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TORNADO HITS CANADA

Detroit, June 18.

A tornado swept

the through

Windsor

area across the Canadian: border from here today, leaving at least 20 per- sons known dead.

Bath American and Canadian police predict that the total will rise sharply after searchers of the 15-square-mile devastated area have completed their work. More than 100 persons were injured while the Chanding radiu asserted that between 25 and 30, were killed in Windsur-alone but ely 13 bodies lay in the mor- Kurs there,

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"OUT OF BOUNDS" Wanchai Closed To Servicemen

SMUGGLING

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London, June 19. British unthorities ore quiring into allegations that arms are being transkipped across France to snaperitiva destinations, the Ferrign Office disclourd

yesterday.

leerr

White- A spokesman ouil hall had received reports that curtain arme, found by French

car Burdeaus, palica British military ceuipment from Holland, ffe added that an inquiry a in progrezn by Britisk puilitary Žepreneut- atives in France.-Borinted Treas.

The wife and nine children of ANTI-JEWISH

TERRORISM

the Nelson Jones family are dead or missing in Windsor. Another mother and her unborn ebild slim of tornado injuries. despite an emergency Caesarian operation. Later, her two-year old daughter was killed nutright,fing

Mrs Albert

Warsaw, June 18. Thousands of Jews be- repatriated from Perry saw the Russia are fleeing west- Nelson Jones home leave the ground and bodies in the wreck Ward and southward to escape the intermittent

of waves

anti-Semitic terror at the hands of outlaw bands.

age.

A block of stores were flat- tened in one instance and s

least 16 homes were destroyed. A former U.S. Army man who live through two tornadoes in Japan saw the roof leave the

1,000 Jewish Apporximately slayings have been verified is next door house in Windsor and the past 10 months and the toll furniture fly into the sky.

The Canadian radio said the 18 being boosted by bandit at. damage to property would reach tacks on repariation coinvoуB many millions of dollars-Asso-operating on failways and high- ciated Press,

Wiped Out

ways.

The government, is severely punishing those perpetrating the anti-Semitic acls, but the acti- New York, June 18. vities of the lawless bands have The little town of Owibwa, become a widespread it in dif- ten miles to the west of Wind-ficult te, assure adequate pro- NOT, Ontario, was completely tection for all. A total of 60,-) wiped out by the tornado which 000 Jews is expected to be re- awept the River Rouge suburb | patriated from Russia by of Detroit yesterday, killing and | August 1, boting Poland's

The storm was first reported |ately 250,000.

Counter-Move To Cholera Outbreak

The busiest part of Wanchal, roughly from Well- ington Barracks to Causeway Bay, was put out of bounds to all Servicemen yesterday after- noon and is to remain "off limits" for an inde- finite period.

From now on, all Servicemen have been warned to keep clear of the area, into which they will

only be admitted when travelling in organised

parties to, say, ships at Mackies' Wharf or the Taikoo Dockyard, or to the Lady Park Club. The only exceptions in the whole area are the Chino Fleet Club and the American chief and Petty Officera Club in Glou- ccator-Road:-

Naval patrols were the only uniformed men to be seen on the streets and they, too, had one of the qufotest nights in a long time. The

e-main-duty they had to per

ATOM CONTROL

London, June 18. Britain attacken great im- portance to the American pro- posul that a non-voto authority be not up to control the world une of atomia energy, a For- sign Office apukeaman acid yesterday.

Commenting on the plun outlined by Bernard Baruch in New York, the apokean said there were many aspects which would require careful examination, and the most important of there was the proposal of th het super- authority which would not ha subject to velo.-Associated Presa.

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British. Officer Killed By Mine

Jerusalem, June 18.

It was officially announced in Jerusalem tonight that a British officer of the Royal Engineers was killed when dismantling a mine placed by Jewish terrorists on the Jisr-Damiya bridge in East Palestine last night. Six Jews died on the Zib rail- way bridge last night when ex- plosive charges blew up while they were being placed in posi- tion, the official statement added.

Settlers at Beth Haarava, a Jewish settlement 900 feet below sea level on the shores of the Dead Lake, put up "esiderable resistance" when British troops carried out a search there to- day, a Palestine Government official statement reported to- night.

Women seized sticks and at- tacked the soldiers.-The--set- tlers then lay on the ground and settlers were injured, including one who re-

The official reason given for form was that of boarding tramlin a front page news refused to submit to question- putting Wanchai out of bounds them that the area was

to warn Servirer..en travelling in story late today, stated ing. Some male is the incidence of cholera inbounds.

