life to chaos by the murder of the European and Chinese managements and to create some other control of Malaya.
"I would say, particularly in view of the vilification of Britain and the wilful lies in regard to the Malayan situation which have been put across by Moscow, that this is not the emergence of a Nationalist movement which Britain is engaged in putting down.
reservists, who were orderwent |ibat territory,
Was it true that planters were dered told to form groups and themselves, but were informed that they must provide arms at their own exportun? 2004
This is not a movement of the people of Malaya. This is the conduct of gangsters who are out to destroy the very foundation of human society and orderly life. The patrol returned the
"We have no desire to creata ajsiderable powers. It was when they killing Tan Kan and another of the
we were asking for exceptional powers Maluyan police state. What British officer had been :gang after
are doing is to arm the authorities that the consultations "became neces- alightly wounded in the shoulder.
Police and British troops,
with the necessary powers to cope sary." OTO-
Other points made by Mr Creech paring to hunt bandits from remote with the violetice which has become Jungle and swamp hideouts, were for some time a feature of life in Jones were:
It is true that one witnesses in TOO LATE, TOO LITTLE being reinforced by Malay
a condict which is not Mr Walter Fletcher, Conservative. back "The strong action taken by the Malaya
on In China who is a rubber merchant, said the Government has increased and forti- unlike that going to the colours three weeks ago.
*firmly #tood that the Government appear A Chinese Kuomintang (Govern-fed public confidence and the Ser- itself. It would ment Party) supporter was murder- vices are co-operating to the full
It was a question of "too late and ed last nights in Nyos, contrat. In the Work necessary to quish us same kind of interests are involved squarely condemned for the delay.
We are
mobilisfair in
in all possible 300. 113125"-.. Jahere, Four handiis, armed with menace.
this Sten guns and pistols, shot him in "We do not take this challenge ways to defeat and destroy cold blood, as he pleaded for lightly. We are determined that menace in Malaya, and I think we this evil in Malaya shall be eradi are acting with firmness, with do- cated and every step possible will cision and with sternness"
In the
few years, the past be taken to destroy the gangsters Government had tried in Malaya to and discover their sources of supply overcome the difficulties which the
FULLEST POWERS
war had left. It had tried to pre- vent famine and remove the econo mic uncertainties, to rehabilitate the commen life of the people.
- mercy.
In the last 10 days, 27 persons, mostly Chinese, have been murdered by the terrorists Nine bandits have (been killed and many more
rested in the same period.-Router.
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Friendship Treaty
Ar-
Manila, July 8.--The Philippine Ambassador to the United States,
"The local Government armed with the fullest powers to cope with any emergency now, and there has been no withholding."
"Certain
Mr Walter Fletcher, Conservative, GOVERNMENT'S, POLICY interrupted: "Does now mean that Joaquin M. Elizalde, has been in they can do it on the spot?"
"During the past few years also, structed...._to_coniaet the Pakistan Mr Creech Jones:
or- we have tried to develop political Ambassador in Washington and dinances have been amended after institutions and a government based of the people of open negotiations for a Philippine-consultation with the Colonial Office. on the consent Paltistan Treaty of Friendship, it is But already before that consultation, Malaya. learned today-United Press.
the local Governments enjoyed con-
EDITORIAL
It All Rests With China
No Nanking propagandist could
have over-simplified the subject of China's economly and currency aliuation in relation to Hongkot so sublimely na Me John Fowell's Chins Economisi, Everything boils down to this: If Hongkong had prevented the Might of Chinese caplial to the Colony, China's currency would never have suffered its infa tionary spiral, and it Hongkong had fully implemented the Sluo- Anil-8muggling | Agréts British ment -China's-:economy would. like everything in the garden, be rogy. We are adfured not to bother about first causes,, or to worry about fixing the onus for fatore
Motion. The China Economist, by inference at least, has done both, the answer being that Hongkong is the 'primary. cause, and upon Hongkong must rest the onus for correcting China's existing position Tho truth, Indsed,” – is precisely
tha
The cause of China's
apple and financiaI, TERPANY B Chineas Government of the
the
bo
proved
to conduct
the affairs of the nation in such
manner A
sa to win the con fidence of
commerce, Industry and finance. The flight of ospital to this Colony is not dealed; but it was no Machiavellian plot on the part of Hongkong that fured It here. I would have down elsewhere: if this, place had not represented some degree of #fabilty and ocalldence not to To A derland in Shanghal..
