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VOL III NO. 182
Racial Riots In Liverpool
69 PEOPLE END UP IN POLICE DOCK
Liverpool, Aug. 3-Sixty- nine whites and negroes faced -charges in two courtrooms in
Liverpool today after a night| of racial rioting in this porti city's "south end,"
Both men and women up- peared, many bandaged from
MR MALCOLM MACDONALD
wounds received in flare ups FIGHT OVER
that raged from dusk to 3 a.m. the next day.
Liverpool, which In recent weeks hus become increasingly tense friction between whites and negroes of seat- mounted, had two nights lored battles before night's outbreaks which police ad- mitted to be "serious racial distur- hances."
Monday IN
RUM AIRLINER
New York, Aug. 3.-A huge Skymaster airliner carrying 60 Up to late afternoon, six persons, passengers lurched and swayed two of them while women, were over the Atlantic today while the pilot struggled desperately rimanded for further hearings.
In one battle a gang of negroes with two men who had started were said to have attacked whites to fight over a bottle of rum.
Anthony The pilot, Captain with bottles, daggers, clubs and oxes. Police who tried to Machado, noticed, when the air- get into "Willkies" Negro Clubiner was 600 miles north of Porto were showered with stones and bottles, it was claimed in court.
iron barz.
A prosecuting official warned one court that feeling is "running high" in Liverpool's southend. The court Was told that a Negro seaman ussaulted a policeman after shouting, "I am not frightened of whito pigs"
another. was accused chasing several white men with a dagger and shouting, "We kill white
while
men."
Rico on a flight to New York, that the tall seemed heavy. He wrestled with the controls but the aircraft would not regain trim.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1948.
Terrorists' Plan
For Soviet Republic Of Malaya Revealed
INTENTION WAS TO PROCLAIM NEW STATE YESTERDAY SAYS MALCOLM MacDONALD
Singapore, Aug. 3.-Mr Malcolm MacDonald, the United Kingdom Com- missioner for South-East Asia, said in a broadcast speech over Radio Malaya tonight that the Communist terrorists in Malaya had intended to proclaim a Soviet Republic of Malaya today, August 3. By that time, they expected a "revolutionary tyranny" to be firmly established on the Malay peninsula and Singapore Island, Mr MacDonald said.
Malayan intelligence officers secured shortly after the outbreak of terror. ism a reliable account of the Communist plan, according to which the Communist leaders had decided in March to stage an armed insurrection, introduced by widespread labour unrest in April and violent demonstrations on May Day.
At the beginning of the terrorism early in June, Mr MacDonald declared, the Communists had hoped to establish quickly the regions which they could proclaim as independent Communist areas with already-prepared provisional Communist administrations.
until: These areas, the Commissioner continued, were to be steadily extended combined into one Communist state of formidable size and authority, covering a large The Communist plotters, he said, planned to spread violence part of the península. simultaneously to Singapore Island and expected that only a short time would be needed to subjugate the colony of Singapore,
The enemy's plan had been thrown badly out of gear and, had not achieved success, largely as a resull of widespread arrests and Govern- under the emergency
support for such political criminals,” be said.
"In Malaya, we reject them utterly and shail destroy them com- pletely."
Going out to the passenger cabin, be found two men struggling with the steward. One of the men Jumpment action ed at him and bit him. He forced regulations, Mr MacDonald said. llie man back to his seat and flashed Police, Army and Air Force in to La Guardia Airport recent weeks had begun
improve of message
asking for police to meet the dr the situation, although it would still be folly to underestimate the craft on its arrival.
The Federal Bureau of Investiga- tion later arrested two passengers, strength and resources of the Com- arcnrik.• -
Cordova, 28, and Benito inunists, he said. Diego Santana, 34, and charged them with having wilfully interfered with the navigation of the aircraft--Neuter.
The basis for ill feeling was not -clearly Indicated.-Associated Press.
Replacement OF
Gen. Clay, Report
Berlin,
Aun. 3.-The official Russian-licensed German
lust few weeks".
news
REFUGEES POUR
INTO BOMBAY
treated liko those
lindu Pakistan.
Lemples
are
The American authorities termed charitable lodging /
EDITORIAL
trickling to sociated Press.
