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French Land Airborne HIS ALIBI

Troops In Cambodia

AMERICANS EVACUATING PALESTINE

SAIGON, OCT. 11 (DELAYED). THE FIRST MOVEMENT OF AIRBORNE FRENON FORCES INLAND IN. IN DO CHINA'BEGAN ON WED- NESDAY IN JAPANESE PLANES WHICH WE NE TAKEN OVER BY THE ROYAL AIR FORCED THE DEPLOYMENT IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN MADE SUPPOSED AT THE REQUEST OF THE CAM- BODIAN PROTECTORALE GOVERNMENT AGAINST ANNAMITES REPORTED TO BE MASSING AROUND THE FORMER NIPPONE SE AIR FORCE HEADQUAR-

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JAZIERUANLÉM OUT 12. THE EVACUATION OF ALL AMERICAN TROOPS FROM PALESTINE WILL START TO- MORROW MORNING ACCORD The movements were schedul~The Cambodians are consider- ING TO A STATEMENT RE-ed to continue another day and ed to be anti-Annamite, but not CEIVED HERE TO-DAY FROM

were carried out to reinforce a exactly pro-French in this land THE AMERICAN HEADQUAR- British signals detachment and of turmoil.

out

TERS IN CAIRON (9) de m

Palestine, therefore, becomen

a Gurkha pláteon, which were This Tairi Besieged of bounds to all United States flown on October 9 to the air-capital city whore, peace.prevails soldiers on leave while the cam base which it about 100 miles at least temporarily white re- plete evacuation of the remaining to the west of Salgon. An off-action to the arrival of French noldiers will be carried out untliginal landing was made there forces is awaited. Monday. Puki

by two Dutch officers after the Japanese gurrender.

Indications that security mea- aures are being tightened up of came to day with the mounting new identity checking points along the highways between Jerusalem, Telaviv and the Coastal Road: (5)

meeting of the military and police commandera le reported to have taken

place in Jerusalem

early to-day to consider stops to be taken if the situation worsens.

---Reuter,

MacArthur's Programme

Tokyo, Oct. 12.

The Supreme Headquarters of the Allied Army announced that General MacArthur. expects to have only four divisions of sixty thousand men in Japan Proper by March 1940,

General MacArthur had pre- two hundred viously stated that thousand men would be required within

six months to start the Occupation caused astonishment in official quarters in the United Staten and Britain.

General George Marshall, the United States Army Chief Stall, told Congress on September 20th that 450,000 men would be needed for the occupation of Japan and Korea, but official con Jirmation was received of Mac- Arthur's estimate.--Reuter,

TANGIER RESTORED

PARIS, OCT. 12.

of

THE ALLIED POWERS TAK-

Erroneous Assumption

London, Oct. 12.

Replying to "The Times" leading article yesterday on Iran, in which the suggestion was made that fran- iana desire to play off one occupying power (Great Britain) against another (Boviet Russia), the

Luneburg, Oct. 12. Frans Hocesior, one of the Bolson guards, described him- self to the Court here to-day- me a "aviour" and said that. ho had saved hundreds of Jown by falsifying recorda.--Router.

SECRET PACT WITH HUNGARY

LONDON, OCT. 127 ASSOCIATED FRESS, RE- CORDS SHOWED TO-DAY THAT ALTHOUGH AMERICAN AND BRITISH BOMBERS FRE QUENTLY WERE OVER HUN- GARY IN. 1942 1943 AND 1944, THEY DID NOT "DROP" ANY BOMBS UNTIL MARCH 19, 1944,

THE GERMAN cent under the truce establish- COMMENCED, DE SOLEI ed on October 3 when Maj.-Gon-

Budapest was never raided lenat temporary peace while the by British planes based in Britain, British forces accomplish the although bombers on several occa

ranged over adjacent, ureus. primary aim of disarmingThe first air raid on the Hun some 80,000 Japanese.

garlan capital occurred on Septem- bar, 5, 1942.

URGES BRITAIN

TO PUSH DECISION

LONDON, OCT 12.

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL OF THE ALL-INDIA TRADE

UNION CONGRESS, MR. JOSHI," WHO IS NOW IN LONDON ON HIS WAY TO THE INTERNATIONAL LA- BOUR OFFICE CONFERENCE IN PARIS STATED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE THAT, IN HIS OPINION,

THERE WOULD NOT BE ANY AGREEMENT BE- TWEEN INDIANS AS TO THE FORM AND COMPOSI- TION OF A CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AND THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY.

