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ARABS FEAR NEW WORLD WAR
States Expected To Sign
Pacts With
With Britain
A
Beirut, Nov. 2.There are persistent reports that at least four Arab states will soon be signing agreements with Britain to end the period of strained relations that has been existing for some time. The growing fear of a third world war is alleged to be the cause for this decision.
Egypt, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon are expected to reach agreements with Britain and many circles in various Arab capitals claim that negotiations have actually started in Paris where leading members of those Arab states have met either British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin or other leading members of the Foreign Office. There is as yet no official com- ment from any Arab government on this subject.
Rumanian
Plotters Sentenced
Prison For Twelve Bucharest, Nov. 2. military tribunal sentenced 12 Rumanians today to prison terms ranging from 15 years to life on charges of plotting with American and British re presentatives to overthrow the Rumanian government.
Despile Arnh resentment nt Britain's Palestine policy, which they claim should have been more pro-Arab, the Arab states have conferred with British leaders and have had the world situation out- lined to them by Mr Bevin,
is an open secret that Anglo- American military experts believe that the Mitille East will be the cockpit of the next world war and one of the prize targets for which the Russians will aim.
Both British
American
on
and
question
of
it
milltary experts believe the Middle East con antel mus! be defended against Soviet attacks. Their task i will be all the more easy if they hove adequately prepared for this Amergency and more especially.
they they have previously reached agreements with the various Arab states
regional defence.
While every Arab country has resented the Anglo-American policy concerning Palestine, most respon sible leaders allegedly state that it was United States pressure which has pushed the British Info the Arabs position of abandoning the and agreeing to support the Berno-
Ali sentences but one called for bard labour. All involve conferation ut property, loss of civil rights and military degradation. The defendants all are reserve officers.
The charges gainst them in- cluded high trenson. rebellion, plotting to overthrow the govern- ment, esplonage and participation
In Fuscist organisations,
WAS
dotte plan.
Pain.
PUBLIC OPINION
Arab publle opinion has recently consistently opposed any agreement with the West, and the masses ex- issue and cited over the Palestine blaming the Western powers for PLEAD GUILTY
their support of the Jews, are in- xistent that in any future world Eleven at the accused plended confile! the Middle East remain gulity on Monday to the charges
neutral. and threw themselves on the meres
But political and military leaders. of the tribunal. A twelfth defen- in the Arab world are now in- dant, Max Ausnit Rumanlan In-lined to reconsider their polley dustrialist who is now in New York, and think about their national
tried in absentia.
security as compared to their con- Seven not life sentences. They siderations concerning Palestine. were Alexander Popp, Industrial Without abandoning the question of Director, Ausalt, Jon Bajoiu, former Palestine.
#third Minister of Commerce. Admiral worlit war has turned the spotlight Horia Magaluru, George Mati, to national interests. The prolec- University professor, Nicola Pet-tion of the Arab world, allegedly Eugene Teo- the claim of these leaders, are best served by defence arrangements Nicolai Martineanu, University with Britain.
Dimitri professor, got 25 years. Gheorghiu and Nistor Chloreanu pot 20. Alexander Bals, engineer, and George Bontila, teacher, got 15 each.
sentence Only Bujolus'
rescu, teacher. and dorescu, lawyer.
4
dil not call for hard labour.-Associated Press
Reinforcing
The KCR
Garrison
the threat of
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1948.
Car Plunges Car Plunges Through Warehouse Roof
A driverless automobile raced down a hill in San Francisco, hit a guardrail at an estimated 100 miles an hour, dropped 150 feet and crashed through the roof of this grocery company warehouse. No one was injured. Police said an automobile thief must have wrecked the ear deliberately by taking it to the top of a hill and pulling out the hand throttle. The car's owner, Lawrence Bar- tholmew, said he parked the car in front of his home
about four hours before it was wrecked.-AP Picture..
TENSION GROWS
IN BATAVIA
Batavia, Nov. 2.-Tension was mounting here today in expectation of vital talks this week between Dr D. U. Stikker, the Dutch Foreign Minister and Dr Mohammed Hatta, the Republican Premier, on the three-year-old dispute between the Dutch and Republicans and in particular the present truce situation.
The Dutch have
reported
that
the truce situation has deteriorated rapidly especially in West Java.
