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VOL. III NO. 249
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER. 21, 1948-
UN Motion | Heads Troubled 4,000 CONSTABULARY Two Planters
On Berlin
....
Forecast
Paris, Oct. 20-The Security Council, when it meets on Fri- day, is expected to have the majority support for a resolu- tion on the Berlin dispute con- siderably less drastic than was: at first anticipated.
Following negotiations between Powers and the six the Western "neutrals" of the Council, it is ex- .pected that the resolution will be
along these lines:
1. Both parties to the dispute asked to lift the res- will ba
irictions on transport in the
Berlin area.
** negotiations on the question o
will be asked to resume
currency control.
3. They
will be enjoined to re-
sumo negotiations in the Coun.
ell of Foreign Ministers as soo as possible.
It is reliably learned that the resolution will not contain any out- right condemnation of the Borlet Blockade "thrent to the peace,"
DK
This would represent consider. able compromise on the part of the Western Powers. It would also re-
in concession to the French
of view, which has consistent-
ly been opposed to any measures which would merely serve to em- phosise the cleavage between the East and the West.
NEUTRALS APPROACH
It is hoped in Western diplomalle circles that a resolution along the lines indicated might, at, the worst, meet with a Soviet abstention. This would be equivalent to a facil ac- ceptance.
In his last meeting with Mr Vyshinsky, Dr Bramuglia is under- stood to have outlined the new np. proach which the "neutrals" intending to make,
Country
DR SYNGMAN RHEE
REBEL IN KOREA
Coast Towns Captured
EMERGENCY MEETING OF
CABINET CALLED
Seoul, Oct. 21.--Four thousand rebellious Constabulary troops, captured several towns in the South Korean coastal area yesterday (Wednesday) and were reported moving toward Seoul carly today in a Communist uprising aimed at overthrowing the American-sponsored Republic.
The revolt flared as Soviet troops suddenly began evacuating North Korea. Previously, the, Russians had said they would withdraw completely from Korea by January 1.
More Fighting Between Strikers And Troops
French
Paris, Oct. 20.-More fighting between curity troops and strikers occurred tonight as the Government decided to take steps to deal with growing disorders caused by the 17-day old stoppage in northern coalfields.
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At the same time, the Secretary of the Communist- led French Miners Union, M. Victorin Duguet, said the strikers would "ght like lions" to preserve their right. Security troops fought a crowd lamp-rooms in the Bethune group
strikers who tonight. The fact that the unofficial "com- of more than 1,000 mittee of six" is now confidently encircled, their lorries at St Etienne tonight.
the worst conciliatory,
were
The French delegation's position is believed to be causing difficulties, as their attitude appears to be that the Western Powers should not try and take too drastic a line in the Council.
Is
if
Many people
some
The Government armed its loyal police force with 'machineguns and other automatic weapons and
units were said to be moving south from Seoul to meet the insurgents.
The Constabulary, trained and equipped by the United 'States Army to cope with any threat from the North Korean force organised by the Russians, had not been sent into the fight by last night. It was understood Korean officials feared the entiro force was infested with Com- munist elements.
However
American
Ambushed.
Singapore, Oct. 20-Chinese Insurgents today armbushed and shot dead two British planters, tho manager of the Craigllea Estato
Mulr, Johore State, and his usdistant. About 30 men stopped the planters' car on lis way to the adjoining
estate
from
Chinese rubber plantation, B was officially stated in Kuala Lumpur.
The Malay driver, who was allowed to run away, sald he saw the insurgents drag the two Belions from the car, march them about
and 20 yards, shoot them through the head The driver
to the manager's wife, who Lelo- phoned to the police.
arriveйl the police they found the
car stripped and burned.
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Palestine Fighting Spreads
CEASE FIRE ORDER
DISREGARDED
Tel-Aviv, Israel, Oct. 20.— Fighting flared with now vio- lence in Southern Palestine tonight as the Israeli Cabinet met without acting on the United Nations Security Coun- cil's cease fire order.
