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VOL. III NO. 166
Another Airport For
Canton
Canton, July 16-With two big airfields-the Tien.. Ho serving military planes and the White Cloud ser- ving commercial aircraft,- there are plans to provide o third air- Canton with port, it is understood here. The two present fields are in the distant suburbs of Canton itself. If a one is to be built, it is believed it will be con-
in Honam, structed island on the southern bank of the Pearl River.
new
an
of
Preliminary survey work, preparatory to the choice of site, is said to have begun.
The northern part Honam faces Canton pro- per. A large suspension bridge connects the city with the island.-Reuter.
FRIDAY, JULY 16, 1948.
RUSSIANS HOPE TO FORCE
ALLIES OUT OF BERLIN IN 8 WEEKS
Berlin, July 15-A high-ranking Russian political officer told Berlin Communists in private tonight that the Western powers will be forced to leave Berlin in eight weeks "if certain gaps in the blockade can be effectively closed," it was reliably learned today.
top-ranking officers of the Communist- The Communists included dominated Socialist Unity Party: d the editors of Berlin's Communist news- papers. "Whatever action the Western Allies may take following the receipt of the Russian note, there can be no change in Russian policy regarding Berlin," the officer is reported to have said.
"It would be a great mistake to interpret the Russian note as meaning that Moscow desires four-power talks on the German problem. If the Western powers want such talks the Soviet Union might agree, but there will be no Russian initiative. în the matter.
"The rent meaning of the Russian vital note is that the request for
blockade hox Hirting of Wie definitely rejected,
"Complete Soviet control of Ber-stated. lin is vital for the Soviet Union-as
Europe as the Soviet Sphere of inftraffic centre of Eastern
vital for the Soviet the which it is and In the Balkans thefluence been question of the control of the Dar Union to control. There can be no danelles," the officer is said to have question of any reluxation of our efforts to make the Western powers "Berlin is a political and economie leave Berlin. If the blockade in maintained and 'cer- consequently tain gups are closed, the Allies will within be forced to leave Berlin eight weeks," the officer is reported to have said.-Reuter.
Italian Communists Call Off
General Strike
VICTORY FOR GASPERI'S GOVERNMENT
Rome, July 15-Italy's Communists called off the paralysing nationwide general strike late tonight when the Government threatened to break it by force of arms and at any cost.
The Government announced cancellation of the strike, effective at noon Fri- day, after a day of riot and general industrial paralysis throughout Italy.
Communist-led mobs, whom the rovolu- Government called armed tionaries, fought troops and police, dynamited main railways, stormed public utilities und seized control of Central Genos.
In
-
They said their strike was protest against the attempted
Moscow-trained of Fassination
Italian Palmiro Togliatt!, munist leader.
other disorders.
forces"
AIR MANOEUVRES
: nir Berlin, July 15-American officials said the Russians had In formed them tonight that Sovicl be conducting would fighters manoeuvres in the air corridor from and Ave alrfelds between Berlin
the Western Germany. This largest number
The air
was
of airfields yet
a' day and
mentioned in corridor training flights. the across corridora
zone are the Russian occupation planes through which night armada of U.S. and British planes has been supplying Western Berlin's two million people since the Russian imposed restrictions, stopped land transport four weeks DEO.
Ration Test
Completed
After completing five weeks of subsisting on life- raft minimum ration tests at Metropolitan Hospital on Welfare Island, N.Y., these two volunteers scale their weights. Sgt William E. Rohr, Indianapolis, Ind., (right), who weighed 187 pounds before starting the test, is down to 156, and Cpl. William J. Sayre, Parkersburg, W. Va., doing the weighing, dropped from 140 to 113 pounds.-AP Picture.
JEWISH PLAN TO SEIZE HOLY CITY
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Action In Malaya
Kuala Lumpur, July 15- Three rocket-firing RAF Spit- fires used 600 pounds of explo- vive in demolish a suspected Communist insurgent hide-out
a large native hut-in the jungle 35 miles northeast of here, today,
This is the second time rockets have been used in British efforts to clean up tho small scale rising which the Government says is Com- munist inspired.