Make A Fresh Start
la consequence of today's
I official announcement, hotel
residents feel that oll
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tion the face at things they have been double- crossed, they cannot be blamed. One day ties, are Informed that accommodation charges are la be the HERE reduced lo
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and
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Mr MacDonald again drew atten- ton to the special -jungle squads the first of which have already been
of their in training for several weeks. Ho could not reveal details
lpment,^", aetions ended: "You can look forward.
a steady confidently to REINFORCEMENTS
and
large strengthening over the Reviewing the strength of the next eight weeks of our ability to Government's forces in Malaya, Mr protect the civil population and our MacDonald said the 1st Battalion of power to strike the Insurgents. the Inniskilling Fusiliers from Hong-Reuter.
| kong was arriving on August 4 and
the 4th Hussars were coming shortly from Britain.
two
We
CIGARETTE
FAMINE
Freeing Danube For Shipping
Vishinsky Optimistic
Belgrade, Aug. 3.-Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky expressed today his the Danube river hope that could be freed for navigation and-eventually-a-peace treaty signed with Austria.
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1P.G.
Bedell Smith Reports Back
Washington, Aug. 3.- The State Department has received Ambassador' Wal- tor Bedell Smith's report on the Western envoys' ference with Marshal Josef Stalin.
con-
There was no hint as to what the report contained. The State Department press officer, Mr Michael Mc- Dermott, told newsmen, "We have received a report from Ambassador. Smith."
Asked for additional de- tails, Mr McDermott re- plied. "That is all we can say. There is no comment on the contents of it."
The report was placed under immediate study by the "Secretary of State (Mr George
the Marshall), Under Secretary (Mr Robert Lovett) and other Depart-. ment officials.
There were no indications of when any details would be made public here.- United Press.
For
Reservations
Egyptians Break Truce Say Jews
Tel: 27880
Price 20 Cents
BIG 4 MEETING LIKELY
STALIN & TRUMAN MAY TAKE PART
Berlin, Aug. 4-The Sovia Press controlled German speculated today that the Moscow talke of Primi Minister Stalin and the Wes torn envoys might lead to d Big Four conference on Korea China and other points of East-West dispute as well a on Berlin and Germany.
Speculating that the Kremlh meeting might eventually bring together Premiler Stalin, Presi dent Truman, Prime Minister Attlee and Premier Marie, the Russian licensed Berliner Zei tung said: M
"Such a meeting is considered quite possible, but at least a meet Ing of the four Foreign Minister considered virtually certain. Any such meeting. the paper sald probably would not be confined to Dortis, or even to Germany, bu would include discussions of. China Korea and other points of dispute While all newspapers in Berlin gave blg front page headlines, to the Moscow story, there was Util editorial comment.
POTSDAM AGREEMENT
calle Russian controlled papers attention to the third anniversar of the.Potsdam Declarations
** used the occasion to accuse th Western Powers of violating the agreement.
an
The official: Soviet organ in Ber
London, Aug. 3-An Israeli, Taegliche Rundschau, said th Russians alone have fulalled Pots spokesman in Tel-Aviv today dam's terms. It demanded tha charged that the Egyptians had Germany, in all zones, be modelles Wester broken the Palestine truce by after the Russian zone.
officials have publicly called the nattempting to seize a hill top Russian zone "a terrorised polic
state,"
near the Revivim settlement last night,
German civilians -Stoned Rusala A full-scale Egyptian attack sector ponce on Monday night whe into th agains Asluj had been called off late they attempted to crass yesterday, after the intercession of British sector in pursuit of a black United Nations observers, the spokes- marketeer. One poliçemun was re
There were two versions, man said, adding that all Egyptian ported injured.
of th Incident attacks in this district had bean re-
which occurred whe
'police squadron The Israeli Government is to make Soviet controlled a formal accusation against Britain conducted ralds against black mar 初! the United Nations Mediator of katears at Potsdamer Platz, breach of truce in lasuing on July 29 favourite trading centre.
Apparently Heeing from th
poiled.
crosso BRITONS FEELING
In response to a direct question certain electrical stores--including
into th on whether he thought there is any searchlight to the Egyptian Army police, some of the traders
the occupation border the informant sald. THE PINCH
Then, se the British British sector to escape. These stores, from chance of unchaining quickly the
the Brush license. shipping on central Europe's last
Army depot al Retah, in southern cording to London, Aug. 3-Favourite important trade artery,
Palestine, were now being used by newspaper Telegraf, Soviet control led police entered the British are topic of conversation in Britain told the Associated Press "I think so. Egyptian forces, he declared.
in pursuit. right now, mentioned more I hope so." often than the Olympic Games
minny
There Bre
explanations.
the is that One widely accepted Labour government with its many
STRANGE BRANDS
Vishinsky
The Gurithas already in Malaya Bombay, Aug. 3.--Hindu refugees would soon be relieved of guard are pouring into Bombay province duties. This really amounted to a -agency-tonight-reported. that the at-on-increasing rate from Hy-reinforcement equivalent to
American Military Governor, Genderabad, it was officially stated in brigades, he added. eral Lucius Clay, would shortly be Bombay today.