As it was the first night that plans had been com-ceived a minor bayonet wound.

out - of they

not pulling any of pleted to change Armis- the official statement added. these

men in but were allowing tice Day from Nov. 11 to them to proceed on the

The Palestine police tonight

that area.

All cinemas the Oriental, Lee, Cathay and National - all dance hallo (including the and a large number of small Queen'a, Dreamland and Plaza) beer-halls and

restaurants are affected by the ban.

The result was to be seen last night. Wanchai was quieter than it has ever been since the re-occu pation. Some of the dance halls, usually a blaze of light, were in darkness, and many beer-hall closed its doors long before accustomed time.

its

Tackled

Armed Robbers

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injuring many people: : Semitic population to approximyo Portuguese brothers, A. E, and G. A. to have struck at Sandwich and Officials of the Central Com-Noronha, had miraculous Ontario on the Conanian aide.mittee say the Jews admit that escapes from death in the A report said that at least 25 were killed and that the fatallyates want to go to Palestine or One of them-A. E. No- a vast majority of the repatri- early hours yesterday. injured might reach

America. Many try to leave

Reuter.

100. --

King Opens Conference Of Scientists

London, June 18.

The King, opening the Royal Society's Empire Conference in

Lendon today, declared that

Poland illegally, crossing into ronha-is now lying in Germany or Czechoslovakia, and Kowloon Hospital with a widespread demands have been bullet in his face. made among Potish Jews for unrestricted emigration into Both brothers nearly lost their Palestine by Jews-Associated lives when they courageously Press

tackled armed robbers who broke into their residence in Rutland Quadrant, Kowloon Tong, at about 5 am, yesterday. G. A. Noronha was roused by a noise and saw two intruders in his bedroom. They had appar- ently climbed up a drainpipe One of them pointed a gun at him to keep quiet.

More Jewish Terrorism

production of the atomic bomb Jerusalem, June 18. must never be used as an argu-i ment against

scientific

ru-

The other robber, meanwhile, who had entered the children's A terrific explosion

room, hud wakened the children damaged the workshops who started to cry. Hearing It should rather lead them to in the Haifa railroad the noise, A. E. Noronha dashed into the room and tackled the

search.

seek for ways and means of in- yards Monday night, creasing their respect for moral principles

to enable. u5. and

man.

Two saboteurs were reported The second robber immediate- under God's guidance, to reject killed, bringing to 11 the deathly fired, hitting A. E. Noronha evil and chosse only good, he toll in the two-night wave of ulded.

terrorism and violence that has gripped this area.

His Majesty said be hoped that the conference--the first

During a one-hour attack on of its kind-was destined to Palestine railways bring about an era of closer com- 16 explosions,

there were tact in acientific affairs within: the Empire.

During the past six years, the King said, their energies had been concentrated primarily on the destroying power of science,

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A Zionist newspaper anid the violence served no purpose and was "the work of men who have lost their faith."

in the face, G. A. Noronha, who had followed his brother Into the children's room, had a revolver thrust into his face.

The robber pulled the trigger but fortunately the cartridge. was a dud. The intrudera then rushed out of the house by the back door.

A. E. (Eddie) Noronha was hit by the left nostril, the bullet Meanwhile British troops de- being embedded in his right ployed today through the trou-cheek. At Kowloon Hospital, of the Holy Land, where is condition was stated to seeking to halt the wave of ter be antisfactory, specialists are

"But not all the work of scient: tists had destructiva ends in bled areas yiow," he added.

Great strides had been made roriam and violence. in the discovery and production!

under

of organic chemicals and syn- Shops in "Haifu are thetic drugs. The King also heavy attack while fires are rag-

considering when to extract the bullet.

to operate

Have instances of advances ing all around. The Palestine Ten Seamen

and Trans-Jordan Gaoled

wero

assurance

TYPHOON

Manila, June 18. The US. Navy reported a typhoon wna moving toward Luzon today from a voint 360 miles east of Mindanao at n fire-knot

The pace.

firet typhoon of the season in late March caused extensive dam

ur to Northern Lazon-18- sociated Press.

Storm Over Teacups

London June 18. A storm over teacups that they would not get out until the second Sunday in arrested 12 men and two women held up work at the prohibited aren. the vehicle had passed beyond the November, on which day searches in settlements in Royal Albert Docks for

various parts the dead of both world connection

of Palestine in half an hour today wher with last night's 2,000 stevedores staged a war will be commemor- sabotage of rond and rnil ated.

bridges. One woman was lightning strike as a pro- fering from a bullet wound in test against the deposit

Engineers entimate

charge on a cup of tea.

