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VOL. III NO. 291.
ABDULLAH
AS KING OF PALESTINE
on
Cairo, Dec. 8.-King Abdullah - of Transjordan will be pro- claimed King of Palestinė December 13, a reliable Trans- jordan source in the Arab League told the Associated Press on Wednesday.
An AssociatedPress cable from Amman, Transjordan, sald on Tues- day night that the Tranajordan Cabinet had approved an appeal to King Abdullah to proclaim himself and Palcetine King of unified
· Transjordan.
The
Invasion Of Transjordan By Israeli Troops
TWO SMALL INCURSIONS: OTHER FORCES ON MOVE
"
Paris, Dec. 8.-Britain today told the Security Council's "Sanctions Committee” that there had been "two small incursions" of Israeli forces over the Transjordan frontier, and Britain might be obliged to "take action" under her treaty with Transjordan.
Mr Harold Beeley, British representative, said that information from British forces was that cer- tain Jewish forces were advancing southwards from the Dead Sea and had reached points about halfway to the Gulf of Agaba,
He asked: Dr Ralph Bunche, Acting Palestine United Nations". any Mediator, whether there were observers in that area, and if not, whether some could "be ̈sent.”
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Mr Beeley added: "There is another particularly ̧ serious report we have received, which is that there were two small Jewish incursions over the Transjordan frontier, one of which was on November 29.
"This is of serious concern to the United Kingdom owing to the treaty between my Government and Trans- jordan, which would oblige the United Kingdom to take action in accordance with the treaty of mutual defence," he said.
Dr Bunche told the Committee
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1948.
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ON H.K's SECURITY
London, Dec. 8-Hong- Long's security arrangements were "receiving constant at- tention" in view of the Com- munist advances, Mr A. V. Alexander, the Minister of De- fence, told the House of Com- mons today.
ing
It would be contrary to public interest to give exact details regard
the precautionary measures taken, he added. Mr Alexander declared that the matter of sending. reinforcements was under control of a committee of the
of the
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Chiang Throws Thousands
Of New Troops
Into The Yangtse Battle
ESCAPE OF "TRAPPED” ARMY NEAR PENGPU REPORTED
Nanking, Dec. 8.-Reliable sources today said that Generalis- simo Chiang Kai-shek rushed another "Army group of 40,000 to 60,000 Nationalists into the vast battle of encirclement on the ap- proaches to Nanking. More than 500,000 Communist and Nationalist' troops were reported to be locked in a bitter struggle between Pengpu, 100 miles North of Nanking and Hsuchow, another 85 miles to the North.
But the situation was obscured by tile conflicting claims from Nationalist and Red sources. The Government reported that 20 Communist columns of about 300,000 troops have been caught between Nationalist forces at Pengpu and those moving South from abandoned Hsuchow.
The Central, News Agency said that these Communist forces had "fallen into a .fast Government encirclement movement."
However, the Communists reported that their forces above Pengpu were linked up with other Red units farther North. Throo Nationalist Army groups totalling 22 divi- sions of 220,000 men were fleeing South from Hauchow. The Communist Radio said that the highways South of Hsuchow "were littered with dead.",
|manders-in-chielt and they would., was "from General. Pau - Chung-hsi, bridge near Kuchen-soglously, dam- | ing to batter.down the Government's.
Colonial Voda Am
Chang Kan "?and stationed at Kuchen can be restored.Reuter.
Abdullah's new.Government will be that although the trice and ́armlatice hand, urged the Committed to tako thing possi"no" in Hongkong South-West of Hruchow, focal point of fresh measures for securing the already been soon southeast of -
source and in Calro that formed under the Premiership of a negotiations between Egyptians and Transjordanian with Bix Trans-Jews had reached a deadlock, he jordanian Ministers .and eight, believed the chances of a solution Palestinian Ministers.
were better than ever before.
The source said the decision to proclaim Abdullah King of Palestine would be submitted in the Trans- Jordan National Assembly on Satur- day, December
11Associated Press
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Ho reported that the Egyptian Government had accepted in prin- ciple the, negotiations for an armis tice, but on condition that all the terms of the three resolutions were
enrried out.