In addition, "many weeks ago, replaced in Berlin either by the for-
Refugees total more than 109,000 we advised the London authorities mer Governor, General Mark Clark
including 30,000 In Scolapur a tex- that we might need still further or by Lt-Gen Albert Wedemeyer.
tile city near the Hyderabad bar-military reinforcements from over-
seas to finish this job completely. The Soviet-licensed agency said der. The Rovernment announced
"We have requested that troops transfer hnd been planned for that six committees have been set some time, but had been delayed
from West that they might be despatetied with "by political developments of the to look after refugees who are should be prepared and ready po nut loss at tine if we asked for crowded them." he said.
Mr Vishinsky's views were given The diplomatic situation in Europe
the fourth session of the 11 nation Danubian the Russian report "Russian pro- with Hyderabad Hindus who are
was "delicately balanced" so he and the weather, is a cigarette during a brief recess In Bombay-As- in an effort pagandu
to discredit also
could not say anything more on this famine.
ecnference one devoted to a sharp subject, he ‚udden. General Clay."-United Fress.
There have been other famine exchange of opinion with British Regarding air power, Mr Mac-
this Ambassador Sir Charles Peake. Donald said: "We already have more periods in recent years, but
Lone plaches. machines and air crews than
PROPOSED CONVENTION can use."
BIGGER POLICE FORCE
The Soviet statesman said
the The Federation's regular police force was being increased by 3,000 controls is deliberately causing the conference will probably last two men and 100 omcera and another impression
nation to taper off smoking. Another or three weeks. He has introduced is that distribution of a proposed convention which would doal
10,000 full-time possible it is
special constables cigarette and tobacco supplies has place the navigable part of the better that certain accommoda- had also been recruited.
Some 300 ex-Palestine policemen been knocked out of gear by c-river from Germany to the Black rates should be gazetted,
would fly out to Malaya
from tensive shifts in population during Sea under the exclusive control of for
Eastern Europe's Communist thereby leaving
bloc. error on either side, It is surely
Brition this month, the first group holiday travel.
In reply to another query Vishin- fair to ASUMIE that the hotels
leaving this week. They would be dispersed through the plantations, are prepared to agree in prly-
Popular brands of cigarettes are sky said he did not know whether mines and villages this:
to instruct the hard to find. Strange brands with Russia will raise the question of the ciple with
whereafter it
big tle-up of Danubian vessels, what
constables special
and auxiliary a strange taste aro appearing in the question of
police.
shops. The only thing usual about mostly cargo barges, in the Amerl- charges. constitutes reasonable
can zone.
of occupation in Austria urmi situation The
was "in- which is to
them is the price, three chillings This, the committec
and Germany.. mensely improved," he added. The and six penco for 20. be appointed, should be able to
Federation Government had so far
statistics indicato
The tie up resulted directly from why determine In a manuer
Import issued to civilian stalle guards 259
there must be a cigarette shortage. Soviet shipping near Linz, Austria Russia's action in blocking all non- revolvers,
several hundred. Sten
of 1947 In the first six months and 14,450 Britain 2,143 shot-guns guns,
Imported 64,500 tons of shortly after the war ended. This rifles.
figure for the first has forced about 700 vessels into tobacco. The Large additional supplies, includ- six months this year is 30,800 tons. Idleness on the upper Danube, ing automatic weapons, had arrived Imports from the US dropped In Vishinsky's statement that Russia
past few days these periods from 40,000 In Malaya in the
tons to hopes to open up the Danube soon, from Britain and others were being 16,00 tons.
however, necessarily would involve There flown up from Australia.
have been increases in the question of the vessels.
under areas and So long as they remain. "I see that the Communist parties imports from non-dollar In Britain and Austraila have on the Empire,
to United States jurisdiction the vesscla. potentially powerful nounced their support for the in-satisfy the popular demand. Sup-constitute
here," surgents
Mr MacDonald plies in the shops are down as much trading point for use by the western continued "The British Communists ar 15 cent. have declared that their Malayan Communists are fighting for de- mocracy, trade union rights and decent living standards',
WHCLESALE INTIMIDATION
"Malayon residents on the spot, however, know that the local Com- munists sought to establish 'demo- crney by shooting dozens of un-, armed Chinese leaders of the rival: political organisation, the Kusmin tang.