(All Arab countries will join In the present Palestino warfare as the result of Israel's sald
Raliway headquarters here today that the railway line was blown up north of Tapah, in Perak, List night. A patrol train preceding the
night mall was dcralled, but there
wete no casualties
Пeater,
con-
tinued “aggression" against Egypt and disregard of the cease fire order, Abdul Rahman Azzam Pasha, secretary general of the Arab League, told 'news- men last night,in Cairo. A 35- minute air raid alert WO8 the sounded last night in
Rebels Force Egyptian capital.)
Civilians
To Flee
Tho Cabinet adjourned for a recess without reaching a decision on a cense fire order, Although carlier the Foreign Office had told UN representatives the time and date an Israeli cease Bre would be effective.
A Jerusalem despatch sald the fighting had spread to southwest of where Egyptian and Jerusalem
Rangoon, Oct. 20. The town of Pantanaw in the Maubin Israeli forces were reported locked in bloody Oghting for the past five district has been evacuated by days. The battle began with a full civilians because of terrorist scale Jewish attack on the Egyptian of El Walaja and activity by rebels, Wednesday's held towns
Sharafat, the dispatch said, when military communique reported
on
Beveridge's Third Report
three Jewish battalions altempted
to
encircle "the"~Egyptians Bethlehem and Belt Jala south of Jerusalem.
Belt Igmál, a town between the two
An Israeli Army spokesman mid had air and ground fighting also been resumed in the Negov-the southern desert-with new intensity. The feeling in Tel-Aviv was that the Jews had accomplished both the military and bargaining position Their
The Korean President, Dr Syng- Jacob Kaiser, chairman of the man Rhee, returned yesterday from Christian Democratle Union, a con- a visit to General MacArthur inservative party, said "the pirisch in Tokyo and immediately called a Korea is warning Cabinet session, which was still in polley." If occupation troops pulled out of Germany, said Karl Hubert progress at midnight.
· Pantanaw has been in rebel hands Dr Rhee is Expected to declare Schwennicke, chairman of the for six weeks.
The communique sald the rebels martial law when the session ends Liberal Democratic Party, a right and is also expected to ask for wing group, "It can be expected that were working a "protection racket": CIVILIAN" CASUALTIES United States Array aid in putting pericus unrest would develop, as-in and had collected more than 1,500 The News occupied Wolaja and At the Mazingabe pit, 500 lamps down
Koren, which would give the Soviet from merchants and others. the rebellion. proceeding with its draft resolution in the, Loire Department town out of 100 had been destroyed.
its Americans officials. Indicated that Union a chance to reimpoen A Government convoy of country part of Sharafat, but were driven out is taken in some quarters to in- Windows in the
occupation in the interest of peace." boats Thands-off
en route to Bangoon with inter in successful Egyptian.counter ", would "Lotibw ind I said tonight that nearly
they M. Duguet dicate that the Soviet position was smashed by stones.
The Germans noted that the south grain was shot at by insurgents but aftatio, the Jerusalem advices bald. found to be, if not aftrmative, at were injured on both sides. ... all miners throughout France were policy.
The police arrested 23 men and observing the strike order except in States Commander, said it was an
Mal-Gen John Coulter, United zone broke out the very day Moscow added tells of the rebel
Korem uprising in the American escaped unharmed, the communique. The Jews were reported shelling five women. The demonstrators the Moselle area of North. East
Civillan included seven hundred minets from France, where troops "Imposed
"Internal affair and the Americans announced Russian troops were be No further details,
gimming to leave North Korea. at Moura detroleum centre el casualties were sported crowding would not intervene except to pro-
The Germans recalled that the Yenanoyat
reported On an arms factory and 200 workers reign of terror.""
Tuesday the 30-bed hospital in Beit Jala. tect American property, and lives from another factory.
