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Navy Team Mobbed At Causeway Bay

Shots Fired But

No

One Hit

SEVERAL SHOTS WERE FIRED FROM THE MIDDLE OF A YELL- ING, HOOTING CROWD AT CAUSEWAY BAY YES- TERDAY, FOLLOWING THE ABANDONMENT OF A SOCCER SEMI-FINAL GAME WHEN PARTISANS OF THE LOSING TEAM RUSHED THE FIELD. NO ONE WAS HIT BY ANY OF THE BULLETS, AND IT NOR THE FIRING IS NOT KNOWN WHO DID

IT IS UNDERSTOOD, WHAT WEAPON WAS USED.

PICKED UP HOWEVER, THAT CARTRIDGE CASES SHOW THAT THE GUN WAS OF 22 CALIBRE AND PROBABLY A PISTOL.

TWO MEN WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED AND

Peti

MILW

The

abandoud Bay trans gekonna with only arven unutes' more here that werai playing time, when Navy "B" were leading Eastern, a Chinese team, by four goals to nit. The keenly contested match was a one, and Carjurai faisch, R.A.F, #petroshock

had to warn both fans repeatedly.

Finally. Awa playera started an argument, and fire was the signal for supporters of the Eastern team to rush the hell.ressing room. Navaj patrol tried to clear the fich the instructions of the referen, but at first the crowd was too much for them.

was

it was sols wer

Werewolves Red Press

Ina-

London, Afarch 24. Prague radio reported tir day that 100 members of a

organisation terrorist delled after the Werewolven in Germany were arrested in connection with "a plot to overthrow the government."

The report alleged "support from

abroad."uciatra Press,

Campaign Against U.S. Occupation

the

Attack On

America

(By Sylvain Mangcot)

London, March 24.

►

The United States is now

being included in the propaganda

attacks

Soviet with

charges that American troops,

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ATOMIC TESTS ENGLISH STANDARDS

New Orleans, Mor. 24. Secretary of the Navy Forrestal said atomic teste still are planned definitely. with the fret abditt July 1 and the other possibly in Dooem- her ar January.

The postponement is not indefinite

ko said. The matter toaé discussed in a cabinet meeting and the delay was determined upon for the reasons stated by President Truman"--Associated Press.

Russian Proposal Unpractical

Washington, Mar. 23.

The Egyptian delegate to the

added:

OF LIFE AT STAKE

BIRMINGHAM, MAR. 24.

BRITAIN. NEEDS AN EXPORT TRADE ALMOST DOUBLE THAT BEFORE THE WAR, DECLARED THE PRIME MINISTER, MR: CLEMENT ATTLEE, IN A SPEECH HERE TO-NIGHT.

"WE MUST NOT ONLY GAIN IT. IN THIS TIME OF TRANSITION WHEN THERE IS THROUGHOUT THE OF CONSUMABLE WORLD A GREAT SHORTAGE

STEADILY

GOODS BUT WE MUST MAINTAIN IT

IN YEARS TO COME" HE SAID,

"Perhaps our greatest asset machinery, it is folly mut to use

to-day is inventiveness,

scientists' and technicians" skill, our workers and manage- ments and the adaptibility of our people.

our

it."

"I know how often in war we

Heartening Signs

are

dimealt after

The English standard of life was at stake, he Laid, adding: "We cannot afford necessary are being maintained in ico-) Security Council, Hassan Mahmud had to improvise. We had to stoppuges in our work We have land in violation of the United Pasha, told Reuter to-day: "The improvise manpower and mater- came through a very

to depart from period this first winter States-Iceland agreement pro- Russian proposal that the meeting ials. We had

We are by nincans at The old methods and old customa. War. viding for their withdrawal be postponed is unpractical.

many, heartening "immediately after the end of genda is full of important and The same is trae in these criti-the end of our difficulties but

arzen taples and most delegates cal days. We are faced with a there

trade Is the war."

have come from all corners of the acrious shortage of manpower, signs. Our export fired, though by whom and at

months what had not Tee discovered

Londen, Mar: 24.

This new attack is part of the earth."

Husson Pehald: Both uar- Just as in war we shall have to steadily expanding. 1 we can

femalt labour. get over the next 12 The weekly "Nowa of at the time of going to press,"

312 the

Commando

World" to-day anid in a despatch recent noticeable shift in emties will be need to reduce their reinforce with

of Soviet prepaganda,

the abali le well on Arguments and my decision will We shall have to use older and without industrial cfficulties, at from Sapporo (Halkailo), Japan, phasis "charge" that eleared the field,

"Tow hundred" which is now concentrating on

way to recovery that a seant an elderly Chinese was badly in

Arguments. Egypt will stand for tion. jured about 206 fare all hatt to American paratroopers on comments on the present of Bribe based on the merits of their leas fit sections of our popula-home we

law and Juntlet,^-

(Continued on Tage of Mary Island are faced with the begin- tiah or American troops in vari- be taken

"We must use skilled brains. to the Queen

He said that he had not yet instructed to raise

well how during any I recall very Hospital, while another Chinese nings of a violent anti-occupation ons parts of the world.