asserted their trade union nes. righta by wholesale intimidation of workers and the murder, in od
their will.
line.
lo
50 percent, current that they are restored to
eve Jovels. There appears been faulty staff work somewhere along the official
Intention was good, but technique question
respects, how- able. In certain ever, the new situation is to be welcomed. Generally the revised, hotel mulrated by the Quartering Authority were unrealistic
speaklig
rates pro-
as auch they oversimplified what is in fact an intelcate problem. In making an overall reduction, with dils
distinctions based only on the position and
of the size rooms, the Quartering Authority appears to have overlooked two that holes possibilitles: (a) Incomes
well be reduced
may
to an unprofitable level, causing them to close down and thereby defeating the main purpose of Government's control measures: (b) that all hotel residents would level Cama be brought to the Irrespective
they could whether
tex afford to nay more or less, whitch in itself - would be a declded Incentive for a Now type of
of "ker
money racket to become operative. We adhere to our original viewpoint. That In some direction control is re- of circumstances quired. Force of
it necessary for the hotels maken
an: Important Part In splay the housing shortage, rolloving But this in turn involves the economic level of the individual that in enkura `resident, And
everybody is given baa' square
becomes
hotels.
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Batis
factory to
For the person who salary and has to live boarding in an hotel or
house because it is impossible to and other accommodation it is essen- tial that some
sort reduction
of made in his charges. We have already stressed that for him monthly tariffs should be introduced which could be based average salary. Beyond this type of resident thero ap- pears to be no urgent call for control. Cauals, trauslis, and the well-to-do who prefer to live in hotels, should be expected to pay the ruling rates of the day especially as it has been proved in fact, that they are willing do so. Tlus may suggest dis crimination: but it is based on
Brally
of necessity the necessity protecting economically the per- son whose livelihood is in Itong- kong and who has to live in an hotel; and the necessity. of enturing hotels and boarding houses do not have to operate at on these lota, complete
Is/on which wo
BRETCH!
charges should proceed, and wo presume, with a fair deateo of confidence, that the hotels and boarding houses will be willing to co-operate..
both residents and
BEGIN Investigate, hotel,
but not enough
The famine, as believed in trado nad government circles, is going to become the normal state of affairs. -Associated Press.
Survøy For Second
· Canal Panama · Washington, Aug 3-Colombia has agreed to the United States request
powers in obtaining herd and fost guarantees against discrimination along the Danubian basin.
- DIPLOMATS! DOUBTS.
At the same time thero
existed! considerable doubt among Western power diplomats that Russia would como through with freedom of navigation for the entire length of the river.
This, urose from, speculation that to survey for a glant now ennal. to river-long freedom of navigation linke the Atlantic and the Pacific 250 would open the way for use of the miles southeast of Panama, whose barges along the Danube Government has refused to renew European recovery programme which wartime bases. | Rumio, opposes, Tho Stato
blood, of labour lenders' who opposed the leason Im an- Moinwhile chinaks.
in the
and
They gave comples of their idea nouncing this, said the survey would Charles Peake, engaged in the second
The . of decent standards of living by bo made by mixed, mission of round of their controversy. raiding villages and carrying away Colombian and United States en Englishman: contends that to write `Women, '\'
pincers and would take two months The robust democratia British The commission will estimate the And Australian peoples will know cost of the project for comparison what importance to attach to those with other possible canals routes-- pinonger then who express forvent | Bauter, 2, 4-
now, pact for the Danube it will be necessary first to abrogate tha 1921, Danube convention with the consent of all its sigmtories." (Continued on Page 5)
STREET CLASHES
were
UN OFFICIAL BANNED Meanwhile, the Israeli Government
0 Crowds in the Potsdamer Piel today banned Mr John Larsen,
against the polico an Swedish United Nations oficial and lined up
occurred,
the paper sald all members of his family" from clashes israeli territory for alleged anti-"There
on reports that Jewish activities.
passerby was dragged out of the Col British sector, manhandled by pisid Mr Larsen, Secretary to
polic Brunson, United Nations observer for brandishing Soviet sactar
their head Jerusalem, was arrested by the Jews and dragged off to
(Continued on Page 5)
(Continued on. Page, 5) near Latrum on Friday. He was quartors.
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