The pilots, alternated, rockel at- incks with machine gun sweeps. No enemy was observed round tho hut.-Associated Press,
STATEMENT DENIED
In
Singapore, July 18.-The Office of Commissioner - General The Malaya, Mr Malcolm MacDonald; to- day denied that Sir Alexander New- boult, acting High Commissioner far the Federation of Malayo, had over expressed the opinion that the pollen bad adequato forces to deal with the present situation in Malaya.
der
A statement issued by the Com- misaloner-General's Office said: " newspaper report that the Earl of Listowel,
Colonist Minister for Affairs, had stated that Sir Alexan-
Now boult, acting High Commis aloner in the Federation of Malays satisfied that the police have the to deal with adequate forces
sent slluation is clearly incorrect. present
"Sir Alexander never expressed any such opinion. On the contrary, ho authorised some time ago the recruitment of nearly 3,000 addi- tional men to the police force with the necessary complement of addi- Uional officers.
"At the same time, he authorised the recruitment of many thousands
are
The threat of restrictions on these
Lake Success, July 15.-The Jews were today reported corridors had been volced by the
Tae
by the United Nations. Truce Commission to be planning to seize the whole of Jerusalem. soon, a message just re- One floter was killed near Milan station in Turcanny, which is the official Russian newspaper
'ceived from the Chairman of the Commission stated.
of special constables to assist the and another near Bar in gunfights main relay point between the north gllche Rundschau" which claimed that persons and, central Italy, which were at traffic conditions in the lanes which range up to 20 miles in width, were of alleged
fire directed against regular police. The recruitment of categories is proceeding "intolerable" because
He reported: "Having remained with morlar
near the Damascus road both with the police.. Thirteen wore seriously wounded near Naples tacked late on Thursday.
grenades were
TROOPS RETALIATE
violations of safety rules and hinted faithful in general to the United unposts
In the House of Lords on Tucs
.asked the when two hand thrown during a fight between Com-
day. Viscount Elibank He said that reinforcements rushed that efforts would be made to re-Nations' resolution of November 29 and the Jaffa gate on the northern energetically," Rightists. extreme
concerning the international charac. side of the old walled elty-Asso- and munists
Minister whether the Government would Nineteen persons were wounded in from Siena were attacked en route duce the number of corridors.
for Such reduction obviously
NAZARETH THREATENED had mado any arrangements by "armed revolutionary
from reaching be resisted by the Western powerster of Jerusalem, the Jews have been clated Press.
their especially incensed by the eventuall-
Halfa, July 15-Fawzi Kauk!!, sending further troops to Malaya. ty of control of the town. being! However,
other troops as they are daily increasing
today is re-deploying his forces, to At one of a series of emergency and were prevented
In reply, Lord Listowel, as re.. Berlin to supply
In
"I can Hansard, said: and the shuttle service Com-meetings the Cabinet determined to Albatia.
from Grosetto
"They have, therefore, made up meet the threat to his headquarters ported
nssure the noble Viscount that the break the strike and to offer armed were sent
their minds to attempt to seize the in the town of Nazureth.
From positions all over central High Commissioner is satisfed that before the fruce CABINET STUDIES NOTE to their jobs. Leftist unioned the revolutionaries" with bombs ciated Press.
Syrian Iraqi,
and the police have adequate military Firing broke out tonight between protection for all who wanted to re- nearby towns and the police attack- over the Russian blockade.--Asso-handed over to the Arabs.
de and gunfire. turn
to support in the action they Leftist demonstrators and troops leaders asked-Premier... Alcide
Government meanwhile poured London, July 15-The British rest of the town
appeal at the peace negotiations-Lebanese-mercenaries rushed.
road taking againat the gangsters." and police in Genoa, Italy's greatest Gasperi to receive them and un
Reuter. authorities port, and the military
now left open. sanouncement of the strike cancella troops Into Genoa where Communist Cabince spent three hours today period comes into force in order to Palestine,
partisan squads set up gun emplace- studying the Soviet refusal to lift with a major trump card in hand". Nazareth via Jenin-the only tion followed. assumed fuli emergency powers in
The Israelis are now west of the Marlo Minister,
ments and blocked the streets of the Berlin blockade. An atmosphere Reuter. The Interior
Foreign Secre-
RAIDS ON JERUSALEM the city.
Italy's biggest port with barricades, of crisis prevailed.