The Port of London

hour.

that it

Allenby

AI-

Another lange body of people which normally fills the streets of this area was also missing from the scene last night--the kaudreis of prostitutes who normally of 1914-1918, In Whitehall, seat of

London's memorial to the dead the chest. the pavements. till a late Many of them congregated Britain's Government. will be a will take two months to repair thority, which set up a mobile the extreme edge of the banned joint symbol and the dates 1939 the damage to the district while others were cerved to 1046 will be added, the report bridge, the main road link be canteen at the decks during the making their way to the Cantenays. All the ceremonia! and tween District.

Palestine iznity of the occasion will be jordan. The cost of last night's to charge a small deposit, which and Traus-war, explained that the decision As a result of the cordoning of retained in London and King attacks is unofficially estimated returnable, was made because

Wanchai area, only four George VI will place a wreath at more than $100,000.

of crockery shortage. cotted the canteen and refused When the Stevedores boy- to carry on their job, the ten- withdrawn. The men then went back to work.-Reuter,

of the

A scries of explosions was Heard in Haifa late tonight from the direction of the Pales

night-clubs are now within easy the Cenotaph as on previous re- reach of the Serviceman the membrance daya, China Emporium, Majestie, Lilo Several questions on Armistice and Victory all in the Central Day have been asked in the House District. The room, Windsor Hount Ball-af Commons and it was stated tine Railway workshops, which cup charge

has been that the Dominions would be con- are located in Haifu

sulted before a decision was reach- Reuter,

out of

The Chine for some time.

Fleet Club normallyed the story concluded.-Reuter, éloses at 9 p.m. but last night it remained open till 11 o'clock. It

Moscow, June 18. as almost a packed house the

Hard ruina have broken the whole, evening and a sing-song drought in the Ukraine threaten. helped both the time and the boering wheat and other food crops. to pass quickly!

-Associated Press.

India Mission Pulled "A Fast One"

FOREST FIRE

St. Johns, Newfoundland,

Uniformed Chinese Arrested

ty.

Bay.-.

way

It Just Went On And On

Otley, Yorkshire,

June 18. A British Army of the Four Chinese in mili-Rhine Officer, senť on in- tary uniform were ar- definite leave and not re- rested in Wanchai last called until he wrote to night and at the time of the mobilisation centre New Delhi, June 18. Chances increased today that the dominantly

going to press were still five months ago, was to- in custody Hindu Congress Party and Moslem League

while at day found not guilty by would accept the British Cabinet plan for an

tempts were being made a general court martial to establish their identi-here. interim government to rule India in its transi- tory period before independence.

Without hearing the evidence The four men were taken into of the defence. Instructions to the previncial custody in a ten-house in Thom-missed the charges.

the court diy- governors to proceed with elec-son Road, after

against a report had Lieutenant Edward Charles of tion of delegates to the con- been made to the Police by an- being absent without leave from stituent assembly appeared to other Chinese in the restaurant. Sept. 15, 1945, to March 15 have impressed the Congrcas They were surprised over this year, party with the determination their cups of ten by a flying of the cabinet mission to waste squad from No.

The prosecutor said that of- Police Sta- ficor was instructed to, proceed no time in implementing the tion. They adopted a truculent on leave as from Sept. 1 until independence proposal.

air towards the police, both at he received further orders. On The pro-Congress "Hindustan the tea-house and in the station, Sept. 23 he wrote to a mobilisa- Times" said There is every and claimed to be members of tion centre telling them the pool- reason for giving favourable the Chinese Army.

tion, and 4-1/2 months consideration" to Viceroy

later This was partly borne out by wrote notifying a change of Wavell's announcement of the the fact they were in Chinese address. On March 8, he again mission's fal plan to bring in- military uniform, three of them wrote that he had not yet re dependence to India.

as soldiers while the fourth had ceived instructions, and asked officiat an oficer-type cap. They were for his position to be clarified. Moslem placed under guard at the sta-Router. League, expressed the view that! tion while the Chinese Gendar- the mission "pulled a fast one" merie were notifled. and asked "what guarantee is there even now that this final cation of the men and investi- decision will remain final?gations which may lead to the political writers interpreted this laying of д serious charge | as indicating the league would against them, Police officials accept the proposal barring fur- were reluctant to make any

London, June 18, ther changes,

statement fast night beyond search over the week-end, the In spite of a widespread stating that the men were being pollee have been unable to find delained in custody.

the revolver with which Miss Elizabeth Melindon, an attrac- Live 40-year-old house-keeper

Jutte 18. More than 30 forest fires were last night raging - checked over a wide area in Newfoundland. 7'wa

towns wore ablazed and four others threatened. The fire threatens to develop into a national dis- aster unless heavy rains of which there was no sign last night Jall immediately.- Reuter.

