THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1046.
MAJ. CHADWICK ESCAPES Nehru Arrest ENSA STAR THEATRE
For Remaining Five Hostages Sequel
Search Kidnapping Of British Nurse
Jerusalem, June 21.
Shaking off his bonds and climbing through a hole in the roof, Major H. P. Chadwick, East York- .shire Regiment, of Harrow-one of the six Bri- tish officers kidnapped by Jewish terrorists at Telaviv-this afternoon escaped from his cap- tors to lead the military and police in a search for the remaining five "hostages.' Chadwick, though tied hand and foot, got away from a house in the Bucharim Jewish quarter in northwest Jerusalem by loosening the ropes and climbing out through the roof while his guard, a solitary armed terrorist, was fast as- isp.
The sentry woke up and gave | possible when a statement coulé immediate chase but Chadwick | be made,
Mr. Attlee "1 hope so."--
reached the street safely and Mr. Winston Churchill: jumped an a passing bus. Hic "Perhaps a statement could be | reported immediately at the made next week?" military bendspaarters in dera. galem, with the result that the| Reuter. search whs at mare switche al from Telaviv to the Bucharim yourter.
British trans nad police with radio mari swooped on the quarter and vere still con bing it te tonight.
As troops of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders with fixed bayonets cordoned off the drzisely poptinted aren, han- druda of impassive bearded oriental Jewa watched police patrols search for the terrorists hilout.
An official account of Major Chadwick's escape is expected
tomorrow.
Nurse Kidnapped Major Chadwick, who is now reported to resting under strong Euardi, said that he re-i ceived good food but the ropes binding him Incerated wriste.
His escape, after 36 hours us a prisoner of the terrorists may help the Dritish intelligence and police authorities consider- ably in the hunt for the other five officers kidnapped.
Mr. Jack Lawson, War Minis- ter, in giving to the House of Commons details today of the kidnapping of five British offi- cers at Telaviv and the shooting of two British majors in Jera salern, said: "I have received la- formation that another officer and a nursing officer, who was on leave from Cairo at the Young Women's Christian As- sociation, are believed to have been kidnapped."
In Peril
He added that these officers and the nurse are in peril of their lives and a single word in this House might to infinite harm," and that he "would pre-! fer not to say any more." --Mr. Richard Stokes, Labour, suggested that if this gort of
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DEMOB DELAY WAS BAD LUCK
Jonson, June 21.
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B.A.O.R. FAMILIES
TO GO OUT
London, June 21.
The Government has given meratisaion to familice of Dri- tjak servicemen and of the Contral Commissiou stuffa to join their enhands in Ger- gany if the butter hare at teast twelve months to acruz by Germany.
Amonncing thin
the House of Cantusana tudag, the War Minister, Mr. Jack Lau son, and that it might not be porible for the first faith. to go until Inte August and shen only if conditions in German
Auitable. Henter.
ferre
U.S. Army To Keep Bases In China
Washington, June 21.
The United States Army is
Will Swap Countries With G.I.
London, June. 21. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, President Designate of the In- dian Congress, is at liberty to return to British India when- ever he wishes to do go, a state- ment from the Kashmir Govern- ment, reporting incidents lead- ag up to his arrest, said today.
The
statement denied that Nehru received any baypact in- juries when he was arrested at peti-border after defying the ban on Doinel. just Inside the Kashmir his entry into the state.
New Delhi radio reported that an electric power station was set on fire at Srinagar, by a
London, June 21,` If five thousand tioners have any influ- ence in the British Home Qalice, ex-G.I. Richard H. Davis, whose applica- tion to settle in Britain has been turned down,
The Indian Congress working may yet be allowed to, committee, which has been con- sidering the British Cabinet settle in this country. Mission's conalitutional plan |
One
woman from Stoke-on- Trent, home of the bride whom Davis crossed the ocean to marry following demobilisation in the United States, has even offered to "swop" countries with the Ameri- can "x-serviceman.
