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THE CHINA MAIL, HONG KONG, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1945.

Our Horizon Back Navy Tells To Year 6,000 B.C.

LONDON, NOV. 5. BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGISTS IN IRAQ HAVE UNEARTH- ED, 400 MILES NORTH OF UR, SITE OF THE CIVILI- THE SATION OF ABRAHAM, FINDINGS PLACING BEGINNING OF CIVILISED MANKIND AT BETWEEN 6,000 AND 6,000 B.C., 2,000 YEARS EARLIER THAN PREVIOUS EVIDENCE HAD SHOWN, DR. NAJI AL ASIL DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF ANTIQUITIES FOR THE IRAQ GOVERNMENT, SAID HERE TO-DAY, LEADER OF THE IRAQI DELEGATION TO THE UNITED NATIONS EDUCATION CONFERENCE, DR. AL ASIL DISCLOSED THAT A TEAM OF ARCHAEOLOGISTS LED BY SETON LLOYD, AN ENGLISHMAN, AND SUCCESSFUL FUAD SAFAR, OF IRAQ, HAD BEEN AFTER TWO YEARS WORK IN DISCOVERING POSSI- BLE EVIDENCE OF THE EXISTENCE OF THIS CI- VILISATION OF 7,000 TO 8,000 YEARS AGO. "We are able to verify au- of the thenticity by the sult earth and ashes, by the shape, appearance and types of pottery and other relics unearthed."

"Up to the present we believed that the civilization of Unbuid, between 500 and 1,000 years be- for the Sumerian (discovered by Sir Loonard Woolioy) about

of years age) was the beginning civilised mankind. This newest discovery han pul back the horizon of human civilisation from 4,000) B.C. to 0,000 B.C."

Anda The nowcat

have been mnado at Haasuna, where Dr. Antl said that man for the first time 8,000 yours ago bagan to cultivate

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tảng bord cattic. build brick

houses and pofteries.

"We know that these first citi ZAUK were a peaceful community and crafts- of farmers, builders

prized Onu men.

of our mort nela bas bocn wonderful plate of

a sickle in

preservation.

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This 8,000-year-old farming imple

Inga, to give a remarkable insight into the homes of 8,000 years ago, composed of two and three rovine, Ench had Ita according to the nize and Import unce of the family. courtyard.

Average room war about six to noven feet square and about eight feet high. Bricks were hand-made of inud. of even size and texture as long They were

about half again as those in modern use.

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A Secret

Washington, Nov. 5.

The Navy disclosed to-day a 700-ton. Gorman submarina was sunk in the Pacife war Nov. 10, 1944, by the US. submarina..Flounder in tho war's only submarino vs. sud- marino dinking in the For Bost

The Gorman U-boat went down cast of Java with two torpedo hite. Associated Pros.

Moral Force Of Britain

Arabs Confident On Palestine Issue

NEW YORK, NOV. G. THE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE "NEW YORK TIMES" IN CAIRO SAYS THAT ALTHOUGH THE ARAB LEAGUE, UNION OF SEVEN INDEPENDENT ARAB STATES IN THE MIDDLE EAST, IS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD THERE WAS AN AIR OF SELF- CONFIDENCE, EVEN OF TRIUMPH, AT THE MEET- ING OF ITS COUNCIL, WHICH WAS CONVENED IN CAIRO,.

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"THE ARAB LEAGUE HAD A Modest beginning but IS-GAJNING STRENGTH EVERY DAY," JAMIL-MAR- DAM BEY, SYRIAN MINISTER TO EGYPT, SAID IN AN ADDRESS WHICH HE, AS PRESIDING OFFICER, DELIVERED AT THE OPENING SESSION. With cortain reservatione questions concerning Arab coun- British. American and other tries and their interests."

In other words, these Boven foreign political observars in

States, mostly pber, backward and1 Cairo are inclined to agree that thinly populated, hope to form a FINAL SHOWINGB Jerusalem, Nov. 6. the League has exceeded. its

bloc which, by unity of action, can, TO-DAY Calling for a strong British expectations. Roth Arabs and

accomplish objectives unattainable toral lead in the Middle East, outsidera attribute the unex-by them Individually. the newspaper "Palestine Post" pected unity and firmness of the described Lord Gort's League to the same cause-uni- to-day

"nothing short verenl determination of the resignation as of a tragedy."

Arab world to forestall the con- "The need for a strong Bri-version of Palestine into tlah moral force in the Middle Jewish State. Bant was nover more acutely What they consider the threat felt than to-day," the paper from abroad has sorved to unify the Arabs to a degree to which the internal community of lan- and culture guago, religion might not have Impelled them.

Benson for the confidence shown by the Connell delegates was the feeling that the League had met successfully the first two tests of its influence.