extent Hongkong has now become embarrassed 15 by the "of; now. capital, Although, it may
may be observed, amounts to nothing like the astronomical" tolal which lots of people in Shanghai Hike 15 Imagine. And be fi noted, there signs that much of.... this
· money · is leaving. Hongkong na quickly sa-ti uzrires; in short the Colony, like Macao, has become
s channel and not s répository.)
continuous
influx
:
The China Economist wants action to be taken to prevent the flow of capital from Shanghai to Hongkang. There is no objection this end, bat surely that is the duty of the Chinese authorities? The
most practical way
of achieving this is for China really to stabilise
her currency, genuinely control her commodi- ty
positively to prices, courage trading under reason.
electively, able conditions, her
part, to implement the anti- amuggling agreement. A `one- Way Implementation
not enough, but that is what it is amounting to at present. Oficial Agures
show that conclusively. smuggling out of Hongkong into China is less than it was a year
en-
01
ago, and if the control has not reached the dimensions which the China Economist regards as the minimum, it la merested, that the answer might be found in the fact that China has not yet
CX-
We sought to improve the social conditions of the people, to build up an effective police force and a system of sound trade unionism.
We have sought to restore con- ditions of an orderly, life by cleaning up arms dumps and putting an end to intimidation and extortion of the population.
"I think it is worth while putting en record that Malaya is after all the only colonial area where no genuine- ly anti-European movement has emerged since the war.
Today the free Aslatle peoples are behind the Government at its efforts to restore an orderly life and securo the progressive development of the country.
No Change In H.K. Status
London, July. 8.- Mr David Rees Williams, Par- llamentary Under-Secretary for the Colonies said today that: no change is con. templated in the status of Crown Hongkong as a Colony.
In a written reply to a question in the House of Commons, Mr Rees Wil- liams added that there will be
change .no
in tho character of Hongkong as a naval base.
"Hongkong will remain
the operational and training, base of the fleet in the Far East," he said.-Associated Press.
This
In Test Again
Denis. Compton of Middlesex again came to England's rescue yesterday, in the first innings of the third Tost against the Australians.
"Although badly injured on the head shortly after going in to bat, Compton, after having, stitches put in,, and testing himself at the dots, resumed his innings just before the tea Interval and went on to score 64 not out. ;*
[ With Evans, he added 75 in 70 minutes for a seventh · wicket partnership, and England finished the day 231 for 7 wickets after losing half the side for 119,
Full description and scores on Page 6.
PALESTINE WAR
ON AGAIN
Cairo, July 8-The Palestine war was on again tonight. The United Nations mediator gave up hope of stopping it. Instead, he tried to spare Jerusalem's holy places from destruction.
The trues officially expires at
GMT on The Jews arced to extend the truce 30 days but the Arabs - refused.
Electric Power Cuts In Berlin
More Deprivations
Berlin, July 8-Berlin's two million western sector residents were warned today of more heavy electricity and public transportcuts despite the gigantle Allied food and coal air lift to break the Soviet blockade, which today entered Its third week.
.
The three Western Military. Com→ mandants announced early today the complète closing of the Bahn" (Berlin's clovatod muliway) from midnight, tomorrow, and the halting of trams and underground trains from 8 p.m. dally.