This referred particularly to the withdrawal of certain Jewish forces in the Negev and the rellet of an Egyptian brigade encircled Falija.
Reliable sources said that Chlang's Repairs are being rushed further Piao's Manchurian columns, after latest Army group of reinforcements along the line. However, with a big capturing Miyun, are now attempt-
Hankow of the
Command.The aged, it will be weeks before defences: near Niulanihan, only 20 group
was commanded by General thorough traffic between. Pengpu and odd miles to the northeast of Pel- that Singyang 300 miles West of Non- NEW DEFENCES ARE The Syrian delegate, on the other the Government was doing every king. It was ordered to march im Tientsin Dec. The introduction
to prevent over mediately to Yungcheng, 50 miles
Tieritsin-Tungku reeUon vital to study measures crowding and
Gener-against the expected Communist on rapid action, which could be taken against Israel should there be panic in Shanghal of the battle of encirclement. for failing to comply with the Mr Rees Williams said the im- plissima Chiang has thrown. Army laught has been announced. Security Council's resolution.
"There is no more reasons for migration regulations appiled to
entering the colony but reinforcements totalling some 140,- naction," he declared. The Com- people
above Nanking in the
10 very great.
days-United Press. mittes than adjourned until Fri-dimculties of enforcing them were bomen into the mounting battle
The situation was under constant day-Reuter,
review-Reuter,
near
EGYPTIAN REVERSE Tel-Aviv, Dec. 8-Egyptian in- tantry suffered another loss of more than 100 killed and wounded in at clashes with Israel forces.
Nirim, in the Bouthern Palestine Desert of Negav, an Israel Army spokesman said on Wednesday,
In addition, five knocked out in the Tuesday, two Egyptian-bren- gun. carriers were destroyed and several
silenced, the spokesman. mortars
NO INFORMATION Dr Buncho said that the Israeli Burnley, Dec. 3.-A woman killed-and several-workpeople-in-Government would make the neces- jured when a flywheel broke from sary adjustments laid down in the - its
Burnley, resolutions, provided it was assured moorings Loncashire, factory and, crashing the Egyptians would accept nego through a two foot thick engine tlations for an armistice. room wall, landed in pleces among Answering the British statement Jowish forces had that certain the loome in an adjoining weaving
from the :sbcd.
southwards advanced The accident occurred at Bishop Dead Sea, Dr Buncho said that his House Mill, which is occupied by observers had no information on, William Bancroft and Company and "Kingston and Rigby Limited.
·EDITORIAL
is
the
tanks were same area ott
Made Wife
Beat Him With Riding Whip
to her
With this Army group,
past
These include the erection along
General Fu Tso-yl,
d vanguards were sold to have Retis
means that they Shunzi, which have passed Nylonshan and org getting closer to PelpingHeuter
NANKING SILENT Nanking, Dec. 8-No reference in additional pillboxes which are most favoured North China's defence in its usual bulletin to the battle be
and the the Tientsin-Tangku highway of
stallations as a visible symbol of tween the Nationalists ESCAPE FROM TRAP?
the determination to face the
Communists in' the Honan-Anhwel- enemy.
made Fengpri, Dec. 8-This frontline
An airport is also contemplated Klangt border region was headquarters anxiously awaited conat Tangku, which is 24 miles from tonight by the official milltary news firmation on Wednesday of a report Tientsin by rall and strategically agency. that the Government's 12th Array without parallel in the current This silenco is regarded as signi Group has broken out of a Com- must trap rome 25 mlies North of general scheme of defence unde acant-in view of the fact that re- hore.
Meanwhile, the valuable coal Liable unamelat sources have already
Nationalist (Pengpu is headquarters for the
Army Groups The city is mining area was the scene of railway reported the heavy defeat of one of
recently had
abandoned new. Hwai River line.