Bevin went directly Ernest
but security A dusk to dawn curfew was thry
Jerusalem. July 15-Holy City town, meanwhile consolidating the Cabinet
were gains of last night; One demonstrator was killed and Secibu, said tonight that "armed re-
ot from the onary forces" had blown up
meeting to
imposed tonight by news blackout were two wounded seriously in
of a railway track on four ordered in Genoa where a state of Buckingham Palace to report to the Jewish residential districts
at midnight when
their activities.-United Press. declared, by the battle in downtown streets troops and police charged into lines and tried to cut the main tele-
JERICHO RAID outside Prime Minister-Egyptian aircraft. the street
The extent of casualtles on 24-hour duty.
A small barricades and trenches which the phone cable between north and cen-Goverment with police and troops King. Anxious crowds waited in raided
It Attlee's residence. to hold the tral Italy.
The Genoa Leftists had erected
re known but A Foreign Office spokesman
In the Jericho area However, the
yesterday but main central streets.
caused no streets were cleared and the Army forces are guarding the San Sol threatened to provide a spark that die comment. The Foreign learned that one person was killed Jewish plane dropped four bombs
telephone.
damage, might touch off disorders much ce said newspaper reports that and seven injured. power
casualties or The planes appeared over gained full control of the situation. I vatore-Albatla
curred on Wednesday and Thursday within a week were "pure specula. city at midnight and the raid lasted authorities reparted today, when Ave persons were killed and tion." There was speculation the about half an hour.
This was the second raid in the at least 1,000 injured.
might refer Western powers
first to. the It seemed certain that the Com-Issues
United rations history of Jerusalern.
Arab artillery munist partisans in Genoa, firmly Security Council.-Associated Press. four days ago killed three boys.
raided Jewish entrenched throughout the down-
Jerusalem with a night long barrage town area of the city, would not
Jewish guns returned the fire. observe the curfew. Reports from
The Old City was battered again the port city sold that aven pedestrians and traffic in the down- town area, had been halted by the partisans.
EDITORIAL
He told Parliament that
Tension In Europe
THE European scene is anything
but comforting.
Relations
Are
between the Western Powers and Soviet Russia have deteriorated to such a degree that many prepared to believe that the "cold war" is capable of exploding into
પ netive hostilties. In Italy life is
and disrupted
paralysed nationwide strikes and demonstra
tog and tions,
Franco suffering from a recrudescence of labour disputes of a magnitude calculated to deal
sovers blow
the country's programme. The Russlans
110W
са
police
for separate economio system Eastern Germany in defiance of her the Potadam agreement; constant refusal to consider joint currency and economie
OF
reform: her high-handed suppression freedom of movement between the
West, and
ber East and the
various negative attitude at the Big Four conferences connected by
with the future of Germany. Her present cynical attempt to starve the people living in
from areas.
recovery
replied to the American. British and French notes of pro- test against the Soviet nellon In cutting off Western Berlin the Bovies-controlled Moscow has followed the expect
denying any ed line,
completely
the present responsiblilly for
and placing the
eatre Impasse and anus on the Western. Alles. Like most catererical declarations, the Russian note ignores, his
historical facts and advances arguments to suit its own case. The Allies are Ger- accused of dismembering
now currenty many, Introducing and a new economy designed to
life
In the Soviet-
trolled areas, of violsding --Ras Potsdam agreement, of bringing about the collapse of the Four Power control of Berlin, and In consequence, have forfeited their right to administer any part of the German capital. The recital Allied misdeeds of so-called would make impressive reading to the those who were unaware of real history of the occupation of catalogued Germany. We have
the events, before: The lowering of this Iron Curtalaj. Russia's unilateral Introduction
of a
Western
Berlin is typical of the extremes to which Russia is prepared go in order to try and embarrass the Western Powers and make Impossible any
co-operative ad- ministration. Britain and America have made the only maintaining answer in possible supplies to the besieged Berilners constant Aerial by means of a ferry service. 福
costly will go on
Allies Moscow realises that the cannot be forced to surrender such their occupation rights by
But while Intimidating tactics.
business but Ta
Berlin is the present focal
polat
of the "cold war", the repercas- alon of the events there must be fell over a much wider area. The peoples of Germany, whether they be in the east or the west must feel apprehensive about the the split between the outcome of the aconpation Powers: for if it should eventually determine itself into a shooting war, the immediate battleground would be a mutilat- ed Germany, populated by a people who have no illusion about the horrors of modern warfare. They may well begin to wonder whether unconditional surrender in one war of, their own making does not finally mean extermina- tion in another conflict for which they would be blamelesa.