Einctricity for Industrial uses
Count Folke Bernadotte of Sweden, } 2—Arab-League announced it ac- will be out again and street lightion the mediator, announced athlicopted under,” certain conditions reduced by 75 per cent. Occupa Rhodes headquarters the "war is on Count Bernadotte's request for de- tion, Municipal and madical author- again."
militorising the Halla rennery and ties must use less electricity and pipeline terminus, and Jerusalem's domestic consumers will get their holy places. Count Bernadotto may power allocations at dicerent hours. talk to the Jews, but does not. 6X Colonel Prank Howlsy, die Ameth pect agreement on Halfa. "Ho does hope för agreement of Jerusslorieë
Dee can - Cotótáandant,, said the present food rations would be maintained. 8-Arab
Legion" artillery" and "It is recognised that despite the armour, moved up to Jerusalem from greatest air lift in peacetime blator the Jordan River expecting to re- with the limited airfields: available sume Bghting on Friday: A few the air lift cannot at present Rent- all the requirements of the people of shots were heard in Jerusalem
The United States and Britain Berlini," he said, “ zaid were to be
be working urgently behind
The three Military- Governors hadi the acenos to
to impress on the Arabs their feelings that, the truce decided to maintain the food rations should be extended But Aram and sacrifice coal, making the now Pasha declares Arab relations with electricity cuts inevitable, ha salt. Britain. ; will depend on "Britain's Reuterste loyalty to treaties, with the doubs: during this crisis
The Arábi flashed orders to their soldiers to prepare for action when the truce ends. The, Secretary- General of the Arab League. Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha, said the Arab nations are passing through a big
test
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EGYPTIANS IN ACTION".
The Jews sald in Tel-Aviv that the Arabs already had started lights ing, using planes, tanks and armour ed cars. They said the Egyptians took the offensive south of Tel-Aviv: EMERGENCY MEETING"
Aa
United Nationg emergency Security Council session was hur riedly called in an 11th hour at-
The Jewish High Command esid tempt to stop the fighting. Egy the Egyptians were hitting at Bear tian delegate at the Council table Tuvia, 23 miles south of the Israeil dented that she had broken the capita truce.
LEN Other top developments of a tenso day included:
The attack apparently was ainted at Isdud, where the Egyptian force was trapped temporarily before the
truce beganz
OFFER TO
RUSSIANS
The United
· London, Jul States, Great Britain and France. have offered to reopen talks with the Russians on all questions regarding Berlin if the Soviets lift the blockade of that city at once, well-informed sources said today.
At the same time, a Foreign ombe: spokesmaart disclosed that all reparationis shipments to Russia from been stopped.
1-The United States Navy un-knowledging fullure of his efforts in the Western--Zones of Germany had.
nounced
American military and United Nations personnel are being ovacuated from Palestine. The U.S. Naval carrier Palau was. In Halfa to taire them out.
both
Count Bernadotte asked 1'sides to hold up hostilities in Halta and Beirut, Lebanon, until UN of cials and guards could leave the
war zone.
Britons Must Save Electricity
London, July B. - The Labour
the moment for was not study but action. ""Today,' with a "In our efforts to secure the con- first-class crisis, we are faced with ditions of good order in that territory, last-minute palliatives instead of Minister. Mr George Isaacs, told the House of Commons today that the courts have not been lentent in well-planned protective measures. the administration of the law and "What we are seeing in Malaya shops, offices, warehouses, hotels there has been a very considerable today is not Communism of the type and theatres must join factorica in their electricity con- number of deportations of people Mr. Malcolm MacDonald had des reducing guilty of atirring up trouble and en-cribed. Communiam cortainly has a mumption of 20 percent during the Large element in it and will use it peak hours next Documber, January couraging violence"
for its own purposes."
TRIBUTE TO LATE HC
|
throw
use
"We blind ourselves' and dust in our own eyes when we the word Communism."
and February,
Last year, only industrial plants came under.compulsory reduction-- it was, them 33.1/8 pärcent. Thța. na peak hours, are a. to noon arid was 4.p.m. to 6.30.
pm
по-
In a tribute to the late High Com missioner of Malaya, Me Creech
This was no ideological or Jones said: "The nation has lost a
but it great and distinguished public ser tonalist movement, vant by the tragic death of Sir dangerous to pretend that a Edward Gent. No man has contri- tionalist movement could not arise buted more generously and devotedly from it
"In Malaya for anyone who can to the rehabilitation and reconstruc- tion. of Malaga, to its political ro read the signs, this is a Quit Asla
i movement." preparation fur pro-
pressive. economle advance, Lime and
FOUR-PRONGED ATTACK
Mr Isaacs said that the regional the local industrial boards and
decide the best authorities would means
to reduce consumption. Last year
a number of firma instituted night shifts to meet the target.