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large crowd, following a report that Nehru had been injured,
today adjourned indefinitely and will not reassemble until Nehru returns, the radio added,
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Meanwhile Congress leaders QUEEN'S CAMERA EXCHANGE & STUDIO
in Punjab asked Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the Congress pre- sident, to give them permission | to fly at once to Dome and of-į for passive resistance there if necessary. in support of Nehru, a Reuter dispatch from Lahore
Davla, who has had two offers of employment in Britain, one in coalmine and the other in a gottery, was told that he could not ettle in Britain due to foo-l. housing and eldthing shortages.--reported. Reuter.
Radar Data
Bought By Soviets Congress supporters
Doctor Khan Sahir, the Prinse Minister of the North-West Frontier was reported to have It was only by an unlucky ready to launch its $319.000,-k
arrived at Domel at the head chance that Captain H. Spences.
of 200 Red Skirt volunteer--- former insurance company in 200 programme of building per
in the ...manent oversens bases. specter, happened to be 1
North-West Frontier provinci. ' Yarken Street Officers' Club is The programme includes
Washington, June 20, Before Congress adjourned Telaviv on Monday night
Senator Eastland, democrat un the question of Pandit Jewish terrorists raided the vi$97.090,318 in expenditures for
the Philippines. The funds Mississippi. suggested today | Nehru's arrest negotiations for kidnapping Spencer
also would require repairs and that a new board be given power setting up au interim govern- fellow officers.
maintenance in China, Korea to keep American inventions ment in India appeared today to and Japan and numerous Paci- from falling into the hands of have reached a stalemate in view fie Islands, including Hawaii, foreign governments which, he of the difficulty in reconciling Wake, Christmas, Johnston, said, might someday turn them the conflicting points raised by Kwajalein, Midway. Marcus, against this country.
both the Congress party and Guam, Saipa, New Caledonia. He told newsment that the Moslem Leagu Routiers
Santo. Espirita
Runing
judicia: z subermmitter
Correspon.lext be Special Okinawa.
hends is considering legislation from New Delhi. along this line and spets to make formal recommendations to the senate noon.
heen de Spencer would have mobilised and back in
his how in Bradford in England ir "demob" had not been deferred few days before the raid occurred.
Two day
days before
the reports of kidnapping were publishe f his wife learned of the defermen: Then she was told that her bus band was one of the five missing men.--Reuter.
the
COMMUNIST PARADE
IN PARIS
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The Army would also continue to maintain ten air transport cummand basen, including Indo- China, Siam and India. The complete details of these plans are still marked "Top Secret," Paris, June 21.
but a broad outline was dis- Several hundred Thousand
closed in the Congressional trade union werkera paraded) through Paris boufeyards and ed us the 1947 War Department Committee's hearings, publish- before the chamber of deputies singing the Internationale in appropriation bill was reported
to the House. city-wide work stoppauge pro- testing the attack on the might of June 18 against Communist headquarters.
· Lieutenant-General Raymond Wheeler, chief of the Army Engineers, said world-wide con- The workers were members struction will be made on of the Communist-dominated United States property or pre-) Confederation General du perty which are on 29 years Travnil which ін France's lease or mandates scheduled to largest trade union-Associat-be controlled by tho United ed Press.
States Associated Press ̧-
THE MUFTI'S WIG DIDN'T FIT
Cairo, June 21,
prevents giving up poitical - Egypt's foreign minister made it plain today that
the Jewish dealers what tas done to
Arab leaders-deport them from the country. He also Huggested that all arms in Jewish settlements should be awept up by the army.
the Nile kingdom would grant refuge to the Mufti of Jerusalem, the Moslem religious lea- der whom the British accuse of broadcasting for Germany during world war II.
cables
hibited as from today, all vehi- The Punjab Government pro-
cular traffic beyond Murree, The group is studying ways along the road from Rawal- to tighten the espionage laws. pindi in Punjab to Srinagar, Eastland's comment was promt- the capital of Kashmir, as far ed by testimony before the ap- as the border town of Kohala. propriation committee showing-Reuter. that Russia had bought a com- department reports on Ameri-1 plete index of the commerce can military suviosa, including rudar.-Associated Press
Lord Burghley Sued For Divorce
London, June 20.