Communist Foreign Ministers of were given in the communique but An Israeli communique said Arab He said the safety devices with-
SEIZE POLICE STATION Eastern Europe at the recent War- it said that several persons alding troops also shelled
and machine LAMPS SABOTAGED . ·
drawn earlier this week would not
saw conference proposed that all the rebels had been arrested. gunded Jewish positions in Jerusa- The French delegation itself Several hundred miners' electrical be restored until the Goverment
The rebellion was said to have occupying powers quit
Germany
The rebels suffered 170 casualties Iem, and "fre was returned by our known to be preparing its own re-hand lamps were put out of action removed the police and troops from started at Yosu, southern harbour "There is no doubt that the Soviet during the recent attack by Govern forets One shell hit the US. Navy solution, in which an attempt is today in the second act of sabotage the pitheads.
town, wher 40 Communists who Union in making this proposal has ment forces in the Toungoo district radio station within the U.S. Con- being made to express the desire of reported since the miners'. 'strike
Into the Southern the same intentions in Germany as -Associated Press
|sulate compound. He sold that in the Moselle dis-had infitrated the Western Powers for peace, while began 16 days ago, according to the
trict, about 4,000 men, representing Korean Constabulary captured the shown in Korea," said Schwennicke. placing the Russians in difficult French press agency.
there; Reports to
in Rassch predleted that miners of the police station
Ger- position
they refused
The batteries of all to
the lamps 10 percent of the
who had returned the Seoul police said the Leftist many, as in Kores, the Soviets zo-operate.
were found to have been removed. region,
"strong army treed force had grown to 2,500, most of would leave behind work Were molly The trend, so far as it is known, in the Vermelle pit of the
same to
ex-prisoners and German
other thwar equipped with American and police formations" trained to appears to be moving away from Bethune group as the No. 2 pit
foreigners who were forced to work weapons given to the Constabulary seize control of the Russian Zone the straight-forward condemnation where yesterday all lamps wero
The rebels then marched and infiltrato other parts of Gor- of the Soviet Union, which the Wes- found smashed.
READY TO TALK · Northward and took the rail-many
they desired in the south. tern Powers at first envisaged.—
way station at Sunchun, 20 "This plan is already being pre- London, Oct. 20.-The State Negev supply route was scoured and Reuter,
He claimed that the Governmont miles away, and continued on pared in the Russian zone today," should encourage voluntary action the supply route of the Egyptians had cut the electric current and in the direction of Kurye, 50 miles ho declared,
of all kinds for the social advance, with Hebron and Bethlehem stopped trains to rouse public north of Yosu. They were said to
says Lord Beveridge the third breached. .opinion against the strikers and be armed. with rines and HOW TRICK WOULD WORK Beveridge Report published today... The Army confirmed that in the had employed force after, 14 'days. machineguns, and possibly light If Russian troops then should He gives an eight-point pro past two days the Jews had captured
He affirmed
artillery.
return to Germany under the pre-gramme for the State in relation to the Arab towns of Hulelgat, Belt official version of the rebellion text of queiling unrest, he added voluntary for dis-
Tima and Kukaba, thus opening a wns lasued. However, apparently this time they would not stop at The report is n sequel to the broadcorridor to the 20 Jewish Gaver reliable reports to the Department the Elbe river, but would also bring famous Beveridge Plan of 1942, settlements in the Negev,
certain
of Internal Security, here said that western Germany under Communist
An The latest report deals with what status and
Ismell source sald the at least 100 loyal police were killed dictatorship."
for the past the individual has done and should Egyptians had tried in the early fighting,
The Communist press acknow-do to help himself and his fellow- two days to supply Majdal by sea M. Robert Lacoste, the Minister The situation WHS clouded by ledged the existence of a "people's men. It urges encouragement of but an Israeli coastal patrol of of Industry, told a press conference the fact that communications, at police" in the eastern zone. They friendly societies, co-operation of corvetten disrupted the efforts. He tonight that nine mines were al-best none too good in outlying said it was needed to guard the public authorities and voluntary said one Egyptian supply ship was ready flooded in the vital nomhern areas, appeared to be controlled by "new democracy" there from
the agencies and a Royal Commission on hit and chased oft in damaged coalfeld,
the Communists at some points. "reactionary menace" of western charitable trusts, which might turn condition-Associated Press,
Unconfirmed reports sald the Germany. Ho said that it was the first time
the mass of small endowed charities also active in The Russian licensed news agency to botter use. in any French miners' strike that Communists were safety teams had been withdrawn Chunji, a city of about 800,000 in
Chulla Province United eastern zone marked the and "even against the German op- North
issuancenal night nurseries,, where children of arms to these police units. It could be placed so that parents pressors, such measures were not Press.