105 miles northwest of Nan sabolage with the truck damaged three between Wall and Kuych, nine and which about
suchow and moved to the area. to the cost of Tongshan. 15 miles king.)
this No.official.confirmation The Government claims the Army
the Nationalists
détent or In fact any account of a junction with Coincidentally,
In this clearing Communist have begun
Boutheast
progress of the battle of the Group has made the 6th Army Group, moving North
nuxiliary point
Pelchlatien, roughly 18 miles to the area has yet been available. To- news agency night's military from the Hwal River, at
bulletin is mainly devoted to minor near Kuchen
cast of Tongshan.
activities in an area along the rail- way north of Pengplz-Heuter.
units
claim to
London, Dec. 8.-A wife who
claimed.
said her husband made her beat now reported to be him with a riding whip and drive The area is
a chariot to which he was har- quiet-Associated Press,
Official sources said the junction
NATIONALISTS' CLAIM nessed was granted a decree nisi
i occurred on Tuesday after the 12th RELIEF FOR REFUGEES
hero today.
Army Group, spearheaded by the The Nationalists now
30 miles Paris, Dec. 8.-The United Nations Convent educated 35-year-old Mrs 18th Army, fought its way free of have entered Techalen City, on the this.
Mary Stokes, alleged General Liu Po-cheng's encircling Pelping-Hankow line
southwest of Pelping, to which the The United States representative rushing emergency relief to Dorothy
Palestine should Southern
to halt acruelty by her husband, which she Red forces. stated that the Committee
FALLS TO HER DEATH Official sources here knew nothing fallway staff was also returning Sixty weavers were working in not take any hasty action and allow mounting death toll of refugees in contended had conduced
adultery committed with his con of the Communist claims they had after having been withdrawn a few
Bristol, Dec: B-Mis May Kathleen the Acting Mediator more time to the disputed Negev Desert. time of
-to-the encircled the three army groups of days ago when this vital barrier to- the weaving shed at the
Mr Stanton Grims, newly appoint-nivance. The court exercised its dis-
west of wards Pelping was lost? negotiate a settlement.
Selway of Bristol felt 280 feet to. -the accident---Router.
the Hsuchow garrison
Communists. ed UN Palestine Relief director, cretion in her favour
While Communist general Nieh death today from the Clifton suspen- described the Negev on Wednesday The husband, a company director, Hsuchow,
usiccd
They said latest derial reports in
Her body was found by. workmen. East. Host in the Middle denied cruelty and himselt
of dicated all three groups were intact Yung-cheng's forces continus menaslon bridge at Bristol U.S. Ambassador to for divorce
a
on the ground
against "some cing the Felping-Suiyuan line in the Calro now on lea
leave.
adultery by Mrs Stokes seven years and moving south
These sources placed vicinity of Kaigan, General' Lin Reuter. At least 150,000 are homeless ago with the present Earl of Calth-resistance,
Suhslca, through recent ghting between noss (then Major James Roderick the leading group west of Arabs and Jews in the area and the Sinclair) and later with Colonel 53 miles north of here.
14th Army or Reports that the situation is still confused by the K. Le Lloyd Riddle, an American
substantial reinforcements presence of Israell and Egyptian The Earl was dismissed from the other
from the south had reached Pengpu sult. alleged for Stokes had dressed up as said the reinforcements had not He said that two recent dis
a harem slave and made her tie him arrived.--Associated Press.