In the ancient city human

been have

unearthed. Kraves

were Skeletons

in individual said.

has PTRVOR Export examination revealed very little difference in

and strengt alze, mentality the Hamina man and his present day counterpar

The skull is much the same as to-day. The brain cavity is also very similar. Length of the body, Loo, shows no difference,

Whereas the great civilisation of Ur has produced evidence of kings, queens, gods, goddessen,

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than ever.

The departure of Lord Gort impoverished leaves

If the report i true that he is out of sympathy with the line of these Middle Eant experts, wliose advice and actions are influencing and go- verning Palestinean policy, Lord Gort's going la nothing short of a tragedy.

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Moro ambitions Arab leaders look beyond the political horizont to when the Leaguo will embrace 60,000,000 Arabic-speaking MOB- lems from the borders of Persia to the shores of the Atlantic in North Africa and will restore a portion of the greatness of the Arab em- dominated the pire which once Merliterranean basin.

Keeping Palestino out of the haads of the Jews they regard na an esschtial part of this scheme. Araba fear that a Jewish state in the centre of the Arab world would weaken their common frant and might servo as a foothold ter, European impacialismb.

LIBYA AIM

ment must be the oldest instru. high pricats and priestesses, with in a large measure or small, by in Syria bad proved to the world control, and eventually expel the

ment in the world."

STILL SHARP

The sickle, unid Dr. Asil, bas myths of fist and is of "perfectly varred and matched pieces of flat

bitumen. glued together with

He said the cutting edge was still sharp and as capable of cutting corn it was 8,000 years ago.

"This nickle

than a is more relic of great antiquity. It is the first sign of civilisation it marks the beginning of husbandry and of man.

ns

"Coranica experts have pieced old together fragments of

and rebuilt owners, arthenware

tchers and jar of 6,000 years bufore Christ."

The pottery now is housed at: the National Museum of Iraq et Baghdad.

Sufficient relies of the Hamsun settlement have heen recovered, together with foundations of bulld

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abundant sigzzın of opulence and riches, Hasauna reveals a simple life.

Much research and excavation at the site may yield more evid once of the life of the first citizens of the first community.

"We will be glad to welcome teams of archaeologista from Bri- tain and Amerien to resume their excavations," Dr. Anil Drewar

ni "Graves of other, cities, when uncovered, should do much to enrich our knowledge of hygone

civilisations." Reuter,

"That it should be dictated,

the state of his health adds u Louch of personal misfortune to the public drama."

Reuter

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London, Nov. 5. A dispatch from Kissingen anid that a 20-foot sido "flying-wing" exceed 850 glider. intended to miles an hour with jet-power was found in Southern Germany-As- sociated Press.

Germans Indulge In Free Speech

HAMBURG, NOV. 6. MORE THAN 40,000 GERMAN DEMOCRATS ASSEMBLED IN THE LEAFY NORTHERN SUBURB OF OHLSDORF HERE TO-DAY FOR THE FIRST PUBLIC DEMONSTRA- TION AGAINST FASCISM AND FOR DEMOCRACY IN "RED" HAMBURG SINCE 1993.

IT MARKED THE BEGINNING OF A NEW POLITICAL LIFE FOR THE FOUR ANTI-NAZI PARTIES IN THIS GREAT PORT WHICH. EVEN AFTER THE NAZI WERE ENTRENCHED IN POWER, REGISTERED MORE OPPOSITION TO HITLER THAN DID ANY WHERE ELSE IN THE REICH.

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Firat test was the challenge

Next step in building an Arab! which two of its member states, bloc will be to obtain independence of Syria and Lebanon, have shown to of the former Italian colony France. Mardam Bey said events Libya, now under British milltary

the strength of the League.

French and Spaniards from the Second test was the campaign | Arab states of North Africa. of world Zionism to obtain adroga- Once this bloc has been tion of the British White Paper structed, critics of the League and again open wide the doom of predict that troubles will start f national Palestine to the oppressed Jews of; and when one or more Europe.

Jeadors

attempt to nasting leader ship or domination over it.

Whatever its Internal weak neases may be the League doba not seem to be encouraging any diffi- culties from other

powers, and British political quarters say Bri- tain welcomes the Leaguo A potential force for stability in tho Middle East through which pass empire lines of communications.— Reuter.

BETTER HEARING Although this issue has not yet been settled Arab leaders feel they have already forestalled a hasty declsion in favour of the Jews and may yet succeed in keeping Pales- tine an Arab State which ultimate- ly will be independent

Arab Nationalists havo long contanded that the great Western powers did not appreciate point of view and refused

them a fair hearing.