because Consumption must be cut Britain has not restored sufficient not only courage rare,administrative It was A four-pronged attack generating equipment to meet a which came from the Pan-Malayan peak demand since the war-United Mr Leonard Cammans Conserv movement of the Dutch East Indies, Press. tive, who has had considerable ex- Pan-Asiatic movement playing on dual not in the lost satisfied with what Chinese movement,
across the border in the north there the Colonial Secretary had said.
a
T
perience of the Far East, said he was the Indian..., communit59... Anally.
He could not see why the was the Communist impulse, coming. Colonial Secretary did not say that almost directly from Moscow. the terrorlan was Moscow-Inspired The terrorism was making life in huge · EZOGE: unbearable. The people and Communist in origin, terrest
been willing to carry out fully her share of the agreement. Moreover, 1
Battlement and is a novel, and Morionable
proposition that Hongkong is exolnatvely the cause of the depreciating change value of
Chinese national currency., A
A fight of capital can haya. - soma effect but the real In this direction CAUSES ATS much more - funda- monial' and varied, and are to be frmood to the general miscosi- dues of malion's, affairs, - Hong- kong has no shortage of sympathy for the Chinese who are suffer« Iar so scutely from the country's economie plight, but to suggest that Hongkong alone CAR SAYD China from herself reveals an unbalanced sense of perspective and an unrealisilo appreciation of cause and effect. Hourkour will do what
possible to help her neighbour, but
In the nai. analysis China's salvation_rests in her own capacity to bring about permanent political, social and economie reform.
Schoolchildren Heading Here
400
B-About
Bangkak.) July part of a worldwide Bus-wanted to be rid of that first. When WEE slan attack against Britain. Its they have seen the benefits of a Chinese children left Bangkok for main objec
Ɛobject was to disrupt the
in Hong- strong, beneficent and Jist
rule, wa China to attend schoola duction of tin and rubber, the main might get on with all our plans of kong, Shanghai, Canton and other Consulate- dollar earners the sterling are
centres, thé · Chinese introducing democrac Government was "caught it was that afferted the police
this
feeling of General stated today, D completely napping. Could it sallafy | weakness"
It was ometally announced today tho House that the local ad- and the people responsible for law also that 100 Chinese primary ministration, had been really aner and order. A police officer should schools in Bangkole had been re-
in its searches for arms over fest certain that he would 'ricalna opened getle
by permission
the of the past year? Or the unqualified backing of the G- Mtalatry of Education.
why were the reserves of the vernment on the lot prevalled number of Chinese schools recently The Blamese Government closed n Malaya Regiment called up only That feeling had; › yesterday. Instead of two months and was at the root of the trouble. for alleged violation of the Govern- (Cómlisted on Page 5),
ment's regulations-Reuter
azo
In his statement.at Rhodes ac
Count Bernadotte, obtain a peace, said he did not consider, his mission'
The offer to talk over the entire contained ta as mediator to be at an end because Berlin situation was of the "temporary sciback."
parallel soles which the throd West- Count Bernadotte said, "I will not em Allied powers sent Russia, on
demanding that concentrate my efforts during the Tuesday,
the next few days on obtaining a cease blockade be ended fire in Jerusalem and its ultimate demilitarisation. I will do my utmost
to
It is a positive proposal in the
save Jerusalem and the holy notes which, otherwise repeated the places from further destruction."" ·legal right of the Western powers to He said he would continue to work there in the occupation of Berlin, as mediator between the Araha and their determination not to be forced Jews "with a view to attaining at the out by Soviet threats and, the fact peaceful that Berlin is an international zone earllest possible date a ndjustment of the future situation in and not part of the Russian Zone of Palestine"-Associated Press.
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