THIEVES

STEAL ONE WIFE

Paris, June 18.

The Paris police are made in veterinary acience, Government announces that all

combing the city today meteorology, radar and jet pro-train services botween Fales- pulsion.

and

for a pair of thieves who that time, Syria concluded selence must how help them "to have been halted by the destruc-

stole Abraham Aditrol's make good the wastage of the tion of the railway bridito over

wife as well as most of Inst six years."--Router.

the Yarmuk River.

Colombo, June 187 Sentences ranging from 0 to 12his furniture. British Army investigators said weeks' imprisonment with hard

NEW ROUTE

Although "Dawn,"

newspaper of the

First Test

If the new government is in-

Pending the positive idénti- Where Is The

Revolver?

stalled on June 26 as plan A Blind For

cne of its first tests will come the following day-the deadline

for a nationwide railroad strike. The Mufti?

of Chester Square was murder- ed last week, and an appeal Has been made to the public for help In the search,

Sentiment for the quick ac- ceptance of the plan appeared to be crystallising rapidly,

Paris, June 18. The woman was found slump- Jacques Frey, editor of the ed on the floor of a small back An indication that a decision official French Zionist organ, room of the house, which she might come sooner than was at "La Veie Zioniste," declared to had told acquaintances she was first, expected was contained in day that Zionists believed the preparing for the King of an announcement that the Con- dump of arms and ammunition Grecce, Bress Working Committee would discovered at a chateau near meat today.

Bordeaux recently had been indicates Miss Melindon was Reconstruction of the crime Membora of the Committee! planted with Arab money to seated at a small table with her

THE WEATHER

that six Jewish terrorists were labour were imposed today on ton Employing the well-worn killed in attacks last night on all of the crew of the 7,131-lon Cana Paris technique of posing as bridgen crossing the Palestingdian ship "La Fontaine Park" by police investigators checking up frontiers.

A British ollicer was a Colombo magistrato for "noglect alleged collabarators, they en- are to consult with Khan Abdul divert attention from the escapo back to the door.-Router, Paris, June 18," killed yesterday while dismantling of their lawful duties" while attered Aditrel's home and while Ghaffar Khan, the "frontier from Paris of the Mufti of Mr. Hugh Lee, Lord Mayor

aining placed under the bridge at 50, of Manchester, and Sir Hector

Jisr Damiya.

The ship's captain said in evid falso warrant, transferred most The Khan is a member of the Ing the arms story are those

the tenant pondered over their Gandhi," who is flying to Delhi Jerusalem, McNeill, Lord Provost of Gins- The British Army authoritinerea that whillo the ship was near- } of his furniture to a

from his far northern home. "The papers which are boost- gow, were the guests of honour hors sald that 12 men and two compelled to issue an ultimatum to ing Ceylon from Calcutta he was

walting at a luncheon in the Paris City women suspects, together with 62 the accused.

lorry.

Working Committee and his which paid scant attention to Today's forecast:-Light 'to no Hall today, which marked the male suspects, from the village of

colleagues feel that they aboukl the escape of the Mufti," M. derate south to south-easterly Then He told them that if they main Aditrol, who was carrying a The Moslem Longue Com

they forced Madame have the benefit of his advice. Frey said in an article, winds, cloudy with local showers Beth Harvara, have been arrested talised a slow polky'

of re

The chateau in which the especially in the morning.. Bridge, the span Raking Palestine tational rule of the road at sea, headquarters for questioning. its decision. It also morts It was suggested last work that was. Bol Humidity: 91% at 8 pm. ons of which wrocked the Allenby low the requirement of the Inter- france, to accompany them to without, however announcing cupled by a Jewish organisation: Minimum: 81 deg at 8 pm

Yeabarday's weather? and Trans-Jordan over the Jordan he would radio for a naval guard. She has not been seen since again today. River Associated Prosa.

to be put on board-Route

Bouter.

the arms were earmarked for Banshine: 34 bours (Continuad an Pogs 8) Palestine-Reuter,

Ramfells A tracÐ.

their cities with Paris.

opening of an airline Inklag in connection with the explosions,ducing opcod up to five knots.bai Handbag,⋅ sald' to contain 22,000 milttes held a scapion yesterday | dunip was discovered; was oc- Maximum: 90 deg. at 8. p.m.

The officials flow here in the planes which opened the ser vice Router.