MR. JOSHI SAID HE HAD PUT THIS VIEW. TO

The city still remains quies OCCUS HUNGARY dia,

THE

PRIME MINISTER, MR. ATTLEE, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, ME, BEVIN, THE SECRETARY FOR INDIA,, LORÍ PETHICK LAWRENCE, AND, THE UN-

• DER-SECRETARY FOR INDIA, MP, ARTHUR, HEN- DERSON, AND THEY ALL RECOGNISED. THE DAN- GERS OF DELAY

He also told thom that he felt unemployment there would be that in a big country like In- among unorganised labour. Ho to expect agreement proposed to aalt the Inter- amongst all was to expect too-national Labour Office to draw D, D. Gracey took action for at the British Air-Ministry said much, He would, like a com- up a social progross plan for

plate agreement, because the India-Reuter. future would be caster, and they would not have to depend upon the good-will or help.of the Bri- tish Government.

The same day, the Hungarian government pointedly emphasized that the planes came direct from Russia.

The British plan later to retire with their own prison- era of war and leave the French with their mon dilemma. It appears obvious

However, on March 19, 1944; that the British want no part when the

Germana antered the in the post-war settlement of country, approximately 250 Anglo Indo-China problems.

American bombors ralded Run- The British forces number al- gurian cities and 14 United States most 尉 complete division Flying Fortresses and Liberator mainly the 20th Indian and bombers from Italy were reported "Since the Napoleonte days, will be augmented shortly along downed in the Budapest vicinity. when Anglo-Russian interests with token French forcca-As--Associated Press. Iran frequently clashed, the Bri-sociated Press, tich have been obsessed with the idea that Iranians play them off against the Russians,

Iranian Press Attache in London writes to-day!

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and vice

This suspicion

based ол slender proofs. It is founded mainly on the erroneous assump tion that Iranians consider Anglo- Russia animosity, as

the pre- of Iranian security. majority of Iranians, however, do not think along these lines. Iran has been for far too long one of the scenes of Anglo-

ཟ Russian rivalry in the East.

common knowledge that she saffered considerably in the lasi 120 years from foreign competition for

Surely, political influence. Iranians would wish to see an end to this rivalry. If this illusory rivalry between Iran's two great neighbours were to be aggravated, Iran would not escape unscathed." --Reuter.

ING PART IN THE ADMINI- Those Awful

STRATION OF TANGIER TO-|

DAY

OFFICIALLY ENDED Men Again

TILE VIOLATION OF

THE "TR

INTERNATIONAL STATUS COMMITTEE BY GENERAL FRANCO.

to.

London, Oct 12. In the House of Commons The Spanish Government has day, Captain Marples, Conger- completed the withdrawal of its valve, asked whether the state- mont of British Government obli- The French cruisers "Duga"gations towards the French and and "Trouin" arrived at Tangier

Morocco

troopa

the Sultan of

Dutch Governments "regard- to-day with a representative of the Indo-Chinese and Indone and a slun puppet governments recently carps of Moroccan troops led by made by the Secretary of State for War," was preceded by con galations with the French and the Dutch and represented the policy British Government. the The Prime Minister, Mr. Attlee. replied: "If Captain Marples had

French officers on board.

The Moroccans will constitute the International the police of Zone.

are

the

These developmenta

Conference held in Paris at the

of

Saigon, Oct. 12. A new Contingent of British reinforcements arrived to Saigon yesterday while the French wore landing reinforcements from the battleship "Richelieu" which had Just arrived.-Router.

GRACEY'S WARNING Major-General Gracey has worn- ed the Annamites in Saigon that. as they have broken the truce, they munt Buffer the consequences there occurs any collision with the occupying forces.-Reuter.

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LONDON, OCT. 12. EXCHANGE TELEGRAPH REPORTED TO-DAY THE EXISTENCE OF A SECRET AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ALLIES AND HUNGARY DUR- ING

THE WAR WHEREBY ENJOYED ALLIED PLANES FREEDOM OF THE AIR OVER THE COUNTRY AND REFUGE IF FORCED DOWN,

of

The agreement was kept until German German expansion forces made it no longer possible. -Associated Press.

Palestine Nearing Boiling Point

JERUSALEM, OCT. 12.

