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THE CHINA MAIL, TUESDAY, JUNE 18, 1946.

BRITISH NAVAL POWER Construction Marks Time For Present

Britain's Manpower Budget

Britain's

London, June 17. Labour government

Future Role Of Aircraft Carrier

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London, June 17. Britain's programme of naval construction is like-

ly to mark time until major problems affect-- ing the future role of aircraft carriers are re- solved, well-informed quarters told Reuters naval correspondent today,

Where Is The Man Anyway?

London, June 17. Despite the fact that there Was nu official

news of the whereabouts of Haj Amin el Husseini, the Mufti of Jeru salem, missing alace he dis- į

at the appeared from France

owned Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean.

Today the mystery deepened when Sa'Abdullah Jabry, the Syrian Premier, quoted by the Damascus newspaper Alefens. declared that the Mufti was not in Syria.

The Navy's capital strength is being cut to five plans to present each year a man-

battleships and six major aircraft carriers, and power, and economy budget which new building is virtually non-existent. will show the people of Britain stands.

direction exactly how the country

Seven hundred ships have, policy and

Af +he written off in the 1941 | Royal Navy await indication of what it has done in the preceding been year and what it hopes to do the building programme, since the a solution of three major pro end of May, all Arab towns in following

war in the Far East come to an blems-possible maturity with- Palestine celebrated the Multi's CAT. Government departments are al- end. including three 40.000- in the next five years of jetafe arrival in Palestine" last ready collecting statialies to show ton aircraft carriera, two propelled flying wings as the night after a how man-power is being used in 33,000.len carriers, four 18,000-principal armament of aircraft

leaflet to this industry.

try, where there ars deleten ton light fleet carriers design-carriers, the possibility of re-

effect had been circulated in cies and where surpluses.

Ilaifu? ed for use in the Pacific and mole control of sen fighting Detailed figures of the country's two 14,000-ton carriera-worth units being

Yesterday it was rumcured production. and

developed to the amounts anl

in Port Said that the Mufti varieties of gmedia exparted and

between them considerably more point whero manpower is re- duced to the minimum, and the

the stormy petrel of the Middle sent to home markets are being than £10,000,000.

East collected.

in politics—was on his This building programme, probability that the atomic At the anme time details of however, has not been complete bomb, harnessed to rocket pro-

to exile in the British- | way what it is planned to produrs will│ly serapped, and among the pulsion, may become the nucleus be made available and the house- ships partly built when the war of modern warfare methods. wife and the factory worker will with Japan ended, which will be know what they may expect to completed, are two major car And coming on the markets and riers, each mere than in what industries the best protona, and six light fleet carriers 40,000 gress is bet

Is being made. From all the Information that

of 18,000 tons. is collated, trade

These ships will all be equip tendencies will watched.

On these it is hopea ped with the Intest radar de to baso future planning so that vices and armed

with jet- alumpa and over-production may propelled aircraft

avoided and demands for pods

Heavy Losses from home and overseas markets New building, that is build-

ely assessed. These figures, it is hoped. willing authorised since the end of rove an incentive to work in two escurt

the Pacific war. is restricted to industries where the west produc-marine, six small floating docks yousels, one sub tion is needed.

Details of the scheme fre being and some miscellaneous craft. worked out and it is likely that This cautious naval building the Lord President of the Council, polley is being carried out Mr. Herbert Morrison, the leader against a background of total af the Labour Party in the House war losses of 3.282 ships and of Commons, will, at a future craft of all kinds more than dute not yet decided, present the double the losses of another budget to Parliament.

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It will then be published s White Paper, and so made avail-while those respensible for the Caution is being maintained, able to everyone-Reuter.

Chetnik's Denial Of Atrocity Charges

Belgrade, June 17.

"I never ordered murders, particularly of women and children," testified Gen. Draga Mihailo- vich, the Chetnik Icader, as the Yugoslav tri- bunal turned to war

crimes charges against him.