Bald
Bernard Bechler, Communist
Oct 20. Norbert considered."
would be free to enjoy themselves,
Schultze, the German who wrote WASHINGTON COMMENT Minister of the Interior of Branden- The Minister of the Interior, M.
les every now and again." Jules Moch, told the Council of
He described the housewives' job, "Lili Marlene," the song sung by Washington, Oct. 20. The revolt, burg, presided at several ceremonies
at which Ministers today that half the miners
delegations of factory with a large family, as frankly the Eighth Army and all the Allied in the Lorraine Department have
the workers handed arms to the police impossible." It would remain so un-armies, as well sa* German troops now returned to work. This is the pattern long anticipated by Korean units to symbolise the close tica less some household tasks now done during the war, will face a denszi-
between the workers
and their separately in every home could be fication court in Hanover on Fri- only_region where a main break, in
It has been known that a number people's police." for coal stoppage has so
done communally outside the home. day, Bremen Radio (the American the French
of Communist cells existed through-
Unconörmed estimates placed the been reported.
The report stresses the need for Forces Network)/said- fönight. out southern Korea with some in
Schultze is accused of benefitting hollday accommodation---Reuter. from the Nazi regime.—Reuter, men-Associated Press.
EDITORIAL
Similar acts of alleged sabotage Iwere reported from two other pit
Our Safety & Security
THERE will be
Police no shortage of approval for Government's Bill which seeks to "facilitate the maintenance of public order and safety." Tho Ordimnca concisely explains the reasons for sch
.But
also
there
the
to
up
the of
dramatic
being Colony
affealed by Ute
war.
Taken
Into
OF military forces. of to use or display physical force for political purposes; prohibit disorderly Interruption of meet- inre; provide that political suspects in Hongkong may be required and few a measure,
put
security will dispute them. Traditional
for good behaviour. These are policy has allowed Hongkong to normal profective provisions to become the safe arylum for which there can be no objection, Inasmuch that they do not political referees, and there is intention that the new
Impede the recognised freedom of the individual so long as his bring should Ordinance
any
behaviour is neither that privilegt.
anti-social forfeiture of
doors our friendly
arc
nor a threat to the safety and less to
welcome
security
community. open
acltators and The
Anu
more
Aspects types-political
criminals, wastrels. of the Ordinance are contained plotters,
From thugs.
parasites
In the section which envlanges the Hongkong needs seine protection,
directly existing and while, under
Chinese civil the Police and
consideration criminal codo
14400 is the possibility the Courts can enforce a partially
of Hongkong's frontiers being threatened and effective law against the criminal. elements, there Is, at
Interested the
political elements wiikin the moment, little legal power to
Colony trying 10 control those; who through
take advantage of border dis- underground
political
turbances. To meet any Buch contingency' the Blit empowers certain
the Governor to declaro a curfew Provisions pf
within a specified area; clons Ordinance make good
Grea to all persons not this deficiency. The oberts
the requisito having
permit: arder, the evacuation of an arca and reasons a good as admi inspired that the legislation is
or place; prohibit the movement or anchorage of any craft or by the general pollies! unrest In the world today. So far it
the use of the Colony's waters craft of a specified class not
openly manifested itself in Hongkong, which
These,
of course, but the elements
are strictly exist - elements ›
un- emergency power, but better. sensitive doubtedly are
to deve- that they be placed on the
Btatule Book lopments in other parts of the
the Colony and which
be caught napping and may easily world
· unpre=" pared openglyan
for eventualities. The come out into the
proposed legislation to not. to the algual and the opportunity. Three important sections of the be taken as a sign that trouble Bill make it an offence to wear 'is `expected, er, at this time. political
even contemplated." But security in public uniforms Blanco (except
Is the watchword of the world the per with
today, and Hongkong would be mission of the Commissioner of Police);
foolish to. neglect it simply prohibit organisation. training
and equipment of because there : happened to be members of an army organisa- no' external signs of " ft. befag jeopardised. The Ordinansa In welcomed as a timely measure.
their
Zina
could under
endanger public
Lion such as would enable them to usurp the functions of the
by
that the Miners'
ready Federation is still cussions provided will agreo 10 abrogate decrees affecting their conditions.
in
No
southern Korea follows
observers in Washington.