It provides a scund indication been knocked abrut and was campaign.

Correspondent A. Noyes-Thomas of the Soviet attitude at the special questions at the forthcom the war there was a contest be- session of the Council. But he tween our scientias and those given first aid treatmeal in the

said posters are appearing in

Russia nant's demand that all of the enemy and again and will be called on to answer

the British troops quit

country This is the time this pubile places-calling on Hokkal Security Council when

do's 3,000,000 people

some new device, Our scientista year that East, and its vuurselves, even with bludgeons charges of maintaining troops will be carried to the Security again the enemy will notiste

to com- porters have been involved in a

and added that "harassed" Ameri- in Iran in violation of internn-Council if the British fail to

ply with this demand during the never failed to counter it, nor riot. On Janary

It can readily be deduced

discussions of the Anglo-Egyptian did they stop at that. We, also got ahead of the enemy by many Eastern supporters demonstrate an officers said they did not fave tienal trenty.

enough internreters even to check

that Moscow intrads te counter treaty.

"This is my personal opinion devices. We always saw a dif-

New York, March. 24. in through the air at the Navy fed ratsid, ki a following all the poster added that a cur: eriticisms of her action in Iran)

a match beta on

The despatch

rejected over and When ano dige desp team, and it was olivions that vilians "A" and stones were few has been imposed and that all by drawing attention to the pre- and I hope that we shall reach A ficqlty as a thing to be over:

Dr. American satisfactory agreement with Bri- come. We of British ro of them al any moment

and alleging tain and not have to raise the over again the plea that some enough into the United Na- off-limits for United States troops

troops elsewheru would be inundry. The thrown at officials and members Japanese homes have been placed

of the lafter tran

almo-

that this constitutes a breach of question further."--Reuter. promptly Naval putrols were

It was then thought that this in a "tense and hostile"

the U.N.O. Charter, must as reinforced by a number of Com-might mean the emi of competi-obere-Associated Press.

much as that of Ruasian troops mandes who were among those

With beltstive football to far a Chinese Strong

in Iran. watching the same.

teams were concerned.

matches whirling, they are to the sup port of the Navy patrols, and patrols attended the

thereafter, however, and it was the fuld between then

that it decided after a while elenred.

had just been an isolated un- fortunate incident.

the be haviour of the

Bricks and stones came burt-

Game Abandoned

WH9

28.

Eastern an

Up to yesterday.

wds at the In view of the temper of the

various socces Faines has been crowd, which was by as means abated, the referee had no al-exemplary, ang as a result the

Sunday wery very smaller than they have

"arm 1

Volcanic Eruption

Tokyo, Mar. 24. On the 15th day of eruption, the Minami lake volennie peak in Houthern Kyushu has sent a stream of lava into the sea two miles dis- lant while another stream creeps nearby lowlands at Along the diminished pace.

Rence

from

Corlet broadcasters Moscow seek to show that Indo- sin, which formed the subject of the Ukrainian complaint be- fore the Security Council at its last meeting, is still a threat to peace, while on Greece Soviet

Fascists In Hungary

London, Mar. 24.

Marshal Tito was quoted by

and that

they

thing or other was impossible.

Oil Behind Iran Dispute

"In the war against want in tions-Soviet dispute over tran, Petroleum which we Are NAW engaged, one Arrikes oil, those responsible for the man- experts and geologists drew a agement of industry must make rough oil map of tran to-day as full a use of scientists as did

to illustrato somo sub-surfaco the War Cubinct in the fight for

reasons for the fight now fac- freedom."

UNO Security Speaking about labour pre-ed by the

this country Northern Iran, where the Prague radio as charging that fas- blems, Mr. Attlee said: "We are Council. cist elements in Hungary have be- rightly proud

presence of Russian troops has propaganda continues to claim come resurgent.

rich, in oil, A writer for the army news that the coming elections have begun an underground move that we have built a great ma-

accusations disputes. I think that in this potentially much flew over the crater, said under-held cnly under British pres were made at a press conference we have set an example to the Azerbaijan province which ad- world. Having Act up this joins Soviet territory in the heen round rumblings were growing. Rure and with the continued in Prague.-Associated Prest.

Northwng once known as the -Associated Pres".

presence of British troops.