In this session-the seventh day of the trial the court turned to charges of specific war crimes ranging from mue- der and rape by Chetnik units to the burning of villages.

Mihailovich's denial was all-

"I wanted to frighten certain people," the defendant said, and in many cases I mannget to frighten them."-Associated Press.

inclusive when he said: "Never Moscow Thinks

captured

as long as I have been a soldier, have allowed even soldiers to be killed, let alone civilians."

Sunday's war crimes charges centred around three adjuncts of Mihailovich's war time move- ment called the "Black Three," the "Flying Squnds," and the "Z" units.

All three groups, the prosecu- tion contended, ware formed fur carrying out reprisals against partisan sympathizers.

Mihailovich contended they were for propaganda purposes lings.

and to take action against quis

Stab Or Frighten? To be "put under the letter "Z", according to the prosec11- tion, meant a mark for murder of individuals unfavourable to Mihailovich.

Typical of the violent history of the Balkans and typical of the involved background to this! trial in the complicated evidence surrounding the "Z" units,

The prosecution contended the ! letter "7" stands for the word "Zaklat!" which means "stab to death." Mahailovich contended that it stood for "Zaplasisit" which means to "frighten."

Up A New One

Moscow,

June

17.

A charge that opium amoking among workèra on oil concessions British has not been discouraged in south-western Iran held by the is contained in a description of the region by the "New Times."

The reason, according to the paper, is that oplum dulla the senses of the workers and keeps them from thinking of their poverty.

ians live in continual poverty in

Mystery Carrier Until those questions can be Britain's programme Answered wholly, or in part. of naval construction will proceed at a leisurely pace.

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It was generally believed in Meanwhile, it is accepted that Port Said last night that the the aircraft carrier has super- Mufti was hboard the British ceded the battleship as the capi dostroyer Virago, Jast Lal ship of the Navy, and Bri- steaming southwards tain's carrier power is assessed the Suez Canal after searching through today in these terms:

the troopship Devonshire. Twenty-five aircraft carriers The belief was not dissipated tim; those planned in the 1944 the troopship, which is on the ready for immediate diaposi- by an Admiralty statement that building programme, which will Egypt-France "demob run." had' be completed; and the carrier been subjected to a routine "Eagle" around which a shroud search. of secrecy has remained since

After visiting the Devonshiro she was launched by Princess the Virage danned through the Elizabeth at the beginning of Canal under March this year.

apecial priority Well-inform- with all shipping in the Canal ed quarters Buy the "Eagle" has ordered to a standstill 0 and 45,000 tons and ranks destroyer through. a displacement of between 40, senior British pilot Lock the

with the mammoth carriers of the United States, but the Ad- muiralty has never officially divulged her tennage. plane capacity or speed. Reuter.

Durants Deny Criminal Act

Col. Jack

Washington, June 17.

Durant and Cap Kathleon Nash Durant denied through their counsel today that they had "admitted any net which

nection with the Kronborg jewel £450,

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Brusels, June 17. Twelve are missing in the wreck of the Dutch steam107* Meerkerk, which ran on to a mino off Weatkapelle. at the mouth of the Scheldt, carly today. The Flushing pilot Goat rescued 160 passengers, parthy military and partly civilians.

The Meerkerk broke in two and in sinking. Members of the crew are among the m186- Ang.---Reuter.

Voice Of Israel On

"Evil Plot"

Jerusalem, June 17. British military headquarters in Palestine today refused to comment on the Jewish Under- ground reports alleging the plan for the disarmament of the existence of a detailed British Jewish Resistance "Haganah," and the arrest of thousands of its members.

Voice

The Jewish transmitter, "The of Israel" yesterday tance movement had got hold of claimed that the Jewish Resis-

n "Top Secret". British docu- ment outlining this plan.

censorship ban on all reference Although under the Palestine

to illegal organisations, no men- tion of the broadcast was made full text of the broadcast be- in to-day's Palestine press. 1

came available here today.