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They are conscious example, the United States had a large and vigorous Jewish munity which has daily oxpound- ing the Zionist case, and they be

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London, Nov. 5. Doctore to assist the Govern- ment of India's Public Health Schemes and teachers who willį· implement the education

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Recently, however, mainly at gramme will be arriving in result of the visit to London of Azzam Bey, Secretary-General of Euglund next year for advanc the League, the impression has cd training, Baid Mr. Kirpal, been gained here that Arab argu-

ndviser, assistant educational ments are getting a better hearing attached to the light Commis- The plan for Azzam Bay to con- sioner's office in London, in an tinye hin missionary work in interview to-day. America after the present session.

"These of the Council is beartily approved

scholars, all

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Theeo scholars are to under-

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The demonstration paid tri- Communiste, Liberal Democrata bute to the memory of those and Christian Socialists-bearing of support for the Arab viewpoint, to arrive here before the end of "THE PLAINSMAN" | At 2.30, 6.10, 7.15 & 9.15 p.m. thousands of Gurmans who large wreaths of laurel and gar- such as the Cambridge University the year.

with don flowers, be ribboned with their Union's vote aainst the Jewish perished in concentration camps.

party coloura Boplies are awaiting at our offloss There was scarcely a man in all

homeland and senator Hailey's ap- take a special technical and so-GARY COOPER & JEAN ARTHUR At their head stood Herr Kar! nouncement of determination to

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Above all the fact that the Bri-scheme," Mr. Kirpal stated, fallen into their hands.

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delicacy and is pondering long| Kingdom have given me every crophone, while relatives of dead internees were filing out of the cemetery chapel after a memorial service.

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Talking to him before the cere mony was Herr Schwartz, a load ing figure of the old Austrian Se- taken by Arab politicians a

and although they bad cialist Party (already a prisoner algen of respect for the strength of considerable dificulties to over- when Hitler marched into Vion- the League.

they have managed to The announcement said that a na), who had spent some time in

United States Secretary of State tume, Military Government official had the concentration camp of Dachau. James Byrnes reassurance that find accommodation for the 150

"march objected to the

by or-

Priests and tradesmen, dockers the Arabs would be consulted be- technological scholars-Reuter. annised bands" as an infringement and black-coated professional mon fore a material decision was made, of the ban on street parades and rubbed shoulders in the crowd in is also taken as a tribute to the OIL FROM UNDER called on them to disperse any which there was surprising League's influenco, tapecially as formations marching after the number of young men and women, meeting.

-Reuter.

Tho crowd received the warn-

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Rod Triangle symbol of Hitler's political captives-and-the-two words in German "We Remem ber."

12-YEARS IN PRISON Forming the vanguard of the

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treat from the position taken by THE SEA

President Truman In requesting immediate admission of 100,000 Jews to Palestine,

Washington, Nov. 5. The role of the United States as a great power may depend on Critics of the Lengue suggest the creation of a great oll re- that lacking a unifying lesse auch serve from submarine resources Johannesburg, Nov. 5a Palestine, the Arab States located on the continental shelf Christian would descend to bickering among off the coast of the United Prime Minister Jan Smuts will receive a deputation of themselves. Zionists especially

National Indian Congross contend that it; confronted with a States and Alaska, Mr. Harold Friday in behalf of their request determined dolicy on the part of Ickes, Secretary of the Interior,

citizenship

rights for Britain, or preferably Britain and said to-day.

the United States acting in con- Renter adds that President South

The Congress, which now in con- cort, the Arab States would have Truman, on Sept. 28, issued a trolled by Leftists, also will urge no alternative but, to accept con- proclamation claiming for the around table conference represent version of Palestine into a Jewish

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SOVIETS DISSOLVE FREE GERMANS

Moscow, Nov. 6. The Russian-sponsored "Free German Committee," which was set up in July, 1918, nftar the Battle of Stalingrad, has been dissolved, it was reported to day.

ing the Union, the Indian Govern- commonwealth aim that the and minerals lying under the

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to solve the whole problem of In-Arubs will not fight and frequently dians in South Africa. Indian cite instances in which the British leaders have, indicated that if authorities, by a display of foren, Smuts is prepared to grant some have allegedly made them back farm of modified Indai parlio: down. s montary' feprésentation thoy no longos would look to India for Validity of these Zionist argu- intervention but would consider ments has yet to be put to the test themselves, South African sub in the caso of Palestine.

ARAB BLOC Jocts-Associated PreSA.

General object of the League, The dissolution took place at

according to ita constitution, In to a meeting of the National Com

Vatican City, Nóv. G. develop, closet relations between mittee of "Free Germany" and Popo_Plus told 2,000 members member and to co-ordinate jadrant. the Bureau of the Union of of the Italian Idachers Coupons more poleca qurion with low WING LEE RADIO SERVICE German Officers, on Nov. 2, that they should unito to works to obtaining close collaboration the newspaper "Izvestia" re for school legiiation which res. Tween them, to safeguard their pects the postulates of Christian Indopondance and novereignty and ported. Reutor.

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