"Land of Fire because' of the There have also been dia

flames from natural gas vents: courses on the struggle for in-

and open oil seepages. Accord- ing to the best information available, this area is now pro- ducing comparatively little oil because of the lack of develop- ment.

patrols sent Causeway Bay paper "Stars and Strires". who be invalid since they are being mest against Yugoslavia and Czechinery for the settlement of caused so much controversy, is

חי1

EMERGENCY MEETINice January.

An emergency meeting of the committer of the Rehabili Lution Football League will be held at 6.15 pm, to-day in the offices of Acers. La and Lo in connection with the Curse- seny Dolisturbance.

The following have been re- quented to make every effort Wong Ka- foun

to attimur). Comman

Com

Aikman, Wing Connelley. C.P.O. Rogers. R.S.Al, Spenser, Cpt. Meesra, K. . . Sharpo, Charles Ying, W. E. Hollanda. C. Guingam and L. F. Souza, Hon. Secretary.

ternative but to declare the game abandoned. This resulteef in nure stones and bricks being haried by the crowd

at the

SOVIET SPIES WERE dependence of Syria and Le-

LONG ON

TRAIL ·

banon without any references to the regant Anglo-French agreement on the withdrawal from Lebanen, A writer in the Fleet" naval newspaper "Red Montreal, March 24.

is being built by the British in- Canada's atomic secrets has also reported that Palestine for at least five months before the world first heard of to a first class naval and mili- an important the atomic bomb last August, according to evidence tary base and

spy centre of British political and submitted by the Government yesterday in

financial influence. trials.

Tactical Move

Soviet agents were on the trail of

Special prosecutor E. Phillips | Brais submitted documents pur- portedly stolen from the Rus- sian embassy in Ottawa which form the backbone of the Gov- ernment ense agsinst

others accused employers and of conspiracy. Prosecutor alleged, that Soviet

its

Navy Leam, the referee, officials The documents disclosed, the

who were

and committeeman, trying to restore order.

The chairman of the Ground

its

Stoker Gets

16 Years

The recent evacuation by the Soviet of the Duriuh Baltic Sen Island of Bornholm is seen as in the another tactical move same general strategy.

In citing stances of the

of retention

choslovakia.

Tito's

PORTUGAL

STALIN'S

CENSORED SPEECH

London, March 24. Dispatches to the Portuguese press quoting Generalissimo Stalin's answers to questions submitted by Associated Press Correspondent Eddy Gilmore were killed by cen- son, it was learned here yesterday.

The

Emir Pleased

The

In South-West Iran huge quantities of oll are being pro- duced' under concession to the Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. Ltd., which is under British control

wella.

Unofficial figures place the pro- explanation in London pleasant" reports on Stalin. was that the Portugiese prese But the remarks of Mr. Win- duction there is around 365,000 and radio can publish only "un-ston Churchill, made as the barrels of crude oil daily, from 51 former British Prime Minis

Most of Iran, particularly the ter was leaving the United area alone the Persian Gulf, is States, that ho never liked Com potentially oil bearing. None of munism and believed France this area is under concession as was making a mistake in closing yet, but a number of American oil the Spunish border, were given companies are frankly interested every in it, including the Standard Oil front-page display in newspaper in the Portuguese Co. As late as 1044, the Sinclair

Oil Co. tried to obtain, a 200,000.

Iran, capital.

square mile area in Eastern

Allied troops With Treaty

abroad in Allied territory to

counter the Iranian charges,

London, March 24. the Soviet delegation will ba

(By Jon Kimche)

London, March 24. Emir Abdullah of Trans-

In Madrid, morning news-the area extending from Afghanis

at least helved

+05

That "the directer, herato-traitoriously holding correspan. lodging of the first Iranian com- given his werd to Mr. Bevin not cannot but receive a warm wel-| folni American: British E

plaint

.was

A British navy stoker, Henry able to put forward their volun- as March 28, agents as early 1945, knew of Canadian atomic Rose, was sentenced to 16 years'tary withdrawal from Bornholm Committee received a severe cut work and were instructing their penal servitude by a Naval as proof of the vincerity of jordan, in an interview with me papers carried the usual, de- tan to the Baluchistan border, but

munism, seeing wo merit in

Unutual Set-Up above the eye, and other cffi- Canadian cooperaters to report Court Martial after four-day their intentions.

trial, on eburgès of traitorouB-AS this new line in Soviet to-day expressed his great satis-nunications of Rasia and Com- the project was later dropped, or faction at the new treaty with cials sustained cuts and bruises. on it.

Stalin's words.

While po American nil concern18 gradually bull

Britain. The crowd followed the teams That many meetings between ly holding correspondence with propaganda is to the pavillon and continued to Soviet agents and Canadians the enemy and

In a statement on the inter- are operating in Irag there are of giving in-up, observers here are wonder-

"I have revived more than I

Some view, the Italian Foreign Minis- some in Northern Iraq, close to yell and bou outside. -though no were held at night on street formation about radar, equiping whether the New York attempt. was. 1aade to rush the corners.

ment and about naval and har-meeting of the Security Council had hoped," he said.

will witness the repetition of economic detalls remain to be try in Rome said: "Stalip's re- the troubled area. Under an un- Iran Petroleum Co. owned by building.