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2 on
They reportedly feel flat in any future war the Middle East will not
The location of the Hatta-Silkker be ignored by the warring powers
talks is now likely to be kept secret, and that even if the, Arabs wanted
usually reliable
said here Bources to remain heutral, they cannot re-
today. mun so. They realise that one of the
Mr Merle II. Cochran, the Ame- main targets would be the Middle The Dutch Army announced today
for the Security Enst-oil-and-buses. Unless-strong killed
that five Dutch soldiers had been rican member
and a
civil policeman Council's good offices committee. forces were based In the Arab world and
informally West who has been working Kuningan. menure of co-operation wounded
31 when 200 to end the five-month-old deadlockc exists between the Arab authorities Java, on October
Republicans on the polliical negotiations, new Indonesian and the Western powers, the task armed
today for another to Jogjakarta attack
meeting with Dr Hatte. It was be- lieved that Mr Cochran had ar-
for the vital reliable ranged final details According to usually
which, according to sources here Dr Stikker is expect-conference ed to ask Dr Hatta for proof of the carlier reports, will probably begin Republie's capacity to keep the on Thursday.
Dr. Hubertus Van Mook, the re- truce before reporting to the Dutel
tiring Lleutenant-Governor of the Government whether political nego-
Dutch East Indies, in a farewell tintions can be resumed.
broadcast tonight
sald
he deeply regretted that so far the Republic had been unable to find its way out of the "fence of barbed wire in which it lind surrounded itself"
Haniy
of defending the Middle East would launched & surprise be even more diffcult and both the Dutch patrol. West and the Arabs would be the lasers.
The Arabs also hope that such agreements might enable them to the Western powers to cease support of the Jews, Canton, Nov. 3.—The military At present Transjordan is the only authorities are reinforcing the agreement with Great Britain. Elypt Arab country having a working garrison of the Canton-Kowloon and Traq both have treaties with Railway in the face of growing Britain which they have denounced bandit activities in Huiyang, and attempts to revise these treaties Tunghuan and Pacan counties. The bandits are encouraged by the developments in Manchuria and North China.
Several units from the Bocca Tigris garrison and provincial troops are now a ationed in the border
have
far failed. So
Syria and
Some
belleve
the
"PRECARIOUS"
Republicans Lebanon, formerly French mandates Dutch Army will march on Jogja-
If it had possessed the strength to overcome the "irresponsible and un- until 1945, have since followed
karta, the Republican capital, be-
disciplined
adven- clements and policy of neutrality with no treaties fore the end of the year if Dr Silkers
turers" in its midst it had not felt binding them to any world power-ker is not satisfied with the Re-
Itself "compelled to seck unity in a United Press.
public's ability to stop infiltration.
negative resistance avalust co-opera- tion and in repeated incitement to Mr J. E. Van Hoogstraten, Secre
wild passions." a United States of tary of State for Economic Affairs. in
Provisienni Indonesia would have been a reality, the Indonesian Federal Government, today describ-he said.-Reuter. ed the situation caused by in-
ltrations as "precarious."
town of Shumchun, which is the 19 WERE
main stop of the Canton-Kowloon
trains.
Bandits also have increased their SUFFOCATED
activities along the East River:
around Huichow, about
mücs 70 where
M
Donora,
ong
He said terrorists had not affected autopsy the economy to any great extent so
but nobody knew for
when the
The
make
According to reports reaching to close Java have decided
of because of inaltrations.
pociologist and
Nov. 2.-An northeast of Hongkong, large diesel-powered vessel was showed today that the 10 victims of
week. pirated last
One bandit the smoke disaster here apparently "Cracking point" would be reached.
Government would leader is rallying his scattered died of suffocation that may have
states every endeavour to keep forces of a sizable
sonia- beer brought on by sulphur dioxide. na ure
open for production at the present where in Hulyang county, according The announcement was mode to rellable reports received here. bright November sunshine brought level, he said.
relief to this stricken town. HAINAN ACTIVITY
The autopsy was performed on Batavia today three plantations in Other bands are rampant outside
the victims by Dr George West of of the county seats of Shaokwan in
Ramsey, chlet
General the north, Shaoching on the West Washington River, and Chanklang or Kwang
by the Coroner, Mr L.C announced the chouwan north, of
Lelchow Gray. Both
officials sald tht Peninsula. To check the brigands, announcement was only preliminary
in the provincial and local units
and that further analysis would each place are being reinforced. have to be made to determine. de- Press reports said that the Rede fallety whether poisonous. fumes on Hainan Island are moving south-
dioxide such ns sulphur
were the ward with Yulinkang as their ob-
For several months they precipitating factor. Jective. have besleged Yuliniang. where there are rich iron mines whose ores are being sent to Japan under agree- ment. That port is also n, haval station and garrison, polnt-Auto-Donora. ciated Press.
VOTE, FOR REPEAL OF PROHIBITION
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