LEAVES FOR SUHSIEN patches from the field reported that up before beating him. She also these newest homeless wroups were said he had invited her to have
Pengpu, Doc, &As the battle dying at the rate of 120 nightly from
Intercourse with other men and was reported to be progressing starvation, dysentery and exposure. describe to him what took place,
favourably Immediately north "Me - Griffis zaid that Mr C. Bell The husband's caso Was that so Pengpis, General, Liu Shih, left his of the Society of Friends (Quakers) far as sexual matters were con- headquarters here this moming on is leaving .for the area immediately cerned they were only Uttle
Germany & The W. Union
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with Western Union, is not mere
Geography itself is not enough. for there have been cases in political considerations
which matter of aspiration. a matter Nor is entirely
of Governmental pronouncements and diplomatie action. It is first and fundamentally a matter of foundation · of fact. The
Lolia economie geography cannot be danted. Nor can the steady trend of GermanTM
political
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of the renuine doubters wlodem of the full association of Germany-with Western Union and the Marshall Plan must have and the Mar their say, and must be answered. It must be recognised that the
knowi political
association Western Union has its milliary
and is in the process of down is common military policy. It must be recognised on the other hand that a permanent factor In the policy of the Western
Power
is the demill- of Germany and the
German arms industry. Is there not conflict here? It would be foolish," to deny
it. But it
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do it with profound
Coubtedly relief. That being so there lo na reason why they should seek to draw Germany Into it And Ureen is equally no reason why the Germans should seek to be drawn in. Quite the contrary; int fact. The conflict apparent than real. At the
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troops, Mr Griffis said, in an inter- Justice Hodgson said the wife were denied by amelals here. They
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of
and may be already on the way from nonsense", and "burlesque" and that special trip to the Suhsten arts to
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The redeployment of Govern- plan the Beirut, Lebanon,
The Quakers have been assigned denied asking his wife
ent troops for the major battle co-operative:
taking place to comunit inion"
theBo
Southwest as distributing agents for Southern
[adultery.....
Suhalen. [of Palestine under the UN Reller Finn.
In 1942, after the birth of B Geneml Liu's departure from chlid, 550,000 HOMELESS.
Mrs Stokes refused to re- Pengpu Headquarters coincided with turn to her husband the Judge official reports, that the Nationalist The Relief director estimated that added. Ultimately she came back 19h Army Group imder the Negev homeless make a total certain
the conditions drawn up in of about 550,000, refugees from the
the
of. General husband's Huang Wel had broken a document by fighting areas in Palestinç, nearly brother, Mr Richard Stokes, now a weeks gemist forces north- all Arabs, to be taken care of under Member of Parliament. of Pengpu and had effected a
$32,000,000 fund approved last. The husband had not carried out west month by the UN General A- the terms of the document-Reuter.
said the
Negev refugees would get priority in distribution
of emergency supplies already in the Middle East. Vt.
the whole Mr Grills bald he hopes the programme can be fully under way
on
Genera
Iwo Liu Po-
last night with General
Group
Sixth along the operant below Juhalen, line:
PILOT. BLAMED
The reported function of the two believed here 10 Groups was FOR AIR CRASH Army
have consolidated the Government's London, Dec. 8-The Ministry of southern front. Beyond saying that
any
in about three weeks", with clothing | civil, Aviation · blamed “today- the fleres fighting was, taking place: In a food and medical supplies pouring pilot for the crash of the Belgian wide area west of Buhsien, oficial
military varlers here doclaimed
quarte
the fate of into all the areas Limited: 180,000 Sabena airliner at London port knowledge regarding the southwest
Besides the estimated homeless in the Negev lateat on March 1 in which 20 people, three Army Groups to the
of Hsuchow which the Communists estimates here show 150,000 in camps eluding the plot, were killed.
Ministry's in Northern Palestine, 73,000 in
The
Syria, 81,000 in Lebanon, 88,000 in today," says, the Visitshed had claimed to have encircled 20
has shown Pongpu, which Ave days ago Was be attributed
Trans-Jordan,0,000 in Egypt and that the accident it more
munisis within eight miss of Ule to misludgment, on the part of the rocked by gunfire with the Com- 12,000 in Iraqe
"Two altuation is worse. In n the pilot when endeavouring to land at, city, Ile Hat gradually returned to Nerev because the conflued exisight in conditions of very poor normal following the unattrwered tence of Egyptian and Israeli mili vidibility
Il is the mischievous- invention Union.
of opponents of Western and should be treated no cordingly.
tury Iinos, makes it dificult for re Nineteen passengers, and a crew ller workers to reach, the refugees," of three were on board, the airliner Me Chimna saldAssociated Press.
when it crashed in-for--Reuter
withdrawal of the Reds, while north- bound tragies on the railway, now goes only as far be. Terdinochi, a analetowa 10-mile from Pen
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