That Canadians were given bour facilities at Portsmouth,

FTOUCH the events in London, when the settled but he said that he had ference to equality of nations sal setup, 95 per cent. of the Rose was found guilty of

and Datah concerns in

fsparoxi- The game having been aban- orders through the Soviet em-

to bussy; and

immediately fol- to divulge the text of the treaty come in Italien circles.

"La mately The Rome newspaper

quarter shares, Irepared doned, Eastern

one Capitale" hailed- the Stalin To round out the national in- leave. Mr. Aw Ho and other fere identified only that way, dence with the chemy but not wed by Scriet ani Ukrainian until it was laid before Parlia officials tried to persundo thera

Emir Abdullal rate that he statement as easing the inter-torests involved on a geographical to wait for the Navy team and was "the chief of intelligence guilty of the two other charges nations on Greece and Indone-ment. next week.

of giving information about ra- Headquarters" in Moscow,

sin.-Reuter.

hae not so far contemplated a national situation, while the basle, some of the richest Soviet afford the latter a little addition-

were identi- dar and harbour, facilities, The documenta

treaty between

the "Shameless Demagogy"

Transjordan "Expresso" said Stalin's optimi- of fields lie immediately to the Uranian border, on and Turkey on the lines of the fam fe contradicted by the sides of the Caspian Sea. The

both Iranian Government has takon code clerk in the Soviet em-

London, March 24. new Turkish Iraqi trecty. He Russian prošs.**

At Oslo, Norway's Foreign the position that she will not die- Moscow radio yesterday do- niso thought it was too early to clared that dennersey na nover discuss the creation of a joint Minister, Halvara M. Lange case oil concessions wille foreign before is being made an ob- Palestine and Transfordan au- said "These words from the troops remais on her goil. ject of shameless demagogy." thority to harness the water of leader of one of the major pow

Most of a dozen

Moscow the Jordan for mutual irriga-ers determining the fate of man

case, kind give good promises for the the last 24tion purposes. In any broadcasts within hours critical of the Interns that is the Zionist fden, he add-new peace rganisation which

is so

by strongly supported tional situation ware directed ed-Reuter.

Norway."Associated Press. against British foreign, colonial

al protection by leaving with fied by Igor Geuzenko, former Reuter.

them."

..

For some reason, the Eastern bassy who is a leading Govern team would not listen to this ment wijnens. Associated sportsmanlike suggestion and Press.

left. The Navy team had, there- fore, to run a gauntlet,' of more: stones and bricks, and were lucky to get through without anyono being hit.

The Naval patrols and an un- official but offective bodyguard of Commandos had stayed on to look after the offcfals players, but were not involved In any furth incidents,

and

EMPEROR WORSHIP

Washington, Mar. 24. Approximately 90 per cent of

Death March On Borkum.

Stuttgart, March 24 the Japanese people desire to keep

Five of 14 · Gormana charged Emperor Hirohito in power so a symbol of national unity, George with forcing seven American fllers sheron, political advisor to into a death march on the Baltic and domestic policies. General MacArthur, said last night Island of Borkum in August, 1944, Referring to the situation in out any interference or control

military Indonesia, the commentator V. from outside.” - sentenced by a Were in a radio addresa,

The commentator Leo, Volyn- Atcheson said the importance of government court to-day to be Nikitin broadcast The British boca exaggerated and, while the cer was sentenced to life im-donesia, after rejecting an lasation of Japan" saying this emperor worship in Japan had hanged. One forme German mand-Dutch authorities in In- sky criticised the democrat Japanese were grateful to the laonment. Eight other dulcere

bureaucrats."Ass threne for stopping the war, they and clellans received sentences of Vestigation into the situation has been in the bands of high

years, sociated there by the UN.O., are striyranking The crowd continued to de- do not worship him as a god, two to 25

ing to pursue their policy with-clated Press. monstrate near Lhe Causeway' Associated Press.

Shots Fired

Prese

Bombay, March 24... Twenty dive were injured to-day the All-India Congress party and in an outbreak of rival groups of

bottles and other missilor': 'flan Communist supporters, Brid freely-Associated Press.

Therein lies one of the causes

of the dispute Associated Press. THE WEATHER

To-day's forecast: Cloudy with bccasional drizzle in the morning and evening.

Yesterday's temparature:

Maxiinum:

noon,

68 degrees at

Minimum 63 degrees:

78.m Maximura humidity.

per cent,