The former Governor of Ber- muds, the famous athlete Lord Burghley, is being sued for divorce by Lady Burghley, whom hte married in 1029.
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Her petition appears in the un defended list of divorce cases fo hearing in the London Divorc Court during the Trinity term, which starts tomorrow week
Lady Burghley, daughter of 7th Duke Buccleuch, wan formerly Lady Mary Theresn
Through his marriage, Scott, her Lord Burghley is brother le law of the Duchess of Glouces ter, whose husband, the Duke of Gloucester
is brother of Klag George
Lord Burghley rasigned his post as Governor and Commander-in-
Mr. William Gallacher, Com-
Lufti El Said Pasha, the for-, Shirley Kholucy, of Helipolis, munist, referring to those res cign minister, told journalists a Cairo suburb. Mrs. Kholucy Chief of Bermuda last year. He ponable for kidnapping and that "the Egyptian constitution said she believed that the Mufti is 41 and son of the Marquess of shooting, said that these rien prevents giving up political re- left Paris on the same ple Exeter-Reuter. belonged to particular forms of fugees to any other country and with her on May 29 and reach-
tion."
terrorist organisations and we are sincere in our constitued the Egypytiun capital the DUTY MADE HIM
should be referred to, in the
leaders as
fugee."
next day.
Paris at
He arrived at Orly airfield in the last minute, sho said, and when he took the seal in front of her, she noticed that he was wearing a wig.
"The hairline was wrong," she explained,
TAKE THE JOB
Nuremburg. June 20. Albert Speer, Hitler's arma- ments minister, told the war crimes tribunal today that he a professional arma- ments man, but had accepted the assignment as a duty when the Fuehrer appointed him.
was not
warney of their organisation's j The foreign minister made and not as dewa because Jewish the statement shortly after the whole had nothings Mufti's dramatic appearance at whatever to do with them. King Farouk's palace.
Lufti Pasha declared "wo are Attlee Statement
orientals, and we maintain our The Prime Minister, Mr. traditions." Clement Attlee, informed the
When the plane was delayed House that he hoped to make a was considered
Asked whother the Mufti
a political re- at Rome by weather, and the statement сп
Palestine next fugce, or a private guest of the passengers passports were ex- week.
king, he replied: "political re-amined before they went to a
His defence counsel intro- Winston Churchill had asked:
hotel Mrs. Kholucy recalled, the duced a memorandum sent by whether in view of the fact that! Questioned as to whether the passenger in question was cx Speer to liter in September, the report of the Anglo-Mufti's presence American Committee on Pales the Anglo-Egyptian negotiations
would affect tremely nervous.
1944, in which he asserted, "my On reaching Cairo, she added. task is a non-political one." tine had now been in the for treaty revision, the foreign he did not ride with the others this document, the defendant Prime Minister's hands for two months, he could indicate when
minister replied
also aald, that Paul Josef Goob- "it does not in the TWA bus to the city. mutter.
Efforts to obtain news or bels, the propaganda minister, П decision WAS likely to be reached and when the Govern-:
photographs of the Mufti in and Martin Bormann, the Fuch Cairo yesterday were unsuccess- rer's missing deputy, had ac- ment would be able to make uni
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Mufti reached Cairo, ful, officials declaring that it cused him of building up in his. from Paris on board a Traus would be several dayn at least ministry, a group of mon-alien Mr. Attlee said that he would continental and western always before pictures could be taken. to the. Nazi Party-Associat- certainly consider as soon as plane, in the opinion of Mrs. !~Associated Press.
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