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ZIONISTS CONDEMN PLAN FOR PALESTINE PARTITION Important Resolution To Be Voted On To-day EXECUTIVE GIVEN AUTHORITY TO FIGHT

Zurich, To-day.

The Zionist Congress has drawn up a resolu- tion upon which the delegates are voting to-day categorically denying that the Palestine Mandate in unworkable.

The resolution emphasises that the Commis- sion's partition plan is unacceptable to the Zionist organisation and authorises the Executive to fight by negotiations any measures affecting Jewish rights guaranteed by the Mandate and the Bal- four Declaration."

It is expected that the resolution will be overwhelmingly adopted.

Differing opinion has, however, been expressed during the session.

PALESTINE VIEW

The creation of a small Jewish. state in Palestine will be the means of rapidly developing the strength of Jewry in the world, said the Palestine delegate, Ben Gueion, in a speech at yesterday's meeting the Zionist Congress.

For this reason, the speaker re commended opening negotiations

if

with the British Government on

the basis of the Royal Commission's report.

The new State, according to the speaker, would modify the whole position of Jewry, since the Jewish State from a legal standpoint would be invested with the same rights as a great power.

IMPORTANT STEP

The speaker went on to say that he attached decisive importance to the possibility of bringing 1,500,000 Jews to Palestine within the next. 15 years.

TYPHOON HAVOC ON LUNGHAI RAILWAY

Hsuchow, To-day. Places along the Lunghai Rail- way have been severely hit by the typhoon which passed here two days ago, but to-day the railway authorities were able to restore the telegraph and telephone services.

Due to torrential rains during the storm the line is constantly threatened with inundation. The bridge which spans the Grand Can- al was at one time in danger, but it is now being repaired. It is ex- pected that the train service will be resumed in a few days.--Da-Dao

Plane Runs Into Crowd

Tokyo, August 5.

A passenger plane leaving the Haneda airport killed one person and injured three to-day when it If this possibility were to be

ran into a crowd-while trying to realised, the Jewish population would take off. Treacherous winds were outnumber the whole Arab popula-blamed for the accident. tion on the west and east coast of the Jordan.

NEW YORK OPPOSITION

Sir Arthur Wanchope. It is rumoured that he is to leave Pa- lestine for good owing to criticism of his handling of disorders.

SPEED-UP OF REARMAMENT DEMANDED

London, To-day.

In a leading article in his paper, the "Daily Mail" Lord Rothermere demands that British rearmament be hastened.

U.S. NAVAL VISIT

TO JAPAN POSTPONED

Washington, To-day.

The projected goodwill tour of four American warships to Japan has been indefinitely postponed, according to a United States Navy Department announcement. No reason for this move has been given officially, but responsible sour- ces have stated that the Government desired to keep their warships near Peiping to protect American

-in- terests if necessary Renter

FLOOD MENACE

IN SHANTUNG

Tsinan, To-day.

The Shantung section of the Yellow River is swelling with the heavy volume of flood waters and many cities and towns along the river are seriously threatened.

A dyke in the Shaochang Dis- trict, in Western Shantung, burst at three points. the major part of the district having been sub- merged.

Above all, he says, the air force causing anxiety. must be strengthened and air de- fence centrally organized.

"The aim

of British foreign

The situation at Lokow is also

Hundreds of workers are mo- bilised to strengthen the dykes there

The abnormal rise of the Gre

policy," Lord Rothermere points out, Canal and the "should be to bring about a rap seriously threatening prochement between Germany and ments of the eastern

Britain

ver is

the

Lunghar Railway, which, from Chaotin to Hsinan, has been sur- rounded by flood waters

So far, however, there has, 1): fortunately been no sign of sys tematic effort to come to an under- While Pehsien has been entirely standing with Germany regarding inundated, other districts includ the international situation. Coning Shuhsien are in danger.-Hua stant consultation between British Nan. and German ministers is just as important as consultation between British and French Ministers. Trans-Ocean.

Pratas Reef May Become

Emergency Landing Area

PALACE OF ARTS AT GLASGOW

London, To-day. Major A. A Longden, formerly

The New York Rabbi, on the other hand, asked the congress to reject the Royal Commission's proposals.

Pratas Reefs, one of the most de- can Airways, the reef began to as-art adviser to the Department of It is anticipated that the con-1 gress will end to-day as Dr. Chan-solate spots on the Asiatic coast, sume a new status. It has become Overseas Trade, who was respon- nin Weizmann, president of the long famed for the danger it rethe weekly westbound Clipper from of Dutch,

an important aerial landfall for sible for organising the exhibitions World Zionist Movement, stated he

presents to must leave for Geneva immediately.

shipping on the China the Philippines Chinese newspa- Chinese Trans-Ocean.

sea, is to be investigated as an em- pers have been dropped from time has be ergency landing area for aircraft. to time on the reef from the an

The reef stands 200 miles south the 50. Ch east of Hong Kong, on a direct air for six-mo hne between the Philippines

to serve as

WAUCHOPE TO LEAVE

Jerusalem, To-day.

the

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exhibi

and

House,

direct

pass into

ent build.

It is announced that the High China. The Chinese navy manyOn each Commissioner for Palestine, Sir years ago established a radio and ficers of the Hong Kon Arthur Wauchope, will leave for weather station on the reef in or carefully study the reef from England on a holiday at the end of der to give advance reports on the air. Now it has been decided to August. According to unconfirmed movements of typhoons, In that investigate Pratas Reef by surface rumours, General Wauchope will area, and to warn ships plying becraft in the hope that the protected not return to Palestine because the tween the Philippines and the China inner waters of what has been for criticism aroused by the attitude coast of the hazards its shoals re-ages known only as a serious mari- The ss.Talma will leave Amoy of the Mandatory Government in present.

time hazard may be marked on air for this Port the 11th instant dealing with the recent disorders. With the opening of the Manila way maps as a haven for airplanes and is due here on Thursday after-

Trans-Ocean:

Hong Kong air route by Pan Ameri-lin distress.

noon.