THE TROUBLED SITUATION IN PALESTINE IS BECOM- ING WORSE. TO-DAY 24 HOURS AFTER A BRITISH CONSTABLE AND A JEWISH GIRL WERE KILLED IN A JEWISH CAMP BREAK-OUT ATTEMPT NEAR HAIFA, AN ARMY TRAINING DEPOT AT RE- HOVOTH, NEAR THE BIG JEWISH CITY OF TEL AVIV, WAS RAIDED BY A LARGE NUMBER OF ARM- ED JEWS.

THE RAIDERS OVER-POWERED. THE GUARDS AND STOLE 200 RIFLES AND OTHER EQUIPMENT AND

MILITARY REMOVED THEM IN STOLEN PORT.

Meanwhile, attempts by Jews to cross into Palestine illegally continue. Reports from Damas- cus state that frontier guards have arrested four Jewe

direct outcome of the four-power in mind the recent press reports tempting to cross beginning of Augu at which regarding the etatement alleged Into Palestine.

Router.

PERON FLIGHT REPORTED

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TRANS-

Palestine Raid Furore

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COMMISSIONER

Australia

Wants Rugby

"I do not expect there will be any agreement" he said, "but we shall not be justified here- after in spending, any, more time making efforts at agree- mont. Similarly, the British TER OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS, Government will not be justi- fled in denying or delaying free- dom to India on the ground that there is no agreement."

MANCHESTER, OCT. 12. THE AUSTRALIAN MINIS- DR. H. V. EVATT, TOLD THE RUGBY LEAGUE COUNCIL HERE TO-DAY THAT RELA- TIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE MOTHER COUNTRY AND AUS- TRALIA WERE MORE IM- PORTANT THAN WINNING OR LOSING MATCHES, WHEN HE MADE A PLEA FÓRA TEAM TO BE SENT TO AUSTRALIA

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QUOTES IRELAND Mr. Joshi quoted the case of Ireland where he said there was freedom for minority and ma- jority adding: "Ireland may not like two governmenta. We may NEXT YEAR. not like India to be divided but He urged the Council to send a

the only alternative to get-gide, not worrying about ting freedom for the whole of strength, for the Australians also to their usual India is to divide, we have to would not be up

standard. freedom with divided

In accept

any case, England" And hold- The British Government the League "Ashes" for twenty India. should not wait too long but five years and it was time that should take their own decision. Australia got them.

"If the Indian, representatives do not come to agreement the British Government should decide on the form of Central Government with as much as the agreement as they can get. | be.

Dr. Evatt realised that trans- portation and the release of Ser- vices players were vital questions but thought that they could be

overcome.

A meeting of the Council will called soon to consider the

I am not prepared to delay the matter. In the meantime, Clubs establishment on the ground have been asked to express their

that

would

adult suffrage which I views-Reuter.

hei like to see cannot

brought about immediately. In FIGHT FOR

my opinion delay is very dan-| gerous. Feelings between the different parties in India are becoming very strained."

ADVICE TO BRITAINT His advice, to the "British Government was to proceed with the work of Constituent Assembly irrespective of the attitude of the different partien in India. Decision by a third Party in a strong position like the British Government, where other parties could not agree, would be in the way of an award and because the parties could not agree they must accept the award.

tunes.

LESNEVICH

London, Oct., 12. The British heavy-weight cham- plon, Bruce Woodcock, is to be invited to the United States to meet the world" cruiser-weight champion, Gus Lesnevich, in no-tille bout at Madison Square Garden in December, or early in January,

Lesnovich, who was discharged from the United States Coast four years of service, has lost Guard yesterday after nearly only six of his 68 fights He won the title in 1941 by beating Maurielly.

Refusing to forecast the re- Leonovich is keen on fighting sult of the forthcoming Indian either. Joo Louis, world champion, the border

elections, Mr. Joshi confined or Billy Conn again. "I have himself to saying that the never made much money out of this," he stated: “I am going to Damascus University and to have been made by the Secret-

Moslem League Would probably defend it in the next six months France, Britain, the United States and Russia ugreed

ary of War, I can on the pro-

assure him high school students are meet-1

LONDON, OCT. 12. gain strength adding: "You

08. the Boxing Commission wants made no auch ing to-day to discuss the Pales-

THE COLONIAL SECRET- know what my name meane me to do After that Tam after cedure to be adopted to re-establish that the Minister

was attributed to tine question.