المانية
action.
WIR
ADN said ceremonies throughout the Lord Beveridge suggested commu- "LILI MARLENE”
AUTHOR" FOR TRIAL
London,
In the coal basins of Alvergne and Army' ranks.. Authoritative sources police force as high as 400,000 | rest centres for mothers and cheaper-|
a total striko of the 2,800 miners, including all safety services, was reported today.
M. Francois Mitterand, the Secre tary of State for Information, an nounced
after that the Govern take the
Hauteloire, however,
in Washington said it had been ex- pected that these cells would try to start trouble.
the Cabinet meets ont of the beginning' of the NSTI had decided to
Modification Of British Libel Law
Suggested
"
do not add materially to injury to plaintiff's 'reputation;
The key to their trouble-making was expected to be the Russian
of Soviet troops from
London, Oct. 20- Lord measures donorthern Korea. Official comment dical with the "disastrous conse-
Korean
on. Law on
altuation was Porter's Committee
The basis of defence of fair com- quences of the strike.
generally withheld pending formal of Defamation has issued.......n
greent should similarly be broadened, Troops surrounding the strategie word from State Department
and
As a White the law of libel and slander, so as the report adds. 52-page report northern coalfield area had tonight army representatives in Seoul, **
all --alanders' actionablo
"Though the law as to defama- still not received the expected order At a press conference U.S. Under Paper. This committee has to make to move in and occupy the pits. Secretary of State Robert Lovett been sitting--with exception without proof of special damage, It on requires some: modification, the
sald no Information had
been of the war years since April, considers all oral statements broad basic principles upon which it is cast over the radio should be founded are not amiss. Faults Gro received by the State Department 1939.
actionable without proof of special best met by pruning away, objection- The Committee'a main proposals | damaga when defamation
Is unable features, modifying, and simpii- Intentional. 1. Wide extension of categories
BARRICADES ERECTED
on the rebellion or the Moscow
At the Mont Ceautes Mines, cen-announced withdrawal of North tral castern France, strikers agreed Korean forces.-Associated Press.
to lét volunteers act as safely foams after the Prefecture had decided to WARNING FOR, GERMANY withdraw troops from the pitheads,
20-Berlin's chil- Berlin, Oc. Communist trade unionist said.
Communist political teaders rend a Strikers occupying the electricity warning for Germany last night th station at Carmaux, in the south South Korea's rebellion.
up barifcades to prevent armed [nulTM up
polica from ousting, then.
"Horen offers a parglio of
What accept powers would western powers would' accept rall were stopped at Albi," to the] Fussia's roposal that all occupying north,
where several hundred forces withdraw from Germany, miners uncoupled the engine, from paid Feart Rausch, chief: editor of their train..
the Sozial Demokrat, newspaper of the Social Democratic Party, S
Police on the way to Carmaux by Western
(Continued on Pare 5).
nro:
In
of newspaper reports entitled | remedy should. be restricted to remain the nature of "things," r0=-
"Dafamatory
It recommends that the planting procedure. But some anomalies
says the report. to "qualified privilege."
· defendant," to publish an
statements quiring
trans- 2. Broadening of the basis upon explanation and apology and that mitted over the radio in a broadcast which the scope of defence of if such explanation and apology is reaching many millions are calculated if not more; justification, and of fair com- published no damages should be to cause as much, mant should be placed.
recoverable. 楽しい
than, written repo damage. 3. Alterations in the laws aimed
however advertent wrong-doors," while -protecting the character ofceed in defence of justidéntion
of by radio transmission should be those whose reputation has he proves a substantial portion boen attacked, dengan
defamatory allegations is true, that deemed published in writing by the allegations--which person; "frm or curporation respon- While the Committee does not the remaining recommend general assimiinilon of have not been proved to be. „truo alble for the broadcasting."-Rettberei
at providing, relief to "in- anoder·recommendation is that news, N
should be
westled ta tue-jcommend!
the statements