It declared that under the

alleged secret plan the military commanders of the various areas

able them to in Palestine "will be empowered to clamp down curfows to en-

carry out

the operation."

"Each commander will have motorized infantry, urmoured cars, artillery and

aircraft at his disposal. Jewish settlements will be shell-

"In the event

ed and bombed," the text said. The broadcast described the The troopship Devonshire left plan as "an evil plot concocted Port Said for Alexandria toy the heads of the civil and night, where she will embark military administration for British troops for repatriation. malignant attack on the Jewish community and its public in- Atitutions."

--Reuter.

"Safe"?

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Cairo, June 17. Arab Lengua cfficials said today that Hai Amin El Husseini, the Mufti of Jerusalem, was "safe" somewhere in the Middle East.

The league officials, who declin- { d to be quoted by name, expressed the belief the Mufti had not been found by a British search party boarded the transport De-

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The plan, added, provided the aid of police, "if the post- for action by the military with tion in Palestine takes a more serious turn or if signs of this become apparent."-Reuter.

DIAMOND RECORD

Capetown, Juno 17. they consideroä criminal" in con-io of Port Said on Friday A fine quality diamond weigh- Ing 54 carats, found in the Wind- One theory advanced for the sorton areas. C 1 Province, on) subsequent dash through the Suez, proclaimed alluvial diggings, has Canal of a British destroyer was been gold for £10,000. The similar search that it was on the way to, mak amount paid * a record per cart ciated Press.

for en alluvial stone-Associated Presa.

said he had made

Attorney Capt. Frank Bosworth and on the army for copies of a formal de- the charges, "If any," against the .couple.

He said that if the charges were not furnished he was demanding that Durant and his wife be re- leased.

of the

The Durants had been held in: Army custody at an undisclosed place since last week in connec tion with the removal Hesse Royal jewels valued at $1,500,000 or more from Kronborg castle In Germany.

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alatement on the request of the Bosworth said he taued the Durants "to

certain im- pressions that have apparently been created by Information pre- Associated Press. viously conveyed to the public."--

The article states: "The Iran- PRESBYTERIAN crowded dirty rooms and are paid RELIEF DONATION

less than other workers of differ- ent nationality for doing the same. work."

The writer says the workers are

purposely given small rooms to prevent gatherings and meetings. "The British," ERys the paper. "set fire to race hatred."-Router

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De Gaulle Back In Political Arena

Paris, June 17. General Charles de Gaulle has re-entered the poli- tical arena and posed his candidature as fu- ture President for the French Republic-this is the general verdict of Paris political circles on the first political speech made by General de Gaulle at Bayeux today, when he abandoned his self-imposed silence and expressed strong support for a two-chamber constitution, head- ed by a president with real powers as arbitra- tor between the political parties. The constitution. as defined by General de Gaulle, coincidea of what he considered ought to In giving a detailed definition in ensentials tions defended in the last As-state, or President of the Re- with the concep- be the powers of the head of sembly by the MRP (Progres- public, General de Gaulle was sive Catholic Party) against repeating the ideas Socialist and

Communist op- position.

while he was in office. It may also be said to reflect the wishes of a majority of Frenchmen, who in the referen- dum of May.5, turned a draft constitution which had all the aphortcomings thich General de stigmatised today by Gaulle implication.

New York, June 17. The Board of Foreign Miaalons of the Presbyterian Church in the United States has allocated $150 000 to the World Council of Churches for relief purposes in Europe and $100,000 to the church committee for relief in Asia. Thes: amounts are in addition to $400, 000 previously allocated.

Four board members will tour Leipzig, June 17, Furniture made ont of pulpet Europe. this summer to survey waste paper was one of the ex-famine conditions. hibits at this year's Leipzig fair. The board disclosed that 03 hard thr: It was dimeult to cut i'pointments have been The orbitor claimed it was to new worldwide missionary

approved Leven with 1 saw-Associated for service this year.-Associated

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