-ARY. MR. GEORGE HALL Joshi can be translated astro- the big fellows Router" the pre-war position at Tangier statement as him."-Reuter.

Most of the Syrian news- TOLD THE HOUSE OF COM- loger, By ancestry I am Joshi, papers are calling on the Arab MONS ON THUGSPASSIONAT but I refuse to try to tell for Test Crickét TWICE IN A DAY

League to organise a boycott THE HIGH of Jewish goods in all Arab IN PALESTINE WAS TAKING London, Oct. 12.

He said his policy was not to "ALL POSSIBLE MEASURES"

London, Oct 12. Asked in the House of Commons countries.

TO PREVENT REPETITION recognise untouchability either The Invitation of the Australian how he could reconcile his state-

OF THE ARMED JEWISH in Congress or on social men- Cricket Board of Control for an Buenos Aires. Oct. 12.

- LONDON MEETING ment in the House that measures

RAID ON THE ATHLITH

would

to visit Australia Вигев. Не

cooperate England team Colonel Juan Domingo Poron, already taken by British Com-

In London, the problem of

CLEARANCE CAMP FOR IM with every political party in next season is likely to be con- Late Vice-President of Argentine, manders in the Far East showed Palestine is to be considered at in reported to have escaped by there was no need for any special once by the Imperial Affairs Answering numerous inquiries matters where cooperation was sidered by the M.C.Cnext

day, when they will hold planc

Southern Argentine structions to them to to

impress Committee. Colonel Oliver about the Holy Land situation, possible. He estimated though this,

three million on the subject of tours, o far, has not yet upon the Japanese the fact of their Stanley, former Colonial Secre- Mr. Hall said the raiding forces would be two to

#ina Sydney; Oct.12 been confirmed.

defeat, with the constant press re

were arniod with rifles, spistols unemployed among organised The Australian Cricket Board It was officially announced here

tary, it is reported, will be the daggers, and "some of them labour in India but it was im- of Control announced to-night

Chairman of the Com- that the Argentine elections have ports that the Allied Commanders new been fixed for April 7th, 1946.

quired Japanese troopu to ad-

wore police uniforms," Hall re- possible to estimate how much that they are sending an invitation mittee. minister certain liberated terri

ported four-temporary constables

to the M.C.C. to visit Australia In an official communique, gua-

On October 18th, Squadron-were "seized, beaten with rifle

during the 1946)47 season/ MO rantees were given that the clectories which they did with arro tions would be free and unfettered. Minister, replied:

Contact had earlier been made gance, Mr. Attlee, the Prime Leader Donner (Conservative) butts, bound and gagged.

will ask the Prime Minister, Mr. Ho anid the conduct of, the

between the Australian Board and Montevideo, Oct. 12.

"I cannot reconcilo

of the my reply Clement Attlee, in the House of police is one

the M.C.C. regarding such a visit. President Farrell, of Argentine, with the press reports. Rather it Commons whether, in view of anglos under investigation.

The M.C.C. had also enquired when according to reports received here,

Australian team would visit intends to reject the ultimatumahould be the other way around." the unrest and tension in the Holy Land, he will make a state- ment to terminate the present uncertainty.--Reuter:

which was sent to bim, and pro- ... poses the formation of a now!

cabinet of national reconciliation.

Bouter.

The Foreign Minister, Doctor HINA

Juan Cooke and two other Minis

ters have resigned, the reports MONEY

Bay-Router.

A Secretary General!!

dates for the post, which will be

MARKET

Chungking, Oct. 12.

London, Oct. 12,

A report from Halfa states that after a trial lasting three weeks,

MIGRANTS.

numerous

Mr. Hall assorted: "We are attempting in every possible way to prevent outbreaks such as this, whether initiated by Jaw or Arab.

-Reuter.

eighteen Jewish youths and two Far From

girls, charged with illegal posseA-

sion of arms, ammunition and Satisfied explosives, word yesterday all

and win the right to frame their

London, Oct. 12. The Coylonese must organise

guilty. The trial by. Mill The American Dollar was, en maxin Convent in the bills above Court opened in the Stella LONDON, OCT. 12.

officially quoted at 1,280 Chinesc GENERAL DWIGHT EISEN.