emergency
Was
situation,
however,
ore serious than those that
more
GUNS ON ROOFTOPS:
Signor Scelba
urmy
on
new notes would be sent to Moscow
the
Arms To Fight
to
Chinese Reds
111
Was
is not
unofficially
The
the
HEAVY FIGHTING NEAR SAIGON
and 15.---French Saigon, July North African troops, among them parachutists, killed 200 Vietminh (Indo-Chinese Nationalists) troops and inflicted other heavy losses dur- ing an extensive military operation in the Plain of Rushes, near Cal Be, to the west of Saigon; it was learned today.
Washington, July 15-The Chinese told Parliament Ambassador, Wellington Koo, to- that Communist partisans in Genon day revealed that steps have been the first shipments of had set up machine guns on roof-taken for tops overlooking the police and United States arms and equipment barracks late on Wednesday to the Chinese National Government and established other gun positionis
combat the Communists. on bridges and inter-sections. Ambassador Koo conferred on this Signor Scelba described Wednes- subject with the Secretary of State, day's attacks
the army and George Marshall, for more than an police barracks In Go200 which hour. He was accompanied by Me
A training school was destroyed of the and with
Vico-President were all repulsed a number of Chen Li-fu, Vico
a high-powered radio station Yuan. Legislativo injuries on both sides.
generator, a river boat and a large He said that partisans
The Chinese have had a "shopping quantity of material captured in the Genon power station cut off all 1st" ready, for the purchase of arms operation, which is still in progress. The French forces, it was reported, several from the $125,000,000 granted by the electricity in the city for hours on Thursday morning. Ho Congress, for some time. But dim- suffered some losses-Reuter, disclosed that the Communists occulties in connection with the United cupied the Genos telephone ca- States requirements for budgetary change for several hours on Tues and bookkeeping controls have held
up withdrawals-United Press. day, cutting off the port from utl
with the communication Italy, but the police finally drove
9 OF 13 AIR them from the building.
The Parliamentary session ended
On the
rest of
abruptly in midscasion when Com CREW KILLED
ostentatiously
NEW PHILIPPINES CONSUL FOR H.K.
Manila, July 15-Consul Tiburclo C. Baja is leaving for Hongkong on the first available transportation to take over the Republic's consulate Kans, July 15.An there, it was officially learned today. Ho has just returned to Manila Signor Scelba attacked them for Army B-20 with 13 men on board from his post in San Francisco, where
'disorders. public condoning the
ers crashed and burned nearby killing he had served as Philippine Consul They refused to quit reading and nine of the crow.
members munist 'started reading
newspapers
IUS
Salinas,
The plane was returning to its for 10 months-Reuler. the Christian Democrat, Giovanni Gronchi, president of the Chamber, base with a number of other B-20'e fed the Government members from from a simulated bombing mission. One Killed, 34
the session.
NEW INCIDENTS
1
youths Righilst
and
A witness reported, flames smoke were shooting from the plane Injured In Storms
Hutchinson, Kansas, July 15.--One New incidents occurred in the when it was several hundred feet
from the earth-Associated Press.
man was killed and at least 34 North.
persons were injured in a series of Communist At Turin,
16. Two people sovere thunderstorms which swept July Athens, stormed the Independent
wounded across Kansas last night. Hoil and newspaper. La Stampa, smashing were killed and three windows and wrecking.. the first when a Greek Royal Air Force winds of up to 100 miles per hour tonight, 20 miles accompanied the downpours-A- floor offices. At Busto Arsizo, north plane crashed
sociated Press. (Continued on Pare *)
nartbeast, of Athens-Reuter.
Amman, July
15.
от
It was the first Jewish air attack against an Arab town near the Jor- dan river and the Dead Sea-As- sociated Press.
AUSTRALIAN INTEREST
Sydney, July 15-Australia should offer to help combat the Communists in Malaya if Britain cannot make a. suficient show of force Mr Percy Spender, former Australian Army Minister, said here today.
"Australia has a greater stake In Malaya than Britain," he declared. "Unless British prestige can be Ja Maluya very re-estabilahed quickly, the time is not far distant when British Influence will cease to exist there."-Reuter.
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