National Dollars, the lowest rate Haifaon September 18th constitution through a Con- HOWER MAY BE THE FIRST on the day being 1,160 Carles Router. Jorusniom, Oct. 18. tituent Assembly Suba Singha SECRETARY-GENERAL OF National Dollars per American THE UNITED NATIONS, SUG- Dollar.

The High Commissioner for Secretary of the Subject Peoples

Conference and former President Gold Bara oponed at 88,400 Palestine, Lord Gort, to-day at of the Goylon Students Association GESTS THE "NEWS CHRONI CLE DIPLOMATIC CORRES. Chinese National Dollars at the moned to Government for talks, PONDENT. TO-DAY.

unofficial market, dosing at 88300, the acting. Chairman of the Jowish stated in an interview to-day. ho the highest price for the day being Executive, Ellekor Kaplan, acting foreign relations and defence which "Financial and commercial policy, General Eisenhower's name, he says, will in all probability appear 83,500 Chinese National Dollar-end of the Jewish Agency Pat are the essentials of the constitu prominently in the list of candi- Router.

caf Department, Dr Bernard tion are the reserved powers of Joseph, and the President of the National Council of Palestine Jews,and as a further cheek on the the Governor-General,” he added, Isaac Bon Zvel-Router popular legislation a Sonato of vested interests has now been JAP DIET TO MEET introduced."Router. Men d

was as mis ang itong

Tokyo, Oct. 12 Baron Shidcharas calling fession of the Diet In Decombor. It will probably be dissolved before the end of the month, prior to the made Domel anys the Emperor In on cooraging constitutional roforms.

Bentor.

submitted to the Security Counch FIRING SQUAD

of the United Nations after the

Council has boon elected by the firat meeting of the General As

Paris, Oct. 12.

admbly in London early in DecemJean Herold Paquia, who broad- ber-Reuter.

east from the Paris Radio during The German occupation and who slways said: "England, like Chr thage, will be destroyed," was shot by firing aquad at Fort d Chatillon-torced to death for. treason and his appeal was rejected | trial on Woduceday.—Reuter,

Washington Oct. 12. 1 Coal shipments to Surope wi drop off badly within the next three or four days, due to strikes. the Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Harold Ickes, told the press to-day,

-Router.

Ho was

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 1945.

ZBW HONGKONG Broadcasting on Frequencies of 600 Kilacycles and from 13.80-1,80 p.m., 6.80-7.80 p.m. and 9.00-10.00 p.m. on 9.47 Megacycles. H.K.T.

12.80 p.m.--Variety.

1.00 p.m.-News & Announcements. 1.10 p.m.-Light Orchestral Soloctions. 1.00 pm.-A Dauco Prógramme. 2.00 p.m.-Close DOWD. 6.80 p.m.-Damin & Charles Trenet in à Light French Programma. 7.00 p.m.--News & Annormcamenta. 7.10 p.m.-"Marttana" Opera by

Vincent Wallaco..

7.50 pan.-Violin Solos by Kreisler, 8.05 p.m.-Mosart, Sinfonia Concor

Lante in E Flat Major...

·8:05. p.m.-——Albert Bándlor's Orchestra, 9:00 pm News & Announcementä. 0.10 p.m.-"ges Neoon On Okinawa"

Talk by Lt. Batow, B.N. from the Studio, Pam. Dance

General W. D. Morgan has boori 10.00 p.m.-Nowe from London. appointed Supreme Alliet Com- mander of the Mediterranean 10.05 p.m.-Interludo.

theatre in succession to Fields | 10.15 p.mì÷Homeward", Marshal Sir Harold Alexander,

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England.

Thurs-

Mr. R. A. Oxlade of Now Boath

Wales was elected Chairman of the Board of Control for the ensuing year.-Reuter..

BRADMAN'S DAYS OVER?

Sydney, Oct. 12. There is talk already in Sydney of the possible return of Don Bradman to Australian cricket and the expected Tests.

A close friend told Reuter, how- over.

do not think he will at tempt a comeback, because of his business interests in Adelaide and alko, bécaugo 'ho still suffers from occasional Fattackaroof)-

Bhrositis, which caused his dischargo from the army, Reuter, a na nás Kont

De Belgrade, Oct. 11:

It is officially announced that Dr. Subasic, Foreign Minister, and Dr. Shute), Minister with- out Portfolio,have resigned from the Yugo-Slavian Govern mont-Reuter...

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